The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-28 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND GRAND JUNCTION. Yesterday the
winding up of this company's affairs came on before
the Master in Chancery (Senior), at his ccurt in
Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, on the peti-
' tion of Wm. Kempe, of Tt,ign-villa, Teignmouth.
There were two proposals for official manager to
inquire into and report upon the transactions, namely,
Mr. Ernest and Mr. G. Goodchap, accountants. The
Master, after hearing the parties at considerable
length, appointed the former.
DIRECT WEST-END AND CROTDON.The
winding-
up of this company's affairs came on yesterday before
the Master in Chancery (Tinney), upon the petition
of Captain Hamilton, of Hampstead. Mr. H. Harris,
who Lppeared for the petitioner, proposed as official
manver to inquire into the transactions, Mr. P. G.
Hollond ; and Mr. Toogood, on behalf of some of the
members of the acting committee, proposed Mr.
Goodaap. The Master appointed Mr. Ilollond, inti-
mating that he could not feel himself justified in
appointing any person proposed by individuals who
would have to appear as accounting parties to the
estate.

SOUTII WALES.—The difficulties between this
company and their contractors, on certain parts of the
line, have been brought to an adjustment and the
works resumed.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR RAAPGATE.—An acci-
dint, which might have been of a very serious rature,
occurred to the express tr,,ie, due here at halt-past
seven P.M. on Friday se'nnighr, by its running iato, be-
tween Scurry and Grova Ferry, a drove of bullocks
which had got on the line, by the shameful negligence of
some one leaving the gates of a level crossing open.
Three of the drove were killed, and the carriages
covered with their blood. The concussion threw the
engine nearly three feet up from the line, but providen-
tislly it took the metals again. The guard (Mitchell)
was thrown Kith some consider&de violence against the
roof of his box, hut we have not heard of any person
meeting with injury, otherwise than fright. The tran
was proceeding at the rate of forty miles an hour. It is
to be hoped that the wrongdoers in this case, if disco-
vered, will he well punished for their stupidity or care-
lessness, which put so many persons in imminent peril of
their lives,—Dover Telegraph.
SUSPECTED INCENDIARI:M AT ISLINGTON.
Shortly before midnight on Monday an alarm was given
that the premises belonging to Mr. Frederick Pizzcy, a
lurniture broker and general deg r, No. 17 A, Lower-
read, Islington, were on fire. Mr. Baddely the in-
spector of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life
from Fire, quickly attended with the escape, and having
' entered the premises from one of the upper windows, he
made his way to the front cellar, where he found a heap
of hay and some rags burning on the floor, over which
were piled in a slanting direction four loose boards. The
parish engineer and Mr. Baddely succeeded in extin-
guishing the fire before any considerable damage was
done. Mr. Piney was not at home when the alarm was
given, and from the fact of some of the shutters being
covered over with canvass to prevent the light shining
through, there is ground for supposing that during his
absence some person entered the premises and set them
on fire. Mr. Braidvrood's official report describes the
cause of the fire as " Doubtful."
EXTRAORDINARY GAME-LAW CASE. —At the
recent petty session at Ashendon, before the Marquis of
Chandos and Messrs. Bernard, Stone, and Martyn, Mr.
Robert Benson, farmer, of Brill, was charged by Joseph
White, a Woolton gamekeeper, with having, on the 25th
of September, on land in his own occupation, killed a
partridge, not being authorised by certificate so to do,
whereby he had rendered himself liable to a fine of 201.
To prove the charge, Richard Allen was called, who
described himself as gamekeeper to the Rev. G. Chet-
wode. From his statement it appeared that, at about
the middle cf the day in question, ho went to Mr.
Benson's house, where he was regaled with meat and
drink, and presented with a shilling. Mr. Benson had
invited a friend to a day's shooting, and Allen went
with Mr. J. Meads, the friend, and Mr. Benson, over
the farm of she latter. W Nile they were out Mr. Benson,
shot at and killed at partridge. Mr. G. Moore, a soli-
citor, who appeared for the accused, after dwelling on
the base conduct of Allen, who, according to his own
showing, had, by his abuse of friendship, acted so as to
disentitle him to be believed on his oath, said be was in
a position clearly to prove that Mr. Benson was at
Theme market at the time spoken of by the witness
Aden. And alibi was proved by three witnesses, and
it appeared that the defendant was from home from
morning till night on the day on which Allen had swora
he bad committed the offence with which he was charged.
The magistrates dismissed the case, with an intimation
that they believed the complainant had made a mistake
as to the clay. It was remarked that Mr. Penson paid
his landlord a rent for the game, and that Mr. Chet-
wode's gamewateher had not the slightest right to set
foot on the farm. The court was crowded with farmers
and other residents in the neighbourhood, who received
the decision with applause.
IiOUTHWARK PARLIAMENTARY AND FINANCIAL
REFORM ASSOCIATION.—A meeting of this society was
held yesterday evening in the Literary Institution,
Borough-road, for the purpose of advancing the interests
of the Metropolitan Reform League. The meeting was
well attended, the large hall being full. Mr. A. Pellatt
was called to the chair. The principal speaker was
Colonel Thompson, M.P., who adduced the inequality of
taxation as a principal reason for his adhesion to this
movement. He was no smoker himself, and never
meant to become one, but if he used tobacco, and WAS
obliged to we that species called shag, which lie un-
' derstood to be an inferior kind of tobacco, he should
certainly consider it a hardship to be obliged to pay
eleven times as much for it to the revenue
as did the polished dandy for the cigar ho
whiffed along the street. Of this he complained, and
did not suppose that he was the only one present who
complained in his heart of such an injustice. The same
thing showed itself in the tax on tea; for that which the
countess drinks in her drawing-room is taxed far less in
proportion to that of the hard-working washerwoman.
And this came because the people are not properly
represented in Parliament. Mr. Charles Pearson, M.P.,
was present, and also addressed the meeting, which
broke up shortly after 'tea o'clock.

