The Express. — London, England, 1851-09-01 00:00:00

to- As ItC i Wl ca. act cc- ... bed ind M. ad. per V to '. and to el- It, the tnha- Ns ful- et the who, !T tished know fort es the w that an Di• sled of tits a Germs cominsnista in London. With regard to Michaldury, he himself has admitted that the baroness instigated him to the attack on your husband, and that she had defrayed all the expenses of the subsequent proceedings. Should it be requisite I *II with much pleasure substantiate the above statement by the production of unexceptionable evidence. .1 Trusting you will use your best endeavours in placing the • illiterate she-impostor before the public in her true character, and in tearing the mask from her unblushing countenance, I remain, fic. "Casimir use Swine. " Madame Theresa Puhky." With thc)urpuse of establishing a charge against the de ceased woman's secretary, Mr. Smith called Mr. Geo ege Dawson, who detailed many Lathe facts narrated above. Mr. Dawson said that on the 6th of August the defendant (Con• rant Deers) was introduced to him as the secretary of M. Von Beek ; this person banded to him proposals fur a new work to be published by " the baroness ; he (Mr. D.) was subsequently introduced to her ; she described herself to be a friend of Kossuth ; defendant was present at the time, and on the faith of this declaration he gave her his signa ture as a subscriber to her work; subsequently obtained other subscribers, ant paid over to the defendant four sub scriptions of 11. 4s. each on account of " the baroness." Deceased told him that she had lost all her money and estates by the Hungarian struggle. Mr. Henry Tyndall swore to facts connected with his in troduction ro Itacidula (alias Baroness von Beck) and the circumstances under which he bad been induced to take an Interest in her behalf. [These are in the main detailed above.] Mr. Tyndall further said that the woman called Kossuth "her dear friend," and never m.ntioned Warms without shedding tears. He (witness) paid to the defendant on her behalf from W. to 201. M. Paul Hajrick, a Magyar noble, who had represented • county in the Hungarian Diet, swore that he wma the thief of police over all Hungary and Transylvania under Ferdinand V. and subsequently under Kossuth's govern ment. Deceas ed could not have been intimate with Kossuth without hi, being aware of it. He (witness) once saw the woman at Debreesin in April, 1849. She was there known as Itacidula, and was a servant to a spy of the lowest class. He knew the noble family of Von Beek, in Hungary, with whom the deceased woman was in no way connected; on the contrary, she was a very vile impostor. Other portions of the evidence went to show that the de ceased had been assisted by charitable persons on the faith of her representation that she was a friend of Koesuth's ; 'amongst others, Mr. Southall, chemist, supplied her with medicines in consideration of that reprointation. The defendant having bar salted epee presseted that be err himself ignorant as to who the deemed ree, but that he had met her at Liverpool, and being poor bed weeps& her offer to be her secretive. IL Harr stated that he knew the defendant to be a member of a good family at Peeth, but that he bad been shaadoned by them on account of his bad conduct; and both Mr. Dawson and Mr. Tyndall drew the attention of the magistrates to the painful position in which they were placed in consequence of the woman's decease. They bad been actuated by a benevolent purpose, in the first in stance, and by a sense of duty in allowing her to be taken into custody; and, from the tun affairs had taken, they wished fur no harsh measures against the defendant. In their minds, the justice of the ease would bo fully answered by its publicity. The magistrates accordingly dismissed the charge against the defendant; but the mayor intimated that in the opinion of the bench great good . had been done by bringing the charge forward, and in their minds M. Pulsky and his Hungarian brethren were exonerated from all knowledge of, or participation in, or blame for, the frauds which the deceased had practised on the benevolent. The inquest on the body of the deceased will be held this (Monday) afternoon. home rather important political documents, found in the packages of the deceased, were, with the consent of the magistrates, taken possession of by Mr. Toulmin Smith, on behalf of the friends of Hungary. BRITISH ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. On Saturday the ordinary annual meeting of this company was held at the central station in the lyel Ex cbange-buildiags ; Mr. W. W. PIIAMMIN in the chair. The report stated :—" The directors, having obtained an act of parliament, had taken measures to mean a route for their wires between London and the north, with the view of connecting London and Dublin with the prin cipal towns of the United Kingdom. On the 13th day of December, 1850, they made application to the board of the London and North Western Company for permission to use their lines of railway for this purpose, and on the 18th of January, 1851, meet red an answer from the secretary ex preseing the Ea.:elect willingness of the London and North West, rn Railway Company to accede to that request, and at the seine time stating that they were desirous of Meil ing to this company ' every facility consistently with the safety and convenience of their general arrangements.' The directors having urged the board of the London and North Western Railway Company to name the annual pay mint that would be sausfactury, a communication was re ceived from the secretary, on the 17th of March, 1861, set ting forth in detail the terms on which the free use of all their lines of railway was to be conceded. These terms were accepted by the directors of thiscompany, but while waiting for the formal confirmation of them by the London and North Western hoard, they suddenly received a communi cation to the effect that the London and North Western Company had resolved not to enter into any new or perma nent engagements ' with either electric telegraph company at present,' and directing all negotiations on the subject to be suspended—an announcement which virtually amounted to a repudiation of the arrangement entered into with this company, upon the faith of which being carried out the fullest reliance had been placed, and arrangements had been made accordingly. It had come to the knowledge of the directors, in theeonne of their application to the various leading railway companies fur the use of their lines, that a system of treaties, hoeing for their object the exclusion of the B Electric Tele graph Company from thine railways, had been almost uni• firmly pursued, and agreements in accordance therewith, in some eases, had been signed ; while in other instances, negotiations actually commenced had been suspended, de layed, or put an end to by the influence of railway directors having deep pecuniary interest in the existing telegraphic monopoly. Such operations had at present prevented the establishment of communication with the great centres of telegraphic business in Lancashire and Yorkshire. Ex clusive agreements entered into by the Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire, and the Eastern Counties Railway Companies, had temporarily impeded the directors from securing a route from London to the North over the lines of the Great Northern Railway. The directors had, however, the satisfaction of stating that they hail made arrangements for the use of the lines of the Lineashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, by which access would be afforded to all the principal teems through-' out the manufacturing districts, and that negotiations were in progress with several other companies. The directors felt confident that the days of exclusive telegraphic coin muuication in this country were numbered—the bare sug gestion that uegotiations were pending which would have the curet of surrendering a monopoly of the district tea• versed by the lines of the London and North Western Rail way Company into the hands of the old telegraph company aroused the (can of the whole mercantile community of the country, and memorials signed by nearly 1,000 of the prin cipal commercial firms in Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Huddersfield, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Glasgow were addressed to the board of directors of the London and North Western Railway Company against the exclusive pos acnion of that railway being giventosnytelegraphcompany. The directors had the satisfaction of Informing the proprietors that a sufficient amount of capital had been subscribed for by influential and responsible parties, to enable the company to construct a thousand miles of tele graph. In conclusion, the directors would observe, that expiris nee had fully confirmed their opinion as to the large profits to be derived from telegraphic business. Considering, therefore, the reduced price of telegraphic work, and the small outlay incurred for the act of parliament, the patents, and preliminary expenses of this company, the directors felt confident that their most sanguine hopes would before long he fully realised, and that when next they had the pleasure of meeting their proprietors, they would be able to announce to them the completion of extensive and re munerative works." 