The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-24 00:00:00

SOUTH-EASTERN.

The directors of this company have just issued their
report, to be submitted to the proprietors at the half-
yearly meeting on the 4th of March.
The report states that the receipts for the half-year
ending the 31st of January, 1852, amounted to 405.7081.,
and the working expenses and renewals to 137,4321. The
sum of 6,083/. has been laid aside for the future renewal
of the permanent way. The rates, taxees and tolls
amount to 18,322/.; the Government duty to 13,931/;
the rents of the Greenwich, Canterbury, and Whitatable,
and Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Railways, to
43,3861.; which sums, in addition to the interest on the
mortgage debt and guaranteed stock of the company,
52,448/., make a total deduction from the gross earn-
ings of 271,603/. ; leaving a balance available
for dividend of 131,0211. A comparative statement
of passenger traffic on different portions of the
railway for the half-years ending on the 31st of
January, 1851, and the 31st of January, 1852, shows
the following results:—On the main line and branches
for the half-year ending January, 1852. the receipts
amounted to 208,0651; and for the same period ending
January, 1851, to 170,0701., showing an increase of
37,994/ ; on the North Kent line the receipts ending
January, 1852, amounted to 64,614/, and ending Jan.,
1851, to 59,339/., showing an increase of. 5,2741.; on the
Greenwich branch the receipts ending January, 1852,
amounted to 24',035/., and ending January, 1851, to
22,132/, showing an increase of 1,903/.; on the Reading,
Guildford, and Reigate the receipts ending January,
1852, amounted to 10,9911., and ending January, 1851,
to 9,338/., increase 1,653/. A similar statement of the
goods traffic for the same periods shows the following
results:—Main line and branches 56,146/. against
48,290/., increase 7,855/.; North Kent 5,494/. against
3,6571, increase 1,8371.; Reading and Reigate 4,871/.
against 3,4491., increase 1,4221.; total increase in
goods traffic, 11,115/. The total increase for the
last half-year, as compared with the corresponding
period ending January 30, 1851, amounted to 56,793/.
The through traffic to and from London and
Folkestone, and Dover and Ramsgate and
Margate,andFolkestoneforhalf-yearandendingDoverJan.lBs2, fromagainst
61,3511.—increase, 23,012/.; to and from Ramsgate and
Margate, ending January 31, 1852, 18,821/., as against
18,793/.—increase 271.; making a total increase of
through traffic of 23,0401. The whole increase of re-
ceipts last half-year, compared with the corresponding
period ending Jan. 31, 1851, amounted to 58,178/., of
which 46,825/. etas from passenger traffic, 11,115/. from
goods traffic, and 2371. rents and sundries. The directors
look with confidence to a continuing increase in the
company's receipts; they believe that the traffic over
the South-Eastern line consequent 'on the extension of
communication by railway to Lyons and Marseilles, and
over the continent generally, and the natural develop-
ment of traffic in its own district, will eventually pro•
duce a return which will satisfy the expectations
of the_ proprietors. The cost of coke manufac-
tured by the company at Folkestone during
the last half-year was 17s. 10id. per ton; that sup-
plied by contract from the Whitstable and Strood ovens
was at the price of 20s. 3d. per ton. 'This contract ex-
pired on the 31st of January, and has been renewed for
the ensuing year at 17s. lid. per ton. There is a pro-
bability of iron screw steamers being employed to bring
coal from the north to the company's ovens, in which
caso a diminution in the freight would, of course, effect
the cost of the coke, and benefit would ensue to the coal
trade on the line. It will be observed that the quantity
of coke consumed per mile last half-year was 24-42561 b.
per mile run against 29'14571h. per mile run in the cor-
responding halt' of the preceding year; the saving is to
be attributed partly to the superior construction of the
new engines purchased, and partly to the improvements
which have been adopted in renewing the old
stcck. The whole result is that 168,300 additional
corresponding
last half-year as compared
witmilesave
thhebee h
ed.a
departmentlfT- yheear, totalhana has been
cost
tOn tpBo,:n2r lesss2m6,,i
dle.
cruolineohf 'lsthebeeloncoemoontsiuve in
per mile. In the carriage department there is a
charge against revenue of 3,222/. 151. 2d., which repre-
sentsnrderioonugaotricoal
-trucks,
during
rv2cuheertcednruhketlct:
siwco,
nels,4lydt.hlai
ltiootichnh,rf.
o:co:keen:
eantb:nrhyop2e
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consumptioniztesu efnnarr,
replacee:, twt
ahiusonintrndodd,
ce-k2rc
carriage-trucks,
