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ateetieneee ~..-__././Z ,- - .. . ./."---- - - - //7 y .e 4/ , • . Y. CONTRXCT for VINEGA • : .. . Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport a •. i Services, Sonaarset-place, August 20, 1851. 17. • . a 'f-a-1 a", - . 'l.-..iaaaaa afTh,,,a_ Com missioners lor executing the Office of Lord High Adinal a •-i1 Val .a 1, ... ,—„,;,.,:,.• i 844, Rio UnitedlioseSSs Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby give • , ,aa ea al .:arolki: ot:1 ; tyi /CM in OE3 ta.`"-T, that on TLIURSDA the 21 October next, at One o'clock, ar, 18-42 s ~_--.7 will he ready to treat wiYth such persons as m'aybe ..williag to , , ~ -.area f+. -1 ' 'sr. - ." 0, .3-1-,94 .a.a. I), li ,I ii„.. or supplying and delivering into her Majesty's a .ctualllng of Good --Les at Deptford, all such quantities of •-: ;fat VI NEGAR, . e . : ..: te-e nest( r !1•19?; , .L..a 'll.-;.' •ees. . .. -_. . . ._..... . .-.- • - . eirtt' thatanll,faronnditime to time he demanded, for twelve calendar months • " ''' --•'-.--' ' ' a - - - • - - a • •_ seseeseessseas .... - • yr,. fm-r Capt. N.. ___' further until the expiration of six months' warning, .. ' , , 'see Ern WA' s • . The Conditions of the Contract- may be seen at the said office. n . .--_,:: -, ra ~„. :, ~., . ~ , N.° Tender will N-. 18,38 1_ ] LONDON THURSDAY ..,.,'' . .4,, t. At • be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, i N 9 AUG UST 21) 1, ,i. 4. ta..7 noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly .5 7 e'C' 4' ,• ~.... ,:.- ~ -es lateer„ . ,• - ~ sal ea- • Indies : , eu In writing ' - — - -----:—.. - a a a 3, S.E. . 0°,017 Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, — ..„,,,,„„„aaaaa.,..,,,araaaeeea.,,a..„._ ~,,.,..............csate....eratl.,.--.3631142=72,...EnEW,5at 411411.11.117.1111 W ............... ,==lll•PaiSigc.a., 4.67................. I.l.Dear„ in the left hand corner the words " Tender for ..,'gar, and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, ac- BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. I Mr. IRONSIDE 9 —Now, Mr. Chairman, can we I commencement to facilitate the making up of t' Aleditere • a4oPanied to aaa by a letter signed by two responsible persons. engaging COMPANY. . MIDLAND. I honestly pay these dividends while subjected to the accounts at the end of the half-year. The case, iv the due bound with the person tendering, in the sum of 8001. for 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. _aue performance of the Contract. Empowered by special Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held present competition ? ever, now being altered, and means out of wit' Malts . - - - DIRECTORS. at Derby yesterday; Mr. J. Ellis, M.P., the chair- The Ceetaxes-e-Adl I can tell you is that it has dividend may be declared having been earn THE ROYAL BRITISH B kNK (Incorporated CHAIRMAN-Colonel ROBERT ALEX:OMER, Blackheath Park, Misn of the board of directors, presided. ea, by Charter), for receiving DEPOSITS at interest, making Kent. been honestly earned up to the 30th of June, but it' expenditure has most judiciously been broil,' le "ANcE • -a - • e(ei aparaye aecunties, granting CASH CREDITS, and William Bardgett, Eaq., 119, Fenchurch-street. Mr. BELL, the secretary, read the report, of which you choose to leave 20 per cent. in the hands of the to the 80th of June ; the half-year's ace nean -ansacti George Bevataton, Esq.. Neckinger :Stills, Bermondsey. ansaaan.g every- other description of b inking busine.s, issues CEO- the following. is an abstract : directors we shell be all the better pleased. F. P. Cockerill, Esq , Shaciwell, and Twickenham. closed, therefore, is charged with even*s ~,, , 'este NOTES', payable in London, of any amount not under 5/., George Co en, Esq., Shacklervell-lane. " The revenue of the company for the half-year Mr. homilies was satisfied, and the dividend was penses against six montts' earnings. Tb Ireland 11.. , zeea,e.itring interest or not at the option of the depositors or pur )''kr S. These Promissory Notes are transferabie and negotiable, Miles Coventry Esq., Waite Hart-court, Lombard-street. ending the 30th of June last amounts to 566,0821, declared. profit, after writing off the proportion t isheries ~,,s, may be taken either for deposits, or be used in the varied trans aerie of commerce John Drewe'a, Esq., 4, Princes-street, Bank. Erasmus Robert Foster, Esq., Cold Harbour-lane, Camberwell. beine; an increase over the corresponding half-year of Messrs. E. Baines, of Leeds; D. Ma'tins, of Bit-- mortgages before referred to, will be Li. s 1838' Lee forms at home or abroad. De, ailed terms of business, T. S. Gialier, Esq., 7, Tokeehouse-yard• 1850 of 8 627/. et the of application for opening accounts Ike., will be supplied mingham ; Maxwell, of Liverpool - G. Chambers, The capital account to the 30th inChief Office of the Bank, and at the Braushes in tha Strand, H. L. Smale, Esq, Doctors-commons. k "In the receipts from passengers there has been a 'Wilson, and J. Hurd, were appointed on audit com- 8,274,969/. had been received, ine' RANKERS. decrease of 17,678/., and in those from horses, &c., of mitres according to a resolution adopted at the last on original shares, 1,295,3171. or tie ExPe' -augheth, and Islington. Messrs. Prewett, Fowler, and Fowler, 4, Princee-street, Bank. ' By order of the Court of Directors, mem INNES CAMEROS, General Manager. SOLICITORS. 1 029/., as compared with the corresponding half-year half-yearly meeting. icifie Messrs. 3l'Leod and Steening, Lon ion-street, Fenchurch.street. and 2,162,5571. on loan ; and the' of 1850; while from merchandise there has been an The meeting was then made special, when a 16, Tekenhous ayard, Lothbury, London. nsion ....., ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION. expended, including 436,223/. Spithead LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN Halt Credit Rates of Premium. increase of 18,851/., and from minerals of 7,450/., as Mr. MYERS moved and Mr. MILTON seconded a• to the passing of the Act, 1 Persons assured according to these rates are allowed credit (with uth El° compared with the same period. RAILWAY.motion to the effect that the present ruinous romped- nearing expenses, 1,596,97 J out security) for half the amount of the first seven annual premiums, "'The sum available for dividend is 132,075/. ; the tion with the Northern Railway Company be discon- 4,411,169/. works and DS HOTEL AT BLETCHLEY. paying interest thereon at the rate of five per cent, per annum, with wage to The Directors prepared to receive propositions (with plans) for the option of paying ou the arrears of premiums, at any time, or directors therefore recommend that a dividend be de- tinued. the Buildlri sgomaare HOTEL, with Stabling,wm Coachhous s &c at the and tenders, 298,5931. c' BletchleY having the amount deducted from the sum assured should the policy Glared, subject to income-tax, and payable the 21 of An amendment to the effect that none but share- terest on loans and cap; .• parties setat.len% The Comoanymust rant the Lande r'equir'ed. become a claim. , - 3, Ports' , tire e tiding in propositions gstate the annual sum they For Securing Loans and Debts. -September next, of 1/. ss. upon each 100/. consoli- holders holding 1001. worth of stock be invited to the colnshire Railway; le' elotsfePatea to pay for the privilege of erecting and occupying the A Table adapted especially for the securing of Loans and Debts, by dated etock .-; lls. 31 upon each 1001. consolidated general meeting, aad that no paper be issued except company of 205,1801 - • By order, i Zelarenee a' a C. E. STEWART, Secretary. which the fullest security is obtained on very low, but gradually in- -Ii creasing premiums. rmingham and Derby stock; 31. upon each 1001. to such persons, wad carried all but unanimously: and 99,3791. invest( ..3t..0n Station, August 18, 1851. Policies revived, without the exaction of a fine, at any time within consolidated preferential stock ; 1/. 10st upon each A resolution was then passed to the effect that, The revenue ace acc.l3.• twelve months, if health remain unimpaired. LONDON and NORTH - WESTERN and A Board of Directors in attendance daily at Two o'clock. Erewash Valley share; and 9s. ld. upon each 501. "as soon as any of the proprietors of the 50/. shares 30th of June sh• CHESTER and HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. Age of the Assured in every case admitted in the Policy. share, being 1/. ss. per cent. on 331. Cs. 81, and 2/. shall have paid up the 35/• in respect of any such including 128,' Dover °t The celebrated ~ god . Britannia Tubular and Suspension Bridges over the Medical attendants remunerated in all cases for their reports. Sc. per cent. on 1/. 13s. 41., leaving a balance of share held by him, and also shall have paid up the tend merchar Coast 01 41 atralts and North Wales, the Island of Anglesey, and Extract from the llalf Credit Rates of Premium. Mead. Annual Premium required for an Assurance of 1001. for the whole 4,454/. 7s. 7d. for the next account. call of 3/e6s. Bd. per share made thereon, such share ells. The . Weekly Tickets at Reduced Rates. Term of Life. "The large decrease in the coaching traffic is a shall be divided and converted into two shares—one tlie 30th In passer /nu a-se, Sements having been made to afford parties an opportunity esegetwe the above interesting objects sad the magnificent scenery subject of the deepest concern to your directors. for the nominal value of 331. Cs. Bd., and the other a 3,1421. r Half Premium for Whole Premium after They had anticipated that the opening of the Great nominal value of 16/. 13s. 41, in respect of which duty, la Coast of ataiaerthe'Btales, Tickets will be issued at the Euston Station, avail- Age. Seven Years_ . eelieeTels;tears. l_ ior One Week from the date of issue, by any train, according to -- _____ - Exhibition, in May last, would have largely increased latter share the sums of 1/. 13s. 4d. and 31. Cs. Bd. miles ' ~,ees, allowing the holder to stop at Chester, or any station on the ,"sess.toer and Holyhead Railway, but not to travel twice over the same 30 I 1 2 23 6 the revenue of the company. They regret that this shall then be taken and considered as having been the r eerness '"u nof the railway in one direction. 40 19 2 218 4 has not been the case, and that their expectations have paid, and each share of 331. 6s. Bd. shall be converted mi' , .. FARES. 50 2 2 6 4 5 0 Express or Mail Train .• • • .... /3 10 0 60 a 6 8 613 4 been disappointed; for, although a great number of into part of the consolidated stock of this company." en First-class Ordinary Trains ••..2 10 0 passengers have been conveyed over the Midland After a vote of thanks to the Chairman the meeting , Lea 1 Second-class Ordinary Trains .. 20 0 E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. Railway to and from London, the competition of the separated. .., By order, ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. . MARK HUISH, Detailed prospectuses, and every requisite information as to the Great Northern Company has materially reduced the , rosteeface t, London and North-Westeen Railway. mode of effecting assurances, may be obtained upon application at receipt over a considerable portion of your line ; GREAT NORTHERN. . J. O. BINGE ,t, the office, 1, Princes-street, Bank, London; or of the several agents whilst the flow of traffic to London, which has this The report of the directors, to be submitted to ...