The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-10 00:00:00

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
HALF-YEARLY ADJOURNED MEETING.
(THIS DAY.)
The adjourned hall-yearly general meeting of the
Eastern Counties R tilway was held at one o'clock this
afternoon, at the London Tavern, in Bishopsga:e-street.
Among those present were Messrs. Waddington,
Anderson, Gibbes, Harrison, Butler, and Wells, Eastern
Counties directors; and Messrs. Paterson, Kinnard,
Routh, Haetie, and Bagshaw, Northern and Eastern
directors.
Long before the hour of meeting the large ball-room of
the tavern was completely filled with shareholders, and the
various entrances were besieged with exasperated proprie-
tors, who were unable to obtain edinissien. The doors
Were guarded by police officers in plain clothes, and the
scenes of confusion:which now and then viol: place, both
in the room and out of tt, reminded one more of the pro-
ceedings which generally characterise the nomination at
a contested election, or a Jenny Lind night
at the Opera, than a gathering of grave sine
far-seeing commerical speculators. A few miou'es
after the appointed hour for taking the chair,
the directors, headed by Mr. Waddington, entered the
room by a private door, which was strict!), guarded by e
strong body of detectives, who had previously ext rted
themselves in a very energetic manner to prevent the
seats reserved for the press being invaded b) a num•
ber of shareholders, who appears d to be exc!ssiiely
indignant that excellent arrangements had been made
for accommodating the reporters. Of course the
entrance of the directors was the signal for an outburst
of yells and hootings that could not be surpassed even
by a disappointed Victoria audience, and which is be-
yond the descriptive powers of any reporter's pencil.
Above the roar of voices might be neard such cries as
" Don't let 'em come in," " Turn 'em out," "Blaze
away," " Knock over the chair," mingled with whoops
and yells which more resembled the war-cry of an Indian
or New Zealand tribe than the articulations of civilized
beings. During this confusion a shareholder roared out
in stentorian voice, " Don't be such fools; act like men
who are looking after the weltare of your pockets, and
don't kick up such a row, as it will be useless going into
business. Let us hear what every body's got to say, and
pitch into 'em afterwards." Another voice replied.
" Oh, that's all humbug—out with 'em at once."
At, length, when some degree of silence was restored,
the preliminaries were entered upon,
Mr. RONEY, the secretary, read the advertisement con-
vening the meeting, but so great was the noise that it
could scarcely be heard.
Mr. WADDINGTON then rose, and was received with
Mingle cheers and groans. He said he had come in
pursuance of the pledge he had given at the last meet-
inq.—(A voice—What about the 2,000/.?) He would
explain all about that presently. His interest and ill& irs
Were identical. He had not a craven heart, and if ti ey
would support him in the chair—(Groans)—every one
should have fair play.—(Nuise.) He called upon them
to act like men of business.—(Loud cheers.)
If they did not, they would be sufferers, not him.—
(Cheers.) He asked them to give all a lair hearing, and
to argue the whole of the matters dispassionately. He
called upon the Committee of Investigation to introduce
their report. He should then offer some observations,
and it would then be for the proprietors to do what they
thought proper.—(Cheers.)
Mr. CASH next rose to address the meeting, and put it
to the shareholders whether, as all had had a copy of
the report, it was necessary to have it read?— (No, no.)
Ile then moved the adoption of the report of the
committee, and that its provisions be carried out.
With regard to the mention of his name in the House
of Commons with respect to the 7,6001, he had to say
that he was a member of the Size-lane Committee, but
that not a halfpenny of the money passed through
his hands.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Ile knew no-
thing about it, but he always understood that the
expenses of the proceedings would bc paid by the com-
pany. He believed that thousands would have been
saved if the arrangement with the Northern Railway
had been carried. He had got a list of how the money
had been spent. He was not there either to approve or
condemn that expenditure, but he had made up his mind
to read it.
Advertising, &c. £1,539 19s.—(" Oh, oh.")
Solicitor ... ... 1,619 0 —(" Oh, ,h.")
Losses in shares ... 3,400 0 —(" Oh, oh.")
Advertising (Barker & Cu.) 340 0 —(" Oh, oh.")
Printing, and other expenses 465 0 —(" Oh, oh.")
Balance 231 0 —(" Oh, oh.")

£7,594 19
The Committee begged to submit the following sug-
gestions for the consideration of the proprietors:-
Ist. To approve of the amalgamation with. the Norfolk.

