The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-24 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE. 4 The French papers of yesterday had not arrived _wh Telegraph we learn that M. Auguste Heurtier, a ppointed on a c ommerc i a l m i ss i on i n Chi na an d 1 1 1 e eastern prov i nces, i s to sa il i mme di ate l y for Macao in the steam-corvette Colbert. T .Pages Dupont, editor of the Union, M. -i, a jislu, and Messrs. Lowenfeld, Hartmann, and fAienne, correspondents of the German press, have been liberated with a simple caution. The Budget for 1854 will be brought before the .1-legislative Assembly early in March. , The Monit eur o f yes t er d ay announces th a t M . d e 'a Tour is app o i n t e d Mi n i s t er o f F rance i n Con stantinople, and M. de Bourqueney in Vienna. decree in yesterday morning's Moniteur 110- ' lll ' lo, es M. Fremy, Councillor of State, to the post of D irector General of the Int er i or . ie will con tinue to be attached to the section of public wo rks, agriculture and commerce. By another decree, dated Tuesday, ' M. Henri Chevreau is ap pointed Councillor of State. The funds were steadier yesterday than for a I jeek past. A fall of 5 centimes on the Three per „ e llts. was compensated by an equal advance on ~"",,e P our-and-a -Half, the latter closing at 105 f. ° l ./e• for cash and the Threes at 8 0 f. 60 c. Bank Stock declined 5f., closing at 2,80 5 f. ; and, with t he exception of a few sales of Northern and of -I,Yons shares, Railway Stock seemed to-day to be r i te neglected, an d p r ices unaltered for want of tra nsactions. The uneasy sensation previously I'.,4oticed reecting affairs in the East of Europe is Y no means abated. AUSTRIA. tl • Pie Germ an p apers s t a t e that a rising . was an eiPated in Pesth, and fears were entertained of a general outbreak. The police in Pesth had ar rested 20 t rave ll ers i n th e H o tel d'Angleterre. a garrison was under arms, and ready to act at moment's notice. Letters from Vienna, of the 19th, state that the assas sin who attempted the life of the Emperor declares th at h e has no accompl i ces, an d th a t he , for a long time entertained the idea of killing the Emperor. It was rumoured at Vienna that the Austrian of n ,v,ernment proposed confiscating all the property 3the Lomba r d em i gr e s suspec t e d of favouring the e movement. Th e p ro p e rty is estimated at 00 millions of francs, or 12 millions sterling. D ivan Jou rna l des _Mats says that as soon as the t he heard th e C oun t d e L e i n i nge n's proposition fo French an d E ng li s h A m b assa d ors were sent p l. ' and several conferences had been held with n ad Effendi. It WAS reported in Vienna, on'the 21st, that the th tleraent of the differences between Austria and e Porte had been proposed and was referred to i n tane °. Another report states that Count Lein thgen had given the Divan five days to consider the c onditions of Austria. That term expired on e4,e B th. The Divan had demanded additional m l? days to consider, which was granted. An alive answer is expected. PRUSSIA. notice has been published by the Minister of , o£li„uli Works, to the traders of Stettin announcing - 6 11glish plate-iron employed for the building of ( 7 ,l Ts is to be admitted into the Baltic ports, free th: ll tY, for the space of one year. The object of 4 t is to encourage the building of iron steamers Stettin and Dantzic. There are no forges, it f o a Lbs observed, in Pomerania or East Prussia th;:e manufacture of these plates. It is certain oti;" the Prussian Government will unite with the s l . 4 7,Powers in addressing remonstrances to the r e i, 84 Government against the residence of ``gees in England. In 1. ITALY. tue sitting of the 18th inst., the Chamber of De puties of Sardinia adopted the budget of war, theu discussion to 29,957,593 f. It then commenced p ro ulseussion of the budget of foreign affairs, 3,4'sed by the committee to be increased to GT, ' ,295 E instead of 3,320,315 f., demanded by the theli telegraphic dispatch from Tessin announces is r rival in the canton en masse of all those ban ef h of r i cen Lombardy. The accounts from Milan uiti -e d 4. 11 th state that the commandan t had per spejeal i Tessn ese to take their depart ure in the an dial trains running for some days on the M ilan 20th a hlerlata line. Accounts from Berne of the was e .„lePort the continuance of the blockade ; salt • , Prohibited. his ai .:,bermatten, General on duty at Rome, and )110 11t1I d S -s ' e- eamp, M. Desjardins, residing some Swiss at Erian, in Navoy, having enrolled some to Pontifial army, have ust received daps, to uit the c Sardinian - States within six Ys SPAIN. There is nothing new from Madrid. The Three Der Cents. were done on the 17th at 42. _ AMERICA. A. summary of the following appeared in The Sun of Yesterday. 1 ,,, -1 3T the screw steam -ship Andes, Hutchins com t7nder, and the Royal mail steamer Africa, Harri- York r„Commander, we Th have advices from el the 9th inst. Andes sailed from N e e w w York the Bth, and arrived e at 10 o'clock on Wednesday ,ght • and the Africa sailed on the 9th, and arrived The Africa 2 :3' 1 k on Wednesday morning.. b.,_ OC brought 200,000 doll. in specie. 114. J. t ne Af r i ca passed the following vessels :—On the steamer, supposed the Niagara, h e ,4: at 3 p.m., a _ 11 4-_ u a 0 for New York ; on the 13th, at 6 a.m., a tt ' il e,raer, supposed the Alps, hence for New York ; , C a ` t _ On. the 21st, at 2 p.m . a steamer, supposed the 113Lbria, hence for Halifax and Boston. 'the Calif vast emigration tending from the States the p iated by glancing at h iiats calif ma lef t . x . r ° f passengers be the rec three steam -ship t New York on the sth of s whic February, for the Passengers t he The totals are as . fo au llow s : i3 —Passen + 4 l, e United States, to Aspinw ; passengers Star of the West, to San Juan, 528 total a e .„_ sr Aspinwall, 966 ;, s by the Georgia, to But it is not by the number of pa ssen g ers '4 j 4 e that th e commer cial and other relations exist- L e g b etween California and the Atlantic States can estimated. The number of letters carr ied out l e ": tl . ,e, regular mail steamer, the Georgia, was e n rs o 85,,au 50,496, and the number of newspap c oh '7°. • This immense mail required 177 bagsthe kaki' it, and it would perhaps be under the han to estimate the number of letters in 'W S ° f passengers at 10,000. le st learn from the Portland Advertiser of the Ist lai it a i lit ) that the rails on the whole line of the At- Is St St. Lawrence railroad, from Portland to St. -rend, the point of the junction with the km . ". m a wronce and the Atlantic Railroad, are laid , and th at the loc omo ti ve has passed up to that point Th-e New The last rail was laid on the 29 th ult. , taa r ,* Orleans Delta, of the Ist instant, con -14,1-ais a lett er from British Honduras, which con shdthe report that the State of Honduras a Th e n :Possession of the English settlement at Limas. d the's i .' a ," appointed a commandant, and declare e ve r tats of Honduras would, at all hazards and 13" s acrifice, continue to hold the territory : t the y4 tivices received from Kingston, Jamaica.,. h o stea mer ult., brought to Savannah by the British el ew — „ e r Conway, it appears that, instead of being .. uP previous to the 29th ult., the British soya- f rigate ilighflyer was n th a t d ay. lying safely at Port Late4l)o' New Orlean s papers confirm the telegraphic T ails rt of th e seizure, by the Mexican authorities at t° A . of five Californians, who were returnin g 'ulted States by the overland route through the e '• Fiv e dollars in go ld dust were taken from to chAn Par ty, und er the plea that they had neglected p ee ex port duty. The American consul, Mr. tele Ph protested against this outr a g e. The etCoaPu atreiterates the statement that a 'eaa„,Tut of th e na ti ona l gua rds, under the after epve o r f e Colonel R o d r i guez , h a d been captured p fight, and executed, for having con -41 to take possession of the city. New' Orleans we have some later and . very ,_ ut intelli-wjatainoros, ove iutionists havingsucceeded declared in favour of the 1 ' g o ucceeded after a battle, in routing 1 11 a,, I D ; vernment troops. ' The whole state of Ta- P re s Tk Pas ex i: in possession of . the insurgents. L sid eut Congress has granted to the new evalos, th e ex t raor di nary powers a sked Tw r efused t o P res i dent Arista. t h at V e a l!? later advice s f rom H avanna h announ ce 4 1 , at a r e at Ca r d enas lasted for two days, an d 1. the Her tl ia a n iu°u ut of property destroy e d wa s much Th e _ at first anticipated. Tter eet e . ercial intelligence is again without ; .rro, ov „, 4 - 1 1 . e rate of exchange was rather less 1 ... g 04 - L . :lg to the number of cotton bills still press 1117ecie h as c, market, and hence only 40,0001. of ney was l ?en. brought by the present steamer. A i ° o lc- tuark 'in slightly increased demand, and the 0 1. 