biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-17

REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR.

The Herald(' of August 10th mays :—" We learn
by way of the United States that GLneral Flores has
taken Guayaquil. The possession of this town, the
most important of the republic of the equator, ren-
ders Flores master of the country."

The lien;ldo of Madrid of the 11th has the follow-
ing from Bayonne:
The mixed commission charged to fix the limits of the
frontiers has been retarded by daily difficulties principally
on the side of the French, who wish to appropriate to
themselves the territory obtained through the abuse of power
or tolerance of our authorities. Affairs have recently reached
such a point that it appears the Spanish government
has resolved to dissolve the commission, which is at this
moment occupied with a new and grave incident. What
seems certain is, that M. Mauleun, the prefect, availing
himself as a pretext of one of the numerous differences that
take place daily on the frontier, entered S.eacir a few days
age at the head of a detachment of troops. It is said that
the Spanish government has addressed an energetic note to'
that of France on this subject.

ITALY.
PIEDMONT.

The trial of Count Costa fur an offence of the press
took place at Turin on the 12th. The court was
thronged. Count Costa arrived about half-past 10,
and took his seat on the prisoner's bench. He was
received with profound silence by the audience. The
clerk then read the indictment, from which it ap-
peared that out of 500 copies of Count Costa's book
only 74 were seized by the authorities at the
house of the defendant, and that twenty-seven pages
of the book were incriminated. Advocate Trombetta
supported the prosecution on the part of the govern-
ment, on the three counts of offence to the person of
the King, disrespect of the laws, and fervent wishes
for the destruction of the constitutional government.
The first count was proved by passages representing
the King as a mere tool in the hands of a party, and
also indirectly accusing him of bad faith, for having
broken the existing concordats without the consent of
the Holy See. The other counts were proved by
passages written with great acrimony, in a clerical
spirit, and others insulting to the national represen-
tatives. After an able defence by Advocate Ferraris,
and a paper read by the defendant, to show that his
book was not hostile to the government, the jury
retired about 8 p.m., and soon atter brought in a ver-
dict of guilty on all the counts. The defendant was
sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and 2,000 fr.
fine. The audience behaved throughout the trial
with the greatest decorum.
The Ilisorgimento states that, immediately after
his condemnation, Count Costa sent in his resignation
as counsellor of the Court of Caseation at Turin.
London, England, 1852-08-17

ELECTRIc TELEGRAPHS IN INDIA.

The East India Company have just determined to
estahG•h m very eateasive system of electric telegraphs in
ILIA, under the superintendence of Dr. W. 11. LEShaugh-
cosy, of their medical establishment. It is intended to
mantel Calcutta, Agra, Lahore, Bombay, and Madras, and
t• many of the principal towns and stations as can be em-
btu, din the routes between these places. The distant* to
triver%ed is upwards of 1.000 mile•, and it is intended
t pewee,' with ouch expedition in its construction that its
completion may be expected before three years from the
present time. Th. O'Shaughoersy has lately been employed
in carrying on esperimeuts with the electric tele-
;NA, in order to discover the best system which could be
4...0pti.41. The result of these experiments was highly satis-
iatiry to the gurernnr•geaeral and to tic court of directors,
•`.,, immediately resolved to tam measures for 'riving to
It Lath, inestimable advantage of this marvellous means
f communication.
London, England, 1852-08-17

IRELAND.

DulaLtS, AVOCBT 16.
The weather is again in a most unsettled state,
and tonflicting accounts of the potato crop reach us
the country. That a large portion of the crop
1.• already destroyed, or is doomed to destruction, is
iitilte certain ; but the abundant supplies of grain,
- 'he knowledge that the population which could
most affected by the loss of the potato, no longer
(lists to the same extent as hitherto, presents the
impression made by the potato blight from brit g so
much felt u it otherwise would hare been.
A Sligo paper referring to the present visit of
Lord Palmerston to his Sligo estates says :
Lord and Lady Palmerston are residing at Mrs. Corri
rues hotel Clitiony. The ho-se wan built ezprerly for
hi' lordships aceornmodation, who, however, when not
bare. very kind.y allows it to be used fur the remain:lode.
hof the public. While residing during ht. usual visits
to Cliff .ny nothing can be kinder or inure affable than the
manner ut Lord and Lady Palmerston to the gentry and
people of the locality. Upon Mull/glamors, hi. lordship's
yrperty, almost every farthing of the rent collected is re-
pl.d the people is wages, the improve menu on the property
low upon a seek quite unlike anything of the sort in any
.413Jaz place in Ireland ; and thoui.h his lordship cannot
le regarded r a resident landlord, yet so attentive and
uremia, is Mr. Itanyth's (Stewart and Kancaid's local
szent, intercourse with the tenant, that t this circumstance
v lean lilt than it otherwise would be.
London, England, 1852-08-17

BELGIUM.

The Belgian Moniteur contains the Dutch and
Belgian railway convention for facilitating the esta-
blishment of direct communication between the two
countries, concluded on the 9th ult. by the commis-
sioners of the respective governments. After pledging
themselves to co-operate generally, and as occasions
may arise, for the advancement of the object of the
agreement, the governments engage to take mea-
sures for the construction of a line commencing at the
terminus of the Belgian state railroad at Antwerp,
passing in the direction of the Hollandsch-Diep by
Breda oilltoosendaal, and terminating near /toodevart,
or the inverdvck. Should it be resolved to carry
the lino by lioosendaal, a branch will be made to
Breda. The governments will agree upon a term by
which the work shall be completed.
Until the opening of a railway from the ilol-
landsch-Dicp to Rotterdam rut horde, the line from
Antwerp. to the Hollandsch-Diep will be placed in
communication with ltotterdum by a line of steamers
conveying the passengers and merchandise, the
times of departure being adjusted to the arrivals of
the trains. During the interruption of the navi-
gation by ice the functions of the steam boats will be
discharged by diligences. The convention was ruti
lied by the King of Holland on the 27th ult., and
by his Belgian Majesty on the 2nd inst.
The Preeu-reur states that the Belgian Cliarg.,
d'Affaires at Washington is negotiating an advan-
tageous postal arrangement with the United States
government.
The Belgian Muniteur contains the following in
its non-official part :
In speaking of the last incidents which have arisen in our
negotiati ns with France' some journals give an incomplete
account of the facts, and make gratuitous suppositions.
liven should there be a difference of views between the mi-
nisters as to the means of obtaining the desired end, that
does not amount to saying that there would be two opinions
in the cabinet when the dignity of the government and the
interests of the country are at stake. This will be cons
pletcly demonstrated when the moment fur giving explana-
tion shall have arrived.

