The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-20 00:00:00

LATE FIRE IN ALDERMANBURY KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE ELEC-
FURTHER
PARTICULARS. TION.
We regret to state that the fire which occurred on Friday last having been fixed by the Stewart of
Monday night in Alderrnanbury, a report of which ep- Kirkcudbright as the day for noirtinating candidates for
peered in The Sun yesterday, has been attended with the stewartry, the quiet country town presented an un-
a far greater destruction of property than war at first usual scene of animation and bustle. Kirkcudbright
anticipated. From inquiries instituted yesterd iy, there always looks well, its spires and towers rising from the
is good ground for swpposing that the loss will not fall blue waters, surrounded on every side by umbrageous
much short of 200,000 L The premises in which the fire woods, and the rarity of a bright sun overhead on Friday
originated were considered as nearly the largest in the gave an additional charm to the scene. Parties on foot and
same line of business, and to add to the misfortune up- in vehicles continued to arrive during the forenoon, and
wards of 8,000/. worth of goods had been received into about twelve o'clock a very large crowd had assembled
the building during the evening. The stock in trade is the front of the hustings ; the windows of the
was of a most costly description, and comprised muslin houses adjoining were filled with ladies, a great number
de lanes, several thousand pieces of printed cotton, at of whore were present. Betwixt twelve and one o'clock
the lowest computation upwards of 80,000 pieces of linen, the respective candidates and their friends took their
and several thousand bales of shawls, &c. At the time places on the hustings, when the Stewart-Depute, Mr.
of the outbreak the principal portion of the autumn Sandford, read the election writ. The Bribery Act
Stock had been just taken in. Although every inquiry having been read by the clerk, Mr. R. Gordon, the
has since been made, nothing that can be depended upon Stewart, requested the people to listen peaceably and
could be ascertained as to the origin of the calamity. quietly to tile addresses which would be delivered.
When the combustible nature of the goods is taken into James Oswald, of Auchincruive, MP. for Glasgow,
consideration, is not at all surprising that the fire then proposed Mr. Maitland, of Dundrennan, which was
spread with such surprising rapidity. seconded by Mr. DPAdain, farmer, Kirkland, William
The Lord Mayor, Mr. Sheriff Sidney, several Com Maxwell, Esq„ yr., of Cardoness, proposed Colonel
Mon Councilmen, the Town-clerk, and different officers M`Douall, of Logan, which was seconded by Mr. Bell,
of the surrounding wards, were early in arriving at the of Balgreddan.
scene of conflagration, their principal anxiety being to Mr. MAITLAND then addressed the electors in a long
save the Guildhall from destruction. Previous to the and eloquent speech.
arrival, and before a sufficient body of police came down Colonel M'Dot:ALL next addressed the electors. He
to clear the roads in front of the fire, the firemen ex- spoke, however, in a very low tone, which, together with
perienced the greatest difficulty from the populace in get- a slight buzz iu front of the hustings, prevented him
tag their engines to work. About thirty men laid hold from being heard. He said he hoped credit would be
of the West of Englard engine, and before the same was given him for feeling deeply the loss of his friend Mr.
Unlocked the party behaved with such violence to the Murray ; and that he had come forward to prevent the
engine as to tear away the handles, and cause injury to stewartry being represented by a Roman Catholic. The
the machine. crowd became a little impatient at not hearing what was
Although the fire was believed to have been safely said, and, of course, made the matter worse. Mr. Malt-
frot under by ten o'clock, the greater part of the land and Mr. Oswald requested them to give Colonel
engines were kept upon the ground the greater part of M'1)ouall a fair hearing, but, after uttering another sen-
the night, which was extremely fortunate, for between tence or two indistinctly, he apparently became nervous
three and four yesterday morning a large body of fire and stopped.
