The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-27 00:00:00

ET'ne following appeared in our Third Edition of last night :—] GERMANY. . A letter from Fralikfirt of the 22d states that a depxtation of the American, English, and Frankfort Committees of the Peace Congress went the day be ' fare to Cologne, to receive the visitors expected from America and England. These new arrivals, to the number of between 400 and 500, arrived the same evening at Frankfort. About 2,000 cards of admis sion to the Congress had been issued. The Cologne Gazette contains a letter from Ber lin of "the 20th, stating that the day before a Cabinet Council was held there, at which the King presided. " Prussia," the letter says, eonsents to enter into a negotiation, having for object to effect an arrangement between the two great powers of Germany, but she will not re cognise, either directly or indirectly, the restricted federal council, nor the re-establishment of the Ger manic Diet. She has formally refused to accede to the invitation to send a minister to the restricted council, and ,the other states of the union will follow her example. Prussia will treat only with Austria and her allies ; and it will be necessary, therefore, before a negotiation can be entered on, that Austria renounces the idea of putting down the union." The Independanee of Brussels has the following un der date of B-rlin, 21st :—" It was understood yester day, in a general though rather vague manner, that the Ministry, in a Cabinet Council of the 19th, had decided on opposing a formal refusal to the invitation of Austria with regard to the restricted Diet. Prussia shows herself inclined to enter into the neutral corn ' mission under reserve of the unitary consequences which may,result from it. The news is confirmed to-day, and, further details added. The reply to Austria was not perhaps definitively decided on the day before yesterday. To-day there is to be a fresh meeting of the Council. In addition to the resOrve I have above mentioned, Prussia appears to den-land that Austria should explain herself on the composition of the neutral commission. The dispatch of Prince Schwarzenberg is as obscure on ' this point as on many others. In the affair of the Baden troops the Council are also agreed. That was not difficult, Austria having accepted the propositions of Prussia on that subject. Oldenbourg and Cobourg • are each talked of as the arbitrator of Prussia in the affair, but the former is considered to be the most likely. Public attention has been much occupied during the last few days with an incident which has occurred. A private correspondence from • Rendsburg; in the German' Reform, represents things in the' Duchies in such a gloomy and discou raging manner that an outcry was raised by all the press. The writer of the letter was discovered at Rendsburg, and proceedings immediately commenced ,against him. It was found that this correspondent, ..whose name is Isidor Heller, wrote at the same tim.-! for the German Reform, the organ of the Cabinet of Berlin, the Free Press of the North, an ultra-demo crativjournal, and the Lloyd, the Ministerial journal of Vienna. A correspondence by the same person to j,purnals of different' political opinions is not an un usual thing in Germany, where people calling them oolves,political writers are not always overburdened amour propre. In this case, however, a disre , gard tu.tacts and principles was carried rather too far. • Count de Nesselrode has arrived at Stutgard. He is' to prole eed from Tessingecr to Vienna. A letter from . Cassel of the I9th states that M. de gbacten` had " just been, charged by the Elector of 'Heise-CAssel to form a new Mint try. . • .THE'..CONOREsS AT WIESBADEN. i ; Steele gives the following letter from Wies .clack° tne 20th, giving an account of the nrocetd ,- ings,-of the Count do Chisnabord at that place:— . Until-noon no visitor is adroit. ed. If any French .", mart..prpsents hims , Pilbefore that hour, the answer is that AiR Afajesey43-eng,agod; About one o'cl('ck the doors '.are optenen fur pr , seet,sticrns, which are almost exclu :made by M. de Levis. The Prince approaches his v ►sitor andinterrogtto,s him as to the P , litical feeling of the depttruneng to which lre bel and tht-re is not, one who doe, not eacerly rt.: that all the p•pulation • of his department is Legninsatist. This is the kind information given.. to the Count de Chambord. .Tlierta••are, however, solve exneptiims to ads rule. Oa.. c .rtttirsday last. an old officer or the' ex . -Royal Gtaird;-.'when . interrOgi:ed (xi the . subject, 'raising his ' veieerreplied.;‘ , 3•l4neetrretirj arrived here this mottling; setoff.' seaitviti . ten . minutes. I came here on .• ipurposeto.warn , you , that'Yr t.l . are deceiver?. I belong , -74ter,thsfsiospariniter•t of the oi,e. I have talked with the grest.majority of the taaners, and-I am sorry to conf'ss —to: you that they are all-isguirist Yon.' These words f , esneed,a greatemotion in the crowd of . perons present; :the •Cedint , de•Chambord looked astouished, but he took 7 i.therhand. of the . effieer and "shoots •it. warmly. On the ▪ fokluvirisag day .11: de la Rochejequelin; the rudest chain, , rote ofrian appeal ,to the people, Wha 'h ad come to-dispute • thif..-influetice of , M. Berryer, suddenly lett Wiesbaden, and , lefr.tha , field to his rival: -This precipitate deper :•,rtttre .of; M. de is Rocbejaquelitt has produced . a (temp sensation iti- the ranks of ale litrl.• French colony. AlLdiy persona-are much di,crlntented, but not daring to express -their -.opinions to the Prince, they sneer at thr7se around - • him • They..aecuz:e the- Old 11M. de Levis, de Pa'toret, ttaffisome Others art onopolising tiie Count de Chambord, of c,esificating him for their 'own benefir, arid of d•Triv - Max nt altlit?try of thbtight and af!tion. Will y-ti believe it!said sToun:.• Lezit niats!, to me en this subject, ~.thzt-hisritnjial kiltr:hnis. , cantiot even go andtake a bath . - witlreitt.qt de - Levis taking [.'rear is the room wica him?' -I.dd•o' any ciratiinitances the cord reclition given to M. do isa,•chejsquilin proves that the traction of young. 1.0 rima , ittrn rsdieavowed as dell as ire or•iinary 'organs the Glzette de France and the Opinion Publigue. The Count . de.CriAaabord did not say a single word' to M. de la .Rochrjacidelio on the subject of iris last pamphlet, inti salad L'Appel. au Peuple, and the latter, astonished at ~:this premeditated silence, took the linerty of akin the .Prince what he thought of There are good things here and there in it,' was the reply. •By that you mean, Monsigneur, that there are hadthingsin it,' observed M. de. Larocheitquelitt. ' Dieu! I dared not avow it you, but I think so,' renssilced the Prince. • Allow me, Monsignenr,' replied the author of the pamphlet, to T ipw it in a differs ,t light from your Reya,ll - Lghoess.' You are at librty to do so, Monsieur le Marquis,' drily replied the Count de Chambord,' but France must really by a republic when a Lirochujsquelin allows himself to ~difff r in-opinion from a Bourbon.' Such was the dismis- gitea to M. de Laruchijaquelin. Who after thim will dare deny the salutary ir.iluence of pilgrimages? Atter the preseutations come the -private audiences ; these are readily granted ; but here gin the inevitable Duke de Levis will be found to listen to all that is said, And take note of every word. M de Levis plays in the monarchical comedy of the irotel Darger , ,ter the part of Banquors ghost. A visitor arrives with the hope of spelaiog privately to the Ci,unt de Chambrlrd, iad ex- pri , ssing his opinions confidentially. when jirst am he begins to open his mouth the phant , m of old etiquette appear; -and freezes the words on his lips. At times it is said the Prince appeari much annoyed at this ob stinate determination not to let him no fur a moment alone with n,-strang , r, bnt he dares not hazArd un obse; vation.: and sub its in silence to the yoko of this mayor .of the palace of rayelty without a kingdom. .Thoaudiences generally continue until the dinner hour. There. , are covers every day kid for from twenty-five to .thirty. -The guests are carefully blended. The dresses of workmen who have come ou a pilgrimage temper wha; tbre.lexary of the blue ribbons spread over white ,waiacoats would make appear too aristocratic for a Court.: Ore. which endeavours to make itself popular. Last. evPrlink: there w: much talk of a aie Vendeanpeassnt having been admitted to the royal table, and to•whrln ?he Prince had even c avirscendetito otter his artn. I saw this woman at thi' theAtre, and a6k d her what-she thought of the Prince? • Ah, Monsieur,' said ahe with delight, • he is a saint that King; look'at the present he male me;' drawing from within her dress some thing whieh had been suspeiide l to her neck, and •which .proved to be a locket with a lock of hair of the Count de ~Chemboril. She then replaced the locket in her bosom .after kissing it several times with the greatest devotion. Poor woman, she doubtless thinks that she is one of the puppets which will be put in motion in this Legitimatist representation. In the evening, : when the Count de (Jhambord does not attend the theatre or a concert, all those who have been presented have a right to come and pay their respects to him. The Prince, always followed by M. de Levis or by M. do Pastcret, passes among the groups, and speaks to every one. Sometimes he does not disdain to seat- himself at the pianoforte, or to sing . It is stated that he •has a very fine baritone voice. Ile lately commenced singing a romance, Pauvre exile or la terra it , angere,' but at the second verse he was so affected that he could not proceed. This sentimental sce , ie caused a gr.)tit sensation, and it appeared that on that evening the enthusiasm was so great that the vene rable and dreaded presence of M. Levis could not prevent the assembly from crying loudly • Vivo le Roil' Wbat a siagalar figure the H in. M. Berryer must cut in the ittldatbf