The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-10 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

The Rouse of Elmore : a Family History. 3 Vols.
Hurst and Blackett.
This work is apparently the first production of its
author, and displays unusual talent. It is a strik-
ing and original story, owing its attractions rather to
the vigour of the style than to the qualities of the
characters, and the narrative is rather powerful
than pleasing. The characters are strongly marked,
if not natural, and the events startling and im-
pressive, if not of ordinary occurrence. The plot
of the story, however, and the incidents of the in •
troduction, render a degree of singularity in the
chief ...eters not only probable, but imperative. It
is not likely that a family of children, brought up
under the sole tuition of a gloomy and misanthro-
pical father, in a desolate 1101150 by the sea-shore,
without being suffered to have any intercourse with
strangers, would not be peculiar in their disposi-
tions, and that their characters would not be dis-
tinct and individual. Their father, the head of
the unfortunate " House of Elmore," driven
frantic by the desertion of his wife, retired
with his four children to a spot where he trusted
his misfortunes and disgrace were unknown.
He selected a lonely house on the cliffs which lie
named " The Rest," as if his undisciplined mind
and unforgiving spirit could find repose in loneli-
ness. Well may the writer exclaim " What a crude
misnomer--' The Rest !' Is there any rest but the
grave for the descendants of Adam ? Is not peace
of mind and body a fabled invisible on this side the
mysterious mark drawn by the Great Hand ? Go
not, 0 man, to the wildest solitude where no other
human footstep but thine own has trodden and
say, ' There will I rest,' for life is not rest, not
peace, not content, and they abide not on the
earth where thou dwellest."
Throughout the whole tale there runs a similar
strain of sorrow, a mournful foreboding that pre-
vents the reader from trusting to any promise of a
happy termination. The evil genius of the book is
Jacques Varidon, a false friend of the father of the
hero, who joins him in his solitude, and whose
fatal influence transforms the father into a drunkard,
the youngest son into a miser, banishes the heir
from his home, and deprives the hero of his inheri-
tance. The daughter, a cold-hearted, evil-disposed
girl of surpassing beauty, he encourages in her
faults till they lead her to a fatal conclusion. The
mazes of the plot we will leave the reader to unravel.
A long train of misfortunes meet and finally over
whelm the unhappy Luke Elmore. Deprived of
his first love, he loses the wife to whom he was
devotedly attached, under most painful circum-
stances ; his eldest brother who is crippled for life
by an accident of his causing, he sees deprived of
his inheritance and struggling with poverty. His
youngest brother hecomes a miser, whose strongest
affection is for the evil spirit of the family, Jacques
Varidon. His sister is a source of sorrow z:nd
shame, his fatherdiesmistiusting him, and at length
he finds himself a lonely exile in fcreigu lands with
the stain of accidental murder on his hands. The
reader may picture this remarkable narrative, de-
scribed with power and feeling, delineated with
skill and passion, with all the accessories of minor
characters and incidental occurrences to relieve the
gloom of the main story, and be will be able to
understand the vigour and originality of the work.
The admirers of the melodramatic school, they who
love to be startled, impressed, and fascinated by a re-
lation of the crimes and. errors into which the passions
of mankind will lead them, rather than to be inte-
rested and elevated by a picture of the virtues they
may attain, will find this work one of the most
talented of its kind. But the impression it leaves
on the mind is not pleasing ; a wild and weird-like
character pervades it, a kind of fatality, as though
it were hopeless to struggle with destiny, as though
a doom rested on some unhappy ones that they
could not overcome. Such moralising is more
akin to the mysticism of the old German roman-
cists than to a clearer reason and a brighter faith.
Tho incidents of the hero's life were appalling and
bewildering, but let us believe they aro uncommon.
Let us also believe that more self-control, a less
violent temper, a nobler purpose, and a firmer pur-
suit of right, uninfluenced and undeterred by
temptations or disasters, would have enabled him
to steer clear of many of the severest calamities of
his life. Let us also believe that if there is no rest
but the grave for the children of Adam, from the
sorrows brought upon them by the faults of others
and the cares of life, a firm pursuit of duty and a
Christain faith will give to tho most tried and
troubled, rest for the spirit from the bitterness of
remorse, and the evil consequences of passion and
crime.

THE ARTEI S OF THE RUSSIAN
PEASANTRY.

Tho low tone of morality prevailing throughout
the Russian empire is painfully evident to all who
have travelled much in that country. Among the
lower orders there exists a general tendency to
lying, cheating, and pilfering. Among the higher
classes an equal disregard of truth obtains, 1 ribory,
corruption, and peculation pervade every public
department, and the tenth commandment is held
in no manner of esteem. With such examples be-
fore him, and with a priesthood little superior to
himself in manners or morals, the degradation of
the peasant is a natural consequence. With no
provision for his religious or secular education, the
Russian mougik has no resources beyond mere
animal gratification ; and he does not consider that
he has duly honoured his patron saint, or done his
duty to his country, unless he has drowned his
senses in vodka on each of the church festivals
which figure so extensively in the Russian calendar.
This habit of drunkenness is encouraged rather
than repressed by the government and the landed
proprietors. Both are directly interested in its
development ; the former because it swells the
large revenue derived by farming out of the
" otkoop" or licence to sell intoxicating drinks ;
the latter, because it increases the profits derived
from the sale of their grain t 3 the distillers, or
from its conversion into spirit on their own estates.
The Government has utterly failed in devising
any check upon the dishonesty of its officials, but
among the traders in the principal towns a system
has long- been in existence which to a great extent
keeps in abeyance the national vices among at
least a portion of those they employ. This desir-
able object is attained by the establishment of
" artels." The artel is a voluntary association of
a number of men, varying according to the custom
or the exigencies of the occupation they follow.
They are governed and their profits divided ac-
cording to regulations agreed upon among them-
selves, and have generally a head, elected from
among their own body, called the " starost," or
elder, who has the chief management of their
affairs. They frequently board and lodge in com-
mon, but this is generally done when they are 03-
cupied at a distance from their families, the Russian
workman being often employed in the towns during
the summer, returning to his village in the winter,
when the season for out-door labour is ended. The
members of these associations are called " artel-
stchiks," and the peculiar feature of the system—
that in fact iu which its effect on the morals of the
people depends—is the responsibility of the whole
artel for the acts of every individual composing it,
so far as those acts concern the relations between
each artelstellik and his temporary employer. The
consequence is that a breach of honesty by an artel-
stchik is rare—a failure of redress from the artel
almost unheard of.

One well-known class of artelstchiks is that em-
ployed by merchants and trader as collecting clerks.
These men are not only of tried honesty, but supe-
rior in intelligence and education to ordinary serfs,
having some knowledge of reading, writing,
important
arithmetic. Besides these, there are iinp
artels of carriers, some of whom contract for the
conveyance of goods to distant parts of the empire.
There are also artels of woodcutters,andicrafts, and in of carpenters,
masons, roofers, and of other handicrafts,
all cases the system is found to woarrktewi,elbln,
tneoltsooifielyr
for the individuals composing the -
their employers.
Lave no means of ascertain-
ingmen comprised in these
associations the average number
theall trading of
ef considerable, as almost
but it
or mastin anufactlaring towns contain
several artels ;
however, carried to
its highest perfectionrainnicoipnlgei
the Moravian brethren
etchte:o
whose religious tenets form
of Southern Russia,
the basis of an union which takes the form of ono
large family.
The results achieved by this system commend
th selves to the attention of all who consider the
social and moral elevation of the working class as
one of the great problems of the day, and who be-
lieve the principle of association to be one of the
most promising means of attaining that end. The
time is happily gone by when every such sug-
gestion was either summarily sneered down, or
discussed merely as a psychological curiosity our
lot is cast in better times. It may be true that
Robert Owen's theory of " human perfectibility"
was but the dream of an enthusiast, and that he
learned to his cost the " living in parallelograms"
was not a panacea for all social evils. It may be
true that Louis Blanc's " organisation of labour"
met with an unlucky illustration in the national
workshops of 1848 we do not therefore utterly
condemn the labouis of those men as a farrago of
revolutionary fustian. Earnest and practical so-
cial economists, whose numbers are steadily increas-
ing, diligently labour to separate the wheat from
the chaff, and to elucidate the causes of those
failures, and it is to such men we address ourselves,
confident that every fact tending to throw a light
on the important question at issue will prove of
interest to them.

THE BAATIC CHARTER ACT AND
MERCATOR."

(From the Derbyshire Courier.
A letter on the Bank Charter Act, addressed
the editor of the Times, has been placed in a pro-
minent position in that journal. It is signed
" Mercator," and is said, with what truth we know
not, to be written by Lord Overstone, the Mr.
Jones Loyd, who indoctrinated Sir Robert Peel
with the principles of the Bill of 1844.
From the tone and tenour of this letter woare of
opinion that the report as to its authorship is cor-
rect. The evidence given by Lord Overstone be-
fore the Parliamentary Committees appointed to
inquireinto the causes of the commercial distress
of 18171 is remarkable for the total absence of any
expression of regret for the overwhelming distress
which had just swept over the country. Himself a
commercial man, and fully cognisant of the ruin
in which commercial houses older and of a higher
character than that by which ho had become the
possessor of immense wealth, and of the attendant
distress in which thousands of the industrious
classes had consequently been involved, Lord Over-
stone had no feelings of commiseration to express
for the sufferings of his fellow-countrymen. " The
Bank," he said, "were not firm enough in main-
taining their position." Theyincreased the evil
by "yielding to the pressure of the times." The
public ought to be taught that " they must man-
age their own affairs under all the regulations and
restrictions which a metallic currency is subject
to." " Measures of pressure are the only true and
only sure correctives " of monetary difficulties like
that of 1847. He is " not prepared to suggest"
any cure of the evil. Ruined families and starving
operatives act as "correctives." He is moved by
these things

" as rocks are,
When foamy billows split themselves against
Their flinty ribs ; or as the moon is mov'd
When wolves with hunger pinched howl at her brightness.
I'm of a solid temper, and, like these,
Steer on a constant course."

Lord Overstone's pamphlets have the same cha-
racter; they are hard, dry, and illogical. There is
no sympathy expressed for the people. No regret
even that stern necessity obliges him to advocate
" correctives" which entail misery. Ne generous
or benevolent hopes of a better day for the masses
inspire him. His pamphlets are just suck as Sir
Giles Overreach night write on the Currency.
Of the same nature is the recent communication
to the Times. Mercator's letter tells us that "the
public is more intelligent, the question better un-
derstood" than in 1847. We rejoice in the con-
♦iction that such is the case. The press understands
the Currency Question better than in 1847, and so
does the public. A great portion of the press
made noble efforts in 1847 to enlighten the
public on the sub:ezt of the Money Laws. The
Morning Post, tho Bankers' Circular, the Morning
Herald, the Morning Chronicle, the Daily News,
the Morning Advertiser, the Sun, the Globe, and
the Standard, not to mention many provincial
journals, united to condemn the existing monetary
system. But a most unexpected ally appeared to
prop up a falling cause. This was the Gold of
California and Australia. The immediate pressure
being removed, and an opinion prevailing that
" the gold would sot all right," men left off think-
ing about the currency. And as the public ceased
to read, the public press ceased, for the most part,
to write on the subject. The true-hearted body of
Currency Reformers, who believed as firmly as ever
in their principles, were tempted almost to despair
of the success. The current was against them.
" Truths would you teach, or save a sinking land ?
All fear, none aid you, and few understand."

Some of our public papers never desisted in
active opposition to the unjust and absurd Money
Laws. The Sun remained staunch. The Bankers'
Circular persisted in the expression of opinions
hostile to the Bank Charter Act. Our own humble
efforts were never relaxed. And now we rejoice
to see nearly the whole of the London press again
advocating Currency Reform, with the addition of
a new and powerful auxiliary—the Illustrated Lon-
don News. Many respectable and talented provin-
cial journals are writing on our side. The Chambers
of Commerce in various parts of England and Scot-
land are coming forward. A comprehensive in-
quiry into the subject is inevitable.

- Mercator may feel assured that, in a very dif-
ferent sense from that in which he speaks " the
public is more intelligent and the question better
understood " than in 1847.

This writer asks whether the English, French,
and Turkish Loans are not sufficient to account
for the high rate of interest. We reply, certainly
not. Were there no loans between 1797 and 1.819 ?
Yet the Report of the Lords' Committee on the
distress of 1847 states that " the earlier practice of
the Bank of England bad been to discount at a
rate nearly fixed and uniform." From 1794 to 16th
May, 1839, this rate never exceeded 5 nor was less
than 4 per cent. In the pressure of 1839 the
rate was raised for some months to six per cent.,
but it was reduced to five per cent. in January,
1840, and remained at four or 5 per cent. as
before, till after the passing of the 7th and Bth
Victoria, cap. 32 (the Bill of 1844). " Prior to
September, 1844," observed Mr. Horsley Palmer,
the Governor of the Bank, " the Bank never re-
duced the rate of interest below four per cent.,
though there were occasions when the value of
money for discount of Bills was as low as 2l per
cent. in the money market." This system, in fact,
produced steadiness and diminished fluctuations
in the rate of discount. And now Mercator would
persuade us that at the very beginning of a war,
after raising a few comparatively paltry sums by
way of Loan, the actual value of capital in tho
money market of the world is so raised that the
Bank has been obliged, in order to "follow the
market," to nearly double its rate of discount in
about two months ! This comes of having to make
arguments to support a false system. Mercator
must know that it is to the efflux of a few millions
of Gold, and to that almost entirely, that the
compulsion of the Bank to raise its discounts must
be attributed. Like an advocate with a bad cause,
ho can only " plead that general issue" for every
evil in the world at the present moment—The
War.

