The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-30 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND BLACKW ALL. Yesterday the half yearly meeting of this company was held in the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, at twelve o'clock ; Jos. Wilson, Esq., in the absence from sudden illness of J. N. Daniell, Esq., the chair man of the directors, in the chair. The report, which we have already given, having been read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the di rectors' report and the reception of the accounts ac companying it, said it would not be necessary for him to add anything to them, for he felt that the di rectors had done everything in their power to forward the interests of the company, and had put down every thing clearly and intelligibly in the accounts furnished to the proprietary. He might, perhaps, make an ex ception. In the report there was no mention made of the terms of the traffic agreement made with the East and West India Dock and Birmingham Junction Railway Company; and this was left out advisedly, for at the time the report was printed the negotiation was pending, and it was only, in fact, at the eleventh hour, that the arrangement was accomplished. The agreement made with that company was to carry on the traffic for twelve months, with a six months' notice from the termination of that twelve months; and the terms were such as would be convenient to the two companies, an 1 88 would work agreeably, pro perly, and s atisfactorily.—(Hear.) With this explae nation, which was adding little, if anything, to the report, he moved its adoption. A PROPRIETOR asked if there was any probability that arrangements, such as were promised last year, for booking from the Fenchurch-street terminus to the north of England, would be carried into effect shortly ? Such arrangements would bring a large accession of traffic to the Blackwell Railway. The GELAIR3IAN said that it was not stated from any authority that such arrangements were in progress. In fact, nothing had been done as yet, though the di rectors and the shareholders might still hope to ac complish that desirable end. The communications between the Blackwell and the other companies were of the most satisfactory kind, and he hoped it would be found that the terminus of their line would be meet convenient for the long northern and eastern routes. A Pnorusuron, asked if the profit on the sale of extension shares went properly in aid of the dividend ? The CHAIRMAN said that profit went into the profit and loss account, and it was for the shareholders to decide how they should deal with that account. It was, however, a realised profit, and considering that they divided pretty closely, he thought it was but justice to include it in the sum to be divided. Mr. PALLISER condemned all connexion with steam boats, which he maintained had injured all railway companies that had anything to do with them. He urged on the directors the necessity of abandoning system of booking through with the steam-boats, and to allow no steam-boat company to touch the Blackwell Railway Company's money. The CHAIRMAN agreed that it would be very con venient to let every boat call at Blackwell and take up passengers without any special arrangement ; but the directors thought, under the circumstances, that it was more suitable and desirable to form some con flexion with boats to secure return tickets, from which great advantage was derived. Every boat was per mitted to take passengers from their wharf ; the di rectors only made special arrangements with some boats to carry on the, through traffic. Mr. fenva had not been very sanguine about the North Gravesend Extension concern, and therefore he did not regret that the Bill was thrown out by Par liament. He did not care a straw about the steam boats.—(Laughter.) if they could get anything by them well and good. 1 - la believed, however, that by proper attention, and with the Ilaydonesquere branch, the directors could put the company on its legs.— ( Cheers.) They were en the brick of prosperity, and he rejoiced that there was no nonsense about keeping back a reserve for the purpose of having funds to fight.—(Hear, hear.) What, he asked, was the use of singing psalms to a dead horse ?—(Laughter.) On the attention to be paid to the H.aydon-square station depended their hopes of prosperity. The CHAIRMAN said that as far as regarded the Haydon-square operation, it was in a fair and proper posii-ion. An arrangement had been made with the London and North Vestern Company for a begin ning of that traffic. By that arrangement the Black wall Company were to received 'ld. per ton per mile:; that is 6d. per ton for all merchandise except small parcels. The arrangement was reported to the share holders last half-year, and was the basis on which they went to Parliament for the Act they had ob tained. In six or eight months the line would be in full operation; it would be opened on the Ist of May next, and it would he all profit to the Blackwall Company. Major ALcocK asked whether the tonnage would be accounted for in the gross, or whether the articles carried would be sat forth in detail at different rates ? The CHAIRMAN replied that there would be one unifeem rate per ton, with the exception of the small parcel traffic, which would not Iv: much. A SHAREHOLDER objected to the election of Alder man Thompson by the directors. The CHAIRMAN said that by the constitution the directors were bound to fill up vacancies in the direc tion, subject to the approval afterwards of the share holders. The Parliamentary influence of Mr. Aida man Thompson, his high position in the City, and the large stake he held in the company, made it very de sirable to heee him en the direction.—(Cheers ) Mr. LEVY was always against the directors filling up vacancies at the board. Tha lawyers always said that was the constitutional way ; hut he did not think it was the equitable or reasonable way. A SHAREHOLDER asked what were the relatioes of the company with the Eastern Counties Company ? The CHAIRMAN said that up to lately the com panies stood in a hostile position to each other; but now the feeling that subsisted between them was most friendly. The question between them and the Eastern Counties Railway Company now was how could they make their relations materially advan tageous?—(Cheers.) That company saw that it would be advantageous for them to have a terminus iu Fen church-street, and he had no doubt that arrange ments would be made to carry cut that object.-- (Hear, hear.) The Blackwell Company had now the power of increasing this station in Fenchurch street, and when it should be made convenient it was impossible to say what traffic would come upon their rails from the long lines. To questions from shareholders, The CHAIRMAN said that their proposed line to Tilbury having been thrown out by Parliament, the deposits had been returned. He was not prepared to say whether or not an attempt would be made next session to obtain that extension. With respect to the Haydon-square station, he believed the London and North-Western Company would find the funds, although the Blackwell Company would have nomi nally to raise the money. In fact, the London and North-Western were to guarantee the interest. The report and the accounts were then received and adopted. Resolutions were also agreed to for the payment of a dividend of 2s. per share, payable on and after the sth of September ; for the forfeiture of 78 original shares, and 318 extension shares; for the disposal by the directors of the forfeited shares; and for autho rising the directors to raise, by mortgage or bond, 100,0001. for the purposes of the Haydon-square Act. The CHAIRMAN then proposed to rescind the reso lution of February, 1850, whereby a list of the pro prietory was ordered be printed and published. The printing of 500 copies had cost all., and only 37 had been called for at ls.---(Laughter.) It was quite clear that when only 37 out of 1,500 proprietors thought the list worth a shilling, it was not worth throwing away more money on it.--(Hear.) The resolution was accordingly rescinded. A cordial vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman and the board of directors, the meeting broke up. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK. The half-yearly meeting of this company was h e ld yesterday (Friday), at the De Grey Rooms, in the city of York. There was only a limited attendance' of shareholders. Mr. Leeman was in the chair.; The registered list of shareholders having been duly sealed, The CHAIRMAN proceeded to move "That the re port (of which an abstract has appeared in our paper) be adopted by the shareholders." With reference to their goods trrffic he was glad to say that it was gradually and satisfactorily increasing. He next al luded to the coal traffic, which showed a decrease on the half-year. This portion cf their traffic had caused the directorsol l considerable uneasines. This company manyhad t ateral branches formed for the service of districts the coal cts of _Northumberland and Durham. Over these lines 116 collerie s in th e company carried the produce of Durham, and 21 in Northumberland. on They conveyed an average 76,000 tons per week, their annual receipt son this branch of traffic being 300,000/. Such was the pressure pressure now on the coal trade that some collieriesbsen abandoned altogether, and other proprietors had gone down under the diffi culties which surrounded them. The directors h. 4 d done the best in their p ower to relieve these customets, cons i s t ee tly with regard to the interestsattention of ofthe the pro prietors. he next directed the attention meet ing to the item of 19,037/. 