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there was a very remarkable difference in the urine The wedding was to have been en the sth, but it was I Naval and Military Intelligence.
Es ll* from that which 11.0 1 er,t prs.viouqly examined ; NA-pouf-A till the 10 hof July. C trd. were
tivtich so, if ao taken place, he The letters ref.,rred •to were tcbttr, a

say tia3 urine ex

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.A.Araetti• than previously, awl
' aieeiticu,
oi.anee had taken place. Mr. Haz‘e wood thought there
must be some mistake, arid inquired if by any chance a
wrong specimen of urine bad been sent ? Mr. Woofer
replied in the negative, and went and spoke to the ser-
vant, and on coming back said it was all right, there had
been no mistake. Since the last examination I have, in
conjunction with Dr. Hazlewood and Mr. Fothergill,
examined the contents of the bottles contained in the
Indian basket. The labels on the outside in some cases
did not represent what was inside—in some cases they
did. I have not a list of the variations between the con-
tents and the labels. Dr. Hazlewood has a list of them.
By Mr. Marshall—l was present at the exhumation of
the body. I wished to see if it was in the same state as
before. I believe it was in the same state. I was in and
out of the chamber, but looked on during the greater
portion of the proceedings. I never sent word to Dr.
Rayne or Dr. Robinson that we were going to make an
analysis of the medicines in the Indian basket. I
!lever knew anything of it until Friday morning. The
analysis was made :n consequence of Mr. Smith, the
gentleman engaged for the prosecution, deeming it right
they should be looked over to see what their character
was. We examined them very minutely, and I believe
accurately. The superintendent of police, Mr. Robin-
son, was present the whole time. I have no objection
whatever to Dr Rayne and Dr. Robinson testing my
accuracy by examining the medicines. The greater por-
tion of what was in each bottle is still left. The general
character of the urine which was examined previous to
and after this specimen alluded to was that it contained
a large quantity of earthy phosphates. The colouring
matter was present in pretty large quantities. The urine
was of high specific gravity, which high specific gravity
was more owing to a deficiency of water than an excess
of urea. Albumen in considerable quantities occasion-
ally; and from time to time the urine was albuminous,
which a+bumen was found to depend upon the blood
contained in the urine, and was discovered upon micro-
scopical examination. The colour was high ; the re-
action generally neutral or faintly alkaline, though some-
times slightly acid. The " extraordinary" urine was of
very acid reacion ; very high specific gravity, which
high specific gravity was found to be owing not to a want
of water, but to an excess of urea, and contained a very
large quantity of oxalate of lime, showing under a micro-
scope innumerable small crysta's. The colouring matter
was in great excess, and there was a deficiency of earthy
phosphates. Those were the salient points of difference
between the urine he obtained previous to and after this
urine was sent, and this extraordinary specimen.
By the Bench—l was very much struck by the differ-
rence in the urine, and tried for a great length of time
to account for it naturally. For many days afterwards
I endeavoured to account for it, but could not, and

