The Express. — London, England, 1849-08-23 00:00:00

--- THE MURDER IN BERMONDSEY. (By Electric Telempla.) EXAMINATION OF MAR R IA MANNING. AT EDINBUGH. KDINICIOB, WZDIMILILT. This morning at 10 o'clock, Mario Mau l ing was broeiht np front the Calron.hill gaol, for cesmnation Ware Mr. Sheriff Arkley, charged with the murder, or par tiopetiog is the warier, of Patrick O'Connor. After being day mistimed, the prkener was saked what she had to fay the charge. She replied thm she had nothing to say, w h em pos she was remeded beak to prison to await the snivel of oaten to convey her to Londan. It is 'repeated that me or move of the metropolitan p-Aiee will arrive here th y m ein, with authority to remin her into their anate4Y. Crowds of the envious were lounging around the Easton „i ds y e sterday, hopieg to catch a . gliaips. of the suspected murderess is alighting from the Edinburgh train. They were, bewever, disappointed. Keating is still at lap, but there is great reason to hope that ere Leg he will he la custody. The polka authorities believe that he is larking in some part of the west of Eng land, sad two or three oMosrs have been tent down in that di re ction. It was several times reported during yesterday that he had been /01111 is London. but the officers do not attach any credence to these statements. It is quite certain tit .t he left tows by the Smith-Western railway on Wednes day mewling, the 15th instant, and it is fully believed that Mis now !tidier/ himself in eau of the villages or towns on the won beat of Enalbel. The furniture purchased of the 'opposed murderer by Banbridge, the broker, is ad./ardent foe sale by auction to-day. It consists of ortiebe of the ematesest dorriptioa. Yefteeday, through the esertioaa of Mr. lospestor Tates, the police beeneded is treeing the shovel with which the grave of the murdered man is supposed to have been dug. It appears that ma Wednesday, the Sth instant. Mrs. Mauling want to Kr. Lenity's, ironmonger, in Tooley street, Borough, where she saw the batman, and said she waisted an iron shovel, at the same time stating that she wished it to be a very strong one. The et/apeman asked her whether she required a regular shovel ? She replied. " No, the would make ens of the short-handled ones do." One was shown her, nor which be paid le. 3d., keels' her neme and address, sod requesting the article to be seat to No. 3, Kinvenplace, New Weston-wreee, in the moist, w Inch wee bone, and It was received by Mn. Kaanni. The chop. alb can identify her There is little doubt that Kula Illannlng less as tweekerous to her husband as she wee to Mr. °Ton. ser, sad that she decamped with the whole of the money lad securities as sous as the suspicions of the rhea wen awakened, keying Manning to take his chance of beteg apprehended, under the hope that when he was captured, any further pursuit after her might be aban doned. It seems evident that there was some arranrement betwees the two guilty partias to meet at a particular spot, se a part of the notes obtained from the Bank by Manning on Saturday the 11th inst. were bound is possession of the wife when apprehended at E linburgh, and it is not to be suppose I that the husbasd gave her all them notes for her role Mn. Meaning will not, it seems, sines in London todq, nor does It appear that any ace Itss yet been sent front the Commissioners of Police foe the purpose at bringing her from Eliaboret. The statement as to Mr. Hones having gone thigh. r is ansinly erroneous. THE EXlLoolmt AT AHEAD The inquest', which had been sojourned from Saturday, recommenced on Mondly. Mr. Anne—Lord Clive's mineral agent, exa mined—Had surveyed the colleens after the accident. Has had esporinece in the North of England as a mineral agent, in the mines of Northumberland and Durham. From the fact of the doors being Mown outwards between number one crossing, he thought that the explosion bad taken place in directions radiating off, and from which mintier one 'limits the centre, from the timber and coal at this point having been burnt and the circumstance of five men and boys having been found sear this plate, all led hiss to the conclusion that the explosion occureod at or oar the nos end of No. 1, crossing. The rise elide( No. 1 is the most elevated part of the level. and the par is more likely in consequence to elides's there, and that in conseerience of the god or rubbish, which is be tween the level', it is mum likely to accumulate in this part. Exa mined but two stalls here. Examined the plan, and think it quite possible that the gas accumulated in the goal, and it will always accumulate in old rubbish, and that by a sudden fell of the barometer or by a tall in the roof, the gas was fore ti out of the cavities, caused te issue out into air courses or crossings, and then probably was ignited oy the lights of the huntien. Tee inspector desired witness to state his opinion as regards the intake air current, and whether he thought the system adopted here was sufficient for the pur pose of clearing out the works ? Witness, in reply, stated that he could not well answer that question, as when he saw the pit it was entirely disordered by the explosion, but be. liens it was not • safe method. He did not think the golf should have any connexion with the air courses, as it may issue out into them. In Durham it would be usual to force a portion of return air over the goat and make a separate way, not COMMUlli eating with the air-eourse or lights; his opinion was, as before stated, that the accident was the result of these causes. By a Juror—Wu he to understand that the principle of ventilation here was not proper or safe? The Coroner intimated that the opinion ei Mr. Dobson was that a better system could be adopted. Mr. Dobson, in answer to a remark said, that during his expe rience he had never seen an a:plod:is occur in the main shaft, as in the present ease; bat that the ventilation of this pit, though perhaps different from others in the north of Boglend, was about as good as any in the valley and dis trict. The C ironer then intimated that the inluest was adjourned. Oa Tuesday the inquest was ftlllllllo, Mr. Davis, surgeon, was first examined. A•tended ail the sufferers; proved the cause of their death to have ban: One severely burnt, others bruised by the force of the explosion, but that the majori'y were suf focated. Mr. D. Williams, who had accompanied Mr. Dons in in the inspection of the pit, was then examined. His evidence was of • similar character to the others. Mr. Smith also was of the same opinion. The inspector observed that, situated as he was, be could not give evidence; but, as he had examined the pit in company with Mr. D. Williams and Mr. J. Smith, at the request of the jury, he mast say that his conclusions as to the seat and cause of explosion were precisely similar to the others. The coroner, thee, after thanking Mr. Blackwell for his kindness in assisting him throughout the long inquiry, summed up his remarks by giving a skilful epitome of the evidence, par. Unduly directing the attention of the jury to several of the most important points. At half-pint 1 the jury adjourned ; and at 2 returned to the hall, when, after an hour's deliberre Lion, the following verdict was returned: " We find that the neural persons came to their death by accident, in consegneaes of as explosion of fire damp caused by gas onziog out of old and abandoned headings or work ings, in Ns . 1 crossing, caused to issue out by a fall of the ;soot of the stall, ST by • sudden fail of the barometer, or by a combination of these owes • the p thus drives Out coming in contact with the asked kirg ez ar tMo bastion thus passing in the upper level ; and we dad that dm OM that took place in No. 2 cross-heeding ft *slim and in the face of No. 4 deep heading, was caused by the int expisaien agltatlag the air, and causing the gm be deseemi I. ecallast with the lights of the men working is these plasm. M. We recatmend that in all instants, dm gas wideeismer. vatic is the weeks as old headings _amid Ire minted off by • separate air current from that whishoestilates the workings, and then brought into the return air eourse without aw communication whatever with the intake air. It should be bee snare ales tree the naked lights of the 110141111011." FAT CATTLE, &O.—EXHIBITION TOR BiammauX AND TDB MIDLAND COTOrYlza.