The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-17 00:00:00

CONTEMPLATED CLOSING OF MILLS. Great excitement was caused in Preston yesterday (Friday) by the placarding of the following address to the factory operatives of that town and the neighbour. - hood, from the Manufacturers' Association, announcing their intention to close their establishments : " A month has now elapsed since the associated mas ters of Preston and the neighbourhood, yielding to the request of the operatives employed in their respective mills, and after a full consideration of the circumstances of each particular case, agreed to give an advance upon the then ra t e o f wages. Notwithstanding this conces sion, and the wish thereby shown on their part to settle the question in a liberal manner, the masters regret to find that the operatives have put themselves under the guidance of a designing and irresponsible body, who, having no co nnec ti on w ith this town, nor settled posi tion anywhere, but living upon the earnings of the in dustrious operative, interfere for their own purpose and nterest with the relation between master and servant— Create, where it does not exist, and foster and perpetuate where unhappily it does, a feeling of dissatisfaction and estrangement—and in a spirit of assumption, arrogate to themselves the right to determine, and dictate to the operatives the means of enforcing the conditions on which they shall be permitted to labour. To this spirit of tyranny and dictation the masters can no longer submit, in justice either to the operatives or to them selves ; and, hence, they are reluctantly compelled to accept the only alternative left—to close their mills, until those now on strike are prepared to resume their work, and a better understanding is established between the employer and employed. In adopting this course, they are fully sensible of the serious evils, moral and social, which must attend it, and which the sad experience of 1836 must painfully recal to the recollection of many. They feel, however, that the responsibility is not theirs —it rests with those who have recklessly created the difficulty, and forced this decision upon them." To this address are appended the signatures of thirty five firms, headed by Messrs. Horrockses, Miller, &c., the largest concern in town, employing some five or six thousand hands. Notices to quit work are already pre pared for serving upon the operatives, the intention cf the manufacturers being to close their mills in a month from this day (Saturday). For some weeks past the operatives have periodically held out-door meetings, pre ceded by processions with music and flags. Some of these assemblies have numbered full twenty thousand people. Placards have appeared announcing another meeting for Thursday, with the usual preliminaries (all 'urn-outs being requested to attend). The magistrates issued a proclamation forbidding the projected proces sion, as having a direct tendency to a breach of the peace, and the intimidation of the inhabitants. At, the meeting the3speakers inveighed against the magis trates, and expressed a want of confidence in the bench on account of its being " stuffed with cotton" (i.e., chiefly occupied by manufacturers). Several cases of intimidation have occurred during the week, and some of the convicted offenders have been sentenced to three months and others to six weeks' imprisonment. FALKIRK TRYST. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14.—There appeared to be even a smaller quantity of stock on the Muir to-day than we had anticipated from the numbers that were left over yesterday. Sales were chiefly effected in the early part of the day, and the prices throughout presented no change of any moment on those of Tuesday. There were very few superior beasts shown, the entire of the fat stock having been disposed of yesterday. The Irish beasts were still in as bad favour with buyers, and at the termination of the market the greater part of this stock was driven off the field, without ap parently having obtained purchasers. The best con ditioned part of the stock shown met with a ready sale; although the most extensive buyers appeared to have left the Tryst last night. The low-priced cattle brought from 31. 15s. to 41 10s., and holders who were anxious to get quit of what they had on hand made even a still farther reduction in the lowest prices accepted yesterday. The sheep which remained in the stance on Tuesday, and which then met with little if any attention, were, with the exception of a very few instances, driven away last night, and the market for this description of stock may be said to have closed on Tuesday, on which day, indeed, very few transactions took place. In the horse market very few animals were brought back to the ground, and these were nearly all of an inferior description, for which there was a comparatively slow demand, and few sales 'were effected. Little remained to be done to-day, es pecially as compared wish the last day of former Sep temper trysts, when, as in the case of that of 1851, the market did not make a beginning until Tuesday, in con sequence of the movement to do away entirely with Monday as a tryst day. The quotations which we gave in yesterday's report may be re7arded as holding good at this day's market, and where any difference took place the transactions comparatively were of such an un important character that we should not be justified in noting any change.—North'Britislt Daily Mail. THE DECIMAL COINAGE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Ste, --J have carefully read over your proposal for a decimal coinage, in a leading article o 7 The 4.'en of the 12th instant. As it is a very important subject, you will, I hope, allow me to state some difficulties that occur to my mind respecting the plan you recommend. It would certainly be most desirable, if practicable, to - retain the present copper coinage ; and a system, com plete in all its parts, whereby this could be effected, would deserve the name of the " poor man's decimal coinage," for it would save him much inconvenience, and perhaps loss. Bat, as :rar as I can jadge, your system would retain only oae of oor present copper coins, the penny, for the halfpenny would be 21 mils, and of course no fraction of the lowest unit can be admissible into a coinage, and the mil, as you yo - ar...elf admit, must be substituted for the farthing. Now, let us see farther viliat loss we should have to set against the gain of the penny, important certainly as this gain is. The units of the respective denominations in your scheme, the volleys of account, would, I conclude, be-1, the sovereign of 16s. 8d ; 2, the florin of is. Bd. ; 3, the teat of 2d. ; 4, the mil. But what are to be the subdivisions ofthe units ? I would venture to lay it down as an axiom for the framers of a new system of coinage, that no plan, the main subdivisions of which are not by halves and quar:en, can be successful. Now, the half of your new sovereiga would be Bs. 4d., and the quarter 4s. 2d. Of the florin the half would be 10d., and the quarter sd. ; the half of the cent id., and the q u a r t er a halfpenny. Here, then, out of nine coins, which your system would render necessary, only two, the penny and the halfpenny, are now in existence, and the halfpenny would be useless, for the reason before mentioned. The mil, too, would be a new coin. Now, will it be worth while to sweep away all our present coinage to save the penny ? I go, of course, on the supposition that the subdivision of the units into halves and quarters (as in the present coinage) is essential. I believe it to be so. I may, however, be wrong, and your system would certainly have this to recommend it, that all the existing coins which contain 2d. without a remainder could be expressed in it in the form of a decimal and in mils. Still, you would have to persuade the committee of the expediency, nay, of the possibility, of changing the value of the sovereign unit. ---I remain, Sir, yours, obediently, AN ENQUIRER. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (Prom the London New Price Current of 'yesterday.) SUGAR.- -To-day West India sugar met with only a bruited home trade demand, and rates, compared with last Friday, show a decline of 6d per cwt for both grocery and refining sorts. Transactions are 333, making for the Week 1,567 hhds and trs. Refincd sugar was purchased With reluctance for home trade puiposes. Prices for brown lumps rule at 43s Gd to 455, awl grocery 45s 6d to 48s. Crashed sugar is not cheaper, although in limited request by exporters. There was no public sale of Mauritius sugar, aultd privately purchases were on a limited scale ; prices iltnerally closed 6d per cwt under those of this day week. EAST INDIA.- There are still ready buyers of grainy Bengal, and supply being limited stiff rates obtained. This afternoon the large public sale of 5,983 bags grocery Ma dras went at full prices ; low to mid at 33s 6d to 36s 6d, i good to fine 37s to 40s, and white 41 s to 433 . Of Bengal ' l,BO O bags went at barely the previous worth ; mid to fine vhite Benares selling at 37s to 395, low to mid date yellow 30s to 32s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.