The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-13 00:00:00

EVENING, AUGUST 13, 18512.

AMERICAN NEWS.

[A anmmairy of the following appeared in our paper of
yesterday :—]
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY.—The United States'
mail steam-ship Humboldt, Captain J. D. Lines, ar-
rived off Cowes this woroiny, and having landed the
English mails and passengers, proceeded on her voyage
to Havre.
The Humboldt brought 127 passengers, a few of
whom landed at Sotehampton, and on freight specie
value 350,000 dolls. for Havre, and 100 000 dolls. in
gold for London. Sue sailed from New York on the
31st ult., and brings three days' later news than re..
ceived by the Asia, at Liverpool, on Saturday.
The Europa arrived out on the 29th tilt.
A horrible catastrophe had occurred on the Hud-
son river. The steam• boat Henry Clay, after racing
A considerable distance with another steamer (the
Armenia) belonging to a rival line, caught fire amid-
ships, and was run ashore; and there being 300 or
400 passengers on board, a frightful scene of terror
Pn s tied . From 50 to 60 persons were either drowned
or burnt, and the remainder saved their lives with the
greatest difficulty. This calamity had excited the
greatest sensation in New York, end the details of
the occurrence exhibit a fearful disregard of human
life on the part of the American steam-boat proprie-
tors. Some " indignation" meetings of the survivors
and their friends had been held at New York.

The following, extracted from the New York
Herald, gives the latest intelligence regarding the
fisheries dispute :
" One of cur correspondents at Washington informs
us that the steamer Mississippi. whic4 was designated
as the flag-ship of Commodore Perry in the Japsn ex-
pedition, and is now lying at anchor in the East River,
opposite this city, has been ordered to repair forthwith
to the fiihing•grounds, to protect our rights under the
treaty of 1818. She has all her coal on board, end
Commodore Perry will no doubt be prompt in obeying
the order. All other vessels, it is said, which can he got
ready in time, will be dispatched to the banks, under
command of the Commodore. By rrcent arrivals from
the Bay of Sr. Lawrence, we learn that an anchorage
duty of 6d. per ton has been demanded upon all United
States' vessels in the provinces. On the 23d inst., two 01
our fi,hing•vessels were seen in tow of a British steamer,
off Gaspe Head. At last accounts there were fourteen
English men-of•war on the ground, and four more were
fitting out at St. John's. All this looks as though our pro-
vincial neighbours, backed by their mother-country, were
really determined to give us cons►derable trouble. Our
Washington correspondent states that nothing serious is
apprehended by those who are best informed in that
city. Indeed, it is intimated that President Fillmore is
not exactly pleased with Secretary Webster's - recent
course on the subject. It is anticipated that the matter
will soon be amicably arranged by negotiation, but in
the mean time Commodore Perry will proceed to the
eastward in the steamer Mississippi, with the view of
protecting, if necessary, the rights of our own citizens.
The operations 1331 V going on at the Brooklyn and other
navy yards throughout the country denote that the
Government is actively preparing for any emergency
that may arise."

nition on board, waiiing final orders to sail.
Her battery
is eight ince:lion' 3'2-pounders, and two long 120 pounder
pivot guns, throwing shut or psixhan shells of two feet
and a tialcircumfer,cce. The Mississippi can arrive at
IlalFsx direct, by iho 2d of August.
"The steamier Saranac, Commander G. J. DEider-
. grain, 6 guns (probably long 24-pounder paixhans), flag-
ship of Commodore Foxhall A. Fa!ksr, commanding the
home squadron ; she is lying at Philadelphia,
officered
manned, provisioned, coal, 8;:e.„ on board, fully ready
for sea (said to be ordered to Boston and Bay of St.
Lawrence immediately). If ordered can be off Halifax
i by the 2d of August.
" The slap ot-war Albany, Commander Charles T.
Platt, stated SO guns, carri-s 24 (size not mentioned),
just arrived from tea, ut Bo-ton, belon
and sai dto the home
sadron is fu
bqe u
ordered to sally prepared for any service,l in company with the Saranac, wider
command of Cap!ain J. C. Long. She can, if ordered,
,
arrive off Halifax on the 2d of August.
"The sloop Decatur, Commander William Green,
stated 16 guns, carries 20, sailed on the 24th of July
from New Orleans, ordered to New York, may
arrive
here by the 6th of August; she may be provisionrel and
dispatched the next day, and arrive off Halitax by the
12to of August. She belongs to the home squadron.
" The steamer Fulton, Commander T. G. Benham, 5
guns, very powerful engine, and fast vessel, well adapted
fur :owing, is iu e,,Ehheissi,.n as a cruiser in the home
squadron; last hoard from at Pensacola, where she pro-
bably is now—if ordered, can be at the fisheries by the
10t of August.
`'The steamer Vixen, Lieutenant-Commander Wm.
Smith. 3 guns, belongs to the home squadron, lying et
Norfolk, .undergoing slight repairs; can, if ordered, Sail
on the 30 h of July, and reach Halifax on the Bth of
August. Steams slowly, but excellent for coasting ser-
sine; did good service in the Gulf of Mexico during the
war.

" The sloop-of-war St. Louis, 22 guns, was ready for
sea at Norfolk on the 26th inst.; bad taken in powder,
Stc ; understood to be waiting orders to sail for the
fisheries; can arrive there by
the sth of August.
" The brig Porpoise, 10 guns, Lieutenant Command-
ing E. It Thompson, ju't arrived from the coast of
Africa, at Now York, is ready for any service, sod can
be provisioned and dispatched to-day, and arrive at
Halifax by the sth of August.
" Brig Dolphin (10 guns), under repairs at New York
Navy-) and; can be sent to sea by the 9la of August, end
arrive at Halifax by the 15tb.
" Sloop-of-war Marion (16 guns [stated], carries
20), New York Navy-yard, under repairs; eau be ready
in eight days, and arrive in Halifax by the 15th of
August.
" Sloop-of-war Cyane (22 guns), ready for sea, 11l
Norfolk; going into dry dock first; could sail on the 6th
l
of August and arrive at Halifax on the 15th.
Captain W. Merritt (9 guns),
opreparingand
August,u2 oo steam 'ra I:st
aa arhaD
te 'Ntcah''rf 11all;ifax by the 9th. She is can be ready by the 6f,n
s frigate°l afloat for strength, efficiency,
or b .n ;r
" It thus appears that we have available for immediate
service, and can Concentrate at Halifax, if so ordered, the
following force:—
"By Aug. 2—Two steamers and one sloop-of-war—
total, 40 guns.
" By Aug. B.—(lncluding the above) three steamers,
two sloops of war, and one brig—total, 121 guns.
" By Aug. 15.—(Including the above) five steamers.
five sloops of war, and two brigs_t.:tal (12 vessels),
161 guns.

