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London, England, 1849-08-10 00:00:00

having 71. 4s. each paid up, or 361, will be exchange-
able for eight of the latter, upon which 4/. 10s. has
been called, or 361. and the balance, a sum equal to
21. 16s. on each Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham
share, or it. 16s. on each Royston and Hitchin share,
will shortlyl be called for under the Act of the Roys-
ton and Hitchin Company, thus ensuring 6 per cent.
upon 101. per share to the proprietors of this company,
as agreed upon at the extraordinary general meeting.
The amounts received in advance of calls under
the previous arrangements of the company are
in course of being returned with interest
to date, to those proprietors who paid them.
The deeds requisite for completing the ex-
change of the shares will shortly be ready for
signature, of which the proprietors will be informed
by circular, when all proprietors, on delivering up to
the secretary their sealed certificates of the Boston,
Stamford, and Birmingham Company, and executing
the deed of acceptance of the Royston and Hitchin
shares, will receive sealed certificates, and be regis-
tered as proprietors on the books of the Royston and
Hitchin Company. The accounts for the half-
year ending June 30th have been audited, and
the general balance-sheet is hereto annexed."
The balance-sheet stated the receipts to amount to
62,114/. 145., and the expenditure to 58,927/.175. 61,
leaving 3,1861. 16s. sd. in hand.
The CHAIRMAN observed that the report and ac-
counts did not include the recent calls. He had
nothing to say upon the general affairs of the com-
pany, but if any gentleman wished to know anything
as to the future he should be happy to furnish the
information if it were in his power to do so.
A PROPRIETOR wished to know if the deed referred
to in the report would be forwarded to the provinces
for signatures ?

The CHAIRMAN said every facility would be
afforded the proprietors for signing the deed.
In answer to further questions,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the exchange of the
original shares for Royston and Hitchin shares would
take place almost immediately, the deed of transfer
being now in active preparation. It was expected
that half the Royston and Hitchin capital would be
expended in the course of the next two months, when
the Railway Commissioners would be called upon to
give their certificate, and then the 6 per cent.
would come into operation. The 6 per cent. would
still be guaranteed even if the line were not com-
pleted by its present proprietors, the great North-
Western Company having undertaken to pay 6
per Icent.: on half the capital immediately upon its
being paid up and expended.
beeTnh
voted
ted reportto thew a was
Chairmanthen
and adopted; d
terminated. i raenedt o rt sh,a thek s meeting

calling at Labuan be carried out, an enormous
saving will be effected, because the freight from
Labuan to Singapore and Hong-Kong will be saved.
We are anxious to be in a position, therefore, if the
Government should say, " are you ready to supply
our steamers with coal ? " to answer in the affir-
mative. The present coal obtained at Labuan
is only surface coal, and it is necessary before any
great supply can be got at, to have the veins skilfully
and properly opened up. Tbis surface coal has already
been sold to her Majesty's navy at the rate of 11. per
ton, by a person at Labuan, who is now, however,
prevented obtaining a further supply, that right
having been ceded to this company.
The resolution was then agreed to.
The financial statement was then read, from which
it appeared that the preliminary expenses of the com-
pany were 4601.65. Bd., the office expenses and salaries,
$691, ls. 10d., and the expense of the establishmeSt
at Labuan 3791. 10s. 6d. A small balance remained
in hand.

The CHAIRMAN observed that the company was
conducted with the utmost economy, not only here,
but also at Labuan. Mr. Motley, a gentleman who had
shown great skill in exploring and opening up mines
in Wales, had been sent out there by the company. He
had been chosen by Sir H. De la Beebe, a gentleman
whose name was a sufficient pledge of the confidence
which might be reposed in him by the shareholders.
A vote:of thanks was then passed to Mr. Macgregor,
for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting separated.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Aug. 10.)
SUGAR.—Today a good business was concluded in
the West India Sugar market, and stiffer rates are paid
for both grocery and refining sorts. The purchases
amounted to 570, making for the week 2,900 hhds, &c.,
and the advance in prices for that time has been 6d per
cwt. The market closes with a firm aspect for Colonial
Sugar. _ _

REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were in excellent
demand by home dealers, and in the market there was
much firmness; brown lumps realised 495, and fair
grocery 49s 6d to 50s. Bonded crushed is less wanted,
and 29s to 29s 6d per cwt is the present value.
Merramus.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was in
increased request, and the public sales of 2,454 bags
rweeanlitsedat 6d37
37s 6d
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EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar did not
realize higher rates at the public sales of 2000 bags, but
all sold; good white Benares at 40s to 403 6d, ordinary
38s to 38s 6d, damp and washed 37a 6d to 38s, ordinary
and middling yellow 34s to 36s 6d, good 37s to 38s,
strong white fine
soft47s to
ye110w,489.
andO f
low Madras 3
900 bagsosL6 s
to 3
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for
West India has been operated in with
desire is shown to sell Antigua at 18s 6d
caution, lAdsa.
sn wents.
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to 19s 6d, St. Lucia, St. Vincents and Demerara at
IGs 6d to 17s 6d per cwt. There is rather a larger stock
than last year, but deliveries are upon a larger scale.
East India Treacle is not much in demand, and can be
obtained at 153 6d to 16s. Honey is held with more
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The private sales of Foreign Sugar for the week are a
cargo of white Havannah at 35s 3d, one of yellow Cuba
at 20a 3d, and small parcels of other kinds at the rates
quoted.
CvlTEZ.—This afternoon there was a much better
demand for all sorts of Ceylon, and at the public sales of
360 casks 1,670 bags, prices advanced 6d for Native,
and Is to 2s per cwt for Plantation; the rates obtained
were 35s 6d to 36s 6d for good ordinary Native, Plan-
tation, fine 70s to 775, middling and good 54s to 635,
low middling 50s to 538, fine fine ordinary 46s to 495,
and fine ordinary 40s to 453 per cwt.
CocoA..—West India continues only in limited request,
and there is a fair supply at market; still, lower rates
have not been acceded to this week. Of 720 bags 50 brls
Trinidad at public sale, a small part only sold at from
40s to 43s 6d for ordinary and middling, fine and
good red at 44s to 475; 19 bags common Dominica sold
at 37s 6d per cwt. There has been little inquiry after
Foreign, and at action 138 bags Bahia were taken in at
29s for fine bright red, whilst the value of inferior is
26s 6d to 28s 6d. The tendency of prices is to recede
on account of a large stock.
TEA.—Public sales are declared for Tuesday, and the
quantity announced is 16,000 pkgs, still there has been
a brisk demand for all kinds of Congou this week, and
stiff rates are paid ; ord and good ord at Bfd to 9d,
mixed blackish leaf lid to Is °did, ditto strong is Id to
Is 3d, fine and Pekoe flavour is 4d to is 10d, on the part
of holders there is also firmness. Green has been dealt
in with more freedom, and most sorts have realised
stiffer rates.
RICE.—To-day full rates were obtained for East India
Rice, but there was not much business concluded. At
public sale 2,143 bags Malabar were sold at 8s to 9s for
pinkey white, and at 7s 6d to 8s for cargo; the demand
went at from 6s 6d to Bs. Of Bengal 6,000 bags were
offered, when the chief part was taken in at full rates;
middling to fine white 9s 6d to Ils per cwt. 391 tins
Jamaica Arrowroot told at 7d to is Id.
SAGO.—To-day at public 200 bags and 33 chts wore
sold at 20s to 20s 6d, and one lot at 18s per cwt.
SPICES.—To-day at auction 184 bags of Pimento went
at 4kd to 441 d for sound, and at 38d to 4d for damaged;
55 bars Jamaica Glower 7114 3/ 18s per cwt, and inferior
31 78 to Si ss.
SPIRITS.—East India _Rum has been dealt in with
caution this week, and sellers are ready to accept Is 3d
to Is 4d proof. The business concluded in Leeward
Island have been of little moment, and is 4id to is 5d
proof accepted. The rates asked for Demerara ais
2s to 2s 3d for 30 to 40 per cent over proof,
Fine Jamaica sells freely for all purposes, but the lower
kinds have been dealt in with caution by shippers and
home dealers; sellers are also ready to accept forearr
rates. The value of 20 to 59 per cent over proof is
from 2s 2d to 2s 6d, 30 to 36 over 2s 7d to
3s 3d, and favourite marks 3i 4d to 4s. The value
of Havanna is Is 2d to Is 2d proof, but there are
few buyers. Brandy continues in lively request. We
quote Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1848 at 3,
10d to 4s, 1847 ditto 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 1846 ditto 5s 6d to
5s Bd, 1845 ditto 53 8d to 5s 10d; inferior marks 2s 6d
to 3s 10d, and Bourdeaux 2s to 2s 2d. Geneva ordinary
at is 9d to is 10d, and fine home trade kind 2s 3d to 3s
3d. For arrival several parcels have been sold. British
made Spirit is still firm at 9s Bd, and Gin at 8s to 8s 6d
for 17 and 22 per cent. under proof.
FRIJIT.—At public sale on Tuesday 21 butts 38 caro-
teels i 52 barrels Patras Currants, ex Goddess, 31 butts
10 caroteels Ithaca Currants, slightly damaged, and
2,314 boxes 1,489 half-boxes Valencias were offered.
A few lots only of the Currants sold at and after the
sale; butts, fine quality, 395, caroteels and barrels taken
in at 41s to 425, low and middling qualities selling from
33s to 345; the Valencias were all taken in at 40s; by
private contract a fair business in' Currents, at this
season of the year, has been done at rather lower prices
than quoted last week. Valencia Raisins are also is
per cwt. lower this week, the price for fine new qualities
38s to 395.

