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London, England, 1847-08-25 00:00:00

Alphonse Carletti, secretary of the commune of this
city, residing in the same parish, proper witnesses,
invited to sign with the illustrious Cardinal, and
with me, the notary.
(Signed),
"LOUIS CARDINAL CIACCHI, Apostolic
Legate of the City and Province of Ferrara.
" M. P. FLAMINIUS BOTTONI, Advocate (witness).
" FRANCOIS MARIE CARLETTI, Doctor of Law
(witness).
" ELISEO MONTI Doctor of Law, the Notary sum-
moned to prepare the above act."

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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
We have received files of papers from Cape Town
to the 12th of June. The South African Com-
mercial Advertiser, of that date, has an article on the
necessity of establishing roads and facilitating the
communication with the different parts of the colony,
from which we make the subjoined extracts. Any
person who carefully peruses Sir Peregrine
difficulties
Mait-
land's dispatches relative to the Kafir war of last
year, will at once perceive that the main
he had to contend with arose from the imperfection
of his communications, the uncertain arrival of his
supplies, and the consequent difficulty and danger of
4
moving small detachments of troops:—
"In the absence of roads (says the Cape Town
Journal), order, discipline, cannon, ammunition waggons,
become positive incumbrances. In such circumstances
barbarism has a decided advantage over civilization.
The unencumbered Kafir, with his well-trained cattle,
has ample time to shift before the heavy
approach of
the civilized force. It is like hunting quails with a
pack of hounds. And in the rugged defiles or craggy
and wooded drifts of the rivers, long trains of snail-
paced waggons offer an easy prey to the lurking and
invisible enemy.

" It is hoped that the lesson will not be thrown away.
It points to the only means of holding Kafirland in
subjection. The chief instrument for its reduction is
the pickaxe, and the soldier and the levies' should be
at once armed with this irresistible weapon. Civilized
armies seek each other. Large cities, the vital parts of
an enemy, may be approached with any degree of
caution. But in dealing with barbarians you must add
wings, as it were, to your speed. You must be able to
turn him, or at least his cattle ; and, without broad
highways, prepared drifts, and these commanded by
forts, this is impossible.
" These military roads will often differ in their direc-
tion from commercial ones. The commercial road-
maker looks for levels. Wherever it is possible he
creeps along the bottoms of ravines and winds by the
bases of the hills. The military road must often
ascend the mountain top to avoid being commanded.
In as few places as possible must the line be within
reach of an ambush, or the forts that watch the passes
be overcrowded.

"Kafirland, in this respect, is not so difficult a coun-
try as many in Europe that had to be intersected by
roads for the process of conquest and civilization. There
are no swamps in Kafirland, nor are the forests such as
the Romans had to level in their progress northward
among the Gauls and Germans. These were the must
formickble obstacles to the march of civilization in
ancient times; and it was in overcoming them that the
legions and commanders evinced their superiority as
much in battle as in the management of campaigns.
" This is the more important, as Kafirland is to be
peopled with the native Kafirs and Africans, under Bri-
tish dominion. This seems to be determined on, and
hence, for the safety of the colony as well as for the more
speedy civilization of those people, safe, easy, and quick
access to every portion of the country becomes indis-
pensable to the ruling power.
" The physical subjugation of Kafirland, then, seems
to be the first step, not to be retracted, that a prudent
government will now take. The country itself must, to
use the Kafir phrase, be brought out of the bush.' Light
must be thrown into its recesses, it must be aired, and
great and small arteries of circulation conducted through
the whole mass of its territory. And in this work, not
only the regular soldiers, sappers and miners, with the
levies receiving pay, but the Kafir people and the new
settlers, should at once be engaged. The Kafirs are at
present suffering from want. In a short time, it is
highly probable, they will be in the jaws of famine. The
new settlers, like all new settlers in savage lands, will
also have their share of suffering from privation. It is
impossible to see men dying of hunger without affording
them assistance, if in your power. But here assistance
should be given to able-bodied men, only through the
medium of public works. Some thousands of labourers
could thus be most profitably employed, without in any
way encroaching on the ordinary and necessary labour
of the colony, and skill and habits of application diffused,
not only without expense or loss, but with a gain to
the Government. As for the immediate outlay—what
would that be compared to the expenses of a war con-
ducted as the last has been? For one-half of the money
lost through the impracticable nature of the country
during the last twelve months, Kafirland could be made
accessible at every point, either for small parties in pur-
suit of cattle, or for troops to quell disturbances in their
birth.

