The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-21 00:00:00

V(:t trb W'Zittion YORK AUGUST MEETING. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Collingwood Radulphus Britannia Ilarriott Italian Dauphine ITriel . l!ri?,s!ess Dundas Stakes. The Oaks. ••• •0 • ••• ••I The Produce S►akes. The Queen's Plate. Tho Saplieg Stakes.. Az a th •• • ... Doubting Jack ... Princ? of Wales' Stakes. •• • 1 Trickstreis Rol horpe •• • 1 w ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... . •• • 1 ... 2 Sweepstakz:. walked over WEST LONDON RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly g-neral meeting of this company took 'Aloe to-day r.t the London Tavern, for the pur pose cf receiving the report of the directors, and trans 'acting other business connected with the company. The chair was taken shortly after one o'clock by Stephen Bird, Esq., the deputy chairman of the com pany ; and the minutes of the last Fleeting baying been read, Mr. TeIIQIIAND, the new secretary of the company, then read the following report : " The- directors, considering the action at law against -the London and North-Western Railway Company as the suhsect of the greatest interest to the shareholders, pt oceel to notice it first in their halt-yearly report. The - action stry/d for trial, and the jury were chosen in the month of June last, and the directors hoped it would have birch tried before the Court of Common Pleas rose for the vacation, but the number of special jury causes in arrear was such, that the court did not even reach the list of new causes; your directors, however, teal contil-et that it will come on for trial in December next, and they still entertain the same opinion as ta the result which they expressed to the shareholders 'at the la, t helf-yearly meting. The traffic on • the canal -stows a total increase of 3,600 tons over the previous. half-year. In the traffic from the railway there has beau an increase of 4,300 tons, but to t , ,e railway there has been a decrease of 2 500 ?07,. The directors have heen applied to by the • Ince Halt Coal Company ' to afford them facilities in the transit of coal on the canal. by the formation of a stage, for tte purpose of enablinz the railway trucks to diseb,rge cotes at once into the barges—the directors, , feeling that the additional trilfic which would he thereby brought cn the canal must be c,insidetable, have acceded ,to toe application. The requisite outlay is es!ina , :ti.d .at about 1004 The directors regret that it is net in their power to report more favourable upon the circumstances connected with the state of the accounts of Mr. Thernp- Boo; the late secretary of the company ; the re peated assurances given by Mr. Thompson, previous to the last half-jearly mo.ting, in dite:A the directors to express a hope tt;at. the compa , y would not ultiesately suifcir loss en his Account. . The dieectora were informed shortly after that meeting, -.that Mr. Thompiou had lit this country, arid without giving them any meats tir c.,mmt:7,l,atiog with him until . within the last month, when a letter was received from him dated from the United States. The directors have lost no time in opening a communication, and have ad dre,sed a letter to hiin, urging upon him the necessity of relievinz himself from his present position with the company. The directors report that they hare hp• pointed Mr. William Turqu2nd the i . .ceitttry to the company, in the room of Mr. Thompson; and they fur ther report'that thy have made arrangemmts by which the arraial expenditure of the ct)mpacy is considerably reduced." Aster some discussion, in which the defalcations of Mr. Thotnpson, which amount to between 8001. and. 9001., were strongly remarked upon, the report was agreed to, received, and advted ; but the adoption of the accounts which accompanied the report were de ferAd for consideration to another meeting. In the course of the discussion on the adoption of the report, \[r. White strongly recommended the directors of the company to juin with the London and North-Western Company in some ar ranaient by which the public might be induced to avail themselves of the facilities afforded by the rail way for ths, Great Public Exhibition of 1851, and also how the traffic on the canal for the same pur pose might be improved. If some such course were not adopted he was afraid the omnibuses would run away with all their traffic on that important occasion, and tip. harehol lers of the company would be greatly injured. After some otber business had been disposed of a vote of thnrks to the Chairman was carried unani mously, and the meeting srated. FicANCE. The Debats says :—The heavy rains which have lately fallen in various parts of the territory have given birth to sone apprehensions for the corn her %est. Although, undoubtedly, certain partial damage has been caused we are happy to be able to say that, according to the information which we have received, the injury as yet done has been inconsiderable, and that the harvest, though perhaps inferior to the last one, which was unusually abundant, gives every pro mise of being above the average. Besides, the crops had been in part got in, and but few hail-storms have taken place, a cause of injury which is far more disastrous to the husbandman than a heavy fall of rain." ITALY. The Concordia of Turin of the 16th relates a curious anecdote of Monsignor Franzoni, Archbishop of Turin. When the Carabineers came to arrest him on the late occasion, he said to the officer—"l suppose you found a letter, which must have given you great" pleasure, among the papers you seised yesterday." " Which ?" asked the officer. " Why that which informed me that I was to be arrested, and my papers seized." The officer immediately re ported the circumstance, but the letter in question was not to be found among the papers which had been seized. The lii.sorgiment6 of Turin quotes a letter from Naples oti the 7th, Eating that the King of the Two S cities has been displaying great uneasiness of late, having learnt that General Narvacz has tu ty spies at the Neapolitan Court. The facts of the case are stated as follows :—Prince Carini, the .Neapolitan Ambassador at the Court of Madrid, having solemnly protested to General Narvaez that the marriage of Count de itiontemolino with a Neapolitan Princess was prompted by no po. litical motives, General Narvacz suddenly produced a copy of the marriage contract, the terms of which bad beeu kept a secret by the Court of Naples, and which therefore could only have been procured from some person intimately connected-with it. In this contract, the Count de Montemolino is styled Charles VI., King of Spain and of the Indies. Prince Carini ap peared thunderstruck, and immediately wrote to his Court, stating the circumstance, which caused great astonishment and displeasure. Letters from Bologna of the I3th state that the country continaes to be infested by robbers. THE WIESBADEN CONGRESS. . The Union publishes the following letter from Wiesbaden, dated thd 16th :—" Yesterday being As sumption day the Count de Chambord went to church at eight o'clock. All the seats were filled with Frenchmen; the foreigners of different countries filled the lower parts. The life of the Count de Chambord, at Wiesbaden, is a very active one. 411 the day is taken up with audiences. Every one i s re .. • ceived by the Prince, and every one snakes his re marks on the situation of affairs. The ex-pee; the representative, the banker, the merchant, the writer, awl the farmer arrive in their turn with their ideas, soinetimes their advice, but they are in their turn surprised to find the Prince well-informed on all the subjects on which they address him. The Count de Chambord said to some persons who were well acquainted with his laborious habits, '3ly friends appear to be astonished at finding me well acquainted with what takes place in France : to what do they therefore think that 1. devote my attention, if it be not to ascertain the wants of my country ?' There is, in fact, nothing which he does not scrupulously study. He knows the general situation of Frince and the particular state of each department; he knows what works are useful to the inhabitants, and the names of the men who found and direct them ; he thoroughly understands the questions treated on in the Councils General; be takes interest in those which are debated in the Parliament; the army finances, public works, and education, all is known to him, and this is the reason why he is able to surprise persons of different professions and of different voca tions when they are speaking to him on subjects with which they are exclusively occupied. In addition'to these private audiences there is a general cne every day, at nuon, for all new comers, and ie the evening a second general reception for all the French present at Wiesbaden. In these receptions, which are very numerously attended, the Count de Chambord goes from one room to another and speaks to every one, wish the usost perfect kirvinsss and condescen sion. The v.. , cepTion yesterday was one of the most Demi i nt. S -e r e, ors, fUrrrlibrly of a cont rary way of thinking, were prf , ,•ent. Al:ne. de I.36nagiie,Vllls - sains present for the first time, passed from one saloon to the other loaning on the arm of Viscount Walsh„ THE SUN, when suddenly the Prince, leaving a group, stood opposite her. Mr. Walsh drew back, saying, ' Mon seigneur, we form a b.rricade." We must not make barricades,' replied the Prince, we must unmake then? ;' and then turning towards Mme. de B‘hague, I have just, madame, made use of an expression which reminds you of a sad event ; I solicit your pardon ; I know that your brother was killed in 1834 when raising a barricade ; no one could have regretted that misfortune more than I did. Have the kindness to tell Madame Baillot, your mother, how sincerely I shared in her grief.' Madame de Behague could only reply by her tears. Several visitors are beginning to leave, to give place to others. The representatives will carry with them from Wies baden a deeper conviction than ever, that the Legi timist party possesses not only in its principle, but in the Prince, who represents it, a power of reformation which no other party can equal. Let us add that their union will remain strongly cemented, and in that they will yield at once to their inspiration, to the wish of the Prince, and to the general interest of France." INUNDATIONS IN BELGIUM. In consequence of excessive heavy reins on Thurs day, Friday, and Saturday in different parts of Bel gium, extensive inundations were caused, and vast damage was done. The railway communications between Brussels and the French frontier were in terrupted. The Brussels and local journals contain long details of the inundations, and from them we compile the following : FRIDAY.