The Sun. — London, England, 1853-08-11 00:00:00

4 littO Vtittion SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. STAFFORDSHIRE RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FOAL STAKES. Field Marshal Sister to Maid of Delamere Two ran. COPELAND HANDICAP. Gladiole Lady Amy ott Five ran. BOROUGH HANDICAP. Kniglit Errant seven ran. READING RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) READING STAKES. Calliope.. Eight ran. CAVERSHAM STAKES. Ireland's Eye Maidstone Narcissus . Que en's Own ... Waterfall . Nine ran. £2O PLATE. 3 Won in a canter. INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Four ran. Nothing doing at Tattersall's this evening. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.) The Loup CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The only peers present besides the Lord Chancellor werer of the Earl of Aberdeen , the Earl of Clarendon, th e Ea r 1 Bessborough, Lord Lyndhurst, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Duke of Grafton, and the Bishop of Landaff. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : ___Bar9p yrvian's, Estate ; L on d on and North-Western and tuckinghanishire Railways ; Imperial Continental Gas (No. 2,) Harwich Docks and Pier ; St. Margaret andSt.,JelifitlioEvangelict, Westminster, Vestries. Thtl standlng• orderS in the case of the follow. ing bills were dispensed with, and they went through their several stages, and were passed : South-Western Railway (Power to Purchase, &c.) ; South Wales Railway (Deviation) ; East India Railway. FtTITION. Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from the clerks in the office of Master Brougham, praying for compensation in consequence of loss sustained by recent legislation. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he believed the petitioners were not officers of the Court of Chancery, and but only subordinate clerks in the employ of such officers, and, therefore, thay were not entitled to compensation by reason of the abo lition of any chancery office. He would, however, look into their case again. THE COURTS OF COMMON LAW (IRELAND BILL. This bill was reported with amendments, and was ordered to be read a third time. The Assessed Taxes, Insurance on Lives, Naval Coast Volunteers, Liberated Africans (Sierra Leone), Land Tax Redemption, Consolidated Annuities, Turnpike Acts Continuance (Ireland), Passengers Act Amend ment Bills. On the motion of the Earl of ABERDEEN, the above bills were read a third time and passed. SHERIFFS (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill was read a second time. Their lordships then adjourned. AQUATICS. ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB REGATTA. RYDE, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The proceedings of the regatta up to the starting of the steam-boat not being closed, it will be necessary to day to supply the conclusion of the race for the 50/. prize. As has been already stated, at starting the Vestal took a decided lead, but on getting abreast of Bembridge Ledge, the Novice, having throughout h e ld an excellent wind with the weathermost position, succeeded in com pletely overhauling the Vestal, and so far gained upon her up to the Nab as to leave her a considerable distance astern. After a most interesting race, the Nab was rounded as follows : Novice .. Vestal .. Derwent H. at. s. 1 50 0 1 58 30 2 25 0 - The proud position obtained by the Novice was, how ever, but of temporary duration ; for in consequence of the very ligUt wind that prevailed, and the Vestal im mediately setting her immense balloon jib, she soon began to " pick up her crumbs," running well before the wind, which was then blowing due east, and kept lessening the distance very perceptibly between her and her rival. The Novice was uncommonly well handled ; but not carrying anything like the amount of canvas of the other yacht, when she got abreast of the Sandhead,, Buoy, the Vestal overhauled her, and once more took the lead, which she kept well up to Ryde Pier, which was passed as under : H. H. s. 3 12 0 3 13 0 Vestal Novice The Derwent, being far astern, was not timed. They then went away towards Cowes, the Vestal making a good was, and th e black buoy of the Middle Brambles was rounded as under : Vestal H. M. S. Novice 5 0 0 5 8 0 Nothing was here observed of the Derwent, and no time was taken of her at any other point. Indeed, we were unable to clearly make out whether she went round the course at all. The Novice got jammed at this point, and in consequence of the dead calm that almost now prevailed from off Old Castle Point, near Osborne House, the Vestal dropped into the roads. She arrived abreast of the pier— Vestal H. H. B. 925 0 • The Novice came in about a quarter of an hour after wards, but she was not accurately timed. When the winning gun was fired, being then quite dark, but few persons were present to ascertain the result of the race. Mr. Rowles was warmly congratulated by the members of the club on the possession of this valuable prize. .Th e annu a l di nner o f t h e R oya l Vi ctoria Yacht Club was held last night at the club-house ; George Holland • - Ackers, Esq., (the le commodore of the club), in the chair. Amon g st l ayne,s l (l l gentlemen present were Thomas Chamber- A;l,4viice commodore), J. Rolls, Esq., Rear- AdmiralW. H. Woodhouse, Lord Stanley, G. H. R. Cox, Esq., Cavendish, E 8( 7.: Esq., C. Pennington, Esq., C. C. 1., 33. Siramonds, Esq., Capt. Helby, H. Fuller ton E sq A. • A. rcedeckne, Esq., R. Burrell, Esq., J. R. Brigstocke, E s Lewis, Esq., Esq., Edward Castlietain G. Jeffreys, Esq., Capt. Foreman, IL HydePhipps,E A• J• Hambrook, Esq., &c. , The regatta ball will beil toligt, and it is ex- The peeted to be both numerousl enlaednd fashionably attended. great race for schooy nations, from °abfnadllback, which was , • hence to the Eddystone Lighthorsus deferred until to. have taken place to-day, ha s all parties for Friday next, to allow an opportuniteen w, for that witnessing the great naval review to Y -n i to • . event has completely absorbed all publielnr°terest in this the gatta. This afternoon the frequenters of the pier, to nni, amends for the absence of any match, were amused by the n ow not uncommon exhibition of "The Pi g and e Pole," which was productive of much fun and amusement to the bystanders, whatever it might be to the per formers in it. To those who are unacquainted with the process, it may be thus shortly described :—A pole, say :30 or 40 feet in length, is rigged out horizontally from the- pier, and projecting into the sea , the surface of the poll being well greased. A box, containing a good-sized porker,is adventurous youth, barefooted, can succeed in reaching the end of the pole, and let out the pig from the box into the water, he is considered t o b e th winner ; but as a condition also. it is required that he shall jump ,after him, and, having captured his prize, swim ashore. As may be imagined, frequent duckings rewarded the - attempts of many to reach the despired spot, and as they successively toppled over into the sea, it was only ~the signal for renewed shouts of mirth and laughter. LAUGH ABLE ADVENTURE.—During the past winter, a reverend c l ergyman in Vermont, being apprehensive that th e accumulated weight of the snow upon the roof of the b arn might do some damage, resolved to prevent it by shovellin g it off. He therefore ascended it, having first, for fear the snow might slide off all at once, and himself with it, fastened to his waist one end of a rope, and, giving the other to his wife, he went to work ; but fearing still for his safety, "My dear," said he, "tie the rope round your waist." No sooner had she done this than off went the snow, poor minister and all, and up went his wife. Thus on one side of the barn the as tounded and confounded clergyman hung ; but on the other side hung his wife, high and dry, in majesty dangling at the other end of the rope. At that sublime, however, a gentleman luckily paper by, and it~l~tiOD, moment, delivered the-m. fr:.,ei thei: pz,rll.-Pas zituation.—pentm. 7. 