The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-19 00:00:00

THE_Milfl4l, LONDON TUESDAY EVENTWG_I ATTGr'ST 11148,

t 5 I e WATER-WO/MS
' 4'D * -S.
liier-' b 4 4., Dividend Amount
12IwbrtittOln Name of Company.
per of , Paid. Price,
SC.N OFFICE, Seven &Clock. Annum. Share;
- -
£ s, d.
LATEST PRICES OF SHARES East London.. •••• • • .. 8/. 100 00 . - 230
Grand Junction ...... 3/. 46 13 4 ' - 9i
From the Official List, Kent .• .. .. -..•• • • • • 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 - 65
v aux_haii •••••• . • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 00 ' - - 61
BrBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENISG West Middlesex ...... 41. 16s. pr ct. 63 12 9 -• 130
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CANALS.
LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19.
i
RAILWAYS. Names of I a (Dividend - - zi Dividend,
Price. Tames or per ' Price.
Companies. i
,c 4 1 per , Companies. -
; J.; Annum.
Dividend Amount ; Annum.: .:6
Name of Company. per of Paid. ; Price. --i_
Annum. Share.
il£ , £
,- Ashtn & 01s1h, 97 51.56. p c 72 Monmouthsh 100 97. 160
£s.d.£a. d. i Ashby-d-la-Zll3 41. ,70 31ntgomrysh 100 51. 91
Aberdeen .••••• • • • • • - - 210 0 1 3% Barnsley.. • . 160 121. 180 Macclesfield . 100 - I 15
Armagh, Colorable, & Basingstoke.. 100 - 5 Neath ...... 190 20/. i 365
Portrush .......... - 25 00i1 7 6 : 2% Brknk&Abrg 150. 5/. 85 Nottingham . 150 12( 260
Birmingham & Gloster.4l. Os. per sh. 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 133 Cromford .. • • !100 181. 150 Peak Forest .78 32. 40
Ditto, New, iss. 71 dis. 1/. 25 00117 10 0 333 i Dudley :100 4/. 80 Regent's .... 33 1/.
Do. Half Shares .. .. - 50 00 ! 30 0 ! 3% Derby lOO 8/. 103 Rochdale .... 85 4/.
Bt ighton, Lews,& 'last! Ellsmre&Chs' - 50 0 0. 20 0 0 26%
Bristol and Exeter •• • •121.163. per sh. 100 00:700 0 , 95 Eyewash •• • 133' 4/. 58 Shropshire . • 125 8/.
!100 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 12.,
Do. New .......... - I - 20 0 : 11% Forth & Clyd 100' 41. 105 Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. 11
Ditto and Gloucester - 50 0 0 30 00j 61 GrandJunctn 100 71. 120 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 410
Caledonian . • ........ - - 50 0 0 5 0 0 ! 10% Grand Union 100 1/. 10s. 25 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230
'2anibridgc and Lincoln - 25 0 0 110 0 , nI,
'.. A Glamorgnsh . 172 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 360
(.;taster and Holyhead - 150 0o:15 0 0 21'?‘ Glstr &Bkl- r 3 0 0 - 8 Strtfrdon Av 79 1/. 10s. 127
chieliester & Bri•lliton - - 20 0 0 i 29
~ 5% 0 0 Huddersfield. 57:
20 0 0 2 Grantham 150: 12/. 100 Severn and
Clitiniet Valley .••• • • • - - 20 Wye Rail. 26 1/. Bs. j 29
Coventry, Nuneaton, Kennt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 7 Trnt &MI
25 0 0 1 5 0 1 2% Lancaster , 47. 1/. 18. 40 soy, IA sh. 50 301. 445
Bir., & Leis;:ster.. • • , -
Cornwall ••••••• • • • • • 1 - 50 0 0 30 0 331 10
... Leeds& Livrp: 100, 34/. 560 Thams&3led 19 -
Direct Northern ••• • • • - 50 0 0 210 0 1% Leicester l4ff 101. 105 Worcstr 81
78 4/. 49
Daiect Norwich ••• • • • - 20 0 0 10 0 % Leicstr &Nth 83' 4/. 60 Binning.
Disi,Beccles, & Ynnth - 25 0 0 110 0 194 Loughboregh,l42: 701. 1050 Wilts &Btks 67 11. 4s. 11
Dublin & Belfast June. -- 50 0 0 210 0 7s/
Ditto atul Galway - 1 -- 50 0 0 210 0 2% ,- .. -..
Do. and 3luilingar - - 50 9 0 210 0 4 CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
Eastern Counties
Do., Perpetual, No. 1, - 613 4 613 4 1% p. THE PAS DE DEUX /.-Jamss Ackland, aged 39, a
Ditto, ditto, No. 2.••! - 613 4 013 4 %p. labourer, was indicted for an assault, &c., on the person
Eastern Union .. 1 - 50 0 0 20 0 0 22 nf 0,..1, ri„u;.,.. ..... TA --_,..

