The Sun. — London, England, 1850-10-29 00:00:00

.....'" ~..... , . ,vght 4 , •. w ith RAVE G e SEND STAR PACKETS ( 11111 --"" p 44 , ~,,,,, ~ ,‘,,,..A. OS Cabin and Secon,4 Class Railway NINEPT 7 NCI, to , ! . N ,,,...,,__ ~i, .Of a. or from London and Gravesend• Fore loOtt and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING. Cabin.. .. To or from Blackwell. . ,t$ !Jo I , '' , NT ! , - \ . .. , . 0.,;)1. ,`a., ,.. 1.:: ,_ , -.., ( . , ~. „,,,], .d 7 jaell . .... ~ ' I Ist. ! , ..' - sh ~ ,„ P - ' N,, - - ,--- ',„ ... - 6d. 130 OtiSer Intermediate Pie" ... .11 . 1 . e . f Cabin.... in.... 9d. , .. '. aa --e ' .'' 0 . 1 -4.,-,,,z- '' '" o s. The tickets c „ , 2 --,, \, - ' /,-,:...? '--;' 4'.. „aing ... a a, the Grays, Greenhithe, and Pnrleet Piers. rAI" insOn FROM at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). —........._ OM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. „........................... , ......... , ..........., ,, ,aaaaat-...,-.........,=-,i,...................5ta0a. : - - •112121.11 od 1---- -- /7 ---Jitty , j_ t ______ r •1414. 1144 vine. Grays Tim e Roster- I G h r ith ee e nd fi P: t - SUNDAYS. F r' - 1. i" A? • , ^9 . ' T . ' / • /Loehr- I Green-!Pur- N o 18 127.] • , LONDON, TUESDAY v-, ' - •''' ,reolli Time vine, Grays ........7 , 't‘ ,f . „I,• ...... ---, , him"' e. fleet J.. i iMtax ..... 11 a%l4 _ _ _ .014 T 0 VINEGAR MANUFACTURERS and . SWANSCOMBE, KENT. I ll lo6' 11;i ..... -- —, ~... I}i CAPITALISTS. TO be LET, in this beautiful 'Village, a desirable ix 3 —. A Gentleman of most extensive practical experience hi the menu- FAMILY RESIDENCE, in complete repair, and containing a the a 5 factursf kiC VINEGAR, begs to offer some important improvements, breakfast , d i ning , and drawiag-rooms, fia-o bed-rooms, excellent 6 . -.. i by which an article, superior to any in the market, can be produced offices, two-stall stable end coach-house, kitchen-garden, large pan the re .-----'----- ' 1 i at a hiat'y remunerative profit, dock and well stocked er,hard ; a good supply - of excellent spring "---------------------------- The present Plant of any establishment can be easily arranged for water. I)l rect T r a .— Ilb led 0 % nib _ _Lim from the Boats narked t these itnprovem,nts, and parties having unemployed capital will find The premises area short distance from the Greenhithe Pier, this an excellent investment. where boats call to and from London frequently in the day, and only - very -_: from F enchuxch-street Station to all parts of London tto qtart_ rof an hour. The advertiscr is willing to treat for the monopoly of these ten- half-a-m i le from the Northfleet Station. provemeitts, and if engaged as Manager, will introduce them free of lor ;tor erms, eLe.. apply to A. It. Steel, Es., No. 1, Lincoln's Inn thOUfoRIiUZIVICK' WRARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of charge. fields to Mr. Frederick Goodeve, Ingress Abbey. 3 Trains free the Fenchurch-street Station. Undoubted Testimonials and References cal be produced. __— tie', ° I APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. WIER D A ,. Address to A. A., W. Harrison's, Esa.,No. 1, Frith-street, Soho -09 i° tIiZT -------------- :------ - 1 SUNDAY.. square. LEA and PFRRINS" WORCESTERSHIRE 185 0, — SACCIL : ' imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, .........;Par- Gree 1 ! 1 1. *meet hi G ra , Reshr- rime ' Pur- Green- G ,..„. Roster- and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Curries, and Salad, .---'''' ........... t he,. Y's „, T"As• fleet hithe. ''''' vile. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTER — N RAILWAY. and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to ~, ------.. i The Public is respectfully informed, tiat on and after the let of perfectly digest the food. •A ..... ----, --.! R . N 11 -- _ ! The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe . 12 __ ...... .-- --- —-- November next several ALTERATIONS will be made in the .... ''— , A TRAINS, for which see Time-table Books. guard to health. lu t I By order, Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrlns, 6, Vere-street, Oxford s''.-- ---.. .... -- l i i MARK HUISII. Street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. ...--'1... 4 — 4 1 A —•— G enera l M anager ' s Office, Euston Station , isarciay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen 3 . itP • 1/ ..... ,ii .... ••• SIA , October 23, 1830. and Merchants, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in 5 19) sauce. , 310 C OLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY NB. TO guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA. h aft . and ' PERRIN ' S" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. 3IAGAZINE. _tom es Marked si ---•-.:-.. ' _ to Stan ... -... are ran dirart 0.. T0n....,... ...... 1..., ....- r difevi hv IV. HARRISON AINSWORTII, Esq. ""-----........ .jkta t..._....__._! SUNDAYS. Nu ROShr vine. Grays preeß-IPar- Tim . /Loehr- Grays hithe. fleet Green-! Pur --..... i i hithe. I fleet ''' vine. .......... 7 , .... ----.1---I—.. ' ' I— .. 1631 —a% —I Mi —. P ~ IN ._ - - I% - - - - 1 34 3 a 5 11 ' b E -- i i al .............. L.._ — 1— Police-constable Wickham deposed that about two o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday, the 27th instant, his attention was drawn to smoke issuing from the grating above the cellar window of No. 5, Harmer• street. Finding there was nobody in the house, he called for assistance, and entered the house through a window, at the rear opening into the garden. Find ing the smoke proceeding from the basement story he went down and opened-a door which led into an in termediate cellar between the hack and front kitchens, and which formed also a sort of lumber room. The smoke rushed with such violence out of the door that he was forced to go back, and he then went into the back kitchen, found a bucket with water in it, re turned to the cellar, and poured the water on where he saw some fire. Ile then had assistance, and the fire was put out. The large box now produced by him and partially burnt was' the first thing he re moved out of the cellar.- The smaller box he found close by the partition, with the candlestick in it as it now appeared, and with the remains of burnt wadding extinguished by the water he had thrown on it. The candlestick was quite hot. (The candlestick, a brass chamber one, was inserted into the side, or it might be the upper end, of the box, of which two sides or ends and the stuff contained in it were burnt or reduced to tinder and cinder. The candlestick could by no apparent possibility,have accidentally got into the position in the box in which it was found.) Witness went on to state that he found a quantity of books and other combustible ma terials lying on the floor round and in contact with the box in which the candlestick and the ex pired snuff of a candle were found by him and the other persons who came to his assistance. In the bed• rooms he found the wardrobes—three in number—all empty; one bed was tumbled as if slept on, but there were no bedclothes but an old-.blanket and counter pane. On a bedstead in another room there was a mattress, but no bedding. In the shop he found no thing but a few trifling articles of little value, such as gloves and some bonnet-frames. The whole" house seemed to have been left in a state of confusion, and with but little of value in it. Mr. Marden had re turned late in the night, but he (witness) had no com munication with him other than telling him how the fire was discovered. Witness had no doubt that but for the timely discovery of the fire the house would have been soon in flames. There was a quantity of broken timber, and other combustible materials, be hind the partition against which the box with the candlestick in it lay. Above the box, on a sort of shelf, was a quantity of books and papers. Some of them were partially burnt. Some of the books and papers on the floor were partially burnt. The parti tion itself was burnt through nearly up to the ceiling. It was immediately under the shop. Robert Atkins, foreman of the corporation fire engines, fully corroborated the previous witness's evi dence, as he had arrived at the spot in a few minutes after him. 11 1 1 I,4:tttr..)roeTsSteimeparakterdielorsaorre f ru er n te d a i t r s e . ct, the Packets not belt Ecla xonthBXTITl. g•—Twelve Months, 4/. 40. ; Six Months, 2l 5 ) to ol . s. , to be had of the Collectors on boa Ottoberl47fiTonk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY 3IAGAZINE. Edited by W. HARRISON AINSWORTIL Esq. Contents for NOVEMBER. No. CCCLIX. 1. FOREIGN INFLUENCE on the BANKS of the DANUBE. 11. London Locomotion; or, the Cabstand.—lll. My Cambridge " Coach."—lV. Prom , tion b . , Purchase in the Army.—V. French Almanacks.—Vl. To Brighton and Back for Three-and-Sixpence. By Dudley Costello.—Vll. Canzonet. By W. Charles Kent.—Vlll. Progress of Discovery in Southern Africa.—lX. Daring Burglary in St. John's-wood. By Mr. Jolly Green.—X. Soapey Sponge's Sporting Tour. Chaps. 57 and 58. —XI. The Track of Sir John Franklin. &c. &c. &c. Chapman and hall, 186, Strand. SHIP NEWS. .155.; !c4 the EAST INDIA SHIPPING.