" But these things are too obvious to escape the eye
of Government."

BEAUMONT LODGE.—This seat, possessing such
superior advantages of situation on the banks of the
noble Thames, and contiguous to the castle of Windsor,
with its park and forest, was originally built by Henry
Frederick Thynne, Esq., an ancestor of the present
Marquis of Bath, in the beginning of the last century,
who made it the usual place of his residence. The late
Duchess of Kent next possessed it, of whom it was
purchased about the year 1750, by the Duke of Rox-
burgh, for his son, the Marquis of Beaumont, whence it
seems to have acquired its present name; but in Rocque's
map it is called liewman's Lodge. ,It was afterwards
the residence of his Royal Highness the late Duke of
Cumberland. The. father of the present Marquis of
Normanby (then Lord Mulgrave) was some time an
inhabitant of it. The late Warren Hastings, Esq., the
Governor- General of Bengal, then succeeded. He sold
it to Henry Griffiths, Esq.,
who pulled down the old
structure, except a part of the west wing, and erected
the present mansion, which exhibits a new order of
architecture invented by Mr. Henry Emlyn. It was sold
to the late Viscount Ashbrook in 1805, who continued
to make it his residence till his decease, a few months
ago. The pleasure grounds consist of nearly 150 acres,
rising in an easy accent from the banks of the river to
an ornamental upland, comprehending a walk of nearly
two miles, part of it a fine winding terrace, to which is
unfolded a prospect of great variety, beauty, and inte-
rest; the principal feature consisting of the stately
stretchingseen.
mt
the
ens
ftaoonr
and the
ght
rheoeuFnv
towers of Windsor Castle, with a fine range of wood
oad rl
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the
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gn
an sa
whichrodf '
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flews;
ai sj
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in the distance the most lofty edifices of the great
metropolis may be discerned.—From Neal's Views.—
[We observe that it is now advertised for sale by direc-
tion of the executors of the late Lord Ashbrook.]
GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—The
usual half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes-
terday at their offices, 69, Lombard-street. Mr. Wilkin
took the chair. The directors' report, and a statement
of the accounts for the halt year ending the 80th June
last, were read to the meeting. The report stated the
nndimiuished prosperity of the company ; and in the
course of its reading was received with marks of the
greatest satisfaction by the proprietary. The customary
dividend being declared, the cordial thanks of the meet-
ing were voted to the chairman and directors for their
unremitting labours in promoting the interests of the
company.
ARREST OF A MURDERER IN AMERICA.—About
two months ago a horrible murder was perpetrated near
Ballingarry. The unfortunate victim was a man named
James Walsh, and the murderers his wife and father. in-
law, Edward Brophy, who buried his body in the bed of
a river, where it was found a few days afterwards. The
offenders immediately fled to America, taking deceased's
money with them ; they were, however, pursued by
Constable Connor, of the Ballingarry station, who suc-
ceeded in arresting Brophy at the Gore of Toronto on
on the 16th of July, Brophy being at the time, with
other Irish emigrants, lying in a shed in fever. Brophy
and his daughter will be conveyed to Ireland as soon as
he has recovered from the malady with which he is
affected.— Tipperary Free Press.
FIRE IN CLARE MARKET.—About four o'clock
yesterday morning, the inhabitants of this densely popu-
lated neighbourhood were alarmed by a fire which was
discovered to be raging in the second floor of the house
No. 13, Clare-market, in the occupation of Messrs. Care
and Co, grocers. Owing to a stiff breeze which was
blowing at the time, fears were at one time entertained
for the safety of the adjoining houses, but through the
prompt exertions of the firemen the flames were fortu-
nately confined to the floor in which they broke out, and
which, with the first floor, are only damaged. The
stock in trade is not injured, and the inmates were
aroused in time to make their escape. The origin of
the fire could not be ascertained.
The Manchester Regatta commenced its three
days' annual sports on Monday, and there was a large
company collected on the banks of the Irwell to witness
Trial Stakes for youths under 18 years of age, the win-
the races contested on that day. .there were five. The
ners to receive 51.; the Chadwick ()up, value 251., with a
sweepstakes of 15s. each crew; the Stanfill-hall Stakes
of 101., with a sweepstakes of 10s. added; a sculling
match for 2/. 105.,• and the Irwell Stakes of 201. The
race which excited the greatest interest was that for the
Chadwick Cup, between three four-oar gigs, in one of
which, the Princess and Britannia, Rowing Club's gig
No. 3, the strokesman was
Robertnorth. Newell, better known
on the Thames than i the The other boats
were the Little Wonder and the Lightning. The course
is a mile up the river, going through one arch of one of
the nearest of the Manchester bridges, and returning
through the other arch to the starting point. The Little
Wonder had the "crack crew, including Thomas
M'Cormick, George Collings, S. Wood, and Henry Ault
for stroke, and the betting was five to one in' their
favour. All the boats got well off, and went at so treat
a pace that Lightning very soon found herself no-
where,." in
There
in
the second mile between the other two boats, but Little
Wonder, which had kept about a length ahead from
nearly the beginning, gradually widened the distance,
and won by about three lengths. The races were all
sporting
wasort a gfinebstraggle
phraseology, and gave up tfie con-
t the commencement of
well contested, and the large company congregated to
witness them were apparently much gratified. These
sports are comparatively new to Manchester people, this
being the fourth year since the establishment of them in
that town. There were to be four races yesterday, and
one of them, for the Ellesmere Plate of 251. in specie,
being "open to the world, numbers amongst the crews
one from Loch Lomond.
Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby has been appointed
to the command in the Pacific, to succeed Sir George
Seymour, and will hoist his flag in the Asia, 84 guns, at
Sheerness.

