The Sun. — London, England, 1845-09-04 00:00:00

T HE CRE W AS AN AUXILIARY. (From the Liverpool Albion.) The screw, both as a principal and as an aux i l iar y t r h° l36l tug power is now being rapidly adopted ; an d, the the succ ess ' which has attended its adoption into Presteam -ship Great Britain, as demonstrated by her eeent voyage to New York, will undoubtedly remove all P a r ..„i tid ice which may still exist against it, and lead the p l ate of we believe it will, to its almost universal use in 14 ) o f the paddle-wheel, the information we are now _ ro uut to lay before ow readers sufficiently attests its P ,ress as an auxiliary. We have previously noted its adoption in this latter - e a t ia. eity into the new line of communication about ,to be 4Pened between this port and Constantinople ; and we platenrw enabled to state, that not only is it contem ea,. to adopt it, between Liverpool and the „ s ' , but that within a short period it will be in r '''eusive use in packet lines brtween this port and th' iri(n la Rens of the continent of America... , No less thrfe iron vessels, to all of which it will be fitted, ire bein g b u il t by M ess rs. James Hodgson and Co , t r an shipbuilders, of this town ; one an iron ship, of ( 1;,,,'"e hundred tons burthen, with engines of one hun -4`l and eighty horse-power, the first of a new line of milers to ply between Liverpool and New York B : e l:aid, one of six hundred tons burthen, with engines of , - ` t ! hundred ho rse -power, the first of a new line of seven Mersey destined to run between Rio de Janeiro- and the ; and the third one for Buenos Ayres. All these p at ''' he fitted with the screw propeller and Grantham's 'nt direct action engines. Nor must we omit to point Peeial attention to the fact that all these vessels are e ,!streeted of i ron . bln addition to these, a steam packet ship has lately een C onstructed at Boston, in the United States , and , a h l e n g advertised to leave New York on the 6th instant, the 26th be expected to arrive in the Mersey towards 26th instant. This vessel is intended as a pioneer of p tt e te gular li ne o f steam pac k e t- s hips ; and her steam slrieurstishireiad s intended for use during calms or to make way sower winds—in fact, whenever advantageous e motive power may be described as follows :—A r, l .llle ti sing engine of 170 horse-power, consisting of two a rnders, o f twenty-f i ve inches di ameter a nd three feet f a r r 4 e , working at right angles ; two boilers, with two hi % aces each, fourteen feet long, by seven wide and nine te.hisnti;etabiLeowing-engine and blowers, so arranged as to be o w:V. and to be only used occasionally to raise ; one heater ; and a propeller of nine nl-a-half feet extreme diameter, constructed entirely of 17englit copp er and composition metal, which revolves Z t ° 4 ft the ru dd er, the main shaft coming out close by the tli ri V°st, and supported by a stout brace attached to by The propeller can be shipped or unshipywd te,,i e e t atd of a shaft corning ont of the ship above the Rin t „' ll4l. t, and is entirely within the contr6J of the en the engine-room. • The mechanism within first u r rigs in the lower shaft from the hub of the Feller iy' then, by turning the upper shaft, the pro • the "Mught uyp to th flat or the siern, entirely out eharaetater, arid in a few e minutes the ship assumes the i p fi er he r. °f u packet-ship, without anything to drag every i , ,„ I te engine-room is floored with cast-iron ; L "ilee s • : eetion is given to the woodwork near the "d bet; "d the chimney comes up through the pump trunk. w n e ett decks, and is surrounded by a ventilating the shi "-here is also a powerful fire-engine, with which !Pee . t r :,. 134 3" be wet fore and aft, below and aloft. The forty.,-" up in the lower hold of the ship is about Th e b e .`'eu feet in a direct line forward of the stern-post. 1400 i sonillers.together being but fourteen feet wide, leaves eessibi , e ,.e e la the wings for coal bunkers, which are ac the bet both f ro _ trunktWos znfae‘irvieeevr in the outside of the ship as well as in Besides . the space indicated, the around the smoke pipe, there are ;ylinder hett en d irt s d a . i la ra k elk s iosn. Coming up through the poop over the ore an d tt The between decks is otherwise clear lam for aft, heads crew being accommodated in a top-gal runs t ee utle, and the cabin passengers in a poop which o and includes the mainmast. There are also van -171;3 Improvements in the construction of the bow. The will have accommodation for thirty cabin passen her, and ample room f ur ca bin and steerage passengers " well-ventilat e d b e t we en decks. She is expected t 0 makeake five co m pl ete voyages p er an num, making her passages , i n an average of th i rteen to twenty d ays, t h e 4 tinituum being thirteen and the maximum twenty-five. As an illustration of the advance of steam communica tion, we refer our readers to a paragraph in another Column from which it will be seen that the novelty of a active American steamer may be expected shortly in .the Mersey. Since the above was writtenwe have noticed the ar rival in the Mersey of another vessel in which the screw c.rnhined as an auxiliary—the Q E. I)., from Mon tNaL The date of her departure from that city not being glint:, we cannot state the length of her voyage. Aberdeen • • • • • • • • • - Airdrie and Coatbridge • • Arbroath and Forfar • • • • Ditto Half Shares • • • • Armagh, Coln, & Portrush Bandon and Bantry . • • Belfast and Ballymena • • Belfast and County Down Birklihd,Lan.&Ches•J nc. Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New (iss. at 7 die.) Btu) I lalf Shares • • • • Binninglau&Oxfal•Junc . Blekburn, and Preston.. Illckburn, DarwitAt Bolin Bolton, W Liverpl. Boston, Statnfrd and Birin Brighton, Lewes, & Bast. Bristol and Exeter • • • • • Ditto New .. • • • • • • • • " Bristol and Gloucester Bristol and S. Wales June. British and Irish Union • • Caledon. and Ayrsh. June Caledon. & Dumbar..Junc. Caled,nian .• • • • • • • • • . • • Ditto Extension .• • • • • Cambridge and Lincoln • • Chester and Birkenhead Ditto New Shares • • . • Ditto Half Shares • • • Chester and Holyhead • • Cheltenham and Oxford Chichester and Brighton Chitrnet Valley . • • • • • • • • Clitheroe Junction • • • • • • -Clydesdale Junction .. • • • Cork, Blackrck & Passage Cork and Bandon . • • • . • • Cork and Killarney • Cork and Waterford • . • • Cork and - Youghal • • • • • • Canterbury and Dover Coventry and Leicester Derby and Crewe .•.. 7 Direct Lon. and Manchstr Diss, Beccles, &Yarrnoth DirectlNlan.(lteming,ton's ) Direct Northern . • •• • • Direct Norwich .• • Dublin and Belfast June Dublin, Belfast, 8D Coln! e Dublin and Drogheda• • • Dublin and Galway . • • • • Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath . • • Ditto New .• • ••• • • • Dundee and Per•h • • • • • Durham and Sunderland East Lancashire (No. 1) Ditto (Np. 2) ..... Eastern Counties . • • .• • • Do. New • • • ...... . Do. Perp. 5 pr Ct., No. 1 Do. do. No. 2 East Dereham & Norwich East Union . • • • • .• • • • • • • Ditto Extension • • • • • • Ediubgh, Glas., and Dum. Edinburgh and Glasgow.. Do. Quarter Shares • • • Do. New Quarter Shares ',din b. Leith, and Granton Do. Pref. 5 per Cent• • L - 2!41 —85 s —' 12% 13 1% 12 3% 4% s Os I 5U 67%1 11 • 5U - 2%1 31,41 5%1 - - I 13 5.!- Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebles.. Edinburgh and Perth.. • • Ely and Huntingdon • • Enniskillen and Sligo.. • • Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr Fltwood, Prstn,& W. Rid. Garnkirk•ard Glasgow • • Glasgow and Ayr. - • • • .. Do. Quarter Shares . • . Glasgow and Greenock • • Ditto New . • .-•• • • • Ditto Preferexce • • • s -- a 2 _ oi l 534 19656(11 —4%1 - 2%1 -- 2 3 3i1 - GrasiW,Dinfries, and'Car. Glsgw, Kilrnarnek, & Ard, Glasgow and Belfast Un. Goole and Doncaster • • Grand Junction . • • • • • • Ditto Half Shares • • 3% 3M 247 - Ditto Quarter Shares Ditto New Quarters Ditto Eighths •• •• •• Grand Union . •• •• •• . •• Great Eastern & Western Gt Grimsby & Dk Extens. Gt Grimsby and Sheffield Gt Sthrn & Wstrn (hind) 23% 4% 3% 3 5 i, —3% 3A - - 71 ,4 6 - - .1s 13 Ditto Extension • • • • • • Great Minister,. • • • • • . Gt Northern of Scotland Grt Northern of England Do. New 401. Shares • • Do. New 301. Shares .. Great Western . • • •• • • • • 95N - 3% - Ditto Hale shares .. Ditto Fifths . ..... Guilfrd, Farehm, & Ports. Nitrwich . • • ••• • • . • • • • • • Hudrstid & Man. B. & Canl Huddersfield and Sheffield Hull and Gainsborough Hull and Selby • • • • • • • • Ditto Quarter •Shares • • Ditto Half Shares • • • • Inverness and Elgin • . • • Isle of Jersey • • .. • • . • • • Kendal and Windermere Kingstown and Bray .. • • Killarney Junctions . • • • • Lancaster and Carlisle . • Lancaster and Preston .. Leeds and Bradford .... Ditto Extension .. • • .. Leeds and Dewsbury • • . • Leeds and Thirsk•. • • • . • • Leeds & W. Riding Junc. Leicester Sr. Birmingham Leicester and Bedford .• • Limerick and Waterford Limrck, Ennis, & Kil. Jnc. Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liv. Alan. & Gt N. of Eng. LP; erriol and Manchester - Ditto Half Shares •• • • Ditto Quarter Shares.. Liverpl, Ormskrk, & Prstn London and. Birmingham 225 Ditto Thirds. ..... Ditto Quarters •••• • • • 28% London and Blackwall .• 10% London and Brighton •• • • 77% •s•-, Ditto Consolid. Eighths London and Croydon • • 27 27 Ditto New . ••••• • • • • 1%1 1 Do. Guarant. 5 per Cnt. London and Greenwich • • Do. Pref. or Privilege • • London and SouthWestrn 78% Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 501 Shares • • 15 Do. New, 401. Shares.• London and York .• •• • 6% 7% 7% Ditto (Bawtry) ..... 6 London and Windsor •• • • 1% 2 1% Londn, Salsbury, & Yeovl — Londonderry & Coleraine 5% Londonderry & Emaiskilln Lynn and Ely ••.• • • Lynn and Deroham .• •• • 5 Manchester and Leeds • . 214 216 220 Ditto Half Shares • • • 101 101 - Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto Sixteenths • • Manchstr and Birkenhead —3%, M an chester & Birminghm 66 -- 73 Ditto Quarter Shares • • 11 13% 12% Ditto New Quarters . • 10 11% 10% Do. Coll.& Welsh Junc. —3% 3% Manchestr, Bolin, & Bury Alnchstr, Buxtn, & Matlk B%p 9% 9% Man. Sher'. and Mid. June. —9% 10 Manchestr & Southamptn Midland.. ••••••• • • • • • • • 174 173 Ditto Fifths ••••• • • • • • Ditto New •••• • • • . 26% 27 Do. Con. Birm.S , Derby 135 — 3lldlnd Gt Westrn (Irish) —3% Do. Extension to Sligo Newestl & DarlngtnJunc. 54% Da. New (Brandling).• —. Newcastle and Berwick • • 17% Newcastle and Carlisle • • Nwestle, Durban), & Lan. 4% 5 43 Newport & Abergavenny 3 Newry and Enniskillen.• 3% 4 Newark and Sheffield .• • —6% North British .•:.• • • • . 30% 33% Ditto New Shares. • • ••• 10 `. Northern and Eastern • 68 • Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) DO. Quarter Shares • • - North Devon North Kent • • • • • • • • • • • • North Staffordshire •• • • North Eastern.. North Union (A)• • • • • • • • Ditto (B)• • • • • • • • North Wales Mineral • • • • Ditto New Shares • • • • North Western •••• • • • • North Wales ••••• • • • • • Norwich and Brandon • • Ditto New Not., Beliroir, & Granthm Nottingham and Boston.. Nott., wsh. Val: & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield Oxford and Birming. June 11889 Oxford and Worcester • • 10% 11% 11%' 11 Oxford and Cambridge .. 