The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-20 00:00:00

ury dieelowed a sits of en galena Omega by the plaintiff
js his •• retahurg he." • rola to Sneer snow was altinstely
granted urn b. plats.
Mir Pares at Restratamere. Before Mr. Baron Alderen and a
Wenn= news] ury.
inTwount o. Jonas.
This was an mien to reamer eospeasatias in damps
hr the alleged illegal sale owl
certain goods bel losing to a
niarket gardener at Peckham flys, for whom the plain' iff
aseignee. The orar. boworer, had only bean reportedrtlbeard at
the ri•ino et the orert, and could not now be is an
intellig;bie hrs.

POLIO—YISTERSAY.
M ARLBOBLIIIO 11-STREET.
BITEAORDINAILI CMASOILS AO/.lllbT " COVNTZSII.
A middle-aged famale, whe gave the sant, of C. C. Carlisle,
tad who hie reseed, seemed the dele of " Tb• Centime ot
Carlisle, was brought been Ilksbaris Muted with
Intim intruded beessif Mee the bees d Sir Curies Forbes,
of No. 9, naorequen while is a Kate ef intoxicates.
Juan Stewart rorbie, Esq., of No. 9, Finny-square,
saki be "edified with his tether, Sir Charles Forbes. About
sire edeek last aisle he was Surceased that some person
wasted to speak mob Lady Forma. Re west into the li-
brary sad found the primmer there with her bonnet off, he
hair dishevelled, with a book, and eidestly in a state of in-
toxication. Re Weed en the primmer quitting the loose,
which, after • oboe time, the risme did, and she was then
given into custody.
William Peeks. feeman, said the primmer asUed at the
house aed asked tow Sir Cherie Forbes. lIIMINras told
that Sir Charles wes unwell. She dna Assisi him to tell
Sir Charles that "the Cnentem " area wail% We see Ida
Witness showed the rimier into the Showy gel salsas/
her. Re saw her take up anual books, sieS laghe seed
quite at hems.
The prisoner mash' celled at Sir C. Febes he ihe yew
pomp of asides his le get bete third so• en East lodised*
ship. She west late the library gad aimed lend( with
the book., such bees her esters whom she howl he sell la
a library, as the haired to add to her geode of laforeeedse.l
sad to week* hissed fatly with the literature of the day.l
She had dodged the served te sequel Lady For the
de woe waft te see her, sad she gully diele the holy
Forbes elle me le have kit her dimity het he
te re request. astir sealessension ef the Manisa
:ea
have been all em bee M.
Kr. Stashes, whoA appeared to think the Orme' was
!Mounts under some keel Owed dead" sold be meld
sot her essence in peg to a modensen's bows la
la gees of haeleallele. sad be mast Sweden seder bee to
Sod bKI he 14 dsyh
Ebe twhener led only been locked sip a few minute le-
he the Mena gres lumen to the mosir
Ilessesi strease so mesa in the mesa at ate
~ Meg
onesseei bdoeyeam wit of agemes. beteg essemsehe
tlib el the Coeseres el Wilde, 1 Mg te was a the embeemei
arised teat. IM he to phi hems tem sedlensballa
—Tear ebeffent some. S. MOM
akCr 411.1114 -
poles, iumio ftremoffor
Tee week wasdge pamphlet, printed os very See
paper. sad wee the " Lays of the Treubadoes." by
Mot Dawes limes Wetherell, *snores of the "
of the Allbelone." "Tahoe' many Climes," " BA=
Filerines Iteseses witeghressa," he , dedicated e bee Mee
,Isgey the DlM•fiff Cheat Adelaide, as a boffin
t
lag he her kindlier to oneoneof the last descenclantshe=
the Dense.
Semi after this Kr. Shoolireed. se the Inn of libeelhead
sad Oa., silk mercers, TeMeabas egembegol. wee le this I
earl Is know whether • emu ef • wawa, elks WWI
tom Countess of C,aelide. bed been epprehended, as she was
domed with twin/Seg. bergelt, and her presumed soistrese.
Mr. Shooihred having heat isfonned that the " Countess"
bete It was still in the eck-up all, charged her with being a
"season swindler. She had obtaleed about 1901. worth. of
Weds from his establiahmeet In Tottenham court-road, re-
presenting herself te be Mn. Withers% set that she was
abet to be retried. She wrote a not* in French to the
Meet of Carlisle, requesting his lordship to pay the bill. Toe
geode wen seat to a dressmaker's at the prisonr's request
It wee seeseteked else that the prisoner had gees to Messrs.
