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The Tenth Half-yearly General-Meeting of the Proprietors '
related to the transactions of an ex-Director, whom he was which Mr. Salomons had become a Shareholder. About a
undercalls ,
Of the Blackwell Railway took place yesterday at the London
glad
his
to see present, and whose absence he regretted at the last year ago that gentleman had formed an opinion that the pre-
Tavern. On account of its being understood that Mr. Alder-
meeting, because if he had gone into those charges that had sent railway would he a profitable concern ; and the Directors
man Humphery would b e present in order to explain the eir-
, been since made by him against the Directors, and Shad ex- having 750 shares undisposed of, Mr. Salomons proposed to
cumstences under which he had sold certain shares in the Com- .
1 • dthem muchof the obloquy that had been heaped upon pnrchlse them at 21. premium. The Directors consideeo
p aerie
Patty, and in consequence of which he had resigned his seat as
the Cumpony might have been removed. On the subject of this an advantageous offer, upon the clear under-
, one of the Directors, the meeting was attended more name-
those charges he had nothing to add to what ke stated at the standing that Mr. Salomons was to pay fur those
rously than usual; • last meeting. On that occasion, in answer to a question put to shares, and the calls upon them, at his perfect convenience.
Wrn. ROUTH, Esq., upon taking the Chair, stated that the
him by a gentleman then present, he stated that it had come to It was true that Mr. Salomons, at the time alluded to, had nor
meeting 'had been con wined in the usual manner for reasons
the knowledge of the Directors that Mr. Alderman Hum- paid his calls upon those shares, but he had made arrangements
. , that would be presently stated to them; but the Directors were p
osy
hail sold shares in the Companyof which he was net for so doing. If, therefore, Mr. Alderman Humphery had
r rather anxious that he should at present avoid making those
possessed, that this had led to a discussion among the Board of been aware of that, he would not have made it a charge against
observations upon the 'Report which he thought necesssary, in Directors, which had resulted in the resignation of Mr. Alder- Mr. Salomons. Then, as to the 5001. that had been alluded
. • order that they might proceed to the other business for which
man Humphery. This information was given to the last meet- to ; that had been paid out of the Director's fees, and any Pro-
-. a -they had met, and which was of great interest to the Directors.
ing, and Mr. Alderman Humphery had since that time pub- prietor that chose might satisfy himself of that fact by looking
• -• He would now, therefore, merely call upon the Secretary to lished a paper, in which he reflected on the character of his to the books; As to the propriety of that grant, he was him-
, teed the Report. colleague. Since that time the Secretary of the Company had self satisfied that it was an inadequate remuneration-(Crias
The Secretary of the Company then read the following I t'stating that the Directors repudiated all the of " Heir, hear")-and, as a proof of that, he would
publisheda e ~er,
Report :-
charges which Mr. Alderman Humphery had brought against state this, that upon the passing of the last Bill through the
- . At the last Half-yearly Meeting the Directors stated their
them. What, therefore, the Directors first proposed to do was Houses of Parliament, the gentleman to whom that
a , expectation that the works on the extension line from the Ali- to give Mr. Alderman Humphery an opportunity to enter into grant had been made hid been subject to some considerable
furies to Fenehurch-street would be completed for traffic in the
an explanation, not only of his own conduct, but of the reasons expenses. The Directors were aware of that, and were anxious
course of the month of June. The state of the weather, and which had induced him to make the charges he had done that he should give them an account of those expenses, which
it, some other circumstances, occasioned an unavoidable delay against others.-( Cheers.) • he declined to do. Mr. Humphery had allude, to the private
ae .of four or five weeks in the opening, which took place on the Mr. CRAWSHAY said that, as his name had been mixed up in letter written by Mr. Stevenson to himself (the Chairman }.
2d of the present morrth. the transaction to which the Chairman had alluded, he trusted He had also alluded to the wharf at Blackwall-being the pro-
The plan proposed by the Engineers of the Company for he should be allowed to state how far he was concerned in it. perty of the East and West. India Dock Company, and said
- . working the extension line has been attended with entire He claimed to be allowed to state the whole transaction, both such was the fact ; but the Railway Company had a lease of
success. No impediment of any description has interfered with respect to himself, and also:to Mr. Alderman Humphery, that wharf at 6001. a-year for ever.-( Cheers.) That he
` with the perfect accoanplishment of all that had been antici- as he thought it was but fit, before they legislated upon any thought was as near to actual possession as could be.
gated; and the Directors venture to state, without fear of subject, that they should be perfectly aware of it. Hitherto Mr. Alderman HUMPIIEKY wished to know whether it was
contradiction, that as a. work of science of a very high order, it •
a great deal had been stated and published with respect to let as a wharf upon which they could land goods.
needs only to be seen to be admired. these transactions, which are highly derogatory to the character The CHAIRMAN-It is a wharf for the landing of passengers.