Mercator tells us that the amount of circula-
tion " in the hands of the public at the present
time is not low." By the last Bank Return the
amount of active circulation was only 19,050,9001.
This is low. But the low amount of the circulation
does not fully represent the pressure which may
occur when the circulation is diminished. In the
Panic week of 1847 the amount of active circula-
tion was 20,318,175/.—larger than it is at present.
But the pressure was then greatly more severe than
it is at present, because the notes which repre-
sented this amount were not in reality in active
ti
cir-
culation, but were to a great extent lockedith
ample
ppile
the tills of bankers and others,
who
olonw of Peel's
means, were fearful that the
bill might deprive them of thel
only means
money.
meet-
ing their engagements—vizt. operation
yraineans of "
honestly" what we wish.
Mercator, or Lord Oy ers 0,
Invee
0, asks
will Atos
s 0
00
in tell l
al himfew
to
Having said this,
words. hnanvneegyo.ld at its market price
ii
tn i
s unnecessary GovernmentVe wps tohip e r
followmoney.
liiifm intowe
were the t
o increaseconsidera-
tion
of
our
I vCel
warn
m
all Currency Reforers not to depend
'wlhaatitonmuignhdter hatihVec enxisting system.
on a mere " suspension of cash payments,"
nor
on any contrivance to supply the requisite circula-
tion for the wants of the country while the conver-
tibility of the bank note at a fixed rate is main-
tained.
The evil lies in the liability to have our domestic
circulation restricted, the rate of discounts raised,
and trade crippled whenever, by the turn of the
foreign exchanges against this country, the super-
structure upon which our currency rests, viz., the
Bullion in the Baik, is withdrawn. It is not "un-
limited issues " of paper that we want, nothing of
the kind. The amount is comparatively unimpor-
tant, provided we are secure, that it shall not be
suddenly withdrawn from us. Commerce has in-
numerable methods of economising the circulation
—bills, cheques, and clearing houses. A small
nominal amount of circulating medium, in active
use, and rapid change of hands, does the work is
well as a torpid currency of large amount. This
-the real question at issue between Currency
"•Re-
formers and the Bullionists. We
property
to have
,roperty of th©
paper money based on the whole .
country, and preserved from depreciation by being
receivable for taxesrio,rstone and his
- aid
party wish the circulating
rest exclusively on gold. mediumijo Lord
of the nation to

WSAeltc r. ---e
t sairlyr:aMt.werrayr:
who was for rti
A FORME DEP,UnTyYSyEe
died at Caftf-AT
Cheltenham on the 23(1 ult., aged 93. He was
well known to the army during his official cereer for the
eculiar style of his correspondence. Re retired upon
hispay of 2,5001. per annum, and received from the
purse, during his retirement the sum of 70,0001.,
Civil Service Gazette.
REPRESENTATION OF NollTl3 STAPFORDSHIRE.—A
change is likely to take place in the representation of
public
cbllfuiucslilve of interest.—
North Staffordshire by the resignation of Mr. Smith
Child, which is contemplated. Mr. Child signified to
his committee his wish to retire a few weeks ago, and
Mr. Hugo Meynell Ingram, of floarcross-hall, Stafford-
shire, has been solicited to succeed him in the Censer•
vative interest. Mr. Ingram, however, has declined
to be put in nomination, and Mr. Smith's
committee.have requested that gentleman to reconsider his desesion
re.
Should Mr. Smith still determine to retire from
_will be
fro
presentation of North Staffordshire, LordSeandeo,
his sue.
requested to offer himself. If he should do
k cess, it is said, is certain.