Sallies end Co., of Waterloo-hi use, silk mean, end had
eaderenred to obtain 901. worth of property, but she only
washed in "striae some lees valued at 31.
Mr. ilbselbeed left the court with the etudes Wringing
ogidiense immedistely in rapport of these new charges.
Wells ohs midges. we collecting, another charge we
psis/v*4oollst the prisoner and her esented servant.—
The pigeon was rat to the bar under the nate of Wither-
a:id her servant, a dakisomplezioned, smartly dressed
gave the same of Camelia Berman. The prisoners wen
with bodge sides a sleet end a tablecloth from her
essipinewhhall heislage i M. Martin-strut. An attorney
who selendied he the pressostee, mid, though the property
.herd was be* small, he believed all the loss we not yet
buses- and, father, it was believed that air r tradesmen
W been duped to a very large extent. The prisoner We-
dwelt bad token spartassate in the hose of Mrs.
Weise, Ks. 32, St. Martin street. She gar very
referees, sod the character she d was
. Bat Mn. Woke had been obliged to give her
I"7,—loines to quit, in cousepencie of her bed eonduct.
ra. Wake had ruses to think that the woman Wrist/I-eh
was 'goatees& with e* organised gang of swindlers, and was
ghee aseeriews preeduste. Mrs. Wake, on getting posse-
siga of be tramisaate—the prisoners having quitted the
pee widen* Myer.-discovered that some artists of linen I
were Wellits isil Wing that the prisoner Williston wag
in switedy, strewn was taken into custody, and the pre-
seat done preferred against bah.
Mrs. Wan proved that the prisoners took her apartments.
and that she lust a sheet and a table-cloth out of the open-
arena.
The evinces Wetherelt (who amused herself with sodas
a piece of bend, with great relish, all the time the imps
were being made, and who occasionally joined bee seer 1,
pinion at the bar in laughing heartily at the various state-
ments of the witnesses), in reply to the charge, said the table
cloth and sheet had been mat by her, with a pair of riding.
trousers of her own, to her Imadrese's to he mend.
The priemer thee gave an address to police-const.ble
Boyce, C division whets she said the articles in question
would be found.
Mr. Mashes directed the often le pressed to Os place at
Imo, to snake the agesseary Liguria,. In the meantime the
primmer' were to reek in custody. _
The toutable returned with Martha Lester, of No. 22,
Crescent-street, who said that the prisoner Wetherelt sold
her the artirla in question on Thursday last. The prisoner
had sane into as eating-house in Tottenham-court-road, and
having no mosey to pay for her dinner she sent a boy out
with the thine is question to dispose of, and mimes having
diegovend tk* probated thee.
Mr. Bingham having ordered the prisoner Human to be
ashamed, se there sapeared to be nothing agsest her,
adhel me the pigeon Wethenk for ha defence.
The rinser mid eke lest be
puss from the table of her
higher mataintare the Amp of a sovereign, and not wish-
ing te ask the landlady for mwiey she borrowed the table-
dab and sheet for a tempo-very purpose. She went
rite the Crown sating-house and had her dinner, which,
smarming to move money thee she had about
her, she borrowed half-a-crown ea the property
Ikea the witness Lester. She me jut now in rather
*shared siramestances, nos esequence of net being is
a dead= ea mew her marriage with Lord Carlisle public.
meted Lord Carlisle in town daily, sad then she
re
be la pestedea of money to pay everybody. She bad
the highest ...Rata to Mamma to offer. She could refer
le Lord Cesalstemen gad many noblemen sad geatlemen.
Mr. Biughse by leis intention to remand
anyeprmer on this obese, end layered if then were other
OWL
zzetwas. was then charged with having obtained goods
by from Mesas. Sidling, Pearce, end Co., of Wa-
labertterloo-pees Parker assistant to Messrs. Hailing end Cr.,
peed that the pitmaer man ride warehouse with another
women, whom she mid we her dressmaker and selected a
linletitr of goods. The prisoner ordered thine to be sent to
heed CasilsWe residence, No. 12, Groevener-stret. The
peisuner was allowed to take away some Need lace, value
about 21. Witness It arced when the primmer was, in con-
sequence of what appeared in the papers that moraine.
Is Wear, the poisons mid Lord Cerligle had goes down
le Castle Howard to make peeweess for her reception,
end in the meantime had given her emu blanch to pur-
chase hut groomer.