—The Temindar, from Bengal, has arrived in the West India Docks; sailed June 28, and St. Helena, Sept. S. The Condor, from Bombay, has arrived off Falmouth; sailed June 29, and St. He lena, Sept. 5. The Vallisneria, from the Cape of Good Hope, has arrived off Falmouth ; sailed from Table Bay Aug. 16, St. Helena Sept. 2. The Richard Cobden, from Bombay, has arrived at Liverpool; sailed July 10. The Agnes, from Bombay, has arrived at Liverpool; sailed June 30, St. Helena, Sept. 3. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 28.—Wind N.N.W.—The British iron brig Josephine, from the Havannah for New Orleans was reported to be ashore at the mouth of the Missis sippi on the sth inst. The Agnes, from Bombay for this port; sailed July 1, and from St. Helena Sept. 4. From the 16th to the 17th of August, off the Cape of Good Elope, encountered severe weather, and since the 12th inst. a continuance of N.E. gales. On the 16th inst., in lat. 49, long. 24, passed the lower mast of a large ship with the rigging over the masthead, aparently not long in the water. Arrived, the Suffolk, from New Orleans; the Niagara, for New York; the Pegasus, from Sr. John's, New Brunswick; the Bona Dee, from Quebec. Off port, the Tagus, lowa, Liverpool, and Britannia. To Rotelk P ee lAZ ZA HOTEL, OVENT-G A.RDEN. Pers and Others C. Advantageous . Opportunity for Profitable Investment. it. PETER BROAD will SELL by AUrj- Geor,e j.TZ,_,without reserve, by order of the Trustees o 3 f o, M a r t . Twel ve, 4 ‘ns. t Grarraway's, On WEDNESDAY, Octo ber bli The valuable. LEASE and GOODWILL of that first-rate Esta -1„_ :7, xno.whain l as , btahre, bPIAZZA. HOTEL. The premises comprise r‘oregnas.neor;ftone-eroom 50 feet ar b - y P seven 5 23 feet, hib-roem a 2 r 3 lo f u e r e , t, s d m io ok in in g g . 42 hed-r feet by 13 fee , tai boonts, spacious kitchen fitted with every requisite for a . largo k 15:11. 8 !Dent, pantries 1 t drawing-rocrn 30 11- f ra e o e llo t ins b o ; fe lB et fe b e y t, about 1 " -- --.. _lBc trage, &c,clu.,l3.rooarrdet:healnddbynumerous rr Y Pay the offices, extensive ter, aru -e entire rent of the mf g. 58. Years from Ehrsmus,premisetsh.e T R h oy e a l l ea Y se ach is t h C e l l u d b, fo w r h a o 1848, at the low annual rental of 9- a a 44rttlwettlaver.8 ofd conditions of sale may be had on the premises ; at kki'vent,,,.,,‘ 31r. Thomas Moseley, solicitor, 13, Bedford - street, _ -street, Ri,rt,,,o67tb; of Messrs. Atkins and Andrew, 29 Ta li 't°ek-stretttleohyaerdo-ts.gtraeredte;n:lnd at the auctione s e n r h AN:hite s cl o tor,, br ' ffices, 99_ ;r°BER CIRCULAR, 1850. - e w,,„,_, vest or th -suoi remind the üblic that all TEA, bad or good. 50. • whams. e Most worthkss, pays an uniform duty of 2s. 2 1 %d. per 1 1):p itavitgZZatess,llbillecet to equal charges tl for freight. porterage, the 'commonest is much tither t:e aleci '. in riapertio'n t o o ns i e tl ue re n al y or marketable value, th o. a o l u i tons i n call:tedium or the Ilnest class Teas. Thus, cor . nmonCon. Eats summer 0111 Y 7d. to Bd. per lb., but before it reaches 4oo the per tent, ; th:s'aankr it pays in duty and charges no less than ag e " i n ti . t4 "clitun class Tea, which costs 12d. to 15d. per lb., avtehre n-eat eb,„„-,.and charges not more than 200 per cent. whilst %nun ° -" seas, which cost in China four times the A price of the than, ner t Pay with -no more than 100 per cent. It must be apparent Cu e , %to I fixed charge of 2s. 6d. per lb. upon all Tea, mere pric e e tielly ir.....tv.litierion of either good value or cheapnes e s Their e z ' e a ttention of those who are solicit us an t d "a on e o e rlise "adru P ' ugit ure that i.,.. Dle wh ., they voluntarily tax themselves ° e d n ouble or or Ale '''''', the y have any necessity for doing by purchasing la. ir I, ti teds s ent y ' WELLS, and MANDUELL, 8, Ludgate-hill. " t valu e "'lulls part of the kingdom carriage free on parcels of • v,,..ee 04 5 1. and upwards. - s , p l „ s " l it (Post free) upon application-8, Ludgate-hill. .° (Post OF MALT LIQUORS. trotilticx},3l, WICKEN' , 4 and JF,NNER'S unrivalled ALES,. ,Y th e i r _ 0 tamed in casks of 4%, 9, 14, and 36 g a o I t; e t; i r s i v , i d i le l i v fa le m r e_ i d. - tl n cki e g7 4 :? rt l w n _ e ed r i i127137n,111, brewed for the express use within four miles of the brewery, at the fol on , ?ell e „ c s . , tor cas , t : —o. 1 Ale 20d.; No. 2, lid. ; No. 3,12 d. Su- Stout. at 16d. ; and India Bitter Ale, G uth t_itn• Table Bepr, ss. per 9 gallons. ndon Brewery, Southwark-bridge -road. STOCKTON, OCT 27.--The France, of Shields, has been put into Middlesborough Dock to discharge, being very leaky and much strained, having been aground. LODONDERRY, OCT. 26.—The Sylvia, from Liverpool fur Shields, must discharge part of her cargo to repair. Sends, OCT. 26.—A round•sterned schooner, on her beamends and all sails set, was missed on the night of the 22d of October off the Land's-end. LIEBAII, OCT. 18.—The Carl Emil, from Stettin for Riga, was wrecked five miles N of this port on Oct. 16; crew saved. CUXHAVEN, OCT. 25.—The Wicherdina, from Wol gast for Rotterdam, was stranded on the coast of Jutland on Oct. 17; crew saved and arrived here. NORDEN, OCT. 23.—A ship's nameboard, marked Elizabeth," in yellow Russian letters upon a blue ground, a number of posts 12 to 14 feet long and 10 inches thick, marked " J. C.," have washed on shore on the Island of Juist. PLAISTER COVE, STRAITS OF CANSO, OCT. 3.—The Primavera, of and bound for Cork, from I'uc'wash, went on shore on the rocks during a g ale last night, has re ceived considerable damage, and must discharge to get off. She will be surveyed to-day, and it is feared she will prove unfit for repair; the cargo and materials will be saved. YAP,MOUTII, NOVA SCOTIA, OCT. 12.—The Messen ger, of and from St. John's, New Brunswick, for Liver pool, which capsized off Cape Sable on Sept. 8, has been towed into Lobster Bay, near Tusket River, bottom up, and burned out; some sails and rigging, several watches, and a silver medal, belonging to Lieut. W. S. Miller, of her Majesty's ship Childers, have been saved. QUEBEC, OCT. 12.—A ship was seen on shore on Basque Island bilged, and with yards down, on Oct. 3. ST. JOHN'S, NEW BRUNSWICK, OCT. 15.—The Raw lins, from Portsmouth for Quebec, was abandoned en Sept. 23, in lat. 46, long. 52, having, fallen over on her beamends; crew taken off by the Sovereign, arrived here from Hull. _ _ Mr. Henry Newman was agent to the Phoenix In surance Company. The receipt of the policy of in surance for 5501. now produced was given by him to Mr. Marden on the sth inst. The policy paper had not been sent to him yet, but the receipt bound the company to the insurance. He had surveyed the furniture insured for 2501. when he gave the receipt. Could not say what stock there was in the shop at the time. Had not seen either furniture or stock since the discovery of the fire the day before. Thought there was a sufficiency of furniture in the house on the day he went to survey it on giving the receipt for the policy to justify the amount of in surance. ec tu4-, ,_ r, ' POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. r_ Lre With oi on the liallad Music of England, by Mr. George Dar: (e,._ mustrations from the most popular Composers every Even Ele,,trinePt Saturd) at Ebitt o'clock —Leeare ti, p ' machine by I) . • - n Chemistry by J. I ,_ epp er, ~_ , r. Ea chhoffner.—Lecture o on the Hydro ''''.g of b_-,,c., illustrating the Ancient Fiery Ordeal and the Han ',- 1 1 t v aliw a ,`e . lint Ifetals.—Medel of Weston's Patent Nova-Motive chi c k:. ' 4 _ work a i at wand 0, nature, daily at Half-p -ailY.—Dissolving Views illustrating some of the Itegi, o rte n t° Ten; also a Series exhibiting' Scenes in the Arctic ast Four and in the Evenings ''', ' e n on. daily at One es, and Diving-hell, Op t , a.„ Admission, s . — Schools, Half-price. I LIA a at „,..,"'"Y froth Eleven till Five o'clock, and every Evening (ex" -,°aY) from'Seven till Half.past Ten. Mr. Marden, on being asked by the bench if he had anything to reply to the very serious charge now made against him, declined saying anything more at present, further than that the witnesses tried to make out a case against him. He admitted that he had the lighted candle in the cellar, but was sure that he did not place it in the box where it was found—if it was found in it. He could not explain how it fohnd its way there, and he could only say he was innocent of any knowledge of the cause of the fire. Mr. Oakes said the charge was one that the magis trates found themselves compelled to investigate strictly, and they would remand Mr. Marden, who was now in custody of the police, until Wednesday. The prisoner was then removed in the custody of Mr. Superintendent Nortb, to be brought up again on Wednesday. URA-ND SALoN DE D ANSE' ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY, STRAND. Less e PE N- F OR TILE SEASON. 