The Sun. — London, England, 1853-10-01 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM. The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this com pany was held at the London Tavern yesterday, the Hon. Mr. Clive in the chair, for the transaction of gene ral business. A special meeting was also held, at the close of the general meeting, to " confirm, rescind, vary, or alter, any resolution passed, or purported to be passed, at a special meeting of the proprietors of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company, held on the 14th day of Sep tember, and at a special meeting of the proprietors of the said company, held on Wednesday, the 21st inst., or at either of the said meetings. The SECRETARY (Mr. Hall) having read the usual no tice convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN rose to address the meeting amidst much cheering. He said—Gentlemen, the resolution that I have to propose to you is, that the report of the directors now read to this meeting, with the statement of the accounts atprexed, be received and adopted, and that the same be printed and circulated amongst the proprietors. In moving the resolution—for it is the last time such a duty will devolve on me as your chair man—l cannot avoid saying that Ido so with very con gratulatory feelings upon the prospect which we, the proprietors of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Rail way Company, have before us, of harmony and of good feeling, and of the peace which I hope is now universaily and firmly established amongst us. (Cheers.) The accomplishment of this object has been my wish for many and many a year, and it is a high gratifi cation to me, that at the very moment I am, as your chairman, making my bow to you, such a happy result is about to be realised. (Loud cheers.) But I will not stop in my expression of feeling at that point. It will be still more satisfactory to me if the conclusion we have arrived at leads to an understanding with other railway companies, and removes all those unfortunate differences and difficulties that have so long existed, and under which our property has grievously suffered. (Cheers.) Without that, I say our settlement will not be complete, litigation has been so long predominant in the company. I, therefore, hope and trust the day has at last arrived when peace shall be firmly established amongst us. (Hear.) In consequence of what arose at our last half-yearly meeting, a correspondence was en tered into with the London and North-Western Rail way Company with respect to rates and fares. It was commenced on the sth of April, and was continued till the 2d of July. That correspondence was published and placed in your hands, and, therefore, I shall not do more than merely refer to it, without entering into its details. But I cannot help expressing my regret that the cones pondenoe failed in bringing about that which we so earnestly desired to accomplish. Your directors, how ever, could not act otherwise than they did in obtaining the concurrence and assistance of the Great Western Company in carrying out the objects we have in view, The Great Western Company, I must remind you, had binding agreements with us, and by those agreements we were in honour compelled to abide. The, London and North-Western Company declined to trade with us conjointly, and their determination, therefore, placed us i n a position that made it impossible to move one way or the other, except in the way we did. Sepa rately they were disposed to negotiate with us, but sepa rately we could not enter into any agreement with them ; that is the consequence of the ag reement into which we had entered with the Great Wstern Company. I will now give the substance of two or three lines from a communication I received from the London and North- Western, and show, I think, that the difficulty which that company raised against treating with us is entirely removed. (Hear, hear.) The letter to which I allude is the last one that I received from the London and North-Western Company. It has not been published, but I hope it will be, and I may here observe that the previous letters were published before I received the one in question, which is dated the sth of August last. That letter contains a few observations respecting the peculiar position in which our company were placed, and one main objection raised in it against the London and North- Western Company treating with us was, that the relations between the Great Western and the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Companies were maintained in defiance of a majority of the shareholders of the latter company, and that therefore on that ground the London and North- Western Company did not feel themselves justified in making an agreement with us. That objection is now removed ; the majority in favour of relations with the Great Western cannot now be divided. The objection, therefore, is, thank God, removed, and what I now hope and trust is, that your future board of directors will realise the object which we have endeavoured to secure. (Cheers.) I believe I may state, truly, that the Gre a t Wes tern company will enter into ie agreement with a proper and fitting spirit. I have before spoken of the evils of competition, and I am sure you will agree with me in saying that competition is a sad thing for a company who have a large amount of traffic to enter upon. I find here (the honourable gentleman was understood to refer to the paper relative to the traffic of the Shrewsbury and Bir mingham line) that the number of passengers has been 215,355, a large number ; and I find the number of tons of goods conveyed has been 119,644 [the hon. gen tleman did not say for what term]; and yet, with this immense traffic, the results are not sufficient to cover the expenditure. Now, how are our oppenents, the London and North-Western, proceeding in the race of competition ? And in speaking of that company, I sin cerely desire not to say anything that may appear ill natured ; all I desire is by argument, reason, and facts, to induce them to alter the course which they have, I think unfortunately, pursued in reference to this com pany. I see, by a paper published the other day, the accounts of the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal Company (this company is guaranteed by the London and North-Western Company), that the half-year's in terest on debenture bonds, xc., was 16,4821. 195., and the dividend then payable, 17,5031. 9s. sd. ; together, 33,9861. Bs. sd. ; while the net canal and railway revenue amounted to 16,0271. 7s. 10d. ; so that the amount charged against the London and North-Western revenue further in respect of the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal was 17,9591. Os. 9d. (Hear , hear.) This is merely for the past half-y ear , an d I have no doubt the loss will be nearly the same this half-year. (Hear, hear.) I Lament that the immense traffic possessed by great railway companies, and which, under further re lations with their neighbours, might be made more pro fitable, should, by their own acts or by necessity—that is, by competition and reduction of rates—be rendered utterly and entirely unremunerative. I assure you that Ido not say this in a hostile spirit. I mention it simply in the hope that they (the London and North-Western Company) will at last consider the position to which they have brought us, and which, if they pursue their present policy they will bring themselves, and that they will do Justice to this company and to the public. I would make one remark on the success that has attended our efforts in Parliament. We have materially assisted in carrying out the Colebrook Dale line, which was ne glected by the Shropshire Union Railway Company. The line, if in possession of adverse parties, might have been injurious to us, but, in connection with us, it must be most advantageous to our traffic. The line is imme diately in our district, and I hope and trust you think we have been promoting your interests by supporting the undertaking. (Hear.) I have the gratification of stating that the agreement with the Great Western Com pany has been examined by eminent counsel ; that Mr. Rolt has given it his best attention, and I am glad to say that it has received the seals of the three companies— (cheers)—and will be read to you to-day. (Hear.) I will now allude to a matter which has caused me and my brother directors great pain—l allude to the Chan cery suit which was commenced against us, but which we now understand has been abandoned. Now, I speak for myself, and, I believe, my brother directors. [A Shareholder—Do you speak for all the directors ?] lam speaking for myself, and I say there are other directors also, who are willing and ready to give any answer to whatever may be urged against them in reference to that suit ; but as I understand it is abandoned, I will not further touch upon the subject. I do complain of the unusual, the unprofessional course which has been adopted. I see an honourable friend of mine—l don't think he has had anything to do with it—the unprofessional course of publishing charges against gentlemen, and distributing them throughout the whole country, without waiting a few days for answers and denials which might have been given. (Hear.) That is not an English way of proceeding, and I venture to say that, for many, many years, such an occurrence has not taken place. A more unjust, a more unfair course, never has been adopted against a body of directors ; but I could not give any reply except that which the law allowed me to do ; I would not issue any circular to justify myself. I hope, whenever I appear before the public and before you, you will do me justice, and I will be satisfied. I should further say, that the Solicitor- General disclaimed all knowledge of the proceeding to which I have alluded. I lay the discredit of it upon those who gave the advice which was thus acted upon. Your directors have endeavoured to carry out what Par liament allowed them to do in the last session. They were not enabled to do much, but to that extent and to the utmost