The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-06 00:00:00

GREAT MUNSTER RAILWAY.
A meeting of the shareholders in thisroject was heldt.l"
three o'clock yesterday, at the Company's Offices, 29, Parlia-
ment-street.

Colonel DAME R, having taken the chair, called on the
Secretary to read the advertisement calling the meeting.
tie then said that the gentlemen present would be aware
that at a former private meeting a special Committee bad
been appointed to examine the accounts of the Company,
and that this meeting had been called to hear their report,
which one of the gentlemen appointed would read.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY, one of the special Committee, mid
this meeting had been called for a specific purpose, namely,
to say whether this line should he prosecuted or abandoned.
At a former meeting a Committee had been appointed to
examine into the condition and prospects of this Company,
with a view to shareholders coming to a vote this day. The
committee had discharged the duties which devolved upon
them, and had formed their report, which of course, when read
would influence the mind of the shareholders by as much as it
might appear worth. lie then stated that the attention
of the Committee had been called to one point in their report
since coming into the room. They had reported that the
Provisional Committee in February last, when it was for
them to decide whether they should go on or not, were in a
deficiency in respect of the deposits required by the stand•
ing orders of both Houses, amounting to 10,00014
whereas it appeared that they had funds in hand reducing
that deficiency to 7,0001., although as it affected the finances
of the company the correction would ultimately leave them
they were.
Mr. HARVEY then read the report, which stated the
Original capital of the Company was 1,100,0001., and 21
shires, at 501. each with a deposit of 21. 104.; but of theme
shares only 14,350 had been allotted, and only 11,670 had
been paid upon, realising 29,175/., which, with inot_er.e.et..
allowed by the ank, was, 29,4131., the total capital
.f
company. The expenditure up to the present time had been
16,618/, and the unadjusted conjectural claims agers.t.
the company would nearly absorb the disposable capital
In February the amount of canital in hand was 12,7941., or
near 10,0001. less than was required to be paid in accordance
to the standing orders of the House. The report concluded
i,
with an opinion that it would neither be practicable n
prudent to prosecute the Bill, and recommended the_
appointment of a select committee of three shar.
_eA
fielders, "who should institute such proceedings, and
make such arrangements most conducive, under all the, cir-
cumstances, to ensure the largest return of the deposits.
Mr. ADAM SMITIL moved an adjournment, that the
share-
holders might have an opportunity to consider the report.
The CitAttatAx said the point before the meeting, and
which they had to decide, was, whether they should prose-
cute the Bill to a third reading, or not ?
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appeared—
Agrinst proceeding 3,745 shares.
For 655

Majority against proceeding with the Bill 3,090.
It was moved and seconded that the report of the special
' committee should be adopted.
This was put to the meeting and carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then retired, and
Mr. D. W. HARVEY, having taken the chair, proposd the
adoption of the Committee's recommendation to appoint a
Select Committee of their shareholders for the purpose stated
in the report, and added the following resolution :
" That only those shareholders should be entitled to the
benefit of these arrangements, who had given in their names
on or before the 15th of June instant, and that all expenses
be borne rateably by the shares, and on the understanding
that expenses should not be incurred above 2s. per share,
without calling together the owners themselves, who, at
such meeting, should be at liberty to retire altogether,
after paying such expenses, not being more than 2s. per
share." _ _

These resolutions were carried unanimously, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen were nominated on the Committee :—Mr.
C. H. Baldwin, M.P., Mr. Harvey, and Mr. Whalley.
The meeting, after a vote of thanks to Mr. Harvey, then
broke up.

LAW IN TELLIG ENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, June 5.
WHITWORTH V. GAUGAIN.
The LORD CHANCELLOR postponed his judgment.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 5.
(Sittings in Banco.)
LAWTON V. HICKMAN.
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demurrer, as to
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and fact, were sufficient; and also involving the question
whether the decision of Mr. Baron Alderson in the matter
was the correct decision, or whether it was not such a deci-
sion as this Court ought to set aside.
Mr. Pashley appeared in support of the demurrer, and gr.
Cole in that of the replication.
The questions at issue sprung out of a litigated railway
scheme, denominated " The Union Railway," the proposed
object of which was to unite several railways. The Company
was provisionally registered, but did not obtain an Act of
Parliament to constitute it a Company incorporated by Act
of Parliament. The main question upon which issue Was
taken was, whether the Company, in relation to the positio!l
in which it stood, was authorised to transfer its scnp.certt-
ficates.

The Learned Counsel on both side." put forth their partiFtv
lar views of the various sections of the Act. The 23d section

of the Act was relied upon by Mr. Cole, amongstothers,
as giving the necessary authority; but to this particular sec:
'ion Mr. Pashley took objection, contending that all it settlea
was, the opening of subscription lists, obtaining subscribe'
allotting shares; there was not one word, he submittal,
in it, to sanction the sale of scrip. The Learned Gentleman
concluded. his reply to the arguments of Mr. Cole by $0,13:
nutting that the matter was a question of law, and that the
defendant was entitled to the judgment of the Court.
The Court took time to consider.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
William Hampton, a person who was formerly in the
employment of Mr. Reed, of Mill-street, Bermondsey,
corn-lighterman, was brought before Alderman Gibbs
upon the charge of having forged an order for goods Ili
the name of his late master.
Mr. Jenkins, of Cornhill, tailor, stated that Mr. Reed
was a customer of his, and that on the 21st of April
the prisoner brought to him a forged request to the
tollowing purport:—
" Mr. W. Jenkins—Sir,—l want for my friend in
Scotland the same quantity of the best black cloth and,
kerseymere. If not of the same piece it must be of
equally good quality. I should have sent you the
cheque for the other parcels, but unders_t_antting.mti
friend was likely to want a little more, g.
would leave it, and draw a cheque ausgit is
not ex&etly in my lino of busines
and then it
him. I wish to make it one
oks,
if transaction,his is the same
me for the whole as I
need not pass through my forbuttuly to oblige
come to market.—Yours obediently,
price. I will bring a withdraft

