The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-05 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday in
the pleasure grounds of Osborne.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the
Princess Alice rode out on ponies yesterday. Their
Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the
Princess Royal took airings yesterday in the pleasure
grounds of Osborne.
Sir James Clark has left Osborne. _ ___

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her
Serene Highness the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar
yesterday, at Marlborough House.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited
her Majesty the Queen Dowager and his Royal
Highness the Duke of Saxe Meiningen on Sunday.
Yesterday his Royal Highness, attended by Baron
Knesebeck, left town to honour the Earl of West-
moreland with a visit at his seat, Apthorpe, Northamp-
tonshire.

Her Serene Highness the Duchess Ida of Saxe
Weimar, accompanied by Prince Gustavus and the
Princess of Saxe Weimar, and attended by the Hon.
Miss Hudson, took an airing yesterday, in an open
carriage.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the
Deputy-Governor had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President of
the Council) arrived in town on Saturday evening,
from the continent. On Sunday his Lordship visited
Lord John Russell, at his residence in Richmond
Park. Yesterday the Noble Marquis, accompanied
by the Marchioness of Lansdowne, left town tor his
seat, Bowood, Park, Wilts.
The Right Hon. H. Labouchere has arrived in
town from Stowey, Somersetshire.

WINDSOR, MONDAY EVENING.—An official notice
reached the Castle late last night, that her Majesty and
the Court will leave Osborne House at one O'clock to-
morrow (Tuesday) en route for Windsor, by the South-
Western Railway, and the requiAte number of the royal
carriages and horses have been forwarded from the
Castle to the Farnborough station of that railway
(seventeen miles from Windsor) to meet the Royal
Family and suite, and convey them to the Castle, where
they may be expected to arrive between four and five
o'clock in the afternoon. Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps,
private secretary to the Prince Consort, and Major-
General Bowles, master of the household, are in attend-
ance at the Castle.
The Marquis of Anglesea has arrived at Uxbridge-
house from a visit to the Duke of Devonshire at Chats-
worth. His Lordship transacted business at the prd -
name-office yesterday.
The Right Hon. Sir John C. Hobhouse has left
Berkeley-square for Erlestoke-park, near Devizes, where
a family circle aro assembled.
From
various
REPRESENTATION OF WINDSOR.—
circumstances which have transpired during the last few
days, with reference to the connexion between Colonel
Reid, and the constituency of Windsor, a very general
impression prevails that the gallant colonel will shortly
retire from the representation of the borough; or that,
at any rate, he does not intend ever again to offer him-
self.—Berkshire Chronicle.
Lieutenant-Colonel Armise Mountain, C.B. , of the
26th Cameronians, has been selected to accompany the
Earl of Dalhousie to India as Military Secretary to the
Governor General. Lieutenant the Hon. Francis W.
Fane, 74th Highlanders, accompanies the Earl of Dal-
housie as aide-de-camp.-- United Service Gazette.
The Observer of Sunday last gave six folio columns
of monetary mitters, commercial failures, and railway
intelligence. The articles chiefly orieinal, and matchless
for their cccure.ev. Price of the 01:serrer (40 columns),
ed. There is scarcely a club house, institution, library,
or news-room in all England, Scotland, Ireland, the con-
tinent, East and West Indies, America, &c., in which the
Observer is not taken in, and frequently duplicate copies.
The extensive publication of the Observer commences at
six, and concludes at ten on Sunday morning. A Mon-
day edition of the Observer, best adapted for the country
and abroad, is regularly published at four o'clock on
Monday afternoon.
FREAKS OF FORTUNE.— A man named Smallwood,
formerly a private in her Majesty's 16th Regiment, and
who recently purchased his discharge from it, lately took
passage at Malta, by her Majesty's ship Ardent for Mar-
seilles, whence he will proceed to England to take up the
splendid annual income of 2,0001.

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At ij
1 SOCIETY OF ARITISH STE.
The opening meeting of the above soci 2y, to cele-
brate the establishment of the school of art in con-
nexion with it, was held at the Gallery, Suffolk-street,
Pall-mall, yesterday evening, at seven o'clock.
The President, Mr. kimiesvoae, addressed the
numerous audience, commencing with a brief view of
the circumstances which had led to the establishment
of the society in 1823. He proceeded to show the
advantage it had since conferred on art and artists,
and to point out the utility of a school of art, in
order to render the society perfect as far as pos-
sible, and capable of extending art still further.
It was obvious, he considered, that the very in-
crease of the population since 1768, when the school
for the Royal Academy was founded, had rendered
it absolutely necessary that there should be an
increased extent of accommodation, and means of
artistic study. IVith the view of meeting these
wants, and providing for the artistic demands of the
age, the corporation of the British artists had re-
solved to establish a school of art, to consist of the
following departments, in which every improvement
should be introduced. 1 The anatomy of the
human figure, with actual demonstration. 2. A
school of the antique. The opportunities afforded the
student by the British Museum in connexion with
this subject were so splendid, that the society could
not hope to offer any additional advantages except so
far as regarded casts of subjects not to be found in
the Museum or in the times of study ; but he might
say th'it it had been suggested by an eminent member
of the Fine Arts Commission that casts from speci-
mens of the works of the m‘diceval ages should
be added to this department.—(Hear, hear.) 3. A
school of comparative anatomy, a most useful branch
of study, which Rubens and Leonardo da Vinci had
declared to be of the most essential importance, and in
the knowledge of which the painter would find the
greatest help in describing those illustrious actions
wherein the horse, the noblest of animals, had so
often taken his share with man. 4. The usual op-
portunities of study from the life. 5. A class of
perspective, under the guidance of Mr. Sadler ; and
6. Lectures on chromatics.—(Hear, hear.) There
would be also lectures on landscape painting, and on
other subjects connected with art, from time to time.
The Corporation had given their favourable con-
sideration to the admission of ladies to the advan-
tages of the schools—(Hear, hear) ; and when they
looked to the works of Elizabeth of Serrani and
Angelica Kauffman, he saw every reason to hope that
their exertions would be successful in an art for
which their natural good taste and delicacy of senti-
ment was so admirably calculated. It was the in-
tention of the corporation to open the schools gratui-
tously at some future period, but at present their
funds would not permit them to do so. However, the
charge would be merely nominal, as the great part of
the expenses would be defrayed by the society. Be-
fore he concluded he begged to call the attention of
the meeting to the fact that this was the first instance
of a public school being established in the arts without
a grant from Government, and he could not allow them
to separate without expressing thanks to her Majesty's
present Ministers for all they had done for the arts,
and particularly for their conduct in giving legality
to those art unions, which had done so much to
stimulate art, and to procure for artists the patronage
of the public. It could not be expected that this
great nation should pass away without leaving soma
monument behind her such as had reflected glory on
empires less powerful and advanced in civilization,
and if in the erection of this school the Society of
British Artists were but laying one stone fur the
foundation of such an edifice, they would esteem
themselves amply rewarded.
Mr. MARION then delivered a lecture on compara-
tive anatomy, illustrated by skeletons, casts, and
drawings, and the proceedings terminated with the
announcement, that the school would be opened to-
morrow (this day), and that next week there would
be a school of models draped classically for the,
ladies.

