The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-26 00:00:00

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HLRN COUNI'IE'-• UNION
The half RAIL WAY ( 111 IS DAY.)
coab„ Yearly
"'"Y was 1 meeting of the shareholders in this
‘t th L e d to-day, at half-past twelve o'clock,
irdiitar , n Tavern,forthe transaction•. a
e und°
reiltlisij bulinetS ; also to take into consideration
reatieti,l94 from the shareholders, recommendinga
kini. ain the present number uf directors to the
tia1,111,1,111 number required by the Act of Incorpt.ira-
4Te °ljr William Beresford occupied the chair.
,1:7 advertisement convening the meeting having
eeee,..e4ii, an the seal of the company affixed to the
irisi_vre,tif proprietors,
t,,'e, St: proprietors,
(Mr. C. L. Webb) proceeded to
'',! the report ,which • t f rth—
A:lAerththt the beviationseßilol had received the Royal
11 it t4-7‘,4nd That the capital of the company is reduced
thi or.
,c•623,000L, beint, a diminution of 375,0001..011
4 6/,',3ls.inkl capital, which is equivalent to the reduction
tare et:',.' On the amount of each share. The company
ijer een'd under the Act of 1846 to pay interest
paid
q aciv,"" noun all calls made, and where calls are pai
inll b ,fie, interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum
s,
le (dlowed.
1%40 : by thein
li4ent did not think fit to grant the powers.
12th clause in your Deviation Bill, negos
11'4'1,8 i.lave been renewed with neighbeuring companie.. Qeeeb„°,,iew of obtaining aguarantee on the moneys to
'rid dadath•,,",, n the line-fromgTebay to Bishop Auek. laud,
ton me,. "aentered into an agreement with the Stock-
-11,4
?forauarlin Company,-üb•ect to the approval of
tilhoillelti4g, a wit t sonjthe expenditure from
th,e II Auckland to Westan Mill°until the line is made
,",ughout to Tebay, .
follows :
' -uhat th_ , The agreement is as
Company
shall
ti!iitt,tee
~e otockton and Darlington t
1 from
'lllo A ° Per West annum upon the ou ay. •
Uckland to Mil until the whole line is
toed throu h' 1 .
of such line not
St 4a., g out to Tebay, and in case
to eue bee
she
wea A Ore the expiration of the Act, or any re-
-1: theeet, the Stockton and Darlington Company to
41111. t tehright of coreinuing the guarantee or taking the
lot. Tlcist of Construction, it being understood
Nee at the Outlay shall be superintended by a
otoreiit,.
mews;
Ib, appointed by the Northern..
Counties
t of two
4rd, such sub-committee to consist .
,Itteeefl of the St lt. Darlington board and two
("4.74 of th (-), eon and
Union board (H.
k -,, tar, e Northern Counties . 0
_i_
il'llier, -1" and
C. Hopkins Esq., being ea ffic u
qt -8 of the said ' • •' hout the power
,%tteg). sub-committee, wit
held4lTat th
said sub-committe be
t, t.i..itteiitlgtoenrneetings of the
lilliPtta 114 the Stockton and Darlington Railway
ktiti,,, • y 4111111:lay .
f the line, and shall
the4weti the i
•e the working o . .
e air during
',Period of `l4e la good and sufficient r p
I,„•4th, q,,_gttrantee.
from West
CI te ttt'r"..4t as soon as the line is opened
to be
%I to 6 ;errd Castle then the present guarantee
ktiet4deue directo;a per annum.
their attention to the
fiend
i 'neat ef th per
turned
Bishop Auckland,
11 Llstract _, e line from Tebay to
ee: sleet e`i, Shur engineer to re-survey the country.