as st
cattle-waggons;
carriages,e-,vagg o 2 nsswith
n
all, 47 new vehicles, built at the company's workshops
is ono branch of expenditure to whichiovft'
under the head of rates and taxes. There is a constant
iohssret
that not
directorshrhoe eausatdh uaAsta.iom,chi
noaengrr mate-
riallyoe-swarfare going on in regard to these charges, to prevent
their increase, which is perpetually attempted, and in
many cases, from the large proportion borne by the
company of the whole taxation of a parish, it is carried
on at the company's expense on both sides. There
seems to be no prospect of a termination of these suits,
ee taken
or of an equitable adjustment of the claims, without
some action on the part of the Legislature. No step
has
Oxford,len by
Reading,th Great
and 13a
fulfil its pledge to Parliament to lay down narrow gauge
lines
passing of the Bill for merging the undertaking of the
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Company Basingstoke.
in e. On t
the
that
of
the South-Eastern Company, the latter will be relieved
of a charge of 300/. per annum, now contributed toward
the management of the company to be dissolved. The
opening of the Tunbridge-wells line to Hastings, which
took place on the Ist of February, insures, during the
existence of the contract with the Brighton company, an
'equal division of the London and Hastings traffic be-
tween the two companies. 25,480/. has been reoeived
during the half-year on outstanding calls. The present
mortgage debt of the company is raised at an average
charge of 4.375 per cent. per annum; this average will
be reduced as the money raised at higher rates is paid
off. The directors will hereafter recommend the pro-
prietors to capitalize the mortgage debt, by converting
it into preferential stock, guaranteed 3i per cent. per
annum. The directors recommend that a dividend be
declared at the rate •of 3} per cent. per annum, or
10s. 6d. per 30/. share. This will leave a balance in
hend of 4,269/. At the ensuing meeting the term in
office of three of the directors will expire—namely, Mr.
M'Gregor, Mr. Renshaw, and Captain Warren. The
directors propose that on the present and futuro occa-
sions one retiring director should not offer himself for
re election.
The report of the auditors—Messrs. C. Child, J.
Morgan, and T. Browne—states that the accounts are
correct, and that their audit has been continuous.
The consolidated stock account shows that 7,433,700/.
is entitled to dividend as ordinary stock, and
410,870/. as guaranteed 41 per cent. stock in per-
petuity. The capital account to January 31, 1852,
shows that 10,120,390/. had been received, and
10,183,9961. expended, leaving a balance against
the company of 63,605/. Tho expenditure on the
375ai7n0,1!n7e9ta;nodnBtrhiceklNayoerrtsh' AKremnts,EGarteeennswioineha,meonu
Lon-
don station, 2,746,9651.; Folkestone harbour and branch,
dntLed to
-
on
205,6721.; locomotives, 651,339/.; Maidstone branch,
190,1631,; Ashford to Canterbury, Ramsgate, Whit
stable, and Deal, 876,520/ ; Ashford station, 249,2531.;
-
Tunbridge Wells branch, 292,790/.; Ashford, Rye, and
Hsstinees 767,926/.• and the Tunbridge Wells and Hest-
ings, 633,085/. The debenture account shows that
1,997,0604 lead been received, of which 237,850/. was
borrowed at 5 per cent.; 829,150/. at 4i per cent.;
423,530/. at 4,3 per cent.; 502,380/. at 4 per cent.; and
4,150/. at-3i per cent. The return of working stock
ahows that there are 120 passenger and 39 goods engines,
4 Royal carriage saloons, 263 first-class and composite,
124 second-class, 139 third-class, 61 luggage vans, 62
horseboxes, 75 carriage trucks, 1 Post-office, 481 goods-
,
Jan.
gwoangtir
annsd, 11050bcreauttklse.evans, 920 timber, coal, &c-, wag"
The' revenue account for the half-year, ending
175,7691 expended, leaving a balance of 229,938.
t s per
•
number of miles run was 1,227,730, the recta
profit
31, 1852, shows that 405,7081. had been received,l The
mile 79'30d., and the expenses 34.36 d., leavinlgnee
te
the
44 95d. per mile run by the trains.
amounts to 11,577/. The number
of
miles
sumption of
trainss
was 993,488, and the con .
credit of the reserve fund for
passenger 234 242
the goods trains ,
coke per mile 22•131 b.; and by
coke 34•291 b. per mile.
miles, and the consumption of
en
gines during the
The total number of miles run by
the
Drano, the engineer,
half-year was 1,339,296. Mr. x
patent cest iron
states in his report that the tots
t!ePt- lf-year has
been
ing the 212 miles of road durinogsth na
of maintaining thoee
permanentTnh e
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ibwny
tom r
theka
p6o,3r3tieo/n. os
ro3fot/hpeemr maiinlennaendisit
been 621/ , or 69/. per mile.
sleepers, amounting to nine miles of double road, has
dhaviith the

