The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-23 00:00:00

THE_STTN, LONDON, TirtritsDAY EVENING, APRIL 281 Mt

Thtl CrATRMAN stated that Mr. Deflinne had stated that
he wise ready to answer any questions, and that he was ready
to submit a petition for signature.
Some conversation then ensued as to the real object of the
meeting, as several s't angers had just entered th- room, and,
The CHAIRMAN I aving again read the advertisement, seid,
that the gentleman who had convened the meeting was to
make a report, the materials of which they had not been
able to obtain, and they were ready, therefore, to submit a
petition for the signatures of the members present.
After some further conversation, the object of which was
to elicit the names of some particular directors, which Mr.
Dellinne refused to give,
The CHAIR3IAN thought that gentleman ought to be heard
to the erd of his statement.
Mr. DEFLINNE then read the petition which had been pre-
pared, and which Was intended to be presented to the House
of Commons, with a view to give greater efficiency to Lord
Dalhousie's Bill, the purport of which was, that the directors
had taken originally rive-eighths of the whole of the shares of
the company; that on the 16th of April last year the others
had come out at 5/. premium, on which a deposit of I/. is. 6d.
had been paid. On the 4th of October, a further deed was
prepared, by which it appeared that the directors had agreed
to take up the whole of the shares, which it was incumbent
upon them, but had actually taken up only one-eighth of
that quantity. The petition still further stated that its ob-
ject was to prevent a winding up of the Company without
an investigation of the conduct of the directors.
Air. DEFLINNE then moved the adoption of that petition
but it remained without a seconder; and a shareholder then
moved that the meeting adjourn till after the meeting which
the directors intended to call.

This was seconded ; but a further conversation ensued,
from which it appeared that this was the desire of the
meeting, with the addition that an opinion should be ex-
psessed, that the committee of shareholders ought to have
an opportunity of investigating the papers add accounts.
Mr. SOLOMON then moved an adjournment for a fortnight,
or three weeks.
Mr. JAMES then inquired whether any report bad been
issued from the Trent Valley office.
Mr. DEFLINNE said tliere had been no such report.
Mr. JAMES moved a resolution, which he was putting itito
writing, when
Mr. JOHNSON NEALE said that he had come there to give
all the information he possessed respecting the Company,
and he was the more desirous of doing so, because
he was anxious to refute a slander which had ap-
peared in the limning Chronicle, he believed in the
report of a statement made by Mr. Deffinne, which
went to the effect of saving that he had sold the in-
terests of the Company. Mr. Neale then went into an ex
planation of his conduct, which appeared to be perfectly
satisfactory that it had been in every way honourable. In
this statement it was shown that the Staffordshire Juncti.ai
had offered to abandon the Welsh part of their line, and to
give 15,0001. to take up all the dropped shares; and with
respect to the Shropshire Mineral Amalgamated Company
equal advantages were proffered; and on Mr. Neale's motion,
at a meeting of the directors, it was decided that the share-
holders should be called together in order to effect the amal-
gamation, but from that meeting the Manchester shareholders
had refrained from attending Such was the case, yet at a
susequent period those gentlemen had openly expressed
their disapprobation of the proceeding, and it was
not to be wondered at that after this the direc-
tors did not work well with the Manchester com-
mittee. As regarded the opportunity of investigating the
accounts, a meeting had been held on the 23d of January,
since which time the committee had enjoyed ample opportu-
nities of seeing th,m, but, in their corp.,rate capacity, until
the three weeks afterwards, when, by their own conduct, they
had precluded themselves from this benefit.
In reply to an inquiry, Mr. NEALE said he believed that
there was but little difference between the two deeds alluded
to, though he could not recollect precisely their terms; but
still he could say, from recollection, that he had been obliged
to hunt through them both.
Mr. DEFLINNE was about to reply to Mr. Neale's remark
on slander, and stated that he had been informed by a
large shareholder, but after some confusion he refused to
give the name, and the previous question was moved,
but Mr. Deffinne persevered, and proceeded to read a letter,
requesting his attendance in London to prevent amalgama-
tion with the companies alluded to. The letter ascribed
great blame to Mr. Neale; it was dated Carlton Club, and
signed H. P. Gibbs.
The whole of this affair seemed to be disapproved of by
the bulk of the meeting, and Mr. Neale, after requesting the
note, warned Mr. Defliune to retain the note, and to produce
it on a future day.
The resolution for the adjournment was then put, when
Mr. FIELD begged to know whether in the course of his
investigation of the accounts Mr. Neale discovered any rea-
son for the directors dissolving the Company, to which that
gentlemen replied that it depended upon whether the Com-
pany would put up with the losses already incurred.—(Loud
cries of " Dissolve, dissolve.")
Mr. CAELISLE said he was quite ready to take the money
u Well he could obtain from the directors, and he repudiated
any responsibility on account of the adjourned meeting.
Mr. FIELD then inquired whether it was Mr. Neale's legal
opinion that the whole of the money could be recovered from
the Directors, to which that gentleman replied that he should
not attempt any such process.
Mr. FIELD then moved that the resolution be amended so
as to state that the Directors having expressed their inten-
tion to call a meeting, that this meeting do now adjourn.
Mr. (of Huddersfield) expressed his approbation of
the amended resolution, and stated that he had the other day
seen Mr. Churchill, who had given him every opportunity of
investigating the books and accounts of the company, and he
believed that those gentlemen were highly honourable.
The motion was then carried almost unanimously.
On the motion of Mr. YATES, seconded by Mr. SOLOMON,
a motion was also almost unanimously carried, expressing
the thanks of the shareholders for that gentleman's assist-
ance, and their confidence in his honour.
Mr. NEALE briefly replied, thanks were voted to the
Chairman, and the meeting separated.

