The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-09 00:00:00

... 55,650
1,850

-- 57,600
Edward Wanklyn cm 6th August last f0r.... 18,750

• Total ........
Or in other words, four of our directors, and five of the nearest rela-
tives of three of them, have apparently subscribed to this undertaking
the sum of four hundred and seventy-nine thousand, eight hundred
and fifty pounds ; or nearly 40,0001. more than one-third of the esti-
mated cost of the entire line.

This amount represents nine thousand five hundred and ninety-
'even shares, for all of which, I presume, scrip would be delivered at
the time the deed was signed.

Independent of the above, you will find large sums amounting to
upwards of 400,0001. subscribed for by about twenty-five parties,
who appear (judging from their description and address appended to
the deed), to have no peculiar claim, either from local connexten as
large landowners, or the traffic they may be expected to bring upon
the line. I have but little knowledge of these parties, and there-
fore will not at present particularise them.
On reference to the share lists you will find that on the 26th of
July last, the scrip itt this line commanded a premium in the market
of 61. is. per share. On the 2d of August last, the premium was
61 2s. 6d. per share.
This Is the lowest quotation up to the end of September last. Be-
tween these dates, namely, the 2d of August last and the end of
September last, the average premium was slightly above 101. per
share, or in other words, would have realised on these shares a profit
of 96,000/. at least. _ _

I have seen the foregoing facts with great alarm. Our Bill will
meet with serious opposition before Parliament. I believe it would
have overcome all ordinary opposition on its own merits, but I cannot
disguise from myself the fact, that when it is found that such an un-
usually large proportion of our capital Is subscribed for by so few
individuals, it may be urged by our opponents that the undertaking
has been originated and constructed, not for the advantage of the
public, but for the private interest of those few parties. I feel this
so strongly, that I think an early meeting of our shareholders should
be called, which meeting the directors should be requested to attend,
and enter into such explanations with respect to the above and other
points, as may satisfy, among ethers, your very obedient servant,
A BROTHER SHAREHOLDER IN THIS RAILWAY.

BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, and
CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.
GENTLEMEN.—An anonymous circular, signed a " Brother Share-
holder in this Railway" (a title, no doubt assumed by one to whom
it does not belong), baying been sent to the shareholders in this line
of railway, containing insinuations implicating the honour and good
faith of the provisional directors towards the proprietary, I am in-
structed by the board to express their readiness, upon proper occa-
sions, to afford the proprietors all reasonable information, but at the
same time to protest against the principle of their being called upon
to reply to any anonymous statements. In the present instance,
however, they consider it would be satisfactory to the proprietors, as
well as to their own feelings, that a short statement of the real facts
of the case should be made known ; and I have, therefore, to inform
the proprietors that, out of the 50,000 shares forming the capital of
2,100,0001., 30,000 shares were appropriated, in a fixed proportion,
to the holders of stock in the original Birkenhead, Manchester, and
Cheshire Junction Railway Company; 10,400 shares have since been
appropriated to the Chester and Birkenhead and other companies ;
and out of the balance of 9,608 shares, 4,414 have been allotted to
members of the provisional committee, landowners, and others—in
all, 122 individuals ; but in no case have more than 100 shares been
directly or indirectly allotted to any one, whether director or not.—l
sun, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
E. P. CIIARLEWOOD, Secretary.
To the shareholders of the Birkenhead and Cheshire Junction Rail-
way Company,
25, Abingdon-street, Westminster,
27th February,lB46.

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS IN THE

IRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND
CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.
LIVERPOOL, llJacn 2, 1846.

