The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-26 00:00:00

INIARYPORT AND CARLISLE.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
at Maryport on Wednesday—Mr. G. W. Hartley
presided.

An abstract of the report has appeared in The
Sun.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report and
accounts be adopted, congratulated the shareholders
upon the state of the company. Nearly all the
items of receipt showed an increase, and more
especially the coke and iron ore. On the other
hand, the maintenance of way expenditure had cost
considerably more than last half-year; but, as it
had been stated on a former occasion, the mainte-
nance of way account would not compare favour-,
ably with former periods, en account of the relay-
ing of the line. At present nothing was charged
to contingency account, the maintenance of the way
being all pain out of revenue. The Bolton and Wig-
ton branches had been let to Mr Nelson, of Carlisle;
the directors had gone over the line on Mond :y,
and ho sEeurted to be pu9hinp, on very rapidly.
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Dr. COWAN seconded the motion. He said the
recounts were most smisfecfory; end although the
workir,g expenses had been large, the directors had
done well not to be too anxious to get a large
dividend. -With 10 per cent. be was completely
satisfied. He regreted the Board had not opposed
the lines to cross the Solway, which he thought
would impede the development of their traffic ; but
expressed himself strongly in favour of the pro-
jected branch from Bullgill to Brigham, which
would take them into the very heart of the iron
ore district, in conjunction with another line now
in contemplation. There should be the closest union
among the West Cumberland railways,—a union
cemented by amalgamation or leasing. It would
put them in a strong position with regard to other
companies. It was most desirable they should all
be united, and, if poesible, upon nearly—be should
say entirely—equal terms. Wherever such unions
had been effected they had gone on prosperously.
The report was adopted, and a dividend of 10 per
cent. per annum was declared. I
The retiring directors and auditors wero re.
elected.

Dr. COWAN moved a resolution approving the
projected branch from Bollgill to Brigham, and
authorising the directors to take the necessary pres
liminazy steps and apply for an Act.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks
to the chairman, the directors, and the secretary.

" SENDING OCT" FOR DRINK.—The question of
the legality of keepers of refreshment houses, not
licensed to deal in exciseable liquors, sending out for the
same to neighbouring public-houses, on being paid for them
beforehand by their customers, was once more raised in an
excise prosecution heard on Tuesday at the Manchester
police.court, before Mr Robinson Fowler, the stipendiary
magistrate.—Margaret Cooper, the keeper of a refreshment-
house in Windmill. street, was summond for selling excise-
able liquors without a licence, Mr. R. B. B. Cobbett, who
appeared in support of the information, said that if the
decision already given in a similar case governed all such
cases, it would appear that there was a defect in the law,
which would have to be amended, or matters must con-
tinue in this trade in a state which hitherto had been
thought unadvisable. So far as the refreshment houses
were concerned, the practical effect of the decision given the
other day appeared to the excise to be this—A person keep-
ing a refreshment house, and not being licensed to sell
these articles, might nevertheless, unlawfully and practi-
cally, with impunity sell them, provided that person took
care to be paid for them beforehand. Mr Thomas Atkins
and Mr A. Cartwright, excise officers, proved that they
went to the defendant's house about 20 minutes past 12 on
Saturday night, June 11, and ordered beer and wine. The
money was asked for and paid, the servant left the room,
and in about four minutes returned with the articles ordered,
which were consumed. The things were ordered at 25 minutes
past twelve, and supplied at 29 minutes past. They after-
wards returned, and, after knocking at the door, were
admitted. They asked for whisky, which was not supplied.
They had four men watching the house outside—two in
front and two at the back. Mr Fowler dismissed the sum-
mons without calling on Mr Robinson, who appeared for
the defence, to open his case. The magistrate said he was
most anxious to get a decision from a higher tribunal. He
had dismissed these informations on the circumstances of
each particular case; and in this there was abundant evi-
dence to show that the drinks were sent for. Notice of
appeal to the sessions being given on behalf of the excise,
Mr Robinson tendered three witnesses in order to en-
title the de'endant. to call them on the hearing of the
appeal.----Mr Cobbett declined to cross-examine th,qn.
remarking that a crons-exarnination must arise out of
an examination in chief, without which it would be impos-
sible for the excite to know what a witness could trove at
the sessions. The witnesses having been tendered, Mr.
Cobbet t tendered as many excise officers in addition to those
who had been examined. Mr Robinson objected that Mr
Cobbett had closed his case, and that it was not intended
that the informants should tender witnesses whom they had
not examined. Mr Fowler—Then no harm can be done,
for the recorder will not allow them to be sworn at the ses-
sions, and i am anxious to raise every question that is in-
volved. The excise officers were then tendezed as witnesses,
and the dismissal of the summonses in this and one or two
previous cases of a similar kind will be appealed against at
the sessions.
BARNI:m.s fat woman, Jane Pishon, formerly
exhibited as Miss Jane Campbell, died at Brookfield, Con-
necticut, the other day. Her exhibition weight was 6SOlb.
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