The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-08 00:00:00

COLCHESTER ELECTION.

THE NOMINATIONS. SHOW OF HANDS
IN FAVOUR OF FREE TRADE.
The nomination of s bargees to represent Col-
ebestsr, is plum of Sir Omer Hany Smyth, But, took
place yesterday. As hawses esemencie of persons occupied
the seem la heat of the bestial.; but, beyond some rather
ashy empremiem of dewiest when protectionist doctrines
were muselated, their eoaiam was of the meat orderly and
peaceable eleseriptioa.
Giotto, ROUND, Erg. (banker), and W. W. HAWLIIIII,
Req. (timber Iserot ase). this reepeetively proposed and 'a-
cceded Lard Jola Mauling as aSt and proper peon to
vernt the borough, ;5 wbkli—
relaux 'sower, . (silk demister), sad W. B.
Hamm., Beg. (barrister amelaateel George Wiegrers
Cooke, as the liberal ceadidate.
Lord Jona MAMMY first presumed himself, lad was
meshed with slit, groom, sad partial seeming. He ad. '
weed te the he the sweat.
lbs pi" iihmusda before Listr Cooke mad Free Trade,"]
he said, dkithemly told the Heston what was the Wile now
at stoke. The struggle apes which they were sow tateriag
was simply this the labour of this country to be sub-
)ected to hee competition with the labour of other countries ?
(" Yes, yes," and " No, no.") Having eularged epos the
evils of tree trade to the country generally, the noble lord
claimed the surracee of the electors of Cvlchester, that he
might to the best of his ability uphold that great and glori-
ous phalanx which at no distant day would bring back to
the industrilus classes of England that protection under
which this country had 60 loop flourished.
Several questioas were afterwards put to Ws lordship as
to his supposed " Ronstainiag and Putspit• view. t" is reply
to which he admitted that he had on a former occasion
supported the grant to Maynooth ; but pledged himself in
future to oprose any attempt" for extending the political
power of the church of Ross in this country, or its depen-
dencies; or any measure seeking to alter the doctrines or
discipline of the church of England—d clarations which
were loudly cheered by the sonservative party.
Mr. Coosa, who set with a very flattering reeertion from
the crowd, said he did not appear before them from any mo-
tive of personal ambition—tor he most unfeidncelly regretted
that they had not on this occasion some great name—some
man known to the people —some great leader in the political
world to fight this battle for them. (Cheers) It was only
when he found that others bad declared to do 83
that he most reluctantly cam* forward to inscribe
his bumble name upon the banner of " free trade."
(Chien. )
At the conclusion of the hon. candidate's address, the
Mayor called fur a show of bands, which being about six to
one in favour of Mr. Cooke, a poll was demanded on behalf
of Lord Manners, alter which the assembly dispersed.

THE
MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

MANCHESTER, FL B. T.

Our market for manufactures continues heavy, and
operations unconnected with esiatis contracts are few, and
by so means considerable in amount. The eottr. specula-
tion, and the high prices to veltiA it has carried toe raw
material, render manu'acturen not previously supplied un.
able to come into the millet is lair eompe:ition with meny
others who had the foresight to lay in heavy stocke before.
hand, whilst merchants and commiseion agerts alike hesitate
to exceed present arrangements more than can be avoided,
under the conviction that at the present rate of conaump ion,
and with the probable amount of crop to come forward from
the United States, the speculative bubble must bunt.

Tux ROYAL THAMES YACHT CECIL—The nut'
monthly meeting of this dietinguished club, was held
on We !nesday evening, at the Pi: zza Hotel, Covent
Garden ; Lord Alfred Pert, the commodore, presiding.
The motion as to the app.intenent of a vice commodore, iu
the room of Capt. Birwell, wham reaigaatioa was much
regretted by the club, came under consideration, when, after
several encomiums weed by Lodi Al'red and Clare ace
Paget, Mr. Tatham, and others, upon Mr. B. Green, the well
knows extensive ship-owner, who was stated to pashas the
fi beet fleet of merchantmen in the world, that gehtlernan
wee usanimeusly elected vice commodore ; and Lord
Clarence Paget, and two otter gentlemen, were selected be
the commodore to wai; up ,o Mr. Green, and re go. It his
acceptant:sof tlee office. Tao annual ball is announced for
the 14th inst.

