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%~,~ E VENING EDITION. /" ? 7` - p - ,e -,2 ,14, - 41 ,4 y cz UNION BANK London Office, 38, OF AUSTRALIA. Old Broad-street. Georg TORS. e Fife Ang,as, Esq. B en j am i n E. Li n d o , E sq . Robe r t Brooks. 'Esq. Charles Edward Mangles, Esq. John Willi am Buckle, Esq. Christ. R awson , Esq., Halifax James Joh n C umm i ns, Esq. Thomas Sands, Esq., Liverpool Rbt. Gardner, Esq ;Manchester James Bogle Smith, Esq. Jahn Gore, Esq. James Ruddell Todd, Esq. TRUSTEES. Geo rge C arr Glyn, Esq. ; John Gore, Esq. ; James John Cummins, Esq. BANKERS. breasts. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bartlett and Beddonie. SECRETARY. Samuel Jackson, Esq. COLONIAL INSPECTOR. John Cunningham Maclaren, Esq. The Directors of this Bank grant Letters of Credit, which AO e. transferable, for sums under 3001. ; or Bills at thirty "Rht fur larger amounts, on their Branches at Sydney, Hobart Town, Launceston, Melbourne, Port Philip, and New Zealand, vrithout cllrge ' on the Money being deposited. ey also negotiate approved Bills on the Colonies, at ninety days':sight, tke terms for which may d at their omce. tw riwtn't the C o l on i es transm i t t e d f or co ll ection at a c h arge o f •o Pei'Cent.'on the amount when realized. , r.-4 1 ,te4t. -• • .., By order of.the Board, SAMUEL .111.c.SON,Secretary. . . iMtiii.6pbLlTAN LIVE ASSURANCE SQQIETY FOR MDTVAL ASSURANCE. D — ;C TORS. thUmas H. Hall, Esq. ' f Richard Lew _l3e4, Esq. . Charles Henkley, , Esq. Eatuutuf tr,-mixtoti, Esq. : • ' Joseph- }part', Esq., , • Johrf Burgess, Esq. • , J. Francis Maubert, Esq. . Vs'iiif iii Cra4, Eso., M.P. Joseph Polse,'Eiq., M.P. James Dabson, Eq, John Taylor., Esq. Thomas Fowler, Esq. , J. Scholefield, Esq.,.M.P, Francis.Fra, Esq, John Travers, E,q. W,,,Storis Fry, Esq. George Vaughan ; Esq. The , Directors hereby give notice to members whose Pre miums fall due on the sth of April next, that the same must -be. paid Within thirty days' from that date. This Society APPROPRIATES the WHOLE of the PRO FITS to the reduction of the Premiums of its Memberi,. and this is UNDIMINISHED by AGENCY or COMMISSION, the business Of Chit Society being conducted without incurring that expense. The effect of the principle of Mutual Assur ance, so carried out with strict regard to economy, is shown by the abatement 'of FORTY per Cent. declared for the ensuing year, upon the Premiums of Members of. Five Years' standing, antt which abatement has been computed on data justifying the expectation that a reduction, at least equal in amount, will con tiling to be made throughout th, remaining term of, life ; not only to the present, but to all future Members, when they shall, in like manner, have paid full five annual premiurns:' This abatement of Forly per cent., the amount being laid out in . new Assuranc e , is equ i va l ent t o a b Onus of one-th i rd Of th ..4/It of the existing Policy. erniums of 3lrstrittt'a (who are the only proprietary) ar e ~Nearly, H a lf-y ear ly, or Q uarter l y, on theathof Jan of April, sth of July, and sth of Oetober; either "" ' several days constitut es the:commencement ef• the • kults. Persons, therefore, desirous okrtnter,,ing ~ 1 1011 r. AS MEMBERS, on the sth o f Ap ri l ,next, ar at the Office on or before that day. , `A ' a Table of Rates for Assu'rances lid claiming Profit. • RICHARD HEATHFIELD; Superintendent. Princes -street, Bank, March 2, 1840. DIItEi 13 CAVVIS INN, LAWRENCE-LANZ' CHEAPSIDE LONDON. . 4 !`. (IF- ARLES RADENHVRST (late:cifP the tk ..) NviWltoyal and Nelson Hotels, Birmirigham);taving entered uporitie above establishments, situate in the very centre of business, , nitir to the Guildhall, Bank of England, Post- Office, &c., respectfully solicits the support of his friends and the public, assuring them, that nothing on his part shall be Wanting- to render every convenience and accommodation to those who may favour him with their patronage. The Coffee Room, having undergone considerable alterations made elegant and spacious, and a large commodious apart ment is appropriated for a Dining Boom. • Dinners provided 'at Two and at Half-past Five o'clock. Fish, Stakes, Chops; &c., on the shorest notice. Wines and Spirits of the choicest Vintages. Bottled and Draught Ale, Stout,.&c. &c. All Articles of the best qualitv.and moderate charges. Private Sitting Rooms, Well-aired Beds, &c. INDER the impression that a felonious con `y- spit aey has for some considerable time been in operation against me; and that every means which the most rancorous animosity could devise, has been used to my prejudice, I have endeavoi4ed to obtain the necessary information on the subject, hut hitherto without effect; and from certain words which I have frequently heard spoken in the streets, I entertain no doubt that the most gross and unfounded calumnies have been propa gated to injure me, not one word of which would dare to be uttered in my presences, and also insinuations intimating that som e claims have been made on my property, but this I cannot credit as n o person has any claim whatever on me, and the laws cannot surely be so unjust as to sanction any kind of clandestine proceeding s , as in such case there would be no security for per sons or property, and all persons would consider themselves at liberty to act without control ; however from the frequent re petition of the words I deem it expedient to notice in this public manner, it is unfortunate] • too true that the most peace able members of the community are frequently those who have nmst cause of complaint, and persons of retiring habits not eon ttected with faction are consideted fair objects at whom to level 'he envenomed shafts of malice. The many cases which the subscriber could relate as having occurred to himself he forbears at present to name, and the forbearance which he has observed wou4, almost exceed credibility. He hopes always to cherish in his mind that divine precept which is the most indispensably necessary of man's obligations, and in which all are in fact e-mprised, of--." Love God above all things, and your neighbouras yourself." EDWA RD PERI-IAL O be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, The SWANSEA LIBRARY, Calvert-street, Swan sea, South Wales. The above is an eligible opportunity for one or two Females of business-like habits and courteous manners, possessing a small capital, to invest it in an Old-Established Business of seventeen years' standing. The Proprietor's only reason for giving it up is that in consequence of a recent family bereave ment he is retiring from business. The Stock consists of from 2 ,700 to 3,000 VOLUMES of BOOKS by the most approved Authors, an assortment of Stationery, Music, Berlin Wools, Berlin Patterns, together with a reaular assortment of Haber dashery. The Premises may be had for a term of years if the purch aser wish it, as it is the property of the Advertiser. Any person desirous of treating for the same may obtain tur ther information on application to Mr. John Sammell, No. 13, Ironmonger-lane, Cheapside, London ;or to Mr. W. Bryant, Swansea Library, Swansea, if by letter pre-paid. IIOUSES, &e., to be LET, by JACKSON and CO., in various situations, in the following Trades, and many others :—Tea, Coffee, Chop, and Eating Houses ; Public Houses ; Beer Houses ; Brewery ; Bakei s ; Tobacco nists ; Grocers; General Dealers ; Green Grocers ; Coal and Potato Dealers ; Oil, Colour, and Italian Business ; Cow keepers, Dairy, and Milkwalks ; Private Houses; Lodging Houses. &el Particulars may be had the Offices of Messrs. Jackson and CO., Auctioneers, 26, Brydges-street, Covent-garden. N.B.Letters to be pa .d. D AVIES'S CANDLES, 6d. per lb.; Wax Candles, Fine Wax, Is.extra fin e - Moulds W ax Wicks, 70. ; transparent Wax, s. 9d. ; nuine Sperm, I s 9d. ; genu i ne W ax, 2s. Id. ; Yellow Soagp, 465., 545., and 603. per 1121bs. ; Mottled, 625. and 655. ; Windsor, Is. 4d. per packet; Palm. Is. 4d. ; Old Brown Windsor, Is. 9d. ; Rose, 25. ; Camphor, 2s. ; Almond Soap, 2s. 6d. ; superfine Sealing Wax, 4s. 6d per lb. ; genuine Sperm Oil, 9s. 6d. per gallon. For Cash, at DAVIES'S Old-Established Warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite New Slaughter's Coffee-House. ENUINE GREGORIAN PASTE, in- N.Y . vented by the Rev. GORNIAN GREGG, being the only certain cure ev er di scovere d f or Tooth-ache, Ear-ache, and Tic-doloureux, also for cleansing and preserving the Teeth, the efficacy of which is well known in England and Ireland, and from foreign great demand. References of the highest respectability from the faculty and clergymen who have expe rienced it% value. One trial will convince the sufferer of the facts. Sold at the City Depot, 64, St. Paul's Church-yard, where all country, foreign, and other orders are attended to ; 3 , Opera-arcade; 4, Rockingham -place, New Kent-read ; 78, St. James's. street ; and by many re:peetable Medicine Vendors. Gcsw LAND'S LOTION.