The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-03 00:00:00

Rothman, Esq., Mr. N. Hiller, end Mr. W. Winter,
woved to having drawn prises in the Art-Union, and of
having received pastures from the prisoner, paying him the
difference.
—Shaw, a constable, stated that he apprehended the pri-
soner at his residence at Brompton.
Mr. Clarkson then addressed the jury, commenting freely
upon the practices of the society as detailed in the crow
exemination. lie asked the jury to consider whether it was
not probable th artist would fix a low price upon a pic-
ture to get an early and to encourage the prisoner to do
his best to effect a sale, allow him to ask more and keep the
difference if he obtained a large
hemsu and if so, the pri-
soner might have thought that a not bound to account
for the larger sum, but the price consented to by the artist.
The learned gentleman said this was the only suggestion he
could make fur the prisoner, and if the jury could not
'muse that, he could not successfully defend the prisoner.
He hoped that this investigation would reform certain irre-
gularities, which made the public suffer at the hands or
these societies.
The Recorder, in summing up, said, with reference to the
mode of dealing adopted by Mr. Stevens, nobody could ap-
prove of it; for no custom whatever could justify him in
substituting either a better or a worse picture for the one
the buyer had bought. He admitted having again sold the
picture Mr. Bohn had purchased, and sent him instead one
he hid never seen. Had a little further step been taken,
serious consequences might have followed. It was proved
that the prisoner had accounted to his employers for less
sums of money than be had received, and he was of
opiniou that a prima Geis case of embezzlement was
made out.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.—The Recorder sen-
-sd him to be kept to hard labour fora year.

POLICE.—YESTERDAY.
THAMES.—DPATII IN a CAN.—lnformation was gives
at thin court that Mr. Edward Hughes, a gentleman resi-
ding at No. 31, John-street, Cemmereial-road East, had been
found dead in a cab. On the previous night a cabman
called the attention of police-constable Curtis to a gentleman
in his cab, which was then standing opposite the George-
inn, and said his fare was either drunk or dead. The police-
man looked in the cab and saw a well dreeeed man in a
state of insensibility. Curtis ordered the cabman to drive u
speedily as possible to the station-house in Arbour-square,
adjoining to this court, where it was ascertained the gen-
tleman was quite dead. Dr. Falconer, of the Commercial-
road, attended immediately, and said the gentleman bad
only just espired. The cabman stated that he took up the
gentleman at a house in York-terrace, Regcnt'apark, and a
person who assisted him into his vehicle ordered him to drive
to No. 31, John-street, Commercial-road. On arriving
there he was unknown, and on speaking to his passenger, he
discovered he was ins, nsible. He then gave information to
the first police-coostable he met with. It appeared that the
deceased actually resided at No. 31, John•street, Com-
meraial-road, and was formerly a clerk in a mercantile este-
...

1110NEY MARKET.
THURSDAY EVININO.
In the funds there has been no particular move-
ment to-day, although the character of the market
was heavy, and of a declining tendency. Consols
were first quoted 824 to' but on leaving off they
were no better than 81; to 2y for money, and 82 to g
for time. It is understood that a considerable number
of investments, and probably in the aggregate of
some amount, have been latterly making, and to-day
were made, in the funds on foreign account, as is
usually the case indeed in times of political change
abroad, when people become excited and uneasy for
the safety of property. Reduced Threes, 81; to 2i.
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 83 to Loag An-
nuities, 8; to 1. Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 17a. prem.
India Bonds, par to Bs. prem. Bank Stock, 191 to 4.
Almost all foreign securities were extremely, de-
pressed, and in some cares, such as Spanish and Mex-
ican bonds, were unsaleable at any near approach to
the quotations made. Mexican were called 14 to f
on leaving off, but after business were quoted only
13; to 14. Spanish Fives were officially quoted 13
to but after the regular business hour 121 to 131
only ; the Threes, 23;. to 4} ; Passive, 3; to ;. A
large amount of Spanish stocks, it is understood, have
been transmitted here for sale from Amsterdam, and
other parts, which contributed to increase the pres-
sure upon prices and the market. Portuguese, 17;
to 18;. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 42 to 4 ; the
Fours. 73 to S. Peruvian. 27 to 9; Brazilian. 76 to 8.
The stock exchange, it appears, continues to be
closed for business at Amsterdam, according to the
resolution of the managing committee adopted some
days since, in view of the peculiar circumstances of
the times, so that no transactions in stocks or prices
come quoted from thence. The state of general
money and mercantile affairs is reported unfavour-
ably from that city.