GENTLE-se ,—I have this morning received a circular from Mr. E.
P. Charlewood, our Secretary, dated 27th of February last, purport-
ing to be a reply to mine of the 24th.
This reply is evasive and unsatisfactory ; it merely informs me that
40,000 cut of 58,000 shares in this railway were appropriated to
holders of certain other stock and shares ; and " out of the balance of
9,600 shares, 4,114 have been allotted to members of the provisional
committee, landowners, and others, in all 122 individuals ; bat In no
case have more than 100 shares been, directly or indirectly, allotted
to any one, whether directors or not."
I beg to call your attention especially to the statement that 30,000
shares " were appropriated in a fixed proportion to the holders of
stock in the original Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction
Company." There could be no stock in this Company, as they
bad not obtained their Act, but I presume Mr. Charlewood means
scrip.
Now, on this point I would observe, that many, if not all, of the
Directors of the present Line were Directors of the Birkenhead,
Manchester, and Cheshire Junction Company, and, of course, had
shares in that originally allotted to them ; and, as it appeared a
promising speculation, they no doubt purchased more scrip in the
market; but it would have been more satisfactory to ins if Mr.
Charlewood had explained-
-Ist. What number of shares in the original Line were in the
first instance allotted to the Directors named in my circular ?
2d. What number of these shares they had purchased in the
market ?
3d. What number of shares were held in reserve in the original
Line ; and whether any, and what number, of these reserved
shares were appropriated by our Directors previous to the
appropriation to them (as holders of stock in the Birkenhead
Manchester, and Cheshire Junction Railway), of shares in the
present Line?
What may be the distinction in Mr. Charlewood's mind between
appropriation and allotment I leave him to explain, if he think
proper, but I do not see how this is any reply to my circular, and my
original allegations remain unanswered, namely :
" That four of our Directors, and five of the nearest relatives of
three of them, have executed the subscription contract, at various
dates, for the sum of 479,850/. (see List No. 1) ; and that various
large sums, amounting to upwards of 400,000!., are, in addition, sub-
scribed for by about twenty-five parties, who appear to have no pe-
v.iiliar claim, either from local connexion or from the traffic they may
be expected to bring upon the line. That, at the time these
Amounts were subscribed for, the shares commanded in the market
an average premium of 10/. per share. That these facts might
give our opponents the opportunity of urging that the undertaking
had been originated and conducted, not for the advantage of the
public, but for the private interest of comparatively a few Indi-
viduals."
This is certainly apparently the case, and I feel that it will seri-
ously damage our undertaking bofore Parliament.
will not trouble you further at present, except to call your atten-
tion to the additional subscriptions to the Parliamentary contraet, as
shown In List No. 2. _

And remain, Gentlemen, your obedient eeryant,
A BROTHER SHAREHOLDER.

LIST No. I.
John Laird on 28th July last for ......... ..... Lgi,goo
on 4th Nov. last for • 5,000

36,300
William Laird on 2ith July last for ... ... . • 73,000

on 23th Sept. last f0r............
on 22d Oct. last fur...

3,850

Wauklyn on 29th July last for ...
on Bth Aug. last for...
on 18th Oct. last for .. ••• • ..

---- 78,900
• • 10,500
.. 91,150
5,000

William Potter on Ilth Aug. last for

- 66,650
.. 79,950

Macgregor Laird on 25th July last for •••• • • • • £11,700
on 26th July last for .. ••.•• • • • 37,500
on lJtk Aug. last for •••• • • .. 3,000
on 14th Nov. last for .. ••• • • • 150

79,950

311,800

Henry Ritchie Laird on 26th July last f0r......

- 59,350
9,450

9,450

Janes Illbbart Wanklyn on 29th July last for .. 30,000

John Brads‘law Wanklyn on 30th July last for..
on 90th Sept. last tor..

17,500
Edward Wanklyn on Eth Aug. lut for • .
.. _

13,750

Total .................. .

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" What mean ye—Ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces

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of the poor."—lsaiah, chap. iii, v. lb.
APUBLIC MEETING will be held at IN-
VESTIGATION BALL, CIRCUS-STREET, NEW-ROAD,
on TUESDAY EVENING, Msscu 10th, 1846, to receive the Report of the
Deputation to the Vestry of St. Marylebone, en behalf of the un-
employed and destitute poor, and to consider the necessity of esta-
blishing a Poor Man's Guardian Society, to ensure the humane dis •
pensation of parochial relief, and to protect the unemployed poor
against the exercise of harsh or oppressive conduct. Chair taken at
half-past Seveno'clock.
The well wisher, of the poor and the operative classes are re-
quested to evince their sympathy with the object of this meeting, 1)Y
lIIIDDICSUI sad punctual atteadence.

SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.—At the fourth
half-yearly ordinary meeting of Shareholders of the South
Devon Railway Company, held in conformity with the Act of Incor-
poration, pursuant to advertisement, at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth,
on Saturday, the 28th February, 1846, at noon,
P. MILLER, Esq., M.D., Deputy-Chairman, in the chair.

The advertisement convening the having been read :
Resolved—That the common seal ot the Company be affixed to the
Register of Shareholders now on the table.

Reselved —That this meeting do adjourn to Tuesday, the 3d day of
March, 1846, at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth, at noon.
P. MILLER, Chairman.

At the half-yearly ordinary meeting of Shareholders of the South
Devon Railway Company, held by adjournment in conformity with
the Act of Incorporation, at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth, on Tuesday,
3d March, 1846, at noon,
THOMAS GILL, Esq., M.P., Chairman, is the chair.
The proceedings of the 28th February, under which the meeting
was then held by adjournment, having been read,
The report of the Directors was read, and also the report of the
Engineer ; and the statement of accounts for the half-year ending
31st December, 1845, was submitted to the meeting.
Resolved—That the report of the Directors and their statement of
accounts now laid before the meeting, and also the report of the
Engineer, be received and adopted ; and that a printed copy of the
same be sent to each Shareholder.
_ _

Resolved—That the following gentlemen, who have retired from
the direction by rotation, be re-elected Directors of this Company :
Thomas Gill, Esq. M.P.,Ralph Cole, Esq., The Right Ron. Lord
Courtenay, M.P., William Fox, Esq.