— The practical utility of the toilet, in its most important intention, is attained and secured by means of this, its oldest and most fa vourite appendage. Gowland's Lotion removes all cutaneous irritability and discolorations of the skin, and promptly re establishes a clear and healthy tone of surface, while its sus taining properties, and generally pleasi ng e ff ects, in obviating the co nsequences o f variable temperature upon the delicacy and tint of the complexion, are verified by the continued freshness, usually limited to the earlier periods of personal attraction. " ROBT. SHAW, London," is engraved on the stamp. Prices 2s. 9d., ss. 6d., and quarts Bs. 6d. Sold by all respect able Perfumers and Medicine Venders ; of whom may be had SHAW'S MINDORA OIL for the Hair, price 3s. CONFINEMENT of the BOWELS may, at an time e instant removed by the sime mean of a little water applie b d by THE APERITIVE FOUNpITAIN,s which (having been constructed by Dr. Scott with a view to general convenience, and to the comfort and accommodation of females and invalids in particular), will be found free from all the objections made to lavement machines, especially . the admis sion of ai r . Th e apparatus will contain the requisite quantity of fluid, and yet is so small and water-tight as to admit of being Dcarried in the pocket; it should be in the possession of every EAF and the h a bi tua l use of opening medicines abandoned. PERSONS are informed that a series of experiments by scientific gentlemen have satisfactorily proved that no in strument has any power of assisting hearing if smaller than Dr. Scott's ACOUSTIC CORNETS, which are about the size of a crown piece ! Within the cornet is a long winding canal (a foot in length) in travelling through which the sounds are brought to a focus, and thus render voices audible that would otherwise be lost to the deaf ear. They are retained by a spring, and may be worn even under hats and bonnets.To be pr ocure d on l y of the Superintendent of Dr. tes en grav i ngs (w i th prices) Reposi torytory, 369, St ran d, t h ree doors from Exete sent post freer Seo Ha. Exilana- No. 14,814. NOTICE is hereby riven, That a GENE RAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS of the BRYMBO IRON and COAL COMPANY Nail] be held on THURSDAY the sth March, 1840, at 61, Waterloo-place, at Ten o'clock, JOHN CAMPBELL, Diroctor. TO be DISPOSED OF, an Old-Established SUNDAY NEWSPAPER. For particulars apply to Messrs. Colley Smith, Hunter, and Gw•atkin, No. 9, Lincoln's Inn. 1"~ 1 LES and ED WARDS feel it neeesi;ary to inform the Nobility and Gentry that their new and unequal DESIGNS for the present Season in CHINTZ, as well as BROCADES, &c., can be seen only at their Up holstery Ware-rooms, No. 134, Oxford-street, near Bolles street. 4.. -, ••••• ,•• fo..••• . _ .. -..- f.A.z ..,,,... „. . .. cs . A ....::_, ..) 7 . ~" . 4 311292171 - i . t r or.-...,c , •oxI• N . • - -. ..._...," , r , 4 „ . r ,; i, ~-, .6‘.. - ---/,,,,, .--,- 't ' ' ‘'. 7I : I • - i ' N '.' ' . i P ',, -,,i---' .!• , 4\ '``.. .. , I ..t.. :, 4 . ;. I ' .:•- , . , Ax.,,„. ; - Nv , :. - i ... • ~ - ,, 5 ,'-, - .A.' --1 * /A..' - * -it - • A _s:/ - e , q 1;, . 0ibi,4,.:41,, .415,,, , , ~i . .., A ' \ ,",' ---- _ _____--- -.. 4.„,„.. ' ''1 x, ,• • ...' - • ) 1 / 4 ' ~.. \\,, ~r l,, • , , , 5 ,. , M (1:42; 4,./ ~.,, , , , , 1 - . , , ~ : A11111 11,1 40i1 ~. i flk, ; 1-1-,..‘ )))1) IV , ' ' l O IT ''' 1 ' r• 2 6 ~ , ./11) illip . , ~•,,,,• • LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 181() ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTIIERN CIRCUIT, IVRercesTLE, FEB. 29. (Before Mr. Justice ERSKINE.) CONTINUATION OF THE Cl/ARTIST Terees.—Mr. J. P. Cobbett addressed the jury for Thomason. When he (Mr. Cobbett) first looked into this case he thought it one of the most difficult in which to make a defence. He could never have supposed that the evidence of the proses tutors was so insignificant. Ile made sure that the one witness, Mr. Henderson, a reporter, would easily prove the whole, and therefore he had been very cautious in cross examining that gentleman. But what had been the result? Mr. O'Brien had ventured those questions which he (Mr. Cobbett) had feared to put, and the answers, so unex pected, had clearly shown that Henderson had omitted, in taking his notes, whole passages in the speeches, which went materially to vary the sense of the report, as it ap peared in print from these notes ? Was it not obvious, then, that these notes could not be depended on at all ? They were a species of forgery, though nothing uncommon in the ordinary way of reporting for a party paper. He did not accuse the reporter of dishonesty, in the common sense of the term; but if such evidence were relied on it would produce in its results something deserv ing to be called a literary assassination. The Learned Counsel called upon the Jury to treat this case as they would treat any other of an ordinary kind, and to re flect conscientiously upon the question whether they could safely convict any man of any offence, however slight, upon testimony of this description. Mr. O'Brien, in addressing the Jury, began by promis ing them some facts tending to prove that be was not a likely person to be guilty of the acts imputed, when the Judges informed him that if he did that he would be ad mitting a reply from the Cowesel for the prosecution. Mr. O'Brien said that iflse abstained from so doing, he should be very much circumscribing his defence. He then went on to say that during the agitation for reform there had been some language used_ by the present authorities of that town of an import very much more serious than any that had been imputed to himself Mr. Fife, the late Mayor of Newcastle, had threatened to attack the barracks. Mr. DUNDAB saidethat if statements of that kind were made he must insiat'aipon hik e d& to reply. Mr. O'Brien continued, and quoted some specimens of very violent languegesemployed.by various persons, and in different nesvapoctah, Ho himself, he contended, had never advised any breach Of the :law. He had always, during; nine years 9f rioting-at l agitation, advised the people' .tO Accp therriselivs-withtn: - .the'limits of the law. This was ivbatle had'aone it the iv orthe " general strike!'", Zile had said, whhn ° debating ire the Conven-- tidn, 'that fr the Stab 'Wer&s'onfrpartial4C-isletild 'tend to viokonde . ; vihei:eas, if it ss,4re gbneral, it would meet with `iu&Oss, (ebtain its endi, and' be 06 fidni effects.. After addressing thee Jury at considerable length on various topics rilittive to his own conduct in public, and the cendition of fhe working classes in England, Mr. O'Brien took- a review of the report of his speech, as given in the Tyne Mercury, and concluded by calling on the Jury not to place any reliance on such testimony as that which they had heard from the reporter, Mr. Henderson. Ayre, who had not been out on bail, and stood in the dock, proceeded to address the Jury ; he had taken co pious notes, and seemed to be gratified. His manner and ap pearance were that of a labourer; but his language, thouesb full, of the false accents of an imperfectly educated man, was fOrcible,. and occasionally approached to eloquence. He touched on a variety of topics ; the Coercion Bill—the Dorchester labourers—the Celi.horpc-street Riots—the regulation of the house of Commons respecting the recep tion of petitions—the Poor Laws—the new police, and the foreign policy of the present Ministry, as grounds of accu sation against the Government. He complained of the un equal administration of the law, which elected him for punishment because he was pcor, and let others escape because they were rich. He had heard, and they had heard, of language much more violent, which remained unpunished. They had heard in 1831 of the head of the Queen rolling •on the scaffold. Even now.was it not sought openly to briiig die GO ve i nment i nto contempt Look at the bcha vioni.: of• the ~guests at the Lord Mayor's festival—look at the denunciations of Mr. O'Connell. It was, indeed, the object of two great parties in the State each to bring the other into contempt. Why shuuld it be a crime in him and not in them ? But he was ac cused of intending to prOduce riots, routs, tumults, and commotions. He did not pretend to have much knowledge of the terms of law, which were difficult enough:to puzzle even lawyers themselves. Law, indeed, was like Nebu• chaduezzar's image, a heterogeneous compound of iron, braes, and clay. But he could venture to say that, on the occasion in question, and throughout the agitation of these great questions, there had been neither riot, tumult, or commotion, except once, when the Mayor and the autho rities attacked the people in the exercise of their un doubted right of peacefully assembling. For this they were guilty of treason against the people, and aught to he tried as rebels. The charge against the defendant could not he maintained on such evidence as had been ad duced Editors and newspaper reporters were the " kit tlest" set that ever man had to do with. He concluded a very long address by stating to the Jury that it was an important duty they had now to discharge. By the Bill of Rights he should have been tried by his peers—work ing men like himself; but he still tru‘ted they, too, would give him a fair and a just verdict, doing to others as they would that others should do to them. He was no traitor, no anarchist, no bloodhound, as he had been called, but anxious only for the prosperity of his country, and strug gling to elevate the character of his fellow-mon. Mason also addressed the Jury, more briefly than either of the other defendants, and again pressed upon them a number of the arguments adduced by those who had pre ceded him. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE summed up, saying the case had not been altered by the defence which had been set up, and must stand now as it stood when the evidence for the pro secution closed. There had been complaints of hardships suffered by the parties in the course of their defence. There had been none certainly to-day. If those com plaints were against the general administration of the law, he and they sat there not to make the laws, but to admi nister them. There seemed to be some mistake on the part of the defendants as to the nature of the charge. It was not for seditious words. The words were only ten dered as evidence of the charge, which was for seditiously assembling, and, by the use of seditious speeches, inciting and persuading thoselassembled to hatred and contempt of the Government and laws, and also to arm them selves for resistance to the laws. This no person or set of persons have the right to do. They may meet peaceably, but not for such purposes as those charged in the indict ment. In it there were several counts. In the first the case of the prisoners was taken separately. The second alleged a conspiracy among them for the purposes there set out. In a conspiracy there must of course be mere than one, and if they should be of opinion that the charge of conspiracy was made out, then the evidence of what was said by the one would apply as evidence to show the inten- tion Of the others in 'the common putpose. The Only witness in the case was Mr. Henderson, the reporter; and it would be for them to consider whether he came before them under circumstances which would render his testimony sufficient to convict. He does nat say—he:is not able to say—" I took down all that passed ;" nor even that, though he did not take down all that passed, he took down all that was important, and that what he has left out did not modify what he has taken down. But he said be merely went there with a view to get what was interesting for his paper; he did not go there with a view to a judicial inquiry, but w'thout any idea of it, or the necessity of giving the whole of what passed. If they thought they bad a sufficient ground to come to the conclusion that the words proved were not modified by those which had been omitted, they would probably have little doubt that the intention alleged in the indictment was proved against the defendants. The speaking of the police as armed assassins—the advice to procure arms—would, with this view, deserve their most serious consideration. The latter was, no doubt, one of the privileges of Englishmen, but the question for them would be, whether the advice was given with the wicked intent stated in the indictment. There was then the advice to keep peace with the authorities so long as they kept the law—a most dangerous doctrine, which made every man the judge of his right to oppose the constituted authorities. If, however, looking at all the circumstances, and what was elicited on cross-examina tion, they should not be satisfied that these doctrines were propounded absolutely unmod!fied by accompanying ex pressions, they would in this case, as in all others, give the defendant the benefit of any doubt they entertained. The Jury retired for about a quarter of an hour, and re turned into Court with a verdict of " Not Guilty." Loud huzzas from the back of the Court followed this announcement, which were with difficulty suppressed, and they were then taken up by the crowd outside, and re echoed for several minutes. It being too late to proceed with the other political trials, the defendants were discharged on their own recognizances to appear at the next Assizes. NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY. JObn Bell, convicted yesterday of the publication of a se ditious libel, was sentenced to six months' imprisotiment. The floating bridge across Portsmouth harbour has been several days experimentally at work, and to-day per formed its trips on the average of six minutes and a half. It will commence its public transits on the 11th of March, and will continue daily from 7 in the morning till 9 in the evening, until the month of May ; leaving Gosport at the hours and half hours, and Portsmouth at the intermediate quarters, ex cepting on the Sabbath, when the bridge will not work during the hours of divine service.—Hampshire Telegraph. FATAL ACCIDENTS ON THE ICE,.. An in quest was held on Friday at Norwood, on the bodies of Thomas Meager, aged 13, and George Hillyer, aged 12, who were drowned in an ornamental piece of water in the park of William Woolley, Esq., one of the county Magistrates. It appeared that on Monday evening, about seven o'clock, the deceased were sliding on the ice to see who would get farthest, when it gave way, and they fell in, but struggled for some time : Meager would probably have got out, but Hillyer laid hold of his legs. A young man named Young procured a ladder, and having tied a rope round his body went on the ice, and placing the ladder down the hole, descended it, and in about ten minutes took out the body of Meager, and in a short time after wards that of Hillyer, but they were quite dead, as all efforts to restore animation were fruitless. The Coroner said it was a very melancholy case, but it appeared to have b een purely acci dental. The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." The Doncaster Gazette, a paper which habi tually advocates just and Liberal views, is neve r th e l ess friendly to the bre a d -t ax , an d d enoun ces in a tone of desperate violence the great Anti-Corn-law meeting that was held in the Town -hall of Doncaster, on Saturday. The secret of its opponeney to a measure of public good is probably . to he found i n pr i vate in terests, in the foul and sinister influences of some of the sur rounding farmers and landholders. The Seventh Half-Yearly Meeting of the Proprietors of the above undertaking was held yesterday, pursuant to the Act of Incorporation, in the London Tavern. G. C. Glyn, Esq., the Chairman of the Court of Direc tors, took the chair at one o'clock, when the S:eretar) read the advertisement calling the meeting. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed, and the common seal was rffixed to the register of Pro prietors. The CHAIRMAN said the next proceeding of the day was the consideration of the Report, which had aiready been put into the hands of Proprietors. It was both his duty and his inclination to detain the Proprietors as shortly as possible. There were only two points which lie wished to introduce to the notice of the Proprietors. The first was as regarded the announcement made in the Report of the speedy opening of the railway. It was with great satisfaction that the Directors were enabled to state to the Proprietors that by the last week in April, or the first week in May, a great portion of the line would be opened for traffic.—(Cheers.) He wished to state the reason why they had not been able to open the line throughout—all might have been opened at the same time had it nut been for the backwardness of the engineering department, in consequence of the unprecedented wetness of the last eight months, However, they had every reason to believe that the remaining portion would be opened within six weeks after the first opening. It had been a question of much consideration with the Directors whether it was or was not expedient to open the line at all before the whole way completed. There were three courses, any one of which might hare been taken. They might have kept the line shut until the whole was completed. They might have opened it as far as Oakenshaw, which was within about twelve miles of Leeds, or, as the Directors had thought was the- best plan to be adopted, open the line to Sheffield only. The reason why they had not adopted the second course was a consi- deration of the large expenditure which they must have in curred for works and stations at Oakenshaw, which must have been of a merely temporary nature.—( Cheers.) And why they opened before all was completed was because they were anxious to give their servants some experience, so that they might come into play with some regularity and activity upon the opening of the whole line, which„ would be at a time when ehe traffic would be greatest. At' Sheffield they had • all- their Works and stations in perfect readiness; therefore the opening so far would entail • upon the Company no extraor dinary expense.—(Loud cheers.) It was but fair it state that the Directors did not anticipate that the traffic to Sheffield could be any criterion of what they had a right to expect upon the opening of the whole line; but they had not the least doubt but it would fully repay all the ex penses, while it was bringing their servants into full play and activity. Before their next half-yearly meeting, they would have had the whole line opened, and working for a sufficient time to enable them to form a judgment as to the correctness of the anticipations of the original framers of the 'estimates. The other subject he wished to bring under their notice was the defalcation on the part of one of their servants, and an abstraction of some.of their funds. They were all aware that such a thing had taken place. He only alluded to it for the purpoee of stating what the facts were, and to correct the exaggereted accounts which had gone forth.jAfter a minute investigation of all the AC counts,the defalcation was found toamount to about 1,6001. He regretted so lamentable a breach of faith, but he could assure the Proprietors that the amount was not more than he had stated. Considering the quantity of business that was to come before them, he would not detain them longer. The Secretary would now proceed to read 'the Report. The Report, as follows, was then read by the Secretary REPORT. Toe present Half- Yearly Meeting of Proprietors fur nishes matter of more than ordinary interest, on account of the near. approach of the period when the hopes and ex pectations of all parties who have united in promoting and bringing to a successful issue th i s great undertaking, will be fully realized. The Directors are particularly anxious, upon the vre sent occasion, to lay before the Proprietors all the informa tion they possess; and to communicat e with them, moat unreservedly, upon all points of interest, as well those which have reference to the progress already made, as those which relate to the prospective measures necessary to carry those proceedings to a satisfactory result. Notwithstanding the prevalence of moat unfavourable weather for a long period, the various works have pro ceeded towards completion with great regularity, and the Directors feel justified