The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-08 00:00:00

WARWICK RACES.

PIIST DAY, TUESDAY, SEPTA.
(Ivy FAA'S of 50gs each, h. ft. for 3.-yr-olds. M. C.
Lord Stamford's b. f. Linen', by Dastard„Sst. 11b. (Spring) - 1
S.r T. Stanley's b. e. 1)r. Faustus, by Filho da Puts, Bst. -41 b. 2
W. West's b. f. Mystery, by Phantom, Cst. 11b. . . 3
Warwick's b. e. Mephistopheles, by Crecy, Oat. 31b. . 4
Lxmington Stakes of 20 soya. each. 15 ft. with 100 soya. added by
• . the town of Leamington. Two-mile heats.
Me. Sadler's b. h. Triumph, L yrs old, Sat. 121 b. (S. Day) - 1
ME. West's ch. b. Claude Lorraine, 5 yrs nld, Sat. 101 b. . 2
Mr. Mytton's eh. g. Euphrates, aged, fist..3lb. - - 3
Olsbome's b. f. Susan. 3 yrs old, ilst.6lb. - - . 4
r. Tome's b. c. Sir Gray. 4 yrs nld, Sot. 51b. - 5
Meech having declared forfeit by the 10th of June, pay 5 so's.
each,

Sweepstakes of 5 sots. each, with 50 added. Two-mils heats.
tiar T. Stanley's ch. h. General :Ulna, 5 yr old, 9st 71b. (T.
yhitebouse) 1 1
brapr Gore's b. 1. Spree, 4 yrs old, 9st. - 6 2
M. Sadler's b. e. Warwick, 4 yrs old, 9st. - 2 0
Me. Alma's b. m. Minna. 5 yrs old, 9st. 71b. -
Lord Warwick's b. c. Help Baba, 4 yrs old, 90.
dr. Sodenham's b. f. by Phantom, 3 yrs old, 7sl. 71b.

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4 dr

St. Leger Stakes, 26 son. each, 10 ft. for three-yam old.
Two-miles beats.
ki!r T.S. M. Stanley's b. c. Doctor Faustus, Ost,2lb. (T. White.
bone) - - - 1
11.`t. Bartley's b. c. Flexible, Bst. 21b. - - - 2
Arr. tetes's b. L Madame Poki, by Paulo xits, Ott. - It
Mr. Rawlinson's A. f. Rarity, il,t. - - 4
311 h, Yates's b. e. Cain, by Paulowitz, out of Fille do Joie* dam,
Sit. 21b. - - - - . dr
*leery race was well contested. Tilt: race for the Leamington
!Aim afforded mast excellent sport.

Tile Gold Cup excites intense interest ; tlajji Raba, Triumph,
Law/rain, Claude LlTaine, General Nina, and Euphrates, are
salenste favourites—the Vicki at high odds against either.

emooTnrn GAME.—H. B. Featherston, Esq. of Tumers-hill
::urrey, and Captain Smith, of Alordon-hill, shot against each
u `5, on Tuesday, lorloo sovereigns, who should bag the most
h of game, from the hours of seven till ten in the morning, with
a gte barrelled gun, and a man each to load, in a atnnge beat.
1111 s parties commenced shooting at Topsham manor, bordering
Farnham, Surrey, and each killed as follows
Ileads. 11 cads.
lkrain Smith, let hoar - 16 Mr. Featherston, Ist hour -15
2d - - 17 td - -14
3d - 14 3d - -16

The Captain killed nine liana,

*mid Mr. Findrerstea eight.

Kyr at Market.
77 ifewca‘tle
41 Sunderland

COAL MARKET, WT. 7.
Slaps Soli.
- 33

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Prim
• Cid to 40s Id
Stit Od to 40s Od
• 37s 014 to —3 Od

L Scotch Coal -
'!hone Coal
I Cinders -
I Cannel Coal
Small Coal .

