The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-18 00:00:00

THE WATERFORD, WEXFORD,

WICKLOW, AND DUBLIN RAILWAY.
A meeting of the shareholders in this company, adjourned
from the 21st of December last, was held yesterday at the
offices, 449, West Strand ; Lord Courtown in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN requested the secretary to put the seal of
the company to the registry.
Mr. PERRY wished to make some observations previous to
that being done.
The CHAIRMAN—Nothing can be done before the seal is
put to the registry.
Mr. PERRY begged to explain his reasons for objecting. -
The CMAIRMAN here intimated that the seal had been put "
to the registry.
Mr. PERRY protested against the act, which he said ought
to have been done by the shareholders.
The Cie.ranmAx—There is no motion before the meeting.
Mr. PERRY—Yes: I have protested against the act which
has been done : we have rot seen it affixed to the registry.
Has it been done? Has any gentleman seen the seal put to
it in the room ? I ask whether it has been put to the re-
gistry in the room? _

The
SECRETARY—Yes, I delivered the seal for the purpose.
Mr. DICKSON here declared he had not seen the seal used
in that room, and he was as tall as any one.—Here some
three other gentlemen got up, and were engaged in address-
ing different parts of the room at the same moment—at the
conclusion,

,
Dr. GRAY and Mr. PERRY rose together, and protested at
the '9.me time against the act which bad been done.
After much delay and confusion, the CHAIRMAN called on
Mr. GEORGE, who moved the re-appointment of the former
directors.

Mr. Conn seconded the resolution.
Mr. PERRY in moving an amendment reminded the meet-
ing that he had been appointed, with Mr. Boyce, at the
meeting held on the 21st December last, to investigate, on
the part of the shareholders, the affairs of the company. He
detailed, at great length the course he had pursued,
and complained of unnecessary delays which had been
thrown in his way by the directors and the secretary.
At length, on the Bth of February, an agreement was sent
him in Dublin by the secretary, offering the purchase of
17,500 scrip shares at 12s. 6d. a share, from those who
were unable to meet their calls; the purchase money
to be paid on delivery of the scrip on the ISt
of February, on condition that certain resolutions
should be passed at the meeting of the 17th inst. The
effect of these resolutions was to pass the directors' re-
port, to fix the allowance to the directors at I,OOOE
a year, the salary to the secretary at 1,0004
and to appoint the auditors named. This was not
accepted by Mr. Boyce, and the negotiation ended.
He charged the directors with not pressing the Great
Western and the South Wales Companies to an agreement
to lease the company's line, and with coming to no similar
arrangement with the Dublin and Kingstown, who
appeared willing to do so. References were made
by the speaker to several circulars received by shareholders
from sharebrokers, offering to release them from all responsi-
bility in the line, and he charged this upon the directors 01
the company. He ended with moving that the follow-
ing should be the directors of the company::
Lord Courtown, Sir T. Esmonde, Viscount Duncannon,
Lord Rossmore, Messrs. Wyse, B. Osborne, Colonel Acton,
Messrs. S. Ham, J. D. Latouche, R. B. Smith, C. Coates,
J. Boyce, J. Perry, and Dr. Gray.
Dr. GRAY seconded the amendment in a long and decla—
matory speech.
After several other gentlemen had spoken, •
the Msrh. shares s W
proposed, HARVEY
that recommended
the c
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company
the purchasing
ght recover
itself, O
and rebutted, with his usual eloquence, the charges which had
been thrown out against the directors.
Mr. HAYTER, M.P., one of the directors, assured the meet.
acnoyuldhatdhenyevievrheannyitinwteanstiolnatomilleeass efrothme lino.
ing that the Great Western Company, or the South Wales Chap
own, separated by St. George's Channel? But theythhell
offered this company help, and had guaranteed one quarter
of their shares. As for himself he was a large shareholder
in this company, and had kept all his shares through'
out, and be had got many of his friends to talcs
shares : what advantage then could he have in impeding the
line? That was the first Irish company he bad entered.
He was sorry to be compelled to say it would be the last,
for gentlemen at the moment they were endeavouring to pass
English capital into Ireland received nothing but blame and
vituperation in return.

A-any others followed with observations on different sub-
jects, and, at the close of four hours,
The CHAIRMAN put the motion and the amendment to the
meeting, and declared the former to be carried.
Mr. PERRY demanded a poll.
Messrs. Slade and Harvey were appointed scrutineers of
the votes.

The CHAIRMAN then announced that the polling would,
remain open till eight o'clock that evening, and the result of
the poll would be declared to-morrow (Thursday), at twelve
o'clock, at the adjourned meeting.
The meeting was then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-
morrow.

