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The CHAIRMAN said that an undertaking had been
given by the Eastern Counties Company, that when
there was a junction of the two lines they would
give every facility for working it, and when the
Eastern Counties Company refused to carry out the
agreement it would be time enough to think of
making them.
A SHAREHOLDER obserVed that the proprietors had
shown great confidence in the directors, but he
thought that the company was too weak to carry out
and place in a proper situation their line, so as to
make it worth anything. lie thought it would be
well worthy the, consideration of the directors whether
an attempt should not be made to get some gentle-
men on the direction .who was connected with other
and longer lines.—(Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN said that endeavours bad been
made to form some connexion with the Eastern Coun-
ties line and the London and North-Western line,
in order to secure their traffic to the Mark-lane
terminus of this line, but they had been unable to
effect it. _ _ _

A PROFRIETOR wished to know whether any agree-
ment had been made with the London and North-
Western Company as to their taking, leasing, or
otherwise, the Black wall line.
The CHAIRMAN said there was no agreement what-
ever with the London and North-Western Company.
That company denied that they were proprietors
of the East and West India Railway Company.
Captain MANGLES, as a director, could assure the
proprietors with respect to the suggestion of an ad-
dition to the direction, that he and his brother
directors would never stand in the way of any addi-
tion to the direction which would benefit the pro-
prietors.

The CHAIRMAN, in answer to questions that were
put by proprietors, observed that they had nothing
whatever to do with the expense of repairing the
three boats that run from. the Brunswick Pier. The
directors were most anxious to make that pier avail-
able to all steam-boats, and were most willing, and
always had been, to place all on the same footing.
With respect to the Diamond boats they had never
stipulated to their proprietors that if they called at
the Brunswick Pier they should stop there.
After a long and desultory conversation the report
was agreed to.
A resolution declaring a dividend of ls. 6d. per
share was unanimously adopted, the dividend to be
payable on the 6th of September.
A vote of thanks was carried to the Chairman and
directors, and the meeting separated.

THE LATE. DR. LYNCH.
A public meeting of the friends and admirers of this
lamented gentleman took place yesterday afternoon at
London Coffee.house, Ludgate-hill, for the purpose of
promoting a subscription for his widow and family, who
have been left entirely without the means of support.
Edwin Chadwick, Esq., took the chair, and amongst
other gentlemen present were Dr. Southwood Smith,
F.R.S.; Toynbee, Esq., F.R.S.; R. Taylor, Esq.,
F.R.S.; James .Anderton Esq-, Dr. Farr, D. Ottley,
Esq., R. Blair, .Esq., G. W. Smith, Esq., W. Simpson,
Esq., George Ross, Esq., &c.
The CHAIRMAN said he had to express his regret at
the absence of Lord ,Ebrington, who was to have taken
the chair on this occasion, but who was prevented from
being present,-aa death had been busy in his own house.
However, the chairman was glad to see that so many of the
neighbours and friends, professional as well as private,
had attended to express their sympathy with the wife
and family or Dr. Lynch, and to adopt measures for
their support. The claims of that lamented gentleman
were not confined within the ward in which he lived,
but were extended far beyond it, throughout the city. of
London, and, indeed to the public at large. Mr.
Chadwick proceeded to explain the circumstances
under which he had become acquainted with Dr.
Lynch, and the opportunities he had bad of judging of
his talents and character. He spoke warmly of the doc-
tor's exertions in favour of the sanatory condition of the
population, and the zeal and ability with which he gave
his attention at all times to every suggestion that might
tend to the advancement of that question. Indeed he
was so deeply, impressed with the importance of the
whole subject, that he went out of his professional course
and became a member of the Common Council, mainly
and entirely with a view of impressing the necessity of
improving the sanatory condition of the population upon
that body and upon his fellow-citizens generally.—
(Hear, hear.) A short time before his death he was
visiting the districts in which the fever raged, for the
purpose of gaining information, and he was busy in pre-
paring memorials to the Lord Mayor and to the Govern-
ment. Though he confessed the severity of the malady
and admitted that he apprehended the service in which he
was engaged was a dangerous one, nevertheless the condi-
tion of the poor people was such that he could not refrain
from going amongst them and doing all he could to alle-
viate their sufferings and to minister to their wants.—
(Hear.) Soon after this he (the Chairman) was stunned
with the announcement of Dr. Lynch's death, for though
he knew that he had been attacked by the fever,
and that there was danger, yet, from favourable infor-
mation he received, he had, hoped that he would have
escaped. The Chairman here entered into a detail of
the number of individuals who had latterly fallen
victims to fever whilst ministering to the relief of those
suffering under its influenee, and of the painful circum-
stances connected with their deaths. He stated that
memorials upon the subject had been presented to her
Majesty's Government to assist the families who had
thus been reduced to a state of privation, and the an-
swer which had been 'received was, that her Majesty's
Government would assist *any local subscriptions that
might be entered into for this purpose.—(Hear, hear.)
He certainly thought that pensions should be provided
for such persons in future, and it was the duty of Go.
vernment to see to it.—(Hear, hear.) In conclusion,
the Chairmanread a list of subscriptions, in which were
the names Of the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Nor-
Wich, the Duke of Baccleuch, Lord Ellesmere, Lord
Morpeth, Lord Ebrington, Lord Ashley, Sir Benjamin
Brodie, Sir James Clark, Professor Owen, G. It. Slaney,
Esq., Dr. Southwood Smith, E. Chadwick, Esq., Dr.
Duncan, of Liverpool, Dr. Arnold, Mr. Clutterbuck,
the Misses Benson, . Sir George Larpent, Mr. Deputy
Obbard, &c.—(Applause.)
Dr. SOUTHWOOD SMITH, in proposing the first reso-
lution, said that the duty he bad to perform was of a
very melancholy nature. It did not require one single
word to recommend it to the sympathies of every one
present, and he trusted that the sympathy they felt in
that room would be responded to by those who were out
of it.—(Hear, hear.) The resolution he had to propose
was to the following effeet:" That Dr. Jordan Roche
Lynch devoted himself especially and zealously during
several years to the development of means for the pre-
vention of disease, and to the improvement of the sana-
tory condition of the labouring population, and that in
the course of special investigations and extra profes-
sional services for these purposes he contracted an epi-
demic fever, of which he died, in the prime of life and
public usefulness, leaving a widow and children unpro-
vided for; and there being now no public provision for
the widows or•survivors of those who fall victims to such
extra professional, extraordinary, important, and public
service, this meeting is of opinion that the case is one
in which a public subscription should be raised for the
widow and children of Dr. Lynch."
Dr. S. Smith said he could bear testimony to the cor-
rectness of all that bad been said relative to the zealous