It appears from the last accounts that the Paris
bourse was not then opened for the despatch ofbusiness,
as before appointed, for Tuesday last. Private ad-
vices speak of the rentes being offered at Tortoni's, or
in other less acknowledgecrquarters, so unreasonably
low, as scarcely to be credible, and therefore not ne-
cessary to be referred to here. And so also similar
reports of the same nature about French rentes offered
in this market yesterday and to-day may be passed
over, as, although the fact of the offers and the prices
may be correct, yet it is possible, moreover, that, as
transactions in these securities are rare at all times,
and scarcely ever as a matter of speculation, there
may be a speculative object to answer in naming an
unreasonably low price on offer of a security which
nobody habitually deals in. It may be further ob-
served that plausible considerations are not wanting
for this construction, because it has not been un-
noticed that some of the parties so depreciating
French rentes have been among the more exten-
sive sellers of Consols.
Advices from Antwerp state that the application of
the Commercial Bank of that city, which had sus-
pended, for assistance from the great bank of the
Societe Generale at Brussels, was unsuccessfuL At '
the meeting of the proprietary consequent, some expla-
nations were given by members of the management
present about the affairs of the bank ; but tho figures
given not being supported by documentary evidence
of authority, a committee was appointed to inspect the
books and verify the accounts, and in concert with the
'ministration to convoke afterwards another meeting

of the proprietary.
Several leading capitalists are here from Paris, in
active communication with their correspondents.
Various absurd rumours have been in circulation
about the visit of these parties, as if anything could
be more natural under actual circumstances than the
propriety of personal intercourse and explanations ,
between persons intimately connected in money or
mercantile transactions on occasion of events which
may so materially modify their mutual relations.
It is stated that the payment of the dividend on
the Greek guaranteed bonds is still postponed till
to-morrow.
ENGLISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock.lo3l 1 India Bond., under ElOOO. 51m•
3 Pertt. Reduced Anna, 824 d i Par b pm.
14 Comas for Acct.. 82i i 44215
3 per Ca Cons. Anna, 82i i i 25 2
2 li 24 2 Escheq. Bills, E 1.400. 31, 9 15
New 3,t per Ct. Anna, 535 i d 18 17
I 24 34 Ditto, 000, 11
i Long Aunt/Bic:s,Jan. 5, 1&I0, 84 i Ditto. Small, 16 12 16
Ditto, Adsertimod, 5 10
FOIIEIOIB FUNDS.
5 per Ct. Brazilian Bonds. 77 6 5 per Ct. ihoinizb Bala Acct., Mardi
1 per Ct. Grcnada Bala def., 34 16, 131 141 13i 124 1.3 i
5 per Ct. Mexican 1046,16 146 Ditto, Pamir° Bonda 3i 4
Ditto, Acct., March 18154144 14 4 3 per Ca. Ditto, 24
toe Ct. PCTUTLIU Bah., 28 Ditto. Acct.. March 16.
25 i 33/4 4
4 per Ca Portuguazo 80n.h., 18 4 24 per Ct. Dutch Each., 12 golld..
5 t t!..0(-.-.,444.3.4'i„ ,t—from 4 141 c) Ct.. ditto Certitleata. 75
Ditto. Acct.. Mardi 10, 244

BAILWAY NEWS.
Our share market was fairly supported yesterday,
notwithstanding the discouraging appearance of tie
funds, although we have no particular advance in
prices to report. As some proof that public opinion
runs more in favour of railroad investment than is ge-
nerally supposed, it may be mentioned that the fifth
call of the London and York Railway, now called the
Great Northern, of ZiOs. a share, due the 29th ult., has
been better paid up than any previous call.
MEETINGS.— SOUTiI BASTE KN. —Hitlf-yearll/ ifeetinq•
--London, March 2.—Mr. J. Macgregor in the chair.—The directors
Ireported that the accounts, tee., for the half year ending on the 31et of
January, 1848, chow that the receipts of the company have amounted
during that period to 251,6151. 14s. 6d.; that the working expenses
have been 70,7351. 2s. lid. ; the rent of the Greenwich Railway and
of the Whitstable Railway, 20,712/. 10s. ; the rates, government duty,
and toll of the Croydon Railway, 32,3721. lis. 2d. • making the ex-
, pendinde on revenue account, 123,820/. 4s. Id. The balance carried
i to the amount of prottt and loss is 127,7951. 108.3 d., and that acoount
iehohrs an amount at the disposal of the proprietor* of 1196,8621. 106.3 d.
The comparative statement of passenger traffic for the half yeses ending
Jan. 31, 1847, and Jan. 31,11348, exhibited a steady and satisfactory in.
crease. The merchandise department yielded 45,2001.4 a Id. during the
lasthalf-year against 39,347 f. le4. Sd. In the correspondinghalf-year of
1847, showing on increase of 1A52/. 7.. sd, The coke works at Whit-
stable are in use, and, with those at Folkestone, make all the coke re-
quired far the service of the line. The locomotive department le in
an efficient state, and ,he service of the line is performed with punc-
tuality, much promoted by the good condition of the permanent way.
