The Sun. — London, England, 1847-08-27 00:00:00

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B.—Cork (county) •South)o 0 1 Rolleston, Col.—Nottinghamshire 1 0 0 J.—Devonport ••• Rothsehild, the Baro n- L. de--LonuOU ... 1 0 0 ••• ••• 0 0 1 Rufford, F.—Worcester •• • Rushout, Captai n, —Worcestershire (East) 0 1 0 Russell, Lord J. —London • ••• I 0 0 Russell, F. C. IL— B e dfordshire 1 0 0 Russell, Lord E.—Tavistoek ••• ••• 1 0 0 R u therford, A.—L eith (borough) ......1 0 0 Sadleir, J.—Carlow (borough) .. 1 0 0 St. George, Capt.—Galway (county) 1 0 0 Salwey, Colonel —Ludlow ... ••• 1 0 0 Sanders, G.—Wakefield 0 1 Scholefield, W. — Birming ham 1 0 0 Scott, Hon. F.—Berwickshire •.. ... 0 0 1 Scrope, G. P.—Stroud 1 0 0 F.—Tipperary (county) ...... 1 0 0 Seaham, Viscount—burham (N orth) ... 0 1 G Seeley. C.—Lincoln (city) ... 1 0 0 Seymer, 11. K.—Dmsetshire 0 0 Seymour, Sir H.—Lisburn 0 0 1 SeYmour, Lord—Totnes 1 0 0 Shafto, R. D.—Durham (Northl •• 1 0 0 Shaw, Hon. F.—Dublin Lniversity 0 0 1 Shed, Right Hon. Sir P.. L.—Dungarvon... 1 0 0 Shelburne, Lord—Caine ..• ... 1 0 0 Sheridan, R. B.—Shafteshury ..• 1 0 0 Shirley, E.--Wa,rwickshire (South) 0 0 1 Sibthorp, Colonel—Lincoln (city) ... 0 0 1 Sidney, Alderman—Stafford 1 0 0 0 0 Simeon, J.—lsle of Wight (county) ... 1 Blaney, R. A. —Shrewsbury •.. ... 1 0 0 Smith, Right Hos, 8.. Y. —Northampton ... 1 0 0 0 Smith, J. A.—Chichester ..• ••• 1 0 Smith, J. B. — Stirling •.. 1 0 0 Smith, M. T. — Wyco mbe 1 0 0 Smollett, A.—Dumbartonshire (county)... 0 1 0 Smyth, Sir G. H. — Colches ter .•• . 0 0 Smyth, J. G.—York (city) ........00 0 1 Smythe, G. A. F. I'. S.—Canterbury ... Somers, J. P.—Sligo (borough) ... 1 0 Somerset, Lord G.—Monmouthshire 0 1 Somerton, Viscount—Wilton •• • 0 1 Somerville, Sir W. —Drogheda 1 0 Sotheron, 'F. H.—Wilts (North) ... 0 0 Spearman, R. J.—Durham (city) ... 1 0 Spooner, 11.--Waswickaliire ( North) ... 0 0 Stafford, A. —Northampton (North) ... 0 0 Stanley, Rt. lion. E. J.—Cheshire (North) 1 0 Stanley, E.—Cumberland (West) ... 0 0 Stanstield, :V. R. C.—Hudclerstield 1 0 Stanton, W. H.—Stroud ••• 1 0 Staunton, Sir G.—Portsmouth• ... 1 • 0 0 Stephenson, R.—Whitby ... • ••• 0 Strickland, Sir G.—Preston• ••• 1 0 Strutt, Right Hon. E. —Derby ... •••• 1 0 Stuart, Lord D. C.—:daryleboue •• • 1 0 St u art; H. B e df o rd (borough) 0 Stuart, J.—Newark 0 0 Stuart, Lord James.—Ayr (district) • ... 1 0 Sturt, H. G.—Dorchester 0 0 Sutton, M.—Newark TalbotX. R. M—Glamorganshire ~. 1 0 Talbot, J. H.—New Ross ... 1 Talfourd, T. N.—Reading 1 0 Tancred, H. W..--Banbary ... • ... 1 0 Taylor, Colonel—Dubl { county ) ... 0 0 Tenison, E. K.—Leitrim (comity)... ... 1 0 Tennent, R. J.—Belts.'! • 1 0 Thesiger, Sir F.—Abingdon . . 0 1 Thicknesse, R. A.—Wigan 1 0 Thompson, Alderman—Westruoreland 0 0 Thompson, Colonel P.—Bradford ... 1 0 Thompson, G.—Tower Hamlets ...-- 1 0 Thornely, T.—Wolyerhampton ... 1 0 Thornhill, G.—Huntingdonshire ... 0 0 Towneley, J.—Beverley 1 0 Townley, R. G.—Cambridgeshire 0 0 Tollemache, F.—Grantham .• • ... 0 1 Tollemache, J.—Cheshire (South)... ... 0 0 Traill, G.—Caithnesshire - 1 0 Trelawnv, J. S.—Tavistoek... •.. ... 1 0 Trevor, Hon. G.4l.—Carmarthenshire ... 0 0 Trslllope, Sir J.—Lincolnshire (South) ... 0 0 Tufnell, H.—Devonport 1 0 Turner, E.—Truro - ..• 1 0 Turner, G. J.-Coventry 0 1 Tynte, C. K.—Bridgewater ..• 1 0 Tyrell, Sir J. T.—Essex (North) ... 0 0 Vane, Lord IL—Durham (South) ... 1 0 Vernef; Sir W.—Armagh (county) ... 0 0 Verney, Sir H.—Bedford (borough) ... 1 0 Vesey, Hon. T.—Queen's County .. 0 0 Villiers, Hon. C. P.—. Lancashire (South)... 1 0 Villiers, Hon. C. P.—Wolverhampton ... 1 0 Villiers, Lord—Cirencester ••• ••• ••• 0 1 Vivian, J. E.—Truro Vivian, J. H.—Swansea 1 0 Vyse, R. K. H.—Northamptonshire (South) 0 0 Vyvyan, Sir R. R.—Helston Urquhart, D.—Staffori 0 Waddington, D.—Maldon .. 0 Waddington, H. S.—Suffolk (West) ... 0 Wakley, T.—Finsbury 1 Walmslev, Sir R. J.—Leicester (borough)... 1 Walker, R.—Burr, Lancashire Walsh, Sir J.—Radnorshire ... 0 Walter, J.—Nottingham ... ..• Wall, C. B —Salisbury .. Walpole, S. H. Midhurat ••• ••• Ward, H. G.—Shetfield Watkins, L. V.—Brecon (borough) Wawn, J. T.—South Shields ... Welby, G. E.—Grantham . . ••• Wellesley, L-rd C,—Hants (South) West, F. R.—Denbigh (district) Westenra, Colonel—King's County Westhead, J. P.—Knaresborough Whitmore, T. C —Bridgenorth Wilcox, B. M.—Southampton Williams, T. P.—Marlow .. ". —.—Macclesfield . Willoughby, Sir H.—Evesham W ilsoti, James— Westbury ... Wilson, M.—Clitheroe ••• Wodehouse, E.—Norfolk (East) ... Wood, Sir C.—Halifax •• • ••• Wood, W. P.—Oxford (city) ..• Worcester, Marquis of—Gloucestershire (E.) 0 Wortley, S.—Buteshire ..• ••• ••• 0 Wrightson, W. B.—ls.rorthallerton ..• 0 Wyk% J.—Bodmin ••• ••• ••• Wyn*, Rt. lin. G.W.W.--Montgomeryshire 0 Wynn, Sir W.—Denbighshire ••• ••• M.—Richmond 1 Yorke, lion. E. T.--Cambridgealaire .. 0 Yorke, H. R.—York (city) ... ••• ... Young, J. —Cavan Liberals ` A double return. ... l ... 1 ... o . 0 . 1 ... i. ... 1 ... o ... 1 ... o ... 0 ... 1 ... 0 ... 1 MEMBERS RETURNED. NO Peelites Protectionists O 1 1 0 O 0 o 0 O 0 ... 333 ... 110 ... 213 --- EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCKS, AND BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the share- Ilolders of this company was yesterday hold at the offices of the company, .No. 12, Old Broad-street, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and for transacting the ordinary business of the , company. The chair was taken at two o'clock by J. Scott, Esq., the chairman of the company. The usual preliminaries having been disposed of, the SECRETARY proceeded to read the report, as fi'Alows : " The directors beg to report that they have carefully proceeded with the purchases of the property required for the railway, and they believe that the arrangements have generally been satisfactory. The directors have been anxious not to press these important transactions too rapidly, and have bestowed upon them much time and consideration, with the feeling that on the manage ment of this portion of their du t y the economical con struction of the railway mainly depends. " When the purchase of land had so far advanced as to admit of a contract being taken for two miles and a half of the works, tenders were invited by public adver tisement. Much competition took pl ace, and the directors are happy to report that Mr. Jackson, the suc cessful competitor, has contracted to execute the works at a satisf actory pr i ce, an d b e l o w the engineer's estimate. " The shareholders will perceive from the accounts of receipt and expenditure now to be laid before them that further funds are requisite for meeting liabilities incurred and proceeding with the undertaking. The directors have been most anxious, to defer making any call until such a proceeding should be ab&olutely necessary ; that period has, however, now arrived, and a second call of 51. pet: share has acc or di ng l y b een announced. irectors a ll u d e d i n t h e i r report of February to a rival project, promoted during the last session of Par liament by the Regent's Canal Company. They have now to report that after proceeding some stages before the House, the Bill for that project was withdrawn. " The negotiation opened with the London and North Western Railway Company, also alluded to in the re port of February- last., has ne cessar il y b een suspended in conformity' frith the resolutions p asse d b y the Rouse o f 'Commons, forbidding any such arrangement as that contemplated until one-half of the company's capital shall have been paid up. A statement of the receipts and expenditure of the company was al so appended to the report, from which it appeared that the former amounted to 119,7611 . .ss. lid the latter to 91,1121. 15s. 3d., leaving a balance in the hands of the company of the sum of 28,6491. Os. Sd. In answer to a question put by an Hon. Proprietor, aountfo the CH AIRMAN sa id, that as soon as the capital prescribed by the resolutions of the House of Commons was paid up, the arrangement for the sale of the Yule to the London and North-Western Com pany would be renewed, and that there was not the slightest doubt but that that company would under take either to purchase or to work the line. The resolution for the adoption of the report was then unanimously treed to. A. vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, and the meeting broke up. WHAT TO AVOID.