THE SIIN, LONDON, MONDAY EVEN INCI DECEMBER 10, 185 5.
.16.,, 1 IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COIVI-
PANIESDSitySTAONCDKF. --e.
CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. Palace and completion of the works, after the most care- with ample deduction on account of those who have up the down line nearly to the Croydon junction signal, !to be delivered by the people of Kingstown at his lodg- PRICES OP S'IIARPS
FRIDAY
ful examination of Sir Joseph Paxton and the account- boughtetickets for special days only, is added to the ss. ' and placed down the fog signals to keep anything from . inge. They were lest in multite 1• and he directed ' -1 _
.„
_. ant, they have ascertained that, in addition to the sum receipts, it will be seen that Saturdays at present pay coming on the down road, which was blocked up by the them to be burnt. Although that was not improper, 1
in of the directors to the proprietors at the Ex; of 63,5001. already borrowed from revenue, a further exceedingly well, and your committee, looking to the broken carriages. I then returned and assisted in extri- perhaps it might have been better if he had not directed .
14, 1855 •
nary General meeting, on Friday, Dec. - - • sum of 70,0001. will be required, and will suffice to pay financial state of the company, deprecate dubious experi- eating the passengers from the disabled train. Upon any public burning of them ; but there was not any eel.
From flee Official Lest
all ascertained and estimated liabilities up to March next, menta with a well-ascertained means of profit. If the looking to see what had occasioned the accident I found dere° to show that he was cognisant of the presence, PUBLISHED EVERY TUE •
present meeting has been called to receive the re-
and finally close the capital accopnt. The shareholders change were made, there would, not only be the risk of that the train had broken in two, the first part, consiet- among the many books that were consumed, of the Bible LONDON, TUESDA.Y, DEC. 7, 1855. EVENING.
the committee appointed by the proprietors at
are aware that a sum of 33,0001. remains to be expended lessening the profit irf Saturdays, but also of some other ing of three carriages and the engine, having run down and Testament-the only Bible and Testament that had
sting of the 9thuonftsAupar•eu,..,satrleadst.unTdehratthreepsourpterainnt.l
upon the Dulwich Wood estate under covenants of lease, day which now pays well and which might be unfavour- the !Bricklayers' Arms branch in safety, and the re- been distinctly referred to. He was for a few minutes a GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
;sment of acco . , n The necessity for taking this estate arose out of the MI- ably affected by it. In concluding this subject, while 'staining portion of the train having come in contact not very close witness of the burning, and all the frag- ---- _
se of the committee, are now before the share.
porta,nce of avoiding claims for compensation, and of your committee, are moat of seeing the mass of with the division wall. Three of the carriages in the ments in the world proved nothing against him, when it Dividend 1 Amount
, and the remar.ks of the directors will be con. Name of Company.
securing the application of the land to purposes strictly the Pe°l)le attracteu o the Palace, they regard season- last half of the train-namely, the third and two small was considered that great opp etuuities existed for other • - per I of Paid. Price.
o one or two points arising therefrom,Annum. I Share.
compatible with !the interests of the company. This ticket holders as a class which should receive every in- seconds-were left on the road, but the others were persons to have thrown Bibles into the heap. -
he report adopted by the meeting on the 9th of- -
matter was fully explained to the shareholders in the ducement to multiply, because a large, influential, and knocked off and considerably damaged. I put two of It being 6 o'clock when Mr. O'Hagan sat down, the £s. d. £s. d.
t, it was stated that the amount expended to
report which they adopted on the Bth Feb., 1855. Your intelligent body of persons subscribing regularly, and the injured passengers, one of whom appeared to be a , Court adjourned to 11 o'clock the following morning. - _
th of June had been 1,231,0001., and that111)1 trios h 'r" ;0" ;711;c"i .9.1 ...... : : 77 20 0020 0 0 23
committee believe that after the West-end railway is considering themselves as members of the Crystal Palace, Frenchman, who complained that his leg was hurt, and 1 On Saturday, upon the sitting of the Court, the ex- Brightont •• •• ..•• •• -5/.. 20 0020 0 0 15
manning expenditure was estimated at 45,000/ ,
opened-which is expected to take place in the course of regarded as a •permanent institution, will offer great ad- the other an elderly gentleman, who complained of his arnination of witnesses for the defence was proceeded City of London ...... 41. Os. 100 0 0 1:,0 e 0 -
in addition there remained the sum of 65,000/,
next year-the Dulwich Wood estate, which consists of vantages to the future management of the company. side and hip, into the Greenwich up train, and I then with. Continental (4th Cap.) . - 50 0029 0 0 -
j on the original purchase of land, and an
67 acres of building land, will present such advantages Mr. Sotheby has suggested a ninth director, but in went down to Deptford to procure some brandy for the Mr. James Coffey examined by Sir C. O'Loghlen-I auaitta&lent.ra•l •. .•
• • ••
.......Si per cent. 151 g 0 0 all Ili
diture on Dalwich Wood of 29,0001., which
as a site for building that there will be no difficulty in •the opinion of your committee much greater advantage sufferers ; and when I ret4rned I assisted in getting the am a magistrate, and live in Kingstown. lam a Roman Imperial ............ 10/8, :onus. 50 0 o Lill -
weed sum had by the consent of the shareholders
finding persons to make all the erections required, upon will result from a general manager than from an increase carriages on till the rails
inwere nearly clear. It was Catholic, and attended several of the tra,verser's sermons. independent ......... 51. 40 0 0
uniformly treated as a separate account. Thus theL0nd0n........ - ....0 I -
that will advantageously relieve the company from iu the board. Mr hes alsoproposed on about 9 o'clock when I left a Pilot engine for London I did not hear the sermons as to immoral publications.
costs of the works appeared at that time likely to terms.
..
that
with ' '
Do., Pail. Preference 6/ per- cent. ' 00
0
all liability, and probably yield an annual profit. The the of three directors, only two should he and brought me tine propertybelonging to the pas . The Attorney objected to this evidence as to penne............. 41: per cent. 160000 52 0 0 --
170,000/ , or, after taking into account the money
Dulwich Wood estate is rented from Mr. Wythes, and re-eligible ; but although great benefit may occasionally sengers, which I deposited in the lost property-office at the nature of the sermons preached by the traverser. Rateliff -• • . ....... 51. ,100 0016 0 0 16
em Mr.,Wythes, and the value of surplus land-
the balance of 14,500/. due from him, and put down as result from the introduction of new directors, the corn- London-bridge. My oPinioh as to the cause of the ac• Sir C. O'Loghlen submitted that they could only United General .. •. • . 21. 10s. 50 0 0 all -
W. in 311)-1,339,000/. Since the date of that Westminster Chartered 41 per cent.. 505
(0) 0 ~ -
an asset not immediately realisable, remains in his hands mittee forbear from recommending that any restriction cident is, that it. occurred. from. the points being held prove intent by the nature of the sermons of the Rev. Ditto, 0 10 ~ 0 10
lent, all contracts open, with the exception of
by agreement-which was explained to the shareholders should be placed upon the free choice of the shareholders, wrong for the train and then changed before it was clear Mr. Pecherine. They would not prove subsequent de- -
m the water towers, have been closed, the works
in the report already referred to, "as security for the They see no objection to carrying out Mr. Sotheby's of them. clarations made in sermons, but merely the substance of WATER-WORKS.
gas nearly completed, and the liabils in cense-
pertormance of the covenants to Dulwich College, for proposal that the deed of settlement and charter of the Mr. Chapman, station-master at Blackheath, deposed, the sermons preached as to the books to he brought to
ascertained. And it appears from the statement
which, as original lessee, he continued liable." company should be printed and sold for 6d. a copy, pro- -I was passenger from London to Blackheath by the 6 the traverser. They wanted to show what books ho , Dividend 1 Amount
committee that the ultimate expenditure on the Name of company. . per I of Paid. Price.
of the undertaking, after realising certain asset, FUTURE REGULATION AND MANAGEMENT. vided the general body of the shareholders expressed o'clock train on Friday evening, 7th Dec. On arriving asked his congregation for. Annum. Share.
nount to 1,391,5081., being an excess of 59,0001. Your committee have given much consideration to this such a desire ; but your committee disapprove of the near the Surrey Canal Junction, where the North Kent Judge Crampton stated that the evidence was inad- .
Greenwich V
proposition to print periodically lists of shareholders, diverges from the. me, we were stopped by miscible, and that if it were admitted it would enable X s. d. £ s. d.
he estimate given in the former report. It should, subject, and they believe that the future success of the East London -
which would not. only entail considerable trouble and ex- signal jest behind a Greenwich down train, which had parties to make evidence beforehand to screen them- ()rand Junction .... -4 . per cnt. 50 o 0 all -
er, be borne in mind, that besides the assets no- company is entirely contingent upon it. While the
pense, but be liable to other serious objections. likewise been stopped. I immediately got out of the selves from the responsibility of their illegal acts. Kent .... • • -781 a
sy the committee, there is surplus land round the work of construction was incomplete, the directors na- Lambeth •• ....... - _ _
There i.s one more question which was referred toyonr train to ascertain the cause o!' our stoppage, when I 11,1 r. (Megan, Q.C., insisted on the right of the tra- too o 0 -
which, though not immediately available, cannot turally experienced great difficulty in organising a gcadN ew River Company - 21.103.
vereer to have this evidence admitted ; the battle was
en at lees than 15,0001. As this was considered in system of management. This difficulty is now removed ; committee, and that of the highest importance-the found that the,51.26 p.m. up train had run off the line at Southwark &Vauxhall 51. per cnt. 100 -0
0 - (30%
choice of new directors. They venture to submit to you the top of the descending brancli line to the Bricklayers' done its " The Queen v. Duffy." West Middlesex ••• • -5/. per cent. 61 0 0 7--
tement of the former report, it must not be over- while the experience of the last twelve months will be9o
I here, and it reduces the excess to 44,000/. very valuable in devising arrangements for the future. the names of Messrs. Samuel Beale, Alexander Constan- Arms. I found the engine. and some of the carriages The Court finally decided that this evidence could not
tine lonides, James Low, and David Ogilvy, asproposed had run on safely to the Bricklayers' Arms branch, and he received, Judge Crampton observing that there was
BRIDGES.
directors regret that any excess should have arisen Under the deed of settlement the directors are ern-
by the directors. that the remaining portion of the train had left the but one class of cases in which declarations could be re-
heir former statement, but it has occurred from powered to appoint a general manager, or managing Dividend 1 Amount
In conclusion, your committee desire to state that, metals, and had come in contact with the wells which ceived, and those were cases Of bankruptcy where the Name or Company. per I of Paid. Price.
is causes which must alwaYs more or less attend director, which the committee found was already con-
from their first meeting with their directors up to the divided the Bricklayer Arms branch and the Green- declarations were made at the precise moment that the
templated, and they have advised that it shall be done Annum. I Share.
ial settlement of contracts so large and so novel in
without delay, as they are convinced that no board -
conclusion of their labours, they have been met with wick line. I placed myself in communication with the act complained of was done.
character as those of the Crystal Palace, and exe- the greatest openness and desire to render assistance. guards, Bardin and Griffin, of the up-train, and aster- Mr. O'Hagan said that as he was taken by surprise by ta.d.X S. d.
of directors, however able and zealous, can, unless aidedlltingerf3rd.... • • .... - _
under such severe pressure for time, as well as They have also received from Sir Joseph Paxton, tanned that they had stopped' a Greenwich. up-train, and the rejection of this evidence, he should wish to consult - 12
by such an executive officer, satisfactorily manage the Southwark ..... ..... - 110 0 0 - -
other causes of a more special nature. Amongst
it may be mentioned that a heavy expense was details of an enterprise of such magnitude. Indeed it is Mr. Grove, Mr. Fasson, and other officers of the corn- had sent two passengers who were injured to London by his colleagues as to the course ho ought to take. Ditto New of 7% p.c. 1/. per cent. se 0 0 - -
Water 100.•........• •• - 100 0 0 -
not to be expected that a board, whose functions are de- Pany, every facility for their investigation ; and the uni- it, and also a message to the officer in charge of London- After a short interval the learned counsel for the tra--
vn on the company by the failure of the contractor Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. its. Bd. 60 0 0 - _
portion of the ornamental works, exterior
liberative rather than executive, should provide that unity versa) wish has been not to conceal anything, but to bridge that the casualty had occurred. The engine verser, who had left the court, returned, and
Vauxhall ............ 965. 70 10 3 -
Ditto .Nw ditto of 7/. 1/. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - -
largeyour committee in full possession of information and carriage which ran forward safely to the Brick- Mr. 0 'Hagan informed the Court that, under the cir•
DAin,piildenmiia. DOCKS.
Of conception, continuity of laborious application, and place
nterior-entailing fresh and expensive arrangements
Amountsre. 214
other parties to complete his unfinished contracts, promptness of decision and execution, which are essential upon every point. layers' Arms branch were sent immediately with two comstances, he should close his case. He was not pre-
with the alternative of abandoning altogether work to success. To secure the efficiency of a managing (Signed) A. C. lONIDES, other sufferers, and many of the passengers, to the Brick- pared for the objection ; and, as the moral vindication
Bich large sums had been paid. Additions were also director, your committee recommend that he should be HENRY J. SLACK, layers' Arms station. Two injured passengers had also of his client could not he achieved in the absence of this
red to the refreshment department, the want of required to reside near the Palace, and devote all his WILLIAM J. ETCHES, been conveyed to the switch box below (Beattie s), one testimony, he would offer no evidence. Name of Company. Fetid. Price.
i had not been felt during the first season, but which time to its service ; that his remuneration should be SAMUEL BEALE, of whom was seriously hurt. The name of the passenger The Attorney-General said that, as the Crown offered -- -
who was seriously wounded was Allen. He had both no evidence, his learned friend (the Solicitor-General)
ue absolutely necessary when the department went proportioned to the dividends paid on the original Crystal Palace, Syienbam, JAMES LOW. Xa.d.X s. d.
the hands of the company. On the whole, judging shares, and that he should not be a member of the board. Nov. 24, 1855. his legs fractured. The other passenger was bruised ap- would not exercise his undpubted right of replying. Commercial -,• •• .... 51. pr cent. Stock. Stock. -
East and West India., Si.
pr rent. Stock. - I 119K1
rystal Palace by other large undertakings, and taking The committee observe that the services of the directors -- parently, but not otherwise much hurt. I have heard B rron Green then proceeded to charge the jury, which East Coantry - - -
iceount the novelty of the enterprise, the want of pre- have hitherto been gratuitous, which they think is a very Since the adoption of the report by the committee, that a young man named Croom, of Blackheath, who occupied his lordship nearly three hours in its delivery. London .... - 994
its and the great speed at which the work had to be honourable feature, but they recommend that the direr- they have received, through their chairman, tho follow- was in the same carriage with Allen-a second-class one Alter a deliberation of about three-quarters of an hour Ditto 80nd5.... •• - - -
ited, the directors trust, that an excess of about tors should be paid, as is customary in other companies. ing letter from Messrs. Fuller and Price :- -was precipitated through the window end fell upon the jury re-entered court with a verdict of Acquittal. St. Katharine .• ..•• •• 4 per cent. Stock. - -
101. on contracts of upwards of 1,300,000/. will not Your committee !have carefully investigated the cur- "Sir,-We have perused the draft report, in which the ballast, but fortunately he sustained no injury. This announcement was received with the most vo- victoria
pt. o. n.. .... .. ...
... - 151. percent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
rded as extraordinary. rent expenditure of the company, and are of opinion that we very much regret we cannot concur. The essential Every precaution was taken by the guard to protect ciferous applause, which was taken up by the crowds
ga
will be seen from the report of the committee that under a good system of management a considerable feature of the reference to the committee was to the lines blocked, and the passengers also rendered as- assembled outside, who loudly cheered, and interspersed JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
nof 70,000/. is required to pay all the liabilities, and saving might be effected, and they have especially called decide whether the capital could be reduced by the issue sistanco in this respect. The greater number of the their exclamations of delight with repeated groans f„
Dividend Amount
the attention of the directors to the cost of the exhibi- of life tickets. The committee, however, have not agreed passengers were conducted down the line by me towards the Attorney-General and her Majesty's law officers.
y close the capital account. In the present state Nam© of Company. per of Paid Price
tors' department, in which they think there should be ato any plan for reducing the capital, and it would appear New-cross station, and meeting Mr. Barrett on the road, The prosecution againet the boy Hamilton will, of Annum. I Share.
a money market, the directors do not recommend that they are advised the Company have not any power i I gave them into 'his charge. The down-road was cleared course, be abandoned by the Crown. _
consolidation of offices and a reduction of expenditure,
aising of money to repay the advance of 63,500/.
the revenue account, and therefore it only becomes This branch of the company's business has not been in aby the issue of life tickets so to do ;if this be correct it bY about 9.15, tho up-road by about 9.30. I left the We understand that the jury was composed of five Australasia.... .. . . 120/. per cent), 10 od.
4 all ti.
92
satisfactory state, but your committee are glad to learn is to be lamented that the parliamentary notices given scene of the accident for Blackheath at 10 p.m. My spin- Protestants and seven Romeo Catholics, the foreman
. ILLNOonannti aidon.nrCi.
:hlaa:rf.weke's.l
t•
aomlitts
r'.
British North Am. er•i .... 1 61. per cent. i 50 0 0
,nary to deal with the sum of 70,000/., leaving it to 641
nsidered at the next general meeting of the share- that the directors are taking advantage of the close of for the ensuing session did not provide for this omission. ion is that the points were shut for the main line North being a member of the Established Church. Commercial of London,. iloLper cent.lloo 0 0 20 ';‘) 0 -
'l664ll....ppppee_errr cent.ecee:Lit liri
22055000
0000
0000 25 0 0 -
,rs, whether such an amount of capital shall be the Universal Exhibition in Paris, and are adopting ac-
F Conlon
ovinciai andsofioreilarn
di.. 180:.:
peeerr
ccee: cent. so Neither have the committee suggested any other mode Kent, and that consequently the train took the Brick- Celonlal•••• •• •• ...... 51. per cent..loo 0 0 25 0 0 1934
das may admit of the sum borrowed from revenue tive measures to secure for exhibition in the Crystal Pa• of reducing the capital. The gentlemen proposed as layer's Arms branch, but afterwards, when three or four 0
4168:
directors however high their respectability are all of the carriages with the engine had paseed through, Sporting Intelligence.
replace•l for the purposes of dividend. The di- lace Berne of the most irterestiug objects of art and in-
ledged against the policy we advocate, and on that the points were altered, which caused the train to break -eeeellepre
1 50
°O
CO
1 0 2205
00 no
5_...
20 8110
rs are of opinion that this amount of 70,000/. dusty which which have attracted so much attention in that P
Crystal ground are to
.us objectionable. We venture to state in two and run off the line, hence the disaster. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES AND STEEPLE- London Joint-stock .•• 121 per cent. 50 50 0 0 10 0 0 35
be raised by exercising the power already entrusted capital. Indeed the committee hope to see in the Cryl
Palace the gradual development of a permanent museum, that in our opinion the report should refer to the ar- The statement of the switchman Beattie, is, that the CHASES. Ditto, New.- ...• -8/ er cent. 10 0 0 all -
hem by the shareholders, and without any
showing the natural ant well as the artificial productions rangement entered into with Sir John Paxton as to light engines mentioned above, for which the points had We have received the following telegraphic dispatch Nat. Provincial •••
• 22 10 0 -
creation Of capital. Under the charterof Eng. 81. per eent.lloo 0 0 35 0 0 -
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deed of settlement, the company has the power to of every part of the world. the sale to him of a part of the Crystal Palace grounds, been set right for the Bricklayers' Arnie branch, was fol- from the clerk of the course :-. Date. New .... •• • • B'. per cent. \2O o 0 10 0 0
POSITION AND PROSPECTS OF THE COMPANY. which has not been communicated to the shareholders lowed by the 5.26 p.m. train so quickly that the engine " Wolverhampton, Sunday Night. Orientui Bank Corpora.
181. p. ctAbs. 25 0 0 all
.ie, one-third of its share capital of a million - v ie.,384
)00/. At the meeting of the 20th July, 1854, p,r- To suable the shareholders to appreciate the position netvvithstanding, the terms formed the subject of a reso- was on the points before they had been set for the "The weather here is very severe, the races are post- Union
Ao
fus t
trlaslt
A iraalia• .• • • 141 p.ct.&bs. 25 0 0 „
••• 301. per cent. 25 0 0 _
and prospects of the company, the committee submit tile lotion previously to the last general meeting. We re- North Kent line. Keowing what the consequeece would poned to Thureday and Friday next." 73%
Lon was given .. ' to 'lie directors to exercise that bor. Ditto .•.......,..,. ........ 311. per cent. - 210 0 -
ng power to the extent of 600,000/. Owing, ho,A. following facts and considerations : The number of yen- quest that you will he so good .as to have this letter be if they were altered after the engine had passed them, Union of L0nd0n...... 20'. per cent. 50 o o 10 0 0 304
tors of all classes, exclusive of season ticket holders, from Printed at the foot of your report, as showing* the rea- he held the lever as tightly as possible, so as to pass the Union of Madrid ... • • - 40 0 0 all
, to the state of pulAic affeire and to other eausee, HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
the o enin on the 10th June 1854 sons why we decline to sign the same.-We are, sir, whole train on to the Bricklayers' Arms branch ; but
is found impossible to ranee that amount on de ben- - CANALS.
a ; and at the meeting of the 81th of February, rose- 1855, was 1,322,008 ; and from the aspect of the returns your obedient servants, (Signed) FRANCIS FULLER. unfortunately the passage of the eight-wheeled saloon tion :-
us were passed authorieing the conversion of a for the n,urnbtr for the current year to the 30th June, 1856, DAVID PRICE. carriage through the points jerked the lever out of his Fox HOUNDS. Dividend
of the debenture capital into a 7 per cent, prefer- which will contain three weeks less in the height of the "A. C. lonides, Esq., Chairman of the Committee hand and occasioned the accident. Names of Dividend Names of i 1
Bedale-Wednesday, Wood End ; Friday Thorp Per- companies. ta r Price
. ,
season than Per Companies. Companies. t; Per Price.
A.nnum. e•
stock, leaving a balance of 164,225/. to be raised the previous year, may be estimated as about of the Crystal Palace Company." Mr. Allen had his remaining leg amputated on Satur- row-at half-past 10. Ire Annum. i cr,
,hnures. Of tbis eune about 90000/. has been 1,200,000/. Twelve hundred thousand visitors of all day morning. Mr. Le Gros Clark saw him at an early coi.yer,,,, , I---:-
..........-. Mr.-To-morrow, Hartley Church, Satter-
,ii
up, leaving a balance of 74,2251. still to be raised, classes return, as nearly as possible, 63,0001. If to this - __. . hour, and explained that his life must inevitably be sa- day, the Cock Inn, Halsted-at half-past 10. A shtn &Oldh 98 71. p. ct. 145 Macclesfield 100 21 10,. 51%
sum of 65,000/. renmains due on the original pur. he added 23,500/. realised by the sale of season tickets, crificed if he retained the limb, and, after some hesita- Dacre's,L dWd d Hatfield• Neath • '
or - e nes ay, Woodside ; Fri- Barnsley.... 160 - - - - •• 100 161. -
eof land, under an arrangement by which the emu- we shall have the sum of 86,5001., which will represent THE ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH- .ICE'IVT tion he consented toundergo the which
operation, • h wan day, Broadwater-at half-past 10. Ilrknk&Abrg 150 4/. - Oxford.. •• • • 100 - -
y has the option of continuing it as a loan, at 4 per the annual force of attraction exerted by the palace on RAILWAY. perf'ormed while he was under the influence of chloro- Holderness-To-morrow Barnton New Inn , Thurs- Birmingham 1 401 4/. 90 Peak Forest. 78 51. Os. 76
. interest till 1858. It has been hitherto proposed the public, even under all the disadvantages of the un- •- form, and there are now some hopes that his life may day,
Brandesburton ; Friday,• Beywell-at a quarter Coventry...• ,100, 257. - Regent's• •.. 301 1/ 14%
Derby ••• - ;100 61. 15s. 81 Rochdale.... 88, 11. 10s. 76
rovide for the payment of this sum Int a reserve of finished state of the works, the want of any defined plan Wepublished Saturday briefaccountof •
on a an ace'• be saved. Mr. Priest, of Brixton, is stated to be in a to 11. Elesmre&Chs' 69 2y, p.ct. - ISomrset Coal 1401 - -
litotes, part of the 164,225/, but if it be treaten a. of managemeet, and, above all, very imperfect .rneans of dent which happened on this line on the previous even precarious condition, but the other passengers injured Monmouthshire-Thursday, d urs ay, Hendee-at half-past 11. GrandJunetn' 100 3i pr.ct. 37 I Do. Lk FdSt 12 - -
• Do., 6 pr.Ct.' 10 61. pr. ct. 11% ;Ultra &Wore 281. 410
in, to be repaid at a definite future day, it will not access. The Id. Per head Payable by Messrs. Staples, ing, and regret to report that subsequent inquiries have are, were are happy to say, recovering. Oxfordsh're, South (Mr. J. S. Phillips's) ; Thursday,l4o
the lessees Grand Surrey 1001 41. - Shrewsbury.. 125 - -
ecessary to consider it at present. of the refreshment department, gives about proved that the accident was of a far more serious cha- Shotever -at 11. Grand Union 100' 11.0 s. - Stoarbridge.. ,45 127. 290
was agreed at the last meeting, that in future the 5,2001., and the rental for space will be about 5,0001., ratter than was at first imagined. Although, fortu- Seale s, Sir Henry-To-morrow, Deptford Green • Kennt & Avn' 39 6a. Od. 6%leeeern and ' 1
2 . 28
ants of the company should be made up to time 30th and miscellaneous revenue about 3,000/. The reve- nately, no life ha, been lost, it is stated that no less than THE BIBLE-BURNING CASF. Friday, Milcornbe Bridge-at half past 10. ' Lancaster .. 100 -- l' Wye Rail.) 26i
pill instead of the 30th of June, and in the menu- nue of the company from all sources thus appears to 28 persons were injured, some of them seriously, and ea- Southampton's, Lord-Wedneeday, Winslovv ; Fri- Leicester
Leeds &Livrp 100 251. 470 JWarivick &1 ( ~,
-.•• 100, 5/. 49%; Birming. 3 100 i ee 25
the directors have made arrangements to meet the be about 100,0001. On the other hand, the future annual Mr. Allen so much se that it has been necessary to am- COMMISSION COURT, DUBLIN. day, Ashwell Mill ; Saturday-Fuzzes Field-at 11. Leicstr &Nth 831 - -' 'Warwick & 1 i 21. 10
sing engagetnents of the company between this and expenditure is estimated as follows :-Interest on deben- puta,te both his legs in order to save his life. The prosecution at the suit of the Crown for Bible. Trelawny's, Mr.-To-morrow, -Buller's Arms, Dean ; Loughtmrogh 142: 70/. 550 Napton.. llOOl
Momnouthsh 100 - - ;Worcstr &/ I
next meeting (including the half-year's interest on tures, &c., 7,500/.; on preference sharee, 10,500/- ; ex- On SaturdaY an inquirY into the cause of thie disas- burning et Kingstown was resumed on Friday, when the Saturday, Shaugh Bridge-at half-past 10. 78 21. 21
Nlntemerysh 100 - - I Binning. I
mturee and the dividend on Preference shares), and fences of staff, general management, maintenance m.f irons accident was instituted by the Rev. VladimirPecherine,of the t
management, as- one o-morrow, Lobster House ; Melin3fwbry 1001 - - IWllls & Brks -10 s. Od. -
hat time they hope the gardens and ; painting, re- '
state of the money market - Wednesday, Gaily Gap ; Saturday, Birdsall House-at
....-1..-., ..r ..e_ ^7.4 eons 1,..1.-..,... .st .1.1-,...,4-,,...., t,..;.„. newels and repairs. 10.000/.:-say 73.0001. in all. leaving traffic sunerintendent of the line_ cited the deepest interest. Before 10 o'clock many per- half-past 10. - INSURANCE COMPANIES.
.

