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•1 /~ ~ ~~ ~~ y /- CTh ~ 9 _ ~~- _ ~ ~. - -- ~ y / I ,TS. ferenoing ) be sgs►u bibited for at only a or tw•o 0 n fine, and R QUARTER. 30s to SS , a4s to 259 DO9 to 009 )Os to 009 30s to 009 DOs to 000 To, 9. 3d. 8. „ I A 1. 28 -- ""/ . 26 -- • 47 457. 42 -- f. 38 ~ 36 -- per Od to WOO Ul l °. io 51 lot . 2210 1 to 821 65 „00s °°. .0 a -- rep ,/ 51 71 to v.'„ )sOd 01 to 0 0 (1 TencY. l-20 swC i-26 do 1-16 do 1 —l4 do Per cirt re; 3 WI; week :-• li gs , 0. ...... •• 611 51 1 ......... ss, ......... 41' ......... $ll ......... 9. .a 13s e 4; r ds, 66 .2 .0d; 9, " 1. 10, Od e r 3.23; avers 7 Fara..4 Z to 00± °'" terto 6" 8 d W 00, per i l f,; 311 bd per DI. to S i hi Pt Fren"" per stOnt tO ; I I to ill P' Os ; 7 011431/ calf slow Miniope, 81 to 910° ETS. depreaged, Ofigil3ls rare as to!- 40—Ditto _York and tter, pri c e e atenelf . PW a as tern !o )ittn, 1448 w am, Clue° .anchester• improve' Ivor° ring , i g sterD,.' '37 MOW raging Se"' e West 4) .. and oP°,,,' onging he betofr not: l be cs, hay ing usly by 0 . e had ofr n it nl°l 6 , the wb°, qr. Cn t ''' burn w hole ral b °ll h . s before own, At o educe. p °pea h e ole o d t b. 'ere ;0 % o g awn° n° w 5 on SUMO.' oyer a nd t° rn b° 8e • lay. e d 3er of t a . at the ,an d r d r her, 0 • j g i n the F. iieb 1 70 it og le. ' A 00d. rtal, bu rretcheo DOUS Q ,5 19 1 a d ev'' uee° of b et as be use . h gbe a i& of . .- ' )lin• Lire, the ,hi wifs Sqll ar. ' irk, tb° Ir, t b* te o°ll' e Beg' to g el ' .0 10 O f ' F•,q.. iro ter, lefieldr )n- 013- Igbter CONTRACT far VINEGAR. Department of the. Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-place, August 20, 1851. of Commissioners for executing the Oflles V Lord high Adm'ral NO TICE, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby mve TICE, that on THURSDAY, the 2d October next, at One o'clock, 7 4 20 - Will be ready to treat with such persons PS may be williig to raet for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling mores at Deptford, all such quantities of NEGAR, shall from time to time he V lemanded, for twelve calendar months Lain, and further until the expiration of six months' warning , te Conditions of the Contract may he seen at the said office. .il Tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, or any noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly '''s, , ortsed in writing. verY Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, . „t ~! bear i n th e l eft han d c orner the words " Tender for : e ge'," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, ac ,oPanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging e become board with the person tendering, in the sum of 8001. for us due performance of the Contract. TH. •E ROYAL BRITISH B XNK (Incorporated by Charter), for receiving DEPOSITS at interest, making v ANC ES on approved securites, granting CASH CREDITS, and l a t nsa , s eting every other description of b inking businegs, issues s , 'ItY NOTES, paya'de in London, of any amount not under 5 i. , b earing interest or not at the option of the depositors or pur 'Zell. These Promissory Notes are transferabie and negotiable, nlaY be taken either for deposits, or be used in the varied trans - Leti alc Ts of com merce at h ome o r abroad. De-ailed terms of business, It th ° MI& of application for opening accounts, kc., will be supplied ue ' Chief Otrice of the Bank, and at the Bran:dies in the Strand, ~a beth, and Islington. By order of the Court of Directors, HUGH INNES CAMERON, General Manager. Tokenhousi , -yard, Lothbury, London. • t i °NDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. HOTEL AT BLETCHLEY. Th e rs, ,iiirectors are prepared to receive propositions (with plans) for 4ttsuildlng of an HOTEL, with Stabling, Coachhouses, ,at the T'at'tles Station, The Company will grant the Land required. a r ,'"ies sending in propositions must state the annual sum they li ott lyePared to pay for the privilege of erecting and occupying the By order, C. E. STEWART, Secretary. ..11 Station, August 18, 1851. LONDON and NORTH - WESTERN and CHESTER and HOLYHEAD RAILWAY . S. k eti ' a e . celebrated Britannia Tubular and Suspension Bridges over the 461„, 1 Straits and North Wales, the Island of Anglesey, and J usad . Weekly Tickets at Reduced Rates. of ," "r egements having been made to afford parties an oppo r t unit y Or Wlg the above interesting objects and the magnificent scenery' air 91 4 Wales, Tickets will be issued at the Euston Station, foravail- One Week from the date of issue, by any train, according to 6,7ter 7, allaid owin H g the holder to lw stop at Chester, or any station on the i?;olyhead Raiay, but not to travel twice over the same " I t% of the railway in one direction. FARES. Express or Mail Train ••••.. • • £3 10 0 First-class Ordinary Trains .... 2 10 0 Second-class Ordinary Trains .. 2 0 0 By order, MARK 11171 SH, • London and North-Western Railway. J. 0. BINGE% Chester and Holyhead Railway. Qi nik . 1.41 Manager's-office, Easton S tation, June, 1851. VP. ELEVEN HOURS ROUTE to PARIS. %A lt , with only Two hours S ,, a, is by the SOUTH-EASTERN 13 Or,„ A Y, via Folkestone or Dover. nLE spECIAL EXPRESS SERVICE DAILY. kinus o PECIAL EXPRESS TRAIN leaves the London-bridge Ter- EVERY 11011. ING and EVERY EVENING, reaching Paris 1 h ors ersh, ri ' u • mth:..epiteinTite!s, London to Paris and back, available until the 141 e . 1 NIGHT MAIL TRAIN, via Dover, leaves the London -1,4 ta Z Terminus at 8.30 p.m., reaching axis at 9 o'clock the follow -- " n it l B, and Brussels at half-past 9. - CHESTER and HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. REDUCTION OF FARES. tlir ( : l ' t nd after FRIDAY, August I, 1851, P4ssengers will be booked 149 a gb and conv•ied at the following Fares, .hich includes the o. 4c ata °fge.ni°ne between Kin stown and Holyhead, either by the -vto the Y Cheater and Holyhead, or of the City of Dublin Sin^le Fares. Return Tickets. Ist Cl. 2d Cl. Ist Cl. 20 71. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 11 eS. L0nd0n........ CO 0 .. 40 0 .. 90 0 .. 60 0 Birmi wham 40 0.. 3) 0.. GO 0.. 45 0 "'An a n d Manchester.... 25 0.. 17 6 .. 37 6 •• 26 6 Chester ...... 20 0 .. 15 0 .. 30 0 .. 22 6 Retu rn Liverpool.. • • 20 0 15 0.. 30 0.. 22 6 ell,. Tickets between Dublin, Liver on], Chester, Men tor ,ler, and Birmingham, will be available for the Return Journey t uu 3 E VIIIN days after date of issue. Those between Dublin and 4 n FOURTEEN days. be Parture from Kingstown. Arrival in London. *9 0A M. Express. 11 0 P.M. 1 0 P.M. Mail. 4 50 a.m. 7 30 P.M. Mail. 1 0 P .M. D eparture from London. Arrival in Dublin. 30 A.M. Express. 10 30 P.Y. " 5 0 P.M. Express. 6 30 a.m. 45 P.M. Mail. 11 0 A.M. k i No Second Class by Express Trains between Cnester, Bir- Lißbam, or London. I ,..._vickets can be obtained at the Dublin and Kingstown Railway ainus, w stinus, or on board tho Steam-boats. J. 0. BINGER. kOerintendent's Office, Cheste , July 31, 1851. NEW WORK ON STRICTURE AND SPERMATORRIEA. Just published, Svo., in cloth, price 3s. 6d., by post (free), 45., TREATISE on the CURE of STRICTURE of the URETHRA ; containing the True Reasons why that :,, e itee so often assumes such an intractable character ; with Rules U r u Instructions for the successful Treatment of e ver y Form of tt hral Contraction, based on the results of extensive and pro It t ' l e lzba experience. To which is added, Practical Observations on T reatment of Spermatorrhosa by Cauterization. 4 Tl l By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.L. These who complain most loudly are those only who know not o T use the common instruments. . . . . The prac tZere surgeons has been marked with all kinds of violence, and in okra ace about the simple cure of diseases, and a pass ion for ti ° ,l s, and all the excesses and horror of surgery."--John Bell. 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street, London. 11 GREAT EXHIBITION and the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC 411 INSTITUTION. the Most interesting Deposits at the Great Exhibition will, in turn, be lectured on at 11 the , 0 1rAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . kt th. The present Lectures are on the Chemistry of the Minerals 110 48 ` 84, Great Exhibition, including the precious Gems, Crystalise % bYil• H. Pepper, Esq. Popular Lecture by Dr Bachhoffner 111; rocent Total Eclipse ot the Sun, with splendid Diagrams, show 'lll„6.4l,lsearances which actually occurred on the line of Totality. laetation of the Earth, exhibited by Foucault's Experiments. 10,5 41Itreat economy of Cooking by Gas exp lained. —A Lecture on ' 4 44.' 401 7 of the [tarp, by Frederick Chatter ton, Es q ., with Vocal 1 .1 rat. _ ns Two Series of splendid. Dissolving Views.—Diver and Admission, ls.; Schools, Half-price. °*ve 'lay from Half-past Ten to Five, and every Evening from tfll Half-past Ten. LAURENT'S GRAND CASINO, Licensed by Act of Parliament. ,ktkltGyLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL (acqe• STREET, ST. JAMES'S. 4 a 6 eo, Charles Emile Laarent, jun., 57, Brompton-Knare.) OPEN EVERY EVENING, With LAURENT'S UNRIVALLED BAND. übbori Principal Cornet-a-Pistons, M. 13 oalcourt. at Half-past o'clock to commence "al terminate at Half-p Eight ast Eleven o'cl D ck o ancin pre g cisely. el kdmission. One Shilling. tt THE GREATEST WONDER IN LONDON IS &TTY'S GRAND NATIONAL HIPPODROME, Kensington. A q. - V OPEN DAILY. ~,... 