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

NO RTH WALES RAILWAY.

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

THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND

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

LONDONDERRY AND COLERAINE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ENFIELD PETTY SESSIONS, Aug. 31.
(Before Mr. D. HARRISON, Chairman, and Mr. IL C.
BOWLES

Sarah Jackson, a widow, about 40 years of age, was
brought up in the custody of Stevens, a police constable
of the N division, charged with attempting to murder
Eliza Jackson, aged nine years, and Mary Jackson, aged
five, her daughters, by feloniously and unlawfully wound-
ing them in their bodie,, and endeavouring to cut their
throats with a table knife. The prisoner had, since the
death of her husband, which occurred about three years
ago, carried on the business of a general dealer, in
Turkey-street, Enfield.

Mary Ellis, a married woman, residing next door to
the prisoner, said that on Tuesday morning last, about
half-past four o'clock, she heard the prisoner's daughter
Eliza, who was in the street, screaming violently. Wit-
ness went to her, and asked her what was the matter.
She exclaimed, " Oh, Mrs. Ellis, mother has cut my
throat and my arm, and she is now cutting Polly's
throat." Witness instantly ran into the prisoner's
house, seeing that her daughter was bleeding at the
throat. She went into the bed-room on the first
floor, and saw the prisoner standing by the bed side.
She said to the prisoner, " Oh, Mrs. Jackson, what have
you been doing?" She made no reply. Witness picked
up a table-knife at about six feet from the prisoner. Her
daughter Mary was on the bed crying. She had a cut
on the left side of her neck and on her right thumb.
Eliza Jackson, an intelligent little child, stated that,
on Tuesday morning last, she was suddenly awoke by
her mother, who had a knife across her throat. Witness
struggled and wrested the knife from her mother, which
she flung into the middle of the room. Her mother ob-
served that she would soon get another, and ran down
stairs. She returned with another knife. Witness was
out of bed. Upon seeing her, her mother said, "Come
up stairs into the garret; I have such a beautiful wax
doll there." Her mother went up stairs. Witness followed
her out of the room and ran down stairs to give an
alarm. She saw her mother go into the room where her
sister Mary was. The witness further stated, that be-
fore her mother asked her to go into the garret she
stabbed her in her left arm.

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

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

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

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

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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.

A young man, who gave the name of William Fuller,
and described himself as a carpenter; was plaeed at the
bar before Mr. Henry, on a charge of being in possession
of a writing- desk, containing a sum of money which had
been stolen.

On Wednesday last the following advertisement ap-
peared in one of the morning newspapers:—" Tho gen-
tleman who left a paper parcel at the George public-
house, George-court, Strand, on the morning of the 17th
inst., is requested to call for the same, or send his
address, where it may be forwarded to."
Sergeant Ashman, F division, stated that having re-
ceived certain information upon the subject, he went to
the George public-house on Wednesday last, and after
waiting some time, the prisoner made his appearance at
six o'clock in the evening, and said to the young woman
attending behind the bar, "I want the brown paper
parcel, containing a writing-desk, which I left here
about a fortnight back." Witness, who was in plain
clothes, in order to appear to be a member of the family,
immediately came forward, and having invited him ,1
into the parlour, requested he would be seated
until ho returned, for which he thanked him
and took a chair. Witness then hastened to
the station•house to procure assistance, and on
his return informed the prisoner that the desk was at
the station-house, where it had been conveyed for
security, and if he would be so kind as to. step
up there with him it should be immediately restored to
him, without being put to any further trouble. The
pri:.oner seemed confused at the announcement, and
said, "I had rather not, thank you, as I want to proceed
to Essex by the seven o'clock train, but I shall call again
to-morrow, which will answer my purpose much better."
Witness then found it necessary to adopt a persuasive
tone, and, having arrived with him at the station-house,
the prisoner said he was not aware what the desk con-
tained, having merely brought it to town at the request
of his father, who resided at Chigwell, in Essex, for the
purpose of delivering it to a Mr. Bred, a carpenter, at
No. 16 or 6, Clare-street, he did not which. He also
said that he had opened the desk, but could not tell
what it contained, and that he had left the key with his
father at Chigwell, until he should return from Bristol ;
in which therewas a material difference from the account
which he gave when witness first accosted him. There
was no name or address on the paper on the desk when
the property was delivered to the barmaid.

Sergeant Thompson, F division, proved that from in-
quiries he had made, there was cause to suspect that the
prisoner's real name was Raison, and that he was not
only a deserter, but that he had been liberated from the
Ccmpter only OR Wednesday last, where he was confined
on a charge of a robbery, of which the contents of the
desk were the proceeds, consisting of 601. 10s. in gold,
and 31. 18s. 6d. in silver money. A money bag produced
was also found in his possession, on which was written,
" Mr. Finer," with marking ink.
Mr. HENRY—YOU have heard what has been stated
against you, tell me what is your name? Prisoner—My
name is Wm. Raison, and I am a carpenter.
Mr. HENRY—Having heretofore given a false name.
perhaps you also gave a fictitious address? Prisoner-1
reside with my father, who is a gardener, at Horn-li.ne,
Chigwell, at Essex.

