The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-01 00:00:00

NORTH WALES RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was adver-
tised to take place yesterday. at the company's offices,
Morrgate-street, at three o'clock; but there not being a
sufficient number of shareholders present to constitute
a meeting, it was adjourned sire die.

THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND

the company's offices, RAILWAY.
The usual half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of
this company was advertised to take place yesterday, at
Gresham Rooms, Basinghall- street;
but them not being a sufficient number of shareholders
present at two o'clock to conbtitute a meeting, it was
adjourned sine die.

LONDONDERRY AND COLERAINE

RAILWAY.
The half•yearly general meeting of the shareholders
of this company took place yesterday, at the Company's
offices, Coleman-street-buildings; Captain Warren in the
chair.

The advertisement convening the meeting having bee n
read,

The SECRETARY read the following report :--
"Your directors regret deeply that the majority of the
shareholders have, from non-paymeEt of calls, left them
in such a position, that they have been unable to con-
template the further prosecution of the works from this
source, and their efforts have necessarily been limited to
the reduction of the liabilities of the company, and, so
far as their means admitted, to the maintenance of the
works already executed; and they cannot but express
their great disappointment, that an undertaking of such
fair expcctation has been left in a state of apparent aban-
donment.

"Notwithstanding the dibcouragement caused by the
want of co-operation on the part of the shareholders, your
directors have not ceased to. use their best exertions to
procure means of perfecting this undertaking, which they
still have reason to believe will ace ply
repay the expen-
diture which has been, and yet may be, judiciously in-
curred. Repeated applications have been made for Go-
vernment aid to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the
Lords of the Treasury, the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland,
and the Exchequer Loan Commissioners, and although
at various points of the negotiations the prospects were
favourable, the result has not been attended with success.
" The peculiar character of the works, and the security, ,
beyond that of any other company, which the under-

taking itself offers for the repayment of the cost of its
comp!etion. have attracted tee a:tertien of several coo-
tractors, and trout differeut quarters your directors have
received applications, having fir their object either the
partial recovery of the Slob, and the maintenance of the
existing works, or the entire completion of them ; but
keeping in view the full accomplishment of the design,
they have given encouragement to those which promised
some reasonable arrangement for this entire purpose.
Negotiations are now pending, and your directors yet
hope such a proposition may be shortly submitted to you
as, with a combined effort on the part of the share-
holders, will secure the desired object. In further claim-
ing the active support of the shareholders, your directors
Cannot do more than urge upon your attention the fact
of so very large a sum of money having been expended
on the works, which must remain unproductive until
some portion, at least, of them is perfected.
"An application has been made to your directors by
some influential shareholders, to know if this board
would object to meet a committee of proprietors, in
order that, upon an exposition of the affairs and pros-
pects of the company, a joint report thereon should be
made by your directors and such committee, with a
view to the future proceedings of the company. Your
directors, anxious to afford every information, and being
satisfied of the value of the undertaking if the works
were completed, have much pleasure in concurring in
such application, and trust that the meeting will accord-
ingly appoint a committee.
" Your directors have given their constant attention to
the reduction of the liabilities of the company, and they
are happy to report that in this they have made some
progress. Further payments have been made in liqui-
clition of the engagement for the purchase of the interest
of the late Mr. Robertson, in the reclamation; and your
directors have much satisfaction in stating that an
arrangement has bean concluded for the settlement of
Mr. Dimsdale's claim—a compromise having been
effected, by which he has agreed to relinquish whatever
right or title he might have in the reclamation for the
sum of 3,0001., partly payable at extended periods.
Without, however, having any reason to change their
views on this matter, your directors believe they have
exercised a wise discretion in freeing the company from
all possible claim hereafter on this disputed point, and
putting an end to an expensive and vexatious litigation.
" Since last half-yearly meeting two of your directors
have visited the works, and the result of their personal
inspection has been to satisfy them of the intrinsic
merit of the undertaking, and to increase their regret
that circumstances have hitherto prevented its being
carried to a successful issue.