The directors, after billsdon, determined not to give notice
for proceeding with the promoted by this company in the WA
• session of parliament The Recounts show that 333,9631. 3s. 3d. has
been paid during the last half-year on construction amount; and, in
addiuon, mortirmes and loan notes to the amount of 144,800 havebms
The d reducing to that extent the mortgage debt of the menpany.
The directors have not felt juuified in urging on the works at a great
speed, being only too sensible of the severity of calls. Their nego
tions with the directave of the Brighton Commny have terminated in
an agreement which will, they trust, be advantageous to both com-
panies, and which relieves both of toll, terminates a claim of the
South Fagan% Company on the Brighton
the for 23,0001. to-
wards the muc••' of the third line or the Greenwich Itailimy,
and arranges for providing ample accommodetion foe the Brighton
Company's goods traffic at the Bricklayers' Arms terminus.
The service between Folkestone and Boulogne continues to
be performed by the splendid stem ships of the South

Free= and Coatieental Steam Navigation Company. The
proprietors were aware of the aurtions that have been made by
the proprietors of the Boulogne and Amiens Company to accelerate
the works that required to be eseeuted toren that line. They have
been sawed by a deputation of directors, who ante over to cowhide
arrangements for the booking through of passengers, parcel; and
geode Dorn London to Pala and we verso that it can be opened
throughout from Pelts tO BOUillglie om the 'lsth instant, and every-
thing had been prepared reordingly. Tim capital secamt to 31st
January, 181 R, aborted that 7,118,1011. Is. 6d. had been received, and
6,932,11111. 4s. 2d. expended; leaving a balance in hand of I e5,921L
Is. The 4d.
Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said : Gentle-
men, the lest half-year has been one of enthansesment and difficulty
to the country, and especially to the railway interest. Whibit the
money market wee in an easy state engagements were entered into
with parliament, and otherwise, for the construction of great works
within limited period" which it became ruinous to carry forward at
the time when a multitude of dtfficiat circumstances combined with
the in:meatier requirements of the Bank Charter Act, annihilated
credit. It is notorious that when the precut government took office,
• they commeneed their duties with an unaccountable prejudice against
the railway interest. Instead of fostering, r I believe a +as their
duty, the industry of which the railway la the parent, their measures
were calculated not only to discredit railway enterprise,but to fix
&gram on these who had the conduct of railway affairs, and,
ourrecquently, to add to the natural difficulties which must ever attend
the outlay of capital in Incomplete worka. When parliament had
sanctioned the expenditure of capital by wares of mrls in railway
woks, it surely matt the duty of the state and the government to pro-
tect the interest they had created until the works were completed, and
wail it mu proved that the country could provide the additional
capital proposel to be espied= in lines of railway competing with
1 Orme Meer sanctioned, and teat mete capital, if provided and spent,
would be likely to meet with • profitable retain. The government,
ithde7tone I appointed lists they bard *textsaraildweiya preteettig hind whit bare
hare
they done I Itnec they esmaded a pretectiolf hand to an em-
Managed interest I -have they facilitated communication with
the government, or advised znessun aof relief I No, gentle-
men, their duties aerie to have been confined to petty warare with
by-laws and fares fur fractions. of miles. Bane they suggested ma-
sums for the protection of railway property from unfair and unjust
parochial easement? One would hare thought this was a subject
that mlgbt have attracted their attention; but all we have seen of
them leaves no Impression that they regard property embarked in
railways es worthy of protection. They stand by andece capital use-
lowly root without attempting a remedy. We say, therefore, gentle-
men, help yourselves. When question., come to be diseased in the
Houle of Commonsaffecting the railway interest, rant that
just iafiuence that you have with your representatives to
urea them to shield you from oppression, and to prevent '
your capital being wasted by carrying out the fancies of professional 2
theorists. You will find our expenses increased by the re-opening of the 1
Gravesend cad Enchanter Mama, which =same mouthy', that would ;.
work no small proportion of the North Heat traffic, and you will find li
the rotes and taxes are considerably more than for the cone:mender It
half of lag year ; but we have determined to do our utmost to Tealal,
these extravagant demaras. We believe, ea we have stated in the re- 14
poet, that the agreement with the Brighton Cbinpany will be beneficial 11
to both companies, and that the terms are fair and equitable. Corn-
plasma have been made to us by many proprietors of the hardithips a
with which the cause In the youth- 'hero Railway Amendment Bill, t
2 Vat-, c. 42, a 19, preventing the mermen of enema on all i
registered shares while a call on any shares in the name of the same It
proprietor remains unpaid, presses upon them, and also upon thou
who have suffered the forfeiture of their No. 4 Mares. Toil will be Se
aware, gentlemen, that those shares are not forfeited by the act of the t";
directors, but by the resolution of the proprietora when they were a,
created. I wit submit to you, by and by, a resolution on this subject. a
The receipts, we think, under the eircumstanors, satisfactory; the a
disposable banner is 1003,84121. 10s. 5d., which will enable you to de- a
clam a dividend of Ma per share on the paid-up shares ; la. sd. per 1
Mare on the No. 1 Macs; les. ed. per share on the No. 2 shores • It
and a i•I leave a balance of 6,8291. On, 21. at the credit of profit and ,l,
lost Ile then moved that tee report of Cie directors and etatenient .4
of accounts as now read to the meeting be received and adopted, and N
that the same be printed and dietributed amongst the proprietor.
