The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-23 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven ~'Clock

NEWCASTLE D BERWICK

RAILWAY.
liOtke is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of the Pro-
Prietora of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company will be
held In the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station, in the city of
York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May, 1846, at laall-past 10 o'clock
in The forenoon,. for the purpose of submitting for the approval of
tie Proprietors of the said Company the draft of a Bill now before
Parliatnent, intitutled " A Bill for enabling the .Newcastle and Ber-
wick Railway Company to make certain Branch Railways in the
County of Northumterland."
Dated this 20th day of March, 1845.

GEORGE nrnsay,
Chairman of the it oard of Directors
of the sXtl C.mpAny.

E W CASTLE and DAR LIA G-TON

-LI JUNCTION RAILWAY. _
Notice is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of the Pro.
prieteos of thi Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com-
pany will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway Station,
In the City of York, on MONDAY, the 4th day of May, 1846, at a
quarter past 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of submitting
for the approval of the Proprietors of the said Company, the drafts
of the following Bills now before Parliament, that is to say,—
"A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail-
way Company to make A railway from or near Thirsk to lialton,
with a branch to Helmsley."
"A Bill for enabling the Great North of England Railway Company
to lease, and also to sell, their Railway to the Newcastle and Darling-
ton Junction Railway Company, and to authorise the raising of addi-
tional money by the said last-mentioned Company, for those and
other purposes."
" A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail-
way Company to make a railway from the line of the Great North of
England Railway to itedale."
"A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail-
Way Company to make a Railway from the line of the Great North
of England Railway to or near to Boroughbridge."
" A Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail-
way Company, to purchase the Durham and Sunderland Railway,
and the Weymouth Dock, and to make certain Branch Railways in
the county of Durham, and for other purposes."
" A 8.11 for authorising the Sale of the Pontop and South Shields
Railway to the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com-
pany."
And Bill for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction
Railway Company to construct a Dock at Jarrow Slake, in the River
Tyne, and to make Branch Railways and works to communicate
therewith, and for other purposes."

And at such meeting, it is proposed to confirm the deeds and
ee
oar menu already entered into between this Company and the
Great
North of England Railway Company, the Durham and Sun-
derland Railway Company, and the Weymouth Dock Company,
either alone or together with any other companies, or between the
directors of the same companies, or any of them, relative to the pur-
-1 urh
chaseam and
and leasing of the said Great North of England Railway, the
Sunderland Railway, and the Wearmouth Dock, or any
of them, and the works connected therewith respectively.
Dated this 20th day of March, 1846.
GEORGE HUDSON,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Newcastle
and Darlington Junction Railway Company.

YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND
RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of the Proprietors of the York an 4 North Midland Railway
Company, will be held in the Directors' Room, at the Railway
Station, In the city of York, on MoNowt, the 4th day of
May, ISA at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of sub-
mitting, for the approval of-the Proprietors of the eeld-C-empany,
the drafts of the following Bills, at present before Parliament, that is
to say,—

" A Rill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway
Company to make a more direct line of Railway lattween York
and Leeds."

" A Bill to authorise the widening and enlargement of part of the
line of the York and North 3lidland Railway, or the construction
and maintenance of a Railway adjoining thereto."

" A Bill for enabling the hull and Selby Railway Company to
lease, and alma to sell, their hails ay to the York and North 3lidland
d Manchester and Leeds Railway Companies, or one of them, and
to authorise the raising, of additional money by both or either of the
last-trentloned companies, for those and other purposes.",
" A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland
_Railway Com-
pany to make certain Branch Railways In the East Riding of the
county of York, and for other purposes." (No. 1.)
" A Bill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Com-
pany to mat e certain Branch Railways in the East Riding of the
county of York, and for other purposes." (No. 2.)
And " A Rill for enabling the York and North Midland Railway
to or
Company to extend
on the line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway
near
And at such meeting it is proposed to confirm the deeds and
agreements already entered into between this Company and the Hull
and Selby and the 'Manchester and Leeds Railway Companies, or
either of then, or between the I ,ireetors of the same several Com-
panies, or any of them, relative to the purchase and !easing of the
said Hull and Selby Railway, and the works connected therewith-.
Dated this 20th day of March, 1645.
GEORGE HUDSON
Chairman of the Board of Directors, of the said York
and North Midland Railway Company.

