The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-16 00:00:00

THAMES HAVEN.

The adjourned special and halt-yearly meetings of
this company were held yesterday, at the office,
Gresham-rooms, Basingball-street; Mr. Lowden in
the chair.

It was agreed to proceed with the business of the
special meeting, for the purpose of considering a
provisional agreement entered into with the London,
Tilbury, and Southend Company. The report of the
directors stated that the agreement was entered into
on the 3d of June, 1852, between Mr. Waddington
and Mr. Daniell on the part of the Eastern Counties
and Blackwall companies, and Mr. Lowden on the
part of the Thames Haven Company. The latter
company agreed to make a single line of railway
from Mucking to Shell Haven (about four miles in
length), and to lay out 10,0001. in wharfs at
Shell Haven ; to abandon the other portion of
the line from Mucking to Romford, and transfer
the line and works, the wharf and works, and 20
acres of land, having a frontage of 12 chains to the
river Thames, in consideration of a payment of
48,0001., or interest at 4 per cent. on that sum, after
the completion of the works and transfer of the pro-
perty ; the interest on 12,000/. to commence imme-
diately, at 4 per cent., and the same rates of interest
on any other sums which may be expended under the
agreement ; the Thames Haven Company to have the
option of taking the above amount in shares at 6 per
cent. per annum instead of money.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the company had 6,413/.
at the bankers', and 3,5801. in arrears of calls; making
about 10,0001. available. Since June lest they bad
paid nearly all their debts, and there was not above
1,400/. now due. There were 12,126 shares in the
company. He would be glad to hear any observa-
tions on the subject they had met to discuss.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY said that the Thames Haven
Company was virtually at an end, and he thought the
simple course would be for the Tilbury Company to
pay them a certain sum and take the undertaking off
their hands at once. He estimated that the Thames
Haven Company would have to lay out 30,000/. under
the agreement, and that the property they had to dis-
pose of, including 119 acres of land, was worth
80,000/., and deducting the 30,0001. would leave a
clear sum of 50,0001. for them to receive. If his
proposition were acceded to they would receive about
4/. per share, although he thought the whole of
their interest was worth 51. per share, or about
60,0001. He thought it would be as well to appoint a
small committee to assist the directors in a negotiation
to that effect.
The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Harvey's figures
were not correct, and he hoped they would not adopt
his advice on the present occasion.
Mr. J. WILSON said they had either to confirm or
reject the agreement submitted. He believed it would
be the interest of both parties to carry it out.
The report was then adopted, and after some dis-
cussion resolutions were passed to the effect that the
provisional agreement entered into with the London,
Tilbury, and Southend Company be approved and
confirmed, and the directors be authorised to carry
the same into effect; and, on the motion of Mr. Har-
vey, that three shareholders be appointed to confer
with the directors on the most eligible mode of car-
rying out existing agreements, the committee to con-
sist of Mr. D. W. Harvey, Mr. C. Hills, and Mr.
Whetham.
The business of the special meeting having been
concluded, that of the adjourned half-yearly meeting
was proceeded with. The report was adopted, and
the proceedings at the last meeting were confirmed.
The accounts showed a balance in hand of 5,7771.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks
,o the chairman.

Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yes
erday from the Governor of Gibraltar.

DEATH FROM SWALLOWING AN EMBROCATION.--
Yesterday Mr. W. Baker held an inquest respecting the,
death of Mr. Cort Henry Marquard, late superintendent or
the K division of police, which took place under the follow-
ing circumstances :—lt appears that the deceased had been
invalided for some time past, by order of the Commissioners
at Scotland-yard, in consequence of ill health and being un-
able to follow his official duties at the Shadwell station,
King David-lane, Shadwell High-street. Thes deceaessi sed bad
been under proper medical treatment fro prof onal
adviser, and had with his medicine an em himbrocation, which
the deceased was in the habit of applying daily, and on
Sunday morning last be by some unfortunate means took up
the wrong bottle, pouring a portion of the poisonous mix-
rure into a wine-glass, which he drank before his attendant
discovered the fatal mistake. His surgeon and other medi-
cal gentlemen were immediately called to the assistance of
the deceased, who lingered and died in a few hours, at his
private residence near the Thames Police Court, Arbour-
square, Stepney, notwithstanding every skill that medical
science could suggest. The jury returned a verdict in ac-
cordance with these facts.