The Sun. — London, England, 1853-08-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT NORTHERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Saturday;in the London Tavern ; Mr. E. Denison, M.P., chairman of the board of directors, presiding. The directors' report, of which an abstract has already appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said that the report of the directors entered at such great length into their proceedings during the past six months, and had been so many days in their hands, that it would be unnecessary for him to make more than a few observations in moving its adop tion. First, with respect to the capital account. They would have observed that during the last half-year they had expended 387,994/., which was added to th e ca pit a l account, making a totallexpenditure of 9,958,4781. He had made minute inquiry into every engagement which they had. with the contractor of any description, and he had every reason to believe—indeed he felt confident— that their present resources would enable them to com ply with and perform every contract into which they had entered, without calling upon the shareholders for any additional capital. (Hear.) But while he said that, he must repeat what he stated on a former occasion, that it was possible they might be called upon to increase their working stock, and therefore he kept that point in reserve. The reason why they should undoubtedly want a larger amount of working stock was, that the traffic upon the line had increased, and he had no doubt would continue to increase very materially. Another reason was, that their carriages were so much preferred by the public, that although their line extended only to York, an immense number of their carriages ran through to Edinburgh one day, returning to London the next. It often happened that there were only a very few car riages at the station in London, and therefore it was by no means improbable that the shareholders would be called upon to increase the stock of carriages and waggons ; but he was quite sure that if the only rea son for additional expenditure was the amount of traffic upon the line, they would not grudge the money. The directors had been compelled during the past six months to lay out more money, in connection with other departments, than ,perhaps some of them had anti cipated. • They had a very large potatoe trade from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and as it would never do to allow potatoes to rem a i n in their waggons until t they were disposed of, it h a d been found necessary o build a warehouse for thei r re ception at Sins's-cross, at a cost of 4,0001. With ou t g oing further in to details, he had no hesitation in expressing his conviction that all these extras, if he might use such a term, would pay the shareholders for their outlay betterth f an they almostdid n any t other portion of their expenditure ; for give their customers proper accommodationfor their o traffic, that traffic would be withdrawn from the Great Northern Railway. He would leave this branch of the subject by repeating that he did not believe it would be necessary to increase their present resources in order to enable them to fulfil their engagements ; but he could not pledge himself with respect to extra stock. How ever, he would take care to stave off that question as long as he possibly could, and until an additional amount of capital was absolutely necessary, which, he trusted, would not be the case for a long time to come. With respect to the revenue, the receipts of the last half-year were before them, and he hoped they would be satisfactory. He had no hesitation in saying that he considered them most satisfactory, and for this rea son—they exceeded in the aggregate the sum which was received in the latter half of 1852. Now that was more than could be said by any other railway in the kingdom. The first six months of every year was always the least lucrative ; and if they examined the pubhshed accounts of other railways, they would find that such was the case almost universally. It was so with respect to the London and North-Western, the Mid land, the Great Western, and he 'believed with all the railways, with the exception of the Lancashire and Yorkshire. They would find, from the statement of accounts in their hand, that the receipts of the last six months amounted to 368,7661., as compared with 348,9431. in the latter half of 1852, showing an increase of about 20,0001. Now there can be no doubt that, as railways increased their aggregate mileage, their aggre gate receipts ought to increase very materially ; and an important question for their consideration was whe ther the receipts per mile were now as good as they were at this time last year, between 50 and 60 miles having been in the meantime added to the railway. The average receipts of the London and North-Wes tern in the first six months of 1852 were 801. per mile ; in the latter half of the same year were 911. ; while during the past s i x mont h s t h ey h a d b een 851. The average receipts of the Great Western in the first half year of 1852 were 42/. ; in the latter half year they were 571. ; and during the past six months they were 471. In the case of the Midland Company the figures were for the first half of 1852, 431. ' • for the second half, 481. ; and for the past si x mon th s , 461. Now, their own receipts in the latter half of 1852 averaged 501. per mile, but in the past six months they averaged 521. per mile, 60 miles having been added to the railway ; so that, while in the case of all other railways the average receipts of the last half year were less than those of the last half of 1852, in their own the receipts of the past six months exceeded those of the last half of 1852 by 21. per mile. That was most satisfactory, and encouraged him to hope that the traffic upon their line would go on in creasing. If they examined the accounts they would find that, with respect to the passenger traffic, they re ceived less by 11,1471. during the past six months than they did in the last half of 1852. During the same period there was a falling off in the receipts for live stock to the extent of 1,919/. ; but for merchandise they received 5,2131. more than in the last six months of 1852, and for coals 27,6751. In short, their receipts were in his opinion most satisfactory, and although the working charges had increased in the last half-year, yet they had equally increased upon railways, owing, in the first place to the bad weather of last winter ; in the second place, to the augmented price of materials of all descrip tions ; and in the third place, to the increase of wages. In all the other railway accounts which he had seen, the working charges had increased in a larger ratio than on this line. Having disposed of the revenue and the expenditure, and the working cost, he came to the dividend. The dividend proposed was at the rate of 21 per cent. per annum. He understood some gentlemen expected that it would have been higher, but he con fessed he never did, and for this reason—he remem bered that it was the first half of the year, and he thought if they maintained during the first half-year as good a dividend as they made in the latter half it was quite as satisfactory as could be calculated upon. With respect to their prospects, he should content himself by saying they were exceedingly good. There was no rea son why he should say anything to depress the expecta tions of the shareholders, and there was no reason why he should say much to exalt them, since their 1001. stock could not be bought for less than 841. or 851., al though the interest was only at the rate of 21 per cent., and their shares sold for eight or ten years more pur chase in the market than the stock of any other railway. That indication of public opinion bespoke great confi dence in their undertaking, and he hoped it would not be disappointed. He did not think it would, believing as he did that their prospects were exceedingly good, if they did not launch out into heavy expenses for branch lines. .(Hear, hear.) B u t h e wou ld repea t, th ere was no necessity to say anything on the subject, because the intelligent gentlemen of the Stock Exchange could weigh them up to a farthing. (Hear.) It seemed to be the fashion with the chairmen of railways to allude to the report of Mr. Cardwell's committee. That commit tee was appointed solely for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposed amalgamation between the London and North-Western and the Midland Compa nies, and as he was examined before the committee, it would not become him to make allusions to what he had said, which had been already published. (Hear, hear.) But the report of the committee he thought he Was justified in saying was exceedingly harmless, con sidering the time spent and the number of witnesses examined, and if it had any effect it would have a good effect on railway property. What would be the result he did not pretend to know, but he thought it rather !).eprootertctive than th e con t rary. A bill , f oun d e d on th e would b e i ntroduced in the next session of Parlia ment, but it was impossible to state what its precise provisions woeport would u be ld be. He believed the tendency of the and productiv e of beneficial to their particular railway, obtained d antage to their property. (Hear, hear.) Th e y by thepre preference deem their 5 per cent, redeemablePuwer leBtse3ekt,o andre per- when the prope r d ren o c f e time came, the directors would put it in operation, but they expedient wait the . turn of the market. The directors found it client to abandon a second bill, which they were authoris e d xe to promote in the pre sent session of Parliamen7tomriloehstaining power to con struct a branch line of betweent the town of Bedford and Sandy, a station upo'n e Com a parliamentary contest line, with a view