The Sun. — London, England, 1847-08-28 00:00:00

g C LCY NT .13 Ci T 13 T VENI A 1 . 3 tf 6 T 28 3 7 144 FRIGHTFUL STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (THIS DAY). Until a late hour last night, or rather an early hour this morning and by the break of day, vast num bers of persons, some of whom appeared to have come a considerable distance, continued to visit the scene of the dreadful occurrence, so fully chronicled in our Editions of yesterday ; and as the morning came on as great a stream of people as the one which visited the scene of the wreck yesterday, again pressed on towards the spot to-day, and spent hours at the very water's edge, gazing upon the half-buried boat, for as yet the herculean exertions of many men, aided by strong empty coal-barges, have proved ineffectual in bringing the boat ashore. As usual, the most extra vagant rumours are afloat, and the more extravagant they were the far greater credence was placed in them. It is our pleasing task, therefore to record, that up to the time we write (two o'clock) but five deaths have been proved to have been caused by the explosion—the four we mentioned yester day, and a man whose body was found about eleven o'clock this morning in the third arch from the Surrey side of Waterloo -bridge ; it now lies in the dead-house in the Waterloo -bridge - road. His body was covered with mud, and from examination it would appear that he had been drowned. He has been missing since the explosion. He was owned by his friends shortly after. His name is John Buckley, and his age nineteen. Access to the after cabin was obtained at the ex treme flow of the tide late last night, and it was found that the rumour, though generally credited, that several bodies were in that part of the vessel, was utterly without foundation, in fact no bodies have been found in any part of the wreck. Indeed we were informed by the superintendent of the boats, this morning, that he visited both cabins imme diately after the explosion, and that there was no one in either of them. It is still, however, feared, that in the confusion which prevailed at the time of the accident some persons may have been carried down the river or under the neighbouring barges, and lost, especially as inquiries have, at least, in one instance, been made at the hospitals after missing persons of whom no tidings have been heard. The following is a correct list of the names of the injured persons now lying in Charing-cross Hos pital : Virgo Birks (address not ascertained)—This poor man had sustained a comminuted fracture of the right knee joint, by which the main artery was cut, and in the course of the afternoon it was deemed nceessary by the medical men to resort to amputation. The operation was skilfully performed (the patient having been placed in a state of unconsciousness by the ad ministration of ether) by Mr. Avery, the junior sur geon to the hospital, in the presence of Mr. Hancock, the senior surgeon to the institution, and of Mr. Young, the house surgeon. The limb was amputated above the knee, and up to a late hour last night the patient was going on favourably. Benjamin Reepe, of 78, Dudley-street, fish sales man—compound fracture of the j aw. This unfortu nate man has sustained injuries of a more severe nature than any of his fellow-sufferers, with the ex ception of Virgo Birks. George Willetts, 7, Meard's-street, Soho, carver— severely bruised on various parts of the body. John Holls, Love-lane, Mile-end, costermonger— much bruised about the breast, but not seriously in jured. This man was in company with John Little ton, who was in the same business, and who was killed—his remains, as we before stated, having been removed to St. Martin's Workhouse. Mr. Solomon Cahn, merchant, of Fenchurch• street —right ancle severely bruised. Henry Rowland, War wick- street, Earl-street, Kensington, fishmonger—very severely bruised about the face and body. James Sisman, chief messenger to the London As surance Company—very severe cut on the right temple and under the left eye ; slight wound on the upper part of the left hip, and frightfully bruised about the arms, legs, and thighs, but has sustained no dangerous injury. Ayre, 60, Poland-street, Oxford-street, tailor—back injured. William Kay, who describes himself as a " pro filist"—numerous very severe bruises about the head and face. William Redgrave, a lad about 13 years of age, the son of a tailor, living in Tottenham-court - road — upper lip much cut, and severe bruises on the leg. The father and mother of this boy were on board the steam-boat with him at the time of the accident, but fortunately escaped with some very slight bruises. William Rutt, of 118, Long•acre, lately in busi ness as a cheesemonger in Jersey—back much bruised, and severe injury of the left ancie. The reply to our inquiries at the hospital in the course of the morning was, that they were all doing as well as could be exp ected. We were informed by a gentleman named Ottley, this morning, that a young lady named Chatterton, living in St. Peter's-court, received some severe in juries by the explosion. She was thrown overboard in the mud with others, and was severely bruised. She mentions(' the name of a friend in the neighbour hood, and she was removed home in a cab where she lies in an insensible state. The boats of the company did not ply . during the day, but the accident had no effect in intimidating the river voyagers; it was noticed that the other steamers were even more loaded than usual. Captain Martin, the stoker, and the engineer were examined last night before t he p ro p rietors ; but no thing decisive as to the cause of the accident was ascertained. One suggestion made is, that the boat heeling to one side, while lying by the pier, the water in the boiler left some of the flues or tubes, uncovered, and they became red hot. A correspendent states—" the number of persons on board was between sixty and seventy. The pre lude to the explosion was first a shake, immediately followed by a second ; the funnel and steamchest were blown off into the river, and the boiler also blown up, and fell inland ; the aft part of the boat reft in twain, and, as the tide rose, she filled and went down." From questions put to several of the injured par ties and others, we have gathered the following par • ticulars : Mr. Cahn stated that he went on board the Cricket at half-past nine. o'clock. He was sitting on one of the middle benches on the after-deck of the vessel, near the best cabin entrance, when he beard a report similar to that of a cannon. He was immediately thrown up some distance from the deck, and fell with the fragments of planks into the bottom of the boat, where his right foot was jammed between some pieces of broken timber, and he had great difficulty in extri cating himself. He was eventually taken off the vessel by some watermen ; and, as he thought his leg was broken, he at once proceeded to the hospital in a cab. Immediately after the accident another steamer came alongside the Cricket, and took a number of passengers from the wreck. He saw several persons struggling in the water, but did not observe whether they were eventually rescued. James Sisman had just gone on board, and was about to sit down on the rail or seat at the bow of the vessel, when the explosion took place, and he was thrown into the water. While struggling in the river he received several severe blows on the head, face, and body—he supposed from the paddle-wheel. (This unfortunate man, as has been previously stated, was most frightfully bruised.) He eventually succeeded in laying hold of a chain, by which he worked him self up alongside the barge, and was rescued by some of the bystanders. William Ayre was sitting at the extreme seat at the end of the boat near Hungerford-pier, when he heard a loud report, and was thrown up from his seat. He then found himself at the bottom of the vessel among broken fragments of the deck, and succeeded, with some difficulty, owing to the injuries he had re ceived, in clambering up the side of the boat, whence he was dragged upon the pier. One sufferer only applied for surgical aid at King's College Hospital. He was, apparently, a labouring man, but his name and occupation were not taken at the hospital. The ibe ries he had received were co mparatively trifling, ng limited to a fractured rib and some slight scalds ; and, after receiving proper attention from the medical gentlemen, he was enabled to proceed home. A gentleman nam ed Galloway, a civil engineer, has inspected what remained of the boilers, for the purpose, if possible, of elucidating the cause of the catastrophe. One boiler remains apparently in its original position, on the larboard side of the wreck. That which exploded was on the s t a rboard side. that It seemed to have passed out at the stern, splitting portion of the vessel in two, at the seine time carry ing away the entire of the cross-beams and deck. tr. Joyce, the engineer, was present last and night, inspected the broken fragments, bu t did not gi opinion as to the origin of the explosion. It is but justice to that gentleman to mention, that he implored the police not to permit the fragments to be disturbed until a judicial investigation had been held. It is confidently stated, that at the moment of the accident neither the engineer nor the stoker were in the engine- room, nor was the captain on board the vessel. The latter, whose name is Edward Martin, states, that he was proceeding along the pier in the direction of the boat at the moment the explosion took place. A morning contemporary says—lmmediately after the explosion two females were observed in the after part of the vessel crying piteously for assistance. It was impossible to save them, the steam and falling fragments making even the attempt dangerous. Who .