The Sun. — London, England, 1845-09-06 00:00:00

tion.--, hares 1" announcer cm:: rs of the , 'mity with te'i liament, by ,olltinued. A , luding the divide' imed. The 3 :stock heV e principal and d the meantime! - ~ 0 ue course 1 Lidation of the' 1 ng have m ade ;eters have 1 is made arrears of in °t tisfied alreadi ave a right 1° : , icitywill be g . ti may presume erty situate d le to come and, if P°, s o . s, much gooe i , to matters le to put in Cl led its note ither case 0 4 is have been id there is sa ry "i for transfer r-bills have., dull at 270,/t.i 11. Mexica Buenos Ayr been done' boo Onts. obtain t ' ii ext e nsive, , f 0 yesterday. to 80. 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Gri Fox, Ques rgus, M Ar t from G 1( al ° and suilt : ji ) with ID s' 0' I brig, a' ); •, four yes lc, waspa ' , arrivod 1 sr d 4 f ' 3LIN, who a , r o e enness r ite Eliza tiol Ant' road, Lon Over 0 01 1 own aco la, ) Englarn e t o Tit a n fort „ rse, rema rday resid h j % eet,Boll i n to the:: Ji :o b o th har Rac y of , intinualL3 himself inf and eN it , fr/ rAIr. f the reciu-46iii v;rig • 6' 71 pro jo i t; , the . „or its terVi ih ibe o effect i t he/ eking 0 S IARICET NE ViS.-(1' HIS DA 7.) i We COVENT-G,ILIMEN. gal had very extensive supplies of mod kinds of fr . u!ts th 2 ,, v egetables, in season, here to -day. Gmerally speaking, lleinand ruled firm, at our quotations. F or nrrzulIAPMX.. Most kindi of Meat there was an improved demand, at 44 -J full prices.—Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 43 8; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 6d ; Yea', 4s to 5 s ; and 6,230 d to 4s 2(1 per Sibs AI% Illttrcorsueonn. w eren : t agh the supplies of most articles oa sale here to-day, *lnv; to say extensive, the demand was, throughout, in a bola state, at barely last week's quotations. W e Ir t . W . GATE .11zrn zaainursAzz. of G h ad an increased supply of Poultry on offer; but that. Te x [P le was small. Grouse sold freely at 53 to 7s per brace ; p owi lya were sold at 6s to 10s ; Geese, 5s to 6s each ; 43 , to is per couple. Prime Mutton, Lamb, Veal,. and f 2 , 441' 1 9 0 tleaddy, at very full prices. In other kinds o little was doing.—Beef, from 2s 6d to 3$ 6(1; Mutton, and Pork, 48 8 d ; Lamb 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 38 10d to 4310 d ; ork, 38 to 43 4d , pPr Sibs. by the carcase. Th em NEW;FORT. am • was rather more business t ran sacted this morning , gdprices were well supported :—Beef, from 2s r lOd to . Veft4 3s 10d Mutt to on 5 ,3 s 8d to 4s 8d • Lamb, 4s 10d to os 6 , a , s ; and Pork, 3s 4(1 to 4s 4(1 per Sibs. BILLINGSGATE. fro% n was in moderate supply and steady demand, at 161~ Cool to 15'2d E 4cl els, to 10d per lb. Turbots, 88 to fish 2s 6(t to 7s ; and Whitings 4d to 8(1 each. tern, 19s to 42s per bushel. Raw T.T. HXBE =ARMLET. at des, at per stone of 141bs eep and Calf-skins, Ilia: :---Best Steers and Heifers, 5s 6d to 5s 10d ; 4,,`'ng hides, 48 8d to 5s 4d; Inferior ditto, 4s 2d to 48 6d Sl deari Calf, 6d 6s to 8s ; Lamb-skins, is 6 d to 2s 6d ; l a&s, Is to 24, 43% .rh a e Prices of 'Whe a t e n Br e ad in the Metropolis are fro m - t° 9,1 ; of Household ditto, 6id to 8d per 41bs leaf. Sltr ran liss.:2* azzleamT • use aLb.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 15s to 4 7 185; 5/ to 5/ 8s • fine Upland ditto, 5/ 103 to 5/ 15s , o .er W h,at Q Ha y' 4 / 1 5s to 61 6s; Oat Straw, 11 14s to 1/ 16s ; (1411: 4 1 1 7 tr aw, 1/ 16s to I/ 19s per load. Trade rat her eusl t little variation in prices. , ful ditto Meadow Hay, 3/ 18s to 4/ 18s ; use cloy tto r, , 5/ to 5110 s; fine Upland ditto, Si 12s to 51 16s ; Whe e a r t 4-14 3 7, 4/ IN to 6/ 4s ; Oat Straw, 11 14s to 11 16s ; pl y, Stra w , hi at ' d steady 17s to 1/ 19s per load. A fair average sup- Wi rc „„ demand. 48 41 ,1: - ' 114 PEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 16s to 41165; t11 5 ,.,, , utt0, 4/ 17s to 5/ 8s ; fine Upland ditto, 51 lOs to ' l ever Ilav, 4/ 15s to 6/103; Oat Straw,l/ 14s to 1/16s ; seat Straw, 1 - / 16s to 1/ 18s per load. Supply good, lee rather dull. 4/ t o ` s v , , 14 adolv Hay 3/ 10s to 4l 15s, and New Clover Der load. P ORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) S T. LBETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. t heib't L. " 1 1.-3 to 1 agst Miss Sarah-11 to 2 agst Wea s i c -12 to 1 agst The Pacba (taken) -14 to 1 agst •m e to t4 i --25 to 1 ao•st Worthless-40 to 1 agst Annandale— Nv ,agFit The allies. Pro a , RE 'ERN MEETING AT AYR.—TIHJRSDAY. 1111 1 .,:: Stales of 59SOVS. fillies, 8 s each 20 ft ; for the produce of covered ;in 1841. Three-year-old colts, Bst 51b; it 2lb. 21b allowed to those got by untried sta - ens, or out of mares whose produce never won before the closing, and 41b if both untried. T he , erry' s b c John Harris wa lk e d over. dr2-Yea.r-Old Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft ; with 25 a Colts, B s t 51b ; filli es , B s t 21b. Three-quarters of 84 „ • -00 swell's ch f Sweetheart (Holloway) 1 A EglintOlf rr ch c '( 4 otades ee lisomeap of ssovs. each, with 30 added. Mile and a haLor d Eglinton's lf. br f Bretwaliia, 3 yrs (Prince) 1 k r. a Johnstone's b c Milder], 3 yrs ,7auchopo's ch f Amata,,4 yrs 3 11,1" B osweli's br m Interest, 5 yrs .ur. Jo ng , A ' -on sbr c Punjaub, 3 yrs ate o f 1, I )st 11,50/. Three-vr-olds, 7st 51b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, •A / --; six and aged, 9st 41b. Heats two miles. Ca e rrY's b c John Harris, 3 yrs (Prince) 1 1 k r ! ain Boyd 'd ch c Dog Billy, 4 yrs 1 11;na br m Archeress, aged Gold C up o f 100 ;sous. va l ue, t h e rest i n spec i e b y : It osseripti on of sows each. Three-yld, 51b ; gst ji I • i.) ; five, lo Bst 1 9 1 b ; six and aged, rs-o 9st 21b. 7st Those got by untried stallions, or out of mares that never bred a Win ner, allowed 21bs ; mares and geldings albs. The i‘n,ne.r to pay 10 sovs. to the judge. Two miles. • aserslaufs Inheritress, 5 yrs .. walked over I%IORPETII RACES—WEDNESDAY A p late of 50/, for maiden horses ; three years old, ist 51b ; f our, Bst 51b ; five and aged, Bst 101 b. Heats, a mile and a half. Pt. 11 b (Iyy) 2 dr 1 1 0 r• Osborne's b c Firemaster, 3 Potts's c Little Benton, 5 yrs T ile Stewards' Plate of 501., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sous. . each-three years, ist 31b ; four, Bst 31b ; five, Bst 101 b ; six and aged, 9st. Heats, two miles rapt. Potts's br c Northumberland, 4 yrs ... (Riley) 3 1 1 Sir C. Monck's b h Flagman, 6 yrs ........ 1 2 2 Arrowsmith's b h Xanthus, 5 yrs. 2 dr THURSDAY. T he Subscription Plate of 50 tons.; three years old, 7st ; f t o w u o r, m B i s i t e, 2 . k 21bs; five, Bst 91b; six and aged, Bst 121 b. Heats, r. Lamb's eh m Lady Flora, aged (Livesey) 31 1 pt. 1 , Cs otts's br c Northumberland, 4 yrs Sr• A rrowsmith's b h Xanthus 0 4 2 Th Monek's b h Flagman, 6 yrs Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. Four yrs, lt, fiv, Ilst 91b, six and aged, 12st lib. Half-bred horses allowed 71b. Gentlemen riders. Two • miles and a Ur, C l ark'sptaT b Netherton Maid, 4 yrs M. i t ',Floward's na Royal Charlie, aged (Owner) r,BI T• J ohnson's bg by Tomboy, 5 yrs ... 3 'the Whip 111 Queen of Hart, 5 yrs 4 added Ptak of 2 gs. each, with a silver-mounted whip tlera,n, second to save his stake, list each. Gen „ ig . C,`4. 11 lleats, three quarters of a mile. dm i ll Charlie...( Mr. Gregson) 1 1 West's g ' , tll l : l „Sun - beam Th I:eci..tueen of Hart 3 3 e n ES P ACES. —TH. U ItSDAY. SOr. ~„ twiceach, f or b '4oe Of 10 sovs., added to a Handicap of . 1 r ow eaten horse, the second to save his stake, in g n e „' W as Won by Mr. Evans's Cerito (Fowler), beat • The 5i,.,„ -r 'ett . s Ada mid Mr. Pollitt's s o v. each vgn Purse of 15 sovs. added to a Handicap of 1 b' e : t tl in e wa in three heats by Mr. Evans's 3 won _ _ r tilldib ras g Mr. Bond's AHa ~and Mr. Davies"fallevrand. M . Thompson 's kr, ri thcap of 1 soy, each, with 20 added, was won by T h _ rose s Emma beating Mr. Pollitt's Milkmaid, Mr. b _ g Hunibras Mr. Davies' Talleyrand. ex t , soy , (an dicap of 1 each, with 10 added, for ponies not 'Pro,luing fourteen hands, was won in two heats by Mr. b Isa Polly, beating Mr. Pollitt na Fairy Queen and '"Mpson's M•Donald. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. HOUGHTON MEETING. r , Nominations for the Cambridgeshire Stakes, ~,`-'o4nna 6 yrs—Lothario, 5 yrs—Aristotle, 6 yr— 4r4eb°Y, 59 yrs—Philip, 5 yrs—Queen Mat', 6yrs—John 13'erautit, ~d—The Era, 5 yrs—Garry Owen, aged— Gorhambury, 5 yrs—Queen of the Tyne, 6 yrs—Dis d, gd—Evenus, 5 yrs-ra )h Peel, aged—Godfrey, 4 yrs—Lightning, 4 yrs—Surella, 4 yrs—Needful, 4 yrs rs—Yurdly, 5 --Example 4 yrs—The Cure, 4 yrs—Vol-au-Vent, 4 Yrs—Wee Pet, 5 yrs—Semiseria, 5 yrs -4 L, clli.,va.r, 5 yrs—Nottingharn, 5 yrs—Valerian, 1 Yrs—Perkin Warbear, 4 yrs—Hartshorn, 5 Yrs Cam, 5 . 5 ylrs—Carillon 5 Yrs Stomacher, 4 yrs Rowena 4 yrs—Little Fairy, 4 yrs—Everton, 5 yrs—Extempore. __Peerguaria, 4 Yrs—Bishop of Romford's Cob, 5 yrs ......_larshal Soult, a ged—Pic-nic, 3 yrs—Red Deer, 4 yrs Y's—Dartaway, 4 yrs—Roche: t a, 6 yrs ,L,,, r( . 4.)11 Oil, 4 yrs—Siiter to John o'Gaunt, 4 yrs— :rpe Nobbler, 4 ~,.. poir, 4 y r s — Physalis 4 yrs—Lord SAltoun, 4 yrs— yrs—Re'd Rover, 4 yrs—Crce-u., age:l— -:oal t°ll ' 4 Yrs—Lit t l e J ohn, 4 yrs—c by Velk cipede, of Pair J ane, 4 yrs—New Forest Deer, 4 yrs -- -9 ..... Black R ose, 4 yrs—Best Bower, 4 yr -4 rz:e enndus, 4 yrs—Fair Charlotte, 4 yrs—Alice, 3,rBYrs--Doetor Phillirnore, 4 yrs—St. Bernard, 6 ki, .t.;!erui, 4 yrs—Lyons, 3 yrs—Comrade, 3 yrs -1,17;3'4'i; 3 yrs—Refraction, 3 yrs—Liu. 3 yrs—Jenny . 1 . _ en, 3 „ r __ .Y s Lady Wildair, 3 yrs—Prairie, 3 yrs— ,ltzallen, 3 rgttude, 3 yrs—Worthlev, 3 yrs—Hope, 3 yrs -531arch, 3 aYrs--Ouldlreland yrs—Agis, 3 yrs—Pantasa, 3 yrs—Merry rs—Tittnouse 3 yrs— Lo Ranger, , 3 yrs—l , i - ot tan, Yrs—. ' Mid L hi an, yr—Mentor, Yrs Alarm, 3 yrs—Paint Brush, 3 yrs—Arthur, 3 3 --- c by Slane, out of Cobweb, 3 yrs—Duc-un-Durras, 1,11-Vaudeville, 3 yrs—Flattery, 3 yrs—Laird o'Cock klale 3 ,,Y r s .— Chertsey, 3 yrs—Cinizelli, 3 yrs—Annan -141,,:h; O r s—Sister to Vulcan, 3 yrs—Giantess, 3 yrs— Swift ter' 3 yrs—Lancashire Witch, 3 yrs—Dean l esh e Yrs—The Baron, 3 yrs—Mongrel, .3 , yrs . y 45 11 Ji 3 yrs—Remorse, 3 yrs—Clumsy, 3 yrs b. 3 ' 13- q . °! Melpsa, 3 yrs—Stamp, 3 yrs—Queen Pomar,-, 3 Y Y r ils- c -4 , lo pian, 3 yrs—lronmaster, 3 yrs—Columbus, Dii s s t --- ,A by Touchstone, out of Languid, 3 yrs—Devil's f by - V" 3 :" — Topaz, 3 yrs—Jet, 3 yrs—Timbria, 3 yrs— Er - en ; !Veipede, out of Amaryllis—Little Finch, 3 yrs -"' ' Y r s — Javelin, 3 yrs—My Mary, 3 yrs. L E , AN CRICKET, l'Oi t rp"":" OF ALL ENGLAND v. FOuitTEEN OF NOTTINGILAm, elap se ' AO lIDNDRED PouNDs A-SIDE —Many years have a . re .tl since such a match as that which is now pro all 7ng at Nottingham has been played, namely, eleven o at e n gland against fourteen of Nottingham; and yet the bay e °I gland,En in point of power, cannot be said to Al ,Tnade pp on her side upon this occasion. ,owout half -past twelve o'clock on Thursday, Enfland b:,'ullaenced her first innings by the appearance of Sewel and _ fic Z% tile wickets. Each gave outward signs of full con of L;5.7_,% bat the expression quickly passed from thehe cheekscore o f gillindpon his be ng_bowled by the first ball. . was 95. Nottinghlm commenced their innings d l'‘ft;ritt4,oscroft and Buttery. When the stumps were ra's T the night Nottingham had one wicket down for eight runs. Tho lt°TTlll G.