The Sun. — London, England, 1845-01-18 00:00:00

lento"' Sinis ter f ,Fair °fo ____ _ - S P - ORT.-LNG INTILLUGENcE. •- t --LONDON -JOINT-STOCK BANK. u...CeIIaESTER SPRING MEETING, 1845. i A general meeting of the Shareholders of the Cam er.m:'l'llostp I f& the Chester Cup:—Alice Hawthorn, I pany was held on Thursday, in the board-room of the 6 Yrs, Bst 13111) S yrs, Bst 19 oig-a-ballagh, 4 yrs, 9st 21 b—Corranna, bank, to receive the report of the Directors, and to elect —Zanom, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b — Gorhambury, five Directors in the place of those who went out by ro s y rs s -113— Aristides, 5 yrs, Bst 121b—The Era, tation, ranee,let st 1 11 b — Newcourt, 5 yrs, Bst 101b—St. Law- Mr. J. T. Oxley having taken the chair, the following % n e e , o gee, Bst 91 b—William le Gros, 6 yrs, Bst 716 report was read by Mr. Boyle, the secretary : Lothasriour'' yrs, Bst 61b—Truel - toy, 5 yrs, Bst 51b— " THE FIFTEENTH REPORT OF THE LONDON JOINT- Ilet an, ,' 3 Yrs, Bet 51b—The Cure, 4 yrs, Bst 41b---- STOCK RANK. so r, „''' yrs, Bst 41 b—Eboracum, 6 yrs, Bst 31b—Coun- " The Directors have great pleasure in again meeting e s p lan °_,..Yrs, Bst 21 b—Parthian, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Comte the Shareholders, to place before them the annexed ab cora. . 'es , 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Red Deer, 4 yrs, Bst—Dis- stracts of liabilities and assets of the bank, on the 31st of soreii:,yzs, 7st 131 6—Mickey Free, 4 yrs, ist 131 b— December last, and of the profit and loss account for the 4 yra, Yrs, 7st 121 b—Valerian, 4 yrs, ist 121b—Irene, half-year ending on that day. G atim 7st 121 b—Morpeth, 4 yrs, 7st 111b—John o' "By the last• mentioned account it will be seen, that .s sil u l t e ."‘gesd, 7st 101 b—General Pollock, 5 yrs, ist 101 b after deducting the current expenses, the proportion of y rs, ,! 3 e t of Three, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Lightning, building and parliamentrry expenses, bad debts, income bstenzseit;irass,t 5 Ob—Scalteen, 6 yrs, 7st 9lb—Peter the tax, and rebate of interest on billsnot due, there remained yrs, 7st 91 b—Playfellow, 6 yrs, ist 81b— a disposable net balance of 18,3051. 16s. ld. Of this Yarele yrs, 7st 81 b—Extempore, 5 yrs, 7st Blb sum the Directors have applied 18,000/. for the payment Wh at, Y„ 5 yrs, 7st 81b---Bay Monsus, 4 yrs, 7st 81b— of the usual dividend, at the rate of et percent. per annum, na s h aw a yes, 7st 71b—Gander, 6 yrs, 7st 61b—The free from income-tax, and have carried 3051. 16s. ld. to the Joh an ,' 5 Yrs, ist 616 —Alamode, 4 yrs, 7st 616 credit of the guarantee fund, with which, and the ....Q atiwe J en tN tn e , d, 7st 51b—The Artful Dodger, 6 yrs, 7st 51b accumulation of interest, that fund has been aug --N ",' IYIle, 6 yrs ! ist 516 —Portubello, 5 yrs, 7stslb merited 1,643/. les. 9d. during the half-year, being now , aged, 7st 21 b—Beatrice (Irish), 6 yrs, 7st 21b 90,8561. Bs. --All round Nish 5 my Hat, 4 yrs, ist 21 b—Defender, aged, 7st— " The seats in the direction to lee vacated on the pre -75t...,V_ oYrs, 7 st — Poussin, 5 yrs, 7st—Dr. Husband, 4 yrs, sent occasion are those oceupied by Sir Felix Booth, e n 1:3 -e man ac Knuck, 4 yrs, 78t—Lord Saltoun, 4 yrs, Bart., William Miller Christy, Esq , Robert Ferranti, ...6gtzszio2riipunabvarerrticoand,es, 4 yrs, Est 131 b—Adriana mare, 6 yrs, Esq., William Ormsby Gore, Esq., M.P., and Sir Richard yrs, 6st 121b—Vates, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b Jenkins, G.C.8., all of whom have given notice that they tee tub perland, 4 yrs, Est 121b—Idleness, 4 yrs, are candidates for re-election. tit lA= ()limit, aged, est 1016 Schoolboy, 6 yrs, e The Directors have to report that their highly . valued 4 yrs 6st 101b—T' Auld Squire, friend and colleague, John Peter Darthez, jun., Esq., 'el lu r t s i 4saiotaS.irea____ctp' r s ide of Kildare, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b— not having experienced the improvement of his health sit 9911b.liteittrRobert), 6 yrs, Est 91b—Vitula, 5 yrs, which he anticipated at the time of his late re-election, Hampton, 4 yrs, Est 91b—Hemp, 4 yrs, has considered it his duty to place his seat in the direc -4 Yea , 6st rinse Royal, 4 yrs, 6st 91b— The Dog Billy, tion at the disposal of the Proprietors, and he has ac -4 Yrs, bat i i,_ l3 916—Rowena, 4 yrs, Est 91b—Crotan Oil, cordingly sent in his resignation... . "t7lb--T'lst°—Milton, 4 yrs, Est 81b—Rowland, 5 yrs, "In communicating this information, the Directors "t 61 LAl e Bean' aged, Est 61 b—Agriculture, 5 yrs, feel that they should not discharge their duty, did they Zpatri ot e , 5 yrs, Est 61b—The Old Maid, 5 yrs, 6st 6lb omit to testify to the great merits of Mr. Darthez, as kelsiel i R o '_ 4 yes, 6st 61 b—Intrepid, 4 yrs, est 61b—Coal Director of this Bank, and to the many advantages it lulls /it, , s v , 4 yrs, Est 51 b—Seaport, 4 yrs, Est 21b—Vol derived at its first establishment from his enlightened Atlsi ee. ; Yrs, Est 21 b—Dr. Phillimore, 4 yrs, Est 21b— views, and subsequently from the attention and assiduity .sirest's): Yrs, 6st 21 b—Strathspey, 4 yrs, Est—New with which he endeavoured to promote its best interests. 4 yrs, Sat er, 4 yrs, 6 st—Little John, 4 yrs, 6st—Sinbad, " For the election of a gentleman to supply the vacancy 4 yrs, 121 b —Blue Jacket, 4 yrs, sst 121b—Obscurity, which has been thus created, the Board have appointed 4 Yrs, 5.,,,5t 21 b — Celeste, 4 yrs, sst 121b—Susan, a general special meeting of the Shareholders for Thurs b .3'rs, 7. lolb— Anabition, 4 yrs, .sst 101b—Stayley, day, the 13th day of March next. The half-year's divi ;welsh Tar' 71h —April Noddy, 4 yrs, sst 71b— dend will be payable on and after Friday, the 24th day bl'itz lien, 4 Yrs. sst 71 b—Sweetmeat 3 yrs, sst 41b— of January next." TelTel_ s es,l , 4 ' 3 3 Y . e..s, sst—The Hermit, 3 ' yrs, Set—Young On the question that the report be received and 3 , q. 3rs, sst—Marrowfat, 3 yrs, sst—Devil's printed for the use of the Shareholders, 1 , 6 Yrs, gi l t se.,sBt---Robin Burns, 3yrs, sst—Blunderbuss, Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES asked the Chairman to is — flotenic 3 yrs 5 t-Rd y 3 yrs, sst—Th state, on the part of the Directors, if' it was not incon -444, 3 v i ?' 3 Yrs, s' st—Ca ' bi a n Boy, o 3 ne y .', sst—Ould Ire- sistent with their sense of duty to the Proprietors, what 4 /Ib-..11:; s st—Ba st i on 3 yrs, Sit—Clumsy, 3 yr s , 4 s t amount had been paid during the half-year as interest on ,p i _ . Iss Eis,3 4._''ultud e, 3 ___ Yrs, 4st ' 121bMystery, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b the monthly minimum balances ? a ' t er of th e Yrs, 4st 121b—Secutor, 3 - ;rs. 4st 10111— The CHAIRMAN had no objection to give the informa aYrs, 4st i sl , R° ll 3 filly, 3 yrs 4st 1016—Estelle filly, tion ; the amount was 4,7611. 17s. -re c'ne th '''"uue, 3 yrs, 45t 81b—Sister to Devil Mr. Alderman thrones asked what was the amount er- e Tailors, 3 tOtravagan.,_ 3 rs lb 3 yrs 4st 7lb paid during the corresponding period of the last year ° lie oe 'e st '' , yrs, 4st 71b. To declare on or before The CHAIRMAN said that it had been stated at the last .euruary. meeting at i 0,739/. Ath HUNT, I v e rlton ), , - LING APPOINTMENTS. Mr. Alderman HUGHES expressed the satisfaction . a c e , 6 -- t u o .s., Mon., Packington Park Gate, 9 1 ; which was generally felt by the Proprietors that the Sat, L onetCa-Ln Cre s s u-terse h , ' li T u .1 I r d s h ie r e s I p o ir z le• Thurs., Nailston Village; Directors, in their wisdom, had thought fit to reduce the interest on these minimum monthly balances. Horsham hds., Mon., Charlwood Gate ; . Mr. .CORNEY said the Shareholders had left it to the befo r d oh . 'elebridge Heath • Eat Plaw Hatch-10z discretion of the Directors. He thought they had exer *mete ' Ire hd • • ' '' , . a• , seroe r , h . ~, 1 ues., Perrystone; e re,Yazor-10,4, cised a very sound discretion, and as long as the Com b ?rareilioloilasrsts:reuhodns..: Tues., Coffronydd; Fri., Glen"- pany had such Directors they could not leave too much ses g .h to.. in their hands. lle ol 4 l -7ke. Patcham ; Wed., Race Course; Mr. G. HARRISON said that he was one who had opposed the proposition, en the ground that when they Newmarket Hill; Thurs., Tels leted'll'he T h y ar e. rs e Mon., had laid down a general rule and induced individuals to S °lib '''. Th open accounts, they should not, without the direst neces- At a Ls bit,,t, akehare ; Wi d., Washington Common; sits, abrogate that rule. As traders in money' who had --''' Me s ing Bosthill. firmed a co-partnership, they must take the risk of that w,Gkree,.....e180,hd...., Mon., Brinkley ; Thurs., Hard in g trade on their own shoulders ; they had no right,. when (i. eit s h ave e. the market was in their favour, to say the profit shall be %hi re s r s l harrs., Mon., Kinniside; Wed , Wilton-10. ours, and when it was against them, to turn on the ,I. lisi e; rise Mon., Crewe ; Wed. Mere; * Thurs Dun- depositors, and say the loss shall be yours. ' W. wat,e Davenport Hill-101, " 4W ro yn r ; st • a ,yi t nn' . s hds., Mon., R . Dr. BOWRING considered that the Directors had come td . s e viii Ough Bridge; Wed., to a most . satisfactory determination. They I c i o d uld not d ato P t shire ; Sat., Hanmer-10f. adopt an immutable rule, like the laws ofthe e es sa a m n e l ir 11; hds t'inl,. iipnal Wood; Wed., Hawk- Persians, that,. under all circumstances, should the Directors 0,.. e‘ , 4 _,, , , Childs zee 1 -10 i. amount of interest be exacted and paid. The 14 ) ,!"„s hds., m on., Spread Eagle ; Thurs., had very wisely and prudently preserved as important arritletoi; hat., Lexley-10}. principle : they had given the depositors great advan -11;74 ilall• uct ~ se Mon., Coleorton Hall. Wed., Chaddes- tages by allowing them some benefit from their balances, Cited ! ' Pat., Clifton Village—lot,' but at the same time they had done Justice to the Pro for, .. s er a hds M I,e di ' seed : , . , 0n . , Monks Wood ; Wed., Brands- prietors, and he regretted that they had not persisted in D t ,, "P hd s Sat, The Liskey—iof, modifying the principle by which depositors benefited Tie,:ttl, hedastieoMlT. 