The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-13 00:00:00

'WELLAND.

Yesterday a special meeting of this company was held at
the offices, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury.
The CHAIRMAN said that at the last general meeting it
was decided to apply for an Act to raise the proposed
£50,000 in preference bonds for the purpose of building
propellers and placing the line in a completely efficient
state. The directors were indebted to certain individual
bondholders, who felt confident in the ultimate success of
the undertaking, for having taken the initiative, not only
in prOviding propellers for the season, but in relieving the
company from the pressure of creditors in Canada. In ad-
dition to this they had advanced £12,000, which, with a
portion of the second mortgage bonds remaining available,
and the allotment of a small amount of the proposed new
preference bonds, would be sufficient to discharge the whole
of the trade debts of the company, amounting to £20,000.
The Act for raising the £50,0,0 had received the assent
of the Colonial Legislature in June last. He concluded
by moving a formal resolution authorising the directors to
issue preference bonds or debentures to the amount of
£50,000 as a first charge on the railway and works, zbe roll-
ing stock, vessels, elevators and other property of the com-
pany, on such terms of years and rate of interest as the
directors might determine, not exceeding 8 per cent. per
annum.

Mr BOSANQUET seconded the motion.
A PHOPRIETOR inquired what under the new arrange-
ment would be the position and prospects of the old bond-
holders.
The CHAIRMAN replied that their position and prospects
would be improved. If this were not done, their property
would be valueless, the money being required for steamers,
repair of the line, and other purposes, which might all be
effected for £lO,OOO. The preference bondholders would
enable the directors to pay off all the debts and so supersede
the rights of the execution creditors, who, according to the
Canadian law, could come upon the lino and stop the traffic.
With the exception of the preference bonds created by the
Act, all other charges on the company would retain their
respective priorities. The first bonds were payable in 1866,
and it was hoped that the company would be placed in such
a position by that date that there would be no difficulty in
renewing the bonds.
After some discussion the resolution was unanimously
adopted, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of
thanks to the chairman and directors.

ST. ANDREW'S.
The half-yearly meeting of the company was held on
Monday; Mr W. Smith in the chair.
The report stated that the revenue was £l,BOl, and the
expenditure 1,085. The revenue still showed a steady in-
crease, but, in consequence of the large outlay on the per-
manent way, the directors were unable to increase the divi-
dend beyond the guaranteed 4i per cent.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the approval of the report,
adverted to the recent report of Captain Rich on the con-
dition of the line, and disputed the statements of it, main-
taining that the line had been worked since the Commence-
ment in a safe and satisfactory manner.
Mr. Piriting seconded the motio , which, after some con-
Versaiion, was agreed to.
It was resolved to authorise the directors to apply for
power to borrow £G,OOO for the improvement of the lino.

A WORD ON BEITALF OF OUR SEA FISH.—Sea
fish have innumerable enemies, and while the do.
struetion by millions of herrings and mackerel in full roe is
permitted and even encouraged by law, it is unreasonable
to expect the stock of fish to increase. For every female
herring or mackerel destroyed while in roe 500,000 ova
perish, and while the salmon, trout, perch, and all fresh-
water fish arc plotected by Act of Parliament, there is no
protection whatever for our sea fisheries. The remedy is
very simple. Let it be made illegal to destroy sea fish while
breeding—that is, give them a couple of months' immunity,
and the supply of a good wholesome article of food for the
poor man will be increased a hundred fold, and fish will be
procurable in the London .nacket at a tenth part of the pre-
sent price. The subject is well worth the attention of the
L'gislature, and he will deserve well of the nation who
shall first call the attention of Parliament to so impor-
tant a matter, and one in which there is room for such a
vast improvement,—Once a IFeek.

Meeting of Middlesex Nagistra to

THIS DAY.

A meeting of the Middlesex magistrates was held this
day, at the Clerkonwell Sessions House, for the transaction
of the usual county business.

,THE PRISON MINISTERS' ACT.

