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T11..E •►SUN, LONOoN, MONDAY MORNING. MARcii. 9, [846.

METROPOLITAN ASSOCIA TION
FOR IMPROVING THE DWELLINGS OF THE
INDUSTRIOUS CLASSES.
The first public meeting of this Association was held, in
pursuance of the 47th clause of its chatter, at the London
Tavern, Bishopsgate-street,at two o'clock on Friday. Among
those present were Sir Robert Grosvenor, Lord Morpeth
Lord Child Hamilton, Lord Ebrington, Lord Francis Eger-
ton, Lady F. EL:erton, Sir Ralph Howard, Rev. Sir H. Duken-
field, Wm. Booth, Esq., Hou. Wm. Cowper, M.P., and otter
gentlemen.
Sir Ralph HOWARD took took the chair, and called on

GREAT LEINSTER and MUNSTER
RAILWAY COMPANY.
The general half-yearly meeting of this Company Was called for
Miley, tit the Lotnon Tavern, at twelve o'clock; but there not
ring a sufficient number of shareholders present to constitute a
board, it was resolved that the report should be read. with a view to
its adoption at a future meeting.
The substance of the report was, that the object of the forma ion
of the Company was by amalgamation with other cempanies ulti-
mately to form a large chain f railways. 'I he sum of 25,0001. had
been paid up by the shareholders, and the land for eight miles in
length had been already purchased, and three miles of it formed.
The extent of the rue was twenty• four miles, and the cost would be
about 10,0001. a mile. With a view to carry out the principle of the
directors, an amalgamation had been effected with the Wexford
and Carlow Cotrpeny, also wish the Great Southern and Western
Company of Ireland, the undertaking being that the Wexford and
Carlow should amalgamate on equal terms, and that the Great
Southern and Western Company should advance one-sixth of the ca-
pital, with the understanding that three of their directors
should sit upon the board of the Great Leiaster and
Munster Company, which is hereafter to be called the
Irish Southern and Eastern Railway Company. The cost of the
railway to Kilkenny would be 290,1001., and the extension to Clon-
mel 300,0001., which would lengthen the line by 32 miles and it
would then embrace the towns of Wexford, Kilkenny, New Ross,
and Clonmel, so that it was resolved that the capital should be
limited to 600,0001. The balance in hand was 11,0261. 6s. After the
payment of the prelinituary expenses for land and on the works, there
was the further arrangement, that the 1001. shares should be reduced
to 201. each, giving to each shareholder five rew shares for one origi-
nal share.
In reply to a SHAREHOLDER,
The CHAIRMAN (H. Bambridge, Esq.) stated that three hundred
men had been employed upon the works since last November,
and that the undertaking would be completed within the twelve
months, if the means were provided to carry on the works with
vigour, but out of the 6,000 shares Into which the property was di-
vided, the proprietors of only 3,000 had paid up the second call.
After some conversation, the meeting was adjourned pro fo for
a week, in compliance with the clause of the Act of Parliament by
which the general meetings of the Company are regulated, with the rma
understanding that it should tben be further adjourned to some other
day within a month, and the meeting then dissolved.
At this stage of the proceedings a sufficient number of shareholders
having arrived the report was read, but before its adoption
A SHAREHOLDER wished to know what the next calls were In-
tended to be ?
The CHAIRMAN replied that the Act gave power to make calls of
lel. a share, but that he believed that they would be 81., but
regard would always be paid to the state of the money market.
Mr. Collar:co in referring to the original position of the Company,
complained that he could get no information either from the Stock
Exchange or from the brokers of the Company with respect to the
value of the shares.
The CHAIRMAN said that the Company had no brokers, for It had
never trafficked in shares in any way.
Mr. Crstarree had certainly understood that Mr. Beale was engaged
in the capacity of broker to the Company.
Mr. FIELD entirely denied that he held, or had ever held, such an
engagement.
31r. CURLING was not aware of the presence of Mr. Field. He
wished tolenew what influence the extension to Clonmel would have
upon the shares, and in what way the connexion with the Great
Southern and Western Company would aflect them.
The CHAIRMAN said that they were to take one-eighth of the
shares, and were to ad pt the line of this Company to Kilkenny,
instead of their ONTII. The opposition of the Kilkenny and Waterford
Company had been withdrawn, and it WA', expected that the 11111 for
the extension to Clawnel wepld pass through the Committee of
Standing Orders to-day.
Mr. CURLING still complained that he could not get any Information
respecting the proceedings of the Company.
A DIRECTOR assumed that Mr. Culling was referring to the change
which had taken place in the position of the Company. The fact
was, that after the Bill had been obtained in 1837, some individuals
had induced the Government to issue a Commission, with a view to
term a truck line throughout Ireland, s project to which
the Ministers of that day were very favourable. The directors
had several interviews with Lord Morpeth, but were unable to over-
come the impediment created by this expected Commission, and
that was the reason why the Company had been in abeyance. The
eaptital had been reduced from 800,0001. to 600,0C1/.. in con-
sequence of the forfeiture of 5,700 shares by the allot-
tees; and these forfeited shares had been offered to the
original proprietors. When the ground was sought by ether corn-
paules the Company then became active, and their position was
materially improved. The present number of proprietors was 396, a
larger number than that of the proprietors 01 a company who re•
quired a million and a half of capital.
In reply to a Yaorairroa who expressed a doubt of the ability to
raise the additional capital.
ifble persons within the last
alrle'hadeyCzebde
subscribedatated t lfloart tbhyerwholel,o n
lo the capital of 600,0001. bad
four months.
Mr. CURLING wished to know whether it would not be better to
issue new shares for the line from Kilkenny to Clonmel, and he thought
that information ought to be given before the Company was com-
mitted to the Bill.
The Outsmart said that the coercion clauses of their old Act had
ceased to operate, and the directors believed that they would not be
able to get their Act renewed unless they had gone for the line from
Kilkenny to Clonmel.
After a very long conversation, the eject of wide!' was to elicit
more information than the report at present contained, which was
promised by the directors by the next meeting, the report was
adopted. Thauks were voted to the Chairman and directors, and
the meeting was lhan adjourned to a day, of which notice is to be
given by circular as well as advertisement,