41s6d I Perth and Inverness • • • Portsmouth Direct •. • • • • Preston and Wyre Ditto Half Shams DO. Pref. 5 par CtrOuar Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & div. 9%1 Preston & Wyre Extens. 71534 Richmond &W. End June - Rugby, Worcestr, & Tring 2% 2%! Sottish Central • • .. • • .• Seottisit Midland • ... • • • • Sheffield end Manehoster Ditto Quarter Shares,. =. Ditto ditto (No. 2)• . Ditto ditto (No: 3)• • Sheffield and Lincoln.. • • Sheffield and Rotherham Shrewsbry& Grand June. 8 Shrewst„ wor„ & Crewe 5% 5% 4%1 shrws.,woiv. it Air 71i 8141 ghrwsbry & irnt Val. Ur. 31.4 Shrws, Ilereill,& N. Wales 4% 4 4 • Slartlannan ..... .... •• • • — South Devon .• • ••• • • • Swath Midland.. •••• • . .• 8 8% 85 Sout4 g4WVit W.P9vPr 484 48 % D.o.New(iss.34.)l4p, Do. (155.33/.68.6d.) „ 2 1.4% Do. (iss. 301.) „3 9 % 18153 9ii Staines and Richmond .• • 3 Staffordshire &Shropshire 4 Stirling and Dunfermline SGutiilCl4s4:: • ir • •. • • • • Teen and Dove ...... Tient Valley .• • • • ,• , Do. and HolyheadJune. 3% - aN Vale of Neath • • •• • • • • • West London, Old Shares West End & Sothrn Coun. Wp44.114 sad Carlow • • ... Wa,rwiek airq ChelAilllilip WaterfOiS IC-UkePAY 77 7 ' - • - ` 7 Wratrfd,WO ,Wieli& DUD pi •„,- war:Ptiod&rt4 I3ca3 r • -, Wakfld, Pontar4, qpm. Wakefield and Harrogate , Warwick and London .• • - West Lancashire •..Lancashire........ — Worcester and Tritig Whitehaven and Furness N. kicei Shares • • Wish 414 4% 4, WO CAPP', I'L WAt YPFkO li f e !.• t! t-N Nytiiimoro, k:A,...uoitnes? wohitit ft "'"" "'"" 4 2034 Ai4 ACT FOR THE PROTBCTION OF MERCHANT SEAMEN. A. most important measure, aTecting the werare of that numerous and useful hod; of men. the iailorsofthe fletchant service, received the royal assent on th las t ‘lny of the :essOn. It ro doubt elevate the charac ter, improve tie habits, and better the condition of sea enk elk—all objects of the highest importance to the man "tne profession. The crimps. lodging-house-keepers, 'gents, the self-styled " shipping-masters and others, v ` t1 ; 1111 0 loLger be able to prey on seamen, and defraud i n -e n of thar hard-earned wages. The baneful traffic In c in tnee vows, which has brought so many to the cri ,naV c ourts and the hulks, will cease, and owners and t r i ul e n ts of ship - 4 will no longer be imposed upon by the board h 0 w hc frevently send incompetent persons on at i l' s able seatnurt, who are unable to hand, reef, " 1 pr(; l ° ' do any pars of a seaman's duty. This Act 7, t tiAt homeward as well as the outward bound 11,,,,?" 1, - V14% 1 1 4 ' 1 7"0s " laid-sharks" in London, Li t° 10 k "'tsnioutit, and other gre , at ports, will 'States, ° o ut re y. Ihe preamble "'even t ! th at t he for other tai n Years st ;',". seamen of . th p is kingdom have been kPerB°llS typo lijt "ed to grievous impositions by cer -- 'uoarcj ""c Undertake to procure seamen to enter sai n t s h'!lereha nt ships who have n o interest in the and • I ftel l3 . B :th abate this evil, it is enact ed " that from -0 , 10th of September next, the Board of req u i sit7 an l icense such persons as they deem to be t s e lie b l ie l iceos r e ll t fi ohi a v n e d , e w ng h a o g m e, ay be desirous to take out supply, or provide liceter _selneyed on board merchant ships ; .and e very upon such e 11511 be granted for such periods, seasmueehn e and shall be re i 3 O : l : i tl upon such security a le upon Such eonditionbsetinsgttrßnoard of Trade d i d et any tlfli o r t i mes appoint." No person not being t er . ! l icensed, o r e not being the owner, part owner, mas t,ur Person in charge ofa merchant ship , or the ship's v Luand shall hire, engage, or supply seamen for ships ; no 'pers on, whether licensed or not, other than the o ` art owner , master, or person in charge of a te han . t-ship, or the i ship's husband, to demand or ob tainerthe register ticket of any seaman for the purpose, ~,,,andaeurtt.he pretence of engaging him on board any erch ship. N o seaman i s t o be received on board s hip - svho ltaa been hired contrary to the provisions of the -a;:uceptr.ylit emildtyrevnot exceeding 201. to be imposed on or PP e ta every seaman hired, engaged, or and for every reg ister ticket demanded pena l ty c ontrary to th e Act, and a similar ..,„ s Y . wl be incurred by every owner, master, or •;" 1, 1) .. hu.sbluid receiving any seaman on board not Any person employing any unlicensed ;gent to provide seamen for merchant-ships, or any Person, foperson , knowingly employing any unlicensed . cied v in , r Lee same person to forfeit any sum not exd ilose 20 /-, and, in addition thereto, shall forfeit an t vernis license. It will be seen that the Act will afford Y wholesome control over the crimps, for the loss eitt4tneir licenses will stop their career at once. The 7th iv e ,:,, e s nac ts, that no advance note for wages shall be ti c k: :`) any seaman until six hours after the ship's ar rna"d ,'"oe been duly signed, and then only to the sea ijiniself, unless such wages, or advance of wages, be t o th ' l ' money, in which case the payment may be made %ft, e seaman ;himself at any period most conv enient of r the . - tigning o f th e s hip's articles, and all payments he ~,,,cs contrary to the provisions of this Act sha ll the and void. Fur cashing an advance note of 21., ki) ," e ws charge ss. interest, and compel th e sailor kt r ur chase clothes to the amount of 305 . m ore, or "ast clothes alleged to be worth that sum ; but reality the sailor gets fur his advance note for `! 1111 : 1 1 , t ` f a pay clothes worth about 155., and .ss. "Y eit ','" , and the Jew realises one hundred per cent. tif *le transaction . If all owners and masters sea- The Woul d advance money instead of notes to sea- - ,`Vite shameful impositions would be abolished. any P e . ; cluse is one of the best. It enacts " that if fr o or 1 ; 8 ° 11 shall demand or receive from any seaman, mast ~" Any person other than the owner, part owner, IllipAor p i /lon in charge of a merchant ship, or the 'tlia t i ",,,,l'usband, requiring seamen, any remunerati on 'tlecb i , - ,f r, either directly or indirectly, for and 'on Lsea t ''' of the hiring, supplying, or providing any suc h e - „ e a n, he shall forfeit for every such offence a sum not to e h -443 g 5/." The sections already referred to apply 9 th t ;,,Protection of the outward bound sailors. The hoi n -11 " . 1 0th sections more particularly refer to the ilt,-"vard bound, who are indeed subjected to "grievous t r ib e t ons, and " great injustice " from the whole akk, ' 3, land-sharks, who soon make a clean sweep of 1 101 , 1. No sooner does a. vessel arrive within se - 01 - 0 . ' a British port than it is boarded by the veriest th e in existence who firs obtainpossession o 4:tir s i - t e r'a hammock, , chests, an t d clothin p g, and then ATl ° d„ - ;" him a snug berth and good treatment ashore, -t erwards pluad him of his bard 7 earned wages. e 9 th clause -- states cr that it Shall not be lawful for y 64 - Person (other than any officer or person in her --- "VS service or employment) to go on boar iii Aierehant vessel arriving or about to arrive at the kr 0 ! her destination, before or previous to her actual rival dock or at the quay or place of her discharge, shout the permission and consent of the master or fi r i ° ! l in ch, , rge of the vessel, under a penalty of 201. I, 10th clan: enacts that no person shall, on board I tterchant ship, within twenty-four hours after her nrc'tval, solicit seamen to become lodgers at the houses a e A ali eensed perseynk, or take from any ship the chests, a:Z in g, or other eicects of seamen, except under their in''crial direction, or wit;lout the permission of the v aster or Person in chow. The penalty for a viols -00 of this clause, which will pt.f an end to the ^uting P i eta and the disgraceful brawls on board ships, is 5 , . 11 _ 4 e 11th clause in fl icts a penalty cd - JO/. on lodging -o,4se-keepers receiving remuneration fur the boarding s ailors for a longer period than is actually due, or for 4171ecting to return moneys or effects belonging to sea n. The 12th clause directs the recovery and applies al! 01. Penalties, and states that "In all cases of com, A apint made by or on behalf Of any seaman under this the evidence of such seaman shall be received and ke n, notwithstanding he may be interested iu the be tte r" For non-payment of penalties offenders may c ommitted, either with or without hard labour, for , e ` ,, L'Y time not exceeding s i x ca l en d ar mont h s , Th e A ct 'ices into operation this day. 204 - 3025 `L3 !y 10 1 10 - 203 22% 17% 1$ ___ 2 P - 2%p 4 7 U 4 - 5 1%1 -7N1:: RESCINDING OF THE RULES AND ORDERS FOR THE DISTRICT ASYLUMS. - It appears by the following document sent by the Poor.law I Commissioners to the Churchwardens, Overseers, and other parochial authorities of the parishes of the " Western Metropo litan Asylum District," that the hostile demonstrations against the recent orders for forming the district asylums for the house less poor, have induced the Commissioners to rescind them. " THE SOUTH-WISTERN METROPOLITAN ASYLUM DISTRICT. " To the Board of Management of the South-western Me tropolitan District Asylum : To the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the several parishes respectively, comprised in the said district: to the clerk or clerks to the jus tice or justices of the petty sessions held for the division or divisions in which the said district and parishes respectively are situate ; and to all others whom it may concern. " Whereas by an order bearing date the 30th day of July last, the Poor-law Commissioners did order and declare that the following unions, that is to say, the St. Saviour's and Wands worth and Clapham Unions, and the several parishes of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, in the borough of South wark ; St. Mary, Lambeth, and St. Mary, Newington, in the county of Surrey, which said several divisions and parishes are situated within the district of the metropolitan.police, should be combined into a district, to be termed ' The South-Western Metropolitan District,' for the purpose of providing and managing one or more asylum or asylums for the temporary relief and setting to work therein of the destitute houseless poor persons who are not charged with any offence, and who may apply for relief or become chargeable to a poor-rates within any of the unions or parishes above mentioned ; ". And the staid Commissioners did thereby order and declare that a Board of Management should be constituted for the said district, which should consist of the ex-officio members entitled to act according to the provisions of the last-recited Act, and of twelve members to be elected as therein prescribed ; " And whereas, by an order bearing date the 11 t h d a y of A ugus t instant, he Poor-law Commissioners did prescribe certain rules and regulations for the observance of the Board of Management of the said district, and did direct that proper officers should be appointed to carry into effect the orders and directions of the said Board, and to assist in the administration of the relief of the poor in the said district ; " And whereas it is expedient to rescind the said last recited order : " Now, therefore, we, -the Poor -law Comniissioners, 'in pursuance of the authorities vested in us by an Act of Parliament passed in the 11 , 11 year of the reign of his late Ma jesty King William the Fourth, intituled ' An Act for the amendment and better administration of the laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales,' do hereby rescind the said last recited order, and every matter and thing therein - I - 41%1 - - -4% 4% 56k 6%- % 4 141 - 56 1150 6% 6%1 - 5 - 23% 6% - - 41' 4 " 4 3 %1 5 % 5 V 3 %1 - 46•g1 45 I 44 I - 9%1 - contained. " Given under our hands and seal of office, this 30th day of August, in the year 1845. (Signed) NICHOLLS. „ EDMUND W. HEAD." The Earl of Dalhousie arrived in town on Tuesday night from Dalhousie Castle , Sco tland. EFFECTS OT THE STORMS IN FRANCE.