SPAIN.
London, England, 1852-08-17

SWITZERLAND.

BERNE, Avower It.
The Council of the States has unanimously rejected
the demand of the Grand Council of Geneva, that the
Federal Council should be obliged to communicate
diplomatic acts to the governments of the cantons.
The National Council has adopted by 63 votes
against 26, the decree voted by the Council of the
State, for the total remission of the arrears due from
the seven cantons of the former tionderbund, subject
only to a formal modification in the preamble, which
the council of the states has admitted without discus-
sion.

The National Council has passed alinos unani-
mously the treaty with the Grand Duchy of Baden
for the continuation of the Baden railways into
Switzerland.
London, England, 1852-08-28

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOrBE:

William Bed, aseaman"---7was---ci,;.;a by Mr. Putter, of
Glasgow, shipowner, with having deserted the ship Admiral,
at Port Philip, having uttered into articles to navigate that
vessel to that port awf loot to this oruntry.
Mr. Potter, this pumesotor who is also the owner of the
Nelms, width we. j=leredi et from 250001. to 27.0001.
worth of 'lid elle, ben shipped in her near the
Dig% sea the hews bed hese put to eaormous ex-
Le humation at the mesa they employed, having
seL isinses MI to pay twat M. to 601. a month extra
worm fw twsY Uwe. In the present instance
dehwiselleb agslowilmel his ship upon arriving at Port
Zt, sod inatied Ihismelf of the advantage which pre-
itself In the exorbitant pay offered for service in
rawdbwrsossl.

The sigmaeat talk I wu theism& person that quitted the
aphis. Not ate el the sow eatibl stand his temper, and
they all Wt Ida ame after asether, so when I that
there WY rebsay bat both of us, I thought it was ridicu-
lous to May.
The Led liegar—Why, that is the very reason you
sboobt hove rimeloed with him. . .

Tbadbillum•-•Ha was always abusing us.
Mr. fteinsmaus oaks teethe general registration of
seamen, aWd be lewd it mewed in the log-book that seven
of tho tees bed Esserted the voted after the defendant had
disappeared, a that the mon ke made completely fell to
the owed.
TM Lord Mayer—My miteme upon you, defendant, is
that yes be imteleteed M bard labour for two months.
In *some eT the add duet robbery of the Nelson by the
ruffians who deli bo4 slacked that vessel, it was
stated that if her at led not been prostrated by the
numerous desertions, *We, could not have been ac-
complished. It was also staled that seven men were, before
the Nelson came away from Pert Philip, apprehended in
possession of a large quantity of gold dust, which was sup-
posed to be part of the robbery, and placed in confinement.
London, England, 1852-08-28

BELGIUM.

The following are, according to die /isdispssadasce
el Brumes* the reductions in duties which have been
consented to by ibe sonsantion of the 22nd inst., on
articles connected with typography :
Belgian books, which Sow pay is Freese a duty of
107 fr. 50c., and 180 fr. the 100 lulu., according to their
nature. will oely pay Mr. White paper, aow subjected
by the French tariff to a duty of 100 fr., will be charged 26fr. ;
the same duty will be charged on osioured and MOIreCOD
papers, which now pity Mfr. 60c. and rift., accord-
ing to Axiality. Ondeagravings sad lithographic print!,
=l'd gets 3i7flar. 60c. to 2r.°llThe dutyP on aprititin;
types imported from Belgium is reduced from 212 fr. 50e. to
30r., and that on printing ink from Goff. 60c. to 261 In
the Belgian tariff the duty on books, which is now 31fr. 80e.,
is reduced to 101 t. The duties on paper and other article;
above-mentioned remain almost unchanged, except u re-
gards printing, on which the duty is lowered from
23fr. to 16fr. ; hut for these different articles the duty, in-
stead of being charged ad valorem, will be by weight.
In addition to the stipulations relative to artistic and lite.
rare property and typographical industry, the conven-
tion of the 2120 grouts redactions of duties in fa.
your of several Belgian productions- The duty
on hope, which now pay 76 francs the 100
lulu., is reduced about .10 per cent. ; Colonnettes and pan-
hauls stuffs, which are now kept out of the French mar.
I kets, will be henceforth admitted on payment of a duty of
'2i per cent. Cattle from Luxembourg may also be ha-
-1 ported into Frans? on terms similar to thou recently
granted to tiarlinia. These different advantages are
r grunted to Belgium without any special compensation.
London, England, 1852-08-28

TU V KEY.

Letters from 'incite of the 19th, in the Leipsi.9l
Gazette, state from Cattaro, where • portion of the
Austrian hoot is stationed, that the Turks have as yet
began none of the defensive works which they in-
tended to raise on the coast of Suttorina; but that
they have considerably increased their forces on that
point, which now amount to 1,200 men. A portion
of them is engaged in the construction of a high
road leading into Hercgovine; at every mile a block-
house is erected along the road, and a small fortress
is in course of erection at the entrance of a deep val.
ley into which the road penetrates.
London, England, 1852-08-28

BRITISH.