ASTIMAN SIEVING COMPANY.—A special meeting
of the proprietors of this company was held yesterday,
at their offices in Austin-friars, " to approve of, or dis-
sent from, the acts and proposals of the directors and
liquidators in respect to the liquidation, dissolution, or
reconstruction of the company, and to take into con-
sideration such proposals as might be submitted to the
proprietors." Mr. Cunningham was in the chair, and
after some discussion, resolutions were passed for the
winding up of the companies affairs; a call cf 21. a
share having been made. A committee was also ap-
pointed for the purpose of reconstituting the company
under the Spanish law en connandite, in order to avoid
further liability which might be incurred under the
joint-stock law of this country, and for effecting a sale
of the property of the company, which, after pay-
ment of all claims and liabilities, is expected to realise
fur the proprietors a balance of some 60,0001. or 70,000/.
sterling. The meeting then separated after a very long
sitting.

NDERING OF THE PANDORA STE AmBR,-In-
telligence was, yesterday receive d at the Custom House
of the total loss of this steam-ship, which took place on
the morning of the 26th of last month, while on her pas-
sage from London to Alexandria. She was fallen in
with by the Asia, Captain J. Roskell, bound for New
South Wales with emigrants, in lat. 48 31, long. 6 19
W. The Pandora making a signal of distress, the Asia
hove to, and as soon as the former vessel came up, the
master begged of the Asia to send her boats to them, for
the Pandora was fast settling down and ungovernable.
This was instantly done, the first and second officers of
the Asia taking charge of them. On rowing alongside
the steamer was found to be full of water, and not a mo-
ment was to be lost. Her crew, fifteen in number,

mediately sought refuge in the Asia's boats. In another
moment they would all have met with a frightful death,
for her boilers exploded, blowing up her decks,
and the ship instantly went down. Nothing
whatever was saved by the crew, all they
had being the clothes they stood in. On board
of the Asia they received every kindness and attention.
It was the intention of Captain Roskell to ship the crew
on board the first vessel the Asia met bound for London,
but not succeeding, the ywere taken on to Madeira, where
they were landed on the 2d. inst. The Pandora was
fully insured at Lloyd's. She was quite a new steamer,
having been launched a few months since from the ship
building-yard of Messrs. Robarton and Co., the engi-
neers, at Millwall. She bad been purchased by the
Egyptian Government.

ACCIDENT TO SIR NORTON KNATCHBULL, BART.
—On Saturday last, on the arrival of the 4.39 down
train at Ashford station, Sir Norton linatchbull, in
attempting to leave the carriage before the train had
stopped, lost his balance, and was thrown with such force
upon the platform that his collar-bone was dislocated
and his arm broken. He was immediately taken in his
own carriage, which was waiting his arrival, to Mr.
Whitfeld's, surgeon, who rendered him every profes-
sional assistance, after which he left for Mersham
Hatch, where he is now progressing favourably.
Maidstone Gazelle.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LirE.—Yesterday was mar-
ried, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Hon. and
Rev. Augustus Duncombe, canon of York, and uncle to
the bride, Francis Horatio Fitzßoy, Esq., only son of
Admiral Lord William Fitzßoy, to the Hon. Ger-
trude Duncombe, second daughter of Lord and Lady
Fevcrsham.
On Aloodi;,y, the 19th instant, a trotting match
came off at Wool-dr, Northumberland, betwcen Mr. James
Grieve's Lady Grizzle, of the White Horse Inn, and Mr.
John Lienderson's nag Rough Rub, Flodden Edge. The
distance was six miles betwixt Wooler and Milfield, the
time within twenty minutes. It was a close match;
Rough Rob gained by about a length and a half.