Adel. h'i woieh they h received shows that a very
Iliirt,,"l'lltilr-a sa'ing of cost can be effected.
tested rl,
)I;'ert has had the serious consideration. of, your
that nlO this t ?tendingen negotiations with compatnhiees i
board
10,--, at th for a farther guarantee,
sanction to
„/ tot , e present time request your•
nt
I•ti vc"vrll in th • esession of Parliams
..
the te cr dire , e ensuin s
with
Jo eat, eners have also made arrangement
ti et „,,_ iind Thi L. Company at the
t4eto t -rents, 4., for constructing,thern Coun-
• Moil it °,f that company, and the Northern
for
liatlclat Its anwaY Company, to be held in common
of your
eft,' %tool: Of both companies, about two miles
ht ' else h„neing at Wath. The station at this place
,lt tot
h ccestructed for the joint use and mutual
Wattllctir ilitph cornpanies.
works on the
ef th,e'lntra',
""r" have commenced the
The terms
Ai% , tsolltp ct'which are of easy character.
ous to
, l'ltii Itet Your directors consider advantage
`,
13411 Y.
44/4itrue dir
for a
la% otto eeters have also made arrangements
Auckland to
,%t ,kill in en the line fr.( na Bishop
NI °•_ltt ttlodaesehedience to the Act of Parliament.
market,
Tatrattp•peeith e.
view the existing state of the money
shareholders, ii
ie cleat lir to the convenience of
he.,:'-'411.,d l',1(, that as little nutiey as possible shouldresent
,cl,vf•tneti ,
,the directors will, therefore, at p
tae The hill policy of this nature. .
with
Ito Lio,,t: 'Or the amalgamation of this i company
-T •ne
Th;‘),ty 6old, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne
3
hkelit,lll of nlthPanY was withdrawn at an early. stage.aste
Lee 44)4 J. e • Liverpool, Manchester, and Newc
line
a*
"" It '1 lteration of main i
eceiv 83 brave n ai way a
N ed Mehl ' • , •they were interested,
twto
?the
tot% 11-leecv.;")l assent, by which the line from
distance of
th e Ne• %Ile, flows to Castle Bolton, ase I.
"0 et,,e, 1e to be constructed at the joint extporent_
eor
,sat ans "",.Raties, and to be held in common,t_en
,sh
.1_
NZltteti in Fre management during cons.truco!
_ye'
dtio-
tliki ,r,s front :t_ joint committee, to consist f five
ointed on
11,1,114 of eh compan are he directors app r
sq.,
' ilare, duiero any William Beresfo d, t• .
1') 4n -1, P.- Castel Hopkins,
-441„ it
1, e Yyvill, Esq., John
Other,
rnkins, Esq., and Christopher
44; The h.,'
of
ii., 84 al:lee-sheet of the company to the 31st
••
been R4';' englil4s a 1 'hd of 96,4991. 13s. sd.
4-14- thels repcnteietelnd that
tae; 444 '4Bt half-yearly meeting his attention has eleeet, i° the subject of making still further
lying
een 11.'hesP'ciall o that portion of the line. f
litt Is -°P A Y la
Tebay. This! section o
etett,„•_e.wool,
~ uckland and .
chain of
tric„,l;loiektio" ,orni the closing link in the
~ ''ltec 4 frona Nee castle to Lancaster, Liverpool,
rocs?here after'
d bsnit of this
was, that he
Wotk,., e etittbl is further investigation
Nettitlq with ed to lay down a line that could be
which
llree, cost re siirvtY, efficiency, and economy,
et lit -cal 300,000/. to 400,0001. less than their
laelThe t e•
k-
feetle Stttlerel route of the line from Bishop A uere.
"VIM io r would be much the same as at p
es
vs, From y uarnard Castle and Row .