'fhe statement of accounts showed that the receipts on depoits and payments in Weems amounted to 12,4671. 10a. There together with dee osseents, having been re ceived and Wiggled, the mooting esparated. SUTTON HARBOUR COMPANY. The half-yearly misting of this company was held at Plymouth, on Psiisy. W. H. Hswass, Esq., . . . . The CHAIRMAN man& lint the report, with the state ment of &mourns, be received eml adopted. An abstract of tite.e documents appeared in the ispros of Thursday last. Several sieseliems respeedet the islides of the company having hew asked of the dkeeliem by shareholden and satisfiable* esswered, the reedeilem was carried. A dividend of 15s. was then deelered, a Tote of thanks was puma to the chairman sad directors, and the meeting separated. /SPARTCRE OF TUE NIAOAItA.-00 Saturday at boon, the royal mail steam-ship Niagara, Captain Leitch, left the 'Mersey for New York direct, having on board the usual melts for the United States and British America, and about 140 passengers, among whom was the Mexican ucral harms and his lady. The Niagara also took out • full cargo of fins goods, mostly from Manchester and Sheffield. NlosET ORDEBL—Clenernl Post-ollor. Meat , The undermentiosed oiled will be owned se meant snowy order Mikes on the following des des., en the LS September : Leyburn, Yorkshire. Bth : Far singhsm, Kent ; Princes Bisborough, But 'flush., Berkshire ; Wye, Kent. Thorp Ards, Mid**, is. Med in the list for July last, should b designated se baton Spa, Yorkshire. _ _ _ MDukt`M.,—To-day the early closiji/ lours or the autumnal seams br a to be observed et establishment The dean will - be opened to the public deiiy (except oa Saturday) how tea to live o'clock moil the end of September, when the establishment will be closed for • yea, sod afterwards only open to Monday, Wednesday, I and Friday, to kw o'clock. APPOIXTMLITS.—Dominick formerly Cormorant Secretary and member of Council in Canada, appointed Lieutenant-Governor at Tobago, in the room or D. R. Doss, Esq., deceased. IL Duncan Wilmot, John Ilarailtos Grey, mil Clomp Hayward, Inn., art appointed iambus of tke Inmates Cdmaila New Blllaowlek' vnewrir. RAILWAY MEETINGS. EAST ANOLIAN RAILWAY COMPANY. ---• The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the share holden wu bold oa Saturday last, at the London Tavern, Bishopigate-atrut ; M. U. Bacca, chairman of the board, in the chair. The report stated that the directors had concluded an agreement with the Great Northern Company, and on the 10th of July the Great Northern commenced working the traffic over the East Anglian lines in pursuance of that agreement. The working Mock, machinery, &c., have been appraised by Mr. Joseph Cubist, C. 111., no 1 UMW of the Great lierthern and by Mr. J. 8. Va twice 1 Mabee, C.E., on When of th e Zest lien, Mr. Ore -1 gap, C.E., having buss sinieted These n ite:ue to impost Os lbw. Mika, end to sole, port thine% Ai& lo hone as • at he lessinatien of the mesh shin Se ramp an to is 'Mend te this it he es se (*oaths that they en in at peneet. &hes Ossedis Ost=i a rries , by every sum in theft power atoliesped re dew suanicaties et histori c ho emu psi OM se intedia of * 'meat elf Metethat say ' s isiV ia le , asselt hes is anansmist with the Greet The span of the "Towne' Line" of the threat Northa m. which is to take place next ems, dg afford • new and important vent for our UM& As the Bre Aostian have parliamentary power to vas OM al SWIM Consties line from Wisbeach to Bt. Ives, then is se huh that that company will be compelled to 11111- Ems die obstruction which they have interposed, and which bas towed great inconvenience to the public. The amount ,seeped from the 30th June, 18.50, to the 9th of July, 1211, was 19,3441., and the same amount was paid, of which 11,6331. was for expenses of arbitration, law costs, esposse of soinsaittec of creditors and of the receiver, boat tint. for the creditors in the shape of interest Me and mortgagees. The new act, which allaa the royal assent on the 21th July, authorises the isinthe of interest on the new 7 per cent. pre tenses lbws sad a lisp proportion of the issued shares lases ben surrered far he purpose of being eisvened lib 6 per Net. shine, on the condi tion that the isediesspos to the gossiped arrange ment. The Hoerr of uwi baying othohl the clause lz eti w hieh replied • piths of the bosh to assist of the holdalls( tie sew ini whin woo mho &proviso in the esteetrot pespeed the essuilloe efenditon, that agranalit IMMO MIL tis there/Mt mmlimeMry to apply to the endlleis he Ibir assent to a new Am% which is now in seem of befog sired. Notwithstaadbos the dititioltna the emir y lee int to contend with during the last two liabilities have not been incensed, further =the amount spent in law, which new swells the amount of overdue interest; the total amount of bond and simple contract debts being under 308,0001., to which is to be added arrears of interest, about 22,0001. • it is quite evi dent that if the creditors had unanimously agreed to the proposals made by the board there would not now have been more than half a year's ink rest in arrear. The line which connects the East Anglian with the Great Northern at Huntingdon has been completed, at an out lay of less than one-third of the estimated cost of that line as originally planned, and that the present juaction is much mac convenient and satisfactory to the public 'rho total cost of working, maintaining, and maaaging the railways, from Ira July, 1850, to 9th July, 1851, has been only 61. lbs. 3d. per mile per week. The receipts from the Ist January to the 9th July amounted to 17,5661. 15s. 10Id. The payments were for repairs of bridges, 311. 6s. 6d. ; repairs of permanent way, 2,1191.45. 10d. • repairs of stations, 1031. • locomotive de portment, 1,91141. 101. 4d. ; waste, 1,541. ; repairs and alterations of carriages, waggons, and horse boxes, MK In J miscellaneous charges, 5,4621. 13s. 3d. There tom • • bikini of 5,3661. 17s. lid. The report of the audi =Er.. W. Lechmere and T. Kittrick) states that they the bills of the several solicitors, which have been ,swami to Mr. Das, and approved by him, to be mast el usive in charge, and that they certify the accounts entirely kompeetive of the amounts credited to the several solicitors Is respect of their charges. They hare looked into the agreement under which it is proposed that the lines should be worked by the Great Northern, and, without offering any opinion upon the validity thereof, they consider such agreement open to much objection and to much litigation hereafter, from the apparent conflicting nature of many of its provisions, and from its extreme verbosity. They state that they arc happy to hear that the claims of the company against the Eastern Counties Company are in course of a speedy settlement. The CHAIRMAN said that, owing to the delay in re- ceiving the auditors' report' see the accounts, the accounts of the solicitors had been entered provisionally, and the directors bad not had time to enter into an examination and discussion of the different items. He would strongly recommend that these accounts should either be sent back to the au ditors, with a request that they would make their report to the hoard, and that the directors eiseeiff dim be left to make such arrangements with the troopers as might appear best, or that eine other coarse Medd be adopted with a view to a settlement el the weighty rioters embracing so long a period. With mord to the remerite of the auditors on the agreement between that mg the Great Northern Company he must observe die &meters considered that they best fulfilled