The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-25 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, IBM

secured a sufficient number to defeat the present scheme.
He might observe that iG was of no tise for the board of
direction to eatemet by the most stringent pc,e,,ray to
save a few thousands of pounds in the working expeeaes,
if schemes like the Lne under consideration were to be
agiosted, The directors could rot lattend to their ordi-
nary business while some new project was constantly
be;,re them; and if ne sh sreh,dthr tacught proper to do
so, be should protest against the proxies being received,
and he should reserve his right to take what steps he
should think proper to protect his own interests and
those of his brother shareholders. The chairman had
told them the amount of paid-up share capital he held
in this undertaking. He (Mr. Mortimer) certainly did
not hold so extensively as the chairman, but this he
might say, that ho (Mr. Mortimer) had increased his
holding, but that Mr. Chaplin had decreased his. He
(fir. Chaplin) had not told the shareholders that he
had, since this negotiation had been going on, sold out
a good deal of stock, as had other directors who were in
favour of this scheme.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.")
In conclusion, he advised the shareholders to vote
against the promotion of the central scheme.
Mr. HARDING, the secretary, in reply to Mr. Bassett,
said the pamphlet alluded to bad not been issued to the
shareholders with his knowledge or concurrence. He
attributed that publication to the supporters of the cen-
tral line. In reply to the figures of Mr. Mortimer, he
said the London and Dorchester traffic, instead of being
only 10,0001. a year, was 27,000/.
Mr. MORTIMER adhered to his figures, which he said
he had taken from the books of the company.
Mr. MALINS defended himself frem the attack of Mr.
Mortimer as to procuring proxies in favour of the cen-
tral line. He had always avowed himself the supporter
of landowners and advocates of that project,
Mr. H. WOOD entered into some statistical details to
show that the traffic of the proposed extension would not
be remunerative for the outlay; but the Hon. Proprietor
was repeatedly interrupted by manifestations of impa-
tience on the part of the meeting.
Mr. LocKE, M.P., said he would not have presented
himself on this occasion had it not been for the personal
attack which had been made upon him by Mr. Mortimer.
He (Mr. Locke) stated at the last meeting that the
Great Western and the Bristol and Exeter were at that
time engaged in canvassing the district, and were pre-
paring for the introduction of a line from Exeter into
the very district now under discussion; but Mr. Dicken-
son got up and contradicted that statement, when he
(Mr. Locke) confirmed it by the fact that Sir John
Kennaway was the authorised agent of the Bristol and
Exeter in the matter, and Mr. Mortimer having heard
that statement, was in duty bound, if he knew it to be
contrary to fact, to have contradicted it at the time. He
(Mr. Locke) would add that at the present moment the
agents of the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter
were taking surveys through his own property. He would
ask Mr. Mortimer whether he would venture to say that
was untrue?

Mr. MoRTIMER—AII that has been done in that re-
spect is in self-defence. I tell you again, the Great
Western positively refused to have anything to do with
Mr. Locke or his line, but if you throw down the gauntlet
you may rely upon it the Great Western will take iu up
in self-defence.

