The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-03 00:00:00

GERMAN Y ITALY. M. DE LAMARTINE ON THE RE VISION OF THE CONSTITUTION. We extract the following from the forthcoming number of M. de Lamartine's periodical, the Conseiller du Peuple : "Opinion in France is the true soverei g nty ; it is, be assured,irresistible like destiny. Call yourselves royalty or republic , monarchy or democracy, legitimacy or Orleanism—Bonapartism or Socialism— the name is nothing ; public opinion is king in France—that is the truth. If then public opinion, eighteen months hence, should say--' I wish the Constitution to be corrected,' everybody will say the same thing; the National Assembly will say the same thing in spite of factious coteries and parties. Nothing can resist the current of a crisis of opinion in such a country as this. It is the country of echo, as Pythagoras would have said; there is only one voice when the true voice shall have pronounced the feeling of the day. The Constituent Assembly will arrive at Paris sTith the full powers of the people. It will be republican, because France will have two years to reflect, and reflection which demon strates the impossibility of three restorations in compe tition of rights, will be the republic as much as the in stinct of the people. But it will be moderately republican, for the country, business transactions, pru dence, time will show, that any violent or extreme Go vernment is illogical in a nation which above all enter tains a repugnance to civil war or sui6de. It will then revise the Constitution in three or four articles. 1. It will re-establish the sincerity of universal suffrage, the unity of rights and peace between classes, by re-estab lishing universal suffrage, mutilated by the law recently passed. 2. It will free universal suffrage from elements really vitiated, or too floating, which injure it. It will re-establish the votes by communes, or by groups of communes. It will destroy the execra ble system of election by ballotting lists, which syste matically blind the eyes to mislead the hand. 3. It will, perhaps, establish two Chambers, instead of one, but of equal power; an elective Senate in place of a Council of State, which occupies the place of a power without having the action of one. I said myself, in supporting in 1848 the principle of one Chamber, that I only , defended the system for five years, during the revo lutionary period in which a sovereign Chamber is obliged at every moment to take the dictatorship, and dice tatorship cannot be divided. 4. It will examine the dis position of France, the Government more or less happy, more or less republican of the expiring Government, and it will decide if it will or not efface from the Constitution of 1848 the article which interdicts the re-eligibility of the President; it will examine, besides, if it will or not prolong the constitutional duration of presidencies during the first years of the republic. if it should decide for the re-eligibility and the prolongation of the first magistracy, it is sovereign, and will nominate a provisional Executive Government, and will con voke the country to the election of a new President. If the country should nominate another person, the Presi dent will retire, as at the end of their forced dictator ship, or their legal power, the provisional Government, the Executive Committee, General Cavaignac, the Con stituent Assembly, retired; and the Conservative Repub lic will then be founded. There will be a solution; a so lution of public good sense—a solution by the Constitution, a solution by opinion, a solution by law and patriotism! Why dream of others? For that there must be neither treason, nor violence, nor coups d'etat, nor corruption of the army, nor an 18th Brumaire, nor a 15th May of the bayonet, nor an appeal to revolutions. There must be only two things—a people exercising the sovereignty through the ballotting-box, and a disinterested citizen understanding veritable civic grandeur in the person of tha present President of the Republic. Both these things may meet to found together the practical sove reignty of the nation, and to give to the republic the only element it wants—the sentiment of its practica bility and duration. Tile speech which the President of the Republic recently delivered at Lyons seems to attest (what I have always t bought of his elevated good sense and his honest ambition) that he so understands the grand which the republic offered, and which his name has ren dered easy. If this name gave offence to prudent re publicans, if their duty was to warn the nation against being carried away by a souvenir of glory which might have compromised liberty—this name also, it must be admitted, and I have admitted it—might have given force to the maintenance of free institutions at the com mencement. The people lives; by souvenirs and preju dices. This name surrounded the cradle of the Repub lic with souvenirs and prejudices. Well-inspired states men make use of everything, even of a danger, in order to cause institutions which they wish to leave to their country to take deep root. Tee name of Bonaparte may be peril or salvation according to the man. Let him choose between the applause of barracks and the serious and lasting esteem of p,,sterity." THE MOORS, &c. Our notes from the moors and forests are limited this week. ahe weather has been so bad as to inter fere materially with the sport. Lord Lovat shot one d4y last week 35 brace of grouse; the Master of Lovat 40 brace; and Mr. Stourton 33 brace—all on the same moors. Sir Henry Meux bagged 35 brace at Dundriggan in a day, and he has stalked and shot several fine deer in the corries. We hear that Lord Ranelagh, at Ardgour, has shot several: fine-headed stags. In Suther landshire Lord Ellesmere got a noble stag, 28 stones weight as he fell. Lord Selkirk, at Gilder mory, has also shot a stag of very large dimensions. At Flichity, Captain Lowndes, B. Langton, E , q., and Mr. Macdouall, shot in three days 57i brace. At Banchor, the Messrs. Bonham Carter shot, on the 27th, 163 : brace—a very wet day, wind so high that the birds were as wild as hawk.. The Foyers party, John Fowler, Esq., Mr. Gould, and Mr. Rendel, bagged, last week, about 200 brace of grouse and several red deer. Mr. Balfour has had some good fishing in the Conon, and brought down two fine dear in the forest. Mr. Massy and party, at Kinrara, killed, on the 12th, 90 brace of grouse. On the 15th, shooting on Cairngorm, Mr. Massy, with his own gun, brought down 15 brace of grouse 6 brace of ptarmigan, and some mountain hares. Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., and R. Palmer, Esq., at Pityoulish, shot 30 brace on the moors of Aviemore on the 12th. Sir Arthur Chichester's sport in the Lochcarron forest during the month has been unprecedented. In one week he brought down seven deer—one particu larly a very fine stag—and mortally wounded other four; all good shots. During the same week he killed three roebucks. His sport on the moors has been equally successful. One afternoon he shot twenty brace of old cocks, and caught a number of salmon the same evening. Captain Hall, of the Madras Cavalry, shot a fine deer at Applecroas the other day; and Colonel Whyte's sport on the Carron has been good. At Torridoo, Kinlochewe, Mr. Charles Mackenzie, of Scotsburn, killed one deer on the 21st, and on Wednesday was so fortunate as to secure a couple— one stag with a famous head, and, without the offals, weighing 19f stone. OTTER HUNTING.—On Friday, the 23d instant, Sir Arthur Chichester having devoted the day to otter bunting at Shieldaig, Applecross, had some splendid sport, and brought down two uncommonly large otters, with hall, at a long distance. Tug NESS.—This river continues far too high, and so much rain has fallen that there is not much pros pect of its falling to the proper size within the season now approaching a close. PERTHSEITRIC Mooas.—Mr. Forman, at Glenbruar (Athol-), 283 brace to his own gun in four days; at Kinloch (Strathbraan), 1501 brace and three hares, on the 12th ; at Granituily (S:rathtay), the party on the 12th, 133 brace; Mr. Hay bagged 26i brace and a ha - re, after mid day of the 14th; at Dalnamine Mr. Ite:nertson 34 brace on the 12th, Mr. Clason 32, and IVlr. Robertson 10, on the same grounds; at Glendyr on the 12th. Sir James Carnegie bagged 63 brace.