The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-25 00:00:00

POLICE.-YESTERDAY.

MANSION HOUSE.—THE ROBBERY or DIAMONDS.—
Robert Kerr, the master of the Levenside barque, was
finally examined. The depositions of the several witnesses
examined on the previous days of the investigation having
been read over, William B. Rulfonl stated that he was
steward to the Levenside on her homeward bound voyage
from Bahia. He rememsered a Deal pilotman going on
board when the vessel arrived in mid-channel, off Folkstone,
and the captain determining to go ashore. The captain went
below to clean himself before he went ashore, and told wit-
ness that he was going to meet his owners at Folkstone.—
:q r. Clerksan Did he ask the pilotman any questions ?
Witness : He molted the pilotman, who went below to him,
whether he should be searched upon going ashore. He
asked that question eight or ten time+, awl was very anxious
abaut the matter. I few him at the drawers of the table in
the vessel where the parcels were kept fire minutes before
he left the vessel. He took some money out of the drawers,
but what else I do not know.—The evidence of this witness

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completing the case, the Lord Mayor committed the prisoner.
GUI LDHALL.—FORGETtY.—NiehoIeis Kerp was finally
examined, charged with having in his posseseion a honking-
book, obtained from Messrs. Smith, Payne' and Smiths, by
means of a forged order, on Saturday the 6th of Feb. There
was also another charge of suspicion with being connected
with some other portico, not in custody. who obtained, by
means of a forged bill, the sum of 5001. from Messrs. Fuller,
and Co., the bankers, in December lest. The particulars
have before been mentioned in our paper.—Mr. Clarkson,
for the prosecution, said he would at once say that he had no
additional evidence to produce, but he thought that he bad
already adduced sufficient in the Messrs. Fuller's caw to war-
rant the worthy Alderman in sending the prisoner for trial.
With respect to the obtaining the bank book from Messrs.
Smith, Payne, and Smiths, it was thought better not to pro.
eeed farther with the charge. The depositions were then
made out, and the prisoner fully committed for trial.
ANOTHER CHARGE or FOROEHT.—Eduard Lovegroes
was charged with uttering a forged cheque for 97/., on Messrs.
Puget, Beinbridge, end Co., bankers, St. Paul's Church-
yard. The prisoner called at the above bankers' on Satur-
day last, end presented a cheque for 971., drawn in favour of
No. 126 (that being their mode of doing businers), and
signed R. Oroombridge and Sons," the publishers in
Paternoster-tow. The clerk, on looking at the cheqne,
mediately saw that it was a forgery, and asked the prisoner
how he came by it, when he first of all gave
an evasive answer, but afterwards said that he '
received it from a man at a publieshouse in Watling-street.
A policeman was called in and the prisoner was given into
custody. The deG nee set up, and which was borne out by
the prisoner's brother and other persons, was, that he adver-
tise,' fora situation as a light porter, referring to his brother's
address, Great Pultcney-street ; that a person (whose descrip-
tion answers that of the party supposed to be connected with
Kerp in the Messrs. Fuller's ease) called, and appointed a
meeting at the Saracen's Head. From there the prisoner
and this party went to the public-house in Watling-street,
and the prisoner, having received something, was oh-
served to leave. Shortly after that his companion did
likewise, and was not seen afterwards. The prisoner
said that the party (whom he should know again
if ever he met him) exhibited a pocket-book containing a
number of cheques.—The police constable, 379, stated that
he had made the necessary inquiries, and found that all the
prisoner had said with respect to his character and friends
was perfectly correct.—Alderman Gibbs observed there As no
doubtthatamontextensive system of forgery was being carried
OR at present, which would require great vigilance to sup-
press. However, being willing to think that all the prisoner
had stated was true, he should only call upon him to find
bail in 501. to answer any charge that might be brought
against him, or to give evidence, if necessary, between this
and the 3rd of April. The necessary bail was given, and
the prisoner discharged.
W ORSH I P-STREET.—ROBBLRY.—John Rizon, Thos.
