The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen, accompanied by her Royal highness the
Duchess of Saxe Coburg, took an airing yesterday in a
barouche and four; Madame la Baronne de Wangen-
heim attended the Duehe.ss of Saxe Coburg. Ci,lonel
Buckley, Equerry in waiting to the Queen, was in at-
tendance on horseback.

Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday, and remained to luncheon with her
Majesty and her Royal Consort.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg, accom-
panied by Count Arthur Mensdora; and attended by
Colonel Seymour and Baron Fritsch, left town yesterday
morning for Farnborough, on a hunting excursion. The
illustrious party returned to Buckingham Palace in the
afternoon.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
afternoon at a meeting of the Commission for promoting
and encouraging the Fine Arts, in the rebuilding the
Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness, attended
by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, arrived at the New
Palace at a quarter before three o'clock. The Commis.
sioners present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount
Canning, Lord Ashburton, Lord Colborne, the Right
Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons, Viscount
Morpeth, Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, Sir
Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Hallam, and Mr. Wyse. The
Secretary,,blr. Eastlake, was in attendance. The Com-
missioners sat two hours and a half.

Viscount Palmerston had an audience of the Queen
yesterday evening, at Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the
Princess Helena, took their usual airings yesterday.
Mr. Richardson and Sons had the honour of attending
with their Rock and Steel Band, on Wednesday even-
ing, at Buckingham Palace, and performed the following
pieces:—
Opera selection from " William Tell," con-
cluding with the last movement i❑ the over-
ture ... ... Rossini.
" The Harmonious Blacksmith" ... Handel.
" Tho Nightingale" . Voight.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
were pleased to express their admiration.
Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to present
Mr. Bartley with a diamond ring, in token of the Queen
and his Royal Highness Prince Albert's approbation of
his readings of Antigone and CEdipus, at Windsor Castle
and Buckingham Palace.
The Queen has also presented a splendid gold chain to
Mr. Bartholomew, in token of her approval of his ver-
sions of the Tragedies.
Sir William C. Ross, R.A., attended at the Palace,
and proceeded with the miniature of her Royal liighee,se
the Duchess of Saxe Coburg.
The Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy-
Governor had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
A deputation from the Art Union of London, con-
sisting of Lord Menteagle, Vice-President, and the fol-
lowing Members of Council, viz., Mr. Sergeant Thomp-
son, Mr. Gaskoin, Mr. Dodd, M.P., Mr. Pocock, Mr.
Godwin, Mr. Aiihijo, Mr. Donaldson, Mr. Noble, Mr.
Troughton. mud Mr. T. C. Harrison, had a conference
with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, yesterday, at the
Office of the Board of Trade. The conference lasted
an hour.

Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colo-
nial,Office for the Governors of the North American
Provinces.

•
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council resumed
and concluded, yesterday, the hearing of an appeal from
Sierra Leone, " Magnus Smith v. the Judges of Sierra
Leone."

1121 t MAJESTY.—We understand that her Majesty
has just acquired a lease of 2S years of Balmoral Castle,
Aberdeenshire, formerly the residence of the late Sir
Robert Gordon. This beautiful seat is in the valley of
the Dee, immediately at the foot of Locihangar. The
district abounds with game of all sorts, and is one of the
most salubrious, picturesque and attractive to be found
in Scotland. This fact will doubtless form an additional
incitement to the directors of the Aberdeen Railway (if
any were wanting) to open the entire of th© lino with
the least possible delay. Wo understand that eighteen
miles are already opzned, and that it is proposed to open
a further extent of twenty-one miles by the Ist of
August, which will bring it within sixteen miles of
At); 1,1e,11, This lart,r ncrtion cannot 1-n7 ,ta.r.4
We are aware that the heavy works on it are in an ad-
vanced state.

Buckinghamshire... 121. 45......
Caledonian

-- _
Ditto. Half Shares .. 33/4
Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 60
Chester and Holyhead... 37% 33/4 dis 33/4 dis
Ditto, Preference l2 ..... . —
Clarence

Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10—
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports- _

mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 25 ......
Dundalk & Enniskillen 171X4......
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ......
Do., 181., E. & IL ... 18
Do~ a lOs
Eastern Countie5........ 20
Ditto,Extension,s per
Cent., No. 1...... 6/. 13s. 4d l,g p ... liii p
Ditto ditto, No. 2_6/. 13s. 4d... t 4 p par -!.i P
Do., North. & Eastern 50
Do., Quarters
D0., New

Eastern Union 5O

Ditto, Quarter Shares 1214 — ...... .........
Ditto, Thirds .......135:4d..