Mr. Biegleat said he shou'd mead the prisoner until
Monday neat, as it was possible there might be Other charges
against her.
The primmer, who Is an Irishwomen, was remanded till

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THE-EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 20. 1849

queues is, that this Hoe will very shortly be brought into
~,sr lee operation. Tte existence ot that commit, cannot row
be disregaeded, and it may be that the interests of them,
different redways may not I.e found to be identical. There-
fore it is that, atter due deliberation, I have thought it mity.t
be more nitisiectory to the shareholders of the Midland C. in-
' puny that I should resign the cues t f their chairman. 1
mold not consent to hod the odic' without devoting every
energy that I pose. Si to the furtherance of their interests.,
regardleu of that of any other • 'fli msy ; neither timid I
meant to reside over the other two companies with-
oat being. prepared to exert myself Inc the promo-
lio6 of their prosperity, irreepective of the consequences
whiA might result to any other company from the policy
wh eh they might decide on pursuing. Under these
cumstances, I feel that I best perform my duty to the share-
holders by tendering my resignation of the office of chair-
man. It is impossible for me to do this without expressing
**deep sense which I entertain of the generous omfidesee
which has bean reposed in me by my brother shareholders.
end the high saustaction which I have derived from**
eretialiey which has prevailed among the directors with I
wheat is bee Men my geed fa** to be messisted, sad of I
the tiemokoky which has chafer ',lied all ear woe&
This it is which has enabled the eamtlekke
ricer line to be brought into full activity. I tale
my leave of you, gratefully acknowledging your past kis&
sem, and anxiously desir nis for the con inuel prosperity of
dm antis rtaking with which I have been identified.
" I have the hosoor to be, gentlemen, yours very taithfitliy.
(gamed) "Gnomon Humus "
Geatlemeas *k letter refers not only to the elisirmasslip,
bat aka*** polities of director, aid it is taking it is tiat
light that I preside :se your meeting to-day. (Hear, hos r.)
It will be in your recolketion that when we met in this loom
o d the 16th of February last, ease gentleman boa Liverpool
proposed a committee ot inquiry into the atlairs and *moats
of this company. The directors thought proper to oppose
that proposition, and it was overruled by the meeting. A
very few days after • eircurastaaos occurred in a dif-
fuse* part of the country (at York) which rendered it
assemary that we should spin give the share-
holism me opportusity of bellies into the affairs
of *dr ewe sowers, and of proceeding with an_y invatißa-
-Ist think proper to eamoussise.
ith
fie t•
hat seek have nothing farther to my, except to ailed.
to what pawed between Mr. Radom sad the Great Northern
board. (Hoar, hear.) Beery one is aware that Mr. Bud-
ma made some tomer* as to his having made as arreare-
mese between the Gnat Northern and the Yolk sag North I
Midst* Companies, ant that that antioancememe sassed
great uneaeinass to the sharekoklen of this oommiW, as to
the isteresta and present position of their line. I gull kte
be se duty to speak to Mr. Denison on the subject, sal se
seit Ma fairly and candidly the astute of the ansogemest
*Ma hod been entered into been* him and Mr. Hudson.
*. Daiwa said, " I will answer year emotion fairly and
=
eel if yonare net strafed with my answer put OW
I said. " Are year symposia@ merely
mellesd lirLatakiog another reuse between Leads. and
Tidy eir doss it emend farther—to teals esemerenteata ?"
Ms 1111101•11 me that there were 110 trails serengemeste sows
imegilseed, that they had never been oentemplesed, sad that,
whet was peeped was simply an arrangentest to save the
Yost Illarabosa hum a fartheroutlay of its etiWtal beyond
lkommor. They have a bill through to Yorkraett *ay thought
flog if *ey end& get Mr. Modern to make toe Nortiugly
Meat* end aims get to Barton Balmer, they (the Great
Northern) wield get to the north without making any line
farther than Diameter. Atter that interview I saw Mr.