— correeident sayer An t i s( tempt ie jest now being made to establish an &unmet ani at Birmingham for the exhibition of fat cattle, sheep, piss, and domestic poultry. The limits of AB (Wien will not be confined to Birmingham eta Maid alone, bit to the midland counties generall y. him was broached last year, but at eo late a period of the semen ant the exhibition was confined to *s and porship sine, sad so far proud eminently successful. - It has sow less resolved to tarry out fully the original de. alga, and to establish such an association as will induct the breeders and feeders generally of the midland monde' t• mad their stock for exhibition, which may thereby lead In most useful results. Sine. the repeal of the cora-law it ha keen seen that nearly the whole of the local or county ease dation have dwindled away, and the annual exidWims such as really exist (in this neighbourhood at least) heave en greatly fallen off that their usefulness is of • very limited character. Oa the other hand, Birmingham, with • pop.. halos of some 220,000 pampa consumes a lugs proportion of the produce of the surroualing district ; it therefore be comes a matter of great importance that the_supply of animal food should be large, and of the hest duaiption. The eircusatenee, too, of se immunise • supply being required for consumption on the spot, will miswrite be a gees e {sown meet to broaden and feeders to send their stock for exhibi tion, whereas, at small provincial towns there is no such einuideratioa. There can be no doubt but that exhibitions of this kind are useful, in to far as they afford a means of testing the real merits of the several brute of animals, their weight at certain sue, and the weight and quality of flesh which they will produce with a given vitality of food. The prize list for the first exhibition to take place at Christmas next has, I am informed, been prepared with the assistance of many practical agriculturists, in order that it might be suitable to midland counties, and as including all the most useful varieties of animals. In addition to the exhibition of tat cattle dtc., it is proposed to hold at the same time an exhi bition of the several kinds of do:aware poultry, which will aid eonsiderably to the interest of the meeting. The saw association has already enlisted &moor: its supporters all the most influential agriculturists of the district, including the Earl of Ayledord, the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Warwick, Earl Dade, Earl Talbot, Lord Leigh, Lord Metherton, Sir F. Lowboy, Captain Dille, John Lrvetr, Esq., and a host of others. A letter has also been received from MajortNeeral Wemyss, conveying the assurance that Prince Albert takes a warm Munn la the success of the meeting, and that in addition to sasiliai stock he will be happy to otherwise aid is pro moting it. The project has been taken up warmly by the practical agriculturists of the district, and it promises to be productive of much benefit. EXTENsIvE ROBBERY BY A CLERK. -- Yesterday information was received by the Metropolitan Police, that William Holman Branson, clerk to Masers. Strange, of ili i tiwtreet, Liverpool, had gone off with 450/. in gold, the property of his employers. He has been traced to London, mad is now suppreed to be trying to get out to Australia. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1849. RAILWAY MEETINGS. MIDLAND. The adjourned special general meeting of this oompany was held yesterday, at the station at Derby, for the purpose of receiving and coaeideting the report of the committee of threstigatioe, appointed the 19th of April lest. Mr. Buts, M.P. for Leicester, the clubman of the board, took the shear. The meeting was very fully attended. The CHAIRMAN observed that, this beiag the that °m aim ea which he had had the honor of appearing before them as the chairman of the company, he was sere they would per mit him to beg their kind othOderation and botulisms whilst be eudeavotand, to the beet of his ability, to conduct the business of the day. (Hear, bear.) They were met together on no ordinary occasion, gad it was mon than oommooly estuary that they should rooted to the heather of the day with coolness, °simnel,, and deliberation. With these observation he would call on Mr. Arkwright, the chairman of the committee. to ;waders his report. Mr. C. ARKWRIGHT then said he believed it would most second with the emvessionce of the meeting, as well as his own, if in moving the adoption of the report he did so without occupying their time with any observations The report was In their hands, and it was for them to deal with it u they thought proper. That it should give azimut satisfaction was hardly to be expected, but Wale, given every attention to the matters which bad teen referred *them, the committee had full confidence that the resolu tion which he now moved on their behalf, via., that the re- Tort be reeelved and adopted, would be canted. (Hear.) Mr. SMITH seconded the resolution. The report might set please all parties, but it was honest, and might be re 'rived u a fair statement of their affairs. The CHAIRMAN inquired if anyone wished the report (which had been some days ago circulated amongst the pro prietors, end which was published in the Express of Saturday last) to be mad ? (General cries of " No, no.") Mr. WYLIE nes with great pain to oppose the reeep don of the report, the more so as he was aware of the great tains and industry the committee had bestowed on the In (miry ; but he would state shortly his reasons why be thought use adoption of the report should be postponed for the pre- I seat. The etcmtnituse was appointed to investir,ate, with the view of giving to the shareholders a full, clear, and am- pieta statement of the affairs of the company , and to bring about a malt by which every shareholder might see for him self what the actual condition of the company was. He wee sorry, however, to my of their report that, as a public doe.- ment—and he spoke only of it as such—a more Incom plete and inconclusive document he had n seen. (Cheers, and cries of " Oh.") It was altogether a report of opinion and not of fact—of apology, and net of sub stance. (" Hear, bear," and symptoms of direst) He would refer to one statement of the report, as evidencing the manner in which the document had been framed. That statement was not unimportant, nor was it very important, except so far as showing the manner in which the report had been prepared. The first paragraph, page 13, which referred to the general law coats, stated that " the accountants say that the only sum charged ta revenue for general law costs during the period under investigation is 2321. 64. 11d. ; your committee think this cannot be the only amount expended under this heed. If, therefore, there has been any greater expenditure, it has been mixed up with other charges, se that the amount does not appear. It is probable, however, that the sum is not large." Was this the full and detailed report they bad been led to expect ? They were told dust Mr. Waddingham offered to contribute to the scheme and put his name down for 40,0004. ' • and in page 67 it was stated that Mr. Hudson, when On lease was granted, held fifty shares; but in Mr. Waddingham's statement it ap peared that Mr. Hudson had pot his name down for 30,0001. (Hear, hear.) Bat INN they to draw the inference from that that these were the only shares he held ? It appeared that Mr. Hudson, Mr. Waddingham, and Mr. Murgatroyd received amongst them a number of shares equal to one-iourth of the whole line ; and after all they had seen and heard of Mr. Hudson's caner, could they believe that 30,0001. or 60 shares, as it was afterwards stated, was all the interest he had in the scheme ? Now he charged the committee with keeping back information and with holding from them the names of other persona who were the satellites of Mr. Mutual, and who had a large interest in the line. (Markt of dissent from some member of the committee.) Tie committee seemed to disente this ; but he would give them the name of one gentleman, Mr. Phillip son, of Manchester, Mr. Hudson's own solicitor he believed, and ask whether it was not true that he held 650 shares. P" No, no.") They found that Mr. Wadding' am was in London, arranging with the Manchester and Leeds Company respecting this line, and that Mr. Waddingham, on his own responsibility, and as the sole representative of the L ed. and Bradford Company, thought it right to break the agree ment with them, and make an offer of the line to the Midland directors, who were then in town. He thought it right to ask who were those directors—who were the direvcrs