Mr. LocKE, in further reply to Mr. Mortimer, said,
with reference to his overtures to the Great Western, he
had not been in the office of that company for the last
ten years, and never but once in his life set foot in the
Paddington offices. Mr. Locke then entered into the
history of the western extension from the year 1844,
when the Parliamentary sanction for that scheme was
given. The battle, he said, had been fought, and Par-
liament had sanctioned that district being given to the
South-Western, whilst the propositions of the Great
Western were rejected, and that was the position of
things at the present time. He wanted to know why
the Great Western were perpetually taunting them with
a desire to pursue an aggressive policy, when they (the
South-Western) had asked nothing that Parliament had
not already conceded? It seenaed that they went to the
Great Western officials to learn from them what they
ought to do to carry on* their own concerns; and he
thought the Great Western ought to congratulate them-
selves upon having such:an advocate as Mr. Mortimer. Ilia
(Mr. Locke'e) interest was in the South-Western. When,
in 1848-9, owing to the state of the money-market, the
South-Western extensions were abandoned, the land-
owners of the district, knowing that the line had been
conceded to this company, remained perfectly passive in
the matter for three years. They afterwards presented
memorials in favour of the undertaking, and be had no
doubt some of those memorials were in the room at that
time. They had always been the constant supporters
of the South-Western policy, and was he (Mr. Locke) i
to be told that he misrepresented the facts because n the
committee• room on one occasion he asked Mr. Saunders,
"A -e you going to give us the western extensions
again?" to which Mr. Saunders replied, " We must see
about thae." He (Mr. Locke) would state that the Great
.
Western had never refused to make the line dispute.
It was not many weeks since Mr. Russell, in his reply to
Mr. Glyn on the subject of the great proposed amalgama-
tion, wrote that the time was not yet come for those amal-
gamations—that the railway system' was not yet suffi-
ciently developed, and that it would be wrong in those
two great companies to form an amalgamation
by which the expansion of the system would be pre-
vented. It was not to be supposed (continued Mr. Locke)
that this district could remain shut up, and they might
depend upon it—although he did not say it as a threat—
the landowners would not allowit to remain shut out of
railway communication. The Great Western had no
idea of going to Exeter when they made their line to
Bristol. The Bristol and Exeter was established and
carried out as a distinct and independent company which
were to form the great connecting link between Exeter
and London, and the public had ever since submitted to
be carried 23 miles round by Bristol in going to Exeter,
not without an effort to obtain a shorter route, in which
they had hitherto been unsuccessful. With reference to
the remarks of Mr, Mortimer as to the steep gradients
on the prop ,eed central line, he (Mr. Locke) begged to
state that there was not such a gradient upon the whole
line as lin 75. The Hon. Gentleman must have con-
founded it with the Bristol and Exeter, where they had
a gradient of 1 in 70.
A PROPRIETOR—What is the gradieet to be?
Mr. LOCKE—One in 100.

Mr. Sergeant GAsELEE—On the whole line?
Mr. LocKE—That is the steepest gradient on it. With
reference to the part he had taken in this matter ho
would say, that he had never put himself forward as the
representative of the central scheme, with the exception
of having attended before the associated committee to
give such explanations as it was in his power to afford.
That was all the part he had taken, and he had only re-
turned to England the day previous, so that he could
have taken no part in the later proceedings. Nor had
he exercised any influence in the matter; so that what-
ever might be the result that day, it could not be brought
about by any personal influence he had exercised. Mr.
Locke then expressed the pain and regret with which
he had witnessed the disunion which that day's proceed-
ings showed to exist amongst the directors. A more
painful exhibition it had never been his lot to witness.
Union at the board was necessary to protect their ex-
isting interests, and ho had hoped that when what
might be termed the popular party were represented in
the direction, it would combine union with strength;
but in that he had been greatly disappointed.
Mr. MOETINER replied, and adhered to his former
statement, that Mr. Locke had endeavoured to treat with
the Great Western for the construction of the line on the
broad gauge.
Colonel HENDERSON denied that he came within the
category of those directors whom Mr. Mortimer had
charged with having sold a large quantity of stock upon
the revival of the extension scheme.

Mr. LIERAPATII condemned the policy of the di-
rectors.

Mr. Sergeant GASELEE defended the position of Mr.
Mortimer, and expressed his opinion that it would be
suicidal for this company to construct the line on the
terms proposed. Let the landowners make the line, and
the South-Western would have great pleasure in work-
ing it upon proper terms. He spoke at some length upon
the means wh,ch had been used to obtain proxies in fa-
vour of the project, and contended that a vote taken under
such circumstances would not be a fair expression of the
opinion of the proprietors, inasmuch as a large propor-
tion of them had had no opportunity of returning proxies.
If he and his friend Mr. Mortimer had chosen to do so,
they might have brought a deluge of proxies against
the proposition. He concluded by moving as an amend-
ment, "That the meeting now adjourn, sine die, in order
to afford an opportunity for a full expression of opinion
at a special meeting for the consideration of the sub-
ject."
This was seconded by Mr. EDWARDS, who contended
that by the terms of the notice culling the meeting
they were precluded from doing more than receive the
reports. _ _ _

