The Sun. — London, England, 1845-09-25 00:00:00

CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST ONE OF PRINCE ALBERT'S GAMEKEEPERS. 7OWN-2IALL„ MAIDENHEAD, TUESDAY, SEPT. 23.—Fery considerable excitement has existed for some weeks patt, in and round Maidenhead, in consequence of a gamekeeper, named Thomas Topp, in the service of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, having set a ferocious dog (stated to be a blood-hound) at a poor woman, named Wells, the wife of a labouring man, residing in the parish of Bray, for having gathered wood in that part of Windsor Forest in which are the preserves ef the Prince Consort. The defendant was summoned to appear before the Magistrates to answer the charge on Tuesday, the 9th instant ; but the hearing of the ewe was then postponed till to day, in consequence of the woman, from the injuries she had received, being unable to attend. The sitting magistrates for the Maidenhead division of the county of Berk ' s were Charles Sawyer, Esq. (in the chair), and John llercy, Esq.; Mr. J. J. Williams, barrister-at-law, was retained on the part of the defendant. Upon the case being called on, all the witnesses were or dered out of Cour . . The information of Maria Wells, upon which the summons was granted, averred that Thomas Topp, gamekeeper, of Standing-hill Lodge, in the parish of Winkfield, unlawfully assaulted her the 23d of last August, by setting a dog at he-. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge, by the ad vice of his counsel. Maria Wells, a decent-looking woman, about thirty years of age, upon being sworn, deposed as follows :—On the 23d rf last month I was in that part of e the forest which is in the parish of Bray, with Mary Lee and Ann Lambeth. We were picking up dry wood to light the fire with. Topp came up to where we were, and took the wood we had collected from us, with our cords and sacks, and told us we had no business there. He set the dog he had with him, first on Mary Lee and then on me. I begged and prayed fur my life, because of the situation I was in. —(The witness was far advanced in pregnancy.) I told him of my situation. I said to him, "If you want to take my life away, take your gun and shoot me at once." He dogged me until I was all in a perspiration. I mean by this that he took hold of my clothes and shook them, and then set the dog upon me. That is what I mean by his dogging me. The dog bad laid hold of my clothes, I fainted away, and he dogged me as long as the dog would. When I got home I fainted away three times. I was confined to my bed for a fortnight. [The dog had bitten the witness on the hip and at the lower por tion of the back.] Cross-examined by Mr. Williams—Two females were with the, who were near enough to hear what Topp said. I had been told once not to take the wood. When the keeper came up I dropped the wood, and so did the other women. We were resting when the keeper came up, and he took it from us. We went off quickly, and then he put the dog upon us. The 23d was on a Saturday. On the following Monday I went to Topp's house to get his name, as he was a stranger to me. I never told him if he gave me a sovereign I would say nothing about it. On the following Saturday I went to a chemist's at Windsor in a cart. I kept my bed for a fort night fram the Ist of September. I told Topp, when he set the dog on me, I was in the family way. I did not know Mr. Pearl, of Windsor, until a'gentleman of that name called on me- He wanted to examine me, to ascertain if I was in the family way. lie put his hands outside the clothes. I have not had a miscarriage, as I was too far gone. I firmly believe the child is now dead. I am between seven and • eight months gone with child. The dog which Topp set uprn me was a good-sized dog. I was confined to my bed for a fortnight, and attended during that time by Mr. Westell. My husband was here this day fortnight; I was unable to come. The young man, Topp, called upon me, and came into my bedroom and asked me not to go on against him. My husband came before the magistrates this day fortnight to say that if the defendant would pay all the ex penses, and fur my support while on a sick bed, I had no ob eetion to proceed no further. Mr. Williams rose, and said that as the attack made by the dog was purely accidental, the affair could now be ar ranged, with the permission ef the magistrates, and he trusted they would permit it to be compromised. If Mr. Westell's bill for medicine and attendance was not exorbitant, ha (Mr. Williams) would agree, on the part of the young men, to pay it. There was no animus on the part of his client; therefore we will not atone for a wrong which we utterly deny. M-. Sawyer—My opinion is, that the case having gone so for, must be proceeded with. Mr. liercy—lt was a very awkward action on the part of the defendant. He goes and shakes the Woman's petticeat, and thus sets on the dog, and therefore it cannot be called an accidental occurrence. Mr. Williams asked if the Bench would allow the woman to retire and speak to the defendant? It was a mode of ar ranging similar cases allowed to be adopted frequently by magistrates in London. 31r. Sawyer—The case has gone too far for that. Mary Lee, a witness called by the complainant, was then sworn. She said—l was in the forest on the 23d of August, picking up a little bit of dry wood for firing, with Mrs. Wells. It was in the woodland, in the open forest. Topp crime up and said we had no business there; and told us to ere . ty out our wood. While we were emptying out, he set ti.e deg on me, and then on Mrs. Wells, who begged and prayed for her life, es she was then in the family way. Topp then cast his eye down upon her, and said, " It's a lie; she is no more so than I am ; and if I was sure she was not so, I would serve her worse." After Mrs. Wells told him she was in Vie family way, he took his handkerchief off his neck and tied it round the dog's, and set the dog on me until I got out of the forest. Cress-examined by Mr. Williams—l heard Mrs. Wells say to Tow, " If you want to take away my life, in my present situation, you had better take your gun and shoot me at once." Tepp shook Mrs. %Vella's petticoats as high as lies could shake them when he set the dog at her. We begged and prayed oi him to leave us alone. I was never told by Topp, er anybody else, not to pick up wood in the forest. Ity Mr. liercy—l thought Topp's motive for putting his handkerchief round the dog's neck was to prevent its biting Mrs. Wells any more. Mr. Williams addressed the Bench for the defendant. He trasted justice would be done, no matter how high the rank of his master. He considered that it was a plot and a con seirecy got up against his client, for, it was impossible to be lieve that both the witnesses had told the truth. He was surprised at the absence of Mr. Westell, who had attended Mrs. Wells, fur he could have proved if she were enceinte. Mr. Pearl, surgeon, of Windsor, who had been called in as an arbitrator, would give his evidence on this point. In guard iag ag inst oppression from the great, we should also equally faguard against extortion from the weak. The affair was a bulous piece of business altogether. The woman went to the defendant, and told him that for a sovereign she would settle the business. This, however, he (Mr. 'Williams) could not prove, because his client could not be sworn. The Bench is called upon either to dismiss the case, or inflict the lowest fine the law allows. Mrs. Wells here informed the magistrate that she was firmly of opinion that the child was dead. (The woman ap peared to be enduring great pain.) Mr. Williams said he should now call Mr. Pearl. As Mr. Westell was not present, he (Mr. Williams) had no doubt that he was afraid to submit himself to a cross-examina tion He (Mr. 'Williams) would contend it was a mere accidental rencontre; and as to an assault, none had been proved in law. Mr. Geoffrey Pearl, surgeon, Windsor, was then sworn, and stated as follows from a written paper he held in his band. I saw Mrs. Wells on the 13th of this month, at her own house. I was requested to see her by Mr. Turner (Prince Albert's head-keeper.) She told me she was seven months gone with child. I asked her to allow me to put my hand upon her body. There did not appear to be any child; or not one so large as if she had gone six or seven months. 1 asked her if she had miscarried, and she said she had not, but that after she had been attacked by the dog she had ex perienced symptoms of miscarriage. It was any opinion there were no symptoms of the kind. She said she thought her illness was brought on by the fright. Ido not think she is seven months gone. I should think, by the appearance of her face, she could cot have had. the feedings she com plained of. Her face was not blanched. Mr. Pearl added, in reply to a question from the complainant, " I examined you by passing my hand round your body." Mrs. Wells—You came to me in a very improper and un gentlemanly manner while I was in bed. I never allowed him, gentlemen (addreseing the Bench), to examine me. Mr. Pearl—lf there had been a child, I must have dis eovorcd it. This being the whole of the evidence, Ac. r. Sawyer said, in this case an assault had most un doubtedly been committed. That Topp was there, and had act the dog on the woman, was very clear. It was the duty of a servant to protect the property of his master in a legi tannite manner; but Topp had not so protected his master's proper•y, but in a most illegal manner, not to be justified. If the woman were in the family way she is liable to serious injuty. The assault, in his opinion, was proved. M. Hercy agreed in the opinion expressed by his brother magistrate, that the assault had been committed by the de fendant's setting the dog on to the complainant. lie consi dered it totally out of the question to believe for one moment that the affair was accidental. Mr. Sawver, in giving judgment, observed that he should view the offence of which the defendant was guilty in the same lielit in which; he trusted, it would be viewed by Prince Alt;ert, the defendant being in the service of his Royal High ness. Ile should then fore sdjudge that the defendant be fined 21.. and that be pay the costs. Toe flee and costs, amounting together to 21. 10e. 6d., were paid by the father of the defendant. The proceedings, which occupied a considerable time, created great interest to a crowded auditor-. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. T. F. Piper, wholesale stay manufacturer, BiEhopspte street. Without, Oct. 14, at two. In the Country. W. Bowen, grocer, Merthyr Tydvil, Oct. 14, at twelve, at the Biistol District Court—G. Byford, wholesale grocer, Livefpool, Oct. 15, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court —W. Ferster, tailor, Liverpool, Oct. 14, at the Liverpool District Court—H. Cooke, reinter, Liverpool, Oct. 14, at half-past twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. J. Brez, tailor, Chester, Oct. 14, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Milne, dealer, High Crompton, Lancashire, Oct. 14, at twelve, at the Manche ter District Court—W. Nell, ln , awer, Arciwick, Lancashire, Oct. 22, at twelve, at the Nanchester District Court—J. Easeldcn, cotton spinner, 3'olton-le-Moors, Oct. 14, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. I2KRTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. P. Walker, builder, Quick,set-row, New-road, Oct. 16— T. Sims, licensed victualler, Whitechapel-road, O c t. 16— .1. Crum, bricklayer, Woolwich, Oct. 16—F. H. Church, surgeon, Southampton, Oct. 15—H. Prior, stationer, Sise 3nue,'Oct. 14—J. Young, tobacconist, Bury St. Edmund's, Oct. 14—T. F. Piper, wholesale stay manu f a C turer, Bi s h opsgate- street Without, Oct. 14—J. Warreu, merchant, Bristol, Oct. 15—J. Bryan, chemist, Bristol, Oct. 16-4. Crabtree and W. I;urnle'r, woollen manufacturers Tunstead, Lancashire, Oct 14—D: Parry, currier, Ruthin, Denbighshire; Oct. 14 —J. M. Gardner, wine merchant, Liverpo-d, Oct 14—E Smith, It. Smith, and J. Swann, provision deal Woo . ahead, thesh:re, Oct. 14—W. H. Rawe, urrier Po e i r 4 4 9;e i a z. Oct. 14— L. Lepl 3: trier, watch maker, Alfred-street, , we er -terrace, st Smith- Islington, Oct 14—W. Johnson, wine merchan_t field, Oct. 14—W. Walters, silk mercer, Crawford-street, Alarylebone, Oct. 14. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. H. Morson and T. \Vinson, West India merc h ants, Copt tall- Chambers—H. Morson, T. Winston, and J. Udall, mer chants, St. Cristopher's —R. Kendall and R. Hill, brown net commis ion agents, Nottingham—H. Thompson and E. ) ickardson, ship brokers, Cowper's-court, Cornhill—D. Mg t iobottom and S. Housley, milliners, Chesterfield—R. Tay lor and W. Aburrow, druggists, Idol-lane, City—T. S. Parker a P. Taylor, veterinary surgeons, Birkenhead—J. Apple- ton and R. H. Bradley, surgeons, Greenwich—J. E. Pool d C. Stevens, attorneys, Furnival's Inn—T. Chadwick and V . Gaskill, cotton dealers, Manchester—W. Lea and B. Ci Iy, architects, Birmingham—C. Anstice and B. Gruzelier, Krl: ; ,water manufacturers, Plymouth—B. Higgs and 'F. W;•'4ht, ironmongers, Birkenhead—J. Alcock and J. Wilson, irvit merchants, Liverpool—B. and W. Smith, grocers, Ne ark•upon-Trent—C. Long and F. Hale, jun., oil mer- Obil ta, St. John's-street, West Smithfield—J. and W. Simp- Kw, batmen, Market Weighton, Yorkshire-4 and L SUPPLEMENT TO THE EVENING SU - Eales, proprietors of the lunatic asylum, West Auckland— E. and G. Dyer, corn factors, Bath—. Appleton and H. Nelson—S. A. Weston and R. Jennings, chemists, Hereford. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Nimmo Sandilands, Bathgate, Sept. 27 and Oct. 18, at one, at Black's Hotel, Bathgate. James Bryson, surgeon, Hamilton, Sept. 17 and Oct. 22, at one, at the Hamilton Arms Inn, Hamilton. Hugh Findlay, innkeeper, Stranraer, Sept. 18 and Oct. 17, at one, at the Crown Inn, Ayr. ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM THE EAST AND WEST INDIES. CfmrifAm, SEPT. 13.—The fallowing detachments of regiments serving in India have arrived at the invalid depot, Casemate-barracks, at Brompton. They consist of 104 men, including seven sergeants of the 78th Highlanders, with ten women and eight children, and twenty-nine men, including five sergeants,- or the . 17th Regiment of Foot, with four women and sixteen children, under the command of Major R. J. P. Vassal!, of the 78th, and As.sistant-Surgeon John Tunes,• of the same corps. The above troops embarked at Bombay, on board - the ship Columbus, of 500 tons burden, Cap tain Short, on the 13th May last; and during their passcge, lasting 130 days, arriving off Gravesend on Sunday the 2lst inst., the troops lost by death nine men of the 78th, and eight men of the 17th, also three children, and Mrs. Moore, wife of Lieuterant Moore, of the 28th Foot. The whole of the men of the 7Sth are complete'y worn out by the fatigue and the sickness they have endured in India. Their account of the maladies in their regiment—of the hundreds that died—is horrible. The men of the 17th that have arrived are all sick, and were so at the time they embarked. The ship brought home Major Minto and lady, Lieutenant Whitehall and lady, of the 2d Bombay European regiment, and Lieut. Mcore, of the 28th. A private of the 10th Light Dragoons ws brought home, he having been discharged with igno miny. The troops will undergo medical inspection at Fort Pitt, previous to their discharge. The following detachments also arrived at the invalid depot from Gravesend, where they disembarked from the ship Princess Royal, Capt. Stephenson, from the West In dies. They consisted of two sergeants, and seventeen men, five women, and eleven children, of the 71st Highland Light Infantry ; two sergeants, six privates, two women, and one child, of the Ist Royals; six privates, two women, fire children, of the 7th Royal Fusiliers, and three corporals, six privates of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers; 85th, one c..rporal and thirteen privates; one sergeant and one pri vate, with two women and two children, of the 2d West India Regiment; and two privates of the 3d West India Regiment. The above embarked at Barbadoes on the 4th of August last, under command of Lieutenant Conway F. C. Seymour, 85th Regiment. Dr. Hardy, and Dr. Hugh Bone, Inspector-General of Hospitals, came home with the vessel, the Inspector-General having been relieved by Dr. Davies. The men of the 23d, with the exception of one, are all so bad that they are obliged to be in the hospital. The following deaths occurred on board :—one man and one child, 71st ; two men, 7th Fusiliers ; and two men, 85th. EAST INDIA HOUSE. (Continued from our Allem:on Edition of yesterday.) THE RAJA OF SATEARA. Mr. GEoaa Thoursorc then, in a speech of considerable length, moved for a Scleqt Committee to inquire Into the conduct of Lieu tenant-Colonel Ovans during the period that he filled the office of Resident r 4 the Court cf Sattara. The motion was seconded by Mr. PETER GORDON. The CHAIRMAN said that CoLnel Ovan's conduct had been investi gated by the Government of Bombay, and that Government, as well as the Committee at home, had expressed themselves satisfied that he had acted throughout like an honourable man and a faithful ser vant of the Company. Ile would move as an amendment that the motion be negatived. Mr. Sergeant GAZED supported the motion. Mr. GEORGE Tuomrsox affirmed, in the presence of the members of the publi3 press; that no investigation had ever been made into the charges brought by him against Colonel Ovans, and it was an in sult to the Proprietary to refuse ;all inquiry into the subject. The Court of Directors need not expect to get rid of the question, for he would bring it forward at every quarterly meeting. The motion was negatived by a great majority. Mr. THOMPSON then gave notice that he should propose that coun set's opinion be taken as to whether the dethronement of the Raja was a legal or illegal act, and whether it was not a direct violation of the 33rd George 111., cap 52. The HON. PROPRIETOR also gave notice that he should, at the mai General Court, prefer certain charges against Lieutenant-Colonci Ovans. The Court then adjourned, COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert visited Barton Farm on Tuesday. afternoon. There was no addition to the royal dinner circle at Os. borne House in the evening. Yesterday morning her Majesty and the Prince walked it the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House. _ _ _ Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wale 3, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken their accustomed airing on the sea-beach yesterday forenoon. The Marquis of Ormonde, Lord in Waiting to her Ma. jesty, has arrived at Osborne House. The Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy- Governor had an int. rview with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing. street. Dispatches from the Governor of Hong-Kong were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches were scut off yesterday evening frond the Colonial-office for the Governor of Hon cr- Kong. Mr. John Wood,' Chairman of the Excise, and th 3 llon. Edward Stewart, Deputy-Chairman of the Customs, had in terviews yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. HIGHLAND GATHERING IN THE " FORBES" COUNTRY. On thelsth ult. the annual meeting of the " Lonach High land and Friendly Society" was celebrated in the country of the Forbes. For some time previous the note of preparation was sounded throUgh the strath, and this, combined with the increasing prosperity of the institution and the laudable and benevolent object it had in view, conspired to excite an unusual degree of interest throughout the district. The wea ther, fortunately, was everything that could be wished, and in consequence the influx of gentry and others interested in the stirring games of the north, from all quarters was very great. "Lonach," the slogan or war-cry of the Strads'-don highlanders, was raised at an early hour of the morning, and the trysting-place, where the contest was to take place, the Brig o' Ernan, at the foot o'Lonacb, was soon crowded with an eager throng of members and friends. At the stirring summons of the bagpipe the Highlanders fell into rank, and after, in procession, they had paid their usual visits, the sports of the day began. There were numerous competitors for the various games, and the several contests from beginning try end were conducted in the true Highland spirit of friendly rivalry. The competition for the prizes to be awarded for the best Highland dancing, and for the best terpsichorean display of the famed " Gillie Caitlin," especially interested the numerous congregation of spectators. Never on any previous occasion had better skill been displayed ; while vic torious or unsuccessful, not one of the great number who en tered the arena was guilty of any word or action that was calculated to mar the pleasures of the day. We are sorry we cannot find space to furnish a detailed account of the day's proceedings, else we should glatly have furnished the list of the successful competitors, with the prizes awarded them; though perhaps it would have been invidious to have signalised a part on an occasion where every one did his best, and that well. The day's amusements'concluded with a ball in the Society's large and elegant new hall. The dancing was led off by a spirited strathspey, composed for the fete by a member of the; Society, which had full justice done it by a capital hand of native musicians. The ball was kept up till a late hour, and the whole day's entertainments will long be remembered as oue of the most stirring and happy gatherings that has evertaken place in the "land of the mountain and the flood." We cannot close this notice without awarding our mead of praise to the generous patron of the Institution, Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of Edinglassie, who on this, as on every other occasion, along with his gal lant sons, bat dons his best to advance its intere s t by lib era l zonations and personal encouragement of the most active and disinterested kind. RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. _ gi I • . NAMES OF RAILWAYS. .8 ;'.'l ; 7 4 P'4 Sept. 