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London, England, 1853-09-14 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1853.

No. 44, Torrington-square.— he gennuine property of a lady leaving
tow. -

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MESSRS. BULLOCK will SELL on the Pre-
mises, on Wednes,lay, 21st instant, at 12 o'clock, all the
abundant and good modern FURNITURE, Including three mahogany
four-post and three Arabian bedsteads wth hangmgs, hair mattresses,
beds an I bedding, mahogany wardrobe, drawers, marble washstands,
carpets, rosywood drawin,-room suite of 12 chairs, sofa, cheffoniers,
and tables, rich crimson silk and damask curtains, Broad A ood square
piano with metal plate, marble-top console and commode, large plate
chimney and pier glasses, French and English clocks, dials, and orna-
molts, cat ital dining tables 12 feet 6 by 4 fret 4, enclosed sideboard,
china, glass, plated dish covers, secretalre and bookcase, and the
usual hall and kitchen requisites.
May be viewed the day prior. Catalogues on the premises, and of
Messrs. Bullock, 211, High Holborn.

Rutlandshire.—Absolute Reversion to a valuable Landed Estate, with
a gentlemanly Residence and Grounds, Farm-house and Buildings,
Cottages, and 247 j acres of first-rate Land, entirely exonerated
from land tax, and surrounded by the estates of the Duke of Rut-
land and Lords Exeter and Harborough, Sir G. Heatheote, &c.
MESSRS. BULLOCK are instructed by the
Executors of the Mortgagee to SELL by AUCTION, at the
Mart, London, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th instant, at 12 for 1, in one
lot, a valuable 4BSO LUT PI REVERSION, on the death of a widow
lady, aged 66, to a FREEHOLD LANDED ESTATE, In the pa-
rishes of Glaston acid Bisbrooke, on the main road from Leicester to
Stamford and Peterborough, in a fine healthy country, well watered
and timbered, close to the market towns of Uppingham and Oakham,
and one mile and a half from the Seaton Station on the Rugby and
!-tamford Railway • comprising Glaston-house and grounds, let to
the Rev. C. J. Ellicot, rector of Pilton—a stone-built farm-house, yards,
and out-buildings, two cottages, wheelwright's shop, and 36 closes of
sound arable and meadow land, in all 247 a. lr. 20p., in the occupa-
tion of tenants of from 20 to 50 years' st -inding, and producing toge-
ther a net rental of 5511 per annum. The la,,d tax has been re-
deemed, poor's rates only Is. in the pound; other local burdens very
low
Wm. Johnston, of Glaston, will show the lands. Printed particu-
lars, with lithographic plans, may be h d of Mr. Brown, solicitor,
Uppingham; at the principal inns in Leicester, Stamford, Oakham,
and Uppingham ; of Mr. Steele, solicitor, 1, Lincoln s-inn-fields ; and
of Messrs. Bullock, 211, High Holborn.

Reversion to Freehold and Copy hold Land and Houses at East-
bourne and Willingdon, Sussex, Funded and other personal
Estate.
MESSRS. BULLOCK are directed by the
Executors of the Mortgagee to sell at the Mart, on Wed-
nesday, the 28th inst., at 12 for 1 o'clock, the Reversion to One-third
share, on the death of three female lives, aged 69, 65, and 62 years,
of a Freehold and Copyhold Estate producing 1001. a-year, and cer-
tain Funded and other persona Property ; together of the net value
of 7,5,41., contingent on a male life of 41 years surviving them.
Also, the Policy of Insurance in the Equity Law Life Office on the
Es veroloner's life in the amount of 7001. Printed particulars in a few
days of Mr. Steele, solicitor, Lincoln's-Inn-fields; and Messrs. Bul-
lock, 211, High Holborn.