On the motion for the receptiLn of the report of the Visit-
ing Justices of the House of Correction, Coldbath Fields,
Mr LAWRIE asked whether any and what arrangements
had bee,: made by the Visiting Justices to enable Catholio
prisoners who had expressed a wish to see ministers of their
own religion ?
Mr WYATT said the number of persons who had ex-
pressed such a desire was one out of three, two out of three
having declined• With respect to the arrangements made
he had to inform the Court that every necessary preparation
had been made. When only one Catholic prisoner wished
to see his minister, he did so alone, but when two or more
expressed such a desire a warder was precept.
Mr LAWRIE asked how often the Catholic ministers
attended, and whether au particular days for their admi s-
cion hid been fixed.

Mr W YATT said the visiting justices had fixed Sundays,
Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.
Mr. LAIVRTH said he should like to know whether any
money had been expended in the purchase of crucifixes,
chalices, or other articles. _

Mr. iTiYATT said not a penny had been laid out in such

a manner.

Mr. I Awnin asked whether past experience induced the
belief that the resolution had been carried out without any
danger to the nation, and to Clerkenwell in particular
(" Oh, oh I")
The question produced a slight commotion, but it was
not mswered.

[The formal business of receiving reports from other
officers was then proceeded with.]
On the motion for the consideration of so much of the
report of the visiting justices of the House of Correction
at Coldbatb-fields, laid before the Court on the last county
day as related to the proceedings of the visiting justices
with reference to the Prison Ministers Act,

Mr Sergeant PAYNE moved, pursuant to notice, " That
this Court has learnt with satisfaction from the report of the
arkLtjnlitrstices of the House_ of Correction at Coldbath-
Prison Ministers' Act and the resolution of this Court, as
to prevent the unnecessary atteniance of a Roman
Catholic priest at the prison by limiting his visits
to those Roman Catholic prisoners who, in answer to
enquiry, shall have expressed a wish to receive them,
the statute declaring that no prisoner shall be so visited
against his will. At the same time this court desires to
draw the attention of the Visiting Justices to the further
provisions of the act (which do not appear by the report to
have been considered) by which it is required that such visit s
shall be under such restrictions imposed by them as may
guard against the introduction of improper persons and
prevent improper communications.' This court, considering
that without those restrictions, the safeguards intended by
the Legislature will not have been carried into effect."
In bringing forward his resolution, the hon. gentleman
said formerly prisoners could have been visited by a mini-
ster of their own religious belief if they required it. The
recent Act permits only the question to be put, "Do
you require a priest to visit you ?" It explained that,
as already stated, that so far as the House of Correction
was concerned, ono out of three had declined. But the
Visiting Justices, he thought, had not gone far enough
It was a condition in the Act of Pa- 'lament that the
permission to see a priest should be given only
under certain restrictions. The Visiting Justices seem
to have admitted every one who had come to vi-it
without any inquiry as to moral character. It was only
lately that there had appeared an account of the expulsion
of a priest from a continental establishment, in consequence
of most immoral conduct ; and a letter had also appeared
in the papers, which he at first could hardly believe, when
he commenced reading it, to have been written by any
other person than some lady superior. However, on com-
ing the conclusion he found it to be the production of a
priest to a little Loy. Besides this a recent case of
abduction had not at all set the public mind at
rest. Then, with respect to improper communica-
tions no regulation was made by the justices for the
prevention of objectionable observations. There was no-
thing to prevent a priest, having gained access to a prisoner,
from telling him that all Protestants were heretics ; that
Protestantism was to be overthrown, that the prisoner's al-
legiance was to the Pope in superiority to the Queen. It
was but fair to conclude that the object of those who
pressed this matter on the part of the Catholics was to
upset the Protestant religion, and unfurl the banner of
Popery over the ruins of the Established Church. (Oh, oh )
Captain MORLEY seconded the motion.