their duty to the shereholders bl submitting that agreement to some of the MOM eminent men as the bar, and, after receiving their nmemmee that it was perfectly valid, at once affixing to it the semosa seal of the company. With respect to the statement et die auditors that the claims of this company against the Eastern Counties Company were in a course of speedy settlement, he must remark that be did not know whence the auditors obtained their informa tion ; it was certainly not from the board or from himself. Ile hoped that in the course of time those claims would be settled in an amicable manner ; but it was his daty to inform the meeting that no progress towards settlement had yet been made. (Hear, boar.) He would now my • few words with regard to the general posi tion of th r :i ga mian t L Ile had great satisfaction in sta ting that as arrangement fur the conversion of debts into a prefer ential stock, and of the shares already issued at 7 per eat. into • 5 per cent. stock, there was every reason to bops that that arraggement would be carried out. At present he was unable to say more. He thought the feet stated in the report that the law proceedings under taken by a committee of creditors had actually involved a cost of 11,6001. in cash, besides their own law expenses, ought to manner every me that to Plat is sea • course moil beset salamis to el The peemmeat way, the pilot mil the buildings bed hew malewasedl is excel lent order. They had esti le leek at the lommetive ac me& to see that the heavy ypeedle traffic of the ;has—tor it we in der sacrilege of seek whs sad sheik diet • large poke eta, Om& comielell—lembei es mew ma de* Lei lbs. of Wm per ~Mb tbe a ll m erg ila pseesser teas ti mes aS ien n i cr nit He woadhall me= lepl ai Thrs= emir amimesption hsemotiv Olf mho meli peril; hem (Illear.) To him It appeased hipsedlle lees es des m k list everythiag mast have been is seed eonditiem If the maid with its credits. In the sanerwould " tit= relieved from debt, and the whole astmell of piefereadel Mock would be about 330,0001. bearing ive_Jersent. At present the total amount of liabilities was MAIL ; and, as in 1849, they apprehended that sets ant escape for less then 1114,0001., he t die slow holders would silk that, in the through which they bed passed, the diseston hen= anther Weiler walened. He was sorry tow that dark* She lest year the spisdlsral districts generally bad bus la • feet deptemed Men. This year the harvest I. Na i& vas we of post ibulliere, and be thought it wield at all events Wiwi a imp amount of traffic to be carried over their Dam Tit sqprotted that he was obliged to advert to dreamless= connected with himself. During the last fest yam the directors had received no remuneration whatever; they had given their dap and nights te the service of the company without receiving any reward. He did not think that state of things was consistent either with then (the directors') position, or with that of the company ; and he thought it right that ,! before the reset, ing adjourned, the subject should be taken into eatables- Sou. Before sitting down he wished to observe, that after that day, the secretary would be the only officer of ths com pany, all the remaking staff having been transferred to the Great Northern Company. If, therefore, there should be occasional delay in replying to communications, he hoped that fact would be taken into account. He oonaladed by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. SIMPSON thought the auditors would sot have spoken of the agreement in the terms they had done with out due consideration. The agreement was probably a good ease for the Great Northern Company, bliitisat was not a consideration which ought to weigh with themselves. (Hear, hear.) • The CHAIRMAN had been informed by an eminent lawyer at the bar that there was no agreement which was not open to litigation. He believed it would be found that the agreement in question was in harmony with the very spirit of railway legislation. It did not prevent them from allowing any other railway company to use their line. In reply to a question from Mr. &Knox, The CHAIRMAN said it was specially provided in the agreement that if there was any deficiency of the 15,0001. in the earnings, that deficiency should not be made a charge on subsequent years. Mr. BROADBENT, an Eastern Counties director, said he bad onneenad with several let/al gentlemen on the sub ject, all of whom concurred in thinking that the agreement was not good, end could not possibly stand. If they as . , Ini to awry it out, they would, he believed, soon find tisdyee in Chancery He would move that the agreement should be peintoil . asd circulated amongst the shareholders, and the relatbil edJeozned• Ms. LETTRICK, an seiktrw said the agreement wee not consistent with itself. While one clause provided that there should be no deduction from the 15,0001., another eostaised a contrary provides, and thus o n e pa rt of the agreement overruled the other. Mr. LBCHMERE, an auditor, believed the 16,0001. a year would never come into their pockets without litigation. Mr. BATES maintained that the ogreenesst was good in law, and likely to rove advantageous to both companies. In repl to The C said, the by kw the bred-year at about kaki. Et was reduced by the chesminsto that 1 every claim bri is be met out of revenue . • tbay bed wetter 1 1 mum ef pals.. Aber rederissi their deli era Me la tense an tbe - 7 pie esat sleek they eon liable Ilse 7111,0101. i These was a MOW. , ea e pee east reek t• die mares of , MM. ea 7 per see& eillekell de riereat of 80,0004 sad this asae iris eM 111. esi 181. Awe& After row farther searreatlea, the report was 1 On the modes d Xi. RCIIIIININ seess by Mr . Woos. n- OM', it was resolved that the dinidsni and the auditors . should meet again to eassider the solidtoes bills (referred to in the report). and to endeavour to agree to a settlement, their decision to be so far final. It was further resolved that the old 251. and 181. shares paid up should be converted into consolidated stock ; and that 1,0001. should be paid to the directors for their past services. The meeting terminated with the usual vote of thanks. THE EXPRESS. MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1851. SOUTH YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting was held at the Cutlers' Hall, Sheffield, on Saturday. In the absence, through in divosition, of Earl Fitswilliam, the chairman of the com pany, the chair was taken by Lord WHAILNCLIFFI. Mr. HANDFIELD (the secretary) read the report, from which we extract the following passages The nett re venue for the six month* ending the 30th of June last amounted to 20,2311. 9s. lid., being sufficient, with the balance remaining on hand, after paying the fixed divi dends and annuities on the navigation and canals, to allow of a division upon the railway .hares at the rate of 31, per cent. per annum. The main line to Barnsley was completed and passenger trains commenced running between that town and Doncaster on the lot July last. The directors a few days ago received a communication from Mr. George Hadfield, of Manchester, conveying certain proposals for the lea of this undertaking, purporting to emanate from the Midland, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Companies. Considering the agreement already existing between this company and the Great Northern Company, which agreement received the sanction of the proprietors on the 11th of April last, the directors felt that they were not in a position to entertain any other proposal to which that company was not also a party. ' The auditors reported that they found the accounts of the railway clearly and properly kept, and considered them correct. With respect to the ricer Dun accounts, the auditors believed them to be substantially correct, and that the amount exhibited as a balance as enable for dividend was a just one. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, and went at considerable length into the arrangement with the Great Northern Company, and the communication from Mr. Hadfield referred to in the report. Mr. HADFIELD moved, as an amendment, that the further consideration of the report be adjourned to a special meeting, of which notice should be given, at which meeting also should be considered the proposal of the Midland and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Companies. Alderman HOOLE seconded the amendment. Alter some discussion a show of hands was taken for the amendment, the result being that there were 5 for and 34 against. The report was then carried, with four dissentients. Mr. HADFIELD asked what security was proposed to be given to this company by the Great Northern. Was it to be merely Great Northern preferential stock, or would care be taken by the directors that they had the security of their own property in addition? The CHAIRMAN said the agreement bad not yet been drum sm, but the directors would take care that the pro prieties Imd the greatest possible security. The warethas, after aiming the declaration of the divi dend neekkkedel k the report, terminated with a rote of thanks to the elehsen. LIEENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. On Saturday afternoon the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this company took place at the Monk's Ferry Hotel, Birkenhead, Mr. Alderman Bascnorr, chair man of the board of directors, in the chair. . From the statement of accounts for the past half year, it appears that the receipts on account of passengers, par cels, nd mails, were 25,0601. 18s. 2d. ; for goods, 12,401. 41. Id, ; and for sundries, including a balance of 4311. 15s. 2d. from last half year, ,8331. 2s. 9d. ; making a total of 39,4441. ss. Of thia nun, 21,0101. ss. Id. had been expended, leaving for interest on bonds 3,6911. 158.8 d., and applicable to dividend. 14,6821. 3s. 10d. Mr. J. GIBSON, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the fearful accident which occurred in the Sutton tunnel on the 30th of April last involved the board in great difficulty, and the consequences to the company have been very serious. It goes on to state that: The number of passengers on the occasion was far gresase than they had estimated. Yet, notwith lesainn this fact, the provision made would hare hem ralmt bat for the shower of snow and sleet which MI MR iNtelbita. Ma the fact noticed in the report of Coma& Lease, sad Illsarmed by our own engineer, that one of the thiniseleme enrages were so far overloaded as to mem the frame-week of the carriage on the wheels, thus retreating the revolutions of the wheels, and, in effect, act ing as a brake. Although the board is not responsible for the loading of the carriages at the Chester station, they do not blame the officers or the servants of that station, as it was clear front the evidence given at the inquiry that the crowd was so great, and, owing to the determination of the passengers to get off by the first train, so much confusion was created to put it out of the power of the officers at the station to regulate the number, who took possession of the earriages. The directors have deemed it prudent not to answer Captain Laffan's report till the question under dis pute is settled. In the meantime they do not hesitate to state that the conduct of Captain Laffmn was unfair to the company, and that his report is exaggerated and incorrect. The board have had the account drawn up so as to enable the company, if they think proper, to spread the expense of the accident over a number of years. This course, they un derstood, has been adopted by . other companies, and it ap equitable. At a special meeting of the company, Cle r i c : d m the 29th March last, the directors were instructed to promote a bill in parliament to obtain power to construct a branch line from the London and North Western Rail way, in Salford, for the purpose of enabling this company, if they shall so decide, to establish a passengers' and goods' station on the property of the Manchester Bonding Ware house Company; and the board have to report that the bill was opposed by the corporation of Salfoul, but, notwith standing their opposition, has been passed into law ; and it now rests with the company to determine whit course they will adopt in respect of station accommodation at Man chester. On this point they have to intimate to the proprie tors that it will not be expedient to come to any conclusion until the results of the negociation now pending are known, and the board will not come to any decision in the matter without first calling a special meeting to obtain the authority of the shareholders on the subject. The board were also instructed to oppose the application made by the War rington and Altringham and the Shrewsbury and Chester Companies to obtain compulsory running powers over the line. In the ease of the Warrington and Altringluun Com pany, the board succeeded in getting the clause giving run ning powers struck out of the bill, but in the cam of the Shrewsbury and Chester Company the opposite decision was adopted by parliament. Your directors do not conceal their disappointment and regret at this decision on the part of the legislature. It, however, remains to be seen how far the decision, unjust in itself, can be rendered innocuous to the company. The combinations proposed by the various rail way companies between Chester and the south, brought the board into communication with the companies connected with the Great Western Company, and, on the 29th day of April last, a proposition was made to this company in the following terms :—' The associated companies to pay the Birkenhead Company 3 per cent. per annum from 30th June, 1862, to 30th June, 1866 or 1866, 3f per cent. for the following year, with all additional petits made on the line, and afterwards 4 per cent. per annum in perpetuity, or the option to be given to the Birkenhead Company to enter into the proposed amalgamation with the emanated companies. This proposal, made no doubt in good faith, was declined, being leas than the board had proposed, and less than they considered likely to receive the meant of the proprietors. Your directors having felt the inconvenience of the objection raised by the London and North-Western Company to the passage over the railway upon the terms of the agreement of the 21st November, 1860, of the car riages and waggons of other companies, had an interview on the subject with the directors of the London and North- Western Comprny, the result of which was, a supplemen taryagreement dated the 21st July, 1841, which will be laid fore you. By the agreement this company is enabled to carry over the London and North-Western line to Manchester any traffic brought to them in whaver cu rtsies it may happen to be ; a nd , in return, this company undertakes not to charge for foreign traffic to Manchester a lower rate than charged for local traffic." The report of Mr. Loma, the engineer, stated that the permanent way had been well maintained during the last half year. The CHAIRMAN having referred to the accident, remarking that no one regretted that occurrence more deeply than the directors, but that they had resolved to abstain from answering the very unfair report of Captain Lama until another occasion, concluded by moving the adoption of the directors' report. Mr. Trevor, Mr. Christopher Bentham, Mr. Cathrall, Mr. 0. F. Barbour, Mr. Newbery, Dr. Holand, and other proprietors, respectively addressed the meeting, after which Mr. Jackson, M.P. for Newcastle suggested that the report, except such portion as refe rred to the supplemen tary agreement with the London and North Western com pany, should be adopted, and that an adjournment for two months should take place to enable the shareholders to con sider the effect and operation of that document. After considerable diecossion in which, as usual, much warmth was evinced, the prop ositioni of Mr. Jackson was acceded to by the directors, and it was agreed to adjourn until the Ist of October next. The following gentlemen were elected directors, namely, Mr. James Gandy, in place of Mr. Tootil, Mr. Peter Dick son, and Mr. Ceplas Howard and Mr. T. F. Madock were re-elected. Mr. James Tyrer and Mr. H. C. Beim were appointed auditors. A dividend for the half -year end* the 30th June last, payable on the 10th of September, was then declared as iilows: the 271. 