of preventing Great Northern with the Midland Railway Company, for a ling madetrai arrange- Hitchin and the town of Bedford a ny ' between meats by which a reasonable number of rP line to be constructed by the Midland Railw us y on the Com pany from Leicester, by Bedford, to Hitelaina,-,3 the Great Northern Railway, are to meet the Great Northern trains, trains, and to convey the goods and passenger traffic to and from the Great Northern line and Leicester, by Bedford and Hitchin ; and in case of any dispute arising as to the number of trains, or the nature and extent of the accommodation afforded, or as to the rates and fares, such dispute is to be decided by the Board of Trade. The directors consider that this arrangement will practically secure to the Great Northern the full benefit of the contemplated Sandy and Bedford branch without putting the proprietors to the cost of its construction, and a clause, securing this object, is inserted in the Midland Company's Act. They had been in communication with the promoters of the North Metropolitan Railway, and had promised every accommodation at King's-cross for passengers proceed ing to or arriving from the city and western and southern districts of the metropolis by that railway, which would be beneficial to this company without any cost to the shareholders. The unfortunate question with the South Yorkshire Company remained in exactly the same state a i ; v a e t n the l as t mee ti ng, except t h at j u d gmen t h a d been _1 in th e C ourt o f Exchequer. The l earne d j u d ges , however, differed al in opinion, and it amounted to no judgment at speculate onl.He did not think it worth while to the directors whatiathe ultimate decision would be ; but and it might so a determined to go to a higher court, to a higher enur i t i . i s ) t i l e i n that they might have to resort as trustees for the sh The directors were only acting satisfaction by the areholders, and they hoped to give With respect to vacancies they took.' (Hear, hear.) had no wish to make itesainelthe direction, the directors fore recommended that prinrose corporation, and there director should cert • to the next y retire, and meeting one for re-election. The shareholder% not present himself gentleman to, fill that vacancy, liadbusliedes electing a electing or not, as they thought fit, any P° o 7. e t r h of re directors who retired by rotation. To ascertain four lifications of candidates, the directors recommendedqutlL- adoption of a rule, requiring them to intimate their in tention within a given time to the secretary of the com pany. That was the system adopted by the East India Company and other public bodies, and whilst it discour aged canvassing, it prevented the shareholders being called on a sudden to vote for or against a man of whom they knew nothing. He therefore thought it reasonable, and open to no serious objection. (Hear, hear.) He should conclude by 'simply moving that the report of the directors be received and adopted. Mr. WATERS expressed his satisfaction at the state of the revenue account, but he wished to see the capital account closed. (Hear, hear.) Their valuable capital was 444,566/. ; shares in the South Yorkshire Company, 126,000/. ; and shares in the Royston, Hitchin, and East Lincolnshire Company, 2,0001. or 3,000/. That made a total, supposing they realised these shares, which he strongly advised, believing they had no business to be speculators in shares—(hear, hear)—of 573,0001. The liabilities, on the other hand, were a mere nothing. The payments for land would not exceed 50,0001. The cost of finishing works would' be perhaps 30,0001., and for the hotel, 25,0001. The total was, theref ore , only 105,0001., and they had a balance for the increase of their working stock of 340,0001., besides the amount of the shares if realised. Their working stock at present was about equal to that of the Great Western for the same mileage. They had .30 engines more than that Company, and with the exception of the North-Western and the Midlands, he believed it was the largest rolling stock in the kingdom. If they undertook any new branches they could open a supplemental capital account, but he hoped the present capit al account would beim mediately closed, or at all events before the end of the next half year. (Hear, hear.) The reason they did not get a 3 per cent. dividend was, because they wasted their revenue in improperly working the 123 miles of railway which they unfortu natel y possessed in Lincolnshire. H e wa s afraid he was about to make an exposure which would render them the laughing -stock of all other rail way proprietors. Between Boston a n d Li nco l n th ey ran nine passenger trains a day, and th e t ra ffi c y i e ld e d on ly 11/. or 12/. per mile. Between London and Liver pool the North-Western only ran eight trains a day. From Peterborough to Boston this company ran nine trains a day, and on the East Lincolnshire line six trains a day. Such a p rocee di ng was a b surd, i rrational, and unjustifiable. There must b e some ou t war d pressure which their traffic manager was unable to withstand, and to strengthen his hands he should move the follow ing very mild amendment :—"That this meeting is of opinion that more economy should be used in the work ing of the loop and East Lincolnshire lines." On the East Anglian, which most resembled the Lincolnshire, during the summer months they only ran three trains between Ely and Lynn, and not more than four pas senger trains on any other portion of the line. They had spent on the loop-line nearly 1,600,0001., for which they not only did n o t ge t one penny re t urn, b ut upon the 1 whole Lincolnshire traffic they lost 20,000/. a year. On the East Lincolnshire guarantee they paid 40,0001. a year, and they gained on the loop-line only 20,0001. a year. Surely that enormous sacrifice ought to have some influence on the directors, especially on those gen tlemen who were connected with that county. He was , very sorry to see by a paragraph in the report that the subject of the Ambergate arrangement was brought up again. If any guarantee were contemplated to that most worthless undertaking, he could only say it would be one of the most barefaced robberies and spoliations that had ever occurred in the history of railway transac tions, bad as many of them had been. (Hear, hear.) The Midland Company carried all the Nottingham traffic, except the small traffic over the Ambergate line. When the Hitchin line was made, Nottingham would be six miles nearer by that line than by the Ambergate, and the manufacturers would not be likely to divide their favours. It was the policy of the great Northern Com pany to court in every way the Midland alliance. This Hitchin and Leicester line would bring the traffic of nearly 400 miles of railway over their line from Hitchin to London, and the sooner they shook off these Amber gate gentlemen the better. He could not help observing on the peculiar and anomalous position of Mr. Graham Hutchison as one of their directors. That gentleman was the holder of 17,000 shares, or one-fifth of the whole ca pital, in this worthless Ambergate line, but he held no thing but guarantee B shares in the Great Northern line. As an Ambergate proprietor he risked a large amount upon the contemplated alliance, but as a Great Northern proprietor he risked nothing, whatever loss that alliance might bring. The standard of honour was so lowered in railway transactions that he was afraid almost to ask the question—could Mr. Hutchison, as a man of honour, remain one moment longer at the Great Northern board ? They had escaped losing 25,0001. by the An glian; they had escaped losing as much by the East York shire ; and be hoped they would escape this Ambergate " rig," the object being to saddle the Great Northern with a very heavy loss. (Hear, hear.) If any steps were taken, he would petition both houses of Parliament to have Mr. G. Hutchinson examined, for he said the only object of the Ambergate amalgamation was to put a sum of money into Mr. Hutchison's pocket. He should move a second resolution " That no agreement be entered into with the Ambergate Company binding the Great Northern to pay any preference or guaranteed dividend whatever." (Hear, hear.) Mr. LEACH, the solicitor of the company, stated, in reply to a question, that the second amendment pro posed by Mr. Wat ers , w ith re f erence t o t h e A m b ergate line, could not be discussed or decided upon at the pre sent meeting. Mr. HUGHES said he would be glad to second the first amendment after the report had been disposed of. He trusted that the directors would not force the transac tion with regard to the Ambergate line upon the share holders, and he did not think they would be justified in carrying the arrangement with the South Yorkshire Com pany into effect. If, as the chairman had stated. the present capital was sufficient for the payment of all their liabilities, and if the excess had been correctly repre sented by Mr. Waters, he could not conceive why they should now be called upon for an additional sum of 250,000/. He objected to the proposed mode of electing new directors. Mr. HEBAPATH saw no necessity for any new working stock. He found that the working stock which they possessed at present had cost 1,068,000/., and was larger in amount, in proportion to the traffic and mile -4e than that of the London and North-Western. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said he was afraid that al though Mr. Waters was nearly correct with respect to the amount of assets, he was not so with regard to the amount of their liabilities. There would probably be a surplus of about 120,0001. or 130,000/. ; and not, as Mr. Waters had stated, of between 300,0001. and 400,0001. That gentleman had altogether omitted 30,0001. or 40,0001. for the Nottingham stations alone. Mr. WATERS said he had obtained his information at the office. The CHAIRMAN did not agree with Mr. Waters that all the shares they held in other companies ought to be sold off. He had no objection to see the Royston and Ilitchin shares disposed of, but he would most decidedly object to selling the South Yorkshire shares, because the possession of them enabled them to maintain their connection with an undertaking which closely concerned their interests. With respect to the remarks of Mr. Herapath as to the working stock, perhaps the meeting was not aware that they were the only railway company in the kingdom who had built their own coal waggons— a measure which had tended more than anything else to the development of the coal traffic, but which at the same time had increased the cost of their working stock to the extent of 200,000/. He hoped, moreover, it would be borne in mind that the Great Northern in its entirety was not yet one year old. It was well known that a new line must have a larger amount of working stock than an old one ; but as the traffic increased, it would not be necessary to increase the working stock in the same ratio. He was very much disposed to think that no company would be able really to close its capital ac count. He confessed he did not see why it should, be cause if the shareholders were appealed to from time to time for their consent to any expenditure, and had power to object to it, that was sufficient protection. The closing of the capital account meant that no more money was to be spent under any circumstances. Now, he took leave to say that would be prejudicial to the interests of the shareholders. Supposing the traffic manager wanted a warehouse erected, and the capital account was closed, it could not be done, and their trade would be lost for want of necessary accommodation. It was almost idle to talk of the capital account being closed, and he saw that other chairmen said just the same thing. He could put it in another point of view. If the directors could not be trusted with the, expenditure of 10,0001. or 15,0001., they had better tell them so, and let them go about their business. He would not be treated in such a manner. With sincere respect he said, if he could not be trusted, he would at once make his bow. He worked for them more diligently than if it had been his own concern—(cheers)—and if they pro posed to tie his hands upon such paltry matters as those he would make his bow, and they might elect another chairman. He did not say it by way of threat, but as the only course open to a gentleman and a man of honour. Mr. HUGHES—No such suggestion as limiting the Power of the directors was ever made. The CHAIRMAN continued—With respect to the Am ber t ga e question, since the rep or t h as b een p r i n t e d th a t ' abikllehpleb:ewhhnttrown out, and n o ama l gama ti on cou ld . out the con sen t o f a l arge ma j or i ty o f t h e sharehold ers ' Mr. Humans understood the amalgamation was already The CHAIRMAN said Mr. WATERS obse rved that sanctioned. put at the last meet s o o f m t e h e sort resolutionha d been had done. heen g, u t nnoticed by him in consequenCe of a quarrel that was g o ith respect i'lc , , to which he should cer thTinhlye c h H a A v have nm objected, N_ w to Mr. Waters' observa holding shares in the tilns on Mr. Graham Hutchis Arnbergate line, he thoughtV undeserved. Hutchison took YMlverliieth reference to Although as holder of those share: perfect a right dha d t o b e a no part in the discussions at the ho'ardr. walked the amalgamation, and on one or two occasionsw out of the way, Mr. Hutchison had a shareholder in the Ambergate Company, done a single thing which could justify th e imputation never that he had a sinister object in holding those sh ares. Mr. WATERS said the Great Northern proprietors did not want neutrals, they wanted advocates. If Mr. Hutchison advocated the tru:e interests of the proprie tors he would lose a, large fortune, and he could net serve two interests antagonistic to one another. In reply to a SHAREHOLDEM, The CHAIRMAN said, according to his apprehension, no one had behaved more honourably that Mr. Hutchi sion, and he was not all liable to some of the observa tions Mr. Waters had made vpon him. (Hear.) With respect to the working of the East Lincolnshire traffic, the subject was continually under the discussion of the board. The old axiom, of -which Bianconi in Ireland was a striki ng illustration, remained in full force, " that coaches mak e passengers, and not passengers coaches. ~. " they only put on the number of trains whia the public appeared to want, they would induce the public to travel. Mr. WATERS said there could be no harm in his re solution. The CHAIRMAN said it did not affect tle report at all, and had better be put substantially afterwards. This was assented to, and the notion for the adoption of the report was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then read Mr. Waters' motion : " That this meeting is of opinion that more economy should be used in the working of the loop a n d E as t Lin colnshire lines." Those words did not convey an impu tation that sufficient economy had not hitherto been practised, and that the general manager and the direc tors had, to a certain extent, neglected their duty, to which he did not plead guilty. He thought the motion was a vote of censure. A PROPRIETOR said he was convinced there was not a better general manager on any railway in the kingdom than Mr. Seymour Clarke. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN thought so too. The resolution only raised the question which had been so often discussed — as to the advantage or disadvantage of branch lines. He did not say they paid per se like a main line, but, what was much more important, these lines would have been made by somebody, perhaps, in competition with them. Mr. WATERS wished they had been. The CHAIRMAN would be very sorry, for the sake of the proprietors, if they had. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was then put, and negatived by about three to one. The CHAIRMAN read the resolutions passed at the last meeting with respect to the Ambergate line, authorising the directors to conclude an arrangement for the united working of the traffic, and for tee eventual merging of the Ambergate undertaking into the Great Northern Company, and to take steps to give effect to the latter part of the resolution. At present the Ambergate Com pany had no power to amalgamate with the Great Northern with the Ambergate. An act of Parliament would be necessary, and that could not be obtained with out the consent of large majorities of shareholders in both companies. The next resolution was also carried unanimously : " That a dividend be and hereby is declared for the half year ended 30th June, 1853, as follows, viz.: at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum upon the 5 per cent, redeem able preference stock of the company ; at the rate of 24 Per cent. per annum upon the original stock of the com pany ; at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum upon the B stock, as guaranteed by the A stock ; and at the rate of 44- per cent. per annum upon the amount paid to the 30th June last on the 44- per cent. redeemable preference shares, being equivalent to is. 74-d. per share ; such dividend, however, not to be paid until after the general meeting in February, 1854." Mr. HUGHES complained that the dividend was sus pended on the last description of stock, but was informed that the last call would not be due until the 30th of September, and until then the scrip certificates could not be issued. The CHAIRMAN proposed " That the directors be and hereby are empowered to borrow the sum of 250,000/., authorised to be raised on mortgage by the Great North ern Railway Company's Capital Act, 1853," which was also agreed to. Mr. WATERS observed that since the last meeting the Chairman had been put to considerable expense by an action brought against him for libel. If it had been his own case, he would have allowed it to have gone to a jury, and he was quite sure Mr. Wilson would not have obtained a verdict to carry costs. The chairman had devoted a great, deal of time to the interests of the com pany ; the remuneration he received was small, and he, therefore. proposed that the expense of Mr. Wilson's action be paid out of the accruing revenue of the com pany. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUGHES would gladly second that motion, if the legal advisers of the company said it could be done. The CHAIRMAN said he could not allow any such pro position to be put, nor, if carried, could he allow the money to be paid and made part of the expenditure of the Great Northern Railway. It was entirely a per sonal question between him and Mr. Wilson. He had used language stronger tha n th e l aw wou ld j ust if y, an d it was only fair he should pay the lawyer's bill. He had given instructions to deal with it in that way, and he could not, under any circumstances, allow the ex penditure of the Great Northern Railway to be tainted by such a proposal. (Cheers.) Mr. WATERS called attention to the smallness of their subscription to the Royal Free Hospital, being only ten guineas a year, whilst their capital was ten millions. He hoped it would be increased to fifty guineas a year. The CHAIRMAN said they had been applied to from various quarters, and he thought 1001. a year for such purposes not unreasonable. He should therefore at the next meeting bring forward a proposal of that kind in connection with another subject on which he was sure he might depend on their consideration—the providing a place of worship for their servants at Doncaster. The church at Doncaster had recently been burnt down, and although he had no doubt of its being soon rebuilt, as they had by their works caused an accession to the po pulation of some 3,000 or 4,000 persons, he trusted they would agree on some plan for providing a place of wor ship for them. (Hear, hear.) Thanks were then voted to the chairman by acclama tion, and the meeting separated. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1.85& LEEDS NORTHERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Saturday at Leeds ; Mr. Thomas Constable in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the meeting, congratulated the shareholders upon the improved prospects of the company during the last half-year, and upon the obtain ment within that period of an act for raising further capital of 300,0001. to complete the undertaking, and to provide more suitable accommodation at the stations on the line. Since the Ist of April the amalgamation with the York, Newcastle, and Berwick and York and North Midland lines had been in operation, and it was gratify ing to know that during that pe r iod there had been very great increase in the traffic receipts, showing the satisfac tory results which were to be expected from a friendly alliance with those companies. Not only would the revenue derived from the amalgamation be very much greater than they would have expected it to be, so long as they worked the line independently, but they would very materially decrease their working and other ex penses, and secure to the shareholders a most satisfactory augmentation of their net revenue. It was explained by the report (an abstract of which appeared in The Sun on Thursday last) that the net receipts left a balance of nearly 3,0001., which, in consequence of the unfortunate accidents upon the line last year, would be required for the accident account. That, however, he was happy to say, would close their accident account, and he hoped that at the next half-yearly meeting there would be a balance for division among the shareholders. (Hear.) With regard to the act empowering them to raise a capi tal of 300,0001., the directors were determined to raise that amount by loan, as they would obtain the money more readily in that way than by the creation of fresh preference shares, which would of course be detrimental to the interests of the shareholders ; and it was that feeling which had induced the directors to refrain from calling up any more of the preference capital. He con cluded by moving the adoption of the motion. Mr. BROWN, a director, seconded the report. Mr. BRIGHT, of Hull, asked a number of questions in reference to the sale by the directors of a number of for feited original 501. shares. From the answers of the chairman and secretary it appeared that the total number of such shares sold during the last 12 months was 1,425, realising 35,4161., or an average of 221. 10s. per share, and the secretary further explained that this 35,416/. was in addition to the amount of calls paid previously to the forfeiture. A long and animated discussion took place upon this subject, in the course of which Mr. Bright, Mr. Far side, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Smith (South Cave) animad verted upon the conduct of the directory in reference to these sales ; but it appearing that they acted under reso lutions at two half-yearly meetings the subject dropped. The report was then carried without opposition. The meeting was then made special, for the purpose of considering the Leeds-Northern Railway Act, 1853, and determining in what manner the 300,0001. authorised by that act should be raised. The CHAIRMAN, after congratulating the proprietors on the concessions made by the preferential shareholders in permitting this money to be raised by loan or new shares, and describing the works requisite at various points to complete the line and the various stations, pro posed a resolution to the effect that the company do borrow on mortgage or bond, for the purposes mentioned in the act, any sum or sums of money, not exceeding 300,0001. in the whole, which purposes are the liquida tion of the company's floating debt, and for providing stations and the completion of such works as are neces sary for the convenience and safety of the public. Mr. R. JONVETT seconded the motion, which was car ried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then, in a long speech in explanation and vindication of the policy of the director, moved a resolution confirmatory of the amalgamation with the two York Companies, and pledging the Leeds Northern proprietors to support the amalgamation bill, and not to raise before Parliament upon such bill any question hav ing reference to division of revenue among the several classes of the Leeds Northern shareholders ; and to leave such differences for settlement by a separate bill pro moted by the director. The motion having been seconded, Mr. JOHNSON moved an amendment, approving the amalgamation, and pledging the meeting to support an amalgamation bill, provided such bill contained clauses for a reference to Mr. Glyn and Mr. Stephenson or any other gentlemen to be selected by Mr. Glyn and Mr. Stephenson, and also a clause to determine whether power should be given to the company to pay oft; upon specified terms, holders of preference shares. After a long and somewhat angry discussion, during which Mr. Johnson, as an original shareholder declared he would oppose the amalgamation in every possible way unless the reference was coupled with the amal gamation, and Mr. Crawford, on the part of the prefer ence shareholders' committee, protested that they would never concede the reference, Mr. Watson, of York, sug gested a middle course between the two, and after a conference between the two parties the amendment was withdrawn and the following substituted :-- "That this meeting approves and confirms the amalga mfoarttihonisocfmthpiasnycompany and its undertakings with the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, and York and North Mid landpledges itself Companies elf to Parliament heir undeltakings, as the best course having reference taor ur rt su ti e le ut m le a r lg an am y a c t i i r o c n um ß s il ta l, nc a e n s d , and n to raise before l i a a , e ment any question upon such bill, 1 Leeds Northern shareholders of the revenue accruing ; under such amalgamation , between the different classes of to Parliament for a separatede an legalise t application her b e f e e rmadeene reference to Messrs. Glyn and Stephenson, 4 , a u r rsuant, to the com upnandfersstraensodliuntgiotnhsatofthtehorelsultlht o o f f such application, eh ' Bsan d wh on eth th er e successful or not, shall be final." The CHAIRMAN, on the part of the directors, expressed his hearty concurrence in the amendment, and withdrew the original motion, expressing his pleasure that an amicable arrangement had been come to, and his convic tion that the adoption of this amendment as a substan tive resolution would have a most beneficial effect on the stock of the company. The motion was then put and carried with only six dissentients. A cordial vote of thanks to the chairman terminated a meeting of five hours' duration. SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM. At a special meeting of the shareholders of this com pany, held in Wolverhampton on the 28th of last month a committee was appointed to inquire into the general affairs of the company ; and in consequence of the mys terious abstraction of leaves from the transfer book, even after it was sealed up, the company's offices at Wolver hampton have been ever since in the care of the police, and an officer is on duty there day and night, Colonel Hogg, the chief constable of the borough, locking all up and sealing the windows from half-past 6 in the even ing until nine o'clock the following morning. Assisted by eminent legal advice and two London actuaries, the committee continue to prosecute their inquiries, and discoveries have been already made. On Wednesday last a bill in Chancery was filed by the shareholders against certain of the directors, and it will be heard on Wednesday next before Vice-Chancellor Wood. Notice has also been served upon the directors by the shareholders holding one-twentieth part of the company's shares, requiring an extraordinary special meeting of the shareholders to be called forthwith, to confirm the acts done by the Investigation Committee, appointed by the resolutions of July 28, and to authorise a general bill in Chancery to be filed on facts arising out of the investi gation of said committee. BELFAST AND COUNTY DOWN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Belfast on Thursday. Mr. Guy Stone, J.P., Comber, occupied the chair. The CHAIRMAN submitted the half-yearly report, which set forth that during the last half-year 165 shares had been declared forfeited, upon which calls had been paid to the amount of 9701. The directors congratu lated the proprietors on the satisfactory state of the company's affairs, and they had every reason to anti cipate a further improvement when the resources of the line were more fully developed in connexion with the proposed extension. It was the intention of the di rectors to submit to the consideration of the shareholders a recommendation for the extension of the railway from Comber to Downpatrick, by the towns of Saintfield, Crossgar, and Ballynahinch. The CHAIRMAN moved that the report and accounts be received and adopted. Mr. W. R. ANKETEL seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to. Mr. GREEN moved that the meeting approve of and adopt the recommendation of the directors for the exten sion of the line from Comber to Downpatrick, by Saint field and Crossgar, with a branch to Ballynahinch, and that the directors be authorised to take all such pro ceedings as they may think expedient to obtain from Parliament the necessary powers. Mr. BRISTOW seconded the motion, which passed nem. con. The business having been completed, the meeting separated. RAILWAY TRAFFIC. It appears from a comparitive summary in a Parlia mentary return of traffic