The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1848.

" 5. The want of a proper understanding between the
Lancaster and Carlisle and the lessees of the Lancaster
and Preston Railway.

" 6. The rule which allows an express-train which often
runs at 45 miles an hour to pass a station only 5 minutes
after a slow train.

" 7. The want of sufficient station accommodation at
Preston, causing all the trains to the north to start late.
" I would suggest that the two companies should come
to a good understanding, and that every effort should be
made to determine the right ownership of this railway,—
that the signals be immediately replaced by others of a
better description,—that the express be not allowed to
pass till ten minutes after the starting of a preceding
train, and that means be taken to ensure, as far as pos-
sible, greater punctuality in the times of starting from
the Preston station."

THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT
AT NEWTON-ROAD-BRIDGE.
BrastiNGßasi, WEDNESDAY .—An inquest on the body
of Colonel James Baird, who died yesterday in conse-
quence of the shock his system received by the accident
which occurred near Newton-road-bridge, on Saturday
night, was held before Dr. Birt Davies, borough coroner,
at the Queen's Hotel, in this town, to-day. Captain
Huish and Mr. Carter, solicitor, were in attendance on
the part of the London and North-Western Railway Com-
pany. The jury having taken a view of the body, the
first witness called was—
Wm. Gallicas—l am a surgeon residing at Stirling,
North Britain. The deceased was a Lieutenant-Colonel
in the army, and had served in India, America, and the
continent of Europe. He was all along in the 66th Re-
giment of Foot. The deceased was a married man, but
had not lived with his wife for the last few years, He
was 71 years of age. I saw him alive and well at Stir-
ling on Friday last, when he told me that he and his
sister, if she was well enough, were going to see General
Nieols, an old friend, residing at Clifton. His general
health appeared to be good, although his right hand was
slightly affected with paralysis. He was very temperate.
I was summoned to attend him by telegraph, and saw
him at this hotel on Monday night. He was then in-
sensible and apparently dying. He died about three
o'clock on Tuesday morning.
Robert M'Cullum—l was in Colonellßaird's service as
valet at Allan Park, Stirling. I left Stirling with the
deceased and his sister between nine and ten on Satur-
day morning last in the express train. We arrived at
Stafford in safety. They changed carriages for Bir-
mingham at that station. The deceased and his sister
were in the first compartment of the carriage in which
I was seated. They experienced great uneasiness in
maintaining their seats. When about six miles from Bir-
mingham the party in the carriage with myself, consist-
ing of six gentlemen and one lady, were thrown one
upon another to the right side of the line. The car-
riage fell upon the bridge. We got out in the course of
some minutes, and the first thing I did was to look after
my master and mistress. They were still in their car-
riage. I first spoke to Miss Baird. I did not see my
master, but I heard him ask if I was safe. When we
got the door open, in about a quarter of an hour, Miss
Baird came out first. She was followed by another lady,
and then by the deceased, there being only three pas-
sengets in that compartment. The deceased appeared a
little agitated. In answer to an inquiry from me, he
said he was not injured. I got him over the fence
with some difficulty into a field. He went across the
field with his sister. The pilot-engine went through
our luggage-van before I got out of the carriage.
The accident occurred about twenty minutes to eight.
We afterwards came to Birmingham by another train.
When I went to look for our luggage, I found one-half
of the van torn away. The pilot engine did not affect
our carriage. We were going a great deal faster than
we had been going during any previous part of the
journey. A gentleman had remarked that he expected
there would be an accident; it felt as if the bottom of
the carriage would be knocked in there was such a con-
tinual bumping, and the passengers lifted up their feet
with the view to protect themselves. After Colonel
Baird had arrived at the Queen's Hotel, he went to the
water-closet, and was unable to find his way back. I
afterwards led him to the sitting room, and he ordered a
sandwich, but he could not eat it; it tell out of his
mouth. Miss B,drd noticed that there was something
wrong, and she directed me to procure a doctor. Mr.
Blake was called in in the course of twenty minutes.
The Colonel was unable to speak so that the surgeon
could understand him. He pointed to his knees, but he
could not speak as usual. The deceased was stripped,
but I saw a small blue snot on his knee, but no other
injury except a little mark on his cheek. Mr. Blake re-
quested the Colonel to undress and go to bed. I had
great difficulty in undressing him. Medicines were
afterwards sent to him, and were administered as directed.
About one o'clock the deceased became sick And insen-
sible. I supported him until the doctor came.
By Mr. Carter—l never knew him have any attacks
of any kind, excepting influenzl. His hand was a little
shaky, but he wrote and potted plants as well as the
gardener.
It was here intimated by Mr. Gallicas that there was
abundance of evidence as to the cause of death. There
was an effusion of blood upon the brain, and as the
friends of the deceased wero anxious that 'there should
be no more done than was necessary, he wished to ask
the Coroner whether the examination should be pro-
ceeded with?
The CORONER, after stating that it was always his
wish, as far as possible, to consult the feelings of
friends, said he thought, unless they had a very strong
objection, it would be more satisfactory if the post
mortem examination was full and complete.
Mr. Gallicas then retired.
Mr. Samuel William Lloyd Titchbourne—l am an ac-
countant, residing at:Wolverhampton. I was a pas-
senger by the express train on Saturday evening. The
train usually leaves Wolverhampton at twenty minutes
past seven o'clock, but on Saturday night it was nearly
twenty-five minutes too late. We went at more than
the usual rapid rate of an express train, and in my
opinion that was the cause of the accident. Just before
the accident occurred, the train was going at a tremen-
dous velocity. The carriage I was in fell on one side, and
rested against one of the telegraph posts. A gentleman
broke the glass of the window and escaped into a field.
He smashed the window with his feet. Just before I
got out of the carriage I heard a violent concussion. I
understood it was occasioned by the pilot engine. We
came to Birmingham by another train in about an hour
afterwards. I made no remark upon the great increase
of the speed, because I had frequently observed it before.
Trains were not unfrequently late at Wolverhampton,
and more than once, twice, or thrice he had noticed a
greatly increased .speed. I have given my evidence to
the best of my belief. The accident occurred somewhere
about eight o'clock. Ido not know at what rate express
trains travel.
James Parker-4 am superintendent of locomotives
on the London and North-Western Railway, and was
passenger by the Birmingham portion of the express
train on Saturday night, the 2d instant. I was in the
last body of the last carriage. We were behind time at
Wolverhampton, perhaps fifteen minutes; I do not know
the cause. (Witness hero identified M'Cullum as one of
his fellow-passengers in the same carriage.) At Willen-
hall, witness observed that the wheel struck against
the body of the carriage. He looked out of the
window to ascertain the cause. The noise under the
carriage ceased for a time, but in a few minutes
it commenced again. This was at Newton-bridge sta-
tion; and then suddenly I found that the leading wheels
were off the line. We came to rest in about a quarter of
a minute. I hoard the noise of the pilot engine going
by, and saw it fall over about 110 yards beyond where
the accident occurred. I inspected the line immediately
afterwards. The rails, chains, and sleepers were ripped
up where the engines and carriages left the line. The
pilot engine did not touch our carriage at all, nor do I
believe that it touched any of the carriages. From my
inspection it is my impression that our carriage got off
the line first, and that that was the cause of the engine
going off. That caused the other carriages to go off,
and the guards' van being thrown on to the down line,
and the road broken up, caused the pilot engine to be
turned off and rendered useless. I considered that the
engine, speed, and road were all quite safe. The speed
was between 40 and 45 miles an hour. I am sure we
did not exceed 45. We consider 50 perfectly safe. The
road was perfectly good; there was a little incline. I
have gone more than the 50 miles in the hour on the
same road.

Captain Huish—The express rate of speed is forty.
two or forty-three miles an hour, according to the in.
clinaticn.
(The investigation was proceeding when this parcel
was dispatched).

The deceased entered the G6th Regiment of Foot as
an ensign in the year 1798, and joined his regiment at
Newfoundland, he served in the four quarteri of the
world, and was at St. Helena during the period of Napo-
leon's captivity. Upon parting with his commission he
returned to his native town, Stirling, where he resided
up to the time of his lamented death. Ho was greatly
beloved by his fellow officers, and all who had the plea.
sure of his acquaintance.

THE OCEAN MONARCH.
HONOURS AN-D REWARDS.
A meeting of the Liverpool, Shipwreck and Humane
Society was held on Wednesday for the purpose of
taking into consideration the services rendered by the
different parties instrumental in rescuing the sufferers
from the conflagration. The splendid gold medals of
that society, executed by Wyon, of the Mint, were
voted to Mr. Littledale owner, of the yacht Queen of the
Ocean; Admiral Grenfell, the Brazilian Consul-General
of this port; Captain Lisboa, the officer in command of
the Brazilian steam-frigate Affonso, and to Jerome, the
courageous seaman of the New World. A sum of money
was also voted to the crew of Mr. Littledale's yacht.
An adjourned meeting of the society was held on Satur-
day in the Underwriters' Committe-room, to consider the
services of those parties instrumental in rescuing the
people from the wreck whose cases were deferred from
the last meeting. A letter from Admiral Grenfell was
read, highly eulogizing the conduct of all on board the
Affonso, particularly the officers and four of the seamen.
To each of the officers the committee awarded the
society's silver medal of the first class, and to each of the
four seamen a silver medal of the second class. The
names of the officers are Commander Francisco Xavier
D'Alcantia, and Lieutenants Genuino Auguste de Barros
Torrias, Jose da Cota Agevedo, Joaquin Lucio A'Aranjo,
and Francisco Leopoldo Cabral da Cantu a Teive. The
seaman's names are, Joav da Silva, Joav Candido, Mar-
ques Garcia, and Justino Jose. A:silver medal of the first
class was also awarded to Mr. Jotham Bragdon, the chief
mate of the Ocean Monarch, aird 15/. to five of the said
ship's crew,'who voluntarily manned one of their own boats
stoeladm me,dparlin wasc Prince
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under the command of the mate, and by great coolness
and perseverance were enabled to save many lives. A
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displayed by him, by which many of the last survivors
were rescued from the •
h. wreck. The silver medal was
awarded to Mr. Batt the
occasion,
and y,_ is mate, who did good service on
25L for distribution his crew.

Her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe
arrived in London last evening by express train at the
Joint Station, London-bridge. One of the private car-
riages of the Queen Dowager was in waiting for the use
of her Serene Highness.

LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT, &C.
The freedom of the Underwriters'-rooms having been
presented to Mr. Thomas Littledale, Admiral J. P.
Grenfell, and Captain Lisboa, in testimony of the appro.
ciation, by the members of the association, of their meri-
torious exertions in rescuing so many persons from the
burning wreck, the following letters from the two first-
named gentlemen were received by the chairman, on
Saturday morning:—
Liverpool, Sept. 2,1848.
Sir,—Be good enough to convey my most heartfelt
thanks to the committee of the Underwriters'-rooms
for the most flattering marks of approbation they have
shown me, conveyed in their resolution of the 31st ult.,
and let me thank you individually for the very kind note
that accompanied that resolution.
But believe me, I only assume to myself but a small
portion of the credit that has been heaped upon me.
It is to the fortunate circumstance of our position at
the time of this fatal catastrophe, improved as far as was
in our power, by my friends on board and myself, but
most especially by the noble exertions of the crew, that
we owe the credit and satisfaction of being the means of
saving life.
I would have acknowledged (this most marked compli-
ment sooner had I not been engaged the whole of yes-
terday in the coroner's court.—Yours very truly,
THOMA
W. Rotherham, Esq., Chairman of S theLITTLEDALE.
Underwriters' Association.

Liverpool, Sept. 2, 1848.
have the honour to acknowledge your favour
of the 31st ult., enclosing a copy of a resolution unani-
mously passed that day by the committee for managing
the affairs of the Underwriters' Room, awarding to T.
Littledale, Esq., Captain Lisboa, and myself, the freedom
of the same, in testimony of the appreciation by the
members of the association of our exertions to save the
passengers from the wreck of the Ocean Moaarch.
For my own part, sir, I beg you will communicate to
the committee the very high sense I entertain of the
honour they have done me, and the satisfaction I feel
that my conduct on the late sad occasion should have
merited their approbation.
To yourself, sir, I offer my best thanks for the ♦ery
handsome terms in which you are ;pleased to express
yourself, and I have the honour to be, sir, your most
obedient humble servant,

JOHN PASCOE GRENFELL.
W. Rotherham, Esq., Chairman of the
Underwriters' Rooms.
A correspondence has been published which has
passed between the Mayor and the several distinguished
persons who were on board the Affonso. To the Prince
de Joinville, the Due d'Aumale, and the ladies of the
Princess, the Mayor lost no time in transmitting letters
of thanks on his own behalf and that of the public of
Liverpool. From the Prince do Joinville and the Due
d'Aumale the Mayor received suitable replies, the for-
mer making honourable mention of the exertions of the
seaman Jerome, whose conduct has won so much ap-
plause; and both princes complimented in the highest
terms Admiral Grenfell for his noble exertions. The
Mayor also wrote to the Brazilian Minister, acquainting
him with the catastrophe, and with the admirable con-
duct of the officers of the Affonso, aided by the French
Princes and Admiral Grenfell.
SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE RELIEF OF THE
SURVIVORS.
The committee have been actively engaged in affording
relief to the survivors of the unfortunate vessel. On
Wednesday they paid the fares home ;of such as had de-
termined not to proceed to Boston, and presented each
with a sum of money on a graduated scale. The passage-
money also having been returned by Messrs. iiarnden
on Thursday and Friday, such as determined to proceed
to Boston were furnished with orders for bedding, &c:,
and provisions ; and orders given on Messrs. Enoch
Train and Co., Boston, for a certain sum to be paid each
on arrival. Those who had not been previously paid
attended at twelve o'clock on Saturday at the sheds, at
the north end of Prince's Dock. These arrangements
(together with furnishing them with clothing) seemed to
the committee the most efficient manner in which they
could distribute the funds so generously placed at their
disposal ; and though they cannot hope to replace the
losses many of the passengers have sustained, they have
the pleasure of feeling they have enabled all who wished
it to prosecute their voyage with comfort to themselves
and families ; and those who preferred returning home,
have been enabled to do so free from the bitter feeling of
absolute penury. All seemed thankful on receiving the
sums apportioned to them.