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detendaeC. They e. et.e all iu an ationneeue peso.iee.
had not fallen to his lot to defend the interests of a lady
in such a positiOn ; he had thought it was a prescriptive
right of the ladies, but, as a question of prudence and
propriety, it would have been better if the cause had not
been before them. He could hardly tell the purpose of
this action. His friend said he did not claim heavy
damages ; what, then, was the object of this action ! He
should have supposed a man with a red coat would not
have condescended to such a proceeding. If be had
descended from the heights of the camp to the bower
of love, and had met with a scar, he might have wiped
it out in another manner. With the.exception of "My
dear Jack," "My dearest Jack," "Your darling pet,"
and "Thousands of kisses," he saw nothing like love
in them. Certainly, if all the kisses contained in the let-
ters had been taken in kind there would not have been
any left for future days. She had been left with but few
friends here, and one brother who was abroad. There
was an absence of any one to whom she could appeal to
at the moment, and she acted upon impulse. The only
relative to whom at the time she could apply was a
young brother, who was a sailor, and he was the brother
to e horn she had alluded in her letter. Under these
circumstances, she had entered into the engagement ;
and, bad it not been for the return of the elder brother,
it would most likely have been carried out. Was it not
better for all parties that the engagement should have
been broken off, than that she should have accompanied
a man to the altar who had not her affections ? Was
this action brought for the sake of exposure ? Would it
not have been the proper course for the plaintiff to have
thanked her for her canddir and her honourable conduct?
Did not her last letter do her credit, and ought not that
to have been satisfactory to an honourable mind ? It was
clear that her brother had discovered that her real affec-
tions were not engaged, and he saw that a marriage
would bring nothing but misery and wretchedness, and
he had therefore advised her to break the contract, and
nothing could be more honourable than the course he had
pursued. He stated that, as her natural guardian, it was
his duty to question her about her feelings, and finding
what they were he had recommended her to act as she
was then acting, for gratitude was the only feeling she
entertained. She felt she had wronged him, and did not
like to injure the plaintiff further. He (the Serjeant) ad-
mitted there had been a breach of the contract ; but what
injury had the plaintiff sustained in losing a woman who
had declared that she had not that affection for him
which ought to subsist between man and wife ? It was no
wanton act, but one of strict honour. There were two
letters written by the defendant's friend (Mies Matson)
to the plaintiff, assuring him that the only reason of the
breach of the promise was the want of affection on the
part of Miss Josling, and admitting that his feelings had
been injured. Was not this sufficient ? For what pur-
pose, again was it asked, was this action brought ? On
the sth July this 'nee, who was described as wretched,
went to his attorney. It had been said that Love got
through a lock, but he believed Cupid never established
a shop in an attorney's office. There were pleas and de-
unurrers., but no bows or arrows. On the sth of July
the attorney wrote a letter to the defendant asking for
the name of her attorney, as Captain Holder was deter-
mined to vindicate his honour. The plaintiff bad asked
the defendant to write such a letter as he might show to
his brother officers at Aldershott, and the answer was,
that on the stay of proceedings an explanation would be
given. On the 27th of July the defendant's attorney
wrote, with a list of the presents the plaintiff had made
her, stating they would be sent to any oce they would
name. To this there was an answer from the plaintiff's
attorney, saying all expenses must be paid and an apo-
logy made ; the expenses were to include the money
paid for the presents he had made to the defendant, as it
was stated he had no further use for them ; the only
object of proceeding with the action was to obtain stn
damages as should recompense the plaintiff for all ex-
penses he had been put to, and saying that 4001. would
scarcely cover the amount, as the presents, the cards,
and the license, &c., bad been very expensive, and the
expeuves incurred at Bath during the courtship, and the
travelling expenses during the same time. Such a bar-
ter for a broken-hearted man he never knew. He even
included the expense of the presents made to the ex-
pected bride and bridesmaids, The attorney said the
amount was, at least, 4001., but they would accept 3501.,
as their client did not wish to make a profit of the de-
fendant. Of course the costs must be paid. The
learned serjeant said the jury could not understand the
object of this action. It was a question for the jury
what damages they would give, and on this point he,
would not say a word.
Mr. Smith having replied,
Mr. Justice Williams summed up—There were per-
sons who possessed different frames of mind ; some whose
feelings were so obtuse and worldly, they would not hest
tate for the sake of pounds,. shillings, and pence, or per,-
haps, farthings, to bring any kind of action, though they
made themselves the scorn of every maniy heart ; while
there were others whose feelings were so delicate and
so sensitive that no inducement woull make one of
them parade for the laughter of a crowded Court, and,
through the newspapers, for the ridicule of the empire,
the letters which had been written to him by one who
had professed love to hire, and towards whom be said
he entertained the greatest affection, even though it
should be for the purpose of obtaining damages in
money's worth or awl to place his reputation aright
which he might hare imagined to be injured. Whether
the plaintiff was of the latter description they would
say by their verdict.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.—Da-
mages, 3001.

the squadron to prevai!o the Que,t) to Frauce.
The Horatio, 24, Captain the Hun. A. Cochrane,
C. 8., steamed into Portsmouth Harbour yesterday
from Spithead, to have a few defects repaired.
The Sirnoom, 18, steam troop-ship, Captain T. R.
Sullivan, has been docked to receive her repairs, &c.
Her captain, officers, and crew have been temporarily
turned over to her Majesty's steam-yacht Osborne, to
form one of the Royal steam squadron to France. The
Vivid, steam-yacht, Master Allen, arrived at Ports-
mouth on Saturday from the Eastward, to join the
Royal steam squadron.
The Advice, tender to the flag-ship at Cork, arrived
yesterday at Portsmouth, with the supernumeraries for
the fleet.

therefore I thought it was not the same. The import-
ance of the fact I did not know then. At this time I
WAS under the impression she was suffering from poison.
By Mr. Marshall—l do not recollect that I stated at
the inquest that I had any reason to suspect that the
urine of some other person had been substituted.
Mr. Davison—This entirely arises out of my exami-
nation of Ann Taylor the other day.
Mr. Marshall—ls it possible to swear to the identity
of urine from an analysis of its chemical and physical
properties ?
Witness—When a person has been examining a certain
specimen of urine daily, for eight, nine, or ten days, and
finds certain characters persistent constantly, and finds
those characters altogether and entirely changed, and
that only for one particular specimen, and then finds
immediately afterwards that the subsequent specimens
are almost exactly similar to the former ones, I think
that person has very good grounds for judging that some
mistake has occurred in the sending the urine. lam
not aware that urine such as I first examined aver does
change to tho kind I then examined, and I do not be-
lieve that such a particular change as this ever does
take place. It was rather an extraordinary change. I
examined the urine, as I have told you, daily, front the
10th, 11th, or 12th of the month. I have not taken
any step to get up evidence for the prosecution, and I
have not asked any one to give evidence.
Mr. Pethergill was then called by Mr. Davison, and
examined, in consequence of Mr. Marshall's request,
previously made, that the remaining portions of the
syringe, part of which was analysed by Mr. Fothergill,
should be sent to Professor Taylor for analysis. He
stated that the portion of the syringe which he had not
analysed, and, which he had considered was not likely to
contain arsenic, had been washed out by him. It might
possibly contain arsenic, but it was doubtful.
The Bench thought that it had better be taken to Pro-
fessor Taylor for analysis with the other syringes.
Mr. Hazlewood was then called—He stated that on the
23d of July he went to Burdon. The urine had been sent
on the previous day. Be told Mr. Wooler that there was
a most remarkable difference in the. urine from that which
they had examined previously, and said, "There must be
some mistake." The prisoner called the servant maid,
spoke to her, and said, " There was no mistake." The
tingling of the hands was observed the same day that he
told Mr. Wooler about the urine. Mr. Wooler said his
wife had told him that day about the tingling of toe
hands. That was in Mrs. Wooler's r.iom. Mrs. Wooler