Turner, and Wm. AWL!, were charged on suspicion of
having stolen a pocket•book containing three 301. Bank of
England notes, a banker's cheek for 101., and other valuable
papers, from the person of Mr. A. Marks. The prosecutor
stated that on Monday evening last he entered the Admiral
Vernon public-house, in Nichol-street, Bethnal-green, where
be met the prisoners and several of their associates, with
whom he entered into conversation, and continued drinking
until a late hour, when he left in the company of Rixon, pre-
view to doing which, apprehensive of being robbed, he de-
posited his pocket•book, containing the above-mentioned
property, in the hands of the Landlady for Rafe custody. At
the instigation of his companion, however, he afterwards
returned to the public-house, and having aroused the
landlady out of bed, demanded the restoration of the
pocket-book, which was delivered to him, and the
contents of which he examined beneath a gaslight,
and dep.:lasted, in the prisoner's presence, in the
breast-podtet of his coat. They afterwards repaired to a
coffee-house in Shoreditch, and thence to several other pub-
lic-houses, the last of which they left at II o'clock the next
morning. and then again returned to the first house, the
Admiral Vernon, where he again met the other two pri-
soner,,
who were regaled at his expense with chops, liquids,
and whatever else they chose to call for. About four
o'clock in the afternoon the prisoner Risen induced him to
proceed to another public-house in the neighbourhood,
where they sat down and had some gin and water in front of
the bar, but he felt so overpowered with what he had pre-
viously taken that he almost immediately fell asleep, and on
waking, about an hour afterwards, found that the prisoner
had gone, and that his pocket-book, which he felt to be safe
on entering the house, had disappeared also. On mention-
ing the robbery to the landlady, she enured him that no one
but the prisoner 'Gaon had been near him while asleep, and
he accordingly hastened back in quest of him to the Admiral
Vernon, a here he found him carousing with several of his as-
sociates, and accrued him of robbing him, which the prisoner
stoutly denied, but he called in a policeman and gave him into
I custody. No trace of the stolen property had since been ob-
tained, but it having been ascertained by the police that
Rixon had immediately joined the other prisoners on leaving
the prosecutor at the last public-house, the two others were
alto apprehended and included in the charge.—Mr. Heritage,
who attended for the prosecution, informed the magistrate
that the landlady of the Admiral Vernon would most con-
clusively establish the feet that the prosecutor had in his
possession the pocket-book, which she had previously restored
to him when he left the house with the prisoner Rixon on
the preceding afsrnoen, and that she was willing to come
forward and give evidence to that erect whenever her atten-
dance was required.—When called upon for their define, the
prisoners admitted having seen the prosecutor make rather a
lavish display i.f the .pocket-book and its contents, but posi-
tively denies being at all privy to its abstracrii.n.—Mr.
prisoner detention
police
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L,nois:oeuvtaertbr;tirnh:ttot,
Broughton said he did not consider the evidence sufficient to
iwur regtedrutonthheer
suiremPaicijuh'i'mn touP:iev'edrth'ein"
if possible, the Fool n property.
CLERK EN WELL.— PHIPON MECUM/NE.— TOTHILL
Froxne ButozwaLx.—Yesterday Thomas Woe I, alias
Signor Duvet-us (a posture-mutter, who has exhibited at the
theatres) and Caro/ine Andrews, were Owed at the bar
before Mr. Conti*, for final examination. charged by Alex-
ander Fullerton, a commission agent, with having r hbed him
of 11/. 10s. It appeared that the prisoner Daverne
had been acquainted with the female prisoner, On Monday
week last, he paid a visit to the house of her mother, where
he found the prosecutor, who bed been drinkin7 freely, and
they went to the City Arms public-house, City-road, wLere

Dusan. and prosecutor quarrelled. The proreculor
charged both prisoners with having robbed bins of
his property. The prisoners were remand. fl to
To.hill-fields Ittidewell until yestsrday. Mr. Wolff,
the solicitor tor the prisoners, raid—Allow me to
ask you if you are aware of any directions having
been given to Mr. Tracey, the governor of the Tuthill-
Fields Bridewell, that the female prisoners in such prison
should not have free and uninterrupted communication with
their professional advisers? I am ut.der great dis-
advantage in the defence of the female prisener. I was
lest week instructed by the relations of the prisoners to see
the accused on the subject t.l this charge. I attended on
the accused at the prison on Monday last, and then received
from the male prisoner his instructions. I then proceeded
to have an interview with the female prisoner, but she raid
she had been informed, upon authorlty, that one of the
regulations of the prison scar, that the matron would insist
upon seeing her statement before it was handed to me.