We learn :that the total receipts from the amateur
play, on Thursday night, at the Theatre Royal, weae
little above 1801.; and that, after all expenses had been
paid, there will be a residue of at least 150/. for the relief
of the surviving passengers.
Tne subscriptions now amount to about 6,0001. About
1,500/. were collected at the Exchange News-room, by
Mr. Thomas Warburton, the active and obliging master
of the room, who has exerted himself in the most praise-
worthy manner in this benevolent object. Mr. Warbur-
ton on Monday received a subscription of 51. from Sir
Robert Peel.

Captain Clarke, of the steamer William Penn, which
arrived from Waterford on Saturday morning, reports
having seen the heel of the bowsprit and part of the head
of the Ocean Monarch above the water, which appeared
to be held firmly to the spot by the ship's anchors and
cables. The wreck lies in the track of vessels passing
the Ormsheal
We understand that the officers of the 46th Regiment,
at present stationed at Everton, intend giving, on an
early day an amateur performance, the proceeds of
which will be devoted to the relief of the survivors of
the casualty. These gentlemen are at present negotiat-
ing with Mr. Copeland to play at the Amphitheatre.
The fishing boat which rescued many of the passen-
gers of the Ocean Monarch, was the Town of Liverpool,
owned and sailed by William Syers of Seacombe, who is
one of the very few left of the crew of the Lord Nelson.
His conduct on the occasion was worthy of a British
seaman, though ho has been comparatively unnoticed.—
Liverpool Courier.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPOOL DISTRICT COURT OF BANK-
RUPTCY, Sept. 6.
BARTON, IRLAM, AND HIGGINSON'S AFFAIRS.
To-day these bankrupts appeared before Mr. Sergeant
Ludlow, on their adjourned last examination. The
hearing of the case had been adjourned, in order that
the accounts of the bankrupts might be amplified.
An application was made on behalf of Messrs. Lyon
and Bell, merchants, of Bahia, whose names have been
repeatedly before the public in connexion with this bank-
ruptcy, to prove for 7,3201. upon fourteen bills of ex-
change accepted by the bankrupts for advances made by
Messrs. Lyon and Bell upon the cargoes of two vessels,
the Gipsey and Indus.
Mr. LOWNDES, solicitor for the assignees, opposed the
reception of the claims.
Mr. Arthur Lyon was examined at great length. In
answer to Mr Lowndes, he said he and his partner hid
received freights on account of the bankrupts, their
authority for doing so being an unpaid bill for
2,000/., which had been drawn on account of the
cargoes of the Indus and Gipsey. It was not until
after that bill was dishonoured that they received
those freights. He sent the cargo of one of
the bankrupt's vessels, called the Lancaster to Ham-
burgh. It was sold to meet the bills drawn against it.
He received about 11,0001. from the sale of that cargo.
The cargo of a vessel called the Alecto was sold, part in
London and part in Liverpool. He had received about
5,000/. or 5,5001. from Alecto's cargo. The bill of lading
of the Alice was endorsed to Messrs. Carruthers, De
Castris and Co., and Messrs. Horrocks, Jackson, and
Atherton, jointly. They were entrusted with it to dis•
po3e of the proceeds in discharge of the bills which had
been drawn against the cargo.
Mr. LOWNDES—Then if the bills of lading of these
several ships have been unduly handed over to you, you
are debtors to the bankrupts' estate 11,0001., 5,5001., and
7,000/. ? Mr. Lyon—l do not know how the law is
on that point.
Mr. LOWNDES-At the late trial, if the Attorney-
General cast a slur upon your mercantile stability, had
he your authority so to do ? Mr. Lyon—I am not
aware of it.
Mr. LOWNDES--If he did make that statement, was it
unauthorised by you ? Mr. Lyon—Quite so.
Mr. LOWNDES—Whatever the upshot of your transac-
tions with the bankrupt's house may be, are your means
quite adequate to meet your engagements ?
Mr. Commissioner LUDLOW—This would be a most
cruel court if a witness were bound to answer such a
question.
The witness, in answer to the Commissioner, said,
the transactions in favour of the Gipsey and Indus, for
which he sought to prove, were altogether distinct and
separate transactions
ansaicn fromrtioenespectof h
those of
he heldoftheL or
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ande
other vessels,
fe
ot transfer,
benefitns r,
in mortgage,respect
or
of security.debt
which h
ic
h he claimed
no
enow wishedinterest
prove, from the cargoes or proceeds of such other ves-
sels ; and if it was considered that he had any such se-
curity upon them he disclaimed and relinquished it. The
gross amount he offered to prove for was 7,300/., but he
tendered a proof for 6,600/., 700/. having been received
on account of the bankrupts for freights.
Mr. NORRIS, for the creditors, having offered some
observations in support of the claim,
Mr. LOWNDES spoke in opposition to it, saying that
Messrs. Lyon and Bell had already paid themselves out
of three cargoes, which two juries had found they had
got possession of by fraudulent preference. He argued,
that where a creditor, on hearing that his debtor was
about to fail, obtained goods from him to the amount of
part of his debt, and the debtor afterwards became bank-
rupt, he was not allowed to prove his debt, or any part
of it, unless he consented to give up the goods so ob-
tained.
The COMMISSIONER thought that objection did not
apply in the present case. Whatever might have been
the misconduct of parties with respect to the disposition
of certain property, if an individual concerned had a
good debt in respect of another property he must not be
precluded from proving it against the estate. It was
established that the transactions were quite independent
of each other, and therefore the fraudulent preference
in respect of one transaction did not debar a creditor
from proving when no such objection attached to an en-
tirely separate matter.
At the instigation of Mr. LOWNDES,
Big HONOUR consented to reserve his final decision
upon the point until a future day.
After a proof was admitted on behalf of the treasurer
of the Literary Society in Barbadoes, it was agreed that
the examination of the bankrupt should be again ad-
journed, in order to afford the official assignee more
ample opportunity of investigating and reconciling the
balance-sheets. The next hearing
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Henry Herbert, a dentist, was brought before the Lord
Mayor, charged, upon his own confession, with having
stolen a box of deeds.
Mr. Creed, of Bury-court, Bury-street, St. Mary
Axe, said that a few weeks ago a box of deeds was left
in his charge by a clerk to a solicitor residing in George-
yard. It was a japanned box about two feet in length,
and with the particulars of the contents he was not
acquainted. He believed them, however, to relate to
some property belonging to a Mr. Burney, whose name
was on the lid. A few days ago the prisoner called at
the house and said he had taken the box and left it in
the street, but where he could not say, neither could he
tell what had become of it. Witness fancied that who-
ever stole tho box must have watched him out, and then
whipped the box out of the house, the hall-door of which
had not been fastened.
The prisoner, it appeared, was, upon making the
acknowledgment of the offence, for the commission of
which he had assigned no motive, taken to the Giltspur-
street Compter and examined by the surgeon of that
gaol, the suspicion entertained being that he was insane.
The certificate of the surgeon, however, stated that the
young man was perfectly in possession of his senses.
The LORD MAYOR questioned the prisoner, who
stated, without hesitation, that about six weeks ago he
walked into Mr. Creed's house, and walked off with the
box. He did not know why he performed so extraor-
dinary an act, nor did he know exactly the time, but he
was sure he took the box to Catherine-street, in the
Strand, and deposited it at the door of one of the news-
paper offices there.
Mr. Creed said he had no doubt that the object of the
prisoner was the sinister one of getting a reward. The
box was not, he stated, missed for some time after it
disappeared, but it was quite impossible that it could
have been taken six weeks ago, as it had not been sent
to the house until after that time.
Inspector Fosbury said the prisoner's first statement
differed essentially from that which he subsequently
made, inasmuch as he stated then that he had stolen
the box of deeds three weeks ago, and left it in St.
Mary Axe.
The LORD MAYOR said it was probable that the fact
of the loss of the deeds, and the circumstances already
disclosed, would, through the medium of the newspapers,
lead to the discovery of them, and remanded the prisoner
for a week.