2d. That no dividend be paid at (his time.—(Cheers.)
3d. That the directors be reduced from 18 to 12—
eight for the Eastern Counties and tour fur the Eastern
Union ; that the latter be not paid any sum for their
services, in addition to the 1,0001. awarded them by the
Act ; and that the directors representing the Eastern
Counties be more sufficiently remunerated than hereto•
fore.—(Hear, hear.)
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4th. That the capital account be closed as early as
possible.—(Loud cheers )
sth. That a law clerk be appointed at a salary.
6th. That more efficient pains be taken in the ap-
pointment of auditors, and to consider the propriety of
nominating professed accountants.— (Cheers.)
7th. That the committee be directed to pur-
sue its inquiry as to the state of the capi-
tal accounts, with the view of further investi-
gation, and that it present the results to the next
half-yearly meeting, or forward them by post, or if ne-
cessary, that they request the directors to call a special
meeting to consider the result.
8. Stringent economy in every department.—(Cheers.)
Now, first, as to the amalgamation with the Norfolk.
The committee were unanimous upon that point, and he
might mention that they only held about 500/. worth of
stock. With regard to the dividend, they believed it
would be the height of folly to pay it in the present
condition of the company. No one would object to the
reduction of the directors, while, with regard to the
capital account, it ought to have been closed years
ago, and the property would be in an infinitely better
condition than it was now. With regard to paying a
salary to a law clerk, that was the only means of keep-
ing down legal expenses. He would not undertake to
say who ought to be appointed, but he tbought the best
course would be to leave that point to the Board of Trade
—(No, no)—or they might retain their present legid ad-
viser.—(No, no, and a cry " Pay him off, and send him to
the right about.") Having strongly:urged the necessity
of economizing in the future, he concluded by moving a
resolution in accordance with his address.—(Hear.)
Mr. MEEK, another of the committee, seconded the
resolution. The committee rested their recommenda-
tion in reference to the Norfolk Company upon two
grounds—First, that a compact had been fairly entered
into, which it would be a breach of faith to abandon;
and, secondly, because they had been convinced
by inquiry that the future stability of the concern de-
pended upon its connexion with the Norfolk Company.
At all events, if they rejected the proposal, of this he
Was convinced, that. the Norfolk Company would form
an alliance with a rival interest that would ultimately
prove the ruin of the company, and, therefore, before
the meeting consented to throw over the amal•
gatnation, he hoped they would appoint another
committee of investigation from amongst the op-
ponents of the measure to inquire further into it.—
(Cries of " Hear.") Now, with regard to the second
Point, of not paying the dividend; he knew not whether
the directors intended to object to it, but when he told
them that the present liabilities amounted to no less
than 384,0001., and they had only 105,000/. to meet them
with, how could they pay a dividend of 4s. out of that
105,0001., and reduce the sum available for liabilities
to 35,000L—(Cheers.) Of this the meeting might rest
assured, that the income of the past half-year had been
more than absorbed in replacing their rolling stock, and
it was calculated that 64,8251. would be required to meet
the present depreciations, and 246,4001., or 50,000/. a
year, to replace sleepers during the next three years.
Now in such a state of things, could any mine man consent
to take a dividend.—(Cheers.) The committee did not
want them to forego all dividends till thu rolling stock
and depreciations had been replaced. All they wanted
the shareholders to do was to give up the present and
consent to a reduction in future dividends.—(Hear,
hear.) Possibly the directors or some of them might'
object to this, indeed they seemed to do so in the answer
they had issued to the report of the committee; but what
he said to the shareholders was, don't be further deluded
by shuffling and trickery.—(Cheers.) Look clearly into
the matter, and try to sift out the motives which actu-
ated these directors, of whom ho should pre.,
sently have something to say.—(Cries of "hear, hear.")
Inquiry was necessary in order that they might see how
much of their capital was merely represented by no-
minal figures—to see also, how their money had been
expended—(Bear, hear)—why one person had
received out of their resources as much as
would have remunerated a body o f directors for
twenty years. They had heard that it had been stated
in the House that the money was not improperly ex-
pended. Now be wished thein
7,6001. was expended. He wished
te be told how that
the directors to ex-
plain this.—(Hear.) Again money had been swallowed up
under the dubious name of " extensions." But there was
a deed of darker dye than that. The Eastern Counties
some time ago agreed to purchase the Wisbeach and St.
lye's line. The Eastern Counties agreed to take an
allotment of one-third of the shares, and the arrange-
ment was made in such a manner that the shares could
not get into the market-500 shares were offered to
availed
e
directors of the Eastern Counties, and they all
themselves of the offer.—(Laughter.) Some taking 500
and the others a smaller number, 2/. deposit was paid.
The Eastern Counties' directors paid 2/. deposit, but
sold the scrip at 21. premium.—(Cries of " Shame.")
15,4351. was paid upon the shares issued, so that the
Eastern Counties paid 30,8701., for these shares which was
precisely,
the profit they, the shareholders, had paid for
the St. Ives and Wisbeach line. Mr. Hudson came in
too late to share in this. The Eastern Counties
directors induced the St. Ives and Wisbeach line to issue
fresh scrip,
when the bagain was closed, 2,000/. of
their money having been paid for fictitious scrip; but
the statement he was about to make would hardly be be-
lieved. He spoke it with sincere pain. The Soli-
citor of the company applied to the St. Ives's Company
to issue fresh scrip, but, let it be said to the honour of
Englishmen that they' fused—(Cheer,)—but this did not
thwart the gentleman refused—(Cheer,)—but
ou this dishonest act. Mr,
udsen and Mr. Waddington signed two orders for
2,0004, as if to represent the payment of deposits upon
serey-iP representing
L. 1,0001. One was countersigned by the
retarY, but the other was not from, it was believed, an
o
notes=
"--(Cheers ) The order was paid in two 1.000/.
11141 then paid back to the credit of the Eastern
'ph es as a payment from the ‘-‘, isbeach Con)pany.
but
might make what they liked of it,
Vt the money belonged to them.—(Cries of " Hear.")
411 then they closed the capital account they would

never know their real position—they would never cure
• good and effietent Manai,,ement. Until that olject
obtained, there wouH Do end to the borrowin
which enabled the directors to sorry on an
rotten system. On word. more berore he sat clowY-,
aud that word as upon tt•ir future prospects. lie
bilieved•the weetiog 4., re prpured to give up the
dead.—(Cheers.) Well, his hops of their future pr.ec-.•
pats rested upon their not iierea!ter dividing profits
till they had been fairly earned, and could be sa!ely
divided. With such precautions he had yet hope in
the ev( ntual success or the Eastern Counties Railway ;
but, before that could be attained, they must
have directors who w,:uld manage the affairs of the
company as they would their own—who would have the
courage and the wisdom to meet diffi ulties and look
them in the face.—(Cheers.) Get such men, and he
could promise them better times.—(Cheers.)
i ho gentleman resumed hi., seat amidst a burst of
applause, that was renewed again and again.
Mr. WADDINGToN then rose to address the meeting,
and immediately the previous good humour was changed
into noise and uproar, and it was not until Mr. Cash and
Mr. Meek had appealed to the meeting to give Mr.
Waddington a hearing that silence was restored.
The CHAIRMAN then declared that he had confidence
in the English spirit which always gave a man a holing
before he was condemned. He did not stand there for
his own aggrannil. ment—(Cries of "Oh, oh!")—and
it the meeting would listen to hum he was sure they
would be glad that he had risen.—(Criss of " Oh, oh!")
lie stood in the position of one who had given a pledg,
which had been br,k,m—(Cheers)—but, although he
had been on terms of intimacy with that man, he was
not responsible for his mistake.—(`' Oh, oh"—" Mistake,
itnieed.") He admitted that an error had been
committed, but they were all liable to error,
and if they would only listen to him he would
demonstrate that they cow(' fairly divide 4s. per share.
—(01), oh.) Look at the pamphlet the directors had
issued as a triumphant answer to the report of the com-
mittee.—(oh, oh, and cries of "That's enough; turn him
out," "Down, down.")
The meeting was proceeding when we went to press.

NEWMARKET RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

Match.
St. Ann beat Saddle.
Match.
Retail beat Czarina.
Handicap of 50/. New T.Y.C.

Sagacity ... ... ...
Pylos ... ... ... ...
Irish Jig ... ... ...

Sweepstakes for two and three yrs old.
Slashing Alice ...
Galata colt ... ~, • •
Jane Eyre ... ...
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each.