—The waters had risen so high in the direction of Hai and the environs of Anderlecht, that most of the cellars and lower parts cf the houses were inundated. At the Northern Railway station at Brussels, horses had water as high as their breasts. From Hal to Brussels, the overflowing of the Senne caused the fields to resemble a vast , lake. In the valley of Etterbeck, of Saint Josse ten Noode, and Schaerbeck, the waters came in floods from the adja cent heights, carrying with them masses of sand and earth. In the environs of Isque and Wavre, the earth in several places was undermined, and large masses fell in. The great highway was covered with earth. Communications were entirely in terrupted and the crops were destroyed. Lightning struck a wall at Opwyck, and entirely destroyed it— : seme of the bricks were thrown a distance of 600 feet. At Meysse, the buildings of a farm and all the crops they contained were destroyed by lightning, and at Weinel the roof of a house was set on fire, but the flames were extinguished by the rain., At Antwerp, at about half-past four in the afternoon, there was a tre mendous storm, and a deluge of rain fell. Maey of the streets presented the appearance of lakos, and in the lower parts of the town the water in the houses was ' several feet deep. At about seven there was a whirl wind which did immense damage in the country dis tricts near the city. In the nearest villages, many large trees were uprooted—at Deurne a clump of 28 was blown down. The lightning ,struck several buildings in Ant werp. Fires were occasioned by lightning at Oorderen, Clampthout, Wilmarsdonck, and other localities. In some places the crops were injured by the lightning. At Ghent, the rain fell, according to the locaL journal?, in "cataracts," and there was a large rising of the waters. in the quarter Saint Sauveur, a large 1 sugar manufactory was destroyed by lightning. At Grammont_ the river overflowed, and the light ning struck seine buildings. At Denterghera se veral persons sought refuge in a mill ; the lightning struck it, and three were killed, five or six were seriously injured. At Thick some barns and crops were destroyed by the lightning. At Mercketb, Es , en, Wournen, and Wereken, there were vast inun dations, which did incalculable damage. At Courtrai, the rain tell in torrents for two days, and the light -1 ning destroyed some buildings; it also very nearly ' struck a railway train. At Liege the river ruse con shlerabir. At Namur the Meuse rose a foot and a half in tile course of an hour. At Roves, near En ghien, the lightning struck a woman who was nursing her children. SATURDAY.—The Southern Railway was greatly injured by the waters. Near Mons not only were the rails carried away, but the water dug deep into the embankments. The train from Paris had to stop on reaching Mons. All the neighbourhood of the city was under water, and presented a fearful spectacle. I A boat was procured to convey the letters to a part of the railway which was uninjured, and where a locomo tive was waiting. The violence ° of the waters was such that it took several hours, and required extraor dinary efforts on the part of the boatmen to reach the locomotive. The letters were then conveyed to Hal. There the line was inundated, and a man had to carry them on his head to a rising ground, where a cart was procured to convey them to Brussels. At Brussels during the night alarm guns were fired. At daybreak the Claaus4 d'Anderlecht was in undated for a length - of about 500 yards.—At ten o'clock, at the place called the Tete de Monton, the water was a yard deep. The Veterinary school at Curegbein was entirely submerged. All the ma i nufactories, &c., on the banks of the river were inun i dated. Boats were out in all directions to assist the per i sons in danger of drowning. The communes of Molen beck-Saint-Jean and Lacken were inundated, as were also the Faubourg of Flanders and the quarter between the Porte de Ninove and the Rue de Gnu. The waters of the Senne were higher than in 1839. At twelve o'clock the inundation reached the lower parts Li' the town, and made great progress in the quarter of the Rue d'Anderlecht, in the Rue de la Fiancée, the Place des Martyrs, the Chzussee de Flandre. Between Brussels and Hal the railway i was destroyed on a length of between three and four kilometres. Vilvorde, Hal, and all the vil lages surrounding Brussels were under water. At Hal the waters rose with such violence that they threw down a house. At five o'clock the inundation was more considerable than in 1820. Not only were all the faubourgs near the river inundated, but waters continued to rise in the lower parts of the town. The authorities were on foot, and the inha bitants were in dismay. A lock on the Charleroi gave way, and the waters rushed into the Senne. A veritable torrent was formed in the Rues de Flandre, du Rempart des Moines, the Marche aux Cochons, the Rues d'Ophem, Locquenghien, &c. The waters fell in cascades near the Pont des Barques. The Corn Market and several other streets were inundated. Men waded through the water to convey provisions to the inundated families. The rain again began to fall heavily. At seven o'clock the cannon of alarm continued to thunder. The inundation became more and more menacing, it invaded all the streets of the centre of the town and the vicinity of the Southern Railway station. The Place S:. Gary became impassable, and the Grande Place and the Place de la Monnaie were in danger of being inundated. The bourgmestre traversed the inundated streets on horseback, and ordered beds to be provided at the hospital for the relief of al" accidents. SUNDAY.-At Brussels, at midnight, the rising of the waters had not ceased, and the inundation ex tended from the Faubourg d'Anderlecht to the Place St. Gery, and covered all the streets on both sides. The waters of the Senne extended from the Quai de la Fiancee to the Place de la Monnaie by the Rue Fosse-aux-Loups, and to the Place des Martyrs by the Rue Chant.d'Useau, thereby intercepting all communication with the Northern Railway. All the cellars of the neighbouring houses were inundated. In the lower parts of the Theatre de la Monnaie there were six feet of water, and some of the machinery was inundated; no perform ance was possible. In the Rue de la Fiancee a vast quantity of objects was swept away by the violence of the waters. Near-the bassin Sainte Catherine some sacks of salt were carried away, and a work man, in trying to rescue them, 'was so severely in jured that his life was considered in danger. Very many of the gas lamps could not be lighted in consequence of the water having got into the pipes. The horse 'of a gendarme, on duty on the Boulevarde du Midi, took fright at the flood andthrew the man into the fosse, in, which there was 30 feet of water; he was drowned, but the horse was saved. On the Boulevard de l'EntrepOt, near the Canal de Charleroi, a crowd assembled to see the falling of a mass of water ; a protecting bar having given way, four men were precipitated into the torrent, and three of them were drowned. Near the church of Bon- Secours, and in some itreets near the quarter of the Vieux Marche the water was five feet deep. The church des Richeis Claim was surrounded on all parts. In the Faubourg de Flandre, however, and in the interior of the town the wators sensibly diminished, and at eleven o'clock had fallen 11 feet. Warehouses containing oil, beer, spirits, and other de / scriptions of merchandise were completely destroyed. A great number of cattle perished, and about fifty houses or buildingi were so injured, that they fell. All night the authorities were on foot, and active measures were taken in different parts to prevent the waters from extending. In the quarter Leopold the A waters dug large ravines. At Etterbeck consid era bl e greatly rom o bs e s r u v ff a e t i r o e n d s , damage was done. The town of Hal F and several persons were drown ed. taken at the Royal Observatory at Brussels, it appears that on the 15th and Nth the quantity of water which fell was 78 millimetres: with one exception, in 1839, it is the largest quantity since 1833. The local pa papers are filled with aneounts of the' inundations in different parts of the kingediSin. Without going into details, it may be