The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-26 00:00:00

N°.17,812.11 LONDON, FRIDAY E '
9 OCTOBER 2(3 1849
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IMPROVED LEASEHOLD GROUND-RENTS, REGENT'S-PARK

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and EUSION-SQUARE.
To be peremptorily SOLD, pursuant to an OR-
DER of the HIGH COURT' of CIII:CCERY, made in the
causes-of DUDLEY v. BURR IGE, and DUDLEY v. DUDLEY,
at Garraway's Coffee-house, Change-alley, Cornhill, London, on
THURSDAY, the Isth day of November, 1849, at 'Twelve o'clock, in
Two Lots, with the approbation Of RICHARD TORIN EINDETISLEY,
Esq., one of ihe Masters of the said Court, by Mr. WILLIAM EL-
the person appointed by the Master for the purpose,

LEASE:HOLD MESSUAGES and DWELLEL,(G-HOUSES, situate
in Laxton-place, Little Charles-street, Regent's-park, and Crescent-
street, Euston-square, Middlesex, held under leases for terms, of
which_upwards of 70 year arc unex:,ired and underlcased to respect-
able parties for the whole good, less 20 days, et rents producing
aNPre the, ground-rents th stem of 9 'Z. per annum.
May be viewed by permission of the tenants, and particulars and
conditions In:td gratis, at the said Master's Chambers, Southampton--
buildings, Chancery-lane, London; of Messrs. Yonge and
Hancock, Solicitors, 20, Tokenhouse-yard, London ; of Mr. Mallon,
Solicitor, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; of Mr. S. M. Cooper,
Solicitor, 9, Old Cavendish-street, Cavendish-square; of Mr. Well-
borne, Solicitor, Tooley-street, Southwark ; of Mr. Jones, Solicitor,
Saint Mildred's-court, PoLltry, City ; and Mr. Callow, Solicitor,
College-hill, City ; and at the Auctioneer's, Mr. William Ellis, 150,
Mincrics.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
R A ILWAY.
TENDERS FOR sronEs.
The Directors of the London and North-Western Railway Company
are prepared to receive Tenders for Stores for their several depart-
ments, viz.:—
Locomotive Stores—Anvils and vices, axles, brass and copper and
brass work; baskets and bags for coke; balances (spring), brass
tubes for locomotives ; crucibles, files, iron, steel, Ironwork, oil,
tallow, and waste; sundries, lead, timber, tin.
Carriage Stores—Colours, oil=, varnishes, &c.; brushes and pencils;
brass and brasswork ; carpeting, cloth, canvas, silk, &c. ; castings
(various) carriage fittings, iron and ironwork, steel springs, lamps
and lamp fllthve, leather, sundries, timber.
Waggon Stores—Axles, brake blocks, castings (various), colours,
&c., files, Irma and ironwork, oils, steel. springs, timber, wheels.
General Stores—Chandlery ant small stores, carpenters' and
joiners' work, hardware, oil, grease, and cotton waste, canvas and
tarpaulins, leather, coal.
Speci2cal ions, showing the quantities and descriptions of articles
required, also forms of tender and printed conditions, may be had on
application to the Secretary, on and after the 20th instant.
The time for sending in tenders is extended to November sth,
after which day none can be received.
Samples and patterns of articles purchased to sample or pattern
may be seen at the Company's Works at Euston, Camden, Wolver-
ton, Crewe, Longsight, and Ordsal-lane (near Manchester) Stations,
on tic 24th and 25th instant, from Eleven to Four o'Clock.
By order of the Directors,
MARK General Manrger.
Easton Station, London, Oct. 18, 1819.

UNPRINCIPLED SHOPKEEPERS, for the
sake of gr.tater profit, offer spurious imitations of Dr. LO-
COCK'S FEMALE WAFERS, in the form of Pills. Purchasers
must therefore observe that all Pills under similar names are mu-
terfAt, and that no medicine is genuine but " WAFERS."

Dr. LOCOCK'S FEIIA LE WAFERS arc the only remedy recom-
mended to be taken by ladies. They fortify the constitution at all
periods of life. They remove all Obstructions, Heaviness, Palpita-
tion of the Heart, Lowness of Spirits, Weakness, and allay Pain,
create Appetite, and remove Indigestion, Head-aches, Giddiness, &c.
***Fall directions are given with every bog. They hale a plea-
sant taste.

Prepared only by the proprietor's agents, Da Silva and Co., 1,
Bride-lane, Fleet-street, London ; who are also agents for
Dr. LOCOCK.'S PULINIONIC W FE RS, for Asthma, Consumption,
Coughs, and Colds,

Sold by all respectable Medicine Vendors, at Is. I t. d., 2s. 9.d., and
I Is. per box.

It. GARDNER'S WORM MEDICINE.
It" Removed from 71, Long-acre to Mr. Proat's, 229, Strand,

London.

