The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-29 00:00:00

A )i WE -if' 4 • . • 4' 14 ..4. -- .2.1 1 3 ot,4r .9:‘,1-4-bitton GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The half yearly ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Great ...;4orthern Railway Com pany took piano to-day, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving a report from the directors ; of confirming the forfeiture of certain shares to be then declared on which calls are in arrear, the re quired notices of the forfeiture of which have been given to the respective proprietors ; of submitting for the opinion of the shareholders an agreement with the York and North Midland Railway Company, for running over the lines of that company into York, in lieu of constructing the remainder of the Great Northern Line from Askerne to York, as sanctioned by Parliament ; and upon other the general business of the company. E. B. Denison, E q., M.P., took the chair, and the usual formal business of the company having been gone through, The. SECRETARY read the follo wing report : " At th. 4 la it halt-yearly meeting the directors stated their expectation thst the line between fa. , ndon and Pe terborough would be opened for traffic in the month of August. That expectation h.s been realised by that portion of th line having been opened on the 7th of this month, thereby affording a new and continuous route from the eak tropoliF, by Peterborough to Boston and Hull; by Lincoln and Rethrd to Sheffield; by D ncaster to Wakefield, Leed', York, and the Northern Counties of England, and to Scotland; the distance by this route, from London to Hull, being now 173} including the ferry; to York 210 miles; the distance saved between London and York being 9 miles, between London and Peterborough, and London and Lincole, nearly 30 miles. " The directors did not consider it proper, at the opening of the line from London, t ) run express trains, or to carry merchandise or minerals upon it; but arrange ments have been made to run express trains on the 2d cf September; and to commence the carriage of merchan dise and minerals as soon as the necessary accommoda tions are complete, which will be the case in the course of a few weeks. Under these circumstance', the direc tors did not expect that any considerable addition to the weekly receipts would immediately follow the opening of the line from L•mdon. The receipts for traffic over the 222-miles now open, for the week ending the 18th inst., were 5,701/.. but this does not aiTord sufficient data for the formation of a correct estimate of the amount of traffic over the whole line when the arrangements now in progre-s are curried out, and which must be very mate rially increased when the remaining portion of the Towns line is completed. " The lease of the Royston and Hitchin Railway to the Great Northern has been settled, and that line, to be worked by the Great Northern Company, will be opened for traffic in a few weeks. " It will bs the object of the directors to develop the local traffic of the districts traversed by the Train line and loop, and to afford the utmost facilities for the in terchange and transmission of traffic from and to the lines of other companies communicating therewith. And they hare pleasure in stating that arrangements are in progress to carry out these views, and to avoid all pre tence for jurions competition between the Great Ncr thern and other companies. The directors regret that diffe.rei.ces should have ari'en between them and the di rectors of the Mane/lever, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company, in regard to the agreernrws entlied into be— tween the two companies, under date of the 7th April and 13th May, 1848. The directors of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company ;having failed to observe the con ditions of those agreements, asd haying in various ways ded the Great Northern try iic in goods and I as stengers between Lincoln end lietfurd, and between Grimsby and tho New Hoiland Ferry for Hell, it be came ni cesscry to appeal to the Court of Chancery to enforc-, on the part of the Manchester, She ffi,ld, and Lincolnshire Company, the due performance of those sgreementa; and the Court having recognised their va lidity, the directors confidently expect that the interrup tions referred to will not be reneatel. The short hya.ach of the York and North Midland Bailway from Koottingley to Burton Salmon has been ore eel for traffic; and the directors of that company having cffered the use of their line from Kisco tingley to York, and of their st stilts at York to the Great Northern Company, on terms which your directors consider to be fair Ldiquitablr, an agreement ha 3 been entered into with that uurnpany, which will be fully explained to the meeting, and which agreement your directors conceive it will be for the advantage of both companies to carry out. . . . . • " - Since the half-yearly meeting in February last, the worse on the Town's line have been let on more favour able terms than were anticipated, and the directors are still of opinion that any further capital required will vat exceed the amount mentioned at the meeting in 'ebruary last—about 300,000/. " By the Leeds Central Staion Act the Great Northern Co - npany has power to raise the sum of 106,666/. for the purp )tei therein contemplated. As a cortion of thia sum has been already advanced and paid by the directors out of ,he Great Nor Viern fund 9, a re solution will be submitted to the meeting to empower the directors to raise thst capital under the Act autho rising the same on such term-, in such manner, and at such time as they sh•dl deem most a tvisable. " A f-er due nt.tice given, the direct ,rs have d. Glared the furteituro of the shares on which calls are in arrf ar, and in re,pect of which proceedings were taken again,t the proprit , ls, chit fly in Scotland. •• The directors recommend that this meeting 0/nfirm the f,1.1 . 4.i,tirh , ; atrl ih it the shares so for'eitel bi con• rem d zn'o Fire per Ct nt Perpe unl Preference Sharer, 12/. 103. eich, with ra wer to the directors to divese of them on such terms and in such manner as they shall consider most coto!ueive to the interests of the c nnpany. "fhe qh sti of audit; having been left ervirely in the Linde f the Vre: g a 1 men nominated for that put.- po e at the last tn,e.inz of the proprietors, the directors have only to leer to their r, port which is ar.nexed, and to recommend the pay rent of the printing expenses in curred by them. " The annexed report of the engineer describes the state of the works in progress, and the present con ti tion of the line, which the directors consider to be highly satisfactory. They have every reason to believe that all the triii)ibhed 'mut includ.ng the passenger station at King':-c se, will b ready kr public traffic by the end of next year, 'whfn the advantaes expectant on the compl-tit.n rfth • tre si:himtt v , ill be attainable; and by means of tl e in n trun!c line, he route fn in London 611: flield anti ‘Va!:• ti t vel v. 'ill be reduced 16 roles; to Id eth, 22 miles; mid to York, 30 miles." The fAlowing report of Lie auditors was also re ad : " The audit delegates, Mrssrs. Orr, Green, and Nash, appoiated ar, the last meeting prepared a repilt o! their proceedings up to the introductlOn of an Audit Bill by Lord St triley, in March lest. Copies of that repr)rt cau be c btttin• dat the stai n. King's cross. The differerce bre.ween the mes,ures of the Government and Lord Stanl-y was, whether the accounts were to be audited by a power emanating, from the companies exclusively, or by extraneou, authority. " rmir de'eo.trs wa - ched the progress of the me :- auras through,nt the session. One--, since thir former report, they were called up..)n by the delegation to ex press an opinion upon the new Bid promoted by Go lf( rnocent, intrcduiing an independent element in the audits. The Committees of the Lords ir.v,r;ably refuse to hear shareholders on question 3 i.ffr c:ing them. " 15;tmmely both measures filed, inasmuch as neither th- Government nor the delegates would yield to eAft'l o her'4 measure?. " The dekgates cAnsidi r that some rieessary amend ments of the existing law could be effvctcd, to give the public an asurance that shareholders have that real sontrol tAN r, and voice in, the audit of their affairs, which would dtstroy that excuse for Government inter f, revs©. Your delegates c3m.ifler that their functions might cPage. Thti have ircurred no expenses beyond a tiifl,rg sum (Dr printing, which the shareholders will, perhz.