Do. (guar. 6 per cent.) 10 -
Ditto, ditto ... ....... .. 20
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 33/4 ......
East Lincolnshire ...... 161/z

Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 —......— ...
Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. ..
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121/2
Edinburgh and Northern 2214
Ditto, New.. 3:!,1. — --- ...... ••••••
Ditto, Newport l2
Ditto, ditto, New
Ex:Aer,Yeoril, & Dorch. 2,5, — ... ...
Ditto, New
Gia,,gow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
Glasgow,liilmar , & Ayr 50
Ditto, New ... 4O
Do.Preferereo Consol. 15 - • ...... , ... _

Great Northern
Do., London and York 21/i ......
.....
Great South. and West. _ .

• ••,.• P...,,........-.
(Ireland)
Great North of England .100 ......225 ex div...
Ditto, New 40/.
Ditto, New 301 3O
Ditto, New, 15/.
Great Western
Ditto, 1,4 Shares 5O ...... 55
Ditto, q Shares
Ditto, Fifths
Ditto, New 171 .. .. 9%..... 9% lO
Huddersfield and Manch. 24
Ditto, Thirds
hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ......
Ditto, half Shares ... 25 ...... ... —
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 17% ......
Do., do., and Norwich lb
Do., do., Extens. Scrip
(late Camb. & Ely) 2% — ....... .... •
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ~... —

-Ditto, ditto
Ditto, 1/2 Shares
Do. Quarter Shares l4l/2 -
Do. Fifths... ... 8
Do. Sixteenths .. 614
Do. Thirds (1teg.)....10/. 15......
Do. I iverp. and Bury 38 ......
Ditto 1/2 (late Hud-
dersfield and Sheff.) 33 —

Do.(Waltefield,Ponte:
tract, and Goole).— 50

Do. (W. Riding Union)4/. 25... ...
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
Do.l/2 Shares (A)... 9
Ditto ditto (B) ... 1M....„
Leeds and Bradford sll
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c... 421/2. ..... ..

Do: Half Shares l5 —
Do.!Newßranch (blue) 2%... ..
Do. Extension (green) 2,
Do. NewExten.(pink) 2%
Leeds and Thirsk ...... 40
Ditto, New ..... . 22% — ...•.., —
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3%....
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport . 2
Liverp., Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction... 2%...... 14
London & Black wa11...13/. 6s. 8d.... .. ...
Do. New, No. 2. 5/.133.4d. ..
Do. Extension ..... ... 17%
London, Brighton, and
South Coast 50...33% 33 32% 331,i...33% x.d.
Do. Consol. Eighths 4O
Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 .....• . —
Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. ...
Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50
London and Greenwich 12/Iss 4d... . ..
Ditto, Pref.,rence... 18/ 17s 2d...
Lmidon and N. Western 100 140 142 139 142... 142
Do.,Quarters L. & B. 2'
Do., do., New .
Ditto Fifth ct
Do. t/ Shares (G. J.) 25
Do 40/.Shares(L.lll.) 15

Do. 401. M. & B.) ... 40
--
Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 71
--
Do. 10/. (M. & 13.)B. 7'%......
Do. 101. lAk & B.) C. 1 .- .. 4
Low% &S. Western
2 49 I.
N^w rm, .. , 371 .. ..
Do. New 401. 3O —
Do. Tenths (Comol.) 50

Ditto, Preference ...... 10
Do. East and West hid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) ... 16
Central of Spain .. 2 ••• ..... ••..••
Ceylon
Demerara ... 7%...... ... ......... ...

Dendre Valley...
Direct Bombay and
Madras —
Dutch Rheni:l ......... 7 .....
East Indian ..... ........ 11
Groat Indian Peninsular 53. ... ..
Italian and Austrian.... 4 -
Jamaica S. Mid. Junct ion 1 ...... ......... - •••
Louvain ala Sambre ... 6
Luxembourg
.
Lyons and Avignon,;-.71 5 t
Madrid and Valentia... 9 .6 • .•• --
Namur and Liege
No; there of France
Orleans and Bordeaux 3 .. 231
Over Yssel 413 s id--
Paris and Lyons lO ..... 3
Paris and Orleans ...... 90
Paris and Rouen ... ...•• 20
Paris and Strasbourg ... s
Rouen and Havre ...... 20 .
Sambre and Meuse ...... 18 .
Strasbourg and Basle ... 14
Tours and Nantes .. 8
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan_
...

