The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-08 00:00:00

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.

The usual half-yearly meeting of this company was
held yesterday in the Palatine Hotel, Manchester, H.
W. Wickham, Esq., chairman of the board of directors,
presiding. There was a good attendance of proprietors.
The seal of the company having been applied to the
registry of shareholders, the secretary read the report,
an abstract of which has already appeared in this jour-
nal.

• The CHAIRMAN, after a few preliminary observations,
said, with reference to the capital account, that the
board, of directors would take care that no further exten- '
!iion, no more expenditure of capital on the lines, would
be sanctioned, except where it had become absolutely
necessary from increase of traffic, and where by that
of capital and increased accommodation the
workl°l4
ug of the traffic might be more expeditiously and
ecooluicall
w6unht,:ny managed. He thought the shareholders
the
_post `11: IL°ll a comparison of the traffic during
period of itLYear with that of the corresponding
tisfied Witb7tilYear, that they had reason to be
Tee re revenue, 1." Progress - which had been made.
Blackburn andealinig out the Preston and Wyre,
had beevnerP
Railways, 001,. Crosby and Southport
the 30th of June last: for the six months ending
the half-year ending jai1:1,7001., against 408,6071. in
i 1852, showing an increase
for the last six months of 3
10i er cent.
working eenses tone,o,a
-103t,815t13iah a d been 188,113 The
. o:1.. against 172,xp816/. inup thesix n
ending June, 1852,
showing an increase of 15,207/. or
cent. This
Pofertraffic during
progress would show that the increase
cost of 35t
a favourable
the first six months of 1853 had been at a
other railways,
cent., which he could not but look upon as
8 0 per cent. the
per
result as compared with the expenses on
where the increase had cost nearly
gross revenue of the railway, including the Preston and
Wyre, Blackburn and Liverpool, Crosby and Southport
Railways, had been in the last half-year 477,3871., and
the working expenses 208,0061., or after the rate of 4311
per cent. ; the gross revenue in the corresponding half of
1852 was 432,6681., and the working expenses 191,62i1.,
or after the rate of 4-II per cent. In the December. half
and the working
of 1852 the revenue was 481,141/-) .
ex-
penses 204,6831. The passenger traffic inlBt;l),e,last half-
it was
year amounted to 176,6621. ; in June
it
170,4971. ; and the goods traffic was 268,7441.'
230,537/. Thus, the revenue of the half-year endinag7Jc une
1853, nearly equalled that of the half-year ending De-
cember,. 1852, although the latter half of the year was
always considered by far the most productive on a
i'ailwayS. But while the passenger revenue was less
than in the last 6 months of 1852, the goods earnings
I were greater, which would sufficiently account for the