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

manded three different times on the charge.. The pro-
perty belongs to Mr. Ashby, of Aldgate street, for whom
I wq...c IA work wh,il I co:lna-lilt:A

r. 11:7N ft Y directions that tho bar Maid who re.
ceived dei: should blrl at.tewLnce at the next exa-
mination, auct ordered the prisoner to be remituded.

GUILDHALL.

Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett, alias Helmsley, alias Griffiths,
was again brought up for further examination, charged
with obtaining above 601. worth of furniture from
Messrs. W. and C. Wilkinson, cabinet-makers, carrying
on business at 14, Ludgate-hill, under false. pretences.
At the former examinations, of which a full report
has appeared, it was shown that the prisoner, in con-
nexion with others not in custody, had been carrying on
a regular system of swindling for some time, under
♦arious names, and the better to deceive tradesmen, a
cook and butler (no doubt a part of the gang) generally
answered the door.

Evidence was given on the part of Mr. Reuben Brook,
of 227, Regent street, picture-dealer; Mr. I)obby, 95,
Strand ; Mr. Baker, King's-road, Chelsea ; and Mr.
Hodgeley, 44, Burlington-arcade, that they had been
swindled out of parcels of goods, which they had been
persuaded, under various pretexts, to leave at the house,
39, Brompton-crescent, from whence the gang decamped
in the night.

Sir PESTER LAURIE asked if there were any other
eases t

Sergeant Dubois—There are plenty, but the parties
don't nppear to be present today.
One of the witnesses here said that he succeeded in
discovering the carman who removed the goods from
Brompton-crescent, and that individual refused to say
where he removed them to, or to give the slightest in-
formation on the subject, and therefore he could not help
thinking he was in some way mixed up in the affair.
Sergeant Dubois said there was no hope of getting the
man alluded to (named Cherry) to appear without a sum-
mons. He was constantly moving these swindlers in all
directions.

A Mr, Hartland said that when ho prosecuted the
prisoner and a man named Gerrard on behalf' of the Na-
tional Linen Company, two years ago, this very man
(Cherry) would not come forward until an immediate
summons was granted by tho late Alderman Johnson;
and he (Mr. Hartland) was obliged to go and bring him
to the court. On that occasion Mrs. Bennett received
nine months' imprisonment and Gerrard twelve months.

Sir PETER LAURIE—WeII, we will have him here.
Mr. Kirke, one of the persons taken in. here said that
he verily believed the prisoner was the very woman
who represented herself as Mrs. Onslow, the wife of a
retired publican living at No. 4, Union-place, Wands-
worth-road, one of the referees which were given when
he let the house in Brompton, crescent.
Sir PETER LAURIE said it was rot at all unlikely.
He should further remand her till Tuesday next.
The prisoner was then removed to the Compter.
MARLBOROUGH-SIRE ET.

Alfred ,Smith, a Scotch journeyman baker, who has
gone under the name of George Fitzroy Campbell, half-
pay officer, and Campbell Martindale, railway surveyor,
was brought before Mr. Hardwick for final examination,
charged with having robbed Maria Foster of a gold watch
and chain, value 211.

The prosecutrix, a plain woman, at least ten years the
senior of the prisoner, said she was waitress at the West-
End Dining-rooms, Oxford-street. The prisoner, whom
she knew as George Fitzroy Campbell, a military gentle-
man, was in the habit of coming to the rooms to take his
dinner. In the month of June, 1848, he made proposals
of marriage to her, stating that he had been iu the army,
and was a single man. The proposals were accepted, and
the prisoner bought a wedding ring, which proved to be
too big. The prisoner borrowed from her a diamond
ring, worth El., for the purpose, as he said, of getting a
wedding ring made of the same size. A day or two after-
wards the prisoner called at the dining-rooms and borrowed
her gold watch and chain, saying that he was going to
dine with some gentlemen that day, and after the dinner
was over he would bring back the property. The prisoner
called to see her the same evening, and she asked him for
the watch. Having occasion to leave the room for a
minute, the prisoner slipped away, and prosecutrix did
not meet with him matt eleven o'clock the same night,
when he made the excuse that he had given the watch
to a friend in ordr that it might be taken care of. Pro-
secutrix never saw the prisoner again until Monday last,
when she met him in Oxford•street, and on dem.tuding
her watch, he said he had pawned it for 101, at Vaughah's,
in the Strand. Prosecutrix eventually gave the prisoner
into custody. . _

A shopman in the service of Messrs. Vaughan and
Co., 39, Strand, proved that the watch was pledged on
the 13th July, 1848, for 101., in the name of Andrew
Simmons.