5 --U r . Thomas Bartlett Simpson, Albion Tavern, Great talned Th.' kr. simp4 Russell -street, Covent-garden the beeous to have the best Band in London, has re past seasoenvtc talent of the leading Artists engaged . during Performers f ront re h rn . eminent tOd the Philharrn orxne.Gardens, including the following 4eghetril.ns-11sYward, Cohen, Rue's, First Via °WC e""rt"— r .taiesty's Theatre, the Royal Italian g Opera, Pete erin, T. ,Tack Son Ed R. T. Second Violins I • Tenors—apinski C Se . a G b r r i oo esb k a , e V h iin Hed- Violoncellos— . ' j• jaPV-I•ii ' w ' Contra Bassestl-2Goin.thTna;'lOt:, - ii.. " T e r e a d n . tor, rlauto T. Piecolo—MeyeYrn. r. Guy, Stubgen. Pl ob Lat e lyet----J. Tyler. tiarin . . Schott. ~483 etti—Park, G. ••1_ oen—Nfontara Tyler. , oreet s ._ . ,... . 4orria...!L r,stons—liumfreess Cottrell. l' T.. OrnbontW_lN,TF'eT)_°_,lnma Youngman' i'Dhieleide_uosbleter, Guiraud. Si4d':lll),,,,r4o—llartTsn " I n—Sen n , r : CONCERT. 01ivri.,„°,9,,L AND INSTRUMENTAL Composers, and a., ~,,g meieetions from the most celebrated uv en Mr. Saynor'. . Lei n e t/ tl r ,7 4 ,;Z anetta ,,Solos by first-rate . Artists. Bole ~ , ,.r Rise 1,,,,Del tie _ . k : olencello) Mr. Reed. Donizetti. t l na l! n front LUC lA ' DI LAM NIER3100R•• eel Songs by R. Cillndonl Bellini. -11 &Q i n LA SONNAMBULA - - • • TO the Conducted by BORINI. at I Triutnphs tort e p s b votaries of Terpsichore remarks on the excellence of ere illor e 4nd, after the experience of its Orchestra g,,i,,.. and yvsuld be superfluous. Lto7 Concerted Pieces will be performed du , rin i tr the evening. i r x io it u i , i tlrj - a a ar te i s r t is C ii o l m ie p l o o s l i i t e lo sn, s— The Adelaide I ol Quadrille of The (4 )4 ' undergone Galop d'lndustrie, New Otitei de and Salon, Refreshment, and Ante-rooms have a, Waltzes to boorris.ble alterations and improvements. ° Den at Rolf-past Seven o'clock. Admission One Shilling. HALIFAX, OCT. 17.—The Oregon, from the Clyde for Quebec, with loss of topmasts, wps spoken on Sept. 25. SYDNEY, CAPE BRETON, SEPT. 23.--The Rosalinda, of and bound for Liverpool from Quebec, broached to, cap size], and filled in a heavy squall on the Grand Bank, Sept. 9; master, two mates, eleven men, and two appren tices drowned; eight men saved by a French vessel and landed here. The crew of another vessel have been picked up, and are on their way to this place. The Julian sailed for the Sandwich 'elands first week in Octc,Wr, 1849, for Valparaiso, and has not since been heard of. The Collins, with loss of main and wizen -masts, was passed off Basque Island on Oct. 3. GRANKSEND. OCT. 28.—Wind W., light, cloudy.— Arrived—The Corkscrew, from Hamburgh; the North umberland, from New York; the Zwiding Brodrene, from Aalborg; the Christiania, from Norway; the Niord, from Ulloa; the Eida, from Calandborg; the An tdope, from Almeira; the Globe, from Cronstadt; the Fp-noord, trout Rotterdam; the Now Bottle, the Stan dard, the Erwin, the Mary Tiffin, the William Meru, the Arrow, and the Robert Newton, from St. Petersburgh; the Soho, and the Nautilus, from Antwerp; the Vene zuela, from Havre; the City of Boulogne, from Bou logne; the Patriot, from Faro; the Dunkerquoise and the Lionne, from Gravelines; the Sara, from Ancona; the Regina, from Cronstadt; the Wellington, from Sin gapore , Trieste, and Gibraltar; the Alto, from Finland; the Pearl, from St. Valery. Sailed—The Wilberforce, for Tonningen; the Sophia, for Azores; the Wood stock, for Liverpool. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Rosanna, September 25th, in lat. 17 N., long. 29 W. The barque Glenlyon, from London for California, September 11th, in lat. 2 S., long. 21 W. The brig Janet, from Callao for Queenstown, September 17th, in lat. 10 N., long. 24 W. The barque Alexandrina, from London fir Algoa Bay, September 17. The Alfred, of and from London for Calcutta, September 12th, in lat. 7 S., long. 15 W. The Memnon, from Brest for Reunion, August 22d, in lat. 3 N., long. 23 W. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, New Dr - old-street ; Mr. Ha milton in the chair. The CHAIRMAN having apologised for the absence of Lord %Vharncliffe, the chairman of the company, Mr. NlcnoLsoN, the superintending director, pro ceeded to read the report, which stated that the di rectors had little to report as to the proceedings of the company for the interval between the last half-yearly meeting and the present. During that period the monsoons had prevailed, and the operations of the en gineers in the fiel d have necessarily been almost sus pended. The surveys of the first portion of the line had, however, been completed before the rains set in ; and the period of the monsoon has been occupied with the completion of the plans, sections, estimates, and specifications. It has been determined to limit the first contract to the line between Bombay and Tannab, a distance of 21 miles, with a branch of one and a half mile in length (of a single line of rails) to the port of Mahim ; and during the construction of the works on this portion of the railway the engineers will be employed in a minute investigation of the country beyond Tannab, with a view Eto obtain the best line across the Ghauts, connecting the coast line of coun - try with the interior. It is of the highest importance to the success of this undertakin g th a t the most eligi bleopeningThis through the we s t ern Gh au t s s h ou ld b e important point, must be ascertained asen ed determined . before the works beyond the Tamil] estuary can with prudence be commenced. In the meantime the question of the general route of the line in connexion with the resources of the country, is un dergoing the consideration of the Government of Bombay, whose decision the board confidently expect will be speedily pronounced. The directors are about to let the works of the line between Bombay and Tannab, if eligible offers from responsible parties can be obtained ; and these works will be pushed on with the utmost vigour and rapidity. The report of Messrs. Resting and Anderton, the auditors, stated that the manner in which the accounts have been kept, the economy of the expenditure by the directors, and the control exercised by the East India Company, afford the most ample security to th e p ro prietors. The ac counts to the 30th of June showed that the receipts amounted to 132,0681., of which 15,612 1 . was re ceived in Bombay, and the expenditure to 35 , 937 /., including 6, 8481 . expended in Bombay, leaving a ba lance of 96,1 311 . Mr. ANDERTON, one of th e . auditors, remarked, that the arrears of calls only amounted to 2161., and that, owing to the control exerc ised over their expen diture by the East I n di a C om pany there was no such thing as spending a farthing without their per mission. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, stated that the line had been re-surveyed by the company's staff, and exertions bad been made to ob tain satisfactory tenders f r om native contractors to execute the works, but up to the present time without works succesps;rfelentlytheigfiorosrtaotof th place, the henativ contractors were naturee of the required by the company, with the mode of construction to insure the n ecessary stability ; while the co n tractors in England w ere we ll acquainted with th e mo de of constructing r a il way t w h o e r k ks in , d bu o t f m th a e t y er k ia n l e s w to nbotehnagd, about the soil o f I n di a, and the capability of the natives to execu t e th e various works. Th e en hi gineers had pr e p a r e d pl a ns and specificati ons o f th e works for th e i nspec ti o n of contracto rs i n Bom bay,oa t r a a sctewrs. O well as duplicates Saturday duplicate last advertisements s thereof for th e E ng li s h ap peared in all th e L o ndon morning papers, the rail way papers, and the principal country papers, stating that the directors were prepared to receive tenders for the construction of the works. The plans and specifications had been submitted for ap proval, which was expected to be given about the middle of November. It had been arranged, with a view to prevent delay, that the company's engineers shall commence the heaviest portion of the works, and in case a contract should be entered into for the execution of the works the contractor should agree to take the works which may be executed at cost price, deducting the amount from the specified sum. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report and accounts. Mr. RICHMOND said, he had great pleasure in se conding the adoption of the report, and with regard to the accounts he wished to observe, in addition to what had been stated by their worthy auditor, that they had been approved of by the East India Com pany. He complained of the course adopted by some of the Bombay papers in opposition to the under taking, and could not discover the reason why the shares of the company should be quoted in the Bom bay papers at nearly fifty per cent. discount, notwith standing the five per cent. guarantee of the East India Company. Mr. ANDERTON did not consider it surprising that the shares of the company should be quoted at a dis count in the Bombay market, when it Was known .. Auber. .. Sayuor :erms : A.ItGrLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL LIcetistd D , . STREET, ST. JAMES'S. ( sole te.. - . 