The Sun. — London, England, 1845-08-29 00:00:00

SOUTH ,CTION. • Sir %V. MOLESWORTH—A s th e re p or t is rather a bulky one, I should in the first place read it.—(Laughter.) A resolution was proposed by Mr. HARRIS, and seconded by Mr. VOUSLEY, pledging the meeting to support the Hon. Baronet's election. It was carried unanimously. Sir W. MOLESWORTH then proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, who briefly acknowledged the coax, plimAnt, and the meeting adjourned. MEETING OF MR. MIALL'S SUPPORTERS. A ineetieg of the electors of this borough favourable to the interes s of Mr. Miall was held last evening, at the Victoria Tavern, Rotherhithe. Sennly after half-past seven., that candidate having entered the reoni amid partie.l cheering, Mr. Bennett was, on the motion of Mr. GAYWooD, called to the chair. 'ft-. CHAIRMAN introduced Mr. Mitll to the meeting, observing that, as several misrepresentations had been promulgated by the supporters of Sir William Moles worth, !hat that gentleman had a majority of promises, he took the opportunity of asserting distinctly that, so fa- as the 0.1,11v4, had hltherio been made, the return of M. eas elrnost put beyond a doubt. They had been a so told that a divisiou am og the Whig interests was im,toliric a•ni improp• r, but he could not see why n lane number of the representatives were to be dented the power of recordieg their votes in favour of the candidate they p• eferre I. At all events, it was now too !ale to retry .t. Mr. Miall had pledged himself to go to the pull, anti he was happy to announce that that pro mise would be fulfilled to the letter, as Mr. Miall was determined to test the sentiments of the constituency to the last moment allowed by the law. Many voters were opposed to the election of Sir W. Molesworth in consequence of hie op eion on the Maynooth question; and every opportunity would be afferded those who dis • approved of Church endowment to evince it, by op posing the, candidate who would have supported it by his vote had ho been in Parliament, and did Dow promote its perpetuation by advocating its principles in the borough. (Hear, hear.) As to Mr. Pilcher, that gentleman bated his claims to pre ference on th.e iurels ttf being a resident in the borough, and long Connected ith it. Why. there was not an old woman, in the town who might not say as much, and as rellKanably demand support. The claims of both candi dates were, in eff et, untenable and inconsistent, and he therefore calle l on Mr. Miall to address the meeting and expound those principles which should acquire for him supp,rt, and eventu tily triumphant success.—(Cheers.) Mr. MIALL then p-esented himself to the meeting, and was agein received with a slight demonstration of ap plause. Ho commenced by denouning the statements nightly made by Sir W. Molesworth as to his prospects of success, as unfounded and insincere. The borough of Southwark was eminent for its ultra principles respecting the rights of the people and their sentiments on certain great questions affecting the interests of the nation. Let but those professions be realised—let but those principles which had been inculcated by himself repeatedly, and warmly adopted by a majority of the comstitueney—let but those feelings be energetically evinced on the day of election, and he felt no doubt that he should appear triumphant at the head of the poll.—(Loud cheers.) He had been taunted with being a representative of republican views. That charge was unfounded. True it was he had opposed ecclesiastical endowments, and tried to av-rt all the evils consequent on those measures, but he never advocated the destruction of all religion. In the same way he had always systematically supported universal suffrap.o and other rights to which free-born men were reasonably entitled, but, at the same time, he thought that a chief ma g istrate ought to su ccee d i n hereditary li ne . i n preference to being elected. He was an independent candidate, and should, if returned, go to Parliament unfettered by party feeling. The Whigs were d iily coalescine more and more with the Tories, and they foi l ed Lord John Russell seconding the most outrageous measures of Sir Robert Peel, and it was not improbable but that in a few years the latter would retire in favour of the former, who would introduce immediately a Bill for endowing the Roman Catholic Church, and be seconded by his predecessor. He (Mr. Miall) therefore would not support part), but principles, and so it was not for himself but for his principles, and for the sake of th- principles of his constituency, that he asked for the support of the electors.—(Loud cheers.) With these few observations he would con chide, ham!,► so often previously explained his senti ments in other parts of the borough, sentiments which by means of the pre-s had been made generally known throughout We. ry within ir.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN havidg invited discussion, A man in the crowd asked if Mr. Miall would abolish sinecures and pension lists. Mr. lifix,_,replied that h e s h ou ld b e h appy to d o all be could, 4oa I , bic yaicet l and_ vote, to abolish pensions, evialdh Wel%tnerallyAielei by undeserving pa r ti es . Anoffiee nin the - crowd here asked would Mr. giallettileC 4 e4. - retain the same principles in the House as he,thea advirated e All inert talked very highly be fore election; wh - .iieitaxing, toe people to credit ahem,' tint_ when, in Parliament they forgot themselves, i j-r MEETING OF SIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTH'S FRIENDS, Yesterday evening a highly influential meeting of the friends of Sir William Molesworth was held in the large room of the Duke of Prussia Tavern, Tooley-street, Bermondsey. The room, though calculated to hold some hundreds of persons, was most uncomfortably crowded, but still a degree of order was observed which reflected the highest credit on those assembled. Precisely at eight o'clock Sir William Molesworth, a'tench d by the Chairman and several members of hie Committee, entered the room. Mr. 7oung was called on to preside. T-ne CITAIRMAN said that it was his intention, some few hours back, not to take any part in this election, but he could resist no longer the cause of liberty ; and in supporting Sir William Molesworth he was sure that he tried to extend that prisiciple. That district de pended entirely upon commerce, and therefore they and he ought to support the liberal candidate, who would unfetter commerce.—(Cheers.) Ile would add no more, but at once introduce Sir William Molesworth. Sir WILLIAM MoLeswotern then rose amid enthu siastic cheering, and after thanking the chairman for the high eulogium gassed upon him, said that before explain ing his political principles he should wish to tell them why and now he becatne'a candidate for the borough of Southwark. A communication was, owing to the severe il.lness of their late lame ted representaive, addressed to him, requesting him, in the event of a vacancy, to allow himself to be put in nomination, and it was only when assured that the most influential persons in the different sections had determined upon supporting him that he consented to this contest. But many of those persons had now reeed.-d from their promises, and though in the first instance they had given those pro mises unsolicited, they now unblushingly falsified them. He had to complain of this unfair conduct, but even with all this, he was very confident that his canvass would ultimately be attended with success.—(Cheers.) There were now three candidates in the field, and there was but little difference, he believed, between himself and one of compelitors, but that meeting knew that in election contes.s, as in ecclesiastical quarrels, the less the differ ence that existed the greater the rancour that ani mated the parties. He (Sir William Molesworth), in order to preserve the &iberal interest triumphant in the borough, would most willingly, if required to do so by a majority of the electors, retire, and leave the election in the hands of Mr. Miall.—(Cries of " No, no," and cheering.) But what answer was received from Mr. Miall ? Why he i'eSclared that he would rather that the Tory candidate were returned than that he (Sir Wm. Molesworth) should be chosen their representative.— (Cries of " Shame,") He had, in fact, declared that he did not care the snap of a finger for the Liberal interest, (cheers,)--and should he therefore not persevere in his canvas, in order to preserve the borough f rom a person professing a principle like this ? He felt bound in justice to the Liberal electors of the borough to per severe in the contest, for he felt that the great majority ws - re in his favour.—(Chee-s, and cries of "They are.") And now to his political principles. He would, in the first place, refer to a question which was at that time exci•ing a great degree of interest in the borough—he referred to the que tien of religious liberty and equality. He (Sir William Molesworth) had always held the same views upon this subject. He considered that neither the State nor society ought to interfere with the religious opinions of any man. He considered that neither should the State nor society cast any reproach upon him for his religious Opinions, whatever these might be, nor dis qualify him from any office on account of those opinions. —(Cheers) Those principles he had advocated and aupperted by his votes, by his speeches, and by his writings in the London and Westminster Review. Such were his sentiments on the subject of religious liberty and equality, and so far he was prepared to carry them out,—(Cheers.) But Mr. Miall wished to ask him a ,question. He wished to know if he (Sir W. Molesworth) was prepared, if returned to Parliament, to vote for the aperopriation of the Cr.urch revenues to State purposes? That was, whether he would vote for the destruction of the Church of Em„ laid fOr the destruction of the Church of Ireland, rind for the destruction of the Church of Scot land, and, as a necessary consequence, for the overturn of the Universities of Ox ord and Cambridge.