40._unes.'L°usacitoemr b ; e Fri., Sibdon-10. from those frequent changes of the market to which 'erto sk hd egseign li on Thurs., ; Stover Lodge i es ery institution like this must be subject. Mr. Islaiseom. rose to make some observations re -1.110Z:ir ; SEst's'.Yrrie Hunstesham Castle i Thurs., Gibbet specting that part of the report which alluded to the re ds% • —l O4. rd reileertone on the Hampton new sinnation of Mr. Darthez. He was glad to see that the righton hds Sat. X a , , e M sD , , Directors had omitted any recommendation to the Share- Amides' s --4113 -101 -.1 ` l ighgate •; Thurs., Longford ; holders as to filling up the vacancy caused by such re- Thurs. --e 'S hds U A. signation. •, w e o, s e , Lowthss Ine stead 1/ , ° , r pro ; Tues., Kilnwick Percy; The CHAIRMAN stated that the vacancy caused by eoere y.,Ve laid g ail ; Fri., Beningholme ; Sat., Mr. Darthez's resignation would be filled up at a future ; w -.. eoro ur , h ,- e day. le s e a ci t i' %% r oot 3 " 3 M , ten re " on_,. Swallow Cross Roads ; Dr. BOWRING asked whether it was not desirable that Mal i'l l l-- .1. house ; Fri., Greyingham Cross the report of the Directors should be distributed . to the I/ ' ore s ha Shareholders two or three days before the public mee k "ird Inn "u 3., M on w . r • 1) s . , ; F r: e hintnoor Build ; Wed., Castle ing. If' this Company had been . instituted within the ti , 3 trii,,l 4 3 hd 3., ‘ ;1.., Birdsale House.-104• last six months, such a proceeding would have become . ‘‘‘tor Ash. •40n., Holnest Kennel ;" Wed., Hen- imperative, for . there was a provision . in . the New Joint I V s4 ' 24 si se s Stock Companies Act, requiring the circulation of itc ,l)4l)effllttptyou.satd;s.T, ,Thurs. Du Hatton New Inn ; Tues., counts previous to the general meeting. Hampton Lucy ; Fri., Comp- The CHAIRMAN said that the . report would be pre eee `rie ' `At., Farnborou h 10 I) °t t ' , Mon. A 1 g— I. pared very soon after the termination of the half-year. Ytb 4 , , , co —loi. Mr. HABLOIX again proceeded to make some remarks ~pil, MI p Ilion 5 hds. , Mon' ' Lowerwoods , Wed., upon the approaching election. 441 114'100i ; Fri., Hullavinton ; Sat., 'rate . Turn- Mr. Alderman 11. HUGHES rose to order. 41'e54.,°1,1''it,4,13.d Stirlingsh. The CHAIRMAN repeated that the clay - specially ap- Iltifr°tet)ts'tlyituhrigGv Bterid hd M Hunters' Folly • pointed for the election would be the time to discuss the ,G ss hes , g l e e ; Th s' a'rs. o , n flopetoun House; merits of the candidates. The question that the report be received, and printed 'it'iiriel;LSl4l,rd•ar,eihirklington Hall ; Wed., Kneesal for the use of the Shareholders was then put and agreed to. , to t 4 . k on „ s y Park-10 4 ` . The CHAIRMAN said that the next business was to fill re ~esee ~ onearsh Inn• Tues. Bunny Park; up the seats in the direction, to be vacated by Sir Felix h o , hall; Y • ' d 1 ' / Mkt elitin k, Fri., Rag a e-10 4 . Booth, Bart., Wm. Miller Christy, Esq., Robert . Farrand, i l est, ,l , , .e n re ; w e ed s lids . ., .Mon., Gate Burton • Tues., Esq., William Ormsby Gore, Esq., M.P., and . Sir Richard A ,' ho urs ~ Minting Park; Thurs., Sc ' opwick Jenkins, G.C.8.; . all of whom . had given notice that they , 1)0 14 1 ,' Sl ll, p itht s Z Beek -11, were candidates for re-election. r ;hse r „' 4 44 n ", d .: Mon., Pill Heath; Tues,, Hurst- Mr. V. KNIGHT bad great pleasure in moving the re kr‘:4t,' -44 1 il a f 0 ": 4 I . Ved.. Wherwell Wood ; Thurs., election of those gentlemen. 11 41 1 ' , Fri., South Grove ; Sat., Roche Mr. MOORE thought that they could not re-elect those r Is t. oseis hds five gentlemen without inquiry. He meant, as the Tili oti S Utto n i s hd . Tues., Horse and Jockey. names were put up, seriatim, to ascertain whether they bth W ed; s.. Mon. Witchley Warren , Tues., properly attended to their duties. There j wa r s not a more *t,„° l• l s e T Darthez. ' - seil ' 'nit 0 hors„ Grimsthorpe Gastle; Fri., Els- respectable man in England than Mr. p ey I ,_, 4 ,astleroore. k ' l. 1) u " ., SI Last year he had made kind inquiries after Mr. Darthez, OP I uetoe. Q ° ll • 2 _ Maidwell • Tues., Cransley ; and was told he had not been in England . for two or v i i4 3 l llfr ehe r 4 o ";:t d , li .. ilworth Han-14 three years, but was expected at the beginning of the liad ' e ' , Mon., Hayward Bridge; Tues., year. He inquired again in July last, and was told they -..y,„ A le , , did not say the beginning of the year, but some time in k w r.o pth :4 Wallbridge; Fri., Melcombe Hill Barn. the course of the year. There should be a book of r, I ,N ! satu.'..l,Tues, Hampole Inn; Thurs., Walton attendance of Directors, or some such mes.sure. The 4 0i1,,,b eAottou Brid NI (' 8 bat on ge-10i. first gentleman now proposed for re-election was Sir tketritouril,Co4,iniod,,Mon., Ludrick Common; Tues., Felix Booth.. Ile begged to ask the Chairman whether -- ,'; ‘ l or fi - s-loi ' 4 h ors., Barnby Moor; Fri., North Sir Felix Booth was a gentleman who attended to his 4,„ .lar ewo . , duties as Director ? East Up ton Thu' s , h dse Mon., Scholes; Tues., Spacey l Mr. HAsTIE, a Director, said that the question was of 'itsi Cn bds•,,Gatesforth; Fri., Boot and Shoe Inn, that nature which would operate most powerfully on e esli e l' i k . hd s. 3 :' usa Bradwell; Sat., Hazeleigh Hall. minds of the Directors. He himself went to . Scotland,. see 411 ; 8 Slo p., Halstead High Wood; Thurs., probably for three months iu the year, and if his . seat s in II knd s a t., Gosfiel 1 E sel s i efeee bs ( , 104. the direction was to prev . ent his . taking that vacation, ne 4 4 Rh T ow us., 'I ues., Bradfield -street; Fri., should at once say that it v‘ as impossible for him to act. at /I t hds I ' (.4 _,, tr _,, ... don Re. He put it . to the Proprietors . w ts he o t f h t e h r e s h u a c n h k i ? nquiries were lit..r, eeeh Ta o __ e inden; Wed., Sweich Gate; at all desirable for the interests Oetl 4l Rild n I°l ' Mr. CORNET said that before the Chairman answered P. kr., 'nets lie pird's hares Mon., High Leven ; the question, it was expedient to take the sense s h ber s :l 3 , ha, , 11 , 1 ; meeting whether any answer should be uc Ear l a F t : r 4 e :r ie tia is tai s lrss .:: , : d r • s : i t . .S N e u A n n th n ° e r ' ' s P'e C as i t ° l e . ; ;ed., Bates- questions might lead to consequences notbeneficial to re. 141itizieeler;illi s' hate Black Down-10. the interests of the Proprietors at large. It wauldwhbee.- ' oll 3ll ,? o , ll P .h i a lg r ale to ,• . Wed., Stanwick come a precedent, and it became . a grave question . Sue s 4 lids, A they such precedents were beneficial. The great tpomt t at, Z Wes t Ash'l°ll., Hallington Cricket ground ; which the Shareholders bad to consider was whether t 441 bri" 41 'siho "Y ; r T ott h d u . r.., North Willingham ; they were satisfied with the means adopted to h pr n o o m t o to e L et tim cles s hi re r llero ss . their interests. If they were satisfied, they ought I d elet°4 Brad 3" Mete, Everton House ; Fri., be too minute in their inquiries respecting the attendances T OII-1: (110 's ha g e ' of Directors. A gentleman might be more beneficially Ira `)4t s, . h ar ; Thu rs, s " 1100, Parton ; Tues., Hirsel Law employed for the bank by travelling into Scotland than is liy ',wise' house Budle • Fri No r th Charleton ; by remaining at home, and therefore it was no test of Durk''P h ds. ki --10 1 ' " 1 ' -.0n., Iv- l• efficiency to ask how often he attended the meetings of .erniels itton Bridge ; Wed., Caldwell, 12 ; the board. L .° , lti e - -101, r l d ou ht ,, , Mr. Alderman Butane., in reference to the resigna- Illeslni." hds, Tues., Willington ; Fri., Rainton tion of Mr. Darthes s thought that the Proprietors had Q been as handsomely treated by that gentleman as they —O L ti "-------_ could desire. It was announced at the meeting this time twelvemonth, that his resignation was to be ex pected if he was unable to attend, and he sent in hisre signation accordingly. Mr. AMIIIILOSE MOORE stated that he happened to be the chairman at the time Mr. Darthez's resignation was received. He knew it to be his spontaneous act, and that his most intimate personal friends at the board were r m not aware he was going to send in his resignation. . Moore put it formally to the Chairman what had been the nature of Sir Felix Booth's attendance? Mr. CORNET moved, as an amendment, " That the question be not answered." The CHAIRMAN having put the amendment, it was de cided in the affirmative, only three hands beiag held up against it. The original question, that the five Directors to. who had vacated be re-elected, was then put and agreed Sir FELIX BOOTH said that when he was chosen Di - rector, at the commencement of the year, he distinctly informed the Proprietors that his business would prevent his attending as closely as they proposed. If they re quired furthr attendance lie was ready to resign _his _ seat, but whether Dire c tor or not, be should always feel attached to the concern. He thanked the Proprietors in the name of the gentlemen who bad been re-elected. Mr. HABLOCE referred to the advertisement in which the Directors had recommended a candidate. lie had always understood that the Directors were not to use their influence to obtain votes, or to interfere with the right of judgment of any individual. The CHAIRMAN said that nothing had been done on this occasion, except in strict accordance with what had been done on former occasions. After some further conversatien the Chairman put the question which was submitted by Mr. Moore, " That it is not expedient the Director's should recommend any of the candidates to the Proprietors on any occasion of vaca ncy," and declared the motion carried, there being forty-nine hands held up in its favour, and thirty-one against it. There were some calls for a division, but it was not insisted upon. A Proprietor