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CITY, TWO O'CLOCK, IHIS The sales of cotton a t Li ver p oo l yesterday were rtitaated at f rom 10 , 000 t o 12 , 000 b a l es, o f w hi c h AO American were taken for export and on Z9 l ation. The market was animated and closed ii a m lY. The sal es com p r i se d 220 P ernam and 1 ~,r 34l2a ui at Gid. to 74d., 40 Bahia at 62d., 6 ',,`" Surat at 3id. to sid., an d 600 Egyptian at / I ' lo 10 d., and theremainder ne a r ly all American. t l waY Shares were firmer. six weeks' average price of Wheat is 48s. ld. P er quarter. At the Upper India Railway meeting which has lust concl u d e d , the terms arranged by Lord Joce- Yn for an amalgamation with the East Indian i hvay have been confirmed. The capital re cognised aebfotahe Upper Indi an li ne i s th ree m illions, ._,i‘i . l)g rip t six -seventh s i n th e new s h ares f o r the existing sc. he The Upp er I n di a Sh are holders become and neers rth, therefore , East India Shareholders, as such, entitled the benefit of the issue o f less uu shares which, from time to time, will doubt lessfuuu needed. Th e guarantecisnotyet fixed, but is tY under s t oo d that will not be less than 41 per i i v nt• Lord Dalhousie writes most favourably of cu e . a dvantages to the country of railway communi 11eet" and Sir Herbert Maddock stated at the l i ; d .g this morning that he expected the Upper e a ' line li ne will pay 10 to 15 per cent. on the t r"'', Owing to the dense population. The e . etiu g Passed a unanimous recognitiion of the f v o luable services of Mr. W. P. Andrew, the rid rider of th e company, an d an o ld an d expe nded write r upon post-roads in India, and exe Pressed a hope that his services may be made ava ilable by the amalgamated company. th T hQ English te stock market has been firm, but r is not m uc h d o i ng . C onso ls have been 981 for t ransfer and account. The New 31 per Cents. t o -„ T been at 101/ to 102, and the 3 per Cents. 99 Bank Stock is worth 228 to 229, being ,Zer• Indi a St oc k i s s t ea d y , a t 256 t o 2571. Th e 'N Ile of Exchequer Bills is lower, being 2s. dis ut. 001, 1) —ads now are flatter , at 98c, owing to the ,to off Posed Committee of the Commons as to paying dissentie n t holders of South Sea Stock, &c. Sp„ e gu Securities have been very quiet but firm. at - 6. "'u Deferred are at 231, and the Certificate Venezulean Stock is worth 371. Peruvian t o 2 , 7. 01 1ds are supported at 84, and Mexican 26k Ce nts. 1 Bonds are 864 2 , and Russian 44 per at 0 , % 1 ,_° 1 1• Dutch 4 per Cents. are maintained 4 to 98 . Railway The v?ith Share Market is firmer, although h a „„„ °erY little doing. Oxford and Wolverhampton b et u'Leeidedly improved, and North-Western are ke tt i% French Shares are inactive. The settle engrosses chief attention. • % ta le Gold Mi ne Sh ares are not in the least re ta?derAustralian Banks are supported, but the c ompanies are weak. d itti e following is a comparative statement of the s Collected and number of entries passed at at I r t of Montreal from the sth January to sth ") 852 and 1853 : 185 2 Entries. Duties. 1853" .............................. 6,235 £l44 , 465 " ....... O r bi fre - re nce in favour of 1853... 2,280 p 0 4 , 141 1; increase of 44 per cent. over the corres eg period of 1852. i ll Utieg collected at Toronto for the quarter end g t he sth July, during the years J 852 and 1853 : 1852 £27,297 1853 X 20,086 41 g i t) an increase of 74 per cent. above the col vio 43 ear of the corresponding quarter of the pre -113 Y Th e • 114 41 -,_ annexed is a comparative statement of the to A uer of e 25th June emigrants arrived at the port of Quebec "' 1852. 11l'rote whence. Cabin. Steerage. 4 ei gland 155 4, 870 it 'd 96 8,025 utla, n d 36 1,631 cent. 41 ver ports 2 196 1853. Cabin. Steerage 108 4,253 19 7,065 45 1,409 22 2,687 3 117 290 16,723 197 15,532 t,,,ere the falling off is very trifling. last week's railway receipts, ascertained up thi s day, are in round figures as under :- 1853. £25,222 56,238 15,541 14,177 25,584 19,238 11,041 15,549 20,028 1852. £19,727 51,563 14,546 13,868 23,758 17,569 9,379 10,521 18,024 W tat Western o rth Western 131, 1 th Western i i 514 1 and ... ..... Eastern. ;Gr 441 qonian . . LangXerthe. ...... . .' 4. 4: 4 , 1 ',1re and Yorkshire 41 4 ill.%l\iorth Midland, Newcastle tw ltic, and Leeds Northern 28,924 23,872 ttiz 14 FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ta (From the Official List.) 3 12 ri.Bt4ek ' Business done. 229 8 11)er Q, e „ ll 4 t. Itedn - ce — ci * Anauities 991 9 .", ew 3 1 ' l . Consols Annuities 1 414 v , Per Cent. Annuities lO2 lil 0.„,... 8t per -‘l4 gol^ f .‘ 2574 6 t , 4-er Account 11th August 9 83 i ,elien_ I. `er gills, ld. 4 °° 13 %4 , .............................. d 2 Ibill,, i .................................... 2 d b a4 7. 1, ‘ - ' OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. It"et'a " )3°l *, 3 per Cent 862 P Pe C 27 ern . , r ent. Per„...,..11 Bonds, 44 p er Cent. B4 bii4o, Deferred 3 per Cent. Itti ksia "° f b er the Account 5Bl Ski 4 ' c lntts, 5 per Cent. 3 1)naii s te l , 4 j. Per Cent. Ditt o -13onds, 3 per Cent _ gp rl i i . 'e ts New Deferred, 3 per Cent 238 Vei be is u eerotnittee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 6k 7 P 0 zliela tond s , 3,-I per eclat. Dt l t eh Dividends on the above payable in London. R • -a ha uge 2), per Cent. bitt o A e ' Per Cent:Certificates .. 971 8 x d HALF-PAST TWO. 983 t t° August Account N . , . ZIV NV c i. 3II TRFIELD MARKET.— The N Corp s o m ra it t h io fi n eld ar in e tor),, l 'vely engaged forming the , 0z 65 00 a g e ll - fieldS, the ground has been purchased pur d c s ha a s r e e d n f o o w r e ntirel y, and Copenhagen-house and grounds market. un The 4 14 r: gone to make way for the ne of 8, 1, , , Re has been contracted for by the Commissioners triti r ,, er e, and the works have already commenced. The 43 o ,e,nst of the erection of the new market NV . and Pens ;„ it will contain lairs for 3,000 bullo r c e k n 7 „ , 8, ',„P - d r ' 2 ,000 sheep ; the income from tolls, ''en ti t t i, -°l ‘ l at 18,3501. ; the annual cost of man l age- Qonle -,,estiniated at 4,350/., leaving a clear . annua in that ti'2' 44 ,000/. to the Corporation. It is expected ° l'%lii ) e n ew market will be completed and ready for 131, 4t Midsu mmer, 1854. ,i-li i ,.q a a OP A VETERAN.— ie . 1-cli '413,5en h decease occurred recently at . St. -4 l'l' ' ' T ' : served ed 46 years in the sth Fusiliers, c o lu t jo* etse - ' --- ' Guernsey in 1804. His "p l Unli g „. l ued his regiment in b eb ru4 - 1 , -I°llB are dated eeeki,J , 1804 ; lieutenant•.—Secoand lieutenant, 9th of 'Pet o,,air, 1804. cap t a i n , 12th of March, 1812 ; bre nd adjutant, 29th of ...?th .4 ° , l ', 224 of J a w 1830 ; (by purchase) major, ; IN ° vernl, lje eernber, 18'37 ; ed with his regimen 1 18,0 5 ' r, 1846. He embark lieutenant colonel, 9th . of t was - "q'vfrp - 14 °11 the expedition to expedi,-.e,ed and taken prisoner ; accompanied Hanover, and afterwards in fi, th e K iat na to South America in 1806,and s present -.4 0 1. -rin ia A ••••• A -- es ; served b: gor Buenos nyr "n the inter frok 1- Insula from June, 1803, to January, 1809, and va.l il meals 1809, to December, 1812 (dun dinha 11 00 was sick in hospital), including the g battles of „, ..ia, v . z... _ i s l abi laaa , lua era, Lugo, Corunna, Busaco, Re first, iegeMounded) Fuentes d Onor, El Bodon t wounded °f ..,adajoz and assault and capture of the citadel, ateleha4lu storming of Cindad Rodrigo (severely hada ked ai assault), and battle of Salamanca. He T u a ud nine clasps. rp,Z Itoy AT . -r, July 27. ---- -,le • DOCKYARD CORPS.—DEPTFORD, fu r the ri ll of the Deptford brigade of this corps ceased tali c r season on Tuesday last, when the infantry bat ite ep ,,' under the command of Major Mouchet, store ercil,,,l.' was paraded for inspection, and afterwards ex anja '"" in the drills with carbines, at the field batteries biaur Tri scn guns, in the presence of the Colonel Corn -I.lo,rti'llt,of the brigade (Captain Superintendent G. B. Inand n ' ` - '•? 1 .). The artillery battalion, under the com wki hint' Lieutenant. Colonel Pearn (Master-Attendant), a3r, hint' by the Colonel Comandant on the previous A g deat_ th etLA.P. OP ERATION.