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MUTUAL? ;I A f A ff ME INSURANCE COM NY. An Sztreordinary General Mecti'g of the Shareholders of this institution sit. held at . then holm in Brnatl-street. ycstenlay, for the pittprise of c.o.sid, ring F 1 T.:idic= passed at the hot general (see i':e BIWA Peru of Wednesday the 12th July), " That it was C'tiTltt to cid f:r the snot of 17.. 6d. per share, which appra• , l by tile arc preserved in Cie annul report ,„ h e t h e d,:; on. Lac!' I:ropri,tor's share, and •shich was ne ce,iry to b.: supplied, agrceaUic to the deal of settleweat of the RICK ‘.111)3, 11.1. in the (lair. • t a. to tile point of order, the Acting Di -niforth) re.Al the minutes of the het Court, whiell A f t " b g 1:1 rose, and Gentleorn would he aware that lire tbri mee• ing havir.g beets detadeel it the pro ,s the le..t oart, whieli had been read, he had but a 'co , V.):11 1 to It would be within the ree..lle,l'on of aq, '•.• -011 then ber , ee the meet i ng arm: out of the question to the last meeting by the Directors, in which they stated , the fonds, and certain eh tic;eneies, althotigh, in . thare was at that time ahtralant Nods for coming of the Company. It wnvil also be ticotee cd, that agrerelale to th-• sle.td which regulated '11.4 proceeding , , the Dirce urs mt .tt erl; nn ''t_ Proprietors for :he ti tic Try watch appeared n attach to that heinch a the (...ompany to which the account in piedjui aod that the not making the call in question why orelioate with the l'r quiet. is thonselses, as witivan their in er:erenee the call ultra be mule. It was ill that reap et, tbetetore, the Direc , ort were solicitous to show a feeling of deference to the Propriita a, I; being th it cash as well at their duty to act in evert - way th it could gist satis. f Irina to tho Company, that thi had acqtticac d in the resolution which hail b e- than submitted. At the same true the Directors ea - c.ired i .s.•o the'r duty to s.a.e. that since the original meeting iu July, having re-to - 'nitre e questt•ort in ..I1 i s b.;itrint,m, it ba•l b.cn thattet adviszble to recommend to the rese o i. eting . of p, o priet.es not to sus send the cell of 13.. Rd., ab eh, aeduedng t'se amount of doerest declared psyable upo4 ea.h share, would net amount to more than an aetaal payment of Cs., bat to let th e tatic t ke i:s coarse. lie felt bound to say that err ain alterations r sell he nub situ which would be calculated to remote the F rotane v in'erests of the Company, as will upon the it-tricotsr point tliet before the Court, as upon others, and wiiich he was sure %odd be en itled to Oeir approbation and approval. Those alt.rations, however. wee rot yet matured, and therefore, in the , -.rim. it constituted in additional reason why no lesrts3l inter. .nee should take place in the alteration of are r ot t i e clauses of the deed, it a rinse when other alteravans were c •nt7:::pluted. In t , t h e opinion that the Mirrors had ii•ev, tint the call atesuld be made. he was; sore it would it- obvious that he could n ot Wei into further &lids: when the time came everything •otild be fully explained ; and he felt astialled that whoa 141.4 t true ehoold arrive, the Proprietors would Rod that the ttonfidence which tl•er list reposed in the Directors had not been misplaced. Mr. Pr.WAR said, OW before they came to the consideration of ft: Resolution , he wished to pot one or two goes:ion. to the Chair. tn. In the first Fleet, he wished to k;.ow it toe tutu of 13s. 6d. ws •o be added to the colitis'. CITAIR HAN replied in the aflirmitiie. ,!r. DEWAR —Anti to bear interest? 'f!se Cti.trim.ttc—Yes. Mr. Dr to wished to keow if the debt due the Company to June of 10,rii161. had since been paid, at least since the 1 - 2:1! July. at which time it was still owing. Ctt Ale man that the principal part had been paid. Mr. Dr wan—And To bad debts are included in that amount? 'l",e WI MAN—None. Mr. Di:WAR said he would wish to ask (In reference to what had r: ii from the Itepa:t). if the deed had been signed by every Pr •ariet or ; beeanse bt !nail a letter from a gentleman who was a IA!! of live share., who stated that he had not 'signed the deed. The titAl a MAN slit' lie believed he cculd explain the circurns starlet to which allusion was made. According to the original pros s tlletc acre a certain number of subscribers only, and they boil nil sientd the original deed. For those, Itowevet, who had come in since, a. stipvl !Quintal bill had by& drawn up, and they were not i nmedistcly rerjuire.l to signed it, inasmuch as their sep:.rare signatures wociu retying arcadditioaal and expensive ccctlin 3taistr.t ~f (I' their oi.it,i:. tn :.r.nc Han p K r . Et EleAtt w w ba d t , kr.ew if the Chairman could state what rum her of shares had been lost in consequence of the death or b .nkrup:cy of the parties to whom they hsd been all.Ated. The CHAIRMAN was not aware to what case the lion. Pro alluded; perhaps it wav that of Mt. thailsclimiitt. Mr. Hawk* would take that as A case for inthrtnation. The CHAIRMAN saki, that a ith reAatd to Mr. 001d1CIIRlith ' s :we um, he hA -the satisfaction of stating that the Society would hot inzAr the loss of a single sixpence.' 31r. DEwAtt observed, that it was a very al4rming considera tion, and one well worthy of the attention of the Innprietura, that tiLy should not have any shares lost, seeing that the remaining s'a , eholaers would be responsible. The CHAIRMAN said he could assure the Ilonotirable Proprietor Ow: proposals had been made which would liquidate the debt, in the particular case which had been referred to. !de. I)Ews,a wished to know if there was any power by which a prortiemr could be compelled S. par any further call ? The C AIRM me —Certainly. Mr. 14:watt said that, thorn the Inquiries he had made, he felt considerable doubts on the subject ; other Companies he knew had not the poser. The (..11A I a mAN—We have the power, and that upon the higheet law authorities that can be obtained. With respect to its being carried into execution, that was altogether a matter of discretion. Mr. I)EWAR said, that haviag put the.e qeestione, which had been answered with so much candour by the worthy CU:airman, he would now come at once to the proposition. Upon the former 31e;ting of the Company lie attended, and he heel at that time give» the Directors credit for the accounts which had been then submitted. Ile hat done so upon their prima facie appearance of correctness. because they could not he looked into in a moment ; Let he was hound to say upon cxarrinatio:t, and he felt it to be his itreerious duty to do so, that a greater delusion VMS never practised upon the public than appeared in those accounts. By the particu lar account in (portion, it was stated that the balance of 29,0001. cos responsible for 700,0001. of the six months previous; and also remunsible fur returns, averages, and settlements, until the whole iesurances upon 12,300,000/. had run off ; he must say, that is such a statement there never way a grosser delusion practised urn) the public. He did not mean to attribute this deception to arty particular pereou err persons (although he could not but recol lect the Melt panegyric which had been paid to the Directors) be cause he could not say who it was that had made out the statement. Ile was not aware at the time when these accounts were presented, low it was that they were made up. But when he saw that there wa. is rri.lity only a sum of 8,0001. outatatitling against 12,3e0,00/), so little did he understand