The Express. — London, England, 1849-09-01 00:00:00

sky wu mails to discover the fugitive, both in the in terior and 'along the coast, bat as unfortuaately no traces could be dimovered of him, the imprudent that he had either gnus to France or destroyed hint& if began to obtain. Is gain to preserve the connexion of the narrative, we sass now retain to the cottage of M. and Madams Bateau, when Meaning was all this time quktly secreted. He arrived at H. Berens's house about eight o'clock on Than day rooming, and was shows Leto his room by Madame Beeteau, who told him that if he had any friends call upon him he might receive them in her own parlour down emirs. He thanked liar hr her civility, but said that he should not have any one all upon him u no one knew him is Jersey. He had not been lung in the house before he sent out for • bottle of brandy, of which he drank frequently during the day. He remained in do.* all dew, took his meals with Wci:don, and conversed with bar on various subient. In the evening he weal out into the anima at tha back of w teacake, ratting Ca• tint time, • blue Guernsey i frock arid gra& tilt hat, and remained there some time talking to M. Barka, who war pone' ei his ordinary avocations. He drank the whole bottle of brandy on l'hurs. day, and early as Friday morning sent for • &stood, which be sonsumed in the CAMS of that day. The same count of liviag was pointed by him on Saturday sad Sunday, without any saspiei* on the part of 'I. Sensate as to whom he was harbouring. OS Beadily a friend of Milken Bateau came la to ice her, and having heard som:thing of the habits of the lodger, the re marked that his conduct sp. peued to be very strange, adding that she hoped he was not the perpetrator of a dreadful murder which had happ red in England. Ida lame Bateau bad heard nothing of the realer and thought little of her friend's elution, and so the muter dropped for thee day. Fortunately, however, Modena Berteth's friend was net toe only penes whom susyieimss wore excited by the coeds** the murderer. The brandy consumed by Manning was pro cured Iran the Louse of Mr. Iliutin, a very respectaele *- habitant of Jersey, who lie, sin • . mall been in St. Peter. Valley. Mr. George Hod* me of the sons, wet la the habit of serving the girl we, teethed the brandy, and he also thought it semorkab e that eo musk of the liquor eh told be assumed at Mr. Beneth's who he kiaiw was a very tem perate man himself. He 'eked the girl certain questime, and socertaised from her that the person who drank the liquor was • lodger who confined himself to the hone sit day, and drank Mandy, as is• eat, to he p the cholera away. Mr. Hestia having heard la St. Helier's that the murderer of Patrick O'Connor was supposed to be concealed la Jere y, at once steepened this to be the men, and ducr aimed to satis'y hires-le If passible. With this view he welshed daily for his appearaece In the garden, where the rid had told him be generally went la the evening for a short tams. He sew him on Sunday evening, sad again on Monday eight, and was the mcre assured that it was the man la questioa, In consequence of his evident desire to escape observation by putties his felt hat over kis Lice as he walked up sad down the garden. It should be stated that the garden la question is an open piece of ground, and can be overleaked from the high rood a well as from many other points of view. On Monday soloing Mr. Heidi* made so &eine. an observation of Henning, while the latter was digging iu the gerd-n, that ho felt no doubt of the identity of the man. Ah nit an hour after, and just as it eat br comiag duck , Mr. Heflin went to he back entrance of M. Berteau's honk., determined to ask him who and what his lodger was, sad what name he paned under. Mr. Reign fined Manning sitting with M. B.rteau ounido the back dour, is a link yard, rmokiug his pipe. 0 t seeing Mr. Heed*, M. Bergen advanced a few paces towards him. Manning eon at the same time, and retreated into the house. Mr. Heal* put such questions as he thought necessary to M. Bateau, and communicated his sun pinions to him. M. Berteau, who is in very weak health, was somewhat alarmed, but he was also unwilling to believe that his lodger was the suspected party. He said the man appeared a very eke gentleman, and had given the name of Jennings. That he cerninly did not go out much, bat this might be accounted for by the fact of his Deist wawa), and afraid of the cholera, an I no doubt whea better he would have gone out as usual. Mr. Hamlin was nut satisfied, and at cars proceeded I. Bt. Heller's, in 0r.1e.• to eanutunieate with his brother (Mr. John Hahn) on the suhjest. When the latter heard his brother's suspicions, he felt perfectly satisfied that It. Ba teau's lodger NM no ether than George Frederick Meaning, and at *ea proceeded in gust of Langley, whom he met within • kw rouse the B eh Hotel, where his brother had detailed the circumstances to him. Mr. Langley felt so Retire tel of the eorrectases of Mr. Heulin's suspicion., that he directly took that gentleman to Mr. Clasher, and urged the propriety of going over is St. TaLI7OI3C• directly and arrestiug the man. It being now plat 0 o'clock, Mr. Ch. Tilaief suggested that the men would, in all probability, be gone to bed, and that paeans it might be as well to defer hie erred caul the morning Mr. Langley at ones objected, remarking that delays were dangerous, and that, as I ley were now so rear theit mark, they had better bit upon it. Mr. Cio wilier at once consented. The psny, war siatiog of Mr. Chevalier, Mr. Langley, Mr. Lockjer, the two 'Mars. Healing, and Mr. Purkis, at once left Mr. Helices for M. Bateau's cottage, to whith our narrative mast 'gals recur fur a few moments. While Mr. George Health and M. Bateau were convening together, Mea nies, who had merely retie d from their immediate obser vation, remained in Pio hack kitchen, the door of which bliag_rpen, he overheard all that iniesed. The momei.t Mr. Heal* had gone. Maiming went up to 1.1. Bateau in the back kitchen, and used him who the man was he had be. • *Using to, what he cams for, and why he wanted to know his name ? M. B. ream stated to the reporter that while asking tht se questioes the SSNUISIA trembled from head to foot, and appeared scareedy able to ar.iculate. M. Berman add., the th ought instant ly occurred to him that he was harbouring a murderer, and se soon as be had sat* find Meaning that the person who had asked him the ques tions was a neighbour, and that his motives were only those arising from nuen•ity, he exclaimed to his wife, " That's a murderer." M. Birtmos confesses that he was now very much alarms I. In order to prevent, es far as possible, the man from destroying himself, or committing any other crime, he pat away a hatchet and some pieces of rope which , were bine about the house. Manning, it sprung, retired to bed as ern as Mr. Heflin had gone. and at &lama half-peat 9 o'clock the officers ar. rived. Tree alighted from their carriage about 200 yards on th e be. Heliet's Ade of M. B-item's cottage, and walked I t tither as foot. By a previously concerted arrangement Mr. Chevalier arid Mr. George !Indio went round to the backed the Louie and explained* NI. Berman that they were now Come to arrest his lodger on a chugs of murder, an an nomination which appeared to give ooth the old man and his wile v.ey consilerable satisfaction. It was agreed tnat Mr. Chevalier should return to the front of the ham, and lunch at the door, which M. Bodeen pro. mimed to open, and that he should hand to Mr. Chevalier • lighted candle, with which he undertook to proceed up stain to Meaning's room, the door of which, if found locked, war to be instautiy burst open, and the party in bed over powered. It was arranged that the Mcsan. lieulin should remain outside the cottage and prevent the escape of the assusia by the windows, of which there were three to his room alone. Mr. Lockyens and Mr. Perla. followed Mr. Chevaiier, and close behind them was Mr. Langley, who could alone identify the murderer, with another lighted candle. Cantra7 to expectation the door of the murderer's NOS was found ajar so that on reaching the landing the dicers entered iminediately. Mr. Chevalier puthel the door eau hastily, and placing the candle he held is his hand on the table, he rushed towards the bed in which the man lay. t the same instant Langley, who had merely aught a side glance of his face, cried out "That's the man—sens him !" - Loekyer and Mr. Purkis instantly nisei both the murderer's arms, Mr. Chevalier having thrown himself upon the bed, and thus disabled him from making thy resistance.. The somewhat rough seizure to which h. wee subjected appeared to give Manning some annoyance, and he cried oar, ' what are you about ? Do yea mesa to murder met" The moment he saw Langley, Ulmer, be recovered his composure, and Raid. " Aft, ler. mat, Is that doa ? lam glad you are tome. I know what eft US some about. If you had not come I was coming ss tarn* explain all. I am *accent!" He rhea asked, "Is the wretch taken ?" alluding to his wife, as Lang ley supposed The officer rep lied In the affirmative, upon which Manning remarked, " Thank God, I am girl of it; that will save my We. She is the guilty • lam as lonoreat u a lamb." Mr. Chevalier d him' to dress himself in the musses of the oaken, and when he had done so he proceeded to haadeuft him. Weaning, as soon a' he saw the from, said, " I hops you are not going to heed off me." Mr. Chevalier explained the inanity of dotng so, upon which he held out his hands, which were ititheliately pinioned by Leckyer. IRELAND. Duna.. Acorn 31. 