The Sun. — London, England, 1845-09-04 00:00:00

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(From the Liverpool Albion.) The screw, both as a principal and as an auxiliary propelling power, is now being rapidly adopted ; and, whi.e the success which has attended its adoption into the steam-ship Great Britain, as demonstrated by her recent voyage to New York, will undoubtedly remove all Prejudice which may still exist against it, and lead the ItN,/, as we believe it will, to its almost universal use in Place of the paddle-wheel, the information we are now about to lay before our readers sufficiently attests its progress as an auxiliary. We have previously noted its adoption in this latter Capacity into the new line of communication about to be opened between this port awl Constantinople ; and we are now enabled to state, that not only is it contem •Pfattd to adopt it, between Liverpool and the east, but that within a short period it will be in extensive use in packet lines between this port and various parts of the continent of America. No less than three iron vessels ' to all of which it will be fitted, are now bein g b u ilt by Messrs. James Hodgson and Co , iron shipbuilders, of this town ; one an iron ship, of twelve hundred tons burthen, with engines of one hun dred and eighty horse-power, the first of a new line of steamers to ply between Liverpool and New York ; the second, one of six hundred tons burthen, with engines of one hundred horse-power, the first of a new line of seven steamers destined to run between Rio de Janeiro and the Mersey ; and the third one for Buenos Ayres. All these are to be fitted with the screw propeller and Grantham's patent direct action engines. Nor must we omit to point especial attention to the fact that all these vessels are constructed of iron. In addition to these, a steam-packet ship has lately been constructed at Boston, in the United States, and, being advertised to leave New York on the 6th instant, she may be expected to arrive in the Mersey towards the 26th instant. This vessel is intended as a pioneer of 4 regular line of steam packet-ships ; and her steam Power is intended for use during calms or to make way against head winds—in fact, whenever advantageous The motive power may be described as follows :—A Condensing engine of 170 horse-power, consisting of two Cylinders, of twenty-five inches diameter and three feet tteake, working at right angles ; two boilers, with two Itriaces each, fourteen feet long by seven wide and nine nigh ; blowing-engine and blowers, so arranged as to be ° ll t of th e way, an d to b e on l y used occasionally to rais e the Steam quickly ; one heater ; and a propeller of nine and. a•half feet extre me di ame t e r, con s t ructe d ent i re l y o f wi r cl ight copper and composition metal, whi c h revo l ves 4441 Ft the rudder, the main shaft coining out close by the Rem th - s - " Post, and supp or t e d by a s t ou t' b race a tt ac h e d to by eine. The propeller can be shipp e d o r uns hipp e d the aid of a shaft coming out of the ship above the main shaft, and is entirely within the control of the en gineer in the engine -room. The mechanism within first 11uships or rigs in the lower shaft from the hub of the P r e,Peller, then, by turning the upper shaft, the pro • eller is brought up to the flat of the stern, entirely out v t he water, and in a few minutes the ship assumes the 't('seter of a packet-ship, without anything to drag t, 4 t her. The engine-room is floored with cast-iron ; 11,Q 1 protection is given to th e w oo d wor k near t h e and ; and the chimn e y comes up t h roug h th e p ump tre k twee. decks, and is surrounded by a ventilating the 1. , There is also a powerful fire-engine, with which space may be wet fore and aft, below and aloft. The f o r rt e taken up in the lower hold of the ship is about 11_ 3T- seven feet in a direct line forward of the stern-post. 4,o:4boilers together being but fourteen feet wide, leaves tes g,lxtee in th e w i ngs f or coa l b un k ers , w hi c h are ac the lubte bothe from the outside of the ship as well as in tru n k f t n w edecks. Besides the space indicated, the t wo s , 1; ventilation around the smoke pipe, there ar e evi tid — e rer trunks, coming up through the poop over the fOre an he ads. The between decks is otherwise c l ear lent f„ re d e n a f t , the crew being accommodated in a top-gay runs t o a „Ple, and the cabin passengers in a poop which 0113 i m „ r includes the mainmast. There are also vat '- Ship w y q uvo raents in the construction of the bow. The have accommodation for thirty cabin passeu feZrand ample room for cabin and steerage passengers , w ell - ventilated between decks. She is expected to make five complete voyages per annum, making her pass es in an average of thirteen to twenty days, the -75 a 1 ncin bein g thi rteen and the maximum twenty-five. n illustration of th e a d vance of steamcommunica um we , refe r our readers to a paragraph in another n , from which it w ill b e seen that the novelty of a Mersey. American s t eamer may be expected shortly in the Since the above was writtenwe have noti3ed the ar tval in the Mersey of another vesse l i n w hi ch the screw i$ combi ne d as an auxiliary —the Q, E. 1)., from Mon treal. The date of her departure from that city not being given, we cannot state the length of her voyage. AN ACT FOR THE PROTNCTION OF MERCHANT StiAMEN. A most important measure, aT,cting the wel'are of that numerous and useful body of rapt), the sailors of the merchant service, received the royal assent on th . last day of the !ess'on. It Will to doubt elevate the charac ter,. improve the habits, and better the condition of sea isaen—all objects of the highest importance to the mari time profession. The crimps, lodging house-keepers, ets, the self-styled " shipping-masters and others, * t 2 ll no longer be able to prey on seamen, and defraud in ue ln of their bard-earned wages. The baneful traffic m_ .advance notes, which has brought so many to the cri inal 1 courts and the hulks, will cease, and owners and t e n r, ters of ships will no longer be imposed upon by the 1,41:28, who frequently seed incompetent persons on er :1-Ltee able se amen , w h o are una bl e to hand, reef, ill or do a n y par t o f s seaman ' s duty. This Act Sailor, the h omewar d , as we l l as the outward-bound • Th e x a rnose • numerous " land-sharks" in Lond o n, Li- Z: r4 1 . "tol, Portsmouth, and other great ports, will s,,, t° as "Lb k out for other prey. The preamble 4i t e l ea , l Year; th e seamen of tins kingdom have been it braens Nv t"ujeeted to grievous impositions by eel-- ra ships." tri er undertake Undertake to procure seamen to enter and wIPs." To ships who have no interest in the Tra` l er th„ '° abate this evil, it is enacted " that from e e ''e shall 1 0th of September next, the Board of .., ( lUisit o a license such persons as they may deem to be -mell licen se d fit, and who may be desirous to take out t e be sto • enter ed hire, engage, supply, or provide seamen ~e eus e on board merchant ships ; and every such eh L'erint, 41 71 be granted for such periods, up s o h n a s ll u be voe a b le ` i upon such security being given, and nly tt aPon such conditions as the Board of Trade dry an Y time or times appoint." No person not being ~ o r e sed en , or not being the owner, part owner, mas nuthe-orson in charge of a merchant-ship, or the ship's mei shall hire, engage, or supply seamen for ships ; o e "° Person, whether licensed or not, other th an t h e r, Part owner, master, or person in charge of a u e ohant- s hip, o r the s hip' s h us b an d , to demand or ob atlmthe reg i ster ti c k et o f any seaman for the purpose, kerei der the pretence of engag i ng h im on board any chant. ship. No seaman is to be received on board Zit t vho i, hasbeen hired contrary to th e p rov i s i ons of the A e ve r y penalty not exceeding 201. to be imposed on eap p liserson f or every seaman hired, engaged, or obtained for every register ticket demanded Penalty will contrary to the Act, an d a s i m il ar eg h usband • i ncurred by every owner, ma s t er , or ally e hir e d . d ' any seaman on board not uprovide Person emplOying any unlicen se d egent to e used p erson seamen for merchant-ship s , or an y pers on, for the k nowingly employing any unlicensed Z edi ng 20/., same person to forfeit any sum not ex- Se hi s li ce ,. e nd, in addition thereto, shall forfeit and very wh u se. It will be seen that the Act will afford their lice control over the crimps, for the loss * l aus e e , l l . l° ,.!nses will stop their career at once. The 7th pee to enacts that no advance note for wages shall be tol es havtien seaman until six hours after the ship's ar %nu him se l f duly signed, and then only to the sea- Nei i n 11 7Lis Unless such wages, or advance of wages, be sea m the se Y+ in which case the payment may be made Vter the 'Plan ;himself at any period most convenient of w ar ,7 signing of the ship's articles, and all payments he null contrary to the provisions of this Act shall the J L e nd void. For cashing an advance note of 21., to °lts Ni char ge Porch interest, and compel the sailor la 44 east " ti se cloth es t o th e amount o f 30s. more, or e loth es e tilltv alleged to be worth that su m ; b u t • rap the sailor gets for hi s a d vance no t e f or kit IltZt 3 Cs i h pay clothes worth about 155., and ss. ino, and the Jew re a li ses one h un d re d per cent. Ell'a t ransaction. If all owners and mas t ers t t s Would advance mone y i ns t ea d o f notes t o sea +he Ose shamef u l i m p os iti ons wou ld b e a b o li s h e d . up p"' clause is one of the best. It enacts " that if tnz t lil ts cti shall demand or receive from any seaman, t ake. any person other than the owner, part owner, k l; h °l ' p( non in charge of a merchant ship, or the „,.. q attOsband, requiring seamen, any remunerati o n it et oeither directly or indirectly, for an d on le a , t 1• 4 4 ;If the hiring, supplying, or providing any such ae shall forfeit for every such offence a sum not 3e 51." The sections already referred t o apply a nd Protect ion of the outward bound sailors. The j cl aie wa loth sections more particularly refer to the l Opc, st • tion -1 1 bou n d, w h o are i n d ee d su bj ecte d to " grievous ee ,s, and great injustice" fro m th e w h o l e ,:and-sharks, who s o on m a k e a c l ean sweep o f - `ght n r" la ld. No sooner does a vessel arrive within tkllo444;:kpritisk port than it is boa r d e d by th e ver i est t 4 s a i n t, in existen ce , w h o fi rs t o bt a i n possess i on of r ooli se t 3 hammock, chests, and c l o thi ng , an d th en q! 1 , ( 1 h int a snug berth and good treatment ashore, Ake erwards 1 nder him of his hard-earned wages. tn 9t h el P u • per Clause states that it shall not be lawful for a 2tjatp, B _ (4l (other than any officer or person in her 3 , e j2, service or employment) to go on board Vitee of Triant vessel arriving or about to arrive at the riy tl • u er destination, before or previous to her actual th out l ll. h dock o r a t th e quay or pl ace of her discharge, • t e Permission consent of the master or he 1 0 1 4 c harge of the and es vsel, under a penalty of 201. 