I expressed an opinion that it did not appear to be a proper
or consistent regulation. Mr. Tracey peremptorily told me
that he would take good care that I should never enter that
prison again.—Mr. Combe here said that he could not per-
sonally interfere in the matter, and that Mr. Wolff had better
make an application to the vit.iting justices of the prison, sod
if they did not entertain his application, then he 01r.Woltf )
would know how to act.—Mr. Woiff 1 have been unneces-
sarily o°atructe,l fn the due performance of my duty towsrls
the female at the bar.—Mr.Combe : Perhaps it is the practice
of zurnkeystrisee and examine the statements of the prisoners.
After further conserodion on the car*, Mr. Combe said be
would receive, under the eircumetencee, moderate but
responsible b el. Mr. Combo told Mr. Wolff, if he was
aggrieved he ought to apply to the Secretary of State.—
The prisoners were committed for trial, but bail was
offered and received for the male prisoner, who wee libe-
rated; but the fr male prisoner, in default, was locked up.

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SOUTHWARK.—ANOTHER RAILWAY' MANlAC.—ln-
speetot Cowling, of the M division, attended before Mr.
Cottivigham, accompanied by Mr. Joseph Scott, who, on
Monday last, while labouring under a fit of mental excite-
ment in a railway carriage, attempted to jump out un
the journey between Folkston and the London-bridge
terminus. This gentleman, on the day mentioned above,
booked himself at the Folkstone station, by a third dries
train fur London. During the progress of the train, his
manner attracted the observation of eons. of his fellow-pas-
sengers, hut it was not until their arrival at the Goelstone-
road station that anything of a serious character occurred.
On reaching this piece, however, Mr. Scott exhibited an
extraordinary deg:, eof excitement, and calling aloud for
asiistanee, declared that his b llow-passengers were attempt-
ing to stab hint with their knives. The guard endeavoured
to appease him, but he insisted on getting out of
the carriage. Under the impression that if the train
were once in motion the unfortunate man would re-
main quiescent, the guard gave the signal to the driver
to proceed. 110 had scarcely done at when Mr. Scott
burst open the t arriage-door, and jumping on to the plat-
form, bounded over the hedge into an adjoining field, across
which he ran et full speed. The guard observing all that
had occurred, hum, diately stopped the train, and giviug
chase, came up with the poor fellow in a few moments.
Partly by persuasion and partly by force, he induced him
to return, and basing placed him in a second-class carriage,
under the care of a porter and two of the passengers who
kindly offered to undertake the disagreeable duty, the train
again proceeded. After the train was in MO 'ion, Mr. Scott's
excitement increased, and notwithstanding the utmost pre-
caution', he coatrised to force his head and shoulders
through the window of the carriage, smashing the glass and
frame to pieces, end bring with great difficulty prevenkd
from precipitating himself out of the carriage. On arriving
at London-bridge, he was consignee] to the care of
the police, who conveyed him to Southwark police-court,
when the circumstances of the case were detailed to Mr.