these puerile demoastrations., ITALY. The Italian journ ils state that neither the amnesty, nor an extensive commutation of sentences on poli tical prisoners, which had been expected in the Lordhardo-Venetian provinces on the occasion of the birtiiday of the Emperor of Austria had taken place. The Bisorginitnto of Turin, of the 20th, states that the parish priest of Bonn ev ill e , when about to cele brate a funeral service for M. de Santa Rosa, an nounced that he did so only because the Minister when on his death-bed solemnly retracted what he had done against the Church. The announcement caused such dissatisfaction that the National Guard and the Municipal Council declined to attend the service. Letters from Leghorn and Sienna of the 16th state that, in order to prevent any disturbance, extraordi nary precautions had been taken by the authorities, who had ordered about 100 individuals of the former place to present themselves three times a day to the police. The Osservotore Romano of the 14th, a semi-official organ of the Papal Government, records the arrest of the Archbishop of Turin and the removal of the Ser rites, without any comment. Brigadier Hearsey, C. 8., has received from Sir Richard Jenkins a cadetship for his son. Many years have elapsed since the battle of Seetabuldee, but time has not'ob nerated Sir Richard's recollection of the gallantry of Lieut. Hearsay on that memorable and eventful occasion of Sir Richard's redolence at Nangpoor. THE DANISH QUESTION. conveyed, so that the only carriage road of the many which intersect Hyde-park which will be in the slightest degree interfered with, is the comparatively little frequented drive parallel and close to the Ken sington•road, and this will merely be interrupted by the carts and waggons crossing from one side of it to the other. The saunterer by the south bank of the Serpentine, and the horseman in Rotten-row, will not find their comforts in the slightest degree inter fered with. At the conference held on Friday at the Foreign office the Court of Austria signified its adhesion to the principles laid down in the protocol of the 2:1 of August, relating to the Danish question, without prejudice to the rights of the Germanic Confederation. This adhesion hag been accepted by the Danish Plenipotentiary, who, on the part of his Government, has declared that it is well understood that those federal rights extend only to the duchy of Holstein and of Lauenberg, forming part of the German Can federation. " Madame,—You have handed to the Rev. Peter Daily, on behalf of the Sisters of Mercy, 5001. sterling, the sum amed to be received for your daughter, Har riet M'Donnell. on her being professed a nun in this community, which sum we engage to return you, free of interest, should either the nuns or your daughter change their minds before the period of her said profession ar rives or in the event of her decease before then. " AMELIA WHITE. " Dirs. Eliza M‘Donnell." In the month of August, 1847, Miss M`Donnell took a malignant fever. After all hopes of recovery were over the nuns had her a professed nun. They gave no notice to her family of her illness until she was past recovery. They now contended that as she was professed on her dying bed they had complied with the terms of the agreement. The jury found a ver - diet for the plaintiff for the sum claimed. Within the space marked out the workmen are now busy in rearing the needful workshops, and in staking out, under competent direction, the proportions of the intended edifice. Instead of reproducing, as we might, in our own language, Mr. Paxton's account of what that edifice will be, we prefer, as the simplest and surest mode of impressing upon the public the idea of its dimensions and its proportions, to print the description of his plans given by the architect him self, at the recent interesting meeting at Bakewell : " The building would be 2,100 feet long by 400 broad. The centre aisle would be 120 feet broad, or ten feet wider than the conservatory at Chatsworth. The building is divided into broad and narrow compartments, and by tying these together there is little for the cross-ties of the centre to carry. The building is entirely divided in twenty four places—in short, everything runs to twenty-four —so that the work is made to square and fit without any small detail being left to carry out. The number of columns, 15 feet long, is 6,024; there are 3,000 gallery bearers ; 1,245 wrought-iron girders ; 45 miles of sash bars; and 1,073,760 feet of glass to cover the whole. The site will stand upon upwards of 20 acres of ground ; but by an arrangement of his (Mr. Paxton's) the available space which may be afforded by galleries can be extended to about 30 acres, if necessary." The above declaration has been received by the re presentatives of France, Great Britain, Russia, and Sweden, who have unanimously rendered full justice to the intentions which have induced the Court of Austria to give its adhesion to the principles stated in the protocol of the 2d of August as being in con formity with the general interests of peace and of the European equilibrium. The protocol was signed by the Plenipotentiaries of the respective Powers present. This document is im portant, as it sets at rest the question of the preserva tion of the integrity cf the Danish monarchy, which consideration, in fact, forms the main feature of the former protocols of the 4th of July and the 2d of August. Austria, it appears, hesitated in the first instance to express her assent, on the ground that, as one of the great German Powers, she considered it necessary to reserve the rights of the Germanic Confederation. These rights were not in any way jeopardiz d, it being clearly understood that no alteration could take place in the existing relations between the duchies of Holstein and Lauenbarg and the Confederation. Tha ill-founded pretension of the Ultra- German party in the duchy of Schleswig might alone have given rise to some difficulty and misconstruction. This diffi culty has now, fortunately, disappeared. The decla ration of the Danish Plenipotentiary, forming part of the protocol signed yesterday by all parties, distinctly places on record the limitation of the rights of the Confederation to Holstein and Lauenburg. This solution, acknowledged by all the parties (with the sole exception, we regret to say), of Prus sia), may be considered as one step more towards the establishment of peace in the Duchies—a result tf such great European interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Charles Sharp, a y oung man very respectably con netted, was charged with indecently expo.itig his per. son in Kensington-gardens. .. _— The evidence, which is unfit for pu!dication, rested on the testimony of three lurk cenitables, who distinctly proved the charge, and of a wo:na', who deposed to similar indecent acts on Wednesday List. Mr. BINGHAM committed the offender to hard labour for three months. An old gentleman, a relative of the prisoner, applied to Mr. Bingham to reconsider the sentence, on the ground that the charge could he disproved. Mr. BINGHA.M said he could not on the conclusive evi dence brought before him do otherwise than he had done. If the applicant thought he could shake the credibility of the witnesses, he might collect evidence for that pur pose, and then make his application to Sir George Grey, at the Home-office. In the course of the day Mr. Fisher, from the office of Mr. Dod, applied to the Court to admit Charles Sharp to bail, having, as he said, some evidence to establish an alibi on one of the days when he was charged with having indecently exposed himself. Mr. BINGHAM. from the youth of the prisoner, was very glad that his judgment was to 131 appealed against. However, he would remind the applicant, that the evi dence of indecent exposure on the last occasion was so fearfully strong that it was impossible he could do other wise than convict. Before admitting to bail, he must have some clue to the station of life of the prisoner. Mr. Fisher replied, he might s4y that the prisoner was the prolige of a Noble L.;rd. who was about to interest himself to get him an appointment in Lloyd's banking house. THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY, The London Gazette of Friday contains the addi tional instructions directed by the Queen in Council to be forwarded to the Governor-in. Chief of New Zealand, for the purpose of modifying the royal in structions to that officer, so far as they relate to the disposal of lands in that colony.. These further in structions have become necessary in consequence of the notice given, under the seal of the company, that they are ready to surrender the charters which they hold to her Majesty. After reciting the provisions of the various Acts of Parliament under which the waste lands held by the company were distributed, and the proceedings which must- be taken to effect the dissolution of the said company, the paper proceeds as follows : .‘ Whereas the directors of the New Zealand Company -did, on toe sth day of July last past, give to the Right Honourable Earl Grey, our Principal Secretary of State for the COlonies, bitch notice as aforesaid, in pur.uacce of the - above-recited provision; and whereas on the giving of such notice as afor esa id, a ll the land's, tene nietit, and heifdttaruents of the said company, in New Z.