-p, fc‘l juvified in rfp tying. It therefore re mains Hi.h the shareholders to pureue what cuurse they thick proper." . . . The following is the report of the engineer to the company, which was also read : TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. " 6, Great Geurge-streer, Westminster, Aug. 23. " Geatlemen,—ln:reporting another ball-) ear's pro gress to you, I am happy in being able to say that the expects ions I held oeit to you in February last, re lative to the time of opening from London to Peterbo roof*, and t) the commence melt or the loop, have been realised—that portion of the lino haring been opened to public tratic on the 7th of this month. " The works are ample in dimensions, substantial and permanent in construction, snot are throughout in a state which is perfectly satisfactory to me. At present, pa,- 'anger trains wily are ru , ning, owing to the station at raugemcnts not being suffi,iently forward for the &Ivan tageous reception of merchandise, coale, cattle, &c.; but the works connected with these arrangements are in a state of active progress. Several of these stations will be ready for this traffic in the middle of September, and the sh,le of them, I expect, by the middle of October. " On the Town's line the works on the contracts re cently let to Me srs. Pearce and Smith, and Messrs. Olcihatn, have hub: just estemi , nced, owing solely to the delay which appears inseparable from the proceedings necessary for gcttine• possession of the required land. I am now, how ever , almost daily I eceivitig la , gr portions of the properties, and expect ver'l shortly t) have the works in vigorous operation. " The portion of this line which is under contract to Mr. Jack , on, and which is by far the heaviest, is pro ceeding at all the pi incipal p.dots in a rapid and very sati:fa , :tory manner. A large plant and strong lo:ce o' men are at work upon each of the cuttie g 4, and good proe-r, sq making with the tunnels et Stoke and PC,:•• pleffe, as cell as with the bridge building throughout the cot tract. • " The works on tl.e 1007 line and on the main lire from Itfthirl to Askerar.,e:Atinue in a sointi and ry an she line in goal or.l, r.—l have the honour to be, g,nsemen, your uthetii. nt " JcsrPli CUBITT." From the statement of the accounts it appear d that the total expenditure ou capita.' acc , ;tint, up to 29,h June last,wr.e si own to hale !nen 6,392,9621. I Is. BJ.; balance 232,163/. 14 , .; and the an. uut in t e3u. d in shares in °ilia. lines was 93,280/. 123. 2,1.; making altogether, 6.723,407/. 133. 6 . The tot , irreceipts f;:r the half-year ending 29th June, were 68,0661. 153.; and the working expenses, including rat.-s and leases, 43,873/. 16s. 7d.; leaving a balance f 24,192/. 18 , . 10d. The net revenue account showed a balance of 7,900 L Is. 10d. The CHAIR MAN, in moving the confirmation of the report, congratulated the proprietors on the complfrtion ot thels orks by Mn Brassey, notwithstanding all the THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 185'0. impediments that bad heel a :thrown in his way between London and Pet erborougb. The line from Peterborough to Y. ark, he need hardly say, was completed last year. Notwithstanding all that had been said cgainst it, be was happy to say that they had arrived from Lc ndon to Peterborough by an outlay of about 3,000,000 e. He (the Chairman) had gone over the line, and as far as he was concerned he thought it was one of the best constructed lines of railway in the kingdom.—(Hear, hnir.) Satisfactory progress was making at the station at King's cross. Since the last meeting the directors had selected a general manager and a locomotive superintendent. For the first they bad selected Mr. Seymour Clarke, who bad been for many years with the Great Western Railway Company, and for the latter c ffice Mr. Stur ruck, and it was his firm belief that both those gentle. men were likely to turn out most valuable servants to the company, and he was happy to say that the salary of both those gentlemen did not amount to the sum that had been given to one previous officer of the company. A PROPRIETOR wished to know what were the salaries to be given to those officers. The CHAIRMAN said that the salary cf Mr. Seymour Clarke would be 0001. a year, and that of Mr. Stnr , ruck 5001. _ _ _ The CHAIRMAN resumed, and having gore into a long statement of the liabilities and prospects of the line, and referred to the agreement entered into with the York and North Midland, stated that if the pro prietors would enable them to raise from 300,0001. to 500,0001. the whole of the works might be completed. The Chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. CLOUGH, a banker at York, moved the follow ing amendment : " That the directors postpone their proposal of abandoning the line beyond Askerne, and that a cir cular be issued to each of the shareholders, requesting them to give their vote in writing as to the abandon ment of that portion of the line between Askerne and York, and that three directors and three of those friendly to its completion in its integrity prepare the circular, to be issued by the secretary at the same time as the report of the meeting ; the voting paper to be returned to the secretary by the 30th of Sep tember. Those not returning their papers to be con sidered neutral." Mr. WATERS seconded the amendment. He be lieved that in abandoning the line between Askerne and York the directors were adopting one of the most suicidal acts that could possibly be conceived, and it was one of thcse unfortunate acts for which rail way directors were notorious.—(Laughter.) Mr. HUGHES suggested an adjournment of the con• sideration of the question of the adoption of the agreement. The CHAIRMAN felt it to be his duty to press the question to a division of the meeting, believing that the agreement would be highly beneficial to the shareholders, and that the adjournment of its adoption would be dangerous to the interests of the company. He should persist in moving the adoption of the re port in all its integrity. The CHAIRMAN, in answer to a question from a shareholder, said that by the agreement the North Midland were bound to send their traffic on the Great Northern Line ; if they did not do so that was their look out, and not the present company's. After some considerable stormy and irregular dis cussion, and after Mr. B3gster, the solicitor of the company, had explained the provisions of the agree ment by which the Great Northern Company con sented to forego the prosecution of the line from A-kerne to York, and stated that the company had power to run over the Lancashire line— The CHAIRMAN, in replying, stated that he felt convinced that if the proprietors compelled the di rectors to make the line to York it would cost them 500,000/., and added to this, they would make an in fluential company, that was now their friend, their enemy.—(Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment of Mr. Clough to the meeting, and declared, upon a show of hand., that it was lost, there being only eleven hands held up fur it, and an immense number against it. Mr. CLOUGH submitted that a vote of the share holders ought to be taken upon it, as they had been taken by surprise. The CHAIRMAN denied that such had been the case, and stated that the notice to the proprietors of the intention of the directors to submit the agreement to the meeeting had been given some time since. The CHAIBMAN then declared the amendment to be negatived. and put the original motion for the adop tion of the report, which was carried by an over whelming mrjority. A resolution was then carried, authorising the di . . rectors to raise a sum of 106,6661. for the purpose of the Lee is central station. A resolution was also carried forfeiting 7,722 shares upon which only 51. had been paid. A resolution was also carried authorising the directors to issue 121. 10s. shares, bearing preference dividends of 5 per cent. in perpetuity. A vote of thanks was then proposed and carried to the chairman and directors, and the Chairman having returned thanks, the meeting separated, after lasting upwards of three hours. CALIFORNIA. CIIAGREF, JULY I.—We reached tYs place this morning, after a short passage of nine days from New York. 2,ha Americans have now two lines of steamers between this latter town and the river of Clizgres, each consisting of two vessels of an average tonnage of 1,000 tons, and from 450 to 600 horse power. There are two departures on the lit, and two on the 13th of each month. The fare from New York to Chagres is 125 dollars by Aspinwales line, and 100 by tte competition one. The accom modations are indifferent by both ; indeed, the crowd of passengers is such, each steamer carry ing about 25C, that comforts are completely out of the question. _ . . There is a third line of American steamers con nectiug New Orleans with Chagres, via Haianeali. The Alabama and Falcon, two old boats with rickety engines, keep up the communication in this quarter. These are pretty golden times for the American steam shipowers. There is not a single case in which their capital does not yield them 1,000 per cent. clear profit. Chagres has an altered and improved appearance. On the right, as you enter the river, stands the Ame rican town, consisting of some 50 wooden houses, all of which have started up within the last four months. E ich of these structure* bears the name of some fashionable hottl in New York, such as Astor or Towing. house. The accommodations they afford are wretched in the extreme. The bill of fare never comprises metre than two dishy-3, salt beef and cheese, and these have to be imported from New York or Europe. The American town is, however, better situated than the old Spanish one of the same name, both as regards commerce and health. The latter is ensconced behind a high promontory, capped by a dilapidated fort, and therefore shut out from the sea bre' v.