it, that he came down to eht. helve f the Company for information, and he wits bound to .ay. that that inquiry at once convinced him, and it was his duty lime to ewe it, that the maser of doing business at Lloyds and itt the other public Insurance Companies, was totally different from the: Pursued by that, the members of which he had now the honour to eddies.. In all other pieces, whether " time or out of time," they took the whole premium of outstanding accounts, and be was prepared to sly that was not too much. The Company, the pro. prittoesof whom he was then addressing, had altogether 29,000 e, '21,1 1 00/. being to cover the amount of 700,0001. outstanding risks. It wee true that some of those were South Sea whalers and East India ships that were termed oat of time, but he would take upon himself to say, that it would take 56,000/. to pay the outstanding demands. De had had a:0 year; experience in underwriting, a greet part of that time in writing for IS geadenan whose fortune e :be equal to the whsle capital of the Company ; and upon that experience Inc was bcurd to say, that he would not take their to:teems off their hands, unless they could lesnre him an ...At:handl suns of 30,0001. as an inducement to do so. On WOLITRIS it was, that he should consider it his duty to s.lbe it a different proposition. According to the statements made, sould uneeir that if there were premiums adequate there would be a profit, but as far as he wan able to understand from 1123, in all .:and ).nic.)of the description of the present, the amount of money use hail tom so small as to do little more than pay their expenses. Taking the averatee of seven years, with the exception of 1023, which woe one of a peculiar character, premiums were higher at p ',eta than as compared with former penuds t so far did he fear, the,ch.re, that the Company's affairs were not built upon a rock, as e.: he ':t tlesantwd by their worthy Chairman on a former occasion, were, as he feared, built upon send. and would tall to the retied, as time woulo too fatally prove. At that moment the lull:pa-I ta-hd on the largest business with the smallest capi tal of any company in existence; for even many of the Irish corn -1 a •iee, which had been so much ridiculed, had double their amount. With respect to the question that he bad put to the law :rinser of the Company, at the former Meeting, as to the liability or non-habil:Ay of the Shareholders, who had raid that they were not liebl-.., even up to the suns of 5,1100,000/. the declared amount t/ their capital, he could only say that he had had an opportunity of speaking several times to the most eminent Counsel in the City, on the sublect of venous covnpanies, end considered that whatever ':umber of shareholders eanurienced the business are liable. And lie would nild a remarkable fret that came within his own know ledge, which was, that Mr. Preston would not sign a policy, because he considered himself to be liable fur the wl:o!e of its pro ne:Y. In looking over the trust deed, it appeared to hires (31r. Dewar) that they had no power to declare any dividend; there was no profit, and therchwe he would contend, no dividend ought to be pad ; and he wished particularly to draw the attention of the Meet togas to what ought to be the real capital on their present risks, wilier he coneilieed ought to be fiX0001.• In his ()pillion the call of 13e. IM. would be highly injurious to the Company: it was true gen tierren rwld r her the call; but mold they do en if a war was to :tree—end he would ray such a cite: matinee was impossible; they would then find other ways of disposing of their money, and one individual of property might be called upon to pay for all. There was a eneumetaree in illustration of his argument, which he would ma.ttets, rad which related to a Company which had lately been in souse dif fi culty. It so happened that five of their Directors hap petted to be in town, and thee would have been put in prison at the sun of a aliment on the Company. bad they not been able to have eatudted the demand out of thehr own funds. If such was the case, was hoot impotent to haves sufficient capital? It was not alone his own opinion, but that of the Counsel whom he had consulted, that the Company was bo ar d to have a capital of 230,0001.„ and that tertemt weeid nit be one halfpenny too much. Seanerhing hal been said 'Nett loan of interest ; but that was nothing to be coin. Wined to their not having sufficient capital. Under theme circum stances he should propose a very different resolution to that whkh uch, Iced. lb* ill Of Kriel K lel. Fl4'. .cLi and lout • on 11‘e shoe relay tahot V.ster for Vail- eter. Nen a (led t for Hon. Aer- Paris, ield a oorgc- Imre reF. in ann a - 3 as a ppy of ?rope , n had nds of to are length by Mr. public great a ost ad . his a, and which and are y cha- f Can :ning to wh, els .1. spot. n years tm, was load of ;united a pump t, Essex, near the g of the of Mr. Is, went arpose of occupied hie each, lust have a posses- ), named ho saved a brave lie lour Admiral I at spit nic, when ing men, Vial COM" bOM WSs ▪ officers• d seaman 'the, eon , and tar re of eye ployment. y pittance n y is now to get the tittPkyea, aeasnan cr e are ilow noble crc" at im hreste anti tking work tern. Jol - n ced for 0. , !uteneed to The 101-1 1 to Esser :t;iions, for riot and wag 216 ' the shore conveyed injust and )f our fel lit of ein e:nal:ere at ut of wait , it is irnror re left Owl' r wives, and eyrnot's 0 01 s ure.) , nil their aid prtit they I ressotteule ood itt plac e s of incorm• and puniab• TAE intrrislt PRESS: had been mibmitted by him at their former Meeting ; not that he hail changed his opinion as to the impolicy of calling for the El% Rd. per share, hut that he Wes convinced a much larger sum was neceseery. If it were now refuted he was sure it would be re quired in the ensuing year ; and he would therefore plalge himself at the next anniversary, if not successful in his motion now, to move flint the Company hr dissolved. in concliteien he wished to ask before he pat his amentitnent, as it was divithel into three beads, whether he could pall them separately ? The C lloin MAN observed that 11C could Rat tell what they were, a% they had not been read, but lie was prepared to state that if they did not refer to the question before the mectieg they were irre gular. Ile could net but consider that a great many of the oh eel vatinns of the Honourable Proprietor were deserving of the highest ameitleralion nod attention. He considered it title to the Proprietnre resent, at Me same time, to stew that the Directors had :various plans before them for effecting alterations in the ar rangements of the Company, and when they were brought to ma turity, they avowal lay before the Proprietors something that would meet those circumstances objected to in the speech of the Proprie tor who had just cat down. If, tic refore, he would prettpone them until a future peeled. it wouil be more remtlar. 