The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-31 00:00:00

WINDING-UP OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.

HEREFORD AND MERTHYR RAlLWAY.—Yester-
day, his Honour Muter Richards proceeded with the settle-
ment of the list of contributories, brought is by Mr.
Wrsglite, the official manager, and his solicitor, Mr. Valiance.
The names of those who paid the deposit and signed the
deed were placed upon the list, while those who had not
signed the deed but who paid, the deposit, as well as than
who had signed the deed hut had not paid the deposit, were
struck off. The proceeding to wind up is on the petition of
the Hon. F. Berkeley, M.l , and the line in connexion with
We Gloucester and Aberystwith was to form a grand trunk
line for Central Willa. Mr. Wryghte, the official manager,
stated, that out of the 400,0001. proposed capital, the
direeton only slime, ded in receiving 7001. by way of
deposit, and that the total claims to be paid eff,
for which a very small call would be necessary,
were 1151. exclusive of the costs of wiudiog up. Co the
application of Messrs. Dean and Goderich, the name of Mr.
Richard Parsons was struck off the list, in conformity with
the decision of the court above in Maudslay's can, together
with those who had paid the deposit but not signed the deed,
his Honour observing that although the case of Msudslay
rand in three matters today, no one knew but that to-
' morrow it might be overruled by the House of Lords, it
, being andentood that it was now on appeal to that tribunal.
At present it was very difficult for the Masten in these
matters to know on what basis to proceed. The total
number of shares on which a call will have to be made is
170, the official manager having omitted from the list all
the alluttees and persons not liable under the law se it now
stands.

ROYAL BANE OF AUSTRALIA. Yesterday the
meeting before his Honour, Muter Richards, to proceed
with the supplemental list, coasts' tog et executors and
trustees, was adjourned, Messrs. Prynte, Bartholomew,
and LUCAS, the executors of Mr. It Itayley, 8, Old Buildings,
Lincoln's Inn, who is sought to be ;laced on the list for 30
shares, not being prepared villa the necessary evidence.
It appeared from the company's books and executorial
accounta, that dividends and calls bad been paid out of the
estate in respect of these shares, but only, it is alleged, with
the knowledge of one of the executors.

CAMERON'S COALSROOK, STEAM COAL, SWANSEA,
AND LOVOHOB.—Yesterday, the halt-yearly entetini, of this
compaook place at the offices in Moorgateetreet, City.
E. O. Winthrop,Vi E.g., took the chair. Mr. flowdes, the
secretary, read the report, which was to the affect that the
directors were happy to report the improving condition of
trade in the South Wales district, in which the mines of
this company are aituate.t. The construction of the float at
Swansea by the corporation, and the improvements to be
made under the Swansea Dock Act, made it essential for the
director-, having still the same high opinion of the value of
this undertaking, to take preliminary measures, for the
purpose of obtaining en extension of time for the construc-
tion of the works of the railway, the parliamentary powers
expiring in August next. It was with pleasure they
perceived that the South Wales Railway Company were
determined to proceed in the construction of their important
line westward, the consequence of which would he, that by
the construction of only one mile of railway, the thialbro4
steam cool fields would be reached, thus affording to this
company the benefit* so long required of a ready railway
transit to the port of Swansea, in addition to the one now
oonstructing by the company to the port of Llanelly. These
circumstances in the opinion of the directors considerably en-
hanced the previous value of this undertaking, and rendered
it most desirable to apply for further time, so that the large
outlay already incurred might not be lost to the shareholders.
The Chairman, in moving the adop.ion of the report, said
it being now clear that the South Wales Rai.way would be
continued on put their coal property, he thought it was only
common prudence in the directors to endeavour to keep to
themselves a railway in which already much money had
been expended. With this view, preliminary notices had
been given for parliament, which could, if not approved, be
stopped by this meeting. By continuing this company now,
they would be thing it under the prorpect of that railway ac-
commodation being provided by otners which they had
hitherto had no means of carrying out themselves. Titers
was another advantage in going on with this line, which
was, that the fLuth Wales Company might offer them a very
headroom sum for it, seeing they had their act of parliament
and everything prepared. (Hear.) Mr. Hughes seconded
the motion for the adoption of the report, which was agreed
to unanimously; and, after a brief conversation respecting
the prospects of the company, the meeting adjourned.

