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London, England, 1851-03-17 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY -1 SUN 7 MARCH 17, 1851.

cm..AT a numerous Meeting of Shareholders of the
EASTERN COUNTIES: RAILWAY COMPANY, held at
the 4T
don Tavern, Ilishopsgate-street, the 15th day of March, 1851,
.._. . .. _... .

ci ' George I ammon halley, Esq., in the Chair,

It Was resolved unanimously,
That it having come to the knowledge of this meeting that
Mr. David ' Waddington is to be put in nomination as a
Director of this Company, at a meeting to be held on
the lath inst., and that he is making great efforts to secure his
election, this meeting feels called upon to declare its opinion that
his election would be disastrous to the prospects of the company, for
the following reasons :
1. That Mr. Waddington having, from 1845 to 1949, had the
management of the traffic department of the Railway, either adopted
or permitted a: systematic mis-statement of the traffic account to
the amount, as appears by the Report of the Committee of Investi-
gation, of upwards of 113,000/.';' " for which," in the words of the
Report, "it is impossible to conceive any excuse, and which every
right-minded person must indignantly condemn."
2. That Mr. Waddington being thus identified with such system of
railway management, and also with other circumstances referred to
in the said Report, his election would prevent the revival of public
confidence, as well in the published accounts as in the private
management of the Company.
3. That, whether justly or not, Mr. Waddington being thus
known, his election would boa declaration that the system so adopted
or permitted, by him was justifiable, and must consequently perpe-
tuate and increase want of confidence on the part of the public ;
it being impossible that so vast. an enterprise as the Eastern Coun-
ties Railway could continue to exist in defiance of the recognised
principles of commercial character.
It was resolved unanimously,
That this meeting therefore feels justified in making an earnest
appeal to their fellow-Shareholders to attend the meeting on the 18th
inst., in order to uphold the character and protect the interests of the
Company.

(Signed) G. H. WHALLEY, Chairman.

LONDON 'and NORTH-WESTERN
• RAILWAY.
WARWICK RACES—SPRING MEETING.
For the convenience of the Public desirous of attending these Races
a SPECIAL TRAIN will leave the Euston-square Station on TUES-
DAY, the 18th instant„ at 8 a.m.' returning from Leamington at
7 45 ou the Evening oft Friday the 21st.
FARES TO LEAMINGTON AND BACK.
First Class. I Second Class.
275. 19s. 6d.
The Return Tickets to be available by any of the intervening ordi-
nary Trains.

By order,

MARK HUISH.

General Manager's Office, Euston Station,

March 10, 1851.

LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY.
NORTHAMPTON RACES— SPRING MEETING.
For the eonvenience of the Public desirous of attending these Races
a SPECIAL TRAIN will leave the Euston-square Station on WED-
NESDAY, the 2Gth instant, at 8 30 a.m.. returning from Northamp-
ton at 8 o'clock en the Evening of Thursday, the 27th.
FARES TO NORTHAMPTON AND BACK.
First Class.
Second Class.
18s. , 13s. Gd.
The Return Tickets to be available by any of the intervening ordi-
nary trains.

By order,
General Manager's Office, Euston Station,
March 14, 1851.

MARK RIIISII.

NATIONAL , LOAN FUND . LIFE AND
EQUITABLE FIRE • INSURANCE COMPANIES
26, CORNEILL, LONDON.

DIRECTOIIB.
LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman.
*W. A. B. Bennett, Esq. *John Rawson, Esq.
*Hugh Croft, Esq. *John Shaw, Esq.
tElliotson, M.D,, F.R.S. t*Edmand S. Symes, Esq.
*Ralph Gough, Esq. t*Clement Tabor, Esq.
*M. C. Maher, Esq. t Joseph Thompson, Esq.
*John Moss, Esq. t*Augustns Vigne, Esq•

AUDITOR.
fProfessor Wheatstone, F.R.S.
PHYSICIAN.
Elliotson, M.D„ F.R.S„ 37, Conduit-street.
SITRE.EON.
AFL S. Symes, Esq., 77, Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square.
ACTUARY.
f*W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., Esc.
SECRETARY.
*D. T. Lyons Clanehy, Esq.
SUPERINTENDENT.
*W. A. Hawkins, Esq.
RANGERS.
*Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street.