4rft -ni, to Act of Parliament of the 25th of King (I._ orge the Second. ,LA:rfazZee: Charles Emile Laurent, Jun., 57, 13roMP 4.rinelpell CELEBRATED AND UN RIVALL . E te D nS BAND ! i d Artiste Attaehe'Or..net-a-Piston, M. Boulcourt, from raT LICE thi s ,4- Strauss' Orchestra at the Baths of Vichy, France. x eteZant .- SDI) b and popular resort of fashion is now duly Y ACT of PARLIAMENT, W ill be t e . ol CONCERTS pledges himself m a l ee d• in addition to dancing. The new lessee render this establialime nothing shall be wanting on his part to hitherie bravo nrthy the distinguished patronage and support . or tho,, honoured With, d s ectfully solicits a continuance Do hose ope,r.crei w hich it vvill e e n ver re be p his study to deserve. , ...at e z: v ening at Half-past Eight -Dancing to commerce ' 4l . 1..-, Precisely —Admission, One Shilling. particulars of the Concerts will shortly appear. 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Ma)" --,,,,, rersi",,POßD-SQUAhabits, R E. LONDON. min_ -141 :b• Li --41°. Matri ' Member of the University of : 71 " tu r t r h : t 6 t - I : 4 l : 4ll :o ti n a li tt - ° _ f _ . 4 , Pot eu he le c t a ed ries' Hall, London,_ e Honorary Member AiZolawyork contral Medical Society, la m . plete account of tho! Phy s T,, eft accurate and victim of excessive l eon aequenoe3 Vicle ms h abit rt the unha r f n P g y _ om lene 'e and Y ila PPens ‘ Tg7 of the Reproductive Organs. rr their invarlabde physi c !ll for ;.:11 1 : r is, ell' entejvtain:lt dul- L o onsly , b4f _ -`• ghame and th dread so frequently, u reach of a s fear e of appbing to a qualified al .`e.ialried that th e plaints are beyond the hero e rte,....teettict hilt and e r s e e ve ee t m his seeking tor assistance ) w i hest terro „lnorlick 1,7, be Procured. PDr n LA'MERT has taken the leg_ his ortett ee r s 'netirs, as Yearsplomas' testify, and the great extent i f_ eii.. en, , se, whi e ,,, r za,_arlY is a gu tee for his professional P ‘ 44 14e 8. ...' Liao referee almost solely to the treatment of e these A.hibljah„,, ".1)4 to , •.• -• I'7 Ilia Author, and may be had of J. eh G b il e b rn er e t : UN' ."*-"ttr-rOW; Hannay 63 Oxford-street; Starts, t h it i lLvitr ee 4a t. lna r, firket ; Malan; 39, Cornhill ; Gordon. e Anth ers t r_len ; or. free bY Post for torty-twe ,idettee., 37. R edierd-winsire Lominn 1 4 stamps. 6 L e a ft . d e o n , n- ANOTHER FIRE AT GRAVESEND GRAVESEND, OCT. 28.—At about two o'clock on Sunday afternoon smoke was discovered by several persons passing at the time proceeding from the iron grating over the front cellar of the house No. 5, in Harmer-street, at the corner of the upper and western side of the street turning into the Crescent. So much suspicion was attached to the origin of this fire, that on the information of the police-superintendent and his officers the borough magistrates thought it incumbent on them to institute an inquiry into the matter. Accordingly, this day, Messrs. Oakes (chair. man), and Spencer, Smith, and Tickner, held an in vestigation, when the following facts were elicited. Mr. Samuel Marden, a respectable-looking elderly man, stated, after the usual caution against saying anything that might possibly tend to criminate him self, that about seven o'clock on the previous (Sun day) morning he had, with his wife, servant, and a gentleman who lodged with him, got up and pre pared to go by the train to London, but, on arriving at the station, they found themselves too late for the train. They then returned to No. 5, the house he occupied, and prepared to go by the nine o'clock boat Eom the Terrace-pier. Whilst so preparing, he took a candle in a bedroom candle-stick, and went down to the cellar to get some coals and wood, to have ready to snake a fire when they should return in the even ing. While in the cellar he heard the bell announc ing the time of the boat's departure from the Ter race-pier ringing, and hurried up, leaving the lighted candle he did not know where in the cellar. Mr. Marden went on to give a statement of all that he alleged to have occurred between seven o'clock and the time of going by the steam-boat on Sunday morning so incoherent that it was impossible to find out from it anything that could fix the time of his and his family's departure from the house, and the origin of the fire. The following evidence was taken by the magis trates after Mr. Oakes had stated that the case of this fire, from the information of the police, was o f so suspicious a character that the bench of magistrates felt it to be their duty to investigate it in the fullest possible way. The first witness called was a porter of the Diamond Steam-packet Company, who deposed that on Saturday evening, late, he was called to attend at 5, Harmer street, and to remove from there three boxes to the Diamond packet-office, to b 3 sent up by the first boat the following morning. He removed them with the assistance of another porter, and on the following morning, at a quarter past eight o'clock, the man (a tall and thin man, not at all like Mr. Marden) who delivered the boxes to him at No. 5, came to the ' office, and superintended their removal to the boat about to start for London. He should know the man again if he saw him. He went by the boat on board of which the boxes were put. Mr. Marden here said that he was the last person who left left the house on Sunday morning, and that the other man, who se name, a s hi s l o d ge r, he could not recollect, h a d l e f t th at morn i ng b y t h e ra il wa y. Oakes again cautioned Mr. Marden not to say anything that might commit himself, as it would be taken down in evidence against him. thati‘a Marden r e n he had proceededsd insured his state stoek in(h (haberdashery) d y t s o h e Mr r y) . ° for al‘k 2 l:. s : o 1, his furniture for 2501., and some glass cases in his shop for 501., on or about the sth inst., through the medium of Mr. H. Newman, of Gravesend, agent for the Pboanix•office, and was also insured, but to what amount he did not mention, in the Metropolitan Insurance-office. The receipt for the premium of in surance in the Phcenix-office he produced, and said his wife had it in her pocket, and that he had not preserved any other receipt, or voucher, or document i whatever. COIN,. TRIRTY-FI FTH EDITION. 14.1141 G THE REMEDY FOR THE PREVENTION OF DISEASE. 0.4, Tliputistrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Engraving's on Steel. 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Cu.__ A . treats of the conseqnences resulting from excessive in 14,71`taur, and their lamentable ef f ects on the system, producing blcso an d bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative . amity. illustrated by Three Explanatory Engravings. tlit',-!lty 111. treats of the diseases resulting from inreetion, either in tlietrLinar mat secondary form, and contains explicit directions for 1,11,2 eat. This section is illustrated by Seventeen Coloured ....Pltigg. itirD;r l tr. contains a Remedy for tho Preventio of D.lsease by a Thi s ei aPPlication, by which the danger of infection is obviated. teticesnillertant Part of the Work should not escape the reader's *halNaT V. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its du er..iia causes of tinproduciv nnion are also cons n red, and the ~,_mluJect critically and philosophically inquired 1 tu thWrgt;ORDII BAINI OP STRIACOM is exclusively employed in k lls and 335. hr bottlnervous and sexual debility, impotence, wc., • rA tiled,, e ., . The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syphilitic ndary Synb,,f.* ..r purifying the blood in cases of infection, d Se 3 CO 3. per )boiseri7nitiererttrriatrurilollllfiyT4 the abuse of mercury, lls. an andl Is. ti,1.291. 4 certain r emedy S p e fo c r ifl c go P n i o l n. ls, hc 2s n . 9,14e4t5; stricture,6(i.,and . by etter i',7-un.lo inflammation of the bladder. 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Mr. RICHMOND said, that the East India Company could borrow money in India at 5 per ceLt., and be considered their railway shares to be equal in value to that stock. Mr. CRAWFORD said, that their shares were not the same as Government stock. The people in India looked upon railway undertakings as a different sort of thing, and they were perfectly aware of the deprecia tion of railway property in this country, and the va rious contingencies to which it may be liable. He hoped the directors would have the kindness irvfuture to circulate the report two or three days before the half-yearly meeting. A conversation ensued, in the course of which it was stated that the company had contracted to pay at the rate of 30.4. per ton for the freight of iron rails from Cardiff to Bombay. That sum included in surance. The freight from Cardiff to London was 103. par ton, including insurance. A technical ob jection was raised by Mr. Crawford against the ap pointment of Mr. Nicholson as superintending direc tor, with a salary ; but it was contended by Mr. White, the solicitor to the company, the Chairman, and others, that the appointment was perfectly legal, and that it had been sanctioned by the East India Company. Mr. NICHOLSON entered into an explanation of the terms upon which he had consented to join the com pany, and said that Mr. Macgregor, of the South- Eastern Company, and Mr. Laing, of the Brighton Railway, received specific sums