- alaLd, reverted to and beeame vested in us, as part of the der*sne lands' of the . Crown in New Zea:an i, subject, nevertheless, as - afo'reiaid, to any contracts whiCh were then subsisting in regard to any of the - said lands: - ' ' Mr. BzNotram said he would take two sureties in 100, each. LAMBETH. Edward Goden, of 27, Royal-street, Lambeth, a dealer in furniture, was charged with haying violently assaulted Sarah Goden, his own daughter, a li tle crea ture not yet ten years of age, on the night of Saturday, the 24th inst. A Mr. R. Jones and several other neighbours proved that the child had been most inhumanly beaten by her father on the night in question, that it ran out into the street in a state of pertect nudity, and that its little body was all covered with weals and bruises inflicted on it by the unfeeling father with a cane, which was then produced in court. The poor child had been generally' allowed to run about the streets with scarcely a stitch of shoe or, stocking on. Mr. Goden ' with the greatest sang-froid imaginable, expatiated o n his paternal right to-act as be pleased in his domestic affairs, and reprobate! the idea of any per son interfering therein; he seemed strongly impressed with the idea that he, like many other much greater men. had a right to do what he liked with his own. Mr. ELLIOTT, however, happening to differ with him materially on the subject, said he should tine him the sum of 205., or send him to prison for fourteen days; he also required him to enter into his own recognizance fLr 20/. to keep the peace for six months. . l'And whereas certain contracts have' been entered into between . the New Zealand ComPany;and certain bodies or settlers and others, - in regard to lands in. New Munster 'aforesaid, namely, with the settlers at Welling ton, Nelson, and New Plymouth, and the Associations of Otago and Canterbtiry: "And whereas "it is apprehended that the provisions contained in the 13th chapter of the said Instructions are, iti certain respects, inconsistent with the aaidcon tracts between the New Zealand Company and the said respective' settlers' and associations; and it is expedient that the said instrlitetions should be repealed, so far as regards the lands comprised in or affected by, the said contracts, as far as the came may be inconsistent with the said contracts respectively or any part thereof: Now, therefore, kaow you, that we have revoked , and determined, and 'do by these our instructions under our sign manuerand signet, revoke and determine so much and such' part only of the thirteenth chapter of the said instructions - as relates to the lands comprised in or affected by' the aforesaid contracts between the New Zealand Company anti the seitlers at Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth, and the - associations of Ot .tago and Canterbury, and so far as the same may be in- i consistent with the said contracts respectively, or any ' part thereof. " And we do hereby declare that the said contracts respectively, or any amendments in such contracts which may hereafter be made by and between us, our heir and successors, or parties on our or their behalf lawfully au thorisPdi and the said bodies respectively, are and shall 'be in - force as regards the lands cAnprised in or affected by the said contracts; prbvided always that on the ex piration or sooner determination of any such contract, the regulations comprised in the !aid thirteenth chapter of the s:4id zecited Instructions shall again become and re,nain in force as regards the lands comprised in or af fected by such contract." WORSHIP-STREET. George and Alexander Meehan, two respectable.look ing brothers, were brought up before Mr. Hammill, charged with disorderly conduct. and obstructing the officers of the Eastern Counties Railway, tinder the fol lowing circumstances:— Stephen Badgery, inspector of' the railway police, and Molloy, a metropolitan constable of the H division, stated —the former, that while on duty on the departure plat. form at half -past two o'clock that afternoon, just as one of the Stratford trains was proceeding on its journey and had g )t clear of the station, the-prisoner George Meehan ran down the platform on to the line cf rails, and open ing one of the carriage doors, attempted to force his way inside. The carriage had its full complement of passen gers, who objected to being inconvenienced by him, and an elderly gentleman remonstrated with him on his con duct, and endeavoured to keep him out; but he persisted i n f orc i ng hi s way into the vehicle, assisted by his brother, who pushed him forward, and seizing the gentleman by the collar, swung to it, and tiled to pull him out: The gentleman was so incensed by the' violence of the prisoner's conduct that he would have given him into custody, but that he must have lost bis train if he had done so, and witness having expostulated with and endeavoured to re move him in vain, was obliged, from the perilous posi• tion in which they were both.placed, to call for the as sistance of the police. The constable quickly made his appearance, but the instant he attempted to secure him ho was struck by George a very heavy blow upon the shoulder, and it was only after a severe contest and struegle upon the step of the carriage that he was at length overpowered and taken back to the platform, to sisting most violently all the way. The prisoner's gross misconduct exposed them all to the greatest danger, as the passenger train was going at least at the rate of tour miles an hour, a goods train, which had just come in, was standing on the line of rails to which the passenger train bad to be shifted, and but for its being signalled to the engine-lriver of tho latter to stop his train, the in terval between the two wus so trifling, they must some of thein huvo been forced off the s , ep between the car riages and trucks, and most probably crushed to death. • Molloy gave a similar account of the transaction, and added that his position was SG perilous that it was only with the greatest difficulty he had saved himself from death or some very serious injury. The first prisoner denied having struck the officer as described, and Alexander said that he was not aware there was nu room in the carriage or he would not have attempted to enter it himself or help his brother in, which was the only part that he had taken in the matter. Mr. HAMMILL commented upon the outrageous nature of the conduct displayed by the prisoner George Meehan, and, having ordered Alexander to be discharged, sen tenced the former, under the provisions of one of the company's by-laws, to pay a pen a lty of 405., or in de fault to stand committed to the House 9f Correction fir three weeks, for resisting the inspector in the exe cution of his duty, and then to undergo a further term o f a fortnight's imprisonment fur his attack upon the constable. WANDS w' ORTH. Lewis Isaacs, a Jew, said :tohbe well-known on the principal race-courses some years since, as a proprietor of roulette and French hazard boards and tables, was ' brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with being con cerned with three others not in custody in robbing and defr,inding Mr. John Oldtleld, an artist, residing at No. 100, Upper Ebury-stre-t, Pimlico. of notes and gold to the extent of 40/., in Battersea-fields, on the 27th June last. The facts connected with the apprehension of the pri soner, and another man named Robert Gibbins, and their examination at Guildhall, on Saturday, have already ap peared in our, journal; and it will be recollected that the offence occurring within the jurisdiction of Wandworth Police Court, the prisoners were remanded to that court. On their arrival, however, at Wandsworth, the sitting magistrate had left for Hammersmith, and the prisoners were taken there. A recapitulation of the evidence taken the same day at Guildhall was made, and ulti mately Mr. PAYNTER, considering there was not suffi cient evidence to detain Gibbins upon (who was the man supposed to have beckoned to the gang immediately prior to their breaking up), discharged him; the prisoner Lewis Isaacs !wing remanded to be further examined at this court yesterday. Mr. Oldfield's evidence was taken afresh, and he re peated much the same account he had given at Guild hall. -Ho said that having been twenty years at Brussels and returned to England very recently, he was perfectly ignorant of the snares that are set for strangers. The parties he met in the steam-boat appeared to be perfect gentlemen, and the assumed ignorance they had of the thimble-rig man (the prisoner) was inimitable. The prosecutor said be could not undertake to say that the prisoner was the man who snatched the 101. note out of his hand, the act was so sudden. He had at that time 801. in 101. notes rolled up in his hand, and the one that was stolen was just detached from the others to lay on the table or board. He had no doubt it was the in ten tion of the party who made the snatch to have had tbe bundle. next. City policeman Daniel May, 337, said he had no fur ther evidence to offer than that be found 4Z 17s. on the prisoner, arid on Cabins three thimbles, a pea, and a pack of cards. Mr. W. Galbraith, of Wellington -cottage, South Lambeth, who was in attendance in another case, said that seven or eight weeks since, on a Tuesday, he was going to a sho o ti n g-match at the Red , house, when he saw the prisoner with a board, thimbles, and pea, hard at work. Re was asked to "try his luck," but he de clined. On the following day he again saw the prisoner near the same spot; there was a pile of half-crowns on the board. Mr. BEADON said there was no evidence to establish the charge of felony, but there was ample evidence to show that he was a regular gambler, and as such he should commit him to Guildford Rouse of Correction for three months' hard labour. The money found upon him was evidently partly the produce of the fraud or the robbery, and he should order the expenses incurred in the prisoner's apprehension to be paid out of it, as also his keep in prison, and the residue would be given him when he left the gaol. The magistrate also re marked that he hoped it would be a warning to Mr. Oldfield for the remainder of his life not to become intimate with strangers he might casually meet on a steam-boat. The prisoner was then removed to the cells, apparently well satisfied with the re'ult. A labourer in the employ of Mr. William Brown, of Horton, was last week digging for chalk on the down, about a mile north of Tan-hill, when he came upon a human skeleton, bu rr i e d i n a s i tt i ng posture, and perfectly entire. There is lit t l e doubt that the b o d y , o f which this is the re mains, was buried in the time of the an c i en t B ritons , earthen vessel b e i ng f oun d w ith the skeleton, constructed of sun-burnt clay, and otherwise bearin the character Rf the domestic nt en eil s o f that remote period.' Remains of pottery of the ain,e character and age are very frequently found on thr:e downl.