'Sept. 'Sept. ISepi 24. 24. I 24. 23. t. ,!Cloo'cl'Sept. Sepi —.J 23. 23. Aberdeen ............ Airdrie and Coatbridge .. -- Arbroath and Forfar .... Ditto Half Shards •• • . Armagh, Colr., & Portrush Bandon and Bantry..... — Belfast and Ballymena • • Belfast and. County• Down Birknhd.Lan.BeChes.Jnc. Birmingham and Glo'ster 131 Do. New (iss.at 7% dis.) 32 Ditto Half Shares •• • • Birminglun&Oxfrd.Junc. 6 Blckburn, and Preston • • Blckburn, Darwn,& Bolin 11%1 Bolton, W igan, & Liverpl. 43 143 Boston, Stamfrd and firm 1% p; 2% 's6s3d Brighton, Lewes, & Mast. Bristol and Exeter Ditto New .. • ..... •• • • 11 Bristol and Gloucester • • Bristol and S. Wales June. British and Irish Union 4 Caledon. and Ayrsh. June Caledon.&Dtunbar.Junc Caled. , nian .• ••• • • 143; 14% 14% 13 Ditto Extension •• • • 4% 4% 4% Cambridge and Lincoln 4% 4 % Chester and Birkenhead -- Ditto New Shares — Ditto Half Shares - ... Chester and Helyhead 2O Cheltenham and Oxford 2% i Chichester and Brighton Chumet Valley — Clitheroe Junction — Clydesdale Junction — Cork, Blackrck & Passage Cork and Bandon ... Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford Cork and Youghnl .• • • I Canterbury and Dover Coventry and Leicester • • Cornwall .... ..... Derby and Crewe . • • • • • • , Direct Lon. and Manchstr Diss, Beceles, & Yarmoth DirectMan.(Rentington'e , 4% 4%1 Direct Northern .... 2% 6 1 s 6869 , ' Direct Nora ich .• • — DubLn and Belfast June. 9% Dublin, Belfast, & Coln e Merlin and Drogheda Dublin and Galway — Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath .. • Dundee and Per.h Duni.= and Sunderland East Lancashire (No. 1) Ditto (No. 2) .. • Eastern Counties . Do. New Do. Perp.s pr Ct., No 1 p Do. do. No. 2 n -- East Dereham & Norwich East Union . .... Ditto Extension • • • • • Edinbgh, Glas., and Dutn — Edinburgh and Glasgow 76 Do. Quarter Shares •• • Do. New Quarter Shares Edin b. Leith, and Grantrn -- Do. Prof. 5 per Cent — Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebles — Edinburgh and Perth 3 Ely and Huntingdon —4% Enniskillen and Sligo — Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr 3%1 I 4 Fltwood, Prstn, & W.llid. I 3 % 3% Garnkirk and Glasgow •. Glasgow and Ayr. Do. Quarter Shares Glasgow and Greenock Ditto New.. Ditto Preference • Glasgw, Dmfries, and Car. Glsgw,Kilmarnck, &Ard. Glasgow and Belfast Un. Goole and Doncaster Grand Junction . Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarter Shares . • Ditto New Quarters . • Ditto Eighths Grand Union ..... • Great Eastern & Western 3% 3% 3% Gt Grimsby &Dk Extens. Gt Grimsby and Sheffield Gt Sthm & Wstrn (Hind) 25% I Ditto Extension Great Munster.. • • Gt Northern of Scotland Grt Northern of England 217 Do. New 401. Shares Do. New 301. Shares Great Western ....... Ditto Half Shares Ditto Fifths Guilfrd, Farelun, & Ports — Mudred & Man. It. & 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 Laeds and Bradford Ditto Extension Leeds and Dewsbury — 3 5 % Leeds and Thirsk .. • • Leeds &W. Riding June — 13% 12% _ Leicester & IltnningLara 3 15889 d Leicester and Bedford Limerick and Waterford Limrek, Ennis, & Kil. Jnc. Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liv. Man. &GtN. of Eng. Liverpool and Manchester Ditto half Shares .... Ditto Quarter Shares.. Liverpl, Ormskrk, & Prstn London and Birmingham 221 Ditto Thirds —— .... 44 Ditto Quarters ..• 27%1 London and Blackwall Lndn. Oxfd. & Chltnham. London and frignton. .. 74 Ditto Consolid. Eighths London and Croydon ..., 24% Ditto New . ......... Do. Guarant. 6 per Cut. London and Greenwich 10 Do. Pref. or Privilege . • London and South Westrn 7938 Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 501 Shares.. 15% Do. New, 401. Shares • • "" i London and Y0rk....... 6% G% 6%, _ Ditto (Bawtry)-....... London and Windsor.... Londn, Salsbury, & Yeovl 4% Londonderry & Coleraiee Londonderry & Enniskilln Lynn and Ely ...... •• —7% Lynn and Dereham ..... 4% Manchester and Leeds • . 214 147 Ditto Half Shares . • • Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto Sixteenths • • .... 31anchstr and Birkenhead _ Manchester &Birminghrn 87 87% 87 Ditto Quarter Shares.. 156 16 16 13' Ditto New Quarters ... 13% 14 14 _' Do. Coin& Welsh June. —3% 3 % 3 % Manehestr, Boltn, & Bury 206 Mnchstr, Buxtn, & Matlk 9%p 10% 10% Man. Shef. and Mid. June. __ 3lanchestr & Southamrtn 35 Midland.. •••.••• • • • • • • • 169 170 Ditto Fifths ••••• • • • • • 3% Ditto New .. ...... ... 25 -- __ Do. Con. Birm. & Derby 128 132 _ Midlnd Gt Westm (Irish) Do. Extension to Sligo ICewestl & Daringtn June. 64 De. New (Brandling).. 53 Newcastle and Berwick • • 19% ___ Newcastle and Carlisle.. 113 _ Nvrestle, Durham, Ec. Lan. 5 5% , Newport & Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen.. Newark and Sheffield . .. North British .. • • • • • • • • Ditto Ncw Shares • • Northern and Eastern .. Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) Do. Quarter Shares • • North Devon.• • • • • . • • • • North Kent • • • •• • • •• • • North StafrorcLihire •• • . North Eastern •••••• ... North Union (A) • • • • • ... Ditto (8)........ North Wales Mineral.... Ditto New Shares .... North Western ........ North Wales .. Norwich and Brandon . . Ditto New. • • • • • • • • . • • Not., Belvoir, & Granthm Nottingham and Boston.. Nott., Er wsh. Val. & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield Oxford and Binning. June Oxford and Worcester • • Oxford and Cambridge .. Perth and Inverness .... Portsmouth Direct .. .. Preston and Wyre ...... Ditto Half Shares •• , • Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Gear Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. & div. Preston & Wyre Extras. Richmond & W. End June Rugby, Worcestr, & Tring Scottish Central ........ Scottish Midland .... .. .. Sheffield and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto ditto (No. 2) .. Ditto ditto (No. 3).. Sheffield and Lincoln.... Sheffield and Rotherham Shrewsbry & Grand June. Shrewsb., War., & Crewe —4% _ Shrws.,Wolv., Dudl, &Bir 8% B Ya 1 Shrwsbry & Trnt Val. Me. 2%p 4% 3%, _ Shrws, Ilerefd,&N. Wales Slamannan ...... ..... .. South Devon . • ... •. • ... South Midland .......... 63in South Eastern and Dover 42% Do. New (iss. 320 No. 1 Do. (isa.33/.65.8d.),, 2 Do. (las. 301.) „ 3 8% 9 Staines and Richmond ... 3% i taffordshlre &Shropshire 436 , 1 Stirling and Dunf erm li ne — South Wales.. ———• • • • 5% Tean and Dov e Valley ..3% 3 % frent Valley ... ..... .... ._._' 19 Do. and Ilelyhead June. 3 1 ,6 Vale of Neath.. .... _ West London, Old Shares West End Is Sothrn Conn. Wexford :IA Carlow .... Warwick and Cheltenham 3 Waterford and Kilkenny Watrfd,Wxfd, Wick& Dub 2 2% I - - - 13%1 13,41 7: 4 F.. g. , .5 .g. A SNI 5%1 - 2 , A, - 1 -- 3%1 31 - 3% - - - I 5 % - 5 1 ,61- 73(1 - :yil - iAI - Til - 10% - 19i -- 23683 - 7156d1 3%13% 713 i - I -- 2% - - I - - -- 6% 13 3 80 % 7 - 1240 - 21M1,20}41- 3% - - I - 21x125 35 33 7;yl - 241 2%1 - 118 33d 1-- 6 54 4 i 126 :261i! %1 - 4% 4% 4% 4% 8% 7 5 5 I 5% - 6% 6% 7% 714 i - - 6%1 7 , 4 5% 57 5% - 6y4 6, 4 ,1 6% .414 iajii 13% i4663tif 2% - 43% 43% 3i i i _ 151 i 16% : 9% 9% _ 8 8% 7?-1I _ ---8 31 -- - 17 Wakefield and Bradford Wakfid,Pontefrct, & Gool Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London . West Lancashire.. Worcester and Tring Whitehaven and Furness Do. New Half Shares.. Welsh West Cornwall • • West Yorkshire • Wilsontwn, M.& Coltness Wilts, Somrst, & Weymth 514 Yarmouth and Norwich.. 2”, i Ditto New . York and Carlisle .•-.. • • York and North Midland 115 Ditto Half Shares yo D rk it s t i o lir S e e: G br la o: go ß w ran u c n. _ h _59 Ditto Selby Ditto Extension .... •• 30 • i -__6% - 4 I _ = - 8 .3 / 4 1 4 %1 4 %1 4% 061 uli - - - ;3d: 77s 60s 43( 13M 80$ 61A 7656 d —15466 d - 1 2 EXETER, Sr.Er 24. STOCK EXCILANGE.—The sales are—Exeter and Crediton, 63 / 4 —Exeter, Yeoyil, and Dorchester, 1% p.--lgorth, Devon, 2 1 Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth (Dave's line). Np. —Ditto (Head's), % p.—Bristol (New), 11 1 4—Eastern Counties, 20 1 A. _ SHEFFIELD, SErr. 24 STOCK EXCITANGE. — The sales are—Egstem Counties, 20—Hull and Selby, 214—Midland (401. Shares), 25 1 4 Clitheroe Junction, 6%—Goole and•Doncas:er, 69 —Grimsby and Slid Held, Quarter Share', 6/.—Grand Union (Notting ham to Lynn), 4A —London and York, 7—Direct Northern, 3 1 / 4 —Manchester, Midland, and G; - cP.t Grimsby, s%—Shef field and Lin col nsh ire, 84—Wakefield and Harrogate, 6% Welsh Midland, 4%. IiIA)Di7.IISEIELD, SEPT. 24. STOCK ExcirANGE.—The sale; are—Direct Northern. 3!. ss. 9d.—Grand Union, 41. lls.-51:.nchester, Birmingham, and Welsh Junction, 3%. HULL, SEPT. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE. — The sales are—Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 22—Aberdeen, 4%—Blackburn, Ikrwen, and Bolton, 11 1 4—Huddersfield and Shefiled Junction, 29 1 / I —North Bri tish, 37 cum all—Axholme, 40s.—Chelmsford and Eury, 2/. 14s. 6d.—Coventry, Nuneaton, &c., 4—Derby and Gains borouali, 58-3. 6d.—East Coast, 3 2.—Fleetwoocl, Preston, and West Riding, 31. lEs 9d—Grand Union, 4/. 3s. 9d.— Guildford, Fareham, &c., OA—Liverpool and Leeds, 4% bondcn and Birmingham Extension, 2 3 4—London and Ifan diester, (Rem.), 4%_London, Wan;•' and Kiddermin ster, 31,;--Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock; 101. Bs. 9d.— Nottingham and Boston, 41. 18s. 9d.—North Staf f ordshire, 714 —Norwich Direct, 12s. Cd.—rugby and Hnntingdon, 3% —South Midland, S./. 7s.—Slire..vsbury and lierefor.lshire, 2IA —Tenn and Dove Valley, 31. 6s. 3d.—Wakefield and Bradford,' 6—Wakefield and Harrogate, s X—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 4%. YORK, SEPT. 24, STOCK ETCHANGE.-I:he sales are—Newcastle and Dar lington Junction, New (Brandling), 50—North British (New) • 71/4—Ditto (Carlisles), 5 1 / 2 —York and North Midland Es. - tension, 30 1 A —Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, end Lei; cester, 3A —Grand Union, 41. Cs. 3d.—Gre. t Grimsby and Shrffield Junction (Docks), 1 0%—Lancashire, and North Eastern, s—Leeds and York, 7%—Leicester and Bedford, 44—London and York; GA anchester, Bux ton,. &c. 10 % .Newcastle and Berwick, 2014—North Western, 6r/—Welsh Midlands, 4 lA—West Yorkshire, 14—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 41. 18s. 9d. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. FAMPOUX AND HA ZEBROUCK. The first general meeting of the shareholders of this railway was held yesterday afternoon at the offices of Mr. Benham, the solicitor to the Company, in Austin-friars, for the pm _ pose of receiving the report of the Directors upon the pros - perity of the undertaking. — The chair was taken at three o'clock by Andrew Spottis - woode, Esq., and the usual formalities having been gone 92% through, the report was read by the Secretary, from which it 5 % appeared that the line had been obtained for 37 years and 316 days ; that the road now possessed by the Company left the Great Trunk Line at Fampoux or suburb of Arras, and, passing near Lens, Merville, and through Bethune, terminated at H aze b r o uc k, the whole dis - tance being 54 kilometres; at this place the branch line of the Great Trunk Line from Calais end Dunkirk meet the line belonging to the Company, which would afford a shorter road to the metropolis ;hen by Lille and Douai. The , present line ranked not only among the richest, but the most. compact lines of France. From the engineer's report it would appear that the estimate of the expenditure was nearly one million offrancs below the capital. The line had been carefully surveyed, and there were no difficulties of any importance to overcome. The prospects of theCornpany would be considerably brightened when the projected la orth Kent railroad was opened, as travellerawould then, in all probabi - hty, go from Do - . er to Calais, and onwards by the Fampoux line. Until the opening of the line, interest at the rate of four per cent, would be paid on the paid-up capital. The CHAIRMAN said, at the conclusion of the reading of the report, that it was totally unnecessary for him to say a word on the affairs of the Company, as the report was so ex - plicit on that subject. Captain Clinsier, who had just arrived from Paris, was present, and would be happy to answer the questions of any Proprietors. Captain CHAMIER was happy to inform the Shareholders that they were engaged with the most reTectable Committee in France. It was generally thought when they came in contest with the Rothschilds that they would lose their line, but the high character of the gentlemen forming their Corn _ mittee saved it. He could assure the Shareholders that they would form a most erroneous notion of the value of their shares if they looked to the quota ions in the London news - papers, in all of which they were quoted at ditTerent prices, and in same as low as fifteen or sixteen francs; the real fact was, they were at 35 and 36 francs.—(Hear, hear.) lie had no hesitation in saying that the line would pay at least 6 per cent.; and the engineer had reported to 26 % him that if the winter should turn out to be a mild one, it would be completed in a year; added to this, the Minister of Public Works had promised him that the line should be placed on the same footing as the Great Northern. The superiority f this line was great over many others, and its merits only wanted t o b e mor e known to en sure its being not only a successful, but excellent enterprise. Several qua-stions having been put by different Proprietors to Captain Chamier, and satisfactorily answered, thanks were voted to the Chairman and the Gallant Captain, and the meeting separated. SHEFFIELD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, AND MAN CHESTER, - This Company held their half-yearly meeting yesterday at their offices iis the Manchester station, at which there was a very nume• rous attendance of shareholders. John Parker, Esq., M.P. for Sheffield, Chairman of the Board of Directors, having taken the chair, the Secretary, Mr. John Platford, read the advertisement calling the meeting, and the report of the Directors, which stated that, with the exception of the tunnel, the works on the line had been completed since the l ast report , and were open to the public since the 14th of July last. That amongst other subjects of con. gratulation, the Directors could refer to none more enccuraging than the result of the imperfect experiment cn the prebable traffic on the line; for, io spite of every interruption of four miles of i , state, s i e t ci r that h upon at th dei and sdd h sl e e i rin sns r efi e th mountain road, the transit over which was necessarily most tedious, 5a 4 , and the total absence of goods traffic from by far the greater 5 3 4 portion of the line, the Proprietors could not but recognise in the amount of weekly produce the certain indications of an ample eventual return. The statement of the goods and _ passenger traffic then followed, by which it appeared that from _ December, 1843, to June, 1845, goodstl-e garnodsspsiuumengreercseivaelodnhgy,htehler ° v r t h e rive icepluyioirivedeudi sif:titortiim..ent and that the profit to the Con. __ Board :ee:ld:I had :deat:e(ndfand , Junction, receivedheu Manchester n g eno, u er a t f Parliamentaryiel o r n t e 1 ari the h e tr n eho yaßt Great al r five, e c l a. s:w o et n sa:e g Gyr n r oar a tcail . congratulate proceedings t ynh e t ho t ses h emoe Canal, f Railway,33) e P to r i oi lastthe -- lineC o m amountedp a Company for the ,. transmission overs ,2 , is, o i f ; pany on the goods and passengers' traffic, for the half year ending June, 1845, amounted to 9,1171. The report then went on to -- session; for of the seven Bills in the fate of which the Company ------ the wiltwr eelub:deue G d:m r ei e tnrho a sgr t fieeteoloHdrtivali Grimsby _ A sixth, the Sheffield and Lincolnshire, from its unfortunate po sition In the London and York group, was barred by lapse of time O w n ou e ld on b ly e , i t u h i e ly ß o a p r e n n s e le d y from obtaining in the House of Lords that success which its supe - Junction, wasunsuccessful, and the Directors had already taken _ steps to repair and improve the disaster. That the Bill for _ leas i ng the line to the Birmingham, Midland, and Manchester 3 % Companies had been withdrawn, in obedience to a vote of the --__ . Shareholders. That shares to the amount of 2 87,5001. had been created, under the Ashton and Staley -bridge and South Junction --- and Altrincham Acts, for the completion of the railway works. That the Barnsley Junction Company had been amalgamated with this Company, on the terms of the original understanding, c i nc n e e r x t t e,i session e teen of th P is a e rl o i rn am p e a n ny t, and scrip for this andother objects, amounting to 1,030,0001., was In the course of being issued. That it wa po s fu t kt h ih e naat i e n nid t e e ia n gn t b i db o o n iul o ei f hy fio t eo h did e . Directors -- 1-1- bud forl.laawst t ere l l evti (li e lluerc l ai a °mri n nee d isdnxi o dfet w oeer but, r n rancl e sstdi r ho s oben ; frsiat.nhnc - t r o e c troorrsm themselves,to understand participate therein would be _ tconjunctioniohad just with c o a m innd o e v t i h th t a e o at r di 0 tngihnievtteeonre conclusion p ts ,h , ret i into a Canal I% s twh h a o ay r t tl aC ;a mi di a r mi e l'a s Y s i ed to them, it was obvious that an exact specifics _ Von of branches would be at present premature, and th at the de - signs already entertained might require modification. That inde - pendent of the above the Board Intended to prosecute with energy - the extensions via Barnsley to the eastward, and that arrangements - had been all but concluded with a powerful party at null, which - would not only give access to Goole in a manner at least equal to that hitherto advertised, but place the Company in possession ef a - far shoe er road to the first mentioned most important sea port of - the Humber. That a treaty for the amalgamation of their line - with the Sheffield and Lincolnshire and Great Grimsby Companies, - involving a further amalgamation with the Great Grimsby Dock - Company and the East Lincolnshire Company, had been brought - to a successful termination. That it would become the duty of the - Directors within a short period to call the Shareholders together for the consideration of the subject, and they would of course avail themselves of the occasion to state the result of the negotia : lions now pending, and to make a final settlement of ▪ the branches. In the meantime they had only to repeat their • firm conviction that the possession of friendly and independent ' outlets if possible from sea to sea, was as essential as ever to their prosperity. With the South Junction already in their hands, and with access to the German Sea already within their reach, there , must arise in the public mind an increased confidence in the stability of their affairs. And that so convinced were they of the ' policy of amalgamation en fair and equitable terms, and upon a basis of interest common to the three companies, that they had not the smallest hesitation its recommending it for the adoption of the Shareholders. The Engineer's report was next read, from which it appears that by the report of that officer, made in March last, he expressed his conviction that the completion of the tunnel was likely to take place in the following July; but he regretted to say that his anti. cipations had not been realised ; that the difficulty of obtaining men and keeping them at their work in such a situation as the tunnel, was stated by the contractors to be the reason why their proceedings had not been so vigorous as they had hoped; but he was convinced that no exertions had been spared in order to push on the work, though great inducements had been held out to the men ; but still, in such a work of unparalleled magnitude, it would be quite impossible to speak with any degree of certainty as to the time of completion. The total length of excavation yet remaining to be removed was 80 lineal yards, and about 230 yards to be lined with masonry. F rom t h e progress hitherto made w ith a the work, he was i nc li ne d t o b e l ieve that this would be complet e d in about eight wee k s; a ft er a f ilc h a b o ut 800 yards of ballasti ng would n t remain there t f o or b e e tlhaeidwhich whole would would b e beted finished ie il by theou t en a d mouth, and u theh, year. He conc l u d e d b y stating t h at t he work had been exceed ingly well and substantially executed, but regretted that the un fortunate accident which happened to one of the viaducts on the Ashton branch, as well as the difficulty of obtaining the land, had prevented its being completed; but every arrangement had since been made, and the viaduct had been rebuilt. A general abstract of the receipts and expenditure of the Corn. pany since its formation in 1836 to June, 1845, was laid upon the table, and by the statements it contained it appeared that the amount of the sum received for deposit was 430,6951., that the sum received for reissued shares amounted to 133,310/. 