aid. ellen,fli.ci.l:.t.i,r:ef:e:re..n: -st.
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a. ,he lie. - a • ~,J .. r c i4JVCII,4IIICU ‘1111.1., 1U 11.1.11./ilavii ov 111... V 0....••• .
Report of the directors to the proprietors t t 2' of 63,500/. already borrowed from revenue, a further exceedinglW well, and your committee, lm,k,ing to •th-S, bro.kei; carriages. I then returned and assisted in extri- I perhaps it might have beon better if he had not directed
T.: -_...„_____Espoiffiyc.siaNlDLa
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING. 1
traordinary General Meeting, on Friday, Dec. 14, 1855 : sum of 70,000/. will be required, and will suffice te Pay financial state of the company, deprecate duumus exPern eating the passengers from the disabled train. Upon ' any public burning of them ; but there was not any eel-
all ascertained and estimated liabilities up to March next, ments with a well-ascertai"ed means of Profit. If the looking to see what bad occasioned tho accident I found derce to show that he was cognisant of the presence,
The present meeting has been called to receive the re-
and finally close the capital accopnt. The shareholders change were made, there would not only be the risk of that the train ha.d broken in two, the first part, consiet- among the many books that were consumed, of the Bible LONDON, TUESDA.Y, DEC. 7, 1855. F.
port of the committee appointed by the priciprieto,.rs at
are aware that a sum of 33,000/. P
remains to be ex ended lessenmg the profit ef Saturdays, but also of some other ing of three carriages and the engine, having MU down and Testament-the only Bible and Testament that had 1
(1 undiefr the superin.
the meeting of the 9th of Augu,satrleasht. Tsha,hrepor. a.nd
upon the Dulwich Wood estate under covenants of lease. day which now pays well and which might be unfavour- the !Bricklayers' Arms branch in safety, and the re- been distinctly referred to. He was for a few minutes a GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
the statement of accounts, pre,
The necessity for taking this estate arose out of the im- ably affected bY it. In concluding this subject, while 'staining portion of the train having come in contact not very close witness of the burning, and all the frag• -
Dividend 1 Amount _
tendence of the committee, are now be ore the share.
ks ot the directors will be con• gt e mass o wi e 'vision
porta,nce of avoiding claims for compensation, and of your committee are most desirous of seein h f 'tie th d• • • wall. Three of the carriages in the ments in the world proved nothing against him, when it Name of Company. per I of Paid. Price.
holders, and the remar. . .
securing the application of the land to purposes strictly the People attracted the 'Palace, they regard season- last half of the traln-namely, the third and two small was considered that great opp irtuuities existed for other Annum. I Share.
fined to one or two points arising therefrom.
compatible with !the interests of the company.. This ticket holders as a class which should receive every in- secends-were left on the road, but the others were persons to have thrown Bibles into the heap, - -
In the report adopted by the meeting on the 9th of 4 s. d. X s. d. '
stated that the amount ex ended to matter was fully explained to the shareholders in the ducement to multiply, because a large, influential, and knock.ed off and considerably damaged. I put two of It being 6 o'clock when Mr. O'Hagan sat down, the
British • • •• • • •• •• • • •• - - -•-• (
August, report which they adopted on the Bth Feb., 1855. Your intelligent body of persons subscribing regularly, and the injured passengers, one of whom appeared to be a , Court adjourned to 11 o'clock the following morning.
Ditto Frovincia.l•• •• V. 20 0 0 20 0 0 23
the 30thitofwajune hdad been 1,2.31,0001., pand that
committee believe that after the West-end railway is considering themselves as members of the Crystal Palace, , Frenchman, who complained that his leg was hurt, and 1 On Saturday, unon the sitting of the court, the „. Brighton ••••.. •• • • -5/. 20 0020 0 0 15
the remaining expen tture was estimated at 45,000/.,
opened_which is expected to take place in the course of regarded as a permanent institution, will offer great ad- the other an elderly gentleman, who complained of his arnination of witnesses for the defence was proceeded City of London ...... 41. 08, 100 0 0 IA e e -
while in addition there remained the sum of 65,0001. side and hip, into the Greenwich up train, and I then with. Continental (4th Cap.) . - 50 0029 0 0 - i
unpaid on the original purchase of land, and an next year-the Dulwich Wood estate, which consists of vantages to the future management of the company.
67 acres of buildin land, will present such advantages Mr. Sotheby has suggested a ninth director, but in went down to Deptford to Procure some brandy for the Mr. James Coffey examined by Sir C. O'woghi„-I Equitable ••• •• ..•• •• 2/. 10s. 60 0 0 all 33)4
Great Central .. -.• • 8/ per cent. 10 0 0 all 11% -
expenditure on Dulwich Wood of 29,0001., which
s a site for buildingg that there will be no difficulty in the °pinion of your comnsittee much greater advantage sufferers ; and when I retnrned I assisted in getting the am a magistrate, and live in Kingstown. lam a Roman Imperial ............ tot & bonus. 50 0 0 all - '
last-named sum had by the consent of the shareholders
41 21e.r1cOcen.4.
e::e 6/. pes-rl.cent. , 254500 (10
000 -
afinding persons to make all the erections required, upon will result from a general manager than from an increase carriages on till the nails were nearly clear. It was Catholic, and attended several of the tra,verser's sermons,
been uniformly treated as a separate account. Thus the t Lopticolo.,ni., . •• -
rms that will advantageously relieve the company from iu the board. Mr. Sotheby hes also proposed that on about 9 o'clock when I left in a Pilot engine for London, I did not hear the sermons as to immoral publications,
whole costs of the works appeared at that time likely to „ „ a„,, -
aen ileums d bbl• ld l fit Th ti. t• tf th d• t l t ho ld b and brought with me the property belonging to the pas. The wttorney.Generai objected to this evidence as to Peceeix .•• ........., 41. per cent. !600 0 52 '4l 0 -
y, an pro a y yie an annua pro . e le re iremen o ree irec ors, on y wo s u e .
be 1,370,0001,, or, after taking into account the money
Dulwich Wood estate is rented from Mr. Wythes, and re-eligible ; but although great benefit may occasionally sengers, which I deposited in the lost property-office at the nature of the sermons preached by the traverser. Rateoliff ...,:er.rca.h1.a..r..t.,...r17e..d.r191Th thsel. 4.-
I 5500 g
1,10 01:0) I 6
alol 0 16
due from Mr. Wythes, and the value of surplus land-
the balance of 14,500/. due from him, and put down as result from the introduction of new directors, the com- London-bridge. MY opinion as to the cause of the ac• Sir C. O'Loghlen submitted that they could only Klseisted,aiGilset, _
(33,000/. in 311)-1,332,000/. Since the date of that
an asset not immediately realisable, remains in his hands mittee forbear from recommending that any restriction eident is, that it occurred from the point, being. held prove intent by the nature of the sermons of the Rev. "'Ditto, New ........ - .50 0 0 10 ',: 0 -10
statement, all contracts then open, with the exception of
agreement-.whic.h was explained_,to the shdrehf elders should be Placed upon the free choice of the shareholders. wrong for the train and then changed before it was clear Mr. Pecherine. They would not prove subsequent de- -
that for the water towers, have been closed, the works .by
in the report already referred to, 'as security or the They see no objection to carrying out Mr. Sotheby's of them. elarations made in sermons, but merely the substance of WATER-WORKS.
! Dlyir, Amootunt .
have been nearly completed, and the liabilities in cense-
Name of Company.
erformance of the covereants to Dulwich College for Proposal that the deed of settlesuent and charter of the Mr. Chapman, station-master at Blackheath, deposed, the sermons preached as to the books to be brought to
quence ascertained. And it appears from the statement
Which, as original lessee, he continued liable." ' company should be printed and sold for 6d. a copy, pro- -I was passenger frorn London to Blackheath by the 6 the traverser. They wanted to show what booke he Paid. Price.
of the committee that the ultimate expenditure on the
vided the general body of the shareholders expressed o'clock train on Friday evening, 7th Dec. On arriving asked his congregation for. Annum. Share.
FUTURE REGULATION AND MANAGEMENT.
whole of the undertaking, after realising certain assets,
wo .
V. ur committee hahe given much consideration to this such a.desire ; but your committee disapprove of the near tho Surrey Canal Junction, where the North Kent Judge Crampton stated that the evidence was inad-
KNeei:vtß..h..:er..o.ffi..p.z.... 4'2.lp.eiroscn. t. 1100 s.() dc: X
_s. d.
will amount to 1,391,5081., being an excess of 59,0001.
subject and the believe that the future success of the Proposition to print periodically lists of shareholders, diverges from the Greenwich line, we were stopped by missible, and thet if it were admitted it would enable East London -
over the estimate given in the former report. It should, , . y .
which would not only entail considerable trouble and ex- signal just behind a Greenwich down train, which had parties to make evidence beforehand to screen them- Grand Junction -- •• 4'. per cnt. 50 0 0 all -
however, be borne in mind, that besides the assets no. company is entirely contingent upon it.
.While the
likewise been stopped. I immediately got Out of the selves from the responsibility of their illegal acts. 7814
pense, but be liable to other serious objections. Lambeth • ....... - _ _
tieed by the committee, there is surplus land round the work of conshruction was incomple.te, the directors na- too o o - -
There Ls one more question which WaS referred toyonr train to aecertain the cause of our stoppage, when I 11,1 r. (Megan, Q.C., insisted on the right of the tra-
park, which, though not immediately available, cannot turally experienced great difficulty in organising a gead
Wtee and that of the highest importance--the found that the 5.26 p.m. up train had run OW the line nt vereer to have this evidence admitted ; the hatllo was ---
comnai , Southwark &Vauxhall 51. per cnt. 100 -0
0 ----- 8934
be taken at lose than 15,000/. As this was considered in system of management. This difficulty is nOW removed • west Middlesex •• -
choice of new directors. They venture to submit to you the top of the descending branch line to the Bricklayers' done in " The Queen v. Duffy." 90
the statement of the former report, it must not be over- while the experience of the last twelve months will be
the names of Messrs. Samuel Beale, Alexander Constan- Arms. I found the engine and some of the carriages The Court finally decided that this evidence could not
looked here, and it reduces the excess to 44,000/. very valuable in devising arrangements fzr the future. BRIDGES.
tine lonides, James Low, and David Ogilvy, asproposed had run on safely to the Bricklayers' Arms branch, and he received, Judge Crampton observing that there watt
The directors regret that atlY excess should have arisen Under the deed. of settlement the dir tors are etn•
that the remaining portion of the train had left the but one class of cases in which declarations could be re-
owered to appoint a eneral mana er or manaoing by the directors. Dividend 1 Amount
over their former statement, but it has occurred from p
hich the g ee foundgw.a's already 'con-
herVaetvis In conclusion, your committee desire to state that, metals, and had come in ?mitact with the walls which ea ived, and those were cases of bankruptcy where the Name of Company. per I of Paid. Price.
various causes which must always more or less attend direction
from their first meeting with their directors up to the divided the Bricklayers' Arms branch and the Green- declarations were made at the precise moment that the Annum. Share.
the final settlement of contracts so large and so novel in tel'P
at
d'. a a " .
te:ellend they ed that it shall be done
y, as they are convinced that no board conclusion of their labours! they have been met with wich line. I placed myself in communication with the act complained of was done. X 8. . X s. d.
their character as those of the Crystal Palace, and exe- withcnoint s
however a,l3sle and zedlips, can, unless aidge the greatest opennesa and desire to render assistance. guards, Bardin and Griffin, of the up-train, and ascer- Mr. O'llagan said that as he Was taken by surprise by lltingerford _ _
of dir h or - 12
cuted under such severe pressure for time, as well as
by she an' executive fficer, eats actortly manage . . Thheydhave also received from Sir Joseph Paxton, tained that they had stopped a Greenwich up-train, and the rejection of this evidence, he should wish to consult Southwark ..... - 110 0 0 - -
from other causes of a more special nature. Arnonget Mr. Grove, Mr. Fasson, and other officers of the corn- had sent two passengers who were injured to London by his colleagues as to the course ho ought to tako. Ditto NeW of 734 p.c. 1/. per cent. 50 0 0 - -
details of an enterprise of such magnitude. Indeed it Is Water 100.•........• • • - 100 0 0 -
these it may be mentioned that a heavy expense wae -
pany, every facility for their investigation ; and the uni- it, and also a message to the officer in charge of London- After a ehort interval the learned counsel for the tra-
not to be expected that a board h f etiona are de- Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - -
thrown on the company by the failure of the contractor
liberative rather than eiheeutive,'slvizo;lsdep;i:vid.e th.at unity versal wish has been not to conceal anything, but to bridge that the casualty had occurred, The engine verser, who had left the court, returned, and Ditto .Nw ditto of 7/. 1/. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 -
Vauxhall ............ 965. 70 10 a - -
for a large portion of the ornamental works, exterior your com.mittee in full possession of information and carriage which ran forward safely to the Brick- Mr. 0 'Hagan informed the Court that, under the cite stm
of conception, continuity of laborious application, and Place
and interior-entailing fresh and expensive arrangements layers' Arms branch were sent immediately with two cumstances, he should close his case. He was not pre-
promptness of decision and execution, which are essential
s other arties to cora lete his unfinished contracts, upon every point. DOCKS.
to success. To secure the efficiency of a managing (Signed) A. C. lONIDES, other sufferers, a,nd many of the passengers, to the Brick- pared for the objection ; and, as the moral vindication
:It:tc11 with the alternative C.3f• abandoning altogether work
HENRI' J. SLACK, layers' Arms station. Two injured passengers had also of his client could not be achieved in the absence of this Dividend Amount
for which large sums had been paid. Additions were also director, your committee recommend that he should be Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
been conveyed to the switch-box below (Beattie's), one testimony, he would offer no evidence.
required to the refreshment department, the want of required to reside near the Palace, and devote all his WILLIAM J. ETCHES, Annum. Share.
which had not been felt during the firstseason, but which time to its service ; that his remuneration should be _ , ..., , SAMUEL BEALE, of whom was seriously hurt. The name of the passenger The Attorney-General said that, as the Crown offered --- - -
who was seriously wounded was Allen. He had both no evidence, his learned friend (the Solicitor-General) X a. d. Z e. d. I
etit proportioned to the dividends paid on the original Crystal ralace, STienhatn, JAMES Low.
became absolutely necessary when the department w N 24 1855 his legs fractured. The other passenger was bruised ap- would not exercise hie undpubted right of replying. Commercial -,• •• .... 51. pr cent. Stock. Stock. -
out of the hands of the company. On the whole, judging shares, and that he should not be a member of the board. ov. , . East and West India.. 61. pr cent. Stock. - 119K1
the Crystal Palace by other large undertakings, and taking The committee observe that the services of the directors ---- parently, but not otherwise much hurt. I have heard Beron Green then proceeded to charge the jury, which East Coantry - -I -
Since the adoption of the report by the committee, that a young man named Croons, of Blackheath, who occupied his lordshin nearlY three hours in its delivery. 4,oneou .... - ! 994
into account the novelty of the enterprise, the want of pre- have hitherto been gratuitous, which they think is a very Ditto 80nd5.... •• - - -
cedents and the great speed at which the work had to be honourable feature, but they recommend that the direc. they. have received, throuoh their chairman, tho follow- was in the same carriage with Allen-a second-class 000 Atter a deliberation of about three-quarters of an hour
St. Katharine .• ..•• .• 4 per cent. Stock. . - -
-was precipitated through the window and fell upon the jury re-entered court with a verdict of Acquittal.
tors should be paid, as is customary in other companies. outhrunpton
executed, the directors trust, that an excess of about g 1 tter from Messrs. Fuller and Price :-
In
"Se ir We have p used the draft reaort, in which the ballast, but fortunately he sustained no injury. This announcement was received with the most vo- victoria ..• I 5/. pepr cent.. 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
C 6,00/. on contracts of upwards of 1,300,000/. will not Your committee !have carefully investigated the cur-
-1 much re ret ewre cannot concur. The essential Every Precaution was taken by the guard to protect ciferous applause, which was taken up by the crowds -
be regarded as extraordinary. rent expenditure of the company, and are of opinion that
fweeatvuerrey of the rgeference to the committee was to the lines blocked, and the passengers also rendered as- assembled outeide, who loudly cheered, and interspersed
It will be seen from the report of the committee that under a good system of management a considerable
decide whether the capital could be reduced by the issue sistance in this respect. The greater number of the their exclamations of delight with repeated groans f„ I
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a Sum of 70,000/. is required to pay all the liabilities, and saving might be effected, and they have especially called Dividend Amount
tohresattention of the directora to the cost of the exhibi- of life tickets. The committee, however, have not agreed passengers were conducted down the line by me towards the Attorney-General and her Majesty's law officers. Name of Company. per of Paid Price.
finally close the capital account. In the present state to any plan for reducing the capital, and it wonld appear New-cross station, and meeting Mr. Barrett on the road, The prosecution against the boy Hamilton will, of Annum. Share.
of the money market, the directors do not recommend t . department, in which they think there should be a _ -
hhonsolidation of offices and a reduction of expenditure. that they are advised the company have not any power I gave them into 'his charge. The down-road was cleared course, be abandoned by the Crown.
1 I X s. d. X s. d.
the raising of money to repay the advance of 63,500/. - t• by he iesue of life tickets so to do ;if this be correct it by about 9.15, the up-road by about 9.30. I left the We understand that the jurY was cons Posed of five enstratana.... ...... 120/. per cent:, 40 0 0 au 92
lima branch of the company's business has not been in a ,
from the revenue account, and therefore it only becornee is to be lam.ented that the parliamentary notices given scene of the accident for Blackheath at 10 P.m. My Opin• Protestants and seven Roman Catholics, the foreman
critr, oroon iiDnnt
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15000 00
00 643.1
I satisfactory state, but your committee are glad to learn
necessary to deal with the sum of 70,000/., leaving it to for the ensuing session did not provide for this omission. ion is that the points were shut for the main line North being a member of the Established Church. 20 'o' 0 -
be considered at the next general meeting of the share. tnat the directors are taking advantage of the close of
Neither have the committee suggested any other mode Kent, and that consequently the train took the Brick- C010nia1............ _ I 51. per cent.,loo 0 0 25 0 0 1934
holders, whether such an amount ef capital shall be he Universal Exhibition in Paris and are adopting ac-
. LNoant di
oorni a iit
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fi n
It
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dk.......
lonian. .......... ' 6/. per cent. 125 0 0 25 0 0 -
raised ae may admit of the sum borrowed from revenue t,' measures to secure fo
.• • ''
. •
ttve r exhibition in the rysta a-
at, iea of reducing the capital. The gentlemen proposed as layer's Arms branch, but afterwards, when three or four
directors, however high their respectability, are all of the carriages with the engine had passed through, Sporting Intelligence. London and County - 10'. per cent.l 50 0 0 20 0 0 - ,
1 .5(510g Og 000
2:025 1.: Og 35_
being replaced for the purposes of dividend. The di- !ace Benne of the most interesting objects of art and in-
n that pledged against the policy we advocate, and on that the points were altered, which caused the train to break --•-••,--,owoe..--..e 20 11100 0 4118: '
'rectors are of opinion that this amount uf 70,000/. lustry, whihh have attrached so much attention i
tai ground are to us objectionable. We venture to state in two and run off the line, hence the disaster. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES AND STEEPLE. Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 25 0 0 53
can be raised by exeecisinte the power already entrusted n I. Inueed the committee hope to see in the Cryi,
that in our opinion the report should refer to the ar- The statement of the switchman Beattie, is, that tbe CHASES.
'181;,.;1.: p.:ceeetrrr.
&cc:1:n" tt.t : ,I''
to them by the, sharholders, and without any Pe.artl:l.ttr.; thei gra,dual development of a permanent museum,
rangement entered into with Sir John Paxton as to light engines mentioned above, for which the points had we have received the following telegraphic dispatch Nat. Provinel 1f E " 'I ' 0 -
fresh creation of' capital. Under the char,„. snowing tle natural aeoaried: as the artificial productious
the sale to him of a part of the Crystal Palace grounds, been set right for the Bricklayers' Arms branch, was fol- from the clerk of the course :- Date. New .... •• •• 13'. per cent. \2O 0 0 10 0 0 -
of every part of the w ld
and deed of settlement, the company has the power to 0.
Torniletonhnt
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:
POSITION AND PROSPECTS OF THE COMPANY. which has not been communicated to the shareholders lowed by the 5.26 p.m. train so quickly that the engine " Wolverhampton, Sunday Night. 25 0 0 all 384
barrow. one-Viral of its share capital of a million-viz.,
To eiiable the shareholders to appreciate the position netvvithstanding, the term formed the subject of a reso- was on the points before they had been set for the " The weather here is very severe, the races are post- lola. •••• t cent. 25 0 0 ”
333,000/. At the meeting, of the 20th July, 1854, ptr- 7334
I • fth n - the co •tt b •
are prospects o e compa y, mmi ee su mit tile
1 lotion previously to the last general meeting. We re- North Kent line. Knowing what the consequence would poned to Thursday and Friday next," Ditto ...... ........ 311. per cent. - 2 iis 0 -
mission was given te s 1 e ~ .
'1 e dir Vors to exercise that bor.
following facts and censiderations : The number of visi- quest that you will he so good •as to have this letter be if they were altered after the engine had passed them, Union of London ..... 20'. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 304
rowing power to the extent of 600,000/. Owina hoe,- Union of Madrid ... •• , - 40 0 0 all
ors i a cas ~ e
L"' t ( f ll l see xclusive of ' s tk t 1 ld - f P
sea on- lc e to els, rom tinted at the foot of your report, as showing the rea- he held the lever as tightly as possible, so as to pass the HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. - -
ever, to the state of put, e e
I lic aff ir arid to other causes •
i ' the opening on the 10th June, 1854, to the 30th June sons why we decline to sign the same.-We are, sir, whole train on to the Bricklayers' Arms branch ; but Additional fixtures received since our last publica- CANALS.
it wee found impossible to raiee that arnouut on ceben- ,s _ _
~ _
tures ; and at the meeting o i ~
• ftl e Bth ot February, reso- s's 1 39.) 013 • df • h ' bd• t t (S od) FRANCIS FULLER. unfortunately the passage of the eight-wheeled saloon
05, was , ~.., 1 ,an rein t e aspect of the returns your o e ten servan s, spne tion :-
the nurnlatr for the current year to the 30th June 18'6 DAVID PRICE. carriage through the points jerked the lever out of his Fox HOUNDS. Dividend
Names of : 0., Dividend eri Names of Zi
ltrions were passed authorieing the conversion of a pot- , .
,_
._ .
•• ' ' ' "A. c 1 'd t.
' ' • l'to a 7 per cent. prefer- 1
tion of the debenture capita in w ilea will contain three weeks less in the hei,glit of the -• • on: es, Esq., Chairman of the Catmnittee hand and occasioned the acciden Bedale-Wednesday, Wood End ; Friday, Thorp Per- companies.l d 1 per ' '
, ce Companies. t; per Price
season than of the Crystal Palace Company." Mr. Allen had his remaining leg amputated on Satur- la, 'Annum I w Annum. •
since stock, lea,ving a. balance of 164,225/. to be raised the previous year, may be estimated as about row-at half-past 10. i____l ', cr,
on debentures. Of this sum about 90,000/. has been 1,200,000/. Twelve hundred thousand visitors of all day morning. Mr. Le Gros Clark saw him at an early colver'e, Mr.-To•morrow, Hartley Church, Satur- 'l
X I .£1 -
.........--,......
taken up, leaving a balance of 74,225/. still to be raised, classes return, as nearly as possible, 63,0001. If to this n _ _.. . _ hour, and explained that his life must inevitably be sa- day, the Cock Inn, Halsted-at half-past 10. A shtn &Oldh' 98 71. p. et. 145 Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. 51%
The sum of 65,0001. reniains due on the original per- he added 23,500/. realised by the sale of season tickets, . e crificed if he retained the limb, and, after some hesita- Deere's, Lord-Wednesday, Hatfield Woodside ; Fri- Barnsley.... 160 - - Neath ...... 100 161. -
THE ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH KENT tion he consented to undergo the operation, which wes d IlrknkecAhrg 150, 41. , - Oxford.. •• .. )00 - -
chew) of land, under an arrangement by which the emit- we shall have the sum of 86,5001., which will represent • ay, Broadwater-at half-past 10.
pa,ny has tho option of continuing it as a loan, at 4 per the annual force of attraction exerted by tho palace on RAILWAY. perf'ormed while he was under the influence of chloro- lam 40' 4/. ! 90 Peak Forest 78 51 Os 76
Holderness-To-morrow Barnton New Inn ; Thurs. Birmingi I 1001 • • •
Coventry...• , , 2.57. - Regent's• •.. 301 1/ 1436
cent. interest till 1358. It has been hithertu proposed the public, even under all the disadvantages of the un- •- form, and there are now some hopes that his life may dam
y Brandesburton ; Friday, Beywell-at a quarter Derby • •... !lee' 61. 15s. 81 Rochdale.... ee! 11. 10s. 76
be saved. Mr. Priest, of Brixton, is stated to be in a to 11. Ellemre&Chs! 69 2y, p. ct. - Soinrset Coal 1401 - -