'lle number of English visitors continues to be very treat. The hotels in this city are all crowded, sad I have good authority for the fact I communi cate that several of our visitors are not in search of the pict uresque , bat seeking where they might pro fitably invest. Too Nenayh Guardian any' thst on Sundsy last 440 perms assembled at Kilmskill, and cut down the produce of ten acres of wheat, which they iMMO. diately removed. The wheat belonged to two farmers ?rho were tenants to a middleman, resident in Dublin, tho head landlord being Mr. Poasonby Barker, of / r .'4l.= Abbey. It is raid that the crops will b e to the head landlord by the people, as the lands aro ender ejectment by him, and though a tory eco:fleman he is very popular amongst his tenantry. Tie harvest new s i s very favourable, and there is evei7 chance that we shall pass the crisis of danger. Toe Limerick Examiner prints the names of 7.50 Dianna evicted, in Clare; from the properties of four Issdlords. .Fran AT ISLINGTON, AND FATAL ACCIDENT TO THU Ytawneo.—Yesterday the house of Mr. Wright, John street, i t ereabury-park, Isliagtos, was set on fire whilst some woe engaged Instigating the place. The fire wu cwt . 'Wi t° the Alstrutioa of the furniture done of the rooms, and ' 4O lll &mkt* to two others. Whilst the engines were Procesding to the fire an accident he*Fiened which des th.,_ * 4 the lifo "Billy ," the celebrated firedog. The '' l4lll , Of was his usual custom on an alarm of fin being sued, sm ii‘ki ng ete best of his way to the scone when l I P/Posge the An; •l at lslingto n, he was,knocke d down " 1 ' 4l 'brut of the Widing-strut engine, and the wheels !lewd over b.c body, *asking hie atmit instant...newt. o rk,_. The pop, animal MIS highly pristd by the firstnen ds r• .EriPde a.td West of England, sad hr some non. rerah s tine pin ".Billy" has attended every firo which 11114 " :7 " 1 •iii-ILvat` , E;?—i• E a dietaine 91 20 ann. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1849, dons a layman could bold, and would stand by the piaci ples of Methodism while he lived. (Cheers.) Mr. 01109.11tAN seconded the resolution. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the pro medinp terminated at about 11 o'clock. KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION. RIDDERMTNSTEE, AUGUST 31, Things remain in much the same position here, except that the partisans of the protectionist candi date do not appear quite so Penguins as they were rme days ago. The undecided" voters still hold out, and neither party seem to take much notice of them. This augur, well for the cause of purity—a cause which the respectable people of Kidderminster appear to think even of superior importance at pre sent to the mere triumph of a party. A kcal candidate has usually many modes of in fluencing a constituency, arising oat of ancient friend ships and the asso.iations and connexions of private life and business. There will be som e vo t es given t o Mr.. Best under these circumstances, and probably a few more may be rentralised. Bat, upon the whole, this gentleman does not appear to receive the full amount of support in this way that might have been expected. By many his station in society here is not exactly considered to be such as entitled him to present himself for the representa tion of the borough. If his family occupy a certain place in Kidderminster society, why, after all, Kid derminster society is not thought much of cut of Kidderminster. I wasamused, by the way, at hear ing yesterday that the people of Bewdley, a little bo rough three miles off, in which there are resident so:ne of the younger branches of the older Worm stershire families, refuse to mingle in any way with the people at Kidderminster, and look down upon them somewhat as the aristocracy of Belgravia look down upon tie denizens of llarley-sheet, or as G.osvenor-square re gards Camberwell or Kennington. In country towns of this sort, the mass of the in habitants, who draw their notions of the bar from a visit to the "'Sizes," hare a mighty notion of the im portanes of a youth who has eaten the requisite number of dinners within the precincts of an Inn of Court. A few days ago the majority of Mr. Beet's supporters were delighting themselves with d:stant siennas of what each of them might get when their candidate was elevated to the woolsack; which they argued he was sure to be if he was only put in parliament. These visions of futurity, however, have been dispelled BiCC3 the Daily News informed the town that Mr. Best's legal experiences had Ofiefly been confined to the region of the Palace Court. Many inquiries bare been made as to what this Palace Court is or was? and I need not say that the facts which hare come out about it have by no means tended to raise it in the public estimation. Since I wrote last both candidates have addressed the peop`e ; Mr. Gisborne speaking from the balcony of a private house, Mr. Best from that of the Lion Inn. I was amused to see the emblem of this hos telry, a huge white hoe, with a long tail and fero cious whiskerP, c3vered ore r for the occuion with a long piece of stair carpeting. The people of the house had displayed it very much otter the fashion ci' a London broker when he is about to commence a sale of eff, eta and chattels', and altogether they had male the lion look as if be had wrapped himself up in cousequerce cf a cold. For a bon g time' I could not conceive for the life of me what the gair carpe: meant, but at length a friend sk fit din 6wl lingers pronounced that it was emb!ematic of the " trade " of Kidderminster, with which Mr. Best de sires, through the stair carpet, to claim association. Some one suggested a motto for the party, not inap propriate to the emblem :—" Stare soper antiques vias.' As two negatives make an affirma'ice, ono bad joke may perhaps be mended by another. A few days ago there appeared a placard running thus: " Optima', Optimum Ea, Candidate Best is the Best." This war met by the following counterblast: " reveilles, Pessimus Est, Csadidate B:st is—a Pest." There has been ne repetition of such a display of fifth from nativity. I should not conclude without mentioning a cir cumstance connected with this contest which is not unlikely to h►ve a future influence on this tow". Mr. Best comes forward as a protectionist : his prede ce•sor, Mr. G•elson, haring in his time been meet things, concluded by dying a Puente. Lord Ward, who has all the influence about here, and who tries to worm himself into every Worcestershire borough, sent down a Captain Carnegie, a Peel man who used to represent Stafford, to see how the land lay. He was introduced to some of the Kidder minster conservatives, but Mr. Best, sen., made some difficultes, and he withdrew. Upon this a bold stroke+. was made. The Peel newspaper in London an nounced on authority that the Hon. Dudley Ward, Lord Ward's brother, would stand fur Kidderminster. And no doubt he would have done so, but the Bests taking advantage of Captain Carne gie's retirement, brought out their present candidate, whereupon nothing more was heard of Mr. Ward, who probably judged it best to keep out of the way and avoid promoting discard. But Lord Ward and his friends and agents are