103., allud ed to in the re port, on account of bed debts an d allowances. this sum 15,000/. related t o th e mineral capital Clo; which 11,500/. occurred en transactions during the former direction, end 3,500 1 . wi , h in the first welve months of the present direction. There were other items comprised in the gross sum, including a sum of 3,i60/., which had been allowed to Mr. Hudson in respect of the working of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway—that sum having erroneewly been formerly carried to the credit of this company, when is fact it ought not to have been—as was decided on a reference of this and some other matters between Mr. Hudson and this company. The Chairman then discussed the question whether the 19,0371. 10s. should be deducted from the present half year's income, or whether, as suggested in the report, a portion only should be so taken and the residue spread over the neat two years. This latter course the board strongly recommended, but they had no objection to any plan Egreed upon by the meeting. The Chairman next called attention to the maintenance of way, and the proposal which had been made by a most responsible party to rent the maintenance of way at a sum which would effect a saving of 16,0001. per annum. The motion having been seconded and adopted una nimously, The report of the directors was then unanimously adopted. The CHAIRMAN next moved that a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum be declared, payable on the 13th of September next. The resolution was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN next moved that the directors be authorised to enter into a contract for the maintenance of the permanent way for such a length of time, and on such terms, as they may think expedient. Mr. GLYN recommended that the question be de• ferred to another half-year, in order that the proprie tors might obtain further information. The CHAIRMAN said that it might be desirable to hear their engineer on this matter. Mr. H ARRIsoN entered at some length into an ex planation. The proposal of the parties who had made the offer was one to find rails and materials of every description for a lengthened period on terms which secured a distinct saving of 16,0001. per annum. They would at once make a large outlay, something like 116,0001., which would of itself be a very ample security. In answer to Mr. ROWNTREE, The CHAIRMAN said the offer to lease the mainte nance of way was for 21 years. The directors were not wedded to either 21 years or any other term, nor were they under any stipulations to one party or ano ther. They merely wished to know the opinion of the shareholders on the expediency of entertaining the offer which had been made to them, and they would, with their consent, consider that offer, and report upon it. He concluded by altering his resolution, to the effect that the directors be requested to obtain further information as to the expediency of letting the maintenance of way, and to submit the same to a special meeting of the directors, or to the next half-yearly meeting, at the discretion of the directors. This resolution, as amended, was carried unani mously. The CHAIRMAN next moved a resolution, consent ing en behalf of this company, to the Great North of England and Hartlepool Junction Company exer cising the powers in their Act for guaranteeing four and a half per cent. to certain preference shares which they purpose to raise for the payment of certain debts owing by them. This resolution, it was explained, would not in any way affect the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Company, but they being the lessees of the Hartlepool Railway, the Act of Parliament made their consent necessary. The rent paid for the line would continue the same as heretofore. Mr. RICHARDSON, solicitor of the company, ex plained the circumstances under which this resolution was proposed ; and after some remarks from Mr. Glyn, the resolution was agreed to. The thanks of the meeting having been voted to the Chairman, the proceedings terminated. SOUTH WALES. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held Yesterday at the Paddington station ; Mr. C. R. M. Talbot, M.P., in the chair. The secretary read the report, of which the following is an abstract : " The directors have used every exertion in their power to expedite the works between Chepstow and Grange Court, and they have experienced great disap pointment by the delay which has occurred in the completion of them. Under the terms of the agreement with the Great Western Railwway Company of the 29th of March last, a committee has been appointed for ma naging the traffic upon the South Wales Railway. The members of the committee nominated by your directors, are—Mr. C. R. M. Talbot, M.P. ; Mr. W. Mathews, Mr. D. Lewis, Mr. E. Macnaughten, end Mr. A. F. Paul ; and by the directors of the Great Western Com pany—Mr. C. Russell, Mr. L. Baker, Mr. F. P. Bar low, Captain Balkeley, and Mr. H. Simonds. Mr. Talbot is the chairman of the joint committee for the current year. The constriction of the works west of Swansea had been resumed. While the directors continue to press forward the works upon that portion of the line which lies between,Swansea and Carmarthen,.they believe they aro consulting the truest economy in not expending the funds at their disposal beyond Carmar then with any degree of rapidity until the line to that town is opened. The works upon the line towards Fish guard to the west of the point at which the branch to Haverfordwest diverges, have, since the confirmation of the agreement, been altogether suspended. In ac cordance with the terms of the agreement, it is the in tention of the directors to make application to Par liament in the ensuing session for power to extend the line from Haverfordwest to Milford Haven, and instruc- tions have accordingly bTen given to Mr. Brunel to ex amine and report upon the the most eligible site for the terminal station. By the Great Western Railway Act, 1851, the agreement for a lease of this railway to the Great Western Railway Company of the 29th of March is confirmed. By the South Wales Railway New Works Act, 1851,' power is given to construct a now line of railway to join the Taff Vale Railway at Cardiff; to make certain alterations and improvements in the Forest of Dean Railway; to enter into arrange ments with the Briton Ferry Dock Company, and with the owner of the Bute Docks at Cardiff, for the construe tion of branch railways in connexion with the prop3sed docks at those places; to abandon the Briton Ferry branch authorised to be constructed by the South Wales Railway Act, 1847, and to make arrangements with the Vats of Neath Company for the joint use of the station at Neath. By the South Wales Railway Capital Act, 1851,' the various subscriptions and ad- vatices made from time to time to the Vle of Neath— Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin—Lly nvi Valley—Cork and Waterford, and Tenby and Saunders foot Railway Companies, are ratified and confirmed. The directors propose to enter into an agreement with the Briton Ferry Dock Company for the purpose of securing the construction of the docks, &c. The ducks will re main the property of the Dock Compcny under certain restrictions a, to tolls and charges, and the railways and works connected therewith will be vested in this com pany at a cost not exceeding 20,0001. It is also pro posed to enter into an agreement with the Vale of Neath Company, who are greatly interested in the pro posed docks, by which a minimum rental of 1,2001. a year will be secured to this company for the use by the Vale of Neath Company of the portion of the South Wales Railway between Neath ar d Briton Ferry. Agree ments have been entered into with Sir C. Morgan for the purpose of effecting a junction with the Western Val leys Railway at Newport, and with the trustees of the Marquis of Bute, for providing dock accommodation and a branch railway in connexion with it at Cardiff. In- structions have been given to Mr. Brunel to prepare plans and estimates of the branches to joi❑ the Taff Vale and Western Valleys Railways, with a view to the early commencement of the works." The report of Mr. Brunel, the engineer, stated,— " That the line generally between the Chepstow bridge and Grange Court is nearly ready for opening, and from Grange Court to the river at Gloucester, the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway is also ready, but both at Chepstow and at Gloucester the river bridges have proved causes of delay. It having been deter mined to open the line to the east side of the river, pre parations of a temporary nature have been made at a point where access from the main road could easily and conveniently be obtained, and leaving an interval of about one mile of railway. At Gloucester, both the bridge acro ss th e r i ver an d th e j u nction with the Great Wester station have been sources of delay, which has been unavoidable. In about a fortnight or three weeks from the present time the difficulties will be overcome, and the line will be ready to bo opened for public traffic." The C. lI AIRM4N, in moving the adoption of the re port, said there were a few points which required ex planation. One of these points was a subject which from the first time he had joined the company had been a source of constant anxiety to him. He meant the liabilities of the company to pay on shares held in other railways, in addition to the onerous liabilities of forming their own line. He found that this com pany had undertaken to assist other companies, which, in his opinion, ought never to have been connected with it.