„. rjr z , the , cmtki. CIVILITIES.—The tf ivottinghant Journal of yesterdn)_,e bit o f wi d ia following in th h Bishop eGi like tlll4° l t l t ' tnY 13a Y.—The following of I 'tilt Y. Gentleman appeared sat wee Rey' • ' sentinel ?'—Because by It tall A . - Why is the editor of the Journal eanie 1 4 , 4 friesn soldier doing du as the fellow to 1 one ,t4,t 9,:eat lilack.,„ard ! here atztits,flock :—Why is tho clerical pluralist u p i l g u h r t a l l s i o st il pound r o l a it n tl ? e -,,11tt euitor of the Guar...an . ri, ) , ~ grea . e 3 : cl - 11 " . 1 i : i—, " The. appears . ._ L in. , t r , knee he does a t deal of dirty work for a AN %b. s' BENEVOLENTeneraI iithv NIITLIS' AND JEWELLEE the keetin4NsTlTUT loN.—Yesterday institution re held g t't . the members of the above Strand, to of eti i , at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, the A election . half-year] coeval was Officersthe report of the committee_ an•-,_,e repor t, read 1 1 r.' 1 , 11 . , r• C. Webster in the chair. in the Nvi t4 fou _est, the secretary, stated that decayed trietiheilued for the purpose workmen, bhopr recent and rq Ps in the above trades, their s.The elttt ict. as likewise to their widowt institution of relieving the nen, fourteen male b ~,a a l : 1 1 of two fereales make at present p tu :_en female annuitants, whose pensions artl o4 l l -4 , r amounted to upwards, of 2 bequest of 10 1 left• cash dstock (including a Maiden-lane), 2d L T d b u e r during present b y lb an of . kaolin,.e late J. Johnson, Esq., also being made to 4,, to 1,3 52/. Is Exertions are 11014'realle the building fund for the erectiod B o 2 f 3t al l in d s; These' tlarde which they have now in handail:lg, after so ilio various officers being chosen, the me ,I, relitine business, broke up. Two B o y s IN 1'01.411 L4T% FATAL PIGLET BETWEEN ester day, hekitfo'reT,hhe adjourned inquiry was concluded shrg eon ..a.iir. William Baker, the Coroner. :tie Bair,the hotly (4 . 4,.... 1,, Made a post mortem 'ire, halo`h Produced by the fight, and the . beer resulting in laelttll ' ee "ces ed, and was of theo death. tr:?cl'd congestion o f th e brain, verdict of exam ination iiion that given o ri,.ia_uslao.ghlt;Jattgieuhtfutni•mously returned t a verdict ilght, and a gainst i n the f thtoe ,roaltobert JohnsonAuY,,the 4414 /Cewaon, tia ~,9.ph . s ued h' and the te war t• J. o seph Cater, CoronerNvtt m William Alger , „, _ g, te . survivor __.... p oll rant for their committal to LNew yacht was „zziPteoliYei)do wyaegsteerr.d ai l M . q ra 1 ISM°I-7TR, AUG• 27 The Fanny ltuns.4,Tegi at Trinietr attendance — on her Majesty the r iage, -1; `-°Wes CaStle; U s W b l e e a sr immediately , u w n a d s e r c o a n v s e a ) 1 1 ' tl e e ftdte ttiofhnreCo a m c the - royal Zhlldr e " h went to Osborne House to see •ean t „.." , and after a visit of an hour . d e. to the ,•.' and had a cruize before landing at RYd I Evi- II -T IZAOR . TANT" ---t:Net. RINARY CASH OF CIRCLAIS , the te 'lle small town of Combo, near Bayonne, was e tigh t e, , , , of the following strange occurrence ,___ *as 8 1 1 , ) ` the 21st inst., when an inhabitant of that e place Drobitant dead through the heart on his way h9nia.bit of print,,l the wound the doctor extracted from it in lottdinL,PhaPer, which had been used by the assassin do tStiker" " I ' gnu. It WaS part of a leaf from Madame af_ terwardeelebrated rotaance of " Corrinne," and soon in the 3 the core s fragment was discovered , ts,Auerk(,:itiof a dousruer, residing near the murdered trioi rift la ( enee. He has in consequence been sent to the i i , i nee. The assassin must have been close to tuen_ when he fired. .oia A t , co ny feats_,. (1 ATICS IN FRANCE. hasA.n extraordi totapiisil 0,1 rowing against current am a il Leq by two English Wigham just been ac the j a r'-'er• They left London on the ed . 15 t h , in a 1. 4 e. Ines Watt steamer, for llavre, bringing with them vvide,lag boat, 36 feet in length, and only two feet in ittei,' n ' and which, when being rowed, is 01.1,1? two 4,:mes i.ibove water at midships. At Havre tneY'utts Vrett their boat in a steamer, and proceeded as . far b . t aridequi the Seine, where they launched their_. 11 . , eunlmenced their undertaking of rowing t() raroin Tunont assistance of any kind. They reached Paris s Ih:fist al°,rning, sod their boat is now lying alongside - Npied-',"ng baths near the Pont-Royal. The time oc "h" h . ' ll r° wing this great distance against a current, ~,, k for 200 miles of it averages four miles anhour,.. ti l l " 5 b e and 25 minutes ; and it is to be remarked, aunt at the'-idge of Vernon, lea Petits Andelys, Mantes, r ''' some other places the had to contend with a Fur . - . !it of nearly ten mile' _a they ur. It is said that this is '4 first instance f as boat t o ha . ving been propelled by trowing through thc: rapidosaof Porey. Messrs. Wigham n d ' llarber are members of the Norwich Amateur Zing ettlb.--Galignani durysTE'4l3, Atlc. 25.—T.he weather has been terrific ii,.._ Ile the vreek. Lady Congreve and attenda!its a a r- s lv_ed yesterday M the Triton from London, wch "ion cath ' Packeter th at ventured out in consequence hi of th e boat soon afterwards broke in two, and they, with several others, perished. ' A man and child were rescued by one of the pier men, and several others were similarly saved. THE RIVER ACCIDENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The dreadful loss of life which it is your pro.. vince to record, and which took place this morning on the river, is greatly to be deplored. The pro prietors cannot furnish any excuse for their conduct, because they were informed, six months since, by the extract I send you, that certain destruction of life would occur. The boat Cricket was condemned, together with the Ant and Bee, more than six months since, by Mr. Portwine, in his work on the " Steam-engine," &c., in the following plain language : " There are three vessels on the Thames, called the Ant, the Bee, and Cricket—boats which profess to work with low pressure condensing engines. The public is not aware that they are working at 361 b. on the square inch. The engines are by Joyce, 2of 15 horse power. The fuel consumed is only about two cwt. one quarter per hour. These are the penny boats (now a halfpenny) plying from Hungerford to London-bridge, and working high pressure; they may when out of order blow up their decks and the myriads of passengers they are burdened with." —P.SB. - _ . - This extract was published by an engineer six months since, and time has too fatally proved Mr. Portwine's prediction. I hope you will afford space for this note, in order to warn the public of the danger of riding in vessels working on high pressure prin ciples, of which variety ranks the Ant, the Cricket, Bee, and Locomotive. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, August 27. J. K. B. TO TIIE EDITOR OF TIIE TIMES. Sir,—lf the frightful accident that took place on the river this day has not been caused by a practice in all the river boats to which I shall refer, there can be no doubt that a similar catastrophe must happen. It is a constant practice, as soon as the boat starts, for the engineer or stoker, or both, to come up the gangway and sit at the rails, leaving the fire and boilers to take care of themselves, merely running down at the time they consider their services may be required at the call of the master. In the halfpenny boats they generally so continued from the starting poin to the terminus. Having observed this practice, I have often thought that an accident was inevitable, as, whilst the new set of passengers were being taken in, it was the practice, if needed, to pump in fresh water. Now, in the interval between the starting of the boat from London-bridge and the arrival at the Adelphi the water in the boiler becomes exhausted, of course, the moment fresh water is pumped in, an explosion must be inevitable, and I should not be at all sur prised to hear that the melancholy accident of this day has been caused in this way ; but, whether it be so or not, the practice is so fraught with danger that immediate measures ought to be resorted to, in order to put a stop to it.