The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-23 00:00:00

RAILWAY MEETING.
ORRAT NORTH OF ENGLAND.
M eldinediellsy renal meeting of the dam
Cerma of Ragland Railway was hull
VON is, :ism le eture-roOra of the Cesual-Mildiage,
gzu do perms, of tokkg into amaideraties a
rood raft by the Yilf**66,46, and Berwick sal-
-14, the completion sompletto• of the Gelallor.:bk
:AO"
woo 0. alairasa Ike 'board of dinettes
gibe GINO of Ragland Railway. Coespeay, pre-
dba- Its efieurtisemeaq @Mimi the metros sad statism
bes..—.. wing s read, the Waimea asked es the
es read die report*: the divesture, whisk was se
wear
ow:
gr OT TIE DIOTCTORI TO Tin geIOTOIIIOIIII AT
ISiTILLOaDIIIAZT OBSIZILIM sastsso, so,, 22, lid.
rev Menem ia bringing before you the eiremestaniess
• sae kissed them to all a gement meeting, te ear
me the Melee of the preyed aria by die Ysek.Newasetle,
Coupon foe peemeolog tbe eample-
wa *,pews of your milwer, es agreed apse is the
Oak and eke r comider m to the propriety et ellerfar
r""_., and obit, .511151 proposal, deem it doe to Me pre-
✓ie Wady le senate tke course whisk Mei bans
goltrome to this importeat subject.
pM
rweedigeolige, absolving with minty that the amines
a Yak ihweestle, cud lienriek Railway Conger,
op homer makillif so gab en the stock 411•111 i by flat
vorsq, IN die purpose of perk, the padres memay,
aaglaiaimuiring the empletien of die miteme en
117 hi Me bat et hay *MO, be_mewil
is thiamine at tke Took, Rewords, and riridt LAY
mid*
ffemp▪ maypreviously to the let of July lasi, Wag if
earlier than was strictly required by the imemeat.
at udi period the menu et that company wow soder-
szlneitmedgetien by —e
by by ea,
art Mg only intimation WWI mar dirertete
embed of the views unmake& ley Valk iseamittes ea to
rvdverlams of your railway gad itompletio., of the
:e.ss through the mediums of the third repeal elf that
dated the 17th of August kat. is th At deemeest
go winsfuse snip that doubts misted as to the validity .f
kagestmenle between the companics, but do sot state on
▪ tea seek doubts are boil 6. ad reornmead in
Z efolemgella is Bask on the Ist of Jr.*, lust, the or of
is let Ilko must, payable. at els years date and
book, Wogs* at few per alt.
Taw dionies, being ooefidently of Gomm that the deed
et Norm awl arresgemeas for the sale end maws ef
de WWII, sad der the Inn,* .re entered Me I. the most
pnaet good faith, sad that the p see ja au reepece peefeedp
'MI mid aspabe of ,being stf awed if amegary, and beteg
indt4 r oas view by the crank* of counsel as Wailed at
jeer lam half yearly omen. imam and bearing is wad
diet such report did not eatieate from either —The ahan_
holders ei lb 6 666460's at the York, Neweeette, and Ber-
wick Rail's, CcmPac.y, but from a emmittes sacral)'
sppoisted to blull'ff de the affairs of that coramey, deemed
it mods*, sot at SA' dm to take any steps in the matter,
but to wait 616 nor Set whisk the directors of that sempany
should *dept.
On the blb of Oeteber last, to seeesqemes al a request to
that drat in* a the Mentors of the York, Neweemie. and
Berwick Cor ,pay, your directors met them at York, when
a embed to was read by the former that debentures should
be olfifst A this company, bearing Merest at 4 per cent.,
ask P r .bps at the expiration of six years from the lot of
sr st. At this meeting the subject of the erompletka of
the Pr /chase of your railway was fairly dimmed, sad it
.ring den to year directors, from the position in which
00 Turk, Neweeetle, and Berwick Railway Company_ was
al seed by cirmimstanees which the Om direction could not
eatrol, that that economy was suable to met the sump-
mints with this company es the lat of July nest, your di-
rectors Motion it desirable to sonseit lame of the principal
ihmeholden residieg in London sad the neighbourhood as
to the most advisable emus to be panusi under the dr-
twastaaces, ad • circau erse awed accordingly commies
• weds' kr that purpose.