and efficient services rendered by that gentleman in the
canse of sanatory reform. It had been said that the
disease which prematurely destroyed his life committed
greater slaughter among the people of England than was
sustained by the whole of the allied armies at the battle
of Waterloo, and that this battle against our population
was fought and won every year ; and it might be truly
said, in addition, that no class of officers serving in the
former had suffered more severely than the medical men
constantly suffered who were engaged in attendance
upon the victims of the latter.—(clear, hear.) He was,
therefore, glad that this public meeting had been called.
It was the eminent labourer for the public service who
had thus fallen a victim to his exertions, and experienced
a fate which was a very common one—a fate known to
mourning circles of friends—known to widows and or-
phans left destitute ; but not to the public, or, if known,
quickly forgotten. Therefore, he said again, he was glad
this public meeting had been called, because he hoped
that the means of affording relief to the widow and chil-
dren of the late Dr. Lynch would be found, besides
which, this was a practical instance to put forth for the
purpose of directing public attention to the condition of
those who suffered from the great and unrecompensed
loss of their services.—(Hear.) Of all the professions
the medical:profession were the shortest lived and the
poorest. They were the shortest lived because while
others were professions of comparative ease and safety,
medical men were constantly exposed to as much danger
as the officers of an army in the time of actual warfare.
They were the poorest because it was the rule of the
profession to give their labour and skill to those who
needed it, without waiting to consider their ability to
pay.—(Hear, hear.) No family labouring under disease
—no family in which fever was raging, would ever think
of not sending for the aid of the medical man because
they were not able to pay him; and no medical man
whose assistance might be asked for under such circum-
stances would ever think of refusing it.—(Hear, hear.)
Was it, then, too much to say that when ho who thus
devoted his life to save that of others, and so save their
families from that entire ruin which often followed death
—himself falling a victim to those exertions—was it too
much to say that he ought to meet with some considera-
tion from the public?—(Hear, hear.) It was impossib 1t
for the medical man to attend the poorer classes_ of
this metropolis and other large towns withoutb
ing his own life; and it was equally impossi.lendtoanmgaekre
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the upper and middle classes understand position,
for they lived in utter ignorance of the actual
ocondition
or man's
of the poor, and of what sort of thing a p
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sick chamber was. They were, therefore,agether
unacquainted with the nature and risk of those who
entered it with a view to afford the help required.—
(Hear, hear.) Dr. Southwood Smith here quoted several
cases of sickness and fever that had just come under his
notice, in illustration of his remarks; he also spoke at
great length and eloquently,r htupe° sanatory reform of the n the necessity of adopt-
ing proper measures for
metropolis, and disclosed facts relative to the condition
of the poor of the most heartrending nature. In con-
clusion, he said, that they had met to express their hope
that the individual whose loss they now deplored, and
whose great services they willingly and cheerfully re-
cognised, that the good he had done, would not be for-
gotten by the public. It was but a poor recompense that
the country could afford to his family for his loss, but he
earnestly hoped that what recompense they could give
they would give, in order that they might have this
proof, that at last they were beginning to recognise their
true benefactors.—(Applause.)
Mr. R. WAYLon seconded this motion. He sincerely

