The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-10 00:00:00

Vr7oirt 1213ition

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

GTREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND

RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
7:his day, at twelve o'clock, the proprietors of the above
nnpany held their ordinary half-yearly general meeting
eh the Offices of the Company, 24, Moorgate-street.
H.
-Borrowdale, Esq., in the chair.
After the Secretary, Major Grafton, had read the advertise-
ment convening the meeting, at the request of the Chairman,

he read the foliowing report :
" The shareholders have been called together on this oc-
casion in compliance with the terms of the 17th clause of the
deed of settlement, which requires that an ordinary general
meeting of the shareholders shall be summoned once in
each half-year. The directors had hoped to be able
on this occasion to communicate some certain intelligencent
respecting the decision of the Honourable East India Co _
v-
Daily, but up to this period no decision has been comet to I
that body, at least none has been promulgated, and he
di-
rectors can only await the receipt of information? and there-
fore
summon a general meeting. The only subjects
ctor to
rem
ing to be laid before the meeting are—the complete
tration of the Company, the deputation of a (lir/ .
India, the state of the allotment list, and the state ofthe ac-
counts. 'I he directors have succeeded in ellecti ng a com-
plete registration of the Company, according, to the pro-
v ei* ions of the English Joint-stock Act. The certificate was
obtained on the .9th of July last, and the C Jnipany is now
empowered fully to carry out in Engla'ad the object for
which it was thrmed, and one of thC..l directors (Dr. B.
Burt), late of the Bengal Medical Servi-:e, was deputed by the
directors to Bengal, for the purpose 4 disposing in India of
the shares reserved for that count- ey, organising a board of
management, obtaining a grant of the line, and otherwise pro-
moting the object of the Comp eny. Dr. Burt, by the last
report, had succeeded in dispo' Jit,g of several thousand shares.
A draft of a short deed of accession had been sent out to
him, which would enable him to receive the signatures of
parties receiving scrip in India, and to transmit them to this
country for the purpreee of bein, annexed to our deed. Of
the 80,000 shares into which the capital of the Company
is divided, 25,000 were retained for India, and are
now in course of allotment there by Dr. Burt. Of
the remainder 50,700 have actually been allotted to the
public in England, and there is only a reserve of 4,100 in
the event of the grant being obtained. Owing to the pn ss ire
O.! busiriese that devolved upon the board, consequent upon
the foemation of a New Company, and the employment of a
tearporary secretary, they have been unable to bring the
ae-eounts into such a shape as would admit of their being
:audited, ready for this day's meeting, but they are happy
to be able to state that after all expenses have been paid,
including advances deputed, to India, a very large propor-
tion of the sum realised for preliminary expenses will re-
main. The expenses of the management are upon the loweet
scale, and if a grant of the line should not be obtained,
the subscribers will have to receive back a fair proportion of
the sums obtained fur preliminary expenses. As the decision
of the Hon. East India Company respecting the lines of
railway to be carried out in Ini..a may shortly be expected,
• and upon that decision the ultimate carrying out of this
Company will entirely (14end, the directors would suggc- t
that it is advisable to adjourn the present meeting fur three
months, or till suet, time within that period when the decision
of the Hon. 1.....a5t India Company may have been made
known. Tl'es board have kept themselves in communication
with the 'secretary to the Hon. East India Company, and
have tr.ken care to intimate their readiness to fulfil the great
object for which the Company has been forme.).
"H. BORIIOWDALE, Chairman.
" AUGUSTUS GRAFTON, Secretary.
Extracts from the report of Mr. Sims, the engineer, on the
'practicability of railways in India, were also read ; but it was
requested by the, Chairman that they should not appear in
the public rakers, as the report itself belonged to other per-
sons, and -was entrusted to them in confidence.
Captain CLARKE wished to know whether the East India
Company had reported ?
The CHAIRMAN—No company has received any answer
Y. They are pledged to us not to prejudge the question.
Captain CLARKE—Have you any idea of amalgamating
With any other society ?
The CHAIRMAN—That will depend on the fiat of the East
-India Company.
Captain CLARKE—Have the directors consulted with the
East India Company on the propriety of amalgamating with
Larpent's Company ?
The CHAIRMAN—No ; we consider our wiper line excel-
lent, and their lower one altogether impracticable. But
everybody is ignorant of what the East India Company in-
tone, to do, and the proprietors may rest assured the direc-
to'.s will not refuse any advantageous alliance.
Mr. KENNEDY then explained the route of the intended
'railway, and stated that from Alahabad to Delhi, 440 miles,
was a sandy course, and it was agreed on all hands that there
was not finer ground in the world for making a line.
A PROPRIETOR wished to know who were the agents in
India?
The CHAIRMAN—Messrs. Carr, Tagore, and Co.
The SECRETARY then read a memorandum of the capital
saf the Company, from which it appeared that the directors
bad received 8,616/. 55., out of which they had expended
2,863/. ls. 5d., leaving about 5,34 C/. in hand.
The CHAIRMAN explained that they had sustained a loss
by 15,435 shares, allotted in England, nut having been
taken up.
Captain BACK considered that the shareholders would act
wisely by taking them up, and that the directors ought to
take steps at once for forfeiting and distributing them
amongst the present scripholders. He would move a resolu-
tion to that effect.
Mr. FRANKLIN seconded the proposition, which was carried
unanimously.
The report was then adopted unanimously, and after a vote
of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting adjourned.

TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING.
Six o'CLocti.

ST. LEGER.
5 to 1 agst Pyrrhus the First—taken
5 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes
7 to 1 agst Grimaton
9 to 1 agst lago
10 to 1 agst Traverser
10 to 1 agst Fancy Boy
20 to 1 agst Sting
25 to 1 agst Erin go bragh
25 to 1 agst Free Lance
30 to 1 agst Poynton
40 to 1 agst Cranebrook

DERBY.

12 to 1 on the field
20 to 1 agst Epirote
40 to 1 agst Bingham

RAILNVAY COMMI'T'TEES,
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Room C.

CrIaDHAM, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER,
AND lIIRICENHEAD 3-UNCTION.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

Mr. Chambers, land valuer, gave evidence as to the value of the
'land and buildings required for the railway and the several stations
and depots on the line.
Ir. Bake, land surveyor, proved the quantities of land valued by
the former witness.

Mr. Shorland, land valuer to the Corporation of :Manchester, had
valued tho land and buildings required for the line and its branches,
and his valuation agreed with that of the first witness called upon
this point.

Arr. Thornton, railway contractor, corroborated the estimate for
the construction of the works on the line.
31r. Loftus, secretary to the Company, gave evidence of the amount
of capital, the number of local shareholders, the amount of deposits,
and other things connected with the pecuniary affairs of the
Cos npany.
'The Committee then adjourned till eleven to-merrow.

SOUTHWARK FAlR.—This fair, which long since ceased
to have its being, was revived to-day, for the purpose, ac-
cording to the announcement, of commemorating the abo-
lition of the corn-laws and contributing towards the national
testsmOrisal to Mr. Cobden, though in what mode it was to
condv.ce towards the latter most laudable object was not stated
The locale of the present fair is in a spacious area, about the
rn'.ddle of Kent-street, and some hundred yards from St.
r )(forge's Church, Southwark. The affair is tar from flatter-
.3lng to the hopes of those favourable to such scenes ; for it
presents but a poor array of tents, booths, and other attri-
butes of fairs; and, on the whole, had the appearance of
being rather the result of galvanism than a healthy
resuscitation. The attendance, too, was in harmony; for in-
stead of well-dressed groups, it presented a thin congregation
of the wretched denizens of the district, whose squalor and
rags attested too sensibly the necessity for those measures for
the improvement of the social and moral condition of the
introduced
by classes which, it is understood, will be
by the present Government. Indeed, a visit to the scene of
this fair would be more eloquent than a homily from the
pslpit, for the practical philanthropist. With respect to the
fair in itself, it is only necessary to add that it is to continue
for two days snore, provided it can drag its slow length along
tat the expiration of that period.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from Birmingham, in
favour of the Small Debts Bill, with the exception of clause 85.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition against carrying out
the punishment of death against the marine recently con-
demned to death for striking his super'or officer.
FLOGGING IN THE ARMY.

'Mr. T. S. DUNCOAIBE moved for a return of persons
logged in the army in Great Britain and Ireland, in the years
1845 and 1846 to the end of July, specifying--1. The offence.
2. The regiment, the place of station, the time. 3.1 The sen-
tence. 4. The order for its execution. 5. Whether the trials
were open to the public, or only open to the regiment, or with
closed doors. 6. The number of lashes inflicted, and the
day. 7. How soon after punishment the man was able to re-
turn to his duty, and at what place he was then quartered. 8.
Whether death has followed within twelve months of the
flogging, and the date of such death. 9. Whether the punish-
-rnent,was inflicted, if inca!alry regiments, by the trumpeter or
farrier ; if in infantry regiments, by, the privates or drummers,
and with what instrument. 10. Copies of the surgeon's Mi-
nutes of all such punishments, and any subsequent observations
on their censequences.—Agreed to.
POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. HUME gave notice that he would move a series of re-
solutions on Thursday next in reference to the conduct of the
Poor-law CommiAsioners.
The Hon. MEMBER also moved for a copy of the existing
tai iff in the island of Ceylon, stating the name of every article
imported and exported, the rate of duty charged, and the
amount of duty received on each article ; also, the aggregate
amount of revenue, distinguishing that on imp ,rts and ex-
ports in each of the three years 1842, 1843, and 1844.
Agreed to.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE SHANNON.

Mr. F. FRENCH wished to ask a question Of the Hon.
Member for Sheffield (Mr. Ward) in reference to the im-
provement of the river Shannon. It was whether he would
have any objection to the production of the instructions given
to the Commissioners of Public Works, as to whether it was or
was not expedient for them to proceed with the improvement
of the river till such time u the Government had decided
whether they were willing or not to allow the improvements
suggested to take place?
Mr. WARD said, as the matter on which information was
soughtidid not strictly come within his jurisdiction be would
consult with the proper parties, and give an answer to-morrow
or the next day.
Mr. HUME moved for a table of the number of articles im-
ported, in classes, in the year 1844, showing the number of
articles imported free ; the number producing from 1001. to
499/. • the number producing from 5001. to 999/ ; the nu.re-
ber producing' from I,ooo'. to 4,999/. ; the number producing
from 6,0001. to 60,0004 ; the number producing above