Mr. Pritchard emended the motion, which me about to be put, 1
when Mr. (7att said he wished to all attention to a few of the a
items contained in tee statement of expenditure. Ile alluded
991 in parthe 31
- 1
ticular to the charges for police, wages, and clothing (3,
wages to guards and porters, and salaries to station clerks il
(9,1102/4 ; and, among thereral charges, to the salaries of the were- j
teary and clerk. (91314- of which be considered extravagant, and a
detrimental to the interest of the shareholders.--The Chairman Ob. A
mired the hon. proprietor that the items of which be complained wen a
ey no means cnn, ire, but on the contrary mere charged upon prinei- if
pies of the utmost economy; in particular bee instanced the Cabe of tke g
necretaty, for whose onerous and valuable services only 4001. a year I
was paid, while in other companies la Oa was no un- V 1
common glary. The services of the euperintendent were
secured, alio, upon very low terms ; Indeed, the only high salary paid 6c
IPus that of the engineer, who was well worth the amount mach r,
he received. There was one item which the shareholder bad not a
situ& d to,-the expense of the direction. He had worked for Ore if
company for years, and had never received a farthing fur bin se. •
vices ; nor, indeed had any of the ripener which he had incurred been 5
mat good to him. lie del oot mean to mart that there was tonl
roam fur econmy in their expenditure. By the ustablishoient of the 3
coke works ato Whitstable, alluded to in the report, • considerable t
saving had bees effected. During the few months that those works :
had been open, the directors bad been paying only about 225. per
Ma for coke, instead of 38a, which they had soinetimi s been obliged
to pa before. The directors were giving their attention to
points where they thought • , saving might be made,
1 sad would be happy to receive any suggestions.- In r
eeds,
to an observation with regard to the sum of 2201., there= in
the accounts for lean ea light gold, the Chairman observed teat the
matter was one beyond the control of the directors. Atter some other
inquiries of an unimportant nature had been made and responded to,
the report we. adopted unanimously ; and • raohnim in Maar of
the dividend am carried. The heale ef the agreement with the
Brighten Company were then read and confirmed. A resolution was
&forme ds put to the effect that the sum of 10,26,1. la. Id., brine the
amount of a that due to the company by a proprietor, but which had
been remitted to him by a voter the ohareholders in 1841, should be
plated to the credit of the profit and lore amount. -The
i
Chairman observed that it was highly honourable to the a
character of the gentleman that he had since raid his a!
debt to the company; the profit and lea account would by that 4.
means amount to 15,0984.95. 10d. The resolution wan carried. Toe ,
else ion of Mr. Jock and Mr. Warren, in the room of Captain Tindall •i
and Mr. Thomas, who were retiring from the direction, was then eon- 51
tinned, which was followed by the realeetion of the three retiritig 1:
directors.-The Chairman said it had often been noticed that the El
clause In their act which prevents the payment of interest on any :
number of shares co long as • all remains unpaid on any of them, 41
premed sometimes very heavily on the proprietors. He mer.tbdied
two inetanses which hod just occurred, where he thought a deviation si
from the rule might be made with propriety ; and be asked the pro- •
prietors to authorise the directors to deal an they thought tit •
in theta particular eases; indeed, he considered that it :
would be an est worthy of so great a company to make 0
the authority also retrospective. A resolution to thin effect was
accordingly pas ed.-Mr. J. Wilson then moved a vote of thanks to
the chairman and director., hoping that the thanks of the proprietors
might very soon be accompanied by a more substantial mark of their
confidence; indeed, he thoughtthe propriety of voting them some re- z
muneration Mould be considered at the meet general malaria-Col. ,
Norcliffe, in seconding the resolution, expressed his wellingnese to I
subscribe towards a testimonial to the hon. chairman, on whom he be- i
stowed a high eulmium.-The Chairman, in returning thanks, made •
some encouraging remarks in reference to their future prospers. 1
alluding in particular to the maceration of the paaket-boata between •
Folk eethae and Bonk:gee, as being a great advantage to the railway
and the public in procuring accession raid tranemissica of intelligence. He
concluded by proposing asu of cheers for the Queen, which
was responded to with enthuslesm.
BItIeTOL AND ESETER.-fingzeraly Meeting.-Biistoi.
