The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-28 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA IN HULL AND

THE DISTRICT.

The number of deaths from cholera in Hull from the
17th to the 24th inst., inclusive, have bean 104; a
number which, however large, is insignificant compared
with that reported from the small town of Gaineborough,
viz., 85 in 14 days. Ten deaths are reported from
Beverley, several from Lincoln, and isolated ones in the
division of Lindsey. The following table presents the
number of deaths in Hull on each day of the week in the
various districts of the town. We may again repeat that
the deaths have almost exclusively occurred in courts,
passages, and narrow streets and lanes. Many of the
deceaked were persons of intemperate habits, no regular
means of subsistence, friendless, neglected, or destitute.
Several have died without a medical man ever being
called in :
Districts.

Dates—August.
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Total.

North and South Myton...lo 3 5 4 7 5 4 38
Humber ... 1 2 1 1 6 4 0— 15
St. Mary's... 3 3 0 3 3 4 4 20
East Sculcoates 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 9
West Sculcoates 1 3 1 4 3 0 0— 12
St. Mark's 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 8
Drypool and Southcoates . 0 0 1 1 0 0 0— 2

—Hull Advertiser.

TOtal ... ... ... 104

THE GREAT BUSTARD.—Oneof these remarkable,
and now rare birds, was seen by G. C. Waterhouse, Esq ,
of the British Musf um, and a party of friends, in the
neighbourhood of Stonehenge, on the loth inst. It was
exceedingly shy, and took wing readily, .lighting on the
ground again at a long distance. This it did several
times, and at length disappeared, much to the disap-
pointment of the party, who were anxious for a closer
acquaintance with this rara avis. Its flight, though
heavy, appeared to be
_very powerful, as it made rapid
progress when on the wing.—Salisbury Herald.
To the poor man, poverty greater than his own
never appeals in TOIII.-liliza Cook's Jeurnal.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTII,
BATH, MONDAY, Aug. 27.-11 he eighth half-yearly
general meeting of the above company was held this
day, at the White Lion Hotel, in this city ; Sir John
W. Awdry (vice-chairman of the company),
presiding.
The notice convening the meeting having been
read, and the seal of the company affixed to the list
of proprietors,
The SECRETARY read the directors' report :—" In
consequence of the depression to which all railway
property has been lately subjected, the directors have
thought it advisable to reduce the present expenditure
on the line to the lowest possible limit. The works
between Westbury and Frome are being prosecuted
without intermission ; but on all other parts they
have been checked or temporarily suspended. This
has been done with the advice and concurrence of
the Great Western Railway Company, who urged
upon the board the propriety of discontinuing
every expenditure, excepting that which might be
required for finishing the line—first, to Frome, next
to the collieries, and afterwards to Warminster. Your
directors thought it right to bring to the notice of
the Great Western beard that the time was approach.
ing when some arrangement should be made as to
the mode in which, under the 'altered condition of
railway prospects, the agreements between the two
companies were to be carried into effect. No arrange-
ment, however, can be concluded without being
brought before a special meeting of the shareholders
of this company, with whom, rather than with the
directors, after full consideration, the decision must
rest. The shareholders will remember that there
were a number of shares, the calls on which the regis-
tered owners had, from various misfortunes, become
unable to discharge, and which it was the intention of
the board to take the first convenient opportunity of
declaring forfeited. These shares, 494 in number,
and on which 3,2701. had been paid, have now been
forfeited, and a special meeting will be summoned,
according to the provisions of the Act of Parliament,
to confirm the forfeiture. The whole of the remaining
arrears on the company's shares will in due course of
time be recovered.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND
PAYMENTS TO JUNE 30, 1849.
RECEIPTS.
Received on calls, and payments in ad-

vance of calls
Loan account

A. Y. d.
... ... 1,150,075 0 0
... .., 32,500 0 0

On account of interest payable by the
Great Western Railway Company,
in respect of the line opened to
Westbury for the half•year ending
31st December, 1848...