The SECRETART, who read the report, which, considering
the time the association has been in existence, could not be
expected to set out much more thaa the general objects of
the thunders. It was only in October last year that the
association received a charter, in consequence of the
approbation bestowed by Sir Robert Peel and Lord Lincoln
on its objects, which are, first of all, to provide good, com-
fortable, well-ventilated and drained dwellings for the indus-
trious classes. But, in doing so, the promoters Asclaim any
intention of making the Institution a charity on the one
hand, or on the other. of "setting on foot a money-getting
speculation." It is intended that those who invest shall have
five per cent. return for their money, and a capital of 25,0001.,
according to the charter. must be raised, and ten per cent.
paid before beginning to build.
Sir RAU'It HOWARD, at the conclusion of the report, said
it became his duty, as chairman, to set before the meeting
the objects of the Association, and he felt great honour in
oecupying the chair on that occasion, for he thought the
as,ociatien whose interests they w^re met to premite was a
noble institution. For money could not be better expended
than in providing dwellings better than they at prevnt have
for the labouring classes. Those who knew these classes in•
titrately knew well that they 'did not receive an amount of
comfort and advantage, at all equal to the worth of their
money. The builders for the wealthier classes knew this,
but believed at the same time that it could not be remedied.
That which others left undone in that matter it became the
duty of that association to accomp.ish, for they had the
power, and they could effect it, af er paying all expenses,
with less profit than was proposed. But fur those who would
invest their money a sum of interest had been proposed,
which would amply remunerate them. He said they had
guarded themselves against allowing the institution to be
considered as a charity, for if preponderance were to be given
to one feature of it over another, they would rather that it
should be considered as a mercantile investment association,
especially as there was the more probability of greater num-
bers joining them under that notion. At the same time
their main effort wits to be made in improving the dwellings
of the labouring men by means of drainege, ventilation, and
those other advantages which contributed to comfort, and
that effort was to be put forth under the best scientific super.
intendence and skill. He concluded by moving that the re-
port should be adopted and confirmed.
Lord MORPETTI said he had been requested to second the
motion, and he availed himself with great pleasure of that
request. He was aware that those who were met on that
occasion were all shareholders, and that they could hardly
be supposed to require incitement as to the purposes for
which the inAitutkn had been set on foot, and which indeed
they had sanctioned by taking shares in the association. The
same reason hat limited the company, and he did not think
it expected of him, therefore, to occupy their time by
making any formal address. But, as that was the
first occasion they had had of making the asso-
ciation public, and as he saw three or four gen-
tlemen before him who had the means of making their
object known, which he trusted they would not withhold,
he would, therefore, make a few obseivations. They had
embarked in that concern because they wished a real and a
practical good.—(Hear, hear.) At the same time they were
nut is a position to plume themselves ; they could not boast
themselves as better than their neighbours. For though
they thought their object laudable, as it wa% yet they looked
for retina oration for what they did ; whatever money they
might lay out they had stipulated for a return on that of
five per cent. Railway speculations had been the rage of the
day for some time past ; but he questioned much whether
any railway returned greater remuneration than that—
five par cent. ; he questioned whether any railway, however
prosperous and however well situated, connecting large towns
in its progress, could compete with the benevolence of their
object in reference to those whom it was most intended to
serve. For those who were to benefit by railways, those
who could afford to be passengers on them, were in easy cir-
cumstances but those whom they had joined to assist were
exposed to the most wretched circumstances, to noisome
discomfort, bringieg on disease, and not unfrequently ending
in premature death ; but all this they had the means of
alleviating, and five per cent. for their money besides. It
was no phantom they had taken up, nor was it a romantic
fancy; it was not the issue of a merely chivalric feeling.
They were not to imagine that it was a money-getting
speculation ; he believed it was as free from that,
as from being a romantic speculation at creating a
charity which had not the means of maintaining its own
existence. It had been calculated that the scheme they
had begun would return eight, nine, and even ten per
cent., but they thought proper to limit themselves
to 8 per cent., and to give whatever more might
accrue over to the same object. They guarded, on the one
hat d, against framing a money-getting speculation, for they
would thus have fru-trated their intentions towards the
classes whom they sought especially to benefit, and on the
other hand, for the sake of setting the example to others
who might be induced to follow them, they had guarded
against aiming at their object without getting a return for their
money. They were against having this understood to be what
is usually called charity. He (Lord Alorpeth ) did not un-
derrate charity, for so long as there were ouch occasions for