--(Cheers.) In the palmy days of railroad property parties had entered into engage ments without thought and with ou t f ores i g ht. T o get rid of these liabilities had been a task of no ordi nary difficulty, and for the first time since he had had the honour of addressing them it was in his power to congratulate them on getting rid of the whole of these liabilities. As regarded the most pressing of them, the Wexford and Waterford, he believed the arrangement which had been made would be most beneficial to their interest. No further call would he made on their funds, and they would continue to hold the interest they had in that company, so that, should it ultimately turn out a profitable one, they would be able to avail the mse l ves of the property d er i ve d. It was with great regr e t th at h e cou ld no t cong rat u lat e them on the integral opening of their line, which not only himself but their engineer had expected he would have been able to do. They had come to the resolu tion, however, to open the line as far as it was pos sible to the eastern bank of the river Wye, rather than wait for the opening of the Chep s t ow -b r id g e; which appeared to be indefinitely postponed. The directors had done everything to expedite its comple tion, for on the opening of that bridge the goods traffic of their line depended, for they could not ex pect to move heavy goods from one part to anoth er without doing away with sea carriage. After the completion of this bridge they expected a goods traffic in connexion with the Great Western, and a coal traffic to Birmingham, for they could then carry coals as cheaply as any company—viz., at d. per ton per mile. On the general prospects of their linehe was as sanguine as ever, though he had still to call on their forbearance, as he had only the future to point to, and could not point to the p ast , them ne x t He trusted that by the time he met year th e y wou ld h ave opene d th e i r li ne . I They had alr ea d y opened it to the eastern bank of the Wye, and there was now only a break from Lon don to Swansea of 45 minutes, so that a person leaving London at 9.50 A.M. would arrive at Swansea at 4.40 r.m. This arrangement had been made with the Great Western Company, who, he was happy to say, united with them in every way in promoting the traf fic on the line. It had been suggested to him that the report of the directors should be published prior to the meeting of the shareholders, to inform them of the nature of the topics likely to be discussed. lie wished to state the reasons which weighed with him in objecting to this. In the first place, if the reports were so published many shareholders would not at tend the meeting, being satisfied with the informa tion so published ; and, again it enabled parties who attended, not for the purpose of fair discussion, but for the purpose of mischievous agitation, to be ac quainted with many things by which they might cause much agitation and confusion. They would hardly credit the expense the company had been put to by one individual buying one single share for the purpose of introducing agitation and confusion. He should be afraid to name the sum which had been added to their law accounts by the objectionable con duct of this one person. He begged to move the adoptio❑ of the report. Mr. PAUL seconded the motion. The Rev. Mr. SPENCER, complained that the report wis like all its predecessors—it contained the failure of promises which had been made. He himself held 0001. of stock which for two years and a half had not paid him one farthing. He would recommend the proprietors to apply to Parliament and state their case. He believed there was such a thing as justice in England, and there never could be a more grievous case made out than could be substantiated by the shareholders of the South Vales Company. He begged to know when the interest which had been suspended by their operations to Fisbguard would be resumed; and, secondly, w h a t was to be d o ne with the little balance that was over? The CHAIRMAN said the resumption of interest de pended on the shareholders themselves, and the only way it could be paid would be by borrowing the mo ney. This might be done at 41 per cent., but he should be sorry to recommend it. In regard to the balance, it was applicable to dividend, but they had not yet been paid for the mails. It was at present under arbitration between themselves and the Post ofiice. Major COURT said the balance of 7,5001. would yield about as. per share. He thought, also, the sum due from the Post-office should be stated. The CHAIRMAN said this matter was now under arbitration. Mr. BAIILOW, one of the directors, was glad this subject had been stated. He begged to say carrying the mails - gave a great deal of trouble, and the pay was very scanty. He hoped it would be reported that this was a most ungrateful service. Mr. FIELD thought some communication might have been effected between this railway and the ports in the Bristol Channel, Swansea, Newport, and Car &ff. A communication between the docks and the river Thames also would be of immense advantage to them. The CHAIRMAN admitted the importance of the commumication with ports in the Bristol Channel. He hoped in a short time they would communicate with Swansea. In regard to Neath, they depended much on the construction of the Briton Ferry Docks; and with respect to Cardiff, an arrangement had been made with the trustees of the Marquis of Bute, which would ultimately benefit the South Wales Railway. The junction with Gloucester he considered to b? of the utmost importance, for he believed the West India mail steamers would then have the whole of their coal from South \Vales. The Rev. Mr. SPENCER moved that the balance of 7,5001. ba paid on this occasion in the shape of a divi dend, but after a good deal of discussion he ultimately withdrew his motion. The motion for the adoption of the report was then put and carried unanimously; also a resolution con firming the declaration of the forfeiture of .5,896 shares, upon which 60,4001. had been credited. On the motion of Mr. RITCHIE a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors was put and carried with acclamation, and the proceedings terminated. SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORD. The eleventh ordinary general meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was held yesterday at the Lion Hotel, Shrewsbury, Mr. W. Ormsby Gore, the chairman of the directors, presiding. Mr. W. ROBERTS, the secretary, read the half yearly report. It reminded the shareholders that at the last meeting the directors had informed them that under the arrangements made with Mr. Brassey, they expected to complete and open the line from Shrews bury to Ludlow by the end of the present year. The progress made in the works showed that this might be accomplished, and the line opened to Hereford by the 31st December, 1812. On the completion of the line to Ludlow Mr. Brassey would be prepared to rent that portion at it per cent. per annum on the amount expended on that portion, until the whole line to Hereford should be opened. By this arrangement they would receive a dividend on a part of their ca pital, while the works between Ludlow and Hereford would be in progress. The accounts exhibited total receipts since the formation of the company of 113,8021., and an expenditure of 84,1901. This in cluded 25,8841., expense of obtaining the Act of Par liament, and left a present balance 29,6121. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Mr. WILLIAM), of Chester, briefly seconded, and Mr. Cuvr, M.P., supported the motion ; and After a brief conversation in which every share holder expressed his gratification at the present posi tion and prospects of the company, and at the unanimity which had prevailed amongst the whole body in the discussion of any of the important ques tions which had from time to time come before them. The report and accounts were unanimously received and adopted. Mr. Joseph Bailey, M.P., Mr. D. Harrison, and Sir R. Jenkins, G.C.8., directors, who went out by rotation, were re-elected, and Mr. J. Smith was re-appointed one of the auditors of the company. Mr. STUBBS begged to move—" That the remune ration to the directors be fixed at the annual sum of 6001., and that such annual sum be paid accordingly commencing with the last half-yearly meeting." Mr. DAVIE seconded the resolution, and it was carried unanimously. The directors thanked the meeting for this renewed mark of their approbation and confidence, and The proceedings, which were a perfect model of unanimity, terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and the board of directors. KILKENNY AND GREAT NORTHERN AND WESTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was ap• pointed to take place yesterday at the King's Arms Tavern, Bridge..street, Westminster. Mr. George Anderson, in the chair. After waiting an hour, a sufficient number of shareholders not being present, the meeting was adjourned. We were informed that no report would have been made had the meeting been constituted. GREAT NORTHERN OF FRANCE. An extraordinary general meeting of the share ' holders of this company was held on Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Salle Sainte Cecile, Rue de la Chaussee d'Antin. In the absence of Baron James de Roths child, the president, at the moment absent from Paris, the chair was taken by M. Delbecque. Near him were seated the directors. The meeting having been declared duly constituted, 90,519 shares, repre senting 617 votes, being present, M. Emile Fereire, one of the directors, proceeded to read the report. This document commences by stating the obj ect of the meeting—namely, to submit to the ratification of the shareholders a treaty of amalgamation, lately agreed to provisionally, between the boards of di rectors of the Northern and of the Boulogne Railway Companies. The motives which bad actuated the Northern Company to consent to the arrangement in question was these : first, that the competition hitherto existing between the two companies was calculated to prove rather injurious than profitable to both ; and next, that the interpretation given on the 7th of May last by the Court of Appeal of Paris to the cahier des charges of the Northern Company, in the law-suit for some time pending between the two companies, would have the effect of keeping up the tariffs on the line to Calais at a rate of 33 per cent. higher than those on the line to Boulogne; and, in addition, would subject the Northern Company to a certain amount of damages, hereafter to be deter mined. It was true that an appeal against that deci sion could be brought before the Court of Cessation, and even, if worsted in that proceeding, the Northern Company would still enjoy the most complete liberty to fix its tariffs on the line to Dunkirk, as it thought fit, the line to Calais being alone mentioned in the article in dispute. But affairs of litigation were pro verbially doubtful in their results ; and both compa nies had thought it preferable to arrange the matter amicably. In addition to the reasons just assigned for agreeing to a treaty of amalgamation, the Northern Company had deemed itself bound to take into its most serious consideration the opinion formed on the subject by the members of the Government, the Central Rail way Commission, the Council of State, and the courts of law. In fact, the announcement of an arrangement between the two companies had been in every quarter most favourably received. The following were the bases of the arrangementagreed to. The treaty, which consists of six articles, is signed on the one hand by Baron James de Rothschild, president, and IVIM. Philippe Rudolphe Hottinguer and Jules Mallet, directors of the Northern Company; and on the other by Adrien Calley de St. Paul, president, and MM. Alexandre Adam and Louis Fontaine, directors of the Butdov,ne Comp Th e treaty sets iu: th from July 1, 1851, the Boulogne Railway Company shall be amalgamated with th e N or th ern , the said 1 Boulogne Company from that date ceasing to exist. The conditions of such amalgamation are to be the following : Art. 1. The Boulogne Company are to make over to the Northern Company its concession (now of 92 years) stock, permanent way, all its personality and freehold property, and all its rights and privi leges of every description, with the single exception of the sum representing the nett profit of its working from Jan. Ito June 30, 1851. The Northern Com pany, on its part, takes to its charge all the liabilities and engagements of the Boulogne Company without any reservation whatever. The Boulogne shares shall be exchanged, at the option of the persons holding them, either in the proportion of two Bou logne shares liberated of .500 f. each, for one Northern share liberated at 400 f., or one Boulogne share for an obligation of the Northern Company of 500 f., bearing interest at three per cent., or 15f. per annum, and the first half-year's interest coming due on January 1, 1852. The holders of Boulogne shares are to an nounce their option within six months from the date of the definitive ratification ; and, in case of neglect of that formality, the delegates of the company can pronounce for them. Should they also neglect to signify a choice, two Boulogne shares shall receive one Northern, on the terms mentioned above. Art. 2. For the execution of the option thus left to the holders of Boulogne shares, the Northern Company shall create 75,000 obliga tions of 500 f. each, reimbursable in 75 years, by means of an annual sum of 1,262,5 , 18 f. 50c., compris ing interest and sinking fund. (A table annexed de termines the number to be paid off each year.) A drawing by lot shall be effected each year, in public, at the general meeting of the Northern Company, to determine what bonds are to be paid off, and the first drawing is to take place at the meeting of April, 1852. Art. 3. The Boulogne Company is to take on itself all the expense, trouble, and consequences of the ex change of vouchers, the Northern Company remaining completely strangers to the same. Art. 4. During the whole of the concession of the Northern Company, the interest and capital of those obligations shall be paid by it, just the same as any other debt that the Northern Company might con tract hereafter. Should, however, the concession of the Northern Company cease and determine before that of the Boulogne Company, the produce and stock of this last-named company shall be alone an swerable for such payments from that period, without the assets of the Northern Company being in any re spect liable for the same. Art. 5. The present treaty shall not be definitive and obligatory until approved of by the share holders of the two companies, assembled in general meeting. The ratifications of the shareholders are to be exchanged, under pain of nullity, before the 30th of August, the Boulogne Company administering the affairs of its line until such period, but with the pro viso of accounting for such administration to the Northern Company, in case of ratification by the two general meetings. Art. 6. The expense of the present Act shall be borne by the Northern Company.—Paris, July 9, 1851. The report then shows how this treaty is favourable to both the contracting parties—to the Boulogne, because it ensures to its shareholders a higher revenue than they now obtain by the working; sod to the Northern, because it enables that company to get rid of an injurious competition, and also frees it from the consequences of the late decision in the Court of Ap peal. The report enters into full details, supported by figures, to prove the advantages of the treaty to the Northern Company in a financial point of view. The report then states that the Board seized on the opportunity thus offered, of giving the shareholders some information respecting the results of the work ing for the first six months of 1851. They must have perceived from the returns published each week that the receipts had augmented, notwithstanding that the general situation of business had notoriously fallen off within that period. The receipts for the first six months of 1851 amounted to 11,233,180 f. 91c. and for the corresponding period of 1850 to ... 10,570,236 f. 38c. Showing an augmentation for 1851, of 662,944 f. 53e, The expenses of the first half year of 1851 amounted to 5,031,598 f. 72e. And the interest paid to the share holders and the State, to ... 3,827,604 f. 43c, Giving a total of ... ... 8.859,203 f. 15c. The expenses of the first half year of 1850 amounted to 4,972,453 r. 64c. And the interest account to ... 4,033,392 f. 41c. Giving a total cf 9,005,846 r. 05c. so that the expenses, united to the interest, were in 1851 inferior by 146,042 f. 90c. to those of tha cor responding period of 1850. The economy of about 200,000 f. in the interest arose from the funds which the company had in hand, and which enabled it to pay by anticipation to the State 4,000,000 f. on the sums becoming dua in 1851, and 1,000,000 f. on those of 1852, still leaving at the disposal of the company a sum of 4,700 000 f. in Treasury bonds of short dates. As the receipts for the first half year of 1851 amounted to ... 11,233,180 f. 91c. And the expenaes to 8,859,203 f. 15c. there remained an excess of ... 