A telegraphic diepatcb, dated Boston, July 21,
appears in the New York papers, to the following
effect :

" Captain Whalen, of the fishing schooner, Flying
Cloud, urrived at Gloucester, from the Bay of Si. Law-
rence, reports about 300 American vessels in the bay,
and mackerel rather scarce. Captain Laybold, of the
brigantine Halifax, was in the bay, and informed Cap-
tain Whale's that his orders were to seize all vessels
found fishing within the line laid down by the Bririfl
Government. This line cuts off our vessels from fishing
on all the grounds except in the neighbourhovd. of
Gaspe and Magdalen Island. The district from
this line to the shore, in some Pisces, is 50
or 60 milea. Another restriction has been placed ou
our vessels, in the shape of an anchorage. duty of 6d. per
ton in all the provinces. The fishing vessels have been
obliged heretotere to pay a like duty at a.nso, and now
they are obliged to pay this anchorage duty at the
other provinces in addition, which is something never
required before. The schooner General Cushing, from
the Bay of St. Lawrence, arrived at Newburyport yes-
terday. She makes the following report:-6Left tee
Gulf of Canso on Saturday, the 2401 inst., and spoke on
that
od n theays rechpoovnieorus
d they 6
Freeman, of
w W; British
reported
that h, who
igate
Rwi,!andt—wohoAwal;iarricfainein66hlainngd vneostsesCsatiendt.ow, taken .;$' Gaspe
There were 14
British vessels of war on the fishing grounds, and four
others fitting out at St. John's: By the steamer Ad-
miral we have St. John's, New Blunewick, papers of
the 28th. The Times says-6lnthis city, on Saturday
last. a Court of the Vice-Admiralty was held for the
hearing of the cases of the American fishing schooners
Coral, of Machias, and Hyades,
.of Lubec, seiz.cl by the
ete:ter Nettler for violating the fishery treaty between
England and the United orates. No defence was made
by the owners. Judgment on the cases was not given
acid the Court adjourned until to-day, when, of course,
the vessels will be condemned.' "

" There might be added to this force certain small
revenue vessels from northern and eastern ports, which
would swell up the force (though not proportionably to
strengthen it) to as many as 200 guns. The two steam-
ships Fre3onia and Relief are both in New York Navy
yard; they carry ten guns, are good sailers, and would
be useful to supply coal to the steamers as well as
tor cruising.
" The above are all the vessels we have available to
place on the fishing coasts by the 15th of August; but
they are enough, it they are dispatched without unne-
ee,,tary delay and as soon as each one is ready, to pre•
vent the seizure of many hundreds of valuable fishing
craft, to reempture some already taken, and, perhaps,
by their enf rgetie action, to deter the British cruisers
trot!' too great a precipitancy, which, once indulged in,
war would become inevitable. We might thus gain time
for diplomatic action or for future preparation.
" By the 20th of August the above torca can be in-
creased by the addition of five frigaPes, carrying 332
guns, besides smaller vessels, as will be shown in the
next ardele on this subject."
The steam-ship Prometheus arrived at New York
on the 29th ult., with five days later intelligence from
California, but bringing no news of importance from
the mines. The Sierra Nevada arrived at New York
OD the 30th, with specie value 110,000 dollars from
California. She reported that the Royal Mail steam
ship Trent was to leave Chagres on the 23d of July
for St. Thomas's.

The Panama Railway Company had erected a light
on the extreme point of Navy bland, which is dis-
tinctly seen at a distance of ten miles. The steamer
Winfield Scott left Panama on the 17th ult., with
600 passengers, for San Francisco. The Golden Gate
was to leave on the 28th, with 150 passengers and
600 United States troops.
Mr. Rice, the American Consul at Acapulco, had
been called to the city of Mexico by the American
Minister there, in order to give an explanation of his
arrest. The dal after Mr. Rice started an express
was dispatched by the American authorities to seize
and bring him back.
We have dates from Valparaiso to the 28th of June.
A Bill had passed the Chilian Congress for the estab-
li&hment of a military colony at the Straits of Ma-
gellan. Some disturbances had taken place in Co-
quimbo, with the object of liberating political pri-
soners, but without effect.