-5 ' which can alone counteract the m a l a ri a arising from the mass of stagnant and putrified vege table and animal substances which obstruct the en- trance to the river. The former, on the contrary, lies exposed to these breezes, which spring up invariably in the evening, and sometimes blow keenly enough to drive ships on shore. Ship generally cast anchor opposite the mouth of the river in five fathoms water. The moorage is un safe, and the danger great when it happens to blow strong from sea. I noticed, however, the Alabama lying within the bar under the promontory, a position into which no English steamer has yet ventured. There were several large schooners unloading close to the American tow❑ and also within the bar, in so favourable a position that the merchandise , could be landed without the intervention of boats or luggers. This Pact struck me as one of considerable mercantile interest. There is a brisk trade now going on between Ja maica and Chagres in fruit, sugar, vegetables, chiefly the potato, and English merchandise. There are few articles which do not bring high prices; the payment being made in French silver coin, which is abundant on the Isthmus, or in gold dust. The immigration of blacks and mulattoes from Jamaica is also consi derable. On the Spanish side of the river nearly all the boats and hotels belong to dark emigrants from Jamaica or from the Dutch island of Curneoa. There had been a species of civil war at Chagres a few days before our arrival, The population of the American town, a most gregarious set of deserters, gamesters, runaways from justice, took into their beads one evening to organize themselves as a dis tinct and independent community. They drew up a string of resolutions expressive of their firm resolve to obey thenceforward no other magistrate than a fellow called Taylor, a notorious drunkard and gamester, whom they appointed provisional president. Taylor entered upon his functions by opening a warm fire from rifles and revolvers on the inhabitants of the oli town. The latter assembled in considerable number, and repelled the assailants. A gun w as c discovered by them among the ruins of the fort, and pointed on the A merican ui rican dt t t o d wn ? v pletely commen d e d . S tates hi C on sulitco m_ in terfered, but only received kicks and cuffs from his country men f u r Lis pains. It was only when they saw themselves on the eve of bring driven into the sea that the Americans would listen to reason. The matter as at length hushed, ifcer several Jives having been lost on both sides, but the old animosi ties still remain, and will undoubtAly burst forth the memeet the Americans find themselves strong enough fur another encounter. It was believed that the attention of the Government at Bogata had been called to this anomalous state of things, and that a company of troops would shortly arrive to protect the New Grenadine territory, and the inhabitants o f I Chagres. There is at length a fair prospect of the railway acro-s the Isthmus being taken up in earnest. The c;ntractors ? the Messrs. Aspinwall, of New York, have secured the adhesion of the West India Steam packet Company. The latter consent to hear one quarter of the entire expenses, leaving the American Company free to go any length they think proper. It is now believed that ere eight months elapse the works will be so far advanced that travellers may pass in a covered carriage from one ocean to the other. The starting-point will be Table bay, a point of the coast about 20 miles to the west of Porto B-110. A system of carriages with two horizontal interior heels is to be introduced, catching or press ing on a middle or third rail. It is hoped that very high declivities may be ascended and descended by this means 1,1 ithout the expending of labour on cut tings. The system has not, that I am aware, been yet tried on a large or practical scale in Europe. You are no doubt aware that the American Com pany have obtaii ad from the New Grenadine Go vernment a privilege for conveying across the Isthmus the mails of all nations. Against this privilege Eng land has protested through her Charge d'Affaires at Boger', but as yet without effect. The matter is of considerable importance, and it seems strange that France, which is equally interested, should as yet have taken no steps therein. Surely the pnAers of Europe, however engrossed by their internal bicker• ings, cannot shut their eyes to the danger of allow ing such a monopoly to be claimed and exercised by America on the high road to the Pacific and Cali fornia. PANAMA, JULY reached this place yesterday, after a hard pull across the Isthmus. People may say what they please, but a trip from Chagres to Panama is no child's play. You have, in the first place, the river to ascend as high as Gorgona or Crucis, the current being against you all the way; then you have the mountains to cross to Panama. A word of in formation on the nature of the difficulties that are to be encountered may not be here misplaced. When you land at Chagres from the steamers you are forthwith assailed by a whole battalion of boat men—white, black, and blue, of all hues and coun tries ; in a word, each making a tender, in Spanish or English, of his canoe, and praising its qualities to the skies. Don't be impatient—don't close with the first that offers. Make your choice carefully, and re member that, as you have to go against a current seven knots strong, the light, smalt, and delicate skiff is the better one. Of the boatmen, too, the whites, whether European or American, are the worst. They are, in general, a set of drunken banditti, w h o k now nothing of the stream and to whom it would be un safe to confide either your person or your goods. Single outjthe bronze-coloured swarthy:children of the Bosco del Toro who have learnt their profession at Carthagena. You can easily recognise them by their breadth of chest, sinewy arms, and retiring look. Treat them liberally, and if it be an object with yeu to get up the river as speedily as possible, promise them an additional dollar for every hour they may gain on the average time. Next to these the Ja maica and Cure coa boatmen are the best, if they are provided, as is usually the case, with a man-of-war's gig. - My bargain was soon made. For an amount of 100 dollars I secured a small gig, which bad formerly belonged to a British man-of-war, with a Curtcoa padrone and three fine Bocco del Toro rowers. We commenced our task at six in the evening, and pro ceeded to Gatoon the same day. There we foubd a whose fleet of canoes, gigs, and boats, all warped in to the shore waiting for day to proceed on their jour ney. The right bank of the Chagres is ornamented in this place by a group of some fifty or sixty huts, constructed with branches and covered with pandanus or palm leaves. From the bottom of the village where we landed we could distinguish the entire population assembled around a group of youngsters who were footing it away in a glorious " fandango." Heavens ! what a confusion of sounds. All the tongues, kettles, and horns on the isthmus seemed collected in this one spot. A great devil of an Indian acted as master of the band, the. perspiration trickling from every pore whilst he scrumped a gigantic dried bumpkin covered with a sheep's skin. As for the dance, the less that is said of it the better. A Parisian travelling com panion, an old habitué of the Chamiere, told me that he recognised several of the more eccentric hops of that classic haunt. " Corbleu ' " remarked he, were there a municipal g u ar d or policeman on the spot the whole party of dancers would be sent to the police correctionnelle, for " contravention aux bonnes mceurs." A little further on, the whirl of a roulette table was heard. We came upon a knot of dark gamesters assembled round this interesting piece of machinery, and a number of monte tables. Our " padrones" and rowers having now secured their boats, came and joined one or the other party as their fancy led. Many of these poor devils spent, before my eyes, all they were to gain by two days' hard pulling up the river, and which, according to the regulations that prevail at Chagres, had to be paid them beforehand. At four in the morning we renewed our struggle with the stream, and succeeded in reaching at eight the same night the village of San Pablo. The fol lowing morning at nii:e we took leave of our " pa drone" at the village of Gorgona, one of the two starting points for crossing over to Panama. Several attempts have been recently made to navi gate the Chagres by steam, but all have failed. The difficulties to he overcome are of two kinds, rapids and snags. The former divert the steamer from i , s course, carrying it in among the bushes, where the machinery gets entangled ; the latter destroy the wheels. And yet it seems to me that the application of steam is quite possible here, were the boat armed with a sort of advanced scythe or knife to cut the snags, and only to draw from 14 to 18 inches water. If any of your engineering readers can solve this problem he may reckon upon realising a fortune of 20,000/. within less than one year, or indeed any amount he pleases, as he will hold in bis hand the key which unlocks the navigation of the isthmus, now become the high road of nations. At Gorgona you must be careful whom you apply to for your mules. The price is generally sixteen dollars for crossing over to Panama, a distance of about twenty-two miles. Examine your beast well, and see he fail not on the road, leaving you to splutter on, as I have seen numbers do, up to tbeir waists in mud, and amidst the thickets of a dense forest. The wisest plan is never to lose sight of your baggage, and to keep your revolver in order. There are now hordes of disappointed Californians on the isthmus who have very little respect for the tenth commandment. The Gorgona road, which is quite impracticable during the winter season, is preferable to that ( f Crucis in summer. A good horseman can make his way from either point to Panama in nine hours. At Panama I find nearly two thousand Americans, all from the western states, who have been detained for the last two months, the steamers being too crowded. Whcever comes to Panama unprovided with a ticket may look forward to a disappointment of this kind. What renders it doubly painful is the crowded state of the wretched inns at Panama, and the horrible filth of the town. The Americans, who have now nearly edged every native out of Panama, seem to have improved on the habits of the latter. Heaps of offal and filth block up all the principal streets, and water-closets are luxuries totally un known. No wonder that the plague and the cholera morhus have selected this town for their head quarters. rit,i,tein, and certain administrative advantages for Schleswig being guaranteed, the Cabinet of Vier na would declare itself ready to accede, if necessary. to the bUC c scion of the family of OldeLburgo, although it would, perher, have prerorred giving its vote to the house of Hesse." EGHAM RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (Continued from our Third Edition). Handicap. Visite .. ... Hood ... ... 