2,373,977 f. 76e. As the excess for the corresponding period of 1850 was only 1,564, 590 f. 33c., the improvement on the half-year of 1851 was 909,387 E 43e., representing an augmentation of 21. per share for the first half of the year. This result also had been arrived at with the establishment of certain services which had not existed in the previous year, and with a distance of 1,945,950 kilometres (1,216.217 English miles) gone over, in place of 1,817,742 kilometres (1,136,090 English miles), or an increased distance of 128,000 kilometres (80,000 English miles). There had been no increase of expense for that additional distance ; the cost per kilometre, which had been 11.26 8-10ths c. in 1848, had declined to if. 02 8-10ths c. in 1849, to If. in 1850, and, finally, to 89 9 10ths c. in 1851. Since July 1 to the present time (Aug. 19), the re ceipts had improved even still more than in the cor responding 50 days of the first hell-year ; the increase at the beginniug of the year having been 6:1- per cent., whereas at the present time it was 12i per cent. The report concludes by referring to the nomination of two directors in the place of M. Bonar, deceased, and of Mr. E. Blount, resigned. From motives of pro priety, connected with the proposed treaty, M. Alexandre Adam, of Boulogne, and Mr. Baxendale, of England, both directors of the Boulogne Company, had been provisionally named, and the meeting, it was hoped, would ratify the appointment. After the reading of the report had terminated, A SHAREHOLDER proposed to have the treaty printed and distributed, and the meeting adjourned to another day. M. E. PEREIRE observed that the principal condi tions of the treaty had been already published several times in the journals, and that, consequently, the ob servation of the Hon. Shareholder could only refer to a matter of form.—(Hear, hoar.) But a mere form ought not surely t 9 lead to delay in the decision on so important an object as the ratification of a treaty, the advantage of which to both companies was indis putable.—(Hear, hear.) The same Shareholder that had already spoken, expressing a desire to persist, the sense of the meeting was declared against him in the strongest manner. After some explanation from M. E. PEREIES, on some points connected with the treaty, the question of ratification was put from the chair and adopted almost unanimously, only eight hands being held up against it. Authorisation was then given to the board of direc tors to create 75,000 obligations as proposed ; and the nomination of MM. Adam and Baxendale as direc tors was confirmed. The meeting then separted. AMIENS TO BOULOGNE. An extraordinary general meeting of the share holders of this company was also held in Lemarde lay's great room at the same time as that of the Northern Company, and at it the treaty was also ratified. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, AUG. 29. STOCK EXCHANGII.—The market continues much depressed, and prices have a downward tendency. The transactions to day were as follow :—East Lancashire, 13—GreatWestern, Original Shares, 76 ex div. - Midland Stock, 39 3 / 4 ex div. —South-Eastern and Dover, 19%. LIVERPOOL,' AuG. 29. STOCK EXCHANGS. — The share market continues ex ceedingly flat, and prices are all lower. The transactions to-day were as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 46 3 / 4 Leeds and Northern (late L. and T. ), 9 5 4—London and North-Western, 112 1 /—Ditto, New Quarters, 15 R p.—Man chestergheffiefd, and Lincolnshire, 23 1 ,4—Midland, 394-- Ditto,Halves, 21 8-16 dis.—South-Easternand Dover, 131/2. MANCHESTER, AUG. 29: STomit E WHAM/E.—The market opened heavily, but ma nifested symptoms of improvement as the day advanced, and a tolerable business was done. BIRMINGHAM, Aua. 29. STOCK EXCHANGE.-Our share market opened fist this morning, but prices somewhat improved before the close of business. London and North-Western Stock was quoted at 1134, and rates generally were the same as in London. There are few sellers at present prices, and the absence of all ex citing cause renders the proceedings on 'Change extremely dull. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Hollows} ' ,ll Pills, an aged Man cured by them of a Complaint in his Stomach and Short ness of Breath.—.l desire to bear testimony to the good effects of Holloway's Pills. For many years I was afflicted with a tightness in the stomach, accompanied by shortness of breath, that prevented me from walking about. lam 84 years old, yet though so far advanced in years these Pills have had so good an effect that I now take exercise without inconvenience, and I feel quite relieved of the stomach complaint. (Signed) Henry Coe, North street, Lt nn. Al,Fsrs Threcv and Son, proprietors of the Lynn Advertiser, will confirm this state ment.—Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Aug. O. (Before Mr. Commissioner PANE ) IN RE SMITH. His HONOUR, in giving judgment, said this was a petition to annul an adjudication of bankrupty against one William Smith, who had been adjudged bankrupt as a timber dealer, on the ground that he was not. He (the Commissioner) had carefully read over all the proceedings, examinations, and affidavits, and had not the least doubt that Smith was not a timber dealer. The case was a most extraordinary one. It appeared that Smith, being a person not in any trade or busi ness, but having an income, either of his own or his wife's, sufficient to maintain them, took of Mr. Mack ley, who was building a row of superior houses on some ground at a place called Westbill-grove, -t Wandsworth, part of the ground on the terms of build ing a house of the same character as the rest. After wards wishing to be relieved of his bargain, and find ing that Mr. Mackley would not (to use his own words) " unshackle him," he determined to harass and annoy Mackley ; and, instead of putting an ornamental house on the ground, he put everything he could think of that was disfiguring and offensive—poles, and flags, and tin-kettles, and other things as unsightly. Mr. Mackley, very properly, sought legal redress, and sued Smith for the nuisance ; an the jury gave Mr. Mackley 5001. damages. Before this, Smith had quarrelled with other neighbours about his fences, and in 1849 and 1850 many proceedings took place, in which Mr. Ambrose Haynes, the petitioning cre ditor under this bankruptcy, had acted as his attorney. Amongst the litigated matters was an action brought by one Bottomley, which was unsuccessful. Smith, fearing that Bottomley would become successful, adopted the every-day contrivance of handing over his property to other persons beforehand, and, having part assigned to one and part to another, he at last, in March, 1850, executed a deed transferring all his household furniture and effects to a niece—one Mary Ann Steadman, who had always lived with him and his wife ; and about the same time the niece nominally hired a house, to which the furniture was removed, and with it went the niece and the uncle and aunt, and they all lived together as before, only in a dif ferent house. These steps afterwards formed useful contrivances to defeat that justice to which the jury had declared Mr. Mackley entitled. But still this would not secure Smith's person against Mackley's execution. So that it became necessary to think of something further, and for this purpose Smith got a book of the bankrupt laws. " I further say," says one of the deponents, Robert Neal, " that I was present at the trial of the cause Mackley v. Smith,' on the 31st of March last ; and I further say that about three weeks after the trial had taken place I was present at the French Horn public-house, at Wandsworth, and the said Willi am Smith entered the said house and spoke to me as fol lows, or to the following effect :—‘ Neal, I want to make myself a trader in order to be a bankrupt, and you know I sold some posts to you. ,I have got a book of the bankrupt-laws, and looked at everything I have to fear.' " The result of Smith's study seemed to be that Mr. Ambrose Haynes, who had acted as his attorney since 1849, and had in consequence a large bill of costs against him, petitioned that he should be adjudged bankrupt, and having produced one Rut man, who could not write, to swear that Smith was a timber dealer, he procured the adjudication. Rut man had since sworn that he knew nothing of Smith being a dealer in timber. Having procured the adju dication of bankruptcy the activity of Haynes ended, for he did not appear at the first meeting to prove his debt, nor had he since proved it, but left Mr. Mackley to prove and vote himself assignee under the bankruptcy, which Haynes must have known was invalid, for it must have been impossible but that he must have been well aware that Smith was not a trader. Mack ley having begun to perform the duty of an assignee, discovered that there was no evidence of Smith having been a trader, upon which ha called upon Mr. Hol combe, who had as solicitor for Haynes, "to let him know in d e t a il th e ev id ence on w hi c h he acted ;" to which Mr. Holcombe replied, " I beg to state that I consider your application most unusual." Nor had Mr. Haynes taken any steps since to prove that Smith was a dealer in timber. Under these extraordinary circumstances, and others which it was not necessary to detail, Mr. Mackley stated upon his oath that he believed " that the adjudication was not obtained bona fide, or with a view to the distribution of the assets of the said Smith, but for the purpose of defeating him (Mackley) of his said judgment debt." He entirely adopted Mr. Mackley's view ; but whether he was right or not, it was quite clear there was no evidence of Smith having been a timber merchant. The adjudication must, therefore, be annulled, and the petitioning creditor must pay the coats. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Thomas Potter, a respectable youth, about 17 years of age, described as a clerk, was placed at the bar for further examination before Mr. Alderman Ilooper, charged with forging and uttering a cheque for .50/., with intent to defraud Messrs. Gosling and Co., of Fleet- street. Mr. Mullens, of the firm of Bush and Mullens, the solicitors to the Society of Bankers, said he was not prepared with further evidence in the first case, but proposed to take the evidence against the pri soner in two other cases, and called Frederick William Battiscombe, clerk to Messrs. Williams, at Bridport, who deposed that on the 16th of August a cheque for 181. 75., drawn on Messrs. Gosling and Co., signed John Bullen, was presented at their bank for change, which they are accustomed to do if the parties are known at the bank. Witness paid the amount of the cheque to the prisoner, who brought it. Shortly after another cheque for 201. 103., also signed John Bullen, and drawn on Messrs. Gos ling and Co. ' was brought to the bank by another lad, named William Lock, to whom he gave the change, in four 51. notes and a half-sovereign. The prisoner declined to ask any questions of the witness. Miss Mary Ann Bullen, of Charmouth, Dorset shire, deposed that she was niece to Mr. John Bullen, of Charmouth, who kept an accouet with Messrs. Gosling and Co. The signature, John Bullen, to either of the cheques was not in the handwriting of her uncle, but she believed that the whole of the body and the signature was in the handwriting of the prisoner, who had been in the service of her uncle as clerk about two years, and left on Friday week last. William Lock, the lad who presented the second cheque for 20/. 10s., stated he met the prisoner at a place called Markham, and went with him to the Royal Oak public-house, where he saw the prisoner write out the cheque, which he told him to take to Messrs. Williams' bank and get changed, which he did, and afterwards met the prisoner at the Royal Oak and gave him the money in four 51. notes and half a sovereign. The prisoner was again remanded for further eel deuce, there being several other cases against him. GUILDHALL. Mary Anne Johnson, a young woman about 23 years of age, who was understood to be the wife of a commercial traveller, and highly respectably con nected, was placed at the bar before Sir George Carroll, charged with ill-treating her infant daughter, aged 14 months, by omitting to supply it with nou rishment and otherwise neglecting it, whereby its life was endangered. The child was produced, and created a great sen sation in court by its emaciated state and the filthy condition it appeared in. The charge was preferred by Jane Hunt, a mar ried woman lodging in the same house as Johnson, 2, Three-herrings-court, Redcross-street, Cripple gate. She stated that the prisoner took a room in the house, and came to reside there on Monday week, and had been drunk ever since. She was in a continual state of stupor, and as soon as she re covered sufficiently to stagger to the dram-shop she repaired thither and took a fresh dose, and then came home to lie down till the effect passed off. She had two children, one about four y ears o ld, an d th e o ther (that in question), fourteen months old, and the al most incessant crying of th e l a tt er anno y e d every bodyin the house to such an extent that witness was on Thursday morning induced to go up and see what was the matter. On entering the room the scene that presented itself was of the most miserable de scription. The mother and the child were lying on the bed, without th e s li g ht es t ar ti c l e of covering. The child was crying, and by its side was a crust of bread, from which the little creature hrd contrived to pick out the crumb. It was crying for food, which the mother, from stupor, was incapable of giving. Witness carried the infant out of the room, and washed it (which it much needed), and gave it some warm tea and milk. She afterwards delivered it to the care of the mother again. The poor child commensed crying afresh, and continued to do so all night, and yesterday morning, fearing that it would perish from the want of warmth and clothing, witness went up again with two or three of the neighbours, when they found the mother and child in exactly the same state as before. Witness offered to prepare a little warm victuals for the infant, but the mother declined to accept any assistance. She th en propose d to take the child, and bring it up with her own ; but this philanthropic offer was also refused. Witness then determined to take the child away without the mother's leave, and she carried it to Dr. Lloyd, who directed her to give information at the police station immediately, as the child could not survive many hours if it were longer neglected. She did so, and prisoner was accordingly apprehended. Witness took the child home with her, and fed it with biscuit pow der and milk, as Dr. Lloyd had directed. Witness was the mother o f t we l ve c hild ren , an d h av i ng ex amined the child, she could say it was most see nda l•liey gl ,- ,;Lcd in t z.tntr. , :hino:r and cleanliness. When she first went into prisoner's room she found three of the child's fingers completely matted together with filth. On Tuesday the mother fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom, in attempting to descend while in a beastly state of intoxication. The want of proper and sufficient sustenance bad re duced the poor infant to a mere skeleton ; its legs and arms were so thin that they would almost pass through an ordinary size finger ring. The back and posterior portions of the child's person were one mass of sores and inflammation, arising from continually lying in its filth. Witness said the cruelty to Jane Wilbred was not equal to the neglect of this child by its mother. Sir GEORGE CARROLL commended the humanity and motherly feeling Mrs. Hunt had exhibited in taking such care of a child that had no claim what ever upon her. He asked the prisoner if she had any questions to ask of this witness ? The prisoner sobbed and groaned, but made no an swer, and looked as if she was still iu a state of par tial insensibility from drinking. John Hodges, 120, said he saw the prisoner at 2, Three-herrings-court, and took her into custody. He examined the room. There was a wretched-looking bed on the floor, but no covering to it of any kind, neither was there any fire in the grate nor any ap pearance of victuals in the place. The child four years old was in the room, without shoes or stockings, and prisoner appeared to be labouring under the effects of drink. He went to Dr. Lloyd, who said he had seen the child, and that it had been abominably ne glected, and that he could not be answerable for its life for even a few hours, unless food was immediately administered to it. Sir GEORGE CARROLL then asked the prisoner if she had anything to say in explanation of her conduct? She cried, but seemed totally incapable of attempting any defence. Sir GEORGE CARROLL said he would not proceed any further with the case then. Ile would defer taking the examination of Dr. Lloyd, in order that the extent of the injury to the child might be better ascertained, and in the meantime both the children should be taken to the East London Union and placed in care of the matron. In the course of next week the police would probably be able to get some account of the prisoner, who would, in the interim, recover from the effects of her frequent and continued visits to the gin shop. The prisoner was then remanded till next week, and the children were sent to the union• Margaret Rayman was placed at the before Alder man Sir George Carroll, for further examination, on a charge of assaulting John Rayman, a little fellow only six years of age, by throwing him out of the window or her room on the third floor into the court below, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. Mr. Archer, house surgeon of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, stated that the wound was a comparatively slight one, there was not the least cause for apprehen sion of danger. Sir GEORGE CARROLL said it was a most serious offence, but after the evidence of the surgeon, looking at the imprisonment she had undergone, he would forego committing the prisoner for trial, and fine her 40s. or twenty-one days' imprisonment. The prisoner, in default, was conveyed back to prison. . _ THAMES. Elizabeth Carey, a strong, masculine Irish widow, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with vio lently assaulting