The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-12 00:00:00

ING, FEBRUARY :12.,

CHLEtER AND HOLYHEAD
RAILWAY.
The half-yearly meeting of the Chester and Holyhead
Railway Company, was held yesterday at the offices of the
Company, 61, Moorgate•street, W. C.,llett, Esq., M.P., in
the chair. The attendance of the shareholders was nume-
rous, and a long and interesting report was read to the meet •
ing, detailing the plan proposed by the Company's engineer
for making the communication peross the Menai Straits.
Tiiis he proposed to effect by the means of a large iron tube,
equal in diameter to an ordinary tunnel, and supported by
the means of roads
.and chains, in the way of a sus-
pension bridge, but with this difference, that whilst
in the case cf suspension bridges there are usually
only two supports, Mr. Stephenson here proposes to erEct
four towers is the water, to which the chains
and roads are to be tied, so that the great, vibratory effect of
the passage of heavy trains may he neutralised or rendered
as little injurious and weanngas possible.. The objection
offered to such .a plan as this by the failure of the bridge at
Stockton, is obviated by the saving of that oscillation and
opposition of forces, to which that bridge was subjected in
consequence of the supports being continually affected by the
draught of the trains. 'fhe report was received with much
applause, and the plan was adopted. Through an omission
the accounts were not read to the meeting, but it was stated
thet the printed reports would be distributed shortly after
the meeting. . .

The CHAIRMAN then said that he was happy to congratu-
late the Company on the forward state of the works, and
the probability of great future success. According to the
best calculation that could be made, he believed that the
works would be completed in the course of the summer of
1848, but whether the line would be opened in portions before
that time, or altogether, the directors had not yet decided.
Another source of congratulation was derived from the cir-
cumstance that the Company had been able to make a con-
nexion with the London and Birmingham and the Grand
Junction Railways, through which they were sure to obtain
a greater traffic than they had anticipated. As they were
not in a condition to raise carital from extraneous sources,
the directors had resolved upon making a call of 21.105. per
share in April flex', and another of 5/. per share in the course
of the following July.
In reply to an inquiry of Mr. Sergeant Stork, the CHAIR•
MAN said, that t hough he perfectly agreed in the opinion ex-
pressed by the Learned Proprietor, that the construction of
a harbour of refuge was a national object, and ought to be
paid for by the Goveinment, yet as there was no compulsion
that could oblige them to enter upon such a work, and it
might, therefore, not be done for the next twenty years, he
thought it was only prudent, on t!..e part of the Company, to
consider how far the formation of such a harbour would be
likely to promote their own interests. That it would do so
there could be no question, and the directory, therefore,
deemed it advisable to share the cost with the Government,
and they had accordingly devoted the sum of 200,0001. to
that object, payable in the course of three years.
The acceptance of the report was then put, and it was una-
nimously adopted.
The CHAIRMAN then announced that, according to the
rules of the Company, Mr. Prebble, the auditor, had retired,
but offered himself for re-election.

That gentleman's retention of office was unanimously con-
firmed, thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
was dissolved.

MANCITESTERandSOUTHAMPTON

RAILWAY.