8,0 Of . Christiana ... ... ••• :Que.n's Plate. Little Jack ... ... .. ,•• The Swede ••• ... ... ••• Valentine ... ... ~, ••• Won by three length?. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING. Six o'CLocw. No betting. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. fare Mr. WrrnAst.) John Henry, 20, William IT'a ker, 16, and Frederick Might, 20, were indicted es'ernay fur hayin stolen a w..tch of the va!ue of id i from the person o g f Tho mas Loake. Mr. Payne defend( d Wright. On the 15th inst., Police -constabl e Re eve , A 424, was n et had assembled to see her Majesty go to prorogue Parliament, en d b e pa id great o ,k du o t u y t , i i n plainn the crowd clothes, husk attention to the movements of the prisoners, knowing Henry to belong to the swell mob, and having seen them try the pockets of several individuals. He tul lowed them up to Buckingham Palace, where several at tempts upon pockets we re made by them, but unsuccess fully, and alter brie fly consulting together they retraced their steps towards the Horse Guards. They passed through into Whitehall by the Canteen and took their station in front of the Banquet-house, where the officer, knowing the skill of Henry as a pickpocket, placed him self in a position to command a full view of their opera tions. Henry tried the pockets of several p-rsons standing in the crowd, and at length he fixed upon the prosecutor, whose watch he caretutly lifted out of his waistcoat pocket. Finding that it was strongly fastened to a chain, and that he could not at that moment dif conn(ct it, he very chx!erously replaced it in the prosecutor's pocket to await a more favourable oppor tunity when the crush was greater. Presently there was some crowding at that spot, and he then again slipped the watch from the pocket, but as the crush lasted but for a moment, he bad not time to unscrew the swivel, and then 'fur the second time he returned the watch to the prosecutor's waistcoat pocket. As the Royal corlige emerged from the Horse Guards there was a great rush; and availing himself of that opportunity, Henry, for the third time, drew the watch from the picket, and was in the act of breaking it from the chain, when the officer reached over his shoulder, and laid hold of bis head with the watch in it. The prose• cutor then became aware of the lieerty which was being taken with his property, and he celled "police" lustily. The officer said it was a!I right, that ho was an officer, hut the prosecutor, suspecting from his not being in uni form that he was one of the gang, declined to resign the watch into his hands, Two officers in uniform arrived the next moment, and that satisfied him, the watch was given up, and the prisoners secured. The prisoner Henry cross-examined the witnesses with some tact, and in his defence lee said that the watch was accidentally pulled from the pocket by one of his coat buttons getting caught by the chain, and singularly enough it dropped into his hand, He was about to re turn it when the officer interposed. Welker, in his defence, denied all knowledge of the other prisoners. Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury for Wright, who be said was (as he certainly looked) " half foolish," the re sult of an attack of small-pox. The Learned Counsel then called witnesses, whose evidence showed that Wright was very respectably connected, and that he was of a very excellent character. He dined with his family very shortly before the robbery took place, and it was suggested that he bad accidentally fallen into con versation with the other prisoners. The jury convicted Henry and Waller, and acquitted Wright. Loc kyer, one of the officers of the Westminster Prison, proved six former convictions against Henry, whom he described as one of the cleverest pickpockets of the day. The last sentence imposed upon him was one year's hard labour, and that was by Ibis court. Mr. WITHA3I said it was tint., the country was rid of such a character as Henry, whom be sentenced t be transported for ten years; and Walker was sentenced to six months' hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAI? E B 0 NE. Mrs. Telrer, the wite of Mr. Adam Telrer, formerly a smith, engineer, and iron-(.,under, in Psiddington, who was abandoned by her husband two years ago, and who has since encountered oreat privations, again waited upon Mr. Long, who desired Mr. `Phillips, the clerk, to hand over to her the donations, amounting to 81. 55., forwarded by various t enevoltnt persons who had read an account of her very distret.siog case. Mrs. Teller, who is in an ill state of health, and who was much agitated, expresied her thanks to the worthy magistrate for his kindness and courtrsy. Mr. LONG said no thanks were due to him, but to the very kind persons who hid forwarded the money. He was merely the almoner of their gilts. Andra', Deranagh, an Irish labourer, was charged befoie Mr. Long, with defrauding the London and North- Western Itail!ay Company of the sum of ss. 31. by riding a greater distance than for which he bad paid. Mr. Thomas Barker, superintendent of the London and North-Western Railway C om p any , s t ate d that he was instructed to bring this case before the court, not for the purpose alone of punishing the defendant, but to mention another circumstance that had occurred, and nearly attended with fatal con loquences. The drfendant and another man named Canines, it appeared, walked from Birmit,gl.am to Weedon, a distance of forty miles. At the latter place they took two third-class tickets to Gayton for which they paid 7d. each. Instead of getting out of the train at Gayton, they came on to Leindon, and on arriving at the him, ost-bill tunnel, Canines, in order to evade the 4xcess of fare, jumped out of the traio, which was tra • yelling at the rate of 35 miles an hour. On the train arriving at the Camden station, Devanagh state' to the guard that Ca!lines bad jumped frt.ra the train. Mes engrrs were immediately dispat.Theil, and, to their great surprise, they found him in the policeman's Lox at the north end of the tunnel , with his 14 f t arm broken, and suffering el, ead'ully from other injuries. Upon his arri val at the Euston station he (Mr. Ba•ker) put turn in a csb and had bins conveyed to the Univeratty Hospital, where he at present remains in a very dangerous state. tie (11r. Barker) did not wish to press the charge, but thought that the publicity given to the case would act as a caution to others for the future. Tte defendant was adinonished by Mr. LONG, and discharged. Daniel Dossett was charged with committing a tres pass upon the Great Western Railway. The charge having been proved by Superintendent Collard, the pri soner was committed fir 14 days. SOUTHWARK. George Smith, a young man, h.te shopman in the em ployment of Mr. Emanuel, pawnbroker end silversmith of with th be i ng lsrjeus i lr. y I e. h iln t e e ri ry h eg , c hi a s rged em ployer's premises, and , stealing property, consisting of gold and silver watches. gold neck chains, gold rings, diamond studs, about fifty gold pins, together with a quantity of gold and silver coins, to the amount of 5001. It appeared that Mr. Emattuel's house was broken into at an early hour of the morning of Thursday, the 11th ult., and plundered of the property above enume rated. Information of Y. the robbery was immediately communicated to the 04lice at - Southampton, and from their inquiries on the spot, it was suspected that it was effected by five London thieves, that number of strangers having been observed lurking about the neighbourhood. Information was also 'dispatched to Scotland.) ard, and Inspector Field and Inspector Whicher of the Detective force were employed to discover the offenders, and if possible to trace out how the property was disposed of. They ascertained "that George Smith, the pri tshoener,ihnsapderietunirttedanMdr.sEeraigaenaunetl's service about a month previously to the robbery, and had left Southamp ton fur town. Acting upon this information, having that been by dint of inquiry discovered th e p r i soner 's place of a bode, and found lodging, and that he exhibited nothing to i n di ca te that he w as concerned in such an extensi ve ro bb ery , none of the a r t icles stolen ehneewxahsibiattedan obscure b hi m , or been seen by the y people with wh om h e l o dged. The officers, however, found that the prisoner Ilv Si in treaty with a brewer for a public-house, called the Moulders' Arms, in Redcross street, Southwark, and that he had agreed to pay down a deposit of 1001., to enter upon the business upon a certain day. This discovery at once convinced them that Smith must have come dishonestly into the posses sion of such a sum of money, as when he li fc his late employei'a service he was known