The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-27 00:00:00

ST. LAWRENCE AND ATLANTIC RAILWAY.

A special general meeting of the North American
Land C .mpany was held yesterday at their offices, New
Broad-street, for the purpose of considering the propriety of
granting a sum of money for completing the St. Lawrence
and Attalla') Railway. Mr. A. Gillespie presided.
The SECRETAIIT reed the report, which stated that the
directors, having paid great attention to the several despatches
teceived item the commissioner relative to the conditional
agreement made by him on behalf of the North American
Land C .mpany sod the Rey. Jcseph Comte, for granting aid
towards the completion of the St Lawrence and Atlantic
Railway, by advancing the sum of 21,0001., bearing interest I,
at the rate of 6 per cent. per annuli, the principal to be
payable in 10 cr 15 years, together with a copy of the
said conditional agreement, fat it but their duty to state
the opinion they had formed with regard to the propriety.
under all the circumstances of the case, of ratifying the said
agreement. The British and American Land Company were
induced to take stock in the projected railway between Mon-
treal and the borders of the province of Maine, United
States, whence it was to be cootinued to P. xtland, and form
an outlet to the Atlantic, from a conviction of the advantage
which the corporation would derive from the formation of
such a toilsome, paring through a curvaiderable portion of
their lands and e slits town of Sherbrooke, in the
prosperity of which thereinto mdeeply interested, with thews
imp irtant commercial cities. The t attroad was ooromemed,
the directors of the St/Lawrence end Atlantis Company
having the most perfect confidence in the ben. final result- I
which would follow from its completion. During the last
s. ssi .0 of the Canauian parliament an act was passed to the
sif.ct that, whenever one half of any rollaway exceediog 75
miles in its total length shall have been complete:, the gua-
rantee of the province shall be given fur the completion of
the remaining half upon the most advantageous terms;
and the corporation of the city of lelontri al, after a full con-
sideration of the importance of the undertaking, and in
order to entitle the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway C .m-
-puny to participate in the beach's, resolved to take an in•
ferret in the capita of that company to the extent of
125,0001. Thus, encouraged, the directors of the railway
were enabled to conclude the contract with Masers. Black, I,
Wood, and Co., for the cempletion of the undertaking. It I
also appeared, from the cocumeets prorated to ths court,
that alter these steps had been taken it VOA dis-
covered that the portion of the railway already made had
incurred an expenditure of more than 59,0001. over and
motive the means in the pcsseseion of the directors of the
railway company. They had arrived at the conviction
that it was the interest of the British American Land Com
I pray to grant the aid stipulated in the conditional agreement
with the seminary of St. Sulpice, provided the company
seemed satisfied that with such grants of aid the railway could
be completed. Um. the satisfactory completion of the
mortgage for 56,0091., the court of directors of the British
American Land Company were of opinion that ample security
would he obtained to protect the company from any loss in
grantiog the aid required, and that collateral advantages
would be derived therefrom. They, therefore, condition
prounds,recommended the ratification of the said al
agreement.
Mr. CLARY, and several other shareholders, protested
annum the funds of the company being applied to the ob-
ject set toith in the r. port, and, after same considerable
time had been occupied in discussion, the chair:aro moved
" That the directors be empowered to advance the amennt."
The motion being put, the show of bands was in favour of
the proposition, but, a poll having been demanded, the meet-
wan ;Awaited till Monday next, for the purpose of
`et it.

MURDER AT MANCHESTER ON SUNDAY.—A
murder of a very cold blooded description took place at
—del the
Manchester on Sueday, in the open street and in daylight.
A bricklayer's labourer, named Bernard Sheridan, living in
quarrelling with his wile, and amongst other neighbours saleTh
of the a cellar in John-street, under the St. John's Tavern, Was
egartitOteeN EwasSTAcoTnEtign.
