The Sun. — London, England, 1857-07-13 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCZ. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. A special meeting of the company was held on Saturday at the Waterloo st ation to consider a bill now before Parliament ; Mr. W. J. Chaplin in the hair. The CHAIRMAN said that the meeting was _con vened in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords. The object of the bill was merely nes and Wokingham line to the to extend the ,Sta ; Great Western Railway at Reading, and to give power to the South-Eastern, South-Western, and kji eat Western Companies to participate in any be neftcial arrangement . that might be made for the i n tevchange and working of the traffic. .The SOLICITOR read the heads of the bill and the clauses relating to the, use and working of the pro posed junction Ern .which was to connect the nar row guage lines at Reading ; and also those respect ing the collection, conveyance, and de'ivery of goods traffiC, and the apport;onment and division of the traffic during any specified time not exceed ing 10 years, subject to the approval of the Board of Trade, and of three-fifths of the shareholders re presented at a meeting convened for the purpose. Contracts or agreemews in respect to traffic may be renewed at the end of ten years if approved by the Board of Trade. The CHAIRMAN moved a formal resolution ae - proving the bill. Mr. HERAPATH thought it desirable on such. casions that they should have a map of the lines and district placed in the room to give them an ilea of what they wers about. He was glad to see that the Great Western and South-Western companies were working harmoniously at Dorch-st r and Salisbury to develope the traffic. The CHAIRMAN concurred in the uti'ity of a map on such occasions, but the junction line was only abotit 1 mile 7 furlongs in length. The Greet Western Company would construct it for the Wok ingham Company, and, as it would run into the Great Western line, it was quite right they should have control over it. They were working amicably with the Great Western Company, and they would have a better station at Salisbury than was ex pected ; for sines the Bill had passed the Great Western Company had expressed their wdlingness to construct the station at Salisbury, so as to be conveniently connected with the South-Western station there, with a view to facilitate the traffic. Mr. HEREPATH was glad the two companies ha I come to an amicable arrangement, as great injury had been done to railway property generally by the adverse proceedings of railway companies. The subject now was better' understood than formerly, and it was found that amicable arranzernents fur the accommodation of the public and the developement f the traffic., were much better for all pat t:es than ruinous competi!iou. Tee motion approving the Bill was carried unani mously, and the mtetieg separated. OSWESTRY AND NEWTOWN. On Friday three meetings of this company took place at Welahpool—viz., the adjourned half-yearly raeoting And_ two special meeting. Sir W. W. Wynn, M. P., presided. The CHAIR.24LAN moved the adoption of the direc t _us' hal-yearly report, an abstract of "which has already appeared .n The Sun. Mr. MiNsuALL moved an amendment on thetwo first paragraphs in the report, having reference to the appointment of Mr. Piercy as engineer. in-chief and the circumstances that had led to his resigna . tion and..subseque.nt appoin'lnnt of resid-nt en gineer under Mr. Joseph Cubitt, and also as to the slow progress iu the purchase of land. Mr. It. N. BROUGHTON seconded the amendment. Ultimat:ly, after con.ifierable discussion, the re port was adopted by omitting a portion of the first paragraph from the words commencing " the an poiutrnent".to "should b 3 appointed," and wholly omitting the second. The meeting was then m'tde special for the re ception and consideration of the report of the cum uli tee of inyes igation. The report, au abstract of which his appeared in The Sun, was t tken as read. Mr. CARTWRIGHT moved--• "That negotiations as to the contracts of works with Messrs. Thornton and Al'Cortnick be abandoned." He stated that the opnion of the committee with respect to this rasolu ion was unanimous. Mr. G. IL WHALEY seconded the resolution. A letter from Mr. Thornton (of the firm of Thornton and M'Cormielc), was rcad. It stated that they had been advised that the agreement w Is valid, and they were determined to enforce their rights. Mr. MYTLAR (a director, and! one of the eight gentlemen who signed the agreement with the con tractors) .spoke strongly against the resolution. He deprecated, any repudiation of the agreement. The Rev, J. R. HARRISON said the quehtion whether the provisional directors, having signed the agreement with - the full knowledge of its effect, were not bound as men of honour to carry it out. Earl Pow;s (a director) strongly expressed his concurrence, in the observations of Mr. Mytlar, and bis det - ,erMination to vote against the resolution. They should see. tf,at reducti .ua could be made by limiting the.earaiworki to a single litre, and giving Mr. Thornton the opportunity of making another es imate. The resolution was carried by a large majority. Earl Pow.mdemanded a poll, the r_s u 't of w hi c h showed a majority for the resolution of 678 on the shares on which calls had been made in full, and 847 on shares on which the last call had not been paid. (Chet L.) The CHAIRMAN said the directors bad agreed to give up the annual bum of 5001. allcoted to them. Itesolniions were passed indemnifying the eight genlemen who bad signed the agreement of the 11th of January, 1855, from the conse quences thereof, the company undertaking to de fend them from any action or suit that might be instituted against them by the contractors ; cd!- ing the attention of the board to arrears of cal's, and to the immediate liquidat'on of all claims on the company ; fixing the salary of the secretary at 250/. a-year ; authorising the directors to complete the contract with 'Mr. Davidson for constructing the line, and requesting them to adopt the molt stringent economy in every department._ Voles of thanks to the committee of investigl tion and to the chairman of the company closed the proceedings. CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY RAILWAY. .011 S.itur,lay a large meeting of railway directors and m-xuagers of railway companies was held at the King's Arms ravern, Westminster, to consider the propriety of oppesiog "A Bill to mike further ovi4 - .)tr for thi Conveyatic of Mails by Rill ways." Mr. E. Penisim was rtqueste3d to take the chair unt:l the arrival of tt.e Marquis of Chandos, who afterwards preside). Mr.• COATES was appointed to act as secretary to the meeting, and, at the request of the Chairman, stated his views with regard to the bill. In hi, opinion the main object of the bill was to give the Voe -office authorites ab- , .olute control of all that related to the conveyance of the mail bag, on raj ways, whether by mail trains or'such trains as th'y might think. At. to. use as mail trains' properly so called : to compel such trains to travel at n girt at any sp ed they Might prescrib?, provided the speed be not greater than that of an express train during the day. Under the bill the P)stoffice authorities 'would have th3 - power . to - prescribe the running of such trains as they may require, nnle,s an officer of the Board of Trade sh , ..uld declare the running of them to le unsafe.. He (Mr. Co 'acs) had been.inforate d. by cornl etent persons that such a measure would be impracticable, as a gre.tt part of the gentle bate was c trried over many lines dui ingn , ght, and such a power asthat sought wo ild be inc anpa i))1) with ra, lway 3Y invemtrit, or the public safetz. They.would be placed under the con trol of an officer of the B 'ard of Tiade, while the ra;.lway companies would be held respon sible for • all • accidents awl losses that might result . from s The neat t i interference by. the Po t in the bill was the 5.11 clan- ex which 7mp was exceeorta"t matter h diw2 . ,ly difficult to und ers t an d . interpret it, but could not suceele triedcl teh very hard to succeed 1s sa! isf acti ,, n. He believed it.was ititond edbyttcausethat the Post-office should ha ve the power to order l way collap iny to alt,r the time runnin g runnin r n l a t il trains, toalelay oihere, and corn.; el trains to run at high ape air, - order to make up for lost tim eithsr from di lays ()fah') Pod.