--Mr. Stephens, of St. Bu Past:' "ar. Plymouth, having felt poorly for some time . j ar , ~ and experienced considerable pain of a sharp prick ei,!l°_ueescription about the region of the breast, some days whuo consulted IVlr. J. Little, surgeon, of Devonport, eakolli f u ra i t t io h n e , lo we( raa Of opinion that Mr. Stephens must have swal ,Tl _ a pin or a. needle, or some such thing, and advised N p vi a t in h , a view to its removal. The patient ca t : e l:t o t ing, an incision was made, and presently the by the employment of forceps, was Y and quickly removed. It was found to be a small needle. It was comp!etely discoloured—having Asteiiii,,ri,iecl a black hue. Mr. Stephens is now doing well. IyiABE IN THE CRIME OF PERJURY.—No less than tZrbillsl.. have been returned at our present assizes for e i line of perjury, which appears to be so rapidly on summer'! crease that the judges throughout the present circuit in their charges to the grand juries, have expres sed their determination to inflict the severest malty .of the law —transportation —against parties X. 1 ;7_ 4 (1 guilty of a crime so heinous. Indeed, no man's .5„01: property can be safe, if such parties are to escape 11414 IWPWait Ye ~~ IMPERIAL PA RMAME NT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. _ ... The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered and agreed to :—Birkenhead Dock Trustees, Biyth and Tyne Railway, East London Waterworks, Halifax Waterworks and Improvement, Limerick and Foynes Railway, Llanolly Railway and Dock (No. 2), Ribble Navigation, Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway. The Cork and Bandon Railway (No. 2) Bill, was read a third time and passed. EASTERN UNION RAILWAY. On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Sir G. PECHELL moved that it be read a third time this day three months, as he viewed the bill as nothing more nor less than a measure of confiscation. The bankers, merchants, and brokers, viewed it in the same light, and if the bill was passed, it would shake the confidence of the public in Parliamentary guarantees. Mr. WYSE seconded the amendment. Mr. CARD \YELL said there could only be two grounds for supporting this bill, namely—either the bill was to satisfy the claims of prior claimants to the pre ference shareholders, or it was assented to by the prefe rential shareholders, whose interest was reduced by this bill. Now neither of those grounds'applied to the case, and he thought the house would be acting unwisely if they passed this bill. (Hear.) Mr. CORRY, chairman of the committee to whom the bill had been referred, supported the third reading. Mr. HUME said it would be dangerous to the prin ciple of public , credit to pass this bill, and upon that ground he should vote against the third reading. Mr. CAYLEY supported the bill, and insisted that, out of justice to the creditors of the company, the house ought to pass it, since they only consented to forego their legal rights upon the understanding that the pre ferential shareholders were to be placed upon the same footing as themselves. Mr. AGLIONBY urged upon the house the neces sity of appointing a committee to enquire into the alle gations contained in the petition of Mr. Rigby Wason, which had been presented on the subject of this bill. This petition alleges that the directors of the said railroad company, as promoters of the bill now before Parlia ment, although, as trustees for all classes of share holders, they are bound to act justly towards the Six per Cent. Preference Shareholders, did improperly sup press part of a chain of evidence, for the purpose of in ducing the committee on the said bill to arrive at an unjust decision, and to disturb an agreement which the said directors clandestinely concealed from the said committee entered into between the directors and the 6 per cent. preference shareholders, by which, in consideration of the latter assenting to the retention of certain provisions in the said bill affecting their legal rights, the directors agreed not to lower their preferen tial shares. After a few words from Mr. GOOLD, the house divided, when there appeared— For the third reading BB Against it The bill was then read a third time and passed. PETITIONS. Mr. M. CHAMBERS presented a petition from Greenwich against the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pre sented a petition from Aberdeen in favour of the re moval of the disabilities affecting the clergy of Scotland. Lord D. STUART presented a petition from Bangor, praying for the extension of the powers of the County Courts. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Dr. Epps, of Great Russell-street, against the present water monopoly in the metropolis. Mr. T. BARING presented a petition from mer chants, bankers, and others at Ceylon, against the re cent rescinding of the Treasury minute, rendering it illegal to sell a mixture of coffee and chicory, and pray in,?; that, if the mixture is allowed to be sold, the duty may be taken off coffee. [LEFT SITTING.] ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTH WALES CIRCUIT.-CARNAP.VON, JULY 26. . _ THE MURDER NEAR CONWAY.—SENTENCE OF DEATH. John Roberts, aged, 25, labourer, was charged with the wilful murder of Jesse Roberts, teacher in the Bri tish School, Conway. The murder took place on an isolated part of one of the mountains near the village of Roe, near Conway, in May last, and the circumstances will be fresh in the memory of our readers. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. A number of witnesses were examined, and their evi dence fully coincided with that given on the inquest. The prisoner, who during the entire trial had put on the appearance of a maniac, made his defence in Welsh, to the same effect as when before the coroner, namely, that deceased shot himself in the act of falling ; that he lifted him up, intending to carry him home, but had not the necessary strength, and so left him on the grass, with his hat lying beside. He accounted for the posses sion of the deceased's watch by saying that he had pre viously bought it from him. He said "his heart was too heavy" to inform deceased's friends of the accident. The Judge, in summing up, pointed out the discre pancies between the prisoner's statements and the facts incontrovertibly established upon evidence. The wounds by which deceased met his death were from gun-shot lodged in the back of his head ; and his hat was per forated behind. The body also was not found lying on the grass, but was hidden, being closely jammed into a rocky cleft, at the complete back of which his hat had also been thrust by some long instrument. The de ceased was in possession of his watch, and had been seen to look at it. Verdict—guilty. The Judge, in passing sentence of death, held out no hope of mercy, and said that a more barbarous murder had never been committed. This closed the business. THE STRIKE AMONG THE LABOURERS IN SOUTHWARK. —The excitement that prevailed on Tuesday in conse quence of a strike of about 2,000 labourers employed by the different wharfingers in Southwark has, we are glad to say, terminated peaceably, many of the principal wharfingers, Mr. Scovell, Messrs. Curling, Beresford, Curtis, &c., who for some time past have felt that the men had just cause of complaint, having acceded to the proposition of the men to increase their pay to 4d. an hour, with the understanding that measures shall be adopted to increase the time for absence to dinner, which the present Customs regulations will, it is admit ted, enable them to do. The pay of the labourers for 50 years has been, their employers say, 3d. per hour, including the time occupied in breakfasting and dining, and two pints of porter per man, the working hours being from 6 till 8, thus producing Ss. 6d. per day. They had received this price when provisions were dear —when bread was ls. 3d. per quartern, meat is. per pound, and porter 6d. per pot, and they now strike and require 4cl. per hour, with all the above advantages. The reason they assign for increasing the demand is, that the sufferance wharfs having the privilege of landing foreign goods, the coasting trade has recently been superseded by the railways. The wharfingers state, that if they are compelled to pay 4d. per hour, the labour will be increased 33 per cent. in expense, which will ultimately fall upon the merchants and consumers. 