The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-06 00:00:00

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM
NAVIGATION COMPANY.

MEETING THIS DAY.
The sixteenth annual meeting of this company was
held this day, at the offices of the company, 122, Leaden-
half-dteet ; Mr. Wilcox, M.P., in the chair.
The report, an abstract of which has already appeared
in The Sun, having been read by the Secretary,
The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that it
entered so fully into the affairs of the company that it
was unnecessary for him to occupy their time by ani-
madverting upon it. But he would take that opportu-
nity of stating, for the information of certain sharehold-
ers, that the total amount of the dividend for the year
would, with that already paid and that now declared
payable, be 12 per cent. (Loud cheers.) He would not
detain the meeting with any further observations, but
simply move the adoption of the report.
After some discussion the motion was agreed to ; the
vacancies in the direction were filled up ; and the pro-
ceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair-
man.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before Lord Campbell and a Common Jury.)
HATTON V. ENGLISH AND ANOTHER.
This was an interpleader issue to try the right of
the plaintiff, an attorney, to certain goods seized un-
der an issue fieri facial at the instance of the defen-
dants, assignees of a person named Hare, the goods
in question having been properly assigned by a bill of
sale from a person of Joseph Hare, a lodging-house
keeper, Clarges•street, Piccadilly, to the plaintiff on
18th July, 1856, for consideration of advances and
bills of costs of the plaintiff for 49/. 17s. 4d. The
bill of sale had been registered.
His Lordship ruled the deed was void under the
statute, and a verdict was taken for the plaintiff, with
leave to the defendant to move a nonsuit.

EDWARDS V. ENGLISH AND ANOTHER.
This was an action similar to the last, the plaintiff
having advanced 250/. to Joseph Hare on his house-
hold property in Clarges-street, Piccadilly. The goods
had been previously valued at 8001., and the advances
wore made through the plaintiff in the former action.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.