-office or the trains of other companies. Thesedelays and various ra' es of spiacil, the temporary- conversion of or-din-air tra'ns into -mad trains, would ,coinpl . cafe the working of th 9 ti-ainB; endanvr t!io public vfe!y, and calve penal tits out of bomb :r to bo incuirol by tie railway COMpallje an It r , existin contracts with the Post a :1 1 1u.i was Another ciat in which it w Post-office to forward its Prop to enable the milts b:igs. ley eirdinaoy .trains, including luggage tra.ius,, without a. guard or any.atendant: Ti:e t e b cantAnies were to rec the mail bags and deliver part. S. Th:s regulation would, the .. coinpanies in groat risk,. A rail way. company worldnot . b.) atlib.:lity to pk+r the tine of run ni a t rain *tifrozit first n 7 days' tO tll-3 Post-ottiee, and also st lug the time cf st.rting the train before and after so that' -the Pt s-offico might avail it self of rof those trains ihould it. be .d.temetl re(p l i s i t , it was also pro vided, bajl the till that the p-st M-o might send le -, gs in ch.rge of the guard of any train at - 4 3 (1. per mite for_ every 112 Th. we ight of lei.ter ham to b paid tor, accOr.iing to an average mileage a „,l „ it i ght to be :decided by., the 13 ard of .Tratle. The 1411 eattiie refe.red to th.) mode of wet daputo's. The present method cuss by arbitrati u kinl the ap- . pointment of an umpire ; but the bill proposed pers awl Miners. The defence of the garrison de- a ca.kbox containing about 11/. was stolen from (should arbitrators disagree) the appointment of volve 1 on a strong body of troops selected from the tile defendant's earehott=e, and the police were umpires by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Engineers and the Royal Marines, who were placed caged in, but were unable to detect the thief. No who should have absolute rower to decide the ques- under the command of Quartermaster N. Bradford, suspicion at this time appeared to be entertained tion in the course of 28 cleys. Should he be R.E., the direction of the whole plan of operations against the plaintiff, and be continued in the de unsble to do se by the end of 28 days, another um- being entrusted to Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. G. fendant's service until the 22d of December, when pire would be appointed to decide the matter, and Ross, assisted by Major F. C. Hassard, R.E., and the defendant suddenly dismissed km. He then, so on, until an award be made. Then the provi- ' a staff of officers. A strong body of troops of the it appeared, went to London to lo k for another sion for serving notices declared that-every notice line, selected from the 24th, 27th (Enniskillen), situation, and upon his returning to St. Alban's, from the Post-office to any director, secretary, or t 32d, 52d (Light Infantry), 61st, 64th, 70th, 75th on the night of the 10th of December, he was clerk, or left at any station of such company, should 78th (Highlanders), 84th, and 86th Regiments, elm taken into custody by a policeman, upon a warrant be deemed a sufficient notice. mended by Major H. D. Ellis, Captain R. H. Price obtained by the defendant, under which he was The CHAIRMAN stated that as the bill was to be (35th Regiment), and Captain J. J. Bourchier, charged with stealing the cash-box that had read a second time on Monday it would be requi- 52nd Light Infantry, furnished working, covet - been lost in October. He was subsequently site to takeimmediate steps to oppose it. ing, and skirmishing patties. A body of the Roya taken before the bench of magistrates at St. A discussion ensued, in which the representat- Mar nes took up their position inside the works 1 Alban's, when, in adli ion to the ch urge of tives of the great railways took part, in the course for the purpose of working the mortars and guns.. stealing the cash-box, Mr. Barford preferred of which it was st ated that the measure was imprac- 1 The Marines were placed under the command of another against him of stealing wine. This latter tic ible, f raug ht with danger to the public, and cal- l Capt. F. L. Alexand er an d six officers of that corps. : charge veils dismissed, butthe magistrat is committed culated to upset existing ag r e ements between the l On the assembling of the troops in the parade- the plaintiff for trial upon the charge of stealing the railway c ompanies and the Post office, which ar- ground, they were detailed off for their respective 1 cash-box, and in due c ourse he was tried and ac ottogements bad been arrived at after long and I duties by Sergeant-Major Jones, R.E , and each quitted. The defendant had, however, obtained a patient negotiations. The Marquis of Chandos and man made acquainted with the position he was to 1 true bill against the plaintiff for stealing the wine, Mr. Stewart represented the London and North occupy. The troops comprising the right and left • and this indictment was postponed to the ensuing Western Railway ; Mr. Saunders, the Great Wes- attack were formed into 14 division., consisting of i session ; the plaintiff, during the interval, a period tern : Mr. Denison, M.P., a nd Me. Packe, the men for tracing the first and other parallels ; ai of two months, being in custody ; but when the Great Northern ; Mr. Leeman, the North- strong party to make the necessary excavations for session came on, no evidence was offered against Eaet-rn • Lord 'Villiers and Mr. F. Saunders, the the trenches and batteries ; parties to occupy the ! him on the charge fo r stealin g the wine, an d he South Wales and Vale of Neath ; Mr. Toulon, the batteries when formed together with picke s, I was discharged. In consequence of these proceed- South-Eastern ; Mr. Scott, the London and Brigh- patrols, blue lights, and covering parties, Lieut. , lags the plaintiff had been put to 701. or 801. ex ton; Mr. Love and Mr. L. Simpson, the Eastern G. Philips, R.E., being appointed to superintend ' penses ; a professional gentleman at St. Albau's Counties ; Mr. E. Watkin, M.P., the Manchester, the working parties. The whole of the men em- I named Annesley, having, it appeared, very kindly Sheffield, and Lirecolush;re ; Mr. Wickham, M.P., ployed in the attack and defence wore furnished i taken his case in hand and made the necessary ad the Lancashire and Yorkshire ; Mr. H. Pease, with several rounds of blank cartridge, the attack- i vances • and the present action was brought to re - M.P., the Stockton and Darlington ; Mr. Sfrlieg, ing parties being any ) provided with pickaxes, I cover damages for the loss and inconvenience the the Scottish Midlandandother railways ; Mr. Ham- shovels, and other engineering implements. plaintiff had sustained. iltou, M.P., the Dublin and Drogheda ; Mr. Jail- As soon as it had become sufficiently dark to The plaintiff, who was the principal witness, fers, the Great Southern and Western and other commence the operations the defending party proved a great many of the above facts, and he de- Iri.h railways ; - Mr. I. •K. Atthur, the London- marched off for the purpose of manning the Spur nied most positively that there was any founda derry and Enniskillen and Coleraine Railways. Battery, King's Bastion, and the other points in- tion foreither of theehsieges that were made against There were also gentlemen present representing tended to be attacked. The attacking force, led by him, orthatthere was any feundationfor thesuppoeii other railway companies in the United Kingdom. Col. Ross, shortly afterwards marched out of the tion entertained by the defendant that anything ien \ Lettets were read from the London and South- garrison over the drawbridges, taking the road to proper had taken place between him and his mis- Wes , ern, the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, the Great L•nes. As the night was very dark, and . tress. He was subjected to a most searching cross the South Devon, the Monmouthshire, North Bri- the whole body of troops marched in strict silence, examination by Mr. Pollock ; and iu the course of tish, and other companies concurring in the object their movements were not observed by the besiege'. it, it appeared that his wages usually were only Bs. of the meeting. „party within the garrison. On reaching the lines a week, and that at the time he was dismissed he Mr. Hamilton sketched out the first resolution the attacking party received orders to scale the was receiving only 125., and that a sum of 7/. 