TATTERSAL.L'S-•THIS EVENING,

Six O'C LOC K.
CII ESTER -taken
14 to 1 agst Sweetmeat—taken
14 to 1 agst Weatherbit
20 to 1 agst Miss Burns
20 to 1 agst Vitula
20 to 1 agst Polish
30 to 1 agstiPedometer—taken
30 to 1 agst C'orranna
30 to 1 agst Inheritress—taken
30 to 1 agst The Magnet
40 to 1 agst Clumsy—taken
SO to 1 agst Glossy
2,000 GUINEAS WAKE:.
6 to 5 agst Tom Tulloch
4 to 1 agst lago
4 to 1 agst any other
DERBY.
9 to 2 agat Sting
5 to 1 agst Tom Tuiloch
25 to 1 agat Spithead
20 to 1 agst Brocardo
30 to 1 agst lago
40 to 1 agst Crown Prince

INIPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'clock.
THE SEES OF BANGOR AND ST. ASAPIL
The Bishop of ROCHESTER presented a petition
from the Dean and Chapter of RocLester against the
ution of the Sees of Bangor and St. Asaph.
The Bishop of HEREFORD presented several pea-
ions to the same effect.
The Bishop of BANGOR presented similar petitions.
SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON

SUNDAY.
Lord KENYON presented a petition from the church,
wardens, the overseers, and guardians of the parish o.
Lambeth, praying that a better observance of the Sal).
bath might be enforced in the case of tradesmen.
The Bishop of SP. DAVID'S presented a petition
from the parish of Swabey, in the county of Lincoln, to
the same effect.

The Marquis of ANGLESEA presented similar pe-
titions.
ENIPLOYMENT OF DISCHARGED CRIMINALS.
The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S presented a petition
from the mayor, the aldermen, and town council of the
borough of Carmarthen, praying that occupation might
be found for prisoners on their discharge, so that they
might nut to thrown back upon their former vicious
courses.

Lurd WHARNCLIFFE preEented a petition to the
same effect.

CORPORATION FEES.
f The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
the corporation of coopers in Glasgow, complaining
that by the Act. contemplated by the Government the
enforcement of fees on taking up a trade in the city of
Glasgow was done away with. The petitioners were
thus exposed to the influx of competition, and they bad
no power of checking such a ruinous extenbion in their
trade. He (the Duke of Richmond) thought that while
these fees were exacted in London and Glasgow shcuid
not form the exception.
s Lord CAMPBLLL would be happy to see that these
fees were abolished over the country.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented similar petitions
from the Corporation of Hanamermen.
Lord BROUGHAM presented similar petitions from
the skinners and glovers, to the same effoetpe . SUNDAY SPIRIT TRADING.
Lord COTTENHANI presented petitions against ti e
sale of intoxicating spirits on Sunday.
THE CORN BILL.
The Duke of:RICHMOND presented a petition from
the ministers of the Presbytery of Lorn, in the Synod
of Argyll, complaining that, es their stipends were de-
pendent upon the market price of corn, the Government
Bill would injure them, and they prayed, therefore, that
such measure should not be permitted to
TAX ON INSURAN pass into a law.
The NOBLE Dux presented a p CES.
etition from Forretaxs,
in the north of Scotland praying for a repeal of this .
THE NEW POOR-LAW,
The NOBLE DUKE also presented a petition from a
place, the name of which vv.a did not hear, praying that
in the New Poor-law Bill a clause might be added
making it imperative on the officers to provide a super-
annuation fund.

THE CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
l'ays!n.,,y, in Suss x, agtiii::3t the Charitable Trusts Bill.
Lord KINNAIRD presented a petition from the Re-
ligious Tract Association against the same measure.
Lord COTTENHAM presented a petition from the
governor and officers of St. George's Hospital, praying
that that institution might be exempted from the ope-
ration of the Act.

Lord STRADBROKE presented a petition from a
congregation ofindependent Dissenters to the same effect.
Lord STRANGFORD presented a petition from the
Skinners Company, against th ! same Bill.
' Lord DENMAN presented similar petitions from 33
Thptist, and nearly 1,000 Dissenting congregations in
England and Scotland.
Lord CAMPBFLL presented similar petitions from
the Sadlers Company, and the Deaf and Dumb Asso-
ciated Charity.

Tho Earl of DA: noustE then rose to introduce his
Bill, coliccrotog the dis:,olutiun of railway companies,,
notice of which he had given I,cf ,re Enter, and
also to propc•se a series of res,tlutions identical
with those propose.'. by Sit H. PEEL in the House of Com-
mons, which have already apyeared in The Sun. The. Noble
Earl, in his speech, recapitulated the arguments used by Sir
PEEL, and coucluded by proposing his resolutioua.

