The Sun. — London, England, 1847-08-13 00:00:00

. ... _.~ ..... .. 4:.+.. eRA-7ING-CROSS BRIDGE (2,031- 1 PANY. A . s .. • e--- emeal general meeting of the proprietors of this eUrne ee -•• --Y was held at twelve o'clock yesterday, at the eke e 10ein ;41.1! eomptanY t 9, Villiers -street, Strand,..by ad- Ment trona- the special general meeting of the pro: Prietors,lielt•l on . the 12th of July last, ,to receive the 114 0- 1)0 :_ •te the committee- appointed at that meeting fur e „,P e rPoSe of in vest i gat i ng the accounts of the company, ; A "' to adopt such measures thereupon as might be eeem,,, l ''" expedient. The advertisement convening the keetine • -e Went on to state, that a special general meeting would also be held at one o'clock, to confirm the resolu.. tine an d i • ye order m a d e at t h e a f oresa id spec i a l genera l -le g e heldon the said 12 t h o f J u l y; t h a t t h e sum o f 40,0001. be raised by the issue of shares of 6/. ss. each , t O,be called quartershares, and to adopt such measures there u • that Pon as m i ght be deemed expedient ; also, be held holf-yearly general meeting of the proprietors repon d at half -past one o'clock, to receive the directors' e hist! also to elect three directors, in the room of M . be l e, All% Orry, and Mr. Rhodes, who go out of office eeretetion, but who are eligible for re•election; and on of general business. •A• con • p• ~ siderable number of proprietors were present, .shortly before twelve o'clock the Right Hon. the o . llllo f Devon the Chairman of the company, entered ' 4l e r ' t en: room and took the chair, stating at the same time e n : , 14 1 had been requested to do so by a requisition P e r e r by a number of the shareholders. The Noble Theas Warmly cheered. . e.. ue NOBLE CHAIRMAN adverted again to the requisi tion' and in calling upon the clerk of the company to reed the • et ,,,_ e a dvertisement Cenvening the meeting, said— . l el, Perhaps, to state that I am not much in the habit urtitttending the meetings of the company, but on my tw in in London yesterday morning I found a requisi prie In Writing, signed by - W great number of bridge pro teeetan rl ' expressing a wish, that I would attend this • „„,--2:g, entertaining the notion no doubt that long , ve i l", e aoe and grey hairs might keep the meetings, ;•-•. ±4 are sometimes a little noisy and irregular in . . udder • I felt it my duty at once to accede to there ,• . est. A 4114 . all ' 1311 V request to you is that all personalities a ngry discus i n will be. as far as possible, avoided, : f kti lei ele.s.hope that every one who has anything to say will ne e e ll i d, and, for th 6 purpose of saving time, that no . .3'07 n. - rit u i .L l l- at what he has said That is a matter fur Peti:° dyZa--1-(lilthheerbs.e)t I trust that every one will be heard t e ituilliet advertisement having been read, and the business ••• lan tee%lY•introduced to the meeting, the minutes of the . 24. ting were read in extenso. Mari' STUTELEY (the Chairman of the Hungerford fey ( L e t e e u raP l lne) and Mr. COPE distinctly averred that utat t e — died to act as members of t••e committee, and • T h - ej had left the remit when it was app.,inted. ' • fttilde Earl of DEVON said after such a statement he Isla consen t to s i gn t h e m i nutes . lale th Noble the deputy-chairman of the company, able ti e tioble Earl in the chair had nut fur a consider " % am . t ile taken any part in the proceedings of either , • ee e dr nY, and was not aware of the nature of the pro • . 1 44 a u tto be brought forward on that occasion. He k,Shale--4: of shares in both companies.—(Cries of . ' egaix er , - "' " ) Under the Act he was constituted the • ticte,, - 1 1141.0 f the company, but he possessed no qualitica el' atev et —(Renewed crie; of " Shame.") S lii ; e b 4 e - e rl of DevoN admitted the truth of the state p e wee ' tide d that there was no legal ohjectien to his ‘ ll itr on - g i °ver the meeting. There would, however, be o ilie• - eg 'Val objection, if he was present and did not '.. %mite nh air.—(Cheers.) The Act expressly stated - e llhar ee chairman of the company, whether quaefied by • te uesid ea °l4 ; a o t, should nevertheless occupy that po i ion ; ' ' 4 4% ' 4 e xPressly enacted that when he was present i ae tv attend i take the chair .—( Cheers ) He certainly had • .' ethee ed Uric, meetings of either company, because t ale the. that a„ e --gut n the directors and the proprietors Zreeeei-`entlte their duties quite as well without him as t 1 1 1, 4111, but circumstances had occurred with which Ivekrreasonta believe the great body of proprietors • icellseatisfied—(Hear, hear)—and he had attended to 1 ntee:•o ll ce as chairman, not to m dee 'any sugge- Ne e r e • il e t e for the purpose of endeavouring to see lair • .ttii. , , n eerB.) "%It ' I( IN l• • commented upon the fact that . the w4::l:et:g solicitor , e o n e beeineley and Mr. Cope had reulsed to act upon je learlar i ,2 t _tee,, and apprehended that this, us , an ad s°must fall to the ground .—( Cheers.) 111141 ' tin feting , must question for their consideration, nee CO 0 cir cumstances, whether they should, or should ..I'be Earl M the minutes of the preceding meeting. retteereeeert.(7lD EVOW then called upon the clerk to read Nes , the committee, and also a manuscript 4144 6 I°ll had Ale -re °I the been subsequently received from the to , ,L4,,i.. committee. h /v l l. 4t NeE then read the report, which was as 6, .--- ' ~. Th e g , slit -- "u nittee regret having been deprived of the '• % %li ana° °r Me •, .. 4t ._ ne ta , ssrs. Stuteley and Cope (who bad been ~. tie wade ;the l / 4 " forra rritty.od_. allotted thac part of their body, but declined to * 1 'veeT e tnen Y, have, however, in the absence of those ti ee.teettuel: entered into as extensive and carefuleni cmants of the company as the limited would allow, and in such ~eatimp s_ for that purpose . • -`4 and '" have regaraed all audited accounts as cor -111 t ali bl • il teheld a cin themselves, and now lay before the • e ,-„ e ta te . A . A bre, le result of their investigation. Ac e() several accounts are appended to this report. at % tint 110 - i sets out the gross receipts and ( x e Ure e e i te ze, 1836 ° , ne the commercetnent of the undertaking in 3. 3or re , .Lo the 31st ultimo, exclusive only of the With el Pt and Payment in accounts No. 2 and No. tioe, . refer ee di re -4 le eeeo _ ce to the original loan of 26 000/. men tereet% to adv:.u. 1, the committee recomTend the tee 11 al. se eee e rtis e for loans on the cotnpany s view to lin , lqUid at t7 ent. for a term of years, with a i ai o Ik e n nof the 5.0001 . advanced by the bankers - • eaenieers lent off ef the Excht quer . Fund Commis -1 . te nt %t i n 1 .. to relieve the company from the.incun at spay Fil atlen in the ' ta m ei e reortg,ge to toe et o 0 . ~ st shall be annual' ' made in discharge pro CAniniiston .rs, ~ A i tUe original debt. ) . taie et t e c eount N . 2 . N et we for . relates to the ' Eighth Shares,' . titee whi ch it og the Southern approaches to the bridge; appears that all the eighths were taken, kitt:: es .," (t qui t - - ' , , li f t_ th e limanrcikeeratt,tad were necessarily retained in respect 0 B,+ whole shares), which the coin . ~: , Jut eeeetie, Company' s shares, .ne directors d and other shares some ' :Tepee to theiloYh peeitiened. These eighths bhuuld be toe great rciiliv areheld, es generally, pro rata, so soon as - • ee l The rapid eeta it expedient. • progress ot the works in connexion with ' se l atnitte e to e a u Y station On the Surrey side induces the ateahkz tfu:grtehalrZi in m g portanee of measures being .._ 14.4reit0411n(loexthteenp.roprietary, that the company ' . FunknrnapPptlryo and completing the south e bridge, and it is matter of conera- 1 ' eb, s, which have, very may lye powers unt'er their two Amendment 4way companies. full ; pirobably enable them to arrange such liri ru aehes _ sineeiktßeL Ount I,T a aeco; dance with the plans of the contain; • ' an' account of tolls . . taken kieb, tolls ° Pening of the bridge, and of the application ot • k_ tolls for divide dsand general charges: it appears, 7::wever, diet the interest on 26 , 0001. debt has hitherto Placed to the er to r P r i and should ll" henceforth capital, .. . _warYtLitUld Show that which is manifestly • -toe .e. The toll r be, placed to tne account e a m a p te t a s d a 3 r , e t , ra h ffi n o w 7fer6 . 5 7 0 7 . s a a n t d i s t u a p c : th e .. Per annum has been already established, after all tiv:g the 31satsublteiemnowznth . • pii i "Velty .h ' parnid,vi.,t,hues balancesix • m(m i t a h l s :a e u x d: off, and year s 4 ' A su , mof 1 ,8411. 14 f te.,.; u'Vidend, hit E l . 9 , e aeplicable for the half (lir."'" ° n the 26 alte r allowing. 1,300/. for they ear's in , rectos. • ' ,0001., and the last annual vote to the I Th • th e ...._ a committee baVe been prevented laying before eottraoprietors an exact statement of the liabilities of the _ . o ae. P. _nY, not having received from the engineer a certi r,,,-._ 4e Pouut of the balance (if any) due to Mr. Chadwick, • 'ti;,_: particular of - his'own demand upon the company, reo e re are alto other demands, of which the particulars . „tilf_ net yet furnished, besides the unascertained claim of i i r thB:arket Company for damages in respect of the delay que6tion as t o the float. Th e committee have At_therefore been con s t ra i ned to put an estimate upon the er items, w hi c h, together with those actually ascer ned, will stand as follows : Sundry unsettled claims (say) Law charges ( sa y) "' ... £4,897... .