BOW-STREET.
Montague Douglas Scott, solicitor, who has been
under remand for stealing plate from a number of silver-
smiths, was again placed at the bar.
There were several new charges against the prisoner,
including one of a different character,—namely, ob-
taining goods by means of a cheque which was dis-
honoured-.
Mr. A'Beckett, solicitor, attended for Messrs. Tho-
mas and Son, silversmiths, of Bond-street, of whom the
prisoner hired a number of silver forks, spoons, ladles,
&c., in May last, paying the charge for hire in advance,
He had called occasionally after the first hiring to renew
or obtain fresh articles, and when the prosecutors ulti-
mately sent to the prisoner's chambers in the Adelphi,
to have the goods returned according to agreement, it
was ascertained that he had absconded, They after-
wards found that the whole of the things had been
pawned on the same day, and immediately after they
had been hired.
The prosecutor in another case wished to withdraw
the charge out of regard to the feelings of a very re-
spectable family, who had been made miserable by the
prisoner's misconduct ; but
Mr. HENRY felt bound to compel the prosecution of
every charge of which he had taken cognizance.
As the evidence had not been completed in either of
the cases,
Mr. HENRY remanded the prisoner for another week.
WORSHIP-STREET.
A determined• looking fellow, named William Carroll,
described as a French polisher, was brought up before
Mr. Arnold, charged with having been concerned with
others not in custody in the following vindictive attack
upon the police:—
Skelton Rowley, of the H division, who presented a
shocking appearance, his face being very much swollen
and disfigured, and one of his eyes closed up, stated, that
shortly before nine o'clock on the preceding evening he
had occasion to call, upon business, at the Ben Jonson
public-house, in Pelham-street, Spitalfields; and, after
remaining there some time with another officer, both of
them dressed in plain clothes, the prisoner, who was an
entire stranger to them, entered the parlour, and, look-
ing stedfastly at him for a moment, hastily left the
room. He was only absent a few minutes, however,
when he returned, accompanied by four or five other men,
one of whom made some observation to attract witness's
attention, aud, on turning his head, he received a vio-
lent blow in the face, rapidly followed by two or'
three others on the eyes, which nearly blinded him; and
while endeavouring to defend himself, a simultaneous at-
tack was made upon him by the whole of the party, who
flung him heavily upon the floor, and the prisoner knelt
upon his chest and held him down, whilst he and the
others kept unceasingly beating him about the head and
face with their fists for several minutes, one of the men
inciting the others to ill-use him by repeatedly exclaim-
ing, " Give it him; he's the policeman that hunted
down the Chartists." After beating him until he could
not see out of one of his eves, and he bled so dreadfully
that his clothes were completely soaked with blood, they
all jumped up and hurried out of the room, and on fol-
lowing them, as soon as he bad sufficiently recovered to
do so, he found that they had all effected their escape.
with the exception of the prisoner, whom he grasped
hold of at the bar, but who broke away from him and
ran into a dark room at the back, where, with the as-
sistance of the other officer, he was ultimately secured
and lodged in the station. The witness added, that that
neighbourhood was replete with Chartists, and as he
had been in the habit, in the execution of his duty, of
attending their meetings, and had apprehended one of
their leaders, he had been frequently warned to be upon
his guard, and several times threatened with summary
vengeance for the part he had taken in such pro-
ceedings.
Another constable, named Mosely, who was in the
last witness's company at the time in question, positively
identified the prisoner as having taken a part in the at-
tack, and deposed to having been also severely beaten
while endeavouring to rescue Rowley from the brutal
usage of his assailants. Injustice to the landlord of the
house where the outrage took place, and who was out
at the time of its occurrence, the witness stated that it
was not one of those which were used by the Chartists
of that locality as places of rendezvous, and that he felt
satisfied the prisoner and his companions must have
watched them in, and burst into the room in the manner
described, for the sole purpose of wreaking their ven-
geance upon them when they could not procure as-
sistance.
When called upon for his defence, it was intimated by
a young man standing near the prisoner that he was
formerly both deaf and dumb, and had now only imper-
fectly recovered the faculties of speech and hearing; but
the police stated that he was in perfect possession of
both the night before, and on being questioned by
the magistrate as to whether he comprehended the
nature of the evidence given against him, the prisoner
distinctly replied that he did not. A young woman
stood forward and asked to be allowed to explain the
evidence to him, upon which Mr. Vine, the chief clerk,
read his notes over to her, and she interpreted them by
broken sentences and gesticulations to the accused, who
immediately answered in a clear and unhesitating man-
ner that he had taken no part whatever in the assault,
The sister then stated that she had two or three per.
sons in attendance who could prove that her brother
concerned in the attack upon the
phealdiene,otthough "htiy
he was certainly present while it was
going on; but
Mr. ARNOLD said that their evidence had much better
be reserved, as it was a case of far too serious a descrip-
tion to be dealt with summarily, and he should therefore
adjudicationere consequently a jury.
sequently taken, and the
send
Th i
et fdoerpe thesdepositions
t iees w
prisoner, a man about thirty years of age, was fully
committed to Newgate for trial.
LAMBETH.
Mr. ELLIOTT received the following letter from the
Rev. Henry Burton, vicar of Atcham, near Shrewsbury,
and a magistrate for the county of Salop:—
" Atcham, near Shrewsbury, Sept. 4.
"Sir,—l take the liberty of fbrwarding to you the
copy of an application I have this day received. At this
distance, I have not the means of ascertaining whether
the statement it contains is true or false; and, there-
fore, hope you will excuse my sending it to you, in the
hope that you will allow one of your officers to make in-
quiries into the matter. The applicant is totally un-
known to me. Hoping that you will not think I have
done wrong in placing this before you,
"I remain your faithful servant,
"HENRY BURTON, Vicar of Atcham,
" And Justice of the Peace for the county
of Salop."
(Copy of Application.)
"25, William-street, Nelson-square, Lambeth.
"Dr. Henry Dewhurst humbly implores to charitably
buy his book, The Moral Philosopher,' Bs. 6d., for
which kindness he will feel most gratefuL Diseased
heart, want of employment, and the almost fatal effects
of typhus fever to himself, wife, and two out of four chil-
dren, have plunged him into the deepest distress. For
two days they have not tasted food. His wife is fast
sinking from consumption, and want of nutriment. All
they had is in pledge, even his clothes for ss. 6d. An
early reply is humbly supplicated.
"To the Rev. Henry Burton, Atcham, Shrewsbury."
Mr. ELLIOTT, in obedience to the wish of the reverend
gentleman, placed his letter in the hands of Sergeant
Goff, and requested him to make the necessary inquiries
into the matter, but at the same time said he had no
doubt whatever, from the inquiries he had caused to be
made about the same person twelve months since, that
Dewhurst would be found to be an impostor. Yesterday
Sergeant Goff informed his worship that he had paid
Dewhurst a visit at the house No. 25, William street,
Nelson-square, and found him to be the person who bad
formerly, and up to the period of his being exposed at
this court, about twelve months since, carried on a very
successful system of imposture in the Cornwall-road,
Lambeth. From inquiries be (Goff) had made, he had
no doubt whatever that Dewhurst was at p
In the course of his inquiries h© found that Dewhurst
had written within the last few days a letter to the Rev.
reesbeenntevc carry-
ing on the same system of imposture on .
th
h
Mr. Jermyn, of Canterbury, in precisely the same termsut
andb a
professor of astronomy, &c. The
as those addressed to the Rev. Mr. Burton,
in which he had described himself as an M.A ,
The reverend gentleman
forwarded the letter to a Mrs. Power, a lady residing
in Nelson-squaro, and a friend of his, requesting that
some inquiries might be made about the writer; and
Mrs. Power placed it in the hands of Mr. Tebbitt, a
surgeon in the Blackfriars-road. Mr. Tebbitt called
on Dewhurst and felt perfectly satisfied that he was an
impostor.
Mr. ELLIOTT (to Goff)—Then, from all that you
have seen aud learned, you believe the statements set

THE LATE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN FETTER-LANE.
—Yesterday Mr. Payne, the coroner, resumed an inves-
tigation relative to a fire which occurred on the morn-
ing of the 29th ult., on the premises of Mr. Thompson,
's a machine ruler, of No. 17, King Head-court, Fetter-
lane, under what appeared to be somewhat suspicious
circumstance
s. It will be remembered that on the
former inquiry it was stated that two fires had pre-
viously occurred on the premises of Mr. Thompson, and
that he was insured in the Imperial-office for the sum
of 8004 These were the main grounds of suspicion.
Mr. Thompson himself was now present. He was ex-
amined at considerable length by the coroner and jury
with regard to various irreconcileable points, but his
evidence threw no light upon the matter, as he expressed
himself in total ignorance of the way in which the fire
could have originated. At the request of Mr. Thomp-
son a person named Shaw was examined, in order to
prove that the price of paper shavings varied, and that
it was worth while occasionally to keep them for some
time until the market price was good. However, ho
should not think of removing shavings from one house
to another, but would rather dispose of them at a low
price. In answer to a question from the coroner, Mr.
Thompson stated that he had a strong suspicion that
some person had a hand in the mysterious affiir, and he
prayed that the inquiry might be adjourned till he should
be in a position to prove his suspicions.—Adjourned ac-
cordingly.
Mits. TROLLOPE.—It is not, we believe, generally
known that the new tale of Irish life and manners, en-
titled " The Kellys and the O'Kellys," which is now
exciting so much attention among the lovers of fiction,
is from the pen of a son of the above distinguished
authoress, who has been for some time residing in Ire-
land, and who has succeeded, it is generally allowed, in
presenting a more vivid picture of the Irish nation, from
the peer to the peasant, than has been given to the world
since the days of Batiim, or Grattan.

forth by this person to be false? Goff—l do, your
worship.
Mr. ELLIOTT—And that, in point of fact, he is an im-
postor? Goff—l am satisfied of that, your worship. He
has not his wife living with him, and whenever he is
asked for the book he states he published, his excuse is
that it is at the binder's; but who the binder is he does
not say.
Mr. ELLIOTT, in conclusion, remarked that if a course
similar to that pursued by the Rev. Mr. Burton in the
present instance were generally adopted, the grossest
frauds and imposition might be prevented.
THAME S.
Four Irishmen named Daniel and Dennis Fitzgerald,
brothers, William Downing, and Michael Nagle, and
Jane King, a young woman, related to some of the pri•
soners, were brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with
being concerned with others in committing an atrocious
assault on several police officers in the execution of their
duty while suppressing a riot among the Irish in High-
street, Poplar, and its vicinity, on Tuesday night.
At a late hour on Tuesday night, Osborne, a police.
constable, No. 129 K, heard a disturbance in Green
Man-lane, and at the same time twenty or thirty persons
came out of the Black Horse public-house in the High-
street shouting and hallooing, and challenging each
other to fight. They were all drunk. Osborne directed
them all to go away, and, with the exception of the pri-
soners and two or three others, they did so. Directly
afterwards Dennis Fitzgerald, a :powerful ruffian, who
had previously knocked down two men, fastened a quar-
rel on Osborne, and asked him what business he had to
interfere with his brother and countryman. Osborne
told him to go about his business, and threatened to take
him to the station-house if he did not do so. The pri-
soner immediately struck him on the mouth with his
fist. Osborne grappled with the fellow, who got hold of
his throat with both hands, and almost strangled him.
Osborne succeeded at last in extricating himself,
and sprang his rattle, which brought Sergeant
Hams, No. 21 K, Collett, No. 283 K, and Penn,
No. 3io K, to his assistance, when a ferocious attack
was made on them by the four male prisoners and two
other men, and stones, brickbats, and earthenware were '
thrown from a neighbouring house filled with Irish peo-
ple. Dennis Fitzgerald struck Collett two blows on the
head with his fists, seized the lower part of his person
with his left hand, and struck him again on the head
with his right hand, got him down, and knelt upon him.
Osborne pulled him off and Collett got up. Nagle then
came up, and using an opprobious epithet, declared the
police should not take either of the Fitzgeralds, and
felled Collett to the ground, and while he was down,
kicked him on the breast and jumped on his legs. Nagle
was pulled away by Penn and Hams. Collett was
scarcely on his legs when he received a blow from Down-
ing, and likewise a kick on the leg. Collett seised the
prisoner, and after a vioient conflict with him, secured
him and carried him to the station-house. Sergeant
Hams, who was in a very weakly condition from
the ill-usage he had received, and from loss
of blood, came up while Osborne was struggling
with Dennis Fitzgerald, and struck the prisoner
on the arm with his staff, to prevent his murdering Os-
borne, and was assisting in taking the prisoner to the
station-house, when Daniel Fitzgerald, who was quite
furious, came up and exclaimed, " You —, let him go,
you sha'n't take him; we are Smith O'Brien's men;"
and he struck Hams on the chest, and also kicked him
on the legs. He then went into the road and pulled off
his shirt, and came back with a brick in his hand and
said, "I am a b Chartist; I'll murder a policeman
to-night." He knocked off the sergeant's hat, and struck
him twice on the bare head with the brick. Hams fell
down in consequence of the blows, and when down the
prisoner kicked him all over the body, trampled upon
him, and rendered him completely insensible. When he
regained his consciousness he found a person standing by
him, :who carried him to the station-house. He was
bleeding from the nose and mouth until six o'clock in
the morning; and while he was in the court he threw
up half a pint of blood. Daniel Fitzgerald made his es-
cape after he had disabled Hams. He was pursued by
Inspector Holmes on horseback, who found him seated
on the steps of a door, almost naked, and he directed
Penn to take him into custody.
Several persons residing at Poplar confirmed the evi-
dence of the police-constables, and also stated that the
woman King was instigating her countrymen to the at-
tack, and struck one of the policemen.
Mr. YARDLEY summarily disposed of the case against
the woman King, by sentencing her to 14 days' impri
sonment, and at best determined to commit Daniel Fitz-
gerald under the Act 1 Victoria, cap. 85, for wounding
Hams with intent to prevent his lawful apprehension,
and said the offence was punishable with transportation
for life; but, upon ascertaining the officer's head was not
cut, nor the skin divided so as to constitute a wounding
in law, he committed him for trial with his brother and
Downing, for assaulting Hams, Collett, and Osborne
while in the execution of their duty.
SOUTHWARK
Isaac Harding Harriss, alias Phillips, a Dissenting
minister, was brought before Mr. Cottingham for final
examination, charged with obtaining money under false
representations.

111 r,
COTTINOIIAM said that the charges against the
prisoner were ♦ery much aggravated, as he had succeeded
in obtaining large sums of money under the cloak of re •
ligion. He (the magistrate) should commit the prisoner
for trial, but, as the charge was one of misdemeanour,
he should adjudge him to enter into his own recogni-
zance in 2001., and find two sureties in 1001. each, to ap-
pear to take his trial.

ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
NEWS OF SIR JAMES ROSS.
From the general anxiety felt to hear intelligence of
the Arctic expedition, and of the voyage undertaken
more recently by Sir James Clark Ross, to ascertain, if
possible, the fate of Sir John Franklin and his party, we
are sure that any account from that quarter, however
meagre, will be gratifying. We are happy to say. that
we have received, through the attention of a Stromness
correspondent, notice of Sir James Ross, and the pro-
gress he had made up to the date of 2d July. Of course
it is premature as yet to expect news of Sir. John
Franklin, as the ships that went in search of him having
left England only in May last have hardly had time to
penetrate the higher latitudes. The point, however,
which they had reached at the :date above-mentioned,
and the cheering account of the condition of the crews,
give every reason to hope that before the lapse of other
two months the object of Sir James Ross's voyage
of discovery may be attained. The information we
have received is derived through the arrival at
Stromness, on Tuesday last, of a Hull vessel, the
cutter Bee, Captain Weldon, which went out for
cod-fish, and has returned with eight thousand.
From the log-book of the Bee our correspondent copied
the following intelligence:—" July 16th. Spoke the
schooner Mayflower, Smith, who had seen the American
whaler M'Lellan, of New London. Jackson, master, with
40 tuns of oil. The American reports her Majesty's
ships under Sir J. C. Ross as having reached Lievely,
Disco Island, on the 2d instant, all well; and Captain
Ross had left dispatches for the Admiralty, to be for-
warded by the first Danish vessel for Europe, and that
Captain Ross immediately proceeded in search of his
friend Sir John Franklin. The crews were all well."
Slender as this intelligence is, it is gratifying as indicat-
ing the success which had up to that time attended the
expedition of discovery. Disco Island lies on the west
coast of Greenland, at the entrance to Baffin's Bay, near
70 degrees of latitude. It is a dreary spot, with scarcely
any vegetation, and inhabited principally by rein-deer.
The bay of that name is extensive, being about 160 miles
in circuit. A voyage of five or six degrees farther north
will lead to Barrow's Straits, and those regions where
intelligence of Sir John Franklin is most likely to be
procured. The circumstances under which Sir James
undertook his exploratory adventure were most favour-
able. The two ships, the Enterprise, of 470 tons,
and the Investigator of 420, were built as strong as wood
and iron could make them, with due regard to their sail-
ing qualities. They are larger and more elegant in ap-
pearance than the Erebus and Terror, which were fitted
with screws, worked by steam under high.pressure. The
disadvantages resulting from this plan were obvious, the
most valuable portion of the vessel being occupied with
cumbrous machinery. In the present expedition these
inconveniences are avoided. To each ship is attached a
launch-boat, fitted with a screw-propeller; and these
boats are so constructed as to be easily stowed amid..
ships; whilst the steam machinery, which is light and
portable, occupies but little room, and can be shipped
and unshipped in a very short space of time. The in-
tention of the launches was for the double purpose of
being serviceable in towing the vessels, and in exploring
open seas during a dead calm. The ships were fully
provisioned for three years, and amply supplied with
Instruments for magnetical and meteorological observa-
tions. It is to be hoped, however, that long before the
prospective term of these preparations shall have expired,
the expedition will have accomplished its object. The
discovery of Sir John Franklin must be made in the
course of the present year, if he is ever heard of at all;
and, therefore, we shall look with great anxiety for the
arrival of Sir James Ross's next dispatches.—Edinburgh
Advertiser.

proprietors of the West Riding Extension Stock 34
15s. 10d, to complete that line so as to enable them to
receive a dividend; whereas, to enable them to draw out
of their contracts, and not finish the line, they would
still have to pay, the former 41.25. per share more, and
the latter 21. Bs. 6d. per share more, and never be able
to receive any dividend.