111 i SWIFT said the Catholic gentleman who visited
the House of Correction was to his present knowledge a
gentleman of the highest possible character as a divine, and
one who by his distinguished labours showed most unmis-
takably that his object was the prevention of crime and the
reformation of criminals. He regretted the intolerant re-
marks of the learned sergeant, who might know a good deal
about law, but he knew little of the knowledge of life,
and nothing of the reformation of criminals. The only way
to reform character was by personal application and the
weight of the minister cf religion being brought to bear
upon the offender. He condemned the remarks (4 thelearned
sergeant as another memorable exhibition ci the;intoler-
ance he had so of ten exhibited in that court.
•Mr. PAYNE regretted that a county magistrate should
have gone out of his way in his zeal for the cause he had
espoused to make a personal attack on a brother magis-
trate.

The motion of Sergeant Payne was then put by the
chairman and carried,

The Court then proceeded with the other business on the
paper, which, having been disposed of, the Court ad-
journed.

BRUTAL OUTRAGE.—A brutal and probably fatal
outrage was perpetrated on Sunday evening last
near Balinamuck, in the county of Longford. It appears
that a feud existed between three families named Farrell,
Cassidy, and Merriman who resided near each other, and
three brothers of tho Merriman family, determined to com-
pletely silence their opponents, waylaid Patrick Cassidy
and James Ferrell, and beat them in a most savage manner
with shovels, spades, &c. During the affray Patrick Cas-
sidy received a severe blow on the head with a shovel, which
leaves him in a precarious state. Farrell was not beaten so
much, but sustained some injuries. After satisfying them-
selves the brothers decamped, leaving their victims welter.
ing in blood. The police have captured Peter and John
Merriman, but Francis has escaped, Cassidy's life is con-
sidered to bo in danger.
FIVE BOYS BURIED ALIVE.—A serious accident,
whereby one boy has lost his life and another
received dangerous injuries, took place in Dukinfield on
Tuesday. James Lawton (nine years of age), John Holmes
(seven years), and three other boys about the same age, were
playing at theDukinfield Park. Near the Dukinfieldßrewery
there has existed a colliery, for many years worked in the
side of the hill, under the park, but it has been disused for
three or four years. The park is a considerable height
above the road, so that the ooal crops out in some places in
the park adjacent to the road. At the back of the brewery
the seam is three or four inches in thickness, and the five
boys were digging out the coal when the earth gave way,
and they were all more or less caught by it as it fell. An
alarm being given, some men who are engaged at the
brewery ran to the spot with spades. The boy llolmes was
rescued alive, though he was completely covered with earth
except his felt. The boy Lawton was quite dead ; he was
found with his head uncovered, but had been crushed to
death with the weight of the earth which had fallen upon
him. The three other boys escaped without being in the
least hurt. The boy Holmes, though dangerously crushed,
is expeoted to recover.
A MASTER MILLER CHARGED WITH POACHING.
—At the Wellington Petty Sessions, on Tuesday
last, Mr J. Tomlinson, a miller, living at Leegomery, near
this town, was charged with trespassing on lands belonging
to the Duke of Sutherland, on the morning of the ith ult.
1 t appeared from the evidence of a gamekeeper named Jones,
and police-sergeant Christie, that defendant was seen
about 5 o'clock on the morning in question in a field at
Wappenshall. He had a gun In his hand, and was observed
to fire at something in the stubble. He then went to the
spot and picked it up. A subsequent slouch was made,
and the feathers of a partridge were found on the ground.
Defendant was accosted, but he denied shootiu a bird, and
said it was a rabbit. Tomlinson repeated this siatement
before the magistrates, but Mr Bather said he considered
the charge fully made out, and was surprised to see a man
of defendant's position of life making himself amenable to
the law, He must pay a fine of £2 and 9s 8d costs,
POWDER MAGAZINES.—A special meeting of the
Town Council of Rochester was held on Tuesday, at
which the subject of the late calamitous explosion at Belve-
dere was under consideration, and the consequences which
would result from a similar explosion of the powder maga-
zines at Upnor Castle, on the opposite side of the harbour.
It was unanimously resolved to memoralise the Government
on the subject, calling attention to the danger resulting
from the storing of large quantities of gunpowder in one
place, and urging upon the authorities the importance of
adopting every possible precaution for the prevention of
accident at the Upnor magazines, where, it was stated, as
much as 30,000 barrels of gunpowder were in store at a