•• ••• 1,000 Bankers' (now d ue ) ... Jackson and others ••. 3,:•00 Toll account, and balance as credit of the Eighths share account ... - ••• 2,418 £20,805 , - ' 'Prcrn these accounts, and from . their investigation btlerailv committee are of opinion that . the sum of • 2 0,0 ,,_,. , , the . e ot , 4 ° l - will be required to liquidate the liabilitie . s fi o na t ti t n h n e or - h P i lnYa , nd . they thereforer n e .4 . , e resonitten to that effect f co t . h m e m m en ee d tin h g e t r irt i he 12th • 4 last. For present purposesltwill am p o ro n b g a a b t l t y b be eees . . Drie, ary to distribute the new shares he lm p t ro b - e , . %e ll ti :7, 1 7. but the end desired may be accomplished d .reh ug 1 t loan on their deposit, to be repo! hereafter tiov .en the selflue of the company's hall have tite_elnPed i;—the shareholders will thusbe se e c n u a r b e le t d o th - ' l ' to take u and retain the shares, or to ix t pe tc4 !l s ves the premium which they may then be fairly ~ T r° to bear. ...nee ° • N o __ mrautee have not contemplated, neither do they . wh, e rzend at present, the sale of the wharf (the cost of sae 8 ,5241. 8 524/. 6s. 3d., and the present tattle of which ...1,1,.._ , til e "en represented to them at 8,0000, inasmuch, from • st4it!Yerks now in progress in connexion with the railwayte Zlllnder preparation for the accommodation ot 11 ?eta:western and; other great railways, it is scan? y it m ay to estimate the extent of accommodation which Dittiv itY be e xPedient for the interests of the Bridge Com- A t i t i• t o retain on that side of the river, or the increased 4 Viich the wharf itself may consequently acquire. llithr„,llllst, therefore, the committee cannot conclude . • l'a ti ,t, expressing their thorough confidence in the high the I_ ° ` the bridge, large operty likely to soon ield to 44,..nttreholders a return, the amount of which of ; I A be estimated until the establishment and opening th e great railway station, to be formed close to its ' `ii %seen), approach, and which is expected to be opened • ie., li Pting of next year, they cannot refrain from si,eo r' uron all. te in the company, the • • 4 .) D tl i l li e lp° .. r tanlle of united and harmonious co-operati n ori . ti tiliq e tif'‘°Prietary at large, in order to expedite and ..41:444.-and niZe e°llll3lete and speedy realisation o t r'lrer etev , _and with the view of lessening points of No :: Fl etb,enwelistootui further venture to recommend, that the 1 4 : 1 5 t e a t : i a t: o 11 l i r i s . e e r s t h: 1 pursue :hebeen. wi l with reference to the agitated power of splitting votes, will be to're every ng enactments and to eeclare, that _ . • . it e to one vote for every five u. I nfitleri any hunt thus giving to each proprietor • , tif -Ce eqUiVal ' • ' • interest in the 6/t e °f the ent to his pecuniary Company. B. FEW -4 9 46 S. J. BLUNT. ) 1111144.446 4 Strand 33 :4 E u N g j . .12 1 , AIBN4CLA"ST.L.K. .~ -.-• d 413 553 63 et also f bags went ,rmoi 34s ine st 32 , to sold st n , pa stroob to 5 49 6 i „f ° ., 1111 , 1 Brozu "- , Snd a t Sol d "in w at 193 - bas been „ 4 , or to - d ,, on ha s ja 6d• 7s t • interse° • P f or r- A n s w ; to lo 135 the n at Javier ry roil at Pr ric city ill gbig An d spot' • a to 3,ler 10 beep sx i,olt fr ;lc 10( 0 "e f the .. o geof. lieln i r ;yo the 0 the_ A g ltis &tem- o eye 34 ch To risod' u ncle r ogrel, by w i ipaio the • r ° tile ) th i llir °l°ll I 4 11 go 10 01° rd a dor , • !. te d ! so lOl i ste : Ac e. , o ced sae so , 10 on toloi for 11. 0 1 0 VS a i 0' heir , telY are lsr i ea deu cr oL o, hos a iler., de ' j pres l t he A 50 iti iCO v Or iC o „ w 0 0' 1- ' o ol o ' ans Cl e P li er °a iess ie bre , The 5 ; 1 00 11 " r es7 oos 3 grai l h reP - 14t the ix P er the a fter: 1 0 /.Pr oi* e re Pa" f the 'OSe . .titg 3 v io.,, ol ie t he e s* isw • ste t di be jo hn gr , of a bei o 4ol hut , e so root - ore. " eon 0 gn e‘ er n reo r th e ) oc l l e bed. iie` c . o rr le t he Che r tog e ni ed; con ga or c 03 0 re n r . piee a n . e 8 0 ' 0 00 cise f 31r. if r e ct ° 4!:, , e ll jo her to hid 1 - rtg No. 1. A STATEMENT of RECEIPTS' and EXPENDI TURE from the commencement in March, 1836, to 31st July, 1847. Dr. THE ORIGINAL CAFITAL. To Shares—amount re- ceived on 3,200 at 25L £BO,OOO 0 0 Deposits on forfeited • -- ' - shares ••• ••• 646 0 0 -- £80,646 0 0 To Loans—from Exche quer-bill Commissioners 26,000 0 0 Less so much repaid ... 5,000 0 0 —-- 21,000 0 0 From London and County Bank ... ... 5,000 0 0 Ditto ditto ... 3,500 0 0 ---- 8,500 0 0 To Jackson and other:—deposit on agreement for sale of bridge ... 10.000 0 0 To balance 2,343 10 0 £122,489 10 0 Cr. By works ... ... ... ... £89,732 5 4 By law charges ... ... ... 4,135 2 9 By engineers, &c. (on ac • count) ... ... ... £4,223 7 9 By surveyors ... ... 195 15 0 4,416 2 9 By charges—Printing, advertising, sta tionery, and sundry, from petty cash 1,395 3 4 By salaries ... £1,736 5 6 By directors' allowances 1,700 0 0 £3,436 5 6 Less written off to tolls' account ... 625 0 0 2,811 5 6 By interest (including Exchequer loann) £5,317 6 0 Less rent of Smith's wharf 5,129 9 6 6,000 0 0 8,524 6 3 21 2 6 44 12 1 280 0 0 187 16 6 By Hungerford-market Company for lease of light of way ... . • ... By Smith's %% hail ... ... ... By market share ... ... ... By office furniture and seal ... ... By balance due on shares ... ... £122,489 10 0 No. 2. ONE-EI3H CFI SHARE ACCOUNT. To shares—Deposit on 2.502 one-eighth shares, at 12s. 6d. ... £1,564 3 1 By Parliamentary and law charges (Few and Co.) By balance ••• £6OO 0 0 964 3 1 £1,564 3 1 No. 3. TOLL ACCOUNT, FROM MAY,1845, TO JULY 31. 1847 :llivi Receipts. Charges, dend £ s. £ s. May, 1845, to July 31, 1845 • 2600 411 1190 16 4 1440 Aug. 1,1845, to Jan. 31, 1846' 3109 11 9 823 9 2 2880 Fet). 1, 1846, to July 31,1 , 46' 3442 0 6 ) 1371 2 7 2000 Aug. 1, 1846, to Jan. 31,18471 3150 11 3 5 ,1600 '12302 8 .5' 3383 8 '17920 Feb. 1, 18'47, to July 31, 1847 1 3404 11 0 *2258 16 7 115706 19 51 5644 4 8 Mr. HARDHAM moved the reception of the report, which was secon.ied. The discussion was then renewed with respect to the statements of Mr. Stuteley and Mr. Cope, that they de clined to serve upon the committee, in the course of which iC was suggested, that as they declined to serve, it became a question whether there was a committee ap 'Awed or not. The Earl - ot DEVON said, if this was so, it ought to have been entered on the minutes. . . Mr. Frearont. a selicitor, stated that Mr. Hawes asked him' to .serve on the committee in the place of Mr. St uteley. The ntaremaN said that decided the question. Mr. Ile.iv.es .did not deny that this was so. The two gentlemen.were elected after they had left the room, in order to give them the option of attending. After.a.protracted discussion, a motion was agreed to and adopted, to the effect that Mr. Stuteley and Mr. Cope were elected members of the committee, although they had previously signified their intention not to act— which appeared to afford satisfaction to the meeting. On the motion that the report be received and entered on the minutes, Mr. ELKINS rose, and said it now devolved upon him to say a few words with respect to the conduct of the Chairman at the last meeting, and also with respect to the rejection by him of a considerable number of votes. He objected to the reception of the report, and trusted that he should be able to induce the meeting to arrive at the same opinion. He objected to it, first, on the ground of the illegal conduct of the Chairman in refusing to receive certain votes, whereby he was enabled to prtv •nt this report, because if the votes to which he referred had not been refused, they would not then be discussing whether it ought to be received or not.—(Loud cheers.) No doubt, the Noble Earl would be surprised to learn that the votes so rejected had been pre viously received and acted upon, and if ever theta was an extraordinary. proceeding at a public board, that act certainly came under such a definition. But he went further—he considered the rejection of these votes .a special breach of faith—a special breach of con tract—(Cheers)—a contract solemnly entered into be tween man anti man, and whieh had been as shamefully broken as any contract he ever heard of in his life.— (Cheers.) As he understood the contract it was this— certain parties consented to take shares in this company with the view of possessing an interest in its affiirs, and as.isting in forwardinir the objects which it had in view. They paid a spec fled sum of money for the shares— they were to be represented by certain parties whose names were givi n, and who were to stand first as the registered proprietors of those shares, and to be entitled to vote on behalf of those shares on all occasions. By the 64th section of the Act constituting the company, It was clearly manifest that these shareholders so re jecud were entitl. d to vote. He made these observa tious because he intended to take the sense of the meet ing with respect to them. He did not b. lieve that any gentlemen, if this were one of the ordinary transactions of life, would have ventured to say, " I received your money for a particular purpose, but I don't mean to carry out the object for which )ou disbursed it. I meant to cheat you when I began."—(Cheers.) A SHAREHOLDER—TheSO are very hard words. The CHAIRMAN—My principal object here is to pre vent the use of such language. Mr. fIAWES—I hope you will not prevent the gentle man from using any terms he may think proper. I like hard words. Mr. ELKINS—I know you do. No one yet has been able to give you what you deserve.