10e. shares, 45. ; on the 221. Ames, 2s. 100. ; on the 311. shares, 3s. 10Id. RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held en Saturday, at the London Tavern, B' street. C. Fkan, Beg took the chair,_ when The SECR E TARY (Mr. Brown), read the report, which stated that the agreement with the Eastern Counties Coinpsny had bees finally settled. To aid in producing a cereal 00-operation betimes the companies, it was rag ralthat one member of each board should be elected to other. its soca u the directors had concluded the agree ment with the Rasters Counties Company, they ar with Mr. Jackson, that he should c om pl e t e tlairrit into Cambridge, as a single line, for the lam foe which he had previously agreed to Ind oastramors to do it, and having made this arrangement, they elnreto get porwrion of ths land, and after tome d placod Mr. Jackson in possession of the whole line. The works ham now been some time in progress under the superintendence of Mr. Samuel, who hes been ap pointed engineer to the company, and they will be shortly completed. The traffic has not exhibited so much improve ment as had been hoped fur. It has, however, improved; and the improvement being aided by a considerable diminution iu the expenditure, the result will be that the line will have produced in the half-year nearly sufficient to pay working expenses and debenture interest, so that the loss on the half year will be of no very serious amount. The directors hone that it may be diminished when their accounts are finally settled with the Eastern Counties Company. The directors continue to entertain sanguine hopes as to the future traMc. The directors regret to be obliged to state, shot n shareholder in one of the extension lines has proceeded against the company in chancery, in reference 16 the extension (Wad in which he is interested. It is the more to be regretted that smelt proceedings should be taken, bemuse it seems to your directors that the moment the C ambridge branch is completed their attention should be steadily di rected to one at least of those extensions, that to Bury, which was strongly recommended in the report made to you in 1849, by the committee of investigation,which report you adopted. Some inquiries have already been made in re ference to that extension, and if it shall appear upon farther inquiry and careful calculation, theta single line can be con structed to Bury, so as to pay not less than 6 per cent. on the outlay, it is the intention of the dismtors to go te parlia ment for such further powers as may be wanted. The account showed the balance on capital account up to the 30th June, was 23,591/. 12s. 6d. On the revenue ac count for the six months the balance against the company was 3,0741. ISt. 9d. Tho balance-sheet to the 30th June was as follows : To balance of Capital account £23,•501 12 6 Outstanding accounts payable 7,257 8 10 By balance of revenue account £3,074 18 9 Balance at bankers' and outstanding 'a ccounts receivable -1,774 2 6 Loans The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, hoped the landowners would see it to their interest to give their property for such reasonable sums as would e n courage the shareholders to make the branch to Bury. (.) Capt. WARREN mounded the motion. Mr. PACKER asked if the Eastern Counties guaranteed the 3 per cent. upon 151. or 251., as it seemed to be a matter of uncertainty ? The CHAIRMAN said the Eastern Counties Company were to contribute 5,0001., if required, to make up a divi dend of 3 per cent, on a capital of 3.50,0001. Therefore, it was not an actual payment of 3 per cent. from the Eastern Counties Company. It was impossible to say if the New market line would only pay this 3 per cent. or some consider able dividend. The result of opening the line to Cambridge mgt. make this line yield a considerable dividend. report having been adopted, and Mr. WLAREN having moved a vote of thanks to the chairman and direc tors, the meeting adjourned. EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCKS AND BIR- MINGHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of proprietors was held on Saturday, at the Euston-square Station ; Mr. SCOTT in the chair. _ _ Mr. CHUBB, the secretary, read the report, which stated that " The unavoidable suspension of the works during the years 1847 and 1848, occasioned a longer continuance of the payment of interest upon capital, and otherwise involved a greater expenditure, than was originally anticipated ; but notwithstanding the occasional difficulties and disappoint ments they have had to encounter, in common with the directors of railways generally, they can safely state that the estimates of the costs of the undertaking will be very closely borne out by the expenditure on the company's capital account. The great value of property in the immediate vicinity of the metropolis, and the rapidity with which the land ad joining the railway is being covered with buildings since the works were commenced, render it almost impossible that a competing line could be hereafter constructed having similar advantages with that of this company. The direc tors are therefore satisfied that this company possess a pro perty essentially valuable from its position, and the re sources of which will increase from year to year, by the con stant erection of new tenements bringing a corresponding accession of passenger traffic. In February last the directors reported that the railway had been opened for pas senger traffic from Islington on the 29th of September, 1850; and from Camden-town on the 4th of De cember following. It was further opened on the 9th June last to the Chalk-farm Station, Hampstead-road, where the railway is connected with the lines of the London and North Western Company. A statement, showing the result of this partial working, from the 26th of September, 1850, to the 30th of June, is now submitted to the pro prietors in a separate revenue account. There have been carried during this period 1,792,968 passengers, the gross receipts from which amount to 27,0051. Is. 2d. ; the expenses of working, exclusive of rates and taxes and tell to the Blackwell Railway Company, amount to 12,4931. 65., and the balance of receipts over expenses to 7,2091. 13.. Ild. ; which being further reduced by the interest on debentures for the current half-year, leaves a surplus of 2,4301. 12s. 6d. which amount the directors recommend be carried forward ' to the credit of the present half-year's account. The directors have every reason to be satisfied with this short eeperience of the passenger traffic ; there has been a steadily progressive increase in the numbers tra velling, and the facilities offered by the railway are thus becoming every slay more evident to the public. The Lohdon and North Western Railway Company have not yet been able to alter the mole of running their passenger trains, so as to work in contusion with this com pany's trains at Camden-town; in a short time, however, this arrangement will be adopted, and a further accession of passenger traffic may be expected from this source. In addition to the goods traffic arising out of the connexion between the London and North Western Railway, the dock warehouses of London, and the shipping in the Thames, which originally formed the extent of the goods traffic expected over the company's railway, the London and North Western Company have recently acquired extensive warehouses in the City as a depOt for goods to and from the metropolis, and which, passing over the Blackwell and this company's railways, will materially add to the traffic on both. The statement of the capital account shows that payments have been made on account of arrears of calls to the extent of 6,2251., several proprietors, whose shares have been forfeited, having exercised their right of redeeming their shares by paying up all arrears with interest at five per cent.; the amount re maining due upon the original share capital is now reduced to 13,7501. The directors have succeeded in placing the comparatively few debenture bonds which have hitherto fallen due, at the reduced rato of 4 per cent. interest, and as others are payable they hope to effect similar reductions. The engineers report having been read, The CHAIRMAN observed that they might look for a considerable accession to their returns, if Smithfield Market was removed, and the cattle market fixed near their line, as was likely to be the case. They might also look for considerable advantage to this undertaking, from the junction of the North Western and South West ern lines between Brentford and Willesden. The line, they were aware, was originated principally with a view to a goods traffic, but he was happy to say that the traffic from pas sengers was greater than anything they contemplated. Seeing that they had not yet carried an ounce of goods, the position in which they stood was most gratifying. They had laid the foundation for the goods traffic, and at the next half-yearly meeting he hoped to meet them with something in hand to give them. The coal company would be ready for operations in a few weeks, from which, when it opened, they would be insured 10,0001. a year nett 'f he docks would be prepared by that time also. He concluded by moving the adoption of the report. In reply to Major ALeocx, The CHAIRMAN stated that the communication be tween the line and the North Western had been completed for some time, but the North Western Company had not been yet able, in consequence of the pressure of business and the great number of excursion trains, to work their trains in connexion with this company's trains. They were now erecting a platform for the purpose, and in a few weeks passengers would be able to travel the whole way without interruption. . In reply to other questions, The CHAIRMAN said that he was not able to form an estimate of the goods traffic any more than the proprietors themselves. In order to do so, they should know the returns from use City of London to the North Western. These returns hedid not think the North Western Company would be able to give. They had at present seven engines running oaths line, and some of these they had to beg, borrow, or steal. (Laughter.) The report was then agreed to. The allowance of 1,0001. to the directors and auditors was agreed to. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the busbies. WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS RAILWAY. On Saturday the half-yearly meeting of this com pany was held at the offices in Goildhall-chamben, City. The Right Ron. the Earl of LONSDALL presided. The report stated that the trafdc account exhibits out iftexesee of receipts over those of the previous half-year of MU. 19a., while the excess of the expenditure amount's* Pei. lts. As the soispiry are now bring supplied with morass NM* suitable he Oa traffic of the Rae, it is sadalvatail that a coosidssalis saving will be arsatod is this mist d lassior tins siml la the meg hr mph% whisk his bra Issiemod bat half-year is sessaguamos Si an accident. hanks sa the trail@ aroma of 7941 Os, Id, in favour et the aseripaay b applicable to the payment at the intense on the mortgage debt. It should be tom is mind that the railway is but part at a general lies Si railway @WI hisempleta and that as yet its cadre in come Is &dna fig= the keel Mak between the tows at Whildissea sod the .gel abtriet to the Bork h. the ilsrlorsoat Ovid& law raise at caimans, sri sa rcasm,. Thera la sow, browarsr, the wartais that the line will mit Imre sembuse to sormia its roast isolated positisa, as as tee Mks requirsil hs mitU the line of railway throws! Wad omagaura soadsomws and unbroken are he progress ot simorirdros. The arrears of calls appoarlog em capital acoosot at UM Deem' ber last, were -91,115 L 16.. 7d. Of Ws smssist 21,6741. Ils. 7d. was due urn shams, the Ihrtidlarie at which was confirmed at the hat glogral mobs* a : mm *l 7g malodor, 3,1461. fie. les bees rodesik„, lolol A m mi tore 4941. due upon 62 shame, of sada 110 to be forfeited. During the last half-year 18,5001. has been received on boa, by which the mortgage debt has been in creased to 101,3101. Of this amount 41.1001. bears interest at 4 per cent. ; 16,7001. at 4i per cent. ; and 40,5101. at 6 per cent. Since the 30th of June, 1850, the interest on the loan capital has been charged to revenue, and is somewhat more than covered by the profits on traffic for this and the three previous half-years. The directors expect to Dave all claims connected with the main line ad justed during the current half-year ; and they believe that the entire expenditnre, when ascertained, will very little emceed the estimate of 370,0001. stated in last report. From the accounts it appeared that the total sum ex pended was 359,127/. 2s. 2d., leaving a balance of 2111. 25.7(1. beyond the receipts. The balance in favour of the revenue account for the half year was 7841. Os. lid. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the directors regretted they could not present a better report, nor declare a dividend to the shareholders. Eventually, he had no doubt that the line would turn out a very beneficial speculation. It had been constricted at a very small cost, and a better finished line could not be found in the kingdom. Great facilities would shortly arise for the removal of goods from the station to the harbour. He hail the greatest confidence in the line, and had em barked a greatdeal of money in the speculation. (Hear.) After a short desultory conversation the report was adopted, Mr. Potts elected a director, the retiring auditors re-elected, and the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. CORNWALL RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Truro, on Friday. The chair was taken by MICHAEL WILLIAMS, Esq. The report stated the receipts for the past half year to have been 6.531. 145., while the expenditure for the same period had been 1,0971. 81. Bd. The first account in cluded calls to the amount of 3251. 12s. 7d., and the sale of old stores, 2221. The disbursements consisted of 2221. for works; 7921. 7s. 10d. for land and compensation; 111. lls. for direction, audit, salaries, &c. ; 71. 3s. 10d. office ex penses ; 141. Is. 6d. fur advertising, printing, ite., and 321. 2s. 6d. interest to shareholders, on calls paid in advance. The total expenditure up to 30th June had been 200,6721. 14s. Id. • and the receipts to the same date amounted to a similar sum, leaving a balance due to the bankers of 961. 6s. 11d." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said, if at the special meeting the shareholder. should agree to the memorial to the Railway Corn mis.ioners—and if the railway commissioners should sanction, as he had no doubt they would do, the abandon ment of the branch lines, the directors hoped to be able to commence with the works and carry out the main line. Be fore, however, the Railway Commissioners had given their sanction for the abandonment of the branch lines and there ductiou to the capital of the company,the directors had no thing definite to present to the shareholders ; but as soon as that should be done they would call the shareholders to ;tether and submit to their consideration a financial scheme on which they thought the company might be carried forward. The report of Mr. Brunel, the engineer, stated, that by the abandonment of certain portions of the original line and branches, and the adoption of a single line of rails (as the general principle of construction), with double lines and sidings where really necessary, the works remaining to be done, including the bridge across the Tamar at Saltuh, might be executed for the sum of 750,0001., exclw•ive of land. The estimates, as proved in the House of Commons, for the entire line, including land and general expenses, amounted to 1,573,3101., and ho recommended that the capital he reduced to 1,000,0001. Atter observations from Mr. Tweedy, Mr. Wells, and Mr. Pear., the report was adopted, and a memorial to the railway commissioners was approved. held, for th. A special meeting was then . , for the purpose of mak ing applications to the Commissi. sera of Railways for the abandonment of certain portions of the powers of the com pany, and of stating that the rerjuiretheats of the act had been complied with in all particulars. Mr. Tweedy, Mr. Itoberts, and other gentlemen, addressed the meeting on the advantages of the course proposed to be adopted. The scrutineers reported that, in value, there were for the me morial in favour of the abandonment of the branches named and reducing the capital holders of shares to the amount of 46,3251., and against it only 1,3741. This being more than three-fifths of the shares represented at the meeting, the memorial was declared carried. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. DUBLIN AND BELFAST JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was held on Thursday, at their office in Dublin, WILLIAM Moors La Toccoa, Esq., presiding, in the absence of Mr. Barlow, the chairman of the coin- Pa ge directors' report, which has already appeared in our columns, and the engineer's report, having been read and adopted, The CHAIRMAN next moved that a dividend of 10s. per share be paid to such proprietors only as have paid up calls prior to, and due previous to, the 30th of June, and rateably to all other proprietors according to the respective amounts paid by them on their shares on or before such ' 30th of June, but such proportion of dividend not to be paid to them until they shall pay up all calls, with interest there on, which may be due. Motion passed unanimously. The CHAIRMAN having made a few remarks with re ference to their transactions for the last six months, Mr. FRENCH asked would the part of the line between Portadown and Gorab Wood be opened within a twelve month d CHAIRMAN —Very considerably within that. I cannot say positively how soon on account of the bog, but I should say within three months. The meeting then separated. GLOrCESTER AND DEAN FOREST RAILWAY.