The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-18 00:00:00

UNITED ("MILIAN COMPAN.Y.

eMerday a Meeting of the Shareholder. in this Company took
plate at the George and Vulture Tavern, Cornhill. for the purpose
oisseeiving back the deposits paid upon the shares they lichl io the
Come.
At hapanlf-past one Lord Teynham took the Chair. regretted
trakthere hail been no disposition manifested upon the part of the
Directors, (with the exception of himself and his son, and 31r. An.
ruction), to meet the proposal of the Shareholders, and repeated
that be and his eon were ready to contribute their shares of the de.
Acetify complained of. The circumstance of the bankruptcy of
Mr. Hendricks, the projector of the Company, had of course inter-
fered with the arrangement for paying nfl the deposits. lie thought
it would he advisable to withdraw the money front the bands of the
hankers, which was calculated would pay M. 4*. per share. and
distribute it amongst the Shareholder.. Afterwards an exertion
. might be made to induce all the Directors to pay up the deficiencies,
amounting to IL Ifs. per ewe, so that the Shareholders might be at
no Armee loss than 10s. per share.
'lbis statement excited considerable disapprobation, and a Share.
holder declared that he had expected, from what occurred at the
lost Meeting, that H. 10s. would be paid upon the shares this very
ditordTETIMAN said the fact was, they formed no company at all.
Mr. Hendricks was the proprietor of what was called the Company.
—end, bad taken the whole responsibility upon himself, and he ( Lori
-Araynbun) and his son had signed the drafts for the 1.0001. of the
sane subscribed, merely for the purpose of dissolving it. lie
the Shareholders would take the 31. 10s. per share ; if not,
..blery must cdopt whatever course they thought most advisable.
Mr. Aextentnt said, the share* might to be paid off at par.
Be weel4 do all hecould to aceompli.h that object.
A timastenotnEtt said, that the Directors might, if they
pleased, look to Mr. Hendricks, but the Shareholdeta must look to
• the Directors, and to them alone.

Lord TETNIIAM repeated. that he was willing to pa► hiv
-peopeetion of the deficiency complained of ; but he begged to know
whether any one present thought him such an ass as to pay what
sight to be contributed by nine Director.. He knew nothing of
the gentlemen in the direction, with the exception of his own son ;
mg he had signed the drafts while on a sick bed. God Almighty
imam be derived no profit from that transaction; and that he most
•arnenlT wished he had never beard a word about the Company.
(A (suet.)
The Shateholdtts were almost unanimous in the opinion that his
ilasdehip ought to pay cam, farthing. They pulled out their
Awes, and said they were ready to receive their money ; they ex-
irooted not to be any longer humbugged.
Mr. Alf XTCHINI said, that 31r. Hendricks had stated as a reason
for not coming to a settlement, that hind Teynham and another
Director owed him between 4001. and MK
Lord TEYNIIAM—That belongs to another transaction ; it refers
10 abates in soother company.
A SnAnnioz.nen—My Lord, here's a printer's bill of up-
wards of btu/.

• Lad TETNIIAM—Oh. I hove nothing to do with that. God
-.knows, I haveenough to do with the Shareholders.
A 'Jew SitsitEnotnxit—l hope. my Lurd, you are not a Di-
.rector in anv other mining Company?
• Lord TEYNHAM—No, thank God. I never regretted any thing
/so touch in my life as my connexion with City Companies. I have
certainly acted most foolishly in giving my sanction to those things,
buil have been punished for it. I have made every inquiry into
the nature of the mining speculations, since I have found myself in
'llftoT, and have ascertained, beyond a doubt, that mining in South
-America is all nonsense. An intelligent Captain the other day
•aseured me that in the new mining districts the roads were filkd
with broken carte, broken tools, and drunken Englishmen and
-Seetehmen. (Loud laughter.)
•A SHAVY.HOLDER Vier' moved that the sum of St 4s. upon each

•Atareliboold be accepted by the Shareholders, in pan payment of
•tbirtlepoitt money.—Thia motion was rgrreed to unanimously.
• It was also proposed. that on the 2J of June the Shareholders
illhould again meet, for the purpose of reeeiving whatever might be
'collected from the Dirceturs.—'Phis was also agreed to..

.
I Here a Shareholder called for a glass of beam!, and wale:, oat
down next to Lord Teynham. and said. •• Yon had better, my
Lord. send off to the hankers for the little money there; we'll
Bah it now, if you please."
Lord Teynham sent to the bankers, but word vu brought back
sem the check most be countersigned by 3lr. Hendricks.
The Shareholders were thunderstruck at this intelligence.
A Solicitor, who attended upon the part of one of the Di.
-rectors, suggested the propriety of waiting until Mr. Ilendricka'
•oesmination berme the Commissioners of Bankrupts should take
pieee: es it mii.,ht come out, before the Commissioners what had
beet done with the shares which had been purchased by the
bankrupt hr the desire of the Directors.
Lard TETNIIAPI said there was nn occasion for waiting, as the
there, had been properly disposed of. He would himself go to
'the barkers. His Lordship then left the room, accompanied by
te Shareholder on each side. •
On his Lordship's return, he informed the meeting that all
was right; and three was a general cry of joy at the intelligence.
His Lordship then took the shares from the holders, who
pee a receipt on the back of them; which is a complete bar
to pny future action for the recovery of the remainder of the de-
tain.
One of the Shareholders. upon receiving his money, took his
'Lordship by the hand—" Well, my 1.0rt1." said he, "God bless
ytatr ; 11l see you again on the 2d of June."
TIN business being concluded, Lord Teynham and his son re.
'timid. •

)between 1,0001, and 2,0001. was paid away in the room by his
Lordship. who with his son, and Mr. Annieinni, were the Di-
intetocs upon whose responsibility the money was drawn.