Impression ... ...
Ondine
Hardingstono

... ... Os. 1

SPORI IN ti Ir TELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING.

WEDNESDAY.

The Jockey Club Plate of 50 sovs., for four yrs old, 7st
21b five, Bst 31b; sex and aged, Bst 91b; the property
of members of the Jockey Club. B.C.
Captain Lowther's Glutton, 4 yrs ... (Dockeray) 1
Lord Exeter's Ulysses, 5 yrs
Captain Ruu,'s Mint°, 4 yrs
Betting-7 to 4on Glutton, who won in a canter by
te❑ lengths. The rain prevented our timing this race.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, fur three yrs old; colts,
Sat 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; the winner to be sold for 100
sovs. if demanded, &c. T,Y.C. (5 subs.)
Mr. Daley's Cayenne ... (J. Sharp) 1
Colonel Peel's lone . . 2
Lord Clifden's Ilidallan ... 3

Lord O, ford's Angela
Mr. Stevenson's Old English Gentleman ... 5
Betting-5 to 4 agst lone, and 2to 1 agst Angela.
Won by a length; llidallan a moderate third. Bun in
1 win. 14 secs.

The Suffolk Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft if declared, &c.,
with 100 added. Last mile and a half of B.C. (32
Subs.. 15 of whom pay 5 sovs. forfe:t.)
Sir B. Pigot's Essedarius, 3 yrs, sst 10lb (including
Bib extra) ... (llockeray) 1
Mr. I3atson's Beauclerc, 4 yrs, 7st slb ... 2
Mr. Bolt's Collingwood, 6 yrs, 9st 51b ... 3

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Lord Stanley's Legerdemain, 3 yrs, 4st 71b ... 4
Lord Clitden's Wanota, 5 yrs, Bst 51b ... 0
Mr. Gatllloll'S Do-it-again, 4 yrs, 7st 81b 0
Mr. Wigram's Keratin, 4 yrs, 6st 111 b (carried
6st 131 b) •.• 0
Mr. B. Green's Cigarette, 3 yrs, Est 41b (carried
sst 71b) 0
Duke of Bedford's Retail, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b 0
Lord Exeter's Midia, 3 yrs, 4st 51b (carried 45t 91b) 0
Betting— 3 to 1 agst Essedarius-9 to 2 agst Coiling-
wood-9 to 2 agat Wanota— 6to 1 agst Do-it-again—and
10 to 1 agst Beauelerc. Do-it-again took the lead, followed
by Essedarius, Beauclerc, and the rest of the light
weights, Wanota and Collingwood lying off; they ob-
servel this order for about a mile, when Do-it-again
resigned, and Essedarius, taking up the running, went ou
with a decided lead to the end, and won in a canter by
two lengths. A fine race for the second money terminated
in favour of Beauclerc by a head, Cullingwood beating
Legerdemain by a head .—Run in 2 min. 46 sec.
Match-200, h ft. T.Y.C.
Duke of Bedford's Saddle, Bst 81b ... (F. Butler 1
Lord Exeter's Bishop of Romford's Cob, Bst 21b ... 2
7 to 1 on Saddle, who won in a canter,by three lengths.
Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. for three-year olds and up-
wards. A.F.
Col. Peel's Lola Montez, 4 yrs, Bst ... (Flatman) 1
Lord Clifden's -Waliflower, 3 yrs, 6st ... 2
Mr. E. Francis's Chabron, 5 yrs, ist 71b 3
Mr. Stevenson's Doctrine, 5 yrs, Fist 51b......0
Mr. Howlett's Cardinal's Niece, 5 yrs, Bst 21b
... 0
Mr. Neville's Dover, 4 yrs, 7st 1016
... 0
Mr. Hobson's Passion Flower, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ... 0
Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Iron Rail, 5 yrs, 7st 41b ... 0
Mr. F. B. Charlton's Kissaway, 3 yrs, 6st ilb ... 0
Mr. Barne's Little Charley, 3 yrs, Est ••• ••• 0
Betting-4 to 1 agst Doctrine, sto 1 agst Dover, sto
1 agst Lula Montez, 6 to 1 agst Kissaway, and 6 to 1
agst Iron Rail. Wallflower took the lead immediately
after starting, followed by Chabron, Little Charley,
Doctrine, and Lola Montez, until half way up the cords,
where Colonel Peel's mare went up, headed Wallflower
in two or three strides, and passed the chair a very
clever winner by a length. Wallflower beating Chabron
by two lengths.—Ruu in 2 min. 17 sec.

The Cha pion Stakes of 50 nova. each, h. ft., for three
years dld; cults, Bst 71b; fillies and geldings, Bst. The
winner of the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes or the

One Thousand Guineas Stakes to carry 71b extra.
From the R.M. starting post to the Duke's Stand.
(24 Subs.)
Duke of Bedford's SL Rosolia... (Flatman) 1
Colonel Anson's Unampion ... 2
Mr. R. H. Nevill's Sidney ... 3
Duke of Bedford's Quasimodo ... 4
Mr. J. Moore's Sir Launtelot... ... . . 5

Lord Exeter's cby Voltaire, out of Valance ... 6
Betting-6 to 5 agst St. Rosolia, 7to 2 agst Quasi-
m(ido, 4 to 1 agst Sidney, and 5 to 1 agst Sir Launcelot.
Quasimodo took the lead at starting, followed by St.
Rosolia ; Champion, Sidney, and fir Launcelot wait-
ing on them. No material change took place until they
came to the cords, where all were beaten except Qua
simodo, the favourite, Sidney, and Champion ; St. Ro-
solia took the lead from Quasimodo immediately after,
kept it to the end, and won easily by a length, Cham-
pion beating Sidney by a neck. Run in 2 minutes 47
seconds.

Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each for four yrs old ; colts,
84 101 b; fillies, 8$ 51b. Last three miles of B.C.
(4 Subs.)
Mr. Barite's Sotterloy Walked over

The attendance this afternoon was larger than on
Tuesday, but the weather more unfavourable, the rain
having set in early, and continuing almost without ceas-
ing until near five o'clock.

TAE DERBY.-1,000 —ito 30 taken about Old Dan
Tucker; no other change.
NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

DERBY BETTING.
2 to 1 agst l lying I)utchwuu (t)-5 to 1 agst Nunny-
kirk-11 to 2 apt Tudtnur-10 to 1 agst Vanguard-
-16 to 1 agst Vatican-20 to 1 agst Chatterer-33 to 1
agst Old Dan 'fucker. No others mentioned.