- den, and Hassell ...-..... 16
West Flanders ..... . ...... 81,4 • . ... __
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
British North American 50
London & WestminstQr. 20
Commercial of London 20
40
Union of Madrid ......
.
National Pro 7. England. :35 ......
. ..,
Au5tra1a5ia............... 40 - .. .... ..
Colonial ... ... 25
Union of London ... ..... 10 ••• •••
• ...... _
Ditto, New ...... .. ....• 10
_
Union of Australia ..... 25
. _
Ditto, New ~......... ... 2 t,' .....
/I ...... . •••• ......
London Joint 5t0ck...... 10
•••••• ........
_
Provincial of Ireland ... 25
Ditto New... ..... .... .. 10
_...
National of Ireland.... 2.-,1,...... _
...
.........

BIINES.
Anglo-Mexican .........100 ......
Brazilian Cocaes& Cuiba 30 ... .
British Iron ...... ......... 12 ..
_
Real Del Monte, linreg. •""
...... I. • •• •• •
80101103 Scrip ...... •• .. -....
..... — ,
Galvanized Iron ...... .. If) _
Dittc, New
........

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LOSDON, FEB. 26.—Wind S.S.W , light breez.', with
rain.
DEAL, FEB. 25.—The Rent, Smith, from London to
Halifax, was in contact last night with a collier, and
sustained some damage to her bends and quarter gallery.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 25.—1 t blew very heavily last night.
CARDIFF, FEB. 2-I.—Seventy tons of iron have been
saved from the wreck of the Radiant, Clark, which sank
at Barry Island, on the Gth instant.
MILFORD, FEB. 23.—The Catherine and Jane, Evans,
from Liverpool to Bantry, which put into this port on
the 21st instant, with pumps choked, has commenced
discharging.
RAMSGATE, FEB. 25.—Wind
S.W., strong.—Arrd.
sEolus, E)de, Bergen for Gijon, with loss of sails and
leaky ; Sisters, M'Knight, Grangemouth for Genoa,
leaky.
DEAL, FEB. 25.—Wind
' SA\ • by W. to W.S.W.;
P.M., do., strong and squall y.—Arrd. Sourabaya, Swarts,
Batavia, and sailed for Rotterdam; ‘Villiamle Clercq,
ditto, and sailed for Amsterdam; Emperor of China,
Brown, Calcutta; Condor,
Hohlroann, ditto, and sailed
for llamburgh; James M'Queen Cowley, Demerara;
William and Alfred, Culverwell, ditto; Harriet, De
Boom, llavannah, with loss of topmasts,
and sailed for
Antwerp; Eclipse, Davies, Madeira; Union, Oporto.
PORTSMOUTH, FEI3. 25.—Wind W.S.W., strong.—
Arrd. John Laird, Cuss, London, for Victoria, Macao,
goa Bay,
Panton,ve.
e
and Canton; Lady Clarke, London, fee
Al
OFF TORBAY, FEB. 2-I.—llenty Warburton,
London, for Monte Video.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 25.—W ind S-W--Arrd. her Ma-
jesty's steamer Eagle, Rio Janeiro; her Majesty's
steamer Persian, Jamaica.
OFF FALMOUTH, FEB. 24.—Tricolor, Martin, Cape
llaytien.
3.l‘Birnie (supposed)
OFF BANGOR.—NeISOII
St. John's, New Brunswick.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 1.5.--Wind, W.S.S.—Arrd.—man-
gosteen, Pentseath, Bomb Mary Hartley, Bartlett,
ay ;
Calcutta ; Herald, Honduras ; 26th, Acadia steamer,
Boston, left 12th instant, with 90,0001. in specie.
FEB. 23..s—The sloop John and Mary,
DEAL„. FEB. 25.—Put bscls, Emerald, fur Antigua.
for Aberdovey, stranded near this place 9th instant, has
become a total wreck.
DUBLIN, FEB. 20.—Two boats and part of the stern
of a ship were passed, 18th inst, off Taskar, by the Gem,
a r riissn• cAds
Ehere.
no
FEB. 22. The Elizabeth Jane, of
Sunderland, from Liverpool to Newcastle, went down
about 40 miles off Christiansand about 25th ult.; crew
saved.
YARMOUTH, FEB. 95.—The Trade went on shore on
the Scroby Sand yesterday, has becoroe
.a wreck and
sunk; part of the stores saved. The William, of
Hartlepool, has been brought in here a derelict, having
been picked up on her beam ends by a clay lugger;
crew supposed to hare been saved by a brig which bore
down upon her prisx to the lugger reaching her.
- GLOUCESTER, FEB. 25. Wind W. Sid. 24,
Princess, Murphy, St. John's, New Brunswick.
CLYDE, FEB: 24. And. 23, Meclora, ZaiTherson,