suddenly shot up, and for some time the greatest fears The btewart called for a show of hands, which was
Were entertained lest it should extend to Messrs. Oliver largely in favour of Mr. Maitland. Colonel M‘Douall
and Co.'s premises. One of the workmen, on entering then demanded a poll, which was fixed for Monday
mthe third floor, discovered that the flames were just at nine, and on Tuesday at eight o'clock.
aking through the party wall, and in the course of a Themeeting then quietly disec...sed. We understand
lw• minutes longer, bad they not been noticed, they that upwards of 100 of Colonel M‘Douall's friends and
ast have fired about 40,000 pieces of coloured prints. supporters dined together in the afternoon in the Selkirk
Piece of lighted paper had descended through one of Arms Inn.—Caledonian Mercury.
the apertures, and a bale of cotton was actually smoking
;t
the time when the firemen entered. The damage upon
stock in trade in these premises, it is believed, will
illeeed 12,000/. to repair it, and the building will require
Wards of 3,0001. During the whole of yesterday work-
were employed in affixing poles to keep the front
hill from falling forward into the street.
n_il:he loss upon Messrs. Bradbury, Greatorex, and
8 stock, it is computed, will extend to 170,000/. ;
07.1, unfortunately, they are insured only to the amount
50001 The total loss by this disastrous event, it is
,Zted by those best competent to form a correct esti-
Tte, will amount to between 200,0001. and 300,0001.
~,°° Much praise cannot be awarded to Mr. Braidwood
Ztl the numerous firemen who acted under his super-
;,':!endelice ; the same remarks will apply to Messrs.
rea(.rton and Garwood, the heads of the West of Eng-
-4V and County Companies. Had it not been for their
TVlrnl exertions, the loss of property would have been
r_greater than it really has been.
4.l:he following is a copy of the official report of the
The
k,‘ldercnanbury, No. 6.—Messrs. Bradbury, Greatorex,
Pr 4 Co., Manchester warehousemen. The whole of the
',ltemises destroyed, and contents of stock in trade and
sohrliture burned, and a house adjoining, in Dyer's-
e6"o", consumed. Insured in the following offic s—Sun,
,°°l. ; the Phoenix, 26,000/. ; the Imperial, Royal
is:('.lnge, County, and London offices, in various sums,
ng the whole 75,0001.
tounldermanbury, No. s.—Nicholas Stone, grocer. Back
enting-house, kitchen, and window- frames burned out.
et,roof severely damaged by fire and the contents by
•""". Insured in the Sun.
..4_ldermanbury, Nos. 7 and B.—Messrs. Oliver, Worth-
kr Le, and Oliver, warehousemen. Roof of premises
to, hack windows partly burned. The party wall and
11,:.4,e rooms seriously damaged by fire, and the stock in
I,.extensively injured by fire and w ater.
eortermanbury, No. 4, and Fountain-court —Messrs.
07 and Co., warehousemen. The back windows and
16,1;'ed-rooms burnt out. A portion of the roof off and
11441,9 it damaged by fire. The stock in trade consi-
" injured by water. The firm is insured.
h:?ermanbury, No. 73.—Mr. John Sidney Smith,
ttei ...liseinan. Front of premises very severely scorched
17,ladows broken ; insurance unknown.
ha,,B7rnaanbury, No. 73.—Occupied by sundry ware-
The front of premises considerably scorched
„Aid in l'dow-glass broken ; insurance unknown.
,Inanbury, No. 75.—Messrs. Cullum, Brown, and
Front of house scorched. •
orot 'r court, No. 4.—Mr. James Chadwick and
erg small warehousemen. The back windows burnt
H of eecond floor, and the contents considerably
Ne,:e.d by water. The building is the property of
~Gt"
ongart, and is unknown where insured. The
,te"ttl Were insured in the Phoenix.
leer No. 3.—Henry Dunningten, glover.
'kit wand front windows ourned out, roof of house and
tlltide ere.bnuse seriously damaged, and the contents ex-
Injured by water. The contents are supposed
AtiPred
yarde Son and Hand-in-Hand offices.
r(tay n!lall-—The Comptroller's-office, the pro.
i7s 1(0, the Corporation of London.! Lumber-room,
lejeet! and bed-room over kitchen, damaged, and
The 'windows scorched.
aorytuildhall.—Stained glass window at the western
12usly damaged by heat, and glass broken.
11744,"re was extinguished by ten engines of the
ale of establishment, with those of the County and
tiv, England offices, their firemen and assistants,
"14111, r six parish engines, and one belonging to the
44 The cause of the fire cannot be accounted for,