for their services, and that these were cases in point, and would meet the technical objection urged by Mr. Crawford against his appointment as superintending director at a fixed salary for the performance of certain duties. The CHAIRMAN stated, in reply to a question from Mr. Field, that the East India Company would not allow parties to pay up the whole sum on their shares, but when the money was required it would be called up by instalments. The line was originally intended to extend from Bombay to Callian, thirty-three miles, at an estimated cost of 500,000/., instead of which it was now proposed to make it from Bombay to Tan nah, a distance of twenty-one miles, at a cost of less than 200,0001. A PROPRIETOR urged the necessity of obtaining an early decision as to the exact situation of their line and station at Bombay, and, if possible, to have a terminus near the shipping. From his long experi ence of the mode of carrying on works in India, he very much doubted the correctness of the paragraph in the report which stated that the works would be carried on with the utmost vigour and rapidity. The report was then adopted, and, after a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, the meeting separated. PRESTON AND LONGRIDGE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday, Mr. T. B. Addison in the chair, when a dividend of 123.6 d. per share for the half-year clear •of income tax, and payable in January, was declared, the re tiring directors being re-elected. GLASGOW AND SOUTII-WESTERN.----We understand that a meeting of deputations of the Caledonian, the Lancaster and Carlisle, and the Glasgow and South- Western Railway Companies took place at Carlisle on Tuesday last, when, consequent upcn the immediate opening of the latter line into England, mutual ar rangements for traffic were discussed in a friendly spirit, and there is every reason to believe that an agreement will be completed of a satisfactory charac ter for all parties. This will prevent any ruinous competition, and at the same time afford every facility and convenience for the public. ASHFORD, RYE; AND HASTINGS RAILWAY. COMPLETION OF THE WORKS. [PRICE SD. The last link in the great chain of railway coast com munication along the eastern and southern ports of the kingdom was yesterday accomplished by the comple tion of the works on the Ashford, Rye, and Hastings Railway, which is now in a state of such forwardness that it will be ready for opening to the public in the course of a few weeks. A. large and distinguished party of the directors and their friends, among whom were several ladies, left the South-Eastern terminus, London Bridge, yesterday morning in a special train shortly before ten o'clock. The. Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, the Rev.' Mr. Marshall, the Lord Mayor's chaplain, and suite were among the guests invited to be preamt at the interesting ceremony of inserting the last brick in the tunnel of the Ashford and Hastings line. We also observed Sir Frederick Smith, the Government railway inspector; the Mayor of Rye, Jeremiah Smith, Esq ; the Deputy Mayor of Winchelsea, Captain Southey ; the Mayor of Hast ings, George Scriven, Esq ; R. Holland, Esq., M.P., IL Curteis, Esq., M.P., James MacGregor, Esq., the chairman ; and a number of the directors of the South-Eastern line. On the arrival of the train at Rye the visitors were' received by the mayor of that ancient borough and the civic authorities. There was a band of music sta- tioned on the platform, and the station and public buildings were decorated with flags in honour of the interesting event. The Lord Mayor, the chairman of the directors, and the principal visitors were conducted to the sta tion, where an address was presented in the following "TO THE CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH- EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. " Gentlemen —We, the mayor and corporation and inhabitants of the ancient town of Rye, cordially and sin cerely greet you on your arrival here this day, and on the completion of the works of the Ashford, Rye, and Hastings line. "We hail it as a prospect of a new era, for the benefit of this town, and we hope that you may long cctinue to Manage the affairs .of this important company advan tageously to the interest of those whom you represent, feeling as we do that, under such circumstances, an op portunity will be afforded for the development of the re sources and energies of those who now respectfully ad dress you, and we give you a hearty welcome. (Signed on behalf of the meeting) " JEREMIAH SMITH, Mayor. " Rye. Oct. 28, 1850." Mr. MACGREGOR, on behalf of tht company, re plied to the address in appropriate terms ; after which the Mayor of Rye complimented the company on being honoured with the presence of the Lord Mayor of London, whowasconnected by former ties of friendship and long residence with that part of the country. Three loud and hearty cheers were then given by the assembled multitude, the company re-entered the carri ages , an d the train proceeded on its way to Hasti ngs . I n consequence of a slip in a portion of the li ne near th e tunnel, somece delay took place when within two or three miles of Hastings. The heavy rains of the last few days having formed a lodgment on one side o f th e line, at the foot of an embankment, the rails were forced up and displaced for a few yards, and a pilot en gine having been sent on to assist in remedying this defect, the train again proceeded, after having been detained half-an-hour, and entered the long tunnel which forms the terminus of the line close to Hastings. Here a temporary platform and scaf folding were erected, several hundred " navies," each provided with a candle, were ranged on either side, and by the glare of the flickering lights, which served only to render the darkness visible, the Lord Mayor and his suite, and those who were to take part in ' the ceremony of placing the last brick in the crown of the tunnel, ascended the frail-looking scaffolding at an elevation of some thirty feet above the rails. Mr. MacGregor then, in the name of the company, presented the Lord Mayor with a handsome silver trowel, on which was the following inscription :-- "Die Lunra, Octobri 28, A.D. 1850. " Presented to the Right Hon. Thomas Farncomb, Lord Mayor of the city of London, by the South- Eastern Railway Company, on the occasion of his Lordship's completing the works on the Ashford, Rye, and Hastings Railway, by inserting the closing brick in the tunnel between Hastings and St. Leonard's." Underneath were his Lordship's arms, the whole encircled by a handsome embossed scroll. The brick on which his Lordship's name and the date were in scribed having been placed in its proper position, the Lord Mayor applied the cement around it with the trowel, d rov e in the wedges with a mallet, and pro. nounced the work complete. Mr. MacGregor then advanced to the edge of the platform and announced the fact to the vast crowd who were assembled in the depths below, and three loud and deafening cheers were given, the workmen flourishing th e i r li g h ts, which threw a lurid and unearthly glare over the strange and exciti n g scene en acting apparently in the bowels of the earth. The tunnel in which the ceremony took place is 1,400 yards, or rather more than three-quarters of a mile long, and is within about a mile of the Hastings terminus. It is bricked throughout, and is a very massive and substantial structure. The ceremony having been completed, the carriages again moved forward, and after a brief stay at the temporary ter minus at Hastings proceeded along the curve which connects the new line with St. Leonard's. Here another tunnel, about 700 yards in length, occurs, and here the same ceremony of placing the last brickl in the crown of the arch was performed by the Lord Mayor in the presence of a still larger number of _, o - ,---- that a 4e had thrown o ff th e cares of office he con! induced to give up his single blessedness tuid make some fair lady of Kent happy, he concluded by giving " The Health of the Right Hon. the Lord MaYor of London." The Loxu MAYOR returned thanks, expressing his gratification at beingonce again among his old friends in the county of Sussex. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The health of the Mayor, of Folkestone." He had long been connected with the port and town, and had done much to pro mote its growing importance; and he believed that the connexion of the South-Eastern Railway with the port had materially contributed to the prosperity of that town. That would be more obvious to them when he stated that no less than 2.50,000 person; landed and embarked annually at that port. The toast was drunk with much applause. The Mayor of FOLKESTONE (Mr. David Msjur) returned thanks, ecknowledging the great prosperity that the connexion of the railway with their purt had conferred upon Folkestone. The Mayors of Canterbury, Hy the, Dover, DPal, and Maidstone also acknowledged toasts in which their healthy were proposed. In doing so each put in some separate demand on the company for increased railway accommodation, to which the chairman made polite and politic replies. The LORD Mavost gave " The health of the Chair man," to which The CHAIRMAN responded by expressing his regard for the men of Kent, and his hope that in the dis charge of his official duties he had met with their approbation and that of the proprietors of the com pany. lie had endeavoured to do so by adhering to a lesson which he had been taught on becoming chairman, by regarding the time-bill issued by the company as a contract entered into between them and the public, and which they were bound strictly to perform. The company at that time had published an ample time-bill, and promised much, though they could perform little. His endeavour had been to curtail the promises, and to increase the powers of perform ance. He had made many friendships in the county of Kent, but on no occasion had he spent a happier day that the present, nor had he ever felt more gratified than in returning them thanks for the compliment which they then paid him. The CHAIRNIAN then gave, " The Health of Mr. Stephen R. Lushington, the apostle of direct railway communication."• • LUSHINGTON returned thanks. The last toast given from the chair was " The Ladies," and at a few minutes before one o'clock the greater part of the company started for London in a special train;• reaching the London-bridge terminus, without the. slightest accident, at three o'clock pre cisely. Tile chairman and railway authorities were throughout the day extremely attentive to their guests, and their unceasing exertions contributed much to the comfort and enjoyment of their numerous and distinguished visitors. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Ocr. 26. STOCK EXCHANGE. - The market was rather inactive. The transactions to-day were as follows :—Great Western, E9%—New, dis.—Midland Stock, 417,. LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 213. 'the market has not been very buoyant to-day, although a fair amount of business has been transacted. The sales re ported are as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consoli dated, 47 1 A— Ditto, Fifths, 7% dis.—Ditto, Preference, 12',4 —London, and North-Western. 117—Ditto, New Quarters, 2 1 4 p.—Ditto, Fifths, 3 5-16 p.—Midland, Halves, 21 13-16 dis.—North Union (B), 170—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, B'l—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 3 13 . 16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 2014---Shef field, R. B. and G. N. Div., par—York, Newcastle, and Ber wick, G. N. E., purChase. 4 1 4 dis.—York and North Midland, 23—Dublin and Belfast Junction, dis. —Midland Great Western, 17 1 A dis. MANCHESTER, OCT. 28. The market opened this morning rather stiffly, but this afternoon shares were easier all round, without, however, any serious decline. The following are the details of the day's business :—East Anglian, Preference (6 per cent. ), I% Edinbargh and Glasgow, 25 Y e —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 48 —Ditto, Fifths, 7 11-16 dia—Ditto, W. 11. Union, 7% dis.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 18—Ditto, 10/. Pre ference, 84— Ditto. New 61. Preference, 4s. p. South- Eastern and Dover, 20:' . —Ditto, Reg., No. 4, BIRMINGHAM, Ocr. 26. , - STOCK EXCIIA.NGE.—The share market was steady to-day, The only transactions reported were—Shrewsbury and Bir mingham (A), 8% dis.—llitto (B.), :6 1 / f i: dis.—Shropshire Union, 3y dis. spectators, and amidst the most enthusiastic acclama tions. The second ceremony was rendered more in teresting from the fact that it took place in the parish of the Mary Magdalene, Hasting., in which the Lord Mayor was born, and in the presence of many of those early and attached friends who bad witnessed the honourable career of their distinguished towns man, and were now assembled to congratulate Hui on the occasion of big revisiting his native spot as chief magistrate of the first city of the world. The new portion of the line commences at Ashford, and is about 29 miles in length. It passes for the greater part of its course through the flat and fertile district called Romney Marsh, the greater part of the soil of which is so fertile that it is said 12 or 15 crops of wheat can be obtained off it without manure, and the farmers in the days of England's agricultural prosperity were called "yellow pockets." There is as yet only one line of rails laid down over a considerable portion of the line, but the whole of the line is ballasted, and the other line of rails ready for laying, so that the line can be completely finished and opened to the public in a fortnight from this date. The ceremony of yesterday would have been deferred a little longer, but Monday was the only day the Lord Mayor had at his disposal before the termination of his mayoralty. None of the stations are at present completed, and it will evidently require considerable exertion to have all prepared for public traffic before the end of next month. It is needless to say that Hastings was in a state of unusual bustle, excitement. and animation; and the long line of carriages and cabs as they proceeded through the streets of the town to the hotel, were greeted with loud and enthusiastic cheering. The train on leaving returned to Hastings. The company were conveyed to the Swan Hotel, where an elegant dejeiiner was served up. The hour fixed for the arrival of the guests was one o'clock, but owing to the unavoidable delays to which we have referred, it was nearly four o'clock before all were seated, their appetites much sharpened by the delay and the fresh and invigorating sea-breeze of the coast. The chair was taken by James MacGregor, Esq., chairman of the board of directors, who was sup ported on his right by the Lord Mayor of London, and on his left by Sir Frederick Smith, who was pre sent as a guest, and not in his capacity of a Govern ment railway inspector. Between fifty and sixty of the gentlemen connected with the line or the towns through which it passed were present. " The Health of her Majesty the Queen, bis Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of \Vales, and the rest of the Royal Family," having been given from the chair, and duly honoured, The CHAIRMAN rose and gave "The Health of the Lord Mayor of London," who had that day honoured them by completing the works on the im portant line that connected Hastings with the county of Kent, and formed the last link in the great chain of railway coast communication from Ramsgate to Ply moutb.—(Loud cheers.) As to the importance of the line in a military point of view, he could not speak of it in higher terms than to quote the words of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, who had expressed his high opinion of its importance for the defence of the country, and that opinion had been repeated by one who was distinguished as a states man, who bid fair to follow in the footsteps of him who was " the observed of all observerb"—he meant the Marquis of Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India.—(Cbeers.) The Lord Mayor had that day shown himself a master workman—he bad turned the last link in the chain. " On the huge anvil forged the massive chain, With cramp in cramp the fabric to sustain." (Cheers.) After complimenting the Right Hon. Gen tleman on the high and distinguished position he had atttained, and wishing him every happiness and pros perity, the Chairman concluded by giving " The health, of tha Lord :Mayor of London. '—(Cheers.) The LORD MAYOR returned thanks. He was fully sensible of the great honour they had done him in in viting him to lay the last hand to the important work that had been that day completed. He had no doubt that the line which was just completed would prove highly advantageous to a town in the prosperity of which he felt so deep an interest. He should remem ber the present occasion with unfeigned sentiments of pleasure to the last day of his life. He was gra tified to find that while discharging the important duties of Lord Mayor of London he had obtained tie approval of his friends and fellow-citizens. He felt proud as a Sussex man of the distinguished posi tion in which he had been placed, and concluded by thanking the company for the distinguished compli ment they had paid him. The CHAIRMAN then gave, " Prosperity to the borough of Hastings." He was happy to think that in the performance of his duty in administering the affairs of the South. Eastern Rail*ay Company, he had been enabled to accomplish a work which could not fail to conduce most materially to the prosperity of that ancient and loyal borough. He had confi dence in himself, notwithstanding what had been said by Lord Dalhousie, that a railway to Hastings would not pay, and that the burden of its construc tion should be given to those who had already the largest share and the greatest extent of profitable railway communication in the county of Kent—not withstanding all that, he still believed that it would eventually pay, be a profitable tributary to the South- Eastern line, and that the labours of Mr. Hoof, their contractor, and of their able engineer, Mr. Barlow, would be crowned with the most complete success. He begged, in the name of the visitors, to thank the town and corporation of Hastings for the handsome reception they had given them, and would couple with the toast " The health of the Mayor, Mr. Scriven."