The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-30 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock,

OLDHAAI DISTRICT RAILWAYS.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the resolutions of
both Houses of Parliament, a Special General Meeting of the
Holders of Scrip, and Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of the Oldham
District Railways Company, will be held in the Town-hall in Oldham,
in the county of Lancaster, on FRIDAY, the Bth day of May next, at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon precisely, for the purpose of submitting,
and at which meeting will be submitted, a Copy of the Bill depend-
ing in the House of Commons, to authorise the making of the said
Railways and the incorporation of the Company, for the considera-
tion and approval of the said Holders of Scrip and Bankers' Receipts
for Scrip.

JOHN DTTNCEFT, Chairman.
EDWARD COCKRELL, Secretary,

Oldham, April 29th, 1846.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE and OXFORD and
BLETCHLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.
In pursuance of the Sessional Orders of both Houses of Parliament,
notice is hereby given that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of
the SCRIPHOLDERS of this Company, that is to say of the Holders
of Scrip, or of Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of the Company, will be
held on SATvxDAY, the 9th of May next, at twelve o'clock at coon,
at the London and Birmingham Railway Station, in Euston-square,
London, for the purpose of approving (or otherwise) the following
Bills now before Parliament, viz. :
A Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham
Railway, at Aldbury, in the county of Hertford, to Banbury, in the
County of Oxford (Tring to Banbury).
A Bill for making a railway from Oxford to the London and Bir-
mingham Ra lway, at Bletchley, in the county of Buckingham (Ox-
ford to Bletchley).

'1 he Sessional Orders, before re: erred to, require that one-third
of the capital proposed to be raised by the Bill shall he represented at
the meeting by persons producing thereat scrip or bankers' receipts
for the same, and the holders of such scrip or receipts are therefore
requested to attend accordingly.
The Directors take this opileinnity of announcing that both the
aboie Bills have been read a lieond time ; the latter is now in Com-
mittee, and wholly unopposed ; the Committee on the former Bill is
not at present named
The Secretary will afford such information and assistance to the
shareholders as they may desire with reference to their scrip or re-
ceipts, and the production thereof, and the voting thereon at the
meeting. Communications may be addressed to him at the Com-
pany's office, No. T.), Great George-street, Westminster.
As so parties will be entitled to vote at the meeting until his or
her name and address, and the denoting numbers of all the scrip or
receipts are first recorded, shareholders are particularly requested,
with a view to the convenience of the meeting, either to send their
scrip or receipts to the Secretary, or to any of the Committee of
Management.* at the offices of the Company, or to furnish a state-
ment of the denoting numbers of the scrip or receipts to the Secre-
tary forthwith, as otherwise the proceedings of the meeting will be
greatly delayed by the necessary preliminary investigations.
HARRY VERNET, Bart.,
Ghairman of the Committee of Management.
WYNDHAM HARDING, secretary.

Dated 29th April, 1846
Offices of the Company, 29, Great George-street, Westminster.
► The following gentlemen are the Committee of Management :
Sir Harry Verney, Bart., Claydon House, Bucks.
The Hon.
thamptonshire Philip Sidney Pierrepont, Evenley Hall, Brackley, Nor
Captain Edw. Dewes, Buckingham.
Humphrey Humphreys, Esq., Buckingham.
Jonathan Samuel Browning, Esq., Oxford.
Timothy Rhodes Cobb, Eli., Banbury, Oxon.
Zacharias Daniel Hunt, Esq., Aylesbury, Bucks.
George Carr Glyn, Esq., London
Joseph Frederick Ledsam, Esq., Birmingham I
Directors
Edward Cropper, Esq.. Liverpeol
of the
Thomas Smith, Esq., Reigate Lodge, Surrey London
Thomas Young, Esq., Albany. London and
Ross Donelly Mangles, Esq., M.P., London _ Birmingham
Captain Constantine Richard Moorsom, Air- Railway.
min g,ham It
Robert Benson, jun., Esq., Fairfield, Manchester