to have but a small sum arising from the payment of his wages. They, therefore, took the prisoner into custody, and on exam ining his pockets a gold watch and chsin were found, which he claimed as his own, but which, upon being shown to Mr. Emanuel, was at on ce identified by him as forming a portion of the prop ert y of was plundered. Subsequently it which he was found that the prisoner had taken an apartment at the Col Jnial Coffee. house Newington-causeway, and upon examination being instituted there fifty sovereigns were found in his trunk, besides pawn brokers duplicates relating to j ewellery, consisting i f watches, rings. f ind o th e r articles , amounting to 200/. It was also di scovere d t h at he had sol d u p wards of sixt y gold ring s and pins to a man named Joseph, in the Waterloo-ro a d, end that he bad es , so disposed of several ~ watches t o another tradesman at Newingt , n - butts. Since then a considerable portion of the property has been seen by M r. E manue l, an d identified b y him as his own. Amongst the property s tolen was a q uantit y of gold and silver coins, consisting of doubloo ns, im p erials, ducats, dollars, & c which it is s us p ected have been melted dow n , as none — of them have been traced, not withstanding th e act i v i ty displayed by Ins p ector Field and Serge ant Whi cher in the detectio n of the offender and the re cover f t.ortion of the stolen ... y o t h e g reater fi property. Mr. HENRY said that as the robbery was effected at Southampton, the circumstances attending it would have to ut.ch rgo investigation there, and for that purpose he should direct the prisoner to be :;t once token there. The prisoner was accordingly conveyed by the train to Southampton. IRELAND. DUBLIN, AUG. 28.—A scene was enacted yesterday at the meeting of the Dablin Corporation which tx ceadtd in viol( ace and excitement even the extraordinary exhibitions glade by that body a few months ago. It appears that one of these who then took a leading part in the e'ection of a pseudo lord mayor in opposition to Mr. Reynolds was Alderman Rooney, who h:s since that time occupied a very unenviable position i❑ point of popularity. At some recent ward meetings the Li:rd Mayor (Mr. Reynolds) took occasion to comment in severe terms en the conduct of Alderman Rooney, on the occasion referred to; and, so far as the public could judge, the worthy Alderman intended by his conduct yesttrday to show how much he reseated the language directed against him by the Lord Mayor. In the course of the proceedings he accordingly addressed the chair offensively, and refused to retract his expressio❑ until he was entr , att.d to do so by a junior member in the name of the Council. During the confusion which took place the adjournment of the meeting was moved and the fol lowing scene then ensurd:— LORD MAYOR—I give him notice now, that when I preside next over a meeting of this b_.dy I shall take good care to assert my authority by all the power that my position can exercise, and by throwing myself on the support of the Council; and if Alderman Rooney, or any other member of the Council, on my declaring him to be (in reason) out of order, shall reuse to submit to the chair, I shall be compelled to have recourse to a pro ceeding which I should much ra!her avoid. I never in the course of my life received from any member of this Council, a more gratuitous, and, in ray judgment, un provoked insult, than I received to-day. I thank the majority of the Council for nct countenancing it, and I trust that for the future order will be preserved here, and that the Lord Mayor will not be insulted in this chair with impunity. The Council is now dissolved. Alderman ROONEY—I have only to ray, Sir, this— LORD MAYOR--You are to address me as Lord Mayor. Alderman RooNEY—I say that you have called me a scoundrel, Sir; and I telt you that that assertion is false. LORD MAYOR—You shall not address me as Lord Mayor in that way. Alderman ROONEY—The n ecing was over. LORD MAYOR—IL is Dot over. Alderma❑ ROONEY—I wish to he heard in explana nation, and I say this, that the language which you have used in reference to me is most uLfounded, and wil fully so. LORD MAYOR—Send out f r the police. Aldettnan ROONEY—Oh the bodyguard, the body guard l__ Mr. NUGENT—I entreat of Alderman Rooney not to be making a bear• garden of this place. LORD MAYOR (to Alderman Rooney)—l arrest you now as chitf magistrate of the city. Aldt rman ROONEY—The house was broken up when you attached me. LORD MAYOR—I arrest you in the Queen's name, and I will bring you to the police office. Alderman R, ONEY—Oh! do now, only bring me there. I won't stir. Do, and tee it I don't make you pay for it. Mr. LAMBERT said that some allowance ought to be made for Alderman Rooney losing his temper, when the Lord Mayor had applied to him such lauguage as ha (Mr. Lambert) had read. The LORD MAYOR said that he would not allow any thing ihat omit-lel in ether places to be mixed up with the proceedings cf the Coaneil. Aldermav ROONEY—Oh! !f I had been at the mating, I promise you, you would not have used such language. I tell you that. Aliliermaii Rooney here went towards the door. LORD MAYOR—I :: m very happy that you are going. Is not all this very creditable to the Council? Alderman ROONEY—CaII off your bodyguard, and don't abu-e me in my absence, coward that you are! LORD MAYOR—I hope it will go forth to the public that he returned to assault me. Mr. BARLOW—If he meant to do so, be would take some other way than by walking out. The Council then broke up evidently highly excited by the scene which they had just witnessed._ _ Much dissatisfaction prevails among the respectable inhabitants of Belfast at the conduct of the town council of that borough in arrogating to themselves all the ho nour of entertaining the Lord-Lieutenant at his ap proaching visit; the invitation sent to his Excellency being in the name of the council alone, and without any opportunity tieing afforded to' the other citizens to join in the compliment, while in reality the citizens at large would have to pay the expenses out of the borough funds. Meetings have been held, and a committee of most re spectable mercantile gentlemen and others has been ap pointed to prepare an address fur presentation to his Excellency, and it has been resolved that any invitations to their banquet which the council might issue should not be accepted. The Lord-Lieutenant ,has intirnafed his intention of accepting the invitation of General Bain brigge to remain at his house during his visit to Bel fast. His Excellency proposes pa) ing a visit to his relative the Earl of Cab don, and is expected to arrive at Caledorphill on Saturday r exr. The complaint of a want of sufficient labourers to save the harvest is now be coming very general through,.ut Ire!and. Labourers cannot to precured in some districts of the c, unary for any wages. The Right Rev. Dr. M•Geitigan has been appointed by her Majesty one of the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests tor Ireland, in the room of the late Most Rev. Dr. Crony. PLYMOUTH GRLAT WESTERN DO KS. PLYMOUTH, Auc. 26.—The halcyearly m. eting of this company was held at Plymouth this day; Colonel Harris in the chair. There was a good attendance of shareholders and directors present. • The dir.ctors report stated " that although several portions of the company's property have net been brought into productive operation, or only imperf+ctly so, the gross ineotne.from tolls and dues for the hat• - - year which ended on the 13th of Jone had t xc• - eded, by 2004, the amount received during the preceding half-) ear." It then proceeded to say " tLat this increase may be re lied on as et -adily peageeasive, atal the important privi leges racently obtained from the C , Innyss!oners of Cus toms may be regarded al among the principal soure, s of such augmentation. The pier had been constituted a sufferance wharf, and is available for the landing and shipment c f a great variety of go , ds which were pre viously inadmissible; and the building erected at the pier for the accommodation of the officers of the Cus toms being now completed, dill-Bay wail become one of the principal boarding stations in the port, a hi c h cannot but lead to a corstderable increase of its trade. The traffic by steamers to the pier con tinued undiminished, and the directors had com menced the erection of a cotumodious hotel, which will add greatly to the public accommodation, and Ile for the pecuniary advantage of the company. The report of the engine' r explained the progress made during the past half-year in the works of the inner basin. Suffinieut advance had been made in filling up the north. eastern angle of the bay, to warrant the expectation that the greater part will be accomplished within the present year. When this is completed, un area, comprising in the whole ',early three acres of ground, gill be available fur building purposes." The statement of revenue account showed on the debit side an expenditure for establishment charges of 611. 15a. 8,1,; stationary and printing, Ba. 61; harbour mester's d. partment, 921. 9s. 10d. ; annuities and in. terests. 513/ 15s. 5d.; proportion of rent charge to the Duchy of Cornwall, 61. 14* 3d.; and to balance carried over to next hall-year, 2181. Ils. 10d.; making a total of 893/. 15s. 61 On the credit side the receipts by rents of house property, Sc.c., were 951. 13s. 3d. ; and by harbour and pier dues, 7981. 