LATEST. PRICES OF SHARES,
[N 8..4 P7KS, ASSURANCE. AND OTHER COM-
PANIES' STOC'.
is um tlc Officiat List,

PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENT \Q

LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24.
JOINT-STOCX 11.1126fECS.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. 1 Price
Annum. Share.
_____,_„,„.--- —.—_ ....................... a.................... ...."•••••••
4 s. d. 4 s. d.
Australasia .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 40 0 0
Britshlsorth American 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 4G3(
commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 I
',lolonial.. —•• •• .•• 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0
Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0
London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0
Sletropolitan
Provincialof Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0
Ditto, New.•• —••— 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0
Stational of Ireland .. 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0
Nat. Provncial of En. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 363
Ditto, New.
Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0
Union of London.— . . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0

g Dividend
Price.
end
Price.
CANALS.
Names of it Dividend Names of
Companies. 23 I per Companies.
'a um.
ci. I Annum.a)
I
Ashtn& Oldh 97 5/.55. pcl 70 Monmonthsh 100 101. -
Ashby-d-la-Z 113. 4/, - Mntgomrysh 100 51. -
Barnsley 160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 15
Basingstoke 100 - - Neath •• • ... 100 201. 340
Brknk&Abrg 150 5!. 85 Nottingham. 150 12!. -
jromford 100 141. - Peak Forest. 78 31. 40
Dudley lOO 41. - Regent's .... 33 1/. 4s. 20
Derby ....• 100 6/. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 54
Ellsmre&Chs 133 41. 51 Shropshire •• 125 81. -
&rewash .• • 100 321. - Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 130
Forth & Clyd 100 4!. - Do.LkFd St 12 61. p. c. -
GrandJunetn 100 61. 80 Stffrd &Wore 140 28/. 275
Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 213 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. -
Glamorgnsh. 172 13%1. - Stourbridge.. 145 20!. 305
41str&Brk1y 100 - - Strtildon AT 79 1/. 10s. -
,Irantham • • 150 121. - Severa and /26 it. 88. -
Huddersfield. 57 - - Wye Rail. j
Kennt & Avu 391 7s. 6d. 536 Trnt& Mr-1 50 301.
Lancaster 471 11.10 s. - sey • ... j -
Geeds&Livrp 1001 341. 505 Thams &Med 19 - -
Leicester
Leicstr &Nth 83 j 4/. 36 Birming.
Loughboreghll42, 70/. 530 Wilts & Brks 67 11. 11

