The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-20 00:00:00

50 0 0
40 0 0

111123177a.8NC11 COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Share.
-- -- - --,
A a. d. A s. d.
Albion •••••••••• .. • • 32. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86
Uliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s. 6d.bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 22
Ditto Marine.- •• • 61. p.c.& be. 100 0 0 25 0 0 41%
Was ... .... •.......• 135.6 d. 50 0 0 510 0 18%
Irgus Life .. .. •• •• 41. per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 -
Aritish Commercial •• Is. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 6%
JlericlAted.it Gen. Life spr ct.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19%
Jaunty ......., •• •• 41. 100 0 0 10 0 0 101)
143. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16%
~:agle .
Eqity and Law •• 4% per cent. 100 0 0 00 0 5%
; urepeaa Life ..... 10s. 20 0 0 111 paid. 12
General ............ - 5 0 0 „ A%
liaLe
Guardian ...........• 51. per cent 100 0 0 46 je) 0 56
Imperial Fire ........ 121, per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 256
Imperial Life ........ 125. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19%
Indemnity Marine.... 11.51 t.& he. 100 0 0 20 0 0 50
Law Fire . .......... 2s. 25. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 3
Law Life - 100 0 0 10 0 0 46%
Legal and General Life -
London Fire .... •• •• 105 & be. 25 0 0,12 10 0 25
Condon Ship -........ 10s. & be. 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
'Urine .. ..... ••• • .. 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 15%
'led. Invlid &Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2%
Ifonarch •••••• • • .. .. - 5 0 0 1 0 0 195. id
lational Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
,I.lladitun Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 i 2 0 0 2%
Pacenix •• 3/. p. sh. & be. - - 160
Professional Life ...... 51. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 15s. 0d
Provident Life.. •• •• • • 11. 55. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 40
Rock Life.... • • ...... se. 5 0 0 010 0 7%
Loyal Exchange 6l. p.ct. & be. Stock. all 225%
ian Fire.. ..... - IP 213
Ditto Life 11. 6s. - 55
Jnited Kingdom
rniversal Life....
'L.:torte Life.... - 4 12 6 5%
- -
BRIDGES
Dividend ' Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
.-.4.--.---.-
A. a. d. A. B. d.
Hungerford • • • • • • .. • • - - -
louthwrk • ... .. • • - 100 0 0 - -
Ditto Nw of 73y p.c 7os. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16
Waterloo .... •••• - • • - 100 0 0 -3%
Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 21. Bs. Od. - 60 0 0 24%
Ditto Nw ditto or..n. 21. 2s. Od. - 40 0 0 22
Yauxhan .... .• • Ay. 21. 70 10 3 - -
127.A.TZR.-131TORIES
1 Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
1 .£ s. d. S s• d.
giast London..•• •• •• •• , 81. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 156
Irand Junction ••.• •• ; 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 65%
c1at........ ........ •. i 41. per cat. 100 0 0 - 80
-,ambeth - 97
.T'ew Rive* Company• • 1 21. 105. - - 60
iouthwark & Vauxhall , 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - -
Artet stidillasex ••-. • • 61.05. pr mt. - - -
1120035.116
Dividend Amount
same of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-......--- ------
X e. d. X B. d.
lommercial ••.. .. • 4l. pr cent. Stock. - 90%
20s. per sh. 100 0 0 _
ondon llast Country • • ••• • • -
,last and West Ind.& ...
• .... • -
6341. pr cent Stock. 7, - 160
,
5/. pr cent. Stock. 127
- _
Ditto Bonds •••• • • • • 41.
it. Katharine • 3% per cent. Stock. - -
,% r. or cent.
Ditto Bonds • • - • • • •
it. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 26%
iouthampton
Names
of
p. •
Diviiend,
pperirecee:nt.waraes-of
.342.2q.a.Z.13.
- Neath ......
,• 1 I
.85 0xf0rd...... '
r; Dividend
Companies. si , 1) -.1 Annum.
sc Annum. n 1
--. .....l.._____
Ce ' Per Companies. 4" 1 per
20011% I;tteffgrednat '
we "or.
c. X \ Price.
A.shtn&Oldh 08 71. p. ct. 140 Macclesfield.
110000 2141,0.5. 50
rlarneloy.• • • 160, -
100. 13i. 135
228111 4042
40' 41. 100% Peak Forest. 78 32. its. 70
loventry.. • •33 I/. 3s. 16
1100, 62. 63 Rochdale...,
3erby • •• • •
.7.llsmre&Chsl 69 2% p. ct. 33% Somrset Coal 1501 _
srandJunctnl 100 31. pr.ct. 48% Do.LkFdSt 12 I _ _
140 g ' 5
Grand Surrey; 100 21. Os. 32% Shrewsbury..
-
:rand Union ' 100 11. 10s. 24 Stotutridge.. 125 -
tennt & Avn 39 4s. Od. 5% Severn and? 4:
Dir rl
ipmn. ,kl6nkgpAri 2 .baCrmtg. I 1 111°50 61. 2p55ri.; .c
t .
201.
145 290
Lancaster . 100 - - Wye Rail, 26 21. Os. 24
CieedsBcLivrp 100 201. 455 Warwick&
fAicester .... 100, 51. 66 Birming. 1 100 41. 40
ITeicstr&Nth 83 41. 44% WarwickB6l
Goughboregh 142 701. 510 Napton.. 3 100 32. 28
rionraouthsh, 100 - - , Worestr &1 .
Antgemrysh I 100 - - 1 firming, jIS 31. 33
5f eltnMwbryl 100 - , - Wilts & Brks -11 e. 6‘u 1 u

