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RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN.
A special general meeting of the proprietors of the
London and South-Western Railway was held yesterday
at the London Tavern; Mr. Chaplin, M.P., Chairman of
the Board of -Directors, in the chair.
The advertisement convening the meeting having been
read by Mr. Windham Harding, the Secretary,
The CHAIRMAN said he must confess that, in conse-
quence of certain remarks made by the press, as well as
by individual shareholders, he felt in a somewhat awk-
ward position, because it was the duty of the chairman
to observe a strict impartiality in presiding over such an
assemblage, but he could not belong to that section of the
directors who determined to lay the proposed project
before the meeting, without having courage sufficient to
advocate its propriety; and he was, moreover, anxious to
make a few brief observations in order that he might not
be accused of advocating a measure of which he did not
himself approve. (Hear.) They now met for the third
time, with the view of obtaining a clear and distinct ex-
pression of the opinion entertained by the great body
of shareholders on this important question, viz., whether
they should endeavour to secure that important district
of the West of England between Salisbury and Dorches•
ter, or passively relinquish it, and haza:d its loss to then
for all time to come. (Hear.) The meeting had been
called in the centre of tne city of London, expressly for
the purpose of facilitating the attendance of shareholders,
for they would bo surprised when he told them that, at
the last meeting on the 24th of September, there were
only 278 shareholders represented, including those per-
sonally present and those who appeared by proxy, out of
a body of nearly 40,000 proprietors. That, he thought,
would be a sufficient justification for the directors fixing
the meeting at that place, in order to gather a more full
and powerful expression of opinion. Most of the share-
holders were probably aware of the remarks contained
in a circular which he had taken the liberty of address-
ing to them. It was with great reluctance he intruded
himself upon their notice in such a manner ; but when
he saw that a great misconception existed as to the nature
of the guarantee or preference dividend, he felt very
anxious to remove all doubt on the subject. But there
was another reason why he was so desirous to address
the meeting. He had seen an advertisement inviting the
shareholders to a meeting at Morley's Hotel, with the
object of opposing the contemplated project, and he
could well understand that an effort had been made to
concentrate the opposition of those who differed from
the directors. It would, however, astonish the share-
holders to learn that the secretary of that movement
was not a proprietor at the time the meeting was held
on the 13th of October, but that he subsequently got
transferred to him five preference shares, worth 401. of
paid-up capital. He, therefore, had not that interest in
the fluctuating dividend which would justify him in
taking such a position. (Hear.) He (the Chairman)
believed he was also right in saying, that the most
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question ; and not, as on
the interchange of wastepersonalities three out of five hours in
(Cheers.) It was likely thatalties and recriminations.
made in reference to certain i some remarks would be
secre-
tary of the Great Western Railway, with the
sions made by him; but that had nothing
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they should secure to the South- wensstidering whether
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that, first of all, the point of guarantee hoped
derstood. ly un-
A SHAREHOLDER—What is the guarantee?
Explainit. (Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN—Ile trusted the guarantee would bo
understood as being solely dependent on the revenue
arising out of the West of Englandenterprize, namely, the
line between Salisbury and Exeter—and as being con-
fined to the independent shareholders.
A SHAREHOLDER—The net revenue.
The CHAIRMAN—Yee, the net revenue, after paying
all working expenses. Much stress bad been put on the
statement that the proposed line had been concocted for
the benefit of the landowners in the district, but ho
hoped any impression of that kind would be removed,
The an I d
as it was inconsistent with the real facts. -
owners, who were not a numerous body, were willing to
make a sacrifice of their land and to co-operate with the
South-Western Company, in order to promote the con-
struction of a line through a district which was left
al-
together unaccommodated, and which, according to the
plans proposed by other companies, was not likely to
be accommodated. The railways projected by those
companies were not direct lines to London, and left the
district much in the same positionew it occupied already;
and it was, therefore, unfair to attribw,e improper