THE HEREFORD COV,IFT MELTING DISSOLVED By
THI Clotlmatt.—The free-traders took precautions to give
the pro•ectionista • Warm reception at the meeting appointed
to be held in the County Hall, liereford, on Wednesday.
At an early period of the mooning • band of music paraded
the sties a, accompanied by al:rip loaf, and another of dint-
:dive size, fringed with block crepe. Placards inscribed
" No bread tax," sad an address to the farmsre, urging
them not to be bamboozled sad befooled, were Filitli-
tifully distributed. the lumen were not behind. They
bad • large poster, heeded, " Justice 1 justice ."
Tbe crowd maids the doors of the Shire-ball was Pc end
numerous. The mo.i sot an entrance to the great hell was
effected the rush was tremendous, and every available
swe was immediately crowded. The chair wee filled by
Under-sheriff, Mr. Barneby, of Worcester, in the absence
of the High .sheriff. Letters of apology and explana-
tion were reed from Reel Some,, Mr. Corne-
wall L-wis, P., Colonel Clifford, M.P., Etr. R. F. W. Pros.
set M.P., and others. The chairman ezplaised the objects of
the meeting, and asked for • patient hearing for
every gentleman who might have to ad tress them.—Mr.
Stokes, of Weston, near Ross, roes to move the first resold
tine, and kis appearance gave cones for a shout t f whistling,
yell., sad hootings, which rendered the speaks r's attempt
only • gesticulate ry exhibition. The row continued
for tome time, .nd at length Sir Robert Price, Bert., M.P.
for the city, Izieought • lair bearing for the protection-
ist.. Bat even Sir Robert's bland sails failed
to elect the purpose, sad fur near., an hour
this automatic show wee kept up with eccasional
gghtlan and skirmishing'. A fair bearing wee found to be
en inspo.sibility, seeing which the Under Sheriff at length
dissolved the metier' an the midst of tumultuous cheer,
from the crowd. Sir Robert Price attended fur the purpose
of moving an amenden .rat, sad if the business had been suf-
fered to base roe on, the hon. baronet would certainly have
carries, his minion by a proportionate majority of 1,000 to
600. Outside the court house some very ugly blows were
stunk.

PROTECTIONIST MEETING AT WAKEI'IELD.—A
protectionist it math was held is the 1111610 Saloon, Wake-
d:ld, at noon on Widens lay lut. As this is a great mar-
ket for cora it was expected that a strong demonstration
would be made, but the meeting was a miserable failure.
At • quarter peat twelve o'clock only about thirty people
were present, and by one t.i'clock something over a hundred
persons cot together, oncoming of shop-keepers resident in
Wakefield, • number of cattle dealers, attending
the cattle fair, and • few tenant farmers. Mr.
Johnson. a farmer of Chevett, occupied the chair.
and resolotiose is favour of protection, moved hy Colonel
Tempest, of Tong-hall ; Mr. Searle, a draper, of Wakefield ;
Mr. Miekletiwate, editor of • try newspaper; and other
gentlemen. were pat in the Ilffitalt,i•• only, and declared
to be carried. Petitions to both hou.es of parliament
founded on the roe ,lutions were also agreed to, of er
the meeting separated. It a pr. tty clear, after the effort.
made to give the meeting effect, and the miserable attend-
ance, that is the Wen A.ding protectionist agitation is a
dead letter.

TUB GREAT FIRE AT ASBW ELL, HERTS.—ADDI-
TIOSIAL PAiniccoasa.—Brit,— I read with 'such interest
the account of the dreadful fire which occurred in the popu-
lous village of Aettwell, near Royston, on Saturday night.
Allow se to offer you a 1 w odditioual particulars. The
fire commenced at Mr. John Weetrop's barn, a board, it
appeared, leaving bees loosened to throw in some combus-
tible matter. In a few minutes it ran right and left to the
extent of a quarter of a wile, committing dreadful devasta-
tion, totally t misusing six large farms, several sma.l hold.
ings, about 30 houses and centavo, the independent meeting
and minister's house, and ',early one aide of the main street,
thereby depriving nearly 200 persons of their dwellings end
manyofeveryarticlethey pomemed. Two powerful eogi nes from
Hitchio, one from Baldock, and an excellent one from
Royston, were on the spot, hut, from the very high state of
the wind, the fire increased toast* an alarming extent that
nothing but pulling down the adjoining buildings could
arrest its progress. The meeting house, being a brick and
slated builling, a goo/ deal of furniture was removed there
for greater safety; but the heat con became so in-
tense that it bunt in the windows, and consumed every
article it contained. The damage is not considered over
estimated at 40,0001. to 60,000 l.; 20,0001. to 26,0004 is, it is
said, insured is the Phalanx dine. The farmers were fortunate '
enough, with assistance, to drive off the principal part of
their live stock before the Are made meets head, otherwise
the loss would have been very mach greater. Mr. Westrnp's
barn wee attempted to be fired a sheet time beck, but failed
to ignite. What makes this canetrophe more remarkable Is,
the labourers are receiving 9s , 10a, end in some humerus
lie, a woes, no able-bodied mos being in the union, Mr.
Weatrop's servants have all bees with him a long time, and
muter and men are upon good Mum with each other.-
1 am, dr, years, Ike., A. Swaim