The New York Herald has the subjoined articles
in reference to the 13ritish naval force in the waters
of the St. Lawrence, and the means of defence pos-
sessed by the Americans against the aggressive and
threatening attitude of the British fleet :
Toe assemblage in the Bay of St. Lawrence of a
British fleet of 19 armed vessels, without the slightest
notification, to enforce a new consirucrion of a treaty,
different ire.= what has prevailed for 30 years and
bitger, is a new feature in the intercourse of Great
Britain with a friendly and powerful neighbour. Still
more unexpected and unjustifiable were the,seisure and
confiscation of an American vessel engaged, as was sup-
posed, in the undisputed right of fishing in said waters.
This is regarded throughout the length and breadth of
the land es a deliberate and gratuitous insult to our na-
tional flag—an outrage that diplomatic explanation
cannot be permitted to satisfy. In diplomatic circles, it
is considered as an unfortunate mistage on the part of the
Miniatry of the Earl of Derby, attributable to the inex-
perience of that chief, and of. the Secretary unfortu-
nately intrusted with that department of the public
business, which will cost them both their places, and be
ultimately settled by humble and ample apologies and
concessions on the part of their successors in the Go-
vernment. Be that as it may, the present position
of affairs is an unusual one, and requires all the
wisdom and vigour of action of which our Government
is capable. It is known that certain ships of war are
already ordered, and some, probably, on their way to
the disputed fishing-grounds, and that others are to
follow as soon as they can be got ready for sea—all with
distinct and positive orders (which their commanders
will not be backward in executing to the last letter) to
protect the undoubted rights of cur commerce and
fisheries in that quarter in the most emphatic manner,
and without reference to future consequences. It i, ex_
tremely probable—nay, almost inevitable—that the exe-
cution of the orders underetood to have been given to the
commanders of the naval forces on both sides will bring
of for-
portions of their commends into collision. From what
we know of the temper and firmness of both John Bull
and Brother Jonathan—when either thinks his rights
invaded—we may expect that,
Majesty
iii,eanb,tya s
they the event
cible measures, the affair will not end very soon
s
othrevecroyastquoirettlyh.e
yEainthkeere
sheyipswill clear
are ordered
to do, or our naval vessels will prevent that high.
handed outrage, as they are ordered to do. In either
cave, forte will be employed, and force against force;
and the eticcres of either party will render rein-
t'oreepeente necessary on both sides—on one side to
maintain the acquired advantage; on the ..her, to suc-
ceed in a second t ffort sbould the first have failed. SOUTH AMERICA.
This inevitable nece,sity for reintorcements the rape- SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. The Royal Mail
rienced heads of the British navy have doubtless fore- Company's steam-ship Severn, Captain Cbacana°7
seen, and there are probably on their way by this time with the Brazilian mail. in eh of Lieut. James
many vessels from various quarters to the scene of Inglis, ._ -1 arge
this day, at
R N Admiralty action. That this call for reinforcement is also foreseen
by our Government is evidenced by the extraordinary halt-past twelve o'clock.
activity of operations in repairs and fitting of vessels in On the route home the Severn experienced mode-
A good
our navy yards. The arrival of these two reinforcing rate breezes and fine weather, and has made
squadrons—perhaps fleets—at the point of dispute, and run home,
each endeavouring to sustain their antecedents, must, if The Severn brings mails from the following Places,
they arrive separately, produce reprisals arid separate to which the latest dates are affixed :—Buenns Ayres'
conflicts, and it together, or whenever they come toga- July 2d ; Monte Video, 6th ; Rio Janeiro, 15th ;
trier, must result in a naval general action. Should such Bahia, t 30th;
occur—which Heaven forbid—it will be our first naval Ten , 19th ; Pernambuco, 22d • St. Vince' ' Bth.
' Lisbon,
general action with England; but it will not be the last. eriffe, August 4th; Madeira, sth ;
2251. •
, dia-
Quarrels for supremacy between brothers are always On freight the Severn brought gold,
ocbineal,
tearfully in earnest. In this case, the dominion of the mends, 5,0001.; ipecacuanha, 35 seroos ; cochineal,
y ;
seas will be the object of contention, and nothing B4 serons •; abort oranges, 15 boxes ; wine, 2 hogsheads;
lick-
of that will suffice either party's ambition. The codfish samples, 88 packages, and a large number of p
and mackerel eispute will be forgotten. The parties ages of general merchandise.
belligerent will have other and bigger fish to fry, In hen the
On the morning of the 7th instant, w fire
our view of the case, it becomes us to examine of Lisbon, a
Severn was about 230 miles S.W.
our own resources, to know what we can . through the
de. Was discovered in the after orlop, whiell
pend upon to meet present and future enaer. help of several of the en era and the great exer-
gencies. Accordingly, as we have heretofore tions of the officer ass
g was completely extin-
stated, Mr. Gviin has moved in the . Senate for guish d .
information of the present disposable force and condition origin e
of
about three quarters
of
an examine-
of the navy, and in course of time perhaps some informs- lion o the fire is not know%
out on the ceiling
tion will be given • perhaps a copy of the Navy Register between
it ea p rs that the fire bro e
m the after bulk-
rnay be submitted in reply. But the readers of the . the timbers, a few feet frn . .
wino was nearly
Herald are not accustomed to depend upon the slew 'lead of the steward's store-room,
action or the meagre reports of the authorities at Wash- burnt through before it was ex— -
tthautsbed. In a few
ington for information on important subjects of genera) Minutes More and it would have reached the store-
interest. We have, therefore, condensed, from a variety
,room, when, iu all probability, the ship would have
of authentic sources, for the information of our readers been destroyed.
—who are the mass of the people—a particular report of , From Buenos Ayres have edvices to the Ist of
so tar as the present ' J we
the present state of the navy,summoned the delegates
h ll as Soo
a
- • -- i July, General Uriza bad sunim .
matter calla for information; and aa , s 13. as it can :of the states of the Argentine Confederation to meet
be prepared fur the press, present full intormation of the at the city of Santa Fe, in the month of August,
state of the entire naval service, bothl personnel
ti and
when the- first; would be elected, and the
materiel, in all their ranks, divisions, anutraeeepartdmente. , eonsi,..n
_residentp
Confederation settled upon. There
These reports will be more fu11, more acc
uiza would be the pre-
reliable, and produced with greater dispatch
.t than what , ,11.,' no doubt but that rq
the old fogit a at Washington can produce in this hot "unlit.
weather. They will show:—to the
The Brazilian bad retired Brazils, and
army
Rio
available the Brazilian had left the Plata, with
"1.. What naval force we have immediately
squadron
for service in the fisheries. the and a schooner, under
exception of three corvettes
"a• What naval force for a reinforcement, if necessary, Commodore Parker.
"3. W but naval and national resources we can rely j The treaty between Brazil and Monte Video has
bPen for the possible exigency of a long and bloody been acknowledged by the latter.
navel eoer with the first naval power on earth. All ;
is quiet in the Rio de Plata.
'4. wharf alterations and
useaditions to our present Theat Rio de Janeiro is without
political news
system arz.•. quired to enable successfully to compete interest. almost disappeared, only
with the raisin is of the seas—PerhaPs with the world on The fever had
in arms ; for it is - • foresee the events of a A
Impol,sible toe fatal case had happened for several days.
it had entirely ceased to exist.
war beteeen two l e p what train of conee- ''''' mongst the shipping
Ca-Ing Powers—what A fe had occurred in the lower
queues may ( Leo°. or 'bow far other Powers and irate- w cases of fever
rests may be ei, broiled and •
i d into the matter before town of Bahia.
1.5 conapktion
and stirred
1 Pernambuco was said to be perfectly healthy.
termination.
"For immediate- fisheries, the following n Movementsof her M
service in the —ajeff,y s shies.—At Monte
vessels, if so'off
ordered, can arrive Halifax as here Video—R l' Locust. At Rio de Je-
er Majesty's 6 )3p
given:—. •
neiro—Her Majesty's ship Centaur, Rear• Admiral
" The steam ship MissisBirDi 10 guni, Captain W. J. W. ji. Henderson , her Majesty's ship Plumper,
wetly; ~! (.4..,e0,,,, ir,333 Joi.,o'o
cp,cildot, for the pre- Commander Nopo, h. . French frigate Andrornede.
sea. 4,‘-'t ‘, ~, ji :ice in... he 0, rt 0: tit yt, yak, fully ready At Beet. re ',, .; ' brig ExFress ; bee Ma-
for sea, with officers, • ) AMU- , • , Beet..--rise an*
jesty e
, men, provisions, cos, and jesty
8 ship Herald and Steamer Torch, sailed from

From Guayaquil, under date July 1, we learn that
Flores was still three miles below the city,
been deterred from entering by the French frigate.
Other reports (received at Panama) stated that be
had taken the town, and others that he had attempted
and failed. having

From Jamaica we have dates to the 24th of July,
but they contain no general news. The
continuedito ragein Kingston, and, in consequence,
the soldiers had been ordered to confine themselves to
barracks. smallpox

Barbadoes letters of the 15th ult, mention the death
of the American consul. A drought had prevailed for
a fortnight, hut the island was healthy. American
produce of all kinds was dear.
Advices from Bermuda to the 26:h of July have
been received, but they contain no news of im-
portance.

At St. Thomas's the hurricane season bad com-
menced. Rain was very much wanted.
In the New York stock-market there was a buoy-
ant feeling, and the transactions in railroad abates
bwrei unusuallybut
supplies
were fl
in x
The demand e
excess
r money *7:
of demands.
Foreign exchange steady without great demand' the
rates on London being 1101 to 11.0 i, and on Par",
sf. 15c. to sf. 151 c. In the commercial
ashes continued in good request, with a light suPPl'
Cotton firm, favouring sellers, but the English ad-
vices
had made no visible impression on the trade.
The market for breadstuffs was firm and brisk; for
grain and wheat the demand was inanimate and u-
altered. In provisions pork was scarce. Freightsdull, and in favour of shippers. markets

St. Vincent, Cape de Verde, en route to :Rio de
Janeiro.

