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

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, left town at
ten minutes past three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, in
a carriage and four, for Claremont. Prince Alfred and
the Princess Alice were in the next carriage and four.
Colonel Buckley and Colonel Wylde, the Equerries in
Waiting, occupied a chariot and four, and the Marchio-
ness of Douro, the Earl of Morton, Mr. G. E. Anson
and Colonel Bowles were in another carriage and four.
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort were conducted
to their carriage by the Hon. Miss Paget and the Hon.
Miss Kerr, Maids of Honour, the Vice-Chamberlain,
Major-General Sir Henry Wheatley, Major-General Sir
Frederic Stovin, and Colonel Bouverie.
A party of Light Dragoons formed the escort from the
Palace. The Royal party arrived at Claremont about
half-past four o'clock, attended by an escort of Light
Dragoons.
The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay arrived at
Claremont on Saturday evening.
Yesterday morning the Queen and Prince Albert, and
the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, attended Divine
service at Claremont. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie
Courtenay officiated.
Her Majesty and her Royal Consort walked in Clare-
mont Park yesterday, both morning and afternoon.
The Royal Family were taken their accustomed air-
ings yesterday.
Colonel Wylde has relieved Colonel Bouverie in the
duties of Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert.
Lord Glenlyon had an interview with Sir Robert Peel
on Saturday.
Le Commandeur Marques Lisboa, Brazilian Minister,
transacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday.
Colonel Wood, and a deputation from the coach pro-
prietors, including Messrs. Wheatley, Riches, Balls,
Render, and Durham, had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.
Dispatches were received on Saturday frcm the Governor
of New South Wales.
Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening from
the Colonial Office for the Governor of New South

Wales.
Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps aad Taxes,
had an intkrview on Saturday with the Chancellor of

the Exchequer.
The Duke of Wellington and Sir Frederick Trench
att., tided the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal.
St. James's. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr.
WeslPy.
His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Wei-
mar, the Marquises of Anglesey and Winchester. Lords
Cawdor, Talbot, Palmerston, G. Paulet and G.-Paget,
the Bishop of Ely, and Lady Palmerston, attended the
daily service yesterday in the Chlpel Royal, St. James's.
The Prayers were real by the Rev. Dr. Dakins, the Les-
sons by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the Communion Ser-
vice by the Bishop of London. The sermon was preached
by the BA-v. Mr. Bouverie. The anthem was " 0 Lord
give ear," (Greene). Sir George Smart presided at the
organ.

The Bishop of London administered the sacrament.
The Duke of Buccleuch left town on Saturday for
Thames Ditton.

Earl Graham, the infant aim of the Duke and Duchess
of liontrcse, expired on Saturday.

WEST END AND SOUTHERN

COUNTIES RAILWAY.

A public meeting of the original shareholders of this
Company, to hear the report and a statement of the
accounts from the provisional committee, was held at
the London Tavern on Saturday last.
Mr. John Carter, by request of the meeting, took the
chair, and called on the solicitor of the Company to read
the report.
From the statement laid before the meeting, it ap-
peared that the amount at the debit of the cash account,
arising from deposits of 1/. 10s. per share and interest,
was 8,8781. 9s. 11d. The disbursements made were for
p-tty cash, 1,280/. 7s. Bd.; for legal expenses, 758/. lbs.
2d. ; for engineering and parliamentary expenses, 2,3751
7s. 6d., and for salaries 409/. 10A. ; leaving a balance on
ha 4,0651. 6s. 7d. The report stated that the object of
the Company was to lay down a line of railway from
Waterloo-bridge to Greenwich, by Kennington, Cam-
berwell, and Peckham. a distance almost of five miles.
through a district which t;,, as almost a dead level, and
where ground was not valuable ; that the Company had
started with fair hopes of success, anticipating always
amalgamation with some of the lines south of the Thames,
and with this view had kept their arrangements open,
but hitherto without success, although one of the ex-
isting Companies had been approached, and they were
still on terms with others ; that the provisional antnit-
tee recommend amalgamation with some other existing
lines, or remaining till the return of another session of
Par Lament ; or breaking up at once and dividing the
fund,.

After the conclusion of the report, sevoral proprietors
found fault with the large outlay stated, viewed in refer-
ence to the amount of deposits, which soma thought
was not prudently provided against by allotting so small a
number of shares.

Mr. KEMP then moved that the report be received,
and that the Company should continue till the result o
the negotiations with the existing hies, and the repor
of Sir Robert Peel's committee should be known.

It was moved as an amendment by Mr. LAFORREST, and
seconded by Mr. ANGELO SOLARI, that the Company be
di:solved.

The amendment having been put by the chairman,
was carried by 15 against 3.
The meeting thfn broke up.