Aberdeen
Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Down
Birkenhead, Lane., do Cheshire'
Blackburn
Bristol and Exeter

Caledonian
Chester and Holyhead
Cork, Blackroek, and Pusage
Cork and Bandon
Dublin and Belfast Junction
!Dublin and Drogheda
Dublin and Kingstown
Dundee and Arbroath
Dundee,Perth,Aberdeen June
Dundalk and Enniskillen
East Anglian
East Lancashire
Eastern Counties and Norfolk
Eastern Union
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Edinburgh, Perth, & Dundee
Exeter and Crediton

Furness
Glasgow and South Western
Great Northern& E Lincolnsh
Great Southern & Western(lr)
Great Western
Irish South Eastern
Kendal and Windermere
Lancaster and Carlisle
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Leeds Northern
Liverpool,Crosby, & Southport
London and North Western
London and Blackwell
London, Brighton, and S. Coast
London and South Western
Londonderry and Enniskillen
Man., Buxton, & Matlock, &e.
Manchester, Shelf., & Lincoln.
Manchester and Southjunction
rt and Carlisle
:=1

Midland Great Western (Ire )
Monklands
Newcastle and Carlisle
North British
North Staffordshire
North Western
Oxf.,Worc.,& Wolverhampton
Scottish Central

Scottish Midland
Shrewsbury and Birmingham
,hrewsbury and Chester
Shropshire Union
South Devon

South Eastern
South Wales
SouthYork.,Doncuter& Goole
Stockton and Hartlepool
Taff' Vale
Ulster
Waterford and Limerick
West Cornwall
Whitehaven Junction
York, Newcastle, and Berwick
York and North Midland
London, England, 1852-08-28

POLAND.

The eseahave of rabbi's at Warsaw have issued a
circular letter to the Isseelitish olmp of the king-
dom d Pawl, reersessaling their loredwee not to
inlet toe strew spit liseehmeteese et hats cad the
minute yeaustriptiaes atiothe to dm Sabbath during
the prewilsese of the thins t usissciallynot_to require
their pee* to eat on the
Sabbath meet dreesM oe
the day bare, but rather to cook their viands on
that day, sod esessase them warm.
A litter Item Paseo, dated the 23rd inst., says :
The somber of cease of cholera has again increased
dew* the but few days; bet there have been a greater
prepertise of recoveries than daring the first appearance of
the when, out of 20 persons attacked, scarcely one
was saved. From this symptom we may perhaps derive a
hope that the terrible epidemic that now rages in the
Duchy has here reached its highest point, unless it is
merely a momentary improvement caused by the cooler
temperature which the frequent thundenerns and heavy
falls of rain have produced. All our medical men agree
that the first appearance of the cholera in 1830 was far lees
severe and malignant in its form than the present visita-
tion. The disease has, in the last few days, spread more
over tbe town, and sought its victims among the higher
classes. The chef of the staff, Colonel von Items, is among
the last list of deaths. But it still maks, its most fatal
ravages in the quarter called the " fishery ;" more than half
the inhabitants have there been already swept away ; not
a single house, scarcely a single room there, has been
spared. That the living and the dead may not be kept to-
gether in the same apartments, the station of the fire-
engines has hem converted into a dead house. It has been
remit ked that most of the attacks of the disease occur after
midnight, or from 3 to 6 o'clock in the morning.
London, England, 1852-08-28

PORTUGAL.

An official account of the retirement of the Vis-
count Almeida Garret, the Portuguese minister, wan
yesterday received in Paris. M. d'Almeida has been
replaced as Minister of Foreign Affairs, ad interim,
by M. Jervis d 'Atouguia, the Minister of Marine.
The cause of the retirement of M. d 'Almeida-Garret
is not mentioned, but there is every reason to think
that it was voluntary.
London, England, 1852-08-28

Pios.—Boar above sae year old—A. H. Smith, Carle-
ton, Worksop, Notts; ditto under one year old. Joseph
Hodgson, Laddeaden Foot, ear Halifes.• Sow above one
year old—Charles Towneley, Esq., H.P., Townsiey Park.
flocking pigs—Thomas Hainford, Prvisten.
POULTRY.—Dorking—T. T. Parker, Sutton Gunge, St.
Helene. Gann fowl—Edward Allison, jun., Park Hall,
Chorley. Cochin China—T. T. Parker, Sutton Orange,
St. Helens. Geere—T. T. Parker, Sutton Orange, St.
Helens. Aylesbury ducks—W. Ellison, jun., Low Si-
eerie', Kendal. Goslings—T. T. Parker, Sutton Orange,
St. Helens. Dorking chickens—T. T. Parker, Sutton
Orange St. Helens. Cochin Chian do.—John P. Lord,
Standish Hall, Wigan.
TORNlPll.—Swedish—Willism Aashictim, Cuerdale,
London, England, 1852-08-28

FRANKFORT.

The chief burgomaster of this free city has com-
municated to the Senate the resolution of the Ger-
manic Diet relative to the constitution. The substance
of this resolution is as follows : The Diet does not
regard as valid the two laws of October 19, 1848,
and Feb. 20, 1849, and does not consider as legal the
modifications wrought thereby in the constitution of
July 19, 1816, with regard to the election of the
legislative assembly, and to the political equality of the
Jews, of the inhabitants of the rural districts, and of I
those of the town called Beisassen. The Diet hopes
that the changes allowed to be necessary in this
einistitution will be effected in the manner prescribed
by the additional act of July 19, 1816, and reserves
to itself, with regard to the free town of Frankfort,
the competence as to changes in constitutions given
to it by the act of the congress of Vienna.
London, England, 1852-02-26

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

THUitiOkT, Fin. 26, 1652.
The State of the Woad'', it sack of the following places at
Nuts o'clock yesterday aims*. The swum ar•
massed is order of latitade.

Pismo et Bra. Cbliwwiwid eulag*wuut. Mate o:Woman.
trimmer=.--_..- N.B. &meg Brom Partially Cloody
strong Pertielly Cloudy
Stroncrlereese aced=
Newness neat Breese Perthabs Cloudy
enrritrownw ..- N. Strom aeon 0.6110111
"MAIM= N.E. beetle Mew
toreeleoe N. G. MN Nieuwe reagrMlyCOesy
GREEN WICK N.N.E. Geode Brame Overawe
Imam
e••• ~..
Enamor= N.W. Drama Ems. tinily Cloudy
laminae /ma Mese Overcoat
S. Strollirl Items Cloudy

THIS DAY, ?loom,
Owes et RIM. Illreiwth of Ined. SSW at the Weitber.

