The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-22 00:00:00

THE irETN, LONDON, PRIDA MORWING, AUGUST CO, MS

were determined, either by.argument or force, to lottlp the
question with Rosas. The Monte Videans
every proposal made to them. Riveira was still at Rico de
Janeiro.
BAHIA.—The barque Diathesis, Captain Gordon; had. put
into this port with her cargo of coals heated, bound to Men,
and also to land some Dutch sailors which Captain Gordon had
taken off the island of St. Paul's, belonging to the Jan Hen-
drik, of Rotterdam, wrecked there.

MELANCHOLY AND FATAL
OCCURRENCE.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
ILFRACOMBE, AUG. 20.—This morning between seven
and eight o'clock an alarm was raised on the Quay that a
lady was in the sea, and drowning, at the back of the houses
on the Quay, and a general call for ropes and parties who
could swim, in order to endeavour to save her. The wind
was then blowing strongly from the N.W., and about high
tide, the water being nearly twenty feet deep at the backs of
the houses, with the sea beating violently against the walls.
Mr. Edward Stephens, a respectable shoemaker of the town'
happening to pass by, went through the house stripped off his
clothes, and dashed into the foaming waves, and succeeded in
coming up with the lady. A rope was then thrown to her, which
she missed, but on being thrown out a second time, she
succeeded in securing it, and was safely brought to the

steps.
Mr. Stephens, when he found that the lady had secured
the rope, let go his hold of her, when a wave took him out
to sea, and a subsequent wave was seen to strike him ; which
is supposed to have stunned him. He immediately went
under water, and was drowned. He has left a widow and
two children.
It appears that three ladies, of the name of Bailey, from
Peterborough, have been staying at Martin's Boarding-
house on the Quay, for some time, and that they have
been in the habit of bathing in the sea from the
back of the house. The mode of approach to the
beach is by a flight of steps, but when the tide is up there
is no beach to land on, so that any person bathing at such
time must plunge into deep water. These ladies being most
expert, extraordinary, and beautiful swimmers, have been in
the habit of plunging into deep water ; but this morning the
wind and sea being both high, Miss Fanny Baily ventured to
bathe, but from the sea beating against the wall she was not
enabled to beat against the receding waters, in order to re-
cover the steps from which she had plunged, and was at the
mercy of the waves ; she did not lose her self possession, and
kept herself nobly on the surface of the waters ; she was
much exhausted on being brought to shore, and was put to
bed instantly, and is now going on favourably. The Misses
Bailey are ladies of good property ; Miss Fanny Bailey's
sisters have been with the disconsolate widow, and have as-
sured her that neither she nor the fatherless children shall be
allowed to want any necessary comfort. The body of poor
Stephens is not yet found.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, AUG. 21.—Wind this day at noon, V.S. W.,
pleasant breeze, and fine clear weather.
DEAL, AUG. 20.—Squally.—Arrd. Marquis of Lansdowne,
Plant, South Seas; Romeo, Pollock, Calcutta. Arrivedriv from
the River, Tropic, Robertson, Sydney ; e Val-
paraiso ; Victoria, Morgan, New York; William, Charlton,
North America ; Caroline, BPLeod, Quebec. Put back,
Urania, Rae, Nassau.
FALMOUTH AUG. 20.—Wind N.W., squally.—Express
packet, Rio Janeiro,' sai7ed June 22, with about 20,0001. in
gold and diamonds; Athelston, Robson, Quebec. Off port
19th, James Johnston, Prince Edward's Island.
DEAL, AUG. 20.—The Edward Fawcett, from Blyth to
Boulogne, has put back to the Downs from the coast of
France, with loss of anchor and chain, having been obliged
to ship to prevent driving on shore.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 20.—The Thomas and Margaret, Judd,
on shore on Point Reach yesterday, came off last night's
tide, and proceeded for Sunderland, apparently without
damage.
BRISTOL, AUG. 20.—The Friendship, Kers xell, from Hull
to this port, got on the sands off Portshead this morning,
capsized and sunk ; crew saved.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 20.—The sloop Rachel, of Amlwch,
was wrecked last night, near Hilbree Island ; crew saved.
MARYPORT, AUG. 20.—The Isabella, Thompson, and the
Wellington, Merry, which were aground in the harbour, have
been got off; the former proceeded, and the latter put back
to repair.
HULL, AUG. 20.—Last night and this morning it blew very
heavily from the N. E. and N.W,, at times a perfect hurri-
cane. It is now (5 P.m.) blowing strong from the westward.

APPEARANCE OF A PIRATE AT THE BAHAMAS.
The English ship Thunderer, charged with the duty of ex-
ploring the passages of the Bahamas, Gulf of Florida, arrived
at Key West 24th of April, reports appearances of a pirate
during her voyage from Nassau. Several ships bound to the
Bahamas had disappeared, and others had been chased by a
barque painted black, which had crossed their track without
any visible reason. It is supposed the vessel was a pirate, and
had captured those ships which had disappeared.
TO MARINERS.
EXAMINATION OF MERCHANT CAPTAINS AND
MATES.
The examination of merchant captains and mates, under
Captain Fitzroy's Bill, will commence on and after the tat of
November next. The detailed plan for carrying out the im-
portant object of the Bill can be seen on reference to the London
Gazette of Tuesday last (19th inst).;