A meeting of the delegates from the principal towns along
the line through which it is proposed that this railway should
pass, was held at the King's Arms Hotel, Palace-yard, at
twelve o'clock yesterday, to take into consideration the pro-
priety of waiting on Lord Dalhousie, the President of the
Board of Trade, to represent to his Lordship the value of the
proposed railway, not only to the several localities repre-
sented, but to the nation generally—forming, as it would, if
carried out, a direct communication between the northern
and southern coasts of the kingdom; and also to urge upon
the several Members of Parliament connected with the towns
on the line the importance of taking active steps to ensure
the success cf the project in question.
Amongst the gentlemen present were—Joseph Lobb, Esq.,
mayor of Southampton ; Captain Griffiths, late mayor of
ditto; Moses Pipper, Esq., mayor of Romsey ; Frederick
Taylor, Esq, late mayor; Whether, Esq., bailiff of Stock-
bridge; Powell, Esq., steward of the lord of the manor;
Thomas Wanhill, Esq., mayor of Poole; Captain Parrett, of
Poole ; William Brownjohn, mayor of Salisbury ; Joseph
Cobb, Esq., town-councillor of Salisbury; J. L. Alford, Esq.,
ditto; Thomas E. Mortimer, Esq., alderman ofAndover ; John
Poore, Esq., ditto; John Taylor, Esq., high-bailiff of Crick-
lade; Thomas Strong, Esq, of ditto ; Thomas Byrch. Esq.,
high-bailiff of Cirencester; William Miller, Esq. of ditto; T.
Strung, Esq., of ditto; George Rowe, Esq., high-bailiff of
Cheltenham ; Captain Lloyd. of ditto. We could not catch
.he names of the deputation for Marlborough.
The meeting seemed to be a spontane.nts act on the part of
the inhabitants of the towns on the line, to insure, as far as
in them lay, the success of a measure which they deemed of
such importance to the districts with which they are con-
nected.

Joseph Lobb, Esq , the Mayor of Southampton, was called
to the chair.

Captain Parratt was requested to act as secretary.
The CHAIRMAN briefly stated the object for which the
gentlemen present had assembled, and suggested that a de-
putation should be at once appointed to wait on Mr. Hope,
the Secretary to the Board of Trade, to ascertain when it
would be convenient for the Noble President of that Board
to receive the deputation.
The suggestion of the Chairman was imn3ediatelyacted on,
and a deputation proceeded to the Board of Trade, and re-
turned in about half an hour, when

The CHAIRMAN announced that the depuation had waited
on Mr. Cripps, the Member for Cirencester, in the House of
Commons, and he had very kindly joined them in their visit
to the Board of Trade; where, upon communicating with
Lord Dalhousie's private secretary, they learned that, owing
to the appointment of the recent Select Committee on rail-
ways, the Board, of Trade had now no connexion with rail-
way projects; and such being the case, the Noble Pre-
3ident of the Board of Trade had come to a determination
riot to receive any deputation, however constituted,
in reference to railways. The deputation having ascertained
this fact, retired. It was now for the gentlemen present to
take such steps as might seem to them proper to forward
the project now under consideration. Representing as they
did so large a constituency, he was sure that their repre-
sentations would receive due weight in any quarter to which
they might be addres=cd. The Chairman then alluded to
the value of the proposed line, and showed that, in the event
of the l'remier's plan re,pecting the alteration in the customs
and corn duties coming into operation, the utility and im-
portance of the Manchester and Southampton Railway
would be beyond question.
Upon the motion of Mr. Ar..FonD, it was resolved that a
memorial, embodying the views of the deputation respecting
the value of the railway in question, should be transmitted
to the Board of Trade and to the several Members con-
nected with counties and towns through which the line
would pass.
Thanks were then given to the Chairman, and the meeting
separated.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
The usual half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this
Company was held yesterday, at the. London Timm, George
Hudson, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The attendance was exceed-
ingly numerous, the large room of the tavern being crowded
with proprietors.
The usual formalities having been gone through,
Mr. RoNaY, the secretary, read the report of the directors.

