The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-25 00:00:00

THE S-UN, LONDON, MONDAY

Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct.
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport . 3142— ... ...
Liverp., Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction
_ _

London &Blackwall...l3/. 64.8 d.... 4VA
Do. Extension ..... ... 22%.....
London, Brighton, and
South Coast
Do.Guarant.s per ct.., 9
Do. Pref. Con.s per ot. 50 ..
Ditto, ditto—. 1852 50
Ditto, New 51., guar.
6 per cent.
London and Greenwich 12/15b4d...
Ditto, Preforenco... 18/ 178 2d...
London and N. Western 100 1104 109% 110% 111
Do. Quarters (L.& B.) 22 ......
Ditto, New
Ditto, Fifths ..... ... .. 2 ...... 4%
Do. 4OLShares (L. M. ) 25

4'

,
Do. 101. (M. &'B.) A. 9 ...... 9%%
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 9 ...... 93i
Do. 101. (145. & B.) C. 1

6
4%

Lon:J. &S. Wt-stern - 50
Do. New 50/. ... ..... 42%.. ..
Do. Now 40/. .. 34

Do. Tenths (Congo!.) 50
Ditto ditto .... .... 40
Ditto. Thirds .... 11/. 13s. 4d 5l/2 di- 5l/2 dis.
Do., New Scrip, 1848,
Pref. 7 per Cent. on
Deposit, and 5 per
Cent. on Calls ...IL 13s. 4d... LA dis...- dis.
London, Salisbury, and
Y eovil
Londonderry &Coleraine 271/2 ...
Londonderry and Ennis-

_
killen - ... 25 ....... ... ..... ... ...-
Lowestoft (4 per et.) ... 20
Ditto (6 per et.)
M anzhester.lluxton,and
Mat10ck...... 4
ISlanehester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire ...-100
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 - ••• •••
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 71,4 —
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10
Ditto, Gt.Grimsby ... 35
Ditto ditto . ... ~... 11
Ditto ditto

9%

Ditto Sheffield and
Lincolnshire 12%. ...
Do., Grimsby Dock... 17
Do., Manchester and
Lincoln Union..... 41.25. —
Midland ......... 84% B4
Do. Consolidated Pref.loo
Do., do., 50/. Shares... 20 ... 10114
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo
D. Consol. Bristol and
Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ll6 ........ ...... 1151/2
Ditto, Brist. & Glocstr. 38
Ditto, ditt0............141. lBs —
Ditto, Leicest. & Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo
Midland Great Western

Irish
Middlesbro' and Redcar,
6 per cent. guar.
N :wcastleand Carhaie...loo IOWA 1051,4

Do. Quarters 25
Novinarket ..... ~. . .. 20
Do. Extension
Newport, Abergavenny,
And Hereford 6 ......
Newry and Enniskillen 7
Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Rostrevor
Norfolk ............ ..... ....100 - ••••• ••• •• ••
Do. New 201.
Do. Extensionos:p et. 20 --
Do. Guaranteed 51,4 pc. 5
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ......
Northern Counties Union 4 ......
North 8riti5h:........ ... 25 .. ... 18% x. div 16% x.d
Ditto, Halves ..
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Extension O% — ..
Ditto, Thirds .... .. .. 814 ..
North & South-Western 2 —
North Staffordshire l5 ..... 9%
'North Wales . ... 3% —
North-Western ....
Oxferd, Worcester, and

161/2
4%

9 I,i

Wolverhampton
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate lO .....
Royston and Hitchin ... 1% —, . —
Scottish Central .... ... 25
Scottish Midland

Ditto, New
Sheffield, Rotherham, &
Goole (Nor. Div.)
Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 5
Shrewsbury and Birm... 9

Ditto ditto, Class B. 5
Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ......
Shrewsbury & Chester
( Nor.y, min.)

,
Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 — .. ... .........
Ditto Oswestry ...... 16
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref :10
Shropshire Union
South Devon... 5O
•••
Do. Preference
South Statiordshire...... 5% —
,oath Eastern
Do., No. 1 24
Do., N 0.2.
Do., No. 3 ....... ...... 25 ......
Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10
South Wales
S,puth Yorkshire, Don-
castor, and Goole 4
Swans. & Loughor &Ca-

moron's Stm—. C0a1.... 6
Law Vale Extension 6
Thames Haven Dock

and Railway
Vale of Neath
Waterford and Kilkenny
Waterford and Limerick 45
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,