Thomas Hinkley, a broker, and John Stock well, his man, who both appeared in court with their linen and clothes saturated with blood. Each man had received a severe wound on the left temple, and was terribly bruised. Stockwell, who was the first witness called, said he was going up the stairs of the house, followed by the broker, when he was met by the prisoner, armed with a large carving -knife, who used the most dreadful language, and said, "You -, I'll rip your guts open," and made a blow at him with the knife, which he fortunately parried. After a severe struggle, he took the knife from her and gave it to Hick ley. The prisoner then made a furious onslaught on both, knocked the broker headlong down the stairs, and seizing the witness by the neckcloth, twisted it and nearly strangled him. Witness called out " For God's sake release me, I am choking." He was then quite black in the face, and one of his companions named Fox and another person cut his neckerchief and saved his life. The prisoner then took up an earthenware jug, broke it over his head, and inflicted the wound on his temple. He bled copiously, and was carried away from the spot. Mr. Hinkley, a comical, good-humoured man, got into the witness-box without his coat. Mr. YARDLEY—IS brokering at such a low ebb that you can't afford to wear a coat in a court of jus tice ? The broker (grinning)—She has torn my coat to atoms (holding up the shreds of it), and nearly served my linen in the same way. My hat, worth Bs., has disappeared, and I have got my head broken.— (Laughter.) The broker, after stating that Mrs. Carey had been treated with every indulgence, and that she had removed her goods to avoid payment of rent, said : After I was thrown down stairs I got up again you may be sure, and went up stairs, and found my man iu a dilemma. " Mrs. Carey," says I, " it's a duty you owe to your landlord to pay rent, and if you had not removed your goods I should not have put you to inconvenience." She uttered a tremend ous oath, and I was dragged out of the room, and my head was cut open with a garden pot, and I lost my hat, and my coat was torn, as you see. The prisoner vehemently protested that all the evi dence was on the side of the complainants; that Hick ley was drunk ; and that he and his men broke as much crockery as would cost 20a. to replace. She called her son, a coalwhipper, who swore that the broker and his men were beating his mother. Mr. YARDLEY said the prisoner's conduct was very dishonest and was very savage. Rent must be paid, and persons acting legally in enforcing payment must be protected. He fined the prisoner 405., and in de fault of payment committed her for 21 days. Mr. YARDLEY said a Thames police-sheet had been just placed before him, on which he observed a most extraordinary charge against Joseph Lewis Bakewell, Henry Brocksopp, and George shell, tattiicians, fur playing music on board the IN itch steam boat on the river Thames, to the annoyance of the party charging. The charge was such a very strange one that he de sired it might be heard at once, and that the defen dants should not be placed in the dock, but stand before him at the table. This having been done, Joieph Ball said—l am master of the old Woolwich Company's steam-boat the Witch. I have had orders from our directors not to allow musk on board. The three musicians came on board and paid their fares, and begin to play their music. I told them to desist, but they would not. I went to one of our directors at Woolwich and told him of it, and he directed me to give them into custody if they played any more, and I did so. Mr. YARDLEY—The directors had no music in their souls ? Witness—l don't know, Sir. Mr. YARDLEY—Was anybody ill on board ? Wit ness—No one, Sir, that I know of. Mr. YARDLEY—No one affected with a nervous complaint ? Witness—No, Sir, not at all. Mr. YARDLEY—I should like to hear under what Act of Parliament these men were given into custody for playing music on board a steamer. Witness—l am sure I don't know. The directors told me to do so. Mr. YARDLEY—Never mind the directors. My impression is that you are liable to an action at the suit of each of these men for false imprisonment. The defendants are discharged. Who on earth could have been so foolish as to take these men into custody ? Tuckey, a Thames police-constable, 43, said the musicians came voluntarily to the station-house. Mr. YARDLEY said the musicians had no cause to complain if they had voluntarily given themselves into custody, but it was exceedingly absurd for any police inspector to take such a charge. It was no crime to play music on board a steam-boat—it could not be treated criminally ; but if the parties played music in opposition to the wi s h es o f t h e capta i n, an d against his orders, they could be treated as trespassers. The captain and crew would have a right to turn them out, using no more force than was necessary. The musicians thanked the magistrate, and left the court. WANDSWORTH. John Willis, Joseph Ridd, and Jane Morris, were brought up on a remanded charge of uttering coun terfeit coin, and of committing two outrageous and brutal assaults. Mr. Herring, son of the late superintendent of the II division, has recently opened a beershop in Foley place, Wandsworth-road. Oa Saturday night, about a quarter to ten o'clock, the prisoner Ridd, whom he had long known as a confirmed smasher, came into his house and called for a pint of porter. Herring was at that time in the bar parlour; and having recog nised Ridd, he cautioned his wife to be careful, if he tendered any silver in payment. Ridd tendered, as he had suspected, a shilling, and it proved to be bad, and the witness determined on detaining Ridd and his accomplice Willis, who came in with him, till he got a constable, and closed the door. O n t wo pre vious occasions, Ridd had passed upon him, at another house that he kept, a counterfeit five shilling piece and a base half-crown. At this time, and during the struggles of the two men to get away, the woman came to the door, knocked at it, and asked for a pint of beer, at the same time inquiring what the men were detained there for. Witness then called a man named Mark Powell, who was in the tap-room, to assist him in securing Willis, and he did so. The prisoner Ridd then struggled with him into the road, grasped him by the throat so as almost to str ang l e hi m , an d placing his leg between , his, threw him with immense force to the ground, I saying, " you I'll do for you:' and he then made his eictv, but r i n into a policeman's arms.. Witness himself had had Ridd twice in custody on charges of smashing. In answer to an inquiry from Mr. BEA.DoN, police man Cotterman said he had waited upon the Solic uu e to the Mint, and represented the case t o him, but b stated it was one he should not prosecute. pant . f be Mr. BEADON having asked the cernplatns.--bis had retained possession of the shilling, he said wife had to go to a chemist's shop, that she 813°111 the chemist the shilling, and he burnt it. tblug Mr. BEADON said it was a remarkable people would not keep bad coin in thei r possessio?: As the Solicitor to the Mint would not prosecute, i; would fine each prisoner In default o f p a Y ule they would be committed for two months. THE COUNTRY MARNLETS. t o WAKEFIELD, AUG. 29.—This week the errivsis much smaller than for some weeks past. There leA: . , wheat pressing on the rn,irket to.dav, and a StegfiY. u ; m4rid for good fresh quAlities of old ‘itt last week's Pr A lee e ; while ordinary samples are still neglected; new Ace; n yet com, freely, and bears a high ralativeyo.ll„i Oats and sl elling are ' at a retail demand at the price last Friday. Beans fully as dear. In other article. change. New- s. o• WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— s. s• fi s to 4 " ; Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red — to 44 4;3 Ditto, whits ... 36' 4 Norfolk and Hunts., red, ... •-• .4D Ditto, white ... ••• 3'2 4 0 Lincolnshire. and Cambridge, red 35 5 0 Ditto, white ... ••• :32 4 0 Yorkshire, red ..• ..• i3S Ditto, white ••• . 1 5'7 Dantzic and Eonigsburg, white .. 35 Lower Baltic and Hamburgh, red... 0' Mediterranean, red ... ••• BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels:— Norfolk and Suffolk... ... ••••"' Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. Scotch Grinding per SO stone 24, 0 Foreign 53 BEANS, per quarter of' 8 bushels 631 b 31 '5l Small, fine ... .„, „. 31 —3 3 Ticks 29 3 1 Foreign „, 26 27 OATS, per stone:— t° 1,13 lad ivo Mealing . lOid to 110 9 d to , a Feeding ... lid to Ihi to • Foreign ... ... 10d to Ild SHELLING, per load of 2611 b .„ 25 —27 -- MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 34 36 PEAS, per Imperial Quarter : Blue and white boilers Grey wad Feed ...'' ... 27 -29 ',,0 ... 26 - 23 ARRIVALS. Qrs. Wheat 7,637 Rapeseed 1 , 51 Barley 80 Shelling ••• "" „ Oats .. 529 Linseed •-• "' Beans... ... 90 Malt ... ••• Peas ... ... 220 Flour ... Tares... ... .•• brOW LIVERPOOL, AUG. 29.