posele, but it must justify cur gising these parties an ..p-
-' porrunity of saying whether or, n, on first censideration
seiesdt.rection of their lines.
they can r Hi wish to
got:,
b furs t tau,ri:c,enst
,er
thepr
e.„i el,O in the p'per to which I ton reteereee, by
an ad ver,isenient from the Louden arid York Itaikvey
Cetr.p,ns. That this measure on the cost of tm.ny of
the nettles nrcessary in the eenstru eiou of railways has
produced rue effect with respect to the value of stock on
mane' companies. I find it stated that in the case of
leveret railway companies the premium on the
shares in 4145 before the obtaining of the Bill was
obtained decreased to a discount in 1816, when
the calls were being made, and I think, on mature con-
sideration, that in some of the cases where Bills
have been obtained, and where in eensequence of
increased cost, or increased competition, and where
there is a material differenee between the prices
paid and those which can row be realised
that the parties purchasing these sh3res
ought to have a fair opportunity of consideration.
It appears from this statement that the shares at' the
Caledonian Railway, 10/. paid up, eure at a pre-
mium of let befOre the passing or the Bill. Since the
Bill has been obtained, the shares are, however, at a
discount of 3/. 6s. There are several ether railways
in a similar position, according to this sta+enient. I
will not detain the House by reading to it the names
of these railways. But in eve ry case sheres in railways
which bore a considerable premium previt us to obtain-
ing the Bill, have since they have received the sanction
of the Legislature, fallen to a very considerable dis-
count. This is the case of Bills which have already ob-
tained the santion of the Legisfature. With respect to
the Bills now before the House, I apprehend the
same apprehension applies. It is ch,ar, how-
ever, that there are many projected railways
which. when first proj -cted in the month of October,
1845, with respect to which the same sum could not
now be obtained on the sale of shares.-- (Lang liter.)
This state of thing-, therefore, differs most materially
from the state in whic4 they were placed in October,
1845. I apprehend that our object is not to encourag
enterprises unprofitable to the parties eligsged in them ;
n
e insider, one reason why we
sheuld
atot thate is
parties interested an *•pportunity of re .considerirg
he' ion, and apprising us of their opinions upon
ttlieerubject. Now I have mentioned these considera-
tions, which I think should have scene weight with this
!louse. '1 he first reason to which I have alluded is the
enormous amount of capital which, with whatever reduc-
tion you may make in the amount 0. Bills, must be pledged
by the Legislature to railway enterprise. The second
reason why. I think we are called upon to interfere, is
the greatly increased , price in the articles reauired for
the construction of railways, and the great difference in
the present value of shares, compared with that which
they bore when the projects were originally started.
The third reason, I apprehend, is to be found in the fact
of the anxious desire of many parties to relieve
themselves from their engagements and liabilities
with resp..ct to these enterprises, I understand that a
great number of the parties connected with these under-
takings entertain a very sincere desire to have the op-
portunity afforded them of relasing themselves from the it
engagements.—(Hear, hear.) I must say, that in the
present state of the laws relating to incohate railways,
some alteration is nee, wary.—(Hear, hear.) The laws
relating to incohate rsiiway companies not
having received the sanction of the Legislature,
is not one which should long continue. By the present
law the ba!!ilities of parties are very great, and the
power of the directors and the provisional committee is
very great. So far as I can judge, there is no effectual
control over the acts of the provisional gentlemen and
directors. I have received letters from various persons,
I shall not give their names, but any Honourable
Member can see the original letters, and if
the statements contained in them be correct, there
are proceedings on the part of those which do
most certainly require some Parliamentary interference.
This gentleman states, in a letter which I. received yes-
terday, that a great proportion of the new companies
had been holding back large numbers of their shares
for the purpose of " rigging" the market. In one in-
stance out of 42,000 share 8,000 were kept bank.
In another, out of 100,000, 10,0000 were kept Leek, and
in another a clear half of the shares were reserved and
sold out when the markets ranged high. But the last
statement in this letter is really most extraordinary.
It is stated that in the case of one railway which
is mentioned several thousand pounds were taken out of
the banker's hands to rig the market, that is to say,
out of the 10 per cent. paid by the shareholders as de-
posits, money was withdrawn for the purpose of bring
invested in the purchase of shares to raise the price
of the scrip.--(Hear, hear, and latighte r.) In the case
of some companies, it is mentioned that when parties
applied for shares they were told that all the shares had
been alletted and taken up, while in truth trot a singl.
share had been issued —(Hear, and laught r.) I am
quite sure that no respectable company comet have heel.
guilty of such cruet:edit ga as these, but stiil it is conti-
&no), asserted that these practises have been indulged
in by many of the existing companies which
are now before the public.—(Hear, aid cheers.)
Really it parties will not take care of their own interests
t is inapos-ftle for the Government to take care of them.
(Hear, hear.) Ido not think that they wilt gain any -
ihihg try the withholding of their names ; but really it
Perliement gives them the power of releeeieg them-
selves, and they do net avail them& Ives of that privilege,
then I think they will not de ei ve any of our se ii-
pathy ur cetninisseratien —uheers ) All that we
can do is to give them an opportunity of stating tairl3,
.• This was a moment of excitement, in a hick I sp, cti
lated to the extrnt that I have done, arid if Parliament
gives me the opportunity of repenting, and of re-
:easing myself trout those engagements, I a ill
gladly do so." And I think that nu false sense
•of shame sh ,uld prevent them from doing so.
But this I do say, that if provisienal committees
er directors continue to traffic in these shares we shall
be called upon, in justice to the public, to subject their
conduct to strict inquiry, for I do not believe that per-
sons acting under such circumstances are exempt from
Parliamentary Loud cheer.)—and that in-
quiry foundation of future legislation in
vt,ili be thiceq uiry•—(
respect to these inchoate companies. I really treliese
that it may be necessary for us, as the foundation of
such legislation, to expose these transactions— (Cheers)
—and to lay them hare before the world as a guide to
other parties who shall be inclined to speculate in such
w.) Nithow'rSeisP the law is in a very un-
rcet to thine inchoate
I do not believe that with re-
any
rssmala atie it:et
tte:aaryest ts.
to
r_r y(aCa his
Cet atear)eorme.s
which has not obtained its
Act. I very much doubt, I say, whether such parties,
before they have obtained the assent of the Legislature
to their Bill, have it in their power to dissolve their
Company.—(Hear, hear.) 1 b..lieve the general
principle of the law to be this—that those matters
are guided, not by the State, but by the corn-
mon law ; and if either shareholders or scripholders
were unanimous as to the expediency of dissolving their
company before they obtain their Act, that they have it
in their power to do so. But I believe that without a
perfect unanimity to that effect it is impassible
for them to do so ; because, in the first plsce, the original
shareholders may not be the holders of the present shares
been
and I believe that no case of' this kind has as yet been
settled that a company can under such circumstances
dissolve itself without the consent of the whole of the
power hasshareholders. providentially Now, it inay be in some cases that
taken to dissolve
a company before they have obtained theilAct.—( Hear.)
I believe that in many cases there is no remedy as to
the time in which that assent shall be given, and it
would not at all follow that the rejection of a
railway Bill in the course of the present session would
enable the directors, or any other parties in a
company, to dissolve that company.—(llear, hear.)
If such be the case, and that the deed did not contain a
special clause to the coetrary—and I need not say that
it very seldom hat pens that these deeds do contain
such special exceptions—if the power of the Directors
be AO imperfect as not to enable parties to
a company to retire if they should deem fit, then I say
that state of things required a remedy.—(Hear, hear.)
What may be done hereafter upon this sub j. ct
will depend on future circumstances, but I am now
'beating with the state of things as I find
them at present, and I do think that the state of the law
in this respect, is suet' as to require the intererence of
the Legislature.—(Hear, hear.) There hare been se-
veral discussions in the courts of law upon the powers
rf joint-st. rk companies, I articularlj in reference
o railway companies, and there w,s an Act
passe d in the mouth ef December, 1844, which cetiferred
some very unportatit powers on Joint Stock Companies,
That act, in one of its claims, provides that compaides
proceed with what is called provisional registration be,