■ %id, " My dear, you must have forgotten I told you two
or three days ago." With regard to the examination of
the contents of the bottles kept in the Indian basket, he
had no objection to go over them again with Dr. Rayne.
or Dr. Robinson. He had made out a list from the exa-
mination of the bottles.
Mr. Davison said the list could be produced on ano-
ther occasion, and asked that the bench would now re-
mand the prisoner.
The ber.-ch then arranged that the prisoner should be
remanded pro forma until Friday next, when he will be
firought up merely for the purpose of being remanded to
Friday the 24th inst., when the analysis of Professor
Taylor is expected to be produced.
The court rose a little befors two o'clock, having sat
about three hours and a half hearing this examination.
One of the witnesses, Miss Brecknell, sister to the
deceased lady, after being examined, retired into an ad-
joining room, where sbe fainted.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK.

Miles • neueipts.
opened, NAME OF RAILWAY.
1855,, 1854. 1855.
BRITISH. X, i X
7214 1 Aberdeen .. ........
37% ' Belfast and Ballymena • • •• •• •• •• •• •• 93 1,018
17 1 Belfast and County D0wn...... •• •• .. -3 -
32 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 2,70 2,647
26% Bolton, Blackburn, and West York •• • • -7 -
117 Bristol and Exeter • ..... ••.... •• • • •
19894%4
COahleesdtoenriaannd. ..E.,...
o 1 y 11. e-a
cl- . : • : : •• •
•• : •• •• : ••
:•: 11,508 14,752
: 6,117 5,971
6,61 6,909
VA Cork, Blackrock. and Passage -•• •• 289 318
20 Cork and Bandon _ - .......... •• • • 247 251
, ~,...
56 Dublin and Beltast Junction •• •••• •• ''')
i oi Lem
63 Dublin and Droghoda ... •• •• •. 1,572 1,543
7% Dublin and Kingstown .. ••.••••• •• •• 1,370 1,422
16% Dundee and Arbroath ...• •• •• ••.. •• 601 659
31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junctiot, 928 1,006
25 Dundalk an.; Enniskillen - • • •• .... 317 3,8
68 East Ang1ian..................•• •• • 843 839
zEasastet Lrnanccoa.usnhtiirees.
and•...N..0.r.f0.
Norfolk...
.... .....,: :2•453239
264;517951
48179
Eastern Union...
142 Edittbargh and Glasgow ~••••••• •• • • 5,555 5,208
78 Ediniaargb, Perth, and Dundee.. •• •• 3,513 I 3,631
6 Exeter and Crediton•• - •• •••• - •• •• - -
22 Furness Railway - • - -
183% Glasgow. and South-Western.• •• •• •• 6,066 6,527
2',3 Great Northern and E. L........... 19 ,582 21,611
188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 7,198 7,819
342 Great Western .....
25 Irish South Eastern •• - • • • • .. • • .• - - -
90 Lancaster and Carlisle .............. 6.175 8 659
27,1 V, Lancashire and Ydrkshire ..... ••••• •• 21,891 22,697
- Leeds Northern ................ •• • • - -
161 ' Liverpool, Crosby, and Southpot.... - -
553% London and North We5tern......... 63,582 63,636
5% London and Blackwall- •........... 1,700 • 1,774
181 London. Brighton, and South Coast.. 19,133 ' 22.191
267 Louden and South We5tern......... 16,166 4,889
60 Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ 574 .-
- Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - -
171% Manchester, Sheffield, a,nd Lincolnshire 9.389 8,478
9% Manchester and South Junction...... 2518 8.53
24 Maryport and Carlisle .. ~.......... 904 1,812
493% Midland •• •• • •• •• •• •• ............ 29,3-8 28,876
1261% Nlidland Great Western (Irish) .• •• •• 3,0313 3,067
VMonklands •• • • • • •• •• •• •• •• - - - - - -
78% Newcastle and Carlisle:. •• .......... - -
149 North British - - •................. 5,792 5 806
- Norte Staffordshire .......... - -
461! North-Western --•• •• ........ •• .. 1,213 1,089
827,, Scottish Central .• .................. 2,775 3,123
32 Scottish Midlarid .............. -. • - -
2916 Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• •• .. 988 1,587
48 ihnwebury and Chester ............ 2,275 2,83)
30 Shropshire Union .................. 933 922
57% south n0v0n...• •• .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • -
285 South Eastern- ••• •................. 22,76'1 24,766
162% South Wales ...• .....• ............ 5,8'16 6,455
97 South York., Doncaster, and Goole •• 1.619 1,153
38 Taff Vale •.•••••• •• •• -
36 Ulster. • . •• •.. • •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• .- -
77 Waterford and Limerick ............ 843 1,160
27% West Cornwall •• •• .. • .... ....... 1.45 543
12 Whitehaven Junction ............... 360 472
682 York and Newcastle, and Berwick 8r
York and North Midland & Leeds.. - -
FOREIGN.
574 Dutch Rhenish .. - .............. 2,0:1 2,361
262 Lyons and Mediterranean .......... - -
63 Ifontereau and Troyes .............. - -
63 Namur and Liege .. •• •• •• .• .• .• •• •• - -
445 Northern of France •••• •• ....•• .• - 31,869 41,845
697 Orleans and Central •• - -
240 Paris and Lyons ...• •• •• •• •• •• .... - -
82 Paris and Rouen. ...• - •••• .• .• .. - - -
392 Paris and S'trasburgh •• .• •• •• •• .. •• - -
59 I:,inen and flavre •• .. .. - -
157 Western of France - -