March 2.-Mr. J. W. Buller in the c . -The report was in sub-
stance is fellows : The amount of rent and share of toll stated by the
Great Western Railway Company to be due to this company, fur the
half year ended on the 13th of December, 1847, is as foliose, viz. :
lialayear's fixed rent, nom June 14 to Dec. 13, 1847, 35,978 e lee.;
tillage on 961,832 passengers, conveyed 11,059,229 miles, at id. per
mile, 11,5201. Os, d.;7 Jane on g
Id.;
goods, 68,242 68,242 tons, conveyed
2,572,180 miles, a id. per mile, 2,65. total 50,17;7. Bd.
The increase overt the corresponding79l.a half of the preceding year is
494/. IV. 5d., are from 416,501 additional miles on passengers,
and 58,480 on goods. The clear disposable balance of the revenue
count is 28,0631. 9s. 2d., which allows of the continuance of the divi-
dend of ii per cent. pee annum on 75f. per whole share paid up, with
a eurplus of 2,7501. 19s. 2d. Tbe directors recommend a dividend of
If. 13e. 9d. per 1001. Mare, free uf income tax, for the halnyear ended
Dee. 31, 1817, payable in the month of April. The interest on third
Mare. and on anticipated calls to be remitted at the same time.
Mr. J. H. Wanklyn baying resigned, Lord Courtesy has been
elected chairman in his stead. The four dilatant who now
retire by rotation are Messrs. William Watson, Wiliam Erowise,
John Stone, and lard Courtenay. Lord Cotirtenay sal Mr. 1 bt.
nue &menthe, one of the auditore, offer themselves for re-
election. The Tiverton branch will 'be ready for public trade
in the course of the present month. The commiegioners of railways, •
in conformity with the provisions of the Taw Vale Railway ha-
tarion Act of Incorporation, have determined that that line shall la i
constructed on the broad gunge. By the tabular etatement ea.
ceived from the lessees, of the gross earnings upon the Bristol and
Exeter line, it appeara that the amount. paid to thie company for rent
and toll, ainee the opening to Exeter in 1044, average about 50 p r
cent. of the total receipts. A continuation of that statement has since
been received, which shows that they are 1ne,3997. Ito. Id. for the
half year ending on the 31a December, 1847. The hamar ill the
number of passengers, beyond the number conveyed in We loot half
of the year 1846, is 36,379, or more than 11 per MIDI. The answer(
received by the chairman and deputpahairman to their circular, leave
ao doubt of the wish of a large majority of the Tractors to adopt
the reeeminemlit ion of the hoard, to writhe line irdepei i•irly, and
to issue 20,000 preferential Mtn Mares, with a guaranteed inteteet ol '
5 per cent in perpetuity. The balance in the bando of the banker.
on the 31st December, 1847, was 20,2321. 16a ltd.-The report was
I adopted new. con., u were all the resolutions recommended in it.-
Thanks were thetveted to the chairman anddinctors and themeeting
brekeNoultP.THEßT4 AHD EMITERN.-Hcf-yearly 3f eetino -
1 London, Mar= 2.-Mr. Paterson in the chair. The direr.-
1 tors reported that in accordance with the arreement with
the Eastern Counties Compa foe
the dividend on the teepee.
dee share. of thin company for the half-year endirg the 3et
lagetamber last will be as follows, viz.: On shares guaranteed 5 per
cPI. per rater, 501. paid, IL On. each ; lal. paid, Is. lad. each. on
shores guaranteed 6 per cent. per annum, 501. pad, 11. 10s. each; 2;f.
paid,l4B. 7,1. each,
able on
tax in
May
. 'The
begatdvidend on the
quarter shares, payable on the 31st of May nest, will
, guaranteed rate of 6 per cent. per annum, or 7a. 6d. per quarter share,
also teen
property tax. Of the last creation of 6,156 shares there re-
' twined 339 undistributed, and now at the Dee. wee the proprietors.
The receipts for the half-year ending 3lst were 82,8211. Se 14.;
• pre xpenditure, 50,9201. 15r. 4d. ; alma, 31,9017. al. 9d. me re- '
ort was adopted. A resolution was passed autnerising the
should
to eell the 3.39 undbbuted shun in order that the proceeds should
be applied in part payment el the detentures.
Mani/rota AND CaaLieLE.-halfyearly Meeting.- I
Mareport, March 1.-Mr. F. L. B. Dykes in the chair.-The report of •
the directors stated that a reference to the revenue account et the pest ,
half-year would afford cause for patistaetion at the porta:oat in-
crease of the pairenger trade, which the further opening of railways
into Scotland would no doubt considerably augment. There bad also,
been a small increase on the goods traffic. The directors, however
have at present their attention closely fixed on inducing a greater
weight of goods and minerals over the wkole length of the line. The
disposable balance from revenue will afford a similar dividend to last
payable on the 10th inst. The capital account to the Slat December
last =owed that 419,031/. las. 11d. had been received, and
440,8517. 10s. Bd. expended, leaving a balance of 21,519/. Its. 9d.
against the company. From the revenue account to the same date it
appeared that the receipts were 17,110/. 3e. Id.; the disburteruents,
74,7371.12 a 6d.1 the balance in hand being 2,372/. 10e. sd. The re-
port was adopted. A vote of thanks to the direeterateclosed the pro-
Wngs.