THE LATE EXPLOSION OF
FIREWORKS. _ _

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Last evening, at seven o'clock, Mr. W. Payne, the
City Coroner, and a respectable jury, assembled in
the Board-room of Guy's Hospital, for the purpose
of inquiring into the deaths of Robert Mordey, aged
14, and Edward Vincent, aged 12, who died from
the effects of injuries received at the recent explosion
of fireworks in Little Surrey-street, Blackfriars-
road, some particulars of which appeared in this jour-
nal of Saturday last.
Mrs. Amelia Howard said that she rented the
house, numbered 64, Little Surrey-street, Black-
friars-road. For about two months one of the sufferers
(George Mordey) had occupied the back room on
the ground floor. \\ hen he took possession of it he
said he wanted the apartment for a cabinet maker's
workshop. She had, however, lately found out that
he was making fireworks, and had repeatedly heard
smart explosions in the yard. On the evening of
Friday last, about half-past five o'clock, while she
was sitting in her room at work, she was suddenly
alarmed by hearing a loud noise, like the discharge
of guns, proceeding from Mr. Mordey's room. Feel-
ing convinced that an explosion had taken place, she
immediately jumped out of the window and ran
away from the premises. Shortly after she saw the
deceased Mordey come out of the door with his
clothes all on tire, and presently afterwards the de-
ceased's brother ran out terribly burned over the
arms and body. The fire was extinguished on the
deceased Mordey by some of the neighbours. Wit-
ness did not see the other deceased leave the pre-

After other evidence of a corroborative nature had
been heard,
Mordey, of 30, Joiner-street, said that
his son, George Mordey, had followed the firework
business for several years. He was at present very
bad, and lying in the hospital. He told witness on
Friday night that no one was to blame but himself;
that he was drying something on the stove when it
exploded, and shot across the room, and fired the com-
position lying on the tables.
Mr. George Roper, house surgeon, proved that
both deceased were very extensively burned, from the
effects of which they died—Mordey at six o'clock on
Saturday morning, and Vincent at four o'clock that
morning (Monday). They never rallied in the least.
The Learned CORONER having summed up at great
length, the jury immediately returned a verdict of
" Manslaughter against George Mordey."