It is a melancholy fact that thousands are suffering the privation
of 11,m1th, and are ultimately brought to a premature death by a cause
so prevalent as that of worms in the human body, and which is so
frequently overlooked or improperly treated, from either prejudice
or mistake It is, therefore, of importance that every person
should be acquainted with the common symptoms of worms, which
are—disagreeable odour of the b-oath, fevered tongue, particular
heavily ss or languid bluish appearance about the eyes, swelling and
paleness of the lips, especially the upper lip, frequent itching of the
nose, an unequal state of the pulse, appetite very irregular, and the
bowels also, pale and emaciated countenance, and at other times the
face will be flushed, griping pains, a short, dry cough, great thirst,
vomiting, starlings during sleep and grinding of the teeth, frequent
pains in the sides, listlessness, and want of inclination to take ex-
ercise, inflammation of the eyes, &c. &c. These are some of the
general symptoms of being afflicted with worms; adults as well as
children are subject thereto. Youth or age may with the utmost
safety have recourse to this old-established medicine, which is
adopted by numerous families as a general medicine, particularly in
spring and autumn.

Sold in boxes, at 2P. 9d. and 4s. 6d., and for children at Is. I%d.
Mso, the Cordial Tincture, to be need with the pills, but which will
be found an invaluable family medicine for complaints of the stomach
and bowels, bile, cholic, spasms, &c.-13. 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d.,
and
_los. 6d. each bottle.

Observe the name of " Thomas Prout" is printed in the Govern.
ment stamp.

TO THE NOBILITY, GENTRY, PROFESSIONAL AND MER-
CANTILE GENTLEMEN, AND THE PUBLIC.
LAWRENCE HYAM and COMPANY beg to
announce that they OPENED, on MONDAY LAST, Oct. 15,
their newly erected and magnificent premises, the
PANTECHNETIIECA, 86, OXFORD-STREET,
Lonzon, as Merchant Tailors, Woollen Drapers, Outfitters, and
Manufacturers of Clothing for immediate wear, in conjunction with
their well-known City Establishment,
36, GRACECHURCH-STREET, LONDON,
and Branch Establishments-
-63 and 65, Lord-street, Liverpool 61, King-street, Manchester.
23, New-street, Birmingham. 26, Market-street, Manchester.
Wine-street, Bristol. 42, Brigr-,,ate, Leeds.
6, .1:Mon-street, Bristol. 17, Market-place, Hull.

YEBROWS, MOIISTACHIOS, and WHIS-
KERS produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed and
prevented by the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE-
itATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers,
e few drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is also a
most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular
bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size,
Is. ; and double this size, I Is. each ; enclosed in a Pamphlet, con-
taining testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled " Three Minutes'
Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human LTair, tce.”
Cy post, 4s. Gd., 7s. 8d„ and 12e., for money orders only.
Sold wholesale only at Clrimstone's Iferbary, Highgate, near
London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger,
Oxford-street; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside fisher and Toiler,
Conduit-street; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, 6S, Cernhfll•
end by all Chemists, Perfumers, and others For Edinburgh, J. and
Et. Ralmes,Leith-walk ; _ for Manchester, eresehe and Son, Adver
dser-office.

TO THE LADIES.

This lady had the follo*Wingteiinserted in the "Times" news.
pacer on Aug. 7, 1546. Reader, remember, this letter was put tut
the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me.
" Mrs. Weckley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Borough, takes this oppor.
trinity of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grimstone, of the Herb:try, High-
gate for the eleacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having com-
pletely restored the hair on her head, after using it about four months,
snd the whole of her hairis much stronger and more luxuriant than
I over was before the baldness appeared.
"Mrs. Weekley inserts this testimony to7"the virtues of Mr. (l.'s
Regenator, feeling essured that many ladies would gladly purchase
an l I s, bottle Utley were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ex-
perience, not only in the restoration and production of hair in abund-
ance, but as a cure of nervous headache; as a toilet perfume id far
beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure in answering any
tady of respectability to the above fact 1-3, Swan-street, Borough."
In cases of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, Mow
drone on the crown of the head occasionally, every week, will pre-
vent the hair from coming away with the comb, mace it strong, and
prevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A
few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the
❑air brilliancy, causing it to curl.
The most delicate ladies may use this delightful product of the
meat aromatic herbs and flowers with confidence ; its refreshing
odour removes headache and makes it a most necessary companion
to the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, peer tea or twelve drops
en the crown of the head; if very bad, repeat It every quarter of an
hour. In most cases relief is certain in ten minutes. It produces
hair 00 children's heads in a few appplications. If used on infants'
heo,-Is, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to pre-
vent convulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair.---See
&raphlet of testimonials.
Alllettars addressed to Gemstone, 'Tabery. Highgate.

