The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-10 00:00:00

t‘ 113 11:! C E IS HEREBY GIVEN, that JOSEPH A -4, h - , It ICIN, of the b hof Sunderland, in the county of 43'01Pit' .Pbroker, bath, b o y ro l u N g DE N k T , UitE, bearing date the 28th tl'il 4taugt e us en t ins d tant, conveyed and a*sined all his real and per ter. I i.edit„ors effects whatsoever and wheresoever, for the benefit L klid, ~,,,,,.,, , Unto JOHN DENNISTON, of the boro d uch of sun -I,,."‘Ph p itr ", 4ll ttlt, and that such Indenture was es ecute by the said NAtkit, in . 4 n and John Deuniston on the said 28th day 01 August ~boto„lhe presence of, and is ' attested by, John Kidson, ll 6 , f rk t e h i e , it ,k t o 11 6 . er Sunderland solic;tor and Charles MunroWright,_ * 1 kid b o ' s 'n- Joseph John ' Wright ,'and George Walton ‘N lof iikridh oh ro Uell of Sunderland solici ' tors iTtittaie 'ceteleesheetrtbby further given, , th . at the said Indenture now e esud J. J. and Cr. W. Wright, the within % out ,. Pa land°, who are required to execute the same 4 ' 1,1 44 ;.'. 3 rr ° ,l3 the date thereof, in &fault of which they will be bkt ed :,!,le the Dividend to be made in pursuance thaeof. belt alat day of August, 1850. J. J. and G. W. WRIGHT, Solicitors to the JNO. JUDSON, 3 said Trustee. Ito Plllll/ R T to a DECREE of the ANT SIG H (i eC Tof cINCERY, made in a cause ROGERS onSotrattiio t ril.vlcteredite a of rs WILLIAM ROGERS, late of the borough are u aller (who died in the month of 31arell, I" d s') prove 11;tir 44 e b t e he Gth day of November, 1850,t0 come in l and of the I. ll ste rt of the fore RICHARD TORUN KINDERSLEY, i. 4l ' Qu in said ourt, at his Chambers, in So } iA l a 4411torii.ZY.lane, London • or. in eelault thereof, they will i'' ‘ excluded the benefit of the said Decree. . ' ln o pton- 1 _ 1 ( 1 . : CIIARLEB FLINT, Stafford, S..licator for the _ Plaintiff. -- ____ SkInIEL SHUTILEWORTII, Gray's Inn , Ag ent. ____ 01" to, LINOF O RTE 30 Guinean cost 70 Guineas a Lteti o jn2nths a go. A COTTAGE 'CABINET, w ith patent f o 4 . the property o f a P ro f essor o f Music, lately de -1.0 see. eqo o. at Mr. Joseph Loder's, No. 23, Pavement, Finsbury, P °ll--- and d . en WELLINGTON FAMILY ...litr.s, I i vEnrooL Otil3l/O„..C•nCIAL HOTEL DALE-STREET, • , han , e , 4 ' 0 04 '., situated in the im ' mediate vicinit of the Exc l4 g' 444 ether b ti i-rate Places of public and commercial resort, is flt i te t d , up I.33.tocimsthYlit, and the accommodations for American, Foreg , that is desirable, the or rangers. will b e found everything l i z 7k. 16 “ngetnetits of the "Cuisine" are in the hands of a first-rate 1 4 c,,,,01' ' rePrietor urther 'sties to intimate that swill 1 14 11 4th -nd re t l o 4l , l o t°°lll s, as well w a ' s Sitting and Bed ROOM be ki;,_. T he ~,._ no in the kingdom. , ° , o ely ,tasfarges for servants are included in the Bill (except r those wry res Y a few hours), viz. Waiter Porter, and Cha t ma' untie --mrY• PectiQY intimated that all farther PaYmen ItsYORK. OL NT. BLAND 3 ?EORGE HOTEL, r ~1 1). ):, .nd other G respectfully . infot V rs s bo Tork, that pe .31Aj oi en th e 00 __. . entleme.n, also Families visitinginterior of this Es mmercial 4 ,.... Ites t 11 .. : Ol d - estahhshed Hotel. The r k a riget,„ lti ... uten greatly improved and tastefu ly fitted up ; the 44 ileteiaealsonficheraa. Good will insure every comfort and convenience Stealing, Coach-houses, &c. tia1 3 ,,,,,, h P '`-' lB -'S PATENT 111),,, AIN' T co d Economy. I_ libel ed in nibines elegance, durability, health, aunnaffected by tita:_ Witter, 3u Whiteness. It is permanent tor ages WHITE the most noxious 1 1147 - -eq ual foar cargoes, vapour from cesspooD, ~ .--faVourabl the occupants 'he finest coach panelling, withonurtthe use of var 4,,,arta,c,‘. eto t health of the painter, and to L ' er nut th Y hitherto used. Each c"''' t•ul44 eh_ newlY psi nted N Ith it so much work ttia_ti t t A e Dtl---.. Hub ,1,1 poisonous paints ” ' h i b f c uter, witotlCK, London, Patent. 4 % 41,1 1 in p a n '4ll particulars, may be obtained and TUBBUCK ° Ppsli c ti ta, and at the Works of THOS. I e London Docks. from the princi. L 0 H S 114t Qual ,, 9 R C L 0 T yard. efi l l, - *Or warranted . - per square , Con i „,_ and Turkey pattern - 2s. 9d. quitoTin Floor Cloth from -I s. Iod. do. JOAr t i ,, Y .„l Reinn ants cheap.—N.ll. No higher P t r . ices. " 4 ". J:. Slanufacturer, 532, New Oxford.stree 1; c're Ca — b " -Pa N D STA.tt PACKE TS in and Second Class Railway NINEPENCE to am e . o „ Or from London and Gravesend. and First Class ditto, ONE SHILLING. Fe 04bin. To or from Blackwall. TeeiChief Cabin.... 9d. hek Intermediate Piers 6d. 1)44et3 :a tB ll call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purgeet Piers. pb,„ at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). '" 31 1 TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WW \D• . !t o r. line. .....,... SUNDAYS Greem-1 laithe. l'ur fleet 1 Time Roshr ville. Grays Green-I hithe. . I , t , h r er 44l"t j r : ll---"' " ---------------------------- ° 4 1 the Bo ) ate al l arkea I t I titoltriertin Fenc hurch-street Station to a p art° of Lon do n Ithtrisiii,h hour. IzICIE, WiIA.RF BLICIEWALL, on the arrival of the ''.he fr the Fench h-street Stat ion ' th 4t. 1%-4E X bate. k. tl eet .1 41 "' ilr - I : ~... 11 i ..... ----- It, I 1 111 14 Grays Roshr ♦ine. 'Time. Pur fleet Roshr- I ville. .—.....-------• IA 41k rked a be i ng per htoo, ;top , t are run direct, the Packets not ,Ittt _ o,_,..era or Twelve ots. ° 14 4 31 . 0 titi ti ;:T,--Months, 4/, 45.; Six Months, 21. 155.; 44,"1t, 15,60: "2 or A tr p"p..: to) be had ef the Col lectors on board th e lt. Terrace Pier, Gravesend. LO N)) , ‘' N A ND NORTH-WESTE RN 0 're RAILWAY. „ it t e l t p e 5, ,,,,, DONCASTER RACES 1,4 ,iirlcif,„.. th,et2hoothl7stehi:Vernedbnesday, the 18t1i, Thu i r ,c sdaY, for First and ttoct)::_...4 Paaseagers at Oe\l, a SPECIAL TRI ± . 1 „he vrst Class, 31a:• Se ' E FARE for the DiOilUbite the 19th, 141;nig:',Itten Station e , aci c i o i ti n d Class, 234. Gd., Quarter before Seven, et tt t: i t It%.l":2llcaster at 11 45 orning at a tl e` at ult l'T Tit UN a. L d E l p j a?c U h l e t (1 . 6 45, i 1t;1 44 , - . Will leave Doncaster for London each lianagee r, I 11 9 order, MARK HHISIL . Pt . e ()Mee Easton Station, .mber 5, 1850. t lls Pn —LYTECHN IC INSTITUTION. 4 ° NI st u ring thi s ~ ol ti Verc of v _ eel( the ALPINE SINGERS from Styria will k i , le, b,. s tar. Ralf . aeir National Melodies, daily at Four, and Abe -112,iht,,f II P a st Eight. —Lecture on the Hydro-Electric ea. iZtl a,t Leeture achhofiner, daily at Two, and in the i e Ne,.4 l . o 4n arter ° ll the Mechanical Properties of a Jet of Stea m , evenings m at , 8 1 3 .. a1it Clim e V 14 ,1 Of P Seri , and in the Evenings ata Quarte r iv - glee t o ature d :',' Dissolving Views illustrating some of the i n at a %,,,, Te n , ~‘..3' at -p nn t Half-past Four, and in the Even g . v e. chl, 4 ? a Series, exhibiting Scenes in the Arctic Regions ~ 4 ' One e'clock.—Dlyer and Diving-bell, &c., Sec. o4nnission, la , —Schools, Half-price. 44Q:3tr...44., ---, ----- S UBSCRIPTION ROOMS, t o N, , Wi ndmill -street, St. James's. 1 14 , tleudi d THIS EVENING. NO W OPEN Great th i° 11 wrllspr,„ a nd Magnificent Salle de Danse is e tit 4 i t ... SEASON, with Laurent's ' 4 4., oil. r and During litl - , ed cecee s ~! C onducted by M. Laurent, int de tit, u) , m 1.13 above Rooms have been entirely an newly and celebrated and l 'lt ,t 4; t x e M c'st l't ed (under the tit, .ir ett , y of talent ed and ingenious artists of the day ; q iist d , 4 ion si „ trrour and taste has beeu disp •_y 'e r l'illeiP a Y be t rt i Er ,Yer), that this favettrite a elegant Temple te t -rte i ot Ore i n the t r u ryled the most superb a n d tiLeltie g Uib'eriptio n tel Vl in got ni ths . , 5/. a nd popular resort 53.; one month, 1/.19.; N1y7, 0 .,De:; , Nine pre 'he tact Eight, Dancing to commence at ' Li onlY closes at Eleven. -- 11------- ------N r ---.ORNE GARDEN 8' o n t) , , ''e A.anks of the Thames at Chelsea. /4: 411 4 4 ii tt Open Daily at Three o'clock. ONE SHILLING ADMISSION. t hi . ill Th, Children, Half-price. l s ii'd'e, etent Card Past Four. No charge for admission except by har d ' ldr:i mxPence. Children under Six years of age free. o. til. T. B. Simpson, Albion, Great Russell-street, k i s k ke kne l l% s ue THIS DAY September 10. 41 41'' , " " 8 of Deulin's ' new Fairy Ballet, "The Origin of 'll a 1 - ta t )1 44 eW Groupings from the Antique. Dancing . t . o . ter k a her o f Fifty Instrumentalists. Madame Ant a o m i . 