The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1865.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.)
IN RE F. It. WILSON-EXTENSIVE FAILURE ON THE STOCK

EXCHANGE.

This bankrupt was described as a stock and share broker
of Crown-court, Threadneedle-street, and to-day he came
up for proof of debts and choice of assignees. The debts
amount to £28,500, with assets estimated at £5,980. Mr.
Sapping, of King's-square, whose claim amounts to
£12,954, was chosen trade assignee.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

BRUTAL ATTACK ON THE POLlCE.—Eugene Stack, a
rough fellow, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with
stealing some articles, the property of Edward Hinds, of
22, Fitzroy-market, and violently assaulting police-con-
stable Rogers, 87 E, and Robertson, 70 E ; and James
Smith, a powerfully-built young man, was charged with
violently assaulting the same constables, and attempting
to rescue Stack.

Caroline Hands, of 22, Fitzroy-market, said—Yesterday
afternoon I saw Stack coming from my kitchen with
something under his coat. I afterwards missed a shirt
and other articles. I afterwards went with 87 E and gave
Stack into custody. He then knocked the constable down
and kicked him violently.
John Rogers, 87 E, said—About six o'clock yesterday
evening I was called to take Stack into custody, on
suspicion of stealing a shirt. Ho said it would
take the loser all his time to find the article. Ho then
went a little way quietly, but afterwards said ho would go
no further, threw himself on the ground, pulled my feet
from under me, and threw me back, and my head came in
contact with the kerb. I got up and we had a struggle,
and he then knocked me down at least a dozen times, and
kicked me all over the body. Smith then came up and
took hold of my armlet, and pulled me away from Stack
several times, got my truncheon from me, and struck me
several times with it on the arms, covering them with
bruises. Another person not in custody then came up and
got his hand down my stock and nearly strangled me.
The struggle continued for about three-quarters of an
hour, and on another constable coming up, Stack became
more violent than before, knocking us down several times,
and Smith and the other man jumped on our backs. Our
hats and belts were taken from us. At last several
constables came to our assistance, and the prisoners were
taken to the station.

The following certificate was handed to Mr. Tyrwhitt :
"This is to certify that John Rogers 87 E is suffering
from contusions, and is unfit for duty.
"GEORGE Ross, M.D., Surgeon
To the E Division of Metropolitan Police.
" 11, Hant-street "

Edward Robertson, 70 E—Seeing that 87 E was being
badly used in John-street, Tottenham-court-road, last
night, I went to his assistance. I found they had got him
down, and were knocking him about and kicking him. I
caught hold of Stack, when he struck me on the forehead
and got me down and kicked me in the ribs. Smith then
jumped on my back, and I had to leave go of Stack, and
then Stack kicked me several times. At last the prisoners
were got to the station.
A similar certificate to the one above was here put in.

John Burgess, 83 E, corroborated a great portion of the
above evidence, and said there was a crowd of at least 800
persons assembled, and the staff and belt of Rogers were
taken away. He took Smith to the station.
Mr. John Burrows, of 76, John-street, Tottenham-court-
road, house decorator—l saw Stack and Rogers down
Stack ill-used Rogers by kicking and striking him, and
trying to bite him. I assisted in holding him till assistance
came. I was knocked down several times, and saw Smith
active in hDunding on Stack's associates to illuse
the constable. Smith pulled the constable from
Stock several times, and had the constable's staff and belt
in his hand. 1 got the staff and belt from him, and took
them to the station.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—The magistrates are always obliged to
the inhabitants who come forward in these cases. It is for
the sake of the constables as well as the inhabitants.
Mr. W. Barton, of 3, Hanley-grove, Pimlico, having
given similar evidence to Mr. Burrows,
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoners, both of whom, it
was stated, bad been several times in custody for violent
assaults on the police.

MARKETS—This Day.

THE ORDER OF THE BATH.

(From the Court Newsman.)

The Queen, as Sovereign of the Order of the Bath,
having been pleased, by a special statute of the
Order, to depute his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales to hold, in her Majesty's name and on her
Majesty's behalf, an Investiture of this most honour-
able Order, the ceremony took place yesterday at
St. James's Palace.

The Prince of 'Wales, escorted by a detachment of
the Royal Horse. Guards, and attended by his Gen-
tlemen in Waiting, arrived at the garden entrance
of the Palace shortly after three o'clock.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at-
tended by Colonel Tyrwhitt, also arrived at the
Palace.