'to - . Change of Performance every Even in g durin g the Week- St 41 CIRROVvr—Air. Hampton, the celebrated Aeronaut, will make ktir e tnt in his magnificent Balloon the Erin-go-Bragli, precisely t aZ 'Past Six o'clock. " 3 open at Five. Performance to commenc e p recisely at Six Private Boxes - - - - - II Is. Od. Admission to the Reserved Seats - - 3s. Od. l'lrs, f-class do. eecond do. Third do. 13.EMORN E.—Admission, One Shilling ; Children, Half-price. Last Week of Deulin's Ballet, The Star of Beauty. • Re-engagement of Franconps Equestrian Troupe. The Four o'clock Performance is free from any charge. DAY--A Grand Gala, called Le Fete des Fleurs. Grand 4r di Ascent by the celebrated Spanish Aeronaut, Giuseppe Ix o n Gibraltar,ofthe r and a d In the Royal Cremor ne Balloon, at Seven o'clock. 4it,„,. o ltßOW—The Last Sight o f the Representati Fete at Eleven o'cloc k, of the Taking of l'et"ng of the Town and Fortre ss, by a numerous fleet of steam, teet;',, alarmed by experienced crews, with the sanction of the di of the Citizen and Iron Boat Companies. T. B. peon Sim has a egl ' Hour to inform his friends and the puolic that nothing been tXt e tl xl, to r e nder this representation truly magnificent, new and ttel!°e scenery and costumes having been made for this occasion. tilifier Esplanade is the only place in London where a spectacle xer tnagnitude can take place. The PyrotechnicL, eparl i ment un flk;Talier Mortram. Grand Balloon Ascent by unar ni. RDAy— Resplendent Spanish Galas. Fo ur,PEtr ien _ o'clock in the Afternoon, and half-past Eight Evening, 1?, sirs celebrated Equestrian Troupe, from Le Cirque National ;'• ,Co, no charge made for the Fou o'clock performance. " 81 ' 10 , the celebrated composer ofr dancing music, con 011e ' l e eat Cremorne Band, and will execute all th s , e # which he composed and conducted at her Majesty C 1 iiiißuckingham Palace. Exhaustless entertainments daily, in "%ellng the Bosjesmans or Bush People, Deulin's Ballet the Star of IClEtilt„,, en°, t 37, th zgge -hatch i Ethiopian Serenaders, the double-sightedoo Yout , •r• ng, the Bowling Saloon , &c. Drs open at Two, admission is., Children half-price. T he Ilotel affords tlg 'eecodation for private and public dinner and sun Per Par" the nnmSA. -oam-boats and omnibuses nightly after the entertainment s, klyj c(l ilslt being superintended by Directors. Fare, 4d. by Boat, ~ , 1 3 11 R; by Omnibus. (7itiii t eidaY the Gardens are open in the afternoon for refreshment , 4 • l oei t " by refreshment card 6d. Table d'ilete at Four and aix Its. GI ttqyz t lN SIX LANGUAGES —FORTIETII EDITION. A LNENG, THE REMEDY FOR THE PREVENTION OF DISEASE. -41 by One Rundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings on %sr Steel. 'IIIIICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA- Iiz„,_P.ACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. bp ;,, s w kid Improved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, price 21. 6d. 4 01 G 4 t , • lirect trom the Establishment, 3s. 6d. in postage stamps, it ulTutiesttions being strictly confidential, the Authors have discontinued the publishing of Cases. • 11 Ii SILENT FRIEND, a Med ical Work on ~ e thau.stion and physical decay of the system, produced by ,tetif u o ,:e Ldulgence, the consequences of infection , o r the abase of ith explicit directions follihe use of the preventive lotion, toga observations en the Married State, and the disqualifies • eti;1",. 141 Prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By "'„ ERRY and 00., 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, Lon roifter niblis bed by the Authors ; and sold by Strange, 21, Pater -444, 1:1 0 e " : Hannay, 53, and Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; and Gor- P r l. , eldonhall-street, London. ° N '• teats of toe ,matotny and physiology of the re - product ive per,,and 1 s Illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. delEm s. il ` Crests of the consequences resulting from excessive in ,lticatar, eild their lamentable effects on the system, producing 01eep,..,r 1 0 bodily weakness, nervous excitement, and generative , tj• Illustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. Lit Dm ' treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in t beir t; n „. 41 2: or secondary form, and contains explicit direetions for 41, — ‘merat. This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engrav ko Idea l? , • i:entains a Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a Tlu~191 )1 1clition, by which the danger of infection is obviated. Portant part of the Work should not escape the reader's 11 *AT Th V. is devoted to the consideration of marriage, and its dn- Whole eauees of unproductive union aro also considered, and the leet C ritically and philosophically inquired into. 1 -ii• Bknis or SYILIACUM is exclusivel employed in i.b:3,3ielervons and sexual debility, impotence, &c., 115. and 38s. ttib, d " 1 • The Concentrated Detersive Essence, an anti-syrbilitic j, for FurifYing the blood in cases of infection, secondary te ti " 1 8. eruptions, and the abuse of mercury, lls. and 335. per C•sp b.._ '''errY's Putifying Specific Pills, 2s. 9d. 4s. 6de and I is. a certain remedy for gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and t; 7To i nflammation of the bladder. Consultation fee, if by letter, inku detail ce the case is reqttired: age, habits, and posi billikrae'r7etY. 51. Packets, with advice, to be had at the Veta troot,)lfro attendance daily at 19, m na which the f n ee e , rn l era. l., s ie tree sa t v , ed. Messrs. Perry, ass from 4 14.4 ti r stei tvin till T wo, sad Five to right 10xonforsclun-etreet: Lon- r - 7 T .01 ij ?A TT r- 7. .t 11- Tt•or - 1 . ), a. € • „ , ss".ty.• r • - _ 1 • _ s ffr". - •, • \. < 1 - 4 1 - • tc.,_ , - ' , . • ^ " //45 r ki " "ltt ;,`, 1: •" • .1.- 5 4 0 1 ' •D R `4. DIES "r• - _ "" ' 77 0 7 ' 24' /\ • !. t,, , ' /K. ------- - • • s „rir N N°. 18,381.] LONDON THURSDAY ir , do" t 7 AUG UST 21 ) B RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. • 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Empowered by special Act of Parliament, 4th Viet., cap. 9. DIRECTORS. Cnamtku--- Colonel ROBERT ALEXANDER, Blackheath Park, Kent. William Bardgett, Esq., 149, Fenchnrch-street. G, orgy Bev'ngton, Esq., Neckinger Mills. Bermondsey. F. P. Cockerill, Esq., Shadwell, and Twickenham. George Conen, Esq., Shacklewell-lane. Miles Coventry. Esq., Welts Hart-court, Lombard-street. John DreweA, Esq., 4, Princes-street, Bank. Erasmus Robert Foster, Esq., Cold Harbour-lane, Camberwell. T. S. Gir tier, Esq., 7, Tokenhouse-yard. H. L. Smale, Esq., Doctors'-commons. RANKERS. Messrs. Drewett, Fowler, and Fowler, 4, Princes-street, Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. M'Leod and Stenning, Lon .ion-street, Fenchurch-street. ADVANTAGES OF THIS INSTITUTION. Halt Credit Rates of Premium. Persons assured according to these rates are allowed credit (with out security) for half the amount of the first seven annual premiums, paying interest thereon at the rate of five per cent. per annum, with the option of paying off the arrears of premiums, at any time, or having the amount deducted from the sum assured should the policy become a claim. For Securing Loans and Debts. A Table adapted especially for the securing of Loans and Debts, by which the fullest security is obtained on very low, but gradually in creasing premiums. Policies revived, without the exaction of a fine, at any time within twelve months, if health remain unimpaired. A Board of Directors in attendance daily at Two o'clock. Age of the Assured in every case admitted in the Policy. Medical attendants remunerated in all cases for their reports. Extract from the Half Credit Rates of Premium. Annual Premium required for an Assurance of 100/. for the whole Term of Life. Age. Half Premium for I Whole Premium after Seven Years. I Seven Years, £ s. d. 1 1 9 1 9 2 2 2 G 3 6 8 Xs. d. 2 3 6 2 18 4 4 5 0 6 13 4 E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. Detailed prospectuses, and every requisite information as to the mode of effecting assurances, may be obtained upon application at the office, 1, Princes-street, Bank, London ; or of the several agents throughout the country. BRITISH COLLEGE of HEALTH, NEW-ROAD, LONDON. MORISON'S; VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL MEDICINE. None are genuine unless they come direct from the College, us above, with the words " Morison's Universal Medicines," engraved on the Government Stamp. See List of duly authorised Agents. This caution is highly neces sary. No chemists or druggists are authorised to sell _Morison's Pills. (Signed) MORISON and CO., Hygeists. GENERAL ELECT ION. THE MEN OF THE PEOPLE. Few are prepared for a general election, and yet the on dit is, that the present Parliament is n•.t. to meet again, cons( quently a few who think they are alone n tie secret, are quietly, bu very earnestly, canvassing their