11e. Gd.!

was-LIGHT Awn CORN COMPANIES.

, Dividend Amount .
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
.••••••••M ••••••••,.....01e1.• .............. :
...........
4. s. d. d. ' British •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 11. 40 0 0
18 0 0 10%
1 Ditto Provincial •• •• 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 1834
arighton •••••• • • • • •• 51. 20 0 0 - 16
, Jity of London 6l. 100 0 0 150 0 0 125
lontinentalConsolidat. 508. 75 0 0 31 5 0 45%
,:quitable.• •••• .. •• 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27
Great Central, 13%
Imperial 3l. & bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
(ndependent 6l. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
r4ondon 5O 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 710 0 25
?hcenix .•• .. • 41. per cent, 50 0 0 49 0 0 263 y
ttatcliff •• •• • 5l. 100 0 0 90 0 0 -
United General IL 50 0 o 50 0 0 21 %
Westminster Chartered 51. per cent, 50 0 0 - 39%
Ditto,New .. •• SL per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 73y
UST OP SCOTTZSII COMP. .NZ PRICES
Dividend Amount '
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ 5. d. £ s. d
Bank of Scotland
.3rltish Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 202
•'aledonian Bank
2 10 0 31.118:
City ofGlasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 10 0 0
10
0 0 10%
Ilydesdale Bank •• •• .• 5% per cent. 20 0 0
10 0 0 121 48
Commercial Bank
T.:astern Bank.. •• •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10
lildinb.&Glasgow Bank 3/. per cent. 5 0
Exehangeßnk of Scot.. - 100 0
lational Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 000 55 0 0 3%
105 0 0 4%
0 0 1534
"forth of Scotland Bank 5/.percent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
Royalßank of Scotland 51. percent. 100 0 0 , 100 0 0 13334
ifnion Bank of Scotland 8/. P
ascent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 90
W'estern Bank -••• • • • V. per cent.
50 0 0 50 0 0 69%
Alliance Fire and Life 6361. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 21%
qritish Guarantee ..
Pent. 10 0 0 1- 0 0 17s fid
nt. 100 0 0 10 0 0 25
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. p
:r eee 25 0 0 2 0 0 41. 6s
City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cant. 50 0 0 1 0 0 2%
Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. p
rcnt.
Colonial Life ... ••• • •
51 per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 ' 22
Ong. 8c Scot, Law Life 511. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 3
Life Zu3Boe. of Scotland 6%
.per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 3/. 58
1
National Fire and Life,
Si.
per cent. 10 0 0 I 0 0 28s gd
per cent. 200 0 0 20 .
1. pr cent. 0 0 10 0 30s 6d
North British Insur.
200 2%
per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 12%
SeottishUnion Inane 75%i.
Standard Life •• • • ••c. 51. per cent. 10 0 0 I 0 020 Od
United Dep.Assuranc .
INXISC21106.8.1%11601:111.
' Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
Assam Tea ••
..„,......._•
-.-__l _-_____.
X. s 0
. d. Z. s. d.
• •• •• •• -- 20 0
Suction Mart • ..... ..
21. 55. 20 0 0 9%
50 0 0 - 26
motralian Avicultnrl 11. 100 0035 0 0 1634
Australian Trust .... 61. per cent. 1% holglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10e. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2
23
Ditto. Half Shares.. -
British American Land 158. - 38 10 0 25
Canada ...........
.. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 82 10 0 50
Do. 5 per cent Bonds - - -
Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. percent. -
- 11334
City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. - - 57
Gen. Revers.& Invest. 5 p.c./kba, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 94%
Equitable Reversienry 5/ pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 119
Ditto Wevr ........ 10 0 -
Gen.fiteam Navigation 10 p. ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 2834
206
Hudson's 8ay........ - Stock. -
Hungerford .......... 21. ss. - 100 0 0 47
London Institution .•• - - 78 15 0 ••
New Zealand Company -
Ditto. New .. .. •• •• - 2525 00 00 2125
100 00
R.lssell Institution.. • • 26 5 0 -
- -
Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 81. p. c.& ha. 50 0
0
Reversionary Int. Soo. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0
15000 00 00 1-04
0 60 0 0 • 76%
Royal Mal Steam-. 41. p. share. 100 0 0
25 0 0 , 2434 ,
South Australian ••• • • 51. per &hare. 25
0 0 oc: ... 1
P4410=441 Pug% I !e ,160 as