Mary Cooper, 17, Wilton-terrace, said on Monday
week the prisoner took a lodging in her house in the
name of Campbell Martindale. He said he was a single
man and a railroad surveyor.
Police-constable Tottman, A 393, said be searched the
room occupied by the prisoner in Wilton-terrace, and
foundin it the dress of a journeyman baker.
The prisoner, by the advice of his solicitor, reserved
his defence, and was fully committed.
The prisoner, it appears, obtained about 801. from the
credulous woman, in addition to the diamond ring and
gold watch,

HUNGARY AND ROME.—MEET-
ING AT GLASGOW.
GLASGOW, TUESDAT.—Last evening a public meet-
ing of the inhabitants, convened by the Lord
Provost on requisition, was held in the City-hall.
The large hall was completely crowded, there
being not less than three thousand persons present.
The object of the meeting, as set forth in the adver-
tisement calling it together, was for the purpose of
sympathising with the Hungarian people, and me-
morialising the Government on their behalf; also to
take into consideration the conduct of the Governor
of Malta in regard to the recent treatment of the
Italian refugees.
On the motion of Mr. TURNER, of Thrush grove,
Mr. Ross was called to the chair.
The CHAIRMAN, on opening the proceedings, ex-
plained in general terms, the immediate objects of
the meeting, and dilated on the topics in relation
thereto.
The Rev. Mr. CLARKE moved the first resolution,
which was as follows :—" That this meeting regards
with deep emotion the heroic struggles of the people
of Hungary in defence of the rights of self-govern-
ment, and deems their resistance to the Austrian
nation as just, and worthy of the sympathy of Great
Britain. Whilst viewing with horror the atrocities to
which the Hungarians are subjected, this meeting
pledges itself to use every available means to prevent
the various excesses against that people by the bar-
barous Governments of Austria and Russia." He
considered if such a resolution was called for and jus
tifiable when success was attending the skill and
heroism of the Hungarian army in the mighty- strug-
gle, it was much more so now, when the news had
come to hand of their having sustained reverses.
It must be borne in mind that the Hungarians,
in the terms of the resolution, in fighting for the
right of self-government, were not contending for a
mere abstraction, or some new privilege, to be con-
ceded to them, but for a constitutional law, under
which they and their ancestors had lived for many
centuries.—(Hear, hear.) The Hungarians said that
their constitution was handed down to them by their
ancestors. They did not believe it to be perfect, or
free from many errors, but they were averse to its
abolition to please the Austrian Government, and
considered themselves the best judges wherein it
needed amendment. The Rev. Gentleman main-
tained that the British Government should be called
upon at once to interfere at all hazards, and concluded
by making an appeal to the meeting to express their
sympathies with the Hungarians.
Mr. W. WALKER seconded the resolution, which
was carried by acclamation.
Mr. CULLEN moved the next resolution. It was to
the effect--" That a memorial be presented to her
Majesty, calling on her to remonstrate with the Aus-
trian Government against such atrocities as had been
perpetrated on the Hungarians in their struggles for
self-government, and that as the Hungarian nation
had been compelled to submit to Austria, that they
might be treated in such a manner as humanity, added
to the justice of their cause, entitle them to; also,
that the meeting expresses its atonishment at the in-
human treatment Italian refugees have met with from
the Government at Malta, and urge a searching in-
quiry into the matter."
Mr. THOMAS BROWN seconded the resolution, con-
tending that they should protest against such con-
duct as had been charged upon the Maltese Governor.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. JAMES WILKINSON moved that a memorial to
her Majesty, founded on the resolutions of the meet-
ing, be agreed to, and forwarded to the Home Secre-
tary for presentation.
MT. WILLIAM JOHNSTON seconded the', motion,
which was also agreed to.
Dr. ERDOHAZY, a Hungarian refugee, was then in-
troduced to the meeting, and was received with
vehement cheers. As far as his imperfect English
could admit of interpretation, he spoke to the fol-
lowing purport. He trusted that they would excuse
him if his expression was not such as they could
clearly understand, or as he should wish. It cheered
him in his exile to see the enthusiasm which had
been manifested for the freedom of his beloved
country. The French cock crowed one morning not
lung ago, and the surrounding nations began to think
that the sun of liberty was about to rise. It was,
however, a false alarm, as the recent conduct of the
French Government amply testified. His country-
men bad rights which it was attempted to take from
them, and their only crime was for standing up for
them. The Emperor of Austria had broken all his
promises, and that was the reason why they could no
longer hope for justice from that quarter. They had
several times been almost victorious, in fact, had it
not been for the Russians, Hungary would be free at
this very hour.
Thanks having been voted to the chairman, the
meeting separated.

PIRACY IN THE LEVANT.—Letters from Smyrna
announce the arrival thereat of the Tartarus, British
steam-sloop of war, commanded by Sir Godfrey Web-
ster, Bart., having in tow two piratical boats, taken be-
tween that port and Constantinople. The Sharpshooter
steamer, Lieut. Bailey, has visited Previsa, and obtained
satisfaction from the Ottoman authorities thereat for an
act of piracy committed by-a Turkish boat on an lonian
small craft.