5417?. tio:liam A i C.,,.. REMARKABLE APPLICATION. NEGOTIATING AN OFFICE IN THE GIFT OF THE EAST INDIA HOUSE. After the ordinary business had been disposed of at the .Mansion -house on Tuesday, at a late period of the ' day, Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, accompanied by Mr. Lawford, solicitor to the East India Company, entered the justice-room. Mr. Wilkinson, M.P. for Lambeth, was present, and occupied a seat on the bench. Mr. Clarkson, addressing: the Lord Mayor, said—l have the honour to wa 3 .t, upon your lordship on the part of the Directors of the East India Company, who re quest that yollt lordship 'will be pleased to grant a sum mons, calling on Mr. Norman Wilkinson ' a gentleman of great respe c tability, carrying on the business of a stockbroker, and residing at Nutfield, in Surrey, to an swer to a charge of misdemeanour upon two sections of an act of Parliament well known to myself and a great many others, for having been concerned in a negocia tion for an office in the gift of the East India Company. The application is made upon the 3d and 4th sections of the 49th of George 111., cap. 126, which provide that any person selling or bargaining after the sale or pur chase of any office in the gift of this company shall be guilty of a misdemeanour. Words cannot be larger than those are for the purpose of preventing not only the sale or purchasa of any office under the appointment of the East ladia Company, but for every negotiation that can be conceived towards the procuring, by means of money, any such appointment or office of any kind whatsoever. I am here, on the part of the Court of Directors, to represent in effect what has been by them, not only upon modern occasions, but for many years before, their declared determination to bring to justice, if in their power, any person or persons whomsoever, be their position what it may, who shall be found in any degree entering into such negotiation as is prohibited by this act of Parliament, and without regard to the party , by whomsoever they may be set in motion for the ob ject of procuring place or appointment under the East India Company. This application has arisen out of some suggestion well known to your lordship. It fell from an hon. member of the House of Commons, upon a subject that has occasionally been referred to, and to which reference has been so general in its quality and application that although there has been every desire on the part of the Court of Directors to cause this matter to be further inquired into in a court of justice, up to this time they have never felt themselves in a condition . to do so with effect. It seems that on the 21st of last month an hon. member of the House of Common made some observations to the effect that he was acquainted with a source whence there had been a declaration that the office of a cadetship, or at all events some important office under the East India Company, was to be obtained by money; that the matter was so managed as that it was not very easy to discover it or to bring it to justice, but that it was popular—that it was quite notorious and that it was little to be disputed as the fact that they were then sitting in the House of Commons and speak ing about it. Ido not know that lam at liberty to go into the communications that have taken place between the Court of Directors and persons who hold high situations for the purpose of bringing the case home to the parties, one of whom is now before you, but I know that in consequence of what transpired next day in the House of Commons, the hon. member who had made this communication was by more than one hon. member of the House appealed to, and at length he felt him self at liberty—having ascertained that the person from whom he derived his information, and who is likewise himself a member of the House of Commons, had, since the time of his making the statement, which it appeared was made without his knowledge, changed his position—to give such information as he was enabled to give upon the subject. He mentioned the name of the hon. member for Lambeth as being the gentleman who had a communication with a person who professed to be able to dispose of an office of this description, and with whom it could not be denied there had been a negotiation upon the subject. The result of this negotiation I feel happy to state, as establishing the respectability undoubtedly of Mr. Norman Wilkinson. When he found that that negotiation had for its object the payment of a sum of money, when the oath or decla ration, or both, came to be laid before him, which it became necessary for him to make upon the subject matter of that office, he at once hesitated—and, indeed, I think I ought to say, refused any further to parti cipate in that negotiation. But the question here is not whether or not he completed the transaction which he contemplated, but whether he contemplated doing it —whether he dealt or negotiated for it, and whether he agreed for it, subject to the discovery that he made with regard to the declaration and oath which he was called upon to make before that negotiation could be com pleted. That being so, the directors of the East India Company have thought it right to take the best advice that this country affords as to the means within their reach of bringing the matter home to the party to whom this negotiation is principally attributed. I cannot say but there appears reason to believe that Mr. Wilkinson participated in this transaction so as to bring himself within the reach of these clauses, but undoubtedly the principal delinquent is the party against whom the di rectors object is to be levelled, and if it be within the power of the law to bring that party and any other party concerned to justice, they feel themselves called upon thus publicly to declare their determination to do so. Under these circumstances, having consulted, as I say, and as we shall all agree, the highest authorities in the country, this is the course sug gested to be taken before your lordship, to give us the opportunity of commencing this prosecution. We have therefore applied here for a summons against Mr. Norman Wilkinson, that he may be called upon to an swer that which will resolve itself into a charge against oim as to his participation and share in the transaction, and which although not resulting in its completion at the time when he made this discovery, and felt himself at liberty to withdraw from it, will, as it appears to me, abundantly bring the charge home to him within the meaning of the act of Parliament. I propose to ask your lordship for a summons, charging him with unlawfully bargaining with a certain person, whose name is unknown, for the purchase of a certain office, the nature of which is perfectly immaterial, be cause that will be the result of further inquiry, if your lordship thinks I have made out a case for granting the summons, and also to endeavour, by such means as are in our power, to connect the remaining person with the transaction who had made these offers to Mr. Wilkinson for which he has been negotiating, I propose, therefore, to call the respectable brother of Mr. Norman Wilkin ,on, Mr. William Arthur Wilkinson, who is member for Lambeth, and to put a few questions to him upon this subject, with a view to enable me to ascertain whe ther there can be any doubt as to the share in the trans action which he attributes to his brother. Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, M.P. for Lambeth, was then called, and, in answer to questions put to him by Mr. Clarkson, said,—l have a brother of the name of Nor man Wilkinson, a stock dealer in London, and living at Nutfiel,d, in Surrey. I remember the subject matter of a discussion in the House of Commons on the night of the 21st ult., and also of another discussion at the same place, and in which I participated, on the 22d. In con sequence of a conversation that I had with my brother, I made a communication to the hon. member for Man chester (Mr. Bright) a week or two ago. My brother had a son whom he wished to send out to India, and I believe he wished to procure some appointment for him. I think he told me a year and a half or two years ago that he had had an offer of such an appointment—l so understood him—in the service of the East India Com parry. :fr. Clarkson—Did you learn from your brother from whom he had had that offer ? Mr. Wilkinson—Yes, I did. Mr. Clarkson—Will you have the goodness to tell as his name ? Mr. Wilkinson—l have first of all to say that I am exceedingly unwilling to do anything in the world in any way to obstruct the course of justice, but I con sider this to have been a confidential communication from my brother to me ; I know that he feels himself conscientiously bound not to disclose the name of that party ; and as I also feel bound in the same way not to do so, I must decline the answer to that question. Mr. Clarkson—Does your hesitation to give me an answer arise out of a belief from your part in that con versation with your brother that the transaction was an unlawful transaction ? Mr. Wilkinson—My objection arises from the fact my brother considers himself bound not to divulge the name of the party, from having, I believe, said that he would not do so ; and I feel equally bound, as my brother made a communication of that sort to me, which I consider confidential, not to disclose the name of the party. Mr. Clarkson—Then, if I understand you, at all events, whatever may be the motive which influences you (and I am only now referring to you) you decline to answer the question ? Mr. Wilkinson—l do. Mr. Clarkson—And you refuse to answer the ques tion who it is Mr. Wilkinson--Yes, I do. I do not do this contu maciously. I wish to explain to the Court distinctly takenijLraziti t i 4 1 3 u ha u t_l i d o it from a conscientious motive from a feeling 1 I .)lgation on the part of my brother and myself not ige the name of the party, which he has under sort of confidentialdo ; and I feel myself ' bound by the same [ M Wilkinsaonwi lir. elm :: to divulge it. on --Are you aware that this is not the t co ne m ss m f u ro n m ica g t i io v n in s g a a s n to an w s h w ic e h r ? the law would protect am sure. wrong, you decline to —I do not know how that may be, I nswer the question Mr. Clarkson—ile w ever, whether I am right or Mr. Wilkinson-___ - y e a s you be think I must take the conse quences. name. I I t h d i o n kn o l t a t rn hin bound o in honour not to divulge tisiegood as to relate to the Mr. Clarkson —Will Lord Mayor the substance of yourself and your broth er as to th c i o a nservation between if he had any, fr any situati on Company's serv o ice ? under the East