M this meting, held on the 12th October last, an Moen-
tial body of ;madmen met, and after a eoesiderable dow-
ses it ms agreed to reeemmend to the shareholders of this
eimmy sewn, to an ate of time for the payment
ki parehm money o undo, via , sae third of the pat-
ine mosey to be paid is es* ea the lm of July next ; oar
did debestures at a per wet., payable in three ears ;
Was regulator mo-third In debentures, at the isms) rate
d Molest, payable is five yeas. These teem wen sob
SOW to the dinettes ell Oa York, Newcastle, mad Berwick
Ommay, ad by them to the committer of investigation
d MIA esoimmy who, through tbe medium of their fifth
wit. Wed AI
Wein, last, state May have so heel-
Wm is eddies that limy be net eteseded to, because
esit wadi be easiveleat to a large tureen in
the met pellet paid to Ws sempany.
Teer direden have wader thine eigesaistana thought it
eight to Immo this mostine, that the prors at large
have the opopportunityof detensialer- ercw it be es.
op
sat te comsat to a patpoweest of the perms( of the
, and ii es on what Moo Oa the 13th
= messy,
the director of the York. Newcastle, and Berwick
Compseystate by letter that they have so mammal M eels
mewl that eastaised is the third and filth aped of the
semmillas at luserigation before referred to.
The teems parsed by year dkoctore hada, thee beea
*wed by the York, Neeramthr, aad Berwick Company,
mot directors reormsimaael that • onsweittee be &pocketed, to
meld of your directors, aad the shareholders,
ganstly, This.. Fowler, Res ; John Itedgkio, Esq. • Joke
0. lOWA E•q. ; Joey' Olyn, En ; with poirers to
soft wish** York, Newcastle sad Berwisk Company,
md wokswer to ammo with diem terms of settlement, to
be subsequently reported to this maim which poor
dimetees propose to adjoura mid to-mono, enemas, at
three .'dock, for that purpose.
The following afterwards paved as • Wee to the report:
" That it he ea intrados to the committee to be ap-
pointed that no negotiation shall be entered into with the
&retort of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway
Company essept upon the basis of Me acknowledged validity
tithe under maw for the kw sad sale of the Great
Nati of Ragland Railway."
Mr. C. IL BARREN said that, being me of those @hus-
kiest, eke reside at a considerable distance from this nc:gh.
lotrbood, he we. not 0L1C,17 aware of the proceedings which
bed already taken plan with regard to the affair in question.
Re had certainly received a drawler to attend the meeting
I. Loeb. cm the 10th of October, bat, is eoseequenee of
being from home, aad the lean Melee been atiscaried, he
was aot peewit on this occasion. He thought that to the
first imams the skereholders ought to kaow whether the
diremen of this sompasy had received any official nu
munica,in from the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, as to
the inability of the latter company to meet the liabilities
which had bew keened by them in their agreement with
the Great Nt nit of Enema Company, and whisk agreement
had been confirmed by act of parliament.
The CHAIRMAN replied that the state of the ems se to
the coasemaications which had been received wee embodied
in the report. The object of the reeminendatim of as ad.
Ointment till Friday was that the directors and the com-
mittee oldie Great North of Emend would have an oppor-
tunity of men* with the directors at the Ten, Neerambi,
and Berwick, at their board seeing es Friday moniag, at
which UMW Oa two COMMON might be able to some to
some arrangement, and which arrangement would be sub-
mitted to the adjourned meeting at Darlington, on the
afternoon of the sem day. He thought that most of
the shareholders would prefer the meeting her only
adjourned for one day to an adjournment for a math or sin
weeks.
The Rev. J. H. BARBER Mud what security_ was held
under the net of parliament for the York. Newcastle,
sad Remick Railway Company, for the perkwassee of
the impart, and what penalty they were Babb to kit
seepaymest.
▪ lIIIWBURN said the smirk, bell iry the Great
North el Berland Company maths egatmet,whisktbey meld
'MOM ; there was no penalty bat the eafentieg of the
inetnet. There beteg a entreat, the kw was nen to
them to enrage it. They night Ale • bill fors specific pu-
pae, which would anipal the paiskenve le carry out the
agreement. Hs apsiekil le send be tar this mediae
a its wisdom to ccesider wheals, k wee Imitable to agree
to a modification of the Maisel VIM" It to eskers the ton
of payment, lather time take tie INISOff Obemery, when
as one knew the time ekes the salt might terinkinto. Meat)
ifult.DYlLEB.—litChainaas ad Gentlemen —Though
I bold sad reward Moe In this railway ammo
aesely 100,0001., this is the first time I hue sate
of the proprietors; and although I have eon__
it my duty to be presser eta this megaton, I maw say I feel
alarm SS to the remelt Our bargain with the York
sad Newcastle Company was deliberately mitered Into, both
by thin sad as. It wee sanctioned by an Ist of parliament.