14e. —other gewlemen proposed otheis ; but eventually fences, which having been done, they immediately was found in his box at the time he was appre the following resolution, proposed by Mr. Swift commenced operations against the fortress by trac- headed, a good many of the coins being of a similar and seconded by Mr. Leeman, was unanimously ing a first parallel to the brow of the bill on the left, denomination to those that were in the stolen cash adopted, viz.:— the distance being 600 yards ; a second parallel, in box. Ho said that he had saved this money by " That the 81l i 4 so fraught with danger and incon- continuation, on theright, was alga traced, the paral- threepence and sixpence at a time, and that occa venience to the public, and is so unjust and unreason- leis thus formed b ing 1,100 yards in length. In this sionally he received extra money when he was sent able towards the railway companies, that it is the duty occupation the troops were engaged nearly an hour, to London with parcels, and that this was al o laid of those interested in that property to offer the most un- after which a line was formed extending nearly a by in order that he might he enabled to go to Ire compromising opposition to it, and that the Government mile, the working parties commencing operations for land to visit his father. He admitted, however , be respectfully urged to withdraw the Bill." excavating a trench six feet wide and three in depth. that a very short time before December he had asked It was unanimously resolved,— While so occupied the parties at work were defended Mrs. Barford to lend him some of his wages in ad " That a deputation be appointed to wait upon Lord by a covering party of troops of the line ; advanced vance, and that he had t o ld two or three persons at Palmerston and the Chaecellor of the Exche luer , to pickets were also sent nut. After some time the St. Alban'safter his dismissal that he had no money, convey to them the foregoing resolution, and to urge parties within the garrison observed the movements and that they had given him small sem i to help him that the Bill be withdrawn." of the enemy, and preparations were immediately to get to London to look for another situation. The The names of gentlemen to form the deputationdriving C made for them oln their works.A sor ti e p l a i n tiff stated in th e course ofhis examination that having been given to Mr. Coates, the meeting eepa- was first made from the garrison, led on by Lieut. he had been on intimate terms with a girl named rated. R. G. Thorold, RE., and on issuing from the for- Anne Stone, and that he had given her money and tifications those engaged fell in with the advanced h a d also taken her a bottle of wine, which he said picket". A skirmish ensued which lasted some he had purchased at the George Inn. It appeared time, until the party froM the Spur Battery felt it this girl was examined as a witness against him, nec' wary to retreat. On retiring they burnt fire and he would not deny that when he saw her at balls to indicate to those within the works their the magistrate's office he said to his attorney, position, and when at a distance of about 200 yards "That --- will do for me." The plaintiff likewise ft om the garrison a number of blue lights were ex- stated that the defendant was not only jealous of ploded, to enable those inside to direct their fire. him but of every man will() came to the warehouse, As soon as the patty making the sortie had reached and and if any commercial travellers came while the garrison the whole line of defence was instan- he was away and saw his wife upon business he tanoeusly illuminated from one extreme to the used to-suspect directly that there was something other with large blue lights. The effect was bril- wrong going on, and he (plaintiff) screened his wife Naval and 'Military Intelligence. • Thera are now 13 ships already taken up to em bark troops from Portsmouth for India (luting the present month. The Sir George Seymour arrived at Spittle Id. yesterday. She will embark a portion of the 7th Foot for The Norman Morrison freightship, Capt. Orchard, arrived at Sp i t head on Saturday, from Jamaica, with the follOivrng officers and troops-of the 36th Foot -- Captain Lloyd, Captain and Mrs. Shaw, Ensign O'Connell, Ass's ant-Surgeon Tobin, and 214 rank and file, also Lieu'. and Mts. O'Flanagan and one private of the 3d West India Regiment. She dis embarks them this morning. On Saturday a medical board, presided over by Dr. J. R Taylor, C. 8., was held at Fort Pitt, Chatham, for the purpose of making a medical in spection of 120 non-commissioned officers and men of the 3d (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards, 15th Hussars, sth Fusiliers,` 9ili Foot, 17th, 20th, 32d, - 89th, and the Royal Canadian Rifles, the whole of whom were forwarded to Chatham garrison, owing to their unfitness for further service. A detachment of the Bth (the King's) Regi ment, consisting of 30 non-commisioned officers and privates, left the Provisional Battalion at Chatham on Saturday,. and embarked at Graves end, on board the Cressy, for Calcutta. The fol 'Sowing officers of the Bth Foot proceed to India to join head-quarters, viz. :—Lieut. A. E. Cor field, Ensign A. Moynihan, and. Ensign W. E. Whelan. The 3d battalion of the Rifle Briga.le embark in the Cressy for conveyance to India. Admiral of the White Sir R. H. Bromley died at Stoke Rail, on the Bth inst., in M 3 79th year, as noticed in our obituary of Saturday. By the death of Admiral Bromley the following promo tions take place on, the flag list Admiral of the Blue John Sykes, to be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red the Right Hon. George Ea-I of Cadogan, C. 8., to be Admiral of the Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Charles Napier, K.C. B. to he Vies-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir George Rose Sartorius, to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral 'of the Red Arthur Fanehawe, C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Sir G. R. Lambert, K.C.8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue C. R. Driukwater Bethune, C. 8., to be Rear Admiral of the White. Captains William Hargood and Sir Thomas Raikes Tripe Thomson, to be Rear-Admirals on the Resolved List. Captain Robert Smart, Aide-de Camp to the Queen and Superintendent of Pembroke dockyard, t.) be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. The Vulcan, 6, iron s' aim troop frigate, Com mander Furneaux, wa3 paid off at Portsmouth on Saturday. - The flastings, 6), Captain Mends, C.B.left Spit heAd at 3 p.m. yesterday, supposed for Liverpo-1. The pwidle.wheel steamves, , el Pluto, 4, Lieq tenant-C )rnmand.sr W. Swinburne, which grounded near Sierra Leon , ' having had defects mad e goo d at Devonport, will Leon,', sail from Plyrcouth to re sume her station on the coast. The screw steam sloop Nile, 91, was place] in the dock at Keyham on Friday, to make good defe.:ts. 'the Boscawen, 72, Captain R. A. Powell, C. 8., having been completely fitted at Devonport, was towed into Plymouth Sound on Tnesd ty, and in spected by Port-Admiral Reynolds on Friday. Her crew were paid wages the next day, and shi was appoilited tootil yesterday for the West Coast of Air‘ca and the Cape of Goop Hopd, bearing the flag of Roar-Admiralßoar-AdmiralGrey, commander-in-chief on that station. liant in the ex - reme, the whole extent of the line, and, indeed, the country for miles round, being plainly visil.le, and enabling those within the works to obtain a correct view of the immense body of troops forming the attacking party. The night being very dark, the illumination of the garrison was visible at a great distance, and presented the appearance of a large town being on fire. The in stant the signal was given the whole force of the . . garrison opened a tremendous fire on their assai!- ants with the mortars, guns, and muskets. On the alarm being sonnded along the ranks of the attack ing party each man stood to his arms, and imme diately the whole line poured in a heavy fire, the ap pearance of a line of troops nearly a mile in length firing volley after volley having a grand effect. After the firing bad continued on both sides for some time that from within the garrison lessened until it altogether ceased, and the attacking party, having repulsed the sorties,. and silenced the guns from the fort, were permitted to continue the siege operations without further molestation. The whole of the operations were not concludel until nearly midnight, when the entire body of troops returned to their quarters. Oct the follow ing morning an inspection of the tracings and pa ratlels was made when they wt-re fount to have been correctly performed. An immense number of persons assembled to witness the rare and interest ing spectacle of siege operations carried on at night, but not the least accident occurred. . ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT. •-.IIBETFORD, JULY 11. Her Mojesty's steamer Monkey; tender to the flagship.Fisgard, at Woolwich, Master-Commander Syndercombe, has been thoroughly repaired. Tile six-gun paddlewheel steam stoop Argus, Commodore Cha'les Eden, Controller of the Coas:- guard and Royal Naval Coast Volunteers was taken .into dock Oa Saturday at Woolwich for repairs. The military store steam transport Balaklava, iu proceeding devin th 3 liver on her voyage from Woolwich to Portsmouth, laden with guns, eat riages, powder, and general ordnance stores, was on Thursday last seriously damaged by coming in collision with a brig" named the 'Joseph and Mary under full sail. Th 3 Balaklava's bulwarks were ripped out, her main -mast, boas - , and davits carried away, and her ru Ider disabled, in conse qu,nce of whichshe ran foul of a brigantineechooner named La Liberale, which vessel was dodged, and damaged to an extent compelling the necessity of her being towed into dock. The Balaklava, how ever, is repo' ted to the department to have arrived safely at Poittmoutb. and said that he was as thick in the mud as they were in the mire. Some other evidence having been given, Mr. Pollock submitted that the plaintiff had failed to make out his case, and that the defendant upon the facts before the court, had reasonable and probable cause for giving the plaintiff into custody. The Lord Chief Baron said that with regard to the cash box and the money be tb ought there was evidence for the jury that the defendant had reasonable grounds for suspecting the plaintiff ; but with re spect to the charge of ate ding the wine, he could see no evidence whatever to support it. Mr. Pollock said the defendant was prepared with evidence upon this point. The Lord Chief Baron said it appeared to him to be a case in which some arrangement might be come to between the parties. Sergeant Shee said the plaintiff had no other ob ject than to vindicate his character, as it would be impossible for him to obtain employment while these charges were hanging over him. A consultation then took place between the par ties, and it was arranged that a verdict should be returned for the plaintiff for 150/.-50Z. as damages, and the remainder to recover costs. The Lord Chief Baron at the close of the busine , s addressed the special jurors, and said he was sorry they kali been put to the inconvenience of attend ing two days without having any business brought before them, in consequence of his not being able to come to Hertford ; but the fact was that his absence was quite unavoidable. He said that the business in the Court of Exchequer was ex pected to have been brought to a conclusion by • Wednesday or Thursday evening at the litest, but one cas 3 lasted two days, and as all the otherjudges had cone upon their respective circuits he was com pelled to remain to finish the business. The last I cause did not terminate until four o'clock on Fri day afternoon, and he immoliately proceeded to the train and came down to Hertford to assist in disposing of the business of the circuit. The special jurors thanked his lordship for the explanation he had given; and they were then dis missed from furthe r attendance, the business of the ,e- assizes having been brought to a termination. The Lord Chief Baron arrived at Hertford by the 5 o'clock train ou Friday, but it was of course too late for his court to be opened; but this morning both leArned judges were engaged in disposing of the remaining causes. (B:fore the Lord Chief Baron and Common Jury.) G.RANDWIGHT ATTACK AND SHOE O'ERA TI NS BY THE TROOPS AT CHATHAM. On Friday nigh - Cast the whole of the troops be longing to the Royal Engineers, and the Ear., India Company' Sippers and Miners at present at head quarters at Chatham, tegeLer with the troups from the provisional battalions and thole of the Royal :Marine Light llefantry, - were eng tged mit. I nearly. midnight in some siege operatioes of a very inte resting description., together with a night atta.:k on a s•rengly fortified poqtion defended by a large force from the garrison. The plan of theoperatoes etrried out cot:l44'6i of an attack on those portien3 of the line of fortifications which sur,ound Ch ham garrison, known as the Spur B Wory, the King's B as ti on , t h e P r i nce o f Wales's Bastion, aed Prince EdwArd.'s Bastin), the spot sleeted by the attaching party ai the b .se of their operations I , e;r r the extreme end of th e s lin where the pre pusttal..i . trations were made for tracing the parallels, col- Art - toting batteries, consi ng of sunken, hilf sun ken, and elevated ' unao togethertaken with the other siege their atta k on a strongly operations usually fortifiedenby a large force in e entire works of the attalk anddcit.c e o r o e n a d T o h r E ta t k ,g e i n ne b e y rs, tl t t i e le ß t o r y o a o l o an o d f t E h nt io ~l lca- l o a d e ti:e rni .l l ) l l 37 ta '3 l Te na n ee e t r o al r s o t ; p tia l' a - Marines, the whole being under the intendence of Colonel H. Sandha-n, RoyalEegineers established at Chath ' a r The officerB and troops select ei t).tike part i n tha proceeiiugs to he undertaken assembled ou the ge neral parade ground at Bromp•on Barrack, s!lortiy before dusk, where they were formed into two division=, consisting of the right attack, under the command of Captain W. H. Nettle and t. officers of, the Royal Eugineers and the let iitider the command of Captain G. R '- and the officers of the East India ..4ttaek liempriero (jampany's Sap , SUN, LONFON, MONDAY EVEN I NC a JULY l3. IY-57.: Mr. Poland was for the prosecution, Mr. Itibon fc , r the prisoner. The prosecutor stated that be was a commercial reveller, zesiding at 31. Stockwell-plrk road, and en the 19th of May lie was accoFt;il at Charing cross by the prisoner, who a , k , d. Lim the way t) the Horse Guards. He dire,:ted him, and stepped on, but the prisoner forced a conversation upon him, and ultimately, upon an invitation to take some re freihment, he accompanied him to a public-house. They went into the parlour, and in a minute or sl the prisoner went out and was away some time, but witness waited for him as he had left his stick, and on his return they had a bottle of lemonade and a glass of ale. They then went to the Horse Guards, and on seeing the clocx the prisoner said he was too late for his business that day, and they might as well, therefore, go and have some more refreshment. Accordingly they went into another public-house, and the prisoner went out as before, and when ho came back he said there was a bet-er house further on. They then went to a house at Milthank, where, on going into the parlour, they found a gentleman, and in a short time a person dressed as a farmer joined them. They talked about testing the quality of a glass of ale by sugar, and the farmer said if ale was not good sugar would '• resolve" in it. The prisoner said-he had used a wrong word, it should be " dissolve." The farmer said he was sure he was right, for he ha i heard the parson's clerk of his pa rish say so—using a broad country dialect. Witness suggested that " Johnson's Dictionary" should be lappealed to to decide the question, and the "gen tleman" who was in the room when they first went in said he would go and get one, and left. The farmer I then showed something which he said were bank notes, and said he would b. t 1.0 guineas that " re solve" was the right word to use. The prisoner said he had only 11., and asked witness to lend him his watch and chain to stake against the 10 guineas, but he refused, saying that the watch had belonged to his father, who was dead. The gentleman came back with a book, which he said was a dictionary, and they all then agreed to bet. Witness staked. his watch and chain against the farmer's 10 gui neas, and the prisoner made a bet that it was " dis solve." The book was handel to the farmer, who looked into it and said that the definition given of "resolve" was "to melt—to analyse," and there upon he claimed forfeit of the watch and chain. Witness wanted to see the book, to look for the word " disiolve," but they refused to let him, saying the bet was decided, and the prisoner took the watch and handed it, with the chain, to the farmer. The prisoner said he would give a bill to the farmer for the amount, so as to get the watch and chain back, and he asked witness to go with him to get a bill stamp. They went out together, and prisoner sent him into a shop for a stamp, saying he would wait for him at the corner of the street. While he was in the shop the pri soner gave him " the slip," and when he went back to the publichouse the " farmer" and the "gentleman" were not to be found. On the 18th of June he saw the prisoner in Westmin ster-road, and gave him in charge. The prisoner whispered to him that he had pledged the watch and chain, and would give him back the property if he would not lock him up ; but witness, who seemed to have profited by his experience, per sisted in charging him, and he was taken to the station-horse. The counsel for the prosecution opened the case as one of conspiracy on the part of the prisoner and his friends, the supposed ." farmer" and " gentle man," to rob the prosecutor. The policeman who took the prisoner into cus tody said he heard him offer to restore the watch and chain if the prosecutor would withdraw the charge. He told him. he could not allow it to be settled in that way, and took him to the station. Mr. Ribton addressed the jury, contending that "the farmer" was a cunning rogue who had swindled all the others. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Mr. Creasy sentenced him to six months' hard labour. James Cutting, a middle-aged man, was indicted for having exposed his person in the Regent's Park. He surrendered. Mr. Poland was for the prosecution, which was instituted by the Board of Works • Mr. Ribton was for the prisoner, instructed by Mr. Herring. The jury found the prisoner Guilty on the first count, and Mr. Creasy sentenced him to one year's hard labour. CHAP lAN AND ANOTHER V. RUDWA.Y.) Mr. Lush Q C., and Mr. Petersdorff for the plaintiffs; Sergeant Shee and Mr. Pollock for the defendant. The plaintiffs are wine and spirit merchants in London, and defendant is a publican and auctioneer at Birmingham. It appeared that a person named Felton, in the service of the plaintiffs, obtained an order for goods from the defendant to the amount of 49(., and at the end of six months, which was the usual period of credit, the plaintiffs applied for pay ment, but he refused to, pay on the ground that the arrangement with Felton was that he was to have 12'months' credit. Felton, it appeared, had died in the interim, and this action was brought to enforce payment before the expiration of 12 months, the period of credit to which the defendant considered lie was entitled. Sergeant Shee, on behalf of the defendant, said it was to be regretted that the plaintiffs should have gone to the expense of bringing this action, when he should be able to satisfy the jury in the clearest possible manner that the arrangement made by the defendant with Felton was that he was to have 12 months' credit. The plaintiffs had been distinctly informed of the, fact, and the defendant had ex pressed his readiners to pay the amount the moment the period of credit had expired, but they persisted iii goinc , on with the action. If he proved these facts the d fendint would be entit'ed to a verdict, but the plaintiffs had no one to blame but them selves for the expense and trouble that bad been created. _ _ _ Evidence was then adduced, which clearly made out the statement of the I , ?arned sergeant-, and Mr. G. Smith, the attorney, of Birmingham, who was at the time concerned for th 3 defendant, proved th it when the present action was commenced he made a commuoication in his behalf to the plaintiff and offered to pay the mono if the edits of the de fendant were paid and the action dis - montinued. The Lord Chief Baron inquired of Mr. Lush whether he thought he could expect a verdict after the evidence that had been given for the defendant, and he replied that he was afraid not. The plaintiffs were then nonsuited. GILLIGAN V. It ARFORD. This cause was tried by a spkcid jury. Serjeant Shee, Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Locke were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. C. Pollock and Mr. Cold appear d fur the defundint. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a younc , man named William Gi ligan, against the defendant, who carries on an eaten-ive business at St. Alban's as a straw bat and bonnet manufac turer, to recover damages for having caused him to be unlawfully imprisoned upon two charges, one of stealing a cash box, containing a considerable sum of money, and another of stealing wine. It ap peared that the plaintiff was the son of one of the 'officers of the Herts constabulary, which was sta. tioned at St. Albans, but who, it appeared, was pen. sioned in 1850, and went t,) Jive in Ireland. InlB4B, ther plaintiff, who was then about fourteen years old, went into the Pervica of the defendant, and he was employed about the warehouse awl in the stables, and he ramained in the service, erfept dur ing a short interval, until the month of December of laot year, when the occurrence took place that was the ground of the pre,4ent action. It seemed that Mr. Barford, who was, a widower, had married a second wife, and that very soon afcerwards he and his wile became mutually jealous of each other, and that this feeling on the part of the latter wa 3 carded to such an extent that when her husband inpgreyceosudnigngsia,llaonwl, gtheneepralalliyntaicffe,owmhpia.) was out upon busi ness s h e used to go af. er him to n i i s ed a her on these occasion's, and, as wa s o b serve d b y the g w o a o t d c 11. 1 oo hisk Lord Chief Baron in the course of the case, it ar pearod that " Mrs. Barferd went out to take, ( - 1.- 1 ' of her husband, and th e plaintiff went 4- 'are I cate of her." This sor t o f pro ,- "o take naturally gave great annoyance .ceding very and he and the plaintiff ' co the defendant, and ev e n res or t e d . ' k e pi , n'ly quarrelled, was alleged or occasionally t o blows, and it ceedine• - plaintiff that the pro -.me part of the 0- was an act of spite or which he complained himself . t to revenge - the part of the defendant of his wife in their I upon Gilligan for taking the side tauces which matrimonial squabb:w. The cireulias plaintiff' led to the charges being made against the of October last, appeased to be these : in the mouth MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.--Tuly 11. Assistant Judge.) Y w Q.e asir:dicted for unlawfully • (Before Mr. lk e f . o P e sble c 30, ' and indecently assau lt i n g a girl named Margaret Curley. Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution, in. strutted by Mr. b Shaen ; Mr. Cooper, by Messrs. Humphreys, for the prisoner. The prosecutrix, a girl ]4 years of age, was sex vant in the prisoner's house, No. 2, Rheialol-ter- , race, Islington, where be carried on the busineis of an artificial florist, and had a number of young girls in his employment. The case for the prosecution, and which was clearly made out upon the evidence of the girl, wag, that one night, when excited by drink, the prisoner left his wif.2B bedroom, and went to the kitchen, where the girl was sleeping, and committed the assault charged in Vie fist count. Next morning the girl told Mrs. Chescoe what had occurred, and she to'd prisoner of it in her presence. He said he was drunk and knew nothing about it. The prosseutr:x then informed her father and mother, and they caused the prisoner to be apprehended. He then made a scarcely in telligible statement, partly admitting some mis conduct. The prosecutrix was subjected to a severs cross-examination, but she gave her answers with out the least hesitation, and gave minute details of th.-) offence. A medical gentleman give evidence, ft-am which it appeared that a more serious offence than an assault had not been committed. Mr. Cooper, for the defence, urged that the girl was utterly unworthy of belief, and that her flip pant, and immodest manner in the box, and her evident familiarity with such details, as exhibited in her answers, would justify the jury in coming to the conclusion that there was no foundation for the charge. Two witnesses, speaking from a knowledge of the prisoner for a number of years, gave him a high character for morality and propriety of conduct. The Assistant-Judge told the jury that the only question in the case was, did they or did they not be'ieve the girl's evidence'? The jury at once returned a verdict of Guilty_ upon all the counts. At the rising of the court the prisoner was brought up and sentenced to 18 months hard lab air. William Bristow, 38, labourer, and John Hamil ton, 62, a Customs weigher, were indicted for having stolen a ham, the property of William Robinson. This was a case postponed from last ses sion. Hamilton now surrendered in court. Mr. Metcalfe. instructed by Tyrell and Co., prosecuted ; Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr. Hodg son, defended Hamilton. Bristow pleaded " Guilty," It aPP O rerl. that the prisoner Mist )w took a ham from a ship in the East and West India Docks, and a portion of it was found upon his person as he was about to leave, When questioned he said a ship's steward had given it to him, but ultimately he admitted haviria, stolen it, and mid° a state wont implicating the prisoner Hamilton, who at OA time was acting as searcher's cooper, as re ceiver of part of the ham. Hamilton at once ad mitted that he had received a piece of ham from the prisoner, ' who told hi m it had been given to him by a steward. Hamilton had been iu the wirvice . of the Crown altogether about 40 years, and several Customa officers of higher rank than himself wore called to give evidence of his having borne an unblemished character up to the present summing time. The jury interrupted the Assistant Judge in his up and sa'd . they we re satisfied there was uo case whatever against Hamilton, whom they ac cordingly Acquitted. Bristow was sentenced to nine months' hdd la bour. (Before Mr. CreasY.) Win, Vincent 26 w as indicted forhaving stolen a watch and chain, value 10/., the property of Thomas Gilbert. Re surrendered. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-July 11. GIIILDHALL.—SirIi. W. Carden, in reference to some betting circulars which he made public a few days ago, said he had received the following letter from de,srs. Howard and Clinton, but as he had received other comumuications since, which appear below, he would leave the public to form th it own conclu?ions as to the veracity of Messrs. ' Howard and Clinton, and their participation in these abominable speculations : - - - "To Sir Win. (Itirbt. Walter) Cirden, Alderman, &c. "Sir,—As we are not aware of any party who would give paternity to the initials H. and C.' but ourselves, we beg respectfully to say, in reference to your magiste rial observations upon a circular purporting to have been sent by us to our subscribers, and given in exten,so by the papers, that no such circular was ever issued by ns. Moreover, as we have no subscriber at Bristol, we are led to the conclusion that the very respectable gentleman who forwarded to your worship this and a previous cit.• cular remit be some one equally antagonistic to truth as to the 'lsthmian Games,' and, therefore, no subscriber of, sir, yours respectfully, HOWARD AND CLINTON. London, July 9, 1857." Sir R. W. Carden said, unfortunately for Messrs. Howard and Clinton's denial, he held in his hand another circular from Mr. Johnson, of Bristol, who writes as follows : " Bristol, July 9th, 1857 " Sir,—l feel grateful to you for the insertion of my letter of the 6th inst., with a view of bringing before the public the doings of H. and Ca.' of betting notoriety. Your advice to the Post-office authorities will, if fol lowed, prove a formidable blow to their financial depart. ment, as it appears that for several years the Post-office has been made the only channel through which to enrich themselves at the expense of others. There- is no other address given. Any one would be puzzled to find H. and CY or Howard and Clinton. . . This is of itself sufficient to show that deception is the grand basis on which this betting business is transacted. . . there was any honour in their dealings . . they would give their real name . . addresses, and not res ,, rt to the hide and seek plan of making a Post-office receiving house the depot for their ill-gotten gains. In proof that no check on their victims has yet taken place I send you another circulir, &c., arrived to-day. . The post master mv.st have long since known the nature of the correspondence entrusted to him for and C so that the sooner the connexion is severed the sooner will H. and C.'s' occupation be gone. "I have the honour to be " B. JouNsoN.” Several circulars of a similar character to those previously made public (one of them commencing with " Howard and Clinton") were enclosed in the above and reed by Sir R. Carden, who said it appeared to him that fresh circulars were issued for every race, and the only thing that surprised him was thal any young mite sht i d be found so simple as to be deluded by such a palpable attempt at fraud, which was evident upon the very face of the circulars. These betting establishments were mrut pernicious in their effects, as they but too often led to the ruin of the inexperienced, who were first induced to risk their own money, and then, with such assurances of certain success and large gains, that of their employers, until incarceration or an ignominious end. terminated a disgraceful career, which might otherwise have been pro=perous and creditable. Some idea.might be, formed of e frightful extent to which that class of society were plundered from the very significant fact mentioned by Mr. Bodkin at the London Sessions °wart, in the ap peal of Merry against a conviction for keeping a betting-house, by which it appeared that during the short period of ten months Merry had paid in to the Union Bank as much as 15,0001., and had only drawn out 8001. He regret ed exeeedingly that the law was so defective as to leave the magis trates, to a certain extent, powerless in dealing with these cases criminally. He would, however, adopt the only meaus that was prac.icable to re press the nefarious system, and, by exposing the plans of these parties, caution the unwary to avoid the snares so impudently contrived for their ruin. He hoped the press woidd give their assistance. He was quite sure that if the evil could not be en tirely eradicated, it might be considerably allevi ated by publicity. 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Lambeth • • .... • • • • .. New River Company .. Southwark & Vauxhall West Middlesex ...... Do. Do, ...... WATER-WORKS. Dividend per Annum. W. per cnt. per ent. 11. per cent. 51. per cent. 1.. per ent. 51. per cnt. 4!. per cent. Amount Share. s. d. 10 0 0 Stock. 25 0 0 25 0 0 00 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 61 0 0 5 1 8 BRIDGES. Dividend Name of Company. per Annum. flurrzerforc.l.... • • .... Southwark Ditto New of 7 )4 p.c. Waterloo ..... • • • • 10a per cent.! Ditto Old Ann. of Si. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall • . 128. ed. 11. Bs.Od. 288. Name of Company Commercial Do. Preference East awl West India Gran .1 3urry D. & Canal I re. Loan Notes .... Do. 3 per cent. Prcf. London .•••••• • • •• • • Katnarine • • • • • • •• outhampton ........ Victoria .. ••..•• •• Di act New •• •• .• GAS-LIGIT Namo of Company. British Provincial Brighton •• • • •• •• • • •• City of London .. • •• •• European .... . •• •• , :lreat Central .• Imperial •• •• •• •• • • "*„:Ditto:New Ditto Debentures Do. Continental I st Cap. Do. Do. 2d Cap. Do. Do. 3d Cap. Do. Do. 4th Cap. Independent London Pail. Preferen. Pho3nix • •• •• •• •• •• •e Rateliff • • •• . Surrey Consumers United General .. • • •• Westminster Chartered Ditto, New Western A Ditto B . . Name of Company. Albion A.lliana Brit. and For. Ditto Marino ....... ittlienxum. Atlas .. Argus Life British Commercial .. Church of England City of London .. • • Clen.Life County .............. Crown ............ • • Eagle .. Equity and Law...... European Life Family Endowment General Globe Gresham Life Do. Do. Guardian ............ Imperial Fire... •• Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... Law Fire Law Lite... • • Legal and General Life London . London & Prov. Law.. .... • • • • .. Med. Ic viid & Gen. Life Minerva .........• Monarch ............ New Evitable Pelican .• • • •• •• •• .. •• Plicenkt . • . • • • • • • • • • • • Professional Life Provident Life Rock Life.... • • .. • • Royal Exchange • Sun Fire Ditto Life United Xing,dom .... Universal Life Victoria Life • Name of Company. Amount of Share. IX s. d. 25 0 0 103 0 0 50 0 0 'lOO 0 0 GO 0 0 40 0 0 70 10 3 DOCKS. Dividend per Annum. 5/. pr cent. G/. pr cent. 41. per cent. , 1 51. pr cent. 4%d. per cnt. 4 per cent. W. Os per c. LT AND COK: Dividend per Annum. 71. per c'nt. 5/. per cent. 21. per cent. 21. 61. per cent. per cent 1 101. per cent. 31. ss. 41. 158. 41. 10s. B'. per cent. 5 Per cnt 5/. 8/. per cent. t6s Od per sh 7 per cent. , RANCE CO Dividend per Annum. TANIES Amount of Share. 71. per c. 71. 148. 6d. I. p.c. & bs. 155.0 d. & bs! 41 per cent. 71. 10s. 71. 10s. 5 pr ct.& bs. V. per share '/ 18s. i 1,4 per cent 41. per cent. 6 per cent. st. per cent 5/. per cent 121. rer cent 2s & 2s bons 214. per sh. 43. per share 18s. & bs. t% per cent per cent 51. per cent, 6 per cent 51 p. ct. 51. per cent 51. per cent 12} per c. A p c &bs p c & bs li- 14s. 4/. & bonus. 5/. & bonus. 51. & bonus.. II NT-S TOCK Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. s. d. Stock. stock. Stock. 