and Dublin
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed ...
Do. do. do. ...25
Do. do. do. ... 9 .....
West Cornwall ...... 6 • •
West London
Do. Do. Ist Class ... 20
Do. Do. 2d Class 20
W hitehaven & Furness 13
Win door, Staines, and
South Western........ 9 1,4
W ilts, Somerset, & Wey-
mouth
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ••• ...... 25 •• ••• 27%A1„..
Do. Original New and
Berwick ...... .. 25
Do. Ext.ensioa No. 1. 15
Do. do. No. 2. l5
Do. G.N.E.Preference ....... ......
York and North Midland 50
Ditto' ',Preference ...... 10
Do. East and West Rid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Anglo Italian (late Ita-
lian and Austrian). ... 414••••••
Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ......
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) 17 ......
Jcylon
)emerara l2l/2 —
Dendre Valley 4
Direct Bombay and
Madras 55. . ...
Dutch Rhenish • ...... ••••
East Indian 314 — •• •••• •
Great Indian Peninsular )4 —
Louvain Ala Sambre ... 71,G —
Luxembourg..... 7
Madrid and Valentia... 2
Namur and Liege 2O ...
Northern of France...— l2
Orleans and Bordeaux 6
Paris and Lyons ll .....
Do. Do.
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen ..., 2O
Paris and Strasbourg
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuso
Strasbourg and Basle
Tours and Nantes 9
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
don' and Hassell 20
West Flanders —
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
National of Ireland 3B .....
MINES.

2%

2374
134

27%

26%

-
5%

.--
%

Australian—

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, SEPT. 25.—Wind E.S.E., moderate breeze,
and cloudy.
DEAL, SEPT. 23.—Wind S.S.W.; 24, S.E. Arrd.
Monarch, Valparaiso; Switzerland,Fletcher, New York;
Forester, M'Arthur, Tobago; Devonshire, Morgan, New
York. Sid. Diana, Rebecca, and Edmund, New Orleans;
Renner, St. Thomas's; Adler, Hong-Kong; Therse,
Port-au-Prince ; Matador, Valparaiso ; British Oak,
Valparaiso; Franklin, Pernambuco; Ma) flower, New
York; Elise, New York; Post, New Orleans; Experi-
ment, Buenos Ayres; Colonist, Texas; Compton, River
St. Lawrence. Arrived from the River and sailed, Der-
went, Sydney, New. South Wales; Thomas Arbuthnot,
ditto; Affiey, Ilobart Town; Blenheim, Calcutta; Rain-
bow, Now Orleans.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 24.—Arrd., Europe, Philadelphia;
Tuscarord, Philadelphia; Siddons, New York; Liver-
pool, New York; Columbia, New York; Ann, Antwerp;
Navigator, Antwerp; John Maruicar, Calcutta; Rhodes,
Savannah;SNuepwer
yioor,rkSa; Savannah;
anset
ananrrashg , New York; R. C.
Intrinsic, New Orleans;
Enterprise,
Wenthrop, Boston. Sid. Otterspool, Lima; Jane,
Buenos Ayres; John Planter, Pernambuco; Johanna 0.
Luffer, G uayaquil; Poblana, Havannah ; George Evans,
New Orleans; Oscola, Charleston; Ashburton, New
Yolk; Frances de Pau, New York; Cambria steamer,
Halifax; Gem, Bcyrout; Maria Christina, Batavia;
Kestrel, Lima; Davidson, Pernambuco; Veloce, St.
Thomas; Sailor Prince, New Orleans. Put back, Al-
fonso (Br. at. frigate) for Rio Janeiro, with machinery
damaged.
OFF PORTLAND, SEPT. 20.—Harvest, Quebec.
OFF FALMOUTH, SEPT. 22.—St. Vincent, Young,
Sydney, New South Wales; Calea Porto Rico, Havre
and Guadaloupe; Dunot, Havannah% Emma. New York,
for Antwerp; Olive Branch, Quebec, for Hull.
CORK, SEPT. 22.—The Warblington, Herriott, which
arrived here on the 18th inst. from Marianople, has been
laid on a bank to repair a leak.
BRIDLINOTON, SEPT. 24.—The Amelia, Hadley, from
Shields to Chatham and Faversham, struck on a rock oil
Dimlinton to-day, and bore away for this port, but sank
about two miles off the harbour; crew saved.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—Wind E.S.E.—SId. Capella,
Monte Video.
SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 24--Wind E.—Arrd. Teviot
steamer, West Indies.
'On SALCOMBE, SEPT. 24. Britannia, Robtcn, Lauri-
°estop, Van Diemen's Land.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 25.—Arrd. Niagara steamer, N'ilV
York and Halifax.