— Inverness Courier. A ROMANCE WITHOUT FICTION. About three years ago, the Rev. R. S. m.c iay, of Concord, Franklin county (late of Gettysburg), re ceived a call on the Board of Foreign Mis*ions con nected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, to visit China, and preach the Gospel to the benighted Celestials of the central flowery land. M'Clay was young, ardent, enthusiastic, and most willingly em braced the high and holy duty assigned him. In due time he arrived in China, and was stationed at Fan Chua, some 700 miles in the interior, from Hong-K ong . There he studied the native language, and commenced his labour among the Celestials, with the most flattering success. Still there was something wanting—a void in the heart to be filled ;he sighed for that best solace to man, either in weal or woe— a wife. How to get one was an intricate question to solve. There were no American ladies there from whom he could make a choice; as for a Chinese wife, tha laws of the land forbade it, neither did his inclination desire it. What, then, was to be done? A fertile imagination can accomplish wonders— a firm determination can surmount difficulties that would " o'er-top old Pelion." He wrote to the board of mission on the subject—he wrote in pathetic —we might perhaps say poetic—strains of his lonely condition for the want of one on whom he could be stow his affections, and who would be the partner of his joys and sorrows through life, and ended by ask ing the board to send him a young lady who would be willing to become his wife, agreeably to his di rections, which he sent in the form of a blank decla ration, to be filled up by the lady accepting the proposition. This was a novel proposition, but the board was of opinion that it was a just one, and proceeded with due diligence to search for the object desired, and, strange to say, success crowned their efforts. Letters from Vienna of the 28th ult. state that Couut Nesselrode had joined the Emperor of Austria and Prince Schwartzenberg at 'sell The Risorgtmento of the 28th ult. announces the return to Genoa of the royal steamer Mozambano, which conveyed to Civita Vecchia M. Pinelli, Envoy Extraordinary of Sardinia to the Holy See. A letter from Rome states that the Pontifical Government had refused to receive M. Pinelli in his official capacity, but nevertheless consented to hear the propositions of which he was the bearer. Some time previous to receiving Mr. M'Clay's letter, a young lady, Miss Henrietta Sperry, of Brooklyn, New York, made application to the board to be sent as a missionary to China, but was refused on account of being unmarried. To her the application of Mr. M'Clay was shown ; she at once filled up the blank application, and a correspondence ensued, which ended in her leaving New York, in company with a number of other missionaries, on the 12th of March last, in the ship Tartar, for Hong-Kong, where she will be met by Mr. .M'Clay, and the nuptial ceremony will be solemnised. The lady's personal attractions have been described to us, by one who had the pleasure of seeing her pre vious to taking sail on her mission of love. She is described as being beautiful and fascinating in appear ance, and possessed of that charm of loveliness which should adorn every female character—a well culti vated mind, stored with the richest gifts of know ledge from the fountain of education, and a moral re finement which will bear with it the jewel of a bright inheritance beyond the confines of time.—American Paper. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LOWESTOFT RAILWAY AND H ARBOUR. On Saturday the half-yealy meeting of this com pany was held at Lowestoft; Mr. S. M. Peto pre sided. The revenue account for the past half-year showed that 5,4951. had been received, and 3,8461. expended, leaving a clear profit of 1,6481. The CamasiAN, in moving the adoption of the accounts, referred with satisfaction to the present position and future prospects of the company, and the progress made in the completion of the construc tion of the harbour works. They had so far suc ceeded in keeping their outlay within the amount of capital, that their total f xpenditure was 346,2161., and the further sum of 4 2501. was only required to complete the construction of their works, making their total outlay 350,467?., which would be greatly re duced by the sale of their surplus lands ; the receipts on the railway traffic were also satisfactory, and he looked forward to the success and future prospects of the company realising .the expectations of the pro moters and proprietors. They had erected an ice house, the profits of which would realise 6 per cent. on the outlay—(Elear)—they had ample accommoda tion for the fishing trade, and they were in treaty with influential parties for the erection of oil and cake mills, so essentially required in Suffolk and Norfolk, which would add greatly to their revenue, as also steam flour-mil!s. CAptain ANDREWS stated his entire confidence in the succesiful completion of the works, which were fast advancing to their final completion, securing a safe and commodious harbour at a smaller cost than -anticipated ; there had been an increase on the revenue from the dues on the harbour alone of the half-year of 8361. 2s. 9d. Within the last week a vessel water logged, drawing 17 feet of water, had been towed into the harbour, where it sank, and but for its existence the vessel must have been irretrievably lost. The works of the harbour were in that state of forward ness that a very short time would ensure their entire and satisfactory completion.—(Hear, hear.) After some further observations the accounts were received and adopted, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. SOUTH YORKSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Sh.-ffield on Saturday. Lord Wharnelift presided. After the usuAl preliminaries had been gone through, the secretary read the report. It congratu lated the proprietary upon the fact that, in addition to the railway, the amalgamated company possessed an uninterrupted navigation from Sheffield to the east coast. The directors had pleasure in stating that the passenger traffic on the South Yorkshire Railway was satisfactory in extent and steadily increasing. The mineral traffic, from which the greatest amount of profit was expected, had nut yet had time to develops itself, the branch lines into the South Yorkshire coal fields being yet in an unfinished state. Mr. Bartho lomew, the company's engineer, had reported that there was a prospect of a great increase of traffic. The amount available for dividend for the half-year was 9,2911., being made up of an unappropriated surplus from the River Den, combined with the earnings of the railway. It was proposed to pay a dividend of 6 per cent. per annum from the com mencement of the half-year to the 19th of April (the time when the amalgamation took place), and 2 per cent. per annum from that date to the 30th of June, leaving a balance of 3,0511. to be carried to the next half-year's account. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, spoke of the satisfactory working of the amal gamation, and remarked that, as compared with other railways, the South Yorkshire stood at least in as fa vourable a position as any. The report having been seconded, was carried nem. con. The next resolution confirmed the forfeiture of 5,271 shares, upon which 16,500/. had been paid, or 31. 24. 61. per share, involving a loss of 21. per share to the company, according to the present market value of the shares. Another resolution was passed declaratory of the dividend proposed by the directors. The meeting then became special, for the purpose of considering a proposal emana ing from the board, to allot to such of the proprietors of River Dun shares as chose to accept them 150 shares, equal to 3,0001. stock, bearing a pre'erential dividend of 4 per cent. per annum tor each River Dun share, in lieu of MO shares bearing the fluctuating dividend to which they are entitled under the Act of Incorporation ; such new stock to be liable to be redeemed at any time within ten years, on the payment of 3,5001. This proposition met with a great amount of oppo sition. The CHAIENIAN stated in explanation that it was desirable fur the railway to have a certain obligation instead of a fluctuating one, and Mr. DENISON contended that it would be preferable for the proprietors of River Dun shares to have a certain definite value attached to their property, be cause much of it was held in trust. After an animated discussion, the question was de ferred for twelve months, that the River Dun pro prietors might have tinhe to ascertain whicla course would best suit their interests. A vote of thanks to the chairman ended thc business. BEVERLEY AND MARKET WEIGHTON. A public meeting, convened by the Mayor upon a numerously-signed requisition, was held at Beverley last week, to consider the propriety of taking steps to forward the completion of the line ; Alderman Sandwich in the chair. The CHAIRMAN in opening the proceedings stated that they had suffered much from the want of a communication between Beverley and Market Weighton since the opening of the Hull and Selby Railway, which had driven the coaches off the road, and they were now left almost en tirely to chance to go through to Market Weighton and York. He understood that in the Hull and S-lby Railway Act there was a provision fur a rail. way from Beverley to Market Weighton, and the object of the present meeting, he believed, was to memorialise the directors to fulfil their undertaking. After some observations in favour of the project, and on the great importance of the line to the inhabi tants and trade of Beverley, by Messrs. Boyes, Cross kill, Collins, and Tigar, resolutions were passed to the effect that in the opinion of the meeting it was absolutely incumbent on the York and North Mid land Company to complete 'the line from York through to Beverley, as a rival line which was con templated was only abandoned on the faith of the directors of that company perfecting the line in question ; and that a memorial be presented to the directors of the York and North Midland Company on the subject. The proceedings concluded with the usual vote of thanks. GLOUCESTER AND DEAN FOREST. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the Bell Hotel, Gloucester, on Saturday last (31st ult.); S. Baker, Esq., in the chair. The accounts presented to the meeting showed a balance iri hand of 26.5271. 