SOLICITORS,
Messrs. Sutton, Ewens, Ommannoy and Prudence, 6, Basinghall-
street.
*W. Tatham, Esq., 22, Throgmorton-street.
NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE OFFICE.

CAPITAL-5110,0001.
The WITHDRAWAL TABLE of the Society affords to the As-
sured the greatest possible present and prospective advantages that
call be conferred by Life Assurance. On this Table the Assured is
entitled, at any time, to receive at interest an immediate advance,
to the extent of one-half the amount of the paid animal Premiums,
without security, personal liability, or deposit of the Policy, but by
simple endorsement thereon ; or the half Premium may be with-
held during the whole continuance of the Policy. Also, in the
event of the Assured at any time not requiring' to continue the
Policy, en its surrender one-half of the annual payments will bo
returned by the Society.
Lapsed Policies may be renewed without fine, on proof of health
and payment of arrears of Premium without interest.
Notices of Assignotent of Policies registered and acknowledged,
so as to make them available as securities id the hands of
third parties.
Ne Entrance Fees or any other charge beyond the Policy Stamp.
The present nnual income of the Society from Premiums is
63,0001.; the amount covered by the Policies of the Society is
1,781,5801.; and the reserved profit, applicable to future bonus to
the Assured, amounts to 82,4541. ss. 6d. At the last annual inves-
tigation, reported in May, 1850, the bonuses declared to the As-
sured Were, the option of a return of lb per cent. on their Premiums
in cash, or a reversionary addition to the original intm assured by
each Policy varying from 20 to 65 per cent.
EX_AIIciPLES OF BONUSES ALREADY DECLARED.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Derby, March 15.
CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. IllitoeFALDEnsoN.)
The two remaining causes on the list having been
referred, his Lordship proceeded with the trial of pri-

SODACS.

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Herbert Rippon, ages , an, (serge Harrison, agt.
22, were indicted for that they, on the 19th of February
last, in the parish of Eckington, felsniously assaulted
and put in bodily fear one Samuel Evaiis, and stole from
his person one pair of shoes, one knif one pocketbook,
and one neckerchief, his property. t ' •
Mr. Wilimere conducted the prosecirtion; the prisoners
were undefended.