19s. Bd., the loan account to 446,671 i the traffic receipts to 86,6901., and the gtoss account, i nc l u di ng m i no r items, to 1,313,2251. On the chbit aide of the acco un t th ere a ppeared an item for law charges to the amount of 1,195,7014, s tock 54,2301., traffic department, 34,5811, to th e M anc h ester an d Birmingham Company, including tolls, &c., 21,3111. ; an d l eav i ng a balance to the credit of the Company, to the amount of 45,3981. The CHAIRMAN addressed the meeting at very great length, upon the general state of the affairs of the Company, and dwelt upon the fact of their having obtained last session five Bills out of seven, as a most important and cheering feature in their favour. He went over in review, and with great minuteness, the position and peculiarities of each of the Company's proposed branches. He said he conceived that the Directors were warranted in opening to the public as much of the line as h ad beencoMpleted, even though it was not expected to Tay. He was aware that their arrrangeroents for the conveyance of passengers along the line were very incomplete, and often gave rise to complaints ; but he had reason to believe their subsequent arrangements had been found more satisfactory. He admitted that laying the account of the receipts and expendi ture before the Company as it appeared to day was rather a clumsy mode of doing it, but they could adopt no other course while the entire line was open. With regard to the Lincolnshire line, he bad every hope, from the favour their other project had met with, that it would pass next se,sion ; for it would only require to be j . . reproduced in the House of Lords, having passed the Commons. With regard to their ruction with the Watt Grimsby Com. AFFAIRS of the RIVER PLATE LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—The following reply has been made by the Earl of Aberdeen to an application for redress from the owner of the Sultana, which was refused admission into Buenos Ayres on account Of her having touched at Monte Video, and lately returned to this port with her outward cargo " Foreign-office, Sept. 22, 1845. " Sir,--I am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15th inst., in which you complain of the loss you have sustained by your vessel, the Sultana, having been refused entry at Buenos Ayres on the 9th of March last, on account of an alleged infraction of a decree of the Buenos Ayrean Government of the 13th of February, prohibiting entry at that port, after the Ist of March, to any neutral vessel that should hare called or touched at Monte Video. " I airs to state to you in reply, that although every state has, strictly speaking, a right to interdict communications between its own territories and those of another state, nevertheless as the treaty of 1825 between Great Britain and Buenos Ayres contains an express stipulation for the freedom of commerce between the two countries, it appears to her Majesty's Government that it was contrary to the spirit of the treaty to exclude the Sultana, a Bri tish vessel, from the ports of the republic, merely because she had touched at Monte Video, in contravention of a decree of the Go vernment of Buenos Ayres, which was not issued until after the Sultana had sailed from England, and was not known to the master of the Sultana at the time when he is alleged to have infringed it s provisions. " Her Majesty's Minister at Buenos Ayres will therefne be in structed to represent the case in strong terms to the B uenos Ayreln Government, and to express to them the confident ex. pectation of her Majesty's Government that proper compensation will be made to you for the losses which you have sustained by the prohibition enforced against your vessel in the port of Buenos Ayres. --I am, Sir, your humble servant, " H. U. ADDINGTON. " Charles Holland, Esq , Liverpool." How TO GET A TIGHT RING OFF A FINGER Thread a needle flat in the eye with a strong thread : pass the end of the needle with care under the ring, and pull the thread through a few inches towards the hand : wrap the long end of the thread ti g htl y roun d t h e f inger, regu l ar l y, a ll d own to the nail, to reduce its size. Then lay hold of the short end of the thread and unwind it. The thread pressing against the ring will grad ua ll y remove it from the finger. This never-failing mrthod will remove the tighest ring •without difficulty, however much swollen the finger may be. It is the popular belief in some parts of Hamp shire that the black fever, mercifully sparing human beings has seized upon the potatoes !—Sherbor ne M ercury. , LORD DOWE.— We are authorised to state that Lord Howe is not a supporter of the " Rugby, Derby, and Manchester Railway" project. A declaration that he was, renders it necessary that publicity should be given to his Lordship's " contradiction of such a barefaced statement." THE MASTER PASSION.—The name of the principal story in the work just published by the author of "Highways and Byways," though belonging especially to one of love and ealousy, applies equally to another extraordinary narrative in the same collection, called "The Gambling-house at Brus se!s," which is a striking and highly effective illustration of the engrossing influence a propensity for gambling exercises over the mind. Among the numerous visitors the gay capital of Belgium has received from England, there can be few who will not be interested in this remarkable story, as it has been confidently stated that the incidents, extraordinary as they are, which Mr. Grattan so cleverly narrates, are actual cir cumstances, the recollection of which has not yet faded from the minds of those who were staying at Brussels at the period. PRICE:OF FLoun.—We understand that the millers ittie neighbourhood of Cambridge have, in consequence of he defi cientyield in corn, raised the price of flour 5i er sack To what f earful odds against di stress an f restrictions on food re d uced us - ine . have . nn p wise and ' rernicious fambrldge Advertiser. letter, dated Somerset-bouse°,l:epit-Mr, THE ANDOVER Um. appears by a and addressed by Mr. Coode, the Assistant-Secretary to the Pr-law Conim i luioners, to Mr. lirDougall h m o a f r s neceziarily Westlake, that in consequence o f t he rest having been accepted by the Guardians, the igirutiryg terminated, inasmuch as any order dismisqsin M'Dougall would be a nullity, as there is no longer anY mast srs. matron on whom an order of dismissal could take eft' et. 7e letter concludes with the following announcement :—" What am ther proceedings it may be incumbent on the Commissioners to lake in this matter, after a perusal of the evidence now for the first ime before thew in any official ibape, they will proceed to con. alder." I I RSDAY, SEPTEMIIF:R 2 5, 1815. pany, he had no doubt but that at their next meeting he would i e enabled to congratulate them upon that matter having been brought to a satisfactory conclusion. The only terms upon which the Liverpocl and Great Grimsby people would join them, were what they called terms of perfect equality, ' but these terms would be found fair and reasonable. when they came to consider the expense of their line as compared to the cheapness of the other. The East Lincoln Company was as yet only a project, to be brought before Parliament next year; but they too could, if they chose, join this Cumpany. The meeting would not to.day be called upon to come to a vote upon the pro posed terms of amal3amation, but they would be reed, and the Shareholders would be afforded sufficient time to consider them fully. With respect to the Rirer Don Company, he had their permission to - say that they would in a rery.short time state the terms in which they would ask the aid of this Company. The Barnsley Junction line, he trusted, would be persevered in, for it was lost last year, not on its merits, but on a point of form. Mr. Hudson said, at a late meeting, that the line was a most important one, and if no company could be got to make it, he would. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. A short discussion followed, on some matters of figures, after which the report was adopted, and the usual votes of thanks having been passed, the meeting separated at four o'clock, having sat three hours. The following are the resolutions to which the Chairman alluded in his speech as these which would be proposed or read, containing the terms on which the amalgamation was to take place. First, that the Sheffield and Manchester, Great Grimsby and Sheffield,and the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Companies, be amalgamated. Secondly, that presuming it to be the intention of the Great Grimsby Dock Company to amalgamate with the Great Grimsby and the Sheffield Railway Company, it Is proposed to include the Dock Company in the amalgamation. Thirdly, that the parties present recommend that the East Lincolnshire Company be also subsequently included in the amalgamation, if that company should obtain their Act in the next session, and coincide in such measure. Fourthly, that the amalgamation company be taken at par, and all liabilities be paid in full. Fifth, that in lieu of dividend, interest at the rate of four per cent. be allowed upon the capital to the Shareholders of the different companies amalgamating with the Sheffield and Manchester Company, upon the amounts paid up by them, until the opening of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield and Sheffield and Lincolnshire lines through out. Sixth, that during the payment of the 51. per cent., the in come arising from the partial opening of each of the lines be placed to the credit of capital. Seventh, that until the opening of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield, and Sheffield and Lincolnshire lines, the income arising from the Sheffield and Manchester line be divided amongst the Proprietors of that Company. Eighth, that the capital of the Leeds and Wakefield and Pontefract and Goole Companies for the purchase of the land for the branches to Banter and Caistor, and for shortening the line to Barnsley and Welby, belong only to the Proprietors of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Company, and that all future issue of stocks by any of the amalgamating Companies be appropriated to the Share holders of the amalgamated Companies pro rata. Ninth, that until the Act for amalgamation be obtained, each Company con duct its awn allltirs, and that after the amalgamation the Directors consist of fourteen in the first instance; that eight shall be ap pointed by the Sheffield and Manchester Company, two by the Sheffield and Lincoln, and four by the Great Grimsby Company, and that in the introduction of the Dock Company into the amal gamation, they shall have power to appoint two Directors, thus in creasing the number to sixteen. Tenth, that the Chairman of the Company be an acting member, with power to re-assemble the de putation when he should think fit. ~ ..h~ DESPERATE ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE BY A FRENCH-COLONEL. On Tuesday evening, about half-past six o'clock, a waterman and lighterman, named David William Miller, of Jacob-street, Dock. head, was standing on the upper side of the pier -head, at the entrance of the St. Katharine Docks, for orders relating to a barge he had just brought into the lock, when a tall, portly gentleman passed him in a hurried manner, walked to the edge of the jetty, and after striking himself violently on the breast plunged into the river. Miller immediately raised an alarm, and called upon the dockmen on the plet head fur a boat. hook. A long staff was immediately lowered, and the gentleman, who had twice sunk, was hooked by his clothes, anti