A set of impostors, have been practising their tricks last
tweak in Southampton. A woman calling herself Stewart, some-
MIMI Thompson (who, it has been ascertained, is a gross impostor)
bas, by a very plausible tale, been successful in levying contribu-
tions—Another woman was collecting a sum from ••• 100 single
men end women, to cure a woman of fits, by the advice of a doctor
in the neighbourhood." A man, apparently of good education, re-
presenting himself as a Spaniard, occasionally as an Irishman,
and as having sand in the French army, has related his tale of
Voss with some success.—As it is well known that more money is
go hi this way than by honest employment, it is not surprising
tilast the town is so continually infested by this description of
alhailatterS. But the practice would cease to exist if the inhabitants
eet.e to give notice to the Authorities, that a salutary punishment
;night be indicted on such pests to society.
EXTRAORDINARY GLUTTONY.—A man and his niece
batting mimeos come to blows in a dispute concerning their powers
ad eating. at last agreed to decide the contest in a more amicable
111:4! For a small wager they were to eat to their utmost. Last
PAday was the day fixed on. A weighing-machine sas in wadi-
shit and persons were found to witness this instance of human
,gradation. For two hones the exertions of the.e monsters were
niabased, and the bystanders ceased not to urge them on by cheers
Uhl fresh supplies of food. During the contest they eyed each
ether with tanks of defiance, and as one appeared to exceed the
other, the adversary was stimulated to new efforts. What they
gaegisiitt mot precisely ascertained; but at length. quite exhausted.
limy were assisted to the weighing machine, when it was found
lilt the woman had devoured 131 b., the man one store!!! • lie
prong exceeded her in the quantity of liquids which he swallowed.
Ille woman and those who backed her declared the bet urdecided, as
aging only bid been stipulated. We are ashamed to state that the
se. wbose degradation we record are respectable pimple ; respect.
Ole as to birth and situation, though sadly fallen from humanity
tbey must U.—Glasgow Courier.

lIINT TO TOPERI.—An unlucky 'right of a
,journey-
illaso printer, too much in the habit of sacrificing to the Jolly• God,
Ins, on his return frem Leeds to Wakefield on Saturday night last,
fully under the influence of the enemy which he had admitted
se into his mouth to steal out his brains." when the shades of night
name upon him. Near Newton.lane.end he stopped, and strangely
becying himself at home, proceeled to strip himself for bed.
*eying lightened himself of his un:nrulionubles, shoes, and stock.
bop, he laid himself down in the ditch by the road side, and fell
p. The day rose upon him in this situution, when by degrees
escaping from the arms of Morpheus, after a competent portion of
fonderment and rubbing his eyes, he began to look about him, and
besame sensible of his situation. Feeling the cold, he wished to
resume his clothes, but found, to his no small mortification, that
dome obliging friend hod already 'meta him the trouble of his tot-
(am, by carrying off all the loose articles of his dress. In his at.
tractive dirliol4llc he commenced his much bomewanla, at double
ituiek time, when, being suspected of a design of self-destruction,
ander the influence of insanity, he was pursued by numbers, eager
to love him from such a misfortune. from whose troublesome kind.
ivs he fortunately escaped, and reached his hone in safety.--
Irraktfrld Journal.

. Ate EXTRAORDTWARY CIRCUICRTANCE.—When the Rix
Rose (viz. Nixon, for a highway robbery, Brevett, for shespiateal-
ing, and Faulkner, Tipping, Deritend, and Poole, for a burglary),
Who wen all left for execution. were assembled by Mr. Brutton,
Me governor, and the respite during his Majesty's pleasure read to
them. and 'ben Mr. Bruttoo added, your lives are spared, they all,
at the some instant, fell down as dead men it could not be from
agunpsfliy. one falling after the other; but it is described by the
governor as though six hammers at the same moment had fallen
sharply on their six heads. Brevett remained a long time lying
upon his back insemAle. Tipping was the first who rose, and on
Lila knees. with uplifted hands to the governor, said, `•0 Sir. is it
true?" It was on Easter Sunday. just after they had received the
t sad yet it is lamentable. that since this time their con.
(two excepted, Titling and Brevets) has been very reprehen.
e.—Biratiughture (7/aortic:le.
On Strulay evening about eight o'clock, the house of Mr.
Warelot. of Mortagu?.-street. Ruisell.souire, was burglariously
ausered by twat thieves: but In consequence of the recent removal
ef the `amity to St. John's Wood, they did rot make much booty,
Ifiswet,r. they contriv.,l to pack up in several bundles, all ihe
stestiw; arparrl leftosol broke open a box containing some vain.
side property. a'A which thew brought into the parlour for easy con.
wayas,ce ant of the house. Just as they were prepared to remove
slut bur Iles. a female servant who hicl.chsrge of the house opened
the street goer and went into the parlour, the shutters of which had
Wan Previously clos,(1, for the purpose of setting a tinder box to
strike • light. when she wee struck by one of the thieves, and im-
mediate)" tile parlour and street doom were violently "hut. On re.
aoverirg her fright she gave an alarm, but too late for the purposes
at jeerer. Some artier were curled of► hut the balk of the pro.
lofty was left packed up. Some valuable pictures were in thc
bases but they were to large for removal.