constituents, in a friendly way, not as it they were in any alarm about their seats, but simply exhibiting an officious attention, as if they were desirous of serving all the people they call upon in the metropolis—One name absorbs a,l the interest —not exactly for a seat in Parliament, because their ambition has always pointed to another office. But it the whole population of the metropolis were polled to-morrow, Messrs E. MOSES and SON would be voted the cri.apest, the best. the most extensive Clothiers, and the greatest benefactors in the kingdom to all classes. In the field they choose to occupy, they were reformers. Through their exertions, and the employment of their talent and capital, the price of Clothing, which was a complete bar to the well 'dressing of all persons of limited income, was reduced one-half, which brought it within the means of even the humble classes, who can now dress respectably out of business, and creditably in it ; for they not only procure things cheap, but durable; in fact, Messrs. E. Moses and Son have so completely laid them selves out with their immense staff of the first designers, fitters, oar.ters, and workmen in Europe, for the supply of rich and poor, malted and humble, fashionable and plain, that they are not men for a class, but men of the people. By employing a capital that would buy up the productions of half the factories, they command the markets, and the public have the benefit of their cheap pur chases, for their profit has always been uniformly small, because they have preferred to sell a hundred suits to any body else's one, and gain by numbers what others unfairly gain by exorbitant profits. Messrs. E. Moses and Son have every garmen made of the best material of the kind —they mark every article with their unvarying price, in figures which everybody can understand ; and if any one should feel dissatisfied after purchasing. they receive bacit the article and return the money. Their noble Mart, at the corner of A ldgate and the Niinories, is thrown open to the public, whether purchasers or not, and they invite the visitors in London to inspect the first stock in the world. Nor is their Wes' -end branch less at tractive, in New Oxford. street, corner of Hart-street. At both these places there is such an assortment of Sportsmen's Dresses, from head to foot, as was never seen elsewhere, comdrising every article desirable for the river and the field, light, strong, and weather-proof. A CURIOUS INCIDENT.—On Friday last Mr. Catlin, the Indian traveller, conducted the party of Iroquois Indians now in London, to the Crystal Palace, showing and explaining to them the many wonderful works impassablesitcontains w hi c h excited thei r hi g hest admiration and surprise , and repeate dly elicited the war - whoop , attracting crowds around them. In the midst of their excitement and pleasure they were conducted to the statue of the " Dying Indian," in the American division, which seemed to produce an evident dejection , leading their minds back, most pro bably, to the painful legends of their forefathers. They then were led by Mr. Catlin to view the statues of two of their own countrymen, which he had promised to show them, and which he had constructed, the size of life, with great labour, and elevated upon the end of trenchingdge, standing in the American department. On app the spot, he found them missing, and the crumbled fragments of the chief and his wife gathered and shrouded in a curtain, and lying on the floor, under the bridge on which they had stood, and from which they had been hurled down by a drunken woman the day before, as was soon explained, and dashed completely to pieces ! Nothing could exceed the le sudden dejectic n of the spirits of those p oor superstitious peop on seeing the only two representations of their own race in the " world's fair" lying thus demolished. In a conversation which ensued amongst them, the words " rum," and " whisky," were often repeated ; and the old chief, address ing Mr. Catlin, said, "This thing, my friend, makes us very sad. We have been long used to see rum and whisky throw ing down our red brethren, and our hearts have been grieved at it; but we r.ever before know that the images of the red men were to be destroyed also by fire-water." DEATH OF MR. MOSCMAN, THE SCULPTOR.—OUT readers will perceive in our obituary the unexpected death of Mr. William Moesman, senior, a sculptor of no mean eminence in his profession, and a gentleman who was highly esteemed, in Glasgow, not more for his talents than for his warmth of heart and high sense of honour. Mr. Mosaman was not one of those geniuses who are termed self-taught, as he worked for years in the studio of Chautrey, by whom he was frequently noticed for his proficiency. The decea'ed followed his profession for some time in Edinburgh, and, about thirty years ago, removed to Glasgow, where he has been constantly engaged ever since, assisted by a whole family of sculptors, all of whom have been distinguished in their elegant art.—Glasgow Constitutional. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND. Tye half-yearly meeting of this company was held e.t Derby yesterday; Mr. J. Ellis, M.P., the chair man of the board of directors, presided. Mr. BELL, the secretary, read the report, of which the following is an abstract : " The revenue of the company for the half-year ending the 30± of June last amounts to 566,0821, beinv, an increase over the corresponding half-year of 1850 of 8,6271. , " In the receipts from passengers there has been a decrease of 17,6781., and in those from horses, &c., of 1 0291., as compared with the corresponding half-year of 1850; while from merchandise there has been an increase of 18,8511., and from minerals of 7,4501., as compared with the same period. " The stun available for dividend is 132,075/. ; the directors therefore recommend that a dividend be de clared, subject to income-tax, and payable the 21 of September next, of 1/. is. upon each 1001. consoli dated stock ; lls. 3d. upon each 1001. consolidated Birmingham and Derby stock; 3/. upon each 100/. consolidated preferential stock; 1/. 103. upon each Ere wash Valley share; and 9s. ld. upon each 501. nhare, being 1/. 53. per cent. on 33/. Os. Bd., and 21. is. per cent. on 1/. 13s. 4d., leaving a balance of 4,454/. 7s. 7d. for the next account. " The large decrease in the coaching traffic is a subject of the deepest concern to your directors. They had anticipated that the opening of the Great Exhibition, in May last, would have largely increased the revenue of the company. They regret that this has not been the case, and that their expectations have been disappointed; for, although a great number of passengers have been conveyed over the Midland Railway to and from London, the competition of the Great Northern Company has materially reduced the receipt over a considerable portion of your line ; whilst the flow of traffic to London, which has this year been so remarkable, has diverted much of it from its ordinary channels, and has seriously damaged the receipts from the local and excursion traffic of those portions of your railway not affected by the Great Northern or other competition. They see no reason to alter their opinion of the policy of the arrangement with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company, and of the equitable claims which the Lon don and North-Western and Midland Companies have upo❑ that company, for the honourable carrying out of the agreement which they themselves had volunta rily proposed, and had subsequently sanctioned at a meeting of their shareholders. The report of Mr. Barlow, the engineer, states that 483 - miles of railway are maintained by the company at a cost of 1241, per mite per annum; and that the iron road continues to exhibit very satisfac tory results The CHAIRMAN begged to say, with regard to the subject of free passes given to shareholders to attend special and general meetings of the companies, that the directors would take no part in the matter. It was altogether a question for the decision of the shareholders, and with them it must remain. They would see by the report that there had been a de crease in passenger traffic to the amount of 17,678/. ; while from merchandise and minerals there had been an increase of 26,0001. They would recollect that, at the last meeting, he gave it as his opinion that as much traffic would come upon their line as would be taken off it. So far his anticipations bad proved true, and to him the result had proved satisfactory. The revenue from goods had increased, although, owing to the competition to which they were now subjected from York, their rates had been reduced. With respect to the passenger rraffig, he must confess that he had been disappointed. He had, on a for mer occasion, been over sanguine. They must recollect, however, that they had no way into London, and, owing to this, the Great Northern had take❑ a great portion of the passengers during the Exhibition into the metropolis. There was another element which had worked detrimentally as respected their internal traffic. People had gone to London to visit the Exhibition, instead of, as in former years, visiting other places