The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-26 00:00:00

intrV Writtion

10d to is 8d ; and Pigeons, 6d to 10d each. Ostend Fresh
Butter, 10s to Ils 6d; and English ditto, Ils to 12s 6d per
dozen lbs. Irish Eggs, 4s 9d to 5s 3d; Ostend ditto, 5s to
53 6d ; Calais ditto, 5s 3d to 5s 10d ; Honfleur ditto, Gs 3d to
Os 9d; and English ditto, 7s 6d to 8s per 100.
EWP
Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s N
6d O ; Mutton,RT.
3s 4d to 4s 8d; Lamb,
41 to 5s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 8d
per bibs.

WHITECHAUML.
to 58 ; Veal,
Beef; from 2s 8d to is 6d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Lamb,
Per 81ba. 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 353 6d to 43 6d

nuniGsGTE.
Turbots, 2s 95 to 7s ; m
Brills 10d too 2s 6d ; Cod Fish, 2.3
to 33 6d' Whitings, 3d to 5d ;,Lobsters, 9d to 2s 6d ; Crabs,
6d to 2s 6d ; and Mackerel, 6d to 8d each; Soles, 6d to 2s 3d
ti er pair; Eels, 81 to 1s• Salmon, 7d to 9d; ;ditto Trout,
to 6d per lb ; Grey Mullets,4d to Is ; Red ditto, 4d to led ;
and haddocks, 3d to 6d each; dried ditto, 2s to 4s per dozen;
Flounders, is to 2s per dozen ; Shrimps, 8d to 10d per quart :
and Dried Ling, 4d per lb ; White Bait, is per quart.
HUNGE7iLF ORD.
Our market was fairly supplied with most articles to-day,
Ilich moved off steadily, at but little alteration in prices.

BREAD.
qAThe prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from
sAI to 8 d; of Housekold ditto, 6d to 74d per 41bs loaf.
HIDE MARKET.
~Market Hides, 56Ibs to 641bs, lid to 2d ; 641bs to 721b4
glato 7,21bs to 801bs, 24d to 2id ; 801bs to 881bs, 3d to
e-; 8811446 961bs, 3id to 34d; 961bs to 1041bs, 34d to 3id ;
I,'l lb Skit* "18 6d to 2s 6d ; Calf Skins, 4s 6d to ss; Horn
-Dudes, 8s 6d; Shearlings, 10d to is 4d.
Ster HAT MARICETS.
IiFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 15s ; new
ditto, 2/ 68 to 31 6s ; Old Clover, 41 to 5/; New ditto, 3/
'sue to 4/ los; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 11 9s per load. A mo-
gerate soPPly and a dull trade.
ulrolinuain.—Old Meadow Hay, 3/ to 31 18s; New
O
tto, 2/ lOs to 3/ lOs; Old Clover, 4/ to 4/ 16s; New ditto, 3/
9; to 4/ 8s; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ lOs per load. Trade
'it; at barely stationary prices.
dit"rracnApar..—Old Meadow Hay, 3/ to 3/ 15: ; New
31 to, 21 68 to 3/ 8s ; Old Clover, 4/ to 4/ 18s; New ditto,
.I°' to 4/ 10s; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 8s per load. Supply
°°od, and trade dull..

kt ' COAL LARK —YESTERDAY.
n "'West Hartley... 14s 6, : aswell l7s 3d
178 Od
nllcicile's W. Hartley.. 15s 0. : etton
rres Hartley
tialieon'sWestHartley 15s 3d Lambton
Ilasiting's Hartley lss 3d. Morrison lss 9d
x"°''Ywell Main l4s 6d Russell's Hettoa
iie:* Tanfield l3s Od,Shotten
fi,riginal Tanfield lls 6d: Whitwell .
id's Ttedheugh
toilleld Moor ......... 14s Gd.Kelloc l6s Od
',Akin
.. 148 OdlSouth Hartlepool
k . Wall's End, &c. Thornley
Incite and Co.
.„...,,,t,B
14s 6d Benson
titatnn
15s 9d Denison lss 6d
....0t„,,._
rr .
klh'
1,/„..-4,ilvforth l5B 6d South Durham lbs 6d
pelukurnberiand . . .... 158 3d Tees
k• "1 bensham lss Od West Hetton l5B 6d
!ehardson
'4'ddell' 15s 6d Howard's W. IL Neth lss 3d
Wh„_ s ..... ... ...... ...
ncuelite
ne,e4 Main
.... .
.... .„ 16s 3d Morgan's Stone Coal 2ss 6d
ti...,4raont .... ... • • ..... 16s 8d Sidney's Hartley
I'dYll's Hetio7 . 16s 6dl Ships at market 17C

'ERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

The
OF COMMONS.
time
SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
tie;" Earl of Glengall's Estate Bill was read a third
6 'tad passed.
vi A
•-.4NTHE HORSHAM ELECTION.
STEY rose to ask the Attorney-General a
W-
"on as to a communication received from Messrs.
4ugh and Mitchell, attorneys for the plaintiff in New-
:arch V. Jervis, Knight, on the subject of the bribery
efltireating charged to have taken place at the election
The'w-lr• Jervis in 1847 for the borough of Horsham.
Honourable and Learned Gentleman read
)-'ahuscript statement setting forth that several parties
Manuscript
bribed to vote for the son of the Attorney-
tteral by having been appointed to Government
ations.
11,1;,1,,114' ATTORNEY-GENERAL, who appeared to
ur under much excitement, said he had not paid
hie-Y.l. Waugh and Mitchell a farthing for not proceed-
twith the action, as from their character many persons
set k suppose.—(Laughter.) The petition against his
tw,Y4 Withdrawn during his absence at Shrewsbury,
" first he heard of it was from the Times, which
PUrchased at Wolverton. The allegation against his
tit Was that he was under age, and had no qualifica-
"ln a letter which he addressed to Messrs.
teenCoi his son's solicitor, he :stated that his mother
At T" prove his (Laughter) and that he
that
liatneY-Generitl) was anxious to state on oath.th t h
(I/ tothing whatever to do with the alleged bribery—
Ni,ell)-:and in another epistle, which he wrote at the
dime time to Mr. James, a barrister, who had interested
tleni 144 in the charges made against his son, he expressly
to-lared that he would be no party to any pecuniary
Prottuse. Mr. Joseph Parkes, who acted for his son
tc(4's that gentleman was appointed to an office in the
b;411 of Chancery, was similarly directed. His son
itls gentleman by birth and education, and therefore
b,,:ita well the petition was withdrawn, as, if it had been
reeeded with, it could only be done by perjury and
to
beibu,S-(Hear, hear.) He was charged with having
h'm a Persian named Burfoot. Now, he declared upon
it 4i'lr ,thatii he never heard his name until he read
declared declaration. Messrs. Waugh and Mitchell
they laid tha-, they had examined this person. Why
questio a subpoena on his bed, and never asked him a
lioldh n*--(4l' ear, hear.) Another person mentioned,
true he_Yd' never was a voter.—(Hear, hear.) It was
In had backed his application for a situation
cr the dockyards, which had been sometime before
lieu_caised him by the superintendent, when the
eic5,,(14 stated to have been appointed postmaster
thewt ti:z:frit:T, he
a d declined to accept the office when it
him. In his conscience he.believed that
Ofcourse which had been pursued was with the view
14,8,t°PPing Lord Edward Howard's petition.—(Hear,
ill Messrs. Waugh and Mitchell had shown them-
theta Yellallworthy the notice of gentlemen, and he despised
(Loud cheers.)
GQ ANSTEY•considered that the Hon. and Learned
ril_tleraan had satisfactorily repudiated the charges
la against him.—(Hear, hear.)
tri,r; HUME deprecated the practice of Hon. Members
the ging forward matters, into the accuracy of which
efY had not inquired.—(Loud cheers.) The character
4 the House was involved in the adoption of this
tirle•--(Hear, hear.)
AII.THE WRECK OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP.
hew • FIUME called attention to the statement in the
sPapers of this morning, respecting the loss of the
lostgraut ship; the Ocean, by fire, and the consequent
11,1,°f More than 300 lives, shortly after leaving the
ails se,,Y• It appeared, by the statement, that the Orion
`'arnbrian passed the unfortunate ship without rem-
spete any assistance. Whilst British ships were on the
seif: 't Was not well that they should be indebted for
hate, -
"' Prince Joinville and the Duc d'Aumale, who
itrvuh
Pie(j9 CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re-
the in absence of the President of the Board of
tir_ tie that the fullest inquiry would be made into the
kr-stitt,,nces. The vessel was not a Government one.
akved FUME said that a person, named Jerome, had
Tseventeen lives, and trusted he would be adequately
tirdad.:-Qijear.) •
HURRICANE ON THE EAST COAST OF
kr. lir, -SCOTLAND.
gallu RE said, whilst on this subject, he wished to
e attention to the hurricane on the eastern coast of
4eotla
Nisedzifd, and trusted that subscriptions would be
Nrset .or the relief of the widows and children of the
the t,,:tWhia had_ been killed.—( Hear, bear.) He trusted
lortit,Zr was not unworthy the attention of the Go-
--"-{Hear.)
Colo„ .„-• THE. RIVER BARROW.
luer4wi'"UNNE asked the Chancellor of the Exche•
44" Y a Preliminary survey of the river Barrow, in
ainee b' which was to havee been undertaken two years
althou2"htil.,__e Board of Works, had not been completed,
tlividuaT4 1. were paid for. such survey by certain M-
et', wh "" the Commissioners of Drainage; and, fur-
-447 to:totter any order had been issued from the Tres-
, -the CliP suspend this survey.
mated th,t ,','ISICELLOR of the EXCHEQUER inti-
'B would institute an inquiry into the matter.
kr.
to "AL WAYS AND p
M theENS.
1/440 brought uA report, which was