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this meeting in endeavouring to raise such a sum
as might serve to bring up his family in a respectable
line of life.—(Hear, hear.)
The CHAIRMAN put the resolution to the meeting, and
it was carried unanimously.
Dr. FARR then moved—" That the appointment and
proceedings of the provisional sub-committee, with
these objects, be confirmed by this meeting, and the
following names be added thereto, and that the provi-
sional committee be requested to communicate with her
Majesty's Government and the Corporation of the city
of London, soliciting aid to the local subscription, and
that the case of Dr. Lynch be submitted for considera-
tion to her Majesty's Government, as one exemplifying
the necessity fbr a public provision being made for fu-
ture similar services:—Lord Ebrington, Lord Ashley,
Richard Taylor, Esq.. Mr. Deputy Obbard, G. R. Slaney,
Esq., M.P., Professor Owen, Dr. Farr, and John Abel
Smith, Esq., M.P."

Dr. FARR thought that the fact of Dr. Lynch having
so faithfully diseharged his public duty to the poor,
was itself sufficient to entitle him to a tribute of re-
spect. He was not only distinguished as an officer of
the union to which he was attached, but also for his
general wish to promote the sanatory condition of the
country.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. ANDERTON seconded this resolution, and said that
he regretted the cause which had brought hem together,
for it was a most melancholy duty to have to provide
for the widow and children of a medical man whose life
had been sacrificed in attending to the sufferings and
wants of the poor. He had frequently heard Dr. Lynch
expatiate very largely upon the sanatory condition of the
lower orders at the several wardmotes held in a building
not far from that place, and he (Mr. Anderton) confessed
that he had been one of those who were incredulous. At
last he told Dr. Lynch that he would accompany him in
his rounds, and examine into the condition of the poor
himself, and accordingly he devoted the part of three
days to that purpose. He visited with the doctor the
wretched localities he had so oftea spoken of, and he
believed that if he had remained in the houses a few
moments longer than he did, or had even repeated his
visit, he should •now have been no more. He did not
think that in a country like this, and especially in the
great metropolis of England, there were to have
been found persons occupying such wretched habita-
tions.—(Hear, hear.) He regretted much the death
of Dr. Lynch, for he believed that, bad he lived, the
public would have been indebted to him for great sana-
tory improvements, which they now stood so much in
need of. Men who were taking lives received honours
and were pensioned,•and why not those who were en-
gaged in saving lives T--(Hear, hear.) He thought
that the Government ought to provide the means of
aiding the families of medical men who died thus in the
service of their country ; at the same time, he thanked
God he had the means of helping to give that protec-
tion which Dr. Lynch was no longer alive to render to
his family.—(bear, hear.)
Mr. HERAPATH supported the resolution, which was
afterwards put from the chair, and carried unanimously.
Thanks having been voted to the provisional com-
mittee, and Mr. Simpson, for their services in this
cause, a vote of thanks to the chair terminated the
proceedings.

THE GEN URAL ELECTION

SOMERSET (WEST).
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Moody (C.) .. 3,252
Hood (C.) 3,123
Bouverie (L) 2,496
Escott (L.) ... ... 2,470
IRELAND.

KILDARE (CO UNTY).—MoNDAT.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Marquis of Kildare (L.) ..
Mr. Southwell Bourke (C.) . .
Mr. J. A. O'Neill (Repealer) ...
MAYO (COUNTY).
The nomination took place at Castlebar on Satur
day. The candidates are Mr. R. Dillon Browne and
Mr. Myles M'Donnell, the late Members, Mr.
George 11. Moore, a Liberal, and Mr. Denis Browne,
a Repealer. The contest is expected to be a severe
one.

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