—Yesterd a y a two-mile race came off, at i, ,renton-heath, between 9 mr. Malev's cob and Mr. M'Leod's l lor r , se , for 51. a s .. e. la The contest was in harness. Bot fir ° 2t 3 tarted at a i attling pace, and the cob performed the Inai ti lne in 3 i minutes, and at a lead of fifty yards. He the rtained the lead, and the horse, in a subsequent part of %In a,c.e, broke. The cob went in an easy winner, and ac- Pushed the two miles in 7 minutes and 10 seconds. zasataucit IN Mon LIFE.—At Lamesley Chapel, near Ravensw or th Ctstle, on the 4th instant, the Honourable ed" Ola Arth ur Douglas Bloomfield, only son of Lord Bloomfield, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the ell n g of St. Petersbur h to the Ho noura bl e Georgian Lid- I Youn gest daughter of Raven s w or th. The ceremo n y Was performed by the Hon. and Rev. Robert Liddell. dayA PR IVATE SHOT BY A CORPORAL.—On Wednes evening C orporal James Buchanan, of the 73d Regiment, vr quartered in the Barracks at Cork, was placed under con 'moment i n his room by his sergeant. The sergeant then pro ceeded across the square to attend to his duties, and at about h alf after seven the report of a shot was heard, and a private nutted Frisby, one of the qic i uet, was severely wounded. The corroral had seen the piquet, and had mistook them for the sergeant returning from tattoo, and fired. He is in close custody.--Abridged from the Cork Examiner. , TH E IMPROVE MENTS I N W ESTMINSTER.— Th e long red -of improvements are likely t o b e commence d imme thileterly after Michaelmas-day, when me asures w ill b e ta k en f or itre etiaMOTal of all th e low neighbourhco t i at the back of Tothill- THE STTN,_LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1845. o S T 7R,E XTHIS DAY.) A young man of respectable eppeeeence, who eetierris to De closely related to the Royal Fancily, and who g ave hs nam as Edward William Searle, was placed at the tar charged with making a forcible entry into Clarence House, and with wilfully breaking a pane of glass. Giles Midwinter, of the Ist Grenad ier Guards, said, that at half-past six o'clock last evening he was on duty as sentry at Clarence House (the residence of the Duchess of Kent), when the prisoner came to the gates, mei after some parley with the servants, attempted to get into the house by force; one of the servants turned him out, and witness endeavoured to persuade him to go away, but he could not be persuaded that he had not as much right to free ingress and egress as the Duchess of Kent herself and witness was at last obliged to bring him to the station-house. seph Prophett said that he was a servant at Clarence Hulse, and that the prisoner came to the gates last night, at the hour specified by the sentry, and asked whether the Duchess of Kent was at home? Witness replied that she was not, and asked him whether he was not the person who had been there a few days bet re, and had asked the same question. He said that he was, and that the Duchess of Kent was his mother. He had not seen her for several years, and he was de termined he would see her now. Ile then rushed past him, and ran up stairs. but on getting to the top of the flight, he he sitated which way to turn, and stopped fir a theft time to look about him. Witness then overtook him, and caught hold of him to put him out, which he was not able to do, till he got the assistance of other servants and of.the sentinel. The prisoner, it appeared, had, on getting to the station, asked for writing materials, and wrote a letter, which was pro duced in court, and of which we give a copy : " 'Westminster. "TO H. R. H. DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE. "The King of England, Ed. Wm. Searle, is detained in a common lock-up-house for breaking his own, or rather his mother's, window. " I appeal to you whether I am what I have stated, and whether the Duchess of Kent is not my mother. in-law. If such should not be the case, I am willing to abide whatever punishment they may inflict upon me (or penalty). " I cannot be blind to what has been going on in London and in France, particularly this last two months, without supposing myself to be related toyou and the Royal Family of England in some way or other, but how, God only knows. " I have submitted to punishment enough lately, and I beg of you, I implore you on my knees, to afford me the informa tion I have so long wished for, but in vain." The remainder of this extraord:nary document is illegible,but it is signed Edward William Searle, and directed to the Duke of Cambridge. The prisoner said that it was false that he had represented himself as King of England, but that he was cer tainly related to the Royal Family, and that his object in calling on the Duchess of Kent was to ascertain what was the nature of the ties which connected him with her, and with the Royal Family. He continually interrupted the witnesses by ex clamations having no coneexion with their evidence; and made several inconsistent and incoherent statements. William Burgess, tailor, of the Strand, said that the prisoner had lodged w - th him for about twelve months. He knew se veral of the prisoner's friends. Mr. Greenwood, a barrister, was, he believed, an uncle of his. He knew the prisoner had friends and relatives in Durham, but not in London. Mr. Greenwood did not live in London. The prisoner was then put back, in order that Mr. Twyford might communicate with the parish autho rities, and in the meantime the prisoner wrote a note, which he sent into Court, and which was as follows : " Mr. Alagistrate,—Sir,—l promise you faithfully I will not in any way molest anybody during my short stay in London, and I will not visit any of the royal palaces, if you will set me at liberty. " EDWARD W. SEARLE." Mr. TWVFORD sent a message to the Guardians of the Poor of St. Giles's, and informed them that a lunatic had been found in their parish. They agreed to take the prisoner into the union, and said they would have him examined by a medical man. They promised that if the result was that the prisoner was found to be insane, proper care should be taken of him. CLERKEN NV ELL.-(T tilS DAY.) Two men, named Pugs'eg and Rawli'zs, were charged with the following assault upon Mr. J. Dwyer, inspector of streets for St. Luke's parish. The complainant, who is a feeble old man, deposeo, that on the previous evening, he was getting away a horse and dray that were obstructing the street (St. John's-street), when a mob collected, amongst whom were the prisoners. Without any provocation the prisoners all kicked him, knocked off his hat into the mud and jumped up..n it (the hat and gold lace were valued at 24 ) ; they then tare his great coat to rags, knocked him down and kicked him. He had given them no provocation whatever. The prisoners were fined in the whole amount, 31. ss. for damage and assault, or ten days' imprisonment. might occur in. consequence of the incompetency or care lossne3s of Cotypanis ; the Board of Lady h::ve t x,cuted hen er regard to the inspection of third-class carriages, we are inclined to ask, " Quis custodiet iposos custodes ?" Who shall protect us against the cons( peaces of the incom petefwy and carelessness of the hoard cf Trade ? As observed by the author of a paper on the subject in the periodical now under review— " The simple fact appears to be that the Board of Trade ' approved of anything which the several railway companies proposed in compliance with the loose phraseology of the clause; and that the most odious horse-boxes, ill-ventilated, ill.lighted, sometimes not lighted at all, and seldom susceptible of light concurrently with ventilation, have been put together for the accommodation,' or rather discouragement of this diva of travellers." Alter reading this arti, le we are inclined to join with the writer in expressing our wonder as to what the Board or Trade would net permit. El an article on the subject of the Hignett ann., the Railway Registe• takes up the cudgels for the North Kent Company, and as serts that there is no proof in the evider,ce of the truth of the charge brought by inmndo against that Company. We have also papers on the various new lines of rail way which have been proposed during the mcnth, and which are illustrated by snaps drawn on a large scale, and which by inspection give an inquirer a tar more accurate idea of the respective lines than he could at tain by reading pages of mere description. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE CONTINENT. GOTHA, TUESDAY.—The great concert is over, but it will live to be recorded in musical annals as the largest meeting of untaught artists that ever assembled together. It was an assemblage of 930 singers and 142 instrumental performers, who met together fur the purpose of singing their national melodies, and the pleasure of listening to them was unmarred by a single twinge of the turgid technicalities of music. It was an amateur concert, be cause each particular performer paid his own expenses. and, moreover, contributed a small sum towards the general expenditure fur music, &c. The Thilringer Sangerbund is a society composed of musical amateurs from every kingdom, duke dem, and principality in the adjacent country, who meet together ': every year to sing the national melodies. Yesterday was the third annual festival; and the great occasion of the Queen's visit to Gotha caused a greater assemblage than on the preceding festivals. The singers from the several states, each preceded by its banner, arrived in Gotha early in the morning. Twenty-one towns and cities sent forth their singers yesterday to greet our Queen. Amongst them were bands from Suhl, Geor genthal, Neukirchen, Schmalkalden, Gotha, Erfurt, Sommerda, Grossbreiterbech. Stadtilrn, Eisennach, Schnepfenthal, Friedrichsreda, Chrdruff, and other places in the vicinity. The more distant cities, too, of Hamburgh, Dresden, Munich, and even Frankfort, were represented by their deputies. The royal box was placed opposite to the orchestra ; it must in common parlance be called a box, although it was big enough to hold a very respectably-sized moun tain. A space of about one hundred yards intervened between the orchestra and royal box, and along this space seats were erected for the thaler-paying public ; whilst the great mass of mankind and womankind, who had been carted into