4 4 th t ee cl ause enacts that no person shall, on b oar d te nant ship, within twenty-four hours after her u niice soli c i t seamen to become lodgers at the houses "medi a ll sed persons, or take from any ship the chests, rrso n V °,F other effects of seamen, except under their I,lstsier !roireetion, or without the permisi ion of the henof this in charge. The penalty for a viola el:Stein rs clause, which will put an end ts the touting Vle 1 1 a nd the disgraceful brawls on boars ships, is 51. " ti .°ll3 e . t ," clause irtlicts a penalty of 10/. on lodging skih:rescfpers receiving remuneration for The boarding ,ott, e . in or a longer period than is actually due, or for i t) et k. ',,geto return moneys or effects helonzing to sea l:l4 ut.4 -alnt ~ f 12th clause directs the recovery and applies tary,n4lties, and states that "In all cases of com of, ile a"! by or on behalf of any seaman under this ki7er), e vence of such seaman shall be received and ,notesthstanding he may be interested in the kis e°ll lraitt For non-p ayment o f penalties offenders may 9• tied, either with or without hard labour, for l 'ell es i s°t. n o ot exceeding six a calendar months. The A c t operation this d 3. 43 0 ti im------ - tt • I N.—Th e potato crop in this neighboi Li•hood, irewm itbout exception are all spoiled; th ere are in; my con- I k a l to the cause' of this great calamity, but lit baffles tor t4ir effect on the poo r , w h o genera ll y d epend on this wiuter's support, will, it Is feared, be veryiverious, BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT RETREAT. A very numerously and fashionably attended dejeuner a la fourehette took place yesterday, at Abbot's Langley, on the occasion of laying the first stone of a building intended to be devoted to the purpose of forming a comfortable asylum for annuitants of the Booksellers' Provident Institution. This institution was establised in 11+37, and recently its prosperity has been such as to induce the Committee to form the design of establishing a residence in the neighbourhood of London, where the annuitants of the society might enjoy those comforts and that quiet retirement so desirable to secure for those de serving members of the bookselling trade and their widows who may be rendered incapable, at an advanced age, of pro viding for themselves. This intention they have been at length enabled to carry into execution, owing to the munificent kindness of Mr. Dickenson, who gave the intitution, for that purpose, a beautifully-situated piece of land, opposite the King's Lang ley station of the Birmingham Railway. A more delightful site could not be selected for the projected building, lying as it does in a highly cultivated and picturesque district, and pos ses•iing the advantage of being so near London, almost within a few yards of one of the termini of the great northern artery of communication, the frequent passing of the trains on which, in such a rural district, will rather serve to remind the inmates of the asylum of the busy and anxious bustle from which they shall have escaped, than to unpleasantly interfere with the calm and quiet retirement of this asylum. The building will be a very handsome specimen of the Tudor architecture, from a design by Mr. H. Cooper, and the cost of its erection will be defrayed by a fund especially contributed for that purpose by the members of the trade and by many other persons favourable to the object ; and as the fund in creases, additions will be made from time to time of other buildings, in such order as they may be required. The inmates of the Retreat will be selected from the Bnok sellers' Provident Institution, and every member of the Asso ciation will be entitled to vote at their election, the manage ment of their affairs being entirely placed under a Committee annually chosen from amongst the members. The day was peculiarly favourable for the performance of the ceremonial, and a very numerous party, graced by the presence of many of the fair sex, evidently enjoyed the rich and varied scenery in the neighbourhood. At one o'clock a procession of the stewards was formed, who accompanied the Earl of Clarendon to the spot fixed on for the deposition of the foundation stone, which was surrounded by a tasteful canopy for the accommodation of the ladies, where, as old Chaucer would say : " Neither Phcebus' beams could to them thronge, Nor Eolus' sharpe blasts could works them anie wrongs." At two o'clock the stone, which contained in a hollow space specimens of the various coins of the present reign, was placed in its position, and mortar applied with a silver trowel, in a most workmanlike manner, amidst deafening cheers, by Lord Clarendon, after which a prayer was read by the vicar of the parish, and the party proceeded to a spacious marquee, where a sumptuous repast was provided for them. The Earl of CLARENDON presiding. The Noble Chairman proposed, in eloquent terms, the usual toasts which the loyalty and patriotism of Englishmen claim precedence for on ail public occasions ; after which he again called for a bumper, and said that he was about to propose to the assembly a toast which he felt confident would receive the warmest approbation of every . . individual present, connected as it was so intimately with the purposes of the Booksellers' Provident Institution.—(Chiers.) That excellent institution was established in 1837, for the pur pose of affording pecuniary relief to members of the trade, or their widows, who were overtaken by age or infirmity, without the means of providing sufficient comfort under such circum stances ; and that institution had been since conducted in a manner which was so perfectly in accordance with the intentions of the founders, that it had attained a very deserved and high degree of prosperity.—( Cheers.) There had been no appeal in the newspapers in its favour, nor had its meetings been presided over by persons of high rank, yet, notwithstanding, it had been successful to such an extent as to obtain four or five hun dred members, and a corresponding amount of subsuriptions.— (Cheers. ) The society felt the great advantage which they could confer if, in addition to pecuniary relief, they were also enabled to grant the comfort of a quiet retreat in the neighbour hood of London, where members of the society who received assistance might also have an asylum in their old days, in which they might enjoy those comforts and that quiet so essential to their condition, and that design was most benevolently assisted and encouraged by Mr. Dickenson—(Cheers) —who gave for ever the piece of land on which they were then assembled, for the purpose of affording facilities for the erection of such an asylum, and it was now placed in the hands of trustees for that object The building would be proceeded with at once, and he was happy to be able to state that it was to be in a style of architecture which, having in view the purposes for which it was de-igned, must be pronounced most appropriate and well judged, and reflected great credit on the good taste and judgment of the architect, Mr. Cooper. It was to consist of seven houses of four rooms each, with every suitable con venience, so that each member would have a separate and in dependent dwelling; and there were also two larger rooms in the plan, one to be devoted to the purpose of a committee room, and another a ball for the assembly of the inmates, which hall was, he was happy to say, to be fitted up as a library.—( Hear). It was unnecessary to detain them with a description of the more minute arrangements, but they were all to be in strict accordance with proper economy and a due regard to the comfort of the inmates. The objects contemplated in this retreat were such as ought to com mand the sympathy, not only of those connected with the bookselling business, but of every class in life ; for that trade was almost sui generis, and possessed the strongest claims on all, from the highest to the lowest in the land. When persons enjoyed the advantages that were derived from the extensive diffusion of enlightenment and civilization, they seldom thought of the great enterprise and risk which were required in order to produce that diffusion of knowledge—they seldom thought of the cost and anxiety which were required to carry it into effect—they seldom considered what a lottery was the business of publishing.—( Hear, hear.) They seldom considered how difficult it was to discover beforehand the intel lectual taste of the public, or what might be called, perhaps, the caprices of public opinion, against the decision of which it was hopeless to appeal.—( Hear, hear.) He felt that the interests of the booksellers were identical with those of the public, and therefore he felt that in aiding to confer this benefit on them the public were conferring a benefit on themselves.— ( Cheers.) They ought to recollect that the booksellers was the medium through which the principles of religion and patriotism were spread abroad. They ought not to forget that through their exertions knowledge was diffused amongst all classes, and their morals improved, whilst their enlighten ment was increased.—( Cheers.) He should, therefore, with out further preface, give " Prosperity to the Booksellers' Pro vident Retreat."