A It It I A G E.
A One half the world are desolately single, and the other
rap/ mein them married, questioefOly contented. Diffidence, or a
33nStl of right determine the former, and miscalculated hopes em-
iestter the latter. The solitary one may shield himself mailer the plea
of caution and worldly prudence, and the indissoluble, regret un-
comprosing harry ; but the truth lies deeper. Physical incapacity,
and broken health, are the great bin trances to domestic happinees
all soel al content. Tho dowry should not be the only marriage set-
tlement. Honour and justice deroand that health should form an item
in the coinpe.ct ; it alone dignifies the alliance. Blighted hopes or
'.eglect wound more sorely than poverty- or misfortune. Reader, if
these surmises concern you, precare Dr. CULVERWELL'S little
eiIeMOIRS "On Single and Married Life, " pub. in 2 vols., Is.
each (by post, in stamps, is. 6d. each). Let no imaginatively
refined, er preliele feeling deter you, by their titles, nor be hi' dered
DY misinterpretation of their supposed contents, from obtaining
t'er's• They are not inteeded certainly for mere idle ceriosity, but
:7r the elont perusal of those mere deeply interested, to whoa
teey are offered as antageni-itle to Vie enspyrical tracts put forth on
the above aubjects, by unenallfled authors, whieh alone or
.•.).ethe.r, arc a disgrace to the age. Furthermore, two other
Jt.tal Publications claim your attention (same price Is. each,
1).7 rest is. 6,1.) called " What to Ent, Drink, and
11.7.'''d..,," and " Hew to he Happy." They are not merely
P3.:,P P. bet equal in quantity a library volume, nor are they the
Me.re ephemeral seribblings of the hour, but the study of the author's
!ifs W 5 Owes his present eeistence, heeith, and position to this ob-
sereele a of the maxims he would inenleate—to do unto others es he
w nt.l4 ‘), done unto—to iiv., atter netore's laws—and to keep always
on the
''''"Tie- side of the way." The above works may ba had of
lierlve-il, •;03, Pate r. rnTvw-rew : C,rv.7,111 Im, I, Fleet-street • Mann,
39, Cornaill;
Spokes, 5, Holborn bill ; or direct (by post or other-
w.4,P.) ,roc: the ,uth,4r (7inJ may he conferred with porsonally,
mornings ~td evenings), 10, Arzyll-place Resent-street; anti all
Deoltfiellere.

PUBLICATIONS.

To-morrow will bo, published, in 3 vols., post Bvo.,
n ANDS NOT HEARTS
A STORY OE THE DAY.

By Miss 'WILKINSON.
Richard Bentley, New Bur:ington-street.

YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BER-

WICK ItAILWAY.

YORK, THURSDAY Nrott-r.—An extraordinary meeting
of the York, Newerstle, and Berwick Railway Company
was held this day at noon, in the Festival Concert-
room, York, for the purpose of receiving and considering
a report from the Committee of Investigstion appointed
at the extraordinary meeting of shareholders held on
the 4th day of May last. Mr. James Meek, Lord Mayor
of York, who is at present chairman of the company,
presided. There was a numerous attendance of share-
holders.

The CHAIRMAN stated that it was his duty'to bring be-
fore the meeting two reports, the fourth arid fifth of the
Committee of Investigation. They were closely cou-
nected, and therefore he proposed to move that the 3
should at once be received. The business of the day
was of no small importance. They were in possession
now of the state of the affairs of the company. After the
whole of their liabilities had been discharged, the corn-
mittee—and'he was not aware that they had overlooked
any point either unwittingly or designedly—had come
to the conclusion that the company would have'a
balance of nearly eight thousand pounds, which would
be available for dividend. But there was a further
sum due on arrears of shares which had not been re-
et fired. About 14,000/. of that amount was in connexion
e ills Mr. Hudson, who stated, however, that he had coun-
ter-claims on the company. Till those matters were un-
ravelled, it was impossible to state exactly what amount
would be at their disposal. The great business of the
day was the appointment of directors, and the determi-
nation of what should be their number. The number
recommended by the committee was eight—eight honest,
persevering, upright men.—((fear, hear.) He did not
despair of the elasticity of the company. He would make
ao hasty estimate of what it would yet produce, but this
he would say, that within his experience there was no
other railway so favourably circumstanced. They had a
traffic line of nearly 150 &ler :ong, whieee went through
mineral or coal district. 6uch lines as that to Rich-
mond could never be very productive, but branches
through the coal districts would prove unquestionably of
oenefit to the main line. Pits would ere long ba opened
beyond Newcastle, which a ould increase the traffic
on the line between Berwick and Newcastle. People
ought
he not
venturedto be
too
t o m
ythat manage-
mentd
yet proves
one of the best in the country. He would not rank it
with the seconder third class; he ranked it with the
suach this alarmed.
lineN Vi
th
wouldge
arst.—(Hear, hear.) It was for the shareholders now
to appoint directors who should so manage the company's
affsil s that the large expenditure which had been incur-
red should be turned to the best advantage. It would
also be necessary to appoint auditors. The committee
did not propose to nominate any individual or indi-
viduals; they felt it their duty to stand in an independent
position. Their great duty was to bring before the
shareholders the circumstances in which this great
undertaking stood. It was for the shareholders to select
tlsose in whom they had confidence to act in the capacity
of directors nod auditors. He would not enter into de-
tails with respect to the reports; they were in the
hands of the shareholders; and it was now the part of
,he shareholders to express their opinions on the sub-
ject. He should move that the fourth and fifth reports
be now received.