—Of all sorts of foreign sugar arrivals to this tat since the year commenced have been 14,000 tons more 'lran in the previous one ; home trade deliveries are 4,600 kkrger2 and 2,600 less for export ; in stock there is not ranch difference. To-day operations in foreign sugar were of little moment for shipping or home trade purposes, still rates underwent no change. r ,., C OPPEE.—The demand has much decreased for Native this week, yet lower terms are not generally ac -"d to. To-day Plantation Ceylon Coffee was held for p r evious rates, and none was submitted to public sale ; l " privately purchases were limited for shipping and 48 13 .° trade purposes. Native Ceylon is held for 47 s Gd to 1, 8 6 d, according to import and quality ; the demand was o wever only for small parcels. Floating cargoes of foreign coffee are wanted, but none are on offer. C OCOA.—Of West India there is a more plentiful supply, and demand having been limited prices have declined ls. T EA. —Demand has deminished for lower sorts of Con tort for all purposes this week, still lower prices are not ac ceZ,Peted, or is supply more plentiful. In better kinds, bow _e, large transactions have taken place ; previous prices ( 4 `f ,f'a e sily obtained, and opinion is favourable with respect future position of the market. Home trade deli ;_esl:s still show - an increase over last year ; but for expor tation they are much less, and at all the ports stock is ',uuo,ooolbF greater.forrDlGo.—.A fair ome and shipping demand prevails .1 Fast India, and the prices obtained are 2d. per lb. above - SA LTPETRE. —Demand last quarterly sales. ,"her Ins improved, and rather ,"li.n a er rates are obtained. Many sales have taken place u "„T A tely, and at auction 1,250 bags of Calcutta were sold. , a,ovir.--There is a further increase of business in Rus i! n the spot, and prices continue to advance. For fine Y. Candle an active demand has been experienced, and 3d to Ms 6d per cwt currently' obtained. Important (.Isatracts concluded for delivery, and the prices paid are t. M s for last three months of the year. --- - °STAGE BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE.—" It is stated," says the Union, " that ve r y shortly the postage on letters between France and England is t o be reduced t025 c., being a dimunition of 55c. on the rate." MAYNOOTH COMMISSION.—It is sta p ted resent that the 9n n ero qui us appointrhent of secretary to the com m i ss i on for offere I ry into th e s t ate o f M aynoo th C o l lege has been dto Mr. Henry West Q.C. It is not, however, cer tain whether the learned , gentleman will undertake th e office. tinDV.cE IN THE PRICE or, WRISSY.—The Cork dis h have advanced the 'Price of whisky threepence 13 " . R4119n. ed 0 t"1 i et 3 y le t r uth, 7 dea l !. L sIIPP/1 SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. 100 RAILWAYS. Aberdeen ...... ....... Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June. Blrmng. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct...... Do. Chesh. & Birk. £5O & £25 Cons....' Do., £20.. Bristol & Exeter- Ca1ed0nian............. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin &Belfast June. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction . ' Do. New . ...... ....... East Anglian (.425 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... Do., (£lB E. & H.).. Eastern Counties.... Eastern Union, Clas: A. late E. U. 5h.... ,Do., d 0... ...... Do., B. & C.. ... ... • • East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk . & Birming. June.... Edinburgh & Glasgow ;Edinb. and Peebles... rEdinb.Prth.&Dunde Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk.. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock ..... • Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western Irish South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshin Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So utbpt. London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright. & S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...0 London & S.Westeru Do., £50..... ....... Do Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.&Lincln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland . ••• • Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G.West.(lr.) Do. 6 Shares ......• • Newcastle &Carlisle Newmarket Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k................ Northn. Counties Un North British .. North Devon, No.l 'Do., No. 2. Dc., a A Deferred Do., 6 B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry ...... Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales.. S. Yorksh. River Dun Stockton di Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way......... Vale of Neath.......,. Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford diLimeri ck West C0rnwa11........ Wmble don SiCroydoo Woodford . . York Newctl. & Berw, Do. Extensions....... G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. Closing Prices Yesterday. 21 -- 23 4 - 4i 91 - 9i 12 - 10 •J 16 - 18 4 -3 55 -56 16 - 18 18 - 19 1• 7 i .1) 8 - 9 - 5 3 4 128 - 12 46 - 50 28 - 32 65 - 67 68 -- 70 21 . ie 74 75 46 48 120 - 124 103 105 80 81 64 7:1 1 103 106 17 —lB !a l 66 661 6i 6,(1' 4. 4 d 13 132 72 7i lip 954 964 101. 102 Par 4 P 77 79 P 12 11 d 11 9 d 11 13 id 21 - - - ( 1 1 58 - 31 - 341 53 56 par P 4 3d 2A 3 8 8A 47 49 4 —3 d 26 —2 7 ti 8 10 1i 2 7 7i i 5 sict 7t St 1 2 1) 39 - 40 87 - 91 59 - 61 60 - 65 65 -- 70 li IF:Lis 16 -- 18 8 -- 9 12 -- 13 31 -- 3d 17 -- 19 61 -- 62 34 -- 35 12i -- 13 28 - 30 2A 3 144 - 15 8 - 8i 30 - 32 9i - 10 62 -- 64 91 -- 3i -- 46 -- 47 PREFERENCE SHARES Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. c.. 1 13ris. & Ex. 4 p. a. St 'Do. 4 p. c. Shares .. Caledonian £10...... Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... Cork&Bandonsi p.c. Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction....... EastA nglian (£3los) 6 per eent............ I Do. (£5) 7 per cent.. I Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. ct.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l l Do., No. 2.. ...... Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern 'Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... EastLancash. 6 p.cts. Ediub.Prth.&Dunde( 54 per cent........... Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent.... Great North!' 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c.,R edeem., at 10 p. c. prom .... Gt. Southn. &Wcstn. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westn. (Berks &I Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. G. West. fixed 44p e. Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock... London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. e... Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852. .... Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. London & S.Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler I Shares . Loudy. & Ennis. 4 SI) Mar ch. ,Shef. , & Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. Now, £10... • • ,Do., £6 . . Marypt. &Carl. 4 p c. Do. 4i per cent. ,IDo Mid. Cousol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Cousol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 44 per cent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Pref. 5i per ct... Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire.. l Oxford Worcester & Wolyerh. £15,6 p. c. Do.. Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon I,Do. New 100 5 100 all 100 6 100 100 12 all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 10 all 1 all S. Ea3tern (Reading' Ann.,) of £1 Os.sd2 i S.Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York Newcastle and' Berwick, 4 p.e.Pref ' Do York& N. Midland H & S. Parch iO5l 1165 1621 17 - 19 6- 6/1 1 1 3i - 5 - SA! - 1 - 1 p i 1 - 141) 14 - 1441 19i -20 i 120 - 12 2 . Ins no 8 8i 7 i 98 102 d --ipm 146 148 at 3i 10 11 .. --- 6i 76 9 - 10 par i P '145 - 147 pai , . ..... ... 108 - 110 24 - 25 par 1 il IoA 11 16i -17 i 13i -- 14 } par P 25 -- 25 19 -- 20' A - da l - 98 - 102 I 5 - 51 id A PI Antwrp & Rotterdam Belgian East. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Besa2on Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. Luexerabourg Do. (Railway) Do Do. (Canal) Do 6 p cent. prof. Lyons & Mediterran Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France I Do. 20/. 3 p. c. [fmy.B. &Ams. Shs .1 NorwegianTrnk. Pref . ' Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caenr& Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. pref Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders 10. 53 per c. Pref , iestern of France... est. of Switzerland eYir Z082411C1.6)..1.5ci 2 -- 13i -14 A 1 - 2 - 24 -- 2id 31— 442 p 1 --2 --2}p 1 Id i 61 fit o 3§ 4 -- 1.1 11 d 1 PI .• • ... - . 64 -- 6i 314 -- 3ii 131 - 144 8 -- 9 164 -- 16 , 11 3 46 -- 48 40 -- 42 -- 361 -- 3 4 6 1 1 2 19 - 20 84 - 8i 4 - 5 oar A p 3 - 44 .g id M 2A( Business done this day. 100 100 all all all al 1 11i 100 114 all all 56i 7i 17t 75i 5 i 48 7 125 81i 21 ad pm a d 674 i Si 9 i x d 13 a a i 7i 97i 103 2 4 21 i 591 60 59} 61 12 11i 62A 31 344 1615 i 10i par i pm 3i THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1853. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA. SOUTH-EASTERN AND CONTINENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. NEWCASTLE.—Return for the 15th September : Deaths from cholera, 97 ; diarrhoea, 4. Deaths in Gateshead since last report, 20. _ . .. The half-yearly general meeting of shareholders was held yesterday at the Bridge-house Hotel, London bridge ; Mr. J. Macgregor, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN submitted the following report to the assembled proprietors :—" The accounts of the South- Eastern and Continental Steam Packet Company now submitted to the proprietors show the gross earnings of the half-year ending on the 31st of July to be 20,4081. 11s. 6d. The comparison of passengers conveyed is as follows :—Half-year ending July 31, 1853, Folkestone to Boulogne, 14,202 ; 1852, 12,508, increase, 1,694; Boulogne to Folkestone, 1853, 13,173 ; 1852, 11.912, increase, 1,261 ; total in half-year of 1853, 27,375 ; in half-year of 1852, 24,420 ; total increase, 2,955. From Dover to Calais half-year ending July 31, 1853, 5,305; 1852, 2,859 ; increase, 2,446. From Calais to Dover in half-year ending July 31, 1853, 5,795 ; 1852, 2,004 ; ohj4 ir ,ra ' u, c llf , 7 : y. o 7y, a lle3 s .9 : l,2r , i.opi 3 flad , Bs 7 :sl 9l ; total increase in half-year ending n passengers. h 1 56. , a 1 ,r2 0 1,32, 0 0:11 ; er; in c‘levuloie l ol s. B ll:v s i ,ggne4oax,lBp.6:Bo3nsts.;ae: expenses hi increase daerv2eea, 2s62ee4ei i n the half-year of the number of passengers conveyed n 6,5941. ss. 3d. ; the cost of repairs and renewals, 1. 13s. 4d. has been paid for insura,..ce, leaving a balance of profit on the half-year of 4,9651. 15s. 10d. This sum, with the balance brought from the previous half-year's account, 1,1361. 2s. 2d., places 6,101/. 18s. at the dispo sal of the proprietors, which would allow of a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, free of income tax, and leave a balance of 3,240/. 6s. The directors, how ever, strongly urge upon the proprietors the expediency of adopting the recommendations contained in the re port of the directors, presented at the last general meet ing of this company, held on the 18th of March, and which were approved at the special meeting of this com pany, held on the 21st of June, and which were yester day adopted at the special general meeting of proprietors of the South-Eastern Railway, viz., That the sum of 99,406/., being the valuation made on the 6th Decem ber, 1852, by the surveyors appointed by the committee of Lloyds,' of the eight steam-ships belonging to the South-Eastern and Continental Steam-packet Company, viz., the Princess Mary, Princess Maude, Queen of the Belgians, Queen of the French, Prince Ernest, Princess Clementina, Princess Helena, and Lord Warden, be the price at which the steam-ships and other property in cluded in the report and valuation be taken over from the South-Eastern and Continental Steam Packet Com pany ; that, to facilitate the settlement between the two companies, the working of the steam-ships from the Ist August, 1852, to the 31st January, 1853, shall be consi dered to be on account of the Steam Packet Company ; and that the sum of 99,406%, and the amount of the valuation of the plant and s Tres on shore on the 31st January, 1853, shall bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent., from the Ist February, 1853, until the 4th day of November next. That the proprietors of the Steam Packet Company shall, on the 4th day of November next, have the option of being paid in cash, or receiving in lieu thereof a debenture of the South-Eastern Railway Com pany at five years' date, bearing 4/. per cent. interest per annum, and that at the end of the five years the Steam- Packet proprietors shall have the option either of re ceivinga m eeet p t h a e y r m e e e f n t t e of b e t h e a e t n d v e e b r e t endt ointo e r r d o i f n requir ingshares the e r exchanged for the ordinary stock of the South-Eastern Railway Company at par, of which requirement three months' notice in writing shall be given, expiring prior to or at the termination of the five years.' If the pro prietors are pleased to adopt this report, the directors will y m p e r e o t p a per for an numte for the half-year ending the 31 st of July last. The pe o f s e a resolutions divideed a t balance of profit to the 31st of January last, undisposed of, amounted to 1,136/. 2s. 2d. If to this be added in the conformity,r at of per and cent. also in terest at 41. per cent, on 99,406/., the value of the ships, and 7,323/. 3s. 7d., the valuation of stores and plant on the 31st of January to the 31st of July, the dividend, at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, free of income tax, may be paid, and a balance would remain of 427/. 175., and on the settlement between the two companies, on the 4th of November next, further interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, from the Ist of August to that date, which will include the 4 per cent. from the railway company payable to the proprietors of this company. The settlement on the terms proposed will enable the proprietors to receive in cash or in the bonds of the South-Eastern Company somewhat above 121. each share in the South-Eastern Continental Steam-Packet Company." Having made the foregoing report, the CHAIRMAN proceeded to observe that the subject -matter which the report involved had been brought very fully before the proprietors on the two former occasions to which allu sion had been made, and he did not think it was neces sary for him to add anything to the recommendations contained in the report of the directors. The directors had been able to carry through the operations of the two companies, as they had hitherto existed, in consequence of the great confidence put in them by the proprietors on either side, inasmuch as almost every transaction, almost without exception, that took place between the companies, required some arbitrement by the directors in dividing the profits that had been earned between the two companies. He was proud to say that up to that moment they felt that almost unanimous confidence was placed in them, and he begged to move that the report of the directors should be adopted and circulated amongst the proprietors in the usual manner. The motion was seconded, and passed unanimously. A dividend of ss. a share, or 51. per cent. per annum, free of income tax, was declared. Resolutions were unanimously adopted to carry into effect the various recommendations in the report. A resolution was also passed authorising the directors to ' do all such things from time to time as they should deem fit, to give effect to such resolutions.—The meeting then adjourned. The cholera has extended to Hexham, from which three cases are reported, two deaths and one recovery. The medical officer has 17 cases of choleraic diarrhcea and one of cholera under treatment. Mr. Grainger has visited Hexham, to advise the authorities, and his sug gestions have been agreed to by the board of guardians, and at a public meeting. In Newcastle the epidemic is spreading fast. The type of the epidemic is much more severe than that of 1831-32, as a comparison of the first fifteen days of the two visitations gives 61 deaths in the former to 219 in the latter. The increase in the deaths of the last twenty four hours is, as will be observed, very large—almost double that of the 14th. The medical officers have been authorised to call in the assistance of private titioners, and nearly 30 of such assistants are employed. Great activity prevails on the part of all the local authorities. SHIELDS, Sept. 15.—A fatal case of cholera has taken place this morning, in Stephenson street, in this town. Various medical men have visited the body, and there is no doubt of its being Asiatic. We do not hear anything further amongst the shipping in the river. MANCHESTER, Sept, Iti.—The authorities here are upon the qui vice in respect to this fearful scourge, and though not apprehendinc , any immediate outbreak, are quietly making preparations to be able to meet any emergency that may arise. HEALTH OF LIVERPOOL.—It was reported at the Health Committee, on Thursday, by the medical officer, that two other fatal cases of Asiatic cholera have oc curred in addition to those mentioned in our last. So far, however, the disease has been confined to the Ger man emigrants who come to this town from places where the disease is raging on the continent. One of the new cases was that of a female who arrived here on Saturday last from Germany, by way of Hull. On Monday it was ascertained that she was suffering from cholera in its first sta ge , an d s he was immediately trans ferred to the Northern Hospital. The other case was that of a child, three years old, one of a family of Ger man emigrants, who had embarked on board the Albert Gallatin, for New York. On Tuesday morning she was seized with the early symptoms of cholera, and died the same day, at the Emigrants' Home, in Moorfields. No other cases had been reported up to yesterday, and the general health of the town continues in a satisfactory state, the deaths reported up to Saturday last being 19 fewer than the average of the last five years. HARTLEPOOL.