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tore they can do any Other act ; but in resp• ct to
Companies which did not require tin- sancfioa of Par-
liament,nt,haatifillcutotrielqtuhiartes
"
be hat
tne the is
scalled comp'ete re-
giatranon, power of the di-
but in railway
21:tp•cptititerss
tios
aciiit cuom:l7).•priabneied.
s, Provisional. registration
for the sanction of Parliament stands in place of that.
com-
plete othattht•
But then this important question has :ins n in the
Pvait,ti,lens
he completehad
s,,ld seri registration is not necessary,
country, nanatly. .—whether the transfer of Aar( s
in an inehoaf e company, or in other words,
the sale of scrip was legal. In a certain case
a party brought an action against another to
S-w-r-
t filile
doubts ap Ie
arhaailwea sabyto, evne
under
scrip The defendant alleged, that
the 7th and Bth Victoria, railways were included,
~i 1 e Ax t
exempted r
registratione fo re in; this
railwayb oct as e
thetici there
p,
,trodaunryt not,eslie,d gue
aicabtliciyd i edetnwrd
transfer.
theme
and seeing
edeci • is •
sum strictiy proper ; but the transaction has,
in conse
le •
the purpose of
quence of that decision, been invested with a
B,gal character, and has obtained a legal sanction.
een'g the defects, however, which have attended
taese transactions in scrip and the defects which have
companyroruniteedr,ta
ial7ne. dads i tnah a t the
been found in the law respecting railway matters,
from •
to throw
improvident speculation, her Majesty's
Government
measure
for have thought proper to originate a
also the defects which have resulted
railway
this
• state of things. This is the time when such an in-
terference becomes necessary, and had we attempted it
before, we would have laid ourselves open to the charge
putting an end as far as possible to
of having done so prematurely. We do not propose
that with regard to all companies,
any schemes that may be attended with public advau-
any arbitrary obstacle in the promotion of
ta4e, but to ascertain the wishes of parties who have
of those wishes may operate check against many
Bills before Parliament. The very expression
as a
pose to bring in an Act of Parliament to provide
schemes which are not of a bond fide character. We pro-
enable a number, end a very
cir-
cumstanced, all railway speculations, a power shall be
no matter how
given to seriph.Aders to dissolve the dompany under cer-
tain conditions. This we 'propose to effect, first by Bill
and then by sessional order. We shall propose to
share-
holders, say five, to address a requisition to the directors
small number of the

