The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-07 00:00:00

WIND INO-UP OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES

GALWAY AND ENNIS GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.
—Yesterday, before his Honour the Master in Chancery
Blunt, the charge brought in by Mr. Ainger, theffi
manager of this company's affairs. against the directors,
was opened. It was addressed to the hillowing directors of
the company :—The right hon. Lord Londesborough, Ter-
rice, Piccadilly; the right bon. Lord Dossmore, Thomas's
Hotel, Berkeley-square ; the Res. Henry Robert Fowler, 7,
Manchester-square ; Mr. Wm. Downing Bruce, 9, Victoria-
square, Pimlico; Mr. Charles Richard B' e, 19, Bryan-
stone.square ; Mr. Charles Fitzgerald, Merrion-square,
Dublin; Mr. ltubt. Nicholas Fran, 2, Church-court,
Temple; Mr. Henry David Erskine, 93, Mount-street,
Grosvenor-square; Mr. James Derwin, 13, Coaduit-street ;
Mr. John Henry Mahon, Limerick ; Captain Gate, R.N.,
St. Albans, Herta ; and Mr. Charles Stanton Cahill, Bahl-
lane, county Clare, calling on them j,iintly and severally to
account for the receipt and disposal of the sum of 15,6,41.,
being the amount of 21. his. per share received from the
shareholders by them or their authorised agents. Mr.
Daniel, with Mr. Compton Smith, appeared in support of
the charge ; and Mr. Bramwell and Mr. Ilislop Clarke, with
I mews. Palmer, France, and Palmer, as counsel for Lord
Londeaborough. The other directors were represented by
various solicitors. Mesas. Campbell and Clarke, clerks in the
National Bank of Ireland'. London branch, and Mears.
Henry and Co., examined, preyed the paying in of the
deposits to the above amount, and their subsequent with-
drawal upon cheques signed by the directors; one of whom,
Mr. W. D. Bruce, was examined at considerable length.
He deposed to having become connected with the company,
and attending its meetings, in August, 1843, and to having
acted 2A one of the committee at the request of Mr. Finn,
the secretary, and that lie subsequently introduced Lord
Londesborough ;then Marquis of Conyngham) into the un-
dertaking, and to dc the noble lord in a cab to attend the
first meeting of the company, of which Lord Londeahorough
afterwards became chairman, the witness having been associ- '1
Med with his lordship as president of the Numismatic Society.
He believed that none of the directors had ever either re-
ceived or wasted one shilling of the company's cash, and
that certain cheques for 400!. and other sums (produced)
were applied under the powers given to the directors in the
subscription deed, to the bowl fide purposes of paying the
expenses incurred in the prosecution of the scheme. After
some discussion, the proceedings were adjourned to 4th
July. A call has been made upon the shareholders to din
charge the debts, which amount to 5,0001 ; and the °facia
manager now seeks on their behalf, to recover any amount
the Master may find due from the directors.

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sad eleetshere in search of Wm, bat blew* /*Wm sae-
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Am into custody.—Derby Reporter.