COCHINEAL.—There is an improved demand for all
sorts, and former rates are well supported, indeed black
Honduras fetched rather more money. At public sale
205 bags were nearly all sold. Mexican silvers at from
3s 6d to 3s 81, black. 3s 7d to 3s lld ; Honduras black
3s 8d to ss, and silvers 3a 8d to 4s 2d per lb.
SALTPETRE.—Today several parcels of rough were
sold by private treaty, and at stiff rates. At auction 302
bags of Madras went at 27s for 91 per cent refraction,
and not refacted at 268 per cwt.
INDIGO.—There has been a fair business concluded in
East India this week, and the rates paid are equal to
those of the last quarterly auctions, indeed in some cases
a small advance has been paid. On the part of holders
there is firmness. Spanish has realized full terms.
TALLOW.—To-day the public sales of Tallow went at
very full rates; 1,487 pkgs South American were mostly
sold at 30$ 6d to 395; 300 casks of Sydney 33s 3d to 38s,
and 24 pkgs of Cape 35s 6d to 40s 6d per cwt.
OILS.—There has been little disposition evinced to
make purchases in Cod, and prices are on the decline
ruling from 271 to 271 10s. Seal is not much wanted,
and holders are inclined to sell; pale went at 321
lower rates were
yellow and brown
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accepted, and on the part of exporters or home

dealers little desire was evinced to sell.

There are

sellers of low to mid at 271 to 28/, and good to fine 29/
to 31/. Today at auction 4.50 pkgs Cocoa Nut Oil only
.in part sold at 32s 6d to 36s 6d, whilst 60 tuns of Sperm
went at 79/ to 791 5s per tun.

THE LONDON GAZETTE

(THIS EVENING.)

FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 7, 1849.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Jules
Faucher as Consul at Port Louis, in the island of Mau-
ritius, for the French Republic.
.CROWN• OFFICE, Am. 9.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR-

•
Borough of Reading—LlAllENJohn Frederick Stanford, Esq.,
in the room of Thomas Noon Talfourd, E.q., who has
accepted the office of one of the Justices of her Ma-
jesty's Court of Common Pleas.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

Thomas Caesar Croasdale, grocer, Foxhill grove, near
Blackburn, Lancashire.
BANKRUPTS.

Freeman, official assignee, Sheffield; Tattershall, Great
James's-street; Broadbent, Sheffield.
Joseph Jackson, farmer, Talwrn Esclasham Above,
Denbighshire, Aug. 23 and September 17, at eleven, at
the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee,
Liverpool ; Johnson and Coy, Temple ; Bremner,
Liverpool.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending August 7,
1849, is 265. 5% d. per cwt.

COURSE OF EXCHA
♦mster.iam ••.. 12 2%
Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 0%
Rotterdam .... ••.. • • 12 2
25 67%
Hamburg!' .... • •11.8. 13 123
Paris, 3 days'sight .... 25 42%
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 62%
tiarseilles •...••• • • • • • 25 6v%
Bourdeaux ..... • 25 62%
Frankfort on Maine.... 121%
Petersburgh, Sil. RDle.. 26x,
Vienna, affec. flo ••• • • • 12 is
Trieste, ditto.... ••.. • . 12 15
Hadrid • • .. •• • • • • 50
Cadiz .. •• •• •• 50%
Bilbao.. • • • • .. • • • • ••
Barcelona •• •• •• ••
•• ••