the town from the surrounding country, were as usual allowed free admission to the gardens, beautiful park, and terraces of the Friedenstein Palace, from which they could see and hear as well as their more exclusive countrymen. The royal party arrived at a quarter past three ,• the Queen, the Queen of the Belgians, the Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and the Duchess of Kent, came in one carriage. Iler Majesty was received with cheats of welcome from the assembled multitude, and forests of hats and handkerchiefs waved along the living hedge rows as the carriage drove up the avenue. As soon as the royal party were seated, the singers burst out in a song of vv‘ Icorne to Queen Victoria ar7421 Friedenstein. A little professor named Dennhardt then stood up and hollaed a speech to our dii tant Queen. It was prt.behl3r very loyal and eloquent, but it was certainly inaudible, for Lablache could scarcely have bellowed loud enough to be heard at such a distenee. These were the preliminary proceedings. The con cert now began with an overture of Weber's ; and the singers then lifted up their voices in A: elul's benedic tion ; and the rich harmony of these hundred voices, mellowed by the into distance, seemed to strike her Mejeety with astonishment and admiration. After the two next following Lieder, the singers joined heart and soice in Wardereleb's spirit-stirring song, " Wie ht rrlich ist mein Vaterlarld." Wordsworth talks of the cattle in a field, " ferry feeding like one"—there were one thousand singing as one man ; hymning their beau tiful country's praise in strains such as were never heard before, without att , .y sacrilegious roof to prevent the pealing of their myriad voices from ascending up to the blue vault of heaven. It was impossible to listen to such a song, sung in such a manner, without feeling inspired by those feelings of patriotism and nationality which per vade the whole of Germany. A song of liberty followed, succeeded by Reichardt's far-famed song, " Was ist den Deutschen Vaterland," the words by Arndt. This was admirably sung ; and the surrounding auditory was so inspired by the scene, that they could scarce refrain from joining in the chorus. Some of the singers then retired to take refreshment, and, during their absence, the orchestra played several airs, " God save the Queen" being the most frequently heard. The second part commenced with Wandcrsleb's well known song, " Was ist so hehr," followed by an ode in celebration of the festival. Then came Mendelssohn's beautiful melody, " The hunter's farewell." It must be no easy matter to modulate one thousand voices, and re duce them to the expression of feelings of the softest, gentlest nature ; but it would be impossible to deieribe the thrilling effect produced by the tenors' "Lebe Wohl, Lebe Wohl, du Schoner Wald," at one echoed by the rich bass voices, as if pealing through the distant pine forests. Whet would Mendelssohn have said to ' have seen twenty thousand of his countrymen listening breathless with intense delight and excitement, whilst ne thousand of his countrymen were singing his me- lodies I The majestic simplicity of this " Abschied" left too deep an impression on the audience to enter full swing into the "Vatcrlandsliedvr" which followed. The last song was our national anthem ; after which the Queen came forward and bowed her acknowledgments to the multi tude, who were loosed into the railed arena before the departure of the royal party. The Queen and the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, with their two royal consorts, lett in the same royal carriage, King Leopold and his Queen followed in a close landau, and the re mainder of the suite in open carriages. To-morrow the Queen will take leave of her hosp; able friends, and will proceed to Fulda, where she will pass the night. On Thursday night the royal travellers will sleep at the Ilot€l d'Angleterre, at Frankfort ; and early on Friday morning will proceed from thence by railway to Mayence, where her Majesty will embark on board the Fairy, and go down the Rhine to Cologne. Her Majesty will sleep at _Deutz, on the opposite bank of the Rhine, and proceed to Antwerp early on Saturday morning by railway. Her Majesty will make no stay at Antwerp, but will embark at once in the royalyacht and steam down the Scheldt. The royal yacht will lay to on Sunday, and arrive at the Isle of Wight early on Mon day morning. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice were taken on the sea beach on Wednesday morning, and were taken airitigs the same afternoon. On Thursday morning the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice walked on the beach. In the afternoon all the juvenile Royal Family rode on ponies i❑ the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House, Isle of Wight. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left town yesterday for Germany. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester arrived in town yesterday morn ing from her residence, Richmond Park, and visited and took leave cf her royal brother at Cambridge House. 'the Duke of Cambridge left. Catriblidge House at half past ten o'clock, last night, to embark on the Triton steam-packet for the Continent. Sir James Graham arrived in town yesterday from a visit to Sir Robert Peel at Drayton Manor, Staffordshire. MARRIAGE OF SIR THOMAS WILDE TO MDLLE. D'EsTE.—Sir Thomas Wilde was married about three weeks since tolldlle. D'Este. The event was, fur the first time, thus publicly announced in the papers of the 30th ult. : " Married, on-the 13th inst., by special license, Sir Thomas Wilde to Augusta Emma d'Este, daughter of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex." This . union, which ap pears to have been for a long time in contensplatien, has been frequently alluded to in the public papers, and as frequently contradicted "by authority." The church in which the marriage was celebrated was that of St. Al phage, London-wall. The only persons present besides the happy pair were the Right Hon. Sir Stephen Lushington (who gave away the bride), the Rev. Mr. Hutchins (who performed the ceremony), and the parish clerk. The bride arrived quite privately from Tunbridge Wells, and was ele gantly attired, and wore a profusion of diamonds. The ce remony was performed by special license. The bride, who looked exceedingly well, and in excellent spirits, possessing a very commanding appearance, has just entered her fiftieth year. Sir Thomas Wilde, who is a widower of about sixty years of age, is reputed to be extremely wealthy. Lady Wilde has hitherto derived her income from allowances made by the Crown. Doting the past year her Majesty granted to her an annual pension of 500/. charged upon the Civil-list revenuer. It may be observed that in the tabular form of the certificate of marriage, wherein the name of the father of the bride is required to be inserted, " the Duke of Sussex" is simply placed opposite to the daughter's name, without any honorary addition (such as " his Royal Highness") declaring him to have been of the blood royal.— Post. THE HARVEST.—The weather for the last firtnight has been remarkably favourable, and harvest operations have now generally commenced in the district round Beverley.— Hull Advertiser. COMPLETION OF THE ALBERT GATES AT KNIGHTS - BRlDGE.—Yester . day the workmen completed painting the ele gant pair of new iron gates, which have recently been erected at the Albert carriage entrance, from out of Knightsbridge into Hyde Park. There gates were erected at the expense of Mr. Cubitt, the builder, of Pimlico, who has presented them to the Crown. The cost of the gstes was upwards of 700/. The old wood Tailings which are now in front of the carriage-drive in the park, will immediately be removed, and elegant iron ones, similar to those at the Hyde Park-corner entrance to Rotten-row, substituted, with also a wide carriage -road, com municating with Rotten-row. . ADVANCE OF WAG Es.—We are glad to hear that the counterpane manufacturers of Bolton have agreed to ad vance the wages of their weavers. A petition to this effect being handed ruund amongst the manufacturers, they at once acceeded to the request of their workpeople, and on Saturday their wages were advanced nearly ten per cent. This will make an advance of twenty-five per cent. in the wages in this department of trade during the year. The whole of the weavers are in full work, and the greatest unanimity substAs between the employers and thi. employed.—Leeds Times. TEETOTALISM FAVOURABLE TO ELOQUENCE.—At a teetotal meeting held at Trovtbridge, on Tuesday, one of the speakers addressed the company for upwards of two hours I RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAIL Sli ARE IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND. NAMES or RAILWAYS, Aberdeen • .... Airdrie and Coatbridge Arbroath and Forfar .... Ditto Half Shares .... Armagh, Colr., & Portrush Bandon and Bantry nelfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down Btrkiihd.Lan. & Ches../ nc. Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New (iss. at 7% dis.) Ditto Halt Shares Birminghm & Oxird.Junc. Blckburn, and Preston Blcklawn, Darwit,& Boltn Bolton, IV 'gnu, & nymph Boston, St ward and Bina Brighton, Lewes, & Hast. Bristol and Exeter.. Ditto New .. • • • . • • • • • • Bristol and Gloucester Bristol and S. Wales June. British and Irish Union Caledon. and Ayr sh. June Caledon. & Dumbar. June Caled nian . • • • • • • • • • • • Ditto Extension • . • Cambridge and Lincoln Cher ter and Birkenhead Ditto New Shares Ditto Half Shares Chester and Ii lyheud Cheltenham and Oxford.. Chichester and Brighton.. Churnet Valley .••• • • • • Clitheroe Junction .. Clydesdale Junction Cork, Blackrck & Passage Cork and Bandon .•. .. • . Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford Cork and Youghal Canterbury and Dover Coventry and Leicester Cornwall . • • • • • • • • - • • • • . Derby and Crewe . • • • • • Direct Lon. and Manchstr Diss, Beccles, & Yannoth DirectMan.(Remington's) Direct Northern • • • • • • • • Direct Norwich .• • • • • • • • Dubtn and Belfast June. Dublin, Belfast, & Colrr e Dublin and Drogheda.... Dublin and Galway . • • • • Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath . • • Ditto New . • ••• • • • Dundee and Per.h • • • • • • Durham and Sunderland East Lancashire (No. 1) Ditto (No. 2) .... •• • • Eastern Counties . • • .. • • Do. New Do. Perp. spr Ct., No 1 _ Do. do. No. 2 East Dercham & Norwich East Union . • .•••• • • .. Ditto Extension . • • • • • Edinbgh, Glas., and Dum. Edinburgh and Glasgow.. Do. Quarter Shal es • • • Do. New Quarter Shares Edi n b. Leith, and Granton Do. Pref. 5 per Cent.. Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebles • • Edinburgh and Perth.... Ely and Huntingdon . • .. Ei • •cz « 0-4 •4 Sept. Sept. 'Cload Sept. 5. 5. 