The report was then agreed to, and the dividend, at
the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, upon the half-year
was declared carried; the chairman pledging himself'
and the directors that no works not actually begun
should be hereafter commenced without the sanction of
the shareholders at a future meeting.

PORTBURY PIER AND RAILWAY.
The half yearly meeting of this company was to have
been held at Bristol oniSaturday, but a sufficient number
of shareholders not having attended to constitute a meet-
ing, it was adjourned sine die.
It appeared from the report of the directors that the
Commissioners of Railways had granted an extension of
time for the completion of the works.
The financial position of the company remained nearly
the same as at the last meeting, no further engagements
having been entered into. A considerable sum had been
paid on the new call, and some arrears of the former rail
had been collected. The directors fear they will be com-
pelled to take proceedings for the rc:covery of the arrears.
They have determined to suspend the works until after
the February meeting in 1849.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, SErr. 6
Grea .
ST
Western OCK EXCIIANOE—The Share Market remains very flat.
t Quarter Shares were done at 3% dis.
LIVERPOOL, SxpT. 6.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Very few transactions have taken
place, and prices are lower. The sales are—Lancashire and
Yorkshire (late Manchester and Rirmingh,-,m), Fifths, 2%
dis.—London and North. Western, 114 c.--Ditto, New Quar-
ters, par—Manchester, Sheffield, arit Lincolnshire, 20/.
Shares, 10 dis.—Midland Stock, 87 c. x. d.—Ditto, New
Halves, 8' dis.—South-Eastern. a:ad Dover,",,No. 2, 101/3 dis.
—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 7% c.
_. ALANCHESTY,R, SEPT. 5.
PrSefTeOrecKnce,"%clipA.N—G&TTShb6effisealdle,s 52—Leeds,areEast Lancashire,
Ns.—Sheffield Preferenc'd, 10—South-Eastern Fifths,an d Dover,
No. 4, 7.
2

BIRMINGHAM, Sam'. 6.
STOCK EXCRANGE.— A moderate amount of business was
transacted to-day. The sales • are—Midland, 83—North
Staffordshire, 4% dis.—North British, Thirds, 2% dis.—
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), Fl. Bs. 9d.
YORK, SEPT. 5.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day was
as follows: —Great Northern, 71. Is. 6d.—North British,
Thirds, 425. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (late New
Berwicks), 153/4—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), B'.
TIULL, SEPT. 6.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Hull and Selby, 49
ex div.—Midland, 87'4—North British, 204 Is. 3d.—Ditto,
Quarters, 89s. c.

GLASGOW, SEPT. 5.
STOCK EXCITANOE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Pre-
ference, 52a.—Edinburgh and Perth, 17a—Glasgow
Terminus,sper
n General
7.v,___Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 60—Ditto
guaranteed, 10314'„—Ditto, Halves, No. 1, ,
6/. 2s.
ce
t.
—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 6—Great Northern,
7/. ls.
(G.
NortN. E. h BritPurish,
chase Third ),s, 8
%, :5% —York, Newcastle, and Berwick

I ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS,--The fie
weather of this week, and the delightful music condo
ct,nd
by Jullien, have draw crowded audiences (very night to
these attractive garde as. The engagement of Jullien
is
only for two more eve !Wings, this nod to-morrow, es he
goes next week to Norwich, where lie has to lead the
music at the musica I festival ball. equal to the Surrey There is no place
good company, an Zoological Gardens for good music,
fl mendid fireworks.

',l

...00" RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.- --.. ?5,6117::7N4,,ti; E...POTlrref-CROF'.
LANCASHIRE AND Yoitli6lilitis;.ii,AlLWAV:: . _ n'iaselbllowing important statements regarding tlig
j,
The half-yearly meeting of this company was'held-at 'bonditietak this valuable esculent in our neighbour
Manchester yesterday, Mr. 11. Houldswortb in the chair. hOodittee" jest, heen prepared for the sheriff of' ti:
The report stated, that they have hitherto excluded county by instruction of Mr. List, superintende&L
from the weekly publication of traffic the receipts on the Police, w . csiire .
- ' who`' ' cted his attention in a lands"
Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Line, which was opened to the public on the Ist of April last. For the manner to Us feresting subject, in order to Prl,
future, however, the published receipts will be those of cure the A- tsitcnratelittormation as to .how far Sl'
the whole working mileage, including the Cleckheaton disease, Which his.tefirorttinately renewed its TA •
line opened on the 18th of July last, amounting in all to in several districts of England and Ireland, ,
173+ miles. The total gross receipts on the company's affected this locality:
----The reports are of a chase" ,
lines during the last half-year (excluding the Wakefield, generally favourable, and indeed much
better griF
Pontefract, and Goole line) amount to 249,7311., com- . commonly expected ;4hey are therefore well oiler
pared with 231,786/. during the corresponding period of lated to dissipate any alirm g present existing 0))
last year. The balance of net income on the Manchester the matter, and excite good hope for the future../ 1
and Leeds line proper, applicable to dividends and interest, PORTOBELLO this district there is no4Pesr
together with the balance brought forward from last half- sate of disease in the late tiotato.
year, amounts to 114,035/, out of which the directors re-
AIIOSSELDURGH.—In 'S diSt.Tiq 'Po ell
commended that a -dividend be declared at the rate of 6
looks remarkably Zarrt-tilage` appiearance ,
per cent. per annum, clear of income-tax, leaving a be--
~.e
lance, after payment of interest and income-tax, of about disease as yet. nee of the ' al farmers intllS
1,0001. The capital account shows an additional receipt di • t inf . it4tt...llall looking as VT'
of 822,3082, of which 708,619/, have been received on ac- 'hey. c.,, , 9 wish..
„, " .
count of calls and arrears, and 113,688/. from loans on, " D4c.xxx ..—I have kiecTozerlds by Si-) '
mortgage. The arrears of calls still outstanding art( hall,lEasf Housesi,C er,...1. _ ' Head, hi CO'
390,7704, and the directors regret to say they have been pits to Dalkeith, andfind the pottriNsinp looking. ,rei
compelled to resort to legal proceedings. The bill for markably well. I lifted some of be potatoes where
the consolidation into stock of a portion of the paid-up I saw the slaw withered in appeltrince, and on Or
capital of the company, and for assimilating the re•
mainder into shares of an equal denomination, has
mining them, they were perfectly 'hound. General.
received the royal assent. Since the last half-yearly the crop looks rem arkably well.: At Celeatder there0
meeting the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole lino, in- an exception, a few acres having ailed, but:this is at•
eluding the Askern branch, to its point of junction with tributable to the bad seed. „ ,1 jf
the Great Northern line near Doncaster, has been opened PATHEAD.—The potato .inr:flti' s district Ste,
to the public, and the traffic is increasing. This line, looking very healthy • o lippelkiince of diseseis.
Itir4vologooe,
however, must be considered as only partially completed In gardens many of ently kind, ae diseased.
_,
until the opening of the Methley branch to Leeds of the GOREDRIDGE.—ThepOis no appearance of diseir
line from Horbury into the Barnsley and Silkstone Coal- in the potato crop in this district. In a few gerdee
field, and of the extension of the Great Northern line disease has shown itself, but not to any extent. 0'
into Lincolnshire. The Barnsley line is not under the
general the crop is goo& ~
control of this company, but the directors have agreed
LASSWADE..` In this district thervis haitbeleitst
upon terms to secure its completion in about 15 months;
and they have every reason to expect that the appearance:of ' • in al. e otato. One field in tbe
Great Northern Company will, at an early period, vicinity of Gotitla 1 4ght y
urge forward the execution of their line from Doncaster PENICUIK.—Siii 42,41 d ult. I carefslif
southwards, so as to secure a communication with Leeds noticed the potato ntoti in this- aistrict ; the appsll,'
and the West Riding by that route. That portion of the ante in general iahealthy'atfd strong: The farmer°4:
West Riding line from Mirfield by Cleekheaton to Low inform me that disease as yet has not made its sr,
Moor and Bradford, which formed the original project pearance.
of this company in its Bill of 1844, has now been opened GmstEatorr.There is no appearance of disease is
as far as Low Moor. The Burnley branch has been re- the potato crop in any part of this distriot, with the
stricted for the present to one line of way, which is ex- exception of slew in a garden at Liberton Lodge'
peoted to be COMplPtacl in the month of October next.
The land and works have been purchased and executed There are several fields in which the sham have al black
for a double line. The extension of the Heywood branchbut the potato is
appearance,
inquirygood..
CURRIE.—I have made regarding the petol
to Bury, completing the communication with the Liverpool
and Bury line, has also been opened, with the exception crop in this di.stricl, and find there is no appearance os
of a short junction line under the East Lancashire Rail- disease amongst the later kind. They are looking
way at Bury. The Liverpool and Bury line is expected fresh, and apparently an excellent crop.
to be opened in October next. The Ardwick branch MID-CALDER.—In this neighbourhodd and sal'
will be opened in October. The whole additional mile- rounding district the fields of potatoes appear to be 0
age opened during the present year amounts to 9li yet perfectly sound and free of disease. At Howderil
miles. The shareholders in the Liverpool and Bury line Charlesfield, Calder House, Calderhall, Letham, AO
are only entitled to a dividend at a rate of 1 per cent. West Mill, there are large crops, and alildoking well'
below the current rate paid by this company for a period
of two years; and on the Burnley, Bury, and Ardwick CORSTOPHINE.—No report as yet.
NEWHAVEN. Accordin " • oi
g to instructions, I we
shares, also on the fifth shares of the Wakefield and
over my district, made inquiry, and also examinee
Goole line, the cost will become a charge upon revenue
at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The amount also the potato-fields. From Granton Farm, the Piltont
raised by mortage in each case may be calculated at Windlestrawlee, Bangholm Bower, Chancelot, an.,
about 44 per cent. other places, the appearance is good, and no diseast
The engineer's report stated that several portions of In some places fears had been entertained, but the
the works had been delayed in execution or proceeded now appear groundless.
with slowly, in consequence of the state of the money- RATHO.—AII the potatoes in this district are stand'
market.
ing well, and no appearance of disease. In some'
The capital accounts to the 30th of June showed that the -
8,448,5791. had br . .

(0,
of
e gardens about Dalmahoy and Wilkieston there
a partial failure, but this is attributed to bad seed.
SLATEFORD.—The potato crop in this district 11
still quite healthy, with the exception of a field a!
Saughton, of the buff kind. The people employed
lifting them say they occasionally find a diseased one,
WEST CALDER.—The potato crop in this district
has generally a healthy appearance. The disease has,
shown itself at Meadowhead and Mossend, parish et
West Calder.
STRAITON.—The field potatoes are looking well is
this neighbourhood, quite healthy, and no appearance
of disease. A farmer in this district reported that his
potatoes were so diseased that a person could not go
near them for the smell. I went with others and exit'
mined the farm, but could not discover the smell not
anything wrong.
STOW.—As yet there is not the slightest appearance
of disease in the potato crop in this district. On the
night of the 29th ult., some fields were much blasted
with the frost, but it has not injured the potato.
GENERAL REMARXS NY MR. LIST.
"In my tour of duty about the county, I have paid
particular attention to the appearance of the field pa'
tato, and am enabled to say, that generally they are
sound and healthy. In some places they appear
withered and blackened, but this, I understand, arises
from the effects of a few frosty nights. A few days
ago, in company with a clergyman, I inspected one
of those blackened fields, but could not find a diseased
potato. I have not, in any part of the county, fowl
the bad smell that arose from the diseased potatoes
the year 1846."—Caledonian Mercury.