With equal confidence do the Directors regard it as a work of Air. Alderman Humphery. But the meeting must bear in Sir. Alderman lIUStPHERY wished to know whether they
of great utility to the public, and of advantage to the Froprie- mind that those statements and assertions must still remain to Gould employ it as a wharf independent of the East and West
tors. In the arrangements of the terminus at Fenchurch- be pro /ed. • It was stated that not only had Mr. Alderman India Dock Company ? If they could not, it was useless to
• street, every attention has been paid to the convenience and Humphrey dealt in 100 shares, but that he had sold many them.
comfort of passengers; and ample space, the want of which hundreds, and that he had done so for the purpose of reducing The CHAIRMAN said that it was left to them for the pur-
was much felt at the A linories Station, is provided for any in- the property of the Shareholders. Now he (Mr. Crawshay), pose of landing passengers, at 6001. a-year. As to the up-
creased e amount of traffic. All possible consideration has at the after having made every inquiry, was quite convinced Mr. train goods, it- was true that the Docks would derive advan-
' same time been giver ito the protection of the public, and to Alderman Humphery had not sold more than the hundred tage, which, for his own part, he trusted they would do, because,
- , the prevention of anr ioyance to the neighbourhood. shares. The real nature of the transaction was this-Mr. Al- as the Railway could not carry goods for nothing, there was a
The experience o f a twelvemonth has done much towards derman Humphery had come to him, and had asked him if he source of revenue to the Railway Company from that. Having
. bringing the working of the Railway to a state of perfection ; would sell him a hundred shares at nine discount. He (Mr. made these statements, there was one thing which he must
and if the peculiar: mode of traction adopted on this Railway Crawshay) expressed his surprise that Mr. Alderman Hum- observe upon generally, and that was this-Mr. Alderman
yet admits some slight improvement, the Directors are able to phery should make such a request, observing to him, that he Humphery had complained that he had not been well treated
State, as well upon. the authority of their Engineers, as from could obtain them in the market at 10 discount. In making at the Board, that he had been slighted, and that he had not
the most minute attention and anxious consideration they have this statement, he (Mr. C.) wished the meeting to understand been heard. Now he (the Chairman) must give a positive
• themselves given to the subject, that the time is not remote that he was anxious to do justice:to an individual whom he con- denial to that. He had been. heard most fully; it was true
When any existing defects will be entirely removed. sidered to have been dealt with rather too harshly. Upon his that in some meetings discussions were carried to too great a
The adoption of the Wire Rope has been attended with corn- making the statement that Mr.Ald.Humpherycould get the shares length, and then it sometimes became the duty of the Chair-
- Plete success. It has never broken. although some portion has at 10 discount, Mr. Alderman Humphery observed, " Never man to call parties to order. He (the Chairman) might have
• been in use for twelve months. In working the whole line mind, I will give von 1,600/. for a hundred shares, as I cannot felt himself called upon toaall the worthy Aldermantoorder, but
with Wire Rope, care has been deemed necessary in watching get, them in the market to-day ;" and he said he would also in doing so, of this he was certain, that he had never given a
the effects produced upon it, and the Engineers have therefore give him (Mr. Crawshay) the calls for a hundred shares more preference over Mr. Alderman Humphery to any other person
advised that it should proceed gradually • but they are satisfied that day month, at the same price. He (Mr. C.) then asked As to the statement that Mr. Alderman Humphery had been
that ere long the Hemp Rope will be wholly removed from the Mr. Alderman Humphery if he shouldhave any objection to the voted out of the Directorship, for the purpose of making room
lire, except so far as a small portion may be required to afford subject being mentioned to Mr. Routh, to which he said hehad for him, the Chairman, &c.. he had only to say this, that it was
the necessary elasticity in starting the trains. When this is not ; and ultimately, after Mr. Routh had been made acquainted true that the vacancy had been filled up by- his son; and he be-
accomplished, a great reduction in the annual expenditure, as with the subject, he (Mr. Crawshay) declined to sell or buy. lieved he might say that there was no person who felt: more
compared with the Hemp Rope, will be effected. That was the whole transaction between him and Mr. Alder- than Mr. Alderman Humphery did the necessity of his son
The association for the formation of a Company for running man Humphery. As he had said before he had been told that being a Director.-(Cheers.) But it was quite wrong to say
steam-boats between the Terminus of the Railway at Black-
Ur. Alderman Humphery had sold hundreds of shares, when that Mr. Alderman Ilumphery had been ousted for that pur.