-•e to i.aietri
somewhat
mile t the s, , oor the line would be taken
one
'ort.itti,tht, so-tint'llil, so that instead of passing
only
it
441,:..130n thetr line nf Kirkby Stephen, as at
present, three
4 tO t
tram W th to Clifton, about
„Iv he zouth cla
WC
lit lereliitieetio '3l tbat place.
in point
3eetiti ' the% :would be considerably
higherline conse-
r,tkei? it Will a!
of the Parliamentary
nii,, oer ~,,,, ald us considerably in
attaining the
IN ,a thst th ail% and by this means he was inc in
1' ed to
rks
te,e:Qau thesee gradients will be better and the
section
e.
raitit'l.Jsiewhi sh°wa on his last improved b
sub-
,,,o ie oetg.‘g,"l and the summit at Stainmoor,
the 'enoiderrer lase
also
1'441144% ng
the immense mineral traffic,
.and
cl
liitiella baust r treffie between New castle and Liverpool,
reett,?P AueePl_ai's along the section of the line between
1%44'4 of t;EXId and they,T together with t
'etil'eture frice which line from Wath to .
the large
klieti. coon °4l nter-
t., Leedon, Leeds, York, and the id
no
eil4" lion it,' t° eew and E,,iiibur4h, he had
et,,k, k, e 3 , txpressing his opinion that the under-
-1,,
~?rier,tt, "tole, would be the most important and
l'h. 've line •
i'ltt ,- '''orli.,,, 'n the north of England. .
'r tell-e 4) Le% burn, Plansandsections of the line from
11° - tele '''-urn• d t
e, L. Put`' 1,.., , , is.anee of nineteen
' ten miles,
kii, 'vet ""rimy Stephan, a distance o.
twenty-nine
apt end llnelet, d, the total length b, Mg
t
INFilekd glltbi. ineeessary tioticeS, with plans and ctlhe it
and
..i? ''oete„.,etl";!°weers and tenants on the Wa
tha 4 teceipt'.
and
to, eeptmit a amounted to 194,618/ 12s. 10a., • e
.iilke staiere to 98,1161. 19s. 5d., leaving tn
41 he Crated In the report.
11 44.4. N.
report,
add tvtat tided h,‘:_,. moved the adoption of thewhich,
tepeAt have it "e:RY to the matters dealt with,
to
Patti here be ''"ell fully, it will be unnecessary
1/44)4 141 in nt bad
e 3 °rid the substance. He regretted that
q 7, t bv th_.rnot thought fit to grant the powers
riaakhat tin 7 I:)eviation Bill, After the rejection
to
had e 444, 3'Parliament, the directors sought
th`ei
inet 37c.teZlena with other companies. They
in thAneashire een able to come to terms want
lit
~e most fri and Carlisle, but they had been me
ti,..311, arid ,rdlY spirit by the Stockton and Dar:
trZeus to
tha‘telportion of their undertaking ;
lie
be arrst ey would commenced
make
Nvhe, gereterits
with soon soon be enabled to
Con, ~,,11 the works the Lancashire and Carlisle,be Nvotil'etited, end Qf that portion would
line
t,...ed subsequenti that the -whole of the
-41,1111:.sive roatter, Y„b,e completed in a steady andn
litii ,„...liae bad b • -the contracts on the Wath portion..e
tvjuk) Or soo been let ; it would cost 5,500/. a T!!
The,
4,1 rpool, ka the Were at work upon it.
bettlettoo line ll,Fister, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Preee'svi.thdraw' Which Was promoted by
.them,, had_
/ send 4 y his et
licitor s re
il reel that ti, ~,. consent on the so
passed.
'svoulti to seve_"? 13111 could not possibly be
alls
tn.,. oe 4,, 'at. questions, he stated that no calls
rno s." this Year
not tell how
114ttlre re calls - • lie could .
exact
trite., ,of the works would be required until the ,
ht
ote:, Into dev, and the arrangements they fing
rt,.., half of
~ &Al:Ted themselves. 44,0001., or only_
trial of the calls, had d the di-
net, t Would• d been paid up, an th,r. ° onfor,e
consider whether they ought, or ought
Th . would the
Payment of hem. Most likely
,03,3 1,,,b, dillciot be another call thefore the spring.
"Ned ieterestriq Pay
at the proper time would be
Aar Sit44:llo_ at the rate of 5 per cent.
expenses
ero " Rreet, -_ 'l,l)Ert complained that the
_..