Ratkoo, sad he coalkated Mr. Denise's statues*. I be-
lieve that what I have stated wee the whole scope of the
meat. (Hear, hear.) Now, I am not at all our-
that the shareholders of this company should be a
pod dad alarmed at what than took plea, and at what was
said by Mr. Madam, bat I have uothing to my further on
the *abject. I em one of those who de2noste all warfare
between rallessys. (Hear hear.) We most huesand our
mesaree. Oar expenditure is nearly eompleted, and
we have no margin in cemeratiencs of the lowness of
our maximum fares, and the most effectual way to
economise is to avoid, U poodble, all hostilities with other
complain. (Hoer, hear.) Bat when I say that, lam not
regardless of tee future posidoa and prospects of the Midland
upon the opening of the Great Northern Dm. You are
aware that I have the honour of being en the North Wasters
dined*, and perhaps beta, in that postdate as well as on
your board, lam in the best position fat coming to a eon.
elusion as to what would be best for the interests of the two
lee. (Hear, hear.) lan ere no way in which they
=re, and many ways is which they as setts, as
ether, and Ido not hesitate to give my opinion that the
North Western Has is the natural ally et the Midland,
tchins.) I am anxious not to eatsleeesis7 dhow,
at t this mating which might provoke a grapy
kellag. (Hear, hear.) Ws aremet here for ade niterwl
pso, to couider whether a committee of inquiry shall be,
appointed, and to fix • time for investigating all our
Wake in the fairest and fullest manner. Your directors (at
tee earliest period after the 20th of Febenary) met here on
the 10th of March last, and passed a resolution respecting
the propriety of calling • special Rens& meeting; but
, they thought that, under indeting circumstances, it
I would be better not to until they had
I seen the report of a committee sitting in another
place. Some gentlemen from Liverpool, however, thought ,
it better to send in a requisition. I do not cow
plain. The effect has been merely to bring us tthogeer ten
days sooner than we should otherwise bays met. I only
mention these facts to show you that we did not need Mir-
k'. (Hear, hear.) That we ourselves thought it would be
only our duty to call the shareholders together, and I ea
quite sure that all, or nearly all, the railway companies
must have their affairs thoroughly investigated, before the
eareholders an have an ins like a correct appreciation
of the cal value of their property. (Loud cheers.) In
obedience to the requisition to which I have alluded, have
WWI the present meeting. Wo are here for a specific
eliest, and as I am anxious to prevent any unpleasant
die-
IMMIga, I trust that gestlemen will content demote, s
with
Mentesing the resolutima which will be submitted, and thee I
adjourning until the committee shall have prepared its re I
port . It will be my duty as chairman to endeavour to *total
kr every gentleman a fair sad patient hearing, so long as
he confines himself to the peaks before the meeting, and
I hope the meeting will support me la that soars—(bear,
hearj—for it we oace get into extraneous ullStor, there is
as aa.wlog where it will end. (Laughter.) I have
*thing to defend. There has been no attack mad, on the
beast All I shall have to do will be to deal with the report
when it seem in, as may be necessary. I have nothing to
my farther but to repeat my caution against unnecessarily
long smashes. (Cheers.)
Mr. WYLIE (Liverpool) then rose to move the first rem.
lades. He said—Gentleness, I hope I shad avail myself of
the advice given by your worthy chairman, and not incresch
upon your patience for an unnecessary length of time.
Now, gentlemen, I am not going to make • long speech.
(Hear, hear.) We are met hem for a specific purpose, sad
I shall not stray from the subject to emaider which we have
been specifically called together this day. In the first
place, I have to apologise for myself and my col-
leaves for now occupying so prominent a position in your
affairs, and I beg to say that that position wee taken by us
most unwillingly, sad that it was breed upon us. You are
aware that at the lest sesetiag I moved for a committee of
inquiry, and that then the same of the meeting went against
me ; but I soon found that the opinion seconded by that
meeting wee not the opinion of • large body of shareholders
not then present; and when e alrequent events occurred to
which I need not more particularly allude, we found
such • large numb v of shareholdas to request us
to come forward soda, that we thought it our
duty to do so. Oa these grounds we advertised a requi-
eition, and not on others which had been alluded to. Our
wish and object was to have a special general meeting t.
esquire into the affairs of the Midland Company alone.