of their power they did so. The investi gation of the accounts by professional aocountants is going on, and the accounts of the half-year have already been examined. There has been an appointment of an independent secretary, and I hope he will act faithfully and honestly, and I believe, from what I have heard, we may safely recommend him to your notice. We cannot expect much information at this time from him —his appointment has been of such recent date—and it has been difficult for him to attend to the ordinary business, and at the same time make himself master of other intricate subjects connected 'with the affairs of the company. I hope, therefore, you will make some allowance for the way in which he may answe r ques tions that may be put to him. I will make one remark as to my view of what railway accommodation should be ; you have all heard of Mr. Cardwell's report ; public accommodation, in my opinion, is the first thing to be looked to—let us compete for that, and we shall be satisfied. A ra il way i s . a public highway ; everybody has a right to use it ; and I hope Mr. Cardwell's report will be carried out in full spirit, that everybody who chooses to make use of a railway —under proper regula tions—shall be allowed to do so. Ever y railway com pany is bound to carry the traffic of its neighbour; and it is only by such oordial wotking together for the special object that the welfare 'of the public can be secured. I hope that this state of things will be secured. For my own par t, the achi ev i ng of it will be a main feature with me, whenever dismssions connected with railways come before me, and I shall do my utmost to see that object honestly and faithfully carried out. One word more—and I am afraid I have exhausted your patience—l thank you for the attention you have already given to me. In retir:ng from your direction, I will not conceal from you that I have passed many anxious, aye, and I will add, many harassing hours of late. It is im possible, after all the attacks that have been made upon me, not to entertain such feelings ; but I have endea voured to bear them patiently. And I now call upon you to render me such justice as I deserve at your hands. Tlik - SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1853, (Cheers.) You have established a policy which it has been my anxiety to bring about. Ever since Parliament thought fit to introduce the broad guage from Lon don to Birmingham, I have thought it was a line that ought to be supported. I opposed it in the first instance—l thought it was unnecessary—but Parliament having given its decision, I have been desirous to support that view which Parliament took, conceiving that there is ample room for both companies, and that the public will be benefitted by having two means of communication with London and the Mersey, and therefore I have given it my support, for the sake of welfare of the public. There is no negotiation pending the which is at all a matter of regret on my part that I should now leave the chair. The field is free and open now for our successors, and I hope they will realise peace ; for unless there is peace internally, no good can come to any railway company. (Hear, hear.) If there is a battle, let it be fairly fought, and Parliament is the place where any resistance can be offered ; but I hope my friends, who represent large bodies of shareholders, will deprecate a course of hostility, and join us in endea vouring to bring about a union among us, and put an end to all squabbles, differences, and quarrels, and unite for the welfare of the company. I have now to thank you for the honour you have done me, and can only in conclusion say that, as far as my humble services can be made available, they are at your command. (Cheers.) I have taken a deep interest in the railway, and have been connected with it almost since its birth, and I believe there is no more interesting line in the kingdom, or one more capable of being developed, with proper working. Whether in Parliament or out of it, you may rely upon my exertions. I have now to move the adoption of the report. (Cheers.) Mr. MALINS said he would second the resolution with the greatest pleasure, inasmuch as he felt perfectly con vinced that the consummation of this arrangement would lead to a harmony of action between themselves and other companies, to which they had so long been strangers. He was quite sure that an unanimous vote upon this question would be the signal for a cessation of hostilities. The resolution for the adoption of the report and ac counts was then put and carried unanimously. The following gentlemen were then elected directors of the company, namely :—Edward Bagnell Dimmock, Esq., of Bilston ; Anthony Bington Baker, Esq. of Cheltenham ; Samuel H. Blackwell, Esq., of Dudley , James Culverwell, Esq., of Bristol ; Thos. Kelly, Esq., Alderman, of Paternoster-row, London ; John George, Esq., of Southgate, Middlesex ; in the room of the Hon. Mr. Clive, Mr. Henry Hill, Mr. Roy, Mr. J. Walken, Mr. R. Smith, and Mr. J. Perks. Mr. GEORGE then, in a speech: highly complimentary to the chairman, moved a formal resolution, to the effect that the directors should take the earliest opportunity of re-electing Mr. Clive as a director, and placing him in the chair, until the amalgamation was passed. Mr. KNox, in a brief speech, in which he referred with much feeling to the unfounded attacks which had been made upon him in connection with the manage ment of the company, expressed his readiness to retire, in order to make way for the re-election of Mr. Clive. The resolution was carried by acclamation, and it was understood that at the first meeting of the directors Mr. Knox would resign, and Mr. Clive would resume the chair. Mr. J. Wyley, of Wolverhampton, was then elected an auditor, in the room of Mr. Fellowes, who retired. The meeting was then made special for the purpose of submitting to the approval or otherwise of the proprie tors, the agreement with the Great Western Company. Mr. Roy, the solicitor, read the agreement, and the Chairman moved the following resolution :—" That the agreement now read to the meeting be and the same Tis hereby approved and adopted by this company, and the directors are hereby authorised and directed to take all necessary steps to obtain the sanction of Parliament for carrying the same into effect," The motion having been duly seconded, was carried unanimously, at the same time authorising the with drawal from the file of the Court of Chancery of the re cent proceedings in reference to restraining the directors in the exercise of their official duties. A complimentary vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. EXTENSION OF THE GREAT NORTHERN TO HORNCASTLE. A public meeting of the landowners, farmers, traders, and others, was held yesterday, at Horncastle, in com pliance with a numerously-signed requisition, for the purpose of obtaining an extension of the Great Northern Railway from the Kirkstead station to this town (Horn castle) and neighbourhood. Sir HENRY DYMOKE, of Scrivelsby Court, was called to the chair.. He said, the formation of a line of railway to that town and district would prove conducive to their best interests. Mr. J. R. STANHOPE, M.P., then moved a resolution to the effect that, in the opinion of the meeting, the for mation of a branch railway from the Kirkstead station on the Great Northern line to Horncastle would greatly promote the commercial and agricultural interests of the town and neighbourhood. Mr. W. MARTIN seconded the resolution, which was adopted unanimously. The Rev. W. M. PIERCE then proposed that a depu tation be appointed to make such arrangements with the Great Northern Company for the working of the pro posed branch railway by that company, as they may think most beneficial, and to report such arrangements to a general committee. Mr. MARTIN supported the motion, which was carried. The deputation and committee being named, the pro ceedings closed with the usual vote of thanks to the chair. PARIS TO STRASBURG. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held on Wednesday, in Herz's great room, Rue de la Victoire—Count de S4gur in the chair. Near him were seated the following directors : The Duke de Galli4ra, Baron d'Hervey, Viscount Du bochet, M. Baigneres, M. Blacque-Belair, M. E. Che vandier, M. Emile Pdreire, M. Fol, M. A. Perdonnet, M. Jayr, M. Roux, M. Touchard, and M. de Vandeuil. The objects of the meeting were of so very diversified a character, that it may be as well to mention beforehand the principal point, which was "to deliberate on the convention agreed to with the Minister of Public Works, relative to the concession of the following railway lines, all in the east of France :—"lst, from Paris to Mul hause, by Tr oyes, Clermont, Vesoul, and Belfort, with a branch to Coulommiers ; 2dly, from Nancy to Gray, by Epinal and Vesoul ; 3dly, from Paris to Vincennes and St. Maur ; 4thly, the annexation of the line from Montereau to Troyes; and lastly, the annexation of the line from Blearnes and St. Dizier to Gray; to deliberate also on the powers to be given to the board of directors for the eventual purchase of the railway from Strasburg to Basle and Wissemburg, as may be best for the in terests of the company ; and to authorise the board to solicit the Government to consent to certain modifica tions of the statues called for by the convention of Au gust 17." As this network of railways seemed, on see ing the names on paper of complicated character, each shareholder, as he entered, was presented with a coloured map, chewing at a glance the state of all the railway lines, whether in construction or finished in the east of Franc e, and throughout Germany, as far as the frontiers of Russia on the one side, and Venice and Trieste on the other. The meeting being declared duly constituted, M. Bossange, the secretary, proceeded to read the re port :—_ This document, which is of considerable length, com mences by pointing out how successful has been the career of the Strasburg railway up to the present time, the receipts of the first nine months of