The Knights Grand Cross assembled in the Entree
Gallery between two and three o'clock, and, having
been robed by Mr. Hunter and Mr. Ede, in their
mantles and collars, passed into the Presence Cham-
ber, where their names were called over, and the
following responded to the call :

Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge, Field-Marshal Viscount Gough, Gen.
Sir George Pollock, the Right Hon. Sir Hamilton
Seymour, the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart.,
General Sir Alexander Woodford, General Sir John
Fox Burgoyne, Bart., General Sir Richard England,
the Earl of St. Germans, Lieut.-General Sir Hugh
Henry Rose, Admiral Sir Michael Seym3ur, the
Right Hon. Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bart.,
General Sir William Maynard Gomm, Admiral Sir
Thomas John Cochrane, General Sir John Bell,
Lieut.-General Sir Charles Yorke, Lieut.-General
Sir Patrick Grant, General Sir James Archibald
Hope, Lieut.-General Sir Harry Jones, Lord Lyons,
and Viscount Sydney.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, her
Majesty's representative on this occasion, wearing
the Mantle and Collar of the Order, and accom-
panied by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, similarly attired, was conducted to the
Throne Room by the Earl of St. Germans, Lord
Steward, and the Viscount Sydney, Lord Cham-
berlain.

In attendance were the Marquis of Ailesbury,
Master of the Horse ; Viscount Castlerosse, the
Vice-Chamberlain ; Viscount Bury, the Treasurer
of the Queen's Household ; Lord Proby, the Comp-
troller of the Queen's Household ; Col. Sir Thomas
M. Biddulph, Master of the Queen's Household ;
Field-Marshal Viscount Gough, the Gold Stick in
Waiting ; Lord Foley, Captain of the Hon. Corps
of Gentlemen at Arms ; the Earl of Ducie, Captain
of the Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the
Guard ; Lord George Manners, Silver Stick in
Waiting ; Col. de Bath, the Field Officer in Brigade
Waiting ; Capt. Sussex Stephenson, the Adjutant
in Brigade Waiting; Lieut. - Col. Baring, the Captain
of the Guard ; Lord Cremorne, Lord in Waiting to
the Queen ; Col. the Hon. A. Liddell, Groom in
Waiting to the Queen; Major-General F. 11. Sey-
mour, Groom of the Robes to the Queen ; Col. H.
Ponsonby, Equerry in Waiting to the Queen ; the
Hon. Spencer Ponsonby, Comptroller of the Lord
Chamberlain's Department; Earl Spencer, Groom
of the Stole to the Prince of Wales ; the Earl of
Mount-Edgcumbe, Lord of the Bedchamber to the
Prince of Wales ; Mr. C. L. Wood, Groom of the
Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales ; and Lieut.-
Col. Keppel, Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of
Wales.

The announcement that the Prince of Wales had
taken his place in front of the throne having been
made, the Knights Grand Cross were called over in
the Presence Chamber, and proceeded according to
seniority into the Throne Room, and ranged them-
selves on either side.

The officers of the Order in attendance, wearing
their mantles, chains, and badges, were the Dean of
Westminster (Dean of the Order) ; Mr. Albert W.
Woods, Lancaster Herald (Registrar and Secretary
of the Order) ; Vice-Admiral the Hon. George
Grey (Bath King-at-Arms) ; and Mr. G. C. Bar-
rington (Gentleman Usher of the Black Bod).
The Knights Grand Cross being duly arranged,
and the officers of the Order having assumed their
accustomed places, the special `,.statute which dele-
gated to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
power to perform the ceremony of Investiture was
read by the Dean of the Order.

Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby was then received
at the door of the Throne Room by Lord Lyons
and Sir Harry Jones, the two Junior Knights
Grand Cross present, and was conducted between
them to her Majesty's representative, preceded by
Bath King of Arms (bearing the Ensign of a Knight
Grand Cross on a crimson velvet cushion), and by
the Gentleman Usher.

Bath King of Arms presented the Riband and
Badge to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
who invested the admiral with the same, by placing
the riband over his right shoulder, and, having in-
vested him with the star of his dignity in the Order,
Sir Fairfax Moresby retired.
The following Knights Grand Cross of the Order
were severally introduced and afterwards invested
by his royal highness, with the like ceremonies, with
the riband and badge, and star of the military divi-
sion of the first class of the order, viz. :—General
Sir W. Rowan, Admiral Sir 11. Stewart, General
Sir G. A. Wetherall, Admiral Sir H. Ducie Chads,
'Gen. Sir J. F. Love, Gen. Sir J. Jackson, Lieut.-
General Sir J. Cheape, Lieut.-General Viscount
Melville, Admiral the Hon. Sir F. WT. Grey, Admiral
Sir G. R. Lambert.

