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321 Mentor a Iloiyheildj'
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284 Clarence . . .
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20 ICaetern Counties ...1124 161
60 DoPerv.sl,L't.Nu.lr
64 Do. de.
10 Do. Yore Exten...l4V
60 NoNorthe t k3a,trle 9
1111 A.,. 1 shore, .
60 Eastern (hail. ....
221 Do. ; shares . ...
20 F..ur Lowornire .845.
13 Do. Neer .. ..--. .17 id
11. Do. Neer. 3 AIM 111 1.12.
1, VoUt LinellillAhlft .
60 Et( i obee rph .1, alaii..6 46
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129 /Iv. 9 shores 111 13
D ) 20' Ediab. k Northern
7 ' A,. teeny:2;4 ......
29 Exeter, Yeov ill. 1
60 :Clary., Eik. 4: A
8 jOrtat Northern., ...le 7 i
19 Do. Loo. etr fon
t's.). 1.1 196.
31 160. Sle & Wert t
100 Drool Sorfts of J. 115 219
S Du. Now. 401— ... 64 3
30 Do. Neer, 301. ... . 34380.
11 Do. Nrer, 1.51. .... 11,...i.
86 Arent Wcstere
60 Do. 4 Ahnree
16 Do. 9 ,therts 16914496
30 Do. F, Ilk, ... l9 ft....
7 Do. Nor. 171. 7
N I lladdersneld, liO;et s aIT
7 Do., do.. flints
00 71011 nod Selby._ -
21 Dojekdres .
121 lb. sflares ... -
15 , fps., . St. Ntoote -I_ _._
16 I lb. 'to. k Noresiatit SL
2), Do Eel& .11ote(11 Oid.
60 , Lone. & I",triisie. - . per Sp.
10 , 1)0. Thlnbt .- - . 14,
81, 3,:nerher l'oris.Velli 91.
36 I 1)o. reren 35
1 1,.. „.„ 4 3.1.
Do. file, . 51
Do. Ststevithe -114. Ip.
10: Do. 7 leirdst 1t.p3.1 d tki.
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9 Do. 9 ghts, /1.111
19, Do. do . It I tp.
64.0.0,4.... a iii,:di.;:d . ss u
Itho Leicester 4: 11.1(ford. 1.1. int
31 Looks and Thirsk.. . 194.
177 Do. Neer. .. . 3
31 Do.Pree. tipreernt. 211.1.
371, tredr,Dcree. 31,:reell
21'Lir., Moor. A. N.J.:.
2 'Lir..Crort•o.d: ztontA. 1,094.
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6 Do. do.. .. _ . Na. 1,3: 114.
31 Do. 4.. No. 221 1/4.
60 Lon. Hrlghton. N. C.. 3611 9 1
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9 Do. .10.Gm0r3p.13.18;
60 Do. Prf.Cll.6l CL 40
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Parht nal Rouen IVW 11 a. 5 Ism 75 695 19J9 95
Rouen and Havre.— Et 0 , 61S
Avi,,,,,u a Slarrilln. 696 617 .50 6.. 75 617 60 di 60
5ir:6.41.0u and Bak :la iI .. if,y,s 659 I 615
CantreiVieraon, 1 630
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M E STING S.—W ESI Ft icc I W tta.-11a If-yearly Meeting.
—London, Oct. In—Mr. N. P. Itirhards in the chair.—The directors'
report stated that the first main dii.ion of the line from Bruges to
Courtrai, 31 milra in length., wan opened on the 13th of July last.