India Mr. Wilkinson—Well, it was not in an'.i.,, particular conversation, but in several conversati ons; an i not charge myself with a distinct recollecti on of allett particulars. I can only give the Court a very general impression of what I understood to take place at the time. I do not know exactly when the time was • it may have been a year and a half or two years ago ; I do not know ; but my impression is that my brother com municated to me that he had had an offer mades service. My to him o f an appointment in the East India Cornpa,n impression is that my brother communicated me that to he had had an offer from some friend of his of such an appointment. After that I understood that he had been gi to understand by this party that ven he expected something in return for that appointment. After that he communicated to me that he had ascertaine d still fur ther that he should be obliged, he found, to sign some declaration that h.e Lad not given any donsideration for this appointment, 4nd that, in, consequence of that, he had declined to have anything more to do with it ; and that is in substance all that I know about it. Mr. Clarkson—l should have thought that Mr. Wil kinson would have given us some account of what took place as to this matter in the House of Commons. Mr. Wilkinson—l decline to give you Any account of what took place in the House of Commons. I shall stand upon my privilege there. lam very willing to relate the transaction as far as .1 know. Mr. Clarkson—You say that your brother mentioned his friend. Was it a friend whom he had known for some time ? Mr. Wilkinson—Yes. Mr. Clarkson— For several years ? Mr. Wilkinson—Several years, I should think. Mr. Clarkson—Was it a member of the direction of the East India Company ? - Mr. Wilkinson—l do not think lam called upon to answer that. Ido not want you to get from me indi rectly that which directly I refuse to give you. Ido not feel myself called on to give you any information which may lead you to the name of this person. Any other information I can give you, lam willing to do so. We feel ourselves bound by a moral obligation not to dis close the name of this person. Mr. Clarkson —But you may be bound by a legal obli gation to do so. _ _ - Mr. Wilkinson—Of that I must take the consequences. The person was not a director of the East India Coin pany. - Air. Bodkin (who appeared on the part of Mr. Nor man Wilkinson to watch the proceedings) at this stage of the investigation requested the witness, in detailing any conversations with his brother, not to state conclu sions of his own, but to confine himself to specific words, as far as he could remember them. Mr. Clarkson—l do not understand in what capacity my friend appears here. Mr. Bodkin—l am here very legitimately. We have had notice that there was to be an application made for a summons, and through the courtesy of Mr. Lawford we have been positively invited to attend. Mr. Wilkinson further stated that his brother, Mr. Norman Wilkinson, having communicated to another friend of his the circumstance of his being in treaty for the appointment in question, that other friend informed him that he was doing an illegal act ; that he would have to sign a declaration at the India house that he bad given no consideration whatever for such an appoint ment, upon which he had withdrawn from the negotia tion, and declined to have anything further to do in the matter. 6. Mr. Clarkson—Where was this conversation that you had with your brother ? Mr. Wilkinson—ln the city. Mr. Clarkson then submitted that the alleged offence having been committed in the city, the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor was indisputable. A summons was then granted. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the Assembly-rooms, York-road—Mr. J. Hibbert, deputy-chairman, in the chair. Mr. Crombie, the secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed, and afterwards he read the report, an abstract of which appeared in The Sun of Saturday. The CHAIRMAN said he was called on suddenly to take the chair, in consequence of Mr. Scott, the chairman of the company, being compelled to attend a Parlia mentary committee. He (the deputy - chairman) was sorry that Mr. Scott was not then present, as he was sure that the proprietors would sympathise with him for what he had suffered for the company in having a ver dict of " Manslaughter " returned by a coroner's inquest against him and others in consequence of one of the servants being killed on the line. The judges of assize, however, took a very different view of the case, and stated that they could not see what Mr. Scott could have to do with the death of the man, more than any other passenger in the train. He was exceedingly sorry Mr. Scott was not present, and he could assure them that there was not a director at the board who devoted himself more to the promotion of their interests than Mr. Scott, and it was very usual for that gentleman to devote five or six hours a-day to the arduous duties of his office. He then adverted to items in the accounts, and stated that they would perceive that a considerable reduction had been made in the rate of interest on borrowed money ; the reduction amounted to 6,0001. for the half-year. They would perceive that there was now but a comparatively small sum at 5 per cent, interest (292,0001.), and he had no doubt they would go on reducing the rate of interest, until probably 4 per cent. or 31 per cent. would be the highest interest they would have to pay on their bor rowed money ; for these results they were very greatly indebted to Mr. Uztelli, their finance minister, and he had no doubt that those operations would be continued and would be productive of permanent advantages to the shareholders. There was an item of 98,0001. for rails and chairs which had been transferred from one account to another. This sum for rails was charged to the account of branch lines, but as some of them were afterwards con structed as single lines, and others did not require so large a quantity of rails as originally charged, the respective ac counts were credited with the surplus, and the amount was debited to another account. These arrangements were progressing with a view to enable them to close, as far as possible, the capital account. Re would be happy to explain anything in the accounts which might be required. With regard to the policy of the company, he wished to say a few words. They would perceive that the company had but one bill before Parliament this session, and that they had to oppose several bills. The principal bill they had to oppose was for the Devon and Dorset Railway, promoted by the broad-gauge in terests, and the directors had succeeded in their oppo sition, but in so doing they were obliged to give a pledge, on the part of the company, to make the line of rail way from Dorchester to Exeter in lieu of the one pro posed. Evidence was given before the committee on the bill by men of high rank as to the decided advan tages of a continuous line of railway on the national gauge, and as to the evils of a break of gauge which the proposed broad gauge line would have interposed in car rying out the defences of the country from Portsmouth, Chatham, and other places to the West of England. The South-Western Company had succeeded in obtain ing the rejection of the bill by giving their pledge to make the line, as neither Parliament nor the country would be satisfied with the mere rejection of the broad gauge line without making a narrow gauge line in lieu of it. He then showed that the directors had acted up to the instructions given them, and in accordance with resolutions passed at a gen era l meeting of the company in May last. The Parliamentary committee had insisted that the line should be a double one instead of a single line, as proposed ; that was the on ly a lt era ti on f rom t h e resolution of the proprietors ; and that a second line should be laid down on the Southampton and Dorchester line, so that there would be a double line of railway from Southampton to Bridport and Exeter. He would not trouble them with the money question then, as they proposed to call a meeting of the proprietors in October next to consider and decide on the ways and means, and other matters connected with the undertaking of the ex tension line. There was a clause in the Southampton and Dorchester Railway Act, by which the company might 134 required by the Board of Trade to lay down a se cond line of rails when the gross traffic on the line should amount to 65,0001. a-year. It at present amounted to 62,0001. a-year ;so that it would be only making the second line a year or six months sooner than they would be compelled to make it. The committee would not have thrown out the Dorset and Devon Bill unless the South-Western Company bad promised to make the double line. On the last occasion the weakness of the company had been shown in a divided board, and di vided shareholders, and he did hope, if they wished to carry out the line successfully, that they would be united, for they could not expect success in carrying out any measure unless they were united. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the bills for new lines that had passed this session, there was the Staines and Wokingham and Woking Junction, and the Portsmo u th ra il way. Th e directors would do what they could to promote the traffic on those lines, although the company held no shares in them. There were several other new lines which would affect them more or less. The bill for ex tending the time for making the Salisbury and Basing stoke line had passed, and they expected that the portion of it between Basingstoke and Andover would be open for traffic in March next. The directors had been doing everything in their power to develope the traffic on the main line and branches. The traffic of Southamp ton was increasing, it was a rising port, and no increase could take place in Southampton without serving the interests of the railway. He wished to mention that the board may have to call on the shareholders, on a future occasion, to subscribe capital towards improve ments and works at Southampton. There were two notices of motion which had been given at the last meeting to be brought forward at the present meeting, and he wished to know whether the movers would pro ceed with them. One was by Mr. Kay, for reducing the allowance to the directors from 2,0001. to 1,6001. a year. There were 13 directors, and all he could say was, that the remuneration was very inadequate. (Hear.) Mr. Kay not only proposed to reduce the amount of the allowance, but specified how it was to be divided among the directors. According to the notice of motion, it was proposed to give 500/. to the chair man, 300/. to the deputy-chairman, and to divide the re mainder among the other 11 directors. He (the chair man) thought that if the shareholders specified the sum the board was to receive, they might leave the division of it to the directors. He did not see Mr. Kay in the room, and he did not know whether any one appeared for him. The other notice of motion was given by Mr. Herapath ; it related to the steam-boats. Mr. ITEREPATII said he had no wish to press his mo tion, unless it were the wish of the meeting. The object of it was to have a statement laid before the proprietors of matters relating to the steam-boats, including their cost, the number of boats, their tonnage, the length of the lease, and other information as to what they pro duced, and as to what the loss might be to the company ultimately at the end of the lease. The CHAIRMAN said the steam-packet company was an independent company, and there was no wish to with ed.ptri i i ne n i f o o ewr r st i o n hui a eni t nd i t o hb n ee . rhaeill The capital of the company was 115,000/., the directors held 14,0001. in the company, me and there were 315 proprietors, many of whom were pro d he Mr. TITE seconded Mr. PUNCHER moved a ah a ade y t mtchooer closepo motion. company. y . of The present steam-packet m eet. resolutione snh d de a drto kn ow w tohe whether effectthe company that p a t n h y e report be receivmeA) could not abandon the line from Dorchester to Exeter, and go for a line from Salisbury to Exeter ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the negative, and expressed a hope that the shareholders would fulfil faithfully the solemn pledge ito Peotoarliament that h a d b een g i ven for t, ray th a t th e report ap itnir. b y Eic thel 1p dArm warrs THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1853, peared satisfactory. There was an item of 24,3731. due from carriers and the Post-office ; he wished to know how much was due by the Post-office. He had sug gested on former occasions that a map of the railway and branches should be hung up in the room during meetings of the shareholders, as it would enable them to understand the relative position of their lines, and other matters connected with them. Mr. HOYES, the auditor, said, the amount due from the Post-office was 3,640/., from the Peninsular Company over 5,0001. on the day's traffic at the end of the half year 3,7001. and the remainder from the carriers. Mr. HERAPATH said, it was a gratifying matter that they had an increase of between 27,0001. and 28,0001. in their traffic, and an increased cost in working ex penses of only 6,0001. in round numbers, or about 21 per cent. This formed a striking contrast with the ma nagement of the Brighton Company, where the increased traffic caused an increase in the expenditure of 50 per cent. instead of 21 per cent. in the South-Western, or 20 per cent, according to what he (Mr. Herapath) had esti mated from an investigation of the subject that it ought to be. With regard to the extension line, he wished that the Great Western had gone hand in hand with them, but as they had determined otherwise, ho did not see that the South-Wester n C om p an y co uld do anything else than what they proposed. Mr. ADDISON complained of the way in which the traffic was conducted on the line, particularly at the Richmond and Putney stations, and the danger he had experienced himself while entering a carriage with a boy in his arms, the train went on without any notice, and he narrowly escaped a serious accident. He recom mended the appointment of a responsible traffic manager, and proceeded to read, amid noise and confusion, a para graph confirming his statement, and describing the de fective state of the traffic arrangements at Chertsey. He contended that prop er accommodation for the traffic on the line was a matter of considerable importance to the shareholders, and recommended them to travel to various stations on the line and judge for themselves as to the mode in which the business was conducted. Mr. PUNCHER and another proprietor also com plained of the arrangements on the line for conducting the traffic, particularly at Chertsey, or rather of the want of proper arrangements for conducting it with safety to the public, and satisfaction to the passengers. The Hon. F. SCOTT, M.P. the chairman of the com pany, then took th e c h a i r , an d said they were very much obliged to gentlemen who took the trouble to inform them of anything wrong. He was aware that some irregularity had occurred in conducting the traffic at cer tain points ; he believed their officers were also fully aware of it, and they were entitled to great credit for the exertions they had made to meet the difficulty. It had also caused the directors great anxiety, and the fact was that the rolling stock of the company was inadequate to accommodate the large amount of traffic that had suddenly come on a certain portion of their line. There were great practical difficulties ; but, amid it all, it was very gratifying to him to receive from Lord Hardinge a letter of thanks for the conveyance of the troops, notwithstanding the very invidious remarks that had appeared in a pub lic journal, and '.n which very harsh observations were made. The board had made preparations for Sunday traffic, with a view to enable the porters, clerks, station masters, and others, to have a day of rest like other per sons, on Sunday ; but the excessive amount of traffic had at present frustrated the relief they had contem plated to give their servants. They were now adding to their staff with a due regard to economy, so as to enable them to afford that relief on Sundays to the ser vants on the railway which was enjoyed by other per sons. He thought all complaints with regard to the traffic should be made to the secretary, or directors, and they would do their best to remedy any defect. Captain Moonsom said that something had been stated about lasing excursion traffic that could not be accommodated on Sunday, he would recommend that the system be extended to Monday as there was a great number of working people who would avail themselves of excursions on the Monday if facilities were afforded. Mr. HADLEY thought their shareholders ought to have a large' dividend out of the increased traffic. After some further observations, the report was re ceived and adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum for the half-year was declared. The CHATRUAN moved-a resolution authorising the taketo Dor chestermalaikneeaeelemeaeryfroemtepste directors to to a pExeter, ply for power carry the pledges they had given into practical effect, and tc make a double line from Southampton to Exeter. to _ _ Mr. TITS said, he hoped they would gather from the past a lesscn for the future, and that the shareholders would unite with the directors in carrying out a prudent and wise pclicy, in future, with regard to the accommo dation of the various districts connected with their un dertaking, and not to wait until other parties came into the field and drove them to considerable expense. The resoiution was then carried unanimous, and a vote of thanks given to the chairman and directors. The meeting of the South-Western Steam-packet Com pany was then held, and a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum for the half-year ending 30th of June was declared, and the meeting separated. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending July 31, 1853 7,384 12 1 Corresponding week last year 12,370 10 9 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending Aug. 7, 1853 .. £21,390 19 0 Corresponding week last year 19,255 7 6 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Aug. 7, 1853 £6,646 3 4 Corresponding week last year 4,303 0 5 Increase in 1853 £2,311 2 11 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Aug. 6,1853 £219 4 10 Corresponding week . last year . 