Mr. BIRCEIAM (the solicitor) gave an opinion that the
meeting could under that notice come to a decision upon
the report.
Captain MOORSON briefly addressed the meeting in
reply to the observations of Mr. Mortimer.
Mr. BAS-ETT characterised t'ie proposal to guarantee
four per cent. upon the proposed line as an absurdity
which ho thought the meeting would never tolerate.
Mr. LIELTs again reminded the Chairman of the pro-
mise that some statement should be given to the meeting
as to the method in which it was proposed to raise the
capital required for the undertaking. The Hon. Gentle.
man stronglycappael
cof the company in suc a undertaking.
opposed the employment of any of the
The HAIRNIAN said the necessity for raising the capi-
tal had not been yet established.
After some further di,cussion, it was agreed that the
eantime fresh proxies
motion for the adjournment should be withdrawn, and
that a special meeting should be called as soon as pos-
proxies should not bo used) should be
sible for the reconsideration of the whole question, and
(it being understood
company, ad sent round all
binto the proprie-
register, gin number about 4,000,
the general body to come to a decision
oitt sonhsraust thatthe dieon present
Ei subject.
thebtjh
chemeet . .
thereby enabling

LUNAR RAiNnow.--111r. E. J. Lowe, of the Ob.
servatory, Beeston, near Nottingham, ; sa/ „,__
"On the
eve-ling of the 20th inst. I had the gratification of seeing a
perfect lunar rainbow, extending from nearly E. by S. to
nearly N. by W. The distance between the two points
where it intersected the horizon was 106 deg, nearly, and
the altitude at the apex about 33 deg. There was a faint
secondary arch. The liAht it gave out was colourless and
flickering. It became visible at Bb. 10m., and vanished at
Bh. l Bin."
EFFECT OF METALS ON STONE.--The effect Of
iron upon stone when exposed to the air and other influences
is strikingly shown in the stone coping which receives the
railing
The standards of Hyde-park from Knightsbridge to the ``Corner."
andards, large in size, are let into the stone, and run
with lead, together with the end of the bottom rail, which is
turned down into the coping. Two or three years ago the
damage which had been done by this arrangement was re-
paired, but the cause being left in operation, the same results
are following, and •
it may
points a large piece be seen that at many of these
of stone has been forced out by the exi"
datiou and eNPnwieu of the metals,-.Builder.

At Naples, a young roaes'r MG, his pro-
duced a new opera, Tre Matrimonii. The I heatre
WAS yearly einVy (sr,:y.; a Sochi paper), but the
opera was unanimously condemned by the scanty
audience present.
De Giosa's Falco d' Arles has been produced at
Florence, where it was received with favour, though
it cannot be said to have achieved a success. Mme.
Bendazzi and M. Gnone are highly spoken of, but
M. Pardini is said to have excited enthusiasm.
From Madrid we learn that a company of capital-
ists had obtained the authorisation of government to
establish a " New Lyrical Theatre," reserved for the
sole representation of operas on national subjects.
The Illediterraneo, a Genoa paper, mentions that
in the South of Spain a general mania for music is
prevailing. At Granada, M. Giorgio Ronconi, the
great baritone, was creating a perfect furore, and
reaping literally a golden harvest—something like 800
piastres (about 1741.) for each representation—is
spoken of. The frequenters of the opera at Jerez had
offered a valuable bracelet to Mme. Montenegro. At
Cordova the Creole pianist, M. Gottschalk, had met
with extraordinary success ; he gave eighteen concerts,
and left the proceeds of the last, amounting to nearly
2001., to the charitable establishments i❑ that city.
While New York boasts of going ahead of Lon-
don, Paris, and St. Petersburgh in operatic matters,
San Francisco threatens to shoot considerably past
New York. The last American mail informs us of
a competition to engage Miss Hayes to sing six
months in California for the sum of 10,0001.