That division of the Wect laanders railway" 'maned to some extent a
distinct end complete work in Welt, materially shortening the die-
lance front Ostend and Bruges to Courtrai, Tourney, and the towns
on the great northern line of France. It was not until the connexion
between those point. was eatablidied that any inference could be
drawn, otherwise than by analogy, ea to the amount of traffic; and
the period during which the line had been welled to Courtrai was etat
too short to supply positive data on this subject. The receipt, during
the month of Aug.( rather exceed.' 40 ,I. per week. During the
month of September there was an increase on thin, and the amount
on the current mouth wan fully kept on. These receipts had been
oubstantially derived from pasenger traffic, that in goods having only
recently commenced. The traffic had been obtained under all the
disadvantages necemarily atteithint on a new opening of a line con •
fleeted at each extremity with other lines, from which a material
portion of its through paseengers wan to be derived. The arrange-
ment with the Belgian state line. for mutually hooking through, to
and from more distant pins, had operated only for a portion of the
period that the line had horn opened; and, from that and other cir-
cumstance, • barge portion of the throush tragic from the north of
France to Ostend did not at first pane over the West Flanders hoe.
The goods traffic was a subject of much importance. It might be said
to have scarcely yet renunersent, although the increase daring the last
few weeks had been connideralale. On the state lines of Belgium, the
traffic in goods had amounted to 44 per cent. and upwards of the
grams traffic of passengers and goods taken together ; or, in other
word, the amount received for goods had been substan-
tially equal to that received from passenger.; and there
was every reason fur believing, from the indications at pre-
Pent existing that the tame proportions would be wol kel out
on the Nest Flanders hoes. With the facts which were
before the directors, they considered themselves entitled to expect
that the receipts derived from goo. would produce an amount equal
to that realised from paseengera. It wan obrious, however, that rich
contemplated traffic could not be successfully carried out without the
accommodation of additional warehousing room, an expenditure
which the di rectors believed it would be most wise to incur, but which
they were tlianclineal to make until the necosaity fur it had actually
as Jaen. With there inaications of incer.ing traffic it was apparent
I that. even on tile present scale of recripta from pawnor, grad sup-
po,ing that the maximum were already reached on that head, the
total would produce a good dividend on the 370,0001„ which was the
coot of thin portion, with a working stock sofficient for a greater
length. But It wee also eonsistent w ilk all experience I. expect that
the penenger revelpts would materially increase during the fist
three or four yesire, ouch having been the case on all the lanes
' in Belgium aa well W. in England; and the increase on goods in
Belgium had been even more erintintio. and remarkable. Taking
the portion opened no an indication of the results to be obtained when
the whole system was completed and in operation, the directors can-
aidered the soundness of the enterprise to be establithed. The light
con of the line in construction, and the exemption from all rates and
take, were important element+ in the dint, end it was scarcely lens
important that the lines granted in Belgium were free from all lia-
bility to expensive renter. to maintain their position. With refer-
ence to the execition of the remainder of the West Flanders line.,
it was a matter of cungratul ition to the proprietor% that in a time of
presmre like the present they had no works on hand. The directors,
foreseeing that a crisis in the money market count arise, applied some
months since to the snini•':re of public works far an extension of time
for completing the remaining portion, The minister admitted the
claim of this tympany, and engaged to pop rat a bill to the chamber*
to sanction an extension. The directors were saddled that the portion
of the line opened was not the most productive portion, and that it
would be to the interret of the proprietore, when the circumstances of
the times nbnutd render the resumption of the worka prudent, to pro-
ceed with vigoor in their ear cution ; but for the present it was only
prudent to avail themselves of their minion, and to poise. The
proprietors were aware that the intireat payable in conformity with
the statutes of the company during the progress of the works was
payable out of the capital; and the directors recommended that,
during the suspension of the work, or until the surplus revenue was
adequate for the purpose, the royment of such interest be also sue.
pended. It was mit proposed that it should tale to accrue, but that
the payment be aunpentkai. The directors, In conclusion, gated that
nothing had occurred to alter their opinion as to the sumo, of the
undertaking their partial OVllifirt had taken place in a time of uni.
venial distress, and cater every circumstance of disadvantage ; but
Nis had led only to increased vigilance on their part, and after the
most careful examin tine of the elements with which they had to deal
they were convinced that it would move to be a sound and valuable
propene. A report from the engineer, Mr. Prime wee then read,
which ifeacribed the works to he generally in good condition. Attached
le the report woo a statement of accounts, from watch it appeared that
the total receipts bad been 323,2131. fri. l Id., and the expenditure
306,11701. leaving a balance at banker', Sc., of 10,3441. Ils. Id.