—Bath Herald. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1850. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, BARNSLEY, WAKE FIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, AND GOOLE. The ordinary half-yearly meeting t,f this company was held at Wakefield yesterday. Mr. E. B. Beaumont, the chairman of the board, presided. ' The line is leased to the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company at five per cent. in perpetuity, with half surplus profits. The re port stated that the total cost of the railway would not exceed 3,2534 over the amount of the rent guaranteed by the lessees. The liabilities bad been reduced to 16,0001 The rent from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company would be payable on the Ist of Sep tember, and the dividend warrants would be issued imme diately afterwards. Two directors had been nominated to seats at the Lancashire and Yorksbire board, who would act without remuneration. The statement of accounts gave the following results :—Total receipts up to the 30th of June, on the guaranteed stock, 256 071 i 16s. 3d., which sum had all been expended except 352/. Bs. 2id., which remains in the banker's hand. The receipts on the shares for the southern division of the line, which is not guaranteed, amount to -69,7874 7s. 7d., and dis bursements to 66,352/. IBs. Bd., the balance in hand being 3,4341. 9s. 4d. The CuAnnum said his had great confidence that the line would eventually yield more than 5 per cent.; and tofu r alluding to the various matters in the report, he moved its adoption, which was carried. The dividend, at the rate of 5 per cent., was also agreed to, and ater some discussion the meeting sepa rated. CHESTER AND HOLYUEAD. The following repart, will be submitted on Friday next, at the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders • `• It will be in the recollection of the shareholders that t the last half-yearly meeting your directors obtained their approval of a Bill authorising this company to lease their line to the London and North-Western Rail way Company, or to make other arrangements with that company for its working. They h med that long before this time they should have been placed in a position to convene a special meeting, to which, after receiving the tormal sanction of the measure required by the House of Lords, it would have been th e i r d uty to su b m i t the plans by which the scheme then contemplated' might, in the judgment of the directors, be most beneficially carried into execution. They regret that they must now an nounce to you that these expectations have been entirely frustrated. " Parties having interests at variance with those of the London and North-Western Company, and seeking to encroach upon its traffic, took occasion, from the pro motion of the Bill in question by this company, to urge upon the Committee of the House of Commons the intro duction of a clause giving to those parties powers and pri vileges quite incompatible with any practicable arrange ment between this company and the London and North- Western for the completion or working of the line; and, in spite of the earnest remonstrances of your directors, they succeeded in effecting that object. The House, how ever, threw out the clause, and when the same parties made an attempt to reinstate it, it was again rejected. But the same shortsighted hostility pursued the Bill before the Committee of the House ef Lords, although it was certain that with such a clause the Bill would be valueless fur any public or private object, because the London and North-Western Company would refuse an alliance coupled with the conditions imposed; and the issue proving unfavourable, the measure has been nen cessarily abandoned, to the serious detriment of your interests, and without a particle of benefit to the parties whose opposition to the London and North-Western Company led them to strike at that body through this company. " The result is a matter of deep regret to your direc tors. Their best hopes of improving your position were founded on the possibility of combining your interests with those of the London and North- Western Company, and of rendering it sate and profitable fur that power ful body to aid iu extricating you from your embarrass.. meats. But your directors could not, of course, expect that that company would undertake so arduous a task, under the addnional pressure of an Act of Parliament, which proposed to deprive them, in favour of a third party altogether without rightful claim, of a large share of the legitimate advantage of the projected en terprise.. 'Nor is this the only disappointment which your di rectors have experienced. In March last you were ap prised that they were 'in communication with her Ma jesty's Government. baying for their object such assist ance as would enable the company to complete the un dertaking at the earliest period;' and they continued their endeavours to this end until a very recent date. Th4y urged upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with all the force which they felt to be warranted by ihe justice of the case, their claim to temporary aid from the public press, on the ground—lit, that the contract tor the mails having been granted to the company, be fore it broke ground in its works, for the avowed reason that the traffic was insufficient in itself to afford recom pense for so great an undertaking, the loss in that re spect resulting from the visitation which bad desolated Ireland ought not to be thrown exclusively on the com pany, without any contribution from the Government, so greatly benefitted by the opening of such an import line of communication; and, 2dly. that the peremptory requisition of the Admiralty, backed by a Parliamentary Gne:live°, in regard to the mode of crossing the Menai Straits, having imposed on the company an additional and unlooked-for expense of nearly half a million ster ling, it was equitable that the Grov ,, rernent, thus re lieved from all share of the cost necessary to reconcile two public obj , cts (to wit, the free navigation of the straits, and the continuous line of railway from London to St. G•orge's Channel), should afford some assistsnce, by way of a loan, to enable the company to complete its works, in order to its reimbursement. " Your directors are sorry to state that, whilst they have been personally treated with every consideration and courtesy. the Goverfiment has refused to entertain these reasonable and moderate claims for a contribution in the shape of mere temporary aid, althoud,h it was shown in the clearest manner that no risk could he in volved in the transaction. The only conce,sien midi- to the company—at the same time that its success in over coming not merely the vast natural difficulties of the un dertaking, but the impediment thrown in its way by a public department, was used by the Prime Minister as a cogent argument for the abolition of the Lord-Lieute nant of Ireland—has been the abandonment by the Go vernment of its claim for a contribution of 200,0001 to wards the new harbour at Holyhead. The directors feel, however, that such a demand for a contribution to a public refuge harbour is one which never ought to have been made. In the same spirit of indifference to the difficulties of a company eng9ged in carrying out an eu• terpri.e of pre-eminent public importance, the contract for the performance of the mail service between Holy head and Kingstown was given to parties who have a direct interest in diverting the traffic to the route by way of Liverpool. And this was done notwith standing that a Select Committee of the House of Com mons, of which the lamented Sir Robert Peel was chair man, after considering the question whether this com pany should be permitted to own steam-boats, had ex pressed a deliberate opinion with respect to the advan tage of placing the management and control of the whole line between London and Dublin in the hands of a single piny. • " Under ttie heavy discouragemeuts briefly described in the foregoing paragraphs, and labouring constantly under the pressure of ttie pecuniary difficulties with which the company has had to struggle, your directors have exerted themselves to the best of their ability to accomplish, at the earliest possible date, such a comple tion of the line as may fit it for general purposes of use fulness. In furtherance of this end, the last tube of the Britannia Bridge has been raised to its intended place; and your directors hope that that wonderful structure will be filially completed during the month of October 'ln their last report, your directors stated their in ention to open a separate revenue account from the lst of January last. That course has been taken, and the net proceeds have been applied towards the payment of the half-) ear's interest on debentures due on the 10th of July last, which, amounting to 24,549/. 10s. 5d., aves a balance of 8,5211. 16s. 7d. chargeable against the earnings of the current half-year. " The proprietors will observe that the gross traffic of the six months under review has yielded a return of 38,652/. 