FOR TRURSDATi
Match.—Saddle, BstENTRIES 11lb, agst St. Ann, 7st. 100, hit.
T.Y.C.
Sweepstakes for two and three years old. First half of
C. by Epirus, dam by D'Egville, 3 yrs—Jane Eyre,
3 yrs—Slashing Alice, 3 yrs—f by Voltaire, out of 61a-
late, 3 yrs--Treacherous, 3 yrs.
Handicap Plate. New T.Y.C.
The Fiddler, 4 yrs, Bst 101b—Taffrail, 4 yrs, Bst 41b—
Ziska, 5 yrs, Bst 41b—Sagacity, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Hinchin-
brook, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Passion Flower, 4 yrs, 7st 41b----
Dupliciry, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Memento, 3 yrs, 7st 21b—
Nina, 3 yrs, 7st 21b—Treacherous, 3 yrs, 7st—
Cigarette, 3 yrs, Gst 121b—General Sale, 3 yrs, 6st 41b
—Pylos, 3 yrs, 6st 31b—St. Denis, 3 yrs, 6st 31b—Car-
buncle, 3 yrs, 6st—Sister to J,,11y Dick, 3 yrs, sst 121 b
—lrish Jig, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Juggler, 3 yrs, sst 101 b.

STORMING OF MOULTAN.—CREMORNE GARDENS.
This recent triumph of British arms in the East forms
the subject for the grand pictorial and pyrotechnic exhi-
bition at Cremorne Gardens (and not at Vauxhall, as
previously stated), and which will shortly be produced
with some novel and striking effects. The %spectacle is
being arranged by Mr. T. Thompson and Mr. Mortram.
A magnificent panorama of the modern "El Dorado,",
California, with the " diggings," &c., is also in prepara-
tion; also a grand tournament, after the style of the one
described by Sir Walter Scott in his charming romance
of " Ivanhoe," as held at Ashby de la Zouch, and which
will be the vehicle tor introducing the sports and pas-
times of " merrie England" in the "olden time." Cre-
morn(' during the week, notwithstanding that the weather
has been most unpropitious for amusements alfresco, has
been well attended.
MR. GRANTLEY BERKELEY, M.P. The Bath
Journal states that this Hon. Gentleman still continues
ill, his complaint being a derangement of the nervous
system, affecting the stomach end the head; it results
from over excitement of mind, for which the Bon.
Member has been ordered complete repose.
esterday a temporary wooden erection at
Grantun Pier, used by the Edinburgh and Northern
Railway Company, was destroyed by fire. The loss, we
understand, is not great, and it is hilly covered, we be.
have, by insurance.--Scotsman of Wednesday.

_IIETIPOLITAT:ii COUNTIES AND

GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

The first; annual general meeting of this society
was held yesterday, at the office of the societ-, 27,
Regei,t-stre,t, Waterloo-ph.c,, foe the purpose of
laying the report ut the directors fir the past yar,
before the proprietors,. and of electing four
directors i❑ the place of Samuel Driver, Esq.,
H. P. Fuller, Esq., Edward Vansittart Neale,
Esq., and Sir Thomas Newby Reeve, who
went out of office by rotation, but who,
being eligible for re-election, had offered themselves
accordingly, and two auditors in the stead of Thomas
Bates, Esq., and H. P. Buckler, Esq., who was also
eligible for re-election.
Captain the Hon. G. F. HoTHAm was called to the
chair; and among the gentlemen present we noticed
Samuel Driver, Elq., Henry Peter Fuller, Esq.,
John Palk Griffin, Esq., Edward Legh, Esq.,
Thomas Littledale, Esq. (Liverpool), Edward Lo-
max, Esq., Samuel Miller, Esq., E. Vansittart
Neale, Esq., William Studley, Esq., W. A. S.
Westoby, Esq., James Bird, Eiq., W. Fisher, Esq.
(Liverpool), J. S. Streeter, Esq., G. A. Young, Esq.,
T. J. Hay, Esq., S. Lee Trotman, Esq., &c.
F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Esq., the Manager, read
the report, which was as follows :

" The first report of any society may be expected
to lay before its members a more detailed statement
of the circumstances under which it was founded,
and of its claims to public support and confidence,
than may be looked for or required at a more advanced
stage of its existence ; and in the case of a new Life
Assurance Society this explanation is peculiarly
desired, in consequence of the numerous institutions,
of a similar nature and of an older date, with which
it is called upon to compete.
" The directors of the Metropolitan Counties and
General Life Assurance Society feel justified, there-
fore, in directing attention to those peculiar features
in the constitution of this society, and in the nature
of the business undertaken by it, which have already
produced the most flattering results, and from which
they have every reason to anticipate a most success-
ful career.

"The field of life assurance is indeed already oc-
cupied by many labourers, but the power of produc-
tion is infinitely greater than has been called forth
by any cultivation hitherto bestowed upon it. Thus
it is estimated, that the whole number of policies now
existing in England and Wales, does not exceed
200,000: and of these there are so many cases where
the same individual possesses more than one policy,
that the actual number of persons whose lies are
assured cannot be estimated at more than 150,000.
Comparing this number with the entire population
and wealth of this country, it may be confidently
anticipated that when the advantages of life assurance
shall have become more generally understood and
appreciated, a vast increase must necessarily take
place in the present amount of life assurance business.
" On grounds common to this society and other
Assurance Offices, it may then be affirmed, that the
success of any new society of this description,
where the rates of assurance are not reduced
below the fair standard, and where the management
is characterised by activity and integrity, is, a
matter of reasonable certainty. Of the tables of rates
under which the business of this society is conducted,
the directors can speak with the most perfect confi-
dence ; they were not adopted until after the most
careful and searching examination ; and the directors
feel assured that they will bear comparison with those
of any other well-regulated office.
" The society possesses, however, a distinguishing
feature, which affords more than ordinary grounds
for anticipating the most successful results. This
feature is the combination of life assurance with ad-
vances of money upon the security of real property,
repayable by periodical instalments. 'l'o those who
are aware of the great extent to which loans of this
kind are effected in what are known as building socie-
ties, and of the very considerable profits which those
societies realise, the expectation of deriving
a large income from this source will appear by no
means problematical. The investment of the capital
of the Society in such advances must therefore secure
to those who are assured in it upon the participating
scale, the prospect of large bonuses; and to the
capitalist who may invest his money in the shares of
the society, the certainty of large returns, coupled
with the most ample security. To both these
classes of persons then—to those who are desirous
of making provision against the uncertainty of life
by assurance, and to those who seek for a Safe and
profitable investment for their capital—this society
presents peculiar attractions. Each class will aid the
other in attaining the end sought by itself; and there
are therefore the strongest grounds fur expecting the
support of both. The borrowers from the society
have also their peculiar advantage in the power of
gradually paying off the advances made to them,
thereby equalising the pressure upon their resources,
while at the same time they possess the consoling re-
flection, that if death should in the meanwhile snatch
them away, their property will be left to their fami-
lies, discharged from the loan.
" For the above reasons, the founders of the society
considered themselves justified in anticipating that a
large share of the public favour would be accorded to
it; and the experience of the past year, notwith-
standing the serious and almost unexampled depres-
sion in all branches of trade by which it has been so
unhappily characterised, affords them the strongest
grounds for believing that this anticipation will be
most fully realised.