The tePort as brought up. °
Th WEST IDIA COLTONbeIEreSa.d a
ou Road 115
bit% IlY•
WITH ROME BILL.
third time
ohiA.TIC RELATIONS
The r
0„ ,_ sport was brought up.
.. naotidy To he read a third time
POST-HORSE LICENSES,
This Bill was read a second time. &c., BILL.
The SUPPLY.
CRANCELLOR of the
dis-
EXCHEQUER inti-
rotedu.,_ that hi 'should move. a Committee of Supply on
posed of,
after the Spirit Licenses Bill had been
POSTAGE ON.
NEWSPAPERS (CHANNEL
This Bill
ISLANDS) BILL.
commitcommittee), "was re,id a SECJLI time, and ordered to be
'"STINS
Thisi Bill TER IMPROVEMENTS BILL.
was read a third time, and passed.
This AiILALPEed-TtIthA.DE (MUSCAT) BILL.
TAXING latii,v,
--Ellll-. COUR OF CHANCERY
ugh Committee..
This Bill passed thretigh
(llttla AND).
Committee.
This Bill was read ae,
L°C.lt .1-TP HOLS BILL.
DRAINAGE acEMptATES BILL.
This Bill was also read
ROYAL a MILITARY second time.
AS Y
This Bill also passed through ASYLUM BILL.
BATTERSEA P Committee.
R
This Bill passed through Co x, &c. BILL.
re min'ttee
CONSOLIA-T,
This Bill was ad aD rst fiED FUND.BILL
tinae.
The House adjourned shortly after Two
o'clock.
Sy

Indus,JoUTILUIPTON, AUG. 25.--The Oriental steam-ship
Indus, Captain Soy, arrived here at nine A.m. this day, and
,
the East India and China mails, which were forwarded
to London by the train. The Indus brings ninety. one pas-
aeugers, 141 packages of lack gold and rupees and dollars, 7
Packages of elephants' tusks, 20 cases of silk, and 150 various
Package& Sne experienced very fine weather during her
ve_yag& The cholera was raging in Egypt when the Indus
It. The aupiter, Captain Meehan, will take out the next
Spanish and Portuguese mails on Monday next. The Sultan,
Captain Brooks, will leave on Sunday, for Gibraltar, Malta,
Constantinople, &c., with a full cargo. The same Company's
steam-ship Tagus will leave the port on Tuesday next, for
Wawa, Loghorn, and Civita-Vecchia.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE•

YORK AUGUST MEETlNG.—Txuasaav (CGNCLUDED).
Owing to the boisterous weather, and the hurry attending
the dispatch of our parcel by the express train, which leaves
York only a few minutes after the Great Ebor Handicap was
decided, we inadvertently placed Sylvan and Eilerdale, and
put Amosino among the starters (in part of our impression of
Thursday); we, therefore, to prevent mistakes in the dis-
tribution of prizes, &c., repeat our return of the race, cor-
rected, premising that there was no second or third, and
only fourteen starters.
The Great Ebor Handicap of 200 sovs. added to a Sweep-
stakes of 20 sovs. each, 15 ft., and only 5 if declared; the
second to receive 501. out of the stakes. Two miles. (108

Subs., 73 of whom declared.)
Mr. S. L. Fox's Meaux, 4 yrs, Bst 21b, includ. 61b ex. (Nat) 1
Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale, 4 yrs, Bst 21b 0
Mr. B. Green's Sylvan, 3 yrs, sst I 1 lb ... 0
The following also started, were not placed :
Mr. Bell's Winesour, aged, Bst 81b
Mr. A. Johnstone's Rowena, aged, 7st 111 b ... 0

Sir C. Monck's Gaiety, 4 yrs, 7st 21b 0
Mr. Shelley's Philosopher, 4 yrs, 7st 0
Mr. T. Walter's Little Casino, 5 yrs, 7st
Mr. Drinkald's Pillage, 4 yrs, Est 81b. ... 0
Mr. J. Murphy's Dough, 3 yrs, 6stBlb (includ. 61b extra) 0
Mr. Jaques's fir Martin, 4 yrs, sst 131 b ... 0
Mr. Shelley's Remembrance, 3 yrs, sst 111 b 0
Mr. B. Green's Maid of my Soul, 3 yrs, sst 71b (car. sst 101 b 0
Mr. Stephenson's Cannibal, 3 yrs, sst 71b 0
Betting at starting-4 to I agst Meaux (taken), 4to 1 agst
Dough. 5 to 1 agst Remembrance, 6 to 1 agst Ellerdale,
7 to 1 agst Mr. Green's two, and 10 to 1 agst Pillage. Amo-
sino was weighed for and mounted, .but ran away with the
lad immediately after leaving the enclosure, fell into a ditch
full of water, got rid of her jockey, and was not caught in
time to start. The boy escaped with a ducking. There
were two failures at the post, and in the actual start Remem-
brance and Winesour were disappointed at the moment the
horses quitted the post, and lost several lengths. Pillage
took the lead, followed by Cannibal, Sylvan, and Gaiety, and
made running at a good pace to the Middlethorpe turn, where
it was taken up by Sylvan, who carried it on to the distance ;
he was here joined by Ellerdale and Meaux, and one of the
finest races ever witnessed ensued, Meaux winning on the post
by a head, and his opponents making it a dead heat for the
second money. Dough was a bad fourth. Run in 3 min. 33
secs. The rain fell in torrents during this race.
The Old Three Years Old Produce Stakes of 100 soya• each,
h ft; for colts, Bst Sibs fillies, Bst 21b. Two miles. (12
Subs.)
Lord Clifden's Loadstone, Bst 51b ... walked over
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; for mares, three yrs old,
old, 7st 21b; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st Ilb ; six and aged, 9st
51b. Three miles.
Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, aged ... ...(Templeman) 1
Mr. Pedley's Tuscan, 3 yrs ... 2
5 to 2 on Inheritress, who made all the running, and won
easily by a length. Run in 7 min. 32 secs.
The County Cup of 150 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of
20 sovs. each; the second to receive 301. Two miles. (5
Sabs.)
Mr. Meiklam's Rowena, aged, 7st 71b ... (Cartwright) 1
Mr. S. L. Fox's Le Comte, 3 yrs, 7st slb ... 2
Mr. Murphy's Dough, 3 yrs, 6st Illb 0
Lord Glasgow's Miss Sarah, 6 yrs, Bst 51b
5t02 on Miss Sarah. Rowena made all the running, Miss
Sarah and Dough waiting behind Le Comte until they came
to the distance, where, on the latter giving way, they joined
Rowena, and the three went on in company, Rowena having
a slight lead until within ten or a dozen lengths of home.
Dough and Miss Sarah here went up together, but the horse
swerving from the whip, hung upon Miss Sarah, and drove
her against Rowena. The race ended in favour of Dough
by half a length; Miss Sarah beating Rowena by nearly
a length, Nat, on returning to weigh, objected to
Dough, and Cartwright objected to them both. The case
was immediately brought before the Stewards, who, after
hearing evidence, awarded the race to Rowena, not a little to
the astonishment of the betting men, with whom it was any
odds on Miss Sarah. The race was run in 3 min. 46 secs.