We are requested to state that there is no truth
whatever in the report circulated yesterday that either
of the firms of Messrs. Melville and Co.' Messrs. Cruick-
shank, Melville, and Co., or Messrs. P. Cruickshank and
Co., has stopped payment.
THE REPORTED FAILURE OF MESSRS. GIBBS.--
We have been requested to insert the following, which
fie
has been sent us from the office of the Stockport Mer-
cury :--" We beg to correct an error which inadvertently
appeared in the trade article published ienapble e
firm
thisecte week's
Mercury, of the stoppage of the highly r
of Messrs. J. and J. Gibbs, Manchester warehousemen.
This arose from the unavoidable absence of our usual
correspondent from Manchester, and was inserted, toge-
ther with a list of other houses, received from a party in
the daily habit of attending 'Change. We regret this
exceedingly, the more so as our invariable practice has
been carefully to avoid giving insertion to any article
affecting individual
individualcreditOct.
withoutl:
IfiE4rs7t.,,being fully au-
thenticated.—Manchester,DßEADFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—BRISTOL,
OCT. 4.—An accident, by which one unfortunate man
lost his life and others were severely injured, occurred
on Saturday last at the extensive steam-engine manufac-
tory of Messrs. Stothert, Haughter, and Co., Cheese-
lane, St. Phillips. An inquest has been holdenn the
body of John Hobbs, the man who was killed, and the
particulars of the melancholy occurrence were thus
described by the principal witness examined. Thomas
Moses of St. Phillips, one of the engineers employed at
the works, deposed that the deceased was a labourer
working for Messrs. Stothert and Haughter, about
truck
ffor
in
puttingthe
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thirty-seven years of age, married and with three child-
ren.etheginweorekameenraiwerelway t
employed
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purpose of its being conveyed to the terminus of the
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Great Western Railway. The mode in which the engine
was raised was by what are called shears. It was sus-
pended, and had been raised to the
offraemboutthethrshe shears,
feetrs from the ground, when the
height
shears suddenly broke, and the • engine was dashed to the
floor of the factory. A large fragment of the shears fell
upon the deceased and struck him on the back of the
head and felled him tothe ground,
the piece of ma-
chinery falling upon him and killing him almost instan-
taneously. Other pieces struck two other workmen,
who were injured, but not fatally. The weight of the
engine was about fourteen tons, but the shears which
had been erected about six years, had always been con-
sidered more than equal to such a weight. Indeed,
within the last three weeks they had been used success-
fully in raising engines of from two to four tons heavier.
The Jury having consulted, returned a verdict of "Ac-
cidental death."
TIIE QUEEN AT ARDVERIKIE.......We understand
that while Prince Albert was absent on his visit to In-
verness, the Queen planted two trees at Adverikie, •
larch and a Scotch fir, one for her Majesty and another
for the Prince Consort, in commemoration of their happy
sojourn by the side of Loch Laggan. When bar Ma-
jesty visited Cluny Castle, the w orthy chief made his
little son, Gordon Macpherson, present the Prince of
Wales with a ring, containing a miniature of Prince
Charles Edward. Some days afterwards the Duchess
of Norfolk received 11, r Mnjesty's coniinancls to send
from the Prince of Wales, for his plAyfellow, a_magniti.
cent breast pin, a carbuncle set in dismonds.—lnverness
Courier. assistant editor of the
Frederick Douglass is now
newspaper,
vewspaper, published in
Rain's Hcrn, a spirited weekly
the city of New York, by Thomas Van Rennselaer, 0,
coloured individual, believed also to have been a slave.
THE COLLIER'S STRIAE' After holding out for a
period of nearly three months on a combined strike
against their masters, the operative colliers and miners
of Lanarkshire have this weep
given way, and agreed
to return to their employment en the terms they had
objected to. Thus they have been punishing themselves
and injuring their families for three months to no put-
sge Gazette.