" Your directors having forfeited 820 shares for non-
payment of calls, the confirmation of such forfeiture
will, at the special meeting, be submitted for your
approval.
" Three of your directors, viz., George Tyrrell,
Philip Hanbury, and G. H. Vandeput, Esqs., and one
of your auditors, S. J. Waley, Esq., go out of office by
rotation; they are all eligible, and oiler themselves for
re-election.

" For the financial position of the company, your di-
rectors beg reference to the half-yearly statement of ac-
counts, which you have had in your hands some days."
After some discussion the report was adopted, as
were also resolutions to the effect of calling upon the
directors to take immediately into consideration the pre-
sent position and future prospects of the company, with
a view to further proceedings, and that they should re.
port the same to a special meeting of shareholders; also
that the directors should not make any further calls with-
out the consent of the shareholders being obtained.
The directors who retired by rotation were re-elected,
as was also the auditors,

The meeting was then made special, and the forfeiture
of certain shares were confirmed.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and directors,
and the meeting separated.

ENFIELD PETTY SESSIONS, Aug. 31.
Before Mr. D. HARIUSoN, Chairman, and Mr. H. C

BOWLES

Sarah Jackson, a widow, about 40 years of age, was
brought up in the custody of Stevens, a police constable
of the N division, charged with attempting to murder
Eliza Jackson, aged nine years, and Mary Jackson, aged
five, her daughters, by feloniously and unlawfully wouud-
ing them in their bodies, and endeavouring to cut their
throats with a table knife. The prisoner had, since the
death of her husband, which occurred about three years
ago, carried on the business of a general dealer, in
Turkey-street, Weld.
Mary Ellis, a married woman, residing next door to
the prisoner, said that on Tuesday morning last, about
half-past four o'clock, she heard the prisoner's daughter
Eliza, who was in the street, screaming violently. Wit-
ness went to her, and asked her what was the matter.
She exclaimed, " Oh, Mrs. Ellis, mother has cut my
throat and my arm, and she is now cutting Polly's
throat." Witness instantly ran into the prisoner's
house, seeing that her daughter was bleeding at the
throat. She went into the bed-room on the first
floor, and saw the prisoner standing by the bed side.
She said to the prisoner, " Oh, Mrs. Jackson, what have
you been doing?" She made no reply. Witness picked
up a table-knife at about six feet from the prisoner. Her
daughter Mary was on the bed crying. She had a cut
on the left side of her neck and on her right thumb.
Eliza Jackson, an intelligent little child, stated that,
on Tuesday morning last, she was suddenly awoke by
her mother, who had a knife across her throat. Witness
struggled and wrested the knife from her mother, which
she flung into the middle of the room. Her mother ob-
served that she would soon get another, and ran down
stairs. She returned with another knife. Witness was
out of bed. Upon seeing her, her mother said, "Come
up stairs into the garret; I have such a beautiful wax
doll there." Her mother went up stairs. Witness followed
her out of the room and ran down stairs to give an
alarm. She saw her mother go into the room where her
sister Mary was. The witness further stated, that be-
fore her mother asked her to go into the garret she
stabbed her in her left arm.

Mr. Asbury, jun., surgeon, Enfield, stated that the
stab in the left arm was about two inches long, and in
the centre about half an inch deep. The muscle of the
thumb protruded. The wounds in the throat of both
children were healing. He was informed that the
younger child had the knife in her right hand, and that
her thumb was cut while her mother was drawing it
away.

Mr. Thomas Brown, a retired licensed victualler,
stated that he followed Mrs. Ellis. He remarked to the
prisoner " What have you been doing, Mrs. Jackson?"
She replied, " I don't know." He observed, " You have
been attempting to murder.your children." She again
said, " I don't know." Witness sent for a policeman.
Stevens said that he took the prisoner to the station-
house. He told her for what offence she was charged.
She observed it was all through telling lies. (He pro-
duced two table-knives; one of them had blood on the
ulade.)