STATISTICS OF THE POSTAL
SERVICE OF RUSSIA.
(From the Constitutionnel.):
The receipts of the' Post-office department in Russia
amounted in 1843 to 16,000,000 f., being about 1,000,0001.
more than in 1842. The expenses amounted to about
7,000,0001., so that the net produce was 9,000,0001. From the
Ist July, 1843, to the Ist July, 1844, the number of private
letters dispatched from all the post-offices of Russia amounted
to 9,249,000, being 600,000 more than in the preceding twelve
months. In these dispatches were included 74'21,000 letters,
1,812,000 letters remitting money, and 216,000 packets. The
facility with which the Post-office undertakes the conveyance el
money is the consequence, in a certain degree, of the want 01
banks or other houses of credit. In 1843, the amount of mone
in metallics transmitted through the post was 1,000,000,0001.
In 1823, these remittances amounted to only 600,000,000:
The amount sent in 1844 is not yet ascertained, but during the
first eight months there was an increase of 20 per cent. At the
St. Petersburgh office only the mass amounted to 260,000,0U0t.
The Government money in these remittances amounted tu
650,600,000 f. in the gross amount of 1843, leavin;
350,000,000 f. sent from private individuals. In these sums
bank-notes and commercial bills and notes are not comprises,.
It is thus seen that the Post-office in Russia brings in about
one-third of the same service in France, and that the circula•
tion of letters is comparatively to that of this country not mere
than one-tenth, and consequently that it is the transmission of
money that forms in Russia a large portion of the receipts.
however, there be taken into account the great distances be-
tween the towns, the paucity of the population, and the insia-
ciency of the modes of communication, it will be found that the
postal service in Russia is not badly organised, and that it is _n
general adequate to the wants of the people. In certain direk
tions, it is true, it is more particularly instituted to meet the
necessity of the Government, but trade and commerce do not
fail to profit by it, and staking all things into consideration, the
means of circulation answer private as well as public interests.'

HAWKERS' LICENSES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Stn,—The Commissioners of Stamps have issued a
notice that all pedlars, hawkers, &c., exhibiting goods
fur sale without being duly licensed, subject themselves
to a penalty of 101., and that the Commissioners have
employed throughout the country several persons to
detect such offenders.
Now, Mr. Editor, allow me to ask-1. Is the public
aware that for the smallest sort of goods, such as tapes,
matches, boot and shoe-laces, &c., though it be but two
shillings' worth of goods, every such person is compelled
by law to have an annual license for the sum of 41., and
in case of offending against that law, every such per-
son is liable to a fine of 101., or three months' imprison-
ment in a common gaol, or House of Correction, and
there to be confined as a rogue and vagabond ? 2. Is
the public aware that there are in and about London
common informers, who prowl about the streets en-
trapping the poor to the commission of that very
crime ? 3. Is the public aware that it has already so
occurred that the informer in such cases has more pre-
rogative than her most gracious Majesty, because the
Queen's moiety of 51. is genera'ly forgiven, but the in-
fo; mer's is absolute ; the law protects him ; and the
ancient law manufacturers give him full power to stick
bard and fast for his 51. ? 4. Is the public aware that
there are fellows about the metropolis living on the poor
and ignorant, by demanding from them (daily) contri-
butions for the purpose of staying informations, albeit
these scoundrels have no claim on the Stamp-office ?
—(ln support of which I now hold a letter from the
Honourable Commissioners of Stamps). Beside's, there
are firms in London which supply hackers with small
stocks of ware. These firms have to pay a weekly
allowance to the informers ; the informer keeps a book,
with all the names of such persons hawking the goods of
Mr. R. and Mr. W. ; those persons go unmolested,
because they repay their employers ld. per day for the
support of the informers- But, woe to him who shall
fall into the clutches of the informer, without his name
being in his (the informer's) book. He will be dragged
like a felon before the magistrate, and thence taken to
the House of Correction, there to be confined as a rogue
and a vagabond for three calendar months, and his wife
and children cast upon the wide world, to go begging
about the streets.
I do not, for a moment, encourage hawking without
licenses—such must be very detrimental to the shop-
keeper ; but let each man be taxed according to his
circumstances. When a law is once made it ought not
to be broken ; but why not repeal it ? If the legislators
will have blood out of a stone, by compelling the very
humble to support the revenue, let them have time to do
so. In other countries, licensed persons are taxed
according to the value of their stock, and its quality ;
payments are made by instalments, and common in-
formers are not encouraged.
Believing that these observations may tend to alleviate
the condition of the poor, and crush the informer, and
that publicity will cause some benevolent philanthropist
to take up such a good cause—with the greatest respect,
allow me, Mr. Editor, to subscribe myself your humble
servant, E. A. It.
August 19, 1845.

DESCENT OF MR. GREEN.—The intrepid aeronat
effected his descent in safety, after a rapid trip of 35
minutes, about six miles beyond Gravesel,d. We
are sorry to add that he has lost his balloon, and all his
instruments.
FORTH AND CLYDE CANAL.—The trade by till;
important channel is in a nourishing state, and greatly exceeds,
in tonnage of goods and number of passengers, any former
period of its history. During the last two months, the increase
in tonnage has been 44 per cent. compared with the same time
in 1844; and the number of passengers is 40 per cent. greater.
—Glasgow Constitutional.
BRITISH AND IRISH UNION RAILWAY.—The whole
line of the British and Irish Railroad, from Dumfries to Port-
patrick, has been laid off for examination by different engineers,
who are busily employed making up their respective surveys.
The survey is ordered over the lowest lands on the south end
of Cairnstnoor, and to cross the Cree at Carty Port, passing
betwixt the manse and Kirkowen village and the north side of
Glenluce, and passing the water of Luce on the south side o
' the bridge of Park.—Dumfrtes Herald.