This was a very aggravated case of highway robbery.
The prOsecutor was an old man living at Hanley, in this
county. On the evening in question he had been to
Godless, and was at a public-house, where heintended to
sleep, when the two prisoners and *nether man named
Chadburn came in. The men being wall known to the
prosecutor a conversation between them took place, in
the course of which the prosecutor loomed them of his
intention to stay where he was all nitht. Harrison there-
upon said that he was going his we . and could accom-
pany him on the road, and the old ban gave up his in-
tention of staying, and left the house with Harrison.
Rippon and Chadburn followed until they came to a line
i
which branched off from the main road. There Rippon
and Chadburn kept back, and Harrhon said the old man
proceeded down the lane. When they had gone some
distance they were suddenly attacked by two men, who
rushed from the hedge, and had largo stakes in their
hands. One of them, had at handliaaitc,oyarja4s.face,
hilt the prosecutor swore that thatinali was •Rippon, and
that he knocked him (the prosecutor) down with a stick.
Harrison assisted the men in roboing the old man and
inflicting upon him a most unmerciful beating. They
took his shoes off his. feet, twisted his neckerchief round
his throat so as nearly to suffoeste him, and left him
bleeding and exhausted. At afloat half-past four o'clock
in the morning the occupant of a neighbouring cottage
heard a scratching noise at his door, upon opening which
he found the poor old man, who bad succeeded in crawl-
ing there, but was apparently alaoat ,dead. Other cir-
cumstances were given in evidence, to connect the pri-
soners with the commission of this violent outrage; and
Chadburn was also identified by the prosecutor, but the
police have not as yet succeeded in' apprehending him.
The old man has not yet recover] from the effect of the
injuries which he* received on that night, and gave his
evidence with considerable difficulty,
The Learned JUDGE summed atithe evidence, and
The jury found the prisoners Guilty.
They were sentenced to transportation for life.
John Battye, aged 34, was indicted for feloniously
stabbing and wounding Charles Taylor, at the parish of
Eckington, on the sth November last.
Mr. Willmore proseecuted, wad Mr. Sergeant Miller
was retained for the defence.
The prisoner had pleaded " net guilty" to the whole
charge; but acting upon the advice of his Learned
Counsel he now withdrew Oita plea, and pleaded
" guilty to a common assault only. No evidence was
offered to sustain the chargeof felony, and he was,
therefore, acquitted of that charge. For the common
assault he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment
with hard labour.
Thomas Watson, aged 22, was indicted for the man-
slaughter of Joseph Woolley.
M
Mr. Flowers
that the decased had met with
From the statement of the Learned Counsel for the
f prosecution,ort hr
eFowlerprisoner.iit
appeared
appeared for tie prosecution;
his death in the course of a fair stand•up fight between
time.h
im and the prisoner, both.beieg partially drunk at the
At the suggestion of his Leatned,,Pounsel the prisoner
withdrew his plea and pleaded "'guilty."
The Learned JUDGE begged the prisoner seriously to
reflect upon the fatal consequence of the act of which he
had been guilty, and sentenced him to be kept in soli-
tary confinement for one fortnight.
(Before dr. Justici COLERIDGE.)
Joseph Hnrst and John Taylor,— both out on bail, wore
indicted for a rape.
Mr. Willwore prosecuted; Mr. Sergeant Miller de-
fended Hurst; Mr. Denison defended Turner.
The prosecutrix spoke to the circumstances of the
felonious assault upon her, and described it as having
been committed by four men in the most violent and
determined manner. There were, however, features of
great improbability about her story, and the case was
soon disposed of by a verdict of Not guilty.
George Damns, aged 59, was indicted for feloniously
abusing a little girl under twelve years of age.
Mr. Barker conducted the prosecution; Mr. Sergeant
Miller the defence.

The statement of the prisoner was ,tkat what he had
done was done with the elgild'evoirAnt; erroneously
supposing, in all probability, that that was a defence to
the charge.
The jury, however, returned a verdict of Guilty;
And he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment
with hard labour. _

James Dowd, aged 27, vrat indicted for a rape upon
Maria Hough.
Mr. Denison prosecuted; Mr. Flowers defended the
prisoner.
The prosecutrix in this nzte was no less than sixty-
five years old, but her acooloat of the matter was a con-
sistent and credible one. Vqy recently after the occur-
rence she had made comPla!nt of the wrong which she
had suffered, and the truth of the charge appeared free
from any reasonable doubt.
The jury convicted the
ported for fifteen years.

hrisoner, and he was trans.