LNGE.—( THIS DAY)
Gibraltar.. .• •• •• •• •• ••
Leghorn .• •••••• • • • • • • 31 40
Genoa •••••••• • • • • • • •• 26 70
3411 an . • •• • • •• • • • • ••
Venice" •• .• •• •• •• •• ••
Naples
Palermo, perm
Liilessina • • • • . • • • • • . • • •
Oporto ........
Rio Janeiro ........ • •
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days'ilght
Philadelphia .... ••
PRICES OP 117LLION, ?II oz.
Foreign Gold in bars-43 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars .... • 0 4 10%
Silver bars 0 4 ilj

A DOUBLE BREACH OF PROMISE
OF MARRIAGE—CURIOUS AND NOVEL CASE.
A very extraordinary and amusing case, or, rather,
cases, for there were two of them, of breaches of
promise of marriage, came on for hearing at the
Bailieborough Sessions lately, in which, in
the first case, Wilson Dunlop, a farmer, residing
in Cootshill, was plaintiff, and J. Wallace, otherwise
Ehboya the Theh e
his wife, were defendants.
civil bill process stated that it was "an action
sum of 91., so much loss and damage sustained
plaintiff by reason of the defendant Elizabeth
in spring last agreed to marry him, which in-
fvrvait Evans, ,
in-
duced him to procure a marriage licence (which bore
date the 2d March, 1849), wedding apparel, and other
expensive and necessary things, to celebrate the said
intended wedding; but, notwithstanding said pro-
mises, she refused to marry him; and, in the month
of March aforesaid, intermarried with the defendant,
Jatnes Wallace, and therefore he brings his suit, and
so forth." And the second case, which was what is
termed a cross cause, was "an action for a like sum of
91., at the suit of the said James Wallace, and the said
Elizabeth Wallace, otherwise Evans, his wife, against
the said Wilson Dunlop, for so much money plaintiffs
should have and recover from the defendant, he hav-
ing, in the said month of March last, agreed with and
promised to marry the plaintiff Elizabeth, she being
then sole and unmarried; in consequence of which
she was put to great cost, loss, and expense, in pro-
curing a wedding dinner, and other necessaries, pre-
paratory to the solemnization of said intended mar-
riage; as also for that she supplied the defendant, at
his request, on fourteen several days, in the months
of February and March last, during the period when
he was wooing and paying his addresses to her, with
sumptuous dinners, including costly wines, ales, and
spirits, together with a dessert of sweetmeats and
fruit; but, notwithstanding all which, he (defendant)
without any just cause or reason, refused or declined
to fulfil his agreement, and marry her (the said
Elizabeth), after putting her to such cost and expense ;
and therefore she brings this suit, and so forth.'
The reading of some letters caused immense
laughter, the orthography being of the strangest de-
scription.

• After order had been in some degree restored, the
parties came on the table, and the first of them exa-
mined was Mrs. Wallace, who, on being asked by
Mr. B. Armstrong, the local Crown solicitor (Dun-
lop's attorney), if she was not guilty of committing
a breach of promise to marry Wilson Dunlop, she
replied with great emphasis, and in a very impassioned
tone of voice, that it was he (W. D.) who had com-
mitted the breach of promise to marry her, as she
was ready to be married, having the bridesmaid and
wedding dinner ready; but he did not come on the
day named, and then she sent for J. Wallace, and he
married her like a man !—(Loud laughter.)
Mr. Wm. Dermott, attorney for Wilson Dunlop—
Oh ! then you had two strings to your bow ?
Barrister—lt appears so, and it was very well she
had, for it is evident that if she depended solely on
your client she would have been disappointed.
Mr. Dermott—Was it not because Mr. Dunlop
heard that your former husband was still living that
he did not come upon the day appointei for the mar-
riage, until he should have had an opportunity of
making some inquiries on the subject ? Mrs. Wal-
lace—l travelled about three thousand miles to in-
quire whether he was living or dead, and I waited so
long for his return that I could not wait any longer—
(Laughter)—and, your Worship, I think he is dead.
Barrister—But you are not certain of that fact ?
Mrs. Wallace—No, your Worship, how can I, when
I never heard from him since I went away; and
Wilson Dunlop should have taken the ball at the
hop.—(Laughter.)
Barrister—lndeed, I think so, for it appears that
you will never hop towards him again.
IVilson Dunlop—Your Worship, this case is settled.
Barrister—l am very happy to hear it.
The parties then left the court and adjourned to a
neighbouring public-house, where they regaled them-
selves in an amicable manner over a social glass. It
may be here well to state, for the information of the
reader, that the joint ages of this hopeful trio amounts
to 150 years and upwards. The males were widowers,o
and the bride was not the most youthful of the party,
and not of the most prepossessing aspect or appear-
ance, but it was understood that she was possessed of
some property.—Liverpool Albion.