3s. 3d. contrasted with 31,9831 5!. Id (irre spective of the mails in both cases), earned during the same period of 1849; and your directors are using all the means at their command so to increase their power of meeting the demand tor accommodation for minerals as to afford all the desired encouragement to that im portant branch of business. As an instance in point, they are now engaged in arranging for the construction by private parties of several sidings and short branches, for the purpose of bringing upon the line the produce of adjacent quarries and the like ' with the stipulation that the expense of the wor k s h a ll be repaid to the construc tors from the proceeds of the 011. A resolution will be submitted for your approval, giving your sanction to ar rangements of this description, which cannot but con duce to the advantage of this company. " The attention of your directors nas been earnestly given to the cost of working the line and its adjuncts, with a view to every practicable and prudent reduction of expenditure, in respect especially to the packet service; and they have now so organized the system Of managing the steam-boats that they have good reason to expect that, taking into account the earnings of those vessels, and of the express trains to which they are exclusively attached, and which would be useless without them, the proceeds will more than counterbalance the expenditure. It may be added that, finding the payments on account of insurance to be ex tremely heavy, amounting in the aggregate to 6,497, from the Ist August, 1848, your directors are of opinion that it will be expedient that the company should become the insurer of its own steam-boats, setting aside a certain sum annually to cover the risk of loss, and they request your sanction aceordingly. " The arrears of calls duo at the last half-yearly meet ing amounted to 40,666/. 103., since which 2,8161. 10s. has been received. Your directors have declared the forfeiture of 65 shares, which requires the confirmation of the present meeting." The report of the engineer, Mr. Robert Stephenson, says— " It affords me very great satisfaction to report to you that the whole of the tubes of the Britannia Bridge are now safely deposited in their final positions. Nothing now remains to be done but to complete the junctions between those composing the second line. "A fortnight will finish the junctions in the Britannia Tower; three weeks more will complete the junction with the Carnarvon small tube; and by the end of Octo ber I have no doubt all the remaining preparations for the opening of the second line will be brought to a satis factory conclusion. "As this will probably be the last report I shall have the honour of addressing to you in reference to the works of the Holyhead Railway, I deem it only proper, after several years of intense anxiety respecting the Conway and Britannia Bridges, to return you my sin cere thanks for the unwavering eonfiienve you hare 11- I ways displayed in the views I have boon called upon to express in recorence to tl , e structures; with , ut this can fiAence the task would have pr v. d touch more dilfiyult than it has proved; but. I assure you the value of this confidence is much enhanced in my estimation by the fact that you gave it when the balance of opinion was de cidedly against me." EAS ' INDIAN. The report of the directors, to be submitted to the proprietors on Thursday next, says— • " Mr. Stephenson, the managing director, and Mr. George Turnbull, the resident engineer-in-chief, em barked for India on the 20th of March last, arriving et Calcutta the latter end of April. " The directors have received a very intsresting report from Mr. Turnbull as to the line of railway which, in his opinion, should be first constructed; and the directors have the gratification to mete that the report entirely confirms tee views already taken by the board un this question. " The board understand that the Government engi neer has also made a report to the Government of kola on the Caine subject, and that the views of this officer and of Mr. Turnbull, upon all essential matters, are in per fect harmony. " The board further understand that the report of the Governeneet engineer has been torwardee by the Legis lative Council of India to his Excelleecy the Governor- General. for sanction. In the meantime Mr. S:ephenso❑ has received, through his Excellency's Secretary, his Lordship's assurance thet his best and coast ant attention will be given to the undertaking, and that he entertains an anxious desire to oacilitate, by every means at his command, the operations of this East Judie Railway Company, and to secure the successful conduct of an en terprise in which both the Government aad the share holders have so great an interest.' Pendiog his Lordship's decision, the board consider that it would be premature to print Mr. 'Turnbull's re port, but it is open for the inspection of any shareholder who may wish to see it. " The statements which have appeared in some portion of the Indian press, and thence copied into the home journal?, announcing the abandonment of the under tskoig, are totally untrue. " The directors think it right to correct a misappre hension which has been industriously circulated, to the effect 'that the capital of the company is limited to 1,000,000/. sterling; and that, in consequence of such limitation, and of certain proposed details of construc tion, the experimental line to be laid down by this com pany must terminate at such a point as to prevent its being remunerative.' The line first to be made is to be a fair experiment, and is to be curried to such a desirable point as, in the opinion of the Government of India, will render it sure of being so. If the neillien of capital be insufficient for this object, new capital is to be raised under the guarantee of the East India Company, on pre. cisely similar terms as the original capital. " In a return presented to the House of Commons, in July last, on the subject of Railway Communication in India,' is a copy of a dispatch addressed by the Court of Directors of the Supreme Government of India, on the subject of the contracts between the East India Company and the railway companies, and contains, in explanation of this particular point, the following extract:— " ' Clause 17 provieles for the excess of capital which may be required above the respective sums of 500,0001. and 1,000,0001., in order to complete the exact length of line which may be determined upon. In the first place, our guarantee extends only to those sums, but as it is impos,ible exactly to define the cost of the under taking beforehand, and more especially as in neither case is the exact route fixed, and in the case of the East Indian Hailwey the point of its termination is not even fixed, it was necessary that some provision should be made for any margin either of excess or deficiency of ca pital necessary to complete these experiments. Li the case of the Great Indian Peninsular Company, the two points of Bombay and Callyan are determined, but in the case of the East Indian Railway, the starting point (Cal cutta) only is fixed. You will not only have to deter mine the exact route of this line, but also the point to which it would be most expedient, with a view to a l air triad of the experiment, it should he carried, always hav ing reference to the sum which is contemplated to be expended. And you will have to determine, in the event of the sum meittioned in the contract (1,000,0000 appearing sufficient only to bring the line to some inter mediate point, at which it would be undesirable to stop, whether you will make your terminus at nearer or more distant point, and to that extent increase or de crease the capital as the case may be, and the surplus or deficiency will be dealt with as provided for in the 17th and 27th clauses of the contract. I❑ the one case, the capital will be increased on the same terms as the original capital; in the other case, the excess will be returned to the shareholders.' " Upon a requisition from Mr. Turnbull, the board, with the sanction of the East India Company, have sent out by the steamer of the 20th of the present month three additional engineers, and have authoriied the ap pointment of a fourth on the spot. The services of these gentlemen will, therefore, be avail.ble at the cummence• went of the eti,uing cold season in India. " The board adopt this medium of acknowledging and communicating to the shareh Iders the liberality of the Peninsular and Oriental riteam Navigation Company in reducing the passage money of the engineers and nth -1 - s who have proceeded to India in the service of the company. " The accounts are made up annually, and, conse quently, are not submitted at the halt-)early meeting; but it will be satisfactory to the propriettry to know that the interest guaranteed by thP East India Compan) is now accruing upon the sum of 354,567/. 55., tieing the ttmount paid into the tr , a,ury ',airlift up to thf , 30111 June last, and upon 2,4241 ls. 81 , the amount paid into tint Government treasury ttt Mad, as. " Pending negotiations for carrying out the detals the contract in India, the company% funds in Calcutta were invested in Government loans. The last mail brings intelligence of arrangements baying been con cluded with the Government for the tt :Lower of thes, furds to ti , e treasury, in accordance with the terms of the coutruct." EASTERN UNION. The report of the directors, to be submitted to the shareholders at the half-yearly meeting on Friday, states that the net revenue of the company, which amounted, at the corresponding period of 1849, to 9,9261, has gene on increasing, and now, in the least favourable ha:f-year of 1850, amounts to 26,562/. The director concur entirely in the belief expressed by Messrs. Webb and Head, the auditors, that the shareholders during the current half-year may look forward to a further con- siderable increase of revenue. The liquidation of the liabilities, which are the main causes of the preference stacks being at a discount, demands the earliest consi deration of the directors. The proprietary, if they are united in a resolution to clear away the outstanding debts, might do it, not only without any sacrifice what— ever, but with a certainty of raising every portion of the compaey's stock. The Act which passed in the late ses sion has enlarged the time fir making the Harwich line; and the Eastern Counties Company having admitted that it and, be a great advantage to themselves as well as to the public, and having ahown a willingness to cc-ope rate with this company to insure its construction, the oi recters'hope, before they:need expend any further money upon the undertaking, that the arrangement of 18 s 5 way be entered into between the two companies to pro tect the shareholders from any uuretnuneretive outlay in carrying a line into flacevich. The directors have referred all unsettled professional accounts to Mr. Dax, the senior TaxingeMaster of the Ceurt cf Ex chequer. They trust it will be a means of reducing some of the demands against the company. With a view to stimulate the local traffic, several excursion trains are now running and carrying great numbers of the inhabitants of Norwich, Bury St. Edmund's, and the vicinities towards Harwich, and of tho,e of Colches ter, Ipswich, and Bury, through Norwich to Yarmouth. This traffic, it is believed, wid tend to improve th.