—l am, Sir, August 27. A DAILY PASSENGER. of traffic proceeding from the district traversed by your line. " Your directors, in recommending the early opening► of the line to Newtown-Limavady, are also influenced by the consideration that if its formation be longer de layed, a portion of the traffic legitimately belonging to it may be diverted to other railways now in course of construction. They feel, too, that by the suggestion now submitted for your approval, the cost of your undertak ing will be lessened, and the completion of the embank ment hastened, by affording to the contractors greater facilities for procuring stone, which being carried over your line, and charged as goods' traffic, would add to its receipts. " Should the above recommendation meet your ap proval, your directors, in taking measures to have it carried into effect, will at the same time be enabled to apply for powers to have your shares reduced from 501. to 25/. each, a change which, in the present condition of monetary affairs, will contribute to the welfare of the company, and to the individual convenience of the share holders. " The progress in the cultivation of the land already reclaimed in Lough Foyle, similar to that now in course of reclamation by your undertaking, fully justifies the opinion at first entertained as to its value; indeed, establishes the value beyond the first estimates upon which your directors made their calculation. " Your directors refer with pleasure to the proceed ings of the Royal Agricultural Society of Irelan . d, at its annual meeting, held at Derry, in the early part of this month, upon which occasion some of its members visited the reclaimed land, and were highly gratified with its condition, and the proofs of its productive powers." The following is the report of the engineer of the company with respect to the progress of the works upon the line : " Contract No. l.—Longfield Embankment. " This portion of the work is now being pushed for ward vigorously, both day and night; owing, however, to the soft and yielding nature of the bottom, the rate of progress, latterly, has not been as great as I could have wished. This difficulty has now been surmounted, and we are working on favourable ground; and I trust henceforth that a steady and satisfactory rate of progress will be maintained in the construction of this embank ment. " The contractor has lately purchased a second loco motive for this portion of the wcrk. " River Roe Embankment. " The embankments for the continuation of the Roe River are partially employed for a distance of one mile and a half from the shore. lam bound to say more work should have been done here; and I have been urging uon the contractors the necessity of putting a larger number of men on this portion of the work. " The contractors allege the difficulty of bringing in a sufficient supply of stone when the wind is easterly; I have, however, pointed out a method of obviating this difficulty, which will now be acted upon. A locomotive will be there in a few days, when the work will be pushed on both day and night. " Contract No. 2.—Downhill. " The only works of magnitude on this contract are the tunnels, being in the aggregate about 1,000 yards in length. They are both through, and this section of the line could be completed, if necessary, in a very short space of time. " Contract No. 3.—Derry. " Almost all the work is completed on this contract, ,he only parts remaining to be yet done are the cutting .hrough M'Clintock's Wood and the embankment across Rosse's Bay. There has been some difficulty in getting possession of land for procuring stone for pitching the 9 slopes of the latter, w hi c h has been the cause of delay. " In conclusion, I cannot too strongly urge the ad vanta gtehsetti line:be g to ain N oweedwblycontirmucatviang, as so on as pos sible,dy ; a plentiful and certain supply of stone will then be always secured from Carrickhugh Quarries (which are on the line of rail way). for pitching the slopes of the outer embankment westward of the Roe Mouth. Much inconvenience and delay is now experienced by the contractors being obliged to bring stone over from Moville ; and indeed in bad weather the supply from that source is wholly cut off. " When the dredger is at work, which must now be very shortly, I anticipate the Moville Quarries will not produce stone more than sufficient for pitching the slopes of the outer embankment, formed by means of that machine, and of necessity quarries must then be opened up for the supply of a sufficient quantity of stone for pitching the slopes of the outer embankment westward of the Roe river, and I see no means of procuring an ample and certain supply of stone otherwise than by constructing the line to Newtow n-Lim avady , and open ing up the Carrickhugh Quarries as before mentioned." From the statement of the general accounts and receipts of the company, it appeared that from its formation the receipts were 196,957/. 17s. 3d., and the expenditure, 193,2291. Is. 4d. It also appeared that the receipts since the last half-yearly re port were 58,6471. 16s. 4d.; the expenditure, 58,559/. 14s. 4d. ; and the balance in the hands of the bankers of the company, on the 31st of July, was 3,728/. 15s. I Id. The SECRETARY, in answer to a question from a proprietor, stated that since the 31st of July, up wards of 6,0001 had been paid into the hands of the company's bankers for calls, and that a sum of up wards of 48,000/. was now due in respect of them. A resolution, declaring 365 shares forfeited, was unanimously agreed to ; as was also a resolution call ing upon the directors to enforce proceedings for the recovery of calls against parties that had not paid them. The directors that went out by rotation were unani mously re-elected. Thanks were voted and carried to the Chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. 7. ::!'4 . birti IBbitton THE THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND RAILWAY CONIYANY.—(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held to-day, at the Guildhall Coffee-house, Gresham-street. W. Chadwick, Esq., chairman of the company, presided. After the usual preliminaries, The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that the company was making purchases of land required for the dock and railway. The cottages requisite for the labourers and mechanics employed on the works had been put in repair, and had been let at a remunerative rate to respectable tenants. It also stated that such a vigorous opposition was offered to the Bill for the branch line from Ilford to Southend, introduced by the Eastern Coun ties Company, that it was not carried last session. From the financial statement, it appeared that the re ceipts amounted to 29,1361. 4s. ld., and the expendi ture to 8,2191. 3s. ld., leaving a balance in hand of 20,9171. ls. • The CHAIRMAN was happy to say that it would not be necessary for the directors to make more than one call this year on the company. They had purchased the Oil Mill Farms and the adjoining lands, in the parishes of Fobbing and Corringham, at prices almost unequalled for railway purposes. He believed the amount agreed upon was 251. per acre, and it would be necessary to construct a dock of 10 acres only. With respect to the Eastern Counties Company, they certainly did not succeed to the full extent of their wishes; but, as the report stated, they had prevented that company passing their Bill last session. As they were a young company, it was thought advisable to enter into a treaty with the Eastern Counties Com pany, but as the negotiations were still pending, they must excuse their going into details at present. He would move that the report be received and adopted. After some conversation relative to the claims of Mr. liennick on the company, and to the relinquish ment of certain shares, the resolution was put and carried unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and the other directors, which were acknowledged by the Chairman. The meeting then separated. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, _ WORCESTER,_AND_ WOLVER, HAMPTON RAILWAY. WORCESTER, FRIDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon the half-yearly meeting of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company was held here ; T. Rufford, Esq., M.P., in the chair. After the usual preliminaries, The CHAIRMAN addressed a few observations to the meeting, entirely confining himself to a recapitu lation of the subjects alluded to in the directors' report. The SECRETARY (Mr. Smith) then read the report from the directors, from which we extract the fol- LONDONDERRY and COLERAINE RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) The fifth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this railway company took place to-day, at the company's offices, in Church-passage, Guildhall, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, the statement of the accounts of the company, and also for the transaction of the ordinary affairs of the company. J. G. Frith, Esq., took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock. The usual preliminary proceedings having been gone through, and the minutes of the last meeting having been confirmed, The SECRETARY read the following report, which, after a short discussion, was adopted unanimously : " Your directors have to report, that since your last half-yearly meeting, your works have made very con siderable progress, though not equal to what might have been expected under more favourable circumstances, for although the progress has been equal to the means pro vided