—The Chairman, in nearing the adoption of the report, mid he Mid
no aistaisitMn to overrate the advantage, of likely position ; but he
felt, looking at the experience of the immure of traffic on other
liner, both in England and Ilelaium, that their line wan very farnur-
ably situated. The plans of the direetres had been originally well
laid out, and though he did not claim for [bent infallibility,
he thought they were entitled to take credit fur their pru-
dence in having finished in the rind irotanoe one portion
of the line from terminus to terrain., instead of tommenc-

lug at various parts of it; and the diresctma timing the die-
collie. that had sine* arisen, thought it would be advisable to postpone
proceeding with any other portion of the line until they saw the egret
of the working of that already opened—their object having always
been to make as few calls a, poisible, owl to make their collections as
little onerous on the sharehokkrs OA circumstances would permit.
That leniency, however, had now placed the directors in some diffi-
culty with regard to fords, and it mas proposed, an stated in the re-
port, to nista,nd the payment of interest foe the present. Ana proof
of the pmgressive ineream of their works and traffic, be might men-
tion that when there were opened eleven mile., they took 401. a week ;
at fourteen mile., they took 10/. ; at eighteen miles, Ha a week ; at
twenty-four mike, 110/. a week; and when they opened ta Courtnti,
their traffic immediately rose to 400/.a week, and that, too, before the
good. traffic wan brought upon the line, that traffic, in fact, only
honing begun to rotor into operation from the end of the last month.
Atter some conversation the chairman slated that it wyuld probably
be riecereavy to make n call on the shateholdea, but it would not
exceed Ifla. per share. He did not think It would be advisable, while
the chars were no depreeed that with /4/. paid they would only fetch
If. 15s. in the market, to forfeit thous on which the calls were in
armee, and further &Tress the va'ue of shaves by throwing theca on
the market ; but the directors trusted to be enabkd to make some
arrangement with the holders which would ultinately prove bene-
Mal to the company. The report, and a resolution suspouling the
payment of interest for the present, were adopted.
EAST LOTHIAN CENTRAL,— rf, !interned Jfectiay.--Edirt-
but., Oct. 15.—Mr. It. M. Daridson in the chair. The meet ng was
held for the purpose of effeetiog an arrangement respecting the op.
polo (meat of directors, dc., for the following year. After mane dis-
cussion .4 various protents, the chairman dated that there were two
motions before the meeting, the one by Mr. Lyon, " That the premnt
directors be re-elected until the general meeting in August, 10414;"
the other by Mr. Drew, " That in accordance with the 10th motion of
the act, the following gentlemen be elected directors for the conning
rear : Wrenn John Lang, Anthony M'Kean, James Orr, A. Rankine,
Chas. liutchinon, Peter Drew, all of Glasgow ; and Mr. D. M. ,
non." Iliiimately Mr. Drew withdrew his motion, on the under-
standing that at the next election of infector, a third or fourth of the
number should retire, and give place to any of the gentlemen on his
list who should then be proprietors. Mr. Lyon's motion was eons,
queenly adopted. It was also agreed that no call should be made, nor
any new work contracted for, without the sinction of a special meet-
ing of i he shareholders. Meat*. C. ()ridden and J. Wilkie were
appointed auditors.
OVIILIN AND KINOATOITN.— Third Half-yearly „Heeling
nadir the Extension elet.—Dublin, Oct. I6.—Mr. George Roe In the
chair.—Mr. J. Pini,jun., read the report, from which it appeared that
the home of the company, for the half-year ending 31st of
August, was 29,1981. 3s. 9,1., which, with a balanee tram lad
half-year and Interest, made a gross income of 2.9,079/. 15s. 2d.