—At Ma rolette, a little village near !flamers, in the department of the Maine-et-Loire, several houses were unroofed, a la Asmodeus, by the violence of the hurricane of the 19th ult. ; and the electric fluid, after having consumed the greatest portion of the furniture and melted all the metal in one of them, struck two persons, who remained for several hours in a cataleptic condi tion. At the farm of Butte, near the source of the river, several lofty trees were torn up by the roots, and almost en tirely stripped of their bark and branches. A sow in the farm. yard was dreadfully burnt, and lay the next moment a 'beep of cinders. On the Ballau road t person employed in the fields during the time when the tempest was raging most furiously paw several trees torn up and hurled to a great distance, and his companion was lifted from the ground , an d thrown into the midst pf a thorny hedge. The poor wretch was fearfully bruised and pricked by the thorns, and could only be extricated from the hedge with the assistance of some peasants, who were eompelled to make use of their billhooks to cut out a passage for his body. NEW LINES qr bTEAM•VESSELS,,,,NeW lines of steamers from this country to distant parts of the world Grp' constantly forming. On Wednesday last the Novelty sailed from Liverpool for Constantinople, as the first of a monthly Anti of steamers between this port and the Turkish capital. We see by the Times that steamers have just begun to run between London and Leghorn, and in a short time the line from Liver ' to Rio and the River plats will commence operations. -4.rorise has D ow established steam communication - tries t —To Russia, •Swodeß, aaa pen 3%1_7 4 PV 144 19 IN 914 1 6s, 6%1 5% - - i - - §% pm British en 10 14 - ”41- with the following ." 4 " 1 mark, by the Hull line ; many, by the Hull and London 4... Belgium, and France, by the General 6,- sets ; to the north and south of Spain and to Portu t , Peninsular Company's vessels ; to Italy, by the new line trot.. London to Leghorn ; to Malta, the Levant, and Constanti nople, by the new line front Liverpool ; to Egypt, Arabia, Ceylon, India, Sincapore, and China, by the Oriental Steam Company's vessels; to British America and the United States, by the Cunard and Great Western lines from Liverpool; to the West Indies, Mexico, and the north coast of South America, by the West India line ; to Peru and Chili by the West Ccast line. To Brazil and the River Plate by the line now building in Liverpeol. The only British colonies of any importance which have not now the advantage of steam communication with the mother country are the Cape, the Mauritius, and Australian colonies.—Liverpool Times. An St. Pgto l SbUrg to porth ppr. -14..p s to Hamburgi to Holralid, Coropeoe§ vp§- • - -.1. by tho Wilts, Yarmouth and au. Ditto New. • • • • • • • • - - York and Carlisle . • , 6 1 4 York and North Midland ilO Ditto Half Shares ,• • Ditto Scarbro' Branch ])itto Selby Ditto Extension . • • tS I A Yorkshire S. Glasgow Cfn. 1 -47-41 6 1'21 - '44s6p al z onmlN.—The potato crop in this neighbourhood, j ee 4l ,c4t with ou t except i on, are a ll spo il e d ; t h ere are many con - MI Ltres as t o t h e cause of t hi s great ca l am i ty , b ut i t b a ffl es , T t , he effect on the poor who generally depend on this ° P or their winter's support, , will, it is feared, be ve ry serious. HULL, San. 3. • STOCK EXCTIANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Countlee So, 2 18s. 9d. p.—Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 2334—Lona= , .041 on, New, 36s p Pre ston A:IYTT) TOWNS TINLSANIND. ENGLAND, Il ton a l n 7 d TB: B 8 •-- le-4-2 1 - 2 " :4--- c O L ------------- . O: I4I S T I 3 : I3 H G ( A ) P R R E I s C Wyre, Half share a s txreat Grim , (by and S ' he T ffi e -L ldr'Qu N arter lN4, and B9lton, 10 1 /6-Eastern Union r4eld nd ion, 22—Lyn-n and PRICES A y .., Ely, 8- -North Briti upton, 11—Armagh, I a 4 : ;:e. :::: -.....__ ......-------• ..........--- 11ELA.TIVE --114( kburn, Da • . s. 3d.—Bandon and Bantry g 2 ........ --.........-9........."'"'-''''"'"'"'"."' TENT = rwen, Shares, is, BOOKSELLERS' PRO-qv/,v ° 14. I P RINCIPAL R C A I I T L IE W s 13 , a E n iAx d : 0 6, 80 : : ::. , 0, 4 ir e ), . 1) it erpool, 2 —East Lincolnshire, 3/. 18s. ' RETREAT. the .51anchester, and Newc‘as- A very numerously and fashionably attended dejeu. 4 5 3 / 14 ;-_110 ' d Worceste Ha nd lf Shares, 10—North Wales, fourchette took place yesterday, at Abbot's Langley, on onrush 3/ I ". --------i-e----7..11, Newark, and' • occasion of laying the first atone of a building intended to be _ SCOTLAND, AND Doss. &c•, 3 ' —Direct She ffi eld. 7—C devoted to the purpose of forming a comfortable asylum for - ..i er ; It . • Northern 31/ . oventry, Nuneaton annuitants of the Booksellers' Provident Institution. This —._--___ Id 1 , 4 - 1 4 a 1 9d . p•--East Coast, 15 8 . P.—GI ~,, • institution was establised in 1837, and recently its prosperity Co 1 e e r n t sail:1:13n: —: '-' • 14 , ~,, o A Grand Union, 41s. p.--L- , a,,,,0ur and Durnfri,s, 2 3 4 -4 - ; 8 has been such as to induce the Committee to form the design ITAIIES or RAILVirIYS . a -. P. A.= --. I tbs Junction. 6 —Londo and of establishing a residence in the neighbourhood of London, C., A ;3 ;•4 ° ____ T .ondon and York n Birmingham Extension, 37s 7—Lon don . 6d. where, the annuitants of the society might enjoy those comfortson,. ~._ y' . and Manchester Re - - Sept. l- Sept I Sept Sept. Sept. anchester •( • and that quiet retirement so desirable to secure for those do- Sept. Sept. •. . 2 p......._ F•. . 1 Buxtoti, Matlock, 9/ 3 3. . 3 ' 3. 3. 2. ' mington's) - '''''. Erewash 8 4 , , , ' 4 , • ' serving members of the bookselling trade and their widows •‘, _- —76 s NT .' , ', anti N ottmgham who may be rendered incapable, at an advanced age, of pro- 4% .7's 16s. 3d.— ' Nottitigna... , "ttinguam and Mat fi ld 31 4 . , ls e , ,-- 24% Belvoir, and Grantham, 4-- ' ordshire, viding for themselves. 7—Rugby and ' This intention they have been at length enabled to carry '--- , —North Western, 1' North 6t:“.. , / ^----Silrewsbur and ——A— —, Huntingdon, 41s—South Midland; 't ~.,, . , c)2,/ t: into execution, owing to the munificent kindness of Mr. 3% 3 / 8 p.—U ake _ .__, 1 D Vali ' - !a Herefordshire, 2 s i i—Tean an( . ove b., , Dickenson, who gave the intitution, for that purpose, a __ ' .1' old - d Bradford ' 5 p.---Wehli Midland, b.—York and beautifully-situated piece of land, opposite the King's Lang- — ——4ae an ~ , . u . 08.. p — 4% —' Carlisle, 61/2-lorkshire and Glasgow mon, .s. . ley station of the Birmingham Railway. A more delightful la% 11% ORK, SEPT. 3. site could not be selected for the projected building, lying as it _ .33% -- —'' __ does in a highly cultivated and picturesque district, and poi- 3Y I r -- STOCK Ex.cHANGE.—The sales are--Eastern Union Exton • r -s.'" die.) -7 —' • 3'7—Great North of England, New, 31—Midland, ses,ing the advantage of being so near London, almost within a ,itto Bad' Sharec •• - ---: —— _ few yards of one of the termini of the great northern artery ofc 5% — ti • ('D' ''' 'Y I d (Q.'ll) r ''• ') - New, 26)6 or :an North Mid l and .A. % salp ,r 7 OBinu b ngn a x P il rl i slo u n n .. i.:litilet oe Junction, 5 , 1 Grand Union, 3 i —lnds and communication, the frequent passing of the trains on which, in I l l i l e cl- k s.h u ur r a n , Darwit,3; Bolin - 10 10 such a rural district, will rather serve to remind the inmates of York, 10 5 4 Leicester 'l and Bedford, 4/. BF , 9d.—Liverpool, P.olton, W i:.tita, & Liverpl. 3436 -3/ — 7" Ormskirk, and— l'reston, 734—London and York, 7—Man asylum of the busy and anxious bustle from which they Boston, Stainfrd and Dim —57 s _ _ shall have escaped, than to unpleasantly interfere with the calm Brighton, Lewes, & Hast. -- —— cheater, B St- 10 1 / %, , -ti D "I''m ind Lan the uxton„., 8--. ,v.ca, o, ti, .. , . and quiet retirement of this asylum. Bristol and Exeter • • • • • • '2 casliire, 514 —Nottingham, Erewash. and Ambergate, 54- 12 tr.' 111 4 —— Warwick and London, s—Welsh Midland, 5'i —West York- The building will be a very handsome specimen of the Tudor Ditto New ..• ••••• •• • • _ ___ __ $ architecture, from a design by Mr. H. Cooper, and the cost, of Bris tol a a n n Gloucester aies V Jun . c . . -- — 2% shire, IS. , its erection will be defrayed by a fund especially contributed— -,!,s Briosh an d Irish Union•• 4 for that purpose by the members of the trade and by many . Caledoa. and Ayrsh. June other persons favourable to the object ; and as the fund in- Caledon.&llumn.- *— creases, additions will be made from time to time of other - - buildings, in such order as they may be required. The inmates of the Retreat will be selected from the Bork sellers' Provident Institution, and every member of the Asso- ciation will be entitled to vote at their election, the manage ment of their affairs being entirely placed under a Committee annually chosen from amongst the members. • The day was peculiarly favourable for the Performance of the ceremonial, and a very numerous party, graced by the yresence of many of the fair sex, evidently enjoyed the rich and varied scenery in the neighbourhood. At one o'clock a procession of the stewards was formed, who accompanied the' Earl of Clarendon to the spot fixed on for the deposition of the foundation stone, which was surrounded by a tasteful canopy for the accommodation of the ladies, where, as old Chaucer would say : " Neither Pbcebus' beams could to them thronge, Nor Eolus' sharpe blasts could works them anie wronge." At two o'clock the stone, which contained in a hollow space specimens of the various coins of the present reign, was placed in its position, and mortar applied with a silver trowel, in a most workmanlike manner, amidst deafening cheers, by Lord Clarendon, after which a prayer was read by the vicar of the parish, and the party proceeded to a spacious marquee, where a sumptuous repast was provided for them. The Earl of CLA RE NDON presiding. The Noble Chairman proposed, in eloquent terms, the usual toasts which the loyalty and patriotism of Englishmen claim precedence for on ailpublic occasions ; after which he again called for a bumper, and said that he was about to propose to the assembly a toast which he felt confident would receive the warmest approbation of every individual present, connected as it was so intimately with the purposes of the Booksellers' Provident institution.—(Cheers. ) That excellent institution was established in 1837, for the pur pose of affording pecuniary relief to members of the trade, or their widows, who were overtaken by age or infirmity, without the means of providing sufficient comfort under such circum stances ; and that institution had been since conducted in a manner which was so perfectly in accordance with the intentions of the founders,,that it had attained a very deserved and high degree of prosperity.—( Cheers.) There had been no appeal in the newspapers in its favour, nor had its meetings been presided over by persons of high rank, yet, notwithstanding, it had been successful to such an extent as to obtain notwiths tanding, or five hun dred member, and a corresponding amount of subscriptions.— ( Cheers.) The society felt the great advantage which they could confer if, in addition to pecuniary relief, they were also enabled to grant the comfort of a quiet retreat in the neighbour hood of London, where members of the society who received assistance might also have an asylum in heir old days, in which they might enjoy those comforts and that quiet so essential to their condition, and that design was most benevolently assisted and encouraged by Mr. Dickenson—(Cheers) --who gave for ever the piece of land on which they were then assembled, for the purpose of affording facilities for the erection of such an asylum, and it was now placed in the hands of trustees for that object The building would be proceeded with at on' e, and he was happy to be able to state that it was to be in a style of architecture which, having in view the purposes for which it was deigned, must be pronounced most appropt iate and well judged, and reflected great credit 'on the good taste and judgment of the architect, Mr. Cooper. It was to consist of seven houses of four rooms each, with every suitable con venience, so that each member would have a separate and in dependent dwelling; and there were also two larger rooms in the plan, one to be devoted to the purpose df a committee room, and another a ball for the assembly of the inmates, which hall was, he was happy to say, to be fitted up as a library.—(Hear). It was unnecessary to detain them with a description of the more minute arrangements, but they were all to be in strict accordance with proper economy and a due regard to the comfort of the inmates. The objects contemplated in this retreat were such as ought to com mand the sympa+hy, not only of those connected with the bookselling business, but of every class in life ; for that trade was almost sui generic, and possessed the strongest claims on all, from the highest to the lowest in the land. When persons enjoyed the advantages that were derived from the extensive diffusion of enlightenment and civilization, they seldom thought of the great enterprise and risk which were required in order to produce that diffusion of knowledge—they seldom thought of the cost and anxiety which were required to carry it into effect —they seldom considered what a lottery was the business of puhlisiing.—(Hear, bear.) They seldom considered how difficult it was to discover beforehand the intel lectual taste of the public, or what might he called, perhaps, the caprices of public opinion. against the decision of which it was hopeless to appeal.—(Hear, hear.) He felt that the interests of the booksellers were identical with those of the public, and therefore he felt that in aiding to confer this benefit on them the public were conferring a benefit on themselves.— ( Cheers.) They ought to recollect that the booksellers was the medium through which the principles of religion and patriotism were spread abroad. They ought not to forget that through their exertions knowledge was diffused amongst all classes, and their morals improved,. whilst their enlighten ment w as, increased.—( Cheers.) He should, therefore, with out further preface, give " Prosperity to the Booksellers' Pro vident ,Retreat."—(Loud applause.) The health of the Noble Chairman was then drank, after which the health of Mr. Dickenson was most warmly received, and several other toasts having been .proposed, the company separated, very much delighted, not only with the benevolent purpose which had called them together, but with the agreeable manner in which the day was spent. A sum of 6001. towards the fund for erecting the building was subscribed before the party separated. SHEFFIELD; SEPT. 3. STOCK E XCH ANCE.—Me . sales are-London and Croy-don . New, 365. p.—Midiand, Sheffield, and Rotherham,37—York 2nd North Midland Extension, 25N —Caledonian Extension, `l',i and Lincoln, 5 1 4 —Derby and Crewe, e nlpsi&- , s —Griaisl'y Railway and Duck Extension B... London and - Witt ls3r, 41s.—Lon lon an Y. ec, 7 3 / 4 . Dtr.ec Nurtuern, 3 / 2 -111anelitls: er, Shetlield, - and Midland Junction,l2—Nottingham and Mansfield, 3% —Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 7Sheffield . and Lincolnshire, 514 Wakefield and • Harrog4to, EQS,—Welsh Midland, 5 3-16. - • LUDDERSFIELD, SE r. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales aro-.Cambrldge and Lin - eolil,.6lA.Direct Northern, 374—Easex and Suffolk - , 225. p. —Grand Union, 3 1 4 --Glasgow and Dumfries, 55s.—Hud dersfield and Manchester, 221,4—Huddersfield and Oheffield 3 % Junction, 29 c. n.--Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North East; em, 4—Leeds and This*, 2:54 Leicester and Birmingham, 3% p.—Manchester and Biritenl44 - 4 0.001111460121 355. p.— Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 6:s4—West oyirtfiiira, 1914 (Mallow Junction, 6%—;Newark; Sheffield, and Boston, 776. • EXETER, SEPT. S • STOCK Eten 414.16 =nu sales, are—Exeter, Yeoril, and . 7---NOwark and Dorcheer , Devonin_ll.4-Ke.ter, Topsham, 9% and Exinou h , % p . —South 116von, 3 Shef field 7 1/ Eastern Counties, 21—L o ndon and Blackwall, 1 - 10 3 / 3% 4. EDINBURGH, SEPT. I. - STOCK EXCIiitNaE.--The sales are-Aberdeen, 31. 10s.- - Arbroath and Forfar, 25L-Dato, Half Shares, 151.-British - and Irish Union, 3/. 11s.-Caledonlan, 131..=--Caledonian Ex - tension, 3/. 1 l s .--Clydesdale Junction, 10/. 2s. 6 d. - Direct - Northern, 21.-Dundee and "Arbroath, 371. Is 6d. . Ditto, _ New, 18L-Dundee and Perth, U. -Edinburgh and Bath -- gate, 21. 178. 6d. -Edinburgh and Glasgorw, 9a-Ditto, - Quarters. 211. 15 5 .-Ditto , New, 15/. - Edinburgh, Glas gow, and Dumbarton, IL 105. --Edinburgh, Leith, and Gran : ton, 25/. 105.-Ditto, Preference, 17/. 10s.- Edinburgh and _ Northern, 2/. 25.-Ditto, New, 11. 7s. 6d.-Edinburgh and _ Perth, 11. 135.-Glasgow and Ayrohire, 711.-Ditto, New - Stock, 221.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 4147,-Glosgow and - 'Greenock, V.-Ditto, New Stock. 101. 58.--,Ditto, Prefer - ence, 21.-Glasgow, Dumfries. and Carlisle, 2/. Is. 6d.-Great North of Scotland, 31. 75.-Invernefis trod 11.- 2s. 6d. 7 -London and York, 6/. 103. -Monkland and girkintilloch, - 331.-North British, 291.-Ditto, Halves, 91.55 -Perth and - Inverness, 2/. 55.--Scottish Central, 7/. 145.-Scottish Mid land, W. 75.-Slamannaq, 18/. 105.-Stirling and Dunferrn -214 line, 1/.. 17s. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. • MANCHESTER AND LEEDS. - MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY. — The half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of the Manchester and Leeds Railway was held to-day at noon, at the Palatine Hotel. At the conclusion of the half-yearly meeting, a special general meeting of the Shareholders will held, for the purpose of authorising the Directors to create an addittnnal number of shares, for raisin , further capital for the Manchester and Leeds Railway, the Ashton, Staleybridge, and Liverpool Junction Railway, and the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railways respectively, amounting to 1,209,1001. ; also, for paying off the mortgages, which amount to 881001. And for taking into consideration and deciding upon certain arrangements be tween the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company and the Leeds and West Riding Junctian Railway Company, the West Yorkshire Railway Company, the Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Union Railway Company, the Huddersfield and Shef field Junction Railway Company, and the Leeds and Brad ford Railway Company, in reference to the making of new lines in the West Riding. There was a'crowded attendance of the proprietary. HENRY HouLnswoaxw, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors, took the chair, and said this was the eighteenth half-yearly meeting of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company, and he trusted that the statements which they would have to lay before the Shareholders would confirm the sa tisfaction which the Pioprietors had been pleased to express since the eimmencement of the undertaking. Mr. DUNSTAN, one of the,clerks, then read the report of the Directors, of which the following is an extract : " The satisfactory state of trade daring the period on which your Directors have no toreport, has produced its natural and ex. pected effect upon the income of the company. Although an im portant reduction was made early in the year on the passenger fares and in the rates nn certain classes of merchandise, the receipts of the six months present an increase over those of the correspon .ing period of last year of 23,8921. 12s. 9d. • Towards this bUNI the passenger traffic has con. tributed And the goods traffic £6 618 14 11 17,273 17 10 £23,892 12 9 6- 14 The gross income of the six monthsanionnts to £153,279 10 8 8 The working expenses, including rates, taxes, and duty, to • Showing a balance of £101,232 12 7 The progressive increase of business is shown in the following comparative statement :-- PASSENGERS. Number booked in six months, viz., Ist January to 30th Juue. 1845. 1844. 1843. Ist Class ............ 63,814 42,751 40,128 3 2 d d a C n l d as 4 s th ... C . 1 ..... ;...... 612670,190 143,823 13 0 , 941 ,493 487,031 381,570 T0ta1......... 851,497 673,605 552,639 Mdes travelled... 12,167,480 10,024,141 7,935,3 39 : The accounts show that the gross receipts of the twelve month have been 315,093/. 19s. Bd.; and the gross disbut cements, in . eluding allowance for depreciation, 110,2471. Os. 2d. ; lea v i n g a . profit on the year's business of 204,851/. 19s. 6d. ; which shows net • a return of 6b per cent. for the year on the total expenditure. Since the Ist of January, one call entitled to dividend at the I present period has been received, increasing the paid-up capital to 1,487,389/., and by the annexed account, No. 2, it will be seen that the total sum expended from the commencement in 1835, - to the 30th June last, has been 3,372,240/. 93. The net ba- - lance on the six months' business, applicable to dividend , is - 60,3441. 