- present halt-year's revenue. The report of Mr. P. Bruff, the engineer, states that the working expenses continue to diminish, being now 2681. per mile, or 49 per cent. upon the receipts. The rolling stock, permanent way, and works continue to be maintained in excellent condi tion. The Trowse branch to connect the Eastern Union line with the Norfolk line at Norwich will undoubtedly he of great service in facilitating and economising the traffic arrangements of both companies; the estimate of cost including land and every expense is 16.000/. The line is set our, and the works can be commenced forthwith upon .the land being given up to the contractor. The au ditors state in their report that the liabilities of th, company are in course of reduction, and they see no reason why the whole amount should not be easily de frayed from the powers possessed by the company; that it would greatly improve the value of the whole stock of the company if the preference and ordinary share holders were to co-operate in assisting the directors in some scheme by which the simple contract creditor s e t the company should be satisfied by the issue of the fur ther preference stock at a moderate rate of interest, and the re-issue of debenture bonds as they fall due at a lower rate. The preference stock, as well as the ordi nary stock, would not then fel to acquire an increased value, whilst the company would be placed in a sound and proper position. The capital account to the 30th of June last shows that 2,104, 6401. had been received, and 2,098,6381. expended, leaving a balance of 6,0011. The company are authorised to raise 1,860,0001. on shares, and 620,000/. ore loans, total 2 ,480,0001. The amount of shares issued, and loans raised, is 2 ,115.9791., leaving 'powers to raise 364,021/. unexereised. The loan account shows that 5 23,5741. has been obtained on mortgage bonds, of which 56,6001. was borrowed at 6 per cent. per annum, 4 41,7681. at 5 per cent., 20,655/. at 4f per cent., and 4,550/. at 4 per cent. The amount falling due in 1850 is 221,759/., of which 198,5531, is at 5 per cent. The revenue account for the half year ending June 30 states that 52,321/. had been received, and 25,5751, ex pended, including 880/. for Government duty, and 6161. rates and taxes, leaving a balance of 26,7461, to pay in terest on borrowed money, 12,3951.; on 6 per cent. stock 8,9361., interest on 10 per cent. stock, 2,2741.; rent to Stour Valley Company, 2,00/ ; rent to Stowmarket Navigation, 5351., and rent to Lark Navigation, 1861.; making together 26,3271., and leaving a balance of 4181., of which 183/. is appropriated to the renewal fund. MIDLAND. At the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Midland Railway, held at Derby, on Friday last, Mr. Iroaside carried a motion that the names, duties, and salaries of all the servants of the company m the receipt of 1001 a year and upwards be published and circulated with the half-yearly statement of accounts. The folk:w ing is the list of salaries according to Mr. Ironside's motion : Secretary's department—J. F. Bell, secretary, Derby, 70 1 / 4 John Moore, dttto clerk, ditto, 1551; John 0. Burton, accountant, ditto, 1951. ; W. H. Hodges, ditto, clerk, ditto, 1001.; W. Coulton, cashier, ditto, 1851. Engineer's Departm ent —W. H. Barlow, engineer. Derby, 8001.; T. H. Merchand, assistant ditto, ditto, 2501. ; J. Eckert, clerk, ditto, 125/. ; F. Campion erau . ;hteman, ditto, 1104; Vf iof.pfatio, MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. The Lord Chancellor, accompanied by Lady 'fiu-o, has left Eaton-: , qu &re for the country, for the vaca• tion. The Premier and Lady John Russell intend to make a tour of the Highlands for a fortnight, and after paying their respects to her Msjesry and the PrincF -Consort at Balmoral, proceed to Minto-house. near Hawick, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Muito, where the Noble Lord and Lady intend to stay some days. The Marquis of Lansdowne is with the Marchioness at Bowood-park, Wilts , surrounthd by a select family circle. The Right Hon. Sir Geo. Grey leaves Fallodon, near Aln wick, this day, for York, in order to receive her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the Royal Family, at the railway tertninu.., on the Queen's way to visit the Earl cf Carlisle at C as tl e H owar d ; the • Right Hon. Baronet, as home Secretary, having been selected to attend on her M ejesty during the royal progress to the Highland retreat at Balmoral. There is no truth in the report that her . Majesty would visit Fallodon, the seat of the Right Hon. Baronet. The Earl of Carlisle arrived at Castle Howard in the early part of the week, from Na worth Castle, the ancient family seat of tne Huwards in Cumberland, in order to make every preparation fur the reception of her Majesty to morrow evening. The Countess Dowager end Lady Mary Howard had previously arrived these from the Duke of Devonshire's seat in Derbyshire. The Duchess of Sutherland and Ledy Constance Ln-son Gower, Lady Dover and the Hon. Misses Eilis, the Right Hon. %V. T. and Lad y Caroline Lascelles, Miss Lascelles, Lady Elizabeth Grer , and oth e r m em b ers o f the family, are to assemble at Castle Howard, to have the honour to meet the Queen and royal party. The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde and family have repaired to Brighton. The Noble Mar quis'occasionally comes ro town during the week on business connected with his department in the Government. The Lord Privy Seal, accompanied by the Countess of Minto and the Ladies Elliot, arrived at Minto-house, N. 8., on Tuesday last from town for the autumn. A large family party will shortly assemble there. The Ear] and Countess Grey intend to remain at Hawick-hall until the middle of next month, when the Noble Earl is expected to return to London to relieve the SeCre tary of State staying in London. ,Viscount Palmer ton continues in town, and is not expected to leave for Broatilands, his seat in Hants, for three weeks to come. The Right Hon. Sir Francis T. Baring ar rived at his official residence at the Admiralty on Sa turday afternoon, from. Portsmouth, after attending her Majesty on her marine excursion to Ostend. The Right Hon. Baronet and Lady Arabella Baring and family leave town fir Brighton, and afterwards go to Stratton-park, Hants, for the autumn. The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, are making a tour of visits in Scotland ; also the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere. The Right Hon. Fox Maule is at Birnam-lodge, near Dunkeld, N. 8., and is not ex pected in town before November. The Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse is at present residing at Erlstoke-park, Wilts. THE EXHIBITION OF 1851. COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS. The preliminary operations for its realisation are going briskly .forward. The whole space, and, of course, something more than the exact space to be covered by the building for the Exposition, is fenced in by a substantial palin g , w i thin which, masses of timber are being deposited, and the necessary sheds and temporary workshops are being rapidly run up. The space which the fence circumscribes is about 112 yards in breadth, and 740 yards in length ; but of course the actual limits of the buildin g sagadingwi to ll not be. quite so great. The paling mence opposite the Royal HumanemaSociety's receiving house, and to end close by the bridge across the Ser pentine.ln the enclosed space are two rows of trees— one a scattered clump of fine old elms, the other a line of smaller and younger trees. Matters will be so arranged that none of these ornaments of the park need fall. The few trees the destruction of which was inevitabl e have already disappeared. The ground to be covered by Mr. Paxton's palace of iron and glass lies contiguous to only one of the entrances, and that a minor one, to the park. This is the Prince's-gate, opening from the Kensington•road, not very far from the turnpike. From this gatea foot path leads diagonally across towards the bridge over the Serpentine, and this little-frequented path is the only thoroughfare which will be shut up by the " profanation" in question. The carriage entrance at this point will not.even be obstructed, for a second entrance has bgen.inade from the public way, exactly opposite the main gate of the enclosure. Through this, all heavy loads of materials, and ce forth, will to MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK. GLASGOW FRIDAY.