said to be extremely sore about the matter, and I believe, as far as the noble lord gees, he would infinitely prefer to see Mr. Glis borne socceseful than to let " the Palace Court man,' as he has been styled, get a hold upon the town. MUSIC. THE EXPELLED WESLEYAN MINISTERS. lIEETING AT EXETER HALL. List night a public met t:ng was held in the Itrge room Eimer nail, to hem the statement of Mean. Brerett, and Uri®•h, the Wesleyan ministers expelled from the con nexion at the recent =cue conference of the h. - .d7 in Man skeeter. After slueriog and prayer, JOIE( KAYE, Rig , was unmet- Remaly called on to preside. He WAS supported on the platform by the Rev. Dr. Co:, of Hackney ; the Rev. Dr. Massie, Dr. Oxley, Mr. Grosjorn, Mr. Dumford, Mr. Stephens, and a groat number of members of the Wesleyan taiy. TM CHAIRMAN briefly introduced the business ob serving that the mtitinn wee lust f jet:poets of (limestone but to heat the statements of the expelled ministers, whom he rejoiced to see looking so well, considering what they had had to go through of late. (Cheer.) Tile Rev. 8. DUNN was first caned en, but for some time he was unable to prccced owing to the ineecee and p-otracted cheering. He declared, en behalf of himself and Messrs. Everett and Griffils, that they would not shrink' (rum a full investigation of their ease at any suitable time and piste, with open doors, sod in presence etch* prvident end secretary of the Conference. (Hisses.) This was the Ant t;me he had ever stood on a metropolitan platform. (Aherne.) air. Everett had lebnueed for 13 ream hinted' fee 30, and Mr. Griffith for nearly 20 years as Wesleyan mi sisters. Three weeks ago they' were repelled by the Conference, not only from the ministry, but exeoramunicatirl from the society, an their church privileges eat off, their income withdrawn, and their condemned -n thus pronounced before the public at large. ("Shame.") They were not ebatged with preach ing say false &Cries, with immoral conduct, reelect of duty, or want of ability. The reason was simply their re eled to answer a novel and inquisitorial question, lest they should becum • party to an un-Euglials and unacriptu al proceeding. (Cheers.) Faur years aiio, ("vain snonyreens publicati:ns eat eel the " Fly Sheets" made th ir appear ance. Without expensing any opinion oa these pap-n, much lees avowing their authorship, he would say that not one of the 500 a:deists:re in ceneerenee had any evideac: of each suiherehip. Compisint had been made to the " Fly Sheets" of defective administration in the Wesleyan body, especially at the Iliviou Reuse. The Ira of some trading men being ex.ind, steps were token to direover the authorship. Two Years ago, at the Liverpool Conference, the Rev. George Osborn (" loud hisses and chssperobation)—had psopesed a resolution, disclaiming any sympthy with the subsumee of the articles in the " Fly Sheets," and denouncing them as wicked sea:Ask—to be proposed as a test to each individual minister, ar.d that with ou: any examieation whatever of the "Fly Sheen." He (Mr. Dunn) tad instantly protested against ibis proved:Leg, as favouring more of Reenanises than We +ley:Aims, end avowed his h: lief that a great portion of the statements were correct. Mr. Oebern's test, however, was put to the vote and the division was nearly equal, but the president ruled that the Osbornians had it. (" Shame !") In the year following the y compassed sea and land for prosefyte,,Ltit striking was their (alum, that the tat was nut brought forward at the next cor.fercnce at Hull, where there were 256 ministers, determined not to bow down to tee idol. (Chain.) It was naturally *ripened that the matter was at an cad • but in the May following it was revived by an in quisitertel question put in the mini emery committee by Mr. Mr. T. P. Bunting, an attorney in Manchester, and son of Dr. Jabes Beeline, to the Rev. Daniel Walton, es to his ronnezlon with the "Fly Sheets." Mr. Walton of coarse refusul to answer. In October the "declaration" of Mr. Osborn was again sent round as • circular to all the ministers, most of whom treated it with contempt This was followed up by a aeries of attack, is the WeiteAman, (hisses), and by the publication of "Papers on Wesleyan Matters." The party attacked then brought out the Wesley Banner, which went on for some time before he (Mr. linun) as editor of that paper, received notice from Mr. Blaney, of Derby, that the matter would be brourht before the next district meeting. Why, not • clergymen of the Church of England was debarred from making whit rents/he he chose on the eneduet of " Charles James, L eon ; " nor a Romieh clergyman from manning the acts of the Pope. (Hear, hear.) Surely, then, he was not to be prevented from discussing the sets of the conference—though in reality he had not done so? Still , the wetting would neither acquit nor condemn him, but kept him on the rack three days, end at length brought forward a new :Aare', founded on some letter he bad writ ten to the Weskyan Times. (Cries of " Paltry.") Notwithstanding be was. headed over to: the Conference. The stationing onnenittee, which sits abort ten days Were the general body, prejudged his ens., by apf &wire, him to • little fleing town called St. lees, 400 miles off, instead of to one of the London circeits, from which he bad revived and accepted an invitation. (.. Shame !") When the conference sat, 51r. Osborn reintrodweed hi. test, declaring that 'c would And out, "by hook or crook," the writers of the "Fly Sheets." He was cheered by three fourths of thou peewee Dr. Beaumont tree to My, but was clamoured down. A vacancy in the legal "hundred" was filled no with Me. Osborn, who was also appointed one of the letter-writers. Mr. Walton's ease tint came before the conference by the reading of the proceedings in the missionary committee, in which Mr. T. P. Bunting appeared to have fille,l a terre• fold charaet'r—that of unser, witness, and legs! ques 'loner. For no other reason than because Mr. Walton re fused to betray a friend, it had been peopesed that he should he degraded from his supeerintendenev and admonished from the chair. (Sheme.) Upon this he (Mr Dunn) had proposed an envonlosent, declaring the proceedings unprecedented and that they should proceed to the ordcn of the day. This the president refused to put, and only one other minister, with Mr. Genital aced himself, out of 500, were found to vote against the sentence on Mr. Walton. (Shame.) Mr. Bard gall, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Bromley, were not then present; no charge had been made against them when the list was called over; notwithstanding it was resolved that they should be rpecislly summoned to the bar of the Conference. Mr. Everett, whose praise had been in the churches for nearly halls century, whose literary labours were moire-hated by the whole connexion, was first deigned to their bar. He' would state his own ease. The amiable and venerable Mr. Birdsall, between 70 and SO years of age, was thec submitted to the estecbising of " John Hannay, of Didsbury ;" they were then required to retire ; ands committee, emmicing of Mr. Osborn and two ethers, who had been members of the Manchester district meeting, were appointed to sit on the ease. Against this ho protested; but in vac. Oa the . Monday following they reported, recommending that Mr. Everett should be expelled, and Mr. Birdsall admonished. On this he moved an amendment, for which again only three voted; and Mr. Everett wan .:pelted. He (Mr. Dunn) was then celled to the bar, and asked, "Are you the author of the " Fly Sheets " He wished to accempany his answer with souse explanations, hut was met with cries of "No evasion ! Keep to the point!" He besought leave to utter but two or three sentences, but the clippie,. stamping, and shouting was such that he i was utterly unable to proned. ("Shame !") Notwithatand. dreg he was afterwards told he had had full liberty of speech, which be promptly denied. Here a perfect hurricane arose, in which it was moved and seconded that he should he ex pelled from the Conference. He thought it better to retire without waiting to be expelled. Afterwards he was sum mooed to attend before the committee on the Wesley Ban. nee; but he refused to go be a minor tribunal till he knew how he stood with the Conference. Finally, he was brought before • committee of seventeen, to show cause why he should not be expelled. He was