—At Hartlepool, on the 13th inst., an inquest was held on the body of John Staunch, who died from Asiatic cholera. He was a healthy man, 42 years of age, and a coal trimmer by trade. He was attacked with purging and vomiting on Monday morn ing, and died the same evening. Thomas Lillo, the the surgeon, who attended him, said he considered it a case of epidemic cholera, such as he had seen on board ships. He did not know why it should be called Asiatic cholera, except that it first came across from Asia. It was that species of epidemic that had visited this country before, and was the only case of the kind he had seen in the town. He had fifty cases of endemic cholera, and they had all recovered. He considered epidemic cholera to be an atmospheric disease. He did not think the dirty state of the neighbourhood where deceased died had anything to do with his death. The disease was what was called Asiatic cholera ; he did not think it was contagious. A juryman said he did not wonder the man died ; there was a large midden heap just under the sleeping-room window ; and during the last visitation of cholera, a person had died in the same house. Verdict' " Di e d of epidemic cholera." MARYLEBONE. —Yesterday, at the usual weekly meeting of guardians at the Marylebone Workhouse, Mr. Squires, senior house surgeon, stated that in the attic of a house in York-court three cases of spasmodic cholera, one of which proved fatal, had occurred. The room was occupied by au Irish family, comprising eleven persons, many of whom occupied one bed. The father, an itinerant vendor of shell-fish, upon returning home on Tuesday week, ate two oysters, and was the following morning attacked with diarrhoea. On Friday the Roman Catholic priest was sent for by the family, and he (Mr. Squires) heard nothing of the man's case until the following Tuesday, when the clergyman informed him of it. The man's two sons, aged 22 and 17 respectively, were next attacked, and the youngest died while the father and other son were recovering. It was not a case of pure Asiatic cholera, but what was termed sporadic cholera, which was as terrible in its cha racter and its results as Asiatic cholera. They had no necessity to go to Asia for cholera, for they had in their own streets as prolific causes of cholera and fever as could be found in the jungles of India. The room where the Irish family alluded to was filthy in the extreme, had its window fastend down, was wholly void of ventilation and was over a urinal and water closet, whose exhala tions not only damped the walls of the house, but also penetrated the adjoining buildings which were equally dirty and badly ventilated. If they had been constantly whitewashed and kept purified, he had no doubt that the awfulv isitation with which they were threatened would be obviated ; and he therefore called upon the board for immediate and increased remedial and precautionary measures against this frightful disease, which otherwise would undoubtedly spread itself throughout the parish. Mr. SUMNER—Have you not heard of other cholera cases in the parish, besides the three mentioned ? Mr. SQUIRES—Yes, several others, as severe as those that occurred in 1848 and 1849, when I attended 70 that terminated fatally. In the cases that lately occurred, cramps, cold, and collapse did not present themselves, but the patients were attacked with burning and thirst. R was sporadic, not Asiatic, cholera, and th was en gendered by filth and poverty. After a brief discussion, Mr. WHITMORE moved the appointment of a com mittee to consider Mr. Squire's report respecting the existence of cholera and malignant scarlatina in the pa rish, and to inquire into the sanitary condition of the crowded and populous districts, and to report thereon, from time to time, to the board. Mr. SUMNER seconded and Mr. COHEN, surgeon, sup ported the motion, which was carried nem. con., and the following gentlemen were named the committee :—Rev. Mr. Scobell, and Messrs. Poland, Smith, Russell, Beavor, Sumner, Artaund, and Whitmore. THE TEN PER CENT. MOVEMENT AT MANCHESTER. The movement for an advance of wages among the operatives at Manchester and the surrounding districts goes on with unabated vigour. No matter what are the relative prices paid by masters at present as compared with others, the cry is still " ten per cent." Messrs. Christie, of Fairfield, pay the highest wages in the neighbourhood, but their hands raise the cry of " ten per cent.," and like the other turnouts, repeat it with a pertinacity akin to -fanaticism. The weavers of do mestics on strike had a procession through Manchester on Thursday, headed by a band of music, and carrying banners inscribed " 1,500 " (the number on strike), and " ten per cent. and no surrendar." A. large proportion of them were young women. A meeting of them was held at the Carpenters'-hall the same evening, when the secret of the unreasoning character of their proceedings was readily discernible in that of their orators. These were chiefly men who have been leaders of socialist, chartist, " freedom to industrj6" and other movements in past times, and who are clew 7i- at uttering fluent non sense, though they have never yet shown themselves clever enough to conduct any one movement to a successful issue. A resolution was moved and adopted to the effect that, considering the present state of prosperity, the operatives were justified in striking for a 10 per cent. advance, and pledging all pre sent to join the Weavers' Trade Union now forming. Amongst the strange doctrines uttered by the speakers on this occasion, a man named Cooper told them if they persevered " employers" would become an obsolete term, since operatives would become their own employers. A man named Matthews commented on the speech of Mr. Wilson Patten, at a late agricultural meeting, and said that masters having displaced a ll th e labour they could by machinery as applied to manufactures, were now go ing to try the same course with agriculture. One speaker told them that the masters could well afford to give this advance, but afford it or not they must give it, and charge the extra price on their customers. Some of the speakers complained of want of support, and it appeared that the subscriptions of last week only reached tenpence per head for the people on strike. At a meet ing of employers held a few days since, it was resolved to send a deputation to Christie's mill to point out to the operatives the obstacles in the way of compliance with their demands, and it was explained to the meeting that this firm were already paying very high wages. They had, until recently, employed their hands 65 hours per week, and had taken off five hours without lowering their wages, leaving them in a very advantageous posi tion. It was stated that the dispute about wages, how ever, only appli e d t o a sma ll num b er of M essrs. Christie's workpeople--the strippers and grinders. The places of these men could have been readily supplied by other hands, glad to accept the same wages, but the great bulk of the hands in other branches stepped in between them and their employers, and said they would only work on condition that the old strippers and grinders were employed. On Wednesday the deputation of mas ters went to Fairfield, and had an interview with a depu tation of the operatives, who introduced a delegate also from Stockport. The interview was productive of happy consequences. The strippers, after a long wasargument, itfound, abandoned their position, but the grinde r s , htiandueadmtoeredseubtshteanstaimalegrqouuanadtiotfycoemf work ihnavdon ghououurs wt h h a i t c h they some formerlyassistance did ah i e n u 6 ld s. The v deputationd h s y u g w g a e y s t e edf lightening . their chr l t a i e b , s o u h r a , n a d n a d h t a h v e e be r e g g s r u e l e t d is witht at t t h h i e s i we n h e o d l i. fication of the dispute, to r esume a work, without increase uf notice wages . of f Thea strike,hands i several uag p a o r t e t e l* fmtihlles spinnershave M A e r s u s m rs e . ü ß r ir w le a y a 's, m wehnot.lone had d already received r E ec x e e iv h e a d ng a e n advance. unless the hands there masters at Preston had agreed, gave ad their mills fe upthe claim of 10 per he months—each er t cent, now mee t urgi d e , aeh m they w a o s u t e l d close r I. not to resunie business enteringwit without leave into f a r oi n bond th e f r others.s,ooo MR. SMITH O'BRIEN.—TIIe. (?Ork CiD;StitatiOn says —" A gentleman at prese nt in this city, lately returned from Hobart Town, states that he had had an interview with Smith O'Brien, at Norfolk Island, where he found him enjoying excellent health. He was li v i ng i n an hotel, where he was supplied with every comfort and luxury he could desire. He had none of the a pp earance of a convict ; he dressed in a similar style to which he did in this country . . The Government allowed him a c i rc uit of 10 ten miles for exercise, and he had only to report himself once a month to the police authorities. The gentleman referred to was two evenings in company with Smith O'Brien, and during both interviews O'Brien avoided all reference to politics, or any subject relating thereto." SINGULAR PHENOMENON.