BUCKINGIIAMSIERE.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Saturday et the railway station, Easton-square, Sir
Harry Verney, MY, in the chair.
Mr. WATKI, the secretary, read tho report, which
stated that the expenditure of the
company having been
closed at the amount of the share capital stated in the
lease of the line to the London and North-Western
Company, who, having undertaken by deed to defray
any further outlay, the functions of the board have in a
great measure ceased, and it becomes unnecessary to
lay before the _proprietors any further details of expen-
diture. The directors have received, from the London
and North-Western Company the first half-year's rent
payable ander the low, which boa Inca duly paid to

the proprietors. and which will be brought into account
at the next half-yearly meeting. A short line for form.
ing a junction with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
verhampton line at Oxford, promoted by the London
and North-Western Company, with the cordial assent
of this company, has passed standing orders; and, look-
ing to the probabilities of the future, the directors trust
that a large accession of traffic from various quarters
will be brought upon the line when connexions west-
ward, now projected, are finally carried out.
Mr. UPCROFT wished to know why the report had
not been circulated among the proprietors at the previous
Meeting?
Mr. WATKIN said the reason was that the directors
did n 0 consider it necessary.
M ?LITCHFIELD also complained that the report and
acs . is had not been sent to the proprietors, and at the
8 .1. time stated that if he had seen the report before-
hand he would not have come from the country to at-
tend the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
'said that if the proprietors desired to havea copy of the
report and accounts sent • to them some days prior to
holding the future meetings it should bo done. He had
merely to state that the traffic on the line was pro-
creasing as well as could be expected, and there was a
great probability of its being further increased by means
of the proposed extension line. It was particularly re-
quisite for the district through which their line passed
that there should be railway communication from the
west to bring the cattle and other traffic .to it. On the
completion of the projected lines'to-the wee they would
have a large accession of coal -and other traffic to their
railway.
In reply to a question,
Mr. WATKIN stated that the amount of capital speci-
fted is the lease of theiine was 1,245,0001.

. Mr. UPCAOFT thought that as the Junctions of the di-
rectors had nearly ceased there was no occasion to have
so many as•ls directors.
Mr. GLvbr, M.P.>, explained that it was not desirable
to reduce the number of their local directors, as the com-
pany derived considerable advantage from their exer-
tion in promoting the traffic, and from their knowledge_
of parties in the district through which the line passed.
The CEAZEMAN said that one-half of the board con-
sisted of London and North-Western directors, and the
other of local directors. It was of no consequence to
the proprietors of the Bnekingharnshire Railway how
many directors were on the board, •as they were not any
expense to them.
Resolutions were passed adopting the report, re-elect-
ing Admiral Moorsom, the Hon. P. S. Pierrepont, Sir
H. Verney, M.P., and Mr. T. Young, the retiring di-
reetors ; electing Mr. W. Rawson a director, in the
room of Mr. R. Creed, who retired ; and re-electing the.
retiring auditors, Mr. R. Carter add Major-General
M'lnnes.

The proceeding concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman and directors.

NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, AND HEREFORD
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Friday at the Lendon Tavern, the Hon. W. E. Fitzmau-
rice in the chair.

The report stated that the whole of the land for the
main line had beon agreed for, with the exception of a
few small parcels, now in course of arrangement. A
new contract for the entire works of the line has been
let to Mr. J. Rennie, of Newport. The works are in
active progress, and (under the contract) are to bo com-
pleted on the' 30th of September,. 1853. The dircctors-
have completed the purchase of the Hereford tramroad
by payment of the balance of the purchase moneys,
amounting to 9,7291.; and the solicitors of the company
are engaged in completing the investigation. of the titles
.of the Grosmont and Llanvihangel tramroads, and, as
soon as such titles are satisfactorily made out, those
properties will also be conveyed to the company.
This directors have concluded a working sgreemeet
with the directors of the London and North-Wes•
tern Company, the leading provisions of which are
as follow:-1. When the Newport and Abergavenny
and the Worcester :and Hereford Railways are
complete for opening, the London and North-
Western Company are to find all the necessary plant
and to work the line of this company. 2. Out of the
first gross earnings of the traffic for each half-year the
Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Company is to
receive 10,0001., plus the ordinary charges for repairs,
and watclaing the line, and all rates and taxes. 3. A. tier
these payments, the usual working expenses and intc-
rest on capital, employed in rolling stock, are to be paid
to the London and North-Western Company out of the
earnings. 4. The sarplus profits are to be divided in
equal moieties between the Newport, Abergavenny, and
Hereford Company and the London and North-Western
Company. 5. This agreement is to commence from the
period when the line from Worcester to Hereford shall
be completed; the Bill for which is now before Parlia-
ment. The directors anticipate that the sum of 500,0001.
will complete the line- ready for opening. The capital
account to the 31st -December-last showed that 148.6051,
had been received and 116,3651. expended, leaving a
balance of 32,340/. The tramroads' revenue account
for the half-year ending the 31st December showed that
9831. had been received and 388/. expended, leaving
595/.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said that the arrangement which had just been entered
into with the London and North-Western Company was
such as to far exceed his former anticipations of the pros-
pects of the undertaking. The conduct of the directors
of the London and North-We' tern Company deserved
their best thanks, as the arrangements mado by that
company would enable the Abergavcnny Company to
develop their tragic to an extent unknown at present.
He congratulated the proprietors on the present position
of the 'company, and adverted to the time when there
were only three persons connected with the company
who were not anxious to have it wound up, and they
would recollect that ht was one of them. It was the in-
tention of the directors to make a call of 51. per share
during the year, and when the borrowing powers of the
company came into operation there would be no difficulty
HI raising the further amount of capital required.
Resolutions were passed adopting the report; voting
6001. a-year to the directors for their future services, and
500/. to five of the directors for their past services; rais-
ing the salary of the secretary to its former amount,
namely 6001. a year; re-electing the retiring directors—
viz., the Hon. W. E. Fitznaaurice, 311:jor Amsinck, Mr
Budd, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Snow; and also re-electing
Messrs. Rogers and Rose, the retiring auditors.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the
Chairman.

A MBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON.
The half yearly report of the directors to be sub-
mitted to the proprietors on Thursday states that the
traffic for the past half-year shows a decided increase
upon that of the two preceding ones, notwithstanding
that the local excursion traffic has been seriously in-
terfered with by the allurements of the Great Exhibi-
tion. The receipts for the half-year ending the 31st of
December last amounted to 9,195/, being an increase
of 2,471/. over the corresponding period of 1850. The
increase of traffic has necessitated a further supply of
rolling stock, and the agricultural produce with which
the district abounds has also demanded an extension;
for it is notorious to all parties acquainted with the
locality that the traffic has not been developed in con-
sequence of the company not having the means to re-
ceive or carry a largo amount of traffic, which will
come upon the line as proper facilities are afforded.
The accounts for constructing the line between
Col-
wick and Grantham have been agreed and settled;t e
only liability being an acceptance under the seal of the
cpnapany for 8,6001.. due in May. The directors re.
commend that a dividend of is. per share, free of in-
come-tax, be declared. The directors have taken steps
to dispose of the surplus lands. The forfeiture of 2,240
shares will be submitted for confirmation. The capi-
tal account to the Bth of February states that 625,8611,
had been received and 623,9991. expended, leaving a
balance. of 1,8261. The revenue account showed that
11,481/. had been received, and 4,208/. expended, leaving
a balance of 7,273/.

. LOWESTOFT.
On Saturday the half-yearly meeting of this
com-
pany was held at Lowestoft; Mr. Edward Lethes inthe
chair.
The CnAlasfaredrew the attention of the meeting to
the sums
a recommendation of the accountants, that
2,!226/. should be handed over to theolfsleorfolk sums of
had formed, that
touch upon, the opinion he
harbour
and the capital account closed. other point he
he
before.
wished toLowestoft could become
it , Must establish its value as
an harbourbour of commerce,
Captain Andrews concurred with him of refuge.
that, haying made their port one in this opinion
then reasonably look forward to of refuge, they might
be one of commerce. They had
the time when it would
ey in th
facilities for the transit of foreign eir harbour great
which must prove a valuable cattle to London,
R auxiliary to the Nor-
folk. and Eastern Counties
congratulating the meeting ailway. He concluded by
traffid. on the large increase in their

The recommendation of the accountants, that 2,2261.
ashnoduEldasbteerpnaicdouovnetiresthße
acialwpiatyalcaocmcopuannty,owf the
put
and agreed to.
The balance sheet, to the 31st of December, showed
asihNeonrfolk
that 322,2261. had been received and expended, being
2,26/, more than the amount guaranteed by the Nor-
fork Company. The revenue-account for the half-year
showed that 8,341/. had been received and 6,6191. ex-
pended, leaving a balance of 1,722/.
Captain ANDREWS then entered into ni
roonpgspts of
Statementee
respecting the capabilities, advantages, and
Lowestoft harbour. The receipts in 1851 wore nearly
double those in 1850.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the pro-
ceedings.

EASTERN UNION.
The executive committee of this company , have just
issued a report, to be submitted to the shareholders on
Friday next. It shows that 31,736/. had been received
for
1851, and 27,5021. at the corresponding period
passenger traffic in the half-year ending the 31st of
opfelcB"2sob;etrhe total receipts for the former mentioned iv
riod being 61,4.501 and lon the latter 58,9841. -The eX,
pauses
were 29,7741., or 49.27 per centi,-againse 31,364/i
or 55.25 per cent. An arrangement has been coneladea
for the construction of the Harwich line on terms
/auctioned 147 the Luteru Couativo C.KoPPY• 'llO

King's•road, Camden-town, for the purpose of giving
nouticement, at the spacious Vestry-hall of St. Patipas,
public expression to opinions at the present Ministerial
crisis as to the measures calculated to benefit the country.
Mr. Thomas Eld Baker, the senior Churchwarden of
St. Pancras, cccupied the chair, and among those on the
platform were Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Sir B. Hall,
Bart., M.P., Mr. Mowatt, M.P., Mr. John Williams,
M.P., &c.
TLC CHAIMIAN briefly opened the business by read-
ing the resolutions which were to be proposed, and ob-
served that he most cordially concurred in them, and
thought at such a moment these assemblages of the people
of the highest importance.
Mr. BRETTINGHADI moved the first resolution:—
" That in the opinion of this meeting the fall of the late
Ministry is to be attributod to their want of political
integrity,. and that without a complete and thorough re-
form and representation in the Commons House of Par-
liament there can be no pecurity for the people or for
the safety or stability of the Throne." Now was their
to toll that Government that the peo
1e
opportunity, before the Derby Ministry commenced
owpoe
onnes; per submit to a re-imposition of the duty on
urladt i
food.—(Gbeers.)
Mr. MICHELL, of Marylebone, seconded the resolution,
which was carried unanimously.