Cottingham, and, as the young gentleman referred to bad
no friends in attendance. he recommended that the inspecter
should procure him a lodging until Ins relatives, who reside
at Liverpool, were made acquainted with his situation. In
accordance with this Advice, the inspector immediately wrote
off to Liverpool, and, on receipt of his letter, Mrs. Scott.
the mother of the young man, despatched one in reply,
expressive of the pain and anxiety she felt on her son's
account, acknowledging her thanks fur the care and atten-
tion shown to him, and her desire that he might be forth-
with sent down to Liverpool, attended by a gentleman
named Kelly, who had come up from that place specially
far the purpose of accompanying him there. The letter
referred to was produced by Inspector Cowling, and when
the magistrate perused it, he address, d Mr. Scott, and in-
quired whether he felt himself sufficiently recovered to be
enabled to bear the fatigues of tho journey home? Mr.
Scott, in reply, said that his health and mind were
completely reinstated, and that he was quite well euough to
undertake the journey. Ile, at the same time, mentioned
that he felt rather indisposed on the passage from France,
which was very much increased during the progress of the
railway carrieges, and to which was mainly attributable the
fit or paroxysm with which he was seised ou the journey.—
Inspector Cowling said that the damage be committed on
the journey was confined to the breaking of some glass in one
of the windos s of the carriage in which he canoe tram God-
stone-road Station.—Mr. Scott, as well as his friend Mr.
Kelly, expreweed his gratitude for the care and attention
shown to hint under the unpleasant circumstances that had
arisen, and, thanking the magistrate, left the court.

LAMBETH.—Dotoos ry rue QCEEN'S BENCH.—
Mary Am. Brookes was finally examined on a charge of
robbing her master, Mr. John Denny, and giving the pro-
ceeds to persons in the Queen's Bench prison. Upon the
prisoner being placed at the bar, Mr. Elliott directed
Payne, the constable engaged in the cam, to take her to the
Queen's Bench prison that she might be present at the
examination of two debtors confined there, whose testimony
was necessary to establish the charge against her. This was
done, and Mr. Elliott, accompanied by the chief clerk, rro-
ceeded to the Queen's Bench to take the examination of the
witnesses. On arr.eing at the prison the magistrate was
shown into the private office of the governor, and here the
examination took place.—Mr. William Dade Johnson de-
posed that he had known the young woman Brookes for
about five weeks, from se, ing her come into the prison, and
had been on speaking terms with her for about three weeks.
The first time she spoke to him was he thought on last Saturday
fortnight, when she complained of the conduct of Mr.
Ployer, a person confined within the walls. She was quite
disgusted with him about having some other female in his
room, and that he had refused to give back to her some
articles which she had lent him. She presented the ca-.
then produced, and said it was one that she had worked fo.r
her brother; that Ployer was very anxious that she should ,
give it to him, but the refused to do so. She further said
that she had promised to work another for Ployer, such as
the one produced, the moterials in which corn her 11. h. 6d.,
but that this she should give to him (witness). She further
said he should have the cap produced until the other was
made, and requested he would then put it on for the purpose
of annoying Mr. Ployer. He acconlingly put it on,and walked
arm in arm with the prisoner along the parade to his eiom.
—Mr. Haymer Ployer said that about 111 weeks or two
months ago the prisoner had commenced visiting him at his
rooms in the prison, and coon after she brought him some
articles, which she raid belonged to her mother, observing
that his moms looked very bare. She then took from under-
neath her clothes antral articles which he had since deli-
vered up to a police constable, and said she had brought
them for his use; since that time he had become dissatisfied
with her conduct, from having seen her walk about arm-in-
arm with a " counter"-man, who was confined there ; and.
on Saturday week, she came to his room to demand the
things back. He then told her that they were out at wash,
and that he should 'end them to her, or have them left at
the outer gate on the following Monday. This, however,
did not appear to please her, and immediately after, and
while at dinner, has door was bunt open by a set of
fellows, who insulted hint in the grossest manner. lie had
subsequently been subjected to the grossest insults and injury,
and when in the racquet ground some of the fellows called out,
st Who pawned the poor girl's things I" A cap like that
produced had been brought to him by the prisoner, who said
she had worked it for her brother, gave it to him to wear icor
some hours, and said she should ake him one like it. The
witness was subjected to a sharp cross-examination by Mr.