upon all the railways in the United Kingdom during the half-year ended Dec. 31, 1852, that the total number of passengers conveyed was 49,886,1234, of which 5,859,214 were first class, 17,524,0514 second class, 26,484,866 third class and Parliamentary, and 17,99 1 holders of periodical tickets. The receipts for the first class passengers amounted to 1,308,9721.; for second class to 1,630,3481.; for third class and Parliamentary to 1,30,902/. ; and 54,6121. from pe riodical ticket-holders ; making a total of 4,360,1681. for passengers, and 4,490,1051. for goods, cattle, parcels, and mails. Total, 8,850,2731. The total receipts for the corresponding period of 1851 amounted to 4,580,827/. for passengers, and 3,667,1101. for goods, parcels, cattle, and mails —total, 8,247,9371., showing an increase co/602,336/. in favour of 1852. The increase in the goods traffic amounted to 822,995/. ; but there ivas a decrease in the receipts for passengers of 220,6591., in consequence of the increased passenger traffic to and from the Great Exhibition. The number of passengers conveyed in the half-year ending the 31st of December, 1851, amounted to 47,509,392, being less for every class by 2,376,731 passengers than the num ber conveyed during the half-year ending the 31st of De cember, 1852. This shows that each passenger in 1851 must have travelled a greater number of miles. The number of miles of railway open on the 31st of Decem ber, 1851, was 6,890, and on the 31st of December, 1852. 7,336, showing an increase of 446 miles. The total re ceipts for traffic on 5,650 miles of railway in England and Wales during the half-year ending the 31st of December, 1852, amounted to 7,624,4491., of which 3,746,6221. was for passengers, and 3,877,8261. for goods. The total receipts on 978 miles of railway in Scotland amounted to 854,8671., of which 371,068/. was for passengers, and 483,7991. for goods. The total receipts on 708 miles of railway in Ireland amounted to 370,3561., of which 242,4761. was for passengers, and 128,4801. for goods. The total increase in the receipts on the English and Welsh lines for the half-year amount to 452,898/. ; on the Scotch lines to 82,1901. ; and, on the Irish railways, to 67,2471. Out of the 49,886,123 passengers conveyed on railways in the United King dom, 40,552,704 were conveyed on railways in England and Wales; 5,828,758 on railways in Scotland, and 3,504,661 on railways in Ireland. The aggregate mileage travelled by 453,610 passenger trains in England and Wales was 14,269,365 miles, and by 201,518 goods trains 10,997,133 miles, during the half-year ending the 31st of December, 1852. The ag gregate mileage travelled by 82,617 passenger trains in Scotland was 1,900,459, and by 50,107 goods trains 1,820,179 miles. The aggregate mileage travelled by 53,961 passenger trains in Ireland was 1,230,042 miles, and by 6,844 goods trains 292,293 miles. The return shows that eight railway companies in England and Wales have not furnished complete re turns to the Board of Trade, upon whose railways 69,821 passengers trains had travelled 679,991 miles, and 5,309 goods trains 129,444 miles. - Three railway companies in Scotland have not furnished complete re turns, upon whose lines 11,038 passenger trains had travelled 488,198 miles, and 8,301 goods trains 566,790 miles ; and on one Irish line a complete return has not been made, although it appears the number of passenger trains run, during the half-year, was 14,720, and the mileage travelled 88,212 miles. TRIAL OF THE RIVAL REAPING MACHINES. The following is the official award of the judges ap pointed to inquire into the merits of the various reaping machines exhibited at the last meeting of the Agricultural Society at Gloucester. ADJOURNED TRIAL OF' REAPING MACHINES SELECTED AT THE GLOUCESTER MEETING, ON THE FARM OF MR. PHILIP PIISEY, PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY. In making their award, the judges regret that, after having tested the reaping machines at Gloucester upon rye unripe, and consequently unfit for harvesting, they have now again been compelled (at this adjourned trial), from two days' extremely wet weather, to test the ma chines selected upon corn in such a state as, under ordi nary circumstances, would not have been cut ; they, however, have given the different reapers as full a trial as possible upon wheat, barley, oats, and beans ; and, after carefully testing their merits, have unanimously awarded the society's prize of 201. to Messrs. Crosskill's "Bell's Reaper." They also - "highly commend" Messrs. Burgess and Key's reaper, upon M'Cormick's principle ; and they " commend" Messrs. Dray and Co.'s reaper, upon Hus sey's principle. The judges have the satisfaction of reporting that a de cided improvement has taken place in the working of the reaping machines brought under their notice; they are, nevertheless, of opinion that by a combination of certain elements which exist in the various machines exhibited, there might be produced one surpassing anything hitherto brought before the public. Such an implement might be made to unite the advantages of simplicity in construction, greater durability, lightness of draught, and reduction in price, with the thorough capability of being more easily managed by the agricultural labourer. WM. FISHER HOBBS, Steward of Field Implements. C. E. Amos, Consulting Engineer. HENRY J. HANNAN, WM. WOODWABD, Judges. .1 - MPH DRUCE, Pusey, Berke, Aug. 17, 1853. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICH, Aug. 19.—The following comparies have been placed under orders for foreign service or the stations in the West Indies, viz., Captain Murray D. Nixon's Company, 2d battalion, to proceed to Bermnda, to relieve Capt. H. W. Montresor's Company, 6th battalion, at that station since August 2, 1845 ; Capt. A. H. Graham's Company, 4th battalion, to proceed to Earbadoes, to relieve Capt. H. Austin Turner's Company, Ist battalion, at that station since October 11, 184 E ; Capt. Powrie Ellis's Company, Bth battalion, to proceed to Jamaica, to relieve Captain George R. Barkor's Company, 6th battalion, at that station since October 11, 1848. The companies were to have left Woolwich and proceeded by railway to Ports mouth on the 25th inst., and embarked on board the "Vulcan steam troop-ship at that port, but their departure from the garrison here is postponed until the first week in September, as the Vulcan has some repairs to be ef fected, which will require that extension of time before she 19 ready for sea. The Vuloan will bring home the relieved companies from the West India Islands. FOREIGN CATTLE.—The returns of the importation of live stock during the past week from the continenta,l states of Europe, show so great an increase on even the largest previous supplies of the kind as to be quite re markable. Upwards of 17,000 head of live cattle of various kinds were imported in the week into the port of London from foreign states, comprising nearly 12,000 sheep, which alone equal the number of what have usually been the largest supplies of the whole quantity of stock of every kind, in the time, from abroad on pre vious occasions. Several hundred head of oxen and cows, and a large number of calves and lambs, com pleted the whole quantity brought on this occasion, which, we believe, exceeds by several hundreds any for mer supply of the kind from abroad. As usual, the principal portion of these importations was from Holland, the remainder being from the Hanseatic States, and, to a small extent, from Belgium ; and they must have formed an important portion of the supplies to the me tropolitan market. POLICE INTELLIGENC7.', - BOW-STREE sc , AEET.—Shortly after the disposal of the night charges, Major Beresford, M.P., accompanied by his solicitor's clerk, Lord Wynford, and Mr. George Whately, of Birmingham, attended before Mr. Jardine to give the requisite sureties for the appearance of the late Secretary at War, to answer the charge of having conspired, with others, to secure the election of a mem ber for Derby by unconstitutional means. A true hill upon the indictment in question was returned by the grand jury at the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday ; but, on the application of Mr. Bodkin, the trial was postponed to the next session, his lordship requiring the defendants to enter into the usual recognisances, &c. Lord Wynford stepped forward as one of the gallant major's sureties, and, as the usher was about to ad minister the oath, observed, " I believe that, being a peer of the realm, my honour will be sufficient. At least I can assert that privilege, although, of course, I have no objection to be sworn." Mr. Jardine rather thought that, in all criminal pro ceedings, the oath must be administered in the ordinary manner. Lord Wynford—l am quite willing to take the oath, although I think you will find I am exempt. His lordship was then sworn to give truthful anwers to the formal lquestions put to him, and his bail was accepted. The other surety, Mr. George Whately. of Birmingham, was also sworn ; upon which Mr. Jardine ordered the defendant, the Right Hon. William Beres ford, of Hampton Court, to enter into his own recog nisances in 801., in addition to the sureties of 401. each, to answer the various charges set forth in the. indict ment. MARYLEBONE. —Amelia Hilliard, a lady like well dressed woman, described as a dress-maker, residing at 2, Great Quebec-street, was charged at the Marylebone court, with stealing a bottle of brandy, the property of Mr. Smith, proprietor of the Lincoln Hotel, South street, Manchester-square. The prisoner, who was evidently impressed with a sense of her degraded posi tion, wept bitterly. The prisoner on the previous afternoon went in to the bar of the Lincoln Hotel, and was seen deliberately to take from one of the shelves a bottle of brandy. The barman, on being informed of what had