by the shareholders, yet, in consequence of the falling off in the payment of the late calls, the number of men employed thereon has not been increased to the ex tent they might have been. " The continued delay in completing the powerful dredger, by means of which the formation of the outer embankment will be so greatly facilitated, will also partly account for that portion of the work not being in a more advanced state; but the assurance of your engineer, who is superintending its completion, that a very short time will now put it into effective operation, induces your directors to believe that for the future more rapid pro gress may be considered as secured. " Your directors see additional reason to regret the default in payment of the late calls, as it serves to retard the steps which they purpose taking, for borrowing under the powers of their Act, when hale the capital has been paid up. To place the company in this desirable position, it will be necessary, as intimated to you at the last meeting, to make a further call of 2L 10s. to cover the deficiency arising from the forfeited shares and the arrears of calls. " The assistance rendered, in the past session of Par liament, by her Majesty's Government, to such Irish railway companies as were legally in a condition to borrow, gives your directors every reason to hope, that in the coming session, a similar course will be pursued towards such companies as are entitled to aid. In such case the double character of the security offered by your undertaking will suffice to procure for it a participation in the benefit. " Your directors, in accordance with the resolution of the last halt yearly meeting, have urged the payment of calls in arrear, and with considerable success, although some few shareholders have been unable to meet their calls. In a company whose shares are generally so well held, your directors feel that it would not be justice to those who do pay up, that others much in arrear should be allowed to retain their shares ; they have, therefore, felt it their duty to forfeit 365 shares, upon which the third call has not been paid. This forfeiture is now submitted for your confirmation. In a few other cases notices of forfeiture were served ; but your directors, seing a disposition to pay, and believing that by a judi cious forbearance, the amount due may be secured to the company, have forborne to press the confirmation of the forfeiture at this meeting. " The directors would have it distinctly understood, that the forfeiture of shares does not release the pre vious holders from liability to the calls made up to the date of such forfeiture, and their best attention will be given to enforce the payment of such calls, so far as after due consideration the circumstances of each case will be found to admit. " The urgent requisitions of those residing in the district have induced your directors to give further consideration to the subject of forming, without delay s the portion of the line from Londonderry t o N ew t ow - Limavady, and they are confirmed in the opinion o ee i l h a l s e t report alte rations havepre viously expressed to you, that it is most advisable to open this portion t the ef linethea linecivn adverted d s otonn intheir as ors that have they should ud longer n e been further considered , and the local feeling consulted any with hesitation reference inrecommending thereto. Thedir directors carried out. The Railway Commissioners will require that this change should be sanctioned by Parliament, notwithstanding that the consent of the landowners to the same may, it is believed, be obtained. " The working of the railway from Londonderry to Strabane has had the effect of fully satisfying your directors that the traffic upon your line will be much larger than was originally hoped fer. In proof of this they may state, that the tolls upon Derry-bridge have been supported by the two great lines of traffic, from Strabane in Tyrone, and from Newtown-Limavady in the county of Londonderry. Since the opening of the rail way to Strabane the traffic from that quarter has been diverted from the bridge, yet the toll rec9ipts have only fallen off one-twelfth ; indisputably proving the extent HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE HIGHLANDS. LOCH LAGGAN, WEDNESDAY. Loch Laggan is eight miles in length, and from one to one and a half mile in breadth. Its shores are deeply indented, the bills in some places throwing out long narrow promontories, and in others the Loch dipping in graceful bays over sandy flats. It is, consequently, impossible for the eye to catch more than a section of the Loch at one view ; and as you advance along the shore, the landscape continually assumes new outlines. Approaching from Fort William along the course of the Spian, you reach the western extremity of the Loch. The Spian flows sluggishly along the edge of a sandy mound, which encloses the end of the Loch, and is so equal in its height, and so smooth and level on its surface, that, except for its great extent, it might be mistaken for an artificial embankment erected for the purpose of damming back the waters of the Loch. A few straggling peaks of the Ben Nevis range of mountains rise upon the view at the distant verge of this bank, and form a suitable boundary to the west end of the Loch. The road passes along the northern shore, and commands an excellent view of the expanse of water and its adjoining scenery. The south side of the Loch is enclosed by two dis tinct hills, whose curved ridges rise gradually from the water's edge towards the west, and drop down in abrupt and broken lines as they stretch along to the east. These hills are divided by a spacious corrie, which descends in green slopes to the side of the Loch, and exposes to view a new range of mountains in the background. The sides of the hills which rise along the Loch are steep and precipitous, but not rudely so, ,their declivities being covered with fine natural woods, consisting chiefly of birch, rowan, alder, and hazel trees, whose dark foliage inter mingled with the brilliant verdure which clothes the rocks to their summits, impart a warm and cultivated, rather than a wild and savage aspect to the scene. The Lodge occupies a green flat at the head of a little bay, which glides behind one of the wooded promon tories that jut into the bosom of the Loch. It is a long and irregular building, erected in the cottage style, of great size, and occupying as warm and sheltered a situation as so bleak a region could be expected to afford. The background is rather bare of wood ; but the birch and other spontaneous pro ductions of the forest surround it on each aide. Its triangular front looks slantingly across the Loch, and, from its numerous windows, commands a fine view of the two islands already mentioned, the green meadows of Aberairder , a nd the loft y mountains which gird the opposite shore. A couple of galleys ride at anchor in the bay ; and at a little distance from the Lodge, on the right, the royal standard floats from a flag-staff reared in a green mound, which is said to contain the dust of Feargus and four other Kings. Around the Lodge, and onward to the eastern extremity of the Loch, the land sweeps back in gradually ascending heights, covered with a mantle of deep green, and extending backwards in successive corries till lost amid the dark outline of distant hills. This is the forest ground of Ardverekie. Six years ago this extensive tract of upland, embracing forty miles in circumference, was divided into three sheep farms, called Gallavie, Ben Aulder, and Camdarrock. Nine thousand sheep are said to have pastured upon it. The Al arquis of Abercorn, upon obtaining a lease of the ground, drove off the sheep, threw the farms once more into forest, and introduced new herds of (leer, which, left to the sole possession of the wilds, are rapidly multiplying in numbers. An im mense tract of country has been thrown, in a similar manner, into forest by the Marquis of Breadalbane, in the neighbourhood of the Black Mount. There seems to be a general movement among the Scotch nobility, having for its object the restoration of the Caledonian Forest in all its vast and barbarian pro portions ; and the example of Prince Albert as a deer-stalker, at Ardverekie, will possibly give it a powerful impulse. Every small Highland laird must now have his forest, and, to gratify this ambition, those large sheep farmers, whose introduction to the glens has been accomplished at the expense of so much suffering to the native peasantry, will be doomed, in their turn, to yield to the superior claims of "the antler'd monarchs of the waste." There can be little objection to the formation of a national forest in some such place as Loch Laggan for the amusement of Royalty, and such of the nobi lity as might be invited to the Coart. It would tend, at least to perpetuate a race of noble animals, and the reminiscences of an ancient sport ; but it is easy to perceive that if every owner of a few thousand acres, or even every lord or marquis, were to erect a forest on his estate, the system would become a very intole rable nuisance. The aspect of the northern shore of the Loch differs