The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-16 00:00:00

The Scotia passed Cape Race on the 9th inst.

DESTRUCTION OF THE STEAMER GOLDEN
GATE BY FIRE, WITH THE LOSS OF 180
LIVES AND 1,000,000 DOLLARS IN SPECIE.
NEW YORK, AUG. 7.
The steamer Golden Gate, which left San Fran-
cisco on the 21st ult. for Panama, was burnt to the
water's edge on the 27th off Mansanalla. Of the
230 passengers she had on board, /80 are reported
lost, together with all the specie, amounting to up-
wards of 1,000,000 dols.
A private despatch says that the steamer was
beached, and that there was a chance• of saving the
speck*

1.140, lifiT4l7ST le igelt
ffirs UN4 LONDON. .SAVYRDAY "A VIII
1 9
or.. .
tl,-;-,,oaw-ut...."14...g.41-I"ziere't.'"'"**'''''''''.tt-ii.--(1 th---,,,--rzi:;;--i,i,nding, and grooving machines, Witness-No • I tried all I could to do so. I en- conduct 1 o the defendant. This, however, would
YVW .4 Pla
e fee• The Caledonian, after 9 not justify the assault, and they were therefore, PAILIVAY IIV7ELLIGE NCR
• 1 the heating furnaces, . deavoured to buy, and to beg and borrow, or-
Mr. Hawkins There is only one other thing that bound to find a verdict for the plaintiff' but it was _ _____ „a _ _ ____
A Malta correspondent, writing under date of the being launched on Oct. 24, will be rec=ived in,' a
you could do, and you must not do that you know. for them to say what amount of damages he was en- TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.
11th of August, announces the departure, on the dock now being lengthened and prepared for that (Renewed laughter.) titled to.
- Ballymena andrt Rush..
erening of the 9th inst., of her Majesty's screw cor- purpose at Woolwich. The weight of her plates Witness-It was not likely such things could be The jury, after a short deliberation, found a ver- Railways. ____A____ -.----....
vette Scylla, 22, Capt. R Lambert, for the Pirmus. will be s
900 tons. got on a race course. dict for the plaintiff. Damages £5.
nstio' nndeTrieeeter
---__ ~.ar_iles Opened.
_,
~.. Receipts.
1862. 1861. 1862. 5861.
_
The screw corvette Pelican, 17, Capt. Brock, had A naval court-martial assembles yesterday on In answer to further questions the witness said According to, thoPthvisions of the County Court ,
X I
Beif
aasst
awl N. LouCnties.... 136 136 2,401 2,493
come in sight that morning, but being under sail, board thceFormidable, 84, Capt. W. G. Luard, flab- that the profit on their takings was very large, and Act, where only £5 damages are given, the plain- Belf• t _ -
he considered it was two-thirds on the amount, but tiff is not entitled to his costs unless the judge certi-
and the wind unfavourable, it was not expected . ship of Vice-Admiral W. J. H. Johnstone, Com-
at the same time their expenses were very heavy. flea that, in his opinion he is entitled to them, ~. a
~,rka., Lane,, & Ches. June. - - _6BB 873
-
she would enter port before the evening. This yes" mander-in-Chief at the Nore, for the trial of Lieut. He paid £5O for the ground for the four days' races, Mr. Ribton consequently asked his lordship to
eel has on board the captain, 14 officers, and 117 Ferdinand George Gambier, of her Majesty's ship and the cost of the booth and the expense of erect- give il certificate to that efiect, but his lordship, in Caledonian ,
230 130 17,327 16,280
reply, said very emphatically, " Certainly not.), Cockermouth& Workington 8,4 Si 316 241
men, forming the crew of her Majesty's steam sloop Cossack, 20, 250 horse power, Capt. R. Moorman, ing it were very considerable. Cork and Bandon
which Hawkins addressed the jury at some length Each party will, therefore, have to pay his own 20 20 370
Pantaloon, 11, Commander W. R. Hobson, on the following charges :-1. For having on or Mr.
in behalf of the company ; and he said the answer costs. Cork and Youg,hal
Mozambique32l 27 402 .11
went ashore some time ago in the about the 7th day of August last been drunk on
he was instructed
to make to the action was, that -_____ Cornwall .................. 531 531 1,711 1,511
Channel. They are proceeding home for trial by board the said ship. 2. For having on or about there had been no negligence the OXFORD CIRCUIT.-G Aug on part of their Deeside 7 .... 7 .............. 17
LOUCESTER, -u 10, Dublin ..SL Belfast Junction.. 63 17 545 455
63 1,4;8 1,728
court-martial. Her Majesty's paddlewheel sloo
P the 7th day of August last deserted his post bY servants, but that the truck containing the hampers CROWN COURT. Dublin and Drogheda 63
& icklow n.Kings 481 63 1,9x2 2,004
481 2474 2640
Trident, 3, Commander Balfour, was the only man quitting the deck when in charge of the said ship in question was detained, either at the request of (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.) Dundalk and Enniskillen 145 130
of war in Malta harbour by the last advicss, except as officer of the middle watch. 3. For having on the plaintiff or his agent, until some wine or other EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CHILI) MURDER. Dundee and Arbroath . .
Dundee, Perth, & Abor. jun 3l 171 -
- -
-
31 1,199 1234
(bearing the receiving-ship Hibernia the flag of or about the 7th day of August last slept upon his
goods were to be despatched with them. He then Hannah Hill, 17, domestic servant, John
Thurs- East Anglian
681 C)8- I 151 '
915
called two or three of the porters as witnesses, but ton, 30, farmer, Mary Thurston, and Mary Ann 14•cwinties'NrieeseseUnion 499 499' 30'535 28,4: 9
Rear-Admiral H. J. Codrington, C. 8.) and the ten- watch when in charge of the said ship as officer of
their
evidence did not at all tend to establish the Thurston, Were charged with the wilful murder-f
Edinburgh andtGlasgoaxav
o Edinburgh,rer_ti,& dee
dots Growler and Boxer. The Trident was under the middle watch. The Court, after hearing the
case he had stated on behalf of the defendants. a female child at Newent, on the 30th A •
put last. Forth & Clyde Junction
Orders to proceed to Patras to relieve the Alacrity, evidence for the prosecution, and also the witnesses
The jury returned a, verdict for the plaintiff-
The charge
against Hill was withdraw
n and she Furness . 50 5) 2,586 2,144
Glasgow & South Western' 183/ 1831 9,083 8,658
4, Commander K. E. Baird. for the defence, and the prisoner's character, tote- damages £4O. was admitted as evidence against the other •
pri- Great Northern
COMPANY. soners33o 330 32,429 30,083
On Thursday morning the Duke of Somerset,Vice- they with the various certificates handed in, found JONES V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COM. . Great North of Scotland
58 2,513 2,220
This was an action to recover compensation for Mr. Henry James Gt.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 329 329 8,954 8,635