happened, ran after the accused and overtook her in Manchester-street, and charged her with the robbery. She took the brandy from under her shawl, alleging at the time she intended to have gone back and paid for it. He called a police. man, and gave her into custody, and on her way to the station-house she offered the policeman 10s. to let her The prisoner, in defence, said she did not know what she was doing at the time, and she had been subjected to a lightness in her head since her last confinement. _ _ Cozlimitted for trial. LAMBETH. —J oseph. Rottenstein, who described him self as a Hungarian, and an officer in the late war in his country, under M. Kossuth, was placed at the bar for further examination. Mr. William Pearce, the barrister, of Inner Temple lane, attended on behalf of the accused. The prisoner stood charged with two distinct offences, the one with forgery, in altering a pawnbroker's ticket for the purpose of entrapping into an offence, and pro secuting a countryman of his, whose papers he had made available to his purposes, and the other with obtaining several sums of money from the benevolent by false pre tences. Amongst the many devices resorted to by the prisoner for imposing on his dupes was the dodge of en closing to them a certificate purporting to be in the handwriting of M. Kossuth, and to which his signature was attached, representing Lieutenant Rottenstein as a brave soldier, who had fought for his country, had been severely wounded in defence of her liberty, and was worthy the sympathy► of the benevolent. At the second examination of the prisoner, Mr. Kidd, the private se cretary of Lord Dudley Stuart, informed Mr. Norton, that the certificate was the genuine certificate of M. Kossuth, and that the prisoner was the person to whom it referred, as several distinguished officers in the late Hun garian army had spoken of him in the highest terms, and represented him as a man of extraordinary courage and bravery. From some circumstances which had subse quently transpired, there was some reason to doubt the genuineness of the certificate, aed a summons was issued for the personal attendance of M. Kossuth to speak to the document, and to identify the prisoner if he could. Wood, 24 E, who has the case in hand, said he saw M. Kossuth, and served the summons on him in per son, for his attendance on that day, when that gentle man said he should consult some of his friends as to whether he really was bound to appear as a witness or not, and gave him a note for his worship. Wood added, that M. Kossuth had told him he should not be able to identify the person to whom he might have given the certificate, thought it might have been genuine. Mr. Norton remarked, that it was rather extraordi nary that M. Kossuth should have given a certificate of such character as that produced without knowing the party perfectly, and being able to speak to his identity. In the note he had received from M. Kossuth, that gen tleman did not refuse to attend, but stated that that day was not convenient to him. Mr. Norton, after a somewhat lengthened investiga tion, again remanded the prisoner, and directed that a second summons should be served on M. Kossuth for his attendance. CRICKET. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. THIS DAY. At Sevenoaks—l Zingari v. Vine Club. At Bradford—The United Eleven of England v. Twenty-two of Bradford. At Torquay—The Eleven of England v. Twenty-two of Devonshire. At Wickham—West Wickham v. Clapham. At Winchester—Winchester Amateurs v. Stockbridge. At Aylesbury—Aylesbury Amateurs v. Wycombe Amateurs. At Stratford (Essex)—Stratford. Amicables v. East Surrey. At Southampton—Southampton v. Fareham. At Hampstead-heath—Hampstead v. Ealing. At Shepherd's Bush—Norland Estate v. Crown Tavern Club. At Reigate—Reigate Amateurs v. Regent's-park Club. At Vincent-squaie—Westminster v. Victoria-park. At Eton—The Etonians v. Esher. At Congleton—Congleton v. Macclesfield. At Victoria-park—Victoria-park Club v. Woodford. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. C USTOM-HOUSE-A ( ENTERED INWARDS.—The City of Boulogne, from Boulogne ; Thornhill, Guernsey ; Barfield Brothers, do. ; Mary, Caen ; Aurora, Charente ; Sir Robert Peel, New York ; Marian, Colombo and Cochin ; Mathilde, Memel ; Guardian, Frederickstad ; Seine, Boulogne ; Enrigneta, Havannah ; Rosalie, Galatz ; Seconde Vittorioso, Ibrail ; Telesfora, Bilboa ; South America, Cape Chat, Port of Quebec ; Eagle, Madras ; Eftichia, Ismael ; Sarah, Rouen ; Fairy, Guernsey ; Nueovo Lecos, Erios ; Ascendant, Cal cutta ; Wilberforce, Hamburgh ; Staphete, Gothenberg ; Leibnitz, Cape of Good Hope ; Phillips von Marnex, Am sterdam; Adele, St. Kitt's; British Queen, Guernsey; Champion, St. John's, N.B. ; Panther, Ostend ; Claret, Bordeaux ; Trident, Tonningen ; Charette, Charente ; Erie, Shanghai ; Symmetry, Guernsey; Omega, Bombay ; Margaret West, Batavia. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Elizabeth, for Dunkirk •, David, Antwerp • City of Boulog ne , Bou logne ; Sir R. Peel, New York ; Lively, Copenhagen ; Ballengerca, Quebec and Montreal ; Graville, Cape of Good Hope and Madras • Countess o f L ons d a l e, Ham burgh ; Thomas Snook, dape -Coast Castle ; Flying Dra gon, Port Philip ; Ascendant, Sydney ; Achilles, Altona ; Anna Maria de Catharina, Calcutta ; Angelina, Altona ; Hamilton, Antwerp ; Jenny Lind, Konigsberg; Maria Luise, Matanzas; Vallisueria, C a p e o f G ood Hope ; Wheatsheaf, Antwerp ; Concord, Rotterdam ; Diana, Altona. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Alexander, for Mauritius ; Perseverance, Leer ; Rubens, Mauritius ; Pandara, Stockholm ; Ottavia, Quebec and Montreal . Hannah and Sarah, Konigsberg ;. Launceston, Port Philip ; Queen, Caen ; Antina, Konigsberg ; Launceston, Port Philip ; Queen, Caen ; Antina, Konigsberg ; Arab, Jersey and Malaga ; Ocean Queen, New York ; Cathe rine, Calcutta ; Jeannette Cornelia, Port Adelaide ; Sep timus, Antwerp ; Tuscan, Melbourne and Sydney ; Baron Osy, Antwerp ; Natal, Rotterdam ; Earl of Auckland, Harlingen ; City of Rotterdam, Dunkirk ; Soho, Havre ; Diana, Amsterdam ; Adonis, Bremen : Albion, Boulogne ; Washington, Hamburgh; Batavia, Rotterdam. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 20. The Jamaica, for St. Thomas, has just put back leaky. The Treasure, London to River Plate, was spoken June 14, lat. 9 N., long. 29 W. The Royalist, Bahia to Falmouth, was spoken July 15. The Great Britain, Liverpool to Melbourne, was spoken Aug. 13, lat. 50, long. 9. The Ann and Isabella, Rio Hache to Cork, was spoken July 19. _ _ _ The Alexander, Martinique to Havre, was spoken July 22, lat. 41 N., long. 40 W. The Franklin King was spoken July 26, lat. 41 N., long. 40 W. • The Colombo was spoken for Antwerp, Aug. 4. WEXF,ORD, Aug. 18.—Several pieces of wreck, consist ing of deck planks, pumps, spars, and part of stern, have been picked up in several places ; the name on the stern is " Anne Watson," of Bristol. From the appearance of the casks the vessel is supposed to have been bound for Africa. [The Anne Watson, from Liverpool to Af r i ca , s t ruc k on the Blackwater Bank, Aug. 17, and was abandoned very leaky, and with loss of rudder.] ANTWERP, Aug. 18.—The Joven Emilio, from Havana to Cadiz and Marseilles, foundered at sea 11th Aug. ; crew saved, and arrived at Cette. The Leentje has been straded and wrecked on the coast of Portugal ; the cargo will be forwarded to its destination by another vessel. Mem.— The Leentje, from Trieste, cleared at Gibraltar, for Rot terdam, 3d July. , STORNOWAY, Aug. 15.—The Pearl, from Limerick, to Archangel, which was ashore off the Isle of Huskar, ar rived here to-day, and has been beached t o be surveyed. LAUNCESTON, N. 8., April 21.—The Charles Edward (whaler), when going out of the harbour of Papta, struck on a reef, where she remained about 15 minutes, bumping heavily ; she was afterwards towed inside, but sinking fast. DUNKIRK, Aug. 18.—The Ludolf, Theodorus, from Rem, struck the West Pierhead in coming in last night, received considerable damage, and sank in the middle of the Chan nel; she has since been lightened and raised, and is now alongside the quay discharging. MANDAL, Aug. 3.—The Gleasoe Agathe, of Kiel, for Newcastle, with oats, sprang a leak at sea, and was aban doned in a sinking state ; crew saved. The Agathe, of Kiel, drifted on shore on Kleim Strand, near Thisted, July 29. GIBRALTAR, Aug. 14.—The Grange, from Samsoon to Queenstown, on shore near the River Guadiaro, Aug. 9, has been assisted off, and arrived here leaky ; she has been surveyed, and is discharging to repair. The Dutch vessel on shore at Arzila, near Cape Spartel, Aug. 9, is the Argus, from Rotterdam to Marseilles; she has been assisted off, has arrived here, and is under repair. A French vessel is on shore near Ceuta, and supposed to be a wreck. YARMOUTH, Aug. 19.—The Eclipse, of Kirkwall, got on the Corton Sands this morning. Aug. 20.—The Mary, of Perth, from Archangel, which was on the Corton Sands, has been assisted off, not leaky, and will proceed. The Witness, from Adelaide, S.A., to Melbourne, was wrecked near Cape Northumberland, previous to June 7. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Judith, Valparaiso to Liverpo o l, J u l y 13 , l a t . 34 N ., long. 44 5._ The Elizabeth Archer, Arica to London, July 15, lat. 36 N., long. 43 W. The Hampshire, Algoa Bay to London, July 17, at 37 N., long. 44 W. The Marine, Bombay to London, July 30, lat. 45 N., long. 30 W. The Peter Anna, St. John's to Hull, July 27, lat. 44 N., long. 39 W. The Elben, Cardiff to Quebec, July 27, lat. 44 N., long. 39 W. The Rock - way, outward bound, July 28, lat. 45 N., long. 38 W. The William Vail, for Boston, Aug. 9, lat. 57 N., long. 9 W. A brig, for Panama, May 31, lat. 25 S., long. 36 W. The Ino, June 11, lat. 6 S., long. 26 W. The Maid of the Mill, Clyde to California, June 25, lat. 40 N., long. 4 W. The Indemnity (ship), June 26, lat. 6N. long. 4 W. The Eclipse, London to Mauritius, July 2, lat. 10 N., long. 22 W. A British barque, from Colombo, 65 days out, 26th May off the Cape. The Hermes (Swedish brig), from Bahia, July 13, lat. 36 N., long. 42 W. The Amelia, Coast of Gui nea t o L on d on , J u l y 15 , lat. 37 N., long. 41 W. The Gromite, Barbadoes to Li ver p oo l, J u ly 20, l a t . 