Mr. C. FREETZI moved the second resolution:—
" That in the present state of public enlightenment and
political knowledge, an extension of the suffrage to all
occupiers is imperatively called for. That the ballot is
indispensably necessary. That triennial Parliardenta
are absolutely required; and that small boroughs should
be extinguished, and electoral districts arranged, so that
population, intelligence, -and property, may be more
equally represented."
Mr. MANNING seconded this resolution, and deneuiced
the projected Reform Bill introduced by Lord J. Russell
as a perfect abortion.
The resolution was then carried unanimously.
Sir B. HALL, M.P., on presenting himself to the meet-
ing, was received with immense cheering. The Hon.
Baronet proceeded to give an analysis of the Bill, which
he said would have increased the electoral body by "halt
a million, which was a movement in the right direction.
The evils were-,that the franchise was too high; there
was no ballot; the rate-paying clauses and the Septen-
nial Act were not abolished, and those miserable and
despicable boroughs, to the number of thirteen,which had
under the old Reform Bill been placed in Schedule A, had
been reintroduced to the franchise.—(Hear, hear, and
" Shame!") These 13 places numbered only 302 101.-
houses, but they were to return 26 Members to Perlis-
ment.—(Shame.) They had now arrived at what was
termed 'a Ministerial crisis.—(Hear, heer.) A new
Ministry had been formed.—(Hear.) Would they like
to hear the names of the new Ministry?—(Hear, hear,
and cheers.) He could assure them his (Sir B. Hall's)
name was not among them.—(Loud laughter and
cheers.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Disraeli.
—(Roars of laughter, and groans.) They ought not
to laugh; it was a fact. Home-office, Mr. Walpole;
Board of Trade, Mr. Henley; Foreign Affairs, the Earl
of Malmesbury.—(Cries of " Who's he?") He was
formerly Member for Christchurch, which he (Sir B.
Hall) had designated as ono of the miserable and con-
temptible boroughs which ought to be in schedule A.—
(Cheers.) Privy Seal, Lord Lyndhurst—(Groans)—
Privy Council, Lord Lonsdale; Lord Chancellor, Sir E.
Sugden—(Groans)—and Coloniele Pakington. The
appointment to the Woods -and Forests was most cu-
rious—it was Lord J. Manners.—(Laughter.) It would
be remembered that this gentleman started for the city
of Landon, and Mr. 'tares Currie managed to rake up
this poetical effusion of the Noble Lord, from which
they might easily glean how much he was in favour of
the people:—

-"Let laws and learning, wealth and commerce, die,
" But God preserve our old nobility."
(Roars of laughter.) Well, then, there was the
Board of Control, Mr. Herries ; Admiralty, the
Duke of Northumberland—(Laughter)—and the
Post-office, Lord Hardwicke. . That was the
Ministry which was now to govern us un-
fortunate people.—(A Voice, " Where's Sib-
tborp?" and roars of laughter.) Now he (Sir B. Hall)
cared not whether a man was Whig, Radical, Tory. or
Chartist; if he acted up to either of those opinions con-
scientiously he had a right to be respected ; but let him
(the lion. Baronet) call their attention to one fact in
reference to that man who was now to lead the House
of Commons. Ia 1833 Mr. Benjamin Disraeli issued
an address to the electors. socking to represent that bo-
rough, which address he (Sir B. Hall) would take care,
when he next addressed the electors for Buckingham-
shire, should be printed side by side with his present ad-
dress in double columns, so that the electors of Buck-

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inghamshire might " look on this picture and on that
—(Tremendous cheering.) He (Sir B. Hall) had never
done what that man bad. He had never endeavoured to
set up the aristocrocy against the democracy, or to set
up democracy against the aristocracy.—(Hear.) He had
felt that the laws might be SO equitably framed as to
secure an equal balance, but he called upon those as-
sembled to listen to what he was going to read, and
they would then see the character of the man who was
now about to lead the Commons of England and of the
empire. In 1833 a pamphlet was published by Ridgway
of Piccadilly, having the singularly appropriate title of
Whit is he?"—(hear,hear.) Well, they would see
what be was.—(llear, hear.) Listen—“lt is possible
that the lories (let them mark the word) may imagine
that there are two modes by which the aristocratic prin-
ciple may be restored. First, by force; second]}, by a
coalition between two aristocratic parties. Bat, be-
lieving that it is utterly impossible to restore the aristo-
cratic principle, and believing that unless some principle
of action be infused into the Government, a convulsion
must ensue, what are the easiest and most obvious
methods by which the demccratic principle may be
made predominant?"—(Hear, hear.) Then this man
says—o• It would appear that the easiest and most ob-
vious methods are the instant repeal of the Septennial
Act, the institution of election by ballot, and the im-
mediate dissolution of Parliament. I record here my
solemn conviction, and the result of my own unpreju-
diced meditation."—(llear, hear.) These were the
') The Bon.
words of this man in 1833, when ho was seeking the
representation of Marylebone; and now this same man
goes down to Buckinghamshire upon the principle that
the only thing to benefit the nation is to tax the food of
for fifteen years, and, as the Now Chancellor of the
BthaerLee°tPthelr; (rerj,euerdedgrtOsull'is' acronndn'e' xSiholurn:ilth the borough
Exchequer had once aspired to the honour of
repre-
senting Maryleboce, he.sboold
Ll.ke nothing- better than
to meet him on the hustings.—( aughgteenrn-;adcm-
admiration
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of Lard Palmerston, but voted against him
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the lesser evil. With reference to the
a tax
Government Propp-daed
popularttoheym rights, and determined to re-impose
no support
°ld the third resolution—
people will calolutortPhr°suP
on d of the people,
Mr.EODEN, of Marylebone,mwould have
from him. ,
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The Rev. Dr. BURNS(Paddington),
the peace of
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injurious to the
seconded this
Mr. B resolution, which was also carried nem. con.
RETTINGUAM then
conded, an address on moved, and Mr. BAENES Fe-
ss to the
tions; end Queen, founded on the resolu-
.On the motion fll 13
o. ...,r. ... RITCHARD, seconded by Mr.
Rosa, thanks were
') awarded to the chairman.
About
• 2,000 persons were present.
..____

