The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-17 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

or fixed charge upon it. Adverse times came, and they very
properly paused, and abandoned the line. Ho always felt
the value of the line ; but if eircunilltances were not now
changed from what they were when the line was abandoned,
he would not now recommend them to have anything to do
with it. (Hear.) It was no longer a question whether the line
should be made or not, but one whether it should be in con-
nexion with the South Western Company or not. As soon
as the powers for making the line bad expired, the land-
owners had applied to hint (Mr. Locke) to survey the line,
and having done so by stnking out the branches and ar-
ranging for a single instead of a double line, the estimated
expense had been reduced from 2,500,000 t. to 1,100,0001.,
and further, a provisional contract had been entered into

THIS DAY.

COURT OF
MAray• ML
IX RE Qt.:AMAX°.
The bankrupt, E. I'. Quadling, was described as a rail-
way-carriage builder and irnn founder, of the Grey Friars
works, Ipswich. He had carried on business under the
firm of Quadling and Co. This was an adjourned meeting
for the last examination. The balance-sheet, pre-
pared by Messrs. Glover and Son, of Bucklersbury,
extended front the lot of January 1819 to thc29th July last,
and contained the following items: To trade creditors,
6621. ; cash ditto, 3,9181. ; ditto holding security, 3,847/. ;
liabilities, 1,5001. ; disputed ditto, 3,6191. ; capital. 1,2521.;
profits, 1,343!. By debtors, 1411. ; property realised, 7001. ;
ditto held as security, 5,2811. ; trade charges, 1.1571. ; dis•
count, interest, and law charges, 5611. ; rent42s6/.; drawn
out by bankrupt. 457/. ; by C. Goss, 4191. ; losses, 1,723/. ;
deficiency at the commencement of the account, 3611.
Mr. Linklater supported. Mr. Aldridge was for the
assignees.
The examination had been adjourned for the purywe of
amending the accounts, which being now satisfactory the
bankrupt passed.