Resolved —That Mr. Lockyer and Mr. Evans be appointed
Auditors of the Company for the ensuing year.

GENERAL TOM THUMB'S FAREWELL
LEVEES, Day and Evening, at the EGYPTIAN HALL,
Piccadilly, it being POSITIVELY THE LIST TIME he can
EVER appear in London. The little General has had the distin-
guished honour of appearing THREE TIMES before HER MA-
JESTY and the Court; and has performed before more Crowned
Heads than any person living. He is perfectly symmetrical in
his proportions, 25 inches high, and WEIGHS ONLY FIFTEEN
POUNDS, being considerably less than one-fourth the weight of any
dwarf living. He will -appear in all his extraordinary Performanc(
and New Costumes, Songs, Dances, Grecian Statues, Highland Cos-
tume, Napoleon; Frederick the Great, &c. &c. The magnificent
PRESENTS received from HER MAJESTY and the principal
Sovereigns of Europe will be exhibited. Hours from 11 to 1; 2to 5 ;
and 7to 9 o'elock. Admission Is. Children under ten years, half-
price.
.* The General's Miniature Equipage will promenade the streets
daily.

THEATRE -ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
IMMENSE SUCCESS of THE CRUSADERS.
OPINIONS OF TUE PEESs CONDENSED.
The opera is a most elaborate composition, and a more gorgeous
spectacle has rarely been seen. The success is most unequivocal."—
The Times.
" One of the greatest triumphs ever witnessed on the boards of
any lyrical establishment was achieved last night at Drury-lane
Theatre, at the first representation of The Crusaders."—Morning
Chronicle.
"At the fall of the curtain the priNcipal singers were summoned
forth, amid the enthusiastic cheers of the audience."—Morning Post.
" The Crusaders met with a success about which there can be uo
qu ibbling."—Moraing Herald.
" The house was crowded to suffocation, and a more snecessfhl
piece has not been produced for years."—Sun.
" The performance throughout the most successful—the scenery
splendid, the dresses brilliant, and the stage effects truly magni-
ficent."—Morning Advertiser.
" The opera went off amidst the greatest enthusiasm."—Weekly
Dispatch.
" There can be no doubt that Benedict's opera will have a thea-
trical immortality."—Observer.
" The new opera of The Crusaders, which was produced on Thurs-
day, has eclipsed all Mr. Bunn's former triumphs."—Bell's Life.
" The Crusaders was produced on Thursday with a magnificence
rarely witnessed, and was most thoroughly successful."—Weekly
Chronicle.
" The opera has been produced with great splendour and praise-
worthy care, and has been highly successful."—John Bull.
" The Siege of Jerusalem is the nac st splendid tableau ever seen
within the walls of an English theatre."—Era.
" Success could not possibly have been more complete."—Musical
World.
" The opera is likely not merely to have a run, but to take its place
in the first ranks of musical compositions."—Mercantile Journal.
" We are happy to record the complete success of this magnifi-
cent work"—lllustrated News.
" The Crusaders was produced on Thursday with immense sue-
ce ss."—Britanni a.
" Its merits are unquestionable, and it is magnificently put upon
the stage."—Satirist.
" There can be no doubt whatever of its running a long career of
popularity."—Journal of Commerce.
"The Crusaders is quite a hit, and will keep undisturbed posses-
sion of Drury-lane for months to come."—Lloyd's.
" The success is most unequivocal."—Sentinel
" The Crusaders was produced on Thursday with complete suc-
cuss."—English Gentleman.
" The Crusaders was most successfully produced on Thursday."—
Railway Bell.
" The Crusaders Is a step in advanco of anything previously brought
out."—News of the World.

THE CAMPAIGN on the SUTLEJ creating
immense interest at the present moment, there is exhibiting
at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION Portraits of the
most Distinguished Men both in the SIKH ARMY and GOVERN-
MENT of LAHORE, taken by a lady of rank, distinguished in the
Flue Arts, during her residence In India. By means of the OPAQUE
MICROSCOPE these interesting Portraits are on a magnitlck nt
scale. Mornings, at Half-past Four o'clock ; Evemings at a Quarter
to Ten. The LECTURES include these on ASTEDINOMY, during
Lent on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, COLEMAN'S WORK-
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Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.

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. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE.
MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND
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Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage,
and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c.,
take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock„ at the
Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all
favours, cent tining instructions, are respectfully requested to be
addressed.

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