—We have only learnt to-day a very painful catastrophe which has occurred on the shores of Coll, one of the small islands which lie off the western coast of Mull. It appears that on Sun day and Monday last a hurricane of great violence was experienced over the whole Western Highlands, and the wind blew from N.W. and W.N.W. with greater severity than it did at any time during the depths of the past winter. Early on the morning of Monday a large barque was seen to the westward, ap parently in great distress. She was running before the wind with scarcely a. stitch of sail set, and being unable to clear the island, she • struck on a rock or islet called Ellenore, which is nearly an acre in extent, and lying about sixty yards from the mainland of Coll. Almost immediately after the devoted ship struck the masts went over the side, and the hull was d as h e d t o pi eces , many of the beams being broken against the rocks in a few minutes down to the size of small billets. The calamity occurred nearly opposite the farm of Breach cahu, occupied , by Mr. M'Lean, who with his family and servants, witnessed the sad scene, without being able, from the fury of the waves, to put forth a hand to save. It was observed that the crew got the boats overboard when the ship was fast nearing the rocks, and eight or ten got into the largest, but the boat swamped almost immediately after leaving the ship's side, and all peiished. Those who remained with the ship shared the same fate a moment or two afterwards. Tile logbook, and some other ship's papers, along with a large portion of the cargo, were washed ashore on the island during the day, and from these it appeared that the unfortunate barque was the Mandane, of Sunderland, Hutchinson commander, bound from the Clyde to Demerara. She was of about 400 tons burden, carried eighteen men as crew, and had at least one passenger. Any further particulars regarding the immediate occur rence of this appalling catastrophe will, of course, never be known_; but it will be difficult to explain how, if the ship was well found and well commanded, she could be so far out of her course as the island of Coll within four days after leaving the Clyde for the West Indies. The hlandane carried a miscellaneous cargo, consisting of cottons, woollens, haberdashery, hosiery, iron castings, &c., with 325 tons of coal. The ship is insured in Sunderland; and the cargo in Glasgow. Coll, it will be remembered, was the i-land to which Dr. Johnson and Boswell were steered by the young laird of that name, under such perilous circumstances, during the celebrated trip to the Hebrides. Even in these steam-boat days it is rarely visited, and the lonely islanders are still de serving of all the kindly words that have been spoken of them by the great lexicographer. THE WEATHER and the CROPS. A severe gale of north-west wind was experienced over the entire Highlands, south at resit of Sutherland, on Sunday and Monday last, which has done great damsge to the crop, and interrupted the harvest. It was experienced as far south as Perth—the rain, however, did not extend to the south of Blair- Athole. In the dibtrict of Easter Ross the wind was not ac companied by rain and all the light and ripe grain has been severely shaken. In other districts of Ross, and over the whole county of Invernf-ss, the rain was ex ceedingly heavy, and whole fields of beautiful wheat, end large patches of oats and barley, are everywhere lodged. A !e7ere hail-storm occurred here to-day, and we understand there was a fall of snow at Fo chabers. Wheat cutting has commenced at Corntown farm, Ferintosh, on a field of 15 acres of new land—an excellent crop, and the quality very superior. This however, is nothing new ; for many years ago a field Of 21 acres of new land on the same farm produced f,ur quarters per acre, weighing 651bs. per bushel, Ind sold at 755. per quarter. The ryegrass seed at Corntown and on the f illowsow, &c., farms, Brahan, is all secured in good order, and weighs from 25 to 301bs. per bushel. Mr. Ure has been at considerable expense in procuring the finest perennial ryegrass, and this season he had several quarters from the south of second year's cutting, which cost 40s. per quarter, and weighed 311 b. per bushel. GAIRLOCHY, AUG. 19.—The crops, as far as I have seen, continue to progress most satisfactorily. Pota toes alone give occasion for doubts. In low moist rich soils disease seems spreading, but in all high, light, dry soils the crop has escaped, and the potatoes are as good and healthy as in their most palmy days. From present appearances I do not suppose that the crop, as a whole, will suffer to so great an extent this season as in former years. CARR BRIDGE, STRATHSPEY.—OR the farm of Benanach, Dulnan Side, shearing commenced on Tuesday; the 15th, nearly a month earlier than usual in that high district. BADCALL, BY SCOURIE, 15TH AUG. 1850.—There is a great appearance of herrings on the coast betwixt S - oer Head and the island of Handa. There are some Clyde vessels now here fishing, one of whose boats took this morning 20 crans of good herrings. The weather is fine. Some bere has been cut down at Scourie. Potato disease has appeared, but does not spread with its wonted rapidity. The corn crops are remarkably fine here this season. Salmon fishing has been a failure. The same early maturity of the crops was obser vable in Caithness. " During the past few days," says the John 0' Groat Journal, " especially on Fri day last, we had a greater fall of rain than was ex perienced in this quarter for the previous six weeks, which has proved most serviceable to the pasture grass, turnips, &c. It has also been beneficial to the corn crops, in preventing their over-early ripening, of which there was same danger. Generally speak ing, the grain crops look well, but will not be very heavy, and straw will be rather short. Along the road betwixt Wick and Thurso, which we had an opportunity of viewing last week, the crops appeared promising and further advanced than they had been for some years, at the same period. Several fields of here were fast approaching maturity, and a fine field of bearded wheat, at Stirkoke, will be ready for the sickle in the course of ten days. We do not hear much about the potato blight, and it is hoped that this crop will prove tolerably abundant. The ac counts from a distance respecting the potatoes are contradictory, but most agree in supposing that the disease will be light this season. —lnverness Courier. ACTION AGAINST A NUNNERY. At the Galway Record Court, a few days ago, the me of " M‘Donnell v. White" was tried. The action was brought by the administrator of Mrs. Eliza M'Donnell, to recover the sum of 5001. given by her to the Sisters of Mercy in the town of Galway. The circumstances were these:— In March, 1846, Miss Harriett M'Donnell, the daughter of Mrs. M'Donnell, being desirous of be coming a nun of the order of the Sisters of Mercy, her sister, Mrs. Ireland, at the request of Mrs. M'Donnell, called at the Convent of Mercy to inquire as to the terms of the convent, and to settle with the nuns. Mrs. White, the mother abbess, stated that it was absolutely necessary that Misa M'Donnell should spend six months as a postulant in the convent pre vious to her reception as a novice, and that after the cere mony of her reception had taken place she should pass two years as a novice in the convent before she could be professed ; she added that they could not on any account shorten the time of her profession, and that it could not be done without a dispensation from the Pop. ; they agreed to take the sum of 500/. from Mrs. liPlDonnell for her daughter, and that it sh ou ld h e let in the hands of her brother-in-law, Mr. Ireland, until after ber profession, and that in the meanwhile they would receive the interest for her support. In the month of May, 1846, the Rev. Peter Daily called on Mr. Ireland, and told him it would be of great service to the nuns if the family would give the money at once, as they were going to invest some money on very favourable terms. Mrs. M . Donnell agreed to give them the money on their undertaking to return it, in case either her daughter should wish to leave the convent before the regular time of her profession, as s.tateet by themselves, or in case of her death before then. They agreed to give the strongest guarantee to that effect, end Mrs. White entered into ' the following agreement SAtUrclay CORNWALL -----------.---."-rpltl,f Ineeti°ll; RAILWAY.—The 13641-„- i„,inted 10_,,,r the nro - placer or p i rn-tors of this was Syr—. r op( company offictert, op of shareholders last at Truro, b ut 5 . s Io se olders did not at tend 'to consututeh diresore consequently en tly it stood adjourned s ine die. e T h e W IC° I 48 _at darinthe half-year 728/, bet:l r v ' 0 tbeclf The -total received 195,5571,9 • whichernent of the undertaking bed ended'bee isfit4 rals shows issue, hat expended.n o repor t. , 3,ine sum 197 6381. had bred °P 4 11 meeting The statement ot :,,en rei 0 SHREWSBURY in hand on the 30th June last of 9,10..../0 0 AND HEKEFoRD itAll'ornillooB w o; i3 d tj ep fl u Y tations from several 1 0611 nrotO te .le • raising of just h t id in Leorninstpr,4o ti o ~. 01 o t this i t s h l e i hte'a,r iu t hre.rocrampistabyl of 02r60,,0000.1.f.:10110/04$1::01% of the th ° e gi company, said that to do this 1 .0 d celi: 0 0. 2,800 more c shares to be taken, but &bow boy ie 76 9 I , , not be pressed , and Pail ] upon. osepiv.o lb. CANADIAN RAILWAYS.-- A general MO • yi 1 a f volto be° made in Canada for the construction o f .-- „ of- st, provinces, held for and meetings o f the iehabitslit; floos the promotion of a railvolf °fl ats of do l ' Louis to Province , the e - 0 r for another from go ,( to the Lower British provinces, and fro' John and Bangor. THE COUNTRY 11, "" e ll eoo f tb e t or 0.5 0, The following is the official stateMeot ° kola .., , woo A corn, &c., received in theport of U nd 24th Abe 2ssex, from the 19th Aug., 1850, to LP both inclusive : Essex, fr - om the 19th Aug:, 1850, W ` P- both inclusive :_ 1 0 1 ' :51 0 i Ca I --- 65 --- - i -,,, --r -- .. ...- o ..-, ... Colchester ---• !' _... o: ° ..-- D Harwich ' ... 86' --- .." 1 4 i f -"' Leigh •• i --- ,00 i d 231 i "*" 0 w 0 ' Mal(ton ABE ' re re th lier ' -dal : 1 „ e 4 61 ! e 151.5530 ..., f0 ...d, 119°. 0re , ,, 99 , r- t ijel WhCeHaEt,LwMhSiFteo,RDoidA 46s to 23.—Prices ; ric n e e o w t° 4 -4 4 - 1 : 0 ° ri1i, ° 01 4 , 5 : 405 to 435; new, 395 to 425; barley , 2 1 5 ' s to 2 7;0 2 .,f; '24s to 265; grinding 21s to 23 3 ; 05t 5 „ v ide,. A l t ° /40 to 555; chevalier 54s to 56s ; peas, C s ' • ol'' O l ' t 0 18. 