The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-13 00:00:00

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should be lost in vigorously proceeding with tl.utt por-
tion of the line which Mr. Baly has reconamen,de4 .as
the first to be commenced, and the cost of exit- 'uting
which will, according to his estimate, be xllore
than covered by the capital now at the disposal of
the company.
" There are many reasons besides which apps
to point this out as the most eligible course to bt --
adopted.
.

"The apparent certainty of receiving a consider.'-'-
able per centage upon the projected outlay
,would;
itself, be sufficient, but when oontrasted with the
enormous loss consequent upon the sacrifice of the
caution money, in addition to the other expenses that
have been necessarily incurred, can scarcely leave a
doubt that this is the most eligible courso to be pur-
sued ; and even on the supposition of the com-
pany being ultimately unable to raise sufficient
funds to complete the whole line, after having ex-
pended upon it the capital now at their disposal,
it may reasonably be expected that, in that
case, another company would be fou ad will-
ing to purchase the concession toget her with
the works, at such price as would entail n. sacrifice
bearing no proportion to the losses above alluded to ;
and, if that portion of the line which can be completed
with the funds in hand, should prove as pro ductive as
your engineer anticipates, the effect will be to improve
your property so substantially, as to enable you, either
by calls or loans, to raise sufficient money to carry on
papt
willhinl
toedi3o,l4ieunind'sortaihkenkesvesetounoatthh:ethoretliartl final
rhicfiaocvm,eepletion. In on e case you
give you
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reasonable
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releasedonrn
tcahab eul mt
et
prospect n)
satnmud onpe money,
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recovering, if noattonithe whole, at least a large p onion of
the amount.

" For these reasons the directors are unai limous in
recommending you to proceed at once with ti be works,
so far as the funds in hand will enable you to exe-
cute them.

" The directors lament that, on this occ ,anion it
should be a part of their duty to communicat, a to you,
the death of their able and zealous colleague at Brus-
sels, the late Colonel Beuckers to whose judicious
exertions may, in a great measure, be as nibed the
successful result of their negotiations with the Bel-
gian Government on the subject of the cone; tssion and
of the Acte de Societe. This gentleman clitt.d in Jul 3r
last, almost at the moment of concluding th ese nego-
tiations, after a lengthened illness and mi. ich suffer-
ing, which were greatly aggravated by hit; incessant
devotion to the affairs of the company.
" In order, therefore, to give efficiency i;o the local
committee at Brussels, and to supply as La r as pos-
sible the loss which the company has sustained in the
death of Colonel Beuckers, the directors have ap-
pointed M. Greban, of Brussels, a very able and in-
telligent gentleman, to succeed him as chairman of
that committee, and they have arranged with Captain
Logan, who has joined the direction, to proceed to
Brussels, and form one of the committee there. This
latter gentleman is, in the opinion of th,a directors,
peculiarly qualified for the duties which he has under-
taken.

" The shareholders are aware, that since the di-
rectors had last the honour of meeting them in this
place, they have lost the assistance of their late col-
leagues, the Marquis of Winchester, Mr. Garnet,
Mr. Head, and Mr. Hopkinson, these gentlemen
having retired from the direction."
After a lengthened discussion, in which the feelings
of the proprietors present was markedly ea:pressed to
be in favour of the immediate dissolution of the com-
pany, and the return of the money in hand, and an:
endeavour to obtain back from the Belgian Govern-
ment the caution money, the following resolution was
moved by Mr. Head, seconded by Mr. Craddock, awl
carried unanimously :