—(Cries of "Oh, bh," and " Miall will give in.") He would ask any sen sible in n th , n present if they would not think it better a' first to try ineir hauls on the Church of Ireland ? ( I .7heets, stel l eieire .) Ile had always supported the r pre, i.e. •1 p ,r. -.I the revenues of the Irish Church to st,tte purpo:v s, and he telt confident that some such rnea, , ,are w..ul i be carried at no distant date.—(Cheers.) The House of Commons had enough of practical mea sures on their hands with ut troubling themselves with . abstract principles, which, however just in themselves, mold never be reduced to practice, and it would say but 'tale for the discrimination of the electors of Southwark if their representative were to come down to the House with a modest proposition of this kind, for destroying at "one fell swoop" the three Established Churches.— (Cheers and laughter.) Ile (Sir William Molesworth) thought that the repeal of the corn-laws would be a greater b ion to the people than the destruction of the Church, and he had ever supported Mr. Villiers upon that question. He conceived that the doing away of that obnoxious law would greatly extend the commerce of the country, and so add to the comforts of the labouring classes.—(Cheers.) He was also an advocate for the extent ,n of the suffrage and for the vote by ballot. —(Continued cheering.) He had supported triennial Parliaments—(Cheers)—and he had introduced a measure for the abrogation of property qualifications.— (Cheers.) He did so because he thought the best test of a Member's fitness was the fact of his being elected to represent a free and enlightened people.—(Great cheering) The Hon. Baronet concluded by saying that he should gladly answer any question that might be asked by any gentleman present. An ELECTOR wished to know how he would act with respect to Lord Devon's Land Commission ? Mr. M'Dunald—The Committee believe that to be false. Mr. RawerNsost—Have you ever been to visit the case, to know whether it is true or false ? Mr. M'Donald —I hare been, but did not see Mrs. Perks. Mr. RAWLINSON—I say there is just cause, and I can't think of being so inhuman as to strip a child naked. What is the value of the article detained ? Mr. M'Do nald—l should say about ss. Mr. RaweiNsoN—l am sure the clergy would never wish me to do what I should call an inhuman act, and I shall dismiss the summons, as I believe a just cause has been shown for detaining the things. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday Mr. John Shafe, a gentleman of property. residing at Shacklewell, appeared before Mr. Bingham upon a peace-warrant, charged with using violent and threatening language towards Mr. Charles Packer, a medical gentleman, in practice at Hoxton. The complainant stated that on Friday last the defen dant entered his surgery, and in a very menacing and ex cited manner demanded whether he knew him ? Witness invited him into the parlour, which the defendant entered, but had no sooner done so than he thrust his face insult ingly close to the witness's, and repeating his former question, exclaimed, " You thief and scoundrel, I am the man whom you made that infernal solicitor of yours rob of 71.," at the same time brandishing a heavy stick in his face, and threatening to strike his spectacles through his head. Witness requested the defendant to quit his house, and he then walked back to the surgery, but he there again resumed his threatening and offensive language, and used such exasperating conduct to induce him to strike him, that witness was at length compelled to send his assistant for a policeman, on which the de fendant hastily quitted the premises ; but his animosity towards the witness was so uncontrollable, that he was apprehensive he should sustain some serious personal violence if the defendant were net restrained by the magistrate. In answer to the charge, the defendant, who still ex hibited considerable excitement, stated that in the month of April, 1842, he was driving home through the City road in his phaeton, when he accidentally and unfor tunately knocked down two little children, who, upon being raised by some of the passengers, were carried into the complainant's surgery. Having ascertained the ad• dress of the children's parents, he (the defendant) called upon them to make compensation for the injury they might have sustained, but was told by the parents that the children bad escaped entirely harmless, a statement which was afterwards corroborated by the complainant, who told him that he had no charge to make. About three weeks subsequently, however, he was greatly sur prised at the receipt of a bill from Mr. Packer, in which he made a charge of 31. odd for his attendance upon the children, and he (defendant) having demurred to paying it. after what the complainant had told him, legal proceed.. ings were instantly taken for its recovery, and these ran up the bill to more than 71., which he was ultimately compelled to pay. He (defendant) was suffering at the time from an inflammation of the eyes, and the vexatious conduct the complainant bad pursued towards him had so greatly aggravated the disorder, that his sight had in consequence been almost totally destroyed. He had since studiously avoided coming into contact with Mr. Packer, not being able to control his feelings, until the day in question, when, on accidentally passing his house, he was irresistibly impelled to enter it, and expostulate on the treatment he had received. The complainant said that the children had been far more seriously injured than the defendant had stated, and that so far from his having any ground of complaint, his charge for attendance upon them had been unusually moderate ; but the defendant, notwithstanding, had exhibited such an implacable enmity towards him after wards, that he was compelled, in defence of his profes sional character, to institute fresh legal proceedings against him for slander, and bad only foregone them on the defendant making an ample written apology for his intemperate conduct, and engaging that it should never be repeated. Mr. BINGIIAZI said, that whatever might be the merits of the misunderstanding previously subsisting between them, and into which it was not his province to enter, it was impossible to justify the violent and threatening conduct the defendant had exhibited, and as the com plainant was apprehensive he should sustain some per. sonal injury at his hands, the defendant must gnd bail their principles, and their constituencies, and their votes were very different from their promises. Mr. Mum. having assured the meeting that he would be both consistent and true, The Rev. G. ROSE, a Dissenting minister, moved the following resolution :—" That this meeting, believing that the principles upon which Mr. Miall has consented to stand as a candidate for the representation of wark are of paramount importance, and at* Bitch as the majority of the electors of this borr,":git adopt, is deter mined to reject all comnr,:;ll,,, and to carry him through . the poll in the fi .t!lConfiaence of his triumphant success.' Mr. AIDERSON having seconded it, the motion was Fe:. and passed. Thanks were then accorded to the Chairman, on the proposition of Mr. Miall, and the meeting separated. - - POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Yesterday William Desmond, a journeyman tailor, was brought before Mr. Alderman Farebrother, charged with illegally pawning a coat, the property of Messrs. Moses, the cheap tailors at Ahlgate. Ann Headley, the wife of a journeyman, residing in King-street, stated that on Tuesday night she bad given the prisoner the materials for a coat which was to be made in a limited time, and yesterday morning she found that it had been pawned, and that the prisoner had left the duplicate for her on his shopboard. She consulted with her friend, who was her security with Mr. Moses, and she gave the prisoner into custody. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER supposed the middle man system, which so much contributed to lower the rate of wages, and which his society had very much broken up in the shirt-making trade, was practised among the tailors. Messrs. Moses gave out their work at a price considerably below the ordinary rate, but the persons who took it out heeded it over to others at a still lower rate of wages. Mrs. Headley said that was not the case here. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER asked what she was to receive for making the coat ?—She replied Bs. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER asked what she was to pay the prisoner ?—She replied Bs. She gave it out to the prisoner because it was to be done by a fixed time, and her husband had other work in hand. The prisoner said that was the case. He made one half of the coat while another man did the rest, because it was to be done in the best manner. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER said, there could be no doubt the coat was turned out in the best manner. What price would be paid for making the coat for an ordinary master tailor, or for his customer?—The prisoner said he should have charged 165.; if it had been the Alder man's coat, probably 18s. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER wished the public would leave off dealing with these extraordinarily cheap shops. The very cheap clothing could only be blown together at the price. The price regulated the length of the stitches. The prisoner said not exactly so. He was obliged to put very good work where he received only half the proper wages. Mr.'Alderman FAREBROTHER said, he made a point of dealing only with tradesmen who sold their goods at a fair price that would allow fair wages to the workman. Upon inquiring into the case, it appeared the prisoner had pawned the coat for Bs., being the amount of his wages, and only to enforce immediate payment. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER said he must draw a distinction between this case and the ordinary charge of illegal pawning, where the pawner obtained the most he could, doing it recklessly to gratify some propensity, and wilfully wronging the owner. A workman might perhaps detain work till he received his wages for it ; but it was illegal to pawn the work for the amount of the wages, and the penalty for unlawfully pawning might be as much as three months' imprisonment and a whipping. AE the prisoner intended to do no wrong, he would discharge him with this warning. The com plainant had the duplicate, and that cancelled the claim for wages. The prisoner was discharged. MARYLEBONE. Mary Perks, a poor wid ow w i t h a f am il y o f four chil dren, some of hem laid up with the small-pcx, appeared to a summons taken out at the instance of the Committee of the United National School attached to the Rev. Mr. Dodsworth's church, Albany-street, to show cause why she detained a suit of clothes, worn by one of her chil dren whilst a scholar in the school. Mr. M . Donald appeared on the part of the Committee, and said the present proceeding was adopted by the Committee for the purpose of recovering a suit of clothes which was given to the children belonging to the United National School for Sunday wear. The rule of the Committee was this—to so many children a suit of clothes was given to wear on Suadays, and after it had been in wear twelve months it was to be given up, and on application being made to the Committee it was given to the children to wear every day; a child of the defendant was a recipient of these clothes, but about three weeks back he left the school, and not returning the clothes, application was made to the mother for them, and two notices were sent signed by the Rev. Mr. Dodsworth. The clothes not being returned a summons was taken out against the mother for detaining them. In answer to the complaint the poor widow said, that her boy being eleven years of age, he was taken from the school for the purpose of going to place. The clothes he bad belonging to him were in rags, and he was com pelled to wear those which had been given him at the school. The poor boy, however, was too weak for the place, and was now at home. She had made an appli catiou for the clothes, in charity, but had received no answer to her application. Mr. M'Donald said no application could be enter tained by the Committee until after the clothes were returned. The defendant having promised to give up a portion of the thing s, the summons was or d ered to stand over until yesteray, when the parties again appeared. Mr. M'Donald put in copies of the notices which had been sent to Mrs. Perks, signed by the Rev. Mr. Dods worth—the first to the effect that no application could be listened to until the clothes were returned, and the second, that " severe measures would be adopted, and a summons taken out, to compel her to make restitution of the clothes." She had given up the jacket, waistcoat, cap, and hag for holding the clothes, but now retained the trousers. Mrs. Perks said that the Rev. Mr. New, one of the curates, called on her last night (Wednesday), and said she must bring the clothes in. She told him she had nothing to put her boy on, and what was she to do ? He replied that she must strip him, and put him to bed. Mr. RAWLINSON said, the law of the case was this:— that if the parties detained the things without just cause, then the magistrate had the power of ordering them to be given up. In the present case, he thought the fact of the child being naked was a just cause fur detaining them. THE SUN, LONDON, PRIDA PlffiNING, A ifeitigt to keep the peace towards him for the net three months. The sureties were immediately enteredj,into, and the defendant liberated. SOUTHw . Yesterday Mr. " .. mita. Tra;" . ..ardman, an attorney, vaited on Mr. _ ror the purpose of giving a contradiction to somb portions of a statement made on the preceding day by a person named Thomas Fitt, who was charged with ob taining money under false pretences from one Tholidas Speirman, a labourer, living at Thaines Ditton. The applicant said that hv?. had his attention called to the report of the examination of Thomas Fitt, for obtaining money under false pretences from a poor man named Speirman, which appeared in the newspapers of that day. In the course of the inquiry the accused was represented to have stated that he had been clerk to him (applicant) for a considerable time. Now, the fact was, that Fitt was not his clerk, but he admitted that he employed him some time since in transcribing some docu ments 'respecting a will, but the accused had no authority whatsoever . for using his name in the transaction in question, and he (applicant) was totally unconscious of the circumstance of Fitt being engaged by any of the parties in the late prosecution at Croydon. He ( applicant) had given no directions on the subject of the brief handed to counsel ; and whatever steps the accused had taken in the affair were entirely without his knowledge or sanction. Mr. TRAIL/. said that during the inquiry he did not happen to hear the applicant's name mentioned, but it might have been and have been heard by the reporters, who were situated nearer, to the accused while under examination. The magistrate added, that Mr. Charnock produced the brief in court, and, as well as he (Mr. Traill) recollected, it did not bear the applicant's signa ture, but seemed to have been prepared by the accused himself for the occasion. land, gr. tiEnothy Fe atherstonhaugh, of the College, Kirkoswald, high-sheriff of the p vv ,-- Y before f noon on e Tt a ie n s d, . day. Sir George Musgra ve . o f Ed en H a ll, an d other gentlemen, were very suedessitil. Mr. Henry Howard, of Grey stock Castle, and his broth e r-in-law, Lord An dover, ba,gged on Mell Pens, is and 10 brace respec tively. On Sp Fells, Birkbe e k t e ll s; an d o th er p re - S'erveS or the Earl of Lonsdale, the Hon. 001. Lowther, UP., and other gentlemen now on a visit to his Lord ship at Lowther Castle, made out well. Grouse are sel ling at ss. and 6s. per brace, and the supply keeps pace with the demand. novation of their affairs. In several companies, espe cially such as had had the management and care of. Mr. _Hudson, the value of shares bad increased threefold. They**4ted at Mr. Hudson amongst them.--(Loud and continued cheers.) He hoped that gentleman; instead being an ally, would behome a member of the board, and he would say that before many months the shares now selling for liil, would be *orth 301. The H onoura bl e Proprietor concluded by thoting rt resolittion that Mr. Hudson be solicited to join the direction, of the Company to give them the benefit of his great experience. The resolution contained a series of rea sons, being the substanse of the Hon. Proprietor's speech, for the course proposed. The DEPUTY CHAIRMAN (Robert Croshie, Esq.), se conded the resolution, as far as the invitation to Mr. Hudson was concerned. The Hon. Proprietor, he said, had referred to several lines which had been improved in the price of their shares, but he should have also stated the fact of the great increase that had also taken place in the value of the Eastern Counties Railway. He only regretted the Hon. Gentleman had not come into the field before, when it was with the greatest difficulty parties could be got to take an active part in their pro ceedings.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. V. LEE, one of the Directors, said a statement had been made respecting the conduct of the Directors, and he wished to reply. Something was said about the 1)i . rectors having only a. nominal interest. He, for one, held 1,000 shares in the Company, and so satisfied was he of its solvency, that he had. that day ordered his broker to purchase 200 more.