" The operations of the society are far from being
confined to the Metropolitan districts : in many parts
of the country it has met with a most favourable re-
ception. In the important town of Liverpool the
directors have succeeded in establishing a branch
board, consisting of gentlemen possessing a large
local influence, and whose names are calculated
to insure a considerable amount of business to the
society. The chairman of that board, Mr. Thomas
Littledale (one of your directors), is so well
known and so highly respected in that important
town and the adjacent country, that his name cannot
fail to impart the most perfect confidence in the so-
ciety's operations there; while the close connexion of
Liverpool with Manchester, and the manufacturing
districts, insures their participating in the feelings of
their enterprising neighbour.

" The directors have also succeeded in obtaining no
less than 176 very eligible agents in the provincial
towns of England, and 24 in the metropolis. One
active and intelligent agent has been appointed, on
his own application, at Inverness, but, with this ex-
ception, the directors have for the present confined
their efforts for the establishment of agencies to
England.
" The connexion which has been thus established
has already produced no inconsiderable fruits. Up to
the 30th ultimo the society has issued 212 policies,
assuring sums to the amount of 67,8011., and pro-
ducing an annual income of 2,2361. ss. 11d.
"As the result of the exertions during the last ten
months, these numbers, even taken in the gross, are
very satisfactory, but when examined more closely, a
steady increase of a most encouraging character will
be found in the account of policies effected. Com-
mencing with the month of August last, when the
policies taken out by the directors and other officers
of the society as a part of their qualification, had been
exhausted, the return of ordinary life polices issued by
the society during the succeeding eight months, is as
follows :

Months. Number of Policies issued Amount assured
in each Month. by Policies.
August ... ... 4 ... ... ... £2,100
September ... ... 11 ... ... ... 1,970
October ••• ••• 18 ... .. ... 4,650
November ... ... 22 ... .. ... 5 550
December ... ... 23 ... ... ... 6 500
January ... ... 25 ... ... ... 7,347
February ... ... 29 .. ... ... 8,850
March ... ... 31 ... ... ... 10.048
April ••• ... 33 ... ~. ... 11,688

" While there are now under the consideration of
the board, or awaiting completion, 63 proposals for
assurance, amounting to 23,5001.
" The character of the medical staff of the society
is, of itself, a security that the number of assurances
effected has not been swelled by the admission of
questionable lives. But if further evidence were
wanting of the care with which the lives accepted
have been selected, it would be supplied by the fact
that the directors have rejected, during the course of
the year, proposals for assurance involving sums
amounting to no less than 12,6801.
" The directors have to contragulate the proprie-
tors upon their success in obtaining possession of the
highly desirable premises where the business of the
society is now carried on.
" The zeal and efficiency of the staff of officers
whose services the directors have been so fortunate as
to secure, cannot be too highly spoken of. The
directors would express their sincere conviction that
no assurance society can be better served than this
society is by its medical officers, on whose skill and care
in the examination of the lives so much of the ulti-
mate success of the society must necessarily depend.
In addition to the regular discharge of his official
duties, Dr. Fuller has matured and laid before the
directors a highly ingenious and novel plan for ex-
tending the assurance of endowments to all the
children of a marriage, by means of payments made
at the time or the marriage. A detailed statement of
this plan will be given in a separate notice; and it is
here only necessary to add that it is one from which
the directors anticipate results highly beneficial to the
society.
"Nor
ociy on
ha
r havesociety
the
ving
directors
obtained
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much of the success w
Addison oafs Mr.vCi
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h has attended upon the