Gentle Breese.

The returns flea the following please did not reach tht
eeacs in time be public:miss yesterday ; they therefore
indicate the state of the weather au Tuesday morning at
Mee o'clock.

MOLL
Baiuffron ......

Hard wise
Oentb Hresse
&rola Hamer'
(lento IN Madam
Gent* linage hest
Gentle erase Trout
Pateetwdly Clear
Strome Breese Clieadlere

Wsrrne

Sao.
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ILS.E.

Co Uncle
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N.N.W.
B.E.

IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE ABSCONDING
Drumm' AIIItTAIT At-r.—ln the Liverpool Bankruptcy
Court, on Tuesday, Mr. Commissioner Perry gave a deri-
sion in the case of William Bullock, of Liverpool, builder
and contractor, who had been arrester, by a messenger of
the court, on Sunday last, by a warrant under the Abscond-
ing Debtors' Act, at the suit of Messrs. Chaffers and Co.,
flag dealers, also of Liverpool. After citing a number of
eases bearing on the question, the learned commissioner said
there was no doubt that under the statutory law the appre-
hension on a Sunday, on a civil process, would be bad ; and
the question arose whether ho was precluded, by the terms
of the Bth section of the act, from entertaining the application
for the debtor's discharge. It appeared to him that it was
never intended by the act that any arrest should be
authorised, except such as was now authorised by law, and
his decision was that the prisoner, having been arrested on
Sunday, must be unconditionally discharged from custody.
Bullock had been a railway contractor, and suspicion was
excited by the sale of his implements and his sudden re-
moval.
London, England, 1852-02-26

ROMAN BTATES.

Our Roman correspondent, writing on the 20th of
February, states that the Popo was expected to ad-
dress a circular to the French clergy on the subject
of the confiscation of the Orleans property.
The carnival was going on without accidents, but a
conspiracy was discovered to make a disturbance in
the Corso on the morning of the 19th. A bloody
affray took place on the 14th outside the Ceearini
theatre. His holing= beatified two saints on the
17th.
London, England, 1852-02-26

Int Court.

The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday
morning in the garden of Buckingham Palace.
Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morning,
attended by Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. Gordon.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred
the Princesses Alice, Helena, and bns*, and Prince
Arthur, took their accustomed exercise yesterday in the
grounds of Buckingham Palace.
In the afternoon Prince Albert, attended by Lieut.-Col.
the Hon. A. Gordon, visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Gloucester House. _

Iler Majesty • private b.nd attended at Buckingham
Palace, on Tuesday evening, and performed—
gallants, No. 7 ri."7:t,MX:::bro.:,"vga;" Beethoven.

The Marquis of Brcadalbane had an interview with Sir
George Grey, yesterday, at the Home-otflee.
A deputation from the local board of health of Clitheroc
had en interview, yesterday, with the General Board of
Health, at their offices, Whitehall. The deputation con-
sisted of Mr. Thomas Garnett (Mayor of Clitheroc) and
Mr. Henry Thomson (alderman). They were introduced
by Mr. Mathew Wilson, jun., M.P.
London, England, 1852-02-26

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-YESTEIDAY.

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Omni= AT Hui Pin* AT OCILDTALL—BCFORI ru LOIS CAM
BATON AVID BTACA4

WILCII r. FAWCITT.—ACTION TO RECOTES tus
Amotrirr Gs Aug kacurrscr's Btu,.

This was an action brought to recover the sum of 210/.
by an architect and surveyor for plans and drawings ear
cuted for the purpose of carryiaf out a building speculation
which the defendant, Colonel kaweett, was desirous of en-
tering upon in the course of last year. The plans and spe-
cifications which the plaintiff prepared had reference to a
whews for building some houses on an estate held by the
defendant at Craven-hill, Bayswater, of which Lord Craven
was the superior landlord. This scheme, however, was not
carried out, and the question now was, whether the plain-
tiff had undertaken the work under an eaprew agreement
Or contract with the defendant, or under circumstances
that showed that the defendant intended to pay the plain-
tiff, whether the scheme were ever carried out or not.
Upon this question, contradictory evidence was given.
Witnesses were also called to show that the charges made
by the plaintiff were the usual charges of an architect
acting under an absolute contract.
Tho Lord Chief Baron, in summing up, left it to the
jury to say whether or not the plaintiff was employed under
a particular contract.
-The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
London, England, 1852-02-26

IRELAND.

Denim, Pas. 25.
The Eblana, mail steamer, arrived in Kingston
harbour yesterday evening, on special service, for the
purpose of receiving on board his Excellency, the
Earl of Clarendon. The arrangements, it is under-
stood, have not yet been made for his Excellency's
departttre.
True bills were found yesterday by the grand jury
of Dundalk against Mr. Joseph Cartan, the proprie-
tor or the Dundalk Democrat, for seditious libeL
lie entered into the usual securities to take his trial,
which will take place in tho Queen's Bench next
term. The Freemian's Journal asks:—"As this pro-
ercution was instituted by the deputed government,
would it not be prudent in the new Attorney-
General to inaugurate his career with an act of
favour, and discharge the indictment?"

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL
CAMBRIDGE, Fes. 26.—At $ congregation, holden
this day, the following devises were conferred : M.A.—
James Brown, Trinity College ; William Lewis Brant,
Trinity; Richard Dentlatus 'lstria, Trinity; John Hat-
tenley, Bt. John's. B.A.—J. H. Finer, Trinity; W.
Joyacs, Trinity ;A. T. Parker. Trinity; J. C. Antrobus,
Rt. John's; B. ',lowa', Bt. Johns; It. IL Kirby, St.
John'. ; J. W. Maltby, Bt. John's ; R. B. Long", St.
Nice, ; J. H. A. Gibson, Clare Hall; C. W. Haw,
Joni. , P. Mullen., Jams; T. M. Lester, Mist's; E.
T. Salisbury. Magdalen.
London, England, 1852-02-26

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

Yesterday the meeting, adjourned from the previ-
ous Wednesday, for the purpose of receiving Mr. Lloyd's
decision u to the election of directors, took place at the
Nine Elms station. . .

