The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-12 00:00:00

LONDON, SALISBURY, and YEOVIL
RAILWAY.
A special general meeting of the shareholders in the
above undertaking was held yesterday afternoon, at the
London Tavern, for the purpose of deciding what counts
they would pursue in the present position of their affairs;
Mr. Boyd, one of the directors, in the chair.
The report, after recapitulating the original agree-
ment entered into between this company and the South-
Western, which agreement became of no effect in conse-
quence of this company having failed to obtain its Bill,
proceeded to state that another agreement had been
come to with the South-Western Company, by which
they undertook to pay down 20s. per share on the shares
issued towards the expenses incurred, and a further sum
of 30s. per share in the event of the Bill being ob-
tained for the line from Salisbury to Yeovil; the South-
Westein Company also to pay the excess of th.
expenses of the London, Salisbury, and Yeovil
Company, beyond the amount of deposit of 50s. per share
of the extent of ss. per share on the number of shares
issned ; and in the event of this arrangement being
carried out, the present agreement with the South-
Western Company to be put an end to, and the portion
of the line between Basingstoke and Salisbury to be
made by the London and South-Western Company out
of their own funds. An abstract of the accounts was
annexed to the report, from which it appeared that the
expenditure had been 82,645/. 17s. 6d., while the de-
posits only yielded about 78,4271. 10s. 10d.
Several Shareholders expressed themselves as dis-
satisfied with the conduct of the South-Western Com-
pany, and denounced it in no measured terms. Ulti-
mately, however, the report was agreed to, and also a
resolution authorising the directors to accept the ,terms
of the South-Western.

A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman,
and the meeting brok up.

THE PROJECTED CITY IM-
PROVEMENTS.
Yesterday a meeting of the ward of Farringdon With-
out was held at the New Court, Old Bailey, for the pur-
pose of protesting against certain improvements pro-
posed by a committee of the Court of Common Council,
with a view to facilitate the public traffic through the
Gity of London. Alderman Sir J. Duke, by whom the
meeting had been convened, was in the chair, and about
a dozen • Common Councilmen were on the bench. The
Chairman having introduced the subject,

Mr. W. CARPENTER moved the first resolution, and
made some observations on the great interest and im-
portance of the subject to the citizens of London. The
Ceurt of Common Council of that city had passed a re-
solution for the appropriation of 300,000 L for the con-
struction of a new street from King William-street, along
Cannon-street, to Queen-street, Cheapside, for the pur-
pose of relieving the traffic in that portion of the city.
But this was only part of the contemplated alterations.
It was proposed to carry the new line of thoroughfare
from Queen-street to the south side of Saint Paul's-
churchyard, in order to meet the expected increase
of traffic from the proposed railway terminus in the
vicinity of Southwark-bridge. Now this was prepos-
terous, because that enormous sum of money would
be applied for a slight relief to the Poultry and the
eastern end of Cheapside, and the increase of traffic along
the new street would be thrown on Ludgate-hill, St.
Paul's-churchyard, and; Fleet.street, which were already
overcrowded to an uncomfortable extent. The whole
cost of these improvements would be upwards of a mil-
lion, and it was the duty of those who would have to
bear the burden to protest against it if they would not
derive any benefit from the application. A street could
be made at a far less cost from the Poultry into Earl-
street, Blackfriars, where a junction would be formed
with a street about to be made, and which would then
run across Whitefriars to Bouverie-street, effectually
relieving not only the Poultry but the whole line of road-
way from the Mansion-house to Fleet-street; and if that
unsightly nuisance called Temple-bar were removed, the
whole direct line of thoroughfare through the city of
London would be materially improved. There were five
projects laid before the committee, and the one adopted
was the very worst. One plan was to carry a street
direct from Cheapside along Paternoster-row, across
Farringdon-street, Fetter-lane, Chancery-lane, into
Lincoln's Inn-fields, uniting with the Government im-
provements, and form a direct line of communication
to Piccadilly. They did not meet to oppose improve-
merits ; but the sanatory condition of the City
had greater claims upon the improvement fund
than new streets, and the committee ought to
adopt measures for the preservation of the health and
lives of the citizens. Public health had now become a
great national question. There were many societies..
to promote it, and it had had two Government Com-
missions—the reports of which reflected shame on the
corporation of the City of London—a body with a re-
venue of 200,000 L a year. The mortuary register
showed the average duration of life to be, in the middle
rank of society, 43 years, and in the lower only 22 years,
while epidemic diseases prevailed to only 6 per cent.
with the former, and to 19 per cent. with the latter.
Now there were the highest authorities to show that
half of this might be abolished. The consideration of
this would be better than the construction of streets
of questionable utility. The city of London had what
was called fever districts, and all these were ill-drained
and ill-ventilated, and had inefficient sewerage; and it
was a notorious fact, that in the metropolis there were
93 receptacles for dead bodies, and which were actually
now being used for that purpose. It was incumbent,
therefore, upon the Court of Common Council to con-
sider these facts before they proceeded to construct use-
less streets at such overwhelming cost.
Two resolutions protesting against the proposed im-
provements were then moved and seconded, and being
put from the chair, were unanimously carried. After
some discussion between the members of the Common
Council present, the meeting was adjourned till Wed-
nesday next, at ten o'clock.

