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IRE ROYAL. GENERAL ANNUIT SOCIETY. Founded 1827. _ _ _.._. -.... ... PATRON—The QUEEN. The ANNIT-P - —itSARY FESTIVAL will he holden at the London Tavern ' L'is hoPsgate-street, 015 IVELs;:snAv next, the Gth March, Til e TT - . o n. E. IL STANLEY, 31. P., who b -, just anived in London Ticketsin the Chair. May be obtained of the Steward 4, at the London Tavern, and at the Offices of the Institution. The Dinner on Table a t Si x o ' c l 3c : : prec i se ly. e Committee most respe c tf u ll y and earnest l y so li c 't th e benc,vo- Wl att ention (of the p u bli c towards the support of this Institution, ;!!ch has for its object the relief of misery and distress at a period with 071 the applicant s are too frequently bereft ~ f a I other aid, when, debilit ated health and ru i ne d f or t unes, th ey can l oo k forward O nly to the parish workhouse as their last shelter, and from the de gradation of which the charity seeks to rescue them. _ nContributions gratefully received at the Bank of England to the ac and t of James Bidden, Esq., and others; at Messrs. Robarts, Curtis, be e k e 7i 's, 15, Lombard-street ;at 3lessrA. Sir John Williat , n o f fli t of the Record; Foster, and Co.'s, Mansion House-street ; at r tl t c . kbseribeeera; and at the Offices of the Society, where , s , of the th e , e F , . forms of application, and every information respecting dally narity, may be obtained between the hours of fen an O Mes STEPHEN J. ALDItiCII, Sezretary of the Instit u ti on, 18A, Basingliall-stre2t, March 1, 1850. U be peremptorily SOLD pursuant to an . e( l ., a ,_ oRDEIt of the HIGII courru of CHANCERY made in it....b..s,!_causes, READ v. STRAN(;WAVs and READ v. 1 RA- of ti ' l E s - 1 -: .. , with the approbation of WILLI.Im . 11aorcnA . m, i l.sei., one o t oii ,7 . .losters of the said Court, at the Au: Lion Mart ni , t the City_ oi. r 047.2: T o - Moattow (Tuesday), March !:,, 1s:30, at I wel% e .iit t ed by v „:-T?ek precisely, by Messrs. BULLOCK (the persons appointed ti` ( l.,llster to sell the same) in One Lot, ittin um wr ANNITAL SUMS, amounting t gether to 131. Is. 3d. per , 41,04 .utchins,n, Esq., Joh n i : Payable in lieu of land-tax redeemed in the year ISO 2, by and respectively issuing out of, or charged tel, e — °s• 10, 11, 12, and 13, Duke street, St. 'James's, and on Four Print ed in 11 1, 12, Duke-street, in the City of Westminster. t11,1:1,,t,ed Particulars and conditions of Sale nay be had (gratis) at 11 r• s t a ,,'!,gr 8 Chambers, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lone ; 1 1. Cler ne ,Te , 1 , Lincoln's Inn-tlelds ; of Messrs. Gregory and h . on, , ,s , hi, : :,',..!4 Inn ; of Messrs. Woodrooffe, 1, New-square, Lincoln's 25. chva,riXessrs. Nelson, 11, Essex-street, Strand; of Mr. Groves, i htreet p otte-street, Bloomsbury ; of Mr. Ronalds, 96 . , Giuldfo.c - . ''"'ell-square ; and of the Auctioneers, 211, High Holborn. ADAM RIVERS S'FE ELE, 1, Lincoln's Inn-fields, ...---------___ Plaintiff'z Solicitor. ISLE OF WiGHT. —NORTHWOOD PARK. 4 , n l ''' FRANCIS PITTIS has been honoured I.7.kijeTt‘its.h instructions to . announc , e for UN - RESERVED SALE, Urt ee _ ''',, on the Premises, on .dosioAr. April 8, 1850, and T el, _ ii, follovring Days (Saturdays and Sundays excepted), at Th,, e ° 'lock each day to n ' "Plendid and 11 , assemblage of property of every descrip ' th ' "I"ai ning to co'' y • _.,, e h „ NORTHWOOD PARK, -atitif ili ._ r esidence of the late r , Prisi no 4 ,_ GEORGE HENRY WARD, Esq., rehi e g. L ne elegant Furniture of the Mansion, of the most sc . brmo w aeter, recently designed and manufactured by the most - 'ae, I, ,„. artistes in Panic, embracing a magnificent drawing-room T he 4'loh Lyons silk damask. ovkerePriate ande fittings of a noble library, d.ining tifqtley , t rili ng-room study, including many very large brilliant ~l a rab'r 4l Pier-glasses, rare Dresden and Sevres porcelam, beau k ' - coi l of Miles (copies from Raphael in the Vatican.) Unique col. " a itita ry ` about fifty early Italian and other bronzes, sculpture in of.A.titinoTarble, including the celebrated and finely executed statue Zer rl , ,"Min dove coloured marble,sin height, for which an ' Di":2e v ds ,: v u gliineas was made to the late proprietor. Marble and b p 'u eq ui ,A A fine toned double action organ, by Walker. The su- De 4 ing t n 'ellt of fifteen best bed-chambers an 1 anti-rooms, m -41414 i, v , e ntY-seven most costly wardrobes ; very elegant and ex ,?,4, de ~,.a ! l s tan bedsteads, and every essential of the most snmp• 41 ," "e ' ,, - ,.. 13 ti0n. Also the excellent furniture in fifteen secondary ~ ' 4 4,7 4 ' chambers Dints at of 5 .000 volumes, including the best editions of the various '4llts „',41:1 standard authors, many on large paper ; fine books of 1414.71,11e5, &c., some proofs ; works on natural history, anti p,,lkiltion°,3;ages and travels, poetry, divinity, &c., all in the finest "gel v `. ancient and modern bindings, by De Rome, Roger, Payne, Serpie", Bo zerian, Lewis, Clarke, &c. ciThe „tor Plate, 3,500 ounces. Expensive plated articles. .!'ar of Wines includes 7,000 bottles of the choic,st vintages, 1; 4 4 447adeira, Port, -ierry, Champagne, Cote Rode, Hock, Cha ,, I*lion o_4llx, Bargundy, Moselle, Seitges, Chamberten, Pexaretti, 1 , ,,,,,. °cc. , 1(4, 'Aro], , 0 , 1. ~..431 Superior bed and table linen, Dresden china dinner, -4, q4 ''''', tea services. oriental china and ivory ornaments. k t 4 in.AT 4 rble, and bronze clocks anti candelabra. 4, Ale a „ ° ,, a riety of Parisian lamps; richly cut glass ; every article rti n ",-, desirable for the culinary department, and servants' kpn ens. ot ' l l' i ive Iron roof for a trano•ery Ite 4is‘ l°°t lng phaeton, travelling car . riage, chariot, and an infinity 4 312 4,. 8, t k i: , by-;' Property may be viewed on. west previous to the , 1 6,.‘alsgues (3s. Gd, oaeh), to admit four persons, to be ob 1. t ti.l l „: L '"ars. king aid Stone, 115, New Road-street, and at the :Itit..eftie`Zsrt, London; of Mr. &vitro, Yarmouth ; of Mr. Galpino, 1, 10,,'t th e i l l ninton ; at tha ?lints Advertiser office, Southamp ' N I/ ' °th e pants Tslegraels office, Portsmouth ; the County News -4.lUre, Winehestar ; at the office of the Salisbury Journal, , tiiiii, e ' r t o,,,nntain Hotel, Cowes ; Pier Hotel, Xyde ; and of tke 11 10 4 44,1_ 3 ' eWport, Isle of Wight. tlitil: , Or tho Rooks at Is,, and of the plate Gd. each, may be re Of at the above-named placts. NEWCASTLE. AND BERWICK Vicci,, RAILWAY. 1,,,„,..ri,.,,0ereby ;riven that an EXTRAORDINARY or SPECIAL II: be or the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company the De Grey Rooms, in the city of York, on TUESDAY, 407 t t ' Of t il l a it Y M...^rch next, at TCITC o'CIO:•,k at Noo . n, when the , ovai following Bill 4 will be submitted for consideration and 1 4 1 t , , t o 1 14 q amend the Great North of England Railway Purchase Noly..and to en a bl e the York, Newcastle, arid Berwick Railway t i c) coMplete the purchase of wcasthe said rail rray. or'„Da%,.. :Qr. enabling the Tork, Netle, and Berwick Railway eortl4leirr? alter the levels of part o f th e Bi s h op A uc kl an d b ranch lis h ,,Dletlo, l 4.l WaY, to axt en the time for the purchase of land and 1)14.' to works on part of the same br anc h, t o ena bl e the C om - APoses . "kt Shares in the West D ur ha m R a il wa y , an d f or o th er tle ' o 44 44,4' nt;tnce is hereby further given, that at such meeting the posi foiNo, Great North of England Purchase Sharehold e rs will (in 424, 4 4 . di Rh the request of some of that body) be brought forward Cii 4 " Nei, ", in order that the general body of shareholders may y%I resolutions or come to such determination thereon as they Proper. GEORGE LF:EMAN, Chairman. e •aatle- JOJOINC LOSE, Secr,tary. U POn-Tyne, February 24, 1850. ,t, I tI(ER'S YORK HOTEL, likf„.. , Aitz,,„ , ST. RELEN'S-SQUARE, YORK. gs t jpe 1. ,,,,' 1 ; . ` Hate of the White Horse) begs to inform his friends k • th: tor [natty' t hat he has entered upon the ahove old-established N , 'ut ri years known as the York Tavern. N,,, ! , at m, er of the Hotel has recently been thoroughly repaired, I;t't : tn ,, 44(1 refurnished, and - is now replete with every conve !? tv‘_Fonifort. I L I ror.T)lishment affords ample aceonunotlation for Families and W e i',Y; e 4l° Tial and Commercial Gentlemen, and will be conducted IN; 11.1,:?.eet in the first style. tt te ! , 11, i ; 41 . 4 taken the adjoining house, lately occupied by the 'llereQ_Mtends setting the same apart en ti re ly f or th e use of to ge ntlemen as Stock Rooms. 9. 0 0 d Stabling and Lock-up Coach-houses. 4.•,..k.,.....__'144r 1 , 1850. 11.Q.V71 - 'Ltd' SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS, Great tki lf Z i la i l blrecrWtoirn d t n n d i l l c - s o t . r l e u e i t c , t ,!r t . J r i !p i e: , I.. s U . RENT, Jun. Nt e ,, C) Pt \i' )E MY, for a Tuitio ' n and Practice of - DANCING, is IV, a l a i , for the Season. Te molting by Professors Calkins, itli b ‘ t, l'eni'l, raneoni. ris out „' ° f Private Tuition apply at the ofilee.—Terms of Sub -4',,,4ii,r T r prping and evening practice , :—S.'‘.. months, 5/. 55.; rile 'We • is.; one evening, Is. Subscribers' tickets not I, l kk 4 ade ',,,. aro 1% .3' Will open for evening practice at a Quarter to Eight +.4.114,,..mitiate at Half-past Eleven precisc!f. '' )4 T, sen. takes his Benefit on Monday, March 4. t,k . O PETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. I v 414 . k A 4114 PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE 4 44 4 il trOt • 1, h. 4,, imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, ! 