The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-09 00:00:00

IFELTIVELL SECOND DISTRICT
NOTICE DRAINAGE.
IIS hereby given; that Application is intended to be made
I.° Pathan:lent
rs ; in the ensuing Session, for leave to bring in a Bill to
siter, amend, and enlarge the Powe and Provisions of an Act
Dassed
rltitled "in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of King George the Third,
An Act for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands and
the
Grounds lying in the South Level, part of the Great Level of
Rivers Pens, commonly called Bedford Level,' between certain old
A-Prers or Drains celled ` Stoke River and Brandon River,' and a cer-
14111 Level or District, called' Feltwell New District,' and the Hard
Lands of Woodhall in Helgay, and Jlelgay, in the Counties of Norfolk
t`d Suftelk ;" so far as such Powers and Provisions relate to the Fen
_ands and Low Grounds lying within. the Second District or Divi-
!en described In the said Act. And-also of an Act passed in the
VrtY-second Year of the Reign of his said Majesty, intituled.
rest4n Act for amending and rendering more. effectual so much of an
Passed in the Thirteenth Year of the Reign of his present Ma-
Y," intituled, " An Act for draining and preserving certain Fen
..ans and Low Gronnds, lying in the South Level, Part of the Great
Levelold
of the Fens, commonly called Bedford Level,' between cer-
n Rivers or Drains, called Stoke River and Brandon River,'
and a certain Level or District, called Feltwell New District,'
ftnd the
Conn Hard Lands of Woodhall in Heigay, and Helgay, in the
tiities of Norfolk and Suffolk, as relates to the Fen and Low
lying within the Second District or Division described in
Quid Act ;" or to repeal the whole or some of the Powers and
Provisions of the said Acts, and to grant other Powers and Prowl-
tone instead thereof. And Notice .is further given, that it is in-
Znded to take Powers in the said Bill for assessing and raising further
Tee on the Land within the said Second District or Division, called
`Feltwell Second District,' hitherto taxed under the Provisions of
the said Acts, as also for assessing and raising Taxes on the Com-
mons, Commonable, and Waste Lands, in Feltwell Saint Mary, and
Lands
Saint Nicholas, formerly called North Fen,' and any
ands Or Grounds within the said District or Division vested in
% e Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, .or in any other Por-
ton or Persons for the Use and Benefit of the Poor of the several
.arialles within the said Second District or Division, or any of
.11ein, and on any other Land situate within the Boundary of the
said District or Division described in the said first-mentioned Act,
ib .
and
r Tying such Taxes on the Owners and Occupiers of all such
cand and Commons ; and to raise by Mortgage of the said
attion' a. Sum of Money for the purpose of carrying into Exe-
ition the Powers and Provisions of the said Acts, and of the said
in. And .Notice Is also given, that it is intended to repeal so
i;;;let` of an Act passed in the Forty-sixth Year of the Roign of
Ar,—,Paid Majesty King George the Third for more effectually draining
preserving certain Fen Lands lying in the South Level, Part of
the "
Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level,' between Bran-
don River and Sams's Cut Drain, as relates to or authorises the
'Lining and preserving any Commons, Commonable, or other Lands,
situate in Feltwell Saint Mary and Feltwell Saint Nicholas aforesaid,
or either of them, and bounded by Sams Cut Drain on the North, a
Lode called ' Stake Common Lode,' on the East and South, and the
t"3 Bank of the District called 'New Fen or Feltwell First Dig-
gtet,' on the West, and to make Provision for excluding the same
`"Marnens, Cdmmonable, or other Lands, and also all other Lands
Tthin the Second District or Division aforesaid, from the Boundary'escribed in the said last-mentioned Act of the Land taxable and
.Itended to be drained under the Provisions thereof.
Dated this First Day of November, 1848

ROG KR MIC KLEFIELD, 1 solicitors.
T EIODIAS ARCHER,

MIDL.AND RAILWAY,
Newby Park, 24, 1848.
Sir,—On behalf of the Directors of the Midland Oct.
Railway Com-
pany, I em requested to acknowledge the receipt of an Address from
number of Shareholders resident in Liverpool and the neighbour-
efOod which you have transmitted to them.