At Teneriffe—United States corvette Prebble.
At Mhdeire—United States corvette Do le, and
brig Bainbridge.
At Lisbon—Her Majesty's ship Archer kund Me-
dusa ; French steamer Norval; Spanish steamer Isa-
bella Secuntia. _ _ _

Royal Mail steam•packet Prince, left Rio de Ja-
neiro for the River Plate, on July 13zh.

SPORTING NOTES.
CCLXXXIII.
THE YORK MEE TING.

NI A RKE TS.

TO THE EDI:Um ()iv' IRE SUN.

RIO DE JANEIRO,, JULY 5.
An averege amount of business was transacted in im-
ports ; some animation prevailed in coffee after the ar-
rival of the Tay, and the sales were extensive. The
most important feature of the money market: was that
the share mania diminished, and most descriptions were
lower.

The fever abatEd materially, and the few carves which
exibt would not at any other period create more than or•
dinary attention."

HEALTH OF LONDONDURING THE WEEK.
(From the lie istrar-Geaeral's Re:Tott )
London is suffering from the same diseases as were
noticed last week, and I,l24ofdeathsAu have been registered
1 wge
oaks August. Thethe mortalitymonth ,oins
in the first seven days
near the average of the first
and 1,909 in 1849,
which 801 persons died in
when the epidemic of Asiatic choleraB4 was so fatal. 656
children under 15 years of age,6a29a9 men and women, and
165 persons of the age of upwards, died in the
week; 597 were males and 5n
pears that though the bad sewers,27 ifeaemndualiews.atelr6, athnuels
and impurity in London are mos
persons of mitddleataagehigdho tom_
not
perature in early life,
escape.
Diasrt me was the cause of 213, cholera of deaths;
el 6 children and 5 persons above the of lei died or`cholera; 192 children and 21 adults of diarrbeee; 16 of
the cases of chelera occurred on the north, 5 on the south
side of the Thames.
In its leading symptoms the cholera which prevails at
present differs lisle from Asiatic cholera but it is in
London less rapid in its course than Asiatic cholera; it
is less iefluenced by elevation of soil, it always prevails
more or less in summer, and comparatively fi)wpreervsal
persons
are Attacked; hence it is a variety which, for the sake of
distinction, way be called summer cholera.
Dr. maeleughlin, an inspector during the epidemic of
1849, requests the Registrar-General to call the atten-
tion of medical informants to the importance of stating
in all CaSeS how long premonitory symptoms of the ap-
proach
of cholera preceded the attack in its fatal form.
No cases of dial.' heee should be neglected in the present
season. They should be immediately treated.
The following are the returns of the 21 cases of cholera
registered in the week. " Summer" has been substituted
throughout for "Eveli,h" cholera, which is often used
in the medical certificates:—
On 7th August, at 3, Wilmot-street, St. George's,
Bloomsbury, a carpenter, aged about 35 years, "summer
cholera (2 days)." Mr. Vincent Yardley, the registrar,
nye, "The informant, who is the landlord of the house
in 'which the deceased died, states that the day before
his death be admitted to the doctor that he bad taken
three quarts of beer. He was a man that had eaten
very little, but had drank a great deal."
Oa Ist of August, at 25, Black-horse-squere, Saint
Paul's, Deptford, the son of a shipwright, aged 11 weeks,
" cholera iufaetons (6 dais)."
On 29. h of July, at 18, Star-street, Shadwell, the son
of a mariner, 8 months, "diarrheas (7 days), cholera
infentuni (8 hours).
On
the it,t ee August, at 3, Victoria-terrace, Saint
Peter's, Walworth, rte son of an engraver, aged 9
mouths, " cholera (4 days)."
On the 3d Aug'a,t at 34. Beresford-street, Woolwich,
a carpenter in the Steam Navigation Company's service,
aged 60 years, "diarrhea: (1 day), cholera (20 hours)."
Mr. R. Rixon, the registrar, adds, "He came home on
Saturday night (31st July) from his work on board a
ship at Deptford,
was taken ill during the night, but re-
fused to have medical assistance till Monday, and died
on Tuesday. He had cholera very badly about 20 years
since; the same surgeon attended him then."
On 2d August, at 36, George-street, Bromley, the
daughter of a watchman. aged 9 weeks, "cholera
Asiatic (3 days), eollapse (2 days)." Mr. James Dun-
stan, the registrar, has the following note in reference
to the above case:—" This death occurred in a neigh-
bourhood consiteing of small houses, the back yards of
which meet, and are occupied in most cases by two or
three families each. There have been many complaints
during the late hot weather by, the inhabitants of the
very disagreeable stench arising from the ovet flowing of
the privies and the want of both water and drainage,
The same locality was visited by the cholera in 1849,
and complained of in the weekly reports of that period."
On 30th July, at 19, Brunswick-place, the son of a
carpenter, aged 16 days, "summer cholera (3 days)."
On 29th July, at 14, William-street, St. Peter's, Isling-
ton, the daughter of
,a farmer, aged 5 months, "feeble
from birth—cholera.
On 2d August, at 12, Dorset-street, Balls-pond, Is-
lington, the son of a greengrocer, aged one year, " sum-
mer cholera."
On 3d August, at 4, De Beauvoir-place, Kingsland,
the son of a soversmith, aged 4 months, " summer cho-
lera (7 days)."
On let August, at 21, Grove, Homerton, the son of a
policeman, aged 11 weeks, " summer cholera (7 days)."
On 31st July, at 52, Theobalds-road, Bedford-row, the
son of a tobacconist, aged 3 weeks, " summer cholera
(4 days)."
On 4th August, at 1, Grange-place, Hoxton Old Town,
the son of a Currier, aged 16 months, "cholera infantum
(6 days), effusion on the brain (36 hours)." Mr. George
Pearce, jun., the registrar, states that "this is a healthy
locality, with a good main sewer."
3d
August, at 13, Simpson's-place East, Hackney-
road, the son of a porter, aged one year, "summer cho-
lera (4 days), exhaustion."
On 3d August, atKing 'a Arms, Ann's-place, Hackney-
road, the wife of a licensed victualler "chronic rheuma-
tism and diseased liver (7 years), au' mmer cholera (16
days), exhaustion."
On 31st July, at 18, Somerford-street, Bethnal-green,
the son of a coach
iattendant."
trimmer, aged 12 weeks, " infantile
a
cholera; no medic
St. Mary,
4th August, at 4, Stamford-terrace, Swan-street,
7 month. "cholera infanetueomn(o2f4 a h}olar Bs
t)
' merchant, aged
On 4th August, at 67, Walnut-tree-walk, Lambeth, a
bootmaker, aged 43 years "diarrhoea, summer cholera?'
On 2d August, at 62, Mary-street, Lieggerstone West,
the daughter of a servant, aged 3 months, "cholera in-
fantum (10 days)."
On 6th August, at 31, Galway-street, City-road, St.
Luke's, the son of a watch-finisher, aged ono year aad
nine months, "cholera (5 days)."
On 3d August, at 1, aye)."
New-street,aged one year, " St. John's, Maryle-
bone, the daughter of a gardener,
sum-
mer cholera (2 drys.)"
Mr. Joseph Chatwood, senior, registrar of the sub-
district of St. Paul, St, George in-the-East, thus ob-
serves:—" The deaths registered by me this week are
more than double the average of many weeks; 12 out of
the 15 were children. With the exception of diarrhoea,
which is just now very rife among infants, the causes
were of an ordinary character. Smallpox is very pre-
valent in my district, but not many cases have proved
fatal."