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with Nle,srs. Br.ssey, Peto, and Betts to complete the line
fur that sum. The question then put to the directors
of the South-Western Company was, would they construct
the line ? for if they would, they should have the land at
agricultural prices, and other assistance from the landowners.
The directors hesitated, and said they could not find the
capital. Another proposition was then made to them, that
they. should find one-half, and the landnwners the other I
halt of the capital. This, he thought, wu a fair propo-1
sition, but the direttorsdeclined acceding to it, and the az-
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rangement was accordingly entered into whiCh they were
now considering. By that arrangement the landowners had
to construct the fine, and then band it over to the South-
Western Company, who were to work it for SO per cent. of
the receipts, and give to the new company one-half the
profits of the traffic they brought on the line at Salisbury.
He thought that arrangement ought to be accepted by the
South-at estern Company, and he felt assured that, if it
was not taken up by that company, it would be by others.
With regard to the coast line, if it was made, it would be
cut through by the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, and
the traffic thereby of a large portion diverted over to the
Great Western or broad gauge line. Again, the Dorchester
or coast line was twenty-seven miles longer than the
central line, and it was not likely that the public would
long consent to be carried round by a circuitous route ; and
toe railway which he was now advocating must be made.
Ile wished to say nothing against the coast line, but he --
might observe that a meeting was held at Southampton, 134'
yesterday, when resolutions in its favour were carried, but iu
he felt assured that, had they been informed how much
shorter the Salisbury line was, the resolutions would never Se
have been paged. at.
Mr. CASTLEMAN, as the mover of the amendmeutcom-; 161
plained that Mr. Locke had given the proprietors no figures et
whatever on which to base their judgment us to which was • 11
the beet hue. They must look at the question, he said, Sa
eatirely as one of dividend. (Hear, hear.) The report r
imued by the directors was extremely deficient in intermit-
faun. It was lased entirely on a fallacy—the fallacy that
the position of the South Western line was the same at that
moment as it was in 15.16, when the central line was pro-
jected. (Hear, hear.) At that period the line was pro:
posed in connexion with thy_ Central Cornwall line ; it was
intellUed to be a double line, entirely under their own con-
trol, and was to form the great highway to the west,
competing with the Great Western line. Their position
was now very different. The country was already occupied
with a net work of railway., and though the Great Western
Company now had its lines in abeyance, if its jealous were
excited it would be its interest to go on. Ile knew that the
Great Western and Bristol and Exeter boards had peace
strong resolulions, declaring that they would oppose this
central line ; and, if this company adopted it, the battle of
the gauges would have to be fought over again in parlia-
ment. (Hear, hear.) At a time when the capital account
was nearly closed they were asked to reopen it, and incur c
fresh expenditure of 500,0001., and that on the basis
of an unsatisfactory report. The attempt to compete
with the Great Western Company, with a single line, 100
miles in I math, would be perfectly idle; and it appearee.
from Mr. Locke's own statement that the central line
would, in tact, compete with their own existing line.
(blear, hear.) On the other hand, the coast line would
communicate with the west sufficiently fur all useful pur-
poses.
Mr. REED, a director, said he would state very shortly
a few of the reasons winch induced the director, to prefer
the central line. The main reason was to be found in that
map [holding up a small map which had been distributed
among the shareholders]. (Laughter.) On that my
saw a line almost as direct re: it could be from London to
Exeter, while in the other direction he saw a very cir-
cuitous one. The period hail now arrived when there
could be no security for railway property but practical
proof that it was the most direct means of communication.
(Hear, hear.) That security the directors now offered to
the proprietors. There was a line partly. executed from
Yeldham to Yeovil. Nothing could be easier than far the
landed proprietors to construct a line on the broad-gauge
principle to join thst which already existed at Yeovil,
and then, lie asked, what possible chance of having
the South Western traffic would remain to this company ?
(Hear, hear.) But that was far from being all. if the
central line were rejected what would be so easy, what so
natural, he might say, what sa certain, as for the Great
Western Company, by sonic means or other, to take
possession of ;!00,0001. worth of property which the
South Western proprietors had abandoned, make a line
continuous to Salisbury, arid extend the line almost
existing front Salisbury to Yeovil; and then, he asked,
what would b.: the use of the present Salisbury line,
or, what chance would they have of retaining the
Salisbury traffic ?
Mr. IIALINS had for some years considered the South
Western Railway to stand only on one leg—the packet ser-
' Tier. (Laughter.) It was a mistake to suppose that the Great ,
Western opposition had ceased.
Captain MOOESOM said he stood there to represent, in
addition to his own interest, one of the largest proprietors
in the company, and he was also deputed to represent tho
district around Bridport and Lyme Regis. The case of the
directors was very meagre with respect to figures. Ile
would have been glad to bear, for example, from
Mr. Reed, what was the gross amount at that moment
of the whole of the traffic from Exeter to London.
lie (Captain Moorsom) believed it to be under FAIL per
mile per annum. Again, ho believed the whole of the
traffic between Salisbury and Exeter was under 4001. per
mile per annum. What was it worth their while to pay for
such a traffic as that ? (Hear, hear.) It appeared to him
that they were going to purchase the moiety of the traffic
from Exeter to London, and a proportion of the traffic of a •
district which had not yet been opened by railway to the
South Western proper. (Hear, hear.) [lle thee illustrated
his argument by means of a diagram of the entire district.]
Ile estimated the gain to them on the through traffic at 150/.
per mile per annum, and on the western traffic at SO?. per
mile, which he (Captain Moorsom) should deliver to them
at Dorchester. As to the apprehended incursions of the
Great Western Company, he must say they had no reason
to fear incursions to obtain a share of a dividend of al
per cent. (Hear.)
de After some discussion,
The CHAIRMAN said that before putting the amend-
ment he wished to state, on behalf of the board, that they
did not mean to support it. Its adoption would have the
effect of throwing over both the bids for a year.
'the amendment was then put, and, after twice sub-
misting it to a show of hands, the Chairman declared it to
have been carried.
A poll having been demanded, after the lapse of a few
minutes.
The CHAIRMAN said he was told that it rested with
himself to decide whether there should be a poll or not,
and as the meeting was a very full one, and as he had no
doubt about the result of the show of hands, he should
decide against the poll. (Cheers.)
Mr. CASTLEMAN proposed a number of names for the
committee. A lung and desultory conversation ensued
with regard to its constitution ; and ultimately it was
agreed tout it should consist of the following gentlemen :
Mr. Castleman, Mr. 11-lps, Mr. Serjeaut Gaselee, and Mr..
Mortimer, who were nominated by Mr. Castleman ; and
Mr. Graham Ilutchison, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Walter Blunt,
and Mr. East, who were nominated by the directors.
After another lung discussion on the question of adjourn-
ment, the meeting adjourned until that day week.
Before the proceediegs terminated, on the motion of
Capt. MOORSOM, a cordial Tote of thanks was given to the
chairman for his impartiality and his general demeanour
in the chair.