4 5 Enniskillen and Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr Fl twood, Prstn, & W. Rid. Garnkirk and Glasgow .. Glasgow and Ayr . .. Do. Quarter Shares.... Glasgow and Greeuock.. Ditto New. ..• Ditto Prefereuce •• Glasgw, Dmfries, and Car. Glsgw, Kilmarnck, & Ard. Glasgow and Belfast Un. Goole and Doncaster .... Grand Junction ......... Ditto Half Shares .... Ditto Quarter Shares .. Ditto New Quarters .. Ditto Eighths • . • ... • . Grand Union .•.. • •• .• Great Eastern & Western Gt Grimsby & Dk Extens. Gt Grimsby and Sheffield Gt Sthrn & Wstrn (Wild) Ditto Extension •• •• •• Great Munster • • • • • • • • • • Gt Northern of Scotland Grt Northern of England Do. New 401. Shares • • Do. New 30/. Shares .. Great Western • • • •• • • • • Ditto Halt Shares • • • • Ditto Fifths GuilllA, Farehm, & Ports. Idarwich . • . • • .. • • • • Hudrsfld & Man. R. & Can] 2% - - 1 N ,1% 11%' 3% 3% 434 _4% 201 21 - 456 ...... 1 2%1 2U 3 I 2 Tit 4 3% 3 % 3% 9 19% s 4 ~~'' 20M 20%1 _ nep 12% --- -3 14 I --7 4%1 _ 3%; 3iß - _ 31,4 234 - I _- Huddersfield :ma Sheffield Hull 1111,1 Gait:sborough•• Hull and Selby . - Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto Half Shares .... Inverness and Elgin .... Isle of Jersey Kendal and Windermere Kingstown and Bray .... Killarney Junctions . • • .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Lancaster and Preston •. Leeds and Bradford .. • • Ditto Extension .. • ... Leeds and Dewsbury • • •. Leeds and Thirsk.. •• • • . Leeds & W. Riding June Leicester & Birmingham Leicester and Bedford .• • Limerick and Waterford Limrck, Ennis, &. Kit. Joe. Linc'•ln, York, and Leeds Liv. Man. & Gt N. of Eng. Liv erp 301 and Manchester Ditto Half Shares • • • • Ditto Quarter Shares • • Liver pl, Ormskrk,& Prstn London and Birmingham Ditto Thirds • . • • • ..... Ditto Quarters • • • • • -- London and Blackwall . • London and Brighton. • • 77 Ditto Consolid. Eighths London and Croydon •• • • Ditto New . •• • • •• • • 1 3 % p Do. Guarant. 5 per Cnt. 7% London and Greenwich 0341 - d I _ 1 1%1 - 9 I i I - 23% _ _ 16% - -P - 1 2 % Pi 158s9di OP d = 1 , A .. 2 0 , 'Sept. !Sept. !Sept. 5. I 4. I 4. 77861 60s 9356 d —17456 d 2 4756 d - -6% - -81 s p gs p b [9s p 165 36d I 17% 44s p -- 31s Do. Pref. or Privilege • • London and South Westrn Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 501 Shares • • Do. New, 401. Shares. • London and York .• • • • • • 6%l 6%' Ditto (Bawtry) .• • • • • • London and Windsor • • • • Londn, Salsbury, & Yeovl Londonderry & Coleraine 51 Londonderry & Enniskilln Lynn and Ely .... • . • • .. Lynn and Dereham .• • • Manchester and Leeds Ditto Half Shares .. • • _ Ditto Quarter Shares • • 40 Ditto Sixteenths • • .... Manchstr and Birkenhead _ Manchester & Birminglun 73 Ditto Quarter Shares.. 13 Ditto New Quarters . . Do. Con. & Welsh June. 3 Manchestr, Boltn, & Bury hinchstr, Iluxtn, & Matlk Man. Shef. and Mid. June. 10 Manchestr & Southamrtn Midland .. ••• • • • •••• • • • • 174% Ditto Fifths ••••• • • • • • _ Ditto New .•• .. Do. Con. Birm. & Derby 132 _ Midlud Gt Westrn (Irish) 3% 5% Do. Extension to Sligo . Newestl & Daringtn June. . Do. New (Brandling)• • Newcastle and Berwick.. Newcastle and Carlisle.. • Nwcstle, Durham, & Lan. . Newport & Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen.. Newark apd Sheffield • • North British . • • • • • • • • • Ditto New Shares • • • • Northern and Eastern . Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) Do. Quarter Shares • • North Devon North Kent • • • • • • • • • • • . North Staffordshire •• . • North Eastern • • • • North Union (A) • • • ..... Ditto (B) • • • • • • • • North Wales Mineral.. • • Ditto New Shares • . • North Western •••• • • • • North Wales •• • Norwich and Brandon • • Ditto New • • . • • Not., Belvoir, & Granthm Nottingham and Boston. • Nott., Elwell. Val. & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield Oxford and Birming. June Oxford and Worcester • • Oxford and Cambridge .. Perth and Inverness .... Portsmouth Direct.. • ... Preston and WYre • . • • • • Ditto Half Shares •• • • Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Guar Do. Pref.!) per Ct. & div. Preston & Wyre Extens. Richmond & W. End .1 une Rugby, Worcestr, & Thug Scottish Central . • .. • • • • Scottish Midland • • • • • • • • Sheffield and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares.• Ditto ditto (No. 2) • • Ditto ditto (No. 3) Sheffield and Lincoln. • • • Sheffield and Rotherham Shrewsbry & Grand June. Shrewsb., Wor., & Crewe Shrws.,Wolv., lindl,&llir Shrwsbry & Trnt Val. U'. Slaws, Herefd,& N. Wales Slantannan . • • • . South Devon . ........ South Midland . • • GU 8 South Eastern and Dover 4S 4 47% Do. New (iss. 32/.) No. I Do. (155.33/.65.8d.)., 2 Do. (iss. 301.) „ 3 9% 9% Staines and Richmond .• • Staffordshire &Shropshire —3% Stirling and Dunfermline South Wales.. • ...... 6 _ Tean and Dove Valley • • 33 Trent Valley • ....... • • Do. and Holyhead June. 3 Vale of Neath.. •• • • • • West London, Old Shares West End & Sothrn Conn. Wexford at d Carlow •• • • Warwick and Cheltenham 2 Waterford and Kilkenny Watrtil,Wxll.l,Wiek & Dub 2 % 214 ' Wakefield and Bradford • • POntefrct, & G 00l Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London .• • West Lancashire........ — Worcester and Tring •• • • Whitehaven and Furness 7 Do. New Half Shares. • Welsh Miaand •••• • • • • 4 34 434 We .t Cornwall •••• • • • • West Yorkshire .• . • • • •• • • 171{ Wilsontwn, M.& evilness Wilts, Somrst, & Weymth Yarmouth and Norwich. • Ditto New . • . • • • • • • • • York and Carlisle .• ••• • • 5 34 6% York and North Midland 110 Ditto Half Shares .. • • Ditto Scarbro' Branch 54% Ditto Selby .• ........ 78 Ditto Extension .. •• • 26 Yorkshire & Glasgow tin. 1 3 -(7)- s 1 GI - 414 4% 4% 5% -4; - I 74 5 4% s9(l -3% 57i 10% - 9 2%1 2% 7 1 - 4%1 5 3 I 41fil 127561 I 4% :3‘l l- ;x1: 6%1 3 1 Id! - 40s p, HULL, SErr. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Eastern Counties, No. 2, 176. 6d. p.—London and Croydon, New, 866. p.--Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Shares, 41/ 2 —Leeds and Thirsk, 22t/--North Wale-1, s—South Wales, 6—Armagh, Cole! in ni - ,•1 Pori ri:t..!l, —Ctwently, :Kuneat4,n, &e., 3'A —Last Litic,,,l,:si.tve, East Coast; 3 1 / 4 —GrandVni2r, Eastern and , - Western, 31. 12s'..—Lancashire,Yorkshire, and North Eastern, SOs.—Lceds and West Riding Junction. I.3l—Leicester and Bedford, 41. 2s.—Leicester and Birmingham, 2 3 4—London and Birmingham Extension, 316—London and Manchester (Remington's), - 4 1 4—Nottingham, Belvoir, and Grantham, 4% —Nottingham and Mansfield, 4%—North Western, 7% —North Staffordshire, 67.--Itugby, 276—Rugby and Hunt ingdon, 3 5 / B —South Midland, 71. 13s. 3d.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 6 1 / 2 —Shrewsbury and Trent Union, 4 1 / 2 —Tean and Dove Valley, 3 3 /—Trent Valley Continua tion, 3 1 4—Wakefield and iiradford, 776—Welsh Midlant', 4 3 4—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 4%. YORK, SEPT. 5, STOCK EXCHANGE.- , -Tile sales are—Eastern Union Ex ten • sion, 33k—Great North of England, New, 34—North British, 33 c. n.—Ditto, New, 10 1 ,8 - - --York and North Midland Ex tension, 26 1 8—Grand Union, 3 3 / 4 —Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 4%—Leicester and Bedford, 4—London and York, 614 —Nottingham, Erewash, and Ambergate, 51{, — North Western, 7% —Rugby, 2 3 /—Warwick and London, 5 —Welsh Midland, 4%—York and Carlisle, 6. SHEFFIELD, SEPT. 5. STOCK ExcitANGE.—The sales are—Birmingham and Gloucester, 1331R 2 —Eastern Counties, 20 3 /4 —Grand Junction, 248—Midland 401. shares, 27—York and North Midland, 110 1 / 2 —Cambridge and Lincoln, 3 3 / 4 —Chester and Holyheml, 4 7-16—Derby and Crewe, s—East Lincolnshire, 4 15 16 Goole and Doncaster, 3—Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter shares, 4 1 4—Grimsby Railway and Dock Extension, 6X — Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 3 11-16—Huddersfield and Manchester, 241, 4 —London and Windsor, 39s.—London and York, 6 3 4—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland June tion, 10—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 6—Wakefield and Har rogate, 70s. EUDDERSFIELD, SEPT. 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales arciGrand Union, 3% — Glasgow and Dumfries, 2/. 9s.—Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 4/. 12s. 6d.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Pres ton, 7:s4—Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation, 3/. Is. —Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 11 1 4—Sheffield 73{ and Lincolnshire, 6%—south Midland, 7 . ):4—Trent Valley Continuation, 3/. Is.— W est Yorkshire, 184—Tear and 2 ;4 Dove Valley, 4. 3% 37,7511. 15s. 6d., available for the purpose . of dividend, &c. The Directors fet 3 l it their duty to state that the "•••••• 'z r; n- in o ,ier to i•rovitle for the unovoittable 'de- 1 - in-elation of the workin.t.t stook cf the concern, ha. not pre. vaiied hitherto in this Company, and the Directors would respectfully submit, that the line to Crtwe having row been opened for three years, the present is the proper time f‘s the introduction of the principle. The original cast of engines, carriages, waggons, tools, etc., and the subsequent outlay to the 31st of July, 1845, in this branch of the experclture, amounts to 111,353/. les. Bd., rod it is proposed that a sum of 2,783/. lOs. Bd. shall be carried to account of a " depreciation fund," being at the rate of five per cent. per annum. The sum of 4,4501, 25., being the amount at present in eispute be tween this company and the Grand Junction Company, will not be available for the dividend until the question is settled. Ti.e above sums of 2,783/. Ioi. Bd. and 4,450/. 2s being de ducted from 37,7511. 15s. bd., there will ronviin to be divh.ed 30 515/. 2s. 10d. which, on the capital stock called up, will afford a dividend of 21 4s. 2id. for the half-year upon each 1001. paid up, or upon each, 401. share a dividend 01 . ..............