At 4, Adam-and Eve Cottages, Kensington-town, on
31st July, the daughter of a labourer, aged 1 year and
7 months, " scarlatina (one week), convulsions (one
day)." Mr. F. Gorham, the registrar' on information
obtained from the informant, states " that the drainage
of this house is very defective; cesspools are used, which
are overflo ring."
At 5, Ogle street, All Souls, Marylebone, on the
sth of August, the daughter of a shoemaker, aged 4
years, "tc trlatina maligns (7 days)." The medical at-
tendant states, in a note on the medical oertifieate," The
stench in this house is almost unbearable, and its filthy
condition renders it very unhealthy."

STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK.
SUNDAY.—The sky was for the most part free from cloud.
Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate during the
evening.
MONDAY.—The sky was clear during the morning, and
one-third part covered during the remainder of the day;
cirrocumuli and cirrostrati. Electricity—Positive, and ten-
sion strong after noon.
TUESDAY.—The amount of cloud was variable until 10h.
A.M., during the remainder of the day the sky was for the
most part covered with cloud; cumuli, cirrocumuli, and
cirrostrati. Heauy showers of rain. Electricity—Positive,
and negative, and very active during the morning; sparks
and galvanic currents were shown.
WEDNESDAY.— One-half of the sky was covered till 3b.
r. M., and generally clear afterwards. Heavy showers of rain
during the morning. Electricity—Positive, and tension weak
in the afternoon.
THURSDAY.—The sky was one-half covered with cloud
throughout the day; cumulostrati and cirrostrati. Elec-
tricity—Positive, and tension moderate in the afternoon.
FEZDAY.—The amount of cloud was variable throughout
the day; cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati. Heavy
showers of rain during the morning. Thunder was heard
during the morning. Electricity—Positive, and negative
during the morning; volleys of sparks and galvanic currents
were shown.
SATURDAY.—Three•fonrths of the sky were covered with
cloud generally until the evening, after which time the
amount of cloud was variable; cumulostrati, cirrostrati, and
scud. Heavy showers of rain. Electricity—Nothing was
shown at any examination.
The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 64.9 Q ; and the mean
reading at 9h. r.ar. was 6(r7°; the mean readings at the
Royal Observatory for the•same times were 65.60 and 59.2 Q
respectively.
The reading of the barometer decreased from 29.93. in.
at the beginning of the week to 29.15 in. by 9h. P.M. on the
3d ; increased to 29.53 in. by 9h. r.i r. on the sth ; decreased
to 29.17 in. by noon on the 7th; and increased to 29.22 by
the end of the week.

DEATEC OF LORD KENSINGTON —.We have to an-
nounce the death of this nobleman, who expired at his resi-
dence at Kensington, on Tuesday, in his 76th year. The de-
ceased, William Edwardes, was the only son of the first lord,
who was created Baron Kensington, in the peerage of II:r
land, in 1776, having inherited the estates of the Rich farr7
on the demise of his cousin, the seventh Earl of Warwick,
with whom expired the old barony of Kensington.. J!,-:orr;
Kensington succeeded his father in 1801, and n3?.rriweihoni
1797, Dorothy, daughter of Richard Thomas, Eicl-,,
aughtr of
DYcaptain
he had several children. The eldest surviving 0_
William Edwardes, It N., who is married to
Cuthbert Ellison, Esq., of Hepburn, Durham, succeeds to
title and estates. surviving
eon' ne
the
,-,...,„iGER, ESQ.,
FUNERAL
X OF THOMAS COLEsHILLeureo:
ains of the late
M.P., Q.C. &c.—Yesterday morning th
Q were hermetically
T. Coleshill Granger, Esq., M.P., ends"ii and benchers of
sealed down in the presence of the "
removed from Mitre-
was
1 the Inner Temple, when the bedy
conveyed to from Durham
court, Fleet-street, where it northern Railway, and finally
by special train of the.Grettt
deposited in the vault of the
of a numerous assemblage o le Church, in the presence
regal profession.
f the

cowinuation of my ob,,,,rvations on the
pros,-nt meeting outside the walls of Old Ebor, des-
tined, I almost imegine, this year to be the b.<-,st on re-
cord, I have arrived at the second day's races,
which will commerce with the Colt Sapling
of 59 Boys. each, 30 ft, over the
T•Y.C., about five furlongs 44 yards. Oat of an
entry of eleven, in all probability, not more than
three, or four at the out,ide, will appear at the I
post. Sir C. Monok's VINDEX, I thick, must prove
the winner, without Ireland's Eye has wonderfully im-
proved in the last three or four weeks.
The Bramham Park Stakes of 100 sous, each, 30 ft,
for three years old, one mile and a:half, will most pro-
bably be a walk over for BLACK. AUDREY or MERRY-
GO•ROUND.

The Ebor Handicap of 20 soya. each, 15 ft, with 200
added, &c., over two miles on the old courss,
will, is far as I can at present ascertain, be
contested by Voltigeur, Montague, Hippolytus,
Little Harry, Haricot, Sir Rowland, Trencherd,
Frantic, Lady Eden, Weathergage, Bilberry, one of
Dawson's—which is not very clear to my percep•
tion to-day—Hyacinth, and perhaps one or two others,
of whom I have received no account. Voltigeur, with
all his weight, will run forward, but I cannot imagine
that he will be the absolute winner. My opinion of
Montague has been already expressed: if quite up to the
mark on the day he ought not to be beaten, ulthouweehigthhet
course would not suit him much better were it a quarter
or half mile longer than it is. Hippolytus, soma
as Montague, that is 7st, has to concede to the latter
two years in ;age, which I doubt his being able success-
fully to do. Little Merry, notwithstanding that ho cer-
ries the stable money and is supported rather freely by
some of the " talent," at 6st 1310 (Na soy's weight last
year, by the bye), to my idea, cannot have a first-rate
chance of clearing the pest first, although he may be very
near doing so. Haricot, according to previous
running, must finish in the rear of Montague. I
placed her third in the Goodwood Stakes—the
identical position she occupied and I think
it not improbable that she may attain that, or the second
piece, on this occasion. She seems, however, from her
antecedents, to be fated never to get nearer the place
of honour than second, baying already run into that po-
sition Once or twice over the course. I have not the
slightest notion when Sir Rowland Trenchard's day will
arrive, but that it i 8 very neer is evict, need by the
weight at which he now figures in the Handicaps; and
although I expect he will run forward on this occasion,
as the winner I shall not take him now. Frantic prefers
Twhe
Procterht he an
atd Little
labilo,
good
def. Harry are Finos:
a shorter course than this, but at the diffexence of
uiasct ht
favouredh ee ffi raa.i. muchness.grbeuastl
ay
and ought to be in a
I Lave not board that he is a starter I must' set his
chance aside. Hyacinth at sst 12!b will dtsnos isatis-
:actordy enough of ttheßEd Lieu, Gelvattistr, Liadejek,"
and all the les about that weight. Merry 13i:id
Rill run
much more creditably than seems generally to be e
peen d ; and Sack hut at two peueds more, xif
too,etat riathc k
h,
sa tbo
labs
elttrlae
as 6 to 1, a
he starts, is by no means the worst in the
race. Weathergaee, thetaksp,rues
and freely
for winning the Goodwood Stacer, possesses but little
attraction fur my wewhervsise optic. It is a very
different thing, conideling the chance of Montague
alone against him, the carrying sst 61b to Montaoue's
Tat 31b at Goodwood, and his having on his back at
York bet 31n to Montague's 75.; thus giving Montague
a favourable balance of 14Ibn, more than equivalent I
should say to his defeat of two lengths. bilberry, at
the feather of 4st, I cannot have at any price. To sum
up, it is my opinion teat the finish will
ueHaricbe
Haricot. Little
closely contested by Montag
Harry,e
compounding first, and the other three ru eneg
Voltigeur, and Merry Bird; Voltigt ur and' r Little.
first, second, and third places, MONTAGUE not tm-
Htoartrhye
probably occupying the premier position.
de pTehned issue of the e
ris Princeliyupon
tho FY ales' ‘aies
running' Stakes,f,or t the Convivial
w l
l
Stakes of the previous day: Scott, however, would seem
to have the stake perfectly safe for his starter. Among
the darkies on the opposition side the Lord-Lieutenant
and Fairthorn are likely animals.
The Eglinton Staker, at the present moment, I feel
inclined to book to the Fortress colt or Dagobert, but
this must be understood to be in the absence of Pharos.
The Filly Stakes on Friday, notwithstanding the pre-
sence of Vaultress, will, I imagine, fall to the lot of
Captain Hercoure's Fairthorn; more about this stake
next Monday.

The Great Yorkshire Stakes of 10 sous. each, with
100 added, over the mile and three. quarter course, has
this year one hundred and sixty-eight names on the sub-
scription list. What the field may be composed of at
this time, a week before the period for the running of
the race, I cannot with any certainty say; but no doubt
we shall see Stockwell, Augur, King of Trumps, Maid-
stone, and a couple from Scott's stable at the post.
Scott's lot, or rather the more important portion of it,
consists of Kingfisher, Longbow, and Songstress. Two
out of these three, as I have before remarked, will doubt-
less run; but which those two will be I cannot now
divine ; Stockwell's chance I consider decidedly
the best, and I think the distance, especia:ly
over such a course as this, will suit him better than
those he has been principally tried over. He is in first-
rate form, and has been doing good work for some time
past. Scott's Songstress, I should imagine, would have
been kept for her engagement at Doncaster, as the sum
invested on her chance for that event is so large, but
they seem inclined to try her at York, where, however,
I shall be astonished, notwithstanding that she will have
the assistance of Butler, if she improves upon the second
place. King of Trumps is the only other one that seems
to have any hope of competing successfully with tie
crack, but his doing so is very dubious. Altogether, I
consider that Norman will have the pleasure of bearing
the blue and white stripe past the post triumphantly on
the back of K WELL.
Of course, if Stockwell win this event, he will be just
about even against the field for the Great St. Leger;
therefore, it behoves speculators to determine on their
S. Leger calculations before the Great Yorkshire stake
is decided.—l iim, Sir, Bze,
Aug. 13. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

'L'LLIGENCE.

SPORTING INT
TATTERSALL'S---YESTEADAY.
ST. LEGER.
3 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Stockwell
4 to 1 agat Mr. John Scott's Songstress—taken and
afterwards offered
4 to 1 age, Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke
READING RACES.--TIIIIRSDA.Y.
Handicap Plate of 20/. Half- a-mile.
eld) 1
Mr. Harvey's Prestige, 4 yrs, Bst. ....... (
Mr. Endsburgh's Hambletonian, 3yrs, 7salb(Cowley) 2
Wakefi
(Hiett 3
Mr. Barnard's Lady Isabel, 3 yrs.
Mr. Biogley's Christiana, 6 yrs, Bst 31b (Thick) ) 4
7st
Betting-5 to 4 apt Bambletonian, sto 2 agst
Presti-ge>, and 4to 1 agat Isabel. Won by a neck.
-The Reading Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50
added; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b;
winners extra. Half-a-mile.
(W. Abdale) 2
Lord J. Scott's Pug Orroch ............ (Whitehouse) 1
Mr. Wanchope's Bridget ..................
Mr. Howard's Vaultress ..................... A. Day) 3
Mr. Shrimpton's Michaelmas Maid ... ..... (Cowley) 4
Mr. C. Liley's Tavistock (Thick) 5
Betting-7 to 4 agat Vaultress, 2to 1 eget Pug Or-
roch, and sto 2 apt Michaelmas Maid. Won by two
lengths; a length between the second and third.
The Innkeepers' Stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, and only
2 if declared, &a. To start at the T.Y.C., and go
once round, (19 Subs., eight of whom declared for-
feit.) ,
Mr. J. Day's Waterfall, 4 yrs, 7st 41b walked over.
The Coverall= Stakes of 5 soya. each, 2 ft, with 25
added. Straight run in.
.
Mr. Thompson's Blood Royal, 3 yrs, 6st bib (Iliettl
Lord J. Scott's Kilmeney, Bst 71b.. ...(Whiteu •
°use) 2
Mr. F. Scott's fby Kremlin—Gaiety, 4 yrs, 7st 31b 3
Mr. Williams's Shropshire Witch, Bst 41b.. (Yates) 0
Mr. Y. King's Narcissus, 5 yrs, Bst llb (Abdale) 0
Mr. Thomas's Carbuncle, 6 yrs, ist 61b ......(Lowe) 0
Mr. Owen's Stamford, 4 yrs, Tat ... .
Sat ilb.. . 00
Mr. Winch's Allington, 2 yrs, Set 1011; .......(Pavia) o
yrs, Bst .........(Wakefield)
yrs, sst
Mr. Sherring's fby Knight of the Whistle,.... (Gibbs) 0
Mr. Stevens's Lady Flora, 2
Mr. Harvey's Prestige, 471 b (Stegglea) 0
Betting-5 to 2 agst Blood R
Kilme-
ney, and 6to 1 each a t oyal, 4to 1 apt gS
and Prestige. Won by ahead Narcissus, Shropshire Witch,
The Forbury Stakes of .
Heats, nearly thr sovs. each, with 30 added.
Mr. Worthy's br g by I • se-quarters of a mile.
Mr. Lawrence's aas, sst 61b (Kendall) 0 1 1
Mr. Shrimpton's A Heroine, 7st 10Ib (Wake field) 1 2 .2
Mr. LI othani's rlette, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Neep) 03 u
Mr. Ablett's The Little Nell, aged, 7st 61b (Poole) 0
00 e?
Mr. Jordan's
BuLncurable, Est 91b... (Gibbs) la_ 0 :3:
ound, 4 yrs,6stl llb (Hiatt) 2
MP.M.`CaVeSAV. 0 0 dr
ia, 6st9 lb (oar.6stl 11b)(Barker)
Mr. Peace k' _, 1 o dr
C 3Repletion,6yrs, 7st 31b(Abdwei
Each heat won easily. r
BETTING ON THE COUBS"'"
EROR HANDICAP, t gontagtlo---t
12 to 1 agstHaricot—t 157 to 1 agstWeathergage—t
I 12
1°
1 ag.
Merry Bird—t
to I ag"
s TAX-Ss'
GREAT YORIESSIBR
1 opt Songstress—t
6to 4 agat Stockwell—t 14 to
sT. x,sGsv" Daniel O'R
4 tO i agstouke,
7to 2 apt Stockwell--t i —t to 1,5004
4to 1 agst Songstress-1 „ ~--._ jr
.k; ...11IIRSDAY.
COVENTRYnIico.a-pu
0,.
t 3 SOPS. each, and 20
The Peeping Tom jaa
added. g ree-cl" rters of a mile. (18 Subs.)
li 6.,
- -. 3 VTO, .1, (Wells) 1
Mr. Lister's ors^-, - 6st 2lb
Greek, 5 yrs, 2
Mr. Land' allvor, 4 yrs, 7st
Fiore 3
Mr.re
Dw,
n Theorem, 4 yrs, 7st 4
Kew ° of 5 sovs. each
The City Stakeseach, and 30 added; for two
71b
old
„Its, Bst ; and fillies Sat 31b; winners
extra.
winners
yrs Five furlongs. (4 S b P
extra. u s.)
Drew 's John
Mr. H. Bull (401.) (Sherwood) 1
Mr. Little s
- ' Abbess of St. Mary's (601.)
Mr. Browns oby Venison, out of Arab's dam (401.) 3
Mr. Lister's c by Velocipede, out of Luxury (401.)*** dis
The Velocipede volt was objected
carrying 21b
over weight.