motives Vo those landowners and residents in the
locality who cooperated with the South-Western.
It could not be denied that the line to Exeter would
bring a considerable addition of traffic, passing as it did
through ten towns, giving a direct communication with
London, and connecting the important towns of Salis-
bury, Portsmouth, Southampton, and Brighton with the
west. (Hear.) Of course, as a large expenditure would
have to be incurred by the South-Western Company, it
was not unreasonable to take in a partner on moderato
terms, who should assist in making the extension to
Exeter. It was proposed, as he before said, that the in-
dependent portion of the capital should take the first
share of the new revenue up to 4 per cent., which was
the ordinary rate of interest. There was really no ground
for alarm at the risk attached to their part of the under-
taking. Then as to the question of aggression. Did
not the Great Western go round by Swindon to accom-
modate Cheltenham, Gloucester, and the other towns in
that locality, and had they not by su doing left the fifty
miles across to the southern coast altogether un-
provided for ? The South-Western, adopting the
like principle, had marked their course to Bastngstoke,
their intention being to include Salisbury and that other
portion of country which remained open to them. Be-
' sides, Parliament had already conceded the district to
the company, and all that remained to be done was to
got it into their possession. Raving given the subject
some attention, be was convinced that the line would
pay a clear 6 per cent., which it was proposed to add
to the joint concern from Salisbury to Exeter. If he
took the revenue at 1,0001. per mile a year, which was
not an extravagant calculation, the result would bo that
a clear 81. would be added to the exchequer of the
company. On referring to the weekly returns of all the
railways in the kingdom, he found that only five yielded
less than 201, a week. The chairman concluded after
some further observations in regard to the defensive
policy pursued by the board.
Atter a alight interruption,
Tho CE(AIRMAN moved a resolution sanctioning the
proposed scheme.
Mr. REID seconded the motion.