IN RI BAYNI(.IX.
This was the last examination meeting in the cue of F.
Baynham, grocer and cheesemonger, of Hounslow. The
accounts, prepared by Mr. Butler, of Basiughall-street,
showed a sum of $Bll. due to creditors, with asset; esti-
mated at 23;1. His profits had been 2461. ; trade expenses,
n&11.; domestic and personal ditto, 4491.
Mr. Lawrence supported the bankrupt. Mr. Church
appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Linlater for a creditor.
' After some iliscusaion as to the items of the account the
bankrupt pa,,ed.

CENTR 1L CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
Hamm Ka. Sum Asaaasors Amn Ma. Jrwrics W1011731.M
Tut MVRDER IN_MAItYLEHONE.

At the sitting of the court, T. Bare, who stands charged
with the murder of his wife, Loui-a Bare, by stabbing her,
was placed at the bar, end arraigned.
lie pleaded "sot Guilty."
When the judges look their scat 9, Mr. Ballentine. who
was instructed to dcfer.d the prisoner, applied to their lord-
ships to po,tpune the trial to the next sewOon. He said that
the prisoner was in very poor circumstunces, and he would
have been altogether without professional assistance
if the sh.riff, bad not interfered, and certain facts
having come to his knowledge which he considered it neces-
sary should be inquired into, upon this ground he bad to
apply for the posposientent of the trial.
Mr. Bodkin, who was instructed for the prosecution, did
not oppose the application, and the trial was therefore or-
dered to stand over.
hoar Boyd, 49, silk manufacturer, was indicted for
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Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Iltelillestone prosecuted, and Mr.
Clarkson was counsel for the deleudant.
The misdemeanour imputed to the defendant was
that that three months previous to his bankruptcy,
in June of the pre.ent year, he had obtained
goods from different merchants under the false pretence
that he wanted them fur the purposes of his trade, and
which act, by a recent statute, is made a misdemeanour.
It appeared that the defendant had for a great many
years carried on business as a silk manufacturer in
Spital-square, and that he made a declaration of
insolvency on the 24th Jam, the amount of his debts being
17,000. and the a,atts being of a very trifling amount. It
was proved that in Uhl previous month of March and the
curly part of June, the defendant had purchased a conside-
rable quantity of raw silk from Messrs. Allepson and
Fodarty, silk merchants, which he pawned immediately
afterwards, and it likewise appeared by his balance-sheet
that large quantities of silk he had obtained on previous
occasions had also been pawned by the defendant.
In the course of the case there was a good deal of tech-
nical aronent, and the judges decided that there bud been
no false pretence within the meaning of the act of parlia-
ment in the case of Messrs. Aileron, but they decided that
the one in which Moors. Fesdarty were the parties should
go to the jury.
The trial was proceeding, and was likely to occupy the
whole of the day.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