USE OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE.—The 2d Lanarkshire
Regiment of Militia, stationed at Lanark, has lost a
considerable number of men from desertion—the majo-
rity of whom make their way to Glasgow, after they
have received part of their bounty and necessaries. The
commanding officer haa hit upon a capitk.l auxiliary to
identification. So soon as they are clothed the like-
nesses of the men are taken by daguerreotype, in groups
of half-a-dozen upon one plate ; the picture is fidelity
itself, and, as works of art, those we have seen are ex-
ceedingly creditable. When a man disappears from
Lanark, therefore, the plate upon which his physog is
imprinted is sent down to Glasgow, where, under the
charge of the superintendent of police, it is hewn to the
constables and recruitinv serjeants for the regiment,
who, having the portrait in their remembrance, can look
after the man as if he had been an old acquaintance.--
Glasgow Herald.
NAPOLEON I.—COPY, VERBATIM, OF A LETTER RE-
SPECTING THE GREAT EMPEROR NAPOLEON.--The body
of the late Napoleon Bonaparte, in full dress, was de-
posited in a tin coffin, which was lined with white silk
and cotton. His cocked hat was laid across his thighs,
and on the left breast of his coat was a gold star and
cross, and several other medals of the same metal ; seve-
ral pieces of coin of various sizes and different values
were a'so put into the coffin. A silver plate, knife, fork,
and specie, and a silver service cup were also deposited
in the coffin. Previously to placing the body of the
general in the coffin, the tin lid of the coffin was lined
with white silk stuffed with cotton ; it was put in its
place, and I soldered it on the coffin, enclosing the late
General Napoleon Bonaparte and all the above-men-
tioned articles. This tin coffin with its contents was
then enclosed in a mahogany coffin, and they were en-
closed in a lead cuffin, and all were afterwards enclosed
in another mahogany coffin, which made in all four
coffins.—ABRAHAU MILLINGTON, Serjeant of the St.
Helena Artillery.

PRICES OF SHARES
1 IN IIANKS, ASSUItANCE, AND OTHER, COM

The Great Britain steam-transport, Captain Gray,
steamed into Portsmouth Harbour, from Spit Lead, on
Saturday, to land the invalids she brought from the
East, most of whom have proceeded on furlough.
The steam-tender Advice, Second Ma-ter-Com-
mander Raymond, from Queensto .n, arrived at
Plymouth on Wednesday, «itb supernutnetarie., and
sailed on Saturday for Portsmouth.
The Hibernia, 104, having had her copper repaired,
was removed from the basin dock, at Devonport, on
Saturday. She will be masted to-day (Monday), and
rigged by the dockyard riggers.
Caulkers and shipwrights employed on the Repulse,
building at Pembroke, are working from 5 a.m. to 8
p.m. to complete her for launching the first spring tides
in September.
Mr. Thomas Jamieson, store receiver of the Victual-
ling-yard, Deptford, temporarily appointed inspector of
provisions, has during the past week examined, at the
Royal William Victualling-yard, Plymouth, 12,000 bar-
rels of beef and pork, supplied by contract to the Go-
vernment, and received at that establishment from the
storekeeper at Haulbowline, Cot k. It is stated that the
officers at Plymouth consider about cne-half of the stores
unfit for Government use, and that Mr. Jamieson has
confirmed their opinion. It appears that the beef and
pork has become rusty through being packed in inferior
casks, which have permitted the pickle to leak. The
Lords of the Admiralty are expected this year to antici-
pate the ordinary date of their autumnal official visit, in
order themselves to determine on the disposal of the
condemned stores, which will most likely be sold by
auction. Mr. Jamieson left Plymouth on Saturday for
Haulbowline, where there is in store a large quantity
of beef and pork, the condition of which may determine
where the responsibility rests.
The Pluto, paddlewheel steamer, Lieut.-CommanderClavering, from the coast of Africa, was paid off at
Woolwich on Saturday.
The Rajah screw-ste am transport arrived at Woolwich
on Friday evening from the Crimea, having on board
200 barrels of damaged powder and clothing. She will
take in stores to return thence with all possible de-
spatch.
Rear-Admiral Sir G. R. Sartorius bad been appoiniid
Commander-in-Chief at Queenstown, in the room of Rear-
Admiral Sir W. Fairbrother Carroll, appointed Lieut.-
Governor of Greenwich Ho,pital, in the room of the late
Sir W. E. Parry. The new commander-in-chief is about
65 years of age, and was midshipman of the Tonnant at
Trafalgar, and of the Daphne in the operations in the
R• de la Plata and attack on Monte Video in 1806 and
1807. When lieutenant of the Success, he commanded
her boats at the destruction of two vessels near Castig-
lione, in the face of a heavy fire of musketry, in 1810,
and in the same year assisted at the capture of a ship and
three boats under the Castle of Tarracino. He served in

