The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-20 00:00:00

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SOUTH-EASTERN CONTINENTAL
STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
At the half-yearly meeting of this company, held
to-day, at one o'clock, at the London-bridge Hotel (Mr.
Macgregor in the chair), a dividend of Bs. per share out
of the earnings of the half-year, free of income• tax, was
declared. The total increase of traffic for the half-year
over the corresponding period of last year was 1,998.
Since the breaking out of the revolution in France the
traffic had only diminished to the extent of 141 from
Folkstone to Boulogne, which might be accounted for on
other than political grounds ; whilst it had materially
increased from Boulogne to Folkstone. As the (Maid
boats had proved unprofitable during the winter season
they had been discontinued, but would be run again at
the commencement of the summer season.

GREAT WESTERN OF BENGAL
RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders
of this company was this day held, at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of considering and agreeing to
a Bill which has been introduced into Parliament in the
present session, authorising the dissolution of the com-
pany and the conversion of its shares into shares of the
East Indian Railway Company, and the payment of its
capital to the last-named company for purposes specified
in the Bill.
The chair was taken at two o'clock by D. M'Leod,
Esq., chairman of the company.
The CHAIRMAN stated that since the last meeting of
the company it had been found necessary to complete
their arrangements for the amalgamation of the com-
pany with the East Indian Railway Company, and as the
Bill now before Parliament needed the assent of the
shareholders before it would be further proceeded with,
the present meeting was called.
A resolution authorising the directors to proceed with
the Bill was agreed to unanimously, and the meeting
broke up.

LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKIL-
LEN RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
A special general meeting of the shareholders of this
company was held to-day, at the Guildhall Coffee-house,
for the purpose of taking into consideration the draft of
a Bill now pending in Parliament, for the purpose of au-
thorising the abandonment of that portion of the line of the
railway which lies between the towns of Omagh and En-
niskillen, to reduce the capital of the company, to extin-
guish the shares which had been declared forfeited, to
divide such reduced capital into sharesof 201. and 51. each,
and to create preference shares, and also to merge and
re-issue such of the divided shares as might hereafter bo
forfeited, and to amend the Acts relating to the railway.
J. G. Frith, Esq , took the chair shortly after twelve
o'clock.

The draft of the proposed Bill having been read, and
the solicitor of the company having shortly stated the
objects it had in view;
After some short discussion the draft of the Bill was
.agreed to, and the meeting adjourned.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
DERBY.
Samuel Holmes (in continuation of our Afternoon
Edition), said that Mr. Whittaker, clerk to Mr. Strutt's
agent, instructed him to do all he could to induce voters
to support Mr. Strutt, and on the night before the election
he heard Mr. Hawkridge, ore of the acting committee,
urge many persons who attended the Committee to bring
up voters without reserve. On the morning of the election
he saw Mr. Stansbury, jun., of Derby, and a large num-
ber of the electors, drinking at the Freeman's Arms.
He spoke to Stansbury, and asked him how he was going
to vote, but Stansbury said he should not vote at all un-
less he were paid for it. On the Monday following
the election, an elector named Roberts was paid 31 1096.
by Mr. Hawkriep, one of Mr. Strutt's most influential
committeemen. On the same day he received instruc-
tions from the same gentleman to give notice to the
freemen that the money would be paid on the following
day. He gave the notice accordingly; and on Mon-
day following the election the freemen waited
upon Mr. Whittaker, another committeeman, who
paid them in turn, taking the money from a bag lying
by h 6 side. He paid Clark, the voter already mentioned,
255. A number of 101. householders also received 255.
at the same time, and witness believed upwards of 200
electors were paid in the same way. Most of the free-
men were old and poor, residing in almshouses, and this
system of placing them on fictitious committees had
long prevailed at Derby.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till eleven
o'clock to-morrow.

AYLESBURY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
The Rev. Mr. Owen was called to prove that he
neither directly nor indirectly gave orders for treating
the electors. It was true he addressed a meeting of the
electors against the Maynooth grant, where the parties
present had some refreshment, but whose expense
it was at be really could not say. Mr. Bull,
however, and several of the Duke of Buckingham's
tenants, were at the meeting, and no doubt that gentle.
man could explain where the refreshments came from.
lie most positively denied that he took any voters to poll
while in a state of intoxication, nor did he ever attempt
to influence any of the electors of Aylesbury to control
their votes except in the way of speaking publicly
against the Maynooth grant. But he was not singular
in that respect, for there was a Radical baker at Ayles-
bury who also attended meetings of the electors and
spoke against the Maynooth grant.
The Committee adjourned at four till eleven o'clock
to-morrow.

TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING.
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2,000 GUINEAS STAKES.
7 to 1 agst Blaze
5 to 1 agst Flatcatcher
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
9 to 2 agst Ballinafad
10 to 1 agst Thistledown
12 to 1 agst Walmgate Bar Without
15 to 1 agst Convict:
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
8 to 1 agst Tufthunter4
8 to 1 agst Jericho
12 to 1 agst Rat-trap7-taken
15 to 1 agst Glen Saddel
15 to 1 agst Vampyre
15 to 1 agst Gannet

CHESTER CUP.
22 to 1 agst Cracow
22 to 1 agst Blaze
35 to 1 agst Iletman Platoff colt
40 to 1 agst Lady Hylda
40 to 1 agst Lightning
40 to 1 agst Enchanter

DERBY.
1". 9 to 1 ugst Surplice
12 to 1 agst Glendower
12 to 1 agst Springy Jack
25 to 1 agst Fern
25 to 1 agst Nil Des' e:andum
33 to 1 &gst Bdsborough
40 to 1 agst Backbiter

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the
Woolsack shortly before Five o'clock.
Yiscount HARDINGE took the oaths and hii seat.
The Noble Viscount was introduced by Viscount
Combermere and Viscount Beresford.

The Bishop of LICHFIELD took the oaths and
his seat.

Messengers from the Commons brought up certain
Bills, which were read a first time.
PREVENTION OF AIULTIPLICITY OF
ACTIONS.

Lord CAMPBELL, at the request of his Learned
Friend Lord Denman, brought in a Bill to prevent
the multiplication of actions at law.
The NOBLE LORD also presented several petitions
complaining of the frauds committed by married
women passing themselves off as single women, and
contracting debts ; and also petitions complaining of
persons contracting debts in England and then going
abroad to reside.

ADDRESS OF CONGRATULATION TO HER
MAJESTY ON THE BIRTH OF ANOTHER
PRINCESS.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose to move
that an address of congratulation be presented to her
Majesty on the birth of another Princess. At all times
the House was happy to approach her Majesty
to express their feelings of loyalty and attachment
to her throne, but more particularly at the present
moment would their Lordships rejoice to have the
opportunity of expressing their sympathy and their
joy at the occurrence of any event which shall add to
er Majesty's domestic happiness. Ile uncluded
by moving that an humble address be presented to her
Majesty, expressing the satisfaction that their Lord-
ships felt at the birth of a Princess, and at the lively
satisfaction which was experienced by their Lord-
ships at the occurrence of any event which would
add to the domestic happiness of her Majesty.
The motion having been put by the LORD
CHANCELLOR, was agreed to nemine contradioente.