The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-24 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

BIGAMY.—Thomas Sines was charged with feloniously
intermarrying with Sarah Louisa Meredith, his first wife
Louisa being then and still alive.
Elizabeth Smith—l live at Croydon, and was present
when my daughter Louisa was married at Caseharton
Church, Croydon, nearly 11 years ago, to prisoner. They
only lived together two years, and I have not seen him
since till to-day.

Sarah Louisa Meredith—l know the prisoner. I live at
26, Garden-row, St. George's-road, Southwark. I first
knew the prisoner 12 months last August. I was married
to him on the 19th September last at St. George's, Hams-
gate. I did not know he was married. He did not say he
was married, and I have been living with him till last
night, when my brother and sister informed me about
him.

with her. I was present at R
Hannah Meredith—I am sister to last witness, and live
married my sister, at St. George's Church, September 19,
1864, amsgate when the prisoner

James Joyce, 261 B—l was on duty last sight in the
Broadway, Westminster, and from information received I
went to where prisoner lived in William-street, with the
second wife, and the first wife gave him in charge.
Prisoner said that when ho married his wife she was a
very giddy young yeoman,
and left him several times, go-
ing to her mother's for weeks and months together, and
being frequently fetched out of a public-house from the
company of soldiers. Seven years ago he last saw her, and
as she had been living with a soldier up to that time, she
left him soon after, they having quarrelled. It was a
mutual separation, and for six years he had only seen her
once. Ho thought, therefore, that it was more prudent to
marry his second wife than to live in adultery with her,
and he also thought that when husband and wife were sepa-
rated more than 5 or 6 years, they were free from each
other, and could marry again.
Mr Arnold said that was absurd. If husband or wife had
lost all trace of another for seven years, and a second mar-
riage was contracted by the husband, if the first wife turned
up, the parties would not be liable to punishment, but the
second marriage would be null and void.
Prisoner was remanded till Wednesday.

SHIPPING-TIIIS DAY,

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

PLYMOUTH, Thursday Morning.
The screw steamship Victoria (102), Capt. Goodenough,
from Portsmouth, for Malta, is nuw entering the Sound.
The Geyser, with men paid off from the Warrior, arrived
during the night, and
now waiting between the Island
and the main to embark meu paid off from the Greyhound.
FALAIOUTII, Thursday Morning.
The Horizon, of Liverpool (Brown, master), 1,767 tons,
from Calcutta to London, with a general cargo, was aban-
doned on the 23d instant, at 4 p.m., in lat. 47.30 N, 7.30
W, and crew taken off by the Dutch schooner Je(Stoorvogel, master), from Villa
landed at Falmouth on Thursday.
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GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
from pore, from Sc. John's—Bertha,
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No arrivals.
The Devonport, schooner, fram Wales, for Margate, got
on shore on Main, near Kingstown, during the night, and
is now under water; crew saved and landed at Kingstown.
Anchored—Jenny, from London, for Guatemala, has
been in collisi n during the night. Particulars of damage
at present unknown.

NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CABLE LOST AT SEA.—
The cable of the Victoria extension of the Oregon and
Washington Territory line of telweghroaspoh,lowshsiochffwcaospinetieinodrend,
hdleoSbnae;
,nsvJausan de Fuca, was lost on
to lay across the Straitsoino,
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mentioned in the Star
and Herald some weeks ago. This will cause a &Jay in
the construction of the northern telegraph until the cable
can be replaced.—Tatianta Paper.
PERISHED I,YITII COLD.—This morning at eight
o'clock, a woman passing a dung heap in the stone-yard
near the r,contly- erected almshouses in Shadwell-gap,
High-street, Shadwell, called the attention of a Thames
police-constable to a mawnreitnohaesdittcirnegatpuorseitaiopnpooanretdhetodhuna‘g.:
heap, and said she WAS afraid he was dead. Her flats
hthoeurs ; he hal perished of cold and wet,
hailifeswtaarveeidn.
phreoevneddetand bseevtreurael,
and the rain had been beating down on him all night. The
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deceased was a boneci caknedr
fproevqeuretnyt'lypodorrilNy'en him away from the stone-yard between
sunset and sunrise, and told him to go home. lbe selected
a most desolate spot for his wretched death. A penny and
some bones were found in his pockets. The deceased was
between 50 and 60 years of age. Inspector Roberts, of the
K division, has given directions for inquiries to be made at
the ludging-houses respecting the deceased, and ascertain
his identity if possible,

things is looked upon with advantage by the local manu-
facturers and merchants, as denoting a real went of goods
and as affording a prospect of prices being maintained. The
manufacturers, upon the whole, keep well employed, and
the reports from them are quite as good this week as last, or
even butter.

LEICESTER, 231—There has been less demand for hosiery
goods during the past week, all descriptions of articles being
in less request than for some time past. In the county
districts also there Las been a slackening in the demand,
and manutac.urers are only finishing what is actually or-
dered. Yarns are exceedingly firm, and very high prices
are quoted. There is not much doing in wools, which fully
maintain their value.

NOTTINGHAM, 23d.—There is not the slightest improve.
ment noticeable in the lace trade this week. No class of
goads is in demand, very few buyers come into the market,
and what orders are given are only of a very limited cha-
racter. Nothing is doing in plain stiff goods, and the fancy
trade is more depressed than it has been for several years
past. Black silk laces are not in request. There is a little

doing in silk wechlins, but as a whole the silk trade is
The hosiery trade is slightly improved for some classes et
goods. Yarns are firm at high rates.
ROCHDALE, 21st.—The flinnel market has been mode-
rately well attended to-day, and there was rather more ac-
tivity than we have lately had to report. There was more
inquiry for fancy and fine goods than for the past few weeks,
and a fair sale cf heavy ones Still, the season of the year
considered, the trade rules rather quiet, and manufacturers
are more engaged in finishing old than entering upon new
orders. There is a little better demand for Yorkshire goods
such as winseys and kindred fabrics. It may not be, out of
.

place to notice here that there is a movement on foot in the
neighbourhood of Halifax to make the latter town, rather
than Rochdale, the market town Lr the manufacturers of
such goods, and that the movement is likely to be attended
with at least partial success.

Railway and other Companies.

EASTERN BENGAL.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yester-
day, at the offices, Gresham-street; Mr Leith in the chair,
The report was taken as read.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said that their progress had been favourable, and if not so
great as expected it was not the fault cf the c3mpany's staff
in India. The passenger traffic had to some extent exceeded
the anticipations with regard to it. The receipts for the
second and third-class passengers amounted to 50 per cent.
of the whole receipts, which was a very large proportion.
They would soon have an increase in the fares of the first
and recond class passengers, which would tend to increase
the receipts. There was a large passenger traffic on the
first 14 miles of their line out of Calcutta, and the remainder
of the distance to Kooshtee, 96 miles, passed through a rich
agricultural and productive district. The traffic at present
was chic fly derived from Calcutta and Kooshtee, at both
ends of the line, and was principallya through traffic, They
had a right to expect a much larger goods traffic than they
had yet carried on the line. The want of feeder roads had
deprived them of a considerable amount of traffic that should
have passed over the railway. Of the 16 feeder roads pro-
jected by the Government from the stations on the railways
into the agricultural districts on each side of the line, not
one had yet been completed for traffic, and some of them had
not been commenced, Two of those roads were nearly com-
pleted, with the exception of the bridges. The railway was
opened on Nov. 15, 1862, two years from the present time,
and he was sorry to say they hid not derived any benefit
from those intended feeders. Certain approach roads and
diversions of old roads, altogether extending in aggregate
length to about 91 miles, had been long since made by the
company. He regretted the delay in the making of the
feeder roads by the Government authorities, as they were
quite as much interested in the result as the railway com-
pany. The gross receipts for the past half-year amounted
to £19,915, against £33,748 for the corresponding half of
last year. The total number of passengers was 699,580,
against 422,161 in the same half of 1863; and the goods
traffic had shown some increase, but nothing like the amount
they would have had if the feeder roads had been completed.
The company had effected a saving c i 38 per cent. on the
maintenance of the permanent way by taking that matter
int) their own hands, as compared with what they would
have had to pay responsible contractors. They had closed

accounts with the contractor for the construczion of the rail-
way, and he was happy to say that the works were all com-
pleted in a moat satisfactory manner by Messrs Brassey,
Paxton, and Wythes, the contractors. A proposed exten-
sion of the railway to Darjeeling had been discussed in In-
dia, and its advantages to residents in Calcutta had been
urged, as it would enable them to reach a European climate
at Darjeeling by travelling a distance of 350 miles by rail•
way from Calcutta. The extension, if carried out, would no
doubt be of great service to their line. The Government
had stated that if the railway was to be made, the Eastern
Bengal Company were entitled to the concession. In order
to show the importance of this extension line to the Govern-
ment, he might mention that they had been asked by the
Secretary of State for India if they were prepared to make
it without a Government guarantee. The dirw ors replied
that they could not raise the money to make that railway
without a guarantee. He then adverted to the disastrous
effects of the late cyclone at Calcutta, and feared it would be