of the Derby board then sitting in Lon don who entered into the agreement with Mr. Waddingham to take the line ? (Hear, hear.) It was the duty of the com mittee to have ta k en the minu:es of the committee upon this point—(hear, hear)—and to have ascertained the cir cumstances under which the recommendation to take this line at 10 per cent was given. For all he knew Mr. Wad dingham might have made this bargain with Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Murgatroyd alone, or those gentlemen might posaibly have refused to enter upon the transaction but whether it was tho one way or other at present they knew not ; therefore, in justice to ail parties. it was essential they should have a hill, clear, and detailed mount of this matter, about which at present so much suspicion rested. With regard to Mr. Waddingham, they could do no more than judge of him by his own avi d. nee. lie mid, "The original act, which was passed k 1844, contained a clause au tho rising the leasing of the lima the Midland Company. It was contemplated from the fine to lease it to the Midland. In the following session we get an act for the extension from Shipley to Coins. lei the latter part of 1815, when the original line was approaching coon. pletion, we determined to dispose of it to avoid the necessity of working it ourselves. I mewed to the Midas& board that they should take it, and put the shareholders in the same position in all respects as if they had been original Midland proprietors." Did Mr. Waddingleam mean to say that he from the first told the shareholders its Bradford when he applied to them, and 'they replied that they would have nothing to do with the line, that it was in contem,lidion wouldase it to the Midland ? (Hear.) If he had done BO he have had no occasion to go round begging for shareholders from house to house. To my the least of it, this transaction was marked with a great deal of fraud. (" Hear, hear," and " Oh.") Well the lease was finally agreed upon, and at Itkattime they found Mr. Waddingham held 1,251 shares, Mr. Murgatroyd 2'28, and Mr. Hudson 60, and the remaining six direetm, 338. Why should the names of the three directors be mentioned, while those of the six who held the 338 were net given ? Now the amount which it appeared these nine directors held is the Leeds and Bradford wog 91,0001., while the whole interest of Messrs. Waddingham, Murgatroyd, and Heiden, in the Midland, at the same time, was 25,0001., and of the other 12 directors, 66,0001. He would petit to the meeting whether Mr. Waddingham, even supposing him to be as pure as a man who had had any dealings with railways—(a laugh)—could have been expected to act impartially to the Midlands under such eir commences ? These nine d rectors held on the average 10,0001. a piece in the linethey were leasing to the Midland, while in the latter lies their interest did not average 6,0001. each. Their interest, therefore, was clearly to miss the bad bargain they could as against the Midland and ke Isker at the Leeds and Bradford - line. At theme* timth while he had consideration for the Leeds aad Illeadked drwahaldan, he was bound also te have oonsidendith kit the Indlard shareholders. (Hear.) He could not Smith kas many had invested dale , all in Midland shame, is maks provision for their families, sad he nucleated well, when he was *airman of the Liverpool committee, remitt en t letter from a widow, stating that her h had invested all his in Midland shares, at a high figure, in cordate make Me his featly, and mod ing her proxy, stating at 3 same time that abs had not al male friend to look after her intend, but that abe trusted to the honour of the committee, as gentlemen. (Hear, hear.) They had seen how public men in other countries had abused their trust, and hew, in conse quence, forsers, without any knowledge of our affairs, had preferred to invest in English securities, trusting their money to the m anag ement of men whom they knew only by their high national character for honour and probity. He was Duey to say that u the report stood it appeared that in this ease the trust had been violated, and that the high public character of our men of business had been disgraced in the person of Mr. Waddingham. (" Oh," haw, sad cheers.) Yes, he pronounced Mr. Waddingham diskamad Wan the shareholders of that company, and dithreeed bikes the public at largo. (" Ob," and cheers) And he mild tell that gentleman, as he told the whole country, that not for ten times his ill-gotten gains would a gentle man of trite English feelings part with his character, and I I lemur that odium which must now accom him down to oblivion. (Cheers, and cries of "Oh !") pany He knew not if Mr. Waddingham was present—(hear, )ear)—but he hoped he was, as he wished to say nothing behind his back that ha would not rather say before his face—(hear, hear)—but be had said nothing with regard to that gentleman's con- Oast in which he was inn the public opiaion generally would notbear him out. (" Ne.") lie confessed he should have liked to have seen is the report some more infoniur don of a scheme which had cost this company very large sums of money, the South Midland. It was stated that each of the directors had had an allotment of 500 shares in that line ' • bur the committee, in that tone el apology which pervaded the whole report, said that they could not imagine that the directors were induced to carry out such an impor tant undertaking as that appeared to be at the time for the sake of having 500 shares each allotted to them. (Hear, ' hear.) Then, all he could say was, that the imagination of the committee was not remarkably lively. (A laugh.) There could be no doubt that the committee might have ebtaieed more information on this subject if they had sought for it. He had received a letter detailing many of the circumstances connected with this transaction, which the committee might hare had had they pleased, but whatever the doubt as to the le gality of the Leeds and Bradford affair, there could be no doubt uto the illegality of this. It was an unfortunate thing that in any of these transactions the directors should have had a direct personal interest in carrying out their ar rangements, for however free they might have been from im proper influence, the existence of such interest naturally ex cited suspicion. With regard to Sir. Waddingham, he must say that in his opinion he believed he was liable to a crimi nal preeention, hut he had had his day of triumph, and the day of retribution was not far distant. Each of the directors had received 500 shares on the South Midland line—he should like to know for what ? He did not wish to snake any personal or offensive ob-ervations — ( cries of " Oh, oh," and a laugh). Fur many of the directors be had the highest personal respect, and with regard to some of them, whatever might be the change in the constitution of the board, he INDEPENDENCE OF HUNGARY. MEETING AT SUNDERLAND. A public meeting of the borough of Sunderland took place on Monday evening last, to consider the propriety of publicly expressing their sympathy with the Hongerians In their present struggles; and of memorialising the Quests to recognise their indepeadenes, and to eater isle commer cial relations with them. The mooting was celled by the lamer in coos li ana with a requisition most numerously and respectably ed. It was held in the Atheneum, the large hall ofwhich wee *lied in all parts. between ten and twelve hundred persons Ming present. The Mayor JOSEPH SIMPSON, Esq., having been galled to the c hair, and several speakers having addressed the meeting at great length, the following resolutions were adopted with great applause : " That as Englishmen —as lovers of all freedom,. civil sad religious—es tree conservatives , and as frier& o f pro gress—lbis meetin/ feel it a sacred duty to express their earnest, entire, an unreserved sympathy with the How pries struggle for Independence, and their humble and hearty admiration of Hungarian heroism." " That we look with deep abhorrent* upon the savage and bonito!' manner in which Austria carries on the war, and as friends of the rights of nations, and of the freedom of the world, emphatically protest against the unrighteous intervention of Russia." ' " That a petition be signed by the Mayor on behalf of this meeting, and that It be presented to the Queen, praying the Government to give an emphatic expression to these aW . versa' feelings of the people by immediately recognising the de facto government of Hungary." i A subscription was entered into on behalf of the Hun garian fend. MEETING AT SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton has, like mall of the other towee of the kingdom, spoken out on behalf of the patriotic Hun /minas. The inhabitants assembled In public meeting on Tuesday evening, in the Town-hall, which was filled to over flowing with an earnest and enthusiastic auditory. The meths; was convened by the mayor (George Ltishley,Beq.) is accordance with a requisition signed by nearly 100 of toe most respectable inhabitants, including the sheriff of the bo rough sad 12 other =mhos of the town council. Amongst the endemism preeent were (in addition to the mayor) the skaiff, the We mayor, Mr. Alderman Brooks, Mr. Alder man Palk, Mr. ;Councillor Clark, Mr. Councillor Bllyett, Mr. Councillor Mono, the Bay. T. Morns, the Rey. A. !Mires, the Rev. J. C. Richmond (of the episcopal church ' is America), Lient..General Taw-hefty, and others. Many excellent speeches were made, aid were received with great apylames by the audience, who entered with peat warmth mad seabeds= into the spirit of the mating. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted : " Tact this meeting, fay rwrodslawir the right of ovorY independent nstiln to regulate its own tetanal affairs, views with feelings of abhorrence and indignation the unjust and unprovoked iavosion of Hungary by the armed hordes of RUN* and desira to record its moat shame and earnest sym pathy with the brave and patriotic Hungarians in the heroic efforts they are making to pa serve their national independ ence sad free institutions from the destruction with which they Sr. tbreatvned by the two leviathan despotisms of Larsonsat a memorial, expressive of the Dense of this meeting, and signed by the Mayor on its behalf, be presented to her Majesty, through her Majesty's principal Secretary of State Ix Foreign Affairs, earnestly praying for the immediate re. cognitlea of the de facto government of Hungary, m a measure called for nut less by justice and sound policy than with a view to pat • stop to the sacrifice of human life, and the horrible atrocities which have worked the progress of the invading armies through se many of the towns and cities of Hungary." That the best thanks of this meeting be given to the conductors of the Daily Yews, the Sun and the other me , tropolitan and provincial journals, he w hich the cause of this gallant people has been honestly and fearlessly advocated." REPRESENTATION OF WEST SURREY. The Sussex .Adeortiser of yergra:r an While the tortes ba th been in scouring the county for • candidate, Mr. Briscoe bes Peen quietly proem entice his canvass—almost too quietly, perhaps—not having the fear of an opponent before his eyes. The same cause has induced an inertness, not to say apathy, among the liberal party, which has doubtless induced the twice to re double their exertions to obtain a candidate, and has at the same time greatly misled them as to the origin of that inert ness. The appearat ee of a bona Jade opponent, however, will soon—indeed, it has a'ready—rectified this error on the part of the liberals of West Surrey, who, if a battle is to be fought, will be found as earnest as heretofore in the as sertion and defence of those primaries so long and so consistently advocated by their late d repro. tentative, Mr. Damien. A second address from Mr. Britain his been issued, as it would seem, with a view to explain more tally than ne has done in his first, the principles on which he solicits the suffrages of the electors. Tne hon. gentleman's *pinions are stated in a plain, honest, and sthaightfirward manner, which admite neither of misinter pretation on the one side nor of quibble on the other. On the question of the then laws Mr. Briscoe make an avowal el his views on what in suck a case may be termed a most ee inconvenient" subject, with • manliness miry equalled by its strong cud sterhor good sense. On this point he says boldly, and without a syllable of preface, or prevarica• ties I cannot flatter the farmer with the hope that protection will be restored to him. Whoever contends for that will, I conceive, waste his energies and battle for a 'bedew. Now that the corn law. have been repealed, the true interest of the farmer will be best consulted by having the principle of Om trade fully carried out. Ido not comprehend the thir teens of taxing highly the barley of the British agriculturist, even for the purposes of revenue, whilst the corn of the fo reigner is subjected to no tax whatever." Mr. Briscoe i. right. The " true interest" of the farmers will most unquestionably be " best consulted" by the means he points out. As is remarked in the letter of • correspondent, " there is about as much chance of a return to the seri of protection implied in • fin or eight shilling fixed duty as there is that the sun should turn back in his course." One part of the system to which the Eaglish farmer must therefore look to aid him to meet the altered state of things is that referred to in Mr. Briscoe's address—vis., " Reform in every department of the state where abuse and corruption exist," " large reduction' in the public expenditure," and " a modification or repeal of those taxes whichpress heavily on the productive classes." Amongst that portion of the electors for West Surrey who have been assiduously taught to look to protective laws alike as the alpha and omega of their political creed end of their agricultural existence, the sensible and truthful avowal of Mr. Seisms will perhaps be hardly acceptable. But it is not the less true nor the lace sealable nor indeed the less valuable • piece of advice Meths* unpaliteable ; and if the farmers of Surrey " do consult their best interests" they will more readily lend an ear to the pledges of one who, like Mr. Briscoe, is not afraid to avow the truth, albeit dis agreeable to those to whom he addresses himself and in so far not calculated to create an impression in his favour, than to mere partisans who, to gain their ends, do not hesitate to pander to the passions and flatter the prejudices of those whom they would win over. In electing Mr. Briscoo as represeatative, the men of West Surrey have the satisfaction of that he is not a new nor an untried man. The hoe. ee did•has already sat as one of the representatives of Surrey in two pads:mats, while the voiees of another oonstithency, at a subsequent period, confirmed the choicest the Surrey electors with the slat onkel/ pretenses. In his parliamentary career, Mr. Briscoe'' , course has always been that of a consistent, conscientious politician. A firm ath eists of liberal peinciples, he has lent a steady and direr a disinterested supert to the whig government. With thee throng recommit" dons, aid with the prestige of his termer connexion with the county is his favour, Mr. Briscoe comes forward to contest the repressutation of the western divi sion of Surrey. With such claims to rapport, we cannot doubt, even should the tory party really contemplate a bona lies contest, that victory will declare itself on the side of those enlightened principles which the liberal party in Sur rey have so Iraq triumphantly upheld. RUMOURED HESIGNATION.—Daring the past week a rumour has been most extensively and industriously cir culated, to the effect that our much respected representative, J. Sanders, Esq., Si P., was about to vacate his seat fir the borough, in consequence of family connetions with a certain ex potentate. We are informed this report is entirely with oat the slightest foandation.—Bory Herald. POSTPONEMENT OF THE HOP DCTT.—We are fa seared with a communication from N. P. Kell, E'q., the heasgery monetary of the committee of the Sussex planters, elleting that an answer has been received from br the Lords of the Treasury to the memorial presented the Earl of Waldegrave, emanating from the meat meeting of hop growers at Hastings. The prayer of the memorial was to the effect that the collec tion of the hop duty of 1848, falling due in October and November, might not be enforced. To this prayer their lordships. we regret to add, state that they cannot &earls.— Susses Advet neer. COWES RINATTA.