2a 3d. Mr. T. STEVENS called attention to the fact that a ship had been compelled to lie outside the harbour for four days, because there was not a depth of water of 11 feet 4 inches to allow of her passage within the pier; and, after some conversation upon this matter, The Directors said that this was the first time that they had heard of it, and that they could take care io have the stones removed which had prevented that ingress. It was further stated, in reply to questionp, thst in hotel, at an expense of 1,2001., was hi course of erection near the pier. Mr. SEIMAN called attention to the fact that on an expenditure of 2,6311. Iss. for works they were paying 5001. a year to Mr. Brunel. He then said that that 4.,(n -tleman had by tr.e nature of his works, and his indiff r ence as to whether his (expenditure gave any return, brought distrebs and ruin upon hundreds of familits, and he therefore moved that he be di,missed the com pany's service. - Mr. WHITEFORD explained that the small amount of expnnditure would not be a measure of the amount of work which Mr. Brunel bad caused to be done, and stated that as the engagement with the angineer would terminate at Michaelmas, it would not be renewed with out proper consideration. t;EAMAN said that under those circumstances he would withdraw his motion. A motion was then put from the chair, that the t.c counts be received and adopted, and a vote of thanks having been given to the chairman and directors, the meeting separated. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE IMPROVE MENT of the HACKNEY C ithRIAGE TRADE. On Tuesday the members cf this association celebrated their first annual meeting by an excursion to Erith, and a dinner in the grounds attached to the Pier Hotel, to which about 130 sat down, under the presidency of Dr. Blundell. Mr. W. S. Long, in proposing the toast of the evening, stated that the taxes imposed on the hack ney carriage trade exceeded twenty times the amount paid by any other business. In the reign of ‘Vm. 111., when this kind of impost was first re sorted to for the purpose of revenue, the tax on a sedan chair was fixed at ss. a year; it was subsequently increased to 103., but now the proprietor of any sort of hackney carriage was compelled to pay that sum every week. Though they were so highly taxed the Legislieture seemed determined' to increase the degradation which existed amongst them, by passing enactment after enactment of so stringent a character that it was impossible to comply h them, and then the drivers acre sent to gaol, as if that was the place to teach them their moral or social duties, Mr. E. Hider, the acting manager of the society, said that the association hsd been scarcely a year in existence. It was originated and almost entirely supported by persons engaged in the trade, and its obje eta were, by combining tog. they, to resist the wrongs and exactions to which as a class they were subjected, and to interest the influential classes in their favour. They also intended to establish a benefit and benevdent so ciety in connexion with the association. He denied that the character of the cab-drivers of the metropolis was so bad as was usually supposed. Of course there were many dishonest individuals in that as in other employ ments, but on an examination of the facts it would be found that, takieg 6,000 individuals (the number thus engaged in Loudo) from any other class, as large a GERMAN Y. The King of Prussia has left Potsdam to inspect the corps now concentrated in and around Teltow. The members of the Provisional Council of Princes were on the 26th instant most suddenly convoked to meet Baron Radowi'z, who arrived from Potsdam with a special message. M. Van der Heidt, the Prussian Minister of Trade, has now lost the support of the only inde pendent organ of public' opinion which hitherto sup ported part of his commercial policy. The Constitu • tionnelle Zeitung has in its last numbers become a convert to free trade. The Journal des Debats publishes the following letter from Vienna, of the 23d inst.:-- " On the 18th, the fete day of the Emperor, deplorable excesses took place at Pesth, in Hungary. In the course of the morning the attitude of certain groups appeared rather thrt atoning, but they were not guilty of any acts which could give the police a motive for interference. In the evening. at the theatre, things assumed a different appearance. While the first verses of the Austrian national hymn were being sung by the actors, a group of spectators in the centre of the pit, and composei of persons apparently belonging to the respectable class, began to protest by cries, whistling, and threats. Their insulting vociferations were ad dressed to the high at persons of the State. To put an end to the scene of tumult, the intervention of the armed force was called for, and from twenty to twentj -five persons were arrested. Their social position, and the moment chosen by them to promote disturbance, were an aggravation of their fault, and there was, moreover, on their part a complete want cf iolitical tact, if not of gratitude, in bazarcing a shameful demonstration against the Empe ror immediately atter the numerous pardons so gene rously granted by him. The authorities of Pestb, in stead of understanding their duty in delivering up these guilty men to justice, allowed themselves to be led away either by th e e ff ect of indignation, or by misunderstood zeal, to u' e means which nothiug can excuse in a civi lised country, and to inflict summary punishment with out any form of trial. The most guilty of the parties were immediately incorporated as private soldiers in a regiment, and the others had the bastinado at plied to them at the rate of 30 strokes each. Affairs do not go on so well in Croatia as could have been wished. Na tional demonstrations are frequent, and, according to ocular witnesses, the Ban Jellachich does net exert himself sufficiently to repress them. You are aware that the town of Fiume has already sent deputies to Vienna, to demand that it may be detached from Croatia, and united to the district of Fiume. This ides, which will meet with many zmlous advocates, even in the Cabinet, will probably be carried out. As to the Danish question, assured that Austria will be definitively i l n am acc i o io r s d it w iv i ey t l h the northern powers on the question of the Duchies. The sights of the Confederation over THAMES. Mr. John Francis Fawcett, master of the Anna Jane, was finally examined, charged with carrying and convey ing a quantity of foreign manufactured silk, over ar:d ahove the value of 201., whereby, under the 52d section of the Bth and 9th Vic., c. 87, the goods were liable to seizure, and the defendant to a forfeiture of three times their value. On SAurclay last, Mr. Hammond, landing surveyor of Customs, saw a porter taking Out a chest which defend ant admitted to be his, and said it only contained his clothes, at a wrong gate. After some parly the cheat was examined, and 416 yards of China silk were dis covered, the greater portion being in concealment at the bottom of the chest, upon which the goods were seized and information laid. Mr. wig, who appeared for the defence, cross-ext mined all the witnesses at great length, and took several ohj. cticais to the informations, which however were over ru!ed by Mr. Ingham. Mr. Connell, the Queen's appraiser, proved that the silks were sionla 401., at.d liable to a duty of 6!. 6s. The deft neatit I ad, therefore, rendered hireselt liable to a penalty tit 12C1., 'tab rewer of reduction on the part of the tragiztrate to one-fourth. Mr. IronAst said thtt, indeyendent of the defendant's own words, who admitted that he intended to evade the duty, the plan of concealment proved the intent to smug gle, and he should impose a penalty of 601. Mr. Lewis—Reduce it to a . fourth, Sir. Mr. IsiGHAm—l fear I have even now dealt too leniently. The fine was immediately paid. James Evans, James Taylor, John Spencer, John Hew , on, Richard Mummery. Robert May, Richard Hall, illiam Hallybone, and 14 idiam Hudson, the crew of the Caledonia steamer, belonging to the General Steam Navigwion Company, and trading between London and Hamburgh, were brought before Mr. Ingham, charged with smuggling eighty pounds of foreign manufactured tobacco. Mr. Beverley, clerk to the solicitors of the Customs, appeared on the part of the Crown; Mr. Joseph Smith for t'ie prisoners, who were all arraigned together; and, after sc•me discussion, it appeared that ten informations had been tiled. The cases were heard separately. All the dt feudants pleaded not guilty. It appeared troin the evidence of Mr. David Samuel Herding, an inspector of Customs, that upon the arrival f the Caledonia at .Uorselydown from Hamburgh, on Tuesdey, he rummaged the► vessel, and on removing one of the lockers in the ferccastle, on the lei board bow, he found a place of concealment in the lining of the vesse 1. It was paint( d over, and the officer had to remove a board before he could discover the con ct alrcent, and he then bad to draw up the tobacco, to which pieces of string were attached, and glued to the back of the board. It was the most skilful cen cealment of smuggled goods ever known. The officer requested the captain and mate to muster the crew, which was done, and the question was put to each of them, who "concealed the tobacc ,, :' They all denied any knowledge of it. They were asked what it belonged to, and they said they did not know. Mr. Earding gave them several ,hours to consider of the matter, and to give up the name of the party to whom the tobacco bi longed, but not one would impeach his shipmate, and, in consequence of instructions from the Board of Customs, the whole crew were arrested, every rain on board