Ils so, hear.) I have thus mach to say for myself and my
millsegnes; and I will farther say that ia what has been
ass* we have acted in the most open and candid manner,
Mt that we invite the closest criticism int, out
esaiset. (Hear bear.) We had no wish to
pal ourselves (Coward la any one wasisr For the
peeps, of selection (for the committer), we sated
gestlentes from Glispe. filtekeld. mad places, to
meet se ; and we appointed gentlemem haws end
much respected in their own locality **at einimilMee. We
are, therefore, merely the organ of various snook** of
shareholders: and the gentlemen we are about to reeestaswel
to you are not so souk our recommendation as the nom*
emendations of the various localities into rested. This,
gentlemen, I bikers to be the fair and marl
way ot omegas( ' ; and in the list I
submit, I believe that, with the gumption of three, with
ohm I ersbaegol • few words sines I as here, there are
met my elms I hod exchanged • single word until the
melliK. Tea will therefore me that than has born
=sa e imideardta emeeo as to prejudge the quedien, bat
*at fror Wed is le ham • full and fair inquiry into the
SIMS at the company. And, gentlemen, it was our let
pegkeday to have an interview with the directors, sad I iss
bang to say that they met we as frankly as we went to
them. (Hear, hear.) I believe that our intonate are all
the same and therelsre I as glad to see so easseraws
en atteadrinee of rbwebellas, beanie it shows that when
ea ereorresey does orb& wades= are !may to do their
duty. (Hear, him) esawskess of intay that we re-
isomniend to yos—eat be It medsesered that we merely re-
esmeasad. bemuse if there May eklestionabh amore, every
slassehelder has a right to object oe to substitute one name for
ensiker—l helloes to be one la every way worthy et your
mat edict confidence, and I may add that it has the perfect
of the booed. (Hear, hear.) I maymy that there
have been difficulties wither sThe mall nee anit
per Mat
taiscsaisg gentleman he set. duty to be done is
small nor malmseetent; on the contrary, the man-
mg hi which it is dew will involve enernious consequences
mil sleet most impelled interests. In short, I will go so
ke as to expos my belief that the poistssess of the
com-
mittee will be the metrinearisment of • new era la railway
Maim. (Hear, hear.) We havattireed through the tint
le
sms Of lasiturei sow oor great object is
le asks that soedastive. We she look to the
sommitue to import*, obj ect. We M look
to this kr Impulse* sagpsgews as to whether theall
proem
game of immegseasat Mien be asthma, or whether it
wadi net be mete desirable that resposeibilitr
shwa is at grams exacted skald VII on the
maim (Neer boor.) Whether there *sold not be
°f cmilltlas of Jogai,'" i sad above
elk whether we should not adopt the systems se Iss:siss as
segardi thediesseers. (Cheers.) I will raw read the re*
intim
" apposnle; Is this meek' desbake lista estandese el
shoubl be sogelated
iiirleadranweageseao, aid alike ett=sicy
'Wit=
—mut Melee Arkwelght, Wee. K Wm Vist-
as, Joke Oertweightisr—s—bylitakey, V.11.1= uss.
,isq ,b • sad an
atria" a igelnial" Int the
above meatieeed. who full aa ser all
C=sad papers, persons, aosonate deenemsta, and to
lake sash other mops se they may demur advisable, sad, i f

NEWIURICIATt.

n weary, to , ppoint a public invention to assist them in
making a foil, dear, end detailed report to the shareltelden
et en adjourned nuttin"
Now, a word about the. name. First, there is Mr. Ark-
weight. (Oran) Next, there Is Kr. litCracken. (Cheers.)
may say of that gentlemen* that he is a man of the highest
standing in Liverpool, ad that hie superior cannel be head
in ohmmeter or respectability. (Hear, hese) We have had
White difficulty in pandas ups Mr. 31.Crseken to acs.
Be objected to it on way grous sae bong that he was
a weber of our Liverpool eocamitute ; bat we coasiderei
that he had the entries/is of so large a body of the share-
holders that it woad be impossible to let him of Them we
have Mr. Cartwright.
A 8 xxxxx owes—What is his ceropetioa ?
Mr. RYLIII-1 believe that he is of no compation at
present, having retired from basin.... Ho has, therefore,
more leisure to look after year affairs. (Hear, hear.)
A linansmohona—ls la on the Steak Enlarge f
Mr. WYLIE—No. Then are in all seven names, all of
whilst we can rarely trust wide this Important inquiwy.
Cleadesons, I now pat the reseluticia in your hands, sad 7I
treat that haying lammed pat labour and great expense,
we shall receive the reward of your apprehatkm, and that
you will give as the mitigation of thinking that we have
only performed our day._ (Hear, hear.)
Mr.
Mr. ELIAS MOSELY (Liverpool)—l have taken upon
myself the duty of secioneing this resolution, hut it has been
so ab ly introduced by Kr. Wylie, that it will set be asses.
easy kr else to detain you to say lengthened perisiL
I madder our duties on the present egesides
be so dolt sa to reader say argensent un-
mesionry. is not the time, nor have we
sufficient facts before as to enable us to come to sash a eon-
, elusion as would be fair and just towards the board. The
present proceeding is merely prelindeary. The board most
properly and rather in anticipation have assented to mat
the wishes of the shashelien, widths coosetraenes has been
lase present meeting. Tbe ablest is to appoun a committee
with full powers to inquire into your affairs,• to ISIMATO
from your minds all doubts and prejudices, and, at au events,
to bring horns to you that which is always most wdeasso in
this country—the truth. (Cheers.) lem eertain'thatsany
things which have been heated about will dissolve bite thin
we when the test of asamiastloa is applied to them.