of fashionable resort. This was shown on parts of the Midland line not subjected to the competition of the Great Northern. The whole attention of travellers appeared to be directed towards London, and the consequence was that the Midland Company had had fewer persons travelling for the purposes of pleasure than in former years. Among their allies were the London and North-Western, the Yorkshire and Lancashire, and the Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire. Their agreement with the North-Wester❑ was for 21 years, and had so far worked satisfactorily. It was, indeed, his (the Chair man's) opinion that it was the interest of the Mid land Company to draw closer than hitherto the bonds of union between themselves and the London and North-Western Company. The directors knew their position, and they would try to make the best use of it. Tne Great Northern, they would recollect, had been opened little more than a year ago, and on that occasion they (the Midland Company) were anxious to prevent useless and wasteful competition. Their first object was to obtain an equalization of rates and fares upon those parts of their respective lines which were more particularly competing portions. This they secured, but in March last the Great Northern gave a month's notice to termi nate that agreement. Before that period they had entered into several traffic agreements with the North Midland, the Newcastle and Berwick, the Caledo nian, and other companies, to divide traffic north of York. Any competition with the Great Northern would not, therefore, affect that traffic for five years. The matters in dispute between the lllidland and Great Northern had been referred to Mr. Gladstone. that gentleman hail, he believed, sent for the las information he should require upon the subject, and the award might be expected within a fortnight. If they would place their confidence in the directors they would do their best to protect the property of the shareholders. They would make the most of it. It was essential that the directors should possess the confidence of the shareholders, more especially with regard to the matters to which he had referred ; if they did not—if the shareholders did not believe that they were acting honestly for the good of the pro perty under their management—they would be ut terly powerless, and the sooner they were removed the better. When the Exhibition was over he was confident they would see a very different state of wings. For himself, he saw nothing discouraging in the affairs of the Midland Company, and he should conclude by moving that the report be received and adopted. Mr. S. BEALE (deputy-chairman) seconded the motion. Mr. DARIN, of Birmingham, in allusion to the cheap fare of ss. from Leeds to London, in competi tion with the Great Northern, wished to know what proportion of mileage was paid by the London and Not th- Western Company. The CHAIRMAN—The North-Western paid their mileage proportion. Everything was paid in propor tion, as by agreement, to the farthing.—(Hear.) Mr. DAKIN thought it extremely foolish to be travelling at a loss. It was like a tradesman selling goods at 103. which cost him 20s. They bad better give the line altogether to the Great Northern than pursue such a course. The CHAIRMAN defended the course adopted. Mr. IRoNSIDES, of Sheffield, said he thought that, with regard to the accident at Clay-cross, there was gross negligence, and he wished to ask Mr. Paget if he had heard the amount of costs incurred ? The CHAIRMAN said all the costs and damages were not paid. On the part of the directors he might be allowed to say, that if their servants had, upon the lamentable occasion referred to, attended to the regu lations laid down for their guidance the accident would not have occurred. In the accounts made up to the 30th of June, and of which the shareholders were in possession, a portion of the costs of the late accident were included, but some portions were not yet paid. Mr. IRONSIDES agreed with the Chairman that rail ways could not entirely be free from accidents ; but judges, juries, and courts of law seemed now to think railway companies good game. If the dictum of a judge was to be taken as law it would be necessary that every passenger, who entered a station, should be asked his station and position in life, for, according to that, a jud g e di rec t e d a jury to assess damages. He wished to observe, however, with regard to Broad hence case, he understood that no attempt at an arrangement had been made until all expenses had been incurred. The CHAIRMAN replied that a compromise had been attempted before th e wr it was serve d ; an d Mr. Smith, I , ncor:hrmation, said the son o f th e d ecea sed, in the first instance, dema n d e d no thi ng l ess th an 1,0001., and ultimately he accepted 4501. with taxed costs, which might amount to 701. or 801. in addition. Mr. hoirsinEs said, in the cases of Mrs. Blake and Broadbent, he believed that if the claims had been left to the Sheffield committee, they would have been settled for half the sums paid. A SHAREHOLDER —DO you mean to pay Mrs. Blake the sum of 4,0001. awarded to her by the jury at Derby ? The CHAIRMAN—Don't ask me the question. It is now under the consideration of the directors. SHAREHOLDER—I only hope . you do not. The report having been received and adopted, The CHAIRMAN proposed the several dividends as stated in the report. Mr. IRONSIDES—Now, Mr. Chairman, can we honestly pay these dividends while subjected to the present competition ? The CIIAIRaIAN—AII I can tell you is that it has been honestly earned up to the 30th of June, but if you choose to leave 20 per cent. in the hands of the directors we shall be all the better pleased. Mr. laoNslDns was satisfied, and the dividend was dect areci. Messrs. E. Baines, of Leeds; D. Malins, of Bir mingham ; Maxwell, of Liverpool; G. Chambers, Wilson, and J. Hurd, were appointed an audit com mittee according to a resolution adopted at the last half-yearly meeting. The meeting was then made special, when Mr. AlvEas moved and Mr. ASHTON seconded a motion to the effect that the present ruinous competi tion with the Northern Railway Company be discon tinued. An amendment to the effect that none but share holders holding 1001. worth of stock ba invited to the general meeting, and that no paper be issued except to such persons, was carried all but unanimously. A resolution was then passed to the effect that, " as soon as any of the proprietors of the 501. shares shall have paid up the 35/. in respect of any such share held by him, and also shall have paid up the call of 3/. 6s. Bd. per share made thereon, such share shall be divided and converted into two shares—one for the nominal value of 331. 68. Bd., and the other a nominal value of 161. 13s. 41, in respect of which latter share the sums of 11. 13s. 4d. and 3/. 61. Bd. shall then be taken and considered as having been paid, and each share of 331. 6s. Bd. shall be converted into part of the consolidated stock of this company." After a vote of thanks to the Chairman the meeting separated. GREAT NORTHERN. The report of the directors, to be submitted to the proprietors at the half-yearly meeting, to be held on Tuesday next, has been issued. The following is an abstract of the report : " The gross amount of revenue for the half-year is 239,0641. 3s. 7d., from which the directors have thought it right, under the circumstances specially explained in the auditors' report, to deduct seven months' expenditure instead of six. This operation increases the amount to be deducted for the working expenses, which were un avoidably large at the commencement of the goods traffic. The result is a balance of 108,088/. 75. 2d. net revenue, which, after deducting guaranteed rents and preference dividends, together with interest on one-half of the mortgage debt (the other half being applicable to works not yet opened), will leave a balance available for dividend of 40,1231. 17s, 8..1.; and the directors recom mend that a dividend be declarei4 at the rate of 1 per teat. per annum, being 3s. 9d. per original 25/. share, payable after the 15th of September next, to the proprie tors on the register on the 26th of August inst. " The amount of capital expended in the half-year was 605,3571. ss. 6d. and as the works yet incompleted are progressing with great rapidity, the directors have to request authority from this meeting to raise addi tional capital and loans sanctioned by the Acts of' Par liament recently passed. The plan by which they pro pose to raise the share capital of 750,000/. is by issuing at par, rateably to the proprietors registered in the books of the company on the 26th of August instant, 60.000 3 per cent. preference scrip shares of 121. 