The Chesterfield Handicap of 10 sous. each, and 60 added.
One mile. (10 Subs.)
Mr. Crawfurd's The Cur, 6 yrs, Bst 6lb
Sir C. Monck's Vanish, 5 yrs, 7st 71b
Lord Caledon's Wanota, 4 yrs, Bst •••
Mr. Drinksld's Marquis of Conyngham, 5 yrs, 7st
Mr. Meiklam's Poynton, 5 yrs, Bst 51b
Betting-6 to 4 agst The Cur, sto 2 agst Wanota, and 4
to 1 each agst Vanish and Marquis of Conyngham. Won
easily by a length, Wanota abad third. Run in 1 min.s4 secs.
The course was much better attended than on Wednesday,
notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather.
BETTING ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.
5 to 4 on Springy Jack.
THE YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.

(Rogers) 1

.. 4

8 to 1 agst Executor
8 to 1 agst Cawrouch

18 to 1 agst Maid of Mother-
well

ST. LEGER.

3 to 1 agst Springy Jack
7to 2 agst Justice to Ire-
land

FRIDAY'S

6 to 1 agst Canezou (t)
6 to 1 agst Surplice (t)
6 to 1 agst Flatcatcher
RACES.

The Convivial Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 15 ft; colts, Bst 71b;
fillies, Bst 21b, &c. T.Y.C. (13 Subs.)
Mr. Hall's Ada Mary (allowed 31b) ... (G. Abdale) 1
Mr. Lane Fox's Post Tempore (31b) ... 2
Mr. Stephenson's Robert de Brus (31b) ... 3
Mr. Wentworth's Licentio (31b) 0
Even on Robert de Brus, and 2to 1 agst Licentio. Ada
Mary made the greater part of the running, and won cleverly
by a length. Run in 1 min. 11 sec.
The Consolation Scramble of 501, added to a Handicap of 5

5 sous. each. (14 Subs.) Five furlongs.
Lord Clifden's Czarina, 2 yrs, bat 131 b ... (Pearl) 1
Mr. Heseltina's Quiver, '2 yrs, sst 71b .. 2
Mr. Pedley's Lady Mary, 3 yrs, 6st 41b ... 3
The following also started, but were not placed :
Mr. Woffenden's Raisthorpe, 4 yrs, ist 131 b 0
Mr. R. Harrison na br fby Lanercost—Miss York, 3 yrs 0
Mr. Minor's Shropshire Witch, 3 yrs, ist llb 0
Mr. Bowes's Man in the Moon, 3 yrs, Est 121 b ... 0
Mr. S. Hawke's Miss Harrison, 3 yrs, Oat 91b 0
Mr. J. Day's fby Cardinal Puff—Croton Oil's d, 3 yrs ... 0
Mr. S. L. Fox's Sir Robert Sloper, 3 yrs, Ost 41b ...
Mr. Harrison's Bennincol, 3 yrs, Oat 21b ... 0

Lord Zetland's Polonaise, 2 yrs, 6st
Betting-5 to 2 agst Czarina, sto 1 agst Man in the Mooa,
sto 1 agst Quiver, and 6 to 1 agst Lady Mary. Quiver,
Czarina, Man in the Moon, and Lady Mary, laid in front the
whole of the distance, Czarina winning cleverly by a length.
Run in 1 min. 11 secs.
The Great Yorkshire Stakes of 10 sovs, each, with 100 added,
for three-year-old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 21b, the
second to receive 1001., and the third 501. One mile and
three quarters. (170 Subs.)
Mr. Wrather's Miss Lydia' filly
Mr. Bowes's Springy Jade
Lord Chesterfield's Distaffina

(T.mpleman) 1

The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Bowes's Wisma, Mr. Foljambe's Queen of the May, Mr. J.
Gill's Fleur-de-Seine, Mr. B. Green's Beverlac, Mr. B. Green's
Swiss Boy, Mr. J. Scott's Stinger, Mr. Gray's Reality. Won
by a length.
Betting-5 to 2on Springy Jack, and 6to 1 agst Queen of
the May ; the winner not mentioned. Won very cleverly by
a length, Springy Jack getting second place by a head only;
Queen of the May was fourth, and Reality fifth.
Sweepstakes of 30 sovs. each, 10 ft. ; for three-year-old
colts, Est 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b. One mile and a quarter.
(11 Subs.)
Mr. Pedley's Besborough
Mr. S. L. Fox's Le Comte ...
Won by a neck.
The Filly Sapling Stakes of 30 soya each, h ft. ; for two-
year olds, Bst 41b each. One mile. (12 Subs.)
Lord Zetland's Ellen Middleton ... (Marlon) 1
Mr. B. Green's Cigarette .. 2
Mr. L. Fox's Slashing Alice... ... •-• ••• 3
Betting-6 to 4on Ellen Middleton, and 3to 1 agst Alice.
Won in a canter.
The Gimcrack Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 100 added ; for
two-year-old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 21b ; the
second to receive 25/., and the third to save his stake. One
mile. (36 Subs.)
Mr. Payne's Glance ...
Mr. Bell's Velox

... 1

~. (Nat) 1

Mr. Shepherd's Alp .. 3
Mr. Pedley's Fellow Commoner .. 4
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Harrison's Master Bustle—Mr. B. Green's Abbot of Meaux
—Mr. Yea's Pyrland—Lord Zetland's Castanette, and Mr.
Bowes's fby Touchstone, out of Mickleton Maid.

Betting-:6 to 4 agst Glauca, sto 2 agst Castanette, and 4
to 1 agst Abbot of Meaux. Won by a length, Fellow Com-
moner a bad third.

The Members' Plate of 50/. One mile and a half.

Mr. Meiklam's Otterburn, 3 yrs, Bst
Mr. Ellis's Acomb, 3 yrs, 6st 91b

Mr. Holliday's General Sale, 5 yrs, 7st Glb
Mr. R. Bell's Cinderella, 5 yr 3, 7st 61b

fir. J. Scott's Sorceress, 3 irs 6st 61b

Mr. Scriven's Miss Faun, 4 yrs, 7st 61b

(Ryder) 1

Won In a canter. - ---
LATEST BETTING AT YORK.
THE YORKSHIRE HANDICAP (DONCASTER),
8 to 1 agst Cawrouch I 12 to 1 agst Maid of Mother-
-10 to 1 agst Meaux I well
10 to 1 agst Lady Wildair Il2to 1 agst Miss Whip filly
10 to 1 agst Vampyre I 12 to 1 agst Alliance
10 to 1 agst Executor 116 to 1 agst Miss Sarah.
12 to 1 agst Yardley

ST. LEGER.
2to 1 agst Justice to Ireland 6to 1 agst Surplice
—5 to 2 taken 6 to 1 agst Flatcatcher
sto 2 agst Canezou-3 to 1 t 7to 1 agst Springy Jack.
BUNGAY BALES.—FRIDAY.

The Gentlemen's Purse of 201., added to a Sweepstakes of
3 sovs. each, once round (7 Subs), was won, in two well-
contested heats, by Mr. Bell' Genuine, 3 yrs, 7st, (owner),
beating Mr. Beville's Kimblesworth, 4 yrs, 9st 21b, Captain
Margetson's Little Red Riding Hood, 3 yrs, Bst, and four
others.

The Hunters' Stakes of 1 sou. each and 10 added, list
7lbs each, once round. were won in two heats by Mr. G.
Beaumont's Little Tommy (owner) beating Mr. R. Oswald's
Novice and Mr. Pendgrift's Maria.
The Hurdle Race was won by Mr. Crowe's Positive Young
Man, lOst 71b; and the Pony Race by Mr. Robard's Tit-bit.
HEREFORD RACES.—Ffasr
Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, once round. (6 Subs.)
Mr. E. Griffith's Hagley, Bst 61b ... walked over
The Herefordshire Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and only
5 if declared, with 50 added. Two miles and a dis. (15
Subs., 6 of whom declared.)
Mr. E. Griffiths' Hagley, 3 yrs, 6st 71b ... (Brookes) 1
Mr. Edwards's New Forest Dear, aged, Bst 71b ••• 2
The following also started :—Premier, ist 101b—Tit-bit,
7st 91b—and Fernhill, 7st.