—(Hear„ hear.) When he joined the board. the line was not in _the funds of the Directors, but in that of a gentleman who re ceived 1,0001. a year. That gentleman's services were dispensed with, and the line came under the manage ment of the Directors. They then appointed three Committees—traffic, finance, and Parliamentary Com mittees. The whole subject of the traffic was gone into, by the first, and a great reduction soon took place in this department. Efficient sheds were erected, the stations were much improved, and a most able superintendent appointed to manage it. The result was, that they had increased their traffic 1,100/ a week. They also had the line surveyed by Mr. Robert Stephenson. Large and convenient warehouses were erected in anticipation of futu-e traffic, and he had no doubt that the opening of the Colchester line alone would bring an additional traffic of 1,500!. a week. In addition to this, a complete revision took place in the Company's servants, and no man was retained unless of the most unexceptionable character. Every one who now went along the line would be persuaded of this. The most superior officers were also appointed to the heads of the several departments. The Finance Committee had also effected great good, its labours, having saved the Company, by the capitalisation of the debt, to the amount of 7,000!. per annum. Sufficient evidence of the solvency of the Company was shown in the present price of the shares on the Stock Exchange. He had himself paid 201. ss. each for 200 shares that day. The reason why the expenses of the present year were so great had. arisen from the large expenses necessarily involved in the preparations and extra outlay arising from the extension of the line. 7,500/, per week would be quite sufficient to pay five per cent. ; and he was sure, if they had patience, by the measures in progress, it would soon be beyond that. There would not be a better line in the kingdom. He was sure it would ultimately pay ten per cent. The proceedings of the Parliamentary Committee had also been not without importance. No doubt consider able expense had been occasioned, but he was sure the next session of Parliament would obtain it. He did not believe that the London and York line in its integrity would ever be carried ; and he had good reason for sup posing that the extensions which would take place in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire would be such as to afford them a great increase of their traffic. When a full development of their traffic took place, there was no doubt the Company would be one of the very best in the kingdom. He concluded by reading the names of several Directors who held numbers of shares, ranging from 1,000 to 150 each. The Hon. Director sat down by declaring if they were not satisfied, he was willing to resign his office. Considerable confusion ensued, arising from certain Proprietors complaining that the whole list of the Di rectors, with their number of shares, had not been read, but only a few of the largest holders. After some further discussion, Mr. D. W. HARVEY regretted that anything had been said by Mr. Scott which could be understood as reflecting personally on any of the Directors. He (Mr. Harvey) did not understand it in that light. He did not wish to curb the wholesome feeling that had set in, still he thought the gentlemen who proposed the course named should state what were their ulterior intentions, and in what manner they intended the co-operation with Mr. Hudson to be carried. out. He objected to any vague resolution that was not based on a sound foundation: He was for the fullest inquiry, yet it should be inquiry systematically carried out. He would therefore suggest, instead of the resolution confining itself to Mr. Hudson, they should enlarge it, to allow of application to other parties, in the event of that negotiation being unsuccess ful, and that a Committee be appointed to confer with the Directors, and with them to carry forward their ne gotiations—the result of their proceedings to be placed before a future meeting. Mr. Harvey sat down after moving a resolution to that effect. Mr. WOODMAN seconded the amended resolution. Mr. Scow withdrew his amendment in favour of that of Mr. D. W. Harvey. - The amendment was then put from tbe Chair, when, after a show of hands, 64 were declared to be in its fa vour and 78 against it. The Chairman was then about to put the original motion, when Mr. Scott demanded a poll. Another scene of confusion, amounting almost to tumult, here took place, owing to the difficulty of ascertaining the right course of proceeding to adopt. At length it was agreed that those who supported Mr. Harvey's amendment should go to one side of the room, and those who opposed it to the other. This having been done, and tellers ap pointed, there appeared to be—for the amendment, 97; against it, 82. This result was the signal for the most triumphant cheering from Mr. Harvey's supporters. The victory, however, was but short-lived. It was stated that Mr. Harvey was not a " shareholder," and that he was therefore incompetent to take part in their pro ceedings. Mr. Harvey said he was a " stockholder," and maintained (amidst a scene which can only be com pared to that which sometimes distinguishes the hustings of a fiercely -contested election) that as such he had a right to vote, &o. The books of the Company were re ferred to. Mr. Harvey's name as a registered proprietor was not to be found, and the Chairman, therefore, found himself called on to decide against Mr. Harvey's claim to be heard. It should be observed that during this scene nearly all the gentlemen in the room were stand ing on the seats. The Chairman, in consequence, was obliged, on two or three occasions that he wished to make himself heard, or, if not heard, to show by his gestures that he had a function to perform, as president of the meeting, to mount the table. Various attempts were made by various Proprietors to obtain a hearing, but all to no purpose. Cries of " Shame" and such like exclamations were liberally indulged in by the op posing parties, until they seemed to grow tired of them. Partial quiet being restored,' Mr. HARVEY reiterated his right as a stockholder to move a resolution. He then said he did not vote, he had not been counted. Others said that the Chairman had spoken too late ; he should have objected to Mr. Harvey when he moved the resolution. After a continuation of this tumultuous discussion for some time longer, Mr. Score said, to put an end to all dispute, he would himself move the amendment. The demand for a poll being made the business of the meeting was suspended for it about half-past five o'clock. About half-past eight o'clock the scrutineers who had been appointed to superintend the poll entered the room, and placed in the hands of the Chairman the following result:— NAVAL INTELLIGENCE: PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY —His Sicilian Mejestr's 'rigate Urania, 46, Captain Cavaliers Giovani Bartolo meo Lettieri, arrived at Spith,-ad this morning from Antwerp, last from Deal. She saluted Admiral Daeres. acting Commander in Chief, with 11 guns (two short o! his complement). which was returned by the Victory, flag ship pro tem. She afterwards saluted the garrison. which was returned by the Platform with 21. Admiral Decree dispatched his Flag-Lieutenant to the ship soon after her anchoring, and offered any assistance that might be required, which courteous attention was duly an knovvledged. The Urania is on a voyage more of Reasuri and instruction than anything else, and hata party of ecisntific young officers on board. She is a very frigate, and appeared to be well manned and smartly manoeuvred. From here she proceeds to Pl 2 mouth, arid thence to Brest. The French yacht Camille arrived in this harbour last evening from Havre, last from Southampten, with th, Duke de Caylus, Peer of Frame-, and the Duchess Caylus, on boar-I. They came to visit the &city erd and ether 4)lejects of interest at the - pert. On however, to Admiral Dacrte , to elle, them ;.o inspect the. dockyard, the gallant Admiral did not censider hinisfTh' authorised to gra!,t the application, WI OW' eonsuitiog the Lords of the Admiralty, and the Duke's reques! :vas, therefore, sent up t , their Lordefo r by the French Vice Consul at this port, air; ugh the Con .ul-13eneral London, as it is not mufti to allow foreign. rs to inspect the Government works without special permission. The Presideet, 50, Captain Stanley, fitting fer the flag of Rear Admiral !)acres, rec deed her ma ts on Tues day. She hes tntereci some prime effi, lent seamen. The Crocodile, 26, Captain Maxwell, sailed on We afternoon for Cork. The Fanny tender has gone to Brighton, to attend upon Admiral Rewley. The Black Feigle, which arrived on Monday night with the First Lord of the Admiralty and his private secretary, Captain the Hon. R. S. armies, left on Wed nesday for Woolwich. The Apollo troop-ship Conimander Radcl:ffe, came into harbour this morning to repair detects. having sprung her bowsprit, and otherwise damaged herself. The Athol troop-ship, Master-Commander Yearn, will be ready for sea ill a few days She was to have been ready by the 26th inst., but has been delayed. She has had a coating of the anti corrosive composition, the in vention of Baron Wetterstedt, applied to her bottom, over the copper. • The Dasher surveying steam-vessel, Commander Sheringham, is not yet quite ready for sea, owing to some alterations having been found necessary to fit her for the service f r which she is intended. DEvoxpotta..