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
Mr, John Chapman, hooksell, r, Strand, appeared to
a summons, chat ging him with having neglected to sup-
ply the British Museum with a copy of the Westminster
Review.
Mr. Bodkin, on behalf of the trustees of the British
Museum, stated the case, and called
Richard Edwards, clerk to the solicitors of the Mu-
seum, who deposed to having purchased the number
Produced (for January, 1852), at the shop of the defen-
dant, in the Strand, for ss. The work was published
four months before the date of the purchase, which touk
place on Ale 10th April last.
Mr. A. Panizzi, keeper of the printed books at the
British Musum, stated that no copy of the number pro-
duced by the last witness had been sent to the Museum
by Mr. Chapman. The printed circular produced, ap-
prising all publishers of the obligations imposed upon
them by the Act, was sent to Mr. Chapman, in com-
mon with other booksellers ; besides which, he had
been once before fine a nominal penalty for a similar
offence.
Mr. Chapman. in answer to the charge, stated that
the whole of the business in connexion with the West-
minstsr Review was managed by a clerk in his employ,
named Gill, who told him that he pack, d up the number
in question, directed it to the British Museum, and sent
it by the porter in the usual way. Ls a book containing
a list of places to which the Review was sent gratui-
tously, the number in question WU'S duly entered; and in
a second book there was also an entry of the same date
(January 14), to the effect that a copy of the Review
and Story's Life were sent on the same day. It
therefore appeared that the nondelivery of the number
must have resulted from some accident; and when the
summons was served, he (defendant) sent his clerk, Mr.
Gill, to explain the circumstance, to express his regret at
the omission, and to beg that, as there had been 110 ne-
glect on his part, the proceedirgs against him might be
withdrawn on bis paying the expenses already incurred
thereby. Now he (Mr. Chapman) had hoped and ex-
pected that Mr. Panizzi would comply with this very
reasonable le quest; but he refused to do so, and accord
ing to the statement of Mr. Gill, the clerk who waited
upon him, he accumpaniei his refusal with some re-
marks which evinced a degree of animus against him, on
the part of Mr. Pauizzi, which he could nut help regard-
ing as extremely unjust. After the clerk had been
trying for a long time to induce Mr. Panizzi to abandon
the prosecution, under the cgcumseinces named, that
gentleman exclaimed, " No. I will not. Mr. Chapman
has brought me forward iu his Review. He has noticed
me, and I will noece him." Mr. Chapman then ex-
plained that there was an allusion to Mr. Parizzi in the
Review founded on a quotation from the Littrary Ga-
zette. The remarks were never intend- dto be earsoutd,
and if the quotation was offhnsive to Mr. Petezzi, he
(defendant) was not responsible for it.
Mr. Peuizzi denied the imputation that he was in-
fluenced by anything that had appeared in the Review.
What he said to the clerk of Mr. Chapman, was said
fortunately in the presence of another person, who was
present, and his words were to this effect—" Mr. Claip•
man has accused me of pursuing booksellers, and com-
pelling them to pay large fines, which is not correct; for
in his own case, when he was summoned before, he was
only fined Is. by my request, as a caution, which he has
neglected to observe."
The clerk, Mr. Thomas Gill, was about to take his
version of the interview with Mr. Penizzi, but Mr. Hall
directed him to confine himself to the facts respecting
the alleged transmission of the Review to the Mu-eum.
He then produced the books referred to by Mr. Chap-
man, and stated that he did not neglect to send the
copy, as indicated, to the Museum, although he admitted
that the officers usually furnished a formal receipt for
all books received at the Museum, and that ho had not
seen any rest ipt for the copy in question.
By Mr. Bodkin.—He had seen in the files, a receipt
for the two volumes of Stoyy's Life, which were supplied
at the same time.
Mr. HALL acquitted the defendant of any wilful ne-
glect, but he had certainly failed to give that attention to
the subject which was promised, or evidently implied, by
the mitigated penalty which followed a previous convic-
tion. The receipt usually given by the officers of the
Museum should have been inquired for, as a matter of
business, and this attention to a very orditaary duty
would have led to the discovery of the fact that the work