ASSOCIATION FOR, THE AID OF
DRESSMAKERS AND MILLINERS.
(TEIS DAY.)
The annual meeting of this association was held to-day, at
two o'clock, in the rooms of the Statistical Society, 12, St.
James's-square. Present—Lord Dudley C. Stuart, Earl of
Arundel and Surrey ; Hon. Capt. Knox, R N.; Rear-Ad-
miral Sir Charles Malcolm, Capt. Kelly, R.N.; Capt. Hat-
ton, R N., M.P. ; Rev. Thomas Boodle, J. Toynbee, Esq.,
F.R.S.; S. Sollv, Esq., F.R.S.; General Kenah, General
Itiddell, Henry Holland, Esq. ; Countess Grey, Hon. Miss
C. Waldegrave, Mrs. James Taylor, and Miss Knox.
Lord ASHLEY, having taken the chair, said he hoped he
might be excused from detaining the meeting by any
lengthened observations, for he bad left another meeting in
great haste, and the chair in it would remain vacant tilt he
could return. But be could not begin the business of the
meeting without congratulating them on the very marked
improvement that had taken place in all their arrangements,
and especially as to the regulations in point of time ; and he
hoped that they would see that the efforts they had made
and the zeal they had shown had not been altogether thrcwn
away, for great improvement had been in .de in the circum-
stances of the young females who were the objects of their
. benevolence.
Mr. GRANGER, the Secretary, was then called on to
read the report, which stated that situations had
been obtained through the office during the past year for
434 persons; that there had been a reduction in the hours of
work ; that still there was a great want of out-door exercise,
and in the matter of food there wst reason to fear, in many
cases, there was a deficienev both is quality and quantity.
Lord DUDLEY STUART, tieing cAllt d on to move the first
resolution, that the report be received, said. it was with great
pleasure that he rose to do so ; for all would agree with him that
the report read was able and satisfactory, and likely, if printed
and circulated, to do much good in furthering the objects of the
Association. It gratified him especially that there had
been a reduction in the hours of toil. Employers hem-
selves had been led to see there was a policy in refraining
from overworking those whom they employed. This was
acknowledged in reference to animals, but much more
must over-fatigue affect the amount of work done by the
human being, whose mind, as well as hi. body, was inti-
mately affected. The maxim was now being generally re-
ceived, that honesty is the best policy- ; and in this case that
maxim, he believed, applied,- for it. was decithdly dishonest
in any person to overwork those whom they employed.
He begged to add to the motion, that the report be also
printed and circulated.
J. TO/IMRE, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was put
and carried.
An amendment was moved to this resolution by a gen-
tleman in the body of the meeting, that no good could be
ultimately done by the Association so 10n,.f as foreigners were
employed and ladies had their dresses made by their maids.
Lord ASHLEY could not put it, as the mover was not a
member of the Association.
The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY moved that the Right
Hononrabt.e Lord Ashley be re-elected President of the As-
social ion.
S. SOLLY, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was car-
ried unanimously.
Lord Amur, in acknowledging the honour done him,
alluded to the general movement throughout the kingdom,
to secure for all engaged in labcier a portion of each day for
their mental and moral improvement His Lordship moved
the names of those to he re-elected as vice-presidents, and of
those to form the ladles' committee for the ensuing year.
Mr. REDMATNE moved, "That the thanks of the meeting
are due to the medical officers of the Association, for their
efficient services."
The Rev. THOMAS NOODLE seconded the resolution, which
was carried unanimously.
The Hon. Captain KNox moved, and Mr. SMITH seconded,
" That the thanks of the meeting were due to R.D. Grainger,
Esq , the honorary secretary of the Association."
The thanks cf the meeting were voted to the Hon. Chair
man, and the assembly separated

CORNWALL AND DEVON CEN-
TRAL RAILWAY.—(THIS .DAY.)
A meeting of the shareholders in this undertaking was
held, at twelve o'clock this day, at the London Tavern,
bishopsgate-street. H. Williams, Esq., was called to the
chair.
The CHAIRMAN, in onening the business of the meeting,
stated that they had called the shareholders together for the
purpose of laying before them the position and state of
affairs of the Company. A report had been prepared, and
he would call upon the Secretary to read the same; he would
then be happy to answer any questions that might be put by
the shareholders present.
The SECRETARY then read the report.
The CHAIRMAN then stated, that in order to afford the
shareholders the power of giving expression to their opinion,
on the subject of whether the affairs of the Company should
or should not be wound up, they had prepared petitions to
both Houses of Parliament.
Mr. D. W. HattvEr proceeded at sonte length to comment
on the position of the Companyt,ind pointed out the rea-
sons why the Cornwall and Devon Central Railway, in his
opinion, ;would not participate in the benefits of the proposed
Government measure.
After Nine considerable time had elapsed, and a warm dis-
cussion had taken place, it was announced to the meeting by
a Mr. Clipperton, a solicitor, that he hail had the opinion of the
Solicitor-General, to the effect that it would come within the
meaning of the Act.
On the motion of Mr. Osborne, of Exeter, the meeting ad-
journed sine die.