01,4 t. ,; Meat Gravies, Fish, (lame, Soup, Curries, and Salad, 1104: 41 e and invigorating properties enables the stomach to " 4 1•,, 4 14 l1c e „ s t the rood. IN Lob e "0 of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe 'tll‘4l by „alth Nl' L,'" Pt: 1k 4 , 15 ) , to o ,, oinietors, Lea and Perrins, 6, Vere-street, Oxford 1404e„'iliq ~i',!! and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. j,,. ''its t ,•;',"'n , , Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen k ik , ,-, London ; and generally by the principal dealers in 1 1 , 1 .. TO p„ -Rh-6. asgainst imitations, see that the names of " LEA. .3 re upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. N kt IN (l la:'lt ' S WHITE LIQUID GLUE, for ; 41,1 China, without smell, and not Per Bottle. rib 11 '` water - - - - 6d. and is. 14, 41 4, ° 1 1 1 tstyr u l a Glue, far Wood, Stone, Ste., 4l it'of - - - - 6d. ls. and Is. Gd. At t 41 "111 8 i . " 114 Glue, for all purposes - 3d. and 6d. Piir tl, ll, l lid. and Is. 41,4i,!?eral Liquid Gllit Depot, 549, New Oxford-street. 4,1 3111ing short of a • kingdom out of joint,' or a ' W:` lo n,' this Improved Liquid Glue seems quite up to 11444rti Ain ave tried it on a china dish, a wooden box, and a 11 1 x , s with equally satisfactory results."—Builder, Dec. 4 kr it t r 'r ° X TIIF SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTII 4 1 0 W ' -.—W 40 COLOURED ENGRAVINGS ON SttolTliligd OM may be had in French or English, in a Sealed 64 ., or post-free, from the. Author, for forty-two the O,At " p e , lic a RESERVATION ; a 11,N) fe et i,,,.reatise on th e Ph ys i o l ogy of Marriage, and on 14,,b4.,eqZrliiities and Disorders of Youth and Maturity, tt,Zl l. l,tal „T' at an early period of life, which enervate ' 4 40 .rtt• • • e , h • a powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural 111 : t l„, i t ,. anst the vital energies of Manhood • with Practical 4 rilii"" the Treatment of Nervous Debilli” . ' and Indigestion, te tt , „elit4 the these causes, close study, er the influnce of Z; Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis, 1 1 11 - 1;y ,W Rhd lth t j'eASe% and Derangements resulting from Drills 'erty Diseasesn, illustrating the •.? t 'Kole' ~a ns N th hei r IZY, and of the Reproductive r„, , Neot zti.t at ractutes, uses, and functions, and the various Diloduceel in them by solitary habits, excesses, and t. 1" SAMUEL LA'MERT. M.D., o ~es .l ti) edi ci ,, FORD-SQUARE. LONDON. N e4centi:". Matriculated Member of the University of Edin ith, r,40,..,,,c0f Apothecaries' Hall, London, Honorary Member h,t111443,erk e . on t t l z e i s ns plta a l n Medical Society. Sce. aocfcutrhaete Reproductiveen dcomete or, a c a c n o s u . nt of n k ttiN t itZ t i t Y ki l ( l l 4l3 l :?3'siology un- S ,_ 42 that the unhappy sictini of excessive indul- Nkt " 4 bits, while suffering from the;r invariable con ,4llef St entertains a tear of ap)lyinf; to a qualified iillysi- N 4l ViOtert:„ 'name and the dread so ircquently, but erre ot p ._44 4 , 1 ,4 t "! that these complaints are beyond the reach of 1 Ne 41134 1; belrnoincl and prevent his seeking or assistance where I tt i : e ,ured. Dr. I.ArMERT has taken the highest nis diplomas testify, and the great extent of his 41 , 44. , bki.rreyreeraernscis a gaarantee for his professional expert at; Ntlhed almost solely to the treatment of these I tt, i t2ll% A„., i t t lstL t1i.. 4 -res. -- . 4 . 0 r. and may be had of Kent and Richards, fra t , ittt rv "; liaanay, 63, Oxford-street; Starle, Tichborne- Loriet u rns:.i, 39, Cornhill ; Gordon,Leaden ' 1 4! ee by post for iorty-two stamps, tom flee. 37. B(.4l°rd-square London. 1 41 41 ' , 4 1 :014S4 by 2 T E /IRTY-FIRST EDITION. Ir tio,tl„N, , 4 , - ,lnntonucal Coloured Engravings on Steel. 4 4'4,4oltio'llr, Iizz.gViALICATIONS, C.F.NKitATIVE I.I4CAPA• I t 4 0, 4 1 , 11 ,7 0 ged in P lfi l) p i a li gL N . TiTst7ub lk lL A h l ed tit , i pt Cl ce E. ls. Cd., or tIN fil e . aIL-L,.„Te Establishment, 3s. f.d. in postage stamps, lik V r e I,l4llrtmiri:l34 FRIEND, a Medical Work on NeCia z Nen ee ,aud decay of the generative system, from ex 404tio^a e u ti infectio, and the inordinate ure of mercury, 1 '41 43 ' In arri age and the means of' obviating certain e-..,- lt)._ ...- i ailtrat e i S k i4ef i ~.0 c o ,by 2C Coloured Engravings. lty It. and 1, t i.e, Consulting Surgeons, 11, Iterners-street, Ox t. ; fublished by the Auti.ora : said by Strange, 1 1 e.,,,..." R aY. 6 3, and Staffer , 150, Ozferd-street ; i ttt ...net w i —sYneszket ; and Clsrdon, 146, Leaden- INC k i t tpai t t a It4,kh h Is p, ''t the m ,„ + _ ~- ,1 • .4 .%._~. l lstr at —....my and physiology .f the re-productive 14 , 404 t i7tit, or th d b Si: Coloured Engravings. l it ti) , Ilit I. c 3 c oc nSequences resultinr i'rom excessive India 1, tt to. _ bitn._--..elltable ff 1 / I %kkiNby - ..7etess, nerv _ a ects on the Sl`rgteNl, producing rnen , tal typi r4 .4 ,_+ e ttre e ~..._, cus excitement, and zeneratve neapacky. atao7:Z. P 2anatory Engravings. I , lttauoZsaboueaue diseases resu'Ung irons infection, either in ‘t k k`t t. This rY fi Thrn, and c.ntxtvis ran , licit directions for k itttpitti. 1ti.,, 4 111 3 , 4 . c.oh sbctioz, in illustrated tiy Seventeen Coloured tle7i ...lile -44 InS ai. I n% JAI, 111)Plicati.. reScription for the Prevention of Di4eas e 41 444 14 41.- 41 1)0rt a 4 4 bY Which the danger of iTriCCVOIi, ,s rl -1% is .; Part of the Work should no SSCP,O the 1 IN tll 4 t l l4e 4tt " a (461 tO % k 4 t,„ o,,,j!ttbi,eB of un, r e __F•9nBideration of inarrixgo, and its ,7 1 111 . 7 4 1 . )2:!10.7 1 :artic a l i v y ' .. t a . .ctaye union art aLio ce , usidered, and t o '' 411 3c a, ti.ZL il _p rill osophie4ll:•.7,:,aire,.. into. 11.14 4 r c i, 4 0 4 : 1 41 deu it 7T l is exeust" , ..ly employed in treat -It,t': Ptitt i lh: f i r t t ” De ' terg . 14.1 " ."7 :is ' en a c c c " I !a. and 33 11441 re 'l% l _ i ' and th e e a °° ,l • et ofinfectiM.l a ;eco al u i da -s rr:r.,--in i p i_ of tl e keei l , r Spe cific ;14se ifs L•cury, I It. an ' d 330, per bottle. 4411:44100 biLirgOnor r h,... -13, ; 4 1. 91., 4s. Gd., and I Is: pQr box a i t e , ! e i s si e er. 4) ,e,a.g.eet, strictare, Lc:l chronic 'internal ' a- S I 1111.1rWitIts le gtih ns el: ati° 2 lP ' - ' 3 • if I TY lettr, It. A minute Nbb` 4 1113, 441 ,11. 4 ,1 1 1ee, t o t e a t' l ' l U, and I ,,, sitlon in society. -.Nt 1 9,11 ...v et _ mes a , : at the Estabhstinnont mily, by kilt riy e erters.street o s. f Perry . SIirPCOD4. err in A n. "' to L ig h t ; seer,ichl:.ord-stret London, from Elc -1 Sunday m veyee to One. • 4 2 1 4C. P . h 3 1 4 ; 41 4 ---. t • " t om Yi~ • r • j,‘, r _ 3 = te* 4 ati 3 W? e't ' N ° , '7,922.] LONDON MOND a. 4 1 71 -T rin i 4 , MARCH 1 1850. 4 _ _ _ _ _ CHEAP EDITION" OF MR. AINF,WORTII'3 On the oth March will t.e TOWER OF LONDON, vol.", price la. boards, or is. Gd. cloth. •1 he second volume, completing the work, will Le puLlishol on ;he 20th of March. 14,1 ATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 26, COItNIIILL, LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. The leading features of the Society arc guaranteed of an ample Proprietary Capital. Moderate Rates of Premiums. Two-thirds Premium Loaned to the Assured. Annual Division of Profits. Half the Premium may remain as a Loan for Five Years. Extensive Travelling Leave granted, without extra Premium. Moderate extra Premium for Residence in Tropical Climates. N.B. The last Annual Bonus to the Assured varied from 27 to t;ri oer cent. (according to age) on the Promiums paid. Examples of Bonuses already Declared, and Options. j Penna. Sum the '... i:to/111S in ~ Annual Policy) additi onti „ n Bonne rent Re- Asmred Age. ~.....e, Pre- taken t• Su . in fduction of may her :"... mium. out in Assureti. Cash._ Annual , ro, on .75 ' tn. Policy. £ s. d.l£ s. di £ s. (1. , X s. d. 1837 276 14 3128 14 3 21 7 2.593 6 8 1834 251 18 10 115 14 iii 18 12 8 543 17 9 .-6 1839 226 6 0 102 15 1 16 2 9 494 8 10 CO 1000 X s.d. 1840 178 0 082 14 2 12 14 11;445 0 0 74 3 4 1841 174 0 0 72 3 4 12 3 0 395 11 1 1842 147 4 2 ' . 5 15 10 10 2 41346 2 3 1843 99 18 4 44 8 4 615 111296 13 4 1844 62 6 8 27 13 4 4 4 0,247 4 ii Prosrec any of arced r tuses, will tables of rates, &c., may be nail at the office, its branches in the country ; or, on application. will be for mt free. W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, March 2. (Before Mr. COtnaliSSionnT FAME.) THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Edward Thomas Delafield, a bankrupt, and lately le.;- see of the above-named establishment, came tip on the question of certificate. The court was crowded, as at firmer meetings, and great interest was inanifssted in the proceedings. Mr. Delafield looked pale and dejected. Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Espin were joint eolieitorsto the assignees ; M r . L awrence a l so ap p eare d f or Mr. Evcrsfield, a magistrate of Surrey, who claims t> he a creditor for 4.6001, money lent and the interest accruing thereupon. Mr. Lewis supported. Upon a former oceesion n minute analysis of the le! : - lance-sheet (prepared by Mr. Bankes) was given, end it is only necessary to say that the debits are about 33,0001., and the assets about 1,3001.; that Mr. Delafield started in 1847 with a capital of more than 80,000/., and ended in July, 1849, 31,000/. worse than a pauper. Through out the entire case no desire was manifested on the part f the creditors to act harshly towards Mr. Delafield; but, on the contrary, great sympathy for his misfortune was convantly evinced. Mr. Carman was the official assignee. The minor class of persons employed at the theatre were, by direction of the Commissioner, who regarded them in the light of weekly servants, paid in full. Mr. Lewes, in opening the proceedings of the day, said he did not think the case would occupy the atten tion of the Court for a long period. The debts and liabilities were 33,000/., but his client had started with a i capital of 92,000/., n e arly th e w h o l e o f w hi c h h e l ost n the unfortunate speculation of Covent-garden Theatre. lie had now to make a proposition on behalf of Mr. Delafield, which would, he trusted, completely satisfy the Court and the creditors. His client hoped that he might yet be possessed of means—he had a large, wealthy, and highly respeeteble connexion, and his wish was to put aside half of any property he might hereafter acquire until his creditors were paid a further 10s. in the pound in addition to what they had already received. The Court would find, that of the 33,000/. due, 21,000/. arose out of engagements to which he was bound upon taking the theatre, and of which he could not free him self. The nrivate debts were only 9,050/., and the trade debts 2,660/. The great 'mass of liability, therefore, arose out of the theatre. He was instructed by Mr. De lafield to make the off,r he had made—the mode in which the bond for its performance should be drawn up would he determined upon by the Court; but he hoped, that taking into account all the circumstances, a certificate of the first class would he granted. Mr. LA.WRANCE did not object to this arrangement, and thought the creditors had reason to be satisfied with it. It was clearly in the power of the Court net only to concede t ) the proposed arrangement, but the 198th sec tion of the late Act gave the Commissioner the power of annexing such conditions to the allowance of the certi ficate ar he might think proper. It might be that this proposal of Mr. Delefield's would never benefit the cre ditors, hut, at all events, it showed an honest intention on his part, and he had no objection to offer to its ac eeraece. The Learned Gentleman mentioned the cases cf Lord Huctingtower, of Hensman and ilerternan, and of an artist whose case was lately heard before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, in which conditions of as like nature to those now proposed were annexed to the allow ance of certificate. Ho freely admitted that, since the bankruptcy, Mr. Delafield had done all in his power to assist his creditors. and in every respect conformed to the bankrupt laws. If the court, however, did not accede to the proposal, he reerved to himself the right of going into the whole case. Perhaps, after all, the severest panishment that could be inflietsd was the bitter remem brance of having squandered away a flue fortune, and being - releced to such a position. The COMMISSIONER—I have no difficulty in acceding to the proposed arrangement, so far as the allocation of a portion c f the bankrupt's future property is concerned, but I own I do entertain a very great difficulty in granting a first-class certificate. First-class certiticatss' ought to be given only to first-class bankrupts. I never will consent to degrade the first and second•class certifi cates, and I are sure if they are awarded in any but me. ritorious, or at least blameless cases, they will be so de graded that they will not be worth having, for they will confer no distinction at all. The words of schedule Zin the new Act are—" And I further certify that his bankruptcy has arisen from unavoidable losses and misfor tunes, and that he is entitled to, and I do award him, this certificate as of the first class." Now how can I certify that in this case? Mr. LEWIS thought the Court could do so, for Mr. De 'afield, having once entered upon the speculation, was bound by bond tl engagements of the principal per formers for three years. Whether, therefore, the spe culation succeeded or no' - , those engagements would be enforced against him. The claim of 21,0002 arose out of these contracts, which he could neither break nor de termine. Long before the theatre was opened those en gagements were entered into with the performers for two or three seasons. The loss arising from those en gagements was therefore inevitable, and the Court could truly certify that he (Mr. Delafield) had become a bank rupt through unavoidable losses and misfortunes. Mr. Delafield had lost a large fortune, amounting 92,332/. Comsersseossre.—Not when he embarked in the thea tre. It is ages ago since he possessed that capital. It was subsequently to its possession that he entered into several speculations of this kind, every one of which turned out unfortunate. Mr. Lawneecx—l am willing to admit that Mr. Delafield had, when he took the theatre, a large capital. Mr. LEWlS—Delafield took the theatre from Beale, who had contracted with the artistes, with some of them for three years. He took the theatre subject to those engagements. The bankrupt is here, and will depose to these facts if necessary. The COMMISSIONER —ln order to decide that the bankruptcy arose out of inevitable losses and misfortunes the whole case must be gone into. I cannot take mere statement. It is a question of figures wholly. If, there fore, it be really the intention of the bankrupt or those who advise him to ask the Court for a first-class certifi cate, I ought to have some concise statement of the debit and credit side of the account—of the losses and the profits—from which the deduction might be gleaned that the losses were unavoidable. tar. Delafield was then placed in the witness box. The effect of his evidence was that ho took the Opera House in November 1847, with a view of conducting it with Mr. Beale. Previously to entering into the speculation his fortune amounted to 80,000/. He was first in part nership with Mr. Beale, but the partnership was dis solved in December, 1347. Mr. Beale had entered into engagements previously with various performers for three years, commencing in November, 1847. These engagements he took upon himself. During the two years of his lesseeship he lost 81,000/., a considerable portion of which was expended in the engagements made before he entered into the partnership. COMMISSIONER—If he had 81,000/. how came he to lose it all, and owe so much? Mr. LAWRANCE—The personal expenditure is a very heavy item. It is 22 228/. COMMISSIONER—How, under these circumstances, can [ grant a first-class certificate, where a trader squanders o large an amount in so small a period? He stops oslyrnent owing 33,0001., and his ready money is only 3/. 14s. 6d. Mr.'LEwts—But I,OOOL has bean paid into court since he fiat. Mr. LAWRINCE—Yes ; owing to the exertions of the assignees. COmmissroNEß—Of what value to him is a firot-class certificate. Is he going into trade ag in ? Mr. LEWIS—He hopes to do so ; and any but a first class certificate would materially prejudice his prospects. CuMMISSIONER—I wish to make a first class certificate the reward of meritorious conduct. Of what use are certificates at all, nor, indeed, of what utility is the court, unless, by its decision, it rewards merit and discourages misconduct ? Mr. LEWIS said that the whole amount of personal liabilities was only 11,0001. The 21,000/ was caused by those engagements which he unfortunately took upon hicoself,'end to which he had alluded. Mr. LAWRANCE—Yes, but there was 4,6001. bor rowed from my client fur March, 1846. It is very sa tisfactory to me to know that the only occasion during these protracted proceedings upon which the bankrupt was put in the witness-box was by his own solicitor. If a first-class certificate be granted in this case, all I can say is that the sooner all distinctions between classes is abolished the better. Mr. LEWIS—The fact of my client's not having been put in the box by the other side is, I think ,a matter of triumph to him. The COMMISSIONER—If you really wished me to grant a first-elass certificate, you ought to have shown that the bankrupt had, to the best of his ability, acted with prudence, and with a due regard to the interests of his creditors, that he stopped payment at the proper period, and whilst there were some assets for distribution. Mr. LEwrs—A theatre cannot be shut up in a moment. The COMMISSIONER—I cannot have the matter dis cussed in this loose way. If you desire to satisfy my judgment that so excellent a certificate ought to be granted, you must lay substantial grounds for it, and not a mere statement. You ought, for instance, to have se lected the 12 months next preceding his bankruptcy, and shown upon paper that during that time he was justified in carrying on the concern, that ho had a reasonable hope of success, that be had a regard for the interest of his creditors, but that s ome un f oreseen disaster occurred which blasted his expectations. B u t rea ll y, at present, ti.e demand you make is,looking at the balance-sheet anti the whole complexion of the case, so monstrous that I would consider myself guilty of a serious breach of my duty if I granted a first-elass certificate. At all events, I am resolved not to acquiesce in your request upon mere loose m:slrtion. Mr. LEWIS was about to refor to the ba , hinet-sheet, when The COMMISSIONER said his complaint was that the bankrupt had not stopped sooner, and had not at an earlier period laid the state of his affairs before his cre ditors. He seams t.) have gone on struggling to the last moment, paying pressing creditors 20s. in the pound, and stopping with 3/. 