41 'stra,li e ' alt hough steady, was less buoyant. ,q.ahizatio_au steam-ship company was in course of ~taet ici u u .and two new banks were likewise .Aicholags Wall-street—one to be called the , tt .othertb Bank, with a capital of 100,0001., and 4/km 440 ef 000/. -"auk of th e Com monwea lth, w i t h a 1-00 , a cv t o 140 Al i . •L S.—The annexed particulars- re -4l ued States loan affairs are extracted from the circular of Messrs. Cammann and Co., of New York, received by the Africa, and dated the Bth inst.:— Erie-Railroad Securities, which had rather a down ward tendency, are again firmer, in consequence of the announcement of the negotiation of a new 7 per cent. mortgage loan, redeemable in 30 years. The price at which the sale was effected has not transpired. This will make the total liabilities of the company $30,000,000, as follows :—First mortgage, due in 1868, $3, 000 , 000 ; second do. do. 1859, $4,04,000 ; third do., do (new loan), $3:000,000 ; Income Bonds, due in 1855, $3,000,000 ; Convertible loan, due in 1862, $3,500,000 ; ( 1 0 . do., do, 1871, $3,500,000 ; Certificate Debt, 1855, $500,000 ; capital stock, $9,500,000. It is stated that the now morgage authorises the issue of $10,000,000 of bonds, and that the proceeds of the r ecent sale are to be applied to the liquidation of the present floating debt, amounting to about $2,000,000, and to the laying of the second track, the construction of which is to be pushed forward with energy ; $4,000,000 are reserved for the payment of the second mortga g e, due in 1859, and the remainin g $3,000,000 will not be issued within twelve • months. The receipts of the road for January were $304,151, being an increase of $132,710 upon those of the corresponding month of last year. The State of North Carolina advertises for proposal for $500,000 of 6 per cent. coupon bonds, redeemable Ist January, 1883, and payable in the city of New York. The bonds are ex- • empted from taxation, and issued to provide for the sub scription by the state to the North Carolina Railroad. In addition to the faith of the State, all her stock in the said railroad, and the dividends thereon are specially pledged for the redemption of these bonds. The bids are to be opened on the 31st of Mardi next. Proposals are also invited, until Ist proximo, for a loan of $2,500,000 to the Parkersburg Railroad, on coupon bonds redeem able Ist of January, 1873, interest and principal payable in Baltimore ; $1,500,000 of these bonds are. guaranteed by the city of Baltimore, and the remainder by the Bal timore and Ohio Railroad Company. Notice has been given by the treasurer of the state of Pennsylvania, that the past due 5 per cent. loans will be paid off on presen tation, and that interest thereon will cease in 60 days from 26th ult." TRADE OF CANADA. A dispatch from Lord Elgin, which has just been printed, gives the latest statistics of the trade and re sources of Canada, and places the progress of the colony in a very favourable light. It appears that the total population during the ten years from 1841 to 1851, experienced an increase of more than 59 per cent., the numbers having advanced from 1,156,139 to 1,842,265, while among the free population of the United States the increase from 1840 to 1850, was only 37i per cent., It is from the rapid settlement of Upper Canada that this improvement has chiefly arisen. In 1791, the population of that province was 50,000, and at the commencement of last year it was 952,004, the increase during the past ten years having been about 1041 per cent. In Lower Canada the population is now 890,261, of whom 665,528 are of French origin. The imports into the colony during the year ending the sth of Janu ary, 1852, amounted to 4,404,409/., against 3,489,4661; in the preceding year. Of these the amount from Great Britain was 2,475,643/., or at the rate of about U. Os. per head, the rate of British imports into the United States being about 16s. per head. At the same time the importations of United States' manufactures into Canada are very large, the totals in the instances of machinery and leather being greater than from this country, while in the cases of cotton, linen, silk, woollen, and iron manufactures, they are also considerable a circumstance believed to be attri butable to the better knowledge exercised by the United States' dealers with regard to the wants and tastes of the people. The exports of the colony for 1851 amounted to 2,663,9831., of which 1,245,9271. are classed as products of the forest, and 964,0971. as products of agriculture, the remainder being derived from fisheries; mines, manufactures, &c. The augmen tation in the estimates of the assessable property of tae country, which for Upper Canada alone was fixed at 36,252,178/. in 1851, and at 37,695,931/. in 1852, keeps pace with what would be expected from all the other in dications of the growth of the colony, among which also are to be included the revenues from the public works, the Post-office, &c. Regarding theseworks and their c ontemplated extension, the debt incurred or to be incurred for their construction, and the existing re venues to meet the' liabilities thus raised, the re port furnishes the following particulars :—The total cost of the public works of Canada, classed as pro ductive, up to Jan. 1 , 1852, amounted to 2,834,2341., and the net revenue derived therefrom in 1851 was 48,2781. This is under 2 per cent., but the returns are progressively increasing. Among the most important works are the St. Lawrence and Welland Canals, which complete a continuous inland navigation to Chicago of 1,587 miles. The length of canal in this navigation is 681 miles, with 5501 feet in lockages, and vessels with from 350 to 400 tons' freight are capable of passing. In relation to the pecuniary responsibilities which the colony is now assuming in connexion with the great railway enterprises in progress within it the lines are described to be-1. The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway, 126 miles in length, running from the St. Law rence, opposite Montreal, and connecting with an American line through the State of Maine, to Portland, on the Atlantic ; 2, the Ontario, Simcoe, and Huron Railway, from Toronto to Lake Huron, 90 miles ; 3, the Great Western, from Hamilton to Windsor, 228 miles ; 4, the Quebec and Richmond, 100 miles ; 5, the trunk line from Toronto to Montreal, 380 miles ; and 6, the Quebec and Trois Pistoles line, on the route to the lower provinces, 160 miles. The aggregate length of these undertakings is 1,084 miles, and the advances made to them will be in conformity with the act of 1849, which provides that they are in no case to ex ceed one-half of the amount actually expended on the work, and that the whole property of the companies shall be liable for principal and interest. The present debt of Canada (of which 1,500,0001. is guaranteed by the British Government at 4 per cent.) is 3,659,146/., exclusive of the liabilities incurred for the new railways, which it is anticipated, under the conditions specified, will never entail any charge on the Treasury. The total expenditure in 1851 was 521,6441., comprising 183,7491. for interest on the debt, and 60,0001. for the sinking fund. On the other hand, the revenue was 692,2061., showing a surplus for the year of 170,5621. MR. •P. C. RONEY. - - The following notice of the present position of Mr. P. C. Roney, in relation to the Chester and Holyhead Railway, appears in Saunders's News Letter of this morn ing. The writer does only justice to a gentleman whose merits appear to be appreciated by every one, save those who have derived substantial advantage from his untiring energy and indomitable exertions : " Some six or eight months back we alluded to the sepa ration which we then thought would have taken place be tween Mr. Roney and the Chester and Holyhead Company, and took occasion at the time, in common with the whole of our contemporaries , metropolitan as well as provin cial, to state most distinctly the loss which that gentle man's services would be, not only t o the comp wany—hose popularity he hal so much raised during his then brief connexion with them—but also to:the commercial interests of Ireland generally. The press was never more unani mous than on this occasion—one and all concurring in the opinion that the policy of the company in endeavouring to dispense with Mr. Roney was a most suicidal one, and deeply to be regretted. " Shortly after this period we were pleased to find that an ar rangement was likely to be agreed upon, by which :Ai . . Roney would still