NORTHERN ClRCtliz—York, March 14.
CROWN C OURT.—(--ellitfore Mr. Baron PLATT.)
Daniel Sutherland, 40, wis charged with having, on
the 18th of January last, at. Branaham committed a fe-
lonious assault on Martha Powell. '
Mr. Campbell Foster prosecute ;
Mr. Ovorend de-
fended the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner is a hawker,
at Clifford, near Bramham.. and resides
The prosecutrix is a mar-
ried woman, residing at Brtmham ; she is young and
extremely good looking, aria has been married about
three years. Her husband is
absent from home all day a farm labourer, and is
attending to his work. For
some days previous to the 18th of January the prosecu-
trix had been very unwell, and
About seven o'clock at nigh was so on this day.
she went to a neighbour's
house to procure some laudanum, On returning a short
time afterwards she found the prisoner sitting in a chair
near the fire. He got up and
asked the prosecutrix
what she had her shawl on fore—was she
an-
swered that she had been poorly? She
unwell for some days. He
then said that he had some shees which he was desirous
of selling to her husband, when the prosecutrix replied
that ho was rot in want of aaything of the kind. The
prisoner inquired what time her husband would be at
home, and the prosecutrix said she expected him at nine
o'clock. Immediately after this the
prisoner commenced
a series of indecent observations to
the presecutrix, who
consequently ordered him to
leave the house. Instead
of this the prisoner locked the door and then seized the
prosecutrix, whose person he eventually succeeded in vio-
lating. She became insensible, and on recovering found
herself alone seated in a chair.
The prosecutrix underwent a long and severe cross-
examination, in the course of which it appeared that
when seven years old she had been criminally assaulted
by a person named klebblethwaite, who had been tried
for the offence, and that when thirteen years of age she
had been similarly assaulted in a harvest field by a man
named Metcalf, who had subsequently made an apology
to her father, and the matter was thus settled. She po-
etively denied that she had made such a charge against
any other person.
The good looks and extremely modest demeanour of
the nrosecutrix, who appeared to be occasionally much
distressed whilst under examination, had created
strong impression in her favour, and her testimony had
net been in the least shaken, when towards the close of
the case a note was banded from the gallery to the
Learned Counsel for the prisoner, who asked permission
from his Lordship to have the prosecutrix recalled. On
her entering the witness-box,
Mr. OvEREND inquired if she had ever been in the ser-
vice of Mr. Darby, in York?
The prosecutrix answered she had been three days at
his house, but did not engage as his servant.
Mr. OVEREND.—Did you not charge his son with at-
tempting to commit a rape upon you?
witness—No, Sir.
Mr. OVEREND—Now, I warn you Mr. Darby is in
the gallery, and hears you. I ask you, upon your so-
lemn oath, did you not charge Mr. Darby's son with
attempting to commit a rape upon you?
Witness (hesitatingly)—
Mr. Baron PLATT (to the jurY)—A fter that, gentle-
men, do you think it safe to rely on that woman's tes-
timony?
The jury, after consulting a short time, said they did
not believe the witness.
Mr. FOSTER—Then of course I shall not proceed fur-
ther with the prosecution.
An Acquittal was then taken, and the prisoner was
ordered to be immediately discharged.
Mr. OVEREND stated that a note had been sent to
him by Mr. Darby, who happened to be sitting iu the
gallery and heard the trial, and that until he had the
moment before received that note he was not aware that
eh e had made this accusation against Mr. Darby's son.
This is a striking instance of the value of oral exa-
minations in open court.
March 15.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PLATT.)
George Graham was indicted for having committed a
rape at Leeds, on the 12th of February last,
on the wife
of Thomas Greenwood.
Mr. Hall and Mr. Wheelhouse prosecuted; and Mr.
Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Seymour defended the
prisoner.
The prisoner it appeared was a married man, and woe
a maker of washing machines, carrying on business in
Meadow-lane, Leeds, and on the 12th of last February
the prosecutrix went to his office to obtain payment of
an account, when the prisoner, locked his office door, and
telling the prosecutrix that. he would settle the account
if she would let him " cuddle '' her, at which proposal—
according to her statement, she expressed much indigna-
tion—he threw her down, and in spite of her resistance
ravished her.
The case having been gone through,
Mr, orgottut Wllautis called his Lordship's attention

to the fact that whilst 11 witnesses had been bound over
on their recognizances to appear and give evidence at
the trial only two of them had been taken bafore the
grand jury, and nine of the witnesses before the magis-
trates, whose evidence ought to , have been tendered
before them to enable them to form an opinion as to
the justice of the charge, had been withheld. This
was a disgraceful mode of conducting a criminal
prosecution. The object of a prosecution was not to
entrap a verdict against a prisoner, and such a system
on the part of the public prosecutor of Leeds did not tell
much in favour of the appointment generally of public
prosecutors. The Learned Sergeant then went through
the evidence, and made an eloquent and powerful appeal
to the jury on behalf of his client,
His Loapalm), in summing up, said he should first
adiert to the disgraceful fact that out of 11 witnesses
whose depositions had been taken, and who had been
bound over to give evidence, two only had been brought
before the grand jury. Out of 11 witnesses nine were
not here.