-------. Chester and Holyhead Railway. throughout the country. proprietors at the half-yearly meeting, to be hell when Guiana manager's-office, Euston Station, ..-- year been so remarkable, has diverted much of it from Tuesday next, has been issued. The following abstract of the report : ens. ; ---______Jtme, 1851. BRIT I S H COG receipts from the local and excursion traffic of those —......... THE ELEVEN HOURS ROUTE to PARIS, NEW-ROAD, LONDON. 31ORTSON'S VEGET SBLE UNIVERSAL MEDICINE. portions of your railway not affected by the Great " Thei gross amount of revenu® for the hat , tea. 25 Ilessiov'with only Two /lours S.a, is by the SOUTH-EASTERN None are genuine unless they come direct from the Cellege• as it right, under the circumstances specially 1 DOUBLENorth:A SPECIAL EXERESA SERVICE DAILY. sips- on the Government Stamp. to alter their opinion of the policy of the the auditors' report, to deduct seven month' Sept. 6 esine SPECIAL EXPRESS TRAIN leaves the London-bridge Ter- See List of duly authorised Agents. This caution is highly ni.eces: with the Oxiord, 'Worcester, and Wolverhampton be deducted instead of six. This operation increases tug• 98 in i"' EVERY 3143 R. ING and EVERY EVENING, reaching Paris-o:vtehset eergau anditab lue ei dl alai mn ds Companieswhi thech Lon-n av have hours lafrogra the aary. No chemists or druggists are authorised to sell Mor on s Pills. dtea Company, dli andor North-Western at the working e n t n m expenses,ene e • Daily ... Return MORISON' and CO., Hygeists. Sep .16 ' , The NIGHT London to Paris and back, available until the (Signed) Sept. 16 krrlved • ese et MAIL TRAIN, via Dover, leaves the London- upon that company, for the honourable carrying out traffic. The result is a balance of le R A L of the agreement which they themselves had volunta- rerveetenrueen,cowdh E L E CTION. dividends, 3e, t. 6e ' Terminus at 8.30 p.m., reaching Pa is at 9 o'clock the follow- G E N Erily proposed, and had subsequently sanctioned at a P tug. 'iv • ,4 morning, and Brussels at half-past 9. THE MEN OF THE PEOPLE rtodgedthuectrinwgit'g , ------______of the mortgage debt (the other 1• Arrived Ca 1 s-el 6 SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. the epwr..aernetppr prepare Parliament is general nte;•:.l meet election,a g. i na,nd cons'yetqtuheentoiny flitaf ew is, whothat meeting of their shareholders. The report of Mr. Barlow, the engineer, states divid.end of 40,123/. 17s. Si.; krrived ~... ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA, COWES. think they are alone n tie secret, are quietly, bu very earnestly, works not yet opened), will lea' De-medal," - FRIDAY. AUGUST 22, 1851. canvassing their constituents, in a friendly way, not as it they Mat 483 k miles of railwey are maintained by the empeaenyntabliiteehraaatf it atenrdu timvh ie, d biting boe3f ert; c ; lug 30 A. AMERICAN CLIPPER AND ENGLISH 'YACHTS. were in any alarm aborit their seats, but simply exhibiting an company et a cost of 1241. per mile per annum ; and rues. Sat' 04 thStECIAL TRAIN will leave the Waterloo Station at 8 a.m., officious attention, as if they were desirous of serving all the people that the iron road continues to exhibit very eatisfac- V ee.Tarl a above day, returning from Southampton at 730 p.m. they call upon in the metropolis-one name ale orbs all the interest -not exactly for a seat iii Parliament, because their ambition has arrived Fare= there and back. tw.ceetaill r , irst-class, 105 ; Second-class, Os. ; Open Carriages, 3s. alvea, s pointed to another office. But if the whole population ol' tory results eue CHAIRMAN begged to say, with regard to the tors,. fro,n the registerf on .t. kug. 23 ~,,i7 Beat will be waiting on arrival of the Train at Southampton to the metropolis were polled to-morrow, Messrs E. MOSES and SON , iia Sept. toe amoutit o cap' `eY Parties to the Isle of Wight, and bring them back in the would be voted the ea apest, the best. the most extensive Clothiers, , , asaii.ng and the greatest benefactors in the kingdom to all classes. In the subject of free passes given to shareholders to attend 605,357/. ss. 61 an tag. 23 By order of the Directors, field they choose to o^cupy, they were retormers. Through their special and general meetings of the companies, that are progressing with CORNELIUS STOWS, exertions, and the employment of their talent and capital, the Price Sept. 1 General Manager of Traffic. 11 the directors would take no art. in of Clothing, which was a complete bar to the well dressing of a p . ' Sept 5,, waterloo , .._srloo Station, August 19, 1851. persons of limited income, was reduced one-half, which was altogether a question for the decision of the shareholders, and with them it must theremmainat.ter. Theylt to request author tionaicapital and Sept. 19 . brought it within the means of even the humble classes, who canliament recently kug. 95 i CHESTER and HOLY HEAD RAILWAY. now dress respectably out of business, and creditably in it ; by the report that there had been a de for they not only procure things cheap, but durable; would see . pose to raise V tug. 22 REDUCTION OF FARES.at par, rateele' etu,tionu and after FRIDAY, auxust I, 1851, Ps.sengers will be bookedcrease inpassenger e raffle .ra cto the amount of 17,678/. ; Mug. '22 in fact, Messrs. E.. Moses and Sin have so completely laid them while' from merchandise and minerals there had been or the comp Mtg. 26 passage-money gb and cony •yed at the following Fares, ahich includes the selves out with their immenseiE stafft.ofr thei, sflurpsptlyaoesfirgincehrsa,ndfltptoeorsr: cirters, and workmen n . urope, o , age-money between Kin stown and Holyhead, either by thes per cent. kug 21 Company,ate of the Chester and Holyhead, or of the City of Dublin exalted and humble, fashionable and plain, that they arc not men for a class, but men of the peop!e. By employing. atb e capital commandtha t an increase of 26,000/. They would recollect that, at the last meeting, he gave it as his opinion that as deemado arrived would boy up the productians of half the factorie , ynotice, e . Sinele Fares Return Tickets. the markets, and the public hove the benefit of their cheap pur- Much traffic would come upon their line as would be main ii Sept. 5 ' . Ist Cl. 2d Cl. Ist Cl. '2d "11. aveyo4 Mr . s. d. s. d. s. d. a. d. London.. • ..... 60 0.. 40 0.. 90 0.. 60 0 chases, for their profit has always been. uniformly small, because they have preferred to sell a hundred suits to any body else's one, taken off it. So far his anticipations had proved call a true, and to him the result had proved satisfactory. fi , let 0.. 45 0 wessaßhys. Blrall, ham -400..30 0 .. 90_ , and gain by numbers what others unfairly gain by exoraitant profits. tea stets The revenue from goods had increased, although, ne town arid ".. Manchester.... 25 0.. 17 6.. 4, 6.. 26 6 Messrs. E. aloses and Son have every Barmen made of the best Chester - 22 6 y de'rtand ; and if any one owing to material of the kind-they mark ever artiele with their unvarying the competition to which they were now I` Liverpool.. • • - 30 0.. 22 6 price, in figures which everybody can .un e should feel dissatisfied after purchasing, they receive back thesubjected from York, their rates had been reduced. Return Tickets between Dublin, Liver 001, Chester. Man 7S. ~ heater, and Birmingham, will be available for the Return Journey article and return the money. Their noble Start, at the corner of With respect to the passenger traffic, he must confess in rem' be• SEVEN days after date of issue. Those between Dublin and Aldgete and the Minories, is thrown open to the public, whether that he had been dieappointed. He had, on a for trier occasion, been over sanguine. They nr to FOURTEEN days. S 1 priffle purchasers or not, and they invite the visitors in London to inspee_t the first stock in the world. Nor is their Wes -end branch less a. Departure from Kingstown. Arrival in London. At both demand, *9 0A M. Express. 11 0 P. 14. tractive, in New Oxford street, corner of Hart-street. quality. 1 0 tau. Mll 450 A.m. these pieces there is such an assortment of Sportsmen's Dresses, recollect, however, that they had no way from head to f ot, as was never seen e'see'here, com arising every London, and, owing to this, the Great Norther' lova IS° 7 30 P.M. 54a11.a. 1 0 p.m. • Departure from London. Arrival in Dublin. taken a great portion of the d ' article desirable for the river and the field, light, strong, and passengers ur• on the 49 30 A.m. Express. 10 30 1..11. weather-proof. E. MOSES and SON, Exhibition into the metropolis. There was s to OS *5 0 r.m. Express. 6 30 A.m, L decliae 845 r.m. Mail. 11 0 A.m. London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, element which had worked detrimentally as , their internal traffic. People had gone *No Second Class by Express Trains between Chester, leir- 44, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. ;—priCoB taingbarn, or London. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New oxford-street, 1, .1, irate re. Tickets can be obtained at the Dublin and Kingstown Railway end 3, Hart.street, all communicating. to visit the Exhibition, instead of, as in c requean Terminus, or on board the Steam-boats. Bradford " Yorkshire" Branch, 19, Bridge-street. visiting other places of fashionable rev J. 0. BINGER. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. aoderate Superintendent's Office, Chaste ,July 31, 1851. Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Furriers, Beet and Shoe shown on parts of the Midland_line, T . 'seekers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. the competition of the Great North ad with NEW WORK ON STRICTURE AND SPERMATORRII(EA. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset Sa- attention of travellers appeared to but the Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post (free), 45., tnerlay, when business is rearmed till Twelve o'clock. on Fri' A TREATISE on the CURE of STRICTURE nalterea• aa.: of the URETHRA.; containing the True Reasons why that biasses MEDICAL ADVICE ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF Company had had fewer pers and so often assumes such an intractable character; with Rules YOUI'll AND MATURITY. purposes of pleasure than in Urethral Instructions for the successful Treatment of every Form of With Plain Directions for their Prevention and Cure. r markettheir allies were the London s rethral Contraction, based on the results of extensive and pro FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON eTEEL. es were -"Avast experience. To which is added, Practical Observations on fast published, in French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Yorkshire and Lancashire, ,turclafts the Treatment of Sperrnatorrhcea by Cauterization. Italian, m a Sealed Envelope, as. 6d., or post-free, from the field, and Lincolnshire. Eaglish By F. B. COURTE.A. af.R.C.S L. Author, for forty-two Stamps, North-Western was fo• e"Tliese who complain most loudly are those only who know not s "lELF-PRESERVATION; a !Beal' of ese, to use the common instruments. .• . . The prac- Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on worked satisfactorily. 