FOR MORE THAN ONE PURPOSE, and
for more than ONE SEASON.—ATTIRE to MEASURE or
READY MADE, which may be obtained at the Establishment of
E. NI OSEN and Son. or at its West-end Branch, New Oxford-street,
xhibits an admirable suitability to the season, and is prepared ex-
pressly for Excursionists, Men of Business, and all others —for Adults,
Juveniles, and Children.
The materials are the greatest novelties which have been pro-
duced, and the styles and workmanship of the most distinguished
order, but the prices charged are very considerably lower than at
any other house.
Uniforms Military and Naval, Liveries and Official Costumes, are
made according to present regulations, and every description of Dress
is provided in the most artistic finish, at the lowest possible charges.
Hats, Caps, and Hosiery for Ladies and Gentlemen are presented
by E. MOSES and SoN in every variety, combining the Elegancies
and Novelties of all countries, the recherche samples of British and
Foreign manufacture. In every Article, superior quality, and ex-
tremely economical prices are recommendations of the highest order.
The newest samples of Autumnal Materials and fashions are to be
'lanceted at E. MosEs and Sox's.
Shippers to the " Gold Lands," or any other part of the world, will
find at the Wholesale Department of E. MosEs and Soer's Establish-
ment the largest stock of the most suitable and therefore the most
saleable good., the great advantages in price render the articles a
greater source of profit than any other class of exports.
Full lists of Outfits for Ladies anl Gentlemen, with ship sailing
information, may be had on application, or post tree to any part of
the kingdom.
CAUTION.—E. MOSES and SON regret having to guard the
public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman-like
,alsehood of " Being connected with 'heir Establishment," or " It's
the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for
obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have
N o CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHER HOUSE IN OR OUT OF LONDON,
except their own Establishments, as follows :
London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83,
84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating.
London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, 2
and 3, Hart-street, all communicating.
Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street.
Sheffield Branch, 36, Margate.
Colonial Branch, Melbou ne, Australia.
Merchant Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe
Makers, and General Outfitters for I adies and Gentlemen.
IMPORTANT.—Should any article not give satisfaction, it willbe
exchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will he returned
without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lo west
price, from which no abatement can be made.
The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on
Saturdays, when business is resumed till 12 o'clock.
A new Book, " The Herald of the Seasons," containing full lists
of prices, our system of self-measurement, facts relative to Australia,
advice to emigrants, &c., may be had on application, or post-free to
any part of the kingdom.
A handsome Almanac for the year ending 1853 can bo had gratis,
.m application.
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COUGH, CONSUMPTION, SPITTING of
BLOOD, NIGHT SWEATS, and FEVERS.—lmmediate
relief is effected by PASO /E'S CONCENTRATED COUGH and
CONSUMPTION MIXTURE, in all affections of the throat, chest,
lungs, &c. In all cases of cough. hoarseness, wheezing, difficult
breathing, Sec., r.owei er inveterate, this highly successful remedy
will be found the only medicine upon which entire reliance can be
placed. it is also very valuable in the febrile affections of children
In all BILIOUS DISORDERS, liver complaints, indigestion in all its
forms, headaches, loss of appetite, &c., PASCOE'S INFALLIBLE
GLOBULES will eßect a radical cure, as proved by numberless tes-
timonials. Prepared only by the proprietors, Henry and Co., with-
out whose signature across the Government stamp none is genuine.
To be obtained through Barclay, Sutton, Sanger, &c., or any re-
spectable medicine vendor, in bottles at Is. 1%d., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d.
each. Wholesale depot, Bohemia-place, Hackney.

SIIRGEON HENRY HAMILTON, Twenty-
eight years In London practice, will REMOVE any CASE of
a PRIVATE NATURE before charge be made for medicine. In all
female complaints requiring practical professional skill, Surgeon
Hamilton win guarantee a successful issue, or no expense will be
Incurred by the patient. Medicine can be sent to any part of the
realm, securely packed, on receipt of particulars. Ladies and gen-
tlemen consulting by letter must enclose the usual fee, when they
will be treated with by return of post. Hours for personal visits
from Ten tilt Four, and from six till Nine daily. Address, No. 3,
King William-street, Strand, London. Medicine to country pa-
tients, 1/.