ILWAY COMMITTEES
(THIS DAY.)

GROUP TIM GILL LT 1607WriaV. OW SCOTTa&I4I),
(Continued '

_ trim our Afternoon
Mr. AUSTIN wished to knew i • Irfattia,;)_,..„,
for the Perth and Inverness line,f opposed Learned
Abe—rd-e•eivas appeared
Elgin line?and
Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS—No, we do not.
Mr. 'AUsTIN contended, then, that they could not oppose the Great
North of Scotland line, and they ought either to remain neutral, or
oppose both the coast lines.
Mr. Sergeant Baftasts thought not. Here were two ,diatinctcom.
prudes, the one a competing line with the Great North of Scotland
for the local, and the other a competing line with the Great North
of Scotland for the through traffic. Both Companies had, therefore,
the right of oppo,ing the Great North of Scotland.
The CHAIRMAN—Let us proceed, then, as before. I don't think we
Shall gain time by discussing the matter further.
Mr. AUSTIN wished to know then if the Committee had any ques-
tions to ask his client upon Mr. Duncombe's resolutions 9
The CHAIRMAN -Yes, some doubt has been raised as to the source
whence you procured your deposits with the Accountant-General.
Mr. Foßsirrii--Yes, there are circumstances connected with these
deposits which give rise to grave suspicion that the deposit was not
raised by bona fide subscriptions on allotted shares. In the first
place, the solicitors of the company, Messrs. Adam and Andrews,
had allotted to them in the first instance 500 shares each, wiech
amounted to 50,0001., upon which the 5/. per cent deposit was paid,
2,5001. ; hut on the 28th of January, 1846, 1,630 a..ditional shares
were allotted to Mr. Adams, amounting to .81,5001., upon
which he was on.y liable to pay the 51 per cent. de-
posit, but he had paid more; he had paid 73,3a0/. Mr.
Thomas Blakey, the joint secretary, had allotted to him 25,ti04.
shares, for which lie was liable, to 25,0001. Messrs. Inglis and
Burns, the Edinburgh agents, have subscribed to the extent et
20,0001., and Iwo other agents to ti:e extent of 15,0001., while the
directors, eight in number, had subscribed I i ,0001.
Mr AUSTIN explained that, independently of the amount sub-
scribed by the solicitors, a sufficient deposit had been paid on the
shares to meet the requisitions of the standing orders of the House
of Commons. The excess was to meet the requisitions of the stand-
ing orders of the House in r.orils.
Mr. Hugh Lonsdale, Sheriff of Stitherlandshire, gave general evi-
dence in favour of the t Treat North line. It gave more local accom-
modation. in his opinion, than the Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin line.
The Great North line passed through a fertile and populous district,
while its competitor
passed through. a Go • mparatively sterile and
barren country.
three-fourths of the Perth and :Nairn line it
passed through a I:
road was frequently stopped
wilderness, and in the winter season the
not be applied to tth-ir((1 up with snow, but title objection could
important manufactiners ireat North line. There were three
Great North line and further on employing several thousand people on the
, a
shareholder,
on a large scale.
At Huntley also there were inae:Pa" large and extensive quarries.
Mr. Andrew Lumsdale
and
both in the Great North of
Scotland and the Aberdeen, Banff line, preferred the
Bare
anta
igreultural and well-
former line, because it went through ait
Peopled county on both side', while the Ban
the coast, and would only be extebsivety ustlure Passed nearer to
branches of the Great North line would am i " one Side. The
accommodate Ban
And places near to tile coast.
Captain Dalrymple, son of Sir Robert Dalrymple, et. ~
Luverar7,gave
concurrent testimony.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock.