The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-16 00:00:00

HORRIBLE CASE OF SEDUCTION.

Hnwan nature, says the Liverpool Daily Times, in
the pee* is bad enough, but it is hard to conceive any-
thing so truly revolting as the following case, the par-
ticulars of which came from a quarter that places any-
thing like doubt out of the question. If there is no
other punishment in this world for such a wretch as we
are about to describe but that of publicity, for the pur-
pose of holding him up is the scorn and abhorrence of
all mankind, we would be the last to inflict it by insert-
ing his name and all respecting him, but, unfortunately,
such a course would inflict more pain on the victim and
her family by the exposure than it would on the head of
the demon in human shape who could conceive and
afterwards carry out his designs, as it appears the ruf-
fian to whom we allude did. Shortly, then : this per-
son, who represents a certain honse in Glasgow-we
will not say in what position—paid his addresses to
the daughter of a person above him in position, but be
was admitted as her suitor. Within a month from the
present time, he called one evening, at the house of the
lady's father, and obtained permission for her to take a
walk with him in the suburbs of Glasgow. On her re-
turn he brought her to an hotel, where she had a cup
of coffee. She remembered nothing of that fatal time
until she found herself in a strange room. She rang the
bell, and to her horror she discovered that she was in a
certain hotel in Belfast, having been brought there from
on board a steamer by her betrayer, who stated that
she was his wife, and was insensible from sea sickness.
He remained all night, but went away in the morning,
discharged his bill, saying he would return again. It
is needless to say he did not. The unfortunate girl was
without any means, having nothing but the clothes sho
wore, and a gold chain about her neck. This she sold
and procured a passage to Liverpool. On Thursday she
was met and recognised by a gentleman in Street,
in this town (Liverpool) ; he being a friend of her
father's, she confessed all to him, and expressed the
greatest horror at the idea of returning home, although
she is in the most wretchel state at this moment. The
gentleman kindly supported her present trying neces-
sities, and it is hoped will be the means of restoring her
to her friends. But what will her destroyer say when
he hears the state to which he has reduced this very
unhappy girl and her distracted family ?

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

EASTERN COUNTIES.

It is understood that the dividend for the past half-
year will be 3s. 6d. per ordinary share, leaving a balance
of about 5,000/. for the current half-year.

NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at Euston-station, Mr. H. Tootal in the
chair.

Mr. H. CHUBB, the secretary, read the report, which
stated that the tonnage of goods conveyed over the
railway had increased so much during the past half-year
as to reach the amount guaranteed by the London and
North-Western and London and South-Western com-
panies. There appears to have been conveyed in the
six months 22,387 tons of coal and 10,787 tons of mer-
chandise. This description of traffic having in so short
a time realized the guarantee, it may reasonably be ex-
pected to yield a steady increase of revenue. It was
only on the Ist of June last that working arrangements
began with the South-Western Railway CornpanT, by
which passengers were enabled to travel beyond Kew,
to and from all stations between that place and Wind-
sor ; and at the same date the daily trains were increased
from four to seven each way. These new facilities
(limited as they assuredly are at present) thus afforded
to the inhabitants of the northern and eastern suburbs
of the metropolis have brought a considerable accession
of traffic to the line, and will, it may justly be hoped,
considerably improve the receipts arising from this source
during the current half-year. The directors look for-
ward with confidence that increased facilities will still
further develope the traffic, and that this railway will, at
no distant period, justify the opinions which they have
always held in respect to its intrinsic commercial value.
The net balance of 5361. will admit of the payment of a
dividend of 2s. per share for the half-year, and leave 371.
to the credit of the current half-year. The act em-
powering the company to raise the additional capital re-
quired to clear off all outstanding liabilities has received
the Royal assent. The amount of new share capital au-
thorised is 15,000/., being 1,500 shares of 101., each-
which the directors propose to offer to the existing share-
holders, according to their present respective holdings.
The proportion will be one of the new to four of the
original shares. No steps have as yet been taken to-
wards the construction of the; Hammersmith branch,
but, as the time allowed for its completion is advancing,
it will soon be necessary to commence the works, and
when constructed the main line will derive the advan-
tage of all the additional traffic which must necessarily
be produced from this branch. The capital account to
the 30th of June showed that 68,810/. had been received
and expended. The Hammersmith branch account
showed that 1,499/. had been received, and '1,2221. ex-
pended,
leaving a balance of 276/. The revenue account
for the half-year showed that 1,5651. had been received,
and 781/. expended, leaving a balance of 784/. Out of
this was deducted 3111., the interest on the debenture
debt, leaving 472/., to which was added 641., the sur-
plus from the list account, making 5361. available for
dividend

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
congratulated the proprietors on having haki the guaran-
teed amount of goods and minerals passing over their
line ; but he regretted that the amount received from
passengers had been so small. The 2,023/. received had
to be divided with three other conapenies, leaving them
about 4401 He then read a statement, showing that the
passenger traffic during several weeks of the first part of
the past half-year did not exceed an average of 211. per
week, but that since the South Western had commenced
booking passengers to and from Windsor over the line
the passenger receipts had exceeded the average of
2101. per week. To show how much the passenger
traffic had increased during the current half-year,
be stated that the receipts for passengers during the
past six months amounted to only 2,023/., while the re-
ceipts for the month ending the sth of August amounted
to 1,1161. They had no doubt, on the whole, that the
anticipations which had been held out with regard to the
traffic on the line would be fully realised.
Mr. CREED seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously ; as was also one declaring a dividend of 2s
per share for the half-year.
A formal resolution was also passed authorising the
issue of the new shares.
In reply to questions it was stated that, when the
Hampstead Junction was completed, the trains would
pass on to the North London line without interfering
with the London and North-Western traffic, and instead
of being limited to six or seven trains per day, they
could run as many trains as were necessary to develope
the traffic and to accommodate the public.
A vote of thanks concluded the proceedings.