--(Loud applause.) The health of the Noble Chairman was then drank, after which the health of Mr. Dickenson was most warmly received, and several other toasts having been proposed, the company separated, very much delighted, not only with the benevolent purpose which had called them together, but with the agreeable manner in which the day was spent. A sum of 6001. towards the fund for erecting the building was subscribed before the party separated. RESCINDING OF THE RULES AND ORDERS FOR THE DISTRICT ASYLUMS. It appears by the follOwinf , document sent by the Poor-law Commission ers t o the Churchwardens, Overseers, and other parochial authorities of the parishes of the " Western Metropo litan Asylum District," that the hostile demonstrations against the recent orders for forming the district asylums for the house less poor, have induced the Commissioners to rescind them. " THE SOUTH-WESTERN METROPOLITAN ASYLUM DISTRICT. " To the Board of Management of the South-western Me tropolitan District Asylum : To the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the several parishes respectively, comprised in the said district: to the clerk or clerks to the jus tice or justices of the petty sessions held for the division or divisions in which the said district and parishes respectively are situate ; and to all others whom it may concern. Whereas by an order bearing date the 30th day of July last, the Poor-law Commissioners did order and declare that the following unions, that is to say, the St. Saviour's and Wands worth and Clapham Unions, and the several parishes of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, in the borough of South wark ; St. Mary, Lambeth, and St. Mary, Newington, in the county of Surrey, which said several divisions and parishes are situated within the district of the metropolitan police, should be combined into a district, to be termed The South-Western Metropolitan District,' for the purpose of providing and managing one or more asylum or asylums for the temporary relief and setting to work therein of the destitute houseless poor persons who are not charged with any offence, and who may apply for relief or become chargeable to a poor-rates within any of the unions or parishes above mentioned ; " And the said Commissioners did thereby order and declare that a Board of Management should be constituted for the said district, which should consist of the ex-officio members entitled to act according to the provisions of the last-recited Act, and of twelve members to be elected as therein prescribed ; " And whereas, by an order bearing date the 11th day of August instant, the Poor-law Commissioners did prescribe certain rules and regulations for the observance of the Board of Management of the said district, and did direct that proper officers should be appointed to carry into effect the orders and directions of the said Board, and to assist in the administration of the relief of the poor in the said district ; " And whereas It is expedient to rescind the said last recited order: •` Now, •therefore, we, the Poor-law Commissioners, in pursuance of the authorities vested in us by an Act of Parliament passed in the fiih year of the reign of his late Ma jesty King William the Fourth, intituled An Act for the amendment and better administration of the laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales,' do hereby rescind the said last recited order, and every matter and thing therein contained. " Given under our }lauds and seal of office, this 30th day of August, in the year 1845. (Signed) " GEO. NICHOLLS. " EDMUND W. HEAD." The Earl of Dalhousie arrived in town on Tuesday night from Dalhousie Castle, Scotland. EFFECTS OF THE STORMS IN FRANCE.—At Ma rolette, a little village near Mamers, in the department of the Maine-et-Loire, several houses were unroofed, a la Asmodeus, by the violence of the hurricane of the 19th uh. ; and the electric fluid, after having consumed the greatest portion of the furniture and melted all the metal in one of them, struck two persons, who remained for several hours in a cataleptic condi tion. At the farm of Butte, near the source of the river, several lofty trees were torn up by the roots, and almost en tirely stripped of their bark and branches. A sow in the farm yard was dreadfully burnt, and lay the next moment a heap of cinders. On the Balton road a person employed in the fields during the time when the tempest was raging most furiously saw several trees torn up and hurled to a great distance, and his companion was lifted from the ground, and thrown into the midst of a thorny hedge. The poor wretch was fearfully bruised and pricked by the thorns, and could only be extricated from the hedge with the assistance of some peasants, who were compelled to make use of their billhooks to cut out a passage for his body. NEW LINES OF STEAM-VESSELS.—New lines of steamers from this country to distant parts of the world are constantly forming. On Wednesday last the Novelty sailed from Liverpool for Constantinople, as the first of a monthly line of steamers between thi s p or t an d th e T ur ki s h cap i ta l . W e see by the Times that steamers have just begun to run between London and Leghorn, and in a short time the line from Liver pool to Rio and the River Plate will commence operations. British enterprise has now established steam communication with the following countries :—To Russia, Sweden, and Den mark, by the Hull line; to St. Petersburg; to North Ger many, by the Hull and London lines to Hamburg; to Holland, Belgium, and France, by the General Steam Company's ves sels; to the north and south of Spain and to Portugal, by the Peninsular Company's vessels ; to Italy, by the new line from London to Leghorn ; to Malta, the Levant, and Constanti nople, by the new line from Liverpool ; to Egypt, Arabia, Ceylon, India, Sineapore, and China, by the Oriental Steam Company's vessels ; to British America and the United States, by the Cunard and GI eat Western lines from Liverpool ; to the West Indies, Mexico, and the north coast of South America, by the West India line ; to Peru and Chili by the West Coast line. To Brazil and the River Plate by the line now building in Liverpool. The only British colonies of any importance which have not now the advantage of steam communication with the mother country are the Cape, the Mauritius, and Australian colonies.--Liverpool Times. I Aberdeen •• • • • • • • • •• • • Airdrie and Coatbridge Arbroath and Forfar .... Ditto Half Shares .... Armagh, Coir., & Portrush Bandon and Bantry ..... I•telfast and Ballymena Belfast and County Down . Itftknlid,Lan.&Ches..lne. Birmingham and Glo'ster Do. New (iss. at 7 dis.) Ditto Half Shares Birminglan &Oxfrd.June. McMinn', and Preston.. Blekburn, Darwn,& Boltn Bolton, Wigan, & Liverpl. Boston, Stamfrd and Birm Brighton, Lewes, & Ilast. Bristol and Exeter...... Ditto New ... . . Bristol and Gloucester • • Bristol and S. Wales June. British and Irish Union.. Caledon. and Ayrsh. June Caledon. Sc; D umbra. June Caled.•nian .. • • • • • • • • • • • Ditto Extension • • • • • . Cambridge and Lincoln.. Chester and Birkenhead.. Ditto New Shares .. Ditto Half Shares ... Chester and Holyhead . Cheltenham and Oxford. Chichester and Brighton, Churnet Valley ........ Clitheroe Junction ...... Clydesdale Junction .... Cork, Blackrck & Passage Cork and Bandon ....... Cork and Killarney Cork and Waterford .... Cork and Youghal Canterbury and Dover... Coventry and Leicester Derby and Crewe . .... • • Direct Lon. and Manchstr Diss, Beccles, & Yarmoth DirectMan.(Remington's) Direct Northern • • • • • • • • Direct Norwich ..• . . • Dublin and Belfast June. Dublin, Belfast, & Colrr.e Dublin and Drogheda • • Dublin and Galway . • • • Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee and Arbroath . • Ditto New Dundee and Per.h -. • - Durham and Sunderland East Lancashire (No. 1) Ditto (No. 2) .. • • • • • • Eastern Counties . • • .. • . Do. New Do. Perp. 5 pr Ct., No 1 Do. do. N 0.2 East Derehant &Norwich East Union . • • • • •• • • • • • • Ditto Extension • • • • • • Glas., and Dum. Edinburgh and Glasgow.. Do. Quarter Shares • • • Do. New Quarter Shares Edin b. Leith, and Granten Do. Pref. 5 per Cent • • Edinburgh and Northern Edinburgh and Peebles • • Edinburgh and Perth• • • • Ely and Huntingdon • • •• Enniskillen and Sligo ... • Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr Flt wood, Prstn, & W. Rid. Garnkirk and Glasgow • • Glasgow and Ayr. - • .. Do. Quarter Shares • Glasgow and Greenock.. Ditto New. • Ditto Preference • .. Glasgw, Dmfries, and Car. Glsgw, Kilmarnck, & Ard. Glasgow and Belfast Un. Goole and Doncaster ... Grand Junction ........ Ditto Half Shares .... Ditto Quarter :,s'llares • . Ditto New Quarters • . Ditto Eighths .. • Grand Union Great Eastern & Western (it Grimsby & 1)k Extens. (it Grimsby and Sheffield Gt Sthrn & Wstrn (Ir!nd) Ditto Extension Great Munster.. • • .. Gt Northern of Scotland Grt Northern of England Do. New 401. Shares Do. New 301. Shares .. Great Western ......... Ditto Half Shares .... Ditto Fifths Gnilfni, Fareh►n, & Ports. llndrsfld & Man. lt. & Canl udders - field and Sheffield Hull and Gainsborough.. Hull and Selby •. • • Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto Half Shares Inv . erness and Elgin .... Isle of Jersey • Kendal and Windermere Kingstown and Bray .... Killarney Junctions Lancaster and Carlisle .. Lancaster and Preston .. Leeds and Bradford Ditto Extension ...... Leeds and Dewsbury—. Leeds and Thirsk .. .. • • .. Leeds & W. Riding June. Leicester & Birmingham Leicester and Bedford ... Limerick and Waterford Limrck, Ennis, & Fill. Jnc. Lincoln, York, and Leeds Liv. Man. & Gt N. of Eng. Liverpool and Manchester Ditto Half Shares • Ditto Quarter Shares.. Liverpl, Ormskrk,& Prstn London and Birmingham Ditto Third 5.......... Ditto Quarters ....... London and Blackwall London and Brighton.... Ditto Consolid. Eighths London and Croydon .... Ditto New . ••• • • • • Do. Guarant. 5 per Cnt. London and Greenwich • • Do. Pref. or Privilege. London and South Westrn Do. New Cons. Eighths Do. New, 501 Shares • • Do. New, 401. Shares. • London and York .• • • • • • Ditto (Bawtry) . • London and Windsor Londn, Salsbury, & Yeovl Londonderry & Coleraine Londonderry & Enulskilln Lynn and Ely • • • • • • .. .. Lynn and Dereham .• • • • Manchester and Leeds .. Ditto Half Shares .. Ditto Quarter Shares.. Ditto Sixteenths • • • • • . Manchstr and Birkenhead Manchester & Birminghm Ditto Quarter Shares •. Ditto New Quarters Do. Con. & Welsh Junc. Manchestr, Boltn, & Bury Mnchstr, Buxtn, & Matlk Man. Shef. and Mid. Junc. Manchestr & Southamptn Midland .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Ditto Fifths • • • • • • • • • Ditto New Do. Con. Birm. & Derby Midlnd "Gt Wcstrn ( Irish) Do. Extension to Sligo Newest). & DarlngtnJunc. D. New (Brandling). • Newcastle and Berwick • . Newcastle and Carlisle.. Nwcstle, Durham, & Lan. Newport & Abergavenny Newry and Enniskillen • • Newark and Sheffield . • • North British ... • • • .• • • Ditto New Shares • . • . Northern and Eastern .. Do. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.) Do. Quarter Shares .. North Devon . • . • • .. • • • • North Kent . • •• . 3 North Staffordshire •• • • North Eastern •••• • • . • North Union (A) • . • • . • • . Ditto (8)........ North Wales Mineral.. • • Ditto New Shares • • • North Western • •,.• .. • North Wiles . Norwich and Brandon • • Ditto New • • • • • • Not., Belvoir, & Granthm Nottingham and Boston. • Nott., Erwsh. Val. & Man. Nottingham & Mansfield Oxford and Birming. Junc Oxford and Worcester • • Oxford and Cambridge • • Perth and Inverness • • • • Portsmouth Direct...... Preston and Wyre • • • • • • Ditto Half Shales Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Guar Do. Pref. 5. per Ct. & div. Preston & Wyre Extens. Richmond & W. End June Rugby, Worcestr, & Tring Scottish Central . • .. • • • • Scottish Midland ••• . • • Sheffield and Manchester Ditto Quarter Shares • . Ditto ditto (No. 2) .. Ditto ditto (No. 3) • • Sheffield and Lincoln . • • • Sheffield and Rotherham Shrewsbry & Grand June. Shrewsb., Wor., & Crewe Shrws.,Wolv., Dudi, & Bir Shrwabry & Trnt Val. Us. Shrws, Herefd,& N. Wales Slamannan • • • • • • • South Devon. .. ••• • • • South Midland ..... • • South Eastern and Dover Do. New (iss. 32/.) No. 1 Do. (iss.33/.65.8d.) „ 2 Do. (iss. 301.) „ 3 Staines and Richmond ... Staffordshire & Shropshire Stirling and Dunfermline South Wales ............ Tean and Dove Valley .. Trent Va11ey...... Do. and Holyhead June. Pale of Neath West London, Old Shares West End & Sothrm Coun. Wexford and Carlow .... Warwick and Cheltenham Waterford and Kilkenny Watrfd,Wxfd,Wick & Dub Wakefield and Bradford.. Wakfld, Pontefrct, & GOO Wakefield and Harrogate Warwick and London . • • West Lancashire.. • . • • • • Worcester and Tring Whitehaven and Furness Do. New Half Shares.. Welsh land • . • • .. • . Wet Cornwall . • . • • • • . • . West Yorkshire • • .. • • • • Wilsontwn, M.& Coltness Wilts, Somrst, & Weymth Yarmouth and Norwich.. Ditto New . • York and Carlisle .• • • York and North Midland Ditto Half Shares Ditto Scarbro' Branch Ditto Selby • • • • • • • . • . Ditto Extension ...... Yorkshire & Glasgow (Tn. 2p 2% p 134 3% by, 3m 8% B %PI WA 7% 3 4% GM 110 THE S UN, LONDON, THURSDA Y EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4 1845, and Croydon, New, 365. p.—Preston and Wyre, Half shares, 9 1 4—Blackburn, Darwen, and thlton, 10 1 / 2 —Eastern Union Extension, 3 V —Great Grimsby and Sheffield,:Quarter Shares, 4 3 4—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 22—Lynn and Ely, B—North British, Half Shares, 10—North Wales, 5 1 / 2 —Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 11—Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 3/. Is. 3d.—Bandon and Bantry, 2 —Boston, Newark, and Sheffield. 7—Coventry, Nuneaton, &c., 31 / 2—Direct Northern, 3 I/,—East Lincolnshire, 31. 18s. 9d. p.—East Coast, 15s. p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 2 3 / — Grand Union, 41s. p.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcas • tle Junction, 6—London and Birmingham Extension, 375. 6d. p.—London and York, 7—London and Manchester ( Re mington's), 30s. p.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 91. 16s. 3d.—Nottingham, Erewash, &c., —Nottingham, Belvoir, and Grantham, 4—Nottingham and Mansfield, 3 1 / 2 —North Western, EN—North Staffordshire, 7—Rugby and Huntingdon, 41s —South Midland, 7 1 4 p.—Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 2%—Tean and Dove Valley, 2% p.—Wake field and Bradford, 5 p.—Welsh Midland, s—York and Carlisle, 6 1 / 2 —Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 38s. p. YORK, SEPT. 3. STOCK EICITANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Union Exten • sion, 3%—Great North of England, New, 34—Midland, New, 26N,—York and North Midland (Selby scrip), 77 Clitheioe Junction, s%—Grand Union, 3%—Leeds and York, 10%—Leicester and Bedford, 41. Bs. 9d.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 73}—London and York, 7—Man chester, Buxton, &c., WA—Newcastle, Durham, and Lan cashire, 5 1 4—Nottingham, Erewash, and Ambergate, 5M — Warwick and Loudon, s—Welsh Midland, .5 1 / —West York shire, 18. SHEFFIELD, SEPT. 3. STOCK EXCHANG E. —The sales are—London and Croydon, New, :365. p.—Midland, Sheffield, and Rotherham, 37—York and North Midland Ektension, 2534—Caledonian Extension, 37g—Cambridge and Lincoln, 5 1 4—Derby and Crewe, 5N Eag t Line"ln 4 i"- 5 --Grimsby Railway and Dock Extension 8.4-London and Windsor, 41s.—London and York, 7 3 / 4 — Direct ..Nortiiern, 3y 2 —Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 12—Nottingham and Mansfield, 3% B —Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 71,2—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 514 — Wakefield and Harrogate, 80s.—Welsh Midland, 5 3-16. • HUDDERSFIELD, SEPT. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Cambridge and Lin coln, 5 1 4—Direct Northern, 3%—Essex and Suffolk, 225. p. —Grand Union, 3 1 / 2 —Glasgow and Dumfries, 55s.—Hud dersfield and Manchester, 22 1 / 2 —Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 29 c. n.—Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North East ern, 4—Leeds and Thirsk, 22 3 4 —Leicester and Birmingham, 31 p.—Manchester and Birkenhead Continuation, 358. Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 6 3 /—West Yorkshire, 19 1 4 7 Clitheroe Junction, 6 1 4—Newark, Sheffield, and Boston, 7/8. EXETER, SEPT. 3. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, % p.—Nortk Devon, 2% p.—Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth, % p.—South Devon, 37—Newark and She field, 7 1 / 2 —Eastern Counties, 21—London and Blackwall, 103/4. RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES IN THE PRINCIPAL CITIES Als SCOTLAND, D TOWNS IN ENGLAND, AND IRELAND. NAMES OF RAILWAYS I . 7% 196 — 56d 1 3%d 247 23% 3% 18 20% 17 4% 7 118s9 1 11% 4136(11 119 i 17IA 9;,4 (Sept. 3. 54 94 4% 4% 5► % ,220 3% 73 12% 10X 3% 18633 d , 71s3d, 14756 d 16556 d 1 - 81s31 12756 d 8% 48% HULL, SEPT. 3. 1 4 - Cs 6p 1 STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Eastern Counties,No. 2,18 s. 9d. p.—Hull and Selby, Half Shares, 23%—London EDINBURGH, SErr. l. STOCK ExcnrANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 31. 10s.- Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151.-British and Irish Union, 3/. I Is.-Caledonian, 121.-Caledonian Ex tension, 31. I ls.-Clydesdale Junction, 101. 2s. 6d.-Direct Northern, 21.-Dundee And Arbroath, 37/. Is. 6d.-Ditto, New, 18/.-Dundee and Perth, 51.-Edinburgh and Bath. gate, 21. 17s. 6d -Edinburgh and Glasgow, 904-Ditto, Quarters, 21/. 155.-Ditto, New, 151. - Edinburgh, Glas gow, and Dumbarton, IL 10s.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Gran. ton, 251. 10s.-Ditto, Preference, 171. 10s.- Edinburgh and Northern, 21. 25.-Ditto, New, 1/. 7s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Perth, 1/. 135.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 711.-Ditto, New Stock, 224-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 41/.-Glasgow and Greenock, 214-Ditto, New Stock, 101. 55.-Ditto, Prefer ence, 24-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 21. Is. 6d.-Great North of Scotland, 3/. 75.-Inverness and Elgin, 14 2s. 6d. -London and York, 61. 10s.-Monkland and Kirkintilloch, 33/.-North British, 291.-Ditto, Halves, 91. 55.-Perth and Inverness, 21. 55.-Scottish Central, 71. 145.-Scottish Mid land, 2/. 75.-Slamannan, 18/. 10s.-Stirling and Dunferm line, IL 17s. •RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER AND LEEDS. MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY.—The half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of the Manchester and Leeds Railway was held to• day at noon, at the Palatine Hotel. At the conclusion of the half-yearly meeting, a special general meeting of the Shareholders was held, for the purpose of authorising the Directors to create an additional number of shares, for raising further capital for the Manchester and Leeds Railway, the Ashton, Staleybridge, and Liverpool Junction Railway, and the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railways respectively, amounting to 1,209,1001.; also, for paying off the mortgages, which amount to 862,000/. And for taking into consideration and deciding upon certain arrangements be tween the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company and the Leeds and West Riding Junctian Railway Company, the West. Yorkshire Railway Company, the Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bradford Union Railway Company, the Huddersfield and Shef field Junction Railway Company, and the Leeds and Brad ford Railway Company, in reference to the making of new lines in the West Riding. There was a crowded attendance of the proprietary. HENRY Houtnswoaxn, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors, took the chair, and said this was the eighteenth half-yearly meeting of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company, and he trusted that the statements which they would have to lay before the Shareholders would confirm the sa tisfaction which the Proprietors had been pleased to express since the commencement of the undertaking. Mr. DUNSTAN, one of the clerks, then read the report of the Directors, of which the following is an extract:— " The satisfactory state of trade during the period on which your Directors have now to report, has produced its natural and ex. pected effect upon the income of the company. Although an im portant reduction was made early in the year on the passenger fares and in the rates on certain classes of merchandise, the receipts of the six months present an increase over those of the corresponding period of last year of 23,892/. 12s. 9d. Towards this sum the passenger traffic has con tributed £6,618 14 11 And the goods traffic £23,892 12 9 The gross income of the six months amounts to £153,279 10 8 The working expenses, including rates, taxes, and duty, to Showing a balance of £101,232 12 7 The progressive increase of businessis shown in the following comparative statement : PASSENGERS. _ _ Number booked in six months, viz., January to 30th June. 1845. 1844. 1843. Ist Class 2d Class 3d and 4th Class 627,493 487,031 381,570 T0ta1..—..... 851,497 673,605 552,639 Miles travelled... 12,167,480 10,024,141 7,955,3 39 The accounts show that the groat receipts of the twelve months have been 315,0981. 19s. Bd.; and the gross disbursements, in cluding allowance for depreciation, 110,247/. Os. 2d. ; leaving a profit on the year's business of 204,8511.195. 6d.; which shows net a return of 6k per cent. for the year on the total expenditure. Since the Ist of January, one call entitled to dividend at the present period has been received, increasing the paid-up capital to 1,487,389/., and by the annexed account, No. 2, it will be seen that the total sum expended from the commencement in 1835, to the 30th June last, has been 3,372,240/. 9s. The net ba lance on the six months' business, applicable to dividend, is 60,344/. 2s. 6d., which, added to the undivided surplus of the previous half-year, makes a disposable balance on the present occasion of 67,9011. Bs. 9d. (as per account No. 4). Your Directors recommend that a dividend of 4 per cent. for the half year upon the paid-up capital be sanctioned, viz., 2/. 