14s. 6d. to pay 33,000/. Mr. LEwls-21,626/. of the sum he owes are in re spect of those engagements to which I adverted, and not a shilling of that sum went into his pocket. The COMMISSIONER—I have nothing to do with what went into his pocket; it is childish to talk about that. The question is, why dil the bankrupt enter into en gagements which he was unable to fulfil? Mr. LEWIS—Your Honour will see that in 1849 the receipts were only 29,0001., whilst the expenses wee 54,0001. The COMMISSIONER—SO, then, hal he stopped at the beginning of the season, 1849, he would have had more than 20,000/. to divide amongst his creditors, instead of 3/. 14x. 6d.; but, instead of that, be went on to the last moment, paying some of his creditors in full, and ending 30,0001. in debt. Mr. LAWRANCE—ReaI!y, if Mr. Lewis perseveres in this way I must ail( your Honour to go into the whole case, and then I think it will be a question whether he can get a certificate of any dais. The COMMISSIONER —Th e application is unwisely pressed upon the Court. Mr. LAWRANCE—I regret to say anything which may wound the bankrupt's feelings, more especially after the offer he has made, which I think is very creditable to him. ' I Mr, Lxwits—That offer will, in a great measure, de pend on the manner in which he leaves this court. Commrssrorma—Mr. Lewis, I cannot make a bargain of that kind. I am not here to sell the certificates. Having regard to zo the words of the Act, I do not see how I can grant even a second-class certificate, for I cannot say that the failure has partially arisen from unavoidable losses and misfortune. lam willing to admit that the offer of Mr. Delafield does him great credit; but I must say that no other part of his case is at all meritorious. Mr. LAWRANCE—I have no objection to a second-class ; certificate. The COMMISSIONER—But I have. I cannot grant it unless the bankruptcy at least partially arose out of unavoidable misfortune; and, as, regards this offer, I have not to look at what may be his future conduct, but what has been his past. He engaged in a most hazardous speculation, and nobody can deny but he was wrong in not stopping at an earlier period. His error does not consist so ;much in having undertaken certain engage ments as in having persevered, when a single glance at his position must have shown him that he could never have carried them out. He ought not to have gone on in the second season. Mr. LEWIS —He expected to realise large profits from the opera of Le Prophete. The COMMISSIONER—Every men can urge hope for better times; but when he saw that Le Prophete had not that extraordinary success which would have enti tled him to hope for extrication from his embarrass ment,'' why.did he not even then, after th e t hi r d or fourth night, stop and place his affairs before his cre ditors? Mr. LEWIS —The theatre was kept open at the in stance of the artistes who were engaged. The COMMISSIONER —What have I to do with the ad vice of the artistes? Mr. LEWIS—They were his creditors. The CO3IMISSIONER —you have given me no evidence of advices, nor how many nor how few of his creditors coincided in it. Do you expect me to decide upon as sertion? Mr. LEWIS—Fie kept the theatre open at the instance of Grisi and that class. The COMMISSIONER—The artistes could not have pre vented the bankrupt from shutting up the theatre, or calling a meeting of his creditors, or going into the Gazette. Besides which, his expenses were extravagant. He was guilty of the grossest extravagance. The more I hear of the case, and the further you proceed, the more convinced am I that I cannot award a certifi cate either or the first or of the second class, for it clearly appears that the bankrupt acted in the most reckless manner. Mr. LEWlS—Respecting the expenditure, I have to inform your Honour that, at the pet iod this balance sheet commenced, my client had an income of 10,0001. a year. CommrssioNEß—But, even in 1849, he was living in the most extravagant way. What income he had, in 1844, is not material; but what he spent from F, bruary, 1848, to July. 1849, is most material. lam wiling to t , ay that the offer he now makes is much to his credit, but whether it will be ever carried oat is quite a matter of speculation. With that I have nothing to do. Taking into account all the circumstances of the case, I feel I cannot do other than grant a certificate of the third class. Mr. LEWlS—Perhaps your Honour would allow the case to stand over for a week, so that we might consider as to the proposed offer. The COMMISSIONER—There will be a great difficulty in framing the bond by which the bankrupt will con tract to pay ten shillings in the pound out of his future property. I do not hesitate to say that I should not have proposed this liability upon him, but he makes a voluntary offer, with a view to his character and reputation ; it is his own affair. The ofler will, per haps, operate as much in his favour as a certificate of a higher class. Mr. LEWIS—I fear your Honour has misunderstood a portion of my argument. The CODINISSIONER—.I do not think you can say so. Mr. Luwis—Perhaps you will allow me to furnish a statement of his figures at the next meeting in vindica tion of my client's conduct. Mr. LAWRANCE—I understand the Case is closed. But if you present that statement or re open the case, I will open the opposition, from which up to this time I have cautiously abstained. Mr. LEWIS—My client was certainly most anxious to obtain a first-class certificate, and both he and I con ceived he was entitled to it. Mr. LAWRANCE—Did your eye happen to catch the item of expenditure? Mr. LEWIS—I think I could ex plain that satisfactorily. The COMMISSIONER—Why, is it not notorious that Mr. Delafield was living up to the very eve of his bank ruptcy in a style of extraordinary splendour? I cannot, however desirous, divest my mind of all extraneous to the proceedings of this Court; and I happen to beac quainted with the neighbourh oo d i n w hi c h M r . Delafield resided, and I know there was an exhibition of splen dour by him very unbecoming a man who, had he opened his eyes, must have seen that he was on the very brink of ruin. Mr. LEwls—l will take your Honour's judgment as sands. The COMMISSIONER—That is the proper course, :hink. A certificate of the third class was awarded; but that the nature of the bond into which he (Delatield) pur. poses to enter for paying lOs. i n t h e poun d to hi s cre di. tors should be defined and com p l ete d , t h e case was a d. journed until the 11th of April next. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS LIVERPOOL, WRCH 2. STOCK EXCHANO. —The market to-day has had rather a better feeling, still little business has been done. The trans actionsB% dis.—London . and North-W estern, 103—Ditto, N ew Quarters, 6s. 3d. dts.—Manchester, Sheffield, acd Lincoln ire, Eighths, as s follow:—Leeds, H a l ves th, 9 4 1 / 2 —Ditto, Fifths, Midland, Halves, 25 dis.—Oswestry and Chester, 13—South-Eastern and Dover, 17A—Ditto, New Shares, 5%. MANCHESTER, MARCH 2. STOCK EXCHANOE.—Our share market was very dull to-day, and few shares changed hands, even at the reduced prices BIRMINGHAM, bLkacx 2. STOCK EXCHANOR.—Business on our Stock Exchange was very dull to-day. London and North-Western were quoted 103 1 4 North Staffordshires. buyers, 10 dis.—Shrewsbury and Bi rmingham (A.). buyers, 81/s, s ellers, 7'h, dis.—Shropshi re Unions, buyers, 31. 16s. 3d. dis., sellers. 3% dis. ffor South Stadshires were done at 4/. ls. 3d. dis. 11%, sellers, YORK, MAacn 1. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were as follow : York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Newcastle Ex tension), S'A t —York and North Midland, 17—Ditto, Prefer ence, 6%. SINGULAR DISSOLUTION OF A BAPTIST MEETING.— A serious catastrophe occurred on Tuesday night week, at Stephen's Ford, near Haverfordwest. Mr. Jones, Baptist minister, held a meeting in a room over a cow house, which was crowded to excess. Just after he had given out the last hymn, and the choir were proceeding with its performance, the beams gave way and the greater part of the congregation were precipitated headlong into the lower stall, amidst a number of cows. The minister alighted on a cow's back, having inhis turn a boy perched upon his shoulders. Several received severe injuries, and the confusion may be better imagined than de scribed.—Swansea Herald. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A PASSENGER ON THE EAST LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—On Wednesday evening la s t, as t h e up-mail was on it s j ourney, when between Alf or d and Firsby, a passenger, in a second class carriage, suddenly opened the door and threw him self out, while the train was in full speed. In the same compartment with him was a boy, who witnessed the occurrence, and a man who was in the same carriage, but not in the same compartment, was also a spectator of the event. On the arrival of the train at Firsby an alarm was given, and some porters were sent in search, in order to ascertain if any assistance could be rendered to the unfortunate man. On the arrival of the train at Boston, Mr. Carruthers, the attentive station-master, was made acquainted with the circumstances, when that gen tleman immediately directed an engine to be got in rea. diness, and, detaining the passenger who witnessed the occurrence, himself proceeded to the place indicated as the spot where the man jumped out; singular to relate, however, not the least trace could be obtained of either the individual or the place where it happened, nor has any clue yet been discovered as to who or what ho was —Bostox Herald. 