248 14 8 NAVAL, INTELLIGENCE. SHEERNESS, AUGUST 9. The Wildfire, steam tender to the Waterloo, Second- Master Mr. George Brockman, returned from Chatham at 7 45 at.rn. this day, after being laid on the ways to clean her copper, preparatory to her leaving for Spit head with Vice-Admiral the Hon. Joceline Percy, com mander-in•chief at the buoy of the Nore ; and on receiv ing the gallant admiral on board, left here at 3 p.m. Wind, E., moderate ; weather fine. Barometer, 30 ; thermometer, 78 in the shade. The Waterloo, 120, Captain the Hon. Montagu Stop ford.—Vice-Admiral the Hon. Joceline Percy returned to his duty last evening. The commodore's broad pen dant was struck, and the admiral's flag (white at the fore) was again hoisted. The Myrtle, steam tender to the Monarch, returned from Chatham at 9 a.m., and dt 1 30 p.m. came along side the wharf to take on board James Hagerty, a ship wright, who had unfortunately fallen from a stage rigged under the hawse-holes of the Ganges into the bottom of the stone-dock No. 1, by which he received a simple fracture of the upper part of his left thigh. Immediately the accident occurred he was conveyed to the dockyard surgery, where Mr. John Jeffcott, Assistant-surgeon of the yard (in the absence of Mr. James Wilson (6), sur geon of the yard) promptly attended, and after setting the fractured limb he was conveyed in a cot on board the Myrtle and taken to Melville Hospital, Mr. Mark Hamilton, M.D., Assistant-surgeon of the Monarch, proceeding in the Myrtle, in attendance on the unfortu nate man. The Myrtle returned again at 5 40 p.m. this day. The Cyclops paddle-wheel steam-sloop this day s team ed out of the fitting-basin and left for Woolwich, at 2 30 p.m., to bring other parts of the machinery for the Royal George, 120, The Cressy, 80 guns, new screw steam-ship, arrived here at 3 15 p.m., this day, towed by the steam-vessels African and Fearless, and has been placed at the har bour moorings of the yard. The Ocean, New Coal Depot—The heavy stream moorings have been completed for this ship ; she is now permanently berthed at them, and ready to take in coals for the use of the steam navy at this port. A considerable saving in labour will be effected in sending the coals into the hold fore and aft by an inge nious process adapted by Mr. Robert Lawes, the store keeper, which consisted of shifting shoots attached under the hatchways, which can at pleasure and with dispatch be made to convey the coals either forward or aft, star board or port ; so that no trimmers are required in the hold. In addition to this, the coals are eased in co the hold on an inclined plane, whereby they retain their size—an object most desirable in such fuel. The John, Potter master, from Wales, will commence her discharge to-morrow, availing herself of a new mode of discharge, adopted also by Mr. Robert Lawes, by which the dis charge will be expedited quite, 40 per cent., and with less labour than heretofore. A coroner's inquest was held here this morning (afloat), by Mr. James Lawes, coroner for the city and boundaries of Rochester, on the body of a man unknown (apparently a labouring man), when a verdict was re turned by the jury—" Found drowned." The body was found floating near the Garrison point yesterday. SINGULAR CASE OF LOCKJAW. —A man died at Led bury, on Tuesday week, under rather remarkable cir cumstances. Freeman, the constable, was on duty in the market about 11 o'clock, when his attention was called to a man named D. Jones, who was standing bythe side of his cart, containing potatoes, peas, and beans, which he had brought for sale. When the constable went up to him he was in the act of recovering a halfpenny from the inside of his cart, in order to give change to a woman, who first give intimation as to his condition, and was groan ing badly. The poor fellow told Freeman that he had had a stroke, and in something like ten minutes he became insensible. What followed was thus detailed to the coroner, on Thursday, when an inquest was held at the union workhouse :—" I at once ran for Mr. Griffin, the surgeon, and in the hurry I saw Mr. Dunn, surgeon, coming down the street, and he came to him. He at first did not think him in danger. He had a little water, and afterwards Mr. Dunn ordered a draft from Mr. Meacham, the druggist ; but he could not take it ; his jaws were closed. By Mr. Dunn's directions, I took him up to the union house, where the body now lies. Mr. I Dunn told me it was a case of lock-jaw, and that it was a very bad case. As soon as the deceased was conveyed up here Mr. Lewis, the union doctor, saw him. He told me there was no chance of his recovery. lam of opinion that as soon as the deceased was taken with lock-jaw he became insensible. The deceased, after he was taken ill, said, Oh ! Lord, kill me ! ' and his last words were, `Oh, God (three times). Deceased seemed to have a second attack, when his jaw became closed and he be came insensible. His eyes were almost cloied." The jury found "That the deceased died by the sudden visi tation of God. "...Gloucester 07tronirte, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.- WEDNESDAY. WROTTESLET STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added ; 2-yr-olds, Est 121 b ; 3 yrs, 9st 21b. Penalties and al lowances. Straight half mile. (7 subs.) Mr. C. Blanton's Vaultress, by Birdcatcher, 3 yrs, 9st 31b, including 31b extra (G. E. Sharpe) 1 Mr. Meeson's Laycock (sister to Stafford), 2 yrs, 6st 101 b (Aldcroft) 2 Mr. G. Taylor's Czarina, Est 101 b (Ashmall) 3 Mr. Shelmerdine's b g by Gabbier, dam Lady Mayoress, 2 yrs, Est 1 Olb (G. White) 4 The weights for this race were according to the condi tions published originally in the Book Calendar, and not according to the conditions in the Sheet Calendar, the alteration in the latter having been made without the consent of the subscribers. Betting-5 to 2on Van ltress, 4to 1 agst Laycock, and 5 to 1 agst Czarina. Laycock, Vaultress, and Czarina ran together to the distance, where Vaultress went ahead, and won in a canter by two lengths. Same distance between second and third. Gabbier gelding got badly off, and finished several lengths in the rear. FOAL STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added ; for 3-yr olds. Once round. (5 subs.) Mr. Flintoff's Whalebone by Heron, Bst 91b, including 31b extra (Whitehouse), walked over. The HOLYOAKE STAKES of 15 sovs. each, 10 forfeit, and and only 5 if declared, &c., with a purse of 50 sovs. added. Second horse to save his stake. Twice round and a distance. (21 subs, 13 of whom declared.) Mr. J. Osborne's The Alp by The Provost, aged, Bst 71b Mr. Saxon's Black Doctor, 5 yrs, Bst 51b, (Whitehouse) 2 Mr. Land's Massaroni. 3 yrs, 6st 911) (Land, jun.) 3 Mr. R. Hesseltmes's Lough Bawn, 5 yrs, Bst 51b (G. E. Sharpe) 4 Mr. Shelmerdine's Morning Star, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Aldcroft) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Black Doctor, sto 2 agst Morn ing Star, 3 to 1 agst Alp, 5 to 1 agst Massaroni (offd.) Alp made nearly all the running. On turning into the Straight, Black Doctor and Massaroni joined issue. At the distance Massaroni was disposed of. Black Doctor made a vigorous effort to reach Alp, but after a good race in, was beaten by a length, the second beating the third two lengths. Lough Bawn was a bad fourth. While running, Morning Star struck into Massaroni's heels and fell. His jockey was unseated, but not injured. TH - EATRE STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added, 3 ft. Three-quarters of a mile. 12 subs. Mr. C. Blanton'sVaultress, by Birdcatcher, 3 yrs, 7st 51b . (G. E. Sharpe) 1 Mr. J. Goding's Mayday, by Venison, 5 yrs, 7st 21b (Ashman) 2 Mr. R. Hesseltine's Lough Bawn, 5 yrs, Bst 51b (Osborne) 3 Mr. W. Jones's Exchange, 3 yrs, 6st 41b ... (Wilson) 4 The following also ran :—Mayday, Defiance, Sinina, Lord Albemarle, Whittington, c. by Fitzallen. Betting—Even on Vaultress, 3 to 1 agst Defiance, 5 to 1 agst Mayday, by Venison. Won easily by a length, same distance between second and third, a head between third and fourth, Defiance a bad fifth. The Innkeepers' Plate of 50 sous. did not fill. READING RACES-WEDNESDAY. The EASTHAMPSTEAD PARK STAKES Of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added by the Marquis of Downshire, and 10 from the fund for the second horse. Three-yr-olds, 7st 41b ; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 21b. Certain penalties and allowances. The winner to be sold for 150 sovs., if demanded, &c. Once round and a distance. 5 subs. Mr. Spencer's Prevention, by Verulam, 3 yrs, fist 101 b (J. Goater) 1 Mr. Powell's Anne Page, 3 yrs, Est 101 b. ..(Crouch) 2 Mr. Maxwell's Tame, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Wakefield) 3 Mr. J. Brown's Economy, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (Lowe) 4 Mr. Moreton's Miriam, 6 yrs, Bst 131 b (Esling) 0 Betting-6 to 4 agst Prevention-3 to 1, bar one. Tame made the runninr , to the half distance, where Prevention, who had been lying off, drew forward, and, obtaining the lead, in a few strides further, she went on, and won very cleverly by a length ; the se cond beating the third by a head. Miriam, who was last nearly all the way, walked in, and did not pass the post. The winner was claimed by Mr. Stevens. The ABBEY STAKES of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 50 added ; for 2 yrs-old, 7st ; three, 9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b.