being liable. James Evans, who was the first called upon pleaded not guilty, and Mr. Harding gave evidence at length to the above effect, and added that the Caledonia was not driven into this port by stress cf weather or unavoid able causes, and that the tobacco was liable to a duty of 94. sd. per lb. The forecastle was the men's place of livit.g, and the tobacco could not be concealed withou t their knowledge. Mr. Smith made a long address in favour of the men, and conciemned theLconduct of the Board of Customs in selecting the crew for prosecution only, and not pro ceeding against the captain and mate, who were more likely to smuggle than the foremast bands. Ile also said that a wore disgraceful prosecution he never heard of. Mr. INGICAX could not go along with Mr. Smith in what ho said, and did not think it probable the captain and mate concealed the tobacco or had anything to do with the transaction. Ile had no doubt whatever the delendant or one of his s!eipmates put the tobacco in the place where it was found, and that all had a guilty knowledge of it. He fined the didendant 100/, and iu default of payment, sentenced him to be imprisoned for six calendar months. The other defendants were then separately charged, and the evidence was repeated in each case, which pro of the magistrat e unt il a l ate h our. protested th e ir i nnocence . T hey l w Au e nl r ig e ethd a e l i l hdee c f o e n nit v dt i ai o nn t g e ts l (with the exception of Hudson), and in di fault of ming 100/. sentenced to six months, imprisonment in Kingston House of Correction. It appe ired that Hudson was not on board when the seizure was made, and the magistrate decided that he was not liable. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Commander Charles Brown, lately retired from the office of master, attendant at Portsmouth Dockyard, is at present engaged at that port with Me committee in completing the ri.vision of the rigging warrants. Albion, 90, Captain J. Hope Johnstone, has com munced entering her additional half or advanced com plement. Ninety blue jackets are yet regain d for her. Alecto steam-sloop, at Woolwich, notwithstanding that she was condemned by a committee of master ship wrights at Woolwich, has been ordered to be repaired. More good money is thus to be thrown away upon an other of the bad legacies to the navy. Dragon, 6, steam-frigate, Captain H. W. Giffard, at Poi tsmoutb, is manned within a dozen. She will be ready to go out of harbour on the 3d September. Dauntless, 24, screw-frigate, Captuiu E. P. lialst , cl, does not progress in het manning, nor never will until her complement is increased to the fair prop°, Lion of men for the work. She is now short of her working com plement 100 men. Flamer steam-vessel, Commander St. Leger, IA ill be ready to leave Portsmouth on the Ist of September, f.r I)evonport and the coast of Africa. She has had her complement further increased to seventy officers and men, of which she is half-a-doz-n short. Fox, 42, Commodore La:Lbert, has hauled off from her hulk at Portsmouth, and bad her compasses swung yes terday. She is fully manned within pelf-a•duzeo, and will be at Spithead and ready to proceed to the East Indies by the 2d September. Retribution, 22, bteam-frigate, Cartsin Warden, is fully manned with some thirty, blue j Ickets. She will bo out of the hands of the dockyard by the 7th Sept., and by that time will havr completed her crew. Like the Dauntless, she bids fair to have a happy and united ship's cumptny; Sealark, 8, Commander Sotheby, arrived at Madeira, July 17, from Devonport, and aailed on the 19th for the coast of Africa. Thirtarus steam-ressel, Lieutenant-Commander Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart., with the (Beers and crew of the Porcupine, are expected to be paid off ou Tuesday next at Woolwich. Trafalgar, 120, Captain the Hon. &I. Stopford, is now manned at Sheerness, with her advanced complement, within a score of blue jackets. Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir 11. M. Blackwood, Bart., has not yet. completed her advanced complement. Men seem rather shy of the ship, and she seems to have been rather unfortunate in entering itinerants. She has va eancier fur a score of blue jacks tr. The American 50. gun frigate St. Lawrence, that an chored vu Tuesday at Cowes, piss, .d through Spithe ad in the afternoon, saluting the flag of the C omman d er- i n Chid, Admiral the Hue. Sir illaden Capel. The Vic tory returned the salute with the same number of guns. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Apollo troop-ship, Commander Rawstorne, has had her copper stripped ff, and is being caulked down ready for newly coppering. She is to be supplied with iron bedsteads. The Fairy royal yacht, Master-Commander Welch, was hauled on the graving slip yesterday to have the tan of her propeller overhauled, a rope having fouled it. The screw was found to t ave sustained no injury, and she wa , taken off to-day. The Britannia, 1 2 0, bas been taken to her moorings to-day, where she will complete her rigging. She will be commi.siuned on Saturday by Captain Yates, of the Nu-triune. The newly-launched steam sloop Furious was hauled alongside the j,tty to-day, pretaratory to being taken into the basin and rigged PLYMOUTH, WEDNESHLY.—The steamer Sprightly arrayed on Monday from Portsmouth with the Magi eienne. The Sprightly sails to-day with seamen and riggers for ChAiham. - The Magicienne having been ordered as an advance steam-vessel, was placed at her moorings yesterday. Tie Binspareil steam-block ship, building in No. 5 slip, will be launched on the 24th of September. She will be fitted with her machinery in the Unton D.,cks. Two iron steam vessel 4, the Principe Caragiorgievich, Captain Bane, and the Principe Stirln, Captain Cerno gorcevich, built at Newcastle for a company at Trieste, and for the navigation of the river Danube, put in here esterday fur a supply of coal, on their passage from Newvatle to Gasatz. Wind—North; light breeze. APPOINTMENTS. WOOLWICH, Ara. 28.—Michthipman Albert Dent, to the Albion, 90, at Devunport. Gunner George Cooke, to the Dauntless steam frigate, at Portsmouth. _ _ Boatswain George Lath, to the Fox, 42, at Ports mouth. The Tartarus sttsam vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Sir Godfrvy Webster, Bart., is to be taken into the basin immediately, and will be paid ( ff there. MONEY MARKLT.—The premium on gold at Paris is fq par mine, which, at the English Mint price of 3!. 17s. 101 d. pf r ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25.36; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.321, it follows that gold is 0.14 per of tt. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from He mburgh the price of gold is 4344 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3!. 17F. 101 d. per ounce for standara gold, gives an exchange of 13 9i; and the ex change at llamburgh on London at short being f 3.94, it follows that gold is 0.17 per cent. dearer in Ham burgh than in London. Ti.e course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 da) s' sight is 1101 per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.67 per cef.t. in favour of Eng land, and after making allowance for difference of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importition of gold from the United States. II -----------'"------ f a ropo i r s ti e o re n owne;eticieonevaihe..te3drivocfrsi.nfractions of t criaics.` 110 ia.i,l h: criainTatit. l irL a7 t , it for they were so hedged up by legislati.ve e , 6 ic t . s, that it W2B impossible they eoul I avoid ca n ~r , tions for infrinerig Own - % Indeeet, so overwhelMed ' the ju.igistreta with ecnaplait.ts against theca byfietabier r l , te and the police that a cab-driver never had 5 l it , .oearina. and it was often a wiser course to p!escl g u ' 6 i. e aoffdeenfecnec, defence, altht ugh innocent, and th us ec3P rt with wtth a si. fine, than t.) take up the time of the. codet detailed several oth i e e r h present met standa, operatc . s unfairly to the drivers e tu t " 0 isWsataSty4Eirn2,lolVhicuiri,sthueccietos',,; unite e opolitan hackney carriages, ar.d urged the 2 for the purpose of obtaining an a lteratici r ' . -- RECEPTION OF GAItII3ALDI IN s kl A on t d Went NEW YORK. • hp, at e a ver m de e , e 3 t , in n g r. of Italians, held on Monday 14. pry, Valentino Mott, juin, selicg °o ,at Mr. Filopanti as secretary, one (4 the %el herd of the i coirmissicn f,r the recertion of Ge h n t he G ribakli, read the report, and the I. ttcr bY *. hic lded t , t=,o paid ,man I r i , lcrty eleclLed the 11000°' • intt " 1 That the f ' ti ' nd e s a r ' is ' e'ci"if7rd:h7reclPti'o o f Ge t t h er f uell Garibaldi should .be offered to the bravo end f! . : eorr4anion of Garibaldi in Ida voyage and bis e%jle., (ini nlonmitnhaendo.(AnT(h'ie thel fo n r c n , and Alr.grin.sco. who will revise the . °lab! or thiaettfierrsteccfpm,,tieadsiocril amnsoiLaiiii,tolif, tr, and will make use of them as is the fi • • first mrtir!e• to i ll 3. The e t i in - 2--ng rendered a vote cf thank 4 ),,i pressera e r a 't 1 V Garibaldi b a l l ' : L' 'l i 41, for the syin .a'h principall y which •t had shown iclr Genand i to the filo od, i an t .he eau-e of Italian The e ETTER FR°ll GENERAL. G A.BII3ALTmo t o hi. following letter Iron General Garibaldi, r . 