asked what he had to say. He demanded the charge against him and could obtaia no answer. He denounced the law of 18.35, and showed thr.t it war false and unprincipled. Nextdsy they were again called before the Conference to hear the sentence upon them. It was lengthy and complicated, end they demanded • copy. This was at first refused , lest they should give it to the public. ("Shame.") It was afterwards granted, and they were required to answer it by the next morning. It was • sentence of expulsion, except on certain conditions—that they should stand at the bar and be censured, he de posed from the superintendence of their circuits, should diem- Oen the IVesley Banner. he deprived of the right of edit fog any penance', and ' , ledge the evelvee never to woke another line for the Wesleyan Times. (Hear, hear, and " Shame.") Thinking these conditions degrading and em riehteous, they refused to comply will them. Thereupon followed the formal "entwinee of expulsion, which was only opposed by one minister, the Rev. Mr. Bromley. (Hear ) The Rev. JAMES EVERETT entered into some detail se to the origin and object of the " Fly Sheets," and said the Conference osght to have looked at the evils exposed rather than at the writers of these papers. They bad given an alum which had been unheeded: and the connexion was now in a blaze. (Heat, hear.) The famous declarate a, meant as a mantrap to catch ministerial delinquents, and*io protect the Wesleyan preserves in the metropolis, he gad refused to sign, for nineteen reasons. (Hear, hear.) After wards, when the direct gentles was put, "Are you the author of the 'Fly Shoes ? ' " he had again refused to answer, because the ewe had been prejudged, and he believed. decided, before the Conference. (" Shame.") He and Lis brethren stood in sa anemia - us po sition ; they had been called of God and by a Christian church re preach the Gospel, yet they were now without the Christina office, without • congregation, with est any acknowledgment of membership by any section of the Christian church. The rev. gentleman then entered minutely into the particulars of the proceediegs of Con. armee, and, in conclusion, expressed his determination to adhere to the principles of methodkus, and to the people (orating/ the body. The Rev. W. GRIFFITH next described the examina tions to which he had been subjected before the Conference, which appeared to have had reference principally to his reports end conusweicatioes inserted lathe Weskyan Times, which paper was at last denounced and censured by the Conference. Mr. RAYNE, of Kendal (a Weelertn) said, he was awe that in taking pert in that meeting he might incur expulsion. He loved his church ; but he would not secrifice to it his liberties as • Briton. (Chem.) He moved a teulution, dada:fag that the conduct of the Conference wee orally at variance with the ancient rules and established mew of wethodison, and with the principles of the New Testament ; also pledging the meeting to contribute to the I Sof the expelled minister.. UNSFORD seconded the resolution, which was usesimonely agreed to, as were the following ones. Hr. STEPHENS moved a resolution appointing • Qom- I gone to correspond with all the circuits in Great Britain, Os essegtain whyther the opinion of the moiety was favour able to an aggregate meeting of delegates on the present state of affairs fa the Wesleyan body. Mr. CONSTANTINE e e :celed the rwelution. Dr. OXLEY denonoet - d :he conduct at Me. Osborn, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Radediffe as most disgraceful au :l unehris flag. He moved that the prooediege should be afire: rived. Bs hat: tom a=14:14 sty part, had ho'..! ,nta.i. THE ➢IAYOR'S DINNER AT LIVERPOOL. The Mayor ofLiverpool entertained at dinner, at the Town-hall, on Thursday evening last, a distinguished party, including Sir James Duke, M.P., Lord Mayor of Loudon; the Hon. George Bancroft, minister to St. James's from the United Sates; the Hon. Sir Edward Cast; William Brown, Esq., M.P., Ac., Sir Minus Warre, the Mayor of Manchester, Lieutenant-Colonel Garrett, Lieutenant-Colonel Pesach, Colonel Falconer, Major Warre, Lieutenant-Colonel Nicol, Captain Blaett, Captain Mitchell, Major Mathias, the Rev. J. 8. Howson, the Rev. P. W. &sacker, Thames Putter, James Kemp, John Ronson, R. V. Yates, E. J. Morley, W. J. ?dye's, Charles Spencer, C. Bushell, J. B. L'oyd, W. R. Saudbsch, town-clerk, J. A. Thine, Edward Moon, J. Shipley, F. Hamilton, Esqn.; In the coarse of the ironing, the Mevon proposed Mr. Bancroft's good health, and wishing him a prosperous voyage to .is native country. The toast sw.• drark with three times three. _ _ The lion. sir. Bascom's' rose to return thanks. The words used by their respected msyer were so kind, that it • Med to the pain of the position which rendered it immerser, that be should say farewell. Three years ago, when he landed in Liverpool, he had no sooner struck his foot against the British toil than he was welcomed by the gentlemen of Liverpool ; and now, on his return home, he was happy to say that everywhere he experienced the same kindness and hospitality. He (cued that respect for America was deeply rooted in society, and that the coprtesies he experienced during hie residences were not confined by considerations of sectarianism or interest, for he encountered them in equal force wherever he went. (Cheers.) He met them in their ',thuds, their °alert, at all their inetifistions—at the festive board, whether the occasion was to compliment a prime minister or celebrate the distribution of prizot at an agricul tural show. He found society overflowing with regard for America, and in every month prayers for bet prosperity. Ile felt proud in being able to say that. in his country, these regards were fully reciprocated. Ile was sent hare as a mrseenger of good will; nod now, on returning to his native land, he was bound to say that the present admiois tration entertain exactly the tame views with regard to Great Britain as the government he tad the honour to represent. (Cheers.) How could it be otherwise? Look at your exports, and then look at your imports. There is as much good on one aide as the other. The prosperity of both ccuntries arc identical ; and the voice that now weekly crosses the broad waters is a voice of friendship (Cheers.) The day has gone by for any but re ciprocal good feeling. He knew that the prosperity of Liverpool should create in them • spirit of enterprise ; and 'he enterprise of this great town bespe ke your high position among all the nations of Europe. (Cheers.) Your prospe. city appears not only in your noble charitable institutions, ) our elevated literature and perfect science, but is conse crated in the memories of your great men—your Rowe', and your living men. (Cheers.) These blend with your ahility and enterprise; end it is through the operation of commerce that you have been led to foster those great prin ciple of liberty which give you so high a place in the great family of man and the proud brotherhood of nation,. (Cheers.) The principles exhieiosd frees Penn, threes elo Canning and Peel, abound more and more, and will grow to cement the bonds, not only of material, but of the finer inte rests of intellimee. (Cheers ) Several other speeches were made, and the company me at half-past ten , o'clock.