The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-30 00:00:00

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

Our markets are seasonably well supplied with potatoes,
in fair average condition. Selected samples are in request
at from 120 s to 150 s per ton. Other kinds are heavy, at
from 80s to 100 s per ton. Last week's imports were 94
baskets from Hambro', and 178 do. from Rotterdam.

Mr. Kemp said that in this case defendant required an
advance upon some leasehold property at Torquay. She
applied to plaintiffs, and after some negotiation agreed to
insure her life. She did not carry out this agreement, and
plaintiffs sought to recover their expenses, which were
£2 25., paid to the doctor who examined Mrs. Pearse ;
£2 12s. 6d. paid to the attorney for engrossing the deed,
and plaintiffs' expenses.

Mr. Bowes said that defendant was introduced by a Mr.
Corfield, and said she wanted borrow £5O upon some
leasehold property :it Torquay. The property was held
upon three lives. One life had dropped. Two remained ;
one, defendant, aged 77, and a gentleman who was absent.
Witness proposed to substitute another life, and found that
the fine stipulated for was £2OO, and that certain parties had
a lien upon the property of £l6O. Told defendant that the
only way to secure witness was by insuring her life, and
she agreed. The medical officer was sent to her, and wit-
ness paid £2 2s. The insurance office required £25 for in-
suring her life for three months. She refused, and the
matter went off. Corfield brought a draft of the convey-
ance, and witness sent it to his solicitor, who examined it
and engrossed it.

Cross-examined—We issue a circular, but the terms
thereon do not apply to the case. Nothing was said about
the circular. Defendant alluded to Corfield as her attorney.
Sent an agreement to defendant, and she refused to sign it.
Mr. Daly addressed the jury for the defendant, and called
witnesses, amongst them defendant, who said
She was 77 years of age. She did promise to insure her
life, but did not expect she would have to pay for it.
Mr. Corfield said he called upon plaintiffs, and conducted
his share of the business upon the terms contained in plain-
tiffs' circular, a copy of which he had with him.
His Honour summed up, and the jury found for the
plaintiffs for the full amount.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DA }.)

LEWES RACES.—(This Day.)

BY ELECTRIC
Acceptances for the De "Warr(
with 50 add(
Yrs st lb
Twilight
Rover 4 8 10
Crater
Tiara 5 8 5
Rising Sun
Zitella
Predictor

TELEGRAPH.

•ene Handicap of 10 Bove each,
ed. T.Y.C.

Yrs st lb
Apollo
Oliver
Bentinek
Provision
Cronstadt . 2 5 11
Craco•v
Parapet 2 5 0

All here.

Entry for Queen's Plate. Two miles.—Crater, Defender,
Tournament, Blue Jacket, Bwderer, and Margaret Catch-
pole.

The disputed Cup race at Hereford has been decided in
favour of Catherine.

LONDON, BRIGHTON AND SOUP

COAST RAILWAY.

lIALF-YEARLY MEETING (THIS DAY.)
The usual half-yearly meeting of the proprietors in this
undertaking was held this day, at the London Tavern,
Bishopsgate-street.

Leo Schuster Esq. , chairman of the Board of Directors,
presided.

The usual preliminary business, including the taking
the half yearlj report of the directors, which has already
appeared in The Sun, as read, having been disposed of,
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
began by referring to the accounts, which showed that the
revenue for the half-year had been £398,513, of which
£7,901 arose from the adjustment of a revenue account
which had remained open with other matters in connecticn
with other matters pending with the South Western Rail-
way Company which had now been arranged. The in-
crease of the ordinary expenses arose chiefly from the
extension of the traffic, and from the working of the Mid-
Sussex Railway. The last half-year had been debited with
a larger proportion than heretofore for the year; but this
would to some extent diminish the charge to be defrayed
out of the revenue for the current six months. The increase
of the traffic was, he was happy to state, going on most
satisfactorily, and he had the pleasure to inform the meeting
that, up to the present moment, they were between £5,000
or £6,000 in excess of the corresponding period o
last year. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Now, when
they considered that their line, which was so
largely used as a pleasure line, had, during the las
ten months of storm and rain, more than maintained
its steady increase in receipts, he thought the meeting
would agree with him that it was a circumstance of a
highly encouraging nature. (Hear, hear.) He would not
enter atlength into the particular business of the company
the report entered so fully on that point that any observa-
tions from him would be needlessly occupying the time of the
proprietors. He assured the meeting that the directors
continued as sedulously as ever their endeavours to improve
and develope their property. (Hear, hear.)
After a few other observations, the chairman resumed his
seat by moving the motion.

Mr. SCOTT seconded the adoption of the report.
The CHAIRMAN was about to put the resolution to the
meeting, when

Captain YOUNG rose, amidst some marks of disapprobs-
tion,;to move an amendment to the motion of the chairman.
He knew, he said, his amendment would not find favour
with some of the proprietors, but he felt that it was his
duty to persevere in his endeavours to put an end to their
Sunday trains. (" Oh, oh," and laughter.) The amend-
ment he begged to move was, that the report be received
on the understanding that the Sunday pleasure trains be
stopped upon all portions of their line.
Mr. ASBURY seconded the motion.

A SHAREHOLDER suggested to Capt. Young, that as he
considered the undertaking to be such an ungodly one he
should sell his shares, (Hear, hear, and laughter.)
Capt. YOUNG said he could inform the shareholder that
he did not purchase the shares, he.had become possessed of
them in another way.

The SHAREHOLDER--That may be, but you can sell them
if you choose.- (Laughter.)

Mr. HEREPATII said he felt surprised that such amend-
ment had been entertained for a moment. The chairman
could not legally receive or put it to the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN said this was the opinion of their legal
adviser.

Several gentlemen present suggested that to save time,
the amendment had best be put from the chair.
In reply to a question from a SHAREHOLDER,
The CHAIRMAN said the sum put down for law ex-
penses was in fact for parliamentary expenses, in opposing
bills which would injure their line.