300 men paraded round the wharves in the course of Tuesday, and threatened to do desperate mischief to any labourers who dared to go to work for less than 4d. per hour. It was said that from 400 to 500 men struck at Scovell's, from 200 to 250 struck at Humphery's, from 150 to 200 struck at Fenuing's, from 200 to 250 struck at Allen and Thompson's, from 200 to 250 struck at Curling's, and that several other strikes, of similar extent, were made in the course of the day. The whole of the men in the firms mentioned above have returned to their work cheerfully ; and, although a few wharfin gers (Alderman liumphery, Fennings, &c.) still decline to accede, perfect quiet exists in the neighbourhood. A large reserve force of the police, of the M division, under Mr. Inspector Branford, have been on duty from an early hour ; and, from the judicious arrangements made by Mr. Branford, aided by the masters, there is no fear of the peace of the neighbourhood being dis turbed. STRIKE OF THE JOURNEYMEN CORKCUTTERS.—Yes terday between 400 and 500 journeymen corkcutters turned out for an advance of wages. This strike will be severely felt by the employers, being the most busy time of the year. In the afternoon the strike hands held a meeting at the Hall, Shoemaker-row, Blackfriars, where they expressed their determination of not re turning to work until their demands were complied with, alleging as a reason the increase in the price of provision, and that their landlords had raised the rents of their rooms on that account. TUE STRIKES IN MANCHESTER.—We are informed that the all the piecers in the mills in Manche:ter are again at work this week ; and that there is no concern which is standing unless it be that of Messrs. Penny and Wood, with respect to which we could obtain no precise information last evening. Except in a few instances, the machinery is fully employed. The dyers' strike remains in the same position as before. The men have issued a placard in reply to that published by the masters last week ; in which they give a qualified denial to the statement " that the whole of the firms on strike have for years been paying, at least, from ten to thirty per cent. higher wages than a very considerable portion of the trade," asserting that the statement can only apply "to one or two shops at most." The placard also states that the resolution of the men is "fixed, nn= shaken, and stronger now than on the Ist of July," when the strike commenced.—Manchester Guardian. PROTESTANT MISSIONS TO IRELAND.—We announced, some time ago, that an arrangement had been made fur sending over to Ireland no fewer than 100 Protestant missionaries, belonging to the various evangelical de nominations, with a view to the conversion of the Irish. These missionaries, who are to preach whenever the weather will permit, in the open air, are to start this morning, and will commence their evangelising labours on Sunday next. They are to preach in all parts of the country, and several times every day of the week. All sectarianism is to be scrupulously kept in abeyance, and the great theme of the ministrations of the missionaries is to be salvation by free grace through the merits and mediation of the Redeemer. They are to continue their labours for a period of three months, when other arrangements will be made for carryipg on the attempt to evangelise Ireland. Slir. I Paid M. 100 k) 8 4lall a 128 ,lii all ; 4 2 18i It. 100 it. 100 i 0 all i 0 all U . .) all :5 1 all 5 ral 5 all L 8 all ;0 all ;5 all 15 8 5 all it. 100 0 all it. 100 .0 1} it. 100 it. 100 ;t. 100 A. 100 it. 100 A.llOO gt. l loo L2lll 50 all it: 1 100 - .9ti 16 .4 11i 10 all ;0 all .P A all .0 7 ; . t. 100 it. 100 ;0 12 .0 1 it. 100 0 42i LO 34 15 all all >I. 100 , si . st. 100 st. 100 io 1 4M 1 25 100 all St. 100 6 4.,/ i 25 176 :0 I at ft. 100 5 all i 0 3? >t. 100 .6 16 L 6 11§ , 8 all 8 8 17i 0 all 0 10 >t. 100 It. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 .0 9 ;6 , 3 all all !O all !o 6a i 0 all it. 100 i 0 all ;0 15 - - 161 20 20 17 20 all 50 all 20 14 10 21s 10 1 St. 100 25 20 25 11, St. 100 >t. all ;t. 1100 >t. 100 .5 I . all 6,j 6.1 64 all 331 all 5 all 74 2 61 all Gi all .0 all ;0 all it. 100 5 all ;t. 100 ;t. 100 611 all ;t. 103 .6 6 it. 100 it. 100 >t. 1100 :0 I all >t. 100 i 0 5 2i 12 21 all 5 all 0 all 6 3 .2i all .2:1 all L2A 101 it. 100 it. 100 .6i,5 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 . 0 ,0 all 3t. 100 .5 15 8 all lO all 1.0.61 O all 5 3 ;t. 100 1 5 z 10 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1853. LITERATURE. ,L3ITARE MARKETS.-(TIIIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Notes and Narratives of a Six Years' Mission, principally among the Dens of London. By R. W. Vanderkiste, late London City Missionary. Third edition. Hamilton and Adams, Pater noster-row. The motto for this work is ably chosen. " Are they not men, though knowledge never shed Her quickening beams on each neglected head ? Are they not men, by sin and suffering tried ? Are they not men for whom the Saviour died r The author truly observes, that to the mass of the higher and middle orders of England, it is yet an arcanum where the lower orders reside. The de tails given of some of the dens and abodes of misery are awful, yet the worst is obliged to be suppressed, or the book would be rendered unfit for general perusal. Some of the accounts are awful, and the horror is increased by the reflection that it is in the vicinity of our own dwellings—in the same city of which we are the denizens—that these miseries are endured, these sins committed, and these suf ferings witnessed. It would be well if many of those who are now devoting their time and spend ing their money for the benefit of those in foreign lands would turn their attention to their own country in the first instance. In these pages they will learn that it is not necessary to cross the sea in order to find the wicked to reform, the ignorant to teach, and the afflicted to succour. To all who take an interest in their own countrymen, we re commend this work for an attentive perusal. The Travels of Rolando. Second Series. By Anne Bowman. Routledge. This work is a continuation of the " Travels of Rolando," which is deservedly a favourite with children. The authors professes herself to be one of those children, who, when Miss Aiken's trans lation of the ori g inal work first appeared, were dis appointed at not knowing . the conclusion of that adventurous history. Having had much experi ence in the literary tastes of youth, she has fur nished the present generation with a satisfactory end to the search of Rolando. The present series conducts the reader to districts comparatively un known, though full of interest, carrying him from Baalbec and Bagdad (the memorable city of the Arabian Nights) to the shores of the Arctic Sea and the mandarins of Pekin. The volume is sure to be a favourite with the young, not only because it is the long-wished-for conclusion of an interest ing story, bat because tales of adventure and travel always fascinate youth, as the almost universal ad miration of " Robinson Crusoe" testifies. It pre sents an additional attraction by possessing nume rous illustrations. The Philosophy of Atheism Examined and Com• pared with Christianity. Hall and Virtue. This volume consists of a course of lectures de, livered at the Mechanics' Institute, Bradford, by the Rev. Mr. Godwin. At the request of those who heard them they have been published and distributed to a large amount. The benefits must be great to the labouring classes from having the opportunity of hearing sound, practical, religious information. It is gra tifying to learn, from good authority, that these advantages have not been thrown away, and that the constant support the indefatigable lecturer met with was totally unexpected by his opponents, and proved of good service to the cause in which he was engaged. At the conclusion of the lectures the author announced it to be his intention, from that time, to retire from active exertion. These words were among his last remarks :—" Ln thus taking my last farewell, allow me to bear my humble but decided testimony to the truth and value of that religion which I have recommended to others. It has, for about sixty years, been my light and comfort. It has been the guide of my youth, and is now the support of my age. To its salutary influence I owe it that my early manhood was rescued from folly, and my feet guided into the way of peace. Through a tolerably long life it has been my solace and my joy ; from it I have de rived my highest happiness and my best support. In retiring from such a work no one can feel that his labour has been thrown away, or that his zeal has been without profit." A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin. By Commander E. Inglefield. Harrison. This is an interesting account of a voyage to the Polar Seas, in the Isabel screw-schooner, 