£0 17 6 Barter share 4/. paid. Quarter sh.ire 11 2' 31 I, 1845. • 0 0 514 pair, .ay, _ The Directors have to report that in the present session of Parliament, the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway 13111, and the Ashton and Guide Bridge Branch Rail way 13111, have received the sanction of the Legislature, and measures , have been ad op t e d t o carry on t h e wor k s i mme di ate l y . Ihe branch line to Poyt:ton was opened for the conveyance of coals on the 9th of June, and th e tra ffi c i s procee di ns satisfac torily. Stations in Manchester, Stockport, and other places on the line have been established, and there is every reason to expect a large amount of income from this source. It is confi dently expected that the line to Macclesfield will be opened shortly, the contractor having been urged to the utmost to fulfil his engagement with the Company : The long•continued wet weather has had an injurious effect in retarding the operations ; but the resident engineer states, that the line will ke completed and opened for the conveyance of passengers, &c., early in Oc tober next. The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the meeting, said he and his co-Ilrectors, in the discharge of their duty, had deemed it advisable to recommend to the Shareholders a course in refer ence to their line, and that of the London and Birmingham Company, to which he understood exception would be taken by seine, and that step- had been taken, by tee i-sue of proxies and other means, to procure a strong objection to the remainder. lie had also heard that it had been reported abroad that the Directors had endeavoured to reduce their dividend to the mi nimum, with a siew to inducing the Proprietors totelieve that it would be exceedingly advantageous to them to accede to the terms on which the amalgamation was proposed. He begged, in reply to that, to say that the account the Directors hail laid before the meeting was a most honest, and just, and fair ac count. After some further remarks, the Chairman read same passages from a statement which he said had been put forward in the public papers, and signed " Sale and Worti.ing ton," which he canceived tended to put a wrong construc tion upon the acts of the Directors, and he commented in st rung language upon it. He also read extracts from a apeech made by Mr. Glynn, in order to show that it was not contem plated by the London and Birmingham Company to make any bargain prejudicial to the interests of this Company. Having spoken at great length in defence of the Directors' recommen • dation, he concluded by moving that the account be first adopted, and the meeting could afterwards consider the report. In answer to a question from Mr. Sale, he said the only inti mation which he had bad of any intention to oppose the pro aosition for en amalgamation, was on the 3d of September, in he shape of a notice signed " Sale and Worthington," to the effect that they would apply for an injunction to restrain the London and Birmingham Company from paying the sum pro posed to he taken for the amalgamation, viz., 18,0001. A very warm and protracted discussion ensued. The CHAIRMAN sad, receiving the report did not bind them to receive the proposed 18,t0:/. from the London and Bir mingham Company. air. TrioanasoN addressed the meeting at considerable length, and concluded by proposing an amendment, to the effect that the Shareholders should nut adopt the report, or take any step towards effecting an amalgamation on the terms proposed; • amidst considerable applause. Mr. llrreracocn next addressed the meeting in a long speech, and proposed an amendment, to the effect that they should appoint a deputation to go with their Directors to the London and Birmingham Company, with a view to ascertain if they could e ffect tin amalgamation upon more advantageous terms; but the announcement of the suggestion was received with st mptoms of disa a sprobation. Mr. JOSEPH STOCKS seconded the motion ; after which anoth r discursive discussion ensued, which was kept up until ten minutes past four o'clock, when the most clamourcus out cry for a division having been rased, Toe CHAIRMAN rose to put the amendment, and expressed a hope that if it should be put, the meeting would not hold him responsibie for the consequences, and having spoken of the labour he had gone through on behalf of the inte rests of the Company, he put the question on Mr. Hithcock's amendment with the proposition for a deputation, which was atega'ived by a large majority. He then put Mr. Thomason's amendment, that the report should not be adopted, and that no amalgamation should take place, which was carried amidst shouts of applause. When our reporter left, the Chairman was in the act of announcing that a scrutiny was demanded, to which many voices were heard expressing dissent, while several persona left the room. SOUTHWARK-(THIS DAY.) - ELECTIONEERING.—Patrick Began, an Irishman, was charged with creating a disturbance, and assaulting policeman 92 M. The policeman stated, that being on duty in Tooley-street the preceding night, he heard the prisoner vociferating Pd cher for ever, and d—n those who don't vete for him " He was drunk at the time, and created a good deal of disturbance. When desired to go home, he refused, and kicked the policeman in the shins, and he!. aved otherwise with considerable violence, so that it was I.sith difficulty he was at length conveyed to the station. h ouse. Mr. TRAILL asked the prisoner why he behavea with such violence, and whether he was one of Dlr. Pitcher's sup- porters ? Prisoner--I was engaged in keeping the door where the meeting was held, and having taken a drop too much on my way home, I don't know exactly what I did, but don't recollect kicking the man's thins. Ev,dence having be en adduced that the prisoner had on other occasions acted with great violence towards the police, he was committed for a month. MAGAZINES-(CONTINUED). THE BANKER'S MAGAZINE. Two of the best papers in this number are those on the " Proposed Fund for Bankers' Clerks" and one on "Deposit Assurance Companits." In the former the able editor gives us an opportunity of appreciating the very extensive and benevolent, though unostentatious, efforts he has set on foot in favour of the contemplated fund, and he gives us some valuable answers elicited by the circular he had addressed to the principal banking houses and monetary establishments, calling f,r the ir opinion on the project. In the latter we find that he is favourable to the important plan of life assurance de posits, but has some doubts as to the possibility , of a company founded on this principle being able to recon cile the i n t er ests of the assurers with a due regard to those of its own holy. There is also a capital paper on savings' banks. The mag4zino maintains its very posAer ful claims on the confidence and consideration of the public. THE SPORTING MAGAZINE. The article on the delinquencies of servants is con cluded in this number. It should be studied by every sporting man who wishes to have or to make a good servant, and by every servant who wishes to obtain or to keep a good place. To both classes—masters and servants—we would recommend the following observa- .ons " There is no surer evidence in my mind between a bad ser vant and a good one than a readiness or unwillingness to com municate the secrets of the stable. A good servant never tells anything ; a bad one will' blab' to anybody. The good servant always makes the best of everything ; a bad servant, the worst. Some half-witted fellows imagine they are currying favour, and perhaps securing assistance into other places, when they answer all the questions that may be put them by a would-be cautious purchaser ; but servants may depend upon it, though a man may use them for the occasion, that he will make a Fretty strong mem. in his own mind never to let such chatter-box tell tales into his own stable. One of the first lessons a lad should b 3 taught should be to' keep his own counsel and the counsel of his horses.' Look at the silent importance of a trainer's lad. True, he doesn't know much, but still he pre tends to: it is part of our system." The illustrations of the present number are " The Trial," a spirited representation of the morning gallop across the Newmarket Downs, and " What do you call this?"—representing two bro:hers of the angle, seated at a well-spread breakfast-table, one of whom is exhibiting to the other an artificial fiy. THE RAILWAY REGISTER. The seri- s of papers on railways in India is brougl to a conclusion in the present number. These papers are so valuable, and the subject on which they treat is one of such great national importance, that we would fain hope the proprietors of this periodical will publish them in a collected form in a pamphlet. Such a pamphlet would be a text-book on the subject of Indian railways! From an article on the recent revision of the " Standing Orders," we extract the following r esunte of the results of the deliberations of Lord Granville Somerset's Committee : " In fine, the result of this five days' grave deliberation upon standing orders: was to leave the whole clumsy machinery essentially the same as they found it ; the only difference being— tat. That the quorum in the Committee on petitions for private Bills is reduced from five to three;-2d. That in regard to the appointment of Sub-Committees on petitions for pri• vale- Bills, the words each consisting of seven mem bers at the least,' have been omitted;—and 3dly. That the Select Committee on Standing Orders is to consist or seven instead of eleven members, five to be a quo rum. The effect of all these alterations, by diminishing the number requisite for working purposes, is doubtless to in• crease the facilities for the formaticoa of Committees, and in so far to promote the dispatch of business. But it must be ob vious that this is but a mitigation of the severe effects of a great evil, the inherent viciousness of which still remains. Still will blundering Sub-Committees report unintelligibly to the Committee up-stairs,—still will they decide with cruel pre cipitancy upon cases which they cannot pretend thorcughly to understand. Above all, still wilt unscrupulous opponents harass projectors, and waste the time of Parliament with frivolous and vexatious objections, without the fear of any penalty. " With respect to the standing orders themselves, they have been slightly altered in some few particulars, which it may be useful here to state. " In Standing Order 9, respecting the presentation of pe titions complaining of non-compliance, the words are inserted, provided that the party affected by the non-compliance with the standing orders be co,m'sant of and consent to, the pre sentation of the petition,' which will, to a certain extent, be a protection to promoters. " In Nos. 22 and 27, respecting the deposit of plans, the words, clerks of unions,' have been substituted for post masters.' " No. 36A is anew order, declaring that, except with regard to notices affixed to church-doors,' no notice given, nor appl cation made, on Sunday or Christmas-day, or before eight &clock in the forenoon, or attar eight o'clock in the afternoon of any day, shall be deemed valid.' " Na. 39 A requires the deposit of one-tenth instead of one twentieth of the subscribed capital kith the Court of Chan cery previous to the presentation of the petition. An excep tion, however, is made in favour of Bills which have been before Parliament during the past session, and shall be again intro duced next session, and in regard to which the deposit of one twentieth of the capital will be sufficient yr "No. 102 requires that all petitions for private Bils should Le presented within fourteen (instead of twenty-one) days after the first Friday in the session ; and No. 104 ordains seven instead of ten days to elapse between the presentation of the peLition andthe sitting of the Sub-Committee, for England, and ten days instead of fifteen days for Ireland and Scotland. The effect of these alterations is to expedite matters at the begin ning of the session. " By No. 123, as altered, Thursdays as well as Tuesdays will be days appointed for considering the reports on railway The article concludes with a copy of the new Standing Orders admitting Railway Bills which have been en grossed in the session of 1845 ad eu»dein in the session of 1846, which have already appeared in The Sun. The Railway Department of the Board of Trade was instituted to protect the public from the evils which NORTH KENT. DEAL, FRIDAY.