in some respects from the southern. It is skirted throughout its whole length by a range of loftier and wilder hills, which, however do not approach the edge of the Loch so closely as those on the opposite side. The intermediate space is occupied chiefly with loose masses of stone, clump of trees, and a rather luxuriant under-covering of grass and bracken. About half way up the Loch the mountain is cloven by a deep circular ravine or corrie, which, as it issues from the hill, opens out into a wide expanse of mea dow land, the lower parts of which are washed by the Loch. This green slope intersected by rows of hazel and alder trees, and watered by a streamlet which gushes from the bottom of the ravine, is partially cul tivated, and contains some excellent crops of corn, barley, and potatoes. The house of Aberairder, the only remaining farm on the borders of Loch Laggan, occupies an eminence in the centre, and still affords an asylum, in this dreary region of deer and muirfowl, to the persecuted genius of agriculture. On the roadside, two or three miles beyond Aberairder, stands Loch Laggan Inn, a house of re spectable exterior, and capable, no doubt, when it is itself, of affording good accommodation to its guests. But in the mean time the Marquis of Abercorn has taken possession of the inn during her Majesty's visit ; and the Boniface of the Loch has retired to a small cottage at the mouth of the Paatock. The houses beforementioned, together with a few cottages, inha bited by gamekeepers, and scattered over the forest, comprise the whole of the human dwellings within many miles of Loch Laggan. Yet the ruins of old corn kilns and other traces of social life and in dustry, which meet the eye in several quarters, point back to a time when population was a great deal more numerous. The Loch is well stored with trout, but, though pos sessing the most excellent spawning-ground, salmon is prived of access to the lake by a fall in the river S.pian. A small sum would break down the obstruct ing rock ; but a proposal to effect this object has not, yet been carried into practice. Raspberries, hazel nuts, and other wild fruits, grow in great abundance along the sides of the inch. There is an excellent garden, well stocked with fruit and vegetables, at Ardverekie Lodge, and a number of good milch cows supply the royal household with dairy produce. A party of London police act as sentries at the Lodge. Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, preceded by the keepers and dogs, rode from the lodge to the Ben Aulder forest, to enjoy the sport of deer stalking. The Prince suc ceeded in bringing down a royal stag and a roebuck, and returned to the Lodge in time for dinner. W hile the Prince was in the forest, her Majesty rode out, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal. Her Majesty and the royal children were mounted on small Highland ponies. The clouds threatened rain, and her Majesty did not extend her ride further than the east end of the lake, whence she returned to the Lodge. Prince Leiningen and Mr. Anson, the Queen's pri vate secretary, drove off at ten o'clock for Strath mashie moors, and returned at five o'clock with 14 head of grouse. Earl Grey enjoyed an hour or two of Waltonian sport in the Paatock river, and was rewarded with a dish of black trout. Cluny Mac herson called at the Lodge and made his Royal Highness an offer of his shootings of Aberairder, which Prince Albert accepted. This morning, shortly after ten o'clock, his Royal Highness rode out, attended by Cluny's gamekeeper, to the grouse shooting at Aberairder, and returned early in the afternoon with three brace of grouse, some black cocks, and a few hares. Her Majesty, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal rode out again to-day on ponies in the neigh bourhood of the Lodge. The sailors of the royal yacht have arrived to-day from Fort William to be present at the _Me to-morrow in celebration of Prince Albert's birth-day. We understand they are to serenade the Prince, and perform several aquatic exercises on the lake. A great gathering of clansmen lowing : " The Bills which were b roug ht before Parliament, in conformity with the* authority then granted, for connecting the coal district round Halesowen with the main line at Stourbridge and at Dudley, and for forming a communication between Cheltenham and Evesham, were both rejected. "In compliance with th e t e rms of agreement , and of the powers contained in the Act 9 th an d 10th Victoria, cap. 278, the purchase of the Sto urbrid g e Extension Canal was completed, and possession ta ken o n the 27th March (last. A s ummary of the re ceipts, and expenditure for th e quarter ending 26th of June last is annexed to this report. "Possession was also taken, on Ist of l‘fay last , of the Stratford and Moreton Tramway, upon the terms stated, and under the power s contained in the Act of Incorporation of this company. " Resolutions will be proposed to the meeting to confirm an order of the directors, declaring the for feiture of 620 shares in the company for the non payment of calls. The directors have taken such means as will insure the full payment of calls in respect of 150 of these shares, so that no loss can accrue to the company by the forfeiture of that number; but although every effort has been made to obtain the like payment on the remaining 470 shares, they regret to say it has been without effect. The resolution which will be submitted to deem most the meeting for ad the forfeiture of the 470 shares place them in the order and disposition of the tlipetor s, to be dealt with in such manner as they may visable for your interests. " Half of the capital au thorised to be rais . ed by the a ct of incorporation having been now paid up, the company is in ,a p osition to borrow the sum of 500,0001. on debentures. A resolution will be sub mitted to the meeting to g rant . the requisite authority to the directors to exercise this power to such exten think exyethent9 19 0 i 684,50 a ßeceipts per . i . o . ds as they ey may EIFENDITURE AND FUNDS. Expenditure to Dec. 31, 1846, per last report ... .. ... £312,450 4 6 Ditto,Dec.3l,lB46,toJune2o,lB47 361,316 16 3 Balance in the hands of bankers and cash '..• ••• .. 10,742 18 3 £684,509 19 0 con- The CHAIRMAN mo ved that the report be ado p ted, and circulated, on which Mr. FIGGINS, of Smi thfield, London, put a number of questions to the chair on the subject of the pro gress of the works ; the cost, and the nature of the e lease to n , moved the Great n e o rn to i n Company ; that the lease and, in the effect should not be ratified w ithout the consent of the pro prietors of this comp an y given in public meeting. The Chairman and Directors then entered into explanation, stating that the agreement fora l ease t o the Great Western Railway Company was already a binding agreement, and could not be repudiat e d. Th e whole circumstan ces of the rise and progress of this company, as they have already been det a il e d i n t h e ne wspapers, were again opened. In the end, the parties by whom t he question was raised—a deputa tion of proprietors from Yorkshire - --appeared to be pretty well satisfied; and Mr. Figgins'slamendment, and also a resolution p ro p osed by a Mr. White, were withdrawn. Resolutions for carrying out the recommendations in the directors' report were then passed. The direc tors stated they should defer the next call as l ong as possible.--( Hear.) The meeting then broke up. is exi ted. COURT CIRCULAR. ARDvERRIE, AUG. 25.—her Majesty and his Royal Gighness Prince Albert walked in the grounds. Prince Albert and the Prince of Leiningen went out grouse shooting, attended by the Hon. Captain Gordon. The Marquis of Abercorn will be the only addition to the royal party. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester left Gloucester House on Wednesday evening, for her resi dence at Richmond. Lo Baron de Beust, the Saxon Minister, had an inter view with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Smith, the Earl of Fingall, Major General S ir Harr y Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. C. K. Murray, an d Ai r . Mackinnon bad interviews yesterday with Lord John Russell. — ; l3 a (rireis paper. TIIE distressed to DUJ ARMEE DUEL••••••-•Al. de Beauvall on has put in for reb u ilding been ordered to be trie d before the Court of A ss i zes , upon an indictment for perj ur y .; but intends, it is said, t fi o n Ad a IptlphDeaDatlLttEho the t i h fto e ou Court 00 0 n f Lsn e ao a rR s e , N a b. t e7 1 :n lg v one of the houses in Middle•row. Can nothing be done (the Builder very properly asks) to prevent the perpe tuation of this great obstruction is stiCh an important thoroughfare as Livlbcorn ? St. John' s -st ree t, 111 Mr. John Conneybeer, the late President of the Coffee and Ea tin g House Keepers' . Association, died o n .last, astat his residenee short illness. His indefatigable and suc cTaefhtseusrfrusladaex);er krtions on behalf of the charity will endear his memory to the whole trade. In private life he was greatly and deserved esteemed for his integrity and courtesy SPORTING. INTELLIGENCE. Won by a neck, a dead heat for second. The Borough Stakes of 5 sovs. each. He a ts. One mile .RACES.