• Won cleverly by half a length.
The Hunters' Stakes ( Handicap) of 10 sove. each, h ft, with
30 added. Heats, twice round. (17 Subs.)
Mr. Learmouth's Cavendish, aged, list 2lb (Scott) 1 0 1
Mr. Stephenson's Rothersthorpe, 4 yrs, lOst ... 0 1 2
Mr. Parr's Morsel, 4 yrs, lOst 61b 0 0 3
Mr. E. S. Davenport's Vindictive, 5 yrs, lOst 12Ib 2 0 dr
Mr. I. Day's Counterfeit, aged, lOst 81b 0 2 dr

SECOND DAY.

The City and County Gold Cup of 60 soya., added to a Sweep-
stakes of 20 sous. each, h ft, and 5 only if declared. About
three miles. (12 Subs., 4 of whom declared.)
Lord Strathmore's Tit-bit, 5 yrs, 7st 91b ...(Whitehouse) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Fernhill, 3 yrs, 6st 1 llb .. 2
Mr. Hankin's Teresa, aged, Bst 41b
Mr. E. Griffiths's Hagley, 3 yrs, 6st 41b 4
Mr. I. Day's Milliner, 5 yrs, Bst, and Mr. Carter's Lin-
nreus, 4 yrs, 7st 71b, also started. Won by half a length.
The Selling Stakes of 3 sous. each, and 25 added. Heats,
once round and a distance. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Turner's Foxwhelp, 6 yrs, lOs 61b (Turner) 0 1, 1
Mr. Scott's Cavendish, aged, lOst Sib 1 0 3
Mr. I. Day's Mignon, 4 yrs, 9st 61b 0 0 2
Mr. Robbins's Shrewsbury, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b... ... 2 3 dr
Mr. Kitton's Morsel, 4 yrs, 9st 61b 0 2 dr
Mr. Vever's Freeman, aged, lOst 81b 0 0 dr
Mr. Allcott's Premier, 4 vrs, lOst 131 b ... 3 dr
Mr. Davenport's Vivandiere, 5 yrs, lOat llb ... odr
Won by a neck.
The Free Handicap of 5 Boys. each, and 35 addctd, once
round (6 Sas), was won in two heats, by Mr. John's New
Forest Deer, aged; list (Mr. Elwes), beating Mr. I, Day's
Premier, 4yrs, 9st 71b, Mr. Allcott's Fo/rWhelp, 0- yrs, lOst
71b, and Mr. Ilankin's Teresa, aged lOst 71b. Won
easy.

COMMITTEE.
ELECTION C-1
(THIS D. &:Y•)
HORSHAAL
The Committee were again occapied the whole day in
receiving rebutting evidence on behalf of Mr. Fitz-
gerald, the sitting Member.

CRIMINAL COURT.-CEIIIS DAY.
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron PLATT and Mr. Alderman Gums.)

His Lordship took his seat upon the bench at ten o'clock.
Robert C 7 owe, aged 24, and described as a tailor, was
placed in the dock upon an indictment charging him with
having unlawfully, in the presence and hearing of divers
subjects of our Lady the Queen, uttered and pronounced, of
and concerning the present state of Ireland and the Govern-
ment of this realm, divers wicked, scandalous, and seditious
words, tending to inflame the minds and alienate from our
said Lady the Queen the affections of her subjects, and to
incite them to tumult and insurrection against the said Go-
vernment.
The Attorney-General, Mr. Welsby, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr.
Clarke appeared for the prosecution, and the prisoner was
defended by Mr. Parry.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL in his opening, said as
many of the jury were present during the trials,
yesterday, it would be unnecessary for him to trouble them
with any lengthened statement upon the law as appli6able to
the charge against the prisoner. Upon this occasion the se-
ditious language would be proved, not by a short-hand writer,
but by a policeman who attended to watch the proceedings,
and who wrote down the words immediately after lee left the
meeting. The trade of the prisoner was that of a journeyman
tailor, living in Orchard-street, Camden-town, and he was a
member of a confederate association which was established
for the purpose of co-operating with the confederate clubs in
Ireland. There could be no doubt about his connexion with
that society, as a card of membership was found in his pos-
session. It was headed by the motto " every man to have
his own country," and stated that " Robert Crowe, on the
26th April, 1848, was duly admitted a member of the associa-
tion," and was signed "Thos. Halket, Sec." An address was
also found upon his premises, which was signed by
himself, and which would show what description
of person he was. In one portion of it he said he had no
mercy for the aristocracy, who were nothing:but the de-
scendants of a set of robbers and thieves who some centuries
ago overran this country. The meeting at which the pri-
soner was charged with uttering seditious words was held at
the Chartist Assembly Rooms, in Dean-street, Soho, and
there were about 200 persons present.. The policeman, whom
he should call before them, heard some one read the following
expression from a newspaper—" To hell with the Queen,"
and it was received with general approbation by the people
present. The words which were used by the prisoner, and
which were afterwards written down by the policeman, were
as follow :—" The late insurrection in Paris has shown how
easily a crown may be crumbled. Now is the time
to be brave, and the game is yours. I do not care
for thoseA persons present who wear other people's
clothes. I don't care if what I say is criminal.
I, for my own part, will do all in my power next
week to put a stop to trade, and to urge the Irish in
London to rebellion." The Attorney-General commented
upon the effect and tendency of those words upon the ex-
citable meeting which the prisoner was addressing, and con-
cluded by briefly referring to the law on the subject.
Reuben Brothers, police-constable, proved attending the
meeting on the 31st July last, at 83, Dean-street, Soho. He
attended in plain clothes. There were between 150 and 200
persons present, who appeared to consist chiefly of working
men and the lower order of Irish. The meeting took place
about eight o'clock in the evening. Heard some one read
something from a newspaper; the expression was " to hell
with the Queen," which was received with loud cheers, and
immediately after that saw the prisoner, whe was
on a raised platform or table. He addressed the meeting.
'Witness paid attention to him, but did not take a note of
what he said because he would have been observed doing so
in the room. About three hours afterwards he reduced
what he recollected being uttered by the prisoner to writing,
and it was to the effect that the late insurrection in Paris
had shown how easy a Crown might be crumbled ; that the
time had now come for action, and the game was theirs ; and
that he would do all in his power during the ensuing week
to put a stop to trade, and urge the Irish in London to re-
bellion.

Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—He had been present at
the meeting about twenty minutes before the prisoner spoke.
He did not do as Government reporters had always done an-
nounce he was there for the purpose of reporting the speeches.
The meetingwas inconveniently crowded, but there was room
for other persons. The prisoner might have spoken for half an
hour, but he would not swear positively as to that. Did
not hear the whole of the speech, and only
selected those portions which he considered were the
strongest. Had only been in the police force about six months
from the present time. Previously to entering the police he
was a druggist's assistant, and received in that capacity 20d
a year and his living. His pay in the police was 16s. Bd. a
week. His father was an undertaker and a 'Yeoman of the
Guard, and he lived with him about a twelvemonth before
entering the police and assisted him in his business, being
then out of a situation. He was originally apprenticed to a
jeweller. Had never followed any other occupation than that
of a druggist, an undertaker, and a jeweller. 'He made an
application for a situation in the police a fortnight before he
was appointed.
Sergeant Gray said he arrested the prisoner in Archer-street,
Camden-town, when he told him he took him into custody
on a charge of speaking sedition at a meeting on the previous
Monday. The prisoner said he expected it. In the front
parlour he found a card which he produced. It was a card
of membership in the Confederate Association. He saw the ;
prisoner pass a paper to a female, whom he believed to be
his sister, and he (witness) made her give it up; and that
was the paper he now produced.
W. Davis proved that the prisoner occupied the house
in which the paper and card in question were found. The
card was produced, numbered 7,154, and contained the prin-
ciples on which the Confederation was based, the fundamen-
tal one being the unalienable right of the Irish people to
have a domestic legislature.
On the paper or address being offered in evidence,
Mr. PERRY objected, on the ground that it did not apply
to the charge against the prisoner, as it contained no allu-
sion to the speech in question, and might have been written
subsequently to its delivery.
His LORDSHIP, however, over-ruled the objection. and the
Clerk of the Arraigns read the document, which extended
over several pages of folio paper, the composition being of a
very loose and declamatory description.
Sergeant Beresford, of the C division, proved that the wit-
ness Brothers brought him the report of the prisoner's
speech the morning after the meeting.
This being the case for the prosecution,
Mr. PARRY said he had to submit to his Lordship that the
case on the part of the Crown had not been made out ; and
be did not do so on vague general principles, but upon the
authority of a case decided by Lord Ellenborough. In the
present indictment the whole words alleged to have been
uttered by the prisoner were set down as having been spoken
continuously and consecutively, but the evidence showed
that the report which had been made by the policeman was
composed of disjointed sentences. Now he had a book,
which was edited by the Attorney-General and his colleague,
Mr. Welsby, and which said, that if parts of a publication
were selected the indictment should run thus " in certain
parts of the said speech certain false and seditious words had
been uttered," and "in certain other parts of the said
speech, ace.," so that if the words in the indictment
were not uttered continuously, they ought to be so set forth.
It was evident that the prisoner said a great deal between
those sentences which were attributed to him. In support
of his argument the Learned Barrister quoted the case of
ought to direct the
Tabbard v. Tipper, which was tried before Lord Ellenborough,
and submitted that his Lordship jury to
find a verdict of not guilty.
Mr. Baron Pr. Arr over-ruled the objection for the present,
and directed Mr. Parry to proceed with his defence, but at
the same time promised to take the 'natter into his consider-
ation, and give his decision on Monday.
Mr. PARRY then rose to address the jury on the part of the
prisoner. He trusted they would not deal harshly with the
young man in the dock, as, like most Irishmen, he was a
person of warm imagination and warm feelings, and if he had
uttered the words imputed to him, he had done so under
great excitement, occasioned by the extraordinary events
which were passing around him. No doubt, in writing the
address which had been put in evidence, the prisoner thought
he was doing something very grand and patriotic, that would
immortalize him. Perhaps he would hare published that
wild rhapsody, but no publisher would ever dream of
doing so, except indeed the Attorney-General.—(Laughter.)
He (Mr. Parry) did not believe that a Republicen feeling
existed in any niche or corner of this country, nor could he
believe that even the lowest order of Irish, such as were re-
presented to have attended the meeting in question, would
have applauded the expression—" To hell with the Queen."
It was nothing but a cunningly devised statement which
had been concocted by a policeman who attended meet-
ing after meeiing, until he at last got something important
to report to his inspector. He contended that the best tes-
timony had not been given on the part of the Crown
to substantiate the heinous crime of sedition,
because instead of having a policeman in plain clothes, they
ought to have had the evidence of a short-hand writer or a
reporter, who were men of education, and from their position
in life, were beyond the slightest suspicion. The jury should
remember that the question before them was, not the vindi-
cation of the majesty of the law—because it had been amply
vindicated, and could be for the future, by the impartial ad-
ministration of justice, if the occasion should arise—but the
question was whether the evidence was of such a character
as to warrant the jury in depending upon it. The
brothers received only 16s. Bd. a week, which was not a large
sum for a young man 23 years of age, and was sent, the first
week after entering the police, to report speeches at Chartist
meetings. He asked the jury to pause before they gave credit
to his evidence. The Learned Counsel having referred to
other passages in the report, alluded to the celebrated case of
Algernon Sidney, to show the danger of judging from dis-
jointed sentences. He was accused of saying " there
is no God," but the first part of the sentence which
was quoted from the Bible had been omitted by the
reporter, and • it ought to have run thus—" The fool
bath said in his heart that there is no God." The omission
had, therefore, entirely altered the context. Vas it, thesis
said Mr. Parry, a wonder that the prisoner and other Irishrs
men should be dissatisfied with the manner in which their
country was ruled, when popular agitators, for years, had
promulgated what were called the wrongs of Ireland. If
they were to read"the speeches of every statesman, from the
etyre watoeudl, d findand thtahtattlei exyiscon-
sidered of George the Third until the present time, including
the present
Ireland
Prime
hMinister,
b eeni
they
institutions were not,adapted to that country. Having made
those observations, he would conclude by quoting the observa-
tion of Mr. Brougham on the trial of Queen Caroline, that
he was not called upon to answer a case which had not been
snfficiently made out.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied to the speech of the
Learned Counsel.
Mr. Baron PLATT having carefully summed up the whole
evidence,
The jury then retired, and had not returned their verdict
when our reporter left.

THE ARMY AND NAVY.
(From the United Service Gazette.)
NAVAL GOOD SERVICE PENSION.—We have much
pleasure in announcing that Lord Auckland has bestowed
the Good Service Pension, vacant by the death of Cap-
tain Marryatt, C. 8., upon Captain Donat H. O'Brien
(1821). It will be remembered that this is the officer
who in a manner perfectly astounding effected his escape
from a French prison, after two previously unsuccessful
attempts. The narrative of this surprising undertaking
has been published in two volumes. The officer subse-
quently served with distinction in the Adriatic. He was
a Lieutenant of the Amphion, in the action off Lissa
and Senior Lieutenant of Bachante, under the same gal-
lant commander (the late Sir William Hoste, Bart.), par-
ticipating and commanding i❑ many dashing exploits.
CHATHAM GARRISON.—Ague has been Very prevalent
in this garrison, and a considerable number of officers

4,9
Week I Last 1.1
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. ~..
Week. :
e r•-•
o bc,
-.......-...
# A
Aug. 19 Aberdeen ..••••••••• • • • • • • • • ' ••• • • 584 -
20 Amiens and Boulogne .••••••• • •• • • • • 1,542 764
19 Belfast and Rallymena •••••••• • • • • • • 421
20 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 951 608
19 Caledonian-. - .....• • •••••• • • • • • • 5,431 -
19 Chester and Holyhead. ••••••• • • • • • • • 2,212 -
19 Cockermouth and Workington.- •• • • 153 -
17 Dublin and Drogheda. ••••••• • • • • • • • 737 1,002
22 Dublin and Kingstown ••••••• • • • • • ' 930 1,180
19 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •••• • • • • 1,204 1,088
20 East Anglian.... •• •. ****** •• •• •• '• '• 567 -
19 Edinburgh and Glasgow .••••• • • •• • • 4,423 4,508
19 Edinburgh and Northern •••••• •• • • • • 2,205 L.
20 Eastern Counties and North Eastern• • 15,020 14,909
19 East Lancashire •. • • ........ •• • •
19 Eastern Union- -••••••••• • • • • • • ' - 1,397 1,107
19 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • • • 3,228 3,413
19 Glasgow and Greenock.. •••••• • • • • • 1,694 4,289
19 Great Southern and Western •••• • • • • 2,784 1,878
20 Great Western, &c.. •.. ..... .. •.• • • • 21,297 21,266
19 Kendal and Windermere ••..••• • • • • • 239 _
19 Lancashire and Yorkshire..• ••••• • • • • 12,698 11,832
18 Lancaster and Car1i51e........' • 2,572 1,643
- Leeds and Think
19 Londonderry and eamiskillen • • 139 188
20 London and North Western, &c. ..... 46,405 49,073
20 London and Blackwall.• •••••• • • • • • • 1,220 1,302
19 London and Brighton .••••••• • • • • • • • 10,183 10,738
20 Loudon and South Western .•••• • • • • 11,058 10,180
•19 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 3,104 2,878
20 Maryport and Carlisle ••••••• • • • • • • • 675 621
19 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham •• • • .24,621 23,264
20 Midland Great Western (Irish) ••• • • • 806 126
- Newmarket... ••••- .. • • •• •• • - --
- Newcastle and Carlisle - 2,676
19 North British .. •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 3,152 3,068
19 Paris and Rouen .••••••••• • •• • • • • • • 5,646 9,118
19 Rouen and Havre . ..
19 Scottish Central .... • ............... 1,259 -
20 Shrewsbury and Chester ...... ••• • • • 851 595
19 South Eastern and Branches •••• • • .• 10,207 11,543
18 South Devon •• - ......• 1,677 1,554
19 Taff Vale •••• - ..
20 Ulster .
- Waterford and Limerick.- -- .. - -
20 Whitehaven Junction .........
- Wishaw and Coltness .• . - -
19 York and Newcastle ..• • ........... 14,073 13,508
19 York and North Midland .- .• ...... 10,347 10.073

LOIS

AILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
DON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes-
terday at the Nine-elms station, Vauxhall. The attend-
ance of shareholders was so numerous that an adjourn-
ment from the board-room to the large goods•shed became
necessary.

Mr. Chaplin, M.P., chairman of the board of directors,
presided.
Mr. TAUNTON, assistant-secretary, read the directors' re-
port, which was as follows :
" The directors first request the attention of the proprietors
to the half-yearly account of receipts and expenditure—
s. d.

