The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-18 00:00:00

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ASHBURTON-MONDAY.

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This morning FROM
about nineCORRESPONDENT. ) o'clock, a large number of
men, principally miners, together with a body of women and
children, assembled near the Town Mills, belonging to Mr.
W. R. Whiteway, merchant. An alarm was spread quickly
through the town that a riot would commence, on account of
the high price of corn. A short time after a party of the
mob we permitted to go through the various store-rooms
in bee lls, which were expected to be breaking down front
the quantity of grain being lodged therein. Contrary to
their expectations, not thirty bags, on the whole not amount-
ing to sixty bushels, was found stored in the various rooms.
A short time after this a waggon arrived at the mill-yard,
containing about thirty bushels of wheat, which was imme-
diately seized by about 100 women, and carried to the en-
trance of the market, where they stated they would sell it
at Bs. per bushel Not th-street, in which the market is
situated, was at this lime entirely taken possessionisay the
populace, who applied to Mr. S. Alarm, the person who super .
intends the market, for the keys of the corn chamber • on
threat of refusal his shop windows were to be broken.
This he acceded to from the best of motives, and the corn
was taken to the chamber and sold to the poor people at the
above price by the parties who took it from the mill-yard.
A meeting of magistrates has taken place, and a large
number
of
special
have been sworn constables _ _ in. About
100 men of the sth Fusiliers passed through this town yes-
terday, en route from Plymouth to Taunton.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
WISHAW AND COLTNESS RAILWAY.
Asrt?:yia—l mmere.
N. Dalrympletingofthe shareholdersinthechair. I was ht was convened
eldatGlagow
on Fr
by requisition to receive a statement from Lord Belhaven
respecting the land occupied by the line, which had been.
given as a donation to the company in 1842, on certain con-
ditons ; and also with regard to a private agreement alleged
to have been made with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Itail-
way Company for the sale of the land upon which the line is
constructed at half its value, because the removal of the
minerals underneath may endanger the stability of the line.
The Edinburgh and Glasgow Company having relinquished
the purchase of the line, it had since been transferred to the
Caledonian Company. To sanction this transfer, there is a
Bill before Parliament which his Lordship is determined to
oppose until they come to his terms. The existence of the
agreement referred to was denied ; and,after a long conversa-
tion, it was decided to adjourn the meeting until the 7th of
June next, to afford time for inquiry.

WILSONTOWN, MORNINGSIDE, AND COLTNESS
RAILWAY.
The adjourned meeting of this company was held at Glas-
gow on Friday, Mr. J. Houldsworth in the chair, at which
it was determined by a majority of the shareholders (182-
votes against 107) not to dispose of the line to the Caledonian
Company on the terms proposed. It was also resolved to
provide funds sufficient to pay the debts of the company, and
to meet the expenses of altering the gauge of the line to the
standard gauge, 4 feet sit inches. At the special meeting
held immediately afterwards, it was resolved to proceed with
all or any of the branches already authorised by Parliament,
and to raise money for the purpose.

BORDEAUX AND CETTE RAILWAY.
A meeting of the English shareholders in this come any
was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. David. 'Salo-
mons in the chair.

Mr. ATTWOOD having opened the business of the my eting,
Mr. Vitutnrsoti explained that there were but two courses
to pursue—either to get a modification of the terms of the
agreement, or to abandon it altogether. It was clear under
the present circumstances that the pressure upon the m oney-
market would prevent any modification being acceptable to
the shareholders, therefore no course was left but to eredea-
your to get a dissolution of the company. He then rear I the
resolutions, of which the following is an abstract :--?,That
circumstances have rendered it impossible to fulfil the ,con-
tract with the French Government for the construction of
the railway, and the Government having refused a madi-
tication of the terms, that the undertaking be abandoned
and the affairs of the company wound up at the earliest
moment ; that a committee be appointed to give effect to
this resolution, to obtain a return of the caution-monhy
deposited, and that the expenses incurred by the com-
mittee be paid out of a fund distributable among the share-
holders, not exceeding Gd. per share ; that the directors
be requested to co- operate with and assist the commit -
tee, and represent the absolute impossibility of carryin g
out the undertaking, and the necessity of abandoning;
concession.

