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London, England, 1851-08-07 00:00:00

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paid to the position of those now in the service, who, in
the absence of a railway fund, may already have made
some provision for the casualties of life. The funds for
these purposes must be, in principle, self-supporting—
(gear)--but the directors are of opinion that it will be
both expedient and fair, that the proprietors should aid
the efforts of the staff.—(Elear, hear.) The provision
against accidents, fatal or permanently injurious,
would apply especially to that class of persons
employed about the trains. The directors find that this
can be effected (at a moderate expense), which, with re-
gard to the servants in the truffle department hereafter
joining the company, they are of opinion, may be pro-
perly shared between the company, and such persons, a
plan which has been adopted by the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway Company. The whole of these de-
sirable objects, including those of a similar tendency, to
which the proprietors now contribute, will, in the opinion
of the directors, be covered by an annual contribution
on the part of the company, not exceeding 1,0001. in the
whole, and a resolution to the effect that the proprietors
approve of the directors' proceedings in the suggested
course, will accordingly be submitted to the present
meeting."
The CHAIRMAN then addressed the proprietors, and
expressed a hope that the report would be found ac-
ceptable to them. The ample and detailed accounts
it contained would inform them generally of the state
of the company's affairs. At the same time, how-
ever, if there were any questions which the proprie-
tors wished to put, either to himself or his brother
directors, they would be very happy to answer them.
He had been recently but kindly admonished that
their recent meetings had been somewhat long,
while their dividends were somewhat short.--(A
laugh.) He hoped now their progress would fbe in
the opposite direction, and it would not be his
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they were detained to-day. The directors
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avoiding any such detention of the on the line
ashad recently taken place. He hoped a very brief
statement of the nature of the suburban traffic, would
be sufficient to pardon the directors for the few irre-
gularities that had occurred. He was happy to say,
that with the blessing of Providence no lives had been
lost, nor any serious accident happened, with the ex-
ception of a slight collision which took place this
morning at Vauxhall. This, however, was not at-
tended by any serious consequences.
A PROPRIETOR—Were any lives lost ?
The CHAIRMAN was happy to say none.—(Hear.)
They had heard, doubtless, of a collision, a few hours
ago, at the Vauxhall station, in consequence of one
train running into another, while it stood at the sta-
tion taking up short traffic. He was on the spot very
shortly afterwards, and was glad to find there was
nothing serious. A lady's shoulder was displaced,
and there was some little contusion on the eye of
another, but he did not apprehend any serious danger.
—(Hear.) He was about to mention that the di-
rectors had always contemplated a successful result
with respect to the suburban traffic, but they knew
also that time would be required to develop it.
The nature of the development during this parti-
cular season would in some degree account for
the irregularities he had referred to. He found,
on loakicg over the books this morning, that from
Ist of July to the 31 of August, 1851, a period of
five weeks, the number of passengers on the 'Windsor,
Richmond, and the loop lines, was 228,912, and the
receipts 18,2261. In the corresponding period of
1850 the passengers numbered 137,569, and the re-
ceipts amounted to 8 7651., showing an increase on
twenty-nine miles of railway of 91,343 passengers
and 9,4701., or nearly a hundred per cent.—(Hear.)
On the main line the increase in the same period was
69,706 passengers, and 15,153/. thus showing that
the pressure of traffic arises on the shorter lines. If
:any circumstance should happen to bring large
crowds of visitors to the great metropolis, the
proprietors might rest assured that their section of
the railway would receive a considerable share of the
traffic. With respect, also, to the Hampton Court
line, on which it was a long time before they could
create a train, he found that the number of passengers
in the same five weeks of 1851 was 39,497, as against
20,239 in 1850, or within a trifle of 100 per cent. of
increase.—(Hear.) The maxim adopted by the di-
rectors was that which railways generally ought to
observe, if they wished to succeed—appealing to
numbers, and, they could not appeal successfully
without having moderate fares. This principle,
it adhered to, he believed, would work out the success
of their district of railway, and he trusted it would
receive the approbation of the meeting.—(Hear, hear.)
The Chairman concluded by moving the adoption of
the report.
A short discussion than ensued with respect to va-
rious items and topics contained in the report.
The CHAIRMAN stated, in reply to Mr. Uperoft,
that the directors did not consider they were under
any liability in respect of the gold-dust robbery on
the line. No one had ever asserted that they were.