increased working charges ; besides which, to the work- I
ing expenses of the last 6 months must be added the I
charge of 3,000/. more than last year for maintenance of
way,
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increase
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pany in the 3 years ending June 30, 1853, had been 41
per cent., or 68 per cent. in 5 years, while in the 5 years
from 1842 to 1847 the increase was 57 per cent. The
net revenue, which stood in June, 1852, at 241,0451.,
stood in June, 1853, at 269,3811., showing an increase
of 28,336/. ; and with this increase of revenue the direc-
tors were enabled to propose to-day a dividend at the
rate of 31 per cent., laying by a sum of nearly 5,0001.
He might also add that for the 10 weeks of the half-
year now going on the same ratio of increase had been
observed, and he hoped, under favourable circum-
stances, it might be maintained during the whole of
the half year. (Applause.) He then alluded to the
accident that occurred in March last at Dixon Fold,
with a view to express to this meeting and the public
how deeply the directors had felt for the melancholy and
fatal results that attended that accident. They had done
their best to ascertain how it arose, with the view of
preventing future accidents. (Hear, hear.) But they
must allow him to say that he feared, with all the care,
all the attention, all the ability that could be given in
the direction and management of railway traffic, they
could not expect always to escape accidents. All he
could say was, that the directors would do their utmost
endeavours, and leave no stone unturned, no step ne-
glected, that was likely to avoid such disasters. (Ap-
plause.) During the last session of Parliament this
company had no bills of their own to prosecute, but to
look after their interest it was necessary the directors
should oppose the measures of several other companies.
They did so to the best of their ability, and he believed
the result of the opposition would, in every ease, be
found advantageous to the shareholders of this com-
pany. He might refer particularly to one introduced by
the East Lancashire Company, who proposed to make
a line parallel with that of this company from Clifton
Junction to Salford. The directors met, after being op-
posed to each other in Parliament, and made an arrange-
ment which he believed would be found mutually ad-
vantageous, and to work satisfactorilyfor both companies.
His earnest hope was, that having once got together in
a certain way, it would be the means of bringing the two
companies closer together, and that they would work
amicably and endeavour as much as possible to promote
the interests of the proprietors of both undertakings for
the time to come. He must be allowed to say, that it
would be the unceasing object of the directors to make
the railway as productive as possible to its proprietors ;
but, at the same time, although anxious to secure as
good a return as they could, they would not do so ex-
cept by first taking care that both the rolling stock and
permanent way were in a position that nobody could
find fault with. (Applause.)
Mr. W. STEWART (director) seconded the resolution.
Mr. W. RAWSON wished to elicit some expression of
opinion from the chairman as to the memorial which had
been presented from Liverpool for taking 10s. per share
from the fifths for the restoration of the rolling stock.
An opinion had certainly got abroad that the rolling stock
was not in an efficient state, and a few half-years ago
it was confirmed by statements on the part of the direc-
tors. He knew there were differences of *opinion, both
among the shareholders and at the board, as to their
power to apply this 60,0001. for the purpose mentioned,
but he believed there was not a man to be found who
was unwilling to inquire whether they had such a sum
to lay out, for it would be like a godsend for the pre-
vention of future accidents.

Mr. Dunstan, the secretary, read a letter which had
been sent by the directors to Mr. Highfield, of Liver-
pool, in reply to the memorialists, stating the question
of the appropriation of 60,0001. of fifths capital having
been fully discussed, and decided upon at a previous
meeting of the shareholders, the directors did not feel
themselves at liberty to reopen it.
Mr. HIGHFIELD thought this was giving a very bad
sort of consideration to the matter, and contended that
the question had not been decided at a previous meeting.
The CHAIRMAN said that the board felt this was a
shareholders' question altogether, and could express no
opinion on the matter.
Mr. ENTWISTLE (banker) considered that the question
had been fairly decided at a previous meeting, and the
letter to Mr. Highfield was a subsequent answer to the
statement of difference of opinion among the directors
on the subject.
The CHAIRMAN begged to assure Mr. Rawson, on the
authority of the locomotive superintendent, that the
rolling stock was in an efficient state, and the directors
would take care to mention it in that condition.

Mr. BROADBENT considered that the 60,000/, in ques-
tion belonged to revenue.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply to Mr. Rawson, said the
question must be left to the decision of the shareholders.
The directors were ready to call a special meeting if it
were desired.

Mr. ENTWISTLE expressed a hope that the good un-
derstanding between this company and the East Lanca-
shire Company would not be permitted to become too
amicable before the shareholders were allowed an op-
portunity of expressing their opinion. As he believed
the result of amalgamation between large companies and
small ones was always for the benefit of the smaller at
the expense of the larger, he begged to protest against
such a thing at the outset as an amalgamation between
these two companies.
Mr. Devil) Pnics wished to know if Mr. Brassey, the
contractor, could be answerable for any portion of the
consequences of the Dixon Fold accident ?
The CHAIRMAN said the matter was under consi-
deration.

Mr. PRICE suggested that the directors should consi-
der the propriety of maintaining the way themselves, as
the London and North-Western Company were doing,
with very satisfactory results. And, as they were to be
held responsible for accidents, they had better face the
matter at once, and establish an insurance for every
passenger, charging a little extra for the tickets, so as
to determine a first-class passenger's value—say 1,0001.,
a second class at 6001., and a third class at 4001., in-
stead of leaving it to be settled by legal proceedings.
The resolution was then carried unanimously.
A dividend was then declared of 11. 12s. 6d. per share
on the 1001. stock of the company, and so in proportion
on the other shares.