Bions. He admitted having sent many letters of as endear-
ing kind to the prisoner, and that he had represented him-
self as Lieutenant Ployer of the Horse Guards Blue, but
refused saying whether he hclongod to that regiment or not.
--The witness, Mr. Johnson, here said that a letter bed
been forwarded to Messrs. Cox and Greenwood, and an
answer received from them to the effect that no such person
as Ployer had ever belonged to the Blues.—Mr. Elliott how-
ever said the case must go before a jury, and bound the
witnesses over to appear at the Old Bailey.

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Caledonian (nrancher to Cenobite, no.) 255. Ayr.lure sal the
-The committee will meet on Moeda, next at half-testet two o'clock.
11i EET NG S. -So rr \ V cr.s.-llayl yearly Afeeting.-
Teb. 24.-Mr. C. Rumen, M.P., in the chair. --The chairman mid, that
of Nov. last, the dirty:ova b,:A been nn-ophd
cx.aiwocitheptile:yeneet.finaitiln...gonowires,bistr,,ofh the agreement with the Gantt \\'astern
le fed, that by the acoooor oeot pee-
Moody submitted, the Oren wertern Company gu-ireateed a rent
of
S pee one. for the period of 5 your,, and, for the succeeding 5
yams, 5 per ant and half the no-plus prate, and that, at the
em
intke of the 10 yea., o-, under mertieutor eiretimatancea at a
mare remote period, en amalgamation was to take place between the
two ampanier, on certain teeter. It was staled. however, that •
onnaiderable body of proprbtors would prefer a Irate to the Great
Western Company in perpetuity. on the following terms :-S pee
tent. for 5 years, and, at the expiration of that period, S per rent
and half the purple. morn. The liatantion tad, therefore. been
re-opened, and the agreement Nita bend on the terms a bfeh he had
just mated. It had alm leen agreed with the Grout Western Company,
I that indeed of 4 per cent., the amount otithareed by the present act,
S per oent.rhould be paid upon the calla, an are which would
be extremely Advantage.s to the South Wale. prolerietom In the
caging ate there was n choir probihiting the pen ment of ir tercet
not only upon arrears of call,, but, when any arm. were still doe,
even upon preview, garments That dame was origiatity introduced
to meet a particular cave; hat it boil boo found no Minh in opera-
tion that the director: had thought it "poll nt to apply to parlia-
ment fora modilicition, and to that apalication the Great Western
mammy hod given their stment. Ile believed that the whole arrange.
ment was of a Very ratiafactory name. The moiety of emptier pro.
fibs which would go to the Great Western company moat not
tee n-
leaded as a tom to themselves lk tot that the greater economy
which would hr snored by the line being worked with the Meek and
the eatiodhlemod of the Great Western company, would be equivalent
to hall per ant. The next subject which had uocupied the attention
of the directors woe that of the branch linen which would connect
theineelves with the South Wales line, and Imam interned troftic
upon it, xis., the Swansea Valley, the Luovi Valley, the Vale or
Neath. and the Tenby and Saoralenfor t litre.. As them
branches we'd run through the distrkle in which the
greatest number of work, existed, it moo extremely important
that they should he motructed on the same gauge as the
South Wales line. The manner in which it wee prepared to amid the
unbending. in quedion was by taking a limited number of chores;
and the die enters Meng first obtained a general ronction to such a
step on that «canon, a meeting would afterwards I.e called to obtain
• mote formal and spode approval of what might be proposed. The
portion of their line to the west of Carmarthen must be, to • great
extent, dependent en the traffic which would he drawn from Ireland.
The two Irish line•+ which would be connected with the South Wake
line were the Waterford, Weaned, Wicklow, and Dublin line, which
would bring the teethe front the north of Ireland, and the Waterford
MI Cork line, which would Ming the trade from the south. Dan.
eidering it an object of great importance to promote the farroalion of
there liner, the directors heal in the last ressien given the teem
pairs all the mega. in their power. It was w.tl known to the
meeting that emend:rabic difficulties and embarrassments ob.
grated the catering nut of railways in trelatul. Teem two lines were
liable to thane difficulties and emlerramments; but he bolieved that
such Meade. were only of a temporary nanny. There was hardly a
railway in this country, however pruner°us its pment condition,
whiehbad not passed through much pecuniary ditMulty. (Ileac.)
