The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-28 00:00:00

IVEs'rMIN STE R.

The revising Barrister, Francis Bayley, Esq., sal
in the Vice- Chancellor's Court, Westminster- hal
this morning, for the purpose of revising the list of
voters for Westminster.

Mr. Huggett represented the Liberal interest. The
Conservatives were not represented.
The only case of importance that Occurred during
the morning was with reference to the name of Mr.
Josoph Smith, who claimed a vote for a house in
Crown-street, St. Anne's parish. It appeared that he
paid the rates and taxes, and let out the house to
lo,lgers, but that he only occupied a cellar, which he
estimated at the yearly value of 2/. 12s. The cellar
he used for the purpose of stowing away bricks, mor-
tar, and other materials required for repairing that
and other houses belonging to him.
The Overseers objected to the claim, on the ground
that using the cellar in the manner described did not
amount to an occupancy.
The REVISING BARRISTER thought that the claim
ought to be disallowed, but took time to consider his
decision.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman WOOD.)
FELONIOUSLY CUTTING AND WOUNDING.—George
Land, an engineer, was indicted for feloniously cut-
ting and wounding Jane Reid, with intent to do her
some grevious bodily harm.
The jury found the prisoner guilty of a violent as-
sault, but not with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
The RECORDER sentenced him to twelve months'
imprisonment and hard labour, and after the termi-
nation of that period, to enter into his own recogni-
zances, in 401., to keep the peace to all her Majesty's
subjects for three years.
The sessions are expected to finish this evening.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
The September adjourned sessions, for the county
of Middlesex, commenced this morning, at the Court
House, Clerkenwell-green, before the Assistant Judge
and a bench of magistrates.

There appeared the names of 96 prisoners for trial,
89 of whom were charged with felony, and 7 with
misdemeanour. The state of instruction amongst the
96 persons for trial were as follows :—Twenty-five
were unable to read or write, fourteen able only to
read, whilst all the rest were described, without
exception, as having learned to read and write
imperfectly.
The Learned ASSISTANT JUDGE, in his charge to
the Grand Jury, said, in allusion to the small number
of what might be properly termed children for trial,
he entertained much doubt as to the effects of the
alteration made last session of Parliament in the law
relating to juvenile offenders, by which a summary
power of punishment was conferred upon magistrates.
This restoration of the old system of summary
punishments tended to withdraw from the public eye
the tearful and growing evils of juvenile crime, which
would alone be likely to be speedily reformed by
being publicly tried in courts like this. He perceived
by the calendar that there were only two of the age
of 14 years, two of 15 years, and four of 11 years of
age for trial.

Allen Gascoigne was brought up for judgment,
upon her own plea of guilty last sessions, to an indict-
ment, charging her with feloniously attempting to
destroy herself.
The Learned ASSISTANT JUDGE, after a suitable
admonition to the unfortunate prisoner upon the
enormity and folly of her attempt, said he had made
inquiries respecting her, and found that since she
came to London she had fallen into an unfortunate
course of life, and that one of the inducing motives
to her attempt was the misery she endured. He
wished to know whether any of her friends were
present ?

The prisoner said she had written to her friends,
who were in a respectable position in Yorkshire, but
she had received no answer from any of them.
Th© AS-AsTANT-JUDGE said, that under all the
melancholy circumstances of the case, he thought the
best course for the prisoner to adopt would be to get
her into an asylum, but as some time must necessarily
elapse before that could be done, he should sentence
her to be imprisoned for one month. However, he
should give directions to the prison officers that she
should be treated with every leniency and kindness,
consistent with the rules of the prison.
The prisoner gratefully thanked the judge, and was
removed from the bar.

William James, the individual who, about two
months ago, made some infamous charges against an
ALP., and who was convicted of an assault at the last
session, was brought up for judgment on the latter
charge.

The prisoner went to the house of the prosecutor,
and told his landlady that he was a person of an abo-
minable character, upon which the prosecutor called
at the prisoner's house, when the assault was com-
mitted with a shoemaker's hone. The jury having
expressed doubts as to the character of both parties,
the Assistant-Judge deferred judgment that inquiries
might be made.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE, in passing sentence this
morning, said that since the last sessions he had re-
ceived several anonymous letters respecting this case.,
praising and decrying either of the parties, and he
thought it very likely these had been written by
themselves or their friends. He was of opinion that
so far as worth of character went, both the prosecutor
and the prisoner were arcades ambo—six of one and
half a dozen of the other; and he believed such was
the opinion of the jury who tried the case. Taking
all this into consideration, he thought the prisoner had
already been sufficiently—perhaps more than suffi-
ciently—punished, and he should therefore order him
to pay a fine of I.s. to the Queen and be discharged.