It was not until was yesterday that this Am was
finally sahised.
TM east side el °Whiked-skeet, Yeriproad, is almost
wholly ocenried by the allonsive nage of workshops and
asaufactary beingiag to Mesas. Grkeell ad Pete, the
'minuet builders. Oa eke opposite side of &entree steads (or
rather steed) tie timber yard and saw-mills of Mr. Myers. •
buildiag eostracter hi a large way et business, sad the
an manufactory of Kr. Reajamia Nickell and Co. Until
within the last two years the premiers la the occupation
of Mr. Myers were part of the nesaufactory of Waifs.
Gruel and Pete, and a east.lron bridge was thrown woes
the street to mined the two plasm together. In Guildford-
street it was, sad fa the mains of Mr. Myers, as it is sap-
posed, that the fire originated. Mr. Myers had • My
yard, filled with timber, building matemials, sad ter's
work of all kinds. occupying the spin tmmeMat ly be-
hind his own praises rid the ladle tubber meashic-
tory of Meson. Nickell, extending nark mad south be-
tween the homes of • patios of the York sad Belvedere-
roads; and It was la the back part of the thabsr-yard of
Mr. Myers that the firs is said to hen broken out, it having
been first discovered there by a policeman about half-p et
twelve o'clock. A still westerly wind was blowing at the
time, whisk pm incensed vehemence to the flames, and
carried them is the direction of the Indian-rubber factory
sad Gaildited.strest. In an innedibiy abort spate of ems
tee whole of the embattible materials acegregated in the
timber-yard parented sue vast merit, mass el flame, shoot-
ing *pia the sir, nifiseally lighting up the surrounding
vicinage at the dead of the night, and spreading tenor
sad denetatioa all around. The thither-yard abutted
towards the math ea the back peat of the peemisis et Mr.
Wilds. ramp= he Mg, punallen rsessisir at No. 7, York
road, wires house happier( to be immediately contiguous
to the spot 'ken th• fire is said to have taken its see,
speedily eamelit hold, sod in • very short time was coo-
ly gutted. be and his family escaping into the streets
ffor their Urn. Thence the coolie:Teton proceeded down
Yvrk-road, is the dirvetie n of Guildford-strest, oonsuraieg
each home ia its irresistible progress with terrific rapidity.
Simultaneous with the destruction of Out houses ea York-
road, the flames communicated with the India-rubber
araufkotory of Messrs. Nickell, consisting of a hassemee
building, five stories high, and llama rooms, which they
speedily maimused, with all its 'machinery sad stock. Is
on. floor of this building alms there were 600 machines,
land in the 'manufacture of ladia-rubber web, and in
another 300, brides about a doses power loom. sad various
hand looms. There were also several hydraulic and screw
presses oa the ground floor, and • very large stock of silk-
rubber and cotton, all of whir," are destroyed. A floe him h-
onours condensing steam.eogine, of 20-hone power, built by
Maawariag, and woirb gave motion to the machinery in the
manufactory met n ith a similar fate. The superinteadent
of the manufactory, who lived on the premises, escaped
with his wife and four children in their night clothes, every
article of their furniture and the rest of their clothing being
derroved. Meson. Nickell estimate their lose at about
13,0061., but they are partially insured. The whole of the
property of Mr. Myer', on whose preemies the tin is sup-
posed to have originated, was in like manner consumed, in-
cluding fear valuable hones, which the fireman were unable
to rescue. Mr. Myers is an 'wiriest stone carver, and exe-
cutes a gr.st deal of the work of Mr. Peen, the ecclesias-
tical architect. The new Roma catholic cathedral, Bt.
George's fields, was built by him. His property was partly
insured.