—(Laughter.) By the 64th clause it was provided that the person whose name stool first as a joint proprietor his others, as in this case—for the shares were held jointly by certain persons in conjunction with the Market Company— should be deemed the owner of them, and the person entitled to vote. Now, he contended that by that clause the Chairman had no right to legally refuse the votes. He had no doubt at all on the matter. By way of il lustration he might cite the case of A and B, who he would suppose to be the trustees of a settlement, and who were desirous of investing the money, say 50.000/. A said, "I will invest 2.000/. in shares, and they shall be represented as the property of A and B, and you shall invest the remainder, and it shall stand in the name of B and A." This would be elearly in cum pliance with the Act of Parliament, and they would an-_ cordingly stand -registered as agreed upon. -- Bat 'Order A eame to vote, according to the reasoning of the de puty-chairman of the company, he was to be told "You are a joint proprietor with B, and notwithstanding we have received your money—notwithstanding you hold t: noo e nte s . h m i e r (a e Ln s, a w ug e h c t a e n r :ot allow yo uto vote."—(Hear, hear.) That w as e w c as u t A h i e ß c m e A u N rse sa t i h d e h deputy-ehairman adopted at the mmr.eEetii.nxgx,tleand.dsince then one of the directors had amtanhnoegee!;:ohungaent;bhwteiu._led_aitve away.— (Laug-isit7r.) that e w n as nd w er h s a t t oo h d o he tne h a a n d t res H ig e n d ed id . to imply that the Hon. Gentleman had run :bre. EC:Aistirßsstasi reminded the Hon. Proprietor that "'tor P deal of business to transact, and that L I: wasted in discursive matter. Pleaded the importance of the subject as m o f t eitnandeedeth members artaenin refused na l tt t to e of tre spaveing at length on the time of the not be Is t e wo e, aspro 1 ceed with the busi c fi t : e sanely as appointed, it cou could business s et down for it. The next b 'ection he had to urge a , that the shareholders °re quired an impartial inglat conducted by persons in no y onts. but one of- the entle per y constituted to pro knew little way connected with the a: men (Mr. Few) admitted th at e h h d e i not hesitate to place notorious that was knew it was of accounts, himself upon the committee , seitta d i and that or n g othin lawyers were inefficient accountant:. true that two and two made three six-and-eightpences made a pound , little more, and yet this gentleman most t ur they k new not only accepted the o ffi ce, hut assbited in p a p s ri s il i :g h l y ; , own accounts as correct.—(Hear. hear.) He wa s n ';',C a . i s over modest man—he did not possess too much diffi- 1 thence, hut he did not hesitate to say, that if there had been a payment of even 51. to him, he could not con scientiously put himself upon such a committee. He never heard of such a disgraceful preceedirg. The CHAIRMAN objected again to the use of per sonalities. Mr. Few's characterstood too high to admit of any imputation of the kind. Mr. ELKINS regretted exceedingly being obliged to allude to arty gentleman in such terms. He was, how ever, quite ready to admit the intelligence and acumen. of his Learned Friend. The accounts were the most extraordinary he had ever witnessed. The report stated that 20,0001. -was required. They said, " sundry un settled claims, say 4.887." He saw nothing to pre vent them bei n i; 14,0001 .. Then came " law charges, say 1,0002." When lie found that the solicitor was appointed sometime last session, and he admitted he approached this part of the report with a great deal of delicacy, and that he had received 5501, besides his claim of "say 1,000/.," was -he not justified in saying that the directors were. most blameable? Had the shareholders sanctioned any law proceedings ? The charges had been increased in endeavouring to prevent them doing that which they thetur furniture accounts was statednow submitted 'round the t n se l ves to d o . I n the last account the office have c i o t s t 3 was l6/. stated 7s. 6 t d o . , b but in t 441. 123. Id. This showed the extraordinary mode in which the accounts were kept. Why, they would not be tolerated for a moment before a Master of Chancery. * This iucludes interest, 1,3004 IkT 9 "L ONDONI 4.. Then there was ae account of 1,3951. 3s. 4d. for " print ing, advertising, stationery, and utility, from rev ty cosh He should like to know how much of thet the stationer had received ; but when he fi,und that he had only received 2001. during the last 10 years, he wished to have some explanation. The CHAIRMAN said the law expenses included the expenses of obtaining Bills and the sums paid to Parlia mentary agents. Mr. ELKINS said that was exclusive of the 1,000/. now claimed by the solicitor. Mr. CURTIS, the solicitor to the Market Company, said 4501. had been paid to the Parliamentary agents. Mr. ELKINS said it _appeared that 821/. 3s. 3d. had been paid to the Parliamentary agents, and that the total of the law expenses was 4,135/. 2s. 9d., exclusive of the 1,000/. claimed. He concluded by suggesting the rejec tion of the report, and the removal of the directors of whom they had reason to complain.—(Hear.) He pro posed a motion to the effect that the reported be rejected. Dr. MOoRE seconded the motion. He said he never saw a document so deserving of censure, and it was most discreditable to the persons whose names were attached to it. It did not even give a clear idea what their lia bilities were. Mr. FEW said, at the last meeting Mr. Curtis stated that out of the 550/. placed opposite his name, 4501. had been paid to the Parliamentary agents ; but as there was no record of the 450/. in the archives of the com pany, it was impossible for them to record it. The law expenses, amounting to 4,0001., did not appear to him much for eleven years. They could not, owing to the limited time, obtain the exact amount of the outstanding liabi lities, and they felt that they could not state liabilities which had no existence. They had done their best ; and as they appeared to have discharged a very thank less task, he would second any motion having for its ob ject the appointment of any other persons to make a second investigation. Mr. LANCASTER, one of the committee, defended the report of the accosents r and considered them such as any gentleman or accountant could understand. They were correct to a few pounds, and were such as he should make out with respect to his private affairs. As they required money they must give the directors power to raise it. Mr. BLUNT said, at first he declined to act, but as he found that a quorum could not be made up without him, he had stayed in town for the purpose of attending the meetings of the committee. He was not even on speak ing terms with any of the directors. Mr. LANCASTER said he was not acquainted with his colleagues until he met them at the meetings of the com mittee. Mr. STUTELEY considered that no imputation rested on the committee. He objected to the report on other grounds—that the g, ntlemen who composed it had not had time to consider and obtain all the accounts they required. The object of the appointment of the com mittee was expressly for the purpose of understanding the exact amount of the liabilities. They had not had time to ascertain them, and although he had not the slightest wish to repudiate any account which they owed, he considered that they should defer any further proceedings until the amount of these liabilities were made known. He, howeVer, believed their report per fectly correct. The attendance of but two gentlemen on more than one occasion was an additional reason why they should not receive the report. He objected to it alst e because it did not specify how they were to raise the money requ ired, and if they adopted the suggestion they threw out,they would leave a dangerous discretion in the hands of the directors, for they could not forget that they were individually responsible for what ever money they raised in their name. He had some suspicion that ulterior proceedings were intended, but he could not further allude to them. He objected to the last clause of the report most strongly, because they would, to carry it out, be obliged to go again to Parliament, at an expense of 5,000/. or 6,0001. If there was to be a vote for every five shares, his Learned Friend (Mr. Few) would have at least sixty votes. By a former-arrangement between the two com agmedongthsat t in 2 d o i o vid s u h a ti l re p s ar i t n ies t , he an b d rid t g l ; spbaenuields, beit was div arranged n arrangement was on the minutes of the bridge directors. (Cheers.) And after this, they were told that those tobv:()lter.e—ee(nL.eodtutlbeehsebearrs.e)e on n f he had former occasion, had the n choar, right and h t occasion, he should not have refused t h em . — ( Hear, hear.) He should have stated his object i o n to them, but i i he should have declined to be a party to litigation on the subject, and, consequently, to expense to the Bridge Company. lie should use his influence to oppose the motion. Mr. LANCASTER said that the committee apprehended that the last clause would have given great satisfaction. Mr. HAWES said an arrangement was made with the Market Company, by which two of its directors were to have seats at the Bridge Company board, but they had refused to attend.—(The Hon. Gentleman read the mi nutes to the effect stated.)