The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-25 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

90, Mosley-:street, Manchester, Aug. 23, 1853.
observe i.n your report of the proceedings at
the Leeds Northern. Railway Meeting on Saturday last,
contained in yesterday's Sun a mis-statement to which
I beg to direct your attention.
The report in question contains the following para-
graph :

" After a long an d somewhat angry discussion, during
which Mr. Johnson, as an original shareholder, declared he
would oppose the any: lgamation in every possible way, un-
less the reference WV bS coupled with the amalgamation, and
Mr. Crawford, on tbte part of the Preference Shareholders'
Committee, protest( that they would never concede the
reference. Mr. Watson, of York, suggested a middle
course between the two, and after a conference between
the two parties the amendment was withdrawn, and the
following substituted :"

The inference to be drawn from this statement plainly
is, that Mr. Johnson, as an original shareholder, and I,
on the part of the I?reference Shareholders' Committee,
held a conference which terminated in our agreeing upon
the resolution after wards carried—although that resolu-
tion, far from adopting a "imiddle course," actually
authorised applicai:ion to Parliament to legalise the
"reference," the very point in dispute.
I beg most distinctly to state this was not the fact.
Mr. Watson conferi•ed with Mr. Johnson and other ori-
ginal shareholders om the subject of the resolution, but
neither I nor any olr my colleagues had anything to do
with the matter. On the contrary, we first formally
protested, and then voted against the resolution.
As (independently. of the unpleasantness of being re-
presented to have co ticeded what just before one is describ-
ed as having "prote sled," never should be conceded,) it is
of very material importance that no misapprehension as
to the course adopt e d by the Preference Shareholders'
Committee should exist, you will, I trust, excuse my
requesting that, hat ring given publicity to the misstate-
ment, you will in ji totice give insertion to this letter in
correction.—l am, !sir, your most obedient servant,

WILLIAM CRAWFORD.
[The report in question was copied from a morning
paper.—ED. Sun.]

LLOYD'S SEIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Aug. 25.—Wind this day at Noon, S., light
breeze, and cloudy.

DEAL, Aug. 25. —Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Tete,
Monte Video ; Ann Isabella, Rio de .1a Hache ; Islander,
Barbadoes ; Index, St. Kitt's ; Medora, Havannah ; Bre-
men, do., for Bremeit ; Johann, New York. Arrived from
the River—Lord G. Bentinck, for Madras. Arrived from
the River, and sailed.—Catherine, Calcutta.
9.17 am.—Passed---Byron, from Matanzas, for London ;
Islander, Barbados, i!or London ; Agincourt, Jamaica, for
London; Roseberry, Portland Bay, for London ; Reina,
Seville, for London Four Sisters, Shields, for Naples;
Wilhelmina, Girgenti,, for St. Petersburgh ; Avance, Lis-
bon, for the Baltic ; "rib, London, for Malta ; Waterloo,
London, for Sydney. , Ship Rajasthan for Bombay, with
troops, August 19, all. well ; brig Percy, from Newcastle,
for Constantinople, four days out, August 23—by the
Islander, from Bar badoes. Sailed—Vaucluse for the
river.

FALMOUTH, Aug. 24.—Arrived—Bolina, Labrador ;
Pelot Fish, Rio Janei.ro ; Clio, Quebec. Off Port—Char-
lotte, Quebec, for E K mouth ; Selene, Akyab, and sailed
for Antwerp.—The .6.donis' of and for Gaeenock, from
Quebec, was lost on .Anticarti, July 27; crew saved, and
the master arrived he re.

PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 24.—Wind, E.S.E. to S.W. Sailed
—Ocean Queen, New York ; Daedalus, Quebec. Off Port
—Stenton, Sbediae, J:or Hull.

MILFORD, Aug. 24.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Thomas
Rowell, Quebec.

SWANSEA, Aug. ?A. Wind, E. Sailed—Grenfell, Co-
quimbo ; Wm. M`Gc Mauritius; Sidonie, Table Bay.
FLEETWOOD, Aug. 5:4.--Arrived—Don, Quebec.
BELFAST, Aug.. 2a.--Arrivod—Gilbert, St. John's,
N.B. ; Herald, Ardramaiehi ; Balfour, do. ; Susan and
Sarah, Quebec.

CARDIFF, Aug. 'M.—Arrived—Medina, Quebec
Currand, do. Sailec [—Port Durand, Cape of Good Hope ;
Clara Ann, New Orleans ; Marquis of Bute, Quebec.
ONIF TOUT Ituourup.—Sally, Quebec, for Trove.