Mr. MORTIMER said it would be remembered that a,
the last meeting ho mentioned that Mr. Locke had been
to the Great Western Railway Company and offered the
proposed line to them, and that they had refused it.
Mr. Locke had since pronounced that statement to be
untrue, but he believed Mr. Locke was now ready to
admit that he had the authority for making his state-
ment. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. LOCKE said that was so. Mr. Mortimer had the
authority of Mr. Saunders for making his statement,
but Mr. Saunders was in error when he made the re-
presentation complained of.
Mr. HEREPATH wished to know if it really was true
that the Great Western Company had been in the field.
Mr. LOCKE repeated that it was. The Bristol and
Exeter Company, he was informed, were preparing their
plans for it. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. MORTIMER then proceeded to address the meeting
in opposition to the resolution, believing that in hurrying
after this shadow of a line, they were going in a fair
way to lose the substance of their old line. (Hear, hear).
The heart of the old line was Southampton, and
the line to Dorcester and Salisbury, were merely
taken as tributaries, and if the prepared line
were made it would benefit the branches, but not the
main line. (Hear, hear.) Now a line of that nature
was not worth the expense of making it; and he warned
the shareholders that if they were wise they would con-
fine their attention to accommodating the overgrown
traffic of Southampton. (Hear, hear.) Make this line,
and they would put the Great Western Company in a
postion to get at the South Western Southampton
traffic; but if they ought to extend their main line
at all they ought to turn their attention to extending
the Dorchester line to Exeter. (Hear, hear). That would
bring traffic over the whole of their main line, but if they
adopted the Salisbury and Exeter scheme, it would be
tantamount to introducins a competing line to the South-
ampton line, as between Southampton and Basingstoke
(Hear, hear). He complained of the letter which the
Chairman had issued to the shareholders ; it was con-
trary to etiquette to issue such a letter. But, besides,
the letter contained inaccuracies ; and he was afraid
that as many proxies had been given on the strength of
the letter. He was very much afraid the letter would do
them a serious injury. (Hear, hear.) It led the share-
holder to believe that this proposed new line would yield
6 per cent.; but that calculation was based upon erro-
neous data. (Hear, hear.) As the arrangement now
stood, the landowners would get 4 per cent., even if the
line did not pay its working expenses, and he could not
help feeling that the letter was a most fallacious docu-
ment. It was the custom of the Board of Directors not
to record the protests of the minority on the board in
the journals of the Company, and as he was in a mino-
rity in this question at the Board he had no other alter-
native but to protest against it now. (Hear, hear.) He
complained of the conduct of certain of the directors, in
lending their names to new schemes, and., called
.upon
the shareholders to discountenance the practice, because
it brought them into unfriendly contact both with the
Great Western, and the London and North Western
Companies, who had already remonstrated against it.
(Hear, hear).
Mr. REID, a director, contended that it was a false
policy for this company to stand still or withhold its
support from a scheme which, if carried out, would act
as feeding branches to their main line.
Mr. CASTLEMAIN wished to know from the Secretary
if any table had been prepared showing what would be
the effect of these new lines upon the Dorchester Line.
The SECRETARY replied in the affirmative.
Mr. CASTLEMAIN asked what was the result of that
calculation.
The SECRETARY said the present traffic from Dorches-
ter yielded 40,0001. a-year. When the Wilts, Somerset,
and Weymouth Line should be opened, it would abstract
20,0001. of that; while, if this proposed Central Line was
carried out, it would have the effect of drawing back
10,000/. of that 20,0001. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. CASTLEMAINE spoke at some length in support of
the extension from Dorchester to Exeter. lie referred
to the various agreements entered into since 1844 be-
tween the South-Western and other companies, and ob-
served that he thought some amicable arrangement
might be made between the South-Western and Great-
Western Companies, to the advantage of both. He be-
lieved, from information given to him by officers of this
company, that before long they would have to expend
some 200,000/, upon the station at Southampton, and an
expenditure of at least 250,0001. would be necessary to
render the Waterloo station suitable for their traffic. If,
then, they had to go into the market to raise 1,000,0001.,
instead of 500,0001., upon what terms were they likely
to obtain such an amount? Mr. Castlemaine concluded
by proposing, as an amendment, a resolution declaring
the opinion of the meeting that the proposition of the
directors ought not to be carried out, but that measures
should be taken to complete the coast line from Dor-
chester to Exeter. This amendment was, however, sub-
sequently withdrawn.
Mr. WOOD believed the proposed line from Salisbury
to Exeter would not pay its expenses. The Brighton
line, with all its advantages, only paid 4i- per cent., and
was it likely that this projected new line would yield 6
per cent.? (Hear, hear.) Ho did not believe it would
return more than 2 per cent. Mr. Wood then proceeded
to advocate the extension of the line from Dorchester to
Exeter, and stated that there was so little traffic on the
proposed line between Salisbury and Exeter, that he did
not think it possible any railway in that district could
prove remunerative.
After a desultory discussion, in which Mr. SNELL,
Captain MOORSOM, Mr. HEREPATH, and Mr. EAGLES
FIELD took part,
General AITCHISON observed, that he thought they
were consuming time very unnecessarily, and suggested
that the meeting should at once proceed to a vote.
(This recommendation was received with much applause.)
Mr. HELPS said, that no new scheme could be forced
down the throats of the shareholders unless it was ap-
proved by three-fourths of the persons who voted—
(" Hear, and cheers)—and he wished to asked what
number of proxies had been received for and against the
proposition of the directors?
The SECRETARY replied that the number of proxies
received was—iu favour of the line from Salisbury to
Exeter, 11,237 votes; against it, 10,563 votes. (Loud and
continued cheers, and slight hissing.) The majority of
votes in favour of carrying the line from Salisbury to
Exeter, was therefore 674. (Renewed cheers.) The
number of voters was—for the line from Salisbury to
Exeter, 784; against it, 725; majority for the Salisbury
and Exeter line, 59. (Cheers.)
A PROPRIETOR (to the Chairman).—Well, after that
statement, how can you expect the bill to be carried?
(Laughter and cheers.)
Mr. L•cKE then rose in the body of the room
to address the meeting, but was met by a storm
of groans and shouts of " Divide," which completely
drowned his voice. After endeavouring, unsuccessfully,
for some minutes, to make himself heard. the chairman
interposed, and, with great difficulty, restored something
like order. Mr. Locke having propitiated the clamourers
for a division by stating that ho would not trespass
on their attention for more than two or three minutes,
proceeded to say, that some eighteen months ago, he, in ,
connexion with a body of landowners, had applied to
the South-Western Company to undertake the con-
struction of a railway between Salisbury and Exeter,
offering such securities as he would answer to say had
never been tendered before in any part of England.
They had offered to sell their land at agricultural
prices—even at less than agricultural prices (laughter,
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The question was then put by the chairman, when a
very small number of hands was exhibited in favour of
the proposition of the directors, and at least four-fifths
of the meeting voted against it. Amid the cheering
with which the result was hailed General Aitchison de-
manded a poll.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, and also
to the directors, on whose behalf Mr. ,Serjeant Gazelee
returned thanks, the meeting separated.
The poll, which was kept open for two holm after the
termination of the meeting, will be resumed this (Wed-
nesday) morning at 10 o'clock, and will finally close at
4in the afternoon. The result of the polling will be
declared on Saturday, at noon.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—I was prevented by the outcries of several share-
holders at the special general meeting held to-day at the
London Tavern, from stating certain figures which I was
called upon to do by the chairman, which figures were
essential to an understanding of the point under the eon-
sideration of the meeting. I therefore consider it my
duty to the proprietors who pay me, and whom I have
the honour to serve, to state what those figures were.