149 tons, in the year 1852. The author is one of those who believe that Sir John Franklin, if not found, can at least be followed ; and although forced to return last year, his greatest wish is to be allowed next year to follow up the discoveries he has made. The narrative possesses great attractions for the lovers of adventure, and will enable those con versant with the subject to form a judgment as to the possibility of ultimate success. Notices of the botany of those regions, by Professor Dickie, and by Dr. Sutherland, the surgeon, on the meteoro logy and geology, are added, with a new chart of the Arctic Sea—the scene of so many perils and adventures. The illustrations are numerous ; one of which, representing the Isabel caught in the " pack" of ice, gives a vivid idea of her dangerous position. Manuel Pereira and the Sovereign Rule of South Carolina. By J. C. Adams. Clarke, Beeton, and Co. The object of this little work is to show in what an unjustifiable way the authorities of these states in the south of America conduct themselves. It appears that they arrogate to themselves the right of imprisoning foreign seamen, and no appeals from other governments can at all affect them. The following extract shows the bearings of the case, which are not generally known : " The state, through its reserved rights of confederacy, claims exclusive jurisdiction in the premises ; and thus neither the Free States nor the British Government can reach it through the Federal Power. With all its work ings before him, the author has exposed the machina tions of the law, and the mendacity of those who make it a source of spoliation. He, as we are informed, was editor of one of the leading Southern Journals, the Savannah Georgian, during the threatened dissolution of the Union in 1850 ; and was afterwards associated with public affairs in Charleston, when the imprisonment of ' Pereira' took place, and took an active part in behalf of the imprisoned." Popular Economic Botany. By T. Archer, Esq. Reeve and Co: This is another of Messrs. Reeve and Co.'s admi rable series, which includes nearly all the divisions of the scientific study of nature. The present work is the first that has appeared devoted exclusively to the commercial products of the vegetable kingdom. The author was for twelve years employed in the import department of the Customs, during which period he had an opportunity of inspecting most of the articles of foreign produce. He also formed the collection of Liverpool imports, which obtained the prize medal at the Exhibition ; and recently he has been appointed collector of raw produce at the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. It is from these collections that the present work is illustrated. It is in five divisions, all of great practical utility. 1. Substances used for food. 2. Products employed in manufactures. 3. Miscellaneous products used in the arts. 4. Materia medica ; and, 5, Construc tive materials. Not the least interesting portion is that descriptive of gutta percha, which has be come so general, almost universal, in its applica tion. The preface justly observes—" Vegetable products constitute nine-twelfths of the whole commerce in raw produce, which employs the vast mercantile marine of this great kingdom. They furnish us with the bulk of our food and clothing, our medicine and our building materials, and with many other necessaries and luxuries. It may be argued that most of the benefits we derive from the vegetable kingdom have been discovered with out the aid of science. True, but is not this a great and powerful argument in favour of the ap plication of scientific powers in this department ? —for, if so much has been done without its aid, how much may we not hope will be effected when the principles of scientific research, which have effected such miracles in every other department, are brought to bear upon that of economic botany _? Had not a scientific and practical bota nistdiscovered the gutta percha, how many benefits would per haps have been lost to civilisation (unless some other article supplied its place in the submarine telegraph) ; and latterly, the investigations of botanists have added hundreds of . .articles to our list of commercial product s. What is still in store for us we know not, but we are certain that vast fields for discovery are still untouched, and remain to reward the scientific investigator." The volume is illustrated by twenty plates, and contains a great variety of information arran g ed and classified, so that it does not co nstitute an elaborate arid, to the i nco mprehensible botanical list, conc ise account of great pra c ti ca l but general aplarienad ander , advantage and commercial interest. ACCOMMODATION FOR THE PUBLIC.—TIIO unwilling ness of the proprietors of cabs to carry out the provi sions of the New Carriage Act has been seriously f e lt by the proprietors of places of public resort in the suburbs; but we are happy to say that, so far as a part of this inconvenience is concerned, the directors of the Iron and Citizen Steam-boat Companies have manifested every disposition to remedy it, by placinrr addition a l b oa t s on the river during the afternoon, and also by having extra vessels to return at night. The benefit of this increased accommodation was felt last night, when thousands availed themselves of this additional facility of returning from Cremorne Gardens, which were unusually crowded upon the repetition of the feted in aid of the Licensed Victuallers' School. RAILWAY 9 Aberdeen ............. imbg. Nottog. Bost & E^ stn. Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. L'lncsh. Chesnire Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., £2O ... . . Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Dublin&BelfastJune Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New ....•...• East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., (£lB E. & H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., do. . Do., B. & C. East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. Jung..... Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Prti 1. &Dundee Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) Great Western , Irish South-Eastern Lancaster &Carlisle.. Do., Thirds Lanatsh. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths ....... Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So utb.pt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright. & S. Cst. London &N. Western' Do. Fifths D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 Loudon & S.Westerr Do., £5O. ..... • Do., £4O Lnudrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Litwin . Do., Mau. &Lin. Un. Midland .. : ....... . Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares ..... Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newmarket Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Fltfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.... ..... Do., New Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No.l 'Do., No. 2. Dc., i A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western. N. & S. Westrn. Juno Oxford Worcester. & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westu Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastcan South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do. Stockton &k a ep . 1 Thames Haven Dock' and rai1way......... Vale of Neath......... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick Rest A rchleden &Croydon We odford !ro,:k Newctl. & Berw Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase fork & N. Midland Closing Prices Yesterday. 26i - 27 5 - 9/ - 10,1 9 - 761 20 - 22 3i--2 6 102 - 101 - 69' 22 -22 i 204 - 214 3 - 4 p 8 - 9 5i -- 5i 3A 4 134, 44 - 46 33 - 35 73 - 74 52 - 55 72 -• 74 30 - 32 87 -- 88 1 56 -- 58 134 - 136 110 -- 112 90/ 90/ 7 -- 7i 101 -- 104 16 -- 17 p 781 -78 i 4A 4ld 15 --. 15/ -- 9h 1i --liplal 105 -- 166 116/ -- -- 116/ 2 2/p -- 10 89 -- 9jA 5A -- 4d 42 -- 3Ad 11 -- 18 18 -- 20 29 -- 24 - - t i 72t -72 t 41 - 43 j 2 - 3 8 - 9 52 - 54 2i dl 33 34 ai • kir' - B'4 50i -- 51i' 93 -- 95 61 63 58 -- 60 68 70 idis 17 19 9 131-- 144 3a3ld 19 21. —73 f 36 36 13 -- 14 25 - 27 23 - 14t - 154 - 94 - 32 9i - 10 694 7i 2?1, 60 7id 2d 61 PREFERENCE SHARES Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. c..• Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Share% Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Cork &Bandon 5A p.c Dundee Perth &Aber • deep Junction EastAnglian (£3108) 6 per cent. ... . . Do. (25) 7 per cent , Do. 17s) 7 p. et Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2.. ..... [Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent EastLancash. 