BOWLS.
Div
Name of Company. per
Amount
erend '
Share.of I Paid. Price.
Annum.
£ s. d. X s. d.
Commercial • • - -
East and West India 6l. pr cent. I Stock. - 126
East Country - -
L3ndon - 103
St. Katharine • • • • • • • • ; 5 per cent. Stock. - 85
Southampton •••• • • -2/. per cent. 50 0 0 0 0 0 -
INSCRANCE COMPANIES.
• Dividend Amount
Name of Company per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
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£ s. d. i X a. 4.
Albion ••••••• • • • • • • • 31.10 s 500 0 0 50 0 0 75
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 17%
Ditto Marine.• ••• • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 5,4
‘thts . 13s.6d.prsh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 li%
British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 6%
lericl,Med.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 20%
county .•••••• • • • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Frown ••••••• • • • .• • • 12s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11
Eagle 6s. 50 0 0 5 8 0 5%
Eng.& Scot. Law •• •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
European Life ...... 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. -
Freemasons' .- • • .... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
,lobe ....... • • ...... 6/. per cent. Stock. - 127
Guardian .. ••••• • • • • . 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 47
Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 210
Imperial Life •••• • • .. 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Indemnity Marine.... 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 -
LIW Life- ••••• • • . . . 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
London Fire •••• • • • • 103. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14%
London Ship •.••• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14%
Marine .• ••• • • .... . 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
Med. Invlid&Gen.Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. Bs.
"rational Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 6 -
National Life.. • ...... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 -
Palladium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 41s ad
Phoenix - - 185
Protector Life.... ... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s.
Provident Life... •••• • . . . 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 -
Bock Life •.•••. • • • • • • 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4%
Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 180
Sun Fire . - - 210
Ditto Life 1/. 61. - - 49
Victoria Life • - - 4 0 0 4%
LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-...,
X a. d. £ a. d
Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 169
Royalßank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 150
British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 200
Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 162
National Bank' 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 13%
Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 88
Western Bank ••• • • - 50 0 0 82%
North of Scotlandßank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 6%
Clydesdale Bank.• •• • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 131. Is
Eastern 8ank..... - 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 111.108
Caledonian Bank - 210 0 41. 9s
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. - 5 0 0 61. 14s
City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 121, 11
Scottish Union Ins• Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 235. Od
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 12%
Emir. Co. of Scetind 5l. per cent. , 10 0 0 All paid. 9
North British Insur 5%1. pr cent. '2OO 0 0 10 0 0 26
Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22%
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 18
Edin. & (Haag. Railway 11.10 s. per s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 64%
Ditto, % Shares• .• . 78. 6d. p. a. 12 10 0 All paid. 15%
Edin.. Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 30 0 0 19%
Cillsgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 61%
I,llasgw & Greenekßall. 21. per cent. 25 0.0 All paid. 18%
..Ilsgw & Garnkirk Rail. 81. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39
Dundee &Arbroth Ran. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39
fitandard LifeAssarnce.i 61. per cent.l 50 0 0 210 0 9
. Iifir.A.9EINSI-111TONLIEJS
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. . per of i Paid. Price.
' Annum. Share. 1
.--------,
£ s. d.
mast London..• •••• • • . 111. 100 0 0 - 195
Grand Junction .• •• -3/. 10s. 41 13
03 4 - 90
31. 100- -
Vauxhall ••• • • • ...... 100 0 0 - -
West Middlesex . • . 51.15cprent. 63 12 9 1 - 120

NORFOLK RAILWAY COMPANY.
The half-yearly general meeting of thii company
took place yesterday, at the company's offices, Guild-
hall-buildings.
Adam Duff, Esq., took the chair at one o'clock ;
and the usual preliminary proceedings having been
gone through,
The SECRETARY read the following report :
" The accounts of this company, which have been
already circulated among the proprietors, show a gross
revenue for the half-year to the 30th June last, 'of
47,5451. 9s. 2d. ; of which 26,1301. 9s. Id. is the result of
the passenger traffic, and 17,658/. 7s. 9d. for goods and
live stock, showing an increase over the corresponding
half-year of 1846 of 7,4761. 103. 10d.
" The working expenses during the same period, in-
cluding 1,0631. 13s. 1 Id. for Government duty, amount to
24,668 L 15s. 9d.