be retained by the sixteen compa nies who were interested in the through booking' system, and the full development of the Irish traffic ; but, we sub sequently learned, though we have never heard upon what grounds, that the above arrangement was not confirmed. That this was an oversight none can doubt. Of Mr. Roney's antecedes we know sufficient to enable us to offer an opinion, and gly we most unhesitatin say that, be the cause of the severance from the Chester and be Hol the head Railway Company what it may, they only could losers in the matter, and this we stated at the first. His services were not, however, fortunately lost to Ireland—to wit, his exertions in behalf of our Exhibition ; and from this fact, we had hoped to have found him still amongst us when the end of our Industrial Palace had arrived. Such is, however, we regret to say, not to be the case, he having concluded an engagement which takes him out to Canada for three years and a half, in order to wor k u p the railway traffic of that colony. it " Concerning his tourist traffic arrannments, and, in deed, his perfect system of through booking' g!nerally, was truly said by a contemporary that he did more in ono year to cement a friendship between the two countries, and to raise friendly commercial relations between our manufacturers here and those on the other side of the Channel, than all our legislation did during the previous half century,' and therefore we feel that his loss, though a general one, will be particularly felt by our commercial interests, which now especially so much need his guiding spirit. " Deeply regretting that we have lost so worthy and able a citizen, it, however, affords us great pleasure to announce that Mr. Roney's position has been much improved by the change, and that he goes out to the Canadas with the full conviction and hope that before some distant day all Transatlantic communications must pass via Ireland—a consummation, it need not be stated, he is deeply inte rested, as an Irishman, in seeing carried out. " And, in conclusion, we would just say, that be his mission to the east, to the west, to the north, or to the south, we wish him a hearty God speed, and success to all his undertakings." THREATENING THE LIFE OF THE EMPEROR OF FRANCE. —The Memorial of Aix states that a hosier of Marseilles, named Sauvan, was lately tried before the Correctional Tribunal of the former place for making a proposition for assassinating the Emperor. The charge was sup ported by the evidence of an Austrian political refugee, named Normanne, who is established at Marseilles as a teacher of music and languages, and who declared that, when in the shop of the prisoner, he said to him " Well, you ought to be satisfied ; the Empire is made, and business will prosper; " to which Sauvan is said to have replied, Yes ;if it only depended on me, there should be no more an Empire than an Emperor. I have proposed to the democrats of Marseilles to set off for Paris, and kill Napoleon 111. I demanded 100,000 f., but they could only give me 40,000 f., and they then recommended me to go to Jersey, and get the sum completed by the political refugees there. M. Lagarde, a merchant, and M. Second, both officers in the National Guard, declared that in 1848 and following years, the prisoner had always been a zealous defender of the cause of order, but that he sometimes talked in• a fli g hty and inconsiderate manner, without any bad in tention, The Court took this view of the affair, and acquitted the prisoner. AMENDMENT OF THE , CRIMINAL LAW. —A bill brought forward by Lord St. Leonards is waiting discussion in the House of Lords on the amendment of the criminal law, with the view to bring a class of offenoes relating to the person under one act. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, FEB. 23.—Arrived this morning, at ten o'clock, the brig John Hillman, of Newhaven, 224 tons, from Rio Janeiro, 6G days out, being bound to this port for orders. The John Hillman has been brought to this port under charge of Mr. John Corcoran, who reports that he was mate of the barque Esther Frances, of Swansea, and which spoke the John Hillman on the 14th January, in lat. 6 0 S., and long. 39 30 W., and found that the late master, Mr. Coppard, together with the first, and second mates and one seaman, had died since leaving Rio of the fever, and that they had left two of the crew, the cook, and a boy, on shore, sick ; that, being without a navigator on board, he took charge and brought the brig to this port in safety. The last death occurred on the 7th January, and the re mainder of the crew, five in number, have since been in health. The brig was of course admitted to pratique. THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.—The original promoters of this measure at Cowes are heartily tired of it ; its expen sive, complicated machinery swallows up the entire amount of the rates, and nothing in the shape of improvements can bo effected. It is one piece of jobbing, from the general board downward. THE ISLE OF WIGHT RAILWAY.—The fate of this pro ject will be known on Friday. Numerous petitions have been sent, praying the committee to allow it to proceed. It is much to be regretted that so many blunders should 'have been committed ; trifling though they be, they are very likely to prove fatal to the undertakings being pro ceededwith this session. Had any man of business in the locality been employed, he would have known or easily ascertained the names of the owners and occupiers of all the properties over which the- rail was to pass, and not have called William George, and Harry Tom. If people will be so penny-wise; they must pay for it. But the worst is, it does not end there : hundreds, nay thousands, are to be inconvenienced and injured, and business and im provements retarded, by people at a distance indulging in these blunders. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 23. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, the Commander-in- Chief, visited this port to-day to inspect the progress made in the equipment of the Admiralty-house for the reception of himself and Lady Cochrane. The gallant officer returned to town by the 2 o'clock train in the afternoon. The Black Eagle Admiralty steam-yacht, Master-Com mander Petley,. left the harbour last evening with a party of officers forming a board of inspection on the coast de fences. They proceeded to the Channel Islands. The Blenheim screw guard-ship, 60, Captain Henderson, C. 8., returned to harbour this afternoon. The Leopard, 12, paddle-frigate, Captain George Giffard, went out of harbour to Spithead this morning. The Rattlesnake, 8, Commander Trollope, was towed out of harbour this morning to Spithead by the Echo steam tug, which then cast her off, when the Basilisk, 8, paddle sloop, Commander the Hon. F. Egerton, took her in tow and proceeded with her to sea. PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY: Her Majesty's steam-ships Magicienne and "Vulture sailed on Sunday morning for the 'chops of the Channel, with provisions to relieve the homeward-bound ships. The Magicienne returned again this morning. Wind westerly. The crew of the steam-sloop Argus were paid wages on Monday, and she is gone into the Sound, and placed at the disposal of Major-General Sir Harry Smith, who is about to inspect the coast defences of the western district. Biscuit to the extent of 17,5281 b., and pork weighing 10,5001 b., are being forwarded by waggons from the Royal William Victualling-yard, Stonehouse, to Prince-town, Dartmoor, for the use of the prisoners and those who have charge of them. Thirty bullocks per week for three months are to bo slaughtered in the Royal William Victualling-yard, and salted in that establishment, for the service of Her Majesty's Royal navy. Hitherto it has been the practice of the Ad miralty to purchase salt beef by contract. Yesterday afternoon, at half-past 6 o'clock, between the lights—wind N.W., Eddystone bearing S.SW., five miles di s tant—the emigrant ship Bolton, Captain W. Darby, from Plymouth to Sydney, ran into the forerigging of the polacca Thomas and Nancy, which sank within 20 minutes of the collision. The ship was on the starboard tack, reach ing off; the polacca on the larboard tack, standing in. Both vessels left Plymouth yesterday afternoon, the po lacca in ballast bound to Newport. Her crew got on board the ship, and were brought in here by a fishing smack. They will be sent to their home, Bideford, by the agent for the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society. The Australian Royal mail steam-packet Australian, Captain Hoseason, R.N., arrived in the Sound yesterday afternoon, and is appointed to sail this evening with mails for the Cape of Good Hope, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. THE SHARE MARKETS. -4..