—Abridged from Literpool.l ournal. DEATH FROM CHOLERA ON A RAILWAY. An inquest was held on Saturday last, before G. D. linker, RA., at the Castle H tel , Castleford, on the holy of an Ina shearer, named William Sandford, whose death mar in a great measure ba attributed to the negde in procuring the necessary medical assistance for the p rue fellow on his arrival at the Castleford Station. The pried pal point, of evidence were as follow: Thomas Sandford, a son of the deceased, seventeen years of age, stated that deceased resided at Pontefract, and was sixty ran of age. Oa the previous Wednesday morning witness and deceased left home to commence shearing fur Mr. Simpson, at Saxton, but became very ill and con tinued so for seamy boors. A hone and cart was borrowed from Mr. Simpson to take the man to the Church Fenton Station, from whence he might proceed to CO tleford, and thus get *rats to Pontefract by way of Knottingl. y. At Church Fenton station the sen listed the father out of the cart (he could not even stand), and in corsequence one ol the parties look td-e old man and put him into a sccond.elus carriage. The won paid the fare of eighteen puce to Cutler:nil, and returned to Mr. Simpson's with the horse and cart. From the testimcny of Richard Clarkson, • porter at the Ceetleford station, it would appear that deceased mind there at a quarter to one o'clock. In consequence of infor mation given by . the guard, this porter went to the second- Cams cursive in which the sick man was placed, and with the assistance of another porter lifted him out, but as ho was quite unable to stand, had no use in his legs, and was speech lees, he wax carried to the bench under the station shed, and, by order of the station muter (Mr. Phillips), Clarkson went fur tun constable. Tiia man was half an hour absent on this erraad, when Mr. Byfurd, the constable, came, and he sent for Mr. Jesup, the nearest surgeon, who, on &envie et, found the men deed. It came out in evidence that the rail way servants at C meth Fenton were aware of the dangerous illness of this poor noon when his ticket was issued, and when he arrived at Castleford, fitteen minutes afterwares, he was helpless, speechless, and iocapable of doing anything whatever for himself. Mr. Adam Jessop, surgeon, was called in to the man at a ' quarter to two, when he was quite dead. Death, in his opinion, from the symptoms then apparent, had been caused by exhaustion produced by dianbwa of some days' standing. The jury returned the following verdict :—" That the de ceased has died from diarrhea& ; that the York and North Maud Railway Company, and their servants, are deserving of owner* for placing a passenger in the state deceased was then in the train at the Church Fenton stn lion, especially at a time when • fatal epidemic, under symp toms of which the deceased was su ff ering, is linoens to be in the country; and that they are guilty of great inhumanity in neglecting . immediately to procure medical assistance on his removal en a speechless and dying state at the Caatlefurd station, and in allowing him so to remain upon a beech upon the platt.am in that station for nearly au hour, and thus die there without the attendance of a medical man." The jury requested the Coroner to convey ;copy of their verdict to the directors of the compacy in qamtion.-IVake. Meld Journal. THE LOST LORDS' JOURNALS.—We are authorised to state. with reference to paragraphs which appeared in the Exprerg of Widneeday last and yesterday (and which have been copied foto some other journals), headed, " Recovery of the Lost Journals of the House of Lords," that the originals of the journals of the House of Lords era in the custody of the prop°• officer at the parliamcht offico, House of Lords, and have not been out of his cue- to ly. The books referred to as having been found at Mr. Tarry's shop, in the Walworth•road, are not journal s , b u t appear, and are believed to be, a privates( t of minutes made up by the then clerk of the journals from the original mi. cute' of the House of Lords, and kept by him for hie own immediate us., and considered by him as his own property. And as there are cow in the parliament office the said on. ntee from which the above act was made up, the original journal+ and official minute books, the set referred to are of no authority and of no official use, and are not considered to have been books properly belonging to the office. As, however, they were offered for sale as wrote paper, they were purchued by a gentleman connected with the partment, not for the purposes of the office, but with the view of preventing such mistakes as have appeared in the said newspaper. Mr. Croft was not one of the librarians, but formerly clerk of the journals of the House of Lords. THE PACKET AVON.—A court of inquiry will be held at Southampton this day (Saturday), to investigate the circumstance of the royal West India mail reamer Aeon running ashore at Bubadoes, during her last voyage to the West ladles. PUBLICANS AND SCNDAY TRAVELLERR.-At the la't Aylesbury County Court (Mr. J. W. Wicg, judge), a person named Langford brought an actin against Mr. Biog. ham, a licensed vletual'er, to recover les. damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the defendant declining to supply refreshment, either to himself or horse, on Sunday, the Ist of June last. It appeared, from the plaintiffs statement, that on the day in question he was proeeediug with a horse and cart, heavily laden, from Oilord to Leighton Hansard, and that upon °ailing at the defend ant's house for refreshment it was refused; the plaintiff stating that he was, in consequence, compelled to proceed four miles further on his Janney before he could procure anything ; sad that the heat of the day, and the want of n treament, kad such an effect upon hem that he was cbliged to lay up for the whole of the following week, by whi c h h e was damaged to the amount of 18s. The judge, however, refused to give the plaintiff the whole amount be claimed, but awarded the defendant to pay Its., and the whole of the costs of the day. , NORFOLK ESTYARY COMPANY. Yesterday the sixth half-yearly meeting of the proprietors is this under taking was held at the Gray'elos coffeelouse, Holborn, Sir W. B. Ffolkee, Bart., in Meade. 61r. Wing, the solicitor, read the report of the directors. It corameteed by con , gretulating the shareholders upon their enema on obtaining an extended act of parliament which extended the time for the ocmpletion of the works, and compelled the corporation of Lynn, end the Bau-brink commissioners to contribute 60,0001. each towards the undertaking. The financial state ment showed the receipts of the half-year—comprising a cell of 11. 10s. per share, 7331. 10s. ; interest thereon, 91. 18s. I Id., and a halloos on the Ia 'count of 5,1131.95. Id.—to amount to 5,8561.18 e. 4d. The expenditure, including three separate sums of 1,0001. fresh to the engineers, the parliamentary mints and the solicitor, on account, amounted to 3,3431. 14e. Old., leaving a present balance:of 2,5131. 4s. 34d. The report haying been adopted, the following resoletion was agreed to : ' That to enable each shareholder the better to undentand bis true p rsit'on, the directors be nquenad to make cataracts eandiietra on t'e approval of the share holdert at the haltyearls m % eticg in Fsbruary nt xr, fcr the cuts end aa works preliminary and sipper:tektite thereto, and report the Awn putieulera to each shareholder at least three weeks before the meting in Fehrttai r• next." After it TOL: 01 01:1Li to al C!...1.L2:.;., suoti:e; LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC FESTIVAL. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY. Mendelssohn's " Linda Sion," a novelty here, was performed this morning, the " Stabat Mater," and a miscellaneous selection. Garcia, Jetty de Treflz, Corbari, Bartolini, and Poli nini, were engaged in the " Lauda Sion." The elm. ruses were most petite', and all went smoothly. The miscellaneous selection followed, consisting of the double chorus fcom " Solomon," a duet from Mehal's "Joseph," two airs from "St. Paul," the " Hailstone" from " Israel in Ezypt." Madame Garcia had so far recovered from her illness sato be able to appear, but it was evident that she was suffering from a severe cold. She gave the cele brated song from " S u•annet," "If guiltless blood," and nothing but her apparent illness prevented an encore. Her success in Liverpool has been most magnificent. Grisi, Alboti, Corbari, Mario, Lablache, Former, and l'agliafico are engaged in the " /Rabat Mater." The chorus and recitative led by Lablache, " Gis Mater," and Grisi's air, " lellamattes," with chorus, were encored. The attendance was more numerous this morning than it has ken yet. This closes the musical department of the fts'ival, and the whole will terminate by a fancy ball to-night, to b 3 held in the halL The principles on which the beautiful hall is founded has met with the warmest praises from all the artistes, and Grisi has furnished the committee with a document, stating that the ball is the finest she ever sang in. NAVAL. PORTSMOrTII, AUGUST 31.—Seeflower, cutter, arrived lut night from Jersey. Stromboli, st.-sloop, went out of here this moraine, and remains at Spithead, waiting for orders. Flying Fish, brie, laded on Wednesday evening for Devosport. The Lords of the Admiralty left this after noon for London at 3 o'clock, having visited this morning the Excellent, and witnessed the efScsent gunnery practice of that ship. The riggers of the dockyard, and the Clarence yard establishment were mustered yesterday, and the Royal Marine Division was visited by their lordships at Forma Barracks. MILITARY. CHLIVOII op QCARTglis.