handed in a notice of motion for the next meeting to take into consideration the propriety of forming a fund for providing for retiring pensions for the clerks after long service. tor T s, ha a nks and to were Ai then r. Pollard, vo t voted t h t e o m t h a e n e Chairman ger, and and t he Die meeting rc separated. HUNG ERFORD AND LAMBh;T II SUSPENSION FOOT -BRIDGE COMPANY. A meeting of the Directors of this Company was on Thtirseday held at the office in Villiers-street, W. Ha e% Esq., in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting, held on the 12th December, were read and confirmed. The CHAARMAN stated that the object of the present meeting was simply to confirm the resolutions agreed to upon the last occasion, which went to empower the Com pany to raise an additional capital of 10,000/ The Act of Parliament required that when any matter of this kind was brought before the Proprietors, a subsequent meet ing should be held to confirm the proceedings of the former court. He had nothing to state beyond what he had stated before—namely, that they were obliged to go to Parliament to obtain an Act to complete their under taking. The Messrs. Tillett, acting under the advice of Mr. Whithall, the solicitor, had been induced to with draw from the friendly offers which had been made on the part of the Company. This, however, was a matter of comparatively little moment. Had the gentlemen agreed to the terms which had been made to them, the Company would have had to pay perhaps 500/, or above, which would have been more than the property was actually worth. To carry out the objects which they had in view, it would cost the Company some eight or nine hundred pounds ; but it was to be remembered that, under an Act of Parliament, no more than the actual value of property respired would be given in the way of compensation. He should be very glad if the Company could have saved this outlay of money, but they had very difficult people to deal with. Gentlemen were aware that the Board of Trade were favourable to the extension of the South Western Railway to the York road, and also to the Richmond line, which would join that railway at Battersea-fields. The Company had abandoned their intention of carrying on a branch from the York-road to Waterloo Bridge. Had that project been carried into effect, it must have been prejudicial to the interests of the proprietors of the Lambeth and Hungerford Suspension Bridge. The resolutions were put and confirmed, and were as follow : " Rsolutions of the Board of Directors, held the 16th day of January, 1845, for raising the additional capi tal of 10,0001., in pursuance of the authority in that behalf vested in them, by two special meetings of the Proprietors. " 1. That there shall be created 3,200 shares of 31. 2s. 6d. each, to be called eighth shares. " 2. That on on before the 16th day of February next an instalment of 12s. 6d. shall be paid upon each such eighth share, to the account of the Company, at the Lon don and County Bank, 71, Lombard-street. " 3.' l hat the remaining instalments to be called for upon such eighth shares shall be paid by the holders thereof at such times as shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, so that no such instalments shall exceed the Rim of 10s. for each eighth share, nor shall be called for at a less interval than two calendar months after the then preceding call.: " 4. That such eighth shares shall be offered to the present Shareholders in the proportion of one for every existing share this day, held by them respectively. " 5. That a copy of these resolutions shall forthwith be sent by post to each such Shareholder, to whom the secretary shall at the same time offer a number of eighth shares equal to the number of original shares this day held by such Shareholder. " 6. That in the event of any Shareholder failing for one month after such offer of such new shares to accept the same, and also to pay the said instalment of 12s. 6d. upon each such eighth share to the account of the Com pany, at the London and County Bank, 71, Lombard street, the same shall be disposed of by the Company to any parties wishing to become the purchasers thereof, for such sum or sums as the Directors shall be able to obtain for the same, as and when they shall deem it ex pedient so to do." Mr. BUCBMASTER wished to know whether any ar rangement had been made with regard to the opening of the suspension bridge ? The CHAIRMAN said that the question which had been put was one which it was difficult to answer, but the Directors saw no reason why it should not be opened to the public in the month of March. They were, how ever, much worried with the details of the work, which involved a variety of scientific and mechanical difficulties. He hoped the bridge would be opened in March. A PROPRIETOR—I hope you will not make it the Ist of April I— (A laugh.) He hoped there was a rea sonable prospect of the bridge being opened in the spring? The CHAIRMAN said he must speak with great cau tion, as he had been misled on former occasions ; but he repeated he sew no reason why the bridge should not he opened by the time he had named. A PROPRIETOR regretted the absence of the engineer, as he wished to impress upon him the propriety of finishing one end of the work. The CHAIRMAN would not attempt to conceal the fact that the Directors had been disappointed in respect to the progress made in the work ; but gentlemen must recollect that they had no money till November, and that up to October they were largely in debt with their contractor. A PROPRIETOR suggested that more men should be put to work. The CHA.IRM.I.N observed that they could not employ above a certain number of men at one time. There were now 100 men at work. Capt. ENGLISH wished to know whether the Directors had taken into consideration the question of the amount of tell to be levied on foot passengers ? For his own part, he was of opinion that they should exact Id. from foot passengers ; at any rate, this might be tried for a time, whilst the bridge was a novelty. The CHAIRMAN said, with regard to the question of toll, that was a matter which had not yet been decided upon, and it could enly be done by a resolution of the Board of Directors, to be afterwards confirmed by a meeting to be held previous to the general annual meet ing. At that meeting the Directors would be bound to state their opinion. He would only observe that he dif fered from Mr. English as to the propriety of making the toll Id. instead of a id. The meeting then broke up. RAILWAY IN TELLIGENCE. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. BRISTOL, TITURSDAY.—This day a special general meeting of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company was held at the White Lion Hotel, in this city, for the dispatch of important business. The large room was completely fill e d w ith Sharehol ders, the chair being taken by Frederick Ricketts, Esq., the Chairman of the Board of Directors, at one o'clock. J. B. BARRAN, Esq., the Secretary, read the report, which stated that the Directors had taken measures, in conformity with the resolution of the half-yearly _;eneral meeting, held on the 22d of August last, for obtaining surveys, and for making an application to Parliament for a Bill for constructing a railway from the Bristol and Exeter main line between Bridgewater and Taunton to Bridport, Dorchester, and Weymouth, with a branch to Yeovil and Sherborne. But subsequent proceedings on the part of other companies rendered it expedient to act in more perfect unison with the Great Western Com pany, and to combine with them in an enlarged system of railway accommodation for the counties of Somerset and Dorset, so as to secure the communication between those two lines and Dorchester, Bridport, and Wey mouth. The result was that the Directors, subject to the approbation or uie Shareholders at the meeting, had taken measures for applying to Parliament for authority to construct a branch from a point in the main line about five miles distant from Bridgewater, through Langport, and South Petherton, to Yeovil. The CHAIaMAN then laid before the meeting several facts and data showing the advantages to be derived from the proposed extension, and concluded by propos ing the following resolutions, which were seconded by E. Divett, Esq., M.P. for Exeter, Mr. Cross, and other gen tlemen, and carried unanimously : " 1. That it is expedient that this Company should obtain powers for the formation of the following lines of railway, namely, a railway from Durston, between Bridgewater and Taunton, to Yeovil, in the county of Somerset. " A railway from the Clevedon-road station to Cleve don, in the same county, and an ,improved junction with the Great Western Railway at the Bristol terminus. " 2. That it is expedient that this Company do take 1,500 shares of 501. each in the Cornwall Railway from Plymouth to Falmouth (in continuation of the South Devon Railway), and that the Directors of this Company be authorised to subscribe for the same accordingly, and to procure all necessary Parliamentary powers for that purpose. " 3. That an additional capital of 500,0001. be raised by the creation of 15,000 third shares, at 331 6s. Bd. per share. " 4. That every Proprietor of original shares shall be entitled to one such third share in respect of each original share, for which he may stand registered on the 16th of January, 1845, on condition of his notifying his intention to avail himself of it by letter to the Secre tary, and by paying before the 31st of January a deposit of 21. per share." Mr. MORTIMER inquired whether the new branches would be on the atmospheric principle, or the same as the trunk line ? ---,,„,' ICH. AND ELTHAM 1141:44tR,t, 13 -LEEPLE CHACE. tar . t, ,11,--This sporting event took place to-day, %tt i,i,,n"te stewardship of Captain de Brinzy, RA., tke.imed, thlt,tl.tl S..Jefferies, Esqs. The races were well A a z . t he being several four-in-hands, &c., on the t k o t tl , Et t o a r kes Of jlO sous. each, with a purse of 50Z ot. any horse ; to carry 13st each ; if entered P;11. 