—A writer in the Intelli gencer communicates a curious incident. A little girl was standing at a window, before which was a young maple tree. After a brilliant flash of lightning, a com plete image offthe tree was found imprinted on her body. This is not the first instance of the kind.—Nouos , * Ad vertiser, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAYS. Buckghamsh. ClydesdAl4 E . Lincoln. gr. I 6 p. cent Glstr.&Dn.Fr 1 Dk. Railway Hull & Selby. Do. 2 1 Shares. 1 Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do.Preference l Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Manch.Bxton and Matlock Middlesbro' &, Redcar Midld.Bradfd. Northern and. Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. 6i Wyre Do. i Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g.5.p.c S. Stalordsh WearVall•ygr 6 per cent Do Wilts &Somrst Leasing Compans. L. &N.W. Caledon.. Gt. Northn Gt.".Vestn Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N.Md Do S. Eastern, Do Norfolk Do Ln. (SIN .W Midkl. Stcktou Darlingt. ,Midland... E. Count, IDo Do . L. & IS . W 8 , ..Ln& Yk i Do Gt. Northn Do Lancash. di' Yorksh.. MrlvlClean , Stockt. do 1 Darling IDo IGt.Westn. MINES. Agua Fria Anglo Californian , Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of)I British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issued at 25 pm Do. Cocaes Lc. Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7; p. cent English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita ........ 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 JOINT-STD '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 National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland... Oriental Bank Cor poration Provincial of Ireland' IDo. New Royal Australn. Bkg. and Gold Imp. Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New ;Union of Loudon Union of Madrid Closing Prices Yesterday. 100 - 102 513 - 533 145 - 148 31 - 33 108 - 110' 54 - 55 27 - 28 141 -14 t 26 - 27 2 —34xd tiii - 103 61 - 63 ... xd 144 - 148 141 - 148 .1i : lid 30 - 32 98 - 102 -- F d 2 -- 2A par d 7 9 3 3A 2 32A —33 A 4d td 43i ___ 44i 10 1 A i 11 P A 55 65 6. 4 74 p 21 14 16 d * d— dP 2A 2 4d 6A 7 d d par id Ad 3 4 7 d — 8 par 3 - d dd BANKS. 69 - 71 id par 2 His 2 d— 1 di par - 1 pl 46 - 48 (1 • par 38 40 61 63 6 7 MISCELLANEOUS. 5 5 Aubin Coal and Irol .. . 100 35 Australian Agricult. f L 3 31 32 20 8 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 6 Australn. Royal Mail 50 383 Brit. Ame:ican Land 53 62 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Itedue, 'on Co 100 323 Canada Company .— 5 5 Crystal Pa'ace lB 1 41 3 6a 4 2 Crystal of France 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Tel. of Irel — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 20 14 General Screw Steam 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 4 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel ... 10 3 Netherlands Land 1 id 1 all N. B. Australasian id par 1 20 7.3 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 3▪ d 43 5 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. do. 39 2 all Portland Iron Co 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest l3 lip• 2/ 1 1 Do. New Scrip ••• 25 25 South Austral. Land 29 31 32 I all Submarine Telegraph 100 2EI Van Diemen's Land 13 15 16 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. A very large business was transacted in fruit and vege tables to day, as follows : FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 3s Oct to 6s Oct each ; ditto colonial, is to is 3d each ; Orleans plums, is to 2s ; green gages, is Oct to 2s Od per punnet ; hot-house grapes, is Oct to 3s Gd; foreign ditto, 8d to is per lb; apples, 3s Od to 5s per bushel; lemons, is to 2s Od ; onager, 2s to 3s per doz. ; pomegranates, Oct to Od each ; almonds, 58 per peck ; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bushel ; cob-nuts, s per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 20s per bushel ; filberts, 60s to 70s per IC3 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to is 6d per 100; peaches, 2s to 7s ; nectarines, 2s to 7s ; apricots, is to 3s per dozen ; figs, is to 3s per dozen ; damsons, 2s to 3s per half sieve ; melons, is to 3s Od each. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, Gd. to Os 9d ; Brussels sprouts, 2s Od to 3s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 3s to 6s ; greens, 2s Gd to 4s Od per dozen bunches; broad beans, is Gd to 2s Od per half sieve ; French beans, is 6d to 2s Gd poi half sieve ; sea-kail Os Oct to Os Od ; asparagus, is Oct to 4s per bundle ; rhubarb, 3d to Os Gd per bundle ; cauli• flowers, 2d to 4d each ; potatoes, 80s to 120 s per ton ; turnips, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; carrots, 3s Od to 4s Od per dozen bunches ; cucumbers, Os 2d to Os 6d each ; celery, 9d to is Gd per bundle ; spinach, is Od to 2s Oct per sieve; onions, Gs Oct to lOs Od per bushel ; Spanish do., is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, 3d to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d ; garlic, Gd to 8d per lb ; endive, 2s 2d to 3s Od per score ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; horse-raddish, is Od to 3s Od per bundle ; mushrooms, is Od to 2s Gd per pottle ; parsley, 2s Od to 4s Od per dozen bunches ; turnip greens, is 3d to is Gd per bushel ; beet, is Od to is 6d per dozen ; cos lettuces, 9d to is per score ; radishes, is Oct to 330 d perdoz. hands ; tomatoes, 68 Od to 8s Oct per dozen ; mint, 3d to 5d per bunch ; artichokes, 3s to Gs per dozen. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Geese, 4s Od to 6s ; Turkeys, 3s 6d to 5s 6d each ; Ducks 6d to 28 6xl; tamp Rabbits, is Od to is 9d; wild ditto, 6d to 10d ; Pigeons, 5d to 8d each; roasting Pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to N Od ; ditto Chickens, 3s Od t o 5s Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s Od to 5s Od per couple; Capons, 3s to 4s Od : Chickens, is 6d to 28 Od per couple ; Pheasants, Os Od to Os Od; :,:idges, Os Od to Os Od; Hares, Os Od to Os Od; Leverets, 3s d oss Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Grouse, is 6d to 2s 3d; Snipes, Oct to is 6d; Teal, 6d to 9d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Od. ; Widgeons, 9d to la Od; and Plovers, 6d to is each. English Eggs, 7s Od to Os Od; French ditto, 6s Od to Os Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh Butter lls, and Eng ish its to 13s per dozen lbs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 5s Od ; Brills, is Od to 5s Od each ,• Salmon, 8d to is ; Cod Fish, 2s Gd to 4s 6d; Soles, 2d to is 8d per pair ; Eels, 4d to lld per lb ; Lobsters, 6d t o 2s 6d ; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, is to 3s Od per doz.; Doreys, is to 5s Od; Mullets, 6d to Os 9d each ; Common Oysters, 8s Od to I.os Od; Natives, 36s Od to 48s Od per bsh.; Mackerel, 30s to 35s per 100; Smelts, is to 5s per doz. ; Skate, Gd to 7d per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is 3d to 2s Od per dozen; Fresh Herrings, 3 s Od to 4s Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 3s to 7s per doz. ; Plaice, 4d to Gd each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 2s Od to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 4d to is Od each ; Halibut, 6d per lb. ; Salt Fish, 2d to 5d per lb. ; Prawns, 2s 6d to 4s Od per lb. ; Flounders, is to is 6d per dozen ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb. ; Trout, Gd perlb.; Pike Gd each. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Od to 9id; of household ditto, 7d to Sid per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 64.1 b, 3d to Od; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3d; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 30; 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 4d; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 40; 961 b to 1041 b, 4id to 40 ; 1041 h to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s Od. to Os Od; calf skins, light, is Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 6s Od to Os Od; polled sheep, 4s Od to 4s 8d; Kents, 3s 7d to 4s 2d; Half-breds, 3s 7d to 4s 2d ; Downs, 3s Od to 3s 10d.; Lambs, 2s 10d to 4s 4d; and Shearlings,.2s 7d to 3s 4d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 5/ Os ; clover, ditto, 3/ 10s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 8a toll 16s per load. Trade dull. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 5/ 5s ; clover, ditto, 3/ lOs to 6/ Os; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s \per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. WEUTECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to Si Os; clover, ditto, 3/ 108 to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ Ts to 1/ 16s per load. supply good, and tlatit) rather 41111,4 Business this day. 146 k 8 ORDER IN COUNCIL. The following Order in Council appears in last night's Gazette, putting in force the Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act of 1848, for the whole of Geat Britain : At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 15th day of September, 1853, by the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. Whereas by an act, passed in the session of Parliament, held in the eleventh and twelfth years of her Majesty's reign, intituled "An act to renew and amend an act of the tenth year of her present Majesty, for the more speedy removal of certain nuisances and the prevention of contagious and epidemic diseases," after reciting that it is expedient, that when any part of the United Kingdom shall appear to be threatened will or affected by any formidable epidemic, e ndemic, or contagious disease, measures of precaution should be taken with promptitude, according to the exigency of the case, it is enacted, that in Great Britain, the Lords and others of her Majesty's Most Honourable the Privy Council, or any three or more of them (the Lord Presi dent of the Council, or one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State being on e ), may, by order or ord ers to be by them, from time to time made, direct that the provisions in the said act contained for the prevention of epidemic, endemic, and contagious diseases, be put in force in Great Britain, or in such parts thereof, or in such places therein, respectively, as in such order or orders respectively may be expressed, and may, from time to time, as to all or any of the parts or places to which any such order or orders may extend, and in like manner revoke or renew any such order, and, subject to revocation and renewal as aforesaid, every such order shall be in force for six calendar months, or for such shorter period as in such order shall be expressed. And whereas the United Kingdom appears to be threatened with a formidable epidemic disease, and a case has arisen for putting in force the provisions of the said act ; Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered by the Lords and others of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council (of whom the Right Honourable Viscount Palmerston, one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, is one), in pursuance and exercise of the powers so vested in them as aforesaid, that the provisions contained in the said hereinbefore recited act for the prevention of epidemic, endemic, and contagious diseases, be put in force throughout the whole of Great Britain immediately from and after the date of this order. And it is further ordered that this order shall continue in force for six calendar months from and after the date thereof. C. C. GREVILLE. DARING BURGLARY AT WHITCHURCH, NEAR BRIS TOL. — Great consternation and alarm were occasioned yesterday morning at the above village, in consequence of a burglary having taken place at the house of a Mrs. Edgell, widow of a respectable farmer of the county, who kept but one female servant. At an early hour the servant was alarmed by hearing a pane of glass in her bedroom window break, immediately upon which a man's hand was thrust through, and the sash lifted up. Three ruffians, with their faces covered with black crape, then entered the room by means of a ladder which they had raised to the window. One of them imme diately seized her by the throat, and swore he would mur der her if she gave the least alarm or resistance. One of the gang remained to keep watch over her, while the other two went to the bedroom of the mistress, whom they seized and threatened in the same way, telling her they would put her to death if she did not diclose the whereabouts of her money, plate, and other valu ables ; having told them, one of the villains held her head in a blanket while the other ransacked the house. He succeeded in getting possession of about 701. or 801. in cash, and various articles of silver, amongst which were a silver tankard mark ed E.,,, several table-spoons marked "J. M. E." and "T. E. W.," one with a crest and arms, a silver sugar-basket marked " E.," two silver salt-cellars marked "J. S. C.," and several tea-spoons, salt -s p oons sugar -tongs, &c. After possessing themselves of their booty the ruffians threa tened vengeance if any pursuit was attempted, after which they d eca mped, leaving the tw o f ema l es h a lf dead with terror and alarm. At about three o'clock in the morning they heard a waggon pass by, and one of them summoned courage enough to give an alarm. Intelli gence of the robbery has been received at the Bristol police-office, and strenuous efforts are being made to discover the thieves. NORTH BRITISH. The half-yearly meeting of this company took place at Edinburgh on Wednesday ; Mr. Balfour presided. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the proprietors that there had been an increase on all the items of traffic during the past half-year as compared with the first half-year of 1852. That increase amounted to nearly 7,0001.; above 5,0001. of the increase being on the goods department. He might also congratulate them on the prospects of the present half-year so far as it had gone ; they were most promising, and, if they continued as they were now going on, he hoped, when they brought the extra accommodation they were about to provide to bear on the traffic, that even greater results might be attained. But he regretted that, while the traffic held out these satisfactory prospects, the expendi ture during the half-year had not shown that decrease they could have wished. Several causes had arisen for this increase of expenditure. The two principal causes to which he would refer were the maintenance of the line and extraordinary expenses. They had had to renew a great nmnberof the sleepers last year, and theirengineer informed them that that renewal must continue for sonic time to come, and that a large portion of the line would have to be relaid. Under the head " extraordinary expense" were placed the repairs to those serious damages that occurred during the wet season of last half year, and also from other incidental causes, as also for the repairs of old works, and the addition to their works found necessary for the proper carrying on of the traffic of the company. But, while lie had been obliged to refer to an increase in the expenditure on these heads, it was satisfactory t o b e able to notice a decrease of 2,2001. in the locomotive de partment, notwithstanding the increase that had taken place in th e traffic. The directors had anxiously looked forward to the new act enabling them to pay off the liabilities due by the company, and to put a stop to the liti ga ti on w hi c h h a d ta k en p l ace b e t ween different classes of the shareholders. They hoped the share holders would agree with them in what they proposed, and would permit them to insure the new stock at sper cent., and th us enable them to obta i n a sufficient premium to pay off the arrears on the preference stock upon the first half-year of 1852 ; and he hoped, also, they would be still further able, by the premium that would accrue, to lay by something for the future wants of the company. If the shareholders ap proved of the report and scheme proposed, he felt confi dent that in a short time they would be able to pay off all the liabilities of the company ; and, free from pecu niary difficulties, they would then be able to turn their attention more to the development and the resources of the line, so as, he hoped, no t on l y to pay off all the dividends accruing on the preference stock, but also something to the origin a l s h are h o l ders. He oved the adoption of the report, which has already appeared. After some discus s i on th e CHAIRMAN submitted a motion in terms of the report, that the arrears due on shares which had not been transferred since the register was closed on the 2d of September, 1852, should be forthwith paid, and that the arrears on those which had changed hands should be lodged in bank till the ques tion between the former and the present holders was decided. Mr. EDDOES moved, as an amendment, that the whole of the arrears should be immediately paid to the present registered preference shareholders. Mr. R. CLARKE seconded the amendment. The CHAIRMAN ultimately consented to the amend ment, which was carried. Motions concerning the payment of 6 per cent. divi dend on the guaranteed stock, and the forfeiture of cer tain shares, were then passed. Mr. AuLD moved that the expenses (9831.) incurred by the committee of preference shareholders in London and Edinburgh in furtherance of the bill which had just passed the legislature, should be paid by the company, subject to taxation, which was carried. Notice of motion was given in by Mr. Blackadder for next meeting, for certain returns connected with the Sunday traffic. SPECIAL MEETING. The meeting was then macs special, and a resolution was passed to raise 180,200:. by the creation of new shares of 5 per cent. pari Fault with the existing 5/. guaranteed shares. Some discussion arose as to whether the shares should be issued to the shareholders at par pro rata, or to the public at a premium ; but it was ul timately resolved to allow the directors to carry out their own views. Several other resolutions were also proposed in conformity with the company's new act— including one authorising the directors to borrow 150,0001. on debentures—and adopted. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. SCOTTISH ,MIDLAND. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Perth on Thursday, Mr. Stirling, in the chair. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the shareholders on the satisfactory position and prospects of the company. The contracts for the construction of the branch lines to Blairgowrie and Kirriemuir (bills for which were obtained last session) would be signed that afternoon. He explained that the cost would be about 33,000/., ex clusive of land, the length of both branches being about 7 1 - miles. There was a great call, he said, for the Dunkeld 2 branch, and if the Midland Company did not make it, some other would ; and he hoped that the next time the shareholders met together a prospectus for the construe tion of this branch would be laid before them. The Duke of Atholl was favourable, and had stated that he would offer no obstruction, and would take a fair price for his land. A working agreement with the Scottish Central Company would be submitted to the meeting, and a special meeting would probably be called before long to sanction an application to Parliament for an amalgamation bill. He concluded by moving the adop tion of the report, which appeared in The Sun on the 9th inst. Mr. WATSON, of Keillor, seconded the chairman's motion, and it was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then moved that a dividend of 21 per cent. per annum to be paid on the 26th inst. This was agreed to, as was also the working agreement with the Scottish Central. The meeting then adjourned. SCOTTISH CENTRAL. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Perth, on Thursday, the Hon. J. C. Dundas, chairman of the company, in the chairman. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which was published in The Sun, on the 12th instant. The revenue was favourable, though hardly so much so as he had anticipated. This might be accounted for by the attraction of tourists to Ireland by the Dublin Ex hibition, so that there were fewer travellers in Scotland this year. But, on the other hand, their goods traffic had exceeded their expectation, and since the half-year's acoounts had been made up it had gone on increasing at the same ratio. He thought, therefore, that the directors were fairly warranted to take from the re serve fund the small sum required to make up the proposed dividend, as they had the best reason to expect that they would make it up on the next half year's receipts. During last session the company bad obtained a bill to convert their debenture debt into stock ; but, owing to the state of the money-market, the directors had not availed themselves of its powers. Such was the excellent state of their credit that they had no difficulty in obtaining money at 31 per cent. There would be submitted to the meeting the draft of a work ing agreement with the Scottish Midland. The two lines were naturally only the continuation of one line, and it would be for the ben.lt, of both that a closer con nexion should subsist between them. In conclusion, he congratulated the shrreaolders on the prosperous condition of the line, and he had no doubt that its prospeperity would be progressive, or that in 10 years hence it would pay a dividend which at present none of them could anticipate. He moved the adoption of the report, and of the draught of the working agree ment with the Scottish Midland ; also, a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, to be paid on the 26th inst. Mr. BRUCE, of Kennet, seconded the motion, and after a brief conversation it was unanimously agreed to. The working agreement with the Midland contains a clause to the effect that both companies shall apply for an act of amalgamation. After some discussion it VMS carried, by 12 to 10, that a special meeting be called to decide on this matter. This was a ll the business of im portance, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated. NOTTINGHAM STATE OF TRADE.—The lace trade in most superior branches is as flat as it well can be ; and little improvement is anticipated prior to the commence ment of next business season in October. It is not ex pected that, except as respects a few German buyers, the state of matters just developed on the Continent ought materially to affect the Nottingham lace trade. As for the American and Australian orders our mer chants are totally at a loss to see how it can interfere with these. Not so, however, the buyers —amongst whom business has sunk into great inactivity, as they are unwilling to make purchases until something definite is ascertained regarding the Turkish question. The ad vance in material seems progressive. The hosiery trade is now within a fortnight of the American season. At the close of the present, or in the first week of next month, the American buyers will begin to flock in, and their orders to come to band ; and the pros pects of the trade being very favourable, the hosiers are in active preparation for the ensuing market. About four weeks ago, as our readers are aware, the wrought goods hands came round with a list of prices for an ad vance of wages, to which their employers generally assented. Last week the hosiers voluntarily made a second advance, exactly doubling the first, which has been confirmed by the trade and accepted by the hands. Upon these rates the various houses in the trade are now engaged framing their lists ; and within the next fort night they w ill pro b a bl y sumit them to the London houses for the shipping purchases. Stocks being low, and material as well as labour high, the hosiers will ap proach the London houses, therefore, in a very indepen dent position—for they can say, " Here are our lists of prices as dictated by circumstances." If orders are given they can manufacture for the spring, and if not they seem to be tolerably indifferent. We have no doubt, however, that the price lists will prove no obstacle to a good course of business. Yarns still continue firm.— Notts. Guardian. DISCOVERY OF VALUABLE PAINTINGS.—The Tuscan Monitore announces the discovery of several precious paintings by Giotto in the Cappella dei Bardi in the Church of Sant4 Croce. They were partly covered with white wash, and partly concealed by two cenotaphs. These paintings represent figures of saints, symbolled. devices, a St. Francis in a vaulted ceiling, and six great compositions illustrative of the life of that saint. A FAIR WARNlNG.—Gaignami states that a manu factory of imitation Champagne wine, made from the rhubarb plant, has just been established near Epernay. It is to manufacture four or five thousand bottles a week, at 45 centime a bottle. 50 25 12,41 12i 20 St. 51 50 all all all all all 100 11?, 100 100 18f,' all all all all all 13.5 244 30 20 1 40 14 all all all 25 100 100 20 50 50 100 100 3 x di. 33 1 43i 4 li la i THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. EXPEDITIONS OF GO AND LIEU' A correspondent of the furnishes the following these American exploring " The steamer St. Ange ar gust 27, from the Upper chartered to take up suppl, for the trading ports on the .1, pied by the firm of Harvey an, St. Louis on the 7th of July. She has made the trip in more than ordinarily good time in consequence of the longer continuance of the spring freshet. I learn from the officers the following particulars : " Governor Stevenson arrived at Fort Union, at the mouth of the Yellow Stone on the sth of August. So far, the party has proceeded without difficulty, and with a celerity beyond their expectations. On the 7th the governor and party, with the ample outfit which had been prepared for them, left for Fort Benton. They were in high spirits, and anticipated a rapid and successful termination of their expedition. Captain F. S. Everett, bearer of dispatches from the governor to the government, came down upon the St. Ange, together with eight of the cinployjcs, whose terms of service had expired. Governor Stevenson divided his party on setting out from the border. The northern division un der Lieut. Donelson, proceeded on a line a little south of the 49th parallel ; the southern one, under Lieutenant - --, followed generally the line of the Missouri River. The two parties have no doubt sufficiently ex amined the country to give a fair topographical account of the territory between the Missouri and our northern boundary. I have been unable to ascertain satisfactorily the exact route on which the governor purposes to tra vel beyond Fort Union. Lewis and Clark ascended the Jefferson or middle branch of the Missouri to its source, thence over the crest of the Rocky Mountains to Lewis's fork of the Columbia ; thence over another mountain range into the valley of Clark's fork of the Columbia; thence to the mouth of Traveller's Rest Creek, one of its western tributaries, and thence up that creek and over another range into the valley of the Koos koosie, an eastern branch of Lewis River, and on ward, in canoes, to the Pacific. On their return they retraced their onward route to Traveller's Rest Creek, where the two adventurers separated. Captain Lewin proceeded eastward through the North Pass, and thence down Maria's River, and via the Great Falls to the mouth of the Yellow Stone. Captain Clark moved in a south-eastwardly direction to the vicinity of the sources of Jefferson River, and thence across Gallatin River, and through a gap in mountains into the valley of the Yellow Stone, and down that stream to its