kept afloat until Miller reached him in a ship's boat, when he attempted to drag him into it. In doing so Miller discovered something projecting from his left side, and called out "he has a knife in his body," at the same time pulling from it a dagger with which he had stabbed himself before he precipitated himself into the water. The blood forthwith oozed from the wound, and Miller called fur more aid, which was imme diately rendeced, and the gentleman was laid in the bottom of the boat. He had no sooner recovered himself than he attempted to seize the dagger which Miller had thrown aside. The waterman defeated his intentions by placing his foot on the weapon, and called upon the other men in the boat to keep the gentleman down, and prevent him doing any further mischief. He was properly secured, and the boat was rowed to St. Katherine's Stairs, where Mr. James Evans. the superintendent of the Thames Police, and his boat's crew, were about to embark in a police galley. They took charge of the wounded man, and conveyed him to the Duke of Marlborough public-house, close by, where no time was lost in calling in medical assistance, and after his w,:und had been dressed he was conveyed to the Thames police-station in Wapping, where he was divested of his wet clothing, and a dry suit procured for him. While he was dressing Mr. Evans searched his pockets, and found in one of them his passport, and in another a handsome silver-mounted dagger case, with the initial " G" engraved upon a silver plate. The wounded gentleman on recovering temporarily from the loss of blood, made several attempts to possess himself of the dagger, and was with difficulty prevented from stabbing himself again. The unfortunate gentleman, whose name is Francois Gavoisier, and who is a colonel in the French army, is 62 years of age. He is said to have served with distinction during the wars of the em. pire. He would have been taken before Mr. Ballantine, but was to ill to be moved. The wife and daughter of the unfortunate gentleman soon afterwards drove up to the door of the police-court in a cab, and on being informed that he was in the London Hos pital, they proceeded to that place, and were permitted to see him. The interview was of a most affecting description. A strict watch is kept upon Colonel Gavoisier, to prevent his repeating the at tempt on his life. WHOLESALE ROBBERY ON RAILWAYS. The late apprehension of Maynard, the negotiator for the re. storation of stolen property, and that more recently of Garratt as his accomplice, has been the means of bringing to light a whole. sale system of plunder. There is not a railway terminus in or about London but what has been plundered to a very large extent, and the detection of the robbers until lately has defied the most skilful ingenuity of the several railway officers. On the capture, however, of Maynard, suspicion fell on Garrett, as being a prin. cipal party in perfecting those wholesale depredations. He was accordingly strictly watched for near five weeks, during which time he had as many residences at different parts of the town, never staying at one place more than four or five days. On his being apprehended, in North street, Lisson-grove, after a deter mined resistance, an immense quantity of property, principally wearing apparel, was discovered in portmantsaus, carpet-bags, boxes, &c., with variousrailway labels pasted upon them, and the in ference was that the property formed the remains of a host of robberies on the n nmerous metropoli tan lines, Thew hole of the railways running into London being interested in the discovery, their officers were rromptly ordered to communicate with Mr. Nash and Mr. Collard, of the Great Western Railway Company, and up to yesterday, no fewer than eight distinct and large robberies on several lines were satisfactorily established. They comprise the stolen lug gage of Price Lewis, Esq., on the London and Birming ham Railway; . of Mr. Jones, on the same line; of Mr. Winter, on the same line; a large quantity of valuable papers belonging to a gentleman, and on this line also; and a quantity of luggage the property of a Mr. Keep. On the Great Western, the property of Mr. Prance, and the luggage of another passenger whose name at present is not known ; the luggage of Mr., Babington stolen on the South-Eastern Railway, and that of another passenger on the South-Western. The above-mentioned railway companies, it is understood, for the full protection of the public, come forward to prosecute. By far the greater portion of the property, however, has not been identified, and in order that it may be, the following, amongst the mass, are most likely to be recognised :—Blue cloak, lined, marked "E. B. F.," trowsers and wrapper, marked "F. 2," bletting.paper, written thereon, " Mr. John Be dingfield, All Saints ;" a quantity of light-bue satin rib bon; an orange silk shirt; silk and satin scarfs; expanding neckerchiefs; light brown and black expanding portmanteaus ; black dress coats; trowsers; socks; black and white check trow sers ; a Coal-hole Companion ; fishing tackle; razor, No. 3; curious pointed boot.jacks, marked " C. C , Esq.," partly abrased ; shirts, name torn off; silver spectacles, in a case, by Braham, of Bath; hair, wigs, and whiskers, for disguise; thermometer by P. M. in a case, pincushion, pearl and gold studs, mould of a head sunk in light brown stone, small spurs, glass salve-box, with a silver lid, japanned black leather shaving tackle, cut open, tobacco stopper, stag's head, microscope ; of the many things in the hands of Mr. Collard, perhaps these may be mere promptly Identified. 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Gilbert, 51 and 52, Paternoster-row; Starie, 23, Tichborne-street, Quadrant, Regent street; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; Noble, 114, Ch a nc e ry lane Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; and by all Booksellers. At LIMO OTII7 411.7ti1l Throo, Aia4 COM YiTtt Wi Vitt. , '~~- _ KENDAL AND WINDERMERE. EENDAti WEDNESDAY.—The first general meeting of the Pro prietors was held at the Company's offices, in the Market-place, Kendal, yesterday. The meeting was numerously attended. Mr. Ed. Wilson, of Abbot Hall, occupied the chair. Mr. Taos. Hartetsox, the solicitor, in the absence of the secre tary, read the report, which appeared to be highly satisfactory. It stated that the Act of incorporation had been obtained without opposition, and at a cost much below that of other companies. In anticipatation of the advance of iron, a contract had been entered into in the month of January last, for the purchase of all the rails aid chairs, at prices 30 per cent. below those of the present day. - The engagement with Messrs. Brassey and Co. was also stated to have been made on the most reasonable and satisfactory terms, and there was every prospect that the line would be completed within the estimate. Mr, Errington had re. signed his place as engineer, in consequence of a connexion he had formed with th 3 Ulverstone and Milnthorpe Company, and his place had been filled by Mr. John Harris. The Directors had ob • tained possession of about one-third of the line, and the contractors were active'y engaged on the works on that portion of the line. The report then went on to congratulate the Proprietors on the fact that a Company was about to be originated for constructing a line from Cockermouth, by way of Keswick and Ambleside, to Windermere, by which the chain of comaranica.ion would be completed through the Lake district, to several thriving ports on the west coast, and the coal fields of West Cumberland. With regard to the deviation line, by means of which the. terminus would be brought nearer to the town of Kendal, the cost had been com puted at the very lowest estimate to be 25,0004, and the Directors felt anxicus to put the decision of the question to the Shareholders in a body, rather than take the responsibility of determining upon it themselves. On the motion that the report be read, Mr. NICHOLSON (Cowan Head) congratulated the meeting on the cheering prospect that was before them. The whole of the pre liminary expenst's up to the half year did rot exceed two percent. of the capital. It was known, he continued, that the plant of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway had been let to the Grand Junction, and it was felt desirable that the Windermere should be also let to the same Company. He had been commissioned to see the Chair man of the Grand Junction on the subject, and had been instructed by hint to say that the Company were wiiling to undertake the line. Thus the principle was agreed upon, and the only thing to be fixed was the terms. Mr. John Gandy and Mr. C.!Nicholson were appointed Chairman and Deputy-Chairman of the Ccmpany. The sum of 4001. was set apart, after some discussion, for the remuneration of the Directors for the ensuing year, those gentle men, it was stated, having, up to the present time, given their ser vices gratuitously. Mr. G. B. Crewdson and John Steele were appointed auditors, each to receive 121., and the accounts to be audited monthly. Mr. Thomas Hudson was appointed secretary, at a salary of 2501. A long conversation took place on the subject of the alteration which was intended to bring the station nearer to Kendal. Mr. NicHoLsoN said that the expense, at the very lowest esti mate, would be 25,000/., and the alteration would cause a delay of a year, while the station would be only a quarter of a mile nearer. He moved that the Parliamentary line be proceeded with. Messrs. J. Whitwell, J. H. Wilson, and W. Whitwell, spoke in favour of the deviation, and felt confident that the increased passenger traffic, and small parcel traffic, would soon repay the outlay. On the putting of the question to a division, there were seven for the Parliamentary line, and six for-the deviation. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (canoe OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DESTRUCTIVE FIRE, WITH. LOSS OF TWO LIVES. Seri. 24.