—The schooner match for Prince Albert's Cup wee sa'led on Monday, by the following yachts, of the Royal Yacht Squadron Ospricors, 315 tons: Wyvern, 205 tons ; Brilliant, 393 tows (three masted schooner); Ghana, 168 tons. There was so little wind dia log the early part of the morning that it was doubted whether the match would take places. The course was en tirely round the Isle of Wight, the yachts starting from West Cowes, and sailing to the eastward. Shortly after starting the Capricorn took the lead, and by dint of good sailing and seamanship won the match, coming in 18 minutes before the Wyse= ; nest followed the Brilliant, the Ghana last. There was a moderate breeze round the south of the island, so as to redeem the match from the cha racter of the mere " float," which was expected. FIRE 114 WAPPING.—Ktaitow ESCAPE OF AN ELDaRLY Imam —Lest night, shortly before slime ' o'clock, es police constable Robert Payne, 198 H, was passing along his beat, he observed a strong glees of light in the top room of the house in the occupation of Si. John Watt., 2, Sansome's gardens, Hermitage-street, Wapping. Having obtained admittance into the house, the constable ran up stairs, preceded by the landlord. When they reached the room they discovered an aged female, who occupied the upper floor, undressed, in a fearful state of fright, and nearly speechless, the clothes she hat taken off being In flumes uPOn the drawers, which were shoat on fire. The coverlid of the bed was also burning. Happily, by their united exertions, they were enabled to put out the fire, which is supposed to have been caused by a apuk falling front tho candle at the time the female was about to get into bed. should wiak their enviers might be retained. (Clean.) The 500 shares which were allotted to cash of the directors Ia tin dean Masud arrangement he should have thought binged to the sompany, and not to the directors, for it ih• amens took Uses for their owe private advan tage, they were bribed to the extent of the large premium for which they were sold to carry out the erangentent. With regard to that premium ft might be a question for Messrs. Quitter sad Baltogether it should be transferred to the revenue or capital wont. He male thus observa tion in DO emotions spirit, but with a view to anent those ditheresse, those unseemly squabble, between dine= end sbeeneiders whin could not bat sad in the Isis of their pearty. Me waled to restore piddle enffiliens to the' emery, set "sly es the part of the IpuNs, bass w the pert of 1m 4 ndisvne vein seder an efielent margenen would "dense their as freely, and at se low a rate, to this ~as as to a:7 l other. He knew that it was the fashion le nee the shareholders, as well as the directors, for the Monde which had befallen railway emanates, but he wished thole editors who took that view knew what it as, as he did, for on. or two shareholders to attempt to organise anything like an opposition to a direcor Ida Mr. Hudson. It was In the power of the board at any time to command vote sufft:ient to put down any small body of shareholders. He bad experienced this difficulty, and at • former occasion he had only five to support him is oppos'ng the proceedings ed the board. It had cost him 121. or 131 'for a list of the shareholders, when in April last he wished to send a circular round to them, and the contort in which he and the Liverpool committee had embarked had cost them from 1201. to 1401. It was true he had been reimbursed b the shareholders, but very few would like to incur the risk of such an outlay, and to undertake the overwhelming amount of correspondence in which he, in carrying out this agitation, had been involved. It was pinsible that the power of the directors would be sufficient to negative the motion which he was now about to submit, but it was in the hands of the shareholders ultimately to carry anything which was right, by perseverance. Should It be his lot again to become an agitator in this matter, he would have end meeting after special meeting until he carried his object. (" Hear, and laushter.) He wished only to add, that in the observations he bad made he had spoken of the directors in their public position only, and without intending to cast any imputation on their prorate character. The amendment he had to propose wee, " That the further consideration of this report be adjourned until the half-yearly meeting of the 7th of September, that the committee might be requested to present the share holders with a detailed statement respecting the lees of the Leeds and Bradford line, also with a detailed account of the transactions respecting the South Midland; also with • state ment of the arrears on calls; also with a return of the set revenue on each of the lines belonging to the company, or leased by them ; also with "statement of the capital autho rised by parliament to be raised for the construction of each of the lines, and the sums actually expended on them; also a statement as to the whole of their locomotive stock, and their present value, with any further information that might appear to them desirable to give." Mr. CARBETT said he had been a shareholder in the Midland Railway for many years had paid up all his calla, an had in any instance iaised his band against the Mead. He could not, therefore, be supposed to entertain boodle hidings against the boa rd, or any great want of confides's in it. All were agreed that the accounts which had been presented were a correct transcript from the books, and that there had not been any " cooking " of them by the board. But, having said this, he must observe that the report was • megre,untatiafectory statement of their affairs. With repeat to the guarantee Hues, he felt regret that they had ever guaranteed any lines; but the main point was the leaslog of the Leeds and 13adford line. He considered there bad been great recklessness in making that lease, and that the transaction compromised Mr. Waddinghem mat seriously. With respect to the South Midland Railway, they ought to have a much more satisfactory account, and he was of opinion that the report aught to be further con sidered. Mr. SIDNEY bad no objection to reconsider the report. He would pram upon the m. edam however, the necessity of considering more the future than the past. (Hear.) He would not mourn over the past, but rather direct their energies to the promotion of the general interests of the body. He was of opinion that the directors had abused the trust rived in them, and that they ought to resign in order to afford the shareholders an opportunity of remodelling the direction. A SHAREHOLDER said the funds would not pay more than 41 per cent., whilst their line would pay nearly is per cent., and he thought the interest they had in the under taking worth defending. He must say he ead a report with more satisfaction than the one which Mr. Wylle desired to have further considered . The fact was the public had adopted the report. (.• N‘,no ;" " Yes, yes.") Having read the report, he ordered the purchase of shares for him self, and so far he had adopted the report. Mr. WADDINGILAM here ruse, and was received with marks of disapprobation; but the chairman having de misaded a hearing for him, he proceeded to say that the fan of his connection with the Leeds and Brsdtord line wen est forth in his evidence, and that at the time of the nansaetion it was well known he had shares in the line, and there was no secrecy in the matter. Alderman of Birmingham, regretted that gen tlemen had nut come forward at the various meetings which had been held for the purpose of leasing certain lines, in. stead of reserving all their opposition tor the present occa sion. The committee of investigation had laboured hard for several months, and it was certainly much easier to find fault with the result of their exertions than to produce a man satisfactory document. He deprecated the course tee often pursued by amateur managers of con deeming all management. Toe result of such con- I tines complaints was to depreciate their property. In his opinion the affair of the company had been well massed. (laughter and" hear.") lie believed they had been managed honestly. The directors were not responsible for the depreciation of their property, and it was gratifying to And that the report was favourattle to the directors' reputa tion. He would advise them, therefore, to be cautious how they proceeded with their changes. Alderman H. SMITH, of Birmingham, bed beard with pleasure the speeches of Mr. Sidney and Mr. Cinch, and could not ogres with the mover and seconder of the amend ment. Ile granted they might have had more details in the report ; but of what utility would that have been? They should recollect that the ,commit'es of investigation were deeply interested in the inquiry, like themselves, and had