Prince Louis Napoleon Buonaparte, whose escape
from the fortress of Ham so recently agitated the
public mind, bas again, it would appear, determined
to try his fortune in the land which was the scene of
the most remarkable events in the history of
his uncle. From sources on which we have
the utmost reliance, we have ascertained that
this distinguished member of the late Imperial
family of France left his hotel in the West-end of
London this forenoon, at half-past ten o'clock, for the
London-bridge station of the South Eastern Railway
Company. At half-past eleven he departed in the
mail train for France via Folkestone, where he would
arrive early in the afternoon.
'We may draw our own conclusions from the fact,
that on the preceding evening the same noble per-
sonage went down the same line to the coast by
the half-past eight o'clock evening mail train. He
travelled all night, having been evidently too late for
the midnight mail steamer for Boulogne, and returned
this morning by the first train, arriving in London
at half- past five o'clock. He then proceeded in a cab
to his residence, in the neighbourhood of St. James's-
square. On leaving to•day it was remarked that he
was only attended by his valet, and a porter who
carried two heavy carpet bags to the station. It is
presumed he will cross by the ten o'clock Boulogne
steamer to-night, or hire a special steamer as on the
occasion of his last eventful but unfortunate enter-
prise.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)
The twenty-third half-yearly general meeting of
the shareholders of this company was this day held
at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving a
report from the directors of the progress of the
undertaking, and for the transaction of the other
business of the company.
The chair was taken at twelve o'clock by G.
lludon, Esq., M.P.

The SECRETARY having read the notice convening
the meeting, proceeded to read the report, from which
it appeared that " The directors had to announce a
dividend of eight shillings per share of 20/. each, of
Ulu consolidated stock of the company, for the half-
year ending the 4th of January last. This diminu-
tion of dividend was stated to be owing to the
amount of consolidated stock upon which it was now
payable, exceeding by a large sum that of the pre-
vious half-year, and. also in consequence of the inte-
rest upon Extension Stock, No. 2, hitherto charged
to capital in accordance with the resolutions under
which it was created, being now altogether charged
to revenue. The increase on the gross receipts from
traffic over the six months ending the 4th of January,
1847, had been—
From Passengers
Horses, carriages, and dogs 371 19 5
Goods, cattle, and coals 26,343 12 7

£69,566 15 10
The report went on to Mate that the directors had
since the last meeting of the shareholders of the com-
pany, anxiously directed their attention to the sub-
ject of the working expenses, and they had now the
satisfaction to state that a very considerable reduction
had been effected upon the mileage run during the
past half-year. This reduction had not been effected
at the expense or efficiency in working, or of the
security of the public ; as a proof of which it might
be stated that 2,471,381 passengers had been safely
and punctually conveyed along the lines of the com-
pany during the year 1847. The usual half-yearly
reports of the resident engineer and of the locomotive
superintendent were of a highly satisfactory cha-
racter, both in reference to the state of the permanent
way, and of the engines and plant of the company.
The directors regretted that circumstances had oc-
curred to delay the opening of the March and St.
Ives, and the Maldon, Witham, and Braintree lines
at the periods mentioned in the last half-yearly re-
port, but the former had been used for goods traffic
since the first of the present month, and would be
ready for the reception of passengers on the Ist of
March ; the latter would be completed for both goods
and passenger traffic in the early part of May next.
The directors had received intimation from the di-
rectors of the Newmarket Railway, that that line
would be opened in March, and they beg to announce
that a satisfactory arrangement had been entered into
between the two companies for working the traffic.
The portion of the Syston and Peterborough line,
between Stamford and Melton, would be finished
next month; thus completing the link between the
Midlands and Eastern Counties Railway. In con-
sequence of the recent commercial pressure, the
directors had not taken any steps for the construction
of the Cambridge and Bideford end the Wisbech and
Spalding lines, for which Acts were obtained last
session ; and, in accordance with the provisions
of the recent Act of Parliament, the con-
tracts for those lines would not be let with-
out the previous sanction of the shareholders.
became, in the opinion of the directors, necessary,
during the money pressure in November last, either to
forfeit absolutely the York Extension shares, which
were in default for not paying,calls beyond 105. and 2/.
per share, or to give the holders one further chance
of saving the investments they had made, while they
contributed additional monies to the funds of the
company. Abcordingly an advertisement was issued
on the sth November last allowjng those holders,
who had paid 10s. per share, to pay 21. per share
more, on or before the 10th December, and those who
had paid 21. per share to pay 31. per share more on or
before the same date, when their existing certificates
would be cancelled, and scrip certificates for Eastern