—Today the usual half yearly change of quarters of the brigade of guards takes place, rir :—Grenadier Guards: Ist battalion, from Portman street to St. George's Barracks; 2nd battalion, from Wind , sor to Wellington Barracks ,• 3rd battalion, from Wallingt on ßarracks to Windsor. Coldstream Guards: Ist battalion, from St. George's Barracks to Sr. John's Wood ; 2nd bat ' talion, from the Tower to Chichester. Scots Fusilier Guards: let battalion, from 6t. John's Wood to Portman-street; 2nd battalion, from Chichester to the Tower. Cuoutza has made its appearance amongst the troops in Portsmouth garrison, and also in Sonthrea Castle Prison. Four companies of the 77th Keit. have been sent over to Hasler Barracks at Gosport, in ffeder to give more mom-' modation, daring the prevalence of the disease, for the head quarters of the regiment at Portsmouth. (From last night's Gazette.) OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Aro. 29. Royal Best. of Artillery.—Major-Gen. It. R. &ace, to bo col.-oom mandant, 'kg Lieut.-Gm Watson, deo. MEDICAL Acovincantare HALL.Liiames of gentlemen who posed their examination in the science and practice of medicine„ and received certificates tl practise on Thursday, August 30, 1849 :—Henry Swift, Faradicld, Nottingham shire; Theodore Henry Straiten Hoyle, Stanfield, Norfolk. Despatches were writ off yesterday evening, from the Crloniel•cl9a-, for the CI wernnr of Canada, and also for the frovern , n of the other North American colociat. DESPATCH OP TILT WEST INDIA MAIL.—Ia eon enueow of the 2nd of Sfptember happening on Sunday, the West India asd Melanin moil will be der; alched from the accual accounts, and of all the circumstances of the ease, bad shown him that it was their interest to amalgamate with the Nsr folk line. (Hear, hear ) The CHAIRMAN mid that after the manner in which his name had been mentioned, after the personal aspersions which had been cat upon hie character—(irs! no !)—he could not allow the question to go to a vote without denying meat flatly that he was the nominee of any mac—(bear, hear) ;—without escorting emphatically that he was as inde pendent is his course of ac'in as any proprietor in the con cern. (Hear, hear.) lie bad not sought the I elitism he now held; he had been requested to act as chairman; he had refused ; and it was only after repeated solicitation that he had coasented to accept the office ; and it seemed to him most unfair now for the shareholders to make such an attack upon him as that which be had experienced on this occa sion. (Hear, hear) It was a great uti►faction to hire, under such an Clack, to re fleet Hist so large a majority had testified their Pease ot his character as a man of business and a man of probity. (Hear.) As to the permanent analogs matisin, this would not be proceeded with unless the pro , prietary gave their full sanction to the measure, at a meeting to be called specially for that purpose. 06, oh.") He certainly would have accepted his present position had he anticipated that the meetlege of the company were always to be characterised la this de:crmination to keep everything in hot water. (Hear. hear.) Let them keep their attention calmly upon the actual state ot their affairs, from time to time,and give fair- play to thews who were honest!) trying to better those affairs. (Hear, hear.) They would find much that would still occasion them surprise, and call for their firm enaideration. Islr. BILEPHERD said that the reason why the New market Company co.ild not pay its eirp..nses, was th►t it was made to pay such heavy charges by the Eastern Counties Company. ("Oh, oh.") The Nowmaket Comiiany, for tzomple, was charged Is. sd. a mile for locomotive power, wren the Brighton Company or.ly c►srgcd Sid. The amendment was then put and nigatised, only about a half dozen hands being held up for it. The report, 1111 - 01Villit a dividend of 2s. pr share, was then put and adopted, and the meeting separated. NORFOLK. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the o ffi c e s is Guildhall building?. Al/lOt Derr, Esq., took the chair, when the repot was read to the meeting—lt stated : " When the proprietors last met for the purpose of sanc tioning the bid fur the amalgamation with the Emcees Counties Company, it was net anticipated that they wuuld have again been celled together as an independeut Lady ; unexpected circumstauees however have since mound, to delay the period of complete union between the companies. In the last stage of tho bill in the Moue of Lord., an opposition was got up by parties connected with the New market and East Anglian Companies ' which it was impossible to resist successful y is the then advanced stage of the session ; it is however satisfactory to know that the reason usigned fir the rejection of the bill by the Lords' committee was in dependent of the principle of amalgatuati an, end arose from circumstances wholly out of the control of this company. "Acting upon the resolutions which have from tune to time been passed by the prop: hem, seal fortified by the opi nion expressed by al of the I levet shareholders, with whom they have had the opportunity of conferring, your elite eters have proceeded in concert with those of the Eastern Counties Railway Ccinpary to take tuch matures as were advised by counsel for rendering union between the companies as complete as passible until an act of parliament shall be obtained. Your die Ct , ll have accordinely entered into a supplemental agreement with the Eastern Counties Company to the following effect:—The terms of com plete amalgamation, as to bo sanctioned by parliament, shall remain the same as already agreed to. But to prevent li tigatien, and is order that the transactions of both camps, nies pending the sanction by parliament of the amalgama tion may be regular and legal, it is agreed between bath companies as follows: That the Norfolk Company shall repay the Eastern Counties Cemrany's advances ; that the Eastern Counties Company shall purchase tee Norfolk Compary's rolling stock now in their possession, and pay for the same by instalments, as may be agreed be tween the companies. That instead of a lease of the tolls to terminate In May, 1855, the Eastern Countlee Company shall, under the 208th !Diction of their Act of Incorporation, work and use the Norfolk lines until the same date, and pay to the Norfolk Company such rates ins tolls u shall be sufficient to enable them to pay the ri peness of maintaining their lines, and the interest on their gueranteed stocks and borrowed mosaics, and a like dividend half yi Rely to their proprietors. as shall be paid to the Eastern Counties proprietors. That the Norfolk Company shall complete the works nt Leweetoft Harbour. That the Ewes rn Countii a Company shall keep up the Norfolk roiliest stock to the same state of efficiency as when received, and that the Norfolk Company, la May, 185.5, if the amalgamation be not then s inctienel by parliament, shall re-eurchase the said rolling stock at the same price as shall be now paid by rho Eastern C.:unties Company or the same. That if the amalgamation he senerioned by th ac e co r u o n ll t in o g f esouicrhk purchase a b se e annulled,toer a t a , nd the he the Eastern Counties to become advances to the Nor te lk Company, and c': arged against them as part of their the ru p r e c e i m u e 9 nts o f o n expenditure, to be comprised within the agreed limit of 2,300,000!. That the Eastern Counties and Norfolk Compa nies shall emits in further application to parliament ler Q the an:e ic r naitim ' and for the eitablishme• a fair and just tariff to reVete the eine s et both CJm at tut and shall eppeal to the justice of parliament not to impose or to cotinnue upon an Pee s : . ns of the lines rates or terms for untying which experience shall have proved are not adequately remunerative. " At the Eastern Counties meeting to be held this day it is proposed to declare a dividend of two shillings per share upon the stock of the E Morn Counties and Norfolk Compe -1 nice, equal to ten shillings open the 1001. stock of this corn ' pity, for the half year. ' Disappointment will no doubt he felt by the Norfolk !shareholder.' et t e smallness of this dividend, hut it must ha no:Boded that