The names of the Knights Grand Czoss were
severally announced by the Gentleman Usher of the
Order.

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Gen. Sir W. 'Wood was received at the door of the
Throne Room, and conducted to her Majesty's re-
presentative by Bath Kin of Arms (bearing the
ensigns of the military division of the second class
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Edward Dupuis, Lieutenant-General Sir Fortescue
Graham, Rear-Admiral Sir Sydney Colpoys.Dacres,
Major-General Lord William Paulet, Major-Gene-
aal the Hon. Sir Augustus Almeric Spencer, Colonel
Sir J. William Gordon, Colonel Sir Edward
Harris Greathed, Sir James Brown Gibson Direc-
tor-General of the Army Medical Department, In-
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stpteonee,Cr-oGmemniesrsaalryof General-ailns-Chief ; Sir William
James Tyrone Power, General Sir Charles Menzies,
General Sir Charles Warren, Admiral Edward Col-
lier, and Vice-Admiral Peter Richards.
The names of the Knights Commanders were
severally announced by the Gentleman Usher.
The ceremony being concluded, the Knights
Grand Cross (commencing with the Junior Knight)
were again called over.
The Knights Grand Cross, with the Officers of
the Order, then retired with the usual reverences.
Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable
Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was on duty in the
Throne Room during the investiture, under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Top-
ham, the Lieutenant. The following officers were
also present with the corps :—Major D. G. Harmar,
the Standard Bearer ; Lieutenant-Colonel IV.
M'Call, the Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant ;
and Captain N. G. Philips, the Sub-Officer.
The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the
Guard was on duty, under the command of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel C. Patterson, the Exon in Waiting.
Lieutenant-Colonel Cooke, the Ensign, was also
present with the corps.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENC.3.

SOUTH-EASTERN.

Two special general meetings of this company
were held yesterday at the Bridge-house Hotel, Lon-
don-bridge, at which the Hon. J. Bynrs, the chair-
man, presided. _ _

Mr: Smiles, the secretary, read the first notice
convening a special meeting in accordance with the
stv nding orders of the House of Lords, for the pur-
pose of considering a bill for authorising the South-
Eastern Railway Company to make new• lines of
railway by way of extension of their railway at
Greenwich, and thence to Woolwich and at Cran-
brook respectively, to acquire additional lands, to
raise further moneys, and for other purposes.
Mr. Toogcod, the solicitor, read the heads of the
bill.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving a formal resolution,
approving the bill, explained that the project had
met with some opposition in Parliament, in the
course of which the authorities of the Admiralty
had indicated the course of a line to which they
would not object, and consequently the committee
on the bill had sanctioned both ends of the line,
leaving the suggested deviation from the objection,
able portion of the line at Greenwich-park to be
settled hereafter between the authorities and the
company.

Mr. WATKIN, M.P., seconded the motion.

Mr. ADAMS moved an amendment to the effect
that all further proceedings with respect to the bill
be postponed.

On a show of hands the CHAIRMAN declared the
amendment lost, and the motion for the approval
of the bill carried. He said it would be necessary
to take a poll, which would be commenced imme-
diately and closed at 4 o'clock. The result would
be declared the next day at noon.
Mr. G. Smith and Mr. S. Kerr were appointed
scrutineers.

The CHAIRMAN said that the second special gene-
ral meeting of which notice had been given, was to be
held in compliance with a requisition signed by Mr.
J. J. Hamilton, and nearly 200 other proprietors.
A requisition signed by 30 proprietors, holding
£2,000 stock each, or altogether £60,000 ordinary
stock in the company, would have been sufficient ;
but in consequence of the circulars issued by the
proprietor at the head of the list, 197 proprietors
out of the 4,860 constituting the company had
signed it, some of them being large shareholders,
and representing in the whole about £300,000 stock
in the company.

The Secretary then read the second notice, which
,stated that the meeting was convened in compliance
with the terms of a requisition presented to the
Board signed by the legal number of proprietors
holding an ample amount of stock, for the purpose
of appointing a committee of investigation to in-
quire into the following transactions—viz., the sale
of the steamer Eugenie, the purchases of the
steamers Victoria, Albert Edward, and Alexandria,
the sale of the steamer Queen of the French, the
contract for the construction of the line from
Lewisham to Tunbridge, and the traffic arrange-
ments with the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail-
way Company.