The Directors would have been content merely to acknowledge
the receipt of the Address, had it not contained an imputation upon
them, which they cannot pass over in silence. The Shareholders
commence their address by ascribing the depression of their pro-
perty to ." the want of public confidence in the integrity of the ma-
nagement." Tile Directors, therefore, desire that you will immedi-
ately furnish them with a list of the specific charges involved in this
statement, in order that they may convene a Special Meeting of the
berootoPhanty, and have the opportunity of refuting the accusation thus
ug
against the integrity of a body of gentlemen who feel that
they stand as high in the estimation of the public at large as the in-
dividuals who have appended their names to this calumnious docu-
!pent, which comes with a peculiarly bad grace from a body of Share-
holders who, prior to the, appointment of the present Directors, were
only receiving a two-and-a•half per cent. dividend. Since that time
be dividends have been increased to six and seven per cent.
In the meantime I may be allowed to offer to you, as one of the
Seareholders who have signed the address, a few remarks upon the
feral Suggestions contained in it.
t You-call upon the Directors to close the capital account. No
Peron isnaore fully aware than yourself that the shareholders have
"adthe Rower of passing a vote to that effect at any half-yearly
Ilechig. Bat suppoSing the development of a new traffic, producing
toy rtvenne of 20,000/. or 30,000/. per annum,
that such should require an out-
cr 60,0001., how absurd it would be to say outlay ought
etaken oat of income. ,
rotkpall upon the Directors to examine and pay all outstanding
tilts of the sollcitdrs These accounts are now undergoing a strict
`4.4lllilation, and as soon. as the solicitors are satisfied to accept the
eoluitthe Directors think due to them, their bills will be paid.
thlt,Tlrdrz this is a matter which must be left to the discretion of
Dire tors ; had they given way to the pressure of the Pro-
Prieto
rs vhen they were urged to settle the demands of the contrac-
IT, thee might have sacrificed a very large sum for the sake of an
544 Dtedia.c settlement They sacceeded in making great reductions,
so •
~root ouch was saved to the Company. The claims. of the con-
-17,,. ors inionntecl to 89,5771., and were finally liquidated for
pe,;231. las, 7d. Your objection to any further Parliamentary ex-
fotVes Wag incurred, without the sanction of the Shareholders, is
, e ; if is clear that no Parliamentary expenses of any importance
-1. be ineurred Without such sanction.
Yot.call for a reduction of the salaries of our engineers. We
the "obi one engineer employed upon the lines, and, considering
abilities of that gentleman, the Directors do not think him ever-
4.
toe oa'reqifire that stations shall not be enlarged. Should traffic
ticOrt?ase, how is it to be conducted without increased accommoda-
o if the Shareholders think the Directors incompetent to decide
lon
oppoi !natters of this kind, they hat muh better remove them, and
ntothers in whom they have greater confidence.
I, 7_ The Directors are called upon to enter Into no further contracts.
;meet have escaped your recollection that at the last half-yearly
ng I; gave an assurance that the Directors did not intend to
gage in any further contracts.
th`,•;
_ro allude to traffic which you do riot consider remunerative to
e;,ntapiuty. The Directors are entitled to ask you to be more
;Ouch, and to state specifically what traffic is meant.
• • Youhick the number of trains ought to be reduced. This is a
laestionWhich must be left to the judgment of the Directors ; for
nothing can-be more difficult than to -determine, from time to time,
,What trate* ought to be ran.: I consider it would be an unwise and
itepolitic measure to take off the express train, which you suggest
should be done.
a. The Alteration' you propose in the mode 'of appointing Directors
Would require a new-Act of Parliament.
Ihave no doubt you are aware that this is generally done, but it not
llfrequently happens that the Directors can purchase articles in the
rket mach below the contract price, and when they can do so they
TI avail themselves of the opportunity.
or have now answered or commented upon every point of the ad-
sh that which relates to the depreciation of the value of
to dos'
, with which the Directors feel that they have little or nothing
. Th • the en' duty.ts to obtain all the traffic they can, and to pay
Theniarelioldsrs good dividends.
Is oe addrese you have sent is signed by seventy Shareholders, this
you area
Proportion of the entire number, which exceeds 8,000.