The gross income for the half-year ended
30th of June last amounts to .. ... 218,587 3 6%
The working expenses during the same
period amounted to ... 118,729 9 71/2

99,857 13 11
From which balance there must be de-
ducted interest on borrowed capital
applied to finish lines, 14,570/. 17e. 9d.,
and 8,000/. carried over to the credit
of the new capital, 1845, in respect of
the company's subscription thereout
towards the Southampton and Dor-
chester Railway ... 22,570 17 9

Shdowenidngofa balan.c.e. applicable
.t.. 0 divi
477,286 16 2
" Out of this balance the directors recommend the payment
of a dividend, at the rate of six per cent, per annum on the
Company's Consolidated Stock, subject to income-tax.
There will then remain a sum of 1,2351. Os. 2d. to be carried
to the credit of the current half-year.-
" The Metropolitan Extension line and Waterloo station
were opened on the 11th ult. Every exertion had been used
in order that these works should be completed at an earlier
day, and arrangements had been made in anticipation of the
traffic commencing on the 30th of June last; but an unex-
pected delay was occasioned by the Commissioners of Rail-
ways withholding their certificate, and although the public
opening was thereby only postponed a few days, it was a
matter of great concern to the directors, on account of its
effect upon the interests of a section of the proprietors.
Efforts were in vain made to induce the Commissioners to
take a more favourable view of the subject, and nothing,
therefore, remained but to submit the bridge, of which the
possible insufficiency was suggested, to stronger tests, and to
finish more perfectly those parts of the works, the state of
which, although substantially complete, had not been deemed
satisfactory. The experiments which followed fully vindi-
cated the judgment of your engineer, and removed all doubt
from the minds of the Commissioners as to the perfect sta-
bility of the works, whilst a few days' further labour was
also sufficient to remove those objections which rested on
the real or apparent incompleteness of the line, and the whole
being duly certified, was opened for public use after ten days'
delay.
" The coast line between Farebam and the Chichester and
Portsmouth Railway at Cosham is ready for use, and an in-
crease of east and west going traffic must follow the comple-
tion of the coast communication.
" The Hampton Court branch is in a state of forwardness,
and the traffic will shortly commence.
" The extensions to Farnham, Godalming, and Andover
are in satisfactory progress, and will, before next summer, be
adding to your revenue. •
An Act for authorising the amalgamation of the South-
ampton and Dorchester Company with this proprietary has
received the royal assent. It authorises the creation of
shares to the extent of 31,150/. in this company to replace
shares to that extent given in exchange to some of the
Southampton and Dorchester proprietors, and arrangements
having, with your sanction, been already, agreed upon and
in part effected, with reference to all the shares in that com-
pany not originally subscribed for out of the South-Western
capital, nothing beyond matters of form now remain to per.
fect the union of the two companies. By one of the pro-
visions of this . Act Mr. John Mills, heretofore a director of
the Southampton and Dorchester line, has become a director
of this company.
" The directors congratulate the proprietors that the long-
pending contests with respect to the Salisbury and Exeter
Extension lines have been at length brought to a close. The
prudence of continuing in the present session, rather than
postponing to a future one, the application for these Bills has
been amply proved; inasmuch as the further contest in the
House of Lords was limited to five days only, and the Acts
have therefore been obtained at a comparatively, slight in-
crease of expense. The proprietors are reminded that no call
beyond the deposit on the capital subscribed for these lines
can be made before July, 1849; no active measure will, there.
fore, be taken for the,
present respecting them.
d
The application for Parliamentary powers in respect of
the Taw Vale and Exeter and Crediton Railways was not
attended with success. It was unavoidably heard in Com-
mittee before the Salisbury and Exeter lines had been sanc-
tioned, and therefore under circumstances of disadvantage.
This company's relations in that district will continue to re-
theattentive
to tten(tliovnebt, considerationtnfttwith board,
thofetheeentinneconfidence of
and there is
causelittle
their proprietary,. the .directors will yet be able to obtain
results beneficial to the company and satisfactory to their
allies and to the public.
"Powers have been acquired for making the several minor
extensions and improvements mentioned in the last reports,
subject to unimportant modifications. After much opposition
from existing steam-packet interests, the company have also
been authorised, for 14 years, to purchase and work steam-
packets between those ports on the southern coast with which
the South- Western Railway is connected, and France and
the Channel Islands.
" In the Windsor district the directors feel that the events
of the past half-year are very satisfactory. Under their
original powers the Windsor, Staines, and South-Western
Company have, with great rapidity, completed their line be-
tween Richmond and Datchet, and they are making progress
on the loop line by Brentford. The former line has bees
placed in the hands of this company, and was opened for
public traffic on the 22d inst. By original subscription and
subsequent purchases this company have become owners of
the principal part of the Windsor capital; and as the exist-
ing agreement does not provide for the terms on which this
company shall lease and work a part only of the Windsor
Company's lines, and it is expedient, during a temporary ar-
rangement, to avoid the keeping of the separate accounts of
earnings and expenses incident to the ascertaining of a profit
rent, the directors of the two companies have agreed(subject to
the approval of the shareholders) that the completed portion
of the Windsor line should be worked by this company, for
the present, at a fixed rent of 51. per cent. per annum upon
the paid-up capital. This rent may probably be considered
high, while the lines are only open in part; but the extent
of this company's interest in the Windsor capital, and the
convenience which will,result from avoiding the expense and
trouble incident to fixing a profit rent, induce the direbtors
to recommend the arrangement.

" With respect to the proceedings of the Windsor Com-
pany •results, in Parliament during the last session, the
al-
though differing from those which the company sought, are
not unsatisfactory. The company were compelled by the
Commissioners of Woods, in the session of 1847, to adopt a
station, certainly not so convenient for the town of Windsor
as would otherwise have been selected ; but it was then un-
derstood that the Commissioners would allow no other to
them, or to their competitors. The Windsor Company, there-
fore, took measures for opposing the Great Western Com-
pany's proposal to make a Windsor branch ending nearer to
the town than the station prescribed last year; but her Ma-
jesty having graciously consented to an extension of the
Windsor, Staines, and.South-Western line from Dachet across
the Home Park into the town of Windsor, every object of
the Windsor Company has thus been attained. The exten-
sion from Dachet to Windsor will be immediately proceeded
with, and will, of course, be included in the lease to this
company.
"The total amount of capital authorised to be be raised on
the terms sanctioned by the special meeting of November
last, by Acts since passed, is as follows : X.
Salisbury and Yeovil Extension Act 875,000
Exeter, -Yeovil, and Dorchester Railway Act 900,000
(If to purchase that line, 500,000/. additional.)
London and South-Western Company's
Amendment Act, 1848, including 100,000/.
for the purchase of steam-packets

2,015,000
or 120,000 shares at 161. 13s. 4d. each.
" The total amount actually subscribed for is
1,704,333/. Os. Bd., or 102,260 such shares.
" The directors propose that the scrip representing the
latter amount should be called in, the shares registered, and
the interest paid to the registered holders ; and believing
that the consolidation of these thirds into shares of 501.
each would be beneficial to the proprietors individually, and
to the company, the directors recommend that the opportu-
nity afforded, on the registration of the scripholders, should
be made available for effecting this operation. A similar
proceeding, with reference to the Thirds of 1847, and the
401. shares of 1845 would be attended with like advantage;
and the directors recommend its adoption, and also the con-
version of the fully paid-up 50/. and 40/. shares of 1846
(consolidated tenths) into transferable stock, at such re-
spective periods as the board may hereafter fix, having
regard to the convenient working out of these various
changes in the Treasurer's office.