" H. T. REED.

in Mr. Reed's hand-
writing, the witness let the prisoner have the goods
described in the note.
Mr. H. T.
T Reed stated that be had formerly employed
the prisoner
as a clerk, and had discharged him. The
" Mill-house, Bermondsey.''
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orderiase Y
was
Believingl h u steh,a
be written by witness, was forged, and he believed
request produced byaimlerat.osJeusesnce:hianisss,.inomaf Cornhill, purporting
tothat it was in the handwriting of the prisoner, who had
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prisoner, Theresauthorityon er, "w ehroef r%s:•eamvseerhommitted for triaimllaeul:
charges. In his pocket were found duplicates for the
goods he thus obtained. koinndfolaidnissttinthcot

Lord Granville So;;;;TiiiTa;;;6l7iiham the Bight
lion. Sidney Herbert, the President of the Board of Trace:
and the Vice-President, had an interview with Sir Robert Pee'
yestmlay.

On the Ist inst., BIRTHS
the wife of H. B. Wilkinson,
place, Camberwell New-road, of a son.
t/ o the 2d inst., at Carlow, Ireland, Mrs. Jeremiah Kavanagh,
of a son. Esq., of Grosvenor-

On the 4th inst., at Grove-place, Brixton-road, Mrs.
Cope,
of a datuzliter.
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On the ills inst., at Eltham, the wife of Henry RaInSAY
Esq., of a on:
On Thursday, Lady Mary Wood, of a son.
011 the 16th nit , at Oporto, the lady of George Warre, Esq., of a
daughter.
On the 3d inst., at Harpenden, the lady of Frederic R. Spackman,
M. 8., of a daughter.
On the 3ddauttglihtt.,er a. t Beaufoy-terrace, Richard
Bows, ot. a

MARRIED.
On the 2d inst , at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Ronald Johnstone.
Esq., of Glasgow, to Mary Ann, daughter of Mr. A. Burstall, builder.
St. llarthes-lane. araiso,
On the 2d inst., at Glasgow, Frederick A. Eck, Esq.. of alp
taJanet, only daughter of Edward Alexander, Esq.. of Glasgow•
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DIED.
On the 3d inst., at Marlow, Buckinghamslre, Francis GlilllYille,
Esq., of Catchfrench, Cornwall, aged 81.
On the 31 inst., In the Kent-road, Mr. John Back, aged 64.
On the 3d inst., at Laugleigh, near Ilfracombe, Louisa Sonnners,
the youngest daughter of Captain Down. R.N.. aged 17. and.
On the sth 111,4., Ann, the wife of Mr. Charles Fallow, athe Str

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premium when be applied for them. He did not think
of a premium. He applied in August, and received his allot-
ment in October-7,000 bore but a slight proportion to the
!lumber of shares applied for. Only ore shareholder, hold-
ing twenty shares, was dissentient at the meeting referred
to, notwithstanding the depreciation of the shares of the last
lines since the autumn of last year. The town was quite
as unanimous in favour of the line. A company was in
course of formation whose boats would no doubt effect the
passage between Southampton and Havre in from eight to
ten hours.

Mr. W. A. Somers, partner in a steam boiler foundry and
iron ship-building establishment at Southampton, examined
by Mr. Untrrs—lle received from 950 to 1,000 tons of Pig
and bar iron in the course of the year from Stafford-_
shire and Shropshire, and from 1,200 to 1,300 tons of
coal and coke from Newcastle. The iron generallf
came by canal to London, and from thence to South-
ampton along the coast. The coke and coal came fro
mNewcastle by coasters. The delay occasioned great
inconvenience, and compelled them to use a greater amount
of capital in their business in keeping stock than would be
necessary if they had direct communication with the north.
_
So great had been this inconvenience and loss of time, that
they had recently had some of it by railway—by the iiirrn:
ingharn and South-Western Railway. The breaks of gang;
by the course authorised by Parliament would he of great
disadvantage, in addition to being eighteen miles longer.
Could come all the way from Southampton in the same
truck.
It was elicited by the Chairman that the line would run
from Manchester to Southampton on lines made or to 1.1..8
constructed, and that the whole of them were in favour of it
as it could not be otherwise than an important feeder.
The Committee then adjourned until eleven o'clock for
morrow.

WEXFORD, WATERFORD, and VA-
LENTIA RAILWAY.
A special meeting of the subscribers to the deed of this
Company, took place yesterday at the George and Vulture
Tavern, in order to receive a report from the directors re-
lative to Valentia Harbour. W. Richardson, Esq., in the
chair.
A report from Mr. Walker to the Lords' Commissioners of
the Admiralty, on the Harbour of Valentia, was read. It
,strongly recommended the adoption of the Harbour, as as
American Packet Station.
A resolution to withdraw the Bill for the present session,
in order to obtain the support of Government to it in the
next, was agreed to by an almost unanimous vote.
The meeting then separated.