Admiral Sir F. W. Grey, Capt. the Hon. James him guilty, and sentenced him to forfeit all seniority s td • M 17, and Mr. Harrington prose- Great Western 9781 9431
injuries the plaintiff alleged that he had sustained cu e , r. owell defended John Thurston • Mr. Inverness & Aberdeen June 73. 55 69,755 61,739
Drummond, and Mr. Whitbread, M.P., attended by as a lieutenant, to be placed at the bottom of the list ,
through,the negligence of the defendants. Skinner conducted the defence f
oMary Thurston ;
' lrish South-Eastern 251 251 3,301 1,090
165 203
Lord Clarence Paget, MT., Capt. John Moore, and of lieutenants, and not to rise therefrom for four Mr. Ribton was for the plaintiff; Mr. Bovill, ,and Mr. Mathews
was counsel for Mary Ann Lancashire & Yorkshire 3055 ,„
Leominster and Kington
14 16 203
Col. Greene, proceeded from the yacht Osborne, in years from the date of the passing of the sentence, Q.C., and Mr. Digby were for the company. Thurston. Limerick and Ennis... 241 241 245 119
he was a ~, Limerick and Foynes 24 i 172 158
Haraoaze, to the Admiral's Hard, where they were and to be dismissed from her Majesty's ship Cossack. The plaintiff in this action stated that The three prisoners are mother, daughter, dan Llanelly 4 46 79) 523
received by Inspector-General of Marines Strans- The powerful steam dredging machine in use at consulting physician, 82 years of age, and resided son. They
s,. k On the 22d par • f are respectable farmer-looking people, London & North-Western . 10961 10151
. 167,765 99,229
in Albany-street, Regent 0- and dressed in d • T •
were eep mourning. The did not London and Blackwall •
51 51 2,181 1,049
ham and Deputy-Adjt.-General Travers, who f k • the harbour clear of banks of
Chatham or eeping
April he had come to eam 3' appear much affected by the sinful position in London & South-Western . 4001 400 29 256 24
Loud. Brighton, &S. Coast. 2411 231 ' ,
a 147,710 27,650
escorted their Lordships to the barracks. The Ply
- - mud and sand and other accumulations has been re- an excursion train which was two hours behind which they were placed. London, Chatham, & Dover 72* 721 '6,683 2,625
mouth Division of Royal Marines,over 1,000 strong, moved down to the entrance of the river,where it time,and the arrival of the train at Padding- - Lond., Tilbury, & Southend 421 424 2 717 2 41,
Man.,Sheffield, &Lincolnsh 236 236 15:153 15'
,920
under command of Col. Commandant Holloway,was that it had sto e
is employed in the removal of a large bank of mud ten, he represented
.t _ . pp d, and the ford's Meuse, Newent. Mary Thurston and Mary Munch. S.Jun.&Altrinchanat 91 91 1,243 1,328
drawn llp on the dand ' d btheir ' d ' • door of the carriage in which he was riding-a se- Ann Thurston, his mother and sister, livin Iga so Mar port and Carlisle
para e ins y and sand, which has acte as a great impediment tos opened and the • Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6281 stet
coed-class one-via
in , train suddenl 43,345 42'59
y with him. It seems that suspicion was entertained Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind. 1921 192 4,365 4'4493
Lordships, who then examined the progress of theandother vessels •
and •the
steamers
moved on just as he was the act of getting out, that the • prisoner Hill was pregnant by John Moonkland . 72/
4,56 1,635 1,484
additional buildings in course of erection to the north cumber and basin. and he was thrown down violently, and injured his Thurston, and she was M nmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 .-. 2,551 2,082
accused by her aunt of Newcastle and Carlisle 7Bl 781 -
West of the present structure. The members of the A deficiency of nearly 50 of the 1 inch wrought-
-7,-.- knee, and he alleged that ho was still suffering from having given birth to a child, which she denied, North British (incl. Selkirk -
Board proceeded thence to the Royal Naval Hospi- iron deck plates for the iron-plated frigate Royal the effects of the accident. Information was given to the police at Newent, who and Galashiels)
North Devon 4lO 342 13,891 13,914
35 35
other witness
No
tal, where they were receivedby Capt. Superinten- Oak, 50, building at Chatham, has been discoveredwas called, and the plaintiff, in made a search, and in Thurston's garden, about two N-Eastern(Bedale&Leybrn) 8781 8671 46,886 47,48750
answer to questions put to him by M Bovill,said 9
r. feet under the soil, they found the body of a full- stTos,rl kneels,
h. 9 3,032 2,828
dent D. Curry, Dr Beith,the deputy-inspector-gene- in the number supplied for that vessel. Orders that he made
no complaint to any of the officers of grown child. The body Was in ab ki 1 saoca_ng_y muti- Oswestryaanrd Nelwreton.... ' 42 42 1,140 720
ral, Dr. Gallagher, surgeon and medical storekeeper, have accordingly been given for these to be imme- the company, or to any other person, at the time lated state, the head being nearly severed from the Rhymney l9l 191 900 676
and Mr. Grant, agent. Their Lordships remained diately prepared for the ship, but it is not expected the accident happened, but that he hobbled into a body, the skull beaten in, both arms broken, both ct.oittainc'Railway 52
so
a%nall SL 52 1,904 1,736
about an hour,during which they inspected the pa- that this discovery will cause any delay in the cab, and went home; and it also appeared that he collar-bones broken, and four or five of the ribs Scottish North-Eastern 3i 53j 40 o ,
1321 1321 5,432 3'391
5,395
tients reading-room and library,the kitchen,washing launch of the vessel, which, according to present did not make any communication to his attorney fractured. Shrewsbury & Birmingham - -
Shrewsbury and Chester -
_ -
and drying-houses, &c., and also examined several arrange twill take lace on the 10th Septem- until more than a month had elapsed, and the affair The principal evidence was that of Hannah Hill, Shrewsbury & Hereford
men st
wards. They afterwards entered the steam yacht b ft 'h• h the Royal Oak willabe floated into was then for the first time brought to the notice of mother of the murdered child and servant to the pri- Shropshire Union 291 291 965 1,010
bet, a maw ic ethe company. South D
Boners. She stated that she had been servant to the South -Eastern
-Eastern ' 751 75i 4,363 4,681
Alice, and, accompanied by Port Admiral Sir No. 3 dock, the largest ailable dock at Chatham,
av Mr. Bovill commenced addressing the jury, and prisoners about three years. That previous to the South Wales 305 305 29,568 27,285
1711 1711
Houston Stewart and the Lord Chancellor, landed • 'll enlarged to receive her- -
which has been specia y I was calling their attention to the very extraordi- 29th of April she became pregnant, and was taken giagrirliearltiver llB 1183
