The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-13 00:00:00

EASTERN UNION AND HADLEIGH
JUNCTION RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The first general meeting of the proprietors of the East
ern Union and Hadleigh Junction Railway was held this
afternoon, at the offices of the company in King William-
street; Mr. J. Allen Ransome, deputy- chairman of the
board (. f director:, in the chair.
The report stated that the directors had arranged to
soli the line to the Eastern Union Railway Company, and
if the proprietors sanctioned the sale, steps would be
Taken for the early dissolution of the company. The di-
rectors had recently been engaged in promoting an exten-
sion in the direction of Lavenham, but for the present
the undertaking had been abandoned. The expenses,
however, consequent upon that proceeding would not fall
upon the shareholders of this company. The engineer had
reported that the line would be ready for traffic in the
autumn of the present year, and held out expectations
that the cost of the works would be considerably less
than the capital authorised to be raised by the Act of
Parliament. The gross receipts amounted to 18,1391.
7s. 10d., and the expenditure to 6,6761. 17s. 4d., leaving
a balance in hand of 11,4621. 10i. 6d.

On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the report was una-
nimously adopted.
The usual routine business of a first ordinary meeting,
namely, the appointment of directors with a retrunera-
don .of 4001. per annum, two auditors at 101. each, and
a secretary with a salary of 2001. per annum, having
been gone through, the shareholders resolved themselves
into a special meeting for the purpose of considering the
terms of sale to the Eastern Union Company.
The agreement stated that the Eastern Union and
Hadleigh Junction Railway should become the property
of the Eastern Union Company upon the following con-
Hadleigh proprietors to construct their
line under the advice and direction of the Eastern Union
directors, who were to have power to control the ex-
penditure. The line to be completed and delivered to
the Eastern Union Company within twelve months.
The Hadleigh Company to call up 61. 13s. 4d. upon each
of their shares, or such proportion thereof, not being
less than 51. per share, as the works would require, iii
eluding the deppsit of 1/. ls., and to borrow or call up
the residue of the capital as might hereafter be thought
proper. The Eastern Union Company to pay the
cost price of the line, including every description
of expenses, the money to be paid in three thousand
Eastern Union quarter shares of 121. 10a. each, that
amount being considered as paid up. Interest was to be
allowed at the rate of 4i per cent. on all calls till the
completion of the line.
The agreement was approved of, and the meeting
terminated with the customary vote of thanks to the
Chairman.

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.
The general court of this society was held yesterday,
at their rooms, at half-past two o'clock; B. Hawes, Esq.,
the treasurer, in the chair, for the preliminary pro-
ceedings.
Mr. Charlier, the secretary, read the minutes of the
last meeting, which were confirmed.
Mr. B. Bond Cabbell, M.P , took the chair, while the
Secretary went• through the several cases reported by
the committee for rewards. _ _

A silver medal was awarded to Robert Moncey, an
able seaman of the ship Queen, who, at the risk of
his own life, saved that of the second officer, Mr. John-
son, who fell overboard off the Cape of Good Hope, and
who had sunk twice before Moncey reached him. The
bronze medal was awarded to, another seaman named
Martin, for his assistance on that occasion.
A silver medal was also awarded to Lieut. Finch, who,
while dressing on board a frigate at Portsmouth, saw
man named Bradford, while endeavouring to loose
the jolly-boat from its fastenings, cast overboard.
Lieut. Finch immediately threw off his clothes, and
leaped through the porthole into the water, in doing
which he was much lacerated. He reached Bradford as
he was sinking for the second time, and ultimately suc-
ceeded in getting him on board, though in a helpless
state.
Another medal was awarded to Mr. Clifford, who on
the 2d of July saved the life of a gentleman named
Wakeling, who was thrown off the steamer Waverley,
when off Cadogan-pier, Chelsea, and, though not a
swimmer, succeeded in holding Mr. Wakeling up in the
water until they reached the hawser, by which the
steamers are moored to the pier.
Silver medals were also awarded to the Earl of Leicester
and W. Astley, Esq., for their gallantry in endeavouring
to rescue one of their servants, named Cooper, who,
while passing Holcombe Bay, got into the deep water
where the tide was most rapid. Mr. Astley first leaped
into the water, and the man clasped him round the neck.
Lord Leicester then went to Mr. Astley's assistance, and
they bore the man to the shore. A silver medal was
also awarded to Mr. Jackson, the captain of the steamer
Locomotive, trading to Chelsea, who seeing a boy strug-
gling in the water on the 22d July, sprang from his
paddle-box into the water and saved him, after he had
sunk for the second time. Medals were also
awarded to H. Vereker, Esq., and Mr. Thomas
Mitchell. Another was awarded to H. Jenner, Esq.,
who, though unable to swim, leaped into the
reservoir in the Green-park, where the water is
eight feet deep, and though loaded with a heavy great-
coat, held on to the side of the reservoir with a young
woman in his arms till they were both rescued. Silver
medals were also awarded to Mr. Gibson, purser of her
Majesty's ship Lily, to H. P. Green, Esq., Mr. Thomas
Mitchell, and the Captain of a French corvette, each of
whom had risked his own life in saving, or attempting
to save, the lives of their fellow-creatures.
From the cash account, it appeared that the balance
remaining in the treasurer's hands at last meeting was
1431. 17s. ld., and the amount received in various ways
since that time 2,6491. 19s. 7d. The amount disbursed
by the society was 1,619/. 7s. Ild. for apparatus, re-
wards, and other necessary expenditure.
Thanks were voted to the Duke of Northumber-
land, who was re-elected president of the society,
and to Mr. Hawes, the, treasurer, who has been
for more than fifty-years connected with the society.
Thanks were also voted to the several other officers of
the society. The vice-president and trustees for the next
year were appointed, Mr. Charlier was re-elected secre-
tary, and thanks voted to that gentleman and to the
chairman.
Before the meeting separated Mr.cIIABLIER stated that
during the late frost the society had been instrumental in
saving the lives of no less than forty-five individuals.
In this statement no notice is taken of the several severe
accidents which occurred on the ice, , many of which
required much surgical aid. The number of skaters
between the 19th December and the 3d of January was
a
not less than 279,000 on the various ornamental waters
of the Parks.