to provide for the payment ot this sum int a reserve of finished state of the works, the want of any defined plan We published on Satnrday a brief account of an :loci-
precarious condition, but the other passengera injured GrandJunetn'loo 3i pr. ct. 37 Do. Lk FdSt 12 - 7
debentures, part of the 164,225/., but if it be treated as of managemeqt, and, above all, very imperfect ,rneans of dont which happened on this line on the previous even- Monmouthshire-Thursday, Hendre-at half-past 11.
a loan, to be repaid at a definite future day, it will not access. The ld. per head payable by Messrs. Staples, Mg, and regret to report that subsequent inquiries have r h t recovering.
are, were a e appy o say, Oxford,h're, South (Mr. J. S. Phillips's) ; Thursday, araiSa
!Do. 6 pr. Ct., 10 61. pr. ct. 1134 ;Infra &Wore 140 281. 410
Surrey 100, 41. I - Shroweb -
urY.- 125 -
be necessary to consider it at present. the lessees of the refreshment department, gives about proved that the accident n-as of a far more serious cha- Shotever -at 11. I
Grand Union 100, 11.0 s. - Stoarbridge.. ,45 127. 290
It was aoreed at the last meeting, that in future the 5,200/., and the rental for space will be about 5,000/., racter than was at first imagined. Although, fortu- THE BIBLE-BURNING CASE'. Seale's, Sir Henry-To-morrow, Deptford Green ; Kennt & Avn' 39' 6e. Od. 6%;Fevern ana a
Lancaster .. 100 - - I Wye Rail.
.5 261 2/. 28
accounts ot the company should be made up to the 30th and miscellaneous revenue about 3,000/. The reve- nately, no life has been lost, it is stated that no less than Friday, Milcornbe Bridge-at half-past 10. Leeds &Livrp 100 251. 470 JAVarivick & 1 c
e 2l. 25
of April instead of the 2,oth of June, and in the mean- nue of the company from all sources thus appeare to 28 persons were injured, some of them seriously, and Southampton's, Lord-Wednesday, Winslow ; Fri- Leicester.... 100, 5/. 4914' Birming. 5 1001
time the directors have made arrangements to meet the be about 100,000/. On the other hand, the future warned Mr. Allen so much se that it has been necessary to am- COMMISSION COURT, DUBLIN. day, Ashwell Mill ; Saturday-Fuzzen Field-at 11. I
Leicstr &Nth 831 - - Warwick & i i 21. 10
pressing engagements of the company between this veal expenditure is estimated as follows :-Interest on deben- puta.te both his legs in order to save his life. The prosecution at the suit of tho Crown for Bible. Trelawny's, Mr.-To-morrow, Roller's Arms, Dean ; Loughts.rogh 142: 701. 550 Napton.. 11001
Moinnouthsh 100 - - ;Worestr &I I !
781 21. 21
the next meeting (including the halayear's interest on tures, itc., 7,500/.; on preference shares, 10,500/- ; ex- On SaturdaY a" inquirY into the cause of thie disas- burning at Kingstown was resumed on Friday, when the Saturday, Shaugh Bridge-at half-past 10. Nlntgmerysh 100! - - I Binning. I
debentures and the dividend on Preference shares), arid penses of staff, general management, maintenance af -To-morrow Lobster House • Meltnllwbr
trous accident was institnted by the management, as. Rev. Vladimir Pecherine, one of the traversers, was Willoughby's, Mr. , , , y ,
too' - - IWilts & Brks -, 10s. Od. -
by that time they hope the state uf the money market gardens and park, music, Sec., 45,000/. ; painting, re- listed by Mr. Smiles, the secretary, and Mr. Brown, the put upon trial on a separate indictment. The case ex- Wednesday, Gaily Gap ; Saturday, Birdsall House-at
may admit of the 74,0001. balance of debentures being newals and repairs, 10,000/.;-say 73,000/. in all, leaving traffic superintendent of the line. cited the deepest interest. Before 10 o'clock many per- half-past 10. INSURANCE COMPANIES.
placed on favourable terms, by means of which all the a balance of 27,000/. te pay interest on such new William Heron having been called lt_l2 stating that he sons had gained access to the court, and very speedily HARRIEIth. Dividend Amount
&lets ot the company would be di charged, and the capital as may he required, and go towards a dividend bad been in the service of the South-Eastern Railway after the opening of the doors it was thronged with spec. Brooksend-Wednesday, Walston() Church ; Friday, Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Sepital account closed. on the original stock. The present earnings ot the company eight years as an engine-driver and had been tators. The front seats and one of the galleries were North Down-at half-past 10. Annum. Share.
_____
Every effort has been made to keep down the current company are the profits realised by its attractions employed in driving the engines of the "'forth Kent line crowded with ladies, and numerous members of the bar, lonsdale's, Lord-Friday, R,owsham-at 12. IX a. d. IXe. d.
expenses to the lowest point, consietent with au efficient in a state of incompletion. Next year the prodigious ever since it had been opened. On Friday last he drove not connected with the trial, were glad to find space with- Norfolk, West-Friday, Kin,gstead-at 11. Albion ....•• ....•• .. 3/. 10s. 500 00150 0 0 83
• f the general businees of the company and
carrying on u system of fountains in the lower basins will throw their the train to which the accident happened with the No. out the portion of the court specially allotted for them, Worthing-To-morrow, Munthurn ; Saturday, Preston Alliance Brit. and For. V. 14s. 6d.bs. 100 00i11 0 0 -
a proper performance ot the large amount of work daily 20,000 jets; and not only offer, in combination with 42 engine. The train left Woolwich Arsenal for Lon- which was chiefly occupied by the counsel for the Crown -at 11. Dltto Marino ... .... 61. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 42
Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 , 1 0 0 -
required over the building aud grounds cf the Crystal those already opened, a sight of great beauty and wag- don at 526 p.m., and was due at the London-bridge ter- and the counsel and solicitors of the traverser, who was SCOTCH Fox HOUNDS. Atlas
Palace. With this view the office in Adelaide-place has nificence, but cannot fail to attract universal curiosity td minus at 6 P.m. They arrived at New-cross station at accommodated with a seat beside his professional advisers, Bacclouch's, Duke of-To-morrow, Ancrim Bridge ; ereusiL,ire ... 4/.per cent. 1(0) gg2: 0 0 --,
been giver, up, and the transfer department consolidated witness the most wonderful and extensive system of the proper time, and on leaving it at 5.50 they ran at The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Mr, Thursday, Crailing ; Saturday, Blainslie-at half-past 19.
C3leirtllsell.et
re ex7Ci• i• : •
Cillu.ZGena.l.ife. 5 p7t•Lc tl tbs. !100 0 0, 10 0 0 Vl4
into the accountant's office at the Intl• • dtb th
, ace ,an Co er ornamental waterworks that has ever been created. This their ordinary speed up to the Surrey Canal Junction. Corbellis, Q.C., the Hon. A. Plunkett, and Mr. Bey. Forfar and Kincardine-To-morrow, Aborlino, Satar- s 4/. 'lOO 0 0 110 0 0 P2O
branches of the staff are undergoing strict revisiun in must be a large source of additional profit. Your cons- Tile speed at which they were running when they ar- tagh, appeared for the prosecution. day, Ecclesgreig-at half-past 10. crown .............. 17e. Od 50 0 0 50 0 18!4
order to reduce the expenditure. mittee are, moreover, of opinion that the inducements to rived at the spot where the accident happened was 20 Mr. (Megan, Q.C., Sir Colman O'Loghlen, and Linlithgow and Stirlingshire-To-morrowDrumshore- Eagle a -
Equity and Law...... 41,4 per cent. 100 0 0 6 0 0 534
It will be gratifying to the proprietors to learn that visit the CrYstal Palace niay be greatly increased. Thus, miles au hour. In consequence of their being an ascent Messrs. J. A. Curson, - Kiernan, and J. Coffey, ap• land ; Thursday, Dunipace Bridge ; Saturday, Champ.
European Life ... 1/. 20 0 0 au 1834
the garde:a and collection of plants are in a very eatisfac. two or more flower and fruit shows instead of one appear between New-cross and the Surrey Canal Junction, a peered for the travereers. fleurie-at a quarter to 11. General ~ 6/. 50 0 •• 534
tory condition ; the valuable tropical plants within the quite practicable ; the multifarious, beautiful, and inte- train was not enabled to attain a greater speed for that The Hon. Judge Crampton and the Right Hon. Wernyss s,
' Earl of-Wed e d Abbe R 7.1 fle
n s ay, y, at. -a...arn; gluo,r,:irec
_,..n . . . - ... 552 i. pee; cceeTt..
10Vo(cilt.0 ,
47 ~5 0 rO5
screen at the north end of the Palace have completely resting, objects within the building and in the grounds distance. The signals at the SurreY Junction were as Baron Green, the presidihg judges, took their seats at Friday, Learmonth ; Saturday, Ladykirk-at half-past lll4r,dpeit.!a. : •• •
i , Fire.•••• .• •..•.. 12i.Per cent, 500 0 0 ! 50 0 0 , 340
recovered from the effects of their remuval, and are be- are capable of being placed more prominently before the usual-namely, " Caution "or green light for the main a few minUtes after 10 o clock. 10. Imperial Life
~, at y more itll- more accama lee, o en new ,
cominr, d l 1 l• •t: Itth ' • • peblic mind, and a system of exhibitions may be gradu- line North Kent train, arid a red light or " danger Eig- The indictment charged in the first count, that the tra- Indemnity Marine.... le3e & 3/. 100 00120 0 0 77
locality. Complaiuts have of late been publicly made Ally organised se as to be of substa,ntial use, a,nd promote nal" for the BricklaYerg' Arms bia"ch. The general Terser, disregarding the laws and religion of the realm, LA if" INTELLIGENCE.-Dec. S. Law Fire ............ 2s. & 23. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 -
Lavv Lit e.• ••• - 100 0 10 1:/ 0 59
that the southern portion of the building is not main- the realisation of important ideas in agriculture, inset'. practice when a tr„in was approrohinv the Junction and devising and intending to bring the Holy Scriptures Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 514
tained at a hioher temperature, but the directors have the factures, trade, education, and social progress ; and not and proceeding to Bricklayers, Arms ry r,ight ,„„ to of God, in the authorised version lathe English language, es.
London
l attract visitors but considerel3l in churchee end . • COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. • i
authority of 2iir Joseph Paxton for stating that it is not c'n y .. ~ , . . y crease the re. give three whistles and to show a white light on the appointed to be read i.i ~ , generally received London Ship... ...... -
possi t,
•bl. to increase the warmth of this part, at this sea- venue ot else exhibitors' department. Your committee near side of the engine, and when it approached by her Majesty'r: subjects professing the religion of the ( t 0 o 39 te
Si tinge at Guildhall before Mr. Justice Crowder and a Marine......... ••- . . 18s.per share 100 0 01 23 _ i
wII only advert further to th Afed.lreilicl& Gen. Life 434 I. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3n
eon of the year, without prematurely hastening the i. e --e great advantage that must by day with the same object to give thins united chum ches of England and Ireland as by law esta- Common Jary.) Minerva •.5 p. ct. & bs. 20 0 0 20 0 6
rtrowth of the platete,' and thereby causine an amou et of arise from the completion of the West-end railway. whistles and hold out the left arm. For an blished, into disregard, hatred, and contempt :twang the CARTER AND ANOTHER V. BENOIT AND ANOTHER. Monarch - see 100 -
i siury which would be irreparable, from t7he imposidbility TSPECIAL SUBJECTS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE. up London passenger train, and for which the Pe°ple of the -United Kingdom, on the sth November, This was an action breught by the plaintiffe, engineere, ishaaltit:inia 1 TT,i1473 Fund -
of replacing the collection as it now exists ; but eerly in ecommendations of Mr. Fuller, Mr. Sotheby, green light was exhibited, it waa not customary to at Kingstown, by causing a certain printed copy of to recover of the defendants, distillers of Jersey, the sum Pell • ' 5 - -
J. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 3te
nil other, ma be d• ' - 45;4
the spring the same objection will not apply, and the _
~ .r - , Y ivided under a few heads, of which whistle at all. On annroaching the junction on Friday said Scriptures, in the authorised version, Fec., consisting of 349/, lls. 31. The first count of the declaration Plemnix ..... - 180
heatino apparatus can then be brought into action tr?' cnie are7The immediate issue of life-tickets, with a night he did not- in accordance with the understoo-d of tho Old and New Testaments of our Saviour, to be con. stated the action to be on contract, and the second for Professional Life -
througlicut the building. • • - r rofanel
view to a great, eduction of capital ; a method of Sun- custom-sound his h I I "1 l t t ly burnt, p y and in the presence of work and labour done. The learned counsel for the
w ist e, an( a ig it engine " which (FIT uoUs Provident Life....
- o tenin ro Rock Life -
The directors have availed themselves of the eloee of da,s e g, p fitable to the company, and not con- had Preceded the 5.5° train frem L°ndon, had'. croesed divers of her Majesty's subjects, and with a view plaintiffs in the course of t1:1!3 trial abandoned the first Royal Exchange
teary to law and the h . r h f dco did cau 61. 10s. - 90 -
the Paris Exhibition to adopt such measures as they , - ' c angs• 0. tee reserve day from over on to the Bricklayer's Arms branch just before the to the destrudtion 0- sal PY se and procure count and went to the Jury on the second. It sun Fire - .•••
Ssturday to some other • 55
trust will effect a considerable improvemerit in the ex- • .., day. train which witness was driving arrived at the surrey to be thrown, ' and did can't and throw said copy into appeared from the evidence that the plaintiffs were
UrTtetdoTiiiifiegd ••• :• 4/ netl.4Bsc"bse 20 -0
0 4 I; 0 514
hibiting departinent. The plans suggested by Mr. Fuller involving the re- Canal junntierte fur he could Bee it going down the line a certain fire until it was burnt, to the high displeasure employed by the defendants to construct a 24 Universal Lifr... . 7.. .. et.Pper cent.,loo o 0 to 0 o -
tion of l'hursde - the reat die 412 6 5%
A bill, as propose,
'1 to he introduced into Parliana nt in serva- •ys and Fridays for season and life- leading to the Brieklayere Arms station. After hie en• of Almighty God, and g respect, discredit, horse power boiler, with a 6 horse power engine, victoria Life ........ 5/. per cent. I____ rsgsg
tieket holders the redu t• li ion eetablished b I _a_ -_._
next session, will be submitted to the meeting. The ..1,- _ . , c ion of the charge for admiesion gine had Passed through the Points at the junction, and and diehonour of the re g y aw. There capable of disiilliug forty gallons of spirits per hour.
ject of this bill ie to carry into effect the arrangement on Mondays to
.6d., and the creation cf various classes had Proceeded a very short distance, he discovered that were seven other counts, one of which e.harged the tra- Afterwards it was arranged, for the convenience of MISCELLANEOUS.
Of life-tickets with di t
with Dulwich College and Mr. Wythes, as te Did A ich h'n taa unite .
s met Privileges, the committee are the train was upon the wrong line_vin, on that leading verser with intending to -11 g d shurches of shipping, that two boilers of 12-horse power each should 1 Dividend Amount I
not wepared to reeonimend T' e d into content t • another r -
P , eferred be supplied. The boilers and en i e of , Paid. Price
Wood, and to enable the company to dispose of that 1 e . n eetablishrnent of two to the Bricklayere' Arms branch, and, consequently on England and Jrelan . gn , were made, shipped, Name of company. ' per
land uocn building leases, and to apportion the rent up, u reserve days, your committee believe, would be very the same line as the " li• h • " '• l H 1 Scriptures, Irrespective of particular version; and erected, and were found capable of distilling forty-
g t engine before them, which to tle o y Annum. Share. ! '
- -
the d:iferent plots ; ale° to confirm the issue already detrimental ; and should the issue of life-tickete be de- was going at a slow Pace, instead of beinsh as it Ought to and another charged the burning of a New Testament, four gallons of spirits per hour. Some paymente were Xs.d.iX s. 0.
made of the preference sharee. (thus sae/ince the expenee ut termined upou, it appears to them they sh3uld be so heve been, upon the North Kent up-line of rails. The The Attornee-General having opened the case, uncle by the defendants to the plaintiffs under protest, Assam Tea •• -••••- 5/. 50 00!20 0 0 -
a separate supplemental cheater), and to enable the c )111. I regulated as not to sacrifice revenue without effecting it whole of the trai" b"d. ii,nt g°t through the eroes-way Christopher Duff was then called and examined by the and a letter was said to have been written by the de- Auctier4 cent:, 50 00 i -
Matt.iCu.lju'r.l 214
Iris. 1100 0 0 17 10 0 -t4
pauy to raise witch nmount of ftl • 't 1 ' 1 , proportionate reduction of capital.
Llt 101 CRpl 3as maw iti 1 before he felt as sudden lens, a"d it Parted about the third Solicitor-General-He deposed that he kuetv Father fondants?, but not acknowledged, to bo received by Aktuissttrrgailliaalni T;ust •• -8/. pet cent. - :25 0 0 .27 '-
agreed upon. A clause will also be inserted in the bill '
, Your committee are unable at present to recommend or fourth carriage from the engine and she first part of pecherine and that in Pursuance of a request from Lim the Plaintiffs, repudiating the acceptance ot the •eustrisean Royal Mail 5/. 10 00 I all --
empoweeing the directors to issue life tickets ir i any plan for reducing the capital bY the issue of life the train, cmisi'ting of engine ari'd tender safety • lie took a'barrow to the father's lodgings on the sth of boilers mid engine. There was a cross action, and the Anglo-Itexican Mint.. 12. 103. 10 00 , all -
ehang,e for shares or stock of the company and thei- eiV. I tickets in exchang,e for sharee, as they are informed le- riage, guard's brea.k, and an eight•wheeled Carriaen cal:
November for the purpose of wheeling away some books. questions for the jury were, whether, although the con- British American Lan.d.
AL olesrCent. 100 -
o o, 43 0 0 -
32 10 0 150
to extinguish such shares or stock, and il'ms to re'd"L' gal objections exist thereto ; they, however, feel the inn fer•ward with considerable velocity, eery near] ' ' r'll a th r boy was also there with a barrow, and a nuns- tract might have been stiictly fulfilled by the plaintiffe,
2 no e Cap)
oa d. a.
'e - over- 5 p.c.; c.e.n..t.1.30n.ds 5/. iwr cent. - -
the ca,pital cf the company-so that thie power cell be portanco of having the capital reduced if practicable taking the light engine which was proceeCline .yd e ber of books were put into the barrows by the servant the defendants accepted and used the articles as their Ditto, 6 per cent. • • 6/. per cent. - ! - 109
, 0 in a Vence _
_ , _
exercised in the event "f its being deemed advisable to and they therefore recommend that the queetion of doing of them to the Bricklayers' Arms station. It was a clear at Fecherine's desire. He saw a " Family Herald" and Own, not having Properly repudiated them ; and whether, City Nm-,igaltion Blonds 6 _
do so. The bill will also provide for extending the tete- so by means of the issue of life tickets in exchange for night, and as the train pd.ssed the sionalma,n's etao-e, a " History of Engla,nd" among, the books ; and he if that were the case, what was the amount tbe plainteffs Eirtrtioc r,e.
.1.. ... per cent. 12500, 24 0 0 :h.
porary permission to supply refreshments to visitors, for shares should undergo full and mature deliberation, nail witness noticed the switchman on the stage, outside'of saw a book which he thought was a Testament ; did net were entitled to receive I? Toe plaintiffs stated the articles Equitable Reversionry '7I pr. cent. I too ----o
0 'too o e -
the conversion of share into stock, and for making bye- that any legal difficultiee should he removed as soon as his box, and observed his hand to be upon the handle of cpen it ; did not look to see if there were printed words to be worth 6321., and the defendants valued them at Date New .....„ . 50 0 0 17 10 0 -
laws for the internal regulation of the building raid possible. Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp.c. & be, 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
With ref the switches. The name of the switchman on duty at the on the back. His saying he thought it was a Testament 400/. .
Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 -
grounds. erence to the question of Sunday opening, time was Beattie, and witness had no communication meant that he guessed it was such, Got directions The jury retired, and, after a short consultation, re- Hudson's Ray........
Since the signing of the report o .
f the committee nlr your committee are full 1' - Stock. ' - -
y a lye to its importance. They with him respecting. the accident since it had taken from Father Pecherine to bring the books to the chapel turned a verdict for the plaintiffs for 349/, lls, ad. wungerford ....an,. 2/. se. 100 0 0
,100 0 0 -
' ' • believe that a Sund
Ogilvy, one of the gelitlemen therein proposed to the ay opening would be a great educa• place. The jerk felt when the train parted was yard. Ile wheeled them there. In the chapel-yard he London Institution ... - - -
d hie wish not to t: • 1 1 #
lona se van.age to the üblic 1 a very .
hh
hs. -,.....-........
London Reversionary 5/per cent. 15 0 0 all -
sharefielders as a director, has notifie p , nit they could recent- severe one. The engine and the first part of the train sat on the books in the barrow, waiting for Father Pet-
mend nothino which • Russell Institution.... - 12 10 0 _
offer himself. Under these circumstances. the directors e;
har involved the risk of a forfeiture of reached the Blackditch bridge before it was stop ed, but cherine to come. Some boys upset the books out of the ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. -
William Jeffrey g
the com Prlce'sPatentCand.Co 101. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 -
have sweat pleasure in proposing Mr. a
.m.itpeadnoyns c. ter.
,By tha.t charter none is to be as soon as he could pull upthey returned to the s pt
1 burow on the ground. When Father Pecherine ar- ••••------ Reversionary Int. Soc. 434/. pr cent. 100 0 0 :100 0 1 -
tne Lord s De po W tere
Etchee, of IYerhy, a gentleman well known to those es _
onde i ,y in consideration of any the accident occurred, which was at the wall dividino the rived he said the books should be lit. While he was NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Royal Mail Steam.... 4/. p. share.lloo 0 0 60 0 0 ' -
meat, whether made direc 1 ' • South A ustral tan Land 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 all -
tl • •• t . di ere in the habit of attending the tn.__ , 37 Pay . ty or indirectly, North Kent main line and theßrieklayers' Arms branch,
.re pi opiie ors ao . wheeling his barrow away the books were lit. Did not DURHAM, DEC. 8. Trust and Loan Comp.
from his 'awe "u'ess the express sanction of the Le islature h ll h
public ineetisgs of the company, and who,
... been obtained ;" and ths uesti f 5 h s a eve and was about the length of a train composed of 15 or 16 see who lighted the fire. Father Pesherine went when THE ExTRAORDINARY MURDER BY SLOW POISONING. Upper Canada ..•• - 20 00, 5 0 0 -
itit.erest in the concern, hie energy and business. hallos,
direct or intl. t q on osv at constitutes a carriages distant from the Surrey Canal switch-box. He he said they should be lit, aad tlien went away in the -The trial of Mr. Joseph.Snaitle Wooler, for the murder
ire tree money payment de ends u on th • LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICE&
and the detailed knowledge uf the company s affa terpretation that mi ht be ' p p e in- assisted to get outa man who was severely injured, who direction of the chapel vestry, He came back again in of his wife, Jane Woolen by slow poisoning, the par-
which he has gained during an unremitting attention to
cap. 49. So uncerd • given to the 21st Geo. 111., was calling out from a second-class carriage. After the about 20 minutes. The pile of books was then burning. ticulars of which were formerly given in The Sun-, com•
in is the a iication • Dividend AmOUnt
the investigations of tbe committee-will, the directors
the directors of the Cr pp.
.of this act that man had been extricated several of the passengers who were Did not see Father Pecherine do anything-. menced yesterday, was resumed this morning, and haft Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
stal Palace rece
believe, be found highly fit to represent the interests of
opinion of the presentySoli W ived in 1854 an hurt were put into the portion of the train tbat was not Cross-examined by Mr. Collagen-It occurred about been adjourned till Monday. Annum. Share.
the proprietors. Mr. Etches' name will therefore he
that even the adruission el or-General advising them injured, and were conveyed to the Bricklayers' Arms
of shareholders 8 o'clock in the morning. The boardino-house is a good The case excites considerable interest. Mr. Edwin -
X s. d. .£ s. d.
substituted for that of Mr. Ogilvy, in the resolution sub- ) rious doubt " d der was a " subject of station, where Mr. Warriner took charge of them. way from the chapel; some of the book's were tied toge- James, Q.C., prosecutes, and Serjeant Wilkins and Mr. Rank of Scotlaad .... 71. per cent. 100 o 0 100 0 0 182/ 0
very se , an a ing, " I therefor
mitted to the meeting. e recom- The witness, being asked his opinion as to the cause ther, and some of them were loose. I helped to toss Overend, Q.C., defend. British Linen Company 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 223/ 0
mend that no such step should be d I
ARTHUR ANDERSON, Chairman. am of opinion that it might endan a opte, , because I of the accident, said he believed that it arose from the them into the barrow. There were about ten little boys The prisoner, who had been brought up ta the medical Caledonian Bank -- . 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 2100 3e Iss
10 0 0 11118 s
ger the valid' City of Glasgow Beak 5/. per cent. 10 0 0
Crystal Pa,lace, Dec. 7, 1855. ler " •'• ur committe ity of the points being " set right" for the Brical ,e ' A about my size with hirn. When the books were Put profession, lived on his property, at Great Burdon, near oisensaere Ba
ae re rms . nk •• .. 53,i/. p cent. 20 0 0 10 00 t 2 15s
ch„, . I 0 e consider that, under these b h d h b f • be° o 0 too o o 216/es
-__ ranc ,an t at e ore the whole of the train had passed into the barrow they were wheeled awa•y. Was a good Darlington, and the charge against hitn is that he de. Cemmercial Bank .. 71. per cent
~
circurneta,nces, the only course for those who a • • Rank .. •• - - 61. per cent. 24 0 0 10 0 0 10/19s
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF SHARE• your of Sunday opening, is to adopt the re re in fa- over they were changed to the main line, which would while in the chapel-yard before Father Pecheriue came, etroyed the life of his wife by a revolting system of slow IF,' ?. la
'..itinter.lee-Glasgow.. •. 3541. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41. 19s
HOLDERS TO THE GENERAL BODY OF tutional means to obt•iin an alteration of the law.
, gular consti- of course cause a sudden jerk and be sufficient to throw and a crowd of persons collected when they saw the poisoning. Several eminent chemists have been ex- Exchar
ige link of Scot.. - - ..... -
PRoPprwrnrsc 5... al. ,-. ..,....,.,I;anov nf ehe,..e.:.__ ~ a train off the line. books. There were a good many people. preheat when amined. National Bank -- - 634 per cent. ;100 0 0 10 0 0 1174/0s
, .. --1 TD-...1.. Li nor rntlf 120 A 0 . 2 in A la, tr..