shortly after 3 o'clock on the Breakwater. His in order that she may be completed for sea with the nary nature of the case for the plaintiff, but after ill on the mornin of that day. Mary Thurston Taff Vale Duno
51 8 479 7 550
51 5,700 4,606
Grace was received by Mr. Neville, superintendent; utmost d spatch. Immediately after the he had made a few observations they interrupted spoke to her ab tg •
possible e ou getting up. Went into the par- Ulster one and Lancaster 51 51 1,9.59 2,516
Mr. Hutton, resident engineer ; and Mr. Ormiston, launch of the Royal Oak all the available hands him, and said they were of opinion that the plain- lour between seven and eight in the morning. Mary Vale of Clwyd.. . lg 19
10 _
230 239
engineer of the Shovel Rock Fort. Their lordships will be placed On the line-of-battle screw two- tiff had not made out any case. Ann Thurston came to her. Told her she was in Vale of Neat!, 35 35 I,' 81 1,810
Mr. Ribton, however, insisted upon addressing muchpain andcouldnot bear itmuch
~
inspected the new buttress work in progress and decker Bulwark, 91, which is to have one of her ' Waterford and Limerick
them, and he said he must admit that it was an un- two femaleprisoners came int tneparlour to her and West Cornwall 77 1,576 1,459
o
the site of the fort. The total number of men now decks removed, and to be cut down, lengthened, and h• • -
usual think to have only one witness in such a ease, asked her how she came to tell Mrs. Phelps she wasmetartlepoolHarbr.&RaiL 39 39 4,035 4,961
employed on the breakwater is about 100. The otherwise altered to a 50-gun iron-clad frigate of but it appeared to him that thequestion e Midland
was who- in the family way. Mary Ann Phelps told her to W'haven,Cleator,&E - - _
grmnt. 7 7 447 400
work in progress consists in placing three courses the Royal Oak class. ther they disbelieved the evidence or the plaintiff, say nothing about being in the family way ;to which Whitehaven Junction 'l2 12 649 681
of granite buttress work, dovetailed horizontally The following appointments were made yesterday an aged and respectable gentleman, who had posi- witness replied,Whitehaven & Furness
she supposed everybody would be Jun. 35 35 677 037
and vertically at the foot of the limestone casing, at the Admiralty :-Commander Thomas A. De tively sworn that he had received the injury under talking about it, and it would soon be found out. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.
the circumstances he had stated. He then sub- Mrs. Thurston told witness to go wheat hoeing, and Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 1,406 1,211
on the outer side, founded at the level of three feet Wahl to tne Rattlesnake Thos. A Clarke,• th
; os. A. in e witted that the defendants were, at all events, said she should like her to blind Mrs. Phelps, she Austri ...
52
Belgian
Eastern Junction.. 261
828 673 34,659 37,924
below low-water ordinary spring tides. Of this Procris, promoted to acting chief •
and J
engineer ; as. called upon to produce some evidence to show what was so sure; and if the young 'an was to come here Buffalo and Lake Huron ... 1611 1614 289 243
4,728 lineal feet were completed by the Ist of Bell (a), second-class assist.-engineer, to the Liffey. occurred on the day in question. we could put it in a ditch and no one be any the Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 185
Dutch Rheni h _ -
3,211 1,991
August, leaving 713 lineal feet still to be formed. __s, The Jury said they believed that an accident did wiser. A child ten years old used to sleep with wit- Eastern of Frances ... 10321
11081 5,145 4,668
032 54,151 51,831
Lighters are employed conveying rubble limestone
THE ABM. really happen, and they had no intention to impute ness, and Mary Thurston said it was very wrong. East Indian
Grand Trunk of Canada 633 271 11,201 8,877
1090 1(90 12,870 14,923
from Oreston quarries to form a foreshore on the to the plaintiff that he had not spoken the truth, Knowing the state she was in, Mrs. Thurston told Great Indian '
o
but they did not see that there was any evidence of her to take the child out and then she would have Great Luxembourg a
limestone
south side. The total quantity of and 134 128 4,321 3,344
A notification was yesterday received at Chatham
negligence on the part of the company. plenty of room to tumble and roll about the bed. 2-, r eoanta NaVa7trenneovf C nada.. 345 345 7,762 5,629
granite deposited to the Ist of August was 3,930,308 garrison from the Horse Guards directing command- Mr. Ribton said he would elect to be nonsuited. Witness went to bed and to sleep, and woke in pain. AIY
adrid, Saragossaa&Alicant 1314. 281
15,847
tone. The annual expenditure now is about £9,500, Baron Martin said that if an action like this The two female • lt in her and Northern of Canada ........ 94 14,777 1,241
prisoners sep room came 94 2,',61 2,037
in officers to forward, not later than the 25th inst.3Northern of France 7Ol 623 54,983 50,585
and it will require some £ ,
20 000 to complete this -
the applications of such officers as feel themselves could be sustained no company or any one else
If, could be permitted to her. The child was then born and the two female Norwegian Trunk 44 44
work. The central arm of the, Plymouth break-, would be safe. it
• • -
qualifiedfor the situation of instructors at the Royal Paris and Orleans
water is 1,000 yards long, the eastern and westernto come forward a month after the occurrence, and took the child from her and took it towards the 922 922 47,391 53,063
Pernambuco .-... 60
815 _
Military College Sandhurst, in fortification, mill- say that an accident happened, and then seek to ob- door. The child cried, and witness asked to have Royal Danish
arms, which incline towards the harbour, are 350 69 69 675 657
tart' drawing, and surveying. Four officers are fain damages solely upon his own testimony, he it brought back that she might see it. It was not Sambre and Meuse 6B 68 1,350 1,394
yards each. The inner part of the foundation of South Austrian
required as instructors-two in fortification and repeated that no man would be safe. brought back to her. Mrs. Thurston remained Southern of France . ....... IN 1234 56,358 44,059
Shovel Fort will be about 32 yards from the outer 777 25,938 23,4453
two in military drawing and surveying. The officers (Before Baron Bramwell.) away about half an hour, Witness asked for a We11and.........a •-• 25 25 501 434
base of the middle of the central arm. The fort ' is HARVEY V. WEISS.t Flanders
light, but Mrs. Thurston would not give her one, SF.and N w .. 75 75 1,030 1 059
4.‘, b.
of
ei 1 intim/ fr,,,, inn„ u....
~,,,,,
~_
I_____ appointed will be supernumerary, with additional N. W. of France.... 750 750 43,669 44,145
rpm. ,nan nn netinn to teener the ~,,,, of Vgfl onvincr gg Whnt ~,,,,,,ia Mra_ Phelna thir:. if .1-........