--A local paper informs us that .. there is not a single public monument in New York." „ t: - Why, of course, the Yankees h ave not seen the shameful 4i`‘" ways of London without learning h ow to prof i t by them! ''' I,—Purich, " ....,,., ..., 10 - 4a , ' -> • .iii 3 S ..01 ,- -. .............••••••••••. ... _ THERN COUNTIES UNION RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was held yesterday, at half- past twelve o'clock, 1 at the London Tavern, for the transaction of the ordinary bu.iness ; also to take into consideration a requisition from the s reholders, recommending a 1 reduc tion in the present number of directors to the minimum number required by the Act of Incorpora tion. Major William Beresford occupied the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, and the seal of the company affixed to the i r egister of proprietors , The SECRETARY (Mr. C, L. Webb) proceeded to read the report, which set forth— " That the Deviation Bill had received the Royal Assent, and that the capital of the company is reduced by it to 2,625,0001., beinc , a diminution of 375,000/. on the original capital, which is equivalent to the reduction of 61. ss. on the amount of each share. The company were enabled under the Act of 1 846 to pay interest at I 1 4 per cent, upon all calls made, and where calls are paid in advance, interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be allowed. " As Parliament did not think fit to grant the powers sought by the 12th clause in your Deviation Bill, nego tiations have been renewed with neighbouring companies with a view of obtaining a guarantee on the moneys to be expended on the line from Tebay to Bishop Auekland, and they had entered into an agreement with the Stock ton and Darlington Company, subject to the approval of this meeting, for a guarantee on the expenditure from 'Bishop Auckland to West Mill until the line is made throughout to Tebay. The agreement is as follows : ! " That the Stockton and Darlington Company shall guarantee 5 per cent. per annum upon the outlay from Bishop Auckland to West Mill until the whole line is opened throughout to Tebay, and in case of such line not being made before the expiration of the Act, or any re newed Act, the Stockton and Darlington Company to have the right of continuing the guarantee or taking the line at the cost of construction, it being understood— " Ist. That the outlay shall be superintended by a sub-committee appointed by the Northern Counties Union board, such sub-committee to consist of two members of the Stockton and Darlington board and two members of the Northern Counties Union board (El. Pease, Esq., and J. C. Hopkins, Esq., being cx officio members of the said sub-committee, without the power of voting). " 23. That the meetings of the said sub-committe be held at Darlington. " 3d. That the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company shall have the working of the line, and shall maintain the line in good and sufficient repair during the period of euarantee. " 4th. That as soon as the line is opened from West Mill to Barnard Castle then the present guarantee to be raised to 6 per cent per annum. " Your directors have turned their attention to the amendment of the line from Tebay to Bishop Auckland, and instructed your engineer to re-survey the country. The report which they nave received shows that a very considerable saving of cost can be effi cted. " The report has had the serious consideration of your directors, but pending negotiations with companies ire e ! rested in this line, for a further guarantee, the board does not at the present time request your sanction to apply tor pow era in the ensuing session of Parliament. " Your directors have also made arrangements with the Leeds and Thirak Company for constructing, at the joint expense of that company, and the Northern Coun ties Union Railway Company, to be held in common for the joint use of both companies, about two miles of your line, commencing at Wath. The station at this place will also be constructed far the joint use and mutual benefit of both companies. " Your directors have commenced the works on the Wath contract, which are of easy character. The terms of the contract your directors consider advantageous to this company. 0 . . " Your directors have also made arrangements for a slmilai outlay on the line from Bishop Auckland to \Vest Mill, in obedience to the Act of Parliament. " But under the existing state of the money market, and with a view to the convenience of shareholders, it appears desirable that as little outlay as possible should 1)5 incurred. The directors will, therefore, at present he governed by a policy of this nature. " The Bill for the amalgamation of this company with the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Railway Company was withdrawn at an early stage. The Bill of the ' Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle upon-Tyne Junc'ion Railway (alteration of main line and Hawes branch),' in which they were interested, had received the royal assent, by which the line from Newton-le-Willows to Castle Bolton, a distance of twelve miles, is to be constructed at the joint expense of the two companies, and to be held in common for their joint use. The management during construction is to be vested in a! joint committee, to consist of five di rectors from each company ; the directors appointed on. the part of this company are William Beresford, Esq., _A, P., tlarmaduke Wyvill, Esq., John Castel Hopkins,. Esq., Joseph Tomkins, Esq., and Christopher Other,. Esq. The balance-sheet of the company to the 31st of July, 1847, shows a balance in hand of 96,4991. 13s. sd."' The engineer's report stated that— " Since the last half-yearly meeting his attention has been turned to the subject of making still further im provements, especially on that portion of the line lying between Bishop Auckland and Tebay. This section of the line would form the closing link in time chain of communication from Newcastle to Lancaster, Liverpool, and Manchester. " The result of this further investigation was, that he should be enabled to lay down a line that could bei worked with safety, efficiency, and economy, which would cost from 300,000/. to 400,000/. less than their present line. " The general route of the line from Bishop Auck land to Stainmoor would be much the same as at pre sent, that is, by Barnard Castle and Bowes. " From Stainmoor the line would be taken somewhat more to the south, so that instead of passing only one mile to the south of Kirkby Stephen, as at present, it would join their line from Wath to Clifton, about three miles to the south of that place. " This junction would be considerably higher in point of level than that of the Parliamentary line, conse quently it will aid us considerably in attaining the Stainmoor summit, and by this means he was inclined to believe that the gradients will be better and the works less than those shown on his last improved section be tween Newbiggen and the summit at Stainmoor, sub mitted in October last. " Considering the immense mineral traffic, and also the passenger traffic between Newcastle and Liverpool, which must pass along the section of the line between Bishop Auckland and Tebay, together with the large amount of traffic which the line from Wath to Clifton must secure from London, Leeds, York, and the inter vening country to Glasgow and Edinburgh, he had no hesitation in expressing his opinion that the under taking, as a whole, would be the most important and remunerative line in the north of England. " The working plans and sections of the line from Wath to Ley burn, a distance of nineteen miles, and also from'Tebay to Kirkby Stephen, a distance of ten miles, have been completed, the total length being twenty-nine miles, and the necessary notices, with plans and details served on the landowners and tenants on the Wath and Tebay contracts." The receipts amounted to 194,6181 12s. 101, and the expenditure to 98,1181. 19s. 5d., leaving the balance stated in the report. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, and alluded briefly to the matters dealt with, which, as we have given it fully, it will be unnecessary to repeat here beyond the substance. lie regretted that Parliament had not thought fit to grant the powers sought by their Deviation Bill. After the rejection of that Bill by Parliament the directors sought to make arrangements with other companies. They had not yet been able to come to terms with the Lancashire and Carlisle, but they had been met in the most friendly spirit by the Stockton and Dar lington ; and the portion of their undertaking con tiguous to that line would be commenced first. He trusted they would soon be enabled to make arrangements with the Lancashire and Carlisle, when the works of that portion would be commenced, and that the whole of the line would subsequently be completed in a steady and in expensive manner. The contracts on the Wath portion of the line had been let ; it would cost 5,500/. a mile, and 400 or 500 men were at work upon it. The Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1 1 Junction line, which was promoted by them, had been withdrawn by his consent, on the solicitor's re presenting that the Bill could not possibly be passed. In reply to several questions, he stated that no calls would be made this year. He could. not tell bow many more calls would be required until the exact nature of the works and the arrangements they might enter into developed themselves. 44,0001., or only one-half of the calls, had been paid up, and the di rectors would consider whether they ought, or ought not, to enforce the payment of them. Most likely there would not be another call before the spring. Those who did not pay at the proper time would be charged interest at the rate of 5 per cent. A SHAREHOLDER complained that the expenses were great, particularly the travelling expenses, which amounted to nearly 1,0001. Another SHAREHOLDER said the non-payment up of the calls was not confined to this company, as others were in a similar condition—(Hear, hear) — still he could not avoid saying that an especial gloom hung over the company—(Cries of " Hear, hear ," and " No, no")—but he trusted the report would h to av h e . the effect of dispelling that gloom. It appeared nom im that the directors should practlese more eco nomy, best authority, that y, as the executive expenses were too heavy. h m e an h y ad The CHAIRMAN saidinformed, condition tobeen capitalists, info g r ui in t e e d their capital to other their calls, would rather apply 5 per cent. interest, than pay at present, and pay came due, and, no doubt, their calls as they those acted on the same plan. General of depressionsmaller means per vaded railway property. Their line wexcep tion; but it appeared to him that no espec a i n al gloom hung over it; at any ra te, no such imptession existed in the minds of the directors. A great proportion of the travelling expenses was caused by the northern directors coming south to attend the board meetings. The report was then received and adopted. After some discussion, a proposition was agreed to to reduce the number of directors from eighteen to twelve. The following gentlemen were re-elected:— Messrs. Berresford, Wril) Anderson, Hopes, Other, Pease, Hopkins, Underwood, Middleton, Salkeld, Whitwell, and Thompson. At the commencement of the meeting several share holders complained that the meeting had not been suf ficiently advertised—it had not appeared in the Times. The CHAIRMAN explained that it had been adver tised in the Morning Chronicle, in The Sun, and Daily News, and it had thus, they thought, obtained the utmost publicity. A special general meeting was then held, for the purpose of amending the agreement proposed to be entered into with the Stockton and Darlington, which was agreed to ; and a vote of thanks having been awarded to the Chairman and directors, the meeting separated. WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS JUNCTION RAILWAY. ['he ordinary half-yearly meeting of the company tsoi place yesterday, at the company's offices, 1, Guild hall Chambers. T he Earl of LONSDALE took the chair shortly after one o'clock, and the usual preliminary proceedings having been gone through, T he SECRETARY read the following report of the dire etors of the proceedings of the company for the last half-year : " In reviewing the progress of the undertaking during th t past half-year, the result of which is now laid before t' y shareholders, it will be seen that the policy of the ii rectors has been such as the pressure of the times 34 beanded, and which, under these circumstances, they believe, will meet with the full concurrence of the pro prietors. " Their desire has been to lighten the responsibilities of the company, so far as was consistent with the steady progress of the works, under the conviction that their more active prosecution, as intended at the commence ment of the present year, would be, in the altered state of the money market, less conducive to the ultimate prosperity of the company. " Upon the portion of the railway under contract, being about fifteen miles, or nearly half the length of the Line, the progress of the several contractors has been. during the half-year, satisfactory. Of the total esti mated cost of this portion of the line to its completion (about 135,0000, 75,0001. has been expended, leaving to be paid upon these works 60,0001., a large portion of which will be required during the ensuing half-year. " Bearing in mind those engagements, the di• rectors have abstained during the half-year from entering into any further contracts; the progress of two _portions of the line has, however, been pressing upon attention,—they refer to the Whitehaven Tunnel a nd tle Duddon Crossing. " With regard to the former, the Parliamentary esti z ate of which is 25,000/, its completion contempo raneously with the opening of the line, they consider (19 seutial, as well to its efficient working as to the de if ,lopinent of its traffic. The proprietors are aware eaat it forms the connecting link with the Whitehaven s.nti Maryport line, and with the harbour of Whitehaven, ex id from the break in the continuous railway commu hitetation which its non-completion would involve, as et ell as from the position of the terminus on the south st de of the town, and at a distance from the harbour, a' ithout supplying this link, the goods and mineral effic of the country could not be developed. " A mode of effecting a junction, however, with the V ,liitehaven and Maryport line, at a comparative trifling c eel, by keeping to the lawer part of the town, and so ft ,lling in with a proposed extension along the quays of no harbour, is also engaging the attention of your sdirectors. " Should that mede of junction be decided upon, the mecessify for pushing the works at the tunnel may not continue to exist ; and by this step also the extension line of the Mary port Company before alluded to will be :available to this company's traffic in a more advantageous manner. "The necessity of pressing forward the Duddon Crossing is urgent, as will he seen on reference to the engineer's report, and it is to this work that the funds at the disposal of the directors will be at present di rected, the remainder of the line (about fifteen miles) requiring, as the shareholders are already aware, but half the time for its completion which these works will occupy. " By the completion, however, of the contracts in hand, and the execution of eleven out of these fifteen miles of railway, being the least expensive part of the line, a con tinuous railway communication from Whitehaven to Whicham, near the Duddon estuary, would be opened, and should the funds at the disposal of your directoris enable them to effect this object at an earlier period thah can be relied on for the completion of the Duddon Crossing, their careful attention will be directed to the expediency of adopting this course. " Before dismissing the subject of the Duddon Cross ing, the directors think it necessary to observe upon the result of the negotiations with the inhabitants of Broughton, which have occupied their attention, while the works at the Duddon have been kept in abeyance. "It will be remembered that the object of the nego tiations alluded to was to obtain the consent of those in habitants to dispense with a swing bridge in crossing this river, which the company are, by their Act, bound to construct for the protection of the