BERKLEY COTTAGE NEAR TO
CANTERBURY.

One of the happiest efforts (as it appears to us) is that
of which we only give a short extract. The composition
will soon be traced to the right author. /f he needed
renown, we think this great effort would alone insure it
to him. The announcement of the auction has been
already inserted.
" Mr. George Robins is much gratified in being
selected to offer to public competition, on Thursday next,
at twelve, a freehold villa, which, it may be safely
affirmed, for its size, will not yield to anything contem-
poraneous. It is, in fact, one of the most delightful
bijoux throughout the entire kingdom, and the great
difficulty that presents itself to the composer is to do it
justice without encountering the idea of having too
highly coloured the landscape. However, this arduous
task shall be undertaken. Berkley Lodge is half way on
the declivity at Broughton Hill. In days of yore
Broughton Hill presented a fearful obstacle to enjoy,
without alloy, all the accessories this lovely spot had in
store. In our boyish days it was accounted an hercu-
lean task to reach the summit, but Mr. M'Adarn, with
his powerful mind and road-making powers, soon re-
moved the imaginary difficulty, and that which pi e-
viously was a fearful obstable to encounter, is now a
gentle and almost unperceived ascent. Upon this hill
now dwells the incomparable Villa, the property of,
and completed in his usual good taste by Henry
Woollright, Esq., of which a moderated account is
to follow:—The Garden of England and the garden
of Kent have been held as synonymous terms ; and it
has long since been conceded to this spot, that throughout
Kent, it stands unrivalled. It is first seen nestling
amid the ambrosial grounds, with clumps of trees to
vary the scene, stretching their wide and shadowy arms
fur across the green sward that encompasses it. The
natural beauty of this position it will not be attempted
to describe, because it is fearlessly asserted that it must
be seen or it cannot be appreciated; the beauties that
press on the enraptured sight, strewed by the hands of
Art and Nature, combined over the surface, will hold a
place in the memory which never can be effaced, and ere
the visit is half completed, with common assent it will
be responded to by all, that fairy land is in view. Of
residence little has vet been said (although an outlay of
6,0001. has just been expended on its completion), and it
may be well to observe that,without being encumbered with
the nuisance of too large a domicile, there is all and
everything that a family (not too large) can desire. It
has been erected within the last seven years, and what-
ever can be understood by the comprehensive term
" comfort" will be found to hold a prominent place here;
but within this little Elysium is placed a gazeebo of
novel form, and so ingeniously contrived that the beau-
teous scenery by which it is so entirely surrounded is
seen with immensely increased effect. It is really quite
impossible to do justice to the tact that has presided over
this great feature of the abode. Its form is duodecagon,
there are five windows, each diversifying the scene. The
ingenuity that has conceived this happy effort to give
additional effect to the magnificent scene is unquestion-
able. It exhibits a panoramic view that yields to nothing
throughout England, softened by the intermixture of
features the most romantic and picturesque—
Till breathless, as we grow when feeling most,
And silent, we stand in thoughts too deep
For utterance,'

it produces such an ensemble as the writer of this im-
perfect sketch has never before enjoyed. To give an
adequate representation is quite out of the question—its
beauty and its loveliness altogether forbid it, but it may
be permitted to observe that the river Medway and the
Nore, which are in the distance, are, at high water, on
visiting terms with Berkley Lodge. An English fleet
of one hundred vessels has not unfrequently aided
this splendid picture. To return for a moment
to the demesne—the grounds are very extensive and
luxuriant beyond imagination. There is not a landscape
gardener that will not be proud to take a lesson here, and
the proprietor has added so much of ingenuity, and of
variety, that the scene never tires—at every turn some-
thing new and beautiful is presented. In the centre is
' an observatory 50 feet in height,' which stands 350 feet
higher than Canterbury. From this spot Dover and
Gravesend are both brought within view, and the coast
of France seen without difficulty. The terrace walk,
that runs parallel with the London-road is adorned by
American shrubs and flowering plants without number ;
aid to perfect this scene there are rising in majestic gran-
deur in the rear the splendid woods of Blean (of which
this property includes four acres), to protect the villa
from the wintry winds—the kitchen gardens are
well planned, and the supply of fruit and vegetables
most abundant. Dispersedly placed, and in excellent
taste, are to be seen about the grounds everything that
ingenuity and art combined could effect. In ono spot is a
grotto. Contiguous to it the ornamental waters, with
three vessels in full sail, of solid copper, and wire rig-
ging, and a jet d'eau which Mr. Robins will not dis-
honour by a comparison with the ' nonentities
at Trafalgar-square.' On another spot is a second
grotto, which, by means of no ordinary inge-
nuity, represents a perpetual telegraph and windmill,
which never cease their pleasing vocation. It has con-
sumed 700 feet of iron pipe to accomplish this. The
Eddystone Lighthosse adorns the centre of the waters,
in which exists myriads of gold and silver fish. In short,
neither words nor painting can do it adequate justice ;
we know of nothing comparable with the sceno, so as to
give it that vivid colouring by which those who have not
had ocular demonstration, may recognise its wild pheno-
mena. And now the composer feels that he must
compassionate with his readers, and arrive at a conclu-
sion. The demesne around it is 14 acres, including the
rich padel9cks. The offices within and without are cor-
responding, and the whole in complete apple-pie order.
It is four miles from Canterbury ; and the society every-
where is proverbial for its being prone to good fellow-
ship, with lots of shooting, hunting, and fishing without
much trouble."