—This was the whole of the arrangement with respect to the 200 shares referred to. Mr. FLADGATE inquired if that was the whole of the arrangement ? Mr. HAWES said it was. Mr. FLADGATE then: emphatically read an extract from the minutes, dated the 11th of July, 1840, showing that the 200 shares had been apportioned to several par ties, all of whom were to be entitled to vote. It was signed by Mr. Hawes as one of the directors.—(Cries of " Shame.") Mr. HAWES did not gainsay the truth of the extract. It appeared, ho.' ever, that the arrangement was incon cistent with the Act of Parliament. They had always attended the meetings and voted ; but when he found from the opinions of Mr. Fitzroy Kelly that they w. re illegal, he felt that he could not undertake to receive them. There had been no desire on his part to prevent the Market Company from exercising all the privileges conferred upon them by the Act of Parliament. The 62d clause provided that they should have no more than five votes in their incorporated capacity. That he was in error remained to be . proved. Looking at the large amount of law expenses, and the various Acts of Parlia ment which they had obtained, he did not think 4,800/. too much for the eleven years. If they would refer to the short-hand writer's notes of the former meetings, they would find that he stated he was ready to retire, and that it he was elkts d he should pursue the course he had heretofore adopted. The parties in favour of a committee wished for an impartial tribunal ; but four of them were personal friends, and the other three had singed a circular, which had been distributed. He ob • served at the time that the Parliamentary useee was to appoint the mover of a committee as one of its members; he proposed that the same course should be adopted, and proposed three on one side and three on the other ; and if all the parties had acted it would have been an impartial committee. The committee might or might not have been appointed legally, but, having been ap pointed, he thought they were hound to receive the result of their labours, and to place it on their minutes. Al though he had recently had no time to look at it, as far as he could understand' it he agreed with it, and he should support it. Tne CHAIRMAN said the committee bad done all they could have done in the limited time allowed them, and as far as he was enabled to judge they had conducted the investigation with the greatest impartiality. That, however, was not the question—it was this, whether the report should be received or not. Twenty-five hands were held up for its reception, and thirty-six against it. Mr. HAWEs demanded a poll ; and as the time for the second meeting had arrived, moved a resolution con firmatory of the one agreed to at the last meeting, for the purpose of seising 20,0001. by the creation of new shares. He said at the last meeting the mode in which they proposed to raise the money was clearly stated. The shares of the company were now at a premium, and, according to the Act, under such circumstances they must first be offered to the shareholders. If they were not taken by the shareholders the directors were prepared to use them for the purpose of raising' a loan on the best terms they could. They proposed at first to.. 'apply a portion of the money thus raised to liquidate the claim of the Excheqiier Commissioners, by which the wharf which they held as security would be released; next, to a.:vertise for loans on debentures to discharge the other claims. The liabilities amounted to 20,000/., 9,0001. of which must be repaid at once to Messrs. Jackson. No further sums were asked for beyond those expended on the works. Alportionlof the money re - ceived from Messrs. Jackson was applied to reducing the loan of the Commissioners. If they had given the direc• tors rower to raise the money on the last occasion, they might have obtained it at one-half per cent. cheaper than at the present moment, but they would now make the best bargain they could. The creation of the quarter shares would, no doubt, accomplish this object. Mr. FEW seconded the motion, and said they would lose 1,000/. on the contract with Messrs. Jack; on unless they paid the money within the present month. If there was to be a contest upon any motion, he begged of them not to let it apply to this item, but to something which would not injure their pockets. Let them, at least, save the 1;000/. Mr; STUTELEY said it was unnecessary for him to say much with respect to the motion, as the opinion he expressed on the subject at the last meeting remained unaltered, namely, to increase the capital of the com pany. Less dividend would accrue if the capital was ni n tm i ded e he w ahsadde no doubt raised. objected to the report of the committee, be cause they h te t t a il e d to po i nt out an y new pl a n by which mimey might be raised wi t hout serious detriment to the w . s hareholders,_ enh whi c h he con f esse d w as a ques tion with deeply m priehsesesdh.ar,B,sywt,hmeldcobuerinseatrearcirli; reduced. lie di • raise did not obj ec t t o g i v i ng t h e di rec t ors Power t o moue b • debentures. No doubt some arrangeme nt could 3 be come to with the bankers and Messrs. Jackson, were decided No doubt, by the time the liabilities He, lbr one, with means would come in to liquidate them. After au that view. would forego his dividends. eighth shares, unimportant discu • • h discussion with respect to the Dr. MOORE said. ho believed truly th a t a t th e l as t meeting ther e was not a lution. He wished to knraosaviorty in favour of the reso stances the proceedings at that whether under the circum- The CnatesrAst . said if ;It meeting were regular? meeting were irregular,' thtalte w proceedings at the last ought not to confirm the resoluationa• reason why they matter to inquire whether there ,it w as a fi tting or not. was any irregularity Mr. HAWES said, no doubt, if the proprieto rs forego their dividends a considerable would sum would be raised. The bankers - demanded immediate payment. The CHAIRMAN—Then you must go elsewhere. Mr. HAWES—:I have not the slightest objection. After saying that he never was at a meeting at which such disgraceful insinuations were thrown out as those used by Mr. Eiltins, be proceeded to say that unless they immediately liquidated Messrs. Jackson's claim they would lose 1,0001. They were in debt, and they must pay it, and the honest way to look at the matter was not by considering what loss would be caused to their shares. If they negatived the motion they would place the directors in an expensive and painful position. Mr. Uneenza, said be had not been is the habit of FRIDAY EVIINI-.NG,- attending the meetings of the company, and though he was not present On th e l ast eec3sion he was Pi.r=fedY i;.tortn,o 01 the whole- of the preceedi.gs, and in tact of the precf=rdings of the comoanv .r some time past, and he could not help Mating that if they pllow,-d party feeling to run through - out all their proceedings the result would be moreAltsustrous than anything that had yet occurred. He came - -somewhat prejudiet-cl, he admitted, against the directors, but from. what he had heard to-day, it did appear to him that the two gentle men who had been appointed should have attended the meetings of the committee, because he considered they would have consulted the interests of both companies by doing so.—(Cheers.) The report, however, was un questionably an honost one ; they had asked for it, and he did not think it became them to complain of it now. He was as adverse to raising money by shares as any man, but what could they du? The claims must be sa tisfied, and he thought ihe mode of raising them recom mended was - the best they could adopt. Those who opposed the report should suggest some better plan; but as they had failed to do so he should vote for the recep tion of the report No doubt he might agree with many of those who opposed the directors, as he did not ap prove of many things they had done, but indulging in these feelings now would only involve them still further in irretrievable difficulties. The proper time to deal with -the directors with whom they were dissatisfied was when the period of their re election arrived. The CHAIRMAN dun pet the resolution to confirm the one agreed to at the lust meeting, for the purpose of raising 20,000/. Tvrenty-seven hands were held up for it, and thirty against it. - Mr. HAVES demanded a poll, which Mr. Few and Mr. Stuteley proceeded to take. On coming to the name of Matthew Thomas Archer, Mr. IIAWES objected to the reception of the vote. The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Lawrence) —I abk you, Is there a shareholder on the register named Matthew Thomas Archer, and with or wituout any person joined with him ? Mr LAWRENCE—Joined with him there is. The CHAIRMAN—Then produce the register. (The register was op.ned.) Mr. ELKINS—Io a court of law he would be obliged to answer the question directly, and not indirectly, as he has done. Mr. HAwEs—lt is registered " Matthew Thomas Archer and the Hungerford-market Company."— (Hear, hear.) Mr. Stuteley, you represent the Hunger tord-market Companyehe e, will you allow me to rok you whether Mr. Archer and the llungerford.market Company 11,1 d j intly ? Ihe CHAIRMAN—Don't answer the question. Take my advice, and don't reply to it.—( ;onsiderable aston ishment) Mr. HAWES (after a pause).—Then as it is not a pro per d.scription, I object to receive it. The CHAIRMAN—YOU object to it ? Mr. IlAwEs—l do. The CHAIRMAN—On what ground ? Mr. HAwES—I object to state the grounds on which I do so ; but, in justification of the course I am taking. I have o onjecrion to read the eplestion put to Sir Fitzroy Kelly, and his reply.