The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

PIEDMONT.

The .21rational Savoisien of the 21st inst. states that
the King of Sardinia was expected at Chambery,
where General Oudinot, General-in-Chief of the Army
of the Alps, had arrived on the 19th.

-----
NE IVMARKET RAIL WAY.
The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of
the Newmarket Railway Company, adjourned from the
31st of last month, took place yesterday at the London
Tavern.

Lord George Manners took the chair shortly after one
o'clock, and the usual preliminary proceedings having
been gone through,
The SECRETARY read the following report:—
" Since the special meeting of the company, held on
the 27th March last, the committee appointed at that
meeting, consisting of three directors and three pro-
prietors, have used every exertion to carry out the amal-
gamation which the proprietors at that meeting desired
should, if possible, be effected with the Eastern Counties
Railway Company.
" The negotiation with the directors of the Eastern
Counties Railway Company not having been concluded
at the usual period fur holding the half-yearly meeting
of this company in August, your directors deemed it
ad t, hable to adjourn such meeting until the conclusion
of the mgatiation,

" The 'igrecinents under the seals of the two com-
panies were. exchanged on the 7th instant, and will be
submitted to the proprietors of this company for confir-
mation and adoption at the meeting specially convened
this day for that purpose, the main provisions of the
agreement are as follow:
•` First—The shareholders of the Newmarket Rail-
way Company, to receive from the Eastern Counties
Railway Company, a preferential dividend or guaranteed
stock of 31. per cent. per annum fur the first two years,
commencing from the let October, 1843, (when posses-
sion of the line will be taken by the latter company),
and 31. 10s. per cent. per annum in perpetuity afterwards.
" Second—The sane dividend to be paid on the de-
posit monies received on the extension scrip.
" Third—No further call to be made br:yond 20/. per
share, and the Eastern Counties Railway Company to
provide all other funds which shall be required for com-
pleting the branch line to Cambridge, and liquidating
the liabilities of the Newmarket Railway Company,
which have been ascertained, and (exclusive of the de-
posit on the c..,,;:ension scrip) are limited to a sum not
exceeding 530,C031.
"Your directors think it unnecessary to lengthen their
report by entering into the minor.details of this agree-
ment, which they recommend for the adoption of the
shareholders.
" Your directors have hitherto exercised considerable
forbearance in not pressing for the amount outstanding
on account of calls, but they cannot conclu(!e this report
without pointing out to those shareholders who are in
arrear the penalties to which they are subjected for non-
payment, and impressing upon them the necessity of an
immediate liquidation, which otherwise it will ba the
obvious duty of the directors to enforce, or to declare the
shares forfeited."

It appeared from the capital account that the total
amount received was 378,6111. 13s. 51., and that the ex-
pendi,ure was 371,6441. Os. 7d., leaving a balance in
favour of the company on account of capital of
6,9671. 12.. 10d. From the revenue account it ap-
peared that the traffic for the three months ending the
30th of June last, had procluc(d 3,0551. 7i. 7,1. ; that the
expenses in carrying on that traffic were 1,8791. 2i. 83.,
leaving a balance in favour of the company of
1,206/. 4s. 11d.

The Cuairimas said, that since the directors had last
met the proprietor; two circumstances of importance had
occurred—the opening of the line generally between
Chesterford and Newmarket, and the conclusion of the
negotiations between the directors of the Newmarket
Company and the Eastern Counties proprietors. The
result of the three months working of the lino was be-
fore the proprietors ; it was considered by the directors
satisfactory, and he trusted it would be equally so to the
proprietors. He could assure the shareholders that the
directors, in their regotiations with the Eastern Counties
directors, had spared no pains, in conjunction with the
committee, to carry out an amalgamation on fair term 3,
and he felt happy in stating that they had been able to do
so. The Noble Chairman concluded by moving that the
report now read, with the statement of the accounts, be
printed and circulated among the proprietors.
Mr. FRITH, the Deputy-Chairman, seconded the
motion, which was carried unanimously.
The meeting was then declared special, for the pur-
pose of submitting for the approval of the shareholders,
and also for their adoption, the conditional agreement
which had been entered into by the directors with the
directors of the Eastern Counties Company for the leas-
ing of the Newmarket Railway and branch to them.
The agreement was read at length by the secretary,
and, after a short discussion, was adopted.
wp vote
r. then d to the Chairman and directors,
and ttie meeting separateu.

-REAL DEL MONTE MINING CO3l-

PANY DISSOLUTION.

A special meeting of this company was held yes-
terday at the offices of the company in Dalie-street,
Adelphi; Sir Thomas Price, Bart., in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said he regretted to inform the meet-
ing that, atter much consideration, the directors had
come to the conclusion that it was imperatively neces-
sary for the safety of all concerned in the undertaking
that the company should be immediately dissolved.
They were unanimously of opinion that, under present
circumstances, no other course could be adopted, unless,
indeed, the shareholders wished to lead the compaey
into further difficulties. He concluded by moving the
dissolution of the company.

A long discussion ensued, and ultimately the resolu-
tion, dissolving the company, was carried, and another
meeting appointed to be held this day four weeks, to
confirm the resolution, and the meeting separated.
The company was established as long ago as twenty-
four years, for the purpose of working the silver mines
of Real Del Monte, in Mexico, and although the shares,
which were originally 4001. each, were at one time sold
for 1,5001, the undertaking was never a profitable one.

SUPPOSED MURDER OF A WIFE
BY HER HUSBAND, AND SUICIDE OF THE

LATTER.
Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, the inhabitants
of Chester-street, Toxteth- park, were alarmed by the
rumour that a murder had been committed by a man
named Robert Howarth, residing in that street, ilho, it
was stated, had first killed his wife, and afterwards com-
mitted suicide.
The circumstances of this dreadful event are as fol-
low :—The suppoied murderer, who is about forty-seven
years of age, was a dealer in cattle, and was, until re-
cently, a wholesale confectioner, occupying a shop in
St. James's-street, Toxteth-park. For some time back
neither his wife nor family have resided with him, in
consequence of some family differences. Since the se-
paration Howarth had made his wife a certain allowance,
and on Friday evening she went to the house for the
purpose of receiving the usual monthly stipend from him.
As she did not return, her friends became alarmed as the
evening advanced, and some of them remained about the
house until between one and two in the morning, ex-
pecting ber every minute to make her appearance. She,
however, did not do so, and, not having returned on
Saturday morning, they became still more alarmed, and
again went in search of her, but did not succeed in finding
her
.anywhere. The day passed over without any tidings
haying been heard of the deceased, and her friends be%