Pio WEST INDIA MAIL.
11.1. 114 h mPTON, AUG. 18.—The West India mail
IN I.;t e Tay, Captain Sharp, arrived at her moorings
"tiotllwter at ten o'clock A.M. this day, and landed the
111,4411,' St. Thomas, Windward and Leeward Islands,
440.11 mails, which were forwarded to London Ipl by
;1,),,1e o'clock express train. Her dates are Jamaica,
1110;41,1;,. Jacmel 26th, Porto Rico, 29th, Demerara,
.4
1441 ad 22d, Barbadoes 24th, Grenada, 26th, St.
% te'ist, and Fayal 12th August. The Tay has 72
good cargo, among which is 1,440 oz. of
os gold dust, 135 bales of sarsaparilla, 9
itil,l4o, I''
7t rces and 33 barrels of coffee, and 91
ket roPnger.
SiI,,V;.°VVIng is the list of passengers :—From Ja-
-1:04."e Lord Bishop of Jamaica, two Miss Spen-
Itith, fertant, Colonel Bradshaw, Captain Bradshaw,
Price, Rose, Pierce, and Miss Jordan.
k'4'cet, Mr. Grant, Dr. and Mrs. Hunter, Mr. J.
belgardo, sen., Elzaburra, from Porto
Pikt%).;.:P Denierara—Rev. J. H. Bernard and three
0. I.S M. 1). Lucker, Mr. Richardson and daughter,
1%,1,/°ett. From Trinidad—Mr. Hearne, Mr. de
b\irlard' la Costa and servant. From Barbadoes—
Qn, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Parsons. From Grenada
:triOojattieor, Mr. Legg, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Bain. From
4".: Cuba 'll.l Auguste Fonson, Mr. Boustead.
14%111, Boschett. From St. Thomas—Dr.
11:4 ttta,-.lr. and Mrs. Pettet, Miss Pettet, and child,
-les . • •
~-\t„ and three children, Miss Victoria. From
,N ',%and Mrs. Dabney and three children, Mr. de
li,,yo.f4tol.3;n7ensabal,'M.r. Bessande,
.. and Mr. Sabal.
tOd As,, west India mail packet.the Medway., Capt.
nt,,,Zareeft this river yesterday evening, with the
t,„terß•l;t4l Leeward Island mails ; also forty-four
N.'84111,1.,144/. in money, and average cargo.
1'414 th `Nu, of the Reindeer steam-ship, has come
1:1111_ e Tay.
,;I‘,4t Qe,Will take out the mails of 2d September.
)14,141:1ee, Captain Symons, had proceeded to the
?t%
all bring home the Gulf mails of the sth of
Itia AI well on board.
"'ay had assumed the command of the Rein-
Itto
'lt,t(llishe
tfreivttlitr,,Capt_ainVincent,ismay be looked
. for with
uer. a and Windward land mails, about 21st
N14%1PV6
44 °t4lits War Company's steam-packet Montrose
tl other esterday for Gibraltar, with the Penin-
\lN kid 6euMails, thirty passengers, and a full mixed
liellt,ral very fine horses.
t‘,lli 4141
_el Company's steam-ship Oriental, Captain
tqtage ' Chi the Docks to-morrow, with the
.East
there, a 5 Mails, and between seventy and eighty
s • ttl"g whom are threeeers f Sinde
te,
irot, qtm vu their return to their native ocountry.
t ople ttg also a very full cargo of bale goods,
'44 "4 "11 be;
.11, '414113.the next ship home, with the
ttba
latoSsilt• PehTl°N SoUTIIWARK.—For the first
4it 44a fa hers Committee met last night at the
'l'kkc,l °ter, where arrangements were made to
s'itt t unraurth
11. eafid ,on behalf of that gentleman, and
ent hopes held out of his return to Par-
t% Pon I,
niseu woat data did not transpire. The same
of Mr. Miall's friends was held at the
lii4tllirmin'eat Suffolk- street, where Mr. Miall
Vitrlt "as sukl)l of his sentiments on political ques-
Vdtkele, the
,Mitted to a lengthened questioning on
tilltio the 'Now Poor-law, and the Corn-laws, by
.."'llltrill%,hein,„meeting. The' business terminated by
fF!th 0.7 yassed, pledging those present to sup-
Nris air yot„_.
f "• A public meeting cif the elec-
Oth;'tt Whin'ah. Mr. Pilcher is arranged for Friday
, that gentleman will give an exposi-
-I,tj I),!; Print:4)les.
„4.).,----The premium on gold at Paris
cllce, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s.
4)!L fq.the „_ standard gold, gives an exchange of
„I 11,,11,3,7thatige at Pari, on London at short being
►ql.4: /444.44 gold is 0.58' 'per c t. dearer in London
t; ~,nIIIZ advices from Haelitliburgli the price of
anger ! Which, at the English Mint price of
th e(e for Standard gold, gives an exchange
leoi,Viange at liamburgh on London at
at ..&n tha'n' f.ollows that gold is 0.31 per cent.
et,s, pork llamburgli The course of ex-
'3() "ne '3n Lon •
r her .6 betl. on is 110 per cent.; and the
.4v( (Prit • eett Enolind and America being
111,P,Tiglt3r",f.1::11;4.1tittfin',1101v:i that' the exchange is 0.43 pee
talkat Ltd the quoted exchange at New
sigh it the interest must
e lerence'
Y‘t 4nei: ED Uz,
ArePtese —":" One' -41 GLERs.—We read in the
1411 ht. 1, an of the topics of conversation at
° yeitrkr_ [by. ~,,l,netended duel between two Generals
as', it
as cause of difference goes back as
r'ec °fle of the adversaries was then only
)" giveto a 'sat•Y to wait until the latter had obtained
4, then his ettle th
tts• con e affair. The •
of it •
it* Ire ,4304-r, 'eot, the inister ar,is
,o be -atr4e place of meeting is to be
. on h , endthe Fermo-ModZ•le. The corn.-
ph Per, liebaek, a d
lo thflis inn ae fight n , after dischargiog their
t ._e ded
ts _ with sabres." The Afrique states
qe7_ oild j.'_4'e Geteral Bourgon and General
veal y4sizeatter being General Kerte, and of