4 14.,:! or hialarvelloas Ascent and Descent on the Rope 1 : 1 5 , , '' tirk,7lll4ie,r Mortram's gorgeous Fireworks. Chattaway 4 4h sp , N A •Fi . 4 ti4dii e silty, Th : N AL SPORTS OF ENGLAND. t su li t ,,,4 to t,_ urtday, and Fri lay, September 11, 12, and 13, %011.: 4 °n of C. u sual Entertainments, a perfect repetition and re t1!,N1,14y14.15,411,7.r7. Old English Sports - performed before her Ila t jes a ty z ei et z t eilk. ,h ness celtbration of the anniversary of the Blr , hd y kl i , ki ge fur m Prince Alfred, at Osborne, August 6. Isrooaudr -Ita , d euuei with The Sports will compence at 7 fi l itet 4l ° tut , nde with a Morris Dance on the I latforrn Company 44' 4 , lit At „' Pre pa el 'lTl of Herr Deulin's powerful Ballet Comp 41,,,itt1, co'dtty feraLen. a Grand Chinese Fete. 4 ttstieace.f the feture, the usual entertainments for' baedrmspre: ~ r 'd. vi z n e llal al Fresco, and the usual charge Npmitt Itip' A l ti tr • ii, tit, kid „ LESE ARCHERY GROUND. *noting elegant th a, /0 2f th. ntletnen can here enjoy the health-Pro-- 1i,7 1 ' titZlit 1 `str4eeful bow, with the advantage of Te: v t str:' 6 4. : r ° ting three dozen arrows before Five o' a c a o a , I prope l r c i a nstr . u s c . -; d Prize ~.zt ia . 1t1, 4 ,.._ doozen Matches fur Dinner, Win b e e , Ve ) . 4 .rth ei r : „Pen. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to t had of Mr. lq, llr;',,gic -"''lanufactory, 164, Bishopsate .stree . Cottage. Ok`tr 4PS of live—The lihooting Gallery—Bari: 3B 's . i 4l th e Figur .teol,l a Ar es illustrative of his Works—Summer an d tt" 4 alf n'llarlDuactle Regions—The Maze—Statuary of the finest it.. - ° 1 (1 lx7n---The American Giant—The Log lint of t ... be_ ,. Ca , - %L k .It .ger s—Ancient and Modern Groupings, by i' n "" IT Se utt re ueue _ 4 . 1 2vee • 4 ed, on Sundays, admisslon by Refreshment Ticket, tell t h Were 1 4 11 h ' Prese these delightful din such hi tilt: oetth thl i t inornen t vi i groun s L don should not omi _ 1) fi l ` , Opp - Shade of • $ tors to on t the variegated gh perfecti t on a fq, s t ,„ er s ~ _ the lo ft y trees and among' l'hNgs' kern 'l,l;.rernorne. Everything has beenmdeosnte extensive I ' ll 4 Z.itye ut ,_ ' e e oi amusement worthy the I • ll ll 47 ° DOiT 4 f the French in London is particularly requested to l ' , •tt a it . 1 .,, , iing Saloon of this establishment is open free to the tt t A li4vbeirtl4l7ll:nnaocith S ycamore, the Largest Tree in t he World, h q• l, n e , e. -oaf tams Su at Six o ' c l oc k—Half -a-Crown. 'alarnbe can bendays reached by road or river for 3d. attersoa-bridge every Night after the Firevrorks. Ilkli -----_____ Grt 1 , 4ott,,_ta 110 US CHEMICAL ADULTER A , -q zlthl of , k , ereh y • TION OF SUGAR. m'!l ot,ce 25 k h i g l Yen. that the leading article •f the together ~t e iN ervati natant, exposing this important question, British 41 c ' t Ile "s the-eo may had, Gratis, at the Morning 44 4 t tter alt h• Re • n, be e cel l fe,..._ w•road, London; the College as "Ste i l t, °` Warding a penny postage stamp to aud of all the Hygelan iirthis a lSt A LMD —llgust, 1850. agents N'' ~4 Z t 1 2 1 e! (1 OUTPILLS. , - ! 1 11Z.. leLls I W ledged eni a,' haws GOUT and EU and RHEUMATIC ,11, 4 , 4 11 - 4 rt() k id ' 1 7YIli. e contin e ued series ' of testimonials which have by i rr ots t 4 this unshed by the proprietor for nearly tvrenty years. 11hsl k , ~'lttlen _l2oe nettle the most popular of the present age ; and written e4,l3.ewllolik,,,e,Lfrhich the following extract of a letter, .. . 41, se l k i4l ldeci whe Cer, Esq., Collector of Customs, Jamaii,s,h b ay . : t t s j l )44 ftilly Ziltiiirsinbrother at Swindon, to kr. rout for pu li I ) ›t ;:tr4h3;realre never had occasion to take Blair's Pills, but lik it 4 , 4 ell ;.. rhen k ,,,,Y, t ell nu, in mercy•to any friend who may suffer kt i ~ .kti .', t hat I,,,V s e gout, lumbago, sciatica, rheumatism, or any *,?: th,,ntitry th'_elY-allied family, tc, recommend their using them. ti s el),,h l l ,- e or they are of wonderful efficacy : not only am I . persol ,- ih:Sle it i Ituflijrni: Dowers, but I see my friends and acqu.,intance i 111 l ' i pst e itl 'Y is ee ,,,g benefit troth their use I would not be without S I , 4., it kat...2.M. If taken in the early stage of disease they 0 0 1dteedie r ,!!!_ttler ; if In a later, they alleviate pain and effect tt 1 - t e ttt b",,,Y Th s ,"re than b v q any other means within my knowledge -44340„,.' all r,..7. `rout by 229 th • 1 4h '",. prrP t etabieStrand,London , 11.,,, r t ce 2, 94 eine Vendors throughout the United N i llltu u , LAN' s * •• Per box. 'Vi ' h a acid an d RHEUMATIC PILLS, and observe ,„. ,ie _. rosy of "mas Proul, 229, strand, London,' th e It . 4 ' Lae n.- -, • 7.141,44. '"erlillaellt StAttlp *axed to each box Of t he , _ •1.. _. ~ ty hq; 1-1 1 4 t.Y. SUNDAYS. Green-I hithe. larayel R. X nmam.rosezeonwooreencsersialio.llol6llo.ll- N°. 18,08 5 .] LONDON, TUESDAY pateci e - • • arm, ar 4 n Z 14 G Sl7 .4 9 SEPTEMBER 10, 1850. DISPUTED LIrE POLICIES. " A trial of considerable Interest to Life Assurance Offices and the public was concluded yesterday in the Court of Exchequer. The Eagle Company held a policy for an assurance of 5391. in the Alhion Company as security tor an advanee, the payment of which policy was now disputed by the Albion, on the ground that at the time it was effected the fact of the assured party having been a man of in temperate habits was concealed from the office. 'I he chief evidence turner upon the question as to the degree of intemperance that had been exhibited, and the resul was, that a verdict was given against the resisting office, not only for the amount of the policy, but also for 401. interest from the dat, when it became due. The circumstance of the action being brought by one office against another presents a striking illustration of the uncertainty which may attach to all po licies Limier the present syste , r, and shows that the only mode by h ch absolute security can be obtained by the public mu e, st ti ng lie in the general adoption by Assurance Offices of tile plan of prot them selves in ev, ry case by due inquiries before the grAittin f each po licy, and of afterwards assuming the full responsibility of the com pleteness of such inquiries by holding themselves precluded from raising any future question. In the pr‘!ent case two offices arc found to he diametrically opposed in their opinions to what can properly invalidate a claim, and yet the public are expected to be able to guare themselves against such contingences. Similar cases have occurred before, anti even if they were more rare, they would seriously - injure the progress of life assurance.. 'I he very principle upon which the business is founded is the removal of uncertainty, and whenever that principle is counteracted in the slightest degree, tie people who would be the first to resort to its advantages are the first to be d e t erre d."—Times, July 11, 1850 . T HE LONDON INDISPU TABLE LIFE POLICY COMPA.NY No. 72, LOMBARD-STREET, LONDON. TRUSTEES. 1, Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. I Richard Spooner Esq., M.P. Richard Malin% Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Esq. William Wilberforce, Esq. DlREcTolts. Robert Henry Forman, Esq. rohn Itainilton, Esq. fames Fuller Madox, Esq. John Matthews, Esq. C. Octavlus Parnell, Esq. AUDITORS. George Cumming, Esq. ,James Turner, Esq. William D. Starling. Esq. David Henry Stone, Esq. SECRETARY—David Alison, Esq. BAN ICElLS—%iessrs. Spooner, Attwoods, and Cs. PADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD. 24, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware•road. Rev. Jame. Sherbold KOone, Stanhope-street, Hyde-Park. Captain Creed, N orfolk-erescent, Ox Ord-squa ce, re Hyde-park, and Lin- C h ar l e s Pemberton, Esq., Eastbourne-terra coin's Inn-fields. Thomas Jervis Amos, Esq., York-street, Portman-square. George Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne -terrace, Ilyde-park, and New square, Lincoln's Inn. Just published, in fcp. eve., price 4s. 6d. cloth, CORPULENCE; or,Excess of Fat in the Human Body: its relations to Chenrstry and Physiology, its bearings on other diseases and the value of Human Life, and its ind'cations of Treatment. With an Appendix on Emaciation. By THOMAS KING CHAMBERS, D.M., Fellow of the Royal College of Physi cians, and Gulstonian Lecturer for 1850. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longroans. leave bags at the intermediate stations between that from which he started and that to which he has paid his fare ?" Is not the real question in dispute with respect to the times at which the rail way company shall convey Post-office letters ?—The question is, whether they can prevent the guard leaving the bags at the inter mediate stations on the rail way, going at the ordi nary rate at which other passengers travel. Was not a else submitted to you where the Post office took advantage of a common train in order thst they might send the bags by a passenger paying the common fare ?—That is a vestion in dispute, whe ther the rail way compiny are not bound to do that according to the existing law. It is provided by s. 11 of 7 and 8 Vict., c. 85, that the Postmaster- General may send any mail-guard with bags not ex ceeding a specified length by any train, other than a mail train, upon the same condition as any other pas senger. Mr. Ricardo—The Commissioners of Railways hare power to compel such arrangements as they may consider necessary for the public safety, and also to determine what amount of expenses shall be borne by each railway company, under the 11th section of the sth and 6th Vict., c. 55 ?—That is as to disputes between connecting railway companies, not generally ; but companies having a common ter minus, or portions of the same line in common, or which form separate portions of one continued line of railway communication, where they cannot agree upon agreements for conducting their joint traffic with safety to the public. In those cases the Railway Commissioners have power to state what proportion of the expenses shall be borne by each railway company P—Yes. Will you proceed with the other duties which are devolved upon the Commissioners of Railways ?—I mentioned that we have to enforce the general Acts, and that we have to enforce special Acts of Parlia ment relating to railways, of which there are twenty six folio volumes. The Commissioners have to direct railway companies to make returns, according to a form to be provided the Commissioners, of the aggre gate traffic in passengers, cattle, and goods ; also, tables of all tolls, rates, and charges, and also returns of all serious accidents. They have also to report to her Majesty and both Houses of Parliament upon any subject relating to any railway or proposed railway which shall specially be referred to them for their opinion by her Majesty or either Houses of Par liament. Post octavo, 10s. 6d. Y (JUNG IT AL Y. By ALEXANDER BAILLIE COCHRANE, M.P. " It °ley remains t.s us to add, that those who are interested— and who is not ?—in the episodes of the mighty drama now acting hi Christendom —will thank Mr. Cochrane for this eloquent, lucid, and above all, honest analysis and interpretation of most imp rtant scenes. The book does him honour as a scholar, as a gentleman, and as a politician—as the first, for its style and taste ;as the se cond, tor its frankness and manliness; and as the third, for its acute ness and forethought."—Morning Chronicle. London : John W. Parker, West Strand. TI -1:4: ERA of SATURDAY next will contain a FULL PROGRAMME of the DONCASTER MEETING, the Pezformances of the ST. LEGER FAVOURITE : , a List of the PROBABLE STARTERS, and the ST. LEGER PROPIIECT, by " TOUCHSTONE." On this occasion JOE 3IUGGINVS DOG (the only victorious Derby Pro;: het) intends Going in to Win. The ERA was the only Paper that PROPHESIED DOUBT I,r the LEAMINGTON STAKES. Order of all Newsmen, or send six postage stamps to 3, Cathe rine-street, Strand. TO EVERY FAMILY in the KINGDOM, and the PUBLIC UNIVERSALLY. Dr, Ryan's Certificate of Quality. Mr. Henry Clark, Sir,-1 have carefully examined the samples of ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES, and of the HARVEY'S and READING SAUCE, prepared by yourself, and have compared them with those which ha - , e been for so many years favourites with the public, and I kave no hesitation in saying that yours are equal in quality, in every way, to any now extant. I have also examined and tested the strength and purity of the Vinegars manufactured by you, and to re mark that I highly approve of the same. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN RYAN, M.D., Professor of Chemistry to the Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street, London ; the Royal Naval College, Ports mouth, &c. Ste. 8. d. FISH SAUCES, &c. Clark's Harvey's and Reading Sauce , p er bottle - - - 0 6 Essence of Anchovies - 0 6 M us hroom Ketchup Walnut Ketchup Chili Vinegar ------ - - 0 6 French Capers 0 10 Ditto 0 Cayenne Pepper The above articles are charged by most ether houses from Is. 6d. to 2s. each. Real Chint Soy (usually charged from 2s. to 25. 6d. per bottle) 0 9 Real Gorgon& Anchovies, per bottle „ per lb. Anchovy Paste, for Breakfast, Luncheon , &c ., - - - I 0 Fine Bloater Paste, made from real Yarmouth Bloaters, per pot 0 0 8 Bust London Pickles , per bottle - - - 0 7 Ditto do. in quarts- - - - - 1 0 Mustard, in lb. bottles, each from - - - 6d. to 1 4 Superior Table or Pickling Vinegar, in half-pints, 3d.; pints, sd. ; quarts, each ----- - 010 The bottles are given in at the above low prices, and. there Is not a better article in the trade. It may be had also in any sized packages, at Is. 4d. to 2s. 6d. per gallon for the finest article. Real Danzlc Spruce, as imported from Danzic, 12s. per keg, or in bottles at Is. 4d., 10d., 6d., and 3d. Lemon Juice, Pints, 3s. 4d. per dozen, bottles included ; Pints 6s. ; Quarts, 125., or Is. 3d. per gallon Seville Orange Juice, in Half-pints, Pints, and Quarts, ditto. Dried emon Peel. per lb. - 2 3 D r ied Orange-Peel, per lb. The finest Sala , l Oil, imported direct from Leghorn, In a handsome decanter with stopper, at Is. 3d. each. Salad Cream, or prepared dressing fur Salads, also in decanter bot tles, Is. 3:1. each. As there are many spurious imitations of an inferior quality, ob serve the name and address, CLARK and Co., Coleman-street, is on each bottle. China Soy, 9s. per gallon. Finest Salad Oil, Bs. per ga S llon. PICES, Ste. s. d. Cinnamon - per lb. 4 6 Finest Bencoolen Cloves, 2 Bourbon and Amboyna do., Is. 6d. to - Finest Mace - - A fair article of do. - Finest Jamaica Ginger Fine do do. Good ordinary do. Good Barbadoes do. Nutmegs - William Adams, Esq. John Atkins, Esq. Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq. J. Thompson Bramwell, Esq. John Dangerfleld, Esq. Secretary, Chas. Hoglaton, Esq. The POLICIES of this Company, being INDISPUTABLE, form Family Provisions and Negotiable Securities, for their 'validity is not dependent, as in the case of ordinary Policies, upon the import of previous reports and other docuinents. Owing to this important improvement in the practice of Life As surance, the progress of this Company has been rapid from the com mencement of its business, and is steadily advancing. Copies of the Report of the last Annual Meting will be forwarded, on application, to Solicitors, to w h o m Commission is allowed. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, Manager. CIATHOLIC LAW AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, NEW COVENTRY -STREET , E, LONDON. The FOURT if ANNUAL GENERAL EETING LEICESTER-SQUAR Mof the Proprie tors of this Company took place on the 25th instant, at the Head Office, at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted from the report, which is too lengthy for publication : During the past year no claims have arisen from deaths in England. and but in Ireland—one for 500/. and the other for 200/.—makin petted mortality, 700/., w hich have been paid. This is far below the eectedg mortality, and is especially favourable, when it is remembered ho lastw seve rely the life offices generally suffere d from the epidemic of year. The number of lives assured between the lst of June, 1849, and the 31st of V ay, 1850, was more than double the number issued in the twelve months preceding. Prop .sals were made for 138 Policies, amounting to 52,9631. 2s. id.: of these 12 i, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,1251. 6s. i+ixteen Policies lapsed. representing 6,048/., upon which 3201. 31. was received by the Company in the shape of premiums Since the commencement of the Company to the Ist of June last, assurances were effected to the extent of 110,972/. 12s 6d., pro ducing in annuli premiums 3,732/. I Is. 6d. Of these 54 lapsed, amounting to 23,930/. Gs. 6d., of which th e annual premium s were 7411. Is., leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to 2,9911. 