%tate , • particularly the travelling expenses, which
ofAllottu to nearly 1 0001
th `nr„Suaati ' • •
~th F• ea.,s vc•non-payment up
of said the
atilt Were • as not confined to this company, as
h •he toe, in similar condition—(Hear, hear)—
ridUN. Could not avoid saying, that an especial gloom
4 ii-cor the
eoropany—(Cries of " Hear, hear,"
to the effectsll°"--but he trusted the report would
O hirn that of dispelling that gloom. It appeared
floret, the •
-,, a t, e directors Should practice
more eco-
jhe a "e executive expenses were too heavy.
t .e
bestlikia Said been informed, eel
et
.auth . he had. .
tiditio (ititY, that many capitalists, quite in a
till • 4to pa
S their Capital, y their calls, would rather apply
Per
dent
. t° other purposes at present, and pay
tcattle
clue • reters, than pay their calls as they
ate(' oo 'th4", no doubt, those of smaller means
Cme4 rail: same plan. General depression per-
il:lN b a3' Property. Their line was an excep-
L 4 ut it a
, ng over . . Ppeared to him that no especial gloom
10 the
41,n it , at
any rate, no such impression existed
the tra
,1 (I.s of the directors. A great proportion of
(iirt,etortellite•
ej, '-, exPenses was caused by the northern
Zetit 11.1ernng 011th to attend the board meetings.
, Port-was then received and adopted,

After some dismssion, a proposition was agreed
to to reduce the number of dire ctors from eighteen to
twelve.
The following gentlemen were re-elected :
Messrs. Berresford, Wyvil, Arclen,on, Hcpes, Other,
Pease, Hopkins, Underwood, Middleton, Salkeld,
Whitwell, and Thompson.
At the commencement of the meeting several share-
holders complainedithat the meeting had not been suf-
ficiently advertised—it had not appeared in the Times.
The CHAIRMAN explained that it had been adver-
tised in the Morning Chronicle, in The Sun, and
Daily News, and :it had thus, they thought, obtained
the utmost publicity.
A special general meeting was then held, for the,
purpose ( f amending the. agreement proposed to be
entered into with the Stockton and Darlington, which
was agreed to ; and a vote of thanks having been
awarded to the chairman and directors, the meeting
separated.

Earth-work
Soil stripped off
Fencing erected
Sea-walli, g
Bridges complete
Ditto in progr•,sM
Permanent way laid

WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS
JUNCTION RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the company
took place to-day, at the company's offices, 1, Guild-
hall Chambers.
The Earl of LONSDALE too le the chair shortly after
one o'clock, and the usual preliminary proceedings
having been gone through,
The SECRETARY read the following report of the
directors of the proceedings of the company for the
last half-year :
" In reviewing the progress of the undertaking during
the past half-year, the result of which is now laid before
the shareholders, it will be seen that the policy of the
directors has been such as the pressure of the times
demanded, and which, under these circumstances, they
believe, will meet with the full concurrence of the pro-
prietors.
" Their desire has been to lighten the responsibilities
f the company, so far as was consistent with the steady
progress of the works, under the conviction that their
more active prosecution, as intended at the commence-
ment of the present year, would be, in the altered state
of the money market, less conducive to the ultimate
prosperity of the company.
" Upon the portion of the railway under contract,
being about fifteen miles, or nearly half the length of the
line, the progress of the several contractors has been,
during the half-year, satisfactory. Of the total esti-
mated cost of this portion of the line to its completion
(about 135,0001.), 75,000/. has been expended, leaving to
be paid upon these works 60,0001., a large portion of
which will be required during the ensuing half-year.
" Bearing in mind those engagements, the di-
rectors have abstained during the half-year from
entering into any further contracts; the progress of two
portions of the line has, however, been pressing upon
their attention,—they refer to the Whitehaven Tunnel
and the Duddon Crossing.