—The Spartan, 26, Captain the Hon. C. n, J. B. Elliott, arrived from the North American and West India station, last from Spi•head, on Tuesday. She saluted the flee. of Sir John West, and .came into harbour yesterday to be dismantled and paid off, having been four years in commission. The Express, 6, Lieutenant Commander Herrick, came into harbour on Saturday to repair defects, which having completed, she will proceed to-morrow or Sunday to Falmouth. The Rhadarnanthus steam sloop, blaster-Commander Larn, arrived on Tuesday free Portsmouth with the left wing c.f the 55th Regiment, which she has dis-mbarked, and taken on board the right wing of the 49th R• giment, for conveyance to Dublin, with whom she has The Breakwater Lighthouse bell, which is rung in foggy weather to warn the shipping- of their position, having been found too small for so important a purpose, has ben removed, and will he rcpleceil by a larger one. WOOLWICH. AUG 27.—The .Av.-nger st ,, km-frigwt , cently launched ut Pembroke d,eli)aed, r,a towed ui, the river yt , ster , ay by the African steam-vessi•l, t.. hu e htir engite , s fitted by the contractors. Toe African re turned to Woolwich in the evening. The Dee steam-vessel: Mr. briver, Mastor i* now ready for atol will leay.. 11'..0i 4 i c h for Port , m )oth on s hursgtly. Th Carohrie. Eh , ".'"'t b . I • 11- ''"• r • Muscat, sever f ri-je . i•:' • thi s colours. /IA x p•e , eat ao • oit ordered to be taken to Woolwich Docl9aril to undero a complete repair, and be fitted with inn j sis a mark of her uujesty'§ uppr4 - )batt4 Q the attentwu Q i tiw WAY INTELLIGENCE . The applicant said that the circumstance of the accused hating described himself as his clerk would lead to the infer ence that he (applicant) was - mixed up in the alleged scandalous treatment of Speirmsn ; and such an impression was calculated to be of irreparable injury to him in his profession, and he therefore trusted that his present explanation on the subj ect would be noticed in th e newspapers. The applicant then retired. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. The accounts are rather gloomy as regards the wheat crop, which is described as likely to turn out deficient ; but regarding all other produce, they report very favour ably. We are indebted to Correspondents, upon whose practical knowledge we can place full reliance, for the subjoined accounts of the crops in the localities specified. The first communication, from Trim, states that wheat in that district will be deficient to the extent of five barrels an acre. We trust that our Correspondent is mistaken in that estimate, or that it applies only to a very limited extent of country. Oats, potatoes, and all other crops are described by the same Correspondent as promising abundance. Another Meath Correspondent, writing from a different part of the county, states that wheat has sustained partial injury ; but that oats and potatoes are most abundant. His hint about the reaping of oats may be useful. A Donegal Cor respondent —a gentleman of great experience as a farmer—gives a most cheering account of the prospects in that part of Ulster. Altogether, we can see no ground whatever for apprehension. The yield of wheat, we doubt not, will be greatly below the immense produce of last year ; but any deficiency in that respect will be amply compensated by the general produce of the harvest. We are happy to have such good accounts of the potate crop in all parts of Ireland, and that we have escaped the blight that appears to have visited that crop in several counties of England and in Holland.— Dublin Evening Post. Patches of grain here and there have been cut down in this neighbourhood and in other favoured spots throughout the country. A number of farmers within our ken were anticipating to be able likewise to com mence their harvest by Thursday or Friday, but the deluging rains which have prevailed must retard their operations, and cause great anxiety for the fate of the crops in the late lying districts. Friday night was wet and stormy, Sunday morning of the same cast, and Mon day morning very wet and c. pld. These successive rains have laid the wheat in several quarters to such a degree that it is doubtful whether it may rise. Every visit to the country more and more convinces us of the excel lency of the crops on the ground ; and, notwithstanding the untowardness of the weather for the last few days, we trust that days of heat and sunshine are yet in store for us.—Apr Observer. MANCHESTER.—The weather here has been exceed ingly variable since our last. We are happy to learn, however, that fine weather appears to have set in in the metroplis. So far as we can learn from the London papers, there was no rain there from Wednesday up to yesterday, with the exception of a little that fell yester day morning. It thus appears, that Saturday and Mon day, which were exceedingly wet here, were fine days in the south of England. We learn that in Paris also the weather had been fine and apparently settled, up to Sun day.—Manchester Guardian, Aug. 27. SOUTH LANCASHIRE.—Since our last we have had two days of fine weather and five of wet iu this part of the country. Yesterday the rain began to fall about nine o'clock in the morning, and continued to pour down heavily during the whole of the day ; and this day week, and on Saturday, the rain was equally heavy and incessant. From these long periods of bad weather, broken by such very short intervals of sunshine, we fear that the crops must be suffering greatly, and that the grain of the present year will be very deficient in qua lity, whatever it may be in quantity. Indeed it cannot be otherwise. The question of quantity can only be decided when the crops come to be thrashed out ; but much grain in the higher and colder districts of the country will never become fit for human food, and the coldness of the weather, during the whole of the sum mer, and up to the present time, is very much against the yield every where.—Liverpool Times, Aug. 26. NENAGH.—We have still to report unfavourably of the state of the weather. It is totally impossible that the crops can ripen in such an ungenial season. Up to Tuesday last we had every assurance that little or no damage would be sustained—but fearing to create any feeling of alarm, we shall merely state what has been brought under our consideration, with respect to one large field of wheat near this town—and trust that the injury done may be but partial and not general. On the lands of a gentleman, within a mile of Nenagh, there is a splendid-looking field of wheat, of about twelve acres. The land steward was di reeted to go through the corn on Wednesday last —on passing right through the centre from end to end, he discovered a considerable quantity of the ears blighted and mildewed. The land steward says the picking out of every ear of such corn is imperative, otherwise the smut would destroy the appearance of any that was good. The new potatoes have suffered much from the heavy rains ; any that have been dug out up to the pre sent time are quite wet and unwholesome as food. The atmosphere is still cold, but the rain not so frequent in its visits as heretofore.— Nenagh Guardian. WATERFORD.—To day (Saturday), the weather pre sents rather a fine appearance ; but still continues chill and cold. Last night we had a large fall of rain, ac companied by a very heavy gale. We trust that it did not tend to lodge the standing corn. In the neigh bourhood of the city several fields have been cut down and, though the sickle is now applied to others, stil they look quite green. All agree that the harvest wil be unusually late.— Waterford Chronicle. THE MOORS. PERTHSHIRE.—The weather throughout last week was highly favourable for the sportsman, being dry and cool, with that tendency to frost through the night which makes the scent lie strong. The unusual precocity of the young broods of grouse this season, resulting in many cases not only in second broods, but in a second generation of birds in direct descent, has led to a greater variety upon the same shooting ground than was perhaps ever before experienced. A much less proportion of cheepers, however, are to be met with, most of the birds being strong upon the wing ; but in such cases the covies appear to be partially broken up, the brood having got sufficiently old to leave the parent's care. After the first two or three days' shooting many of these remnants of covies had apparently recruited their ranks with individual stragglers, for they were met in larger numbers than at the commencement. This is parti cularly the case on the smaller and lower range of moors, where there being different sportsmen on every other hill, the birds finding no rest, are driven to congregate for solace and company. On the more extensive shoot ings iu the north the sport continues more equal for several weeks ; and any falling off in the returns is . more to_be attributed to grea t er mo d eration on the part of the sportsman, than to deficiency in the sport. During the first five days nearly one thousand boxes arrived here from the north by coach and carrier, which at the average of eight brace in a box, would give a total of eight thousand passing south through this road alone. In addition to the result of the first day's sport we may mention that of the ,Earl of Mansfield, at Rannoch Moors, 90 brace—Lord Glenlyon and Captain Drum mond, at Faelar, 85 brace—Dalnamine, in Atholl Fo rest, Mr. Cameron and party, 76 brace--Calvin, near Blair, Mr. Graham, 65 brace. This week his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge has joined Sir William Massey Stanley and party, at Glenshiro, in Badenoch--Lord Castlereagh and Mr. de Vaux have arrived at their quarters at Invercauld—the Duke of Leeds, at Castleton of Braemar—Lord Gray, at Stra loch, &c.