Bir., & Leie;:ster.. •:1 - 25 0 0 15 0 1 2%
Cornwall ••••• • • • • • ••• ! - 50 0 0 30 0 3%
Direct Northern •••• • • ' - 50 0 0 210 0 1%
Da.ect Norwich ••• • • • - 20 0 0 1 0 0 %
Diss, Bo:Ties, & Ynnth - 25 0 0 110 0 1%
Dublin & Belfast June. -- 50 0 0 210 0 7%
Ditto and Galway -1 -- 50 0 0 210 0 2%
Do. and Mullingar • - 50 9 0 210 0 4
Eastern Counties
Do., Perpetual, No. 1 - 613 4 613 4 136 p.
Ditto, ditto, No. 2 - 613 4 013 4 '4 p.
Eastern Cubit - 50 0 0 20 0 0 22
Do. Extension ...... - 25 0 0 110 0 2%
Edinburgh & Glasgow 21. 5s p. sh. 50 0 0 50 0 0 88%
Ditto, Quarter Shares Its 3d pr. sh. 12 10 0 12 10 0 22%
Do. New Quarters • . - 12 10 0 5 0 0 14%
Ely and Bedtbrd ..... - 25 0 0 1 5 0 436
Grand Junction ••• • .• 10/. per ct. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 224
Ditto, half Shares •• 101. per ct. 50 0 0 50 0 0 ; 112
Ditto, Quarter Shares 101. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0
Gt. Southern & Western - 50 0 0 15 0 0 26
Do. Extension.. •. •• - 50 0 0 2 10 0 ' 11%
Do. Additional •• - 50 0 0 210 0 2%
Great Northof England 61. Os. p. sh. 100 0 0 100 0 0 216
Ditto, New •• •••• • • • ii. p. sh. 40 0 0 5 0 0 53%
Do. New •••••• •• •• - 30 0 0 2 0 0 31
Great Western
Ditto, llalf Shares•• Si. per ct. 50 0 0 50 0 0 120
Ditto, Fifths. .•••• • • 8/. per ct. 20 0 0 20 0 0 48
Guildford, Farnham, &
Portsmouth •••• • . • • - 50 0 0 2 10 0 3
Harwich .... ••.•. • • • • - 20 0 0 1 0 0 1%
Hull and Gainsborwagh; - 25 0 0 1 7 6 1%
Hull and Selby .• ••• • • 13/. 10s. pr. sh. 50 0 0 50 0 0 106
Ditto, Quarter Sharesll7s. 6d. pr sh 12 10 0 12 10 0 22%
Do. Half Shares • • - 25 0 0 2 0 0 25
Kendal & Windermerel --25 0 0 110 0 2
Kentish Coast ••••• • • • I - 25 0 0 1 7 6
Lancaster and Carlisle I - 50 0 0 25 0 0 56
Leeds and Bradford. • ' - 50 0 0 15 0 0 21%
1
Leicester and Bedford: - 20 0 0 1 2 0 2%
Liverpool& Manchestr ; 91. percent. 100 0 0 100 0 0
Dill, Half Shares •• , 9/. percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0
Di t to, Quarter Shares 1 9/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0
~,,,.lout & Ilinningham : 101. per ct. , - Stock. 1225
iiitto, New 'lltirds.• : 101. per et. 32 0 0 10 0 0 I 47
Ditto, New m Shares 10/. per ct. t 5 0 0 2 0 0 ' 29%
Lenten and Blackwall ! 6s. 16 13 4 - 10%
Loadon and Brighton ili.Os. per eh. 50 0 0 50 0 0 77
D. •. Consolidated 8 tits' - 50 0 0 25 0 0 57
onion and Croydon : 16s. per sh. 13 15 9 - 24%
Ditto, Guartml. sp.c. : - 9001 6 0 0 7%
Londot.snd Greenwich , - 12 15 4 - 10%
Ditto, Pref. or l'riv.. ,' I/. 18 17 2 - 24%
London nid S. Western 4/. per share 41 610 I - 79
Do., New Cons. Silts , lOs. pr. sh. 40 0 0 120 0 0 33
Ditto, Sew ........ ! - 50 0012 10 0 I 16%
40 0 0 . 2 0 0 12%
1.,n,10n abd York - 50 00 I 210 0 4%
Lo.l.diderry& I !Oleraine' - 50 0 0; 210 0: 3.%
Do. & Enniskillen - , - ,50 0 0 210 0 I 2%
Lynn :And Ely -- •• - 125 0 0 ' 210 0 ; 7%
Do & Dereharn : - 125 00 ; 17 6 I 4%
Yrtite!,,ter a:il Leeds ~/.12s. persh,lloo 0 0 ! 76 0 0 : 204
Ditto, Hair Shares.. 121. 2s. per sh.l 50 0 0 34 0 0 I 89
Mr., f oarter Shares : 4s. 25 0 0 , 2 0 0 1 32
.I,tto. :-'ixte;:tlis ... 1 - i 6 5 0 45 0 12%
m:ulc:,,,tr & Binning. ~2/. per share. 40 0 0; 40 0 0 62
Ditto,Quarter •arcs - ; 4 0 10%
2: id iait a . • • • . • • •Sl •
i•
•• • • I 10 0 0
61. per cent. I - Stock.o 176
D:tto, Fiftlls .•.. • • . - 20 0 0 2 0 0 4
- 40 0 0 2 0 0 27
I,i t to, Bi!re. 7:: Derby I/.125.6a. p.c. - Stock. 133
Newcastle & 11,,rwick - 25 0 0 1 10 0 24%
Newca•tle & Carlisle• • 1/.os. per sh. 100 0 0 100 0 0
New cstle & Dart. June. il. per share. 25 0 0 125 0 0 52%
Iv,. ''...•::w Browning' 1/.145.10d.p.s 25 0 0; 10 0 0 39
Newry & Eunkkitlen - 50 0 0 ! 2 10 0 258
Newark nal Sheffield - 25 0 0 i 1 10 0 314
Wort:, 11,-itish ... •.• • • - 25 0 01 15 0 0 31%
Do. New .. •••• • • • • - - , 1 0 0 9%
N:,..rt bent and Eastern . U. 50 0 0 145 0 0 74
Ditto, grip, iss.s/.d.1 2/. ss. 50 0 0 35 0 0 53
Dit to, Quarter Shares 15s. 12 10 0 12 10 0 18
North Kent - 50 0 0 215 0 2%
North Wales ..... ....• _ 25 0 0 1 5 0 3%
N..rwich and Brandon . - 20 0 0 14 0 0 24
Mao, New ..... - 10 0 0 1 0 0 6
Oxford & Worcester •• - - 2 10 0 7%
Pi eston and Wyre .... - 50 0 0 50 0 0 40
itichm0nd............ - 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 6
!
Rugby ......... - 20 0 0 1 0 0 251
As
Scottis , Cetilral ......! - 50 0 0 210 0 i 7%
1.10. Midland.. • ..... - 25 0 0 1 10 0 214
Sheffield and Lincoln .• , - 25 0 0 1 5 0 ( 1%
She!lield & Manchestt - 100 0 0 95 0 0
Dlto, Quarter Shares; - 25 0 0 8 0 0 13
Shrws.,Wolv.,Dud.,Bir. 1 , - 50 0 0 210 0 4%
Scut% Devon - 50 0 0 20 0 0 31
Soutii-Eastern & Dovr. 1/.105.6d.p.5. 33 2 4 - I 46%
Ditto, New iss. 32/41s. 2s. 10(1. p. sh 50 0 0 12 0 0 22
Do. New, No. 2 .... - 50 0 0 7 0 0 14%
Do. New, No. 3 .... - 50 0 0 210 0 ; 8%
South Wales .•••• • • - • _ 50 0 0 210 0 ! 5%
Statues and Richmondl - 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 1%
Trent Valley .. . • .....1 . - 20 0 0 2 0 0 I 18%
Tnitt Valley and Holy.;
Lead Junction ....... - 1 7 6 , 2%
Waterfn-,1 & Kilkennyl - 20 0 0 1 0 0 , 2%
Welt Gilliwall •.. - 2 O 2O 0 0 1 5 0 ...2%
Yarmouth & Norwich. 11. 120 0 0 20 0 0 30
Ditto, New ••.•• • • • • , 4s. 6d. 20 0 0 14 0 0 24
Tort, & North Midland' 101. per ct. 150 0 0 50 0 0 ! 109
Ditto, Half Shares.. ; 101. per ct. 25 0 0 25 0 0 53%
Do., Scare :u' Branch - 25 0 0 25 0 0 : 54
Dit, Selby Scrip • • 101. per ct. .50 0 0 20 0 0 , 76
Ditto, Extension .... - 25 0 0 ' 1 5 0 25%
Bor,!•,aux and Toulouse: -- 120 0 0 2 0 0 , 2%
Do. And Cette ••• • • .., - 120 0 0 2 0 0 2%
13,,,!0gae and Amiens., - 20 0 0 6 0 0 10%
Dieppe and Fat is Juitc. - - 2 0 0 13k
ell. Northern of France' - 20 0 0 4 0 0 6%
Lyons and Avignon....) - 20 0 0 20 0 2%
firleans and Vierzon -, -- 20 0 0 6 0 0 16%
(gleans Pc Bounleaux - 20 0 0 4 0 0 1 12%
Purls 0 Lyons. (Laltitte) - 20 0 0 20 0 1 3%
Do. (Gm locron's)• •• • - 20 0 0 2 0 0 2%