The Right Hon. E. Cardwell, M.P., together with
the Earl of Abingdon, assisted at an entertainment in
the Town-hall of Oxford on Thursday evening to honour
the late mayor of that city, James Pike, Esq., who has
discharged the duties of that office in a very satisfactory
manner.
" The health of the two members for Oxford, Mr.
Cardwell and Mr. Langston" (the latter of whom was
absent on account of illness), having been toasted, the
compliment was acknowledged by the right hon. gentle-
man, who took occasion to allude in his speech to the late
mayor's having carried up to her Majesty the loyal address
of the Oxford corporatio' when they congratulated her
upon the conclusion .of peace. Mr. Cardwell re-
marked that since the Russian war with all its
causes, sacrifices, and triumphs, its splendid manifesta-
tions of martial intrepidity and female heroism, had been
terminated by the signature of the treaty, all questions
connected with it had passed away to that ultimate tri
bunal which would pass an irrevocable sentence on pub-
lic events the calm and impartial judgment-seat of
history. To him it was a peculiar satisfaction that when
the assembled powers of Europe signed that treaty, and
returned the nations of the world to the undisputed
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Mr. Cardwell then referred to the changes in our own-
public establishments which had been rendered neces-
sary by the circumstances of the war, or by the transi-
tion afterwards from war to peace. Amongst: the latter,
he observed, there would be the retrenching that expen-
diture which had become unnecessary, so as to afford the
opportunity of a just and kindly reduction of the public
burdens. Parliament would also have to deal with ques
tions of legal reform. They would be called on to con-
sider the reform of the Ecclesiastical Courts ; and ever
since he had the honour of a seat in Parliament reformers
had endeavoured to obtain that object. It reminded
him of that single snipe which for a long winter afforded
an old gentleman constant amusement in continually
firing at it, but never hitting it ; and, as far as his
(Mr. Cardwell's) experience went, they were continu-
ally aiming at the Ecclesiastical Courts. They were now
about to have another shot at the same bird, and he
trusted they would be able to accomplish what they had
in view. (Cheers.) Then there would be the question
of a reform in the criminal law, for the more effectual
prevention of those great frauds which had lately
startled the commercial world. There would be the
qaestion of the paternal correction of juvenile offenders,
by a system which should not only deal punishment to
them, but afford those unfortunate children some moral
protection, and the means of deliverance from crime,
ignorance, and suffering. Parliament would probably
be invited also to consider some plan for the more con-
venient transfer of landed property. Nothing was more
common to hear than that the question of free trade was
settled ; and so it was as far as the tariff of duties upon
foreign commodities was concerned ; but the question of
free trade in land remained to be dealt with. It was a
difficult question, and he rejoiced to be informed it was
likely in the next session to attract the attention of Par-
liament. The right hon. gentleman then observed that
Englishmen ought to be thankful for the privileges they
exercised and enjoyed above what was the lot of any
other country in the world. (Cheers.) In this country,
our free institutions, the expression of public opinion in
our representative assemblies and by the circulation of
the press, exercised an influence steadily and irresistibly
on the decrees of the Legislature, and supported or con-
stituted the deliberate and determined will of the people.
In that respect England exhibited a degree of strength
greater than that of the most ancient monarchy, whilst
the national interests were pursued with a keen vigour
superior to that of the youngest republic. (Cheers.) As
compared with past times, the position of this people
and its influence far exceeded that which Providence had
conferred on any other nation of the globe. Slavery had
long been wiped from our escutcheons—(cheers)—and
our colonies were no longer united to us by chains of
legal compulsion, but rather by the bonds of mutual love
and affection. (Cheers.) The result was that the
dominions of our beloved Queen constituted the most
united and most powerful empire that the world ever
yet saw, and those great results were, under Divine Pro-
vidence, due to the sobriety, energy, and indomitable
vigour which characterised the Anglo-Saxon race.
The health of the Earl of Abingdon, Lord Lieutenant
of Berkshire, was then proposed, and responded to by
his lordship, who referred amongst other matters to that
of popular education, as to the desirableness of which all
agreed, while at the same time we all disagreed as to
how it should be carried out. Looking to our rival
churches, our religions sects, and religious bigotry, he
could not see any probable satisfactory settlement of the
question consistently with the principles of religious
liberty.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

Lennon, Dec. 6.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
very strong.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Caro-
line, from Quebec ; Catapitco (8.54, London, for Valpa-
raiso. Off the port—Conflict, from Bombay.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. 3.—Wind S.S. W.—Arrived—Oscar
Vidal, from litoulmain, with loss of bowsprit and cut-
water, having been in contact with the Newcastle.
FAL3IOUTH, Dec. s.—Wind S. W., fresh and squally.—
Arrived—Thendun, from Santa Cruz ; Nordstjernen, Ce-
phalonia, for Antwerp. Put back—Ellen, for Jamaica.
HULL, Dee. s.—Wind N.E,—Arrived—Secret (s,),
from Bremen ; Equator, St. John's, N.B.
SWANSEA Dec. s.—Wind N.E.—Arrived.—BeethoYen,
from Coquimbo.
Pitt, Dec. S.—Wind W.S.W.--Arrived—Meldon, from
Quebec.

(PEB ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

Wind S.W.
Arrived—Mirage, from Tutocorin ; Arracan and Jessie
Munn, Calcutta ; Ardencraig, Singapore ; Austin Ellen,
Benin ; Shamrock, Ontario ; and Joseph Jones, New
York; Morning Star, Windsor, U.S.; Highland Brigade,
Richibnctoo; Harriett Sophia, Pngwash ; Aurora, Dant-
zic ; Vilking, Droback ; Spirit, Rotterdam; Minho, Lis-
bon ; Jane, Patras.
Sailed—Henrietta Cornelia, for Adelaide ; Sincerity,
Cherbourg ; Sarah, Patras ; Coquette, Sierra Leone.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 4.