They had taken every possible means to bring the
parties to justice, for the sake of the character of the
company, but the property was not insured, and
there was an express understanding that it was not.
The directors had also given free passes to four subor-
dinate persons to watch the property.—(Hear.) He
had also to state, in reply to the Hon. Proprietor, that
no satisfactory arrangement had been come to with
the South-Eastern and Dover Company with respect
to the traffic for Guildford.
The report was then received and adopted.
A dividend at the rate of 32 per cent., subject to
income-tax, to be payable on the 21st of August, was
agreed to, after a short discussion.
The CHAIRMAN called the attention of the meeting
to the recommendation in the report with reference
to a superannuation and accident fund, which, he
hoped, would be acceded to by the proprietors. If
the men in their service knew that a superan-
nuation would be secured to them, they would
adhere more strongly to the company, and discharge
their duties with pleasure and more satisfaction to the
directors. The insurance against accident was also
a most useful suggestion, for drivers, guards, and all
who attended to the movements of trains, were liable
to accident, even with the best management. Much
pain and affliction might be avoided if some provision
were made for the wives and families of those who
stood a risk of being killed on the railway. Only
the other day a guard was killed—he admitted purely
through his own neglect—having incautiously stood
on a step while the train was in motion, and lost his
life by coming in contact against a building. His
family were so destitute that they could not bury
him, and on his own responsibility he voted a small
sum of money for the purpose of burying him. Such
melancholy cases as this might be avoided if the
meeting voted 1,0001. a year, which he thought was
not too much for so large a stuff.
Mr. REED, director, supported the suggestion on
the ground of economy, as well as of feeling. The
employees of the company could not save any money,
their remuneration was so small, though they devoted
their nights and days on the railway. Their conduct,
morals, and habits would be very much improved if
they knew that in old age something like the means
of positive existence were in store for them.
There were between 1,300 and 1,400 servants
in the employ of the company, and the con-
tribution of 1,0001. would act as an inducement
to them to lay aside some trifling sums for old age,
or for their families in cases of accident; Mr. Reed
proposed that the recommendation in the report
should be adopted, and that the directors should be
authorised to incur an annual expenditure in further-
ance of the object, not exceeding on the whole 1,000/.
Mr. BORROWDALE moved as an amendment that
the consideration of the subject be deferred for six
months.
Mr. KAY thought the resolution a very just and
proper one, and recommended that books should be
kept in order that the proprietors might see how the
money was applied.—(Hear.)
Mr. Sergeant GA.SELEE observed that this was a
very good arrangement for those who were charitably
disposed, but the directors were the trustees of a
fund, and they had no right to appropriate money
to any such purpose.—(Hear, hear.) Charity
began at home, and he spoke not so much for himself
as for many poor people, who, though they had shares
in the company, had hardly received any dividend
upon them.—(Hear.) Why could the directors not
adopt the voluntary system, and open a list for sub-
scriptions.
The amendment was ultimately withdrawn, and
the original motion carried.
A resolution having been passed authorising the
directors to take up preference shares in the Exeter
and Crediton Company, and a vote of thanks given to
the Chairman for his conduct in the chair, the meeting
separated.
The proceedings did not terminate until 4 o'clock.

SALE OF INTERESTING AUTOGRAPHS.—Yesterday
the sale of an interesting collection of autograph letters took
place at the rooms of Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, Wel-
lington-street, Strand. They consisted of the correspondence
of David Garrick and other distinguished actors, actresses,
and dramatic authors ; the secret correspondence of Charles
I. with Captain Titus, &C., planning his escape from Canis- I
brook Castle, &c. Six lots of the correspondence of David
Garrick produced 71. 55.; a draught for 601., drawn by Oliver
Goldsmith in favour of D. Garrick, with a promissory note of
R. B. Sheridan for 1001. to Garrick, Si. 16s. ; five letters
from Addison to Ambrose Phillips, 51. 19s. ; four letters from
Sir R. Steel to Phillips, 21. 12s. ; letters, documents, and
papers relating to the Byron family, 211. The unpublished
correspondence of King -Charles I. and Captain Titus, &c.,
duringas the imprisonment of the monarch in Carisbrook
1.1. a.
to Captain
and also some autograph letters from King Charles
Captain Titus, &c., several letters from Henrietta
Catherine Queen of Charles 1., several from Charles 11. and
enne his Queen, together with a bead purse which be-
longed to Charles 1., and an elegantly formed chalice carved
out of boxwaolioad,i
solid wood, withrrn numerous cups therein, cut out of the
Ann o" one lot, produced 1321. 4s.