the current year, warranting the distribution of a dividend of upwards of 10 per cent. In a few months more the opening of the branch lines from Epernay to Reims, and from Metz to Thionvilte would still more add to the revenue of the company. But in presence of the general industrial movement which was now taking place in France, it was inevitable that a certain number of new lines must be required to the south of the Strasburg line. Between that railway, which proceeded due east, and the Lyons line, which was sure hereafter to strike out with branch lines to the south-east, there lay several departments rich in popula tion, in manufactures, in agricultures produce, and in mineral productions of various kinds, which would, be yowl any doubt, require railway accommodation. There were the Haute-Saone, the Haute-Marne, and the Vosges, all rich in minerals, coals, and manufactures of various kinds. All these departments would require railways ; and in addition, it was certain that the Stras burg line would never be sufficient for the great com mercial movement which existed between Havre and Switzerland. New lines were certain to be constructect and the whole question to be solved was this—Ought the Strasburg Company to undertake these lines itself, or allow other companies to step in and execute them ? The report then passes in review the advantages likely to accrue from the annexation to the Strasburg line of the lines mentioned above, and shows clearly that the directors would have acted most unwisely in allowing other companies to interfere with the ground which naturally belonged to the Strasburg line. The report enumerates a number of the tenders sent in for various lines to the south of the Strasburg Railway, and states that the whole number was not less than 22. Under such circumstances, the directors of the Strasburg line could not but send in a proposal to the Minister of Public Works and their offer was submitted with the others in the usual course to the Cosultative Railway Committee. After long and mature consideration, the committee gave an answer decidedly in favour of the offer of the Strasburg. Company, and the Minister of Public Works confirmed that decision. The report then shows that from the fact of the Strasburg Company hav ing an extensive terminus at Paris, a notable economy must of necessity arise from its having all the Eastern lines in its own hands, as a second terminus would thereby be avoided. With respect to Vincennes, the Strasburg Company had left it out of its consideration, but the Minister very naturally thought that so important a fortress ought to be directly connected with that railway, which was confessedly the most important, in a stra tegical point of view in France. A considerable portion of the report is taken up with an examination of the con ditiuns on which the Strasburgline had agreed to take the various lines mentioned already, with a view to prove that it is its interest to have the whole network in its own hands. This is done with great ability, but it would exceed our limits to enter on the subject. Yet the following passage is so str i k i ng that it merits well the distinction of being quoted textually :—" The annexa tion of the railways in the interior of France is not the only element of our prosperity; there is another almost as im portant, but which we havelnot jtaken i n t o account in the appreciation of our revenue -- viz., the construction of the railways of Europe. From the other bank of the Rhine the movement gains strength, and spreads even to the confines of Turkey. All the railway lines tend to unite together, and all converge towards France. As much as money and exertions were formerly expended in isolating one country from another, so much in the pre sent day they are employed in sweeping away all iron- tiers whatever. Already in leaving Paris, a traveller ' can, without ever quitting the rail, arrive at the shores of the Baltic, by Lubeck, Rostock, Dantzic, and Ko nigsberg. Railways connect Paris without any break with Frankfort, Hamburg, Leipsick, Dresden, Berlin, Breslaw, and Warsaw. A railway-line, which passes by Prague, connects together Dresden and Vienna. From the capital of Austria, a direct line, now almost terminated, proceeds to Saarhrnck and Forbach, passing by Munich, Stutgard, and Manheim. Another line, also starting from Vienna, descends to Trieste, with a branch to Bruck, on the direct line from Vienna to Paris. Be fore 18 months shall have elapsed, these last two great lines will be completely finished. From Vienna, the railway of the Danube has already gone beyond the Pruth, and that from Warsaw to St. Petersburgh is in a full course of execution. It suffices to glance at the map of Europe to remain convinced that the company in possession of all the Eastern network of railway-lines, is called on more than any other to profit by the movement created by the foreign lines. The Eastern network has its starting-point in Paris, and opens, like a fan, as far as the French frontiers. On one side, it touches Belgium by the line from Metz to Thionville, carried on to Arlons ; on the other side, it is connected, by Mulhausen and Thann, with Switzerland, which is herself constructing railway lines ; and it reaches to the North of Europe by Prussia and Forbach ; it is in fact, the real railway to Vienna and to Trieste through Strasburg." The report then states the terms of the convention signed by the Minister of Public Works and the Directors of the Com pany on Aug. 17 ; and proceeds to give details of the length of the several lines, and the probable cost of their construction. The whole length of all the new lines is 1,050 kilometres (650 English miles), but as the parts already constructed amount to 265 kilometres, the real length at the charge of the Strasburg Company is 775 kilometres (485 English miles). The cost of these lines is estimated at 210 millions, to be raised in the manner set forth in the treaty agreed to with the Minister of Public Works. The social capital, originally fixed at 125 millions of francs divided into 25,000 shares of 500 fr. each, is to be increased to 250 millions, divided into 500,000 shares of 500 fr. each. In consequence 250,000 shares of 500 fr. each are to be created, and placed at the disposal of the present shareholders of the Strasburg Company, according to the number possessed by each, the first payrneat being 100 fr. per share. The report then refers to the probable receipts of these new lines, and shows that, independently of the traffic which they must bring to the main line, they are calculated per se to add to the receipts of the shareholders. "To bring the question now under consideration to a close," says the report, " it remains for us to state what are the consequences of the new situation for any shareholder of the Strasburg line at the present time : The gross receipts of the present line will amount to 33,000,000fr, The gross receipts of the new lines to 23,300,006 Total.. 56,300,000 fr, To deduct:— Expenses of every kind at the utmost 35 per cent 19,705,0001 25,705,000 fr. Interest and sinking-fund of 120 millions of bonds 6,000,004 Remainder or, for 500,000 shares, 61fr. 19c. per share." The re port then refers to some minor points, such as the (node of paying the interest and dividend, which the board pro poses to fix for the future as follows—to pay the interest of 4 per cent. on the Ist November, and the dividend of the preceding year on the Ist May. The report also pro poses to put aside the sum of 75,000 fr. each year to wards a pension-fund ,for all persons empl o y e d by th e company, whose salary does not exceed 3,000 fr. a year. M. Arnoux having resigned his place as director, K Emile Pdreire, so remarkable fur his experience in rail way matters, is propoied in his stead. Lastly, the re port announces that, in order to ensure to the present shareholders all the advantages of possessing the new shares which are to be issued, the Strasburg Board of Directors has passed a treaty by which the Socidtd Mo biliere, on the deposit of the Strasburg shares, will ad vance during the period of a year the first two-fifths to any persons desirous of taking up the new shares, the said Soci4t4 Mobiliere being content for so doing with the interest of 4 per cent. allowed by the company on the sums paid up. This re - port was received with loud applause and long. continued clapping of hands. A short conversation then ensued on some of the points touched on in the report, the principal one being that the expense of the Mulhausen line would not be more than 250,000 f. per kilometre. .... The various votes on the order of the day were then successively brought forward, and passed with acclama tion. That relative to the approbation of the treaty with the Minister of Public Works had only one dissen tient voice. A vote of thanks to the Board was adopted with loud cheers. The proceedings then terminated. NORTH METROPOLITAN. The adjourned meeting of this company—the object of which is, it will be recollected, to construct a railway, in a sort of arcade or tunnel parallel with the New road, from Paddington to King's-cross—was held on Thursday, at the offices, 47, Parliament-street. The meet ing had been adjourned for the purpose of concluding negotiations with the Great Western Railway Company. At the above meeting Mr. Maims, the chairman, stated that an agreement had been entered into with the Great Western board, to the affect that the latter company shall endeavour by all legitimate means to promote the traffic of the North Metropolitan line, in as fair and amic able a spirit as if the two companies were partners. The agreement stipulates that the North Metropolitan Railway Company shall apply to Parliament for powers to extend the line to the Great Western Railway, and to form a communication with the proposed City Ter minus should that undertaking be carried out, and that if the City Terminus Company should fail to obtain the powers they seek, that then the North Metropolitan Railway Company shall go forward to make a connection with the Post-office, &c., in lieu of such City Terminus. The North Metropolitan Rail way Company also stipulate to make a first-class sta tion opposite the Great Western Hotel at Paddington, and to effect a junction with the Great Western broad gauge so as to convey, if sanctioned by Par liament, the traffic of the Great Western into the City. This of course will require a double line of rails, which the company contemplate laying down, as one of their objects is to convey the Post-office vans from each rail way to the Post-office itself. The agreement further provides that power shall be sought for the Great Wes tern Railway Company to subscribe a considerable por tion of the capital necessary for the construction of the works, which that company have at this moment every inclination to do ; and the North Metropolitan Company are to permit the nomination of two Great Western directors to their board—viz., Mr. S. Baker and Captain Bulkeley. This arrangement is not to ex clude any other company from enjoying the advantages to be secured to the Great Western Railway. The traffic of the line is to be worked by rope, or by the atmospheric principle, and trains are to run at intervals of three minutes during the day. It was stated that the practicability of the scheme has been admitted by the first engineers of the day, and that eminent contractors have offered to complete the line at the estimated cost, and within a limited pe riod from the commencement of the works. Mr. Samuel Baker and Captain Bulkeley, two of the Great Western directors, were at the same meeting elected members of the North Metropolitan Railway, and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business of the meeting. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. Mlles NAME OF RAILWAY. Receipts. opened, 1853. 1852. 1853. 72 Aberdeen .. •••••••••• ••• •• .£1.718 2,040 37 44 Belfast and Ballymena • • • • .... 689 787 17 Belfast and County Down .• •••••••• .. 275 284 33 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 1,892 2,285 26)6 Bolton , Blackburn, and West York - 85 1 54 Bristol and Exeter ••..• . • • .... •• • • 5,079 5,678 1894 Caledonian.... . ..... 1 15,070 16,389 894 Edinburgh and Glasgow . • 94% Chester and Holyhead • . 4,560 5,692 634 Cork, Blackrock, and Passage • • 191 407 20 Cork and Bandon .• • • ............ 153 247 56 Dublin and Belfast Junction ........ 1,039 1,323 53 Dublin and Drogheda...... 1,111 1,653 6 Dublin and Kingstown ........ 1,089 1,131 16% Dundee and Arbroath ••••• • • • • • • • 508 536 31 Dundee, Perth, and AberdeonJunction 682 - 19 Dundalk and Enniskillen 167 193 68 , East Ang1ian........ 648 731 81 1 )6 East Lancashire • ..... 4,635 5,441 322 Eastern Comities and Norfolk.. • • .... 16,464 17,675 95 Eastern Union ••••••.. 78 Edinburgh, Perth. and Dundee...". 2,523 3,011 6 Exeter and Crediton.. • • .... • • • • • • .. 131 134 19 Furness Railway ... •••••••• ••.. • • 444 684 171% Glasgow, and South-Western •• • • ...• 4,891 5,102 283 Great Northern and E. L.- •• 16,063 20,041 188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 5,310 7,094 319 1 % Great Western 25% Irish South Eastern • • 200 277 90 _Lancaster and Carlisle • . 5,401 6,806 260 Lancashire and Y0rk5hire............ 18,223 19,930 70 Leeds Northern •••-• - 18k Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... 485 484 553)6 London and North Western .• ....• • • 50,746 54.071 5 1 6 London and 81ackwa11.......... •• • • 1,135 1,497 1734 London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 13,358 14,823 253% London and South Western. 12,710 13,976 41 Londonderry and Enniskillen • . 335 471 1116 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - 167% Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 7,688 8,416 934 Manchester and South Junction."... 690 734 28 3f aryport and Carlisle ••• • • • ......., 716 751 498% Midland •.• . • ••••• • • . • • • ... 24,553 27,055 126 Midland Great Western (Irish) • • • • 2,450 2,660 37 bfonklands •••••• • • • • .• •• • • 875 923 78 34 Newcastle and Carlisle.. • • .... ••.. • • 2,626 2,967 149 North British • ..... •••••••• • • • • • • • • 4,048 4,704 232 North Staffordshire • • .•••• . • .• - 47 North-Western ••.•••••••• • • • • • • • • • 939 1,270 80 Scottish Central 32 Scottish Midland 3,028 3,334 29 1 6 Shrewsbury and Birmingham 923 912 47 Shrewsbury and Chester • ...... 2,058 2,191 29 Shropshire Union .. ......... 629 7 56 58 South Devon .. •• •• .• • • •• •• • • 2,512 2,638 288 4 South Eastern-- •• • • .... 19,237 20,138 131 South Wales .. • •• • •• • 2,575 4,416 77 South York., Doncaster, and Goole 2,064 2,615 40 Taff Vale ••..••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 2,966 3,338 1,094 1,289 50 Waterford and Limerick • • • • 412 25 West Cornwall . • • • • •• • • • • 525 621 12 Whitehaven Junction .• 682 York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds 27,470 3L',853 FOREIGN. 574 Dutch Rhenish .. • . 1,495 I,VOI 183% Lyons and Mediterranean • 7,7t'9 h 3 Monterean and Troyes 1,167 I,lBl' 63 Namur and Liege •• .. 1,293 1,829 443% Northern of France 28,107 32,366 ; 577 Orleans and Central* ..... ........ 23,202 - 240 Paris and Lyons ••••• • •• ...... 17,254 19,387 84 Paris and Rouen. •• •• .. •••• •• •••• •• 8,743 11,361 392 Paris and Strasburgh ,.. 18,019 23,733 59 Rouen and Havre...-. ...... .. 3.540 4,915 66 Western of France ••• • .. 6.016 6,120 REFORM IN THE CHARGES OF HOTEL KEEPERS.— The prominent notice the press has taken of the high charges of travelling expenses in England has aroused the ire of the hotel keepers, who, instead of meetinr , the indignant clamour by a reduction of their items, have, at their recent conclaves, given indubitable evidence of their determination to adhere to their bill, their whole bill, and nothing but the bill. The world knows now, however, what the profits of the tribe are, and it is yet to be seen whether opposition does not arise which will effectually get rid of the grievance. That even the larg est and most magnificent establishments could not find fair remunerative profits at lower prices is simply pre- posterous. One of the most comfortable and elegantly furnished houses at the "West-end—formerly Crockford's —gives by its printed tariff, a flat contradiction to this assertion, and yet at this mansion—now the Wellington —are prepared by cooks of eminence, and superintended by men of intelligence and civility, dinners and other 9,387 1 repasts with all the attributes of a first-class club, at ,1,361 23,733 prices as low as those of a third-rato hotel. Wines, 4,915 too, fit for a ducal bufet, are served in the imperial mea -6,120 sure at a figure which would confound, if it did not * The receipts include the traffic on the Orleans and Central, Or- - Lhame the extortionate vendors of pseudo port and tans and Bordeaux, and Tours and Nantes lines. hecries.—Evcning paper. 413% 577 240 LAW INTELLIGENCE. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, SEPT. 30. Mr. Justice Williams presided to-day, and disposed of a number of summonses. The vacation will termi nate on the 24th inst. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND.—THE QUEEN V. ABRAHAMS. It will be remembered that on Monday night the jury on the inquisition touching the falling of the house in the Strand, recorded by their verdict a charge of man slaughter against Mr. Abrahams, the surveyor to the Duke of Norfolk, and the coroner issued his warrant for the apprehension of that gentleman. The warrant was placed in the hands of Superintendent Dodd, and on the following morning, in order to save the imprison ment of Mr. Abrahams, the parties attended before the Lord Chief Baron, at chambers, and an application was made to allow him to be liberated on bail until the next session of the Central Criminal Court. An affidavit was made in the matter, and the attention of his Lord ship was called to the circumstances of the case. The Lord Chief Baron granted the application, and admitted Mr. Abrahams to bail, in his own recognisance, in 2001., and two sureties at 100/. each. The recognisances having been completed, Mr. Abra hams was discharged, and will surrender at the October session of the Central Criminal Court, commencing in a short time. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.—Francesco Dioli, the young Italian who was under remand upon two charges of stabbing, was brought before Mr. Henry for further examination. The facts of the case have already appeared in The Sun. The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was corn. mitted for trial. Joseph Alltoorth, a well-dressed young man, about 20 years of age, was charged with a burglary. It was proved that during the previous night the pri soner broke into the kitchen of No. 47, Upper Bedford place, the town residence of Mr. James Blyth, who is at present in the country. The house was left in the charge of a married couple, named Bingham, who being disturbed by the noise below, raised a cry for the police, by whom the prisoner was secured in the kitchen area, with some few articles of trifling value in his possession. The prisoner admitted to the officer that he had pre viously tried to get into No. 45 ; also that he bad ab sconded from Manchester with 121. belonging to his master. He declined, however, to give any account of himself to the magistrate. Mr. Henry committed him for trial. SOUTHWARK.—Thomas Fry, a carman, in the employ of Mr. Brown, dust contractor for Bermondsey, was brought before Mr. Coombe, charged with working a horse in an unfit state. Police-constable 260 M said that on the previous afternoon he saw the prisoner in Cherry Garden-street, Bermondsey, with a horse and cart laden with dust. The horse fell down twice from mere exhaustion, and he took the driver into custody, and the horse and cart to the green-yard. Mr. Brown, the owner, said the horse was a very good one, and he could not account for its falling down. The prisoner said the stones were slippery, and that was the cause of its falling. The constable informed his worship that the animal was weak and unfit to be worked. Mr. Combe directed the horse to be brought round, which being done, he examined it, and found it to be suffering from weakness ; and on Mr. Brown under taking to keep it from work until sufficiently recovered, he ordered the prisoner to be discharged. THAMES.