15s. 11 d. lied for to the ex tent of 17,700/., Since last meeting loa ns were app but 1,183/. I Is. 10d. only was advanced. gratified to report t hat within the Th e Directors were also hi g hl y last four months they had considerably extended their business on the Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur de l'Etang, a gentleman of high standing in Paris, distinguished for hi s integrity and abili t y in financial and in all a ssurance matters, who. under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris, dee Cardinares, l has Arcalready hbishop within of Lyons the last an Monseigneur Parisis, Eveque Lang three months effected a con siderable amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An nuities both Immediate and Deferred. Aft e r various resolution s, approving of the Report, an d returning thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Bishop Morris, the Vice- Chairman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of the establish ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results and future prospects Mr. Ellice—ln your reports made with respect to tolls, do you adopt any general principle ?—We have adopted the general principle of looking at the whole question, and also looking at the state and con dition of the particular railway. Looking at the state and condition of the particular railway, have you not made a report in favour of an increase in the existing rate of tolls in one case, and against an increase in another case P—We reported ac cording to the special circumstances of each cas,, and also considering the general principle on which Par liament has dealt with the subject of tolls. Will you be good enough to state any two cases on which you have made a report in this session, in one of which you have recommended an increase of rate, and in another of which you have recommended that there should be no increase ?—I think in the case of the Lsncashire and Yorkshire Railway it is recom mended that there should be no increase of rates; I think in the case of the Great Northern Railway an increase of rates is recommended. s. d. Cassia - per lb. 1 6 Pimento - - - 010 Black Pepper - - 1 0 White ditto - - 1 6 Cayenne Pepper - -2 6 Long Pepper - 1 2 Isinglass, from 83. 6d. per lb. 15 6 Mixed Spice - - - 3 0 Maccaroni, from Sd. Vermicelli - - - -0 10 - 2 0 - g o' - 6 0 - 2 6 - 2 0 - 1 8 - 0 6 - 6 6 MUSTARD. n 91b. and 181 b. casks , s econd - - - per ib. 0 5 )itto fine 0 8 ,n 91b. and 181 b. casks, superior Ditto do. double do. - - - -1 4 Real Gorgona Anchovies, as imported from Leghorn, in double bar rels, also in single barrels. 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Upon what ground did you report that there ought to be no increase of rates in the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway ?—The report speaks for itself upon that subject ; it was generally with reference to the circumstances of the railway, laying it down as a general principle, that that which Parliament has sanctioned, after much consideration in the Com mittee, is not to be interfered with, unless for some reasons which show that the arrangement which has been made is one which cannot be carried into effect ; we thought, with regard to the Great Northern Railway, that at the particular time when that rail way was sanctioned, which was in 1845 and 1846, the tolls were then placed by Parliament in some cases at so low a rate (the company being then willing to take the Bill upon any conditions), that there would not be adequate return upon the capital expended ; but in the other case, considering that the railway had existed for a certain period, and that it would have paid a fair dividend but for the expenditure which had been made upon branches and other works, we thought it was not a case for an increase of rates, because money had been uselessly expended—we thought that the main line was not to pay for that expenditure upon the branches connected with it, whereas in the other case the whole line was taken at a rate not remune rative. That was the general principle ; but it is more accurately stated in the report. Upon what ground do you report in favour of an augmentation of the tolls of one company up to a certain limit, while you report against a similar aug mentation in the case of another company ?—Tne Great Northern was at a much lower rate than any existing railway company; we thought it was not a remunerative rate, and we thought it fit that the tolls should be raised. On the other hand, we thought that the Yorkshire and Lancashire was originally at a fair remunerative rate; that the Committee upon the Bill had come to a right decision ; and that it would have been remunerative, but that the company chose to expend their capital upon some unprofitable and useless branches. HE LIVERPOOL and LONDON F IRE and T LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY' NO TICE IS ItE REBY GIVEN, that'on the 29th instant, the Chief Office of this Company in London will be R EMOVED to Nos , 20 and 21, POULTRY. Terms, Cash. 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Price Is. 114 d., 2s. 9d., and 1 Is. per box. All Pills under similar names are Counterfeits. Published by the Author, and may be had of Kent and Richards, 49, Paternoster - ro w ; Haßnay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborse street, Haymarket; Maxi, 39, Conihill; Gordo*, 146, Lead hall-street, London ; or , fr ee by post for torty-twe stamps. the Author's Residence, 37. Retitori-ware TAndinn. The rate of tolls which you recommended was not in accordance with that upon which the Bill was granted ?—Certainly not. Then, in fact, was not this raising the rate of toll breaking faith with the public P—lt was contrary to the original decision of the Committee, no doubt; but we recommended that the tolls should be raised, be cause we thought it impossible that the line could be worked upon those tolls ; they were lower than the existing tolls of any railway company. The special circumstances of that railway led you to think that if the toll were not raised, a return of three per cent. might be obtained upon the capital in vested in that undertaking I ) —Yes. Unless you thought that was a sufficient remunera tion for the capital, surely you could upon no other principle recommend that the company should not have the power of raising their tolls, so as to increase that rate of remuneration ?—I do not think that the Commissioners could recommend that the tolls should always be raised to a remunerative rate to the com pany, whatever might be the conduct of the company, or whatever might be the circumstances under which the railway was made; it depends partly upon the circumstances under which it was constructed. Chairman—When it is stated that the Railway Commissioners alter the rate of tells, is it to be under stood that the Railway Commissioners merely recom mend to Parliament that they should be altered ?—lt is only a recommendation for the consideration of the Committee upon the Bill. Then do you regulate the amount of profit which a railway ought to make ?—No ; we look at all the conditions, all the circumstances of the case, and the course which Parliament took originally. Have the Commissioners made up their minds as to the general question, whether the raising the tolls is certainly a source of profit to railway companies ; that is to say, whether higher rates must necessarily give greater profits f—That must depend upon cir cumstances. • ROBBERY BY A CLERK. LivenpooL, MONDAY.