wall and Gravesend• in the establishment of which your Direc- he thinly believed the fact to be, from all the inquiry he had pose ; for the truth was, that when the necessity was felt of one
tars have taken the greatest interest, has been eminently sue- made, that he had only sold one hundred shares, of the Directors going out to make room for his son, a
eessful in its proceedings. Three vessels have been built ex- Mr. Alderman Ilustritnav assured the meeting that he ballot was taken, and it fell upon Mr. Alderman •Hump
at
hery.
pressas for this station, namely, the Railway, the Brunswick, thanked his friend
.11r. Crawshay for saying what could not -( Hear, hear. ; With reference to the resolution passed
and the Blaekwall, all of the highest character for accommoda- be elucidated by anythin„ , that might fall from him (Mr. H.) the last meeting, Mr. Ald. Humphery had urged that it was
tion and speed. In the last four months, during the greater It had been said that he had sold some hundreds of shares the resrlution of the Directors; now the real fact was, that the Di •
part of which time only two of these boats were running, to injure the Company. But the fact was, as they had rectors at that meeting strongly recommendedthat the resolution
they have carried 140,500 passengers. heard, that he had sold no more than the hundred of which should not be passed. Mr. Ald. Humphery had declared that a
By starting from the Brunswick Pier at Blackwell, steam- they had just been told; and these he certainly would not have all he had done had been done inadvertently; such being the
boats 2I t. able to make the passage each way in an hour and sold if he understood at the time the real nature of what he case if the meeting chose, it was competent for it to rescind the
ten minutes with, and an hour and three quarters against, the was doing. However, his only reason for doing so was that he resolutiombut this he mustsay, that the Directors, instead of de-
tide ; and, by making six trips during the day with each boat, saw he never could have an opportunity again of getting so siring the resolution to be adopted, wished it not to be carried.
the owne-ss are enabled, with benefit to themselves, to charge much money for his shares. -( Hear, and a laugh.) It had Mr. STEVENSON, the engineer, thought, in the statements
. fares less by one-third, than the boats which go up to London- been said in the papers that he had sold shares again and again, Mr. Ald. Humphery had made with reference to the alterations
bridge. until he- brought down the shares to 11 discount. But he that had been .node, be had entirely omitted the only one that
The advantages to be derived from this plan became at once affirmed solemnly that the transaction which had been ex- had been suggested by him, and which was adopted; and at the
obvious to the Proprietors of those favourite boats the Father plained, was the only one he had ever been concerned in, same time he had taken credit to himself for suggesting brick
Thames and Sons of the Thames, who have accordingly made either in buying or selling shares. He never had had walls instead of cast-iron pillars to support the roof, which had
arrangements with the Railway Company for the use of the any shares In any Joint Stock or Railway • Company been adopted, on the suggestion of Mr. Tite, the architect and
Brunswick Pier, at which these boats now call en every trip. So before this in his life.-(Hear, hear.) It was stated him alone. ,
that a communication between Gravesend and Blackwall is now in one of the railway newspapers that a meeting of the On the motion of Mr. WISHAY, seconded by Mr. WARD, it '
kept up every half-hour during the mornings and evenings, Directors was called for the purpose of taking this transaction was resolved unanimously
and every hour during the middle of the day. ' into consideration. That was not the fact, for the converse- " That the meeting having heard the statements of Mr. •
The great success which has attended the experiment of pro- Lion on that subject took place at the regular meeting of the Alderman Humphery, were of opinion that the Directors were ,
siding boats for the Brunswick Pier station entitles the Direc- Directors on the Tuesday, and he owned then that he had completely exculpated from the charge contained in the letter '
tors to urge the Shareholders in the strongest manner to assist sold his shares, and, therefore, must at once resign his seat ; of air. Alderman Humphery, which
was published in the Times '
. both in the prosecution and extension of the enterprise, by con- at the same time denying that he had sold them for the pur- newspaper."
tributing towards the requisite capital, in the mode which has pese of depreciating the property of the Company, in which After a few observations from Mr. Salomons and the Chair- '
been already submitted to them. he had a deep interest, and which he had done everything man; it was proposed and carried that Mr. Rennie be elected '
The Woolwich trade has been in perfect operation, and in his power to promote. He then read a letter from the to fill the vacant Directorship. i
during the last four months the number carried has been about Secretary, dated 16th October, 1840, requesting him, in the The Report was then ordered to be receivedend adopted. (
150,000. name of the Directors, to put his name to a promissory note In answer to a question from a Proprietor, • I
With reference to steam-boat traffic, the following facts can- for 10,0001., which had been signed by all the Directors. He Sir. STEVENSON, the engineer, said that the expense of con- ]
teat be ton often repeated; namely- , did sign the note, and could he want to depreciate the pro- veyine, the goods from the docks to the warehouses in Fen-
let. That the distance from the centre of the City to tne perty when be had ineurred.so large a liability? Mr. Salo- church-street, would be only that of the porterage at each end.