—(Cries of " Oh! oh!") The CHAIRMAN had no otjectten to have the opinion read, provided the way in which it was put to the Learned Counsel was also stated.—(Cheers.) Mr. IlAwEs said he should take his stand on the ob j-ction he had made ; it was for the law to decide whe ther he was right or wrong. The CHAIRMAN said the objection was perfectly in telligible. It was this—did this gentleman and the Market CoMpany make one proprietor between them; and was he properly described as a joint proprietor with the Market Company? Mr. FEW said the decision in this case would govern all the other votes objected to on the same ground. The 62d section was perfectly explicit It specified the num ber of votes which holders of 20, :30, 40, 50, and 60 shares were entitled to, and expressly provided that no corporate company like the Market Company should have more than five votes. He.knew nothing of the ar rangement with respect to the 200 shares until within the last three weeks. The directors had just as much power to take double dividends as they had to receive more than five votes from the Market Company. He adinitt, d, on the opinion of Mr. Lloyd, that the first party nailed should represent the share, but they had no power of giving proxies. Mr. FLA.DGATE said the party first named was clearly entitled to vote, A SHAREHOLDER said Mr. Stuteley had his proxy. He held his shares conjointly with the Market Company ; they had been legally transferred to him by deed, and the Hungerford Company had no power to control his vote.' Mr. HAWES-- Perhaps you will state who receives the dividend ? The SHAREHOLDER—That has nothing to do with it. I can prevent any one receivinc , them. Mr. HAw E s sa id th e Mark et e Company paid for the proxie3. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to give his decision with respect to the votes so described. Ile said it ap peared probable that one party or the other must go to the Court of Chancery; but before any proceedings could be talv-qi either in Parliatn4-nt or in the courts of law, it was rt quisite that the Chairman should have given his decision on the matter. He did not pretend to possess legal knowledge, but finding that the votes now ob jected to had been received on three several occasions, he could not really understand wh) they should not now be received.— (Cheers.) It appeared (the Noble Lord was corrected) they had been received twice with out the Chairman objecting to them. Mr. HAWES said he then had no advice, The CHAIRMAN said he thought the practice of re ceiving the votes as heretofor e should be adhered to, and that the parties who roused them should be the parties to seek the aid of the Court of Chancery.—(Loud cheers.) They had been rejected once, but was that any reason why he should conform to that opinion, and re• ject them no w 2—(lienew ed cheering.) Mr. flAwEs said he considered his Lordship was taking an inaccurate view of tf,e matter, and that he did not quite exercise the impartiality that he should.— (Ci ies of " Shame," sad hisses.) He had adopted the I gal and the proper course in rejecting the votes after he had been so advised by a high legal authority. The CHAIRMAN did not shr nk frotn the responsibility of offering his op'.nion. It was, however, open to discus sion in a court of law. Ile confessed, from the best judgment he could form, that the votes tendered were legal.— ("Pied cheer%) The perenn first nambd in the register, whe , her 'sith the Market Company or any other body, was the person entitled to vote. He was bound to give a clear opinion on the subject, and he re gretted exceedingly that it differed from that of the professional men whose opinions had been cited. lie was decidedly of opinion —and he might be set right if he was wrong by either the Court of Chancery or the Queen's Bench—that A B holding shares in the Bridge Company was entitled to vote as a proprietor of the Bridge Company.—(Cheers.) He also was of opinion that A B might give a proxy, and therefore he was en. titled to vote.—(Cheers.) Mr. HAWES proteste.l against the reception of the votes and the decision of the Chairman. The votes so objected to were then received. Some of the proxies were invalid, as they had not been de livered seven days be!ore the meeting, in accordance with the Act. The result of the poll was, that 142 voted for the con firmation of the resolution, and 199 against it-57 ma jority. The announcement was received with rapturous cheering. Mr. FEW stated that there were 75 objectionable votes. The business of the half -yearly meeting was then pro ceeded with. Mr. HAWES briefly addressed the meeting, and read the following report: " Your directors congratulate the proprietors that the tolls received during the past half-year justify a divi dend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum ; and that the receipts, which & creased for a time after the interest excited by the opening had abated, and which were further temporarily injured when the penny boats began to run from the Surrey side of Westminster -bridge, are now gradually improving; and there can be no doubt, when the railway terminus is completed in tho York road, the traffic, and consequently the tolls, will be very much augmented. " To prepare for this traffic your directors propose immediately to commence the access to the bridge from the York-road, and they hope, in conjunction with the railway companies, to make arrangements very benefi cial to the shareholders. No exertion shall be spared to secure, to the fullest extent, all the advantages which should arise from one end of the bridge being contiguous to that which will probably be the largest railway station in the kingdom, and the other in the centre of this vas t metropolis. " At the annual meeting held in August, 1846, your directors stated, that in conformity with the wish ex presoed at the previous h a lf-yearly meeting, that law proceedings with the Ilungerford Market Company should, it possible, be avoided, they had submitted plans to that company for the arrangement of the steatn• boat passenger traffic, which th e y thought could not fail to be accepted. This expeetation, t ho e wever, was not realised; b and after much delay, and h refusal y the Ma r ket Company to refer the s ub j ect to arbitrati on , an appeal was made by that company to the V ice C hancellor, who refused to entertain their application; but thi s de cision was afterwards reversed by the Lord Chancellor. " Immediately the decree of the Lord Chancellor was obtained, your directors instructed your soliciem to settle these proceedings without delay, and to g i ve to the Market Company, in th e least expensive and si m pl est form, the full benefi, ot their success. me six -feet way on the bridge was imme diatel y railed off, a n d t h e p i er opened to the pub ie. " The Market Company then ma r l © a claim for demages, which your oirectors suggested, as they h a d previously done in respect of all other duff rences, should be referred to arbitration. and your directors are happy to say this offer wee accepted, although further proceed ings have not yet been taken upon it b y the Market Company. Whenever this subject is renewed it will receive the closest attention of your directors, so that the interests of the bridge proprietors may be p rotecte d . Your directors thought the disputes respect i ng t h e right of way being thus settled, no other source of dif ference between the companies existed, and that both directions would, from that time forward, unite to pro mote one common object. The directors of the Market Company having seats at th is board w ere requested to renew their attendance , an d a p lan wa s suggested by your deputy-chairman to one of those directors to place a tell-tale and check-taker on the north pier, so as to give the utmost facility to th , passengers from Lambeth for the use of the pier and float. It was suggested that the expense the first year (1001.) should be equally divid e d b etween t h e Market leanpany, the Steam-boat Companies, and the Bridge Company ; and that if, at the expiration of that time, it was found to be beneficial to the Bridge Company, the latter should bear the entire charge. " iA these untici latious of barmoniouo working your - A TJG - T3-ST 13, t 847: director:. have teen 4 ntirely disappoirted The Marlcct directors, without assO)ing any reason, here alwain ,,, ./ from attending the Bridge b-ard, ned no notice has been t: of the suggestion to increase the accommodation t ) the public r4-sorting to the pier, and thereby the pro fits of both companies. The members of the Market board have also, on two occasions, when ropy stead by this Comptiny, refused to act oh joint committees ap pointed to enter on inquiries. calculated to promote the interests of both companies. " Your directors regret . also to feel obliged t o no ti ce the opposition they have ht„tely received from the Mar ket Company, in their endeavours to place the financial :position of the. Bridge Company on a satisfactory basis. The expenditure, which has hitherto been provided by temporary loans, and which must have been arranged long since but for the anticipated sale of the bridge, re quires to be permanently settled now the sale is rescinded. The Market directors ought to know, through those members of their body belonging to the bridge, the great exertions which were required to raise the funds neces sary for the completion of the works; and also that the funds