1 %, - public rceeptlon in this ' city, was written w ' Italian commitue:— litertf._. yo G u P t n 6 t a l t e m mPn,—l regret I:ellinagstoinbgligg'eAdijigoti:lll;gl::redoil°' 18 5° ' "The sloyu'ucroportoinpuoesieldildl-ehmeoanitshtrwatiilolufoorfbsidetamrljeolitinoceefrt• path, in to meet tainty 88 to the time when I mqy recovr, wih i rb e A ble mo, compliance with to you, my power to fix any day when sh ag ' A eel hin ,. e e earnestly, if' ow:eisns of my convalescence, and t5..1,0 at flattering invitation. your klo d ,a, n " re pe . I hope 7( u will allow 1:057b, Olt that b o e t taelntoegxepthreearsPe:bls,:nitbdbioaen; e t d h . e proV se stration ma "No such public exhibition is necessary to 7 11 :0 1 of the have flowed, people, sympathyandof of my countrymen thn,n: etthire':,:rtit: which I h yield mu all true Republicans, in 0 19 ,, 1 i0 01 pigiA " l'hiu h thr,ve of gaveasutrered, or in the cause out of All severm land, my country's ti me, an exile Iran l ie o fer public manifestation of this feeling too e from my children, and mourn{ ir citizen ofvehrsri country's freedom by means of for .vo l 'i it, andbeterference, yet believe me that I would rsther:emas 0 i m p y e, s, t l N i i cie. oppressors. iit)hporoeds sioieted quietly and humbly to, '..adeits afoarg:hteo red t e i m s ,p g t r ito e i a n t e r f epublic of freemen, to Oi l ' so esra engage in busine,s which may enab le 113 „ e a ria 0 1 val.te n'oth rs d . awamityactmiuonrteryfsfvreourarafbolreeiogrorod du- IA to the cause to which I have iesro`'lkv-ifiii trot cause of ,Peoplei and I nuble an example ~. come sAt. , am convinced I shall enjoY th at w e 7fea t be bhed that I honestly and faithfully's . e gg° fr'enegd,s,o highly as the approbation n ot tao p i l , to the which ivu r t l h d e . they have theineeilew as. Li 113- ,6 T H EA COCOUNTit Y MA IrtNr4 0 go ifuLEEDS, .txTIG. 27.—We had a large show ef _ll,ebneterot! is y B from res,els below. The yield of tho P y r • in. 1 1 ; i , ne ° wan , fet that holders are e xtrerlo l Y ;,„ey; De; finest ittatp,t7c)relcfesocfrip)itdioin'ttieshewdanfuteldly, a s s;bribli3l3 r 4st i stit:rtel ' ir? p u t a r il varter; for red firt; y on a d s l l, :t e,f lc or u e p . a Oa tr ta i s fi na t el.n . d"s;::lelin4B7ssillt°l ,l lYso:s7 ' ee:r. : ll7 ' NEWCASTLE short supply Wi th el CORN-MAYiKET, AG —. 2 „d co--v fo g t the w hol o e f d v' a) h •, e o a u t- r 1 ra m : - kaeltl rcluleadrrefirr9l33' 16; rin.ci Iblelo9r meta ready r o e f a S d a y turday got tor all descriptions of gr 6l°. oadftec N barce F aa N s : te C s A , TL7 i ( e. 7A a T t T i U L I E I - P 3l r Ai prices. AL. . ".. liti, i!offirli 1 0 . 2 7 ..Tbet!i g 0 oc'nomi3ap,drtipsweetdr,es3ktBooonieb,end of infer or c l ii, pscl ° /lc. O f (g s tn, t l : ;k e ijar e , r) p e. r da l a s t( e i a , t o : f lato 13 s k i nds l n e d r — al 51 7 10 , 5501101?.°11. Tirol:l7°°%befilrillli• mpr ß o o v t e h dpriees. of Bseteorc,ksswoecit fl tio i A. tb 6s fe r .1 : 11 0 ' bb29.aa en B il Uit: MEAL MARKET, Au°. '' ..— eig hi42 C l Silt. sales. assergEoaisieiDtrylkoie; meal a rt a l l ' . 4 „ 13 1 r 'l i t ' . L in n perial market to-day II sacks oatmeal, each o ii 1 09 c 1 0, , which sold thus •-1 at Ii lls od , t t a, 5(1 f "herel 7 a E t iDd l l / tN t- h i u s s oel ; 1 a a v t erage p . • of he whole I` " — r id , 1. 4* B ills ei j d to li e od per kernPie° 756 j t° 104. stra zit fi GH wh Oat Iths, 2at 249.1 at 2302 lat '''-13110. 100; 'i so p lo e- r a r t ileb 2 e 9 ; s I A rnt Ibo. sdc t : b v... :red 41:1b...,1°:1 AND STRAW DlASlTl'6ienel,', 6(1. wheat ditto, 7s Gd to lOs Od; barley ditte,.oo sci to re 0 Old A haa, from 11 d to Is 2d per store ; no,(11 ibere ° d ice. ; ,dai Errit MEAL MARKET, AUG• 2°. ! dsio ' I L - bil l ayi ea l l 6s p ar e i r d ha atmeal (new r ) , b , r a 3 . g lo de o a f d geoo 085 U . I, per sack, 01 kbo lbs. First —3l b pi Imperial 29 0 ...- 4 rilesyymerebalaga,tsetctind up o rro r ita, .. ... ... 3 1 5 Od , 7 , 0,1 ,od F lour yineal i p, , ,er ditto I7s 6d .Od ".... oa e... semeal .•• A ...-5 „,, .....• , A F . •• . ... s °I " .--0 v`• .....5 I , __.s Oci ... ,9 od . Pot bark . ; ••• ... ... ... cid veri I jws .N c e 'O ; A T L an. MARS.E -2— T.- 1-:°- .Sgl-41. . ''''' l"' 64 Begbies Hartle) 13s 6(1 Haswe.. ........... 15, ....... . bs ,Larnhtenoetati "''. 15 5 ...1 field antield Moor ' . 11 Vis 01 Russell's +•.• ... ..... fis nt.. Cresswell Main Holt well North Percy /iar t 1 ev . 1 1 13I z s' C 66(di l SS ( l et r ea u v.; 4 ba ll °rrti°lBll.l:rj. .. ........................... . l i t i 6. 4 1 05 34 1 Canfield Moor Butes ll South Kelloe.. i• .... ii West Wylam Wall's End &c. IThornley '''' • IP ..... , d i Bcwicke d Co. c. aa 0. I larton 13s 6tll,VbitWorw„, e,.9 •........• ip j Heaton 1 1‘,, 1 %,1 7 , a hm l a k br : Do r e ' Nide l e .... IP 6 1 1 3 3a 3 9 0 S w o e u s t b t : 1 1. 0 t e l e . P . °°....1.2.; :0 4 5: 6 6._ it l i ... ...... 13a fich Ade To . .... s a Hilda 6',1 Hart-10001 ... ::....„.. 14,i5 ... 13s 3dMaclean's 01 , ..... ... liii 1 Lawson n lifr l : rimro Original Gibson 13s 34.00WPen 11 terflartleld ni Nix a ollie. a . ........'''.. cm 0 3 13s Gd Derweirtwil 1 ,4 ill 0 Eden Main gert , ... 3 ,6 a Belmont l l : 3 3 ss 3 3d TS°cuoth ..... u..r.iiiir!ti;37"s: ..... 1 4 4 : D.' l6 Braddyll fletton 15s 3 , whitwortilvwciargeft 556, sill. thi S s To sh c a lc re E n x i c a i r i k a e tst i o . RAIL WA Y SII Alit; -- s - II ~,, to o t e ice,„l m itS • a down:: BiusToL Ana. 9 -• bO a b d :,,,t ere grocx ExexiAx E GE A' prices have 'e ..• 1114445: 933dilaCrtlre; -•••;;‘,1;.......:i326, Bal l doneat 53 • ex div.-Ditto, 17/. Shares, 7 Q I ' boll ~.., ~L UG. 2° ' pas govi• lidated, 40 e ~.. .„ 0 1,et ils f 0 Otte were Ajg! 0. 1 .9" (1 "Y , and prices lower. The transactions - 7 .0 Caa , „ Isirk.nhead, Lancast ire, and Cheabire, 17 .„„eoliir e ,'IL , London an ,1 North-Western, 1 1 1.- ( late C. and B.), 11 , downward : al ' t el el h r : a ds % be • businessl ol c.. 3 , . t l 6 c b d 9 . V s t b : 0 os, 00 and .' . .t 4 . ' rte'' ti,-Lancashire 'p o p) , citiA d o, t e -Lat.caster and Carlisle, Nevi pog 1 - ''' l6 1 1 .- Ditto, Fifths I,A -11idland, r te red, 5 ' j -South-Eastern and I.)oveti (No 4), 16 g g g ' s • I'D fill i ' • I'..I,INCHESTEB, AVG• ~,`. vv's s 010/ 1 „,;. e . Quarters, 3 , ,-., STOCK EXCHANGE.— Tile market t0...-1 0 .e 0 „ to , k, a good business doing. The transactions 0 d.....-IPra, re, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 9 d 1_, 16 t h . .Ag este ol lo ; ference, 6 per cent., 12 1 4 Loudon an j-' 4cs. ri d Liv e d ot' j;at 14 V 2 - Ditto. Preference, •, c tla' t 71 4 - ,ou , . 5 Con • 1 . so tdated Stock (No. 4), 5 1-16. 'ins,epri:dlip°a:vnr 1.":6,,,,i cb,ial,r,erbicctitg-b1 . Ile 4- 1 4 11 YORE., 27. toc lo 14° 1 p. - Manchester,- Sheffield. 0 er , ott Briti,h, Preference (guaranteed 6 STocx ExcirANGl{.-The cansactions ~, 5 31,4 , _,,. 0 , follow :-Eastern Counti.s, , I ,i, - Vl r iwe ) c ' of 5 per cent, • in peletuity), 4 il r tie o o f live - p rop°, ra nko o r assert [A DVERTI-EMENTI—The ellrated."-4.1-1011 ---Ditto,tiorth incomparable i p n a r t a h b e l e severestm t:di cine casesin Holloway's Ointment and Palo are daily' o'7 oros l 7 o , ' oh o these e ty and medical men, both at hom e filiatterifigefea !ot o l f he c h ra ro ° n " ic Cleer bll it lt e ial ! O i l bich were . considered incurable, is no ~ p ie or e been truly effieaewu ,when d 50d th ere - istallY ill c do fact that Holloway ' ssP used , very bee ea 7to'f ever known or tried. 'irisheasree. cliviirable el l kiejo rat,gelo of Medicine bad figs, Strand. London. adecti, oat Id ' , g all $ 4 however inveterately diseaosee.yedit. 1 iti °l % ire ° ' ' 4 ,ns, glandular swellin • and th e IP So', eat' , g", , e vil. --- blob ° ,I , orm, scrofula, or kin g s - ..,,. E t ta 4, building O r f i s,' : a j n u d st a b t ee ki n r°l co e C coo 01,.'rstregt'af 10 T 1 k 1 E -EAUFOY RAGGED .",,T nor- - Aen d re , betty -walk, lk ' , se , for the education ~f the ''' o 6.le el lotlf obey vicinity. w The erection is in the Dor ic l ie d bi g ' 0 013,0 0 ' of a noble facade and portico, al , Pr, °s ,,log 01 %0 Niefill . r steps. The entire building. incl%,eri, 001,11...0001, workshops, masters' residences, lic , e°. f i cev i l et % II feet. It has been erected by the munitiee. a c o3, 0 41) 1 toy, i the eminent distiller or Lambeth, 0 _ : ` 00 o f is schools will be opened for the receP` early in the ensuing month. L a ( O w i n n t 11 BIRTILS f Job ° leo OF A SOS . WI the 1 06e1' O w Ottriii:e, 1.2 2 6,. 7: ( i t i i ll i : I n:: ~ at Upper Clapton, _ do t' the W I Of Jun., the wile of 1:0- late of Ilighbury. t he OF A 'lAl.7oll'olo' jo st. , re , Os At C • ~ 3 ston-park. Grantham, on the 26th ell'Oq Sir John C. Thorold. On . the 27th inst., at Upper Bedford. p lace, Iluss Esq.,--; at Tollington-park, _ jor shorne, Escl• cb) Ssil neA O nt n . i t. ,s, h i e 26th inst., at the German of i li hill ilti i b. MAJWIBP. ~40 Chursooo,;re. Strand, the Rev. Dr. Grostnan, ef th e - "Pb t ' 0 8 Luise, eldest daughter of Mr. E. I3uNton, 0 ''ill' l of o p tt.zuGeero.trigdels‘,lgle_lrainwonvecr-isizqtrujaerse.v,°olo.loV.,toi.°loritilocoth late and brother of the present Lord .1 ) 0, of P youne er daughter of Sir George Cala e r,teshire, N.B. 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(:) 1 : 1 1 1, 1 1. ao3td(rl)lh4eat Stockwell.ltet Iw:,fieis,tio.ift, gS3:aptlurn.liijeg.:FS:t n o . d: k b i, g. a . r: I f: r0 : 1 ; d : ° :: : : 00 .., to: a I t s' : ::::1" SurreY9 of got- 4,. j :o %i _ndo - n t Stockwell, w lN st o r . a_r l d l , 2, ()n the 2 jest, ' b , ed 71. , j f 00013' _.ca, or 4th at 11 arl( vi, DEse;tf J. _----- - ,enV7 lB, .I.leprin2:3th inst. ,at 13 runsw:c k-p si4, i ___-------;4110 sw pro , 41' 5 7 1)° , igir e i i )001.0; 0 711 13 1 inStettrhadrill,lirrdPercrlinriutcbertlisll, ofaedtthrebiol uuduleoex, Liuroday, Avgnft . 9 , l'`vi