The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-09 00:00:00

WINDING-UP JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.

GENERAL COMMISSION SHIP LOAN AND 111E1-
' RANCE! COMPANT.-02 Saturday, the affairs of this coca-
, paoy came on before his Honour Sit William Home, who
has appoiated Mr. Hutton, of blooreateatreet, aerial
manager. The company was started in June, 1846, for the
chartering and receiving consignments of ...eels, and the
mu:machos of renal snipping business, with a capital of
20,0001. in 1,000 shares of 61. each. The petition states
that than are about twenty actions pending against the
company, for debts amousti.g to 2,0001., with no &meta
available to satisfy the debts of the company, which amount
to 7,000 J. The aloe furniture of the company hes been
taken is execution under a writ of fi. fa.. and the provi-
sions of the deed of sit...lament for general meetings, ap-
pointment of auditors and bankers, and ezbibition of balance
sheets, have, according to the petitioners, been wholly die.
regarded.
THE DIRECT LONDON AND EXETER RAILWAY:
Hie Henan Muter Brougham bee just allows,' • balance
of alma of Mr. Abraham, of 1.1101. for engineering, Ow
behalf of this company. As agreement was produced by
which Abraham had agreed to release the director, ow
payment of 6001 , but to reserve his claim in Case of beak-
niptey. Tbe claim le allowed subject to the director' show-
ing eases to the coausey.
FaLllo=ll, HELSTONE, AND PENZANCE HAIL.
wAy.—On Friday his Honour Sir George Hose reviewed the
Ist of provisional committeemen of this company, liable fa
conformity with the law in Cottle and 14611, and the result
has so far attenuated the list of that class of contributories as
to leave only about 7 mentb,n of the 70 liable. The only
other list comets of 200 awns's, whoa. cases will stand over
until the L rde have settled the allottee question, And the
liabilities of the compsay are Man d to be 6.0001.

IiMSCM3IIIIIB MU) YOLffigHlll2 RAILWAL—The
directors nave hoed a report to the propriniore is reference
to the fifth shares qaution,which after • data. of the Ling ne-
gotiation' between the fifth shareholders and the board, con-
clude' ha the following terms Since the date of the lut
interview Mr. Coates, by letter to the secretary of the 19th
ultimo, intimated that he and those with whom he acted
were prepared to refer the whole metier ' to Mr. Leeman, or
to any other man of business who to good sense and probity
joined a desire for the welfare of the compsoy.' This sug-
gestion appearing to your directors to offer some prospect of
arriving it • solution of he matters in discuseon, they felt
themselves called upon to went to its principle ; and they
thoordingly, an their reply to Mr. Coates' letter, expressed
their willingness to meet him ' with • view of arranging g
reference of the question to one or more geirlemen of known
eminenos as men of business, to be agreed upon by both par-
' ties ;' and inasmuch as the Liverpool and London sections of
fifth shareholders had separately filed bills in Chancery
against the cowspitay, your directors, feeling that a reference
which did not embrace ell the litigant parties would obvi-
ously be futile, intimated to Mr. Coates at the same tints
their usdereiandiog that in making the ausgeition he was
espy/ming the sentiments of the Liverpool as well a. the
London section of fifth shareholder'. Mt. Coates subse-

gutsily informed your dimetors that he bad not lb* OMlCtlf-
fend of the Liverpool shareholder.; sad trout the fed that
Mr Costes appears to have made no allusion, at the wont'
of S,th shareholders io London, held on the diet ultimo, to
his suggestion, or to the board's arguttemote in it, your di-
rectors can only Infer that the proposal has not now the
approval of bit cosstituents The negotiations entered into
under the authority of the resolution of the 4th of September
having thus, for the present at least, terminated embout any
malt, your dirteton are unwilling to pot the proprieton to
senvessary trouble and tiptoe. by calling them together
without having any definite proposition of settlement to sub-
mit to them; and they think, under the circumstances, that
the spirit of the revelation with :velour to COEVIIMIIt mother
suedes will be carried out most conveniently to tbe share-
holders by conveying is the present form the information
which they have to eonannicate."
ransom RAILWAY Taarrto.—The following are the last
norm of toe gross rectests of the principal Froach
Noaranst.—roam Norrenter SS to Deo. 1: Yeatattepers. 170,601 f.;
web; MAW; total, 411,0642
Soasn.—From Nov. 34 to Nov ;N : Poranires. 31,330 f.; goods,
N.490f. ; Waal. 133,0161.
Noran.—Pea Nor. 34 to Nor. 30: Pernancora 19,9181. ; goods.
300402; Soak "UM
Gamma —Prom Nov. 33 to Dee. 1 : Pnraisperra 70,9632; loon%