Ten received, and 8,242,627/. expended,
Leaving a balance:of 205,9511. iu hand. The nett reve-
nue account for the half-year showed that 93,702/ was
applicable to dividend, and, after taking 89,9851., the
amount required for the dividend, at the rate of six per
cent. per annum, a balance remains for the next account
of 3,7161.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re-
port, observed that, under the circumstances of the half-
year just elapsed, it viewed correctly, no one could
draw from it any reasons for despondency. That there
was every probability the rate of dividend could never
be less than that now proposed upon the past half-year,
even when dividend should be payable upon all the
branches now in progress, or to be made by virtue of
their existing Acts—however unprofitable it was feared
by many some of those branches might be. The actual
mileage of railway belonging to the company at present
at work, earning revenue, was 64 miles ; the total
amount of capital absorbed in which, up to the 30th
of June, 1848, was 4,373,0001. The revenue from
that amount for the past year could not be taken at less
than 380,0001., or somewhere about 5,900/. a mile, upon
the extent of mileage now open, or as nearly as possLble
6 per cent. dividend upon the capital. Successful as the
Leeds and Yorkshire Company once was considered,
their revenue from actual earnings was never more than
61 per cent., and the shareholders could not therefore
be surprised that the amount of the fair and honest
dividend now declared should be no more than 6 per
cent., and there was a time when 6 per cent. was consi-
dered equivalent to a very considerable premium on their
stock; the depreciation of their stock could not them-
fore be owing to the circumstance that the dividend
was now only 6 per cent. During the present year,
1848, they would have opened 911 additional miles of
railway, the estimated cost of which—a considerable
portion of which had been paid—was 3,000,0001. To be
able to continue to pay 6 per cent. upon this additional
amount of capital they would require an average receipt
of 2,900/. per mile. That is, if they got little more than
one-half more than what they were deriving from the 64
miles previously opened they would not be bringing any
additional weight upon the old concern.—(Hear, hear.)
There were 27i miles more in progress, to be
completed at some later period, and these
formed the weightiest portion of all their under-
takings, as they would cost 1,600,000/. There were also
42i miles which would require 1,100,0001., not yet be-
gun, but which it would be advisable to begin as soon as
funds could be conveniently found for the purpose.
Taking these together, it would constitute 161 miles of
railway. To maintain a dividend of 6 per cent. upon all
this additional capital would require that their earnings
should average a total of 3,100/. per mile per annum, or
only about half the receipt per mile that they at present
derived from their 64 miles now open.—(Hear, hear.)
It was not necessary, therefore, that the new lines of
railway to be opened, should yield as much per mile as
the 64 now opened; but even if the additional
mileage yielded positively nothing, things would not be
so bad as some were desponding enough to expect, for
they would still be able to divide upon the whole amount
of capital at least 3 per cent. per annum. He saw every
reason to hope for the future.—(Hear, hear.)
The report having been seconded by Mr. PARSONS,
of London, a protracted discussion ensued, in which it
was urged that the directors had been precipitous in the
prosecution of works which would always be unpro-
fitable, and that it was desirable even now not to com-
plete the Bradford and Halifax West Riding Extension, a
portion of which, not yet commenced, but contracted
tor, will be of a most expensive character.
Mr. HAwxsaAw, the engineer, read an estimate,
showing that it would cost the proprietors in the West
Riding Union- Stook 61. lOs. per share more, and the

PEOPLE'S CHARMER UNION.--A public ti-ding
was held on Tuesday, at the Literary and Seientafie In-
stitution, John-street, Tottenham-court-road, for the
purpose of explaining the objects of the above uniont"
and a large attendance was present on the °evasion. The
proceedings began by Mr. O'Brien coming forward
explain that as some confusion had arisen
on accoun to
t the room room having been engaged by the proprietors of the suppressed Reformer newspaper, as well as by the
Charter Union, for the same evening, it had been ar•
ranged that he (Mr. O'Brien) should be allowed to ad-
dress the meeting prior to the commencement of other
business. He then dilated upon the suppression of the
Reformer,_ on the ground that it was defrauding the re-
venue; this he declared to be a false pretence, as,
printed in the Isle of Man, it was by law
exempt from
stamp and other duties. He also animadverted upon
the haste in which the resolution to suppress that paper
had been carried through the House of Commons, al
haste (he declared) only equalled in the case of the tins"
pension of the Habeas Corpus Act. Mr. O'Brien har-
ing sat downr., the business of the Chartist meeting co-
menced, M Hyde takin rn
g the chair. The chairman
explained that the objects of the People's Charter Union
were the organisation of a soeiety for the more effectual
agitation of the question of the Charter, and the diffu
sion of information upon the subject. He spoke of the
great results which had always attended legal organisa-
tions of the people. He concluded, amidst much confu-
sion,
cheering, and hissing, by announcing that no dis-
allowed in the meeting, as the
committee had no wish to be held
responsible for the
sentiments of any one but themselves. The aseemblf
was subsequently addressed by Messrs. Linton, Holly-
oalce, O'Brien, Mitchell, Shorter, and others,
Upon the
points of the Charter, and the necessity for all their afli"
tations being conducted in a peaceable and legal manner,
atter which the meeting separated.
[ADvEansesteszT].--The most effectual Cure for
Gout and Rheumatism is Holloway's Ointment and
Pills.-_.A frequent cause of these conaplaints is the in",
flammatory state of the blozl, as they are general'''.
attended with bad digestion, lassitude, and great debility,.
showing the want of a pro
that im urity of the bper circulation of the fluids, and
plood greatly aggravates these pain-
ful disorders. Holloway's Pills are of so purifying
nature that a few closes taken in time is an effectual pre-
ventative against the Gout and Rheumatism; but an,
one that has ar. attack of either should use Holloway is Ointment also, the powerful properties of which, combined
with the effect of the Pills, ensures a certain cure.—Sold
by all druggists and at Professor Holloway's estab-
lishment, 244, Strand, London.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY..--011 Tuesday the
branch of the Willi, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway,
from the Chippenbam station of the Great Western
Railway to the Melksham, Trowbridge, and Westbury
was opened for public traffic. It is 15-,t miles in length.
The total distance from Paddington to Westbury is
104 miles. There are seven trains daily each way.
ART-UNION EXHIBITION.-yesterday, the collec-
tion of works of Art, at the Gallery of British Artists,
Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, selected by the prizeholders in
the Art-Union, was opened to the public, without
tickets, from ten till four, to be continued until four
o'clock on Saturday afternoon next.

BIRTHS.
On the 2d inst., the wife of the Rev. H. Gosse, of Red.hil/,
Reigate, of a daughter.
On the 3d inst., at Hampton Court, the wife of Captain
Montgomery, R.N., of a daughter.
On the 3d inst., the wife of the Rev. G. S. Drew, of Old
St. Pancras, of a daughter.
On the 3d inst., at Holland-house, Kingsgate, the lady of
John Fenton, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 3d inst., at Shellingford Rectory, the wife of the
Rev. H. R. Du Pr 6, of a son.
On the 3d hist., in Lordship-lane, Dulwich, Mrs. J. Dm'
melwioe thf4ason.
On inst., at Shooter's-hill, the lady of H. Kendall,
Esq.,of '3.l4Btolioi.
R Onthe no
as ti.d,s:rti Buryi n d 's, the wife of the
j

MA .On the 31st ult., at the GrRRIBD
ange, Edinburgh, Captain W.
J. Wilson, Hon. East India Company's Service, to Maddalena
sixth daughter of the late Sir T. Dick Lauder Bart.
On the 31st ult., at Scotter, Lincolnshire, John Langshaw,
Esq., of the Hollins, to Jane, second daughter of the late
Lieut.-Colonel Fletcher, of the Hollins, Bolton-le. Moore.
On the 4th inst., at St. John's Church, Paddington, W.
E. Gaine, Esq., of Burton-crescent, to Mary, eldest daugh-
ter of the late Lieutenant E. J. Cruchley, R.N.
On the sth inst., at Marylebone Church, Richard Rogers,
Coxwell, Esq , of Dowdeswell-house, Gloucestershire, to
Ellen, only child of Godfrey Hugh Massy Baker, Esq.

On the 2d inst., at FitzwilDIED.
liam-square North, Dublin,
Simeon Boileau, Esq., aged 85.
On the 3d inst., whilst bathing in the Thames, near Ted-
dington, Lionel G. T. Eliot, aged 23, only child of Lionel D.
Eliot, Esq., of Shenstone-villa, St. John's-wood.
On the 4th inst., at St. George's-terrace, Gravesend, Jere-
miah Field, Esq., late of the 2d Life Guards, aged d 9.
On the 4th inst., at Lee, near Blackheath, Mary Eleanore,
seventh daughter of J. B. Sladen, Esq., of Ripplecourt, Kent.
On the 4th inst , at Bedford-square, C. Heusch, Esq.
On the 4th inst., at Grove-lane, Camberwell, John Elliott,
Esq., aged 72.
On the 4th inst., at the Vicarage-house, Culham, the Rev.
R. Wintle, 13. D., aged 76.
On the sth inst., aged 62, John Carter, Esq., of the Lord
Mayor's Court. office, London. '
On the 3d inst., Ann, wife of T. Carnsew, Esq., of Flex-
bury, near Bade, Cornwall.

London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, at
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112!
Strand, in the Precinct f the Savoy. in the county 01
Middlesex, Thursday, September 7, 1848.