By the destruction of Messrs. Nickels' premises not less
than from 3UO to 400 hai.da (principally females varying
from the ages of 12 to 24 'can) will be thrown out of
employment.
From the official report of the damage rendered by Mr.
Breidarood to the 1 insurance abort it appears that the
premises of Mr. Myer and of Moues. Nickel are wholly de.
strged, bet the imam are insured; Messrs. Cosier and
Soso' and Messrs. Orissell's premises are much injured by
fire and water. The houses is the York road numbered
from 7 to 12 are very much damaged, the back fronts, roofs,
&c., being destroyed. 1 six a the adjoining houses the
stoo and furniture have romained considerable injury from
water arid removal. In the B. lvidere-road five houses were
very much burned. Only a few of the occupants were
insured.

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 07 LONDON.—At the monthly
general meeting, Islet yesterday, at the Society's house, is
Ileaover.rquare, the Lord &atop of Oxford, Tho . Paine,
Esq., and Ed. W. H. Lioldowcrth, Esq., were elected
fellows of the society. In their report on the affairs of the
society, the council announced that they had accepted the
liberal offer made by Colonel Payronnet Thompson, on the
part of his soo, to present to the sure, a pair of living In-
dian biseAs (Boa. Gaurus.), which be proposes to de leer 'o
lb. satiety's agent at Bombay, for transmission to this
eouatry,
THE EXPERIMENTAL BALLOON FOR THE ARCTIC
Raotume —The message experimented balloon ascended
yesterday from the .timiralty, under circumstances far from
satisfactory. It was liberated from the Admirals y shortly
after one o'clock, several Lords of the Almiralty were
present ; but its flight extendsd no further than Charlton,
where it was picked up, and brought back in little more than
an hoar after the time at which it was despatched. The
machine was represented u being capable of remaining in
this air for several weeks, but it is supposed that on this
ossuion, it bunt, in consequence of the expansion of the
gas.
THE WILTS AND DORSET BANKING COMPANY.—
The fourteuvh annual moral meeting of the shareholders
was held in Salisbury on Monday last, A. Lusa, Erg , in
the chair. The report of the directors and a statement of
the liabilities and assets of the company were read to the
meeting, tanaaimously adopted, and ordered to he printed.
The directors reported that the business of the put year had
been eminenly satisfactory, their object having been not so
much to mike large profits as to do • safe business. The
profits for the year amount to 8,4201. 17s. Ild., showing an
owels, on those of the previous year. A dividend at the
rate of 5 per cent. had been paid to the shareholders for the
yeas 1849, and the balance of profi e applied to the reduction
of pr.'iminary expenses and to meet bad and doubtful debts.
—SefeerbormiONeleak