The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to
the chairman.

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in
Glasgow on Tuesday, Mr. Andrew Ore in the chair,
The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The
Sun, was held as read.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the approval of the re-
port, said he was extremely happy to find, from the
result of last half-year's balance, that his anticipations as
to the ultimate prosperity of the company were being
gradually realised. It was worthy of observation
that, while an increased revenue had been derived,
comparatively little had been added to the work-
ing expenses of the line, and that their borrowed
capital was now placed in a position that would favour-
ably compare with the first railway companies in the
country. The directors were able to recommend a divi-
dend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum. At the last
meeting they could only declare a dividend of 2 per cent.
and their stock was then 40 per cent. lower in value.
He was glad to say that the Dalmellington line had now
assumed a tangible shape, and it was expected that it
would be ready for traffic in the course of 18 months.
The chairman proceeded to bespeak the support of the
shareholders for two branch lines—namely, that from
Ayr to Maybole, and from Castle Douglas to Dumfries,
both of which might be looked upon as likely to afford a
fair return for investment. He concluded by moving
the adoption of the report, and that a dividend be de-
clared in the terms thereof.

The motion was unanimously approved.
On tho motion of the CHAIRMAN, it was also agreed,
that the directors be authorised to borrow on the Ayr
and Dalmellington Railway any sum not exceeding
90,0001. sterling.

Some discussion ensued upon a motion by the chair-
man, that the resolution of the Committee of Investiga-
tion, requiring that the three retiring directors shall not
be eligible for re-election, be rescinded. The motion,
however, was carried by a large majority, and the meet-
ing broke up.

Railway Company proposed that this company shculd
pay about 40,0001. to joint account to meet their claim.
This company proposed 20,000/. if interest were allowed
on the amount, but to that proposal there had been no
A dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum was
then declared, and the meeting separated.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1853.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 7.

This morning the Lords of the Admiralty left the
George Hotel and embarked at the town sallyport in
their barge, under the charge of their selected Flag-
Lieutenant, Mr. F. T. C. Strode, First of the Victory.
They first visited the Victory ; they were received by
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Coohrane, K.C.8., whose
flag she bears, Rear-Admiral Fanshawe, C. 8., Captain
Shepherd and Commander Boyle, of the Victory, and
all the other principal officers of the fine old ship, whose
crew manned her yards, but did not salute. Their
Lordships mustered the officers and ship's company, and
afterwards the newly-entered men upon the principle of
service enacted during the past session, on the report of
the Committee on Manning the Navy, and witnessed
their exercise in gunnery, reefing, furling, &c., with
which, we believe, they expressed their satisfaction to
Captain Shepherd. Their Lordships left the Victory in
their barge for the Royal Hospital at Haslar. Captain
Superintendent Courtenay, R.N., and staff, conducted
their Lordships over this vast national Sanitarium, with
the condition and order of which the Board expressed
their perfect satisfaction. From the hospital the Board
proceeded to the Royal Clarence Victualling Establish-
ment, also under the superintendence of Captain Cour-
tenay, who, attended by his principal officers, Mr. John
Davies, R.N., master attendant, and Mr. Jo9eph Pin-
horn, R.N., the storekeeper, escorted them over this
great provision and store depot. They remained in the
Clarence-yard until 20 minutes past three o'clock when
they left for the head-quarters of the Portsmouth Divi-
sion of Royal Marines, at Forton, commanded by Colonel
Menzies, K.H., who received their Lordships with full
military honours, and conducted them over the quarters,
inspecting the men on parade, their kits, their gunnery
at the drill battery, with the serviceable state and effi-
ciency of which their Lordships expressed their high gra-
tification to Colonel-Commandant Menzies. After in-
specting the Royal Marines, the Board re-crossed the
harbour in their barge, and were landed at the dockyard,
where all the naval authorities received them, and at-
tended upon them until they left for their hotel (the
George), where they gave a banquet to the heads of the
naval, marine, and military departments, the guests
numbering 36. After this the whole party patronised
the ball at the institution of the Seamen and Marines'
Orphan Schools in aid of the funds of that eminently de-
serving charity.