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It was proposed that the branch to Dunkeld should be constructed, but it was considered by the majority to be more prudent to wait until the main line paid a dividend before any scheme should be entertained by the proprietors either for branches or extensions. The meeting then separated. DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday at Dublin ; Mr. Murland in the chair. The report stated that the receipts for the past half year exceeded those for the corresponding period of 1848 by 1,0121. ; and that, owing to a further reduc tion of working expenses, the net profit had been in creased by 1,6091. The net profit for the half year amounted to 7,8281., of which the directors pro posed to divide 4,563/., leaving a balance of 3,2651. to be added to the reserve fund, with a view to meet pressing liabilities. The 4,563/. would allow a divi dend of 12s. per old share (751.), and 4s. for each new share (251.) " The directors understand that a further portion of the Belfast Junction hallway, ex tending 10 miles northwards from Dundalk towards Newry, will be opened for traffic in the ensuing month of May, and they still anxiously look forward to the completion of the communication with Belfast and the rest of the north of Ireland, as the means of greatly increasing the traffic on the line. A much greater delay than was anticipated has occurred in the opening of the branch line to Navan. It has at length, however, been conveyed to this com pany, and was opened for traffic on the 15th instant. The amount which has been ascertained to be due to the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Company for the construction of this branch, and interest on the sum expended up to the 7th instant, is 176,3801., and for this sum, together with the interest for the en suing year, at the rate of four per cent. per annum, a mortgage has been executed by this company to the Dublin and Belfast Junction Company, for the pur chase of the Navan branch by this company. So short a period has elapsed since the opening of this branch that, of course, no idea can be formed of what the traffic on it is likely to be. The public coaches have not yet completed their arrangement for run ning in connexion with it." The CHAIRMAN having moved the adoption of the report, A long discussion ensued, principally arising from the opposition of Mr. FRENCH to the measures pro posed by the directors ; eventually the report was adopted and the dividend declared. A committee of seven shareholders was appointed to confer with the directors, and to consider wheth , er or not it would be advisable to proceed with the Bill now before Parliament; and the meeting was ad journed till the 14th instant, to receive the report of the committee. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks :o the chairman. DUBLIN, DUNDRUM, AND RATHFARNIIAM. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday at Dublin ; Dr. Fulton in the chair. The report stated that the line might be opened about the end of the present year, provided the share holders would co - o p era t e w i t h the directors in their endeavours to carry out the undertaking. The en tire receipts of the company for the half-year ending the 31st of December last amounted to 7,4831., and the payments to 3,4301., leaving a balance in hand at that date of 4,053/. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, re ducing the number of directors from 12 to 9, and fixing their remuneration at 4001. per annum. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. SOUTH WALES. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that it would be particularly desirable for the meeting to express its opinion on the Audit Bill now before Parliament. There could be no doubt of the necessity of railways having such an audit of their accounts as should be above all question.—(Hear, hear.) His own opinion was that auditors should be appointed wholly unconnected with either directors or share holders, and he equally objected to their being ap pointed by the Government. He considered that the best mode would be to have a certain number of auditors named by some body of London merchants. He should prefer the Bank of England, from among whom each company might appoint auditors by ballot. —(Hear, hear.) In relation to the report, he especi ally concurred in the suggestion that the payment of interest to the shareholders should be postponed for two years, and he concurred in this recommendation for the simple reason, that if this interest—not less than 2,000/. per week —was paid, it would be almost impossible for the directors to proceed with the por tion of the line between Chepstow and Gloucester. The company had, indeed, ample borrowing powers, but they could not compel the public to lend them money. The only chance of attaining their object was to show a revenue from actual traffic, and he was satisfied that once the railway was open to Gloucester there would be no difficulty in getting contractors to finish the line to Fishguard.—(Hear, hear.) From the Great Western Company it was clear the company could expect no aid, except on the condition of absolutely sacrificing their interests— their very existence.—(Hear, hear.) He need not urge upon them to resist this sacrifice, to make every exertion to avert it, when he told them it was his firm conviction that the line, once completed to Gloucester, would be from goods traffic alone the best paying line in the kingdom, leaving the passenger traffic pure profit.—(Hear, hear.) The SECRETARY then read the report, which stated : " That the road between Swansea and Chepstow would be ready for traffic in a few weeks, and the whole line from Swansea to Gloucester early next year. " The receipt of revenue would enable the company to obtain on debentures the sum required to complete the undertaking. From the difficulty of obtaining money o❑ debenture in the case of railways not completed and opened for traffic, only a small amount of the total sum hick the company obtained Parliamentary powers to raise had been borrowed. " By the time the line was opened between Gloucester and Swansea, the whole of the immediate available share capital of the company would be absorbed, and their power to carry out tha remainder of the undertaking would then depend upon the re-issue of forfeited and other shares and debentures. It was essential that the portion of line opened should be so worked as to develop the largest amount of profitable traffic, and they trusted that the arrangements now in progress with the Great Western Railway Company would tend to effect that object. " The negotiations between the Great Western and South Wales companies on the subject of a modification of the conditions of the guarantee and lease had not led to any result which the directors could advise the pro prietors to adopt. The directors had suggested the basis of a modified lease, which they thought mutually advantageous to the two companies, but the proposition had been rejected. " It was, therefore, necessary that the works westward of Swansea should be resumed at as early a period after the completion of the line from Gloucester to Swansea as the funds would permit. " Between the gentlemen appointed to investigate the affairs of this company and the directors, there was no material difference of opinion in their views as to the affairs of the company. " Mr. Ernest, the accountant, appointed, had com menced a strict and searching examination of the books and accounts of the company. His report was not ready, but the delay would enable him to make his examination more complete, and his report when presented more sa tisfactory to the shareholders. e Two Bills had been introduced into Parliament for obtaining an extension of time for the exercise of the compulsory powers of the company over certain portions of the line west of Swansea; for authorising an altera tion in the Forest of Dean Railway, and for various other purposes. The directors recommend that the forfeiture of 1,515 shares brought under consideration at the last half yearly meeting be confirmed. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Mr. WILLIAMS, in seconding its adoption, paid a high compliment to the energy and ability of their present chairman, and expressed his belief that bad he been their chairman throughout, the line would have been already completed. He called upon the meeting to postpone the payment of interest for the time specified as the only means of completing a line which, he fully concurred with the Chairman, once completed, would be the most profitable railway in the kingdom.—(H ear , hear.) As to the Great West ern Board, its conduct had been so unjust, so oppres sive, that he advised the shareholders not even to renew the terms they had already offered it.