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PouTsatount, FRlDAT.—Arrangements are made for em-
barking, to-moriow,in the Rattler, Comet, and Echo steam-
vessels, 380 marines from this division, with about seventy
detachment., expected by
ock, and also for the im-
rtwn:ei eaant mediate
froma enmdb cca hrbki laadttri
ieoann:
ut on board the Superb,
,ao
fta
lalt ettlola
rboicelp
80, Captain Corry, at Spithead, which will sail if possible
to-morrow evening for Plymouth, there to embark another
detachment, and proceed thence to Cork. These men are
intended as a relief for the marine corps at present serving in
Ireland, which will return to Spitbead in the Superb.
Orders were received here on Thursday to fit the Belle-
rophon, 78, for immediate service. The dockyard riggers
were set forthwith to repair her lower and topsail yards.
On Friday she was brought from her moorings alongside the
jetty, to get her bowsprit in. On Monday the officers and
crew of the Rodney, 92, Captain Edward Collier, C. 8., will
he turned over to her to fit her with all possible dispatch.
She is to be completed as fast as possible to three months'
provisions and stores, and taken to Spithead, when the offi-
cers and crew of the R-dney will give her up to those who
will then be appointed to take charge of her, and return to
their own ship.
Three ships of the line are ordered to be fitted at the three
principal ports, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Sheerness, with
all possible dispatch ; it is understood to ascertain the pro-
bable time it would take to get the whole of the advanced
ships ready for sea. The officers and crew of a ship at
each port are to be turned over pro. tem, for that purpose,
from the execution of which they are not to be diverted on
any account whatever. The dockyard riggers mill fit the
lower and top-sail yards. and they, together with a gang of
labourers, will bring the rigging and other fittings to the
ship's side, in order that there may be no loss of time. The
Indus, 78, is the vessel to be fitted at Plymouth, and it will
be a point of honour with the officers in charge to be the first
ready.
The Superb, 80, Captain Corry, in pursuance of orders to
prepare for sea immediately bent sails yesterday.
The Bellerophon, 78, advance ship, was hauled down this
morning from among the ordinary alongside the jetty. All
her standing rigging, spars, &c., are on the jetty, ready to be
put on board.
The Wanderer, 14, Commander Somerville,
_hauled off from
the jetty to her hulk the Dryad, yesterday afternoon. She
has her topsail yards across.
The Sparrow surveying vessel, Commander Otte., left her
hulk yesterday, and moored off Blockhouse to complete
for sea.