6 p. cts Edinb.Pr th.&Dundee 5. per cent.. Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent ( Great Northr sp. c Do. 5 p. c. , Redeem. , at 10 p• c. pram Gt. Southu. &Westn (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westn. (Perks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) G. West. fixed 4i, p c Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and;Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. London & S.Western Con. Thirds Londonderry & Co' cr. Shares • • . Londy. & Ennis. Sh Manch. ,Shef., &Lin., i Shares, No. 1 Do. New, £lO Do., £6... •-• • 1 Marypt&Carl. 4p. c. Do. 4- . 4 per cent. Do . 6 p.c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol dr. Birm. 6 per cent Do. Prof. 4 per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Pref. per et Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British . North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. e. Do Shrews& Birm. N. G Shrowsby. & Chester (Nor.W.3fin),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of El 08.6 d. S. Yorksh .4p. c. Guar. Watered. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. Do. York& N. Midland H k S. Parch 92 -- 96 \ 88 - 92 103 -- 1051 ' 166 ----- 168\ 101 -- 20 d Ad 68 -- 4 -- 5 -- -- 11 -- 28 p,l --2 13 14h -- 14 20i -21 i lii = liO 1112 - 114 - 9 64 -- 7i 1 103 -- 1011 -- ipm 149 -- 151 151 - 157 3} - 4 10 - 11 13 - 14 81 -- 8 10 -- 11 i -- it - .•. 151 4 i - 15211 - 114 - 11t - x' 118 - 122 ng• —ll7 ". ." 2 -- 2i 101 -- 104 17; -- 18 14 1 i-- 5i par -- iP 26 -26 i 19A -- 20} g 103 -- 105 Gh -- par i pi FOR: 4 'Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn: June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac dl Charleroi & Erquelin. 0 Dijon and Besatcon 8 Dutch Rhenish il East Indian 1 Do. Extension ll Gt. Indian Peninsula ,0 Gd. Juliet. of France GLlVesternef Canada Shares 3 Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c. Ind .5 Luxembourg .0 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. 3 Do. (Canal) ..... 4 Do. 6p. et. 0 Lyons & Mediterrau 71 Madras • 11 Namur & Liege (with interest) 11 Do. (ex interest) Xll Northern of France Do. 20.!. 3 p. o Bds 20 all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs ) 10 all NorwegiauTrunkPref 20 10 Paris and Lyons 10 all Paris and Orleans 20 all Paris and Rouen...: 20 'all Paris and Strasim - arg 20 4 ParisCaen & Cherbrg 10i 7i Quebec & Richmond' 20 all Rouen and Havre 50 2 Royal Swedish 20 all Sambre and Meuse 20 2 Sth-Eastrn. of France 20 6 Southern of France 20 2s al 10 1. 1 20 1 10 20 s. Upper India 11 West Flanders .0 Do. 5i per c. Pref LO Western of France_ 2 West. of Switzerland 9 Zed., _ _ ,IGN. id 1 is 1 —4cl 14i lip 2 lid 5 5p 1$ lip 2-;lp 24. Ld r id 4 ---- r' ;11 —1 d 2 —af p 2 8 - - ... - 35 14 —14 i 8 94 17 17fi 14 —46 L 3 45 373 37?, -- 5A 196 20 I d 91 9 5 - - i - 4i _ 9 1 - - 3 2 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. )r. raid' RAILWAYS. 5 all )0 all 0 all 5 all 2A all 21 all :0 all ;t. 100 ;t. 100 5i all i 0 all 0 all 1,5 all L2ij 11 it. 100 5 18i 2 0 all 5 all >t. 100 1 1 all )s. all LO 2 Suckghamsh Clydesdale Jc. E.Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference LoWestoft gr.! 4 per cent._ Do. 6 per ct Manch.Exton. and Matlock! liiddlesbro' & Redcar. Aidld.Bradfd. Northern and Eastern sp.c. Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre, 1 all 1 all 1 al l 1 al l 1 all !O 13.5 35 24i all O 15 1 LO all 5 1 .. 14 it all !,5 all 5 all !O all 2 all 3 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 0 9 1 all 1 all 6 1 1 all 0 all Do. a Shares. Rovslu.&Hit. DolSheptli.St. She:. Roth. & Goole g .5. p. c S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do.. Wilts &Somrst ;0 10i 1 all _0 7 !SL all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all Leasing Compans. L. ttN.W. lealedon.. Gt.Northn gt.Westn. Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N.Md Do Do S. Eastern Norfolk Do Ln.&N.W & Midld Stekton 6: Darliugt. E. Count Do Do L. &N. W , ttLn&Yk Do Gt.Northn, Do Lancash. & Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Darling Do IGt.Westa. MINES. Agua Fria ....... Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gcl.Duchy of) British Ansteln. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo . Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 71 p. cent. English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. General Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Marig nita Mexican&S.Americn New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft .. . United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Yuba Closing Price Yesterday. ,06 -108 54 - 56 150 - 152 33 - 34 .13A -- 114 56 -- 57 274 -28 i I 141 -14 t 26 -- 27 98 - 100 3 - 31 Liii :: iO9l G 5 - 67 150 - 1:12 150 - 152 ..• -- ... li I d 32 - 33 1031 -104 x lip P 1d —par 2 3 / 4 -- 3 d par cl P d 7 9 4 3 4 32 34 id iP 1 -- li loi '"1 - 11 65 --75 r 7 i BbP 2 1 d' 14 —l6 - 1 p d $ d id — iP 3 / 4 I d— par GI- 71 par— p P Id— par d par 23 25 7 ; 1 4 d— par; 41 g - d 8 ail JOINT-STOG Australasia ' British Colonial Bank and. Loan Company British N. American Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst Nr ' ional Provincial 0: England De. Nat' onal of Ireland Oriental Bank Cor poration Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkpt. and Gold Imp. Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid a BANKS. 81 - 82 ••• - lip - Ft] -- r 3° - 3:1.411 484 - 49?, d— par 45 47 79 80 Si Si MISCELLANEOUS. Aubin Coal and Iron Australian Agricult. 'Australsn.Pcific.Mail Austiuln. Royal Mail Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduel - on Co CanaJo. Company , Crystal Palace Crystal Pal, of France Eastern 5team......., Electric Tel. of Irel, Gen. Steam Na.vig-at, General Screw Steam' Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pt. Steam Fue' Netherlands N. B. Australasian Nrth .of ,T - luropebtean , ''eel RI% Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular & Oriental Do. do. Portland Tron Co. Royal Mail Steam Scot. A usaal. Invest. Do. IC-.3w Scrip. South Austral. Lan(' Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Land • 33 - 35 ••• - ••• 65 - 68 69 71 1 —2ipsn ... - ... (1-- 1 § P i- g P la la p 2 -2,1 p io 7- ii 1s i 7 Basins this day. 20 20 al 20 1 , 20 20 a: 20 20 I ii 201 al 20 I 1 10 11 10 20 20 20 I al 50 1 a] 10 a] Business done SI this day. Ki 68 I Si 22i pm 78i 116 a a a 721 i f 52 231 Oi I 11 12i i 116 k 1 Pm ;0 I all 0 2 15 5 )0 25 )0 20 K:1 12 i 0 20 i 0 10 10 20 I 0 35 .0 all 5 1 5 25 5 I all 21 6 50 10 r 40 all 51 5 ;0 I 8 0 6 0 38,1' 5 1 1 1 L 5 14 !O 14 4 1 all .0 3 1 all :0 73 5 all 50 all 50 25 2 all )0 60 1 all 1 1, 15 25 I all )0 28A xd & xn MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended July 28, 1853, made up from the Retains of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per imperial Qual,er. WHEAT. II BARLEY. I OATS. RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 510 10d I 293 4d 21s 6d 1 35s 3d 40s 4d 37s 10d THE SIX WEEK'S AVERAGE. WHEAT. I B ARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 48s Id 29s 3d 20s 5d 338 8d 40s Ott 35s 9d - • DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I am I BEANS. PEAS. Is Od 15 Od is Od is Od is Od lls Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 67,2 36 ; Barley, 1,921; Oats, 12,481 ; By e , 175 ; Beads 2,165; Peas, 224 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SurrriFlELD.—Meadow hay, 4/ O s t o 5/ 5s ; clover, ditto, 5l N to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. A moderato supply, and a steady demand. _ C U MBERLAND . —Meadow hay, 4/ O s t o 5/ 5s ; clover ditto, Si Os to 6/ Os ; and straw, 11 8s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply limited, and trade firm. W HITEC HAPEL.—Meadow hay, 41 O s t o 5/ ss; clover, ditto, 5/ Os to 6/ Os ; and straw, 11 7s to 1/ 14s per load. Trade very firm. MEAT MARKETS NEWGATE AND LEADENDALL.--Each kind of meat at this market to-day moved off slowly, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 10d. to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 2d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, JULY 27.—The supply of each kind of stock was good, whilst the demand was heavy, at drooping prices. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, JULY 27.