no interest whatever in making any misestatennt. In his opinion, if the board had not purchased the Leeds and Brad ford Railway, they would have been liable to a heavy charge for heal; lost so great an advantage. Mr. D. MALINS, of Birmingham, defended the commitee of invite and the directors. Mr. WYLIE said the document was such as did not enable him to come to a satisfactory conclusion. All he required was some information, which he thought might be given by the directors as well as the committee of investigation ; and he would ark the directors if they would hereafter supply the required infuriation. He disclaimed all intention of reflect ing on the committee. The CHAIRMAN said there was no further information to be given respecting the South Midland line. Mr. O'BRIEN said there was aprimojacie ease made out against eau parties, and he thought they ought enly to receive the report as far as it was consistent with the facts. Mr. HUTCHISON, a director, said Mr. Wylie had found fault with them for having purchased certain lines, but if they had not bought them, others would have done so. These hoes had increased their traffic. The trade upon the Leeds and Bradford was still in its infancy, but a large a new of traffic would ensue, and he did not despair of that Yes paying the amount guaranteed. Mr. BOWER, of Leeds, would vote for the reception of the report, and he hoped Mr. Wylie would give up the amendment. Mr. BLAND, of Bradford, bora testimony to the fact that the value of the Bradford line was innessing, and said that WI Midland company would not have reason to regret its purchase. Mr. SMITH replied on behalf of the committee of herd. peas, and said the committee employed accountants, and gave the proper instruction to report fully everything COl. NNW with the affairs of the company. The report before the nesting was en irely their own, and Its denied that they had withheld any information they possessed relative to Mr. liftedson's shares in the Leeds and Bradford line. Mr. WYLIE then consented to withdraw his amendment, van receiving an nuance from the chairman that he *said be famished with whatever information he required diet it was in the power of the directors to afford. The original resolution having been put and carried nos sharnaly, the meeting terminated. AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON, AND EASTERN JUNCTION. Yesterday the seventh half-yearly meeting of proprietors of this company was held in the Exchange Hall,_Nottiog. ham. The attendance was not very numerous. W. F. H. Monvox ggpp. in the choir. Mr. J OHlrr GOUGH, the secretary, read the reports and l eak account, from which it appeared— " On a careful inspection of the register, the directors think they may safely calculate on calls being paid up to comple. tioa en 60,000 shares. They see no reason to alter the esti , mate made by the joint committee of the total sum that will be required, and taking this as the foundation of their pre- I sin cilculation, the further sum of 21. 15a. on €O,OOO shares, se in all St. Its. per share will be required. Proceedings have been taken against 108 p roprietors ; of these 66 have pad in full with CODS ; judges orders have been given for payment by instalments in 10 caws, six are in course of set tlement, and in only four cases have the parties passed through the Insolvent Debtors' Court, leaving 32 action still pending. Before calling any further sum beyond the 71. 10s. per share, the directors are determined to use every effort to compel pay:neat from all who have the means of fulfilling their engagements to the company. The meeting was re quired to confirm the forfeiture of 1,914 shares." The CHAIRMAN moved that the report be adopted. The Deputy•Cbairensa (T. BISHOP, Esq.) seconded the adoption of the report. Mr. BIRLEY, of Leicester, protested against the meeting being held t h at day, on eccoant of the Midland meeting taking place at the same time; and he accused the director, of plating into the hands of the Midland Cempany , although they knew " the Midlands had robbed them. " This was rather strong lineage, but he could not help using it. He proposed an amendment that it be adourned to neat Tutu day week Mr. 0. F. James eeooude d the amendment. The DEPUTY CHAIRMAN said Mr. Birley evidently was dissatisfied with the low value of Arsenate shares, for getting that railway shares generally were much de preciated; and the remedy he proposed, that of immediately carrying the line to Baton, the directors had no power to adopt, the consent of four-fifths of the shareholders b necessary before they could take each a step. W regard to the small number of shareholders present he might with confidence say thee those absent had contented themselves with a perusal of the report, which was ten ted with regard to every necessary detail. Mr. BIRLEY, knowing the directors always carried a considerable quantity of • bellow." along with them, and that they could easily upset h:s proposidoe, withdrew the amendment. The SECRETARY said 2,ooffshares had been paid upon, since the Bth of August. when the report was first issued. (Applause.)—The original motion was then put and carried R solutions forfeiting 1,914 shares were passed, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN. It was stated that they would revert Into the hands of the original holders, by wham the arrears would be paid up. The ehaerman, the deputy chairman, Mr. Hannay, Mr. Josh. Wyles, and Kr. T. C. Beasley were re-Ma , the last three as directors. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAY. The following u the report of the directors to be presented to the proprietors at the fifteenth general half-yearly meet ing, to be held at York Ibis day (Thursday, Aug 23.) The directors present to the shareholders the following state ment of receipts and expenditure on amount of revenue for the half year ending the 30th June last, viz. : To atom on hand on Slot Dec. iI4S ...' I.4;(7)IiTITITS Powza. Wages of enginernea and firemen for coal and merektuskse trains £6,153 0 9 Ditto bad trains Ditto through trains 2,772 1 7 Wages ter repairs of mime 8,639 2 11 1 Materials for repairing eosins' 16,813 9 4 Coke, coals, and gas OA, tallow, U. 2,991 14 9 Salaries to Superintendent Store- • keepers' office i =ee,lte. 1,50'1 19 8 Coke and water 1,117 4 7 MAINTZNANCII 07 WA7 AND Wow. Repairs of hoe 14,625 1 S Repairs of house property sod works 73 lti 3 Repairs of stations SrATIONAILT ENOOKR, Ste. Stationary and incline expense* Self-acting Ineline expenses Materials for repairing fixed engines and self-acting inclines Wire ropes for Indention and self acting inclines CAMILIAOI AND WAGGON Wages for tepalring carriages 1,198 16 1 s Mate isle for ditto 768 0 0 Wage. for repairing merchandise 110 66 001 L 2,010 9 0 Materials for ditto Wages for repairing coal waggons Materials foe ditto Ballast, waggons Waggon grease Seirevol Pirogue. At Abielde, Gateshead, &e. „ !Teraina/ „ 'Neuronal US 13 9 lione-ksding ezparers Polk!, watchmen, Ike. ' COAC;LNO Reesman. Manager, elate, guards, porters, Ste 14,414 2 9 Oil and general store* 1,204 16 2 Printing and stationery . 1,147 19 6 Iforlie keep Fuel sod pi 409 14 4 Clothing foe guards, porters, Ike ll6 2 S Petty expenses 9l 13 11 Repairs of weighing machines l2O 0 0 bisuranee £12,400 0 0 GIRNTIAL Cameos. Direction tt,laries to secretary and clerks is secretary's and audit of 1,46i 7 1 Government duty on passengers 2,915 6 1 Cornpensatkm M sceibuseous expenses Advertising, printing, and stationery 700 18 7 Rates and taxes York and North Midland Railway Company, for station expenses 5OO 0 0 Income tax Wayleave mad damaged ground-rent 10,191 0 8 Debenture interest, including interest on the Great North of England and llartlepool laws, and litutlepool rent 27,00 111 Net profit from the let nt January to the Mb at June, lain 67,233 10 7 15,654 0 0 2,774 2 7 13,311 6 10 8,212 12 14 1,835 9 7 9,179 8 5 18,038 10 0 20,24919 5 159,913 2 8 37,928 9 0 187,842 S 1 1335,38314 4 By traffic and rents: Bo•sengers, pareds, berets, carriages, and dogs C1 1 0 ,216 13 0 Goode 64,970 1 2 Mad. 124200 9 1 Cattle ... 