44:11d for 500 L, allowed 41b ; 400 L, 101 b ; 300 L, eltihtell,;42ll:ll)°.., 251 b •; 1 50 k, 321 b ; 1001., 391 b. Winners, thrill 4 wiirtw t e, e, 71b extra. Four miles. 0 weal .. la uts s Albert (sold for 200 Z) (Mason) 1 bi xo e T a brilliant (150 L) ............... (Noble) 2 t i. i: 4 ' 11:111Itsgtnan (1501.) ................. (Owner) 3 p . , Anders:Student ( 1 OW.) ... .......... (James) o t,p.wiiiin a'earlow (2000 ............ (Scott) 0 14,.,,,,,„, , al / 3 6 Exquisite (150/.) ........... (Sait) 0 )ktp,,J,x,,,‘,:eoueen of Diamonds (100 L) ...... (Drewitt) 0 ttp,11!it,,,,f,4_ ;go (1000 .................. (Carpenter) 0 4 t , I.it t i? s,t:at Roony (1000 ........... (Benbo c) o ki, 4 I,,),!,r,lckwiek (1501.) ................ (Oliver) 0 t '. ,I, Ttipt,s The Pony (1004 ............ (Powell) 0 ' G, Iti i _Lt a, linlahan (2004 ............ (Carter) 0 , li r ' re ' e re, Gay Lad (4001) ............ (Elmore) 0 ‘,tplt,.._n cane tion, Moonraker, and Duprez paid. 17 . ). t", 7 to the post, the flag was dropped, and tittiviet Y went at a good pace, Exquisite leading, 4,alleins3Weeund, Carlow third, and the Queen fourth, k4,l l t l t t„,, well uP, and all clearing the brook, Exquisite th_e th e third field, where he refused the fence t a`! l , : . . et . r 41,,, his rider ; the Queen then took the lead to a,1; 1 4 14 u turn, when Mason made running, followed by I N : th c , 41d brilliant, all three clearing the brook N: till ,11.4.c0nd time, when Mason gave his horse a tot It ',nil'', halt' a mile Or home. when he , 14111 • 1 : 11 4 wull easily, Brilliant second, awaydßgm c1'e1 ( , ) , 4 e ethers beaten off. The winner is in the INha,!teple Chase. , ;deers of 5 sovs. each, with 25 sovs. added by rt,, ll lt •iii;ieors of Woolwich, &c. Gentlemen riders ; l: t ;, 11 each Three miles. V'si ll its buprez .............. Morritt) 1 ,4j) l4 %,4' b t,'"l's Cock Robin . .... (Captain(Captain oad 2 1 1 tPr t . z ,th 3 The Colonel ..................... . (Ow ner;ner) die 4 14 t Otok the lead followed closely by Cock Robin, I , i i, C,h; s ante way rho y went over the brook ; but ti l e vv, belie fell in going over, and threw his rider, I J4 foil y", was not hurt, as he quickly mounted lit,Nt `X:qi, but his chance in the race was out. Nqt l ti Ns i Pt the lead, and at the straight running Capt. t'')liiyl).l.l.sheti his horse very much, Lilt Duprez won rider pulling hard. Cock Robi l i carried albs Mr. BRUNEL, the engineer, answered that the Tiverton branch, from its being 90 peculiarly fitted for the pur pose, would be worked on the atmospheric principle ; the Clevedon branch like the trunk line ; while the Yeovil was not yet fixed. Thanks to the Chairman closed the meeting. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. Oa Wednesday the half-yearly general meeting of the Proprietors of this Company was held at the Town-ball, Lancaster, Mr. D. W. Hassells in the chair. The Di rectors' report announced that the whole of the works from Lancaster to Carlisle, with a single line only, had been let to Messrs. Brassey, Mackenzie, and Stephenson, the contractors, within the engineering estimate. The works had since progressed satisfactorily, and the con tractors had possession of sixty or seventy miles of land, without having recourse to a jury, although the total number of landowners dealt with had exceeded three hundred. At the Lancaster end of the line the works had not yet been commenced, owing to an alteration de sired by the inhabitants in crossing the line, to effect which an application to Parliament would be made. Another deviation was proposed to be made at Kendal. The Directors now propose to lay down a double instead of a single line, and within the authorised capital. To complete the great chain of railway communication be tween England and Scotland, they have resolved on sup porting the proposed Caledonian line. The construction of the proposed Kendal and Windermere Railway would in crease the traffic of the Lancaster and Carlisle, and the Directors bad entered into a conditional contract with the Lancaster and Preston Company to lease their line of twenty miles in length. The accounts showed that the receipts had amounted to 174,6951., leaving, after dis bursements, a balance of 85,829 L The Chairm an con gratulated the meeting on the state of the company's affairs, and after a discussion, in which Mr. Errington, civil engineer, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Head, and others en gaged, the report was received, and the agreement with the Lancaster and Preston ratified. ELGIN BURGHS.—We have authority to state, that notwithstanding various surmises and premature canvas sing, there is no prospect of an election for these burghs speedily taking place.—Elgin Courant. r THE SITN,_ LONnON, SAfURDAY MORING, JANUARY 18 i AYLESBURY RAILWAY. Thursday a special general meeting of the Proprietors in the Aylesbury Railway was held at Aylesbury, for the purpose of taking into consideration what effect the projected Tring,Wolverhampton, and Worcester Railway would have upon their interests. Mr. W. Ricktord oc cupied the chair. The CHAIRMAN stated that an offer had been made to the new Company to sell their line for the cost price— namely, 60,0001., but their provisional committee had neglected to return a reply. It would, therefore, be for the meeting to say whether the project should be opposed in Parliament or not. Notice had been given to make use of four miles of their line, but as the new Company would take most of their traffic, they could not consent to this, unless the whole were purchased. The meeting appearing to concur in the view taken by the Chairman, a resolution 'authorising the Directors to take steps to oppose the new line was agreed to, on the motion of Mr. Tindal, seconded by Dr. Lee. THE ADMIRALTY AND THE EAST INDIA and CHINA ASSOCIATION. SCOTCH CURRENCY QUESTION, Admiralty, Jan. 3, 1845. Sir,—ln reply to your letter of the 31st of October last, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that a contract has been entered into by their Lordships for the conveyance of the mails between Suez and Calcutta and China, and that the particulars will be promulgated by the Post office department.—l am, &c., MONOPOLY IN FAVOUR OF THE EXISTING SCOTCH BANKS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—If Sir Robert Peel did not exhibit any very great regard for the claims of labour and industry in his currency and banking measure of last session, nor much philosophic comprehension of the nature and functions of money, nor can accurate knowledge of " the ancient standard of value," or of the monetary history of Eng land, he displayed consideralle adroitness—by some deemed statesmanship—in securing the acquiescence of all parties in the Legislature, by playing off one interest against another, and conferring on parties supposed to be hostile some advantage of a special kind not inimical to the general provisions of the Bill. Thus, the English joint-stock banks were induced to support the measure by the bestowal of certain corporate privileges and legal facilities which the Bank of England had till then exclusively enjoyed. In like manner, the silence and acquiescence of the Scotch banking and money interest were purchased and obtained for the time—l say for the time—for observe, although Scotland has latterly spoken out in a tone which it is said has so frightened the Minister, that he no lon ger intends to carry into execution his threat of assimi lating the currency of Scotland to that of England, by the suppression of her one pound No`es, yet it is re markable that, although this threat wivi uttered early in May, not a syllable was whispered in opposition to it in Scotland, or by any Scotch Member in Parliament, while the Bank Charter Act was pending, nor until it had fairly passed and become the law of the land in July following. What, then, was the consideration given to the Scotch money power for this tacit support of the measure ? Perhaps the answer will be found in the 10th section of the Bank Charter Act, which, although an Act referable to the Bank of England and the regula tion of its issues, somehow or other includes an enact ment applicable to banking in Scotland, as will be seen by the terms of the clause in question. The clause is in these words : " That from and after the passing of this Act, no per son other than a person who was on the 6th day of May, 1844, lawfully issuing his own bank notes, shall make or issue bank notes in any part of the United Kingdom." Now here is a monopoly created in favour of the existing Scotch banks, and all persons are prohibited from forming any new banks of issue in Scotland, however great may be the increase of population, or strong tke necessity for the for the formation of such new banks. On what prin ciple has this monopoly been created ? On what prin ciple should one portion of the community have special and exclusive privileges conferred on them at the ex pense of their neighbours, and more especially in these days, when the commercial spirit of the country is in favour of relaxing instead of making more binding all restrictions on trade ? Every man connected with one of these joint-stock banks is, in a great degree, his own banker--coins his own credit—and enjoys thereby a mighty advantage over his neighbour in trade, who is now legally debarred from exercising the same privi lege, however great his r ea l ca pit a l, an d wort h y o f credit every way as a banker he may be. Whether Sir Robert Peel will carry his threat into execution remains to be seen. But in the meantime the shares of all joint-stock banks in Scotland have risen greatly in value notwithstanding the threat ; and as to the threat itself, there is something singularly inconsistent in it, and at variance with the clause above quoted—for if it ever was really intended to suppress the one pound notes in Scotland, why provide by Act of Parliament for their continuance, and create a monopoly for issuing them ? The recent agitation in Scotland has been wholly di rected against the threatened suppression of the one pound notes not a word has been uttered against the creation of the unjust and unconstitutional monopoly I have pointed out. Can it be that Scotehmen generally are ignorant of it, and that interested parties, under cover of the agitation, mean to afford an excuse to the Minister for retracting his threat, so that the monopoly which has been the real object all along will remain secure against the chance of popular objection or legis lative interference ? Is there no Scotch Member who will call for expla• nation on this matter in the ensuing session ?