" With regard to the former, the Parliamentary esti-
mate of which is 25,0001., its completion contempo-
raneously with the opening of the line, they consider
essential, as well to its efficient working as to the de-
velopment of its traffic. The proprietors are aware
that it forms the connecting link with the Whitehaven
and Maryport line, and with the harbour of Whitehaven,
and from the break in the continuous railway commu-
nication which its non-completion would involve, as
well as from the position of the terminus on the south
side of the town, and at a distance from the harbour,
without supplying this link, the goods and mineral
traffic of the country could not be developed.
" A mode of effecting a junction, however, with the
Whitehaven and Maryport line, at a comparative trifling
cost, by keeping to the lawer part of the town, and so
tailing in with a proposed extension along the quays of
the harbour, is also engaging the attention of your
directors.
" Should that mode of junction be decided upon, the
necessity for pushing the works at the tunnel may not
continue to exist ; and by this step also the extension
line of the Maryport Company before alluded to will be
available to this company's traffic in a more advantageous
manner.
" The necessity of pressing forward the Duddon
Crossing is urgent, as will be seen on reference to the
engineer's report, and it is to this work that the funds
at the disposal of the directors will be at present di-
rected, the remainder of the line (about fifteen miles)
requiring, as the shareholders are already aware, but
half the time fur its completion which these works will
occupy.
" By the completion, however, of the contracts in hand,
and the execution of eleven out of these fifteen miles of
railway, being the least expensive part of the line, a con-
tinuous railway communication from Whitehaven to
Whieham, near the Duddon estuary, would be opened,
and should the funds at the disposal of your directors
el able them to effect this object at an earlier period than
can he relied on for the completion of the Duddon
Crossing, their careful attention will be directed to the
expediency of adopting this course.
" Before dismissing the subject of the Duddon Cross-
ing, the directors think it necessary to observe upon the
result of the negotiations with the inhabitants of
Broughton, which have occupied their attention, while
the works at the Duddon have been kept in abeyance.
"It will be remembered that the object of the nego-
tiations alluded to was to obtain the consent of those in-
habitants to dispense with a swing bridge in crossing
this river, which Use company are, by their Act, hound
*0 construct for the protection of the navigation which
is used by the inhabitants of Broughton and its neigh-
boerhood.
- By estimating the advantage of a swing bridge at a
value wholly groundless, and withholding their consent
to its withdrawal, the inhabitants of the district in ques-
tion have deprived themselves of the advantages which
the directors were enabled to offer them, and will, it is
feared, have reason to regret their non-compliance with
the proposal which was made to them.
" As stated, however, by Mr. Stephenson in a previous
report to your directors upon the subject, the original
estimate will not be exceeded in consequence of this
refusal on the part of the Broughton people to co-operate
with them in this matter, and it will be satisfactory to
you to learn that in no other particular have circum-
stances occurred to impeach the probable sufficiency of
that estimate.
" And in regard to the traffic to be anticipated upon
your line as the southern approach to the port of White-
haven, it will be gratifying to you to learn that the
traffic on the railway affording communication with that
port from the north has already shown a very satisfate
tory result.
" The traffic upon that railway (the Whitehaven and
Maryport line) although in work for only three months
up to June last, has realised a dividend at the rate of
four-and-a-half per cent. by the quarter's earnings, with
a steadily increasing traffic ; your directors think,
therefore, that their anticipations of a remunerative
dividend upon your property are not unreasonable, when
its cheap probable cost is borne 'in mind, and also its con-
nexion with the southern and more important districts of
the country.
" the payment of the larger portion of the arrears of
calls reported at the last half- yearly meeting to he due,
has with the balance in hand, enabled the directors to
meet the payments to the several coatrace,rs in respect
of the works in progress ; the amount received en ac-
count of the third call, and that remaining due, will,
however, be immediately required for carrying on these
works and those before adverted to as about to be um
dertaken ; the attention of those shareholders who are
,till in arrear upon the third call, is therefore particu-
larly directed to the necessity of its prompt payment ;
and twelve months having intervened between the making 1
of that and the previous call, the directors feel confident
that no reasonable ground for indulgence can be urged
oil account of their frequency.