18s. on the 1001. shares ; 11. ss. 4d. on the 501. shares, and the usual 2s. per share on the quarter shares, a ll subject to the income-tax. On the subject of their ate prooeedings in Parliament your Directors have to report that they have been successful in obtaining the following Acts, viz.:— An Act to raise additional capital ; an Act to make a branch railway from Todmorden to Burnley, also a branch from Heywood to Bury, also a branch from branch Oldham to Mumps ; an Act to make a Junction between the Manchester and Birmingham Railway and this Company', line ; an Act to wake a line from Wakefield to Goole. In the case of the Leeds and West Riding Junction Railways Bill, which had been favourably reported on by the Board of Trade, one part of the scheme, extending from Cooper Bridge to Huddersfield, was, after a week's contest, granted by the Committee of the House of Commons to whom it was re. ferred, to the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway Company, and another part, extending from Dewsbury . to Leeds, to the Leeds and Dewsbury Company ; the remainder, however, comprising about three-fourths of the whole, was, after a farther contest of two weeks, assigned by the same Com mittee to this Company, but the Bill was subsequently lost by an unexpected decision of the Committee of the House of Lords. In respect to the Bill for authorising the amalgama tion with the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal and Railway Company, it was postponed until nest session, in consequence of an objection on standing orders ; but every needful step will in the meantime be taken, and provision made for carrying out and obtaining from Parliament its sanction to the existing agreement between the two Companies. The total capital which the Company has power to raise under their various Acts of Parliament, now amounts to 4,720,9001., of which is already capitalised 2,589,600 1 ., remaining uneapi talised 2,131,3001., but deducting 60,000/. (part of the capital under the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Act, not yet con vertible), it is proposed to divide the remaining 2,071,300/. into 103,565 shares of 20/. each, to be called fifths, and to allot of such shares to each registered proprietor (less the fractional parts of a share) a value equal to 75 per cent. of the nominal amount of the aggregate stock standing in hi s name on the 20th day of this present September. It is in tended that a first call or deposit of IL per share upon th e new creation shall precede the issue of the certificates, and shall be payable on or before the 20th of October, next, but the time of the remaining calls will depend in the first instance upon the progress of the new works, and afterwards upon the periods when it may be thought expedient to pay off the mort gage debt. It is anticipated, however, th a t at l east, 71 . per share may be called up w ithin the next th ree years. I t i s also proposed that the new shares shall participate in dividends im mediately in proportion to the nominal amount of the said shares, subject, however, to a deduction for interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum upon the proportion from time to time not paid up, such proportion being determined by the amount paid up at the commencement of each half year. They have now the satisfaction of reporting, in furtherance of the objects proposed, that they have made arrangements for apply ing to Parliament in the next session for an extension of rail ways Oldham, under the title of the in conjunction with local Oldham the District neighbourhood Rail ways of Company, parties of influence whose co-operation will be beneficially in exerted to promote the scheme in questien, under an agreement based upon that entered into last year with the West Riding Company. They have also to report that a line from Bacup to Rochdale has been surveyed and determined upon to connect with the main line and with that part of the Oldham District scheme which extends from Rochdale to Ashton, and also a short line to Middleton, both of which, with your sanction, will be applied for by this company as branches of the parent line ; and that the projects have been moat favourably received by the inhabitants of the populous districts through which they are intended to pass. They have also to state that they have agreed with the Directors of the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Company to proceed at once (the consent of the land owners having been already obtained) with the branch from the Goole to the North Alidltnd line at Methley, to connect the port of Goole directly with Leeds, which was made a con dition by Parliament in the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Bill ; and further, in applying for the formal sanction of the Legis lature to that branch, to seek powers to extend it in a south easterly direction from some point on the Goole line to a junc tion with the London and York at Askern, thus connecting Leeds more directly with Lincolnshire and the south. The attention of your Directors has also been drawn by parties of local in fluence to the rich mineral district lying between Horbury on the Manchester and Leeds line and Sheffield, a tract of country unprovided with railway accommodation, containing an active population, including the town of Barnsley, and the connexion of which distr:ct with the populous valleys of the Calder and the Aire it appears a desirable and legitimate object to pro m )te. It is proposed that your Directors be authorised to enter into an agreement with the promoters of the line, on the basis of the arrangement with the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Company. The most important measure, however, which your Directors have adopted in reference to the next , session, is an arrangement with the promoters of the opposing schemes in the West Riding of Yorkshire, by which an union has been effected on the principle (more than once approved of by the Proprietors of this company) of a thorough identifica tion of the interests of the respective parties. This arrange ment had been concluded to the entire satisfaction of the re presentatives of the various compenies concerned, and if sanc tioned by the present meeting will obeiate, it is to be hoped, further opposition in Parliament in respect to that dis trict, and secure at the same time the important influence of a vast majority of the inhabitants in carrying out the complicated and extensive system of railways essential to its convenience and prosperity..( Cheers.) By the agree ments entered into it is proposed to carry otst the net-work of lines required to connect the various important towns and villages in the West Riding with each other, and frith the Manchester and Leeds Railway, in . conjunc' ion with this corn , pany. The capital to be furnished, 187,500/., by the promoters of a line between Huddersfield, Halifae, and Bradford, and the Huddersfield and Sheffield Railway Company, and the rest to be contributed in three equal parts by the Yorkshire section of the West Riding Company of last year, the promoters of the west Yorkshire Company, and the Manchester and Leeds Company, such capital to become an integral part of the Man chester and Leeds stock upon the Act or Acts being obtained, and to be entitled to dividend when and in proportion as the lines are opened.—(Cheers.) One immediate advantage of this arrangement is, that it brings the Manchester and Leeds Company at once into harmony with the district, and gives to the inhabitants an immediate interest in the parent line ; and the more effectually to secure a spirit of union and co-opera tion, it provides that six or eight gentlemen residing in different parts of the West Riding shall become at once members of the Manchester and Leeds board, in anticipation of which, powers to increase the number of Directors of this Company from twelve to eighteen have been obtained. At a future day a special meeting will be called to consider all ques tions connected with the Parliamentary proceedings of the next , ession. In the mean time, however, your Directors beg to intimate that it is their intention to recommend that the capi tal which may be required for the new projects then to be sub mitted to you shall be issued in the form of scrip, and offered pro rata to the Proprietors, under the condition of subscribing a deed or deeds in the usual form. In conclusion, it may be desirable on the present occasion to repeat, for the information of those who have recently become Proprietors in the Manches ter and Leeds Company, that the calls upon the existing stock will take place as nearly in accordance with the annexed speci fication as the engagements of the Company will admit, and that the quarter shares will, by their original constitution, rank with the original shares from the Ist of January, 1847, and lie entitled to receive dividends from that date, on the calls from time to time paid up at the same rate as the original .hares." The CHAIRMAN, adverting to the business of the company (luring the past hal f-year, congratulated the Proprietors on the important advance in the prosperity of the company. For a long period they had exercised a great deal of patience and a considerable amount of faith. But now, from the develop (Dent of traffic, and the improved state of the country, their increase had arrived at such a point as to afford a firm founda tion on which to build the prosperity of the company, and to establish its value in the public mind. .They could .now 'eel assured that their undertaking ranked amongst the most successful of an enterprising country. It was now ten years within a few weeks since the first meeting was held and the company originated. Much exertion, time, and labour had been► expended since then, and many calls had been made upon the proprietary for a continuance of their confidence in those who had undertaken the responsibility of the management. The Proprietors would see, on reference to the report, that they had only arrived at the end of the first half-year since the com pletion of the works of the Company. The receipts amounted to 204,8511. 19s. 6d., which would show that the amount re ceived would give a return of 64 per cent. He was aware that this would fall short of the anticipations of many ; hut when they looked at the vast excess of the expendi ture beyond that contemplated in the first instance, they could not look to the return of 6 per cent. but as confirming in a strong point of view the opinions of those gentlemen who had . . originated this company that theenterprise would be eminently successful. It was impossible to conceive that such an amount of expenditure would be required, and had they been tble to restrict themselves within the bounds that were at first contemplated, it was clear that their undertaking would have been the foremost of all the lines up to the present period. [his was owing no doubt in part to the improved condition of the manufacturing districts, and to the increaae in the various classes of passengers, which latter circumstance had been at tributed to the reduction that had taken place in the fares. The total increase in passengers had been 26 per cent. The first-class passengers had increased 50 per cent, the second class 11 per cent., and the third-class 33 per cent. He was sure that it would not detract from the satisfaction that this statement would afford when he stated that the increased ac commodation to the public had resulted in increased gain to the Company; though the sum received was absolutely less. If the public had paid the same fares this year as in the last, the receipts would have been 11,000/. more, which was in effect the carrying of 100,000 people fourteen miles on the line for nothing. There would be a balance of 11,000/. which, added to the reserve fund, would make that fund 'mount to 36,0001. Having alluded to the purposes