"These results, in the opinion of the directors, afford
grounds for congratulation to the proprietors, as they
show a steady, uniform increase in every branch of their
traffic ; until the traffic of the line can be fully developed
the working expenses will unavoidably bear a larger
proportion to the gross receipts than on lines which
have been opened for a longer period ; at the same time
the directors believe that, taking the mileage rate, this
line will bear a favourable comparison with any other.
"The opening of the branch to East Dereham has
fully answered the expectations which were formed of it ;
and, the short experience which has been had of the
Ltylvestoft Line has been very satisfactory.
" The directors recommend that a dividend at the rate
of 31. per cent. for the half-year on the Consolidated
Stack, and Is. per share on the new shares created by a
vo!,e of the proprietors at their last general meeting,
upon which 5/. deposit has been paid, be declared at this
me eting.
It may, perhaps, be as well, in reference to the amount
of .dividend, to call to the recollection of the proprietors
that the dividend declared at the last half-yearly meeting
ine,:uded a repayment of interest on the capital expended
in the Dereham branch, which increased its amount be-
yon d the actual earnings of the half-year ; the present
dividend is therefore really at the same rate as the pre-
ceding one, although this half-year is notoriously the
leas t productive.
" The applications of this company to Parliament, in
the late session, for branches and extensions of their
main line have been, on the whole, successful. With
the exception of two Bills, withdrawn in consequence of
the arrangement with the Eastern Union Company, all
the Bills have been passed for which the sanction of
the proprietors had been obtained. The following is a
summary of them:—
" An Act for making a railway from Reedham, on the
Lotivestoft line, to Dias, on the Eastern Union line, pass-
ing through the Waveney Valley, and throwing off a
bra ,nch at Beccles to the important agricultural town of
Ha, tesworth. The greater part of the capital for this
unt lertaking has been subscribed by the late Waveney
Vu. lley and Great Yarmouth shareholders, on a guaran-
teet 1 interest at 5 per cent. per annum. This meeting
will I be called upon to sanction the creation of these
sha.,rqs, under the provisions of the Act of Parliament;
and s ilso of the shares necessary to raise the additional
capital of 30,0001. required to complete the line.
" .An Act for Extending the Main Line of the Norfolk
Rail way across the river Bure into the town of Yar-
mou th, and continuing the rails along the Yarmouth
qua: is for the distance of a mile and upwards, parallel to
' the river. The directors think this a very important
men sure, both to the interest of the railway and to the
tows sof Yarmouth. The estimated cost is 75,000/.
" The directors ask the authority of the meeting to
rdaeirstt:ikaitngots7neatmheel 2l 000
by the creation of ,
cent. from
shar is of 51. each, guaranteed 51. 10s.
per
rthe Norfolk
the date of payment, to be offered to
in
shareholders, rateably, without other participation
namely, 105,000!.,
for the two last un-

prof its.
The Act has also been obtained for making a branch,
tweli re miles in length, from the main line near Wymond-
hani to the town of Diss. Although they believe that
this line will ultimately prove a valuable feeder to
the :Norfolk Railway, the directors do not consider the
necessity for its immediate construction so urgent as to
justify them in calling upon the proprietors to raise the
neck ssary capital in the present depressed state of the
mot iey market ; and it is not their intention, there- '
fori at the present meeting to ask for any vote con-
nee t ed with it.
4 The Bills withdrawn under the arrangement with
the Eastern Union Company were those—for making a
lime from Norwich to Aylsham and North Walsham ' •
sal from Thetford to Bury. Both of these Bills were
wit,,hdrawn before going into Committee of the House
of Commons. The shareholders of the North of 'Nor-
folk line will therefore be entitled to repayment of their
depo sits.
•' 'The agreement for the amalgamation of the Nor-
Ilk Company with the Eastern Ilia9ll and Ipswich and