2s. 6 d. , which , added to the undivided surplus of the - previous half-year, makes a disposable balance on the present occasion of 67,901/. Bs. 9d. (as per account No. 4). Your Directors recommend that a dividend of 4 per cent. for the - half year upon the paid-up capital be sanctioned, viz., a 18 s - on the 1001. shares ; 1/. ss. 4d. on the 50/. shares, and the - usual 2s. per share on the quarter shares, all subject to tht - income-tax. On the subject of their late proceedings in _ Parliament your Directors have to report that they. have _ - been successful in obtaining the following Acts, viz. t - An Act to raise additional capital ; an Act to make - a branch railway from Todmorden to Burnley, also a branch from He} wood to Bury, also a branch from branch 331, Oldham to Mumps; an Act to make a Junction between the Manchester and Birmingham Railway arid this Company', - - line ;an Act to make a line from Wakefield to Goole. In the case of the Leeds and West Riding Junction Railways Bill, which bad been favourably reported on_by the Board of Trade, one part of the scheme, extending from Cooper &idly. to Huddersfield, was, after a week's contest, granted by the Committee of the House of Commons to whom it was re ferred, to the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway Company, and another part, extendin. from Dewsbury to Leeds, to the Leeds and Dewsbury Company ; the remainder, however, comprising about three-fourths of the whole, was, after a farther contest of two weeks, assigned by the same Com mittee to this Company, but the Bill was subsequently lost .. by an unexpected decision of the Committee of the House of Lords. In respect to the Bill for authorising the amalgama tion with the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal and Rail way i Company, it was postponed until next session, n consequent:, of an objection on standing orders; but every needful ate; will in the meantime be taken, and provision made foe carrying out and obtaining from Parliament its sanction te the existing agreement between the two Companies. The r 'total capital which the Company has power to raise under their various Acts of Parliament, now amounts to 4,720,900/, of which is already . capitalised 2,509,60 0 / , remaining uneapi talised 2,131,3111. but deducting 6 0 , 000 /. (part of the capital under the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Act, not yet con• vertible), it is proposed to divide the remaining 2.071,3001. into 103,565 shares of 201. each, to be caned fifths, and to allot of such shares to each re gistered proprietor (less the fractional parts of a share) a value equal to 75 per cent. of the nominal amount of the aggregate stock standing in his per share upon the name on the 20 t h day call or dr t e h d i t.e a hp ': e p os r i e its li s e nu i f i e t 1 S oi.f e p i t h e e m e b e e r r t . i fi c a I t t e s is , a i n n a tneenwdedtha a creationt shflarislt shall be payable on or before re e, th il e l 2 d O eti th en o d f O tn et t o he ber first instancenext,butthe time of the remaining calls afterwards upon the u pe p r o t ri nd t s he wh or e o n g i r t es m s tt o y f htheethnnenwohworks, and t expedient to pay off the mort . ,gage debt, jr i s anticipated, however, that at least, 71. per . share may be called up with in the ne xt three years. It is also . . proposed that the new shares shall participate in dividends int • mediately in proportion to the nomi nal amount of the said - shares, subject, howeier. to a dedu c ti on f or i nterest at t h e rate of 5 per cent. per annum Up o n the proportion from time _ to time not , 04 up, such p ro p ortion being determined by the ofd which, _ amount paid up at the commencement of each half year. They - have now the satisfaction of reporting, in furtherance of the - objects proposed, that they have made arrangements for apply operation will be bene fi cially , under the title of the -• ing to Parliament in the next session for an extension of rail -I:pYjaealrartitre t o Ashton, and also a : ways in the neighbourhood of. 0 1 ,dh;10 ()Whale District hailways company, in conjunction with local ,-- p ex ar e t rt e e s cl Q t f o p i rtn ue o n te ee th w e h sc o h s e e m c e oin q u estion, Undor an agreement with the West Riding based ll,lc:e:: F trohe:pi n ei f avyoinhl main eiiilhl that aiesi Theyxn b e te ee n haen t 4n e n: r dss e e u d wfr:vilo i tes n r nhoy t e o t (tic:l l: l it t o li f att t h 2 l O in l e dh f a ro m m D ß is a t c r u ic P t determined upon to connect ‘ o l l: a t k a o in e e e d i, : , as branches of the parent ects have been moat favourably received with your sanction, - will i r b t e lin a e ppl t i o ed ll n iVl h et y on th , is bo e t o b nipany - line ; and that the proj n by the inhabitants of the populous distrio s through which they are intended to pegs. They reed with the Directors of the Wakefield, Pontefract, and toole Company to proceed at once (the consent of the land owners having with the branch from tale Goole to the North Midland line at Metbley, to connect the port of thole directly Pontefract and Goole with Leeds. which was made a con to seek powers to extend it in a south easterly by Parliament been a l l n re t a b d e Y Bill; and further, in applying for the formal sanction of the Legis lature to that branch, easterly direction fora son point on the. Goole line to a junc ion with the London and York at Askern, thus connecting Leeds more iiirecily‘ with Lineoltishire and the south. Thu atiteution Of your Directors has also be en dra wn by parties of loss) 00r,,,,. to the rich in th ri i Tier4 l di lyin g be.t ween Horbury on the Manches.ter and Leeds line and Sheffield, a tract of country unprovided with railway a ccommodatio n , conta i n i ng an active Popu!atien,,including th e town o f _ Barnsley, and the connexion Of which distr.ct with the populous valleys of the Calder and the Aire it appears a desirable and legitimate object to pro pote. iinter into an a ft is pronc;sed that your Oireetors be' aetheriged to grjoinimt Witlftlie promotcr; of the line, on the basis pf the arrangement With the' Wakefield, f`Oniaraet, and 'CrOle Company. The Meat iMportant measure, however, Which your Directors bap adopted i 4 ref retina to the nex I: I - 1 V as a la !boo pe e tbO o is greed 'al i g; t y ars 0 • eo, O r n the , nbil ce o p cion„ Linr o ief , )f 1001 Dec o l 0 i u o 3a ill ack di s wit!' e ae ° l: 00. 41 1 evt r ° ,1 0 41 Ispe ll- 0 , 0 dal!), p¢ cloel i ' NI 14 cLocfr )f 01° 1 d ' 1 a ilt+ the Sg t I the° 14 t rs las j° l o ti s a loea l )r ott ' r lte a you , o e an d Pr°. t 0 test y trees , y pd Tales or Aut h°r so which . N ye 13 215 0 l i d 10 6 ; 103 : f $ Boy , a o smac k ' 5 K. et by✓ or, Self ; it S ec° of Coa t fo r rt Aut b et e, 2%1 2 24 - 2% 3% 3 4,V4 5„ 5 32%1 3%4u1 - % 3% - 7 I 4 I -43 i 20% 21 71p 12 1 4 114 - - -r, 29s 29 - 91 I -91% 13IsGd 2%14756d 378 p jss p 7% 16 - ss6dl I 2756 d 60 - 56 ),4 I -- 408 pl 64s p - 1 133 s -- pi I 13 - 0; pi - -- 3 % 11 - i3dl 34s p l 1 5%1 % 11% 7%p189a • - A I 4% k ~l SEPTEKBER 4 184 g , .. !session, is an arrangement with the promoters of the opposing schemes in the West Riding of Yorkshire, by which an union Ihas been e ff ecte d on t_he . principl e ( more than once approved of by the Prop r i e t ors of this company) of a th orou gh identifica- I tion of the interests of the respective parties. 'This arrange -1 ment had been concluded to the entire satisfaction of the i e presentatives of the various i companies „ con c erned, a n d if sanc tioned by th e present mc , c a t r i i r ia , will obviate, it is to be hoped, further oppositi on in i dis trict, and se cure at t h e sameme in respect to that "al? i time the important influence of a vast ma j or i ty of the inhabitant s in carrying out the complicated and extensive system of railways essential to its convenience and prosperity.—(Cheeos.) By the agree ments entered into it is proposed to carry out the net-work of i s lines requi re d t o connect the various important towns and villages i n th e W est Ridi ng with eaetrother, and with the Manchester an d L ee d s R a il way, in conju. - ae. ion with this corn. pany. The capital to be furnished, 187,5 001.. by the promoteis of a line between Huddersfield, Halifax, tend Bradford, and the Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway Company, and the rest to he contributed in three equal parts by the Yorkshire section of the West Riding Company of last year, the promoters of the West Yorkshire Company, and the Mancheeter and Leeds Company, such capital to become an integral part of the klan cheater and Leeds stock won the Act or Acs being obtained, and to be entitled to dioid -nil when and in proportion as the lines are ont'nesi•--(Cheers.) One immediate advantege of this arrangemens 'ts, that it brings the Manenester and Leeds Company at Once into harmony with the district, and gives to the inheLitants an immediate interest in the parent line ; and the more effectually to secure a spirit of union and co-opera tion, it provides that six or eight gentlemen residing in different parts of the West Riding shall become at once members of the Manchester and Leeds board, in anticipation of which, powers to increase the number of Directors of this Company from twelve to eighteen have been obtained. At a future day a special meeting will be called to consider all gees !ions connected with the Parliamentary proceedings of the next session. Ls the mean time, however, your Directors beg to intimate that it is their intention to recommend that the capi tal which may be required for the new projects then to be sub - I -tented to you shall he issued in the form of scrip, and offered pro rota to thj Proprietors, under the condition of subscribing a deed or deeds in the usual form. In conclusion, it may be desirable on the present occasion to repeat, for the information of those who have recently become Proprietors in the Manches ter and Leeds Company, that the calls upon the existing stock will take place as nearly in accordance with the annexed speci ication as the engagements of the Company will admit, and that the quarter shares will, by their original constitution, rank with the original shares from the Ist of January, 1847, and be entitled to receive dividends from that date, on the calls from time to time paid up at the same rate as the original shares," The CHAIRMAN, adverting to the Imsitiess et the company during the past half-year, congratulated the Proprietors on the enportaot alleanee lit the prosperity of the company. For a long period they had exercised a great deal of patience sad a considerable amount of faith. But now, from the develop ment of traffic, and the improved state of tke country, their increase had arrived at such a pint as to afford a firm fourtae. tion on which to build the prosperity of the company, and to establish its value in the public mind. They could now !eel assured that their_ undertaking ranked amongst the most successful of an enterprising country. It was now ten years within a few weeks since the first meeting was held and the company originated. Much exertion, time, and labour had been upended since then, and many calls had been made upon the proprietary for a continuance of their confidence in those who had undertaken the responsibility of the management, The Proprietors would see, on reference to thy report, that they had only arrived at the end of the first half-year since the com pletion of the works of the Coottpeny • 'Flui receipts amounted to 204,8311. 