had not been supplied, owing to some neglect or over-
sight on the part of one of his servants. If the em-
ployers were not to be held responsible for their servants,
the trustees of the Museum would be left without re-
, dress, and the Act rendered perfectly nugatory. His
Worship then inflicted the mitigated penalty of 405.,
with 55., the cost of the book, and 25., the cost of the
summons.
Mr. Bodkin stated, that on the former occasion, when
Mr. Chapman was fined 25., Mr. Jardine adjudged the
costs to be 31. 56.
Mr. HALL would only order the cost of the summons
in the present case, namely 2s.
Mr. Bsdkin then suggested that the penalty might,
under one of the provisions of the Act, be paid to the
trustees of the Museum.
His Wonsan., however, decided that the penalty must
go to the Queen, although in all previous cases, we believe,
it has been paid to the trustees.
LAMBETH.
Mr. Games, solicitor, addressing Mr. Elliott, begged
to be allowed to say a few word. on a matter that very
seriously effected the character and reputation of an old
clieneot his, Mr. Alves, of St. Mary's-street, Walcot-
square, the gentleman who then sat by his side (referred
to, though nut by name, in our Lambeth pelice report
of yesterday). The matter of which he had to complain
was a eta ement that appeared in the morning papers of
that day, purporting to be the particulars ut an applica-
tion by an attorney's clsrk, in reference to some
bill-
stealing transactions. He (Mr. Games) trusted that his
worship, in giving his magisterial assistance to protect
the public against the bill-stealing impostors, would feel
it to be equally his duty to eff gel au iejure l party at
opportunity of setting his character right nefore his tel.-
low- men. His client (Mr. Alves) felt himself seriously
injured by the statement that had gone forth to the
public, and was anxious through him (Mr. Games)
• to state the whole of the eircumstatices, so far as they
came under his cogniz ince, c mnected with the trans-
action of the clergyman's bill, and by them it would
be seen that he was perfectly innocent and free from
the slightest imputation. The brief facts, then, were
these;—M'. Alves was at present, what he bad been for
some years, a bill discounter, and in the course of his
business an application had been made to him to discount
the 60/. bill of a clergyman in Suffolk. Having no per-
sonal knowledge of the reverend gentleman, he took time
to consider whether he should be sate in advancing his
money on the security, and therefore took the ordinary
means in such matters, of writing to the gentleman him-
, self. To some persons this mode of procedure might
appear suspicious, but when it was recollected that the
party lived a distance in the country, and that the bill
itselr might be a forgery, the course pursued could not
be wondered at. Besides, the mode adopted by Mr.
Alves of writing to the reverend gentleman was much
more delicate than that of going about amongst his
friends in town, and inquiring from them whether the tell
was in his handwriting, and whether it was likely to be
paid at maturity. On subsequently ascertaiuieg that the
bill in question had been imprepetly obtained, and that
the Messrs. Trill& r and Eyre, the solicitors, ware
making some inquiries on the subject, his client,
Mr. Alves, actually called at their office, to give them
any explanation they might think proper on the matter.
Mr. ELLIOTT—Do you mean to say that your client
called at the offices of Messrs. Trinclor and Eyre, before
any application had been made to him at his house, on
the subject of the Bill?
Mr. GAMES —I am instructed so; but Mr. Alves will
set me right if such was not the case.
Mr. Alves said it was so, and that he was always
from home when the clerk of Messrs. Trinder and Eyre
called at his house.
Mr. ELLIOTT observed that he understood from the
applicant that he had made every effort to see Mr.
Alves without being able; and the statement in the
newspapers was a correct one, of the representation of
the party complaining. Nothing bad been said by the
clerk of Mr. Trinder about Mr. Alves having called at
the office of his employers, or offering the slightest ex-
planation of his conduct in the transaction; and if he
had done so, and bad offered to give an explanation, he
had now a perfect right to complain, and contradict that
part of the statement in the fullest manner.
Mr. GAmts, on the part of his client, as well as his
own behalf, begged to tender his thanks tohtiisenvvcoe vr‘shitihp
for the kindness he had extended, and the patience
which he heard them, and here the matter dropped.