This docuMent set out with stating that a considerable in-
crease had taken place in the traffic for the past half-year,
arising principally from the opening of the line to Cambridge,
Ely, and Brandon, and that this increase, coupled with the
facts that the tratic was but partially developed, and that a
great increase might be expected when the several junction
lines were completed, gave promise of the fulfilment of the
hopes expressed as to the future prospects of the Com-
pany. The dividend proposed by the directors was 9s.
on each share of 141. 16s. in the consolidated stock
of the Company. The next paragraph stated that,
" By the terms of the resolutions creating the extension
stock, No. 1, the interest on that stock is payable out of
capital until the entire of the lines to be constructed with
that stock shall have been finished. At present the line
between Ely and Peterborough is incomplete and probably
will not be ready to be opened before July next ; the di-
rectors, however, during the current half-year, intend to
charge the traffic with the interest on so much of that ex•
tension stock as has b ien applied to the construction of the
lines to Cambridge, Ely, and Brandon, because they will
be in receiptof a full half-year's traffic from those extensions,
in an improved and more productive state than hitherto.
None of the interest on extension stock, No. 1, has been
charged to traffic during the last half-year, as the above ex-
tensions were not opened until the month of August, and
because the Company, from a great deficiency of carrying
stock, and the inc,omph to state of the lines, and other causes,
have not been in a position to draw the income from them, es-
pecially in goods traffic, which they aro capable of producing.'
It was stated that satisfactory arrangements had been made
with the Northern and Eastern Company, which arrange-
ments had been agree -1 to at a meeting of the proprietors,
and that similar resolutions would be submitted for the ap-
proval of the present meeting, Application had been made
to Parliament for Bils for their several extensions and
branches, in agreement with resolutions come to at former
meetings; and resolutions would be submitted sanctioning
the steps which the directors had taken in this respect. It
was further stated that Vie directors had under c -nsideration,
In the event of the Harwich Extension branch being sanc-
tioned by Parliament this year, to establish a line of steam-
ships between that port and Northern and Central Europe,
which it was alleged would be a source of considerable re-
venue, the steam. boat Company to be orgrnised in con-
nexion with the railway, In conclusion, it was stated that
satisfactory arrangements were being made with the Eastern
Counties and Thames Junction Company, the North and
IVoolwich Railway Company, and the North Gravesend
Railway Company, which would tend greatly to the ad-
vantage of the Eastern Counties Company, and increase
the goods traffic on the Cambridge and Colchester lines.
The statement of accounts appended to the report, showed
the receipts of the half-year to be 173,10§/. Os, Id., which,
after meeting all expenses, interest of loans and interest to
the Northern and Eastern Counties Company, left an avail-
able sum for the dividend of 64,4671. 12s. 4d.
The CHAIRMAN then rose to tngve the adoption of the
report, and In so doing said, that it wonld be necessary for
him to enter somewhat into explanation, as otherwise the
report just read would have required to hare been much
longer if embodying all that it was necessary to detail. It
was his desire fairly aod henestly to give them a clear view
of the present position of the Company and its future pro-
spects.—(Cheers.) In declaring a dividend of 9s. per share,
the directors felt they were not declaring one Oast was to be
considered by the sliarelieldera is fbunded on the anticipa-
tions of what the future traffic might bring, but as actually
arising Mit of the past half-year; and in doing so, the
point to which the directors WOlll4 pgrtiCulitily call
their attention was the Mr prctspec, before tttem
when the lines in connexion with theirs were completed and
open to the public. There were two of these lines which he
was satisfied would be of great advantage to their interests.
He referred to the lines proposed between Peterberogh and
Ely and between Ipswich and Colchester. 'These, in' addition
to, the as ern would be the imeana of
au meeting their fraffic in a very conaiderable degree.—
(bear, hear,) The art:anon-lel
viitmittod tct them at the
last meeting for an amaigamat on with the Northern and
Eastern bad, with some very little alterations, been agreed to
by the shareholder; of that Company. The only alteration
made was, that parties not chosins to elplank the uner-
takingeg should 'Jaye the libetty selselectingpet.. cent:
ti
idOrtuity'9 'their sha4s, shiAld receive no allotment eif
lieit shares, Ps 'he'allcw`ed tOpiVrtiCipate extemidons of
the Company. cif the proprietors ofthe Northern and East-
ern Company,• but one-fourth of the holders of original stock
had selected 6 per cent., fully three-foertlis h§ying
49cept, th?
father khan r4lie Korerrda tiqr, hear,)
This weesorne, firoof bf eonfidenee hi the flitiire pains of the
dngerTakng.-7-_-' (Cheers,) In eyidepee of .64 he could give
figures d'efiveT ftom (Rita supplied by those who knew, tt
country well; ilnel those4ktnea`bore him out in saying, that
when all the extension lines were opened, the receipts of the
Company would not be less than 10,006/. a week. The pre-
sent income was about 6,5001. a week; but he was ss.ti;.-,
ctet., wiial trat:fie was 4aity developed, it-wenfletielitled4
' 10,00,0ka itoWo'toes 11AU not done so Weil as