31any of them were tinder censulermion, and he thought, it dem were given, the Ilenteumble Proprietor would see his suggestions had not ben unattended to. Mr. ',NAL!. said that meetino was an extraordinary one, for an exeirets pure me. and that the Proprietors could not go into any hie te else. At the same time, lie was most anxious to give every fatelliy consistent with regularity. Mr. DErren said he was quite ready to embody the three heeds as he at that pro:toted, the first of which clearly applied to the business before them ; at the same time. he was willing to subunit to the decision of the Chairman ; It mold not be in better hands. fl' permission of the Chairman, he woele read his resolutions. Mr. Demo then read the following reeeltitione : tt I. That it appears to this 3leeting inexpedient that the pro rated cell of Ma (hi. per share be nude : but that the Director, he •tron.lY recommended to make an early call of at least M. per share, to place the affairs of the Company in a state of improved credit and security, °O. That the 'Protmectutt, providing that interest shall he raid on the effirance.l capita/ only net of' prafit-111141 RS nn such profits have been merle, that no ieterest or dividend be paid to the shore. holders this year. "3. Th it the Directors be earnestly requested not to take hack the shares from soy proprietor, his executors, administrators, or assigns, RS by such course the responsibility of the remaining share liciders must he !newly increased." The CitAtn MA et said that however expedient it might he to adopt these Resolutions in the mind of the Honourable Proprietor, they could not be put to the tuening conformably to the clause of the deed. Olr. Mr RDOCII said it wet not his intention to enter into the merits of the Resolutions just submitted on the present passion, because the deed precluded them from going into the discussion of them at the present meeting. A Meet i ng of the Proprietors of tide Company was held yeeter- Mr. BeirfAll said as that was the feeling of the Chairmen, he should how to his derisisn, and merely c uhtnit his first Ihoolution. day, at the George and Vulture Tavern, Cornhill, to decide on a Mr. WILLIS said, that in point of form he lase to second the plan proposed by the Director, for the consolidation of shares, lay Resolution which had been just submitted. Ile hail been 20 permitting the hoiden of shares on whiela one pound per share. and years engaged in the insurance and underwriting business, and four puunds per share have been paid respectively, to be Proprietors from the result of that experience he was of opinion that there for so many shares as the money advanced by them will cover at the rape of 61. per singe exclusive of the call of I!. per share which was no charce of success for tee present ulidertaking. thp to De cember. not e ra a of carnal would be rernainino, a nd was due on the Ist of J uley last, on effiptilion that the remainder of it therefore became the duty of the Directors to the Sharcholdere as such shares be extiagiritOted, and that the said Sharehol iota do pay well as Proprietors. to see that such a difficulty should he met. the said call of !Lyre eliere, and execute the necessary deed of set- The Company was formed at a period when delusion as to public thnient oa or before the 22d of August Mitten!. companies was at i:s height. He was quite satisfied when the At one o 'clock thee were about thirty gentlemen present, e ight Con pony was reticent to take a certain number of shares, and or ten of whom were Directors; and the business of the day cone. Om to take an Ore:donate leave of his money , very well knowing mensal by JOHN lint To, 13to. taking the ('hair. he should never see it any more. ( Laughter.) It was important The CHAIRMAN sta tes . that it now hecame his duty, as one of to look to the calamities to which the Company was subject—not the Directors, to eubmit, for the approbation of the Proprietors, a nopootion, a copy of which had been sent to evety Proprietor , and only those of war, but others. When lie censidered the immediate; profits of the concern in compitei,on to its capital, he could not but also to inform the Aleetiog of those measures welch the Board of fell that its prospect of mesas was sic hopeless as it was to enter Directors had take relative to those shares on which the instal into competition with individual underwriters; anti he did entreat ments had rot been paid up. No subject could be more painful the Directors to coestilt and take the opinion of practical men on or more (Si - Scutt fur the Directors to decide on than that to which ditto points, and they would tied how entirely the view which he bad just advervted ; and 'so anxious had they been to adopt they had taken of their affeire was eithieet to objection. In respect %itch a nieseure tot should meet the wishes of these gentlemen who to an underwriting account, he had an opportunity of seeing a had not paid the whole of the calls upon their shares, eon large share of policies of all . descriptione. and they did no; avenge sietent with tee interests of the Company at large, that meet above it per cent., and the highest estimate in Lloyd's Cothee.houee cogs haul been he'd again and again to devise a plan for that on an underwriting account was lit per cent. on the pmen t eni , ti e purpose. The pin which the Directors had finally agreed on to was quite swam that Lleyd's Coffee-hause was a femme place for propose to the Proprieore, would. he conceived, in scone measure information, anti iherefoo it was that g entlemen were ieduceil to effect the object so anxiously sought to be attained. I t h a d been become underwriters ; but they only practieed it as an annotement, Propertied that every . Proprietor ehuuld be at liberty to consolidate and brought it in aid of other profeotioes. Their underwriting his shares on paying 101. on each share. Hut this plan was not accounts went ne without their knowing whether they were losers adapted by the Directors, because they considered it would be ina ne gainers. Among the various persons whom he had consulted hccent. Ulan'' gentlemen who had paid up Oh on their chaos, had a ithin a short r emised , they had all assured him that they could not Paid, ths: as they had contributed more largely to the fluids of the say whether they had gained or lost. lle thought he should be Company than those Shareholders who had only paid I!. and 41.0 n justified in th • assertion he had made, when he mentioned the each share, they were consequently more entitled to the benefit of moms of Thornton and Astell, Manning. Reid, and Irving, whom aft) , proposition for oemeolidating shares than the latter. As a he might be permitted to call the City aristoctacy, as proving that matter of preference, there email be no question about it : but it underwriters at Lloyd's did not look alone to their insurance Sc. must he considered that tide was is large partnership concern, count. The Olarine Insurance Company had started with scone founded boutaithe and that every gentleman who had taken a share Prospect of profit, but the success of year. could not do more than had bound himself to fulfil the conditions incident ma partnership, niable them to pay the salaries of their officers and clerks. The as completely and ae strongly as he would any private contract he present Company was formed at a period of great delusion ; but now might enter into. The witestion was not, therefore, exactly it. to that had paned away, and they amid see the nature of their situa- who were, in who were net entitled to a water or less degree of tion. Me veouli pat it to the Directss, whesleaubeCatoopoolessits Meiulgeocse but whotots the ',Labelle esteelated, dntler the eir not in a perilous end dangerous situation; and he could say that it commences, to promote the interests of the Company? If the Was at that moment in a vete of insolvency. He trusted no time question of injustice were raised, he would contend that the would be lost in makine a large call, though at the seine time the 'injustice was done to those who