in announcing that, in accordance with the expectations which they ventured to express at the last Meeting, a large portion of the Line from Derby, certainly as far as Sheffield, a distance of forty-four miles, will be opened the latter end of April. It will be in the recollection of the Meeting, that the period originally mentioned f r the completion of the l i work, was about three years from the time of breaking ground, and the event, has fully justified this opinion, the ! first contract, at Clay Cross Tunnel, having been corn menced about th, beginning of February, 1837 - The Proprietors will be gratified to !earn that the em. bankments and other works have stood the test of the past season without injury. The annexed Report from the Engineers will explain more in detail the present state el the different con tracts, and from the satisfactory accounts which it contains, the Directors arc led to expect that the whole of the Line to Leeds may be opened in June or July next. There is every ground for believing that the remaining part of the York and North Midland Line, as well as the Midland Counties, will be likewise ready by that time, so that within the short period of six months, a continuous Line of Reline.), from London to Leeds and York will be offered to the Public. The Directors view with much satisfaction the success cf the partial opening of the York and North Midland Line. The two Lanes are so intimately connected, that they cannot fail to exercise a mutual influence in forward ing each other's prosperity. The same remark applies to the two great feeders of the North Midland Line, at the southern extremity, viz., the Birmingham and Derby, which is now open the whole distance, and to the Midland Coun ties Railway. It is evident that the convenience to the public, and the consequent estimation in which all those Lines will be held, depends, in a great measure, on their cordial co-ope ration, and the Directors have much satisfaction in an nouncing that the best feeling exists in every quarter towards the North Midland; this has been evinced in a striking manner by the other two Companies having elaced the management of the important Station at Der by, in their hands. This Station, comprehending the principal Engine House, and repairing Shops for the Company, is erected upon the most extensive and commodious scale, and is rapidly approaching to completion, and all the principal Stations on the Line are contracted for, and begun; several, indeed, are in a state of great forwardness, and in this item of expenditure, as well as in all others, it has been the desire of the Directors to avail themselves of the experience already gained by ether Railways, and to adapt the Stations in the most convenient manner for the business of the Company, and the accommodation of the public ; taking care, that no more expense shall be in curred than is absolutely essential to the accomplishment of the objects. The Directors are happy to learn that notices have been given of an application to Parliament in the next Session for a Branch Lice from this Railway to the town of Don caster. To cash at the disposal The Directors request to refer the Proprietors to the opinions expressed in their last Report, of the success of the undertaking generally; these remain unaltered, and it can hardly be doubted that a Line which so mainly contri butes to form a continued Railway communication between London, Birmingham, and all the South Western Districts, with Derbyshire, Yorkshire, and the Northern part of England, and of Scotland, and which, in addition to this, connects together so many important Sea Ports, must be considered a public benefit of the highest value ; affording a powerful stimulus to industry and commerce, as well as promoting the extension of social intercourse. Some of the prospective advantages are already deve loped in the numerous Collieries and Manufactories now in ..Ictive preparation near th..: line of Railway ; which it is obvious have been established in full reliance upon the vast additional facilities which will be afforded to the intelligent population of this part of the country, by a supply of a new outlet for their valuable minerals and produce. The Directors feel it unnecessary to occupy time by any more detailed account of the numerous and important be nefits which must result from this great undertaking, fully satisfied that the Proprietors are already familiar with, and prepared duly to estimate them, and that they will concur with the Directors in the conviction that this line of Rail way, if conducted in its combination and in the manage_ meat of its tr.. successfully as it has been by it s prac tical officers in ttie construction of its wor ks , will yield to few or none of those which have been projected or are in ac ti ve operation, either in general utility, or in profit to the Shareholders. The extreme depression of the Money Market obliged the Directors to raise the addi:ional capital authorized by the Act of Parliament, obtained last Session, by the issue of Shares at a discount, but which having been generally taken by the eriginal Proprietors entails no actua l loss upon them ; this step was taken from a conviction of its ab solute necessity in order to avoid the alternative of sus pending the progress of the works, but the Directors con tinue firm in the opinion expressed in the Circular, as to the sufficiency of the sum thus raised for the purpose. By this Statement of Accounts now to be laid before the Proprietors, it will be seen that the Receipts to the 31st December. 1839, were 2,074,516/. Bs. 2.d., the Di s b urse. ments 2,006,1491. Is. 6d. leaving a balance at the disposal of the Company of 68,3671. fib. Bd. By the 117th Section of the Act of Incorporation, it is provided that one-third of the remaining Directors, wh o were primarily elected, shall now go out o office, and five Directors be elected to supply the vacancy. The Proprietors in exercising such power of election, will advert to the Provisions of the Act, by which every Director retiring is declared eligible for re_election. The following are the Directors who now go out o f office :—:Messrs. Huth, Little, F. Parker, Pease, and Holdsworth. _ _ _ ENGINEER'S REPORT. NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. Engineer's Office, February, 1840. In the present Report it will not be necessary to enter into a detailed description of every Contract into which the Line is divided. The loth:ming geeeral st.e tment will sh ow t h e state of the Work s r e l a ti ve ly to their final completion. 1,482,264 2 21, of the Compan. 1523,,'254 19 4 ly .£ol 2,9.01,149 I 6 i,367 6 8 The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the Report be received and adopted, and that it be printed and circulated among the Proprietors, said he would not be doing justice to his feelings if he refrained from bearing► his testimony to the zeal and activity with which the undertaking bad been carried through.—( Cheers.) There was no one line of railway which had yet been completed with works upon the scale of th.rirs, upon which such a quantity of work had been done in so short a time. For the information of the proprietors he might mention that the Directors had already travelled 58 miles upon the railway in a locomotive, and he could assure them that when once they (the Proprietors) had gone over it they would not think him exaggerating at ail when he said that with respect to works and beauty of natural scenery, their line was unrivalled. He must, how ever, give the praise where it was due—for all this they were indebted ti their engineers, for their great zeal and activity, and more especially to the resident engineer, Mr. Swanwick.—( Hear. ) PRICE sd. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN-The next business to come on is the re-election of the five Directors who are going out. I have to propose the re-election of Messrs. Huth, Little, F. Parker, Pease, and Holdsworth. Agreed to unanimously. The CHAIRMAN had next to propose " that the Directors be authorised to enter into an agreement with the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Company, for building offices, and making a station upon ground belonging to that Com pany at Sheffield, and for the conveyance of the traffic brought by the North Midland Railway, between Sheffield and Masborough, upon such terms and conditions as they the Directors shall think fit. He had been i❑ hopes that be would have been able to lay the agreement itself before the Proprietors, but difficulties had arisen, not on their side, but they anticipated that they would soon be over come. He therefore had no hesitation in asking that such a power be given to the Directors. .C 3 'The motion was unanimously agreed to. l The CHAIRMAN was obliged to trouble them with another motion yet, and then he would have done. There were some of the 50/. shares remaining on hand—some that had not been taken by the Proprietors, at which he was astonished, seeing that they bore such a premium. The number was so trifling, that they could not equitably be divided amongst the Proprietors; he had to propose, therefore, that the Directors have power to dispose of them by contract, or otherwise, as appeared to them fit, for the general benefit of the Company. He would, there fore, move, " That the Directors be authorised to dispose of the remaining unappropriated 501. shares, for the benefit of the Company, in such manner as they shall think fit." The resolution was, like the others, agreed to nem. con. The 0 SUNDAY TRA'VELL INCi . ..0 ,11AIRMAN said the remaining business was a motion to be proposed by an Hon. Director. Mr. NEWTON said, before bringing forward his motion, he had to present to the meeting twenty memorials upon the subject of it. They were