might have beets expested, arose from their deficiency of
locomotive power, and the difficulty in meeting that defi-
ciency from the great demand for power of that kind, arising
from the opening of new lines. Though as yet they had not
obtained locomotive power to work the line with satisfaction
to themselves and to the public, still .that was
a difficulty they were gradually overcoming And he
was not over sanguine in saying that, before their next
meeting, if their two extension lines were opened, they would
show a receipt of 10,0001. weekly, which, after making
payments of guaranteed interest, would show a reserved
annual sum fer division and expenses of 450,000/. He was
satisfied he was giving a statement that would be borne out
by the result,. It had been said that. theirs was a bankrupt
concern, but to that lie would answer, that he had given
facts and figure=, which, as far as men of experience and
judgment. were to be relied on, might be trusted, and they
showed a result of 7 per cent. on the consolidated stock, as
also on the stock of the Northern and Eastern Company. He
was satisfied that, ere long, with the extensions, the
undertaking would be second to none in the kingdom. A
company in such a po-ition, and with such prospects, had no
right to be looked on otherwise than as a
solvent and legitimate undertaking.—(Hear.) He could not
say what the Legislature would do relating to the London
and York line, though he had the strongest confidence in the
success of their own measure, if the Legislature was, as it pro-
posed to be, guided by the principle of supplying the greatest
extent of country at the least amount of expense.—(Hear,
bear ) That. measure would be of great service to them, as
it would give them the chance of constructing another trunk
line to York, which he was persuaded could Le constructed
at one-half less than the London and York scheme.—(Hear,
hear.) And if t hey were successful, they would have the satis-
rtion of having held out the olive-branch of peace to the
London and York, which had been refused. The Hon. Gen-
itl eman, after referring further to this topic, and expressing a
lope that even in Parliament a reconciliation might be
effected, went on to point out the great advantages of
a line of packets from Harwich to the Continent, in con-
nexion with their scheme. No resolution, however, he
said, would be submitted on the subject at the
present meeting, but the matter would be taken up ty the
directors, and matured before being brought forward in that
shape. In conclusion, they hoped to make a considerable
reduction iu the expenses of the Company, or at least with
the increase of traffic-to take care that there should be no
increase of expenditure. The Hon. Gentleman, after refer-
ring to the services of the directors, especially those of Mr.
Waddington, in high terms, sat down amidst loud cheers by
moving the adoption of the report.
In answer to certain questions from Mr. WISIIAW,
The CHAIRMAN said that the directors might congratulate
themselves on the freedom from all accidents which had dis-
tinguished the Eastern Counties line.. From the hour that
they had accepted office there had not been a single life lost.
With respect to the expenditure, he must confess that that
appeared to him extraordinarily large, but they were doing
their best to reduce it, arid he would venture to promise that
with an increased traffic the expenses would not exceed, if
they equalled, the present amount.—(Hear, hear.) With
evect to the iraegutanty or trains on the line, he had since
he had been elected a director taken means to ascertain the
exact time taken by each train, with the view of ascertaining
some better system than had before existed; but they had,
in consequence of defective locomotive power, to encounter
many difficulties. They, however, expected to be able in a
short
.time to.bring about improvements in this particular.
After some observations from Mr. SCOTT, recommendatory
of the efforts made by the directors,
Mr. LOVE said that he found no sum in the treasurer's
report placed to the account of depreciation. He wished to
know why this omission occurred in the statement ?
The CHAIRMAN said that he was no advocate for a depre-
ciation fund. If they wanted new engines, he thought the
better way was to pay for them at once, and then place the
amount expended to the general fund.
The report was then carried unanimously, as were several
formal motions.

After thanks had been voted to the directors and the
Chairman, the meeting broke up.

TAFF VALE RAILWAY.
BRISTOL, WEDNESDAY, HALF-PAST ONE.—The half-
yearly general meeting of the proprietors was held at
the White Lion, Broad-street, Bristol, yesterday. In the
absence of the Chairman, S'r J. Guest, Bart., the De-
putv -Chairman, Walter Coffin, Esq., presided.
The notice convening the meeting having been read,
and the seal of the Company affixed to the register of
proprietors.