—About two o'clock on Tuesday morning this town was thrown into the greatest consternation, by the alarm of a house being on fire on Sun.hill. - On arriving on the spot we found the Horse and (room public-house in a blaze ; the landlord (J. Keats), his wife, and five children had escaped in their night clothes, as had Mr. Jones, firework-manufacturer, and his wife and son. Two others of Keats' children, a girl, aged 13 years, and a boy, 8 years, were still in their bed-room on the second floor. The fire com menced in Jones's room, on the first floor. On awakening he states that he found the bed-curtains on fire; he got up, and as. sisted his wife out of the room, then all in flames, giving an alarm to the rest of the inmates, some of whom escaped down stairs, the others out of the back bed- roam window. On going to bed Jones says he left a rushlight burning on the table, the window slightly open, the wind was then to the westward, it changed to the not th in the eight, which it is supposed blowed the curtain against the light. Jones had, it appears, twelve skyrockets, a case of blue lights, and a box of Roman candles in his bed-room, which exploded soon after he left it. There was a quarter of an hour's delay before the first engine was brought into play on the flames, and soon after the second ar. rived lines were formed to the different pumps and wells in the neighbourhood by about 200 men, and it was quite wonderful to see the quantity of buckets they were supplied with, seeing there were but twelve belonging to the two engines. Assistance and water flawed from al' quarters, and the fire was confined to the house it commenced in, with the exception of the roof of the ad joining one being damaged by the flames running under it In many instances here there is not a party-wall to the ridge in half a dozen houses. All attempts to save the unfortunates on the second floor were useless in :he house, the staircases being the first parts devoured by the raging element, and no ladder could be found long enough to reach the windows of the room for a long time. When one was obtained, and art entry made, Sarah was found near the window, the upper sash of which she had partly pulled down, but being overcome by the smoke, died from suffocation. Richard was afterwards found wrapped up in a blanket, under the bed, where he had crawled, but, like his sister, died from suffo cation. The dreadful deaths of these two unfortunate young people has caused a great sensation, and will, we have no doubt, cause considerable additions to be made to the equipment of the fire es tablishment, as too much has always been left to the known daring of the seamen of the port; they have always got every fire under before it extended beyond the premises on which it broke - out, and often saved even them; the fires have been attacked and mas. tered before they have got any very great hold, nor till now has there been a life lost. Jones had thirty-two sovereigns and some silver in his box ; the boss was burnt, but the money recovered. Keats had, in some drawers in his room, which joined Jones's, 3001. in notes, and some deeds : although the fronts of the drawers were burnt nearly through, the notes and writings were not injured. His furniture was not insured ; the house, which belongs to Mr. Eames, was, in the Norwich Union—but, some say, the fireworks being in it will vitiate the insurance: They did not cause the fire; they were not placed there by Mr. Eames, nor by his tenant, but by a lodger. Public-houses pay a higher rate of insurance for extra risk; but, if they are to be damaged, and not be able to recover their insurance, in consequence of something a casual guest may have in his box, they are placed in rather an awkward situation. The house was surrounded by extensive stabling, all wooden buildings. Had the fire extended to them, they would, in all pro bability, have carried the fire to numerous other buildings, and half the town might have been destroyed. THE LATE EXPLOSEON AT WOOLWICH. SlR,—Perhaps you will admit the inclosed a space in your widely circulating and valuable paper. It may, by your remarks, draw some attention, and prevent, in future, such fatal results.- The recent and awful explosion, attended with fearful loss of life, at Woolwich, last week, h as ma d e a deep impression on the inhabitants, and has called forth both regret and astonishment in all, that such a system of extracting a ma terial so destructive as percussion powder from fusees by means of steel chisel, should in these days of enlightened science and superior chemical knowledge be for a moment allowed. Without wishing to call in question the superior skill and practical knowledge, of the talented officers who have the direction of that department, I must, to say the least, con sider that great want of the necessary precaution on the part of those whose immediate duty it was to superintend such dangerous and inflammable work, was evident. The most simple-minded tyro of the establishment well knows the danger and the effect of steel and gunpowder when opposed to each other. I trust this sad warning will have its due weiflit, and induce those who have charge of such deadly stores to be more cautious, and employ for the future safer, and much more simple, means for those operations. Such as soaking the fusees, &c., in water for 24 or 48 hours, would prevent any accident from explosion, and secure all employed from danger. • The doors also of all the rooms where these operations are carried on shbuld be made to open outwards. Trusting these remarks may be taken kindly, as they are in tended Wendly, by PRECAUTION. Woolwich, Sept. 22. FIRE AT HOXTON AND NARROW ESCAPE OF SEVER.AI, PEnsoNs.—This morning (Thursday) an alarming fire broke out, shortly before one o'clock, upon the premises belonging to Mr. Crafter, chemist and druggist, at No. 171, High-street, Hoxton Old Town. The Inmates, consisting of several persons, being in their beds at the time, it was apprehended that some of them would have fallen victims to the fire. They having, however, been aroused, the whole of them n.'ade their escape out of a window upon the small pent-house over the shop, where they were forced to remain for some time, until police-constable 236 N could procure a ladder. 'Chat hay ing at length been accomplished, the residents, one and all, effected a safe retreat. The firemen set to work, and soon got the fire out but not before the whole of the valuable stock in trade was nearly consumed. The origin of the fire could not be learned. The smoke was at one period of such an overpowering nature that it'entered the adjoining house and suffocated some fancy birds. The sufferer is insured in the Phseuiz office. 1.--4 1 ''''' SALES BY AUCTION • NOTICE. THE DELL ADJOINING WINDSOR P AO; MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and I SOO red muchadsmpcircetdfullaynadppdreisleighthtfeuiPurbeltirceatthratotehe:otre ea t We i Rossmore, having been abandoned, offers be age Jo the Fr c a estate, with v o i r ew without a t r h t e i rs furniture. appiy ta ..... bieurs . o , r p t _e o rnbe e r i to i p iy : Cr a awley, and Gardiner, Solicitors, Whitehall.ri see; authorisedD nielSmittob treatand Sfoorn,itisndWispoalsearil.oo.place, Pall- t call, why 3" - Y, receive for The important and beaut•ful FREE HOLD riassiglEze MANOR of LEE GRANGE, in the VALE o f AY '''F irin i ha sp, between that and the other Market Towns Of I tti " -- Winslow, and Bicester. ItVI - ESSRS. DANIEL SMITH al 0 s°, ll , e s e e p p Tt t j L a: b r September i e b a e bo r c ooffvelmer6mvs, issioned to SELL by AUCTION r s at in stead of near the Bank of England, To-moastoW,. Septembt ie — i n sto la e nd eh r a ay s l l valuable before uparbevi eiaoadunvsdei previously n i m se an d dn ) ea. tat Tsv el v e), unless - GRAZING bury atunidtabßleuctkwinuthesama,ndcobtiosmisteiantgeaodfa,seinverthale I OP P " 7, - ;daly re' spectable tenants, with some beautiful woodland young oak and abounding with game, comprisi PO in ._a Ong fence tbs nearly 1,350 acres, chiefly rich grass land, m ad feat,.eewte' of Grange-hill, one of the most prominent and bt sutiful i the neighbourhood. The annual value of thi $ fine PreCt about 2,000/., exempt from land.tax, and almost Iron , " t re es. VP Further particulars may be had of Messrs. 3 Vi litta , sii3 ;th let t mien, so and Walters, 9, Lincoln's•inn ; and mall D Son, landagents, tec., in Waterloo -place , Palbraall I.and 5'.L.,....-- IN THE BEAUTIFUL AND HEAC-310 iifeiffoir or HAWKHURST. 1 CE, ° i d Capital and delightfully situate FREEHOLD' . I t s-D ,,e1 l P t " very valuable compact ESTATE of ABOUT ' 352 --- e n ple ornamental wood lands abounding with gar tie, betend Suss bridge-wells and Hastings, in the counties of IC- 6 „ nt c a nNl are illil)l'-f•Thfiseninede MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and 1 . '"" at the tticTioeer 26, commissioned to offer for SALE by . at t uction Mart, near the Bank of England, To-Moan orrerrltPet.leridslo, Twelve o'clock, unless previously disposed of by The valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE of SE., i COnrenierx. affording most excellent shooting, near the pictur fequ e lbe tsPl e " ably healthy village of Hawkhurst, only ten mih e„ fil fTutabr idg A urst station on the Dover Railway, thirteen ir ", ~,t i al an" wells, and eighteen from Hastings. It cots rises 0 't' s " b - l ing, An d comfortable mansion, with gardens, pleasure vials , ed g• S t 3 ro jerste all suitable appendages for a country establisbieent on 8 ,,, amid ° scale; delightfully placed on a fine connareeing. ;; I' d ° ;roll t " scenery of great extent and varied beauty, aP.0 .°54 ,,, - ... e built lodger t w urnpike road (near the church) by a handsome ett --,, o d 00. bevies, a broad terrace, carriage drive through plant 0: 0 lam '" s, skirting some park-like pastures, and the hand. a bout lI P The whole estate consists of 355 acres, of whi r' ' ' ' c obe C' ee) ' r , T ePi" d t acres are ornamental and very thriving wood land,` the remainder pasture, meadow, and hop land, wi tri v _., be had and homesteads ; part let. Possession. fO , pur• of the residence and lands in hand on the completion. ° chase, and with or without the furniture. 1. a , h J w it The estate may be viewed with cards, which may - , land 51 0 1,9 r actc ul' „ r : every information, of Messrs. Daniel Smith and Son , in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London, and descriptis!ed 001ilar! T with b plans may be had, at the neighbouring W et ; .........,......-, un ridge-wc.113,8 cill HAMPTON, MIDDLESI.OC. i)5 "i and at the Auction Mart. .......... A i ESSRS. DANIEL SMITII and y' ri k o W b g i ; -A- SELL by AUCTION, at the slart, near the 15a i.ccept3 , land, TO-NoRROW, September 26, at Twelve (unless iet ' l , l O PO offer shall be previously made by Private Contract) es' session. ta , PI MEI' 13 0 ' in A rleasrpgeactawbalieledangdarcdoemnmaeididious detached RES -- „. ‘ „der n ,ast gently situated at the entrance of Hampton from "o.resol!"_,, trees. It adjoins the residences oPfleaG'.urFe:l37rullnwd':Fo.; ll'al.''''hi'et;' Esqrs. It is copyhold of the Honour and gallOr i n 4 1;5 1 ; Court, but not heritable. It may be viewed ; and particulars had at the.loo- go e; od ton, Twickenham, and Kingston; e the AnetTriwneldo; Messrs. SMART and BULLER, 56, Linee le's. Pallde el % . , of DANIEL SMITH and SON, Waterloo-Pleee' Illv ,mOT le First-rate FEE-SIMPLE LANDED IN ~S•'"„% r " Ay. Ar re' LAND, between DUBLIN and GA-v7ii SO, do , 7 1/1E S SUS.' DANIE IJ SAIITII s us , v iousli, T s -....-Y ii. spect fully apprise the public that (unless f; ,,, ES for posed of by Private Contract) the fins and belli.ol'lo,l, and TOWN MANOR of CLOGHAN will b e ~,,,,,,noe, °c ol SALE by AUCTION, in Dublin, some time in .