navigation which is used by the inhabitants of Broughton and its neigh bourhood. " By estimating the advantage of a swing bridge at a value wholly groundless, and withholding their consent to its withdrawal, the inhabitants of the district in ques tion have deprived themselves of the advantages which the directors were enabled to offer them, and will, it is feared, have reason to regret their non-compliance with the proposal which was made to them. " As stated, however, by Mr. Stephenson in a previous report to your directors upon the subject, the original estimate will not be exceeded in consequence of this refusal on the part of the Broughton people to co-operate with them in this matter, and it will be satisfactory to you to learn that in no other particular have circum stances occurred to impeach the probable sufficiency of: that estimate. " And in regard to the traffic to be anticipated upon your line as the southern approach to the port of White haven, it will be gratifying to you to learn that the , ; traffic on the railway affording communication with that, port from the north has already shown a very satisfac tory- result. "The traffic upon that railway (the Whitehaven and Maryport line) although in work for only three months up to June last, has realised a dividend at the rate of four-and-a-half per cent. by the quarter's earnings, with a steadily increasing traffic ; y , ur directors think, therefore, that their anticipations of a remunerative dividend upon your property aro not unreasonable, when its cheap probable cost is borne:in mind, and also its con nexion with the southern and more important districts of the country. The payment of the larger portion of the arrears of calls reported at the last half-yearly meeting to be due, has with the balance in hand, enabled the directors to meet the payments to the several contractors in respect of the works in progress ; the amount received on ac count of the third call, and that remaining due, will, however, be immediately required for carrying on these works and those before adverted to as about to be un dertaken ; the attention of those shareholders who are still in arrear upon the third call, is therefore particu larly directed to the necessity of its prompt payment ; and twelve months having intervened between the making of that and the previous call, the directors feel confident that no reasonable ground for indulgence can be urged on account of their frequency. Looking to the future also, the prospect of further calls to a greater extent than 2/. per share is distant, as upon payment of that sum, the borrowing powers of the company will come into operation. " At the present meeting, in pursuance of the Act of Parliament, five of the directors retire from office, but being eligible, they offer themselves for re-election: they are Thomas Ainsworth, William Miller, John Peile, and George Pew, Esquires, and Edward Stanley, Esq., M P. " The vacancy in the direction, caused by the death of Sir John Beckett, has been supplied by the election of Francis Mills, Esq. " Mr. George Knox also retires from the office of auditor, but being eligible, offers himself accordingly." The following report of the engineer was also read : " Gentlemen, —According to your instructions, the following report upon the state and progress of the works is now submitted to you. " In the report presented to you on the 22d of Febru ary last, it was stated that the aggregate length of line under contract at that time, amounted to about sixteen miles, comprising the chief earth works. It not having been deemed advisable to proceed further in letting the remaining contracts, which, as you are aware, are light and will not require any great length of time for execu tion, no other works are in hand. " It is to be regretted that so considerable a delay has unavoidably taken place in carrying on the works at the Duddon crossing and the Whitehaven tunnel. The hopes which were entertained of coming to an arrange went with the parties interested in the navigation of the estuary, by virtue of which a swing bridge would have been avoided, have not been realised, and after a pro tracted and tedious negotiation it has at length been Act. there is The nothinghe plans i h n av t e his accordingly been b found nec essary to revert to the or i g i nal plan, and con struct the viad uc t accor di ng to t h e clause i nserte d i n t h e prepared,imme diately and prevent your urging forward the execution of this portion of the work. " 'rho portions of the line now under contract are proceeding upon the whole in a satisfactory manner, and the remainder may be let immediately, or at such future period as will enure their completion simultane ously with the crossing of the Duddon. " The following statement shows the division of the line into contracts, and the period at which the several portions may be completed." The CHAIRMAN, in shortly adverting to the contents of the report, stated that he felt more assured than ever of the success of the undertaking, and the soundness of the basis on which it was placed. He had no doubt, if not the whole, the greater part of this line would be opened by this time next year. The report of the directors, and also that of the engineer, was unanimously agreed to. The directors that went out by rotation were re elected. Mr. George Knox was re appointed auditor ; and a vote of thanks having been carried to the Noble Chairman and directors, the meeting separated. The following is the account given in by the engineer of the works executed on the line up to the present time : Earth -work ... Soil stripped off Fencing erected Sea-walling . Bridges complete ... Ditto •in progress ... s Permanent way laid ... 425,000 cubic yards ... 160,000 superficial yards ... 11i miles, double line 726 lineal yards 8 12 185 lineal chains, T F SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVE BANK RETURNS: 1 / 4 Frora the London Gazette of Tuesday.) In Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, tap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 15th day of Aug., 1847:- Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Xbingdon Bank, Abingdon-knapp and Co-,. 24.538 kndover Bank, Andover-Heath and C 0... kshford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 9,532 kylshaol tiank, Aylsham-R. and E. Copeman 5.423 .kylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury-Rickford and Hunt &Mock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade !lank, ;laldock-Wells, Ragg, and Lindsell... 27,223 Barnitai,le Bank, Barnstaple-Drake and Co 12,692 Basingstoke and Odiha, Bank, Basingstoke- Cole, Seymour, and Co, Bedford Bank, Bedford-T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bank, Bedford- Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. fiewdley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and Crane !3icester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-Tubb, Wootten, and Co. t3irmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 23,651 Birmu:gham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming hanr-Lewis, Moilliett, and Co ,... 16,286 Blandlord Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak. 8,151 Boston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co 67,830 Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co 9,880 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-E. &J. Sealey 8,584 Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 36,220 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 20,621 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Bant ury Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 31,445 Banbury Old Bank, Banbary-Messrs. Cobb 44,959 Bati: City Bank, Bath-Moger and Son .. 3,807 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett and Grant 34,637 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H and A. Harris Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 68,091 Bridport Bank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry 23,360 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding., Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds J. Worlledge and Co. Broinsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove-Rufford, Biggs, and Co. 16,648 l'ambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock and Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Forsters , 'anterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co . Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-Messrs. La Coste Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester -Mills, Bawtree, and Co 36,042 :ornish Bank, Truro -Tweedy and Co, Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood cock 'ity Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co 21,705 Craven Bank, Settle-Birkbecks and Co. ; liristchurch Bank, Christchurch-Tice, Welsh, and Co Cardiff Bank, Card.ff-Towgood and Co 4 1hepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, 'Alonincuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow-Bromage, Snead, and Co. Derby Bank, Derby-Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby-Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co 25,383 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Hughes, Locke, and Co 17,660 Diss Bank, Diss-Oakes, Fincham, and Co 9,712 Doncaster Bank, Doncaster-Leathatn, Tew, and Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster- Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse, &Co 76,150 I)evonport Bank, Devonport-Hodge and Nor -10,078 man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester-Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower, Hutton, and Co. Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford-Walford. and Co. 45,167 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 29,313 Fakenham Bank, Fakenham-Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. Warringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon-Barnes and Medley 8,960 Farnham Bank, Farnham-Messrs, Knight 11,780 Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co. 5,380 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen 5,886 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Kewney and King 15,891 Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon... 12.165 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and C 0.... 24,392 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Hilder, and Co. 27,160 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford- Matthews and Co. Hertfordshire Bank and Ware Bank, Ware s. Adams and Co. [lull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull -Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co 5,400 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead- Smith, and Whittingstall lloniton Bank, Honiton-Flood and Co. Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen-Sharples and Co. I teroford , Ross, and Arehenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford-Morgan, Hoskins, and Co 24,000 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, fidManningtree and Mistley 3a n io l c e:g a h Bank,nd Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich- Alexatlders and Co. tientish Bank, Maidstone -Mercer, Randall, 7,062 19,816 2,699 7,405 and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton--J. Davies and Co 5,470 Knaresnorough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Itina:esborough — Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, andC0......... ......... Kettering Bank, _Kettering—Gota and Sons... Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C. 7,567 Marvy and Son .................................... 5,395 Leeds Bank. Leeds—Beckett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W.Williams, Brown, - and ......... . Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, and Co. 391 L,eieester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby 22,648 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co 35,637 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green 17,726 Lincuinl Bank, Lincoln--Smith and Co 88,093 Glandovery Bank and Llandilo Bank Llando very—David Jones and Co. r.ougborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle t,,ns and Cradock 23,205 Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St. Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynnßegis —Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Massey and Co. Afacclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Brocklehurst and Co ‘1 an nin gtree Bank, Manning-tree—Nunn and Co Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney Marlborough aad North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillier Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and Williams Miners' Bank, Truro—Willyums and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth —Bromage and Snead Nionmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Mutton Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Newark—Hauclley , Peacock, and Co ................................. Newbury:Bank, Newbury —Bunny and Slocock. Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond, and Son Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and Dyson Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and liudsons u Norwich and N or f o lk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Co Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, neato ank N Fellows, uiea t 0 n a_n d e Cr a dd co ck and Co Co . Naval Bank, Ply mou th—Harris, Mudge, and ........................... . .. New Strum Bank, Sarum—letley, Everett, and Uo. Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—S m ith and Co Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os we.try—Crox- xi and Co .......... Oxford Bank Oxford—J. and R. Morrell lxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Thompson... )41 3ank Tunbridge, Tunbri d g e and Tonbridge Wells Cld Bauk, Tunbridge and Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Beeching and Sons... ......... O x fordshire Witney Bank Witney—Williams, Clinch, and Co . 7,224 4,082 38,647 12,239 10,742 6,982 14,393 10,166 7,217 18,800 27,258 15,262 8,251 21,565 4:3,916 30,450 21,545 2,912 42,217 63,606 9,850 23,498 14,860 26,711 13,142 12,561 30,145 8,609 11,6t0 I N Cr, AUGUST 27, 1847. Average Anaemia Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 44,800 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and Co 10,013 ?ecerborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough—Messrs. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson, White, and Simpson 10,056 Pc:a brokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—d. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank, Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading—iamonas and Co 35,497 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens, Blandy, and Co 32.624 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Stapleton and Co 5,420 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood—Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 8,816 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons... 15,665 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 12,772 Rye Bank, Ilye—Curteis, Pomfret, and Co 17,305 Reigate and Parking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Parking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co ll,OO Ross (Ad Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaw ay 4,605 Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co 16,005 Scarborough Old Bank, 'Scarborough—Woodall and Co 23 680 Shrewsbury and Market Drayton Bank, Shrews bury—Adams, Adams, mid Co Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons, and Co 35,289 Sittinghourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne —Vallance and Son Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton—Maddison and Son Southwell Bank, Suuthwell—Wylde and Co. St. Alban's Bank. St. Alban's—J. S. Story 1,97 3. Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie 2 1 ,300 Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury—Brodie and King Southampton and llampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 6,839 Stourbridge Bank, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 13,660 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, 'Cayley, and Co. .„ Stourbridge Old Think, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. 22,920 St. Alban's and Herta Bank, St. Alban's—Gib son and Stuart 2,325 Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 25,290 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns- 8,881 10,263 4,293 7,107 17,394 ford and Barno 9,832 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland 10,920 Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S. Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co 15,195 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, :Vallingford—Wells and Co. 9,072 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Kelynge, Greenway, and Co 26,960 Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox. Brothers , 3.598 West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Waefield—Leathatn, Tew, and Co. ... 43,291 Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co 13,451 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester— Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Batik, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworlh and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good riche and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. 11,096 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 76,731 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—CharlesFoster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster — Everett and Co. Wrexham Bank, Wrexham—J. and S. Kenrick 2,160 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Meisrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 10,420 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank, York—Swann, Clough, and Co 42,207 9,176 5,726 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 48,338 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford .. . ... Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking Company, Chesterfield .. 9,078 Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work ington . .. . 29,754 Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company, Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company. Coventry 12.262 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company ..._ - - Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 20,403 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 18,361 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington - East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 150,269 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 17,976 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 36,156 Hull Banking Company, Hull 25,056 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax 38,013 Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,647 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 20,230 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough 24,650 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,882 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 52,408 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 49,020 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 10,940 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham... 23,201 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 69,074 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London 395,118 North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 50,558 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 71,191 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 60,841 Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei cester .... . Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 3,125 Sheffield Bankillg Company, Sheffield 35,358 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Starniord Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Soinersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Corn pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Hallanashire Banking Company, Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Stellield Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond Storey and . Thomas's Banking Company, Shaftesbury Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield 895 Wolverhampton aod Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton 34,407 Wakefield and Baruiley Union Bank, Wakefield 13,469 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven ...... Warwick and Letouir,gtoa Banking Company, Leamington ..... . West of Engla; au-i South Wales District Bank. Bristol . . Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 63,979 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitehurch Worcester City and County Banking Company, lfi .., no., Worcester... ..... - ....... York Union Baueg Company, York 67.781 York City and County Banking Company, York 84,710 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. ' Stamps and Taxes, August 21, 1347. ~, iaa POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MAASION-HOUSE. William Elmes was summoned before the Lord Mayor on Wednesday, for having language used to Mr. A. R. Snelling calculated to lead to a breach of the peace. The defendant objected to the interference of the Lord Mayor in a case in which his Lordship could have no jurisdiction, inasmuch as the place in which the alleged offence had been given was not a public place, but an auction-room. The LORD MAYOR overruled the objection, the place being not only a public place, but a place to which the public were very earnestly invited. Mr. Snelling, of No. 95, Vauxhall-street, Lambeth, biscuit baker, said—At about a quarter to one o'clock on Friday I was passing along the Poultry, and I stepped into No. 39. I was on the pavement outside the door. The defendant was in an auction box, and _ _ attempting to sell by auct;on. I heard bidders, and I saw about a dozen persons present. As I was standing at the door, the defendant called out , for somebody to be off. I, not knowing that the words were intended for me, remained there till the defendant pointed me out, saying that I had been there long enough, and that he knew me, and he also knew my brother. I asked him what he knew of me. I was still standing outside, and to that question he answered that the sale was over, and I might be off. I then went away, and on my way back I observed two women entering the shop, and I had the curiosity to stop to see whether they were really purchasers, and I observed tea-spoons and sugar-tongs round the place for sale. The defendant was putting up these articles to auction, and I heard 2s. 11d. bid. I was behind some people outside the door. At that time there were about two dozen people in the place. The moment I showed my face, the defendant called out, " Beware of your pockets and hats, there is a thief near me." I, not knowing to whom he referred, stood till he pointed at me, and said, " I mean that smart young fellow with the spotted scarf . on." I stepped up to the counter, and asked if it was me he was referring to as a thief, and he said, " Yes; you are a known thief and a vaga bond." I again asked him if he really meant me, and he said, " Yes • you are a thief," and I said I should prove that iwas not, and I would call the first policeman in who went by, and I did so, and stated my complaint. Mr. Abbott, of High-street, Kingsland, com merciel traveller, and another witness, who were pre sent, confirmed the account given by the complainant as to the application of the opprobrious language. The defendant's attorney insisted that the Lord Mayor had no jurisdiction in the case, and that his client was perfectly justified in using every means of getting rid of the presence of individuals whose object it was to interrupt the business of the auction-room, which he again contended was not a public place within the meaning of the Act of Parliament. The LORD MAYOR said, the room in the Poultry at which the offensive proceeding had been adopted was for many years a great annoyance and nuisance to the neighbourhood, as was pretty well understood by the City magistrates, to whom innumerable complaints had from time to time been made against persons officiating as auctioneers, by people who were silly enough to speculate upon purchases. His Lordship then convicted the defendant, and fined him in the penalty of 20s. WORSHIP- S TREE T. A young woman, Mary Martha Stepson, attended before Mr. Arnold to support an adjourned charge preferred by her upon a previous day against Thomas Storer, a police-constable of the H division, of com mitting an aggravated and indecent assault upon her person on the night of Sunday, the 15th inst. Mr. Medlicott, the superintendent of the defendant's division, was present to hear the case. The