—On Thursday last a young man named Frederick Oliver Rowlinson, a clerk in the employ of Messrs. Daunt Brothe rs, iron mer chants of this town, absconded, and a large sum of money in gold was missing, which he was supposed to have taken with him. The firm has a house in Manchester, and the police of that town, who have a high character for detective vigilance,were immediately set upon the alert, the result being that Neaves, one of the principal officers, apprehended Rowlinson at Birmingham on Friday. This mooning the prisoner was brought before the police magistrate in this town charged with having stolen 2571. belonging to his employers. Neaves stated that having received in formation of the robbery, he proceeded to Birmingham on Friday, and arrived there about one o'clock. As he was going out at the gates of the station h e met the prisoner and i m mediately took him. into custody. On searching him he found 501. in notes, 31. Bs. in coin, a gold watch, and two valuable rings. Witness afterwards went to the house where the prisoner had lodged the night previous, and in his port manteau there were 1491. in sovereigns, and some wearing apparel, which the prisoner had pur chased in Birmingham. On being questioned about the money, the prisoner acknowledged that it be longed to his masters, and said that when he had made up the amount taken he intended to send it back. It appears that before the prisoner went away he paid a debt of 101. at the house where he had been lodging in Liverpool, and gave 20/. to his mother. The circumstances of the robbery of the 2571. are briefly these :—On Thursday the amount was paid to Mr. Thomas Livesley Plant, the manager of the business in Liverpool, and he handed it over to the prisoner to pay to Mr. Daunt on his return from Manchester. In the evening the prisoner gave the 2571. to Mr. Daunt, as directed, and that gentle man afterwards instructed him to lock it up till morning in the iron safe. This he does not appear to have done, and he was not seen again till apprehended in Birmingha m. The prisoner is quite a young man, short, but rather good-looking, and very neatly attired. Ile seemed fully to appreciate the awkward ness of his situation, and when asked what he had to iay to the charge, he replied, that when he took the money he was not aware of the consequences. He was then fu ll y committed to take his trial. It should be remarked that the prisoner had only been in the service of the prosecutors since the Bth of July last. 1)R. CULVERWELL'S NEW WORKS. To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster -row ; Carvalhe; 147, Fleet-street; Mann, 39, Cornhill ;or direct from the author , ) rice One Shilling each ; by post, is. 6d. ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. "Health, Recreation, and rational Use of Ti Mornings—Ex me." 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Chairman—When a railway company apply to Par liament for an Act, are they obliged, under the Stand ing Orders, to deposit a copy of their Bill with the Railway Commissioners ?—Yes. What do you understand to be the object of that Standing Order ?—I will state the course adopted with reference to that ; a copy of the Bill is depo sited with us on the 31st of December, at the same time when the depo s it i s ma d e i n th e Private Bill office; we then examine all the Railway Bills of the session, with a view to matters affecting the public interests, and whatever is thought objectionable in the provisions, and any omissions and irregularities in their provisions, are submitted to Mr. Booth, who prepares the breviates, with a view to notes on the breviates, or to the Chairman of Committees. Then we prepare and settle clauses or amendments required for giving effect to the suggestions of the Commis sioners ; and also we see the agents and parties relative to the objections of the Commissioners ; we examine the Bills as amended in Committee in the House of Commons with reference to the above-mentioned matters, and communicate with the Chairman of Committees thereon. Then we examine the Bills as brought into the House of Lords, and as amended in Committee in that House. There is a standing order of the House of Lords, that a cop of very railway Bill as amended in the Committee shallbe deposited at the Board of Trade three days before the same shall be read a third time in the House. We com municate with the Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords and with Mr. Palk thereon. The matters which we consider with reference to these Bills are various. We consider the Bills with re ference to defining the purposes to which the money authorized to be raised by the Bill is to be applied ; also as to the mode of raising the naw share capital, and the terms on which any preference shares are to be issued ; also as to providing for the priority of existing preference shares over new preference shares proposed by the Bill; and as to compliance.with the following standing orders relating to Railway Bills—namely, res trictions on the amount that may be raised on mort- THIRTY-FIRST EDITION. Illustrated by 26 Anatomical Coloured Ekgravin . .ll on Steel. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. ICew Edition, enlarged to 196 pages. Just published, price 2s. 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In your opinion is the staff of the Railway Com missioners now equal, or more than equal, to the duty imposed upon it ?—lt is certainly not more than equal to the duty imposed upon it, because we are obliged to call in occasionally additional assistance. It appears that the secretary has 1,0001. a year salary, besides 2021. per annum as pay; do you think that is either too small a salary, or too large a one, for the duties of the office ?—That is the salary which his predecessor, Captain Harness, had, who left the Board at Easter last. Who is Captain Wynne ?—He is an engineer of fi3er, one of the inspectors. And Captain Laffan the same ?—Yes. The inspectors, it appears, have 1,5751. a year ? In consequence of Captain Harness having left the department, there has been a slight change since this estimate was framed. The present amount is 1,4121. for the two inspecting officers. The sum of 1,4121. includes the salary of both in spectors ?—Yes. - What are the duties of Lieutenant Galton ?—He is assistant-secretary, and has charge of the statistical department. What do you consider your own duties as one of the Railway Commissioners to be, as distinct from those of the • President and Vice-President of the Board of Trade P—The whole business of the Rail way Commission comes under review before me, and, of course, the whole of my time is occupied with it ; only a portion of it comes under the review of the President and Vice-President of the Board of Trade. The President and Vice-President are cognizant only of that part of the business which you think it neces sary to consult them upon 7—Principally so, such as matters likely to come before Parliament, and all matters of very great importance, and in cases of de putations ; but not all cases of deputations ; some I receive myself. What time are you occupied in the detail of your office ?—I am occupied at the office during the sitting of Parliament always from twelve to five, or longer in the course of the day; and when Parliament is not sitting, I am there all the year, with the exception of a month or five weeks, some hours during the day. Can you state what the hours of attendance of the clerks are in the Railway Commission ?—The clerks in the Railway Commission come at half-past ten and stay till five, or such time further as may be re quired. Is there any report of the time of their attendance ? —The time of their coming to the board is always noted in a book, as in other offices. To whom is that book submitted ?—The secretary has charge of the book. Mr. Ricardo—Can you state how many prosecu tions have taken place under the Commissioners of Railways think there is one proceeding upon the question of tolls as to the Great Western; that is un der their special Acts of Parliament; and the object is to decide whether they are bound or not bound to reduce their tolls. That was in consequence of me morials from Bath and Bristol, numerously signed, complaining of the rate of tolls that the Great Western Company were taking, and which they were not authorised to do by their Act of Parliament. We con sidered the question, and proceedings have been insti• tuted to oblige them to comply with the provisions of their Acts ; they are resisting that ; they think they are not bound to reduce the tolls, and the matter is under consideration by one of the courts of law. That is one case; there is another proceeding which is also under a special Act of Parliament, which is to oblige the Great Western to complete the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway ; that i. an application from landowners and others, and memorials from various towns. I should state that under the provisions of their Acts of Parliament they were bound to under take the completion of the line, if the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company failed in doing so themselves, and that we were bound to com pel them to do so we considered the question, and heard the parties; it was pending a very long time ; on various occasions we saw deputations upon it, and we came to the conclusion at last that it was our duty to oblige the Great Western to comply with the pro visions of the Act of Parliament, and legal proceed ings are instituted in that case. Are there any other cases ?