The- following ships of the Royal Steam Squadron
which attended her Majesty during her late visit to Ire-
land returned to Cowes early this morning, and subse-
quently came up to Spithead. The Victoria and Albert,
Captain Crispin, bearing the broad pendant of Commo-
dore Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.H. ; Barracouta,
6, Commander George Parker ; Banshee, Lieutenant-
Commander Hosken ; Black Eagle, Master-Commander
Petley ; and Fairy, Master-Commander Welch. All,
except the Barracouta, came into harbour, and the
Vivid, Master-Commander Smithett, followed them in
the course of the morning.

The Rhadamaithus steam transport, came up to Spit-
head last night from Plymouth, on her return to Wool-
wich with troops. She met with a fearful collision in
the Channel, by which her bowsprit was broken short
off, and a large portion of her head gear is carried away.
She, however, left this evening for Woolwich.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 7.
Her Majesty's frigate Daedalus, 20, Captain George
G. Wellesley, was towed into harbour yesterday morn-
ing by the Confiance and Avon steam-vessels, and was
warped alongside the jetty to be dismantled. Her crew
have unbent sails and returned spare spars, and will
commence taking out her guns to-day. She will pro-
bably be paid off on Tuesday next.
The frigate Leander, 50, Captain G. St. Vincent
King, was towed into harbour on Monday by the Con-
fiance and Avon, to refit ; the crew are ordered to be
paid down.
The steam troop-ship Rhadamanthus, which arrived
on Sunday, with 130 Artillerymen, for service here,
sailed with the same number on Monday for Woolwich.

C. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 7.
APPOINTMENTS.

Surgeon.--=-Mitchel Thomson (1832), to the St. George,
120, guardship of ordinary at Devonport.
Second Masters.— William Francis Greet (1845), from
the Coast Guard, to be acting master to the Arab, 12,
sloop, at Chatham ; John W. Harvey (1847), from the
Tribune, 30, screw steam frigate, to the Dolphin, 3,
brigantine, at Sheerness ; William C. suck (1850), from
the Dasher, paddlewheel steam-vessel, to the Tribune,
vice Harvey.
The Cyclops steam frigate arrived at Woolwich yes-
terday afternoon from Sheerness, for the purpose of tak-
ing on board at this port the engines and boilers of the
Nile, 90, screw steam-ship, for conveyance to Devon-
port,'.where they are to be fitted on board that ship.
The Dover steam-vessel, lent to the Colonial Depart-
ment for the purpose of being stationed in the Gambia,
on the west roast of Africa, left this morning for Green-
hithe, to have her compasses adjusted, and will be
navigated principally by an African crew, under the
charge of Mr, Mitchell, who brought the vessel from
that station to Woolwich to be repaired and receive new
boilers.

The Agamamnon, 91, screw steam-ship, having shown
during the reoent review of the fleet at Spithead that
she was eapabile of greater speed than the Royal Victoria
and Albert paddlewheel steam-yacht, it is in contempla-
tion to build a. splendid new Royal steam yacht to be
fitted with a screw propeller and engines on the most
approved principle, or to considerably lengthen the
present Royal. Victoria and Albert steam yacht, and
convert her from a paddlewheel to a screw steam-yacht.
capable of attaining a high rate of speed.
An order has been issued to dispense with the future
drill of the Bcaat Brigade at Woolwich, and to return
the boats into store. It is expected, however, that the
services of the men will still be made available by form-
ing them into artillery companies.

Elizabeth Julia Cooper with having robbed her of her
watch and chain and two rings.
The prosecutrix, a well-dressed young woman, said she
lived at 51, Cirencester-place, and had been on terms of
intimacy with the prisoner for some time. On Thursday
week the prisoner called upon her, and remained with
her all night. The next morning she rose to make tea,
leaving the prisoner in bed. When she returned the pri-
soner had dressed himself, and he partook of some break-
fast, but left in a hasty manner. In a few minutes after
this, having occasion to look into the drawer in which
she had placed her gold watch and chain, and which was
safe when she left the room to get breakfast, prosecutrix
missed the watch and chain and two rii.gs. The prisoner
had seen her looking at the property before she placed
it in the drawer. She immediately suspected the priso-
ner and gave information of the robbery to the police.
The prisoner, however, kept out of the way, and could
not be taken until Tuesday.
The prisoner admitted having been at the house on
the night in question, but denied the robbery.
The prosecutor said no one but the prisoner had been
in the room. The prisoner's wife had called upon her
to make up the matter, and had informed her that her
husband was out of the way because the police were
after him.