-___ BRITISH RAILWAYS. 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WOOLWICH, FEB. 23. Lieutenant-General Lord Raglan, G.C.8., Master-Gene ral of the Ordwice, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge and Ldrd Adolphus Fitzclarence , arrive d at the Royal 'Arsenal shortly after 10 o'clock a.m. to-day, and were received by Lieutenant-General Sir Hew D. Ross, Deputy-Adjutant-General of Artillery, Colonel Cater, Col. Chalmer, Colonel Colqnhoun Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson, Lieutenant-Colonel Tylden, Li e utenant-Colonel Burn, Lieu tenant-Colonel Pickering, Lieutenant-Colonel Palliser, Lieutenant-Colonel Strangways, Lieutenant-Colonel An derson, Brigade-Major Bingham, and Captain Harrison, with a number of officers of the Royal Artillery. The royal and distinguished visitors proceeded to in spect the new machine for making Minie musket balls by compressure, at the rate of 10,000 per hour, and the prin ciple of the machine, and its entire mode of self-action, were explained pby Mr. Anderson, the inventor, and its simplicity, and the perfect nature of the balls made by it, elicited the highest approbation of the visitors. His Royal Highness also visited a new description of stove or fire-place, invented by Mr. Anderson, which may be said to have no chimney, the smoke passing through a circular aperture in the back of the concave fireplace, which prevents the possibility of its smoking, and allows only of heated air passing horizontally over the surface of the burning coals, and combines great economy with cleanli ness, a lthough no fender is used. After an inspection of the Jll.inie ball and boring department, the visitors pro ceeded to tho carriage department, and inspected all the new improvements recently introduced for the completion of the various kinds of gun-carriages for sea and land ser vice and other articles required in the army and navy, which are now manufactured by machinery in such quan tities that the largest orders can be completed in a very short time with comparatively little manual labour. The inspection of the new improvements in the various departments of the Royal Arsenal occupied the Royal and distinguished visitors' attention until half-past 12 o'clock, when they left in Sir Hew D. Ross's carriage, and pro ceeded to the garrison. On as riving at the barrack-square, the Duke of Cam bridge, as the chief inspecting cavalry officer, was accom panied by Lieutenant-Colonel Wingfield, while inspecting the horses of Major Dupuis' and Captain Wood's troop of Horse Artillery, each troop having 100 horses at present, and they are to be increased so as to have 136 horses in each troop, exclusive of the 11 horses required by the offi cers of each troop. The fine appearance and excellent con dition of the troop horses elicited his Royal Highness's entire approbation, and he congratulated Major Dupuis and Captain Wood on the high efficiency of the horses. The whole of the new horses purchased by Lieutenant-Colonel Wingfield for the batteries were subsequently ordered by Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson to be brought in the east square of the barracks, each horse led by a gunner and driver, and the whole passed round the square in single file for the inspection of his Royal Highness. There are now 1,280 horses in the batteries, a number sufficient for eight batteries containing 160 horses each. i RAILWAYS. Business done this di.y. ...._, St. 20 100 83 Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. Junct Birmg. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Isanesh, Cheshire Junct. Do. Chesh. & Birk. £5O and £25 Cons Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon... Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth&A.ber deen Junction .. Do. New East Anglian (£25 L and E. & L. & D.) Do. Do. (181. E.& H.) Eastern Counties.. Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) Do., do Do., B. and C East Lancashire lEast & West Ind. Dk, Birming. June I® Edinburgh & Glasgow 14 Edin. and Peebles 100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western Lop Great Northern Stk 00 Do., A. Stock )0 Do., B. Stock Great Southern and Western (Ireland) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash.& Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &Southpt London & Blackwell Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Brigt. & S. Cst. London& N. Western Do., Fifths Do. ,£lO Sh.M. &B. C London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., £4O Londerry. &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Nlanch. Shef. &Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do. Bury Extension Newp. Aberg.&Hftd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warreiipoint, and Restrevor Norfolk Do., New Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby.& Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. MM.) Do. Halves do Do Do. Oswestly Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath • Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydn Woodford York Newctl. &Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland. 184 100 100 all all all 13i B 8i all .00 all 81i 1 45. 123 108 i 9 9211 all 111 100 pm 78i 114 all all all 100 421, 100 all 36 100 6i all 5 174 all 100 100 100 100 6i all 100 all 1/.ls 1 100 20 11i 100 Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. C Bris. & Ex. 4 p. C. St Do. 4 p. C. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent. [ Cork&Bandon 5i p.c. Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction E. Aug. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (X 5), 7 per cent. Do. (X 7 17s), 7. p et. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 _ _. Do., New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent... East Laneash. 6 p. ets. Edinb. Prth.& Dund. Glasgow &S. Western l Guar. 5 per cent_ Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. s., Redeem. at 10 15. c. prem.., Gt.S outhn. & Westn. (Ireland) Eights Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 4i per cent Lan. & York. F. £2O Do., 6 p. 0., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p. c London & S. Western, Con. Third 5........ Londonderry & Coler 6 Shares ............ Londndry. & Enniak .... 6 Shares _ . .... Manch., Shef. ,& Lin., i Shares, No. 1 Do., New, £lO Do., £6 .... .......... Marypt. & Carl. 4 p. c Do. 4 per cent Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4} percent. Norfolk Extension... De. Guar. 5i per ct. Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent...... ..... North British North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh..£ls,6 p. 0. Do. Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed Shrewsby. dr Chester Nor. W. (Min), 3 p.c. Do. 5 per cent. South Devon ,Do. New S. F..q.stern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. 6d S. Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar Watered. Miilk. 6p. c York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref Do York & N. Midland H. & S. Purchase.. FORE: Antwrp. &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besaugon Dutch Rhenish 121 i 15 h 92i 2 / 79i 8i 13 8 1 a 13/ x a 22 80i 80 East Indian • Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Westn. of Canada' Shares 1 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref l 5 Luxembourg LO Do. (Railway) 2 Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref Lyons do Mediterran Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (wit] interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France , Do. 201. 3 p. o. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams.Shs. - Norwegian Truk. Pre] Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen &Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Mouse Do. 5i per cent. pref Southern of France ; Upper India Scrip 1 West Flanders Do. 5i per C. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland 'New Zealand 601 i 1 2 pm THE ARMY. Major General Cochrane has returned from leave of absence, and resumed the command of the garrison of Dublin, and of the Dublin district. KILKENNY, WEDNESDAY.