DEATH from ALLEGED NEGLECT

AT NORTIIFLEET.

On Wednesday last a poor man, of the name of John
Tuckwell, died at Northfleet, near Gravesend, as was al-
leged by the overseers of the parish of Northfleet, in
consequence of the neglect of the medical officer of the
Union, Mr. Whitcombe, of Gravesend, and of the
relieving officer, Mr. Siddell, both of whom, together
with the Board of Guardians, repudiated the order
for medical and ether relief given by the overseers
of the parish, upon the ground that the latter had
no right to give such order, without the concurrence
of the relieving officers and the Board of Guardians.
On Friday, on the requisition of the overseers, ad-
dressed to the Coroner for the west division of Kent, that
officer held an inquest on the body of the victim of al-
leged neglect; and a highly respectable jury being em-
panelled, the evidence of the medical officer (Mr. Whit-
combe), of Messrs. Betts and Higgins, overseers of North-
fleet, of Mr. Wood, poor-law guardian of Northfleet, and
of the woman in whose house the deceased sickened and
died, as well as that of other persons who were
cognisant of the facts of the case, having been
taken, the Coroner, with the full concurrence
of the jury, adjourned the inquest, in order
that the books of instruction of the board of guardians
to the relieving officer, and the reports of the case
of the deceased by the medical officer to the Board
should be produced, as there appeared to the Coroner
and Jury a startling discrepancy between the evidence of
the medical officer, that of Mr. Wood, the guardian, and
of Mr. Siddell, the relieving officer, in respect to the
reports of the eaFc, as made to the Board by the
first-mentioned officer, and a total &negation by each
of these officers of the statements of the overseers,
Messrs. Betts and Higgins. The Coroner observed,
that if these documents were not produced he would
summon every member of the Board of Guardians before
him, and commented in strong terms of reprehen-
sion on what he denominated the disgraceful pro-
eeedings of the officers appointed to administer the
poor-law in the Union generally, and in the parish of
Northfleet in particular. This, be said, was only one of
the many instance.; that etune before him of the result
of tine disgrueeful ,piari ; and he expressed his
opinion, that unless they altered their conduct in the
administration of the poor-law, they would be sent, one
of these days, to Maidstone gaol, on a verdict of Man-
slaughter.
An Assistant Poor-law Commissioner, it is stated,
will attend the adjourned inquest, to watch the proceed
ings, and the result is looked to with intense interest
by the inhabitants, of all classes, in the district.