KIItCUDBRIGHT ELECTION.
FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Liberal. Conservative.
Castle-Doe glas Maitland, 277 M'Douall, 111
Kireudbri, - 137 - 147
New Gallo way - 72 - 86
Majority for Mr. Maitland on gross poll ... 142

REP.RESENTATION OF SOUTH-
WARK.

A public: meeting of the electors of the parish of St.
George the Martyr, Southwark, was held last evening
in Knigln;o-n's Rooms, Webber-street, Blackfriars-road,
for the purpose of forwarding the election of Sir Win.
Molesworth, and to hear an address from that gentle-
man in txposition of his political principles. Mr. Lee
Stevens. was called to the chair.

The CHAIRMAN briefly introduced the business of the
meeting, by hoping that every one who might think
proper to address it wouii have a fair hearing. That
was the only way to arrive at truth. The principal ob-
ject of the meeting was to hear an address from Sir W.
Meelseworth, who was prepared fairly and honestly to
st ite his opinions, and ready to subject himself to any
eteamination they might think proper to impose. Sir
William was no mere theorist or unknown politician.
was a tried and a practical man. Ile had been nine
years in Parliament, and during that time he always
acted with the Radical party and against the Whigs.
They (Sir William Molesworth's friends) in supporting
such a gentleman had been charged with going over to
the Whigs. Nothing could be more preposterous. Sir
William was no Whig, nor had he ever been one. He
consistently opposed that party on account of their stand-
still policy, and actually lost the representation of Leeds
by holding a peace meeting in dirrct opposition to the
Whigs of that town. To call such a gentleman a
nominee of the Reform Club, as had been done by M.
Miall, was therefore most unjustifiable. After making
a comparison between Sir William Molesworth and Mr.
Miall, giving the preference to the former over the
latter, as being a well known and tried man, he con-
cluded by calling on Sir William Molesworth to address
the meeting.
Sir W. MoeEswontref, who, on rising, was
with great cheers, said that he did not come forward to
thrust himself on a great constituency like that of South-
wark, He had no wish to divide the liberal interest ;
and if he thought that any other man would better secure
the support of the liberal electors than himself, he would
gladly give way for him, and assist to effect his return
by every means in his power.—(Cheers.) He would now
go into a statement of his political views, and he would
first begin with the measure which had occasioned the
greatest excitement in the borough, and on which there
existed the greatest difference of opinion, viz., the May-
noeth grant. He would premise his remarks by declaring
that he was in favour of the voluntary system.—(Cheers.)
He had always opposed grants of public money for
ecclesiastical purposes. He was opposed to connexion
between Church and State, and considered that every
religious body ought to support its own minister,
He now came to the real point at issue. He had been
asked hew he would have acted had he been in Parlia-
ment on the proposition for an additional grant to the
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth ? His answer
was, that he would have felt it his duty to have given his
vote in favour ,of that measure.—(Cheers anidtiproar.)
It was a measure of political necessity in the existing
state of the country.—(Hisses and cheers.) It wae, he
repeated, a measure of political necessity— (Cries of
" No, no," and " Yes, yes")—and, further, it was an
educational measure. This statement might appear in-
consistent with the opinion he had given against eccle-
siastical endowments.—(Cries of " It is," and cheers.)
His reason for supporting it was, that the grant to May-
nooth was a condition, among others, imposed on this
country at the time of the union. It was a contract
entered into with the Irish people that a certain
portion of money should be set apart for the education
of the Irish priesthood. It was a grant in lieu of the
property taken from the Roman Catholic Church at the
Reformation, and which had been left to the Roman
Catholics by their pious ancestors. Property, which
had not been applied to State purposes, but applied to
support a Church and a creed that seven eighths of the
Irish people entirely repudiated.—(Cheers.) Had that
grant no: been conceded it would have excitrd unmi-
tigated hostility in the mind of the Irish people. They
would have declared there was no hope of justice from
Eitgland; and it would have given increased force to the
repeal of the union.—(Hear, hear.) Though he was in
favour of this grant under the circumstances, he would
oppose any further increase of it, and he would also .go
against tiny grant of public money for ecclesiastical
purposes.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Baronet then went into
the other topics of his published address, in almost the
some terms as those he employed on Monday night
—the extension of the suffrage, vote by ballot, triennial
Parliaments, free trade and the corn laws. He ex-
pressed himself in fevour'of the new poor-law, though
he admitted that it contained many defects. These
defects would, however, have his best attention, and he
would be perfectly willing at all times to remedy proved
abuses. The Hon. Baronet concluded his address
amidst mingled cheers and hisses, the former however
greatly preponderating.
Mr. KNIGHT asked Sir William Molesworth what he
would have done in regard to the Commons Inclosure
Bill had he been in Parliament ?
Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH did not consider he
ought to be called upon to give an opinion on retro•
spective questions which were settled, and on which lie
hail never voted.