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 .E COMP. Amount of Share. £ s. d. 20 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 23 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 Stock 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 Paid. IPi .0 s. d. all 150 13 01 0 all [ _ 12 10 G 100 0 0 42 15 0 41 0 0 43 10 0 41 0 0 52 0 0 16 0 0 all 11 0 0 4 0 0' 4 £ s. d . 500 0 0 WO 0 0 100 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 1. iOO 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 .00 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 5 0.0 10 0 0 6 5 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 ANKS. Amount of Bank of Egypt ...... Bank of London British North American Ch Bk. Ind. Aust & Ch. City ... C010nia1.............. Commercial of London. Eng. Scot. & Aust. Ch. Lond. c har. Bk. of Aus. 101. per cent. £ e. d. 40 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 'AO 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 IGO 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 22 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 51. per cent. 9 per cent. V. per cent. 51. per cent. 7/. p. c. & bs. V. per cent. 51. per cent. Do. New .. • • ... • •. London and County .. Lon. & Eastn. Bnkg. C. London •Joint-Stock . • - Londn and Westminstr Nat. Provincial of Eng. Ditto, New .. •• •• •• 18/. per cent. 6!. per cent. 28 per cent. 18 per cent. 16p c. &bs Ditto ditto Nationr.l Bank ••• • •• New oath Wale S.. • • oriental Bank Corpora. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland.• Ditto, Now.• • .. • • •• South Australia • • -• Union of Australia 5/.per cent. 20'. per cent. [0!. per cent. p. ct.&bs. 81. per cent. 5L per cent. 0.!. per cent. 211. per cent. Ditto. Union of flamburg• • .. Union of London...—. Uni y Nlntual •• • • Wostern Bank lond n 151. per cent.' 15 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 I 100 0 0 , 2 10 3 0 10 0 50 0 50 0 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Ant,uut Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .. ---- ---- -- ---- X s. d. £ 8. d. Rank of Scotland .... 74. per cent. 100 C 0 LOC 0 0 19570 s British Linen Company 81. per cent 100 0 0 100 0 0 224/10 f Caledonian Bank .. ••• 8 /. per cent 10 3 0 210 0 3/ 16s City of Glasgow Bank Si. per cent . 10 0 0 10 0 0 13/17s ciydesd d ac B an k .... 51. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 14. 7s C mtnercial Bank .. 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 24810 s Eastern ;lank.. •••• .. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 C 14/ Os F.dinb.& Glasgow.. • . 3'x4 l . p cent. 5 0 5 0 015 / 2s National Bank •• -.. 6S per cent. 100 0 0 500 0 0 1193. Os North of :•;eotland Bank 5/.per cent 20 0 0 210 05/ Ms Royal Dank of Scotl. .. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1401's Union Bank of Scot. •. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 106(10 Western Bank •.•• •• .. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 •27 Os Alliance Firs and Lice.. 8 /. pr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17/12s British Guarantee ... Cl. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 U 78 C a ledonian Fire Incur . 10, . per cent. 1 00 0 0 10 0 0 251 Os City of Glasgow Lite.. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 I/ 4s Co'onial Life ......... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 3 0 0 q Os Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 /8/15s Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51.cter cent. 50 0 0 3 5 0 le Cs Life Assoc. of 3cotland 6/.percent. 40 0 0 3 0 0 ,1150 National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 4 0 21 Cs North British incur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 16115 s Northern Assurance Co. 20 0 0 1 0 0 I/ 160 Scottish Provincial .... - 50 0 0 200 2/ I9s Scottish Union Insrnc. NZ. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 l/ lbs Standard Life MISCELLANEOUS. ------- Dividend . Amount , Name of COmpaLy per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ------------- - £ s. d. £ s. d. Acadian Charcoal Iron • • 10 0 0 2 0 0 - African Steam Ship .. Assam lea •• .• - .... i'. rer cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Auction Mart •• ...... /14 /per cent 50 0 0 - - Australian Avriculturl - 25 0 0 19 0 0 20 Australian Trust •• .. 81. pr cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Austratian Royal Mall - 10 0 c all - Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 an British American Land 5/. per cent 50 0 0 40 0 0 Canada ... •• .... •• .. 5465 1 1111. 1 ... . pppp p eeee e rirr r cecc c eecc e nnnn u tttt t ... i 0 Stock tttt 0000 ccee o kkkt 0 1ii0(00 3 ,0000 2 1 0000 0 00 0 00 _-__-___ Ditto,DlD:oli Ditto . ti 00 5 , p 665 e r ppp e c ecr e r. n cbc t ede , B nsi tt o l.Bb n : d . 4s s . Ditto, 6p c. bds 1876 6/. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 -- Crystal Palace ...... Si. per cent. 5 0 0 all I 'd I)ittn Preference.... 71 pr. cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 - Crys. "%dace of France - 4 0 0 all - City Nuvigation Bonds 334/. per cent - - - Electric Telegraph .. 6/. per cent. Stock. 100 0 0. - Eng .Ez Ans. Cop. Smelt. - 5 0 0 all 114 Eng.&lris. Mag. T. Co. - 50 0 0 all _ Equitable Beverstonry 5/ per cent. 100 0 0 0 6 0 0 - Date New ........ - 50 0 0 22 10 0 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sil. p c and 11 100 0 0 00 0 0 - Gen. I. Sc. Cot. (Um.) - . 25 0 0 all - , 11 ,0 e , n ,:lo S i t l e ( a i i , r ,n iNa o v i i i g li tl i t u k u ni s 1120/1.. per i r c c e t n . t & 15 0 0 1 4 ° 0 2l 4 0 0 all Hudson's Lay........ rd. per cent. Stock Stock llungertord .......... 2!'• 5 9 , 100 0 0 all - Le 1. No. &Ns. Mauso. - 10 0 0 all - a n _... London Reversionary 5/, per cent. 15 0 •, Mel:. &S. American -_lO 0 0 all - Nat. Discount Comp • • --25 0 0 50 0 33j N.S.W. (iov.sp.c. Deb. 5/. per cent. - ItD 0 0 - Nor. Bri. Australasian 641 a, . 10 0 all .4 North of Europe, Sttn. Si. per cent. 20 0 6 17 10 0 _ Price's Patent Cond. Co - 23 0 0 all 234 Peel River. Land&Min. - 50 0 all 2 Pen. & Oriental Steam 71. per cent. . 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 a fa ll 0 ? 4 91 ,5 ! - Ditto New •••• • • • • Reversionary Int. Soc. 4% 1. pr cent 100 0 0 all _ Ditto New •••. • • •• 11 2 /. pr cent. ISO 0 0 20 0 0 - Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 64 0 0 Cl Scottish Aus. Invest. 15/. per cent. 10 0 all 114 South Australian Land 71. per cent. 25 0 0 all - Trust and Loan Comp. 7 1 ,4.. pr cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 -. Vata Diemen's Land.. 10s. 100 0028 10 0 - p O . uoy.6 per ct,Ed3. 6 per cent. - 4 .... ..... ' Paid £ s. d. 100 all Price raid. X 8. d. £ s. d. Stock. iOO 0 0 00 0 0 6 0 0 Etock. 50 0 0 81 120 0 0 92 14 0 0 I - E s. d. 50 0 0 10! 11 0 0 1 , 25 0 0 all 5 15 0 - 25 0 0 - 50 0 - 20 0 - 20 0 - 10 0 0 - 10 0 0 - 50 0 - 50 0 7 50 0 - al.l 4 0 0 47 5 - 50 0 0 - •10 0 0 - 30 0 0 - 210 0 - 13 0 0 1Z 2 10 0 - 12 LO 0 - 20 0 - 12 1) 0 - 20 0 - 20 0 0 - I 2 0 0 4 0 0 10 0 - 10 0 - o 10 0 In 0 0 0 10 0 5 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 Paid. X s. id. all 18 15 0 50 0 0 all 6 0 50 0 25 0 20 0 o 2 , 0 2' 19 20 0 0 31 50 0 0 - 10 0 0 3 20 0 0 4! 35 0 0 10 0 0 - 5 0 0 1 , 22 10 0 - all 3' 15 " 0 0 I 1, 25 0 0 6. all all all lI? , )N3I.4STERS' QUARTERLY MEETING. DUDLEY, SATURDAY EVENING. The fin d meetteg of the ir , ..nmaAers of this distr . c; for the eutrent quarter was held in this t wit this evening ; there was again a numerous attendance of the trade, although the bulk of the business of quarter-day had been transacted at the previous assemblies at Wolverhampton and Birmingham, and prices were regarded as so defi nitely fixed that few contracts for ratification were made at this meeting. The transactions which took placo were chiefly in pig iron, and, as on Thursday, prices bail an upward tendency, al . thouAh consumers still r,fused to cAicede any ad vance, present rates coming more closely to the usual propitious as compared with the price of manufactured iron. But although no advance was established by t!.e pig -masters, sufficient firmness was evinced as regards that branch of the trade to show that a sltght impetus in the demand f or fi- nished iron will have the effect of pushing up the price of pigs to the extent demande 1 at the Bir- mingham — meeting. As it is, good hot-blast pigs are worth 4'. 2s. Gd. per ton. Lord Ward's agents were asking as high as 4/. 