It was proposes' to render aasirtance to the two companies by taldng •
certain number of share.; but it was distinctly understood that what-
ever charge might he incurred by that proceeding, the sane ratan of
guarantee would be 1 eoeired from the Great WeMer 1 Company aa
from the South Wales Company. It must he Wier...tory to the
shareholders to learn that the total amount of the call due no the 15th
of January, being 200,00.1, between 220,' 001. and 230,00/, had
been actually paid; a proportion which wan almoet unexampled
within so Abort a period alter the date of the eoiL The secretary
then read the report. The report of the engineer (Mr. Brunel) natal
that the worts fax the whole distance, front the junction with the
Gloucester and Than Coont litilway to a point within 15 miler of
Fialeguard, about IV) mil., bad been let by contract The reale. up
to the Slat of Deconher, 1846, amounted to 301,5031. In 9d.; the
payments to 227,6591. Is 3d.; keying a balance of 73.8 IL Ile Gd.
The following la • "cummaryof the teems and conditions opal which
the South Wel. and branch railways have been kneed to the (Mot
*Were Railway Canaan yi -TM es pint in doom,, 5.000,000 L; amount
of hens authorired by act of incorporation, 1,0(00,0001. ; total, 4,e:reeving.
The proprietor. to receive interest at 5 per cent per annum on all
paid calls, and elm upon rums advanced in anticipation neat.. Such
interest' to be charged in the cost of conetruction until the line he com-
pleted. After that period, the Great Western Company to pay in per-
petuity a minimum interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum upon
the ghat capital espended, berebles defrayin4 ail the current interest
on loans taken up, not exceeding the sums mentioned above. The
Seam to commence when the line tmen Ohmmeter to Finguard and
the Newport and 51vinmoutle liaceduill he finished, provided an reapects
the latter) the Great IVertern Company shalt also complete their line
from Gloucester to Monmouth by the mote time, but not otherwise.
One moiety of the minim profits at the end of live yearsafter the lore
commence., ir to be divielesl among the South Woke Shareholders in
addition to the girsraeiteed intereseL Any pawl opening to be worked
by the Grad W eetern Comptny, and the proceeds applied to the in-
tcrett charged on South Water capital Arrangements fur new Ma
to he purehared or leased, to be node robject to the consent of the
Great Western company. and separately provided for."-Tlic report
wee unanimously admin.
BUCKING)! MsltlllE RAILWAY.- Half-yearly Meeting. -
Feb. 24.-Sir Harry Venter in the chair.-The report Mated thee the
directors hod to announce that they had let their works on both the
Oxford and Bletchl,y slid Buckingham and Braelley lino, on tatiefac.
tory tern., to Mr. Reamy. The Mores of the company on which
21. Is hod been paid had, in coneennence of the proceedings in pat.
liament tad jeer, necenemily reduced in regidrellem in the prapor-
tien of one to two e tch re-motored Mary, after such reduction was
credited with H. 4s. as paid, and including the V. all due on the Ist
of March. M. 4a per than. would Mus have been peed on each
share of IV. 10s. each. The directors had determatel to confine
their further extentdon to a line from Clavdon W Arledeury (a dis-
tance of 10 miles`, while it was also mooned to extend thc lineman),
wards from Brackley to Innbory. A toil had been introduced into
parliament for power to conatruct the extension line and in this bill
would becornprbed power to consolidate the two companies into one.