—I am, &c. A SCOTCHMAN, BUT NOT A BANKER. Jan. 15, 1845. THE ROBBERY IN THE DOCKS. On Thursday Matthew Clark, James Hurley, Samuel Candle, William Johnson, and Benjamin Ashton, the five men charged with breaking into the tobacco ware house of the London Dock, on the night of Friday, the ad instant, and stealing 1471b5. of leaf tobacco, were brought before Mr. Ballantine for final examination at the Thames Police-court. They all conducted themselves in a very reckless and impudent manner throughout the proceedings, which commenced by Mr. Symons, the chief elerk, reading the depositions taken on the former examinatiins, and the evidence contained in which has been already published in this journal. There was a strong circumstantial cast against all the prisoners except Ashton, and the tobacco found in the room where Hurley was 'captured was clearly identified as that stolen from the dock warehouse. Mr. Ballantine said he should at once discharge Ash ton, and commit H ur l ey, Cant i lo, Johnson, and Clark for trial for the felony. Mr. Humphreys —Very well, Sir. Then I will now prove a former conviction against one of the prisoners, and ask you to return the evidence with the other depo sitions. William Cheney, an officer at Nicholson's-wharf, Lower Thames•street. stated that he knew Johnson, who was convicted at the January sessions of the Central Criminal Court, in 1843, for stealing a chest of tea, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour. JOHN BARROW. John Stikeman, Esq., East India and China Association. East India and China Association, 2, Cowper's-court, Jan. 11. Sir,—On the 4th inst. I had the honour to receive your letter of the previous day's date, acquainting me that their Lordships had entered into a contract for the conveyance of the mails between Suez and Calcutta and China, and that the particulars would be promulgated by the Post-office. Finding no intimation had been given on the subject up to the 7th in the Post-office Packet List, or in any other way, I wrote to Colonel Maberly, inquiring how soon the information the merchants are so anxious to possess in respect to the mail which is to leave for Suez on the 20th inst. would be made known, and to my great surprise and regret I have this morning received an answer from Colonel Maberly, dated the 10th, stating that no official communication has been made to that department.—l am, &e., JOHN STIKEMAN, Secretary. Sir John Barrow, Bart., Admiralty. Admiralty, Jan. 11, 1845. Gentlemen,—With reference to your Secretary's letter of this day's date, I am commanded by my Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you, that ar rangements have not y e t b een comp l eted for the convey ance of the mails between Alexandria and England, but that her. Majesty's Government are pledged to the per formance of this service either by vessels belonging to. the Royal Navy or by contract, and that when this point is determined, no delay will take place in the announce ment for public information by the proper office. I am, &c , JOHN BARROW. The East India and China Association, Cowper's-court, Cornhill. East India and China Association, Jan. 13. Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, addressed to this Association, of the 11th inst., informing them that arrangements have not yet been completed for the conveyance of the mails between Alexandria and England, but that her Majesty's Go vernment are pledged to the performance of the service either by vessels belonging to the Royal Navy or by contract. The four prisoners were thin committed for trial. Mr. Humphreys, who appeared for the prosecution, said, now the case had terminated, he begged leave to state that very few robberies had been committed in the London Dock, and that in no establishment was property safer. Last year there were two attempts at robbery in the dock, which did not succeed, owing to the vigilance of the officers. In a third case the thieves stole about sixteen gallons of brandy from a ship, and that was the only instance during the year 1843 that property was feloniously abstracted from the London Dock premises. As the public have been led to think that, under a contract with the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navi gation Company, one of their vessels (the Hindostan, from Calcutta, on the 10th inst.) would be at Suez on or about the 6th of next month, to receive a mail for Cal cutta and intermediate ports, and as the same Company have by public advertisement stated that their vessel, the Great Liverpool, will depart from Southampton on the 20th inst. for Alexandria, I am directed respectfully to request you will have the goodness to inform me whether it is intended that a mail shall be forwarded to Alexandria, either by the steamer Great Liverpool, or by a vessel of the Royal Navy (on the 20th), or via Marseilles on the 23d or 24th of this month, so that the mercantile community and others may be able to avail themselves of the first opportunity that will present itself for having their letters sent on direct from Suez to Calcutta by the contract steamer on that side of Egypt. It will also be satisfactory to ascertain how letters brought by that steamer from Calcutta, Madras, and Ceylon, will be forwarded from Alexandria to this country.—l have the honour to be, &c., GEORGE LARPENT, Chairman. Sir John Barrow, Bart. Admiralty, Jan. 14, 1845. Gentlemen,—Having laid before my Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty your Chairman's letter of yesterday's date, requesting information as to the details of the arrangement for the mail communication about to be opened between this country, Calcutta, and China, I am commanded by their Lordships to acquaint you that the moment the arrangement is concluded notice will be given by the Post-office department.—l am, &c., ROIDERIES BY THE SWELL MOD AT WINDSOR.—.— During this week, upon the occasion of General Tom Thumb being exhibited to the lieges of the Royal town of Windsor, at the public room, in the High-street, the swell mob fraternity from the metropolis reaped a plen tiful harvest. At the afternoon exhibition, on Monday last, the room was exceedingly crowded ; thus affording an excellent opportunity for the light-fingered gentry to carry on their nefarious calling. Colonel Moncrieffe, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, had his pocket picked of his purse, which, at the close of the exhibition, was found empty in a corner o f t h e room. A lady name d Ellis was robbed of her purse, containing four sovereigns, which, after being emptied of its contents, and the silver slides taken off; was again placed in her pocket. Another lady was robbed of her purse and ten sovereigns, and nu merous other similar thefts were committed at the same time. FATAL ACCIDENT TO J. BZOWN, ESQ., or LEA CASTLE, WORCBSTEASHIEL—Mr. Brown, who was a magistrate tbr the counties of Worcester, Salop, and Staffordshire, and was recently High-Sheriff of Wor cestershire, died on Saturday night last, from the effects of injuries received by being thrown from his gig by coming in contact with a dog-cart, near his own resi dence. An inquest was held on the body on Tuesday evening, the 14th inst., wnen it appeared that Mr. Brown was driving along the road at a proper pace and on the proper side. Coming in a contrary direction were two dog-carts, which were also on their proper side of the road, but their owners were walking on the footpath. On approaching each other the owners of the dog-carts went towards their dogs, to lead them out of the way nearer to the side of the road, when the dogs ran under the feet of Mr. Brown's horse; that gertleman was then thrown to the ground, his spine was injured, and the lift side of his chest completely driven in, ca us i ng ser i ous in ternal injuries. He was conveyed to hi s res i dence, and Mr. Thursfield, surgeon,was called in, b ut all t h e means adopted to save lite proved fruitless. The Coroner's jury found a verdict of " Accidental death," and at the same time expressed their opinion " that the use of dogs on a public highway is very danger ous, and requires legislative int er f eren ce." Mr. 8r0v..1 was in his 67th year; his remains were interred at Manchester yesterday. PUTNET-BRIDGE AND Tau POOR -RATES. —At Wandsworth Police Court yesterday the churchwardens and overseers of the parish of Putney applied to Mr. Clive, the sitting magistrate, for summonses against the proprietors of Putney-bridge, for refusing to pay the sum of 461. 10s., being the amount of one quarter's rate, due since October, 1844. From the statements made yes terday and at other times in this Court, it would appear that the Bridge Company and the parishes of Putney and Fulham have been at variance for upwards of two years, and the Bridge Proprietors have refused to pay any rates made upon them by either parish. The Pro prietors allege that they do not form a corporate body, and that each Proprietor should be rated separately, ac cording to his share in the bridge. There were now ninety-six Proprietors, some of whom reside abroad ; therefore, to obtain the rate in that manner would be impossible. After a long conversation between the magistrate and the parochial authorities, it was ulti mately determined that a summons containing the names of ninety-one proprietors should be made out, and served upon Mr. Cheesemore, the secretary, at the bridge toll-house. _ _ DEPARTURE OP MR• PRITCHARD.