15s. 7d. JAMAICA MARKETS. Flour—The sales since our last have been two lots of Canada hard packed of 100 barrels eaA, which arrived via Liverpool, at 255. and 253., and 100 barrels Balti more at 355. We learn that the latter brand is now held for 363. Two parcels were sold last week at 345. The stock is exceedingly light. Meal is in good demand at 18s. 6i. to 193. A parcel of 200 barrels c.larse has changed hands at 164.. and 100 barrels hard end sour were sold at auction at 13s. 61. Rice—East India is still plentiful, but as the principal portion of the stock is in the hands of speculators, no great quantity is forced on the market, and 13s. may be said to be the general rate, The large parcel of Caro lina referred to some few numbers back has been gra dually cleared off, principally by retail operations, at 189. There is now, therefore, very little on hand, and the article continues to be moved at the same rate. Butter—An arrival direct from Cork and another from Liverpool have increased our supply of Irish by upwards of 1,500 firkins. This large quantity coming in at a moment when the market was already more than ordinarily depressed, has been of course productive of the natural result. The trade will not offer anything above 80., and holders are firm at 9d. The stook of old Irish has been greatly reduced, chiefly by retail operations, et our last quotations. Halifax has been sold at 7id.; a parcel of United States has also been moved at the same rate. These descriptions will be greatly affected by the abundance of Irish. Bread—Crackers (VVattson's) are scarce ; there are not any in first hands. New York, packed, realizes 19s. in small parcels. Pilot bread is very dull of sale, and it is found difficult to move Baltimore at 15s. per barrel. Mackerel—The demand for this articla has visibly de creased. Holders are willing, but unable to clear their hands at 24s per barrel. If the receipts be at all as heavy as those of last month, it is expected prices must go down to 18... or 20s. - Herrings realize 14s. with difficulty, for prime No. 1. Alewives remain at 188 per barrel of usual weight. Part of an arrival from St. John's of 500 barrels was placed at that rate, but they were rejected as being short 30Ibs. to 401bs. the barrel, and resold at 16s. Tkey are not in much demand. Pork is in fair demand, with a very moderate stock. Mess may be quoted at 765., and prime has changed hands at 603. per barrel. Hams—English have been inactive at Bii. to 9d. per lb. Some Westphalia have been sold at Bid. The mar ket is heavily stocked with all descriptions except American, which are scarce. Brandy—The stock is greatly disproportioned to the demand, which is excessively dull, and prices are almost nominal. Rum is in ♦ery little inquiry. Best brands cannot command more than 3s. id. for proof 21, duty (2s. p. r gallon) paid, while in some instances only 3s. has been offered. Sugar has improved, and is likely to continue advanc ing. Prices range frum 16s. to 19J. per 100 lbs. for good to clear. Coffee and Pimento—None at market. Freights—The number of vessels here is much in ex cess of theproduce likely to be sent down for shipment. Tonnage is consequently low. Exchanges—On New York, 2 (yid 3 per cent. for mer chants' bills et 60 days' sight. Gold—American is worth to 2, and Columbian doubloons 2i to 3 per cent. prem. Malt—Both bottled and in bulk is plentiful. Lane's Cork stout sells as wanted at 80s, per hogshead. Salt—The stock is abundant. More than 4s. 6d. per sack cannot be got, and it is dull thereat. Corn—A small parcel of very superior Sa•anilla was placed at 4s. per bushel. Good ordinary of this descrip tioa sells at 33. 3d. to 3s. 6d., and old at 2s. 9d. to 3s. per bushel. The report of the directors referred with much sa• isfaction to the progress which had been made in the works since the last meeting, and especially to the state of the com p any ' s fi nances, w hi ch showed a balance in h an d o f upwar d s o f 26 , 000 1 . up to the 30th of June adbeen last. Si nce t h at per i od, however, this amount considerably i ncrease d b y the proceeds of 1 another call, and by payments which some of the i shareholders had made in advance of calls. The directors, therefore, had now in their hands ample means for meeting the demands which would be made upon them between now and Christmas for the rapid i INDIAN CORN.—Notwithstanding that no sales of progress of the work. It was tie present intention of I Indian corn of importance take place at present, owing to the directors to proceed with the completion of the 1 the prolific and superior crop of potatoes, which are con work so as to have the line ready for opening in the slimed by the labouring classes for the first time since the , T uesday famine, ri‘, e d._ e c a o s r r i g k x " C s v o e o n s f s s t e i beginning of the ensuing year, by which time, accord-m aize continue to arrive in withQueenstown. withi t s utiort inc.- to the report made by the engineer to the South . maize and three wheat ar- Wlles Company, the portion of the South Wales FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EAST LANCASHIRE RAlL line from Chepstow to Grange, joining the line at the 1 wAy.—On Thursday morning, on the 9.45 express train latter place, would be completed. By this junctional i from Burnley to C o l ne arr i v i ng at the Stump stat i on, Little Marsden, the buffer of the e ng i ne came i n con t ac t w i t h a direct line of railway communication on the broad 7 cattle-waggon, which the' gateman 'John Hughes was re gauge would be est a bli s hed between Gloucester and i moyi r g from the sidings to bring ' it to the colliery . slidings, Swansea, and by a junction at Gloucester with other saw , tli t e o t f r t a h m e coming, was unable to clear the points, bat for the purpose of loading a quantity of slips. The gateman railways (the Great Western and Midland) railway , enginet k communication between South Wales and the whole got ' he ' o ca u rriages (W)fflyiheTrhaeilfsort7eofconcussion f) cast three ol e hurten of the kingdom would be estahlishei. The directors 'pent up the line; several of the passengers were m e much t reported that the Bill which had been promoted by one of them, Mr. Rotten Millington, a commercial travel the South Wales Company, and supported by this 1 'er from Manchester, so much so, that he lingered until ten company, for effecting certain accommodation with o 'clock the same day, eit he died. t Immediately after the donegen Ir r n e t i h i e ar u rme r d tu fr n o e m te Burnley, ge n l e_. the mineral district in Dean Forest, had not re- a. 2d did t all several t al could medical be ceived the royal assent. This Bill was for convert- m a an and the other passengers. The gateman, Hughes, was ing the Bello Pill tramway, leading into the Forest in] rnediately given into custody, to await the coroner's mineral district, into a broad gauge locomotive rail- iuq nest. way, forming a junction with this line. At the meet- !LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. --.• The ing last February the directors reported that an i divi (lend of this company for the past half-year has been agreement had been entered into with the South f ix ed :at the rate of two per cent. per annum, with a consx- ZerabLe surplus. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1850. Wales Company, upon which the Bill was to be framed. The Bill passed the House of Commons, and had gone into the Lords, when the Great Western Company unexpectedly withdrew their assent to it, and the Bill was therefore necessarily withdrawn, and this company was now thrown back on the provisions of their Bill of 1847. Two directors, Messrs. Caleb Trotter and Hughes, and one auditor, Mr. James Hooper, retired by rotation, but were eligible for re election. The CHAIRMAN addressed the proprietors, recapi tulating the various features in the directors' report, and commenting upon them. The shareholders' list, he observed, was a most satisfactory one, and the works were proceeding very satisfactorily towards a conclusion. The rejection of the Bill introduced into Parliament for opening access to the vast mineral riches in the centre of the forest was greatly to be re gretted, and until there was some immediate prospect of getting into that mineral district it would be pre mature to construct the branch line from the main line at Gloucester to the docks there. The calls upon the shareholders had hitherto been made in small amounts, and frequently. As soon as 201. per share should have been paid up, it would be for the proprietors to raise money on debentures if they thought fit. Vie engineer's report was then read. It set forth the progress made in the works since the last meet ing. The bridge over the western arm of the Severn, at Gloucester, was completed, and the embankment towards the eastern arm was progressing rapidly. .The effort made to have a solid instead of a swing bridge made over the eastern arm of the Severn had been rendered abortive from the development of cer tain difficulties not foreseen by this company or the Severn Improvement Commissioners. The whole line would be ready for opening early in 1851. Mr. BRUNEL (the engineer), in answer to Mr. Sturge ' said there were no legal difficulties in the Hay of the ready completion of the bridge over the Wye at Chepstow. He had never heard of any such difficulties as those suggested by Mr. Sturge. The only legal matter whioh had been involved at all was the compensation to the ship-builders and wbarfingers. There had been an official inquiry to assess this com pensation ; the parties had claimed 40,0001., and the award had been for 1,4001. The report was adopted and ordered to be printed, and the retiring directors and auditors were re elected. Mr. HUMPHREY BROWN, M.P., then called attention in a long speech to the recommendations which had been made by the committee appointed at the special meeting in December, for making arrangements for converting the Ballo Pill Tramway into a locomotive