—Two towns in our county, those of Castlecomer and Callan, have ceased for the present to be military stations. There has been no detachment at the former since the removal of Captain Weyland's company of the 43d depot, which marched on the 3d instant to join head-quarters at Templemore. On Thursday last Captain Wilbraham's company of the 39th Regiment, at Fethard, and Captain Liddell's com pany of the 81st Regiment, at Callan, which latter is under command of Lieutenant Skerry, in the captain's absence, were withdrawn from those stations. The for mer proceeded to Cashel, and the latter to Thurles, to relieve the detachments of the 80th Regiment which joined head-quarters at Buttevant. Fethard, as well as Castlecomer and Callan, is now left without troops. On Wednesday last, Captain Walker's troop of the 2d Dragoon Guards, which was stationed ill Kilkenny, with the exception of 1 subaltern, 1 serjeant, and 14 rank and file, proceeded, under command of Cornet Bridgeman, to Newbridge, to join head-quarters, in order to make room for the Royal Artillery in this gar rison, which is now being augmented. The subaltern, serj eant, and 14 men of the Dragoons, will only re': main in this garrison. The 39th Regiment, at Clonmel, under command of COlonel Wright, C.B , with its detachments at Carrick on-Suir, Cashel, Dungarvan, and Clogheen, are about to be relieved by the 9th Regiment of Foot, from Galway ; the head-quarters of the latter corps, under command of Major Elmhurst. will arrive at Clonmel on the 26th instant. • The 39th proceed to Cork. ARMAGH GARRISON.—We believe that there is truth in the rumour that Governmrnt intends to strengthen inland garrisons. Though outports have the first de mand, we cannot forget that inland towns such as Armagh were once strong fortresses against the common foe. 25 25 St. 50 St. St. St. St. 13i 20 20 50 12i 12i 25 WRECK OF THE ARIENIS.—TWENTY LIVES LOST.— The fate of this vessel, an East Indiaman, and that of her officers and crew, have for a long while excited much anxiety. She sailed from London some years since, on a voyage for Bombay and China, and from the period of her departure from Bombay, nothing was heard of her until about a month or six weeks ago ; when the atten tion of the underwriters were attracted to a notice of a loss, in the Java paper, announcing that a large ship, supposed to be the Arienis from England, had been wrec ked on the Eugans Islands, in lat. 5.31 S., long. 102.12 E., about 60 miles of Sumatra, on the west coast, and that the whole of the crew, forty-four in number, had perished by starvation, where that' had been exposed man y months. Lloyd's agents at Singapore, Messrs. Lindsey and Co., by the recent mail, have sent addi tional information respecting the unhappy catastrophe, from which we gather a confirmation of the loss of the ship ; but it is somewhat gratifying to state that al though a great many of the crew, including the master, Captain Brown, his chief officer, Mr. Church, and others twenty in all, perished under the melancholy circurn ear the s t an ces before mentioned, the remainder of the ship's company, twenty - four, were found alone on the island by a merchant trading there for oil, who took them on b co T ast, s a e r t d A, hisre andn Arienis, floatings i s te seems, e w e mo h n i s which tehrnautse downs i FRENCHk o n hee ainsunkeno d„.pe arrived eTpA: a Nra t etfie. Singapore. r T h he Eng Sheis . N represented GLlsn rasnEbseEinNgT TOA insured. E sent through te Captainits A D m a . Ambassador t h i n e g p li a s ri h s G a o t v el e e rn s e in e peen,t as h aas presents Louis Napoleon, of Bordeaux , for his humane conduct in December last towards the crew of the Lady y of the West, which foundered to the w es t war d o f Scilly. 25 10 106 LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. . Paid. RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Business ompaus. Yesterday this day. 50 all Bedford and London & Bletchley. N. West. 304 all Birm. & Oxfa. guarantee.... Gt.Westn 30 —3l 304 all Do. withoutgr Do 291 —3Ol 304 all Birm.Wolv. Dudley guar Do 3O 31xd x d 304 all Do.wtht guar. Do 29 30xd St. 100 Buckghamsh. LAN.W. 108 110 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 53/ 541 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 149 151 25 all Glstr.& Dn. Fr Gt. Westn 321 331 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. &k. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 113 115 25. all Do. A Shares. Do 561 574 121 all Do. Shares. D 0... 27 28 L3l all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 13' 14 1 20 all Do. Preference Do 251 261 20 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk l9 20 20 all Do. 6 per ct. Do 24 26 51 all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. W and Matlock & Midld 3 34 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar. Darlingt. xd 100 "all Midld.Bradfd. Midland 108 109 50 all Northern and Easternsp.e. E. Count. 65 67 50 all Do. 6 per .ct. Do 50 all Do. Fixeds pc Do — 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. & N.W &Ln&lrk 121 111 Do. 1 Shares. Do — pm St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt Northn 151 153 St. 100 Do.Shepth.S tDo 150 152 25 18g Shef. Roth.and Lancash & Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. 12 91 S. Staffordsh. M.MClean 1 d 50 all Wear Valleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. —xd x d 25 all Do Do 32 —33 324 x d St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn. 1031 104 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s all Anglo Californian — p 10 2 Australasian 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera par p 1. all Australian Freehold. 1 4 p 18 1 all Avo Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold plt 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 p 35 241 Brazilian Imp.(issued at X 5 pm.) 4 41 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba - 24 21 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O 1 1 Carson's Creek par p 40 all Cobre Copper 4O 42xd 421 x d 5 1 Colonial Gold 3l —3g p 14 Copiapo St. all CopperMinersof Eng 6O —7O 62 25 all Do. Preference 6l 71 P 5 all English and Austin Copper Suseltg. Co 2 1 d 5i 20 all General l4 151 16 2 all Great Nugget Vein 3 . 4 p 3 all Great Polgooth 1 —l# p 1 all Lake Bathurst — 1 all Liberty P 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co — d 1 all Mariquita ld * p 10 9 Mexican &S. Americ 6 —7l 6# 1 all New Granada — 1 p 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 —]g p 2. 5 1 Port Philip l— p 2 1 all Quartz Rock par— p 50 all Rhymney Iron 2l 2 15 Do. New — 30 10i Santiago de Cuba 6l TA 1 all South Australian par 10 7 Tin Croft ll —l2 281 all United Mexican 6 71xd x d 1 all Waller 2l 3 p 1 all West Granada — # p 11 1 all West Mariposa — p 1 all Yuba P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B6 - - 87 86a 1 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 11 lip n 4 100 25 Colonial. — 100 20 Commercial of Lon don — ... 4 English Scottish and Australian la lap 5a a Of 20 7.. Lond. Chart. Bk. o Australia 5 —54 p a 13a 50 20 London and County • 50 10 London Joint Stock 21 100 20 Lond. &Westminst 3r 100 35 NationalProv.ofEng. 20 10 Do. New — 50 221 National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank • Corporation , 501 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New 5 1 Royal Australn•Bkg. & Gold Imp. Co — • 25 25 South Australia 25 all Union of Australia... • 721 731 73 21 31 21 Do. New 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Ap-,ricult.. l 250 260 253 20 6 Austrlasn.Pcifio.Maii 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail 38A Brit. Americn. Land - 511 100 321 Canada — 5 6 Crystal Falac• 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France' 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 100 50 General Screw Steam — 20 21 Irish Beetroot Sugar, 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land 20 21 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental' 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam- •• ••• 81 3 25 25 South Austral. Land 58 60 58 1 1 Submar. Telegraph — 1 5 2 Universal Emigration and Colonisation 100 281 Van Diemen's Land.; 19 21 MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) GENE/tAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITPSII CORN For the Week ended Feb. 24, 1853, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the differentCitles and Towns in England and Walef. per Imperial Quarter. • • IWHEAT. BARLEY. 1 OATS. I EYE. I BEANO. 1 PEAS. 44a 6d 31s Id 17s 9d I 29s 3d I 343 53 Ms 2d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT.I E I A S "E Z . I 1 0 s ATB oa I iltsTEo.d I 3 1: " OCI S. 1 IP:UO.(1 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 80,632 ; Barley, 75,001 ; Oats, 19,353; Rye, 116 ; Beans, • 6,937; Peas, 2,926 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 18s to 41 5s ; clover ditto, 3115 s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 1158 to 1113 s per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 198 to I/ 10 s ; clover ditto, 3115 s to 4115 s ; and straw, 1/ Gs to 1114 s per load. Supply rather limited, and trade firm. WHITEOHIPEL.—Meadow hay, 2118 s to 414 s ; clover ditto, 3115 s to 51; and straw, 115 s to 1112 s per load. Trade steady, at very full prices. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The general demand for each kind of meat ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, 2s 6d to 3s 6cl ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 43 4d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 2s 6d to 4s per 81bs by the carcase. SOIITHALL, FEB. 23.—Although the supply of stock was moderately good, the general demand ruled steady, at very full prices. Beef, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s Gd to 53 Od ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d ; Pork, 3s 6cl to 4s Od por 81bs, to sink the offal. ROIIFORD, FEB. 23.—Beasts moved off freely at an advance of al per 81bs. Other stock were well supported. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 6cl to 5s 2d ; Veal, 3a 8d to 4s 4cl ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s 104 per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 19s to 23s each. HAILSHAM, FEB.23.—The general demand ruled steady for all kinds of stock at this market to-day, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d. to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 4d ; Pork, 3s 4d toga Bcl per 81bs. • ARUNDEL, FEB. 22.—Our market is firm, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 48 Od to 5s 4d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 10cl per 81bs. CHICHESTER, FEB. 23.—Each kind of stock at this market to-day was on the advance, with a steady demand. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 44 ; Pork, 3s Od to 3s Gd per Blbs. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, Feb. 23.—Wind, N.N.E., blowing hard. Ar rived—Three Bells, Melbourne ; Eqator, China ; John King, Shanghae ; F. C. Clarke, Calcutta ; Marie and Louisa, Manzanillo, for Bremen. Arrived from the River —Europa, Batavia. Arrived from the River, and sailed — Kingston, for Shanghae ; Planet, Jamaica. , SHIELDS, Feb. 24.—(Per Elec. Tel., at 11 a.m.)—The Sir William Travenbury drove on the Herd Sand last night ; crew drowned. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 23.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Bo nanza, Callao ; Ellen, Demerara ; State Rights, Savannah ; Wm. and Rights, Charleston ; Joseph Bushley, Calcutta ; Phoenix, Demerara ; Freeman, Jamaica ; Northampton, New Orleans ; Chaos, Savannah ; Ontario, Charleston ; Speed, New York. Sailed—Martha, Africa ; Emilie, do. ; Baltic (s), New York ; Kalamazoo, do. Off Port—Magi strate, Constitution, Petchell, and Liffey. The bar of the Mississippi was completely blocked up with outward bound vessels on the 31st of January. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 23.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Baronet, Rio Janeiro. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 23.—Wind, N.W. to N.N.E. Ar rived—Upland, New Orleans, for Bremen. Sailed— H.M.'s steamer Rattlesnake, South Pacific. COWES, Feb. 23.—Arrived—John Hillman, Jio Janeiro —master, mate, and two seamen died during the voyage, and was supplied with an officer from the Esther Francis, Valparaiso for Swansea ; Oceanus, Santa Martha. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 22.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived — Free Trader, Philadelphia. AMATEUR HANGING.—Within the last few weeks several suicides have occurred in Sheffield, chiefly of boys, which might be clearly traced to the morbid feel ing which often comes over the minas of those who have been witnesses or have heard descriptions of public executions. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON - AND SOUTH-WESTERN The adjourned meeting was held yesterday at the York road offices ; the Hon. F. Scott in the chair. The result of the poll was as follows :-25,477 votes for Count Eyre ; 25,379 for Mr. TJzielli ; 20,486 for Captain Johnston ; 6,783 for Mr. Helps ; 7,188 for Mr. Kay ; and 4,377 for Mr. Snell. The three first gentlemen were consequently appointed. Mr. Close was elected auditor by a majority of 17,892 votes over Mr. Puncher. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND. Yesterday (Wednesday) the half-yearly meeting of this company was held in the De Grey Rooms. The attendance of shareholders was not numerous. M r . H . S. Thompson, of Moat-hall, chairman of the company, presided. The report of the directors, which had been previously circulated among the shareholders, was taken as read, after which the two retiring directors, Mr. Alderman Seymour and Mr. Priestman, were unanimously re-elected. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, remarked that, looking at the accounts, the traffic of the company had taken a very decided start. This increase had arisen from the soundest and best of all possible sources, viz., the development of traffic at all the small stations ; and there was also a general improvement over the whole line. The report was then adopted, and a dividend was declared after the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, deducting income tax, and to be paid on the 3rd of March next. The meeting was then made special, for the purpose of considering the propriety of giving in creased terms to the Leeds Northern Company, in con nexion with the proposed amalgamation between that Company, the York, Newcastle and Berwick, and this company.—The Chairman moved that those terms be sanctioned, viz., 8,9, and 10 per cent. to the Leeds Northern Company for the first, second, and third years of the amalgamation, and thenceforward at 10 per cent. He was still of opinion that the terms originally proposed were fair and equitable, but the directors thought it would nevertheless be better to give the increased terms rather than that the amalgamation should go off alto gether. Mr. Shaw, of Wakefield, asked if the competi tion had ceased between the three companies ?—The Chairman said some alteration had been made. They had reverted to the fares which were in existence before this great competition commenced. He entered into a variety of reasons why the directors considered the amal gamation would be advantageous to this company ; and the amalgamation motion was eventually carried.—A vote of thanks to the directors concluded the business of the meeting. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER . HAMPTON. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Captain Rush out, M.P., in the chair. The report, the chief points of which have already ap peared in The Sun, was then read, and The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said the traffic revenue had not been during the hall-year so encour aging as had been hoped ; but it was necessary to ex plain that a considerable portion of the expenditure was owing to the arrangements with the Midland Railway, for whose traffic this company had to provide servants. There were, however, claims against the Midland for mileage, terminals, and other charges, which yet re mained to be adjusted. In August last it was decided that they should assist the Mid-Western Bill, the main proviso of which was in spirit the same as the Oxford and Brentford Bill of last session. The line, if carried out, would be connected with the South-Western at Brentford, and with the North-Western by a branch to Willesden. His opinion was, that the line was really an imperial necessity. The Mid-Western was intended to be carried out as an independent line, the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton being in no degree liable for the expenditure. He believed the wish of the proprietors of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamptom was, like that of their directors, that they should be an independent line. They wished not to quarrel with their neighbours, but.they would not consent to be the helpless apanage of any other com pany. (Cheers.) Mr. THOMAS seconded the adoption of the report. Major COURT made some objection to the item in the account for law charges which he said was occasioned by the endeavour of this company to free itself from the obligations it had entered into with the Great Western. He moved as an amendment that it be an instruction to the directors to re-open negotiations with that com pany. This amendment was not seconded, and therefore fell to the ground. Mr. PARSONS (the solicitor), in answer to a question as to the probable chance of the Mid-Western passing the standing orders this session, said there were seven instances in which it had been proved the stand ing orders had not been complied with ; but they were in reference to most trivial matters, such as mistakes in the Christian names of owners or occu piers, caused by misinformation, and would not, in his opinion, affect the progress of the bill. He believed the bill would be successful this year, if he could demonstrate to Parliament that there was a bona fide