mentioned that incalculable damage appears to have been caused 'at TournakAudenarde, Synghem, Asper, and — tteli‘ by the: vaillowing of the Eseaut ; at Ninive a ly the overflowing of the Dendre ; at Marcy-les. Engbien ; Levens Saint Anne, • &c. Zee., the destruction was chiefly of growing crops, and agricultural produce. At several places fainewebetildings wereAlestroyed. by lightning, and at Lavatifa young 4fitirrwas killed. Part - of,,tAstAl6;l_ , 4 ; cif, r .kuraat,ms, inLisid t atl, and in some of the houses the water rose as high as the sa loons. At Ghent the river overflowed, but it does 240' : LONDON, not appear that much namage was caused. The lower parts of the city of Liege were inundated, and navi gation on the river was interrupted. Near Charleroi all the fields were submerged, and the injury done to crops was immense. The lower part of the town was sub mergrd to a depth of between two and three yards, and:the Sambre rose with such rapiditp that it was almost expected to cover the bridge. The church on the Place Verte, was completely surrounded with water. The workmen of the railway station, em ployed fascines, sods and dung to keep out the water, but without effect. Boats were swamped on the Marchienne, and it was found that several persons had perished. In consequence of the inundation the price of flour rose six francs the sack. The service on most of the railways was interrupted." At Valenciennes there hare been extensive inunda tions, caused by the overflowing of the Scheldt. The neighbouring country bas also been under water. At Orchies, near Lille, some damage has been done, and several fields inundated by the overflowing of the Marque. At Maubege, also, there have been inundations which have done considerable injury. STATE OF TRADE. (Frrm the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—Some of the holders of cotton appear to have been rendered so uneasy by that course of wary and limited purchasing so perti naciously followed by the consumers as to have at length made an effort to realise, the suddenness and vigour of which have caused a decline of 3-16 d. per ib. since Friday in sliest qualities of Americans. This has affected our market in a very sensible manner to-day, adding materially to that backwardness to operate on the part cf buyer:, and to that so licitude about selling; among some classes of producers, which became apparent towards the latter end of last week. In none of the recent ebbs of busi ness has there been so much of this state of feeling, on either side, as on this occasion. Under these circum stances, not only the transactions, but the mere at tempts to purchase, have been so few as to afford no thing like a test of prices. In all but the finer yarns, however, there is certainly a bias in the wrong direc tion, and a positive giving way in some kinds. Pin-cope, cop twist, ;and warps, of the medium counts, have yielded in the greatest degree some id. per lb., others rather snore than that, as might be expected from their relative dearness. As regards goods, little more can be said than that there is but too obvious a weak ness in the prices of many descriptions. The advices from Constantinople are again more favourable as to gray and white calicoes, and also yarns; but, of course, the merchants infected with the prevailing feeling of the day, have stood aloof like others. From Mexico and Havannah the commercial accounts are of a complexion decidedly to re strain further shipments. The letters from China are still unsatisfactory. At Calcutta, a large business had been done in Manchester goods, but not on paying terms; at the same time the supplies were heavy; the prospects in the interior, however, and the season of the year, were in favour of the market. In yarns the tendency was to improve. Against the exporters to this market is to be noticed a further de cline in the rate of exchange. Atogether, the India merchants have had no inducement to operate to-day, especially in the present aspect of matters here. ROCHDALE, MoSDAT.—The merchants attended pretty early in the market this morning, as it was the wakes; and, in the latter part of the day, the streets were generclly crowded and impassible. The pieces in the market were soon cleared off, at advanced prices ; and twice that number would have been sold, if the manufacturers had had them to offer. There is no change in the wool market. MaccLurtELD, TUESDAY.—We have no new feature to note in the staple trade of this town, the manufacturers becoming snore generally en gaged for the autumn trade. The buyers having heretofore taken advantage of the necessities of manu facturers, when large quantities of goods of various styles have been prepared for the autumn trade, has caused the latter, in most cases, to prepare only to order this season. This principle having been gene rally acceded to by the buyers, the trade may now be said to have fairly commenced, as a proof of which the dyers are well employed. In thrown silk there is certainly more doing, but prices are far from remune rating, when the present high price of raw silk is taken into account, and we are sorry to report the market for the latter in a buoyant and advancing state. • HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—A good trade has been doing to-day, though perhaps altogether not so many .goods have changed bands this week as did last, partly owing to the unsettled state of the weather and the present shooting season. The fancy manufacturers complain of the slackness of their branch of business. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—The amount of business transacted in our Piece Hall to-day has been about an average for the season, cud prices have not under gone any alteration. Yarns are still brisk, and the quotations are as high as they have ever been. There is a little more doing in wool, at late rates. LEM?, TUESDAY.—The woollen trade is without alteration since our last report, and still continues in a satisfactory state. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, Guildhall-chambers, the Earl of Lonsdale in the chair. The report stated that the near approach of the works to completion had enabled the directors to estimate with accuracy the outlay stilLto be incurred. The arrears of calls and the amount still to be taken up on debentures would be sufficient to meet the requirements of the company. The portion of the line between Ravenglass and Bootle, four miles and a half, was opened for traffic on the Bth of July, making 21 miles open, and leaving 14 miles in the course of construction—namely, from Bootle to the Furness Railway. It is expected that the whole of the line from Whitehaven to the Fur ness Railway will be opened in the' course of the next month. In the latter end of June the southern portion of the viaduct over the Esk was burned, and in the course of a week afterwards was re built at a cost of 6001. The cause of the fire has not been discovered, but precautions have been taken to guard against a similar casualty. A plan for effect ing a junction at Whitehaven with the Whitehaven and Maryport Railway was in the month of May last submitted by the two companies to the trustees of the town of Whitehaven. The plan consisted of a direct line of tramway between the stations of the two com panies, with a very convenient and ample connexion from both railways to the harbour ; and at the same time the estimated outlay was very limited compared with the cost of any other mode which had been de vised of effecting the object. A committee of the trustees reported against the adoption of the plan, notwithstanding that in other large towns no incone venience whatever has been found in practice to re ; suit trom precisely similar arrangements. The ne cessity of this connexion is felt to be so important for the due developement of the traffic of the line that the directors will not relax in their endea vours to carry it out in the cheapest and most efficient practicable mode. The total earnings of the 16i miles between Whitehaven and Raven glass, from their opening in July, 1849, to the 30th of Juno last, have been 4 515/., and the total number of passengers carried 71,618, of which 7,742 were first-class, 30,427 second-class, and 33,449 third class passengers. No part of the large traffic in. minerals which has always been expected to arise between Whitehaven and Furness, on the completion of the railway throughout, has yet come upon the portion opened, nor can it until the line is completed to the junction with the Furness Railway. The full development of this traffic will still depend upon a connexion through Whitehaven with the railways to the north. The. report of Mr. Dees, the engineer, stated that the line was on the point of completion, and the permanent way laid on eight miles out of the fourteen unopened ; so that with favourable weather the whole line would be ready for opening in a month. The' whole of the works have been executed by the contractors in a very substantial manner, and when the embankments become consolidated the rail way will be kept in a very efficient working order at a trifling cost per mile. The capitai account to the 30th of June showed that 264,3881. had been re ceived, and 297,892/. expended, leaving a balance against the company of 33,5041. The revenue ac count for the half-year stated that 2,466/. had been received, and 1,650/. expended, leaving a balance of 816/. The CHAIRMAN, on moving the adoption of the report, stated that the line would have been open at the present time were it not for the sinking