—The Patriot mentions that this gentleman, whose name has been so much before the public in connection with the affairs of Otaheite, takes his departure to-day for the station to which he has been appointed. He does not go out as a missionary, though his admirers are informed that in his new position he " will promote the missionary enter prise" as effectually as ever. JOHN BARROW. The East India and China Association. H. I. M. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA. The most careful inquiries that we have been able to institute lead us to the belief that the rumour of the Emperor's death is not deserving of credit. From the nature of the case, it is true, we can have none but nega tive evidence; still that evidence is very strong. We know that up to the hour of our paper going to press, no official accounts of the event have reached this country from St. Petersburgh. The report originates with the Brussels journals published on the 14th instant, and they profess to have received it from Berlin via Amsterdam. Now we find from the Frankfort papers of the 11th, that a rumour of the Emperor's " serious illness" was cur rent in that city on the previous day, the 10th, but that it was not believed, because the Prussian corre spondence that arrived in regular course of post, made no mention of it. Moreover, the Universal Prussian Gazette of the 12th is altogether silent on the subject. Our correspondent at Paris, writing on Wednesday afternoon, says—" A rumour of the death of the Emperor of Russia has been afloat, and the news is said to have come via Holland. It, however, obtains very little credence"—and these circumstances, taken together, appears to us a full justification for dis believing the story. It would be exceedingly difficult, on political grounds, to offer a reasonable conjecture as to the motive of the fabrication, if such it should prove to be. However deeply we should lament the demise of the Emperor of Russia, as a man estimable alike in his public capacity and his domestic relations, it is highly imprcbable that the event would create any sensation in his dominions but one of general grief. There is no risk of a disputed succession, and no room for antici pating that a new course of policy would compromise the peace of Europe. But, while we seek in vain for the origin of the rumour iu the position of Russia, domestic or foreign, we think the papers to which we have al luded afford some clue to the solution of the mystery. The Independent Beige says " the funds fell on the 13th at Amsterdam," in consequence of the report ; and the flandelsblad accounts for this by the fact that " a considerable amount of Russian stock has been sold." We confess that, under all the circumstances, we think the story may fairly be attributed, as far as we see at present, to the persons engaged in those great games of hazard which, in the delicate periphrasis of the Bourse, are designated as " financial operations." It would not be the first time that such a thing has hap pened, and we fear it will not be the last. Our suspicion is somewhat confirmed by the manner in which the in telligence reached ourselves so early as half-past six yesterday morning. We received it apparently authen ticated by a signature that we could not recognise, and by a route the most circuitous for anything coming from Holland or Belgium. We, therefore, declined to print the communication ; but, finding that the Times soon published several details, we copied them, and in half an hour afterwards issued a third edition, with the result of our own inquiries. We repeat both these statements in our present impression, and our readers will now have before them the whole history of the case, as a means of o e n p i a n b i l o i ng them n w e have t o hjudgehazarded rd e how d during tir w are the absence orne o o f u i a t ut the authen tic en tic information.—Pust. .. . a - :h~a .. THE GORGON STEAM-SLOOP. The following letter has been addressed to the Editor of a Morning Contemporary have this morning received a letter from an officer on board her Majesty's steam-vessel Gorgon, Captain C. Hotham, and you and your numerous readers will be glad to learn that, on the 13th October, that ship was hove from off the beach of Monte Video, and during the following week was dragged through the mud a dis tance of half a mile, in seven feet of water. The perse verance and exertions of the officers and crew in this trial of seamanship and nautical skill, appear to have been truly surprising ; during five months their work was continual, by night as well as by day, not only forming a complete we t d oc k, b u t a l so in — excavating a channel, 100 fathoms in length, through which to haul the ship clear of the sand into the mud. It appears the Gorgon was left, after the gale of the 10th May, nearly dry ; at a very high tide there were eight inches water round the bows, and four feet on each quarter, she being buried in the sand to the depth of thirteen feet on the starboard, and nine feet on the port side. To extricate an 1,100-ton ship from this situation, and perfectly to fit her for active service, was an under taking which reflects the highest credit on all connected with her, and will prove to the numerous foreign officers who were spectators of the undertaking, that thirty years of peace have not deprived the British navy of that energy and spirit for which it has always been distin- guished.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, 36, Strand, Jan. 16. GEORGE GILLOT. P.S.—I expect we shall hear of her arrival home some time in April. MYSTERIOUS CASE OF POISONING AT SHEERNESS. . _ _ —Within the last few days, a painful degree of sensa tion has been felt by all parties in and about Sheerness, arising from the affecting circumstances of an accom plished and very handsome young Jewess, named Esther Russell, the daughter of a respectable tradesman in that town, having died from the poisonous effects of arsenic, in rather a mysterious manner, after giving birth to a female illegitimate infant, since dead. The inquest on the bodies of the young mother and child was held on Tuesday, before Mr. flincle, one of the Coroners for Kent, and the principal facts connected with the deplora ble affair, as given in evidence, have already appeared. The jury returned, after a lengthened deliberation, the following verdict :—" That the deceased Esther Russell died from the effects of arsenic, but how administered there was no evidence to show, and the jury were unani mously of opinion that a great want of attention towards the deceased had been shown by her parents and family. Respecting the infant, they were of opinion that it had died from excessive hemcerrhage caused by the navel string not being tied." A FEMALE PEBACHEIL.--On Thursday Mrs. Lydia Pinder, a middle-aged and rather respectable-looking female was charged at the Lambeth Police-court with creating a great disturbance, in the Westminster-road, on that morning. Police-constable, L 31, deposed that about three o'clock, in the morning he heard a disturbance in the Westminster-road, and on going to see what was the matter, he found the prisoner in the midst of a crowd of night walkers and others preaching a sermon, partly re ligious and partly blasphemous. He endeavoured to get her one way or the other, but she refused, and kept abusing him, so that he was compelled to take her to the, station-house. In reply to the charge the prisoner said she had been up a number of hours with her daughter, who was in a dying state, an d having taken a gl ass o f rum it affected her head very much. She was discharged ,ish as a d mon ition to abstain from rum for the future. 345. FRENCH PLAYS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Mr. Mitchell has just issued his programme for the season, which will, we opine, prove even more brilliant than any of its predecessors. The subscription is for forty representations, which will take place on Mondays and Fridays. There will also be a performance on Wednesday evenings, which will not be included in the subscription ; but the arrangement of last season, by which subscribers were enabled to exchange either the Monday or the Friday evening for the Wednesday, will be continued. This is a most liberal arrange ment on the part of Mr. Mitchell. It gave general satisfaction last season, and we hope that it will be met in the spirit in which it ought to be met, and that his list of subscribers will be materially increased. The season opens on Wednes day, the 22d instant, with Monsieur Lalont of the Theatre des Variete, his first appearance at this thea tre, and Mademoiselle Nathalie, from the Theatre du Gymnase, will appear conjointly with M. Lafont. They will be succeeded by Frederic Lemaitre, and Mademoiselle Clarisse, who will remain with us until Easter. During their engagement Don Cesar de Baran and Ruy Blas will be produced. After Easter Madame Albert will appear for a few nights, and her brief en gagement will be followed by that of Monsieur Ravel, an actor new to this country. Made moiselle Plessy and Monsier Regnier, of the Theatre Francais, will follow Monsieur Ra vel, and during their engagement a new comedy by Alexander Dumas, written expressly for Mr. Mitchell's company, will be produced under the su. perintendence of the talented author. Achard, who created such a sensation last season, is engaged for a few nights towards the close of the season; and Monsieur Arnal, from the Theatre du Vaudeville, closes the season. Monsieur Arnal we expect will be a great favourite in this country. He is the original L'Honzme Blasé, which admirable vaudeville will be produced during his stay amongst us. The permanent _company includes that excellent actor, Cartigny, Lienard, the quaintest of low comedians, and all the favourites of last season. Mademoiselle Eliza Forgeot still continues directrice, while Monsieur Burotte, late second chef d'orchestre at the Vaudeville, assumes