Mr. KNIGHT—WiII you vote for ill repeal ?

Sir WILLIAM AIOLESWORTH said he could not give an
answer re: petting a measure he had not paid any at-
tention to.—Uproar.)
Mr. ARCHER said he had a question to put. It was
in reference to the statement Sr William Molesworth
had made on Monday evening on the subject of the

future endowment of the Roman Catholic Church. As
he (Mr. Archer) bel eyed some misrepresentation had
been made by the public press of what was said on that
occasion, he wish(d Sir William would give his exact
views on the subject.

Sir Wm. Nloasworern said that he would not pledge
himself not to support any endowment of the Roman
Catholic creed. He was, on that occasion, referring to
the Protestant Establishment of Ireland. It was his
wish to see that Church abolished—(Cheers)—a; it was
tie monster grievance of Ireland, mad the funds applied
to other purposes. He was not at that time prepared to
say how these funds should be applied. He would not

pledge himself for or against the proposition, that a
portion of the funds of that church should be applied to
the support of the Roman Catholic presthood. But he
said o❑ that occasion, as he said now, if ever he made up
his mind on this prop )sition before he took any step to
give effect to his views, he would come before his con-
stituents, and should they think fit, place his resignation
in their hands.—(Loud the ers.)
Subsequently when this subject was referred to by
another gentleman,
Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTFI said he would always

oppose taking any other funds of the people of England,
or any portion of the consolidated fund for the purpose
of the Roman Catholic church. Should he ever think it
expedient that the Roman Catholic faith should be en-
dowed, he would propose it at the expense of the funds
of the Irish Protestant church.—(Cheers and uproar.)
C.,ptain llawHlNs then moved a resolution, which he
prefaced by a few observations, to the effect that, after
hearing Sir William Moles Worth, they (the meeting)
considered him a fit and proper person to represent the
Borough in Parliament-
Mr. PococK seconded the resolution.
Mr. JonN ROBERTS, a non elector, came forward to
move an amendment that Sir William Mulesaorth was
not a fit and proper candidate.
Objections being taken to Mr. Roberts proposing the
amendment, it was taken up by
Mr. MAYNARD, who moved it in rather a violent
speech, amidst the cheers of his supporters, and the dis-
satisfaction of the bulk of the meeting.
The amendment being seconded, it was put, and lost
by a very large majority.
The original motion was then put, and carried with
about 50 dissentients.
After Sir W. MOLESWORTR heed returned thanks, the
meeting, which wa.i an exceedingly crowded one, broke
up.

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.—Another meeting in favour
of Mr. Miall was held at the Working Man's Chapel, Ber-
mondsey, Mr. Webb in the chair, when after an address from
that gentleman, in which he declared himself against all Eccle-
siastical Endowments, and in favour of the Voluntary System,
and also for the Repeal of the. Corn-laws and Complete Suf-
frage ; a resolution was carried, pledging the meeting to use its
best exertions to effect his return to Parliament. Meanwhile
the friends of Sir Wm. Molesworth pursued their canvass, and,
according to the statement of the committee, with great success.
They expect before Saturday a thousand promises, though
then only a portion of the borough will be canvassed. Arrange-
ments are making for a series of ward meetings, at which Sir
William will more fully explain his views on the points at issue
between him and Mr. Miall, than he did at the meeting on
Monday evening. Mr. Pilcher's hopes of success are based on
the division in the Liberal ranks, and the support of the Tories.
To the latter party he is endeavouring to make himself as
acceptable as passible on the Church question. It is to be
hoped that he is calculating without his host.
The new trial of Messrs. Walks-r, Lambert, Pep.
rennet, Fraser, Ogleby, Drummond Baring (who is still in de-
fault), and Emma Caye, for cheating at play with marked
cards, ordered by the Court of Cassation, on its quashing the
last judgment against the parties, to take place before the Cour
Royale at Rouen, commenced on Thursday and lasted till Sa-
turday inclusively. All the accused parties appeared in court
except Mr. Drummond Baring. Emma Caye was even more
elegantly dressed than when she came before the Court of
Paris, and was the object of general curiosity, but she pertina-
ciously kept her veil down during the whole of the time, so
that her face could not be seen. The statement of the grounds
of prosecution and the evidence in support of it, and the argu-
ments of the counsel on both sides, were so nearly the same as
those which we have repeatedly stated, that it is quite unneces-
sary for us to give any further details of the circumstances of
the trial. N e shall, therefore, content ourselves with announc-
ing that M. Frank Carre, the president of the court, pro-
nounced the judgment, declaring all the parties to be guilty,
and condemning Lambert to be imprisoned for five years,
Walker and Peyronnet for three years, Fraser and Ogleby for
two years, and Emma Caye for one year. They were each ad-
judged to pay a fine of 50f., and made liable, jointly and
severally, to the payment of all the costs. Another appeal will
no doubt be carried up to the Court of Cassation, upon the
same grounds that produced tke reversal of the former judg-
ment of the Cour Royale of Paris, which, however, had not
imposed so heavy a sentence as that now pronounced against
the prisoners Lambert, Peyronnet, Walker, Fraser, and Baring,
having been condemned only to two years' imprisonment, and
Ogl, by and Emma Ca)e to one year.— Gallynani.
Sir James Emer,ou Ten uent arrived this morning,
for the purpose of being present at the dinner and presentation
of a piece of place to Mr. Hartley, on Wednesday next.
Dwarkanauth Tagore, the prince merchant of India, whose
appearance in London lately produced such a sensation at Court
and fashionable circles, has signified his intention of being here
to-rporrow, to join in the peblie tribute to one who has been
so mainly instiumeatal- and so eminently successful in esta.
Wishing the Orien• al steam Navigation -Com vany, which has
conferred so many benefits and advantages upon the East,
Dublin Evening Mail.

sPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TAT f RWlea YESTERD.tY.
In the absence of Miny of thOleading'speculatorn, we can
only quote a list of pr'ces governed by transactions in almost
every instance of small amount, and therefore little more
than nominal.

THE GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.

7 to 4 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Elis—take 2 to 1
4 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale
8 to 1 agst Mr. Bennett's Hope—taken
12 to 1 agst Colonel Cradock's Jinglepot
625 to 25 agst Annandal4 winning this ama the St.
Leger—taken.

ST. LEGER.
9 to 2 agst Fort WA jot—taken

11 to 2 agst,Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken to 501.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwielte's Merry Monarch
10 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor—taken
15 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale
20 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron
25 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Oul l Ireland—taken
35 to 1 ag.t Colonel Anson's hedger—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught. Ranger
50 to 1 agst Lord Mi'town's Due au Durras —taken.
YORE. RACES.— WEDNESDAY.

The Dundas Stkkcs of 15 s,vs. each, 10 ft. with 30
added; for tLiee year-Ads, G, 81f.; four, Bat 21b; five,
Bst 91b; .six and avd, 9,t. Marus and geldings
allowed 31b. Mile a7.d a quarter. (7 Subs.)
Mr. ti. W. Hill's Swt-etmeat vtalked over.
Match of 150 sous., 50 ft. Mile and a half.

Mr. Meat hr m li.h,riticss, 5 yr.--
Mr. Hill's br c Tie Libel, 3 yrs
Sweepstakes of 50 sous. 10 ft, for three-year-olds;
colts, Bst 7.b; fillies, Bst 41b. Mile and a quarter.
Mr. R. W. limnsay's hr g ....... (Lye) 1
Mr. L. Fox's ch c June

5t04 on Midlothian. \Von Ly a head.
The Free Ilat.dicap Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50
adslid, for three year olds aud upwards. Mile and
a hall.
Mr. Mostyu's be Dean Swift. 3 yrs (Prince) 1
Mr. Meiklam's b tn Inheritress, 5 yrs
Colonel Cradock's b h Pagan, aged
The followirg also started but were not placed
Mr lleseltine's cn h \Vinesour, 5 yrs—Mr. Vane's ch c
Valerian, 4 yrs—Mr. Armstrong's br f Advice, 4 yrs—
S:r R. Bulkeley's br f Cinizelli,3 yrs.
sto 2 agat Inheritress. Wen by a length after a good
race.

The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 sovs. each. 20 ft, for two-
yr-olds, 81 71b. Otte male. (:3 Subs.)
Mr. Jaques's eh c Spur ,walked over.
The Grtat Ebor Handicap Stakes of 200 sovs., added to
a Sweet.stakes of 20 sovs. each. 15 ft, and only 5 if
declared, &c. The wioner to pay 25 sovs. towards
expanses, and the second to save his stake. One mile
and three quarters. (117 Subs.)
Lord Zetland's b f Coheiress, by Inheritor, 4 yrs, Est 1
Mr. T. Speed's gr h Everton, 5 yrs, 7st 210 2
Mr. Standish's ch c Little Hampton, 4 yrs, sst 10113 3
The following &so started, but were not placed :
Lord Warwick's b h Yardley, 5 yrs, ist 31b—Captain
Harcourt's br g Sir Abstrupus, 5 yrs, 61 91b—Mr. Wo-
vend,m's b m Miss Burns, 5 yrs, 6.4 81b—Mr. Worthing-
ton's b c Dr. Husband, 4 yrs, 6st 71b—Mr. J. Robinson's
April Noddy, 4 yrs, sst 71b—Mr. Whitworth's Lady
Sarah, 4 yrs, sst 81b—Mr. Yarburgh's b c Little
John, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Mr. O'Brien's b c Marrowmat,
3 yrs, sst 316—Mr. W. Scott's Cataract, 5 yrs, Est 11Ib
—Lord Stanley's b c Psalm Anger, 3 yrs, sst 31b—Mr. R.
Be!l's br c The Infant, 4 vrs, sst 31b—Mr. Mostyn's b c
Dean Swift, 3 yrs, sst—Lord Chesterfield's br t Jenny
Wren, 3 yrs, sst—Mr. Lintott's b c Young England, 3
vrs, 4st—Mr.-Al!en's b c Duke of Kent, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b
Sir W. Milner's b f Proscription, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b—and
Sir C. Monck's b f by Physician, out of Flagsman's dam,
3 yrs, 4st 81b.