The SECRETARY then read the report, which showed
an iecrease in the receipts, as compared with the corre-
sponding half of last year, of 7,0581. 7s. 10d.
The CHAIRMAN, as usual, moved the adoption of the
report, which was so very satisractory, that the share-
holders adopted it unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then moved that a dividend, at the
rate of 5 per cent., be declared upon each of 126/. shares,
being 31. 3s. per share for the half year, to be paid on
the sth of March.—Carried unanimously.
This was the whole of the business which the direc-
tors had to bring before the proprietors.
Mr. I'RIDEAUX (of Bristol) held in his band the
Railway record, which contained an article reflecting
on the management of the affairs of the Company by the
directors. He was desirous that the Secretary should
be allowed to read the article.

The CHAIRMAN should—; very sorry if the meeting
attached that consequence to the calumnious reports
contained in railway papers, which the reading of' the
article in question on that occasion would give to it.
The directors of that Company had been subjected to
the grossest abuse from papers of the description al-
luded to, and he hoped the meeting would agree with
him, th..p.t the best course to ba adopted would be to
tr, at the matter with silent contempt.—(Hear, hear.)
The directors were the best judges of their own affairs.
as to what servants they should discharge and what take
on, and if the shareholders had not confidence in the
directors, let them appoint others, in whom they could
have confidence.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. PRIDEAUX wished it to be understood that he
did not cast the slightest reflection upon the di-
rectors. He had every confidence in them, but he
thought it due to them that they should have an oppor-
tunity of refuting the statements in the Rreord.
The CHAIRMAN was much obliged to Mr. Prideaux,
but the directors had no objection to let the matter stand
where it was. Directors of railway companies were
subject to these kind of anonymous attacks, when the
condlictors of such papers were at a loss for an exciting
topic. however a good dividend in railway matters was
something like charity in religion, it hid a multitude of
sins.---(Cheers and laughter.)
The subkct then dropped.
A. vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman and
directors by acclamation, and the meeting broke up.

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EXPORTS from JAMAICA.
The following interesting statistics relative to the exports
from Jamaica have come to hand:—
We beg to present our readers with a calculation of the
estimated value of Jamaica exports for the year ending Oc-
tober 10, 1845, amounting to nearly one and a quarter million
sterling. This, it may be remarked, is of course considerably
higher than the export productions of last year exhibited,
but scarcely equal to those of 1843 ; for although the crop
of sugar has improved both in quantity and value, that of
coffee has more than proportionately fallen off.
JAMAICA EXPORTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 10, 1845.
Sugar ...... 43,466 hlids., at 181 £782,388
5,789 tierces, at 121.
4,797 barrels, at 31. ...
Ruin . 16,855 puns, at 9/... ...... .... 141,655
152 lihds., at 61 912
265 casks, at 51 1,325
Molasses ... 15 casks, at 5Z
Ginger.-- 3,516 casks, at 90s.
1,129 bags, at 405.... 2,238
Pimento ... 233 casks, at 3os.
59,494 bags, at 20s.
Coffee 5,021,209 lbs., at 6d. 125,530

X 1,223,530

On Tuesday, the 10th instant, a general assembly of
the Academicians of the Royal Academy of Arts was held at
their apartments, in Trafalgar-square, when Thomas Web-
ster, Patrick M'Dowall, and John Rogers Herbert, Esqs.,
were duly elected Royal Academicians, in the room of Sir
Augustus Wall Callcott, Robert Stnirke, and Thomas Phillips,
Laos., deceased.