" Looking to the future also, the prospect of further
calls to a greater extent than 21. per share is distant,
as upon payment of that sum, the borrowing powers of
the company will come into operation.
" At the present meeting, in pursuance of the Act of
Parliament, five of the directors retire from office, but
being eligible, they offer themselves for re-election: they
are Thomas Ainsworth, William Miller, John Peile, and
George Pew, Esquires, and E lward Stanley, Esq., M P.
" The vacancy in the direction, caused by the death of
Sir John Beckett, has been supplied by the election of
Francis Mills, Esq.
" Mr. George Knox also retires from the office ol
auditor, but being eligible, offers himself accordingly.
fhe following report of the engineer was also
read:—
" Gentlemen,—According to your instructions, the
following report upon the state and progress of the
works is now submitted to you.
" In the report presented to you on the 22d of Febru-
ary last, it was stated that the aggregate length of line
under contract at that time, amounted to about sixteen
' miles, comprising the chief earth works. It not having
been deemed advisable to proceed further in letting the
remaining contracts, which, as you are aware, are light
and will not require any great length of time for execu-
tion, no other works are in hand.
" It is to be regretted that so considerable a delay has
unavoidably taken place in carrying on the works at the
Dunning crossing and the Whitehaven tunnel. The
hopes which were entertained of coming to an arrange-
ment with the parties interested in the navigation of the
estuary. by vietue of which a swing bridge would have
been avoided, have not been realised, and after a pro-
tracted and tedious negotiation it has at length been
found necessary to revert to the original plan and con-
struct the viaduct according to the clause inserted in the
Act. The plans have accordingly been 'prepared, and
there is nothing in this respect to prevent your imme-
diately urging forward the execution of this portion of
the work.
" The portions of the line now under contract, are
proceeding upon the whole in a satisfactory manner,
and the remainder may be lett immediately, or at such
future period as will ensure their completion simultane-
ously with the crossing of the Duddon. .
1
line
s , stateda nmt
heen tp
es
rhioowd s a
tt h
Nev
hdi ievi
h sti
ho ne
several
etrhuei
por (ions may be completed."
to the contents
The CHAIRMAN, in shortly adverting
of the report, stated that he felt more assured than
ever of the success of the undertaking, and the
soundness of the basis on which it was placed. Ile
had no doubt, if not the whole, the greater part of
this line would be opened by this time next year.
The report of the directors, and also that of the
engineer, was unanimously agreed to.
The directors that went out by rotation were re-
elected.
1 :01.
ofGa ne
thankso
ar
ng de
dir
.Knoxehc
a uo i
directors,
8:a s re . appointed auditor ; and
aChv the meeting
e ectair:dgeptaorattheed.Noble
The following is the account given in by the
engineer of the works executed on the line up to the
present time :...._

EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCKS,
AND BIRMINGHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the share-
holders of this company was this day held at the
offices of the company, No. 12, Old Broad-street, for
the purpose of receiving the report of the directors,
and for transacting the ordinary business of the
company. The chair was taken at two o'clock by
J. Scott, Esq., the chairman of the company.
The usual preliminaries having been disposed of,
the SECRETARY proceeded to read the report, as
follows :

" The directors beg to report that they have carefully
proceeded with the purchases of the property required
for the railway, and they believe that the arrangements
have generally been satisfactory. The directors have
been anxious not to press these important transactions
too rapidly, and have bestowed upon them much time
and consideration, with the feeling that on the manage-
ment of this portion of their duty the economical con-
struction of the railway mrtinly depends.
" When the purchase of laud had so far advanced as
to admit of a contract being taken for two miles and a
half of the works, tenders were invited by public adver-
tisement. Much competition took place, and the
directors are happy to report that Mr. Jackson, the suc-
cessful competitor, has contracted to execute the works
at a satisfactory price, and below the engineers' estimate.