Betting-4 to 1 agst Castaway filly, 6to 1 agst Ever-
on, 13 to 2 agst Lady Sarah, 7 to 1 agst Coheiress, and
l 0 to 1 cgst l)ean Swift. Won cleverly, by two lengths.
The Filly Stake s of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 20 added ;
for three yr olds, Bst 21b each. Mile and three quar-

tees. (6 Subs.)
Lord Chest. rfield's L2alia, by Sheet Anchor ...(Nat) 1
Mr. Salvin's Marian Ramsay, by Physician ,
Betting-5 to 2on Marian Ramsay. Won by a length.
Her Majesty's Flate of 100 guineas, for S yrs old, and
uvvvards.-3 yrs, 7st 91b-4 yrs, Bst 121b-5 yrs, 9st
4113 6 'rs, 9st 71b—aged, 9st 91b. Two miles.
Mt'. Cook sb m The Shadow, aged
C pt. Peyton's b c Magnet, 3 yrs
The following also started, but were rot placed :
Col, Cradock's bk m Peggy, 5 yrs—Sir R. W. Bulkeley's
bl f 'Queen Poruare, 3 yrs—Mr. T. Preston's bl g Sailor,
5 yrs—and Mr. J. Gill's br f by Inheritor, dam by-Whisker,
3 yrs. Betting-2 to lon The Shadow, who won in a
canter, by three lengths.

LATEST BETTING.
THE YORKSHIRE STAKES.
to 4 agst Lord G. Bentinek's Miss El is—taken
4 to 1 agst. Mr. A. John tome's Annandale
7 to l ago Mr. 13ennett's Hope
7 to 1 agst Mr. Whitworth's Lady Sarah
TWO YEAR OLD STAKES.
2 to 1 ag,t Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm—taken
4 to 1 agst Mr. W. Jones's Luminary—taken
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
4 to I agst Mr. Gully's 'Weatherbit—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor—taken
Nothing else mentioned.
RIPON RACES.—MONDAY.

The Two•y'rs-old Sakes of 1-07 s each, with 20 added.

Two-yrs old course.

Mr. rieseltine's br c Fit-z,villiarn
Mr. A. Joinutone's b c Bra.ther, to Sir Henry 0 2
Mr. W. Scott's b c Dritlield .

The following als3 stittcd, but were not phiced :
Mr. J. o:,boine's eh c by the Hydra—Mr. Banks' ch c
Ilovinghatn—Nlr. Nlaugles' b f Golden Bee—and Mr.
Allan's hl f Lady Abbess.
The Selling Stakes of 5 sons. each, with 15 added ; the
winner to be sold for 150/. Mile and a half.

Mr. T, Dawson% b f Sleepy (F. Lye) walked over.
Fifty Pounds fit horses that never won that value, given
by the Members fOr the City. Heats. two miles.
Mr. C. HQadlam'sch faidinage, 3 yrs (T. Lye) 1 3 1
Mr. Holland's br fby St. Martin, 3 yrs 3 1 2
Mr. Horsley's gr f Or) ntll'a, 3 yrs 2 2 3

RELATIVE CLC
RAILWA

HULL, Auo, 20.
STOCK EXCIIANGE. —The sales are• -]
and, 291/2—Hull and Selby, 1051/2—Dil

2756 d 2256 d
—5%
22sp

1766dpi

6%1-

14iI -
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13%1 -

140 s p 1

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13456p1 i

10136 i -

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1%

—Preston and Wyre, Half Shared, S. Ids. Bd,Yorli. and
North Midland Extension, 241 A—Great Grimsby and Shef-
field, Quarter Shares, 335. 6d.—Leeds and Tbirsk, 15—Lynn
and Dereham, 4%—North British, Half Shares, 9—Oxford,
Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 7%—East Lincolnshire
12s. pm.—Grand Union, 7s. 6d. pm.—Great Eastern and
Western, 4s. pm.—Hull and Gainsborough, 13s.—London
and Birmingham Extension, 15s. pm —London and York, 5
—Nottingham And Boston, 10s. pm.—Rugby, 2%—Shef
field and Lincolnshire Junction, 34—Shrewsbury and Trent
Union, 31%.
lIUDDERSFIELD, AUG. 20.
STOCK :EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Glasgow and Dum-
fries, 265. 3d.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction,
Quarter Shares, 335. 6d.—Huddersfield and Manchester,
15I—Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 151. Is. 3d.—
Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 7—Shrewsbury, Here-
ford, and North Wales, 3'Xi—Nottingham and Gran-
tham, 38s.
YORK, Ara. 20.

STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Durham and Sunder.
land, New, guaranteed Five per Cent., s—Eastern Union
Extension, 3—North British, New, 9%—York and North
Midland Extension, 24X—Gr..at Grimsby and Sheffield
Junction, 61/2 ex new.—Leicester and Bedford, 31. 9s. U.-
-Manchester, Buxton, &c., B—Newcastle and Berwick, 233/4
—Scottish Central, 7—Shrewsbury, Hereford, and North
Wales, 31/2—West Yorkshire, 141 A.
EXETER, AUG. 20.
There has been little or nothing done in the Railway
Market this day.
EDINBURGH, AUG. 18.