THE BODY OF A MAN FOUND IN A POND.-14 to
Sunday last the wife and friends of a man named
Edmund Barker were in a state of mental agony, aris-
ing from the absence of the latter person from his home
since Wednesday evening last, without their being able
to gain any tidings of him. Barker, it appears, was
landlord of the Grapes beer-house, in the parish of St.
Helen's, and acted in the capacity of brewer to Mr.
Taylor, of the Vine Inn, St. Clement's. A few days
prior to the time of his being missing he appeared to
have been in a low and desponding state of mind. On
Wednesday evening last he went home at his usual hour
to tea, but, as was not his custom, he went upstairs;
where, after staying a brief period, he returned to the
lower room where his wife was at tea. After drinking
a cup of tea, at the solicitation of his wife, he directly
left his house as if going back to his work to the Vine,
but it appears, that, instead of his going in that direc-
tion be was noticed to pass up the street which led to
the Woodbridge-road. About nine or ten on Wednes-
day evening his master, Mr. Taylor, sent to Barker's
house to ask the reason why be had not returned to
his work after tea. The suspicions of the wife of the
poor man now became excited, and recollecting the
unusualicircumstance of her husband having gone up-
stairs just before he left his home she examined the bed-
room, where she found her husband's watch and money
lying upon the table, on perceiving which the thought
flashed across her mind that he was gone to destroy him-
self. Every inquiry was now instituted to ascertain, if
possible, what had become of him ; the wet dock and
other places were searched, but without avail. How-
ever, on Sunday afternoon, John Pitt, a man named
Peeling, and two others, who knew Barker, proposed to
search a pond in the Grove Meadow, in St. Helen's, in
the occupation of Dr. Chevalier. Drags were accord-
ingly procured for the purpose, and after dragging the
pond for a short time, they succeeded in finding the body
of the poor man, which they placed upon a shutter and
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RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER.

A special meeting of this company was held yesterday
at Chester, for the purpose of taking into consideration
the proposal of the Great Western Company for amal-
gamation on terms which are calculated as equivalent to
4 per cent. There was a very full attendance of share-
holders. Mr. John Williams presided.
The Secretary having read the memorandum of agree-
ment with the Great Western Board, which has already
been published,

The CHAIRMAN commenced by remarking that they
were met to discuss the very important question—how
the Shrewsbury and Chester Company was hereafter to
be disposed of. After referring to the traffic and other
agreements with the Great Western Company in the
year 1851, he said that the question they had now to
discuss was, whether they would accept the terms now
offered to them. He wished the shareholders, however,
to understand that the original agreement with the
Great Western Company had not been abandoned.
That company held that that agreement was binding,
and they reserved to themselves the right, should there
be any departure from it, to take such steps as they
should be advised to adopt. But for the sake of the
present discussion, he thought that the best thing for
them to do would be to discuss the proposed amalgama-
tion as if nothing had happened before ; not at all ad-
mitting that they were not bound by what had beet
done on a former occasion. Then, how did the matte]
stand ? The shareholders individually in the compan2
might look at their interests as they thought proper
but the directors must look at the interests of the conr
pany and the public as a whole, and advise the share-holders to take such steps as they might consider wee
for the best. He must frankly tell the meeting this,
if the directors as individuals followed their own intereit,
they would be the advocates of an alliance with tie
London and North-Western Company, became,
as it might seem, the 12 directors had great idte
the London and North-Western Company, and none in
the Great Western. He believed there was not one of
them whose private interests would not lead him to an
alliance with the London and North-Western Company.
(Hear, hear.) Actuated, however, by a desire to con-
sult the public interests, and not their own private inte-
rests, the board was unanimous in recommending to
the shareholders a Great Western alliance. (Hear,
and cheers.) Let them look at the present state of
things. He had had some difficulty in making out what
was the nature of the offer which had been made to
them by the London and North-Western Company.
Mr. GORDON THOMPSON.—Name the offer before you
comment upon it. (Cries of " Chair, chair !" and
" Order, order !") I only wish you to name the offer of
the London and North-Western Company.
The CHAIRMAN, in continuation, referred to a circular
written on the sth of September inst. by Mr. Stewart,
the secretary of the London and North-Western Con-
pany, which was to the effect that the London and
North-Western board were ready to concur with the
Shrewsbury and Chester Company, in the next session
of Parliament, in seeking to obtain a bill securing to the
Shrewsbury and Chester Company 4i per cent. In order
to carry out this arrangement, the London and North-
Western Company undertook to introduce a bill into
Parliament to lease the Shrewsbury and Chester Mil-
way upon such terms as should enable them to pay the
Shrewsbury and Chester 4A per cent. If that was the
offer, it came rather singularly after the report of Mr.
Cardwell's committee, which recommended that ao
working arrangements with other companies should be
sanctioned, except for limited periods. If that commit-
tee's report was to be acted upon, what became of the
lease in perpetuity which was involved in the London
and North-Western Company's proposal ? The report
of Mr. Cardwell's committee also stated that no amal-
gamations should be sanctioned except in the case of
small companies, or in special cases ; unless, therefore,
there was something in the proposal of the London and
North-Western Company which came within the scope
of this report, the proposal was absurd. The chairman
then, at considerable length, explained the proposals of
the Great Western Company, and having reviewed that
of the London and North-Western Company, he ex-
pressed, on the part of the board, their decided prefer.
ence for the Great Western alliance, stating that, al-
though the London and North-Western offered them
per cent., the security for it was bad, and that on
public grounds, as well as for the interests of the share-
holders, it was desirable to amalgamate with the Great
Western Company. He concluded by proposing the
following resolution :