complainant was now accompanied by several additional witnesses, amongst whom were City Police constable 736, who was stated to be prepared to prove that the young woman Stenson had complained to him immediately after the occurrence of the gross ill usage to which she had been subjected by the defen dant ; and also the servant of the premises adjoining the scene of the alleged outrage, who had been dis turbed by the violent barking of a house dog, which barking, as the complainant stated, was alone the cause of the defendant releasing her and desisting from her further molestation. Upon the case being taken, the defendant, who was three times called by Tilt, the usher, did not make his appearance to answer the charge, and In spector llarris intimated to the magistrate that in consequence of the report of the previous proceedings being laid before the Police Commissioners, the con stable had not only been suspended until the result of the investigation had transpired, but had received express orders to attend the court at two o'clock that day, and had not done so, and he (Mr. Harris) had now no reason to expect that he would attend. Mr. ARNOLD said, that under these circumstances he should order the complainant's statement to be taken down in the shape of an information, and issue a warrant for the defendant's apprehension. A powerful fellow, named Alfred Scovell, was charged with having broken into the dwelling-house of Mrs. Elizabeth Webber, in Old Gloucester-street, Haggerstone, and stolen a large quantity of property. Shortly before one o'clock that morning, as a pri vate watchman, named Pink, was passing at the rear of the prosecutrix's premises, he observed a man sud denly vault over the garden wall. He communicated what he had seen to a police-constable, N 229, who searched about, and having discovered a large bundle at the foot of the wall, secreted himself in an adjoin ing outhouse, and after watching there for a few mi nutes saw the prisoner stealthily advancing towards the bundle, and immediately pounced upon and se cured him. He conveyed the prisoner to the station, where the bundle was found to contain a quantity of expensive female wearing apparel, and, on searching the prisoner, a trinket box, two pairs of bracelets, and numerous other articles were found in his possession. The policeman then returned to the house, and found that the lower part of it had been thoroughly ran sacked, and all the portable articles of furniture, from the chimney glass and beds down to the very fire irons, separately packed up and placed in readiness for removal. Mrs. Webber stated that she left home at nine o'clock in the evening, and on her return, about one o'clock in the morning, she found the back parlour window had been forced open, and the low er apart ments in the disordered state described by the officers. She identified the several articles produced as being her property, and sate in her house when she left home at the hour mentioned. The MAGISTRATE directed the depositions of the witnesses to be at once taken by Mr. Vine, the chief clerk, and the prisoner, who reserved his defence, was fully committed to Newgate for trial. CLERKEAV WELL. Yesterday Henry Scobell, aged 24, a journeyman carpenter, was charged by Louisa Bradford, a young woman residing at No. 2, Wheatsheaf-court, St. Pancras, with having stabbed her with intent to murder. The prosecutrix, having been sworn, said she was a single woman. She occupied a parlour in the house No. 2, IV heatsheat-court, St. Pancras. On the night of last Saturday three weeks, about twelve o'clock, she met the prisoner on Pentonville-hill, and entered into conversation with him. He accompanied her to her lodgings, and remained with her for some time, when they quarrelled in reference to some money. The prisoner struck her a violent blow on the head, knocked her down, and otherwise ill-used her, and stabbed her with some weapon, on which he rushed out of her apartment, locked the door, and ran away, leaving her bleeding. Her cries of " Murder ' brought the assistance of a young man, a lodger in the upper part of the house, who finding the door locked, got in at the window. When the prisoner .stabbed her he said, " There, I have done you, and I will do it again." She never saw the prisoner after wards until Wednesday night at twelve o'clock when she met him in Pentonville-road, and gave into cus tody on the charge of stabbing her. He then said he had done it, and he would do it again. By the BEricu—l believe he stabbed me with some metal instrument. I am sure it was done by the prisoner's hand, and Lot by falling against anything. Asked him for the key of the room, and he said he would stick to it. John Turner, the lodger, said he lived in the upper part of the house, 2, Wheatsheaf-court, St. Pancras. On the above morning, between one and two o'clock, he was in bed, when he was alarmed by the cries of "Murder." He went down stairs, and knocked at the door of the prosecutrix's room. The prisoner, who was inside, said, " What do you want ?' Wit ness inquired why he had been ill-using the woman' He replied, " You had better get a light and see.' I returned to my room to get a light and dress my self, and when I went back again I found her covered with blood. The prisoner rushed out and locked the door. By Mr. TYRWIIITT—When I went to the room on the first alarm of murder, the prosecutriz said, "The beast has cut and stabbed me." Police-constable 73 N deposed that on 'Wednesday night, at twelve o'clock, he was on duty on Penton. ville-hill, when the prosecutrix was looking for a policeman, and the prisoner was about a dozen yards from her. Heard him say to another woman, "Never mind, I can soon run away from the policeman. The prosecutrix said, "I give this man in charge for stab bing me." The prisoner said, " I did it, and I will do it again." She said she had given information to the police of the E division. He said he had done it, and would do it again, several times on his way to the sta.ion-house. He was searched, and a clasp knife (now produced) with the point broken was found in his pock; Mr. Delany, surgeon, of Chaiton-stveet, Somers town, deposed that on Saturday, the 14th instant, the prosecutrix came to him, when he examined her and found a circular wound near the thigh three-quarters .......•.......................anuer5........"-- of an inch in circumference, and so large that it bad the appearance of something having been turned round in it ; and in his j ud g ment it must hav6 b een inflicted by some weapon of metal pushed in with force. Mr. 'I vewurrr now intim ated to the prisone r that the evidence was concluded , and the time had arrived for him, if he thought p ro p er, to say an g ythin in his defence, but he would caution him that he was not w ritten hound to say anything ; if he did, it would be down and used for or aga i n st him at his trial to at 'tke the Ohl Bailey, where he woul d be committed his trial. The prisoner, a tall, raw-boned, sullen -looking fellow, said, indifferently—" Then I had b e tter n et say anything." He was then fully comm itted for trial, a nd th e parties were bound over to prosecute. LAMBETH. Yesterday Thomas Faster , alias Chitty, John a lias Fi Taylor, Charles Smith, and Eliza Eaton, before o h to geraid, were again placed a t the bar king to i n Elliot, the three fernier on susp icion of brea a ta ilor the dwelling-house of Mr. William Strange, and draper, at Tunbridge-Wells, and stealing' therr, from superfine cloth to the amount of upwards o f 70 ~ and the latter with receiving a portion of the property with a guilty knowledge. and In • • addition to the evidence already given' •' which appeared in The Sun of Tuesday, the Mr. Strange, the prosecutor, deposed that on' : li evening of that day week, at about half -post e f ac e o'clock, lie closed his shop, and on leaving the ‘F place locked the door after him, and went to sPe ll ,r on e evening with a friend. On returning at Abe!' s hop o'clock in the morning, he discovered that h'' a of door had been forced open, and the sbop cleare _f cloth of the value of about 701. He heard notbincg, s tolea the thieves or his property until Saturday InerVaa w en he proceeded to the railway station at ..ke a bridge, and there saw a portion of his c lot s p :age u c p . in a