L•—•••••#
P. .
, , ..
.....,
gadding
tad" Tic_ EAST INDIA HOUSE, SEPTEUBER 0, 1848. . ,e.' 47
neighbo,.
That fli ICOURT
of DIRECTORS of the EAST F_11....
GeneralNDlA COMPANY do hereby give notice, ~ t,: i ''''
1- ''Y
beriff of ge'i- • •--,,,' • i .
T7l,
ELECTION Court of the said Company will be held at their . ; •,e,,,A i 'A-
:7 inL
• \ '.4'.4....-
intendo,te far ~_,' ?adenhall.street, on WEDNESDAY, the llth of April, 1849,
n a lands' of SIX DIRECTORS for Four Years. • 4,-wefeY • 7,:er• . ,
The of a Letter of Attorney, and of a Declaration fore.,''
!der to Prl 1402,3roprietors of East India Stock to vote by proxy on this occa-
how far PI " may be obtained upon appli;atien at the Treasury in this house.
...---
I its rot I. D. DICKINSON, Deputy Secretary.
_______ _ ___ --
:reland, ,
' ch& EAST INDIA HOUSE, SEPTEHBIS 6, 1818.
a LONDON, T]
bettears r tho TAE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST No. 17)457.]1
That the INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice,
well calce
existing ei' tiers Company's books appear to be qualified to vote at the General Elec- mengiLlaiii.oll•lll6llo,4lB•Migt,lol.ll3.6.
on Weioxxsose, the 11th April, 1849, will be ready to be deli-
, Vered on THURSDAY, the 9th November, 1848. fIALEDONIAN RAILWAY.I
liture.„ .
no.,asPel i. D. DICKINSON, De It Secretary. %._./ OPENING of the CA.STLECARY BRANCH, and COMPLE- 1
TION of the DIRECT LINE of RAILWAY between LONDON,
..r..."-•-•-----..-_________„.
PERTH, DUNDEE, ARBROATH, MON ruo-sz, &c.
401° CO!
rIPTY POUNDS REWARD. EXPRESS TRAINS between
~LONDON, EDINBURGH, GLAS-
arance b.,..
elf the PORTMANTEAU which was taken from the Waterloo- GOIV, PERTH, DU. DEE, arid ARBRO ATII.
• ,14
ners in ss, 9:.b.eg
~Station at the starting of the 1014 .s.m. Express Train, August
brought, with Between London and Edinburgh"... ..... in 12 hours.
Between London and Glasgow• • • • • • - - - in 12 hears and 10 min.
*di
ing as . ' Ite,,,_. . all Its contents, to 5, St. James's-place, the above
era will be given, and no questions asked. Between London and Perth .• • • .. • . - .... in 14 hours.
........._________ between London and Duadee .. • • . • ...... in 15 hours.
Between London and Arbroath ..........In 15 hours and 45 min.
by Sher.* CAM BRIDGE S H 111 E.—NAVIGATION N.C. The line of Railway is continued front Arbroath to Mon-
-1„. bf CO' TOLLS. trose, and fast coaches ran between Montrose and Aberdeen.
poking re'' of-lotT!c.e Is hereby given, that the Navigation Tolls, payable by Act
Litt
ueertiament to the South Level Lrainage end Navigation Commis- Passengers by tho Mail Train leaviae London at 8.45 r.M.• and
reaching the Greenhill Junction at 2.0 rat., will be taken on by the
oes where s, in respect of vessels navigating between Upware Sluice and Express Train to Perth, &c.
nd on es I,,.eenert Bridge, or between Prickwillow Bridge and Littleport
Generallf ,„.flg , and the Bank Tolls payable to the said Commissioners, in re- TIME TABLE.
Oa and after August 7, 1848, and until further notice-
er there's' LET' nf Horses and Cattle passing on the South Level Banks, will be
he,l-,.._ bY AUCTION, with the Houses occupied by the present Col- ARBROATH, DUNDEE, PERTH, EDINBURGand GLASGOW,
; this is at' at thes of the Tolls, for One Year, from the 11th day of October next, tn CARLISLE, MANCHESTER, LIVERPOOL MINGTA3I,
LONDON, &e.
e,... Bell Inn, in Ely, on WEDNESDAY, the 97th day of September
y; ‘.l at Twelve o'clock at Noon, upon such terms ant conditions as •
istrict JP , nll then be declared, and which Tolls are Let for the current year SUNDAY
Df disease, sis the rent of 3 0001
The Hirer .• • UP Taste's. TRAINS.
~__ irer will be reqnired to enter into a Bond to the Commis- I& 2 I 11,2,853
:med. ners, in the sum of 2,0001., with two sureties in the sum of 5001. Ex- (from (from
of diva., Loenn, or four sureties in the sum of 2501. each, for securing the pay-
VI gardelle ;,,e, t,r the rent by monthly instalments. And the highest bidder 1,2, press,le 1&1,2, 1,2, Preston 1,2, Carlisle
e, 3' class. 2. & 3.1 &3. Ist &3. Ist
.• ~ ...J.iacit be declared or considered to be the hirer, unless he shall im- only). only).
tent. W 7,?e tely after the auction satisfy the Commissioners, then present, - -- ——--
th responsibility of hims,lf and his sureties, and produce the con • Trains leave A.M. i..M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. P.M.
sentmad shall
writing of the sureties, to enter into the bond, nor unless the ,
k.the, leitt Arbroath •• •• 6457 0 •• - .. .. ..
e_et shall be executed within twenty days of the auction. Dundee .. . .. 7 30 8 e•• •• •• •• ••
field in the v Further information may be obtained on application to Messrs. Perth ........9 30 9 0 • • • • •
.111(1 G. Archer, solicitors, of Ely, Clerks to the Commissioners. Edinburgh.. 6501030 11 15 1.30 5 0 9.15 11 15 915
Ely, August 31, 1849.
Meat i -----__ , Glasgow.... 63010201151204 50 9 5 11 b 9 5
A.M. P.M. •M.
le appear' ' 1
HE ROYAL POLYTECHNIC Arrive at P.M. P.M.
Carlisle .... 1,13,139 1 22 344 720 10 0 129 348 120
e farmer°. INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET. .. 815 •
le its all' , The Cause Experiments, Fata Exploeion in Albany-street explained and Newcastle .. 240..7 30 .. • •
Preston .... 350 4 6753 •• .. 129$ 3 5.
39
illin.strated by in a Lecture by Dr. Ryan, on Gas Mak-
Manchester 552 6 7940 .. .. 7 4 940 7 4
,g, In which the new Patent Gas Apparatus of Stephen White, Esq.,
Liverpool . 6261710 0 • • .. 71410 0 714
disease in „,ut be exhibited daily at Half-past Three o'clock, and In the Eve- A.M. A.M.
with the I.ooil.se of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.-A Lecture on the His- Birmingham - 7451 0 .. - 965 1 0 955
„,ir, Uses, and Manufacture of Gutta 7' rcha, by Dr. Rachhoffner
Rugby...... .. g 81 120 .. .. 10 20 •.• P.m.
ni Lodge' sal Y• at Two o'clock, and in the Evenings of Tuesday, Thursday, and P.M. ~
rs have 0 Y.-The various Optical Effects.-Diver and Diving-bell, &c.
Londe' - • 10 30 4 4i, •• •• 104 49 1 0
. ..
e.`',Pen daily from Eleven to Five ; and ia the Evenings (including
- , """u,rdaY) from Sevea till Half-past Ten. -' ,
the potato,' ' Admission, Is. -Schools, Half-price,-The New Catalogue, Is. LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTE •e%4',_
!arance a . -------- , LISLE, &c., TO ED_INBITRGII AND GLASGOW, I' ',
DUNDEE, AND ARBROAT,tee-
! looking IWETROPOLIT-AN COUNTIES- and -- - • -
• GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Surensy
and surd II ~, (Incorporated 7 and 8 Victoria, Cap. 110.) , D.WN TRAINS. TRAINS.
' Regent-street, Waterloo-ptace, London. Temporary Offices, 30,
r to be Ste Re;ent-street. --.------
1. 2, & 3,
HOWdent 4Sstirances granted on one or more Lives, on Joint Lives, or Sur- Ex- 1 & 2
raldPs ; al•o, Annuities, Immediate and Deferred. 1,2,
lam, arid 1&I1, 2, 1 & ipress 11& 2. so. I only to
. n advantageous system of Loans in connexion with Life Assur-
ence 2. &3. 2. let Car-
dng well' .., 'enabling parties to purchase Freehold or Leasehold Property. class. lisle.
oi-los,eectuses and every variety of Table to be had, on application --
''' the Office, or to the Agents in the Couutry. — --
I wed F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. Trains leave P.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. •.M. F.M. A.M.
maminett •••-•-..-....._ London .. .. 845..••90f100 8 30 8 45 10 0
1 Piltont N
EIV LI G H T.—BY ROYAL LETTERS A.Y. P.Y.
lot, MO pain PATENT. is PATENT. CLARK'S DIAMOND OIL LAMP. Its equal Birmingham 12 30 .. 63012 10 P.M.
1 0 A.M. P.M.
) diSeliki Is WII, Its superior will never come. By recent Royal Letters
stout,..._ improvements are added, making it faultless. This is not Liverpool .. 323745 10 40 110 325 12 30 145
but thd Zeerting more than its merits justify. Ted best of lights, the most Manchester -7551050120 3 35 3 23
F„.°llonalcal of all. It cannot be mis-manag. No cleaning required P.M.
re stand': a,„""ars• Can be had at all prices and for every use. Any lamp Prestos .... 51595012301106 16 5 15 5 16
-"" be fitted with the Diamond principle. Newcastle .. 5301101 45 .• 4 0 .. 5 0
i some ok'
LIGHT COMPANY, RICHARD CLARK, Resident Manager, 447, Carlisle .... 1162155 0 5 58 916 916 916
_est Strand, Ten Doors from Lowther Arcade. Arrive at P.Y. A.M. P.M. A.M.
'seed. 7..........._____ Edinburgh.. 14574510 0 9 0 130 145 130
strict ie I k
tADING Glasgow.. •. 19575510 15 9 10 140 155 140
SAUCE, for FISH, GRAVIES, HASHES, STEAKS, &c Perth ...... 330 .. .. 11 0 .•
field et JOHN and CHARLES COCKS, the Sole Pro- Dundee .... 430 .. .. 12 20 .•
mployed 84,,,,,Prietors and Manufacturers of
.the celebrated READING Arbroath .. 5 20, .. .. 12 50
• •
ised one, to.'‘;E beg to Caution the Public against the daily frauds practised
~„ many London and Country Oilmen, who aro offering their spurious N.B. No change of carriage between London and Edinburgh and

district
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ktADING. SAUCE, for FISH, GRAVIES, HASHES, STEAKS, &c
JOHN and CHARLES COCKS, the Sole Pro-
Prietors and Manufacturers of the celebrated READING
'''
~n'CE, beg to Caution the Public against the daily frauds practised
to aby London and Country Oilmen, who aro offering their spurious
;Dolitions as the Genuine Reading Sauce.
t his
SA-treit is patronised and recommended by raost Families in
ikb xthigdern, and for general use it stands unrivalled. It is sold by
electable Oilmen and Fisk Sauce Venders. Be particular In
"Lug for

-
'Mach " COCKS'S READING SAUCE,"
het, L. Prepared Only by John and Charles Cocks, at their Mann-
Re ul7, Duka-street, Reading —AU others are Counterfeits.—Obseryo
IlLname and C. Cocks, Reading," on the seal and Label of each
Ctle ; Without this nono are Genuine.

EMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION,
IMMIGRATION being much required in
AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, &c., and as the supposed
*Tense of an OUTFIT often prevents Individuals Emigrating, S.
SILTER and Co., CLOTHIERS, OUTFITTERS and CON-
40TO1tS (having a large interest to maintain in those Colonies)
iikre been advised to make known that they can supply a comfort-
N,„.,"IITFIT, including Bedding, tor Male or Female Emigrants
bro.' 'IL (net) upwards, or less (21.) if needful ; and for ( hildren in
thspn,
_rtion, at Ne. 4, BISIIOPSGATE-STREET WITHIN, opposite
,-,,:+ondon Tavern, where lists will be given on application.
th' W. S. and Co., being the makers of nearly every article in all
10.7putflts they supply, and as one of their objects is to promote
'4)15 •ration, they neither receive front Agents, or pay the too usual
n,nlisslon to any person introducing passengers to be fitted out,
eqpeuntst the Passage and Outfit may be procured at the least possible
obtmn e ; but they will, on application, advise Passengers how to
n the most economic passage to the Colonies. They have a
eipsentative in every Australian Colony, to whom they ship
eznhet monthly; thus they would forward small parcels free of
te!bie,
LTlval and Military Ofileers, Midshipmen, Cadets, Civilians,
&C., are outfitted as heretofore, at the Cabin-Passenger Out-
fitting Warehouse, Nos. 66 and G 7, CORNHILL (the Emigration
LnoL
tlitting being exclusively at No. 4, Bishopsgate-street Within),
nclen, and each branch at St. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LITER-
C'O.

110
tit*, LOSES and SON beg to call the attention of Emigrants to
sew Eats of outflls, commencing (incluming every necessary) at
to:t free.
If required. The 11-t can be had en application, or sent
THE POETICAL SPORTSMAN.
A FACT FOR THE FIELD.
number of sportsmen, like " birds of a feather,"
One day after shooting, were dining together,
And I needn't to say they were all rather merry,
As they sat after dinner, enjoying their sherry.
Such indeed was the case, and In style did they go on,
With toasts and with anecdotes, ditties, and so on.
Now one of the company happened to be
A quick-witted gentleman, something like me ;
And the host said he trusted it would need no persuasion,
If he asked for a song on the very occasion.
So the poet requested a writing utensil,
And at once set to work with his paper and pencil,
And in live or ten minutes, or hardly so ling,
The sportsman
AN produced
ORIGINAL SONG.
The warrior bold, in days of old,
Might sing if his sword and his shield ;
But the man of the sport, would sing as he ought, •
Of the Coat that he wears In the field.

NING
No. 17,457.]1 LONDON, THURSDAY

N.B. No change of carriage between London and Edinburgh and
London and Perth.
Passengers are booked to and from Bristol, Gloucester, Chelten-
ham, London, Coventry, Rugby, Crewe, Stafford, Leamington, Bir-
mingham, Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Liverpool, Manchester, Bol-
ton, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal, Windermere. and Penrith.
By order, J. W. CO DD I NGTON, Secretary.
Company's Offices, 122, George-street, Aug. 1,, 184 S.