-:' , A PC! . .nif comprising about 3,000 statute acres, and Predect: iiilo7o, paid by b ittt y p a ro b v i g ab b l i e y.r r e e s ti p t e a e l ta o b f 1 eabt tenantry, n t2r,y4,o:oLa I; s : s t s r: g ;II tbe ad tages of good roads, cana!s, and rivers. Smith and Son, Land Agents, in citor, 18, Bachelor's-walk, Dublin ;or at the Pi c ' . fall For particulars and rent-rolls apply NtovaGtcerinoe.pois,c;:opf t.sio;_sli, London, where plans rooth GROVE HOUSE. may be seen and every k ~e a We l w ed ° A desirable FREEHOLD RESIDENCE, wit" - , 0 11 0 old ~,,,iloi and Rich Meadnw Land, at Binfield, one ° J .: a s e s 0. Districts of Windsor Forest, and well Situated „ r w ill Seat. SO D ig' NIFESSRS. DANIEL SMITII fll 3 t._e ose ic . f ., po , -2 SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, n ear v. ' cic ( e alm infortnan°- land, on TUESDAY, 21st of October, at Twelve 0 s w o , so ss viously disposed of hy private contract), with PO; pia , P t ° e on" I' ou T b h le ea c b , ove comfortable and commodious O SI . raod r' AbolO cif b u n g every accommodation and convenience fir en_ 7 oo ,o l3 " Do rsch timbered shment, surrounded by well.dressed pleasure-8 or an d ring OP a c w h i. t . h h o walled e r g d a e r w d e e r n stabling efi for po e i % n o i sll s e r. ri ! e i oe r e :, am d hiv:t o aag e mtiyhb k n aedsab,:eid,nrikh. Bracknell,a I about s i nine i t , : e e n milesacres, fr d o e m si r aßbelauy/s„it:: , 0 a " ~,' 010 a k W T es i te ie r g n a ß rd a e i n tw er ay w , i w il it s h h i o n w a s ti h m or e t s d ta i t s e tan: e n : f Church, about five miles from the Twyford sta ti° es of S fO I the to'', c lef° ..,s , a l‘ o' regl' po r's t u p S' l rt . lei'l Waterloo Auction Mart; and at Nelson, Smith °id Pall-mall, and Windsor. p a c t . a; c o e n : fthe Messrs.premises N e i s ; .at the solicitors, chief' eaxit. Soutg: r e r e s e,se ci tb e w f ,s ' tc?ii, <si ll' i , llll _ ...----• ::o R ,s o se_so lv s l eic A ou7 N rro T ifn l C FREEHOLD RES I DinfiEldcl4egnCrat's,.,;,Q,s,l little -c .... t d ' oj kl i A l ja e pis i-g.. , g'il ge . Farm, beautiful Woods and Plantations, oe ..4d i e fro' il icre °° _. Inn, in MONMOUTHSHIRE, only one Ile the ' - f • 0 1 ' GAVENNY, on the River Usk, immediatelf faci ng ° Mountain and ether seep •" , r A ll , SOt - ' 1 to sE s L cr L il b m y ble Inag in ni t fi h e e en m ee id a st n o d f be A au li tr 01, TuE ESRS DANIEL SMIT 11:110-e'•':,:$4"I'd' M • ' nea r tb,..0._ fapiel,, Au instructed crio:T b y , t ao l t ] c a t the Executors Mart, _ i iss ' : 13, 1, t o : 3c ;: :: , ..:::: at Twelve 0 : • tec°°, 1 cep able offer should be previously made by Pl 5 n t iv - d p; 3 l - I ', ylfluonxni:udhh: finished drno P tin . riEn which TR E ESTAT E , c o p r n g 2" C . 4 :l lng'''' °3C. i ; sion, compact and economical in its geller al doil i e °. ° ,t moderate establishment with capital litl b , li f i ting o ; 4e j I t d at house, walled garden, cattle.yard, and other u' er, ne! of alls o a th te e l mountain scenery, grounds skirting the high turnpike.road, w*t gle e" ( se ' llie Skyrr o ld pp a o r s e it by . n k e is a o rly a l v el a o lu a a c b re le s Foraremx . . d c ntre , D orf, Wi ti y o p e n i t m aepa hnrotoithrcamhett substantialhrtegboldlyeofaua tt itt a f, hur n eel d s .s,.oaul eth admirableofi tic e:oc farflthonhtwebeernonri, srieeor .501 eci ci lmoiwenetralgir,loaunntdatsi;ons, lionu sweh, ifeohrmt forming Sa i Iggraarn . L"f' the A oti rr°l l,r or este."' w ith the bp w ro ' ir t dit h ,gahene, i t t Esfrsogs estate nt . refreshcreeirdsleliebtsnly:thasleecrimebmriaaePgia:litne,h;4l,-7,i'asnatal: Isto:::-ecii''' and the Inn, known as 11.)° , , jo lc, 1 1; red ec o ln istt i tbagliengto, gthaerdetunr,Hvoirkceh.arrotd.andimPe3n;:,rta:;tual:rVot:lrovi' ialolt: hgdhi viewednbe:we:atyisniin ninns rai ts b t Ao y l b; e t ii.;tle,t,thes the niv y i : . ~,,,:nr;elcooLi , 001:, le .01 iir i . 0n00,14 , i tro , holder RAMPT ON'S PIT• r °F f rillll°e")rt4icW aavCniie,haytdehy, Chepstow, osln h iel ,cvd a : d tLoti a orai t neits t ,dr: h m etea , I' 0 u fe a n: A r t ctyr m i n s t e r Court,oiNewton, t v.vv o n aito e e a t r is D r . o o A o r . ; b e: t a r r r e a : v °e l l - a n° o l . ; l- ' 1 : 11 ' t 0 6 1 fro °l 4 i' following n.e.isds, The manifold advantages to ' the ) with confidence, and used with success in C day, e l eVe , ,,Vf t e h r a i t n n i o s question es ga l, in e le ti .a i l l c e n l al ll , :l i e s i u e b os b e r m la r k a i : t i r :s ed e etl won : r_ f_l iec'''s i gi n t Its a ltn ele:Y ;t 11 0 t0 u :: : flf:1:61°)°r::1111i°411"r: the kingdom.. From among n uiu .4 .„ 0 ::. 4 , 0 / 0- o , ' i- , t ne ,f, " TO MR:. TaOMAS PrtOOT, 2v, sTa al e ' ~, gar t c o ye , ! l , ril , d •• " , Cooper-street; Manch e- I ,oog ,p`'°,;rse j Sir,—l have much satis'action In c0mmiT,,,,,0.1 die cc . f4, a, stilt_ l, of my experience, after repeated trials, °l e r ' to t in,.` ii evo,ott i i `, 0 HEALTH, and I feel it but justice to stat ± 4 I wo 0,0 r: j 10 5 many years' trial of various Aperient Mdicine- , iie f ot 4 a ,_ O ll. results at once so salutary and efficient in tile in',',ivent;„ :' s al from redundant bile, &c with so litt le nn ly tO !,1,0 01 '0 0 7, therefore, warranted in declaring that the!! s,.loilae, '1.„4ci.,:,11 ong wanting, of being able to recommend to J 3 , o n th ,, ,, v ice A ota escially mercantile men, whether at the dea l ' °.L . I s llr° ! 't °1 valuable resource In an occasional medicine. . 1 " 1" eil ir '' te ll ' the 1 " „eel,' I TO , to myself if, in giving this testimony, I Int l ocl AN/ S"..ne t At FRAMPTON'S PILLS more generally ktin",4/.4l,l'hie earn -4 The I am, Sir, respectfully yours,' ". ,e ll* o° A;ril' ell ,lol s. s unprecedented sale of these Pills, arts bl iii ve ":',..,; ~ „ 1 , 1 1 . commendations of the _many thousands n' llo t iie cs . s. ,i i,11 1 ',0 _ 44 ,. 1 from their use, render any lengtheded comm.'," . 0 10 ,1 ii_lto° in e#' not put forth as a care for all diseases to which fi tunny ,vo r of eSk theil o , i pesS_L ° I WO " „ il for Bilious and Liver Complaints, with tendants, Bilious and Sick ll.adache Pain an" •j E' „jul, Giddiness, Dizziness, Singing ' Noise in Ilea t l e itti , wit . 70 11 7; Heartburn, Loss of Appetite, Wind, SPes tns ' 'at ct ' e tl °t elt; I f l"c c°. aae:ffic ! o x itns o p.sat o enTa r yahi t iei hree doses will . convince the a• --i s str e Ny s „,,," e ir'' ' eer , gor s ea t i o ics m it,l a eb w . s ill h s e p a e t e , di p lY ai r 1011 ra - d spt - o ta Sk - 0 action of the Liver Bowels,_ and Kidneys, 'iodic(' o od e ct° A nd iiig to g to dir i. strength, activity, and renewed health', fond e s ile t ° 2s. gt will be the result f taking this medicine, ac ''''' r( ' i , d. Al io tit il'e . . price is. _L i volig t o Sold by T. Front, 229, Strand, London. o ily e h o t% ta ° per box, also by the Vendors of Medicines gene a o- Kingdom. time ... A all , 5 ,, ° 00 0° ' Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF 1-1..,.Au1, '- Name and Address of " Thomas Prout 229 P" Government Stamp al o net f 1 everyGlßl diot contains. iv,4l-40 Tll -------- E. SECRET cOM PANION.—FUL I-, r'F''',,-‘!,riploriSl-'1(11:644 Just published , t 16th edition, 2s. 6d., free w., 4 - f o:;4 T H E envelope, 3s. 611 .,, A fl l A io ice , o to SECRET c u ,.... ~ jodull,ott Infection, with means of restoration, with obo e° L onaloat er cvo i r p it • BY 11. J. BRODIE and Co., SurgecTB4l, p ie 510, e,. eyiscealaivv,Adefneodical Work on banefld effectsa7oos on roo., bcyo.t,h6e3:lkauitidhosras,ngateurl, lox, boYfSoilrdC:ist°,..°,citta,rtri,ll:4, lt,iceet: i, ho , Noble, 114, Chancery-la,neb;aci.sireetre" et, 3 ,',- . o ll ' -garden; Gordon, 141', Le3"en,-harcirl-4,,,, 4i , „ c or e, High-street, `-'1,,,t01:::::', I .-„,f , p s 3W-tl t otr o l i t tltb , :arl w ostma c o t t , Manchester ; lieron and co. , - 1 . oil , J cop - Ealuburgii ,_, A u 46 Union-street, Bristol ; o and by all booksellers . 11 0 4 , til e e tlo' rimort OF 17113 IPIIES•5• plO ee ,,,,,t0e.. ,efit "This is a work of great merit, and should be ~ n D v " GP , him in many ways."—The London Mercantile of, ;;Atil Def ,i. 00 cline Dl:8 ne3 Irregulara sE " d o sl n ila g sni. I yman valuable w h o istrsungesrpgidfriotsrapepriasistafraii'ocaerre,4 ,:ri, , TUE CORDIAL BALM OF ZEYLASICN . v se ' 3 o fflOi it , ael l :6,i• dwßeesatkozitsiTeh,ejassinesstsye,s,awnodnidoemimluelssetllofcsapciry-ilti:, diO.ilninci:i,eststioof,Solp,s,..gefo4l.:.:l3:,: de exvtteaer yilnliloasrl. diseases ai a ss e et i a s t s , or the quantity of floe'ul: inS°olitiollar.,ll,llv b e : 1"1 , 3 .: 1 ,1!, 1 . 5. .... 9 P.i by which one-Ils. is saved. The 51. ca ~ , ,., i ', f 4, I. • .:;,,i cu',/ :IP 4s. pbPUßlFYlNGoertibiosx.esexes, hi , V ,,, esEieuGdpiErinTit. tin l e i r e r e J ont. E ri tt y : . c : r5 l i i pi c i t: r u s , ji. , 0 13 0.1 i r o eiss of e f c t e h s e s a s ry kh . ;' j o tter , i . ti c° ~riltA t ne all medicine vendors. Consultation fee, if b " r C ° 's cat ' • ncian Ce f° re O c e o °l ,l Messrs. BRODIE and Co. are in daily atte c_ell,,itts iti t 9 iiir t at their residence, 27, Montague-strect, 1 16- 7 0 g till S ot is 1 14 British Museum), London, from 11 in the niorarsorixt 4 ing, and on Sun lays from 11 till 2. 001 Y one Pe to effect a permanent cure. without hindran,eefe ____...„.....--- 10 4 Y ii On the 15th inst. at Miltoltni-nßerxirdravesc_o(l, j“'nt' tile Captain H. Pace, M'adras Army, of a daughtci• 0 9 on re, to e t to 'O r MARRIED. ver , s ntia t ono ieoll On the 23d inst., at St. George's, Ilan° , ou nge , .. o f 3- ` Rev. Richard Cavendish Townshend Boyle , .7,.. jiau gatc of Cork and Orrery, to Eleanor Yore youngcs,' ,IV silt Gordon, Eeq., of Ellon, of Aberdeen. o f A DIED. d h.i, la , d ,,, o ,i,, , oats . e i ~' On the 10th inst., Mrs. Maplestone, og e SO ° 4c, HC) Commercial Inn piss orfolk.. , , ariwge, Glollee3utcre;,,..i. TC n the 21st 14- Wormington Gist, Esq., aged tio , ' On the 2241 1 M.A., Vicar of London : Printe, Strand, Printer , the Savoy, in 0,1545. ?:14S,roros„ kb.;°,,t to the and at l the D 41, 10 NAI 4 26, 0. b ltt, InP" 's kt 4 eat, e 'n oft f 4 4/14 both ViOittir°4 au ; 4 15 tl; ' 4 ll 41 9 of , i, t izeetpor 44 are kess b i) kt4 o lucre 44 / Y etfre t u a lle t ed 011 • 1 $1,) d, 137 4 1838 ✓i 183, ` , Q 0r1:31,4 1841 Pr% l l, l tits tp t Yea :t4i4eRANT C tttl 11 i ltrri s ▪ I t3 ' Of f P t :l l ti o ,7' grey of ''',4,i11411(P:1(18i0O3 Li, NINg half , r B e t the I ) th I ' ospe a 3' , or'fi, etea es . n Yr Tp Sit'fe• •1 8 i i l 4 I 1, 011: 1 4 ,r,1;ar d I V 11 4 1 4 ' P.„q• Jove4l.l Es q. • E sq. Ito, of of t I ,lr scale Vorn r 8;ao'71;: V44t0:413ae 881;: kr i f a Per Pia t ( k ,;e B "Year t° B 1 ,t. 01t - lAN • . 141%. Al I °4 kt e r Dl t 1 1 ,11,1141, ie, els, ; . 4 ,t ' 4 '' 1 )2, 1)3 ;', 4q ' 3 .,, J1111., r,._ 4 t,, 4 1, 4 1 / , , , liii As % 4. ' Es q. 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Int., at Ifampstea I%liddlese, oflw' .-, St, Andrew's, Whittlesea, tin the Ple _ __,,,,.110i - th..., tI N 4 -,,,,' -----P'o--i r'l°Ct # Saai f ty tett and Published by MUNI) - 1 A i i the r i p, any 3. lel ter, at The Sun Mee, No. 112, Stro.4op F. , Ol 14 the County Qf giddleges, o'l° •