—The general' demand was in a sluggish state, at a decline in the quotations of fully 2d per 81bs. Beef, 3s 2d to 45 4d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od. ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per 81bs. Quarter old store pigs, 19s to 24s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(TIIIS DAY.) LONDON, July 28.—Wind this day at Noon, W. to S.W., light airs, and fine, but cloudy at times. COWES, July 27,.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—New York, Matanzas. DEAL, July 28 (9.17 s„m.)—Wind, calm Anchored— Merse, from London, for Bombay ; Lady Blaney, f rom London, to westward. Passed—Tamaulipas (s.s.), f rom London, to westward.—The outward bound did not pro ceed last evening. FALMOUTH, July 27.—Wind, W. Of Port—Nig er , from London, for Sydney, N.S.W. PORTSMOUTH, July 27.—Wind, S.S.W. Sailed—Owen Glendower, Bombay. WHITBY, July 27.—The Lady Berriedale (s), of London, Sunderland to Lowestoffe, has received much damage from contact with a light schooner off Whitby Rock.—The Grasshopper, of Hartlepool, struck on Whitby Rock to day, but got off without apparent damage. QUEENSTOWN, July 26.—Wind, W. to W.N.W., s t rong . Arrived—Hesky, Porto Rico ; Marys, New York ; George Carl, St. John's, N.B. ; Lina, Newfoundland.—TheHerald, Callao to London, which got aground yesterday , has got off, making a little water, but her metal is much damaged. GRIMSBY, July 27.—Wind, S. W. Arrived—K. P. °sow, Richibucto. SHADWELL ROADS.—Arrived—Rt. M‘William, Q ue b ec , for Port Madoc. WATERFORD, July 26.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— India, Quebec. FREEMANTLE, March 18.—The Alilie, Singapore to Port Philip, has put in her with part of cargo thrown overboard, having been aground for eight days on a reef 60 miles N. of this place. THE CHOLERA.—In consequence of the alarming pro-, gress of the cholera at Copenhagen and the environs, commissions have been formed in different towns of Jutland and Schleswig for causing hygienic measures to be adopted. The military authorities of Flensburg have directed the soldiers to observe the greatest cleanli ness in the barracks and guard-houses, and have ordered that on hot days they shall neither be us:. A nor employed in heavy work. 33 4i LONDON WITHOUT CABS. Yesterday the metropolis stood, as Sir Charles Wetherell once phrased it, in a "parenthesis of vehicu larity." There was not only a dearth, but an absolute famine of locomotion, and never since the days of Charles 11., when hackney coaches were first invented, have the sight-seeing and out-going public been reduced to such an extremity of helplessness as the cabmen's " strike" of yesterday. For once the magistrates who fine, and the Legislature who settle the fares of " cabby," have been defeated. One man may take a horse to water, but a Hundred can't make him drink. Mr. Fitzroy may ordain what "cabby" shall charge, but the whole House of Commons can't make him drive. The grievance that has so wrung the o'erfraught breast of " cabby," as to make him declare "a holiday" is not so much the lowering the rate of charge per mile to six pence, -instead of eightpence, as the abolition of back fares ; and the compromise desired, is said to be that this back fare may be charged for distances of three miles beyond some fixed spot after nightfall. " Cabby" complains, and with some justice, that by the new system he starts from an ever-shifting centre to an ever-receding point of distance, and •may be com pelled to travel anywhere, at any time, six miles from himself. " Cabby" wants something settled, even if it be nothing more than the restoration of that indefinite fixture, known during the last half century as "the place where Hicks's-hall formerly stood." He objects to being taken from Waterloo-bridge to Dulwich at two o'clock in the morning, for half-a-crown ; or from Tottenham-court-road to Southall for five and sixpence. So " cabby" resolved to "play," and determined to give labour a holiday, after the fashion of the Lancashire Chartist rioters in 1838. The cab proprietors gave their men notice simultaneously not to call at their stables after Tuesday, and yesterday morning the sun rose on a city without cabs. The first to feel the inconvenience was the traveller by early trains, into and out of London, who found himself three or four miles from everywhere, with a leather trunk, a hat-box, a carpet bag, fishing rod, umbrella, and waterproof coat to carry. As the day progressed, the desire for cabs became more urgent; people found themselves at a full stop without knowing why. There was no " going to my banker's," or "call in the City," or " take a cab to the railway." The rail ways suffered the greatest possible inconvenienc. At every station piles of luggage waiting conveyance, and mobs of jeering bystanders advising the calling of a cab that would not come, confronted the impatient traveller. Even the highest aristocracy did not escape the com mon fate. Unless met by their " own carriage," they were compelled to trudge it on foot for long dis tances, and several instances of ladies of high de gree in a state of comparative exhaustion were ob served by the writer. At none of the railways was the inconvenience greater felt than at the London and North-Western. Train after train brought an accumulation of luggage, and each hour added to the harassing of impatient passengers from all parts of the country. Fortunately, the day was fine, and the ap pliances of a railway are so multifarious that they can be expanded to meet almost every possible emergency. Cabs being altogether wanting, the railway authorities, by going a step lower in the scale, were enabled in some measure to meet the contingency. Spring vans for the accommodation of the heavier luggage, light carts, and even wheel-barrows for the immediate urgency of single passengers, were pressed into service, and by the active employment of the energies of all the officials, the diffi culties were considerably diminished. How long this state of things may continue will perhaps depend on the manner with which a scanty Sunday's dinner may be received by the cabman's family. It is said the frater pity are in a position to hold out until Monday. Whe ther this will really be so must depend much upon what takes place in the House of Commons. Whatever be the result, unless the act be materially altered, there seems much reason to suppose that it will become im mediately obsolete, as was the case half a century since with that by which it was attempted to settle the water men's fares. MEETING OF CAB PROPRIETORS. Yesterday afternoon a numerous meeting of cab pro prietors, convened by advertisement, took place at the National Hall, High Holborn, to consider the steps nccessarp to be taken under the present circumstances of the trade ; the proprietor of the Harp Cab Company, Manchester-square, in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said they were met to consider their position, suffering under a most oppressive and unjust act of both Houses of Par liament, as must be known to those who read the reports of what had recently taken place in the police-courts, and especially of one case, that of Phillips, at the Bow street court. The act of which they complained had been made by country gentlemen and Manchester men, not one of whom could give an idea as to the working expenses of a cab, and was introduced by a Ministry guided by public opinion, having no merits of its own, contrary to the expressed wish of the whole trade, and to the estimate which they gave of their expanses. (Hear, hear.) The Parliament could not know the loss of horses to which cab proprietors were exposed, espe cially in winter, when a 251. horse might be kept stand ing for hours at a corner and die next day from cold. (Hear, hear.) Why, he had known a proprietor to lose 120 horses in a year and a hall, out of a stock of 60 or 80. (Hear, hear.) He knew another case, of a proprietor who had sent 45 horses to the slaughter in six months. (Hear, hear, hear.) The hackney-cab proprietors were not really an united trade. (Cheers.) Three months ago, before that unjust and tyrannical law was at tempted, they were endeavouring to cut each other's throats by competition, but now they would stick to gether. (Cheers.) Men had been in the trade for twenty five years, and had scraped a little indepepdence together, and now it was to be swept away by the act; for their business could not be carried on, and their property could not be sold, as horses were now worth 51. each less than they were a fortnight ago. (Hear, hear.) They