of an em bankment and the burning of a portion of the bridge over the Esk. He had no doubt that the line would be • ready for opening at the time specified. The works on their line had proceeded more slowly, on account of finan cial difficulties, than the works on any other line in the kingdom of the same length ; they had one consolation, however, that their line of 35 miles in length, when completed, would not exceed the cost of 10,0001. per mile. The Maryport and Car lisle and the Furness Railways had cost 15,0001. Per mile, and they were enabled to divide 2 per cent. per annum ; but this was not so bad when it was considered that some of the best railways did not overage more than per cent., as shown by Mr. Yeat's table. Their line had good gra dients, and would be worked cheaply. With regard to the intended junction line between the two rail ways at IVhitehaven, the company were autho rised by act of Parliament either to carry it through the town on a viaduct, or under it by means of a tunnel. The length of the junction line is about 800 Ards. it was not intended to construct it in either of the ways mentioned, but he had no doubt they would be able to construct it as a tramroad at a very moderate cost. • In .answer to- questions it was slated that sine& the accounts had been made up above 5,000/. of the bills given for arrears on calls were paid. Since the open- WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1850. ing of the line to Bootle the receipts had been in zreased between 301. to 401. per week. Resolutions were passed adopting the report and accounts, and re-electing the retiring directors — Messrs. W. Miller, R.C. Hildyard, Q.C., M.P., J. Peile, G. Pew, and E. Stanley, M.P. The retiring auditors were also re-elected. Mr. LEVY, on moving a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, which was carried unani mously, stated that he was quite sure that it was not one of the worst undertakings in the kingdom, and that shareholders may rest perfectly satisfied that they had honest accounts and the true state of their affairs laid before them. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compliment, said that it would require 58,000/. to finish the line. Towards this sum they had 20,000/. at the banker's, the contractors would take 20,0001. in debentures, and they would receive about 15,0001. on bills, which would nearly make up the whole sum they required. The meeting then separated: FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 16, ISSO. The Qleen has been pleased to approve of Don Gui seppe Ramirez as Consul-General at Malta tor the Duke of Parma. WHITEHALL, Auc. 19. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of n Knight of the United Kingdom of Great - Britain and Ireland unto Benjamin Fonseca Outran, of Hanover square, in the county of Middlesex, Doctor of Medici❑e, Retired Inspector of Hospitals and Fleet:, and Compa nion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 16. Corps Gf Royal Marines—Firt-Lieatenant William Grigor Sather to be Captain, vivo Captain J3mea DON.. man, retired. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetshire. Richard Edmund St. Lawrence Boyle, commonly called Visc , ,unt Dungarvan, to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; the Honourable William Henry Berkeley Portman to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Sir John Hesketh Lethbridge, Bart. to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Aug. 12. were sold at 61 to 6ild, and one lot ordinary sid per lb. In Cloves there has been little passing; we quote Penang 101 to is 4d, Bourbon and African 64d to 61d, Cassia Lignea is yet scarce, and buyers are compelled to pay 92s to 98s for small lots. Bud) are held for 100 s. Ilolders of Black Pepper are firm, and supply the market less freely, and sales are to a fair extent by private treaty. Malabar at 3id to 3id, Sumatra at 241 to 34d. 650 bags were offered at auc tion, and taken in at 3/4 per lb for half heavy Malabar. Of Penang 1,000 bags sold at 2d to 3d, and damaged at 211 to 24d; 100 bags white realized 6d to 6id, and fine 7id to 911. With Jamaica Ginger the market has been well supplied, and prices are rather lower, but at public sale 500 pkgs all sold ftom 31 6s to 41 13s, and good 41 15s to 61 6s; one lot very fine 101 12s. Export sorts are still little wanted, and there are sellers at low rates. At auction 360 pockets and 80 bags Bengal went at 16s to 16s 61 for ord rough. Mace continues in goad demand, and former rates are welt sup ported. At auction five cases common sold at is 9d to 2s. Holders of Nutmegs ask full rates. still little has been dune by private treaty, and only 8 pkgs were offered at auction, and sold at 2s 3d to 2s 7d for low and mid brOwn. In Cinnamon few sales have been made. To day a public sale of 150 brls Jamaica Ginger went at easier rates; mid to good at 80s to 104 s, and common 705 to 795 per cwt. SeeneTs.—An increases' business has been transacted in Jamaica Rem for home consumption and exporta tion, whilst riithes higher rates are paid. The put chases amount to 500 puns at 2) 7d to 3s 51 for 30 to 38 per cent over proof, nun fine at 3s 61 to 4s 2d per gallon. For Leeward liiand the market is firm, and nearly 300 Puns have been sold at is slid to is 51 proof. Eat India is wanted, and opera ions are 200 puns at Is 41 to is 41, at which there are not ire, sellers. A good demand exists for Demerara, and prices are on the rise; about 300 IA& sold at 2s 11 to 2s 3d fur 34 to 40 per cent over proof. For Brandy there is a firm market, and large purchases have been made: Cognac best brands, of the vintage of 1847, at 5s 2d to 5s 4 , 1, 1848 ditto 4s 81 to 48 10d, 1849 ditto 4s 61 to 4s 8,1, and inferior sorts 2a 91 ti4s 41 per gallon. In prices of British made -pirit no variation has occurred. In Geneva sales have been limited; common at is 6d to is 71, and tine for consumption is 9d to 2s per gallon. INDIGO.—A further increase has taken place in the home and expert demand for East India, 1,000 chests having peen privately sold since our last report. On the part of holders there is also greater firinuess, and the rates obtained are 21 to 3d per lb above last sale, at which there are not generally sellers. At public sale 76 chests Manilla were soil at 2s 41 to 3s 1 ld, low and very ordinary Is 61 to 2s 31, and 9 chests fine Java at 5s 61 to 53 lld per lb. In Spanish operations are greater than for some time past, and at the public sales of 870 serons Guatemala an advance of 3d to stl took place, whilst all found buyers ; Flores at from 4s 51 to 4s 81; Sobrea 4s to 4s 41; Cortes, good to fine, 35 9d to 4s Id, and low to middling at 25 91 to 3s 81 per pound. SALTPETRE.—Prices have not improved for Rough, but more desire has been evinced to operate during the last few days. About 4 000 bags Calcutta have been sold privately at tram 24. 6d to 26s 61 Fer cwt. At auction 810 bags were Liken in at 25s to 26s 63 for 3 1 1 to 13i per cent refraction. The large deliveries cause hol&rs to display firinLess. A fair demand exists for British Refined at 281 61 to 295. Nitrate of &de is held f,r 13s 61 to 14s, but there are few buyers. COCHINEAL.—Prices hilve slightly declined for inferior sorts of Black, but all other kinds realised full terms. At public side 120 bags of Honduras black were ell sold; fine at 5s to 5, 6', low to good 3,7 d to 4s 101; 20 hags silver., miodting to fine 3, 81 to 4s 3d; 10 bags T.:tali:re 3s 71 to 3s 101; and 21 bags good Mexican silvers; 3s 7d per lb. The demand for Cochioeal is on t.'te increase. OlLS.—Cocoa Nut continues to Duct with little at tention, and prices to declint. Ot 140 pkgs ;.t auction e small part only sold, Ceylon and Cocain at 28s 61 to 303, and Sydney at 27s to 37s 3d pur cwt. Palm is more pletliful, and lower rates are acceded to. At public tale 245 caiks were dispos-d cf at 26a to 284 fur good to fine, and at 22s 61 to 25s 6,1 for inferior. Of Teel Seed 'Oil GO hbds fetched 33s 9:1. Operations in Rape Oil have bt en upon a limited scale, and there are ready sellers of pale at 36s 6d to 375, brown at 35s to 35i 6d, and larger parcels are on offer. Lttis , ed Oil hai been in good, request for home trade purposes, and vhippers have been buyers to a Lair extent; the rates paid are 323 3d to 323 6d on the spot. For delivery several contracts have been completed at 31s 61 to 31s 9d. Olive has not met with much atten tion, and liolde.s are more disposed to sell Spanish and Gallipoli at 421 to 43/, Barbary, Levant, and Portugal, at 401 to 411 103 per tun. Sperm met with a large do mand, and realised higher rates. At auction 80 tuns Colonial were sold at 841 to 851 ss, inferior 84/, and tiead matter at 901 to 901 15s. Seal is still in good request, and prices contihue ti advance, pale reallzing 341 101 to 35/ 103; other sorts are quoted at 32/ to 341, but supply is yet scanty. There are several buyers of Southern; prices are advancing and rule at 321 to $4l lOs psr tun. For auction 300 tuns Cocoa Nut Oil, 150 tuns Seal, 200 tuns Sea Elephant and Southern are declared. TALLuW.—Only moderate operation: have taken place in Russian on, the spot, although sellers are wain, t accept 36s 3d to 36s 6d for fine yellow Caudle. Few contracts have been entered into for delivery in last three months of the • year, and rates rule at 37s to 37s 3d, with a dull market. Prices con tinue low for home melted, but at 35s to 36s net cash for immediate delivery. At auction 540 cks Sydney mostly sold at 33s to 35s 6d for common to fine; .632 pkgs south American 34s to 365; and 20 cases Spanish at 323 6d to 35s 3.1 per cwt. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. IPSWICH, AuG. 20. The market was very scantily supplied with wheat, two or three samples only of new being exhibited. The trade was dull, and but little business transacted. PER QUARTER.' PER QUARTER. Wheat, red, old 423 to 005 Beans, old Do., new 425 to 00s Peas.. oos to 003 1)o., white 465 to 005 Oats ; Barley, malting 003 to 00. Rye_. oos to 00s Do., grinding... 00.3 to Otb, Malt o os to 00s [ Beans oos to 005/Flour, per sack.. 00s to 005 AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK, ELIDING AUG. 17. Wheat Bl3 quarters at 43s Id. . Peas.... . . lO2 „ 26s Od. HULL, AUG. 20. • Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states:—W e have had another week of fine wes ther, and harvest may now be considered general in this district. The reports of the wheat crop are certainly unfavourable, but until the result of thrashing is known with more certainty, buyers act with great caution, and continuo to supply themselves merely from hand to mouth. At to-day's market we had a moderate supply of wheat from our farmers, who insisted on the full terms of last week; but millers being buyers only at ls, decline, little business was done. There was rather more inquiry for foreign wheat, with a few transactions. There is a fair arrival of barley, and the article is ratler easier to buy. The same remark applies to oats. T l ae reports of the bean crop continue unfavourable, but still do not attract specu lators, and we note no alteration in the article. I' as are a ready sale at our full quutati ans. Linseed in mode rato supply, and prices firm. Calves unaltered. Rape seed much the same as last week. Rape cakes are worth 803. The following are the present prices of grain:— . S. 8. , Wheat, English, red 42 to 441PeaFt, white and yel. 24 26 Do. white 44 46rDo. grey Dant zic and Ko- Linseed, Black Sea 46 —4B ,nigsberg 4O 48 Do. Petersburgh ... 40 44 Pomeranian and Do. Riga & Arctingl. 38 —42 Hamburgh . 4O —42 Do. I...wiigsberg .... 36 —4O Danish, Holstein, & Per tou. • Friesland 35 -- 38 , Lins., c,11u11 . 6/17s6d to 140 s Od Russian and Odessa 32 —4 0 1 Do. line foreign Oats, English Do. Danish—. 251 to 00 Do. Friesland l6 19 Rape cakes...Bos Od to 00.5 Od Do. Russ. & Odessa 16 18'Tare.1, English OO3 co s Bailey, malting 22 24; Do. foreign 208 —26 s Do. grinding.. ...... :9 201Guar o 6l to 101 0- Beans 22 —23 Bon[t3, do 85; 04 to 00s Od Do. foreign .•••• 'l3 25!Rye 'meal 51103 Coax, Ans. 19. Flour.-First 120 6d to 13s ; extra 140 6d; seconds, Ils (id to 125 6d ; households 95 to Its ; thirds, 65 to 8. percwt. Oatmeal 10s to 10s6d; lndiannieal 7s Od to 7334; wheat meal. lila to lOs 64 per cwt. Indian exam 6110 s Od to 6113 s Od per ton. Bran 41 to 4/53 od per ton. Hay—Farmers 18s to 325; average 26a; dealers 00s to 00. Od; average 00s per ton. Straw—Farm ers 13;0d to 248 Od; average 00s; dealers 34s Od to 005 Od; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to NO; household loaf 5d to sid per 4111; Fresh butter, 8d to 9d per lb. Eggs-4s 2d to 4s 4d per hundred. Coals— Newport 14s; Lydney 15s Od; Smiths' 14s Od ; Culm 133 Od per ton. Tallow 38s Od to 00s per cwt. Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 60 per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4d ,to 40; mutton 4d to 6d; veal 4d to 5:1; pork 4d to. Od ; bacon 6d to 7(1 ; sausages 54 per lb. Hops Os to 0/ Oz per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 315 s per ton. Bark...:-Barbary 715 s to 8155 ; V a l on i a 15/ to 0/; French 61; Spanish 9/ to 10/per ton. Fleece NVool 15s to 00s per stone. Hemp 32/ to life/ per ton. Fish— Seotcit herrings 1310 , 14s ; red ditto 15s to 20; per barrel ; Newfound land 8t 109 to 9 10s:per ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton; red pine, 3/ les ; yellow ditto, 21 15s per ton; deals, 13/ to 181 per 100. Hides— Market 20s to L 325, salted 2ls to . 32; per cwt ; calf skins Sd .to 3id per lb. Potatoes, white, slt i d to 3d; Minions Od to Od ; Guano— Peruvian, 11/ 11); ; lehaboe, 9/ per ton ; Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. FLAYED ALIVE.—A stateme ot was copied into the newspapers some time ago, that a man belonging to a party bound for California, having declai;ed that he would shoot the first Indian that he met, deliberately shot a squaw, and being taken by a party of Indians vi as skinned alive. The report was subsequently contradicted. Notwithstanding this, the Bangor Mercury says that a Letter has been received from one of the party to which the Irvin belonged, which was a company bound to California overl and, giving the details of his crime and punishment in the manner stated. Soon after this cold-blooded murder of the squaw, the party, about 20 in number, was surrounded by 300. Indians, and threatened with instant death unless they disclosed the perpetrator of the atrocious deed. After consulting together, they deter mined to point out the murderer, who was at once seized by the Indians, bound to a stake, and his skin peeled from him, even to his toes. The operation lasted two hours, and the victim survived two hours after it. The company, among whom was his own brother, were compelled to form a ring round the stake, and witness the terrible torment of the wretched man. Four or five of the party, and among them the one who called down upon himself such a terrible punish ment, went from Troy, in the state of Maine.—Portland Argus. [AuvennsEmEmr.]—The most popular Medicine for the Cure of Indigestion, Stomach and Liver Complaints, are Holloway's Pills.—Captain Smith, residing at Poplar, who had resided the greater part of his life at sea, and a consider able portion of that time in warm climates, suffered dreadfully from a liver complaint and indigestion, and often to such an extent that he thought it was impossible for him to recover. He followed the advice of medical men both at home and abroad, but withont benefit ; he then commenced with Hol loway's Pills, and soon experienced so much relief that he per severed in taking them, for a few weeks, when he f oun d hi s health perfectly restored.—Sold by all druggists, and at Pro fessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. WESLE YAN REFORM. very numerously attended, was held last la p s u t bl e i v u menintin evening, at tS , . Martin's -hall, Long-acre, for the purpose of hearing the statements cf the delegates, who have been assembled in consultation for the last few days, from various parts of the country, on the subject of reform in the Wesleyan body. The partial schism which was created by till proceedings of the Conferenc,! of 1842 appears to have blazed out with redoubled fury, in consequence of further expulsions cf old and well known ministers by the Conference which has just closed its • sittings in London. An intense public in; tirest has been. excited In their favour; and, ss the " martyrs" successively presented themaelves on the platform last evening, they were greeted with the most enthusiastic cheering. M of Brist o l, b e i ng ca ll e d to t h e c h a i r, said rh.e W was one a et o ' s f , the dele ga t es appo i nte d b y the aut.- Ia frages of about 2,400 members of the Wesleyan Society. He regretted that the Wesleyan Conference had thought it necessary to refuse an interview with the delegates, thereby shutting out all hopes of any arrangement.— (Hear, hear.) Not only were the religious, but the civil liberties of the Weeleyan people in danger. If any large mass of persons were educated in implicit sub mission to a priesthood, there was great danger of esteblidaing a spirituel despotism.—(llear, hear.). He much depreceted the practice, now becoming common, of religious bodies receiving the money of the state; nothing was more detrimental to the epirit of true reli gious liberty.—(Hear; hear.) The Roe. JAMES BROMLEY was loudly cheered on rising. He pronounced the Conference an ecclesiastical despotism, without law and without control. The entire legislative funcion was vested in one house and in one order—that of the ministers, who were self elected; they both enacted and enforced the laws; and though tbe:o was the appearance of n jury in the "leaders' meetings," unless the verdict was in accordance with the view of the presiding minister, he could carry the case before a court composed wholly of preachers, and gt t the sentence re versed. This had teen done in the case of Mr. Cousins Hardy, in Norfolk, who was expelled, notwithstencling a unanimous vote of the leariere' meeting in his favour.-- (Hear, hear.) The Conference had also grasped the whole of the executiv e pow e r. This had been pain. fully exemplified a few days ego in the case of the Rev. Mr. Budde.n, of Holt.—(Hear, hear.) They had also grasped the entire of the patronage; for the lay committees, with very few exceptions, were the nomi nees of the Conference. The management of the finance was also engrtased by the Conference. Recently they had ordered a special collection throughout the king dom in aid of the contingent fund; and whatever might be the objtc:, of which no account could be found, this was evidently a very arbitrary stretch of power.— (Hear.) it had been reserved till his case for she Con ference to abrogate the right of an accused party to be heard in bis own defence. He had been cbarged with violating the solemn obligatious under which he had en tered the society; tte wished to meet that charge, and to have it either proved or di,proved; but it was felt that that would ba inconvenient.