ILenFDALE.-Failf-yearly Meeting.-Skietcn, March 2.
-Mr. M. Wilma In the chair.-}'roan the report a appeared that
the direotors considered it inexpedient to premed with the fermata •n
of the line, and had applied for an extension of time. The accounts
to the 31st of December lent showed that 64,2631. had been received,
and 37,0061. expended, leaving a balance of 27,2271. There are out-
standing Miens against the company of 7,7761. which remain to be
adjusted-The report was adopted.
Ease LOTHIAN CeNTILAL.-Hatryearly Meeting.-Edin.
burgh, Feb. 29.-Mr. Dods in the chain-The directors' report stated
that the position of the ainwsny remained much the same as at the
date of the previous meeting. They deemed it prudent trill to pro
pone the execution of the works, and had made application to the
railway commissioners for an extension of time, which had been fa-
vourably received.
BALFAST AND CoVNTY DOWN.-Hoff]-yearly Meeting.-
itrtfiw, Feb. 23.-Mr. Allen in the chair.-The report stated teat the
ditavere, since Wet meeting, had chiefly applied themselves to tee
Molar* ot =mining peasant= of the lands for the line to ilolywood,
Comber, and Newtownards. Notwithstanding the limiting of the
works to the lowest amount the directors were obliged to make a call
M4l. 10e. per share on the 3rd of February, payable in three Instal-
ments of 17. 10s. each. They have made application to the railway
eoramasionen form extension of time. The engineer's report =AM
that the line to Haywood might be opened in June next. The as
showed that 58,1501. bad been received to the 9lst of Janata!,
and 51,2231. expended, raring a balance of 6,9271. The repurt was
adoPled.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.-.-EDINBCROX AND OLAs
now.-A meeting of directors and shareholders in this line was held
MaManchester on Tueeday lut.-Mr. P. Blackburn in the chair.-The
Mee M
ting was addressed by Mr. Open m, who pee a historical sketch

of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company. He peed that foe the
present half-year no dividend Mould be paid. The ulna) earnings
of the line would enable them to pay ei per cent., but there we"
remota why the coarse he bad proposed should be adop.ed. In the
Brat place, If they paid a dividend, they would sovn have to make e
call or the outlay on new beldam, he. Diming the last balf.es-
parties bud ben allowed to pay up in advance, at the rate of b pet
cent. interest. Of bourn, if no dividend was declared, that wallet
have to be returned. De propoasd allowing, aim, all nth.
tin who had not paid up their all. upon utoheini
have the power of doing so op to the Ist of Kg, Tes
dividend for the neat half-year would be 7 per et*
certain. Arnmene other reason, for the non.wyment of a dividend,.
Mr. 01.11611• W mentioned that such so a-rulgement would oldie
them to can y forward a reserve fund of about 64,0001., and to pa.
ranee, in future, the payment of 7 per cent., if not in perpetuity, at
least for a term of years. If they would make this temporary armlike •
they would ha
ting ve the power l
from olly Uenvit-eltering tune property,
Ch expressed their approval of Mr. Owlishly?. promitio,
The Chairman stated that the booed of directors were derided In their
opinion respecting it. For his own part, he was in favour of wens
such course being adopted. The board, however deslerd to leave the
matter entirely in the hanth of the shareholders'. The matter weld
not be ,lecided by the result of this meeting. It was may for them In
ri commend say course they might think it advisable to pursue ke
the adopUon of the shareholdero at a general meeting. A ahow
hands was talc, a, which era. almost entirely in favour of recommend.
big the non pa) went of a dividendt there bethg only two dissentients.
THECesetiL IteILWAY.-1 he portion of this railway
which subrided into the bog it is found impossible to r. place. fines
• it gave way, one of the workmen engaged in endeavounng to e../.1,
• it has been lost In the morons. It is said the contractor has tort
venal thousand potuula by this portion of his contract, and that nis
piles watch are belay rook in order to carry the railway wow ars
found to corns up again at a long distance from the place when tosy
were sank.
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yor&-Tbe ouothliolse of 116e6 In Nomads ebiracteTi 6e6211
teartheensons 2 lbws of Ilzw3 in Bolos eellers' soca
rue.. redo.
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3, 11in5.,W01.,& Dudley 14 VP Do. Cone. radii.:
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11 Mawr & fables* _ 7$ 1)0. or 410 Pref.