—Perth Courier. THE MOORS.—Nothing but the extraordinary num ber of grouse which abound this season could enable sportsmen to continue, amid constant interruptions of rain, to make up good bags. Notwithstanding the wet ness of the weather, all are satisfied with the produce of the hills. Anglers who delight in seing rivers brimful, have lately enjoyed their favourite element rolling along in full flood. At Culnakyle; Richard Winsloe, Esq., killed on the 13th 110 brace ; on the 16th, 94 brace ; and on the 18th, 80 brace. On the moors of Little Weavis, Major Houston shot 66 brace during a short walk, in three days. On the 19th, Mr. Garde, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Trumbull, got 6 brace in part of a wet day. On Lower Killin, Mr. Eversfield, Mr. Ibbertson, and Mr. Tredcroft, bagged 140 brace, and on the 16th the same party's bag contained 105 brace. At Glenfintaig, Captain Downes had 14 brace the other day. Mr. Gladstone, on the little hill of Buntait, brought down 90 brace during the few days he was there. At Loubcroy, J. M. E. Jones, Esq., and Mr. Harrison, bagged 50 brace each, on the days they had ;been out—their salmon-fish ing, at the same place, first-rate, sometimes eight per day ; one taken the other day weighed 251bs. From the Brora, B. Borough, Esq., took six good sized salmon on the 11th. In the Ness, Captain Cater took four yester. day.—lnverness Courier, 23d Aug. CUMBERLAND.—On the fells and other preserves in the counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, grouse are pretty plentiful, the pouts being fine strong birds, but the old ones, especially the hens, are only small, aild not so plump as they have been known in former years. The coveys are tolerably numerous, numbers of which are already packed together, and being wild and string on the wing on some moors, it was with difficulty they were come within range of ; but from the accounts hitherto received from the moors, the sport was excellent, espe cially on Wednesday, which was a fine bright day, and the packs of birds were found basking ou Om, sides of the hillocks. On a preserye near Alston moor, Cumber- EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. A general meeting of the Proprietors of this Com pany was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, which was very fully attended. Henry Bosanquet, Esq., occupied the chair. After the formal business had been gone through, The CHAIRMAN rose to address the meeting. Ile said the events of the last few months had been so nu merous, that it would be necessary for him to go some what in detail into the business of the Company. He congratulated them on the opening of the line of rail way from the metropolis to Great Yarmouth, which had just taken place. An Act of Parliament had also been obtained for a line from Lynn - to Ely, to be in con nhaveexiona w i d t r e t h e t i s r e a e i m l w m ay u a ß t y i t n h i s fr m o e m ans th th e ey would of Lynn to the metropolis. There was also one in progre is from Lynn to Cambridge that would be of the greatest service to the present line of railway. Two other projects were under consideration that would bring the east and west parts of the metropolis, as also Woolwich, in connexion with their line. In a short time he had no doubt, by the extensions and connecting lines in contemplation, they should, through their line, have a complete communication from London to York. He had also pleasure in stating that the Directors had secured large warehouses adjoining the East India Docks for their accommodation, at a low rent. This would prove of the greatest benefit to their interests. He would now say a few words respecting their present and future prospects. Though the dividend was a small one, he trusted it would be the last of the kind. The short ness of the portions of the line hitherto completed in volved a greater amount of expense than an elongated line would have done. The expenses had this year been 48 per cent. AII the receipts. As they lengthened their line, however, their expenses would be proportionally reduced ; and he had no doubt ere long they should be able to declare as large a dividend as the South-Eastern Company. 7,5001., a week's receipts, would yield 5 per cent. on the capital, and he was quite persuaded they would soon reach that, as their expenses became econo mised. He would next refer to the proceedings of last session of Parliament with reference to the future. He complained of the way they had been treated in regard to the London and York line by the Committee of the House of Commons. It was not, however, their inten • tions to abandon their former position. Arrangements had been made for surveying several lines in connexion with that they had already executed ; and they were determined, with their (the shareholders) sanction quietly, but effectively, to push forward whichever of those surveyed lines appeared likely to pay the share holders a fair dividend. He trusted the House of Lords would do greater justice than the Committee of the House of Commons had done.—(Great cheering.) The report was then read, of which the following are the most important features. Since the last general meeting, the line from Bishop's Stortford to Cambridge, Ely, and Brandon has been opened simultaneously with the Norfolk Railway from Brandon to Norwich and Yarmouth. The report of the manager of the goods department, which has been laid before the board, states prospects of large increasing re venue from the carriage of goods and cattle, which will be most gratifying to the Proprietors. A return of 7,500/. a week would produce a dividend of more than five per cent. on the share capital of the Company, and the undoubted prospects of increase which exist, fully justify the expectation that, within a short period, an income, much exceeding that sum per week, will be realised. The accounts of the past half-year, connected with the traffic ' are annexed, and they show a net p ro fi t of 21,833/. The Directors have, therefore declared a divi dend for the half-year, after the rate of three shillings per share of 141. 163. each of the Consolidated Stock of the Company. The total expenditure on the extension from Bishop's Stortford to Newport has been 156,9211., and that on the extension from Newport to Cambridge, Ely, and Brandon, has been, under Messrs. Grissell and Peto's contract, 573,2801., being the amount of the original estimate, with 3,000/. added for an extra bridge at the paper mills at Cambridge ; and some other additional expenses. The Proprietors will recollect that at a special general meeting, held on the 14th of April last, it was deter mined to capitalise into shares 710,400/. of the borrowed money of the Company. The resolutions then passed have been carried out by the Directors, and 48,000 new shares were issued, upon which a sum of 41 16s. per share has been paid, and applied to the reduction of the debts of the Company. During the session of Parliament just closed the Directors have been engaged in a long and severe con test with the promoters of the London and York Rail , way, and Viis Company have to complain of the great injustice ddne them in not having been permitted to bring forward rebutting evidence of any kind, or to ad duce evidence in support of their own plans, before the decision in favour of the London and York line was pro nounced by the Committee of the House of Commons. The Directors, while expressing their conviction of the patience and attention which were bestowed by that Committee on the protracted inquiry before them, must protest, in the strongest manner, against the rights ac quired by this Company from Parliament, being seri ously affected and injured by a decision being pronounced against the Company without their first having a full hearing. Mr. Lxvi asked how it was that nothing had been done to form a branch from the line to Epping ? He understood the Blackwell Company had some intention of making a branch into that neighbourhood, which would interfere with theirs. Ile considered the forma tion of such a branch should be made by the present Company. Mr. DUNCAN said such a line was under the con sideration of the Directors, and a survey would be made to that effect. Sh ou ld the Directors th ink w it a desirable line, means would be taken to ascertain the sense of the proprietors on it. Several questions were asked in explanation of items in the accounts, to which explanations were given by the Chairman that appeared to give satisfac tion to the proprietors who asked them. Mr. DAVISON inquired if all the surplus land of the Company had been sold? Mr. DUNCAN replied that all the available surplus land, up to the end of last year, had been disposed of'. There was still a quantity of surplus land in their pos session, which would be sold as soon as it was ku wn that they had no use for it. It would not be prudent to part with it until they knew exactly what they wanted to complete their works. An Hors. PROPRIETOR complained of the amount of 1,8001. being voted to the Directors. The London and Birmingham Directors only received 1,700/. ; the Mid land Railway Company allowed but 1,500/. ; and the Brighton Company a llowed on l y 1,100/ Thse were railway companies that paid large dividends, while this Company, which was almost insolvent, was to pay more than any of them. The most suspicious part of the business was, that a paid servant of the Company had made the proposition. After a few words from Mr. LA MERT in favour of the grant to the Directors, Mr. TIGHT said as he had been personally alluded to he wished to say a few words in vindication. He had held shares in the Company from the beginning, and in virtue of those, as well as from a sense of justice to the Directors, without reference to his official position in the Company, he had acted as he had done, and he had no right to be reflected on.