THE LATE FIRE IN BERMONDSEY.
It is to be regretted that circumstances have arisen in
connexion with this fire which led to a suspicion that it
may have been wilfully occasioned. In the course of
yesterday morning three persons were taken into cus-
tody. Two of them have since been liberated, but one
remains under the surveillance of the police. It is b-
lieved that this person is a discharged servant of the
Messrs. Owst, who appears to have held out a threat
that, if dismissed, he would set fire to his employers'
warehouse. The boy who was first seen to run out of
the premises by the brigade officer belonged to one ot
the vessels moored alongside. Ile had given some
offence to the captain, and was denied admission to his
ship as a punishment.
The following is the official report:—
"Messrs. R. Owst and Co.,
ahr
eco
opu s
e a
m erndcontents
eh sot a
und.
coopers, Bermondsey-wall,
h
destroyed; dwelling-hous.e much damaged; e(mtep
au re din h
in
the
ee
Alliance.
sured
"Mr. J. Brindley,
and contents much.h
Alliance. slate
amg
ee
dr c;11 ahnot wiahrseuhroeuds e
inburnte,
a
Haywar-, boatbuilders—stock
"Messrs. W. and J.
much damaged; insured in
nlnd taeFrbcan'llix; manufacturer—
dustotkPs damaged; insured in
manufacturer—
buildingthe l Alliance.dMi r. W
much
Downing,
injured,
sail
and
a
private house—furniture dart aged;
insured "Medr.iTn:th:elnadlesrtFl,a7g.rianaries—front scorched, and stotk
Messrs.
injured.
with the exception of the h°cPs—burn t,
The Providence smack, laden with
The Violet, of Montrose, schooner—slmilarly de-
eraa
craft
Osrchleososner injured. much
stroyed.
burnt; andhe Providence was a newly-
T h eEI
evna iaonuds els till leer;
repaired schooner,
and ff Mes',rs. Stokes's ways, She
was waiting for her cargo."
nad
lying onlyjust come
alongside, (