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Mr. GREENE then went on to say that he was most
and Nov. 16, at hal-past eleven, at the Court
George rge Frost,_ cutler, Leadenhall-street, London, Oct.
Ir bitioi Initton desirous to take any step which would remove him 12, one,
and others from the unjust position in which he and of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-
SSW OFFICE, Seven o'Clock they were placed, by the numerous calls street ; Smith, New Inn.
about to be made upon them. He had Charles Gilbert Lacon, grocer, New-street, Dorset-
square, Middlesex, Oct. 18, at twelve, and Nov. 18, at
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SWANSEA DOCK COMPANY. unfortunately been connected with a large half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Tar-
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MELTING.
number of railways, and in some of them he quand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers ; Val-
Notice is hereby given, that an extraordinary GENERAL MEET-
had been foolish enough to register his name as a lances and Co., Essex-street, Strand.
h
ING of the SHAREHOLDERS of this Company will be held at the -and in every one of them William Eccles, cotton-spinner, Walton-le Dale, Lan-
Guildhall Coffee-house, King•street, in the City of London, on shareholder-(Hear hear)
Man-
wawa:m.lr, the 20th day of October instant, at Twelve o'clock at he had found engineers, needy directors, and also a cashire, Oct. 15, and Nov. 11, at eleven, at the
noon. for the purpose of taking into consideration the Report of the
Committee appointed at the General Meeting of Shareholders heldthe cheater. Chester, Toulmin, and Chester, Staplesinn,
gentleman in black-commonly celled a lawyer- chester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Man-
in London on the 31st day of August last ; also for the purpose of (Laughter)-and when shareholders appealed to ,
passing resolutions increasing or reducing the number ofDirectors of the London ;Ha dock and Son, Preston.
Company, and the order of rotation in which such increased or reduced last-named person for mercy, he replied that the
...-- James Griffiths Davies, glass dealer, Manchester,
number shall go out of office, in pursuance of the provisions of the attribute did not rest with him, as he merely
October 14 and November 4, at twelve, at the Man-
species and general Acts of Parliament constituting and regulating acted for the directors, who were the guardians of
cheater District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Men-
the Company ; also for the purpose of taking into consideration the interests of a large body of persons ;
chester; Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday street,
certain Bye-laws and Regulations alleged to have been passed by
certain Directors of the Company, at Swansea, on the 19th day of
adding that if they could not pay in pocket they Cheapsidc, London; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman,
August last, and to pass resolutions confirming, altering, or rescind- must do so in person.-(Hear.) id.e thought, there- Manchester.
lug the same, or any portion thereof, as to the meeting shall be fore, at such William Yates, calico printer, Adlington, Lancashire,
deemed proper. a juncture it was incumbent upon those
By order of the Board of Directors,
thus affected to come forward and imitate the course Oct. 15, and Nov. 5, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis-
A. C. HOWDEN, Assistant-Secretary. of the meetings held at Liverpool and Manchester, trict Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ;
3, Lothbury, London, Oct. 5, 1847. •
.------- and as several parties were about to act in Reed, Langford, and Marsden, Friday -street, Cheap -
REGISTRATION.-(T HIS DAY.)
Glasgow. Those who took a part in these side ; Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester.
meetings agreed that many of the rail- Stephen Owen, flour dealer, Liverpool, Oct. 15, and
CITY OF LONDON. ways in which they and others had embarked Nov. 16, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
(Before Mr. T. Y. M`CHRisTIE). their capital were utterly unnecessary-that, in fact, Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Johnson and Co.,
The Court proceeded to-day with the lists of the they were not called for by the wants of the country Temple, London ; Grocott, Liverpool.
Samuel Lord, wool' dealer, Liverpool, Oct. 18, at
Various parishes in the Wards of Cheap, Cordwainer,
-(Hear, hear)-that, in short, they were railways
.
s twelve, and Nov. 10, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
and Dowgate, but none of the cases brought forward
merely formed by men for their immediate gain,
.for
presented any feature of sufficient importance to call the of b • • d
Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Johnson
Temple, London; Groeott, Liverpool.
for any special report. the mania men became afflicted with insanity,
•and Henry Boy dell and Thomas Williams, timber mer-
connected themselves in their simplicity with projects chants, Liverpool, Oct. 18, at twelve, and Nov. 10, at
NEWRY AND ENNISKILLEN eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove,
which could never be carried to a successful issue.-
RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) official' assignee, Liverpool; Bridger and Blake, London-
(Hear hear.) He attended a meeting the other day
An extraordinary general meeting of the share- d wall, London; Dodge, Liverpool,
of‘ a company, the capital of which was propose
holders of this Company was this day held at the Isaac Hicks, tailor, Bristington, Somersetshire, Oct.
originally to be 2,000,0001., in .50/. shares. The
offices of the Company, 19, Moorgate-street, for the 21, and Nov. 18, at eleven, at the Bristol District
promoters could not raise the funds, and the capital
Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Fox, Bristol.
purpose of determining as to reducing the number of
was reduced to, he believed, three-quarters of that Ferdinand Christian Veith, commission agent, Kings-
the directors, and the order of their rotation, also the amount, and the 501. shares were reduced to 251. ton-upon-Hull, Oct, 20, and Nov. 24, at eleven, at the
rate of remuneration to them for their services, and
for the purpose of giving effect to the resolution 30,0001. was required without delay, and of Leeds District Court, Kingston-upon. Hull. Stansfeld,
the first call but one-third was paid, a official assignee, Hull • Tilson and Co., Coleman- street,
passed at the ordinary general meeting of the Com-
pany, on the 25th of August last, to the effect that quarter of the second, and upon the third London ; Wells and gmith, Hull.
the business of the Company should be carried on in only 1101. In such a state of things he felt
bound to urge upon the chairman the impolicy of LATEST PRICES OF SHARES,
London, and that the secretary should reside there.
The chair was taken at one o'clock by the Earl of proceeding, saying, the company might punish him IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-
to the extent of the property he possessed, and corn- PANIES' STOCK.
Newry. Del him to go into the Gazette, and to forfeit his From tie Official List,
The meeting having been formally constituted, was
adjourned to the Guildhall Coffee-house in come- `shares ; proceeding could lead to r; o other result, EVENING
.adjourned
but PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENIN.
LONDON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5.
quench of the rooms of the office not being large the chairman was proof against the voice of
reason. He then turned to the shareholders,
enough to contain the number of shareholders who
Who held a greater risk than he did, --ewe---.
ZOINT.STOCIL BANKS.
were present or expected to attend. some of them having paid up 8/. or 10/.,
The CHAIRMAN said that the meeting was called in Dividend Amount
and warned them, if they did not prevent the directors Name of Company. per of Paid. Frio,.
compliance with resolutions passed at the last meet- from going on with the scheme, that they would Annum. Share.
ing to the above effect. The main object of the -
have to pass through the-same ordeal-the Gazette/-
meeting was to reduce the number of directors from x s. d. A a. d.
they could not fail to be ruined step by step. Both Australasia .......... 40 0 0 40 0 0 -
thirteen to ten, and he hoped that any remarks which they and the chairman saw the force of his advice. 1-1
ritsh forth American 51. per Cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 44
gentlemen present had to make would be confined to ommercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
The chairman said calls were as necessary for rail-
,
the subjects contained in the advertisement. colonial.. ...... .... 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
ways as bricks for the building of the house, and that Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 -
Mr. SPACEMAN wished to know whether any com-
~.ondon Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 00io o 0 -
munication had been nlhde with the Newry Board of therefore they must be paid. On inquiry he found detropolitan - 25
those gentlemen who
as to the names of that the scheme was one the proprietors of which Provincialof Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Directorsshould lose no time in availing themselves of Earl , Ditto, New.• •••• • .. 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 -
should retire. National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 --
The Nat. Provncial of Eng. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 3500 •••• Dalhousie's Act and at once abolishing it; and if
CHAIRMAN said that he was not prepared to Ditto, New.........
those present to-day wished to get rid of the liabilities 51. per cent. 20 0010 0 0
answer the question put to him, as to the names of which they had without due consideration imposed Union of Australia 61. per cent. 25 0025 0 0 -
those directors who were proposed to retire. The upon themselves, they must adopt a similar course ; Union of L0nd0n..... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
question which the meeting had to deal with was, that but if they remained passive they would continue to CANALS.
of reducing the number of directors. be preyed upon by the long train of needy persons-
Names of ki IDivldendt Several of the shareholders thought that the less • d
attorneys, engineers, directors-connected with the Names of .
Companies. Is , per i Price. Companies. 2,"
there was of concealment in the matter, the more
of the lines - Hear hear.) He c
majority
. ( , (included AzieLr Price.
satisfactory it would be to the great body of the by suggesting that some gentleman should propose
I m
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shareholders. x
a resolution in conformity with the object of the
A SHAREHOLDER wished to knew with whom the Ashtnk Oldh Z 97151.55. pe 70 Monmouthsh 100 101. -
meeting. Ashby-d-la-Z 113, 41. - Mntgemrysh 100 51. -
power rested of reducing the number of directors, and
A Mr. HENDERSON, a barrister, considered that a Barnsley.- 160; 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 15
appointing those who should remain. Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath ••- .. 100 20/. 340
committee should be appointed. Srknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Nottingham. 150 12/. -
The CHAIRMAN said that the opinion of counsel
PP
said those railways which had got jromford.... 100 141. - Peak Forest. 78 31.
240
had been taken upon the subject, which was to the Mr. '
their money did not move a step, and laughed at the bolts;
.....
110000;
64f.
effect that the shareholders had the power of reducing
shareholders. He suggested the adoption of a peti-
or increasing the number of directors, and appointing El Ismre&C h s , 1331 41. 5-6 43 Rochdale....RSheropnathlre .. .. 1832355 1148114.. s . -540
E:ewash ...1100, 321. - Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 130