— The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Satur day ; S. Baker Esq., chairman of the company, presiding. The secretary Laker, rend the directors' report, which was very satisfactory. The directors expressed their con tinued confidence in the advantages which this company had reaped in the recent agreement with the Great Western Company, and referring to the fact that as soon as the Hereford and Gloucester Railway was opened in con nexion with this line, the shareholders of this company would receive 51 per cent., the report called upon the shareholders individually to subscribe to the undertaking of the said Hereford and Gloucester line, which depended so much upon local support. Mr. Brunel (the engineer) re ported that the event of the opening of the line was close at hand, and that they would be able to cross the Severn at Gloucester within a fortnight. From that point to the junction with the South \Vales line at Maybe the works were completed and the permanent way was laid down. The Chairman moved resolutions to the following effect: 1. That the report of the directors be received and adopted, and together with the statement of accounts, be distributed among the proprietors. 2. That the seal of the company be affixed to the register of pro prietors. 3. That Mr. W. P. Price and Mr. C. T. Avery be re-elected directors. 4. That Mr. J. Calton be re-elected auditor. After a short discussion the resolutions were passed, and the meeting broke up, having first voted thanks to the chairman. FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST RIDING JUNC TION.—At the half•yearly meeting, held at Preston on Saturday, the chairman (Mr. T. B. Addison) stated that the committee appointed some time ago were at present in communication with the directors of the Longridge Com pany, and endeavouring to effect an amicable arrangement of the matters in difference between them. Until within the last few days they bad not been able to make much progress. Now, however, he thought the conference had proceeded so far that the directors of this company would shortly be able to report that some arrangement had been upon. Under these circumstances, he moved the went of the meeting to Friday the 12th of Septem ber. The motion was agreed to, and the meeting separated. It is understood that the arrangement now pending is, that the line should be worked by • committee from both com panies, and that the Longridge Company should take six sevenths of the nett whole line, and the West Riding Com pany one-seventh. BELFAST AND COUNTY OP DOWN RAILWAY.— The eleventh ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday in Belfast. The chair was taken by W. J. C. Allen, Esq. The report stated that during the last half-year ending the 31st ult., the directors, with a view to press as lightly as possible on the shareholders, have made but one call of 21. 10s. per share, due the 15th April last. At the last half-yearly meeting the forfeiture of 695 shares, upon which 5,2771. 10s. had been received, was con firmed, and the directors are determined to act in a similar manner with a further number. The directors regret that the passenger traffic of the half-year has not been so good as might have been anticipated, your line, in common with others, having su ff ered from the unusual number of persons who left Ireland to visit the great attraction in the metro polis. The directors call the attention of the shareholders to the increase in the goods traffic, which they have no doubt will be still further augmented when the arrange ments are fully completed. There appears an the sheet a balance of 3,1221. 6s. 3d., after deducting all working ex- Za; out of which the directors would recommend a vl e :nd of ila. per share, which, when the forfeiture of all shares be ultimately completed, will leave a consider able sum to be applied to the depreciation fund. The report was unanimously adopted, as well as a dividend of lls. per share. The meeting then adjourned. DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN.—The halt yearly meeting of this compan a ras held in Dublin, on Friday J. Diggs. La Touche, ~ in the chair. Fran the direct tors' report it appeared after deducting all the ex rues, the profits for the half-year anointed to 1,4331. He. Id. ; to this is to be added the reserved fends'llllol 2a. 10d. • making • total to credit revenue ve of MOW., ihe ressewal fund) of 2,7631. lie. 11d. Oat of this ram the directors reoommended a dividend of Is. on seek paid-up skate the capital of the ilee the Wl' I year, leavin,lllsl. law 11d. as a nine for general puree& ne repeat and aroma* wen adcgi stL ot wa th! isseedwg was *se mode special for the purpova Boa the ilieibleers of certain shwa. Mr. reed umb= et the ftwthited share', wh iii*idiriatce....mwd"sanmislect toisedthediegs..PLtatiMestighlisa.„..definathel;eliat tb.othoefeh7lonem:taiwyrelasht4:7:dtoa:mfelteht:liriereTigeramsal'ago::estimuTfe es elhe likk of July. Mr. Townley seconded the = 4/ whisk paned unanimously. The ordinary meeting WON ties nalllaa d ; and the chairman moved a resolution, declariffig a dividend isf fie. peg share, with certain limita tions. The resolution was adopted ; and, attar some formal preen dings, the meeting separated. DUBLIN AND BltATir.—The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this company was held in Dublin on Friday. Sir George Preston in the chair. The report of the directors, which was adopted without opposi tion, contained the following statement :—" The act granted to your corporation the last session gives you the positive power of making the line from Dublin to Bray, and enacts that the said railway shall form a part of the undertaking, and be subject to the provisions of your original act of 1816; however, by the 33d section of the act, conferring upon you the title of ' The Dublin and Dray Railway Com pany, the powers to make the extension from Duntirtyn to the town of Bray are suspended for a limited time, and in a certain event may not be exercised by you. The event referred to is, that inasmuch as the ' Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway' Company (now ' The Dub ' lin and Wicklow Company) have a hue nearly identical with your line, and it being expedient only one should be made, that they (the Dublin and Wicklow Company) should have the first power reserved to them of making it, provided they contracted for the purchase of the land within one year, and actually completed the line in two from the passing of the act; otherwise the power of the said Dublin and Wicklow Railway Company, as to the portion of the railway between Damien= and Bray should altogether cease. Thus, the legislature have secured the railway (via Dundrura) to the public, and the triadic from Bray to Dublin must pass over your line; and should elapse occur by the Wicklow Company from Duadrum, then the sole property in the line will belong to, and become vested in your company. DUBLIN AND WICKLOW RAILWAY.—The ordinary general meeting of this company, better known as the Three W's, was held at the Northumberland hotel, Dublin, on Friday, Lord Courtown in the chair. From the statement of receipts and expenditure it appeared that a balance re mained to the credit of the company of 3,8511.; the receipts from deposits on shares and interest being 1:53,9301., and the payments 150,0781. Some of the shareholders having complained that the report contained no information, Ur. Muggeridge said that at the special meeting which would shortly be held, an opportunity would be afforded of stating exactly the grounds upon which they have acted. They did not give any information which they conceived was nut likely to be satisfactory to the shareholders, but thought it better to run the risk of bringing forward the report a little meagre. THAMES HAVEN RAILWAY.