" The shareholders will perceive from the accounts of
receipt and expenditure uow to be laid before them that
further funds are requisite for meeting liabilities incurred
and proceeding with the undertaking. The directors
have been most anxious to defer making any call until
such a proceeding should be absolutely necessary ; that
period has, however, now arrived, and a second call of 51.
per share has accordingly been announced.
" The directors alluded in their report of February to
a rival project, promoted during the last session of Par-
liament by the Regent's Canal Company. They have
now to report that after proceeding some stages before
the House, the Bill for that project was withdrawn.
"The negotiation opened with the London and North
Western Railway Company, also alluded to in the re-
port of February last, has necessarily been suspended
in conformity with the resolutions passed by the House
of Commons, forbidding any such arrangement as that
contemplated until one-half of the company's capital
shall have been paid up."
A statement of the receipts and expenditure of the
company was also appended to the report, from which
it appeared that the former amounted to 119,7611.
ss. 11d., the latter to 91,1121. 15s. 3d., leaving a
balance in the hands of the company of the sum of
28,6491. Os. Bd.

In answer to a question put by an Hon. Proprietor,
the CHAIRMAN said, that as soon as the amount of
capital prescribed by the resolutions of the House of
Commons was paid up, the arrangement for the sale
of the line to the London and North-Western Com-
pany would be renewed, and that there was not the
slightest doubt but that that company would under-
take either to purchase or to work the line.
The resolution for the adoption of the report was
then unanimously agreed to.
A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, and
the meeting broke up.

MARRIED.—This morning, at St. Peter's, \Val-
worth, by the Rev. George Ainslie, Frederick Thomas,
:second son of William K. Cowley, .Esq., R.N., late Secretary
of the Coast Guard, to Louisa Emily, second daughter of
Thomas Buddy, Esq.,of Walworth.

IRELAND.
THE HARVEST—POTATO CROP.
DUBLIN, AUG. 23.—Very considerable progress has
been already made in the reaping of oats and barley,
both of which are excellent and abundant crops, but
the wheat harvest is yet rather backward, and that
grain appears to be irregular and unequal in the
ripening. Fields of wheat have been cut in various
districts ; but the bulk of that grain is not yet fit for
the sickle.
Since yesterday the weather has undergone a de-
cided change. It is dry ; but the wind is due north,
and the temperature is much lower, having all the
sharpness usual at the latter part of the autumn.
The reports from the country are all exceedingly
favourable as regsrds the crops, including potatoes.
SMITn O'BRIEN, ESQ., M.P.—This Hon.
Gentleman, on the occasion of a soiree given in the
city of Londonderry to the Very hey. Theobald Ma-
thew, on Tuesday last, at which he was present,
expressed his grateful acknowledgments to the elec-
tors of the county of Limerick, for having returned
him again as one of their representatives, and stated
his determination to take his seat in Parliament. This
declaration at once put an end to the various surmises
and predictions which have been given since the
result of the polling became known, as to the ulterior
~,sorse whieh would be pursued by the Hon. Member.
Cork Reporter.
DUNGARVON, AUGUST 18.—On the night of Sun-
day last the friends of a man named Power, residing
at Kilminnen, within a mile and a half of Dungar-
von, in the county of Waterford, assembled and cut
down fifteen acres of wheat, which was forthwith
carried away by some 240 cars. This was done to
evade an anticipated distress for rent. This has urged
several landlords in the locality to be more than
usually vigilant, and, I regret to add, more than
usually severe.—Limerick Examiner.
DREADFUL OUTRAGE AT RATHCORMAC.—The
sub-sheriff, with a party of twenty police under Sub-
Inspector Ashbery proceeded to dispossess a farmer
named Mullins, whose house was barricaded and de-
fended from within by three armed men. The bailiffs
proceeded to force an entrance, but were immediately
fired upon from within, and one of them received the
contents of a blunderbuss loaded with slugs in the
abdomen. The police were ordered to fire in through
the windows, and the party from within kept
up their fire, without, however, doing further injury
than sending a bullet through a policeman's
cap. The police broke in the door, and ar-
rested the party, all " armed to the teeth,"
one of whom, a son of Mullins, had his left
hand dreadfully shattered, his gun having burst.