boat-, at the taking of Ischia and Pi ocida and destruction
of two gunboats, and at the capture of a French priva-
teer of 10 guns and 110 men, and a ship of 4 guns and
17 men. The gallant admiral was employed at the de-
fence of Cadiz in 1810 and 1811. For his eminent ser-

vices to the late Queen Donna Maria of Portugal, as the
commander o,`. the 13,rtuguese Naval Expedition, he was
loaded with honours, being created Viscomte da Piedade,
decorated with the Grand Cross of Banto d'Avis and a
Commander of the Tower and Sword, and also made a
Vice-Admiral in Portugal. The gallant admiral com-
manded her Majesty's •ship Malabar, 72, in 1841. He
entered the navy at a very early age, and obtained his
commissions as follows : Lieutenant, March 5, 1808 ;
Commander, Feb. 28, 1812 ; Captain, June 6, 1814 ;
and Rear-Admiral, May 9, 1849.

The following appointments were made on Saturday
last at the Admiralty :--Lieutenant Augustus G. D.
Huthwaite to the Alecto ; Lieut. F. George Suttie, to
the Simoom ; Mr. W. F. Johnston, mete, to the Eh-
vonnah ; Mr. H. J. Marshall, mate, to the Alecto; Mr.
H. Powys, mate, to the Alarm; Mr. T. B. Hollinworth,

mate, to the Urgent ; Mr. J. Patton, mate, to the
Syren ; Mr. A. H. Fitzroy, mate, to the Sanspareil ;
Mr. Fred. Sheaf', second master, to the Bloodhound.
Colonel Crofton, Brigadier-Major Munday, Major
Bent, and Captain Colclough, with 300 men and 54
horses of the Turkish Contingent Corp.; left Woolwich
on Saturday, and proceeded to Greenhithe to embark on
board the Adelaide for the Crimea.

PANIES

TocF.-

PUBLISFIPID EVERY TUEIDA.Y AND FRIDAY EVENING.

tke La 6.

Dividend i Amount ' I I
Name of Company. per of Paid. ; Price. •
Annum. Share. 1 I
- •
X s. d. X s. d.
British • • • • • • •• •• •• •• - - _
Ditto Provincial.... 71. 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 ,
Brighton - ...• ••• • .. 5/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 15% '
City of London ...... 41. Os. 100 0 0 160 5 0 -
Cintinental (4th Cap.) . - 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Equitable • . ........ 21. (os. 50 0 0 all 36
Great Central .. .• .. • 8/ per cent in 0 0 all 1%
Imperial .. . • ........ 10 & bonus. 50 0 0 all 190
Independent ......... 5/, 40 0 0
I/ -
L0nd0n........ ...... _ 60 0 0 9, ..-
Do., Pail. Preference 6, per cent. '25 0 0 111 -
P• ce is . .... •• ...... 4: per cont. 60 0 0 52 0 0 30%
Rate= . ~..... 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 70
United Ileneral ...... 2/. 10s. J5O 0 0 all 20
Westminster t bartered 41 per cent. ' 50 0 0 ~ 48
Ditto, New .... •• • . - '5O 0 1 10 .' 0 -
WATER-WORKS.
J Dividend Amount
Name of Company. 1 per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
I X s. d. X s. d.
East London
Grand Junction .... • • 4 . per cut. 50 0 0 all -
Kent ...... - 78
Lambeth ...... -• . . - 100 0 0 - • -
New River Company 2l. 10s. - - --
iouthwark & Vauxhall W. per cut. 100 0 0 - 893{
West Middlesex - 91
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
X s. d. £ s. d.
Hungerford - - - 12
Southwark ...... • • - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto New of 7% p.c. 11. per cent. 50 0 0 - -
Waterloo ..... - 100 0 0 - 336
Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - • 321.2
~
Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - 28
Vauxhall 96s. 70 10 3 - 21%
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
. -
X s. d. £ s. d.
Commercial .......... 5/. pr cent. Stock. Stock. -
East and West India.. 61. pr cent. Stock. - 119
East Country... 2os. per sh. - ..... -
London .... - - 1023
Ditto Bonds 4/. per cent. - - -
St. Katharine - 87
onthampton -
Victoria
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Dividend 1 Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
' - - --,-
X s. d. X s. el.
Australasia........... 201. per cent. 40 0 0 all 93
British North American 5/. per cent. , 50 0 0 PP 66 q
Commercial of London. 101. per cent, 'lOO 0 0 20 0 0 311 A
Colonial .............. 51. per cent. NO 0 0 25 0 0 20%
. lonian ... .. 6/. per cent. j 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Gond . Char Bk. of Aus. - I 20 0 0 all 0 20
London and County .. j 10'. per cent.l 50 0 0 20 0 0 4%
Londn and Westminatr 1141. per cent. ilOO 0 0 20 0 0 47
London Joint Stock ... ,12:. per cent., 50 0 0 10 3 0 -
Frovlncial of Ireland.. 1 81. per cent.l.loo 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New......... 1 8/.per cent. 1 10 0 0 all -
National of Ireland.... 61. per cent. (e 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
Nat. Provincial of Eng. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 33 0 0 -
Ditto, New ........ j B'. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
Mental Bank Corpora. B'. p ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 423£
South Australia ...... 114, p ct.& bs. 25 0 0 o 40
Union of kustralia- - 301. per cent. 25 0 0 71%
Ditto .. ........... 301. per cent. - 2Co 0 -
Union of London ..... 20. i. per cent 5O 0 0 10 0 0 28
Union of Madrid ... - - 1 40 0 0 all -