Blackwell Railway Terminus in Fenchurch-street, is no further mon's said in his published letter, that the funds were furnished In the present circumstances of the Railway, the expense of ,
than to the Steam Wharfs at London-bridge. by the influence, responsibility, and means of the Directors. traction would be nothina, or so little asto be inappreciable.
2d. That in going by Railway instead of the River, a saving But Mr. Salomons was not one of those who signed the note. In answer to the same Proprietor, the CHAIRMAN said, that -
is effected of, on the average, three quarters of an hour. (Cries of "Question, question.") the charge per ton to the Dock Companies, must depend upon' 1
3d. That the use of the Railway will wholly obviate the. Mr. Seacretotes said he was not one of the Directors at the the expense of porterage. It would not he half the expense of l
extensive damage to property and loss of life, incurred by acca time.--( Hear, hear.) waggon carriage.-( Hear, hear.)
'dents
from steamers in the Pool Mr. HUMPHERY-It was slid that every one who was liable On the motion of Mr. STOCK, seconded by Mr. LAWRANCR, 3
Much consideration has been given by the Directors to the had security, but he (Mr. H.) had no security 'whatever. a vote of thanks to the Chairman and. Directors was carried c
- • atiaject of increased fares. But, although the present fares Mr. SALOMONS would discharge the worthy Alderman from unanimously. f
are .'nquestionably low (perhaps lower than any other Railway all liability at once.-(Hear.) A vote of thanks was also unanimously voted to Mr. Tite, e
in Enaeland), the Directors would deprecate any increase, untilf Air. CILAWSHAY said that every person engaged in such the architect, and Sir. Stevenson, the engineer; after which
the present rates have had a fair trial, with the advantages o concerns as this must incur liability ; and he, as Chairman of the meeting separated.
the extension line. another Railway Company, was liable in large amounts, but er---ata I
d
The attention of the engineers has been directed to the with such security, as we understood, as left him no reason to ANTI-CORN-LA W CONFERENCE.
preparations for an extensive goods traffic. Arrangements for care about it. But others might not wish these matters to be' I'
MANCHESTER, AUGUST 19.
the accomplishment of this very desirable object are
.now i'n a made known, and it might be injurious to them. But at all The Chair was taken this morning at the usual hour n
forward state, and will shortly be brought into operation. . events this topic had nothing to do with the present subject, a
• from passengers traffic for the past }ear by Dr• Cox, and
. after a short address from the Chair - •
The total receipts- and the discussion seemed to belighly inconvenient.-- (Hear)it
amount to 32,6501. 13s. - Mr. Alderman Heaurnaar only wished to show that he was man, the business of the day commenced. It was an- b
called on the engineers for a statement nounced that all who were desirous to give evidence its The Directors have liable, and that his property was liable to the amount of
three most important items in the expenseto the present state of the country would be called on n
of the cost of the 47,0001. For however well off the other persons might be,
of working the line, viz: ropes, sheaves, and fuel ; and from the every man was liable to casualties, mid it was possible that the in the order in which their names were given in.