—(Cheers.) He had proposed the grant to the Directors as an independent man, and he did so because he had observed the severe labours they had been subjected to, and if they looked at the busi siness laid down in the report they would see at once there was no parallel between the labours of the present directory and those which had been named. The CHAIRMAN was then about to put the motion that the report be received, adopted, and printed, when Mr. SCOTT said he was a shareholder who held a 1,000 shares in the Company, and he came forward with pain ful feelings to oppose the proceedings of the Board. He believed their conduct perfectly unexampled in the his tory of railways. While all other railways had pro gressed, and their traffic had improved, the present Company was now called to receive 3s. dividend on each share of 251. He thought a change should be made, as matters could not be much worse than they were. Had it not been misfortune or mismanagement, the Eastern Counties Railway would have been in a much better position. Everywhere he went he heard the manage ment of the Directors condemned. He would give facts in support of this view. The first point he would call attention to was the capital account. Four years ago the Directors pledged themselves that the capital would not exceed 2,137,000/. ; in 1842 it was 2,500,000/. ; in 1843 it was 2,784,0001 ; and in 1844 it was 2,856,000/. They were then told it would not exceed that. But again in February, 1845, without any explanation what ever, it was increased to 2,900,0001. ; and that day it was 2,956,0001 By the Amalgamation Act they were limited to 2,850,0001, on which interest was to be paid, whereas it was now, in round numbers, nearly three millions. The Hon. Proprietor then went into the traffic accounts, in which, from a series of calculations, he showed that, for the last four years, the ratio of income to expenditure had been gradually going against the shareholders. In contrast to the manage ment of the Directors, he cited the Brighton, Midland, and several other railways, in which the working expenses were far below those of the taeaksteenrntecosuanvteietshe lin c e. em H pa e ny hop fr e e d m so t m he e m m i ag e s a te n a s n wo e u m ld e b e e t in had fallen.—(Ch eers .) H e considered t Directors held o n ly a nom i na l sta k e i n the the i t e hough all we re not so. There were eighteen greater numbe r t h an any ot h er di rection in Directors, manyt rm o e cpt which aonof rya t: a the kingdom ; while of these eighteen, five lived at least 200 miles distant. Could such, he asked, attend to the interests of the Company without great expense ? Ile considered that some proposition should that day be come to to rescue the Company from its present dilemma. There ought to be a residential directory, not living 200 miles distant. He represented, on the part of himself and friends, who had embarked capital in the Com pany, the sum of 200,000 L; and, therefore, he had no object in view but the good of the Company. No evil could come of the exposure. There were the Greenwich, the Sheffield and the R .therham, the Bir mingham and Manchester, the Great North of England, and the Midlands Companies, all of whom had been im mensely improved by inquiry and the consequent re- For Mr. Scott's motion 1,391 Against it Majority -624 The value of stock represented by the majority was £93,498 Minority Mr. SCOTT said the course he had taken had been solely dicufted by a sense of duty to himself as well as to the Company. He had submitted his motion to the meeting, and it had, he regretted to say, been rejected. He therefore took that opportunity of stating his entire satisfaction at the manner in which the Chairman had performed the important and onerous duties that had devolved upon him. The CHAIRMAN expressed himself much obliged to Mr. Scott for the manner in which he had referred to the performance of his duties. It now only rt•mained for him to conclude the business of the day by moving that the Directors' report be adopted, printed, and circulated. The motion was proposed and unanimously agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then proposed a series of resolutions based on the report. These were alss put and carried. The thanks of the meeting to the Chairman having been agreed to, the meeting separated at nine o'clock, having been engaged for eight hours. GREAT NORTH OF ENG LAND RAILWAY. The general half-yearly meeting of the above Company was held in the Company's offices, in Darlington, on Thursday last, the 28th inst. George Hutton Wilkin son, Esq., chairman of the Board of Directors, presided, and after briefly opening the meeting, called on Major Parker, the Secretary, who read' the advertisement call ing the meeting, and also the report of the Directors to the Proprietors, with a statement of the accounts, from which it appeared that the total receipts Were 52,4851. 13s. lid ; and after defraying the expenses of the half year, left a balance of 28.8591. 4s. Ild., and re commended that a dividend after the rate of 6 per cent. per annum should be declared. The report also stated that a lease of the railway has been executed by the parties, by which in future the dividends would be 10 per cent. per annum. Resolutions were unanimou,ly passed adopting the report, and declaring a dividend as above of 3/. per share on 1001. shires, and 10s. per share on 401 shares. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting separated. BRISTOL AND EXETER. BRISTOL, THURSDAY EVENING —This company held their eighteentl. half-yearly meeting yesterday, at their own offices, Broad street. Bristol. Mr. James Gibbs, Chairman of the Board of Directors, presided Th• CHAIRMAN expressed his regret at the retire. ment of their late chairman, Mr. Frederick Ricketts; but he would still remain a member of the Board. Mr. J. B. BADHA3,I, the Seem tary, then read the re port of the Directors, whicl, amongst other matters, stated that the amount of rent and share of toll due to this company by the Great Western Company, for the half-year ending the 13th of June last, amounted to the gross sum of 44,951/. 17s. ; that. considering tkat this was the least productive half of the year, the receipts of the company were very satisfactory that ,Ihey had had • ! . a large and steady incr ease o f b ot h oepartmenti of traffic ; that the Directors felt the most perfect con fidence in — 'the complete EUCCCSS of the atmospheric principle, - "WhiCh they were about to apply to the k.4thith Noon Railway = and that the delay in opening the fide was Only ()sting to circumsta.:ces connected with the new system of bbtOMoticm that the Acts for making branches to Yeovil, TivertodiCleavecion f 0 ,- wleybridge, and C re dit on h a d rece i ve d t h e roya l assent 1 that. the Pill for the Cornwall line had been postponad till next segaiot tron the recommendation of the Lords' Committee; but the preaintile had been proved, and there could be no doubt of its ultimate stiEdess that the Directors had made arrangements, by gElbscrib inv., for TC,OOO shares of the North Devon Company, by which to secure a ecirtiplete railway communication for the north of Devon. 15,000 of their ahares would re quire a sum of 375,0004, and the remainder to be allotted to the public ; that the North Devon line would join the Bristol and Exeter at Taunton, Tiverton, and Crediton, and would form a very convenient mode of communication with Cornwall ; that Mr. Brunel was now engaged in surveying the most eligible line for a communication be tween the city of Wells and the Bristol and Exeter line; allot which the Directors presumed would meet the reason able requirement of the districts connected with the Bristol and Exeter Railway, and therefore recommended the Proprietors to pass resolutions empowering them, to carry theta out. The report them referred to the state of the company's expenditure, by which it-appeared ( that the interest on a portion of the borrowed capital had been reduc;ed, and still there remained in their hanker's hands. up to June last, a balance of 39,301 Z :Is. 10d., exclusive of 2,ACtll deposited with the te; , asurer of the county of Somerset, the 60,00 d. tlittn paid for calls on 4,000 shares is the South Devon; and the for 1,500 held in the Cornwall Company. The Directors recommend also the payment of 1/. 