The questions I was ordered to answer were two,-
1. Was there ever laid before the board a statistical
computation of the traffic which the proposed central
line, if made, would subtract from the psesent Dorchester
and Southampton line?
2. What is the annual amount of the traffic at the
Salisbury and Dorchester stations which would be placed
in jeopardy by the plans of the Great Western Railway
Company now in active progress?
The reply to the first question is,—
That the traffic on the p:nsout, line from Dorchester
and Southampton, now. tat.tn atilie-Dorthester station,
is 40,0001. per annum.
That this will be reduced by half, and thus reduced to
20,0001. per annum, by the Great Western Company's
ilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line, about to be com-
pleted.
That the proposed central line from Salisbury to
Exeter by whomever it is constructed, will probably re-
duce the remaining Dorchester station traffic by one-half.
So that the Wilts and Somerset line having reduced the
present traffic of this company at Dorcester from
40,0001. to 20,0001., the central line would reduce this
20,0004 to 10,0001. per annum ; the whole reduction at
Dorcester, would probably be thus from 40,0004 to
10,0001. per annum, or a loss of 30,0004 per annum.
This is the reply to the first question.
The reply to the second question is,—
That the traffic in and out of the Salisbury and Dor-
cester stations together, for the 12 mouths ending the
30th of June, 1852, was 80,9554

Of this amount that portion which was from traffic to
and from London is 53,4291. Of this 40,000/, would
probably be subtracted by the Great Western Railway
Company's line entitled the Wilts and Somerset line,
now in operation, if this company remain passive.
Having now discharged what I consider to be my duty
to ray 4,000 paymasters, the proprietors of this line,
I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,
WYNDHAM HARDING, Sec.
Secretary's-office, York road, Oct. 26.

NORTH BRITISH'.