LEGAL
GENERALmeeting LIFE ASSURANCE COM-
PANY.—At a publicproprietors in this company,
I which took place on Tuesday aactfthe offices in Fleet-street, Mr.
.1 Crowder,
nkinz QvQ., w.,asdeceeleascteei. director in lieu of Sir Francis

IMPERIAI A PARLIAMEN.T.

(T HIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordship
PROT s s ssembled at Five o'clock.
ES TANTISM IN ROME.
The Earl of HA B ROWBY presented a petition nu-
merously signed by English persons inhabiting the city
of Rome, who weve, desirous of erecting a Protestant
place of worship in Rome, praying that her Majesty's
Government would take measures to secure from the
Sovereign of the F.c man States permission to erect a
Protestant church its the city of Rome.
The Marquis of _LANSDOWNE said that it would
ho impossible for le e.r Majesty's Government to interfere
so as to secure the erection of a place of Protestant wor-
ship in Rome.
The Earl of HAIIII,OWBY said that the question was
whether the Court of Rome would or would not give in
her states that seine liberty to Protestants which she
claimed for her own Roman Catholics in Protestant
states.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was afraid that it
was hopeless to atte rapt to secure from the Court of Rome
the same degree of toleration for Protestants residing
under the Govern went of Rome that was secured to
110015 G Catholics in Protestant countries.
The Bishop of LONDON agreed with the Noble
Marquis, that it was hopeless to obtain from Rome the
same degree of toleration for Protestants which was ac-
corded by a Protestant Government to Roman Catholics;
but members of the Church of England, were used to
worship in buildings, which had the outward appearance
of splendour, and while the Pope refused permission to
erect a Protestant Church in Rome, the Pope was
announcing his intention to erect a magnificent cathe-
dral in London. If the Pope would give us permission
we would erect a magnificent Protestant cathedral in
Rome, and we would do it without raising money by
the sale of indulgences.
The Earl of HARROWBY complained of the inter-
ruption given to Protestant worship in Naples and
Florence as proof of the intolerance of the
Romish clergy towards the Protestant Church.
The Romish clergy were omnipotent in their
posts. lie wished to knew whether there would be
any objection to lay before that House copies of the cor-
respondence which had taken place between her Ma-
jesty's Government and the Neapolitan and Tuscan au-
thorities on the subject of the closing of certain places
of Protestant worship in their states ?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said he would in-
quire into the subject.
The Earl of lIARIIOWBY then moved fur the pa-
pers and also for an address to her Majesty to exercise
her influence to secure the erection of a Protestant place
of worship in Rome.
The motion was agreed to.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
The Royal Assent was then given by Commission to
the undermentioned Bills:--
Medical Charities (Ireland).
Grand Jury Cess (Ireland).
Representative Peers for Scotland.
Gunpowder Stores (Liverpool).
Churches and Chapels (Ireland).
Ecclesiastical Residences (Ireland).
Ecclesiastical Property Valuation (Ireland).
Inverness Bridge (No. 2.)
sheep and Contagious Disorders Prevention.
Customs.
Commissioners of Railways Act Repeal.
Steam Navigation.
Canada and New Brunswick Railway.
Metropolitan Sewers.
Church Buildings Act Amendment.
General Board of Health (No. 2).
New Forest Deer Removal.
Court of Chancery and Judicial Committee.
Duchy of Lancaster (High-peak) Mining, Customs, and
Minerals Costs Act Amendment.
At orney and Solicitors' Regulation Act Amendment.
Constabulary Force (Irciana).
Metropolitan Interment.
Emigration Advances (Distressed Districts Scotland).
New Zealand Settlements.
Canterbury Association.
Coalwhippers (Port of London.)
Mercantile Marine Act Amendment.
Battersea-park.
Crown Estates Paring.
United Church of Eugland and Ireland.
Lunatics (India).
Appointment to Offices.
Collection of Fines (Ireland).
Summary Jurisdiction (Ireland).
Petty Sessions.
Land Clauses Consolidation (Ireland).
Law of Evidence Amendment.