—(liear.) Mr. FIELD suggested that if parties in arrear were permitted to pay up their arrears, less the interest, as in the IF lines, this would operate as a great in ducement with them, and, consequently, as a great benefit to the company. There were, independent of the call recently made, arrears due, not less in amount than 470,0001., and this, with the 71. call just made, would enable the directors to complete the line to Gloucester without any delay or difficulty. He con sidered that nothing could be more satisfactory than the financial condition of the company. As regarded the line between Swansea and Chepstow, it was a triumphant contradiction to the prognostications of the Great Western Company.—(Hear, hear.) He pointed out the expediency of the branch to Britton Ferry, which would be an effrctive feeder of the im portant mineral traffic from the Vale of Neath. This branch could be made without a farthing of expense to the company, there being, as he understood, par ties ready to make the branch on the debentures of the South Wales Company, guaranteeing intercst on them at 5 per cent.—(Hear, hear.) Major COURT thought there could be no permanent difference of opinion as to the propriety of postponing the payment of interest, when that measure would secure, as it was quite clear it would, the completion of the line at all events to Gloucester, and thus bring in revenue, producing ample and permanent intercst. —(Hear, hear.) As a member of the Great West ern board, he deeply regretted tbat his colleagts had not accepted the very reasonable offer of the South Wales board.—(Hear, hear.) With reference to the appointment by shareholders of auditors, he suggested that there should be an annual list published of all shareholders in railway companies of 500/. value and upwards. Mr. BUSRE said that he quite agreed in the present expediency of postponing the payment of interest, but he disputed the justice of the course. There were very many small shareholders who had invested their money with a view to half -yearly returns in the way of interest, and there were others who had invested trust moneys with the same view, and towards all such the withholding of interest would be an act of great injustice and perhaps of oppression. He had no doubt that the money wanted might be forth coming from the public. Mr. MACNAGIITEN considered that the course pro posed by the directors was one of substantial justice. In fact, if it was not acted upon, there would be no interest even to receive. The report of the directors was then adopted. Mr. Elliot Macnaghten was elected a director of the company in the room of Mr. David Morris, M.P., retired. Mr. GWTNNE moved that Mr. Saunders Davies, M.P., retiring director, be re-elected director. The Rev. Mr. SPENCER moved that Mr. Williams be elected a director in lieu of Mr. Davies. Mr. WILLIAMS said that if he consented to act as director, it was solely because he felt a deep interest in the undertaking, and he should certainly accept no remuneration for his services. —(Bear, hear.) The substitution of the name of Mr. Williams for that of Mr. Davies was carried by 50 to 19. A poll, however, having bee n d eman d ed, Mr. WILLIAM S observed that the Great Western Company held 6,000 proxies in the South Wales Company, and it would, therefore, be scarcely worth while to contest the point, for all these proxies would, of course, be against him. There was a general cry, however, for a poll, which was accordingly ordered to be taken after the meeting. Mr. David Lewis and Mr. Mathews were re-elected directors of the company. Mr. A. K. Baker WAS appointed an auditor of the company, in the room of Mr. Paull, retired. The chairman paid a high compliment to Mr. Paull's efficiency and assiduity. On the motion that the forfeiture of 1,515 shares, which was brought under the consideration of the proprietors at the last half-yearly meeting, be con firmed, Mr. NASH said that many of the persons holding these shares were well able to pay. The resolution was then adopted. The meeting then resolved itself into a special meeting for the purpose of agreeing to the report of the shareholders' committee, which has already been before the public. Mr. BURKE moved the ommission of that portion of the report :which recommended the postponement of the payment of interest. The amendment was negatived and the report adopted. In reply to Mr. Spencer, Mr. BRUNEL said he had no doubt the company could complete the works necessary to fulfil their obligations to the Great Western Company within the 4,000,0001. that had been stipulated.—(Hear.) Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the meeting separated. NORTH KEN CONTINUATION. On Friday deputations of the agents from the various towns interested in the continuation of this railway, met at the Fountain Hotel, Canterbury, to report the general feeling of the inhabitants in their different localities and to concert measures of future opera tion for obtaining an extension of the North Kent line. The report stated that there was no change in the sentiments of the people of Dover and other places as to the necessity and importance of having the railway, as had already been projected, but that a great disappointment was felt at having been foiled in their recent attempts to get it during the present session. A desultory conversation having taken place, Mr. WHITE, the London solicitor, said that the main point to consider was, whether they should go on with the concern or abandon it ? After listening attentively to the reports made by the deputations from the various districts in North Kent, it appeared to him that, so far from the inhabitants feeling dis heartened at the Bill having been thrown out on standing orders—they were indignant at it. After a lengthened discussion of the details of future operations it was unanimously resolved,— " That the measure shall to prosecuted next session; the parties notv present will use their best exertions to promote that object in their respective localities ; and , they now resolve to form themselves into a sub•com mittee fur carrying the same into effect." It was understood that the central committee will meet this week for general business. NEW RY, WABRENPOINT, AND ROSTREVOR. We are requested to correct a statement which ap peared in an account of the proceedings at the ad journed meeting of this company given in The Sun of Saturday. Mr. Cochrane states that he did not ex press regret; that he did not say that he had written intemperately, nor did he withdraw any expressions which he bad used in the circular which had given offence to the chairman and directors. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK. The report of the directors of this line, to be presented to the shareholders at the half-yearly meeting in York, on Thursday next, affords the following information on the affairs of this company : _ Tlie accounts for the half-year ending December 31, show the result of the working of the railway fur that period to have been as follows :—Receipts for passengers, mails, goods, cattle, and mineral traffic, and from mis cellaneous sources, 356,3361. Is. Id. Disbursements : debenture interest, and rents to Great North of England and Hartlepool Railways, 120,9741. 14s. Id.; wayleaves, Government duty, rates, and taxes, 21,2851. 153. 2d.; working expenses, 135,6881. 4a. Ild.; total, 277,9481. 143. 2d. Leaving a net balance of 78,3871. 61. 11d. In the third report of the committee of investigation, which was adopted by the shareholders, the sum of 24,1371. was proposed to be deductel from the revenue account ending the 31st of December in each year, in order to provide for the replacement of the permanent way. This sum must therefore be deducted out of the balance of 78,387/. 6s. 11d., unless the shareholders shall be of opinion, with the directors, that the 50,000/. recovered from Mr. Hudson should be appropriated to that purpose. The directors state that they have given their best consideration to the mode in which the sum of 50,000/., recovered from Mr. Hudson, chiefly in respect of the premiums realised by him on the Newcastle and Ber wick shares, can be made available to all classes of shareholders equitably entitled to participate in it, and they have come to the unanimous conclusion that the proper mode of dealing with that sum will be to employ it ai a fund for the replacement of the permanent way, which will render unnecessary any deduction from the earnings of the railway for more than two years to com e. t As to th e di v id en d t h e repor t s ays—" Assuming t h at the shareh o ld ers a d op t t h e o pinion of the directors, a resolve to meet the first two years' payments towards the perman e nt way fund out of the 50 , 000 / received from Mr. Hudson, it will leave available the I Id. net earnings of the half-year, out of which your directors recommend a dividend of 21 per cent., which will amount to 67 , 517 /. 9g., and leave a balanc e o f 10,221/. Bs. 11d, to be carried to the credit of the next half-year, after paying 6481. 9s. for interest on calls paid in advance on the extension stock." Since the Committee of Investigation made their final report, founded on that of their accountant, Mr. Cottam, showing an available surplus of 7,968/. 