MILITARY ECONOMY AND CANTERBURY BARRACKg.
—The R syal Horse Guards having quitted this quarter for
Londan, the burgle are again unoecupgri. It is with
much regret that we find the.* excellent barracks °Cy
occasionally need for troops ; they are capable of accom-
modating 2,000 men, inclusive of officers, with great con.
fort and ease. Tae situation is meet excellent 'tad in every
respect calculated to benefit the soldier and the public. The
drill and exercise grounds ext.nd over a space et nearly 100
awes! and if economy is to be the order of the day, why no'
give up the hind barracks at Maidstone (instead of
rebuilding them as is about to be dorm) and bring the cavalry
dept for India ripening to Custerburs ? Here easy com-
munication, and greater faciliiy eters at this plug for ap-
proaching the coast, and where the services of a regiment
may be most required in any sudden movement of an enemy
in an attempt to gain our shores. We fancy some movement
is going on at present to moot our wishes, as a report is in
general currency that the troops are to be removed from
Maidstone during the rebuilding of the barracks there. We
hope it may he to the extent of 'upending Maidstone bar-
racks altegotber.—Kent Herald.
ANOTHER CIAMR-LAW MURDER.—Another victim,
to the game-laws his been made in the per-on of Richard
Tinker, gamekeeper to the Rev. John Dymoke, of Rough-
ton, brother to the queen's champion (a clergyman, keep-
ing a gamekeeper)! It appears that shortly after twelv
o'clock. on Friday night last, Ticker, who lodmid with a
person maned Honllen, near Wellsyke•waxl, in the parish
of Roughton, heard reports, as of guns going off He in-
stantly got up and took two men with him, and proceeded
to the cover from whence the reports proceeded. Al soon
se they got there, they discovered four men, three of whom
were armed with guns, and the fourth was carrying the
game which they had shot. The poachers were then lea,-
tog the wood. The keeper and assistants got within a
few yards of the Teachers, when one of them turned round
and said, "We do not mean to be taken; wee'l shoot
first." he keeper and hie men then followed at the dis-
tance of tan yards from the p inhere, whom they followed
about 300 yard,. The poachers then turned through a
gate and said, " If you follow us any further wee'! shoot
you." Tesler replied, "I w3l follow you, for I mean to
tithe you " They then crowed over a field still followed by
the keeper and his men. When they got to the hedge,
three of the poachers got over, and one of them turned
round and headed a gun to the one behind, who pre-
sented it and fired at Tacker, the shot entering into the
pit of the stomach. The poachers immediately fled. As-
sistance was speedily procured, and the unfortunate man
was conveyed to his lodgings, whirs he was speedily
attended to by Dr. B Boulton, of lionicasthi, who extracted
suing', of shot fr the wound, and the wretched man
liniered in great agony till four o'clock in the afternoon,
when death put ate rmina,ion to his sufferings. From in-
formation received from the dying man, the police traced
footmarks to the village of Hursington, and succeeded in
apprehending three brothers, named Bowing, on suspicion
of being pars'ss concern. din the murder. They underwent
an examinairon before the magistrates on Mondry.—Liu
calna4ire Times.
SHIPWRECK AND Loss OF TEN LIVEN.—CARDIOAN
Fan. 6.—lt blew a hard gale from the westward last night,
and about 9 o'clock this morning a brig was seen to run in
the breakers at the bit on •he Pembrokeshire side. For up
wards of tour hours attempts were mideto reach the vs eel in
the 114 boat, but without effect. Twelve persons were men
onboard. Some took to the rigging, others to different parts
of the vessel. when a tremendous sea bake emir her, and
she shortly afterwards disappeared. Three of the crew were
drifted on the shore by pieces of wrack, but one of them
afterwards died. The minter was one of those who were
saved. The vessel proved to be the brig Thetis, of Limerick,
297 tone register, Donnithae mister, laden with coals and'
wood, from Newport to limerick.
13/11T1111 BLICTAIC TiLiGKAPH COMPANY.—Yesterday
the bill of the promoters of this undertaking was declared to
have complied with the standing orlon, the object being to
incorporate a new company for the purpose of telegraphic
oonamunicatlen upon a more economical scale throug:toat the
foulep, sad for the patellae* and use of patent..

Bayou Me. ;jams, Ma. Baum Purr, aim ]fa. panes
Aanmoy.
ETON& o. Meta.--Cowevaucriort or Tall Tax 1101711
ACT.—JuDommirr.
The mart dithered jadgmont ia this sass this sundae.
Mr. Bares Parke said the quills mimed in this spatial
eau between the crown and the delismdant was, whether
under the Pastry Act, a child coal engsged in
at any hour bstweee hall-past five in the rissmingamd hell-
Past eight at night, so long as the while thee mac ddld was
employed did mot exceed 10 hove • day. The gaieties de-
pended entirely ea tits sonstracrtion of the T sad I Viet, chap.
IS. In a mart of law It was their duty to look at the
words need by the lerridature with reforms to the policy of
the seams, sr the iateatiths at objects of Its promoters
when it was ceder dissuasion in parliament The court
agreed with the Attorney-Grand that children required
greater proteetisa than adult of ; but, in pectin
& onstrunica on the words of tk• ust, they
could not make that dktinetion, as they saw no
diffuse*, between the case of adult haulm and 'mac per-
sona. Wm, thew, the owner of • faceAry liable *
wasde act
to a pmalty is the erases staled ?A am not
to be restraked from tarrying on his badmen in the
way he thought moot advantsjeons to kinterilf if the
law did not reetrala hint. It was not eniralk that
the legislature Weeded to put pertain reeindats coon
his;;
the mart meet look to the weeds of the sot, and in
doi sainortime.d=tersisithe sselesit Mated tee
set ism stated that
time mast be emapated from when the child first oirra-
mewed week as arty day, sad the *nasal for the dafeadaat
properly eontended that the time was not to be
so competed, but was to be calculated, not with
reference to the hour at which tho work was
began, but with refermos to the number of boars in which
the child was employed Is perfonalog work. By the set
it was clear that the time allowed for meals to young per-
sons must b, at the same hear is the day, bat the act did
sot state that the time should commence at the tame hour
each day. That certainly was net dated innpress terms,
but the court had to look at the words of the act with the view
of seeing how it was to be carried into effect. If the restraint
•ntendad for were imposed: no doubt the child might be
placed under the protection of its parent, and have
more time for education; but that Gould only be
obtained by a sacrifice on the part of the owner,
and the court could not think that parliament could be jut-
tilled In extending the meaning of the terms used. Upon
the whole, they were of opinion that relays might be resorted
to uader the act, end, therefore, the conviction must he
quashed.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
Alava'. Ma. franca Miuwes.