Yesterday a special general meeting of the pro-
prietor'woe held at the Nine Elms Station, to consider pro-
posals for supporting a scheme for the construction of a nsw
line, from Salisbury to Exeter. The chair was taken at 12
o'clock by Lord MORLEY.
The C II AIIC.%I.AN said he hail, in the first place, to make
an urology to the proprietors for appearing in the chair.
Oa arriving in town on the preview+ day he heard of the
rather serious illness of their chairman, Mr. Chaplin, who
was at Brighton under medical care, and could nut possibly
atteud on that important 'evasion. Ile hoped that this apology
would be received, and that the electing would accept him,
though a very inferior chairman, in Mr. Chaplin's place.
(Cheers) It would be recollected that on two occasions,
one in lfitS mid the other in 15.10, the directors must dis-
tinctly pledged themselves nut to incur any expense, whe-
ther spetulative or otherwise, without previously calling
the shareholders together, and receiving from thou autho-
rity to go on with any plan they might have in
view either for the extension or the improvement
of the railway. In accordance with this pledge, they
now came before the proprietors. and, having given them
their advice, they asked their sanction to the resolutions
and measures which they were about to propose. There
were a great nonuser of anxious meetings and discussions
amongst the directors before they cause to a resolution to
call the shareholders together to sanction ono of the two
project* now before them. The report, which had now
been in the proprietors' henna for several days. gave a
much clearer view than he could of the course which the
directors proposed to adopt. 'llse report alluded to propo-
sals for a coast lice, which had been submitted to the di-
rectors, and would on that occasion be laid before the pro-
prietors. The directors had anxiously weighed both the
plans proposed, and, bearing in mind the number of
pledges which had been Arisen by that company to the land-
owners on the central line, and believing that that line
was the most important, and, if adopted, would be
the most useful to the company, they hail, in
their report, recommended the central line in preference to
the coast line. In all their deliberations with the gentle-
men who represented the coast line, they had always main-
tained friendly terms ; and they recommended the central
one, not from opposition to the coast line, but because they
felt that, under existing circumstances, there would not
=Rai enough for both, and that the central line af-
the best prospect of advantage. Neither of the
sehomsehad been proposed by the South Western directors;
both hod emanated from independent parties. Neither
hml Mary originated ill an aggressive feeling, or been pro.
with the view of competing in any way with the
Gnat Western Company ; they had nothing of that sort in
view. The central lines were proposed end supported by
the lanlowuere of the district, with the view of benefiting
the neighbourhood through which they were to run. He
wished on that °evasion distinctly to disclaim any wish
to compete with the Great Western Company. (Hear.) lie
thought he could not now do better than to leave the
question in the hands of the able gentlemen who were re-
spectively prepared to advocate the rival schemes. (Cheers.)
The SECRETARY (Mr. !larding) said he was in-
' structed to say that the directors considered the proposal
of the central line to be fairly narrated in the report in the
hands of the shareholders. Ile then read the terms of the
proposal of the South Coast Company, the substance of
which appeared in the Express of Monday.
The report issued to the shareholders by the authority of
the directors was also read.
The CHAIRMAN then moved that the report should
be received and entered on the minutes. and in reply to a
question from a Shareholder, said the distance by the coast FIRE AND Loss OF LlFE.—Yesterday, between
line was from London to Dorchester,l4l miles ; from Beeches- the hours of twelve and one, a fatal fire took place in the
ter to Exeter, 66 —making a total of 197 miles ; while the dis- vicinity of Whiteehapel. At the extreme end of a narrow
tame by the central line was from London to Basingstoke passage, called Bull's-court, on the north side of High-
-48 miles, from Itatimestoke to Salisbury 33, and from Salis- street, near Osborne-street corner, stood some old dilapi-
bury to Exeter 90—making a total of 171 miles. The cen- dated premises, occupied by a man named Lacy, a certifs.
teal route was accordingly the shortest to Exeter by 26 ter, as workshops. He was an old man, nearly. SO y
miles ears
of age, and was in the habit of occasionally s.ceping in the
The motion for receiving the report was then agreed to. place. Late on Monday night he was seen at a neighbour-
The CHAIRMAN then moved the following resolution, sng public-house, and ou leaving took up his quarters for
for the purpose, as he stated, of opening the discussion on the night in the lower part of his shop. 'Within an hour
the merits of the competing schemes, " That the meeting aftera arils some people living in the court were awoke by
approves the decision of the directors in favour of making cries of - Fire, fire," " Help, help," and almost imme-
the contemplated extensions from Salisbury to Exeter, and diately discovered that the old man's place was on fire,
of co-operating with the promoters thereof. What was worse, the old man was in the midst of it unable
This resolution having been seconded, to extricate himself, and his cries, " For God's sake, pull
Mr. CASTLEMAN mowed, as an amendment, the ape me out, lem burning; "oh, save me!" were long and pro-
pointmeut of a committee of shareholders to consider and traded ; but, on account of the intense heat and overwhelms
examine the proposals of the central and coast schemes ing smoke, it was impossible to save the unhappy
and that the meeting should be adjourned to receive the sufferer. Several persons who were on the spot, and whom
committee's report. (Cheers.) he called by name "to save him," made desperate efforts
Mr. Servant GASELEE wished to know whether or not to do so. One actually penetrated the burning buildiug to
the directors were unanimous in their decision in favour of such en extent as to reach him, but found that he was lying
the central scheme. in such a position as to be utterly unable to move him. The I
The CHAIRMAN said he believed that on the books party nearly last his life in the attempt, for, before he could
they appeared to be unanimous, but one or two directors regain the passage, he met with severe burns about the face
were not present when the report was agreed to, and one, and body. Lace, there is no doubt, perished quickly after,
he believed, objected to it. As. Mr. Locke was perhaps more for nothing was heard of him more. A large number of
conversant with the subject than any other person in the engines subsequently arrived, and were brought to play on
room, he would now call upon that gentleman to address the fire, which, by that time was pouring forth out of the
the meeting. windows and roof of the building. As mon as it was got
Mr. LOCKE thought that the first thing they had to do under, the brigade entered the ruins to search for the it,
WY to look back to the position in which this company mains of the unfortunate man, and in a short time they WI»
stood with regard to the line. They must bear in mind found horribly disfigured. There is every reason to suspect
that it was agreed to make the line bee or six years ago. that the fire was produced through the carelessness of the
It was then to cost 2,500,0001,, and the South Western sufferer. An inquest will be held ore the remains in the
Company were to guarantee 140,0001. per annum es a rent, course of this day.