Mr. MARTINEAU begged to ask why the Great North
of England purchase account laud not come before the
committee, and also whether any statement could be
made with respect to the balance of 288,0001.?
Mr. LOVE explained that the account had not been
exam'ned, because the time of the accountants was fully
occupied with the other accounts that day. When it was
considered that they had had to take the accounts from
1842 to 1849 and almost reconstruct them, he thought
the reason he had assigned would be felt to be a valid
one. The committee had looked into the matter, how-
ever, and as the result of their examination they had
stated that a very important .erPF-1144 been committed
by the officers of the company.,
Mr. MARTINEAU wished to company,:
whether he might
not gather from that statement of Mr. Love that the rest
of the balance would really be forthcoming?
Mr. LOVE—Undoubtedly so.
The fourth and fi!th reports were then received.
The CHAIRMAN then moved that the reports be
aVopted.
Mr. MAcLAnEN seconded the motion.

Mr. WYLIE then said be had never risen with feelings
of so much embarrassment to address the shareholders,
because he was deeply convinced of the importance of
the occasion which had called them together. As an in-
dividual shareholder he must be permitted to say, with
respect to the committee of investigation, that ho was
penetrated Kith admiration of their ability, which was
only equalled by their zeal. The reports dealt with
matters which appeared more to belong to the regions of
romance than of reality. No man. could read the sad
toles they disclosed without blushing to learn that in this
country, and in the present day, there should be found
men who had ventured on conduct which was branded as
infamous. He would call upon them to demand that
expiation, that public satisfaction, which they had a
right at common law to demand. A production had
been revealed such as must ever after form part of
the Complete Letter Writer. Ho referred to the corre-
spon,lence between Mr. Close and Ma!Allport.—(Hisses.)
From that specimen it might be imagined what had been
the conduct of those who ordered such things to be
done. Mr. Close wrote to Mr. Allport that the half-
year was not long enough—(Laughter)—and that a
a week was wanted out of the next half year ; and Mr.
Allport most accommodatingly yielded, with a little de-
mur indeed, but not because there was any impropriety
in deluding shareholders, but because his books were
made up, and it was inconvenient.—(Hear, hear.) This
was not the proper time for submitting the motion
which ho held in his hand, but it was to the effect that
legal proceedings be instituted against every one of
those gentlemen.—(Much cheering.) He was astonished
that, with these facts patent, some shareholders were
found•still to wish to retain the service of one of these
gentlemen. It would be the duty of the directors to
take legal proceedings against them if his motion
should be carried; but every shareholder had as
much right to take such proceedings, and if from
ary party manoeuvres he should be outvoted-
-(Cries of " You won't be !")—he would pledge him-
self to join any gentleman who would insist on having
that reparation which perhaps a clique might deny to
justice.—(Cheers.) He was almost ashamed to hear it
argued that, on the ground of expediency, the services of
one of these gentlemen should be retained ; but, as it
had been put on that ground, he would meet that argu-
ment. It was urged that Mr. Piews had much local
knowledge and experience ; granted, but place against
that the fact of his name being signed to the cooking of
the accounts.—(Hear.) Mr. Wood, it was said, had a
contract under the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Com-
pany.—(Mr. Wood—" No.") Indeed ! was he not
supplying the company with coke ?—(Mr. Wood—
" They thought proper to take coke from a colliery in
which I am concerned, but they arc quite at liberty not
to do it whenever they think proper. They took it be-
cause there was no other colliery at that end of the line.")
He (Hr. Wylie) should speak plainly. Mr. Wood's
answer was a subterfuge. He admitted that the
company took coke of him, only it was not under a con-
tract—there was no signed contract.—(Cheers.) Similar
remarks might be made respecting Mr. Allport; but
enough had been said. His connexion with the com-
pany, and that of all these gentlemen, must now termi-
naue—(A. voice, " No." Laughter.) There was one
solitary "No."—(Mr. Glynn, of Newcastle—" Those
are not the facts." Mr. Sidney—" Is there any motion
before the meeting." Cries of " Order, order.") Be-
fore, however, coming to the question who were the
parties in whom to place confidence, it was proper to in-
quire upon what principle confidence was to be given.
The object should be to obtain responsibility, efficiency,
and honesty in management. With these three things
obtained, be should not want to hear of Government
auditors; he would be his own auditor.—(Hear hear.)
The chief of these requisites—responsibility of direc-
tors to those who appointed them—was, in his opinion,
to be secured by having properly remunerated officers.
—(Hear, hear.) He remembered once, when he had
made some observations which were not vita palat-
able to Mr. Hudson, the latter told the meeting that
he bad only 801. a year. That was a most unfortunate
801.—(Hear, hear.) There should be men at the head
of the company's affairs who would not merely give their
time for one or two days in the week, but make the
company's business their occupation.—(Hear, hear.)
How could this or any property thrive with what, after
all, was amateur management? Gentlemen gave to these
matters their spare time; but their active time was what
was wanted.—(Hear, hear.) Proper remuneration would
secure efficiency and responsibility. Some gentlemen
objected to the expense ; what was the expense of the
last management? The directors had 2,5001. a year, Mr.
Allport 1,000/., Mr. Close 1,6001-5,100/. a year could
not have been laid out to worse purpose.—(Hear, hear.)
Half the money might have been applied with goad effect
to secure the object in view.—(Hear, hear.) At present,
however, it seemed the company were bound by Act of
Perlianentjand could not have less than eight directors;
and if so, the next best mode appeased to be that recom-
mended by the committee; but if there were to be three
managing directors, as suggested by the committee, they
must give their whole time and services to the affairs of
this company, and have no other occupation.—(Hear.)
There was one point which he must notice, as it had been
so strongly pressed upon him by correspondents. All who
had moved among railway shareholders must know the
grave depression, if not poverty,, caused in many quar-
ters by reduced dividends, and, in some cases none at
all; but he was bound to say, though with much grief
in regard to the parties so inconvenienced, that he
thought the proposition of the committee to pay no
dividend at all was the just one in the present position
of the company.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the
prospects of the company,
he would say he did not be-
lieve there existed a better property in the kingdom than
this lice, if it had et cient management —(Hear, hear.)
Only let the shareholders not give their votes to cliques
or parties, but throw aside all private considerations and
sectional differences. He looked for such an increase
upon this line as would make it one of the best railway
investments in the kingdom.—(fleer, hear.) But whether
it should be so or not would depend upon the principles
the shareholders laid down, and the persons they now no-
minated. Most earnestly would be beseech them to put
aside all personal antagonistic feelings, and do their duty
to themselves.—(Cheers.)
Mr. GLYNN explained that he had interrupted Mr.