'tour the race of ~,.. surgeons has been marked with all kinds of violence, and in th.e Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Tenth and Maturity, man's) opinion that i aauerence about the simple cure of diseases, and a passion for istially acquired at an early poricd of life, which destroy operations and land Company to dr and all the excesses and horror of surgery, Bell. D supply the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural H. BaWiere, 219, Regent-street, London. feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practical of union between 1, being ...._ ---- - abaervations on the certain Prevention and successful Treatment of aaT le orth-Western r a active, The GREAT EXHIBITION and the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC Nervous Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, mbar Of INSTITUTION. 4tricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from Ineis. position, and tb loth de- ' • all the most interesting Deposits at the Great Exhibition will, in =dose, as adopted by Lallemand, Ricord, and other eminent mom- is. Tne Gree turn, be lectured on at the of the faculty in Trance, With Fifty coloured Engravings, been opened ca have 'ROYAL PO i - YTEC EIN IC INSTITUTION- illustrating the k.natouses, Physiology', and Diseases of the , Re- s , . Beef, The present Lectures are on the Chemistry of the Minerals productive Organs,. explaining their strictures, uses, and Intact-ors, ocee mon tb dto 50 ' tithe_ Great Exhibition, incla Una the precious Gems, Cryetatisa- and the various injuries that arc produced in them by solitary to preve „,"us, &c., by J. IL Pepper, Esq. Popular Lecture by Dr Bachhoffner habits, excesses. find infection, mvra b, 0 Their fi "ss'therecent Total Eclipsece the Sun, with splendid Diagrams, show- BY SAMUEL LA'. ..ss , 1. ~ were ig '6, the appearances which actually occurred on the line of Totality. 37, 13 EDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. rates o 280110 id 6 at li 't i Medical Society,lines - ---`b,e Rotation of the Earth, exhibited by Foucault's Experiments. Doctor of Medicine. 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Dr. LeNiert, who has taken the yen daily Half•past Ten to Five, and every Evening from highest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas and testimo lei trOV • "van till Half-past Ten. vials inserted in the work, is the only legally qualified medical mar CI 9. i"' LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO, who has exclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies ' the treatment of these complaints. fie may be consulted u ith cl. were 36 . Licensed by Act of Parliament. L. vantage by all those whose constitutions may have become dr market ARGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMIL , . . STREET, ST. JAMES'S. tated through secret practices acquired is youth. or by the ex a of later years, whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the iteratl..lo. marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a ter ' (14141 Leese Charles Emile Laurent, jun., 57, ttrometon-square.) rleylow . es OPEN EVERY EVENING, ceasing misery and regret. With LAURF.NT'S UNRIVALLED BAND. 63, Oxford-street; Stacie, Pitch' Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert 'Dirt Principal Cornet-a-Pistons, M. Boulcourt. s4a 94 - boors open at Half-past Eight o'clock-Dancing to commence at see 146, ford -street ; Mann Haymarket; .....s Od --e and terminate at Half-past Eleven o'clock precisely. nosier-Tow; IlannaY, _s of Admission, One Shilling. t coneultesi on these disorders personally or Or free by post for forty-two stamps, from the author's • 'nay ,e • .i., •,„ ~, ,CM, 400.4 ..., lad THE GREA.TES l' WONDER IN LONDON IS ....9 od ItATT Y'S GRAND NATIONAL DR. CULVERWELL'S NF HIPPODROME, Kensington. To be had of S.herwood, 23, Pater OPEN DAILY. 146 6ds A thane Change of Performance every Evening during the Week. 14 i , Fleet-street; mama 39, Cornhill; or each • by post, Is. ed. 14s 91 ssTO-mORROW-Mr. Hampton, the celebrated Aeronaut, will make elect One Shilling ea , ‘ ____ _se ,e 2, s ENJOY on" ' ' 14.21 ' .4 Ascent in his magnificent Balloon the Erin-go-Bragh, precisely "health, Recreation, and rata dds 10" '''‘ Half-past Six o'clock. Early Rieing-SPrin , Doors open at Five. Performance to commence precisely at Six. Corm-yrs:- , . , a _ad 13e 6i ' Private Boxes pts 51 Admission to the Reserved Seats - - i"orests, Fields, High-roads, and e 145 ,6,1 ; ~, First-class do. - - - - - - 2s. OS. 13s ‘1".,`,; ' Second do. trips and Ramiales-The Sear-Lac 149 ,r, Third do. e - - - - - - Os. 6d. -ss , • Zest, E, se, Occupation, Sec., ssr sees, 13s '7,1 (--....) REAi 0 R N E.--Admission, One Shilling ; TIIAGMENTS FROM 13' :1 Children, Half-price. 10 " s. A.SIT TO THE LAY Last Week of Denlin's Ballet, The Star of Beauty. 14s 21 Re-engagement of FranColll'.sl Equestrian Troupe, 'aiiii.l LAKES 01 $ s 'it' The Four o'clock Performance is free from any charge. 14e 6°`',' b THIS DAY -A Grand Gala, called Le Fete des Fleurs. Grand 130 -,..-licion Ascent by the celebrated Spanish Aeronaut, Giuseppe Lu- WHA'a 123 , -"-,d_llll, in the Royal Cremorne Balloon, at Seven o'clock. "That thre 14- 9,i ' 1,,, .-u-MORROW-The Last Night of the Representation of the Grand of the Taking of Gibraltar, and A popular rata 128 ...A9' . i."al Fete at Eleven o'clock,roasly-debilitat 230 vte • ~,e gof sanction -.otraln the and Fortress, by a numerous fleet of steam .the Tit of the di- he young, be' 203 6d ...."sis manned by experienced crews, with !Won of et . 1 ..T.e.tors of the Citizen and Iron Boat Companies. P. .. Simpson has litters old as' 13- 91 magnificent, new and ,7,5 le near to inform his friends arid the ❑public that nothing ha. been neglected to render this representation truly m 135 3" extensive scenery and costumes having been made for this occasion. ~,,--ae River Esplanade is the only place in London where a spectacle atr Dili! a...-' this magnitude can take place. The Pyrotechnic departdiniment un "ar Chevalier Mortram. Grand Balloon Ascent by Lunar . oft' 4 kTuR DAY— Resplendent Spanish Galas. lie MTh, es d. Pal Cirque National P At Four o'clock in the Afternoon, and half-past Eight Evening, de celebrated Equestrian Troupe, from Le .. 7 1°,7 se.-`14 France, no charge made for the Four o'clock performance. con- U7' " : 7,a; Bosisio, the celebrated composer of dancing con ton as a,-"tt-8 the great Cremorne Band, and will execute all th' f gel Lo4,.sia, which he composed and conducted at her Illajesta of -eu at Buckingham Palace. Exhaustless entertainments deb' rice eluding the Bosjesmans or Bash People, Deulin's Ballet the S' in ea' ..'ilw•itY, the Ethiopian Serenaders, the double-sighted ' a Lon- k'eltello's Egg-hatching, the Bowling Saloon, lice. Doors c .29 Per a!lf•Past Two, admissions is., Children half-price. The Ho+ Of iirery accommodation for private and public dinner and s' arse • , 1„,'". Steam-boats and omnibuses nightly after the cute i' eight ' a`sa°., transit being superintended by Directors. Fare, nglatad ' '''',',Gia. by Omnibus. ,at the On Sunday the Gardens are open in the afternoon ' gland; admission by refreshment card 6d. Table d'llete st and o'clock, 2s. 6d. -.....__ Sala" ;es. a 0,,_ IN SIX LANGUAGES-FORTIETS tesuALNLNG THE REMEDY FOR TIT DISEASE. •' ' migrated by One Hundred Anatomical 0 1. Steel. 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Just published, Bvo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post (free), 45., A, TREATISE on the CURE of STRICTURE of the URETHRA.; containing the True Reasons why that bi aCase so often assumes such an intractable c haracter; with Rules td Instructions for the successful Treatment of ever y Form of Urethral Contraction, based on the results of extensive and pru illaged experience. To which is added, Practical Observations on Treatment of Spermatorrhcea by Cauterization. By F. B. COURTENAY. NI.R.C.S L. "These who complain most loudly are those only who know not .!? to use the common instruments. . . . . The prac v,e2 of surgeons has been marked with all k inds of violence, and in tu.:irence about the simple cure of diseases, and a passion for o perations, and all the excesses and horror of surgery."--John Bell. H. 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Second do. - Third do. - CREMORNE.—Admi3Rion, One Shilling ; Children, Half-price. Last Week of Deulin's Ballet, The Star of Beauty. Re-engagement of Franconi's Equestrian Troupe. The Four o'clock Performanee is free from any charge. b THIS DAY—A Grand Gala, called Le Fete des Fleurs. Grand `',.... 11 00n Ascent by the celebrated Spanish Aeronaut, Giuseppe Lu ."'",d_ini, in the Royal Cremorne Balloon, at Seven o'clock. ' • 1,, 1 . ,u-MORROW—The Last Night of the Representation of the Grand 8 ."! 1 • 1 Fete at ,Eleven o'clock, of the Taking oi Gibraltar, and .. iorraing of the Town and Fortress, by a numerous fleet of steam gases m a nned by experienced crows, with the sanction of the di • ! the of the Citizen and Iron Boat Companies. T. B. Simpson has re h , nour to inform his friends and the public that nothing hai been :qlected to render this representation truly magnificent, new and The scenery and costumes having been made for this occasion. "ue River Esplanade is the only place in London where a spectacle iZthis magnitude can take p lace. The Pyrotechnic department un- e . 3 Ch eva li e r Mortram. Grand Balloon Ascent by Lunardini. 4 kTURDAY— Resplendent Spanish Galas. At Four o'clock in the Afternoon, and half - pa st Eight Evening, de celebrated Equestrian Troupe, from Le Cirque National ?.France, no charge made for the Four o'clock performance. tosislo, the celebrated composer of dancing music, 'ductscon_ the great Cremorne Band, and will execute all the 4:4•2 which he composed and conducted at her Majesty's ,•• .at Buckingham Palace. Exhaustless entertainments daily, in eluding the Bosjesmans or Bush People, Deulin's Ballet the Star of • „ 64- ' i •itY, the Ethiopian Serenaders, the double-sighted youth, kl 'eltello's Egg hatching, the Bowling Saloon, Bcc. Doors open at every. Two, admission is., Children half-price. The Hotel affords ti '' l 7 accommodation for private and public dinner and supper par , ". 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SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on •• ...Iv the exhaustion and physica l deca y of the system, produced by indulgence, the consequences of infection, or the abuse of .r i i r _ a nrY, with explicit direct ions for the use of the preventive lotion, . . a re Wee by observations on the Married State, and the disqaalities - which prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. B y y Ori n and C . PERRY an d Co., 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lon rn• Published by t he Authors ; and sold by Strang e, 21, Pater er,;ra w ; Hannay, 53, and Sang er, 150, Oxford - street ; and Gor . 10 , Leadenhall-street, Loud en. Z airr 1. trees of the anatomy dna physiology of the re-productive "'sans, and is illustrated by 28 Colonresl Engravings. rasa 11. treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in a 14ce nee and their lamentable e ffects on the system, producing mental and bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative Lat _aPacity. 