NOVEL SPORT.—A few days since a man, named
Edward Smith, was fishing off Dittisham, on the River Dart,
with a rod and line, when he caught a lobster which weighed
*lb. I—,Devonport Telegraph.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY E VENING, AUGUST 20, 1845.

RELATIVE CLOSING PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES

IN TUE
PRINCIPAL CITIES AND TOWNS IN
SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND.

NAMES or RAILWA 4), .YS.
4 I

kug. 'Aug. 'Aug. lAuk
1 19. I 19. 19. 19,

—Ditto, Half Shares, 914—Cambridge and Lincoln, 41/4 c. n.
—East Lincolnshire, 10s. pm.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West
Riding, 2%—Grand Union, Bs. pm.—Leicester and Birming-
ham, 225. pm.—London and Birmingham Extension. 325. 6d.
pm.—London and York, s—Manchester, Liverpool, and
Great North of England, 455. pm.—Nottingharn, Erewash,
&c., 425. 6d. pm.—Nottingham, Belvoir, and Grantham, 335.
pm.—Rugby, 2%—South Midland, Sc. pm.—Shrewsbury,
Hereford, and North Wales, 3:y4—Wakefield and Bradford,
555. pm.

Aberdeen _
Airdrie and Coatbridge •
Arbroath and Forfar ...
Ditto Half Shares
Armagh, Colr., & I'ortrush
Bandon and Bantry
Belfast and Ballymena
Belfast and County Down
Birktilid,Lan.&Chesanc. I 11% 11%
Birmingham and Glo'ster 133
Do. New (iss. at 7% dis.)
Ditto Half Shares ... • 3N,
Birminglnn &Oxfrd.June.
Blckburn, Chrly, & N. Un.
Blckburn, Darwn,& Bolin
Bolton, Wigan, & Liverpl.
Boston, Stantfrd and Birm
Brighton, Lewes, & Haat.
Bristol and Exeter......
Ditto New . .... . 11 IA
Bristol and Gloucester 61
Bristol and S. IVales June.
British and Irish Union..
Caledon. and Ayrsh. June
Caledon. & Dumbar. June-
Caledr•niatt .............
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln..
Chester anti Birkenhead..
Ditto New Shares ....
Ditto Half Shares ....
Chester and 11.1yheati
Cheltenham and Oxford..
Chichester and Brighton..
Churnet Valley
Clitheroe Junction ......
Clydesdale Junction ....
Cork, Illackrek & Passage
Cork and Bandon .......
Cork and Killarney
Cork and Waterford ....
Cork and Youghal
Canterbury and Dover...
Coventry and Leicester.. 2tq
Cornwall .• • • ••• • • . 3
I%
Derby and Crewe ....... —5956 d
Direct Lon. anti Manchstr
Diss, Beeeles, & Yarmoth
Direct Northern
Direct Norwich ..... .
Dublin and Belfast June. 1 814 S %
Dublin, Belfast, & Coin e
Dublin and Drogheda • • ..
Dublin and Galw.,y
Dundalk and Enniskillen
Dundee and Arbroath .
Ditto New ...
Dundee anti Per- h
Durham and Sunderland
East Lancashire (No. 1)
Ditto (No. 2) .
Eastern Counties . .... • •
Do. l'erp. 5 pr Ct., No 1
Do. do. No. 2 %p
East Derehain & Norwich
East Union
Ditto Extension ...... 2
Edinbgli, Glas., and Dum.
Edinburgh anti Glasgow.. 89
Do. Quarter Shares ... 22
Do. New Quarter Shares
Edinb. Leith, and Granton
Do. I'ref. 5 per Cent• •
Edinburgh anti Northern
Edinburgh anti Peebles • •
Edinburgh and Perth • • • •
Ely anti Huntingdon
Enniskillen and Sligo.. • •
Exeter, Yeovil, & Drchstr
Eltwood, Prstn, & W. Rid
Garnkirk and Glasgow •
Glasgow and Ayr. • • ••
Do. Quarter Shares....
Glasgow and Greenock . •
Ditto New.• ••• •• ••
Ditto Preference •
Glasgw,Drufries, and Car,
Glsgw, Kilmarnck, &Ard.
Glasgow anti Belfast Un.
Goole and Doncaster
Grand Junction
Ditto Half Shares •
Ditto Quarter shares • .
Ditto New Quarters •
Ditto Eighths •
Grand Union • • • •
Great Eastern & Western
Gt Grimsby & Dk Extens.
Gt Grimsby and Sheffield
Gt Sthrn & Wstrn (hind)
Ditto Extension
Great Munster • • •• • • •
Gt Northern of Scotland