104. each, re deemable by the company at any period on six months' notice, at a premium of 10 per cent.; such shares to re main as scrip unregistered until the full amount of the call has been paid up. " The Towns' line will be opened for traffic early next year, and it is expected the King's•cross station will be completed about Midsummer next. " Wish regard to Parliamentary proceedings, the com pany have obtained the Bill N.o. 1, authorising the addi tional capital, as well as the establishment of stations at Knottingley and Wakefield, which the increase of traffic has rendered imperatively necessary. " The company's Bill No. 2, which was framed to re gulate the relations of the Great Northern with the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Com pany, has also been passed, after a severe and protracted opposition. The company has established the right to accommodation for fish traffic and goods at the Grimsby Docks, as well as the power to construct a goods station at Sheffield, and convenient junctions at Retford; whilst the privilege of using the Gainsborough line of the Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company has bee❑ confirmed. " The directors regret having to state that their re lations with other companies have not improved since the last meeting.. The London and North-Western and the Midland Companies have taken the position of com peting at lower fares for the passenger traffic of the places at which those companies meet the Great Northern, via., York, Leeds, Wakefield, Doncaster, Sheffield, and Lincoln. This universally-condemned competition, at low fares, has the unavoidable effect of reducing the aggregate amount to bo ultimately di vided, so that the shareholders of all the three com panies suffer by it. " In connexion with this subject, it may be necessary to state that the London and North-Western and the Midland Companies have, by treaties, excluded the Great Northern from participation in the traffic of the towns lying upon the lines of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company west of Sheffield ; and of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company west of Wake field ; the effect of which would be that even at Brad ford, west of Leeds, and other places to which the Great Northern route will be the nearest from London by twenty miles, all right to a share of such traffic is denied. "In consequence of this, the directors felt it their duty to insist upon these hostile treaties being with drawn before they would consent to arrangements for equal fares to the places from which the Great Northern was so excluded ; and the determination expressed by the London and North-Western and the Midland Com. panies is, that the fares 01%11 be run down against the Great Northern, unless the Great Northern will vir tually consent t bo excluded from the places alluded to. The directors can have no hesitation in persisting in upholding the reasonable rights of the Great Northern, and do not doubt being able ultimately to establish them, whatever may be the opposition of competing companies. " The Royston and Hitchin line has been opened to Shepreth, within seven miles of Cambridge, and the Great Northern trains now run to Shepreth, communi cating by omnibus with Cambridge, the Eastern Coun ties Company refusing to permit the Great Northern Company to run their trains between Shepreth, Shel ford, and Cambridge. " The Great Northern have also commenced working from Peterborough to Wisbeach, and over the East Anglian lines from Wisbeach to Doreham. The Eastern Counties Company, in contravention of their agreement with the Great Northern, as well as against the rights of the East Anglian Company, secured by Act of Parlia ment, have shut up the points of junction between the Eastern Counties line and the East Anglian line at Wisbeach; in consequence of which the passengers and traffic have to be transferred from train to train by om nibus about half a mile, and great loss and inconvenience are occasioned, as well to the public as to the compa nies. The directors have been, therefore, obliged to in stitute proceedings, which are still pending. " A further part of the South Yorkshire line, extend ing to Barnsley, having been opened by the Great Northern Company, trains have, from the Ist of July last, run between Doncaster and Barnsley, connecting that district with the Great Northern system. " The directors have thought it right, under the cir cumstances of the increase of traffic, and consequently of the labour of the several departments, to revise the salaries of all the officers; not doubting that the pro prietorri will approve orbe principle cf making the salaries commensurate with the labour; and in order to induce the best exertions on the part of the officers to encourage traffic, and at the same time to promote economy in the working expenses and general manage ment, the directors have adopted the plan of making the several salaries increase with the amount of the dividend paid to the proprietors; thereby giving the officers a di rect pecuniary interest in the success of the undertaking. "The directors recommend that the secretary's salary be 8001. per annum, and be included in the arrangement adopted as to the other officers." The report of Mr. Joseph Cubitt, the engineer, states that every exertion continues to be made by the contractors at all the principal stations of the Towns' line. Most of the stations on the latter line have been commenced, and there is every prospect of their being ready for use by the time the works of the line are completed. He anticipates the completion of the works in February next. At the London end of the line gocd progress has been made. The earthwork and tunnel, north of the Regent's-canal, are completed; the canal aqueduct is proceeding rapidly and very sa tisfactorily; the earthwork between the canal and King's-cross, which has but recently been com menced, will, in a very few days be completely opened out, and rapidly proceeding ; the permanent station buildings are in a forward state, and he ex pects to have the extension complete and ready for traffic by the spring of next year. Toe report of the auditors, Messrs. J. Chapman and 3. Catley, express their entire satisfaction with the accuracy of the books and the clear and simple see,- tem on which they continue to be kept. It states with reference to the propotel to charge the revenue account with only a moiety of the interest due by the company on the 15th of July, they consider the ar rangement fair and reasonable—as they find on ex - rnination that about half the amount raised by the company o n mortgage has been expended on th e Towns' line, the extension to King's-cross, and on sundry other works ttlyet unproductive. The traffic accounts laid before the shareholders in March last embraced the expenditure for the six months, 31st of May to 30th of November, against the earnings of the six months, 30th of June to 31st of December; that is to say, the account of expenditure commenced a month before and was closed a month earlier than that of the income. This plan was adopted at the commencement to facilitate ° the making up of the accounts at the end of the half-year. The case, how ever, now being altered, and means out of which a dividend may be declared having been earned, the expenditure has most judiciously been brought down to the 30th of June; the half-year's account now closed, therefore, is charged with seven months' ex penses against six rnontts' earnings. The balance of profit, after writing off the proportion of interest on mortgages before referred to, will be 40,1231. 176.8 d. The capital account to the 30th June last shows 8,274,9691. had been received, including 4,807,273/. on original shares, 1,295,3171. on preference shares, and 2,162,5571. on loan ; and that 8,069,7881. had been expended, including 436,2231. expended preliminary to the passing of the Act, 138,6971. law and engi neering expenses, 1,596,9741. land and compensation, 4,411,1691. works and materials; .325,640/ engines and tenders, 298,5931. carrying stock, 591,1701. in terest on loans and capital, and 69,8881. on East Lin colnshire Railway; leaving a balance in favour of the company of 205,1801., of which 105,8011. is in cash and 99,3791. invested in South Yorkshire shares, &c. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of June shows that 239,0641. had been received, including 128,7661. for passengers, 59,4431. for goods and merchandise, and 29,514/. for coal and mine rals. The expenditure for seven months ending the 30th June amounted to 130,9751. including 3,142/. rates and taxes, and 5,7941. Government duty, leaving a balance of 108,0881. The number of miles in operation is 236, and the number on which the maintenance of way is charged is 143. The gross mileage run by the trains was 1,571,381, and by the engines 1,689,815. The consumption of coke per engine per mile run was 30.91 b., cost 2.534 d. The working charges are stated to be 46.96 per cent. on the six months gross earnings. The total expen diture gives an average of Is. 6id. per mile per train. The net revenue account to the 30th of June, in cluding 52,5521. from the last account, shows a total of 160,6411., out of which is deducted 94,3341. for in terest on preference and guaranteed shares, rents, &c., and a moiety of the interest on the bonded debt, leaving a balance of 66,3071. 