or tnenagine committee of the company, requiring them
to call a meeting of the subscriber,, f.r the
pupae of esc,r taing their views as to
pros. tiding with the Bill or giving :it up.
We propos- that it shall be obligatory en the managing
ceininittee to call that treeting. We shall take
.pre-
cautions ttr,t due notice of that in eting she:} he g.een.
thelt. thein eett%nga,eillyisse cdloailimitutc:erodsuheiewldprorveisfii%es tow
which
shall ensure its being called. We shall then propose
that at that meeting a number of scripholders, either of
original shares or shares- that have been sold, holding
shares to the amount of more than one-half of
the whole shares originally issued, shall determine
whether the company shall proceed or not. But as it
must be very difficult to have a meeting which shall re-
present one half of the capital stock of the company, we
purpose that a meeting of shareholders, represent-
ing one-third of the capital stock issued, shall
be capable of dissoluir.g the Company, provided that
the persons presont holding three fifths of the shares in
value, those persons veting either personally or by
proxy, shall signify their desire to dissolve the Company.
We take, therefore, this security that the me. tine
shall not be packed, as we shall require that the stet k
represented at the meeting shall not be less than the third
of the whole capital. It may be that at that meeting
the amount of stock represented aid n-t he one
third, and in that cause there will be a power of
adjournment to another day, after due notice of
the ultimate result of the two meetings, provided
that one-third of the capital stock be re-
presented, and how the majority voting shah
consist of three-fif hs of the meeting, shall b. raken
decision. In order to prevent the applications of re-
served shares to an undue influence at the me, ring, se
propose that the scrip to he represent. d shall be scrip
that was issued prior to the 31st of March. With re•
-pest to set ip, iu reeard to which purchases Lave taken
Glace, the only security which we can take is to
require that also shall have been issued before
the 31st of March. Now, connected with this Bill an
ancillary to it is the sessional order which I have
now to propose. I believe that some such resolution is
abso!utely necessary in order to give due elf et to the
Bill—because it is imposeiWe net to hires:re that sonic
time must elapse before this Bill is passed into a law.
Unless each House of Parliament makes sane regula-
tion with their assent being gist* n to these Bills, in some
oompanie., which I am sure are no specimen tif the genensi
class of conapeniesalie dire eters and parties interested mae
Press their Bill unduly on the censid. ration of the 'blouse.
It is manifest that many of the parties have a direct in-
terest in passing their Bill into a law. This, I say, is to
be expeeted, uniier the circumstances. I believe ;hat it
many cesei it the Bills should receive the sanction of l'a -La-
ment, the ffrst thing that. would take place afterwards woe!,
be to dissolve the companies, for it is my belief that
many of these lines of railway are not intended to be
made. Well. then, if that is to be the ultimate result
of many of these schemes, is it not, I say, hest that the
should not conje before Parliament at all. I propose tha:
this shall Ise remedied by havin such a meeting of each
company as I have already stated, and that at such
meeting if it shall be carried that the Bill is not to b.
proceeded with, then I say this want of sanction on the
part of the shareholders must he binding. I shall not
trouble the House by reading the Bill at length which
her Majesty's Ministers proposed for their con-
sideratioc. I presume you aro already ac-
quainted with its provision. I believe there
are many Bills entire.), unopposed, Land I am
of Opinion that many of them might pass without Par-
liament interfering at all, from the very fact of there be
ing no opposition. I believe that many of the Bills will
not be of tiny public benefit, and the country can sustuin
no loss by such schemes being abandoned. I can state
that there is a valley through which eleven different
railways are contending to pass, and there are elevee
companies specifically registed for those lines. Now
it is well known that Parliament will not pass more
than one line. I think that unless we have the
evidence of the sanction of the scripholders, as
proposed by. this Bill, for earrving on the
schemes, we should not allow them to proceed.
Now, Sir. I admit that this is a subject of the greatest
importance ; but instremi of again pressing a Commit-
tee to make a district list of Bills, w pith ought, in their
estimation to receive the sanction of Parliament, during
the present session. Her Majesty's Government, with
a deep sense of the inconvenience which may ensue, i'
there is no interference with the speculation which has
taken place—with a deep conviction of the advantages
which will be gained by the course they have adopted
namely, that the renewed consent is per& ctly legiti-
mate—that it is no dangerous principle of interfeceees
with private capital, and if sanctioned by the House, is
likely to release, for investment in profitelile business.
and in other dealings, a vest amount of capital now
locked up from the purposes of trade, leading to unpro
titsible expenses—namely, in payments to engineers, and
in payments to solicitors—(Cheer)—in a mass of Bills
which will not finally receive the sanction of this
douse.—(Hear, hear.) I commit these resolutions
to the consideration end decision of the Hi use ; and
whatever may be the result of that eecision, I shall feel
satisfied that her Majesty's Cloverement. have do- e their
duty in permitting no time to he lost in iningieg thes.•
matters before the House.—(Cheers.) The Right Hen.
Baronet then resumed his real, after proposing the fol-
lowing r.. solutions :-
1. That this house will not read a third lime any Bill that
empower any company (whether intended to be incorporated
by such Bill, or eh eadv incorporated by Act of Parliament to
construct a railway, unless three clear clays before the third
reading, there shall have been deposited at the Private Bill-
,duce, there to be open to the inspection of all parties, a cer-
tificate signed and authenticated in a manner hereinafter
mentioned, and comprising the particulars hereinafter ex-
pressed, and stating the following facts. &c
1. That a copy the Bill was submitted to the con-
sideration of a meeting of the scripholders of the com-
pany, or (in case of a company already incorporated) of
the shareholders cr stockholders of the company, ape
cially called fer that purpose.
2. That. such meeting was called by advertisements.
inserted once in each of two o iisecntive weeks. in the
Landon Gazette (if the railway be an English or Scotch
railway), in the Louden and Dublin Gazettes (if the
railway he an Irish railway), and in each case, in at
least three London daily newspapers, and not less than
three times in each such paper, in each of such two con-
secutive weeks.
3. In the case of the company being intended to be
incorporated by the Bil! :—That such meeting was con-
stituted of persons producing thereat, scrip of the corn-
hnoiciipti.tae(t.rit:3l:roerepeesenting not. less than one-third part of the
whole capital proposed to be raised by the company
under the Bill (such scrip having been actually issued,
or the deposits in respect thereof having been paid before
the 31st of March in the present year.)
4. In the case of the company being already incor-
porated : That such meeting was held, except so far as
is herein otherwise provided, according to the constitu-
tion of the company, and was constituted of shareholders
or stockholders thereof competent to vote at the of ifinary
meetings of the company, and representing either per-
sonally or at; proxies not less than one third part of the
whole capital or stock of the company. "
5. That at such meeting the Bill was epproved of by
persons producing thereat scrip equal to at least do ee-
fifths of the total amount of scrip produced at the meet-
be*, the votes being given and computed according to
the constitution of the company.
11. That for the purposes of this order it shall be compe-
tent for the chairman of any meeting called in pursuance
thereof in the event of the above prescribed quorum of scrip
shares or stock (as the case may be) not being represented
at such meeting, to cause the votes of the persons consti-
tuting the said meeting, approving or not approving of the
Bill, to be taken and recorded, and then to adjourn the
same to some clay, hour, and place to be declared by the
chairman, such day not being less than three days, and not
more than ono week, from the original day if meeting; and
such day, hour, and place. being in the meantime advertised
twice in each of three London daily newspapers; and at
such adjourned meeting it shall al-ci be competent to the
chairman thereof to cause to be taken and recorded the
votes of such of the persons constituting the saute as have
not voted at the original meeting; and the total amount of
votes given at the original and adjourned inee;iiig shall be
received as ifgiven at one and the saute meeting.
That such certificate shall also comprise, in a tabular
fbrm, the following particulais
1. The day, time, and place of the meeting, and of the
adjourned meeting (if any).
2. The dates of the insertion of the advertisements
for the meeting, and the names of the newspapers
in
which they were inserted.
3. The names and addresses of the persons producing
scrip at the meeting.
(Se in the case of a company already incorporated :
The tames and addresses of the shareholders or stuck-
holders present ar the meetings
4. The detiotit'g numbers, and the anuest of the scrip
respectirey produced by the persons so prouucieg tha
same at the meeting:—
Or, in the case of a ccmpany already incorporated :
t by
(irile:pse'lri.'tle. ils.,geleelnirsmetencesre, igtv fact ot.ifeltehta:
shareholders
,elailiarueepenhliptoisri
lo:tle.,faroisrsoloirhair.ne
stockholdersotnii.ierapsesp‘tr.ioicri.aka:
al tostebtfledait:iedlo:r
rttiolaclaasielimoualyi stockholderst
(ab,
ftet),e.
c.
rty! 1,1 itgli ert(l)sideet:'several
iat meeting,l,7m Pe
er:
ing, and the a moun ttrhioief oittno.
tp:riiiiedaunce:em;iht.f
incorporated,
meeting, and the anemia thereof sorepp
ieniii4re:efin:heiel, o 3 company
pers,,n or by rorfoxsl,laartes theo
Itio)ri,e)
already
persons approving of the Bill.
7 The total amount of the capital
proposed to be
raised tmy the company under the Bill ;or the case of
a company already incorporated, the total amount of the
capital or stock of the company.
IV. That such certificate shall be signed by the chair-
man of the meeting and by one of the solicitors the
and the authenticity of such certificate shall
.-
the
depositing le
by the signature of the Parliamentary agent
same. reslee.ntpeedrsobs.