had p a id op their calls in best way of dispelling delusion would be to dieeolve the Company, tell. ( Hear, hear.) It was to those who had paid 71. on each share, anti give up the measure as one that was not likely to answer any equa ll yn found their money unproductive, because others who were goo 4 puny se. p letuoid to do the rune had neglected to fulfil the obligation. The Cu A tIIMAN exposited himself happy to receive the opinions But the Proposition now before the meeting was strictly applicable of gestic nett of practice and experience ; at the sa ne time he to those whit had only paid I/. arid 41. on each share. The coccus must he allowed to express his hope that the Gentleman who had now to be offered to those gentlemen were the greatest boon which just sat down would prove himself a false prophet, for lie (the the Directors could consent to give them. They would have their Chairman) had great hopes and confidence that the eiociety would shares according to the quantum of capital which they advanced. go on, and that success would attend it. In regard to the con:. At 11 ;e same time , however, that the Directors were giving this parieon which had been Moen, he would take upon himself to boon, they were not injuring the Prope etore who had paid more; tay that 182 e must be considered a profitable year, or else the liar whatever further portion of money should be received from the losses of Me could not have been made up ie that respect, }lemons, who, by the terms of the propuition, were at liberty to therefore, lie thotight the argument which had been used had caresolitiate their shares, would to that extent reduce the ne failed. He saw no difficulty in adopting the resolution proroted, cessity of a further call upon the other Proprietors , The moat should it be the will of the proprietors so to do, but at the seine painful part of their (11,4 was the declaring that all shares time Ito could have wished that it hail been delayed ; and he wa. should he forfeited, if* the instalments were not paid up on ready to pledge himself that when the proceelinge under con. or before the 22d of August instant. It was with great regret that sideration by the Directors were completed, so as to be subjected to the Directors had come to this n. elution ; but they felt they should the approbation of the Proprietors, the subject of the call to increase he forfeiting their duty had to the Itompany to to all :redowin the la If a ths to go the capital should form a part. on in the manner they hitherto been il do. por- Mr. Dewan said, at the suggestion of the Chairman, he was tine only of the instalments new due had been paid up, the works willing to withdraw his ameildment ; but then the question was, Of the Company at 31anchester would have been completed, and had the Directors a right to pay a dividend ? fit for nutkiog gas for the ensuing winter. This they had been A PROPRIETOR observed that it was not a dividend, but in- prevented from doing by the delay that had occurred ; and if tur. tercet. they delay in the payment of the calls was Antlered to take place, T. c CHAIRMAN said, there was a difference between irterest and the whole of the winter would be lost, and the beat, and, indeed, a divitlend. only portion of the trade in which profit could be derived, would A PROPRIETOR explained the nature of the accounts, stating conitequentle pass away unimproved. This was the view which the them to be computed of both the insurance and proprietors' funds, Directors took of me present situation of their affairs, and he hoped anti that the tiefiziency arose in that of the proprietors, wOile that the Company at large would see the subject in the same way, and fur insurance showed a profit. ago e in the proptiecy of the decision they had come to. In making Mr. Dowau complained that the deed was not drawn up accord- that decision be trusted she only peititul rart of their duty was ding to the prospectus; for according to the latter they must show past, and that no shareholder would sacrifice the money lie had al profit before they could pay interest, and lOW could they do Foi) ready paid, by neglecting to pay up thereinainder of his instal when they propsed to make a call of thirteen shillings and six- metes ber:bre the 22d of August. In consion, he begged to re pence to make s up a deficiency peat who the Directors had on former occasions stated, that from Mr. Moanoeft said, that he merely wished to state what was all the information they were capable of obtaining, and from the the business of the day on which they had met. It mote teed that best consideration they coehl give the subject, they were induced to the proprietors' fund was subject to a deficiency, and eceerling to entertain a very excellent opinion of the concern. They thought the statement of the accounts, teat deficiency amounted to ills. lid. and believed it would be p roductive in the end of very great :Overt on each share; the only question to decide that day was, should tagee to themselves and to the Company at large. If, however, the call be made according to the deed or not ? There was an iin- this :Mould not be the cage, but on the contrary, atter two or three perious duty put upon the Directors to make the call of I3s. 61, years experience, the Cenireity should End they could not sue and therefore it was not whetter a larger or smaller SUM should be ceeti, still he declared it to be his firm belief, and he thought he called for, but whether that specific sum alto .ld be demanded, or might pledge himself, that the Proprietors wouid then receive hack the Drectont exonerated by the pining the resolution submitted at tuore than they could by possibility be called upon to pay. Acting the l u st general meeting. as the Directors did, only from an anxiety to promote the interests M. DEWAR—I have said that I have no objection to withdraw of the Coinpany, it was with regret that they now proposed the my amendment, if such is the wish of the Chairman. following resolution for their atiortiont— Mr. lam Atn. did not wish to stop discussion; at the Fame time it Reenived,—" That die holders of shares on which 11. per share 1 war necessary to see the ground on which they were going. With and 4!. per share have ..been paid respectively be permitted to he reference to the observation which had been made as to a difference Proprietors for so many shares es the money schoenen' by them between the deed of owe and the proepectus, the only difihrence will cover at the rate of tia per share, exclusive of the call of 11. per 1 was, that the deed gave the power to mate alterations in some of share which wag due on th b e Isextingut day of July last, pr h o er providedvided that thatthe the regatio inns of the Institution for its benerit , remainder of such shares e ished u ataildfart Mr. Atone, the Solicitor of the Company, observed, that the the said shareholders do pay tn the said call of It per share, and cxc deed was drawn up strictly according to the instructions. With cute the necessary deed of eialeent on or before the 22d day of respect to the dividendet was pointed out by the deed itself that the August instant." estimate was to be nettle out on outstanding risks ; whether right or In answ to manyt from if A Share thoseholder, had already paid up wrong it was not for him to Fay. The CH er AI said, that who 31r. Dowaiwo, as a Proprietor, considered himself placid in their instalments were to be allowed to cotsolidate, they could not situation of great embarritesment, in consequence of the