Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-25 00:00:00

and by it 1,

inaining 998 y

'ear, from

On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by
.Mr.

Beaumont, it was

dend, at the rate

mm on

That a divi-

paid up on the pr
cent. per annum on the amount paid up on the ordinary

rem; shares, and at. the rate of 4 ix

hares, be declared for the I

last, subject to income-ta:

year ending June 30th

and that such dividend b 3

paid on and after the 31st day of Angus

Mr. Fos'

ibery having left the chair, it was taken by

Mr. Barratt

Mr. Highfield then rose to move—" That the best
thanks of the. shareholders be and are hereby presented
to William .Charles Fosbery, Esq., for the zeal and
ability displayed by him in the discharge of his duties
as chairman of the Warrington and Stockport Railway
during the session of 1858-9, and for the satisfactory
result of the recent negociations conducted by him, and
that as an acknowledgment of his valuable services the
sum of one hundred guineas be paid to him out of the
small fund of undivided revenue." (Applause.) lie
said he had seen something, the difficulties attending
the management of small companies, and he tlnught

at one time better terms might lave been obtained but
from what he Irzd seen he was quite satisfied with the
zeal and ability displayed by their chairman, and th€

result of the negoeiations. (Applausi
Mr. W -4- said he ha•l

pleasure ul

Beaumon
seconding the motion, and paid a tribute to Mr. Fos
lmy's management. He hoped that
_gentleman wont

accept the testimonial as an

shareholders towards hinf.
Mr. Barratt, depaty-e
agreed with the remarks

roost of
(Appla
iairma

!cling of the

he motion was carried unanimc

ks for the honour pai

and Mr. Parr, botl

Mr. Posbery returned tl
him, and remarked that when 1

A upon th

chairmanship of the company he was deterniined to
leave no stone unturned to rescue it from the low posi-
tion in which he found it. He was glad to say his
exertions had been crowned with success ; but he was
deeply indebted to his colleagues—the directors—for
seconilin, his endeavours. He also felt indebted to Mr.
Marsh for the advice he had tendered to him in his
legal capacity as 'solicitor to the company ; and also to
Mr. Kirkman, who had acted well both for the lessees
and lessors. He again thanked
nial they had presented him with

had had a, liva

m for the testimo-
Id assured them he

plause.)
The meeting then broke up

ie chair

One of the jury in the Smethurst case writes :—" In
order to remove any impression that may exist in the
minds of the public with respect to the summing up of
the. judge having a tendency to influence the minds of
the jury, I beg to inform you that at the close of the de-
fence, and before the judge commenced his summing up,.
eleven of the jury were convinced upon the evidence
adduced of the prisoner's guilt, and the remarks of the
judge confirmed their opinions."
THE WELSH IRON AND COAL TRADES.—During the
past month a satisfactory trade has been done in bar and
sheet iron; while pigs have also sold freely. The hot
weather, as .usual. at the season of year, exhausted the
stock of water on the hills, and considerable inconvenience
has in- consequence been occasioned at some of the works.
At Ithymney this has been chiefly felt, and the necessity
of completing certain repairs further tended to lessen
the amount of work for the men. The stoppage of the
Penyclarren works in Glamorganshire is severely felt by
the miners, and it was at one time feared that a similar
calamity would happen at Cyfarthfa. It appears that a
difference as to the terms on which the lease should be
renewed occurred between the proprietors and Mr.
Crawshay, and the latter gentleman &termined.to relin-
quish the undertaking. There is now, however, a prospect
of a settlement, and it is much to be hoped that the-
owners will not refuse a renewal of the lease on fair and
reasonable terms. At Merthyr and Dowlais some good
orders have been received, and are now in process of
execution. The works in Monmouthshire are fully em-
ployed, the Continental demand having been regular and
good. For steam coal an active inquiry has been ex-
perienced, and some lire contracts have been disposed
of. The accidents in mines have been rather above the

,verage, some Navin

lace at Blaenavon, Blaina,
Gorwrd. Colliery, and . the

•
Butlideder Colliery. In each
held, but it does not appN

made to found. a School of Mines

negligence is

the ea is favourably received by many of the leading

ronmast

VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF
ROOK.—On Saturday last, hi

WALES TO IIIE BA

is Royal Highness the

Prince of Wales paid a visit to the Bass Boa, the cele•
brated inSular crag near the mouth of the Firth of Forth,
and to Tantallon Castle, the ancient feudal stronghold

which Scott has made famous

suite, left Edinburgh by the tea a.m. express 01
the North British Railway, and reached the brand
terminus at North Berwick shortly before elevei
o'clock. Here the Prince was waited on by Si
Hew Dalrymple, the proprietor of the
Tantallon, and by the Right Hon. Mr. Nisb
Hamilton, whose hospitality his Royal Highness hak
agreed to accept at Archerfield-house from Saturday
evening till Monday. The horses of the Prince and
suite having been sent down beforehand, the whole party
mounted and rode 'through the small seaport and
fashionable bathing place of North Berwick, which was
gaily decorated with flags, triumphal arches, and floral
designs. They were loudly cheered by the inhabitants
and visitors, and were met at the Cross by the chief
magistrate and council, who were presented to the
Prince by Sir Hew Dalrymple. The party then rode
about two miles eastward to Canty Bay, whence they
embarked on board Sir Hew's yacht the Firefly, which
quickly scudded across the two, miles of sea to, the Bass,

Bask an,

favoured by a line breeze from tke westward, which gave
a lively motion to the yacht. The Pirefly, followed by the
Lonisa,one of the gunboats of her Majesty's ship Edinburgh
(now stationed at Queensferry, thirty miles further up the
Firth), sailed round the Bass Rock, and at twelve o'clock
the Prince landed under a salute from the Louisa, the Royal
standard being, on a signal, hoisted at the summit of
the rock. His Royal ellighness seemed to enjoy the
climb up the steep crag, which,. to those • unaided,
requires at some places the exercise of both hands and
knees, and a steady head, to preserve one's balance upon
its giddy heights, and against the gusty winds that
constantly sweep around it. The Prince was conducted
by Sir Hew Dalrymple over the remains of the fortress-
prison that existed on the Bass up to the end of the
17th century—a fortress not intended for the protection
of the coasts, but simply to keep the Bass, and which
a
its assailants might starve but not storm, and a prison
in
whose
Nonconformists cold an d
of thedismal dinigeo ns
many
n ywere of the Presby-
terian
confined in
Restoration
terrible seclusion. After enjoying some rifle practice on
the Solan geese, which hover in myriads round the rock,
and several of which were shot on the wing by the young
prince, the party ascended to the top of the rock, a perpen-
dicular height Of 423 ft. above the level of the sea, and
here, the day being sunny as well as clear, a magnificent
view was, obtained of the German Ocean, and of the
Firth and its coast, from St. Abb's Head to the " east

neuk of Fife." After spending alMui, two nounsin the
examination of the rock and enjoyment of the scene the
party partook of luncheon in the only habitable building
on the rock; and about three o'clock they re-embarked
and steered across to Tantallon, disembarking under the
high cliffs which on three sides formed the defence of
the old castle. After asceriling to the plateau and
surveying the picturesque re:mins of the stronghold of
the old Earls-of Angus, the Prince and party remounted, and
h North Berwick and Dirleton reached
Nisbit Hamilton,

passing throe
I Arahnrfield

Ills I-toy

parish church at Vrleton oa Sunda
rttu.ned to liolyrood,

mess attended. tae
and on Monday