those who should remain or retire. tion, calling upon the Legislature to pass an Act to Forth & Clyd , loo; 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. , -
A SHAREHOLDER said that he thought that that compel the winding up of all projects whichGrandJunetn 100, 61. 80 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 275
had not obtained their Acts, and the return of
statement was satisfactory, and if a list of the urand Unlenloo 1/. 10s. 21% Shrewsbury.. 125 151. -
what remained of the deposits to the shareholders. ,Gcladitmrcanrsh:ll7oo2' 13%1. ---___ ronrbriedagt; 174.25
112.01/68. 301
directors were submitted to the meeting, they would
know how to deal with the question. Earl Dalhousie's Act operated most unjustly upon arantham ..,150 121. - Severn and]
26 11, 85. 30
Mr. SPACEMAN said that he had heard that the shareholders ;it was the "Stupidest thing he ever saw." .cietidtoznAet
37
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6d. -51 A TWrZte& R•Mr--1 50 301. -
Newry directors wished to attach some conditions to For instance, the directors of Remington's Direct Lancaster...l 47: 11. 10s. - sey • ... i
their retiring from office, which would entail con- Manchester held 140,000/. of the money of the share- LeicesterLeedsLivri)
110400 341.0 50575 Twheamreast&rlled 19 - -
78 21. 41%
holders, and refused to give an account.- (Hear, Leiestr&iti! 83 at. as Birming.l
siderable expense upon the company. He considered Loughboroghl42; 701. 530 Wilts Sc Mks 67 11. 11
hoar.) If the case of shareholders go treated was
that these directors had no power whatever, to dictate
laid before Parliament, a remedy would be provided. DOCHS.
any terms such as those, and he would at once move
that the number of directors be reduced from After a long pause,
Dividend , Amount
thirteen to eight, and that this reduction The CHAIRMAN said as no one appeared disposed to Name of Company. per of I Paid. I Price.
be effected by the abolition of the entire move in the matter, he thought it would be advisable
Annum. Share.
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number of the directors composing the Newry board, for him at once to declare the meeting at an end.
I.e 0. cl• X s. d.
-
with the exception of one of those gentlemen. With Mr. HENDERSON-DO you know who called the Commercial .• -
East and West India - -
respect to the present state of the money market, meeting ? 11. per sh. 'lOO 0 0 -
The CHAIRMAN-No, Ido not ; I know no more LE3anstdocnountry -
it was in a most distressing condition, and he thought - 101
about it than the man in the moon.-(Laughter.) St. Katharine atharine .. • ..... 5 per cent. Stock. - -
that it behoved the directors of this company to con-
Mr. HENDERSON-It is too bad to call gentlemen Southampton • • ...... 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 0 0 0 -
sider well the propriety of suspending the works and
calls of this railway, so far at least as it was consistent here in this way ;itis a hoax-it is all moonshine.- INSURANCE COMPANIES.
(Laughter.) The persons who have played such a •
with the nature of the contracts already entered into Dividend Amount
hoax upon us ought to be punished. Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
by the company, and it was because the Newr
directors had expressed their opinion of forcin yd
C
g an .
mile CHAIRMAN-I think it has been called by Annum. Share.
-
•
hurrying on the works at the expense of the English so-e railway secretaries. A s d A
the Mr. HRNDERsoN said, men of business were pre- Albion .........• •••• at. ios. 500 oei 50 ai) 46
/o 75
shareholders, that he felt it necessary to move
Alliance Erit. and. For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 II 0 0 17%
entire abolition of the Newry board. sent, and by their aid this embryo hoax might start Ditto Marine.•• •• • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 -
into a practical fact. Atlas
The resolution having been seconded,
A. GENTLEMAN thought that they should adjourn British Conamereild .. 7s.per share 50 0 0 50 0 6%
The CHAIRMAN said that, in putting the resolution
at once, and endeavour on a future occasion to obtain 16teur inct ly, S.l.e
.d..
.te.
.G. e. n. Li f.
.e 51. p e3rl. een t . 100 OO f()) 123 100 0 20 %
to the meeting, he could not help stating it as his
a better audience-for instance, a meeting of the erowa ••••••-•••••••• 12a. 50 0 0 50 08 11
opinion that beneficial results would follow from the
shareholders of the different companies, as a general Kagle • 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 5%
government of the company being carried on entirely Eng.& Scot. Law -• • M. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 -
measure, might prove inoperative, for it would be
by one board of management. At the same time he European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid.
impossible to rNind up some some schemes. The F,:eemasons' .•••• • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 -
felt it necessary to express the high opinion which he I,lobe ......... ••• • • • 61. per cent. Stock. - 124
movement was a good one.
entertained of one at least of the directors who coin- Guardian ...... ••• • .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 46%
The CHAIRMAN said the Legislature would no Imperial Fire ........5i. and bonus
bs 511000000
000
000 51500
1300
001 2_1140%
posed the Newry board. doubt, if proper representations were made, pass a Imperial Life •• .. -••
Indemnity Marine-. 11. 51h2.811/
The resolution was then put, and unanimously measure to release the money tied up in abortive pro-
agreed to. L.tw Life •••••••• • • U. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45
jests, which he was informed amounted to 20,000,0001.
Landon Legal
da esFdhiriG.peen,..7.l 1... t - 50 0 0 20 0 -
Mr. SPACEMAN then proposed a resolution, regu-
That those schemes could prove profitable was utterlyloa. 25 0012 10 0 -
lating the mode in which the rotation of the reduced 'impossible. He had been told by opulent bankers 10s. 25 0012 10 0 -
number of directors should be conducted. Marine.. ... •• .. .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 -
and others, that they had subscribed their names for Med. Invlid& Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. so o 0 20 0 2%
Nyaattiloonnalal LLeifane. Fund.. 51. per cent. 0 2lO 0 -
BLpeeerrt.
cent.cke nb
et . too
6 0
_o o 0
25
o 0
Mr. CHANCE seconded the resolution, which was hundreds of thousands of pounds almost without know-
also unanimously agreed to.
ing what they were doing, and, at the same time, that ~Pahli.lalium Life
A resolution, authori,ing three of the directors to
they would have sought the advice of a solicitor be- Protector Life 3131./I,.Pi)p.
be a quorum, that the business of the company be7.rscee.nt.
,2000 00 0o
110, -g
00 1118.535.
transacted at the offices of the company in London, fore becoming responsible for 101. or 151. in other Provident Life
speculations. When qui tam actions were brought Rock Life •• • •
that the secretary be permanently resident there, andi Royal Exchange
by blackguard attornies against Lord George Ben- sstocOLO 0
_lO 0
1841%
receive an annual salary not exceeding the sum of 300/. Sun Fire.
-
tinck and his friends an indemnity Act was passed, Ditto Life .•... ..... I°''
1/. 65. - -
was moved. Victoria Life .... ..... - - -
Some discussion ensued upon this resolution with and he was at a loss to know why railway share- - _ 40 0 -
respect to the conduct of the solicitor of the corn- holders should not be placed in a similar position. LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
parry in making application to the shareholders for Mr. ISAACS said, Mr. Sergeant Adams was
__
Dividend Amount
the payment of the arrears of calls, several of the constantly in the habit of transporting persons who Name of Company. per of Paid. i Price.
stole pocket-handkerchiefs of the value of 6d and
shareholders characterising the letters as extremely .1
yetharsh. that Learned Judge was the chairman of a com- £ a. d. :6 s. d
pany, the Shropshire Mineral, which had defrauded RBeanakloßf Scotland - 100 0 0 166
Mr. Lima explained that the course taken by
its shareholders Ito the tune ,of 22,0001.? He was
Commercial Bank
Britishy LaninkenotComti
p.aan.a.yd.
8611. per cent. - 100 0
2H150
him had been in strict accordance with a resolution
one of the parties. The Learned Sergeant admitted
Union National Bank 61..
perper cent.
eeat.
..-..• 200 0 0
0 162
of the board of directors.
that the shareholders had been defrauded, ;but heßank of Scotland 7651.
S.
per cent. .
_.- 10 0 0 13%
The resolutions were then agreed to.
pleaded ignorance of the whole transactions. He did Western Bank. •••• • • . 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 88
A SHAREHOLDER then proposed a resolution to the North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 81
effect of suspending all further' works and calls in not believe him. He (Mr. Isaacs) cried " Shame 50 0 6%
Clydesdale Bank ••• • • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 12%
this company for the ensuing six" months. upon such conduct.-(Hear). Eastern Bank 5l. per cent. - 10 0 0 111 5s
The CHAIRMAN declined to put the resolution, the The CHAIRMAN-It is too true. Caledonian Bank - 210 0 41. 8s
subject not coming within the province of the meet- Mr. ISAACS-The judge ought to be judged. Ethriblc Glasgow Bank 61. per cert.
City of Glasgow Bank . 51 per cent. 5 0 0 61. 12s
10 0. 0 121.8 s
ing. At the same time he would state, for the satis- A GENTLEMAN said railway companies could only Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51: per cent. 20 -0
0 1 0 0 0%
Herculest.inoarforth British
icierli.
finer s
proceed for the first instalment.anclentesiurendC...o
557x11..1ppeer
cent.
tOO 0 0 10 0 0 12%
faction of the shareholders, that it was the opinion of
the directors that it would not be advisable to make 4 ,The CHAIRMAN suggested that some one should
move the adoption of a petition, to lie in somepublic .
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. Pier cent.
1210 000 00 Vi poilid. 8%
perrr
cent.ent 2
0 10 0 00 2225%
any further calls during the present year.
Place for signature, the expense of which he would pay. EEddimnb.&urtg4
hi
aaLgi.fe Railwaylncur.
161.1.10p5e.r
pens. 50
15000
00
00
5102 100
oo
511
Mr. SPACEMAN thought that there would be no p
A motion to that effect was agreed to, and
, aEdiaain.• Leith, Sc necessity for carrying out such a resolution. The m t,
r. siENDERSON moved and Mr. FOWELL seconded Imes % Shares 75.6d. p. 5. 12 10 0 All paid. 13
• Grantn - 20 o 0 :10 o o -
'ee&GAryreesaheikr ga11.
2711.. per r cent. .
2550
00
00
All
paid.pai d .
18%
directors were already aware, by the course which
the appointment of a committee to forward the object elasgsevw
Glsgvr& Garnkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 o 0 Allpaid. 39
had been taken, of the opinion of the great body of the
uanDrundarlee
dBruArtebLaroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39
of the meeting, to consist of shareholders and the
shareholders. chairman, which was agreed to. The former gentle-
The thanks of the meeting were voted to the Noble
man, however, amidst much boisterous mirth, wished surnce.l at. per cent.l 50 0012 10 0 eu
Chairman for his efficient conduct in the chair, and '
to withdraw his name, which we suppose was ac- vr
the meeting broke up. ATER-ViesigaLsas
ceded to. Dividend Amount
A vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and Name ot Company. per
RAILWAY CALLS. of Paid. Price.
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) this extraordinary meeting proceeded out of! the
A meeting was called for one o'clock to-day, at the , £s.d. I
tavern.
East L0nd0n.......... 81. 100 00 ' - 195
London Tavern, to consider the propriety of ti- . Grand Junction...... - 90
timing Parliament to extend the time granted for THE LONDON GAZEITE. Kent ••••• • • • •• - -
the completion of such railway as were passed (THIS EVENING.) Vauxhall ............ 100 00 1 - -
during West Middlesex .. . 51.15s.prent. 63 12 9 , - 118