A meeting of shareholders interested in the No. 1 six
per cent. preference stock of this company was held
yesterday at the London Tavern. The circumstances
under which the meeting was called are explained in the
following minute:—
" At a meeting, held in the committee-room of the
Stock Exchange, on Saturday, October 16, at which
several members, interested for their clients and them-
selves to a large extent in the No. 1 preference stock,
were present, it was unanimously resolved, after fully
investigating the manner in which these shares were
originally created under the 11th and 12th Vic.,cap. 25,
fully confirmed at a general meeting of the company,
held at Edinburgh on March 8, 1849, and subsequently
recognized and protected in the 14th Vic., cap. 27,
clause 16, that the position of the stock is perfectly legal,
and that any attempt at repudiation should be strenu-
ously opposed.; and that a meeting of the preference
shareholders should be held at the London Tavern on
Tuesday, the 26th instant.
Captain Follet was called to the chair. The attend-
ance was numerous. _ _

Mr. FARRAR, of Doctors'-commons, explained the
legal bearings of the question. By the 11th and 12th
Vic., c. 25, the North British Railway Company wore
authorized to raise additional capital by the creation of
new shares. These shares were to be of such an amount
and to be allotted on such conditions as should be agreed
upon at a meeting of the company duly called, and the
shares so apportioned were to form part of the capital.
At that period the existing stock was at a great discount
—the 251. 6httres were se!ling at a ts-;:oc..Y: of of 51. )
and the then directors, considering the d..pressed state of
their own and of other railway property, hesitated to
avail themselves of the powers contained in the Act. The
company at that time had upwards of one million locked
up in the works in progress, and which could only be
made available by raising the capital authorized in ,the
Act. By and by, with the view of making these works
available, the directors issued a report to the share-
holders and to the public, and amongst other things they
stated that it now rested with the shareholders to fix the
amount of the new shares, and the terms upon which
they should be issued. The amount proposed to be
raised was 800,000/.-600,000/, by new shares, 200,0001.
by loan ; and the directors suggested that the 600,000/.
should be raised by shares of 5/. each, to be issued to
the existing shareholders, and that a guaranteed divi-
dend of 6 per cent. for five years, and of 5 per cent.
thereafter in perpetuity, should be the terms—interest
also being allowed on the calls.
Dr. JAMES JOHNSTONE moved the first resolution,
which stated that the meeting had no doubt of the
legality of the No. 1 preference shares, and that they
received with considerable regret and indignation the
repudiation of the guarantee, us tending to undermine
the confideece in railway stock, and to prejudice railway
property in general.
Mr. FREEMAN, of Bristol, seconded the resolution.

The resolution was unanimously carried.
Mr. DOUGLAS moved the second resolution, that legs,
or other proceedings be adopted to compel payment of the
dividend now due, and to establish the claims of the pre-
forance stockholders.

The resolution was carried without dissent.
The following gentlemen were then appointed a com-
mittee to carry out the wishes of the meeting:—Messrs,
Johnstone, Porter, Armstrong, Hope, Inchbald, Douglas,
and Scholefield.
It was then resolved that Mr. Farrar and Mr. Somer-
ville should be the solicitors, and that the shareholders
should subscribe, at the rate of 6d. per share, to defray
the expenses.
This terminated the proceedings.

HEALTH of LONDON during the WEEK.