the command of the musical department. The company, taken as a whole, will be the stron ges t F renc h company that has ever performed in London, and we anticipate for Mr. Mitchell a brilliant and successful season. WESTMINSTER LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND MECHANICS' INSTITUTION, On Thursday evening Mr. West, of the Royal Academy of Music, gave a lecture at this institution on the ancient love of music and a plan for a national musical education. The lecturer took a clever cursory view of the real and traditionary evidence of the love of music, and its influence among the ancients. He showed its intimate association with the exercise of devotion in all ages, Pagan and Christian. If Mr. West's opinion be well-founded, and we fear it is so, his remark is worthy of attention that, whereas in the pri mitive days of our Church the music often drew Pagans within the pale, now it is more calculated to drive Christians themselves out of the temple—indeed, a good organ, tolerably well played, and loud enough to stifle the dissonant uproar of the charity boys and congregation would be an inestimable comfort. Mr. West paid due homage to the masters of the divine art, and selected Handel's passionate recitative and air from Jephtha, " Deeper and deeper still," which was sung by Mr. Field with nervous power and great tenderness of expression. The lecturer himself exemplified the richness of Mozart's musical imagination in " Non piu andrai," and subsequently the brilliant fancy of Rossini, as it bounds and sparkles in " Largo al fac totum," and in each of these trying pieces Mr. West evinced the liveliest sense of his author, and in the first elicited an enthusiastic encore. Mr. George Buckland sang Russell's strange yet powerful song " The Maniac," with much judgment, and at the conclusion of the lecture contributed largely to the entertainment of the audience by giving with much humour John Parry's songs " Mama is so very particular," and Blue beard." Mr. West brought his lecture to a close by referring to the wonderful effects of popular music teaching in Switzerland, and expressed a hope that a similar impulse might diffuse the spirit of song amongst our countrymen. BANKRUPTCY ANALYSIS TOR 1844.-Ale merchants 4, apothecaries 9, attorneys 3, auctioneers 9, bakers 9, bankers 4, booksellers 10, boot and shoemakers 10, brewers 8, brickmakers 5, brokers 8, builders 44, . butchers 14, cabinet-makers 11, calico printers 4, car penters 21, carpet manufacturers 4, cattle dealers 7, cheesemongers 6, chemists and druggists 15, clothiers 5, cloth manufacturers 4, cloth merchants 2, coachmakers 5, coach and omnibus proprietors 5, coal merchants 11, commission agents 10, contractors (road, railway, and gas) 3, cooks and confectioners 4, corn merchants and dealers 17, cotton manufacturers 3, curriers 10, cutlers 3, dairymen 3, dealers 15, earthenware dealers 3, eating and coffee-house keepers 3, engineers 6, engravers 2, farmers 7, flannel makers 2, fruit merchants 4, furriers 4, glass merchants 3, grocers 53, hatters 6, horse dealers 3, hosiers 4, innkeepers 22. ironfounders 11, iron mongers 19, jewellers 7, lacemen 3, leather sellers 3, lime burners 2, linendrapers 23, linen manufacturers 2, livery-stable keepers 7, lodging-house keepers 5, ma chinists 2, maltsters 7, market gardeners 2, mercers 2, merchants 38, millers 19, milliners 3, money scriveners 5, musical instrument makers 2, nail manufacturers 2, oil merchants 3, painters 2, paper hangers 2, paper makers 3, pawnbrokers 3, plumbers and glaziers 13, printers 5, printsellers 2, provision m e r c h an t s 4, sa ddl ers 10, sail-cloth manufacturers 3, ship brokers 3, ship owners 7, shipwrights 4, silk manufacturers 4, silk throwsters 4, silversmiths 4, soapmakers 2, stationers 12, straw-bonnet manufacturers 2, surgeons 13, tailors 28, tallow chandlers 7. tanners 3, tea dealers V, timber merchants 3, tobacconists 4, toymen 2, trimming makers 2, upholsterers 9, victuallers 47, warehousmen 10, watch makers 4, wheelwrights 1, wine and spirit merchants 36, woollen-drapers 8, woollen manufacturers 3, woolstaplers 2, worsted manufacturers 3, worsted spinners 3, various 76.-Total, 1,064. DEATH FROM POISON.—MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.— Considerable surprise was excited on 'Change on Satur day, by a report that Mr. Louis Schwabe, the celebrated manufacturer of figured silks by the jacquard loom, had met with his death, under circumstances which led to the suspicion that he had been poisoned. For a con siderable time the rumour met with but little credit, but unfortunately it proved too true. The deceased was a gentleman much respected in this town, and was well known throughout the commerci a l wor ld for the ener getic perseveraece with which he pushed forward the improvement of the silk manufacture by means of the jacquard loom. It appears from the inquiries which we have been enabled to make, that Mr. Schwabe had recently lost a valued relation, and appeared de pressed in spirits in consequence. He was taken ill on Friday night, or early on Saturday morning. and in con sequence of the symptoms which exhibited themselves medical assistance was called in, and the stomach-pump used, but he died at about half-past seven o'clock in the morning. An inquest was held on the body yesterday at the house of the deceased, but out of respect to the feelings of his family the coroner (Mr. Chapman) deter mined that the proceedings should be private. We can, therefore, merely state the re lult, which we believe to be, that the deceased came to his death in consequence of having taken oil of vitriol, being at the time in a state of temporary insanity. The deceased, we understand, was about 44 years of age. EXPERIMENTS IN WOOLWICH MARIIHES.—Lieut.- Colonel Dansey, C. 8., Assistant Director of the La boratory Department of the Royal Arsenal; Lieu tenant-Colonel Chalmer, Assistant Director-Gene ral of Artillery; Major Hardirge, Assistant- Director of the Carriage Depaz tment, attended in the Marshes on Thursday afternoon, t) witness experi ments with an invention submitted by Lieut. Pen rice, of the Royal Engineers, as a substitute for the present cases used for shot fired from field battery guns. The invention consists simply of a coil of wire, of about half an inch in thickness, formed similar to the elastic coils of wire introduced in easy chairs and cushions. The diameter of the coil is made equal to the bore of the gun from which it iit to be fired, and the outside covered with strong brown paper pasted together. The inside is then filled with mu s k e t-balls embedded in sawdust, and attached to the usual wadding with wire. A light six-pounder gun was brought within two hundred yards of the target, and a number of rounds were fired; but in almost every instance the balls, or a great they s truck the ground before th ey went Two rounds of the common case shot were fired to compare the effect, axnpderihreyenta were p th o e rti w o h n o o le f length. them appeared to answer far better than the invention su b m i tted for experi men t on this occasion. E afterwards carried on with shot fired from the same gun to test the efficiency o f marine glue, used as adhesive power to attach 6 -pounder shot to wooden wadding, instead of attaching them, as at present, with slips of tin, which are apt to get rusted by the action of salt water, or broken by rubbing on each other w h en used for field service. Twelve rounds were fired with this invention, and they appeared to answer the purpose remarkably well, and the aim was so well taken by Lieutenant the lion. C. Devereux that every one of the twelve shot entered the target at two hundred yards' range. The Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern. liechin gen died at Vienna on the 7th inst., after a long illness. Prince Frederick of Nassau, uncle to the reigning Duke, and a general in the Austrian army, died lately at Vio uus of a disease of the heart, aged 46. ~.-... IRELAND. CONCORDAT WITH THE POPE. LETTER FROM THE LORD-LIEUTENANT 01 IRELAND TO ARCHBISHOP MURRAY. DUBLIN, JAN. 15.—The Dublin Evening Post con• tains a most important communication from the Lord- Lieutenant to Archbishop Murray, completely contradict ing the rumours as to a negotiation between the British Government and the Court of Rome for a concordat : " Mountjoy-square, Jan. 15, 1845. "My dear Sir,—l have just had the honour of re ceiving from his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant an fin portant communication, of which I beg to inclose a in the hope that you will have the goodness to give It j► place in your next publication. `• I have the honour to be, my dear Sir, " Very faithfully yours, " F. W. Conway, Esq." " Pi D. MURRAY. (Copes) " Vice-regal Lodge, Jan .15, 1845. " Lord Heytesbury presents his compliments to Arch bishop Murray, and begs to inform him that he has been instructed to give to him and to Archbishop Crolly the strongest assurances, on the part of the Government, that there has never existed the slightest intention of entering into any negotiation with the Papal See vpon the subject of a concordat." THE BEQUESTS ACT—THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY. The Roman Catholic clergy of the diocese of Dublin held their annual conference yesterday. We have learned that no petition was brought forward respecting the repeal of the penal clauses in the Relief Bill against the regular clergy, nor was there any document sub mitted at the conference on the subject of the Charitable Bequests Acts, probably b ecause differences of opinion prevailed regarding that measure. But, after the conference, a considerable number of the clergy held a separate meeting, at which a petition to" Parliament was unanimously adopted, urging the total repeal of the Charitable Bequests Act, and the substi tution of. Mr. O'Connell's Bill in its stead ; also praying that the clauses in the Emancipation Act affecting the regular clergy might be expunged. The petition was signed by