The party were all escorted to Carrick-on-Suit last
night. Three doctors agreed that it was necessary to
amputate Mullins's hand, but he resisted the opera-
tion. Ihe bailiff is still alive, but no hoof's of
pital at Carrick-on-Suir.—T;-.
Saturday.
RErEm .. . A--,AATION.—The weekly meeting of
;;;Tre:s
his recovery—he is now in thetieri .
of
F
the AQ.,.,..fattoii was held this day. Mr. J. A.
o.;seill (the unsuccessful candidate for Kildare) pre-
sided. The Chairman, in an address of considerable
le. gth, vindicated his character from the aspersions
which had been cast upon it during the recent elec•
tion, and attributed his defeat to the alliance of thi..
Whigs with the Tories of the county, combined with
intimidation, which had been extensively practised.
Mr. J. P. Somers, M.P., Rev. G. Doyle,
P.P., and
others having addressed the meeting, Mr. John Rey-
nolds, M.P., addressed the meeting at some length,
and handled rather strongly Mr. Gregory's want of
punctuality in paying the sheriff his share of the'
expenses, whilst he insisted (through his agent) in
that functionary not putting him (Mr. Reynolds) in
nomination till he lodged his share of the contingent.
Mr. John O'Connell having addressed the meeting at
some length, the rent for the week was announced to
be 52/. The meeting then adjourned.
AUG. 24.—THE CITY or DUBLIN ELECTION.--
This day Mr. Gregory's draft for 7501. was paid to
the high sheriff.
RrPoRTED F.,-,prw9NT.—Notice of an action for
libel has been this day served on the proprietors of a
Dublin paper for the publication of an article, on
Saturday last, to the effect that the wife of a profes-
sional gentleman, said to be pointed out, had eloped
with an officer. There is no truth in the report, if it
apply to the parties supposed to be referred to.
FAILURE IN DUBLIN.—A respectable house, of old
standing in this city, recently connected with the
corn trade, has suspended payment. The liabilities
are estimated at 40,0001. The recent failure in the
same trade in Sligo was the main cause of this
stoppage.
A firm in the distillery trade in the northern pro-
vince has also stopped payment. The liabilities are
not ascertained, but it is understood that they are not

serious.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF ME. J. JAmEsoti..—Mr.
James Jameson, governor of the Bank of Ireland, is
very dangerously ill. lie is one of the partners in
the extensive distillery of Jameson and Co., in this
city, a firm of considerable wealth.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday the mar
riage of the Marquis of Drogheda and the lion. Mary
Caroline Stuart Wortley, eldest daughter of Lord and
Lady Wharncliffe, was solemnized at St. George's
Church, Ilanover-square.
PROPOSED RAILWAY CLUB.--Last evening a meet-
lug of civil engineers, surveyors, and others connected
with the railway interest, met at the King's Arms
Tavern, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, to consider the ex-
pediency of establishing a railway club. Mr. Valentine,
C.E., was called to the chair, and explained that the
growing extent of railway enterprise, and the immense
increase in the number of the body, not only resident
but located in London, rendered such an institution de-
sirable and necessary. Resolutions for carrying out the
objects of the meeting were proposed and carried unani-
mously by Messrs. E. W. Gooch, Warren, Jesson,
Oram, and other engineers, and the meeting was ad-
journed for a month.
Tim WORK'S Or ART IN WESTMINSTER HALL.—
Yesterday the visiting hours to view the works of art in
%Westminster Hall were restricted from nine to six, and
the exhibition will finally clise on the 17th September.
A HOPEFUL.—A tutor of college, lecturing a young
man on his irregular conduct, added,• with great pathos,
" The report of your vices will bring your father's grey
.htiiari,, r, replied h
hairs with sorrow
r pu
wt,otlr grave." " I beg your pardon,
~ guy father wears a wig.'
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