information given by theta, and the attention the irectors ti
whole loss might fall upon one man.--(Cries of " Oh, oh," The Chairman said that he was happy to communi-
have
themselves paid to the other outgoings, it appears to and laughter.) He had never trafficked in shares.-(" You cate to the meeting a gratifying piece of intelligence. b
them that the weekly expenses, including rates and taxes, will sold them.") Every man had a right to sell if he bought, and It was this :-that a deputation was present from the
not exceed 5001. the Company would be very much obliged to a man who should workmen engaged in Messrs. Sharp and Roberts's esta- g
Fur the present it is probable that the working expenses buy up all their shares at 8 discount, and ooze them all out blishment, machine-makers and engineers. C
will not be less than that sum ;but as to the future, the Direc- again, when he got them up to a premium of 3 per cent. One of the workmen came forward, andon the part of r tors have the authority of the engineers for stating that a con- AiraCit a WSIiAT said it was clear that the Alderman had sold it
the deputation, read the following address :-
siderable saving will be effected in many of the items. Any shares which he did not possess ; for there it was in his own
" TO THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF
• additional expense attending the carriage of goods, will, of handwriting, when he made the acknowledgment to him-t
taarse, depend on the extent of that description of traffic. (Mr. C.) in the presence of the Chairman-( Hear, hear.) RELIGION, ASSEMBLED TO DISCUSS THE TAXES ON FOOD. t
c, In conformity with the resolutions adopted at the recent " But,'.' continued the Proprietor, "If there is nothing against " We, the undersigned workmen in the employ of 1
k'Pecial General Meeting, held on the 16th of the last month, but this, Ithink thatlfully explaineda" (C' you - ries Messrs. Sharp, Roberts, and Co.,* en,gineers and ma- (
d
.•:r. the Proprietors have bad Shares in the new capital allotted to of " Hear, hear.) chine-makers, are desirous of respectfully- addressing to tat; them, according to the numbers held by them in the original Mr. Alderman Hirst cilxiiir said that he did not know at the the Conference our full concurrence in those views of the , '
Capital. time that there was anything irregular in what he did. He injustice of all laws which restrict the supply of food, c
~,. . The half-yearly account, together with a general statement had never sold a share before, and he had never sold one since. and which have led to their '
and admiration' 0
meeting, our
up to the 30th of June last, of the receipts and payments, is No man could be surprised that he was irritated at the man-
in the hands of the Proprietors, and with the Report would nor in which he was assailed. No sooner was the resolution of the courage and devotion to sound principles which c
. have been delivered sooner, but that the Directors fixed the censuring him passed, than a paper, capable of the worst con- have broualit so many hundreds of Ministers from their a
meeting earlier than usual, being desirous that no time should struction, accompanied by an anonymous letter, was sent to .
usual retirement'''' in ' • tl
. to meet Conference upon this-vitally ,
be lost in affording an opportunity for explanations, rendered every one of his constituents; and a paragraph of the mast in- • •
Important and all-interesting subject. ti
necessary by the recent discussions on the transactions of an jurious kind was sent to all the papers in Dublin to meet him at "We have long been deeply convinced that the food n
ex-Director of the Company. the Docks as soon as he landed. monopoly is unjust, un-Christian, and oppressive. Our d
The Directors conclude this Report with the
,following gene- Air. CRAWSHAY-You know that was not done by the Di- situation as workmen in a very large manufacturing
a,
nil observations :- • rectors, but by a political party who got the information from establishment, has given us many opportunities of wit- '
The-number of passengers carried on the Railway, during the newspaper reports of the meeting. nessing its destructive influence on trade, although, . d
the year ending in July last, have been 1,864,756. It is clear Sir. HUMPHERY had not, however, read the specific charges easing to the peculiar position and extensive connexion
that a great increase to those numbers is necessary in order to against hire until his arrival in London, and he wrote the letter of our respected employers, we have not hitherto (cons- v
realize the expectations ,which have been entertained by the in the newspapers the sane day. It was under those circum- paratively) suffered from its direful effects to the extent a
Shareholders and Directors. stances of irritation, he said Mr. Salomons and others hall calls
that others have ; yet our familiarity with the homes
It must be borne in mind that this Railway was established in arrear. He now repeated that statement. He left London
and circumstances of the workiiig population in this 0'
~ mainly for the steam-boat traffic of the River Thames. Up to on a Tuesday, having, on the Saturday before, seen the ba-
, the present time, the business of the Railway has arisen chiefly lance-sheet, in which it appeared that there were upwards of town enables us to affirm that the amount of d
misery an e,
front sources which had either not been taken into account atwant which the Corn-laws have produced among us is
20,0001. in arrear, of which the greatest part was in the name .