for which the depreciation fund was intended and applied, the Chairman next referred to the Acts which they had obtained in the late session of Parliament. These would place the Company in a more advantageous position than they stood in with regard to many of the populous towns in the neighbourhood of the main line of railway. The railway to Burnley, looking at the ex 'ension of the line towards Clitheroe, must be a great advantage to the main line. They had long known that there had been a considerable traffic in grain from the Calder navigation to that district. The branch from Haywood to Bury would con nect their line with the populous town of Bury. The im portance of this line would be felt from the circumstance of Parliament having granted a direct line from Liverpool through Wigan to Bury; which would make the most direct route from Liverpool to the valley of the Calder that could possibly be. The next branch was from Oldham to Mumps, and those *ho were connected with that district had stated that it gas impossible to overrate the importance of the connexion between the Leeds line and the series of railways that would be formed in the Oldham district. Another Act had been passed for connecting the Leeds line with the Manchester and Birmingham, by which there would be nearly a direct line from Birmingham south, to Todmorden and Burnley north, which would be a most important channel of communication from north to south. There was another line from Wakefield to Goole, which was granted by Parliament to the Wakefield and Goole Company, but which would be worked by the Man chester and Leeds Company, and might be looked upon as an extension of their main line in that quarter. Having referred to the capital stock of the Company, the Chairman alluded to the course to be adopted by the Company in the next session of Parliament. They had previously stated to the Share holders that when they considered the excited state of the rall y, ay market last year, it was impossible for this Company to stand still. That excitement was a matter of serious conside ration to those gentlemen who had invested money in railway property for the purpose of an investment, whether they ought not by every means in their power to discountenance the various new schemes that were now daily being brought forward. Lines were brought forward with the view of ex torting from existing lines that which the parties had no real claim for, or for the . purpose of taking advantage of the pre sent speculative spirit; and the consequence of such a course must, at no very distant period be ruin, and at the same time a great national waste of capital. As he saw a great many gentlemen present from Yorkshire, he would advert to an un dertaking which had appeared before the public within the last few weeks, entitled the Liverpool and Leeds Railway. He believed that no company ever appeared before the public with a more respectable list for a provisional committee than that company. He knew many of the gentlemen whose names were on the list, and it was to him a matter of surprise that they should have lent their names to an undertaking of that kind. But he knew sufficient of provisional committees, and of the way in which they were got up, to induce him to acquit the gentlemen of the committee in question of a false repre sentation of their prospects. He held in his hand a letter from one gentleman well known to many gentlemen present, repudiating all connexion with the line in question (which he read); and with reference to the line itself he wondered why they had not called it the Liverpool and Leeds Direct. But the prospietus state* that the line was not going to start at Liverpool, but some miles from that place—at Bury ; and, so far as the iseality was concerned, it might be called the Direct and Independent. It seemed to be of a somewhat matrimonial character, for the Committee held out the prospect that they would not be unwil ling to ally themselves to some other parties. He next referred to the amalgamation with the West Riding Junction Company. He said that, at the termination of the recent parliamentary contest, they had the assurance that the contest would be re newed with vigour, but their opponents, like themselves, had sat down to count the cost of the contest, and, after an inter view, in which their opponents manifested the greatest cor diality, an offer was made which was ultimately accepted by the Manchester and Leeds Company,: and the presence of a great number of gentlemen at that meeting, who were formerly their opponents, showed that they had them with them heartily as Proprietors of the Manchester and Leeds Company, and they had thus placed the prosperity of the Company on a grand basis. That iron link would now bind them together, and they would promote the interest not only of one line but the other, as the Manchester and Leeds Company, as men of sense, and as men of business.—(Cheers.) The Chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report. The motion having been seconded, passed unanimously. The other formal motions with reference to the dividend, Sze., was agreed to nem dia., and Messrs. G. Pollard and Ed ward Ackroyd, of Halifax, William Rand, of Bradford, William Frith, of Leeds, J. T. Clay, of Raistrick, aniC. H. Jones, of Huddersfield, were appointed as an addition to the Board of Directors. Colonel Por.LARD (late Chairman of the West Riding Junc tion Company) paid a high eulogium to Mr. Houndsworth, the Chairman of the Leeds Company, throughout the whole affair between the Companies. The CHAIRMAN said that the Board had derived great as sistance from Mr. Hawksworth and Captain Lewis. Mr RAND, of Bradford, said he felt great satisfaction at the termination of the late contest. The West Yorkshire Com pany sought possession of the whole of that particular district, And it was again proposed to apply to Parliament to get their Bill; but he spoke the sentiments of the whole of the West Yorkshire body, when he said that they would prefer a share of their scheme of lines in conjunction with a more powerful and ably conducted Company, than have it all to themselves. No event of his life had given him greater satisfaction than the termination of the late contest. With regard to the Chairman, although once in opposition to him, his conduct had been marked with honour and ability, and even though he (Mr. Band) had respected him as an opponent, he felt a stronger attachment to him as a friend.—( Hear.) The business of the special meeting then commenced, and resolutions in accordance with the wishes of the Directors, as set forth in the circular, were proposed. WILLIAM MARSHALL, Esq., of Penwortham, having taken the chair, J. C. HARTER, Esq., of Manchester, moved that a suitable testimonial be presente d Henry Houldsworth, Esq., in proof of the high opinion entertained by the shareholders of his ser vices to the cotnpany.—( Cheers. ) DANIEL GRANT, Esq., seconded the motion. After several gentlemen had spoken in support of the motion, it was suggested that Capt. Laws was worthy of the considera tion of the Proprietors. The motion for a Committee to prepare a testimonial to Mr. Houldsworth then passed with loud cheers. Mr. HouLDSWORTH acknowledged the good feeling with which his services had been viewed by the proprietary. Mr. BEDDOWES moved that a testimonial be presented to Captain Laws, perhaps in the shape of 'some of the frac tional shares of the Company, as had been the case on other railways. The motion having been put from the chair passed. Captain LAws briefly acknowledged the c ompliment,. arid the proceedings terminated at twenty minutes past two o'clock WEST LONDON. A meeting of the Shareholders of this Company was held A . behurch•lane, M r . yesterday, at the Company's Offices, 11, Grounds, the Chairman of the Directors, in the chair. After the usual formalities, The CHAIRMAN rose to address the meeting. He said he was vleased to meet the Shareholders under the improved condition of their affairs. He was glad to say that they had now got rid of nearly all their debts, there being only a few claims remaining unpaid. With regard to the debenture debts, the Directors had offered to pay them off at par, but so im proved had become the prospects of the Company, that only one holder had taken advantage of the offer. After making reference to the arrangements respecting the leasing of the line to the London and Birmingham Company, which was to come before a special meeting at two o'clock, the Chairman concluded his observations. The SECRETARY then read the report, which was principally a congratulation of the Shareholders at the improved pros pects of the Company, and an expression of hope that the new arrangements would still further advance the interests of the Shareholders. It was stated that the receipts for the half year were 38,039/. lbs. 3id., and the whole since the beginning 256,7401. 3s. 7id. The disbursements up to the last general meeting, in December. were 218,7001. 4s. 4d., and to the present time 256.7401. 3s. 7id., the disbursements of the half year being 37,607/. lOi. 7d. Mr. RIGBY moved the reception and adoption of the report. In the course of his remarks, he said, the very great improve ment which had taken place in their affairs was attributable in a great measure to the exertions of the Directors. Mr. WHITE seconded the motion, and took occasion to refer more particularly to the great exertions of Mr. Thomson, the Secretary. It was, he was persuaded, that gentleman's exertions which had saved it from ruin. He thought that some recom pense or testimonial of respect should be tendered to him for his great and unremitting exertions. 