--Y EST ERDAY. and a half. (4 Subs.) The Queen's Plate-day has usually been the most at- Mr. Parr's Rosin the Bow, Bst 91b, walked over. tractive at these meetings—in fact, has been the " grand" The Town Plate of 20/., added to a Sw e ep s t a k e s of day. It assumed a different character yeste rda y , the 1 soy. each (for the second), twice round, was won in appearance of The Hero having put competition for the two heats, by Mr. Nagle's Pass i ona te, 3 yrs , 9 st 71 b , ci Guineas' out of the question; while the accep tances (Mr. Parr, beating Mr. Fleming's The Duke , aged , . for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes proved so few and 12st, Mr. Crofton's Voronetz, 3 yrs, 9st 71b, and Mr. bad, as to deprive the race for it of ov-ry particle of in terest. The amateur performance was also a failure, Leverton's Little Vixen , 5 y rs, 1-Ist 71b. The Haifdicap of 1 sou. each, and 20 added, was won only four came to the post; and so little excitement did it produce, that after the fi rs t h e at scarcely a bet was in four hats, by My M ar y , Sat 71b, beating Wooden laid. To sum up, the f ina l e t o th e m e e ting was a sorry Wall, 7st 311),paisionate, 7st 41 b, and R osin the Beau, sat 101 b. contrast to the openin g , i n ever y res p ec t. We look for HOYLAKE RACES. —THURSDAY. better things next year. O ur return o f y es t er d a y's pro- ceedings will be brief:— The Hack Stakes of 1 sou. each, two heat) on i c r e . The Amateur Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 25 added; round and a distance, was w three yrs old, 9st 101 b; four, lOst 101 b; five, list 31b; Leach's Gipsy Queen, aged, list 131 b, wrier), , be m atin s g . six and aged; Ilst 121 b; the second to save his stake, and the winner to be sold for 200 sovs., if demanded, Mr. Ball's Bendlgo. 4 yrs, list, and br. Parson s tery, 3 yrs, list 131 b. &c. Heats, one mile. Count Batthyany's Ma Sweepstakes 01 3 soy& each, aster Stepney, 5 yrs ... 3 1 1 The Green Lodge llotel Cup, v o a e ue n r ile sov a s n . , , i ad a de h d al t f o , Mr. P. P. Rolt's Ould Ireland, 5 yrs ... 1 3 2 (5 subs.), was won in two heats. by Alr. ot D ii a g vis; i s ro l E 'o d ur Mr. Death's Bohemienne M- Sir 2 3 Bowling, 4y s. 211 4 (E. Lloyd), bee Sir J. Gerard's nd The Polka, 4 yrs ... dis beards's b g by Voltaire. First Heat —5 to 4 agst Ould Ireland, 5 to 2 agst Bo hemienne, and 3 to 1 agst Master Stepney. The fa• vourite had it all his own way, and trotted in four lengths in advance of Bohemienne; Master Stepney did not go for the heat, and Polka broke down. Second Heat—Not a bet laid: won by a length. Third Heat-3 to lon Master Stepney, who won by five lengths. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, ist 51b; four, 9st llb; five, 9st Illb; six and aged, lOst 21b. Two miles and a distance. Mr. J. Day's The Hero ... (A. Day) walked over Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c ; the second to save his stake; winners extra; the winner to pay 15 sovs. to the Judge and to subscribe to the stakes in 1848. Two miles and a distance. (21 Subs., 17 of whom declared.) Sir H. Fleetwood's Forest Flower, 5 yrs, Bst 71b ... 1 Mr, Death's Subduer, aged, Bst 31b (carried 41b extra) 2 Sir G. Heathcote's Nannette filly, 3 yrs, 6st 31b ... 3 Betting-6 to 5 agst Nannette filly, and 10 to 6 agst each of the others. Subduer made the running at a strong pace to within half a mile of home, when Forest Flower took it up, had it all her own way, and won by five lengths. Run in 4 min. The Railway Handicap of 5 sovs. each, h ft, with 20 added; the winner to pay 5 sovs. to the fund. T.Y.C. Baron Rothschild's Daughter of the Star, 3 yrs ... 1 Mr. Erwin's Dean Swift, 5 yrs, Sst 71b 2 Mr. Worley's Headsman, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b ••• ••• 3 Mr. Forth's Laundrymaid, 4 yrs ' 7st 121 b ... 4 A splendid race between the first two was won by a short head, Headsman a good third. BETTING ON THE COURSE. LEAMINGTON STAKES. sto 1 agst Wolfdog I sto 1 agst Gameless f—t ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 on Cossack—taken I 20 to 1 agst Foreclosure 6 to 1 agst Planet I 30 to 1 agst Limestone 50 to 1 agst The Liberator. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 8 to 1 agst Pilgrim—taken 1 10 to 1 agst Palma—taken 10 to 1 agst Miss Burns—taken. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. ST. LEGER.-5 to 4on Cossack (taken)-8 to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken)-6 to 1 agst Planet (taken)-16 to 1 agst Philosopher-20 to 1 agst Eryx-20 to 1 agat Mr. Martin-33 to 1 agst Black Dwarf-33 to 1 agst Limestone-33 to 1 agst Swallow-41 to 1 agst Red Hart-40 to 1 agat Ulysses. THE GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.-6 to 1 agst Sagacity (taken)-8 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (taken) —lO to 1 agst Palma (taken)—and 12 to 1 agst Alliance (taken). DERBY.-1.200 to 100 on the field-1,500 to 100 agst Springy Jack (offers to take). The above comprise the week's quotations, scarcely a bet having been laid to day. CANTERBURY RACES. , —THURSDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. Heats. Two miles. Mr. Moore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs, 10$ ... (W. Boyce) 1 1 Mr. Cooke's Catharine, 3 yrs, Bst 21b 3 2 Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, lOst ~. 2 dr Won in a canter. The City Plate for 3 yrs old and upwards. Heats. Two miles. Mr. Doekeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Hornsby) 1 1 Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, 7st llb ... 4 2 Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 9st 81b ... 6 3 Mr. Drew's Beggar Girl, Bst 51b 2 4 Mr. Walker's Sir Tatton, 4 yrs, 7st Ilb ... 7 5 Mr. Godsmark's The Stranger, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ... 3 dr Mr. T. Simmond's Walter Gray, 7st 131 b ... 5 dr The first heat was won by a length, and the second by a neck. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (PROM OUR. OWN CORRESPONDENT.) AUGUST 27. 'ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Aug. 21. Wyvern schooner, Duke of Marlborough, from Inverness. 23. Dream yawl, George 11 ntinck, EN., from the westward; Fairy schooner, Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., from the coast of Norway. 25. Iris cutter, Lord Rodney, from Norway and South ampton last. 26. Amulet cutter, John Thompson, Esq., from Portsmouth. FRIDAY. The City Member's Plate of SOL. the winner to be sold for 150 sous.. Heats, two miles. Mr. Payne's Marquis of Conyngham (Hornsby) 1 1 Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, 9st ... ... 4 2 Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 9st 101 b ... 2 3 Mr. F. Simmond's Walter Gay, 4 yrs, Bst 51b ... 3 dr First heat won by a length ; the second easy. Sweepstakes of 2 Soya each with 25 added, the winner to be sold for 150 sous if demanded, &c. Heats, two miles. 5 subs. Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (liornsby) 1 1 Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, ist 21b 2 dr Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 9at 31b ... 3 dr Mr. Cook's Catherine, 3 yrs, 6st ... 4 dr The first heat was won easy ; and the second walked over for. Sweepstakes of I Soy. each with 25 added, the winner to be sold for 70 soya. Heats, one mile and a half. 5 subs. Mr. Cooke's Catherine, 3 yrs, 7st Ilb (Treen) 2 1 1 Mr. Drew's Beggar Girl, aged, Bst 51b ... 1 2 2 Mr. Sherrard's Petrowna 5 yrs, 7 111 b ... 5 3 3 Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, 7st 71bs ... 44 dr Mr. Godsmark's The Stranger, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b 3 4 dr Three well contested heats; the winner was claimed. The Garrison Purse of 20 sovs., given by the officers of the 17th and 39th Regiments, for untrained horses, the property of farmers residing within 20 miles of Canterbury; list each, thorough bred 12st each. One mile. Aug. 22 21 20 19 24 14 21 22 21 13 21 21 21 22 Dunk's Jenny Lind ... Morgan's Mercy ... Minton's sister to Walter Gay ... Gardener's Desdemona Harrison's Laundrymaid ... F. Collard's Miss Fidget ... A good race. (owner) HEREFORD RACES.—THURSDAY.—(CONCLUDED.) The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added, the winner to be sold for 1001., if demanded, &c. Heats. Once round and a distance. .(4 Subs.) Mr. Tollett's Variety, aged, lOst 81b, (to be sold for 25L) 1 3 1 Mr. Carter nd Linnaeus, 3 yrs, Bst Blb (800 3 1 2 Mr. Kilton's Auricula, 4 yrs, lOst 31b (601.) 2 2 3 First heat won by a head, the second by half a length, and the third cleverly. ti A Hurdle Race (Handicap) of i sovs. each, with 25 added. Heats, about a mile and a quarter. (3 Subs.) Mr. Toilet's Variety, aged, lOst 71b (Turner) 3 1 1 Mr. Ellliot's The Oppressed, 5 yrs, lOst ... 1 3 2 Mr. W. Scott's Cavendish, aged, 12st ... 2 2 d r First heat won by a head, the second by two lengths, and the third in a canter. SALISBURY.—FRIDAY. The County Member's Plate of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each ; three yrs ~old, 7st 31b ; four, Bst Glb ; Ove, Bst 131 b • six ind'aged, 9 st 21 b ; winners of 100 sore. during the present year 31b extra, mares and geldiegs allowed 31b ; and the winner to pay 5 sovs. to the iund. Mile and a half. (3 Subs.) :Jr. W. Sadler's Antagonist, 3 yrs...