LON DON, FRIDAY, AUG. 10, 1855.

GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.

Lieutenant-Colonel Feilden, of the 44th Regi-
ment, who, as Major Feilden, has won a place among
the heroes of the Crimea by his intrepidity on the 18. h
of June, when he led the volunteer corps which took
and held the cemetery the whole day, returned on Satin-
day afternoon to his native villaize of Bebington, on the
Ceeshire side of the Mersey. For his gallantry on that
occasion he has already received a distinguished mark of
his Queen's approbation in having been gazAted lieute-
nant-colonel. The inhabitants of Bebington being de-
sirous to give expression to their feelings in finding him
once more among them, determined to receive him with
a public demonstration. The train which had conveyed
the gallant colonel from London arrived at Bebington
station about 7 o'clock, where it was met by a proces-
sion of the most prominent inhabitants, with bands of
music and banners. They conducted him, amid enthusi-
astic plaudits, to the private carriage of the Rev, R. M.
Feilden (the colonel's father), and rector of the parish,
the horses were unyoked, and 12 villagers having taken
their places, the vehicle was drawn to the rectory amid
the vehement cheering of the lar4est concourse of people
that had perhaps ever assembled in that place. On ar-
riving at the ball, L eutenant-Colonel Feilden still re-
maining in the carriage, was presented by the Rev. J.
Case with an appropriate address from the inhabitants
of BOA, gton. Lieutenant-Colonel Feilden responded in
a few L net remarks. He thanked the inhabitants heartily
for the unexpected but gratifying manner in which they
manifested their kindly feelings towards him, though he
frankly confessed that he did not deem imself wor-
thy of so much distinction at their hands, having
merely, in conjunction with his fellow-soldiers, dis-
charged his duty to his country. Lieutenant-Colonel
Feilden is not absent from active duty by his own free
will. In accordance with an army regulation, after his
brilliant conduct on the 18th, he was ordered on depot
duty at Malta, where he obtained permission to visit his
family or c , more before re-entering upon the more dan-
gerous responsibilities of his position. He has been,l4
years in the army, although he is not yet more than 30
years of age.
Colonel Dickson, of the Artillery, who was so bril-
liantly distinguished at Alma, at Inkerman, and through-
out the siege, but who had been suffering from severe
indisposition for some time before leaving the Crimea,
arrived at Waltham Abbey on Friday, and was con-
ducted in proces‘ion from the station to the town. He
is appointed superintendent of the powder mills. Colonel
Dickson had an interview with Lord Panmure and
several of the Ministers previously to leaving town.
General Gabriel Gordon, Colonel of the 91st Foot,
died at his re.idence near Manchester on Tuesday. He
was 92 years of age, and had been more than 74 years
in the service, his first commission in which beirs date
6th of January, 1781. His services c,,nsisted of the
capture of Martinique and Guadeloupe, for which he
received the gold medal and One clasp. There are
now six general officers dead, in succession to whom
two promotions will be made to the list of general
officers, in accordance with the new warrant. They
are Lord Raglan, Lord Carysfort, General Gordon, and
Major-Generals Cornwall, Sir Jobn Campbell, and Est-
court. There are also the colonelcies of two regiments
at Lord Hardinge's disposal, the Blues and the 91st, one
of which it is probable will he given to Lieutenant-Gene-
ral the Hon. C. Gore, a Waterloo officer, and lately in
command of the troops in Canada.