observe- pay less than they had done. The Directors did not contemplate Lions of the two gentlemen who had expressed themselves so having occasion to call for more than Oh on each ahare in the strongly on the subject of the affairs of the Company. lie under- whole. stood one gentleman to say, that when he became a Member of the The Snanwirohonn—Then dime who do not accede to the Company he considered he had made a sacrifice of his money, and proposition e neglect to pay the instalments by the 22d of Au. therefore he did not think having made that declaration that he was gust, will be nd car to hue fotfeited their shares. entitled to come there and complain, although he now brought The CHAIRMAN—I have already said we can devise no other forward so much knowledge and so much zeal in their affairs. He means by which the interests of the Company can be preserveta did hope th it the gentlemen present world not give their support The Sit Anon ohn na—Then this is your fixed determination, to a gentleman who had paid down his money to lose it all. He and will be carried into effect? hoped the body of Proprietors would receive with distrust any A- CHAIRMAN —Certainly. vice from mach - quarter. Ile (Mr. Bowling) should not have A Snot tetimanku—lt is an injury to the concern if all putties spokes but for the means which had been taken to attack the Corn. do not pay up. pany. The arrow had been throw", and then was to be withdrawn. The CHAIn et ate—That is very true. But iamb is the state of Ile however hoped the Company would act upon public faith, and things, that we have no remedy but to declar ee a forfeiture of those then it h . d nothing to fear from such attacks. who do not pay up. It should be remarked at thin is not a Com 31r. Wi hats explained, and said that be could take upon him- pany where the money is thrown to ducks anti drakes, and finally self to prove that the last speaker was not practically experienced, lost. It is all invested in real property, so that it is no loss, save because he would tell him, that when he became a proprietor it what, perhaps, might be loners the machinery, which might not be was a question of profit and loss. He would assert that when he so easily disposed of again. Those gentlemen, thereinto, who became a proprietor he told the Managing Director what he throw away their shares will be throwing away their money moat had that day stated. With respect to the difference between the unnecessarily. preareeus Bed the deed, lie could only say that the capital, which Alr. DENMAN said, that as no other person scened disported to ought to be 230,0 001 . and never lees, had never reached that num. addres the Meeting, he felt it his . titity to doss; and lie would not Only a quarter of the number of shares appropriated had been hesitate t o e leclare, declare, that he considered, do propoition n ow made by taken, and when the Directors laid claim to two unfortunate win- the Poi rd 0" Directors as one very unjust and iniquitous to those teas, he would say they had not been more unfavourable than any Propritt as who had paid calls to the amount of Ct. per share; and other two who which they could be compared. The Company also bermes he went further, he was sorry to say, that the Chalrinsn had t he charged extravagant premiums; they could be done 40 per broken his promise which he made to him (Mr. Dente:an) on the cheaper in Lloyds. former Meeting. That gentleman gave his pledge to him (Mr. Mr. Ernos, the Secretary, tore to defend himself fawn the Denman) that no forfeiture would be declared until a Meeting of imput anon of charging higher premium than was warranted by the the Proprlnon had been convened on the subject. regular coupe of business, when TI e CHAIRMAN begged to be allowed to Pet the wierthy Pro. .A PROPRIETOR interfered, °boning that Olt personalities pile or right. He would appeal to the recollection of all preont, must be avoided. whether the last this that was done, and the last sentiment ex- Mr. WILLis begged to smite Mr. Ellis, that in what he had rested by the Meeting seferted to, was not, that all matthes re. said he had not the least intention of hitcher;; any imputation en him ; on that:tummy, he had upon every 1110011160 great pleasure in witnessing the corteetneas of his coothmt, wad was obliged to him for his attention. Id r. DEWAR then formally withdrew his teanlntion. The CIIAI nb/ AN said, the motion being edthdrewn. it only re mained to consider whether the call of Ns. Ad. should be allowed to re-!. place. If there was likely to be • difference of opinion, he must take the votes according to the clause of the dc: e. • Mr. DEtvAlt could not agree that the resolution pawed unani mously at the last 31eetilig, that the calla Lls. 6d. should not be made, should he withdrawn. Mr. !l tronocrt said it wig imperative upon the Directors to make the call, unless the resolution passed at the last meeting was sanctioned by two others. lie considered it necessary to any, that it was the unantinous opinion of the Directors that the call s a,,uki Ire m ide. Mr. Ilasl.rn+E considered that it womb! he better to cimply with the art cle of thidetd, and contended that Mr. Dewar timid no be charged with inconaisteney should he abandon the resolu tion. more than the 1/irectorts themselves, who hail voted in favour of the cell not brine made at the former rnfoting. Air - Ih:r 7 Apt exPl:lincil , and sa . .l he could hat f o rego the resehi• tion - being put. II had no hesitation in saying that he was not a friend to :he Company, MO he hail only hccome a subscriber to it in order that he might have the advantage of insuring there if he pleased. Mr DEWAR then moved the iesolution passed at the fanner meeting, which was then put, si*P.4.oat it was not EXllCeiellt to mike a call of Its. fid. per share; ' which, being seconded by Mr. 51.111511 ALL, hlr. I,vart. rose, and said Mr. Marshall was not entided to second a resolution, he being a holder of two abates only. Tac resolution was then sceintiled by 31r. Willis. Tit"! ittPtlitatio , l was then put add negatived, and the neiginsd . . motion, that 13+. tl.l. per share, the amount of the deficiency, Atoul , blet demanded, wits carried by. large majoriiy. Mr. 31A03HILL begged to s.iy, that he was ni.l, aware of his not lying entitled to second a Resolution because he had only two shares; at the same time he mutt &sem that he only purchased with a view of insuringt here, V aeught fit no to do. Thanks were then, them this - gr Mr. *Mine; visual to the Chairman by acclamation ; and MI, no person whet ewer filled an oflice of that sort ever displayed a more gentlemanlike feeling and impartiality. A Sliateh &in handed our Remirete the following statement, in o:der to show the actual sum the Company will be benefited by the call in question :- 13,174 Shares. at 13+. al. each - 16 31outhe in:crest on 63,8704 Nett produce of the call . - £8.892 9 0 4.391 6 8 4,301 2 4 PROVINCIAL PORTABLE GAS COMPANY. using to the forfeiture of shaves should be left to the discretion of the ' ? Several persons here declared that they understood the result of Outlast Alerting to be exactly se. Me. DEN MAN Paid he had a note of what passed at the 'met meeting, which w. a, that us to the time of calling a meeting, that was to be left to the discretion of t h e Directors. but that as to for feiture of share'', it was understood that the Direeters would not proceed to declare a forfeiture until a meeting was called. A SHAREHOLDER—I understood it so. Dirtermete was glad to lind•he was rot the only person who entertained that impression of the fact.