" That it is the unanimous wish of the present
meeting that the undertaking should be abandoned'
and the company dissolved, and that immediate steps
be taken for obtaining a return of the caution money-,
and that for the purpose of considering and reportin
on the above objects the chairman and deputy,-
chairman of the company, with Sir J. Carmichael,
Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Head, be appointed a com-
mittee for that purpose, and that the meeting be
adjourned to the earliest possible period to which the
committee can make their report.'
The CHAIRMAN, in putting the resolution to tble
meeting, said that due notice would be given of this
period when the committee were ready to make thei'm
report.
A vote of thanks having been carried to the chain.-
man, deputy-chairman, and directors, the meeting
separated.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—Notice was issued cm
Saturday at the Bank of England that a general court
of directors will be held on Thursday next, the 16th
instant, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to consider of
a dividend. This will also be one of the quarterly
general courts appointed by the charter.
DIFFICULTIES OF A NOBLE DUKE.—Within title
last few days a great sensation has been caused in one
of our English counties by a series of legal proceedings,
of the most rigorous nature, taken against a Noble
l)uke. His Grace has himself, with a portion of his
family, hurried off to the Continent, and is not expected
to visit England again for several years. The princely
establishment of the Noble Duke is completely broken
up. An attachment has been laid on his personal
effects wherever they could be come at. His pack of
hounds, and even the poultry in his yard have been
attached by the creditors. The liabilities for which
these proceedings are taken are said to have been chiefly
contracted during his Grace's marquisate. The parties
at whose suit the proceedings are taken are a wealthy
Jewish firm in the metropolis, remarkable for the mag-
nitude of their monetary transactions. The heir to the
ducal coronet, a member of the new House of Commons,
is said to have added very materially, by his expensive
habits, to the incumbrances of the family estates, and it
is confidently stated in private circles, that a Noble Earl, .
who recently received the aid of the Duke's influence in
a memorable electioneering contest, is the holder of
bonds for loans to his Grace to the large amount of
50,0001.—Observer.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF PLATE.--011 Saturday
afternoon the police route furnished the following rob-
bery of plate to an extensive amount. It appeared that
Mr. Burns, an auctioneer, of Stratton-street, May-fair,
came to town on that morning early, and requiring
breakfast, the butler was in the act of preparing it, when
to his astonishment he discovered that the various bags
in which the spoons, teapot, and other articles had been
deposited were missing, and wooden models left in their
stead. An inquiry was set on foot, but the under butler,
who had charge of the property was not to be found.
Messengers were sent to Vine street station, and on In-
spector Wall arriving at Mr. Burn's house, some of the
duplicates of the stolen property (in amount about 2001.)
were discovered. Subsequent information proved that
the under butler had decamped, and the electric tele-
graph on the Birmingham line was immediately put in
requisition.
DEFLORABLE OCCURRENCE.—YeSterdNy morning,
about half-past one o'clock, William
.Neary, the night
pierman at Blackfriar's-bridge pier, was told that a man
had jumped off the bridge into the water. He imme-
diately rowed to the spot but could not find any one. He
therefore returned to the pier, where he took a couple
of police-constables into his galley; they then returned,
and on examining the piers they found blood running
down the first, on the lower side of the Surrey end of
the bridge. With the light from the policeman's
lantern they were able to see, crouched between the two
pillars of the pier-head, La man who was dreadfully
wounded. They could perceive that one side of his face
was battered in, and that he was unable to stir. It
being then flood tide, they were unable to get nearer
than seventeen or eighteen feet to the sufferer. A
ladder, however, having been procured, Neary ascended
it, whilst the policemen held the boat, and, after consi-
derable trouble, and at no little personal risk, the man
was lowered into the boat. He was then
and removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. h
broken
geons, upon examination, pronounced his thighs
that at little
and that he was otherwise so severely j got ashore,
and it is said
tunate man was named Zebedee Beecham, _ _
respectable fa ily.
of
hopes could be entertained of his recovery
and
unfor-
is connected with a highly
There is at this time in the warehousesstafitheb St.
considerableim.r importation,
ofa
Katharine Docks a rather curious
vessel each impressed with
bricks, about 13 inches square,_ocubt setting forth the name
from Bussorah,
hieroglyphic characters,
of
manufacture. Some of them
are
t em
of the maker and date o
having formed a portion of the vit., a
are represented as
cele-
brated Tower of Babel ; there are also several portions
of statues in black marble, basalt, or granite, each co
vered with hieroglyphic characters, and to those versed
in ancient lore they will prove of much interest ; but in
addition thereto, there are several large cases of books
win ushmicahnmucsritphtaviencotshte
anPeimrsn
miaensad Arabicensumand manylangu
years
in the t collection.r
mThe
very whole
valuableare it i
itio senxpteoctthedat,
tended for the British Museum. If such should be thew
case, h
add
stitution, and prove there, as at
the docks, subjects of
great interest. It is much-to be regretted that the vessel,
having got on shore during her voyage, the books have
been much damaged, but d to
can no doubt be restore
such a state as to render them intelligible.
EXTRAORDINARY Fox CHASE.—Friday morning
the inhabitants of Bath-street were surprised by the,
appearance of a fox running at full speed about the,
neighbourhood, chased by a number of men and boys.
Rey card, finding the chase too close for him, took re.,,
fuge in the Chequers public-house, to the great dis •
quietude of the worthy landlady
was f and her
r family. S
ear h
ond to have -
being made for the varmint,
he _
sconsed himself in the bar amongst the ginger bee'
bottles, and with which he made some havoc. Some
difficulty was now found in dislodging master reynan
from his quarters, but by the aid of ropes and a pair o
tongs he was ignominiously ejected, and borne off
his captor. We understand that the animal escaped
from the premises of Mr. Knote, of the Abbey Green.—
Bath Herald.
THE FIRE AT BANSTEAD.—The destructive fire
which broke out on the premises of Messrs. Nelson 844
Kenward, on Banstead Downs, last Friday, continued tee
burn the whole of Friday night, and it was not extino
guished until Saturday at noon. Fortunately, the mill e
and other buildings escaped. The following is Mi
Braidwood's official report of the damage done:—"FoLt
stacks of hay destroyed, one stack of oats, one ditto e.
tares, one of wheat, one of barley, and a waggon cony
sumed. Cause of fire unknown,"