so raised were expended with care ,and economy, and with the. strictest regard to the interests of the shareholders. To oppose, then, the consolidation of these temporary loans by ametdrtients perfectly foreign to the business proposed for the consideration of the meetings recently convened for this purpose, does not satisfy your directors that the directors and proprietors of the market have the true interests of the bridge sohly in view ; but - that they are anxious to make the Bridge property subserviePt to the Market property, and to ob tain for the latter proprietary benefits arising from the succea of the bridge, and which its proprietors ought alone to enjoy. The attention of the meeting is also earnestly called to the loss, inconvenience, and difficulty which must ensue to the company if the opposition of the market proprietors is allowed to interfere with this necessary adjustment of the company's " To secure to the Bridge proprietors the advantages arising froth their 'important position, your directors will devote their .best energies ; and while no exclusive view of tire- ititeiesfs of the Bridge Company shall pre vent their joining the Market Company in any improve • ment for the benefit of either company, they will, with the assistance of the proprietary, maintain their inde pendence, and thereby the full enjoyment of the large profit which in a short time must arise to the share holders in this company. "Your contractor is now busily engaged in finishing the bridge. The accent of the receipts from the tolls. lard the general statement of the company's affairs, will be read by the clerk. " Three of your directors, viz., Mr. Christie, Mr. Cory, and Mr. Rhodes. and Mr. Farish, one of your auditors, retire from office, but in accordance with the 631 h section of the Company's Act of Incorpora tion, are eligible for re-election, and offer themselves accordingly. l Mr. 13r,9',711 caltl as the,: n ..lircc'rr. had put sevcr:l of • the shareiii - Vers to y . consiae,rable exvense by their irre gular and ill gal cominet,.he nut he a consenting party to a nioti-n which they themselves had slot the face to propose.—(Cheers.) He could not,,i;owever, speak of them in the plund number, as .Ir. William Hawes was virtually the idle director. The way in which they 'had treated the bill of the four shareholders—!'cr they had neither apologised for causing them to incur it, or noticed it in any way—deserved to have- no other term than "barefaced irapuderiee" "applied to it.—(Cheers.) Were the directors to be allowed to put 300/. into their poekets when there was only a balance of 9001. for the . whole of the 230 shareholders ? What be said was—let the subject stand over until they could pay their debts, instead of stepping out of their way to pay for services which he felt perfectly justified in applying the term "misconduct" . to.—(Hear, hear.) The motion; however, was carried. Mr. HAwEs returned. thanks f or w h at he could not consider in any other light than as a renewal cbt'cot,fi dence and trust in the dlr, ctors for their groat exertions during the past year. He could not say, however, that anything that.had taken place that day should prevent him from adhering to any of the opinions he held, or to withdraw from any proceedings into which he had en tered. He should maintain the interests of the Bridge com pany, and oppose the Market when he thought they were acting in opposition to those interests. At a foture period they would have occasion to thank him for tke course he had adopted during the eleven years he h a d held office, as they would find that what he had done • was sdortA with the sincere intention of promoting their interests. He never would give up his opinion when he was not convinced that he was wrong. lie hoped Mr. Christie would att , nd, and with his new colleagues— with the new blood which hail been infused into the dirt ct ion—he trustei the interests of the company would, as heretofore, be strenuously promo d, and biped next • year that they would haVe'reason to pass the same cor dial vote to him as they had done on all former occa sions. On ..the,maion • MOORE, seconded by Mr. HAWES, a vote of thanks was awarded to the Noble Chairman, and the meeting, which lasted up w ard s of fi ve hours, broke up. GENERAL BALANCE OF CAPITAL STOCK ACCOUNT TO JULY 31, 1847. s. d. Dr. To Capital Stock 80,000 0 0 Forfei,ed Shares ... 556 19 6 Loan Account ... ... ... 8 500 0 0 Loon Commis•ioners ... 21,000 0 0 R.,nt Account 187 16 6 Jackson and others ... 10,000 0 0 Balance carried down 1,846 14 8 £122,091 10 8 Cr. By Charges, Law Charges, Construc tion of Bridge, &e. &c. ...4122,091 10 8 By balance brought down ... £1,846 14 8 BALANCE OF EIGHTHS ACCOUNT TO THE 31ST JULY, 1847. Jan. 31, 1847: £. a. d. To Balance brought forward ... 964 3 1 July 31, 1847. By Few and Co. 4.. ... 191 15 10 Taylor, surveyor. ... 100 0 0 Balancer - carried down ... 672. 7 3 £964 3 1 REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF-YEAR ENDING JULY 31, 1847. Dr. Jan. 31, 1847. s. d. To balance brought forward ... 2,597 0 4 To toll, from Feb. 28 to July 31 • ... 3,405 3 0 £6,002 3 4 Cr. 1847. By payment or the half-yearly dividend 1,600 0 0 Taxes, rates, 8:c. ••• ••• ••• 349 7 6 Income-tax . 51 010 Gas ... 89 10 0 Sundries, salary, toll collectors' wages, &c. 468 10 5 Balance carried down ... ... 3,443 6 9 .£6,002 3 4 THE G . EN EIRA L ELECTION NORTHUMBERLANID (NORTH.) CLOSE OF THE - POLL. Sir George Grey.... Lord o.,sulston MOrd Lovaine SCOTLAND. DUXIBAR FONSHIRE. FIRS T DAY'S POLL. Smollett Robertson PEEBLES. FIRST DAY'S POLL. Mackenzie Carmichael . 202 115 - IRELAND. CLA RE (C OUN TY.) The nomination took place on Tuesday at Ennis. The candidates are Major M•Namara and Mr. Cor nelius O'Brien (Repeaters), and Sir Lucius O'Brien (anti-Repealer.) •CORK (CITY.) The High Sheriff has amended his return by sub stituting the name of Mr. Fagan fcr that of Mr. M'Carthy, as it was the opinion of his legal advisers that he could not accept the resignation of Mr. Fagan, that gentleman being at the head of the poll. The following were the numbers at the close : Mr. Fagan'.. Mr. D. Callaghan .... 917 Mr, M‘Certlay. ... GALWAY. Mr. St. George (Conservative), and Capt. Burke (Whig), were on Tuesday returned without oppo sition, Air. Gregory having declined the contest. Ll II'RIm col-Tyry! SECOND DAY.— . I UESDAY, ONE O'CLOCK. Godley Clernents .. 261 Tenison 248 . On Wednesday Messrs. Clements and Tenison gained greatly upon Mr. Godley, the Conservative candidate, arid at the close Mr. Godley was 63 below Clements and 69 below Tenison. LIMERICK COUNTY. WEDNESDAY, HALF-PAST TWO. Mansell Smith O'Brien .. 356 Powe4 .. 2BO O'Connell . . . At four o'clock Mansell and Smith O'Brien had increased their crnijority. • LONGFORD COUNTY. Fox (Repealer) Blaclihall (Repealer) Lefroy (C.) Harman (C.) - 268 The return of Blackhall and Fox is certain. AIEA.TI-1 COUNTY.—TUESDAY. Corbally 246 Grattan Singleton ROSCOMMON COUNTY. CLOSE OF THE POLL. • Fitzstephep French (Whig). ... 205 0. D. J. Grace (C.) V. O . C. Blake (Repealer)....... 115 The two.fir,st ate ref unled. TIPPERARY. The nomination took plac , here on Wednesday. The candidates were Mr. Nicholas M Cher and Mr. Francis Scully, Repealers, and Mr. \V. R. Collett and Mr. W. P. Barker, Conservatives. Mr. Collett refused to go . the poll, and it was expected that Mr Barker would follow his example, and that the Re pealers would be immediately returned. WATERFORD. The nomination took place on Wednesday. The candidates were Mr. Vilheri, Stuart and Mr. Shap land Carew, the former Members, and Mr. Keating and Mr. Power, Repealers. The two former retired from the contest, and the two latter were declared duly elected. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERS ALL'S—YESTERDAY. EBOR HANDICAP. 7 to 4 agst Mr. Gully's Mathematician—taken 7 to 1 agst Sir J. Gerard's Grimston—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Deloraine—taken ST. LEGER. Even on Mr. Pedley's Cossack (the field for choice) 9 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp (t 10 to 1) 14 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Mr. Martin 33 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Black Dwarf 50 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart Very few subscribers present, and the betting almost nominal. • WOLVERHAMPTON RACES—THURSDAY. The New Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 30 added, "fix two yrs old, Est 121 b; and three yrs, 9st 2,b; fillies, &c., allowed 21b; winners 31b extra. T.Y.C. (6 Subs.) Mr. Clifton's Brown Bess, 3 yra ... ••• (Sly) I Lord Stanley's Bowstring, 3 yrs ... ... 2 Sir C. Cockerell's Buffoon, 3 yrs 3. Mr. Skerratt's Novel, 2 yrs,—Mr. Lord's Prestwich, 3 yrs—and Mr. Clark's Never Mind, 2 yrs, also ran. Match, 50 soya. Half a mile. Mr. R. Eddleston's Niddia, 4 yrs (Marlow), Bit 41b, beat Mr. Philips's Agriculturist, 4 yrs (Whitehouse). The Wrottesley Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 10 added; for three yrs old. Once round. (4 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Bowstring, 3 yrs (Simpson) 1 Mr. Clark's Lytne, 3 yrs . ... 2 The Holyoake Stakes, of 20 sous. each, 10 ft, and 5 Only if declared, with 50 added. Twice round and a dis. Mr. Hess,ltine's Fitzwilliarn, 6st 101 b ...(Longstaffe) 1 Mr. Hood nd Sheraton, 4 yrs, 7st 6lb ••• 2 Lord Chesterfield's Cherry, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ••• 3 Mr. Irwia's Patriot, 6, yrs, Bst 71b, and Mr. Sketratt's Intrepid, aged, 7st I llb r al.o ran. The Innkeepers' Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes S " S • each. Heats, once round. sta _ es • ;Mr. Taylor's G eo rge Stephenson, 3 yrs (Long Mr. Critchley's Atalanta,. 