The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-21 00:00:00

Vtirb Nbttton

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

THE NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION
ft AMWAY COMPANY.
At a lanliCIAL GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS
Of this IGM?ANT, held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street,
In the 'City of London, on Wednesday, the 20th day of January,
1547; MOng iippqrt from the Directors was read by the Se-
IDetvy
THE DIRECTORS' REPORT.
The prose& rdieting has boot convened for two objects, as stated
In the Advertisement.
First, For the purpose of taking into consideration and approving,
er
otherwise, the proposed applcation to Parliament for the partial
Deviation of the Line, and the Amendineat of the Act constituting
this Cowpony.
Since Stio First General Ordinary Meeting of this Company, your
Directors have turned thier attention to carrying into effect the Re-
solutions of that Meeting with respect to the re-survey of the more
expensive portions of your Line, and for making the necessary pre-
parations to proceed to Parliament in the present Session for an
amended Bill, according to the Report adopted at that meeting.
Your Directors have to state that a re-survey of the expensive por-
tions of your Line from Smardale Gill to Barnard Castle, has been
made by Mr. Harrl4, tire engineer to the original York and Carlisle
Line, with a view to diminish the cost thereof, and that, upon exa-
mination of the Sections, your Directors unanimously resolved not
to adopt his plans and survey, on account of the severity of the
gradients.
In compliance with an agreement entered into with the Liverpool,
Man:hester, and Newcastle upon-Tyne Junction Railway Company,
a deviation of your Line has been surveyed at the point of junction
with that Company's Line, in order to make the levels of both coin-
cide. This deviation,will improve the Line, and is estimated to effect
a saving of expense in constructing it.

The draft of the )Deviation Bill will now be laid before you.
Your Directors have the satisfaction of stating that they have en-
tered into a flirther agreement with the Directors of the Liverpool,
Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Company, for the
joint construction of the Line from Carperby (the point of junction)
to Wath.

Secondly, In compliance with the requisition of the Shareholders
for the fttrther taking into consideration and approving, or otherwise,
certain propositions for an amalgamation of this Company with the
Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway
Company, the terms of which your Directors submit for your consi-
deration.

Compauy'a Ofllces, 1, Poets' Corner, Westminster,
January 20, 1847.
On a motion from the Cue's, and seconded by Josren Sams, Esq.,
It was resolved,.—That the Report now read be received, adopted,
and printed for distribution among the Shareholders.
On a motion from the CHAIR, and;seconded by Wm. ANNING, Esq.,
It was resolved—Th2t the Bill now produced, and read to the
meeting, for enabling " the Northern Counties Union Railway Com-
pany to make certain alterations in their Railway, in the parishes of
Aysgarth and Wesley, in the North Riding of the county of York,"
be and is hereby approved ; and that the Directors be requested to
take the necessary steps for prosecuting the same in the present
session of Parliament.

On the motion of Ha!art MARaToTT, Esq., and seconded by TROMAS

CARLISLE, Esq.,

_ .
It was reielved—That power be given to enter into preliminary
arrangements for the purpose of an amalgamation of this company
with the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction
Railway Company; and: that a deputation be appointed, consisting
of the chairman and three directors, Mr. Wyvill, Mr. Collett, M.P.,
and Mr. Salkeld, to negotiate for that purpose, and to authorise them
to conclude arrangements, and report the same to the next general
meeting.

WM. BERESFORD, Chairman,
CHAS. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary.
On the motion Of TIZOILAS CAILT,IST,E, Eq., and seconded by WILLIAM

M. PEAfOCK, ESq.,

It wai unanimowdy resolved--That the hest thanks of the meeting
be due, and are hereby given, to the Chairman, for his able conduct
in tke chair.

CHAR. LOCOCK WEflB, Secretary

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

HOWARD V. DAVIS.

Mr. Hl:mem:EY moved for a rule to show cause why the
verdict in this case should not be set aside, and a new trial
had on the ground of misdirection. The Learned Counsel
explained the nature of the case, from which it appeared that
the plaintiffs, Messrs. Howard and Baker, were lessees of coach -
makereprem ices is Long-acre.% midsmnmerlB43,theylet them
to Metiers. Wyburn and Millar, who afterwards underlet them
to a person of the name of Milne, with an understanding that
the fixtures on the premise*, and which were the property of
phintiffs, should be allowed to remain. Milne some time
afterwards died, and the defendants, as his executors, let
the premises to another party. The action was brought
to recover the value, or the hire of the fixtures, and a verdict
was entered for defendants, there being no evidence, in the
opinion of the Learned Judge, of the plaintiffs having been
the landlords.

Mr. liumplinzv contended that his Lordship's direction
w.as wrong, there having been no evidence to show that the
plaintiffs were not the owners, and that it lay on defendants
to shoW'their want of title.

The COURT refused the rule, on the ground that no evi-
dence had been submitted that a contract had been entered
into between the plaintitiand defendant.

TAMPERING Wait A .JURY.—JOHNSON C. ABRAHAM.

Mr. CROWDER, on the part of the defendant, now moved
for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set
aside, on the ground that the witnesses were corrupted, and
the jury tampered with ; it being alleged that the son of the
plaintiff gave one sovereign each to three of the jury, and a
HUM net specified to another, and also that he treated the
j ury.
Mr. Burr (with whom was Mr. Collier) showed cause
against the rule, and, after reading a number of affidavits
contradictory of the allegations, admitted that 10e. had been
given by the son of the plaintiff to three of the jury, but
contended that it was a youthful indiscretion, and, in the
absence of any other inculpatory evidence, was not sufficient
to warrant a new trial.

Mr. CROWDER having replied,
The COURT was of opinion that the rule should be made
absolute.—Rule made absolute.

TATTERSALL'S—.THIS EVENING.
Six o'Ciocic.

CUIESTER CUP.
30 to 1 cast Antler
35 to 1 agst Camera Obscura
40 to 1 agst Newcourt
50 to 1 agst Crim. Con.
50 to 1 agst Pal
50 to 1 agst Bourton
AO to 1 agst Golden Bee
50 to 1 apt Punch
50 to 1 agst Erin-go-bragh
60 to 1 agst Emigrant
DEntlY.
10 to 1 ac,st E))irote
4U to a7;st t rojeetne
No other named. Bettiog very flat.

IMPERIAL. PA RI lAMENT

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Th© LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upo❑ the:Wool
sack at Five o'Clock.
REPLY TO TIIE ADDRESS.

Earl FORTESCUE presented her Majesty's reply to
the kidress, and moved that it be entered on the journals
of the House, which was agreed to.

MEXICO.

Loral BROUGHAM put a question to her Majesty's
Government as to the relations between this country
and Mexico, in reference to the recent letters of marque
said to be issued by that Government.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE declined to answer
the question at present.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH explained certain
points of V. spe. ch which he made OR the Address,
which were misunderstood. He considered that the re-
sponsibility of the awful state of things which existed in
Ireland ought to be equally shared on both sides of the
House.