RAILWAY CALLS.
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING.—(THIS DAY.)
A meeting was called for one o'clock to-day, at the
London Tavern, to consider the propriety of peti-
tioning Parliament to extend the time granted for
the completion of such railway as were passed during
the sessions 1846 and 1847, and other business.
At the appointed hour but two or three persons,
with the exception of the reporters, presented them-
selves, and the number had not increased to more
than between fifteen and twenty by half-past one,
at which time those present began to manifest
considerable impatience at the non-appearance of the
parties who had requested their attendance, some
asserting that the thing was a hoax, or that the
oners of the meeting had become discon-
certed at the meagre audience and had " bolted,"
it supposition -which was strengthened by the
fact that every n„,„
rently deeply inter-e— and then persons appa-
At length the propriettoerd
was, thac'tf
looked in and withdrew.
to, and his reply the tavern was appealed
for, adding, that he was i the room had been paid
andgan!ant of the parties who
bad called the meeting,
on the premises. that none of them were
At this juncture a person named GsE
rose in
the centre of the meeting, and demanded
there was any gentleman present who 1, to
k taken a
A death like silence ensued. No one ventured t,
reply, and the gentleman proceeded to obser—
that the purpose for which the meeting was Called
was an important one, and to express his regret at
the paucity of the attendance. He thought
that those who had gathered together ought
not to separate without expressing their opinions of
the way in which a large body of persons would be
affected if they were imperatively called upon to pay
their calls in the present deplorable state of the money
warket.—(llere there was a faint cheer.) In his
opinion they could do very well without a chairman.
The value of the meeting depended upon the publicity
which the sentim nts enunciated at it might obtain
through the columns of the newspapers, and the
newspapers had their representatives in the assembly.
this stirring appeal met with no re-
sponse.) The speaker proceeded to say that
lie felt so much interest, as a large
shareholder, liable to be sued at any time, in the
object which the absent promoters of the meeting had
in view, that he would go any length, whether in
respect of pecuniary aid or bodily labour, to promote
it. Not a soul opened his mouth ; stillness reigned
pre-eminent. At length one or two prevailed upon
Mr. Greene to take the chair, and he accordingly
seated biraself without supp3rt either on thz right
band or on the left.