- With regard to the !,m -position, 'he considered it urjeet because it went to place timr: who had p aid only 11. per share, and that for specuative pews poses, upou an equal footing with those who had paid 6/. He slat contended that by the terms of the deed of settlement it was no in tie power of' the Direetots to declare a forfeiture. find until he had a legal opinion to the contrary he slicukl not admit the fan:. By the prospectus, the Coemany was to eanxist of a capital of 500,000/. in 19,000 shares of 1101. each. lle !agreed the deed un der the impression that the whole of the shares would be subscribed for before the concern began its operations. But it now appeared that out of the 10,000 shores. 2660 of them had not been signed for. Of Own 26400, 1720 hail only paid the first deposit of I!. a share. and 940 shares had been paid at only the rate of 41. per share. These filet:: were all known to the Directors. and the question therefore was, whether, while the holden of 2660 shares centinued to refuse to- sign the deed, it was competent for the Directers to declare a forfeiture of those holders of eheres who had paid 111. on each share, and had signed the deed, because, on diedovering them fiat., they thought fit to refuse to pay a• further ell! of I!. a abate? contended it was not. The Directors ought not to have suffered the Proprietor% to pay on in ignorance of the fact that so many Shareholders had refused to p ty their calls. Th. Coe n Ax—Tit ey did not refuse. It was competent for them to come fot ward and pay them, and sign the deed, at any time it hin three months. Mr. DENMAN will contended that a Meeting ought to have been called. Then, as to the consolidation, supposing the 1.729 shares on which It. mach had lino paid were to be cnnsolideted, the amount to be received on them would be about 21171. so that those Aide° had been defaulters to the extent of fel. a share, would be allowed to come into the concern upon paying 287/. and be placed on a level with those who had paid fit. a share ; and yet the latter were denied the right to consolidete their shares. They all ought to have the privilege to consolidate, if it were not convecient for them to risk mote motley. That was one ground why he opposed the proposition as it now stood. But he further complained that the Directors had withheld information from the Proprietont. They ought to have laid a statement before the Shareholders, in order that they might have judged whether it was worth their while to p y so much as 4W. a Omer. Mr. Set:ND Ells (a Dieeetar)—Tote bad an account delivered to you in sufficient time to guide your judgMenr. Ala DENMAN—That account was delivered only in June last, but the Directors might have convened a Meeting earlier. and have taken the opinion of the Proprietors as to the prudence of going on further will the concern. The CtrntttMAN—We hope today will settle every thing. Mr. DENMAN donbtcd it. Ile had been told by the Ch demo that 17,1100!. wits wanted to enable these to finish what had been contemplated. When he signed the deed he urderstood that 111,1119 shares were signed for; the Direcaus put forth a prospectus to tint effect; but he now found that not more than 7,000 shares were subscribed for. The CHAIRMAN said that the whole 10,1100 shares had been subscribed for, and one pound paid on them, and the holders were of course expected to sign the deed. It was not the fect that the Directors issued any prospectus. They were elected Directors be the Proprietors, and were not self-elected. No body of men had acted more zealously, and that without any aoatuity. Were they then to be told that they had not done their duty, and that too by those who had not paid up their own instalments? Mr. DENMAN next adverted to the circumstance of a requisi tion having been sent by some Proprietors to the Directors, to call a meeting, and that a compliance with it was refused. That refuted, too, was not communicated by the Secretary of the Company, as it ought to have been, but by the Solicitor, whereby an unnecessary expense was incurred. klie (Olen:re:to said .the only question now was, whether the parnmeition made by she Directors should be adopted ? A SHARP:HOLDER thought it was very hard upon those who had paid 61. on their %hares. The Cttaeuwaw observed, that it was still more hard upon those who had paid 71. If, however, the persons who hail paid 1/. and 4!. consolidated their shares, it would yield about 900:., and it was calculated that 900/. more would be required, which would only be a call of about 10s. a share. A SHAREHOLDER asked whether it was not possible to raise some money on the hind by way of mortgage? The CHAIRMAN—We tried every party, and did expect at one time-to make up mom., but could not raise it. 41r. DENMAN suggested the propriety of Counsel's opinion be. in taken as to the power of the Directors to declare the shares for. foiled on which the instalments were not paid up. The CHAIRMAN still that had nothing to do with the subject ininieditctely before them. The Resolution was then put and carried by a majority of 22 against 4. The Cetaiguele said he was now prepared 10 waver the obser vations made by Mr. Denman. With regard to the requisition to call a meeting, the Directors consideeod it to be in the teeth of their own resolution, and also that the Meeting would have been nuga tory; they having already declared the shares forfeited. They acted on the deed, and it would be in the power of the Lord Chancellor to decide whether they were right or wrong. It was; however, too much that gentlemen who had signed this deed should now come rid doaht its legality. But be the' as it might, they stool by the deed, and were prepared to meet the question whenever it should be brought before the Lord Chancellor or any other person. fie did not consider the Directors bound to attend to every requisition made to them ; but, in this case, they, in courtesy, directed an answer to be given, stating that they could not accede to it. Mr. DENMAN remarked, that it was well !mown that the oil gas would not pay ; and yet the Edinburgh Establishment was going on on the principle of oil gas. - Mr. GORDON (a Director) said they sometimes noted on the principle of coal gas, and sometimes on oil gas, aceerding to cir cumstances. The CHAIRMAN stated, that so lately as yesterday he received a letter front Edinburgh, from a Society who had taken a good deal of oil gas from the Company, offering to take as much as they con sumed at the same price as the oil gas was sold fot in London, which it was well known would give a great profit. ' A SHAREHOLDER—Then, Sir, you do think that the concern will succeed, and that there is no fear of want of customers ? The'Cirein MAN would engage that the Comnany would pay 20!. per cent, in two yea's. Ile then stated that the workmen of a manufacturer at Manchester preferred the Company's gas so much, that they offered to pay the expense of sending up the lamps to town to be refitted. There was no dread of competition at that place, as the Company could furnish the gas as cheap as the manufac turers could make it themselves. Mr. DENMAN—But the London oil gas makes nothing. Mr. Connoo said the reason of that was perfectly well known. It was stated, as the decided opinion of the Court of Directors, that unless the Company could deliver a certain quantity per week it never would pay. The London Company was never able to de -I.ver that quantity yet, but in the course of a short