hamper, which was directed to 1 4(311 .. _nhitty, Ald's Pagon, Franc es -stre et, now i gton.' ,2, The rno cloth he then saw was the som e produced, and was of the value of from In st reply to the questions of the Inagistri4e'whea Strange said that he left no person in his house ors he went out, as before stated, and that the prisoners were all perfect strangers to him. t re o' Mrs. Mary Ann Webb, the wife of a basket dor ker at Tunbridge Wells, said, that on S, attir s hoe morning last a man came into her husbanuj's song nd purchased a hamper, in which he Pac l ‘' - oil' brown paper parcels, and had it removed to the s or way station. That man she had not since se en ' was he then in court. • Easte r° Isaac Hubbard, a porter at the South' - • e „, 0 11 . Railway terminus, deposed, that on Mcd"`"* . ' goo, ing he went to the house, No. 2, Arnold's f„etre, Thewith a hamper, directed to " George ChittY, ; the re , female prisoner opened the door, onu °roilfor 301. to _ .ri.i 4o f l : stating that he had a hamper which came hY o a r Chitty, she replied that it was all right' lie paid him 33. Id. the amount of the carriog sc. then told her he wanted his book signedopet, oe tin ed she knowledgement of the receipt of the hor e P e r ',for ter- took w it into the parlour whereb y he prY ee l, 41 O. Chitty." Mr. in bed, and brought it ck, elg ne - a nd Mr. ELLIOTT remanded the female Pri inne le and Foster for another week, and discharged Sral Taylor. C on te On the application of Mr. Games an d the -;.000 the Magistrate agreed to accept bail for . h_e o r o r o . /7, sna t a w n : a su ra r n et c i e es on in Yesterday j a loo f so u epl t . u he r a e se d ahu a . y nd , etrhsemsaelvecsabl" p"rorcbsre wES / MINSTER . nr ietor , oTduced one of his men t ' o answer the ti _. e Nei careless driving, whereby considerable dom el ly of Lord Wood. A been done to a clarence and horse, tr e a t r'' s j obn's Thomas Trindar, a livery stable keep ' near thecbaisne g had er, wbebeon was adjourned aceoi n forrn the The w ith $ a t fic) Thomas West,magistrate. other witnesses ccl n oo , who said they were nee,,,cleek with either the driver of the clarence, °noted driving a party, stated :—At about eight . 11 . 4 t **- the evening of pir-itihorese2Bcthiaroefnctiener: thevih and a gentleman were seated, near 13uching"ft00" when the collision which gave rise to the n e ° ,3 of t h ,,, e occurred. He was within seven or eight Ye; n s t, V' iinChatitik:ll;Clllee: gate, about to enter the park,defeni t he Bet e atwes on the wrong side suddenly came out ° t o bre o it a rapid pace, caught the end of his pole, 5 68 d e / in three pieces, knocked his near side bnr iete sit and ofdefendant's the harness and splinter bar. a lso :i cab which struck the lwr ees as ag jured it severely. The whole of the witness" , Ore' thatosnffullyribhatidriving boot' that West was on his proper side; wa s tfehne dtc oen a hnli t tlgeni t sddi h i ratoe e aanfawe r sn a nd : rate of wasol m o mgw s oin e il en v ss e gi n daaen t t o hao °d e onf i va g a rs : t t: e e t tai d rv alli nip t dv itl s e I : 3 t :e d i:de t3 : lll3 hvi Ce e es h e Sti cio ° . l e i t A: r w ee o d ul i d n utohteihraysetattaekmeenntp,ltahcee: u't;theeir;l: Mr. Burnes, in his cross-examination n ' the °l e nesses, elicited from West that he did not se e tor b ) stating e that the lodge at the gate hid it f r.° vet" The other witnesses said West pulled u p tO r e _ as the colli • sion when he saw the, cab corning' ho rse 7 Evidence was given to show that the . e , W e : pendentwt h o e rt c h i a l r Oeonl.fcleteilsaesnidn expensesconsesqsuineenncredr incurred d f i the c a t i l e i j i l a l a s t : ii e g t ,: f ro nary surgeon, together with about 5l • for sta te Lord Abinger having been sworn, ment of the occurrence, which he had drawnat o '"• . mediately afterwards, was, by the ce nse- Wakeling, put in as evidence and read. a eig The statement was as follows :-- proce ee te , The cabriolet • at a in which I was riding Wa s b the e•asl and wa moderate pace, and had just got throug saa to.o. roper oc i s, as it appeared to me, in the Pr „ben 0 t he track for rence, with trio horses came down so otalc strocit,o cab that the pole entered'the leftsncl°vr' tbbile roof, and broke. The e o great own of down the horses of the cl s a h r o e c n k c e vV a sThe coae,:00111tr; clarence flatly certainly endeavoured to pull uPeY ei n s elf ° t ot y succeeded. I believe he thought P I-- e bite not tr end& r oe; - e wrong until some of the bystanders re This i t; t au the b • oa 10 t he .ca riolet was on the wron Side. he himself was equally on the wrong s e i d e e „' h i e n judgment b the accident was a nt fairly cil sq ' c e :h os- tli 6 ' these e at too rapid a pace; for it should a wr.ritteal Iv e ca im man, but, if upon anybody, upon theowerfeci,_.ooB be Av , be ns es go s loe a , c4 e ter tb e 'se who drive into that gate should the ea , liege which may be corning, 011110areein thee c st a , en . until quite close to the gate, aud the teeit e , - ced 6° that e coining out, is necessarily lO re „. e re P,', e ie sit e tof the entering carriage. If Lhe gste : vi ol. i de ond on to.day, as to face rather more towards the Palace, 4 , , t o "' o pt IntendTboteo tij accidents of the kind less p b ble man some was drunk, which made me observe. hinrksio, I wave 7 t i tularly during the remainder of his drive "Lt PO O could perceive nothing of the sort, and , I , ni.lo -place, and in a short conversation ; re he . sober.„ °.. Wake June 30th." Mr. vet His Lordship, in cross-examination hi a . e t as o ling, said, that the cabman was onlY flaw I so' miles an hour. He was in the midd ly ° to h.e le eio he came out of the gate. If the cahrt o swpio o deavoured to draw more towards his °,",, e e ol 1 h i, Lordship was not prepared to say might have beenprevented. Had h li ear° al 7 • ofele +Op wrong side, it might, from the position _ eo n - I that il' ie d of! go , tart his Lordship could bfe the r'svoio to The driver of the clarence came so rapidly ne on f ete, e sti' not move e , . collision.eeo , the carriage, althoughhe saw that a ae ip 14 ° table. The driver of the clarence pall e t , ° ae ° a s 03 saw a concussion must take place, curestt.' ,f,, 3 ce l o p great that he could not prevent it. ut 'f cis cee rapid that the cabman could note e t ° ea ° iv he e' e . It _ e h Both were on the wrong side, ant-ieft aide, o down on the cab obliquely from the ~f i eer is''' O f that sort of accident in which neither ue to blame. t ossi bil ' if t° Mr. BURRELL said that he could not P 0 bit' Ile the evidence of Lord Abinger , ta ke 131) ; side. say that the fault was on the eabtneS therefore dismissed the comp ttoGE d e ef d 7l l l o lt e ha s t h e ci x kn i i n snt o s i t ' f o . of the ifno rt0 0 (01 s i nhi birS' ifif6 Liaiebegse' et. O re AgOlnVne,tvihVeo.f2jarsdtnaisunogsnth:.,,tEet:hq.e"xla°iafTuhgohfutears' 11911 ' 1:4" cl 1 01117--' Clo O s n e, the 1.45 1 On the 22d inst., the wife of E. E. F. E:else/' tbe t s h a e li 2 s 2. 6 d ur i y n , st of ‘ a a t sEon.ton- ark, Rutland, c ope htda,Matoufwogyal:asoltitießeirlarr.ll.ol7pnivaecr:essshire, On the 23d inst. at Sion Lodge , Ei cb9l(lll C 47°°° 51/r°l' wife of William Napier, Es, of a son. the T o On the 23d inst., in Bereley- of Richard Howard, Esq., of a daughter. square, On w t o h rt e b 2 . 6th inst., at Sgt.AßPßletegfs, the 'roil by George Ainslie, Frederic homas, second solhoot 6„"'Of K. Cowley, Esq., RN late cretary of the to Louisa E. "" e as .0 0 d uP Wal mily, second daughter of Thorn svotter. On the 24th • of the Strand, to Mar Ann eldest daughter inst., at Isleworth, Middleses, Affrilsr. Slf" Waiwor, of .fa, well, of Isle worth. Y ----------------- coo t 0 : On the Bth of June , at rites Residence' I-4 abore' islo o 0 t ie lo „,,, Frederick Cast, 51 s t Native Infantry. On the 16th of June last, at Calcutta. Dion Ruddach, only son of the late Dr. Ruddach, 0 WI , Jamiaca. gate, PIA On the 24th inst., at Royal.terrace, Rani ~..j ciel 1 Cundy, Eq., aged 62. , t he Ci 3) On the 24th i est., Mr. Richard Tort , °' ' Works, Lower-read, Deptford, aged 62. - rt Lon.on : Printed and Published by AltrliD,°stra,d, in t l , l o so l :4ttand, Printer i st The Counts SunOltic• Dliw.m ,,*,,, 11 eSOX of the Savoy, n Om of 184 T.