THE GENERAL TnANKSGIVING.—By the direction
of the Bishop of London the form of prayer in token of
thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest was read in all the
metropolitan churches on atu2day lac&

-MARLDRW-STHEET—(-TkilS DAY)
John Oxley wqs placed before Mr. Hardwick,
charged with creating a disturbance at the Queen's
Theatre, Tottenham street, and assaulting the con-
steble.
Myers, the constable at the theatre, stated that on
the prevnais night, nbout halt p.-.st nine o'cloe.k, he
Nils called by the check taker to quell a disturbance
that had broke out in the pit. On proceeding there,
he saw the prisoner, who - was surrounded by a
number of his " pals," in the act of striking the
check taker. Witness went up to the defendant, and
requested him to desist. He said that he would see him
d—d first. Witness then caught hold of him to take
him out of the house, when he (the prisoner) laid hold
of his coat, tore it down the front, and struck him
several times on the chest. Witness called for as-
sistance, and another constable came to his aid, and,
after a scuffle, succeeded in taking him into custody.
Joseph James, check-taker at the theatre, said the
defendant came into the house at first price. After
the second act he left, and on his return he told witness
that he had lost his check. 'Witness told him that he
could not let him pass unless he produced the check.
The defendant swore that he would pass, and pushing
witness on one side, rushed into the pit, where he
created such a disturbance that witness was obliged
to call the constable to restore quiet, and to take the
prisoner out.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, merely
said, it was all wrong and a nistake altogether.
Mr. HARDWiCK thought different, and fined bin'
20s , or ten days in the House of Correction.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY-)
Thomas Nightingale, a cab driver, No. 2,602 was
charged with being drunk on his box and endanger
ing tne life of a gentleman.
Police-constable K 57, stated that about eleven
o'clock last night, as he was on duty in the New"
road, St. George-in-the-East, he saw a cab coming
down the road at a furious rate, and the prisoner
who was driving was reeling backwards and for-
wards on the box. There was a gentleman also en
the box, but he appeared to be vainly endeavouring
to restrain the impetuosity of the driver. There was
another cab standing in the road, and the prisnner i.f
cab came in violent contact with it, and both himse_
and the gentleman were thrown with great Yiolere
to the ground. The prisoners own cab was br°
nearly all to pieces, the other one was unittinre
Witness picked up the gentleman who was insensiblehead,
and bleeding profusely from a wound in the ;
and conveyed him to the London Hospital. Witnesd
had called at the hospital this morningandascertaineto
that the injured individual bad since been taken
his own residence. His hurts were not serious.
In his defence Nightingale asserted that the gen'
tleman had taken him about from place to Piaci!'
and given him drink till he scarcely knew what JPe
was about.
Mr. YARDLEY—The mere circumstance of his being,
drunk on his box rendered him liable to two months
imprisonment with hard labour. As hovvever,tbere
was nothing previously known against his character,
and it was probable he would find the repair of the
cab an expensive affair, he would give him the option
of paying a penalty to the Queen of 20s.
The prisoner declared he would not pay, and was
locked up in default.

NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, 41;1
HEREFORD RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY) •5
The ordinary meeting of the shareholders of th:
company was this day held at the offices of the corn:,
pang, No. 2, Moorgate-street, for the purpose
transacting the ordinary business of the corardil;
The meeting was also made special, for the purpose
of approving of and adopting certain conditional IT
rangements for the purchase of the Rhymney
way, and the lease of certain tram-roads, the propery
of Sir B. Hall, and which are situate near and ad-
joining the Extension line to the Taff Vale Railway'
The chair was taken at twelve o'clock by CaPtai—
Fitzmaurice.
The notice convening the meeting having been
read,
The SECRETARY read the following reportl-1
being
"The The directors have much satisfaction in Ded
miill
able to announce, that the Bills submitted to a sPec—f
general meeting of the proprietary on the 16th 0.
March last have passed both Houses of Parliament,
and that Acts have been obtained.
" Ist. For amending the Newport, Abergaren*
and Hereford Railway Act, 1846, and to authoris;
deviations from the line of the said railway, and for
making branches and extensions therefrom. d
" 2d. To enable the Newport, Abergavenny, an
‘r
Hereford Railway Company to extend their rain:
from the neighbourhood of Pontypool to the Taff vat
Railway.
taken to
lig`h`
tße
hy t
hthe w
ofirst-namedwhich Act a ow ers
considerable reduction
in the cost of making the line will be effected ;
to
enlarge and improve the station ground at Ilereforhae
and to effect a through communication with t
Shrewsbury and Hereford R
d
Birkenhead. Railway to
" By the Taff Vale Extension Act, the whole of the
important mineral valleys in Monmouthshire are
are
in-
tersected ; and the great iron and coal works slit
a“.teun.o
at the heads of those valleys will be brought ,D.,
continuous connexion with the main trunk line,
the
the conversion of the Monmouthshire Canal/
Rhytnney, and other tram-roads, into locomotive rat
ways of the 4 : 8f gauge.
" The success of these Bills will add greatly to the
value of this undertaking.
" During the progress of the Extension Rill
through Parliament, it became manifest to the dire?'
tors that a purchase of the Rhymney Railway, in
itself a highly profitable undertaking, would by future/
alterations tend greatly to develop the traffic
the main line and its extension, and secure
to this company the most desirable outlet
southwards for that important district which
lies between the Crumlin and Taff Valleys.
Acting under this impression and the advice of your
engineer-in-chief, whose experience in the develop'
merit of mineral traffic entitles his judgment to the
utmost confidence, a conditional purchase of this
railway has been made; and at a later period of the
day this meeting will become special for the purpos
of approving of. and adopting, certain condition..l
agreements for the purchase of the Rhymney at!
way, and the lease of certain tram-roads, the properl
of Sir Benjamin Hall, and which are situated nea,r:,
and adjoin, the Extension Line to the Taff Ara'
Railway.
" The Worcester and Hereford project,
by the Midland Company in the last aescsiects
of Parliament, unfortunately failed (from de!ir,
in standing orders), but the directors
confident reason to beieve that application 101_4
renewed in the ensuing session, for powers to conrl.,
the Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Railv"ift
with the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
teo
Worcester, and the rest of the great railway qe„,
connected therewith, on the uniform narrow gauge
" The contract for the construction of that portiont.
of the line which lies between Pontypool and
gavenny has been let to Messrs. Rennie and Loral,
promo?!
within the Parliamentary estimate, and laud
ant
been placed in their hands, for the commeneetn
of works.
.to meet the existing outlay under the contract
of Messrs. Rennie and Logan, to provide for the rola
chase of land, and to make a further parnelid the
account of the Hereford, the Llanvihangel, de a
Grosmont tram-roads, your directors have iris
further call of 2/. per share, payable as t.°ll,l* of
U. on the 23d of September, and 1/. on the
November next. rietarY,
"At the last general meeting of the 100 rate
your directors proposed to allow interest at the 12
of 5 per cent. on deposits and calls: the.llnsb°t•s
Houses of Parliament have passedsirnecseolutioof
effect debarring the directors from pay ange-
terest out of capital but, when the final Orr
merits connected with the purchase of tramd-4to
are completed, the directors hope to be enable froul
declare a dividend out of the income derived

that source." _
From the balance-sheet of the compiny it apPearedi
that the total receipts of the company had arnoucte'
to 57,654/. 12s. Id., and the disbursements to the °lt'll
of 50,1231. 13s. 6d.d of t 8
sum of 7,53. Is. g
The CHAIRMO/
A 8 7d
N, in. raoving the adoption of the
He
Itei report,
directors a
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reference
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.rore reviewenacte
to
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affairs, but still he thought that a good conic.):
rn 714rie
this would not in the long run suffer from any to
porarsyesspioreh, a pressure.
.avßy
otfheahaomuetnd3eod,ooAoic.t,obtai.ee
would be
last
n
effected. With respect to the Taff Vale Extensio;
h
into he thought that was the only line which could get
to the large mineral basin of Wales. At presena.
the large amount of traffic of that district was sex"
by sea ; when this line was constructed there was
this
no
doubt but that that traffic would be carried by this
line, and afford ample remuneration to the shareholders
for their outlay. It was absolutely necessary for the
interests of the company to secure that outlet for the
traffic. The company had entered into contracts
upon the heaviest portion of the line—that betW
co eeu
Pontypool and Abergavenny; when that was w
pleted they would be able, by means of the existing
Monmouthshire Canal, to carry the traffic of that
large district up to Abergavenny. The line, R' for
completed, would also afford great accommodation tor
Wor-
the carriage of heavy articles between Hereford,
tester, Birmingham, and even to Liverpool, and Chester.
It was the wish of the directors to complete the fine°
speedily as was consistent with the means and ability
of the proprietary, and the greatest care would
.be
taken that the calls should not press more heavily
upon the shareholders than was absolutely necesary.
He had the greatest assurance in his own mind thi!t,
the line would prove a profitable one ; he himself
held 600 original shares in the company! and

. _
Withdrawn connexion from all other companies in
ftder to enable him more fully to carry out his in-
itittion with respect to this line.
A SHAREHOLDER wished to know what amount
vt calls at present remained unpaid.
The CHAIRMAN—Of the first call there remained
ant Pali the sum of 11,2171., and of the second cal.
koont one-half of the sum had been paid.
After some further discussion with respect to the
toriety of calling up the arrears, and making the
re calls press as lightly as possible, the motion for
7,adoption of the report was unanimously agreed to.
Oesolutions approving of the purchase of Ithymney
lvvay and other tramways in the district were,
after some discussion, agreed to.
Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meet-
gig broke up.