mouth, where he rejoined his energetic companion. Both of them found excellent natural waggon roads— the one through the North Pass being decidedly preferable. We have no account of any pass in the mountains north of the line of Captain Lewis's travels, until we ascend to the head of Peace River, the great feeder of Slave Lake, discovered by Sir Alexander Mackenzie in 1773. The river has its source within twenty-five yards of the head spring of the northern branch of the Columbia. The only passage yet made between those tw o p o i nts, so f ar as I am i n f orme d b y a white man, was that of Father de Smedt, a pious and zealous catholic missionary, who resided for a time with the Flatheads on the northern branch of the Columbia. He crossed the mountains, on his return to St. Louis, near the sou rces o f M ar i a ' s River, over tremendous bar riers, cut up by deep gorges. I incline to think that no pass can be found south of the 49th parallel, and north of the North Pass. O ur own traders and trappers , have long since satisfied me that, with the exception of the gap found by Clark, none other will be found south of that place. The land route, then, either for emigration or railrCad, on our northern territory is through the North Pass. "But whenthe valley ofClark's River is reached, where will Governor Stevenson then proceed ? He cannot find even a road for carts south of the mouth of Clark's River. There is an immense and unbroken spur on the Rocky Mountains extending from the sources of Lewis River, where it unites with the main chain a little west of north to the mouth of Clark's River. Through a fissure of this chain, that stream rushes with great difficulty, as it has been nearly dammed up by the falling in of an overhang ing cliff. Northward. and westward it continues to tra vel, how far no one can tell. Looking at the map, one would say that Governor Stevenson could and should al low the line of Clark's River to its northern bend, and hence westward to Puget's Sound ; but this is probably impracticable. The only person who has published any account of this river was Major Pitcher, an experienced trapper and trader, and subsequently Indian agent, who descended it in batteaux, in the year 1820. He kept a journal of his travels, which he allsrwards placed on the files of the State Department, where I had the pleasure of reading it some years since. He says that, for whole days together, he floated down its swift current, be tween walls of rock several hundred feet in height, and that these walls were so smooth and unbroken, that for three nights he and his companions could not find a ledge even broad enough to sit upon, and were actually com pelled to stand up, leaning against the wall, to sleep. Such is the only account we have of what we would na turally suppose to be a spacious valley. The upper por tion of this river waters a very fertile and beautiful basin, enclosed iby a gorgeous panorama of mountains. Major Pitcher did not, however, diverge very far from the line of the stream, and it is possible the Governor may find a fissure near the northern bend through which he. can strike for the Sound. If he does find such a pass, I underta.se to predict that through it must ultimately be constructed the American commercial railroad to China and the Indies. From New York it will be at lease six hundred miles shorter in distance than any road leading to San Francisco from St. Louis or Mem phis can be. Temporary causes, however, will occa sion the construction of the first road on a more southern line. " I have just received the latest newspapers from Santa Fe. Finnegan, about whom rumours of revolution have been set afloat, was killed in an affray between Mexicans and Americans, which occurred at a ball where the two races were intermingled. The consequences are not likely to be as serious as was apprehended. In relation to the accident which occurred to Lieutenant Beale and party, I cannot do better than give you the following extract from the Santa Fe Gazette : " Information reached us a few days since from Lieut. Beale, by Mr. Cosgrove, of his party. Mr. C. states that the party got on rapidly and well to Grand River, a distance of three hundred miles from Fort Massachusetts. They found the river very high, and the crossing bad, owing to the muddy condition of the valley bordering on the river, to the distance of some miles or more in width. This mud had been left by the receding of the river, and was half-belly deep to a horse over the entire extent of the valley ; this made the process of digging a canoe, which had to be done in the mud and water, tedious and unpleasant. The work was, however, accomplished, and the crossing commenced, and the two first loads crossed in safety ; but in crossing the third load, which contained nearly all the provisions and ammunition of the party, the canoe was capsized, and everything turned into the river and lost—leaving barely enagh to subsist the party until they could send back to Taos for a new supply. Seven of the party returned to Taos—among them Mr. Riggs, banker, of Washington City ; a supply of provisions, &c., was obtained at Taos, and two of the party, with a Frenchman, whom they took back as guide, returned to Lieut. Beale. Mr. Riggs, with three others, obtained an outfit at Taos , a nd took the Salt Lake route to Cr. - fornia. This unfortunate accident will detain Lieut. Beal twenty or twenty-five days lon ger than he expected to be in reaching California. Mr. Cos grove says the route from Fort Massachusetts to where they struck Grand River, passes through a beautiful country, well watered and timbered, and lands suscep tible of being settled on to a very considerable extent. He thinks the route entirely practicable for a railroad.' " passedweeks,o n the 2 a O r t i h s h A e s u G g . r u August, unions,and it THE NEW COMPULSORY VACCINATION ACT This act is alreadydirected that w w i as thi needed, are to be divided into distri p cts for of vaccination, and places appointed, giving increased facilities for the vaccination of the poor. • will expire at the end of the present month . six weeks DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM BAIN ' Sir iVilliatn Bain (1811), Master, R.N., died on the 15th inst., at the Grange, Romford, Essex, aged 82. He was the earliest steam captain between London and Edinburgh. In his career in the navy Sir • • William served in the,Centurion in the expediti on t o D un ki r k i n 1793 ; capture of French frigate Duguay Trouin, off the Mauritius, in 1794 ; and served on shore at the capture of Trincomalee, Battica loe, and Jaffnapatam, in 1795. Was present in the same ship at the capture of &ride, and Ambopa, in. 1796 ; and in many boat actions while blockading Ba tavia, in 1800 ; and slightly wounded while cutting out some vessels at Sourabaya, 1801. Acting . master of Caroline at capture of Dutch frigate Maria R iggers bergen, and a brig, and destruction of shipping in Bata via Roads, 1806 ; and in the same year slightly wound . ed at the capture of a Spanish galleon. Master of Sybille from 1812 to 1815, and captured several privateers.. Published, in 1817, a "Treatise on the Variation of the Compass." GREAT WESTERN AND NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAIL WAY.—An alliance between t hese companies has been suggested similar to th e alliance between the Great Wes tern and Shrewsbury and Birmingham and Chester Rail ways, and to project a junc tion line either from Wednes bury or Bilston through Cannock Chase to Colwich, fifteen miles, with a line of five miles to the Warrington and Altrincham and Manchester, so as to give the Great Western Railway an entrance to the north. BANKRUPTCY LAW REFORM IN SCOTLAND.--A meet ing took place on Tuesday, at noon, in the Council Chambers, Paisley, consisting of the Provost and magis trates, and members of the Town Council, of the Faculty of Procurators, and of merchants and manufacturers o f the town, for th e p ur p ose of discussing the principles and provisions of Lord Brougham's bill for improving the Administration of Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Scotland, and at which Provost Phillips presided. John Gilmour, Esq., barrister-at-law, who is now in Scotland by the desire of Lord Brougham and the promoters of his lordship's bill, for the purpose of hearing suggestions and opinions upon its provisions, attended - the meeting by invitation. Mr. Gilmour having explained the bill, Mr. John Dunn, writer, moved, "That this meeting approve of the principle of the bill intituled 'An Act to improve the Admi n i s t rat i on o f B an k rup t cy an d Insol vency in Scotland,' introduced during the last session of Parliament by Lord Brougham, as a great improvement ou the existing law of bankruptcy, and resolve to sup port the same, and to use their efforts to have it carried into a law. And for this purpose, and for considering the details of the measure, and o ffering anch suggestions as may appear desirable, a local committee be now ap pointed." The motion was carried by aociamatWoU, and the committee was nominated. DVERNOR„ : UT. BEAit An ,. Le Ne d! intereg " g expepi,. ft 4 „ : . 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