—Charles Brampton, a well-known thief, aged 22, was charged with stealing a cash-box, con taining 54 sovereigns, four half-sovereigns, 1/. 2s. 6d. in silver, four purses, a necklace, and various papers, the property of Mr. James Orrock, linendraper, of No. 13, High-street, Bow. The principal witness in this case was a youth named I Joseph Williams, a reformed pickpocket. He was the victim of parental neglect and cruelty, and driven into the streets. He was brought to this court four years ago charged with being concerned with others in commit ting a serious robbery. Mr. Ingham learnt his history, and on the poor boy exhibiting some good qualities and signs of repentance, he advanced him money to pur chase clothing, and to set him up in business as a ven dor of stationery. Lately, however, he had obtained employment in the London Dock, where he had be haved remarkably well. He said, that on Monday morning last, as he was going to his work, he observed the prisoner behaving in a very suspicious manner. The next morning as he was again going through Bow he saw the prisoner in company with another man looking earnestly at Mr. Orrock's shop, and feeling confident that a robbery was being planned he went to police constable Heath (No. 278), and begged him to hold himself in readiness. He then returned and saw the prisoner enter the shop, and in about five minutes after wards come out with a tin cash box in his hand, which he carried as if he was on business. The prisoner was immediately joined by his companion, and they took. the London road. Williams called to the police-con stable, and they went in pursuit of the men, whom Williams by an adroit manoeuvre at last overtook. He at once seized the prisoner who had still the cashbox in his hand, and held him until the policeman came up ; but the other thief escaped. The contents of the box had not been disturbed. Williams was out with the constable from six in the morning till twelve at night on Wednesday and Thursday in search of the prisoner's companion, but they had not been able to find him. The prisoner had been previously convicted. Mr. Ingham said that great praise was due to Wil liams, and after committing the prisoner for trial, said he should allow the youth Us. expenses, which was all he asked for, and which included 6s. travelling expenses while out with Heath the constable. MARYLEBONE.—George Males, beadle and sexton of the parish church of Hampstead, was charged with the following disgraceful outrage on a respectable young woman named Mary Spill : The complainant, a well-dressed lady-like looking young woman, who evidently laboured under much ill ness, said, on Thursday, the 32d ult. I went to Hamp stead church to see a wedding. While standing within a yard and a half of the altar Mr. Chales came and pushed me back. I said to him, " Mr. Chales, do not push me, for Lcannot remove from where I am." Mr. Broughton—What did he do then ? Complainant—He pushed me more violently. Mr. Broughton—What did you say to him ? Complainant—l said, Mr. Chales, you have no right to do so to me, because I have as good a right to be here as you. He then said I should go out, and seized me by the arms and forced me with much violence out into the churchyard. I had done nothing to offend him more than what I have stated, and since that time I have spit blood and am now under the care of a doctor. I was much excited when in the churchyard, and cried. Mr. Broughton—Did he say anything when he put you out of the church by the shoulders ? Complainant—Yes ; he said, " I shall put you out for your impudence." Harriet Baker, a single woman, Ann Jay, a married woman, and Laura Dtgius, unmarried, all friends of the complainant, confirmed her testimony, the latter witness also testifying to having herself been turned out of the church by the defendant at various times without a cause. Mr. Broughton (to defendant)—What have you to say to this outrage, or do you admit the assault by turning her out of the church ? Defendant—Yes, Sir ; I admit that I turned her out of the church, and I consider that I had a right to do so, and I can call witnesses to the facts. The first witness for the defence was William Langles, clerk of the church, who said that, in consequence of the crowd at the weddings on the above day, he ordered the defendant to clear the passage to the vestryroom, to allow the wedding party to pass. _ Maria Hunt, another witness for the defendant, was also present in a pew adjacent to the altar on the clay in question, and did not see the beadle exceed his duty in putting the complainant out of the church. This witness, in examination by Mr. Broughton, ad mitted that the complainant had done nothing to cause violence towards her by the beadle. The next witness was William Lowe, an elderly gen tleman, who assumed a most eccentric position in the witness box. Mr. Broughton—What are you ? Witness—l am an invalid. (Laughter.) Mr. Broughton—Then even as an invalid you went to see a wedding ? Witness—Yes, Sir ; I went for pleasure, as I went to my own wedding. (Laughter.) Mr. Broughton—What did you see of this affair ? Witness-LI saw the church - very much crowded, and the beadle holding the complainant by the arms put her out of the church. Mr. .Broughton—Were you in the crowd, and how did you get out ? Witness—Why, I got out gradually. Mr. Broughton (to defendant)—l really feel sorry to have to adjudicate in the present case, and I also regret that the rector is not present to hear what I have to say. The church is open to all who wish to enter. Had the complainant been a reckless reprobate, or a person evilly disposed, you might eject her; but here is a well dressed and well conducted person, whom, merely because you felt her remarks offensive to your dignity, you rudely and summarily thrust out ; you have no justifica tion for it, and I must sentence you to a penalty of 505., or one month's imprisonment. The penalty was paid. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDAY. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, SEPT. 2S. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have re ad ved a dispatch from her Majesty's Consul at Santo Domingo, inclosing a notice to Mariners, a copy of which is subjoined, relative to a Lighthouse recently erected in th t city. By order, T. H. FARBER. NOTICE TO MARINERS. SANTO DOMINGO LIGHT.—From the 14th August, 1853, the Dominican Government have ordered a white fixed light to be exhibited between sunset and sunrise, from the bastion of San Jose, at the city of Santo Domingo. The cupola of the iron frame work, the columns of which are painted white, the cornices red and blue, rises 113 feet above low water mark ; the lantern with the re flectors commences at 100 feet. The lighthouse is situated in latitude 18 deg. 28 min. 5 sec. north, longitude 69 deg. 52 min. 30 sec. west of Green wich. It bears north 58 deg. west (true) distant 1,423 yards from Punta Torrecilla ; and south 44 deg. west, dis tant 617 yards from the Homenaje, or signal tower of the fort. The fixed white light consists of nine reflectors of the first class, patent of Messrs. Alcot and Brothers, at Roches ter, in the state of New York ; and may be seen, with a clear atmosphere, in from 18 to 20 miles. Its range ex tends nearly in a half circle from south to east and west ward. Vessels coming from the east running for Santo Do mingo roads, ought to keep in mind that having doubled Punta Causedo, the light will show over the land, some what to the north of Punta Torrecilla, and that from this point from wh ence as a l rea d y observed, the light bears N. 58 deg. W., distant 1,423 yards, a short reef extends south westward, upon which the water breaks when the sea is agitated. Bearing up for the pilotage, as indicated in the Colombian Pilote, and other sailing directions, this danger ought to be guarded against. A duty of 61 cents. (equal to 34-d.) per ton, is levied from every vessel, national and foreign, that comes from abroad, for the support of the light. British Consulate, Santo Domingo, Aug. 22,1853. (Signed) ROBERT H. SCHOMBURGK, Consul. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, SEPT. 30. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations having, with the concurrence of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, determined to exercise the powers given to them by the Mercantile Marine Act, 13 and 14 Vic, chap. 93, sec. 32, of dispensing with the observance of so much of the Gene ral Merchant Seamen's Act, 7 and 8 Vict., chap, 112, as relates to the register, tickets of seamen. Notice is hereby given, that from and after the first day of October next the system of registering seamen by means of tickets will be discontinued, and after that dale neither masters of British ships nor British seamen will be required to observe any of the provisions of the said Act, 7 and 8 Vict., chap. 112, requiring such tickets to be procured, kept, or produced, or otherwise relating thereto. The special tickets issued for the purpose of recording vo luntary contributions to the Merchant Seamen's Fund, under the Act for winding up the fund, 14 and 15 Vict., chap. 102, will still continue to be issued by shipping masters, and to be used as heretofore, and those masters and seamen who wish to keep up these contributions with a view to earning pensions for themselves or their families, are hereby warned that they mu s t k eep th e i r fund tickets, and pro duce them for the purpose of having their contributions re corded, upon pain of forfeiting their claims upon the fund. With a view to the correctness of the records henceforth to be kept, mariners are hereby warned, that by the 75th sect, of the Act 13 and 14 Vict., cap. 93, it is provided that, if any seaman, on or before being engaged, makes a false statement of the name of his last ship, or of his own name, he shall forfeit out of his wages a sum not exceed ing five pounds. By order, T. H. FARRER. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, SEPT. 29. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a dispatch from her ➢lajesty's Consul at the Hague, transmitting the subjoined translation of a Decree reducing temporarily the duties on the the importation of grain into Holland, By order, J. EMERSON TENNENT. (Copy.) ROYAL DECREE. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. QUARANTINE NOTICE. A dispatch has been received from her Majesty's Consul at Bilboa, reporting that in consequence of cholera having appeared at Newcastle, it is their determination to send all vessels proceeding from that port to perform quaran tine at Vigo. CUSTOM-HOUSE-SETT. 30. ENTERED INWARDS. The Sam Badger, from Cape Chat ; Onward, Porto Ri co ; J ane and Barbara, Sangue nay ; Selah, Boston ; Standerings, Mauritius ; Volante, Xabea ; Argus, Terceira ; Essey, Port Philip ; Cosmos, Jamaica ; Countess of Morley, St. John's ; Staghonnd, Denia ; Urania,. Dram ; Mary, Dunkirk ; Reserve, Ja maica ; Hooghley, Sydney ; Corsair, St. John's. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Wilhelmina, for Christiansand ; Graf von Schnerm, Stettin ; Prins Fre derick Carl, Konigsberg ; Liverpool, Leghorn ; Gratitude, Antwerp ; Georgio and Eduardo, Genoa; Tudor, Port Philip ; Bedlington, Galatz. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Eclipse, for ,Rouen ; Bedlington, Galatz ; Constantine, Elsinore ; Lady Nugent, Adelaide ; Juno, Port Philip ; Agueeta, Port Phi lip ; Patriot, Grand, Canary ; Mary Dunkirk. LIVERPOOL-SEPT. 30. The Westmoreland, from Philadelphia, arrived at this port, spoke on the 21st inst., in lat. 47, long. 53, the Ame rican barque, Harwood, and took from her four men, part of the crew of the brig Clarence, from St. John's, New Brunswick, to London, previously abandoned. The remain der of the crew remained on board the Harwood. The Isabella, of Boston, from St. John's, New Bruns wick, to this port, was spoken dismasted, and under a jury mast, Sept. 20, lat. 49, long. 16. The Roscoe, from Troon to Aden, was spoken Aug. 25, lat. 13 N., long. `,5 W. The Briton, from Singapore to the Clyde, was spoken Aug. 31, lat. 22 N., long. 31 W. AUSTRALIAN S HIPPING. ARRIVALS AT MELBOURNE. —The Marion, June 8, from Boston ; Bride, Calcutta • Osmanli and M. H. Vose, June 16, Boston ; Ceneral Wood, June 18, San Francisco ; Alibi, Singapore; Moses Wheeler, Boston ; John Nus sey, Hull ; Adelaide, Cape ; Akhbar,. New York ; Catherine, Singapore; Eagle, June 10, New York; Mar garet, Dundee ; Wye, London ; Ocean, Glasgow ; Jessie, June 20, Dundee ; Twee Anthonys, June 22, Liverpool ; Prince Patrick, June 23, Mauritius; Mary Cannon, Cal cutta ; Fair Barbadian, Singapore ; Dorothea Henrietta, New York ' • Isabella and A m y, L on d on ; A j ax, Li verpoo l ; Lucia Field, June 25, New York ; Charter Oak, Boston ; Witness and Durham, June 25, and James, June 26, Glasgow ; Lana da Paita, June 29, San Francisco : Guiana and Lioness, June 25, Hob ar t T own ; Jane, June 20, Port land Bay ; Kinderdyk, June 30, Valparaiso ; Dispatch, Nelson ; Bellona, Newcastle ; Julia Ann, July 1, San Francisco ; Margaret Thompson, Liverpool. ARRIVALS AT GEELONG.—The Vesta, June 19, and Val paraiso, June 24, from London. ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.—Sir Edward Paget, from London. ARRIVAL AT PORT LYTTELTON.—Hampshire, May 6, from London. ARRIVAL AT NELSON. —The Maori, June 7, from ' London. ARRIVALS AT SYDNEY, N.S.W.—The Wellington, June 19, and Prince Albert, from Melbourne ;Gratia. J une 20 , from Glasgow ; Heatherbell, from Adelaide ; Malvina Vi dal, from London and Plymouth ; 11.111.8. Serpent, from King George's Sound ; Duchess of Northumberland, June 21, from Hobart Town. ARRIVALS AT HOBART TOWN.—The Senator, June 18, from London ; Chamois, June 19, from Mauritius. DEPARTURES FROM HOBART TOWN.—The St. Vincent, June 11, to Java; Sarah Bell, to London. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Lucy, from Boston to Melbourne, April 3, lat. 7 N., long. 22 W. The Canton, from Newfoundland to Melbourne, April 11, lat. 3 S., long. 21 W. The Empire, from Liverpool to Sydney, April 27, lat. 27 S., long. 27 W. The Cecilia, from London to Geelong, April 4, lat. 5 N., long. 21 W. The Meypo, from Liverpool to Port Philip, April 18, lat. 14 S., long. 26 W. The JUno, from London to Sydney, June 4, lat. 39 S., Long. 86 W. The Stehonheath, from Liverpool to Port Philip, Sept. 18, lat. 39 N., long. 14 W. The Windsor, from London to Port Philip, Sept. 24, lat. 43 N., long. 9 W. The Maria Antoinetta, from New York to Valparaiso, Aug. 17, lat. 9 N., long. 27 W. The Criterion, from Liverpool to the Cape, 14 N., long. 26 W. A u g. 23, lat. The Chevy Chase, from London to the Cape, Aug. 31, lat. 29 N., long. 34 W. The Tuskar, for Liverpool, Sept. 4, lat. 15 N. The British Empire, from Sierra Leone to Liverpool, , Sept. 11, lat. 37 N. long. 37 W. The Emily, of St. Jain's, N.B Sept. 17, off Orl eans ~ Island. The Ellen on the same day. The Conqueror, in the Traverses, on the same day. The Lotus, from Clyde to Quebec, above the Traverses, on the same day. The Georg© Turner, from Havre and Cardiff to New York, Aug. 30. The Mary Anderson, bound westward, Sept. 12, lat. 41 N., long. 34 W. The Catherine, from Savanilla to London, Sept. 15, lat. 43 N., 10ng._26 W. [ADvERTISEMENT.]— Food, effected by Du Barry'sdelicious RevalentaAs b Fifty thousand Cures a r e (as it saves without medicine, inconvenience, or p iacva e_been expense fifty times its cost in otherremedies).- - ; and debility, from nervousness, constipation, indigestion , which I had suffered great miserY o , been effectually cured cine could remove or relieve, have short time. W. R. d which no medi by Du Barry's Food in,: rton ." " Eight years' dys pepsia, Pool Anthonye,,Tility, with cramps, spasms, and pepsia, nervousness, 0 nausea, for which my effectually removed by Du Barry's debility, had consulted the advice of many, have been effectually very short time. I shall be happy delicious food Norfolk." " Three years' excessive a,?y!nquiries. Rev. John W. Flavell, Rid. ith pains in my neck and left arm, and nervousness, w . general debility, which rendered my life very miserable, hben radically removed by Du to g a tnosnw answer Rectory, Barry's excellent fo a o s d. Alexs. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibbereen." ...._." Fifty years indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomittings, has been removed by Du Barry's excellent food. Jolly, Wortham Ling, near Diss, Norfolk."— Copies of testi monials of 50,000 cures (including those of Lord Stuart de Decies, Major-General Thomas King, Drs. thy-, Shorland, and Harvey (gratis). In canisters, with full instructions, 11b., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d. ; 51b., 11s. ; 121 b., 225. ; s u p er - re fi ned, 51b., 225. ; 1.01 b., 335. The 101 b. and 121 b. carriage free. Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; also, Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, riccadilly. (Translation.) In consequence of the extraordinary . measures taken by neighbouring states to encourage the importation of grain and other articles of food, it appears necessary here also to facilitate their introduction. We therefore, &c., &c., decree : Art. 1. The duties on the importation of the under mentioned good shall be diminished to the following scale : Cents. Potatoes 5 per 10 mud. Millet Wheat lO „ last. Maize, barley, malt, buck-wheat, oats, beans, vetches, peas, lentils, groats, - pearl barley , „ 100 kilos. Art. 2. The above regulations shall come ' into operation five days after the date of the Staats Blad and Stoat Courant, in which this decree is published, and shall re main in vigour till the Ist of July, 1854, or till it is other wise determined by law. (Signed) WILLIAM. Utrecht, Sept. 15, 1853. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, SEPT. 29. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a dispatch from her Majesty's Consul at Acapulco, re porting that an order had come down from the seat of Go vernment to the Custom-house of that port, allowing all vessels laden with coal to enter on the payment of reduced tonnage dues, viz., on the payment of four reals (or two shillings) per ton, instead of one dollar four reals (or six shillings) per ton, which was formerly exacted ; but it is to be understood that these vessels aro to have no other merchandise on board. By order. J. EMERSON TENNENT, WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 30. • 2d Regiment of Dragoons—Henry Edwardes Handley, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Feilden, appointed to the 13th Light Dragoons, Sept. 30. 3d Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Richard Michael Wil liams, from the 59th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Sullivan, who exchanges, Sept. 30. 11th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant James Miller t o b e Captain, by purchase, vice Brisco, who retires ; Cornet Coleraine Robert Vansittart to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Miller, Sept. 30. 14th Light Dragoons—Cornet Claudius Buchanan Whish o be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gratrex, who retires ; Cornet William Henry Travers Clarke Travers to he Lieu tenants, by purchase, vice Ford, who retires ; Edward Orlando Vawr Haldane, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Whish, Sept. 30. 11th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant John Roe to be Captain, by purchase, vice Ward, who retires ; Ensign William Dutton Napper to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Roe ; Thomas Hill, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Napper, Sept. 30. 17th Foot—Ensign Evan Forbes Mcßayne, from the 44th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Bradford, who exchanges, Sept. 30. 39th Foot—Lieutenant Bernard Henry O'Reilly, from half-pay 39th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Gee, promoted without purchase to an Unattached Company, Sept. 30. 