19s. fid., which would show that the amount re ceived would give a return of 61 par cent. He was aware that this woeld fall shoat of the anticipations of many 1 but when they looked at the vast excess of the eopendi ture beyond that contemplated in the Orat instance, they could not look to the return of taper oent, but as confirming in a strong point of view tip, oplaiooq of those gentlemen who had originated this nollanang that the enterprise would be eminently successful. It was impossible to conceive that such an amount of expenditure would be required, and had they been able to restrict themselves within the bounds that were at first contemplated, it was clear that their undertaking would have been the foremost of all the lines up to the present period. [his was awing no doubt in part to the improved condition of the manufacturing districts, and to the increaae in the various classes of passengers, which latter circumstance had beer, at tributed to the reductipn that had taken place in the fares. [he total increase In passengers had been 26 per Dent. The first-class passengers had increased 50 per cent., the second class 11 per cent., and the third-class d 3 per cent. He was sure that it would not detract from the satisfaction that this statement would afford when he stated that the increased ac commodation to the public had resulted in increased gain to the Company; though the sum received was absolutely less. If the public had paid the same fares this year as in the last, the receipts would have been 11,0001. more, which was in effect the carrying of 100,000 people fourteen miles on the line' for nothing, There would be a balance of 11,t)001. which, added to the reserve fund, would make that fund amount to 36,0001. Having alluded to the purposes for which the depreciation fund was intended and applied, the Chairman next referred to the Acts which they had obtained in the late session of Parliament. These would place the Company in a more advantageous position than they stood in with regard to many of the populous towns in the neighbourhood of the main ins of railway. The railway to Burnley, looking at the ex ension of the line inwards Clitheroa, must be a great advantage to the main line. They had long known that there had been t considerable traffic in grain from the Calder navigeion to that district. The branch from Haywood to Bury would con .nect their line with the populous town of Bury. The im oortance of this line would be felt from the circumstance of Parliament having granted a direct line front Liverpool through tVigan to Bury; which would make the most direct route from Liverpool to the valley of the Calder that could possibly be. [he next branch was from Oldham to Mumps, and th;. 4 1 . 0 :who were connected with that district had stated thet it vas impossible to overrate the importance of the connexion netween the Leeds line and the serlee of railways that would he formed in the Oldham district. Ariother Act had been passed for connecting the Leeds line with the Manchester and Birmingham, by which there would be nearly a direct line from liirminghati south, to Todmorden and Burnley north, which could be a most important channel of coramenieation from orth to south. There was another line from Wakefield to Goole, which was granted by Parliament to the Wakefield and Goole Company, but which' would be worked by the Man hester and Leeds Company, and might be looked upon as an .xtension of their main line in that quarter. Having referred o the capital stock of the Company, the Chairman alluded to he course to be adopted by the Company in the next session ,f Parliament. They had previously slated to the Share holders that when they considered the excited state of the rail say market last year, it was impossible for this Company to •tand still. That excitement was a matter of serious oonstde ation to those gentlemen who had invested money in railway property for the purpose of an investment, whether they aught not by every means in their power to discountenance the various new schemes that were now daily being brought Forward. Lines were brought forward with the view of ex torting from existing lines that which the parties bad no real claim for, or for the purpose of taking advantage of the pre •ent speculative spirit; and the (=sequence of such a course nust, at no very dietent period be ruin, and at the same time t great national waste of capital. As he saw a great many gentlemen present from Yorkshire, he would advert to an un lertaking which had appeared before the public within the last few weeks, entitled the Liverpool and Leeds Railway. He believed that no company ever appeared before the public with , more respectable list for a provisional committee than that company. He knew many of the gentlemen whose names were on the list, and it was to him a matter of surprise that 'hey should have lent their names to an undertaking of that kind. But he knew sufficient of provisional committees, and if the way in whiah they were got up, to induce him to acquit he gentlemen of the committee in question of a false repre sentation of their prospects. He held in his hand a letter From one gentleman well known to many gentlemen oresent, repudiating all connexion with the lino in question (which he read); and with reference to the line itself he wondered why they had not celled it the Liverpool and Leeds Direct. But the prospectus stated that the line was not going to Start at Liverpool, but some miles from that place—at Bury; and, so far as the locality was concerned, it might be called the Direct and Independent. It seemed to be of a somewhat matrimonial character, for the Committee held out the prospect that they would not be unwil ling to ally themselves to some other parties. He next referred to the amalgamation with the West Riding Junction Company. He said that, at the termination of the recent parliamentary contest, they had the assurance that the contest would be re lewed with vigour, but their opponents, like themselves, had sat down to count the cost of the contest, and, after an inter • view, in which their opponents manifested the greatest car nality, an offer was made, which was ultimately accepted by the Manchester and Leeds Company, and the presence of a great number of gentlemen at that meeting, who were formerly their opponents, showed that they had them with them heartily as Proprietors of the Manchester and Leeds Company, and they had thus placed the prosperity of the Company on a grand basis. That iron link would now bind them together, and they would promote the interest not only of one lino but the other, as the Manchester and Leeds Company, as men of sense, and as men of business.—(Cheers.) The Chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report. The motion having been seconded, passed unanimously. The other formal motions with reference to the dividend, &c., was agreed to nem did:, and Messrs. G. Pollard and Ed ward Ackroyd, of Halifax, William Rand, of Bradford, William Frith, of Leeds, J. T. Clay, of Raistrick, andC. H. Jones, of Huddersfield, were appointed as an addition to the Board of Directors. Colonel POLLARD (late Chairman of the West Riding Junc tion Company) paid a high eulogium to Mr. Noundsworth, the Chairman of the Leeds Company, throughout the whole affair between the Companies. The CHAIRMAN said that the Board had derived great as sistance from Mr. Hawksworth and Captain Lewis. Mr RAND, of Bradford, said he felt great satisfaction at the termination of the late contest. The West Yorkshire Com pany sought possession of the whole of that particular district, and it was again proposed to apply to Parliament to .get their Bill; but he spoke the sentiments of the whole of the West Yorkshire body, when he said that they would prefer a share of their scheme of lines in conjunction with a more powerful and ably conducted Company, than have it all to themselves. No event of his life had given him greater satisfaction than the termination of the late contest. With regard to the Chairman, although once in opposition to him, his conduct had been marked with honour and ability, and even though he (Mr. Rand) had respected him as an opponent, he felt a stronger attachment to him as a friend.—( Hear.) The business of the special meeting then commenced, and resolutions in accordance with the wishes of the Directors, as set forth in the circular, were proposed. WILLIAM MARSHALL, Esq., of Penwortham, having taken the chair, J. C. HARTER, Esq., of Manchester, moved that a suitable testimonial be presented to Henry Houldsworth, Esq., in proof of the high' opinion entertained by the shareholders of his ser vices to the company.—( Cheers. ) DANIEL GRANT, Esq., seconded the motion. After several gentlemen had spoken in support of the motion, it was suggested that Capt. Laws was worthy of the considera tion of the Proprietors. The motion for a Committee to prepare a testimonial to Mr. Houldsworth then passed with loud cheers. Mr. HOULDSWORTH acknowledged the good feeling with which his services had been viewed by the proprietary. Mr. BEDDOWES moved that a testimonial be presented to Captain Laws, perhaps in the shape of some of the frac tional shares of the Company, as had been the cas e on other railways. The motion having been put from the chair passe d. l . ent, and Captain LAWS briefly acknowledged the cm the proceedings terminated at twenty minutes past two o'clock. WEST LONDON. A meeting of the Share , h s c o dd in er c s e, o! I t l h , i3 Company wtis held yeVerday, at Abchurehlane. Mr. ti? Company's (;rounds, the Chairman the Directors, in the chair. After the usual formalities, 'the CHAIRMAN rose to address the meeting. lie said he was rleased to meet the Shareholders under the improved condition of their affairs. Ile was glad to say that they had now got rid of nearly all their debts, there being only a few claim remaining unpaid. With regard to the debenture debts, the Directors had offered to pay them eff at par, but so im proved had become the prospects of the Company, that only one holder had taken advantage of the offer. After making reference to the arrangements respecting the leasing of the line to the London and Birmingham Company, which was to come before a special meeting at two o'clock, the Chairman concluded his observations. The SECRETARY then read the report, which was principally a congratulation of the Shareholders at the improved pros pects of the Company, and an expression of hope that the new arrangements would still further advance the interests of the Shareholders. It was stated that the receipts for the half year were 38.0391. lbs. 3/d., and the whole since the beginning 256,7401. 3s. 7id. The disbursements up to the last general meeting, in December. were 218,700/. 4s. 4d., and to the present time 256.7401. 3s. 7 d., the disbursements of the half year being 37,6671. 105. 7d. Mr. RIGBY moved the reception and adoption of the report. In the course of his remarks, he s-id, the very great ittproNe ment which had taken place in their affairs was attributable in a great measure to the exertions 6if the Directors. Mr. WHITE seconded the motion, and took occasion to refer more particularly to the great exertions of Mr. Thomson, the Secretary. It was, he was persuaded, that gentleman's exertions which had saved it from ruin. He thought that some recom pense or testimonial of respect should be tendered to him for his great and unremitting rxet tions. Mr. GU NTEIL bore testimony to the truth of the observations of Mr. White respecting the value of Mr. Thomson's labours, and said had it not been • for that gentleman's cheerful pro ceedings and encouragement, he should have thrown up his shares in disgust long ago. He hoped some means would be taken to testify the respect of the Proprietors to that gentleman. - The resolution for the adoption of the report was then unanimously agreed to. Mr. WHiTE said, that as the business of the meeting was finished, and as two o'clock had not arrived, he would reeal their attention to the subject which had been prevtonsly re ferred to—that in reference to Mr. Thomson. He would 'nave that some suitable provision, annual or otherwise, be presented by the proprietors to that gentleman, as a recompense for his efficient services. Mr. WHITE seconded the resolution. Mr. TtioiiisoN said he was much °ratified at the manner in which his name had been received, With respect to any tes timony of respect in the manner named, he would suggest the postponement of the matter till a future meeting, when the whole affairs of the Company would be wound up, and placed in their hands. That would be the proper time to discuss such a proposition. Mr. Gonwm thought the resolution ought to be passed at once. He had witnessed the great assiduity and spirit with which Mr.