Wylie because he was misrepresenting facts. He would
add that he had seen Mr. Ailport in various cases, and
bad never seen anything in his conduct but what was
perfectly honourable, and if gentlemen would read his
letter calmly, and consider that he was but the second
officer of the company, the secretary being the first, and
Mr. Hudson the chairman, they would see that there was
really nothing done by him that a perfectly honest man
might not do.—(0h!)
Mr. ALLPORT felt called upon to ask for a few minutes
of the time of the meeting, in consequence of the severe
terms in which he had been animadverted upon by Mr.

Wylie. His conscience perfectly acquitted him in re-
gard to the motives imputed to him by Mr. Wylie. He
was the second officer cf the company. He received his
instructions from Mr. Close. He knew that companies

were in the habit of making up their accounts to the end
of the week. his own system had always been to make
them up to the end of the month, and he had sent them
in so made up. The account was returned to him to add
the week's traffic, and he did so. He could declare upon
his honour that if every director and shareholder had
come to him and asked him to alter a single figure, he
never would have done it—(Hear, hear) and he did not
think his letter would bear the construction put upon it
by Mr. Wylie. He had nothing to do with the making
up the half-yearly accounts; he never saw them; his
were merely subsidiary accounts. Ho never saw the
inside of the books at York (as we understood);
he never dictated a singl3 figure or line in
hose books; he knew n );hing about them.—(Hcar,
hear.) lie merely acted upo.i the instructions of
the secretary, and his lette-, taken candidly and fairly,
in the position he held, must he thought, exonerate him
from the charges made against him.—(Hear, hear.) He
would throw himself upon the shareholders.—(Hear,
hear.) From his first connexion with the company in
1844 to this moment he had never done a single thing
in regard to which his motives could be questioned. He
had endeavoured to the best or his ability to serve the

interests of the shareholders.—(Bear, liear.) He had
worked night and day for them, and he would appeal to
gentlemen who knew him whether he ever neglected his
duties for a day or an hour.—(llear, bear.) Mr. Wylie
never saw him in his life; but he would appeal to those
present whose faces he 'new, though he was not per-
:.oually acquainted with them—gentlemen who had seen
his conduct, and he was quite content to abide their
recision.—(Bear, hear.) He had done his duty faith-
fully to the shareholders, and if ho was to be sacrificed
fur this one single transaction, ho could not help it.
Mr. RAMSAY wished to ask Mr. Al!port whether he
considered he was doing his duty to the company when
he was working Mr. Hudson's line, although he was the
company's servant?

Mr. ALLPORT would remind the shareholders that
the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway was t Iken for this
company on the Ist of August, 1848, and immediately
came under the management of this company and of its
servants. He, as the manager of the one, took the other
also; Mr. Close did the same, and so did the engineer,
and it had been worked to this day as part of the York,
Newcastle and Berwick line. True, Mr. Hudson now
had the management; but for whose benefit? It had
been worked purely for the benefit of the shareholders of
the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Company.—(Hear,
hear.) He (Hr. Allport) had been placed in a most in-
vidious position, this company refusing to have anything
to do with the line. It had been worked for the benefit
of this company, and other parties had borne the losses,
and ho had had to endeavour to please two parties. It
was as much worked for the York, Newcastle, and
I3erwick shareholders as any one of their branches;