BOSTON, STAMFORD, and BIRM-
INGHAM RAILWAY (S FAMFORD AND WIS-
BEM& LINE).
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of
this company was held yesterday at their offices, No. 18,
Abingdon- street, Westminster. Thomas Macaulay, Esq.,
president of the board of directors, in the chair. •
After the usual preliminaries,
The CHAIRMAN said that, although so short a time had
elapsed since the last meeting of the company, yet as the
present was a regular half-yearly meeting, the Secretary had
thought it right to make a report.
The SECRETARY then read the report, from which it sp,
peared that the shares had been reduced from three to one,
and that the directors had made a call of I/. I4s. a share. It
also stated that all the Bills alluded to in the report had been
read a first time, and that the balance of assets was 6,4181-
6s. Bd.' the sum stated at the last meeting.
The CHAIRMAN said it would not be necessary to make
any lengthened observations. It could not be supposed that
since the last meeting the directors had much to conr
municate. The directors were carefully superintending
the progress of the Bills laid before the last meet..
ing. The latter part of the business mentioned
in the advertisement was a subject for the special meet-
ing that would take place after the conclusion of the
present meeting. Considerable advances had been made to-
wards the capital of the company, though the period for
the payment of such had not arrived, and there was no
doubt that the requisite capital would be supplied by gen
tlemen who knew the value of five per cent. certain, and si%
per cent. in perpetuity.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Pearson had
given his most valuable services to the company as a super-
intendent, for which they proposed to allow him 400/. per
annum, only 2001. per annum of which would come out of
the poltkets of the company. He would conclude by moving
the adoption of the report in the usual form.
Mr. GRIFFIN seconded the motion.
Mr. LEACHMAN proposed as an amendment that the
salary of the secretary should be increased front 1501. to
350/. per annum.-
After some discussion the amendment was altered
into a resolution, to the effect that the meeting considered
it inexpedient to increase the allowance of 1,000!. per
annum for anv salary to the managing director.
This amendment was negatived.
The original resolution was then put and carried by a large
m
This terminated the business of the half-yearly meeting.
A special meeting was then held to confirm the agreement
entered into with the directors of the Great Northern
Railway Company by the directors of the Boston,
Stamford, and Birmingham Railway Company to
sell and lease their line, with the extensions
to the former company, which had already been approveed
at a general meeting of the shareholders, and also to confirm
the following Bills, viz. :
A Bill to empower the Boston, Stamford, and Birming•
ham Railway Company to make a railway from the Systort
and Peterborough Railway, at or near Peterborough, to the
Stamford and Wisbech line of the Boston, Stamford, and
Birmingham Railway, in the parish of Thorney and hole of
Ely.

A Bill to empower the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham
Railway Company to make a Branch Railway from the
Stamford and Wisbech line of the Boston, Stamford, and
Birmingham Railway, at Wisbech, to Wisbech Harbour, see
to construct certain works at Wisbech Harbour.
A Bill to empower the Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham
Railway Company to make a Railway from Wisbech to Sut-
ton Bridge, with a Branch to Sutton St. Mary, and to
prove the Harbour at Sutton Bridge.
The atrreement and the Bills were confirmed without dis-
sent or discussion.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and the Di•
rectors.—The meeting then separated.

FRIGHTFUL, OCCURRENCE AT CAMDEN TO110.—""
On Tuesday, Mr. G. J. Mills held an inquiry at the Unive oitY
College Hospital, ott the body of Edward Franklin, who,
together with several other persons, was buried by the falling
of a dust heap under the following circumstances :—Edward
Brown, a dustman, in the employ of Mr. Richardson, dust-
contractor, said, that about seven o'clock that morning wit-
ness and the deceased, together with twelve or fourteen other
persons, were engaged in sifting under a dust heap about
twenty feet high, when suddenly the upper part of the heap
gave way, and the whole of the persons were buried more
or less under the mass. Some were fortunate enough to ex-
tricate themselves, and every exertion was used to rescue
their companions, three or four of whom were only recovered
just in time to save their lives. The deceased being at the
time nearest the heap, was covered by such an immense raga
that upon being conveyed to University College Hospital he
was pronounced dead. Some of the other sufferers were also
taken to the hospital, but recovered speedily after their ad-
mission. In answer to the Coroner, the witnesses stated
that the fall resulted from the rottenness of the upper portion
of the heap consequent on the recent thaw. The JurY re'
tamed a verdict of "Accidental death."