13c. 7d. on the 30th June, 1849, it had been ascertained that certain revenue debts, of considerable amount, which were re presented to their accountant as good, may prove t.) be irrecoverable, and for which 8,000/. is set apart, and that certain charges against revenue which were the❑ ow ing had been overlooked. It has been deemed advisable to keep these old accounts separate from the revenue ac counts of the last half-year; and, accordingly, they have been included in a supplementary account, which has been debited with all the known liabilities of the com pany, forming a charge against retinue, and credited By the same Author, THE MISER'S DALT(iII'IER, CRICIIT6N% ROOKAVO' , I), and WINDSOR CASTLE, are now ready, each complete to one ,01i1111C, price 13. boards, or Is. 61. cloth. London: Ciia and at a!1 Hain Kamm and llnii, 186, Stranl. Sold by all llook,Iter! lwa, Stations. JEWH O TALE, BV THE AUTHORESS F "Two OLD :MEN'S TA " EMILIA WYNDHAM." &C. S.C. THE L,-IDI COMPAN lON, Edite I by Mrs. LO'DON", for Saturday, March 9, will contain the connmnieentent of " LE TT ME ARNOLD;" a story written expressly for this work by the above popular authore3s. Publishe l Weekly, price 31., Stamped 4d., or in Part , , price Fourteen- pence. Parts I. and 11., are now ready. 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As!: for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe the name and address of " Thomas ?rout, 229, Strand, London," im pressed apon the Government Stamp affixed to each box of the Genuine Medicine. DR. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS, To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-rew ; Carvalho, . . 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Conlin11; or direct from the author price One Shilling each ; by post, Is. Gd. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, Recreation, and rational Use of Time." CONTESTS Rising—Spring and Summer Mornings—Ex cursions about the Environs of London—The Parks, Lanes, Hills, Forests, Fields, Iligh-roads, and other pleasant places—Country Trips and Rambles —The Sea—London at Night—Evenings at Home —Nlusic—The Drama—On Eating, Drinking, Sleeping, Bathing, Air, best, Ease, Occupation, &c., &c. FRACMENTS FROM THE MOUNTAINS. Two 'rola. T.l I. A VISIT TO THE LAKES ;:SkiTCH OF EDINBURGH, &c Vol. 11. THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY; REMINISCENCES OF DUBLIN, &c. 111. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. " That three score years and ten our course may run." A popular review of almost every form (cause and cure) of ner vously-debilitated health and enfeebled constitution, that harasses the yonng, besets the man of pleasure, business, or study, and em bitters old age, with tables and rules for the diet and physical regu lation of every-day life. Iv. TIIE PASSIONS. " What passions hurt the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." SUBJECT :—Life's pilgrimage, from infancy to old age. The advent of the passions. Chastity and its infringements. The casualties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, and remediative. Advocacy of early marriages. THE MARRIAGE STATE. " To be or not to be, that is the question:. ritoGßAmlsn3:—Laws and obligations of nature, society, and re ligion regarding marriage, to be observed by either sex. Time and choice, on both sides, as to age, temperament, complexion, and figure, to secure healthy offspring, with the art of rearing them. Physical defectiveness and its removal. Sterility and Its conversion. Cases, &c. By R. J CULVERWELL, M.D. (1841). M.R.C.S. (1827), L.S.A. (1824). Twenty-five years Medical and Forensic Referee in these , natters. Reception hours daily till five. E,cnings, sevea till nine. 10, Argyll place. Regent-street. COURT OF CHANCERY. By the following order, which is of great impor tance to the suitors of the Court of Chancery, Lord Cottenham has effected a saving to the public of be tween two and three thousand a• year. Hitherto every causg entered cost the suitors a fee of 11. each, which amounted on an average to something like 8001. saved on this one item alone : "ORDER OF COURT—SATURDAY, FEB. 23, 1850. " The Right Honourable Charles Christopher Lord Cottenham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, Both hereby order and direct in manner following, that is t say:— " Th - at all causes required to be heard before the Lord Chancellor, or one of the Vice-Chancellors, shall, on ar.d alter the first day of March next, be set down for hearing by the registrars, upon producLion to them of the certificate of the proper officers that the s--me is in a fit state to bn sit down for hcaring, without any fiat, order, or direction from the Lord Chancellor for that purpose. "That, on and after the said first day of March next, all causes fur further directions, or on equity reserved after a trial at law shall have been had, or the certificate of a court of law shall hare been obtained, in pursuance of a decree or order pronounced by the Lord Chancelkr, or one of the Vice-Chancellors, and all pleas, detnurrers, exceptions, and objections for want of parties required to he heard before the Lord Chancellor, or one of the Vice-Chancellors, shall be set down by the registrars fur hearing on orders drawn up by them upon petition to the Lord Chancellor, left with the registrar, without any fiat or direction from the Lord Chancellor. " That, in lieu and in stead of the fees heretofore ceivable by the Lord Chancellor's principal secretary on his own account, and on account of the gentlemen of the chamber, or of any other officer of the Court of Chat - cery, and paid at the office of the said principal seen:- tary, he shall receive and take only the f.,es set out in the schedule herato, except us to all petitions presents d previous to the said first day of March ❑ext, the court fees upon which are to be paid as heretofore. COTTENUADI, C. " SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO. " For every appeal or petition for rehear ... ing of a t:iiuse ... .£1 0 0 For every petition for a letter to any Peer of this realm, and for the letter 1 0 0 For every petition, whether in a cause, or where no cause is depending. in cluding the fee on the hearing, heretofore payable to the gentlemen of the chamber to the Lord Chan cellor ••• ••• ••• For copies of affidavits, pPr folio 1 0 0 0 0 4" AYLESBURY SAVINGS. BANK.—By the ship C.thatiti, which has just reached Liverpool on her return voyage from America, news has been received of the fugitive Stratton, the 'clerk of the Ayl.•shury Savingi' Bank, which he robbed of nearly 1.000/., having arrived with his wife and family at Now York, the Canada being the vessel in which they left England. Captain Judkins, the commander, saw him before he left New York, driv ing in a carriage along the Broadway of that city, epra rently in high spirits. Stratton is in debt to nearly every respectable traeesman in Aylesbury—drapers, ironmongers, plumbers, watchmakers, hairdresserv. coachmakers, and upholsterers being amongst the suf ferers. If he does not surrender to his banlcruptcy (which is not to be expected) before Mr. Commission( r Fane on the 14th instant, ho will be proclaimed an out law in the usual course. From his extravagant style of living at Aylesbury, compared with the amount of hi. salary, it is not expected that the "pur se " he took with him will enable him to live a life of idleness in the United States for long. It is not supposed there will be a shilling in the pound for his creditors under the binh- ruptcy. The Western German Gazette states that tl - ,e execution of railways running from different parts of Russia to Oilessc, which is now in progress, will have the effect of enabling enormous quantities of wheat to be brought to the markets of Western Europe at a much lower rata than al present' ‘.:,,h. , . r . 4 , -I'4l- ..., k A i v ..: :p ~,,:l 1 !, I I •4 ~ ~ , i ; . 11 ', ' 1 , 3111, \ 11•. . i . , A L' . 11:./ ----- / - e ...--- • ', -4" 4 lkNittk,. , 4 ~tr„ ~. , ,-. ------— ltt ,'',:: . si Z C/e 2-- n/e • 7 (,/ ' [PRICE SD. _ -~ ,- ~L/ 7 / DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. FIRE AT THE " EXAMINER" PRINTING-OFFICE.-- Last night (Sunday), between nine and ten o'clock, a fire broke out in the extensive range of premises belonging to Messrs. Reynell and Co., the printers of the Examiner newspaper and other publications, situate in Little Pulteney-street, Golden-square. The building, which stretched over Mary and Wil liam-yard, was three floors high, of considerable depth, and contained a vast amount of property. The inhabitants of one of the houses at the rear of the printing-office had their attention directed to the first floor, by perceiving an unusual glare of light shining through the windows, but as it was generally be lieved that some of the men were at work on the premises, no particular notice was taken of the cir cumstance for some time, when at la3t the fire told its own tale, by breaking through the windows and rushing up the back of the building. Messengers were L then dispatched in sundry directions for assist ance. In the space of a few minutes afterwards, the fire-escapes belonging to the St. James's Society arrived, followed by the St. Ann's parochial engine, and numerous others of the London brigade, with Mr. Staples, the foreman of the district, and the West of England engine, with Mr. Connorton, in rapid succession. By that period the flames had ob taint(' a fearful ascendancy, the whole of the first floor being completely enveloped in flame, and the staircase was also in a general blaze. The engines were got to work with as little delay as possible, but notwithstanding the vast torrent of water thrown into the premises, the fire continued to progress, and very speedily the two upper floors also became ignited. The fire at length assumed such an alarming aspect that the numerous residents at the rear of the print ing -office commenced removing their furniture to a more distant part for protection. The firemen, no thing daunted, kept to their posts, and although the steam and smoke were nearly overpowering, they carried the hose of their engines up the stairs, and mounted the roof, by which they were enabled to get the fire out by twelve o'clock. FIRE ON BOARD THE TRIDENT STEAM-SHIP.