40 N. long. 41 . The French (Hamburg ship), Grimsby to Cadiz, Aug. 6, lat. 49 N., long. 6 W. The Minner (barque), from Swansea, July 4, lat. 15 N., long. 26 W. The Schiller, Bremen to Baltimore, Aug. 6, lat. 51 N., long. 19 W. The Barrackpore (brig), steering to the westward, July 25, lat. 41 E., long. 40 W. The Wieland (Bremen barque), for New York, July 26, lat. 46 N., long. 29 W. A Bremen ship, with No. 2 in her foretopsail, July 28, lat. 40 N. long. 27 W. The Ino, Liverpool to Alexandria, Aug. 8, off the Island of St. John's. The Warbler Wills, London to Leghorn, off Cape St. Vincent's, July 28. The William and Joseph Hughill, Limerick to Quebec, lat. 52 N. long. 15 W. The Alice, Ibrail to Cork, July 25, off the Garbetta. The El Jeride, Glasgow to Leghorn, off Cape Lancliff, Aug. 1. The Amelia, Cardiff to Rio Janeiro, June 20, lat. 9 N., long. 22 IV. To-MORROW. At Torquay—The above match resumed. At Bradford—The above match resumed. At Sevenoaks—The above match concluded. At Bexley-heath—Bexley v. City Club. At Chiselhurst—West Kent v. Carshalton. At West Wickham—Married v. Single. At Derby—South Derbyshire v. Burton-on-Trent. At Croydon—Croydon v. Wandsworth Albion. WEDNESDAY. At Bradford—The above match concluded. At Torquay—The above match concluded. At Derby—The above match concluded. At Stamford—Stamford v. Rugby. At Mitcham—Mitcham v. Turnham-green. At Bath—Lansdown Club v. Westbury-upon-Trym. THURSDAY. At Bath—The above match concluded. At Stamford—The above match concluded. At Clapham—Clapham Club v. Clapham Town. At the Oval—Eighteen Gentlemen of the Surrey Club and County v. Eleven Players This match is for the benefit of Mortlock, a Surrey umpire for more than 30 years, who is in ill health, the effects of a coup decoleil. At Aldermaston-park—l Zingari v. Eleven of Berk shire. At Old Trafford Ground—The 'United Eleven v. Twenty-two of Manchester. FRID I A.Y. At the Oval—The above thatch resumed. At Aldermaston-park—The above match concluded. At Old Trafford—The above match resumed. At Dudley—Dudley v. Shiffnal. At Sevenoaks—Vine Club v. Holmesdale. At Oxford Arms Ground, Islington—The Eleven of England v. Twenty-two of the Islington United Ama teurs. SATURDAY. At the Oval—The above match concluded. At Oxford Arms Ground—The above match concluded. At Old Trafford Ground—The above match concluded. At Clapham—Day's play. At Eyton—Eyton v. Shrewsbury School. THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND v. THE GENTLEMEN OF KENT. This match was resumed on Friday at Canterbury, and was brought to a conclusion that afternoon, Eng land winning by seven wickets. Kent thus lost both matches. At the close of the game the score was as fol lows : KENT. First Innings. Second Innings. Mr. E. Hartnell, b Fellowes.... 7 c Ponsonby, b Drake 7 Mr. C. V. Oxenden, b Drake... 1 b Fellowes , 0 Mr. W. S. Norton, stNicholsou, b Drake 3 b Drake. 24 Mr. A. Mynn, c Keate, b Drake 33 b Fellowes 33 Hon. E. Bligh, c Gordon, b Fel lowes 6 s Nicholson, b Drake 25 Mr. P. Knight, c Fellowes, b Stacey l2 run out.. 0 Captain Dickens, c Fellowes, b Stacey.. l9 b Drake 7 Captain Mundy, st Nicholson, b Drake ll c Drake, b Fellowes 5 Mr. W. Deedes, c Nicholson, b Drake . Hon. H. Bligh, st Nicholson, b Drake 1 not out 6 Mr. J. Alexander, not out 2 b Drake.... Byes 4, 1-b 1, wide 4 ...... 107 ENGLAND. First Innings. Mr. NortonWc C. . a rr o ie r h d o o ls: C , bH.HBa Bligh, b 16 ell 9 ru no n t out.. ot. 1 . ....... Mr. Hon. S. Ponsonby, c Norton, b • E. Bligh lO Mr. E. Balfour, c Norton, b E Bligh 44 Mr. E. Drake, bE. Bligh., l9 s Bligh, b Mundy 1 Mr. H. Fellowes, not out Mr. E. Tredcroft, b Norton.. 32 not out 11 Hon. R. Grhust on, b Norton 1 sand b Mundy ..... 0 Mr. F. E. Stacey, c Norton, b Hartnell Mr. R. Keat e, c Norton, b E Bligh. ................ Mr. E. Hartopp, Esq., run out 0 1 Leg - byes 7, wide 5 l2 Bye ................... Total Total 119 Second Innings. Total ...209 FORMATION OF BATTERSEA AND KENNINGTON PARRS.—On Friday, by order of the Commissioners of Public Works, the removal of the Tivoli tea-gardens and pleasure -grounds at Battersea commenced, to clear the ground - for the formation of the new park. The commissioners have obtained possession of the celebrated Red House Tavern and grounds, and but little now re mains to impede the laying out of the proposed park and the formation of the Thames embankment, for which a sum of 300,0001. has just been voted by Parlia ment. The common and Lammas rights of the rector and parishioners of St. Mary, Battersea, on the site of the park, are to be extinguished by a payment of 1,5001. Considerable progress has been made with the works of the suspension-bridge • the abutments on either shore are nearly completed, and the towers are forth- 1 with to be commenced. Kennington-common is now being enclosed with an ornamental iron pallisade, and and the works for the construction of the park are being resumed. Prince Albert's model dwellings for lab o u r e rs , which attracted so mu ch attention in Hye-park during the Great Exhibition, are here re-erected, the Clapham road has been diverted further west, and a new toll. gate erected nearer St. Mark's Church, the ground being required for the park, and in the course of next week the old Kennington-gate turnpike will be entirely removed, and the laying out of the shrubberies and gravel walks commenced. T HE QUEEN'S COUNTENANCE OF THE NAVY.—Ano ther Royal Prince is intended for a sailor, if we may , draw any favourable instance to assist at such a con elusion from the fact of her Majesty having, on : Tuesday last, ordered a sailor-boy's outfit for his Royal Highness Prince Arthur. The illustrious Prince (who is only three years and three months old, and godson of the late Duke of Wellington) will be equipped b y Mr. Walton, naval outfitter, of Gosport, who had the h onour of furnishing the sea-going outfits to his Royal Hi ghness T0ta1,..... the Prince of Wales.—Hampshire Advertiser. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. VERPOOL, AUG. 20. STOOK EXCHANGE. —Business has slightly improved, al though very little change can be noticed in quotations, which ruled as follows :—Caledonian, 334, -4; East Lan cashire, 17-1 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, mg, # ; London and North-Western, 111 k, 12 ; Midland, 74, 4, ; South-Eastern, 24, 4, ; North - Union (A), 225; Borough Bank, 121. MANCHESTER, AUG. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The sales to-day were more nu merous than usual on Saturday. The prices were some what lower. The sales were :—Eastern Counties, 124 ; Caledonian, 334 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 75i ; Mid land, 714 ' • Lancashire and Yo r k s hi re W est Riding Union, 3 dis. • London and North-W es t ern N ew Eighths, 1-16 pm; douth-Eastern and Dover, 21 3-16, 4, 5-16; Crystal Palace Company, 6 13-16. BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The railway share market was de pressed during the early part of the week, and although somewhat better towards the close, has not entirely reco vered from the effects produced by the half-yearly meetings of the two great companies. In the meantime Shrewsbury and Birmingham Stock continues 'in request, but there were not to-day any sellers on the Birmingham 'Change. London and North-Western Eighths were transacted at 1-16 and prem. Among the closing quotations were : Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, buyers 10, sellers 10a ; Eastern Counties, buyers 12k, sellers 13 ; Loudon and North-Western, buyers 1111, sellers 1124 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, sellers 28i ; Mid land, buyers 714, sellers 71* ; Shrewsbury and Birming ham, buyers 64 ; North Staffordshire, sellers 411 dis. BRISTOL, AUG. 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was without much al teration, and business was done at the following quota tions :—Great Northern, 83 ; Great Western, 88 ; Mid land, 71i; Taff Vale Preference, No. 1, ex. div., 152; West of England and South Wales District Bank, 17 ; ditto New, 4i pm. COUNTRY MARKETS, HADDINGTON—AUG. 19. • our r aijk6 Thu following are the prices of gram at to-day 00.1 1 . WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. ~ _ oi l First s6s sa 35s 6d. 23s (1 441 sa m 4ts Second s3s 9d 34s 54 2 2 s ' 9.q Oa Third 46s Od 2Ss 6d 21s Od .-3 gold Total quantity of wheat in market, 526 qrs, 51-9 id PP PP barley 5° f, gra " 152 011 IP ~ oats PP 290 qrs. , gl 601 d PP p beans PP 75 CIO' , `— Average p of wheat £2 13 9 0 -12 tbs Ditto of Barley 1 14 5 7:2t Ditto of Oats 2 0 2hs 1 1 Ditto of Beans . ............. ... There was a good supply of all kinds of grain a g i ' n. day's market. Sales dull for wheat, oats; b e ans, and Pe 33 but barley met a ready sale. DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET —AIM. 18 . . 1 . Qrs. Best. Current. I n ferl°,; 49s u `' 316 Wheat 57s Od ...... .. 53s 6d ......... q , 4 a 536 Oats 23s 8d 84 Barley 55s Od 435 ai 34 Peas & beans 45s Od Average of wheat, 2/. 13s aid. . . n a, The prices of ABERDE grain are E —Old N—AuG oats 19 00s Od 01, pet 401bs per bushel; new oats, 198 Od to lf.s 6d, 'bold , bushel ; bere, 30s Od. to 30s 6d, 531bs per bushel,, n ; ea to 308 Od to 30.3 6d, 531bs per bushel ; wheat , red, I N 6 s Od, 00s Od, 621bs per bushel ; wheat, white, 53s Od to boll; 621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, 15s 9d tc 16s 6d P e er „ er lb, 130' flour, 42s Od to 42s 6d per sack. Provisions - I'i; gd 5d to 8d ; mutton, ditto, 5d to 8d ; veal, dit to, 5° Od; pork, per lb, Os sdto Os 6cl ; salmon, per lb, is Od to tz 6d ; rabbits, each, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, 4s Od t ° 12,41; potatoes, per peck, 8d to 10d ; butter, per lb, led t° o to eggs, per doz, Os 7d to Os 8d ; hens, per 1 3511 1,.