The CHAIRMAN asked the prisoner, who was fre
quently in tears during the inquiry, what she had to say
,o the charge?—The prisoner said what had been stated
was correct. She added, " I do not know anything
about it any further than that I am at times not of sound
mind."

The CHAIRMAN observed that the melancholy state of
her mind was very apparent, but there was quite suffi-
cient evidence to induce the Bench to send her to the
Central Criminal Court for attempting to murder her
children.

The prisoner was then committed on the capita
charge, and the witnesses were bound over to prosecute,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
A young man, who gave the name of William Fuller,
and described himself as a carpenter, was placed at the
bar before Mr. Henry, on a charge of being in possession
of a writing-desk, containing a sum of money which had
been stolen.
On Wednesday last the following advertisement ap-
peared in one of the morning newspapers:—" The gen-
tleman who left a paper parcel at the George public-
house, George-court, Strand, on the morning of the 17th
inst., is requested to call for the same, or send his
address, where it may be forwarded to."
Sergeant Ashman, F division, stated that having re-
ceived certain information upon the subject, he went to
the George public-house on Wednesday last, and after
waiting some time, the prisoner made his appearance at
o'clock in the evening, and said to the young woman
attending behind the bar, "I want the brown paper
I parcel, containing a writing-desk, which I left here
about a fortnight back." Witness, who was in plain
clothes, in order to appear to be a member of the family,
immediately came forward, and having invited him
into the parlour, requested he would be seated
until he returned, for which he thanked him
and took a chair. Witness then hastened to
the station. house to procure assistance, and on
his return informed the prisoner that the desk was at
the station-house, where it had been conveyed for
security, and if he would be so kind as to; step
up there with him it should be immediately restored to
him, without being put to any further trouble. The
prisoner seemed confused at the announcement, and
said, "I hid rather not, thank you, as I want to proceed
to Essex by the seven o'clock train, but I shall call again
to-morrow, which will answer my purpose much better."
Witness then found it necessary to adopt a persuasive
tone, and, having arrived with him at the station-house,
the prisoner said he was not aware what the desk con-
tained, having merely brought it to town at the request
of his father, who resided at Chigwell, in Essex, for the
purpose of delivering it to a Mr. Breel, a carpenter, at
No. 16 or 6, Clare-street, he did not which. He also
said that he had opened the desk, but could not tell
what it contained, and that he had left the key with his
father at Chigwell, until he should return from Bristol ;
in which therewas a material difference from the account
which he gave when witness first accosted him. There
was no name or address on the paper on the desk when
the property was delivered to the barmaid.
Sergeant Thompson, F division, proved that from in-
quiries he had made, there was cause to suspect that the
prisoner's real name was Raison, and that he was not
only a deserter, but that ho had been liberated from the
Ccmpter only on Wednesday last, where he was confined
on a charge of a robbery, of which the contents of the
desk were the proceeds, consisting of 60/. 10s. in gold,
and 3/. 18s. 6d. in silver money. A money bag produced
was also found in his possession, on which was written,
" Mr. Finer," a ith marking ink.
Mr. HENRY—You have heard what has been stated
against you, tell me what is your name? Prisoner—My
name is Wm. R tison, and I am a carpenter.
Mr. HENRY—Having heretofore given a false name.
perhaps you also gave a fictitious address? Prisoner—l
reside with my father, who is a gardener, at Horn-lane,
Chigwell, at Essex.

Mr. HENRY—You need not at present, unless 3ou
please, say anything in answer to this charge.
Prisoner—What I wish to say is, that I committed
the robbery in question, and it was my intention to have
sent back the desk to the person from whom I stole it
when I was discharged yesterday morning from the
Mansion-house for want of evidence, after being re-