—(Loud cheers.) Mr. SCRFVEN (Mayor of Hastings) returned thanks, and expressed his belief that the completion of the line would materially tend to develops the re sources and capital of the town and district. Ile gave " The health of their worthy Chairman, Mr. MacGregor."—(Great cheering.) The CHAIRMAN returned thanks in appropriate terms, and gave, as the last toast of the evening, " The Lady Mayoress," to which the Lord Mayor res- The chair was then taken by the Mayor of Hest ponded. ings, and Mr. MacGregor and the party who had accompanied him from London returned to their carriages, and proceeded back to Ashford, which they reached at a quarter to nine o'clock. The train then started down the Dover line to Folkestone, arriving there at a quarter-past nine. At the Pavilion Hotel a very sumptuous banquet was prepared by Mr. Breach, formerly of the. London Tavern ; and here the capacity of the guests for the enjoyment of the good things of this life was severely tested by the appetizing temptations set before them for the second time in the course of their interesting excursion. The exhiliration produced by a long ride through the varied scenery of the Sussex coast, the gratifying nature of the proceedings at which they had assisted, and the good humour in which all the party were, all contributed to promote digestion, and to enable the majority to acquit themselves credit ably in the eyes of the worthy host of the Pavilion. Mr. MacGregor again did the honours of the banquet to his various guests, and after the dessert had been placed on the table, The usual loyal toasts were given and cordially rc - sponded to. The CHAIRMAN then gave "The Army and Navy," coupling with them the names of Sir Frederick Smith and Captain Mercer. meeting Sir FREDERICK SMITH returned thanks. He had feltsnofficer andl pleasure s a u n r e engineer that felt the great f his friendsimport ance o the county of Kent, and in ac com p any i ng t h e chair man and his guests to Ha s ti ngs b y t h e new line. As of the line the works of which had just been completed. He believed that railways were some of the best defences of the country from foreign invasion. —(Hear, hear.) England did not maintain a large standing army, but she had stout and honest heats— (Cheers)—and he believed nothing would contribute more to give power and affect to their resources than to have points in case of attack at which to concen trate their forces. It was a mistake to suppose that a line merely along the coast was the best for defence; one a little removed from the coast was far superior for such a purpose, and he believed tbat no line could be better calculated for military defence than that which had been adopted by the South-Eastern Com pany.—(Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Healths of Mr. Deedes, Mr. Brockman, and the other Members of Parliament who had honoured them with their pre sence." Mr. DEEDES having acknowledged the compliment, The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Health of the Lord Mayor of London.—(Cheers.) He thought it was a thing to be marked that the Lord Mayor of London should complete a great and important national work in the parish in which he was born.—(Cheers.) It was unnecessary for him to eulogise the public cr private character of the Lord Mayor, but all who knew him in that part of the country were aware that he was highly esteemed and respected in the town in which he was born ; during his long and honourable career he had done a great deal of good to the district with which he was connected, and had secured the esteem and affection of his friendsr i g s neighbours.—(Cheers.) After alluding to the 11 adjusting and activity he had that day displayed , _ the last brick, and expressing pod-butuourea DoPe at a it 5° ~ai t,: i,l' : 31 joie ;;01 111 , aifi ot, 93 'd39 tO, 0 ; r . lei oc f , °*oti 2 6 i 01 aler s (1 1. ! r b ° Od 141 rife PO° ~.. ."r o i P l f, O f 0 YORK, Ocr. 26. STOCK Exeitaziar.—The transactions to-day were as fol low :—Great Northern, 14—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 17A— Yerk and:North Midland, Preference, £O4. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Papers from the Cape of Good Hope have been re ceived to the 14th of August. Affairs at Cape-town were progressing smoothly, and since the final ar rangement of the convict question nothing had occurred to disturb the harmony existing between Sir Harry Smith and the colonists. The accounts from Natal were encouraging. The new Lieute nant-Governor was working zealously to bring the Administration into popular favour, and the majority of his measures were regarded with consideration. The developement of the settlement was gradually becoming more apparent, and the cultivation of cotton was steadily increasing on the sea coast, with every prospect of ultimate success. Great jealousy was manifested by the Boers re specting the admission of strangers into the Vaal River district, and two travellers who had attempted to penetrate into that territory had been compelled to ssek another route. Pretorius was still in that neighbourhood, and had, it was thought, permanently settled down there with his followers. The accounts from the frontier mention that depredations continued to be committed among the farmers by the natives, but excepting in one case where murder is alleged to have followed from an attempt to arrest the parties, they were not commonly of an alarming description. The appearance of Kafir fever at Natal had occa sioned some little uneasiness. With respect to the passengers by the Minerva, the vessel lately wrecked off the port, it is stated that a subscription had been entered into for their relief, and that a memorial to the Government had been signed by many of the leading residents praying for an official inquiry to ascertain if the disaster was owing to accidental causes or entirely to the nature of the coast, so that if the latter should prove to be the case efforts may be made to provide a remedy. " Various rumours," it is remarked, "are of course afloat, but there seems to be a feeling among the in fluential class here that any judgment would be pre mature before the result of a thorough investigation is known. They are, however, naturally anxious that this occurrence may not unfairly prejudice shipowner • and underwriters against the place. They court inquiry on this point. They feel confident that the roadstead is not more dangerous than those of Table and Algoa Bays; many even contend that it is less dangerous than those places, inasmuch as they are strictly bays, and ships must hold their ground or go ashore. This is a straight line of coast with good anchorage, and there is, it is alleged, a fair chance for vessels to get out to sea. Moreover, when the resources of the colony will enable the authorities to throw open the inside harbour to ships of all sizes, 'the port will bear comparison in point of safety with any in the world, and ships will find here a Barbour such as, with the exception of Saldanha Bay only, does not exist along the whole southern coast of Africa." POST-OFFICE NOTICE. MAILS FOR CALIFORNIA AND OREGON VIA CHAGRLS AND PANAMA. The following notice has just Leen issued by the authorities.— General Post-Office, Octcber, 1850. " Henceforward all letters for California and Oregon, not specially addressed to be forwarded by any other route, will be transmitted by the West India muil packets to Panama, whence they will be conveyed to San Francisco by the mail packets of the United States. "The combined British, New Grenadian, and United States postage upon such letters will be— For a letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight ... For a letter exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding an ounce 2s. 91. ... ss. 6d. and so on. _ "Newspapers will be liable to a combined postage of 2d. each. " These rates must in all cases be paid in advance." DINNER TO H. TAYLOR, ESQ., CHAIRMAN Or THE Com, TRADE.—On Tuesday, a public dinner was given at the Assembly Rooms, Newcastle, in honour of Hugh Taylor, Esq., Chairman of the Coal-trade Committee of Northum berland and Durham. The number of guests were about 100, consisting for the most part of gentlemen connected with that trade, and some of the principal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood. Matthew Bell, Esq., M.P., was in the chair, supported on his right by the honourable guest, John Clayton, Esq. (Town Clerk e Newcastle), Ralph Dodds, Esq. (Sheritl'of Newcastle), and George John son, Esq., of Willington ; and on his left by the Hon. 11. T. Liddell. Rev. Mr. Shield, of Morpeth, and Christopher Blackett, Esq. The vice-chairs were tilled by Joseph Lamb, Esq., of Axwell Park, and H. Stobart, Esq , Of Etherlev. We also observed Nicholas Wood, Esq., of Iletton ; N. flews, of Darlington ; T. J. Taylor, Esq., of Earsdon ; N. Hindhaugii, Esq.; John Carr, Esq., of Roseworth ; A. L. Potter, Esq.; James Losh, Esq.; B. P. Phillipson, Matthew Plummer, Esq.; Robert Plummer, Esq. ; William Armstrong, Esq. ; James Morrison, Esq., &c., &c. The re past was of the most sumptuous character. Mr. Taylor, on his health being drunk, pointed out the importance of a good understanding being promoted amongst the coalowners of Durham and Northumberland, and stated his belief that if they cordially united and adopted suitable measures, the present disastrous and depressed condition of the coal trade which had continued now for five years past, would within a fortnight be exchanged for one of returning prosperity. The Hon. Mr. Liddell and other speakers echoed the same senti ment, and a feeling of unanimity pervaded the meeting. After several toasts had been given and responded to, the company separated.