progress of the society is to he attributed to the zeal
and of those gentlemen.
" Circumstances have hitherto prevented the di-
rectors trom deriving the full benefit of the business
fro:n the insurance of life against railway accidents
in w inch this society tool: the lead; hut they hope
shortly to remove V the impediments which have
cramped their exertions in this aspect, and that a
pi otitable result may then be anticipated.
" The b.dance-sheet of the accounts up to the 25th
of Mar( h last, with the report of the auditors, will be
laid before the proprietors, and be open for their in-
spection, and will be found to afford every informa-
tion as to the present state of the society's resources.
"The directors cannot conclude their report with-
out reiterating their confidence in the prospects of the
society, a confidence which they trust will be shared
generally by its members. They can truly
promise that no exertion on their part
shall be wanting to realise the most san-
guine expectations of all parties who are interested
in its success; at the same time, however, they in-
vite
membert e
of active
the
society,
and e rwn ebsett ce
ro -tobpeeyr abt
ei o
proprietors o f everj
or assurers, in assisting them in their endeavours to
promote and further its prosperisy.
" Four of the directors, Samuel Driver, Del.,
Henry Peter Fuller, Esq., Edward Vansittart Neale,
Esq., and Sir Thomas Newby Reeve, go out of office
by,
,rio,thaot
lit:
an
s,
Bates,
tte
s, beinga n d eligible for re-election, offer
the auditors of the society
themselves accordingly.
offer themselves for reelection.
" By order of the Board of Directors,
,enalrsyo Ph
fßroumckoleffir,eEe,sbqns.t,
" P. FERGUSON CAMROCY, Manager.
"27, Regent street, Waterloo-place, London, May 1.1"
The Cueraataat then said—Gentlemen, in moving
the adoption of the report which you have just heard
creoandn,elctsehdo:,lidthhatvhee
pbeoseintiown'ellancdontent to have put the
question unaccompanied by any observation, because
much fear 1 think the report so fully explains everything
so-
ciety that I very
my power to give nooftthbee
informa-
tionin ; but as 1
aril aware that chairmen
of societies of this nature are generally expected to make
a few observations bearing on the condition of those so-
cieties, I readily comply apdirdtoistwpi oeincl ltasl
obtains on occasions likeW the present. I own that
the first paragraph, relating ,to the field of life as-
surance, in the report,
gives me great astonishment.
I own I was perfectly surprised that in a country so
remarkable for its wealth and the extent of its
population so small a proportion of its inhabit-
ants avail themselves of the benefits of life
assurance; and I must confess I was very much
puzzled to find out to what that circumstance
was ascribable. It cannot be to any indifference
which we feel to those who are to succeed us, towards
either our widows or our children. I apprehend it
must be principally owing to the want of thought
and the want of information on the principles of in-
surance ; and I am sure this question only deserves
to be looked into a little closer to induce many parties
not now insured to embrace the opportunity of securing
a provision for their widows and children after they
have gone. With respect to the combination of life
assurance with advances of money upon the security
of real property, that is a new feature in societies of
this kind, and one which, I trust, will be productive of
great benefit to this society. At present you may easily
conceive that from the short time that the company
has been instituted we have not been able to do a
great deal in this line of business; but there can be
no doubt whatever that hereafter it will prove a
source of considerable profit to this society.—(Hear,
hear.) With reference to the appointment of local
boards, we certainly have been, I must say, exceed-
ingly fortunate, especially in one which bas been
appointed at Liverpool, where we have, through the
aid of some very active gentlemen there, been fortunate
in securing a very efficient board, which is presided
over by Mr. Thomas Littledalo, whose high position
will be quite a sufficient guarantee in that district for
the good doing and the well doing of this society gene-
rally; and I am sure his name will be of vast import-
ance to us too. The next paragraph I would notice is
that which alludes to the extent of business that has
been transacted during the time this society bas been
hear.) If you will just refer
policies issued in those months
(iotnhfeaAr'ugust last and ending with.
ad and progressive
increase in every month. In fact we have not gone
commencingAtis no
April, trohtile,earatanntudi
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progress has been
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atnhayinks now
ewel month.—(Hear,
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fo r t
eoprp
likindoa
tions that have been declined. You migl.t
awchcaetpetveedr.one
yquoenstisoeneabletbpeolicn
have supposed that in the beginning of the
society the directors would not have been
quite so cautious in accepting lives, yet nothing of
that kind has been the case.—(Applause.) I can
speak from experience, that although I have been in-
sured in other offices, I certainly never went through
so strict an ordeal by the medical officers as I have
done in this society ; and I think they have served
out other gentlemen in the same way.--(Hear, hear,
and laughter.) There is a plan connected with the
insurance of endowments to all the children of a mar-
riage, which has been suggested by Dr. Fuller—
(Hear, hear)—and has been entirely his own work,
for which he deserves great credit, and of which we
shall hereafter derive great benefit.—(Applause.) With
regard to the officers of the company, perhaps I can
say rather more about them than many of my colleagues
around me, because I had no share or hand whatever
in their appointments. Both Mr. Camroux and Mr.
Addison were appointed before I hadjhe honour of
being invited to join the company; therefore as
far as any credit may fall on the directors in the
selection they have made, I have no part, share, or
parcel in the matter, an can, therefore, speak more
fully on that subject than my colleagues ought to do;
and I think the mode in which the business
is conducted is very highly to the credit of the
manager ; and as for our local superintendent,
•I think it would be very desirable if we
could find two or three more like him,—
(Hear, and a laugh.) I would simply now, before I
sit down, say, that I really believe we may congra-
tulate ourselves in having made a start seldom
done by societies of this nature. We all know the
number of associations like this that are now in the
field ; we all know the vast canvassing there is for
business, both in town and country ; we all know it is
by very great exertions indeed that new companies
can really get on. Now, although it is said to be
fairly in operation, you see what we have done, you
see we have made a start, which hardly any other
company can boast of; and I have no doubt whatever,
seeing the way in which our business for the last six
or seven months has progressed steadily, that when
we have the pleasure of meeting you next
year we shall be able to give you such
a continued good report as will justify not
you, but others out of doors, in becoming not
only insured in the society, ut also holders of
shares in it.—(Hear,
has been read be received hear.) I now beg
leave to move
that the report that and
adopted.—(Applause.)
Mr. VANSITTART NEALE said there were one or
two points upon which, notwithstanding what
fallen from the Chairman, he wished to touch, be-
cause they seemed to him points important to be
bad
generally understood by all persons, in order that they
might satisfy themselves of the really solid ground
that there was for supposing that this society would
have very considerable success, and would prove a very
good investment both for those who insure in it, and
for
ppolicnattt
ihwoonas se whoothfethe mode
money
aoodc
nf
ey investment, atphietyacapital
in The
had
to
oray rather
out,
t ,first
the
whichap-
they had prominently put forward as a new feature
fiNiclualttyt
owdhoi chw puzzleditbtb eir all
capital—held oinsurancemeant societies in their society. He believed he might say the dif-
twheays
had not, easy and accessible to them, a safe and pro-
fitable mode of investment. The old insurance
societies made very large profits from this circum-
stance, that the rate of interest which accrued to
them by buying stock at 50 and GO, and selling it at
80, gave them a very profitable source of investment,
but an investment arising from a state of things in
this country which he hoped would not arise
again. It became now to those who started insurance
societies in the present day a matter of importance
to know how they could invest their money profit-
ably and safely. By the mode in which investments
were made in this society these two essential features.
security and profit, were combined, because they knew
that a borrower had a considerable advantage in paying
off a loan which he had received by instalments, making
it much less burdensome, and thus equalizing the
pressure upon his resources, and at the same time
affording him the consolation that if death should re-
move him his property will be left to his family
discharged of the loan. In this society advan-
tages were combined which building societies did
not possess, because the money must be paid off,
whether the party to whom the loan was made lived
or died. In the case of this society, by the addition
of an annual payment that danger is provided for;
and when they considered what a very large class
there was who could command from their exertions
considerable incomes during their lives, yet who were
by no means certain that those incomes would be
continued after their deaths, he could not but think
that the mode adopted by this society was a very im-
portant feature, a feature which was likely to prove,when
it was properly understood, very attractive to a very
large class of people. It was on this ground that he
thought that every one of them would be justified in
urging
on his friends, if they had the disposition to
insure their lives, to insure in this society, and in urging
them also, if they had any spare capital to
employ, to lay it out in purchasing shares
in this association, because it followed from
the income they expected to get from this system