railway. Those recommendations had been adopted by the proprietors, but subsequently the directors had departed from ;hem. He concluded by moving a resolution for appointing a committee to confer with the Woods and Forests Commissioners on the subject of opening a mineral branch into the forest. A great deal of discussion and personal observation followed, and after much explanation and iteration the resolution was lost by a majority of one. Mr. STURGE moved another resolution, calling upon the directors to convene a special meeting to consider the necessity of proceeding with the original plan intended, of making a branch into the mineral district. This, however, was subsequently withdrawn, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated. BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHE SHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in Birkenhead on Saturday ; Mr. James Bancroft, chairman of the directors, presiding. After the secretary had read the requisition calling the meeting, a letter from the auditors was read, which complained of several items of the expenditure of the company, and urged the adoption of a system of rigid economy. The expense of the Chester station was next alluded to, and it was suggested that a special committee should be appointed, to ascertain where and what reductions could be made in the several items of expenditure. The report was then read, It referred to the opening of the branch from Chester to Walton as being at hand ; alluded to the late contest which had been going on between the Shrewsbury and Chester and the Shrewsbury and Birmingham lines against the company, and justified the course which had been taken to put an end to the monopoly. It concluded by anticipating that a prosperous career was before the company if the proprietors were united. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report and accounts, which passed. The receipts on capital account to 30th June last were stated to be 1,900,4081 9s. 4d., and the expen diture 1,410,4021. 10s. 91 The balance due by com missioners of Birkenhead was stated to be 21,787/. 164. 7d. ; the balance required to snake up dividend to 31st December, 1849, 94,9641 12s. (together 116,7521. Bs. 7d.) ; and discount and bonus on shares issued, 373,2531. in the gross 490,0061. Bs. 7d. The traffic receipts for the half-year were 27,0941. 15s. 7d., and the expenditure 13,4441. 7s. ld., leaving a balance of 13,6501 84. 6d. A strong discussion respecting the agreement with the London and North-Western Company ensued, the forfeitures of calls were confirmed, and two audit ors chosen, after which the meeting separated. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF B AIVK RUPI CY, Sept. 2. (Before Mr. Cominissionor HOLROYD ) IN THE MATTER OF THEODORE DE RUMIGNY, A BANKRUPT. The bankrupt was in this case described as " The dore de Rumigny, of No. 3, St. Mildred's•court, in the city or London, merchant, commission agent, dealer, and chaprnan, trading in copartner,hip with S;ephen Charles L4ketnan, under the firm of Lake man and Co." At the sitting for the last examination, on the 2d of July last, Mr. James, Q C., and Mr. Lucas, as coun sel for the bankrupt, who was aide-de-camp to the late King of the French, Louis Phillippe, obtaind an order of Mr. Commissioner Holroyd to enlarge the time for the bankrupt to surrender until the 10 h instant, it being stated that the General, who was then in Paris, was unable to obtain a passport from the Prefect of Police, and it also appearing that the Ge neral was not in England when the petition for ad judication was filed. Mr. LUCAS this day applied under the 104th sec tion of the Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act, 1849, for a further enlargement of the time for surrendering, upon the ground that ne General was still unable to leave France, and further, that a petition for adjudi cation had since been filed against Stephen Charles Lakeman, the General's late partner, and that it would be convenient that the same day should be appointed to take the last examination of both the partners. Mr. LAIVRANCB, on behalf of the petitioning cre ditor, objected that the application was premature, and was unsupported by any e v id ence , a l t h oug h t h e Learned Commissioner had intimated, when he made the previous order, that any subsequent application must be verified by an afflavit of the bankrupt, set ting forth the censes of his inability to surrender, and that the application was bond fide. Mr. Law rence stated that he should offer no unreasonable ob jection when the proper time arrived, but that the creditors felt much aggrieved, as, in consequence of the General's absence, they were unable to obtain any information as to the assets of the estate or the Gene ral's private means. The Learned COMMISSIONER stated that he should decline to make any order at present ; the bankrupt had until the 10th inst. to surrender, and, for aught that at present appeared to the contrary, the bank. rupt might be able to surrender on that dsy, or that at all events the requisite evidence of his inability_ to surrender might be procured in the meantime. The other cases heard were not of the least im portance. In the bankruptcy of G. Hammond, of Gravesend and Mill wall, wharfinger and builder, a first class certificate was awarded. E. S. Gill, of Glo cester, a toy dealer, applied for his certificate, and one of a third class was granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Yesterday a young gentleman of highly-respectable connexions, who gave his name as Augustus Robinson, was placed at the bar before Alderman charged with embezzling the sum of 951., and with uttering forged cheques for obtaining it. It was the property of Mr. Charles Keyser, of the Stock-Ex change. The prosecutor stated the prisoner was his clerk, and that he had the care of his account-books. Prisoner was in the habit ,of going every week to the bank to obtain the bank.-book, in which was re turned all cheques that were paid at the bank to pro secutor's account. On the 2d of May last there was a cheque presented by the prisoner for 101., purporting to be drawn and signed by the prosecutor, and drawn on the firm of Sir J. W. Lubbock and Co. Since that time nine different cheques for various small amounts had been presented in like manner. and paid to the prisoner. He generally filled up all cheques after they were signed by the prosecutor, but none of the ten cheques in question were issued by the prosecutor, or with his knowledge and consent. On the 17th of August last prisoner presented the last cheque, which was paid to him in gold. Prosecutor believed be would not be able to sustain the charge of forgery. The forge ries, he thought, were all destroyed, prisoner having every facility to effect his purpose, as the cheques were returned every week in the bank-book, when those alleged to be forgeries were abstracted, and he had no doubt were destroyed. The amount of the cheques did not at any time exceed 10/., and they were generally drawn as for " petty cash." Prose cutor never authorised prisoner to draw cheques un known to him. He had only now found out the sys tem carried on by the prisoner, as he had always succeeded in deceiving the prosecutor by making his private account tally exactly with the bank-book ; and it was not until he was toll at the bank that his balance there was nut more than 2,9001. that he found the balance in his own private account of 3,0001. was a fictitious one, made up by the prisoner. Prose cutor kept no clerk to check the accounts after the prisoner. Alderman FINNIS thought he bad conducted his business in a very loose manner not to have disco vered the discrepancy in his accounts, particularly as it commenced so long as four months ago. Prosecutor said he did not consider that be con ducted bis business in a loose way. He managed his accounts as well as the nature of the business would allow; but he could not tell he was being robbed un til he was informed at the bank (on referring to their private account) that he had not so large a balance in hand as his own accounts led him to expect. Alderman CHALLIS said there certainly was no evi dence of the forgeries, and, therefore, that charge could not be sustained fur an instant; but he thought there ?vas sufficient to remand the prisoner on the charge of embezzlement —Remanded accordingly. BUW-STREAT. William Francis Greenslade, constable 128, E di. vision, was charged before Mr. Hall with assaulting a young man named John Jackson, and preferring a false charge against three others. The complainant Jackson stated that he was a plumber and glazier, and lived at 5, Aldersgate buildings. On Sunday night he was in the company of Henry Hill and two. young women (one of them Hill's sister), with whom he had called at a friend's house. They were returning home peaceably to gether through li.ppel-street, when they were sud denly accosted by the defendant, who was standing at the corner of Russell-square, and exclaimed, "Go borne, you blackguards." Witness axed if he was addressing them, and he replied in the affirmative, adding that "he knew them to be bad characters, and that both the young word - en walked the square every night." Witness told him that he was mistaken in them, and looked at his collar with a view of taking his number, as he was quite drunk. The defendant •then collared him roughly, knocked off his hat, and accused him of having taken indecent liberties with the young women against the rails in Russell-square. After this be told them to go on, but witness insisted on being taken to the police