Mr. Hardwick asked the prisoner how he ►maintained
himself.

Prisoner—l live on my property.
Mr. Hardwick—What does it consist of ?
Prisoner—Of rents at Singapore.
Mr. Hardwick decided on remanding the case to give
time for the police to trace out the stolen property.

MARYLEBONE.—Signor Sebastiano Pinto Leite, a
Portuguese merchant having offices in the city, and re-
siding at 83, Harley-street, Cavendish-square, and
Mary Baskin, his housekeeper, were charged, before
Mr. Broughton, with unlawfully entering the apartment
of Antonio Lopez Justiniano, in the above house, and
stealing therefrom a quantity of cloth of the value of
601., the property of the complainant, as also a fractera
or invoice of the same cloth.

A good deal of evidence was given in support of the
charge, but it was not of a positive character, and at
the suggestion of Mr. Parry, who said he had a com-
plete and satisfactory answer to the case, the proceed-
ings were postponed till Wednesday next.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Yesterday Thomas Kilgour,
a young man of respectable appearance, who refused to
give either address or profession, was placed before Mr.
D'Eyncourt upon the following charges of obtaining
money under fraudulent pretences :
Mr. Thomas Hall, a naturalist, residing at Stoke New-
ington, but having business premises in the City-road,
stated upon his affirmation, as a Quaker.—On Monday
afternoon last the prisoner called at my house, but was
walking away, when I opened the door and asked him
what he wanted ? He immediately bowed to me and
presented me a document in the shape of a petition,
purporting to bear the signature of Dr. Thomson, resi-
dent surgeon of St. Thomas's Hospital, and the names
of a number of contributors for various amounts to which
he begged to draw my attention. On reading the peti-
tion I found that it stated that the bearer was one of the
seven students of that institution who had been deputed
to collect subscriptions on behalf of the widows and
orphans of the unfortunate sufferers by the late melan-
choly accident at the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, and
several of whom were described as being still in that
hospital. lat once perceived, from the orthography
and general wording of the decument, that it was a for-
gery, and candidly expressed my opinion to the prisoner.
He replied that it was extremely uncourteous of me to
make use of such an offensive insinuation to a medical
student, and offered, if I doubted him, to give me his
name and address, and at the same time added that his
private tutor was Dr. Griffiths, of !Eaton-street, Eaton-
square, Pimlico. I, however, repeated my conviction of
the petition being a fabrication, and volunteered to sub-
scribe to it if he would allow him to drive him over to
the hospital to verify his statement. This proposal he
declined, and, having left me in much apparent indigna-
tion at my imputation upon him, I shortly afterwards
went to the hospital, where I saw a student named
Beresford, with whom I am acquainted, and to whom I
related the circumstances, and who told me at once that
the assumed petition was a scandalous attempt at fraud.
The document contained the names of about a dozen per-
sons as donors, the majority of whom were represented
as connected with the hospital. When I pointed out the
misspelt words to the prisoner he exclaimed in a tone of
remonstrance, " Why, surely, sir, it is not requisite
even for a gentleman who holds a high position in society
to be a perfect scholar."
The second charge was preferred by Mr, James Slater,
clothier in the City-road, who said—The prisoner came
to my house at 3 o'clock on Monday to collect contribu-
tions for the fatherless children of those killed by the
accident referred to, and showed me a paper similar to
the one produced, but evidently not the same, as the
other was much larger. I gave the prisoner a small
contribution, and my foreman did so also, in return for
which I saw him write our names opposite the amounts
we gave him as having paid them. He distinctly told
me that he was a student of St. Thomas's, and that he
and a number of other students were authorised by the
governor of the hospital to collect subscriptions, and
that it was his particular wish that they should exert
themselves for so benevolent a purpose.
The third case was supported by Mr. John Roberts, a
tobacco • manufacturer in the Whitechapel-road, who
stated—Yesterday, at 4 o'clock, the prisoner called upon
me, and, representing himself as a student of St. Tho-
mas's, handed me the paper produced. (This petition
appeared to be a double leaf torn out of a ruled day-
book or ledger, in the terms before specified, contain-
ing about 12 or 14 names of subscribers, and stating
that the bearer was authorised by Mr. G. E. Mil-
ler, governor and treasurer of St. Thomas's Hospital,
to collect donations for the relief of the sufferers for
whose benefit it purported to be drawn up.) On look-
ing over it I at once suspected its genuiness, and told
the prisoner "You are an impostor, sir, and I shall not
part with you." The prisoner tried to get away, but
I called a cab, pushed him into it, and drove him at
once to the hospital, where I introduced myself to a gen-
tleman named Complin—the head surgical dresser, I
believe—who immediately told me that the prisoner was
not in any way connected with that institution, that
the petition was a forgery, and added, that the prisoner
ought to be well kicked for such a heartless fraud.
I thereupon walked the prisoner to the Southwark
police-station, where I gave him into custody, and on
the way there he expressed much indignant annoyance
at my retaining hold of his collar, and told me he would
walk with me quietly if I would release him and respect
his position in society. The prisoner was present at my
interview with Mr. Complin, and made no observation
on that gentleman denouncing him as a rogue, but, on
the contrary, seemed perfectly unconcerned.
Inspector Moore, of the M division—l took the pri-
soner into custody upon the charge of Mr. Roberts, and
on demanding his address and profession he refused to
give either. I have called myself at the hospital this
morning, and ascertained beyond doubt that he is
not known there at all.