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But if the whole population of the metropolis were polled to-morrow, Messrs E. MOPES and gON would be voted the era apest, the best, the most extensive Clothiers, and the greatest benefactors in the kingdom to all classes. In the field they choose to o^cupy, they were retormers. Through their exertions, and the employment of their talent and capital, the price of Clothing, which was a complete bar to the well dressing of all persons of limited income, was reduced one-half, which breught it within the means of even the humble classes, who can now dress respectably out of business, and creditably in it for they not only procur e thin g s cheap, but durable; in fact, Messrs. E. Moses and Seri have so completely laid them selves out with their immense staff of the first designers, fitters, cutters, and workm , n in E uro p e, for the supply of rich and poor, exalted and humble, fashionable and plain, that they are not men for a class, but men of th e people. 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FIFTY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON STEEL. rust published, in French, English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian, m a Sealed &nvelope, Is. 6d., or post-free, from the Author, for forty-two Stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION; a Medical Treatise on the Physiology of Marriage, and on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of loath and Maturity, isually acquired at an early period of life, 'which destroy the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood • with Practical "Aservations on the certain Prevention and successfill Treatment of e wers Debility, Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, 4tricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting from In.lis sretion, as adopted by LaDemand, Ricord, and other eminent mem 'Ars of , the faculty in France. with Fifty coloured Engravhaes, dlnstrating the k.natonoy , Physiology, and Diseases of the Re productive Organs, explaining their structures, rises, and ftinctiers, and the various injuries that arc produced in them by solitary habits, excesses. end infection. BY SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D., IT, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. Doctor of Medicine. Matriculated Member of the University of Edin brirgh,Bonorarr Member ,f the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of /apothecaries' Hall, London, Member of the Hunterian Medical Society of Edinburgh, /Ice., Lc. This work contains a plain and complete description of the ana tomy and physiology of the reproductive organs, and of their relative conditions in health and disease. Dr. Ll'Mert, who has taken the highest medical honours, as evidenced by the diplomas and testimo nials inserted in the work, is the only legally qualified medical man who has exclusively, and for many years, devoted his studies to the treatment of these complaints. lie may be consulted u ith ad vantage by all those whose constitutions may have become debili tated through secret practices acquired b 4 youth. or by the excesses of later years, whereby the pleasures of life are marred, the objects of marriage frustrated, and existence itself rendered a term of un ceasing niisery and regret. 63, Oxford-street ; Starie, Titchborne-street, Published by the Author, and may be had of J. Gilbert, 49, Pater -146, Leadenhall-street ; Mann, 23, Com.lllll, or free by post for forty-two stamps, from the author's residence, who n u o a s yra ter- ar ro t v: t ; ; m ay he consulted on these disorders personally or by letter . 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A popular review of almost ev er y form (cse a for-sly-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses he young, besets the man o' pleasure, business, or study, End =- litters old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu %ilea of every-day life. TV THE PASSIONS. What passions hurt the body—what imisrol%). Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." , 1117117501 : -Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent of tie passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties of licantiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, aid ramediativa. Advocacy of early marriag e s:. V. THE MARRIAGE STATE. " To 3e or not to be, that is the question." iItOGYAKKE:--Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re ii;ion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and agurc, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing then'. physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and its conversion. Oases, &O. By B. J. CULVERWELL, M.D. (1891), M.R.C.S. (1827), L.B.A. 1824). Twenty-fits years , Sfeelicsl aril Forensic Referee in these tit tles. `l6"evttnn bear* ' , lnv till era nvoninal.savanl3ll nine; 10 tref ll.l,la.. Rsilili n t-etroa I A Cuttious INCIDENT.—On Friday last Mr. Catlin, the Indian traveller, conducted the party of Iroquois Indians now in London, to the Crystal Palace, showing and explaining to them the many wonderful works it contains, which excited their highest admiration and surprise, and repeatedly elicited the war-whoop, attracting impassable crowds around them. In the midst of their excitement and pleasure they were conducted to the statue of the " Dying Indian," in the American division, which seemed to moste an evident dejection , leading their mind, back, pro bably, to the painful legends of their forefathers. They then were led by Mr. Catlin to view the statues of two of their own countrymen, which he had promised to show them, and which he had constructed, the size of life, with great labour, and elevated upon the end of the bridge, standing in the American department. On approaching the spot, he found them missing, and the crumbled fragments of the chief and his wife gathered and shrouded in a curtain, and lying on the floor, under the bridge on which they bad stood, and from which they had been hurled down by and dashed completely to pieces ! Nothing could exceed the sudde on n dejecti( nof the spirits of those p oor superstitious people seeing the only two representations of their own race in the " world's fair" lying thus demolished. In a conversation which ensued amongst them, the words " rum," and whi‘kv," were often repeated ; and the old chief, address ing Mr. Catlin, said, This thing, my friend, makes us very sad. We have been long used to see rum and whisky throw ing down our red brethren, and our hearts have been grieved at it; but we never before knew that the images of the red men were to be destroyed also by fire - water." DEATH OF MR. MOSMAN, THE SCULPTOR.—OUT readers will perceive in our obituary the unexpected death of Mr. William Mossman, senior, a sculptor of no mean eminence in his profession, and a gentleman who was highly esteemed, in Glasgow, not more for his talents than for his warmth of heart and high sense of honour. Mr. Mossman was not one of those geniuses who are termed self-taught, as he worked for years in the studio of Chantrey, by whom he was frequently noticed for his proficiency. The deceased followed his- profession for some time in Edinburgh, and, about thirty years ago, removed to Glasgow, where he has been constantly engaged ever since, assisted by a whole I f a mily of sculptors, all of whom have been dietinguitlted in their elegant art.—Glasgow Constitutional. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND. Tee half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Derby yesterday; Mr. J. Ellis, M.P., the chair man of the board of directors, presided. Mr. BELL, the secretary, read the report, of which the following is an abstract : " The revenue of the company for the half-year ending the 30th of June last amounts to 566,0821, heint an increase over the corresponding half-year of 1850 of 8 6271. " In the receipts from passengers there has been a decrease of 17,6781., and in those from horses, &c., of 1 0291., as compared with the corresponding half-year of 1850; while from merchandise there has been an increase of 18,8511., and from minerals of 7,4501., as compared with the same period. " The sum available for dividend is 132,075/. ; the directors therefore recommend that a dividend be de clared, subject to income-tax, and payable the 21 of September next, of 11. ss. upon each 1001. consoli dated stock ; 1 ls. 31. upon each 1001. consolidated Birmingham and Derby stock; 31. upon each 1001. consolidated preferential stock ; 11. lOs. upon each Erewash Valley share; and 9s. ld. upon each 501. share, being 1/. ss. per cent. on 331. 6s. 81, and 21. ss. per cent. on 1/. 13s. 41, leaving a balance of 4,4541. 7s. 7d. for the next account. " The large decrease in the coaching traffic is a subject of the deepest concern to your directors. They had anticipated that the opening of the Great Exhibition, in May last, would have largely increased the revenue of the company. They regret that this his not been the case, and that their expectations have been disappointed; for, although a great number of passengers have been conveyed over the Midland Railway to and from London, the competition of the Great Northern Company has materially reduced the receipt over a considerable portion of your line ; whilst the flow of traffic to London, which has this year been so remarkable, has diverted much of it from its ordinary channels, and has seriously damaged the receipts from the local and excursion traffic of those portions of your railway not affected by the Great Northern or other competition. They see no reason to alter their opinion of the policy of the arrangement with the Oxiord, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, and of the equitable claims which the Lon don and North-Western and Midland Companies have upon that company, for the honourable carrying out of the agreement which they themselves had volunta rily proposed, and had subsequently sanctioned at a meeting of their shareholders. The report of Mr. Barlow, the engineer, states that 483 i miles of railway are maintained by the company et a cost of 1241. per mile per annum; and r hat the iron road continues to exhibit very satisfac tory results The CHAIRMAN begged to say, with regard to the subject of free passes given to shareholders to attend special and general meetings of the companies, that the directors would take no part in the matter. It was altogether a question for the decision of the shareholders, and with them it must remain. They would see by the report that there had been a de crease in passenger traffic to the amount of 17,678/. ; while from merchandise and minerals there had been an increase of 26,000/. They would recollect that, at the last meeting, be gave it as his opinion that as couch traffic would come upon their line as would be taken off it. So far his anticipations had proved true, and to him the result had proved satisfactory. The revenue from goods had increased, although, owing to the competition to which they were now subjected from York, their rates had been reduced. With respect to the passenger traffic, he must confess that he had been disappointed. He had, on a for mer occasion, been over sanguine. They must recollect, however, that they had no way into London, and, owing to this, the Great Northern had laken a great portion of the passengers during the Exhibition into the metropolis. There was another element which had worked detrimentally as respected their internal traffic. People had gone to London to visit the Exhibition, instead of, as in former years, visiting other places of fashionable resort. This was shown on parts of the Midland_line not subjected to the competition of the Great Northern. The whole attention of travellers appeared