The total rainZtr up to the prerent time amounted to 169,339/. 12e.,
and the aure to 35,541/. et. M. The report was onanimounly
adopted. t was then proposed ant agreed to that 3001. should be
placed at the demo.' of the directors, for the porpreac of providing
the milblixite.! upon their works with religious and moral educa-
tion. S Mre reting.-The propriet then coMdenel the pro-
pore) • l foe &Isthmian, the amalgamation and extension.. The
chairman stalest that the extendone would toreriderably enhance the
value of the undertaking, inasmuch as one of them would place them
in direct communication with the metropolis through the medium u •
the pronto,' London and Cneltenhaen Line, while the other would
give them sere. to Ilercfurdelare, the fauna g of the oat's from
which place was the chief trade in hmkingleamehire. Besides these
aelyantagot, the con.truction of the Bedford line would open to them
the Cambridr, Nor etch, and Norfolk Marini. In answer to ques-
tion* put he one of the proprietors, the chairman stated that 3,00 u
Maant had been taken up by the proprietor. for the purpoes of the
extension, and the remainder were taken up by the londce and
No th Western Railway Cowpony. The capital of the company
amounted to 4.50,0u0t, and the length of the proponed extension was
ten miles. The bill war approved 4 and the meeting separated.
NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION.-1/d/f-yearfat Meeting,
Feb. 21.--Major IV. Bamford In the chair. The Monona report
Mated that the neocoary arrange= ntn have been mode for com-
mencing active operations in the rpring from Slob up to Menne).-
dale, end free. Teti, to the junction vette the main line. They pro-
pond to make a call of 1/. toe, p r
ahowed aeltagi.ryablic onb Oth of
trslll-01. 7e. Bd. The
In reply to a ;eh hokler, the 'chairmen mid he hr. in had :4
tiered the 7} per mt inureent tv,id on their balance by the Wokeld
Bank worehi be raised to 35. The report N.., afted
alter tome dhounsion,
adopted.
CENTRAL Or SPAIN.-SIMNOI Meeting.-Feb.
Seymour in the chair.-The report of the committee of inquiry ap-
pointed at a former meeting was read. It stated that the result of the
committee's investigations must he &pleasing to the thareheldem as
it was direreditable to the riireetors management. On the and of May,
1815, the project for a railo ay from Madrid to the frontiers of Portugal
was announced, the capital to be !,000,00'1., in 100,000 char. of 201.
each. 50,000 for the country, and 50,000 for Spain. The deposit
of V. per Aare to he returned with at deduction, If the eon-
canton should not be obtained. Of the fifty thousand thane
for the country, which the directora elated bad been allotted, the
committee found it to he the cow only to the extent of 27,785, the
directors retoining 22,215 shores tor mean which could not
be explained. The previsional s-mmittee had moved to
themselves 10,000 sham to he taken at par, but had not paid the
depoeits. The committee bad found the allot:Dent to be no follows
paid upon by the public, 10,005 chores ; 4,000 to Captain Pilkington,
which appro..' to here been paid upon ; to Col. Stopford, t,ono free
Melspont ; 1,000 to Mr. Mosey, the late madam ; to Contain Cha-
rlie, 300; Mr. Gillon, ; and Mr. Bull, .500 'hares. 1,000 a the
shame given to DM StoPforil were meted to be returned by him sub-
sequently. The boated ConeemiOn was found by the committee to
be no conorodoe, hut merely a promise on certain things helm done
which were never done, so there woe no coneasion to the day, the
litpuneh government haring refuted it for justifiable notions Theca.-
mitter regretted they ',tenet able to afford any eatetactory informs-
lion as to the finances of the company. The cash book was
Loexplicit, and the banker's hook and cheque book having been
suppressed, they could only troth a balance of tern than hOO/. now in
the hands of the directory. The difficulty had been increased by the
directors employing the money for the purpose of giving a fictitious
aloe to the sham in the market. The comrrottee had traced
20,900/. Is, 6d. to have leo, paid to Capt. Pflkington, the enginar,
for hi. service.. Thcomelmion of the committee WM, that the direc-
tors had no right to proceed out, so MIMI an amount paid op, that
they had no right to sequander the shareholders' money on plans
without knowing them to be correct, and that for these remora, on
well ar the explicit teems etf the prospectus, the shareholders were
entitled to the return of their deposit of 21. per share. Tim repent
was adopted. The committee were requested to allow theneelres to
be re-appointed, but civilly declined.