•
Mr. SMITH, on taking the chair, was proceeding to
declare the result of the poll, when a proprietor objected
that the proceedings were illegal, on the ground that the
chairman had not presided at the polling, as required by
the act of parliament. The chairman, however, declared
the board had acted under legal advice, and crnitinued his
statement from the assessor's report. The result would be
the same as had been stated on the previous Wednesday,
though there was tome difference in the numbers. The use,-
war had decided that the objections ou both aides were well
founded. The number of votes struck off at the instance
of Mr. Serjeant Oaselee's party was 370, and at the instance
of the other side 14. So reduced, the numbers stood :—For
Mr. Reed, 14,303; Mr. Scott, 14,227, Mr. Lacy, 13,730;
Mr. Mortimer, 13,472; Mr. Serjeant Gamier, 13,414; Mr.
Helps, 1',985. lie therefore declared the first threenamed
gentlemen (the old directors) duly elected. (Hear, hear.)
The number of persons who toted for Messrs. Help, Game-
lee, and Mortimer, was 58: the number represented by
prolies, 889; or 947 in all, representing 2,195,0001. stock.
(Hear, hear.) For the old directors, Messrs. Scott, Lacy,
and Reed, the number who voted, either in proxy or in
person, was 63. M, representing 3,112,4911. stock ; the majo-
rity of stock being 916,67 W. in favour of Messrs. Scott, Lary,
and Reed ; end of persons, 1116 in favour of Messrs. Gimlet.,
Helps, and Mortimer. (Hear.) He wished further to say that
the directors regarded this result as an indication that
from some cause or other there was a desire on the part of a
largo majority of the proprietary that there should be
what was called an infusion of new blood in the direction.
(Hear, hear.) It might on the either hand be urged, that
if the same activity had been shown by the directors to
secure votes as hail bnm exhibited on the other side, the
result might have been different ; but be that as it might,
the hoard were willing to recognise the opinion of the pro-
prietary ns indicated by their votes, and to meet their
wishes frankly and fairly, as far as they could do an without
inconvenience and with a due regard to the interests of the
company. (hear, hear.) With this view, it was their in-
tention to give notice, not later shag June neat, that then
would be two vacancies made in .„'rie board, to be filled up
by the proprietors at the in.st general meeting, the two
retiring direetorr not be ins eligible. for re-election.
Mr. Lover thought it, siould be left to the proprietors to
say who were to go eat.
The re-elected directors and the unsuccessful candidates
having addressed the meeting, the proceedings terminated.

COMPLETION OF TUE ELECTRIC TELF.ORAPII TO
rlATlL—Yesterday, the telegraph between Paddington and
Bath having been completed, communications were inter-
changed between Lothbury and " the fair sity" for the first
time.
London, England, 1852-08-21

CASUALTIES.

Geerdina Cornelia, Van Borkum, from London to this lion,
got on shore near Tolbachin Lighthouse, during a lo;
the night of Aug. 11, and is full of water; cargo d;s.
charging.—Cronstadt, Aug. 13.
Victoria (schooner), Bower, of Inverkeithing, from Now-
port for Dantric, was stranded near hlissum, on the %4.. t
coast of Jutland, 4th inst. The ship is a wreck, and the
cargo is expected to be sated.—Elsinore, Aug. 16.
London, England, 1852-08-21

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LITIP.POOL, AVOWS! 20.—There was a good deal of
business done in our Aare market to-day, but at priors
flatter than yesterday. The following are the transactions
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late Cheshire and
Birkenhead), 161—Caledonian, 19 16 16 I—Eastern Coun-
ties, 10 9-10 f—Eara Lancashire, 17.—Lan tubing and York-
shire, 781 1 9—Ditto (fifth shares), 41 d.—Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport, 201 I—London and North Western,
122 c. 2—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 261—
Ditto (preference shares) 12 7-16—Ditto (61. new prefe-
rence), p.—Midland, 74fift 744 6—North Union
A. (guar. by London and North %Vattern and Lancashire
and Yorkshire), 262—Routh Eastern and Dover 21 1—
Whitehaven and Fumes., 7 1-16—. York and Ncirth Mid-
land, 24.

AnoVer 20.—The business transacted was
only moderate in amount, but prices were in some instances
rather higher. Caledonian, 191; Eastern Counties, 10 ;
East Lancashire 171; Leeds stock, 781 ; London stock,
122; Sheffield', 28; ditto pref., 121; ditto new pref., p.;
Midland, 7.5; South Eastern, 21 316; York and North
Midland, 24.
BIRMINOHAKt AUOVir 20.—This market was rather
firmer to-day. London and North Westerns were done at
1221 es div., and Birmingham and Stour Valleys at 111.
LEEDS, Aeover 20.—nhares have again advanced, espe-
cially Midlands, which this morning were done in several
instances at 76 and 761, and closed at 74/. Lancashire and
Yorkshires closed at 79; and Leeds Northern' at 161.
London, England, 1852-08-21

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ritoIoGATION OF PARLIAMENT.