81. per share divi dend fur the half-year ending next October. The re port then went into a detail of the inc , _,me and expendi ture of the Company for the half-year ending June 30, 1845, and also of the goods and passenger traffic of the same period. When the Secretary had concluded read ing the above report, The CHAIRMAN made a few remarks upon it, and con gratulated the Company upon the prosperous state of their property, which it would be remembered was at one time at 30 discount. The report having been approved and adopted, the meeting next agreed to resolations founded on the re commendation contained in it, after which The CHAIRMAN proposed that 200 of their reserved shares should be presented to their secretary, Mr. J. B. Badham, at par, as a testimony of the Proprietors' ap preciation of the valuable services he had rendered. The resolution was put and carried unanimously. MANCHESTER, SOUTHAMPTON, AND OXFORD. On Wednesday, a meeting of the promoters of this project was hcld at the Hall of Commerce, Mr. B. Oli veira presiding. Mr. PARSONS explained the object of the line, and stated that it would complete the midland direct com munication between the northern and southern coun ties of England. The present fine was proposed to effect that object, by uniting a line from Rugby to Oxford with the South-Western line at the An dovfx-road station on the one hand, and by a branch line, the Western Union from the Swindon Sta tion, with a station on the proposed line, at or near Highclere. The whole of the northern lines would thus be connected with the Great Southern outport of South ampton. It unfortunately happened that a formidable rival had forestalled him in the market—he meant Mr. Bethell's line. But on a comparison being instituted, he felt satisfied that the one proposed by him must inevita bly bs preferred. By file direction which Mr. Bethel) proposed to take, it would be necessary to make about 150 miles of railway, and to incur an outlay of two mil lions, whilst that proposed by him would require but 59 miles, or say 60, of new railway, and the outlay would be only (taking the ordinary rate of average of 15,000 L to the mile) 900,0001. He was, besides, fortified in the opinion that his line would be more generally preferred by the fact that it went over nearly the same, ground as that which had been recommended some time back by the surveyors of the South-Western Rail way, to effect a junction with the Great Western. And although he could not positively state as yet that the South-Western Company w old support him, he was in a condition to say that they approved strongly of the plan. - There was to be a meeting at Newbury of' the Supporti,rs of Mr. Bethelt's line, an.? he subMitted to the meeting the propriety of sending down a deputation t o coarr and try if any arrangement could be effected with the prinoters of the oth,r line. • A depot :t on, consisting of MM~jor Croft. the Rev. Mr. Fowler, Mr i3mg e , and some other gentlemen, was ap pointed to proceed to Newbury. IRISH LINES. ULSTER.—The traffic on this railway (twenty-five' miles opened) WAS, for the week ending 24th August, 1845 : Passengers, 15,731 ; Amount. 516/, I9s. 11d.'; goods. 1471. ss. Bd. ; total, 6641. ss. 7d. Corresponding week of laSt year :—Passengers, 9,784 ; amount, 3761. 10s. 2d. ; goods, 1141. Is. Bd. ; total, 490 L 1 ls. IRISH WEST COAST.—The Mayo Constitution an nounces an entirely new line, " to compete the chain of coast communication, and form a connexion with lines already established or projected. It will commence at or near the city of Limerick, and taking' a northerly direction proceed through the counties of Clare, Galway, Mayo, and Sligo. by a junction with the Sligo and Raitway, and accommodating on its route the important cities and towns of Limerick, Ennis, Gort, Loughrea, Athenry, Monivea, Tuam, Ballinrobe, Castle bar, Westport, Foxtbrd, Balling, Killala, Swintord, Streamstown, and Sligo, which town being connected with the north, east, and south, by the different lines through Enniskillen, Londonderry, Coleraine, Belfast, Armagh, Newry, Dundalk, Drogheda, Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, Cotk, Killarney, Valentia, Tralee, and Limerick, the establishmert of this line will cause Ireland to present a completeness of locomotive commu nication which no other country in the world enjoys." EXTENSION FROM TEMPLEMORE TO NENAGH AND THE SHANNON.—The Secretary of this Company has been sent over specially by the Board of Directors to traverse the line from Nenagh to Templemore, and from Nenagh to the Shannon, accompani.-d by the acting engineers, with a view to have all matters connected with this rail- way completed in due time for the obtaining of their Parliamentary Bill in the ensuing session, and that im mediately after which the works may be proceeded with without delay.—Nenagh Guaraian. KINGSTOWN AND BRAY.—On Wednesday a meeting of such scripholders in this line as purchased at a pre mium was held at Jude's Hotel, Grafton-street, and preliminary arrangements were entered into for meeting the Directors of the Kingstown Company, with the view, if possible, of effecting an amicable settlement of their claims. THE RIVER PLATE, LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. —«'e hare been favoured with the following memoranda received from 13110100 Ayres, under' date the 13th of June, via the United States:— " BUENOS AYRES, JUNE 13. "It is said, on thy beet anthority, an arrangement hlO been concluded for the settlement of affairs here ; but until we hear more we shall /Lice no rel,ance on it." In a previous part of the letter they write—" We are afraid t Eag;igh F , . , ..fich are asking too much." Exchange, 3d. Business dull. ON DEBILITY AND DISEASE. Price 2s. 6d., in an envelope, and post flve 3s. 6d., a Medical Work THE MENTOR, of HEALTH; on the Causes of Physical Decay, Loss of ,iemory, &c., result ing from excess or Imprudence, with plain directions addressed to those suffering, for their perfect and speedy restoration to health' Also, Observations on Marriage, and treatment of certain disea_ §e 4 &c By J. S. TISSOT and C o ., S urgeons, 6 , Caroline-street, De,' ford-square.. 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LAMERT ON DEBILITY, NERVOUSNESS, AND ALL DISORDERS ARISING FROM EXCESS, Bpc. • " He, who in pleasu re ' s d own y arms Ne'er lost his health or youthfail shams, A hero lives, and justly can Exclaim, in me behold a man !" Just published (in a sealed envelope), Tenth Edition, price 2s. 6d" or sent by post, free, to any address, 3s. 6d., SELF - PRESERVATION : a Popular Essay 011 those concealed disorders, originating in youthful exceSat and terminating in Ne rvous D e bilit y , L oca l an d Const it u tion; Weakness, and all thos e Sinkings. Anxieties, and Tremors, afflict the Weak, the Sedentary, and the Delicate. With Practk. Observations on Marriage. By SAMUEL LAMERT, Consulting Surgeon, 9, BEDFORD-STREET, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgla, Honofau, Member of the Lond on H osp i ta l M e di ca l Society, Licentiate oh :apothecaries' Hall, London, &c. i " The various positions of Lover, Husband, and P aren t, the n• nerent privileges of manki n d, are f requent l y marre d and preven t _.... ed through the follies and frailties of early indiscretions. To such, aim., others, this Essay addresses itself; and by its perusal many quesilnis' to 4111 may be satisfactorily adjusted that admit of no appeal even most confidential friend."—Stafford Gazette. 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The Barretto Junior tfnsport-ship dropped down til l river from Deptford, on Monde,y afternoon, to mooring opposite the Royal Arsenal, and . resterday the baggsg g of the -two compani es o f th e R oy:4 l Artillery WWl' orders far Halifax, Nova Scotia, wa; put on boo' Major Anderson's company and Captain Sti:evray's con' pany, both of the Ist battalion of the Royal Artillerp were inspected by the Commandant on Monday, and „ . .1 01 Lordship expressed hi mse lf hi g hl y p l eased with thel' soidierli4e appearance. The officers of Major Ander son's company, consisting of Second Captain De Winton , with First Li, utenatit Lawrence, First Lieutenant Mot' bray, and S2eond Lieutenant T. E: Travers, and age officers of Captain Stane a y' s company, cons i st i n g °f Captain Stan way, First Lieutenant Green, Firt nant Phillips, and Second Lieutenant Barstow, embarkeo, at six o'clock this m orn i ng a t th e R oya l Arsena l , and the Barretto Junior expected to sail at an early hour to-morrow morning for her destination. The companies are 70 strong each, and Captain Stanway being th e senior officer on board, will assume the command of the whole until their arrival at Halifax, Nova Scotia, when one of the eomeen , es will nroee-cl to St. John's, NeW, t Brunswick. First Lieut enan t H on . W . K enne d y a nd Second Lieutenant Winterbottom - cmbarked at the saute time for a passage to Halifax, to join Major Froer ° company, stationed at, Halifax since May, 1843. Pr' Verling accompanies the two companies to Halifax a g medical officer. The two companies to be n-lieved lo t Nove Scotia and N ew Br unsw i c k are C apta i n Mee's and Major L - Ock's, both of the Bth battalion ; the fernier proceeded to a foreien station o n th e 7 t h o f J u l y , 1 838, and the latter on the 16th of April, 1839. '1 he usual number of .women and children embarked this morning with their husbands, and eighteen still remain. Thef will, however, shortly f o ll ow b y t h e a id o f a f un d co 'l lected for that purpose, so that the steady and indus' trious will enjoy every comfort at the stations 'they are going to. V.TA One el ‘'eek.d a S umays, I 4 . 3 4!. X,' !,4121 o f asst.; !".gt Tickets olith*, 44 e Cttpt. • Wi t_ n`_"tt ~IC' "•-niarnln t. Donk!' Aaron ou James Lai John Knit The sit" l'r osPectu: fit or non 'When on I ,Yl thstand Rltl:out v ionsly oh Credit 0 acs effectt AdvanC; f6r ~~13 1110 niac "b . Th o , alst . kVA a ! , onas ity an a A. rver. ad sesisel 7 1 talits b-{L. 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