upwards of fifty of the clergy of Archbishop . Murray's diocese, including most of the parish priests of the city of Dublin. The petition is to be signed throughout the diocese. ARCHBISHOP MURRAY—LAY DECLARATION. A declaration of the laity of the diocese of Dublin, similar to that of a portion of the clergy, addressed to Archbishop Murray, is in the course of signature. RESCRIPT FROM ROME. The Pilot of this evening contains the following letter from Dr.. Cantwell, Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath, to Mr. O'Connell : " Illustrious and beloved Liberator,—Your powerful and unanswerable expose of the anti-Catholic provisions of the insidious Bequests Act, published in the Pilot of Friday evening, increases immeasurably your claim to the confidence and gratitude of the Catholics of Ireland. Never did you pen a more useful or more necessary document. Among the many blessings which it cannot fail to accomplish, I indulge the strongest hope that it will determine those venerated prelates who, from the purest motives, accepted the commission, promptly to resign an office which connects them with the enemies of our faith in carrying into effect a law obviously levelled at the independence of that Church which triumphed over persecutions the most atrocious, and of which those very prelates have been the steady pillars and brightest ornaments. The virtues, the talents, and the abundant fruits of their .seal in the cause of religion, entitled those prelates to the respectful consideration of their countrymen; no prelates in the church of God were more justly endeared to their respective flocks ; none possessed in a higher degree the confidence and the affections of their brethren in the episcopacy. Would to God they may promptly adopt that course which, I am firmly persuaded, can alone secure the continuance of those great blessings ! The resignation of an office, the ac ceptance of which already produced fruits of bitterness which every friend to religion must deeply deplore, can alone restore public confidence, heal the diss ens i ons which have arisen among th e clergy and laity, and re. establish that unity of feeling and action among the pro laths which rendered the persecuted Church of Ireland the terror of the enemies of our holy faith, and the pride and admiration of the Catholic world. " On the public documents, having reference to the Catholic prelates, and to some of which you more than once alluded, I deem it right to offer a few remarks. The letter of his Eminence Cardinal Fransoni, addressed to his Grace the Primate, and published in the Evtniesp Post of Saturday, was received at our last meeting with the sentiments so fully expressed in the resolution which was unanimously adopted. That all the prelates con curred in the resolution is quite certain ; that there existed a very material difference of opinion on the inter pretatien of the letter is equally undeniable. Some Bishops (they were only few in number) understood the letter as implying a prohibition to take any part in a public meeting, or to be present at a public dinner. The other prelates felt that they would not carry out the wishes of the Holy See by adopting or acting en any such interpretation. The prelates who interpreted the document in the latter sense, and, I think, they consti tute the majority, ground their interpretation on the terms expressly used in the communication itself. They ate—" nimium adicti...minus prudenter..." Even these were applied only hypothetically—" Si relate subsiste rent...si ita esset," &c. " The Cardinal evidently censures only violent and in temperate language in either priest or bishop, whether they address their flocks in the temples, or mix with their fellow-countrymen in banquets or public meetings. We inferred, and I think we were justified in the infer ' ence, that conduct and language at all times unbecoming our sacred characters, and not our presence ott such le gitimate occasions, were the objects of this' wise and 'military caution. We conceive that out-duty of loyalty to our beloved Sovereign, priestly decorum, and a due regard to the best interests of religion, are not incom patible with the clergy taking a moderate and prudent part in meetings convened for the purpose of promoting the temporal and spiritual welfare of their flocks, or being present at banquets intended to mark the nation's gratitude to her best religious and civil benefactor. We conceive that by our presence on such occasions, and • exhibiting in our persons th e p rac ti ce o f that prudenns and moderation so earnestly recommended, we will most effectually prevent the evils otherwise justly to be appre; hended; while a becoming sympathy with their floUits. under the overwhelming load of sufferings and grievances which oppress them, is calculated to win their confidence.. to secure a willing observance of that patient forbear ance which it is the duty of their ministry to inculcate, and thereby promote the peace of the country and the salvation of those committed to their pastoral superin tendence. God forbid we should ever mingle in such scenes influenced by the unworthy motive of ministering to public discontent, or of seeking to obtain a vain and fleeting popularity. "In the present state of Ireland, with her people naked, houseless, and starving in the midst of plenty-- where,the very profession of Catholicity is an apology to justify exclusion from public offices of einolument, however humble, or from private employment, however laborious —where the laws are administered by men re markable for their hatred of the Catholic religion —were the Catholic clergy in such circumstances to withdraw the consolations of their sympathy, and to refuse 00. operating constitutionally in seeking a redress of 'such grievances, a suspicion of their integrity, a want of re spect and affection, and a total loss of influence, would be the deplorable but inevitable consequences. It is painful even for a moment to imagine the results, alike fatal to religion and the public tranquillity, which would soon follow. In the year 1839, when British •ealunang and misrepresentation extorted from the Propaganda the document referred to, I heard the ever-beloved Gregory bear rapturous testimony to the zeal of the Irish clergy, and to the religious fidelity of the Irish people. Ile will never recommend or sanction a course which would lead to a calamity so disastrous. A Pontiff more attached to the Irish Church never sat in the chair of St. Peter. " The next document on which some reliance has been placed by the advocates of the Bequests Act, is the .mi morial of the bishops in 1840. I was a party to that memorial, but it was not the act of the episcopal body. It was'never formally submitted to the meeting—it never: received the formal approval of the assembled prelates. ; and hence it was never inserted in the registry of 'our proceedings. The object of the memorial was to &A te & the attention of the Government, through Lord Al.,Jrpeth. to the wicked enactment which disgraced the 'Statute book, and was forwarded at a period when public opinion had not acquired sufficient influence to secure the fa vourable dacisions which hare lately been obtained in. our courts of justice t Besides, we then relied that in any measure submitted to Parliament on the subject, Ireland would not be deprived of the Parliamentary influence of her talented and ever faithful representative. We con. fided in your knowledge of the faith and discipline of th e Catholic Church, and felt convinced of your perse ver i ng and uncompromising opposition to any and every attempt to undermine the one, or to encroach upon the other We certainly never dreamt of asking or giving our tion to the present measure, on which we were never e, ou . sulted, and which was hurried through Parliament r4 t the dome of the last session. Tb• other document which has beitiheluanrepfoeatirretadwifildyi:nrtedat.h: —I mean the resolution ad.opted_ e n e e d ws to pa w p h er ic s, h t t o h w e h a i d c v h oc y a o t u es h o a f ve t m he or t e at the late meeting of the prelates—is the last which I shall notice. ous voice of the of triumph It is exhibited as expressing the unanup* Irish bishops, and is boasted of as a nintorpretative ap proval of the ac ce p tance of the office of Commissioner by any prelate who might chance to be the object of Castle favour, and whose the ee aupnpenrolaalbloefdinsillinthcetiohn.Ple. r h o o te hs n e, s n i r 'ties did . not recoil from, eeltohleurticoonulddiditnot meta O to any on e of the Episcopal Commissio ners the mo notion th at in accepting the office he did not. oppose the views and wishes of many of his episcopal, brethren. When the resolution was moved there were. six of the protesting bishops absent, and a moment weak not allowed to pass after it was seconded when it 1 , 1118 denounced in the strongest manner by two of the , bishops present. They solemnly declared before the assembled prelates, that in the event of any prelate an. cepting the odious office, they would never willingly hold any communication with him in his capacity of Com missioner. The prelates were urged to this declaration from the conviction that the exercise of their functions as Commissioners implied the invasion of canonic,). rights which it is unlawful for a bishop to cede, and which, it is to be hoped, no Catholic prelate will be, found to usurp. In the hope of putting an end to whel promised to be a warm and lengthened discussion, tir o following explanation was charitably suggested. It, my pleasing duty to announce that all the prel . ,atet, favourable to the Act (including those who have W 204 accepted office) promptly expressed their full an cordial concurrence. The explanation which is to be flound ap pended to the resolution in the public records oeoue pro. ceedings was to this effect :—‘ That the r , ...solution did t not imply any approval of the Act, or directly or in• direvor restrict, i ll the slightest "g r eet any prolate -.,-..-''' VS i~C ~,,,