all, cr from which no such amount was expected as has been of Mr. Salomons. But that gentleman, iu his published letter, heart-rending and appalling. tl
derived. said, that "up to the day of the last meeting (when the reso- "We rejoice in all efforts to put an end to a.sys!e nin
Until very recently, no inroad had been made on the old lution against Alderman Humphery was paused), no shares had which we hold to be so wicked and demoralizing, and oh
niodts of conveyance. Proprietors may be aware that not a been forfeited, and the arrears were inconsiderable, of which no hail with peculiar satisfaction the_ present combined ex- d,
. singleatearner has been displaced from the Pool ; nor could it part were upon the shares of a Director." That might be the ertions of men whose frequent intercourse with the poor as
arch have been expected, until the extension of the line to Fen- case upon the day named by Mr. Salomons, but the fact was, leads them to feel for their distress, and whose just in- _ a
church-street had been opened. And although the passengers on the day to which he (Mr. H. ) alluded, precisely as he had
fiuence in society adds weight to their sentiments. tl-
taken by the three boats which have during some portions of stated.-(Great interruption, and cries of " Name by whom. )
the last four months confined themselves to the Brunswick Mr. Salomons had said, that his statement was untrue.-( Hear,
"-•
"We believe that ministers of religion cannot devote Ni
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v . Pier, amount to so many as 140,500, yet these form but a sma) hear, from Mr. Salomons.) Then the papers ought to be pro- their talents and valuable time to more blessed or more i'l
proportion of the multitudes passing Blackwell to or from Lon- duced, which would show whether he was right or wrong.-
important objects" than in advocating the rights and ex-
, ' ' cton-beidge wharfs. ( Hear, hear.) He next came to the charge that the Direc- posing the wrongs of their suffering fellow-men. We et
Sanguine expectations had been entertained by many that on tors had voted 600/. to one of their own body for expenses welcome your assembly with heartfelt pleasure, we sym- ti
the opening of the Railway to the Minories, the bulk, if not incurred by him in obtaining the Act of Parliament. pathise with you in feeling, and we trust that your efforts re
the whole of the steam traffic on the river would have imme- He (Mr. Humphery) opposed that vote; but he said at the will be sustained in hopeful perseverance that more and e,-,
distil y found its way to the Brunswick Pier. But time must be same time that if paid at all it ought to be paid out of the more of our profession will soon feel constrained to join '
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necessary for the accomplishment of so great a change. Habits fees of the Directors, which latter, however, he
,had always with you, and that a glorious success will ere long be vi
• have to be altered, and prejudice and conflicting interests to be contended ought never to be paid until the line was opened.
overcome. Steam-vessels have been long connected with the His Opposition on that occasion had caused great hostility to „ T
Your gratifying reward. w
Wharfs to which they at present resort; and this connection him, which was still continued. he prayers of many who are ready to perish are pi
cannot be severed on the instant. •
Mr. CRAWSHAY asked the worthy Alderman whether as a- to .
with you, and their blessings are upon your endeavours at
The decided advantages offered by the Brunswick Pier, inaid in procuring for them that share of the means of k
Member of Parliament he was not aware that, in getting Bills
connection with the Railway, have been demonstrated by the subsistence which was designed, and is provided by the ti
Passed through Parliament, expenses were wisely and expe.-
success of the iteam-boats on that station, and the Directors
t' land incurred, itwould be most bacon- Creator of all things.
, lent y honestly which le
• entertain no doubt whatever, that the proprietors of steam-
in detail .- ear, venient to specify'2 (H hear.) "We are with sincere respect, &c. Ece., as vessels generally will soon be convinced that it is greatly to
Sir. HUMPHERY knew that was the case, and if he was not (Signed) 1-
their interest, if not absolutely necessary to their self-preserve-
lion, to proceed no further u ..
the river than Blackwell and,
very pure himself, he could not appear there that day to defend ' "BENJAMIN FOTHERGILL, Chairman. lir
p ;
himself.-(A laugh.) He had heard that a great deal of money " JOHN ALLEY / St
seeing that the traffic yet remaining to be made available to Secretaries."
laid out in the progress of Railway Bills amongst Members of "R TENNANT % the lteilway is most abundant, the Directors continue to have
bothouses of
H Pariamen.-(ear an lt Hd laughter.)
unabated confidence in the complete success of the undertaking. [Si C(
gned by 614 workmen.] fi
Mr. CRAWSHAY must be allowed to bear testimony to the
• The SICRETARY also read the following statement of- The next address was from the hand-loom weavers. h
exertions of the Director alluded to (Mr. Robertson), who had
RECEIPTS and DISBURSEMENTS to 30th June, 1841: expended much more than the 500 a, which, however, vas It was • devery expression of
receive, Niel
The Rev. Mr. A•rxtles said he should wish to put a fa
- -
To 31st De-. From Ist .la.
n uary,to 30th TOTAL. The CHAIRMAN requested that Sir. Alderman Humphery few questions to one of the deputation, and the first in
cember, 1540.
. RECEIPTS. ' June 1841. , - should be- sl
-- -- £s, d. s. d. X. s. d. e • tlman had done, he would correct him in some points in which What is the number of the hand-loom weavers ?- at
X
he was unintentionally misleading the meeting.--( Hear.) Seven thousand. G
To Balance of last half. .