DublinALE () Fpoirlitil: n Bo
thesefLEB N
who came to make roue was a young men, named John Saturday, in Master Litton's office, an
Thed seemed
Muter to excite
the
as
Hayes. Sheridan end his wife were emends the house in much interest u on the preceding day.
the street at the time, end on Hayes approaching them, outset, announced tome if any peraon desired a particular lot
Sheridan ran at him with a chisel and plunged it into his to be set up it should be done for the convenience of pur-
breast. The unfortunate man was carried to the Royal In- chasers. Aecordinply:certain lots were called for, and in
firmary, whre he dd abouour o'clock the same after- every instance the minimum price at which it was arranged
noon. Thee deceasedie was ais
fill ware , and has a sale might be made was exceeded, so that no adjournment
left a wife and three children. Deceased was twenty txk place. Tne gross rental SOln was 70.51. a year, which
four yews of age. An inquest was held on the body of produced 14,3,501., being upwards of 20 years' purchase.
Hayes, at the It gal Infirmary, Manchester, yester- There were numerous competitors for the various lots, who
day afternoon, when tbe following evident.* was gi : bid with as much animation as in the best days of protec-
Wm. Tootal, upholsterer, of 24, Turnerooreet, said on Sun- tine. Some persons, desirous of getting bargain., alluded to
day morning about twenty minutes after the morning err- the swamping poor rate, but apparently without causing any
vice time (ten minutes to one o'clock) he went into the John unfavourable Imprereion when
as thbeee fact
in th was made knowunion
n
Street Tavern, a beerhouse, near St. Paul's Church, that in the present year there hn e n
Turner-street, Maneheeter. About ten minutes afterwards but one rate of a shilling in the pound, including the Gd.
deeseeed and his brother came in and a person nutted rate in aid. The purchasers of the lota sold were Herm
Richard Grind!,; soon afterwards I heard a cry of murder Hoed Cox, B. L. Guinness, W. E. Bolton, Daniel Thorpe,
from the cellar underneath ; it was by a woman's voice. I Alexander findlater, end W. Vance.
heard her cry out something else, but c ,uld nut tell what re
taRANGE OUTRAGE.—A correspondent from Leniao
she said. Toe woman came into the street. Two or three states that a few Orangemen, frustrated in a grand nightly
minutes clamed before any one went out, aad Orindle
muster at Milltown on the night of the 13th, enterel the
Ahem got up to go to his dinner. He watched house of an innkeeper, named Murphy, walked up stairs,
(kindle half way across John•street, and then all armed, and got on in a most boisterous manner. When
he turfted round to the prisoner, who was in
the laadlr rd .ntered the room to expostulate on their tibiae-
the street, and asked him what was the use of derly conduct, one of the fellows lifted a gun, which he
abusing his wife in that way ? I could see from i
ce window
a id was charged with two balls, presented it at him, swear-
el the beer-house to nearly the bottom of the cellar steps ing "he would blow his papist brains out." After smash-
where the prisoner lived, and I saw the prisoner standing ing the windows they all, with one accord, took up their
there. After Orindle had asked the prisoner what he ill- guns and shouted they would shoot, wreck, and murder ell
sad his wife in that way for, the prisoner ran towards
thatcame in their way, as they did at Dollyle-bree. The
' Grindie. I had seen the wife come up the steps and show a neighbours were alarmed, and came in great uumben, when
band had in- the ruffians decamped to a house in the vicinity, belonging
wound upon her head which she said her hus
fleeted. The pr saner, when he ran at Urindle, had
to one of the " Night Fowlers." The Rathfriland police
a chisel in his hand, and he held it in a threaten- were immediately on the spot, but refused to make prisoners
ing meaner at Grindle. John Hayes then lett us on the plea that they had no authority.—Belfast Vindicator.
and went out, and soon afterwards I saw the prisoner
strike him with the chisel. 1 did not see the prisoner's NDIARISM —On the evening of the 16th inst.