Do. (Colon's) ,... - 20 0 0 2 0 0 2%
Paris cut Strasbourg .. - 20 0 0 2 0 0 2%
Paris & St. Quentin .. - 20 0 0 2 0 0 2%
Vans and Orients. .... - 20 0 0 20 0 0 50
Paris and Bonen ... •• • 2/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 41%
ltoyal North of Spain.., - - 20 0 i 3%
Tt.,,cri :till haven •• • • - 20 0 0 16 0 0 , 30%
Sambre and 31euse,.. • • - 20 0 0 60 0 8%
tttrast,our.: and Bale • • - 14 0 0 14 0 0 , 1034
T.airs K Nantes (Mac- i
i:enz!e's) - 20 0 0 2 0 0 3
Do. (Levovres) .... • • - 20 0 0 2 0 0 1
ZOINT-STOCE, BANKS.
-__
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
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X s. d. X s. d.
Australasia ... •• • .... 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 32%
Britsli North American 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 49
Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 24
Cohnial ... ••• • • • ... • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 15
Loncin and Westuainstr 61. per cent. 1100 0 0 20 0 0 273:
London Joint-Stock .. • Cl. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14%
3letroinliinl ••.•• • • • • - 25 0 0 710 0
Provincial of Ireland.. 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 48%,
Ditto, Now... ••.. .. Si. per cent. ilO 0 0 10 0 0 20
National of Ireland .. 151. per cent. 50 0 0 17 10 0 20%
Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 9 37
Ditto, New.- •• - -5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Union of Australia.... I - 25 0 0 23 0 0 26
Union of L0nd0n...... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1331
DOCKS.
•
I Dividend • Amount
Name of Company. ' per , of Paid. I Price.
Annum. Share.
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•
1
, 1 X s. d. 1 -X s. d.
...'ommereial ••••• • .• • , 3/. per cent. Stock. -
gast and West India •...5%/. pr cent.' Stock. - 139%
East Country ••.•• • • . ' ii. per sh. .100 0 0 - 21
London .•• • • • ..... • • 4311. pr cent. Stock. - 118%
St Katharine •• • • .... 5 per cent. . Stock. - 110
Southampton •••• • • • • 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 , 50 0 0 i
INSITIZANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-
• -
-
£ s. d. i £ s. d.
Alblon ........ • • .... 31. 10s. 500 0 0 i5O 0 0 73
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 20
Ditto ••• • . • 61. .. 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 i 5 0 0 6%
Atlas . 138.6 d. pr sit. 50 0 0 I 5 0 0 17
British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 • 5 0 0 7
Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6%
county 3/. 100 0 0 10 0 0
Crown
..............
67.5:1bid./
40 0 0 5 0 0 10
Eagle •
Economic Life • • cs per ct.,
t&3os.bs. 1000 0 0 250 0 0
"Eng.& Scot. Law Life Si. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
Turopean Life ..... •• • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
Wreemasons' ..• •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
* - 140
Guardian
Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 235
Imperial Life. •••• • • • • 125. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16%
Indemnity Marine •• • • I/. sh.& be. 100 0 0 513 1 28%
Law Life •••••• • • • • • • 11.55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45%
:Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6%
,Loudon Fire .• ..
:London Ship
-Marine ..... ••••• - • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10%
:Med. Invlid & Gen. Life - 50 0 0 20 0 3
'Nittional Loan Fund • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 231
2c,szional Life
Pa11.‘,1,001 Lifs
Plaeni.. •••• • • • ..... • • 3/. p. et. & bs. - - 210
l'rutector Life- -•• • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 2s.
Provident Life •••• • • • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24
Mock Life •••••• • • • • • • 4s. 50 0 010 0 4%
'Royal Exchange .•- .• • Si. per cent. Stock. - 188
Sun Fire • • ••. • • • • • • • 6/. 10s. - -
Ditto Life . 1/. Cs. - -
`Universal Life •••• . • • 1034/. pr ent. 100 0 615 0 18
_
.2..Z5 3 Ore SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
lame of Comrs•ny• per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d
'Bank of ...• • Cl. per cent. I 100 0 0 178
Boyalllank of Scotland 61. per cent. '-., 100 0 0 17031
British Linen Company Si per cent. - 100 0 0 l 228
Commercial Bank .... 6/. per cent. -10 d 0 0 172
National Bank. ..... .. 6/. per cent. - 10 0 9 17
.C11;011 !lank of Scotland 7311. pr cent. - 50 00 1 t'9
Western Bank •••• • • .. 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 85%
7..0:t1i of Scotland Bank ' GI. per cent. - 50 0 7%
Cly&sdale, Bank .• • ... I 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 155,6
gaatern Bank - - .... , 31. per cent. - 15 0 0 11%
C:llo,,tiLut Bank • • ... .6I /. per cent. - 210 0 434
,t•• 8. cll.: •...w Bank 5/. per cent. - 50 0 7%
..:,,,i11.30 , . .-; ' - 8 15 0 ' 15%
,•••,,3.oi•ota,gow Bank . 51. per cent.
Scottish Union Ins. Co. Si. per cent. 120 0 0 1 0 0 • 1%
Hercules ItOurance Co. 71. per cent. .100 0 0 10 0 0 , 14%
In.sur. Co. of Scotind- 5/. per cent. ,10 0 0 All paid. 034
' North Britsli Insur. • • 91. per cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28%
Caledonian Fire Insur. OW. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24%
"Edinburgh Life Insur. 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1934
86
.Edin.Glasg. Railway 5/.percent. '5O 0 0 50 0 0
Ditt &o, % Shares.... ' 51. percent. 12 10 0 All paid. 21%
Eat , Leith, & Grantn• -1200 C 20 0 0 24
Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cent. ;50 0 0 All paid. 89
Cia.sgw&Greenckßall. 2/. per cent. ;25 0 0 All paid. 21
Olsgsv&Garnidrit Rail. 51. per cent.l 25 0 0 All paid. 41
pu,NleeticArbrothltail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. i 37%
'Stand:net! LifeAssuruce.l 51. per cent. 150001 2 10 0 8

CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
THE PAS DE DEUX!—Jamss Ackland, aged 39, a
labourer, was indicted for an assault, &c., on the person
of Sarah Collins, at Isleworth.
Mr. Ballantine was retained for the prisoner.
The fair prosecutrix having stated her " moving
story," was cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE.
You are a dancer, I believe, in a travelling theatre?—
Yes.

And do the Highland fling in character?—No, I don't;
I dances the pas de deuz.—(Great laughter.)
Oh, we are coming to that.—(Continued laughter.)
You do exhibit outside the booth for the purpose of
" taking strangers in," and then you show off the second
time, don't you?—Pr'aps I may.—(Laughter.)
Well, what did you when you found the prisoner be-
side you ?—I wakened my companion.
Oh, who is she ?—The singer of our company.
And her name ?—Eliza Campbell.
What did the prisoner do ?—IIe left the room and re-
turned with tea.—(Great laughter.)
The witness was cross-examined at great length, to
show that she had, some time after the alleged assault
had been committed, been sitting on the prisoner's knee
and drinking in the parlour.
Miss Campbell was called to corroborate the evidence.
After an amusingly clever speech from Mr. BAL-
LANTINE,
Thomas Henderson, landlord of the lodging-house,
was called.
Mr. BALLANTINE —Did you see the prisoner in com-
pany with the prosecutor in your house on the evening
previous to this transaction ?—Yes, she was showing
her steps.—(Great laughter.)
In what way ?—Oh, she threw her legs about, same
as in the theatre.
Was she a sylph at the time ?—No ; she were my
lodger.—(Continued laughter.)
Did you see them together next morning ?—Yes ;
a-sitting on his lap in the front parlour, and a-kissing of
him.— (Roars of laughter.)
Another witness was examined, who fully bore out
this evidence.
The Learned COMMON SERGEANT summed up with
his characteristic brevity—" Gentlemen of the jury,
you understand these things better than I do—(Laugh-
ter)—l leave the case in your hands."
The prisoner was at once acquitted.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, AUG. 19.—Wind S. by E., light breezes, and with
much rain.
DEAL, AUG. 18.—Wind S. to S.W.—Arrd. Irys, New
York. Arrd. from the River, Britannia, Hardy, Ceylon ;
Arab, 111‘Lean, Cape Coast Castle; Emma. Parkwood, Bahia;
Parrock Hall, Moffatt, St. Kitts; Urania, Ray, Nassau.
Sld. Marys, Forrest, Berbice ; Urania, Ray, Nassau ; Swan,
James, Newfoundland.
PLYMOUTH, AUG. 18.—Wind variable.—Sld. 17th, Ann,
Crossman, Quebec.
FALMOUTH, AUG. 18.—Wind variable.—Off 17th, Saxon,
New Orleans.
LIVERPOOL, AuG. 18.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Lanercost,
Mann, Valparaiso; Aristocrat, Thompson, Buenos Ayres;
Willon Wood, Blaney, Buenos Ayres; Scotland, Merriman,
New Orleans ; Emigrant, Taber, St. John's, New Brunswick ;
John, lleselton, Quebec; Highland Mary, Cropley, Quebec.
Offport, Alex. Baring, New Orleans ; Great Western steamer,
New York.
SouTHA3mrox, AUG. 17.—S1d. William Lushington, Gill,
Quebec ; Medway steamer, Andersen, West Indies.
TEIGNMOUTH, AUG. 15.—Arrd. Brothers, Miramichi.
PENZANCE, AUG. 12.—Cousins, Gray, Quebec.
WATERFORD, AUG. 16.—S1d. W. S. Hamilton, Black,
Quebec ; Medora, M'Grath, ditto. 17. Eliza Ann, Quebec.
LIMERICK, AUG. 16.—S1d. Ellen, Forrester, Quebec.
KILRUSII, AuG. 15.—Sld. Ann Moor, Thorn, Quebec.
STRANGFORD, AUG. 15.—Arrd. Argent, Wilson, Quebec.
Sld. 14. Don, Thompson, Quebec.
DROGHEDA, AUG. 17.—Arrd. Cuba, Graves, Quebec.
SUNDERLAND, AuG. 18.—Wind W. S. W. —Arrd. Septimas,
M'Donald, Quebec; Lady Mary, Andrews, ditto. Sid. 14.
Tweed, Miramichi.

COURSE OF EXCH.
Amsterdam CF. 12 8
Ditto, at sight l2 6
Rotterdam 2U. 12 8}
Antwerp 26 0
Hamburgh M.B. 13 14
Altona

kNGE--(THIS DAY.)
..... .
ILeghorn 50 60
Genoa ..... . ...... 25 90
Milaa . ....... .....
Venice —
Naples » 40
Palermo, !per 0z... 120,1
Lisbon 531
Oporto...
Rio Janeiro
Bahia . ..
Buenos A yi.-s
NewYork.:.:2tlyssight
pßicm r BULLION, LER OZ
Foreign ,; ill, bars. £3 17 9
Portuga: ‘1491c1 Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons-- 0 0 0
New
Silver it, t.tar 0 0 0

Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 90
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 26 0
Frankfort on Maine 1221
Petersburgh, 3Us —
Berlin

Vienna, effee. f 1.3 M lO 2
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 36
Cadiz
Bilbao
Barcelona

Seville —

LONDON AND BLACKWALL
RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly general meeting of the Proprietors of
this railway was held this day, at the London Tavern,
J. N. Daniell, Esq. in the chair.

The advertisement convening the meeting having been
read,

The SECRETARY (Mr. J. F. Kennell) read the report,
from which it appears that a dividend of two shillirgs
per share, clear of income-tax, is recommended. The