1101:SE OF LORDS.—YraTERDAT.
ye.k.rday bting tho day on which the writs toe
of a new parliament were made returnable,
Lids uses opi rand shortly before twoeleare
IL, the purpr.e of proroguing parliament, by royal mop
to Tbunek.y, the 21st of October next, ta enns
ticisl with the commend of the Queen in Canna. Mei
eotice of which was published ins uppiliwwill
flit! • (•,,z,tte.
sine, the dissolution, the only alteration or addition
wbotl aviw..r. to hove taken place in tho house, is the
54.:t0g d It., statue. on three of the pedestals be.
tan the outdoes on the west side of the house. The
b:s.hcs on ranch the peer* sit were uncovered, so well
sn,l the seats of the Prince of Waleson the
14-ht and l'risee Albert on the left of the throne.
No me woo permitted to sit in the body of the house, as
ra or:artery .geosion.ot tornirl prorugations, but there were
p,at number of lathes and gentlemen permitted to stand
la low the bar.
The Puke of Northumberland and Lord Bowe:Ade Wal-
e, eh. ..re the only peers present, entered the house a
i,• manors before two o'clock, and Mr. Shaw Leterre, the
It, .putt rk of parliament, took his place at the table be-
im the business. commenced.
At tiro o'clock pretis.ly, the Lord Chancellor entered
the house. and. standing before the throne, said—My lords,
5,, mok..ts be, a {dew, 11, under her writ, sent under
the mat soul, to prorogue parliament until Thursday, the
ei ttetebi r nest.
velar" Yeomen Usher et the Black Rod, having
.o, J; for the Commons, he shortly appeared at the bar,
ti*,,,,,m,,544 by Wm. Lev, Req., the assistant clerk of the
Boor t Commons, attended by several other officers of
that h0e.... when
Mr. Shaw Lefever read her Majesty's writ.
Ti„ 1,4.1 Chancellor then bowed; soil Mr. Ley and
the other eticers, who represented the Commons, with-
. and the proceeding, which did not occupy five nu-
ter`, tcrlltill.d.l.
London, England, 1852-08-21

THE PEERAGE.

It is stated that there are now no less than flfty-
tl.n, peers without heirs male, either apparent or presump-
tive. and, consequently (upon their demise without issue),
whose titles wi!l become extinct—viz. Duke--Cunt.r.dgit ;
Mstquis--Thomond ; Earls Cornwallis, Durham, Fitz.
larding*, Olengal/, Haddington, Oxford, Selkirk, Traquair,
TerconneU; t iscounts—Beresford, Canning, Dungannon,
Melbourne ; Barons—Alvanley, Aston, Bayning, Blayne
Breast, Belhaven, Bloomfield, Brougham, Broughton, Col-
borne, Cranworth, Crewe, Downes, Douglas, Fairfax,
Glenelg, Holland, Hoyden, Keith, Lyndhurst, Manners,
Milford, Nugent, O'Neil, Overstone, Rancliffe, Redes-
dale, Ribbleadale, Riversdale, Sydney, Wenman :
to which may be added the to/lowing rues of
merger and virtual eztinction—vise —Beverley Into the
Dukedom of Northumberland ; Burlington into the Duke-
dom of Devonshire; De Grey into the Earldom of Ripon ;
Cardigan into the Miuquisate of Ailesbury ; Godolphin
into the Dukedom of Leeds ; Paget into the Marquisate of
Anglesea; Panmure into the Earldom of Dalhousie. In
addition io the foregoing the following titles have become
/sheet within a very few years—viz.: Dukes—Dorset,
Suesez ; Marquis—Wellesley; Earls--Liverpool, Bosom-
tn..n, Thane t ; lieumure, Las; Barons—
Arden merged in Earldom of Egmont, Bezleyt Beauvale
merged into Viscounty Melbourne, Carteret; Farmed
mitred into Viscounty of Maasatene,.olenlyon merged in
Dukedom of Athol ; Hartland, Langdale, Metcalfe, Mal-
bitten, Mont/o,d, Mount Sandford ; Prudhos merged in
Dukedom vet Northumberland; Rolle; Stanley merged in
E trllloro ot Derby ; Sydenhaso, Stuart de Rothsay, Ws/
lace, Western.
London, England, 1852-08-21

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.

COWES, FIIDAT, Ave. 20.
As mentioned in the communication of yesterday
the weather for sailing purposes wee the meet unfortunate
and untoward, although in every other repeat it waa all
that could he desired.
. _

On leaving the starting-past the Gipsy Queen and the
Alarm managed to pick up a slight breeze, and for some
distance they beat up against the tide, leaving the Clay-
more and the Olorisca astern, but had not got far below
Osborne House, when it died away. Daring this time the
Gloriosa, having got to the weatherman of them, got the
slight breeze, and passed them, being noon followed by the
Claymore, and when abreast of Hyde she wu about three
minutes ;stern. The Alarm and Gipsy Queen, seeing the
utter hopelessness of getting round a inures of nearly fifty
miles without wind enough to fill a silk handkershief with
every probabilit7 of it resolving itself Into a drifting match
that might possibly last until midnight, struck their flags,
swipe, up the trial of skill to the Maims and Claymore.
Thew yachts then dragged lazily skim, but the day was
decidedly the most in favour of the °Wane hos her
light draught of water, and she succeeded in getting round
the Nab Light nine minutes ahead of the Cla . The
PRIM back to Cowes, with such light and bats breams,
as may be imagined, wee meet protracted and uninteresting.
They eland the round as under:

a. Rs. a
Mariam
Mynas
Ai soon so the gun was Bred, and it was announced that
the Oloriana was the winner of the cup, loud end continued
chee was heard from the greater part of the crews lying
in the Roads , es it was looked upon as most gratifying that
this clipper yacht, built by Mr. Ramey, M lib town, on the
lines of the conquerer of the celebrated Maoism schooner
America, should have proved so victoeimee on her first trial.
In the evening the usual amnia digiq of iroworks, by
Mr. Robson, artists to the logel TIMM Squadron. tack
plat*, both en the Pagoda and as lope Meat, and ware
witnaund by as innonato anomblips ad pseanns.
London, England, 1852-11-04

LEEDS NORTHERN RAILWAY.