Wind S.S.E.
Arrived—Tempio, from Taganrog ; Ann and Jane, Rio
Grande; Marchioness of Breadalbane, Odessa; Victoria,
Galatz; Cavalina, St. Übe's.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.2 a.m.
Wind, S.W. ; tide 3i hours' ebb; strong, and light rain.
Arrived, Nov. s.—Frank, from St. Michael's ; Helena,
Seville ; Unity, Rouen.
Sailed, Nov. 6.—Lutcken (s.), for Harborg ; London (a.),
Gothemborg.

DEAL, Saturday, 9.50 a.m.

Wind W.S.W., strong.
Passed—lsland Queen, from westward; Centaur, Maurib
,us ; Queen Sheba, Madras—all for London.

Damage to the extent of $400,030 had been coca.
sioned at St. Louis by fire.
OMNIBUS TELEGRAPH.—The new patent telegraph is
bting fitted to all the omibuses, amounting to about 600,
of the General Omnibus Company. The invention will
enable all travellers to communicate with the conductor
without troubling strangers to pull or poke at him as
formerly.
HAWICK Tiß LIDDIESDALE RAILWAY. —At an
adjourned meeting of the Town Council on the
evening of Friday last, the Railway Committee
presented their report. The substance of the report
is very similar to what appeared in the Scotsman of
Friday—viz., that the committee had met at New-
castle the Duke of Northumberland's commissioner,
the directors of the Border Counties Railway, Mr.
Hodgson and Mr. Douglas, of the North British, and
Mr. Sewell, C.E., with whom they had conferred re-
garding the Liddesda'e scheme. All parties had been
unanimous in favour of, and resolved to support it • and
it was agreed that a deputation should meet with' Mr.
Sewell's capitalists in London on the 9th of December
to make arrangements for carrying out the scheme in
Parliament, and forming a provisional committee.
The report concluded by recommending the Council
vigorously to prosecute the scheme. Bailie Oliver
inquired who the capitalists were, but the ciommittee
declined to give the infottuation. After some other in-
quiries, Bailie Oliver said he believed the scheme was
a complete deception. Neither the Border Coun-
ties nor the North British Companies had any sin-
cere intention of carrying it out, and they were in
fact precluded from doing so, because in the advertised
notices no powers were asked to enable them to
contribute to it, while in the notices given for the line
from the Belling to Belses Station those powers were
applied for. The truth Was, the pretended capitalists
were not in existence. The directors of the North British
had secretly agreed to pay the expenses of the survey ;
and he was convinced that the whole affair vial a ruse
of theirs to distract the minds of the inhabitants of
Hawick, and prevent their supporting the Teviotdale
line. The committee maintained that from the corre-
spondence they had had with the various parties, and
especially from what passed at the late meeting at
Newcastle, they were convinced that all parties were
sincere in carrying out the scheme. During the
discussion which followed, Bailie Oliver further stated
that he had been informed that at the meeting held in
the outset in Edinburgh at the request of Mr. Hodgson,
when Mr. Geo. Wilson and other Hawick gentlemen
were present, Mr. Hodgson promised that if they
would go on the provisional committee they would
be guaranteed against all risk, and that Mr. Wilson
and the rest had disdainfully repudiated any such
proposition. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Purdom, who were
present, denied that any such proposition had been
made. Bailie Oliver then proposed a resolution in
which were embodied the various oljections he had
advanced, and the apprehended insincerity of the
various parties connected with the Liddesciale line,
and concluded with pledging the Council to support tne
Teviotdale line. The motion was seconded by Mr.
John Turnbull, seedsman. Mr. William Scott,
tobacconist, proposed, as an amendment, that the
report of the Railway Committee be approved of ;
which was seconded by Mr. James Turnbull, draper.
On a vote being taken, five voted for the motion, and
14, including five of the committee,. for the amendment. The report weN consequently Adopted.