station. The constable accordingly took charge of the party, handing witness to the custody of another officer, whom they met on their way to the station house. When before the inspector the defendant made no charge against witness, but accused the other young man (Hill) of taking libertios with the girls. The inspector refused to enter the charge, and they were dismissed. They never saw the defendant before. _ . Cross-examined by the defendant—When you first addressed us we had not entered the square. The charge Iw dida wholly not saythat I would " get up" a case false.We did not go near the rails. against you. Henry Hi!l, porter, of 12, Aldersgate-buildings, corroborated the evidence of Jackson. His sister and a female friend, named Sarah Howard (the two young women referred to), were both in attendance to be examined, if necessary. Mr. Roger Havard, the inspector who took the charge, said it was half past 11 when the defendant brought the parties to the police-station. He accused Hill of acting indecently towards Sarah Howard. He made no charge against Jackson, but stated that they were all bad characters, that he knew them before, and that lately there had been great complaints of robberies committed in the square and neighbourhood. Witness obgerved that the defendant was drunk, and from this circumstance, co upled with the demeanour and apparent respectability of the parties, he declined to enter the charge upon the sheet, and detained the constable at the station until he became sober. 'Wit ness believed that the young men and women were in h e defendant had been above respectable situations. T two years in the force, and was rather addicted to drink. The defendant, on being asked what be had to say to the charge, repeated the sta tement he had made a t the station, and admitted he had been drinkin g a little brandy to cure the chole ra. Mr. HALL said nothing cou ld be more abominable than the conduct of the defen dant in repeating during his sober moments the scandalous insinuations he had made against the young men and women when drunk, and he sentenced him to one month's imprisonment. Within an hour afterwarcb, owing to the urgent entreaty of the defendant's wife, who said there was no provision for her children, his Worship mitigated the penalty to 15 days. IVORSUIP-STREET. Edward G e orge Barring,ton, the keeper of a beer shop in St..l,onard's- , quar e, Shoreditch, was placed at the bar bwore Mr. Elanitnill, charged with having felunit)°Bly returned from transportation and been found at large before the expiration of the term to which he had b ee n sentence . l. The particulars of the og.-nee for which the pri soner was convicted were, as de tailed b y the officers, of an aggravated description. It a pp eared that in the month of May, 1844, the pris oner, who was then in the employment of an extensi ve en g ineering firm at Limehouse, l o d ge d at a public -house called the Bri fiat Volunteer in that neighbourhood, kept by a widow named Blake, whose husband had only been dead a few days, when the prisoner, who had gone out to his customary occupation, returned hack soon after wards, complaining that he had been seized with a violent internal disorder, which render-d him inca pable of attending to his work, and retired hastily to his apartment. On entering her bedroom in a short time subsequently the widow discovered that her cashbox, containing a large sum of money, had been carried off, but the box itself was afterwards found in the potman's bed, plundered of its con tents, and where it had manifestly been placed for the purpose of attaching suspicion to the man as the author of the robbery. The prisoner in the meantime had stealthily quitted the house, but in consequence of information communicated by one of his female associates to Mr. Penny, at that time an inspector of the G division, he was pursued, appre hended at Bristol, and brought back to London, where the charge was clearly established against him at the Central Criminal Court, and he was sentenced to ten years' transportation. In consequence, however, of an intimation given to Penny last week that the pri soner had by some means found his way back, and was then the landlord of a large beersbop in Leonard square, in the name of Edward George, he proceeded to the house, where he found him officiating as the owner, and took him into custody. When first placed at the bar of this court the pri soner readily admitted having been sentenced to transportation under the circumstances described, but declared that an unconditional pardon had been granted to him, of which be should be able to bring forward incontestable evidence at the next hearing. He was therefore remanded for that purpose, but In spector Penny now attended with a document from the Home-office, and stated, that though the convict had obtained a ticket of leave, authorising him to proceed to any part of the settlement, it was upon the stringent condition that he should not quit the colony until the full period for which he had been transported had expired, and no subsequent commutation of the sentence had been conceded. The prisoner , who appeared gr ea tly d e p resse d, an d was unprovided with any proof of his former allega tion, remained perfectly silent upon hearing this statement, and was formally remanded for the pro duction of a certificate from the clerk of arraigns establishing his former conviction, preparatory to his being fully committed to New gate for trial. CLERKENWELL. Yesterday, John Elvery, a costermonger, of Lamb's-court, Clerken well-green, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged by the Rev. J. Wilde, of Richmond-terrace, Islington, with cruelty to a donkey. The rev: gentleman, having been sworn, said that on Saturday night last, between eight and nine o'clock, he was arm-in-arm with a lady, walking iu the Holloway-road, when he saw the prisoner with a donkey and cart, belabouring the poor animal with a stick in a most wanton and cruel manner. Witness remonstrated with him on the impropriety of such conduct, but this only led to increased violence and abuse, when the prisoner lifted up his stick and made a blow at witness's head with it, but it missed him and fell on the head of the donkey. The prisoner then took out a knife, and held it as if about to stab him, and he (witness) became so alarmed that he felt it necessary to use every means to pacify him in order to prevent violence. The prisoner then ex claimed, " What are you going to give me for striking me in the face? " when a gentleman who witnessed the affair told witness not to be intimidated. nor allow the prisoner to extort money from him, which was evidently his object. Witness saw a policeman in Liverpool-road, he gave him his card of address, and explained the conduct of the prisoner. The constable asked whether he would charge the prisoner with cruelty to the donkey or attempting to stab him ? charged him with cruelty to the animal, and said he would consider as to making the charge of attempting to stab him. The prisoner denied the charge of cruelty to the donkey ; but Mr. TTRWHITT considered it proved, and sentenced him to pay a fine of 10i., or go a fortnight to prison, and told him he was extremely lucky in not having the charge of assault pressed against him. The prisoner was locked up, abus'ng the prosecutor in low language, but afterwards paid the fine and was liberated. THE CANTERBURY COLONISTS. A leave-taking dinner to the working• class emigrants about to proceed to the Canterbury Settlement, was eiven yesterday at Gravesend, in a spacious tent erected on the green adjoining the Fort, known as the " Cap tain's field." At the upper end of the tent was placed a cross-table, on which covers were laid for 50. From this table extended down the tent four tables, eaela cal culated to accommodate 150 persons at dinner. The pro prietor of Wates' Hotel, who was charged by the Can terbury Association to provide this entertainment, had made excellent arrangements for the accommodation of the guests and for the members of the committee. The cross or top table was furnished forth with a cold col lation, whilst on the emigrants' tables were hot rounds of boiled and sirloins of roasted beef in profusion, with an appropriate number of plum puddings. At one o'clock the whole of the colonists, having disembarked in good order at Wate's Hotel-pier, proceeded to the tent, accompanied by a large concourse of the inhabitants and visitors of Gravesend, and took their seats at the tables prepared for them without the smallest confusion. The number that set down, men, women, and children, who all appeared to be of the labouring class, and of staid and orderly demeanour, might be about 600. It was, though a pleasing, in some respects a touching spectacle. Here was a large body of our fellow-coun trymen with their wives and children, about to become voluntary exiles from their native land and to seek at the Antipodes a better reward for their labour than the competition, which is the inevitable result of a high state of civilization, will enable them to obtain in the place of their birth. How interesting a volume would the history of these emigrants make! What an instruc tive picture would it present of struggles and privations —of high aspirations and heart-sickening disappoint ments, terminating in the resolve to begin life anew, as it were, on the other side of the globe! This is no light matter. Even the humblest are not without friends and connexions whom it must pain them to part from for ever—for in the great majority of cases the separation must be final. Long after the vessels