The official report says:—ln the week that ended las'
Saturday 1,072 deaths were registered in London, being
nearly the same as in the previous week. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1842-51 the average
number was 947, which, if correction is made for in-
crease of population for the purpose of comparing it
with the present return, will become 1,042. The deaths
of last week therefore do not much exceed the ordinary
rate of mortality at this season of the year. The tables
of the two last weeks show a close coincidence as regards
the numbers who died in several periods of life ; the
children who died in the two weeks were respectively
536 and 535 ; adults between 15 and 60 years were 355
and 348, and persons who had attained the age of 60
years and upwards were 188 and 189. Fever has be-
come more fatal in London, for the cases, referred to the
head of "typhus" rose from 54 in the preceding
week to 62 in the last, and scarlatina from 73 to 92.
.The latter complaint has now reached a higher point than
in any previous part of this year, and the amount of
mortality is greater than in any corresponding week,
except that of 1848, when the number was 182. Epi-
demic diseases in the aggregate are not, however, more
than usually fatal, for only 5 deaths are assigned to
small-pox and only 4to measles. Diarrhoea also con-
tinues to decline, but an increase is visible in hooping-
cough, which rose from 22 to 34, and in bronchitis,
which has also increased in the last two weeks, from 76
to 92. Last week the births of 796 boys and 771 girls,
in all 1567 children, were registered in London. The
average number in seven corresponding weeks of the
years 1845.51 was 1376.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean daily
reading of the barometer was above 30 in. on the first
four days of the week, and the mean reading of the week
was 29'945 in. Tho mean temperature of the week was
49.9 deg., which is 2 deg. above tho average. The mean
daily temperature rose to 55 9 deg. Friday, which is
8.6 deg. above the average. The wind blew from the
north at the beginning of the
.week, it then changed to
south-west, and except on Friday, when it was in the
south east, blew in this direction during the rest of the
week.

NEW RAILWAY SCHEME.—The Great Western and
City Junction Railway Company is another new project
about to be brought out. The line is to start from the
Paddington station of the Great Western line, pass near
the Kilburn turnpike, cross the London and North
Western Railway, and form a junction with the pro-
jected line of the North and South Western, Hampstead,
and City Junction Railway. The capital required is
300,000/.
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.—In consequence of the in-
creased demand for gutta percha and India rubber for
submarine cables, the price of those commodities bas
lately, it is said, increased 100 per cent.
rADvEnTisEmEra.]—THE EARL OF ALDBOROUGII
AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—An astounding Cure by this miraculoul
medicine, after every other means had failed. See extract from hil
Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Diessina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845.
Professor Holloway—Sir, I beg to acquaint you that your pills have ef-
fected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach which all the most
eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the continent, had not
been able to effect; irty, not oven the waters of Carlsbad or Ma-
rienbad. (Signed) " ALDsoaonon." These wonderful pills will
eure any diwase of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's
Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, and
py ail mediciga voiderS thros4Out 140 ciyilizga

NEW ORDERS IN CHANCERY.

The subjoined regulations in respect to the aboli-
tion of the office of the Master in ordinary, and the
method of conducting proceedings before the judge
in chambers, were issued on Monday :

ORDER OF COURT,
Saturday, the 16th day of October, 1852.

The Right Honourable Edward Burtenshaw, Lord St.
Leonards, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, by
and with the advice and assistance of the Right Ho-
nourable Sir John Romilly, Master of the Rolls, the
Right Honourable the Vice-Chancellor, Sir George
James Turner, and the Honourable the Vice. Chancellor
Sir Richard Torin Kinderaley, doth hereby in pursu-
ance of an Act of Parliament passed in the fifteenth and
sixteenth years of her present Majesty, intituled "An
act to abolish the office of Master in Ordinary of the
High Court of Chancery, and to make provision for the
more speedy and efficient dispatch of business in the
said court," and in pursuance and execution or all other
powers enabling him in that behalf, order and direct—
That all and every the orders, rules, and directions,
hereinafter set forth, shall henceforth he, and for all
Purposes bo deemed and taken to be, general orders and
rules of the High Court of Chancery, viz.—

witnesses before the examiner, subject to any special di-
rections which may be given in any particular case.
27. The original examination and depositions of par-
ties and witnesses taken by or before the chief clerk,
authenticated by his signature, are to be transmitted by
him to the Record and Writ-office, to be there filed, and
any party to the suit or proceeding may have a copy
thereof, or of any part or portion thereof, upon payment
of the proper fee.
28. All orders made in chambers, and drawn up by the
chief clerks or registrars are to be entered in the same
manner and in the same office as orders made in open
court are entered.
29. Where any account is directed to be taken, the
accounting party is, unless the judge shall otherwise di-
rect, to make out his account and verify the same by
affidavit. The items on each side of the account are to
be numbered consecutively, and the account is to be re-
ferred to by the affidavit as an exhibit, and to be left at
the judge's chambers.
30. Any party seeking to charge any accounting party
beyond what he has by his account admitted to have re-
ceived, is to give notice thereof to the accounting party,
stating, so far as he is able, the amount sought to be
charged, and the particulars thereof, in a short and suc-
cinct manner.