SPEEDY APPREHENSION OF
COWAP, THE COLLIERY CLERK.
Considerable excitement has been occasioned in the
county of Durham, by the abzconding of W. H. Cowap,
the clerk of Lord Howden's colliery, which is situated
near Hartlepool. On inquiry the following particulars
have been obtained from the most authentic sources
relative to his strange and culpable conduct. It appears
that on Friday, the 23d October, Cowap received, as
usual, a cheque for the colliery pay, and proceeded to
Sunderland the same morning. He got the cheque
cashed at the Branch Bank of the Northumbeland and
Durham District Banking Company, the colliery
bankers, and received the amount, about 7001., chiefly in
gold and silver, but did not return to the colliery, and
much surprise was occasioned by the circumstance. On
investigation being made, it appeared that after getting
the money, he had, at Sunderland, purchased a gold
chain and a ring at a jeweller's—a pair of mustacheos, im-
perial, and wig, at the shop of Mr. Whitelaw, a hair-
dresser, whom he also employed to cut his hair short ;
an amusing book, to beguile the tedium of a journey, at
a bookseller's, and then obtained a ticket at the Monk-
wearmouth station of the York and Newcastle Railway
for Leeds. Inouiry being telegraphed to Leeds, as to
whether a Sundeland ticket had been received at that
place on the Friday, and the answer "No 1" being
speedily received, he was at once pursuesd to
York, and on being searched for, it itof 'irlil-fame,
as-
certained that he had been at
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for Hull. On the arrival
com-
pany with a young woman t
they learned that he
of his pursuers at that per
living in a reckless manner, and bad departed in
Antwerp they proceeded in
reached the place. r
'hock arrival, had the satisfaction
quest of him, and on t
prompt measures taken by his
had sailed for Antwerp only about an hour before they
to find that from
in Belgium, as will app
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this country. from the extract below,
bethwelt,_ already arrested by the autho-
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aper, and may S ort y e expected in
Cowap had only been a short time at the
colliery, and it need hardly be stated that he was higbly
recommended for the situation by respectable parties,
1
thereby causing the fullest confidence to be placed in his
integrity. On inquiry, however, it now appears that his
past and present conduct did not warrant these recom-
mendations, which have involved the parties who gave
them in a justly painful censure, and heavy responsi•
bility, for which they should be held accountable as an
example to others.
(Extract from a Belgium paper.)
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M. adjoint de police Willims. La police avait recta
avis qu'un jeune commis d'une maison des environs de
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somme d' a pen pres 20,000 francs, et qu'il paraissait
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ville encore nanti de la plus grande partie des valeure
derobees. Line somme d'environ Fr. 2,000 avait seule
disparu.

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que la lettre d'avis venue d'Angleterre a et 6 mise le 2a VI
la poste a Newcastle et que le 29, a mid I'individ
signals se truuvait deja entre les mains de la justice.

APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE...—WeI
hear that the Earl of Waldegrave is about to lead to the
matrimonial altar Use. Millard, widow of Mr. E. Millard.

The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. SHELLEY then proposed a resolution to the effect
that the directors be authorised to carry out the terms of
the agreement.
z.To this several Shareholders wished an amend-
ment to be proposed, expressing a general approval of
the conduct of the directors, and leaving the matter in
their hands entirely. A future bonus might hereafter
be declared by the Eastern Counties Company, which
would again reduce the value of the rate given by
that company to the Newmarket and Chesterford
shareholders.
Mr. SHELLEY explained that this was guarded against
and read the words by which such power was restricted.
After some conversation, and an explanation of the
terms of the agreement by Mr. Tyrrell, the solicitor of
the company, the resolution was seconded by Mr.
Griffiths, the deputy chairman.
Before the resolution was put
Mr. SHELLEY stated that, whether this agreement was
carried out or not, no worse terms would be assented to
with the Eastern Counties Company, and if any gentle-
man was dissatisfied with the terms, he trusted he would
at once say so.
Mr. HYDE was so far from being dissatisfied, that
since he had been informed of this agreement he had
bought one hundred shares at premium, and also
subsequently another hundred shares, though at a some-
what better price, and trusted the whole would be com-
pleted. Nothing could have been more admirable than
the conduct of the directors.
A resolution was then put by the CHAIRMAN, autho-
rising the directors to proceed to Parliament
for the
branches, which was carried unanimously.
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the
meeting separated.