- Thomson had conducted the affairs of the Com pany, and he considered the resolution ought to be passed forth with. Mr. RAY said he could not allow the matter to go by with out also bearing his testimony to the great ability and urbanity with which he conducted the ordinary affairs of the Company. The CHAIRMAN, in rising•to address the meeting, said he had never proposed a resolution with greater pleasure than the present. The resolution was then put, and unanimously agreed to. Mr. THOMSON returned thanks in suitable terms. SPECIAL MEETING. The Proprietors then resolved themselves into a special meet• ing, to consider the propriety of leasing the line, works, &c., to the Loddon and Birmingham Company. Mr. Cu nirr then moved that the line, works, &c., of the Company be leased to the London and Birmingham Company for 999 years. After the reading of the agreement with the London and Birmingham Railway Company on which the resolution was founded, setting forth that the present Company should receive one-fourth of all the gross receipts of traffic worked by the engines and carriages of the former Company, and one-half the proc eds of all traffic worked by the carriages and trucks of private parties, the resolution was agreed to. A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman and Board of Directors, and the meeting separated. THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. (From the Dumfries Courier of Tuesday. ) A great deal of interest has been excited throughout Annan dale by the commencement of the works cf the Caledonian Railway. About the head of the valley of the Avon, huts to ac commodate 500 men are in the course of erection, as it is here that the heaviest excavations on the line will be made. The most of the workmen will be drafted from the Carlisle and Lancaster line, as the Messrs. Stel henson are contractors for both. Already several waggonloads of shovels, spades, pick axes, &c., have arrived from Penrith. Lower down little has been done as yet, save marking off the line, by placing wooden pins in the ground at every little distance, making slaps in fences, and cutting down a tree here and there to prevent mistakes. Engineers after engineers have followed each other, shifting pins backwards and forwards, which in some instances eventually landed in their original holes. The line, after en tering Dumfriesshire, runs north-west to Ecclefechan.'7,'nere here will probably be a station at the distance of less than a quarter of a mile from that village. This will be the nearest point on the main line for the accommodation of the town of Annan and the surrounding district. From this, the line runs west of Burnswark to Lockerby, passing righ'i through the vil lage, crossing the street which leads to hilt a little below the Free Church. It is supposed tha,t the station here will be elo'e to that building. The line then runs up the valley of the Annan, and comes upon the Edinburgh and Dumfries mail road near Craigielands; this road for some distance will be taken up by the railway, and it is intended to join the road with the Carlisle and Glasgow one about Kirkpatriek-Juxtt Church. It has not been fixed whether the station here will be at Craigielands or Beattock, The tine then - runs up the Avon valley, till it elltersi the wild* of Lana , : ) ;cshire. A great deal of money Kill, xko doubt , ire " ; :rculated in the district during the prozress of the wet' v . ; ; and in this tranquil rural district a good deal of annoyance may be expected, as the " navies" sre not 6 : tie most peaceable of her Majesty's subjects. riots ab ou t It is to be ;,ap e d that due p recau ti ons Will b e t a k en t o preven t pay time and something like Donald Caird's war:,tng should be impressed upon all the good folks of Annan dale, as, although the workmen themselves are well paid and want for nothing, a swarm of idlers generally attend them, who are not very particular as to meum and tuum, and the blame of whose ill deeds is often thrown on the innocent " navies," I hrce of these gentry were lodged in the Dumfries , gaol the other ay, having been detected in supplying themsP.ves with shirts just washed and laid out to siry, and all should re called— Stcek the awmrie, lock the kilt, Or else some gear will tune ho It is understood that Mr. lope Johnstone has contracted for supplying the Company with railway sleepers to the tune of 10,000/., and that there is abundance of timber in the noble woods or Elehills to supply double the quantity, or even more. To no place on the line is this railway likely to do so much good as to Aloffat, from the faciliti es w hi c h railway travelling af fords to all, and especially to invalids, who may be, by-and -bye, ex pected to test the healing virtues of Moffat Well, and enjoy the beautiful scenery and various attractions of this delightful wa tering-place, from all parts of England and Scotla n d ; while, in course of time, the BAtish and Irish Union may transport to its quiet hills and waters many who are fretted with agitation in the Emerald Isle. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN IRELAND. The second number of the Oxford and Cambridge Re view, a periodical in the " Young England" interest, has a leading article from which we make the following ex- tract The scenes enacted even in the Petty Sessions Courts, where " Church and State men" were rampant, would scarcely be credited. We recollect ourselves once wit nessing the manner in which justice was dealt out, some years previous to 1830 :—The bench consisted of three magistrates, two of whom were always at feud ; the third, who was the chairman, being also the rector of the parish. A man entered the room, he had summoned another for an assault, connected with that fruitful source of litigation, the division of their land. The moment he appeared, the gentleman who had granted the summons opened his case. " Here," said he, addressing the par son, "is a poor, hDnest man, who has been very badly treated by one of the greatest scoundrels in the parish." " I would not," interposed the other lay Rhadamanthus, " believe one word he would say or swear; for," said he, taming to the parson, " I have every r,ason to believe hint to be the paramour of two sisters." This abominable charge the poor fellow most vehemently denied, without bring able to make any impression upon his accuser. " He voted the right way at the election," whispered his protector to the chairman ; " we must support him, take his examinations." " Dismiss the case," said the other, nudging his reverence. The parson, who was a very droll and humorous man, and had church preferment to the tune of some thousands a year, did not well know how to act, as he was unwilling to dislodge either ; " I will . _ take the examinations," he said aloud, and, turning to his dissentient brother, he whispered, !‘ I'll punish him t 3 his heart's content for you." The complainant thanked their honours, and was about to depart in triumph, when the chairman addressed him. " Easy. my lad, not so fast ; it is some time since I had the pleasure of seeing you ; you owe me three years' tithe, and I have no idea of allowing a man of your immorality to spend my money in improper pursuits. Constable, put him in the corner. Send for the proctor, until we see exactly what he owes, and keep him until lie pays it." The man was taken, amidst roars of laughter, from the spectators, who thought it a capital joke ; he was put in the corner and kept there too, until he paid every shilling which was de , manded of him ; and we leave it to our readers to sup pose what opinion he must have formed of the justice of the laws, and with what feelings towards the Church he must have quitted the Court, when he was so illegally and perhaps so unjustly fleeced for its support ; he was quite aware that he had been treated in a manner which the law did not justify, but at that time he knew that it was hopeless to expect redress. This anecdote is literally true, and similar occurrences were by no means rare at the period when it took place. But at length reform did reach the Church, ten out of its twenty-two bishoprics were abolished, twenty-five per cent. was struck from its rental, and its clergy men were removed from the administration of jus tice. And what has been the consequence of this re duction in her wealth ? in the diminution of her po- litical power ? and in the number of her hierarchy ? Why, that the duties of their station are at least as well performed by the present limited number of her digni taries as they ever were by her more crowded bench ; her livings have been divided, and, certainly, without detriment to her efficacy, fur the smallness of the in comes have not induced the scions of the aristocracy to undertake duties for which they were unfitted, as her sinecures and fat pensions formerly did ; and men of humbler birth and better dispositions have been ad mitted and promoted, to the manifest advantage of their religion. Why, then, should we not persevere in a . c aur s e which has been pro ductive of so much good Why should we not still further reduce the unnecessary staff ? Lord Grey, when i n troducing the Churchngla ndu sper Tempora lities Bill in 1833, stated—" Before th e Ch urch Temporalities Ac t, each Bishopinr intended 370,000 members •of the Church, and 400 benefices j in Ireland, 45,000, a n d 66 benefices. At present each Bishop in Ireland has 83,000 persons, and j2l benefices ; less than one-fourth the amount of popu lation each English bishop h as to attend to, andone fourth of the benefices. Suppose the Irish bishops re duced to four, there would sill be a smaller number - of persons and benefices under the charge of each than in England ; each Irish bishop would then have 250,000 persons, and 364 benefices. The see of Lin coln contained as many benefices as were in the whole of Ireland," Now, may we not ask, why this further redaction s hould not be carried into eilect ? Why should an overpaid Irish bishop be only required to attend to the spiritual instruction of 83,000 persons and 131 benefices, while an English bishop has 370,000 members of the Church and 400 he lices z.,tilject to his charge ? Things are at least as well ordered since the duties of the Irish prelates have been increased ; why not promote a still further amendment, by giving them still more with which to occupy them- . . selves. A reduction to the number of fonr aY,Wtd at minish the absurd disproportion of the Establishment to the amount of the duties its hierarchy are expected to tirrforrn, awl would