its exercise, there would always be a fitness and a moral
beauty in its application. At the same time it was their
object to put the labouring population in such circum-
stances as might enable them to help themselves and main-
tain their independence. It was not their intention or wish to
injure the builder, they only wished to hold out an example
which he would do well to follow, aml would follow with
safety by putting up such buildings as the working man re-
quires, and has a right to demand. When therefore be had
cleared their way of all imputation of intention to
undersell the builder, cleared their way of oil risk
and all loss, and had secured a return for their
capital, he thought be might appeal to those in the meeting,
and to those out of it—to the moneyed men out of doors—
whether a great good might not thus be done—what an im-
mense mass of bloated evil might thus be entirely swept
awar.—(Hear, bear.) If they examined the reports laid
before the Commons' Committees, by the Health of Towns
Commission, or, better still, if they had allowed their eyes
to rest on the reality, if they bad allowed their feet to wander
into the haunts and back purlieus of the metropolis—if they
followed blighted manhood, decrepid old ago, and stunted in-
fancy into their -reeking haunts, the abode of filth
and fever—if they would then go over to those in
widely different circumstances, whose means enabled them
to surround themselves with cleanliness and with comfort,
with those advantages, in fact, which, as an association, they
could offer to the others, they would pot long hesitate be-
tween an act of benevolence, with profit to themselves, and
laying up their taleet in a napkin. Ile might quote them
the saving of the Emperor, that he found his capital built
of brick, and left it in marble, and they might outrival him
by transferring the worthy and the industrious from garrets
and from cellars to abodes conducing to their comfort and
their health and their moral and intellectual well-being.
His Lordship seconded the motion.

WOOLWICH, MARCH 6.—The Devastation steam-vessel,
Commander Crouch, has had the following officers and war-
rant officers appointed to her:—Lieutenant F. Maryat,
Lieutenant William Peel, son of Sir Robert Peel, Bart., First
Lord of the Treasury ; Mr. H. A. Moriarty, master ; J. Poole,
boatswain; William Sllorland, carpenter; G. A. Lance,
paymaster and purser; W. Bartlett, acting gunner; and
George N. Burt, first engineer.
The Phoenix steana.vessel, Commander Dennis, was docked
this morning, to have a false keel, to prevent her excessive
rolling.
The Sphynx steam-vessel was undocked on Wednesday,
and taken into the basin.

Lord EBRiNQTON moved, and Dr. SOUTHWOOD Sairru se-
conded, the adoption of the bye-laws which had been read
by the Secretary.
Lord F. EGERTON, in moving a vote of thanks to the
Chairman and the directors, said he could not do so without
expressing his entire approbation of the association. He
said they were proceeding in various parts of the metropolis
in widening the streets and making great improvements,
but these advanced with a crowd of attending evils, which
proceeded pari passu, like slaves in a Roman triumph, as
though they could not do good without producing much evil.
He had seen by Mr. Chadwick's pamphlet that the intro-
duction of the central terminus into the metropolis was cal-
culated to displace 50,000 inhabitants, and all those of the
poorer classes. He did not believe that more instructive
volumes could be found from end to end of the shelves of the

A marine belonging to the detachment set apart for the
Terrible steam-frigate was drowned yesterday evening, hay-
ing fallen into the river from the hulk where the seamen and
marines of the Terrible are accommodated, opposite the Wool-
wich Dockyard.

