The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1847.

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PETITIONS ON PI(IV ATE BILLS.
HOUSE OF COMM ONS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Room 22, before Mr. Examiner SMITH.)
UNOPPOSED LIST.
Wexford and ValencD.—Complied with.
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr.—Further adjourned.
Edinburgh and Perth.—Complied with.
(Tinom 3, before Mr. Examiner MAY.)
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NORTH IiRIIISH
This case was partly heard, and the further hearing ad-
journed until Thursday next.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
The Court was engaged all the morning with a trading
case, " Entwistle v. Dent," arising out of a dispute respecting
some mercantile tranactions between the plaintiff and de-
fendant, the representatives of houses in Manchester and
London respectively.
The case, a dry and uninteresting one, was not expected to
close before the rising of the Court.

COMMON PLEAS.--(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Guildhall, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a
Special Jury.)
WESTROPP V. SOLOMONS.—THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND THE

OXFORD AND BLYTCHLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY.
This was an action brought to recover the sum of 13,0001.
on a scrip transaction in the shares of the Buckinghatnshire
and the Oxford and Bletchley Junction Railway.
It appeared that in the course of last year the defendant
advanced money to the plaintiff, a broker, to purchase 500
shares in the above railway company. The plaintiff pro-
cured the shares and sold them to the defendant, but it was
subsequently discovered that the shares so sold were forged
scrip; the result was, the plaintiff to complete his engage-
ment, had to purchase for the defendant 500 good shares at
an increased price. The defendant refused to make good
the difference, and the present action was in consequence
brought. 4781. hail been paid into count by the defendant
as a satisfaction of the claim.
After the case had been shortly gone into, at the sugges-
tion of the Learned Judge the matter was agreed to be
made a special case.
Ordered to be made a special case accordingly.

IRISH WASTE LAND IMPROVE-
MENT SOCIETY.—(THIS DAY.)
The usual half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders
of this society was held to-day, at the King's Head Tavern,
Poultry ; the Earl of Devon in the chair.
After a considerable delay,
The CHAIRMAN said that it appeared there was not a suf-
ficient number of shareholders present to constitute a legal
meeting for any efficient purposes. He was not aware that
there there was any very pressing matter for the society.
There would be no call on the shareholders for money, nor
would any resolution be passed, It was, however, the opi-
nion of the directors present that as there were
so many of the shareholders there who might
wish to hear the report of their engineer, Colonel
Robinson, it would be as well to read it, though they
could adopt no steps in reference to it—(Hear, Lear.)
The SECRETARY then read the report, which after alluding
to the distress that existed in Ireland, but which prevailed
less generally on the estates of the society than elsewhere,
and the refusal of the Government to afford them any assist-
ance, proceeded to state that the expectations held forth last
year of the tenants generally having sufficient crops, had
been realised, and hopes were also entertained from the
efforts of the society, that a system of rotation crops might be
introduced. In some cases they had, however, failed to induce
their tenants to abandon the sole planting of the potato. Those
who had been the longest on the estates of the society, had
showed every disposition to adopt the suggestions that were
thrown out to them for the improvement of their land, and
every means had been used, by giving seeds gratuitously,
promises of reward for improvements, and other means to
stimulate the apathetic, and to encourage the industrious.
The society, notwithstanding all their endeavours, had found
a vast amount of destitution on their estates, In some eases
one-fifth of the crops bad been lost, and an apathy, in-
duced by their sufferings, existed among the tenants
in several instances, against which all the efforts
of the sociey were ineffectual. The society had,
notwithstanding, given employment to a great num-
ber, and they had every reason to expect that a much
larger portion of land would be shortly reclahried. In
consequence of the losses that had been sustained, those
tenants who were under progressive rents had not been sub-
' jected to any increase in their rents during the past year.
Several applications had been received from persons desirous
of taking land on the estates of the society, but such were
refused, unless it could be shown that there was sufficient
capital to meet the contingencies that wernelotnothbse. naturally
looked forward to during the coming six
had been entered into for the purchase of five thou-
sand acres of land. On the estate of the society at Bal-
linakill there was a loss of seventy-five per cent., and
some of the tenants would not work on the land. No
exertions had been spared to overcome this feeling. Rob-
beries had also become frequent in this district, as well as
in every part of Galway. Wages had been paid in Indian
meal, at the request of tenants themselves. In some cases
there was a loss of 90 per cent. in this district. Since October,
however, 7,500 perches of land had been drained. In Kil-
kerrin it was found that the crops of twenty tenants had
failed, and the losses in- some cases varied from 80 to 90 per
cent., but the average was only 30 per cent. What was
scientifically called nullipora had been successfully used with
manure in this district. A communication had been effected
between the counties of Mayo and Galway ' • a grant had
been obtained for schools, and every effort had been made to
meet
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agree
with him as to the propriety of having the report submitted
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to them. It could not in the present state of Ireland be ex-
pected that there would be a return for money invested in a
speculation of this kind, but it was evident that they had
every reasonable prospect of success. He thought that from
the disposition of the Government to forward everything
beneficial to Ireland ; therefore, notwithstanding their former
failure, another application would be successful. To promote
this object the directors would use every endeavour.—(Hear.)
An Hon. PEOPRIETOP; suggested, that if application were
made to Government for power to enable them to become
purchasers instead of lessees, it would be desirable.
The CHAIRMAN said he approved of the suggestion, and
he had no doubt application to Government for such a pur-
pose would be successful. It had been entertained by the
directors, but there was an unaccountable jealousy in Ireland
of those who met in the Poultry, by some who gave them-
selves the title of " Friends of Ireland," that they did carry
out their views. There was, however, a different feeling at
present, from which he augured the best results.
The meeting then separated.