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Tours to Poitiers, 101 kilometres (63 English miles) in length, was opened to the public on July 1, 1851, and it required immense exertion on the part of the board of directors to have the iron-way laid down, the rolling and other stock augmented and the stations constructed—all within the space of nine months—in order to attain that object, specifically mentioned in the Bill which passed the Legislative Assembly on August 6.. The report specifies the various works which it was necessary to have thus executed, and their amount is certainly extraordinary for the short time allowed. The board, having to choose between a system of temporary or of permanent con struction for the stations, determined on the latter course as most advantageous for the interests of the company. In consequence of a clause in the Bill of Aug. 6, which declares that "the company was to execute at its own expense all the works still remain ing to be adjudicated for the stations," the Minister of Public Works insisted that the earth-works of the stations were to be included in the item. This the company resisted, and on the question being referred to the Superior Railway Commission to decide, the decision was given against the Minister. This was the more important for the company, as the cost of some of these earth-works would be considerable—being 50,000 f. at Libourne, and 300,000 f. at Bordeaux, &c. The works of art, on the part of the line nearest the city just mentioned, are all completed, and present every guarantee of solidity. The section between Libourne may be de livered to the company in September; and it is from that period that the first line of rails is to be laid down on the whole section between Angouleme to Bordeaux, adding 133 kilometres (83 English miles) to the part already open to the public. With respect to the results of the working, for the year ending June 30, 1851, as the section between Tours to Poi ters was only opened on July 5, its receipts are not included. It is, however, known that they are steadily increasing, and more than equal what was estimated for them. The receipts for the part of the line between Orleans and Tours amount to The expense and charges to .. 2,142,603 85 Leaving a profit of .. 2,011,993 1 Then add a balance remaining over from last year .. .. . . 12,777 95 And there remains a total of .. 2,024,770 96 From that sum must be deducted the interest on 175 f. per share paid up.. .. .. .. 210,000 0 And there remains to divide . 1,114,770 96 From that amount, when 5 per cent. is deducted, and one-half of the remainder for the reserve fund, according to the statutes, there remains a sum of 520,000 f. to be disposed of, which gives a dividend of 4f. per share, payable at the offices of the com pany, on or after the first of September next. This result gives 1 lf. per share, or Of. 28c. per cent. on the paid-up capital. Looking at the general result of the working, it is found that the passenger traffic has been constantly improving during the year, the Ist and 2d classes proving moat productive. The augmentation under this head is 117,936 f. 82c. In the goods' traffic there has been an improvement of 31,387 tons in weight, and of 98,059 f. 90c. in re ceipts; and in the transport of cattle an augmenta tion of 11,302 head, and 25,000 f. in receipts. Passengers' luggage has naturally followed the development which has taken place in the number of passengers, the improvement being to the ex tent of 77,062 f. 25c. Tue transport of wine gives an augmentation of 11,174 tons, in weight and of 38,4071. in receipts. It thus appears that there is an improvement in every branch of the receipts. Under the head of general facts connected with the undertaking, it is stated that the suit between MM. de Rothschild and the company, relative to the inter pretation of an article in the treaty entered into be tween the two parties concerning banking matters, and which had been carried before the Court of Ap peal of Paris, was decided on March 8, 1851, by the court quashing a former judgment which sentenced the company to pay to MM. de Rothschild damages to the extent of 60,000 f. The company, conse quently, is now discharged from the effects of the previous condemnation. The suit of the post-office relative to the trucks of the moving post-offices is not yet terminated. Of the 130,000 shares of the company, upwards of 80,000 are held in England by about 500 persons, a proof of the confidence felt in the line. Last year the number was only 71,500, so that in that country the confidence still increases. The report, which enters into most ample de tails on every point of expenditure mentioned in the tables, was distributed to the share holders some days previously. The calls, it states, were paid up satisfactorily, and it adds inci dentally that the sum of 104,9321. due by the state to the company for the inundation of the Loire in 1846 still remained unpaid. IVhen the reading of the report had terminated, The Cuattistax inquired if any person desired to make any observation ? A SHAREHOLDER inquired if any new determina tion had been come to respecting the time at which the calls were to be made ? The CHAIRMAN replied that there was no reason to apprehend that they would exceed 75f. during the year, in three payments of 25f. each. They might even only amount to 50f. in all. Yet, although the position of the company was so satisfactory, the board could not make any more explicit declaration on the point.—(Hear.) A SHAREHOLDER inquired whether it would not be preferable to have the general meeting held at a more ' early period of the year ? The CHAIRMAN said that the time fixed had origi nated in the formation of the company ; it was also found more convenient for the English shareholders, who were so numerous a body, as certainly to merit that attention be paid to their convenience, than either autumn or winter. No complaint had been ever made of the period of the year fixed ; still, if the shareholders thought fit to make any representation on the subject, the board would be ready to take it into consideration.—(Loud pies of " No, no !") No other person expressing a desire to speak, the report, accounts, and dividend were agreed to unani mously, amidst marks of approval. The meeting then separated. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE: APPOINTMENTS. Acting Assistant-Surgeons—John Angus, P. W. Govett, William G. J. Ayre, and James W. Elliott, to the Penelope. Naval Instructor—Alfred Turmine, to the Calypso. Master's Assistant—A. De G. Sutton, to the Shearwater. Boatswains—Wm. Flint, to the Waterloo; James Butler, to the Grecian. Carpenter—Daniel Thompson, to the Waterloo. Acting Carpenter—W. J. Adams, to the Virago. DEVONPORT, AUGUST 19.—We are happy to state that Commodore , Lord J o h n H ay i s d ec id e dl y better, and strong hopes are entertained of his Lord ship's recovery. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 20 .—Vesuvius, steam-vell sel, arrived at Spithead this morning from Wool wich. She proceeded for Devonport at noon, where she will be placed as an advanced steamer. Pique, 36-gun frigate, sailed early this morning for Milford, where she will be lengthened and re paired. She was towed into the offing by the Echo, tug. Odin is fitting at the mooring off the King's Stairs. Commander Sir W. Wiseman and her crew have joined her. Marlborough, Indiaman, having embarked pas sengers and stock, sailed this morning for Madras. The Tiger, new steam-frigate, has had her fore and main-mast reduced, and has been taken up the harbour. The Sprightly steam-tender, Mr. George Allen Master Commanding, proceeded to Cowes last evening with the Commander-in-Chief. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 20.—Yesterday, at half-past ten o'clock, the First Lord of the Admiralty held a levee for the reception of those officers whom he bad n ot seen within the previous twelve months. With the exception of Sir Francis Baring, the other lords com menced at half-past eleven to muster the men em loyed in the dockyard. The inspection occupied tvv. o hours, and was of a very scrutinising cha racter ; t appeared as if there was an i n t en ti o n to make a con siderable reduction i n th e establishment. Between 200 and 300 shipw r i g ht s , car p e nters,joine rs, cau l kers, sailinakers, labourers, &c., were called trorn thr e r e ank . s, l and inquiri es ma d e regar ding their apprenti 8111 P, servitude, age, &c., with a view no doubt to superan nuation. At two o'clock their Lordships embarked in the Commodore's barge to m uster the ordinary . on board the St. George, 120, Ca p tain Joseph Niaa, C.B. Their Lordships were pleased to express their satis faction at the appe aran ce of the bhip and of the crew , and complimented Captain Nies thereon. Their Lordships, on leaving the St. George, landed at K ey h ar n, and made a further inspection of the works, after which t he y re-embarked in the Commodore's barge and landed at the dockyard. They then pre ceeded to the Royal Hotel, and were subsequently en tertained at dinner by Major-General the Hon. H. I Murray, at Government House, Mount Wise. The boirci to-day inspected the Royal Williaa - ` Victualling-yard, the Royal Naval Hospital, &c. TO morrow they will probably land on the Breakwater, and in the evening, or on Friday morning, leave in the Black Eagle for Pembroke. Captain Milne was sufficiently recovered ,yesterday to resume duty. The steamer Myrmidon, Comnia'n' aer arrived yesterday morning and went up haltbur to coal. Her crew will be paid here prior to departure for the coast of Africa. WOOLWICH, AUG. 20.