from congregations and parishes in and near Derby, praying th:tt the Railway might be closed on Sundays. The resolution which he had to propose was, " That no train belonging to Iles Company be permitted to run on the Lord's Day on that part of the line which was to be first opened, ex cept those rendered compulsory by Act of Parliament." He was ready to admit that the subject of his resolution was one of 7reat difficulty, but it was also one of much im portance. it was important, inasmuch as it affected both the honour of God and the eternal interest and welfare of man. The difficulties arose from the great contrariety of opinion which prevailed upon the subject—not a difference as between the Christian and the unbeliever, but a contra riety of opinion which existed among Christian men—men of the highest morals, intellect, and intelligence. lie per fectly felt that anyone who undertook to advocate the cause was placed in a situation of much difficulty—either he must be content to drag such a meeting as that through a long theological discussion—(Hear, hear)—or he must be con tent to leave those points raised by the opponents of the resolution unanswered, and so allow a prejudice to be created against the measure he was anxious to see carried. Nothing would induce him to cuter into the theological part of the discussion—(Cheers) —he would take hi s stand upon this—that there was a large and increasing portion of the community who thought the run ning of trains on that day was a violation of God's holy command. The responsibility which, it ap peared to him, rested upon them as proprietors was ex tremely great, because, if they became parties by allowing others to violate the law of God, they made themselves participators in tha offence. He could not altogeth er avo id touching on theology, but it would be as briefly as possible. That portion of the community which h e h a d b een describine look e d to t h e fourth commandment as their rule of du'z.v. The objecticn to that was,.that in such a case they must go back to the All l4 l , f 3,;: • r , ; 4 1 • 7 ,, ' ' • PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, price Is., WHAT IS DISSENT? By the Rev. GEORGE GOODENOUGH LYNN, 31. A., Minister of St. John's Chapel, Hampton-wick. James Ridgway, Piccadilly. This day is publish e d, i n 3 vo l s . post B vo., T HE PROPHET of the CAUCASUS. An Historical Romance. By E. SPENCER, Esq., Author of " Travels in the Western Caucasus," " Travels in Circassia, Krim Tartary," &c. Whittaker and Co., Ave Maria-lane. 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Just published, price 35., APRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE TREATMENT and CURE of STRICTURES of the URETHRA; wherein ic recommended an improved Mode of Treatment, the result of many years' extensive and success ful practice, By . C. B. COURTENAY, M.D., 42, great Marllooroug,h street. gold by P. fiill, Medilll Bookseller, Great Windmill street, Haymarket ; Onwhya, Catherine-Areet, Strand ; Tern plemao,:24lWßegent-street ; and all Booksellers in Town or Country. ROYAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA Capital, 1,000,000, in 20,000 Shar©s of 50/. each. Deposit 51. per Share. DIRECTORS. Benjamin Boyd, Esq. Thomas Meux, Esq. George Webster, Esq. John W. Sutherland, Esq. (Alexander Cockburn, Esq. William P. Craufurd, Esq. John Connell, Esq. John Mitchell, Esq. STANDING COU NSEL. Peter Laurie, Esq. SOLICITORS. Mossrs. Parken and Webster, 13, New Boswell Court. Messrs. Johnston and Farquhar, 32, New Broad-street. BANKERS. Union Bank of London, Moorgate-street, Lothbury ; and Argyle-place, Regent -street. Edinburgh—National Bank of Scotland. Leith—Edinburgh and Leith Bank. Glasgow—Western Bank of Scotland. Greenock—Greenock Bank. Aberdeen—Town and County Bank. Arbroath—Arbroath Banking Company. Dumfries—Southern Bank of Scotland. Ayr—Avrshire Banking Company. The object of the Company is for the transaction of all Banking business at SYDNEY, LAUNCESTON, ADE LAIDE, PORT PHILIP, and such other places as the Di rectors may deem advisable ' • and it is intended to apply, as far as possible, the system which has proved so successful in Scot land. The extraordinary progress which the Australasian Colonies have made within the last few years, the continued flow of emi gration towards them, together with the high value of money there, call for an increased number of establishments of this de scription, and the prosperous condition of the Banks already in operation is a sufficient guarantee that under prudent manage ment this Investment must prove a most profitable and secure one to the Shareholders, as high rates of interest are obtained with perfect security in a country where, from well ascertained data, Capital is improving at rates varying from 50 to 75 per cent. per annum. The following Extract from the Official Share List of February 4th, 1840, shows the present value of Stock in Two of the Australasian Banks formed in Lo-don : Original Share. Paid up. Present Price. Bank of Australasia .........£4O £4O 0 £57 10 Ditto (new Shares) 40.... ... 10 0 l7 10 Union Bank of Australia } 25 l7 10 25 10 (established in 1838) Nor can the prosperity of Banking operations connected with those Colonies be better illustrated than by reference to the satisfactory Report of the Directors of the Union Bank of Australia, presented to the Proprietors at their General Meet ing, on the 3d of February, and by the following extract from the Rev. Henry Carmichael's Pamphlet on New South Wales, wherein he observes--" There are at present in Sydney three Joint Stock Banking Companies in operation, with a paid-up capital of abut 80,0001. each ; which divide a profit annually of from 20 to 25 per cent. His Excellency Sir James Stirling also, in his recent work on Western Australia, says, in allusion to the Western Bank of Australia, 6 ' The second half-year left a clear profit over the expenditure of 14 and a half per cent., which, after setting aside one-fifth as an accumulating fund, according to an existing rule, enabled the Directors to declare a dividend of 11 and a half per cent. on the paid-up capital ;at the close of the year no dishonoured bill remaining on hand, nor had the Solicitor of the Bank to commence a single suit for the recovery of a debt due to it." The Directors have for some time been making arrangements for immediately carrying into effect the objects of the Com pany; and in order to advanee the influence of the Bank in the Colonies, they have reserved a portion of the shares for distri bution there. As the principal part of the business must necessarily be car ried on in the Colonies, it has been thought inexpedient to have a numerous Board of Directors in London : it has there fore been determined that the number shall not at any time exceed ten ; but to secure the prudent administration of the affairs of the Bank, a complete system of superintendence is now being organized by the Directors for the Establishments in the Colonies. A sufficient capital has already been subscribed to enable the Directors to commence business immediately. They have therefore resolved, in order to avoid the inconvenience which has been found to arise in other undertakings from an unre stricted application of shares, and to induce only those to apply who wish to become bona fide proprietors, not to entertain any application unless made in the printed forms provided by them for that purpose, and accompanied by a payment of 21. upon each share applied for, the Directors reserving to themselves, at the time of appropriation, the right to reject or comply with such application, either in whole or in part, the money to be returned if the application be rejected, and to be placed to the credit of the party in respect of the shares allotted to him if acoepted. For the guidance of those who may wish to become proprie tors, it may be mentioned, that it is not in contemplation to call up snore than 101. per share for the next twelve months. The Directors have postponed filling up the London Board to the full number of ten, in order to give them the opportunity of selecting influential proprietors, whose assistance and co operation they may think it advisable to secure for the interests of the concern ; power is reserved to them for that purpose, and they are also authorized to complete all other arrangements necessary for putting the Company into immediate operation. Application for shares, in accordance with the printed form, to be made to Messrs. Boyd, 4, New Bank Buildings, Lothbury, London CURIOUS CoMM UNITY OF MONKS. TWpert painters painters of Paris, M essrs. Di dron and Durand, while tra velling in the east to explore and delineate its Christian antiqui ties, have communicated an account of their visit to Mount Athos, regarded by the Greeks as a " holy land," and form ing the site of a monkish republic which has no parallel in any other part of the world. This singular region includes 20 mo nasteries, all spaciously built and strongly fortified, encompassed by 10 villages, 240 cells or farmhouses, and 160 hermitages ; the whole people with a fraternity of friars amounting to 6,000 in number, and conferring its character of sanctity upon the mountain they inhabit. .:'.. 1....:•1 . 2. ....._±..,,,.-I `".,,,, !.. j 1 1.... 