the Eastern Counties Company have had to contend with difficulties of no ordinary kind durirg the last half year. Independ- ntly of the general depression which has pervaded all commercial enterprise, the divisions and agitation which have existed among the proprie tary have necessarily had a paralysing influence on the exertioes of their management. The manner in which their revenue account is stated affords the best guarantee fur the future honest administration of the afieire of the united cemeaniee. It will be satisfactory to the Norfolk proprietors to know that their lines have contributed their full prop-r -tion of net earning*. When the undivided adulation of the management shall be given ti the development of the re sources, and the efficient and economical working of the con selidated undertaking, your directors confidently antici pate a gradual and permantut improvement in the value of the property. " The attention of your directors has been applied to hie reduction of the cipendi•ure of this company to tho smallest possible amount, and Mr. Till bevieg expressed a wish to meet the views of the directors in his matter, ties resigned the office of secretary, offering his services in any other way in which he could be useful, and the director. being desirous to ensure a centionanco of his 'exigence in another capacity where he ,might be equally serviceable to the Interco.' of the company, have elected him a director, in the room of Mr. Betts, who has resigned, and they have alto appointed him a member of the joint committee of manage anent. " Since the last meeting two of the directors have retired, newly, Mr. Betts and Mr. Mewbery, and your directors recommend the proprietors to exercise the powers vn•ed in them, of permanently reducing their number to eight. They also recommend that their allowance should be reduced from 1,0001. to 6001., and that 4005 of this sum should be appropriated to the members of the joint oommi'tee, upon whom the burden of the future management of the under taking must necessarily devolve, and which will require their constant attention. " The directors have appointed Mr. James Hutt, who hu hitherto acted as registrar, to be the new secretary of the cempany, at a salary of 3001. per annum. " The capital account for the present half-year hu not been audited, in consequence of the late auditors having di-qualified, and therefore declined to act. The Eastern ICounti,s Company, however, have required that the whole ' accounts should be submitted to a public accountant, whose report will be laid bet-re a future meeting. It will be the du'y of the proprietors to appoint new auditors at this meeting." The capital account showed that the receipt% hod been 1,881,9171. 12s. Bd., and the expenditure 1,875,6001. 180. 4d , leaving a balance in hand of 6,2.i6/. 14s. 4d. Major COURT thought the director, had exceeded their authority in coming to that agreement with the Eastern Counties Rtilwav Company without calling the proprietors together. lie also complained of the conduct o. Mr. Till in no: agreeing to call a special meeting for the purpose of appointing a committee of investigation to go into the finan cial ots'e of the company. The hoe. proprietor also ex preved his dissatisfaction at several items in the present ac counts, and concluded his observa•ions by moving that the meeting ho adjourned for the consideration of the matter contained in the report. This motion was aeconded. Mr. TILL said it was not competent for a large !hero holder to call a meeting, but that it must be done by getting up a reguieirion to the oirectors, which was made known to the hon. proprietor, but he would not take that trouble. Mr. PARKER stated that their sanction had been given to the agreement with the Eastern Counties on a former occasion in 1848. The only difference was in respect to tho toll arrangement. Mr. STOBART asked if this company were to complete the Lowestoft harbour ? The CHAIRMAN s►id the Eastern Counties Company would have to lay out 30,0001. to complete those works, but the works must be continued by the Norfolk Company as a matter of form, tho money being found by the Eastern Counties Railway Company. The amendment not being pressed, the report of the direc tors was adopted unanimously. After a vote of thanks. to the chairman, the meeting adjourned. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company, and the spec'al meeting by adjournment from the Ist of August, for the purpose of receiving a report from the committee of investigation appointed by the shareholders, were held st the London Tavern, at 2 o'clock ; F. RUPPOILD, E q., M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN =Rotted that for the sake of conyo thence the buainees of the specie' =main should be pro ceeded with in the Stet in.tsuce, sad Gilled on the com mittee to read their report. Mr. COHEN requested to b• informed whether any of the directors of the artist Wes :rn Railway Cmipany were present? Mr A 4111.0 W 'mi.! the .e the - n'r met b r o! the Oren; Weston board of direction present. All the emir - RAILWAY MEETINGS. EASTERN COUNTIES. Half•inety tweeting.—Llndon, August 31.-11 r. E. L. BETTS in the chair._ The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said the directors had embodied in their report, as fully as they could, their views at the present time, consistent with the period they had been in office; and this circumstance rendered it unnecessary for him to addren them, further than to say that he should be happy to answer any questions that might be put to him. Mr. RONET (the Secretary) read the report, which ap peared in the Express of August 27. Mr. NATHAN complained that while they paid 60,0001. a year fee the Norfolk Company, they reserved only 20,0091. to themselves. The chairman and di - et:tors were Interested in this question. The CHAIRMAN then moved that the report be received and adopted. (No no.) Mr. CHRlSTliseeonded the motion. Mr. NATHAN and Mr. ROWS rose together at this moment, each being anxious to address the meeting, but their endea vours to speak were destroyed by the strenuous efforts of Mr. CHRISTIE, who, having obtained a hearing, stated that before any amendment was moved he wished, aa one of the members of the committee of investigation, to make a :Mort remark previous to giving up their stewardship. They bad cow concluded their labours; and, although their report might appear to be severe, yet it was such as they had fat it their duty to m Ike— (near, hear) end he hoped that in any ease in which they bad it:ieted pain upon any gentleman connected with the company, he would consider teat it wee only in the conscientious (Recharge of their duty that they had made that report. And now having ended their labour', he hoped they should receive some compliment at the hands of the company. (Laughter.) At all events they had dune the best they could, and they were now happy to band the affairs over to so able a body of gentlemen as the new board of Meecton. (Laughter.) Several gentlemen here rose to address the meeting, and it was with great difficulty that the Chairman contrived to maintain crate. From this period the proceedings were re peatedly interrupted by the same species of noise and elm incur which have distinguished former meetings of the same company, and it was at times quite impossible for those who were somewhat removed from the speakers to form the faintest idea of what they were saying. After some diffi culty, Mr. NATHAN moved the following amendment: "That the paragraph in the report rolating to tho N done amateo oo mon be expunged, and that the directors be recommended to take no further proceedings therein; and to avoid all lac ks, expenditure in the matter." Mr. MOWS seconded the amendment. Mr. TOZER said, he must nthesita.ieglv say that if this question of the Norfolk Amalgamation had been considered under other and better c:rcunntences, such a suggestion would bo at once rejected. He might fsirly assume, if the proprietors had been in the condition he mentioued—in the possession of the whale of the facto, in order to guide their Judgments to a cornet decision—he should have said, if there was a strong difference of opinion, that it was much better I to endure loss rather than keep the company in hot water. But he complained that the proprietors tad not had • fair opportunity of considering the matter. (Gear, hear.) Do the report of the committee it