A Malta correspondent, writing under date of the
11th of August, announces the departure, on the
evening of the 9th inst., of her Majesty's screw cor-
vette Scylla, 22, Capt. R Lambert, for the Pirmus.
The screw corvette Pelican, 17, Capt. Brock, had
come in sight that morning, but being under sail,
and the wind unfavourable, it was not expected
she would enter port before the evening. This ves-
sel has on board the captain, 14 officers, and 117
men, forming the crew of her Majesty's steam sloop
Pantaloon, 11, Commander W. R. Hobson, which
went ashore some time ago in the Mozambique
Channel. They are proceeding home for trial by
court-martial. Her Majesty's paddlewheel sloop
Trident, 3, Commander Balfour, was the only man
of war in Malta harbour by the last advice s, except
the receiving-ship Hibernia (bearing the flag of
Rear-Admiral H. J. Codrington, C. 8.) and the ten-
ders Growler and Boxer. The Trident was under
orders to proceed to Patras to relieve the Alacrity,
4, Commander K. E. Baird.
On Thursday morning the Duke of Somerset,Vice-
Admiral Sir F. W. Grey, Capt. the Hon. James
Drummond, and Mr. Whitbread, M.P., attended by
Lord Clarence Paget, M.P., Capt. John Moore, and
Col. Greene, proceeded from the yacht Osborne, in
Hamoaze, to the Admiral's Hard, where they were
received by Inspector-General of Marines Strans-
ham and Deputy-Adjt.-General Travers, who
escorted their Lordships to the barracks. The Ply-
mouth Division of Royal Marines,over 1,000 strong,
under command of Col. Commandant Holloway,was
drawn up on the parade and inspected by their
Lordships, who then examined the progress of the
additional buildings in course of erection to the
West of the present structure. The members of the
Board proceeded thence to the Royal Naval Hospi-
tal, where they were received by Capt. Superinten-
dent D. Curry, Drßeith,the deputy-inspector-gene-
ral, Dr. Gallagher, surgeon and medical storekeeper,
and Mr. Grant, agent. Their Lordships remained
about an hour,during which they inspected the pa-
tients reading-room and library,the kitchen,washing
and drying-houses, &c., and also examined several
wards. They afterwards entered the steam yacht
Alice, and, accompanied by Port Admiral Sir
Houston Stewart and the Lord Chancellor, landed
shortly after 3 o'clock on the Breakwater. His
Grace was received by Mr. Neville, superintendent;
Mr. Hutton, resident engineer; and Mr. Ormiston,
engineer of the Shovel Rock Fort. Their lordships
inspected the new buttress work in progress and
the site of the fort. The total number of men now
employed on the breakwater is about 100. The
work in progress consists in placing three courses
of granite buttress work, dovetailed horizontally
and vertically at the foot of the limestone casing,
on the outer side, founded at the level of three feet
below low-water ordinary spring tides. Of this
4,728 lineal feet were completed by the Ist of
August, leaving 713 lineal feet still to be formed.
Lighters are employed conveying rubble limestone
from Oreston quarries to form a foreshore on the
south side. The total quantity of limestone and
granite deposited to the Ist of August was 3,930,308
tone. The annual expenditure now is about £9,500,
and it will require some £20,000 to complete this
work. The central arm of the, Plymouth break-
water is 1,000 yards long, the eastern and western
arms, which incline towards the harbour, are 350
yards each. The inner part of the foundation of
Shovel Fort will be about 32 yards from the outer
base of the middle of the central arm. The fort is
to be of elliptical form, 160 ft. by 130 ft., the longer
axis parallel to the breakwater. The hearting of
the foundation will consist of blocks of manufactured
concrete, cased from the bottom up to 6ft. under low
water with granite. Above the level the work
will be solid and water-tight, and will include
tanks for fresh water and magazines for ammuni-
tion. The contract for the work is taken by Messrs.
Lee, and is under the local direction of Mr. Ormi-
ston, C.E. All the piles, 70ft. long, are driven 7ft.
into the rock, and a large portion of the staging is
fixed. The foundation-stone will be laid on the
birthday of the Prince of Wales. The first
atone of the breakwater was dropped on the 12th
of August, 1813, the birthday of the Prince
Regent. After their visit to the breakwater, the
Lords of the Admiralty re-embarked in the steam
yacht Princess A lice, and having witnessed gunboat
shot-practice at the Shag-stone, steamed round the
Rame Head, to view from the sea the new fort erect-
ing at Tregantie, five miles west of Plymouth.
Shortly after 4 o'clock Admiral Sir F. Grey, Admi-
ral Eden, and Mr. Whitbread, went on board the
training-ship Implacable, in Hamoaze, and after a
very minute inspection, expressed themselves much
gratified with her appearance, and then went on
board the guardship of steam reserve Indus. They
first inspected those seamen pensioners who have
been lately re-entered as ship-keepers, a fine body
of veterans ; then the " very good" conduct men
from ships recently paid off, who are allowed to
continue one year in the reserve unless required at
sea ; the artificers, stokers, and marines were next
examined, after which their lordships minutely in-
spected the boys of the reserve doing duty as offi-
cers' servants, and determined to discontinue their
employment, and apportioned one man to attend on
three naval officers. Admiral Grey, having ex-
pressed his approval of the management of this
branch by Capt. Key and Commander Risk, went
with his colleague on board the Gibraltar, 99, re-
cently launched. She had been previously inspected
in the morning by Admiral Robinson.
In the evening the Duke of Somerset entertained
a large party on board the yacht Osborn.
Yesterday (Friday) morning the Duke of Somer-
set held a levee in the office of the Admiral Super-
intendent at the Devonport Dockyard, after which
the Royal William Victualling-yard and the flag-
ship Royal Adelaide, 26, Capt. C. Vesey, in Ha-
moaze, were inspected. In the evening the Lords
of the Admiralty dined with Port Admiral Sir H.
Stewart. Prince Adalbert of Prussia and Lord
Westbury, the Lord Chancellor, were present. To-
.!a`.s(Saturday) it is expected that, their public
unties having been concluded, the members of the
Board will leave Plymouth. During their stay Lieut.
P' 113" b, first-lieutenant of the Royal Adelaide, has
been in daily attendance on the First Lord.
The Prussian
Portsmouth arrived
Arcona, 28, Capt. Sundewall,
from Ports
sa!rived on Thursday at Plymouth.
She will be
placed in No. 1 dock in the Devonport
Dockyard, when it is vacated by her Majesty's
frigate Liffey.
The 6 paddlewheel steam
sloop Hydra Capt. R.
stes
Hamilton, from North ,*., ,
went the West Indies,
arrived at Woolwich,
and ;Qs into basin to dis-
charge stores and be paid out ofcommission.
The iron steam store-vessel
Industry t
Commander G. Hodges, laden with stia as er-
tualling and
dockyard stores for Rio Janeiro, sailed sresterda
from Woolwich to Greenhithe to adjust compass e
Ys
for sea. The Industry has been detained 'a few
e_
days at Woolwich beyond her usual time to repair
her channels and other damages sustained in the late
gale from a collision with the Supply, alongside of
which vessel she was lashed at Deptford during the
shipment of her cargo.
The iron steam troop-ship Meg era, Commander
S. H. Henderson, commenced coaling yesterday at
Woolwich, preparatory to embarking the 15th bri-
gade from Woolwich for Halifax.