)irectors observe—

The amount which is available for a dividend, al-
though not considerable, is satisfactory, when it is re-
membered that this is the first time in which a sufficient
profit has been realised, to enable a dividend to be de-
clared on the worst half of the year, and the Directors
believe that it is an earnest, that no future half-yearly
meeting will occur without a larger amount being ap-
plicable to the same purpose, independently of the ad-
vantages which must emanate from the various measures
which are in progress for the benefit of this Company.
" With regard to the extension line to Old Ford
the Directors have much pleasure in reporting, that
the Bill for the extension from the Stepney station of
the Blackwell Railway, to join the Eastern Counties
Railway at Old Ford, received the royal assent on the
9th instant. Measures, therefore, will be immediately
taken to allot the shares in this extension line amongst
the registered Proprietors in the Blackwell Railway,
according to the plan recommended in the report made
to the Proprietors on the 29th ultimo, and the Directors
will lose no time in arranging for the commencement
and speedy completion of the works."
The CHAIRMAN said he congratulated the Proprietors
on the cheering prospect presented by the report, show-
ing as it did a decided improvement over the returns of
preceding half-years. He trusted this prosperity would
not only be pern'anent but increasing, and while he
would not affirm that such would actually be
the case, he saw no reason for entertaining
a doubt but that the value of this pro-
perty would materially and speedily be enhanced.
Ile was happy to inform them that they had satisfacto-
rily corked with the boats with which they were con-
nected ; and he took the opportunity of saying that,
without the slightest reserve, equal terms had been
offered to all boat companies absolutely and positively.
One company had unhappily opposed them, and sought
terms different from those accorded other parties ; he
wished, therefore, as much misrepresentation had been
made, and mach misapprehension existed in the minds of
the public, to make this unequivocal declaration. The next
point to which he wished to advert was the junction with
the Eastern Counties, the details of which would be referred
to the engineers of each, viz., Messrs. Locke and Ste-
phenson. He trusted that, if successfully carried out,
arrangements would be effected for adopting cheap fares
and good accommodation. The conversion of the debt
into fund, d capital would in future be a prominent fea-
ture in the prosperous conduct of the Company, although
at present it did not show any result in the report now
presented. When, then, all these arrangements were
concluded, and the Epping line brought to bear, he
anticipated, though he would not pledge himself to
the confirmation of his hopes, but he confidently
believed that their shares would yet rise to par, and
even eventually exceed it. With these few observations
he would conclude by moving that the report and
acounts, as read, be received, confirmed, and adopted.
Mr. Ham seconded the resolution.

XTITSI7I2.9.NCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
.2,.-ame of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-
-
£ s. d. £ s. d.
AN„,i ............... 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 73
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 20
Ditto ••• • • • 61. .. 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 6%
Atlas . 138.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 I 5 0 0 17
British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 i 5 0 0 7
Ciericl,Med.&Gen.Life Si. per cent. 100 0 0 ' 2 10 1 6%
County 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
i 1
Crown •••••• • • • " • " / 9s. and
61. ss. bs. 3 40 0 0 5 0 0 10
Eagle •
Economic Life • •
t&3os.bs. 3 1000 0 0 250 0 0
"Eng.& Scot. Law Life 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
'European Lite .• • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
Wreemasons' ..• •••• • • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
.lobe .. ••.•••• • • • • • • • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 140
Guardian
Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 235
Imperial Life. •••• • • • • 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16%
Indemnity Marine •• • • I/. sh.& bs. 100 0 0 513 1 28%
Law Life •••••• • • • • • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45%
Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6%
.I.•ondon Fire .• .. ..... 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 16
.London Ship
;Marine .... .•••• • • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10%
:Med. Invlid & Gen. Life - 50 0 0 20 0 3
'Nittional Loan Fund • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
ic,Ntional Life
Pall.‘,l,,un Life •• •
.'hten, r - - 210
rruteetor Life. •••• • • • 5/. pQr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 2s.
Provident Life •••• • • • • IL ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24
Mock Life •••••• • • • • • • 4s. 50 0 010 0 4%
Itoyal Exchange .•- .• • 5/. per cent. Stock. - 188
tirt Fire • • ••. • • • • • • • 6/. 10s. - -
Ditto Life 11. 6s. - -
',Universal Life •••• . • • 10%1. pr ent. 100 0 615 0 18

ill. CASH said that as many parties were present who
were original subscribers he wished to know what the
Chairman meant by par?
The CHAIRMAN replied that 16/. 13s. 4d. was to be
considered as par.
Mr. CAsu remarked that the expenses of the Com-
pany were still very great. Their income was 29,000/.
The CHAIRMAN assured the meeting that the ques-
tion had received the most anxious consideration at the
hands of the Directors, and a doubt did exist as to the
superiority of the present means of traction. Frequent
breakages had caused a very great expense to be in-
curred, and when the arrangements, now in abeyance,
for forming connexions with other companies were com-
pleted, it would be desirable that a system should be
adopted for making a uniform means of communication
adapted for all the lines.
a year, and the expenditure no less than 25,0001. He
was desirous of asking, therefore, whether no better
power could be adopted than that of the wire-rope?
Dr. BOWRING would take the opportunity of stating
that a great many methods of locomotion had been
under the consideration of the Directory. The atmos-
pheric principle had not escaped their attention ; but in

a question of such gravity, an 4. involving the ineurienee
of great expt nse, .t was necessary that every precaution
and prudence should be observed be-fore pl. thing them-
selves to adept a rew and permanent means of traction.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY said he was aware that great
inconvenience was often entailed on boards of directors
by the unadvised intermedding of proprietors. Never-
theless, it was no less incumbent upon shareholders to
suggest to directors any course which might conduce to
the prosperity of a company, or avert an apprehended
evil. It was for this reason that, while repelling every
intention of impugning either the ability or conduct of
the present Board, and while avowing, on the con-
trary, that much new life and talent had of
late been introduced into the Directory, he wished
to offer one or two observations on matters
connected with their prosperity. As to the London and
Blackwell Railway, beginning at Fenehurch-street and
terminating at Blackwell, the project was borne down
by an enormous expenditure, and though the Chairman,
and he dare say many of the proprietors were so san-
guine as to anticipate that secondary capabilities were
likely to enhance the value of their property, be
believed that the most sanguine could scarcely
hope that the projects now in contemplation would
work any very miraculous change in the price of their
shares, or the amount of their dividend. With respect
to the junction between the Blackwell Company and the
Eastern Counties, it would be in the recollection of the
meeting that some time since that course had been pro-
posed and rejected by the Directors. He did not wish to
throw any blame upon them for their refusal; "better late
than never" was an old proverb, and he was only glad
that even at this period the measure had been ap-
proved and adopted. He regarded it as a most ex-
cellent junction, but to secure its success the Di-
rectors of both Companies must preserve a cordial and
well defined co -operation : otherwise their endeavours
would be frustrated, and their money laid out uselessly.
It; however, the Blackwell Company persisted in striking
out projects into South Essex, they would interfere with
the Eastern Counties Company most seriously, while the
scheme would not only be useless but pernicious. He made
this observation, but if at a future period opposition should
be raised against the project, it might be said, that
the shareholders of the Eastern Counties Company being
invited to attend, and actually present, had heard thQ pro-
positions of the Blackwell Company, and remained silent
on the subject.

Mr. JEFFRY was proceeding to address the meeting on
the question of the South Essex line, when he was
stopped by—

The CHAIRMAN, who said that the question before
the meeting was not the propriety of the Essex scheme,
which was quite independent from the interests of the
l3lackwall Company, and therefore its introduction was
irrelevant and irregular.