The expenditure in the rune period was, for managing and
working the line to Kingstown, as also the Dffikey (atom-
aphelia), 17,4171. 15s. Id.; taxes and nibs, 1,4151. Snl.; in-
terest on debenture loan, 1,4001.; leaning a net balance of
9,606/. 111 s. 3d. From this was apportioned a cam of 8.371/. for divi-
dend for the put half yews, being at the rate of 31 per cent on the
paid-cep capital of 245,000 L The Income Phoned a decrease of
1,419/. 17x. 10d. on the past half. year's receipts, and an thereon In
the poor rat. and county rates of NIL 12s. 5d Its report next re-
ferred to the arrangement entered Into with the Waterford. Wealord,
Wicklow, and Dublin, toe leasing the line to that com-
pany. The lean is not to be granted until the line of

1'...d canyon:, •r.an Kinimerrarn, by tiny, to Widow, shalt be anon_
Meted, when the rent of 31,0001. per mums Is 03 be seemed an the
whole outlay to: the c00p.... Mac /arrant had inciontime nwvao
from that compaoy 7,4 it's. for ants 14 obtais3no the extant-b.:l act.. -
The (bagman aimed the adoption of the report, which ivan sac eed
by Mr. M gee.—Ur. Perry sung...oil that the dividend should be foto-
, per cent., and e=uplained that thee should be a incill,tioll in the re-
ceipts of each • line—Mr. ilaughtori, • direitor, thought it imposetile
It amid be othei wise, considering the state of the country ad that
the line woo a plearore line. The rune mom which reduced the
receipts operated to increase the poor and dainty rate, —The report
was adopted, anti also on evolution, That. rdminnt to the estenaion
act, the original Mores and the Giber capital of the mompany
In loans and debenture. be capitaided in shares of 104. each.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.—CMESTER AND HOLT-
don.—The work. on this important line have been so far admixed.
that an Thursday last a party of the directors, accompanied by Mr.
George Ftephenson, engineer. Mr. Or rge King, sanetary to the
company, and a large party of gentlemen and Ladies, started from
Raeder on a trial trip clown the line 114 far as Conway. On :miring
at the Voryd station, the party proceeded onwar...n to toren. drawn be
borer., In which vehicles they elm returned to ithyl. where, basing
k
n refreshment, they proceeded foruard to Cheater. llrt'keeunderstani that the trip was matt .Qti.factory, a
bped of between thirty and forty miles an liour haring
een obtained: and that there In every gmbohili, that thi•
ocean tang ling between t`ae two islands will be mimeo aS Nen, Co..
way for public trunk in November amt. We rearrrt, however, that
an accident, 1.0 Innately nut attended with Ice.. of life, nattered intbe
Pcsinal.bach tunnel Last week. A large quantity of the irmaato.
through which the tunnel has been bored, fell In. Tice quantity ha.
not yet been nocertairstd, but it is thought that the tunnel alit have to
be arched over ; a work that will necessarily delay the completion of
this portion of the line.
ST STON AND I'ETP.RDOTIOrn H. Thin line, the Cell.
tractor. for which hod great difficulties to contend with but a short
time since, is now in a mate of rapid advancement. The embonk_
meat through Lon! Ifarbarooglia park lias bon completed, and as
ready for hilias..; the cuttings through Mom ant Galle•hill are cra.
pletCd. The temporary pile bridges over the Oakham C tool veil Or
pulled down during this month, and the tonal will be fllkal up wane
the line creme% _ _

MONTRO,F. 13a.‘ter.:1.—This important branch railway is
now eontukted. The excavations necessary fur the foundations of the
stew-bridge under the Aberdeen and Monnese taineii•eroad are
nearly finished. The turnpike-road at this point has to he rains! fatly
ten feet, in order to enable the train, to run under It ran Choir way to
the dodo, The station at Dubton is in • froward stile, and will be
completed in übout a month. A very extensive siding in now in pro.