CANALS.
....
Price vidend
Names of Ls Dividend Names of tDi
Companies. , per " Companies. ti per Price.
4 Annum.
cr, Annum..
' shtn &Oldh 198 71. p. 0., 139 3Dacclesfleld. 100 21. 102. 511,6
Barnsley • • .•1160 N eath —•• • • 100 161 150
Brknk& Abrg 150 4/. Oxford .. •• • • 100 110
Birmingham; 40 41. 93 Peak Forest. 78. 51 Os 86
Coventry.... 100, 25 I. 209 Regent's -. ~ 30 '1 14
Derby .• . ,100 6/. 15s. 84 R-ochdale , 85 11. 10s. 60
Ellsinre&Ch"s! 69 234 p. ct Somrset Coal 148
ClrandJ ,non'loo 3 pr. ct. Do. Lk F.I -t 112
Do., 6 pr.Ct.l 10 61. pr. ct. 12 IA Stfird &Wore .140 281. 425
rand surrey 100 V. Shrewsbury. 1125
Grand Union 100, 11.11 s. Stourbridg,...ll4s • 121. 285
Kennt & Avn, 39 6s. Od. 6% IF event and)
2r. 28
Lancaster ..110(1 Ary e Rail. I 211
Leeds &L'vrp 1001 251. Warwick &
Leicester .... 'lOO 61. 49% B irming. . I‘,a.n , 21. 20
Leicstr &Nth 83 28 % Warwickl & I ;
Loughborogh 142' 701. 575 Napton.. I 1001 21. 11
Nionmouthsh 100 orcstr & 1 ~...1
Nintgmerysh 100, firming. j 'al 21. 20
Niel tn'Alwbry 100 Wilts & Brks —I 10s. Od.
..

NOVEL DESIGN IN NAVAL ARCHITEC-
TURE.

The difficulties which have occurred in the prosecution
of the present war from the deep draught. of our line-of-
battle ships may, perhaps, secure attention to the rollow-
ing design for a great raft, propelled by an immense
steam power, which has occupied the thoughts of its
projector, Mr. Daft, a civil engineer, for a period of 13
years. Ai will be gathered from the details, he con-
templates a complete revolution in the existing system
of naval architecture. To many the scheme may appear
utterly wild and impracticable, but Some may, neverthe-
less, trace in it materials for useful reflection. It is pro-
posed that the raft should be composed of 300 pontoon-
shaped iron boats, nearly all 100 feet long by 10 feet
wide and 7 deep, having semicircular bottoms and sides,
and flanged on the edges or gun wales. With 15 of these
placed longitudinally the length of the raft would be
I,soofeet, and 20 in breadth, with 5 feet spans between
each would give a width of 300 feet. Taus the deck
area would be little short of 10 acres. The pontoon
boats it is proposed to brace together by diagonal tie
bars, while the deck would be formed of timber 6 inches
thick, firmly bolted to the flanges, and having hatchways
into each of the boats, which would thus furnish the ac-
commodation and stowage required for passengers and
goods. Bulwarks are contemplated, 12 feet 6 inches
high, and consisting of hollow iron stanchions, 33 feet 4
inches apart from each other, with iron compartments
between, made to open from the top on centres. The
whole mass would thus be braced together as if it were
one huge solid substance 1,500 feet long, 300 feet wide,
and 20 feet thick. It is proposed by the bold projector
of this new leviathan to propel her by 22 steam•engines
of at least 200-horse power each, 11 on each side of the
raft, with paddles and screws affixed alternately. Into
the arrangethents for mooring, for saloon space, com•
mander's quarters, an observatory, &c., it is not neces-
sary to enter, but the calculation is that the raft will
carry a freight of 20,000 tons, though perfectly safe and
steady without, obtaining a speed of 15 knots an hour,
draw only 3 feet 6 inches of water, and give a surface
sufficient to act as a flOa!-ing breakwater in the roughest
sea. The projector contends that it will be impossible
to founder such a structure ; that in case of running
ashore the boats grounded can readily be drawn off
by the power of the engines ; and that the principle
of the design involving the repetition of so many
given parts, as in the architecture of the Crystal
Palace, these can be let out to different contractors,
and the whole got together with the greatest rapidity and
ease.

I NSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
X s. d. X s. d.
Albion ......... .•• .. 31. 10s. 100 0 0 50 0 0 83
Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s. 6d. bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18
Ditto Marine ....... 6/. p.c. & bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 1 0 0 -
Atlas . . . 15s. od. 50 0 0 515 0 18
krgus Life .. ..... .. • • 41. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
British Commercial .. 71. 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 -
:liericl.Med.& Gen•life opr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21
county ...... ~ ...„ .. 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Crown ............'.. 17s. Cd 50 0 0 50 0 17%
Eagle - ss. 50 0 0 5 0 0 6%
Equity and Law...... 41,4 per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
European Life l/. 20 0 0 all 1814
Genera 1......
Globe ... • ..... 5/. per cent. Stock. ~ 106%
Guardian ............ 5% per cent. 100 0 0 47 5 0 03
Imperial Fire......... 12/. per cont. 500 0 0 50 0 0 340
Imperial Life
Indemnity Marine.... 1-3 s & 3/. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
Law Fire . .
Law Life............. - 100 0 0 10 0 0 57
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5%
London ..
London 'hip.. . -
Marine .... ..... 18s.per share 100 0 0 28 0 0 40
Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 434 i. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 394
Minerva ............ sp. ct. & be. 20 0 0 2 0 0 6
Monarch .• •• •• .. - - - 5 0 0 1 0 0 -
National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 n - •
Palladium Life ...
Pelican ............- - - - -
Phwnix - - - -
Professional Life...... 51. per cent. 5 0 010 0 %
Provident Lifb........ 1/. bs. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 o 3834
Rock Life .. .......... 7s. 5 3 0 010 0 8%
Royal Exchange ...... 101. per cent. Stock. all -
San Fire ...... 6/ 10s. - 2 1 -
Ditto Life .... 1/ 14s. - • 9 f
United Kingdom .... 41 pct & bs. 20 0 0 4 0 0 534
Universal Life ... ..... 51. per mat. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Victoria Life ........ 51. per cent. 1 - 412 6 5%
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. i X s. d.
Assam Tea •• •• .... 51. 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Atteti6n Mart........ 214 per cent. 50 0 0 I- -
Australian Agriculturl 11. Is. 100 00{17 10 0 2914
Australian Trust .... 81. pet cent. - ;25 0 0 -
Australian Royal Mail 5/. 10 00 i all 4%
knglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 all -
British Anserican Land 15s. - 40 0, 0 61
Canada 'm... •........, 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 9 124
Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. - • - -
Ditto, 6 per cent. • • 65. per cent. - - 114%
City Navigation Bonds - - - -
Electric Telegraph .. 6 per cent. 25 0 0 23 0 0 17%
Ditto ~ •• • • .... .. - - , -
Equitable Royersionry 71 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 C -
Ditto New ...... • - 50 0 0 17 10 0 -
Gen. h' evers. & Invest. sp.c. & bs, 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 -
Gen .Steam Navigation 10 p. ct, 15 0 0' 14 0 0 27
Hudson's 8ay...... •• - Stock. I - -
flungerford -•• .. 2/. ss, 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
London Institution ... - - - -
London Reversionary 5d per cent. lb 0 0 all -
Russell Institution.... - - 12 10 0 -
Price's PatentCand. Co 101. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 27 34
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4141. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
Royal Mail ,team.... 4/. p. share, 100 0 0 60 0 0 8514
South i ustralian... . • 6/, per cent. 25 0 0 all 37
Trust and Loan Comp. 1
Upper Canada ...• 1 - 20 0 0, 5 0 0 -