Mr. WHEELHOUSE—Yes, my Lord, they are here.
His LORDSHIP—Why and wherefore, for the investi-
gation of truth and justice, they were not called, I am
at a loss to discover, and no explanation has been offered.
It is a most scandalous proceeding, if witnesses are
bound over for the prosecution, not to take them beforo
the grand jury, bat to call those who may criminate a
man, and not bring forward those who may tend to
exculpate him. Your duty is to find out the truth, and
I must own this case does not appear to me to have been
conducted in a way proper for that purpose.
Mr. BOOTIIIIIEt who held Mr., brief, wished to
state tohis Lordship-that the witnesses boutul dyer and
not called had been witnesses called by the prisoner, but
that in accordance with the practice at Leeds, in favour
of the prisoner, they had been bound over at the county's
expense to give evidence for the prisoner if he chose to
call them.
His LORDSHIP—That makes the matter still worse.
That nine witnesses brought here at the county's expense
should be left out, in order to compel the prisoner to•call
them for the purpose of giving the prosecution a reply,
is a most scandalous proceeding.
His LORDSHIP then proceeded to sum up the evidence,
at the close of which

Mr. HALL entered the court and attempted to address
his Lordship. His Lordship, however, refused to hear
more of the matter. He had heard Mr. Boothby, who
held Mr. Hall's brief in his absence, and had no further
right to be heard.
The jury Acquitted the prisoner.
The rest of the day was occupied with a long and un-
interesting trial for perjury.
The Nisi Prins Court was occupied the whole day with
a new trial respecting a cargo of wheat from Odessa,
which did not arrive in condition and quality accord-
ing to contract, tho details of which were wholly un-
interesting.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HO USE.
On Saturday Clement Robert Mow'way, alias R. W.
Holmes, was re-examined on a charge of having uttered
a forged bill of exchange for 441. 10s.
Evidence was given at the first examination that the
prisoner had passed the bill in the, purchase of a hogs-
head of sherry and a pipe of port from Mr. Edwards, of
Harp-lane, wine-merchant, on the, representation that
the wino was for Mr. Richards, wine and spirit dealer,
Woolwich; and a few days afterwards hercalled upon
Mr. Edwards, and produced the bill in question, drawn
by R. M. Holmes, and accepted by W. Hallows, wine
and spirit merchant, Woolwich.
Mr. Richards proved that the warrant for the wine
was received from the prisoner for a debt, and denied
that he knew a person named Hallows.
The additional evidence given yesterday was as fol-
lows:

Mr. Joseph G. Salter, of Brixton, said, I have been in
the prisoner's employment, and knew his handwriting.
I believe the body of the bill for 44/. lOs. produced to
be his writing, and that the names "R. M. Holmes and
Co." are also in his writing.
Cross-examined by the prisoner's solicitor—l was
nearly three months in the pfisoner's service, and have
had frequent opportunities of seeing him write. I do
not know anything of the writing by "the acceptors."
Mr. J. Orton, clerk to Mr. Vickers, wine-merchant, of
Trinity-square, said, I have known the prisoner about 14
years, and have during that time known him by the
name of Clement Robert Mowbray. I have never known
him by any other name until the time of the present
transaction. Ho was in the employment of Mr. Vickers.
I know that his name is not Holmes.
Mr. Hunt, ledgerkeeper at the London and County
Bank, proved that no person of the name of William
Hallows had kept au account at that 'bank.
The LORD MAYOR then asked the prisoner in the
usual form whether he wished to say anything? The
prisoner said, he left the case entirely in his solicitor's
hands.
The solicitor applied to have his client admitted to
bail.
The Lome MAYOR refused to take bail, and said they
must apply to a judge.
The prisoner was committed for trial.
GUILDHALL.
Charles Henry Gray was charged with obtaining a
bill of exchange for 1271. 10s. under false pretences.
From the evidence of Mr. Blaxland it appeared that
the prisoner had represented himself as being the son-
in-law of Colonel Hawker; that he had 500/. worth of
hams in the dock; that he had a banking account and a
discount account to the extent of 1,0001. at the British
Bank; that he had 5001. per annum with his wife and
was a man of property; that upon these representations
Mr. Blaxland had intrusted him with a bill to be dis-
counted. He had received some part of the money, but
there was still 60/. due, and for some time past he had
not been able to find the prisoner.
For the defendant it was contended that this was an
ordinary business transaction, in which the prosecutor
had drawn a bill and given it to the prisoner to get dis-
counted; that the prisoner had been unable to do so, and
ho now offered to give up the bill.
Mr. Alderman WIRE said, as the prisoner had not
proved the several pretences which he had asserted to
be true, he should accede to the application on the part
of the prosecution, that the prisoner should be re-
manded for a week, but ho would admit him to bail in
two sureties of 250/. each, and in his own recognizance
of 5001.
Samuel Duchesne was charged with having thrown his
wife out of window on the third floor of a house in Three
Tons- court, Red Cross-street.
A policeman deposed that he had heard the screams of
a woman in the above court, and upon looking up saw the
prisoner holding his wife out of window by the hand.
Ile immediately ran up stairs, but the prisoner before he
got to the room dropped the woman into the street, and
then quietly turned away and began smoking his
pipe. There were two other men in :the room at the
time, who offered no assistance to prevent the
prisoner from doing it. The prisoner and his wife had
lived a very dissipated life. The woman was taken to
the hospital. She had sustained no very serious injury.
She was intoxicate& but in other respects quite sensible,
and would be able to appear in about a week.
The prisoner was therefore remanded.
BOW-STREET.
The two men, Benjamin Lewett and Alexander Ward-
rope, who were last Saturday charged on suspicion of
breaking into the premises of Mr. Meakin, tinworker,
Lemon Tree-yard, Bed fordbury, and stealing a quantity
of saucepans, were on Saturday morning brought up for
re-examination before Mr. Henry.
Frederick llibon, an apprentice of Mr. Meakin's,
proved shutting up the premises on Thursday evening,
the 6,.h inst., at about nine o'clock, and said that on his
going to the warehouse on the following morning he
found the window-frame and several squares of glass
broken. Upon going inside he found the counting-house
door broken open. He immediately went to the private
residence of his master, and informed him of what had
occurred. There were some saucepans like those pro-
duced in the workshop on Thursday evening.
Itlr. Meakin corroborated these facts, and identified tho
saucepans by the private mark on them, which exactly
corresponded with his stamp.
Mr. Smith, broker, of 21, Lumber-court, St. Martin's.
lane, stated that on Thursday evening week the prisoners
came to his chop and brought eight of the saucepans
produced with them. They offered them for sale, and
he bought them for Is. each.
Sergeant Corr, F division, proved taking the prisoners
into custody, and stated that Wardrope had been pre-
viously convicted for stealing copper.
Both the prisoners denied the charge, and were filly
committed to take their trial at the Central Crimina
Court.

him, she must seek her remedy in a court of law, and
not resort to personal violence in a public place.
The defendant was then ordered to enter into her own
recognizances in 501. to keep t4e peace for the usual
period.
William. Smith, a begging-letter writer, and also known
as the " King of the Beggars," was brought before Mr.
Hardwick charged with begging.
Colley and Daniels, two of the Mendicity Society's
constables, saw the defendant carrying on his unlawful
vocation in Jermyn-street. They took him into cus-
tody, and in his possession found direct evidence of at-
tempts at imposition on several of the nobility, and more
recently on Prince Albert. There was also a memo-
randum in the prisoner's handwriting to show that he
had sent begging petitions to Sir David Dundas, Sir Jas.
Duke, Gen. M‘Leod, Lord Glenelg, Lady M'Leod, and
Dr. Cumming.
Mr. HARDWICK immediately committed the defendant
as a rogue and vagabond for one month.
WESTMINSTER.