Mr. F. FFRENCH rose to make some remarks with
respect to Irish Bills. The House would remember that
at an early period of the session, the Hight. Hon. Gentle-
man referred to the railway Bills connected with Ireland,
and stated that their Bills should be first sent to the House
of Lords, and then to that House. At the present moment
there were forty-three Irish Bills before the House of

Lord,,tive of s hich were waiting for a third reading, and
although he had not the slightest objection to the course
pursued by her Majesty's Government, he could not help
stating that the promoters of these Bills would be sub-
jected to considerable hardship if the resolutions,
av now worded, received the sanction of the
House—for instance, the three Bills to which he had
alluduel would be unnecessarily retailed. All her

Majesty's Government had a right to call upon the pro-
moters of a railway Bill to do was this—that
prior to the third reading of a Bill or its
passing, that the decision of a majority of
the shareholders should be obtained to its passing.
He would recommend that all Bills that originated in
that House should not be detained for their third read-
ing, but that it should be competent for theta to pro-
ceed, and that the same principle should be fairly carried
out in reterenoe to the Irish Bills that had com-
menced in the Lords—namely, that they be
allowed to pass there, and not be tied up
from proceeding for the space of three weeks, as such
an order would be the bourse of vast inconvenience to

u APARTMENTSst
taken AT
pplace,
WlNDSORagreeably
eeCaAb Si
yT L
toC —an
'iardlisteirr)lation;
A Tri He
new STATEarrangement
awsai;
signed
ebyL oh?! Chamberlain
with reference
rtiefseJreeidice b3t'o
passible, the hawking about if those tickets
Earltlie ticketsli el
viewing the State Apartments of the Castle. In order to
far p'
prevent, asas .
in the streets of 11 indsor, and the impositions practised upon
those victors to the town who may be unprovided with the
Lord Cliamkerllin's orders, these tickets for the future will
be available for only one week from the period at which
they are dated. They are also for the future not to
be transferable. It is also stated that, at a very earl
period, an arrangement will be made, so that the admissions yto the state apartments will be procured by the public, at
the office of Mr. Roberts, the recently appointed Inspector
of Palaces, in the department of the Lord Chamberlain.
The number of tickets, each to admit seven persons, issued
by the four establishments in London, where they
to be procured, since the Ist of January (the day on which
the new arrangement came into operation), up to Saturday
last, exceeds three thousand,
ST. JOHN'S GATE.—The owners of
,this ancient strut-
ture have relinquished the idea of compoing the gate, and
have determined to re-case it with stone where defective.
The ornamental portions, such as embattlements, lables, &c.
are to be restored by the public, under the direction of the
committee and Mr. W. P. Griffith, architect:—The Builder.
THE NIGHTINGALE.—This charming ster, for
whose melodious notes the Trumpington•road is soon"renowed, has
begun to pour forth its " jug .jug" iu our neighbourhood earlier than
usual this year. Last week it was heard, and by this time it is almost
euiumou.— Cambridge Chronicle.
Prepir4ti,as are. (wing made for the reception of the
ministers, nearly 500 in number expected to attend the
Wesleyan ContereitlCe, Which will be held this year iu Jiristol.
Bristol diurnal.

7 ‘,..---- - —,...
NAVAL IN TELLiGENCE,
POIITSMOUTIL APRIL 22.—The St. Vincent, 190, Captain
Sir Richard Grant, tank the flag of Admiral Ogle from the
Victorious hulk yesterday, and this morning the latter hauled
off to her usual moorings. The st. Vincent is now ready to
go to Spithead whenever the tides will allow her. We have
much pleasure in announcing that Sir Richard Grant will go
to sea in her. Thirty extra riggers belonging to this dock-
yard were discharged into the St. Vincent yesterday, towards
completing her complement, which will be made up to 950,
by extra marines.
The Winchester, 50, Captain Eden, flag of Rear-Admiral
the Hon. J. Percy, was inspected and mustered at Spithead
yesterday, by Admiral Percy, for the Commander-in-Chief;
the crew were exercised in target practice, and showed Con- i
siderable proficiency in gunnery. She came into harbour this
morning to be dismantled prior to being paid off. Admiral
Percy struck his flag last evening at sunset. She sailed into
harbour hi gallant style. Two days before she left the Cape,
the Helena, 16, Commander Sir C. Ricketts, Bart., sailed from
Simon's Bay tor a cruize in the Mozambique Channel, and
the Cleopatra, 26, Captain Wyvill, left on the 11th of Feb.
for the same waters.
The Royalist, 10, Commander Ogle, anived at Singapore
from Miudura on the lith of February, and sailed on the
26th for Sarawak.
The Diligence, naval transport, went to Devonport yes-
terday with the stores fur that dockyard, and supplies for the
Irish squadron.
Sir 1, . Burnett, 11. D., K.C.11 , F.R.S., Director-General
of the Medical Department of the Navy, arrived at Hasler
Hospital on a visit of inspection on Monday.
The Vulture steam frigate, Captain M•Dumill, left Singa-
pore on the 10th of February for Hong-Kong.
The Janus steamer was towed ( !) out of the harbour to
Spithead by the Echo tug this morning early. She is
manned by a crew from the Victory, and commanded by
Mr. Flinn, master of that ship. She will " sail'. for Wool-
wich as soon as the wind becomes favourable.
The Queen, 110, and Albion, 92, are on their way from
Devonport to Spithead, to join the experimental squadron.
APPoINTIIIENTS.
Commander J. J. M‘Cleverty (1842), who was midship•
man of the Ai ia, at Navanne, arid commanded the Hon.
East India Company's steamer Phlegethon, at the taking
of An.oy and Cningliae in 1841, and at the destruction of
the Chinese fire rafts e Chinghae, taking of Woosucg and
Charghae, and the city of Ching Keang-Foo in 1842, is ap-
pointed to command the Polyphemus steam-sloop at Wool-
wich.
Commander Henry Chads (1845, son of Commodore Chads,
late of the Cambrian, and now in command of the Excellent
gunnery ship and the .14)3 al Naval College at this port), who
was Senior Lieutenant of the Harlequin, and was severely
wounded when in command of ber boats in a desperate en-
counter with pirates on the coast of Sumatra, in 1844, is ap-
pointed to command the Styx, steam-sloop, on the coast of
Africa, vice. llornhy, invalideit with injured sight from the
, ore,ts (.1 the glimate.
Lieutenants—J. Seccombe (1842), to the Queen, appoint.
'Tient to the Vernon cancelled; W. J. Deaue (1843), to the
Persian.
Second Masters--W. H. Bourchier, to the Griffin ;R.
Smith, to the Belleisle.
Assistant-Surgeous--C. Roberts, to the Pique ; Francis
M'Aree (acting), of the Vindictive, to the Hyacinth ; Alfred
Jaekson (acting), from the Victory, to Hasler Hospital; A.
-Lillie, to the Grittbn.
Master's Assistant—C. P. Campbell, to the St. Vincent.
Midshipman—J. H. E. Wemyss, to the Retribution.
Mr. Harvey, boatswain of the St. Vincent, is appointed
master rigger of Portsmouth dockyard, in the room of Mr.
Maitland, recently superannuated.
SHEERS:IMS, APRIL 21.-1. he Trafalgar, 120, flag-ships
Captain J. N. Nutt., got under way on onday morning,
from the Nore, and had proceeded as far as the Mouse, when
the wind freshening from the N.E., she was compelled te
bring up, where she remained till to-day, when the wind
having moderated, the Monkey nod Fearless steamers took
her in tow through the Swin channel to the Downs.
The Brilliant, 22, Captain R. B. Watson, C.B , being com-
pletely titted for se.', was discharging from the basin cn
Fri,:ay. She is a noble to kung craft; with all her guns and
stores on board, with the exception of her powder and a
portion cf her shot, she draws about 16% feet of water for-
ward, and 18% att., and carries her midship port nearly 8
feet from the water's edge. She will complete the adjust-
ment of her compasses to-day, go to the Nine to-morrow,
, and sail on Friday for Spithead.
The Emerald cutter, Second Master Beach, arrived from
Portsmouth yesterday, with supernumeraries. She goes to
Chatham to-day, to wait the paying off of the Warspite, 50,
when she will convey her marines to their division at Ports-
mouth. •
The Griffin, 6, brigantine, Lieutenant Commander C E.
Wilmot, is already all atamit in the basin, haying been
rigged by the dockyard riggers. Her complement of matinee
joined to-day front the Chatham division Only one or two
se.nien have as yet entered tor her.