It km been directly sad indirectly approved of and coa-
ting& mileti2ll after easetig, by the Yak and Newcastle
Inaletees, &wag the last ft. span. Under the autho-
rity el an set of parliament, seek has bees anted, knight,
sad sold, for they very porpoise of paying or one money.
Were a urination of this Idea to be mauled, or deputed,
it would not ouly go far to waken all residence in sets of
peoliment, but it would destroy all confidence in the
.our and homer/ of mercantile men. Our noun, then-
foes, I thiak is a very plait ose. In the first place, we
ought to be careful to take so step that could hereafter
be pleaded against us es an opening up of oar bar-
gala, or a departs» hem it la the ant plea, ea oLoli
slum that may be appehaed should have no power
this, namely, to nuke any proposal that may be is -az
to them by the atm enespiay, and to report upon it to a
misting of the pnyieeen of this aiey to be horeater
called. It should likewise be unman that In any uncap-
ant that may be game lasi_ we_
_shall suer cement to
ban en capitol outalsd. Mad an eztession of the
time et' topmost be eddied fun, I mold as so sang
ailed= to that, yealded we get sash interest for our
away se ahoy railways are giving. Bat Weld it be pro
posed that we should tabs las Merest for our mom than
me en get elsewhere, er than kolas ma be obtained for
Noddy, In the moan =net, shun I raw t: pretest ageism
any proposal of the kind, Nab as my own amount and ea
samang d the sawn for whoa I ad* m a guardian,
Mall Aces intends us amat liberty to tamper with in
111111;71irrsoN gaits agreed is the remarks eYd bra
just two mad.; bat ha had use suggessism ba Abr.
• wlddi might either be token is im .m nuns
or an a eider to the eseentiss for die Minks of
the report Be thought it way imporlanl is liair
meek** with the Turk, Newest* sad
y, they should prated es the peledpb that the
of the busgala beams the ea=ige was untsreei;
wad*ay taseded awy
Oft*, beyegitill ftanened„ aregifers.
:J ar a maim Se Oa tontheir assigadZi
_Tab,
_Neftailt,.. sad Bawl* C
*idl ginmempi Ile Ida* the essinettaiPMllolL-Q

MIS... sd its propriety sod veliety to be ailed is

The Nos, Mr. DUNDAS retasuaeaded that they skald
limply withdraw tke imputatioa u to the lavalidity of the
unmet.
Mr. SAM. thought it wee areage to require tk• York,
Newcastle, sad B.rwkk amen to adenowledge that the
calms' wee hied's', sad then to say it wee epos to
datioa. The nay waken at be.. appeared to his to be
rospeatiug the rate of buena _ . questlea however
shoot be lea le the deaden of the emenalitoo sad directors
M Ikb fisfifsenye at their nonage wish the York, Newcastle.
sad Neeeeleb Conroy ea Friday, sad it would he the bed-
lam of the aileuread meeting ea Platy efterasea to eon-
elder tbo Jeddah whisk they night owe to.
Mr. B. B. FOX, of Falmouth, Kos a ..seed the original
rarehatioa. U. quits .peed with the gawks just bads,
NA
ha biped the =atlas wage pee with the resehaloa,
ea lbe rood dot a eimmillse wee meek more likely to
maser tbe an `B imabibeeedly thea a large body like
the rause meelkg.
The dieenedea wee procoodieg whoa our weal was do-
epatchod.

one. He was a neighbour—tree—but few of the
Evesham voters ever dined at his table. He
was the largest proprietor in the town—
true—bat his rents were heavy, and their payment
was scrupulously and punctually enforced. In most is-
?petits Mr. Rudge did his duty to his neighbours, but
to no respect did he invite their sympatMa or court
their approbation. When he same forward for Eve-
s—fihajnoorkaAso
eLeneeklecietet; that.wfflehoortinlinetidsptwycoifreeniforehbalmiwilhois•edtotfouefromft:ionhhisre:oiiffildran.seveddsir.at
chips:sent, and who bad no place whither to
resort to. But Sir John Beckett knew no-
thing of Evesham, and Evesham knew nothing
of him. The Blues were the only party who
could be of use to him. But the Blues at this time
did not know how they would stand with the new
constituency. Their great strength in 1830 and 1831
was with the London voters, who were now disfran-
chised : in Evesham itself they wanted station and
respectability to secure the elements of strength.