44th Foot—Ensign Michael Bradford, from the 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice M`Bayne, who exchanges, Sept. 30. 59th Foot—Lieutenant John Sullivan, from the 3d Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Williams, who exchanges, Sept. 30. 69th Foot—Major David Elliot M`Kirdy to be Lieute nant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Paxton, deceased ; Captain Charles Frederick Law to be Major, without pur chase, vice WlCirdy ; Lieutenant Francis Gamble Blood to be Captain, without purchase, vice Law ; Ensign Charles Edward Malton to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Blood, Ang. 25 ; Gentleman Cadet James Warren Hastings Anderson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pu rc h ase , v i c e Mahon, Sept.3o. 71st Foot—Lieutenant James Horne to be Captain by purchase, vice Wilson, who retires, S e pt. 30. 87th oot—First Lieutenant Henry Smyth Bawtree, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Fulcher , who retires ; Second Lieutenant Anthony B u tl er t o be First Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Bawtree ; Robert Lampden, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Butler, Sept. 30. _ _ 3rd West India Regiment—Ensign Thomas Maurice Quill to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Wilson, deceased, August 14. HOSPITAL STAFF.—James Arthur Hanbury, 31.8. to be Assistant-Surge o n t o th e F orc es, vice Bell, appointed to 74th Foot ; Robert Fleetwood Andrews, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice King, deceased, Sept. 30. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, SEPT. 29. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Willi am Fenwick Williams, C. 8., to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Colquhoun, deceased; Second Captain Hugh Archibald Beauchamp Campbell to be Captain, vice Wil liams ; First Lieutenant Henry Jervis White Jervis to be Second Captain, vice Campbell ; Second Lieutenant Alex ander Walter Armstrong Ogilvie to be First Lieutenant, vice Jervis, Sept. 18. Corps of Royal Engineers—Second Lieutenants, with Temporary Rank—Edward Renouard James, to be Second Lieutenant, with Permanent Rank, Dec. 17,1851 ; William Bailey and Frederick Edward Blacket Beaumont, to be Second Lieutenants, with Permanentßank, June 23. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. John Sidney North, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy Lieu tenant, Aug. 23 ; Isaac Herbert Wilkinson, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Charles Brent Wale, Esq., to be De puty Lieutenant, Sept. 25 ; The Honourable Octavius Duncombe, M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant; John Muriel, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Sept. 26. Royal 73erks Militia—Lieutenant Richard Francis Bowles to be Captain, Sept. 21. Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia—Allen Alexander Bathurst, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Jones, promoted, Sept. 27. Ross, Caithness, Sutherland, and Cromarty Regiment of Militia—Joseph John Grove, Esq., late Captain in the 25th Regiment of Foot (or the King's Own Borderers), to be Captain, vice Hugh Scobie Clarke, Esq., deceased, Sept. 14 BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. George Harrison, coal merchant, Maidstone. Charles John Belson, apothecary, Bristol. BANKRUPTS. Philip Wesley Hardwick, dealer in ribbons, Regent as t t r t e h e t e , c t o e u s r u t r render, B d e a r n , r O e e p t t . e l y 2 . , a s t t e t 7 w: 4 e a , t n i, d e N ffi o e v i a . l B, a s g n t o e n e e ; , Sole, Turner, and Turner, Aldermanbnry. John Clifford Cullun, chemist and druggist, of Brom yard, Hereford, October 15, and Nov. 5, at ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bittleson, official assign ee , Bir mingham ; Badham, Bromyard ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. _ _ Wm. Jolly, carrier, Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, Oct. 11, at half-past one, and Nov. 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings; Sowton, Great James-street, Bedford-row. William Gooden Edghill, chinaman, High-street, South wark, Oct. 8 and Nov. 12, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. ; Grant, kruptcy Pennell, Nicholas-lane. -1 olas an offi e. cial assignee,. Guildhall-011am br DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. W. Naylor, Mortimer-street, Cavendish, -square, glass manufacturer, Oct. 19, at half-past twel ve—f. Rutrf heord, Agnes-place, Waterloo-road, merchant,at twelve --J . Metcalfe, Fenchurch-street, merchant, Oct. 21, at one—J. K. Watts, St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, scrivener, Oct. 21, at half-past one—F. Winch, Margate, tailor, Oct 21, at twelve—H. Stone, Edgware-road, haruessmaker Oct. 22, at two—J. Osborne , of Leigh, Essex, butcher, Oct, 22, at half-past one- 7 H. B, Roff, Woolwich, what, finger, Oct. 22, at twelve—J. R. Collett, Princes•street, Hanover•square, milliner, Oct. 22, at twelve. In the Country. W. Thomas, jun., Haworth, Yorkshire, worsted spinner, Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—D. Douglas, Chorl ton-upon-Medlock, Lancashire, d ra p er , N ov. 11, aetwelve, at the Court, Manchester—T. W. Johnson, Stockport, Cheshire, publican, Nov. 10, at twelve, at the Court, Man chester—W. Eccles, Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire, cotton spinner, Nov. 10, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE. E. May, Edgware-road, straw-hat warehouseman, Oct, 22, at one, at the Court, Basinghall-street. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. T. Carter, Preston, corn merchant, certificate of the first class—E. Cocker, Hathersage, Derbyshire, needle manu facturer, certificate of the first class. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. F. Lomax and W. J. Flexman, Orchard-street, Portman square' and Circus-stre e t, New-road,- auctioneers—T. Dunn and C. Wootton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, nail manufacturers —T. Haimes and J. W. Hancock, Melbourne, Derbyshire, glove manufacturers—J. Brownhill and W. Brownhill, Leeds, Yorkshire, silversmith s —G . W e l c h and J. Myatt, Deptford, Kent, nickel refiners—E. Perkins and S. E. Per kins, Northampton, grocers—l. Horton and E. Bamford, Wolverhampton, pork butchers —G. R usse ll and J. Thompson, Hulme, Lancashire, joiners and build ers —R. Williams and G. Manning, George-street, Pentonville, ironfounders—J. Mintorn, J. H. Mint orn , and H. Mintorn, New Bond-street, and at the P an th eon , Oxford-street, modellers in wax (so far as regards J. H. Mintorn)—R. T. Molyneux, and T. T. 111olyneux, Buck ingham-street, Adelphi, mining-agents—E. Crowther and H. W. J. O'Hanlon Everard, Manchester, smallware manufacturers—S. Hartshorne, J. Fernyhough, and J. Adams, Longton, Staffordshire, china-manufacturers (so far as regards S. Hartshorne, and J. Adams)—W. Freak ley and S. Harrison, Shelton, Staffordshire, ironstone china-manufacturers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Thomas Taylor, Birmingham, retail brewer. William Chance„Birmingham, brewer. Henry Lee, Birmingham, butcher. Daniel Owen Davies, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, tailor. Elizabeth Peek, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, eating housekeeper. Charles John Edward Ross Archdeacon, Southarbpton, naval instructor in the Royal Navy. Abraham Moore, Cheethain, Manchester. John Leake Welburn, Kingston-upon-Hull, licensed vic tualler. William Hanger, Melcombe Regis, Dorsetshire, journey. man tailor. Stanley . Bates, Canterbury, grocer's assistant. Richard Russell, Canterbury, grocer. BANK OF An Account pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturday tl ISSUE DEP, Notes issued .... ~.. 29,065,880 £29,065,88) Dated the 29th day of Sept , IS; ENGLAND. 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32. for the 24th day of September, 1853. 'ARTMENT. BANKING DE Proprietors' capital .. 14,553.000 Rest.. .• •. 3,665,53 Public depoiit3 tin eluding Exche,mer, Government debt .... 11,015,100 Other securities ...... 2,944,900 Gold coin and bullion 15,065,880 Silver but ion - X 29,065,880 MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. :PARTMENT. Government securities (includg..llead Weight Annuity) ..... 12.339,083 Other securities...... 17,143, , •/3 N tes • 7, 130.435 Gold and silver coin .. 614,9.3 . . Commissioners of National Debt, Say _ ing's Ranks, and Dividend Accounts) 6,712,2 , 1 i Other deposhs 10,839,185 ~even Day and other 81113.............. 1,457,613 437,227,644 £37,221,645 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 29th day of Sept., 1853. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the 27th day of Sept., 1853, is 245. 44d. per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im portation thereof into Great Britain. COUNTI?,Y MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-SEPT. 30. At this morning's market there was a good attendance of country millers, who bought to a fair extent of wheat, paying the full prices of Tuesday last, and for good sam ples of red an advance of from ld to 2d per bushel was obtained. Flour sustained extreme prices. Beans and oats very scarce—the former is to 2s per qr., and the latter 2d per bushel, advance. Oatmeal improved 6d per load on old, and 2s per load on new. Indian corn was held firmly for full prices. WAKEFIELD—SEPT. 30 The supply of all kinds of grain is only moderate for tho time of year. The reports of the serious advance in wheat and the short deliveries of the new crop influence prices, and all descriptions must be written 6s to 7s over the cur rency of last Friday. Barley is is to 2s per qr. dearer. Beans .11 e held for a similar advance. Oats ld per stone, and shelling 2s to 3s per load higher. EXETER—SEPT. 30. CATTLE.—Prime beef, 10s 6d per score ; cows and calves, 121. 00s to 141. ; butchers' calves, 6d to bid per lb., rearing calves 00s to 00s each. Sheep, 6d t o 63 d. Lambs, 7d to Od per lb. Store hogs, 50s to 60s each. - INVERNESS.—SEPT. 27. CORN.