I (Kees, beer.) Bat whether or no, the time bee soma when
railway property mast be submitted to the closest laassiga-
don. (Rear, hear.) This must be done, in arise that
ample may invest their stoney with satisfaction and security.
Without the uncertain returns of the lest few years. I trust
that we have readied the lowest point of adversity, and that
better days are in store for no. (Cheers.) Mr. Wylie has.
as I said before, a well addressed you, that it is swam for
me to do little more than to affirm his datmana
I do not believe that any of the gentleman tem
Liverpool have been Wasted by anything but a
holiest of duty to the concern. In the selection
st the committee, I think that Mr. Wylie has acted
wisely in dxx ring to andel all cause of irritation. All
et the gentlemen except one are total strespn to me, but I
have full omfidenee that they will all act en the principle,
" nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice.
(Choess.) Much has been said in condecnation of the
nt of this line, but I would ask where is the rail-
=/d 111 kingdom in maaaging which mistakes hays not
been ends ? (Hear, hear.) Let us consider how short
a period it is slim this mighty power was fint
called into existease. It is scarce nineteen years
saves the Manchester apd Liverpool line was opened. eatt
ems
what has been the growth of railways since that time ! ls it
any wonder that there should be some mistakes in the ma-
sers:ant of such mighty nove)ties ? My wonder is that
there have not been more. (Rear, hear.) When I hear
upon all hands abuse of director—whenl hear them put
down as men of no ability—l would merely remind you that
they are merely human beings like ourselves, and which of us
tr in ainees have not made mistakes, and grievous
ones ? (Rear, hear) Another thing we should hold
in mind is, that in many of the acts of the
directors they have been urged on by the shareholders
themselves, and that, very frrquently, if the shareholders
had exercised a little more discretion, much of the distress
which is now falling on us would have been avoided. All I
beg of gentlemen is not to cllow the property to be un•
naturally depressed, but to wait until they hear the truth,
being convinced that when the truth comes out it will tend
rather to elevate the concern than otherwise. (Rev, hear.)
I will not allude to a transaction which has this day been
announced to us, further than to say that it appears to
have been dictated by good sense. I shall conclude by simply ex-
paging soy hope that we may stick dose to the matter that has
brought us here today, and avoid everything having the
slightest approach to an initatiog tendency. (Cheers.) Mr.
Mostly concluded by seconding the noolation.
BRRISON objected to the number of gentlemen on
the committee. He wished to know also whether a fund
would be provided to "tarry on these investigwions.
The CHAIRMAN explained that no doubt there would
be funds. The slumber of the comenitta had been decided
en only after due deliberation.
Mr. ALLENDEB thought that the custom of parliament
should have been observed by putting the mover and
seconder of the resolution on the committee.
Messrs. WYLIE and KOZELY severally explained that
they could not possibly serge on the contra tee.
Kr. TITLEY asked what Leeds had done that she was
excluded hem the committee. The members had all been
chosen from plans at a long distance from the line.
Mr. SIDNEY (Liverpool) said that the hody with which
he had the hour to act had but one interest in common with
the rest of the shareholders, and that interest he thought
they had faithfully served. (Rear, hear.) He was free to
confess that he had come there with hostile feelings towards
the directors, and was not prepared to listen to them; but,
bana bad an interview on the previous evening, he would
do them the justice to say that their deportment
had been most satisfactory. (Hear, hear.) He bad heard with
much pleasure Mr. Ellis state his conviction that the North
Western was the natural ally of the Midland, and he trusted
they would long act together. He hoped that one of the
results of the labours of the coma Mee would be to establish
such a simplification in the framing of reports as would enable
the moat ignorant shareholder to understand their contents.
(Hear, hear.) He thought that all the directors should go
out by rotation, and that they should be taught that all the
shareheldets wanted was integrity. (Hoar.) With respect
to the construction of the committee he could serum Mr. Tit-
ley that Leeds had not been forgotten in the nomination.
It Mr. Starkey bad declined acting, the next name was Mr.