— On Saturday night, at a few minutes before twelve o'clock, great alarm was caused along the water-side, in the immediate vicinity of St. Katherine's Dock, in consequence of a fire breaking out in the Trident steam-ship, the property of the General Steam Navi gation Company, lying alongside of St. Katherine's Dock Steam-wharf. The vessel, which was one of the Scotch traders, contained a general cargo, and whilst some of the crew were packing goods in the after-hold, a box about three or four feet square, filled with fuzee?, fell into that compartment of the ship,when the contents of the box exploded, and in an instant the place became filled with sulphurous vapour and flame, threatening destruction to the noble craft. Two of the ship's crew, who were in the hold, became surrounded with fire, and the fumes of sulphur were of such a suffocating nature that before the unfortu nate men could be got out of the place they were both most frightfully burned, so much so that they were obliged to be r trnoved to the hospital, where they at present remain in a very precarious state. The moment the disaster occurred messengers were dis patched for the engines, and in a very brief period two belonging to the London Fire Establishment at tended. The ship's company and wharf labourers, however, succeeded, during the interim, in getting the fire extinguished. The damage done is thus offi• cially reported by Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent of the Fire Brigade :—" A. box of fuzees burned— bulkhead and several chests of oranges damaged by fire in after hold—two men seriously burned, and taken to the hospital. Cause of fire—the box of fuzees falling into the hold and exploding." FIRE IN TH E B OROUGH , AND L oss OF LlFE.—Last night (Sunday), at a late hour, a fire, unfortunately attended with loss of life, happened on the premises belonging to Mr. A. Solomons, a furrier, carrying on business at No. 11, Little Falcon -court, Redcross street, Borough. It was disc o vered by a person living next door, who had his attention directed, while sit ting in his own house, to a strong smell of something burning. He, e, therefore, went into his back yard to endeavour to ascertain the cause, when tthhe t a window h efi re in as perceived such volumes smoke po pouring forth satist.7 from hiin was burning within the building. Having raised an alarm, he went to Southwark bridge-road station for the assistance of the firemen. Two engines from that depot, with Mr. Henderson, the chief officer of the D section of the Brigade, im mediately started for the scene, upon reaching which the door was found to be fastened. The same having been forced, the ground-fl oor was so full of smoke w that it as with great diffi cu lt y any one could enter. The neighbours and firemen, h owever , succee d e d i n forcing their way th roug h w i th buckets of water, which they threw upon th e fl ames . As soon as th e smoke had in some measure cleared away they beheld a fearful scene ; for upon the floor was lying Mrs. Solomons completely encircled with fire. Plenty of water havin g b een th rown i n t o th e building the fire was eventually extinguished, when it was foundthat Mrs. Solomo n s was so frightfully burnt that it was feared she would not recover: a medical gentleman was sent for, who arrived immediately and pro nounced life extinct. How the fire originated could not be asc ertained, the unfortunate female being the only party in the house at the insured. FIRE Neither the b u ilding nor the contents were FIRE AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.—Yesterday morning, shortly before six o'clock, the Fox and French Horn Tavern, the property of Mr. L. Gilling, No. 29, Clerkenwell-green, was discovered to be on fire. At that time the whole of the residents were in their beds, and owing to th e i n fl ammable nature iof the liquors n the bar, th e y were for some time placed in great jeopardy. By knocking at the doors dthaengvearriotuos iwnmhiaethesthweeyrewmeraedeexspenosseibdleaonfdthtehey great danger to which they were expos e d, and they al l al l a e been fe retreat to t f h r e c m o ' ng th in e e p a r ta em ti i o s n e s s : I su ozr e in ed a e t d io i n n h m a a v nin n sent g in the course of a few minutes the Brigade from Farringdon-street and other stations attended, as well as the West of England and parish engines. Upon the arrival of the firemen they found the bar in a blaze. The engi nes an d firemen were immed i ate l y calledinto operation, and there being an abundant supply of water, the flames fortunately were confined to that part of the tavern where they commenced, but considerable damage was done not merely to the building, b u t a l so to t h e stoc k i n tra d e an d fittings. The whole of the liquor pipes were melted by the heat, whi c h cause d t h e sp i r it s to come in contact with the flames. Some partially smoked tobacco, it was believed, fell thr o ugh a crack in the flooring and caused the mischief. Unfortunately Mr. Gilling was not insured. THE SPEAKER'S LEV E E. - The Right. Hon. the Speaker held his first sessiona l levee on S a t ur d ay n i g h t , at his temporary official mantrion in Eatca•aguardc .1, ,_ , , ~ pip Ap /--,- vvith the above surplus, the interest due'ea - ealfs . -' cable t) the revenue of the former half-year.._44,tl" '.,• , dends duo to Mr. Hudson, which by the '''' s •-- i with him have become the property Sat,'llifsso4444i;.-4-'7A, Againq this latter sum has been set *)ll:ilais ams,pefiuii, rb ircuriel by the Committee of IDly : 41*. ntakt.........„.',1 by the preliminary committee, as fovfas4g ::::::) cl,arge tiganst the sum recovered. A sum ftlltly alt ie.; apar t to meet iscianc-tax claimed for fmmer i.--,%,1 still unsettled, and 1,474/. for law expenses, apph cable to tOe revenu e o f f ormer years. It will be se from the account referred to that there will be funds to earn m o e t i n a g l s l tohrestehe It is highly h desirable that the proportion of debt on which the company is paying interest at 5 per cent. should he reduced as early as practicable end y r (s our dis orb will se e k to effect this as the existin g debertares fall due. The value of this company's debentures is undoubtedly equal to that of any other railway in the kingdom, inasmuch as by the arrangement with - the Great North of England Com; any, the, debt of this eetupany, up to 1,300,000/. (of which only about 1,000.000/. has been raised) is to take priority over the s , curity to be issued to the Great North of Eugland prepr etors. For this reason, }our iiiiectoru feel justi- Eed in looking to a gradu a l di m i nution under the head of interest upon debenture debt. The board are anxious that the capital account should tie closed with the least possible de:ay; and they hope this may be accomplished for all practical purposes on the 30th of June next. The directors are not sufficiently convinced of the necessity fir the Tyne l)ocks to recommend their for mation ac present, believing that the pressure of ship_ in, nt at South Shields may be relieved to a considerable ext nt by the erection of additional staiths at that har bour; and as the contract for these docks was entered isto at a time when materials and wages were very high, they deemed it advisable to determine that arrangement by an amicable compromise with the contractor. The directors think it right to mention, that in a few wicks the connexion between the. Great Northern and York and North Midland Railways will be so far com pleted as to give a new route from London and the eastern districts to the north cf . England and Scotland; and in the course of the summer this route will be still further improved. This must have the effect of causing an accession of new traffic over the line of this company. The completion of the high level bridge and station at . Newcastle, and the permanent bridge at Berwick, will also facilitate traffic by the eastern line. The Sunder land deck is expected to be open in about two months, arld the: increased quantity of coals for export, which will, in consequence, be brought over this company's Lucy, will be highly beneficial. A settlement of all questions in dispute, between this company and the di rectors of th, , Sunder!and Dock Company, has been effected on terms which are expected to prove mutually advantageous. Tice directors have given much consideration to the position of those shareholders who have paid up in full their Great North of England purchase shares; and they have come to the conclusion, that although those parties have no strictly legal claim to any preferable dividend, yet, taking all the circumstances into account . it would be fair to them, and not unjust to the other shareholders, to allow them interest at the same rate as will be payable to the Great North of England Com. pany, viz., 4 per cent: per annum on so much of the shares as shall continue to be paid in advance; and the ordinary rate of dividend on the amount called up from time to time, until the whole amount of the calls be paid