12 Do. erefereteor • 49. 26 D0.G1.0.3...8141.
70, Ciareme . . . 7 Do. do ..... ...
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10 Do. 14 6).r Cl-
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174 Ihendoind•Eon4446. 01s Do. Ma.,Liha•Cn.
36 VaIatS6I.L3I.3IADA3 $
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COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
PRODUCE. —MINCING-LANZ, MARCH 2. Sugar ro-
MAlma steady, and ptioes are suppo!ted, but there is not magi
activity in the markeL Soo hhd.. Rest India sold by private ace.
I tract, 1,200 boxes of Ilavans at 384.6 d. to 451., and 240 hhde. goal
groeery Cubes at 384. 60. to 43a. 6d., sold in. the public sales. Re.
fined grin, standard quality, buyers at 545. 6d—Ttiere has not been &
public sae of coffee to-day, and the article seam a dull appearanes—
Rum 1,000 hhcbs of East India have been bought on speculative as.
count at Is. bed. proof strength, which is an advance of id par
galloo.-6altpetre continues in fair demand, but holders ask rather
higher prices : a parcel has been sold to arrive. Refraction 5, at 31s.
--cotton neglected.—Tallow continue. to decline it is now quoted
50s to 300. 64.—Tea has been inactive.—ln other articles so matriii
alteration; but there is a heaviness in export articles, arals3 frau
the unsteady feeling that Wise in all the sear porta of France, sad
the difficulty of negotiating hills on those places.

COTTO.—LrynarooL, MAUCH 2.—The good feeling
that existel yeeterday is still kept up. ne sales to-day amount to
4,000 bales.
bIANCIIEBTER, MARCIE 2.—The goods and yarn market
continues in • most excited and unsettled state from the occurrences
on the continent, and little or no businews is doing. Twat has fella
to price to as low a figure ss can be remembered during the late maim
—or from Id. to Id. per lb. upon all shipping qualities. prices.
or
o thing has been do7enuaoods, and only et a coner.aion of prime
The Greeks have sus all operations, and countermanded ore.
ViOUS orders, in consequence of the high rates of insunawe demanded
for goods to the Medium anvan, which, at Liverpool yesterday, ire
clogriog war risk, was 12 guineas per cent. The German buyer,, sir
prehending that trouble• may break out in other part• of the rect.
rent than Frame, have also suspended operations, andcountermanded
their orders.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—Xtme.
MIL. DID,AIIt. DV& ADS. DI/S. CBS. DV&
3 Dublin • ... 0;0 Holland .... 10 ladle, v. it au, 0 tlydnal.NOW 8
2 Waterford .. 01 Flanders .... 0. ainoton .. 00 Merlon sad
1 Dana hadee • 0 3 France .
_._... 0 0 Do.maraellea 0 Hanna Mar,
0 itincro.aJcra 00 Lisbon. ;Mar. 70 Swam; Rot 0 West le. Keel
o flamhura.... 011 Malticrran . 0; !Waal Mar.l2 0 WWI.. Avil I
GDAV.VDD Maas. 2.—Arrived t Independence, New Yerk ;
Hebe, Ten:Vali ; &Isabela and Henry, Demerara; Amy Mobile.
New Margaret, China ; St. Martin, -Terceira ; Ania, Cuba; Cr
milla, New Dtep • Giraffe, Magnet, Rotterdam; Prineees Victor*
Antwerp.— ft.iled :' Lion, Harlingen ; Harlequin, Boulogne; Tourists
Calais ; Rapid, Rotterdam ; Soho, Antwerp; British Empire, 81.
Joint's • Mogul, Clyde ; Mayflower, George and Charles, Cowden*.
nop•e t' Jean, St. Michael's ; Denial Dyer, Syra ; Nacarino, Guerwey•

BIRTHS.
BELLETTL—March 1, at Toek Villa, Regent's park, Mrs. A. Belling.
of a eon.
SOU RN E.—Feb. 27, at 1111dmcdone near Stafford, the wile of J.
Boerne, Esq.. of • eon.
CL M BEILLECE.—Feb. 2d, at Abbots Langley, the wife of C. Cumber.
lege. Req., of a eon.
II EnK ETll.—March I, at ItuPord Ilan. Lady .Aral ella Ilesketh,
• Sol,
MA UT N.Feh. 28, at Mount Radford, the wife of the Be,. J. W.
MIDof a win.
I S.—Feb. 29, it Cheadadton Lodge, Surrey, Mrs. John MUM of a
daughter.
(EitUR y 28, at Dublin, the wife f J. 11. oMorke, Esq., of
111.1inectrnliti.fraf.Did",:bolfartotalfIlrtsef.rig. litobectsun, of • a.m.