The CHAIRMAN remarked that owing to the state-
ments and persistent course adopted by Mr. Hamil-
ton in his circulars and letters to the shareholders,
it appeared that many persons had been persuaded
that something must be wrong in connexion with
the company's affairs. The Board thought it de-
Bitable that some of the largest propri,Aors who had
supported Mr. Hamilton's requisition by their signa-
ture should be also on the committee of inves-
tigation, and he hoped the shareholders would agree
to it. There were legal proceedings now pending
against Mr. Hamilton and others in respect of very
serious allegations made against some of the direc-
tors and officers of the company, and it was there-
fore desirable that nothing should be done by the
proprietors which would interfere with those legal
proceedings. The directors were anxious for the
most searching and ample inquiry, which he trusted
would convince every reasonable person that there
was no ground whatever for these allegations. It
was proposed, in accordance with the requisition,
that three of the largest holders of stock in the com-
pany should be appointed a committee, including
two proprietors who had signed the requisition, to
undertake the inquiry, and report the result of their
investigation to a future meeting of the company, so
as not to interfere with orprejudice legalproceedings.
Mr. A. BEATTIE, a director, said he would second
the motion, and stated that they had been=
legally advised to postpone the appointment of the
committee, but the directors were anxious that these
unfounded charges should be completely refuted.
The CHAIRMAN then read a telegram from Mr.
Wood, of Liverpool, who held £5,000 stock in the
company, expressing an opinion that the Board
should demand the most ample investigation of the
libels and allegations that had been urged against
them and the officers of the company.
Mr. BEAVIS, a large holder of shares in the com-
pany for 20 years, said he believed that Mr. Hamil-
ton was entirely mistaken in his views, and that the
result of the inquiry would prove the whole thing
to be a cock-and-bull story. He trusted they would
appoint a committee of six or seven, instead of a
committee of three, as proposed.

Mr. G. SMITH said that so far as he could ascer-
tain from the books and accounts of the company,
and he had gone through them very carefully, to
say the least of it, the allegations were a tissues of
mistakes. He had verified the statements in the
books, which showed how every penny had been dis-
posed of and placed to the credit of the company.
He had also verified the items by access to the books
of respectable houses with whom they had done
business.

Mr. limn then proposed that Mr. Bibby, of
Liverpool, who, with his brother, held £150,000
stock in the company, and had not signed the requi-
sition, and Mr. C. Haig, of Rochdale, who held
£BO,OOO, and Mr. J. Chadwick, of Manchester,
who held £30,000 stock in the company, both hav-
ing signed Mr. Hamilton's requisition, be appointed
the committee of investigation.
Mr. HAMILTON said he preferred appointing his
own committee, particularly as he had been intrusted
with 1,200 proxies, representing something like
£2,000,000 of capital in the country. He concluded
by moving that a committee be appointed with full
powers to investigate every matter and thing speci-
fied in the requisition, and to examine persons,
books, &c.

Mr. ADA3IS seconded the motion.
After some observations by Mr. Claypole and
other proprietors in favour of a full investigation,
Mr. WATKIN, deputy-chairman, gave a full ex-
planation of the various libellous matters that had
been published and were now pending legal pro-
ceedings. He said this was a time in the history of
the company that required the utmost care and at-
tention en the part of directors and shareholders
with regard to the proper conduct of their affairs.
They would soonhave a total capital of £20,000,000
to deal with, and so would the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway Company soon have their lines
completed, and. also a capital of £20,000,000. It
was therefore of the utmost consequence that agree-
ments between the two companies should be very
carefully framed, so as to be mutually beneficial,
and that the directors should be enabled to do the
best they could for the proprietors under the cir-
cumstances in which Parliament had placed the com-
pany. _ _ _

The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution for the ap-
pointment of a committee consisting of three of the
largest shareholders, two of them having signed the
requisition to investigate thetransactions mentioned,
and to make their report so soon as in their opinion
it would be desirable to do so, considering the legal
proceedings pending,

Upou which Mr. HAMILTON moved his amend-
ment ; but on a show of hands the original motion
was carried.

Mr. HAMILTON demanded a poll, which was
opened at once, the result to be declared at noon
this day.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the
proceedings.
RAILWAY BILLS.

In the Commons yssterday, before the Committee
of Ways and Means, the Ognore Valley and Ely
Valley Extension, the Blane Valley, the North of
England Union, the Strathspey, the Great North-

ern (junctions at Newark, &e.), the Swansea and
Aberystwith Junction, the Ogmore Valley, No. 1,
and the South= were passed.
In Group 9, the case of the Midland (Barnsley
to Kirkbarton) bill was opened, and evidence for
the promoters taken.