—An important meeting of the inhabitants of Deal, Walmer, and the surrounding districts, was held this afternoon, at the Guildhall, to take into cons deration the pro jected independent line through Norlh Kent, and for the adoption of means for promoting the establishment of a direct communication with London. The Mayor (C. Vimgomill, Esq.) entered the hall, accom varied by a del utation from the North Kent Company, con sisting of George Whitmore, Esq. ' Deputy Chairman of the North Kent Company, Mr. J. D. Powle, Mr. Spagnolle, the engineer, and Mr. Stephens, the solicitor. The or having taken the chair, on the understanding that he should remain neuter, Mr. KENDRICK proposed the first resolution, to the effect that a conrettion between London and Deal, through the northern and most populous parts of Kent, connecting the [loyal and military establishments of the country with each other, and also with the metropolis and the Downs, is of great national and local importance; and that a direct and inde pendent line will be most conducive to the interests of the in habit nts of North Kent and to the public service. Mr. S. Cu RUNG seconded the motion, which Mr. PRITCHARD opposed, on the ground that the South- Eastern Company would effect all that was desired by the meeting. ; they had brought a line down to Dover quite suffi cient for all the purposes of the county.—(Cries of " no, no," and hisses.) He moved, as an amendment, that the words " seperatc and independent." be cancelled from the resolution. Mr. I'ownas, at great length, defended the proposed North Kent line. 'the Mayon then put the amendment, but no one, save the proposer, held up his hand. The original motion was then put, and carried by acclamation. Mr. Van (IDLES then described the course of the line. The Committee of the House of Commons did not reject the North Kent line on account of the engineering details not being of a satisfactory character, but principally on account of its not run ning to Deal.—(Cheers.) He was assured that if they had at first come forward with a line of a large character, and connect ing that town with a direct line from the metropolis, that they would have carried it in the last session. —(Cheers.) They would now have an opportunity of increasing their capilal to such a sum as would be sufficient to construct lines to Maid stone and to Dover, in addition to contributing their quota to wards the construction of the central terminus. Major EDWARPS represented the opposition towards the South-Eastern Company, and considered that that company had at first proposed to give accommodation to Deal. Mr. Hu Gu ES proposed a resolution to the effect that the line laid down by Mr. Vignoiles, tailed the North Kent line, will afford to the north of Kent, and to this locality generally, the most direct and most advantageous line to the metropolis. Mr. KNECKER entered at considerable length into the merits of the North Kent line, and cited the case of Mr. Bonham, to show that the present management of the South-Eastern Com pany was most defective and corrupt, and strongly called upon the meeting not to trust themselves in their hands, but to con struct an independent line to London. Mr. BURNAND seconded the motion. Mr. EDMUND Tiromr,sow moved an amendment, to the effect that any decision would be premature. The MAYOR then put the amendment, which was lost, there being only nine hands lied up in favour of it. The original motion was then put, and carried unanimously. SHREWSBURY, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE JUNCTION. WOLVERHAMPTON, FRIDAY EVENING.—This afternoon meeting of the Provisional Committee, and of those inhabitants favourable to the projected line, took place at the Swan Hotel, in this town. The hoe bad been determined upon in conse quence of some dissatisfaction which bad been expressed at the conduct of the Directors of the Shrewsbury, Dudley, and Wolverhampton Railway Company, whose scheme was rejected by the Standing Orders Committee early last session. The Right lion. Lord Hatherton presided, and was sup ported by Charles Smith Forster, Esq., High Sheriff of Staffordshire ; 11. C. Chawner, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the South Staffordshire Junction ; William Chadwick, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the North Wales Railway ; C. Lawrence, Esq., Chairman of the Grand Junction Railway ; G. B. Thor neycroft, Esq. ; W. Bland, Esq. ; H. Hill, Esq. ; F. C. Nor ton, E,e. ; Messrs. Payne, Witney, Hughes, Biakemore, Wal ker, Gladstone, Underhill, and gentlemen from Shrewsbury, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Tipton, Bilston, Walsall, Lichfield, and other districts which the projected line proposes to benefit. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that he felt a deep interest in the prosperity of South Staffordshire, and especially in the town of Wolverhampton. And it was on that account that he felt desirous that the projected line should be broeght fairly before the public. A line fur the benefit of the town had been previously projected, but the egregious blunders that had been made by these to whom its direction had been in tro-red, had occasioned rejection by the Standing, Orders Committee of the House of Commons. The Grand Junction Company had come forward in the most handsome manner, and had offered the most valuable assistance, at the same time guaranteeing that all the expenses attendant on the application to Parliament should be defrayed. He rejoiced to say that satis factory arrangements had been made with the Grand Junction Railway Company, the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company, and the South Staffordshire Junction Com • pany, fur establishing a grand central station for the joint use of the four companies within the town of Wolverhamp ton ; and brancf es would be made to Coalbrook Dale and Ironbridge. The great commercial interests of South Stafford shire were dg, eply interested in this question, a circumstance which could scarcely fail to impress Parliament in its favour, for however powerful the landed interests might be, Parliament would pay more attention to great mercantile interests, such as those which existed in Wolverhampton and rs other . , h T distr jet e s through which the proposed line would pass.—( Chairman concluded by submitting a resolution, affirming the necessity of a line such as that he b ad described. Alter some discussion, Mr. LAWRENCE, Chairman of the Grand Junction Com pany, the success of the projected line, l aid ive it th ; and wou g es hearty remarked that that Cernpany felt a deep interest support. Mr. Thorseycreft was elected Chairman, and Mr. Hill De puty took d ay pace, At the close o Chairman of the Com p an y . Mr. AVignett, of_ Shrews bury, was elected Secretary. r h cl e u p de ro d e t c the di business ngs a dinner of theA vote of thanks to the Chairman, which the Noble Lord c at which Lord flatherton presided. Several speeches were delivered, cud the respective speakers alluded in toms of confidence to the success of tl,e line. GLOUCESTER AND DEAN FOREST. GLOucEsTER, FainAy.—A general meeting of the Pro pretors of the Glourtster and Dean Forest was held to-day at tiv. Bell llotel, in this city, to receive a report from the Com mittee of Management, and to consider the propriety of chn fir,,iing the agreement entered into with the (treat Western Company, and for authorising the further proseetrion of the untiertaking in the neat session. Mr. Samuel Baker took the chair. 'the report of the Committee of Management was as \follows : " Your Conmittee, in pursuance of the authority of the last peneral meeting, pre“-nted their application to Parliament in 1 the last sesson : . or a Bill for the construction of this railway, but :222 224 - 46 EXETER, SErr. 5. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Exeter and Crediton, 9—Exeter, Yeovil. and Dorchester, % p.—North Devon;2 l % p.—Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth (Daw's line), 1 4 p. — Ditto (Head's), IA p.—Nith Devon, 3!l—South Wales, s%—Eastern Counties, 20%. RAILWA'I INTELLIGENCE. 3 THE CROYDON ATMOSPHERIC. t s , The experiments on this new and interesting prin ' ciple, which Olds lair to overturn all our preconceived ideas of railway travelling, were resumed yesterday, iu the presence ot Mr. t iikruson, Chairman of the Com pany, and several of the Directors. Mr. Samuda, as oefurc, directed the proceedings. On this occasion there were , live carriages attached to the piston carriage, the aggregate weight amounting to provably thirty tons. The nrst experiment was from Croydon to the Dartmouth Arms, but from some misun deratauding as to time, one of the stationary engines was not brought into action, and the vacuum mita:rid the tube was in consequence imperfectly developed. The • speed attained, however, was fully equal to that usually adopted in the working of the lucomotive lines, la, rug on the average 30 miles an hour. On the return a greater speed was attained, the barometer at starting indicating above 21 inches, cr_loi lbs. of atulusilerie pressure on the square inch of the piston. 