—(Hear, beer.) Had his appeal from the sentence of the Bath district meeting been heard, he should have put some very awkward " brotherly queStion" to some members of the Confer ence.—(Laughter.) The last charge against the Con ference was that of adopting in their discipline the most c corrupt, outrageous, and anti - Christian principle that ever be mingled in the jurisprudence of any body Whatever—the queetion by penalty.—(Hear, hear.) His principil objection to the proceedings c f the Cents rmce was that they were directly contrary to scripture, which re - quired all enarges, especially a g ainst elders, to be sup ported by two or three witnesse s.— ( Hear, hear.) The Conference made the accused the witness against him self, and if he refused to answer, pronounced him guilty and cut him off. They had not the thumb-screw or pinching foot of the Inquisition; but they had a power as despotic and arbitrary, and could cut off any minister, after thirty or forty years' service, Shame his means o f support.—(Hear, hear, and Shame !) Though deeply feeling his expulsion, he rejoiced in the freedom it had given him; be felt ho could nom speak and act like a man.—(Cheers.) Meesre.Wild, .4 London, Martin, of Manchester, Mas- Bingham, of Norwich, and several other gentlemen, afterwards addressed the meeting, which was protracted to a late hour. No resolution was submitted, but the feeling of the meeting was evidently unanimous in condemnation of the Conference proceedings. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS• NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 17, 1850. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*256 Diseases of Uncertain Scat ... 53 Tubercular Diseases ••• 166 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 106 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... .22 Diseaseli of the Lungs, and other Organs of • Respiration ... 69 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ••• ••• .. ... Diseases of the Kidneys, &e. •• ••• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and muscles .. Diseases of the Skin, & c . .. ... ... ••• PA M rt a er l mo l p o a r ht m yu. r a e t i °L I - h . .. .. .. : ..• : .: ••• ••• Old Age ••• ••• ... ... ••• Sudden ... - ••• ••• ... ... ••• Violence. Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... ••• ••• DEATHS FROH ALL CAUSES ... ... 874 Po p ul ation Deaths in corre- Deaths Enuinerai_,m 1841. sponding week in the ot 1849. Week. West Districts... 301 ,189 . . 231 ... 129 North Districts.. 376,568 .. 272 ... 179 Central Districts 374,199 „, 307 ... 154 East Districts ... 393,067 ... 587 .„181 S ou th Districts.. 503 , 3 46 ... 833 ... 231 Totals... ....• 1,948,369 Males ••• ••• Females ... ••• ... 2,230 874 441 ... 433 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ••• Females ••• Total ... ... 1,363 *ln this number are included 24 by Scarlatina, 27 by Typhus Fever, 139 by Diarrhma, and 8 by Cholera. RAILWAY. SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, AUG. 20. • STocic EXCIIANOW—The share market was dull and in active to-day, and prices are rather depressed. The transac tions reported were -Bristol and Exeter, 63—Midland, 31% —York and North Midland, 13% ' LI VEttPoot., AUG. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a good business clone to day, but prices were steady. The transactions were as fol low :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 9 3-16 dis.—Ditto, 321. Shares, 9 dis.—London and North-Western, 111'a Ditto, New Quarters, 1546 p. Midland, 32 1 4 Ditto, Halves, 25 15-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), Thirds, 5% -North British, 5 13-16 —Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and l,u r ch Cheater,a s e)6 6 %—York, Newcastle. and Berwick (G. N. E. per cent. till 1850, dis —York and North Midland, 15 1 - Dutch Rhenish, 5 7- 16 dis. MANCH ESTER, Auo. 20. STOCK Exonatroy,.—The shire market to-day was exceedingly flat. Scarcely anything has been done, and prices continued to droop. The transactions were as follow : Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 9 3-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Consolidated Stock (No. 4), 4 15-16. BIRMINGHAM, 'Amt. 20. STOCK Excnaztor..—We have little change to notice in this share market. A small business has been done, and prices generally remain rtationa r y . The only alteration was—Lond on and North-Western, 1104.. YORK, AUG. 19. STOCK ExciLtstos.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—York, N ewca stle, and Berwick 14 5 4—Ditto (G. N. E. P u 6 chsse). (guaranteed 4 —O r eaart cent. years, t 1 i a ß n r d i i s s hp, per Prefer encecent. in perpetuity), 4 3 4 -York and North Midland, • DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON. C. ARBUTHNOT.—. We regret to announce the demise of the .above venerable gentleman, who expired at Apsley House, on Sunday, in his 83d year. JUSTIFIABLE TiomfurnE.—On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held at the Bee Hive public-house, Horwich, by Mr: Rutter, county coroner, on the body of l on srael W head, aged twenty years, a labourer, who died the 7th inst., in consequence o f being s tabbed in the breast with the prongs of a hayfork, on the 7th of July last. The deceased and two men, named Richard Barlow and John Snape, went, on the night in question. to a pond on the farm of Mr. John Fletcher, Horwich, to take his fish with a net.w Mr. Fletcher, being alarmed by the barking of his dog,, out, and saw the three men attempting to take the fish. He armed him selfdeceased with a hayfork, the handle of which was several feet was stabbed in the breast with long, arid went to the pond to drive them away. Two of the men went up to Mr. Fletcher, whilst the other was endea vouring to draw the net, and, in a scuffle which ensued, the , Israel Westhead, the fork. He was conveyed home by his companions, and lingered until the 7th inst. The jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.—Lierpoo/ Mercury. —An Act to amend the laws NEW C USTOMS ACT. - relating to customs hag just come into force. Customs dared to b e va lid. Hencefort h all assignments of superan nuation allowances "shall b e wholly void to all intents and purposes, and shall not be enforced in an a n y a into the nd Kingdom of any extracts, essences, or other concentration of coffee, chicory, tea, or tobacco, or any admixture of the same. Witnesses refusing to attend or to give evid-nce may be fined 501. The export duty of 4 s. p er ton on coals is' ow repealed. All manufactured goods are to be deemed toanu be facture. N the produce (•1' the country of . which they are the mo abatement of duties shall be made on account of any damage received by any corn, grain , meal, or flour imported into the United Kingdom. BANKRUPTS. John Gray and Robert Williams, engineers, Chester, to surrender Sept. 2, and Sept. 23, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Csamove, official assignee, Liverpool; Walker, Chester. William Goodwin, manufacturer, Macclesfield, Sept. 4 and 26, at twelve, at the Manchest.m. District Court. Hobson. official t‘signee, Manchester; Lawrence and R9ed, Chcupside; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. Willianx HymerP, brewer, Gateshead, Durham, Aug. 27, at twelve, and October 3, at eleven, at the Newctstle upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon Tyne; Harle, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS. Maria Frances Thomas, Bristol, hotel and lodging house keeper, 53., on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and any sub• s•-quent Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and one. at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. Da.vis and J. Davis, Chalford, Gloucestershire, clothiers and dealers, 5d., on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and nny subsequent Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. J. Davis, Chalford, Gloucestershire, clothier and dealer, 95., on Wednesrlay, Aug. 21, and any subsequent Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. 'l'. Knight, Bristol, silversmith, Is. 10p.. on any Wed nesday. beLvreen the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. 'F. P. Collins, Bristol, tailor and draper, 63.,, on any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. A. Dickson, .NArberth, Pembrokeshire. grocer, 6i. 81, on any Wednesliay, between the hours of eleven and one, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. In tha Country. S. Nicholson, York, trader, OcCI4, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds. CERTIFICATES GRANTED, W. Bird, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, hotel kceper, cer tificate of the third class—Z. Wilkinson, Bradford, York shire, worsted stuff manufacturer, certificate of tho third class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. Brown and T. Haigh, Liverpool, commission mer chants—T. Chrippes, son., and T. Chrippes, jun., Vctworth and Stopham, auctioneers and brick .inakers—J. Pearson and J. Fairourn, Almond bury, Yorkshire, scribbling millers--F. Cardiff, J. Cardiff, and P. Riley, Liverpool, bakers— J. Lord and J. L , rd, Lower Booths, Lancashire, cott•tri manuf.i.cturers—B. T. Stratton and S. Hughes, Bristil, wheelwrights—G. Nevison and T. Hebron, Newcasilo upon-Tyne, commission agents—G. R. Chappell and J. Plant, Berwick and Manchester, fustian manufacturers —R. Bentley, R. Carr, and J. B. Carr, Ashton-under- Lynn, brewers—C. Smith and J. Smith, Mold-green, tluddersfi.