The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-09 00:00:00

THE ETON COLLEGE SPEECHES.

Yesterday the annual speeches were delivered in the
Upper School at Eton College, before a large and distin-
guished audience. Precisely at 11 o'clock his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales and his Royal Highness Prince
Alfred, and attended by Col. the Hon. C. Grey, Captain
the Hon. Dudley de Ros, and Mr. Gibbs, arrived in two
of the royal carriages, preceded by outriders, from Wind-
sor Castle. His Royal Highness was received in Wes-
ton's Yard by the Rev. Dr. Hawtrey, the provost ; the
Rev. Dr. Goodford, the head master ; the Rev. T. Car-
ter, and several of the Fellows, with the assistant mas-
ters of Eton.
As the Prince proceeded by way of the Cloisters to
the principal entrance to the school he was loudly cheered
by the spectators ; and as his Royal Highness passed
through the ranks of the boys to the centre of the school
the cheering was well-timed and most enthusiastic. The
provost and head master walked by the side of the Prince
Consort ; the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, whose
meek and interesting features contrasted strongly with
the boisterous gaiety of the Eton boys, followed hand-
in-hand immediately after ; the Archbishop of Canter-
bury and the Bishop of Manchester came next ; then fol-
lowed Col. Grey and Capt. de Ros (the equerries-in-
waiting), the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone (Chancellor
of the Exchequer), and the Duke of Newcastle—the ap-
pearance of the two last, both distinguished Etoneans,
being the signal for a renewed cheer. The procession
was closed by the fellows and masters, with Mr. Gibbs
(tutor to the Prince of Wales), and a few of the neigh-
bouring clergy. The Prince Consort and the Royal
Princes having taken their seats, surrounded by the
College authorities and their distinguished visitors, the
speeches were delivered.
After the speeches, which did not last more than an
hour, Prince Albert and the Royal Princes, accompanied
by the distinguished party already described, repaired to
the Provost's Lodge, and honoured Dr. Hawtrey by par-
taking of luncheon. A little before one the royal visitors
returned to Windsor Castle, the lusty cheers of the boys
accompanying them to the boundaries of the College.
His Royal Highness, we understand, expressed himself
highly gratified with his visit to the school.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LIN-
COLNSHIRE.

The adjourned special meeting of this company was
held yesterday in the Corn-exchange, Manchester ; the
Earl of Yarborough in the chair.
The Earl of YARBOROUGH said that some of the
members of the committee appointed at the last ad-
journed meeting had declined to act, and consequently
shareholders in the different towns had since met to-
gether to consider what course they had better take,
and it would appear that all were desirous that the
movement for a committee should not be allowed
to fail on account of those refusals. The direc-
tors, in this state of things, accepted the names
of certain shareholders for the committee. The
names were those of Messrs. John Parker, of Lon-
don (formerly M.P. for Sheffield, and chairman of
the old Manchester and Sheffield Company) ; Robert
Ashton, of Hyde ; James Sidebottom, of Mottram ;
Charles Haigh, of Rochdale ; Wm. Fenton? of Roch-
dale ; W. P. Bradshaw, of Manchester ; Charles Com-
ber, of Manchester ; Johnl Adamthwaite, of Manches-
ter ; James Walker, of Manchester ' • James Heywood,
of Sheffield ; W. Fisher jun., of Sheffield ; Thomas
Coltman, of Lincolnshire ; J. Highfield, of Liverpool ;
and W. C. Fosbury, of Liverpool. The directors felt no
exception could be taken to these gentlemen, and
if they were elected the directors would most un-
reservedly lay before them all proposals from other
companies, and explain to them the system of ma-
nagement, and generally advise with them how it
would be possible to put the concern in a more pros-
perous position than that it now occupied. It might be
said the directors ought to retire if they were not able to
manage the concern. (Hear, hear.) But he did not
agree with that view, for the object of the board was to
manage as well as they could the property given in
trust. His lordship moved that the gentlemen he had
named be a committee to consult and advise with the
directors upon the present and future policy of the com-
pany, and to report thereon to the shareholders at a
special general meeting.
Mr. MELLOR seconded the motion.
After some discussion, the resolution was carried by
a very large majority of the persons present, and the
proxies held by the directors were not, therefore, re-
quired.
The report of the directors and the statement of ac-
counts, which was not passed at the half-yearly meeting,
was passed, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN, and the
meeting separated.