appeared that the pro posed amalgamation originated a ith Mr. Robert Stephen. son, who, since that period, had acquired a considerable interest in the line, which he said he obtained from his lather, who was a lane proprietor. He did not impute improp:m motives to Mr. Stepheeson, but he contended that his edvi,e was, as a natural contequence, tainted by pre judice, if not by self-interest. The amalgamation was poised in a hurry, without due consideration. Not one word was acid at that Cm, about the guarantee stook of the Norfolk. What tad the legislature done ? They had left the question an open one, and the directors being, u he hoped, un shackled, he trusted they would advise the proprietors as to the course which they should pursue. (Hear.) The Com mittee of investigation had got had suttieient time to go into this amongst other matt re, hut the figures which they produced showed that it would he a most unwise thing to amalgamate upon equal terms. Amolgamated management ght be in seine cases good, tut in this case one Imo would be sacrificed to the other. He doubted much whether the committee had not bseu deluded at Lowestoft by Mr. Stephenson es to the f restores of the works, and heal not visited this part of the lam at Wymond- Lana at all. Why, the Wymondhun and Derehem line did not pry is expenses. (A voice: "And never will ") The report of the directors read that day intimated that the din e. ton would not take upon themselves the responsibility of directly advising the amalgamation, which he looked upon as Jes Weed, and as not marking out a distinct line of ;wham. I He blamed them for not expressing their decided opinion upon the matter. Then if they amalgamated with the Nor folk, they must amalgamate with tee Eastern Union on equal terms, which pant its proprietors nothing, and never will. ( Hear, hear.) lie would conclude with this advice— make no amalgamation, and take no lens unless the whole of the facts were Wen them. (Loud cheers ) Mr. KENNARD said he entered the room without any intention of addressing the proprietary, but the hon. pro prietor who had just addressed them had alluded to the Sorthern and Return Company, of which he (Mr. Ken nard) had the honour of being the deputy chairman. He was, therefore, perked; eructed v:ith the kff•irs of that company, and was in a position to Ott in :opinion upon the question which had now been brought forward. lie was not now Prepared with documents to enable him to refer to details, but he was quite sure that no director in this company would be of opinion that the question of amalgamation ought to bo decided to-day. Several pro prietors—" Why r rat ?") lie (Mr. Kennard) did not ob j, et to P, but—(The hon. gentleman was here interrupted by so violent a noise that it was impossible for him to finish the sentence.) He was not to be deterred by hallooing, or by laces which an he,n. proprietor ommite to him seemed to resort to for the purpose of making himself ditfen.nt from a man. (Hear, hear.) The hon. proprietor (Mr. Teen), in alluding to the Norfolk line, hstl mentioned several matters which it was impossible for him to know, and stated many things incorrectly. Thom who knew Mr. U. Stephenson were conscious that be was quite incapable of acting upon interested motives. All there who joined in the making of that lies set about it with a view of Its being amalgamated with the Easteru Counties Railway. Mr. NATHAN—No such thing. Mr. KENNARD—You are • meet indomitable inter raptor, Mr. Nathan. (" Hear," and laughter.) Gentlemen (continued Mr. Kennard), it was entirely • queetitn of what the Norfolk Company produced that made it worth their while to consider the propriety of joining it or rejecting it; and, if the amalgamation was not calculated to put money into the coffers of this oompar.y, undoubtedly it aught to be rejected. But he (Mr. Kennard) believed that the interests of the Eastern Counties Railway were necessarily involved fa this amalgamation. He implored them to recollect that the property in this railway amounted to 10 millions of money, and they were discussing their affairs in such a way that it was impossible tor them to arrive at any 'tas tiest:ivy conclusion. (Repeated interruption and confusion.) The CHAIRMAN here row, and stated that it was only (sir every gentleman should be heard who felt disposed to address the meeting, and Mr. Kennard bad se much right to a voice as any other gentleman present. lie begged Mr. Kennard to proceed. Mr. KENNARD continued. He was rems'king—(cries of "Shame")—he woe not ashamed of himself, whatever they might think. He was about to observe that the positive receipts of the Norfolk Railway Company et the present time amounted to 120,0001. • year, and the amount of pro duce which the Norfolk Company brou.tkt to this railway, as appeared from the report of an independent com mittee appointed by themselves, wee 50,0001. the half year—that was to say, 112,0001. a year. (C.ntinucd interruption caused by :pensions of so violent a character that the chairman was again induced to rise and beg that the business might be conducted peace ably and fairly. Unless he could command eVenee, he must adjourn the meeting.) (Hear, hear. ) Mr. KENNARD proceeded. lie was stating that the receipts of the Norfolk Railway Company by Itself were 120,0001. per annum, and that it produced to them 112,0001. a-year. This ought to show them the importance of the amalgamation, and the consequences of any opposition to It. He wished to call the attention of the proprieters to one or two facto. The questi.n of the amalgama'ion was discussed , according to the plan originally proposed by Mr. Hudson. A poll was ultimately demanded, and the roeult was that the proposition for the amalgamation was carried by a very large majority. (Cries of "Down, down," "we don't hear a word you say," Ste.) The two points to which he wished to call their attention were there, first of all, that the Norfolk Company was gaining 12d,0001. a year for its own special traffic, and produced for this company 112,0001. per annum. These were sums which they could not afford to lose ; and if they interfered I with the amalgamation they would be taken (ram them. Let this company decide the question for their interests, and I let them look after them. Mr. CASH said he had just consulted the solicitor to the company, and he could assure the meeting that the adoption of the report would no more hind the company to amalga mation than they were already bound. (Hear, hear.) Before any step could be taken for definitive arrangement with the Norfolk Company the shareholders mast be called toge ther fer their assent. Before beset down, let him observe, tbat though there might be 600 or 700 proprietors present, they were only so macy out of a propri-stary of 6,000 or 7,000, and that the decided majority had already, on several occa sions, expressed their suction of the amalgamation Mr. JOSIAH WILSON said that it the adoption of the report was not cocclusive one way, it was needless scother, and therefore let it r,main unadopted until further con sideration. (Hear, hear.) Mr. OLYN wished to take this questicn as a matter of trminus, and in this way would reply shortly to the obser vations of two or three proprietors, who had spoken np)n the subject more as a matter of feeling, a point of view to be wholly set aside on all such occasions. (Hear, hear.) The committee of the House of Lards had, however, unfortunately rather looked at the question in thst light, visiting the sins of the old directors upon the new b oa rd. (Hear, hear.) The amalgamation was rejected by the Lords on the fourth Clause, which had been inserted, not by the direction, but by the Board of Trade. It was absolutely impossible, that under the circumstances, the directors could go before parliament next session, so that the proprietary would have the whole of next year in which to weigh the matter. (Hear, hear.) Mr. PRICE considered that the amalgamation bill having been thrown oat, the proprietors ought to have hod the accounts laid before them in an entirely distinct state ment. ELLIS visited out thet t'e anstloymation prinelple had been adopted by a mej , ,rity of 2,000,000.. to OWL value in shares, He himself, one of the committee of inves tigation, had gone into the inquiry as prejanioed against the etnelgsmstion as the most stslout opponent of einsizema• Lion now prevent, but a Gains and dose investigation us tue