great of formation at the point of junction with Ile Alordern Railway,
so that the tiailis of the Ylontrope branch may be placed 13 gaiety, sad
allow the trains of the Aberdeen line to pats, thus asJulias all ei,,ao,
of coUi4ion.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
SUGA It. —BatieroL, OCT. 16.—The Poor minket he
partaken this 'reek of the tienwal drpreteion which percarti V saws
mercial nutters, and senere ado bare been elfe,hal rot, mattimrhat
lower twee het to be submitted to. The arrival. have 1.-en fruns tit.
Vincent end Tobago, in the Addable, 27s hogshead., 11 rietcot, l:
barrels sutras; dal puncheons, b bog.heall., 1 c.aokits of runt. Item
Demianra, in the Itrivol. .72 hsprettrad., 29 tierces, 3,1 half tierces
112 Amok sugar; 31 puncheMlN 7 host.hends nea.

CO TTON.—LIVERYoOL. OCT. 16.—There "run Trey p.m.
market to-day, the rain amounting only t e 2,0® lade., "oil of which
were taken fur export. Friera New Orleans, 42d. to tit ; bowed
Georgia, 41d. to AN. „.• 'oral., 314. to qd.
MANCHESTER, 01 T. 16.—The shipping trade continues
depressed, and prime, tool; in yarn and cloth, are very Irregular and
unquotab/e. Orden; ace heal by sorer of the iarncy hotly, to a con.
orderable extent, which could now he executed Myntirdbly enough.
but uncertainty is the ratio of drecount for paper, ail,k,l 1a the want
of continence winch moats trove this failure.® every alesooms
rnercial men of every class careful how theyratere Kato new elle...maim,.
Spinners and manufacturers are for the naive to 1. 31i i 011,r: ling the
rate of production, whilst mina ore every week leing to the ht
of those which hive atopoed altogether. Many of tire r houses
decline to do buainess at all, malt tor coal, inniffereoce is
manifested respecting the LifreutetNll turn out of the operatives m
WWu thin the roxillectiun of a event in in w weak to
warrant, for it con hardly be expected that Lu Fe 1...1as of men
turned loose ono-. our et mart., whose itry,r..yirtnt in a ai arra:
way will hove lett them withmt a week'. iirori•iine in.oo-182M.
wander about day by i and weri, nevi:. sin-011., .•t the slisreay
and intimidation which Unit presence in emir nuarlass overt create,
without fence of disorder. The day fur the res.:a:am of labour is
not finally determined upon, but the Stoulipet and .1,!....114 operatives
contemn/ate ro early a date as the :Ist inst. !Toured nett.;
WOOLLENS.—Latent, Oa. 16. —The attendance of
tnerchints at our cloth-halls this noenir it was naderatily word, but
the bilnilienn transacted wax nth e bowel, the innrcirinte baying
sparingly, ulthoagh Ruin stocky have recently hem con-klyably ie.
duce& The gouda mid were prim:pithy of the beerier &hies, suita-
ble for the approaching 'ea.®.
