The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAM-OCTOBER, 14, 1841,

ertion , on: his part. When he was at:-..Ricton he
was fortified in this opinion by the observa-
tions he then made.—(Hear, hear.) lb , dia., not
know much about mining, but he had been qt tl4l;,works
for three months, and conversed 'with mtn,i-}03.0' had
been :engaged
.all their lives ,in that line,, and .they hail
confirmed his opinion, and he came home .with the,full
belief that they, had all been grossly. imposed,
upon.
statements. of the value of the proper y.—(uproar.)
Afr. Wwr of; and Mr. ..AsHoasT, rose at the same
time, and each prevented the other, speaking- by vainly
rattempting.teA4ain a hearing, (which, being interpreted
means trying to speak the loudest,) until upon. by
Mr. W.4oTox said•withgreat energy—l will not be put
down by Mr. lAshurst.—(Uproar.)
Mr. ASBURST7---I will not he put down by you.—(Con-
tinued noise and uproar.)
' Mr. WESTON—Yourßeport begins with a lie, and ands
with a . falsehood.. .

Here the scene utterly defied description ; ,it Was one
mass of uproar and confusion, and the excitement pre-
wiled for t.eyeral _ minutes. ,

Mr. TAYLOR said he moved that a Committee be ap-
polnted.to wind up the affairs of the Company, and to
take steps, as they might think desirable, to institute:
such legal proceedings they might deem necessary; and
that the Report, which. had been prepared originally by
the Directors at the first meeting, he then read.
Mr. IVEsToN said, with the explanation afterwards,
be did not object to the Report being read, for this very
good reason, that they might not be accused of smother-
ing the Report. He had not objected to the Report, if
they would stay and hear the explanation, but it was
hardly fair that they should listen to the Report, and not
the explanation, His impression was, that as the Re-
port was full of misstatement; it ought to be allowed.—
(Uproar.). The explanation was a detail of facts.
Mr. HANDYSIDE rose to second the motion of Mr.
Taylor, and he hoped that there would be no interruption
to the Report being read, together with the explanation..
RAwsoN was still opposed to the reading,: that
Report__- _

Mr. VITsToN—You will get no-money afterwards; if
you do.—(Confusion.)
Mr. RAwsoN thought that the appointment of a Com-
mittee to :investigate the accounts would accomplish
every object they had in view. Mr. Hornidge had not
made his Report to the Committee, and the very reason
he (Mr. Rawson) had got the CoMmittee formed at the
last meeting was, that he should go to Dublin to get the
accounts. The Dublin Committee held the books for
the good of the Company, that-Company had appointed
a Committee, and why should they not give up the
books ? If they did not, they would necessarily be in-
volved in mystification and difficulty.
Mr. ASEIURST thought the best way was to read the
two Reports and give them into the hands of the Chair-
man, then they would have an opportunity of judging of
the beSt mode of proceeding. Thero were then threats
of action upon action, for bills of exchange giVen for the
purchase money. The longer they postponed the consi-
deratiOn of these things the more certain were they of
plunging the bona fide Shareholders in ruin. The bona
fide paYments they might manage to raise, but the
19,0001. was a sum it was almost impossible to pay, and
if they thought they could settle the of itirs with that
19,0001. they would never do it.
Mr. Alderman WOOD said if the accounts were gone
into, and that claim of 19,0001. were found to be unjust,
they would all resist it. But if the claim were a just one,
let them get rid of it in the best way they could.
Mr. RawsoN would wish to know how 'Mr. Hornidge
had succeeded with the Directors in Dublin.

Mr. HORNIDGE said, in the first place, he would state
that the feeling of the Dublin Directors was, that it was
due to themselves and the Shareholders that the Report
submitted to the meeting on the 15th September, and
the answer delivered on the 30th, be read and printed.
The Hon. Gentleman then adverted to a transaction be-
tween the Chairman and the Dublin Directors. He said
the Dublin Directors were ready to pay up their calls,
but that they had made themselves liable upon the bills
of exchange, and if they paid their calls, they might
still be called upon to pay those bills, and thus contribute
twice over to their payment. They were quite willing
to pay their calls, but they were unwilling to have these
calls appropriated to the liabilities of the Company,
while they were liable themselves, and thus be called to
pay twice over, and under such circumstances they could
not ask them to pay.
A PROPRIETOR—This is not in order.

Mr. HORNIDGE said—lf they did not wish to hear
truth he was quite willing to sit down.—(Cries of" Go
on, go on.") The Hon. Gentleman then went on to say,
that he had consulted Mr. Shaw, Mr. M‘Master, and se-
veral others, and they fully concurred in what he (Mr.
Hornidge) had stated to that meeting. They could not
think of paying the calls on their shares in the present
circumstances of the Company. He (Mr. Hornidge)
came back to the original question he had put to a
former meeting—namely, Whether they had a Board of
Directors? He did not think they had ten Directors
in the Company; and if they had not, their proceedings
could not be legal.
Mr. AsutTesr —I do not think ycu will find ten bona
fide. Shareholders calculated to become Directors.
Mr. HORNIDGE—I will find them in Dublin. If you
get your calls in, there will not be a large sum to pay.
The CHAIRMAN--I understand that a gentleman said
at the last meeting that many Shareholders were ready to
come forward with their one thousands and their two
thousands, but from the statement of Mr. Hornidge they
are prepared to pay no money at all.
Mr. HoRNIDGE—They are prepared to .pay. up the
whole of their calls, but they will not allow their calls
to he appropriated to claims in England, while they
have liabilities themselves, and a debt of 1,3401., which
they must pay.
.ThO CHAIRMAN then put the question that the origi-
nal Report of the Directors be read, together with the
explanation of the original Directors.
After a little confusion and some delay, the motion
was carried, but not unanimously.
,Alderman Woon would not be able to stay during
the reading of that Report, but be would come afterwards
with a statement relative to it.