... 2,564 8 0

1,185,139 8 0

EXPENDITURE.
By expenses in obtaining the Act of
Incorporation ••• ••• ... 35,142 4 1
Parliamentary and law expenses ... 47,574 711
Engineering expenses ... ... ... 76,234 13 2
Works ... ... ..• ••• ... 495,793 8 8
Iron rails ..• ..• ... ... 93,742 7 1
Land and compensation ..• ... 361 17 8 1 1
, Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 58,668 13 4

1,168,333 15 4
Balance in the hands of th© Com-
pany's bankers ... ... ... 16,805 12 8

1,5,139 8 0
The CHAIRMAN then said that it now devolved
upon him to propose the adoption of the report, and
that it be printed and circulated among the proprietors
The actual amount of real business before the meet-
ing, as indicated by that report, was but small, as the
matter contained in it of most importance—viz , the
relations in which this company and the Great
Western Company stood, and any arrangements
which might be come to between them—must neces-
sarily be reserved for the consideration of a special
meeting, convened for that purpose. Still the share-
holders would feel that after the reference which had
been made as to the mutual relations of the two com-
panies, and the directors of the Great Western Com-
pany having alluded to it in their report, it would be
wrong in him not to notice it. The chairman then
read that portion of the Great Western report which
alluded to its agreement with the Wilts, Somer-
set, and 'Weymouth, and recommended an amal-
gamation of the two companies to save the expense
of separate management, &c., and continued—
If they were in the condition to carry out
and complete the whole of their line within the period
prescribed by the Act of Parliament, and with
their present funds, then it would rest greatly with
them as to the nature of any such conditions, although
it would still be most wise in them to be on the most
friendly conditions with that company. But they
were not in a condition to do so ; and as they were
obliged, unfortunately, to confess that they could not
do so, the Great Western had a right to use a very
authoritative voice as to the mode in which any such
arrangement should be effected. He might as well
observe that whatever measures the Great Western
directors might propose, the directors of this company
had done nothing to commit their board, nor could
they commit the proprietors. The report also al-
luded to the forfeiture of a number of shares, but the
confirmation of this also must form the subject of a
special meeting.
The CHAIHMAN then moved the adoption of the
report.
After some few observations the meeting separated

FLEETWOOD, PRESTON, AND WEST RIDING

J UNCTION.
The half•yearly general meeting of this company
was held yesterday, at Preston ; Mr. T. B. Addison
in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN read the directors' report, which
stated that they had proceeded in completing the line
—including the first contract—as far as the progress
made in collecting calls and arrears had permitted.
A considerable sum had lately been received in reduc-
tion of the arrears, and it was hoped that the works
would be completed, and the line put into full opera-
tion, before their next half-yearly meeting.
It appeared from the statement of accounts sub-
mitted, that the receipts for the half-year ending
June 30 had been—for calls and arrears, 125,4481.;
interest, &c., 2,197/. 4s. 9d.; Preston and Longridge
Railway, 3,2951. 12s. 11d., making the total amount
of receipts, 130,9401. 17s. 8d On the other hand,
there had been expended in Parliamentary expenses,
engineering, &c., 120,1611. ls. Id. ; balance, 3271. 145.;
Burnley branch, 6,7481. ls. ld. ; Preston and Long-
ridge Railway, 6,2921. 35.; leaving a balance of
2,588/. ls. 6d due to the Bank.

The CHAIRMAN stated that the shareholders had
been called together very lately, and the affairs of the
company had then undergone an examination. lie
was glad to say that that examination had been satis-
factory. The whole of the line, it was expected,
would he completed by November.
The reports and statement of accounts then passed.
Mr. WALKEncomplained of the slow progress which
the line was making towards completion. lie had
understood that the last c;dl would be sufficient to
complete the works, and, if so, why had not greater
progress been made ? _

The CHAIRMAN said it was owing to the difficulty
of collecting the calls that the line was not nearer
completion.
Mr. BRAY stated that the engineers were limited
to an expenditure of 2,0001. a month. Since the
May meeting of the company, 6,0081. of arrears ofl
calls had been collected; but upon the sixth call of
7,0001. there bad only been 6,464/. collected. The
line should have been completed in eighteen month 3,
but owing to the difficulty of collecting money, it had
been carried on for two years and a half.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman,
and the meeting separated.