42-3 6tl to Ott
. 363 Oct to —s Od
- trOs 04 per ton.
- Ills 6d to 2ls Od

lir. Thomas Lyua, of Barrow, near this town, whilst
fallowing the sport of partridge shooting, on Thursday,
rile saddenly taken ill, and dropping upon his gun, in-
rattly ekpired.—Bury Gazette.
About the hour of twelve o'clock on Friday night, whilst
a sentietnan was holding an interesting conversation with
a:hady in Molesworth-attest, he was deprived of his welch
and two gold seals. Whilst in converse with the lady, ho
notmark the flight of Um!, nor did he miss his property
1141 the conference had ended, and the lady had disap-
peared. —Dorblin Paper.
- Soc. ins.—The body of Margaret Simmiroo, who but a
f-tWoutorlis sru a dashing *Mtirtesan ender the pratection of
• keP ant Colonel, and who Shirt: AT figured away lathe lobbies
of the ttteatres, wits found deadsykterday in her apartment, a third
Manna rnoni In Duke-street, Oxford-street She had not been
**l since Monday, and the laird' tdy of the house, suspecting she
had bed, get the dont open, and 10-nd the unfortunate woman lying
daid'lrpoo (I*' lied, with rer clothes en. On the table were found
asoreeneisis of 6 pate:ewes &moot of sugar-of-lead. The deceased
was to the atost abject state of peaty.

--• zfriLioniviviri& SCFN!
AT THE SAIA.OF OAS sitARES, AT (MRRAWAY'S.
• • •

Yesterday the Mies at Gatraway'e was crowded, in. consequence
Of an adeertiastessnit that fifty shares in the Independent Gas-light
and floke Company were to be sold by auction. The bill stated
that the shares tete to be sold, to settle a partiteri,bin concern. in
ten Loki, each .consititing.of • five Aimee, tend that they were 251.
shares; upon • tech of which 1111. had been already pied. It was
evident, front the violent noiseasil barbarous contradictions which
took place, that there were muny in the room deeply interested in
the sale, and we collected from the hints thrown out and the charges
distinctly brought, that members of the Compary, whose shares
were to be tielo, and of the.lmperial Gas-light Company (which is
"a chartered Colony) formed the majority of those present.
.Me. ;Mitchell, in calling the attention of the Immo to the share,.
described Bonita the shares of one of the most flourishing Com-
panies in Ila;lentl.
A Gentleman begged to know the nature of the transfer ; whether
a purchaser was to become liable for nu more than the amount of
the subscription upon, each share, or whether his responsibility was
of a more extensive nature?
Mr. Mitchell said the Company was not a speculation ; it was
firmly established, and productive in an extraorelnary degree. The
amount, paid into the hands of the banker was 2.4,0001. The re-
mainingii pet share to be paid up, would eomplete the demaod,
and there could exist no question of the high profits of theconcern;
but he admitted the responsibility must be on all the proprietors,
as was the case in any unchartered company..
One of the optioAte party—•• By. purchasing your shares, I be-
came a partner ia your 'concern, and if you contract debts to the
amount of 30;0thfi, or 40,0':01. I ant liable for the whole of it.
know I can come neon tbe other proprietors if I can find them, but
where am Ito find them." (A laugh and tumuli)
Mr. Mitt 'e !mid. the present condition of the Company was an
answer to any objection a any kind. It. was advancing most
rapidly to a high pnifit. Although it commenced under difficulties
It produced on the 4th June at the ratcof 4.000/. per annum. rnee
that it produced at the rate of 8,0001. per annum, and before
Michaelmas it was expected, and indeed the actual engagements
fully justified the expectation, to reach between 10,0001. and
12,000/.
" How in the name of God can that be," said a gentleman,
" when the Company are serving gas at 40, or GO, or 60 per cent.
lower than the Chartered Company.
It was denied that the Independent CoMpany was serving gas at
the rate above.mentioned, but one of the share-holders said they
were able to reeve 20 per cent. under the charge of the Chartered
Company,becausa they were able to go to market better.
The person who mentioned the low demand on which the share-
holders are to calculate for their profits, said he could produce
proofs of the correctness of his statement as to the desperate effort
to get a trade.
One or the proprietors of the " Indepe • !rot Gas Coml.: any,"
immediately gave the lje direct to this assertion, and defied the
proof.
Several names were then read by the Gentleman who was charged
with the falsehood, and stated by him to be now purchasers in the
Independent Company, and to hare been purchasers in the Im-
perial. One, it stated, who paid 131. 10s. for gas to the chartered
Company, paid 8/. to the lodenendent Company ; another who paid
41.105. W. to the former, paid 21. 14a. to the latter ; a third who
paid 4!. 164. to the former, paid 21. 14s. to the latter.
This statement gave rise to considerable tumult, and hlr. Mit-
chell attempted to check it, and railed upon the gentlemen around
him to permit him to go on with the toile,
A Gentleman saki that Mr. Mitchell, in endeavouring to prevent
a proper inquiry into the elate of the property in which they were
called upon to embark, was far from being justified. It was not
becoming to attempt to check by clamour the reasonable demands
of the public before they engaged in any Company.
Hera a person said, " I was offered 20 or 30 shares in the In-
dependent Company,' this nmenitg, at three and a-half discount.
I was offered shares on which half of the deposit of 18/. had not been
paid."
Another—" They moat have been forfeited shares."
A Third—" Prey, by what authority do you forfeit the shares
purchased by the public ?"
It was answered, that the full explanation of the rules always at.
companied the transfer of shares. The conditions in which shares
were to be available were purely well known. Those who held
shares and would not pay upon them, must forfeit the advantages
derivable from the establishment. _