TUESDAY" NIGHTS GAZETTE.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
J. King, draper, Kingston upon-Hull—third div. of id.
in the pound, and those creditors who wt re two late to prove
lin- the first and secend div. may also receive 3s. 4d. and Bd.
in the pound in addition, on any Wednesday after April 22,
at the office of -dr. Freeman, Leeds.
T. Humphrey, sen., and T. Humphrey, jun., shipwright/.
Kingston-upon- Hull—second div. of iLid. in the pound, and
those who were too late to prove fur the first div. may re..
ceive 2s. 6d. in the pound in addition, on any Wednesday, at
the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds.

•
S. and J. Knight, calico dealers, Manc'nester—final div
of eleven-sixt, enths of a Fenny in the pound, on any TueM
day, at the office of Mr. Putt, Manclnater.
V. G. Taylor and E. Guy, hosiers, Liverpool—first div. of
9s. in the pound, en any Wednesday, at the office of MT.
Morgan, Liverpool.

J. and T. Biithey, merchants, Sheffield—second div. of 6d.
in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hop*
Leeds.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Ilaokruptcy, Basinghall-street.
W. Attwater, dyer, Devonshire-street, Queen-squinllo
May 12, at half-past one—J. Johns, conf.tctioner, Grosvenor..
street West, Pimlico, May 12, at twelve--J. Hamilton, win!
merchant, King-treet, St. James's, May 12, at elevenll4 Maclean, cloth factor, Basinghall-street, May 15, at one—a C. Green, stationer, Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, May 12, i$
hall-pabt one,

In the Country.
G. Perry, coachbuilder, Stroud, Gloucestershirc., May 19,
at eleven, at the Bristol Ustriet Court—W. nnilinson, jullt
money enlivener, Nantwich, Cheshire, May 12, at eleven, at
the Liverpool District Court—J. Clarke and J. Philipet
bankers, Leicester.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to

the contrary, on iheday-herein mentioned.