31. Upona receiver's account being left in the judge's
chambers to be passed, a summons to proceed thereon is
to be taken out ; and the account, when passed, is to be
entered by the solicitor of the receiver in books, is the
same manner as heretofore; but the affidavit verifying
the account so passed is to refer to it as an exhibit, and
not to be annexed to it.

32. W hen a receivership has been completed, the book
containing the accounts is to be deposited in the Record
and Writ-office.

33. Where advertisements are required for any pur-
pose, a peremptory and only one is to be issued, unless
for any special reason it may be thought necessary to
issue a second advertisement or further advertisements;
and any advertisement may be repeated as many times
and in such papers as may be directed.
34. The advertisemews are to be prepared by the so-
licitor, and submitted to the chief clerk for approval, and
when approved, are to be signed by him, and such sig-
nature is to be sufficient authority to the printer of the
Gazette to insert same.

35. Advertisements for creditors or other claimants
are to fix a time for the creditors or claimants to come
in and prove their claims, and to appoint a day for the
hearing and adjudicating thereon, and may be in a form
similar to the form set forth in schedule D to these
orders, with such variations as the circumstances of the
case may require.
36. Claimants coming in pursuant to advertisement are
to enter their claims at the chambers of the judge in the
" summons and appointment book," for the day ap-
pointed for hearing by the advertisement, and are to give
notice thereof, and of the affidavits filed, to the solicitors
in the cause, within the time specified in the advertise-
ment for bringing in claims.
37. The claimants filing affidavits are not to be re-
quired to take office copies; but the party prosecuting
the cause or matter is to take office copies, and produce
the same at the hearing, unless otherwise ordered in
chambers.

38. If on the day appointed for hearing the claims
there are any then not disposed of, an adjournment day
for hearing such claims is to be fixed; and where further
evidence is to be adduced, a time may be named within
which the evidence on both sides is to be closed, and
directions may be given as to the mode in which such
evidence is to be adduced. _ _ _

39. Any claimant who has not before entered his
claim may be heard on such adjournment day, provided
he enters his claim and files his affidavit four clear days
prior to such day, and no certificate of debts or claims
shall in the meantime have been made.
40. Creditors claiming debts not exceeding 51. need
not attend on the day of bearing, unless required to do
so by notice from some party.
41. After the time fixed by the advertisement, no
claims are to be received except as before provided, in
case of an adjournment, unless the judge at chambers
shall think fit to give special leave, upon application
made by summons, and then upon such terms and con-
ditions as to costs and otherwise as the judge shall think
fit.

.......
42. A list of all claims allowed shall, when required
by the judge, be made out and left in the judge's oham-
bers by the party prosecuting the order.
43, In cases where the court directs any computation
of interest, or the apportionment of any fund, which is
to be acted upon by the accountant-general or other
person without any further order from the court, the or-
der to be made by the court may direct such computa-
tion or apportionment to be made by one of the chief
clerks attached to the court of such judge, and may
direct the certificate thereof, signed by such chief clerk,
to be acted upon accordingly, without the same being
signed and adopted by the judge.
44. Where an account has been directed, the certificate
or report is to state the result of Alb ccount, and not to
set the same out by way of schedule', u is to refer to the
account verified by the affidavit file d to specify by
the numbers attached to the items in e account, which,
it any, of such items have been disallowed or varied, and
to state what additions, if any, have been made by way
of surcharge. In any case in which the account verified
by the affidavit has been so altered, that it is necessary
to have a fair transcript of the account as altered, such
transcript may be required to be made by the solicitor
prosecuting the order, and is then to be referred to by
the certificate or report. Tho accounts and the tran-
scripts, if any, referred to by certificates or reports, are
to be filed therewith, but no copies thereof are to be re-
quired to be taken by any,party.
45. The certificates or reports to be made by the chief
clerk to the judge are not, except the speoial circum-
stances of the case shall render it necessary, to set out
the order or any documents or evidence or reasons, but
are to refer to the order, documents and evidence, or
particular paragraphs thereof, so that it may appear upon
what the result stated in any such certificate or report is
founded.