STOCK EXCIIANG E.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 37. 6s. 6d -
Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151.-British
and Irish Union, 3/. 10s.-Caledonian, 10/. IN.-Caledonian
Extension, 2/. 155.-Clydesdale Junction, 9/.-Direct North-
ern, 2/. 55.-Dundee and Arbroath, 371. Is. 6d.-Ditto, New,
18L-Dundee and Perth, 4/. 6s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bath-
gate, 2/. 2s. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 861.-Ditto, Quarters,
211. 10s.-Ditto, New, 14/ 78. 6d.-Edinburgh, Glasgow,
and Dumbarton, 1/. 17s. 6d.-Edinburgh, Leith, and Gran-
ton, 241. 10s.-Ditto, Preference, 161. 10s.-Edinburgh and
Northern, 11. 12s. 6d.-Ditto, New, 1/. 28.-Edinburgh and
Perth, 1L 14s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 891.-Ditto,
Quarters, 221.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 41/.-Glasgow and
ureenock, 211-Ditto, New Stock, 101. 55.-Ditto, Pre-
ference, 21.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, IL Os. 3d.-
Great North of Seotland,.2/. 15s. 3d.-Inverness and Elgin,
11.35.-London and York, 4/. 10s.-Monkland and Kirkm-
tilloch. 331.-North British, 31/. 10s.-Ditto, Halves, V. I 7 s.
6d.-Perth and Inverness, 2/. 35.-ScottishCentral, 71. 14s. 6d.

—Scottish Midland, 21. 7s. 6d.—Slamannan, 161.—Stirling
and Dunfermline, IL 15s.

GLASGOW STOCK EXCHANGE. —On account of necessary
alterations, the Stock Exchange will be closed on Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday, the 21st, 22d, and 23d inst.

CHESTER

AND HOLYHEAD
RAILWAY.

The half-yearly genet al meeting of the Proprietors of
this Company was held yesterday at their offices, 62,
Moorgate-street. W. Collett, Esq., M.P., in the chair.
The advertisement convening the meeting, and the
minutes of the last day's proceeuirgs, as well as of the
extraordinary meeting held on the 2d of June last,
having been read,

The CHAIRMAN said that previous to laying before the
Proprietors the report, he wished to advert to a few
points more prominently calling for comment. The
first subject to which he would allude was, the Com-
pany had obtained an integral line throughout,
and the collateral communication between Bangor and
Anglesea. By the liberality of Parliament a large grant
had been passed for the improvement of Holyhead
Harbour, a grant which, he believed, was only ante-
d dent to a larger one. He believed, also, that
before long, that port would be made the
harbour of refuge in the Irish Channel. The Directors
had fulfilled all their engagements, and all the contracts
had been fulfillled, every bridge being let, except those of
Conway and Menai ; on these a series of experi-
ments had been lately made, and he was
happy to say, from personal inspection, that
the project was most successful, and the soundness of
the principle was thus fully established. All the works
would be completed in the winter of 1847, and therefore
the line would, in all probability, be opened early in 1848.
When these arrangements were concluded, the Govern-
ment would adopt Holyhead as the port by which to
send the mails to Ireland. The quickest passage to that
country was at present effected between Holyhead
and Kingstown, and he was happy to say that railways
in Ireland were satisfactorily progressing, 100 miles of
which would be open next spring, and all verging on
Dublin. With respect to the opposition from the Great
Western Company, he could at first scarcely credit
that such was seriously intended, but he did
not regret that it had been threatened, inasmuch as the
superiority of their own line would be the more clearly
manifested, and as the Government had virtually pledged
themselves to the Chester and Holyhead, they need
scarcely fear any other antagonist. The Chairman
concluded by calling on the Secretary to read the report,
which shewed the prospects of the Company to be most
cheering, and their funds such as to render no call
necessary till the 20th of January next, when a call of
51. would be made.

Mr. Sergeant STORKS inquired what reason the Direc-
tors had for anticipating the intention of Parliament to
improve further Holyhead and Kingstown ?
The Ch AIRMAN said that Parliament had voted
1,200,0001. for the improvement of ports generally,
30,0001. of which had been devoted to Holyhead; and
he fully believed that the Government and the Ad-
miralty would eventually expend nearly a million of
money to render that port a satisfactory harbour of
refuge.

Tile report was then received and unanimously adopted.
The CHAIRMAN then moved that the meeting do ap.
prove and adopt the conditional acceptance by
the Directors of the offer on the part of tin
Amalgamated Canal Companies, in the Cheshire
and Shropshire districts, to appropriate to thi-
Company a portion of the share capital in their pro-
posed railway.
This motion, being seconded, was carried unanimously.
The sum of 1,5001. was then voted as a remunerati• n

for the services of the Directors, and 1001 for the
Auditor; and Mr. Danbury having been appointed
auditor in the room of Mr. Borradale, who bad re-
tired, and a vote of thanks accorded to the various
officers of the Company, the meeting separated.

GREAT WESTERN 11 AILW A Y.—A SERIES OF MIS-
IiA rs.—On Monday morning, shortly after the arrival of the
train, which left Heading at half-past seven o'clock, at the
Maidenhead station, one of the tubes of the boiler exploded,
rendering it impossible for the engine to proceed onwards to
Paddington. An express was immediately sent to Mr.
Howell, at Slough, who lost no time in hastening to Maiden-
head with another engine ; but, unfortunately, just as this
engine was starting, with the delayed train and passengers,
towards town, an accident, precisely similar to that of the
former one, occurred, thus rendering the engine from
Slough also useless ; and it was not until the Oxford -train
arrived at Maidenhead, upwards of an hour and a half after.