MANCHESTER AND LINCOLN UNION RAILWAY, AND
enevrtarrian an GAINPIIOIIOI.II C•10,-Geared stet Special
Meeting-Derby, Feb. 23.-The Hon. G. H. Carrell*, M.P., in the
chair.--The report, as read by the weretary, that in cceeplience with
the unanimous desire expectant at the in September
last, "Nat the virtual amalgamation with = and Lincoln.
shire Company rhocild have every t meible effect, the director., with
this view, immediately placid therreelver in commuelsealen with *al
directors of that company. The remit of UM was the egadaleeerit of I
a joint committee from the two directions to direct Mg amide
the beet manure for the advantage of the waged
It was one of the fin t re...tut iMltt of this committee dist ft tweest=
client to place the legal and engineering boo nem et ihe
Branch et one under the name management and auperlaterlesoe me
the main line. It oconsidered that it will be °brimstone abeleholain
that their Interests were corehalted when the oonalittee deeded
an a proceeding an well eskaluted to effect a dimienlha the eon-
pasers expenditure, and to mecum united onion ihapegleauL Fran
the relative pashas& of your finest Worksop le the IlleMdd sr 'Lin-
coln Junction Railway, being nearly parallel he cleat ten miles, It
becomesirative to apply to parliament far mime be Brio • tie.
viatioe to the latter tine at then Worksop wenn, end oneb
the two eastward of that point, and a retry won ordered et
the remainder of the line, to me if any outetaattal Impeovement eight
be made, or the coat diminiahal by any modification of the line, es
that the whole might be included in the more application to pair.
meat. Mr. Fowler reported, after an elaborate examination et the
country, that, al•hough within the limit. of deviation a consiisrehle
sming could be effected, Mill by a deviation extending nerdy begged
the powers of the act, a further reduction might he ride;
and, as the could be embraced in the Denman Hen,
the raving was conaldcred of sufficient amount to Met* the ,
f=ponement of the week. It he arranged that Me lamb
Stayeley to Workrop that be completed and
sininitaimously with the other pardons of the general
The report wee' ono state that on the bill for perfecting tat
nation with the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire nod=
went of the legislature, the Manchester an I Lincoln Udall NM
merge in that company. The report proceeds • The
debt neon the mad being liable to be called in at an haeletini=
it has been ennaktered a round appropriation of the funds of the men
pony to liquidate the amount, and an announcement of the Intentim
of the directors to do no on the let March pus been already
given. In adverting to the accents, it may be memory to
mention that the mean of the canal have Moo most
yenrlr affected I y the unueual main of the winter, the
,trtflic baying been totally interrupted for many weeks." The
balance sheet showed a total of receipts for the railway to Feb. 9,
▪ 41151. 10s. Ild.; of expenditure, 204511., 2s. 7d. • balance,
' 70,96111. Oa. 4d. Canal receiota 3,074!. Ins. M. ehairman'etated that
the asentant the &meters benone acquainted with the wish of the
dentate% that the amalgam dion should be proceeded with, they
lint notes, moment in putting themeelos in conammication with
the Itssesheater, tthetbc-td, and Linednehlre Railway Mayne y ; and
• he owe gay that In all the communication. they had had with these
Onahmea they found their conduct straightforward and honourable;
sad he Ironed that lie y should aurn reap the fruit of that unanimity,
by seeing the eariou. otompallica proceed in the most profitable man-
ner. They would learn, with anti-Mien, that In takina Mae 6,ctße
resurveying of the tine, a very Mpg ant teeing would take place.
They were all ewers that by the tenement they would be placed on
the mine footing as the Machreter, Sheffield, and Iluceins re am.
pony • that they were to receive 5 per cent. on all calla until all was
paiM and then they shoukl merge Into one company and take thin
chance together. The pro- pea of that company was very antlers.
ton, and the Methuen, cone thesi their again in a very sound Mate.
Varian. resolutions, in amnia. with the object of the meeting,
were then put and neared
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