—There are the Post office cases I have mentioned. There is a question whether the North-Western Company are obliged to carry policemen or not at a certain rate of charge, ac cording to the Act of Parliament. Do the Railway Board consider that they have power, according to their discretion, to compel railway companies to perform engagements which they have undertaken under special acts ?—Where it is for the public advantage we should do it, not otherwise. Mr. Ricardo—Many railway companies undertak ing to make branches have agreed to pay a dividend if such branches are made ; would you consider that a case for the Commissioners of Railways ?—lt must depend upon the circumstances. 1 cannot say, unless I had the whole of the facts before me, what I should advise in a case of that description. If the Act of Parliament provides that the company shall do an act and the company refuse to do that act, we have the power of enforcing the provisions of the Act, but we rarely interfere. GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. GLOUCESTER, MONDAY EVENING. The festival for 1850 of the three choirs of Glouces ter, Hereford, and Worcester, was virtually com menced to-day, and under the most favourable auspices. The weather has been for several days past bright and clear, and there is everything of a settled period of brilliant autumnal weather. The whole of the day has been most industriously occupied in rehearsals. As early as ten o'clock—two hours earlier than usual—the band and chorus were at their posts in the cathedral orchestra, and the morning re hearsal did not terminate until past four this after noon. After an interval of three hours. the rehearsal of the secular music will be taken at the Shire-hall. The festival is held a week earlier than it had been originally contemplated. in deference to the wishes of certain of the clergy, next week being an Ember week. There are indications of a most successful meeting. A large number of places have been se cured, both for the morning performances of sacred music and the concerts, than has been remembered for very many years past, and the city is already fast filling with visitors. To•morrow the special trains will commence running, when a vast accession to the population of the district is expected. Special trains will run from Cheltenham, Birmingham, Bris tol, Bath, Oxford, and even London, the Great Western Company having given notice of their inten. tion to run a cheap special train from London to morrow and on Friday mornings (the Afeesiah day). A fear has been expressed that on these two days there will be a cram at the cathedral, and hence per. sons living in the neighbourhood are securing their tickets at once. The stewards, however, will only issue tickets according to the accommodation pro vided. The festivals of the three choirs have now been established 126 years. They are held alternately at Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester, and were ori ginally set on foot in 1723, in aid of a valuable charity then e f J o o r d i t a l y o d for G formed e s t b e y r t f o h r t he relief e dioceses of of thew Worcester, ido ws and orphans o f suc h poor clergy m en of these dioceses as might have been left unprovided for by their natu ral guardians. The institution, as originally founded, was what it now professes to be —a gathering of the three cathedral choirs of 'Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester. It has, however, gradually assumed a more important position, until it has reached its pre sent high character in the charitable and musical world. It now contributes mainly to the suste nance and education of a large number of widows and orphans of deceased clergymen, who would otherwise be thrown destitute upon the world. It should be explained that the charity derives its income, not from the proceeds of the sale of tickets of admission to these festivals—for they have never yet been known to pay their own expenses—but from the eleemosynary contributions of the several con gregations at the morning performances of sacred the e s close g of n e o a b c l e h men mornings and ' ladies oof performance, the insomuseic. A of th t e lead i ng county collect the alms of the charitable at the doors of the cathedral, and by this means from 6501. to 1,000/, per annum is raised on behalf of the widows and orphans. The amount collected on their behalf at Gloucester at the last festival held here in 1847 was 6861. ; next year, at Worcester, the amount col lected was 9691 ; and at Hereford, last year, 8331. was received. The largest amount ever collected was at Hereford, in 1840, when extraordinary exertions were used. 1,0611. 2s. Id. was then raised, and at Worcester, in 1842, the amount received for the a charity was 1,0611. Is. These contributions are Mir fleet OFFICIAL_ SALARIES COMMITTEE. BOARD OF TRADE, &c. The following is the substance of the latter portion of the evidence in this department : The Right Hon. Sir Edward Ryan examined. Chairman—You are one of the Commissioners of Rail ways ?—Yes. Mr. Ellice—Are they all eligible to seats in Par liiment ? No, I am not. The President and the other Commissioner are, by the terms of the Act. Do you consider Mr. Lebouchere the President of the eJuimirision ?—Y(s. Lord Granville represents the 13 eird in the House of Lords. Mr. Ricardo—Was not the original Railway De partment appointed by a Treasury minute of the 6th of August, 1844, and was not the Railway Commis sion of 1848.9 quite different ?—Entirely ; it is ap pointed under the Act of Parliament which passed in 1846. Will you describe generally the branches of duty that you have to perform ?—One branch of duty under the 5 and 6 Vict. is as to the opening of rail ways; no railway is to be opened without notice to the Commissioners of Railways, and they are to ap point officers to inspect, and they are empowered, upon the reports of the officers, to postpone the open ing, and to do so from time to time, till they think the railway can be opened with safety to the public. Then under the 3 and 4 Vict., c. 97, and 7 and 8 Vict., c. 85, they may appoint inspectors of railways, and the persons so appointed may examine railway stations, works, buildings, and carriages, for the pur p Ise of enabling the Commissioners to carry the pro visions of any general or special Act into execution. Under that, of course, there are various duties which the Commissioners have to discharge; for instance, upon inspecting on one occasion the engines of the Brighton Railway Company, we found that they were deficient, and steps were taken to remedy that. Another branch of duty is as to the con struction of roads and bridges; this is under the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act. The Commis sioners, after hearing the parties interested, may in certain cases modify and alter the construction of roads, bridges, and other works, and decide upon the ar rangements and mode of construction which may be desirable, and authorise the same by a certificate in writing. ahat, of course, involves inspection; no tices are to be given to the parties who are heard before the Commissioners on each side, the parties proposing and the parties objecting to those altera tions; and there is a formal decision upon the case, which is drawn up with a plan annexed, and which has, in fact, the force of an Act of Parliament. Another duty is as to deviations from gradients, curves, &c. The Commissioners of Railways may, after examination and inquiry, empower railway com panies in the construction of their works to alter the works described in the Parliamentary plans and sec- Eons, by increasing the inclination of gradients, diminishing the radius of curves, substituting tunnels for cuttings, and viaducts for solid embankments; applications of that kind are very numerous. The same course is pursued there ; notice is given, the parties are heard, and an adjudication is made. Then as to the junction of branch railways; in case of dis putes between an owner or occupier or other person and the railway company, as to the proper places for any openings in the ledges or flanches of any railway, the Commissioners are to hear and determine in the same manner. They have also the power of interfering and regulating branch c ommunications with railways, to insure the public safety. They have also the power of authorising railway companies, in cases of accidents or slips, to enter upon adjoining lands; and when they think it necessary for