114,3001. • Mal. 59191431. ..
BOODIY111:-..TfOn Nov. 23 to Dee. I : Amager., 30,374 f.; good
47 COIL ; total, 77,36111.
ttuacet.—Vrcen Nov. 23 to Dec. 1 : Pudenda; 36,'2432; gook
42,1344. total, 76,7112
Boetoem—Prom Nov. IS to Dee. I Pemeogess,l3,4o62; rode,
21,119 z.• adat,14,3371.
NAVAL—Fran Nov. 23 to Nov. 29 : reesteagets, 16,01132; goods,
9,7731.; me, 21,5132
arsamoota.—Pstea Nov. 23 to Dee. I : Pareogers, 63,6671.; goods.
11,7461. ; trial. 123,4131.
L...—Prot. Nov. IS to Nov. 24 . Pareesgere, 16,6652 , goods.
11,32110 ; tote, 40,4612
llogvanaaw.—Prom N0v.19 to N0v.33: Pureegers, 9,0131.; goods,
Vae1Lee.18423.141:10/ 40v.19 to Nov. 25: Pene5i571.38.7907. ;11.°419
11,2334; t0t:J.64013t.
lirees.—From Plow. 17 to Nov. 23: Peamagers,lol,ol3l.; goods,
91,109.; letal, 129,1,42
Caezram—Picsa Nov. IS to Nor. 24: Presager% 27,0312; goods,
10,5122; total, 37,5421.

CLISTEDON AGRICULTURAL ASBOCIATIOI4.—Pao-
Thorson MID Faun Taw:rm.—The yearly cattle show and
swing of the Clevedon Agriaaltural Arm:ration was held
on Friday last, and at the dinner, whisk was held at the
Boni Hotel, there was a vary large gatheriog, nearly 160
tenons and gentry being present W. Mike, Big , M.P.,
presided, the president, Sir C. A. Elton, But., beteg 'bent
through iudisposition, and H. L. Bean, Ban , of Buckwell
Hill, officiated as vice chairman.—A. H. Elton, Esq., in
returning thauko oa behalf of his father, whose health bad
bum drank, said free trade was • principle the effect of
which must, he believed, ultimately fall on the landlords
rather than on the tenant tatmen. Whether for good or
son evil, upon the landlords it would by end bye rest. The
tenant terser might be the first to bear the brunt of the
crins—the first shock of the engagement might be ha, but
it small come upon the landlord after all. Landlords
bad a sort of supentitious objection to altering
their relations with their tenantry. It was natural
that they should look to their istereets, but emus
arrangements they would have to come to. He was
sun that there was too much perseverance in the present
fawn to allow themselves to be raid on the thelf with the
old hackney.coachmen end watchmen. The farmers should
appeal to their landlords seneetly end oblige them to do
their duty. They should eay to them Cat down this tim-
ber--(" Cut down their rents," and sheen)—build up this
shod, sod knock them bares on the bead ;" for they found,
nom Mr. Bright, that three harm rat as south as ono
'beep. Let the farmers speak out to their landlords, for the
way to get helped wee to try and help theusselve..—Mr.
Miles, in his speech, said he found at the present time
fewer criminal' In gaol, fewer awaiting their trial.at tile ead entione, then for years past ;
sal, whoa he looked at the poorhouses, he totted that
epos a companion of years the number of pauper bad
greatly and gradually decreased. (Cheers.) It then, he
bend, as be did And, that there was lass poverty and lee
mime in the country—if he found the, every intereet but
one was A oiriehing, the question arose how was that one
oleos to be famed ao as at lest to be on a par with the other
tutorials of the motion ? It was evident that without sees
altentioe there must be immense thin. (Cheers.) Whew
they found Lord Fit militant end men of different shades of
politia saying that they could not expect to demand wee
pier in the time of pease, and when they knew beyond all
question there had been a depreciation of property, the •
question forted itself upon them how to hoop the preen,
dams et &Amen in existoneo. He eraold not make that
mantras c field for political discussion, bet wield content
hime4l with having culled &Motion to the matter. It Rut
L. tag ,p the atteatim of the leablatata Use of
Istlimasat.