Nue •
ed 1 h • d •
body nor face at the time, but I saw his the haggard of Mr. James Kenn
iny, %remit zieuth:es:tretousi
strike the blow. The deuesed did not fall, but stud and respectable farmer, reliding
iibr 'so
the King's County, was discovered on re y atC
onnrs,
leaning against the casting of the cellar steps. Tom . _ _
at
()nee
ive
t. e
.seeno
when
th tone.
prisoner stood on the cellar steps. Immediately 1 but workmen, who . g 41 ti
the neighbouring people were on the spot,
saw the stab I ran out of the house to deceased, of the district and . i _
the
times
which
eachnio
and pulled open he stir: and waistcoat. The blood was and endoavourtedetolztainng h
duinereased witli fearful rapidity,
goshing out, and I asked him to come to the infirmary. meet gained ere
lie said, "No; he was not hurt." 1 put my felt hand to from the Wlnd being high and blowing unfavourably A.t
the wound, t• stop the blood, and my right hand to 12 o'clock p.m. the entice
be gard, dwellin •house and a
g-ed to b gN t 'particle
his back, and got hi arrivedu with me towards range of out.officee, wrre co m as
_es. o a.
infirmary. When we at St. Paul's church,•at see of the household furniture was saved. The damage is end-
top ofry.
Turner.street, he fell from faintness and Ia of mated at about 3001. There can be no doubt but the fire, was
blood, and I asked some people in the street to place him on malicious : because Kennedy had taken, about five years ago,
my back, end they did so. I ran with hire towards the an ex e t naive farm from Hr. Hackett, of
Pars tutelar., from.
infirmary, and with the WietanCe Of Some Other persons I which a tenant nemed.Trae.ey
the land,
eA short
succeeded in getting him there. When at the infirmary I time after he
v got poesesiiiisesion td.th _ lend, Kennedy entire
assisted to wash the blood from his wound, which was a rouge of
e 011447011a1il
rick maliciously burned; as was r in
little below the breast, rather nearer to,
the left breast the ergo of turf value for about 301., and
than to the right. After I maw the I yeasrds tit of his al bl d • " h
prisoner • terw . res •ua e dogs were pouoned—..sessag
threaten Grindls with a chisel, I did nut see Gwarehan.
his lace again till after he had struck Hay". I taw only A COMMUNIST TENANT.—Some disciples of com-
an arm, but the chisel was one with a rigged handle and curium have just been arrested under the following eir-
was the same I had seen in the prisoners'- hand when he cuinshinces ; A man, who lodged in the house of a H.
threatened Grindle. I believe it was the one produced, Gammache, being much in arrest of rens, was applied to re-
though at first I thought the blade wider. The prisoner on peatedly for payment, but his invariable reply was." I will
being asked if he had any question to put to this witness,
, pay you only half. Be fraternal, and weep% my offer." H.
said, Did you not see deceased strike me before I stabbed Gammache, not having the same restates for the principles
him ? Witness: No, I did not. The coroner was about to of communism as his lodger, called in rue aid of a huissit rto
take the evidence of the surgeon of the Infirmary when make a seizure, and exl his refractory tenant. The latter,
our report had to be dispatched. when the inventory of his goods had been taken, resolved,
DEATH 1N A RAILWAY CAESIAGE--An inquest as his landlord would not take halt what was due, that he
WY last week held at the Wolverton station, before J. Alter, should have nothing, end applied to arms of his communist
1 the removal of his gcods. They had
Req., on view of the body of Mr. John Willis, aged 64, of friends to assist him a
who a
H.
_
he learning
Kenniazton-common, solicitor, who was on tbe previous day aimed), removed a por 00,e..0 M. Gamer=
~Th
found dead in a railway carriage, on the arrival of a down what was doing, attempted 1, p further
proceedings. e
train from London. It appeared deceased, who had been men fell upon. him_, beat .im severely, broke two of the
subiject to elioldectie dui left town for Grantham, bang at fir gels_ .
and
rev iof his right Laud and inflicted acme serious wounds
the time in his usual state of health, and that he was totted in his heed..o „o . e was found in the pumas of his
insensible. An immediate search having
r.a above by the superintendent of police. From the medi hours bleeding 0n..1
cal evidence it at peareA that destea-.ed died of ispo?lexy, been mad y police,a_..
h the the offenders wore strestel, and
and a verdict to that tffect was recorded.—Urforri Cltroni;te. conveyed W ';•fi.Soll. altpdans.