LIST OF 4COTTISEI COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. s per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
4 s. d. £ s. d.
Rank of Scotland .. •• 7/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1841 0
British Linen Company 81. per tent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 223710
Caledonian Bank 8/. per cult. 10 0 0 210 03 . 188
City of Glasgow Sack Si. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 11/ 13e
Clydesdale Bank •••• 51,41. p cent 20 0 0 10 n 0 12 148
mmercial Bank .• 71. per cent. 5-0 0 0 200 0 0 211108
Eastern 8ank...... .• 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10118 s
Edlnb & 3%1. p cent, 5 0 0 5 0 0 4/. 158
Exchange Ilnk of Scot..
National Bank ...... 634 per cent. 100 0 0 'OD 0 0 17010 s
North of ,cotland Bank 5/.percent 20 0 0 210 0 .1/. 14s
Royal Bank of g cotl. 52. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1301 r s
Union Bank of Scot. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 93/ 5s
Westorn Bank •• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 77, 10s
Alliance Fire and Life.. 8;4 Lpr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18! 5s
British Guarantee . 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 OIL 78
Caledonian Fire Insur 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 251 Os
City of 141asgow Life . 61. percent. 25 0 0 2 0 OV. lOs
Colonial Life 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 0 51. 5s
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 126/ 10s
Eng. & Scot, Lan Life 51. percent. 50 0 0 3 5 0 14/. 7s
Life Assoc. of Scel,,and 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 s'. Os ,
National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ,2/. Os
North British insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 331 Os
icottish Union Insmc. 7%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 11s
,tandard Life •• •• .. • . 5/. per cent 50 0 0 7 0 0 201 0s
United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0

BINGLEY GOOSEBERRY Snow.—On Monday last the
fourth annual gooseberry show (open to all gardeners
within two miles round) was held at the house of Mr.
J. Outerside, Ferrand's Arms Inn—Mr. James Hardy,
chaff rman ; Mr. John Emmot, New-road-side, judge.
Prizes were awarded to the successful competitors in the
following manner :—First seedling, Jeremiah Taylor,
13 dwts. ; first maiden grower, John Waddington, 22
dwts. 6 grains ; second ditto, Thomas Smith, 19 dwts
18 grains ; first of any colour, John Waddington, 22
dwts. 6 grains ; second ditto, Samuel Lofthouse, 21
dwts. 3 grains; first four, John Green, 68 dwts. 22
grains ; second ditto, Thomas Smith, 70 dwts. 8 grains ;
first red, 'William Waddington. 21 dwts. 8 grains ;
second ditto, John Shackleton, 20 dwts. 10 grains ; first
yellow, Rev. James Cheadle, 17 dwts. 12 grains ; second
ditto, Joshua B. Taylor, 16 dwts. 5 grains ; first green,
John Stephenson, 16 dwts. 16 grains; second ditto,
Benjamin Lister, 16 dwts. 15 grains ; first white, John
Hird, 16 dwts. 6 grains ; second ditto, Samuel Loft-
house, 15 dwts. 10 grains ; together with numerous
smaller prizes.—Leeds Intelligences.
THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, BIRMINGHAM:—The Right
Hon. Lord Leigh has presented the liberal donation of
105/. towards rebuilding the museums of this institution.
Donations have a1..0 been received from Earl Spencer
and the Earl of Dartmouth, Lords Ncrth•vick and Mid.
Sir G. Nicholls and other friends
dieton, General Lygon,
for the same purpose.