22% 22 21%
-2% vsp

4%J 4%

2%1 2%

19%
Giii)

'AI 1%

2Gs 24,
243

5 A HUDDERSFIELD, AuG. 19.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Armagh, Cole-
Aug% Au raine. and Portrush. 25.-Grand Union, Bs. 6d. pm.-
IS. 18.
Glasgow and Dumfries, 245.-Huddersfield and Manchester,
15A -Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 151/8-Liverpool,
Ormskirk, and Preston, 74-Leicester and Bedford, 48s. pm.
YORK, AUG. 19.
STOCK ExcHANGE.-The sales are-Durham and Sunder-
- land, 30-Ditto New, guaranteed Five per Cent., 514-
334 Eastern Union Extension, 3-York and North Midland,
- Selby Scrip, 76 ex div.-Ditto Extension, 243/4-London
- and York, 5-Manchester, Buxton, &c., 4-. Newcastle and
Berwick, 24%-Scottish Central, 7.
EXETER, AuG. 19.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Bristol and Exeter,
Thirds, 121.-Exeter and Crediton, 81k-Exeter Yeovil,
- and Dorchester, 6s. 3d prem.-Eastern Counties, 241,-Lon-
- don and Blackwell, 103%-Ely and Bedford, 4%.
EDINBURGH, AuG. 16.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 3/. 6s. 6d
Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 2/. I Is. 6d.-Arbroath and
- Forfar, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151.-Armagh and Portrush,
- 21.-Banffshire, 2/. 25.-British and Irish Union, 3/. 10s.-
Belfast and County Down, 4/. 35.-Cambridge and Lincoln,
3/. 10s.-Caledonian, 104 10s.-Caledonian Extension, 2/. 15s.
-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 3/.175. 6d.-Clydesdale June-
. tion, 94-Direct Northern, 2/. 55.-Dundee and Arbroath,
• 37/. 2s. 6d.-Ditto, New, ISI.-Dundee and Perth, 41.45. 6d.
• -Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2/. 65.; Edinburgh and Glasgow,
• SU-Ditto, Quarters, 21/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 14/. 10s.-
Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 1/. 17s. 6d.-Edin-
burgh, Leith, and Granton, 241.-Ditto, Preference, 16/. 10s.
-Edinburgh and Northern, 1/. 125.-Ditto, New, I/.
_ Is.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 2/. ifs. 6d.-Edinburgh and
- Perth, 1/. 14s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 894-Ditto, New
24 Stock, 22L-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 3/.165. 6d.-Glasgow
-6% and Neilston, 21/. IN.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 414-Glas-
_ _ -
gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 14 Os. 31-Glasgow and
- Greenock, 211.-Ditto, New Stock, 10/. 55.-Ditto, Pre-
ference, 21.-Great North of Scotland, 21. 16s. 3d.-
Inverness and Elgin, 1/. 35.-Kilmarnock and Ardrossan, 5/.
155.-London and York, 4/. IN.-Londonderry and Cole •
raine, 3/. 17s. 61-Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3/. 155.-
_
- Monkland and Kirktntilloch, 334-Morayshire, 11.-North
- British, 31/. 10s.-ditto, Halves, 9/. 10s.-North Wales Mi-
- neral, New, 6/ 55.-Perth and Inverness, 2/. 25.-Scottish
7% Central, 71. 165.-Scottish Midland, 2/. 7s. 6d.-Shrewsbury,
Oswestry, and Chester, 4/. 25.-Slamannan, 18/. -South 111id-
-2% land, 5/. 165.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 14 165.-Waterford
2% Wicklow, and Dublin, 14 165.-Wishaw and Coltness, 39/.
- Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1/. 105.