The above resolutions were passed, and the followingpm
tlemen were appointed on the committee :-111e3ars.
wood, Field, lizielli, Harnett, and the Hon. Howe Brown.,
with power to add any of the French shareholders to ale
committee. The directors promised to co-operate with t'lle
committee.

KILLARNEY JUNCTION RAILWAY.
The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was held. at
Dublin on Friday. The report stated that the contracts for
works had been let, and that nearly the whole of the land,
extending about sixteen miles in length, had been obtain ed
on amicable terms, and it was expected that the remainder
would be shortly in the hands of the company ; that. 'the
directors would do all in their power to avoid pressing :the
shareholders until the present crisis in money matters h ad
been surmounted. The accounts to the 30th of April, 18.17,
showed that 32,4871 had been received, and 12,9771. eX-
pended, leaving 19,510/. in favour of the company.
The CHAIRMAN, on moving the adoption of the report,
said that the conduct of the landowners and the facilities
afforded by them to the company, deserved the highest com-
mendation, and that he had no doubt their liberality would:
conduce in the end to substantially promote their own inte-
rests as well as those of the company.
iorne were passed adopting the report and re-electing
the directors.

DUBLIN, DUNDRUM. AND RATHFARN HAM
RAILWAY.
A meeting of the shareholders in this company was held
on Friday at Dublin, Mr. E. P. Porter in the chair. It was
convened by Mr. Kennedy on the preamble of the extension
to Stephen's-green having been declared proved, as it was
understood that the directors did not intend to proceed so far
with the Dill. Mr. Kennedy went into a long statement
with respect to the mismanagement of the affairs of the
company. Resolutions were passed to petition the House of
Lords on the grievances complained of, appointing a com—
mittee to receive any proposals the directors may have to
make, and to receive a subscription of Is. per share to defray
expenses.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PoRTSMOIITH, MAY 17.—The St. Vincent, 120, Captain
Milne, was prepared. for going out of harbour to-day, and
the Centaur steam-frigate got up her steam, and placed her-
self in a position to tow, but the master-attendant, consider-
ing the wind too scant for sailing out, and too strong for
towing, declined moving her. She will consequently go out
to-morrow, or be detained until the next spring tides. What
does a Contemporary mean by saying she will “ recover "
her lower deck guns? She had no lower deck guns in, con-
sequently could not have thrown them overboard, or other-
wise lost them, however great and imminent her distress.
The Odin steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. F. T. Pelham,
built on the design of Mr. Fincham, master-shipwright, of
this dockyard, of 1,326 tons, and 560-horse power, was taken
into the basin this afternoon in readiness for docking, to
have her machinery repaired. It is now said that a miscal-
culation of the weight for the engines and machinery will
cause this finely-built steamer to swim much deeper than in-
tended! She is ordered to be supplied with Captain Smith's
paddle-box boats, the davits of which are to be fitted on one
side on the plan of Lieutenant Julius Roberts, R.M.A.,
and on the other on the plan of the Sidon's, in order to test
which is the original invention, and to whom to adjudge the
credit of having perfected it. There are now three claimants
in the field for the credit of having invented these precious
appendages to the paddle-box boat.
The Ajax, 78, one of the 74's converted for a steam guard-
ship, was undocked this afternoon.—Times.

Ma. GRocrsf s TULIP Snow.—The annual display
at the garden of the celebrated cultivator of these beautiful
flowers, Mr. Groom, was opened yesterday at Clapham-rise,
where a private view was afforded to the elite of horticulture
and fashion. The bed of tulips this year surpasses what
former years have produced; the season has not been propi-
tious, and the cold winds and stormy weather have co-
operated to throw back cultivation and destroy the labours
of the gardener; nevertheless, in this garden art has tri-
umphed over the niggardness and opposition of nature, and a
crop has been brought to perfection which shows what per-
severance and scientific knowledge can achieve. Some. of
the tulips exhibited this year are of the most unqualified
ex-
cellence; indeed of so admirable a character. that it. may be'
thewiu amusehistorytknoli
reader, and instruct the initiated in such matters.
obfeetnh these fla.soVers7
general
floriculture.s aid th at th they
Theha venurmveesr
They are these :—the "Countess Wilton," "Lady Peek,"
Victoria Regina," "Marshal Sault," " Jenny Lind," " 'Couri
Effendi" (an old acquaintance), "Rose Brilliant," Louis
XVI.," and "Imperatrix Florum." These flowers are *very
splendil, and certainly matchless. In the course of the day
the gardens were visited by many of the nobility and persons
of distinction; amongst them were—the Archoishop of Can-
terbury, the Duke of Beaufort, Lord Crewe, Lord St, Ger-
mans and party, the Earl of Arundel and party, the Earl of
flarewood, &c.