... ... 3,c57 7 9 ... ... Mr. HUMPHRRY could not have insisted that the 5001. should What is their condition 2-One-third of - the whole
year's Account
514,145 0 0 65,:;31 0 C 579,479 0 0
To Calls
'to Loans on Debentures 111,,71,0 0 111 500 0 0 14..00 u 0 are destitute. L
nothing else was ever proposed by anybody, or even thought of.
75,700 00, 45 fel) ot. 121,20 J • • How do these live ?-That m be better imagined To Temporary Loansay
m
3,199 9 01 '329 11 7 3,483 17 7 (Hear.) It was, as always intended, paid out of the fees, and
To Interest
' To Trans( rfeee
20491 13 3 20,491 13 3 What diseases prevail among them ?-Fever and many 1
to
To Property Sold
.Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY said the only fair way would be others. -
To Sale of .01d Materials,
10,8'2 5 7 . 4,95 10 1 15,777 15 8 to appoint a Committee of Gentlemen, who had not been Di- ni
and Rent of Houses
15442 091 1(1,688 14 0 3.!,1`-8 14 9 rectors, to examine the vouchers.-( Cries of " Hear, hear `'hat d •
,„ at dwellings do they reside in ?-Cellars, without to
To Traffic.
a 9 10 9' 181 7 6 521 18 3 and " Oh, oh.") Ever since his last election he had found that a blanket to cover them, or a vessel to boil their food. re
• ' T 0 Wharfage ....
17 9°6 17 7 •
.
To Balance ........ ......
__-.. --
... ••• 1 . - *** ** he was not paid that attention to which he wae entitled. The Many of them in this town I kstow had no food yester- in
--
X 1811,517 . I 117 ,804 13 9 965,477 9 6Hon. Alderman then went into a lengthened detail of alteraL day, and don't know where to get any to-day.-(Great re
lions in the plans of the engineers, and in the materials to be sensation.) ti,
rom Ist Jan.
used which he had suggested and which To 31st Dec,Deca to3oth June, Cram. , . hail ultimately been What is the opinion of these men as to the Corn-laws? of
• 18•10. 184 a adopted, after his
suggestions had been rejected, with great -They attributed the evils of their condition chiefly to tli
PAYMENTS. .....,__,-----...- slight to himself by the Board and the engineers. He then ....--------a £ s. d.' X a d•proceeded to denounce
113
. s s, d.l•
By_ Act of Incorporation, 1 Company, the arrangement which had been made with the W 11•
ou c there, in your opinion, be any danger of these tr
Engineering, Surveying, East and West India Dock Companies for the use of the Black- men joining illegal societies. if their condition was better? je
and other Preliminary
10 10/ 0 5?,729 Sll wall Wharf and Pier, from which he said the Dock Companies -No ; and whatever our sufferings have been, we have a Expenses
•••, 52,718 12 11 A, NI; 17 1 495,455 10 8 could, 'whenever they pleased, shut out the traffic of the proved ourselves I think, lo ' Isubjectsof So By a
By Property Purchased ...1391,660 13 7 L..
.‘,'' ~,
, 6 10 327,468 2 6 •
By Works ... ................. '2'76,578 15 8 acat" 0 13 500 0 0 Railway. - (Laughter and cries of " Oh, oh.") The reign.-(Loud cheers.) W
try Carriages ........ . ........ 9,500 0 0 4,000 0 , ~,,31 17 II greatest care was necessary in the management of This poor man went on to say, that the wages of those se By Engineering ............... 6,326 f 2 10 905 15 'i '.-,7.2 ti 5 that Railway Company's concerns. The East and employed was 1
• By Surveying 3,172 0 5 lto 00,
pr )15 0 West India Docks weret be greatly benefited in
By eolicitors • • 12,309 15 u ... ••• I ---'3e6 certain a by the 1835, when corn was cheap, their wages were better tt
By Interest on Temporary Railway in the carriage of their goods-(Cheers)-but time
. Loans
' 9 443 12 3 than in any year Agee 1815 - and though the ntroduc-
would show whether the interests of the Railway had been as tion of 'affectedled theiral
By Stamps, Commission,
I well secured, and its affairs as well attended to. Before he . machinery must have somewhat te
. and Interest on Mort- wages, their opinion was that, but for the Corn-laws, _
_ gage Bonds 4,912 14 10 5,109 13 6 9,93 .
