The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-18 00:00:00

ASHBURTON-MONDAY.

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(PROM A CORRESPONDENT. his morning, about nine o'clock, a large number of
men, principally miners, together with a body of women and
children, assembled near the Town Mills, bjlonging to Mr.
W. R. WhitewaY, merchant. An alarm was spread quickly
through the town that a riot would commence, on account of
the high price of corn. A short time after a party of the
mob were permitted to go through the various store-rooms
in the mills, which were
expected to be breaking down from
the quantity of grain being lodged therein. Contrary to
their expectations, not thirty bags, on the whole not amount-
ing to sixty bushels, was found stored in the various rooms.
A short time after this a waggon arrived at the mill-yard,
containing about thirty bushels of wheat, which was imme-
diately seized by about 100 women, and carried to the en-
trance of the market, where they stated they would sell it
at Bs. per bushel. North-street, in which- the market is
situated, was at this time entirely taken possession of by the
populace, who applied to Mr. S. Mann, the person who super •
intends the market, for the keys of the corn chamber - on
threat of refusal his shop windows were to be brc,ken.
About large
This he acceded to from the best of motives, and the corn
was taken to the chamber and sold to the poor people at the
above price by the parties who took it from the mill-yard.
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100 men of the sth Fusiliers passed through this town yes-
terday, en route from Plymouth to Taunton. anidn. a

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
WISHAW AND COLT.NESS RAILWAY.
A special meeting of the shareholders was held at Glasgow
on Friday—Mr. N. Dalrymple in the chair. It was convened
by requisition to receive a statement from Lord Belhaven
respecting the land occupied by the line, which had been
given as a donation to the company in 1842, on certain con-
ditons ; and also with regard to a private agreement alleged
to have been made with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail-
way Company for the sale of the land upon which the line is
constructed at half its value, because the removal of the
minerals underneath may endanger the stability of the line.
The Edinburgh and Glasgow Company having relinquished
the purchase of the line, it had since been transferred to the
Caledonian Company. To sanction this transfer, there is a
Bill before Parliament which his Lordship is determined to
oppose until they come to his terms. The existence of the
agreement referred to was denied ; and, after a long conversa-
tion, it was decided to adjourn the meeting until the 7th of
June next, to afford time for inquiry.

WILSONTOWN, MORNINGSIDE, AND COLTNESS
RAILWAY.
The adjourned meeting of this company was held at Glas-
gow on Friday, ➢lr. d. Houldsworth in the chair, at which
it was determined by a majority of the shareholders (182
votes against 107) not to dispose of the line to the Caledonian
Company on the terms proposed. It was also resolved to
provide funds sufficient to pay the debts of the company, and
to meet the expenses of altering the gauge of the line to the
standard gauge, 4 feet 8,1 inches. At the special meeting
held immediately afterwards, it was resolved to proceed with
all or any of the branches already authorised by Parliament,
and to raise money for the purpose.

BORDEAUX AND CETTE RAILWAY.
A meeting of the English shareholders in this company
was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. David Salo-
mons in the chair.

Mr. AT'swoop having opened the business of the meeting,
Mr. WILKINSON explained that there were but two courses
to pursue—either to get a modification of the terms of the
agreement, or to abandon it altogether. It was clear under
the present circumstances that the pressure upon the money-
market would prevent any modification being acceptable to
the shareholders, therefore no course was left but to endea-
vour to get a dissolution of the company. He then read the
resolutions, of which the following is an abstract :—That
circumstances have rendered it impossible to fulfil the con-
tract with the French Government for the construction of
the railway, and the Government having refused a modi-
fication of the terms, that the undertaking be abandoned
and the affairs of the company wound up at the earliest
moment ; that a committee be appointed to give effect to
this resolution, to obtain a return of the caution-money
deposited, and that the expenses incurred by the com-
mittee be paid out of a fund distributable among the share-
holders, not exceeding Gd. per share ; that the directors
be requested to co-operate with and assist the commit-
tee, and represent the absolute impossibility of carrying
out the undertaking, and the necessity of abandoning the
concession.

The above resolutions were passed, and the following gen-
tlemen were appointed on the committee:—Messrs. Att-
wood, Field, Uzielli, Harnett, and the Hon. Howe Brown,
with power to add any of the French shareholders to the
committee. The directors promised to co-operate with the
committee.

KILLARNEY JUNCTION RAILWAY.
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was held at
Dublin on Friday. The report stated that the contracts for
works had been let, and that nearly the whole of the land,
extending about sixteen miles in length, had been obtained
on amicable terms, and it was expected that the remainder
would be shortly in the hands of the company; that the
directors would do all in their power to avoid pressing the
shareholders until the present crisis in money matters had
been surmounted. The accounts to the 30th of April, 1847,
showed that 32,4871. had been received, and 12,9774 ex-
pended, leaving 19,5101. in favour of the company.
The CHAIRMAN, on moving the adoption of the report,
said that the conduct of the landowners and the facilities
afforded by them to the company, deserved the highest com-
mendation, and that he had no doubt their liberality would
conduce in the end to substantially promote their own inte-
rests as well as those of the company.
Resolutions were passed adopting the report and re-electing
the directors.

DUBLIN, DUNDRUM, AND BATHEARNHAM
RAILWAY.