(Donaldson) 1 1 Mr. W. B. Hawkins's Terese , 6 yrs ••• ... 2 2 Mr. Elwes's•f by Lanercost, out ,of Mountain Sylph's dam, 3 yrs ••• 0 0 Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old, colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Mr. Gully's Wee Bit. ... (Donaldson) Walked over. The Queen's Plate of 100 save. ; three yrs old Bst 21b • four, 9st 61b ; five, lOst ; six and aged, lOst 311,. Three miles. Mr. Moore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs Mr. Gully's Mathematician, 3 yrs ... ... 2 The City Bowl, value 18 sovs., and 12 soya. from the fund added to a Sweepstake of 5 sovs. each; three yrs old, 7st; four, Bst 21b; five, Bat 101 b; six and aged, 9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b; a winner of 5 soya. or more, during 1847, to carry 31b; twice or more, 51b; horses that have started once and not won during 1847, allowed 31b; if twice, 51b; if more, 81b; the winner to be sold for 2504; if entered to be sold for 2001., allowed 31b; 1501, 51b; 1201., 81b; 100 1., 121 b; 701., 151 b; and for 501., 181 b. Heats one mile . Mr. Drinkald's Moodkee, 3 yrs (701.) ••• 101 Mr. King's The Queen, 3 yrs (70 1 .) ••• 3 2 3- Mr. Bray's Cerberus, 4 yrs Mr. Wheeldon's New Forest Deer , 6 yrs (1001.) 2 dr. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, w ith 25 added; thr ee y rs ;-• w five, list 61b; six and old, 9st 71b; four , aged, list I Olbf horsesl°.stl.2entered to be sold for 400 / , allowed 31b; for 3001, 71b; for 2004mi11eb..; f ( o 4 r s l u o b o 3 /.. ) , 211 b; and for 501 . 281 b. H ea ts, one (King) 1 1 Mr. King's Apropos, 4 yrs (501 ) ... Mr. Drinkald's Moodkee, 3 yrs (501) ... 2 dr. Mr. Brettle's Brunel, 6 yrs (1001) 3 dr. Mr. O'Brien's horses will in future be trained by H. Stebbings. TIVERTON AND NORTH DEVON RACES. THURSDAY. ` (W. Boyce' The Tiverton Stakes of 20 soya. each, 10ft., and 5 only if declared. Twice round. (23 Subs., 17 of whom declared. Mr. Parr's Rosin the Beau, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ... (Butler) 1 Mr. Derry's My Mary, 5 yrs, Bst ..„ 2 Mr. Moore's Wooden Wall, 4 yrs, 7st 41b . 3 Mr. E. Scobell's Royalty, 4 yrs, 7st 31b Won cleverly by a length. The Members' Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each. Heats, twice round. (4 Subs.) Mr. E. Scobell's Giselle, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Kingsland) 2 1 1 Mr. Crofton's Veronetz, 3 yrs, ist 31b ... 4 3 2 Par Mr. 's Moonlight, 3 y rs , 7 st 6 1b 12 dr Mr. Nagle's Passionate, 3 yrs, 7st 61b 3 dr The first heat was won by a head, and the others easily. The Ladies' Plate was won by Passionate, 6st, (Trees, jun.), beating Wooden Wall, 7st, and Semperamie, Bst 71b. The Hurdle Race was won in three heats, by Sky lark, 12st (Mr. De Lany), beating Why Not, 12st, Gi raffe, 12st, Drummer, 12st, and Twilight, 12st. F' I uDAY. The North Devon Stakes of 10 sous. each and 50 added. Once round. Mr. E. Scobell's Giselle, 4 yrs, 9st 101 b (Kingsland) 1 Mr. Derry's My Mary, 5 yrs, Bst 41b... „, „, 0 Mr. Parr's Moonlight, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b Mr. Moore's Wooden Wall, 4 yrs, 7st Ur, Treen's Wild Ages 5 rsi 73t ... 3 ... 4 icarned without conein, t•o any decision upen the pro- Positions of our Gee( r n e reent. l All lett ers f rom the capital -agree that General „, c lt can take the city without 4 ffinilty, and that the c ' r elil merchant s of the capital are anxious for his arrival. „ e " Lieutenant Whi pple had arrived at the Capital. zit is treated well and expects soon to be exchanged. Corn. Perr has withdra wn hi s f orces from Tabasco , a consequence of the sickness prevailing among them, rick season passes. 0 The Sun of Anahuac attributes the withdrawal to the Gemmingverwh force of the enemy, and fear of an attack. II ;„ Alrnonte was still in confinement at Mejical• l ir'. Alvarez was in the capital about the middle of .„PY• and had several long interviews with Santa Anna. 'Ar• Trist had been indisposed, but was convalescent. I teems to be current i n N ew Y or k t h at M r. tunbluad, the British Minister, had been actively tengaged in endeavouring to settle the dispute be ween Mexico and the United States, and that he had countenanced the offer to snake the thirty-sixth parallel f rom the Rio Grande to the Pacific as the future boundary. This appears to astonish the Americans, for, tho ug h i t i s f ar w i t hi n th e limit s Which they had at; annexed by force of arms," it adds imm ense territory t o th e i r a l rea d y w ide-spread limits, and gives them on the Pacific all they can ask. Vile e late official rep or t s o f th e S ecre tary of the d ed Stat es T reasury show an immense expen .Lure on account of the war, and a large diminution tthe receipts from th e C us t om -h ouse . Making it iit e f t ain that Congress must authorise another and J r Zer loa n as soon as the session opens. " It is thin," say s one of the New York papers o f t h e 44th of 10 1 A ugust, " that we must have very heavy loan` authorised on an early day, and we shall be l ' , lrtUrl ate if one h un d re d m il l i ons o f d e bt i s no t an ounoed a s against the United States. f aet T t he r eport of th e crops cont i nue t o b e m o st satis rY and enco urag i ng. Th e y i e ld o f I n di an co r n, larL at ' r ye, buckwheat, &c., is unprecedented, and %li; quan tities of the crop of last year, in wheat, and Indian corn, continued to be pressed for- Wa to `he °the S eaboards. This latter remark leads us The C L CIM dan 3II ERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. m arkets a'Unt harvest, and the turn which our grain tr ade in this c ountry h a d t a k en , led to a declining Nte In ' lloB t of the leading markets in the United b arrel' Genesse e fl our w hi c h comman d e d 6 dolls. per i n di in the first week ' of July, has receded to 5i dolls. Itrain4leP continued relatively higher than other Th'e au" commanded 72c. to 73c. per bushel of 561bs. Port ht e, - "eY market was easy, but not idle, for the h Imre % t n „ - i ns were heavy, and business active. an„ 4 476'" had advanced to 6c. to Cie., the last figure Cni t -at Only obtained for the best known bills. ere.,,,i °ll was rather more active, the amounts of the f th e tr a g crop were not encouraging. A full report o I, re l i tcle will be found below. latek et g h ,t. B had given way very much. Flour, even in hi p s, is taken at 2s. 6d. per barrel, and grain Pet bushel. I`Ze'Yo ST STATE OF TIIE. MARKETS. AUG. 14. Sales cotton, 1 , 000 bales, at .• lee s Fl • sliest 48 yesterday, 1,000 bbls. straight Michigan co were sold at 5 dolls. 75c. r4 rt 6 is held hi gher • we hear of no sa l es. 41 ;e" e:1 43 ; spirits turpentine were sold yesterday at 6; 1 1.7; out th a t i s co p nsidered above the market. 28 3, ° 0 0 lbs. N. W. whalebone for use at 30c. Lake".-ass-assis offered for drudge whisky, and more The tea id sale to- da went off with a great deal of spirit fi nds i s i.: 34 nee of l y e. to 3c. on young by sons-other Sm t , --- cliit held their own. i'es s i chal. Pictou coal at 6 dolls. 50c., chal, cash. stebtit ashes Bc., lb, dcis, lt 'g bill at 6-1 to 61 prem., and a large business 2 4. %' . :r the steamer. 14 .5 the rate of the packets for flour to Liverpool. 4t1111 1 .--.Cuen ing. Sales cotton for the day 1,200 bales, ploaesterday's closing rates. IF T „ 18 pretty firm at 5 dolls. 621 e. to 5 dolls. 87 ic. wee: ex tern in good order ; 530 barrels Oswego 41% .4 St S dolls got. i s - southern wheat at 1 dol. 18c. bus, ; Ohio at 1 SCL ° 1 dand Genesee at 1 dol. 30 to 4 oe. 01. 25 c. ; 147441 beenparcelssold at Western mixed . corn, say 20,000 bus, 1 4 , cts ; o a t 72 to 74 1 i, one lot a little heated at p o lels 2 'lu o o o hu b s us. at d cts red in all this month at yellow ve at 75 cts, and a cargo of ,Sale Ye i lnw at 77i cts. P ale r 1 5 - 0 l e p• bbls whiskey at 2S cts. 40 0 bb -e s cts lbs, and pearls 8 cts. 8 dollcity prime beef were sold at 9 dolls bbl. „,Stl e , a „ehal. is o ff ere d f or O rre l co al to arrive. ''s lb ;2 ,0 00 lbs N. W. whalebone for export at 29 Sab a bbl oil for use at 35 cts 1141 121 ` 16 ° 13 Rio Grande hides, 24 lbs, at between 12 teatt eta lb, 6 mos. kle r, er i s steady at the rates of the last public sale. ' e lt r 3 o - I k :, lit to t _ . " B , - AuG. 6, 2 of about 1,000 4(41 4 0 bbis. o ,, w were made . without change in price. Sales Illinois and Ohio, at 4 50,. , embracing cul t. e g choice St. Louis, at 6 dolls. incl at4 ' t s ) ° o o bu tn s g he p ls ar o c f s c r o o r . n, consisting of Western ? h eat 4t c 0 c. • a r n o d r 3 d n n a o r ; 5 0 c. Sales Sales 3,000 bushels of 15, whit e , „ liernp-Sales at 100 dolls. mixe r a o n r d k B d o u c . 1 I f ° a r t V i te y " e • to 16 dolls, for mess, and 12 dolls. for . in barrels, * 9c. Whi,key, 20c. to 20ic. cdt.r xst : ,, lAc. Sterling exchange, 41- i e. to Sc. c'iord - RE, AUG, 13, 1.31.-Sales of ,000 barrels of Miii 4tr "tflour were male at 6 dolls. Fresh ground Sales 2,000 :iihel s 3 Was held at a higher figure. tb soZ IF wheat, embracing Maryland reds, lo a c t . 