7s. Gd. per ton on Thursday, and 4/. were readily obtained, ti,is beit.ig in all probab lity the best quality of hot blast iron made in the di , trict. C ld-b!ast iron of Staffordshire is quoted 10s. per ton deft! er. The inferior quality of pig iron is not much in request ; of cinder pigs, suchas were made in the district, and which tended so grestly to damage the reputation of S•affcedshire iron, the quantity now made is comparatively trifling. It was mentioned in the course of the meeting this evening that the number of furnaces in blast is greater at the present time than has ever before been known, whilst the ex pansion which had taken place in the demand was evidenced by the fact of there being such small socks of pigs on the banks, although the hot weather two or three weeks since had the effecto diminishing the consumption at the puddling fur naces at least one-half. There were a few transactions in ironstone at the meettng to-night, and at Stourbridge yesterday ; the average price is 18s. to 18s. Gd. per ton, the consumption being so great at the present time that the price of the commodity is in no way affected by the large quantity expectel from the in Ahern part of county, and frem other districts. The reports to-night in reference to the general state of the trade were fully confirmatory of those given at Wolverhautp.on and Birmingham ; indeed there is the fulleA evidence of the healthy condi tion of the iron trade in the activity manifested at all the large works ; the mills and forges are all in full operation, and the casting trade is remarkably brisk. There are a great many orders in for sheets and plates for the Mediterranean and fa- France ; merchant and plating bars are most in demand by home consumers, chiefly on aceount of the large orders in the district for heavy hardware goods. There are also some considerable orders in for the East Indies. In the labour market there is no stir- . 4 plus, whilst the healthy action which has pervaded., the trade for several mouths, and its entire freedom from the difficulties which have almost occurred in seasons of tightness in the money mar ket, and high rates of discount, is the best evidence - of the allerice of anything approaching to specula tive trading. In this t , ,wn and in the neighbourhood towards - Brierly-hill trade is good ; and thtoughout this series of meotiLgs manufacturers' accounts havo - been paid as punaitally as usual. Thernemotial to the Oommiisioners for the Affairs' 11,4 0 3 4 of India against any guarantee by Government on 4 the amount of capital exp-nded upon ironworks in ° British India, has been signed by all the leading IA firms in this district and in Shropshire. Country Markets. HADDINGTON GRAIN MARKET—JULY 10. i ni4 wuRAT. BARLEY 1 OATS. I MON. 6 % First 6 Bs Od 41 s 6d 34s 61 i 52s Od Second 46s 04 36s 5d 323 3d I 463 3d Third 33s Od 33 s Oat 28s 61 I 43a Od Total quantity of wheat in market, 374 qrs., 311 FO:d PI PP barley ~ ( 8 qrs., 68 sold PP , oats ,; 195 qrs., 179 so ld ,I. PP beans /7 21 qrs., 21 sold AVERAGES PER IMPREIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 2/. 6 0 9-12ths I Barley, ...11. 16 5 4-12ths Oats, ... 11. 12 3 4-12ths I Beaus, 21. 3 6 1-12tLs DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—JULY 9. Qrs. Best. Current. Infetier 485 Wheat 63s Od 207 Oats 3ls Od 2Bs 4id 2 IA Od 100 Barley 403 Od 33s 10(1 ......... 30, Od 12 Peas & beans 49s Od 454 64d...,.. 44 Od ABERDEEN-JULY 10. - _ Potato oats 26s 6tl to 27s 61 Common oats 26s Od t o 26s 6tl 1 401bs per bushel - Bere > 31s Od to 33s Od I * l n . - Barley 31 s Od t o 33 s Od f '"'" 8 " _ Wheat, red (spring)4os Od to 46s 01 1 621bs ' _ , white 4os Od to 48 s Od , f , - Oatmeal 20s Od to 21s 0:1 per boll. - Flour 458 0,1 to 46s Od per sack. D PROVISION MARKET. _ Beef, per lb 6d to 91 I Butter, p lb. s 10d to Os lid - Mutton, per lb 6d to 91 I Eggs, p doz. Os 81 to Os 10 1 - Lamb, do., Os Btl to Of. 9 I Hens, p pair 28 6d to 3s 01 - Veal, per lb ... 6d to Os 91 1 Chickens,do. is 6d to 2E, 0 1 ; Pork, perlb...os 6d to Os 7d Ducks, do., Os Od to 0; 01 ' Salmon, per lb .... ..... ls 2/ Ducklings,o is 6d to 24 0 1 Grouse, per brace......Os to Os Turkeys, each 4s Od to 44 6 j 5 14 Tallow, p stone, Os to lie 01 Potatoes, pr pock, 12d to 18 1 Rabbits, each 3(1 to 4d. Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt.... 868 to 8 85 Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen . .01 to 6 . 0 ice. RETAIL PRICES. Flour, 141b....0s Od to as 6d Barley flour,l4lb.Os to 2s ad Oatmeal Os Od to 2s ld „ dust, .... Os to 0.4 104 Beremeal —.Os Od to 2s 01 per lb 2d to aid D Peasemeal... Os Od to 2 s 4 d Sids, 7 d Cheese, per imperial stone, 4s. Od. to 4s 6d 4-lb. 10af...8d. 1 2-lb. 10af...4d. • DUBLIN, JULY 11. ;36 We had again a dull retail market today, and we repast s the quotations of Tuesday, except for Indian corn, which, r% ,being scarce, brought an advance of 61 to is in small - transactions. White wheat, 35s 61 to 39s 0(1 ; red ditto, 31s Oct to 31 5 Od; ditto now, —s; barley, matting, 16 8 6(1 to 25s 6(1; grind' ing, —s to --s ; oats, old, 143 6(1 to 17s; ditto, new, 3 Od to —s 01 ; oatmeal, 15s to 18s 0,1; bore, new, --s to - Od ; rapese d, s 0(1 to —s Oct per bid ; s' flour, 20 5 Od to 2-18 Od per cwt; Inman corn, 39s 01 to 40i Od P er 480 lbs. The Madrid Gazette of the 6.h denies ()fa cially the statement of some of the journals to the effect that a French prince (Prince Ludea a Bonaparte is referred to) had had conferences with the Marquis do Turgot and Lord Howdent the French and English ministers. Th e hill authorising the Government to carry into effect the proposed law on the press had been presented to i the Senate, and the senators had immediately a 5" sembled in their bureaux to discuss it. The jour" nals contain nothing new about disturbances, but a letter of the above date says : _ " General attention is just now fixed on the republi' ,ios can bands which have appeared in Andalusia. The mani' f e otation will be without result. The flag of the factions I(3s 17s is evidently socialist. The bands have not visited any 7s I , ,cality without leaving traces of their vandalism ; every' / 0: where there have been pillage and destruction ; they 23 have carried off the money they found in the pub .os lie offices and burned down edifices. Their demo' cratic and socialist proclamations are, however, so via ,,,os lent that they produce a perfectly contrary effect 'Ol to what they expect. The faction which devasta• 12 s 8 ted Utrera, in flying befo re the royal troop s , have 08 taken the direction of La Serrania de Ronda, where 4s they must die of hunger, the country offering no resource. os In Arragon some demonstrations, but of no gravity , 15s haie taken place. Fur some days past rumour° 158 that Madrid was menaced with disturbances have been Os current, and they bave.gained credit to-day ; the poPu: 15 ' lation is conseqnently disquieted. It is said that 63 the movement will break out on the conclusion of the 9s as bull fights ; the government, however, does not share the fear 3 of the population, and any attempt at insurreC • tion will be promptly and energetically repressed." BIRTHS. OF A BON. On the 10th inst., to.t Waltham Abbey, the wife of Car tain Inglis, R.E. On the !-ith inst., at Woolwich, the wife of Wm. E. 0 ' Oran, Esq., of ll.M.'s War Department. OF A DAUGHTER. On the Bth inst., at Dartmouth-house, St James's park the wif" of Henry Woods, Esq., M.P. On the 9th inst., nt Angell-le:race Paradise-road, Stock' well, the wife of Philip Jay, Esq.--twins. . _ MARRIED. On the 11th inst., at the district church of St. Msol Magdalene, the Lord Robert Gascoigne Cecil, M.P., i ° Georgina Caroline, eldest daughter of the late Hon. Baron Alderson. On the 11th inst., at the parish church, Streathia , Charles Edo, fourth son of the late Thomas Waller, tog" of Luton, Bedford biro. to Jane, fifth daughter of the late Francis Edo, Esq., of rishobury, Herts. D 1 E D. On the 101 h inst., at Tollin g t on -p ar k, C a pt. Stephens on El l, rby, an Elder Brother of the Trinity House, and IN' puty Chairman of Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 0:1 the 10th inst., at Herne Bay, Kent, Captain E. Scott, R.N,, aged 72. On the 9th inst., at Southborough, Tunbridge Weill , the Rev. John E. Bradford, late vicar of St. Mary le Wig" ford, Lincoln, aged 56. On the lath inst., at St. Johu'e.-wood, Charles Lloya Pearson, Esq. aged 33. On the 11th inst., at 31, Russell-square, Fanny, wife of John Gafford, Esq. On the Bth inst., at Tunbridge-we.11,1, Louisa, the WO of John Godfrey Teed, Esq., of Portman-square and Lin' cola's-inn, Q.C. LONDON : Printed and. Published by MURDO YOUNG of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, S e ' 112, Strand, in the Freeinet of the Savoy, in the court f i of Middlesex, Monday, July 13, 1857. Price, ai fo 7.1 -41 Paid. 'IES. Price. Paid, %.