ROBIN SoN.—Feb. 23, at Chatham, the wife of W. B. Robinson, &d•.
of • daughter.
13110 M.—Feb. 26. at Northfield Ilouso, Dumfriesshire, the wife of 11.
blown. Esq., late Captain NAM Kegs, of as ww,
SMITIdI.-1. eh. Mb at Park row, Greenwic, Me wife of 0. Smith, fse,
TA• aughter.
N NEIL—Feb. V, at Brunswick.temice. Camberwell, the wife tg
T. E Troffer, Esq., of Bombay, of • sonl4,
WEUC ELI N.—Feb. 27, at Itunehurob, eof Wight, the wilt of T. IL
Weguelio, Esq., of • son.
MARRIAGES.
BACK MASTEEARL—LEN.—loh. , at Holy Trinity. Paddington. 3.
Isackmayter, of Chepshow.yillss, e,tbourficgrose. to Jam
Ellen, eldest daughter of C. P. Allen. req.. Julio scruod, sad Cu'
lislc-stroet. bohoequare.
Cl: HITT—WHITE—March 1, at S
inThoas Ch,h, Feb
by WI Roe. O. J. Cubitt, A.M. Cap Y.:cora., Co' tt, f.th loot 0.
JufM Lucy. fourth daughter of ;gm late Rev. T. P. it .01e, A.M.
EDWARD:a—WAIN WRIGUT.—SeIf. 23, at Iltslif.urt, by the Her.
M. V. StarkeY• E. Edwards. EA.. of (lurch Strettoo, to Emma, *l'd
daughter of K. Wahenght. Esq.
ORAN T—W RIGICT.—March 1, atWaltbarn Al bey, E'ses, by the H
tR
er.
J. Francis, P.Oraot, Esq., Deputy Orinauce r, second
Oft Grant, Commandlog Royal Artillery. Leith orf, N. 8., to son
ME
youngest daughter of J. Wright. Esq.
31AY-11013AUTS.—March 1, at Burnham, Bucks, by the Rm. A. Be.
tarts, curate of Warbleton, nu,ses, U. 11. May, Esq.. of Etells
to Mary Grace Seward, eldest daughter of W. Robarts,
Burnham.
REY N OLDS—WOODFORD —Mardi 1. at Trinity!hurch, Bromine%
8,113ir Rev E. C. Alston, W. T. Re,• nolds,,q. Voodoo, to JIM
beth, only daughter of E. W. Woodfonl, d Gravesenly
d
OTT—nT. At BY N.—March 1, at St. Mari 'O. 13,1.044."12Are'
the Rev. U. Morice, clear of 1,41we1l and canon of Lincolte T. Sea%
Kyq., Shcppertou, to Anne Henrietta, daughter ‘.,f nt.
Les. of CortinalL
b
EIMIII—W ILK INSON.—Feh. 28. at Christ's Church, Y le's ?A
King. Mr. U. Smith, of otdpton. to Mien Mazy Willawon, daughter••••
the late Mr. W. Wilkinson. of liaroi,y Moor.
DEATHS.
DINEEN 31.—Feb. 29, at IlerUonl, G. Dickens, FA, aged 0.
DERBY.—Feb. V, at Blackhuith, Elizabeth, relict of the KM C.
Eodcrbr. Esq.. azed
Mo. at Herne Bay, Augustus, eon of the Be'. 0. W. P.
EVAN S.—Feb.
Evans, rlcar of Iteculecr, Kent.
110PLEY.—Sch. at Ty-whit-place, [.hector, Mr. 9. Koller. KW d
(Modell/11, Teotesden, hoot.
of a blood c
UUNT.—Feb. ZS, from the rupture e-sel, o,'OlVe• 0.16
of Mr. J. B. Iluut, of rtherbfraedano, and Jobe -acct. IWdfortrerb
agefll7
JON Era.—Feb. 28, W. U. D. Jones, Imm:est 0011 of Pr. E. R. Joules
of Shrewsbury..JOllNsTON.—els V. at Clayton. Agnes, elde-t daialitc7 of the "I
A. Johnston, ESq.
LAWRENCE.—Yob. 29, at Wind,or dsor, , Mr. G. 11. Lawreime. WILCO
son of Mr. O. U. Lawless*, of Win aged 7.3.
MAUL.—Feb. 2d at Southamtwoo, the Rev. U. Maul. of J°bal
9t.
College, Cambridge, aged N.f.
RUTLI.I.—Feb. 2., at (Xnuchury, J. Roilc, EA., aged a .
SHIRLEY.—Feb. 27, at Maidstone. Mr. W. P. Shirley. agni ST.C.
SQUAREY.—Feb. 20, at Tsignmouth. Harriet. rebel ei
Kglrey. Lieut. R.N.
W2l
.Ill9l3TONil—F.eb. 10, at Bath, Elisabeth, relict of C. Worthing

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