to be directed towards London, and the consequence was that the Midland Company had had fewer persons travelling for the purposes of pleasure than in former years. Among their allies were the London and North-Western, the Yorkshire and Lancashire, and the Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire. Their agreement with the North-Western was for 91 years, Ned had so far worked satisfactorily. It was, indeed, his (the Chair man's) opinion that it was the interest of the Mid land Company to draw closer than hitherto the bonds of union between themselves and the London and North-Western Company. The directors knew their position, and they would try to make the best use of it. Toe Great Northern, they would recollect, bad been opened little more than a year ago, and on that occesion they (the Midland Company) were anxious to prevent useless and wasteful competition. Their first object was to obtain an equalization of rates and fares upon those parts of their respective lines which were more particularly competing portions. This they secured, but in March last the Great Northern gave a month's notice to termi nate that agreement. Before that period they had entered into several traffic agreements with the North Midland, the Newcastle and Berwick, the Caledo nian, and other companies, to divide traffic north of York. Any competition with the Great Northern would not, therefore, affect that traffic for five years. The matters in dispute between the Midland and Great Northern had been referred to Mr. Gladstone. I:hat gentleman hael, he believed, sent for the last information he should require upon the subject, and the award might be expected within a fortnight. If they would place their confidence in the directors they would do their best to protect the property of the shareholders. • They would make the most of it. It was essential that the directors should possess the confidence of the shareholders, more especially with regard to the matters to which he had referred ; if they did not—if the shareholders did not believe that they were acting honestly for the good of the pro perty under their management—they would he ut terly powerless, and the sooner they were removed the better. When the Exhibition was over be was confident they would see a very different state of things. For himself, be saw nothing discouraging in the affairs of the Midland Company, and he should conclude by moving that the report be received and adopted. elr. S. BEALE (deputy-chairman) seconded the Mr. DAKIN, of Birmingham, in allusion to the cheap fare of ss. from Leeds to London, in competi tion with the Great Northern, wished to know what proportion of mileage was paid by the London and Not to. Western Company. The CHAIRMAN—The North-Western paid their mile ge proportion. Everything was paid in propor tion, as by agreement, to the farthing.—(Hear.) Mr. DAKIN thought it extremely foolish to be travelling at a loss. It was like a tradesman selling goods at lOs. which cost him 20s. They had better give the line altogether to the Great Northern than pursue such a course. The CHAIRMAN defended the course adopted. Mr. IRONSIDES, of Sheffield, said he thought that, Brosregard to the accident at Clay-cross, there was gross negligence , and he wished to ask Mr. Paget if he had heard the amount of costs incurred ? The CHAIRMAN said all the costs and damages were not paid. On the part of the directors he might be allowed to say, that if their servants had, upon the lamentable occasion referred to, attended to the regu lations laid down for their guidance the accident would not have occurred. In the accounts made up to the 30th of June, and of which the shareholders were in possession, a portion of the costs of the late accident were included, but some portions were not yet paid. Mr. IRONSIDES agreed with the Chairman that rail ways could not entirely be free from accidents ; but judges, juries, and courts of law seemed now to think railway companies good game. If the dictum of a judge was to be taken as law it would be necessary that every passenger, who entered a station, should be asked his station and position in life, for, according to that, a judge directed a jury to assess damages. He wished to observe, however, with regard to Broad bent's case, h e un d ers t oo d that no attempt at an arrangement had been made until all expenses had been incurred. The CHAIRMAN replied that a compromise had been attempted before the writ was served ; and Mr. Smith, in:confirmation, said the son of the deceased, in the first instance, demanded nothing less than 1,0001., and ultimately he accepted 4501. with taxed costs, which might amount to 701. or 80/. in addition. Mr. IRONSIDES said, in the cases of Mrs. Blake and Broadbent, he believed that if the claims bad been left to the Sheffield committee, they would have been settled for half the sums paid. A SHAREHOLDER —Do you mean to pay Mrs. Blake the ,um of 4,0001. awarded to her by the jury at Derby The CHAIRMAN—Don't ask ma the question. It is now under the consideration of the directors. SHAREHOLDER—I only hope you do not. The report having been received and adopted, Toe CHAIRMAN proposed the several dividends as stated in the report. mot ion. Mr. IRONSIDES —Now, Mr. Chairman, can we honestly pay these dividends while subjected to the present competition ? The CuAiamase—A.ll I can tell you is that it has been honestly earned up to the 30th of June, but if you choose to leave 20 per cent. in the hands of the directors we shall be all the better pleased. Mr. litominEs was satisfied, and the dividend was declared. Messrs. E. Baines, of Leeds; D. Malis, of Bir mingham ; Maxwell, of Liverpool; G. Chambers, Wilson, and J. Hurd, were appointed cn audit com mittee according to a resolution adopted at the last half-yearly meeting. The meeting was then made special, when Mr. Al YERS moved and Mr. ASIITON seconded a motion to the effect that the present ruinous competi tion with the Northern Railway Company be discon- tinned. An amendment to the effect that none but share holders holding 1001. worth of stock be invited to the general meeting, and that no paper be issued except to such persons, wad carried all but unanimously. A resolution was then passed to the effect that, " as soon as any of the proprietors of the 501. shares shall have paid up the 351. in respect of any such share held by him, and also shall have paid up the call of 3/. Cs. Bd. per share made thereon, such share shall be divided and converted into two shares—one for the nominal value of 331. Cs. Bd., and the other a nominal value of 161. 13s. 41, in respect of which latter share the sums of 1/. 13s. 4d. and Si. Cs. Bd. shall then be taken and considered as having been paid, and each share of 331. Cs. Bd. shall be converted into part of the consolidated stock of this company." After a vote of thanks to the Chairman the meeting separated. GREAT NORTHERN. The report of the directors, to be submitted to the proprietors at the halt-yearly meeting, to be held on Tuesday next, has been issued. The following is an abstract of the report : " The gross amount of revenue for the half-year is 239,064/. 33. 7d., from which the directors have thought it rignt, under the circumstances specially explained in the auditors' report, to deduct seven months expenditure instead of six. This operation increases the amount to be deducted for the working expenses, which were un avoidably large at the commencement of the goods traffic. The result is a balance of 108,0381. 7s. 2d. net revenue, which, after deducting guaranteed rents and preference dividends, together with interest on on -half of the mortgage debt (the other half being applicable to works not yet opened), will leave a balance available for dividend of 40,1231. 17s. 81.; and the directors recom mend that a dividend be declined at the rate of 1 per cent. per annum, being 3e. 91. per original 251. share, payable after the 15th of September next, to the proprie tors on the register on the 26th of August inst. " The amount of capital expended in the half-year was 605,357/. ss. 6d. and as the works yet incompleted are progressing with great rapidity, the directors have to request authority from this meeting to raise addi tional capital and loans sanctioned by the Acts of Par liament recently passed. The plan by which they pro pose to raise the share capital of 750,0001. is by issuing at par, rateably to the proprietors registered in the books of the company on the 26th of August instant, 60,000 5 per cent, preference scrip shares of 121. 103. each, re deemable by the company at any period on six months' notice, at a premium of 10 per cent.; such shares to re main as scrip unregistered until the full amount of the call has been paid up. " The Towns' line will be opened for traffic early next year, and it is expected the King's•cross station will be completed about Midsummer next. " With regard to Parliamentary proceedings, the com pany have obtained the Bill No. 1, authorising the addi tional capital, as well as the establishment ot stations at Knottiugley and Wakefield, which the increase of traffic has rendered imperatively necessary. " The company's 13111 No. 2, which was framed to re gulate the relations of the Great Northern with the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Com pany, has also been passed, after a severe and protracted opposition. The company has established the right to accommodation for fish traffic and goods at the Grimsby Docks, as well as the power to construct a goods station at Sheffield, and convenient junctions at Retford; whilst the privilege of using the Gainsborough line of the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company has been confirmed. " The directors regret having to state that their re lations with other companies have not improved since the last meeting. The London and North-Western and the Midland Companies have taken the position of com peting at lower fares for the passenger traffic of the places at which those companies meet the Great Northern, via., York, Leeds, Wakefield, Doncaster, Sheffield, and Lincoln. This universally-condemned competition, at low fares, has the unavoidable effect of reducing the aggregate amount to be ultimately di vided, so that the shareholders of all the three com panies suffer by it. "In connexion with this subject, it may be necessary to state that the London and North-Western and the Midland Companies have, by treaties, excluded the Great Northern from participation in the traffic of the towns lying upon the lines ot the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company west of Sheffield ; and of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company west of Wake field ; the effect of which would be that even at Brad ford, west of Leeds, and other places to which the Great Northern route will be the nearest from London by twenty miles, all right to a share of such traffic is denied. in consequence of this, the directors felt it their duty to insist upon these hostile treaties being with drawn before they would consent to arrangements for equal fares to the places from which the Great Northern was so excluded ; and the determination expressed by the London and North-Western and the Midland Com panies is, that the fares shall be run down against the Great Northern, unless the Great Northern will vir tually consent t_, be excluded from the places alluded to. The directors can have no hesitation in persisting in upholding the reasonable rights of the Great Northern, and do not doubt being able ultimately to establish them, whatever may be the opposition of competing companies. " The Royston and Hitchin line has been opened to Shepreth, within seven miles of Cambridge, and the Great Northern trains now run to Shepreth, communi ceting by omnibus with Cambri fge, the Eastern Coun ties Company refusing to permit the Great Northern Company to run their trains between Shepretb, Shel ford, and Cambridge. " The Great Northern have also commenced working from Peterborough to Wisbeach, and over the East Anglian lines from Wisbeach to . 