that they would get a good bonus. They would also
be able to add to the amount of capital the rate of
interest which the society paid a person for the money
he lind invested in this society, and that they would
be able to do with the utmost safety, because the
society was not speculating with the view of obtain-
ing any extravagant rate of interest, but they were deal-
ing always with the profits of capital realised. When,
after a certain time, they had realised a certain amount
of capital, when their whole transactions were extended,
and the income they were deriving from that
capital became larger, then it was, and not till
then, that they would make an increase in the
amount of capital that each shareholder had paid to
them, and which, with the additional rate of
interest that they enabled him to pay, would
amount to a very large sum indeed. That
additional interest was founded not upon very great
profits, which might be cut down by competition
with other societies, but upon the capital that had
thishe
might society.
been already realised. That was the first point to
just Therea
allude,
e:v andas a
which he wished particularly to call the attention of
stlulebjelent to enibemr-shicolcif
which
had been already brought under their notice, and
that was the large and regular increase in the
policies ; because they had heard of a cer-
tain kind of skill, in the present day, of
" cooking" accounts. That increase passed all power
of " cooking."—(Hear, hear.) They might conk one
month's accounts, but to cook ten months' accounts
seemed to him impossible. Now, he did trust they
would go on increasing at some such rate as they had
gone on increasing; but if they did not go backward
the result would he that by the lapse of another twelve
months they would be able to get another 140,000/.
insured, and to have an income of 5,0001. or 6,0001.,
which was as much or more than any new society
might expect. He might refer also to another cir-
cumstance, of which the Chairman had spoken very
properly, and that was' the medical skill
and sagacity that had been displayed in
such matters by those officers. He could not
speak quite so much of that as the Chairman,
because he had not had much experience of
it himself; but he might say that not only
had their medical officers displayed their skill, but
also a great amount of ingenuity, knowledge, talent
and research, in constructing and laying before the
directors a proposal which would in the course of a
day or two be in circulation—a proposal for a system
of endowing children when they attain a certain age,
and applying it generally to all endowments of all the
children which might result from a certain
marriage. One great difficulty in marriage
settlements was that they were not elastic.
Only one or two persons could be usually
provided for in a marriage settlement; at. least the
same facilities for providing for eight or ten did not exist
as for providing fur one or two; and thus the happiness
of the parties was to some extent marred by the
stiffness of their marriage settlement.—(Laughter.)
But by the plan of this society elastic marriage set-
tlements would .be provided. A man might say it
was all very well to talk of elastic marriage settle-
ments, but I don't wish to use my capital unneces-
sarily to make this investment. All such a person
had to do was to pay this society a certain sum in
addition to that sum which would make a provision
for any of his children, and they would give him back
at a given time, either at his death or at a fixed
time, at the end of 21 or 25 years, a provision accord-
ing to the amount he had paid the society, or at least
a provision to any of the children of his marriage,
although he had as many as the Vice-Chancellor of
England or the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.
—(Laughter.) That facetious gentleman Punch, on
one occasion, when giving short advice to parties
about to marry, had said " don't "—(Laughter)—this
society had still shorter advice to give such people
and it was—" do." These were the two points to
which he wished particularly to call the attention of
this meeting, because they were features peculiarly
belonging to this society. Although they
had no wish to rush into any great
business by proposing rates of premium such
as would preclude them meeting their engagements,
yet they were not at all intending to go on in the old
jog-trot way of other societies, and not to open their
eyes to all plans which 'might usefully and safely be
devised for the profitable employment of their money,
or to be prevented from applying new doctrines of
life assurance. With those observations he begged to
second the motion that the report be received and
adopted.

The resolution was put and carried unanimously.
The four retiring directors—Samuel Driver, Egi.,
H. P. Fuller, Esq., E. Vansittart Neale, Esq., and
Sir Thos. Newby Reeve—were then unanimously re
elected, as were also the two retiring auditors,
Thomas Bates, Esq., and H. P. Buckler, Esq.
Mr. MILLER said, those two gentlemen having

been elected auditors, it now becam-e the duty of the
meeting to consider what amount of remuneration
should be given to them for their services. There
was in the present day such a thing as " cooking "
accounts; and it was necessary that the society should
have gentlemen to verify the accounts whose respect-
ability was above suspicion. The two gentlemen who
had been re-elected auditors had taken great pains
with the accounts i • and he begged to move that ten
guineas each be allowed to them out of the funds of
the society for their services during the past year.
Mr. FULLER seconded the motion, which was car-
ried without a dissentient.
Mr FISHER, of Liverpool, briefly proposed, and
Mr. BIRD seconded, a vote of thanks to the directors,
which was also carried unanimously.
Mr. FULLER, a director, said it had fallen to his lot
to acknowledge the kind manner in which a vote of
thanks had been accorded to the directors, and all he
could say was, that the directors had their own inter-
est and that of the shareholders thoroughly at heart,
which were inseparably bound up together. They
had the prospect before them of advancing, and being
the first insurance office in this city. With regard to
laying out the money, be did not think it bad been
made clear by Mr. Neale what advantages would
accrue to the shareholders. In many and most corn-
\ panics, at the beginning, the interest upon shares did not
arise out of the profits. That was not the case with this
society ;except that part of the capital that was laid out in
providing the society's offices, and some minor things,
every shilling was immediately invested on a very
profitable security ; therefore the five per cent. which
the shareholders received was paid out of the imme-
diate profits. He must impress on the shareholders
that they and the directors were all sailing in the
same boat, that there were to be no pleasure men, but
that every man was to take an oar himself.—
(Laughter.) By so doing they would come in full
sail at the next annual meeting; and they ought to
show that they would not be satisfied until they had
doubled and trebled the profits.— (Hear, hear.)
Mr. MILLER moved, and Mr. DRIVER seconded, a
vote of thanks to the chairmen, and directors of the
local boards connected with the society for their
efficient assistance, which was carried unanimously.
Mr. T. LITTLEDALE, of Liverpool, acknowledged
the compliment.
Mr. WESTODY moved, and Mr. STUDLEY seconded,
a similar vote of thanks to the managers and officers
of the society, which was carried also nemine dissen-
tiente.

Mr. F. F. CAMBOUX, the manager, returned thanks
for that kind expression of their approval of his ser-
vices and those of the other officers. He was
quite sure he only spoke the sentiments of his col-
leagues when he said they were interested heart and
soul in the success of the society ; and he hoped by
the next annual meeting they would have more rea-
son to thank the officers of the society for their
services.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. STREETER moved, and Mr. BIRD seconded, a
vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried
unanimously, and
The CHAIRMAN having acknowledged the compli-
ment, the meeting, which was characterised through-
out by the utmost unanimity of feeling, separated.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE....—The
annual general meeting of the members of the Royal
Yacht Squadron will take place at the Thatched
House Tavern, on Friday next, when there are
several members to be balloted for. The regatta
for the ensuing season will be arranged ; the class
of yachts settled on that are to sail for the Royal
Cups, and also for those given by the squadron.
REMOVAL OF THE COURT TO THB ISLAND.—Her
Majesty is expected down on the 20th instant. The
Royal Family are expected to make but a short stay,
probably not more than a week, and not to come
down for the season until August.
FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENOE.—Thomas Thorn-
hill, Esq., of Riddlesworth Hall, has taken Gothic
Villa for ten weeks; Mrs. Noel, Oak Hill House,
for twelve months. Lord A. Chichester has taken
No. 3, Globe-terrace ' • George Edmonstone, Esq.,
Trinity Parsonage. Captain Westphal', Busigney
House ;B. Mew, Esq., Prospect House ; Wil-
liams, Esq., Anglesey House. The small pavilion
and several other houses have also been taken this
week.

TITIAN'S MAGDALEN.—In wandering down Con-
duit-street, yesterday we entered some auction-rooms,
near Limmers' Hotel, and there, to our surprise, we saw
among other pictures, hung aroung the walls, the
Magdalen of Titian, which was at one time the chief
attraction of the Gallery of Benjamin West. How it
got there we know not, but there it is, and close to it is
" Hope feeding Love," the celebrated Coreggio, which
we recollect seeing exhibited at the Egyptian Hall some
twenty years since.
THE CArE COLONY.—Yesterday was published a
Parliamentary document containing the correspondence
with the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, relative to
the state of the Kafir tribes on the eastern frontier of
that colony (in continuation of papers presented last
year). It extends over a space of 40 to 50 pages.
Dreyschock, the celebrated composer and pianist,
ie daily expected in London for the sewn.

MAGAZINES, &c. (CONTINUED).
BENTLEY.
All honour to the bard of Tipperary Hall, who,
in his lyrical echoes of the Indian Mail, pays honour
due to the " bravest of the brave." Hugh Lord Gough
who, by his victory of Goojerat, has silenced even
the envious tongue of calumny, and who is remarka-
ble as being the only English military officer who
was ever found fault with for having won a victory,
or to whom it was imputed as a crime that he was
personally the bravest man in existence, and set his
soldiers an example that it would have been well had
all followed ; for after all Chillianwallah was a victory,
and a glorious victory, and had all fought as well as
did Lord Gough himself that which afterwards took
place at Goojerat would have taken place at Chillian-
wallah. Thus doth the bard of Tipperary Hall
celebrate the deeds of the brave old man
CHILLIANWALLAH.
AIR—" Nora Creina."
" 'Twas near the famed llyeaspes' banks,
Where flourished once the great king Porus,
Lord Gough incensed the British rai.ks;
And the Seikh artillery spoke in chorus.
Our troops were tired;—the Khalsas fired;
And they're the lads that seldom bungle: .
Quoth Gough at the noise, Screw bayonets, boys,
And drive those blackguards out of the jungle.'
Sabres drawn, and bayonets fixt,
Fight where fought great Alexander,—
Paddy Gough's a cross betwixt
A bull- dog and a salamander.
" On every side our luck we tried,
And found the showers of shot and shell come,
Where'er we went, to our sweet content,
The Seikhs they gave us a blazing welcome.
The woods went crack, the rocks went smack,
The clouds were black o'er Chillianwallah;
But our general's Irish blood was up,
And our battle-cry was Faugh-a-ballagh !'
Sabres drawn, and bayonets fixt
Fight where fought great Alexander,—
Paddy Gough's a cross betwixt
A bull-dog and a salamander.
" The Third Dragoons, they cut right through,
And back again—Twas mighty plucky—
But the Fifth Bengals disliked the balls,
And every one of them cut his lucky.
But 'twould have done ould Homer good
To see that charge of General Gilbert's;
Right and left his path he cleft,
And smashed their skulls like mouldy filberts.
Sabres drawn, and bayonets fixt,
Fight where fought great Alexander,—
Paddy Gough's a cross betwixt
A bull-dog and a salamander.
" Brigadier Dawes he gained applause—
His fighting lads were all in clover,
'Twas as good to be there, as at Donnybrook fair,
And no police when the tun was over.
At length the Seikhs they cut.like bricks,
Sher° Singh sheer'd off nor looked behind him
And the old thief Chutter did swear and splutter;—
But nobody cared at all to mind him.
Sabres drawn, and bayonets fixt,
Fight where fought great Alexander,—
Paddy Gough's a cross betwixt
A bull-dog and a salamander.
•' And none shall scoff at brave old Gough—
Oh ! he 's the chief for a soldier's choosing:
We lads abroad will always applaud,
Though the Times at home is always abusing.
By the Jhelum's side their might he tried,
And tamed the pride of the Khalsa gunners:
And he laid them fiat at Goo-ze-rat,
With his English-Irish dose of stunners.
Sabres drawn, and bayonets fixt,
Fight where fought great Alexander,—
Paddy Gough's a cross betwixt
A bull-dog and a salamander.
" Horatius Flaccus sang, they say,
About Quce loca fabulosus
Lambit Hydaspes;' and his lay
Our General's high renown discloses.
Sure with the utmost classic grace
He goes against these Puujaub caitiffs;
Horace's river licks the place,
But Paddy Gough he licks the natives.
Sabres drawn, and bayonets fixt,
Fight where fought great Alexander,—
Paddy Gough's a cross betwixt
A bull-dog and a salamander."
The " Note Book of a Coroner's Clerk" is continued,
and the description of the death of Zara is one of
those affecting and effective narratives, in the compo-
sition of which this author is unsurpassed. The
author of " Wayside Pictures " concludes his wan-
derings in France at Orleans. We hope to meet this
most amusing of travelling companions next month
either in Belgium or Germany. Alfred Crowquill
furnishes an excellent drollery entitled, " Appetite ;
a Sarcastic on the Gastric," and Lord Maidstone, a
feeble imitation of Thomas Ingoldsby. The " Musi-
cal Notes " for the month, and the review of current
" Literature " are both admirable.