-id, drysalters—J. Clapham and J. Gray, Lee Is, joiners —J. Birt, T. Castle, and E. J. Bald wyn, Mounton. Monmouthshire, papermtakers (so far as re gards J. Birt)—S. Brown and J. Moy, C6lcbester, silk ! browsters—W. Elliott and J. Collins, jun., Tenterden, Kent, plumbers—Sarah Weetman and M. Weetman, Mar,chestor, fustian manufacturers—E. Penly and D. Penly, Alderley, Gloucestershire, dyers--J. White and G. K. Fauns, Fareharn, Hampshire, wine merchants—A. Holland and W. Mason, Oldham, tailors—D. M. Samuel rind J. Samud, Rio do Janeiro—A. Bell and W. Belt, Leicester, plumbers—M. Chapman and A Mauls, Wool pit, Suffolk, grocers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. George Reeves, Radford, Worcestershire, victualler. Julia Guy, Worthing, schoolmistri , se. William Evans, Cadoxton-jultra-Neath, Glamorganshire, weaver. John Rowe, jun., Treworgey, Cornwall, yeoman. Tboma4 Croose, Credenbill, Herefordshire. Ebenezer Morris, Bridzend Glamorganshire, labourer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. G. Jenkins, Lochgoilhead, Argyllshire, wright and builder, to meet Aug. 23 and Sept. 20, at two, within the Lochgoilhead Inn, L , chguilhead. R. M'Haffp., Etstwood, banker and dealer in railway shares, to meet Aug. 26 and Sept. 16, at one, within Comrie's Royal Hotel, Glasgow. W. Hamilton, Haddington, horse-dealer, to meet Aug. 27 and Sept. 17, at one, within the George Inn, Had dington. •, J. Mein, Kelso, cabinetmaker and upholsterer, to meet Aug. 26 and Sept. 24, at one, within the Cross Keys Hotel, Kelso. W. Shaw, Dundee, writer and calenderer, to rivet Aug. 23 and Sept. 16, at twelve, within the Royal Hotel, Dundee. J. Miller, Edinburgh, elttle-dealer, to meet Aug. 26 and Sept. 16, at two, within the Royal Exchange Coffee house, Edinburgh. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Aug. 20.) SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was in excellent demand for both the sca►e and refining purposes; former rates are well supported, and in some cases a small advance was obtained for better sorts of yellow and strong grey. The purchases amounted to 854 hhds. &c., including at public sale 165 bhds Barbadoes, which went freely at farmer rates, and in some cases 6:1 per cwt above for better kinds; brown realised 355, low yellow 36s to 36a 6 1 , mid 37s to 38s 6d, good 39s to 495, tine 403 61 to 42s 63, and ono lot crystalized 44s per cwt. Operations in all sorts of Sugar would have been upon a larger scale to-day had holders been more disposed to sell. For public sale on Thursday 6,000 chests yellow and 360 chests white flavannah; and for Friday 100 hhds 70 trcs 50 brls crystalized Demerara Sugar are declared. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were in excellent demand for home trade purpobes, and brown grocery Lumps realized 50s to 50s 6d per cwt. There is DO variation in the value of British Crushed Sugar, but the demand is better. Masnmus.—This afternoon the public sales of 6,159 bags of Mauritins Sugar went with fair spirit at fully former rates, and in some cases rather above for be'st yellow sorts. The whole found buyers, fine yellow a t 39s to 40s, good 37s to 38s 6d, low to mid 345 6d to 26. 64, ord and mid brown 27s to 31s, good 31s 6d to 323 6d, fine 33s to 345, and refining sorts from 33s to 38s per cwt EAST INDIA..—This afternoon the public sale of 4,09" teats Penang Sugar went off with animation at an ad vance of Gd to is per cwt, and all sold, white at 37s to 40s 6d for low to good, yelloet 32s to 36s 6d, and brown 28s to 31s 6d. Ot Bengal 635 bags sold at firm rates, ord and mid soft yellow 32s 6d to 345, good 343 64. O Mauritius 900 bags were taken in 28s 6d to 30s for damp brown, and at 30s 6d for ord yellow. FOREIGN.—The private operations during the past week amounted to 20,000 chests; duty paid parcels realised 38a 6.1 to 41-, in bond 20s 6d to 22s 64, with a small pritportion of fine at 23s to 23s 61; at auction 5,000 chests were sold at and after the sales; tine and very superior yellow realised 42s to 44s 61, good 40s 64 to 41s 6d, low to mid 38s to 40s, and damaged 35s ed to 435, but 460 chests in bond were taken in at 20s to 21s for low and mid; these rates are 64 to . Is per cwt above those current previously. Other descriptions of Foreign have been in good demand, and realised rather higher prices ; a float ing cargo of Porto Rico fetched 36s 9d duty paid; 400 chests brown' Bahia in bond 193; and 3 000 bags Manilla, duty paid, 363 for current clayed quality ; at public sale 460 chests Bahia sold, ord and good white at 39s ed to 41. 64, good to fine yellow and grey 38s to 39s 6 1, and damaged at 353 to 403 ; but the public sales of 400 hhds 28 tres 80 brls Porto Rico went at irregular rates, good to fine yellow at 39s to 435, ord to mid 36s to 38s 6d, and refining sorts from 34s to 37s per cwt. , Moeesses.—Prices are sustained, but the demand does not improve, and only small purchases have been made. For West India rates rule at 13s to 16s, Porto Rex, and Cuba'l3s to 14s, Bengal and Mauritius lls to 123 per cwt. Of Jamaica Honey 150 pkgs at auction sold at 38s to 52s for low to fine quality. COCOA.—British Plantation has been operated in with greater freedom, and supply being small, an advance of Is to 2s has taken place. At public sale 200 bags Trinidad were sold at 43s 6d to 47s 6d for ord to good dark real. Privately several parcels have been taken upon similar terms. Holders of Foreign are firm, and require 28s to 29s for Bahia and Para, and 29s 6d to 30, for Guayaquil; still only small orders have been executed. COFFEE.—This afternoon a good business was con cluded in Native Ceylon Coffee, and prices closed with firmness at 41s to 42s pet' cwt. Full terms are required fur Plantation, but dealers are not much disposed to do bwiness; at public sale a small part only of 100 casks and 11 bags sold, good at 56s 6rl, low mid and mid 503 to 53i, fine to fine fine ord 45s 6d to 495, and pea berry 57s to 58s per cwt. Tea.---The market for black is firm, and at former rates a good business has been done since last Tuesday. For common and good ord Congou the rates paid are lied to Is, medium is id to is 24, and good to fine Is 23-t1 to Is 84 per lb. Of the lower sorts there is yet a small supply. In Green sales have been upon a large scale, and previous rates are well supported, more especially for common and mid. A fair business has been done in Scented and Pekoe Tea at the previous currency. To-day the public sales of Tea attracted a good attend noes of the trade, but merchants insisting upon rather higher rate,' operated against business. Of 9,320 pkgs at auction only I.l_oo were in corisequence sold; g od common Congou, but with all taultg, realized 111c1, which makes good ord sound worth 11'(1 to Is per lb. RICE.—To-day the Rtce market presented a dull as pect, and fur East India prices declined 3d per cwt. 01 674 bgs and 1,438 pkts Bengal at auction a part only sold, good mid nod good white at 103 Gd to Ils damaged 4,,61 to 94 per cwt , SPICES.—FuII races hare been paid for Pimento, the supply being sses.ll. At auction 119 bags and 2 brie P .„ THE BURNING OF PARKOURS 4 PRISON. , ;,,,,, ;1 a COWES, AUG. 15.—Yesterday nye JtA•- ails e victs, named William Saunderson, Willi am "'" -lii k William G Pearce, Thomas Knott, and Fltederi__ rimes, underwent a lengthened exarninatior ~, he w " d the Rev. R. White, Captain Swinhurn, R "..i.`l. , i n several other magistrates, at Parkhurst . PO S I charged with having wilfully set fire to th p cotel establishment on the night of the 30th of rely 1 0 „ 4 whereby one of the wings of the prison at it tota destroyed. As ea . The main evidence against the prisoners 15 f th e duced by Mr. Shirlaw, the deputy- govern.or 0 tirr prison. He stated that, after the Are 'cry° ,f h be guished information was brought him, •ea l'l., " Ic- Da s ordered the prisoners into confinement It I l b ; rate dark cells. Oct the following lora sbed prisoner Grimes sent for witness, sayin, rbe . T, i b i t o to see him. Witness went, in compl:lr 1 v ''.„ o per chaplain of the prison, and told tht t Pr - 0 ,0 , to be careful . what he had to say, to' . be pttbe charged, with others, on suspicion of haviil 18' i d ' w it. gaol on fire. The prisoner made no reply, ' 413 . 4 d o y nthess and the chaplain went away, but the fieo,l3o . e prisoner again requested their attendan !fi e id, b made the following confession to them : F l i o tk on the Tuesday preceding the fire he via , 'f l A ' de e!, on the land, when Knott showed him a flint a ° l n . :, to and told him they were going to set I ts to the C dormitory. They had previously '''dit about it as it would enable them to get out, t l/ 01 , was arranged that he was to do it. P e arce ge , i ii rtunt• (the other prisormrs) were there ; the ' fo g ) m some 1. ayes which they had torn out o f tbe te t w r i , t ßibles, prayers, and hymn hooks. These be% tber o place in the ventilator' of his ce ij, toge A with some shirts and sheets w'nich the h ad ibt concealed, acd at twelve o'clock that ° A . to attei ,3pte . e i the job was to be done. Ile fire the ' prison that night, but illness Prelltley him. They ben 0 were next day they again all wet , iv f , of drew lots who was to do it. Several piece s °,. ; a it f got, and the one that drew the shor ies :.,,kl was to do it. Knott drew the shortest, b ut ' O4 t bs w w a a r s d not a fair draw. When they they drew l o t s 8 •when it fel l t° t be (fain, . f 1 (Grimes') lot. This was on th e evening.