the cash and returns went to Mr. Close. The com•
mittee never could have intended to single his (Mr. All-
port's name out with a view to its being inferred that
there was any unfairmanagement on his, part.—(A share-
holder—"ls Mr. Hudson the lessee of the line?") Mr.
Hudson, as chairman of the York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick Company, took the lease of that line for three
years; the matter was not yet decided. He (Mr. Ail-
port) had not had time to report fully to the committee
of investigation.—(Mr. Ramsay—" Then are you the
servant of Mr. Hudson as well as of the company?")
Certainly not.—(Mr. Ramsey—" You receive no emolu-
ment from Mr. Hudson?") Certainly not; not a six-
pence.—(Mr. Ramsey—" It is reported by the committee
that you are one of his servants.")
Mr. IPLAnErr begged to explain that the committee
did not imagine that the words used by them contained
any kind of imputation upon Mr. Allport.—(Hear, hear.)
They merely meant to state a fact which they thought
every one was aware of, as it had been fully explained
in February how the Carlisle Railway stood.—(Hear.)
Mr. RAMSEY-Mr. Allport, when you sent that
answer to Mr. Close, did not you know it was morally
wrong?
Mr. ALLPORT —I had nothing to do with—(" Oh.")
Mr. RAMSEY—I want a reply to that question—did
not you knuw that was wrong?
Mr. ALLPORT —lf I had been asked to publish ac-
counts, or to make up—
Mr. RAMSEY—No, no; answer the question.
Mr. ALLPORT —lf I had been asked to falsify the ac-
counts I never would have done it.

Mr. RAMSEY—Did you not consider it was wrong?
Mr. ALWORT—It was wrong to publish wrong ac-
counts.

Mr. SIDNEY wished to turn the attention of the meet-
ing to the subject of the purchase of the Great North of
England Railway; he considered that the prospects of
the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Company were en-
tirely dependent upon the way in which that bargain
was dealt with. Ho was no repudiator of bargains when
made, though they might turn out to be bad, and could
not recommend taking advantage of imperfections in the
Act; but if in the difficulties of their position a few
individuals, by standing out, forced the company into
such a course, the fault would lie with those individuals.
As to the funds, he thought the directors ought to have
made a oall upon those shares by which the purchase-
money was to be raised. He regretted that the course
had been adopted of sending delegates to York from
various towns, and issuing proxies. —(Hear, hear.)
Everything depended upon the persons selected to
manage the company, and as he now withdrew his own
pratensions he could say this freely.—(Hear, hear.)
He should object to Mr. M'Laren, who was a banker in
Scotland, and was but a representative of others. He
should like to ask whether Mr. Leachman, who had
also been named, was the representative of another
bank, and what stake he had in the line; and how long
he had been a shareholder.

Mr. MOSLEY, of Liverpcol, thought Mr. Wylie, in his
very admirable address, had been rather severe upon
subordinates, whose conduct ought to be looked at with
some allowances, grievously misled as they had been by
those in high positions.—(dear, hear.) He coull make
groat allowances for Mr. Allport, though ready as any
one to blame what he had done; and seeing that he bad
come forward in an opeu and manly way, he (Mr. Moz-
ley) was not willing so speedily to throw away such an
officer for one fault.—(Hear.) He had no acquaintance
with Mr. Allport, and never saw him till within the het
24 hours; but had understood that he was a man of high
talent and very fit for his situation.—(Hear.) If he had
committed a fault, it was that of being too obedient to the
orders of those who ought to have known better than to
call upon him to do what he was required to do.—(Hear.)
Besides, it had been by no means a received
point, in regard to railway accounts, that they should
be closed at the end of the month; sometimes they were
taken to the end of the week. But Mr. Allport rightly
slid ho had no command over the accounts, and the
shareholders had no right to blame him for the act he
did in his ministerial capacity.—(Hear, hear.) With
regard to the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, it was
plain that the committee did not mean to intimate that
he bad continued in the management of it against their
wish. Let not the meeting turn aside to find fault with
the officials when there was far higher game before them.
—(Hear, hear.) Two questions were before the meeting,
all the rest required time for their development. The
meeting had to say whether they were satisfied that a
board of eight directors was sufficient; and if so, who
should be the members of it ?—(Hear.) Let the meeting
consider whom they would select. He did not know Mr.
Plows, and must be understood as not speaking of his
private character, hut must say this—that he had touched
dirt and was defiled. He had done that which disqualified
him for a public situation under present circumstances.
It was to be hoped that they might not be put to the
painful necessity of going to the vote upon this gentle-
man's name, but that some other person might be put
before them in whom they could place their entire confi-
dence.—(Hear, hear.) Some remarks had been made
with reference to sectional interests. Let the share-
holders take no one whom they believed put forward
merely to servo the purpose of particular parts of the
country. What was wanted was a board, whose one
object should be to raise this to a station of respectability
among the railways of Great Britain.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. Sidney had brought before the meeting the question
of the Great North of England line. Surely the com-
mittee had set a wise example in going very lightly into
so delicate a subject. As to making a call, suppose the
payments would " come when you did call for them"—
(A laugh)—it ought to be known what foundation there
was before a call was made. They were not prepared to
say, having had no report, whether the whole thing had
not been founded in fraud—(Hear)—and whether it
might not bo well to go to Parliament and ask for a
committee to examine into that iniquitous affair. Any
board of directors that attempted to make a call or to
sanction the arrangement without a full examination,
unless met in a fair spirit by the Great North of Eng-
land direciere, would ho guilty of a dereliction of slaty,
not only to the York, Newcastle,and Berwick Company,
but to all England.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to Go-
vernment auditorship, ho felt it to be a farce, when he
looked round the room and saw so many men of business
capable of managing their own affairs.—(Hear, hear.)
All that was wanted was, that they should do their own
duty efficiently, select proper men, and provide that
they call to their assistance an accountant who should
make out a statement. The committee, however, had
rather undervalued the services of auditors, in assigning
to them a remuneration of 501, a-year.—(Hear.)
Mr. ALLIS was requested by a number of shareholders
to express their , opinion that there ought not to be
five directors connected with the coal districts; there
had been such things as coal comhinations. He was re-
quested to propose Mr. T. J. Ward for a director.
Mr. PAGET agreed with the reports of the committee,
but thought there was some want of consideration in
their recommendation that there should be three highly.
paid managing directors. Tho better mode of managing