A meeting of the shareholders in this company was held
on Friday at Dublin, Mr. E. P. Porter in the chair. It was
convened by ➢lr. Kennedy on the preamble of the extension
to Stephen's-green having been declared proved, as it was
understood that the directors did not intend to proceed so far
with the Bill. Mr. Kennedy went into a long statement
with respect to the mismanagement of the affairs of the
company. Resolutions were passed to petition the House of
Lords on the grievances complained of, appointing a com-
mittee to receive any proposals the directors may have to
make, and to receive a subscription of Is. per share to defray
expenses.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Ponrsarotrrm, Mar 17.—The St. Vincent, 120, Captain
Milne, was prepared for going out of harbour to-day, and
the Centaur steam-frigate get up her steam, and placed her-
self in a position to tow, but the master-attendant, consider-
ing the wind too scant for sailing out, and too strong for
towing, declined moving her. She will consequently go out
to-morrow, or be detained until the next spring tides. What
does a Contemporary mean by saying she will " recover "
her lower deck guns? She had no lower deck guns in, con-
sequently could not have thrown them overboard, or other-
wise lost them, however great and imminent her distress.
The Odin steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. F. T. Pelham,
built on the design of Mr. Fincham, master-shipwright, of
this dockyard, of 1,326 tons, and 560- horse power, was taken
into the basin this afternoon in readiness for docking, to
have her machinery repaired. It is now said that a miscal-
culation of the weight for the engines and machinery will
cause this finely-built steamer to swim much deeper than in.
tended! She is ordered to be supplied with Captain Smith's
paddle-box boats, the davits of which are to be fitted on one
side on the plan of Lieutenant Julius Roberts, R.M.A.,
and on the other on the plan of the Sidon's, in order to test
which is the original invention, and to whom to adjudge the
credit of having perfected it. There are now three claimants
in the field for the credit of having invented these precious
appendages to the paddle-box boat.
The Ajax, 78, one of the 74's converted for a steam gnard-
ship, was undocked this afternoon.—Times.

MR. GROOM'S TULIP SHOW.—The annual display
at the garden of the celebrated cultivator of these beautiful
flowers, Mr. Groom, was opened yesterday at Clapham-rise,
where a private view was afforded to the elite of horticulture
and fashion. The bed of tulips this year surpasses what
former years have produced; the season has not been propi-
tious, and the cold winds and stormy weather have co-
operated to throw back cultivation and destroy the labours
of the gardener; nevertheless, in this garden art has tri-
umphed over the niggardness and opposition of nature, and a
crop has been brought to perfection which shows what per-
severance and scientific knowledge can achieve. Some of
the tulips exhibited this year are of the most unqualified ex-
cellence; indeed of so admirable a character that it may be
said that they have never been surpassed in the history of
floriculture. The names of these flowers will amuse the
generalreader,
these
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splendid, and certainly matchless. In the course of the day
the gardens were visited by many of the nobility and persona
of distinction ; amongst them were—the Archbishop of Can-
terbury, the Duke of Beaufort, Lord Crewe, Lord St. Ger-
mans and party, the Earl of Arundel and party, the Earl of
Harewood, &c.
A new debutante in the literature of fiction is
about to appear among us in the rank of noble authors, and
inheriting a name no less dear to chivalry than to the muses—
that of the great Sir Philip Sidney. Mr. Bentley will pub-
lish this new work in a few days. It is entitled " Home and
its Influence," and is the production of the Hon. Adele
Sidney, the eldest daughter of Lord De Lisle.
A fatal accident occurred in that part of the River
the schooner John, just arrived from.
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but his lifeless remains.
EPSON! RACES.—The • fl in uence of the wind, sun,
and dust, on these occasions, is frequently a source of serious
inconvenience to persons of delicate complexion. Ladies
should ever be provided with Rowland's Kalydor, which will
be found gratefully refreshing to the complexion, dispelling
the cloud of languor and relaxation, allaying all irritability
and heat, and immediately affording the pleasing sensation
attendant on restored elasticity and healthful state of the
skin. As a protector and preserver of the hair Rowland's
Macassar Oil will be found alike efficacious, guarding it from
the injurious operation of the sun and dust. Beware of Spu-
rious Imitations. The only genuine articles have the word
" Rowland's" preceding the name of the article on the wrapper
of each."
DEATH OF SIR CHARLES CHICHESTER.— The
Canada papers announce the death of Colonel Sir Charles
Chichester, commanding the 81st Regiment, at the city of
Toronto, after only four days' illness. The Montreal Courier
says, " he was preparing to proceed to England, and ex-
pected to have been able to start on the Ist of next month
(June). Sir C. Chichester had been many years in Canada,
and his numerous friends in this country will hear of his
death with regret." The service has also lost a distinguished
and gallant officer.
THE MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MAT 17 . The
West India and other mails were taken out at three F.M. this
day by the royal mail-packet Thames, under charge of the
Admiralty agent, Lieutenant Wilkinson, R.N. The Thames
has a full general cargo, and 10,562/. ; also thirty-seven pas-
sengers. The Oriental Company's steamer Tiger, Captain
Hamilton, went out of dock this day at 'three P.m, en route
for Gibraltar, with the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails.
The Tiger takes out a full detachment of Artillery, with their
officers, to relieve those at Gibraltar, who will
return by the
following boat afterthe arrival out of the Tiger. The Tigerhae
a full cargo and complement of passengers.