shall have borne their living freight to New Zealand many an old familiar face will be missed from its usual haunt, and men will note the absence of the accustomed greeting from friendly lips. Let us hope that the modern Canterbury pilgrims will find in the land of their adoption an ample and last ing recompense fur any sacrifices they may have made in leaving their own country. When the colonists had taken their seats the tent be came inconveniently crowded with spectators, most of whom were friends of the emigrants. The heat was al most insupportable, but all was borne with perfect good humour, and no breach of d. corum occurred throughout the proceedings. The Rev. Dr. Jackson, Bishop Desig nate of Lyttelton, the proposed capital of the new colony, said grace, and the party at the long tables commenced a vigorous onslaught on the viands so profusely supplied to them. Almost all the hotels and taverns in the town sent as many as they could spare of their waiters to as sist at the feast, and carvers were hail from the various dining houses, so that there was no lack of attendance. Ale and porter were liberally furnished to all of the party who were not members of temperance societies, of whom we understand there were many. Lord Lyttelton was expected to take the chair, but nut having arrived at:the appointed time, Dr. Jackson pre sided. The repast being finished, The REV. GENTLEMAN gaee thanks, and again rising, requested silence whilst he proposed to them a health which was always drunk with enthusiasm by English men, and he was sure it would not be received with less enthusiasm by the Canterbury colonists--" The Queen, and might that illustrious lady long live to be a blessing to her subjects both at home and in the colonies."— (Three times three.) The Marine band, from Chatham, played the National Anthem. Dr. JACKSON again rose and said that it was with the utmost exultation he witnessed the scene now before him. The Canterbury colonists were bidding adieu to this country, but they did not cease to be Englishmen. They were proceeding to form a settle went wneien, the laws, customs, and manners, and, above all, the religion of their native land, would be perpe tuate and their own condition improved.—(Applause.) They must, however, not expect that such improvement could be attained ex cept by the constant exercise of habits of morality, in dustry, and by religious observances.—(Hear, hear.) The substance of a dispatch received only the day before from Mr. Godley, in the settlement of New Canterbury, ssould be read to the assembly by Mr. Sewell, and from this they would find much encouragement in their enter prise, and much to console them for their departure from their native land. The tenour of the dispatch was favourable.—(Hear, hear.) The Rev. Gentleman then alluded to the excellent arrangements made for the emigrants on board the four ships in which they were about to sail, and added, that amongst other arrange ments connected with the moral discipline of the pas sengers, schools were provided for the education of the children in each ship—schools founded on a system that would afford an example for the foundation of schools fur peasants' children in England. There were many moral as well as physical dangers attending along voyage, and every precaution had been taken to guard the colonists against such mischief. It was desirable that the colonists should cultivate mutual kindness and good feeling; newness in their habits, purity in their conversation, and decency in their demeanour during the voyage, and when they arrived at their destination they would find that they would be prepared for the attain ment of that physical condition of comfort which he had never doubted awaited them. In conclusion he would say, may he who " holds the waters in the hollow of his hand" guide them in safety through their voyage on the waters.— (Cheere.) Mr. SEWELL, deputy-chairman of the association, then came forward, and, after a short address, read some ex tract; from the dispatch of Mr. Godley, alluded to by Dr. Jackson, which gave a very favourable view of the condition of the working classes in the colony. At this stage of the proceedings Lord Lyttelton arrived, and the chair having been vacated by Dr. Jack son, his Lordship assumed it, and exylained that his absence at the commencement of the business was occa- Sit 11,1:1 by his mistaking the dinner hour. The Rev. Dr. JACKSON reminded the company that the chief town of the settlement was named after a nobleman whose Christian f eling and sterling English honesty had won for him the respect of all connected with the Canterbury settlement. Through future gene rations the great English name of Lyttelton would be conrocted with the great English colony of Canterbury. —(Applause.) He called upon the company to drink the health of Lord Lyttelton.—(Drunk with three times three.) Lord LYTTELTON hoped that the assembly would accept his imperfect expression of thanks for the honour conferred upon him, It had been his lot to act as chair man of the committee which presided over this great undertaking, and though in that careen) , he had en deavoured to discharge the duties devolved upon him to the best of his ability, yet he felt that the persons to whom the association was mainly indebted were those who were about to venture their whole life in under taking the practical part of founding the colony.-- (1 - lear, hear.) He could add little with reference to the enterprise to what he stated a short time since at the public breakfast which took place at Black well. It augured well for the success of the undertak ing that many of those who had been most useful in the committee were going out themselves to take part in this new settlement. —(Applause.) It might be difficult to fill their places in the committee, but he would vela. ture to promise that that body would continue to do all in their power to promote the permanent prosperity of the colony. His Rev. Friend had referred to the compli ment which had been paid to him by naming the capital of the new colony " Lyttelton." It WAS not his (Lord Lyttelton's) wish that this should be done; but, since it had been done, he received the honour with the warmest sentiments of gratitude. Perhaps he might be excused for observing that it was the characteristic of this under taking that the characters of all the labourers and the members of their families about to proceed to Canter bury had been subjected to strict inquiry. It had been too long the custom to associate emigration with an idea of inferiority, but it was the distinction of the Canter bury settlement that its colonists would form the best specimens of their respective classes which this country could furnish. —(Applause.) He trusted that the colo nists would bear in mind that the maintenance of a good character was that which the promoters of the under taking were most desirous of observing amongst them, and that the bitterest disappointment the founders of the colony could suffer would be any well-founded allegation of misconduct on the part of its settlers.—(Hear, hear.) For the first tissae in the history of colonization, the labourer proceeding from this country to a dis tant settlement would find around him the church, the clergyman, and the schoolmaster he had been used to at home.—(Applause.) This was an advantage which the colonists could not fail to appreciate. He could not avoid on this occasion expressing his sense of the de votedness of his friend Dr. Jackson, the future bishop of the colony, who had not only given up his comforts and prospects in this country to proceed to the colony, but was resolved to cross the ocean again if it should be necessary for him to return to England to be consc crated.—(Applause.) A little difficulty —a lawyer's point which he could not allow himself to dwell upon— had intervened to prevent the consecration of Dr. Jack son, which ought to have taken place long ago, with his brethren of the colonial episcopate in Westminster Ab bey. Dr. Jackson would go out with the emigrants as their bishop, and take part in laying the foundation of the spiritual and temporal welfare of the colony. The emigrants had been selected not only for their physical powers but for their religious and moral qualifications. They were going to a country which would furnish few temptations to vice and many incitements to honourable industry, and under those circumstances he hoped they would not belie the hopes which had been formed of them.—(Applause.) The Noble Lord concluded by proposing " The health of his learned friend Mr. For syth, as one of the earliest and best friends of the as sociation?' The toast was drunk with the honours. Mr. FORSYTH said that the undertaking they ware assembled to celebrate was without a parallel in mo dern times. Ancient Greece, it was true, occasionally sent forth expeditions to people the shores of Asia Minor, but he would answer for it that no Greek colo nists ever sat down to as substantial a dinner of roast beef and plum pudding as the Canterbury colonists had pat taken of.—(Cheers and laughter.) It was phasing to think that old English fare and old English feeling would co-exist in New Zealand a thousand years hence. —(Applause.) He hoped he should be pardoned for offering a few words of advice to the labourers present. Let no one go to the colony with highly-raised expecta tions. If any man imagined that he would find a land flowing with milk and honey he would be grievously disappointed. The colonists, however, were going to a country whero they would be able to get a fair day's wages for a fair day's labour, and what Englishman would desire more?