time it would, tor, instead of losing customers, it was gaining them daily. Mr. DENMAN stated that there was one fact which he deemed it impottant to mention. The last time he was in that room he was inforoteil that Mr. Dordon's patent. as regarded the principle of prices, had been sold by hint to an individual, and that that person had a claim of a per cent. on this Company for the use of it. Mr. Gornox %aid, that the fart referred to was this :—He had agreed with Mr. Whitworth, of Manchester, to allow him the use of his patent, in that town. This was before the present Company was formal. Subsequently, the Directors of this Company, wish ing not to be interfered With in Manchester, made an agreement with Mr. I•Vhits.orth, that he !Mould surrender his agreement to the Company, upon being paid a per cent. upon the dividends of the profits that should be from time to time declared; but Mr. Whit worth was restrained from inspecting the books, or in any way inter fering with the Company's affairs at Manchester. As to all other parts of the kingdom. the interest of the patent belonged to him (Mr. Gordon) or rather to the Company, he having entered into an agreement to allow them the use of it. Thank* were then voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting ad journed. ROME crneutr. M AI I/17 Oltiejoitt rROWN Sinn. I TWOriq Mr. .fikalice H ouot b y n .l THREATENING I d - - - - J os eph Finis one indicted for feloniously sending a letter td George Gregory, E.g., at Vl'illesborough, on tlt Bth of June, de. manding twenty sovereigns. and threatening to murder him, en. less he complied. The indictment charged the prisoner with vmdiny to the same party another letter of the same importi elated 11th June. On the application of the enrolees Counsel, the Counsel foe the Crown were desired to confine their proof to the that count, oft the ground that two distinct felonies could not be charged In the seen indictment. Mr. D. rot.l.oex and Mr. Law conducted the promeution,wint silo. Dowytwo the defence. It appeared in evidence, that the prosecutor, a pendent*, of fortune, lately rettirned from India. hail teken up his abode as Wilk:thorough, near Ashford. On the Bth of June he received by the General Post the following anonymous letter, Width. Cat orthography, presents a singular specimen of epistol ary comp.. 'Won " i have wro.e a few lines to you, and i im in great denims im throat von. for you !tele a time back engered me of &limy property; and now, if not by good will, i must by bad have 98safferenrof yea, and you mutt *tut them at a ptivet place for me, for if you dont, will he the death of rah in some way or other ; if i met do it slyly i will da it in the middle of dais they, or in the night, or the first opera tuncty ; & if you say aline) , thing about this i will Millftal you the same as if you dont put it there; loook down aside your flint wall door pilt, and move the duet, you will find a email puma, pat the sufferpris in it, secure it again at the smile place ; if you wish to live, do it; for if you done, prepare for death ; for your tines will be short ; for hew hi four of us, and if you put it there and sap nothing about it. fear not. As soon as you receive the letter put at. there, and dont let me, hear of it again, for if i sib I will not go back of my word, so do ir, and then I will never interferer with you, but if you dont you may depend on it i will be the death of you new. Dont you disappoint me, for i dam if you wont rue." . The prasecuroe took no steps to comply with the demand the* *caressed. (tithe 11th Jam he received .the Following comment'. cation, in the mute hand-writing, and through the like channel:Z. " i have wrote to you and morefor 90 sufferens, and you may de rend on it that i will murder you if you dont pm it there, so dont titer yourself, for i riven to do it. 1 wrote to you once befog, & told you to look down aside your new wall door post at the (runt of your house, and take the duct away there you dad a small purse. put the atiKrens in it and secure it again at the Pew place. & if you dont i am be damb if i dont murder dos, & if I heat of it again i will murder you the same. excuse my writing:* Upon receiving this communication, the prosecutor caused Ma earth near one of the pests of his outward gate to be searched, and in a hole was ro I a small bag, resembling a watch.fob. A few halfpence were then put into the bag, and it was replaced in its former situotion, covered with earth as before. He then gave di. reetions to his servant to wateh the spot, and apprehend any person who came f.r the biro. Between nine and ten o'cic:k the same evening. the servant who was on the watch perotived the feet of a men approaching the gate. The man stooped down, and after ze. marine the earth, took t! 2 bag out of the hole in which it bad bete placed. The fervent immediately rushed out and seized the prisoner, with the bag in his hand. Theyritoner became alarmed. and begged to he allowed to go, sad offered to give the somant a • guinea. Faithful. however, to his trust, the servant took him pri son. r. and brought tom into the presence of the prosecutor. The prisoner desired a private conference with the prosecutor, which being denied, he said he did i,ot write the letters, but that lie knew who did, and offe:ed to conduct prosetutor to the writer, though he did not know his name; this was declined. Whets brought befoe the Magistrate he gave a different amount of the matter, saying. that in parsing the prosecutor's gate, he saw • the servant biding the bag near the gate, and tempted by the supposition that money was contained In it, he had gone to the evening and taken it in the manner described, being wholly ignorantof the contents of the letter which had been Mot to the prosecutor. lie then gave directions to the constable to search has box at his fitter's house, about half a mile from Wllleaborough. The constable obtained the key from the prisoner mother, aril on scorching the box. found half a sheet of paper correspond. ing exactly with the half-sheet on which the letter firm sent to the prosecutor was written. It was proved that this wee had been purchased by the prisoner at a shop in Willeoborough about the time the letter was dated,. In the prisoner's box was found a copy-hook, with his name w ritten in it in several plates. and the second letter appeared to have been written on one of the leaves taken from the same book. The prisoner, in his defence, denied all knowledge of the letter, or of ins contents. Mr. Justice 1-101.RAYD summed up the evidence. and left thim to determine whether they were satisfied that the primer had sent the letter which was the anbject of the indictment. The Jury, after a alien deliberation, found the Flamer Guilty. OXFORD CIRCUIT. OLOUCESTLIL, Mom:wt. Ave. 7. DOE EX DE)[. 