J. IL Neck, outfitter, Poplar, May 14—S. Stocker, sem,
hydraulic engineer, Seckford-street, Clerkeuwell, May l 4—
P. Owen, Miller, Liverpool, May 14— G. Perry, coachbuilder;
Stroud, Gloucestershir, May 18—G. Dardier, merchant,
Liverpool, May 14—J. Walton, coal merchant, Liverpo4
May 12—J, M•Gibbon, shoemaker, Liverpool, May 12—J.A•
H. Jee, insurance broker, Liverpool; May 12—I. Roberar
grocer, Mold, Flintshire, May 12—J. Hill, currier, Birmilig"
ham, May 15—S. Rhodes, worsted spinner, Bradford, York-
shire, Slay 14—J. Sykey, hosier, Doncaster, May 12—J.
Joplin, draper, liishopwear mouth, Durham, May 12—W.
Davis, plasterer, Strangevrays, Lancashire, May 12—R. E.
Walker, ship broker, Liverpool, May 10—C. Rose, dyers
Leeds, May 12.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
R. Hearn and T. D. Blackburn, linendrapers, Taunton—
J. F. Coulstring
13alman and H. apti.(cit D.
Sparks, e. Isaacs,general
m i re
m-weorerlh7arnst,s,BrLlisit,oelrpoo—Esi
—J. and C. Miller, calico printer., Manchester—S. Hill and
H. Owens, boiler makers, Bulton-le-Moors--J. Greenwood
and A. Derny, joiners, Bury, Lancashire—G, W. F. Cook
and E. Humphreys, attorneys, St. Swithin's-lane—G. and
S. L. Northey, lime merchants, Tavisteck—F. Blake and G.
Tamplin, attorneys, King's-road, Bedtiod-row—C. Jeffereya
and S. Nelson, music-sellers, Soho square—W. Bayley and
W. C. Newby, attorneys, Stockton, Durliam—J. and WC
Bliss, farmers, Tti ru pp. grounds, Nof tha.optenshire--T. LAW-
dun and C. Weightman, cabinet warehousemen, Edgeware •
road—G. Curless, IL Casson, S. DAV, W. Curless, and J.
Riley, worsted spinners, Laister Dyke, Yorkshire (so far as
regards G. Curless)—T. IVatson and J. Osborne woolstapleffs
Leeds—J. B. and Tmm T. Suers, farmers Newton, , LOW Dar-
Innn—C. H. Smith anti J. "links, die sinkers, Birmingham--
C. Cc Eton and G. Say le, surgeons, King's Lynn—P. Vaughan.
and G. I'. Bevan, attorneys, Brecon—A. 'tent and J. Par-
rott, soda preparers, 'Sisson-, Cornwall—J. W. Adams and
I'. Hill, siotkorekers, Manchester—R. Stones aed T. Hodg-
son, bras-founders, R. Greaves, J. M•Nicol, and
Laurie, Liverpool (so far as regards J. Laurie)—J, P. Magor,
W. Davey, and R. Davey. common brewers, Red
and
tdDii.a li ‘c•
n"(so tar as regards . Davey)—W. Morley
.7r-' soIIIW
11, Manchester warehousemen, Bread-street.
Cheapside—D. Campbell and G. Greaves, horseowners, Liver-
pool—W. and T. Lambert, curriers, New Brentford—T.
Dixon and J. Hall, surgeons, Preston—T. Dewhirst and S.
Hewitt, sawyers, Bradford—E. Legit and A. Bellamy, wine
merchants, Quadrant, Regent-street —R. Greenwell, D.
Sacker, anti R. J. Brown, coal fitters, Sunderland—J. Ash-
croft, A. F. Mackay, anti D. Mackay, Liverpool—NV Carr
and D. Goodall. button-sellers, Glasshouse-street, Regent-
struet—T. Sneed and T. Hill, earthenware manufacturer*
Hanky, Staffordshire—R. Penrose, D. Starbuck, and
J.
Sheppard, jun., Abergarward Colliery, Glamonganshire (so
far as regards . Sheppard).
SCOTCH SEQIIESTRATIONS.
David Weir, innkeeper, Glasgow, April 25, and May 9, at
twelve, at Deans' Tavern, Glasgow.
20, at
twelve, at the office of Mr.
Ttionnts Lennox, grocer,
CPlearrlkh;
PAeprtrhil.29, and May

announcepired in t
it thee ab
vdeectii3t
Henry
instar t, atter al's nort but severe illness. The deceased was second
son of the late and brotherof the present the
Of shancon. wes
born in 1815, and in 1841 lie married the el Jest daughter (4'Jan:re*
Ede, Esq. Cfroanirlesllilo7lee,nyte•eho
yiSeonothfe thesas
Litters

R 117718
On the 13,h inst., at Bonlogue-sur-Mer, the Hon. Mrs. Hene:r
Graves, of a (laughter.
On the 6th inst., at Rome, the lady of William P Price Esq. eiri
P. s ,
daughter.
on the 16th inst., at Highbury-hill, Mrs. H. G: W. Sperling, of
daughter, still-born.
On the 16th inst., at Blackheath-park, Mrs. Joseph Underwood, a
a daughter.
On the 18th inst., in /3rompton-crescent, the wife of Charles 1!..
Pollard, Esq., surgeon, of a son.
(Gil the Isth inst., in Gloucester-place, New-road, Mrs. LainsolB.
O. a 3011.
On
On the lBth inst., at Tulse-hill, Surrey, Mrs. Brand, of a daughter.
19th inst., lu Cavendish-square, the lady of W. Archer
Shee, Es q., of a son,
of a
On the 19th inst., at Norwich, the wife of Arthur Tawke,
MD.,
soil.
On the 19th inst., at the Elms, West Derby, near Liverpool, Mrs.G. A. Hoskins, of a son.
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MARRIED.
On the lath hist., at Surbiton New Church, Kingston-upon-
'Mantes, Mut k Anthony, Esq., to Miss Ellett Marshall.
On the lath iet,t , at S.. Nicholas, Brighton, Jahn Edward C. Koch.
Esq., of Calcutta, to Ellen Sarah, only daughter of W. Palmer, Esq..
of Brixton-hill.

DIED.
On the 18th Inst., at Norwood, Arthur, youngest son of Robert
Roggen, Esq.
On the 18th inst., Mr. George Briggs, of Wigmore-Street, Caven-
dish-square.
On the 19th inst., In Upper Brook-street, General Slr Moore Disney,
R.C.H. aged 81.
On the 20th lust., Amelia Fanny, eldest daughter of John Gray,
Esq., of Streatham.park, Surrey.
Oa the 20th inst., Ann, the wife of Mr. H. 0. Nodes, of Chapel-
street, Tottenhant-eourt-road.
OU the 19th iii,t., Mr. James Nlanlet Chaplin, aged 59.
On the 19th lust., 11115. l'ryer, of Great Ila.ddOw, Essex, aged 84.
Oa the 2011, inst., Ann, the wife Of 3).:r. John Bradley, printer, of
Great Titehfteld-street, St. Marylebotre.
On the 20th inst., at Southwick.e,,reet, Hyde-park, Elias Goldsmid,
Esq., aged 48.
On the 20th inst., at Ucliflelo., Sussex, Isabella, relict of the late T.
Kilgour, Esq., of tiethelnle„ Aberdeenshire, aged 83.
On the 21st inst., Mr. rtionlat, Tegg, of Cheapside, publisher.
On the 20th inst., at B.irclbrook, Essex, the Rev. Jonathan Walton,
D.D., Rector of Blrdbrnolt. Essex, nett 72.
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33, 1841,