—(Applause.) In conclusion, the Learned Gentleman urged the colonists to cultivate self respect, and to act as it the welfare of the colony de pended on the individual exertions of each man: all would then go well,—(Applause.) SOUTHWARK. Yesterday Thomas Harvey and William Lawrence, two respectable-looking young men, were brought before Mr. Seeker, charged with attempting to pick pockets on Newington-causeway. Policeman Lane, M division, stated that on Satur day night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, as he was on duty on Newington-causeway, he saw the two prisoners together, and, being in the rear, he saw one of them (Lawrence) lift up the ,tail of a gentleman's coat and thrust his hand into the pocket. The two prisoners then walked forward, when he (the policeman) went up and inquired of the gentle man whether he had lost anything, and he replied that he had not. He (the policeman) then walked after the prisoners, and again saw one of them try another gentleman's pocket, and upon finding they were watched, they hurried along and went into a hootmaker's shop, and one of them called " Police." He (policeman) went up to the shop, and, having communicated his suspicions to the prisoners, they both ran away, but were pursued and taken into custody. On being searched, money to the amount of between 21. and 31. was found in the prisoners' possession. In the policeman's cross-examination by Mr. Binns, on behalf of the accused, he said that the left-hand side of Newington-causeway from London-bridge was an exceedingly crowded thoroughfare. On Saturday night, however, there were but few persons about there, and he could not ho mistaken in the iden tity of the prisoners, as his brother constable saw them act in the manner described as well as he did. It was between liorsemonger-lane and the Sessions house that the prisoners attempted to pick pockets. Francis Hough, another policeman of the same division, corroborated the above evidence in all its chief points. A ihopman in the employment of Mr. Dutton, boot and shoemaker, gave evidence as to the prisoners corning into the shop, and stating that they had been followed by two men, from whom they feared some injury. Mr. Binns, on the part of the prisoners, stated that they were both respectable young men, and that a mistake had been committed by the policemen • Law rence bad been in the e m pl oyment o f a plumber and glazier for the last five years, and the other pri soner, who had just come from Scotland, was in the same employment. He then called several respect able persons, who gave the prisoners an excellent character. Mr. SECHER said he had no reason to doubt the evidence given by the policemen, but the accused had unquestionably good characters up to the period of the present charge, and he should give them the be nefit of them. They were accordingly ordered to be discharged, and left the court with their friends. REPRESENTATION OF THE UNI VERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 2.—The deputation which took its departure hence on Saturday, in order to present a re quisition to Mr. Walpole, has returned here without effecting the purpose of their mission. On their arrival in London they found a letter from Mr. Walpole await ing them, expressing his deep regret that he should be unable to receive them that day, as his presence was ab solutely required elsewhere. At a meeting holden at Jesus College this day there were twenty-five Conservative members of the Senate present; the Master of Jesus (Professor Corrie) occupied the chair. The above result was communicated, and it was determined that the Rev. W. 11. Stoke;, M.A., of Caius College, and the Rev. W. Bonner Hopkins, M.A.. of Caius College, be requested to take charge of and wait upon Mr. Walpole with the requisition. These gen• tlemen according take their departure this evening, but as they have to proceed as far as Mr. Walpole's resi dence, in the neighbourhood of Epsom, the result will not be known here before Tuesday evening or Wednes day. The deputation are further empowered, in the event of Mr. Walpole's acquiescence with the wishes of the requisitionists, to wait upon Mr. Cowling, and en deavour to induce that gentleman to withdraw from the contest. At any rate those present abstain from all pro miie of their votes until a definitive answer be received from Mr. Walpole. Mr. Cowling's friends here are in the meantime most actively engaged in making arrange ments for his election under any circumstances, their head quarters being the Combination-room of St. John's. Mr. Macaulay having been requested by the Liberals to allow himself to be put in nomination, has positively de clined, and the more influential members of the party do not seem inclined to disturb the quiet of the University by proposing any one else; the Conservatives, however, appeared inclined to do this without any aid from the other party. The requisition to Mr. Walpole, and the names attached to it, will be published after presenta tion, whatever that gentleman's determination may be. Hiram Power's marble statue of Eve, which it will be remembered was lost in the vessel in which it was em barked for shipment to America, has, we rejoice to say, b een recovered, anti is now on its pedestal in New York. As a set-off against this comforting intelligence, the sculptor has had to endure another calamity by shipwreck; his mar bl e statue of Calhoun, commissioned by the Senate, was also shipwrecked off the entrance to the harbour of New York. The shippers, however, had the precaution to pack it in h uge enclosures of timber - so huge as to be sufficient to float the statue ; there are, consequently, hopes of this work being also recovered.—Art Journal. On Saturday Mr. William Payne hulrl an inqurst in the Queen's Prism, on the body of Mr. Johnllardy Hollo way, aged 39. a p-isoeer therein. The evidence proved that the deceased was an attorney, and, having fallen into difli cultie%, he bad been an inmate of the gaol upwards of three years. Previous to his app re h ens i on he suffered from disease - of the liver, `!.nd soon afterwards he was seized with a vomit ing of blood. From. that period he had been attended by Mr. Hooper, the prison surgeon, and also by Dr Roberts, of New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, and under their treatment lie seeme to recover night, how materially. O n S aturday ever very alarm!ng symptoms set in, and, 'fter lingering till Wednesday night, he expired from suffocation, Ow i ng to a rupture of one of the large vessels of the lungs. The jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death, from a rupture of a blood vessel of the lungs." ii 1 4,' TS. ( The following is the official gatement THE C 0 UNT R Y MA KJ"' totitiet .0.. a f the:l oe p or . ;,", corn, &e., received in the port of London from Ai* , 1. Essex, from the 25th Aug., 1850, to the 31st P both inclusive : Essex, from the 25th Aug., loolf, both inclusive : %''' i e t . , ,; 1 A . 23 ' w es w N '. „, A+ CA 4 ..., p 0 P a ......-- '"''' 10 64 .....-- ------. ;10 •• ~. ..--- 480 --- 7 Colchester lr6 6 ..-- 5.r , Ildrwich - 9 1 --- 67 , ••"„ 40 ~.... Leigh 5Ol —' 16 ) Si fo ilow . ol a Malden 1906, oe re is oil, eer to-daY 5 91 be° , CHELMSFORD AUG. 30.--Prices 443 to 0 , 0 ; e l oos m. .. '. . ~._ a.. rm.: new .q., to ',., ) ,..i: die, to Wheat, white, old 46s to 50s ; new CHELMSFORD, AUG. 30.--PtIC., tO-daY fr4e9i I:_eaf'lier 44 3 40s t 24s o 43 3 ~, 5 s ; chevalier 64s to 56s ; new, 39s to 42s ; barleY , "; 9 to 05;165 t° to 26s ; grinding 21s to 235 ; oats I ..,,, e noir _,,0; to 5 zage o n, new 223 to 24s ; Ss ; old, —s to --5 ; white, new, 24s t 0.270; c',,'", • 0141 ..,,, dun,to 27s new, 24s to 27s ; beans, tick, tiew 2 3 0 s .0000-vt;o0o; w ; harrow ticks, new 21s to 270 I d ~j4;1 5 ; peas, p‘artrit4,l,....4 tu 0, 46; tO 5 14 ; ;0 5 s IXIIESTER, AUG. 31.--Wheat, white 24s to 250; to 46 ; barley 22s to 24 •b ns roasagao t o and small • old Oa to 003 per g r 26s to 2..5; pes 210 t 283 per qrs.e the g ot+ KIRKALDY, AUG.3la—Theo following ril t i up to this date:— . Barley. , 4 ....-5 1 J Bean s ' I s Wheat. 'Oats. oil 0,1 First 44s Od 21s Od 215 b , od •", Oi econd 6d ----9 , ....., 423 Pd 208 Od 20i s Oa 4 OJ. grain at . 0 . u .. r . d in:rke: " :o-d i a 7 ; Third • • 6J -- dt0:0 of n DDINGTON, AUG. 30.—The following „. 44 4. T,OAatmeal, per bag ot 2SOlbs imperial, tre the P : _6cl 18s 263 0 , ice s jj'''-061 :: 250 ; I c o n 1 el() i:bs, 00' 3,9 ,t New Wheat. I 'Barley'. 1 02 6,1 , 5-- I 233 6 3 ' 3 /d 321 Ca '2o° 33 5 0 ••:50 First Second 42s Od 39. Od c , 2 , 4cl 20a 6j Oa I - • fo. 1J o• q Third --- . Total - ua _ ".* . 319 0,1 ; _ q ntity of New Wheat in market - - , Do. er cwt ; retail, 5d to B 6d ar p le e y r lb• 2 5 Ow .7 so P la do. 358qr5., 9 01 , Do. Oats do. um Do. A UG. ans o. is inirg"to 4/0.4 per 20, or bd GLASGOW,.. d i t to _u ,riall'vetsPi-its:l, . .d • r.beetie, *-,:, ~,.. Oor -2Provision--‘, W ilk, 2 7e w t , p se cwt.Sil9l ; lb. I ri° I 64 Country fresh butter, 10d to Od fered,oboleo,7lo4 dered, in l to Od. u m p s , peErddtoozBeind. ; cliouetnist:y2P:lrred heo ditto:it'll,: Igo Country eggs, Ed per dozen ; ear e. , i pe r psiri 2s 6d. h e e j t o m PERT potato oats, Od to 21 oats 00s Od ; s Od ; oats , 18s to '2IS peas and bea t* f a per quarter . PERTH, Auo. 30.—Wheat, es Od to 44s Od; sou -A to , . 2 8 / KE * Oatmeal, 0900 s ~ipi ditto sack,p:: ,278 to 285. ditto, v° 1° lioi to 330Lods°, AUG. 30.—Wheat, old ,03 to Os; _ id, ibi 4 ,00 14s Od to 1500 f..,00, v tboaOrlOesyodne;wdiostto°ndetwo,Ol3oadto; 145 6d; PeZobelo, to 2ls Od • , beans, 18s to 204 p et boll of six Itorto 2. ss ; STIRLING, - P •g 0 205 old , 54 home, Os AUG Aim 30.