(Hints for July and Aug. Ahowed—Balance from the
last accouW, 880/ 06 sd; ores sell (if,6B due-,), 8,6051
16 6d; sut,thies, 2551 14. 1e,..---9,741/ 113.—Mine c.,sls
anti merchants' hills; 7,338/ 17e 6o; ny inv:dend of 71
103 per share (1,500/): leaving ta,iance in hand, 9021
13. 61
At the Alfred Consols meeting, on Tuesday, the ac-
counts showed—Copper ores sold (less dues), 3,861/ 14s
2d.—By labour cost, June, 6061 18s 6d; ditto July,
7961 16s 6d; doctor and club, 191 10a 11d; subsist, 38/;
merchants' bills, 585/ 9s 9,1; water charge to Great
Wheal Alfred, 62/: leaves profit, 1,752/ 18s 9,1; to which
add balance last account, 5161 14s 11d, and deduct divi-
dend, 1,7921, leaves a balance in hand, 477/ 13s Bd. A
dividend of 7a per share was declared.
At Great Wheal Alfred meeting, on Tuesday, a call
of 23s 10d per share was made; making the total paid
20/.7s 8d per share.

At Consols Mines meeting, on the 15th inst., the ac-
counts for July and August showed—Balance from last
account, 3,3441 10s; costs and merchants' bills, 4,8851
19s 8(3=8,230/ 9s Bd.—By ores sold, 4,8741 Os 7d;
leaving balance against adventurers, 3,35619 s Id.
The debts contracted previously to Ist May last
amounted to 2,1231 15s Old, and the payments, in part
liquidation, were 1,05918 e lld—leavirg balance against
original adventurers, 1,0641 6s 11d. A call of 5s on
each of the 1,248 shares, f:'r the general purposes of the
adventure was made, and one of 15s each on those
shares which have contributed only 15s towards the ex-
tinction of the old debts.

At the Beacon Mine bi-monthly meeting, on the 17th
instant, the accounts showed the costs to amount to
1501 9s lid; leaving a balance in hand of 261 15s 1010.
A call of 2s per share was made for the next two months'
cost.

At the Coed Mawr Pool bi-monthly meeting, on Sa-
turday, the purser's accounts showed the costs paid
during the preceding two months to have been 1591 15s
Id, and that there remained an estimated surplus fund of
1,0601 5s id, with which operations were to be extended,
on the plan adopted at the last meeting.
At Devon and Courtenay Consols meeting, on the
14th of September, the accounts showed—Costs for July,
4141 11s 9d; August, 2431 116 4d=6581 3s Id.—Balance
last account, 70/ 13s 6d; call in July, 3901 14s: leaving
balance to next accour.t, 1931 153 7d. A call of 2s per
share was made.

At Tregardock Mine two-monthly meeting, on Tues-
day, the accounts showed—Balance in hand last account,
19518 s I Id; calls received, 3071 10s=-502/ 8s lid. Mine
cost for July, 148/ 5s 2d ; August, 12417 s 5d : leaving
balance, with 271 10s unpaid calls, of 2571 16s 4d ; the
only liability is that of Messrs. Nicholls and Co., for re-
pairs of engine, 103/ 53,10 d. A call of 5s per share was
made.