Mr. HUDSON, M.P., said that he had now to move
the adoption of the report. Ile regretted as much as
any one present to meet them with a diminished di-
vidend. The meeting would find, however, that a
sum of upwards of 12,0001. was still left, after the
payment of the dividend, and had the directors distri-
buted the whole amount of the profits, they would
have been able to pay Is. per share more than they
now recommended. The traffic, he thought, was
most satisfactory. They had obtained during the
last half-year a sum of 12,000/. per week, which he
thought was as much as the most sanguine expecta-
tions could lead them to expect. With regard to the
working expenses of the line, he admitted that they
were very large. The company had to pay 26s per
ton for coke, whereas in the north of England they
obtained the same article for 13s. per ton.
Coke formed a very serious item in the
expenses. That charge would be reduced
when the Syston and Peterborough line should be
opened. He had always held a strong opinion on the
beneficial results of that line when opened, connecting
as it would Norwich and all the western districts of
Yorkshire, bringing the coals of that district on to
the line traversed by the Eastern Counties; he anti-
cipated a large increased revenue from this source.—
(Hear, hear.) He had expected that that line would
have been opened before this, but difficulties had in-
tervened to prevent the opening of the line :
already an engine had gone over the line without
stoppages, and he hoped that about the middle of
March that line would be opened for the traffic of the
Eastern Counties.—(llear, hear.) The other lines
referred to in the report would when opened also tend
to improve the revenue of the company. The Great
Northern Railway proposed alsa that one of their
lines should come into the station of this company at
Peterborough, and the directors were quite ready to
give them the best facilities in their power.—(Hear.)
He hoped that all these lines being in action, the ex
penses of working them would not increase propor-
tionately with the revenue, but that the expenses would
decrease materially while the revenue also increased
considerably.—(llear, hear.) Ile found that in the
year 1846 the receipts upon the line averaged 1,300:.
per mile, whereas last year the average returns per
mile had been 1,764/., being an increase of about 5001.
per mile.—(Hear, hear.) The directors had done
their best for the company, and they appealed to the
meeting with confidence for their approbation, and if
they were of opinion that any body of men could
manage better than them, he for one was perfectly
ready to resign the management into their hands.—
(Cries of " :No, no.") With respect to the view which
the directors took with respect to their proceedings
upon the shares, they had acted upon the best reflec•
tion. It was quite true that the company had not
realised a very large sum by the transaction, but they
had been enabled to meet all the liabilities of the
company by their so doing, and had been placed in a
position of dealing with a large number of shares in
any manner they might think fit when the occasion
required.—(Hear, hear.)
A SHAREHOLDER wished to know why they were
not called together to have been consulted on the
subject.
The CHAIRMAN said that he did not think it wise
at that time to agitate the public mind on the subject,
nor to expose the condition of the company.—(Hear,
hear.) By the course they had adopted the company
had been placed in a creditable position ; they were
perfectly ready to pay their dividends.—(Hear, hear.)
This company was not like some of its neighbours,
with a borrowed capital of seven or eight millions ;
the whole amount of their loans was not more than
700,000/. or 800,000/., and if the whole of the calls
were to be paid up they would be enabled to pay off
the whole of their borrowed money.—(Hear, bear.)
Dr. INLAND said that he was not at all surprised
that the dividend had been reduced, when he consi-
dered the depressed state of the country.—(Hear,
hear.) He pressed upon the directors the necessity
of adopting economy in their management, and
avoiding as much as possible litigious proceedings.
Mr. PHELPS commented at some length upon the
proceedings connected with the forfeiture of the
shares referred to in the report, and contended that
the directors had no right to charge the funds of the
company with 5 per cent. in perpetuity, and trusted
that sued a course would not be adopted again with-
out calling the meeting together.—(Hear, hear.)
A SHAREHOLDER called attention to the enormous
charges under the head of law and Parliamentary
charges, amounting in the present report to about
35,0001., and requested the directors to adopt mea-
sures to liquidate the enormous charges.
Mr. WADDINGTON replied to the charges brought
against the directors for encouraging the heavy law
expenses, and contended that their exertions mcrning,
noon, and night, had been mainly instrumental in
placing the company in its present position, and
second to no line in the kingdom —(Elear, hear.)
Theyihad advanced considerable sums of money out of
their own pockets when they had no account at their
bankers, for the purpose of preventing the disgrace
of the company.—(Cheers.) With respect to Parlia-
iamentary expenses, he could say that every Bill
which had been brought before the Committee had
been examined and reduced by the Hon. Chairman
himself—(Hear, hear) the directors pledging
themselves to reduce their expenditure as much as
was consistent with the best interests of the corn-
pany.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. Sergeant GszELEr, in a speech of some length,
and in his usual style, commented somewhat severely
upon the failure of the promises made by the Hon.
Chairman with respect to a considerable increase in
the dividends of this year.
The Hon. CITAIRNIAN defended himself from the
charges of the Learned Sergeant, and contended that
his failure in the result of his calculations had arisen
from the unforeseen difficulties ef the mcnth of Octo-
her.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to the conduct of
the directors in regard to the Shares, he thonght that
the meeting ought at least to have a feeling of con-
sideration for the directors, who were then driven up
in a corner, their cheques having been refused pay-
ment at their bankers for a miserable sum of 2,000/.
—(Cheers.) There was a feeling of mutual consi-
deration in the agreement, and the directors were
anxious to do as much as posssble for those holders of
shares who were unable to pay up the required
amount.
A SHAREHOLDER wished to know whether the
amount of the dividend was all payable out of the
revenue ?
The CHAIRMAN said that most decidedly it was.
The report was then unanimously agreed to.
A resolution authorising the directors to dispose of
the forfeited shares referred to in the report was also
agreed to.
Mr. Waddington, Mr. Wells, and Mr. Butler were
re-elected directors.