CHATITA3I, MARCH 6.—The Gloucester, 50 guns, which
was taken into deck on the 28th ult., to have her defects
ma3e good, and to be fitted for sea, has bad the whole of her
copper on her bottom stripped off, and she is to be newly
coppered.
1 he Raleigh, 50 guns, Captain Sir T. Herbert, K.C.8., is in
dock, fitting for sea. A number of artificers arc on board
busily engaged fitting officers' cabins, &c. The several officers
and crew belonging to this chip are at present stationed on
board the Hussar hulk. She is expected to be completed
next month,

library of the House of Commons than the five or six volumes
of reports alluded to. He had consulted these and other
volumes published by Mr. Chadwick, and he could not but
heartily concur in the object which had brought them
together.
Mr. COOPER seconded the motion, which was carried una-
nimously.
Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON acknowledged, on the part of
the director., their sense of the honour the meeting had done
them, and their continued attachment to the object of the
assnciation.

The Majestic, 80 guns, building, has hands again put on
:o get up the remainder of her frame timbers.

Mr. Sliyney, Mr. Finlaison, and Nfr. Soynbee severally
a•idressed the meeting, which then separated.

N NOoTRwICtgANT
CUSTOMS'OitiI R
LI
ANN .
theAcdoinslpnalticttheehlo,sf bpereinv3r,eccoeinnveedilaftorLTloryada'es: Prom tnhge
the officefo of
introcl
lowing :
Translation of Form of Declaration required by the 9th para-
graph 'of the Norwegian Customs' Law, to be delivered by
every master coming from foreign ports to a port in the
kingdom of Norway :
" I, K. K., master, coming from KK, and bound to K K,
with the ship K K, belonging to K K, in K K, of the burden
of K K, commerce, lasts, or tons, according to K K's register
of —, declare in this that I have the following, and not
more, nor other goo& :
" Marked K K, iftiv in' thirty hogsheads of wine.
ft ~ 20 is twenty pipes of brandy.
„ 10 Is ten ankers of brandy.
„ 15 is fifteen casks of coffee.
"Without mark s'is five baskets crockeryware.
It „ 12 is twelve bundles of hemp.
" For Ship's use.
• 2 is iwo barteli of tar,
1 is one barrel of pitch.
1 is one roll sailcloth.
lf is sixteen pound tallow candles.
100 is 06 thousand pounds bread.
2 .s tiVO barrels beef."
Tranplation gf, the 9th, 10th, and 26th st paragraphs of the
Chilterns jraWs Norws7., pasird Sept. 20, 45:
st vessel coming from abroad is
Paragraph 9.
• the kingdom, themaster shall be furnished
bound to a port in
With a declaration, composed and signed by himself, of the
cargo,
snits' previsions, and other ships' stores, which de-
claration he Bel to girl to the first custom-house officer
coming onboard." .
Falai the breve regulation, the King can allow such ex-
emptions a 6 her circumstances render necessary.
Paragraph 10. —a i declaration, the form of which as
-
stated under No. 2, can be cOfllpoied in any European lan-
guage, must be correct and particular. The undermentioned
rlpressiona of callys ' or enaballages,' are not sufficient ;
the master Must give the names of the sorts of emballages
as they are generally used in commerce, as A (wet casks),
V the casks are pipes, hogsheads, barrels, ankers, or to which
of these, or the other generally known sizes they are
reckoned in trade. B (dry goods) in casks, if they are
tubs, barrels, half- barrels, quarter-barrels, eighth-barrels, or
to whatever genera.ly known size they are reckoned. C
(goods) in other emballages, if they are in bales, packages,
bundles, cases, bwkets, tic. Goods for foreign parts, which
are inscribed in foreign weights or measures in the manifest
cocket, bill of lading or invoice, can, if the master produce
such document in conformity to the same, be inscribed de-
claration, either such as they were at the port of departure,
or at that time when the declaration was delivered to the
first Custom-house officer coming on board."
Paragraph 26.—" When the master wishes to discharge,
he gives notice at the custom-house to the collector, who
then, if the declaration is composed in the Norwegian lan-
guage, files it re his general manifest; on the other hand, if
it is in a foreign language, the master, when he enters to un-
load, must as general manifest deposit a translation of his
declaration, signed by himself."
If the master is not provided with a copy, whereby the
translation can be composed, the declaration delivered by
him can be borrowed to be used by him at the Custom-
house.

NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
ELECTION.
(PROM A CORRESPONDENT
FINAL STATE OF THE POLL.
Lord Henry Bentinck. Lord Lincoln
Mansfield . 399 15
Nottingham ... 857 .. 149
Nitttall 253 ... 11
Rek ford
Majority for Lord Henry fientinclf, 1,523.

The total re;istry is 8644
Deduct those supposed been neutral lOO

2)3546

Lord H. Bentinck polled
Deduct those who voted for him, who came
for Lord Lincoln, which may fairly be
§taled at lea§.t t•"t , r n 1720

Wouhi leave him in it minority tit • • •••• • "1.4:
1111::efore, as but a partial canvass had been made fbr Lora
Li . coin, no committees formed, and no polling for him
(except,the 21,80 Who iybreitieoAed t 9 On ,So;, tigt,i,tlpUreiPrin;
rattled hi Wedldi 'upon Lord. Henry 's snowing, ho,tt a Majefity
of &3, or theraabotits. And there can be no doubt if Lord
Lincoln had been a bond fide candidate—even after the close
of the poll in Mouth httt4l been
returned with a respectable majority. Lerd Henry's party
may as,ert that they could have polled more; but find
much difficulty in convincing the public of it: They had
M canvassed (actively) for ore than a fortnight, had plenty Of
attorneys etnployed, and fetched voters from all quarters, far
and near; Mid there is no doubt cleared their canvass books.
It is well known that on the morning of the second day of
polling; they ekpretsed fears lest; on that day; a rush might
be made for Lord Lincoln, Mid that they might be defeated,
Such were their feet's. N'orth itottinghtliiithlre ean return
free-traders Otte does not now appear a doubt; Lord H.
Bentinek has, at a good deal of trouble and expense, con-
vinced the public on thit point,-.*Ftont a Correspondent.

THE LATE MAJ‘)R BROADrOOT.—VVe ere requested
to state that the first report of the manner in which the late Major
Broadfoot met with his death (copied into the London and provincial
papers from one of the Imllan journals), namely. that he fell from his
horse and was speared by three Seikhs, is not correct. Private
letters, have been received from Sir Henry Harding° and also from
Mejor Brost:boors secretary, from one of which the following is an
extract:—" Ills end was caused by a shot through the heart, while
accompanying the (lovernor-Generalion the hattle;field of Ferozenhalt
on the 21st December. He was first wounded through both thighs,
but, with that gallantry which distinguished him through life, he again
mounted his horse, »hen almost immediately he was pierced through
the heart and the arm, and fell dead. His remaina were brought in
and buried with the usual honours at Ferozepore, in the presence of
the Governor-General." Thus fell Ulla able and gallant officer, in
the 39th year of his age.
THE MIDDLP.sEX NEW PRISON.—The first stone of
the new building, to be called " The Middlesex House of Detention,"
will be laid during the course of the ensuing month. The prison
spectors have furnished the designs. A correspondent informs us
that Mr. Grimsdell, of Sun-street, Bishopsgate, is the builder, and
that his contract amounts to 30,0001., independent of the old building
materials, which are calculated to be of the value of from 10,000/. to
12,0001. The builder is under terms to complete the prison in
eighteen months from the present time. The old prison, which has
been demolished, was erected iu the reign of James 11.—Builder.
ROBBERY AT THE APARTMENTS OF LORD BURGHLEY,
Sr. Soares COLLEGE, Camartrpoe.- —On Friday information was for-
warded to the Metropolitan and City Pollee station% that a number
of valuable articles of jeweilery had been stolen from the rooms oc-
cupied by Lord Burghley, :=,t. John's College, Cambridge. The
stolen property consisted chiefly of six sets of gold studs, and a
number of diamond and other pins. suspiCloll is ;Wt at present at-
tached day particalsr Luditclud.,
- - -

Sin. D. ROCHE, BART., FIRED AT.—We regret to
have to state that the above-named gentleman was fired at list
evening on his way home to Carass from this city, where he has been
attending as a grand juror of the county at our assizes. We have
again and again reprobated the conduct of the murderous assassin ;
and we again repeat that, instead of redressing any evils complained
of, it will bring down the vengeance of God upon the land. His
friends will be glad tm hvay that Sir David !Impact antiurt,744merick
?von