SUDDEN DEATH..-.I is with feelinin of regret that
we record the sudden death of Mr. James Fields», of th,-,
firm of Fielden Brother; of Waterside, brother of the hate
Mr. Fielden, bl.p, Oa Sunday night he went to bed in
good health, but was found dead a Ehort time after by his
wife. He wia much respected by the work, eople. He died
(NIA iligease 9f On healt,..lfancheftfcCouner.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

THAMES HAS EN D0',..1( AND RAILWAY
COMPANY.
Oa Tuesday a spectut general meeting of this company
was held in the Gresham Rooms, ii,isinghall-street, to
consider the propriety of reducing the nominal amount
or value of the shares in the said company, and to
resolve and determine the amount to which the same
shall be reduced, and to authorise the issue of Pet
shares in respect and to the extent of the amount 01
capital of the company, which, by reason of glob
reduction in the amount or nominal value of such'
fi st-moneioned shares, shall be unrepresented by
shares, and to determine the nominal amount of such
new shares, end at what times and on what conditioil
the same should he issued, the annual dividend in all
cases not exceeding 6 per cent.; also to receive a rePoi
from the directors on the state of the company's aorta
and to take the sense of the proprietors as to immediateli
proceeding with the works, and raising the necessal
amount for the same.
Mr. LAVDEN took the chair, and having rend the
report and allieled to the past misfortunes of the. CO
piny, stated that their position was this—they hi
already a sea wall and a large portion of h,nd, be
believed 137 acres, on which they migh; e„e
their wharfs. It was the intention of t"..
directors to make only a singlo line Wu'
Romlord to Thames Haven. They could there have:
wharf 1.800 feet in length, where the depth of veld
was from 15 to 20 feet, and ships of a certain class could
always be secommodut, d. Le therefore advised rh'S Pro;
prietors to coke immediate steps to effect that nonce
object, which he had no douat, looking to the• at%
•
chaudise and traffic that would come on the rallatli
would amply pay the proprietors.
Mr. SHEPHERD abk.cl if they had aay binding ere
garement with the Eastern Counties Company.
The CHAIRMAN said they intended to oppose tne
bury line. He was sorry there was no legal sagreo6/1
with the EAnkt ra Coueties Company.
Mr. SHEPHERD wished the names of the parties to
m ntioned who had signed on the part of the
Ct. unties Company.
The CHAIRMAN said the only names they had tOtil
document they possessed were those of Mr. Bided.°
Mr. Lang.
A PROPRIETOR asked what the estimated coat of tile
line was?
The CHAIRMAN read an estimate, from which it
peered that the total cost of the line from Rounforo -
Thames Haven would be about 225.0001. • °
Mr. SHEPHERD was much surprised at there Well
balance-sheet for the meeting.
pal
The CHAIRMAN sV d their position might be nj
stated. Tney had 2,6001. at the bankers', their
was paid for, and they had curtain liabilities to 4161'4
amount uhliquidated. There was a balance-skoiet
last January; the present was not the time for a
sheet. He might say that. the call in 1847 prod
40,000/., which, with the balance he now mention;
was fairly accounted fur. An opportunity woolto
affirded to the shareholders to inspect the balance'
next week.—(Hear, hear.)
aide
A PROPRIETOR thought a tidal dock should -
at least to afford security to vessels at Thames 00
without geing to the expense of docks. •di
The CHAIRMAN said that was the view of the
rectors—(Elear, hear.)
The report was then adopted. fthe
A resolution was proposed for the reduction °
shares from 50/ to 251. each, on which 181. must 00.7
sidereal to be paid.
The CHAIRMAN said there new shares would bf;e;i44.aatl:'
to the proprietors in preference. but the chrectortOliie,:
issue them at such times as they might deem exPOlcat's
After some discussion between the solicitor, lar' 0
Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Lee, Mr. Robertson, and other*
to the price at which the shares ought to be issuOdr
The resolution of the directors was carried 'nu'
mously. •
the
The CHAIRMAN said they had filed a petition'n!aai
House of Lords against the Tilbury line, and --",..,M
-'• urcr,
they should be supported by the proprietors.olosV
A vote or thanks was then passed to the chairrnan
directors, when the meeting adjourned.

SOUTH DEVON.—AMong the surprises in ritoro
p
proprietors of this c(mpany, we may mention :the'. /jet
rattans of opposition to the board on account ofitalti
the Cornwall. Reasonable people have hitherto 11011eibe
themselves that, if an unbroken connexion with( itA
west werN oboe established, the worst days .)'
of
South Devon would be passed; but some. olefis
the good folks of Plymouth, it would seem, are- °the
entirely different opinion. They consider tintirnei
struggling port should bo the only terminus of 0040
end that no traffic which once reaches Plymouth Ito
be suffered to go beyond it by land; and, as a legit,T of
constqttenc:?, that there should be no entry of ge%lhscis
passeugers to their town by the same transit; tb
are the sages of Plymouth, and this is the ninetee-..
century
ConNwam..—We are glad to learn that the! tost
regemetit already received by the directors is of a of
ittsfactory character, notwithstanding the diverge°7oo.
public opinion to election matters at the preseuScor
meet. Influential parties are busily engaged ill 00
vassing their neighbours; and, when their lie,Pn-re.
are sent in and compared, we doubt not they vii. 510
sent an advance in practical business, alike boceilh-os
to the praiseworthy exertions now making and tA°
object they Lave in view. Thirty miles of lea itt
already contracted for, the price being liberally Ur-fp-bill
shares; and of the remaining 35, it is auticiPartlanner.
at least a meiety will be settled for in the same 1311"-
—Railway Times. ittr
LEEDS NonTHERN. On Saturday last. ups
portant extension of the L-eds Northern (late
and Thirale) Railway was formally opened. 01°„ies
usual manifestations of rejoicings and festive —of
monies on such occa,ions. The new portion
ob,
the lino opened is nearly thirty miles In le,1?0,0
extending from the hielmerby station, her of
Ripon and Thir,k, to the port and town to.
Stockton, in the county of Durham. A further °do
sion of the company's line to Hartlepool, about ttoe,
mites from Stockton, will bi opened on the Ist of `l opt
and then the Leeds Northern Railway will form " rou
coaimuuication between two of the most rising Perth.,9,4og
the north-east coast Of England and the manutitel"h-010
districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire and the °-
Of Lancashire.