9,457 14 0 Rents 4,570 1 10 :Vilma and demurrage se afierken ad we/{gas 447 1 3 Conveyance of rillii% Root and West Yorkshire half-yearly aunts for locomotive payer and tolls fire et ravines used on the NewmAtle and Catkin and 31zryport and (.31.rinda Railways I By stolen on hand, June 30, ISI9 ... . - 450 0 0 12,150 0 0 335,38314 4 In consequence of the two gentlemen who held the office of anditon hating sent in their resignations immediately after the extraordinary meeting of the company on the 4th May last, the accounts have not been audited in the manner required by the act of parliament ; but it will he satisfactory to the shareholders to know that the whole of the accounts for the hell-year have been placed under the supervision of an able and experienced accountant, and the preceding abstract has been carefully prepared and is authenticated by him. The directors are unable to add any statement of receipts and payments on account of capital, the barks of that department being in the possession of the com mittee of investigation. From the balance of 137,6421. 3s. Id., shown by the above account to be in favour of the company, must be deducted 64,2621. 4s. 61. for half a year's rent of the Great North of England Railway, due on the let of July lut ; leasing 73,3791. 13e. 7d. nett revenue for the last half •year, which is more than sufficient to pay a dividend after the rate of 34 per cent. per stemma (less property tax) upon the sum et 4,2132,5651., the amount of the capital of the company now entitled to dividend. The directors abstain from offering any suggestion or recommendation as to the declaration of a dividend at the present meeting, because they consider it to be a question necessarily dependent upon the result of that examination of the accounts of former years, which the committee of investigation have not yet fully completed. Since the extraordinary general meeting of the company on the 4th of May last, when the present directors were requested to retain their offices until the shareholders should have an opportunity of reconstructing the board, they have devoted their time and unremitting attention to the manage ment of the general business of the railway, and they have endeavoured to afford all the assistance in their power to the • committee of investigation in the performance of their ar duous duties. The directors trust, however, that they may be permitted to place before the shareholders the views they have formed, and the prcesedingo they have adopted, in a few instanced, in which their opinions have, unfortunately, ; been at variance with those entertained by the committee. AS TO THE GREAT NORTH OP ENGLAND RAILWAY On the 21st of June last, the hoard of directors, after mature consideration, passed the following resolution, a copy of which was presented to the committee of investigation on the same:day—vie. : Resolved—That, with reference to the Oreat North of England purchase account, this board are unanimously of opinion that it is highly expedient to address letters (re golfing an answer within 21 days I to the holders of shares to the smoent of not lees than 1,0001. in the Oreat North of England Railway, offering to them the bonds of the com pany at! per cent. interest for the amount of their shares, payable six years after date, the shares to be taken at 2601., 1001., 751., and 371. 10s. per share, if paid up." On the 11th of Jaly last, having in the interval received so communication from the committee of investigation on the subject of their resolution of the 21st of June, the direc tors put upon the minutes of their proceedings a record of their opinion that it was clential to the interests of the com pany to carry the proposed measure into effect without fur ther delay. In their °resent position the directors did not feel them selves at liberty to take any steps for carrying into effect • financial operation of so much importance, without the sanction and concurrence of the committee of investigation. But they are decidedly of opinion that the future prosperity of the company materially depends upon the early adoption of this or some other measure of a similar character. As to the arrangement with the Sunderland Dock Company, en this subject, the directors feel themselves placed in an embarrassing position. They have incurred the censure of the committee of investigation for having taken steps to wards making an agreement with the directors of the dock company respecting the shipment of coals, ,in the docks, and the sale to the dock company of the staiths and drops belonging to the railway company in the river Wear, the particulars of which are set forth in the report of the corn- ' mittee. The directors are able to state, in their own justi fieation, that in entering upon this negotiation with the direc tors of the dock company they were not situated by any sudden or hasty impulse, for, so long since as January 19:h last, the engineers of the two companies were instructed to make a joint report as to the best mode of erecting shipping places for loading ships with cAI in the dock', with a view to completing arrangements between the coo es which had been in contemplation some months previously. The directors still feel satisfied of the propriety and expediency of entering into an agreement of this nature with the Dock Company. No doubt can possibly be entertained that the present smiths and drops are fully occupied, and that the revenue of the railway is materially suffering from the went of proper shipping accommodation at Sunderland. During the last eight years the increase in the shipment of coals from those parts of the railway which have possessed ship ping accommodation has been from 1,306,847 t• 2,461,332 tons, and in incom from 89,2321. to 166,3761. ; while on the Durham and Sunderland line, where proper accommodation cannot be obtained except by means of the docks now in re to ve 366 nue a r ce e. formation,tc o e n i v s d in bas l 1 8 decreasedta and cidufarfrom t i m f t r 0y267;f3879 c oa ls Bl., 4 i i l st S ho 4 ni I ps , p r n o 2 1" 0 8 , 4 068 41, 1. in 1848. The directors would observe that while there are large quan. ties of coals ready to ba t h on the railway, the want of arcommodalon Sunderland for large coppered vessels taking coals foreign, which can only be laden in docks,completely deprives thiscompany of the increased traffic and consequent ; and it only requires • knowledge of all the circumstances to show that it is against the real in terests of this company to retain their present shipping drops if terms such as those proposed are adopted, which would relieve this compery of annual payments amounting to 1,4631. lie. Id. for wayleeves, &c., besides a saving in the cost of shipment, w'sich experience has proved to be equal to one-half. In concluding their remarks the directors would observe that • speedy decision, one way or the other, is now absolutely necessary, as otherwise the docks will be ready foe the shipment of coals before the drops are erected, end before this company can avail itself of those facilities for tree:suing business which the docks are capable of afford ing to any extent. With reference to the notice teethe ex'nordinary meeting which, in compliance with a requisition from a majority of the shareholders, the directors here deemed it their duty to convene foe the 23rd instant, the directors feel it itrum bent upon them to state, briefly, the circumstances which expend them to the charge of having offered an insult, not only to the committee of investigation, but to the snare holders, by their conduct on the 26th ult., when tin notice for the meeting, in the form in which it now appease, was delivered by the committee to the directors, for their adop tion. When the directors had retired to take the notice into consideration, there appeared to them to be considerable doubt as to the legality of one of the purposes for which it was proposed to call the meeting, viz., to vest in a commit tee, then to be appointed, power to use the common seal of the company, as such committee should think proper, not only in respect of matters which have been reported upon, but also of any matters and things which might thereafter sppear to such committee to be necessary and expedient for the intererts of the company. Consequently, your direc ton did not think it unreasonable to request that they might be allowed time for further deliberation and counsel before they decided upon the adoption of the cotice. What ever appearance of discourtesy there might be on the part of the directors in breaking up their board, without seeking a further conference with the committee, they cm state with great truth that no incivility was meant, and they wholly disclaim the slightest intention of offering an insult to any persons by the course they pursued on that occasion. The directors have to report that the royal