intention on the part of the company to carry out the line, and to dispel an opinion which prevailed last year, that the scheme was brought forward merely as a specu lation, to be sold hereafter, if successful, to the Great Western or the North-Western. Should the Mid- Western bill be lost, the proprietors would be imme diately called together. Mr. PARSONS explained that the agreement with the Mid-Western was one of tolls. The Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton traffic was to be charged tolls, the Mid-Western to have the power of fixing the amount until they obtained - 6 per cent., but there was no gua rantee. Mr. COHEN contended that this was practically gua ranteeing to the Mid-Western 6 per cent. In answer to various questions, Mr. PARSONS had no doubt before the bargain was carried out the subject would be again brought under the consideration of the proprietors of this company, for that agreement, though extremely favourable to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, was not so favourable to the Mid-Western as to induce them to insist upon it if there were any objection raised. After some further conversation, the motion confirm ing the report was agreed to. The retiring directors and auditors were then re-elected, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman and his co directors, the meeting terminated. NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, AND HERE FORD. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street—the Hon. W. E. Fitzmaurice in the chair. The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that " the directors expect to be able to open the line for traffic, as originally stated, in September next. They are actively acquiring the land on the Taff Vale Exten sion. A contract has been let for the erection of the Crumlin viaduct, and a contract will shortly be let for the remainder of the works at Crumlin. Short bills for these deviations have been introduced to Parliament. The Newport Abergavenny, and Hereford Company, and the London and North-Western Company, have presented a bill to Parliament for powers to amalgamate these companies on the basis of the agreement of 1851. Other bills are also before Parliament for the extension of the line to Swansea in the south, and to. Brecon on the west. A special meeting of the shareholders will be convened to consider these matters, when arrangements for raising the capital,will be laid before them. The di rectors propose, on an early day, to ma k e a further call of 1/. 10s. per hare." The accounts showed that the total receipts were 289,1571. 2s. 7d., and the payments 277,6031. 14s. 2d. —leaving a balance of 11,5531. Bs. sd. • The CHAIRMAN hoped they would soon see a success ful termination to their bills in Parliament, and find themselves amalgamated Lwith the London and North- Western Company. It had been always his desire to cultivate a friendly alliance with the Shrewsbury and Hereford directors, although it had been stated to the con trary, and he regretted that several years ago the chair man of that company had sought out alliances prejudi cial to the Newport Company. The chairman moved the adoption of the report. Dr. EVANS seconded the motion. He was satisfied to find that the line would be finished in five or six months, that it would be done within the estimate, and that the present would be the last call. (Hear, hear.) Mr. OXENDEN objected to the Swansea branch, but withdrew his amendment to that effect. The retiring directors were re-elected, and the re-ap pointment of Mr. Ross, as auditor, was also agreed to. The report was then adopted unanimously ; and the meeting, after voting thanks to the chairman, ad journed. SOUTH DEVON. - The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held in the board-room, at the Plymouth station, on Tuesday. Mr. Thomas Woollcombe, the chairman of the board, presided. The financial statement showed on the debtor side of the revenue account to locomotive charges 9,1191. 19s. 9d. ; to maintenance of works and way 6,5961. ls. sd. ; to establishment charges for salaries, wages, and clothing 5,4541. Os. 5d., with other charges, the whole amount was 27,8951. 13s. 4id. On the creditor side stood, by traffic of passengers 40,4381. 17s. 7d. ; by mails 3,6331. 12s. 4d. ; by carriage of horses. parcels, goods, live stock, &c., 11,2621 . 17s. 10d., making with sundries 55,5041. 3s. 4d., exhibiting a balance to be car ried to general account of 27,7081. 9s. 114 d. On the general revenue account there appeared to in terest on debentures to 15th July, 1852, 12,9741. 118. ld • to fixed dividend on hal f shares to Ist September, 1852, 4,7161. 15s. ; to ditto on whole shares, declared 24th August, 1842, 3,990/. ; to fixed dividend on debenture stock to 15th December , 1852, 1711 . B s. 9 d., making— a total of 21, 852 /. 14s . 10d. On t h e opposite side stood by balance brought forward from the half year 30th June, 8,95 41 . ls. 5 d., and by balance (a a s r e above)lidin 27,708/. %s. Hid., leaving a disposable balance of 14,8091. 16s. 6d., the amount stated in the report, The report and accounts were adopted.' SOUTH WALES. The items of the revenue account from the 19th July to the 31st December, 1852, are as follows :—Dr. To maintenance of way, stations, and works, 5,8521. 15s. 6d. ; to supply of rolling stock and power provided by the Great Western Railway Company (subject to the award to be made by Sir Wm. Cubbitt), say 19,0001. ; to carrying account, namely, wages to guards, police, porters, clothing, oil, tallow, &c., 3,7841. Bs. 9d.; to general charges, viz., superintendents and clerks, adver tising, printi ng, stat i onery and sundr i es, i nc l u di n g tra velling expenses, 2,9681. 16s. 10d.; to compensation for accidents, returns and allowances, 611. 6s. 8d • to Go vernment duty on gross receipts from passengers, 1,34°" office is.; to rat es an d t axes , 2761. 17s. 5d.; to g eneral expenses, 7871. 10s.; making 34,0771. 161 v. '2d.; to bal ance carried to general revenue account, 23, 3 347. Os. 3d.; total, 57,411/. 16s. sd. Cr. By traffic, viz., i n assengeis, 37,4721. Os. 11d.; carriages, horses, and. cgs, 5151. 13s. 5d.; making a total of 38,0171. 14s. 4d.; . mails, ex presses, &c., 5,3091. 17s. 6d.; merchandise, caxttle, &c., 12,1921. 2s. 3d.; parcels, 1,8571. is. 9d.; by rent of station of station platforms, coal yards, &c., 351. 10s. 7d.; total, 57,411/. 16s. sd. AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM AND BOSTON, AND Kis , . TERN JUNCTION.—The directors of this company have just issued"their report, which states that the result of the half-year's revenue account enables the directors to p. ro pose a dividend of is. per share, free of income tax, pay able on the 15th of March next. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—TIWc return for the week ending Feb. 13, 1853 ( 285 . miles) 1 13,291 1 5 Corresponding week last year (2414 miles) 3.1,404 15 6 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.— -Traffic re turn for the week ending Feb. 20, 1853 £16,.550 13 0 Corresponding week last year 15,660 9 9 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—TraniC return for railway and steam-boats for the week ending Feb. 20, 1853 Corresponding week last y ear 2,4 88 10 4 Increase in 1853 267t' 7 ° GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WXSTERN RAILWAY.—Trai 'ae re turn for the week ending Feb. 19, 1853 £4,11)4 1 7 8 Corresponding week last year 3,819 14. 11 Increase in 1853 £2Bs 2 9 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. —Traffic return for t week ending Feb. 20, 1853 21,893 18 7 Corresponding week last year 1,565 14 4 CORE AND BANDON RAlLWAT.—Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 19, 1853 £l6B 12 5 Corresponding week last year 196 7 0 A HEROINE AT THE DIGGINGS. The Diadint Commercial Journal publishes a letter of quite a romantic character, lately received by a lady .of Dublin from a young female friend, and former school-' fellow of hers, now at the Australian diggings. It ap pears from her nArrative that she and her brother were suddenly left orphans with 3001. for their necessities, and all the fancies and niceties which life in prosperous cir cumstances is wont to include. "He had passed through college with credit, and could write poetry and ride up to the hounds as well as auy huntsman who ever hunted the Golden Vale, while I, on my part, could play polkas, sing ballads, speak Frenclr. and a little German, was a capital horsewoman (only ar. had no horse), and once in my life had composed a weitz, and written 16 chapters of a novel, which broke do wn from not know ing how to get my heroine out of ,s. terrible scrape. But, alas ! my dear friend, all these t lungs might have done well enough once upon a time,' but the real battle of life was now to be fought by two uttert T inexperienced raw recruits ; and the question was, how • our time and means were to be profitably rather tha n pleasantly spent. Fortunately, we were both you ug, strong, active, and hearty, and never did any Sebastiad. t and Viola of them all love each other with a stronger anti' more en during affection than did Frank and I—sole rs sninants, as we were, of so much prosperity and so little pru•clence." After much nervous consultation over the 3001.., they determined to emigrate to Australia. On reachin,T Mel bourne they found they could not encounter worse inconveniences at the diggings, and there they now • are under singularly interesting circumstances. The yo ung lady says :—" I was resolved to accompany my brot her and his friends to the diggings, and I felt that to do so in my own proper costume and character would be to run unnecessary hazard. Hence my change. I cut my hair into a very masculine fashion ' • I purchased a broad felt hat, a sort of tunic or smock of coarse blue cloth, trousers to conform, boots of a miner, and thus parting with my sex for a season (I hoped a better one), behold me an accomplished candidate for mining operations and all the perils and inconveniences they might be supposed to bring. All this transmutation took place with Frank and Mr. M—'s sanction ; indeed, it was he who first suggested the change, which I grasped at and improved on. I could not bear to be separated from Frank, and we all felt that I should be safer in my male attire than if I exposed myself to the dangers - of the route and residence in my proper guise. We have now been nine weeks absent from Melbourne, and have tried three localities, at the latter of which we have been most fortunate. We are near water (a first-rate article), and our tent is pitched on the side of as p re tty a va ll e y as you coui'd wish to visit. I have for myself a sort of supplemental)* canvas chamber,' in which I sleep, cook, wash clothes that is, my own and Frank's—and keep watch and ward over heaps of gold dust and nuggets ' the sight and touch of which inspirit m e w h en I grow dull, which I seldom do, for I have constant droppers in,' and, to own the truth, even in my palmiest days I never was treated with greater courtesy or respect. Of course, my sex is very generally known. I am called Mr. Harry' (an abbreviation of Harriett); but no one intrudes the more on that account. In fact, I have become a sort of necessity,' as I am ,always ready to a good turn—the great secret, after all, of social success ; and I never refuse to oblige a "neigh - bour,' be the trouble what it may. The consequences are pleasant enough. Many a " nugget' is thrust on me whether I will or no, in return for cooking a pud ding or darning a shirt, and if all the cooks and sem stresses in the world were as splendidly paid as I am the Song of the Shirt' would never ihave been written, at all events. My own hoard amounts now to be about 10 lbs of gold, and if go on accumulating, even the richest heiress in my family in former days will be left immeasurably behind. Sometimes, when I have a few idle hours, I accompany Frank and his comrades to the diggings , and it is a rare thing to watch the avidity with which every bucket' is raised, washed, examined, and commented upon. Wild the life is certainly, but full of excitement and hope ; and strange as it is, I almost fear to tell you, that Ido not wish it to end ! You can hardly conceive what a merry company gather together in our tint every evening, or how pleasantly the hours pass. Tea and coffee we have in plenty, for every one brings a hoard, and milk we manage to obtain, for among us we have imported two cows, which cost us about 501. each, but that is a mere trifle. Cake of various kinds I manufacture, thvalks to old Betsy D— for teaching me ; and as f or liqu or, we sometimes have a little wine, brandy, or arrack, and sometimes not. And then we dance to the music of a German flute, played by a real German, or we sing glees and quartette, or talk of Moore, Byron, Burns, Goethe, Shakspeare and the musical glasses,' &c., until mid night, and sometimes long after it. As to suitors, I have them in plenty, and not despicable ones, either, I assure you." AN AUSTRALIAN VENTtrin.—A cutter yacht, named the Corsair, of only 80 tons burden, sailed from the Southampton docks on Monday, direct for Australia. This frail bark is, perhaps, one of the smallest vessels that has ever undertaken so distant a voyage. She is com manded by Capt. Creft, the principal owner, who has embarked in the adventure, and purchased this little yacht, with a view either of selling her in Australia, pro vided an adequately profitable sum can be realised, or of running her in the passenger or other trade on the Austra lian coast. The Corsair formerly belonged to the Royal Yacht Club, and was the victor over the Talisman, a fear years back, in the celebrated sailing match for 1,000 guineas from Cowes to the Eddystone. The Corsair's sailing qualities are, therefore, of a high order, and the captain, who has altered the rig from a cutter to that of a yawl (for the sake of steadiness in a sea way), seems to entertain no doubt of making a quick run to the Antipodes. The Corsair's crew consists of only eleven persons—viz., the master, a mate and steward, and eight seamen. She is fully found in provision; and stores, and is a beautifully tight and well-appointed little craft. A small but valuable cargo belonging to the owner has been shipped, principally of such manufactured goods as appear to be in great demand in Australia ; among other things there are some cases of guns, pis tols, revolvers, cutlery, paints, hardware, and a quan tity of oats. No doubt, if the Corsair succeeds in safely reaching the port for which she takes her depar ture, the speculation will be a remunerative one ; and the voyage of this little merchant bark cannot fail, under any circumstances, to be regarded with much in terest and curiosity. She goes to sea with a favourable expanse t ar easy s ofy wind for crossing the Bay of Biscay, and C a pt a i n C re f t thinks that this formidable part of the voyage sa f e l y accomplished, pwlishihoeh he will d, the h re a m ve ai to nd t e ra r voefrste w hebew ide ill b portion of his arduous task. DANES AT THE . DIGGINGS.—The following letter from a hundred Jens Peter Nielsen, a saddler, lat e o f Aalborg , J t land, but now of Sydney, New South Wales, in to - brother, 0. C. Nielsen, a baker a t A a lborg, is his exten sively published by the D an i s h Sept. 11, 1852. I am now in Australi a. ers Sydney, After work ing 10 months in London, and cleari ng half pounds, I resolved to try m y l uck in Australia. I sailed from Liverpool, and the were two more Danes Passage cost me 301. There 0 11 board , who also intended to dig gold, and we agreed • m all and e verything to enter into a partnership. a ..... We have now been above three months at work, and have collected 443 ounces of gold, in pieces of from one to six ounces, and we have, moreover, 12, ounces of gold dust. At this present moment we are in Sydney, which is 12 Danish miles distance from the mines, in order to secure our gold, whi c h is placed in a ban k at our disposition. You can have no idea where and in what manner the goldis found here ; the more we go about, the richer are the treasures we find. In a few days we shall again go o ut t o l the mines. . . We live here chiefly on game, wh ich I provide for our kitchen, Tor you know that I am : : good shot. Three weeks ago I shot a wild horse, w h ich was was eaten at the mines by 50 diggers, who about a us in eating it. We intend to remain he rewe shall a.. twelvemonth, and a ft er that time I believe we is as 11 plen be rich enough for all our born days. Th is did climate. The average warm th is as in Denmark on a hot June day. Generally speaking, people here have weak eyes are in good health, but those w ho suffer much. A man from liamh urh is going g about and imposing upon People by pretending to , sell what he calls "eye Water at 1/. per bottle. He drives a roaring trade. and it is thought that he will soon have a B bullet sent throug h his head. But a man is careful, who re l s , and behaves d ece ntly and keeps on good terms with the people at the mines, may here live as peaceably as people do in our own country. In a few months there will be an English functionary going back to his own country, and then I will send you 501., that you may come to Australia. When you get the money you must come at once, whatever your position at home may be: for here something worth having is to be made,—that is all I" THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 18 5 3. x.d. X in X in X in x in