A. new debutante in the literature of fiction is
about to appear among us in the rank of noble author s, and
inheriting a name no less dear to chivalry than to the anises—
that of the great Sir Philip Sidney. Mr. Bentley will pub-
lish this new work in a few days. It is entitled " Home and
its Influence," and is the production of the lion. .hiclela
Sidney, the eldest daughterof Lord De Lisle.
A -fatal accident occurred in that part of the Rig er
just opposite Brewer's Quay, late last night. The captain of
the schooner John, just arrived frormema
steamer,foret vozavinein
attempting to go on board the
_G
and fell into the River ; the body was ofornothir.
been great agover
ce, there must have
and, from its appearan
addition to a severe contusion cia
business with the officer of the Cuistomsf,oun
endured by deceased, as, in a missedd this hism
the forehead, the thumb of one of
his hands was torn frot
the socket
his fall the hand came in contac
with a link of the ; most likely in
mooring chain, and becoming entangled, b te
weight tore away
the finger. What greatly adds to th e
melancholy character of the event is, the circumstance tha t
the wife of deceased is hourly expected from Scotland, b
meet, et, alas: not her living husband, but his lifeless remains.
EPSOM RACES.—The it:fluence of the wind, Ml 4
and dust, on these occasions, is frequently a source of serious.
inconvenience to persons of delicate complexion. Ladies
should ever be provided with Rowland's Kalydor, which will
be found gratefully refreshing to the complexion, dispellin g
the cloud of languor and relaxation, allaying all irritabilit y
and heat, and immediately affording the pleasing sensati ,)n
attendant on restored elasticity and healthful state of the
,kin. As a protector and preserver of the hair, Bowler id's
Macassar Oil will be found alike efficacious, guarding it fl :um
the injurious operation of the ,un and dust. Beware of pu-
rious Imitations. The only genuine articles have the v vord
" Rowland's" preceding the name of the article on the will pper
of each."

DEATH OF SIR CHHAIOAR:SII.6I2I.O;NC:oIsIoCHESTER. The
Canada papers announce the death of Colonel Sir Cii 'ales
Chichester, commanding the 81st Regiment, at the city of
Toronto, after only four days' illness. The Montreal Cruller
enm
countryan 3 yearsw 1
.litne.aCria lol;l'i'lai's
says, "he was preparing to proceed to England, aid ex.
petted to have been able to start on the Ist of next. 2nontth
(June).n Sirum numerous
us Chichesterfriends hadin. t
this
,alneadthgawilianthtr,egetr.." The service has also lost a distingui4hed
NTv:iiaknn-ilesso,n,liind.Ner. charge of the
MAT 17.--rrhe
.'iest India and other mails were taken out at three P. 11.,. this
'lay by the royal .
mail-packetnant
The. Thanes
thirtv-teveu pm-
Admiralty
,tengers.! agent, Lieutenant
The Oriental Comial,y's steamer Tiger, Captain
iiamiiton, went. out of dock this day at three P.M., en route
•ar Gibreltar, with toe Peninsular and Mediterranean mails.
oasTalifEull generali‘iAis.a—rgoS, nu
De Tiger takes nut a full detachment ofArtillery, whit theic,
tficers, to relieve those at Gibraltar, who will return by the ,
,allowing hoar afterthe arrival out of the Tiger. The Tigerhaat4
a full cargw and compleuaent of passengers,