HAItIYWARE.-131wwcNiaisw. Ot-r 16.—1 t is too
nest after quarter-day for any alteration to hare taken Lice in the
state of Dade here; with the exception of • few tr am. t, however,
there is a good deal of depression, although of late the orders from
America and elaewheee have not bee. inormeideriale. .\n :mule
wh:eh appears in the Tinos of to-thy, referring to the preperoun
condition at commercial concerns in this town and the didnit, has
given rim to air almost univeroal feeling of indigo--.tiro, that nay
public writer should hive dared to %Teat 2 of •0 much Import-
ance with ridicule, and of surprise, that one cold hive been fund to
betray m much of ignorance. The prooperou. 010ilit1011 of the iron
trade of the diatrist his been mietaken for the prosperity of the
general manotaturlng :merest of the town, ~ltd the Idea In the mind
of the writer seems to hare been that the one folowed the other a, a
matter of coutsc. Nothing, however, eon be wide f the mark, or
more contrary to the fact. Week after week in Dd. journal tor
months Oet we hue reported the deproord state of trade
here, and have also notated out how seriously prejudicial
woe the high aria of iron to certain iminchea of our
monufacturea. Further, under dn. head un:y a week or two back, it
yrn pointed out tat the eysteni under which our vast trades ore car-
ried on rendered heavy casualties tem probable thin in laorishire
and other parts of the country. To thus cause ::None mar be attributed
our escape than far, rather then to that extrarailourry and is kited
prosperity which the Timm writer 111 ha ignoraoce tat facts would
mike his renters bel.eve exiets. There are rumours to-day of the
emborraotnents of a large merchant's house whose engagements hare
bee., we believe, chiefly with the west Indian trade ; the it liabilities
are not stated, and, in the absence of further information cm
the subject, we abstain from entering into particular.. It is
Dared, hoverer, if the report referred to turn out to be
well founded, that it may derclope other insolieneieo here.
about. This afternoon, at four o'clock, the American Icier.
were delivered, but the character of their intelligence, re the effect
they will produce on mercantile Internees here, we. not known at the
time this was written. Their MCKIM, were looked for with polnlut
iatereat ; and it augury poorly for Poia-othe moan:could, that at
; such a time the letters brought by • steamer which reached Liver.
pool at 12 pth. on inlay should not have been dispatched so as to
reach this, town at on earlier hour than that above noorad.--Isos.
The lud of Ike quarterly Meeting. of the was belt at
Dudley thissftemoon ; nominally prima remain toe came, butlers are
arouted that nines, especially Scotch, are not nearly so arm as they
were a week ago.

CIIARLESTON, SEPT. 21.—Cotton Upwards of 40G
bales were mold at I cent. decline, but price. were very ulasetiaL
Argreoitte sales 1,368 bales ; receipts 636 bales. ales at Ifal to 12;e.
No mks Long cotton. Rice : In some aqua& but pufalets
moat inotances have retard to buy, owing to the high pray* required
by holders, who an supported in their present pauuue io einem:ace
of the limited supply. shipments going forward on inillei• -sour.
A few sales at 41 don. to SI dole. per 10011 w. lacrised this seek
968 les. Sale 45 tas. and 10 Inks. N.R. Rum at 31e. per gal. Bagging:
Small sales Kr, chiefly at 171 c. We quote 17/ to ISe., latter row as
extreme rate. Nearly 1,300 nieces received since our List. Bak
Rope 7j to 9e. per lb. Freights: To Liverpool, cotton in square bids
Id. A vessel taken up for /Livre, and a full cargo engaged at lc. for
square bags, and Ile. fa Sea Inland. Vet y little attain' eossisise.
SAVANNAH, SEPT. 24.—Cotton: Arrived chose 16th
inst., GO ales Upland, a Sea Island; exports, 1,000 Upland: oat,
781 Sea Island, 4,176 Upland. Receipts of new to rate, 81 Wks,.
against 400 lust year, rind 1,400 year before. Market very dull daring
the week, and the few sales are at • datum of `to le. Market to
wasettai to make accurate quotations. Oahe, 3A halo. at 111 to
—ltice: Very quiet, and it anything a shale lower. Sales` 70 cal,
at Sc.; 48 at 41e. An advance In bogging this week. A etnalliotot
Xv sad at 18/, and Macke at 18 to 22. 250 pieces Nottucla ako
sold at a prier not public. Sales, 43 coibi rope of aWn je ; 225 do. at
7/ to ft.—Freights To New 'fork, / to 3.16 bar cotton; 73e. per
cask for rice; 61c. per Ivo. for oorm No verve aiding for eater
porn.