2 ~, For the purpose of description the Line may be divided into two portions—the one extending from Derby to the Wakefield Station at Oakenshaw, a distance of about 60 'riles, the other extending from Oakenshaw to Leeds, a distance of about 121 miles. In the first -earned district (that extending from Derby to Oakenshaw) the Earth work is nearly completed ; the quantity remaining to be executed not exceeding in the aggregate 120,000 cubic yards, out of the total contract quantity in this district of nearly 8,000,000; and no single excavation now contains more than 15,000 cubic yards. All the embankments are completed, with the exception of Four, in none of which do their remain to be deposited more than 7,000 cubic yards. The Tunnels, of which there are seven, of the aggre gate length of 3,800 lineal yards, are completed, with the exception of the Tunnel Fronts and short portions of a few yards in length adjoining the open cuttings. A si ng l e line of Permanent Way is laid through nearly the whole j of them. Of the Bridges, all are either completed, or on the point of being so. The length of Permanent Way already laid in this dis trict, amounts to 88 miles of Single Way, or 44 miles of Double Way. There is every reason to expect that in the course of the month of April next, a Double Line will be laid throughout the entire distance. With regard to the Works on the Second Division, ex tending from Oakenshaw to Leeds, a distance of 12i miles, the quantity of Excavation now remaining to be executed, is about 130,000 cubic yards, nearly the whole' of which is contained in the Oakenshaw and Altofts Con-. tracts ; for the completion of which, the most vigorous. means are now being had recourse to. And. as the ,Con tractors for these two C ontracts (M r , Joseph,Thorntorj, for the Oakenshaw, and Mr. .Hugh '11.1.1.!00;11711111.1::.4i Lofts Contract) are bound by their;engsements,.anirbi the most distinct personal pledges, to coMplete their Works by the stipulated period, it is to be hoped that the just ex pectations of the Company on this puint.avill be realired, and that the feeling of disappointment Which - has hitherto existed at the inadequacy of their exertions, will be re moved by the vigorous and determined character of their operations for the future. All the large Arches of. the Calder, Viaduct are con,- plcted. • ' !.• . The Leeds - Contract, Which•was let laSt *simmer, has been carried on with much 'spirit, and there is litfle:douht . ot its completion at an earlier period,than that at which other portions of the Works on this 'division of the Line trill be finished. The other Contrhcticompriseil in this" division of the Line, with the exception of -the two above named, are in an advanced state ; and, if - the weather . proves favourable, and no disappointment is Austamed as to the progress of the Altofts and Oakenshaw Contracts, this portion of the Line may be completed early in the summer. It is scarcely necessary to remark that the progress of the Works throughout the entire Line has been very much retarded by the unprecedented wetness of the season since June last, and though the incessant rains have caused several slips in the Cuttings, where previously there was no indication of any such tendenCy ; yet, in the Embank ments, the effect has been decidedly useful, in causing a more rapid consolidation than would otherwise have taken place; and in no instance. except one, has there been any slip of a serious character; nor have the Bridges or other Works on the low grounds sustained any injuty from the continued floods to which they have been exposed. (Signed) FRED. SWANWICK. ''"General Statement of the Receipts and Disbursements to 31st December, 1639. • Cr. By Cash received for Calls ' El 2..1,470 0 0 By Interest on Loans, and for Shaiei in Arrears By Cash, in anticipation of Calls:t& By Loans on D e b enture B on d s - • By Money on Loan - 1 f:1+11.6.41 0 By Rent of C o tt ac - ... By Material s re- • • 'r ; :1"1:1•••' • " 7,966 11 4 ii,732 0 b 710,472 11 0 65,000 0 0 134 4 0 741 1 5 £2.074.516 2 ' Jewish Sabbath. He admitted that there Wes an end to all the ceremonies and penalties of the Jew;sh Sabbath, but he would ask, was there also to be an end , o the Christian Sabbath ? The question was, what was the dif ference between the two. In his opinion the Christian Sabbath was the fourth commandment stripped of all its needless circumstances.—( Hear.) He submitted that by carrying his resolutions they would be carrying out that declaration of our Saviour's, in which he said that " the Sabbath was made for man." In his opinion, not only for mankind generally, but especially for the poor man—it was his birthright, given him as a boon by his Creator, ratified to him by the laws of Christianity as well as by the Scrips ture—h e was entitled to rest upon that day, and no work ought to be done, save in the excepted cases of necessity and mercy. He placed his motion on the foundation that ' they had no right to call upon any set cf labouring men who had toiled for them during six days of the week, to labour also for them on the Lord's day. There appeared a letter signed " Ariel Webb, Proprietor," in the Rail way Times of the 22d of February, wherein those who took iris views upon the subject were charged with a wish to deprive the labouring classes of any opportunity of enjoying the pure air or seeing the beauties of natural and rural scenery —that the wished to deprive them of that whi c h was t h e r i ght of W all. Nbw, it was for that very day that he stood before them to plead, that it should be enjoyed by the working elteses, and also by their own labourers. He would say, let all make use of their na. e , tural powers of bodv—enjoy the pure air or the beauties of natural scenery, as far as possible. He did not quite agree with the writer of that letter, for his experience as a Ma gistrate of-a large town led him to fear and to believe that the majority•of tile workin g c l asses were f ar more prone to enjoy contaminated air 'of a public-house, in place of !enjoying 'either pure ail 'Or the beauties of nature. The =metre at the course he proposed would arise, he be lieved, from another than the poorer class. The last, and he feared, the strongest argument against his proposal, was, that it might bring down upon the Company the inter ference Of the Legislature. But he would ask, had there not been many instances in which the force of public opi nion had governed and guided Parliament itself ? What had abolished Cabinet Councils, and Parliamentary dinners, on Sundays, once so customary, but public opinion ? And sot long ago,.when the Postmaster-General was about to • order a Sunday delivery—( Cries of " No, no, it was never . l ordered")—well, it was rumoured, and' doubtless it was not without sonic foundation, and at all events it 'was met by a strong demonstration of opinion on the part of the magistrates, merchants, solicitors, clergy, and gentry a London, which effectually prevented it; and when the order was actually issued to Newcnitle, a similar demon straticn procured its retractation. Let it not be supposed that the majority at meetings like the present could be re garded as indicating clearly the state of public opinion on the subject. There was a large portion of the religious public that kept aloof from the concern from their con scientious opinions on this subject. And he knew that a great many large shareholders had resolved to withdraw from it, if this motion were not carried. He should advise them otherwise. He should counsel them to remain in the proprietary, and use their influence and endeavours to procure their object. The truth must ultimately prevail ; end if he did not believe that this was truth, he would sot bring it forward ; but he was firmly convinced that truth it was, and that it‘was surely, though silently, winning its way.. lie held in his hands 3,687 proxies from persons utter strangers to him, and this certainly evidenced the strong feeling which was nerved ieg the country on the subject.—(Cheers.) No one feature distinguished this country more than the high tong of moral principle, which was mainly owing to the religious observance of her Sabbath. To maintain this great dis tinction was his object in making this proposition, and having made it, and urged it upon the meeting, he felt that at least he had done his duty. The resolution having been read, The CHAIRMAN inquired for a seconder ? After a pause, Mre Newrote said the gentleman who had proposed to second it was very unwell. A Sneeirroetaant at last said that he would cordially se cond it. Mr. STASSFELD wished to know if the Hon. Proprietor would exclude passengers from the Post-office trains ? Mr. Newros said he wished no more to be done than on actual compulsion. He was aware that under the Act the Postmaster-General might compel the Company to lay on such trains as he thought might be necessary for the conveyance of letters, and of parties belonging to the Post-office. Mr. COLLETT said it was with considerable feelings of pain and difficulty he rose to propose an amendment to the proposition of the Hon. Gentleman, whose pure and conscientious motives every one was ready to admit.— ( Hear.) Yet, though persuaded that the design of that Hon. Gentleman was to promote what he felt to be the best interests of his fellow -creatures, he wished to give his reasons for differing strongly from the stringent and restrictive resolution which he had brought forward. There was a difficulty of combating the resalutioti, from the necessary admission of most of the principles - .vhich had been laid down by the Hon. Gentleman—by all who wished to sec religious feeling spread abroad in the coun try.—(Hear, hear.) But there was a fallacy in the Hon. Gentleman's principles, which, once admitted, indeed, all his after conclusions most naturally followed. That fallacy was, that any kind of locomotion on the Sunday was a desecration of the Sabbath. From that principle he (Mr. Collett) must strongly dissent.—( Hear, hear.) With regard to the Fourth Commandment, he would ask whether the Hon. Gentleman himself, or any of his supporters, did or could carry out the injunction not to work upon the Sabbath in its strict literal construction ? ( Hear, hear.) In writing a letter on a Saturday, was the Hon. Gentleman's conscience disturbed by the knowledge that the letter would be conveyed by coach on the follow ing Sunday ? Where was the line to be drawn ?