46. The certificate of the chief clerk to the judge may
be in a form similar to the form set forth in the sche-
dule E to these orders, with such variations as the cir-
cumstances of the case may require, and, when pre-
pared and settled, it is to be transcribed by the solicitor
prosecuting the proceedings in such form and within such
time as the chiet clerk shall require, and is then to be
signed by the chief clerk at an adjournment to be made
for that purpose. But where, from the nature of the
case, the certificate can be drawn and copied in cham-
bers whilst the parties are present before the chief clerk,
the same shall be then completed and signed by him

_
_
without any adjournment. _
47. The time within which any party is to be at liberty
to take the opinion of the judge upon any proceeding
which shall have been concluded, but as to which the

certificate or report of a chief clerk shall not have been

signed and adopted by the judge, is to be four clear days
after the certificate or report shall have been signed by
the chief clerk.

48. Any party desiring to take the opinion of the
judge, as mentioned in the last preceding rule, is, within
four clear days after the certificate or report shall have
been signed by the chief clerk, to obtain a summons for
such purpose.
49. At the expiration of four clear days after the cer-
tificate or report shall have been signed by the chief
clerk, if no party has in the meantime obtained a sum-
mons to take the opinion of the judge thereon, the chief
clerk is to submit the certificate or report to the judge
for his approval, and the judge may thereupon, if be ap-
prove the same, sign such certificate or report in testi-
mony of his adoption thereof, as follows:—" Approved
this day of
50. The certificate or report, when signed by the
judge, with the accounts, if any, to be filed therewith, is
to be transmitted by the chief clerk to the Report-office,
to be there filed.
51. The time within which an application may be
made by summons or motion to discharge or vary any
certificate or report which has been signed and adopted
by the judge sitting in chambers, is to be eight clear
days after the filing of such certificate or report.
52. Certificates of the chief clerk made as mentioned
in rule 53, and not required to be signed and adopted by
the judge, aro to be transmitted and filed in the same
manner as those signed and adopted by the judge.
53. The orders 47, 48, 49, and 51, are not to apply to
certificates on passing receivers' accounts. Such certi-
ficates may be approved and signed by the judge without
delay, and upon being so signed are to be filed and forth-
with acted upon.
54. A register is to be kept of all proceedings in the
judge's chambers, with proper dates, so that all the pro-
ceedings in each cause or matter may appear consecu-
tively and in chronological order, with a short statement
of the questions or points decided or ruled at any hear-

ingsls. Parties attending any proceeding in chambers,
without having obtained the previous leave of the j edge
to attend the same, are not to be allowed any
costs of
such attendance, unless by special order of the <rut.
56. The costs of counsel attending the judge in cham-
bers are not in any case to be allowed, unless
attend the judge
certifies it to be a proper case for counsel to .
DEPOSIT OF DEEDS.
57. Where any deeds or other documents are ordered
to be left or deposited, the same are to be left or de-
posited in the Record and Writ-office, an
for d aro to be sub-
ject to such directions as may be given the prodtion thereof.

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INTERPRETATION.
61. In these orders the following words have the seve-
ral meanings hereby assigned to them, over and above
their several ordinary meanings, unless there be some-
thing in the subjects or context repugnant to such con-
struction, viz,:—.
1. Words importing the aiegabiz number include the