CORK, SEPT.22—Wind Janc,RioGratide;
Emilie, Pernambuco; Grampion, Dalhousie; Agnes,
Porto Rico; Bess Grant. Quebec.
LIMERICK, SEPT. 23 Wind S.E.—SId. Souvenir,
New York.

HARWICH, SEPT. 23.—The Adolphine, of Wismer,
from London to Seaham, struck on the Gunfleet Sand
last night, in making for the harbour, and fell over on
her broadside on the Halliday Flats; crew saved, and
some of the stores and materials are expected to be
saved. The Free TraP is at anchor cif this port
disabled. The Nimrod, from llamburgh, arrived this
morning leaky. Two cr three colliers are reported to
have been on shore on the Gunfleet last night.

ffi.titicti 92bittton

NEWMARKET RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of
the Newmarket Railway Company, adjourned from the
31st of last month, took place to-day at the London
Tavern.
Lord George Manners took the chair shortly after one
o'clock, and the usual preliminary proceedings having
been gone through,
The SECRETARY read the following report:—
" Since the special meeting of the company, held n
the 27th March last, the committee appointed at that
meeting, consisting of three directors and three pro-
prietors, bare used every exertion to y out the amal-
gamation which the proprietors at that meeting desired
should, if possible, be effected with the Eastern Counties
Railway Company.
" The negotiation with the directors of the Eastern
Counties Railway Company not having been concluded
at the usual period for holding the half-yearly meeting
of this company in August, your directors deemed it
advisable to adjourn such meeting until the conclusion
of the negotiation.
" The agreements under the seals of the two com-
panies were exchanged on the 7th instant, and will be
submitted to the proprietors of this company for confir-
mation and adoption at the meeting specially convened
this day for that purpose, the main provisions of the
agreement aro as follow:
" First—The shareholders of the Newmarket Rail-
way Company, to receive from the Eastern Counties
Railway Company, a preferential dividend or guaranteed
stock of 3/. per cent. per annum for the first two years,
commencing from the Ist October, 1848, (when posses-
sion of the line will be taken by the latter company),
and 31. 10s. per cent. per annum in perpetuity afterwards.
" Second—The same dividend to be paid on the de-
posit monies received on the extension scrip.
" Third—No further call to be made beyond 20/. per
share, and the Eastern Counties Railway Company to
provide all other funds which shall be required for com-
pleting the branch line to Cambridge, and liquidating
the liabilities of the Newmarket Railway Company,
which have been ascertained, and (exclusive of the de-
posit on the extension scrip) are limited to a sum not
exceeding 530,0004
" Your directors think it unnecessary to lengthen their
report by entering into the minor details of this agree-
ment, which they recommend for the adoption of the
shareholders.

" Your directors have hitherto exercised considerable
forbearance in not pressing for the amount outstanding
on account of calls, but they cannot conclude this report
without pointing out to those shareholders who are i❑
arrear the penalties to which they are subjected for non-
payment, and impressing upon them the necessity of an
imnxediato liquidation, which otherwise it will be the
obvious duty of the directors to enforce, or to declare the
shares forfeited."

It appeared from the capital account that the total
amount received was 378,6111. 13s. 51, and that the ex-
penditure was 371,6441. Os. 7d., leaving a balance in
favour of the company on account of capital of
6,967/. 12s. 10d. From the revenue account it ap-
peared that the traffic for the three months ending the
30th of June last, had produced 3,0851. 7s. 7d. ; that the
expenses in carrying on that traffic were 1,8791. 2s. Bd.,
leaving a balance in favour of the company of
1,2061. 4s. Ild.
The CHAIRMAN said, that since the directors had last
met the proprietors, two circumstances of importance had
occurred—the opening of the line generally between
Chesterford and Newmarket, and the conclusion of the
negotiations between the directors of the Newmaaket
Company and the Eastern Counties proprietors. The
result of tho three months working of the lino was be-
fore the proprietors ; it was considered by the directors
satisfactory, and be trusted it would be equally so to the
proprietors. He could assure the shareholders that the
directors, in their regotiations with the Eastern Counties
directors, had spared no pains, in conjunction with the
committee, to carry out an amalgamation on fair terms,
and he felt happy in stating that they had been able to do
so. The Noble Chairman concluded by moving that the
report now read, with the statement of the accounts, be
printed and circulated among the proprietors.
Mr. FRITH, the Deputy-Chairman, seconded the
motion, which was carried unanimously.
The meeting was then declared special, for the pur-
pose of submitting for the approval of the shareholders,
and also for their adoption, the conditional agreement
which had been entered into by the directors with the
directors of the Eastern Counties Company for the leas-
ing of the Newmarket Railway and branch to them.
The agreenint was read at length by the secretary,
and, after a short discussion, was adopted.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and directors,
and the meeting separated.