„ 0 le 6 a 3s Od ; chickens, ditto, is 3d to 2s Od; ducks, w" - ", gel , to 2s Od ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 6d to Os 0d,,,; / T AO each, 3s Od to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, 3s Od to 4s o° ;„ (1 , oa for export a ti on (p resen t cure ), p er c wt, 86s to """ e p rice, ditto (summ er cure d), OO s t o OO s Od ; e ggs, wholesal per dozen, bid t o Od ; 41b l oa f, 7d ; 21b loaf, 3id ; fl , l3° od; fine small, Os Od to Os Od ; pork,. , large, Os ~;10 1 lamb, per lb., Os 6d to Bcl che ese, per .. t.°l6.° 58.6 d to 7s. DUBLIN- White wheat, 26s to 31s Od ; barley, 13s Od to 16s 6d ; oats, 00s Od to 00s per brl ; oatmeg flour, 14s Od to 20s Od per cwt; per 480 lbs. -Aug. 19. red ditto, 25 3 Od to 2956`e1d; 13s 6d to 13s 6d ; raPl,„; ii, lls Od to 13s Od ; Indian corn, 28s Od to 3As Od CORK—Aua. 19. Brig. , CurrenCoje, 9 White wheaf 29s Od to 00s Od Os Od ---4° ' Redwheat OOs Od to OOs 03. , o do. Ditto OOs Od to 00s Od}.oos 0 , - ,-- '' p Ditto OOs Od to OOs Od Barley OOs 9d to 00s Od A 16d°' Ditto OOs Od to OO s Od}.(100 0.- -- Ditto OOs Od to Oos Od 7 Bere los 10d to OOs Od Os Od 186 Oats ~,, ....40. Ditto OOs Od to OO s Od 00s Od Ditto Oos Od to Oos Od r Oft* Pigs OOs Od to OOs Od Oo s Od Pe Quantity sold at the highest prices :--- 00 te te; 00 barrels white wheat; 0 red; 0 barley. 33 oats ; 0 pigs. cic :IQ Quantity of grain and numb er o f p i gs so ld last vie,,,, A . . Wheat, 21. Barley, 26. B ere , 00. O a t s , 566. '''' ' Return of cattle sold for week ending Aug. 13 :-.. Pigs, 308. Sheep, 380. Cows, 45. PRICES OF BITITAt. cuaasztaf. SO First quality Second quality Third quality Fourth quality s s ThZthqquua1ia1ityti......................... ;1531 Fifth quality Bls Fifth quality ............... ' 61 , Sixth quality 74s Sixth quality .............. ; Od' Coss.—Flour—First, 15s 6 to 16s 6d ; ext ra ' !Ol t seconds, 13s Od to 15s Od ; households, lOs to 125 Oct , e , gcl ; 75 6d tc 7 0 , tt. 7s to 9s Od per cwt. Meal—lndian meal, oatmeal, lls 6d to 12s ; wheatmeal, 10s Od to Ils 01;5, i d Indian corn, 71 7s 6d to 71 9s Od p er t on . Bran,. v erg e ' to 4/ 7s 6d per ton. Hay—F armers , 30 s Od t o 4osod , strs ll, l o 345; dealers, 60s Od to 003 Od ; average , O s p e r ton. n o ; OP Farmers, 28s Od to 35s Od ; average , 00s ; dealers , : 7 0 0 ' Oos Od ; average, Os. pe r t on . Bread—Wheaten 1 024 111 Od ; household ditto, 6d t o Od per 41 b .—Fres h butter ~bee ' 12d per lb. Eggs, 5s Od to Os O 3 per hundred. I'l e ' a , k . 6 3 t ; 41,d to 8d ; mutton, 6d to ad ; veal, 5d to 8d ; P ° ,.;foill i ': 6d ; bacon, 7d to 8d ; sausages, 6d per lb.— Fish, O Q S m. oo' land, 001. Os to 001 Os per toe ; Scotch herrings, 00s 'iv/ Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potatoes, white, 5d to 6ci f iod p 6d to 7d.—Coals , Newport, 20s ; Lydney, 20s ; `l„,iloo6jf Od per ton.—Whiskey, 25 0.p., Gos 10d per imperial: 7 ; Hides, market, 30s to 365; Salted, 30s to 38s per .... r toil . ' skins, 3id per lb.—Bangor slates 21 . 170. 6d to 3 1 . 1401. r. Fleece wool, 18s to 20s per stone.—Hemp, 361 • t 0 °A tA"' ton—Timber, Memel, 31. 15s ; red pine, 31. 150 ; Y 0e 3,11, 31. ss. per ton ; deals, 191. to 201. per hundred. --1 7..f1c 8/. to 101.10 s. per ton.—Tallow, 54s to 54s 6d per or' 60 114 71. lOs to 0/. per cwt.-- Tar, Archangel, 19s. per Ml' Peruvian, 121. Os to 001. per ton. CANT. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the Geßera l by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] 10% Day G w e li n c e n ra ru l ad ro e st u - p Fro p m ort lviun ape d COUNTRIES. in Gl yn Office, London.* Dispatched. 've 3 America(byhrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool "' America (by,United Sts. 5 packet) ..........N Aug. 23 Liverpool ••• America (by U. States Ste , 1 4 packet) ..........N Sept. 30.... ...... Southampton , 4 Australia (via South- SeP ampton) .......... Sept. 4.. • .... SoathamPto n ,gept. Ditto (via Marseilles) N Sept. 8 Ditto (via Cape of Good Con; Hope) ............N Sept. 14.... • • .. • • Plymouth • • . 0 g.. 9 Africa (West Coast) ..N A ugust 2 3 ........ Plymout h ••• Alexandria .. NB, 9, 24, &30of m. Dover •• " Sep t Alexandria 4th & 20th of mon. SouthamPt o s o Bahamas ...........M 2nd of the month SouthamPt o° . I p t ult i 6 Belgium ............N Dover • • •: „ sePt• Brazil 9th of the month.. Southamp.o•• se pt•. 6 Buenos Ayres .. M 9th of the month.. SouthaMPW . O. Cape of Good H o p e ..N 14 t h of the month Plymouth •• „ 6 Cape of Good Hop e ..N Plymou th ••• , g , Cape de Verde .. ...N 14th of the mo n th. Plymouth • Aug, 2 6 f Ceylon (see India) . Ceylon .... . • ......N 14th of the month Plymouth • 7 , Channel 151e5........N Mon„Wed.,&Frid. SouthamPt o N e pt.' Chili •• • • ....M 2d & 17th of mon th SeuthamPWri 3 0 China (see India) lAg; 4 Constantinople 7,8,17,24,&27 of m. Dover •• ••,•„• 0, Constantinople .... .. 4th & 20th of mo n . Southarnplo - . 1," Cont., of Europe M& N T w i ce daily ...... Dover •• •" pa/ Egypt (see India) ric 26 France ........ & N Twice dai1y...... Dover • • •:,: ri i . mg• Gibraltar .... • 4, 7,17 , 20, 27 of m. SouthalnPw I Greece (see India) I seP 4 ' . Greytown 2nd & 17th of mon. SOtitham,nton es, 1 SBG Hamburgh ..........N Tuesday & Frid a y London ••• • sePP / 0 1 0 Havannah ..........M 2nd of the month SouthanlPL°.l3joe• Holland MI Wednesday & Sat. London • ••'seP 4 ' 4 Honduras of the month. Southaminton ton sePt t: I India (viaSonthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Southall.- ..'SeP India (via Marseilles)3l Bth& 24th of month Dover • • • • 0 00 lonian Isles (see India) hpad • • n. • Ireland & N Twice daily ...... 11 01 3 -- ton Sep. 16 Li5b0n......... ...M 7,9, 17, &230 f m. SouthainP. seP 25 Madeira . . M 9th of the month Southampt7og. Madeira N July Plymouth • Malta (see India) AUg• Malta ...... • ... N 7,17,19,28, 30 °fru. Dover •• •• ••• 06 Mauritius (see India) LOP Mauritius N 14th of the month Plyrnouth to *; sal' 02 Mexico 2nd of the month.. SouthainP lAtig• Naples ..... N bthlsth2sthofmon.iDover • • • :,,selt r olf / New Granada M 2d & 17th of month'SouthamPlq,tine New Zea1and.......... By p r i va t e s hi p Various PI ;Aug' 26 • Papal States „N sthi st,h2sth o it non . Dover • • ••• AttE Peninsula M 7thl7th2Bthofmon. SouthamPr o , seln• 26 Peru • 2d & 27th of mon. Southarcl...,Aag , 2 3 Port Natal 14th of the month, PlYnto lr ` lAtTh Sicily sthlsth2sthofmon,Dover •• . 1..1 Tuscany stblsth2sthofmon.lDover • • •• Sep Venezuela „M 2d& 17th of month SoutharaP Van Diemen'eLald (see ceP4' 1 Australia) ... ... 4 ,,.mpton,` West Indies .. 2d& 17th of month 50 44 .• --- 4 4 1 18 _.14 'l 4lB ida y, the, ~,, 110 3 11; c lif icill ctif cce ption oT ,t` n at et ' h will be * When any of these dispatched on the follow Southampton), and the day preceding. fates fall on a Sal ng day, with the e 3 falta, both of whie [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Hcllowa 's Ointment o ff certain and efficacious Remedies for the Cure of ' been for c ß a o u b g e h r t t a H s a e r v r:s r , e and Abscesses.—The following case has in st -- 0 . warded to Professor Holloway for publication • sioce o c f old S , ta w P h le i ful illness. She was attended by several em'''' iy an '7 0 cal men with littlejor c h h ur h s r t o , u s gh e t nt o , n s a. ool lo_: e g., t e tn e dl: with littlejor no benefit, and ultimate _edie sce3s formed under the chin. .All the usual re'mjeter; having failed to give her the slightest relief, s he stO A Pill s, 01 mined on • using Holloway's Ointment and a bsces,. these surprising medicines entirely cured the ~, Ore' and restored her to better health than 15 : 7 1,f0ff before enjoyed.—Sold by all druggists, 5pa,11:01033, sor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand , "'" A4 l BIRTHS. On the 17th inst., at"ClaAphsilli;the wife o f CalP a l e R. Baugh, 9th Bombay Infantry._ 11 On the 18th inst. at Bishops-Hull, near ' lady of Theobald Walsh, Esq. fi t° OF A DM:TORTES. the On the 14th inst at Ashwell Vicarage, ge m' rat' of the Rev. Henry William Hodgson• tree t ' lier On the 18th ins t., a t 17, Lower Seymours,irch man-square, the wife of Lientenant-Colonel •P nardson, Grenadier Guards. MARRIED. h catboT, On Thursday, the 18th inst., at the Fre" j o seP b „ o lf Chapel, London, by the Rev. William I towe' AnD e ;01:1' Harting, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn-fields, to ArarY of . Br igli 00 surviving child of the late Isaac Cooper, Esq ., • kshir e b t At St. Mary's Church, Atherstone, W a ffle ~t- A , the IBth inst., Charles Barges, eldest surviving se,ii Oohs fain Fyfe, Garmouth, ' Scotland, late of t h ; gr. 1 Landers, to Amy Elizabeth, only daughter o Morewood, Atherstone. 00' r a rltoi r Atiu ma O i n da t . h v e al l a 9 , t a h ft i e n r st p . r , a a t tl i a c i te s n d r l e E s s i t p i i i ff e . e n ri c.e n , g, N akuh — ou ll S ' .-- , 'O le , Esq., late of Aug Cayes Hayti. On the 25th of April l'ast at SydneY, NeAlter Scutb p p I in the 35th year of her age,Miss Anna SweL o ey' tha late Z. Sweet, Esq., formerly of 1-,.." toir London. ginget On the 18th'inst., at Adelaide-villa , upon-Thames, J. Pass, Esq., formerly of Boston,rcootfi:i On the 19th inst., at Dorking, Surrey,. ; 0 70 r widow of the late Heathfield Young, En. , in of her age. Surbiton _ e d 1-.:„. e llat 0 10/ LONDON : Printed and Published 127 ittir it o l ke, /o' l of No. 112, Strand, Prin ter, at Die Stu? the 00 0 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, zu Middlesex, Monday, August 22, OA a D, It(