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ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the evening
meeting of this society, on Monday, the 11th,
Bartho
lomew Frere, Esq., in the chair,
the reading of Dr
Beke's valuable paper on the Nile was continued and
concluded. At the former reading the subject of the
Blue River having been gone through, the author now
took up the White River, or main stream of the Nile.
Our knowledge of the upper course of this river has been
obtained from the exploring expeditions ordered by the
present ruler of Egypt. On its right bank it receives,
in about the
.9th parallel, a large river called the Telfi,
or Sobat, which Dr. Beke identifies with the Godjeb, and
he then enters into a minute detail of all the affluents of
this river on both sides. Among these, it will be s
ituffi-
cient to allude to the Baro and Bako, which join on
the right side, and the various streams bearing the
common name of Gibbe, which fall into it on the left
bank. The Godjeb has been presumed to be the upper
portion of the Jub er Gowind, which falls into the
Indian Ocean near the Line; but subsequent informa
tion shows this opinion, which originated in. Dr. Beke's
d'Abbadie positively considers
own information, to be untenable; indeed, M.
it t? be the head
of the Nile. The second EgYPL'ai.' expedition
ascended the main stream of the
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regards the main. stream, Dr. Beke,
from a comparison of various authorities, both ancient
and modern, carries the Nile up to the country of Mono.
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that country, as well as in those of the whole of central
Africa. The author next proceeds to consider the phy-
sical character of the country i.n Nihich the easter
butaries of the Nile have their origin, and which the
shows to be an elevated tableland, having
an abrupt de-
clivity towards the sea coast, and ‘ very graduall
landwards down to the Nile, which skirts its base;"Pe
the ridge of which has an elevation of from and
8,000 to
to 9,000 feet above the ocea?, independent of •
isolated
mountain masses, which attain a height of from 11,000
to 15,000 feet.
RAJA OF SATAEA.--.A numerously attended
respectable meeting was held last night, at th and
e South-
wark Literary and Scientific Institution, 'for the
of promoting the cause of the deposed Raja purpose
by procuring permission from Parliament of
Satara,
be heard in his own defence.
.Mr. Alderman that he might
M.P., presided, and the meeting was addressedHumphery,
con-
siderable length by Mr.- George Thompson, at
lucid exposition of the history of this affair in whose
interest was taken. Resolutions in conformity the greatest
objects of the meeting, and similar to those with the
former occasions, were. submitted, and passed on
agreed to. Rungo Bapojee was present., unanimously
corroborated the statements of Mr. Thompson.
THE RAJA OF SATARA.—DEPUTATION
JOHN RIIssELL.--Yesterday.afternoonazioN TO LORD
meeting of gentlemen appointed at tha very numerous
meetings which have been held throughout e various public
and elsewhere, as a General Committee the metropolis
national appeal on behalf of the deposed to prosecute the
took place in the Courthouse of St. Raja of Satara,
Williams, Esq., was called to the Cifarylebone. John
Thompson, who, on behalf of Rungo 17r ;
.and Mr. Geo.
Ambassador, entered into a lucid statementpoe, the Raja's
position of the Raja's cause, and detailed of the present
which had recently been made tothe the concessions
Mr. Robert Bagshaw moved the first dethroned prince.
effect, " That Mr. Joseph Hume a resolution, to the
requested to bring forward the' 'P.! be respectfully
period. of the ensuing session." Deputations
at an early
appointed to wait upon Lord John kutations were then
A WOMAN KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.—An
in-
quest was commenced at Bristol, usnAND.—An
b?dy of the wife of Thomas Welsh,on Monday, on the
night, aften having beaten her severely, who, on Saturday
stairs, by which she lost her life. threw her down
ad-
journed. The inquest was ad-