The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-17 00:00:00

A RAILWAY SUGGESTION.

Railway speculation might be rendered comparatively
healthy, if the following plans were carried out :-
1. Let parties apply for railway Bills at their own expense
and risk, if they pleased.
2. Let the allotment of shares take place after the Bill has
been obtained.

3. This process, involving the risk of only the promoters'
money, would render any deposit with the Accountant•.
General unnecessary :—let such deposit therefore be dispensed
with.

The result would be, that no lines would be brought be-
fore Parliament unless the promoters had good grounds for
proposing them—the money of the public at large would not
be jeopardised—and in every line which had its Bill, the
shares would come out at a premium, and the railway would
be made.—Railway Express.

Tan FRUGAL INVESTMENT AssOCIATION.—The
fifth monthly meeting of the members of this institution was
held on Thursday at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Black-
friars, for the admission of new members and for the sale of
shares. Mr. Neale, of St. George's-terrace, Islington, was in
the chair.' The object of the association is to accumulate and
employ the savings of the industrious classes. so as to assist
those who may require immediate pecuniary advances to
carry on their pursuits, or to promote any other laudable
object. Each member subscribes 14 per share per month,
and he continues such subscriptions until they amount to
1001. per share, which limits the duration of the society to
the period of eight years and four months. The purpose of
the meeting was of a purely formal character. Numbers were
admitted, and they paid their respective subscriptions; after
which, five 1001. shares were put up for auction, and were pur-
chased at a premium, averaging 76/. odd. The meeting then
separated. _

SALE OF A CllURClL—Yesterday, at one o'clock,
the ancient internal fittings of the Church of St. Benet Fink,
in Threadneedle-street which was erected from a design by
Sir Christopher Wren, were disposed of by auction, by Mr.
Pullen, the auctioneer, for the purpose of being removed, it
being intended to take down the structure, in order to widen
the approaches to the New Royal Exchange. During the
previous day the sacred building was visited by hundreds of
persons, and yesterday the sale was most numerously at-
tended, there being present several gentlemen connected
with public institutions, among whom prevailed a most ac-
tive competition for various lots, many of which realised a
Price much beyond their actual value, from the circumstance
that they were works of art of the above celebrated and
eminent architect. Lot 12, the carved oak poor-box, with
lock, &c. (date on the lock 1683), fetched 4 guineas, and
was bought by one of the City companies. No. 17, the
carved and panelled oak pulpit, with sounding-board, &c.,
the whole richly ornamented with fine carving, went for 15
guineas, intended for a church In Buckinghamshire. Lots
18, 19, 20, 21, and 22—a valuable painting of " Moses bear-
ing the tables," with gold mouldings; a ditto of" Aaron the
Priest;" the carved and pannelled oak fittings of the altar,
ornamented with gold mouldings and carved Corinthian
columns ; two tablets, with inscriptions in gold; the marble
door of the altar, &c._--were purchased by one of the Royal
llospitals for 501. The greater part of the pannelled oak
inclosure of the pews was bought by a clergyman for a church
at Ramsgate. There were about 4,000 feet of oak ewing,
the whole of the carved oak front of the gallery, the bell (20
inches over), &c., sold, and which were knocked down at
good prices ; the entire of which is to be removed in a few
days. The sepulchral tablets have been removed from the
church to that of St. Peter le Poer, which is in union with
St. Benet Fink. The remains of those deposited in the
vaults under the church will be interred in the burial-ground
adjoining, which will not be interfered with in the ra-4eried
improvement.
HOUSE ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Wednesday
morning, on the return of Mr. Ihrdland to his residence, in
Seymour-street, So,ners-town, from Brighton, he was unable
to gain admittance into his house, and, after waiting a con-
siderable time, he at length effecml an entrance by climbing
over the garden wall of the adjoining house, and with a lad-
der got in at the first floor window, when he discovered that
the female servant, Mary Halls, whom he had left in charge,
had absconded, after completely stripping the place of every
portable article, including plate, wearing apparel, jewellery,
&c., and a valuable Turkey carpet that was in the drawing-
room. She had not been seen by any of the neighbours for
three days past.