A notification was yesterday received at Chatham
garrison from the Horse Guards directing command-
ing officers to forward, not later than the 25th inst.,
the applications of such officers as feel themselves
qualified for the situation of instructors at the Royal
Military College Sandhurst, in fortification, mili-
tary drawing, and surveying. Four officers are
required as instructors—two in fortification and
two in military drawing and surveying. The officers
appointed will be supernumerary, with additional
pay of ss. daily while so serving. Applications
from candidates are to be accompanied with speci-
mens of drawing, and for the instructorship in
military surveying by a sketch of two square miles
of any ground the candidate may select. In every
case the candidate must certify that the drawing
produced is his own unaided work.
On Thursday last Mrs. Owen, wife of Col. Cun-
liffe Owen, C. 8., laid the foundation stone of the
new fort at Staddon-heights, the eastern boundary
of Plymouth Sound. Major-Gen. Hutchinson,
Commander of Forces in the West, and a large num-
ber of military officers and others were present.
We are requested to state that the Band of the
Corps of Commissionaires will play in the Cam-
bridge-enclosure, St. James's Park, from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. every Monday and Thursday, in addition to
the usual evening performance.

This was an action to recover the sum of £6O
that had, as alleged, been obtained by the defen-
dant by fraud and misrepresentation.
Mr. Ribton and Mr. Needham were counsel for
the plaintiff. It was stated that counsel had been
retained for the defendant, but no one appeared on
his behalf.

The principal evidence was that of Hannah Hill,
mother of the murdered child and servant to the pri-
soners. She stated that she had been servant to the
prisoners about three years. That previous to the
29th of April she became pregnant, and was taken
ill on the morning of that day. Mary Thurston
spoke to her about getting up. Went into the par-
lour between seven and eight in the morning. Mary
Ann Thurston came to her. Told her she was in
much pain and could not bear it much longer. The
two female prisoners came into tne parlour to her and
asked her how she came to tell Mrs. Phelps she was
in the family way. Mary Ann Phelps told her to
say nothing about being in the family way ; to which
witness replied, she supposed everybody would be
talking about it, and it would soon be found out.
Mrs. Thurston told witness to go wheat hoeing, and
said she should like her to blind Mrs. Phelps, she
was so sure; and if the young 'nn was to come here
we could put it in a ditch and no one be any the
wiser. A child ten years old used to sleep with wit-
ness, and Mary Thurston said it was very wrong.
Knowing the state she was in, Mrs. Thurston told
her to take the child out and then she would have
plenty of room to tumble and roll about the bed.
Witness went to bed and to sleep, and woke in pain.
The two female prisoners slept in her room and came
to her. The child was then born and the two female
prisoners came to her assistance. Mrs. Thurston
took the child from her and took it towards the
door. The child cried, and witness asked to have
it brought back that she might see it. It was not
brought back to her. Mrs. Thurston remained
away about half an hour, Witness asked for a
light, but Mrs. Thurston would not give her one,
saying, " What would Mrs. Phelps think if she saw
a light there at that time in the morning." She
heard John Thurston go out into the garden shortly
afterwards, and witness got up and went down-
stairs. John Thurston asked her to go to the farm
and fetch the waggon. She replied heLought to
know she could not walk, and it would kill her,
While witness was having her breakfast John
Thurston said to her, " You are something less than
you were, and than you wanted to be." Witness
asked him what his mother had done with the child,
and he replied that he had buried it in the garden.
When witness came down Mrs. Thurston said she
ought to go for the waggon, for if she stayed in the
house people would say she had miscarried. The
prisoner Mary Ann said, " Hold your bother, and
no one will think such a thing. Mrs. Thurston
said, " A woman who had lived so many years, and
borne such a character, no one would think that I
would allow such goings on in my house." Wit-
ness went to bed, and Mary Thurston brought her
some gruel. From the time Mrs. Thurston took
the child she never saw it again. Remember Ser-
geant Roale coming. Mary Ann Thurston told her
not to say anything about them. Witness said, " I
shan't stand in your shoes." Mary Ann told her
not to say the child was born alive and that she
heard it cry. John Thurston said the best thing
she could do was to say she had had no child, and
knew nothing about it, and then they could not
touch her. Witness was angry, and went away.
Before witness was confined, Mrs. Thurston said to
her son in witness's presence, " This girl is in the
family way, and I suppose it's yours_" John said,
"It's no business of yours, if you don't like it you
can leave it. The best thing she could do was to
smother it over, and know nothing about it." Wit-
ness said, " How could we do that, everybody is
talking about it." Mrs. Thurston said it would be
such an expense, the best thing would be to put it
away.
A letter was put in, bearing date the 26th of July,
and addressed " Hannah Hill, County Gaol, Glou •
tester," and which Hill said she believed was in the
prisoner's (John Thurston's) handwriting, asking
her to own it, and saying she would not want for
friends.

GREAT WESTERN.

The following appeared in a portion of our impression of
yesterday evening :

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the directors and
shareholders in this company was held to-day at the Pad-
dington-station.

It appeared that in May last the plaintiff saw
an advertisement in the limes that was headed
" Scholastic agency," and represented that a per-
son of lady-like appearance and good education
was required to superintend a governess's establish-
ment, and reference was made to the defendant,
who is a foreigner, and calls himself Dr. Weiss,
who was to be the principal. The plaintiff thought
that such an appointment would suit his wife, and
he had an interview with th© defendant, who
showed him books, and represented that from 10s.
to 15s. per day were received in lees from gover-
nesses who registered their names as requiring
situations, and that the business might be very
much increased if it was superintended by a lady,
as he himself had not time to attend to it properly.
Upon the faith of the defendant's statement Mr.
Harvey gave the defendant £6O, and an agreement
was drawn up, by which Mrs. Harvey was to at-
tend at the office and conduct the business, and she
was to receive half the profits. She very soon,
however, discovered that the whole thing was a
swindle, for during the first week only two half-
crowns were received, in the second eight, and a
very small sum during the two succeeding weeks,
when Mrs. Harvey left. It was clear that the
transaction was nothing but a fraud ; and it ap-
peared that the defendant's only business was ad-
vertising for governesses, in order to obtain a fee
for his pretended endeavours to get them situations,
and that the money had been obtained from the
plaintiff by gross misrepresentation and fraud.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for
£6O, the sum he had paid ; and also £4 for damages
for the loss of time by his wife.
His Lordship granted immediate execution.
ROGERS V. RICHARDS.

There was a very full attendance of shareholders, and the
greatest interest was manifested in the proceedings.
At one o'clock the chair was taken by the Earl of Shel-
burne.

Previous to the commencement of the proceedings,
A PROPRIETOR said he should like to know the names
of the directors present who were entrusted with the money
of the shareholders.

The CHAIIIMAN said, after the meeting had been opened,
he would feel happy to attend to the request of any of the
shareholders.

The Secretary having read the advertisement calling the
meeting,

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.-GUILDFORD, Aug. 15.

The transport Mystery yesterday made fast at
Woolwich Arsenal T pier, and commenced shipping
war stores for Newfoundland, and the Traveller
completed her shipment of guns and other stores for
Halifax, and left Woolwich to fill in with light
cargo from London.

The hired freight ship Bard of Avon, having em-
barked a heavy cargo of war stores for Halifax from
"Woolwich Arsen Al, is under orders to sail this
morning, and is to be replaced in her berth at the
pier by the Megmra.
The Dutch sloop of war Cyclops, which vessel ar-
rived FA Woolwich a few days ago with visitors for
the Exhibition, is ordered to rennin ten days at her
present moorings, and re.embark the visitors for
Holland.
The new shed intended for the machinery to be
employed in preparing
the armour-plates of the
iron-cased 50 gun
ship Caledonia, in Woolwich
Dockyard, is in an advanced state, and will be com-
pleted, according to contract, on' the 7th of next
of the .
month. A great portion machinery has been
received and laid down—namely, ti,ehnwilic
press

(Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Special Jury.)
WATT V. THE LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who
was the manager for the late renowned Chief Baron
Nicholson, of his refreshment booth, at the different
races—to recover compensation from the defendants
for damage he had sustained by reason of their neg-
lecting to forward certain hampers containing re-
freshment utensils, from Waterloo Station to Ascot
Race-course.

Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. Laxton were coun-
sel for the plaintiff; Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr.
Wood appeared for the company.
Sergeant Ballantine, in opening the case, said
that the plaintiff had been for a great many years
the manager of the booth for the late Chief Baron
Nicholson, who was, no doubt, well known to them
all, as attending the principal race-courses to supply
refreshments to the public, and the action was
brought under these circumstances. It appeared
that after Epsom races a number of hampers con-
taining knives and forks, glasses, and other neces-
saries for a refreshment booth, were sent to the
Nine Elms Station ; and, as Ascot races were ap-
proaching, it was not considered advisible to take
them away, and it was arranged that they should
remain there until the 16th of June, the day before
the Ascot races commenced, and directions were
given that they should be sent down on that day to
the booth. Every other necessary was provided,
but the hampers did not arrive, and the conse-
quence was that on the first day of the races there
were no knives and forks, or glasses, or plates, and
the customers could not be served, and the plain-
tiff sustained considerable loss. The hampers did
arrive about five o'clock in the afternoon, when the
races were nearly over; but they were then,
of ;course, of no use, and the present action was
brought to recover compensation for the loss the
plaintiff had sustained in consequence of the neglect
of the defendants.

Mr. H. R. Watts, the plaintiff in the action, de-
posed that he had been connected with the late Mr.
Nicholson, the " Chief Baron," and the owner of
Mr. Nicholson's booth for a great many years, and
he was in the habit of attending at races and
managing the business for him, and since Mr.
Nicholson's death he had continued to do so for his
daughter. After Epsom races in the present year
he sent thirty-three hampers, containing a portion
of unsold stock, but which were principally filled
with knives and forks, glass, and crockery, to the
Nine Elms Station, and he arranged with the sta.-
tion-master that these hampers should remain there
until the 16th of June, the day before Ascot races.
Ho then purchased the ground for the booth at
Ascot, and it was erected, and all the necessaries
were provided for the accommodation of the public.
It was expected that the hampers containing the
knives and forks and the other essentials would
°Ave arrived on the morning of the races, but they
41,11(itzt do so, and the consequence was that he was
se, very great inconvenience.
want:d"tit Ballautine—l suppose the people
and fork,:' eat and drink ; and you had no knives
that were Plates or glasses, or any of the things
laugh.) scary
to enable them to do so ? (A
Witness—Thai
went on to say ti as just my position. He then
tion, and a telegranOw applied at the railway eta-
ascertained that the trZt3ent to London, and it was
was at Staines, and they:,antaining the hampers
race-course about fivre.o'clizi?ntuthalelyafaterrrnivoeodn,awt
when
wcahsielf9b:aron was
the races were over. Lott,
was unable to do any busineBB,Peekluicuc:
whereas
etrhenaissotohende
ines on the first day being about liiLgeneral tak-
this occasion all be_trorohke
character, ersexaanindi ned
people used
Witness
used to like to „iiea
a, to the
booth on purpose to see . tio/ad b
Baugh:
Mr. glad to see him once again,a
Mr. Hawkins—Well, wait, -
th.eilvmsveelaf.rs(7.4:aad
.e)
Per
haps you will do so. (RoLe wed laughter.)
Baron Martin—Unless the witness was to seehis
apparition.
Witness—Oh, my
lord, I don't
apparition. (Renewed laughter.)
Mr. Hawkins—l believe his likeness in his wig
and gown was hung wish to see his
up outside the booth as an
additional attraction ?
Witness—Yes ; and 1 have seen many of the
gentlemen of the bar drinking champagne
with
him. (Roars of laughter.)
Mr. ,
forks. Could nut youin the neighbourhood?
ge anytib out those knives and