bad given the bill a fair trial ; they had tried it for a fortnight, and found that it could not be carried on. (Cheers.) They were told they might keep three horses, but they knew that three horses could not be supported at present prices. (Hear, hear.) Those who were there knew that a time was coming, the winter, when the driver would not be able to earn sufficient for himself, without carrying anything home. Cabs would then remain on the stands for hours, and then be taken off for sixpence. (Hear.) The Government, however, were beginning to find it out, for that afternoon Mr. Fitzroy had sent a messenger in a great hurry to say that the house had already voted a shilling beyond the fare when the cab was four miles from the General Post-office. (Cheers.) He (the chairman) was himself at a railway station that afternoon, where he saw ladies and children crying and going on in a way that no man could wish to see ; but the Government had said that in all great improvements there must be suffering, and they must not be blamed if, in the endeavour to obtain their rights, they were obliged to oppress the females to-day. (Hear, hear.) He hoped, however, that it would not last, but that the Government would so alter the bill that they might go on ; but they would not go to work again until they could have such regulations as they could live under. (Cheers.) Mr. BEADLE moved as the first resolution, "That for any distance within, and not exceeding two miles, the fare shall be ls." The people of London and the Government had not expected to see that unity in the cab trade which they now saw. (Hear, hear.) For his own part, he thought the public had no occasion to grumble at the construction of cabs now, when com pared with those used in 1820, and even in 1830. A good deal was said about cab companies, but he would like to ask any commercial man what dividend was ever derived from a cab company ever started ? (Cheers.) All the cab companies had parted, and he did not know how people could be such egregious fools as to invest their money in cab companies or the cab business with prices at 6d. a mile. (sear.) He was asked what he had stopped at home for ? and he gave this answer— that he had tried to conform to the low fare, and found he could not do it. Look at the money lost within the last fortnight by men who had come into the business 1 with a large capital, and found they could not get one per cent. for it. (Hear, hear.) They were dependent on the public, and he thought it a great pity that they should inconvenience that portion of the public who were their supporters ; but at the same time he thought that it would be thought they were only actin g like English men, standing up for their honour and liberties. (Hear.) It was time to show, and they would that day show, that they were men, and determined to do their duty to themselves and the community. The gentlemen who sat at the Cranbourne-hotel had endeavoured to show the Government that they could not live under the law ; but they had met with few friends in the house, except Sir R. Inglis, Lord D. Stuart, and Mr. Bonham Carter, whose names, he hoped, would never be effaced from their memories. (Cheers, and cries of "Mr. Bright.") y e s, Mr. Bright had spoken for them, but he had only met sneers and jeers from those very men who now said that changes must be made in the bill before they came t o work it. He understood that a certain gentleman, who lived in Park-lane, said that threepence was enough for half-a-mile. (Laughter, and a voice, "He has got turned out of Parliament for bribery.") Why, he would ask them—would any of them have been there then if they could have done it at sixpence a mile ? (No, no.) The resolution whi c h h e h a d moved contained the first change for which they wished ; and when a cab cost 501., a horse 201., and harness 51., besides the Stamp office, he would ask whether any man could object to pay one shilling for the use of a separate carriage ? (Hear, hear.) They were now entitled to charge six pence a mile, but the return in reality brought it down to threepence. (Hear, hear.) That very day their movement had been referred to in the House of Com mons (the speaker here read Mr. Fitzroy's statement, and he would like to know whether any other trade in that country had been so soon taken notice of by Government under such circumstances. (Hear.) They had com menced a good work well, and let them finish it well, and keep their cabs at home till they got the resolution as a clause in the act. (Cheers.) If the public could do without them, they could do without the public. Their horses and cabs would fetch money in any part of the country ; and if gentlemen wished to start cab compa nies, they would drive for them. (Cheers.) Mr. GAMBLE seconded the resolution. Mr. MINDON moved, as an amendment, " That the fare for the first mile be ls. ; exceeding one mile and under two miles, ls. 6d. ; two miles and under three, 2s. ; three miles and under four, 2s. 6d. ; and for evory additional mile or fraction of a mile, is." Mr. RYDER, as the representative of a committee of cab owners sitting at the Cranbourne Hotel, supported the original resolution ; but thought it b etter respect fully to memorialise Parliament for a redress of griev ances, than to enter into details. After: a rather disorderly discussion, the original "no tiou was put to the meeting, and declared to be carried, A series of resolutions, as amendments to the act, was then agreed to as follows :--- "Sixpence to be paid for every mile or fraction of a mile after the first two miles (as at present). " For any distance beyond four miles from the General Post-office, or other central part, is. per mile to be paid (at present 6d). " When two or more persons are inside, any luggage which cannot be put inside to pay 2d. per package (at pre sent more than two persons must ride to render the pay ment compulsory). When more than two persons shall be carried, 6d. to be paid forthe distance, for each additional passenger (at present one extra 6d. is paid, whether the excess of passengers be one or mole). " In cases of dispute about distance, a book or list signed by the police commissioner to be held conclusive, except either party shall require the distance to be measured. "Drivers not to be held responsible for 'neglecting' to' deliver a number ticket to passengers, but only for ' refus ing to do so (both words stand in the act at present). , " That a power of appeal against decisions of magistrates and commissioners of police be allowed." In the course of a somewhat desultory discussion upon the above resolutions, The CHAIRMAN stated that a power of appeal, especi ally upon points of measurement, was absolutely neces sary, as that very day a board had been put up at a cer tain point at Knightsbridge, which gave the police measurement at 2 miles 460 yards, while some cab owners residing in that neighbourhood, who thought the distance understated, had it measured four different ways, and made the distance 3 miles 160 yards ; and thus the cab proprietors might be cheated out of 6d. every time a fare went in that direction. (Cheers.) It was announced that a communication had been re ceived from the great omnibus proprietors, pledging them to support the cabmen while they acted well. A subscription was commenced in the hall, and in a few minutes an amount of 1001. was acknowledged from the chair. A pledge was unanimously given to keep the cabs at home to-morrow (this day), and to place full confidence in the committee, a step which virtually retains the cabs at home until the committee shall give the word to send them upon the stands again, which, it is said, they will not be disposed to do until Mr. Fitzroy adopts their sug gestions. SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Notwithstanding the cab strike but little inconvenience was experienced by the passengers arriving in London by this railway yester day. The directors had made timely provision for the conveyance of passengers' luggage to its destination, and there was an ample supply of omnibuses to the, various parts of the metropolis, so that all passed off well, and with no diminution to the traffic. During the course of yesterday a great many of the masters attended at the Excise-office, in Old Broad street, city, and gave in their license plates, stating it to be their intention to sell their stock rather than con form to the new act. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.] WEALD OF SUSSEX. A public meeting of the inhabitants of the Weald f Sussex was held at the Town-hall, Petworth, on Mon day, for the purpose of promoting a line of railway through that part of the county. Mr. Schuster, deputy chairman of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, was present, with a deputation from that com pany. The Hon. E. C. CURZON took the chair, and expressed his approval of the proposed line. He believed that there was but one opinion, that it was a most desirable scheme, and he hoped that they would all exert them selves in endeavouring to carry it out. Mr. ALBERLY, in proposing the first resolution, said, that the great reason for urging the line was, that it would accommodate so many towns. He did not know of any opposition to the plan, and he did not believe that there could be one to give better ac commodation. He had made a calculation as to the produce, which would give an interest of 4 per cent. on 199,0001. from the general traffic, independent of goods. The population was on the decrease to the east of Petworth, which could not be accounted for, and he thought a line which would accommodate between 60 and 70 places would, at any rate, give a fair trial to see what could be done to get it up again. He then moved, "That in providing the necessary railway accommoda tion for the towns of Petworth and Midhurst, the valley of the Bother, and the adjacent villages, it is desirable to secure the best route to the railway terminus at, and the river Thames below, London-bridge, and facility of intercourse between Brighton and the southern and eastern parts of the county of Sussex and the county of Kent." _ _ _ Mr. ROY seconded the resolution, and the Chairman declared it carried. Mr. MARTIN then submitted a resolution, to the effect "That the proposed Weald of Sussex ailway was adapted to secure all the advantages of such a route, and was therefore entitled to the support of the landowners and inhabitants of the towns and districts represented at the meeting." Mr. B. CEALLEN seconded the proposition, which was unanimously adopted, as also a motion urging the neces- sary measures for abtaining an act of Parliament for the construction of a railway. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the deputation from the Brighton Company, and to the chairman of the meeting. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. The half-yearly report of the directors of this com pany states, that the arrangement with the London and North-Western Company having been carried out ac cording to the recommendation of the arbitrators, they are enabled to declare the stipulated dividend of ss. 3d. per share, being at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum for the first year. The dividends secured will be increased to 31 per cent. in 1854, and 31 per cent. in 1855 and all future years. The directors state that the very large in crease hi the local traffic of the line, averaging upwards of 1,0001. per week, is a sufficient guarantee of the prosperity of the undertaking, and, if not promising an immediate security equal to a 31 per cent. prefer ence stock of the London and North-Western Com pany, at all events demonstrates its safety and value as an investment. The amicable relations subsisting between the two companies have, under the advice of the joint committees appointed for the purpose, led to arrangements of traffic operating much to their mutual advantage, as well as to the increased convenience of the public • and further trains, for both passengers and goods, will be passed over the North Staffordshire Rail way so soon as the details can be completed. The capi tal account shows, that 5,011,6981. had been raised to the 30th of June last, including 1,170,0001. for the canal and 3,841,6981. for the railway. The loan account shows, that 1,015,3261. had been borrowed on the rail way, of which 213,6501. was at 5 per cent., 223,1261. at 41 per cent., 128,0001. at 41, 199 , 0501 . at 4 , 15 , 5001 . at 31, 142,5001. at 34, and 93,5001. at 3 per cent. The construction account shows, that 3,866,6381. had been expended on the railway, leaving a balance against the company of 19,851/. The revenue account for the half year ending the 30th of June states, that 98,7281. was received on the railway, and 63,3181. on the canal ; and that 45,059. was expended for working the railway, and 25,4121. for working the canal; making the aggre gate receipts 162,0461., and the expenses 70,471/. ; leav ing a balance of 91,5151., which, added to 1,2801., the rent of the Ashbourne branch, makes a total of 92,8551. for interest on loans and dividends. SAMBRE AND MEUSE. The report oftiiedirectorsstates illat the traffic of the company shows steady improvement from the com mencement to the present time, and particularly the great stride it has taken within the last few months. The receipts in 1849 amounted to 7,6301., in 1850 to 10,0181., in 1851 to 11,7311., and in 1852 to 14,726/. The receipts for the half-year ending the 30th of June, 1852, amounted to 6,367/., while those for the same period in the present year amounted to 11,0841., show ing an increase of 4,716/., or 74 per cent., on the gross earnings of the line. The working expenses have in the meantime somewhat increased. The profit on the half year's business is 4,6791., which, added to the balance from last half-year, amounts to 8,3431., and after dig. charging the interest on the debenture 10 per cent. • loan, as well as the interest of so much of the new capital as has been called up, leaves a sum of 7,2681. to meet the interest on preference shares and bonds yet to be issued to Mr. Brassey for works in the course of execution. During the half-year a fur therbeeo p a au id o o ff f 1,, the 1, 0 7 f 80 t / h . e r emains pe r on c t e a n t t a . n d l i o n a g n . has and falls due on the 15th of August next, for the payment of which funds are already in hand. The works on the line are now being prosecuted with much energy and skill, leaving no reason to doubt that they will be com pleted by the time stipulated in Mr. Brassey's contract, if not earlier. The branches are in a great state of for wardness, and would have been nearly ready for traffic hal not great difficulty arisen in obtaining the neces sary land, and had the Minister of Public Works given his decision as to the Florennes and Philippeville branches as promptly as the directors had expected. The balance of profit in hand has been stated above to be 7,2681., which might be applied to a dividend, but the directors recommend that this amount be reserved until they have to announce the completion of the entire un dertaking, believing it most for the interest of the com pany to show they have, until that event, ample means for the payment of all preference charges, no lonly from the earnings arising on the portion of the line now open, but from a fund already provided in advance- This course the directors deem the more advisable, as . tending to strengthen the position of the comp au Xo and enhance the #ecurity of Mr. Brassey, whose liberal con duct entitles him to every possible consideration.rectar states The report of Mr. Sheward, the managing place in th e effect that the improvement that has taken and iron trades of Belgium has had a favo urable greater c o a n nt t . he as tra c ffi om c p o a f re t d he w li i n th e, tmhhch has e i earies i p n: n re d a in se g d 7 p 4 eri p o e d r ha o v w e ing bee t n o t o h f an las h t o ye h a a r d . c T al l c ie ulat e e x d p causes. Wages have increased a third ; coke-- a en u s p es on, material item—from 14f. 50c. a ton (11s. 7d.) to 18f. (14s. 5d.) The distance run has been 41,965 miles; the goods carried, 88,778 tons ; and the consumption of coke at the rate of 651 b. per mile, equal to 51d. per train per mile. The working expenses are, altogether, at the rate of 4321. per mile per annum. The report of the engineer b tates that the sectio n f rom Sil cnr i eux to Cer fontaine might be opened on the Ist of N9vember next, and the works on other portions of the main line are in a forward state. The branch lines from Walcourt to Florennes and from Mariembourg to Couvin may be opened in December next. The construction account shows that 814,5381. had been received, including 160,000/, guaranteed by the Belgian Government, and 715 ,795 e, expended, leaving a balance of 98,7431. The traffic account shows that 11,0481. had been received during the half-year ending the 30th of June last, and 6,4051. expended, leaving a profit on the working of 416781. ~.