allow the Church to be stripped without detriment to its efficacy of a portion of those temporaliQes, the possession of which have entailed so much of odium and acandal upon it. Bat sup' posing an excuse can he found for employment of the number of bishops at the present moment belonging in the Irish branch of the Establishment, in fact, that how , . ever limited the number subject to their jurisdiction, still there are in reality persons whose religions instruction they are called on to superintend, what justification can be, adduced for the payment of the members of the subor dinate graeles of the cler,!y in whose favour no such pre text can be pleaded ? To pay a large sum to a bishop for lending his aid to the salvation of a select few, may be justifiable, for in Ireland a high value has alwaysbeen placed upon orthodox principles = but to pay men for do ing nothing, to tolerate the employment of parsons where there are neither churches fur them to preach in, nor con gregs.ti,ns to avail themselves or their teacnin(r. is a piece of folly surpassing our comprehension. Anal to attempt to continue this, too, in a country ruled over by an al , . most democratic form of gov.rnrnent in the t. ce of a population professing a different religious belief; o.'s mi serable peasantry from whose very vitals the suppo.'t of such :to extravagance is wrung,* of able and influenOstl dernaaogues, who are capable of turning to their owit account every mistake made by their adversaries, and of a Church whi , 2ll, though it has been pronounced to be wilhout a religion," still manages to include within its pale nine-tenths of the population which has struggled 'with, and triumphed ever adversity, and ROW stands forth in the strength which persecution and poverty have lent to its principles, willing and able, and eventually destined, no matter what obstacles it may encounter, to assume and maintain supremacy in the real sense of the word, over any other form of belief with which it may be brought into competition : not the ascendancy of pounds, shillings, and pence, but that which can be alone, with truth entitled ascendancy—the prevalence of its principles amongst men, the influence of its doctrines over the opinions of others. But let us see what the present condition is of what we think is rather facetiously called " the reduce] Es tablishment" of that Church in whose temporaities so many reforms have been already effected, reforms which, even in the opinion of a not very friendly statesman, Were admitted to be " a heavy blow, and a great dia.. conragement to her principles." What proportion does her wealth bear to her duties ? What the price which the country pays for the instruction of each person whose spiritual welfare she superintends. The follow ing summary of both is taken from the Daily Repo) ter, May 23, and is, we believe, in all its statements per fectly correct. As regards its wealth and its duties, the income of— Archbishops and Bishoprics £151,127 12 4 Deans and Chapters Glebe lands 'Tithe composition 10,000 0 0 Ministers'.money • £807,533 12 4 Of the 2,348 parishes, 155 have no church, clergytup . „. or Protestant Episcopalian ; 496 parishes have uni.er 20 Protestant Episcopalians ; and 895 parishes Ir., ve un d er 50 Protestant Episcopalians, including men, women, anti children. As so many parishes . are without either It church or a clergyman, 87 unions have been formed In Kilcooly, ten parishes are thrown together. Ir. Ballymahill, there are nine parishes, one of whit}; is 27 miles from the church. In the union of Ilurnr:nurch there are fourteen parishes, three of them at the opposite extremities of the county of Kilir_„ ) .. In the 1,385 benefices, there ar e 99 iP . w hi c h th em are not 20 Protestant EpiscopaliaPs ; - 1 9 4 benefices, with between 20 and 50 in etseal. "The following table of seven benefices may idea of the state of things in different parts of N.:Land Itaql)EN T. ProtestP:,ts. Tithes. £440 0 0 s ll e ° ,.. a : e l i i ii 7 a u ne (union)... 4 3 335 0 0 Clenne Una Gilberstowa 8 Mahoonah 8 Killeedy £2,889 11 0 In the bishopric of Cloyne there are 8 parishes, in which the cost of each Protestant Episcopalian, adult and infant, is 281. per head, as below : Members of the Established Church. Tithe Composition. .£4OO 400 498 500 GOO 784 809 869 Killatty Ballyhea Templeracarigy ... 27 .. Ballyvourney Ardagh l4 ... • Whitechurch Mogeesha, l9 Clunfriest 35 173 .£4,860 Of the somewhat more than 300 dignities and pre ber.ds, the returns state that there are 75 in Vl hich there are no duties whatever to perform, 94 are mere sinecures, except the duty of an occasional sermon in the cathe drals. The Dean of Raphoe receives 1,4911., the Precen tor of Lismore 4481., the Archdeacon of Meuth 7311., without any duty to perform. In the eight parishes above mentioned in the bishopric of Cloyne, the cost per head of the members of the Eitablishment, aduits and infants, is 281. In the union of l'aleroan, it is 671. 10s. per head ; and throughout the Established Church it is 11. Is. sd. In Scotland it is 3s. 4d. Now we will fearlessly put it to any man of common sense, is this a state of things which can with safety be allowed to continue; is this such an Establishment as, if it u ere about to be instituted, even for the purpose of effecting the conversion of Ireland, would be thought of for a moment by its most devoted supporters? We must be answered in the negative ; neither an Inglis nor Plumptre would venture to propose such an absurdity; why, then, after it has proved its utter inability to enforce its views—its utter inefficiency as a promoter of Protestantism—should it be allowed to continue ; why should that which has turned out a religious failure be tolerated now that it has become a political nuisance? " Preserve the rights of the Church," shouts the hypo crite and fanatic. The man of sense and the statesman will reply, "That in those days it is more important to conciliate the affections of the people." 1 There can be no doubt that, in every instance in which a lease expires, the tithe composition is added to the rent in the new contract. CALCUTTA CATHEDRAL ORGAN. A magnificent organ for the new cathedral at Calcutta having just been completed by Messrs. Gray and Davi son, a public performance on it took place yesterday in Guildhall, by permission of the Lord Mayor, the pro ceeds of which are to be applied to augment the build ing fund, the cathedral being not yet completed ; and there is to be, this evening, another performance of sacred vocal music, to be accompanied on the organ, in, the same place and for the same purpose. The -distill. guished organist, Mr. Adams, yesterday displayed to great advantage the powers of this noble instrument, which is of great magnitude, contains a great variety of stops, and is remarkable for the fullness, richness, and variety of its tones. He exhibited his learning and fancy in several masterly extemporaneous per formances, and captivated the less scientific part of the audience by his sweet and expressive manner of playing several vocal pieces of Handel, Mozart, and other great composers. The hall was full, and the performer was much applauded, several pieces (par ticularly Mozart's charming air " Ah, perdona") being encored. A beautiful model of the cathedral, carved in white marble, was placed in the hall for the inspection of the company. That building is 248 feet long, 116 feet wide at the transept, and 206 feet high. The choir, where divine service will be usually performed, is 131 feet by 61 feet internally, and 47 feet high. It will seat a thousand persons. It is in the Gothic style, and the design is chaste and beautiful. The erection of the ca thedral was commenced in October, 1839. The whole body of the edifice, with the tower and spire, is erected. Some of the pinnacles, however, are not yet finished, nor are the small corner turrets of the tower completed. The works are expected to be finished, and the sacred building consecrated, by the end of next year ; but it is expected that 4,000/. to 5,000/, may be yet wanted fbr that purpose. ROYAL ARTILLERY, WOOLIVIC7, SEPT. 3.—The Master-General has been pleased to sanction an interchange of companies between the following o f f i cers !—Captain the Hon. Handcock from Captain Goatling's company, at present sta. tioned at Malta, with Captain Airey, of Major Andrew's com pany, at present at Pigeon-house Fort, Dublin. A court of inquiry sat at the barracks, on Thursday and Friday last, to inquire into the circumstances connected with the late charge against Captain William Payne. who was fined by Mr. Grove, at the Woolwich Police-court, in the penalty of 5/., for rode.. cently assaulting a female in an omnibus. The Court, which consisted of Colonel Cleaveland, R.H.A., Colonel Gore Brown. and Lieut.-Colonel Grant, R. A., has terminated its sitting ; but though the result has not yet transpired, it is understood that the circumstances do not warrant a court-martial, medi ca l evidence having been adduced to show that the prosecutrix wags liable to fits of insanity. DOVER, SEPT. 3.—This day, at one o'clock, Eis Grace the Duke of Wellington and the Commissioners. of Dover Harbour held a special meeting at the Harbour-house, no doubt connected with the present and the vast contem plated improvements at this port. The engineers for the North Kent Dover Direct Line have been engaged. in this neighbourhood during the past week, and the line appears to be much in favour with the leading gentleman sad autho rities of this town, as well as the members connected with the district it passes. The continental traffic to Ostend, Calais, and Boulogne has been much increased during the past week. DEATHS IVY DROWNlNG.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Queen's Head, Iligh-street, Poplar. on the body of Aizah Hene Nanee, aged 40e years. Patrick Donovan deposed that deceased was a ship-carpenter, in the employ of Messrs. Green, the extensive ship-builders of Blackwall. On Monday afternoon the witness was stand ' ing on the shore of the dockyard, in which lay the Windsor East Indiaman, when he observed the deceased in the act of falling from the fore-chains of the vessel. In descent he struck his head against the shores or props and fell into the water. Witness immediately divested himself of the greater part of his I apparel, and plunged into the dock after him, but, although he I dived to the bottom, a depth of twenty feet, could not succeed in laying hold of deceased, who was ultimately got out by means of a boathook. Several medical gentlemen were in at- I tendance, but all efforts to restore animation were fruitless. PIGEON FLYING MATCH FROM GRAVESY,ND.--Yes- I terday forenoon a pigeon flying match came off between Mr. IBenjamin Bates, of the Southwark-bridge-road, and Mr. Ed -1 ward Hall, of the George Tavern, Gravel-lane, Southwark, for 51. a side. The match was made a fortnight since, to fly five birds each from the Terrace Pier, Gravesend, to their res pee tivo houses. The bird , were duly marked and thrown - up at the time appointed, and those of Mr. E. Hall arrived Lome in twenty-four minutes and a half, and the five belonging to Mr. G. Bates occupied exactly thirty minutes. The muney was given up to the winner at Mr. E. Hall's at night, in the pre sence of a large number of friends of both parties. .r -3)1