THE IRON TRADE,—MERTRYR.—There are signs
of increased activity in the iron works of this district, in
anticipation of an improved spring trade. 'I here is, how-
ever, no prospect of an advance in wages, and, inconsequence
of the unfavourable weather, a number of persoas are out of
employ. For the Plymouth furnaces, a steam engine of 80.
horse power, for supplying blast, has just been started. By
the erection of these engines, the works are becoming inde-
pendent of the waters of the River Taff; so that, in future,
the workmen will not be inconvenienced or thrown out of
employ by an insufficient supply of water, se hitherto has
often been the case. At Dowlan, two additional rolling mills
have been started, and two other mills are in course of con.
'traction. Excavators are busily engaged in digging the
foundations of another mill at Cyfartha. A large contract
for rails has been entered into between an extensive OM-
morgaashire manufacturer and a foreign power.
IMPROVEMENT VC PAINTING IRON SHIPIL—A
private trial of an apparatus for warming the plates of iron
ships while in the graving dock was made en Friday, at
Messrs. Garnett and Moore's North Foundry. The great
difficulty of drying the plates of iron ships to make them
in a fit state for painting, has been long felt, while the
ordinary methods of warming them have been tedious and
troublesome, as well as very uncertain. The machine tried
on Friday consists of a small (muse* of plate iron, lined with
brick, to which is attached a small fan. The whole is very
compact, and is placed on wheels, and is moved by two
handles like a wheelbarrow. The fan, being set in motion
by a winch, drives a rapid current of air through the fire,
which is of hard coke, and this parses out through a pipe
of eight inches diameter. This pipe has at the bottom a
universal joint, so that it can be moved in any direction.
The mode of using it is as follows:—The machine being
placed in the graving-dock, a boy turns the fan, while a
man directs the pips to the bottom or side of the ship.
By these means a powerful current of hot air is jetted on
the plates, which BOWS become dry and warm and in a fit
state for painting. The trial wasmade misuse large plates
with water poured upon them, and the result was very satin
factory. It will shortly be applied to an iron vessel. The
apparatusia the invention of Mr. Grantham, who has ob-
tained a palest for it.—Liverpool Albion.
ROYALTY IN A COAL PlT.—Some month. Binae
two ladies and a gentleman, Germans, applied to Mr. Laws,
the resident agent at Springwell Colliery, near Newcastle, for
permission to go down one of the Ella and inspect the method
of working the coal. He very readily acquiesced in their
winks's, provided them with proper clothing for their subter-
rumen excursion and descended the shaft with them, and
showed them through the streets and alleys of his under-
ground dominions. Having hospitably entertained them at
Me house, he then dismissed them, highly gratified with
what they had seen. At Christmaa he was agreeably ear-
Coidprised the receipt of a letter from Count Graben, atom-
rl.ain to the King of Prussia, recalling the circumstance
to his recollection thanking him for his polite attention,
and informing him, that he was one of the distinguished
visitors, and the others were the Princess Leignitz, widow
of his late Majesty the King of Prussia, travelling incog.
under the name of Countess Wilkan, and &lady of her suite.
The count further informed Mr. Laws that her majesty had
gent two fruit baskets of Bohemian glass as a present to his
lady, as a souvenir of their visit to flpringwelL—Berwick
Warder.

OP AN ALLEGED MURDERER IN

LxvinFooL.—ln the month of November, 1842, Kr. James
Bonny, a nimistrate of the county of Tipperary, was bar.
barously murdered near to his own residence, at Hillfeaole.
The saurderev *laded the vigilance of the polio*, notwith-
standing that a reward 0/ 2001. had been offered for his
apprehension. On Tesed►y night he was given into the
custody of the pollee through the instrumentality of his wife,
whom be had deserted. The al!eged murderer's name is
A.edrew Coffee and he has been residing in one of the streets
off Christian-swat ever dare the time of the inurlu.. He

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