11ereham. The Eastern Counties Company, in contravention of their agreement with the Great Northern, as well as against the rights of the East Anglian Company, secured by Act of Parlia ment, have shut up the points of junction between the Eastern Counties line and the East Anglian line at Wisheach; in conseqnence of which the passengers and traffic have to be transferred from train to train by om nibus about helra epile, ISuCgreat loss and inconvenience are occasioned, as well to the public as to the compa nies. The directors have been, therefore, obliged to in stitute preeeedings, which are still pending. " A further part of the South Yorkshire line, extend ing to Barnsley, .having been opened by the Great Northein Company, trains' have, from the Ist of July last, run between 'Doncaster. and Barnsley, connecting that district vat% the Great Northern system. " The directors have thought it right, under the cir cumstances of the increase of traffic, and consequently of the labour of the several departments, to revise the salaries of all the officers; not doubting that the pro prietors will approve of the principle of making the salaries commensurate v,ith the labour; and in order to induce the best exertions on the part of the officers to encourage traffic, and at the same time to promote economy in the, working expenses and general manage ment, the directors have adopted the plan of making the several salaries increase with the amount of the dividend paid to the proprietors; thereby giving the officers a di rect pecuniary interest in the success of the undertaking. " The directors recommend that the secretary's salary be 500/. per annum, and be included in the arrangement adopted as to the other officers." The report of Mr. Joseph Cubitt, the engineer, states that every exertion continues to be made by the contractors at all the principal stations of the Towns' line. Most of the stations on the latter line have been commenced, and there is every prospect of their being ready for use by the time the works of the line are completed. He anticipates the completion of the At the ae .h London e end of the l w in o e rk g s o i o n d F p e ro b g ru re a s r ih n a e s xt h . ee been indearthwork and tunnel, north of the Reg ent's-canal, are com p leted ; the canal aqueduct is proceed in g ra p idl y and ver y e a_ tisfactorily ; the earthwork be tween the canal and King's-cross, which has bu t recentl y been com menced, will, in a very few days be compl e t e ly opened out, and rapidly proceeding ; the permanent station buildings are in a forward state, and h e ex pects to have the extension complete and ready for traffic by the spring of next year. Toe report of the auditors, Messrs. J. Chapman and J. Cstley, express their entire satisfaction with the accuracy of the books and the clear and simple sys tem on which they continue to be kept. It states with reference to the proposal to charge the revenue account with only a moiety of the interest due by the company on the . 15th of July, they consider the ar rangement fair and reasonable—as they find on exa mination that about half the amount raised by the company on mortgage has been expended on the Towns' line, the extension to King's-crops, and on sundry other works ieyet unproductive. The traffic accounts laid before the shareholders in March last embraced the expenditure for the six months, 31st of May to 30th of November, against the earnings of the six.rnonths, 30th of June to 31st of December; that is to say, the account of expenditure commenced a month before and was closed a month earlier than that of the income. This plan was adopted at the ,i;i4., . - . , i i AUG UST 21 yll 1851 ) • commencement to facilitate the making up of the accounts at the end of the half-year. The case, now ever, now being altered, and means out of which a dividend may be declared having been earned, the expenditure has most judiciously been brought down to the 80th of June ; the half-year's account now closed, therefore, is charged with Reven months' ex penses against six months' earnings. The balance of profit, after writing off the proportion of interest cn mortgages before referred to, will be 40,1231. 173.8 d. The capital account to the 30th June last shows 8,274,9691. had been received, including 4,807,273/. on original shares, 1,295,3171. on preference shares, and 2,162,5571. on loan ; and that 8,069,7881. bad been expended, including 436,2231. expended preliminary to the passing of the Act, 138,697/. law and engi neering expenses, 1,596,974/ land and compensation, 4,411,169/. works and materials; 325,6401. engines and tenders, 298,593/. carrying stock, 591,1701. in terest on loans and capital, and 69,888/. on East Lin- colnshire Railway; leaving a balance in favour of the company of 205,1801., of which 105,8011. is in cash and 99,379/. invested in South Yorkshire shares, &c. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of June shows that 239,064/. had been received, including 128,7661. for passengers, 59,443/. for goods and merchandise, and 29,6'14/. for coal and mine rlls. The expenditure for seven months en din g t'he 30th June amounted to 130,975/. including 3,1421., rates and taxes, and 5,7941. Government duty, leaving a balance of 108,0881. The number of miles in operation is 236, and the number on which the maintenance of way is charged is 143. The gross mileage run by the trains was 1,571,381, and by the engines 1,689,815. The consumption of coke per engine per mile run was 30.91 b., cost 2.534 d. The working charges are stated to be 46.96 per cent. on the six months' gross earnings. The total expen diture gives an average of ls. 6d. per mile per train. The net revenue account to the 30th of June, in cluding 52,552/. from the last account, shows a total of 160,641/., out of which is deducted 94,3341. for in terest on preference and guaranteed shares, rents, &c., and a moiety of the interest on the bonded debt, leaving a balance of 66,307/. The receipts for the half-year on the Forsdyke and Witham navigations amounted to 6,3601., and the expenses to 11,2251., loss 4,8651.; and on the Louth navigation the re ceipts amounted to 1,568/., the expenses to 2,1291., the loss 5611. NORTHERN AND EASTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Bishopsgate station, Mr. R. Pater son in the chair. yv Mr. BOURNE, the secretary, read the report. The CHAIRMAN having moved resolution, to the effect that the report be adopted and the dividend therein announced be declared, Mr. LECHWORTII said, he perceived by the ac counts of the Eastern Counties Railway for the past half-year that they had a net balance of 158,5631., and he wished to know what amount the company was entitled to out of it. The CHAIRMAN said that the total charge of the Northern and Eastern Company against the Eastern Counties Company for the half-year ending June 30, 1851, waa 31,5231. Mr. LECLIWORTH inquired what security this com pany possessed for the payment half-yearly of the above amount ? The CHAIRMAN replied that the guarantee given was ample security for the punctual payment of the rent, this company being in the position of land lords, and the Eastern Counties Company in that of tenants. Mr. LECHWORTH said he was perfectly satisfied with the explanation. Resolutions were then passedadopting the report and declaring the dividends of 5 and 6 per cent.. and re electing the retiring directors, Messrs. R. W. Ken nard and J. Masterman, jun. • The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. NE WRY AND ENNISKILLEN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Guildhall Coffee-house; Mr. Spack man in the chair. The Secretary then read the report. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, said, he was glad to inform them that the lawsuit with the Newry and Warrenpoint Company had been brought to a satisfactory conclusion. The expenses amounted to 1,1001., which the latter company had to pay. The money in the hands of the receiver had been divided among the debenture holders. Their property in the debentures was now secure, as a re ceiver had been appointed who would continue to receive the produce of the traffic until their claims on that company were paid off. It was a matter of con gratulation to them that all the expenses had fallen on the Warrenpoint Company, who, he believed, had very severely felt the consequences of the course they adopted in resisting this company's claim. With respect to leasing the lice, he might state that most of the directors held a large number of shares in the company, and they were as anxious as the shareholders could be to dispose of the property ad vantageously. The settlement of the matter in contemplation did not rest with them, neither did it rest with Mr. Dargan ; but was delayed from time to time in consequence of the Dublin and Belfast junction line not being completed up to the point where they intended to form a junction with that line. Various delays had taken place in proceeding with the works, partly in consequence of filling up bogs, but he believed that those difficulties were now overcome, and that the Belfast Junction line would he opened on the Ist of November next. The Dublin and Belfast Company had intimated to the directors of this cow pony that they were prepared to enter into an ar rangement with them. He (the Chairman) had been deputed by the board to proceed to Dublin and wait oa the directors of the Belfast Company with respect to an arrangement with that company for forming the junction and working the line when completed. An agreement had been all but concluded, which he believed would be mutually advantageous to both parties. The terms of the agreement were similar to those mentioned at the last meeting, with the ex ception of certain modifications. Mr. Dargan was to have the line for the term of his engagement with the Dublin and Belfast Company, and to pay the Newry and Enniskillen Company 3,1201. a year, which would give the shareholders a bout 6s. p er share. The Dublin and Belfast Company were to work the line, he taking a certain p ortion of the gross receipts. All the gross receipts above 801. per week were to belong to this compeer. O ne of the modifica tions was that of extending the te rm of the a g reement from seven to ten years, which has ma de the bar g ain a better one for this company. More facilities for carrying the agreement into effect were also to be afforded. It was hoped that the whole matter would be concluded in the course of ten days or a fortnight, of which the proprietors would be informed as soon as possible. There was a claim made by the Ulster Railway Company of 4,0001. for the alteration of the gauge on that line, the award in respect of which the directors were advised was bad, and, consequently, with the consent of the proprietors, it would be re sisted. There was only one other claim on the company, which the directors had the means to settle. He hoped they wonld be able to complete the line by a small loan, which would be covered by the Warrenpoint debentures when they were realised. A PROPRIETOR thought it was preposterous for the ,Ulster Company to claim 4,0001. from them towards 'the expense of 20 0001., for the alteration of their gauge and plant to suit the national gauge (5 feet 3 inches) of the Irish railways. Had they completed their original line 100 miles in, length it would be a different matter, but the idea of such a claim as 4,0001. when they could only make four miles in length of their line, was out of all reason. Mr. STUEGE was of opinion that the claims :of the Ulster Company should be resisted to the utmost. Resolutions were then passed adopting the report, re-electing the retiring directors, Messrs. Moore and Hamilton, and the retiring auditor, Air. A. Samuel; and voting the directors 3501. for their services during the past year, and 201. to the auditors. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thank; to the chairman and directors. ORLEANS TO BORDEAUX. The annual general meeting of the shareholders of this company took place at Paris on Saturday, Aug. 16, in Hera's Great Room, Rue de la Victoire, Baron Paul de Richemont in the chair. Near him were scated the following directors :—Count de la Pinson niere ; Viscount de Cussy ; Sir Wm. Barthe, Bart. ; M. Boost ; Mr. Barry ; M. Monternault ; M. Bour lon M. Teste ; M. Mabille ; M. Luscrche ; and Mr. Paterson. The meeting having been declared con stituted, 45,851 shares and 510 votes being repre sented by the shareholders present, 111. 13i,nat pro ceeded to read the report. This document, which is of great length, is divided into four parts—the first, giving an account of the works required for opening the section fro m Tours to Poitiers, and of tho other secti ons to B o rdeaux; the second, showing* result of them w orking of the line from Orleane,toXpu; the third, relating to general matters connected with the undertaking ; and the last, giving a statement of the financial position of the company. The section from Tours t o P o iti ers , 101 kilometres (62 English miles) I in length, was opened to the public on July 1, 1851, • and it required immense exertion on the part of the board of directors to have the iron-way laid down, the rolling and other stock augmented and the stations constructed—all within the space of nine months—in order to attain that object, specifically mentioned in the Bill which passed the Legislative Assembly on August 6 The report specifies the various works which it was necessary to have thus executed, and their amount is certainly extraordinary for the short time allowed. The board, having to choose between a system of temporary or of permanent con struction for the stations, determined on the latter course as most advantageous for the interests of the company. In consequence of a clause in the Bill of Aug. 6, which declares that "the company was to execute at its own expense all the works still remain- . ing to be adjudicated for the stations," the Minister of Public Works insisted that the earth-works o f the stations were to be included in the item. This the company resisted, and on the question being referred to the Supericr Railway Commission to decide, the decision was given against the Minister. This was the more important for the company, as the cost of some of these earth-works would be considerable—being 50,000 f. at Libourne, and 300,000 f. at Bordeaux, &c. The works of art, on the part of the line nearest the city just mentioned, are all completed, and present every guarantee of solidity. The section between Libourne may be de livered to the company in September ; and it is from that period that the first line of rails is to be laid down on the whole section bet Ween Angouleme to Bordeaux, adding 133 kilometres (83 English miles) to the part already open to the public. With respect to the results of the working, for the year ending June 30, 1851, as the section between Tours to Poi ters was only opened on July 5, its receipts are not included. It is, however, known that they are steadily increasing, and more than equal what was estimated for them. The receipts for the part of the line between Orleans and Tours amount to .6 4,154,596 f. 86c, The expense and charges to .. 2,142,603 85 Leaving a profit of .. 2,011,993 1 . . Then add a balance remaining over from last year .. 12,777 95 And there remains a total of . . 2,024,770 96 From that sum must be deducted the interest on 175 f. per share paid up.. 210,000 0 . . And there remains to divide .. 1,114,770 96 I • From that amount, when 5 per cent. is deducted,' and one-half of the remainder for the reserve fund, according to the statutes, there remains a sum of. 520,000 f. to be disposed of, which gives a dividend of 4f. per share, payable at the offices of the com pany, on or after the first of September next. This result gives 1 lf. per share, or 6f. 28c. per cent. on the paid-up capital. Looking at the general result of the working, it is found that the passenger traffic has been constantly improving during the• year, the Ist and 2tl classes proving most productive. The augmentation under this head is 117,936 f. 82c. In the goods' traffic there has been an improvement of 31,387 tons in weight, and of 98,0591. 90c. in re ceipts ; and in the transport of cattle an augmenta tion of 11,302 bead, and 25,0001. in receipts. Passengers' luggage has naturally , followed the development which has taken place in the number of passengers, the improvement being to the ex tent of 77,062 f. 25c. The transport of wine gives an augmentation of 11,174 tons in weight and of. 38,4071. in receipts. It thus appears that there is an improvement in every branch of the receipts. Under the head of general facts connected with the undertaking, it is stated that the suit between MM. de Rothschild and the company, relative to the inter pretation of an article iu the treaty entered into be tween the two parties concerning banking matters, and which had been carried before the Court of Ap peal of Paris, was decided on March 8, 1851, by the court quashing a former judgment which sentenced the company to pay to MM. de Rothschild damages to the extent of 60,0001. The company, conse quently, is now discharged from the effects of tho previous condemnation. The suit of the post-office relative to the trucks of the moving post-offices is not yet terminated. Of the 130,000 shares of the company, upwards of 80,000 are held in England by about 500 persons, a proof of the confidence felt in the line. Last year the number was only 71,500, so that in that country the confidence still increases. The report, which enters into most ample de tails on every point of expenditure mentioned in the tables, was distributed to the share holders some days previously. The calls, it states, were paid up satisfactorily, and it adds inci dentally that the sum of 104,9321. due by the state to the company for the inundation of the Loire in 1846 still remained unpaid. When the reading of the report had terminated, The CHAIRMAN inquired it any person desired to make any observation A SHAREHOLDER inquired if any new determina tion had been : come to respecting_ the time at which the calls were to be made ? The CHAIRMAN replied that there was no reason to apprehend that they would exceed 751. during the year, in three payments of 25f. each. They might even only amount to 50f. in all. Yet, although the position of the company was so satisfactory, the board could not make any more explicit declaration on the point.—(Hear.) A SHAREHOLDER inquired whether it would not be preferable to have the general meeting held at a more early period of the year ? The CHAIRMAN said that the time fixed had origi nated in the formation of the company ; it was also found more convenient for the English shareholders, who were so numerous a body, as certainly to merit that attention be paid to their convenience, than either autumn or winter. No complaint had been ever made of the period of the year fixed ; still, if the shareholders thought fit to make any representation on the subject, the board would be ready to take it into consideration.—(Loud cries of " No, 130 !") No other person expressing a desire to speak, the report, accounts, and dividend were agreed to unani mously, amidst marks of approval. The meeting then separated. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENTS. Acting Assistant -Surgeons—John Angus, P. W Govett, William G. J. Ayre, and James W. Elliott to the Penelope. Naval instructor—Alfred Turmine, to the Calypso. Master's Assistant—A. De G. Sutton, to the Shearwater. Boatswains—Wm. Flint, to the Waterloo; James Butler, to the Grecian. Carpenter—Daniel Thompson, to the Waterloo. Acting Carpenter—W. J. Adams, to the Virago. DEVONPORT, AUGUST 19.—We are happy to state that Commodore Lord John Hay is decidedly better, and strong hopes are entertained of his Lord ship's recovery. PORTSMOUTH ' AUGUST 2 0.--Vesuvius, steam - vele sel, arrived at Spithead this morning from Wool wich. She proceeded for Devonport at noon, where she will be placed as an advanced steamer. Pique, 36-gun frigate, sailed early this morning for Milford, where she will be lengthened and re paired. She was towed into the offing by the Echo, tug. Odin is fitting at the mooring off the King's Stairs. Commander Sir W. Wiseman and her crew have joined her. Marlborough, Indiaman, having embarked pas sengers and stock, sailed this morning for Madras. The Tiger, new steam-frigate, has had her fore and main-mast reduced, and has been taken up the harbour. The Sprightly steam-tender, Mr. George ling Master Commanding, proceeded to C owes last e vening with the Commander-in-Chief. s t ten held a P LY MOUTH, AUG. 20 . — Yesterday, at levee o'clock, the First Lord of the Admiralty had not for the reception of those officers whom seen within the previous twelve months• be iVith the h r s com exception of Sir Francis Baring, the ot he r menced at half-past eleven to muste.r lordnem occupied two ployed in the dockyard. The inspec character ; it hours, and was of a very scrutintiiosiontig°o make a con appeared as if there was siderable reduction in theau intteublishment. Between 200 and 300 shipwrights,cajeiiliters,joiners, caulkers, called from the ranks, sailmakers, labourers, &ce rega rding their apprenticeship, and inquiries made a with view to doubt to superan nuation.servitude, age, At two o'clock their Lordships embarked in the dore's barg e to muster the ordin ary on board UthnennuSt°. George, 120, Captain Joseph Nias, C.B. Their Lordships were pleased to express their satin ` faction at, the appearance of the ship and of the crew, and complimented Captain Nias thtreou. Their Lordships, on leaving the St. George, landed at Keyham, and made a further inspection of the works, ' after which they re-embarked in the Commodore's barge and landed at the dockyard. They then pro , ceeded to the Royal Hotel, a n d were su b sequ ently en , tertained at dinner by Major-General the Hon. 11. Murray, at Government House, Mount Wise. ~-~- neva Ireland fisheri es li. , Ib3Bl tie ExPe' ruiion Spithea d uth Ea.° assay to 3, POl' z clarene• K.c.8., Dover , Coas t 01 In passag e Coast of eernesi Post- 00 ------ What due. -------0 tug. 25 kug• 31 Sept. 6 Lug. 2 LALLY i e p Sept. &rive" 3el t. 6 • , v kr/Wed re i 1.. 