THE 'HUNGARIAN EXILES AND TIIE
ENGLISH COMMITTEE.
We have been requested by Count Paul Esterhazy
to give insertion to tne following letter to Lord Dudley
Stuart:—
"My dear Lord Dudley Stuart,—Your letter to me,
announcing the dissolution of your committee for the re-
lief of Hungarian exiles, I have communicated to the
emigration assembled for the purpose.
" The dissolution of your benevolent committee is a
circumstance as deeply felt by my fellow exiles as the
reasons which determined this your resolution are tho-
roughly appreciated by all of them.
" You end as you began; as you have acted since with
energetic perseverance, you end with benevolence, a sense
of justice andsoiunccearnilly:t yon abstain from cherishing in
thanks
others
Letkrss hmompye express our hopes you y
my
sincerest, our most heartfelt
Lord,' and to the other members of
that committee whose unceasing
efforts relieved so much
need, cheered so much distress, receive them as a tribute
of deep and indelible gratitude offered to you by the
whole emigration in England.
‘' May you find your reward in the voice of your con-
science, may you find it in the constant remembrance of
what you have done for suffering humanity.
" Believe me, my dear Lord Dudley Stuart, with
esteem and regard, ever yours,
" " COUNT PAUL ESTERHAZY.
21, Holles-,tree?,
CaVendish-agOar", Feb. 21,1552."

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LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1352.

Every energy is being strained by the Protec-
tionists to construct a Cabinet, which we cannot
regard in any other light than that of being a
merely Provisional Government. A catalogue of
the proposed members of his Administration was
yeFtrday afternoon, it will be observed, submitted to
her MAJESTY by the Earl of DERBY, 2nd nothing,
after even a cursory glance at the list, can be
rflOre improbable than the stability of any Mi-
nisterial group so incongruous in character,
so hastily collected together, and so strangely
inexperienced in some of the most important among
the various departments in
Downing-street. Al-
though eight years older than his immediate MALllESBprede-
cessor, the Earl of ITIT call scarcely be re-
garded a 6 very well qualified to act As Foreign se.