1p RICE 0 F
TO THE BENEVOLENT PUBLIC.
A CASE OF PECULIAR HARDSHIP.
A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION for the Benefit of Mr. CHARLES
HUNT, the original projector and founder of the Commercial Gas-
light and Coke Company, in 1831.
Mr. Hunt having done a public good, and been the means of re-
ducing the price of Gas to consumers throughout the Metropolis from
95 per thousand cubic feet to Gs. per thousand cubic feet, therefore
doing away with the long-existing monopoly, and in removing other
grievances from his exertions the Gas consumers are now enjoying
the benefits.
A meeting •f the Gas consumers and others of the metropolis has
as
been held at Mr. Stebbing's, Blue Anchor Tavern, Stepney, for
purpose of taking into consid.ration the strong claims of Mr. Charles
Hunt, the original projector end founder of the Commercial Gas-
light and Coke Company in 1836, it was unanimously resolved:—
That Mr. Hunt being the original projector •of the Company, and
through his exertions the price of Gas has been greatly reduced, and
having established his claims by the production of manuscript and
printed documents, whereby Mr. Hunt and his infant family has been
reduced to a state of great poverty in consequence of his long and
severe illness, also his late acciden', a Public Subscription for the
benefit of himself and family bo immediately entered into. Through
his making the reduction in the price of -Gas, be has been out of
employ for Six Years.
A Committee was formed to carry out the objects of the meeting,
ad Mr. Robertson, of the Queen atherine, Ratcliffe, and Mr. Steb-
bin ngs, of the Blue Anchor TaverCn, Stepney, were appointed Trea-
surers.
Mr. Hunt has strong claims on the gratitude of the Gas consumers
of the metropolis, who are now paying only one-half the original price
of Gas.
Subscriptions received by the Treasurers, Mr. Robertson, Queen
Catherine, Ratcliffe, and Mr. Stebbings, Blue Anchor Tavern,
Stepney.
Copy of a Letter to Mr. Chas. Hunt, from J. H. Pollock, Esq.,
Solicitor to the Company when it was first formed.
(Published by Permission.)
4, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street, July 9, 1842.
Sra,—l have received your letter of yesterday's date, and have no
he.itation in answer, to state that you were the projector of the
Commercial Gas-light and Coke Company ; having consulted me
some time previous to its formation, with a view to my seeing the
gentlemen, who afterwards became the orleinal directors ; and to
enable me to do this, you furnished me with a series of calcula-
tions, accompanied by plans of the district, and an estimate of the
outlay and rental, as the basis on which the Company should be es-
tablished. After my explanation to Messrs Goldie, Lamont, Henry,
_lifeathorn, Wilton, and others, it was decided that you should pro-
requision from the inhabitants, being Gas consumers in the
strict, which you succeeded In doing, signed by a very large num-
skier, for about 11,01.11. rental, before the project was entertained,
10:101s.docuuse 'eve, is in existence; and in contemplation of
umsotarNyikknt,xou posted all the usual notices, and rendered
an amour/ Mai the Committee dedneted sums actually paid
by you. The prospectus first issued was prepared by you, subjected
to several alterations by different directen s, and I have pleasure in
bearing testimony to your zealous and indefatigable conduct in the
sale of shares, the subscriptions on which you duly accounted for to
me, and generally in promoting the objects of the Company ; your
accounts were audited by a Committee appointed by the directors,
some of the present directors being then in office, viz. : —Mr. Butler,
Mr. Lecesine, and also Mr. Goldie and Mr. Lamont ; they were ap-
proved by such Committee, subsequent to their deduction, which de-
ductions I consider improper, because they were actual payments ;
independently of which, you posted all the original bills, advertising
the formation of the Company, and distributed prospectuses in the
district, to the extent of 8,000 at least, for doing which I know, per-
sonally, that you were at an expense which was not charged by you
to the Company.
I regret that circumstances should have rendered it necessary for
you to apply to me, as although I may be the only person willing to
vouch to the above facts, nevertheless the directors above-mentioned,
I am sure, will not fail to bears estimo ny to all which
obediently have stated.
am, Sir, yours,
(Signed) J. 11. POLLOCK.
To Mr. Chas. Hunt, 18, Upper John-street. Stepney,
Projector of the Commercial Gas-light and Coke Company.
P.S. I can feel no hesitation In personally coming forward to state
the above facts, should it bo (which I trust it may not be) necessary.

Sea. see, I have one, by MOSES and SOS,
An out-and-out spicy affair ;
Hurrah for the Mart, and its Shooting-coat smart,
Yes, hurrah I may it long flourish there.

G A S.

LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN
RAIL WAY.
ALTERATION OF MAIL TRAIN,
(By order of the Postmaster-General,)
On and after SUNDAY, 10th instant.
The Mail Train now leaving Liverpool at G 30 A.m., Manchester
at 6 45 A.M., and Chester at 7 A.K., will be dispatched at 6 A.m.,
6 15 A.M., and 6 30 A N., respectively, calling at the Hartford,
Rudgeley, Weedon, Tring, and Watford Stations, in addition to its
present stoppages.
In consequence of the above alterations the 6 A.M. Third Class
Train from Liverpool, 7 A.x. from Manchester, and 7 30 A.m. from
Chester will be dispatched half an hour later than at present.
The 8 4,5 A.m. Train trom Wolverhampton, and 9 30 A.U. from
Birmingham, will be dispatched a quarter of an hour earlier than at
present.
The 9 25 A.M. Train from Leamington will be dispatched at
9 10 eat, By order,

General Manager's Office, ERStOII Station,
September 4, 1848.

MARK lIIIISLI.

for
and
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I gaze round the r•om, and I see the costume
Is all made by MOSES aad SON ;
Like myself, you have been, where the best Coats are seen,
Well done, brother sportsmen, well done.

A A .
a One half the wend are desolately single, and the other
Imposing them married, questionably contented. Diffidence, or a
tense of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em-
.itter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself under the plea
.f caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret tin-
omprosing harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity,
sod broken health, are the great hindrances to domestic happiness
utcl social content. The dowry should net be the only marriage set-
lement. Honour and justice demand that health should form an item
n the compact ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Bligkted hopes or
,eglect wound more sorely than poverty or misfbrtune. Reader, if
hese surmises concern you, procure Dr. CULYERITELL'S little
'dEMOIRS 'On Single and Married Life," pub. In 3 vols., Is.
:Itch (by post, in stamps, is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively
refine, or prudish feeling deer you, by their titles, nor be hindered
)3- mdisinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
,em. They are not intended certainly for mere idle cariosity, but"
for tke closet perusal of those more deeply interested, to
forth whom
on
.hey are offered as antagonistic to the empyrical trash put
he above subjects, by unqualified authors, which alone or
ogether, are a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
ittle publications claim your attention (same price le.
each,
ly post Is. 6d.) called " What to Eat, Drink, and
kvetd," and "How to be Happy." They are not merely
Jamphlets, but equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
mere ephemeral scribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's
lfe, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
;ervanee of tke maxims he would inculcate—to do unto others as he
.vould be done unto—to live after nature's laws—and to keep always
oa the " sunny side of the way." The above works may be bad of
herwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho, 147, Fleet •street ; Mann,
Cornhill ; Nelson, 457, West Strand ; or direct (by pest or ether-
vise) from the author (who may bo (Regent-street;conerred with rsonally,
)rnings and evenings), 10, Argyll-place and all
•
flioksellers

Bermuda early in August, and made the tour of the
Prince's Island to see proper protection afforded to the
Newfoundland fisheries. She arrived at Halifax, Nova
Scotia, on the 13th of August, and found up the basin
there the flag-ship Welleslt.y, 74, Vice-Admiral Thomas
Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B , &c., Commander-in Chief
of the squadron; together with the steam-sloop Scourge,
6, Commander Wingrave. The Wellesley has been
aground in the basin. The Vesuvius having received the
dispatches from the Admiral, sailed from Halifax on the
13th for St. John's, Newfoundland, where she arrived
on the 17th, and left with a mail on the 24th for Eng-
land. The packets so recently arrived have anticipated
the news brought by the Vesuvius. Captain Smith, of
her Majesty's 38th Regiment, and Captain Cochrane, of
the 7th, came home as passengers in the Vesuviusewhich
is ordered to Woolwich to be put out of commission.

Let us all, as la one, back MOSES and SON,
And tell what their Shooting-coats are
And as long let us slag as our gun barrelling,
Hurrah for the Warehouse I—hurrah 1

LONDON, SALISBURY, and YEOVIL
JUNCTION RAILWAY.
The London and South-Western Railway Company leaving ar-
ranged to pay the 30s. per Share due on the Certificates granted by
the Directors of this Company, by Two Instalments rf 15s. each, the
holders of such Certificates are informed the FIRST INSTALMENT
of 15s. per Share may be received on any Monday or Wednesday after
the 22d of September, between the hours of Eleven and Three
o'clock, at the Office of the Waterloo Station of the London and
South-Western Railway, in York-road, Lambeth. Parties resident
in the country, who may prefer sending their Certificates to the Se-
cretary for this purpose by post, are recommended to write across
them " Forwarded for payment of First Instalment of lis.," and add
their signatures.
The day for payment of the Second Instalment in January neat,
will be duly advertised.

40., - X OBES and SON invite especial attention to their Shooting-
-67;13 At.
which possess a peculiar cut and style, adding much comfort
t e lit. E. M. and E. are convinced they will be much approved
of the public.
EkOoting.Coats, in a variety of materials from Es. 6d. to Els.
Doeskin, or Elastic Coat, frora • • .. • lie. Od. to 328.

AA;
stikt MOSES and SON 'write especial attention to their pre-
Oct of juvenile attire. The designs are elegant and unique,
jAd`ne workmanship and materials are suck as to command univer-
ttrirl.robation, while at the same time the prices are unusually mo-

LIST OF PRICES.
WIELDY MADE.

London, August 31, 1848.

C~hit --L. • . • • •. • . . • • • .• • • • • • • .£0 16 6
,dtlionts• silk collar and cuffs .. • • ....... • • .. • • 1 2 0
iditibridgo Coat, lined throughout • • ..... • • • 2 6 0
Wted Coats • ........ . • • • • • • • . • • . • • • • • • • • 16 0
ittning Coat .... • • • • •• • • • • • • • • •• • 13 6
hrr Coat.. .............. ..... • • 1 2 0
daality manufactured ••
• • • ............ • 2 15 0
kCoat •••••
ditto ••••
• • ..
3 3 0
00. 8:
6:
~wltmere•
Rt.:T. Trousers .• • • • . • • • • • •. ..
udie-tielled Doeskin ditto ... • •
...... • 1 2 0
oSt. or Dress ditto
.. • • ....
110/1" %tow or TWA Suits • • • • • • • ..... • • • • • 1 6 0

APPOINTMENT.
Surgeon—T. R. H. Thompson, to be superintendent
of the Blenheim convict-ship.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. s.—Her Majesty's brigantine Spy,
3, sailed on Sunday, the 3d instant, with dispatches for
the coast of Africa.

Her Majesty's steam-vessel Myrtle arrived yesterday
from the Isle of Wight.
Her Majesty's brig Ferret, 8, Commander George
Sprigg, scaled her guns yesterday morning in the Sound
and came into harbour to be paid off.
Her Majesty's troop-ship Belleisls, 24, Captain John
Kingcome, will be paid off on Thursday, the 7th inst.
All the extra men employed as labourers in the
Royal William Victualling-yard will be discharged
from that establishment towards the close of the present
month.

WOOLWICH, SEPT. 6.—The Earl of Auckland, G.C.8.,
Rear-Admiral Dundas, C. 8., and Captain Alexander
Milne, Lords of the Admiralty, landed from the Royal
yacht yesterday afternoon in the Admiralty barge ; the
Monkey steam-vessel only accompanied the Royal
squadron to the eastern extremity of Woolwich, having
turned when opposite the Royal Arsenal. Their Lord-
ships, on landing, accompanied by Mr. Lang, master
shipwright, and Mr. Chalfield, wistant to the master
shipwright; went on bciatd the Aftogunnieit-gun frigate,
in dock, to have the contemplated alterations pointed
out, which are considered requisite to be effected at her
stern, to adapt her for the auxiliary screw-propeller.
Their Lordships, on leaving the Arrogant, went to visit
the Sharpshooter steam vessel, also ordered to have a
sharper stern, to adapt her for a screw-propeller, and
then left the dockyard, at the west gate, for town.
The Niger steam-sloop, and the Plumper, the Minx,
and the Dover steam vessels, have all had their steam
up to-day in the river, to ascertain the working of their
engines, previous to going down the river to-morrow to
hive their respective capabilities tried in the presence of
the Lords of the Admiralty.

MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS.
An important meeting of the holders of Mexican
stock was held yesterday at the London Tavern, having
been convened by the committee of Spanish American
bondholders, for the purpose of . considering the expe-
diency of sending a representative of the committee to
Mexico, to act in conjunction with Messrs. Manning and
Mackintosh, in pressing the claims of the bondholders on
the Mexican Government. The meeting was fully at-
tended. Mr. G. R. Robinson, M.P., was in the chair.
After the secretary, Mr. Godfrey, had read the adver-
tisement calling the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN rose and said that the committee had
thought it expedient to assemble the bondholders in con-
sequence of Mr. William Parish Robertson having made
a proposition to them which was considered to be of
importance. Mr. Robertson was a member of the
committee, and had offered to proceed to Mexico, and
to assist the agents in enforcing the claims of the
English creditors upon the Government. The chair-
man then read Mr. Robertson's letter, in which that

TERlLlTY.—Whatever is unproductive is with-
LY out intrinsic value. Man and his Maker alike condemn that
which " yields no fruit," and we find large tracts of land abandoned
for the same reason that caused the barren fig tree to be cursed.
This curse clings to Sterility in every shape ; it brings upon the earth
famine. But the malediction breathes loudest and deepest into the
oar of those of the human Lace who remain childless in a community
which must altogether fall, without continual additions. Not only
do such encounter the silent scorn or pity of their fellow creatures,
but their own hearts condemn them ; wealth brings no consolation
to the wifeless bosom—brings no return for the childless home.
It Is a remarkable fact that the uuproduCtiveness of soil and
species arises from similarity of cause. Some lands are
the produce of vitiated strata that yields an offspring as
unhealthy as itself. Others nurture in their juices the poison of
minerals, which form the foe to vegetation. Others again lose value
by being too early worked, before they are fit for cultivation, Some
soils, originally fertile, become barren by excess of tillage; others
are spoiled by unwholesome manures ; and others, again, by the
want of perseverance and nerve In the husbandman. Mark the ana-
logy ! Man also is too often vitiated by the parent from whom he
springs. Man is too often ruined by the indiscriminate use of mine-
rals, such as mercury, &c. Man also tries his constitution too early,
and wertacks it too late. Man, by unwholesome contact can also in-
fect his frame; and, to render the comparison complete, man can
resider a naturally vital constitution unproductive through ignorance
of his organization and diffidence in his powers. Nor does the analogy
cease here.. The detriments to cultivation above detailed have been
recently so entirely overcome by modern improvement in agricul-
ture, that farmers are now enabled to produce crops almost from
stone itself; and, in like manner, Sterility in the human race is now
removable through the profound discoveries in physic which enlighten
the present age. In testimony of this, a volume has recently been
produced which fills the heart with hope and is calculated to remove
Sterility altogether. It is from the pen of Messrs. J. L. CURTIS
AND CO., Consulting Surgeons, 7, Frith. street, Soho-square,
London, and bears the title of " MANHOOD: The Causes of its
Premature Decline, with Plain Directions for its Perfect Re-
storation ;" and is sent by W. STRANGE, bookseller, 21, rater-
noster-row, London, post-paid, in a sealed envelope, by initial or to
any address, for 2s. 6d. in postage stamps, secure from observation.