PROPOSED AMALGAMATION WITH Tim TWO
YORK COMPANIES.
An extraordinary meeting of the proprietors in the
non emageaturas held in the Stock ll:change Hall, on
Tweedy, far of considering a proposal to mai.
mate flak lime= two Teak Vasa. Thomas Con-
stable, Bes..dmissuut of the bawd of directors, presided,
and the:gismo • kegs atteadanse of shareholders from all
ceetail ppaarts of =a. fbe allalrmaa, in a long address,
il
the paddiassel ercepsetsrop ofosed the fine in •
Wes and 118•11111/11121 plias of view, p a mole-
elliesieg the andlimatifia whit the Task lines. •
l
sad wens dhendea emined. whisk terodested
irrisi oneties of the felowing nedilinil ineoement :
" That this mating he. and Y henby, adjourned to WW-
I nesday, the let Domodser, at noon, then to be held In
this plane; mai that is the meantime the following
gentlemen be, and en hereby appointed, a committee
to confer with: the arson as the subject for which
this meeting was movesed, sad to report thereon at the
adjourned meeting ; and that they be iustructed to advise
ea to the safest course and the soundest policy for the com-
pany to pursue—Here. T. Johnson, Lichfield; Id. Fowler,
DUTIIII/11 ; R. W. Jackson, Stockton; Joseph Brook, Hud-
dersfield; Robert Jewett. Leeds; Harrison, Leads; H.
S. Bright, Hull; J. C. Jack, London; Martin Swecting,
Knareaborougb ; G. W. Funds, and Blacklow."

GLASGOW AND SOUTII WESTERN RAILWAY.—
Trans: for the week coding Oct. 30, 18,12: 4,2071. 21.
Td.; corresponding weak is lass year, 3,7621.21.9 d.
London, England, 1852-11-04

THIS DAY.—Two O'CLOCK.

The market for the home funds is rather better to-
day, with • fair money business going forward.
Consols are quoted 2 higher than yesterday, at
1004 to a, both for money and account, owing
Partially' to the the Government broker baring
invested in this stock. The Reduced Threes
are also better, with transactions at 99! to Z. The
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. mark 103 t to 2;
India Stock, 273; Bank Stock, 2231; South Sea
New Annuities, 100; Exchequer Bills, 765. to 78s.
prem.; India Bonds, 875., 88s., 83s. prem.
Very few dealings are recorded in foreign stocks,
and the change in prices is slight.
Mexican Bonds are firmer, purchases having been
made at 241, and the tendency is upwards. In
Turkish Scrip there is no material variation, the
business being at 32 to 31 premium. Spanish Old
Threes mark 311; 1)o. New Deferred, 232; 1)o.
Passive,Bl ; Rumen Fives, 1181; Buenos Ayrcan,
801 to 81/.
London, England, 1852-11-04

MIDLAND RAILWAY.

A special meeting cot the shareholders in this rail-
way was laid at the soapily's station at Derby yesterday
Mr. Jenala the eljest bias a" seemaier
and qopseeker otherwise, a pesfer the unionist the
Load* awl Werth Wawa sad Maimed BAEZ
cies, sad, if es densealasd, aathories as so
ysAmesat ter an siaslamatila of the tire
and the adendea et NA sass *op in Welwyn thereto an
nay be thought anasilisat." This waa the mat awe.
ready attends* ass*. et the essapeay that has hew held
fee years. The ehelessen seasiaded• hasthenod
try movies a rasslatisa stypertai etthe
Utalgemitisa. Atter mesh disseniea, a show Ite=
was talissea the pregissition : it was carried with onlyArice
dissendents, an was also a subsequent one authorial" the
board le lamina and praseente a bill in parbameat to
carry sat the ressistion.
London, England, 1852-11-04

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE. •
George Brown and William l'nee, well dewed young
men, were charged with having attempted to rub an old lady.
A man, who had been an officer in one of the city prisons,
said as se passed; along Thimesatreet he observed the
prisoners at the door of a public house. Ile watched and
saw them fellow an old woman to the steps leading to
London bridge, where one of them slipped his ban! into
her Pocket, but as was a,certeined soon afterwards without
bent Ming much by the experiment. The lady missed no
mere than sixpence, upon being asked whether she had lost
any property. The prisoners upon being apprehended
" bounced " very much, and told the tinker he mutt mind
what he was about, as he had gontlemen to deal with. lie
however ventured to charge them as common thieves, and
ho found several other policemen to confirm his statement.
Sir George Carroll sentenced each of the prisoners to
im-
prisonment and bard labour for three months.
David was charged with cruelty to a cat.
The defendant had walked into a public Mimic in Jewry.
street with a ferocious dog. A poor "harmless, necessary
cat" was sitting at the fire, and the defendant set the dog,
which was one of the bulldog breed, at her, and caused her
to be bitten acmes the back in such a manner that, alter
struggling in great agony, she died. The complainant mid
the fellow he was a cruel beast, and that he deserved to be
well cut across the back himself. " Oh," said the defend-
ant, "if you talk that way, come out, and I'll give you an
upper rut or two;" and he immediately prepared to set
his deg to stork. Not fancying the bulldog grip, the cow-'
plainant quietly sat down, without attempting to provoke
either the animal or his master; but be thought he was
bound to take the opinion of the Lord Mayor upon the
subject, and ha accordingly applied fur a summons.
The defendant said he had no intention to set his dog
either at the cot or gentleman ; but it was well known if
an animal of the breed was insulted, either by one or the
other, there was no answering ter his temper.
Sir George Carroll said the conduct of the defendant was
most brutal, and sentenced him to imprisonment fur seven
days.
1 BOW-STREET.

Wilane Herbert liarnson,k;ePer of the receiving-
house, 14, Claremont-place, Brixton-road, was brought up
on remand, charged with stealing a letter and cheque for
161. 3s. 64., posted n the 13th October by 11r. Cronin, of
Brixton, and with cashing the cheque at Mews. Drum-
mond's, Charing-cross. Mr. Peacock prosecuted and Mr.
Wontuer defended.
The depositions were completed, and the prisoner was
committed for trial.
London, England, 1852-11-04

THAMES.