THE BOGS OF IRELAND.
On Friday another paper on this interesting sub-
ject, which has recently attracted a considerable share
of public attention, was read by Mr. Jasper W.
Rogers, C,E , before the members of the Botanical
Society of London, at their rooms in Bedford-
street, Strand. The paper commenced by refer-
ring to the use of charcoal as a manure, and
pointed to the fact, that almost all experimental
farmers now adopted it in cultivation. The inhabi-
tant of London need not go far to witness with his
own eyes the beneficial effect of the carbon
derived from charcoal on vegetable life. Let
him go to Gray's Inn, and look at the colour of the
grass there; and then go the next half-hour to
Kensington-gardens, and look at the colour of the
grass there ; and if he did not find a difference in
favour of the grass at Gray's Inn, at every period
of the year, he (Mr. Rogers) would submit to the
forfeiture of anything in the way of penalty.
And what was the cause of this ? Why, the
"blacks" which they all complained so much of, fell
upon the grass in the heart of a city, and the next
shower of rain that came drove them in to nurture
the root; and here was a proof before their eyes of
the advantage of carbon to vegetation. Mr. Rogers
then related several experiments made in Ireland by
the use of peat-charcoal manure with regard to potato,
oat, wheat, and other crops, for the purpose of sub-
stantiating the position that carbon was one of the
best manures and fertilisers that could be given to a
plant. He had tried a manure composed of equal
parts of charcoal and night-soil on six acres of po-
tatoes on a farm of his own in rreland. The ground
had been out of use for two years, and the produce
was most extraordinary, being estimated at an ave-
rage of twenty tons to the acre. But the most im-
portant advantage of a peat charcoal was as a disin-
fecting agent. And here peat charcoal had an advan-
tage over all charcoal made from wood. Wood
charcoal had no deodorising power at all ; while peat
charcoal, the moment intermixture took place with
the worst description of night-soil, entirely destroyed
the noisome smell. On the last occasion he addressed
them the proposition that arose for discussion was—
Is it desirable that the refuse and excreticz of a popu •
lation of more than two millions in this metropolis
should pass through_ the sewers, generating disease
and pestilence from one part of London to the other,
or would the inhabitants save that excretice by con-
verting it into a most profitable manure, and at the
same time save themselves from pestilence and dis-
ease? Why was it that 140 persons died in London
every week for every 100 on an average that died in
the country? The answer in his humble judgment
was, "the sewers of London." And to diffuse the
sewage matter over the country, as some proposed, in
a liquid state, must have the same deadly effect. The
next question was, could the sewage of London be
forced 40 or 50 miles into the country. He main-
tained that it could not without going to an enormous
expense. The Liverpool report stated that the
expense of forcing the sewage of that city through
pipes into the country was more than the value of
the manure itself. It had been said that the machi-
nery for the purpose would perhaps be perfected
ere long; but why should they wait for that when
the peat-bogs of Ireland offered a material that would
answer the same purpose ? Again, 95' per cent. of
water had to be forced through the pipes for every
five per cent, of nutritive matter. Why, if the
took 51bs. of y
that prepared peat charcoal manure in
their pockets, it might be to a distance of fifty miles,
and then mixed it with 95 pints of water, that would
be as good as 100 per cent. of the liquid manure when
forced 50 miles through the pipes. And besides, it
would retain not only the ammonia and salts from
the atmosphere, but would last in the soil for four or
five years; whereas the sewage would lose its useful
properties by the first day's sunshine. Mr. Rogers
then adverted to the plan which he has submitted to
the Commissioners of Sewers for preserving the
health of the metropolis, and converting the contents
of its sewers into a portable deodorised manure, by
mixing them
with pulverised peat charcoal, some
specimens of which lay upon the lecture table ; as
also, of the deodorised manure itself, the product of
the mixture
which has been previously described
in these columns. He stated that his project could
be tested at a small expense, and as effectually by
being tried in a single street, as over the whole of
141:16T1' They had only to intercept the refuse