At North Wheal Buller (Redruth) bi-monthly meet-
ing, held in Liverpool on the 15th instant (David Lamb,
Esq., in the chair), the accounts showed—Mine cost for
July, 2031 7s 3d; August, 1951 12s 4d=3951 19s 7d.—
Balance in favour of adventurers last account, 58/ 3s:
leaving balance against the mine, 337063 7d. A call of
lOs per share was made.
At Wheal St. Agnes meeting, on the 16th inst., the
accounts showed—Balance last account, 3212 s 4d; mine
cost for April, 461 12s; May, 3817 s 2d; June, 371 14s
6d; July, 371 18s 8d; August, 321 lOs 8d; merchants'
bills, 401 5s 1d=2651 lOs sd.—By call on 221 shares at
11, 2211; by sale of tin, 131 lis Ild ; leaving a balance
due to the parser of 301 183 6d. A call of 11 per share
was made.

Bodmin Consols made a call of 11 per share yes-
terday.
At Wheal Fanny general meeting, on Wednesday, the
accounts showed—Receipts, 4,0011 is 8d; expenditure,
3,0881 3s 9d—leaving a balance of 9121 175 I Id; and a
balance of assets over liabilities of 376/ 17s 3d. The
estimated amount required to meet the expenditure
until next meeting was 1,0411 15s 9d, to meet which a
call of 4s per share was made.
At the Runnaford Coombe meeting, on Wednesday,
the accounts showed—Balance last account, 31 14s 6d;
calls, 1131 17s 6d; tin sold, 55112 s 6d.-----173/ 4s 6d. By
labour cost July, 95179 7d; August 741 153 10d: leaves
balance next account, 3/ Is Id.

At Wheal Edward meeting, on Monday, the accounts
showed—Calls, 1,0351 ss.—Balance last account, 1401
19s 3d; labour Cost May, 1551 193 4i; ditto June, 1181
15s 8d; ditto July, 1021 9s 9d; leaving balance to next
account, 5111 Is, nt which there is in hand, 2981 16s;
and arrears of call, 2121 ss.

At the Augusta Consols meeting, on Wednesday, the
accounts showed a balance of 1891 lOs 5d against the
mine, and a call of 2s per share was made.
At Anna :Maria Consols meeting, on Tuesday, the
accounts showed—Cost to end December, 661 is 7d;
ditto for April, May, and Jtine, 134/ lOs 93; July, 1941
5s 7d; August, 651 18s 8d460/ 16s 6d. Calls re-
ceived, 3151 15s 6d: leaving balance to next account,
1451 is id; due on first payment for engine, 1831 13s
4thcs 328/ 14s 5d liabilities, against 421 12s 6d assets, to
receive from calls in arrear. A call of 6s per share was
made.

During the week shares have changed hands in Devon
Great Consols, Wheal Basset, Af red Consols, Tincroft,
West Providence, West Caradon, North Basset, Marilyn,
Bedford United, Tremayno, Golden, South Tamar,
Great Polgooth, Garreg, Clive, Cubert, Halamanning
and Croft Gothal, Orsedd, Wheal Arthur, Robins,
Speedwell, Whitford, Mostyn,',Michell, Coniston, Great
Bryn, Wheal Fortune (South Tawton'), Carpenter,
Edward, Samson, Bazely, Duke of Cornwall, Franco,
South Carn Brea, Great Wheal Tonkin, Manor Mine,
Praed Consols, Blaen Caylen, Bronfloyd, Weston,
Churchstoke, Dunsloy Wheal Phoenix, Great Treguno,
Hill-bridge, Allt-y-Crib, Trebell, Langford, Wheat
Henry, Treasury, Sarah, Dolcoath, Sidney Godolphin,
Leeds and St. Aubyn, Trebavah, East Wheal Vor, Leeds
Town, and Mining Company of Ireland.

RES FOR 1852.

SEPTEMBER.
Western Meeting
Upton-on-Severn
Breconshire..... ......