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I The board to-day inspected the 'ltoYalVilliant Victualling-yard, the Royal Naval Hospital, &c. To morrow they will probably land on the llreakwater, and in the evening, or on Friday morning, leave in the Black Eagle for Pembroke. Captain Milne waS sufficieno3l(recovered yesterday to resume duty. . The steamer, Myrmidon, / Conanimidei' , Joliffe, ,arrived „yesterday morning and went ..up h ar b our to coal. Her crew wi l be . pat here 'Miff , to departure 'for the coast' of Africa. Wooiwica, AUG. do.—The Vesuvitis, steam-sloop, 'wft Woolwich yeqer,Okr i tnorning for peyonport, a n d as to call at Sheerness and Portsmouth on her way :iiound. She is in charge of Mr. Brown, Assistant- Master-Attendant at_EieVonport dockyard. The Hydra, steam-sloop, went down the Tiro day to try her engines. The number of visitors to Woolwich.doolgFd yes terday.' 4sts''3;2s2 British subject=, and 1:32 foreignere, making a total of 3,384. a. DESTRCYCTIVE COLLIERY EXPLOSION. On Meaday4ifght one ofChTbse disastrous and fatal events which are of such frequent occurrence in the coal-mining-districts took place at Washington colliery, whichli"libout two miles from the Wash ington station on the York,: Newcastle,,and Berwick Railway ; and we regret :.. to say that the explosion was one of the ,most lamentpble andleainful descrip tion that hallappened in thia - clistiictifigi'Many years, resulting, as it has done, in the oe/cyst - um , death of from 30 to 40- periens, molt' etigliidm were in the health and viginiiknf youth. It appears that between 4 and &o'clock is the afterrioen Of"Matn;lay about 60 men went down intd,the o(cti the night Bhaft, and everything' seemed- to gore= regularly until about half-past 11 the inhabitant§ of the nei g hb urhoodysierearonsed by a loud explosion;.upon the report of -which - largo masses of people rushed to the mouth of the Pit nier all the assistance that lay in their power. , ecLfnfortunately the resident viewer, Mr. Cruddeefellfict, icalio one of the owners, 1 was absent on a visit-t o , Peat Exhibition, and no person being left to act for him. in t h4 absence, the scene became one of the greatest confiisseiaseiahe head. over• man was at length aroused, and he i r itilaimpany with a few of the miners, descended the pit, and found several dead bodies very much burnt and mutilated near the cross-cut way, where it is supposed the pit was fired. They discovered that the explosion took place in the " whole" workings, where about forty men were employed, and that the other twenty men , who had been working in the " brokings" were un injured. Nu language can describe the intense grief and horror of those who, on the first report being given, rushed to the spot, and remained to witness the blackened and disfigured corpses of their husbands, children, and fathers, who only a few hours previously left them in their.usual health. Three hours in the dead of the night passed away in the most painful suspense beforel. any of the bodies were brought to bank. Almost immediatelv after the explosion took place, two furnade-men, desirous of being instrumen tal in saving the lives of their comrades, went down to render assistance, but the afterdamp was so strong that they were brought up again almost dead. One of these brave men has since died, and little hopes are entertained of the recovery of the other.. At 3 o clock in the morning, when only a few of the bodies had been recovered, it was found necessary, on account of the afterdamp, to put out the furnace before anything further could be done. This was eft:o64lv nine o'clock. During the night the crowd' hourly in creased, and a number of viewers also `'thrived from the neighbouring collieries, and rendered very, valu able assistance. Throughout the day from nine o'clock in the morning corpses were at intervals ex tricated, and up to seven o'clock in the evening from 28 to 30 had been brought to the bank and identified I lay their relatives, whose shrieks were of the most ap palling and heartrending description. At seven o'clock there yet remained, it was supposed, about ten corpses in the pit, which it would take several hours to recover, but the exact number had not been ascer tained. As to the cause of the explosion, it is difficult at present to cbtein any satisfactory account, but an impression generally prevails that it is a badly venti lated pit, and many were heard to say that such an accident had been anticipated for several weeks, and one man, that seeing the danger, he left the pit just before the explosion took place, and thus saved his life. The whole matter, however, will undergo a searching investigation before a coroner's jury, which was 'to meet yesterday (Wednesday) morning. The Government inspector of mines for the district (Mr. Matthias Dunn) is unfortunately from home, and, therefore it could not be learnt whether the mine had been recently inspected. tii.‘, HIGHWAY ROBBERY. BRISTOL, AUG. 20.—A very daring outrage, which it is not improbable may be attended with fatal re sults, was committed a day or two ago near this city by a man named John Williams, whom the police have just succeeded in apprehending under very sin gular and curious circumstances. He is charged with highway robbery, accompanied by considerable vio lence; and the following are the facts elicited at an examination taken by the magistrates at the bedside of Mr. Godwin, of Auburn Villa, Cothana New-road, the gentleman on whom the outrage was committed : —Mr. Godwin, who is 75 years of age, stated " that, he was taking a walk for the benefit of his health in the carriage road which passes beneath the pleasure grounds of Redland-court (a thoroughfare much fre quented at this period of the year), when he was sud denly seized from behind by a powerful man who placed his hands over his face and eyes, kicked his legs from under him, knocked him down, and then threw himself upon him. The man then kicked him in the head and stunned him, and when he came to himself he found that his watch with the appendages had been stolen from him." It so happened that a young man named Callacott, a short time previous to this atrocious act, which was committed in broad daylight, was car rying a pair of boots to Redland-court, theresidence of Mr. Edward:, and when he entered the carriage road he was followed some distance by a man, and suspecting from his manner that he would try to steal his boots he turned round and looked him full ,in the face, when he went away. Callacott went to the court and delivered the boots, which detained him sow time, and as he was returning he heard a groan, and on looking up the road he saw two perions struggling on the ground, and on going to the spot observed the same man he had before seen get up from the other, kick liian several times in the head, and then make off across the fields, leaving Mr. Godwin insensible on the ground. Callacott raised an alarm, and the poor o'd gentleman was conveyed home seriously injured. Information was given to the police, and it so hap pened that subsequently, as police 'constable 143 was making inquiries at the Boar's Head, Lamb-street, Bristol, for evidence against an utterer of base coin, he observed the prisoner Williams run out into a yard at the back of the house and clamber to the roof of some premises in the rear. Suspecting something wrong, the policeman followed, and chased him across the roofs of several houses. The prisoner threw a heavy pantile at the policeman, which nearly knocked hiss off the housetop, and then jumped off into a court, followed by police-constable 143. The court did not communicate with the street, and the pri soner Williams took refuge in a house. He rushed towards the fireplace with a view of seizing the poker, when he stumbled and fell. The constable at once seized and held him, and assistance being procured he was conveyed to the station-house. His W ear . a nce tallying with the description of the person wh o had committed the outrage on Mr. Godwin, the . I v l4 ness Callacott was sent for, and be at onc e pa v 1 identified him . as — being the mail; The prisoner Williams was taken b e f ore Mr. Lunell , t he magist rate who took Mr. Godwin's deositimh dbe was fully committed to take his trial p for the highway robbery at the ensuing Gloucester assizes. -,-, c,,rnt ime since a 'memorial a Ou y ld ni. b en e e eu x . - PUBLIC xs,BCORDS.--- Some pa Rolls, as the official ie l s ite sh r was forwarded to the Alast e .'n '- r o a r clnrls : qu ired at the Rolls Chapel, at keeper of all public gaged in historical empted from the fees now ter House, Carlton Ride, Sec. Th • the Ch a P the Tower, at returned afavourable answer to this me morial, of the Rolls signe - . d • by Lord Mahon, President of the t i q uatia i n der in t q h u a i t r morial, which n tli a Lries; hy Lord Strangford, Lord Bray- Society of An f ondesborough, the Bishop of Oxford, Mr. brooks, Lo r •thillam, Dean Milman, and a long list of well. jay gr., taken blacau . , at i . That answer was into consideration known hter . me eting of the subsbribera to the memorial on Monday l" - which Mr. Payne Collier presided, when several l a st, over lotions were unanimously agreed to, expressive of the resolutions f lette g historical ude of all men, o rs, especially of those engaged r a r investigations, for the concession thus made, a dd with so much alacrity, on the part of Sir John Romilly. It appears that, until the new record offices are completed, some temporary arrangements are to be adopted, under which all persons who are not making professional searches on behalf of clients, but who are employed bone fide in the acquisition of historical information, shall be entirely exempted from the payment of any money for facilities afforded in the various situations where records are now deposited. When all these documents shall hereafter be brou. s ht into one collection, the Alaster of the Rolls has undertaken to make new and permanent regulations upon the subject . lewd' be obvious that an important step been thus gained, and that what has hitherto been s felt ___ bysevere men of letters as so great an inconvenience a0( 1 2 ‘ ,.. 3 7 c1 1 ::: a hardship, will ultimately, and ere long, be !'"1." Chronicle. , MELA.IiCHOLT Al D FATAL Acm v 'a. — Y eaterda y Mr. Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, rece ived informa tionr, t:.....1t appears that a of the following distressing d n a On the preceding morning gentleman named Spradbury, accident: — lt who resides in Frances-streete waterloo -road , heard v io l ent screams proceediag 'rat door of No. 2, i n the sa me street. Feeling convinced fromthe that first some thing wrong had hap pened,the dear in, and on rueiing ep stairs discovered the hod on he immediately burst the and a little girl , about three years of age. daughter l o Mrs. Redd ing,completely enveloped f assistance the fire waa ot in flame. With the ai oo P r child was most frightfully bull et out, but not until the p over her body. She wa s removed to the surgery of Mr. R o b er t Brooks, in the Waterloo-road, tint owing to the . yeeekved, it was found necaseary to remove serious injuries 7 - - • hospital,where li ereal ser the IN estmnaster she ng the sufferer to . . most excruciating agony till halt-past five yesterday in the morning, when death terminated her sufferings.