assent has been given to " An act for enabling this company to make certain branches in the counties of Northumberland and Newcastle upon-Tyne, and for other purposes." By the previsions of this act the liability to heavy penalties which this company might otherwise have incurred has been removed ; a further period for constructing some of the works of the company and other material advantages have been oh.aided ; and the number of the directors has been authorised to be increased from 8 to 13, if thought necessary by the proprietary. In conclusion, the directors desire to express their concur ; recce in the opinion of the committee of investigation that the time has arrived when it is necciFery for the interests of the company to reconstruct the board of directors. By order of the directors, MDT. Dcvies, Dquty Chairman. WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOUTH WESTERN. The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above un dertaking was announced in several of the railway journal. fur yesterday, at the Waterloo station, at one o'cleck ; but on inquiry at the offices of the company in the York-road, we was informed teat it wee htld on the 9th inst. Aa there were no reporters present on that occasion, the pro ceidings were not published in the London ma , . The cause of the omission is attributable, we believe, to a mis statement of the date of the meeting in the advertisement by which it wu convened, and which wu published in a clun , try paper. At the meeting held on the 9th, H. C. LACY, Esq , M.l'. in the chair, the following report was received, adopted, a nd ordered to be printed for circlation among the proprietors. " The directors have the satisfaction of stating the sue cesaful result of their application to parliament for the eaten lion of the main line across the river Thiene' and through the Home-park Into the town of W:ndsor. The works on this extension are sufficiently advanced to allow of their being inspected by the government officsr this day, whose sanction to the opening is immediately expected. With a view of arranging for the working of the line subse quently ;to the expiration of the agreement, the direc:ora have applied to the South Western Company to ascertain whether they are willing to take a lease at a fixed rent, or whether they are yet in a position to exercise their option of purchase. To this application the following reply has been given : " Extract from the Proceedings of the Court of Directors of the Loudon and South Western Rnilway Company.— York road, August 9, 1849.-- Reg-dyed—That the South Western Company will take the Windsor line on the terms of 4sl par cent. and half profits ; or they will purchase the remaining shares at 41. premium. without it terest—WYND- Ham BADDING, Secretary.—G. W. lions, Esq." From the statement of receipt and expenditure appended to the report, it appeared that the total sum received is 667,2191. 17s. lld.; expended, 682,048/. 131. 6d., leaving a balance of 6,1701. 14s. 6d. A resolution was carried, authorising the directors to enter into arrangements with the South Western Railway Com pany, by lease or agreement, for working the this s of this company from the 22nd day of August inst. at a rent equal to 44 per Cent. and half surplus profits, in accordance with ' the agreement between the companies. ' J. W. Wnsr, Esq. was appointed an auditor in the room of G. 1). LONOSTAFP, Esq., M.D., and thanks having been gem to the chairman the proceedings terminated. WINDINO-UP or RAILWAY COMPANIPP.—The following railway companies, in addition to those on the list List given, have been brought under the operation of the Joiut stock Cmtpanies Windingup Act: Bedfordshire, Herta, and Baez Railway; Bridgewater and Minehead Railway: Direct East and West Junction Railway ; Dover, Hastings, and Brighton Railway ; Galway and Ennis Grind Junction Railway ; Peterborough and Nottingham Railway ; and Great Western of Bengal Railway. THE CHOLERA. Return of eases of cholera repotted to the General Board of Health yesterday, August 22 : Attacks. Deaths. It London and vicinity, vim. : Ro•herhithe Whitechapel Smthsrark Bermondsey St. Luke's Poplar l3 2 Stepney Other localities In England and Watts:— Liverpool lOO 26 Menhir Tydfil P:ymouth ... Newcastle-under-Lyme lite& portals In other towns In Scotland Dundee Other towns General total 7Ol 30S OXTORD.—Two more cases of cholera occurred in this city on Taesdey, one of which proved fatal to a poor la b.itirer, who was employed in making • common sewer. Pcvmount.—Cholera still continues it. ranges in this and the neighhourirg towns. BRISITOL.—The health of the district of Bristol appears to be improving. The return of the health committee of the corporation of the poor for the ancient city is as follows: August 22: Diarrhoea, 14; approaching to cholera, 9; cholera, 8 ; deaths, 4. The return of the Bedminster Health Committee is equally encouraging, being—Diarrhoea, 9; cramp, 5; cholera, 6; deaths, 2. NANTWICH.— A erivespondent, who has ust arrived from Cheshire, states that in no part of the kingdom has cholera raged with such malignity as in the small town of Nantwich. Cunevne.—Since the first appearance of the epidemic here, there have been 25 deaths, 4 of them certainly not from any form of bowel complaint. There have occurred, however, of spasmodic cholera or violent diarrhoea ' accom panied with vomiting, 63 cases altogether, of which 21 only have proved fatal. Leese.—Our last report of the prlgress of this disease in Leeds stated the results up to Saturday evening last. Sine* that period the disease h• been less fatal in Leeds, there only having been one death in the township until yesterday morning, when three persons died at the Mendicity-otrim, the place now used as a cholera hospital. WoLvEmwsrrox.—The cholera Is rather on the increase in the Wolverhampton Union. Up to Tuesday, from the commencement of the disease in the town there have been 12 death.. The number of cholera cases at pre sent under treatment in Wolverhampton is reported to be 7, and of disrrlima 108. In Billion, up to Tuesday, there had been 26 deaths from the appearance of the malady in that town. Idavecussav, Arottsv 20. The number of cases of cholera has mu:h diminished; during the last seven days the number of deaths has been 13, last week 27. At Port Mellon, a place distant not a mile fr,va the town, and well situated, out of upwards of 400 persons removed from the most um. healthy parts of bievaguisey not one case of cholera has as yet occurred. The disease appears to be confined to Mays. gluey itself. CHARGE OP MIIRDES.—The following ease was heard on Thursday last at Cambridge, before the Rey. W. Smith. Anthony 'Timlin, from Ballintule, county ROSeJII3- moo, charged Michael Aygan, from Bollymeor, county Westmeath (both Irish reapers, who had been working at Cottenham), upon his own confession, with having cum mated murder. From the witness's evidence, it appeared that he and the prisoaer met in London, and there Ayesn told him that he could not return to his own country again, as be had shot a gentleman who had taken hit uncle's land, he expecting to have his uncle's property at hie death. He also said if he could find out that the gentleman really was dead, he would g >over and fetch enough money to carry them both over to America. He did not say who the gen tleman was, nor when the murder was committed ; the wit ness also said that he had placed some money in the prisoner's bands which he refused to return, and so he brought this charge. The magistrate remanded the prisoner till the Ist I of September, and as the witness could not find sureties for his appearance at that time, he was sent to prison also. The prisoner said his uncle's name is Boyd, and the agent's name Is Featherstone. It may be remembered that last year a similar avowal of the murder of Major Mahon was made at Peterborough by an Irish reaper, and be was afterwards convicted.—Bury Post. SUSPECTED CHILD MURDER AT BERMONDSEY.— Mr. W. Carter concluded an inquiry at the Cooper's Arms Tavern, Huisell-street, Bermonueey, touching the death of a newly-born male child found dead in a market gardener's field, Blue Anehoelane, Bermondsey. A verdictof Found Dead" was rec . pled. A New LOAP.—At the farmers' weekly tea, held at the King's Head Inn, on Thursday last, Mr. Pain, of the Duke's Bridge Farm, placed upon the table a substantial loaf from the wheat of the present harvest. It was of good colour, and very firm.—lpneich Express. II