When made up in ; From what When
PLACES. GeneralPost-office'port die-
due.
London; patched.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Sept. 21 ..ILlverpool .• Sept. 29
America (by U.S. pkt.) N;Sept. 21 .. ..'Liverpool "'Sept. 28
America (by U.S. pkt.)M'Sept. 29 .. ..illiouthampt. Sept. 22
Australia (via South-
ampton) M 20th of each month Southampt. Sept. 24
Ditto (via Marseilles) N 24th of each month Dover .. Oct. 17
Ditto, via C. of G. Hope N,2d & 14th each mo. Plymouth.. Nov. 30
Africa (West coast)• • 3r 14th of the month Plyinoatti
Alexandria* ........ N 19kh & 30th of mo.;Dover .. Sept. 18
Belgium .. .. •• N Daily • • .. 'Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 12
Buenos Ayres M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 12
California(via Charm) Ml2d & 17th of month Sonthampt. Oct. 16
Cape of Good Hope 17;14th of the rconthPlymouth.. Sept. 26
Cape de Verds N,2d of the month ..IPlymouth.. Sept. 26
Constantinople* 37,7 th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Sept. 20
Central America M 2d & 17th of men. Southampt. Sept. 16
Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th. Bat
Chili M 2d & 17th of moth Southampt. Sept. 16
France .. M N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twiceditily
Greece* .. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Sept. 19
Harnbnrgh Tuesday & Friday London .. Tees. Sat.
Rolland Wednes. & Satur. London .. Sun. That s
Honduras .. Nll7th of the month Sonthampt. Sept. 16
Ireland .. M& NI Twice daily .. Holyhead.. Twicedaily
India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southanapt. Sept. 24
India (via Marseilles) N sth&24th efmonth Dover Oct. 3
India, vise. of G. Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Sept. 26
Mauritius .. 17 14th of month Plymouth.. Sept. 26
Mediterranean (via
Southanspton) M 20th of the montt Southampt. Sept, 24
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) .. N Sth&24th ofmonth Dover .. Oct. 3
Mexico M 2d of the month.. Sonthampt. Ist ea. mo.
Madeira • • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 12
I 7&th3,lo7tthho,lf9mtO,n27thtb
Malta* Dover Sept. 29
Naples* .. • • .. N ,sth 15th 25th of mo Aiover .. Sept. 22
M
Papal States* .. N 'sth 15th 25th ef m Dover .. Sept. 22
Peninsula .. • • .. 7thl7th 27th ef mo Southampt. Arrived
rem-. .. • • M2d L 17th at moth Southampt. Sept. 16
Tuscany* .• .• N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover Sept. 22
West Indies • • .. 31 17th Of the mouth Southampt.
,Arrived
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) AI 2d of the month .. Sonthampt.
• The mails to those countries thus marked (5) are conveyed by
French packet via Marseilles.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
A.n Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32 for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 18th day of Septeinkr, 1852.
188IIE DEPARTMENT.

Notes issued.::.;:::. 35,154,530

Government debt • • 11,015,100
Other securities .. 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 21,135,376
Silver ballion ...... 19,154

r
£35,154,030
J. R. ELSET, Deputy Cashier.
Dated the 23d day of September, 1852.

£35,154,530

THE COUNTRY WEARKETs
WAERFIUD, 24.—W.. have increased supplies
of al tides. '.l'here is no change to note in the
value of the best parcels of new or old wheat, but for
rough out of conditioned samples the sale is slow at
lower prices. Barley meets a fair sell at full prices.
Oats and shelling are rather lower. Beans still scarce.
New.
WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— s. 8. g.
Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red —to 43 to 455
Ditto, white 46
Norfolk and Hunts., red „,„ 40 -- 42
45 43

Ditto, white ...
Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 40 —42
Ditto, white ... __. 45
Yorkshire, red 40 42
Ditto, white 45 ••••• 43„
Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 41
4
--
Lower Baltic and liamburgh, red... 33 „a`
Mediterranen, red ...
BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels:—
Lincolnshire and Yorkshire .. 27 31 26
Grinding per 30 stone ••• 24 05
Foreign ...
BEANS, per qr. 631bs to the bushel :
Small, fine
Ticks •••

••• - ..... -- 30 -- 35
"' -- -- 32 -- 34
29 -- 32

Foreign ...
OATS, per stone
MeaFng .

Feeding