—The Vesuvius, steam-sloop, left Woolwich yesterday morning for Devonport, and was to call at Sheerness and Portsmouth on her way round. She is in charge of Mr. Brown, Assistant- Master-Attendant at Devonport dockyard. The Hydra, steam-sloop, went down the river to day to try her engines. The number of visitors to Woolwich dockyard yil terday was 3,252 British subjects, and 132 foreigners, making a total of 3,384. '9ll '7" DESTRUCTIVE COLLIERY EXPLOSION. On Monday night one of those disastrous and fatal events which are of such frequent occurrence in the coal - mining -districts tgok place at WaShiogton colliery, which is about two miles from the Wash ington station on the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway ; and we regret to say that the explosion was one of the most lamentable and painful descrip tion that has happened in this district for many years, resulting, as it has done, in the premature death of from 30 to 40 persons, most of whom were in the health and vigour of youth. It appears that between 4 and 5 o'clock is the afternoon of MondaY about 60 men went down into the pit on the night shaft, and everything seemed to go on regularly until about half-past 11 o'clock, when the inhabitants ,of the neigh burhood were aroused by a loud explosionpupon the report of which large masses of people rushed to the mouth of the pit to renter all the assistance that lay in their power. Unfortunately the resident viewer, Mr. Cruddace, who is also one of the owners, was absent on a visit to the Great Exhibition, and no person being left to act for him in his absence, the scene became one of the greatest confusion. The head over• man was at length aroused, and he, in company with a few of the miners, cteacended the pit, and found several dead bodies very much burnt and mutilated near the cross-cut way;'avbere it is supposed the pit was fired. They discovered that the explo sio fortyn took place in the " whole" workings , where about men were employed, and that the other twenty men, who had been working in the " broking s " were un injured. Nu language can describe the intense grief and horror of those who, on the first report being given, rushed to the spot, and remained to witness the blackened and disfigured ounces of their husbands, children, and fathers, who only a few hours previou s ly left them in their usual health. Three hours in the dead of the night passed away in the most painful suspense before any of the bodies were brought to bank. Almost immediately after the explosion took place, two furnace-men, desirous of being instrumen tal in saving the lives of their comrades, went down to render assistance, but the afterdamp was so strong that they were brought up again almost dead. One of these brave men has since died, and little hopes are entertained of the recovery of the other. At 3 o'clock in the morning, when only a few of the bodies had been recovered, it was found necessary, on account of the afterdamp, to put out the furnace before anything further could be done. This was effected by nine o'clock. During the night the crowd hourly in creased, and a number of viewers also arrived from the neighbouring collieries, and rendered very valu able assistance. Throughout the day from nine o'clock in the morning corpses were at intervals ex tricated, and up to seven o'clock in the evening from 28 to 30 had been brought to the bank and identified by their relatives, whose shrieks were of the most ap palling and heartrending description. At seven o'clock there yet remained, it was supposed, aboutten corpses in the pit, which it would take several hours to recover, but the exact number had not been ascer tained. As to the cause of the explosion, it is difficult at present to obtain any satisfactory account, but an impression generally prevails that it is a badly venti lated pit, and many were heard to say that such au accident had been anticipated for several weeks, and one man, that seeing the danger, he left the pit just before the explosion took place, and thus saved his life. The whole matter, however, will undergo a searching investigation before a coroner's jury, which was to meet yesterday (Wednesday) morning. The Government inspector of mines for the district (Mr. Matthias Dunn) is unfortunately from home, and, therefore it could not be learnt whether the mine bad been recently inspected. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. BRISTOL, AUG. 20.—A very daring outrage, which it is not improbable may be attended with fatal re sults, was committed a day or two ago near this city by a man named John Williams, whom the police have just succeeded in apprehending under very sin gular and curious circumstances. He is charged with highway robbery, accompanied by considerable vio lence; and the following are the facts elicited at an examination taken by the magistrates at the bedside of Mr. Godwin, of Auburn Villa, Cotham New-road, the gentleman on whom the outrage was committed : —Mr. Godwin, who is 75 years of age, stated " that he was taking a walk fur the benefit of his health in the carriage road which passes beneath the pleasure grounds of itedland-court (a thoroughfare much fre quented at this period of the year), when he was sud denly seized from behind by a powerful man who placed his hands over his face and eyes, kicked his legs from under him, knocked him down, and then threw himself upon him. The man then kicked him in the head and stunned him, and when he came to himself he found that his watch with the appendages had been stolen from him." It so happened that a yeung man named Callacott, a short time previous to this atrocious act, which was committed in broad daylight, was car rying a pair of boots to Redland-court, the residence of Mr. Edwards, and when he entered the carriage road he was followed some distance by a man, and suspecting from his manner that he would try to steal his boots he turned round and looked him full in the face, when he went away. Callacott went to the court and delivered the boots, which detained him some time, and as he was returning he heard a groan, and on looking up the road he sa w two persons struggling on the ground, and on going to the spot observed the same man he had before seen get up from the other, kick him several times in the head, and then make off across the fields, leaving Mr. Godwin insensible on the groucd. Callacott raised an alarm, and the poor o'd gentleman was conveyed home seriously injured. information was given to the police, and it so hap pened that subsequently, as police•constable 143 was making inquiries at the Boar's Head, Lamb-street, Bristol, for evidence against an utterer of base coin, he observed the prisoner Williams run out into a yard at the back of the house and clamber to the roof of some premises in the rear. Suspecting something wrong, the policeman followed, and chased him across the roofs of several houses. The prisoner threw a heavy pantile at the policeman, which nearly knocked him off the housetop, and then jumped off into a court, followed by police-constable 143. The court did not communicate with the street, and the pri soner Williams took refuge in a house. He rushed towards the fireplace with a view of seizing the poker, when he stumbled and fell. The constable at once seized and held him, and assistance being procured he was conveyed to the station-house. His appear ance tallying with the description of the person who had committed the outrage on Mr. Godwin, th?wit ness Callacott was sent for, and he at once posi t i vely identified him as being the m an . The p ri soner Williams was taken before Mr. Lunell, the magistrate took Mr. Godwin's dep os iti on , and be was fully committed to take hi s t r i a l f or th e highwOr at the ensuing Gloucester assizes. . • _ • PUBLIC REconDs.—Some time e 411 s, aa the official a memorial h literary men en was forwarded to the Master keeper of all public records, in order n i nq uiries should be ax gaged in historical or auticlus r i e a d a t the Rolls Chapel, at empted from the fees now re_cf"' Linton Ride, &c. Th. House , the Tower, at the Chapter a favourable answer to this m e ., of the i,‘a in t s ince Master of the Rolls returned b Lord Mahon, President of th e morial, which was signed b , Lord Strangford, Lord Bray.. Oxford, Mr. desborouga, . brooke, Lord Lan, ra, Dean hillman, and a long list of well., Society , of Antiquaries; ••' _,_ t h e Bi s h o p o f Macaulay, Mr.: llal a answer was taken into consideration b ra to the memoria l the aubsbri e . on Monday at a meeting 1 Mr , Payne Collier presided, when several known liter Th a t • last, over wbi . re una nimously agreed to, expressive of the were men of letters, especially of those engaged i nves tigations, tor the concession thus made, s much alacrity, on the part of Sir John h a o rran are g and wit h fs that, until It aPPea r gi n e r s a o h it l i u tsu t t o i d o re. n i c s na 1 0 1 the new record offices are RornillP arrangements are aakreintgo professional f e e d s : i p o t n e al d , t p e e m rs p o o n r s ar w y completed' searches on behalf of clients, but who are employed bone i d e in the acquisition of historical information, shall be entirely exempted from the payment of any money _for idneprlewtegi,eshomaell facilities afforded in the various situations where records are now deposited. When all these documents shall hereafter be brought into ono collection, the Master of the Rolls has undertaken to make new and permanent regulations upon the subject. lewill be obvious that an important step has been thus gained, and that what has hitherto been felt by men of letters as so great an inconvenience and so severa a hardship, will ultimately, and ere long, be removed... Chronicle. t i l o r. n 1 0 ; MELANCHOLY re dtforea fo llowing A ,the coroner for W es t in i ns t er , received informs . distressing accident:—lt app ears that on the preceding morning a gentleman named Spradbury, who resides in Frances-street, Waterloo -road, heard violent screams proceeding from the first floor of No . 