—Wheat, per quarter, Weighing 621 b per bushel, 60s 04 to 62s Od ; barley, ditto, 541 b ditto, 30s 04 to 32 8 0 d, Oats, ditto, 421 b ditt o, 21s 04 to 24s Od. MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll 16s 84 to 18s 4d ; ditto second, 00s Od to Os Od; barleymeal, 15s Od to Os Od; peasemeal, 15s Od to Os Od ; bran, per stone, Os 7d to Os 04; 321st flour, per 2801 b, 40 s 04 to 42s 04 ; 24 ditto, 30s Od to sOd ; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b imperial, is 8d to is 104; ditto second, Os 04 to Os Od ; barleymeal is 44 to is 6d ; peasemeal, is 6d to Os Od ; Ist flour, 2s 9d cash, 3s Od credit ; 2d ditto, 2s 3d cash, 2s rd credit. BRISTOL SUGAR—SEPT. 30. We have experienced a steady demand this week, and As many as 400 casks have been disposed of at about the pre" vious prices. In foreign there is not much doing, chiefll from the absence of supplies. About 2,500 boxes Haven• nahs r met with purch asers at steady rates. Holders of Mau ri mend for tiuequi refined es which b uyers will not meet. The der remain much the same. goods is no t qu i te so active, but pried :ET—Sarr. 30. ;he close of the market it Wallsend, ' Belmont 22 w i t Braddyll 22 , Haswell 23 , C I Lainbton 23 I, t ;,Ste wart' s 23 I,;. I'Whitwell 2O 1 1 Plummer 22 6 ;Caradoe 23 li Heugh Hall 22 ISouth Hartlepool 22 PA ' South Kelloe 22 1 Woodhouse Close 21 ICow pen 21 k ; Derwentwater Hartley 21 1 1•- IGwaen Cae Gurweu 33 IF :', '4 I Sold .......... .6 67. r ANGE—Tats DAY. ...... • • ...... ..eghorn •......... Genoa 25 50 Milan Venice Naples ............ Palermo 124%1 esslea ....Li5b0n........ 125 Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayre5.......... New York, 60 days' sight Philadelphia .......... -- PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars 0 5 0 New Dollars ...... iSilver in bars ...... 0 5 11 RAILWAY SNARE 111ARSETS. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 30. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The share market has improve 3 to-day, and a good business has been transacted at advalle: ing rates, Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, ii3d.; Caledonian, 248 ; Eastern Cou n ti es , 11k ; Lancashire to', Yorkshire, 63, 4; London and North-Western, 103, Midland, 58, : South-Eastern and Dover, 17, ; York and North Midland, 233, 6. MANCHESTER, SEPT. 30. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been a large business stI J better prices ; including Birkenhead, 11i ; Caledonia, ll ', 24k, 5 ; Eastern C oun ti es , 11 , ; E ast Lancashire, 15i, I I Edinburgh and Glasgow, 30 ; G rea t Southern andWestetu (Ireland), 50; Leeds, 621, ; London and North-Western' 102, ; ditto Fifths, prem. ; Manchester and Birminghl , C Quarters, k prem. 7-16, A ; Sheffield, 191 • New Preference, 8 prem. • Midlands, 584, ; North liritish, 1 North Stafford, 6i ; South Eastern, 17C ; York and North Midland, 22c. PT LDS, SE. 3, STOCK EXCIIANGE.— EE There is a better feeling thiBra ., °r , r , l ; ing, and a cons id era bl e amount of business has been - o -. at advanced quo t a ti ons. The transactions 1 • o re ;—Lancs shire and Yorkshire, 624 Leeds Northernor. l2 Leeti s ' Northern Fifth s , 8; Leeds :3 Northern Extens i ons, No. P 10s. dis.; Midlands, 53, 58i ; and Dover's, 17' STOCK EXCH B A I NTE I . a shad e firmer 0; day. London and N or th-W es t e rns were done at 104 ; f loa s in other lines th e a d vance o f prices was in prop or ti on. I N T G h r i A m iV a l r , k S e tic was 30. s SEABORNE MAILS. mails are sent fr om the General Post-OfT " the morning —dis patch.] b y t N h e signifies night—and that the 1 by .....--- ' Day when Mad, a l F rom what When COIINTEIE: 4 . in General Post- Port due in Office, London.* Dispatched. E ngland . . America(byDritpack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Each Wl ° ,Oct. 4 .. .. .. .. .. Liverpool ... Oct. 11 ) s packet) •••••• • • •N Oct. 25 .......... Southamptotipct. 6 , A % _l, im, packet) e e r rl i c c a a ( : b y ; ~.li. United . . s..t a. S .t t ei , Australia (via South"' ampton) ..... •• • M Nov. 4 ...... •• .... Southamptoo :Oct 4 Hope) .. .. .. .. ... N Oct. 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N .s ov. • 8 Ditto (via Cape of ttood 11. tfrica (West Coasi)..N s-ept. • , 3 • ,D et. 7 Alexandria .....• •—• N 8,9, 24, & 30 of in. Dover ..., .. !Sept 2 9 ..... D pl o y v in er ou . t . 4 ...... ' u Oc n t e . e l rta Alexandria... • • ... 31 4th & 20th of mon.:Southampton pct. 4_ Bahamas ........... 81'17th of the month Sontnampton Oct. 16 Belgium ............N 1 tally ...... • ..... Dover ...... Daily _ Brazil ........ ...., .. M. 9th of the month.. Southampton pet. Ir 2 Buenos Ayres ...... ,9th of the month ..,SouthamptonlOcc. 1( Cape of I lood Hone ..N 31 ,14th of the month Plymouth .. 'Oct. 26 Cape of Good Hope ..Ni 'Plymouth .. ~ I , t .,: e a 3 p l e o d n e (s k e 'e e r i d n s diz ....N 'l4th of the month.' Plymouth .. Oct. 2u ,ton[ril..rti. SA Channel Isles ........N.Mon ~Wed ,&F tid.i Boutham i i yoy, Oct. 1 Ceylon .............. N,l4th of the month, Plymouth ..10ct. 26 Chili.... ...... ... .. 31!•..d & 17th of montliSouthan p • , China (see India) Constantinople .... .. N , 7,8,17,21,&27 of m. Dover • • •• •. Sept. 30 ... t i,,,,nptoa Oct. 4 Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of molt. • Twice 11 4 I :out of Europe Egypt (see India) M & NTlvice daily ...... . Dover ...... Twiecilaily Southampton Oct. 4 0 27 .nr'• 4 F l r it a r n a C i e ta . r . ... : : : : ..A . i . & 3 31 114 T:N 7 , , 1c i e41 2 a11 , y 4 outhampton Oct. 1 ;London .....ITues. Sat. Greece (see India) I D .' over ...... monthlSouthampton 'Oct 1 Havannah .......... m 2nd e o esday & SaLltondon ..... tion.The ( H I r a e m y t b o u NN r - g tt h .... .... .... .... .... M N 1 , T 2r i t i d e s & d a l 3 7 ; t t h e of i m i d o a t y t . Holland .. ~,, - 1 ji l t , & 2011 z of mon.lSouthampton Oct. 4 India (viaSouthampti'lii h & 24th of month,Dover ...... Oct. 16 India (via Marseilles)* lonian Isles (see India)! ~ 3t,, isr,Twice daily ..... • Holyhead .. Tvricedaili .141L9 t t u lt o.. o 2 f 8 the .... T . 0 . r . tt . 1 . 1 p S o i3 u ni t 1 i o a u m th p ton „Oct. Oct . 7 16 Ireland .....• •• A. • - •, , 7, 9, 17, & 28 of m. Southampton Oct. 6 Lisbon .. ........ .. i‘Nl,2l,4idthoofftitiheemmoroitnhth., ('Southampton 17,17,19,28, 30 Of m. l Dover ...... Oct. 4 ll f ad e l Madeira r(as (see India) .. .. ... ••• • i 1 . :s ... ~ „N,sthitli.2sthot I Malta a a .....e.elndia) Mauritius (s ...... Mauritius •• •• Mexico Oct. 2 Nap l es .. . • • • • 11,, & inon. ; Dover ...... NEW Granada ildl7th of month Southampton Oct. 1 o l3 u m t h m a u m t h p to . n . Oct. ° ct • 2 1 6 paZotatesd.......... 'By private ship •' Various ports Uncertain pal S .... • • N'tlll s t l i 2sthoftnon.iDover ...... Oct. 2 Peninsula .. • . ..... AII7 th 1 7tll2Btholinon. Southampton Oct. 5 Peru • . Port Natal , ........N,l4th of the month, Plymouth. ..'Oct. 26 Sicily .... Tuscany ~ , ,.......,, j its t.2 s d t .l l s l t 7 h th 2 st o li f ia m itti on o ui n. , D o o u v th er .. .. p . t. .. n . Venezuela ,..... ~ Oct. 1 Van Diemen'itand (reel Australia) • ....... tb West Indies ........ Ni '2d & Ictli of month ; sou _______ ampton Oct I * When any of these dates 1a:1 o a Sunday, the mails will be TsPatchel on the following day with the exception of the India (via So uthampton), and the Malta, both of which will be dispatched the day preceding. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 24th of July, .aattheßreßiceotmbe-burtoßombay lts N , the j. lad . y of at Baroda , . the l a dy o f Lieut J. P E. Edmonds, j., q. 880adnwithteh'281-tsht Gulunrte.n,ts OF A DAUGHTER. On the 16th Aug., at the Prmus, the lady of W. 5 ' Neale, Esq., her Majesty's Consul for Continental Greece and Negropont. On the 28th ult., at 5, Adeline -vill as Barrington-road, Brixton, the wife o f Alf red Austin, Esq., of H.M. Ord nance, Pall-mall. MAL:LIED. On the Bth ult., at St. Paul's, Charlotte-town, Prince Edward Island, B.N. America, the Hon. Joseph HensleY, her Majesty's Attorney-General, to Frances Ann Dov er, only daughter of the Hon. Robert Hodgson, Chief-Justice of Prince Edward Island. Oa the 29th. ult., at St. James's, Paddington, Charles J. Hughes, Esq., B. A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, and of Nelson-cottage, Wimbledon, to Margaret Ann, eldest daughter of the late Wm. Alderton, Esq., of Pad dington -green. DIED. On July 1, at Calcutta, the Rev. W. 0. Ruspini, after twenty-four years' service. Mr. Ruspini was formerly curate of St. James's, standard-hill, Nottingham. On the 17th Aug., at Cawnpore, of cholera, Lieutenant and Adjutant H. C. Andcrton, 74th N. 1., son of Captain Anderton, late Ist Life Guards, aged 27. On the 27th ult., of consumpti on , Ri c h ar d, third sur viving son of the late Richard Holmes, of Kentish-town, Esq. On the 28th ult., at his residence, Prescott-lodge, Clsf ham New-park, James Dodstoy Cuff, Esq., of the Eu office, Bank of England, aged 73. LONDON : Printed and Published by mußro YOUNG; of No, 112, Stran•l, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand; in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex,.Saturdey, October 1,1553, COAL MARK Prices of Coal per ton at t: 8. Carr's Hartley 2l 6 Holywell 23 0 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 21 0 North Percy Hartley 2O 0 Tanfield Moor l9 6, Taufield Moor Butes l9 6i Team's-Hartl e y 20 01 W ylam 21 61 Tirallsenc), &c. Gosforth 21 9 Harton 2l Riddell 2l 6 Willington Hartley 2l 0 Northumberland 2O 6 Cookson's Hartley l9 3 Edon Main 22 3, Ship at market 9, COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam .......• •• .. 11 17% Ditto, three mouths 11 19 Rotterdam 19 Antwerp .......• •• • • 25 40 Brussels .......• .• • • • . 25 49 I amburgh ... 13 714 l'aris • • ........ • • • • • ... 2.5 15 Ditto, three months .• 25 40 , Marseilles. ....... .. 25 40 Bourdeaux .......... - Frank' ort-on•Mittne 120% Vienna •••• . n 10 Trieste ..•• •• •• •• •• •• 11 15 Petersburgh.. •• •• •• .• •• Madrid . Cadiz ....... Barcelona... Seville ..... r ~.>. ^-►