LONDONDERRY AND ENNIS.
KILLEN RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The half•yearlv general meeting of the directors and
shareholders in this company was held this day, at the com-
pany's offices, 5, Church-passage, Guildhall; J. G. Frith,
Esq., chairman of the company, presided.
The advertisement calling the meeting having been read,
and the minutes of last meeting confirmed,
The CHAIRMAN said that it would be unnecessary for him
to add one word to the report which the shareholders would
hear read, as that document had been very carefully consi-
dered and was most full in its details. He should therefore
at once call upon the secretary to lay it before the meeting.
The SECRETARY, Mr. Hemming, then read the report, of
which the following is a summary :
" Your directors have the satisfaction to report that the
portion of the line from Derry to Strabane is finished.
" Sufficient locomotives and carriages are provided to com-
mence a passenger traffic forthwith. Goods and cattle wag-
gons will be added by degrees, as the means of the company
permit, with a view also of as speedily as possible developing
the is-sources of the carrying department, from which the
most satisfactory results are anticipated. The great incon-
venience under which the city of Derry has so long laboured
from its Post-office arrangements will be forthwith much
diminished, the Postmaster-General having consented to this
company carrying the mails; for which the necessary pre-
liminaries are now under consideration.
" Your directors, availing themselves of the discretionary
powers given to them at the last half-yearly meeting, have
used such means for collecting arrears of calls as the indivi-
dual cases of the defaulting shareholders appeared to demand ;
and the result has been, to a certain extent, satisfactory.
Since November, of the arrears then due, an amount exceed-
ing 12,7001. has been paid up; and of the amount still due,
it is considered that a large portion will yet be collected.
" Although circumstances have for the present prevented
the extension of the works beyond Strabane, your directors
would urge most strongly upon the shareholders the great
advantage which must result from their being proceeded
with in the direction of Omagh, at the earliest possible
period, as the further development of the internal traffic of
ne country, with the port of Derry, would greatly increase
the receipts compared with the necessary expenses of working
the"
Your
our directors, being fully convinced that the construc-
tion of Irish railways would form one of the most important
auxiliaries to the Government in relieving the daily increas-
ing distress, felt it their dutyet oraedxtrpnreess
Executive;tlfis opin opinion,
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urge its serious consideration
have to report that they have
the Government authorities here and in
conferences with
Ireland on this
subject.
" On these various occasions they submitted the result of
their inquiries and experience, which had confirmed them in
the opinion, that the Irish railways at once offerel the most
immediate, the most extensive, and the most profitable
employment to that class of persons who require, it ;, and at
the same time afford the most ample security to the Govern-
ment for any loans which they might advance for this purpose.
From the great attention paid on all these occasions by the
different members of the Government to the details laid be-
fore them, your directors had hoped this would have been one
of the measures prominently put forward by Government for
the real distress in Ireland ; and although it has not yet been
adopted, your directors remain fully impressed with the
Opinion that it will be found the only efficient mode of relief;
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are executed almost exclusively by that class of Irish
labourers, thousands of whom are at the present moment in a
state of the greatest destitution from the want of remunera-
tive employment."
The following report was also read from the engineer :
" Gentlemen—As it is only recently that I have been ap-
pointed engineer to this line, I have but few observations to
make respecting the works connected therewith, so far as
they have come under my superintendence.
" Nearly the whole of the work between Derry and Stra-
bane (which is the only portion contracted for) was com-
pleted before my appointment, with the exception of the
platform of the two bridges across the Foyle, and the laying
of the permanent way across the bog at Pothall. Since that
time these works have been finished, and the whole line is
now completed, and ready to be opened for public traffic so
soon as inspected and reported upon by the officer of the
Railway Commissioners; for which object all the necessary
documents required by the Board have been forwarded.
The engines and carriages are now on the line, and
I have made an experimental trip on one of the.engines lam
glad to say that that portion of the line across Porthall
Bog, referred to, seems to stand well, although the perma-
nent way has been laid but a few weeks.
" Ticket offices and sheds are now in progress of erection,
both at Derry and Strabane, which will be completed in the
course of a few days.
"These buildings have been put up merely in a temporary
manner, as there is every reason to expect that the stations
at either terminus may be hereafter erected on more suitable
and convenient sites.—•I have the honour to be, gentlemen,
your most obedient servant,
HARLES CANYON.

" Belfast, Feb. 23, 1847."
The financial statement showed that the receipts amounted
to 114,7461. 15s. 5d., while the expenditure was
110,776/. 18s. 7d., leaving a balance at the bankers of
3,9691. 16s. 10d.
After a few remarks on one or two paragraphs in the re-
ports from different shareholders, the report was Adopted.