2, in the same street. Feeling convinced that something wrong had hap. pened, he immediately burst the door in, and on rushing up stairs discovered the bed on fire, and a little g irl, about three jyears of age, daughter of Mrs. Redding, completely enveloped 1 in flame. With the aid of other assistance the fire was got out, but not until the poor child was most frightfully burned, over her body. She was removed to the surgery of Mr. I Robert Brooks, in the Waterloo-road, where toswhie linng to the serious injurie; received , it was found necessary to reove the sufferer to the Westm inster Hospital, in the most excruciating agony till half-past five yesterday morning, when death tergunated her sufferings, . . ~ NORTHERN AND EASTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Bishopsgate station, Mr. R. Pater son in the chair. Mr. BOURNE, the secretary, read the report. The CHAIRMAN having moved a resolution, to the effect that the report be adopted and the dividend therein announced be declared, _ _ Mr. LECUWORTU said, he perceived by the ac counts of the Eastern Counties Railway for the past half year that they had a net balance of 158,5631., and he wished to know what amotnt the company was entitled to out of it. The CHAIRMAN said that the total charge of the Northern and Eastern Company against the Eastern Counties Company for the half-year ending June 30, 1851, Was 31,523/. Mr. LECRWORTII inquired what security this com pany possessed for the payment half-yearly of the above amount ? The CHAIRMAN replied that the guarantee given was ample security for the punctual payment of the rent, this company being in the position of land lords, and the Eastern Counties Company in that of tenants. Mr. LECEIWORTII said he was perfectly satisfied with the explanatiog. Resolutions were then passed adopting the report and declaring the dividends of 5 and 6 per cent.. and re electing the retiring directors, Messrs. R. W. Ken nard and J. Masterman, jun. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. NEWRY AND ENNISKILLEN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Guildhall Coffee-house; Mr. Spack man in the chair. The Secretary then read the report. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, said, he was glad to inform them that the lawsuit with the Newry and Warrenpoint Company had been brought to a satisfactory conclusion. The expenses amounted to 1,1001., which the latter company had to pay. The money in the hands of the receiver had been divided among the debenture holders. Their property in the debentures was now secure, as a re ceiver had been appointed who would continue to receive the produce of the traffic until their claims on that company were paid off. It was a matter of con gratulation to them that all the expenses bad fallen on the Warrenpoint Company, who, he believed, had very severely felt the consequences of the course they adopted in resisting this company's claim* With respect to leasing the line, be might state that most of the directors held a large number of shares in the company, and they were as anxious as the shareholders could be to dispose of the property ad vantageously. The settlement of the matter in contemplation did not rest with them, neither did it rest with Mr. Dargan ; but was delayed from time to time in consequence of the Dublin and Belfast junction line not being completed up to the point where they intended to form a junction with that line. Various delays had taken place in proceeding with the works, partly in consequence of filling up bogs, but he believed that those difficulties were now overcome, and that the Belfast Junction line would be opened on the Ist of November next. The Dublin and Belfast Company bad intimated to the directors of this eom pony that they were prepared to enter into an ar rangement with them. He (the Chairman) had been deputed by the board to proceed to Dublin and wait on the directors of the Belfast Company with respect to an arrangement with that company for forming the junction and working the line when completed. An agreement had been all but concluded, which he believed would be mutually advantageous to both parties. The terms of the agreement were similar to those mentioned at the last meeting, with the ex ception of certain modifications. Mr. Dargan was to have the line for the term of his engagement with the Dublin and Belfast Company, and to pay the Newry and Enniskillen Company 3,1201. a year, which would give the shareholders about 6s. per share. The Dublin and Belfast Company were to work the line, he taking a certain portion of the gross receipts. All the gross receipts above 801. per week were to belong to this comply. Oae of the modifica tions was that of extending the term of the agreement from seven to ten years, which has made the bargain a better one for this company. More facilities for carrying the agreement into effect were also to be afforded. It was hoped that the whole matter would be concluded in the course of ten days or a fortnight, of which the proprietors would be informed as soon as possible. There was a claim made by the Ulster Railway Company of 4,0001. for the alteration of the gauge on that line the award in respect of which the directors were advised wa4 bid, and, consequently, with the consent of the proprietors, it would be re sisted. There was only one other claim on the company, which the directors had the means to settle. He hoped they would be able to complete the line by a small loan, which would be covered by the Warrenpoint debentures when they were realised. A PROPRIETOR thought it was preposterous for the Ulster Company to claim 4,000/. from them towards the expense of 20 0001., for the alteration of their gauge and plant to suit the national gauge (5 feet 3 inches) of the Irish railways. Had they completed their original line 100 miles in length it would be a different matter, but the idea of such a claim as 4,0001. when they could only make four miles in length of their line, was out of all reason. Mr. STURGE was of opinion that the claims of the Ulster Company should be resisted to the utmost. Resolutions were then passed adopting the report, re-electing the retiring directors, Messrs. Moore and Hamilton, and the retiring auditor, Mr. A. Samuel ; and voting the directors 3501. for their services during the past year, and 201. to the auditors. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. ORLEANS TO BORDEAUX. The annual general meeting of the shareholders of this company took place at Paris on Saturday, Aug. 16, in Herz's Great Room, Rue de la Victoire, Baron Paul de Richemont in the chair. Near him were seated the following directors :—Count de la Pinson niare ; Viscount de Cussy ; Sir Wm. Barthe, Bart. ; M. Beat ; Mr. Barry ; M. Monternault ; 31. Bour lon ; M. Teste ; M. Mabille ; M. Lusarche ; and Mr. Paterson. The meeting having been declared con stituted, 45,851 shares and 5 10 votes being repre sented by the shareholders present, M. 13coat pro ceeded to read the report. This document, which is of great length, is divided into four parts—the first, giving an acc oun t of the works required for opening the section from Tours to Poitiers, and of the other secti ons to Bordeaux; the sec ond, showing the result of the wo rkbag of the line from Orleans to Tours ; the third, relating to general matters connected with the undertaking.; .and the last, giving 1. statement of the Ifinancial position of the company. The section from ~ ( SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA, COWES. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1851. ..AMERICAN CLIPPER AND ENGLISH YACHTS. I ,:I r ECLA.L TRAIN will leave the Waterloo Station at 8 a.m., " above day, returning from Southampton at 7 30 p.m. Fare • there and back. Pirst A t -class, lOs ; Second-class, 6s. ; Open Carriages, 3S. t oo at will be waiting on arrival of the Train at Southampton to ey e n a arties to the Isle of Wight, and bring them back in the Wa g. By order of the fltreetors, CORNELIUS STOVIN, • Wat e ., General Manager of Traffic. Station, August 19, 1851. ijst' :obert cl. , of K•N• I. date 75 ty •t