—Sunderland Her,tld. GIGANTIC DEER.—On Friday mornings stag of enormous size passed through the lienercil Railway station, antlers r tn o ut t i n lreer l ds k . t iv h e 7 r l t e l s Forest t o yea j p .: u ( a i p i tl i l l s, l) .iao u ru r a g ,s li ao , nf ttioreatchhe twenty-twols) u r rp e .4 o s a s t o e a c e f t. o being,y _'sus of branches. 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IQTTO'S SCRIPTURE L ANDS AND BIBLE ATLAS, with 25 Maps, beautifully engraved on Steel, Is.--or with the Maps eolaired, 7s. GI Henry G. Bohn, Tork-street, Covent-garden. SEWELL'S HORACE.—The Odes and Epodes KJ of Horace, literally and rythmically translated, by W. SEWELL, B.D. 3s. 6,1. Henry G. Bohn, York-street, Covent-garden. WASHINGTON IRVING'S WORKS, Bohn's Library Edition, complete in 10 volumes, with engraved Frontispieces. 1/. 15s. Henry G. Bohn, York-street, Covent-garden. DISPUTED LITE POLICIES. " A trial of considerable interest to Life Assurance Offices and the public was concluded yesterday in the Court of Exchequer. The Eagle Company held a policy for an assurance of 5391. in the Albion Company as security for an advanee, the payment of which policy was now disputed by the Albion, on the ground that at the time it was effected the fact of the assured party having been a man of in temperate habits was concealed from the office. The chief evidence turne ; upon the question as to the degree of intemperance that had been exhibited, and the resu:t was, that a verdict was given against the resisting office, not only for the amount of the policy, but also for 40/. interest from the date when it became due. The circumstance of the action being brought by one office against another presents a striking illustration of the uncertainty which may attach to all po licies under the present system, and shows that the only mode by whch absolute security can be obtained by the public must lie in the general adoption by Assurance Offices of the plan of prote'Aing them selves in every case by due inquiries before the grentint f each po licy, and of afterwards assuming the full responsibility 01 the com pleteness of such inquiries by holding themselves precluded from raising any future question. In the present case two offices are found to be diametrically opposed in their opinions as to what can properly invalidate a claim, and yet tho public arc expected to be able to guare themselves against such contingences. Similar cases have occurred before, and even if they were more rare, they would seriously injure the progress of life assurance. The very principle upon which the business is founded is the removal of uncertainty, and whenever that principle is counteracted in the slightest degree, tile people who would be the first to resort to its advantages are the first to be deterred."—Times, July 11, 1550. - ....,.... . _ ripHE LONDON INDISPUTABLE L IFE POLICY COMPANY 'F No. 72, LOMBARD-S TREET, LONDON. TIUSTEES. . Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. I James Full Richard Spoer on Madoz,er, Esq. Esq., M.P. Richard Malins, Esq., Q.C. William Wilberforce, Esq. DIEECTORS. William Adams, Esq. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. John Hamilton, Esq. Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq. lames Fuller Madox, Esq. J. Thompson Bramwell, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. John Dangertield, Esq. C. Octavius Parnell, Esq. ileorge Cumming, Esq. William D. Starling, Esq. AUDITORS. J liars Turner, Esq. David Henry Stone, Esq. SzcarriaY—Davld Alison, Esq. BANKEns—The London and cc unty Bank. PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware -road. Rev. James! Sherbold Boone, A.M., Stanhope. street, Hyde-park. Captain Creed, Norfolk-crescent, Oxford-square. Charles Pemberton, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and Lin- coin's Inn-fields. Thomas Jervis Antos, Esq., York-street, Portman-square. George Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and New square, Lincoln's Inn. Speretary, Chas. Hoghton, Esq. The POLICIES of this Company, being INDISPUTABLE, form Family Provisions and Negotiable Securities, for their validity is not dependent, as in the case of ordinary Policies, upon the import of previous reports and other documents. Owing to this important improvement in the practice of Life As surance, the progress of this Company has been rapid from the com mencement of its business, and is steadily advancing. Copies of the Report of the last Annual Meeting will be fcrwarded, on application, to Solicitors, to whom Commission is allowed. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. CATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON. The FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie tors of this Company took place on the 25th instant, at the Head Office, at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted from the report, which is too lengthy for publication : During the past year no claims have arisen from deaths in England. and but two in Ireland—one for 5001. and the other for 2001.—making together 7001., which have been paid. This is far below the expected mortality, and is especially favourable, when it is remembered how severely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last year. The number of lives assured between the Ist of June, 1149, and the 31st of %lay, 1850, was more than double the number issued in the twelve months preceding. Prop ,sacs were made for 138 Policies, amounting to 52,9631.25. 6d.: of these 121, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. Gs. sixteen Policies lapsed, representing 6,0481., upon which 3201. 3s. was received by the Company in the shape of premiums Since the commencement of the Company to the Ist of June last, assuraw es were effected to the extent of 110,972/. 12s 6d., pro ducing in annual premiums 3,7321. ifs. Gd. Of these 54 lapsed, amounting to 23,990/. 16s. 6d., of which the annual premiums were 7411. Is., leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to 2,9911. 153. 11d. Since last meeting loans were applied for to the extent of 17,7001., but 1,1537. Ils. 10d. only was advanced. The Directors were also highly gratified to report that within the last four months they had considerably extended their business on the Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur de l'Etang, a gentleman of high standing in Paris, distinguished for his integrity and Ability in financial and In all assurance matters, who. under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris, the Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, and Monseigneur Parisis, Eveque de Langres, has already within the last three months effected a con• siderabie amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but In An nuities both Immediate and Deferred. After various resolutions, approving of the Report, and returning thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Bishop Morris, the Vice- Chairman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of the establish ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results and future prospects. BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS. The acknowledged efficacy of BLAIR'S GOUT and RIILIT MATIC PILLS, by the continued series of testimonials which have been sent to and published by the proprietor for nearly twenty years, has rendered this medicine the most popular of the present age ; and in corroboration of which the following extract of a letter, written by John Mollard Whee'er, Eqi., Collector of Customs, Jamaica, hav ing been handed by his brother, at Swindon, to Mr. Prout for publi cation, will fully confirm. " I know you have never had occasion to take Blair's Pills, but let me emphatically tell you, in mercy,to any friend who may suffer from gout, rheumatic gout, lumbago, sciatica, rheumatism, or any branch of that widely-allied family, to recommend their using them. In this country they are of wonderful efficacy : not only am I person ally aware of their powers, but I see my friends and acqu • intances receiving unfailing benefit from their use I would not be without them on any account. If taken in the early stage of disease they dissipate it altogether; if in a hater, they alleviate pain and effect a much speedier cure than by any other means within my knowledge." Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by his appoint ment by all respectable Medicine Vendors throughout the United Kingdom. Price 2s. 9d. per box. 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