Ann Marshall, a low, dirty looking woman was
charged with the following gross misconduct and savage
assault:—
Eliza Underwood, owner of the Prince of Wales pub-
lic-house, Princes-street, Westminster, stated that on
the previous evening defendant entered his house and
conducted herself in a most offensive manner to some
customers quietly seated in the taproom; that he told
her to leave the house; she refused, and he ordered his
waiter to put her out, when she-abused him with filthy
and disgusting language, and commenced casting hand-
fuls of mud and filth into the bat, and on his calling a
policeman and going out in the street to give her in
charge she seised him violently by the hair, and on
raising his hand to loosen her hold she grasped it firmly
and bit his thumb in two. _

Policeman Davis, 201 A, corroborated part of the
complainant's evidence, and said the defendant resisted
violently, and appeared to have been drinking freely.
Complainant said, she had had no liquor at his house.
Defendant said she was drunk, and had been roughly
treated.

Mr. BURRELL said, the assault was a most savage one
and fined the defendant in the full penalty of 51.. and in
default committed her for two months to the House of
Correction.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.
The adjourned half-yearly meeting of this company
was held at the London Tavern on Friday, for the pur-
pose of considering the proposition for leasing the line
to the Great Northern Railway Company; Earl Fitz-
william in the chair.
The SECRETARY read the proposed arrangement,
whioh stated that a working agreement on the following
basis should be immediately executed between the two
companies for 21 years, and that application should be
made immediately to Parliament, as soon as the rules of
the House would allow, for an amalgamation of the two
companies:—That the Great Northern Company should
take the South Yorkshire Railway, with all its engage-
ments and liabilities, including the navigation and canals,
&c., as well as the southern portion of the Sheffield and
Wakefield line, and after paying all liabilities, as well as
all working charges, maintenance, and every other ex-
pense, should pay a dividend upon the whole paid-up
capital of the South Yorkshire Company, varying in
amount according to the mineral traffic, that is to say, 3
per cent. as the minimum dividend, and an additional j.
per cent. for every 50,000 tons of coal received on the
Great Northern Railway beyond the first 200,000 tons
(being the quantity at present carried) until 800,000 tons
wore carried and 6 per cent. dividend was paid, after
which no rise of dividend was to take place; the di-
vidend to be paid half-yearly, and never to recede from
any rate once attained up to 41 per cent., although the
traffic might decrease; but between 41 and 6 per cent.
the rate would rise and fall with the amount of mineral
traffic carried over the line; and that a four per cent.
permanent stock be offered to the River Dun proprietors,
and such of the South Yorkshire shareholders as might
prefer to accept it.
The CHAIRMAN said ho wished to know whether any
of the proprietors desired any explanation with regard
to the terms of the arrangement?
Mr. ANDERTON said, he considered the matter very
obscure. He perceived by the directors' report of Fe-
bruary, 1848, that they were enabled to give 7 per cent.
for money in advance of calls, and he wished to know
how that could be done in 1848, when they were now
required to take 3 per cent. on the carriage of 200,000
tons of coals? They also stated that the prospects of the
line were superior to those of any other line in the
kingdom, and that from the traffic on the River Dun
they could give 6 per cent. on the capital expended on
the line, and a dividend of 5 per cent. was declared. At
the next half-yearly meeting a dividend at the rate of 6
per cent. per annum was declared—such dividend to be
paid one month after the amalgamation of the railway
and River Dun Company. At the February meeting
in 1849 the profits on the River Dun were stated to
be 16,6421.. out of which a dividend at the rate of
6 per cent. was declared, absorbing 5,5001. At the half-
yearly meeting in February, 1850, it was stated that the
line from Doncaster to Swinton had been opened, and
an arrangement entered into with the Midland Company
for working it—that company paying to this company 75
per cent. of the receipts. They were also told that
everything had been done to complete the amalgama-
tion, and they only waited for the Commissioners' certi-
ficate to do so, when the deferred dividends would be
paid, and a further deferred dividend, at the rate of 6 per
cent., out of the balance of 10,5751., would be paid.—
(Hear, hear.) He could not reconcile these statements
with the proposition now made to take 3 per cent. from
the Great Northern for carrying 200,000 tons of coals
over the line.—(Hear, hear.)
The motion for the confirmation of the agreement was
then submitted to the:meeting, when
Lord WHARNCLIFFE, in reply to the observations of
Mr. Anderton, contended that the proposed agreement
was consistent with all that had been mentioned in pre-
vious reports. He thought that a certain dividend, be-
ginning at 3 per cent., and ranging as the traffic in-
creased to 6 per cent., was a fair propcsition, and might
be accepted. He would ask how many lines were pay-
ing 44- per cent., or even 3 per cent.? for, if they took
the average of all the railways in the kingdom, they
would find it to be about 21 per cent.
A long discussion ensued, in which Ur. Fisher, Mr.
Baxter, and Mr. J. Wilson took part, in the course of
which Mr. Anderton moved an amendment to the
effect—
" That the further consideration of the subject be
adjourned, in the hopes that in the meantime the direc-
tors may enter into a more equitable arrangement with
the Great Northern or some other company."
Mr. Fisher seconded the amendment, which was put
and carried by a very large majority.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro-
ceedings.