—( Hear, hear.) Did the Hon. Gentleman put a stop to all his domestic operations on the Sunday? In fact the Hen. Gentleman wished to draw the line just where it suited his own convenience; leaving it loose where it affected him, and drawing it tight where it bore on others.—(Hear, hear.) A very important consideration ought never to be lost sight of on this question—that the necessary effect of opening a line of railway was to create a monepely in the carriage of the district--( Hear, hear)—and were they jus tified in debarring their fellow-subjects of all means of communication on one day out of seven ?—( Hear, hear.) Even if the great majority were against Sunday travelling, it would yet be a question whether they would be justified in forcing their opinions on others, who ought to be allowed to act according to their own consciences.—( Hear, hear.) The proposition before the meeting had been brought for ward in every Railway Company yet opened--in the Lon don and Birmingham—the Leeds and Manchester—and recently in the Birmingham and Derby, where it was lost by 2,260 to 270.—( Hear, hear.) Would this Company, then, feel jus fled in saying that on their Railway—for no purpose either of urgent, of pressing business, or of inno cent healthy recreation, should means of communication be afforded ?—( Hear, hear.) In this country the people bad always been accustomed to act on their own discre tion. That travelling should be as much as possible limited on a Sunday was unquestionable. But then the opportunity of travelling should not be taken away ; and it should be left to the consciences of people whether they would avail themselves of it.—( Hear, hear.) Was it to be said that a friend, or a physician, summoned suddenly to attend a sick-bed, were to be prevented from using the fa cility afforded by this railway, and that thc dying man was to be left to perish, in all the fever of vain expectation ? ( Cheers.) Was it to be said that a Counsel, a Magis trate, or officer, required urgently for the ends of justice, could not avail himself of the railway on a Sunday ? ( Hear, hear.) But there was no necessity to pat further cases—every man's mind must suggest to him many.— ( Hear, hear.) Again, let the meeting reflect on the im portance of railway facilities for the ends of innocent re creation on the Sabbath, which to thousands was the only day out of six in which they could acquire a little healthy air and exercise. It was easy for Hon. Gentlemen, with their carriages and their parka, to talk of keeping the Sabbath so strictly ; but look at the case of the over wrought mechanic, working for 14 out of 24 hours, six days in the week, in close unwholesome atmospheres, pant ing for fresh air, or for nature's soul-cheering scenery; more than the wounded hart for the water-spring— (Cheers)—did he not require something beyond his own bodily strength to enable him to emancipate himself from the brick and dust with which he was surrounded ? (Cheers.) lie considered, to sum up all, that the Com pany.was entrusted, to a great extent, with the public con venience and accommodation, and that they should take care to provide fully and efficiently for that accommoda tion, leaving the rest to the independent and unfettered consciences of their fellow-subjects.—( Cheers.) H e , begged to move as an amendment , " That the b usiness of the Railway be limited on Sundays to such conveyances of passengers as the public convenience seems to call for— and that to the Directors be confided the duty of defining the extent and particulars of such limitation, taking as their guide, in the discharge of that duty, the considera tion of the public good, and that they be requested to ar range so that as little conveyance as possible shall be car_ vied on during the hours of 'divine service."__( Hear.) A SHAREHOLDER, in seconding the amendment, recom_ mended that, as doubtless on a subject of such importance, most gentlemen's minds were already made up, the meet ing should not be converted into nu arena for theological discussion, and that a silent vote be taken. Mr. JOSIAH WILSON (after a short interval) said, he felt it to be an imperative duty upon him, to declare his concurrence in the resolution originally proposed, upon principles which he considered incontrovertibly just, and which had been admitted to be so br the proposers of the amendment, and only attempted to be got rid of on the score of expediency. He wished the matter had been left with the Directors, on whom he feared the amend ment would however cast a heavier responsibility than otherwise. His mind was made up for. the motion, not feeling at liberty to explain away duty by expediency. which ho feared was had recourse to by many who wou'd vote fur the motion, but that they thought it would hurt their interests.—(No, no.) A SHAREHOLDER said he would refer the Hon. Meyer of the original resolution to the text, " Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day ?" It had been said that the lower orders were inclined to observe the Sabbath Day. He was glad to hear it. That was what he wished. He wanted to for Acts this good movement commence with the peop l e , Acts of Parliament n e ver made a man religious or consci entious.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. CAST said that he should fee l a diffi culty in voting either for the motion. t h e amend. ment. Wishing to leave the responsibility of the mat. ter with the Directors, who he doubted not would pay due respect to the memorials of thousands on the subject. Dr. To the 30th 1 Total, June. Since. • Doc. 31, 1839 -------__ ~_ To.; payments before the o. s. d. .Xs. d. X a. d. Act 'Was obtained, and • additional disbursements not theh included 4l 3.31 12 3 18 0 0 41,!.',49 12 3 To lancl'and compensation 283,071 •5 11 45,531 7 7 32..,6.;2 13 6 To contracts for works I'o permanent .way, rails, chairs, sleepers, &c. To Engineering-consist ing of salaries to engi neers, clerks, office ex- penses at Chesterfield, - and travelling, &c. To surveying and land va luing 5,9g3 19 10 554 14 6,538 14 I To implements for use of contractors 247 14 6 To law charges for general pun poses To advertising, printing, and stationery To direction i 5,750 0 0 1,01 U v 6,800 0 0 To sundries, includingtra veiling expenses, &c :,'756 511 545 81. 3,302 311 To hire of police 998 5 2 771 3 4 1769 8 6 I'n office cnarges, inelud-j ing salaries to secretaries, , clerks, rent, and Mei ' dental expenses 5,296 13 4 1,042 1 6 6,33 S 14 10 To Parliamentary and law charges, in resoect of , opposition to Midland Counties Extension Bill, and general Parliamen tary business for the new Act To road and station To stamps fur debenture bonds and transfers To interest on debenture bonds To waggons, carriages, &c 752 10 1 6,471 16 2 7,224 6 2 To station buildings 1 14,000 0 0 14,0U0 0 0 7 - KVENING EDITION,: _ - The amendment, he thought, opened the question trsn widely. He certainly was of opinion that Sunday tka yelling should be restricted as much as possilde, though he was not inclined to think that the Railway ahmald laea closed on Sundays entirely. The CHAIRMAN said if the matter had been left to the Directors they would have adopted the amendment__. ialmost its very words.—( Hear, hear, hear.) Ile had , °ace the honour of being examined before the House of Commons oa this very question, and he did not hesitate to say that his Hon. Friend tllr. Newton ; whose (ma _ science it seem e d wou ld b e sat i s fi e d b y t h e eeervien 4 au ' Act of Parli amen t— wou ld h ave t h ought that examination 1 e m e m n i o t t u ee h that,°n thisto thepoint, very fo l r e letter, s s should ha d be 4.ir carried ‘ d du:..ed into the London and Birmingham, a clause would have been inserted, not only forcing the Directors to sub mit to carry passengers on Sundays, but interfering greatly in the management of the railway.--( Hear, in ar. ) its this, as iu all othersirnilar Companies, regard must he had to the wants end the conveniences of the public, and pro. i te n ho t ee o rcC e i'o fT . effect the Poit-office regulations then lately intro-- vi , ,ion made for those cases of sudden urgency which must be. always likely —or, at all events, probabt, to occur...._ (Hear.) However he might think and act with regard to his own family, he never would consent to a course, with respect to such a C ompany as this, which might draw down upon it legislative interference and Parliamentary compulsion.—( Hear, hear.) Let the meeting recollect, that if this Company did not carry passengers on 6fundays, the Post-office authorities might order trains on (or the purpose, and receive the profits. Again—would it 'fiat be monstrous, that passengers arriving at Dbiby on Sunday, ~. should be co:welled there to rsarnain the whole da,r, lea cause the North Midland had chosen to adopt...certai n re. ' lutiona, having first obtained a monopoly of the carri a ,,, between the towns on their Lkie?—(ifeat., ,hear.) 1.6 would remind the meeting, too, that though 3,1)00 pro l ii c , for the motion might sound imposing, yrt out as! Akai•eas shareholders it was not, after all, so grelt a.. number.—( Hear, hear, hear.) And the breeettcr4., let him add, had usod n• canvas—(fear, irear)-..ht p i ttiz, so leave the question to fair, open discussion, otbolvi,- ... who could doubt that they might have ga,iucd as icam . .Wgi number of more proxies. lit owned he its sr . pained that his Friend, Mr. Wilson, the Deputy Chairman of the. Greenwich, should have said what he had, knovriig that his own. trains ran every hour on Sundays. Mr. J. WILSON explained. The Greenwich gains taw up to a quarter of an hour before the time of d;,viiii ',or ship.