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wards, that the passengers were enabled to proceed on their
journey. No trains, therefore, arrived at Paddington until
half-past ten o'clock, instead of one at nine, and another at
three-quarters past nine, the engine which ought to have taken
the nine o'clock Slough train to Paddington having become dis-
abled at slaidenhead. Just as the day mail train to Exeter, which
leaves Paddington at a quarter-past ten, was on the eve of start-
ing the same morning, from the Paddington terminus, a similar
accident to the foregring ones occurred to its engine, one of the
tubes of the boiler suddenly bursting, and thus completely dis-
abling the engine attached to the mail train, and delaying its
arrival at Slough, the first station she stopped at, nearly an
hour. This train, and the one which left Paddington an hour
afterwards, both arrived at Slough at the same time. We are
happy to state that, notwithstanding the bursting of the tubes
of three engines, no injuries, in any one case, were sustained
by the engine drivers or stokers, nor indeed by any persons con-
nected with the Company. Considerable alarm prevailed at
Paddington in consequence of the non-arrival of the first up-
brain from Reading ; which, however, was allayed as soon as
the superintendent of the telegraph arrived, and a communica-
tion, by this mean, opened between Slough and the terminus.
We learn from Vienna that 1-1.1t.11. the Duchess
d'Angouleme has resolved to make Frousdorff her permanent
residence, and that she has already received there the visits of
several members of the Imperial Family of Austria.

THE SHOOTING SEASON.-oWing to the unusual
backwardness of the harvest this year, it will be hardly pos-
sible, we should think, for the sportsman to take the field so
early as the Ist of September. The partridges are said to be
pretty numerous.— Sussex Advertiser.
ATHENA:UM GRAND SOIREE. MR. CHARLES
DICKENS.—It is with much gratification we are enabled to
announce that Mr. Dickens has accepted the invitation of the
Directors to be present at the approaching grand soirée,
as will be seen from the following letter received
by Mr. Berlyn, the honorary secretary :—" Broad Stairs,
Kent, 18th August, 18-15. —.My dear Sir —1 ber, to thank
you for your very obliging letter. It will afford' me great
pleasure to attend the soirée of the Athenseum on the 23d
of Octo';er, under the presidency of my friend, Sergeant Tal-
fourd ; and, believe me, it will be a high gratification to me to
renew my personal a,viaintance with the members and ft iends
of that excellent Institution. Do me the favour to convey to
the directors the assurances of my respect and esteem.-1 am
always, my dear Sir, faithfully yours, CHARLES DICKENS.—
To Peter Berlyn, Esq., Honorary Secretary, Manchester
Athenaeum."—Manchester Guardian.

A VERY GOOD EXCUSE.— We have been assured
on the best authority, that the absence of the sun is attri-
butable solely to the, fact that, since he has acquired so much
fame by his photogenic pictures, he has been keeping out of
the way for fear he should be made President of the Royal
Academy.—Punch.
EMIGRATION TO THE CAPE OF GOOD lIOPE.
Her Majesty's Colonial and Emigration Commissioners recently
advertised ter tenders from parties willing to undertake to
obtain and convey out equal to 1,000 adult emigrants to the
Cape, and numerous parties yesterday tendered accordingly.
The contract was taken by Messrs. John Marshall and Co., of
Ilirchin-lane and Southampton, and the emigrants are to he
embarked at the latter port and Plymouth. The first ship wilt
sail in October, and is to be followed by others every alternate
month, and a free passage is to be granted by them, under the
sanction of Government, to married agricultural labourers,
shepherds, domestic and farm servants, carpenters, smiths,
bricklayers and masons.
WAR STEAMER FOR TIIE EAST INDIA. COMPANY
—There is now building in the dockyard of Mr. Fletcher, at
Limehouse, a fine war steam-vessel of 1,440 tons burden, fut
the East India Company's service, and she is constructing under
the immediate superintendence of Mr. Fletcher, junior, a pupil
of NI r. Oliver Lang, of the Woolwich dockyard, whose excel-
lent system of ship-building Mr. Fletcher, junior, has adopted
and carried out to the fullest extent in this powerful wit:-
steamer for the East India Company. Some idea may be
formed of the strength of this vessel, when she requires a pad
dle-beam of 64 feet 9 inches in length, and 2 feet 2 inches
by 21 inches in breadth throughout. The difficulty of ob-
taining trees of those dimensions for the beams has beer.
completely obviated by the application of Jefferey's marine glue
to four separate pieces ; and by a new discovery in the applica-
tion of that material, the adhesion has been effected in a cold
instead of a hot state, by the application of pressure by cramps,
and with the most perfect success the joined pieces of
timber, from the crossings of the grain of the respective
pieces, being evidently stronger than beams formed of one
piece. Mr. Green, the ship-builder at. Blackwall, has asistel
War steamer of equal dimensions in progress for the East Indik.
Company.
MORTALITY OF THE METROPOLIS.—ThE, total num-
ber of deaths registered in the metropolitan district, during
the week ending 16 August, was 864—0 f these 841 were deaths
from other than accidental causes, showing a decrease in the
total number of deaths from disease as compared with the pre-
ceding week of 29. Of the deaths last week 204 were from
diseases of the lungs and organs of respiration, and 189 from
endemic, epidemic, and contagious diseases,