EX Cll E UE K.--(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
GATIIERCOLE, CLERK, r. :WALL.
This was an action for libel preferred by the plaintiff, the
Rev. Mr. Gat b emote, against the defendant who is the proprie-
tor of the Nonconformist newspaper, and was tried at the late
assizes at Cambridge bef;)re Mr. Baron Parke, when a ver-
dict was given for the plaintiff—damages 2001. The circum-
stances of the case, it may be remembered, were the composi-
tion and publication of certain severe strictures in the
Nonconformist newspaper, relative to observations made in a
charity sermon by the reverend plaintiff on the parish church
of Chatteris, in the Isle of Ely, to the effect that he would
exclude Dissenters from a participation in the fuids of the
charity, on the ground of their not belonging to the Church
of Christ. The facts have been 30 recently and so fully re-
ported in The Sun that it will not be necessary now to give
a detailed report of them.
Sir Thomas WILDE moved for a rule to show cause why
the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had on the
ground of the admission of evidence which ought not to
have been admitted, and of misdirection. The Learned
Counsel adverted at great length to the evidence sub-
mitted at the trial, respecting the copy of the paper
which was submitted to the jury not being the same
as that sent down to the reading-room at Chatteris,
and contended that this circumstance invalidated, the
evidence altogether, for the paper sent to the
reading-room ought to have been produced. He also
condemned the doctrine laid down by the Learned Judge
(Parke) at the trial, that a sermon preached by a minister
to his congregation was not a legitimate subject for
public comment, for if that was the case it would
be conceding a privilege to clergymen which was not given
to judges, advocates, or any other public men, and would be
a refusal to the public to take notice of any
remarks which
might materially affect their interests. Public charity
was of the very last importance, and the public
had a right to inquire into and observe upon anything that
had a reference to it. And when, as in the-present ease,
an attempt was made by a clergyman to exclude Dissenters
from participation in charitable funds, on the ground of
their religious principles, he contended that sectarianism
was a legitimate subject for public comment.
The enunciation of the contrary doctrine to
the jury before whom the case was tried was a misdirectiod,
and alone afforded grounds for granting the present motion.
Under all the circumstances, he submitted that he showed
saffizient grounds why the Court should grant the rule.
The LORD Calif liana's' said that everything that affected
the public might be commented on, provided only that truth
was made the basis and justice the superstructure of the ob-
servations. He thought that a sermon made by a pastor to
his congse,gation was a fair subject for comment, but
it must be commented on with truth and justice.
With regard to the sermon referred to the remarks of Baron
Parke could not have efLeted the issue, as the sermon had
not been given in evidence. lie was of opinion also that the
evidence submitted to the jury was evidence which ought to
have been admitted. He, therefore, thought the rule should
be refused.
Barons ALDERSON' and ROUE' concurred in opinion
with the Lord Chief Boron relative to the admission of
evidence and did not thiak sufficient ground had been shown
for a new trial.
Mr. Baron• PARKE reiterated the opinion which he ex
pressed oa the trial in reference to a sermon preached by
a clergyman to his congregation not being a legitimate sub-
ject for comment. if the sermon was printed the caae would I
be diff2rent.

The rule was accordingly refused.
This case excited great interest, every part of the Court
being tilled with persons desirous to hear the result of the
application.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES
(THIS DAY.)

Sub-Committee No. 6.
(Continued tern our Afternoon Edition.)
WARWICZ AND WORCESTER.
The case not being completed at four o'clock stood over, and the
Committee adjourned till to-morrow at twelve.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met this day, for the first time since the Easter
recess, for the dispatch of public business. The Committee, in con-
sequence of Lord Da laaisie's motion, came to the determination of
adjourning all the Railway Bills which came before them on second
reference to Monday next. Amongst the fills so adjourned were i
the following:—Londonderry and Enniskillen Extension Railway—
rford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway—. Dublin and
Kingstown. F.xtension Railway—Clomnel and Thurles Railway—
Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Junction Railway=Great Southern
and Western (Ireland)—Cork —Cf>ek Extension —Mallow and Fermoy
Rallway—Rallarney
tion ltallway—Lerne, ulreti.°n. Railway—Mount Melltck June-
NT arrant. int,
men.
and
nany_money Vizti and Ballymena rtailway—Bally-
raZDatranno'n
and Rostrenor Railway Rill—an:l7Z Belfast Junction Railway Bill. Armagh, and
The Sunderland Waterworks Bill went through the Standing Or-
ders, and also the Sunderland Gas Bill.
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TRENT VALL.h)---7
CONTINUATION RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
Several Manchester shareholders in this contemplated line
being dissatisfied with the proceedings of the directors, a
meeting was held to-day at the London Tavern, at the in-
stance of John Collier, Esq , chairman of the Manchester
Sub-Committee, Francis Deflinne, Esq., one of the same
body, and Thomas Carlisle Esq., of Hyde-park-place.
The Committee of Management issued a counter advertise-
ment, stating their intentions to call a meeting, after the
provisions of the Bill for dissolving railway companies should
be ascertained. Some little time elapsed after the hour
had passed for which the meeting was called before the pro-
ceedings commenced. After that lapse it was moved that
Taorras Carlisle, Esq., take the chair, but that gentleman
declined on the plea of a severe cold, and, on his motion,
James Troup, Esq., was called upon to preside.
The CHAIRMAN stated that be was but little accustomed
to preside at public meetings, but he was ready to hear any
gentleman, and having read the advertisement calling the
meeting, _

r. PEFLINNE, Esq., stated that the chief objection of the
shareholders to the conduct of the directors arose from the
intontion of that body to amalgamate 1$ ith the Shropshire
Union Company, the London and Dublin Approximation
Company, and the Shropshire Mineral Company, part of
which I,..'mpantes were well known to the proprietors pre-
sent. Toe proceejin:,rs, however, of this day would be mach
modified by the fact that the directors had issued an adver-
tisement, stating. that they intended to call a metting as
soou the provisions of the Government Bill, for dissolving
railway companies should be known. But there were very
auspicious circumstances connected with the investment of
the
funds, and it appeared, that in order to meet the pro-
visions of that Act the directors had been largely engaged in
buying up shares, and one auctioneer had been engaged to
buy all the shares he c obtain at 303. a share, and several
hid been purehasel at discount, and others at 17s. 6J. It
share. If this course .wereg. it would be evident that
the shareholders would bePisl„rs,,,uied'
The object of this
meeting was to answer any questlaned.that might be asked.
be well to as-
A SIIA RP-MOLDER suggested that it
by the
certain what proportion of shares had bweoenuktial
Pres came
glin-2ctors. This was the more necessary as th{eenalutt
out at a premium.
..11r. DEFLINNE—They came out at 54 premium.
Tile SISAREficoLDEIt wished then to know what had been
!mid upon. He had applied for information, but could obtain i
none.
Mr. JOHNSON NE.-kis said that lie had replied to the
letter which was addressed to them.
Mr. JAMES RICHARDSON wished to know whether Mr.
Deitiutte was about to move a resolution ?