CHESTER&HOLYHEAD RAILWAY
The report of the directors to be submitted to the
shareholders to-morrow states, that on comparing the
accounts for the past half-year with those for the half-
year ending December 31, 1849, a reduction in the work-
ing expenses is shown of 3,7891., while the gross re-
ceipts have been increased by 14,6561., making a total
increase of 18,4461. The arrangement made with the
London and North-Western Company and with the City
of Dublin Steam Packet Company will enable the di-
rectors to effect a reduction of expenditure sufficient
to furnish means for conducting a very large in-
crease of traffic with scarcely any additional expense.
Under the arrangement in question the efficacy
of the present packet service will be completely
maintained; and the City of Dublin Company engage,
in common with the London and North-Western Com-
pany, to exert all their influeace to bring the whole
of the traffic to and from Ireland upon the line of this
company. The profit on the operations, to the close of
the half-year ending 31st of December last, leaves a
balance of 40,4841., after paying the interest due on the
debenture debt; and the increase of the traffic during
the present half-year justifies the directors in expressing
their confident expectation that, with the additional ad-
vantages which must accrue to the company from the
arrangement above adverted to coming into operation on
the Ist of May next, the general receipts at the end of
the year will be more than sufficient to pay a full divi-
dend on the preference shares, in addition to the interest
on the debentures. Arrangements have been made with
the local authorities and landowners, as well as with the
Government, to construct a temporary branch
for the
purpose of facilitating the transit of goods and cattle
between Holyhead and Ireland. The cost of this work,
which is expected to be completed by the
Ist of May
next, will be about 28,000/. The works of the Carnar-
von branch are advancing, and a very large traffic in
slates over 64 miles of the railway may be expected at an
early period. It is proposed to erect an hotel between
the Britannia and Menai bridges, commanding a
view of the Snowdon range of mountains. It
is intended that this hotel shall afford separate
accommodation to travellers or visitors at first,
second, and third scale of expense. The balance to
40,434/., is the property
the credit of account, viz.,
of the preference shareholders. The total balance
due to those parties being arrears from the 30th of June,
1849, amounts to IL 4s. 9d. per share. It is proposed to
pay 161. 6d., leaving in hand a balance of 5,7841. to meet
the arrear of 85. 3d. per share, which arrear the direc-
tors do not doubt will be paid off, together with the
accruing dividend, from the net receipts of the railway
during the current year. It is proposed to create
42,000 shares of 91. 12s. 6d. each, one to be offered to the
holder of each original share; and the like number of
shares of 2/. 17s. 6d. each, one to be offered to the
holder of each preference share. These ff
shares to bear
a guaranteed interest of 5 per cent, per annum, in per 7
petaity ; but such interest is not to commence until
April, 1854. The first payment of interest to be made
in October, 1854. They will be issued at a discount
equal to 16} per cent. on the first instalment, and 11 per
cent. on the second—that is to say, the first-men-
tioned shares a payment of 41.165.7 L on
will be required
to be made is April next, 12s. 6d.
for which credit for Si.
will be given in the books of the company, and a second
instalment of 1/. 15s. Sd. will be required to be made in
l April, 1852, for which credit for 21. will be given, and
no further call will be made before April, 1854. On the
second-mentioned shares 1/. 175. 2d. will be required to
- be paid in April next, and a second instalment of lls. ld.
t will be required in, April, 1852; and no further call