followed by much sickness in the hot season, as on the two

former occasions in his memory. He believed that if the
resources in the district through which their line and the
proposed line would pass were properly developed, the gua-
rantee would be but a name, as the profits of working would
certainly exceed 5 per cent on the requisite capital. About
514,000 would cover the whole injury from the cyclone to
the company's works and station, and that would be charged
against capital. The present traffic was equal to about 3
per cent, and he thought it would not be very long before
they got the other 2 per cent to make up the 5 per cent.
Mr MORGAN said the working expenses at 53'29 per
cent. of the receipts were too high. They could always
manage in India to have full loads, as they had plenty of
time to make up. He did not th!nk the increase in the
traffic was much, considering the commercial position of
the railway. The shareholders must take an interest in the
working of the line if they ever expected to see it produce
more than 5 per cent. The fares should be raised to a rea-
sonable amount to make the working of the railway remu-
nerative to the shareholders. He and his family held a
large amount of stock in the company, and he naturally
felt interested in its success. He then adverted to various
items in the accounts, which were explained by the Chair-
man ; all the :accounts, up to the 30th of June last, had
been passed by the Government authorities.

Mr PATER complained that the vacancy at the Board by
the resignation of Mr Cargill had been filled up by the
directors without consulting the shareholders.
The CHAIRMAN said they were bound to fill up the
vacancy, but on the next occasion he would call a special
meeting for the purpose, and leave the election to a vacancy
at the Board in the hands of the shareholders. The Board
had elected one of the oldest and largest shareholders in the
company to fill the vacancy.
Mr WITT suggested that on the next occasion they
should elect Mr Morgan, as ho was not only a large share-
holder, but took a great interest in the affairs of the com-
pany.

_
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr
MACKENZIE, deputy-chairman, the report was unanimously
adopted ; the retiring directors were re-elected, and also Mr
Franklin, the retiring auditor.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman and directors.

CARDIFF, Nov, 22.—The—ironmasters continue full of
orders, and the specifications in hand are sufficient to keep
the works in active employ. Railway iron is in demand,
and bars also command an average sale. The makers of• this
district are making energetic efforts to retain the orders that
were sent to South Wales through the turn-out in Stafford-
shire, and lower prices are quot ed in order to secure con-
tracts. The following are the present average quotations—
Rails, £6 17s 6d to £7 5s at the works; and bars, £6 17s 61
to £7 2s 6d. Activity still characterises the steam coal trade,
and the collieries are on full time. The continental inquiry
is good, and the iteam shipping companies are also taking
a large quantity. There is a brisk inquiry for Lantwit end
other house coals, and quotations are well maintained.
Coke and preserved coal show no change. The iron ship-
building yards are in active employ, and this branch of
trade promises to become an important one before long in
this distract.
DUNDEE, 22d.—The re election of President Lincoln has
ceu,ed no little excitement in th's market to-day, espe-
cially in yarns, The open state of the weather in Riga, and
the prosp ct of large shipments of fresh flex at that port,
have op rated against any improvement in the demand here,
and prices remain as before, with little doing. The large
quantity of jute advertised for public sale in London to-
morrow has also its effect on the artic:e here, and there has
been less doing for a day or two, but prices are unchanged•
Flax and tow yarns were in great request to-day, and vet)
large sales are reported at an rdvance of fully 5 per cent.
upon the prices of last market day. Jute yarns are also in
good demand, and dearer. There is a fair inquiry for linens,
both of the coarse fabrics made here and of the better class
of goods made in the district. Jute goods are also more
asked for and very saleable, and manufacturers ho d no
stocks of almost any description of linens.
Imes, 22d.—The markets for woollen cloth have this
morning been of the same quiet character as for the past
few weeks. The purchases have been small in amount, and
have included general aseortments rather than any parti-
cu'ar kinds of goods. Prices are well maintained, notwith-
standing that the trade is somewhat dull and that wools
are a trifle easier than they were. It bas been remarked as
a somewhat singular fact that the woollen goods which
have just been sold by auction here in con wquence of pro-
ceedings in. bankruptcy have realised much more than had
been expected, and several lots were sold at an advance on
the prices asked by the original holder. This state of
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