"In conformity with thelwishes expressed at the last half-
yearly meeting, the directors have caused copies of the ac-
counts appended to this report to be circulated among the
shareholders, and powers have been obtained from Parlia-
ment for the appointment of auditors. The selection of two
shareholders to fill this office rests with the proprietors.
" The directors are sensible that the returns to the credit of
revenue, exhibiting an increase of only 26,1551. upon the cor-
responding half-year of 1847, will disappoint the expecta-
tions of the proprietors; but apart from the unparalleled de-
pression in commerce, and the prevalence of distress through-
out the country, it must be recollected that of the 100 miles
now worked by this company, about one-half have been so
recently opened as to have afforded no sufficient time for the
fair development of their resources ; whilst the expenses of
working these new lines are as heavy as they will be with a
greatly increased traffic.
" The directors have only to add an expression of their
confidence, that, with the returning prosperity of the country,
and a more settled state of the continent, the receipts of your
undertaking will equal the expectations which have been in
better times entertained; and, upon the short practical ex-
perience they have yet enjoyed, they see no cause to doubt
that the large expenditure in improving the London ter-
minus has been providently made, and will result in a great
development of traffic. At the same time the directors have
felt called upon, by the diminished rate of earnings, to insti-
tute still more strict examinations into the working of every
part of the line; and the proprietors may rely, that whilst
treeiy admitting the public right to liberal accommodation,
the directors will never forget that the first object of their
appointment, and of the company in its constitution, is to
reap a fair remuneration for your investments. The direc-
tors trust that by watchful attention to these principles, they
will always be enabled to meet the just expectations both of
the proprietors and the public."
An abstract of the half-year's accounts has already ap-
peared in our columns.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report be received and
adopted, said, that the causes which had contributed to the
present depressed condition of railway property were beyond
the control of any boards of directors. If they found that
railways in the north of England, traversing the seats of
manufactures and commerce, were seriously affected in their
receipts, how much more might it be expected that their line,
the success of which mainly depended apon the prosperity of
the more populous portions of the kingdom, should suffer in
the general depression? Not only had their summer traffic
been seriously affected from these causes, but the merchants
upon whom they had been dependent for foreign ship-
ments had been unable to carry on their usual trade, and
thus the progressive growth and development of the re-
sources of the line had been entirely checked. The Company
had also 90 miles of new lines which had been barely opened
within the last twelve months, and the traffic upon these
new lines had not had time to develope itself. The revolu-
tionary disturbances in France had likewise cut off a great
deal of passenger traffic which would otherwise have arrived
by their steamers. The primary origin of the present com-
mercial depression might be stated to be the scarcity of food;
thence followed general financial pressure and derangement,
and this was succeeded by revolutionary movements
throughout Europe. Lastly, he might mention a continuance
of unfavourable weather, which had most seriously interfered
with their traffic, and with the recreation upon which their
district so much depended.—(Hear.) He admitted that the
making of new lines of railway had perhaps gone on a little
too fast. In this country, in 1843, there were 1,952 miles of
new railway in operation. In the year 1848 the number of
miles of railway was 5,016, including what would be com-
pleted during the present year—an increase much greater
that any proportionate increase of traffic that could be
reasonably expected. The directors could not, however,
have restrained the extension of new lines. Parliament, a
year or two ago, regarded favourably the doctrine of
competition, the shareholders naturally desired to increase
the number of new shares upon which they anticipated
receiving high premiums, and then the fear of losing
districts into which competitors were hastening, com-
bined with all these causes to make railway companies
go faster on with their extensions than the traffic could
accumulate which was to make them remunerative. Seven
years ago a combination of circumstances caused a like
depression in railway undertakings, but they had enjoyed
a very high degree of prosperity since that period, and they
might reasonably expect that brighter days would shortly
occur. In the year 1841 they had 281,460 passengers over
78 miles of their main line, no branches having then been
opened. In 1848, now that they had extended their opera-
tions over 191 miles, the number of passengers was 1,058,734.
So that while in 1841 they carried 3,608 passengers for each
mile, in 1848 they conveyed s,s42.—(Applause.) These
results afforded ground to the proprietors for believing that
their undertaking was thoroughly sound, and that their
traffic would go on steadily increasing and developing itself.
—(lean) Having explained that the delay in opening the
Waterloo extension was not attributable to the directors or
to their engineer, the Chairman congratulated the share-
holders on the increased facilities now afforded to the public
by so central a station, with the results of which, as far as
the interests of the company were concerned, the directors
had every reason to be satisfied. He also expressed the
satisfaction felt by the directors in having succeeded in
carrying
on their line to Windsor. The directors an-
ticipated a considerable increase of traffic as soon as their
lessis
line through Brentford could be opened, seeing that
the population of that neighbourhood was very great,
and that 1-36th of the exciseable duties of the
whole kingdom (say 380,000/.) was paid in the district of
Brentford. He explained and defended the policy of the di-
rectors in their Parliamentary contests for their western ex-
tensions, and also in their steam-boat projects. The com-
pany had Southampton upon which to depend for all time,
with its packets, docks, and mails, and if they considered the
steamers which left that port for the East and West Indies,
Constantinople, Bremen, and the United States, they would
feel the great desideratum of having a large supply of con-
tinuous traffic brought to Southampton, of increasing it by
establishing tributary streams, and by offering every facility
in favour of the concentration of the mail packets at South-
ampton. The directors had sought for the power of estab-
lishing steam-boats, because of the:economy with which they
could be worked and repaired in conjunction with their rail-
way, and also because the railway and steamboats were
parts of the great and comprehensive undertaking by which
they were to arrive at a combined and satisfactory result.
Their line now presented unequalled means for pub-
lic amusement and recreation. Among the retreats
they had to offer were Richmond and Hampton
Court. The latter place had had this year, not-
withstanding the unfavourable weather, 209,404 visitors
and they might expect a great increase of traffic when their
Hampton Court branch was completed. Then they had
Chiswick and Kew, where 38,000 persons visited the grounds,
and 64,000 the Botanic Gardens. The number of visitors to
Windsor Castle were 27,142, to say nothing of Virginia
Water and the Isle of Wight. The directors might have
beers going on too fast, but if they now only held their
hands a little, and were enabled to call upon the proprietors
as little as possible, by borrowing money and economisii:g
their expenditure as much as possible, he was convinced
their affairs were in a very satisfactory condition, and they
could afford to wait for better times before they attempted to
complete the remainder of their projects.—(Hear, hear.)
The Andover and Southampton line, and the London-bridge
Extension, could afford to wait for further consideration.
Their total share capital was 6,209,9351. The experiment of
reducing the fares had not been so successful as was antici-
pated by some persons, and some increase in the fares would
be necessary to make their undertaking properly remunera-
tive to the proprietors. The Chairman concluded by moving
that the report be read, adopted, printed, and circulated
among the proprietors.
In reply to questions from a SHAREHOLDER,
The CHAIRMAN said the directors had no intention of
going to Parliament for any more extensions. They were pro-
gressing as fast as they could to the closing of their capital
accounts, but he did not see how it was practicable to accom-
plish this immediately.
Mr. BAKER moved, as an amendment,
"That a committee of shareholders be appointed to confer
with the directors on the present state and prospects, and the
future liabilities of the company; and that such committee
be required to report thereon to a general meeting of the pro-
prietors."
ISIr Baker proceeded at extreme length to complain of the
administration of the company's affairs, and was followed by
Messrs. Hoyes and Puncher.
They were replied to at great length by the CRais.xsar,
and as his explanations appeared to be entirely satisfactory to
the great body of the meeting, and as the amendment wag
eventually withdrawn in deference to the general opinion of
the shareholders, it will be unnecessary to advert in detail to
points raised in the discussion.
Mr. LOCKg, the company's engineer, suggested that the
two auditors who were to be elected that day might examine
the company's accounts, as the dissentient shareholders
complained of the impossibility of understanding them, and
report whether they could be kept in any better mode. The
auditors might also investigate the expenditure, so far as it
came under their notice, and if they would suggest any
measures of additional economy in his department of expen-
diture he would gladly avail himself of their assistance.—
(Hear, hear.) The fact was, however, that the locomotive
expenses of the South-Western line were less than on most
other railways. The experiment of reducing the fares had
been tried, and what had been the result?

A SHAREHOLDER—A 6 per cent. instead of an S per cent
dividend.—(Applause.)
Mr. Loom agreed that the reduction of fares had been
one of the causes that had produced this result. The first
class fare to Southampton used to be U. ; it was now
only fourteen shillings. He would recommend that the fare
be raised to the maximum rate now permitted by Parlia-
ment (16s. Bd.), for it was clear that to keep up the dividend
to which the proprietors were fairly entitled they must keep
up the fares.—(Hear, hear.) He would also recommend
that the practice of sending third-class carriages by the
fast trains should be abandoned, and that third-class car-
riages should always form a train by themselves, and not to
be attached to first and second-class trains.—(Applause.)
He defended the making of the extension lines westward,
but for which they might have seen a broad gauge line to
Southampton.
The motion for the reception and adoption of the report
was then carried unanimously.

