The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-10 00:00:00

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY,

The adjourned general meeting of the company was
held at the London Tavern, on Saturday, for the purpose
of declaring the numbers polled for the respective candi-
dates for directorships, and for general purposes. Mr.
Waddington took the chair, and was cheered on taking
his seat. The Chairman read the report of the scruti-
neers, with the result of the polling, as follow :

Sir,--In the discharge of the anxious and important
task of scrutineering which we have been called upon to
perform, we have thought it to be our duty to inquire
into, and make a careful comparison of, every vote given
at this election, with the amount of stock registered in
the company's books. The unusually large number of
proxies and personal votes polled at this election, would
have made our duties more than ordinarily laborious, had
we not had the able asssistance of your secretary and
clerks of the company, whose zealous and continuous aid,
cheerfully rendered, facilitated our inquiries, and
shortened the time which otherwise would have been
lengthened. Without wishing to travel beyond the scope
of our duty, we would recommend that the poll be printed,
and sent by the company to each shareholder. We beg
to append the result of the poll.—We are your obedient
servants,

H. TINDAL ATKINSON,
W. B. JAMES,
F. J. SMITH.

CHARLES W HETHANI,
H. W. SHARP,
CHARLES MORGAN,
London, March 8, 1856
The result of the polling was as follows :
Personal votes
and proxies.
Goodson
Waddington 1435
Packe
Helps
Orr
Walters
Morrison

stook.
£2.170.990
1,153,820
2,157,840
1,737,400
1,729 700
1,724,100

93,400

Votes.
36,061
35,854
35,847
33,966

33.812
33,723
1,710

The three first names were returned as the gentlemen
elected. As a matter of course, a stormy discussion
arose as to the power of the company to pay the dividend,
&c. The deputy chairman, Mr. Bruce, on being asked to
declare his opinion, stated his conviction that the com-
pany had not the means to pay the dividend which had
been declared ; and that the directors were hound to make
good the permanent way. lie, nevertheless, declared
that this company had within it the elements of future
prosperity. He suggested that the dividend should be
withheld till the auditors made their report.
The Chairman repelled the insinuation that the com-
pany had not the means of paying the dividend, and
emphatically declared that the dividend would be paid.
(Cheers )
The meeting concluded by the usual outrageous viola-
tions of courtesy and common decency.

Among young musical and theatrical artists about to
rise on the horizon, we (Athenoton) hear of a younger
Miss Keeley, from whom we are bidden to expect good
things. We are told, too, that a Signorina Pazzi— daughter
of the professor so long established in London—is about to
appear.
We understand that the Earl of Southesk has disposed
of the Highland estates of Glendye and Strachan to Sir
Thomas Gladstone, Bart.' at the price of £70,000. These
properties were purchased by his lordshsp's father, the late
Sir James Carnegie, about 20 years ago, and cost, with
buildings since erected, £55,300.
THE SisTEng ov CHAEITY.—.Some discussion arose at
the Marylebone board on Friday, as to whether Sisters of
Charity should be admitted to the workhouse. Finally, the
following resolution was carried—" That ladies being mem-
bers of the Roman Catholic Church be admitted into the
workhouse, subject to the same terms and conditions as
other ladies of various religious denominations."
DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP.—B. S. Sheard, Hudders-
field, Yorkshire, corn millers and corn merchants. J.
Glover and J. Buggeln, Liverpool, pitch and varnish
makers. J. McKean the younger and D. Hannah, Weimer
Bridge Mill, within Little Hoole, near Preston, powerloom
cloth manufacturers. Lewis Morgan and J. W. Owen,
Manchester, corn and flour factors. J. Binns, sen, W. Binns,
and J. Darras' Leeds, cloth finishers (so far as regards 3.
Binns, sen., deceased). T. Townley and J. Kirkland,
Liverpool, drapers. IT. Charlesworth and J. Mellor, Hud-
dersfield, woollen scribbling millers. G Barnsley and W.
Barnsley, Stockport, tanners. J. Boyd and J. Haworth,
Ashworth Moor, Lancashire, cotton manufacturers.
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.—At Sligo, Mr. Wynne, the
Conservative candidate has been returned by a large ma-
jority over Mr. J. Patrick Somers. The writ for the
election of a member for New Ross was sent down from the
Hanaper-office on Friday evening, and at the same time
appeared in the Dublin papers the address of Mr. J. C.
Fitzpatrick to the electors, The other candidates in the
field are Sir T. N. Redington, whose principles are already
well known ; Mr. Tottenham, who starts on the Derbyite
interest; and finally, a Mr. Welch, who generally starts
for vacant seats in h•tlf a dozsn constituencies, but never
goes to the poll. A Waterford paper states that Mr. Keat-
ing is expected to resign his seat immediately, and that
Captain Napoleon Wyse is feeling his way with the
electors
DEATH or MR. THOMAS ATTWOOD.—The death of this
gentleman took place at Great Malvern, Worcestershire, at
an early hour on Thursday morning. Mr. Attwood first
became known as a public character by his vigorous oppo-
sition to the Orders in Council of 1812. Sulssequently he
took a leading part with the late Sir John Singlair against
Mr. Peel's Currency Bill of 1819. His most notable act
was, however, the eatablishment of the Birmingham
Political Union, at the latter part of the year 1.828, and for
g
his conduct in the management of that body, which was
supposed to have considerably influe cned the passing of
the pmform Bill, he was presented with the freedom of the
City of London. He represented BiS.min hat during she
first seven years of the reformed parliament, but in conse-
quence of family affliction and the disappointment of
political hopes, he retired from public life, and was succeded
in parliament by his friend and associate in the Union, Mr.
Muntz. For many years prior to his death Mr, Attwood
was the victim of a severe and distressing attack of
paralysis ; but, in the midst of his sufferings, and general
prostration of mind and body, be was distinguished,
as in the early period of his life, by the amiability
and generosity of his social disposition. In Birmingham
his decease will be regretted by all parties, and more
especially by those who had the honour of his private
intimacy.