At this time Sir Charles Cockerell's was looked
upon as the high aristocratic party, the whip as the
respectable middle-class party, whilst the Blues were
regarded as "a low set."
Sir John Beckett disappeared quietly, almost
without soliciting a vote. A young barrister a Mr.
Walter Skiddow, took his place. He canvassed the
town, and made speeches, and endeavoured to get the
steam up. But there was an imprearion in Eveekam
that Mr. Walter Skiddow had not sufficient coals to
keep up the fire ; that he wanted the " wherewith"
to feed the flame.
One day. whilst Mr. Skiddow was gesticulating
from the windows of an hotel in the upper part of the
town, urging the electors "to make up their minds,"
and reminding them that "the contest was new at
hand," and that "they would be called upon to do
their duty to their country," &lc., there drove op to
the said hotel a travelling carriage and pair, for
which two horses were unostentatiously " ordered
out." Them alighted from this carrisge two
gentlemen, one of whom listened with some
attention to Mr. Skiddow's speech. It was winter
time, and the geutleraan was wrapped in a cloak
lined throughout with fur, which gave a some-
what dashing appearance to a figure by no means
otherwise remarkable. After hearing Mr. Skiddow
out, this gentleman and his friend went into the inn.
They had some conversation with Mr. Skiddow and
his friends. It appeared that their object was to in-
qaire if Mr. Skiddow intended to stand. Mr. Skid-
dow's canvass bad not been very favourable ; however,
he intended to go over it again. The gentleman not in
the cloak said that if Mr. Skiddow retired the
gentleman who was in the cloak would bo happy.to
supply his place. Mr. Skiddow requested to be in-
troduced. The ceremony was performed immedi-
ately—" Mr. Peter Borthwick, Mr. Skiddow—Mr.
Skiddow, Mr. Peter Borthwick,—w hem, doubtless, sir,
you have heard of as the celebrated West Indian
lecturer."
Mr. Skiddow promised Mr. Peter Borthwick that if
he did retire he would let him know. Mr. Peter
Borthwick on this assurance went off to Cheltenham.
A day or two afterwards word was sent him that Mr.
Skiddow bad continued his canvass without success,
and had determined to relinquish his position as a
candidate. Mr. Peter Borthwick, thereupon, cams
over to Evesham. He was accompanied by several
friends. It was speedily made known in Evesham
that these "friends ware members of the West India
Association, and that they had come prepared to buy
their man his seat. The head-quarters of these gentle-
menwas at Cheltenham, Sir Bothell Codrington, Mr.
Peter B othwick's great patron, heir g chiefly resident
at that place. Evesham was selected by them from
its proximity to that town, and from the notoriety of
its character. They wanted their man in parliament,
and such apiece as that seemed the fitting one to start
him for.
The West India Association went to work in the
most approved fath•on of the days autecedent to re-
form. They bought every voter they could, " regard-
less of expense." But they had no chance. The reform
tide had for the time swept away the foul mud of
corruption even at Evesham. The local reform area
consisting chiefly of new ten-pounders, polled
well for the old reform members. They were re-
turced by a majority of newly two toone —the numbers
being, for Cockerel!, 234 • Hudson, 212 ; Borthwick,
126; majority for Hodson, 102—the largest majority
by which any member was ever returned at Evesham.
Mr. Borthwick's friends on this occasion spent many
thousand pounds—at the time it was thought use-
lessly. But the money which they scattered, returned,
if not to them, to their candidate, at a period far lees
distant than it was then possible to have anticipated.

IRELAND.

DI ILIK, Nov.