3,501 re
adder of capital stock in the company-10 the' amount of
Yeln?e'ne Y.ou describe yourself in the address as a broker. From
to iefe:yerjence in that business, I have ne doubt you are well aide
beeen„"ne„,the public how- the old railway stock of this company has
In re 'much depreciated. '
cooeivelr Position.as Chairman Or freveria+an..7 companies, nave
91,nnerous complaining letters, all, I am hound to soy,
theEn in a Courteous and respectful manner ; and I have answered
concegy assuring the parties of the soundness and stability of the
eel -4' eti'er which I preside. The. acknowledgments I have re-
stavtled lo reply have been generally satisfactory; many of the. parties
ether4g,,that'they were holders of stock in a variety of foreign and
51d "w' lines, and that they were compelled to sell the stock of
aoo wes tO, pay. the new When the supply exceeds the demand,
Lbotielleo it regular combination exists to depress railway property,
Ye any course wined Directors may pursue will
ett• after all,' the amount of stock transferred be of little
Aaul ~in the_ pom-
thatw„, ever which I preside has been less than usual, which slows
h
ao ti,'"anY of the quotations of sales are merely nominal.
. Ib
batter
Ibaluof not seejng railway property again placed. in. a
.tetuesr
eere,„-: .the market though not at the extravagant price
`,,Ore
d' then its proper and true value
setoet t=ored at, an
maintained in a manner that will be more satis-
-84% rY to on
parties. Consols have been at 47, they are now at
erfori.,,,,n, nave been at 100. If you or your. friends can, by any
lie!teat ..`erance•them to 92 or 93; I have no doubt you will lee a
cer,anee in railway property. The Bank Stock has paid 10
'iderft and is now aying seven, and the price has fallen con;
tho ; but _no one everdoubted the integrity, of the managemend
.„tainettao,s_nit- shrprise to me is, that in the excitements- ann
wriport,,,,`. which havo prevatiod,_railway traffic has-been-so..we
'Da tliOr,,! Even the present amount of traffic justifies the anticipa-
tti,Stion le rateor diiidends will not undergo any material &mi-
.': hoo„,aral„ 'this tinnitik applies to all the lines over which I have
ti'`ettio„-'4! to inreside.i4 wish I. could call the serious and grave
" the chairman of the London Stock Exchange to a pub-
;rtitin Which is issued weekly.professing to be under the sanction
it,Der a IX4
„7„. lam aware that the statements which appear in that
4aed ndt to be published under the authority of the Stock
bdoe an ;tot,/ - to the effect that they pro-
e th cannot close my eyes
n2ee 41.4 -ZiOct ef this _public,naturally consider' that they
Pimrso, sanction. If these statements were correct and true, no
eon 'ree.ld have a right to complain—but when they ere
!be ,42? Is every
•instance incorrect, and their general ten-
X, depreciate -railway property, it would be -yell
„,ttleli ._Stock Exchange should disavow a publication
Z,tesioo calculated to do so much mischief. I must, in eon-
'eat ti;erenuest that you will call the Requisitionists tnfgether, and
Ma, be co delay in sending a list of the charges iri-
t:Del tho ee„,tategrity of the Directors, who are anxious to meet and
), ere. ,Vitianidua imPutations that have been made against
-eider, -kerne' but a 's
se of duty to the large body of Share-
-41,45t
into
ethertheir hands by whom the affairs ef the Company may be
I Der
Wed 114Da• Might observe; before I conclude my letter, without
toYeelf th
tb `lal 0 . - statement, but merely giving it as my own
fir% mon, that I believe another 51. call upon the 501.
nrko 4,7't0 the arrears of calls now owing, will complete all the
1,r_111%;!, couse. of construction, and the remaining 251, per Share
.
tur Co
c4o°l iPPlicable to the liquidation of the debt. - The liabilities
'der t DaPao3' are under the consideration of the Directors, in
° enable them to lay a stament ore the Proprietors,
i►hle)t It to hdelpated'avill be done within bef
a very early period.
• I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
TO
"
GEORGE HUDSON.
tioighton Bra4ker, Esq., Liverpool.

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