This was an action for slander and libel, to which
the defendant pleaded a justification.
Mr. Ribton and Mr. L. Smith were for the plain-
tiff; and Sergeant Shee and Mr. W. Williams for
the defendant.
_ .

--The plaintiff in this action, it appeared, was a
labouring man, and he was in the service of the de-
fendant, who is a gentleman residing at Norwood,
as gardener, and it appeared that on the 17th of
May, the defendant happened to go into the
kitchen, where he saw the cook in the act of giving
some bread to the plaintiff, and believing that he
was being robbed, he turned them both out of the
house. The plaintiff subsequently took proceedings
in the county court to recover his wages, and the
defendant, upon receiving the summons, sent a let-
ter to him, in which he reiterated the charge of rob-
bery, and gave this letter open to a person to con-
vey to the plaintiff, who thereupon brought the pre-
sent action.

The defence that was set up was that the plaintiff
had in reality been guilty of stealing the bread that
was given to him by the cook, and the defendant
swore to the fact of finding the latter handing large
pieces of bread to the plaintiff, but on the part of
the plaintiff it was sworn that the bread so given
merely consisted of scraps and small pieces, and that
he intended to give them to the defendant's dogs.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, with
£5O damages,

The evidence of Mr. Catley, surgeon, of Newent,
proved that he had examined Hannah Hill, and
found that she had been delivered of a child. He
made an examination of the body. It was a full-
grown female child. Found the skull fractured,
the head nearly severed from the body, it being
held by an integument only half an inch broad. It
appeared to have been done by a sharp instrument.
Found fractures of the right fore-arm, left arm,
and both collarbones, an incision on the back, on
the left side of the spine, a fracture of five ribs, two
incisions on the skull, two on the ears, and other
injuries to the skull. The vertebrae of the neck
were fractured, and the bones and muscles divided.
These injuries were quite sufficient to cause death.
The chest was fully developed, and respiration had
taken place. Could not say for certain that the
child had been born alive.
A number of witnesses were called to character.

For the defence it was contended that there was
no proof that the child was born alive, and that the
witness Hill had made several contradictary
statements, and that her evidence could not be re •
lied upon.

The learned judge summed up at great length.
The Jury had not delivered their verdict when
our parcel left.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-LIVERPOOL, Aug. 15.

In his charge to the grand jury to-day, at the
opening of the South Lancashire Assizes, Mr.
Baron Wilde said—There are two very serious
cases of murder, one of which has excited a gocd
deal of public attention. I mean the case of the
man and woman named Taylor, who attacked a
house-agent in Manchester. If the evidence is
laid before you, as I presume it will be, it will be
very clear that the male prisoner killed the
house-agent, and no doubt that would be a case
of murder, for it was without provocation. His
wife was with him. Now, I dare say you are
aware that the law makes considerable concession
in favour of a wife, and that as regards smaller
offences the law considers the wife so far under
the control of her husband that it does not hold
her responsible • but that does not apply to a case
of murder; and if you should be of opinion that
the wife took part in the murder—which seems
doubtful as to an active part—or was present with
the husband with a common intent of aiding or
asaistin7'' him, it will be your duty to find a bill
against her. If the contrary be the case, you will
find the bill only against the husband. There has
been, in connection with this case, another dreadful
murder committed by somebody, for three of the
Taylors' children were found dead in the house; but
that part of the cuse will not come before you, for it
has been impossible to trace the death of those chil-
dren, and perhaps the less public mention that is
made of it the better. The °trier case of murder is
that in which a policeman was shot. Several men
were engaged in this outrage. Some trade quarrel
had taken place about brickmaking, and a number
of men went cut at night to trample and destroy
the bricks. A conflict took place with the police,
and three or faur of the men being armed, one of
the officers was shot. You may have some doubt as
to whose was the hand that fired, but if you are
satisfied the prisoners were of the party, you should
find a true bill against them all, and in this Court
we will sift tLe matter as to the greater cr lesser
guilt of the mm. In both of these cases the violence
charged against the prisoners was utterly without
provocation.
His lordship, after some general remarks, then
dismissed the jury to their room, and the trials were
soon afterwards proceeded with.

The report, which recorded a dividend for the half-year
at the rate of 1± per cent. for the half-year, having been
taken as read,