Beverley, of Leeds, but even that gentleman himself would
surely be ally too happy if he knew that Mr. Starkey bad
consented to sot. The tesdation was then put arid carried
unanimeasly.
The CHAIRMAN said that the resolution having been
carried uoanimonsly, he would take that opportunity to
make a few remark,. Although the gentlemen appointed on
the oommittee had been until lately utter strangers to him
and his collesguee, he begged to say that their appointment
kid received the full approval of the board.
Mr. SIDNEY than moved, and Mr. BLINBUIOOII
seconded, the following resolution
"That for the purse of receiving and considering the
report of the committee now appointed, this misting be,
and the same is, hereby adjourned to Thursday, the 31st of
May next, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Midland
Station, Derby."
The CHAIRMAN said that he did not think that the
committee would be imperil with their report on the Slat
of May, but in order that the general body of shareholders
might net be unneormarily called together, he would get as
many to attend as would be necessary to adjourn the meet-
kw, and by circular inform the rest of the panda( adjourn-
ment. (Hear, hear.)
The resolution was put and carried intanitamoly.
A SHAREHOLDER here asked the secretary to read
that motion of the company's act which !shirred to the quart-
ficat;cot of atom
Mr. BELL proceeded to read the section to the effect that
every holder of 1,0001. stock should have one vote for each
1001., and that in ease of anything beyond there wee to be
an additional vote for every 60111. shares. None to be entitled
unless they lad paid up all their calls. Shareholders might
vote by proxy, or, if corporations, under their common seal.
Mr. KINNEAR (of Glasgow) moved a vote of thanks to
the Liverpool deputation, sad proposed that their expenses
should be paid out of the funds of the company. (" Hear,"
sad " No, no.") It was not a very large sum, end he
thought that astlemea who had devoted so mutt: of their
time and trouble to the service of the shareholders should
not be peaked to be oat of pocket.
Mr. bOOTT seconded the motion.
A 81AIIRSOLDI1 moved as an amendment that the
expenses be aot pdd. Subsequently this gardenia with-
draw his samadassat.
la answer to a question—
The CHAIRMAN stated that the expecnoweald be about
Mr. WYLIR mid that the entire matter was not worth a
He and his colleagues had spent 1201., and he had
that the alistelsoldets would be straggling to repay it.
Dr. O'BRIEN was willing to subscribe, but objected on
paint:Opts to the system of first iacurring expenses and then
salmi ea the shareholders to liquidate theca.
The medal was then put and carried by a large majority.
Mr. EAU, M.P., proposed a vette( thanks to the shin-
man. (Cheers.) They must all be grateful to him he the
manner is which he had performed his duty in the drek
cad the promptitude with which he and his colleagues hod mie
alai to lbe wishes of the proprietary. He should he doing
iraset s tessadangiamembess Mthe
conviction t htehog If
woteillid not e
come z:
stisearerhyea sai:
te tasmannembeireatasmemplet etym6r, satisfactory bock at
Mr. JOSHUA BOHN eseseded t4e resolution, stating
that the fees ot the chairmen was aseengis to make any man
sure that he could not be mixed aria a dishonest trainee-
don. (A laugh.) As to Mr. Ruelben, he was not prejudiced
against him, and If he Whoa went, ft should be remem-
bered that he had always bad a nabs mejerfey. (Chsers.)
The natation wog carried bynwiaaWa
Mr. ELLIS returned thetas, at the NM time expressing
his hope that at the next eratadag etodichnee would be com-
pletely restored. (Hear, hear.) He had looked forward to
the present day with feelings asst great anxiety, but nothing
had given him greater plasters than the manner in which it
had goon off. The present ageing might serve, i, fad, as
• Pait•r• toe 11l railway milting.. (Hear, hear.) The pro-
ceedings then terminated.

MONEY MARKET.

A4powlied 19.—J. G. Faun,
is the chair.
The OSAMU, stated that it would be in their recollec-
tion, that theme panel meeting had been adjourned to
tbie day, tothe the report of the cesaraitte • of Jawed-
bat as that report ireilloot yet ready for per.cit.id one a roweatkin that this nineties be qua
air"le the id of May amt.
.11711PPTILD ssessiee the isogon.

Wier soma; dimming as to the—bast day for tbs muting to
adjourn to, tea reaolutioa se above-..atioael woo agreed to
unanimourty, and the ateethig ass adios/se&

WILRONTOWN, MORNINGBIDS, AND COLINESS.