—The weather has be er s - pat and of an unsettled character thi s we ek, and 111 i, 04 check to harvest operations. Th e grain trade improved much by this ch ange , b ut at this 133 ,`" 131 1 0 market we found a st ea dy d eman d for Araer °s- eio Canadian flour, at fully late pri ces . The sales of fordio wheat were limited to moderate quantities, at 111 : 6 o ther any article There was no change in the value of " article of trade. Af BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, A U G. 29.—A stea-d ,e i to nese is doing in West India d escr iptions, and P ri ,„ ce e nut worse. Foreign has again b een d e alt in to s°":,,ncf. tent, at about 30 per cwt. under the former Or Refined is in great demand, and prices are Well saPr Rum quiet, but firm.—Bristol—BristolMercury o p' ; e f t EXETER, AUG. 29.—C a ttl e M ar k e t . The 1 ,0- sheep was larg e r today than has been the c ` - t a ti3d . several weeks. Cattle eat;l not so plentiful. Th e 9 A ance of buyers w a s more numerous t h an last we,":froo i number of sheep ch a n ge d h an d s — we thers ros l6l k ii „' 5 50 4 4 ad to al per lb; evv4.B 40 to 41d. Fat beef was o,:,,ijeto, as last week, from 7. 6d to 8 s per score. Barren c otei which were scarce, sold at from 5s to 5. 6 1 P er i, cows and calves varied in pri ce , f rom 71 is t° 1 ° i'p r ell e° chers' c^ of which there wer e a f e w in marke t, ' - i ! o rott from 40 to 4,-(1 per lb; steers, almost IS/ per Pa ir * ; beg li 50 to s!id per lb. Pigs were plentiful, and st°r- dto tram 24s to 32a. Pan. p i , J.—TurkcV 9 5 % 6 3 P er 7a each; geese, 43 6d to 53 61; ducks,3 •6ato 46 pe r couple, fowls, 2s 6d to 3s 60 ditto; g r ro ' b u b s , ;, o 6 , 3 i t o °' a l it p ° ,l, brace; leverets, 2s 6d to 3s 3d eaeh; roasters, 4s to 5s each; pigeons, 10d ditto; a butt e r , r h ', l r l e d if * . : ib; eggs, 16 to 18 for Is. Corn Exch not much business deno. The att( ndanacegof 130Yer" larger than last we e k. P r i ces did not, howev,er'll3l':: vary. Old wheat w a s off ere d at f rom 4s 9d t° etc bushel; new wheat, s s; barley, 3s to 3s 6d; new 305 2d to 23 3d; old, 2 s 6cl to 2s 9d; fine flour , 29 . 5 . - ° , O per sack. Wool—Th e mar k e t i s fi rm , at fr°' 7id per lb. Aion ilfetrbel BANGOR, Auc. 29.—There was no alters- der , value of wheat since this day week; best samPl es ii l ed et at 40s to 43s per quarter. B ar l e y w as raSIII I6 " fi , L e la the quotations of thi s d a y wee k. O a ts flan' ~.- 0 401 1/' prices, 21s to 223 per quarter. Oatmeal, 295 Pe' 0,..ee1e1/ DENBIGH, AUG. 27.—Wheat steady, at 165 quotation, 13s 6d per 1681bs; barley and eta l b, last. Fresh butter, 101; salt ditto, 7id to 8 1 p et , 0 6/ WnExaAm, AUG. 28.—Wheat, per meas ure, o , o a $ 0 2d; barley and oats as last wee k. P o tatoes, 19 0 per 2s per measure. Butter, small s upply, at 12d t° ' 3 , per 18 ounces. Ducks ~3s 8d to 4s; fowls, 2s 81 to o 3e or e couple. Applos, 4d to 103 per 120. CoraP l2 7 n o o36 very prevalent as to the blight in the potatoes , fields above ono half the produce i s a ffected' tte fij MOLD, AUG. 27.—There was b u t a very t- ili f fol ll ance at our market to-day, a n d p r i ces a turn 11 to to ) 1 0 1 of the buyer. Wheat 13 s 6d t o 14 3; barley, 936 , 4 " l l' oats, 7s 91 to 8s per hobb e t. F res h butter, I fi " ,a per lb. • 03 , 1" WETHER 81, AUG 28.—White wh ea t 17 s Od to 165 ,tqr'' ditto 16s ud to 16 s 6d p er l oa d ; barley OOs Od to 00303 r beans 14s Od to OO s Od p er l oa d ; oats Ild per stone. bef' s KNALESBOBOUGH, Auc. 27.—Wheat 5s 6d to 6304 8 tO 4s 0d to 4s 3d pe r b us h e l ; b ar l ey 26 s to 29 5; oath , per qr. Ito ° ite 65 .. sc l u:' .ORTHALLERTON, AUG. 27.—Wheat, whi_ 8s 3d, red 5s 9d to 6s; oats 2s 6d to 2s 8d ; beans/ 3s 9d; barley 35 2d to 3s 9d per bushel. RIPON, Aun. 2 S.—White wheat 5a 6d to 6s Od , r,, ed t d o it ° °lt°s: to 5s 9d; beans, 3s 9d to 4s 6d per bushel; barley oats 2.i/s Od to 25s per qr. • hia , n er INVERNESS, MUG. 26.—Wh ea t, p er qr, sce4 6.21 b f n g per bushel, 42s to 43s Od ; ditto, old, weig l " ng weig hl :, : bushel, 01)5 Od to 00s Od; barley, per quarter, - il 511 b per bushel, 26s to ::.Gs 6d ; oats, per quarters %poi 421 b per bushel, 23s Od to 24s Od. Oatmeal , Pe r 1 10 41. boll, 2 Od to Os Od; ditto second, 18s Od to 185 6d brae, per meal, 11 sBd to Os Od ; peasemeal, 12s Od to Os Od; b 6• 0, 1„! stone, Os 7id to Os Od ; first flour, per 2801 b., 34s Od to ofl4'" second ditto, 26s Od to 27s Od ; oatmeal, best, per stol?7 bo ld' imperial, 2s Od to Os Od; ditt o secon d, I s 8d to Is t 60 0 meal, ls 2d to Os Od ; peas emea l, I s 4d to Os Od ; a f s 3 d cr°,l 2s 6d cash, 2s 9d credit ; second ditto, 2s Od cash, tio cl,l : dit. Potatoes, per stone, 4d t o Od ; beef, per P s ° ,l t o 44 " to 6d; veal, 4d to sd; m u tt on , 4d t o 6d; pork, d; Jac ft fowls, each, 12d to 15d; c hi c k ens , p er p a ir, 12d to 16 froshP each, Od to Od ; eggs, p er d ozen , 6d to Od ; b utte d:), d t i r• per lb, 9d to 10d ; ditto, salt, 8d to 10d ; croudie ( 0 , 3 , r d to 2id ; four-pound loaf, ca s h, 5d t o 6d ; ditto, credit, 4 coals, per cwt, 9d ; hay, per stone, 7d to Bd. COAL MAR E' Bate's West Hartley 133 3d huddle's W. Hartley 133 6d Carr's Hartley ..... 13s 6d Holywell Howard's W. H. Neth l3s 6d Longridge'sW.Hartley 13s 9d North Percy Hartley l3B Od New Tanfield Ravensworth Pelew Red hugh Main I Is 3d tanfield Moor ......... 123 3d Tanfield Moor Butes... 12s Od Townley ... l3a (id ,‘ est Hartley ....... Wvlam Windsor's Pontop lls 93 Wall's End, &c. Acorn Close Brown ........ Gosforth . Hilda l3s 3d Riddell Walker l3s Od Eden Main Lambton Primrose Belmont ... 14s Od Ships at market, IT.—YEsTaRDAY• X 53 v n i Brad dyll . .......... 153 5 letton ............... ••• 1 03 r a .......... 1 45 ;a Lambton ............. • 10 93 Pensher ................ j 45 Russell's Hetton ..... 135 S car b or ough .....••••'' 165 tioi Stewart's ............... 13 5 9 , 1 Whitwell .•••• ......... 1 35 3 j Denison .................. 141 a .. eugh Hall ......... 145 ! c ; Ke110e........... 145 South Kelloe ........... rhornley ............... ,35 6 a West Kelloe .......... • ; 40 9 1 I Adelaide Tees ......... Is s g d Backhouse ...............13' Oa (,Seymour Teas ...... "15s 6d l;Teer ...... . ......... 13 5 0 a [Nest Cornforth ....'• 195 n a llBirchg. Graigo ls ..... 133 ' 6,4 Cowpon HartleX 'tiles 135 6a .Derwentwaterttar 13 5 n s 'Hartley .... .• 135 • ........ Sidney's Hartley ... 141 Sold, 113' SCOTTISII CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the ending Aug. 24, 1851 : Passengers, parcels, horses, and K 1 1 carriages •.. ..• £1,5,46 1; 3 Goods, cattle, &c. Total 2,346 I 4 . Corresponding week in last year... 2,012 15 ACCIDENTS TO STEAM-VESSELS.- - "A just appeared of the accidents to steam-vessels re ° t 'TV, I s e re I°3' the Board of Trade since the Ist of January, number of these is 104, in 23 of which lives s' „fess e . 3 amounting, as fa r as i s k nown , which have been investigated agreeably to the S t t ecillinrti'.2.t gation Act is only 20. to 534. The nunaber"sie BIRTHS. ° OF A SON tbe On the 27th inst., at the Gro v e , Blac kheath, - W. Adams, Esq., of New Broad-street, City. joseP On the 28th inst., at Chrisp - street , Poplar, Irs ' Skeitington Ashton. Li o nd n sa t y b OF A DAUGHTER. Ay SS I At Upper Brook-street, on the 27th lust the La- , ~ ~ ' e 28thF.iRns.cti.,s.a.:orfABrBilyiansizrmiiEtnopn,h-.saqmuar3e,o,utuhgeesti:veloiro ef oi. A Of 1" S. Binny, Esq. On the 28th inst. at St. ()lave's, Old Jewry, berton, Esq., 01 01 ., o f Pemberton, Esq, of Warstone, to' Aian'a, only ell i '" W. Harvey, Esq. On the 26th inst., at the parish church of - s rt . , e co% - F' rol l ' illi i Surrey, Douglas Galon, Lieutenant Royal Engine er • fre , 1 son of J. H. Galton, Esq., of Hadzor, Worcesterf,niorlf Marianne, daughter of G. T. Nicholson, Esq., of 11 5 Abbey, near Farnham. DIED. wits On the 25th instEdgeware, Thomas Lyttleton Esq. , of Guildford-; treat Russell.square, aged 70. ~,uod'h On the 26th inst., at ' Risby, near Bury St. .r.w - Frances the wife of the Rev. J. D. W astell. ~ r arol''' Cu O th n b t e h r ' t e s 2 i 7 n t g h let i o n n st. r , at Gyredat67J.aines-street, Beth° AO On the 27 - th inst., at akender's-end, near Walker, the wife of T. Farmer, Esq., aged '27. ,_ c a tlis' On the 25th inst., at Sutherland -street, Walicortio rine, the wife of Mr. J. S. Browne, aged 63. Aothstin end' ' ...,, On the 25th inst., at South-steeet, Ponder's- George, Esq., aged 72. ...........-:•fff-- f London: Pri.;tal and Published by ) Su - I L „ 10 . No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Office , lin tir 17 1 Strand, in the Precinct of tbe Savoy, ill the cv Middlesex, Saturdq, August V, lob Enfield, The stated 1 every i Barrael returns mouth. The In thel Consltle aster Chath t Carlisl Christi Chieh e Covent Croyd t • 1 2evoril or c h, Dove r Exei CosDor L l4 Ttot !tun ins) '• l on Pc ~ t ' ~.utidst mi'lleb Ne w , a 1. 1 ". 0 rT*1( O .L, P embr PanderonsT Til e Ctkpi e4, i nt 14 t ._t Tb ..la or fz rie s, 1,44'14, --o nth R a fe( ' ' 1 all or in a . In fo , fol aoth I other THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1851. Ashton Berwk Bin* !right Bristol liurule Bari' Z `p lil ab( .. Qrt t NA/ Dala It; B' A ii, il 11,... rnedi' c ', 1 0 ij d t zt, tom, .„. S 1 t tit 11 i s t 4 O i hty 'ov e n 41 'nt rea(l,