GREAT NORTH AND SOUTH

WALES AND WORCESTER RAILWAY.

A public meeting of the shareholders (called by the
directors) in the above line, was held on Saturday, at.
the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street.
In consequence of the determined opposition off-red
by the seripholders to the further call of 11., made by
the managing cuirmittee, and the publicity given to
that opposition through the medium of the public prints,
a vast number of the shareholders and others interesteo
assembled, but, owing to the confined space, they after-
wards, after considerable altercation, adjourned to the
largest room.
After considerable confusion, during which mltions
without number (some of them for an adjournment to
another day) were made, anti allowed to fall to the
ground, Mr. John Francis Bacon was called to the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said, that before reading the report
he thought it necessary to say a few words to the meet-
ing. The managing committee had been subjected to
some odium because they had not, before that period,
called a meeting of the shareholders. They had in-
tended to have done so in December last, but the en-
gineer's rcport bad nut been made out, the traffic
r•tulas had not been received, and no intimation
of the Government's iivent. ni with respect to rail-
ways had been given to the country. They had had
these now, and this wets use first opportunity of calling
the shareholdtrs together. He should now, with the
leave of the meeting, read Vie report prepared by the
directors.

The CHAIRMAN then read the report, of which the
following is an abstract:—The Company was formed in
May and June, 1845, after considerable trouble and ex-
pense to the promoters. The maximum of capital was
to be 2,000,0001. in 100,000 shares of 201. etch. Soon
after the committee had extensively issued their pro-
spectuses, the House of Commons ordered that all new
lines should deposit 10 per cent. instead of 5, as for-
merly. The House of Lirds, also, ordered that a depo-
sit of 10 per cent. should be demanded from all railways.
The engineer's report being favourable, it was deemed
advisable to prepare plans and sections for Parliament.
They did deposit these plans and sections ; they had
upwards
of .5,800 letters of application, which had been
filly investigated. They subsequently determined to
reduce the 100,000 shares to 75,000, and, afterintrehecoctoua7igsnhe--
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the shares were for a considerable time selling at a pre-
mium,mittee had asked or received any further allotment than
those shares did not exceed 100. Overtures had been
made by the Manchester and Milford-haven Company,
which had, however, fallen to the ground, as that Com-
pany were not in a condition to go to Parliament. They
were aftorwards induced to alter the original line, and
that involved an increased expense of 57,0001. This was
not the fault of the engineer, for by the odposition of
the Earl of Lisburn, they were obliged to make a tunnel
5,000 yards (as we understood) in length, At present,
the Company, after paying the accounts which had been
sent into them, had a balance in their favour of 49,992/.
Os. sd. Among the items of expenditure was about
9,0001. to the engineer, of which 5,9001. was paid.—
(Shame.) The reading of the solicitor's account,
amounting to nearly 6,0001., 2,900/. of which was paid,
was alsq received with disapprobation.
Mr. FULLRR moved the adoption of the report, and
that the further call of 11. should not be made until after
the second reacting of their Bill in the House of Commons.
WILIJAMS, in a long address, full of detailed
statistics, exhibiting the expected traffic on the line,
seconded the resolution.

Mr. HOPGOOD said, that on looking oyev the account,
he could not conceal from himself that the direction
which could §4t ction such An expenditure were not en-
titled to the confidence of the shareholders. They had
an engineer whose expenses amounted to 9,0001., and a
solicitor's of 6,0002, and the sooner inquiry was made
into every circumstance connected with thp 4np the
better,

Mr. COURTENAT rose, and said that he was forced to
address the meeting, and he did so in consequence of
the discourteous manner in which the proceedings had
been conducted on the part of the committee of manage-
ment; but now he had once embarked with the ethers,
he was determined never to stop until he obtained some
solution of the affairs of this Cornp.any. He had several
questions tq asic hefore he proposed the resolution which
he intended that day to submit to the meeting. In the
first place, h@ found the names of eighty-eight
viduals inserted in the prospectus as -romoters, mad out
of that number seventy-one residedi. the•
through which the line wso tcis country
44e should like to
know how iIIYIY c those arotAoters had taken shares,
and to what fnuount?—(Cheers.) The gentleman who
had just sat down said that La lived two miles away
from the line, He (Mr. Courtenay) wanted to know
what had been done for the line by those gentlemen
whose lands were to be benefited by it? Ho would ask
the chairman how many, of the proluoters had shares?
The en4ls3to said that such a question was not
customary.—(Cries of " Yes, it is; yes, it ii." " Where
is tt e secretary ?")
Mr. COURTENAy remonstrated against the disturb-
ance.

The CHAIRMAN said he could not say how many of
the promoters were holders. but he knew how many