a railway was to give the directors a moderate sum, and
take care that proper servants were appointed.
Mr. LOVE trusted the Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Easthope)
would do him the justice hereafter not to attack him
behind his back—(lcer, hear)—and would state that
the representations were untrue—(Hear). He (Mr.
Love) knew he was to be attacked, and expected it; the
gentlemen at Newcastle, who were favourable to Mr.
Hudson, had bceu in secret conclave to prevent his hav-
ing anything more to do with this company, because he
had been fearle.cs in defence of what he believed to be
its interests.—(Hear.) Sir J. Easthope knew that he
(Nlr. Love) was absent on the Company's business, and
made an attack upon him as to his desire to be one of the
msnaging directors. The manager, Mr. Allport, too,
was at the London meeting and voted against him (Mr.
Love).—( Hisses.)
Mr. ALLPORT rose, and explained that he did not go
to London on purpose, but was there on private busi-
ness; and, as a shareholder, having a large interest in
the company, he considered he had a fair right to give
his vote on such an occasion.

Mr. PRANQE passed a very high eulogium upon Mr.
Love, and mentioned, that when he (Mr. Prance) was
convinced in February, on seeing the Great North of
England purchase account, that a gross fraud had been
practiced, and when he determined to come down to the
north and expose it, various friends to whom he had
applied to come and stand by him in that undertaking,
when he would be bearding the lion in his den, excused

themselves on one groun'ci or another, and Mr. Love,
wLoni he had known only in the ordinary intercourse of
men engaged in the same pursuit, catno forward and said,
" If you feel it your duty to go to York and expose this
thing, you ought not to go alone, and you shall not; I
will go with you."—(Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) It
was objected to him that he was a member of the
Stock-Exchange of London. Why, there was no
commercial community in Great Britain which could
boast a larger proportion of high-minded and honourable
men.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the meeting in
London, the tendency of Sir J. Easthope's remarks cer-
tainly was that if there wai a connexion between Mr.
Love and him (Mr. Prance), be was objectionable as a
delegate. Sir J. Easthope ought to have apprised Mr.
Love previously of his intention to make such a point.
Sir J. EASTHOPE then rose and proposed to go into a
discussion of the charge thus made against him, and was
proceeding to insist that Mr. Love's complaint against
him now was quite different from the grievance he had
all-ged in his letter; but there were loud calls of
Time," " We shall be here till midnight," and, after
much confusion,

Mr. R. 'MARTINEAU formally rose to order. Instead
of settling who were to be directors, the time of the
meeting Wii3 beity, wasted in a Stock-Exchange
squabble.—(Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN put it to the meeting whether Sir J.
Easthope should proceed upon the subject, and the meet-
ingdecid(d by a show of hands that he should not.

Mr. M‘LAREN would say a few wordsj upon the
question of managing directors. The only prospect the
York, Newcastle, and Berwick Company had of paying
a reasonable dividend was, he believed, by an entire
change of management. No set of directors, giving a
part of their time from their business, could (as he
conceived) give as much as was necessary.—(Hear.)
Mr. CARBUTT, of Leeds, expressed doubts as to the
mode recommended by the Committee of Investigation.
If there were three managing directors, the whole busi-
ness would ultimately fall into their hands, and the rest
of the directors be ciphers.—(Hear.) He was inclined
to suggest, as the best system of management, to divide
the business into committees, each committee meeting
every week to transact its peculiar business, and the
board meeting once a month or oftener, as might be re-
quired ; the reports of all the committees;to be made to
the board for general discussion.—(Hear.) If there
were two or three managing directors with 7001. a-year,
there would be continual intrigue to get into that posi-
tion gentlemen whose interest it might serve.—(Hear.)
Mr. THomesom moved that the principle of appointing
managing directors should be approved. He moved that
the meeting select one managing director to be recom•
mended to:thc;shareholders at their meeting in February,
leaving it to be decided whether the number of manag-
ing directors should be three or one.
Mr. PHILLIPS thought the question should be re-
served.