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF SHARE•
HOLDERS TO THE GENERAL BODY OF
PROPRIETORS.

At a general meeting of the proprietors in the Crystal
Palace held at the Bridge House Tavern,
London, un Pt:lune:9:th August, 1855, the following reso-
lutions were
1. "That the dreport: be received and adopted, and
that a committeeSubea'r
azolointed to confer with the direc-
tors in selecting
in shareholders to be recommended to fill
the office of directors
and
report
eeplaee of those who have re-
signed • to ascertain
thoport on the accounts and the
outstanding liabilities of
to examine the books and 'Accra PoanYr with the power
forf the company ; also
to frame and report on a schemeid.ohe future regula-
tion and management of the undertaking,
" That the committee consist of followingthtl
Francis
pro-
prietors, namely—Alex. Constantine lon•ide
Wm. Jeffrey Etches Fuller, Henry James Slack,
Price, Samuel Courtauld, Henry Waite Samuele" David
r B
eats,
and James Low, Dqrs."
'1- " That the committee be requested to consider and
report, en propositions submitted to the meeting by Mr.
Fuller and Mr. Sotheby."
Messrs. Samuel Courtauld and Henry Waite declined
to set, on the ground that their engagements would not
allow them to devote the requisite time to the work, bet
the o tiler members of the committee immediately en-
tered
labour
upon their duties : and after having devoted much
and attention to the consideration of the matters
referred to them by it, submit the following report :-
-,
yTnou%AcioCCmOUnIN:tSeeAND LIABILITIES OF THE COMPANY.
part of their directed their first attention to this
the general inquirymeeting :. and allegations have been made at
had been made in aell Mr. l4yon that incorrect entries
counts were inaccuratelyco mpany's book, and that the
kept,.theyac-
o afforded him every
hi
facility to make good charges, but after seeral
lengthened interviews With l
the
satisfied
,committee and unre-
stricted access to the books, failed to sus•
tain them ; and your committee' haveentirely
aretiysfied themselves
that your books are intelligibly and faithfully
that not l. puts tion w hate ver reale upon.them
or kept, and
pon our
accountant, Mr. Fasson, under whose superintendenceu
that department is carried on. With regard
to the
ou
standing liabilities on account of the construction of thet-