11r. GuNTEIi bore testimony to the truth of the observations of Mr. White respecting the value of Mr. Thomson'a labours, and said had it not been for that gentleman's cheerful pro ceedings and encouragement, he should have thrown up his shares in disgust long ago. He hoped some means would be taken to testify the respect of the Proprietors to that gentleman. The resolution for the adoption of the report was then unanimously agreed to. _ _ Mr. WiriTE said, that as the business of th• meeting was finished, and as two o'clock had not arrived, he would recal their attention to the subject which had been previously re ferred to—that in reference to Mr. Thomson. He would move that some suitable provision, annual or otherwise, be presented by the proprietors to that gentleman, as a recompense for his efficient services. Mr. WHITE seconded the resolution. Mr. TnomsoN said he was much gratified at the manner in which his name had been received, With respect to any tes timony of respect in the manner named, he would suggest the postponement of the matter till a future meeting, when the whole affairs of the Company would be wound up, and placed in their hands. That would be the proper time to discuss such a proposition. Mr. Golowric thought the resolution ought to be passed at once. He had witnessed the great assiduity and spirit with which Mr. Thomson had conducted the affairs of the Com pany, and he considered the resolution ought to be passed forth with. Mr. RAY said he could not allow the matter to go by with out also bearing his testimony to the great ability and urbanity with which he conducted the ordinary affairs of the Company. The CHAIRMAN, in rising to address the meeting, said he had never proposed a resolution with greater pleasure than the present. The resolution was then put, and unanimously agreed to. Mr. THOMSON returned thanks in suitable terms. SPECIAL MEETING. The Proprietors then resolved themselves into a special meet ing, to consider the propriety of leasing the line, works, &c., to the Loddon and Birmingham Company. Air. CUEITT then moved that the line, works, &c., of the Company be leased to the London and Birmingham Company for 999 years. After the reading of the agreement with the London and Birmingham Railway Company on which the resolution was founded, setting forth that the present Company should receive one-fourth of all the gross receipts of traffic worked by the engines and carriages of the former Company, and one-half the proceeds of all traffic worked by the carriages and trucks of private parties, the resolution was agreed to. A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman and Board of Directors, and the meeting separated. THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. (From the Dumfries Courier of Tuesday. ) A great deal of interest has been excited throughout Annan dale by the commencement of the works of the Caledonian Railway. About the head of the valley of the Avon, huts to ac commodate 500 men are in the course of erection, as it is here that the heaviest excavations on the line will be made. The most of the workmen will be drafted from the Carlisle and Lancaster line, as the Alessss. Stephenson are contractors for both. Already several waggon-loads of shovels, spades, pick axes, &c., have arrived from Penrith. Lower down little has been done as yet, save marking off the line, by placing wooden pins in the ground at every little distance, making slaps in fences, and cutting down a tree here and there to prevent mistakes. Engineers after engineers have followed each other, shifting pins backwards and forwards, which in some instances eventually landed in their original holes. The line, after en tering Dumfriesshire, runs north-west to Ecclefechan, where there will probably be a station at the distance of less than a quarter of a mile from that village. This will be the nearest point on the main line for the accommodation of the town of Annan and the surrounding district. From this the line runs west of Burnswark to Lockerby, passing right through the vil lage, crossing the street which leads to the hill a little below the Free Church. It is supposed that the station here will be close to that building. The line then runs up the valley of the Annan, and comes upon the Edinburgh and Dumfries mail road near Craigielands ; this road for some distance will be taken up by the railway, and it is intended to join the road with the Carlisle and Glasgow one about Kirkpatrick-Juxta Church. It has not been fixed whether the station here will be at Craigielands or Beattock, The line then runs up the Avon valley, till it enters the wilds of Lanarkshire. A great deal of money will, no doubt, be circulated in the district during the progress of the works ; and in this tranquil rural district a good deal of annoyance may be expected, as the " navies" are not the most peaceable of her Majesty's subjects. It is to be hoped that due precautions will be taken to prevent riots about pay time ; and something like Donald Caird's warning should be impressed upon all the good folks of Annan dale, as, although the workmen themselves are well paid and want for nothing, a swarm of idlers generally attend them, who are not very particular as to meum and tuum, and the blame of whose ill deeds is often thrown on the innocent " navies." Three of these gentry were lodged in the Dumfries gaol the other day, having been detected in supplying themselves with shirts just washed and laid out to dry, and all should re collect— " Steek the awmrie, lock the kist, Or else some gear will sune be mist." It is understood that Mr. Hope Johnstone has contracted for supplying the Company with railway sleepers to the tune of 10,0001., and that there is abundance of timber in the noble woods of Raehills to supply double the quantity, or even more. To no place on the line is this railway likely to do so much good as to Moffat, from the facilities which railway travelling af fords to all, and especially to invalids, who may be, by-and .bye, ex pected to test the healing virtues of Moffat Well, and enjoy the beautiful scenery and various attractions of this delightful wa tering-place, from all parts of England and Scotland ; while, in course of time, the British and Irish Union may transport to its quiet hills and waters many who are fretted with agitation in the Emerald Isle. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN IRELAND. The second number of the Oxford and Cambridge Re view, a periodical in the " Young England" interest, has a leading article from which we make the following ex tract : The scenes enacted even in the Petty Sessions Courts, where " Church and State men" were rampant, would scarcely be credited. We recollect ourselves once wit nessing the manner in which justice was dealt out, some years previous to 1830 :—The bench consisted of three magistrates, two of whom were always at feud ; the third, who was the chairman, being also the rector of the parish. A man entered the room, he had summoned another for an assault, connected with that fruitful source of litigation, the division of their land. The moment he appeared, the gentleman who had granted the summons opened his case. " Here," said he, addressing the par son, "is a poor, honest man, who has been very badly treated by one of the greatest scoundrels in the parish." " I would not," interposed the other lay Rhadamanthus, " believe one word he would say or swear; for," said he, turning to the parson, " I have every reason to believe hint to be the paramour of two sisters." This abominable charge the poor fellow most vehemently denied, without being able to make any impression upon his accuser. " He voted the right way at the election," whispered his protector to the chairman ; " we must support him, take his examinations." " Dismiss the case," said the other, nudging his reverence. The parson, who was a very droll and humorous man, and had church preferment to the tune of some thousands a year, did not well know how to act, as he was unwilling to dislodge either ; " I will take the examinations," he said aloud, arid, turning to his dissentient brother, he whispered, " I'll punish him t ) his heart's content fur you." The complainant thanked their honours, and was about to depart in triumph, when the chairman addressed him. " Easy. my lad, not so fast ; it is some time since I had the pleasure of seeing you ; you owe me three years' tithe, and I have no idea of allowing a man of your immorality to spend my money in improper pursuits. Constable, put him in the corner. Send for the proctor, until we see exactly what he owes, and keep him until he pays it." The man was taken, amidst roars of laughter, from the spectators, who thought it a capital joke ; he was put in the corner and kept there too, until he paid every shilling which was de manded of him ; and we leave it to our readers to sup pose what opinion he must have formed of the justice of the laws, and with what feelings towards the Church he must have quitted the Court, when he was so illegally and perhaps so unjustly fleeced for its support ; he was quite aware that he had been treated in a manner which the law did not justify, but at that time he knew that it was hopeless to expect redress. This anecdote is literally true, and similar occurrences were by no means rare at the period when it took place. But at length reform did reach the Church, ten out of its twenty-two bishoprics were abolished, twenty-five per cent. was struck from its rental, and its clergy men were removed from the administration of jus tice. And what has been the consequence of this re duction in her wealth ? in the diminution of her po litical power ? and in the number of her hierarchy ? Why, that the duties of their station are at least as well performed by the present limited number of her digni taries as they ever were by her more crowded bench ; her livings have been divided, and, certainly, without detriment to her efficacy, for the smallness of the in comes have not induced the scions of the aristocracy to undertake duties for which they were unfitted, as her sinecures and fat pensions form e rly did ; and men of humbler birth and better dispositions have been ad mitted and promoted, to the manifest ad vanta g e of t heir, religion. Why, then, should we n o t p erseve re in a' course which has been productive of so much good ? Why should we not still further reduce the unnecessary staff? Lord Grey, when introducing the Church Tempora lities Bill in 1833, stated—" Before th e Ch urch Temporalities Act , each Bishop in England super. intended 370,000 members ot . the Church, and 400 benefices ;in Ireland, 45,000, an d 66 benefices' Ant amount 0 pop and u. tt, i t o benefices ea e c t p r esent each Bishoptn liesitnanlcrlenlea-nfodurtithe 00 persons, i 8 than ha s to attend to, and one 2eiiiceEnglish ;less fourth of the benefices. Suppose the Irish bishops re duced to four, there would still be a m r numberll of persons and benefices under the chargesa smaller eacht than in England ; each Irish bishop would then have 250,000 persons, and 364 benefices. The see of Lin coln contained as many benefices as were in the whole of Ireland." Now, may we not ask, why this further reduction should not be carried into effect ? Why should an overpaid Irish bishop be only. required to attend to the spiritual instruction of 83,000 persons and 131 benefices, while an English bishop has 370,000 members of the Church and 400 be rmes subject to his charge ? Things are at least as well ordered since the duties of the Irish prelates have been increased ; why not promote a still further amendment, by giving them still more with which to occupy them selves. A reduction to the number of four would di minish the absurd disproportion of the Establishment to the amount of the duties its hierarchy are expected to. perform, and would allow the Church to be stripped without detriment to its efficacy of a portion of those temporalities, the possession of which have entailed so much of odium and scandal upon it. But sup posing an excuse can be found for employment of the number of bishops at the present moment belonging to the Irish branch of the Establishment, in fact, that how ever limited the number subject to