A person in the crowd—"ls the Company solvent r
The Secretary—" The question is impertinent, but I will an.
swer it. The Company is as solver.t as it is possible to bc."
The Gentleman who asked the question said he was backed by
Judge Bayley in believing it to be necessary to ascertain that very
important question, as the learned Judge declared that a Company
under such circumstances was jointly and severally responsible for
the debts contracted,

The Secretary said, that this was not a trading company. There
were no goods to be purchased, no debts to be contracted. The
proprietors in fact had no responsibility upon them.
Whet !" said one in the crowd, " not a trading company !
don't you deal in coals ?"
The answer was in the negative.
The same Interrogator--'' A coal or a coke proprietor can come
down upon you, and every one of you for .lebt, but you can't come
down upon a debtor. You have no Act permitting you to sue and
to beeped, and you can't compel payment."
Ilene a long and extremely confused conversation wok place,
from which we collected the followingt—lt was stated by the " In-
dependent Company, that it was a regulation for the security of the
Company, that the character of any person to whom shares were
transferred, would be list& to be scanned by the proprietors, but
that there was no demand to be made upon the person who pur-
chased, until his title was admitted, and that the owner of live
shares should be entitled to a vote.

" Who," a voice cried out, " is to guarantee that there will
be a call for no more than V. in addition to the 181. already paid."
Mr. Mitchell said, " the body at large."
A Voice—" The body at large is a rope of sand."
Another Voice—" You come here to sell your shares at a pre.
mhun. I'll sell you thirty at W. discount.
One of the Independent Company—" I'll take one hundred at
that rate."
Mr. Mitchell was then asked whether he would himself. after the
high character he had given of the Company, guarantee that there
would be no further demand than he had specified ?
Mr. Mitchell—" Certainly not. The vendors will guarantee
you."
A Person in the crowd—" That's nothing. If the Company is
involved the vendor must be involved."

One of the Independent Company said this was all done to de-
preciate the value of the abates, but if it should be found to have
that effect,and that the statements made to their prejudice were false,
a Cdurt of Law could be resorted to.

The Seeret;4:uirnir..ingasliedwhat timber of private lights
were furnished by the Company, said hundreds, nay thousands.
So many, that the rival Company came togethct to express their
surprise at so great a phenomenon of light.
An old Uenticsnan observed, that overpowering as the light
might be to some, he saw he was doomed to go away in darkness.
(A laugh.)
The confusion at length sobsitfed, but not before Mr. Mitchell
was requested to send for an officer to preserve the peace.
M r.. Mitchell said he hoped to sell the fifty shares in question at
31. premium lie had sold nine at 41. He then put them up. The
first lot reached a premium of 195., and all the rest rescued 17.3
oral were bought in.