3 yrs one Ctt's 4 3'" + The following also ran .—Mr• ro k, 3 3 rs; Mr. F•pwler's Ranthos, 3 yrs ;M r Parr 'a u and Mr. Price's Gaffer Given, a ed. Oa Sweepstakes of The Innkeepers' Plate ..f s°l' added round. (9 mit's ) 5 soya' each. Hems, on c e 4 yrs ... 0 1 1 ' Mr. Wm. Saunders' Deelaratiu 1 3 2 Mr. Parr's Mould' s ...ly, 3 yrs nbrace, 3 yrs ... 1 0 0 ell Lord Chesterfi eld's Mai 0 0 2 dr Air. minor ' s Augul•rt2s: Y rs ••• .•:: 0_ 2 odr Mr. L itte Mary. 5 yrs peggar, yrs 0 odr 2 Captain Jolty 3 Mr. F. Smith's (Alinb lie, ) ' rs ... 0 0 od r Mr. W o rthingtoo's ch fby the Provost 3 yrs 0 0 dr Mr. Lord's Credential, 3 yrs ••• 0 odr PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT, &C RACES. • WEDNESDAY. The Saltram Stakes.of 25 sous, each, 10 ft. and 5 0u1 . 3 , if declared, with 60 added; once ruun..i and a du.(22 Subs., 13 -of whom declared.) Mr. Wre.ord's Whirligig, 3 314, 7st 1 Mr. Scobell's Royalty, 4 yrs, 7st 91b Captain Crofton's Porto Bell'' aged, Bst 61b ••• ••• 2 , ... 3 Won by . a head. The Plymouth Phite of 60/. added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soy , . each, 2ft ; heats, two miles. (5 Subs.) Mr. Hawkins 's Teresa, 6 yrs, 10:it 61b 3 1 1 Mr. Derry's My M ary, 5 yrs, 9st 101 b 1 2 3 Mr. Tubbs' Prospect, 4 yrs, 9st lib 2 3 2 Won easy. The Ladies' Plate of 501. (Handicap) ; heats, once round. Mr. Scob e ll' s Gi se ll e, 4 i . rs, 9st 2 1 1 Mr. Turn er ' s R e d streak, 5 yrs, Bst 711:f • •••• 1 F, , f 2/ Captain Cr o ft on ' s S parsholt, aged, Bst 91 b ••• 3 - Won cleverly. Tho United Service Plate of 501.; heats, about half a mile. . 1 Mr. Moore's Wooden Wall, 4 yrs, 9st 31b •• Mr. Bray's Alvanley, 6 yrs. fist 81b ..• ••• Mr. Lear's Minx, 6 yrs, B,t 41b .. L Mr. Fleming's Duke, aged , Bst. Captain 3 Crolton's c Porto Bello,' aged, lit 121 b, and Mr. leater's Lady of the Lake, aged. lit 91b, also ran. Won by a head, but disputed by Mr. Bray, who walked Alvoulq Qyer form second heat.. GENERAL BALANCE. . Dr. s. d. To Eighths account, balance 672 7 3 Toll account, balance ... ... 3,443 6 9 £4,115 14 0 To balance brought forward from revenue account ... ...3,443 6 9 Cr. £. s. d. By general account, balance ... ... 1,84 G 14 8 Bill ... ... ... ... ... 280 0 0 Banker's balance ... ... ... ... 1,988 19 4 £4,115 14 0 By interest due to Loan Commissioners 1 050 0 0 Balance available for dividend ... ....5.393 6 9 .E 3,443 6 9 He coneludorl by moving the adoption ut the report, - which was agreed to. Mr. CnrastrtE WAS then re-elected, after eonsid.'rable discussion. lie stated that he had not attended the meetings of the board because he was a shareholder in both companies, and might in consequence have been looked upon as a spy. He should. however, as it was the wish of the meeting, attend and do his utmost to promote the interests of both companies. —(Cheers.) Mr. ELKINS said he should not move a want of confi deuce itt the directors, but he could hardly abstain from doing so. He considered the shareholders would be pertectl) just fled in not re-electing any of the retiring directors, and electing in their place those who would represent the feelings of the majority of the shareholders. Many of the directors had been bullied; but what he said was read t) him there, and he would see whether any one would prevent him from stating his views. On the re election of Mr. Corry being proposed, Dr. MOORE said it was clear that the interests of both companies were identical, and whilst differences of opinion existed betwee❑ the board and the shareholders little or no good could accrue to either.—(Cheers.) With the view of having the sentiments of the shareholders represented in the direction, he staould propose that Mr. Edward English be elected to fill the office of Mr. Curry. Mr. ELKINS seconded the motion. Tidily voted for the election of Mr. English, and twenty against it. Mr. CORRY demanded a ballot. In the place of Mr. Rhodes. a SHAREHOLDER proposed the appointment of Mr. Coleshill, who was unconnected with both companies. Mr. HAwEs said he was a most improper person to be placed on the board, as he had threatened law proceed ings against the company. Mr. BROWN, a solicitor, regretted that Mr. Hawes desired to keep up the unfortunate dissensions that ex isted. The attendance of the Noble Earl had given him the greatest satisfaction ; and he was sure the other shareholders would agree with him.—(Loud cheers.) He trusted, therefore, that his Lordship would preside at their meetings as frequently as he could.—(Cries of " Hear," and cheers.) The future prosperity of the company depended materially on what was done that day ; and it was most essential that their directors should possess the confidence of the proprietors ; and if they did not, it was incumbent upon them, with a view to the protection of their interests, to remove them. The proceedings of the company, from their misconduct, had become so notorious, that a newspaper devoted nearly a page to the proceedings of the last meeting.—(Hear, hear.) They had frittered away the funds of the com pany in useless litigation. and had caused some of the sharehollers to disburse 2001. or 3001. in order to pro tect their interests from aggression. Mr. COPE seconded the motion. Mr. Hawes repeated that Mr. Coleshill's interests were adverse to those of the bridge. His wharf abutted on the bridge, and he had made claims incors;stent with the interests of that company. His solicit' r, Mr. Brown, had sent round a lithographed bill fur 2801., purporting to be the law expenses incurred by four gentlemen who signed the circular of October, 1845, opp-ising the direc tors, and who claimed the amount from the comp Lny. Mr. Colestull was now at litigation with the company with re , peet to the opening of some windows. Mr. CoLestrim, explained—He said he had no interest adverse to toe Bring:? Company. He took a slip of land from the company. He wished to open a window in his office, and he applied fur permission to cun.truct one, and he was told that the company would consent to his • request if he would close it whenever requited, and he did not object to do so; but as they sought power to close several other windows which he wished to keep open for the ventilation of his stables, he said, " No, I object to that—l would rather have no window in my office at all," and the matter terminated.—(Hear, hear.) The majority of the hands were held up for Mr, Coleshill. pollwas election tl taken,ofMessrs. and the Englishres avn result was, c, , that s 12111,012 voted A for th and 120 affainst them-82 majority; and the gentlemen su elected Severally returned thanks for the honour con ferred upon them. They exp ressed their determination to pour oil on the.troubled waters. The CHAIRMANt dso , tha t o thenm 3001. ed , as bevoted t o the directors the d ireethem selves refused to tors for their services during the past year, Which was secondod by Mr. FEW. Mr. ELKINS opposed the motion, on the ground that the majority of the shareholders were dissatisfied with the conduct of the directors. It would, besides, be fully to pass such a resolution in the face of those they had adopted. Ho assured the directors that nothing but consideration for:their feelings had prevented the adop tion of a motion of want of confidence in them.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," by the directors, mingled with defiant laughter.) Tne CHAIRMAN considered that they ought to accede to the resolution. If the directors bud erred, they had doubtless done so conscientiou sl y , as he had no doubttln- Y bievd by adopting the co urse the y had that t hey were promot ing the interests o f the com p an y; they had expended a good deal of valuable time on the under ' taking. Mr. ELKINS, after the observations of the Cha:rhaan would not press a 111949119 U the subject. S U • LE 11 EDNESDAY. The Cul , StsliPs of 10 sov,. ezieit, and 40 add, d. with 10 frAn the .tnal .or the second. Ode mile and a h *if. (4 Sub•:,) I'lr. H. For,.'s Laundry Maid, 4 ye s . B st (ii m .„ Ay) Mr. 13,yee's Colleen &two, 5.) rs, 2 Mr. Brown nd. Sir Peter Law ie, 4yr s. 7st 12. b ..• 3 Mr. Verrell's Little Muley, 3 yrs, bat 31b 4 Won by a length. The Whip Stakes of 3 sm. each. and- 23 .addpd, the second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (5 Subs.) Mr. Mostyn's ProirHer; 2 yrs, sst 71b Brov. n) 1 Mr. Irwiui s Man Swift, 5 3 rs, 9st 41b .•• ••• 2 Air. Worley's Headsman, 4 yrs, 9,t 31b Mr. Roberts sOutp.),,t, 3*yrs, 7st 12113 Mr. J. Verrall's Gundrefl, 2 yrs, sst 121 b Won by a neck. ••• 4 ... 5 Her Majesty's. Plate.of 100 guineas. Heats, new course. Lord Strailoroke's Lynceus, 4 yrs, 9 - A-6-..b...(Nat) 1. 1 Mr. F. Bell's Spectator, aged, lOst 311) ... 2 2 Mr. Mostyu's Archness. 3 yrs, B,t 2 1 6 b 3- dr Won easy. The Member's Plate of 501. Beats, one mile. Mr. Winch's Comedy, 3 Sir's, 6st 3 1 . b (Brown) 6 1 - 1 Mr. Boyee's . Colle6n . RdWn, 5 yrs, Bst lib ... 1 4 2 Mr. Worley"Oleadiman;4 yrs, Bst ... 2 2 3 Mr. Balchin's Selina, 3 yrs, 6,t 101 b... ...„ 5 6 4 Mr. Smith's Tell, 4 yrs, 7st 21b . 3 3 dr Mr. White's Little. Briton, 3 yrs,.6st 31b 4 5 dr • Won easy. READING RACES. —THURSDAY. The Caversharn Stakes, of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, and 25 added. "Th e reequ ar t, rs o f a mile. (5 Subs.) Mr.o-batdeStone s 'Oct b eros. 4yrA,6sc 1011)(z-harp) 0 1 Mr. Driokal:f:s Mckidkee..3 yrs, GA 51b c, 2 5 yrs, • 9st 2lb . 