265; old, —s to —s; white, new, 23s to 269 ' to ;00. dun, new, 23s to 255; beans, tick, 1 1 1 . 2 1 d ° lt° r 0c1 4 ,, 26 „ to ?7s ; harrow ticks, new 245 to '2°' 1 . ° 4 1.. ,„frOO; 0 0' zagan, new 22s to 245; old OOs to 00s r 40 , - 20 ; COLCHESTER, AUG. 24.—Wheat, 0 1 ! 2,0 1° 400 8 to 46s ; barley 22s to 24s ; beans, rnatar,r, As O r ' and small 26s to 235; peas 24s to 28 3 Pf ' ate , fe l ' a KIKKALDY, Aun. 24.—The fo llowing . 0 up to this date;— , P lif td ....# °4 oil Wheat. Barley. Oa r i •—, Oa 0 First ...431 Od 21s ad 21s "„ A ' 01 :,od , Second 4ls Od 20s Od Oi i v o ' - ' _A A 0 Pl c ; 0 , Third 36s 0 , 1 —s Od 18 3 ri 263 pd t 0 Pr Oltmeal, per ba ,of 2801bs inapena'g SO 0 4 grain at our market N tuoG:•da2y3:.oB ocl HanufficTo A ' f 101°- Oa"' 4 10 ea •I:3. —The 0 v ole' I o2s 6 i. 50 ed Wheat. P 6,1 ' O 00 , a ... 46s ad 019 3d I 2 . 2 0 1 6 , al 105 .0 9° 1 1 a Second . .. ,;i 423 lod '2-i Od _ 0 ,, q i, A Third ••• Tiva .. ntity Wheat s in 20°1:1k- et 15-"-clqr64l 1;164 ° ' 4°ll 3.- 0 2 4" 04 Do. Barley do, 2 . (go. , 4 , r Do. Oats do• , o , to o ar Do. do• e, * v o i l to " o le Beans Cl l9 a s At scl GLASGOW, AUG. 21.—Provisions-- I . lk , jos 0 .., per cwt ; retail, 5d to 6d per lb. ' Skin l Z ' p et I ,b' o bole ° 6: ll4 cwt. Country fresh butter, 10d 1 ° v w deree' e jiPpitrth dered, in lumps, Fri to Bid ; country P„, r ried he Fli t; CM to Od. Country eggs, Sd per dozen; 6d 21 Pe r i I. per 2),0r 6d per dozen. . Hens , 29 l ' Ariel ' ' ' ' ' '66 2s tid. 4l 0( 1. 3 , 0 11 ' 4 PERTH, AUG. 23.—Wheat, 405 an dt o ggie , p O e d r tqoU'alrste°rd. ; 2 7 s to 0, ; c litte:o,o l 4 ts j Oatmeal,oat, lSs tpoeslase;kras 25 , ‘ 0 0. 0 00 0 ; d itto A ; rv ao r KELSO, AUG. 23.-- Wheat, old, ° I t° d , to :33s Od ; barley, new, 14 1 ad to 168 6 j ' te 001 1 ' 1 , e jh ; e ll. potato oats, 14s to 161; ditto new, 00 3 I: 1 ,0 Oti ;1110 O r ; oats 13s 6d to 15s 6d; ditto new,Vis 1° t' x itoP er to ' 2 ,51 l e i, 0 9; to 21s Od ; beans, 16s to 00, per boll of 31 900 por ' 3 1 I; i s STIRLING, AUG, 23.—Wheat, foreig n '2ls 0 1 0- ft ; home, Os to Os; ditto ditto new, 19 4 ad ri t4 o, 16' Od t m e 10 1 ,0 ; boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os 0d;: 0 vr, 00 1 : ,,.. 0 0 36 ";L be e - 31 , ‘ Oats, common, Os ad to Os . od ,- ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od; ditto 60 0 04 ,0 a w od; c 7, 000 .; distillers, 32s Od to 34s ; Ditto brewero,9l 0 , 14 8 di ,to 0 ,0 9, 1, per boll, Os Od to Os Od , ditto ne 3 7 5 , 0 1 6 2 1 01 3 0 31 ° V , r1 ,0 0 9t1; 6d to Os Od; flour, new per sack, ditto, 18s 6d to 20s Od; oatmeal, Per of l e , 8 11 1 ditto new 27s 6d to !:.9s ad ; ditto P er . u per 4 ,,,6d. ,h., a ; fresh butter per lb, 8d to 10d; eW.,'„ to 'jo io '.,r l otl hay per ton, Os Od to Os ; ditto new, v" d rsio orl r 00i iv of e §,.409 , FALKIRK, AUG. 22. —The stxpi), „A to p. Od; market was 53 bolls; wheat at '25 Od t 0 d ; ~,,, I d barley, 00s Od to Gs Od ; oats, 00 3 d "' load* left 'l'o° to OOs Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os Pe r 6d .Or peek 0 oat ß s7l.7os lc O li d rye, 00 Od • bean" oil; _ co x i ; Auo. 22.—Wheat, 3 9 ' 0 0; Oil; tor• - i g , to 3l l f ots w e! o i average per imperial quarter. HAwicK, AUG. 22.—Wheat, old, 0 29 1 9 00 a; p eOl o per l new, 151 to OUs ad ; ditto old, 15 8 „ t o to 1 ? 9 ,:i lis 14s 6d to 16s Od ; common oats, 1 " 9 r p o 3 ,1 to 22s Od ; beans, 20 5 Od to 22s Ott Pe 159 1 bushels. _.----------.„ a retD A ' ‘ ,./ 1 51 6 4 COAL MARV:F . " :- Lt •"*......" VO4 Buddle's W. Hartley.. 143 tad' Br add Y.... ► •••• .„,,,' IP 0 Begbies Hartley . l 3s Od Elettolli .......... ' .. „a 10 Clavering's New Tan. Rowel' . " A '. 0 .... a' IP 6 field ur l "% , -.01 1 ... .. S Ric"' too W 0 / jb C 9I Cressvvell Main. ....... Ils 6d kle, t , 050 4 ' "'PO S 4 ... . 12s Od North Percy asitley.. 1:1s 6d Ettlfo cil .; ..... /:,,•'' 1 4 ` 1 ei Ord's Mail, .... I3s Od Stewar t ' li gh...".,,,•" l l o 6i Canfield Moor ..... ... Ils 6d Scarboro Y „.. , ,,a. oe ..4 Canfield Moor Butes • ... 11s 6d Caradoe'.:: .......... ...... 10 , ~,!•1 West Wylara Wylam .. • l3l 4d Eleseldel .•••,„••• ip , Haigh 8a11 ,.' ,,, ~,,, . 41 ?, Wall's-End, &c Acorn Close &c . 133 9diflartlee,P2o::::;",:, 1 19 ,0 ,1° Brown's ... l2s fid Keno • , 40 6. .. .. )40jil Hedley Gosforth .... . r 13s 6dSouh N',,,,,.. .. ~... to n j il w ti i it. norti, Bo o ..• ~,, 9 p Hatton l3s 6d'Adol* . 0. 1. o''' t 1 4 ;0 41 ....., . # O,- 0 0 1 .4 61 j ... elle " ' or .. '... .... 7 13s 6d Hilda . is s eF tdle -cg• i „ilef '''' Walker Merl Main l 4 -, 3d GOO° pa. , " ~." Bell - • 1 et hor .i t e t I4i thi Snap di v, I' Belmont 14n 9d Whit o ,4 ft ° ."" Shio"*"'' ' . o f WI: l i zay's Pills and Ointment. c o se ure e b e i 9 5 : 133 3,ll3ire 0 _ "" .0 . [ADVERTISEMENT. da"ll,er,lll,fttioo• , e f , (L° 10, 1 :( wi .. th . : le °LOS ?le $1 ; 1 '1 pelas, attended with Swelling and tart si le tt ;t 1 r'sf i 'dil , Spilsby, Lincolnshire, 0--ctEo pelas in my right foot and ankle, ttracs: jeougb:t.-;:w...101; nounce to you a most wonderful care 11 ::, f ere $ O4 V is your pills and ointment. I had a rerY - we giog go/0100( your ointment and tion to an alarming extent. I was ..- -b alt- W.( s , # o' assistance of crutches. I consulted all we elch r od' 19, no purpose. However, in less than tvothestirl?,,,nte knew me. Signed, Joseph Gildoot a, 0 Druggists iind at Professor Holloway i Strand, London. pills, I was cured, Noro,erobase ode ------------ I v• --------------- vete BIgTE 3 • Of ` 1 0 I, op. A SOX. the of On the 26th inst., at Nensington, 03 WY , ningham, Esq. Ol e ( tfi le° On the 24th inst., at Upper Claptelit Barker, Esq. nrythpeo2u2gdlaisn.st., aOtirßaAithiry-ual:;"-n151r;°11151iir::: ' 651° the Rev. Edward Ralsumley_, if' ItiolOlM On the 22d inst., at die Guildhall, Dh' Abb tt 4 On the 19th inst., at the Aric3f466 A Ilm o t / r d, Henri• lotri.roo mii.slag.o. her rhe On the 20th inst., at St. Bride's ,7„ 5 , Socl,.doft- 0 third son of the late John Lort 1910"ciirogbt°' .14 west, to Frederica Maria Louisa, eld,..st.hire• Kt , o f j to de Rutzen, of Slehech-hall, Penibr°" oloorici,PliOrt,o, On the 22d inst., at St. FaitGeorg.Ger tidri4o, Edward, filth son of the late Gerald oqopartl James's• square, Bath, and t he Que.,!'„"'., of ' Fanny, sldest daughter of G. raner, i•-" • f lol'Aeo• 1 1° ' Roo f ; , gal To rn - „or, On the 14th inst., at Paris, NOP' _lose.: Lfi" On the 15th inst, at Gainsborough abed 27. f. J• ii, Ellen, the wife of John Lewis. EA: f the Se 0 0 , ft s o On the 21th inst., Catherine, iv .i° ° gr. i l litil l° f Bradfield-hall, Berks. 21st 104130 fir At Ileath-house, Hanwell, on the , crappie yo On the 22d inst at Feristone, P Al le° . ter Clifford, Esq. ~ ;ohs of f , d+,,ie 0 On the 24th inst., at Peckli'°3-ffe' iv ivg , fhwaite, Esq. on „:14 ~. e ldest P - err P- On the 24th inst., aged 25, Jallei Oegen o# E of v l e ' r . to ßrowne, Esq., a Albert-road', ~.% 011 , 10 0 A IA; n, near Liverpool. . ..t , PU - : d I,' ge. i At East Acton, on the 21st in , ; 0 e II ~ 0 sci.. g 04, -,ize, , widow of the late' W. F. Gardner,,,,,ketto, ---_,-fitiP OP, On the 21st inst., John Bou&ti lbw ___;.,,A, ivp,,, of - - xyllantice , 0 00 11 London : Printcd and Published goo 1, 0 . 112, Strand. Frintar, 'doe 6.010. NiCIOCRISI TOO* APO °7l strand, in the Precinct of - jock - A ....-- repat T, ---............-----......---. 1401. ; T. Ainsworth, ditto, ditto, 1091 t li t ' " ( i b iii, !aolier. ditto, 1201. ; J. H. Sanders, rchitect, ditto 149 /. ; J. Swann, assi.;tant ditto. ditto, 10 4 / 4 li• land_ 3 surveyor. ditto, 150/4 G. Payton, 1,101 , I 0/.; G. N. Browne, secretary, Leicester, 200 1 ; 1 40 / Dew,_ inspector, 1401.; W. Winn, ditto, Gloucesteireiro Locomotive and Stores Department clef ditto' superintendent, l Derby, 7001.; S. Lomas, clerk , s vll i s , gene f r •n a e l r m al ana Ni ge a r n . 3 . 01.; T. W. George, ditto, ditto,-100/.; 1 inspector, ~,01,0 du G to, ditto, 100/.; J. Nicholson, ditto, ditto,2o „deo, Horse Sir* D 6oe p t rtt s n h e e n p t h • - er J a :::::: mingham. 1001. . o dent, Derby, °°"1".04 Department-C. Mills, suP e . t r t.o ll , Detb p. /' 3', 11 2 50/.; E. A. Pakeiman, assistant di , 50; ~e ;G. H. Rickman, station -master, Dalt 'woo, sActick, travelling inspector, Derby, 1101; 1',,.,20i; cashier, Derby, 100/.; G. Masson, audit ou'ijokelt, (mm 3 haats:ttO:nrr,:MßAMiitiartmebrel,rr:Bhlitalerm:oll, 125/.; James i Aspinell, puce' ditto, Derby. 120 1 ; ./.• To gior ; J. Cooper, st-J!o0 ...10,04 F "rfi'ld, 120/. ; W. Dinbaio, ,;stio . '7, 0 „,b, E. M. Needbilt itilior ' 10 1 0 2 1 5 . 1 ; W. A. Ilreut'rl.ll#l6 4-kin 4 ton, 100/. ; W. Beck, ditto, lgalf, "j, 1201. ; W. Lobby, ditro, Sheffield, Ov" ' d ios, 6 ,. 4 ain, inspector, Leeds, 1401 ; J . Crsblre ° 4oso , " 1 ""• , 100/.; J. Pittifor , ' ter Not Ifo, station-mas , 120/. • , J. Carr, ditto, Loughborough, 1001.; a l .., k, l° 44 ditto, Leicester. 1201.; J. Gill, ditto, Nee s oft t , Fry, Newton, ditto, Lincoln 100/4 F. Topli.s, ditif', o l; I r ." ; 1.1. Dikes, supe.rintendent, Bristo 4.. '3', station master, Gloucester, 1101.4,er, POI' H. Good Department-J. West. . man li„. P s e :0 11 0 1 ; oo k i143 , ~er,Speight, clerk, Derby, 140/.; B. l a. ,' „1 . , J.% 4 ; ii. t), 120/.; W. 100/.; T. Norwoo '' Briggs. ditto, D,rby 100/ ; dirt ~ Derby, 1001.; ' ditto, Der i 'pet* W . Bri y, J . Ashworth , dill co ot . 1 W. Parker , obsoP t , i eds, 1 w0 0 0 0 : / d. . ; ditto, ditto,T. Derby,ll,-, b ,, 11v 1001; . I'le ditto, Sb , loon,manage r' ,) effield, 110/. , John Pepper, I A le , g rint,k t . '‘ ) /•; S. Johnson, clerk,. Leeds, 1101.; J. - '13.-; 30t; ' Ler Gr:m er sha l i ; tto W , G. Ellis, ditto, Leeds , I - c lerk , - I, manager, ces Leicester, 250/ ; W. liot, j ot 1 n h ager, Smi th, Birmingham, 2001; 1 T Wll k oSior 2cio/ ; J. Gala, cAe•boo, 1 0 : J. 122/. ; E. F. Wright,. ditto 13i'lf $.13014 JB. Wilkinson, ditto,Ei - tol 'Ol. ; 04 ditto, Gloucester, ris , Peter ah snu dit . t102,5...L; e.i_ce. 9,10:1,96,__5te, :A: 100/. l4O/4 T. Hurst, onto, $ '' , l:, `4,1