Mr. JosIAH WILSON inquired if, then, as a company,
the Blackwall Railway repudiated the South Essex line ?
The CHAIRMAN said, as a company most distinctly,
though not as independent parties.
The resolution for the adoption of the report and
accounts was then put, and carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then moved the second resolution, to
the effect that a dividend of two shillings per share, clear
of income tax, should be declared.
Mr. HAIG seconded the motion, which was also car-
carried nem. con.

A SHAREHOLDER inquired whether the promoters of
the London and Blackwall would be prepared to apply
to Parliament next session for powers to carry out the
Epping Extension, in case the Eastern Counties Com-
pany neglecting to do so.
The CHAIRMAN explained ; shortly after which the
meeting separated.

um LONDON GAZETTE
(THIS EVENING.)

The Gazette of this evening contains a notice from
►he Speaker, that he will issue his warrant to the Clerk
of the Crown to make out a new writ for the borough
of Southwark, in the room of the late Benjamin
Wood, Esq.
DOWNING-STREET, AUG. 18.
The Qucen has been pleased to appoint Lawrence
Grwrne, Esq., Major in the army, to be Lieutenant-G6-
vernor of the isiaml of Tobago.
CROWN-OFFICE, AUG. 19.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT

tsea damaged, Ist class 21r1 to 211, 2d class 3 1—
ai3 latter al! sold at vcry full rates, viz., good brownish
d!..isy at 20 to 27g,d, sea Mama god, let class 20 to
1-1 , • 2J class 20, 3d and 4til :4(1 to 2Lid. 10 bags of
Ceylon Uardealtans fetched is id for low. 3 cases of
Cinnamon taken in at is for low quality. 38 casks
Cloves taken in at Is ; but 579 bags of Bengal Ginger
sold at 21s to 21s 6d for rather wormy but bold.
TEA.—The market has a firm appearance for Black
and Green, and none has again been submitted to public
competition. Congou has been in good demand, and
fetched full rates ; common sound selling at 9d to 91d,
good common 9Ad to 10d, but mid and rind
lid to is 3d; good Is 4d to is Bd, fine and
Pekoe kind is 91 to 2s 4d. In Pouchong several
transactions have taken place at 5d to 10d, awl holders
of this class of Tea show firmness. Twankay hAs been
in much better request, but at present no advance
can be quoted in prices. In Young Hyson large pur-
chases have :been made at is 61 to 2s. In Hyson a
fair amount of business has been done upon former
terms, that is to say—common at 23 3d to 2s 41,
fair to good 2s 5d to 2s 9d, fine and superior 23 10d
to 3s GI. For Gunpowder prices do not improve, but at
late rak.s several purchases have been made. For good
and fine Scented Orange Pekoe 2s lid to 3s 21 per lb is
asked, but it is not much in demand at present. The
!owes.; sort of Black and Green Tea is in demand for
exportation.
COCOA.—This afternoon at public sale 34 bags of
Grenada fetched 44s to 44s 6d for fair red, and low 42s
per cwt.
SPIRITS.---Jamaica rum brought full prices, and the
demand has been good for all qualities. The quantity
on show is small of good and fine Hum. Calcutta has
been in extensive request, and the market has been
nearly cleared at stiffer rates ; the sales amount to 1,000
casks at Is 9d to is 9id per gallon proof with certificate.
Demerara is firm in price, and in fair demand ; the sales
amount to 120 puns at 2s 10d fur 34 per cent over
proof, and superior, at 23 lid to 3s Id. Leeward
Island has fetched higher prices. For Brandy the de-
mand has b. en lively for all purposes on account of the
unfavourable accounts received relative to the vintage ;
prices arc on the advance, and since our last publication •
they have ruled as follows i—Cognae, best brands
of the vintage of 1838, hhds 4s 7d, puns 4s sd;
ditto, 1839, hhds at 4s 4d, puns 4s 2d ; ditto,
1840, hhds 4s sd, puns 4s 3d; do 1841, hhds 4s sd, puns
4s 3d ; do 1842, hhds 4s 2d, puns 4s ; ditto 1843, hhds
4s ld, puns 3s lid ;:ditto 1844, hhds 4s 9d, puns 3s 10d;
middling and good middling of the various vintages 3s
2d to 3s 81 ; low 2s 10d to 3s ; and Bordeaux 2s 8d to
2s 91 per gallon. Geneva for exportation is 9d to is
10d, and fine at 2s 2d to 2s 8d per gallon. English
Corn Spirits 103 2d per gallon nett cash.
Hoes.—There has been a considerable increase in the
demand for Hops since this day week; the business done
has been extensive, and at an advance o former rates
of 2s to 5s per cwt. Sussex and fine Weald of Kent
pockets are in small supply. The duty for Worcester
is estimated at 15,0001., and for the kingdom at 175,0001.
to 180,0001.

PARLIAMENT.

Borough of Cirencester—William Cripps, Esq., one of
the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury.
Borough of Sunderland—George Hudson, Esq., of the
city of York, and an Alderman of the same city, in the
room of the Right Hon. Henry Grey, commonly called
V scount Howick, now Earl Grey, called up to the House
of Peers.

Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetshire.

WooL.--Prices remain firm for all descriptions, and a
fair demand exists. The arrivals were 4,321 bales to
this port during the past week, 3,691 bales of which con-
sisted of Colonial. The advices from the manufacturing
parts of the country, and from abroad, are still very
satisfactory for Wool.
SALTPETRE.—Rough has met with little attention by
private treaty, and former rates are barely supported ;
458 bags of Calcutta at auction were sold at 24s to
243 6d for middling grey, rather damp 12 to 9- par
cent. refraction. For English Refined the demand has
been good at 28s Gd to 29s per cwt.
TALLOW.—The demand has been extensive for
Russian on the spot, and prices continue on the advance;
1' Y Candle of first quality fetching 41s 3d to 41s 6d for
new, and 40s 9d to 41s per cwt for old ; the trade
generally are decidedly disposed to get stocked,
as there is every prospect of prices gong higher,
For delivery a large business has been transacted at fur-
ther improved rates, 41s 6d to 41s 9d having been cur-
rently paid for the last three months of the year, and
42s per cwt for separate months. All other descriptions
of Tallow have been in excellent request, and prices
higher, although the market has again been abundantly
supplied.
OILS.—In Southern Oil a good business has been
transacted, middling and the better descriptions have
fetched full prices, but low sorts are quoted rather
cheaper. Seal has been in excellent request, and a further
improvement in the value has occurred. For Cod Oil the
market has a dull appearance, and prices are on the decline.
For Sperm a good demand has been experiencal, and
prices rule firm. There is a good consumption of all
common Fish Oils going on, and prices are much under
those of last season at this period. With Linseed
Oil the market is well supplied, ai:d the de•
mand being limited, prices continue to go down.
For Rape a good demand has been eXpefienccd. Olive
Oil has been in extensive request, and prices are firmer.
Palm has been sold to some extent privately, at 26s to
29s for common to fine, and holders are firm. Cocoa
Nut has been in good demand at 283 to 31s 6d.