Grt Northern of England
Do. New 401. Shares .. 53
Do. New 301. Shares ..
Great Western ..... • • • . 210
Ditto Half Shares — 116
Ditto Fifths ...... •• • • 47
Guilfrd, Farehm, & Ports.
Marwich ... •.
I ludrsfld & Man. R. & Canl
I luddersfleld and Sheffield
Hull and Gainsborough • •
Hull and Selby .......... 105%
Ditto Quarter Shares • .
Ditto Half Shares •• • •
Inverness and Elgin .• • •
Isle of Jersey • •
Kendal and Windermere
Kingstown and Bray •• • •
Killarney Junctions .....
Lancaster and Carlisle • • 56
Lancaster and Preston ..
Leeds and Bradford ....

Ditto Extension
Leeds and Dewsbury
Leeds and Thirsk
Leeds & W. Riding June
Leicester & Birmingham
Leicester and Bedford
Limerick and Waterford
Limrck, Ennis, & Kil. Jnc.
Lincoln, York, and Leeds
Liv. Man. &GtN. of Eng.
Liverpool and Manchester
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Quarter Shares. •
Liverpl,Ormskrk,& Prstn
London and Birmingham 222
Ditto Thirds •. • • 46
Ditto Quarters ...• •• -- 29
London and Blackwall • • 10%,
Loa.&Man.(ltemington's) I p
London and Brighton.... 76N
Ditto Consolid. Eighths
London and Croydon ... • 24U
Ditto New .
Do. Guarant. 5 per Cnt.
London and Greenwich..
Do. Pref. or Privilege..
London and South Westrn 78
Do. New Cons. Eighths
Do. New, 501 Shares• • 15%
Do. New, 401. Shares •
London and York ..... .

14 115
14% 14

6741 6%

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND BLACKWALL
RAILWAY COMPANY.
The half-yearly general meeting of the Proprietors of
this railway was held yesterday, at the London Tavern,
J. N. Daniell, Esq. in the chair.
The advertisement convening the meeting having been
read,
The SECRETARY (Mr. J. F. Kennel]) read the report,
from which it appears that a dividend of two shillings
per share, clear of income- tax, is recommended. The
Directors 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 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.
.2 the Directors have much pleasure in reporting, that
the Bill for the extension from the Stepney station of
the Blackwall 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 Blackwall Railway,
according to the plan recommended in the report made
to the Proprietors on the 29th ultimo, and the Directors
ii% 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 permanent 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-
- party would materially and speedily be enhanced.
He was happy to inform them that they had satisfacto-
rily
orked 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.
2% 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
aconnts, as read, be received, confirmed, and adopted.
Mr. HAIG seconded the resolution.
Mr. Cam 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. CASH remarked that the expenses of the Corn-
--
14 pany were still very great. Their income was 29,000/.
24 a year, and the expenditure no less than 25,000/. He
was desirous of asking, therefore, whether no better
power could be adopted than that of the wire-rope?
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.
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, and involving the incurrence
of great expense, it was necessary that every precaution
and prudence should be observed before pledging them-
selves to adept a new and permanent means of traction.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY said he was aware that great
2% 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, he
believed that the most sanguine could scarcely
hopo 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. lie 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 cooperation : otherwise their endeavours
would be frustrated, and their money laid out uselessly.
If, however, the Blackwall 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 the 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 be was
stopped by—

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The CIAIRMAN, 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
Blackwall Company, and therefore itsintroduction was
irrelevant and irregular.
21%'' Mr. Jos'An Wii,sort inquired if, then, as a company,
the B!ackwall Railway repudiated the South Essex line 1'
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 Coin-
— pang neglecting to do so.
The CHAIRMAN explained ; shortly after which the
meeting separated.