—Straight run in, about three quarters of a mile. 16 subs. Mr. Drewe's Vixen, by The Tartar, 2 yrs, _Est 111 b (Kendall) 1 Mr. Oliver's Ethelbert, 3 yrs,.9st (Yates) 2 Mr. Drinkald's Brother to Grey Tommy, 3 yrs, 9st _ (A. Day) 3 Mr. Liley's Victorine, 2 yrs, Get 111 b (Carman) 4 Mr. King's Roebuck, 2 yrs, 7st (J. Goater) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Vixen, 7to 4 agst Ethelbert. Nothing else backed. The first three ran together until they had accom plished half the distance, when Vixen parted company, went on with the lead, and won very easily by two lengths, same between second and third, Victorine was fourth, Roebuck a long way behind. THE BERKSHIRE STAKES of 20 sovs. each, h ft, and only 5 declared, &c., with 50 added, the owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. The winner of a han dicap of 100 sovs. in value or upwards after the decla ration of the weights, 71b extra. Two miles. 35 subs, 21 of whum pay 5 sovs. each. Mr. Waller's Octavia, by Orlando, 4 yrs, Sst 21b (Crouch) 1 Mr. I. Day's Waterfall, 5 yrs. 7st lllb...(Wakefield) 2 The following also ran :—Wilmont, Corybantes, Hy bla, Inder. The highest weight accepting being 7st 81b, it was raised to Bst 71b, and the others in proportion. Betting-2 to 1 agst Corybantes-4 to 1 agst Wil mont-5 to 1 agst Waterfall. After the first hundred yards, Octavia went away with a lead of several lengths, followed by Corybantes, between whom and the next there was a similar inter val, until they rounded the bottom turn, when they be gan to take close quarters. At the stand, Waterfall came with a powerful rush, but was beaten by a head. Corybantes was a pretty good third, with the others in close attendance. Ireland's Eye was struck out to-day at 3.20 p.m., his owner not being aware, until the last moment, that there were 71bs extra to carry. It then transpired that the handicap was made before the horse ran for the Craven Stakes at Goodwood, but no public an nouncement of it appeared until the week afterwards. THE LADIES' PLATE of 30 sovs., added to a Sweep stakes of 3 sovs. each ; for two-yrs-old and upwards ; optional selling weights ; straight run in ; about three quarters of a mile. 12 subs. Mr. G. Drewe's Shipwreck, by Birdcatcher, (301.) 6st 131 b (Kendall) 1 Capt. Barnett's Mayfly, 3 yrs (501.), 7st 31b (Preece) 2 Mr. J. Mellish's Woodyates, 2 yrs (301.) sst 21b (Cresswell) 3 The following also ran :—Haresfoot, Anxiety, La Juive, Economy, Arlette, and Batty Darling. Betting-3 to 1 agst Shipwreck, 4to 1 agst Mayfly, 5 to 1 agst Arlette. Shipwreck sailed away with the lead, Arlette and Mayfly lying second and third to the distance, where Arlette was beaten ; Shipwreck maintained the lead throughout, and won very easily by three lengths. A neck between second and third. La Juive was fourth, the others scattered. The winner was sold by auction for 54 guineas, and Mayfly was claimed, according to the Newmarket rule, by Mr. Brewe. ___ 'The Borough Plate was won in two heats by Mr. Jones's Young Cecilia, 2-yrs-old, beating Mr. T. Smith's cby Touchstone, out of Epilogue, 2 yrs, Mr. Reeve's Lady Isabel, and six others. Mr. Death's Prevarication went to the post, but she jumped and kicked whilst they were getting ready to start, and young Sherwood her jockey, was thrown over her head, his left foot caught in the stirrup iron, and as he swung round a fatal accident seemed inevitable. Happily, however, he escaped with little injury. BETTING ON THE COURSE. EBOR tIANDICAP. 7to 1 and 6 to 1 agst Catspaw (taken). ST. LEGER. 6to 5 on West Australian (taken). 9 to 2 agst Sittingbourne (taken). CESAREWITCR STAKES. 1000 to 15 each agst Friday, Rosalba, Leopold, Trickstress, Defiance, Nancy, Muscovite, and New minster (taken). DERBY. 1000 to 50 agst King Tom (taken). 1250 to 50 agst Ruby (taken). 2000 to 50 agst colt by Hetman Platoff out of Infidely (taken). YARMOUTH RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Yarmouth Handicap was won by Conmore, beat ing Scandal easily. Only the two ran. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RACES. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HANDICAP. Haricot Candlewick Event 1 2 3 Won by a head. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853. The figures within parenthesis denote the number of day's racing. AUGUST. Wolverhampton (3) 8 Yarmouth (2) Reading (2) lO North Staffordshire (21- 10 York (3) 17 Canterbury lB Tonbridge (1) 18 Radcliffe (3) 22 Egham (2) 23 Liverpool Hunt Cup (2) 24 Derby (2) 25 Hereford (2) 29 Eccles (3) 29 Lichfield (2) 29 Chelmsford (2) 3O SEPT] Lincoln (2) 1 Warwick (2) 6 Doncaster (4) 13 Weston Zoyland and Bridgwater (1) 12 Dover 15 Pontefract (2) l9 NOVE: Worcester (2) Epsom Autumn (2) 3 Cowbridge Hunt (2)....., 9 :MBER. Bedford (2) Leicester (2) 21 Lanark (2) 22 Manchester Autumn (2) 22 Newmarket F. 0. (3) 27 I Walsall (2) 28 I Northallerton (2) 29 :MBER. Liverpool Autumn (2)... 9 Shrewsbury (2) ............ 15 Aberystwith (3) Last week POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.— Thomas Hughes, a proprie tor driving his own cab, was summoned for refusing to go with Mr. Charles Watson, a stockbroker, of 10, Warnford-court, City. Mr. Watson stated, that on Friday last he saw the defendant, about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, driving a Hansom cab in King-street, Cheapside. He hailed de fendant, but he appeared to take no notice, and drove on at a rapid pace. Complainant ran after defendant, and asked him why he did not stop, and he replied that he had done work for the day and was going home, and did not intend to take any more fares. Complainant asked him for his number, and he referred him to the stamp-office plate at the back of the cab, but complainant insisted upon having the number of his badge, which defendant prevented him from obtaining for some time. The defendant said, he bad gone 15 miles that day, and earned 10s., and, it being his custom to work his horses only from 7 in the morning till 5 in the afternoon, he was returning home when he was hailed by the com plainant. He (defendant) was not on a stand, neither was he plying for hire, and be thought under those cir cumstances it was not compulsory on him to take a fare against his inclination Alderman Moon said the defendant had acted wrongly and was very uncivil in not letting complainant have his number. Really, the cabmen were becoming most in corrigible, and it was his duty to protect the public from their impositions and insults The complainant admitted that the defendant was not plying for hire, and the defendant said he paid a great deal of money for his horses, and was therefore obliged to be careful that he did not overwork them, for the reduced fares would not pay him if he injured a horse in so doing. The defendant was then fined 10s., which, after a good deal of demurring, he paid, and the complainant gave the costs, 35., to the poor-box. BOW-STREET.—John. Linton Daniel, who keeps a loan-office in Thanet-place, Strand, in the name of Cap tain Daniel, was summoned before Mr. Jardine for as saulting and threatening Edwin John Baker, the secre tary to the "company." The same parties were before Mr. Hall on Monday, when the complainant in the present case was charged with embezzling the monyes of the defendant, his em ployer. On that occasion it was contended that Baker was not a servant, but a partner, and therefore as much entitled to receive and pocket the payments made at the office as Daniel himself; and a covenant of agreement having been put in to show that Baker was only re quired to give an account once a-year, Mr. Hall dis missed the charge. On getting back to the loan office, it appeared that Daniel, Baker, and a groom, who was claimed as the servant of both, each asserted his right to the cash box. An altercation ensued, the groom was turned out of doors by Baker, while the latter was threatened with expulsion by Daniel—the result being a second appeal to the police-court. Daniel assured his worship that the complainant was merely his clerk, and had been paid a salary of a guinea a-week; but lately, to give him an interest in the office, he had been allowed a fourth of the profits as his remuneration—there being a special proviso in the covenant that he Was not to be regarded as a partner. A Mr. Govett, who said he was a solicitor of 30 years' standing, referred to the agree ment, which was drawn up by himself as a proof that Baker, his client, was liable to pay a fourth of the liabi lities also, and was, therefore, to all intents, a partner ; but Mr. Jardine observed that he never saw such an un intelligible document as the said " agreement," and he he could not have supposed that it was ever drawn by a solicitor. Eventually, Mr. Jardine ordered the defendant Daniel to enter into his own recognisances in 101. to keep the peace towards the complainant for two months. For some weeks past the legitimate business of the Court has been constantly interrupted, and the passages, and waiting-rooms rendered almost inaccessible, by the arrival at short intervals of large bodies of recruits, des tined for the militia service, who are brought before the magistrate to be attested, some of them frequently in a state of drunkenness. The time consumed by the for mal process of taking a long declaration on oath from each man causes the greatest possible inconvenience to the numerous persons of both sexes who have to attend as witnesses or complainants, and are kept waiting for hours together in company by no means agreeable, and in an atmosphere still more unpleasant. Gentlemen who arrive in a hurry to settle disputes with extortionate cabmen are driven in despair to make the best bargain they can with "cabby," who escapes inquiry, and blesses the volunteer men for his impunity. It is due to the public who have business at police-courts to draw the attention of the military authorities to this serious and growing nuisance, which might easily be avoided by securing the occasional attendance of a county magis trate (probably a captain in the army) to swear in the recruits at head-quarters. SHIPPING INTELLIGENOE. QUARANTINE NOTICE. ALICANTE, Ang.l.