1171AFORD AND OTIINUTAW&AWNINCE. Ti;;;Ca;;Junderstand, was an amiss er stechwient, to tecOver I cottage at Whittington: The object of the set** was is try the validity of the codicil to a will,made by a widow woman of the name of Lightbourne, under which the defendant was in possession. and claimed title to a splendid mansion and extensive tract offerelle land, near Cheltenham, in this county, called " the Stesditrell Estate." The manner in which this valuable estate came to Mrs. Lightboume was under the following extraordinary circumstances. Sandiwell and the adjacent property, them palled Andifield, were anciently members of the great Lordship of Gloucester in litta. In the beginning of the seventeenth century, they were purchased by William Rogers, Esq., and bequeathed by him to Jahn Rogers, his youngest boo. Of his descendant, it was bought by 11. Brett, Esq. in 1680, who began building the present mention house on the site of the old one ; and in removing the foundation, several old leaden coffins were found, which, in the records of the tact, are stated to have been supposed to be Roman. The son of H. Brett. Esq. sold the present mansion to Ilenry, Lord Conway, soon after its completion, which took some years, during which time the father, H. Brett, Esq. died. Lord Conway's sue. csssor, who was the Earl of Hertford, sold it to the late Thomas Tracey, Esq. whose relict sold it to Sir William Dodwell, Bart. of Sevenchamp, in this county, who dying intestate in 1798, this and other considerable properties descended to the heir-at-law of the Dodwell family, who at that period, and for many years of erwards, was unknown. At length it was discovered that the only heiresses were three women midis% in London, named Tim !net, one of whom plied in Fleet-market as a basket-woman, tak ing home to the houses of those persons who were frugal and pru dent enough to market fur themselves the commodities which they had purchased. Among other ladies who employed this poor wo man of the name of Thr.brel, was the respected and revered mother of Mr. Thomson, solicitor, of Copthall-court, London. files. Thomson and the whole of the family were in the habit of treating the unknown heiress with the greatest kindness, asking her to the kitchen fire when she was almost perished by the cold winter morn ings, occasionally giving her a dram, from sheer humanity, when they thought she wanted it, and sometimes assisting her to satisfy a fast that m igh t other w ise have remained unbroken. During this period no earthly suspicions were entertained by any one, and especially by Mrs. Thomson's family, that either of these three women had a title to any property. Most diligent search, however, was inakitig for the heir or heiress-at-law of the Dodwell family, by two highly respectable solicitors in Cheltenham, who, having discovered fh at the eldest Miss Timbre', who was living in a low situatino in London, and her two sisters, were the heiresses-at-law, and entitled to the estate as co-pareeners, immediately instituted ' proceedings, and finally, after many years' litigation, sue. • seeded in obtaining possession of this immense and valuable estate. At this time the basket-woman was married, but sopa after her husband died. The other sisters then, we believe, went down to the estate, but did not inhabit the mansion. It was too splendid for their sphere, and ill suited to their habits. They lt: d one of the finest parks of venison in the kingdom, but never silt feted a buck, doe, or fawn, to be killed. At length, both these sis tees died, leaving the cf -de;arte basket woman theirsurvivingheiress. She, remembering with gratitude the former kindness of her old • patrons and protectors, the Thomsons, renewed the intercourse with that respectable family, and ultimately made a will in favour of the present Mr. Thomson, bequeathing to him the whole of the Sandiwell property, charged only with a few small legacies, of which the cottage in question was one. Mr. Thomson, se under stand, during the testatrix's life•time, from an honourable clothe which does credit to his heart, was contentto receive between 7;0044. and 8,0001. which was wholly money laid out by him for her use ; and we believe he at that time renounced all' expectations nuder this will, knowing that l'i e fortunate woman was addicted todtink ,and got knowing how soon she might makeanother will which westaideme. rate as a revocation of the first. It turned out even as Mr. Thomson thought probable. Mrs. Lightbourne Ml into other bands, acti, as was to be alleged on the part of the plaintiff, had executed a ‘s. cond will and a codicil, (under 'which the tenant In possession, Mr. Lawrence, claims) while she - was lb a fit of intotieaticn: Of course, as the case was not gone into at these Asides, no one w;11 tumors that such a position was made out, though we andeestood it . to he tits/id of the plaintifrs case: and we only state this outlit,e to explain in some measure the incidents of a case which has ex- . cited universal curiosity throughout the meaty of Glaseestis many other parts. ,Q d ote appnrtenant to this case is told in the county, which is of repetition. Some years ago, a gentleman of the name of . 7t;tiel (and we will not define bins move generally) sonde. .tended to pay these two Aliases Timbrel a visit. On his amval, Red after hie self-introduction it was thought that a relationship mild be traced between the families, and the old maids, with much btu- • ;Aridity, Insisted on the gentirellm bringing down his wife to Spend a few mouths with them at Sandiwell before he went abroad again. ' The invitation was acceptedt and while the gentleman and lads , were at tiandiwell they plied Ilse old dames with all sorts of dant. fiery, flattery, andel/imam, as It is vulgarly miles', with a design that needs so explanation. At length the period for the Intsbantra departure upon a distant voyage arrived. live night before his leaving Sandiwell was spent in . " a curtain Imam, *martini/ many inttructioas to his wife bow " to steer her co emee," with 2.. specs to the old ladies. In the morning he took an affactiogate leave of her, of course, and also a most tender farewell of kW heielynli• covered relations. On his arrival, however, at the port t i, 4 as • N he war to depart, which was no law than Portsmouth. be ght be had forgotten "a Wet" .oe tens that might DS useful tO ' V wits in his 'beerier. He unluckily committed them to ti. lather Mlle. thinking he was crenmitdrig. himself), awd dis* it„to 1 . 4 Rva, Timbre', Sandie/ell, Oloueestbethire." Al t he Diguci 110 . 041 1.64 The Government have forwarded circulars to the several collectors of Excise in Ireland, requiring a return of the number of licensed distilleries in their respective districts. How many of them are at work ? Whether it is intended that any of the unemployed shall resume work? And when such as mesa to do so intend to recommence operateona? It is undersstood that these inquiries are made with a view to put a temporary stop to distillation from grain, partly in consequence of the certain deficiency of all the crops ex cept wheat, and principally to relieve the West India in terest, by encouraging distillation from sugar and molasses. —Limerick Chronicle. Hoes c-si' EALING.—HemeI Hempstead and its neigh bourhood have been thrown into consternation, in conse quence of the loss of nine horses, which haul been turned out to graze. Mr. F. Spong, of the above town, lost his horse out of the Meadow before his house, between the hours of one and four on Tuesday morning. The horse of Mr. James Cato, of the same place, was found to be miss ing from an adjoining meadow, and is supposed to have accompanied Mr. Song's. Six horses belonging to diffe rent individuals disappeared from the pasture on Box Moor the same morning. The case of Mr. Rose, who keeps a public-house known by the name of the Eagle, be. tween Hemel Ilempstead and King's Langley, in the loss of a horse, which had been committed to his care but a short time previous, and which is supposed to be worth from forty to fifty guineas, is very unfortunate. From the manner in which these horses were stolen, no doubt exists that they were all taken away by the tame gang of depre dators. . 1 L