REAL DEL MONTE MINING COM-
PANY DISSOLUTION.—(THIS DAY.)
A special meeting of this company was held this af-
ternoon at the offices of the company in Duke-street,
Adelphi; Sir Thomas Price, Bart., in the chair.
The CJIIRIIIAN said he regretted to inform the meet-
ing that, after much consideration, the directors had
come to the conclusion that it was imperatively neces•
sary for the safety of all concerned in the undertaking
that the company should be immediately dissolved.
They were unanimously of opinion that, under present
circumstances, no other course could bo adopted, unless,
indeed, the shareholders wished to lead the company
into further difficulties. He concluded by moving the
dissolution of the company.,
A long discussion ensued, and ultimately tho resolu-
tion, dissolving the company, was carried,. and another
meeting appointed to be held this day four weeks, to
confirm the resolution, and the meeting separated.
The company was established as long ago
.as twenty-
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shares,
which which were originally 4001. each, were at one. time sold
for 1,5001, the undertaking was never a profitable one.

- -
SUPPOSED MURDER OF A WIFE
BY HER HUSBAND, AND SUICIDE OF THE
LATTER.

Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, the inhabitants
of Chester-street, Toxteth-park, were alarmed by the
rumour that a murder had been committed by a map.
named Robert Howarth, residing in that street, NI ho, it
was stated, had first killed his wife, and afterwards com-
mitted suicide.

The circumstances of this dreadful event are as fol-
low :—The supposed murderer, who is about forty-seven
years of age, was a dealer in cattle, and was, until re-
cently, a wholesale confectioner, occupying a shop in
St. James's-street, Toxteth-park. For some time back
neither his wife nor family have resided with him, in
consequence of some family differences. Since the se-
paration Howarth had made his wife a certain allowance,
and on Friday evening she went to the house for the
purpose of receiving the usual monthly stipend from him.
As she did not return, her friends became alarmed as the
evening advanced, and some of them remained about the
house until between one and two in the morning, ex-
pecting her every minute to make her appearance. She,
however, did not do so, and, not having returned on
still
Saturday morning, they becamemore alarmed, and
again went in search of her, but did not succeed in finding
her anywhere. The day passed over without any tidings
having been heard of the deceased, and her friends be-
came more and more alarmed. The intelligence of her
absence was, yesterday morning, communicated to a
st rvant in the employ of her husband, and, about seven
o'clock, this person, having the key of the back door
of Howarth's residence, proceeded there along with
three other persons, and, after making a search for a
few minutes, they went up stairs into one of the
bedrooms, where the most horrifying spectacle
was presented. The unfortunate woman was found
lying stretched on the floor of the bedroom quite
dead, her head and face being surrounded by a large
pool of blood. Her dress was also torn open, and the
disordered state of her hair, and other general appear-
ances of the body gave evident indications of violence
having been used upon her. The body was lying
straight out, with the head from the bed and the
legs under it. They then drew the clothes from off
the bed, where they discovered the body of her hus-
band. They at first thought that he was asleep, but on
a closer inspection they ascertained that he, also, was
dead. Tho body of the husband did not exhibit the
slightest marks of violence; neither was there any ap-
pearance about the face to indicate death, the deceased
lookingut,on
as if in a sound sleep. On searching the bed-
room no deadly weapon of any description was found:
b
again going down stairs into the kitchen, a cup.
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It appears, from information which we last evening
received from the relatives of the deceased woman, that,
on Friday evening, her husband was dreadfully agitated
in consequence of having lost a considerable sum of
money in a purchase of cattle ; and he repeatedly said
o his wife's sister, that evening, that he was almost in-
clined to deprive himself of his life, at the same moment
drawing his hand across his throat and exclaiming, .6 Oh,
I could do that just now!"
It is supposed that the murder must have been corn-
witted, at the latest, on Saturday morning, twenty-four
hours before the discovery took plaoe, for the unfortu-
nate man, who, at that time, had no one with him in the
house but his wife, his housekeeper having gone from
home a few days previous, went to a neighbouring house
about eleven o'clock on Suturday morning, and com-
plained that he was very sick and ill. He then went
into the house again, and was not seen afterwards until
he was discovered as already described.
During several hours, early yesterday morning, the
relatives frequently knocked at the house door, but re
ceiving no answer, and, on looking through the key-hole,
seeing his hat, coat, &c., they felt satisfied something
was wrong, which led to the search by which the dread-
ful deed was diacoyered.