—All 'vessels bound to this coast from a British port are subjected to three days' quarantine, in consequence of the cholera morbus having broken out in Copenhagen, which city is in constant communication with the United Kingdom. CUSTOM-HOUSE—Aua. 10. ENTERED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Catharina, for Gudnase ; Andreas, Christiania ; Emanuel, Sundswall Barbara Maria Haab, Christianstadt ; Prosperitas, Dram ; Johannes, Rustringerseil ; Forma, Stettin ; Gezina Jan- I tins, Rostock ; Elizabeth, St. Petersburgh ; Alldn, Ny -1 borg ; Fanny Von Schach, Archangel ; Speculation, Aran ' dahl ; Maria, Lokkin ; Porto, Aalborg ; Agnes Luders, Odense; Catharina, Archangel; Maria, do.; Norma, Maroim ; Henrietta, Memel; Rendsburgh Company, No. 2, Archangel ; Norval, Gottenburg ; Louisa, Riga ; Mary Eleanor, Berdianski ; Gisona, Archangel ; Johannes. do. ; Jontoveronia Maria, Archangel ; Helene, do. ; do. ; Catharina, Adelia, and Maria, do. ; Heinrich, do. ; Oscar, Calmar ; Neva, Dantzic ; Hebe, Swartwich ; Garda, Skelleffia ; Emanuel, Altona ; Hermann Ri gs; Hoop, Worcum ; Emily, Lagos ; Robertson, Matanzas ; Schiller, Cronstadt ; Johanna, Dantzic , Diana, M emel ; Margaret, Pillau ; Countess of Leven and Melville, St. Petersburgh • Favourite, Memel ; Jos. Smith, D an t z i c ; Ada St. Helena • Asiatic, Madras and the Cape • lEginae Undi'ne, Stettin;Eindrv.ch, Dantzic ' • Carl Gustaf, St e tti n; Jane Spoors, do. ; Wilhelm Frederick, Droback ; Helene, Dram ; Dorothea Frederika, Struer • St. Paul, do. ; Hein rich, Archangel ; Argo, Dram ; mine, Griefswald • ' Norkelone, Holmsund ; Lynnpha, Dram ; Ann, Antwerp ; Lady Sale, Riga ; St. Marie, Memel ; Hawkhill, Constantinople, &c. ; Agnes, Oporto ; Thos. Boyden, Port Philip ; Demerara, Trinidad ; Carlscrona and Stockholm ; Stella, Valencia ; Louise, St. Vincent • Inchinnal, Sydney ; Hougomont, Cape of Good Hope and Madras. CLEARED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Ellen, for Altona ; Hawkhill, Constantinople, &c. ; Ida Elizabeth, Sourabaya ' • Propitious, Cherbourg ; M a l co l m , T a bl e B a y ; Baelfinch, Elsinore, &c.; Elizabeth, Antwerp ; Omen, Kiel. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 10. The Jeune Louis has arrived at this port, from Pontes val, with cargo from the Asia, from hence to Mobile, wrecked in December last. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Konig William 11., Liverpool to Melbourne, June 2, lat. BN., long. 20 W. The China, LO'ndon to Bombay, June 16, lat. 6 N., long. 21 W. The Ormelie, Calcutta to London, July 14, lat. 36 N., long. 42 W. The George William (American ship), July 27, lat. 46 N., long. 23 W. The oriental (s), Aug. 2, lat. 50 N., long. 5 W. The Sydney Griffiths from Launceston, Van Di emen ' s Land, Aug. 6, lat. 49 N., P long. 5 W. The Catherine Jenkins, Caldera to Liverpool, July 13, lat. 36 N., long. 40 W. The Watt, Bombay to Liverpool, July 14, lat. 37 N., long. 40 W. The John Lawson, London to Hobart Town, J u ly 30 , lat. 46 N., long. 8 W. The Oliver, Plymouth to Adelaide, Aug 3, lat. 48 N., long. 7 W. CLEARNESS OF THE NORTHERN SEAS.—Nothing can be more surprising and beautiful than the singular clear ness of the water of the northern seas. As we passed slowly over the surface, the bottom, which was here in ge neral of white sand, was clearly visible from 20 to 25 fa thoms. During the whole course of the tour I made, nothing appeared to me so extraordinary as the immense recesses of the ocean, unruffled by the slightest breeze, the gentle splashing of the oars scarcely disturbing it. Hanging over the gunwale of the boat with wonder and delight I gazed on the slow moving scene below. Where the bot tom was sandy, the different kinds of esterise, echmi, and even the smallest shells appeared at the greatest depth, conspicuous to the eye, and the water seemed, in some measure, to have a magnifying power, by enlarging the object as a telescope, and bringing them seemingly nearer. Though moving on a level surface, it seemed almost as if we were ascending the height under us, and when we passed over its summit, which rose in appear ance to Nkilin a few fe.A of our boat, and came again to the descent, which on this side was suddenly perpendi cular, aed ow Hooking a watery gulf as we passed gently over the point of it, seemed almost as if we had thrown ourselves down this precipice ; the illusion, from the crystal clearness of the deep, actually producing a sud den start."—American paper. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Fifty Thousand Cures by Du Barry's Food, without medicine, inconvenience, or ex pense (as it saves fifty times its cost in other remedies). — "Twenty -five years' nervousness, cons tipation, indiges tion, and d e bilit y , f rom w h ic h I had suffered great misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food in a very short time. W. R. Reeves, Pool Anthony, Tiverton."--" Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spams, and nausea, for which my servant had consulted the advice of many have been effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious health-restoring food in a very short time. I shall be happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk."—"Three y ears ' excess i ve nervousn ess, with pains in my neck and left arm, and general debility, which rendered my life very miserable, has been radically removed by Du Barry's health-re stLood„. 50 Alexs. Stuart, Ar c hd eacon o f R oss, Skib- b n , years indescrib a bl e agony f rom dys pepsia, . asthma, cou g h, cons tip a ti on , flatu iy, spasms, sickness at the s t omac h, an d vom iti ng s, p e e n p c si , a, nervousness , has been removed by Du Barry's excellent food. Maria Jolly, Wortham Ling, near Diss, Norfolk."—Copies of testimonials of 50,000 cures (including those of Lord Stuart de Decies, Major-General Thomas King, Drs. Ure, Shorland, and Harvey) gratis. In canisters, with full instructions, 11b., 2s. 9d ; 21b., 4a. 6d. ; 51b, 11 s. ; 121 b., 225. ; super-refined, 51b., 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b. and 121 b. carriage free. Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-atac4 Londoe. COUNTRY MAJ?KJT& EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—AUG. 9. There were in the market to-day, 4 sacks ostrugai 7'l 0 : weighing 2801bs i m p er i a l, w hi c h sold thus : -2 5t and 1 at 1/. 13s Od. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW 3iABEET'' AUG. 9. There was a large supply o f s t r aw of all w de' the market. The prices w ere a s follow : fl 6 stl Oat straw , from 5s 6d to 6s 6d per kemple to 5 3 vt'' tron ; wheat do., 5s Od to 6 s 6d ; barley do., 4 s v Hay from 9d to lid per stone. ptious is DALKEITH MEAT MARKET —MG. 13 ' ,i , 0 There were in the market to-day 22 bags °3t,lnall, of barleymeal, and 2 of pot-b a rley. Sales B v e "i . ty 3 ' Top of oatmeal 6d per bag down, the second 0 5 get. per bag cheaper, and the lowest the same as last lag r(i Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Seeond• 111 6,1 imperial 33a Od 3 Od' ....., 0 1 Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto —s Od —0 Flour, per ditto Oa ---s 01 s Pot-barley, per ditto COAL MARKET—Aua. 10. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the ma rk e t :•"" 5. , s. d. . . 1 ' Burnhope l5 6 Hetton ................... 16 Carr's Hartley lB 0 Haswell ........ ~. .......... .17 Dean's Primrose l6 6 lamhtou . . ........... .17 Hasting's Hartley lB o,Russell's licit-on ........17 Holywell.. •... .. .. .... l9 0 Scarborough .. .. ............. ,s Howard's iVeSt . Hartley is tewart , s .................. 1 7 Netherton 18 0 ,Framwellga.te ........... 37 Lon ride's Wst Hartle 18 O'Cassop . .... ...... . .......... 17 North Percy Hartley l7 0 Heugh Hall .........••••" 'l6 1 6 Redheugh Main 15 9 Kelloe ............ 17 Tanfield Moor l6 6 South Hartlepool ...... •••11 Tanfield Moor Butes 16 3 South Kelloc ............ " . 15 West Hartley lB 0 Tees . ... .. . .... . ....... .16 Wylam 18 3 Pease's ..... ............. • 16 Wallsend, &c. St. Helen's Tees ...... ':l6 Hedley 17 0 Woodhouse Close •••• 118 Riddell l7 0 Cowpen .......•!.--,••"... 18 Eden Main 17 6 Derwentwa . teilas n '' , Belmont 17 6 Ship at market 113 I Sold ......... ... 64. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS• LIVERPOOL, AUG. 10. q t r eele l t STOOK EXCHANGE.—The m ar k e t has been e;' s o otr dull and inactive, and closed at about yestioelglw e ster' tions:—Caledonian, 311 ; London and Nert la ,, z . . rod 1151; Manchester, Sheffield, an d Li n coln, British, 81 ; South-Eastern and Dover, 211; . 14 '7 1 6he' 3 ' 34/. share Guar. 6 per cent., 41 1 ; Shrewsbury Guar. 8 per cent., 18. MANCHESTER, Aua. 10. , :ne d, STOCK EXCHANGE.