must be a large source of additional profit. Your com-
mittee are, moreover, of opinion that the inducements to
visit the rystal Palace may be greatly increased. Thus,
two or more flower and fruit shows instead of one appear
quite practicable ; the multifarious, beautiful, and inte-
resting objects within the building and in the grounds
are capable of being placed more prominently before the
public mind, and a system of exhibitions may be gradu-
ally organised se as to be of substantial use, and promote
the realisation of important ideas in agriculture, manu-
factures, trade, education, and social progress ; and not
only attract visitors, but considerably increase the re-
venue of the exhibitors' department. Your committee
will only advert further to the great advantage that must
arise from the completion of the West-end railway.
SPECIAL SUBJECTS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE.
The recommendations of Mr. Fuller, Mr. Sotheby,
and others, may be divided under a few heads, of which
the chief are—The immediate issue of life-tickets, with a
view to a grea's reduction of capital ; a method of Sun-
day opening, profitable to the company, and not con-
trary to law, and the change of the reserve day from
Seturilay to some other day.
The plans suggested by Mr. Fuller involving the re-
servation of Thursdays and Fridays for season and life-
ticket holders, the reduction of the charge for admission
on Mondays to 6d., and the creation of various classes
of life-tickets with distinct privileges, the committee are
not prepared to recommend. The establishment of two
reserve days, your committee believe, would be very
detrimental ; and should the issue of life-tickets be de-
termined upon, it appears to them they should be so
regulated as not to sacrifice revenue without effecting a
proportionate reduction of capital.
Your committee are unable at present to recommend
any plan for reducing the capital by the issue of life
tickets in exchange for shares, as they are informed le-
gal objections exist thereto ; they, however, feel the im-
portance of having the capital reduced if practicable,
and they therefore recommend that the question of doing
so by means of the issue of life tickets in exchange fur
shares should undergo full and mature deliberation, and
that any legal difficulties should be removed as soon as
possible.
With reference to the question of Sunday opening,
your committee aro fully alive to its importance. They
believe that a Sunday opening would be a great educe,
tional advantage to the public, but they could recom-
mend nothing which involved the risk of a forfeiture of
the company's charter. By that charter none is to be
"admitted on the Lord's Day in consideration of any
money payment, whether made directly or indirectly,
unless the express sanction of the Legislature shall have
been obtained ;" and the question of what constitutes a
direct or indirect money payment depends upon the in-
terpretation that might be given to the 21st Geo.
cap. 49. So uncertain is the application of this act that
the directors of the Crystal Palace received in 1854 an
opinion of the present Solicitor-General advising them
that even the admission of shareholders was a "subject of
very serious doubt," and adding, "I therefore recom-
mend that no such step should be adopted, because I
am of opinion that it might endanger the validity of the
charter." Your committee consider that, under these
circumstances, the only course for those who are in fa-
vour of Sunday opening, is to adopt the regular consti-
tutional means to obtain an alteration of the law.
As regards the expediency of changing the reserve
day from Saturday to any other day, the following ques-
tions naturally occur. ]Would those classes from whom
the season-ticket holders came be satisfied with the pro-
posed change ? Is any other day as well adapted dapted to their
wishes and habits as Saturday We think not. Season
atinedkeiteas
saurreeliikorelfyretqoubeen
ttavkieeinte
—the gentry,money
professional, and mercantile classes. It is
aristocracy,
is well known
with
that Saturday is a favourite day,
and among professional and mercantile men the custom
of closing business earlier on that day is exceedingly com-
mon. The statistics of season ticket holders during the
six months from April to September in the current year
afford some interesting results—thus, it appears that ex-
clusive of the two special days (the opening flower show
and the concert) the average visits paid per month by
season ticket holders has been 21,464, which is nearly
equal to the whole number of persons holding such
tickets. This conclusively shows that season tickets are
not purchased to procure admission upon grand days
only, but that the class of season ticket holders take a
Permanent interest in the attractions of the palace. The
average nurnberof season ticket holders who have visited
the palace on days other than Saturdays, has been, ex-
cluding theday of the concert, 6&2—while excluding the
Queen's birth-day (which fell on Saturday), the number
of season ticket holders visiting the palace on Saturdays
has been 2,206, or between three and four times the
number on other dais. The occupations of persons en-
gaged in retail trade and the habits of the working classes
preclude the idea that they would visit the palace as
much on Saturdays as other days if the price were the
same, and this was preyed by the fact that on the Queen's
birthday, Saturday, May 18, which was a fine day, and
when most shops were closed, the visitors amounted to
only 10,201—a number often reached on other days
without the help of a public holiday ; nor can it be said
that the reduction of price on that day Was not well
known.
The average number of persons who have paid ss. for
admission on Saturdays, during the six months ending
with September, has been 496, giving an average
of 124/. If the sum paid by the season „„--eas
esciset holders,