115c., 2,he Iperaii`uoef white and Pa. red, at 125 c. to 128 c. sales of ' l) Cibu e h e _;' s no are light and stocks reduced; made at 73c. to tioc.rk Meal white and 4t was held s dull. Provisions yellow were•ere steady. Mess t o 13 dolls. 75c. to 1 % 6 dolls., and , p s rim w e e - 3 . 30. t e at 2 -• to 13 dulls. Whiskey, in barrel , Ce • to 26ie, 975 1,140 339 4,373 8.827 47,657 1,383 9,696 7,810 10,213 2,404 591 20,941 2,397 1.719 2,249 8,083 10,544 1,066 1,393 636 226 13,507 10,072 _ 5,351 ••• 2 Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. SA ILINGS. Aug. 23. Proserpine schooner, Hon. George Anson Byron, for Plymouth and other ports. 24. Brilliant schooner, G. H. Ackers, Esq., for Tor quay and other ports; Lark cutter, Captain C. H. Wil liams, R.N., for Plymouth; Nymph cutter, Sir John Bayley, Bart., for Liverpool and the coast of Scotland; Flirt schooner, Vice-Commodore Sir B. It. Graham. Bart., for Plymouth; Maud schooner, Thcmas Legh, Esq., for Plymouth; Frisk cutter, Richard Frankland, Esq., for Plymouth; Lufra cutter. Lord John Scott, for Plymouth; Ganymede cutter, J. IL W. P. Smyth Pigott, Esq., for Plymouth; Sapphire schooner, Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, for Plymouth. 23. Hawk schooner,. William Moore, Esq., for South ampton and Chatham. 26. Amulet cutter, John Thomson, Esq., for Ply mouth. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Ariel, Capricorn, Tarifa, Fairy, Fair Rosamond, Camilla, and Esmeralda. • Cutters—Pearl, Sparrow hawk, Alarm, Peterel, Dryad, Witch, Osprey, Gauntlet, Turquoise, Intrepid, Iris, Aurora Fenella, and Aurora. Yawls—Albatross, Dream, Water Lily, and Susan. RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Ralf ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the data to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year : Week ending Last week. ' , 11 , 3 szi,o3 t - eg .) NAME OF RAILWAY. Amiens and Boulogne . .............. Arbroath and Forfar ......... ••• • • • Chester and Birkenhead • • • • • • Dublin and Drogheda• . • • • • . • • • • • • • . Dublin and Kingstown .••••• • • • • •• Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen .. • . • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . .• • ••• • • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire • • • • ... • • • • . • • • • • • • • Eastern Uni0n...............••••••• Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glasgow and Greenock• • • • • • • • • • Great Southern and Western • • • • • • • • Great Western, 24c • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . • • • Ipswich and 8ury................... Lancaster and Carlisle .. • • • • • • • • • • • • London and .Nerth Western, &c. ..... London and Blackwall.• • • • • • • • • • • • • London and Brighton . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • London and South Western . • • • • • • • • Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle .. Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) .. • • • • Newcastle and Carlisle • . • • • • • • • • • • • • Newcastle, Berwick, and Yorth Shields Norfolk .• • • • ..... ...........• North British .. • • • • • • • • Paris and Rouen . • • • . • • • • .• • • • • • • • • Preston and Wyre •.• • • . ••••• • . • . . Rouen and Havre .. • • • • .. • • ••• • • • • • Shrewsbury and Chester • . • • • • • • • • • • South Eastern and Branches • • • • • • • • Taff Vale • ..... • • ..... • • .. Whitehaven Junction ... • . • • . • .. York and Newcastle . •• . • •• • • •• • • .. York and North Midland ........... 1,643 49,073 1,302 10,738 10,180 10,296 2,8;8 - 620 23,263 't , 25 2,670 2,591 3,067 9,118 3,623 594 11,54/ 1,554 1,464 479 2,879 1,704 19,873 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Files of papers, up to the 14th June inclusively, have come to hand. The most important feature brought by this mail is the statement contained in letters from King William's Town, that the chief Pato had sent a message to Captain M'Lean, British commissioner, purporting that he was about to repair to the place to surrender himself to the clemency of the British government. Pato is the most influential chief of the Rafts, and his submission might be attended with happy results ; but this is not the first time we have had to record a similar announcement, and it requires confirmation by the act ; the more so as various other rumours were afloat in a contrary sense, and letters from Buffalo Mouth state that the colonists were fully expecting an attack from the said chieftain. Meantime the predatory aggressions of the Kafirs have commenced on different quarters- At Waterloo Bay ten oxen, belonging to Mr. T. H. Webb, were carried off, as also twelve oxen belonging to Mr. T. Seanlen, near Keeskamma. At Fort Dacres a body of well-mounted Kafirs carried off twenty-four head of cattle belonging to Mr. George Clayton. Some slight skirmishes had taken place between patrols under Captain O'Reilly and Lieutenant Armstrong, in which several Kafirs were shot. One of the new levy brought round by Captain Hogg was also killed. The Frontier Times states that head-quarters are established in Graham's Town, where the Governor and General have both taken up their quarters ; that there will be no more campaigning at present, and that nothing will be at tempted against the enemy until new levies are orgaa ized and fresh troops have arrived from the mother country. The Honourable the Commander of the Forces, Lieutenant-General Sir George Berkeley, arrived in Graham's Town on the Ist of June, in good health.. 04 the 2d Sir George- inspected the 91st regiment, o w r e d r e e r, gi it v s en ap f p o e r ar it an t c o e pre sent though h in on fu ly a :t suc h as to give great sati sfaction to all present. Some minTrchhoiu marching s coremotion was caused.in the town by the disband ment of the Fingo and Hottentot levies, detachments ~f which arrived . daily from the frontier. Captain. Hogg was very 'busy recruiting, and the tempting offer of 465. bounty money, and at the expiration of the e acres of a grant in the ceded territ or y o f twelve cres enlist. of garden ground, had tempt e d many to The policy, however, of granti ng land, unless on condi tion of ' good conduct, may b e questioned, as it is not the best-disposed m en w h o enter t h e service; and this fact ought to be duly considered by those who• are charged with the future safety and welfare of the' colony. A memorial hag been' presented to his Excellency the Governor in Council, deManding mo difications in the draft of ordinance containing the new pound re -1 gulatiolis, as not being compatible with the interests of the settlers. The memorial is signed by 70 of the most respectable inhabitants of Uitenhage, where the meeting was held in order to take the above draft or ordinance into co nsideration. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. The ship Pestonjee Bomanjee, with male The pri soners were originally intended for Norfolk Island, but their destination was altered by express b e f ore they left the English coast. Through the remon strances of G. C. Maclean and other influential ie gen tlemen, all prisoners are to b e sent to Van Drnees Land, for the future, direct. The men by the Pes tonjee Bomanjee were to be sent to Maria Island, without being permitted to come into contact with other prisoners. All the prisoners now at Norfolk Island, and senteadnidately f th o i r t ,a he a r rd d e ir d ec t t from v England, are to and no prison ers were to be asentantoDera Norfolk ieais Island,Laiid, except those who may be doubly or trebly con victed, and that penal settlement is to be abandoned as such as speedily as possible.—South Australian Register. FALMOUTH, FRIDAY MORNING, NINE, Majesty's steamer Rattler has this morning arrived from Rio de Janeir o (23d ult.), and brings news t hat the blockade of the River Plate has been taken off by the English. MONTROSE.—GALE AND SIIIPWRECK. f —OD Sattl.l4. between ten and eleven 'clock,we greatly fear day evening a tremendous, _gale came on from th e wes t. o whic h has done much damage to our shipping and crops. Whole fields of corn, in stook, we observe, are thrown down and scattered about in absolute confusion, The growing crops must have sustained very considerable lova by shaking. Two miles to the south of this a sloop, name unknown, went d, a wn with all on board, about one. o'clock yesterday morning. The mast is still seen above. wat:lr. The Vivid, too, on her way from Leith to airs port, sustained loss of sails, and another vessel lying at the mouth of our river seems to have had her masts srried away. We hope, however, that the gale may not cave been general.—Scotsman. Ma. COBDEN.—(FRONTIER OF RUSSIA.)—Mr.. Cobden is now travelling in Russia, On the 13th of: August he aligh.ed from his carriage at a distance fromi a Customs' barrier. He was probably thinkirg of fee trade when he passed the barrier, and a centinel cried out to him, " Stop!" levelling his musket at him. Much time was required for the explanation of the Bair, and in the meanwhile Mr. Cobden's carriage ctue49, up.-"' Voss Gazette of the 23d of August. , o uP' L eo : tri o Coo: ow; 100 O t ;4 Oa' 0.4.1 a 01'