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LONDON, PRIDAY, DECEMBERS.-

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Xis Wagfixaro* ash for an adjoins:let of
the Beaton Counties Railway meeting, is order
that be may have time to prepare his defense.
Ben a mutt ought to be granted. sot oely
to that gestiessas, bat to any homlpated party
who ma show that the dais which has eloped sines
the aboolatiou of the Committee's Report has been
familleiset to admit of his softens; and ar-
ranging additional or neater evidence. Bit met at the same time bo kept in mind that the
request for the to propue a defence is equivalout
to an admit:in that the Committee have at hest
made oat a prime fetid ease against all who paler
Noah a ragout. Now it wield be madness on the
part of the shareholders to leave the management of
their again, during the interval required for the pu-
ristic" of defeats, in the heads of parties who
mks such an admission. It would be wise and in
geed taste for than who ash for the, to promme of
their own accord that they shall be suspended from
the ezerns of their Motions until their re-
emotive vindication shell have been submitted
to and decided apse by the shareholder' Bat, eves
though no sash proposal be submitted by those who
'Mad epos their detente, common mess dictates that
they must be sespestiod from the exercise of their
function until the further inquiry which they dammed
is terminated. The shareholders must also boon their
guard against gusting too long a term. The the
required by Mr. Wu:turret, we frankly codas'.
appears to as of unnecessary Maga ; and his mds►
tion of Christmasove as the day on which he pro-
poses to present his vindication, is, to say the loot,
utfortuats. It has an appearance of trifling with
the shareholders, and implies a doh, to bend be-
fore the storm it the meantime, with a hope to rise
again unscathed after it has blown over.
Another consideration ought to be borne it mind
by the shareholders. The Committee of Inquiry
attacked, from various quarters, with petty
width= es the views they have expensed re-
garding minor matters of detail, and complaints
of
the manner in which they have conducted
the hooky. It is imposible that mere men out
have entirely escaped the commissloa of mistakes.
Ist if the proceedings of the committee have
bees—as they appear to as to have but—soe-
dotted in a fair, just, and honourable spirit, and
if they are right—u we think they urea all
the great essential points, it will be the height of
Holly in the shareholders to allow themselves
to Do diverted from the consideration of these points
by captions and querulous criticism. For example, a
grievant* is sought to be established on the ground
that some of the witness, were not allowed to revise
their evidence. We have had some expsriesos of the
results of the pretties of allowing witnesses to revise
dm sotto of their evident before Parliamentary
Committees, and we unhesitatingly affirm that the
results of such a permission have, in the majority of
moss, been to suable witnesses to substitute for what
they really did tell a committee what they upon
second thoughts wished that they had told it. More
reliance is to be placed upon an saurian than upon
a revised report of evident. As to the criticism upon
miser questions of detail, if it be valid let the neesseary
sorrestions be made, if uessmatial lot it be utterly
disregarded. This must never be forgotten :—the more
faithfully and fearlessly the Committee have dis-
charged their duty, the more certain they are to have
stirred up the enmity of incompetent or jobbing offi-
sh:ls, and of all their friends and retainers. The in-
:palpated officials will be strenuously and unscrupu-
lously supported by all who have benefited by
their patronage in time past, sad by ell
who hope to benefit by their patronage in time to
some, if they :stain their appointments, and
11 the old system is allowed to continue is
operation. The Committee of Inquiry have soder-
takes a task by the proper performance of which
they may ruder incalculable service to their fellow
ahartholdsre and the railway interest in general, tad
fa the discharge of which they cannot fail to incur
lavetsrate sends& They are entitled to a just and
generous support at the hands of those for whose
lobed they have been acting.
In be, the duty of the Eastern Counties share-
holders is to bring to the inquiry a calm,
unbiassed spirit of judicial investigation. The
points to be ascertained an not whether there has been
mismanagement, and whether their property bet de-
teriorated in vales : these, unfortunately, are beyond
question—these are facts denied by nobody. The
ponts to be ascertained are : Who are responsible for
the mismanagement sod deterioration I who are to be
dinned and who punished: and what sew system
of administration prosaism battle results. After
bringing an impartial judicial temper to the inquiry,
the next duty of the shareholders is to set
with stern justice and promptitude. For our own
part we have brought to this investigation so per
tonal prepoisassions or partisan bias. With us the
prosperity or failure of the Eastern Counties Olin-
pany is only of importases le so far as it is bind
up in the gent question of the reforms of the
general railway administration of the country. We
speak sot for the interests of the Company, but
for the interests of the whole nation.

TEN MEWING or PAILLIAILINT.—At • Coaueil,l
held this day. Parliaises; latish at prearat steads
prorogued to 'Tuesday, the 11th last., will be further
prorogued lentil the 314 day of 'salary seat, them
to meet for the despatch el heitaen.

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We sad Taschler of Bakken, was Adhered Woes t►e ,
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Bea. George Byes, M.P. Tluesalseat the Sedan the
boa. redeem was Wally sheered.
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field' Appropriation Cea>•ittas, ea Wodassisy, the Cas-
eate et the Itzeherier said he should be very happy is
eve a metal assiderettaa is say pka that night be emb-
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desirable to give as sub epees me posit& is Lent of the
beepital, easpatible with the reservaties of amasisat
sass for the sweet. If the reamed whet shield be
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