Thomas Parker, the stoker of the same train, gave
evidence to a similar effect,

On being asked his opinion as to the cause of the acci-
dent,

The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Mr.
C)rbellis, Q.C., the Hon. A. Plunkett, and Mr. Bey-
tagh, appeared for the prosecution.
Mr. O'Hagan, Q.C., Sir Colman O'Loghlen, and
Messrs. J. A. Curson, Kiernan, and J. Coffey, ap-
peared for the travereers.
The Hon. Judge Crampton and the Right Hon.
Baron Green, the presiding judges, took their seats at
a few minutes after 10 o'clock.
The indictment charged in the first count, that the tra-
verser, disregarding the laws and religion of the realm,
and devising and intending to bring the Holy Scriptures
of God, in the authorised version in the English language,
appointed to be read in churches, and generally received
by her Majesty's subjects professing the religion of the
united churches of England and Ireland as by law esta-
blished, into disregard, hatred, and contempt aeriang the
people of the United Kingdom, on the sth November,
at Kingstown, by causing a certain printed copy of
said Scriptures, in the authorised version, &c., consisting
of the Old and New Testaments of our Saviour, to be con-
temptuously burnt, profanely and in the presence of
divers of her Majesty's subjects, and with a view
to the destruction of said copy did cause and procure
to be thrown,' and did cast and throw said copy into
a certain fire until it was burnt, to the high displeasure
of Almighty God, and the great disrespect, discredit,
and dishonour of the religion established by law. There
were seven other counts, one of which charged the tra-
verser with intending to bring the united churches of
England and Ireland into contempt ; another referred
to the Holy Scriptures, irrespective of particular version;
and another charged the burning of a New Testament.
The Attorney-General having opened the case,
Christopher Duff was then called and examined by the
Solicitor-General—He deposed that he knew Father
Pecherine' and that in pursuance of a request from bias
he took a barrow to the father's lodgings on the sth of
November for the purpose of wheeling away some books.
Another boy was also there with a barrow, and a num-
ber of books were put into the barrows by the servant
at Pecherine's desire. He saw a " Family Herald" and
a " History of England" among thee books ; and he
saw a book which he thought was a Testament ; did net
cpen it ; (lid not look to see if there were printed words
on the back. His saying he thought it was a Testament
meant that he guessed it was such. Got directions
from Father Peeherine to bring the books to the chapel
yard. He wheeled them there. In the chapel-yard he
sat oa the books in the barrow, waiting for Father Pet-
cheline to come. Some boys upset the books out of the
barrow on the ground. When Father Pecherine ar-
rived he said the books should be lit. While he was
wheeling his barrow away the books were lit. Did not
see who lighted the fire. Father Peeherine went when
he said they should be lit, and then went away in the
direction of the chapel vestry. He came back again in
about 20 minutes. The pile of books was then burning.
Did not see Father Pecherine do anything.
Cross-examined by Mr. O'Hagan—lt occurred about
8 o'clock in the morning. The boarding-house is a good
way from the chapel; some of the books were tied toge-
ther, and some of them were loose. I helped to toss
them into the barrow. There were about ten little boys
about my size with him. When the books were put
into the barrow they were wheeled away. Was a good
while in the chapel-yard before Father Pecherine came,
and a crowd of persons collected when they saw the
books. There were a good many people present when
Father Pecherine came, and when he said the books were
to be lit he went away. He west towards the chapel.
After he went away the fire was lighted. He was away
for half an hour, an I when he came into the yard he
said nothing. The books were burning. The books were
tolerably well burnt when Father Pecherine came back.
Some numbers of the " Mysteries of London" were
handed to witness, who said he saw great numbers of
these books in the fire ; saw also numbers of " Rey-
nolds's Miscellany." Never read those publications, but
looked at the pictures in them.
Henry Lawson, a labourer in the employment of Mrs.
Gibson, also deposed to the burning of the books in the
chapel-yard upon the day in question. Among the books
he saw Byron 'a Poems, some tracts, a small Testament,
and a small Prayer Book. Did not take up the book. A
hook was taken up by a man of the name of Neal. Saw
it was a Testament. Neal laid down the Testament
again. Saw the title-page of the Testament. He saw
also an old Bible. Saw the words " Holy Bible" printed
on the back of it. A policeman lifted up that Bible. His
name is Ilalpin. Knew Father Pecherine, and saw him
there when the fire was burning. He had some papers
in his hand which he was tearing. He threw them
on the ground, but could not say whether he threw
them near enough to the fire to be burnt.
Charles Lawson, brother of the last witness, confirmed
his evidence.
Mr. W. T. Darkin, sub-inspector of factories, and
Police-constable John Halpin, deposed to seeing a Bible
and Testament among the books that were being burnt;
and the Rev. R. Wallace produced a portion of the books
of Deuteronomy and Joshua, which Ile bad rescued from
the fire.
Several other witnesses also spoke to the fact of there
being parts of the Holy Scriptures among the books de-
stroyed, although the majority of the books appeared to
be of a different description.
The case for the Crown having closed,
Mr. O'Hagan proceeded to addrees the Court at great
length in behalf of the accused. He asserted that hie
client had only endeavoured, in the discharge of a reli-
gious duty, to put an end to the circulation of immoral
publications, fur which purpose he had required them

POLICE INTELLIGL.VCE—Dec. 8.

Witness said—My opinion is that the points were right
for the Bricklayers' Arras branch, or the engine would
have got off the road, and that they were changed before
the whole of the train bad passed through them. If the
points had remained as they must have been when the
engine and the first part of the train passed through them
nothing would have happened more than the train run-
ning on a wrong line, and being consequently compelled
to shunt back on the proper line.
Robert Bardin said—l was head guard of the North
Kent train which left Woolwich for London last Friday
evening at 5.26. The train consisted of an engine (No.
42) and tender (Driver Heron) and 13 carriages in point
of weight, but 10 in number—namely, the safety car-
riage, small second, break, second class, a saloon eight
wheel counting as three, a first and second class (teak)
also counting as three, an open third class, a parliamen-
tary, another third class, a second break, and a small
ditto. After leaving New-cross we ran towards Lon-
don at our usual speed—namely, about 20 miles per
hour. I could see the signals at the Surrey Canal Junc-
tion when we had got about half-way. The up signal
for London was against us when I first saw it, but was
afterwards turned to "All right." I did not hear the
driver whistle, and conclude, therefore, that ho did not,
as it is only usual for the whistle to be sounded when
the danger signal is up too long, and consequently
causing the steam to be shut off. I was in the last car-
riage but one of the train, and before my break bad
arrived at the points I felt a jerking, as if something
was off the line ; in fact, so sudden and Revere was the
first of the several jerks which occurred that I Was
puttin
noc mg me
oon
knockedmy
y down
break, in my
ioooosebgroeaenko.
ofe I
hadthe no
s chance
ho,k knocking
about so much. I can scarcely re,
~,ember how I got out
of my break. When _I got -out and recovered myself I
saw the Greenwich
caution -'
the
who were in
tee persons broken carriages
on the line not to get
in the last part the train and
Lrain coming
.up from Deptford,, and
over the wall, ae they might be run over. I then ran

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per I of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
_.— — —
4 s. d. £ s. d.l
British •••••••• •• • • •• 1 •-•
Ditto Provincial •... 71. 20 0 0 20 0 0 23
Brighton ••••..•• • • ~ 5/. 20 0 0 20 0 0 1 15
City of London .. •• •• 41. 08. 100 0 0 la() 00 1
Continental (4th Cap.) . 150 0 0 29 0 0 1
Equitable • • •... •• •• 2/. 10s. 60 0 0 all 3334
Great Central
Imperial .. • ......... 101 & bonus. 50 0 0 all
Independent ......... 51. 40 0 0 PI fl."
London.... .... —..— _ 50 0 0 10
Do., Pail. Preference 61. per cent. 125 0 0--
Paceoix .• • ........., 41. per cent. 60 0 0 52 0 0 1
Ratcliff —• • . ....... 51. ,100 0 0 16 0 0 16
United General .... 21. 10s. 60 0 0 all
Westminster Chartered 41 per cent. 60 0 0 ~
Ditto, New ........ 50 0 0 10 a 0 10

MARYLEBONE.

POCKET-PICKING. Win. .13mmley, a respectably-
dressed man, was brought up by Sergeant Jenkins, of
the D division, and placed at the lyir before Mr. Brough-
ton for re-examination, charged with having stolen from
the pocket of Mrs Anne Trickey, residing iu Westbourne-
grove, Paddington, a sovereign.
Mr. Duncombe attended for the prisoner.
The evidence went on to show that on Saturday last a
great crowd had assembled near the Great Western Rail-
way station to obtain a sight of the King of Sardinia,
and that amongst the said crowd was the prosecutrix,
from whose packet the prisoner was seen to abstract a
sovereign, but on his noticing the officer, who was stand-
ing close to him, and who had been watching his move-
ments, ho hastily replaced the coin in the pocket from
which he had abstracted it. He was then taken into
custody and conveyed to the station-house.
Mr. Duncombe, after some further evidence had been
adduced, contended that not sufficient had been proved
to justify a conviction.
The prisoner, however, ultimately pleaded guilty,
rather than be sent for trial, and he was dealt with sum-
marily by being committed to the House of Correction
for four months.

WATER-WORKS. •
Dividend I Amount
Name of Company. . per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
East London
Grand Junction .... •• 4'. per cnt. 50 0 0 all
Kent .... • •
Lambeth • ....... .. _ _ 100 0 0
New River Company -
Southwark &Vauxhall 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 89%
West Middlesex • •
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. I Share.
£ 8. d. £ a. d.
llungern3rd .. .. • •
Southwark .....
Ditto New of 7% p.c. 1/. per cent. 50 0 0
‘Vater100.•........• • • 100 0 0
Ditto Old Ann. of 8/. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0
Ditto Nw ditto of 7/. 1/. 10s. 40. 40 0 0
j Vauxhall .......... • • 965. 70 10 3 —21 U
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-- ----
.£ e. d. £ s. d.
Commercial .. ~...... 51. pr cent. Stock. Stock.
East and West India.. 61. pr cent, Stock. 11941
East Country..
London .... ... •• .• 51. pr cent. Stock. 1 994
Ditto Bonds 4l, per cent. t
St. Katharine
outhampton
Victoria .. • •

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid Price.
Annum. 1 Share.
Le s. d. £ s. d.
kustralasia.... ...... . 1201. per cent. 40 0 0 all 92
British North American 1 61. per cent.l 50 0 0 11 641
Commercial of London. ,10/.per cent. j 100 0 0 20 0 0
Colonial .............. 151. per cent..loo 0 0 25 0 0 193,4
lonian
Lond. Char Bk. of Aus. 120 0 0 all 0 16%
London and County .. 10!. per cent.l 50 0 0 20 0 0
Londn dad Westminstr 141. per cent. :100 0 0 20 0 0 48
London Joint-Stock ... 1121. per cent. 150 0 0 10 .0 0 35
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 53
Ditto, New.— ...• •• fa .per cent.l 10 0 0 all
Nationhl of Ireland.... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0
Nat. Provincial of Eng. 81. per cent.l: 100 0 0 35 0 0 -
Ditto. New .... •• • • B'. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Oriental Bank Corpora. IP. p. ct.&bs. 25 0 0 all 383(
South Australia ...• .. 1141 p.ct.& bs. 25 0 0 Pt -
Union of Australia... • 301. per cent. 95 0 0 73y,,,
„
Ditto ...... ........ 301. per cent. 210 0
Union of L0nd0n...... 20'. per tent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 301,4
Union of Madrid ... • • 40 0 0 all

Flank of Scotland .... 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 182/ 0
British Linen Coman Si. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 2231 0
Caledonian Bank••. .....Si. per cent. 10 0 0 210 V. 185
City of Glasgow Bank Si. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 ill 18s
Clydesdale Bank •• 53“. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 12 15s
Cmunercial Bank .. 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 2161['s
Eastern Rank ........ 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 10/ I9s
Edinh. & Glasgow.... 3341. p cent. 50 0 5 0 41. I9s
Exchange Bnk of Scot..
National Bank •• •• .. 634 per cent. 100 00 10 0 1741 Os
North of Scotland Bank bi.per cent 20 0 0 210 (1. 16,
Royal Bank of Scott. .. 51. per cent 100 0 0 100 0 13310 s
Union Bank of Scot. .. $l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 921 5s
Western Bank •• •• •... V. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 751153
Alliance Fire and Lire.. 8341. pr cont. 100 0 0 i 1 0 18, 2s
British Guarantee . V. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 11. 8s
Caledonian Fire Incur . 10,. per cont. 100 0 0 10 0 251 Os
City of Glasgow Lite - li. per cent. 0 0 2 0 41. 108
Co'opial Life ..• •• •• •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 I 0 5/ 55
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. percent. 'OO 0 0 15 0 261105.
Eng. & Scot. Lass Life 51„ser cent. 50 0 0 3 5 41 8s
Life Ass.c. of Bees,and 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 6/ 100
National Fire and Life 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 I 0 21. 2s
North British Incur... 71. per cent. 400 0 0 20 0 33/ Os
Scottish Union Insrne. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 17. 7s
Standard Life ..•• 51. per cent 50 001 7 0 20 Os
United Dep.. Assurance Si. per cent. 10 0 0 I 1 n

The first trophies of Sebastopol have just arrived at
the Louvre. They consist principally of two Sphinxes
of white marble of large proportions, nearly equal to
those at the fountains of the Chateau d'Eau, but with
this essential difference, that the Russian Sphinxes have
the heads of women instead of those of lions. They have
been temporarily placed in the first room of the Assyrian
Museum, facing the Rue de Rivoli.
THE LATE TRAGEDY AT BRIGHTON.—At a meeting of
the Brighton Medical S )ciety, held on Thursday even-
ing, at the Dispensary, the unfortunate and mysterious
affair of the deaths of Dr. Franck and his son Hugo was
introduced, and led to a long discus ,ion, by Dr. Carter,
the medical gentleman who gave evidence at the inquest,
reading a paper on the subject. The meeting was largely
attended by the medical profession of Brighton, and
i
from neighbouring towns, who took a deep interest in the
proceedings. Dr. Carter in his paper defended himself
against the attacks which had been made upon him,
i
citing numerous authorities and cases n support of Vie
opinions given by him in evidence before the coroner's
jury, and ferictlyadhering to them in every particular. The
general tone of the speakers,, with one or two exceptions,
was in support of Dr. Carter s views, viz., that the father
killed the son by strangulation, and afterwards, in a fi,
of monomania, destroyed his own life by jumping out of
the window. The meeting broke up after sitting i ear
three hours, and passed a vote of thanks to Dr. Carter
for hie interesting paper.

THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—
The first annual meeting of the recently united Agricul-
tural Associations of Gloucester and Cirencester, took
place on Thursday at the latter town. The attendance
of agriculturists was Tory large, and the show of stock
first-rate. In the evening about 220 gentlemen dined to-
gether, under the presidency of Earl Bathurst. Mr.
Mechi was among the guests, and spoke to the toast of
" the strangers." In the course of a good humoured ad-
dress ho vindicated the iropros &fleets which he had in-
troduced into agricultural operations, and mentioned
that he had a; profit last year of betwen 6001. and 7001.,
and that this year's profit exceeded it by 1991.