° ..,0 30th of July. He (the prisoner) laid quietil on bed in . his cell till twelve o'clock; be then got i o ra i and climbed up to the ventilator, and he n 9 ,_ A ll a got hack t , his n . it the sheets and shirts, he ignited s°Meti':bl tinder and laid it on them, and they ignited ' kellt up. He had no difficulty in getting out e s 'i )e bot• having a night or two previously taken one o f _ id , c eot tons off the door. He ran out immediate, y,.. bo p down stairs to one of the warders' rooms c in g o t A be he went l , _ 1 , e t, , Finding the iron gate' :n tit el his escape , from the building bY aong. the made ' ofncer s window, and held a light of 11 7.. Z ed tbtO while he let the boys one Mr. Shirlaw add co der the other prisoners had also made volunt all, ot str .ions, and all of them confirmed Grimes in• 139 wele A The , ift; anent. S • (fro! VAidreo Several convicts were examine.. isoo , b.. aware of the prisoners' plan to tire the P r t , esec ue nonr thought they would have earried it 1, 10 o lli . Some of them were dragg.d o ut bad a tett , l t by the warders, and appeared Li) hav e ib. 'A t th h e close of the evidence the miraculo us e .. ca . pi f rom bring bur.lt to deb t whole of the prisoners to VWincLester o', trial at the next assiies. roagifr,trates e°,?:01. for --____—,—_ ------- - dOP RIOT AN D IN .A - Al UKU 88, 1 LIEIIY VILLAGE. On Saturday abut midnight t .bout three :ore place at klebburn, ' a colliery village, 0 '0 IL ° from South Shields. Near to gebburn 1 re,,lred. .:: ,.„. 11ed flebburn 0 -aov, where vesse2a ar earObttf V'sels from lb out .13,3 e. Southwold, ril t%eld P°often, lo° u neighbourhood frequenting the ~..Tne are o f 1 1) 1 P" 0 this shore to - heac" Saturda undergo repirs vv ere - be a fatal 811(09%0 Y a number of those veesela Iv" get t ~.000 eir. there. Saturday was i, pay-forthighe . 0 0. tell , pitmen,urn and a number of the men helon.fter:r tbst colliery had a quoit watch, and 21 oevillefo; supper After at Ilebburn Hall public -houses I n o ntl 14 ,,, eP i supper the pitmen had a CiirollSet \ ti t 0 1 ': drinking, until close upon midnight. A b , b ° , pubi.l": house and called for some ale, utes to twelve eight seamen calve to : &iota ' tin o. the N adjoining fused to fi I which then;ttiboi, ittnitee: l for thetti. The Feaniee hear' dt beo' fray th ei r shipmates having of room, made to it and fleelias OP' 08 the seamen and the Pre ° 49- d - in a al.w.- 1 1. betweenow it happened that a bad seccounte.,°,fes men got into some time • f' otter 8 a Ole' been O le h d lb w .-11. the door. As soon as ibporervolooluisibaonda nroo:°cooleciopeito• ep t o o: landlord came 1 3- PO an d 0° feat fol , a the°' die • .conflict took place betwee- , p e el tto broken bottles, h tl O - g ee o ,,A es and flints, flying aw(sit„rie WO - „,00.1 floc. In the t apsutthebmotehn 6; itnt-0 the c l°°l. e li toO e6 ' middle of tbe frill hits'.' itraativ-Tb6 number of the cjo.Tne from r _ one of the seamen and l' P,., fell. d * was th ° windowsunlrdle on the neck. i.....e irornedist,e;;Yop itiLvjo public-house, li wed, the public-house were v ,, r ios a ° riot ab e missiles. the belligerents received 9%bet the the About one o'clock, ' out o f , , P ' 0 'Y in* had t a e d l boeen struck in hc-house, fell over the person of ere ira ° oo a person having occasion sod 0 0 e a r the road. A light and assistance //brought the Y h use, it was found to be that . A I t d b ° „"uee ). o"; WO procured; and, on the bod,Y 0°,1,0 Ircile:11 tlilr with a stone bellui" n al. jugular • "In, and must have died in st %, boo sw ; I d quite e dead when he was brough forto ti_ . jotol if loo Fel'illil rural police were sent frnroedoPooo„., Hollang, and during the tnorning tiPP re t je0110.44 nd, John Blackport, and lobercbeeivprood Jenle Insne, with a fearful gash in.„l3!soo irvvilifeiel44 the Charles of the Sarah, of .gye ; ""- her'S•` or Ferr e t seamen board tb e Broth ~.i . ~,. an , i Eli Everson, on,Albion, l'ootoNb would. ers belonging to tne _,. j 0 to , s o ot They Six pitmen were also taKr,,,,tion o,eged Shields, were ad brought to the polici;b;oodo c by th l .l those injured had thdief, iit bfit ° _ e police surgeon, Air. R. B. ' 1 broar der o9° ' 0n Monday, the prisoners were I,ooj And 04 Richard_ s Shortridge, EEq., and Will oiel 6 Eq , the sitting magistrates at SI P ' were remanded until after the inclttes" f r a gibr i .i als ~...------ -% - -T he L'" pita 00 - , _--- 1 jr„,,,, obo Jaclo , MESMERISING A WELSII Br/ f orneri od e Ol e states that one day last week 3 Y° l3tig s . Dsv e/ srsc Pc eri 4 l tended the mesmeric lectures of MOS Put in f r o esto o if , at Merthyr l'ydvil, thought be woulbility of po u f 0 0 e r . , dlainiei:inahryaddsd;iinhsoeeanhrsdejobnceso.tiolocek‘vrnabiliikingilnsegtihfuet:fessi•fields, a- bO ll ° t ie , ' ) 7,,i, fit object, as he thought, for his oP t e , r lh , e si lf i f fi ' s ' o n- fo a f rl d A , ;i t : tile tio o— rled g A I a c f l ' i he commenced making passes raPrZ oe tin n o islie ds o f . t o . proximation to the bull's face, anl ie g st ° o os , o li° o3 tb"i hts, minutes, master bull, the while, 1 0( 7, 00 - All ir o ght; is g cepting a twist of the tail, and sunuetlf.bell h ot to wing bead, bearing the operation very P Bt l L je r th s e eot; worrow(;„:, must have an end, however. ' he ! saf efr ea ti i t° , c e , Os" y e. or iaucied " time was up," depotten",.o6 .e ,!, heot , hint ° bp a circular dance around the asesiv er oo r° for to. i ul t i),: h: nie p i f (T k r, e i d oati t ids h a e cya d tt i he s h c a i ti n nt l g e neh ot il ' nn il le l sc e rn s u ni b e r siel i re b o o g r o i :, ( ::; : e ci t ess is : l o cfli i i s ybe ll o rt e p e f b o i : steamerh, ss t bd : ae i e ug r ul t o n; h t p i t t e s sa i (I l i : a t ; ii ‘ bi b r l d lit u e,h e rt l pi n: suaded thatfancying, doubtless,lte, on oy, 10 111 rie :rceleaatrteedUttil:en itit'e,:t'll:etrilite;Cesll:iPet°l:llo::::ite ao p iud o g o mh r fallow, who di u e i c e h is .. to° s- aii i ` .4 je the s ob e uub v tlu e hl m r ,t e cop l y aaold b :n r ca u l jii,intisneoudfl,ittlnisv3;:n ee:rsitibe vir ec : oislii i 0 : i ; in - sstitsit e i. : ject to the practical application of 'fl ve jocil t 1tie,,,0 et 1 - 4 , ree bon c i repo rt c 3 ea I); t oe : 00 from'Cl l l ar a i N r n . ba d ß :: r a thßn u , r y m n . u e ur c i nm l F , h a e oui r f T e: l t y w ;:e eh s o t evPr il d e : a iy e d : r . ob t re ;: in. : ol f o l b r ii: ce dl ii i ,: i ti o : ::i t : 4 lll l o ;o , o il fr: adventure, succeeded in capturing I .'' ter Cre e j o rgt rg 9e a 0 ,3 of the manitoe genus, near J1 )1 14 feet ot her 'AO iis One of these animals was nb °ll Th e to v 'eh co te 1,50. lbs., and was killed in capturingiiitii,oll o biP o (i l if t lo ci l w ig ed a i n n d te was lnd se ia c i u l i eldtivwerit,hforuokitnnlyucb nee it pas Ilhiltseecli44 Charleston, s i t: l n iiid f t o h r e NeweacoYwo,rakn. d The 01 -. 0 t he i`" lie, t er n',i i iiti species_thepz.coteiclsalnadndtsh, the colour of the skin and Man . ' ea rs sig° ° . Dr° phre g seen one caught some eighteen a fter vos Th e ot, kef A.C. ler a IV i coast, and another some years B e han ) o di r. 0 0 Kingston, Jamaica, taken near the colou r c olou rfi r snl it9e te th t/ pali formation was very similar, he the t he I , '" ioriPbe °lit of the northern being darker doubtless b e a t oi t Its t ot ) :saitilivewrhci:iaci3sidv,--ita°6:we. tirts.cilb.leitititic::"°veeer;o?-111c4:06:01: resemble a seal very much, and" , ‘ „ t jaste„ 00 , ,,A, 0 ,0 i g t: e os n nh i s i a * up , fe h td a h N l ii k n t eagitiflippersandhaol e, And ! s it ; r l: „ „ n d ges l r i Ic 6 1 11 0 11 . 7; i l t 0 1 0) 1° cows Du : h r eseEnb les V S JOrid a 1 71 04 11 0 ‘ only in the lower jaw, whiLe'• Bias, in . ',I II AO animals were known to the In ,_, coop.as,o Fs since, and Colonel Harney, d u ring whic_n_Pl6, j was several times feasted the_en_r"pia, JulY • CI to be very choiCe.—Savannah 0 0 ' i r ! -- • Blia the ~ $ . ..tert • a OF A Sox, .. 1,0C.' ' ig o; 0 6 r iCo „„ 0 i fycle e r , r Cl o2 ' ' 1 4 ' On the 18th inst., at so,ex-ga CaOptnaitnhe Cheslyn.lBtli inst:ayt. Athe Chatea u, . 11 , IP tli t ' of Thomas William Kennard, E , stl• fel l ' $ 133 ABRl. gn ' • ity G liti a, 9 94' Holy Tr ° Alo ti liti l " ts On the 15th inst., at the E g re' f ' sq ' Esq'frt oer' at'at , Eggers, Egq., son of H. H. g,...t om pson , T oe ~ 4 00 ei p ., youngest daughter of Thomasda. e House, ".55tobl'is4., 0 On the 16th inst., at Ilow e b , Boin ohnrilt 4, surgeon, 11.E.1.C.5. , on tof li e n*" a , o il, i Eliza Hay, third daughter ,„ Or i c riptt ° 6 o4.4 Bernard's. S .. Matthe w 'b A ;rft C. On the 17th inst., at it -. laE,4_ et late tGci. s j it o os s .ic e ir P ori ro :- ~,Pr'„(l' A m d .D olp , hu o s f , EKsgir.lg, Kingston, son i jaa,ornonti,i ,q, daughter of William P , . oc cic e r,Joi s - Dap tree t ' 4 1 > eg 99' % pill I C a ti d np c b o e m ll 'ol o ' eti On the 16th inst .at CL' ci n . b , r s i u d ge . o s tit S°) JO ° Joh! , 50 $ l3 ' ton, - 1 cis ,fl‘, On the 17th inst., at i,,n, og , c t 69. . 00 Ai 0, t b .l) pllanaimesi.l ton Grant'i3rigb of O th n e t l h n e ne l7 r tThelinnpsl:: Linnni'lon,,,,,z,,lCjiaerbotihei_st.,i,ddifeb,,eot,..ioo widow of the late Alajurren'r'Aventie:r; . 1 , o i * , On the 18th inst.. in uPPV . qq ., a ged I:i st, ~, Abraham Edward Gregor'', 4, 00 .,, c 0(1, .„. ..,,i ; , o . s On the 18th inst., 1% 10 . __.--401. 1 2L1 1 1 Canonbury, aged 61. _ -;., - t iv3 ''_ 4 : l o ;'ff • ------ --- OU pil°" i5t,,,,,d. in 01.1 Proeinot . t 21 , i v.•- Middlesex, Wednesday, 41 " Lo.sndoo. ai:3.2(l,6;:lttLitid,ayacririPnawbrirfbllderbsi,efor;-La.-01,3 Oil -4