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Saul Laurlo, Ber and dO;l7l47;,7,lSZa7l.7tuiertnan.
were placed at the bar to take their trial upon an indictment
charging them with feloniously engraving certain plates
purporting to bear upon them portions of snots of the Bank
of genie.

Mr. Curium and Mr. BsNatio. proosented ; Mr. Hud.
disowns, Mr. Fury, and Mr. Moosalfo were for the pri-
soners.

When they were called upon to plead, Mr. Hnddlestane
demurred to the ineictment, and took a number of technical
objections to its form.
Mr. Clarkson having been heard in answer to the objec•
Hose, and Mr. Ballantine having also addressed the court at
considerable length,
Mr. Williams said the points that had been raised were of
too much importance for him to take upon himself to decide
them without consideration. He, therefore, suggested that

be should be allowed an oppoitunity of eoitllting the
learred judges in the Court of Criminal Appeal, and tiros
their decision it would depend whether the trial should
proeetd or not.
After a abort discussion this suggestion was agrted to, and
trial was postp3ned, an application to admit the pri-
soners to bail haring been refused.

WRECK OF 11FR MAJEBTT'S STEAM PACKET
Onyx —lntelligence hu arrived from Ostend of the run
fling ashore. on Wednesday last, at that place, of her
Merv) 's Dover mail steam picket Onyx, in endeavour-
ing to make the harbour during the heavy prevailine
gale. The passengers end mails were safely leaded, but
small hopes sere entertained for the recovery of the vessel.
The Onyx was commanded by Lieutenant Raymond. She
is an iron v, sail, built about four years since, bar machinery
of 128-horee pYwer, and east about 12,6001. Her Majesty's
steam•packet Princess Alice was immediately despatched
from Dover to Ostend with anchors, cables, dtc., to render
assiatuce.

RAILWAY BILLS ON STANDING ORDERS Yesterday
the atanuing orders were dealar.d to have been complied
with in the ease of the Waterford and Kilkenny R.iiwav,
who propose to raise an additional capital of 200,00011;
Chester and Holyhead Railway for lease to the Lyndon and
North• Western, with power to the latter to subscribe
&L 5,3321. The bills of the Caledonian Railway for repeal of
1-sae of Glasgow, Barrbead, and Neibton and Glasgow
S ..uthera Terminal Railways, and for acts relating to their
amalgamation with other lines, were referred to the Select
C. mollusc on Standiug Orders, on the ground of insufficient
notice.

IRISH SOUTH EASTZHN.—A special gent ral meeting of
this company was held on Wednesday at the offices of the
company in Dublin, to authorise the raising of money_on
loan, pursuant to the company's Act of Incorporation. The
chair was taken by J. E. Redmond, Esq., who said the
meeting was convened for the purpose of obtaining the
consent of the proprietors to borrowing under the set of
1849. The capital of the company applicable to this
poruon of the line was reduced to 261,0001. The di-
rectors think that it would be for the benefit of the rom-
per y that the borrowing powers should be exercised. They
were supported in their view by a large number of the share-
holders, bolding over 14,000, who have expressed their con-
currence in the views of the directors. Only Mr. De Castro
and Mr. Blake, holding 300 shafts, have expatiated a con
trary opinion. It is calculated that 70.0001. complete
the line to Kilkenny. The chairman then road the resolu-
tion authorising the raising of 88.0001, and mired its adop-
tion. Mr. Houghton said that Mr. Dugan, the contractor,
who was proceeding with the works with the greatest
energy, had consented to take bonds. The Great Southern
and Western Railway Company were considerably in 'd-
rat ces to enable this company to get their land, and any
postponement now would throw the completion of the works
into the ensuing winter, and defer the opening for another
The resolution was paned unanimously, and the
nettles adjourned.