Mr. CONSTABLE, of Otley, moved that the report be
adopted with the exception of the piragraph recom-
mending the appointment of managing directors.
Mr. PURNELL, of Scarborough, seconded the amend-
ment.

On a show of hands the amendment was carried.
Mr. SIDNEY moved that eight directors be appointed,
and that no distinction be made till Februsry.
Mr. PHILLIPS, from Sh,,ffiAd, moved that the question
of any appointment of managing director be lett to be
decided by the meeting of February.
On a show of hands the amendment of Mr. Phillips
was carried.

It was agreed on the motion of Mr. MOZLEY, to pro.
coed to the election of directors.

Mr. THOMPSON, chairman of the meeting of delegates,
read the list they approved of, viz. :—Mr. Leeman
(York), Mr. Leachman, Mr. M'Laren, Mr. Kipling, Mr.
Flews, Mr. Hodgson, and Mr. Hunter, the two latter
from Newcastle ; and to avoid preponderance of local in-
terest he proposed to substitute for the name of Mr.
Hunter that of Mr. Love, who had the next largest num-
ber of votes.

Mr. WYLIE moved the omission of Mr. Flews' name
in order to insert that of Mr. Love.

But it was ultimately agreed to put the names seri-
atim. The names of Mr. Leeman, Mr. Leachman, Mr.
Kipling, and Mr. M‘Laren, wore adopted unanimously;
There was a largo show of hands in favour of Mr. Plewa
—a number of hands were also held up against him.
Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Wharton, and Mr. Lore, were also
appointed.
Mr. MOZLET proposed to substitute the name of Mr.
Maude for that of Mr. Plews.

Mr. Maude's name was put to the meeting, when the
show of hands was declared to be in the negative.
Mr. MOZLET still proposed to go to a poll; when
Mr. THOMPSON assured him that the directors held
proxies more than sufficient to confirm the nominations
made by the majority of the meeting.
Mr. Maude and Mr. Wylie were then elected directors.
Oa the motion of Mr. THOMPSON, it was resolved
that a piece of plate, value 100 guineas, should be pre-
sented to Mr. Prance and each of the members of the
Committee of Investigation, as an acknowledgment of
their valuable cervices.

The thanks of the shareholders were unanimously
Toted to Mr. Leem‘n.

Mr. WYLIE intimated that the motion which he had
intended to propose was to the effect, that the board of
directors should be instructed to lay the report of the
committee, with the evidence, before counsel, with the
view of instituting legal proceedings against Mr. Hud-
son and such officers of the company as had acted
fraudulently in the management of its affairs.
Mr. RamsEv asked the Chairman to read the list of
those persons who had received dividends, but had not
paid their calls.
After some discussion Mr. Close read the names of
Henry Newton, James Henry and William Richardson,
G. T. Andrews, R. Davies, P. Wilkinson, Gutch, J.
Richardson; R. Nicholson, G. Hudson, Joseph Lowrance,
J. Close, W. Richardson, Wilkinson, and R. Nicholson:l
_ _

After explanations by Mr. W. Ricuannsax and Mr.
W. NEWTON,
Mr. M'LAaEN stated that the names of Messrs. New-
ton, Richardson, Andrews, and Gutch ought not to have
been in the list, their case being entirely different to that
of the others.
Mr. LEEMAN explained that those gentleman had
to the Chairman, and the
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voted
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proceedings terminated at a quarter-past six o'clock.

THE SMITHFIELD NUISANCE..—This plague spot
of the metropolis will not, we feel assured, long disgrace
the first city of the world, for proof of its filth and its
inefficiency are daily being made public. On Monday
there were many unpleasant scenes with the poor cattle,
over-driven, running into the shops of the tradesmen, to
their injury and to the danger of foot passengers. Se-
veral of the largest salesmen are converted, and can see
full well that they would have increased accommodation
and push a better trade at Islington. One of them states
that he is certain some of the cattle would fetch two
pounds a head more at Islington than Smithfield. Again
there were at market on Monday no less than 5,220 head
of cattle, which is almost more than double the number
the market can accommodate, and of sheep there.were no
less than 29,000 head. Can Mr. Deputy Hicks (" Dea
fender of the Filth ") raise his feeble utterance for the
prolongation of such a state of things? Humanity,
common sense, common honesty has condemned it; for
even on the " pocket " side of the question, the Corpo-
ration of London could save 3,0001. a year by its re-
moval. The cholera has left us, but if we leave plague-
breeders such as this market dormant, there is no know-
ing what the summer of 1850 will see amongst us.
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His Excellency M. Drouyn de L'Huys, the French
Ambassador, with his 1).3y, and the Secretary of Lega-
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every part of that estahli,lnent. Ills Excellency made
the most minute inquiries into the whole of the system
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Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
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