By order,
R. CROMBIE, Sec.

gentleman merely asks for the payment of his expenses,
estimated at 5001, but states that, fee the interest
of the bondholders, it might be advisable to place, in
addition, some further amount at his (Mr. Robert-
son's) disposal, and the compensation for his exertions
should be left to the bondholders, dependent entirely
upon their success and issue. The chairman then went
on to state that it had been thought proper to consult
the feeling of the present agents, Messrs. Manning and
Mackintosh, and it bad been ascertained from a partner
of the house, who was in England that it would not be
disagreeable. There had been certainly a little differ-
ence of opinion in the committee as to the expediency
of sending out a special representative, but the majority
were in favour of such a course. Although the meeting
was called specially to consider the propriety of accept.
ing Mr. Robertson's proposition, it was also assembled
under very peculiar circumstances, seeing the altered
state of things in Mexico, arising from the conclusion
of the war. -It might naturally be supposed that as the
war was concluded something would have been done for
the bondholders, especially as the indemnity of
15,000,000 dollars -had been partly received. It was
thought that this payment would give them a still
stronger claim on the Mexican Government, and yet
the Mexican Consul had stated that thcro wa. nn inten-
tion to apply any portion of the American indem-
nity to the payment of the arrears of dividend ;
in fact, that the bondholders had no claim on
any portion of it. When the committee received this
extraordinary communication, they thought it important
immediately to notice it. Senor Mora states that
" There is no right to demand, nor is it convenient to
grant, the application of the said sums to the payment
of the dividends, and to the amortization of the public
debt. Not the first, because it was a clause and special
condition of the last convention, agreed to by the bond-
holders, to renounce the mortgaged territory which
previously existed for the payment of its creditors ; nor
the second, because the possibility of payment arises
from the very existence of the Government and its
solidity, and neither the one nor the other could be
rationally expected from an exhausted treasury, in..
capable of maintaining in it the vital principle and the
conditions of its existence. Moreover, the means of
payment and the guarantees of the same exist, and are
stipulated for in the bonds issued, and amongst them
mention is not made, nor could be made, of an indein
nification which did not and was not likely to exist.
Thus, according to M. Mora's code of morality, the
suffering bondholders who have been deprived of their
just claims for years past, have no right to any por-
tion of the indemnity, which of course was not
specially mentioned in the conditions of the last
conversion, simply because prior to the American war
it could not have been thought of. He (the Chairman)
could not have believed that any gentleman in the posi•
tion of M. Mora would have put forth such a monstrous
doctrine. He was totally wrong in asserting that the
bondholders had relinquished their claims on the terri-
tory of the Republic; for so careful had the committee
ever been in this respect not to compromise the position
of the creditors, that they never abandoned the claim
originally given upon the whole revenue and resources of
the Mexican nation. It was not enough for the Mexican
Government to apportion the Customs dues, the tobacco
revenue, the charges upon the export of silver, &c., for
these were only accepted in the hope of the remittances
being regularly
,made, and not to the exclusion of the
claim upon the entire revenues of the country. He (the
Chairman) did not mean to question the policy of
Mexico purchasing peace at the expense of territory, but
supposing New Mexico and California had been retained,
the bondholders would assuredly have had a claim upon
the territory. It might as well have been said by the Go-
vernment, had the whole of Mexico been disposed of,
" We won't pay a shilling." The committee had not
been idle. As far back as the 7th of April haat, it
had called the attention of Btessra. Itianniug knd
Mackintosh to the probability of peace, and to the neces-
sity of looking after the claims of the bondholders, and
in the following terms:—"ln regard to the important
subject on which the committee pressed in their last let-
ter,—via., a share in the indemnity to be paid by the
United States to Mexico, they have no doubt you will
n
keepi in view, and bring clearly before the Government
mortgagee,mitt trust that, indepen-
i.
dently of other grounds on which they
e e. (in this case) the
British to
the amount of that indemnity, as holding a species of
the undoubted right of the
of the Republic. Any portion
of bondholderstosthir to
third party
parptyarft.oicriapavteakii:
m otrhtsgt a ge
territory on t he territory
surrendered
able consideration carries ,with it necessarily the oblige-
lion
cocmrepdeintosra.te
might claim a
considerable sum of money out of the 15,000,000 'dolls.
to be paid by the United States, the Mexican Govern-
ment will acknowledge the substantial equity of this
claim. On these and all other points relating to the
Thethe cot
bondholders' interests, the committee rely with confidence
on your doing all in your posVer on their behalf." Again,
in July, they urged the same points, in a still more direct
and special manner, observing that:_,, Intelligence
having now been received here of the final ratification of
the treaty between Mexico and the United States, the
committee the
committee cannot omit taking the opport •
unity of again
pressing on you their earnest hope, that the arrange..
ments pointed out in their last letters will be ma de by
the Mexican Government without delay, The committee
doubt not that, before this letter reaches you, joi u will
have communicated with the Government on this subject.
The bondholders confidently look to your valuable co-
operation in enforcing on the Mexican GovernMent the
performance of -the obligations entered into by them
the settlement of the debt, in June,
1846. It is quite
true, that the war which has intervened must have de-
prived the Republic of a considerable portion of its re-
venue; but this, it is to be presumed, will
be fully com-
pensated by the indemnity money payable under the
treaty of peace. The internal resources of the country
do not appear to have been impaired by the war. It
seems, on the contraay, that the coinage of the prin-
cipal mints in the interior has experienced a consider-
able increase. The custom-houses of Vera Cruz
and Tampico being now, in pursuance of the
treaty, restored to the Mexican authorities,
the committee expect that immediate measures will be
taken for resuming the monthly remittances of the as-
signed portion of the duties. lie (the Chairman) read
those letters, to show that the committee was doing its
duty, notwithstanding the anonymous letters received,
but be made great allowance for the privations and even
distress occasioned to many parties by the suspension of
the dividends. Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh had
written to the committee in reply, to the effect that they
had received most positive assurances that the Mexican
Government were at the conclusion of the war disposed
to take into consideration the just claims of the bond-
, holders, and the committee were in consequence led to

PARIS and LYONS RAILWAY.
CI'S. DEVAUX and CO. have the honour to inform the
hareholders that the French Government has decreed that holders
of Shares who may not have accepted the option •f paying up 250 f.
00c. per Share (entitling theta to 25f. 00c. per annum, Rentes
five per cent.), can, by depositing their Shares at the Company's
Office, at Paris, •n or before the 15th instant, avail themselves of
the said option.
London, 62, King William-street, Sept. 6, 1848.

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be hoped, julmost
endeavours
,13ri 'sh Go.
vi rnment, _ -* mice to
lawful authority, there is too much reason to believe.
pile date of the above account is 27th ult., but we
have accounts from the country indicated of a fort-
night's previous date, which refer to the subject iu
much more mitigt ted terms. That our readers may
be in possession of all the information which has
reached us, we make the following extracts from letters
before us :

" Caledon River, April 27.

- . - -
"I bear a great many rumours about Andries Preto-
rius, but cannot place arty confidence in them. Ono
states that about the 15th proximl we may expect him
here, with three or four hundred Boers, armed to the
teeth, and accompanied by eight or ten thouiand of
Panda's people, vehohave engr.ged to assist in the extir-
pation of all J3rleisle subjects on this side of the border.
It is also said that Mosbesh will join with his people.
This last I know to be false. Alosttesh is too wary to
allow Lir::sea' to be caught in any trap of the 1:ty-
log. if even he wera not honourable enough to keep his
. .

engagcm tit with Sir Harry Smith Ido no believe that
Moshesh will swerve ot:e jot from his agrouni.ent. His
ogle or some of them might try, but were they to do
so it would arise from igooranee or f,,ar, rather than
from any ill feeling towards the English or love towards
the Boers. The Governor's last two proclamations have
been very efficacious in this part—like a fine shower of
rain atter severe drought, to those who have always ad-
hered to the. Government, and who have been kept in
dreal and suspense, through a want of decision on the
part, of those to chow they have looked up. I was
present at two moetirgs a few days back, convened for
the purpose of reading and explaining the Gover-
nor's proclamation. One or two showed signs of
dissatisfaction, having determined previously to find
fault ; but this was easily got over, and every one
was constrained to say that what the Governor had
promised and also what he had performed entitled him
to their perfect confidence. Some endeavoured to raise
doubts as to his future intentions. An idea was preva-
lent. that the Boers were to pay 2001. and 3001. a year
to tho chiefs besides the taxes, but this being explained
in terms of the proclamation, all expressed themselves
satisfied. What think you of a rumour being afloat
and generally credited, originating in the proposed
statue of Sir Harry Smith, that au image is about to be
set up in all the churches in the frontier towns, which
we are expected to fall down and worship. It was rife
among them that some had been compelled • to sign
their names as assenting to it. This was mentioned to
me at one of the meetings by ono of the disaffected, and
on my explaining to all the real facts of the case it gave
great satisfaction, as many present believed they were to
be compelled to fall down and worship the image which
'the governor Wes about to set up. Really th.t.se poor
people are as much to be pitied as blamed."

The same hand, writing from Bloem Fontein, under
date May 3, observes:—
" lam happy to inform you, from all I can learn, that
all appears to be quiet to the north card. Neither Mr.
O'Reilly nor Mr. Buidulph have arrived, though we hear
they were at Colesberg last week. A gaol is com-
menced here ; but I hope it will be long before it is
needed. Kijor Warden is ready to start cn the land-
commission business, and he expects that this work will
occupy him for six, if' not twelve mouths."
Another correspondent, writing from the same
quarter, under date May 13, says :
" The weather has been very severe—continued rain
with hail-storms. The Orange River has been very
high, and the float sunk, and great delay has been occa-
tioned in crossing. I am most grieved to inform you
that intelligence has been given by a very respectable
man from Winberg to the effect that, from the moment
the British Commissioner enters that territory, all the
Boers are to assemble in camps (lagers); and that, in
pursuanceof that order, many have actually so assembled
themselves in two lagers near the Drakenberg. It is
said that everything is conducted with the greatest
secrecy, none being told when summoned for what ob-
ject they are called together. Some suppose that Pre-
torious is collecting this force for the purpose of attack-
ing the Basoutas, under Moshesh, and if successful to
make off with the booty to beyond the Vaal River.
However, be his intentions what they may, they are cer-
tainly not of a pacific character towards the British or
any of their allies. There are many superior well-con-
ducted men in these parts, all of whem are on the aide
of the British; but the great mass of the people are so
deplorably ignorant and illiterate, that it is perfect folly
to suppose they can be governed by the force of reason
alone, or that a British Commissioner and two constables
can maintain the peace of that extensive country, as well
as counteract the designs of a turbulent and unprincipled
man like Pretorious. Mr. Commissioner Biddulph is
now with Major Warden, at Bloem Fontein, the Major
intending to proceed with the Commissioner to his des-
tined post. Mr. Commissioner O'Reilly had not reached
the Caledon, but the people there are well disposed, and
will give him a hearty welcome."

A—correspondent writes as follows, from Burghers
Dorp, under date May 25
" Information arrived here yesterday from over the
Orange River to the effect that proclamations had bees
circulated by the sell-styled Commandant-General An-
dries Pretorius, purporting that he had mustered up-
wards of 1,000 Boers, together with a number of Zoolas
and Basoutus, and that it was his intention to defy Sir
Harry Smith to carry into effect his proposed govern-
ment of that country. In these proclamations he re-
minds, it is said, his c,.untrymen of their past grievances,
telling them to take courage, that he now perils his life
in their sers ice, and that he is !determined to establish
their independence., or perish in the attempt. Ile states
that he hal formed, 4aQDQt an the, otber side (if_ Win -
berg. It is asserted thatmajor vr araen has test it ne-
cessary to fall b ick to Phillippolis. Pretorius has or-
dered every vestige of the foundation-stone of the church
laid by Sir Harry Smith to be removed, and threatens
those who will not join him with expulsion to beyond
the Orange River. Several waggons with flocks and
herds have already passed into the colony."