2 8 4 sat down he must observe, that it was rather extraoidinary thatthey
-03' Conveyancing and Ven. have been 1 d
~ , this meeting should cal e -he had no doubt un• should never have sunk to the deplorable condition c
• • dors' Costs
' '. ''' knowingly-for the very time when he was engaged to be in Which they
able
now found themselves; that they were un- 5(
By Rates, Taxes, and ln.
present in another place-the House of Commons. In conclu- to attend places of worship, for the want of decent tl
surance .................
By Direction •
5,600 0 0 6L,0 0 0 6,2;0 0 0 sion, he assured .
the meeting that he always felt, and still did clothing, and eould give no education to their children. tI
by affice expenses, r ia, feel, the strongest
interest in the prosperity of the Company ; The Rev. Mr. ATKINS observed, that these men showed tc
Furniture, Vent, 'faxes,
if he had unwittingly done anything which could tend to they had not only hearts to feel, but heads to think, and w
Printing, Stationery, Sa- and
it, he would make amends by doing it great good.- he rejoiced to have them as brethren.--(Cheers.)
lark,: to ! ecretary kind injure at
aerks,andcontingencies 8,564 16 4 970 15 10 9,475 12 2 (Hear, hear.) .
had The CHAIRMAN said that as twenty-four clergymen
• 13,,y Advertisements
R NNIZ said that he proposed the resolution at the were most anxious to Speak, he should be obliged to limit st
ay Stores
• g respecting Mr. Humphery,because he thought
By 51ileage Duty
100 shares he did notpossess,WAS st
By Coals
By Wages and salaries to highly improp ,
er especially on the part of a Director. He Connexion," that they did not participate in the refusal
if the Hon. Ald h dexonerated
erman a in
Superintendent, Station
should feel very happy,of the Wesleyan Methodists to attend this Conference- al
.Clerks, Porters, Condue• nt of the meeting.
tor., Enginemen, F °lie- himself in the judgme
Mr. ROUTH wished to make a few observations upon what a refusal, in his mind, which was disgraceful to those te
men, Wilarnnen, Signal-
men, and Carriage-re. had fallen from Mr. Alderman Humphery. And, in the first who gave it.-(Hear, and cheers.) tl
pairers
he could assure him, with sincerity and truth, that the The Rev. Mr. WATSON bore testimony to the fact, that c(
place,
y East and West India (alluding to the meet- a Deacon of his, who was agent for a large mercantile Lock Company, Rent, • fact that he had engagements elsewhere6 13i
and Wharfage 495 11 7 370 1 5 865 13 6 in
,g of p ari, ‘,zmen t), was not known to the Directors. With house in Belfast, told him that he was obliged to dismiss aßy Printing and Stationery ... ... 88 8 2 83 82' reference to -the - 'ssory note, to which Alderman Hum- 1,000 persons within the last few monthi, and he had
By Police 1,019 II 8 1,049 11 8 -p.ornl p!
could &ssure him and the meeting that now but 500 in his employment.
-ay Clothing ...
... 14 2 0 14 9 0
... ... phrey had elluded, he
el
By Maintenance of Way I security being the future its amount was amply secured, that. Dr. REDFORD said the part of the country from w
and Sheaves 1,490 13 10 1,290 13 10 calls of the Company.-(Cheers.) respect to the surplus With a
which he came, Worcester, was remarkable for three ti
By Gas ... ...
402 8 6 492 8 6
•• ••• 't would be satisfac-
, , 8 3 of capital of the Company, he was sure i .
that
he .
branches of manufacture, needles and fishhooks, carpets, ,
BY Passengers' a. a. •-• . 202 8 3 20-- .
tory to the Proprietors, when he stated
By Worming, Serving, and and leather gloves. The latter was in a most depressed n„
197 12 6 197 12 6 brother Directors were satisfied that they would have ample
Repairing )t0pe.......... ... •••
By Cleaning Boilers and •
means of carrying out thereatg project they had in view to its full • la
Machinery
„,54 18 9, extent, without the riskof •. . re
a- further aid from theunderstand the employers ofthese
* We
Sy Miscellaneou Expenses, 207 6l° 517 IS 21 '25 '' " Shareholders.-( Cheers. ) As to the anonymous letter that Tories, and have held various civic- offices for many ci
. ,
-----I
'- 804 13 998 ',464 7 4 had been referred to by the worthy Alderman, he could assure
X 807,659 13 4 I,s,years previous to the grant at the late charter of Incor- a,
By Balance 17,986 17 7
him that the Directors had no knowledge of it. Then, as to poration. tl

* We understand the employers of these men are high
Tories, and have held various civic offices for many
years previous to the grant at the late charter of 'incor-
poration.

By Balance