—Wheat, fore' ,_. ad; ~,i . of to Os • ditto ditto new, 160 d to Vs t i s 64 W i ll a 0 4; boll Oats, 6 bushels, 17s Od to Os Od ; ditto neW,... od to_ r ol sltt ditto, lA' Oa* common, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, _.,, 5s seso distil Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto on to 35§, .: pii rs, 32s Od to 34s • uitto brewers, &Duo_ , d , p elf°,o perboll, 12s 6d to 15s 64 ditto nevt, 12s 6d to !?! 'it'tooool:,'A ; lid to 0 Od ;a fiuur, Od to 335U°' 'Pa to t ).- ,j . ditto, 18s 6d , new per sack, 3ls load. 05 Btite ditto new to 20s Od; oatmeal, per Eck o f 7lbs, , to 911; fresh butt 26s 6d to Bs ' 6d ; ditto per pec. do z 0 Sm hay butter er Ib, 8d to 10d; eggs pet ~,,,,e6L Ali; per ton, O s 60s to im iOS 91- 04 Bzuw Od to Os ; ditto new, ti . b ole t 0 00 IcK, AUG. 29.—Wheat, 375 10i , t„A; eg's, oats, 18 as 5 8d; rye , 00s Od; beans, 00 ./.. .. 4 0, average per im • 04; P' o stk HAwtcx, penal quarter. to 315 to new, WICK, AUG. 29.—Wheat, old, 290 e. 0d; ets 0 , t . si 14_ !.. 15s to 00'. Od ; ditto old, 15s 5 0 1v159. poliowetiol to s 2 a s c l j 0 163 Od ; common oats 1356 d to 0 0 , 4 0% i bushels.d ; beans, 205 Od to 22; Od per bo ------------- _....c.,.. IP 9,44 COAL MAIMET.---Irli-50' 1 „.... 4 9 0 , - Cresswell ge ...... , , Clay ' main ........ lls 6dlWharricli .... ..... i'4s 6 0 Dean'sering's Tanfield... 125 Od Eden Alain .............. _ to 5 4 gast Primrose ...... 12s 9d Belnaont ....... 0.....,„ !; it gl Hol A dairs Main .. 123 Oki Braddyll ................ 1 5 , 94 0.111" ._ "' 133 9n Heaton ............ .... 4454 Rave i s edheugh asswe ll .... ............., I to 91 ranleisloßrth'sW.Hart 14s 3d Scarbamlgb. ............ 140 Canfield ioor ••• • ..... its 6d Stew rt 8 ............. 141 ,1 Townley Moor Butes... 115 6d Oaradoo ..... • .. .... 1 457 - Kelloe ........... . .... , West W ............ 133 C k • 0 tlepool • • lb 9 4 ylam ... - . 135 Od South or .. ... 1 50 Wall's End, . & c . ; Adelaide Tees f .... $5 61 Acorn B • ewicke and C Close 14s Od Brown's r .. ... ,„ Gosforth o. ...... 148 0 , d;Macleso's Tee .....' r 5; 6:1 or Tee .0 Hedley • • .. 13s 9gSe.Yl33°- • . ....... 180 '''. Lawson ........ 5104 04i Heaton . b ola ..... lad Hilda ---. ...... 143 Od Birchg.Grolk°, ...... 1 4 , f .. 11 Bartle., •, , v.. Mot • mon N• 143 Od Hartley -0.: ''. .. .... .. i is Li , orthumb I . er and 135 6d SnapethorPv •• ....01. Original Gibson Suto••••• t , lv Riddell - 139.4000 rice 139 6d Ships 00 #0 SO 900 '' dr i b" The Hu ll t hat fro m Oda 00 Advertiser say! t persons have b'bition I _ to .. he object ined the In dustria lsEs i. , chases .10.41 o jof w hich is workivi• , hoe • the great , ,if 400, mtilt. been !it exhibition of 1i451. -° e3 " Smith 9 paid by the members into Messrs. On o On n t t h h e e Mrs. Frederick 30th h thgap, —____ c,. Silira . • th . B the Crve. Dorothy,ci cRt k o ir e i r toe m fr Southwick-place, William ult at rickeridge, ti lt., at Holland.i:so:l, s 1::.:01371:0:1•1111.6 lie °I L. Mellish, Esq. .a.vot. „eat, 944 of :2_lpsitacuelt ,EitydeeiiikolliGae°rge:::_belfife °I til° Re o v. n j t o li h e n 3 H ls o t n u le i r t . ., in Upper Efarlere 1i. 4 Ito iJ r,botle9 to Jl e itetialgs' -0 g 9 %t ''' ritft,fsffef' On the 30th ult., at Hornaburch, ' s _,, e ilie C r /43 P lofted:leg:ter:Ph; ile:ll:4e* On the 31st ult., at St. lgarylebollter of d i r elitu tl ' Esq ,of D don id li, of g orset-place, and county Lon :DellEl'OddsEeqdr:iCindg'abUoUgf rhßattel,araCnkodinf v°tirticeiii.o the4v. 13 I b ti l' 9 to Jane. second daug dory, .., Pq'' el DIN ) You. b, . 'jet On the 30th tilt., George Willion tb iei iso re' mei , street, Cavendish-square, aged 75. • she 'fa „, gilz „jot:r.4 , On the 30th ult., at Brighton, Franc' pt, fu,,01i,-oitil the late T. Farrent, Esit, of Montaga.s,tre,i Discl'f. ffilu On the 28th ult., at . Bridgewater, Rohl, the $e rof. oNcfoocoOnr Northumberland, ul t rtt h smeL e o 2 f 6 G t h u3 u . e l t r . s , . i ii i o t u s B e r i , g C 0 1 i t o r o n ii , s o n i g e , w_i_bitos.ose, pee ° isi o, een e bsh2eo9ar 2 ttml 3 hha d i:uuadlig t tilt., . e. jl:tdaa. at, n it 7 leacw. James Nis 1 :NI tisilliso:b:: g. /i i: i c pr a s : ti t a p. r g lip (,3:01:: be es 3 l iii;e: ti .101 0 ,0 c: rep,: , Pcl'Atiti ieErsqß.,raagdeldey2,3.second daughte ~ J . o''o , Bradley, line ( OO ) n nnE :l the hhi 30th ult., at Reading, agecl,,77o'ret-striew vo° On the 30th tilt., in Vere-street, ../ 'q• y 000 iVrc6' Butcher, relict of the late J. Butcher, d bl, t efios , On the .. sth tilt., at Boulogne, .., r,testion l'etni3oliblitl'the 91:i Ball, late Secretary of LI. B. uL• ---.7gsci. of h•- oar :' do st v eldest son of the late Benjamin pear _ 'osit fii f o i tt,' At her son's residence, near Kovoa?,_ a ged _ l 4 of ; tilt., the Comtesa° Louise Koseakco,lol.__,, iler:, font, talesl Grar few' o to .0t the Comte Joseph Kossakousks, oo lss i . tip 0, j a o t r i i m a, e a r r y d Gdeanuegrhateor f oi l, e t heArCt ionmeri 0f roolo; § pli ti is o vier Pb' ddaugbte floe same time and place, her gran- „i. i t.lo. St. Clair, aged 11, only daughter v. Clair, Esq. f Dj 0 ts • o London: Printed --an—d—Publishedb son the No, 112, Strand, Printer , soop Strand, in the Free act of tbe „tn. ..nal or g• ii"' diddiettexi TooditY, 6 0 1 ""'" ---------------------- Lord LYTTELTON, after i" the colony tea or fifteen ' 1 ma I g bishop the years hence, p of th e health of . the Rev. Fr. Jackson, the future bishop colony. • i t'n his int"-----ention to Yis iC 0 1 - t ) r. JACii, - S-)N, in returning thanks, declared 111 8 i,'_' 7 l , e . n e i t:i to cultivat , , , himself a portion of ground csPlo' producing The grain enough for his own subsistence. meeting then broke up. ,„ The cCf 11 emwrants are expected to Sall ill the cours few days. ' --...—.-----...----..... ------ __ SUICIDE OF COLONEL 10146. Ch l r V o i n t e Lahore l h .cl r e e s te a r y e s n : c_e , to this melancholy event, tb It w a s believed that the storm in his mind bOd b . l t ri: , over, that he was more comp and he had , ,wit,iiii 0 ef r nicrs of his detio, expressed his firm detert6l/.6",-°airP iLlgriieg his command, and couriing the fu e ll r ur i t ll3 ol re: was to have presided on Friday at 3 i ells: quests, but was reported sick. Ile c h at bum f rat servants on that day to give him an account cf ot little :l e tt v tel e e ra t l u ly rd d ay ue to them, and went to bed at 6 lw . in s e 'oloe lt en s h s our. Coi Band Colonel King He was called by his bearer about 4 5 , _.,, • morning, and replied b 3 wished to,llcertica a reportlim'r' Shortly lifter the man at the Pan6,_edi, of was found extended on his bed. .4,esilb day bef r o o'im, put l an end to his existence with a pistol losloofoof g"ing into his room the lifeless 0,_;101 rnjwiatiser only. Several letters were saw , q u 'V r il teo t h° which he is supposed to boo , ..... ode ria' Chief re; amongst them, one to the C0ra.,'11600,01, a , i w l hich has been duly forwarded to his r", e • by Colo' with ' , on atto l n i. s a j a o t r h s o t le a . intimation that a copy had been 0 30 be dne'lvoKlviendg,to I 1 I caved rel • b e reb aud which copy would be forwarded ,iilles correspondent b hew, in the absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Doherty, On the same subject the Delhi s , Labo r° Steuart." command of t , , 0, o serves— " I n•iw tido oa . proceed to give you all the par lie 0 f e e i gather of the late Colonel King's deatb. n ot ° dead in his b Per r 91. ed yesterday morning, the contentsuP 00 b his head . completely blown sway by `ho bis 0 1°111 # 1 der i. is only) ot a pistol, which he bad placed in . ..), n ot t supposed, and fired. The hand was ° r of' the skull . k ,tue on the wall behind, and bruise theideckf Gazette i co tej e ed about. The pistol must have been overfortati a r od ep ? ort was heard about three oclock b then i ote° o m toa w nnet h l. e ,s re ac th ts e body was wa s Lieutel3B7'' ' ''ll° 1.11; oa o v i e n r i d n i g cAt h o o ef use. The first:Europ° lv . Ag thO f F e ' the nr aujoining ifittpnhoaeoa renteredmorning used previous to his shooting w ho b ed , subject pre v ious to o ' s c hi t s d ° e rb a dti t et a ru' ; l : i Y wi s r e :lf h elf. ; abusive langaa , him, and said 1 3 " ' ,vet a court of • • t.,e to the court-martial of the stddeietioulti oy,o the 1) owing him by a native in the city here, a°,,ni, 0; 118.0 strartyedevening previous to destroying bd;:e3snd‘rt;r3l to have written letters to tbe h„,l4ll't Chief, Sir Walter Giltert, slid efficers of I " 04 I d,, so. contents have not transpir, d, nor I fear a t ; 0 0 10 0 e, One eircorosta, ce a nnnye d n u so. men of ' the P°lo,oo til: l'here wss a fight at the theate) Drpop9.P the Artillery and the Dragoeng. 0 11 , i i co aco': of the b usiliers broken, and :smatter receiveL_sids e' anon of the brain from being thrown over taupogoo 0 a cruel cowards. and i c u u i s i Ve theatre, The Artilleryman bad called the an d JO, private to be v l9 diag a court'e.- hint' aailrtotgneitntige,r:suovewriyogtragic afis,,,,arot 04 so worded in the charges as e l " or atir the •,• co .00 personal character of that soldier iften officer. The Colonel was buried, yesterdsl rau m ill c b h . r a li v , te e ri na ts? trade military honours. There should i , bo f i l ie ir f e e where n(,t s , t e h n e . s e I % , sr t n u- e r r :i n are, are which ?they' .r , e cour t , fi re ~-t ' the W i , ~„' tell o f „or n so unhappily tarnished by ou They way clear up the c! ia d i ' le - b c 0 , , y cite s taw; e s."