the public safety that additional land should be taken, they may re vive the compulsory powers of purchasing and taking lands contained in the Act of the company. That, of course, requires consideration and inquiry. The parties are heard, if necessary, upon the subject. The Commissioners have also power to make regula tions as to gates and the crossing of turnpike-roads, and as to speed, with a view to the public safety. They have also the power to sanction, after hearing the parties interested, the substitution of bridges for level crossings. That is dealt with in the same man ner. They have also to regulate cheap trains, which, under the Act of Parliament, are to be provided by the company, and are to be approved of by the Corn- ' missioners, as to the hours of starting, the rate of speed, the stations at which they stop, and the provision of seats and protection from the weather, as to which we have a Aiscretionary power. We may dispense with those conditions, if we think fit, in consideration of other arrangements being made more convenient to the public. We are not allowed to alter the rate of charge; the charge must not exceed a penny a mile, but as to all the other circumstances•attending those cheap trains, we have a discretion, and they require much considera tion and inquiry. We have also to decide disputes between connecting railway companies, where com panies have a common terminus or a portion of a line in common. Further, we decide questions in dispute relating to arrangements for conducting joint traffic. We also appoint umpires to determine certain matters referred to arbitration, under the provisions of the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, and the Land Clauses Act, and the Railway Clauses Act. And further, we have the bye-laws of all the companies to regulate. No bye-laws of railway companies are good with out they are approved by you ?—No ; we have to approve not only of bye-laws relating to the use of railways, but also regulating the use of canals, docks, and harbours, and other works of a public nature be longing to railways. Then we have another duty, which is an important one, and a difficult one in its exe cution at times, and certainly not a very popular one, which is the enforcement of the provisions of Railway Acts. These are either general or special. There is the enforcement of the provisions of general Railway Aets, such as obliging the railway companies to carry the mails, under certain circumstances, or the police, or enforcing certain regulations as to cheap trains; and there are also in the special Acts various provisions which we are called upon at times to enforce. Mr. Ellice—Have you power, with respect to the mails, to enforce any particular rzte of charge to the public ?—Yes, according to 'the provisions of the existing Acts ; the case to which I particularly allude is with respect to sending a guard with mail-bags as a passenger, and the company refused to allow the guard to take up and leave bags on the way ; where the company refuse, and the law says they are bound to do that, we have the power to enforce it. Have you the power of making a law with respect to the stoppage of the trains at different places for the accommodation of the Post-office ?—Certainly not ; only to enforce the conditions of the Acts of Parlia ment as to the conveyance of the mails. If any dispute arises between the Post-office and a railway company, have you the power of settling the dispute arbitrarily ?—No. It must be settled by reference to a court of law ? —lf it is a dispute about the rat e o f carr i age , th ere is a power provided in the Act, namely, by arbitra tion; but if they do not comply with the provisions of the Act of Parliament, we cannot decide the mat ter; we can only institute legal proceedings to en force the Act of Parliament. - ocee Supposing a private individual has a c omp l a i nt as y t h e m ßoard to think warrant theri right, h p t r , upon a caseding, to against any ( f those railway companies, and sh ou ld appeal upon that complaint to the Railw a y B oar d , w w o h u ic l h d a t p he pea ß re a d il w to a desire the Attorney-General or the Lord Advocate of Scotland to proceed against the company at the public expense ?—No ; certainly not ; unless there were some public advantage in so doing ; they y would not listen to a particular individual complaint, unless there were some public advantage in doing so. Then why should a special distinction be made in the case of a contract between the public and the railway company ?—The distinction is made by the Act of Parliament. Chairmsn—What is the nature of the reference that the Post-office make to the Railway Commis sioners ?—ln soing instances they apply to us, saying that they have difficulties in carrying their mails by guards, and that they want to know whether the company are obliged to carry the mails under those circumstances, and if they are obliged , what course should be taken to compel them to do so. Under what Act of Parliament is that ?--Under the 9;11 section of the 9th and 10 h of Victoria, chap. 105 ; that is the Act which appoints the Commis sioners, the Act of 1846: " And whereas, in some cases, railway companies have exceeded the powers given to them under the Acts constituting them, or have otherwise acted contrary to the provisions of the said Acts, or of the General Acts for regulating Riilways • be it enacted, that it shall be the duty o f the said dommissioners to prevent any such unlawful proceedings by the exercise of any powers now vested in the Lords of the said Committee." The powers to which this Act refers are those contained In what is termed Mr. Gladstone's Act, 7 and 8 Vic , c. 85, s. 16, 17, and 18. . What is the par , icular case in which y ou h ave un dertaken for the Post-office to direct th e Attorney.. GrHi eral to proceed against a railwAy company ?- - i t ißsatihieway ; the question ii : 7 case oftheEdlni,yvhe r,gh,Ptheerrth, and Dundee Under th e 11 t h c se a c o ti r o o n fu o s f e t t h o e a 7 l t l h ow and the Bth mai V l i -us e g .,e r . 4 Bs, the company to take up and s r ' . ' --Th handed over intact to the charity , and 4e, vivta gd Letween the three dioceses. They -*if 4 . 1414 Lb- - Atet4- , any part of the expenses of the festXli*elear: -: ' penses are paid out of the proceeds V-Ihe..eale fiar tickets, but there is always a bale ce ;against the stewards, which they have to in kLgoiid put of their own private purses. - 1 , -At_ g.ife-rallir runs from 201. to 601. each steward. Hence there • was some years ego some difficulty in get ting the required number of gentlemen (12) wil ling to undertake the responsibility of the steward ship, but no such difficulty has been encountered this year. On the contrary, 14 gentlemen promptly undertook the duties and responsibilities. The fol lowing is the list of stewards :—Mr. T. G. Parry, High Sheriff of the County, Right Hon. and Rev. Lord Saye and Sele, Rev.T. Selwyn, Canon of Glou cester, Rev. G. Evans, D.D., Rev. W. L. Darrell, Rev. H. B. Evans, Thy. T, Peters, Sir M. C. Bowey, Bart., Mr. W. Dent, Mr. W. H. H. Hartley, Mr. E. Sampson, Mr. T. Turner, Mr. J. W. Walters, and Mr. J. Yorke. The festival is under the sFecial patronage of the Qaeen. The Duke of Beaufort is the President, and the Vice Presidents are Earl Fitztiardinge, Earl So mers, Lord Lyttleton, arid the Bishops of Gloucester ar.d Bristcl, Worcester, arid Hereford. Tne Bi,hop of Gloucester entertains a large party of visitors during the week. The vocal and instrumental Went secured by the managers of the fe,tival is of high rank in the profession. In this respect Gloucester always stands before Worcester and Hereford; the principal vocalists are Madame SJittag, Madame Castellan, Miss Dolby, Miss Williams, and Miss Lucombe, Herr Formes, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Lockey, and Mr. Lawler. The band is from the Philharmonic Concerts and the Royal Italian Opera; Mr. Blagrove, the leader, and Mr. Arnott, conductor. The choral body is selected with care from the choral societies and choirs of Exeter-hall, Bristol, Norwich, Windsor, Worcester, Hereford and Glouces ter. Altogether the orchestra numbers in force about 200, which is quite sufficient for all the purposes of a cathedral choir. The scheme has already been briefly summed up. The oratorios are the Messiah and Elijah, and part of the Creation. Mendelsshon's sacred cantata, "Lauda Zion," will be given, and a new sacred song by Dr. Wesley, which was rehearsed today, and pronounced by critics as one of the most beautiful of modern productions. Dr. Wesley will conduct it in person, and Mr. H. Phillips will sing it. This is one of the few novelties of the festival. Among the sacred airs allotted to Madame Sontag are the " Rejoice greatly" and " With verdure clad," from the Creation, Hear ye, I s ra e l," from Elijah, and H an d e l' s " H o l y , holy," and " Let the bright Seraphim." The prima donna sings no less than four times at each of the evening concerts. The nave of the cathedral has been appropriately fitted up for the sacred performances, and looked ex ceedingly well to-day. There is nothing glaring about the additions and decorations, but all harmo nizes as nearly as it may with the building itself. The concerts will be given in the County-hall, an elegant room capable of holding two or three thou sand persons. It has just been beautifully painted and decorated. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. KENDAL AND WINDERMERE RAILWAY.—At a spe cial meeting of this company, at Kendal, or Friday, the directors were authorised to borrow 16,0001. at 4f per cent., which will save the necessity of calling up so much of the preference shares, and the company per cent. ORLEANS, TOURS, AND BORDEAUZ RAILWAY: The French Government have amended the original con cessions granted to this company. The original lease, which was 27 years 278 days, has been extended to fifty years, to date as before from the entire comple tion of the double line from Orleans to Bordeaux, which will be effected in about six 3ears from the present time. The great advantage arising from this augmented term is a reduction of 1 1-10 per cent. in the sinking fund, and a consequent increase of divi dend to that extent. The company is permitted to lay a single line of rails on the remaining sections from Tours to Bordeaux, three years being allowed for the addition of the second line to each respective section, as may be thought most advantageous to the company. The effect of this clause will be to spread over a pe riod of six years one-half the remaining calls, while the last payment may be delayed for nine years from the present time. The opening of the section from Augoule'ine to Libourne is postponed until the comple tion of the line from Libourne to Bordeaux. By this concession the company is spared the loss of working an isolated portion of the line which by the new ar rangement will not be opened until all the remaining sections are nearly ready for traffic. The French Government, in agreeing to these modifications, have imposed some new conditions on the company. It may be remembered that the State undertook the construction of this railway, leaving to the company only the laying of the rails and the supplying of the rolling stock. By the new arrangement, the stations on the line have been added to the company's charge. The maximum of this outlay will be 4,000,0001. (160,0000 Two years were before allowed for the opening of any section with a double line of rails from the date of such section being delivered over to the company by the State ; but by the new conces sion they are obliged to open each section for traffio with a single line within one year of its delivery by the Board of Public Works. The obligation to call 12,000,000 f. (480,0001.) within two years, or to show an expenditure equal to that amount : the object of this clause is to ensure the early completion of the line. The company have proved the expenditure of 3,000,000 t. (120,0001.) for the current half-year. NAMUR AND LIEGE RAILWAY. —THE LATE Is UN. DATIONS IN BELGIUM.—The directors of the Namur and Liege Railway having received information of serious damage having been done to the works on their railway by the late sudden and unexampled inunda tions in Belgium, made a tour of inspection over their various lines of railway on the 27th August, accom panied by the resident engineer of the company. They discovered that on the Mons and Manage line two breaches had been made in the embankment at Havre and Ville.sur-Haine, one of 230 feet, the other of 164 feet in length. The height of the embank ments at those places places was 13 feet. At Obourg there are 820 feet of the embankment carried away. Near Mons 492 feet of embankment are more or less damaged ; but not a single portion of masonry of any kind has been injured, notwithstanding the immense rush of water which took place. The traffic on one half of the line, viz., from Havre t o M ons , h as b een entirely suspended on account of these injuries to the works, which occurred on the 17th an d 18 t h August last. Immediate measures were taken by the resident engineer to repair the breaches made in the embank ments, and the utmost energy continues to be dis played by the contractor, so that by the 10th (this day) the trafice will be resumed to Mons, and by the be ginning of October the line will be completely re stored at a total cost to the company of about 2,000/. sterling. On the Namur and Liege line very little damage has been done to the works. The newly made embankments near Namur and Flone have slightly subsided ; but as this effect must have oc curred during the ensuing winter, the consolidation of these works will be hastened rather than retarded by what has now occurred, and the expense will be borne by the contractors. On Monday, -the 2d inst., the directors, accompanied by the resident engineer, the contractors, the resident director, and other officers of the company, made an experimental trip with a loco• motive carriage over the Namur line from the junc tion with the Government line near Liege (about one mile and a quarter from the company's station at Liege) to within a quarter of a mile from the station at Namur, a distance of thirty-five miles. The smoothness of the line was the subject of general re mark, and the beautiful order in which the works generally appeared was highly gratifying. With trifling exceptions th e d ou b le line of w ay is laid throughout the whole distance. The temporary sta tions and fences have yet to be placed, but all the more important works are finished. The opening of the line, therefore, for internal traffic will most pro bably take place about the middle of Oetober. QUEBEC RAILWAY. —The directors of this com pany have issued an article, informing the Englieh shareholders that they had succeeded in incorporating class A shareholders, and thus limiting the amount of their subscriptions. The privileges and advantages possessed by the company may be briefly stated, as comprising an equal participation with the provincial class B shareholders in the gift of all the ungranted land to the extent of five miles on both sides of the first section of the line, amounting to above a quartet of a million of acres; interest at 6 per cent. on de posit and calls until the line is opened for traffic • a minimum dividend at 6 per cen t. guaranteed by the province for 25 years after the line is opened, which is increased to a preferential dividend of 7 per cent. during the 25 years, and in all perpetually thereafter by the class B shareholders ; and an equal participa tion with the class B shareholders in the surplus profits, after the latter have received 7 per cent. The line is the shortest route to the Canadas through British territory, and runs nearly parallel with the boundary, as settled by the late Lord Ashburton. ALARMING EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER. On Thursday last the town of Airdrie was thrown into a state of considerable excitement, in consequence of the explosion of a quantity of gunpowder in the shop of a spirit-dealer named Peter Galloway. It appears that Galloway had been empty ing the powder from an eighth barrel into a flask, for the purpose of blasting on the following day; and, while doing so, he held in his mouth a lighted tobaccepipe, fr om w hi c h a spark fell into the barrel, when the whole instantly ex ploded, carrying before it all the partitions and walls, till it reached the adjoining shop of Mr. John Shanks. In this shop also there were 281bs. of powder, which exploded, knock ing out the windows, and throwing into the street a quan tity of goods which the shop contained. After the excite ment had somewhat subsided, the people, who had been at tracted by the noise of the explosion, went into the houses, and found six men fearfully burnt. The men, we believe, bad been drinking in the shop. Among the sufferers was a child of tender years, belonging to Dundyran. 7 , ,c. ~':y, _,+`/~~ :~ ~~