time.
A triple suicide was committed the night before
last at the house No, 58, Rue du Fabourg du Templef,
by
the concierge, his wife, and their daughter, a youngerwoman,
aged 24. The inhabitants of the house and the neighbours,
seeing that the lolge remained closed at a much later hour
than usual, forced an entrance, and boond i
suffocated th
fumes of charcoal from a large brazier which was still
burning. On the table lay a paper which was written,
"We prefer death to dishonour." It appears that the
unhappy man, having lost all his property some five years
since, became concierge of the house in question, but ill-
fortune still pursued the family, and being unable to meet a
till of exchange about to fall due, they resolved to destroy
themselves.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —This Days

NEWMARKET RACES—TiIIs DAY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
£5O PLATE.

Hippotyta
Strafford
Arkansan
3

MATCH.
Oldminster beat Barbadoes.
NEWMARKET OAKS.

Fille de I'Air
Bre€ze
_.

Six ran.

CITY BETTING,—This DAY.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
G to 1 agst Gratitude (taken)
20 to 1 agst Accident (taken)
20 to 1 agst Ackwortla (taken)
25 to 1 eget Mail Train (taken freely)
33 to 1 aAst Adventurer (taken)
33 to 1 agst Planet (taken)
50 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps (taken)

CLOSE OF THE NEW ZEALAND WAR,

SUBMISSION OF THE NATIVES.

A copy of the following telegram was reeeired
tosday at the War Department from the Fortign
Office:—

(cops•)

Telegram from the Acting Consul General, Cairo,

to the Foreign Office.

10th October, 1864.

I beg to communicate through your Lordship's
Office, to the Secretary of State for War, and to
the Quartermaster-General, Horse Guards, Lon%
don, the following telegram, just received from
Lieutenant General Cameron, dated Taurenga,
August 6th :
_ _

...,,vta ug WU& place on the sth and 6th of
August between his Excellency the Governor of
New Zealand and the natives of Taaranga, at
which the latter submitted unconditionally to the
Queen's authority, and placed their lands at the
a owornor'a a:.1.-“,-,1

They have been permitted to return to their lands,
a small portion of which will be forfeited.
(Signed) Taos. READ,

SHIPPING-THIS DAY,

LONDON, Oct. 13.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
TROON, Oct. 13.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Ricardo, from,
Londonderry.

CLYDE, Oct. 12.—Wind N.E.E.—Arrived—Howard,
from Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 12.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Queen of
the Sea, from Pomaron.

SWANSEA. Oct. 12.—Wind.N.E.—Sailed—Anna Rears,
or Buenos Ayres.

PILL, Oct. 12.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Semiramis,
from River Plato.
PORTSMOTII, Oct. 12.—Wind N. W.—Arrived—ller
Majesty's ship Vulcan, from Hong Kong—Her Majesty's
ship Foxhound, from Malta.
CARDIFF, Oct. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Merchant,
from New York.

HULL, Oct. 12.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived—Skelleften,
from Gelle.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Arrivea, Oct. 12—Scawtell, from Whampoa—Enig-
heden, from Tonsberg—Alexander, from Riga—Agnar,
from Belize—Wendelina Jacobs, from St Petersburg—Nar-
cissus, from Gefie,--Herculer., from Qaebec.
Arrived, Oct. 13.—Eliza Forbes, and Agneta, from Ar-
changel—Twelfth of May, from Nykiobing—Cheviot, from
Madras—Transatlantic, from Sydney.
Sailed, Oct. 12—Westmoreland, for Jamaica.

Sailed, Oct. 13—Dorothy, for Madras—Rio Grande, for
Jamaica—Reaper, fir Fayel—Helena, steamer, for Dieppe.
DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed—Teaser, for Buenos Ayres--Hermione, for San
Francisco—Anne Catherine, for Cochin—all from London.
Min, from FOG-chow Foo, for London—Lord Coßingwood,
from Plymouth, for Newcastle—E. N. Stetson, from New
York, for London (in tow).

Foreign Mail Packet List.