West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Cor-
net J. W. Browne to be Lieutenant, vice Barnard, pro-
mo e,l; W. S. George, Gent., to b.: Cornet, vice Browne,
promoted ; C. Adams, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Capel,
promoted, Aug. 12.
Commtnissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire.

Warwickshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Cor-
net Galton to be Captain, vice King, promoted ; R.
Barnard, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Greenway, re-
signed ; Cornet Lord Fielding to be Lieutenant, vice
Boultbce, resigned ; H. J. Ally, Gent., to be Cornet,
vice Lucy, resigned, Aug. 13.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
IVES TEILN ClRG'UlT.7Bristul, August 16,

The commission was opened in this city✓ on Friday
afternoon, by Mr. Justice Erle. Rumour had been rife,
and it was confidently stated at Devizes that 120 veniree
had been refurned, which, according to the usual calcu-
lation, would have produced about 80 causes. This, on
a circuit which had been far from prolific as to fees, gave
a most encouraging prospect, and seniors and juniors
hurried off from Devizes to be early in Bristol, for fear
clients might imagine that they would not honour the
ancient city with their presence; but, alas! many were
doomed to be disappointed. They sat in :Hence all the
Friday evening ; but few, if any, briefs came in; and the
youthful junior, whose friends had been pushing hard for
him, and who had promises innumerable, took his tea
without interruption, and wont to bed upon the reflection
and sweet hope that perhaps briefs would not be deli-
vered till the following morning. At length, that
morning came, and at ten o'clock he found himself in
Court without a single piece of "paper." The printed
cause list soon appeared, and after paying Is. for it you
perceived that only 33 cases had been entered. Of
these seven were undefended, one cause was tried, and
notwitstanding it was the day for the grand dinner
given by the mayor, the Court sat till 9 o'clock at night
to dispose of it. It has long been desired that there
should be a regular and proper assize in this city, and
that the judges should come twice a year and tleliver
the gaol, and try civil actions in the same way as they
do at other places. One difficulty, however, stood in the
way—there was but one court ; that one certainly was
the most inconvenient ever built, and all persons having
business there joined in the hope that some cause or
other might tend to its removal, and that two courts
would be erected, in order that business might be pro-
perly conducted. At length it was intimated that; he
old building would be taken down, and that proper con-
veniences for the assizes would be afforded. lint if it
had not been that the people here have become notorious
for their foresight by building a ship much too large to
be taken out of dock, it would have caused great amaze-
ment, and would indeed scarcely have been credited,
that though there was every space for erecting two
courts, they hare actually only built one, and that pro-
mises to out-do the ancient one in inconvenience and
bad arrangement.

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.

MEETING OF THE FP,IENDS OF SIR WILLIAM
MOLESWORTIL

Last evening a public meeting of the electors of the Borough
ef Southwark was held in the large room of the Bridge House
Hotel, for the purpose of receiving Sir William Alolesworth,
and hearing a statement of his political principles. The hour
fixed for the business to begin was seven o'clock, by which time
a numerous as well as influential assembly of the electors had
collected ; the Hall, which will accommodate about 1,000 per-
sons, being nearly filled. On the motion of Mr. Edwin Evans,
Mr. Wm. Hawes was called to the Chair.
The CHAIRMAN, who on rising to address the meeting was
received with great cheering, said that they had been
convened together to select a fit and proper person. o
represent them in Parliament, in the room of their late much
respected member, Mr. Benjamin Wood. In doing this
they were bound to examine the political, as well as the publi
and private character of the party whom they selected. He
generally found that a political character was based on pre
vious well-known acts of public life, and that this public
character was again the emanation of private life. They
should therefore, in selecting a gsntleman to represent them
in Parliament, take care that his political principles, his public
character, and his private conduct were all in harmony with
each other.—( Cheers. ) Such a member they had in the late
Mr. Benjamin Wood.—(Cheers.) His consistency and in-
tegrity had rarely been equalled, and never surpassed.
( Loud cheers.) Not only was that gentleman unex-
ceptionable on public and private grounds as their repre-
sentative, but he had been a resident among them. He
was one of themselves. The gentleman who was present that
night, and would be proposed to succeed their late respected
Member, he was sure would fully come up to the standard of
such a Member as that he (the Chairman) had described.
Though residence amongst a constituency was a consideration
that ought not to be overlooked, that qualification was not
alone sufficient. They must look to the principles and general
character of the individual. Though the gentleman now pre-
sent was not a resident, yet he was identified with them, he
(the Chairman) was sure, in interest and opinion, and con-
nected with the borough by the ties of property. Besides this,
he had shown by his address, ably, honestly, and without any
ambiguity whatever stated, what his political views were.
When he was a Member of Parliament before, it could
not be denied that he rigidly adhered to his principles, even to
the dissatisfaction of many well meaning friends, and he had
never done any act by which he forfeited the confidence of
those who reposed trust in him. His opinions were those of
justice, and based on mature reflection. There was a strange
contrast in this gentleman's address compared with that of
another candidate (Mr. Pitcher), which had been issued. The
latter address, while professing to be against restrictions on
trade, said that care must be taken of vested interests. The
explanation of which might resolve itself either into a sliding-
scale or a fixed duty. There was no distinct annunciation of a
principle here. Now the candidate before them left no
doubt whatever respecting his views on this important question.
He was in favour of free-trade.—( Great cheering.) On this,
the first great question of the day, there could be no dispute
respecting what he meant. When in Parliament that gentle-
man was one of a few who voted in favour of free-trade.—
( Cheers.) The absent candidate talked vaguely about Protestant
principles, yet at the same time he professed himself favourable
to civil and religious liberty. In reading that portion of the
gentleman's (Mr. Pilcher's) address, the only interpretation he
( the Chairman) could put upon it seas, that he aas an ultra-
Orangeman, a supporter of the Church, and an opponent of the
voluntary system; one who would maintain the Dish Church
in all its integrity, and therefore one that would per-
petuate all the abuses which had arisen from that
Church Establishment.—( Hear, hear.) The candidate
now before them was of a different character. He
was one who would not only oppose the endowment of a
second Church establishment, but who was willing to reduce
the emoluments of the Church already endowed.--( Great
cheering.) These were the main and stirring questions of the
day, upon which it was necessary there should be a clear under-
standing- With regard to the Maynooth question, on which
some difference of opinion existed, the worthy gentleman would
fully explain his opinions. Some thought that the grant to
Maynooth was preliminary to the endowment of the Roman
Catholic Church.—(Cries of " No, no," and " Yes, yes.")
To this view he (Sir William Molesworth) dissented.
He viewed it merely as an educational grant, and not as
tending to the alternative which was so much dreaded
He (the Chairman) would not longer occupy their
attention, but call on Sir William Molesworth to address the
meeting. He would say that he hoped they would support
him in giving every one who might choose to address the
meeting a fair and impartial hearing.—( Loud cheers. )
Sir WlLLiast MGLESWORTH, who in rising to address the
meeting was received with loud and long cintinued cheering,
said that in appearing before them as a candidate it would be
necessary for him to state clearly and distinctly his political
views, as the grounds on which he might expect their votes.
In so doing he trusted the meeting would grant him its in-
dulgence as he had travelled all the previous night
in -order to be present at that meeting. He might
say he was not entirely unknown to them.
For nine years he had a seat in the House of Commons, and
during that time he spoke and voted on all the leading measures
of the day. The principles which would guide his conduct
now were the same as had actuated him then. To those prin-
ciples he still adhered.—(Cheers.) He was neither Whig nor
Tory. He should attach himself to none of these great poli-
tical parties, but would consider it his duty to support such
measures as appeared calculated to serve the interests of the
people without regard to any of them. He had been called,
and was a Radical.—( Loud cheers.) As a Radical he was in
favour of an extension of the suffrage. It was suf..
ficient on the present occasion to say that he was
in favour of an extension of the suffrage. The extent to
which he would not say, as it would materially depend on the
increase of intelligence. He was also in favour of Triennial
Parliaments. He would abolish Property Qualifications ; and,
above all, he was in favour of the Ballot, as affording the only
means by which the franchise could be honestly exercised. He
would not dwell longer on these questions, as at the present
time they did not take much hold of the public mind, but he
would go to a question which did in a very great degree— he
meant the commercial policy of the country. Within the last
few years a great change had taken place in commercial policy.
Since the accession of Sir R. Peel to power, many duties
on articles of importation had been diminished or abolished. In