Mr. D'Eyncourt (to the prisoner, who had declined
cross-examining either of the witnesses)—Do you wish
to say anything in answer to these charges ?
Prisoner (with perfect self-possession)—No, sir,l would
rather not.

Mr. D'Eyncourt—What are you ?
Prisoner—l must decline to say.
Two other cases were announced to be ready to be
gone into of the same description, but the magistrate
considered those already proved to be sufficient for this
stage of the investigation, and ordered the prisoner to
be committed until that day week for the completion of
other charges, and to enable one of the hospital autho-
rities to attend and formally prove that he was not con-
nected with that institution.

The prisoner was of delicate appearance, wore crape
on his hat, and might very well pass for what he repre-
sented himself to be.

SOUTHWARK.—Wm. Zane, driver of cab No.
1,615, was charged with having exacted 6d. more than
his fare from a lady named Isabella Partridge.
He was engaged to drive the lady from the Vauxhall
Railway station to St. George's church, in the Borough,
and when she arrived there she tendered him ls,, which
was his full fare, but he insisted on having ls. 6d. She
told him it was more than his fare, and that she would
summon him. He was insolent to her, and persisted in
his demand, which was paid to him.
The defendant attempted to persuade the magistrate
that he did not demand the money, but only appealed
to the lady that he had driven her a long way, and that
he thought he ought to be paid more than Is.
The complainant said, that she should not have
brought the cab-driver before the court if he had been
civil to her.

Mr. Combe said, he should not inflict any penalty, but
ordered the man to pay the costs (4s. 6d.), and to return
the 6d. to the lady.
The money was paid, and the defendant discharged.

DEATH OF SIR PECKHAM MICKLEWAITE, BART.— This
hon. baronet, who died at his seat on Friday, in his
sixty-eighth year, was created a baronet during the late
Lord Melbourne's Administration, in 1833 ; he married,
in 1836, the sister of the late Lord Bateman.

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newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different
from all others, to surpass anything of the kiud that has
been, o, probably ever can be, produced. Beinof g
the
same ...atom- as the skin, it is not perceptible ; it enab es
deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as-
semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in
the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist-
ance that possibly could be desired.—S. and B. Solomons'
Aurists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street; Piccadilly.
Observe, opposite the York Hotel.