The CHAIRMAN said he hoped the shareholders would
first hear what he had to s9y, because he did not feel
ashamed, neither did his brother directors, to meet the
shareholders that day. He should be quite content to ask
the shareholders to act as a jury, and he, for one, should be
perfectly content to abide the decision of the meeting, after
they had heard the observations he had to address to them.
He could not help expressing his regret at the great blow
which would be felt by the smaller shareholders, and he
could assure the meeting that that feeling was participated in
by the whole board. One of the great causes of the difficul-
ties was, that the West Midland Company had not sub-
scribed their proper quota to the expenditure and the bur-
dens they had brought upon the company. They al
knew there were ups and downs in all railway com-
panies. A person in the body of the meeting here
exclaimed, " We've no ups here; we've always had downs."
The chairman said with regard to their connection with
the South Wales Railway he felt satisfied when the traffic
was fully developed it would become a source of profit to
the shareholders. He admitted that the report was not at
all of a satisfactory nature, but he still looked upon the
depression as a temporary one, and that the pros-
pects for the future were, he considered, favourable.
(No, no.) He had no desire to highly colour their present
position, but he felt justified in making the observation he
had used. The last session of Parliament had been a most
expensive one for the company, and it would require an
allotment. of money on some future half-years to meet
the expenses. (Cries of "Where's it to come from ?")
The noble chairman then proceeded to refer to
the bills they had to meet in Parliament, and said that the
steps taken by the directors were all thought to be for the
interest of the great body of shareholders. 'With respect to
the dividend it was, it must be confessed, exceedingly small,
and he hardly liked to refer to it—(a cry, "Give it to
Saunders)—but he felt that if the half-year had been
divided at the end of July instead of at the beginning, it
would have borne a very different aspect. During the last
month there had already been an excess of £52,000 over that
of the corresponding period, and it is obvious that a
great portion of that sum would have been available
for dividend if the period he had alluded to had been the
time for taking the half-yearly accounts. (A shareholder
here asked whether there would be any difference in the
gross amount for the year if that were done. The chairman
admitted that the yearly result would be the same, but the
present dividend would have been much better. He had
to assure the shareholders that the board of directors were
not fascinated with any desire for extensions or amalgama-
tions.) The chairman having alluded to the position of
the Great Western Railway with the North-Western and
South-Western Railways, stated that the great desire of the
board was peace and good feeling with their neighbours ; but
it was not to be expected that to obtain that they were
to accept every proposition that was made to them without
first ascertaining whether or not it was for the benefit of
the Great 'Western shareholders. After again regretting
the smallness of the dividend, the chairman resumed his
seat by moving the adoption of the report.
The motion having been seconded,

Mr. BROWN said he was not actuated with any ill
feeling to any of the directors, but he must tell the meeting,
in mild; yet strong language, that he had no confidence in
the board of directors. He thought their attempt to get to
Southampton was the most foolish attempt he had ever
heard of. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) At the proper time
he intended to move a resolution embodying his views. He
hoped the shareholders would not on the present occasion
be contented by simply complaining of the present state of
their affairs ; but, on the contrary, that they would take
such steps as would secure the improvement of their'pro-
perty. (Hear, hear.) This resolution was to the effect, that
taking into consideration the present position of the Great
Western Railway, the shareholders were of opinion that all
it required was rest, and that no fresh schemes be en-
tered into, no new guarantees with any other company con-
cluded, and that all further outlay of capital on existing
lines be stopped. (Hear, hear.) In the event of the meet-
ing agreeing to that proposition he had another resolution
to follow, which, he felt satisfied, was equally worthy their
acceptance.
Mr. GOSETT said he totally objected to the report.
(Hear, hear.) lie wished it to be thrown back at the
directors, and he accordingly begged to move that the whole
board of directors, with the secretary (Mr. Saunders), be
requested to resign, and that a management committee be
formed, and the present meeting be adjourned for ten days,
in order that a new chairman and board of directors he se-
lected. (Cheers.)
Mr. COURT objected to the report so far as the dividend
was concerned, because the amount it would take to pay it
had not been bona
,fide earned during the last half-year.
Mr, ADAMS would like to know the exact position of the
meeting, whether there was any amendment to the report
of the directors.
The CHAIRMAN said no amendment had yet been moved
to the report.
11; 4DAMS thanked tho chairman for tho information,

at the same time he mild not but say the policy of life
lordship had altogether failed. He also objected to the
dividend, because not one farthing of the expenses of their
late parliamentary contest had been placed amongst the
accounts for the last half-year. He should like to know
about the amount of money expended during the late ses-
sion of Parliament, whether it was £40,000, £50,000, or
£60,000. (Rear, hear.) The amount whatever it was
ought to have been charged against the revenue. He
thought the proceedings that had taken place with respect
to the E Ist Gloucestershire] ine were mu eh to be condemned.
Then again their absurd attempt to get to Southampton,
why did the directors of the Great Western imagine that
if they went there the South Western would not go to Bris•
tol. (Hear, hear, and cries of Yes.) Of course they would,
and it would only be right that they should as a
matter of pure defence. Instead of making two useless
lines, he thought the proper course to take was to make
that which they already had yield as much as possible.
The speaker then proceeded to make a comparison between
the present dividend and that declared some years
at the rate of eight per cent., and then referred
to the new Metropolitan line, which he considered would
be highly profitable to the Great Western. He thought
there ought to be some changes in the direction, as he con-
sidered their enormous expenditure was the greatest evil
the meeting had to deal with. (Loud cheers.) He did not
wish to introduce a firebrand into the board, because that
was not exactly the sort of person who would be best cal-
culated to improve the position of their undertaking, but if
three or four practical men—men impressed with the im-
portance of dealing with £15,000,000 of capital—nothing
but good could result. He was of opinion that a committee
be appointed to inquire into the expenditure, and the
manner in which the accounts were kept.
Mr. lIARTRIGGE in the course of his observations made
a charge against Mr. Saunders, the secretary, of having
employed his son as counsel before a parliamentary com-
mittee in a scheme of which ho (the secretary) was the
originator.

Mr. SAUNDERS indignantly repelled the accusation; he
said he never had and never would be guilty of a job.
Mr. HARTRIOGE continued to condemn the policy of the
board ;of directors, and contended that there ought to be
a committee of shareholders appointed to confer with the
directors upon the management of the undertaking.
Mr. MONSELL condemned all extensions, and he was of
opinion that if the directors determined steadily to develop
their own traffic, to keep to their own territory, to avoid en-
croachment, to cultivate good feeling with their neighbours,
a better and brighter future might confidently be expected.
He was not one of those who looked upon Southampton as
the Itedan the Great Western had to take ; on the con-
trary he looked upon it as the ruin of the company. (Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN having replied to the various questions
put by shareholders,

The motion for the adoption of the report was then put
and carried,

Mr, BROWN then moved the resolution given above with
the following addition :—" That steps be immediately taken
to organize an united economical management of the three
companies, and that a bill be prepared for their legal amal-
gamation an abstract of which shall be sent to every pro-
prietor prior to its being submitted to a general meeting to
be held in November; that free passes be allowed to share-
holders to attend, and that no proxies be applied for by the
directors or their officials."
Mr. ADAMS seconded the resolution.

After a long and angry discussion the resolution was put
to the meeting, but the hands held up being so nearly
equal that the shareholders present divided, when there
appeared—

For the resolution
Against it
Majority agaiust the resolution — 7
A scene of great confusion ensued.
After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting sepa-
rated.