James Cunningham, an Irish ►abourer, aged 43, was
charged with assaulting and wounding several persons.
W hen the prisoner was first brought up a man named
Geo rite I lorn,of Alfred-street, M w all , l'opl ar, stated that he
was returning home from market about half-past 12 o'clock
on B,turday night, with his wife, brother-in-law, and
nephew, when they met with a number of Irish, to whom
they did nut utter a word, but who appeared determined 11
to have a row. Mr. Evans, a young man, Horn's nephew,
I was first struck by an Irishman on the mouth, and
in an instant he was covered with blood. lie ran towards !
his uncle, and appealed to him for protection. Mr. Horn
remonstrated with the Irish, but had no sooner addressed
them than he was fiercely attacked by several persons, one
of whom seized him by the hair of the head, dragged him
down the street, and kicked him, while several others beat
him about the head and body until he was quite senseless.
Mrs. Horn, who was far advanced in pregnancy, implored
mercy from the savages for her husband, and she was
knocked down and kicked. The man Horn, when be
appeared before the magistrate on Monday, was in •
very weakly condition, and his head and face were
much cut and disfigured. The neighbours hearing • noise,
and cries ef murder in the street, rushed out to ascertain
the cause, and the prisoner and three or four others armed
themselves with pokers and other weapons, and assaulted
every one they came near. At one time th,re were seven
or eight persons of both sexes lying bleeding on the
ground, and the opportune arrival of • mounted police
patrol, who heard the shrieks end cries of the wounded,
and rushed in among the Irish withihis drawn sabre, pre-
vented more bloodshed, and perhaps murder from being
committed. The prisoner has all along stoutly persisted in
asserting his innocence, and on Monday he called • country-
man, named James Delaney, strongly suspected of being
one of the actors in tho outrage, who swore that the pri-
soner never had a poker in his band, and that the prosecu-
tor Horn came out of his house with a cutlass and struck as
Irishman on the breast with it, and wounded him so se.
verely that he was confined to his bed in a very dangerous
coalition. Horn, who had been so grievously injured,
could nut appear yesterday, and is confined to his room.
Mr. Yardley said he was strongly inclined to think the
man who had sworn the prisoner had no poker in his hand
ought to be standing in the dock with Cunningham. The
prosecutor had been most cruelly and wantonly assaulted.
Things had come to a dreadful pass in England when is
or seven persons were ill-used and wounded close to their
own homes without any provocation whatever. He should
commit him for trial.
London, England, 1852-11-04

GERMANY.

The Cologne Gazette of yesterday contains the fol-
lowing telegraphic despatch :
VIENNA, Nov. L
The minister you Buol-fichauenstein, in the smash
by which he opened the Zoll conference, said, " Shedd des
&dank be broken up, a customs unioe of 48 valllises el
men will supply its place. For the rest it is formally de-
clared that Austria does not wish that dissolution, nor does
she yet give upnll hope of explanation', for which she is still
read)."
London, England, 1852-11-04

CASUALTILS.

Anna Robertson, sail;dfrOin---Ceyro; April G, for Landon,
was spoken with May 18, in lat. 34 S., lun. 2b and
haa not since been heard of.

Onloare, Field, of Sunderland, from 'broil to Falmouth or
Clieenstown, was abandoned in a sinking huh. Ott. KM
lat. 44 N., lon. 11 W. ; crew eared by the Clio, Orachy,
of Jeney, arrived here.—Cadia, Oct. 26.
Louisa, of Stettin, timber-laden, in miming for the Ten
Oct. 29, ran is the North Gar, went on shore south of
Seaton, and became a wreck ; crew saved.—Middleo-
bru', Nov. 1.

lelhoinne (11, Coo, from London to Melbourne, put in
here Oct. 21, withhos of all her topmasts, ph-beset,
sails, and other damage ; part of the we. ek got foul of
the screw, and atter it was cleared the 'mad made it Brest
deal of water; a survey hasb.en held, and she wa.i.ntial
to be still leaking, though at anchor tat smooth water;
she has been ordered to be lightened to dbrover the
and, if that should be insufficient, mu,t be totally au.
loaded, and placed in the Atwnal Dock.— Lubec,
Nov. 3.

ROsitind, Ingram, from Memel to London, and Achilles
(barque), of ll.inrzic, have gone nu shore on ttteldle
Ground between Elsinore and Col:with:lB,n ; the Achilles
was leaky.
Triton, Kuck, from Hamburg for this place (with bones),
was driven on shore here yesterday atti rnoon, during a
strong breeze ; crew saved. Th, ,1•1•1:: is dri%en nearly
to high water mark, and cannot be got cli before the
cargo ts discharged.—Newburgh, Nov. 2.
London, England, 1852-11-04

WELLINGTON AND NELSON.

TO Till IDITOk Or TM! ETIMMIS.
5114—Permit • suggestion that at the Duke's
Funeral a place should be allotted, to enable the old war
gainers of Greenwtah Hospital to witnew t►e promotes.
The route to be taken being now settled to be by Pall-NA
Charing-cross, the Strand, due., the Nelson Column is Tin.
falgar-square will afford au excellent site for their amen-
motlation. The main body of these veterans should be
ranged at the foot of the pillar, some of the older Trafalgar
heroes being grouped on the rising steps of, and at each
corner of the column, which might be decorated with ap-
propriate flags. The close proximity of the river affords
facilities for bringing up these old men without undue
fatigue, while another advantage will probaby arise from
the adoption of %hie suggestion, that of causing the removal
of the unsightly scaffolding at present disfiguring the base
of the column. B.

'i4.;5;115-2.

A VALUABLE 1)00.—A master butcher of ()mode
l'inte, near Paris, was seated at supper with his family on
Saturday nigLt, when all at once one of his dogs began to
bark violently. Ile went out, and the dog, barking still
louder, fixed his eyes on the window of the hed-rourn. On
looking up the butcher perceived a man, hesitating whether
to cinema or not. Ile called to his assistants to keep watch
outside, to prevent the man from escaping, and then went
upstairs with two of his dogs. The dogs rushed at the bed,
beneath which the thief had crept, and if they could have
got at him would probably hairs done him great injury.
The gendarmes, having been sent fur, arrived, end arrested
the man, who had not ventured to stir from his hiding-
place. In his possession acre found two gold watches and
a bank-note of I,ooofr. The fellow bed placed two pistols
and poignard en the talde. Unfortunately it turned out
that before 11-ing diroorered he had thrown two bags, con-
taining 1,600 fr., out of the window, and that they had been
carried off by accomplices.