Mr. WEsTom would claim the same indulgence.—(A
laugh.)
Mr. Asnunsr was about to rend the Report, when
Mr. SHOOBRIDGE rose amidst great uproar.
The CHAIRMAN—There is a charge against Mr.
Shoobridge for receiving money from a person at Notting •
ham and Kegworth which he has not accounted for.

Mr. SHOOI3-RIDGE—Nour, there is no such person—
it is a lie.—(Great uproar.)
Mr. WOOD—I think it is too bad to interrupt the
meeting this way.
Mr. SHOODRIDGE—I will have an answer to this ques-
tion—who is the person alluded to ?—(Uproar.)
Mr. WIRE rose amidst great confusion. He said—l
say that if a gentlemen get up to ask a question and is
met by a direct charge of falsehood—(The rest of the
sentence was lost in the confusion which prevailed)—l
should have said you are out of order, Mr. Shoobridge.
I say it is most unfair. Gentlemen, continued Mr.
Wire with much energy, I am ashamed of it.—(Uproar.)
Mr. TAYLOR—You do not know the character of the
man you are speaking of, Mr. Wire, or you would not
have made use of such an expression.
Mr. SHOOBRIDGE—I have a perfect right and I will
have the name of the party. I deny it altogether, nobody
do I know at Kegworth.

Mr. AsuunsTLWill you be satisfied with an answer?
If so, it is ready for you.

Mr. SHOOBRIDGE.--I will.

The CHAIRMAN--Mr. Utwin held a receipt of you
for 16C1., money received for the Company, and which:
has not been accounted for.

Mr. SHOOnIDGE.—It is a lie, it is all false.—(Uproar.)
Mr. WESTON—That can all be explained.
After the uproar had somewhat abated,
Mr. ASHURST read the Report so long withheld, and
which had been the subject of so much discussion. The
document was extremely long and contained statements
and charges against individuals connected with the
Company, any mention of which would perhaps be pre-
mature, inasmuch as the subject is likely to prove mat-
ter for future discussion under another form, and in an-
other place. The statement, in answer to the Report
then followed, read by Mr. Hornidge. The two docu-
ments occupied nearly three hours in reading.
Some discussion then arose with respect to the plans
of the Company, between Messrs. Ashurst. Weston, and
others.

_
The meeting then adjourned for a fortnight, in order
that the Report and the reply might be printed, and be
inspected by each Shareholder. It was nearly half-pest
five o'clock before the adjournment was moved, the
meeting having lasted nearly fivo hours.

"TILE DUKE'S" VERSION OF "Up GUARDS.
AND AT 'Em."—The authenticity of the following anec-
dote may be relied on :—The Duke of Wellington re-
cently honoured one of the most distinguished of living
sculptors by sitting to him for his bust., The artist,
wishing to observe the full play of the Duke's features,,
"
engaged him in conversation on the best attitude for the
figure on which he was at work. and suggested that, if
it could be made to represent his Grace at the moment
when he uttered the memorable words, Up, Guards,
and at 'em," at Waterloo, the statue would be more po-
pular at the present day, and be more highly valued by
antiquity. The Duke laughed very good-humouredly
at this observation, and said, " Alt, the old story/ People
will invent words for me. Poets will write„and painters
will paint, and I suppose we must give them some li-,
cense ; but really I don't know what I said. I saw
that the moment for action was come, and I gave the
command for attack. I
,suppose the words were brief
and homely enough, for they ran through the ranks and
were obeyed on the instant. I never saw sharper work.
But, as to the exact words I used at such a moment, I
am sure I don't recollect them, and I Very.mtich doubt
whether any one else earn". WC haVe been careful to
retain the exact expreSsions employed by the illustrious
Duke on the occasion, as the moment to which they re-
fer is one of. the most important and interesting in the
whole range of history'.--13rit(innia.
Amongst the nobility and fashionables who have
visited the English Opera ',rouse last week, were the
Marquis of Tavistock, Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Lord
Templetown' Lord Augustus Fitzclarence, Earl and
Countess of Cardigan, Duke of Brunswick, Hon. Capt.
Macdonald,' Sir G. lare, —7 Dennistoun, Esq., M.P.,
C. Martyn, Esq,„ Al.p, Captain Martyn, F. Gautier,
E5q.,,.. &c. . ,
THE BITER ISIT.—"'StOp. • Stop ! " cried a
gentleman to an omnibus c:.d• but the cad trckuld.neither
hear nor stop. " Stupid fellow ;' said
the gentleman,
" he'll find it out, to his cost, by-and-,bye, for I have
given him a counterfeit five-shilling piece'." But on
looking at the change, he exclairacd
," Well, -I never
hang me if the rascal hasn't given ,:.4.f,six
‘f shillings,, and
sixpence bad money !
,But, never..rai
,n,,, d m„,
ride for nothing !"--George Cniik4ank's,,bmnibus. J
A. VETO.- , "
. . P' .a, said an interesting juveni!e
to an indulgent sire—" Pa, haven't I got a veto as well
as the President ?" " No, my child."
" Yes, I have,
Pa- fifth toe is A V-toe, I reckon.". " Thomas, take
that boy to his mothcilf;s P,4144":

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