The thanks of the meeting were voted to the chair,
and the meeting then broke up.

NORFOLK ESTUARY.-THIS DAY.
The third half yearly meeting of this company, the
object of which is to reclaim a vast tract of land from the
sea at Lynn, was held this day, at one o'clock, at the
British Coffee House, Charing-cross.
Mr. Stewart was called to the chair in the absence of
Lord George Bentinck, on account of having to preside
as the Chairman of the Committee recently appointed
to inquire
into the condition of the East
and West India interests. The report simply stated
that the directors did not recommend any call at pre-
sent ; they had received 560/. from Mr. Bentinch, for
the !maintenance of his banks, out of which they had
expended 4741. I Is. 5d., which had cleared all expenses
on that head, and they should receive 2001. from him in
September next. They further recommended that no
steps should be taken for the purchase of the land
or the working of the cut before the next half•yearly
meeting in August, unless any proceedings in the mean
time were sanctioned by the Commissioners at an ex-
traordinary meeting.
The receipts for the halt year had been 4,9291. Os. 6d.,
the expenditure 4,8361. I Is. 10d., and the balance 92/.
Bs. 10.

The report was received, and Sir W. Folkes, and
Messrs. West, Bagge, Townley, and Pryme, were re-
elected directors, and Mr. Oastler auditor.
Considerable discussion ensued With respect to the
prospects of the company, in the course of which it was
elicited that committees on the part of the Eaubrink Com-
missioners end the town of Lynn had been appointed to
enter into a consideration of the matter. , It was stated
by Sir W. Folkes that the town was now favourable to.
that utdertaking, and were, he thought, disposed to raise
money to assist in eturying it out. A letter directed
to
the corporation of the town by Lord G. Bentinck, in
which he proposed that they should seek powers to raise
upwards of 250,0001., gave much dissatisfaction, as the
proposition had been made without the cognizance of
the directors.
The meeting then separated.

Died, Feb. 23, in Eaton•equare, Augusta, th© be-
loved wife of Sir John Pakington, Bart., M.P.

The Committee re-assembled at the usual hour this
morning ; Mr. Doedes in the chair.
Mr. WORDSWORTH summed up the case for the peti-
tioner, after which,
The Committee adjourned till Monde y.

KINSALE.

The Kinsale Election Committee were engaged the
whole of the clay with the scrutiny case, but, up to the
hour at which our report left, no votes had been proved
to be bad.