—(Laughter.) They took passengers to ehurc'e• fps Greenwich. If the people went elsewhere, if they en,iolt?a themselves in the Park, could the Railttay Comp - day help it ?—( Laughter.) Mr. NEV , TON replied, . A division then took plow upon the utotipn sect tha amendment, when there appeared— For the Amendment:— . `"ores. Present.,. .. 1,52(i •• Proxies... •200= 3,972 For the Motion : Preient.:. 3 105 ' • Proxies... 193 ---- 3,792 Majority in favour of of Mr. Collett's Amendment Oa the motion of :Mr. CHAMBERS, a %fire of thanka was given to the Chairman and the Directors. The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks for hinavelf end Me brother Directors, observed that they were extremely obliged to the Proprietors for the great confidence thei had reposed in them on the present as well as on former occasions. He hoped when they met that time trrelve months, the Directors would have a much pleasante r duty to perform, namely, to declare a dividend.—(Heirr.) Captain PORTER then moved, which was seconded and cat red unanimously, that the thanks of the meeting bb given to the engineers for the zeal and ability which they had displayed in cxecuting.the work. Mr. STEPHENSON, senior, returned thanks. The meeting then separated. THE LATE CONSERVATIVE DINNER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR-At the Conservative dinner ou Saturday, at Mer chant Tailors' Hall, the Chairman, before proposing the toast of " the Queen," spoke in glowing language of the " loyalty" of the Conservatives. The boast was honoured with three times three cheers, according to the Tiees. But mark the delicate manner in which these Tories qua lity this expression —immediately afterwards the toast of the Queen Dowager" is proposed, and is received with three times three, and one cheer more! This circumstance requires no comment. Your obedient servant. London, March 2. A LOYAL REFORMER. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S--YEsiEnsa Y. The only movement of any consequence was amongst the Derby outsiders, five of whom were backed to win large sums, viz. Maroon, Diplomatist, Brother to Heron, Torraa Vedras, and Brother to Margrave : the last three made no advawe, bea in the others there was a great improvement, larooftirafter a good deal of money had been laid out, having reached 30,4314 Diplomatist 50 to 1, taken in hftndreds ; 1,000 to 1:1 Iftel previously been laid against the latter. 'Fbero awe* commissions to back Black Bess, but the disinclination rb. against her was so general . (and it was the Frame 4or tie Oa) that we do not leel justified in guutiag any pier; 50 to '4 would have been taken: The only changes amongst tie prin cipal favourites, on whom, by the way, very little attentith weir bestow ed, will be found in Confederate and Monops, who aa t ata rally declined three points. The Oaks' quotations, glren Wow. are little more than nominal, and nothing worth notice w-ie dune on the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes. Closing priorm THE DERBY. 12 to 1 agst 4ngelica colt—tail/en 14 to 1 agst Launcelet—taken 15 t• 1 agst Theon 20 to 1 agst Confederate—taken 22 to 1 agst Ottoman—taken 22 to 1 agst Bokhara 25 to 1 agst Alonops 25 to 1 agst Gambia 30 to 1 agst Maroon—taken and afterwards otre-resl 30 to 1 agst Wardan—taken 33 to 1 apt Chameau 1000 to 22 agst Assassin—taken 1000 to 20 agst Grey 31ilten 50 to 1 agst Diplomatist 1000 to 1 apt Brother to Margrave—taken stweaal Saw s 3000 to 45 apt Torres Vedras—taken 4000 to 50 arty( Brother to Heron—taken 1000 to 10 agst Drayton—taken 1000 to 3 agst Camiiyses—taken 1000 to 500 on Lancelot apt Marion—taken 500 even between Maroon and Velvet colt—takes 500 even on Maroon and Assassin—taken 1000 to 15 each, against Glenorchy, Brother to Heron, Aro ther to Margrave, and Diplomatist—taken in one bet. THE OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Black Bess 8 to 1 agst Lalla Rookh 12 to 1 agst Filly out of Rowton's darn CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. THE GOLD DUST ROPBERT. No case of any importance came on for trial in tkeeourse of the day ; but just as the Recorder was about to trave the Bench, Mr. Clarkson moved the Cot so receive the plea of Henry Moss, the person who, it will he rememberdel, was a material witness against the parties charged with the. above robbery, and whom, upon the decision regarding the , point of law come to by the Judges as to Lewin Caspar, one of the parties charged with the robbery, it became ne cessary to indict for the felony, with a new to ulterior pro ccedings against that individual. Mr. CLARKSON said that Moss bad given important dence upon the former trial, and he bad fu►flled all that he had undertaken to the prosecutors, And the Court Proem! , no doubt take this into its consideration. The prisoner Moss was then placed at the bar. The indictment charged him with stealing one hundred pearl& weight of gold, value 5,0001, the property of J■mes Hart ley and others. He pleaded guilty. The RECORDER observed that a represen'ation had 1 1)491 made to the Court that the prisoner had akeady gives.‘ important evidence against other parties. who were charged with bring concerned in the robbery; and it also appeared that he must be able to render important service to the ends of justice by suffering a shrift imprieoliments in order then to be enabled to give his evidence upon titis trial of an indictment against another party. Under these circumstances the sentence of the Court was that hi should be imprisoned in the gaol of Newgate for one day. MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW WORK.-4..T11 . 15 t - tiA tinguished authos has just produ ce d a seque l to lier4Ligiode " Widow Barnab , It is entitled " The Widow Matrieal,t_ and is embellished with twenty-one engraykaga by IN. W .81141. which most humorously illustrate the many plquatut pea-g l etti.4. iwt:l the book. It is impossible for any one to peruse n The I s t‘tdov 4l Married" withaut agreeing in opinion with the Reviewer in 14 the Quarterly, who says--" Mrs. Trollogv is t bend a doutten one of the cleverest and most remarkable writ of the day. With a quickness of observation that take in the -whole objeot at a glance, an insight. into motives that seerns instinotire, a kw" , perception of the ridictious, and strong powers of humored* delineation, she is the person of all others to expose proteittiCitt or unmask hypocrisy." From 'l'. J. Pettigrew, F.R.i., to Messrs. ti. and B. Solomons, a), Albemarle-street, Piccadilly :—" Gala- 4 tlernen,—l have no hesitation in replying to your inqailsy dr to the results obtained by the use of your improved spnitaclis ; being in the constant habit of reading and writing for wetly hours together by lamp-light, it is but justice to say that yo* newly-invented Spectacle Lenses have afforded me tie greatest com(ort. When I employed the ordinary pcbblees I never , failed to experience in tile morning a groat irritation in th e 7 eves. Slnce I have used your admirable glasses I suffer from no inconvenience of the kind, and my vision is small improved. I shall ever feel grateful to my goad friend, 1)r. Blundell, kg having drawn my attention to the subject.—Believe see to be 1 yours, very respectfully, T. J. Pettigrew, 8, Saville-row, 1 Jan. 4, 1839," The Messrs. Solomons state that their Ope rative Voice Conductor, by which thousands of deaf persons have been greatly benefited, is the size af a seven-shilli ng.p i ece, and when fixed into the cavi t y of the en' is soft, easy, and not s more uncomfortable nor perceptible . than having a piece of wool in its place, and the faintest whisper at a public - asserably is heard with distinctness.-39, Albemarle-street. No agents n or travellers are employed. LEINSTER AND CHARLENIONT DECLARA TION. —We are happy to learn th a t many country gesillbaen are availing themselves of the Assizes now in prowess, to &brach their names to this National Declaration. An impression some how prevails that the humbler classes--the farmers and the in dustrious people in the towns--are to be excluded from parti cipating in fnis demonstration. Nothing could be nee pro neous, or more opposed to the intentions of the illustrious framers of the document, which is intended to be the Declara tion of the People of Ireland.—Bublin Evening Po;:t. FIGHTING AND PHYSIC.--At Mame, in Buckingliamshire, there is a gentleman called "the fighting doctor," from the fact of the frequency with which he Orreinig. ters the law with his own hands. Two parsons and one dociter have lately felt his fists. His next patient probably will be do editor of a paper that notices his exploits, agd sails hint ' vain jackanapes." METROPOL A I L A C N IAT A IA TI-CORN-LAW LECTURERS APPOINTED FOR THE WEEK. MoNuAr, March 2. Hall of Science, City-road, Mr. SIDNEY SMITH. TUESDAV, March 3.—Hall of Science, Bethnal-green. , WEDNESDAY, March 4.—School Room, Sun -street, Bishop gate, Mr. SIDNEY SMITH; and College of Physicians, ' IY arwick-lane, Mr. PA ULTON. TifUESDAY, March s.—Hall of S c i ence , B e th na l- green , M r . SIDNEY SMITH ; and College of Physicians, Warwick lane, Mr. PAIJLTON. Fst.tuAY, March 6.—Open. S.vr(IRDAV March 7.—School Room, Sun-st ree t, Bi s h o p ga t e , Mr. SIDNEY SMITH, Lecturers will be provided, on application, to the Secretary of the Association, No. 154, Strand. --- CIOIVIIVION ROAD STEAM CONVEY ...) ANCE COMPANY. Applications for Shares may be made to the Committee, addressed, post-paid, to Messrs. Hodgson and Concanen, Soli citors, 21, Lincoln's Inn-fields, of whom may be had Prospec tuses, together with a Report of the proceedings of the Share holders znd Friends of, the Company, at a meeting which took lace on the 29th ult. t r • , V~ f ~ ~~.. .~ ,- , ~~ i j_ t ~:: / J f' i