cretary, at all times, but more especially at the pre- :
sent juncture, one of the most difficult offices of the
Government. The ability displayed by him in
editing the " Diariea and Correspondence" of his
grandfather, the celebrated diplomatist, can hardly be
accepted as sufficient testimony that he of all men in
' the United Kingdom is the most admirably fitted to
succeed the post long occupied by a statesman no less
eminent than Lord PALMERSTON. During the brief
time that Lord MALMESBURY is likely to preside over
the Foreign-office, it is nevertheless to be hoped that
the principle implied in the Noble Earl's motto will not
be forgotten— übique patriam rezninisei--everywhere
to remember his country. While still in the flower
of his age, we can expect from Lord JOHN MANNERS
not very much of those business habits which
are almost indispensable in the conduct of the Woods
and Forests, habits which were so admirably com-
bined with scholarship and philanthropy, in the
mind and heart of the Earl of CARLISLE. We can
imagine, moreover, that Sir JOHN PAKINGTON would
continue to make a very excellent county magistrate,
but that his capacities are adequate for the responsi-
bilities devolving upon a Colonial Secretary, we
cannot for an instant anticipate. Among
those who have really acquainted them-
selves with the toils of administration, and whose
names are inscribed on the programme of the new
Protectionist Government—the Earl of LONSDALE, it
must be admitted, stands forth as not the least con-
spicuous. Having acted already successively as Lord
of the Admiralty, and of the Treasury, as Chief
Commissioner of Woods and Forests, as Treasurer of
the Navy, as Vice-President of the Board of Trade,
and as Postmaster-General, he may be regarded, per•
ham as having qualified himself in some mea-
sure to fulfil the duties of President of the Council,
the post to which he has just been appointed. Ma-
gistrates indicat virum are the words inscribed upon
his shield, and so may his present office during the
short interval of his continuance in it, reveal his
ability as an administrator I With the nomination
of the Duke of NORTHUDIBEMLAND to the head of the
Board of Admiralty the ''.oople generally, we feel
assured, will be tolerably -well satisfied—his Grace
being somewhat better suited to the post .than Sir
FRANCIS BARING, having from his early youth been
associated with the Royal Navy of England. Scarcely
as well adapted to the office of Post-master Genera],
the Earl of Hannwrcaz will nevertheless we feel
persuaded reflect no discredit upon that department
of the public service, as the successor of the Marquis
of CLANRICARDE. Instead of the Earl of ELLEN-
BOROUGH, the Right Hon. Gentleman the representa-
tive of Stamford bas been elevated to the post of Pre-
sident of the Board of Control; so that however much
we may feel disposed to regret the change here in-
dicated, we have reason to rejoice that a man no less
experienced than Mr. HERRiES has been selected for
that important office, at a time when the renewal of
the East India Charter must so very speedily be
brought under the consideration of the Government
and the Legislature. It can hardly be matter of sur-
prise that the dignity of Lord Privy Seal has
been declined by Lord LYNDHURST, bearing
in mind the broken health of the Noble
and learned ex-Chancellor. Who will be nominated
in his place to the vacant post it would seem yet re-
mains to be decided. As we intimated yesterday, Sir
EDWARD SUGDEN, after being raised to the peerage,
will be elevated to the woolsack, a promotion which,
under all circumstances, can create as little regret as
amazement, when the profound and astute genius of
the ex-Chancellor of Ireland is borne in recollection.
Perhaps the most astounding and unaccountable ap-
pointment of all is that of Mr. Weeroez
as Secretary of State for the Home Department.
His antecedents are so very few and so very
questionable as to render us naturally dismayed at
the fact of so singularly important a position being
abruptly intrusted to one who has never yet re-
vealed any aptitude whatever as a statesman. Another,
and of all, maybe, the most noticeable is the nomi-
nation or Mr. DISRAELI, as Leader in the House of
Commons, and Chancellor of the Exchequer. The
position is one which has, at least, been nobly earned
by the Hon. Gentleman (soon to be the Right Hon.
Gentleman) the Member for the county of Bucking-
ham. His consummate ability as a debater
remains no longer to be demonstrated, having been
evidenced beyond all misapprehension during the
course of many very memorable sessions of the Im-
perial Parliament.. It now remains to be seen whe-
ther Mr. DISRAELI possesses, in addition to this, any
kindred capacity as a financier, and cause for hope
in this matter remains. to the nation in the fact of the
indisputable genius revealed by him in almost all the
various departments of intellectual labour upon which
his ambition has ever adventured. Such are the
most remarkable among the constituent portions of
the Protectionist Cabinet, that Cabinet which—we
repeat it—is little bet4r than a Provisional Govern-
ment.

The Society fur Promoting the Amendment of the
Law is steadily pursuing its useful labours. Every
question of importance or interest in any degree re-
lating to legal reform, is closely investigated, and the
learning, experience, industry, and talent of the
members brought to bear on the topic under dis-
cussion. The facts of the case are clearly and dis-
tinctly set forth, "so that he who runs may read ;"
the grievances and abuses that have sprung up
during successive ages are indicated and explained in
a :fanner intelligible to the meanest capacity, and
valuable suggestions offered for their abatement.
Such an association, numbering among its members
many gentlemen of the highest professional attain-
ments, and presided over by Lord BROUGHAM, the
"most distinguished" (we use the term advisedly)
legal reformer of modern times, must necessarily
achieve many beneficial results, and those gentlemen
who devote their time and labour, on which there are
so many demands, to the public advantage have en-
titled themselves to the marked thanks and gratitude
of the community.
The subject under discussion last night, and on
which an elaborate report was presented, referred to
the existing relations between the bar, the attorneys
and the clients. The rights and privileges of the
former influential classes must of course be taken
into consideration. Men who have been taxed so
highly as they have been, who have contributed so
largely to the national revenue, and induced to apply
their talents and industry to acquiring the knowledge
indispensable to the pursuit of their respective pro-
fessions, cannot be summarily discarded or thrown
overboard. But the issue must be decided on other
and even higher grounds than the professional and
personal interests of either barristers or solici-
tors. The welfare of the community, the interests
of society, must chiefly be regarded. Any
privilege inconsistent with the advantage of " the
many" in any degree opposed to public policy cannot
be permitted to stand.
Every description of monopoly is now held in ab-
horrence, and stinks in the nostrils of the people.
Certain restrictions must, however, occasionally be
i
e
qualifications
t pe
arrpt
tohmsee
e dn tt ops
nbcn
tyswi ut
nc
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personshr e possessionseeking p
ro a f t t
chee i
necessary
n certain
o
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placea
iltuheenme
se
es tl hv
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iggnhotr a n ci
ne
voorl v
ei n c
tohme p e tme noes et
o uo n
dethoser h i carewil° without w ere
ninny
-
of testing his abilities. Apo-
pds erurecivoeiduo sut opportunity
physicians, must go through a
and Subunit to certain examina-
tions, surgeons,
preecribed course,
with a view of testing their capacity, before bein
allowed to make experiments on the health and con-
stitutions of their fellow-citizens.g
Those
it whose
hands the protection of liberty and
property are
confided should
give similar proofs
exceedingly • -
and inasmuch as would be impolitic to
who chose to call himself
enable any man, " a
that capacity, so would b
doctor," to act in i it be very
persons, merely because they
possess to allow p
possess sufficient effrontery to appear in public and
argue points, en the law relating to which they are
utterly ignorant, to sacrifice the interests, and
perhaps ruin the prospects, of those who are so
foolish es to become clients. It is therefore for the
public advantage that there should be re-
strictions, and perhaps the two branches of
the legal profession, the division of barristers
and attorneys, are as good as any that could
be devised. We must, however, take carp that neither
class should be permitted to carry their peculiar pri-
vileges to a point that must become prejudicial to
society.
The Spej4l Couiraittea of the Society have put,