— Prices have slightly clecT Do 16 but a moderate business. Cheshire junction, d g 21i; East Lancashire, 181 13-16 ; Leeds proiZ o o t "' York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 174; 05.1. Leeds, 77i; Sheffields Pref., 10t; London Stool LEEDS, AUG. 10. s 0 tsi f; STOCK EXCHANGE yn .—There was a weaker morning. The transactions have been limite d RCP' lines, and the quotations show a tendency A The following are the closing sale s of the morning, pOr cashire and Yorkshire; 774 ; Leeds Northern , / land Stock, 714 BIRMINGHAM,I.O. A 4 81A- e 210- STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market As 1 1 . A riu London and North-Western close 1154 to 1151; ',; - A (I) . ' 714 to i ; Shropshi re U n i on , 3/. Bs. 9d. to 3 1 . 64 ' '''' and South Staffords, 1 to 18s. 9d. dis. SEABORNE MAILS. •(N signifies that the mails are sent from the Gellert ° by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] ‘Vn e in pe Fre * / I ---- - " 1 00 , Fael' l6 e 1 ' Day when made up From w bat Jo ' 3. COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port Fre t _ Office, London.* Disoatched• .. -- —...------ va o Americ.a(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ••• 1 6 America (by United Sts. Av g' packet) .... .. ....N Aug. 23 ...... .... Liverpool ''' 0 America (by U States tli• packet) ..........N Aug. 16 .......... SouthaMPO n i A 1 0 Australia (via South- A ug. t) A ampton) .......... M Sept. 4 .......... SouthamP in t- . jell Ditto (via Marseilles) N Sept. 8 .. , t o. Ditto (via Cape of uood 15 14 P Hope) ............N August 4 ........ London .• •• ' 1 6 Africa ( West Coast) ..N July 30 .........• elymoutn ••• A ug. i o Alexandria ... ..• ....N 8, 9,_ 24. &30 of m Dover .• ••,:,,,AuP 0 Alexandria ..........31 4th & 20th of mon. i SouthamPt'' .Atik, Bahamas .. M 2nd of the month!Soutnamin ° .; ooo,6 Belgium ............N I ta11y............ Dover .• , :,: ji l - A off. l o Brazil , . NI 9th of the month.. AouthainP L ' ii .Atig.6 Buenos Ayres ........ M 9th of the month.. SouthamPtc . Aug. r :ape of Good Hooe ..N 14th of the month Plymouth • „, Cape of Good Hope .. N Ply m outh ••• L a. ) " Cape de Verds ......N 14th of the month. Plymouth •'' 6 . Ceylon (see India) •...N ~ Asiti. P I Ceylon ..............N 14th of the month Plymouth ~,,, To. 16 Channel Isles ........N Mon ~Wed ,&Frid. 44 outhamP=mil• Chili. .. ... ..........31 sd & 17th of mouth SeuthamPw - 1 1 0 China (see India) og. 0 Constantinople ...... N 7,8,17,21,&27 of m Dover ....L . Aug . J O Constantinople ........j4th & 20th of mon BouchartlFlu" T ofic. - lout. of Europe ai & N Twice daily ...... Dov er ...• • . 1 e4 O Egypt (see India) .IV JG 16 France ........ M & N Twice daily.... •• Dover ...,,,,• • ,, , ,Atig• Gibraltar .......... MA, 7, 17, 20, 27 of M. SuutharoP.w i i l Greece (see India) f 00 1 Aug • ' oi , oreytown ........3112nd & 17th of mon. - toutbara.,'Ttio* / Ilamburgh ..........ITuesday & Frid ay Havannah .....• • ... NI i 2nd or the month SoutbsanP Honduras ..........11 1 1 l l V 7t e to .isiorl Holland ........., .. 1 London •" , sot," h dr o ie f sd th a e y m t n S th at : s L o o u n t d r o iara n • p q,;„ ,. l , A A l so f t India (vlaSouthartmt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. MouthoMPW", flir t , India (via Marseilles)M Bth&2lth of month Dover .....• 1 " to 1 :1 11 lonian Isles (see India) Ireland ........ Liibon .............. M 7,9, 17, & 28 of m. Southampton , l' u " ii , ° 31 & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead .• : 1 ; 5 : ' ,6, 1 ! Madeira ...... • . • • •. 11 9th of the month Southampton ''' Madeira ............ N July 30.......... Plymouth • • 0 Malta (see India) Malta „N 7,17,19,28, 30 o f m . D ov er ...... e t' 0 Mauritius (see India) , I 1 •96. 1 Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth •• se pt. II Mexico ............311.2nd of the month. Southampto n .. o.o Naples .. ... ........N,sthi h th2sthormon.Dover • • •: ' n 'Atliflol o New Granada ...... Ml2d & 17th of mouth SouthamPl: t apw"o New Zealand .......... By private ship .. Various pa :1 4 0‘. 0 Papal States .... _27 ithlsth2 7 ‘thoflnon. Dover • • •,_" n iAgg' 0 Peninsula ... • ....M ,th I 7th2Bthonnon Southampto n Atti• 0 Peru ...... •• • • ....AI ld & 27th of mon southamPW:,,Atit• if Plrt Natal ..........N 14th of the month , Plymollik ••' ok 0 Sicily ... ...... ....N s thlth2 s thofmon,;Dover •••• " 01P 0 Ven c e a z n u Y ela • :: :: : "•.N..M 2 N d t l B, o s i t l b th 2st o h i o m fm on o th n.l 6 D o o u v tham et• pw._. ......[Aug. Van Diemen's Land (tee 1 6 AutAralia) ..... .... ...,, ACP West Indies ........ D 2d & 17th of month SouthaMPvw , _./ . he A er, • When any of these dat es f a n on a Sunday, the fell IP" dispatche I on the following day. w ith the exception olw ten Southampton). and the Malta, both o f which will be ciwr day preceding. r i tio frA r t LADVERTISEMNT.]—THE C AMP AT kim,, i 33 30 4 , 39, Albem ar l e - s t ree t, Piccadilly.—Observe, 0PF1,;109 York Hotel. - The Royal Exhibition. d newly-invented, ver y sma ll p ower f u l wa iste o H ?r glass, th e s i ze o f a wa l nu t, b y w hi c h ,: t osto li ;s can be seen and known one m il e an d a had - % et they answer every purpose on the r a ce.cours,:;Age opera-houses, country scenery, and s hip s are eri n , at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for sho° l4 ;keerot stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gexi L , v o j TA and tourists. T e l esco p es —A new an d m ost 1 " - ,' invention i n t e l escopes , possess i ng suc h extre;. o ,s B powers th a t some , 3A i nc h es , w ith an ex t ra eye'l 3l ol, 4 show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring,' 0 0 9 double stars ; with the same t e l esco p e , weigh i n g P op ounces, can be seen a person's countenance no 0 0 , 4 4 and a half distant, and an object from 16 to t ,pOP They supersede every other kind for th e waisteO and are of larger and all sizes, with increesil l i f o , accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, power ; an object can be clearly seen, from 1 4 to hay distant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticiaos;ohoteci vented invaluable preserving spectacle lenses. lol rf they are placed before imperfect vision, e ve ,tiveditif appears clear and distinct; the most aged, de, A ,, fe- foe;`,', becomes bright and brilliant, is brought to 1 1, ; oe - , natural, and original state. Deafness—New v a ' r fal et ot The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary P° W i . " cliff newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely t he from all others, to surpass anything of the PL og o' l o been, or probably ever can be, produced. """it same colour as the skin, it is not perceptible 1 Pubs i 4 with deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and g'" o eitiee semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of siagins„ t he no the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords al l 00 3 4. ante that possibly could be desired.—S. and .1 3 . r i3Oa'' Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street• Observe, opposite the York I-Tot el. g fld [ADVERTISEMENT.] --The Earl of Aldborottg . I, nir sco loway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this, • f See, medicine after every other means had failea tract from his lordship's letter, dated " m OOl l %Ol Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professo r v eep Sir, —I beg to acquaint you that your pills ha whic h the a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach over t he the most eminent of the faculty at home an d no t eve li D O Continent had not been able to effect- I ) 3 Y , waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Sig 3" t listwyr ROUGH." These wonderful pills will cure a n l vis p of the liver or stomach —Sold (also fl sto me nt) at Professor Holloway's E s tablhinent , 2 0 70 0 °I London , and by all medicine venders D o ug kingdom. BIRTRS. OF A SON. Eccleo— sntrO,' On the 9th i ns t . , i n W arw i c k- s t re et, t.° or , por the wife of W. J. M etca lf e, E sq. squ O a n ro, th t e he 7 L th ad i y ns jt.a,neatlvijaplkpeerr.Seymear-stree., f J. OF A DAUGHTER• o On the Bth i ns t., i n Gordon s treet, the iv" Wilde, Esq. On the Bth inst., the Hon. Mrs. Walrond. ft MA RR I ED. of s' On the 2d inst., at the parish church , .oe - o f fle- a Barks, Geo. Dillon Hearne Kirkaldy , lisq'' via l) " ° brooko, county of Galway, to Mary Elizabeth, vt, ° B OO theOn late the G y m rant Dalrple, Esq 9th inst , at Faversha.m, Capt. G. Sh h o to of the 14th Light Dragoons, to Ellen, second thol,tne,Pll late John Mares, Esq., of Le fi 11-house, 319:0's"" DIED. PiluqrolO r On the 4th inst., suddenly, at the Rectal , s i r the Dowager Lady Roberts relict of the late eidoto Roberts, Bart., of Courtlands, Devon, and Bret u )00 10; in the county of Cork, aged 75. On the 10th inst., at 4S, Morningtoji-Plaj,tuetelist Mrs. Mary Cruikshank, aged 84. relict of T o odtr - Cruikshank, Esq., artist, and mother of Bober Cruikshank, Esqs. „r 1 yOtTS' LONDON : Printed and Pu blished by Mtrg-"`” So of No. 1, Strand, Pnter, at Tht Sun Orficetoonti Strand, in l2 the Precincrti o t the Savoy, in t he Middlesex. 'Thursday, August 11, 1851 l ?t ~ ~ L c' OCli V t r 1 15 4 y . fre' ,(1,70 Vt..; ; 44t; iet: '' FT