REVELATIONS OF RUSSIA IN 1846, BY AN ENGLISH
RESIDENT.—A third edition of this work has just been pub-
lished, revised by the author, with additional notes, and
brought down to the present time. The interest created in
our own country by this remarkable publication has been
extraordinary, and the excitement it has occasioned in the
dominions of the Czar may be imagined from the following
fact, narrated in a letter from St. Pctersburgh, in the Athe-
"wenn: :—" Such books as the Revelations of Russia' are to
be had only for their weight in gold, and I know an instance
where as much as 500 roubles (about 221.) were paid for the
loan of a copy !" The startling disclosures regardi;;g the reign,
acts, and character of the Emperor Nicholas, and the great
amount of authentic ana novel intoltigencc respecting his
government, dominions, and people, certainly render this work
at once the most complete and interesting that has ever ap
peared on the subject.
MORE RESIGNATIONB.—We have heard it stated that
the Duke of Richmond intends to show his alatnnyeoce of the
Premier by resigning the Lord-Lieutenancy of Sussex. We
know not where our calamities will end t We hope his Grace
will not think of alAglishing the county, when he quits it,
" for good wid all. ",-Brighton Guardian.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT WITH LON OF LITE.—At
Lowestoft, on Sunday last, Jittnea Hughes, a fishorman and
menet of the' boat by which he lost his life, was anxious to
see his son, one of Ihe crew of a north countri? lezig, riding
between Lowestoft and Yarm,outil, Ttug- Win Was off the
land blowing strong. citi4fsd Ap, Robert jarvi
Saunders, and John 41,Anders before daylight
in
to the to-rnarni
accompallY him, They proceeded to the vessel, andn
when returnf :g were caught by a sudden gust of wind
about two o'clock, just below the Ness .
north part of the town point, on the
And nota hundred
_yards from the
wreck of the irk now end
were e beach. Th. boat filled,
aild in an instant all four- str,iggling in the water.
Providentially, as Jarvis rose 10, thesurfaoe,
tact with a fishitla pet tip he came in con-
which he I wl, about the size of a small pail,
w • arciOdiately grasped to his chest, and it kept him
hove the water, while Hughes clung to the right side of his
jacket,rh and Saunders to his Isft leg, till life became extinct.
The scene was witne.ssed by a number of men, who imme-
dialAy
„Pot off to their assistance, and whilst they were
Aailing Jarvis, out of the water, Hughes darted up for the
sst time, hut went down instantly, He has since been
picked up, and also the boat, johu Saunders was about 40
years of age, and has 101 g wife and six children ; James
Saunderd, about 39t has lett a wife and two children; and
about has Ina loft it wife and two children.—Essex
We understand that the long.depolding disputes be-
the Countess de Zichy Ferrais and the executors of the late
larciuls of Hartford have been terminated by a compromise, which
has been confirmed by the Court of Chancery. The Countess is to
receive her pecuniary legacies in full, amounting with interest to
about 97,0001. Her Ladyship also takes the villa in the Regent's-
park for her life With the valuable furniture and effects and articles
of witti4 for he life. This property is let to Sir Richard Vyvyan, the
it.tewher fer Helston, at a large annual sum. The Countess also
takes the Birmiugharil property, which produces upwards of 1,300/.
per annum, subject to a lifednterest upon it. The securities at
Miian, which have been the subject of repeated discussions in our
Courts, are to be purchased by the Countess at a sum agreed upon
with the executors ; and al' other claims on each side are to be im-
ule,cliittelY ahiladoneet. •A shill of 70,0001. and upwards was paid (fl
to the solicitor or the Countess, on account, under the same
9.14er or ceurt,—Vicioa.
THE SIM TORY.—It is a curious fact with respect
to this vessel, which has excited SO, Inge); uotlee and interest /lin the
public mind, that the crest or ',erns of the owner are with
and
shoulder of a Titan holding In his hand a bloody t;ii's was
which he is apparently about to strike an atilet."-d that ;ery generally
actually painted on the stern of the vessel.
in,t and the circumstance
noticed while she was lying in the DOQ.k
118 appearance IllgiliACUt,
is worthy of remark. s 1.41.1 n
ightmnii scenes of slaughtey
in "Inir of fire vel.(on. the oper; soet. The vessel is now on
shed en;ac op botra whi e
11114eti tates's as we intimated a few
the ocean again, bound tor the
f gattog.
days ago, for a caw 0