"That the memorandum of terms proposed for the
amalgamation of this company with the Great Western
Railway Company, together with the supplemental arti-
cle now read to the meeting, be and they are hereby ac-
cepted and ratified, and that an extended agreement be
forthwith prepared and executed under the common seal
of this company, containing all usual and proper cove-
nants, the same to be settled and approved between the
companies by counsel to be mutually selected for that
purpose. That the directors be and they are hereby
empowered and required to do all further acts which
may be necessary for giving effect to the objects of the
said agreement, and to apply to Parliament for a bill for
sanctioning the amalgamation upon the terms herein
approved."
Mr. HASWELL seconded the motion.

Sir W. JOHNSTON, of Edinburgh, opposed the motion
at great length, and concluded by proposing an amend-
ment, to the effect that no offer from any company be
considered until after the half-yearly general meeting.
Mr. KENNEDY, of London, seconded theamendment.
A long discussion. ensued, after which, on a show of
hands, the original motion was carried.
On the motion of Mr. GORDON THOMSON, a poll was
demanded, and, Mr. Lowe and Mr. Kennedy having
been appointed scrutineers, the meeting
to was adjourned
7 o'clock.

At seven o'clock there was a majority of above 3,500
in favour of the chairman's motion. The official decla-
ration is to be made on the 14th.

LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the offices, Coleman-street-buildings,
Moorgate-street, Mr. G. Tyrrell in the chair.
Mr. HEMMING, the secretary, read the report, which
stated that an additional section of the railway, namely,
from Omagh to Fintona, was opened on the 15th of
June last, making 41 miles open for traffic. Having
due regard for public safety, and considering the accom-
modation required for conducting the trade of the com-
pany, the directors felt that upon a railway 60 miles in
length, it became imperative on them to provide ample
facilities for the crossing of trains. As the best means
of effecting this object they determined to convert the
middle 10 miles, namely, from Newton Stewart to
Omagh, into a double line, and the works necessary for
this purpose have been completed, and the second line
of rails has been examined and approved by the Govern-
ment inspector. The works upon the 19 miles from
Fintona to Enniskillen are actively progressing, and
the directors look confidently for the opening to Ennis-
killen before the close of the present year. The bill
authorizing the construction of a railway from Ennis-
killen to Sligo has passed into law. The construction
of the Sligo line must be productive of beneficial effects
cm the railway, of which it is a direct continuation,
opening up to it the town of Sligo, the cattle-producing
districts of Roscommon, and the rich mineral fields of
the county of Leitrim, in which mining operations for
coal and iron are now to a large extent successfully car-
ried on. An act has been obtained by another company
for the construction of a railway connecting Lough
Foyle with Lough Swilly, by which the produce of the
immense district of the country lying along the shores of
Lough Swilly, and the more distant parts of the county
of Donegal, will be collected and drawn to Londonderry.
The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway was opened
throughout on the 18th of July last. The beautiful
character of the scenery along the line, the facilities for
sea-bathing which it affords, and its proximity to the
Giant's Causeway, have already attracted to it the at-
tention of tourists and pleasure-seekers. By means of
the extension line to Castle-Dawson and the Cookstown
extension of the Belfast and Ballymena Company, for
which acts were obtained in the past session, the railway
communication between Londonderry and Belfast will
be completed. By great exertions a new coach road has
been brought into operation from the present terminus
at Fintona, through Monaghan, to the Dundalk and
Enniskillen Railway at Castleblaney. Means have also
been adopted for creating a mercantile and agricultural
traffic along this route. The company was met by the
inhabitants of Fintona and the landowners of its imme•
diate vicinity with such public spirit and liberality as
enabled the directors by agreement to carry the line into
the centre of that town. The whole of the shares re-
issued to replace those forfeited and merged have been
all taken up by the proprietors, thereby perfecting the
share capital of the company, and being issued at a pre-
mium of 10s. each, a bonus of 2,0951. has been realised
thereon. The result of the half-year's working shows a
balance of 3,9541. at credit of profit and loss, and is suf-
ficient, with a small addition from the reserve, to pay
the usual 5 per cent. per annum on the preference shares,
and ss. each upon the 251. shares, which dividend the
directors recommend. The directors have the utmost
confidence that when the line is completed to Ennis-
killen, the working of the railway will fully justify the
expectations formed of it, and yield to the proprietors a
satisfactory return upon their outlay. The capital ac-
count to the 30th of June showed that 459,5021. had
been received, and 459,6081. expended, leaving a balance
of 1051. against the company. The revenue account for
the half-year showed that 10,1011. had been received,
and 5,801/. expended, leaving a balance of 4,2961.
The report and accounts were unanimously adopted.
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Captain
Warren, a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum
on the preference shares, and 15s. per share, or 2 per
cent. per annum, on the 25/. shares, was declared.
The retiring directors—Mr. J. Clay, Mr. J. Cross,
and Mr. A. Lindsay—were re-elected, as was also Mr.
H. Laver, the retiring auditor.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to
the chairman ar.d directors.