The Gediva Handicap of 5 soy& each, and 100/. addeC. 1
One mile and a quarter. (12 Subs.)
Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 7st 21b ...(A.shMall) 1
Mr. Flinkff's ibis, 3 yrs, sst 91b ...... . •.. 2
Mr. W. Etwall'a Knight of the Thistle, 4 yrs, 6st 111 b 3
Mr. Listet's Brawn, 3 yrs, sst 3lb 4
Mr. Bignell's Young England, 5 yrs, Sat 71b ..... 5
Won easy by a length and a half.
The Selling Stakes of 3 sous. each, and 20 added for
three yrs old and upwards. Ono mile. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Williamson's Stratagem, 3 yrs ....... --(Wells) 1
Mr. J. Robins's Paperkite, 3 yra,
2
Mr. Merry's Thunderbolt, 3 yr, 3
Mr. Drew'6 Flora M`lvor, 4 yrs
[

-
The Hurdle Stakes of 3 sot's, each, and 20 added, one
rei)e and a half, over four hurdles.
Mr. /30.vies's Vcs:ris. 5 yrs (Sly, jun.) 1
Mr. Tact's ch na by DOLL John, dam by liundig, 4 yrs 2
Mr. Adey's Pay your Debts, aged 3
Mr. Barnes's Lirtle John, 6 yrs
LYNN RACES.--THURSDAY.
The Lynn PLlte of 30 zovs. added to a Sweepstakes Of
5 ecvs. each. Hears, one mile. (3 Subs.)
Mr. J. Armstrong's b f Sabra...(Osborne) 2 2 1 1
Captain D. L tne s Captain Flash, 3 yrs 3 1 2dr
Mr. J D. Shafto's The Moor, aged 1 3 3 dr
The West Norfolk Handicap of 20 sous. each, h ft and
5 only if declared, with 100 sous. added, the winners to
P,,), 15 sous. towards expenses, and the second to save
his stage. About two miles. (25 Subs., 17 of whom
declared)
Mr. Sponge's King of Troy, 3 yrs, sst 7ib (Steggles) 1
Mr. Padwick na Freetrader, 3 yrs, 4st 71h 2
Mr. J. Brown's Dangerous, 3 yrs, 6st 4lb 3
Magenia's Surprise, 3 yrs, sst lib • 4-
Won easy two lengths.
.
by
The Scurry Stakes of 5
sovs, each, and 20 added, the
winner to be sold for 1004, &e. About three-quarters
of a. mile. (3 Subs.)
Lord W. Puwlett's br f Guava,2
yrs (1001.) (Steggles) 1
Mr. Rebiason's Chorus, 4 yrs (1000 2
Mr. Bo) d's Mandate, 3 yr,4 (1000
~•=1••==.=•••••

eePIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
DAILY NEWS.—In this month of half-yearly
railway meetings, a glance at the results of railway
traffic ior the last six months will be an interesting
to those whose property is em-
but to all who watch
brestrrkoesdp
closely the march of those statistical facts that bear
en national welfare.
eient,tnheosteounnlydertakings,
Taking, then, the eleven great
lines of England, viz, those either leading to, or
I actually centering in, the Metropolis, it would
app ear that io the first half of the year 1852, as corn-
, pared with the corresponding period of 1851, their
receipts have been 4,587,036/. as against 4,488,2391. ;
showing an increase in the whole of 98,7971. But
as in that period sixty-four miles have been added
to the length of theie eleven lines, the mileage
receipts have not, it is clear, gone on augmenting
in the same proportion as the gross receipts ; thus
adding another to the many proofs we before had,
that, however great may be the advantage to the
public of
and originallines and schemes extensions, branches, and spurs, it is on the
main
prietaries must rely fir profit and dividend. De-
scending, however, from these general results to
particulars, the increased sum taken last half-year
bag, it will be found, been produced by seven of these
eleven lines, viz : by the South-Eastern, 10,884/. ;
the Midland, 25 698/. ; the Lancashire and Yolk-
shire, 34 5291.; the Eastern Counties, 14,931/. ; the
North lqi,tlanti, 9 6321.; the York and Berwick,
3,7271.; and the Great Northern, 54,9481. And of
these particular cases of increase, those of the Mid-
land, the North Midland, the Lancashire and York-
shire, the Eastern Counties, and the Great Northern,
are encouraging, es showing the gradual development
of traffic under the pressure of great competition for
it ; fur ie hone of those five lines is there any mileage
increase ; and it is exactly in the instance of those two,
the Midland and the Great Northern, where the
rivalry has been greatest, that the increase in receipts
ties been largest; thus indicating, contrary to the opi-
nion so frequently repeated at half-3 early meetings
by the most eminent of railway chairmen, that com-
petition is beneficill to railways, as to all other enter-
prises, if they will only compete fairly. The falling off
in the traffic during the last half-yearbeen
has chiefly
iti the North-Western ; and,'
Ilwhi at is remarkable, while
there is a decrease of 46,4 its receipts, there is
an increase in its mileage of 21
miles.the Great Western a
; there is decreaseiles.So also with
and an addition of fifteen miles
toit of 2,0481.,
with the South-Western, an increase
ofs five extent ; and
been followed by a decreased traffic of l miles
2981 has
the case of the Brighton, the decrease is bet. In
five and six thousand, but the mileage has, we wbeeen
lieve, been stationary. The antagonism between
increased mileage and decreased receipts in the
first half of 1852 is not, of course, cause and effect ;
and, as traffic is only gradually developed, it is quite
possible that this increased mileage may hereafter
turn out profitable ; though experience is
rather against any such expectation. Part of
this falling off in these four cases is no doubt at-
tributable to the loss of the Exhibition traffic
which they enjoyed in 1851—for it is observable
that the earliest impressions on receipts produced by
that traffic were exactly on the lines on which there
has been in 1852 a decreased take; part to the uncer-
tainties of the weather and the London season ; and
something probably in the case of the North-Western
to severe competition on both eastern and western
sides. The decrease it must, however, be remarked,
would have been more serious had it not been for
the increasing receipts from merchandise; thereby
showing that though the individual locomotion has
been less, the general trade of the country has been
progressive. So far as the half-yearly accounts have
yet appeared, it is inferrible that the working expenses
r have increased in the last half-year. This is so in the
North-Western and Great Western ; but is accounted
for by part of the repairs arising during the Exhibi-
tion year not having been paid for until the first half
of the current half-year. The effect of this increase
in working charges, and of the decrease in receipts,
on dividend in those two companies is, that, to main-
tain the rates formerly paid, very considerable sums
have to be taken from the balances carried over, after
Payment of the dividend for the half-year ending De-
cember SI, 1851. This practice at once gives rise to a
most important question in railway morality and ma-
nagement. To maintain in a great concern a consider-
able balance applicable to contingencies and unforeseen
liabilities is a matter of prudence which, as it
gives stability in value to the general property, can-
not be fairly or reasonably objected to ; for railway
boards are bound to be as prudent as other people.
But to carry over, in good half-years, great sums in
order to support dividends in bad half-years is cer-
tainly objectionable ; for it makes the living pro-
prietor pay, not for the dead, but for the unborn ; and
unless there be a moral certainty that the same rate
can be again divided in the corresponding half
of the on-coming year it tends to give a tempo-
rarily fictitious value to the property. It was ob-
viously the intention of Parliament, in enacting 8
Vict., c. 16, 8. 120 (the section regulating dividends),
that the profits of each half-year should be divided
amongst the shareholders of that period, and not go
to augment the dividends of those who may there-
after come into the company ; and though some dis-
cretionary power is given by the section to directors,
it is very clear that the present tendency of things is
to encroach on that power, and the mar in between
encroachment and abuse is 11 g mall
sma....—very 3 •
At all events, however, if rail wsy companies are
to keep large balances or rests over from profits, the
amount ought to be fixed, and the purposes for
which they are applicable ought to be declared.
Then when it is universally known that in an un-
productive half-year a large sum will be taken from
the rest, and be replaced in the next productivetbe half-
year,real a much better approximation to
made
than
value of the property in question can
theunderstand-
ia now the case. Some clear and distine
railway proprieta-
ing ought to be come to between.
ries and their directors on this soup
now in progress. The result of ee at the meetings
the working of the
last has not been half-year ending 30th of Ju to prices, which in
be-
neficial, but quite thereverse,ely ruled unjustifiably high.
many cases had pre
- if nom e principle be laid down on
But, on the whole, !here is not much to fear, and a
the point of rests,
Companies are taking advantage of
great deal to hote.e. t ~
i aJ and reducing, as fast as prac-
the abundance t capestop their debt, which, as a general rule,
ticable,theinte
one-thirdre of their capital. The trade of the
amounts to
o,ii with the temporary exception of the
country
e e tanufactory, increasing, and of that increase
w""e7,11 have the full advantage when they choose
they w-- 1) ill system of excessive competition,
abandon the y
t° cr and search after merchandise, that now
tout=n&People,to extraordinary personal e
Prevails. put
xft
Peng')economically P-- last year, are this summer •
in-
clined; but this stationary rule in 1852 is an excep-
tion to our general habits as a nation, and next year,
in all probability, we will resume our locomotive
propensities in full force, and of them railways will
receive the benefit. And, sooner or later, rival
companies will abate their extreme jealous' f
les ; or
gradually experience is teaching them that a fair and
reasonable competition is advantageous to all ; and
when at last, instead of the animosities andhoC re
that new discredit railway management,
reason
si
s Ihiealsl
have brought them to a general system of accommo-
dation of through booking and of
what is express-
sively termed " give and t k " a e, the surprise will be
what they formerly were foolish
enough to quarrel
and waste their energies about. T • period will not
This
be postponed by a little present pressure such as we
have detailed.

Trip LATE C
Yesterday Mr. WiAllBittEm
cludeCt the inquest upon°tPC7l3 con.
le
rEbt
eod,TyrtcoAof
Surrey,rooßanDemrlN:ntoßraTupposeDZAdT:lo.
be
named Charles Cherrett, and coachman of Mr. Mama, the
banker, of Forest-hill, which was commenced on Tuesday
last at the Hero of Waterloo, Waterloo-road. The particu-
lars of this case appeared in The Sun of Wednesday last.
After the examination of some fresh witnesses, the coroner
summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of 44 Temporary
insanity."
B. B. CABBELL, Esq., M.P.—The Hon. Member
for Boston has lately completed a most extensive purchase,
viz., the whole of the town of Cromer, with the exception of
two houses, and about 12,0000
_acres_
_o_f_. land. The purchase
givento be moat
orders
money amounts to upwards LidOlirt The property was
the Hon. Gentleman has already
lately possessed by the Misses Wyndham, two old ladies, who
were much averse to improvements and alterations. To the
inhabitants of Cromer the change of proprietorship is likely
privarealterations,colleges the laying out of new
streets, Scc.—Bostos Herald.
NEW ACT FOR SCHOOL SlTES.—According to an
Act now in operation, the provisions of former Acts with re-
spect to sites
rages
for the r eligious or educational training of the sons of yeo-
men or tradesmen or others, or for the theological training of
candidates for holy orders of the established, church, which
1 ars err.4o4 vr mintAinet in part 1,./ cbgiolgt aid.