THE COUNTRY MARKETSL' ~,a
LIVERPOOL, MAY 18 —Hold- rs of wheat and flour
more firmness, and full rates of last week were maintst'io
The weather being more favourable for crops, all kinds of Wait;
corn dull sale, a_ barely former rates. Indian corn r 8 left
low. r. Arrivals, Ireland and coastwise—Wheat, 77; barog;
199; oats, 139; malt, 1,469; flour, 28. Foreign wheat,
barley, 672. Trois
LENDS, MAY 18.—Arrivals of wheat fair this week.
,or
decidedly firmer, and for fresh qualities rates of Friday 5".
what exceeded, with moderate extent of business Pos9l
Barley and beaas as last week Oats and shelliugs stead,'
price. Peas and other articles as before.
h the°
NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, I/lAY 18.—Althoug- , for
was a great want of animation, trade rule.' ruled
wheat; Saturday's prices fully maintained. Barley wildoor
change. Oats continue steady at previous terms. In
and other articles no change.
NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, MAY 18._. The on 0
of beasts was 673; quality good ; trade exceedingly brisk, tr°
6d to Is advance, and all sold. Number of sheep and 13°10,,..;
4,926. Demand steady at former rates, with a good ciceroni
Prices - Beef 5s to 6s per stone; shorn sheep, 4d to bA
lambs, 7d to 8d per lb.
ore
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, MAY 18.—There vl hing•
the meal market to-day 5 sacks oatmeal, each weigh
2801bs. imperial, which sold thus :-2 at 11 11s 2 at 1"":,711
and at 1/ 10s ; average price of the whole 11 1""
2- I 2ths. 2 sacks pot-barley, whereof 1 sold at 29s Cd•
EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, MAY
Oat straw, from 7s Od to 8s 6d per kemple of 16 stones tr°6l,
wheat ditto, 6s 6d to 7s 6d; barley ditto, 6s Od to 71 -
Hay, from 9d to 1 td per stone.
DALKRITH MEAL MARKET, MAY 17.—There were.;
'
the market to-day 77 bags of oatmeal, and lof barleyloe;s
no peasemeal or pot-Larley in market. Sales for the 02°-
and barleymeal quick.
Oatmeal, per sacs;, of 280 lbs. First Second `--
imperial 1 30s 6d i 30s Od od
eck
Barleyrneal, per ditto ... 23s 61

Peasemeal
Flour ... .
Pot barley

-3
Od I—s Od mi)ti
—s
Od od --I
—s Od —8 Od v"

COAL MARKET.—YEsrminer.
Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market
Carr's flartley ..... 148 Od Peareth (uns.) .........
Davison'sWestffartley 14s Od S.den Main .......
Hasting's Hartley l4s Od Lambton Primrose •••
Holywell
New Tanfield ...... 12a 6d, cietton
Ravenswt rth Pelaw 12s Od Lambton
Ravensworth'sW.Eart 13s 9dJPensher
South Peareth
I'aafield Moor Butes l2s 6d Richmund
Walker's Primrose ... Ils 6d'Stewart's •••
West Hartley
Wylam •• l4B Od Denison
Wall's End, &c. Heugh Hall
Brown .... ••..
Gosforth ....• ......... 14s Od Soutk Hartlepool
Heaton
Riddell
Harvey Wylam (was.) 123 Od
Ships at market,

sd
120 a
153 gi
153 v_
150 sd
160 ,A
14s --
°`l
156 rd
15s 6d
15s
165 nAv--
133 v-a
14s n9I
,63
fid
155 ,A
15s j
159 0,1
2as (I`.

276 Sold, 66.