3 0 Mr. W. Rusol' s 2to 1 bit .Campakile. Alter the d ea d heat 6to 4on Cet berus, who won cleverly. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft. Once round and a .......th.stance. (6 Subs.) Mr. 11. Ewe's"s Messenger, 4 yrs ... Walked over Thu Reading Stakes, of .15 sovs. each. 5 ft. For two yrs old, 7.st 31b.;. three 3 rs, 9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 3ib. The straight half mile. (14 Subs.) Mr. Dribkaiti!s Clot,d . BOy, 2 yrs ... (Pettit) 1 Mr. Delth's Lady-Frances. 2 yrs .., 0 Mr:Johii Day's The Conjuror, 2 yrs Baron B,othsohild's Danzhter of the Star. 3 yrs ... 4 Mr. Godilaid's bf, by Venison or Seahorse ... 5 Even C . . 41 Goodboy, and Gto 4 agt, Q(lll9.ror. - WOrr6y a ric-ck.. A dead heat for second, the fourth beaten by halt a length, and the fifth only a neck from the tourth. . . The Furbury Stakes 013 soya. each and 30 added. one mile, 3 subs.; were wo n , i n two h eats, by Mr. Death's Urania, 4 yra(Wiiketield), beatin g Moodkee and Glory bs a head. The Town Plate.of 501. added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each. Heats once round and a dia. (3 Subs.) Mr. W. Russell's Campanile, 5 yrs...(G.Ed wards) 1 1 Mr. T. Scott's Montem i 3) ra ..• ... 2 d r Mr. Leigh's . Correct Card, 5 yrs - 3 dr Won easy. 8033 R AC ES. —TIIIIIISDAY. The Willoughby Sakes of Si. each, 31. forfeit, with 201. added by .Lord Willoughby de Eresby. Three yrs old to carry Bst 71b; four, 9st 121 h; five, lOst Sib; sia and aged, Ilat.• Mares and. Geldings allowed 3tbs. Two miles and a distance. -4 Mr. J. Wilner's ch g Spem Gregis, 3 yrs ... Mr. H. Waring's gr m Rosa, h b, 5 yrs - Mr..S. Batted's ch c Sir Harry Smith, 4 yrs... • • Won by a length. The Hurdle - Race of 51. each, 31. forfeit, with 201. added. Three yrs old, lost ; lour, list 21b; five, list 121 b; six and aged, 12st Mb. Th e wi nner to be sold for 1001. Heats, one mile and a halt and a distance. Mr. J. Wilder's b m Lucy Neal, 4 yrs ... 1 I Mr. P. Snaith's ch g Adrian, aged ... 2 dr Mr. T. Watson's b m Molly Mahoney ... dr The Boston'Stakes_f,s/. each, 21. forfeit, with 201. added. Three yra old, 9st; four, 10st; five, lOst 91b; sin and aged, list.' • • Mr. J. Wilder's ch g Spem Gregis, 3 yrs ••• 1 I Mr. H. Waring's gr m Rosa, hb, 5 yrs ... ... 2 2 Mr. J. Wilder's b m Lucy Neal, 4 yrs, h b ... dr A Silver Cup added to a Sweepstakes of 21. each, for horses the bond fide property of persons one month previous to entry residing within ten miles of Boston. Three yrs 'old, 9st; four, 103 t; five, lOst 81b; six and aged, list. - Heats, one mile and a half and a distance. Mr. P. Snaitli's ch g Adrian, aged 1 1 Mr. T. Watson's b m MollyMaloney, 4 yrs ... 2 2 . RADCLIFFE RACE 1847. 1 ... 2 ... 3 . . MoNDAY.Aeceptances fur the Wilton Cup of 100 sovs, &e,:—Lightning, 6 yrs. A 6l b ; Sat ; Grimston, 4 yrs, Sat 21b; Ratcliffe, 6 rs, 7st 91b; Intrepid, 6 yrs, ist 51h; Huoton, aged, 6st•lllb ; Maid of Lyme, 4 yrs, 6st 61b; Maid of litsley, 4 yrs, sst 131 b ; Ibrahim Pacha, 3 yrs, sst 71b; Comme ii taut, 3 yrs, sst 71b. Seven others paid 5 sr•vs each. TUESDAY:-Acceptances for the Great Marebester Cup of 50 sovs:—Lightning, 6 yis, Bst 121 b; Godfruy, 6 yrs, Bst 51h; Grimston, 4 yr. , , Bst 21b; Riteline, 6 yrs, 7st 911; Vanish, 4 3rs, 7st 211); Houton, aged, 7st; Ro. tnance, 4 yrs, Est 1:11b; Tommy Moore, 5 rs, 6st 31b; Smuggler Btil. 4 yrs, 6$ lib; Maid of Di,ley, 4 yrs, 6.t lib; Ibrahim Paeha.3 yrs„ss 12b; Conme it Gut, 3 yrs. sit 11lb; Brovin Fly, 4 yrs, Sat 6:b. Three others pay 3 soya each. • , • ,„,.,- wpi --, AN --, 4 : • ,„ r. . k.... er -..:. )kr( i r • - -I l i =--- -, -', ~i~~• W MtWICK, 1847. Aceeptaren for the Learningfrn Stakes ;—Wolfdor, 5 yrs, 9:4 Gib; Failcy 11. y. 4 3 rs, B.t; Yaidley, aged. 7st 131 b; Morpeth, G Yrs, 7 st. 1311!;' Miss Elis, 5 yrs, 7st 81b; of 6 3 rs, 7st 7,b; Aliss Burns, aged. ist 71h; Mab, ageo,. 716; Gyvalior, 3 yrs. 7st 51b; .lu ir, pit], 6 rs,.7st 51h; Little Mary, 5 yrs, 7st; Used up, 4 yrs, 7,,t; Lade J:tek, 5 3 rs, 6st 121 h; Giantess, 5 )rs, 6st 81); Deioraine,.3 yrs,•6st 61b; liiinblesworth, 3 yrs, 6st 2ib; Wisvnere,•3 yrs, G-t; 'faiitiry, 3 yrs. 5,t 121 h; Allertonian; 3 3Ts, ; Game Liss filly, 3 yri, sst. The rest pay 5 sows eiteh. ermos]) A 3 —This ROgatta, I A AT C2 u U 'rlcs. Th R ntnOng st genii. m. a auiat, nt., ( Mine off yesteida) at litetimond. The 4-xtrente fineu,,s of the weather, and the anticipation of-good sport, atiracted a vast assem blage of sp , ct toms, both on the river u! d its banks. Toe gardens and terrace of the Castle Tavern were crowded v,iih the rank and fashion of the ite4 hbourhood, and others of the elite Witnes•ed the racing; trt m pit a..ure yachts, stationed on . the sides of the course. The pr zes were extremely good, and the competitors consi%ted of the leading gentlemen of the various London and other clubs. The racing commenced at halt past two, and coniinued until nearly du;.k. The 'whole of the arrange ments were under the direction of a committee of the most influential persons-of the place. Scullers' Mateh for a Silver Presentation Cup. First Heat - ---Mr. W. Falls, of the St. George's Club, rowed over the course to claim, the two ottn r competi tors mentioned on the card being unable to row. Seci•nd Heat—Sturges Walton! (Pink), 1; C. S. Smith (Yellow), 0. Mr. Halliday, who had been entered, did not start.. A very capital start was immediately succeeded by the winner taking the lead, and keeping it. Won by three lengths. Third Heat—Thomas Bone (Union Jack). 1; George C. Harpour (I)-ark Blue), 0; C. Steward (Light Blue), 0; J. G. Challingworth (lied), 0. The very mom e nt after the start, the last named gentleman's boat capsized, but he was immediately extricated. It was a beautiful race with the others. They all went away togeth. r, and after about 20 strokes, the winner began to draw :lightly in advance , but Harpour rowed very briskly, and tor a short time kept him at a. rattling pace. Mr. Steward, who had been laying a good thud, challenged the second man, as the first shook him off, and a fine race succeeded all the wav home. - Won by four lengths, and a very close Grand Heat—W. Falls, St. George's Club, 1; Bone, 2; Walior4o. The start .waa-as even-as- possible, but after proceeding about twenty yards, Mr. Falls went is advance, kept it, and won by four or five lengths. Pair-0.-tred " Race for Two Silver Presentati on C ups. , se o claim. First Heat—Lemater and Somers rowed o v e r t h e Cour S-con t d Heat—S. Wallace and A. Ba ldrey (Red Cr oss), 1; •H. L. Poleharnpton and J. "i and kept After a few strokes, the winners beg an (Yellow and it, winning with ease. Third Heit—G. F. Cooper and Po F le : H a V Blake (Pink), 0. It . ford and F. I • Green), 1; Y Pl43these two fora quarter of a wa s a "P itaLrace b etween im b e ing too good for the second mile, and then th w e int l Well away, and woe easily. pair, the winners m ss rs, S. Wal,ice and A. Baldrey, St. Grand Heat—. e I - Ale.sr, G. F. Ci oper and F. Hunt, George's Clu b , , Club 0; L tnate • • and S Messrs. e i Somers O. It was guy's ' ~.a,Ltletnen bad the be s t and nearest station, on the Surrey shore, at Cross Deep; L mater aid his partner being next, and the winners iii the worst and in very dead %ater. . The Guy's jumped away with about a I,ngth in adv , ince of Letilart-r and partner, and they were at least half a.length ahead of the St. George's men. The hit. r iminediaLely went to . collared the Guy's. There was a sh a rp work in gall int st) le, mid having dashed by the seco n d • shortly tuouPtercal(Blue), 11 p.ar, very between them tor some di,tane,,, and then thet st G ru e g t gle ' ut on another few lengths or ni'irPen,rin(s.gwal'innttit i s t t r 3 tvan - ce, ;lid ' ; r o g u e s b p y five Four -eared Maio, for Five Silver Presentation Cups. Hand; 3. 1;.. , t. Smith; The 11;04 11 0nd Club.-1. W. H. S m ith ; 2. W. B. Smith (steerer)—(Starlet). 1. The 80) nx Club-1 S. Tvrrel (stroke); F. S. H. Malin; 2. c, P. Liawklns; 3. H. S. Daller; J. B. Jeg . o (struk.•)—( White), 2. The Westminster Scholarh. i l . Steward; 2. W. M. Parrott; 3. H. E. WiPkam'a The Barker (stroke); R. Burton (..teerer) - ( I : s in w ) . . ired uport Sph) nx took the lead at a fine pace, ' a h n al d ° l nd. before she closely by her opponents. 1." u the distance, went had arrived at more than a thir d n o f a few strokes almost T r rt l ir g estrninster crew rowed up to the Sphynx. • oar and oar, went by her. r • although with the loss of a yoke li ne, awl after very pluckily. an d . and was at sharp work with her, their inability to keep the were-foulad, an d . lost . all chance of the challenged wh the the Et e S e i f:: l e .) , n x. i r 0 m match. The PhYnxes." going into Richmond bridge,. steerage well; s were also put on one side by a barge, but were at the' time very near three lengths astern. The races extended from Sion House, until it vas high water,, to Richmond-bridge, but afterwards from Cross Deep. to the, bridge, downwards. A scratcn match. wound up the evening's sport. CUSTOM • I lousE.—yesterday an order from th Treasury reached the heads of departments of the Cus tom House, directing a return to he made of the number of officers having'sitiaries above 100/. per annum, with their ages, and the number ~f years they have been in the service. A 4tnilar return has teen ordered fromi the outports.. This order has excited some speoulatirp among the officers, some sups osing that it relates to *ri intended equalisation of salaries " whilst others appietsind that it refe rs to a coutem pl at id modification of she ill* , come-tax. ftA,