their jurisdiction, stilt there are in reality persons whose religious instruction they are called on to superintend, what justification can be adduced for the payment of the members of the subor dinate grades of the clergy in whose favour no such pre text can be pleaded ? To pay a large sum to a bishop for lending his aid to the salvation of a select fcw, may be justifiable, for in Ireland a high value has always been placed upon orthodox principles ; but to pay men for do ing nothing, to tolerate the employment of parsons where there are neither churches for them to preach in, nor con gregations to avail themselves of their teaching, is a piece of folly surpassing our comprehension. And to attempt to continue this, too, in a country ruled over by an al most democratic form of government, in the face of a population professing a different religious belief, of a mi serable peasantry from whose very vitals the support of such an extravagance is wrung,* of able and influential demagogues, who are capable of turning to their own account every mistake made by their adversaries, and of a Church which, though it has been pronounced to be " without a religion," still manages to include within its pale nine-tenths of the population which has struggled with, and triumphed over adversity, and ROW stands forth in the strength which persecution and poverty have lent to its principles, willing and able, and eventually destined, no matter what obstacles it may encounter, to assume and maintain supremacy in the real sense of the word, over any other form of belief with which it may be brought into competition : not the ascendancy of pounds, shillings, and pence, but that which can be alone, with truth entitled ascendancy—the prevalence of its principles amongst men, the influence of its doctrines over the opinions of others. But let us see what the present condition is of what we think is rather facetiously called " the reduced Es tablishment" of that Church in whose temporalities so many reforms have been already effected, reforms which, even in the opinion of a not very friendly statesman, were admitted to be " a heavy blow, and a great dis couragement to her principles." What proportion does her wealth bear to her duties ? What the price which the country pays for the instruction of each person whose spiritual welfare she superintends. The follow ing summary of both is taken from the Daily Reporter, May 23, and is, we believe, in all its statements per fectly correct. As regards its wealth and its duties, the income of— Archbishops and Bishoprics £151,127 12 4 Deans and Chapters Glebe lands Tithe composition 10,000 0 0 Ministers' money . £807,533 12 4 Of the 2,348 parishes, 155 have no church, clergyman, or Protestant Episcopalian ; 496 parishes have under 20 Protestant Episcopalians ; and 895 parishes have under 50 Protestant Episcopalians, including men, women, and children. As so many parishes are without either a church or a clergyman, 87 unions have been formed. In Kilcooly, ten parishes are thrown together. In 13allymabill, there are nine parishes, one of which is 27 miles from the church. In the union of Burnchurch there are fourteen parishes, three of them are at the opposite extremities of the county of Kilkenny. In the 1,385 benefices, there are 99 in which there are not 20 Protestant Episcopalians ; 124 benefices, with between 20 and 50 in each. The following table of seven benefices may give some idea of the state of things in different parts of Ireland : RESIDENT. Protestants. Tithes Modeligo (union)... 4 Seskeinane Clenne Ellin Gilberstown Mahoonah 8 Killeedy £2,889 11 .0 In the bishopric of Cloyne there are 8 parishes, in which the cost of each Protestant Episcopalian, adult and infant, is 281. per head, as below : Members of the Tithe Established Church. Composition. Killatty Ballyhea Templeracarigy ... 27 Ballyvourney Ardagh l4 Whitechurch .... 20 Mogeesha l9 Clonfriest 35 173 £4,860 Of the somewhat more than 300 dignities and pre bends, the returns state that there are 75 in which there are no duties whatever to perform, 94 are mere sinecures, except the duty of an occasional sermon in the cathe drals. The Dean of Raphoe receives 1,4911., the Precen tor of Lismore 4481., the Archdeacon of Meath 7311., without any duty to perform. I❑ the eight parishes above mentioned in the bishopri3 of Cloyne, the cost per head of the members of the Establishment, adults and infants, is 281. In the union of Paleroan, it is 67/. 10s. rer head ; and throughout the Established Church it is 1/. ls. sd. In Scotland it is 3s. 4d. Now we will fearlessly put it to any man of common sense, is this a state of things which can with safety be allowed to continue; is this such an Establishment as, if it w ere about to be instituted, even for the purpose of effecting. the conversion of Ireland, would be thought of for a moment by its most devoted supporters? We must be answered in the negative ; neither an Inglis nor Plumptre would venture to propose such an absurdity; why, then, after it has proved its utter inability to enforce its views—its utter inefficiency as a promoter of Protestantism—should it be allowed to continue ; why should that which has turned out a religious failure be tolerated now that it has become a political nuisance? " Preserve the rights of the Church," shouts the hypo crite and fanatic. The man of sense and the statesman will reply, " That in those days it is more important to conciliate the affections of the people." There can be no doubt that, in every instance in which a lease expires, the tithe composition is added to the rent in the new contract. CALCUTTA CATHEDRAL ORGAN. A magnificent organ for the new cathedral at Calcutta having just been completed by Messrs. Gray and Davi son, a public performance on it took place yesterday in Guildhall, by permission of the Lord Mayor, the pro ceeds of which are to be applied to augment the build ing fund, the cathedral being not yet completed ; and there is to be, this evening, another performance of sacred vocal music, to be accompanied on the organ, in the same place and for the same purpose. The distin guished organist, Mr. Adams, yesterday displayed to great advantage the powers of this noble instrument, which is of great magnitude, contains a great variety of stops, and is remarkable for the fullness, richness, and variety of its tones. He exhibited his learning. and fancy in several masterly extemporaneous 'per formances, and captivated the less scientific part of the audience by his sweet and expressive manner of playing several vocal pieces of Handel, Mozart, and other great composers. The hall was full, and the per` firmer was much applauded, several pieces (par ticularly Mozart's charming air " Ah, perdona") being encored. A beautiful model of the cathedral, carved in white marble, was placed in the hall for the inspection of the company. That building is 248 feet long, 116 feet wide at the transept. and 206 feet high. The choir, where divine service will be usually performed, is 131 feet by 61 feet internally, and 47 feet high. It will seat a thousand persons. It is in the Gothic style, and the design is chaste and beautiful. The erection of the ca thedral was commenced in October, 1839. The whole body of the edifice, with the tower and spire, is erected. Some of the pinnacles, however, are Dot yet finished, nor are the small corner turrets of the tower completed. The works are expected to be finished, and the sacred building consecrated, by the end of next year ; but it is expected that 4,0001. to 5,000/. may be yet wanted for that purpose. ROYAL ARTILLERY, WOOLWICIZ, SEPT. 3.—The Master- General has been pleased to sanction an interchange of companies between the following officers .—Captain the Hon. Handcock from Captain Gostling's company, at present sta tioned at Malta, with Captain Airey, of Major Andrew's com pany, at present at Pigeon-house Fort, Dublin. A court of inquiry sat at the barracks, on Thursday and Friday last, to inquire into the circumstances connected with the late charge against Captain William Payne, who was fined by Mr. Grove, at the Woolwich Police-court, in the penalty of 51., for inde cently assaulting a female in an omnibus. The Court, which consisted of Colonel Cleaveland, R.H.A., Colonel Gore Brown, la rn ri e x d w ic was evidence and Lieut.-Colonel Grant , R. A., has terminated its sitting ; but though the result h as not y et transpired, it is und ers t oo d that the having circumstancesbeen adducedd o not to show warrant a t hcaotu thet- p ma r r o t s i e a e l liable to fits of insanity. DOVER, SEPT. 3.—This day, at one o'clock, his Grace the Duke of Wellington and the Commissioners ot Dover Harbour held a special meeting at the Harbour-bouse, DO doubt connected with the present and the vast contem plated improvements at this port. The engineers for the North Kent Dover Direct Line have been engaged in this neighbourhood during the past week, and the line appears to be much in favour with t h e l ea di ng gent l eman an d autho rities of this town, as we ll as t h e mem b ers connecte d w i t h t h e district it passes. The continental traffic to Ostend, Calais, and Boulogne has been much increased during the past week. DEATits EY DHOW NlNG.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Queen's Head, High-street, Poplar. on the body of Aizah Ilene Nanee, aged 40 years. Patrick Donovan deposed that deceased was a ship-carpenter, in the employ of Messrx. Green, the extensive ship-builders of Blackwall. On Monday afternoon the witness was stand ing on the shore of the dockyard, in which lay the Windsor East indiaman, when he observed the deceased in the act ot falling from the fore-chains of the vessel. In descent he struck his head against the shores or props and fell into the water. Witness immediately divested himself of the greater part of his apparel, and plunged into the dock after him, but, although he dived to the bottom, a depth of twenty feet, could not succeed in laying hold of deceased, who was ultimately got out by means of a boathook. Several medical gentlemen were in at tendance, but all efforts to restore animation were fruitless. PIGEON FLYING MATCH FROM GRAVESEND.—Yes terday forenoon a pigeon flying match came off between Mr. Benjamin Bates, of the Southwark-bridge-road, and Mr. Ed ward Hall, of the George Tavern, Gravel-lane, Southwark, for 51. a side. The match was made a fortnight since, to fly five birds each from the Terrace Pier, Gravesend, to their respec tive houses. The birds were duly marked and thrown up at the time appointed, and those of Mr. E. Hall arrived home in twenty-four minutes and a half, and the five belonging to Mr, G. Bates occupied exactly thirty minutes. The m oney was given up to the winner at Mr. E. Hall's at night, in the pre sence of a large number of friends of both partics. 1 ;~ (Sept. 378 p 15s p 7% 1408 p 64s p I - I 338 pi 130 s p 345 p 5% 'T%p I , (Sept. 13456 d, 179 s p