—The meeting ad vertised to take place on Saturday was adjourned owing to the want of a sufficient attendance. IRELAND. DunLtN, Aro. 30. The following details of the atrocious agrarian murder in the Queen's County are given by the Leinskr Exprese:— There is but one opinion throughout the county with regard to the cause of Mr. White's death. It is ascribed to a cause purely agrarian ; and the following are the general circumstances of the case:—Mr. White held by lease, made in 17'29, for lives renewable fur ever, 150 acres of the lands of Ballyruin, on the estate of the Earl of Portarlington. The remainder of the townland consisted of 100 acres of ordinary turf bog. The Earl's estates having been brought into the Incumbered Estates Court, Mr. White became anxious to purchase the head rent payable for the farm which he so occupied, and thereby to become owner in fee. lie accord ingly made a private contract with the solicitors having the carriage of the sale to have it on payment of 7101. When this arrangement came before the commissioners for their sanction, a difficulty arose as to the boundaries of M r.W hite 's farm, and the severance of so small a townland ; and fur the purpose of getting his own head rent he was obliged to purchase the turf bog in addition to his farm, and fur which he had to pay 12e11. The Commissioners of the Incumbered Estates Court then greatest him a deed by which Ike became, owner of the entire townland ; they also issued an injunction under the authority of which he was put in possession by tho sheriff of the county Shortly after Mr. White gettiog pos session, several of the tenants of the other Moreland* on the estates of the Earl of l'ortarlington (which are also for sale in the Incumbered Estutes Court), mitered Ballyruin fur the purpose of cutting turf undiremoving bog-mould, under an alleged claim of a right of turbary upon the bog as annexed to their holdings upon the other estates. Mr. White caused application to be made to the coininissioners for redress, ins asmuch as these claims were not put forward in the rental under which he had purchased. The answer he received was " We put you in possession, and you must protect your own rights; we won't interfere." Mr. White then attempted to cut away the road to these banks, but was resisted by a party of from three to four hundred persons, collected from every direction of the country by the parties claiming the right. Under the circumstances Mr. White abandoned the attempt. He was then served with a written notice, signed by about thirty-two persons, who claimed right to the bog as annexed to their holdings, and tes having used it for years. These persons called on him to avoid a forcible collision, and to vindicate his rights, if any he had, in a court of justice, and by peaceable means. In order to follow up the advice, Mr. V. hite summoned several of the persons who cut turf on the bog, before the magistrates as sembled at Abbeyfeix petty sessions. Having proved the act of trespass, and exhibited his deed of sale under the In cumbered Estates Court, the accused parties proved to having cut turf on the bog annexed to their holdings on the other portion of the estate for a series of years. The justices, after sonic deliberation, dismissed the case. Mr. White then threatened the parties that he would institute pro ceedings in the superior courts, for the purpose of trying his right peaceably, but the death-blow of the assassin interposed, assuming to itself a power beyond the laws of the hued. Mr. White is very generally lamented. He was a good employer, and expended a great deal of money during tho year. In his capacity of poor•law guardian the poor ever found in him an advocate, although no man could more jea lously watch over the interests of the ratepayers in any matter where he considered outlay unnecessary. _ _ . - - - On Thursday, at 12 o'clock, the adjourned inquest was held at the court-house, Abbeyleix. The first witness examined was Denis Ouilfoyle--Ile had been in Mr. White's employment. On last Monday morn ing, about 9 o'clock, he brought the pony-gig to the hall dour of Mr. White's house, when he gut into it, and drove in the direction of Dallyroan. Ile was then in as good health as ever he saw him. The next place he saw him was ut the police barrack of Dallyroan, between 10 and II o cluck. Ile was then lying on the table dead. There were two holes in his breast, and a great deal of blood on his clothes. The body was afterwards removed to Abbey leix. Witness never knew any one to threaten Mr. White but was aware of his being at law with people about a bog: James Sheeran, of Newtown, near Ballyroan , was cent examined—lie used to be wor king at a lime-kiln near the road, and taw Mr. White pars very often. On last Mon day, while quarrying stones at Newtown, he heard the cries of the children that Mr. White was dead. When he canto down he found him ,ying dead in the gig. Ilia head was hanging on one side. Ile then went and gave information about the matter to the sergeant of police at Ballyroan.— This witness swore he did not hear the children say any- He afterward* admitted ho heard them say that Mr. hite was dead.)—Though there was a number of children on the road at the time, and that he had been an inhabitant of the place, ho k new only two of them, who turned out to be his own children, Catherine and Mary Anne Sheeran. He did not hear a shut that morning ; and asked how he could, u he was in the quarry ? One of the jury asked him if being down in the quarry prevented him from hearing the children ? To this question ho gave no answer. There were two persons in the quarry at the time, James Ringwood and Daniel Dunn. Witness afterwards admitted that one of the children on tile road when he came down was • chap named Ringwood, and added " sure the sergeant saw him." lie was asked if he saw any other children on the road at tho time ? He answered he was sure not. In answer to the question if he saw any one passing the road at the time or a little before, he in return asked how could he, as he had been at the quarry at work ? He afterwards admitted that he had been at his breakfast some time before that. Ilia house was near the place; he did not either on that or any other day see a strange person upon the road. In answer to the question did he sue any reapers that morning, he said "I saw reapers that day passing, but I did nut mind them; I saw reapers going to reap Mr"—here the witness suddenly paused, and remained silent. Being asked for whom were the reapers going to work, he said ho did not know for whom. A kusir asked if he saw Pelt Maher going to reap (a man arrested under suspicious circumstances). He readily answered in the negative. Mr. Brownlow remarked that though the witness said he was at work that morning down in the quarry, he saw hint on the top of it at work us he was •paring. The witness then said he used to be on the quarry and kiln. In answer to a question from Mr. War, J.P., he said be knew the men were reapers by their hooks. He afterwards denied be saw any hooks. He did not know any one that went the road that day. Dr. Swan was examined as to the cause of death. He made apost marten examination of the body of Mr. Edward White at Abbeylein, on the afternoon of Monday. He found one opening near the centre of the back, and two openings in the breast. These were gunshot or pistol wounds. The two openings in front were op to to the one behind. The balls passed through the back on the right side, on a level with the eighth rib. The wounds were in themselves sufficient to Mlle death. To Mr. B. M'Mahon (a juror)-1 cannot say whether they were gunshot or pistol wounds; the person who tired the shot must have been very close to Mr. White; there were marks of fire upon the coat. The jars having retired for some time, returned with a verdict to the effect that the deceased came by his death in emiesquenoe of gunshot or pistol wound*, indicted by some person or persons unknown. The magistrates thee retired to the grand jury room for the purpose of examining witnesses privately. After mature deliberation, their worships decided on adjourning the in vestigation until next Wednesday. The prisoner ' Patt Maher, was remanded for further examination, and trans mitted to the county gaol. The witnesses were given in *barge to the police. Tan GOLD COAST Coats.—TJusA pending arrangements for the formatiog L uf 4Eisuncps it le understood, in a forward stale. to Sli consist of one major oommataing, whet. is Um iril governor of the settlement, three eapt . aine, nts, three ensigns, one adjutant, cis ' ser geants, 12 corporals, and 300 privates.—.lt . tau, der stood that the officers will not be segarldwinise,lenger than three years on the amt. • - ...f tori . A -- t^