The following extraordinary letter, from Lord
Clements, cannot fail to excite surprise. liis lord-
ship, a whig nobleman, and brother of the whig
member for Leitrim, "heartily concurs" in the eddreas
to Lord Roden, and does 114 because he cannot tolerate
that the executive should exercise any control over
the conduct of the unpaid magistracy ; hut how even
such principles as those laid down by Lord Clements
are applicable to the este of Lord Ryden mid his col.
leagues in the Dolly's-brae affair, and on the bench of
Castlewellan, it is difficult to perceive. The letter,
which is addressed to the secretary to the committee
for promoting addresses to Lord Roden, is ss follows :
Lough Ryan, Mobill, Nov. 16, 1849.
Sir,—The independence of magistrates is • great bulwark
and security to the liberty of the subject, and as it is the
practice of the Bucolic. in Ireland to endeavour to exercise
an improper control over the opinions and decisions of the
bench in the administration of justice, not unreasonable
alarm may be entertained at the summary dismissal of the
Earl of Roden from the commission of the peace. I heartily
concur in the address to that noble lord, and I shall be
happy to jet. is any equally just petition or remonstrance
armlet arbitrary interference with the discretion of magis-
trates in the execution of their very onerous duties; and I
will further observe, that an upright magistrate is the surest
protection that a poor man has against the tyranny of politi-
sal partisans or official domination.—l have the honour to
be, your obedient servant, Cuthretere.
Richard Nugent, Bow.
The conditional order was obtained in the Court of
Queen's Bench yesterday for having the name of Mr.
Reynolds struck off the burgess roll ; but as &consider-
able delay must take place before the objections are
discussed; in fact, as no further step can be taken
before the first day of next term, after Mr. Reynolds
shall have been installed Lord Mayor, and as the pro-
ceedings may easily be protracted by the law's delays,
throughout the whole of his year of office. the tortes
may be said to have been regularly feiltd in their
plot against him.
The Earl of Roden has arrived in Dublin.
The following circular has been issued from the
Incumbered Estates Commission, as a general " notice
to applicants for office :"
14, Reariettustreet,
Incumbered Estates Commission.
BL,—ln consequence of the numerous letters and applies-
eons addressed to the commissioners for situations in their
@curt, and their inability from pressure of busin as to answer
all such communications in due coarse, I am directed to
inform you that the only situations under the Incumbered
Estates Commission, sanctioned by the Lords of the Trea-
sury, have been all filled up, and that it is not the intention
of the commissioners to propose so the Treasury that any
additional lofikei shall be established in their court. am,
sir, your very obedient bumble servant, 8. Wm:LT% FLUICA,
GAN, Secretary to Incumbered Estates Commissisn.
The Erenany Moil revives the rumour of Mr. Corry
Connellan's resignation of the office of priva.e secre-
tary to the Lord Lieutenant.

LOANS UNDER THE LANDED PROPERTY ACT.—
The folloeiog persons have applied for loans under this act:
Wm. Tuthill, Gortmore, county Tipperary, 6001. ; Lord
Clonbroek, Ki'cannel, °minty Tipperary. 1,8801. ; Sir
Robert Bateau, Bart., Tullyard, 1,0101. ; Richard D.
Massy, Arditoulban. county Limerick, 2001. ; Robert Hunt,
Askuton, MU. ; Sohn Blennerhawitt, Clounkirry 1,6101.;
Richard Chute, Tullygarron, Kerry, 3,70 N , 'Edward
Bl'Donnell, Glenarm, 4,0001.; Earl Antrim, 3,5601., county
Antrim ; Thomas Barnes, 2804., Kilkenny.
BALLYHALE TENANT PROTECTION SOCIETY.—The
mooed meeting of this body was held on Wednesday last, at
two o'clo.k, and was vary numerously attead.d. Tanana
farmers from several estates in the parish, anxious to limn
the object of the society, and the rules by which the mesa-
ben are to be guided, assembled at the rooms lougbefore
the hour of mpZiez. All seemed tonew take
wen
the liveliest
interest in the Mo. Fourteen s
enrolled. Several notices of niMion were given for the nest
day of meeting, when the committee will begin its work of
lesfulness.— Tipperary
STEALING FIREeARAIS.—Sunday last two fellows
entered the dwelline.heass of William Redden, at Annaiih-
bog, in the parish of Lockers, seusty Tipperary, while he
and his brother were at gam, sad carried ott a foetioppiree.
—Kong's Camay (Armtek.
RENT.--Conway It. Dobbs, Esq., of Castle Dobbs,
we understand hu mad* a reduction of 25 per cent. to the
tenantry on his art
estate ea their rent& for the cur
rot year.—Beffest Cfstertielai