The CHAIRMAN then moved—
" That a dividend at the rate of Cl. per cent. per annum
sub ect to income-tax, be declared on the consolidated stock
of the company, and that the said dividend be paid on and
after the Ist of la
The resolution was agreed to unanimously.
Resolutions were also passed, without dissent, authorising
the directors to perfect the amalgamation of the Southampton
and Dorchester Railway, and approving of the agreement
for working the Richmond and Datehet portion of the
Windsor, Staines, and South-Western Railway for one year
at a rent of 51. per cent. per annum, on the paid-up capital of
the latter company. Powers were also given to the directors
to make arrangements for the exocution of the proposed
Datchet and Windsor Extension Railway, and for the sale or
lease thereof.

In compliance with the general wish of the meeting, it was
understood that the directors should forthwith raise the fares.
and take off the third class carriages from the first and
second class trains.

A long discussion took place respecting the appointment of
auditors, which was at length terminated by the election of
Mr. Close, of Nottingham, and Mr. Alexander Hoyes, of
Southampton.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors, the
meeting adjourned at half-past six o'clock.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COWES, AUGUST 25.
Prince Albert's birth-day is to be celebrated at
Osborne on Saturday. All the elite of the neighbour-
hood are invited to a dejeuner a la fourchette at three
o'clock, on the grounds at Osborne. Marquees are
erected for a large company.
Her Majesty Queen Adelaide has taken Norfolk
House and Adelaide Villa, West Cowes, for two months,
and will arrive here on the 30th inst.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, AUG. 4.—We have had
a very dull week in sugar, and the transactions since our
last report scarcely reach 150 hhds., at easier rates. Rum
is in better demand.—Bristol Mercury.
EAST INDIA.—The home accounts of the East
India Company have been printed by command of the
House of Commons. It appears that the receipts, from the
Ist of May, 1837, to the 30th of April, 1848, amounted to
4,796,9711., and the disbursements to 4,069,2151.: leaving a
balance in favour, on the 30th of April, of 727,7551. The
estimated receipts for the year ending the 30th of April,
1849, amount to 4,725,2561., and the disbursements to
4,378,1391.; leaving a balance in favour of 347,1171. The
aggregate revenues of the Indian empire appear to have
amounted in the years 1846-47, to 18,400,485 Company's
rupees, and the charges to 18,965,615 rupees; leaving a
deficiency of 565,130 Company's rupees. In 1845-46, the
revenues were 17,812,419 rupees, and the charges
19,307,795 rupees; leaving a deficiency of 1,495,376 rupees.
The gross total amount of the public debts of India was,
on the 30th of April, 1846, 38,992,734/. (41,59,22,492
rupees), and the interest thereon, 1,839,729/. (or 1,96,24,453
rupees).

ROYAL ORTHOP.E.DIC HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday the
half-yearly general court of the governors of this institution,
established in 1840, was held at the hospital, 6, Bloomsbury-
square, ➢lr. Quarles Harris in the chair. The following are
the statistics of the hospital for the half-year ending the 24th
inst.:—ln-patients admitted, 79 ; out-patients, 662 ; total,
741. The number of patients admitted since the formation
of the institution is 7,423. Three new beds have been
opened, making altogether 36, and there are upwards of
240 persons waiting to be admitted, the funds being inade-
quate to furnish further accommodation. The Rev. George
Kemp, M.A., chaplain, has accepted the office of honorary
secretary.
THE ORLEANS FAMILY.—Tha Countess of Neuilly
having applied to the Lords of the Treasury for permission
to import from Antwerp, free of duty, some sacred vest-
ments which she wished to present to her Roman Catholic
priest, and intended to be used by him solely for devotional
purposes, the revenue authorities have been informed by Sir
Charles Trevelyan, ene of the secretaries to the Treasury,
that he has 'been commanded by their Lordships to desire
them to permit the admission of the vestments duty free, as
requested, provided they do not exceed in quantity the num-
ber which Roman Catholic clergymen are usually permitted
to import without payment of duty in their baggage on their
first arrival in this country.
CHESTER AND HOLYELEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
the week ended Aug. 19, 2,212/. 13s. 7d.; Post-office,
for conveyance of mails, and toll from Shrewsbury and
Chester Railway Company, not included.
At ilamburgh the want of employment for money
is more than ever perceptible, the rate of discount being now
quoted at 134 per cent. Unfavourable anticipations regarding
our harvest still cause a tendency to depression in the ex-
change on London.

NOTIFICATION TO FARMERS.—POTATO ROT.—We
are exceedingly anxious to fix immediate attention on the
following, communicated to us from a source of the
highest authority on agricultural affairs. We have
heard from many quarters of the efficiency of this
prescription in checking the potato blight ; and it
is so cheap and harmless, that it would, at least,
be well worth a trial :—Pulling up the stalks without disturb-
ing the tubers, and then treading down the bed gently, to
close the surface, has been found the most effectual means of
saving the potatoes. This should be done the moment the
plant is observed to be infected, in order to cut off the com-
munication with the tuber.—Dublin Evening Post.
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—Very serious
apprehensions are entertained that the exceedingly unpropi-
tious state of the weather must have an injurious effect upon
the crops. Sunday was one of the finest days we have had this
year, and we indulged the hope that splendid weather had set
in, but early on Monday morning the rain began to pour
down is torrents, and a deluge of rain continued till mid-day,
when a violent storm of wind arose, scattering the shocks in
all directions, and doing, we fear, incalculable damage. Yes-
terday the weather was better, but still far from favourable.
There were continual showers and thunder, and alto-
gether it was a cold, wet, uncomfortable day. Still a very
considerable breadth of wheat has been well got up, and if
fine weather should even new set in, the remaining portion
of the crops will have sustained but little material or perma-
nent injury, although we regret extremely to learn that the
disease is working great ravages with the potatoes.—Cam-
bridge Advertiser.
ANNUITY Tes,—We understand that Mr. J. G.
S. Lefevre, one of the secretaries of the Board of Trade,
has been appointed by the Government to institute an
inquiry into the nature and operation of the annuity
tax in this city, for the information of the Government
and the Legislature.—Edinburgh Advertiser.
TEEN CANADIAN GOVERNIIIENT.--The Act of Par-
liament to repeal the law relating to the use of the
English language in instruments regarding the Legis-
lative Council and Legislative Assembly came into
force on the 14th instant, when it received the Royal
assent. For a number of years applications had been
made to repeal the statute, and it was only recently
that Lord Grey, as Colonial Secretary, yielded to the
wishos of the applicants. By this Act (11th and 12th
of Victoria, cap. so much of the statute as required
the use of the English language in the documents men-
tioned is repealed.
Two LIVES LOST IN THE RIVER MEDWAY.-011
Tuesday afternoon the bodies of two men were picked
up, having been washed on shore near to Gillingham
Reach. They were conveyed to the Boatswain and Call
public-house at Upnor, to await :an inquest, when they
were identified as father and son, of the name of Hunt,
residents of Chatham, and by trade shoemakers. It ap-
pears they went down the river in a boat on Monday
afternoon last to witness one of those disgusting scenes,
a prise-fight, for 51. aside, between two labouring men
of the dockyard at Chatham, Grady and Crawley. The
place determined on for the fight was in the Marsh, near
to Salt-pan Reach. The weather was extremely rough,
and the wind blew a gale, causing a considerable sea.
On the passage, Hunt and his son were passed by several
boats conveying spectators to the fight. They were
rowing, and it is supposed that the sea caused the boat
to fill and sink. Another boat, belonging to Burford,
a vvaterman conveying passengers to the Marsh, in con-
sequence of the heavy sea, was also upset, immersing the
whole party in the water, and the boat turned keel upper-
most. Fortunately, all were rescued. Hunt was a
middle-aged man, and his son appears about twenty
years of age. hunt has left a widow and a large family.
Au inquest was held yesterday on the bodies, when a
verdict of " Accidental death," was returned.
The iron bridges for the railways at Newcross and
Deptford, by raising the road to a height unpleasant to
the passengers, and almost unsurmountable by cattle, is
a constant source of complaint among omnibus drivers
and others. In some instances six horses have been re-
quired to drag a coal waggon over the Newcross-road-
bridge, which is partly constructed, with an immense
weight of iron. To remedy this inconvenience the Rail-
way Company have horses always ready to help the
carts and waggons which, but for that assistance, could
never get through the rough road, gravel, &c., laid down
to form the upper stratum of the roadway.
THE " BUMBLE" or REAL LITE.—At the Amble-
side (Westmoreland) petty sessions, a few days ago, the
parish constable appeared before the magistrates as
complainant against himself. He accused himself of
having been drunk at the fair. The magistrates fined
55., which ho paid.