WHITEHALL, OCT. 4.

The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend
Charles Baring, M.A., to the district rectory of All
Souls, in the parish of Saint Marylebone, in the county
of Middlesex and diocese of London, the same being void
by the resignation of the Very Reverend Doctor George
Chandler, Dean of Chichester.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, OCT. 4.
Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain Edwin
Wodehouse to be Adjutant, vice Jones, promoted ;
Second Captain Robert Parker Radcliffe to be Adjutant,
vice Fyers, who resigns the Adjutancy only, Nov. 21;
First Lieutenant Henry Clerk to be Second Captain,
vice R. M. Mundy, retired on half-pay; Second Lieute-
nant John Edward Michell to be First Lieutenant, vice
Clerk, Sept. 27.
Commissions by the Lord. Lieutenant of Norfolk.
The Right Hon. Lord John Woodehouse to be Deputy
Lieutenant; Sir Willoughby Jones, Bart., to be Deputy
Lieutenant; Thomas Browne Evans, Esq., to be Deputy
Lieutenant; Edward Fellowes, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu-
tenant; Edward Roger Pratt, Ebq., to be Deputy Lieu-
tenant, Sept. 19.
WHITEHALL, SEPT. 27.
The Lerd Chancellor has appointed Richard England,
of the town or borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, in the
county of the same town or borough, Gent , to be a
Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
BANKRUP 1:S.
James Salter, builder, New North-road, Islington, to
surrender
Oct. 13, at half-past two, and Nov. 17, at
twelve,ign:'toitehmeatiC.osurt of Bankruptcy. Bell, official
Robert Woods,
Cheapside. treet-buildings; Dimes, Bread-street,
grocer, Brighton, Oct. 12, and Nov.
official assignee, Basiughall
18, at two, at the
of Bankruptcy. Johnson,
s Inn... street; Galsworthy and Co.,
Cook's- court, Lincoln'
Thomas Brown, coach-smith, Idigh-street Mar le-
official half-pmt two, at the Cuurt
bone, Oct. 12, and Nov. 18, at half-
of Bankruptcy. Johnson,
htreet •
ease' Basinghall-
street ; G oren, Southmolton-buildings.
Samuel Duly, tobacconist, Brighton, 0ct.12, at
twelve, and Nov. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basingban.
Richards and Walker, Lincoln's Inn fields.