Extraordinary Meeting —Glow'', April 17 —ileum
Hoounwonta, Esq., in the chair.
Ti. CHAIRMAN said it wee scarcely necessary for him to
read any for ion of the &festinated an bill about to be sub-
mitted to them for their approval, unless the shareholders
wished some particulars regarding it. It was merely a bill
for the purpose. as they were aware. of amsloamating the
Wilsantown with the Edinburgh sad Glasgow Reimer, by
which they would be in receipt of 8 per e-nt. di
dead whenever that bill pined bath houses of par-
liament, and obtained the Queen's assent. 'Corona-
tamely, last year they were nut able to carry it through,
in cotangent* of the standing orders wet having teen eem•
pad with, bat this year they had been so far sueeres'ul
hitherto. Although there wee a very heavy oppeskion
threatened solariene ego, which, if carried out, w:uld in all
probability have obliged them to withdraw the bill, he was
happy to be able to state that that opposition was now
withdrawn, and they would go forws , next Monday,
with, he might say, an almost unopposed bill. Any
opposition there might be would be merely from eye
trader on the line, who, he thought, had not a very good
ease in opposing the entsigamation. There were the astral
clauses in the bill pertaining to those of the same !Mum;
but P. did not think there was snything particular which
required to be reed to the meeting. He had simply to
propose this resolution :—" That the bill to authorise
the treader of the V ilsontown, iforningside, and Olt.
Rem Railway to, end vest the same in, the Edinburgh
and 01 ugow, now submitted to this meeting, be approved
of, with such amendments as may be made on it br parlia-
ment, sad that a copy of the bill now before the meeting, and
read, be signed by the chairman, and countersigned by the
seal of the company.
Mr. P. Bxecaecaa «caudal the motion, which was unit-
sinsously agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN said the next motion was—" That the
meeting authorial the directors to borrow, under the powers
conferred me the company by the act 9 & 10 Vie., cap
161, such sums of money as they may deem necessary, not
exceeding in whole the sum of 16.600 f. ; and also. under the
powers conferred by the act 9 & 10 Vie . eap. 162, any nun
or sums not exceeding in the whole 18,0001."
Mr. BLACKBURN seconded the motion, which was unani-
mously agreed to ; and. after a vote of thanks to the chair-
the meeting separated.

TxtraspAyfrarys,

The English funds,have !actuated considerably to-
day. Consols opened at in to k, but some money
stock having been put on the market, coupled
with the rates of exchange coming lower from
America than was expected, made the prices go as
low as 911 at one time ; but they afterwards rallied,
and left off at 92 to /, the price at which they opened.
The Three per Cents. reduced were done last et 90/ ;
the New Threwacd-a-Quarters at 91:. Bank Sock
was done at 1921 and 192. India Bonds at 65e. and
68s. prem. Exchequer Bills at 475. aad 445. prem.
In India Stock there were no transactions to-clay.
In the foreign securities there was a very limited
business to-clay. Tce heaviness in Consols extended
to them for a time, bat they recovered later in the
day in caws where business was done. Mexican
Bonds were most !triply dealt in, and they were
done last at 28 ex c mpons. Peruvian were done at
67, 65, and 66. Cube Bonds at 87. Equador, at 4
and at 4/. Russian Bonds, at 1054; the Spanish
Five per Cents. at 171 ; and the Three per Cents. at
32; ; Belgian Four-and-it-Half per Cents. a' 84; and
the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent*. at 501.
There are letters in the City from Bahia this morn-
ing, the dates being to Feb. 21. Cotton and sugar
were without change, the advance in exchange having
checked a further rise in prices. Exchange had gone
I gradually up to 26d. Vessels kept pouring in ; not a
single English shire taken up, and the only foreign
a Swede, at 225. 6d., for the ChanneL It was calcu-
lated there was tonnage sufficient for 20,000 ces a of
sugar. A rather uneasy feeling still existed with
reference to the late distorbences in Pernambuco.
By the letters from Calcutta, received yesterday,
we find that the advances which bad been made upon
bills drawn against shipments of produce by; othe-
cited to the East India Company, through the Ben-
gal tressory, from the let May last to the sth March,
amounted to 40,16,945 re., with about 5 lace more in
courts of arrangement at that date. The exports of
bullion to Great Blitain in the month of February
amounted to a value of 1,410,414 re.
The entire shipments of the Indigo crop of the
season, made up to sth March, amounted to 31,161
chests; 24,207 of which had been chipped to Great
Britain, and 5,295 chests to France.