Administration of Criminal Justice Improvement, and
upwards of thirty private Bills.
The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
,he Earl of Carlisle, and Lord Broughton.
(LEFT BITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES.
Mr. FRESHFIELD wished to ask the Right Hon.
the Attorney-General if his attention bad been called
to an infraction of the Ecclesiastical Titles Assump-
tion Act which was said to have taken place in
Ireland on the part of certain priests and bishops of the
Roman Catholic Church.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the matter did
not come within his department ; the question should
have been asked of his Hon. and Learned Friend the
Attorney-General for Ireland.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Mr. MUNTZ gave notice that early next session he
should move a resolution, to the effect that strangers be
allowed to remain in the House during divisions.
Mr. HEYWOOD gave notice that early next session
he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal
certain tests connected with the universities.
CRYSTAL PALACE.
Colonel SIBTHORP wished to ask the President of
the Board of Trade whether certain individuals have
not been admitted into the Crystal Palace on the Sab-
bath day, and whether some of them have not availed
themselves of that opportunity to copy certain articles
therein deposited?
Mr. LABOUCHERE said the Executive Committee
were anxious to preserve a record of all the
useful articles exhibited in the Crystal Palace,
and in order to procure illustrations for that record a
gentleman had been allowed admission on Sundays to
make some photographic experiments, which could not
be effected at any other time.
Colonel SIBTHORP asked if it was true, that in con-
sequence of that permission some of the articles had
been injured?
Mr. LABOUCHERE said one work of art certainly
had been injured in some way, but ample compensation
would be made to the exhibitor for the damage.
METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT.
Sir B. HALL wished to ask the Noble Lord at the
head of the Woods and Forests, if he intended to renew
the Metropolitan Buildings Act ?
Lord SEYMOUR replied in the affirmative.
RETURNS.
Sir B. HALL moved an address for a return exhibit-
ing the number of electors in every county and division
of a countyin Great Britain, according to the register
of electors in 1850, and as they shall appear in the re-
gister of electors for 1851, with the population of each
county and division of a county according to the
census of 1851, the number of electors polled at the
last general election, and the number of Members re-
turned for each such county or division of a
county; and, return exhibiting the names of all cities
and boroughs in Great Britain, showing the number of
electors on the Register of 1850, and the number which
may be upon the Register of 1851, distinguishing those
registered as householders and those registered under
other qualifications, the numbers polled at the last
general election, the number of Members returned, the
number of all houses rated to the relief of the poor, and
the population of each city or borough at the last census;
such return to be given alphabetically in groups of all
such cities or boroughs as shall contain two hundred
and not exceeding two hundred and fifty electors, and
so on, in groups, increasing fifty electors in each group.
—Agreed to.
The HON. BARONET also moved for a return of the
names of all persons who had been appointed or
nominated to any office, or who hold any office, in
the Ecclesiastical Courts of England and Wales;
stating the nature of the office; the date of appointment
or nomination; the age of the person or persons at the
time of such appointment or nomination; whether
such person or persons perform the duties of the office
in person or not, or was then in or has since taken Holy
Orders; and the name or title of the person making such
appointment; together with the emoluments and in-
come of the office, and the several sources from which
such emoluments are derived.—Agreed to.
Colonel DUNNE moved for a return (up to the Ist
day of August, 1851) of all cases where estates were
sold by the Incumbered Estates Commissioners (Ire-
land), and, where the proceeds of sale were insufficient
to meet the amount of incumbrances on those estates, as
set forth in the petition for sale, stating the amount of
deficiencies.—Agreed to.
Mr. GREY moved for a return of the number of ves-
sels, British and foreign, which under the present Cus-
toms regulations have entered inwards or cleared out-
wards at the Custom-house at Newcastle, as loading or
discharging their cargoes within the port of Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, and which have transacted the business of
their cargoes at that Custom-house, but which actually
never entered within the limits of the port of Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, but remained at anchor or at their moorings
within the port of Shields, and loaded and discharged
their cargoes within the limits of that port, for the years
ending the sth day of January, 1849, the sth day of
January, 1850, and the sth day of January, 1851 re-
spectively: also, the total amount of duties paid at the
Custom-house at Newcastle, upon goods so discharged
within the port of Shields, during the same years (in
order to correct certain portions of a return, No. 325,
made to this House in the present session.—Agreed to.