CANALS.
Names of m IDividenff
Names of
Companies. Li per Companies. DAnnivipedurarend.
Price.
17 I Annum.'
X 1
Ashtn& Oldh 97,51.55. 13 c 70 Monmouthsh 100 101. -
Ashby-d-la-Z;113; 41. Mntgemrysh 100 51. -
Barnsley.. • • 160; 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 15
Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath • • • • .. 100 20/. 340
Brknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Nottingham. 150 12/. -
.3romford.... 100; 141. - Peak Forest. 78 31. 40
Dudley lOOl 4/. - Regent's • • • . 33 11. 45. 20
Derby llOO, 6/, 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 54
Ellsmre&Chsll33l 41. 54 Shropshife • • 125 81. -
E:ewash llOOl 321. - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130
North & Clyd ; 1e0; 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. -
GrandJunctnllool 61. 80 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 275
grand Union' 100; 1/. 105. 21% Shrewsbury.. 125 151. -
Glamorgnsh.l72l 13%1. - Stourbridge.. 145 201. 305
iistr&Brklylloo - I - Strtfrdon AT 79 11.108. -
arantham - Severs and 26 U. 85. 30
Huddersteld.l 57, - - Wye Rail.
Kennt & AV* 39, 7s. 6d. 53( Trnt& 50 301. -
Lancaster , 47: 11. 105. - sey • • .
Leeds& Livrp 100, 341. 505 Tbams&Med 19 - -
Leicester
Leiestr &Nth: 83 41. 36 Binning.
Loughboroghll42l 701. 530 Wilts lk Brks 67 11. 11

William Edwin Jefferies, tavern keeper, St. Michael's-
alley, Cornhill, Oct. 12, at half-past one, and Nov. 15,
at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official
assignee, Old Jewry-chambers; Townahend, Clifford's
Inn.

John Gaisford, baker, Gravel-lane, Southwark, Oct.
12, and Nov. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-charuhors ;
iLataznia, Buinghall.strw, 1,12d0n,

COURSE OF EXCII
Amsterdam ..........12 7
Ditto, at ...... 12 4
Rotterdam . . l2 7
Antwerp.•
ILtmburgh M.B. 14 1
Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 65
Ditto, .............. 24
3,larseilles
Mourdeaux .... . • • 26 5
Frankfort on Maine.... 12334
Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... •.
Berlin • • .. • • • • . • • • • • • •
Vienna, elec. flo • • • • • • 10 9
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 10
Madrid • ... • • ........ 46%
cadiz • • • ...... 48%
1
Barcelona .....

INGE.-(THIS DAY.)
Gibra1tar.......... •• • •
Leghorn .... • • . 31
Geaoa •• .. 20 11
Milan . • • • • • • • • •
Venice... .
Naples • • .... •• 40
Palermo, peroz.. ..
Li5b0n..........
Oport0..
Rio Janeiro .......... 24
Bahia ................
Buenos Ayres
New York,3ldays'sight --
Philadelphia
Or BULLION, pal oz.
Foreign Gold is bars.. X 3 17 9
New Dollars ...... 0 0 0
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
Silver in bars 0 4 11 IA

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of Oct. 5.)

SUGAR —To-day on the part of merchants there was
an iacreased disposition shown to sell, and large
parcels being pressed upon the market, caused a further
fall in the value of every kind of Raw Sugar. The low
rates that existed, however, induced the home trade
to direct their attention to the article, but exporters
were cautious in their proceedings. A good business
was transacted in %Vest India Muscovade, both for the
scale and pan, in consequence of merchants reducing
their prices generally 6d to Is per cwt. The public sales
of 253 hhds 8 tres Barbadoes went off with heaviness,
and at a fall on former rates of is per cwt, but the whole
sold.

taken for standard
homes trade
or ;fiße nrEaeFtti:
dNg
cED.—TuapOuotdni
oe ynl waa
and
drh ottuhegrehmr terms, sse triel 1 twerehe
with
lumps are aGrieiss-ltshetovsa4l iue6odf,
fiannedgfuoarlitbyr.own grocery lumps
53:46Ad.:TR,113:Inudse_d_:thlissheadttseurgnoaronis ltihttelreerewqaustrendo,
not much
u2cBhs
disposition evinced to operate in Mauritius
a Sduei,cmlirn,eanodn
at public sale 6,895 bags 215 casks wentat
former rates of is to is 6d; but the whole sold.
EAST INDIA.—.This afternoon the quantity of Madras
Sugar submitted to public competition amounted to 9,308
bags, of which 4,654 bags consisted of strong white, and
I the whole sold, but at moderate rates.
FOREIGN.—This afternoon at pubiic sale 10 bhds St.
Croix were sold at the moderate rates of 43s 6d to 44s
for good yellow. Privately there was little passiug in
any kind of Foreign Sugar for home trade or export,
although there were sellers upon rather lower terms.
moiatsfEs.—This afternoon there was little pVOng