doing so, Sir Wihert Peel had been giving way to the feeling
which for many years had been gradually growing in favour of
free-trade; the principles of which were formerly only sup-
ported by a few thinking men, but were now supported by the
leading men among both Conservatives and Whigs.—( Cheers. )
Considerable alterations had been male in the import duties,
still they were not of extraordinary importance, beyond indicat-
ing the tendency of sound views in head quarters, and as likely
to end in the abolition of all proteir ion whatsoever. He had
always been in favour of free trade, lung before the exeitentent: on
the question had been so great. He was opposed on principle
to every kind of protective duties. He considered that
duties should be imposed for purposes of revenue alone, and to
meet only the rigid and pressing exigencies of the State. To
all other duties he was entirely hostile, as injurious to the best
interests of the country. Such duties restricted commerce,
diminished the means of employment, abstracted capital from
its legitimate channels, and reduced wages.—( Hear, hear. )
There was immense capital in the country; but, in order to
make capital profitable and wages good, it was necessary to
command a market for their skill and industry. In order to do
so, they should receive in return the goods of other countries
that might require their produce.—( Hear, hear.) There
could be no selling unless they bought in return.—( Hear. )
Every law that prevented buying prevented selling. All
laws that imposed duties on the goods of foreign countries,
reduced the exports of this. By such means the field of labour
was abridged, wages were reduced, and capital was left with-
out profit. The only remedy for this state of things was to
remove all restrictions on trade.—( Cheers.) Protective laws
had operated most injuriously, more especially the corn-laws.
They had diminished commerce both in the north of Europe
and America, because the chief export of those countries was
corn, which could not be imported into this country without a
high rate of duty. The consequence was, that those countries
had been obliged to establish manufactories, producing goods
that now rivalled the products of British skill and
industry in the markets of the world--( Hear, hear.)
The tendency of the Corn-laws was to rear up rival interests.
He had always voted against them, and would still continue to
do so.--( Loud cheers.) He supported Mr. Villiers at a time
when he had but few supporters ; since which, he was glad to
say, a vast and striking change had taken place in public
opinion, not only on the Corn-laws, but free trade generally.
He had now stated that he was a Radical and a Free-trader.
There was another question to which he would refer ; it was
respecting the grant to Maynooth. It was his duty
to state that, had he been in Parliament, he
should have supported the present (iovernment in
that measure.—( Loud cheers.) For many years there had
been a grant of public money for this purpose—for the purpose
of educating the Roman Catholic priesthood, not to endow
their church. This grant was but the carrying out of a con-
tract entered into at the time of the Irish Union, the object of
which was to provide for the education of the Roman Catholic
priesthood at home, instead of being obliged to go abroad to
foreign seminaries, where it was supposed they
imbibed principles inimical to their native coun-
try. On several occasions, while in the House,
when the motion for the grant was opposed by the Orange
party, he joined with the Liberal members in supporting it.
It was evident that the grant had hitherto been inadequate for
the object it contemplated, and, therefore, he would say, what-
ever might have been the consequences to himself, he would
have voted with the Liberal members in support of the
increased allowance.—( Loud cheers.) He would say, how-
ever, that he objected to the grant being taken from the public,
and considered it should have beers supplied from the funds of
the Irish Church. Had he been in Parliament, therefore, he
would have supported the motion of Mr. Ward, for the
appropriation of a portion of the funds of the Irish Church
to meet the grant. Speaking of Church establishments
generally, he was in favour of the voluntary principle, or
that each sect and denomination should support its own clergy.
—( Cheers.) These were his honest opinions. If any
subject had been omitted he would be glad to answer any
question upon it. The Hon. Baronet then concluded his address
amidst loud and general cheering.
In answer to a string of questions from Mr. Knight, a Chartist,
Sir W. 11.10LESWORTH stated that he would not pledge
himself to universal suffrage. He was in favour of extended
suffrage, and would extend it as intelligence advanced. In
fact he would define no limits as to the extent to which elec-
toral rights might be increased. He was also against any in-
terference with any one on account of their opinions for or
against religion, providing that discussion was
legitimately conducted, having proper respect to
the feelings of others. He was also generally in favour of the
voluntary principle, and, of course, against the endowment of
the Roman Catholic religion. Should he, on any future occa-
sion, see any good reason for applying a portion of the funds of
the Irish Church to support the Catholic Church, and such a
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a perfect measure, great changes had already taken place in it,
and he would be willing to support any alteration that would
tend to ameliorate and improve its provisions.—(
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A resolution, which will be found in our advertising columns,
to the effect that Sir William A.lolesworth was a tit and proper
person to represent the borough in Parliament, was then proposed.
After some opposition from Mr. KNIGHT, who contended
that Sir William Molesvvorth's explanation had not been suffi-
ciently explicit, the proposition was carried, there being only
nine hands against it.