'there was no stopping at any of the intermediate stations, and we had a good opportunity 01 judging of the speed that might be obtained. The distance of five miles was accomplished in six minutes and a quarter, gie ing an average of forty-eight miles au hour ; but part of this distance (a quarter ut a mile) the speed reached 65 miles au hour. The second upward trip was continued ehroughuut at an equal speed, and the dis tance was accomplished iu seven minutes, being rather above forty-three miles en hour. The return to Croydon was equally satisfactory. The barometer in dicated from 26 inches, the maximum, to 11 inches, the ,ninimum, or from 13 to 5i pounds on each square inch. rho result is such as must satisfy the most sceptical, because the experiments have clearly proved that a greater degree of speed can by the atmospheric principle ne communicated iu a lesser time than by the pr, sent sys tem, while all possibility of those feareal accidents that have SO lately happened on different lines are complete ly avoided. Every day tends to lessen the unimportant dis ads anniges arising from the want of a thorough under standing bctw etn the different departments on the railway, and it may sa!ely be asserted that when the principle has had time and opportunity given it of arriving at gre. ter maturity, the superiority over the locomotive en,.ines will be so marked as to silence every caviller. SHOCKING ACCIDENT. We are sorry, in concluding our report of these satis factory e xperiments, to state that an occurrence took place on the return of the train, at half-past five, to Croydon, after the last trial, which terminated in the sacrifice of the life of a feiluw-crcuture. Notwithstand ing that stlict orders had loten issued that no workmen should remain on the line, an Irishman, named Michael Murphy, with a temerity of the most unpardonable kind, was engaged in applying the bees'•-wax to the leather flap which covered the' groove, when, be fore he could get out of the way, the train, which was at the moment proceeding at the rate of some forty miles an hour, pasted over him, tithing his head upon the iron tube, and completely separating both arms and one leg from his body. The carriages were stopped almost immediately, and the remains of the unfortunate man ware removed to the White Horse Inn, Croydon-common, a distance of a few hundred yards from the scene of the accident, where they await the coroner's inquest. We need not state that this melancholy event threw a damp upon the otherwise successful proceeding of the day. The individual whose life has fallen a sacrifice to his own foolhardiness had, in the course of the day, criee. narrowly escaped, and he had been cautioned as to the consequences which might arise from his rekrehensible carelessness. NORTH BRITISH. On Wednesday the half-yearly general meeting of the pro prietors was held at the Royal Hotel, Edinburgh; Mr. John Learmonth in the chair. The report, after referring to the sanction given to the di rectors at a previous meeting, to foam certain branches, and to extend the line from Berwick to Carlisle, stated that the direc tors would use every means in their power to obtain an Act next session authorising the execution of these works; and if, as they hoped, they should be able to arrange with the land owners through whose property the extension from 'Hayrick to Carlisle was proposed to be carried, and the shareholders sanc tioned their doing se, they would proceed with the works upon that line simultaneously with those upon their branch from Edinburgh to Hawick, in anticipation of, and before actually getting their Act. Since fast half-yearly meeting, in February, the works upon the main line had been proceeded with in a very satisfactory manner. A large portion of the permanent way was already laid, and there was not any reasonable ground for doubting that the whole line would be completed and opened by the time originally proposed, viz., May next. The engines and carriages were in a state of considerable forwardness, and several of them would soon be ready for being delivered. The other parts of the plant were also being got ready. The plans of the principal stations had been pre pared, and contracts were about to be made for executing them. The settlements with landowners had been nearly completed, there being but a very few cases now finally to arrange. Upon the whole, the arrangements had been satin• factory, the exceptions being very limited in number. A con siderable amount of loans had been got at a moderate rate of interest, for five years and upwards. The arrears upon the calls were small, and they had been considerably reduced since the date of the balance at 31st July. The call recently made had been well paid, and a good many payments had been made in advance. The future calls would require to be made as quickly as the provisions of the Act of Parliament would admit, in order to meet the demands consequent on the rapid progress of the works. The Edinburgh and Hayrick and Dalkeith Aets have now obtained the royal assent ; the stock of these com panies had been transferred to this company, and was in course of being issued to the parties entitled to it. The alteration on the works of the Dalkeith line and branches would be pro ceeded with immediately on possession of them being got. This would be done early in October. The two first contracts on the Hawick branch, being the heaviest work, had been advertised, and the contracts would be made on 10th September. The others would follow as quickly as possible. A considerable portion of the land upon that branch had already been purchased at fair prices, and immediate measures would be taken for acquiring the re mainder, with the view of pushing forward the works with every possible dispatch. The land already acquired, and that which had yet to be bought, would be sufficient to admit of a double line of rails being laid ; and, as authorised by the Share holders, the line would be laid as a double one at once. The curves would also he improved, so as to render this a first-class lire. After noticing the motion submitted by Mr. Blackadder, to the effect, that there should be no trains nor traffic of any kind on this railway on the Sabbath-day. the report said, that while the Directors deprecated the discussion of teas question, they thought it right to state to the Shareholders that they had no intention of running any more trains on Sundays than they should consider absolutely necessary for the accommodation o; the public upon that day, and they hoped to be able to arrange them so as to give as little offence as possible to the feelings of any party. The report of Mr. Miller, the Company's engineer, after describing the contract sections of the line, stated that the whole of the works were in such an advanced state that the greater portion of the contracts might be concluded this year, end all of them within the period specified in the con ' tracts. After an amendment, to put an end to Sunday travelling,liad been lost, the report was aceerdingly carried. 451 1- MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM. ISIANCHESTER, FRIDAY.—A meeting of this Company was held this day at the Company's station, with reference to the amalgamation of the line with the London and Birmingham Company. The meeting was an extremely crowded one. Previous to the general meeting a preliminary one was held at the Albion Hotel, which was very numerously attended, and at which Mr. Whittaker presided, when the report of the Directors having been read, the meeting unanimously agreed to a resolution to this effect :—" That the Shareholders should 2 , NOT adopt the recommendation of the Directors regard in g , _r 2 the proposed amalgamation." The meeting then adjourned 31. 2 to the railway station, where Mr. Westhead took the chair, 2 1 A and ultimately to the Corn Exchange, for want of sufficient room. The Secretary read the report, of which the following is an extract : " From the accounts as rendered it will be seen that a large increase has taken place in the amount received for the conyy ance of passengers and goods compared with the correspon rog half-year in 1844 ; Half-year ending July 31, 1841 .• • • .Z 38,488 9 !•..£ 2 14 , ,3 , 0 0 4 8 1 1 ? 0 8 July 31, 1845 —.. 43,970 18 ~• • _,.., , 1f..------ .-------.. .---- £5,4 i 2. 811 £8,124 3 8 • Total increase •• •• .....C13,60G 12s. Id. The number of passengers booked at all the statior.s on this line, as per tabular staterm-nt annexed, shows that in the half years ending July 31, 1844, 441,082, ar.d July 31, IS. in crease b78,`297 persons travelled u p on the railwa y , exhibiting an crease of 137,215 pa•seog..rs. This large accession 0; passen gers, &c., together 'with the reductiors which have taken place in fares and rees, will neusAxily occasion an increase in the working expenses of the line. From the statement submitted to the Proprietors in the form hitherto adoided by the Com pany, it would appear that there remains the sums cf their progress was stayed in consequence of their non-compl i - - ance with the standing orders of Parl;ament upon certain gr7urfds. Y4or Committee have entered into a decd of eove mint with the Great W'eritero Rai;wa3i Company, and thee of the Directors of the S,,uth kt'alr Company, in confirmation of, and for the purpose of giving eff-ct to, tli., arrangement there. tofore made and referred to in the last report, for brining the Monmouth and Hereford Railwayinto ;Ind through the city of Gloucester, the purport of which agreement is :—' That the Great Western Railway Company shall not apply for power to make that portion of their Monmouth and Hereford Railway from near a place called Boseley, in the parish of Westbury, which was intended to be carried across the river Severn to Standish . ; but that the said railway shall be brought into and through the city of Gloucester, there to join the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway, by making the Monmouth snd lierefore line join and run into the Gloucester and Dean Forest at Westbury.' The remainder of the report recom mended the re-application for the line in the next session, and the lease of it to the Great Western at 4 per cent. After some discussion the report was adopted, and the pro posed agreement with the Great Western ratified. WINDSOR AND LONDON. WINDSOR, FRIDAY EVENING.—A very numerous and highly respectable meeting of the inhabitants of the town and its vicinity, convened by Thomas Clarke, Esq., the Chief Magistrate, took place this afternoon, •‘ to take into considera tion the correspondence which has passed between the Com mittee appointed on the 2d of July last, and the Commissiorers of her Majesty's Woods and Works, respecting the formation of a railwry to Windsor, and to receive the report of such Com mittee, and to take such further steps as may be necessary for carrying out the wishes of the inhabitants in promoting a direct railway communication from Windsor to London." Amongst those who attended the meeting were Dr. Stan ford, Major Sturgess, Captain Forbes, J. J. Williams, Esq. (barrister-at-law ), Captain Ragg, C. S. Voules, Esq. (soli citor), Jehn Voules Esq., William Legh, Esq. (magistrate), Messrs. Sherman, S. Whinton, Oxley, Malin Jowerty, Fowler, P au l, Ch ater , W a lk er , Oli ver , J. Cl eave , & c.: Mr. Voules, Mr. Sherman, and Captain Forbes, having addressed the meeting, the Committee's report was read. It gave in detail the whole of the letters which had passed between the Woods and Forests and the Chairman of the Committee (Captain Forbes ). It appeared that two lines of railway were pointed out to the Commissioners for a railway into Windsor. The Board, in their last letter to the Chairman, declitied to express any opinion upon either of these lines, as they consi dered the Crown property at Windsor would be injuriously af fected thereby. The report thus concludes:— " Upon the receipt of the last letter ' the Committee consi dered it useless further to argue the wishes and requests of the memorialists, it bring evident to them that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests had, from the first, determined to dis countenance any project for bringing a railway over ally part of the Crown property, without regard to any proposition for making and constructing such railway, so as to remove any ground for apprehending inconvenience or injury to any party." Mr. C. S. VOULES proposed, and Mr. FOWLER seconded— " That this meeting cannot but express their reg ret at the re sult of the application to the Commissioners o Woods and Forests, but still entertain the hope that upon future con sideration, the Commissioners will not be of opinion that the Crown and property w:11 be injuriously affected by a railway tunnel under the Long Walk, as proposed by the memorialist, and which plan received the sanction of his late Majesty King William IV., and of the Board of Works, &c., in the year 1834. MINTON, purveyor to her Majesty, moved, and Mr. J. WILLIAMS, barris'er, seconded, upon which it was re solved—" That the inhabitants did not abandon the hope of shtaining a more direct railway communication to London; and that they do co-operate with the London and Windsor Railway Company, already formed, whose money is subscribed, and plans prepared, for the accomplishment of this desirable object." Major BumEau having described the plans of the London and Windsor Direct Railway Company at considerable length, and thanks having been voted to the Rlayor, the assembly broke up. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON CA3IPDEN, SEPT. s.—This ancient town was yesterday the scene of unwonted gaiety and excitement, the day being ap pointed to commemorate the passing of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Bill. The day was ushered in with merry peals of bells, and seemed to be kept as a general holiday. In the evening a dinner was given at the Town-hall to J. T. Elgee, Eiq., of Worcester, in acknowledgment of his services rendered at the commencement of the undertaking, and car ried out to their successful result. Close adjacent to the hall was erected a handsome triumphal arch, and flags were waving ever the ancient building. The chair was taken by Sir Thomas Philliprs, Bart., of Middle Hill, near this town, the vice-chair being occupied by W. Cooper, sen., Esq. Amongst the com pany present, numbering about 130, we observed R. W. Baker, E.g., of Cotswold; Rev. J. T. Jones; James Smith, Esq., Blockley ; J. F. Iliron, and W. Brown, Esqs., of Campden ; H. G. Busby, Esq., Moreton-in-the-Marsh ; C. Freeman, Esq., Campden, and others. The room was elegantly and appropriately ornamented with flowers in devices and banters. A variety of toasts were proposed and responded to, and the party did not break up until midnight. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE CHATHAM, SEPT. s.—The Raleigh, 50 guns, that Was launched from this dockyard in Slay lest, was taken into dock this day to have her bottom coppered, and to be fitted without . delay for an advance ship. '1 he Isis, 44, was taken into dock on Thursday, the 4th inst., when her copper was examined and repaired. She was put out again this day. The Retribution steam-frigate was put out of dock on the 4th instant, having been fitted for commission. She is moored alongside the sheer-hulk. The La Hogue, 74 guns, and the Euffetas, 46 guns, in ordi nary, are ordered to be converted into steam-ships, and are to be placed as guard-ships in the river Medway. The Cumberland, 70 guns, in dock, is fittirg as an advaiced ship. Workmen are employed fitting the Cockatrice schooner for a victualling craft. The Diligence naval transport, Martin master, remains taking in stores and timber fur Deptford-)ard. Three of the crew of the Ocean, 'BO, lying at Sheerness, named Jol.n Bancroft, Henry Guldby, and Richard Cocker, were brought before the county magistrates at Rochester, on the charge of plundering a cottage garden of Wm. W ilson s, a farm-servant, in the Isle of Grain, of several cabbages, apples, and plums, on the night of Sunday la-t, the 31st ult. lt pears that the Ocean was taken into dock to be re-coppered, and the crew were transferred to the ship Wellington, lying in Salipan-reach, ff the Isle of Grain, when cn Sunday afternoon last, the three men came on shore, and repaired to the Cock public-house in the village, and on leaving ►he house, about nine o'clock, Goldby and Cocker, about a mile from the puhlil-house, were detected with the cabbages, &c., in their possession, and coming from the cottage garden, by a man named James Humble. The two sailors, Goldby and Cocker, were adjudged to pay each the sum of 16s. 93., including the damage anti expenses of the Court, and Bancroft was dis charged, the magistrates telling the prisoners that it was a disgrace to a British seaman to rob the poor of the produce of theirT Tuesday; sv r g i a a 3y r i d o; e ll nit as tb,anS,ErsTte..s.e—r,Tanhde Adventure, tr ansport, w an a s s po p r a t id , a o rr ff i ved or► Sunday from Portsmouth ; Express, packet. was paid ♦`ages, and sailed for Falmouth on Monday; Trafalgar, 120, has proved herself the quickest ship in manoeuvring, of .the ex perimental squadron ; Heroine, 9, is to be commissi.ned for service on the coast of Africa, Commander C. E. Brown is appointed to the command ; Devastation and Acheron, steamers, are ordered to return from the Mediterranean to be paid off. It is said that the Queen intends giving the beauti ful little steamer Fairy to the King of Pruss'a as a present. In Harbour—Caledonia, Bloodhound, Jackall, and Alban, steamers; Adventure, transport.— Western Times. IRELAND. BELFAST.—Tuesday, a meeting of the inhabitants of Belfast was held in the Commercial Buildings, for the purpose of adopt ing a memorial to be presented to the Lord-Lieutenant, pray ing the Government to select Belfast for the site of the new provincial college which is about to be established in the pro vince of Ulster. Amongst the gentlemen present we observed the following :—The Mayor; Sir James Emerson Tennent ; D. R. Ross, Esq., M.P. ; John Clarke, Esq.; Richard Davi son, Esq. ; J. C. Macnarnara, Esq., J.P. ; Joseph Napier, Esq., Q. C. ; Counsellor Falcon ; Rev. Thomas Walker, vicar; Rev. Dr. Montgomery; Rev. Dr. Cooke; Rev. Ds. Edgar; Rev. Professor Wilson ; Rev. W. Bruce, professor ; Dr. Ste velly, professor; W. J. C. Allen, Esq. ; C. D. Grimshaw, Esq. ; Drs. M`Cormac, Moffatt, Brown, and Collins; Rev. J. Scott Porter ; James Grimshaw, Eaq. ; W. M`llrath, Esq. ; Adam M'Clean, Esq. ; John Harrison, Esq. ; William Collins, Eaq., &c., &c. His worship the Mayor took the chair. The memorial was adopted. THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON. The Cork Examiner of yesterday says :—The following if an extract from a person on board one of the vessels of the above squadron, written to a friend in Cork, dated Aug. 25, and brought in by the Rattler steamer : "We have been out six weeks to-morrow ; we have not touched at any pert, nor even sighted any land since we left Spithead; we fully expected to go into Cove, but 1 am be ginning to doubt that we shall now. The Admiral made a signal to.day that there would be an opportunity te-morrow to send letters by the steamer Rattler. I believ e she is go i ng . to Cove to tee it there are any orders from the Admiralty—if not, we shall go that if we are to go in at all we will be in by next week. I dare say you have seen all about our departure from Spithead. We have had fine weather in general. The Queen proved the best sailer in a light breeze, but in a stiff wind the Albion was best. She is the best bad-weather ship in the fleet. The sailing has been as follows :—Queen first, Albion second (first in rough weather), Canopus third, St. Vincent fourth, Rodney fifth, Trafalgar sixth, Vanguard seventh, and Superb last." CovE, SEPT. 2.—Tnere is a rumour here that the experi mental squadron, which has been hourly expected, was, to consequence of the prevailing east winds, started for Tarbetle in the River Shannon. It is also rumoured that her Majesty s steamer Rattler, Commander Smith, is to proceed to the Shan• non, to render any assistance that may be found necessary. QVICKE.ST P:..SsAGE FROM LIVERPOOL.. KINGETOWN,WEDNESGAI EVENING, .'Ery. 3..--T . be Prince Ernest, a new iron steamer, has just arrived here in eight ‘ houre twelve minutes from Liverpool. She is built for the Lover. Ostend. and Calais trade. The distance between L iverpool and Kingstown is 120 nautical miles ; her speed is,. conse quently, an hour. She d oes credit to her rkenhead ; the eng ines of 140 horse- Her , construc tion is different from other iron vessels, being extremely sharp forward and aft, with round stern, but has good breadth of bean qpuoew build er, n e t r l y , fi l‘ t fitted by nearly ya ifSrlldes,sosmrfs. G.. Forrester and o . arnidehips. employ Edgwa r e o f ACCIDENT BY WINDOW-CLEANlNG.—Yesterdav road, Alrs ' w morning, between eight and nine o'clock, Jane Unstead. - 31 s il er aln .an ilt t on i - n pl t a h c e e, ay standingter, a lady outs d e residing tlo IZ first-floor window, cleaning it, when her head turning giddy she fell into the bark area, a height of twenty feet, by which she sustained so severe a concussion of the brain that not any hopes are given of her recovery. MITE MURDER OF MR. BOOTH.—CAVAN, SEPT. 2.. —A man named Finny has been arrested and fully committed to this gaol, for the murder of the late Mr. Booth ; and I have been informed that he answers the description given by Mrs. Bell both as to his appearance and dress. He was taken into custody in one of the islands of Lough Erne, a place considered to be a covert for those who are constrained to hide themselves from the vigilant eye of the local authorities.—Correspondent of the Newry Telegraph. WAKEFIELD CIIURCII-RATE CONTEST.—This con test, after having been continued during fourteen days, closed on Tuesday last, with a majority of fifteen in favour of the rate. A scrutiny was demanded cf the Vicar, on behalf of the anti-rate party, but this the Rev. Gentleman declined to grant, so that for the present the High Church and intolerant party seems to be victorious. An article in our Supplement expla:ns the discreditable manner in which the triumph has been ob. tainr d. We were informed yesterday, upon very good Ruth es rity, that Mr. Robert Hall, the Deputy-Recorder of ta's borough, has been specially retained by the anti-rate party or the purpose of contesting the whole ca e through the Eeelesi• astical Court, and in all other respects with a view to null 4 the whole proceedings. We hear al,o that notices have bean served upon each of the churchwarden= aid vi:ar not to sign the rate, on the ground of its illegality ; and that measures w be forthwith adoreed to contest every point before the justices of the peace, should the Church party determine to enters* payment of the rate.—. Leeds Mercury.