CALEDONIAN.
The report of the directors of this company, to be
submitted to the proprietors on the 20th inst., states

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crease of 30,6891. The working expenses amounted to
showing for the corres-
ponding rFs -
104, 2851. against 88,4101. at the corresponding period
of 1852, showing an increase of 15,875/. The
working
expenses amounted in the past half-year to 431 per cent.
of the receipts, while at the corresponding period of
1852 they amounted to 421 per cent. The reduction
of fares on the Greenock line has fully realised the ex-
pectations of the directors, the receipts having exceeded
by 3,5001. those of the corresponding period of last
year. A good deal of siding and other accommodation
been provided ; but much remains to be done to
meet the requirements of the growing traffic, and it
has been found necessary to sanction a further ncli-
ture of about .45,0001. for terminal and other important
stations. The most considerable of these will be at the
Carstairs -junction where the traffic converges from all
points. Additional plant has been placed upon the line at
a cost of 26,000/. and more is being supplied, but the traffic
increases so rapidly that the greatest exertions are re-
' quired to keep pace with it. A five years' cartage agree-
ment has been entered into with Messrs. Pickford and
f London, and Mr. G. Gordon, of Glasgow which
is Co.,:alculated to effect a considerable saving of expense.
All the renewals of debentures during the half-year have
been effected at 3/ per cent. By the settlement of the
disputes with the Dundee and Perth and Glasgow General
Mcrminus Companies are terminated all law suits which
live been pending between the Caledonian and other
.ay companies. The management and workings of
thWaledonian and Edinburgh and Glasgow Railways
i`now in the hands of one set of officers, directed by a
•,* committee of the twq boards, and the experience
• ediprrantaAgy confidence in the alliance
as a ;Tie • • __concerns. works
of the Lesmahagow branches have been contractedfor,
and the short branoh- to the town of Lanark is rapidly
approaching completion ; both these railways will be
worked by the company on fair terms. A bill for
extending the Barrhead line to Crofthead, for buildings
at the Glasgow terminus, and for funding the deben-
ture debt has been passed into law. The report of
the manager stated that during the summer additional
accommodation for the increasing traffic has been pro-
vided at upwards of 40 stations. The number of miles
run by trains during the half-year was 1,069,561, of
which 470,438 miles were run with passenger trains,
306,551 with goods trains, and 292,572 miles with mine.
ral trains. The average cost for locomotive power was
7.69 d. per mile run, and, including carriage and waggon
ger engines in working order has been 59, repairing 8 ;
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renewing, 6 ; total, 73. The number of good engines
in working order has been 46, and repairing, 11 ; total,
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7,671,188/. had been received, and 7,657,854/. expended,
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including 319,9511. in shares of other lines, leaving a
balance of 13,334/. The revenue account for the half-
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of which is deducted 4,5661. rents and feu duties,
44,8781. interest, and 42,2361. guaranteed dividends,
leaving 45,4391.