forward seven distinct resolutions on these points, all .
of which are deserving of mature and serious consi-
deration. We do not say that we ourselves render a
full and unequivocal assent to all these propositions ;
but looking to the quarter from whence they have
emanated, they are at least entitled to respectful at-
tention. The first resolution declares " That any
practice which has a tendency to prevent the public
from obtaining the assistance of counsel except
through the compulsory intervention of an at-
torney should be discontinued." Now this
assertion appears to be too general ; it must,
in our minds, be taken with certain quali-
fications. We have no doubt that the division
of labour is in many instances exceedingly beneficial ;
that the interests of the client are better taken cars of
by there being different parties engaged on his behalf,
one of whom prepares the "facts," while the other
gets up the law awlicable to these " facts," and acts
as the advocate in tourt. He receives his instructions
from the solicitor ; he can, therefore, act more boldly
and with less personal responsibility than if he had
communicated directly with the party. In every
case, then, where there must be an appearance be-
fore a public tribunal, we think it desirable that there
should be an intervening party ; that barristers should
only appear when instructed by attorneys. But if the
rule be once relaxed, it must be altogether got rid of.
There must be a full and perfect reciprocity, and
if there are to be attorney-advocates in the County
Courts or elsewhere, there must be barrister-attorneys
in like manner. It is well known that attorneys have
in certain localities entered into combinations to ex-
clude barristers from any share of the practice. If
the one go far beyond their sphere of duties, the other
cannot be stringently confined within their own
limits. In all matters relating to the giving of opi-
nions, preparing wills, and other matters of a similar
character, where advice only is sought, the barrister
should be as accessible to the client as the attorney,
and any etiquette to the contrary should be at once
abolished.

The same arguments. are applicable to the second
resolution :—"That so much of the 91st section of the
Act of 9 and 10 vie., c. 95, as prevents a barrister
from advocating the causes of suitors in the County
Courts, unless instructed by an attorney,' should
be repealed." It cannot be defended on any prin-
ciple of justice or expediency that the barrister
should be the only party under a disability, that
he alone should be excluded from practice un-
less instructed by an attorney. The third and
fourth resolutions follow the same rule. It
is suggested-3, that attorneys should not be
permitted to act as advocates in the superior
courts ; and, 4, that attorneys should be eligible to
be called to the bar without any intermediate
cessation from practice. On the first of these
points the question of reciprocity arises. If the
attorney may see the client, get up the facts, and
argue the case, why should not the barrister ? If it
be allowed to the one to perform all the functions the
other should in like manner be eligible.

Then comes a most important recommendation—
" That counsel should be made responsible to their
clients for crassa negligenlia, breach of contract, and
breach of confidence." Here, also, are two sides of
the case. If the barrister is, as he unquestion-
ably ought to be, responsible for any dereliction
of duty, arising from absence, incompetence, or
carelessness, let him by all means be made liable
for the consequences of his default, but let him also
be entitled to recover a fair remuneration for bis
services. At present we can make no legal demand.
It would be a mere wolfing pactum to impose any
responsibility without a corresponding consideration.
In every transaction there should be fair equivalents
on either side.

The 6th and 7th resolutions refer to the qualifica-
tions of the bar. They relate to points that have
long been mooted, and the propriety, we might
almost say the necessity, whereof have long been
recognised. They are :—" 6. That a legal university,
composed of the inns of court, and governed by an
elected senate, should be established, and that such
senate should have jurisdiction in all questions con-
cerning the discipline and conduct of the bar. 7.
That all candidates for admission to the degree
of barrister should pass a public examination."
There should be the one recognised head
taken from the different bodies now entitled to
bestow degrees. Each may pursue their own plans
of education, and enforce their own discipline, but
the degree of barrister Should come from the general
body—the legal university—and never be granted until
the applicant had shown his fitness and qualifications
for the distinction which may place the lives, fiber-
tier, and fortunes of his fellow-men at his disposal.
These suggestions are indeed of vital importance, and
we trust that they will receive the attentive consi-
deration which they so eminently merit.