The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-27 00:00:00

report was one of such vast importance that a specia
day ought to be app,inted for the discussion of RI
merits, which would then be fully and deliberately gone
into. He did not object to the report, but it would be
satisfactory to get the.unanimous assent and concur
rened of the whole Court, instead of the simple report of
a committee, however numerous it might be. (tears
hear.)

Alderman COBITT said, the report had not been hastill
cent:acted, nor had any name been attached to it by ant
member of the Court who had not gone fully and
thoroughly into the stiject. Last year circumstances
had arisen which brought the state of Newgate more
prominently before the Gaol Committee. The govee'
nor, from age and infirmity, resigned, and a new gore,'
nor was appo nted, when it became absolutely necessary
to revise the system of discipline and management in
order that the official might have full and proper icy
structions for the necessary conduct of the gaol. It Wae
then found to be utterly impossible to get a sat:sfactorY
system of supervision unless great alterations were made
in the structural part of the prison. He (Alderman
Cubitt) moved—" That the report be received, and that
it be referred hack to the committee to act therein se
they shall think fit."
Alderman FINNIS said, he seconded the motion le 0 WE.°
he was satisfied thkt, in laying out 10,0001., that soli,
would not be lost, but would ultimately lead to a cool'
derable savin.T. A few days ago 13 female prisoners
wire coefined in Newgete, and, on account of the de'
fective structural err..ngunents, it was necessary to bign,
19 fires for the purpose of taking care of them. (Hear*/
Alderman SIDNEY said, he very much rejoiced tel
think that the report had at length come to the Coll
for consideration. He agreed with the former part
the report, which condemned the gaol of Newgate.o
being altogether irremediable, and which was probabli
at that moment the worst disciplined gaol in the kw'
dom. They had under their jurisdiction one of the best
disciplined as well as one of the worst disciplined gaol°
in the country. They had a prison at Holloway whicu
admitted of the easiest possible extension, and where t.`,l
same discipline which wa. adopted there could be carried
out ; and they had Newgate, with all its sinuosities, the
prisoners actually Jo king after the keepers, instead °I
the le-epers looking after the prisoners. To his (Aide*
man Sidney's) knowledge, during the last few Years
several prosecutions had been abandoned, and the Funi.
mary jur:sdicilon of magistrates asked for rather 00,
that persons should be put to the inconvenience and an:
royance of mixing with the persons who loitered about
the Central Criminal Court. In fact, there was 0°
proper accommodation fir either prosecutors or 'wit:
nesses. (Hear, hear.) Alderman Sidney then We!).
into a variety of details,' showing that the cost of the
support of prisoners in Newgate was double the amottai
of the expenditure at Holloway.
Alderman and Sheriff Ross testified to the immente
inconvenience sustained by the public from the arrange'
meets connected with the courts while trials were pro-
ceeding. It was an evil loudly calling for remedy. • f
Alderman CARTER said that the state altogether oei
Newgate was of a most unsatisfactory character, anh
that a complete alteration ought to be made in it, WI
with respect to classification of prisoners and structure
arrangements.
Alderman SIDNEY then proposed the following atnead.
ment

" That a deputation of the Court be appointed to Can:
fer with the Secretary of State for the Home Departures'
with reference to the projected alterations in Navigate,
and to report thereon to this Court ; and to learn froo
that Minister whether there is any objection to the P
of removing the prison to Holloway."
Alderman CARTER seconded the amendment, which
waq put and negatived.
The original motion was then put and carried, an
the Court adjourned.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERLIAIIr-
TON.
The ordinary half-yearly meeting of this company peg
held yesterday, at the London Tavern, Lieut.-Colonel
Rusbout, M.P., pre-iding.
The CHAIRMAN, afterea few remarks, moved the /OW
tien of the report, an abstract of which has already er
peared in The San.
Mr. T. S. PAKINGTON seconded the motion.
Mr. MAXWELL said he could not assent to the rnotioldt
for the adoption of the report, and therefore be roo"
an amendment, calling for the appointment of A o°°).
mittee of shareholders to examine into the accouo
affairs, and management of the company, their relatil2Pl
with other companies, and the expediency of creati
new capital, with power to call for books, papers, tr_.
information, and to employ an accountant, or such otter!
as istance as they might deem necessary to enable theme!
properly to prepare a report, to be laid before a future
meeting. (Cheers.)
Mr. WALLACE seconded the amendment.
After a desultory discussion,
The 01AI/terve moved that a dividend should be ne"
dared upon the first preferential stock at the rate of 5i
per cent.
Mr. SERJEANT GASELEE, as an amendment, moved
that the dividend should be postponed until after the
r -0,101 of the report of the c immittee of ins estigation•
Mr. PARSONS seconded the amendment.
Alter eoine in ther discussi m, the motion for payroent
of the dividend was unanimously agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN teen, amid much laughter, proposed
a resolui ion authorising the directere to postpone pay'
ment of the dividend until it could be made without
detriment to the interests of the company.
A good dell of discueilion followed, resulting in a de'
cirion that dividend warrants should be issued to Pre'
sent shareholders bearing interest until paid.
Mr. Maxwell', motion, for a committee of investie
tion was then again brought forward, and agreed to, the
following gentlemen being appointed to act—via'
Mes.rs. Fenton, H. Maud, W. Lethain, Wilson, AO
Sir S. M. Peto, Dart.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the next business of the
meeting was the election of the retiring directors; but
Mr. Serjeant GASELEE proposed the adjournment of
f
the meeting until the Shit of April, for the reception °A
the report of the committee, which was at once agree"
to, the election of directors being postponed.
EAST KENT.
The directors in their half-yearly report state they are
happy to be enabled to inform the proprietors that the,
progress made siuring the past half-year in the works sb
Rochester Bridge has been satisfactory. The found*.
tions, as appears by the engineers' report annexed;
are complet,-d, and a con-iderable portion of th'l‘
superstructure finished and delivered at Rochester.f
large sum has been expeeded in the purchase 0
land, and the arrangements with landowners between
Chatham and Sittingbourne are so far advanced that
the company will be able to take possession of t°6
land at an early period. The works at the Roches-
ter and Chatham tunnels were commenced shortl.9.,
before the half-yearly meeting,and were continued
till the end of Nes ember. About that period sur
gestions were made to the board by their late de'
puty chairman, Mr. Sad'eir, in favour of an arrange'
meet to effect a rapid completion of the whole line, by
means of a strong combination of parties for the purpose,
of carrying out the whole of the works between Stroott
and Dover sunulta .eously. In pursuance of this policy
negotiati us were opened with various parties to effect
this object, and the board had hoped to be able to repel',
that a sati,factory arrangement had been agreed on, but
the suddeniteath of Mr. Sadleir, and other circumstances,
have prevented the board from being able to complete
any arrangement. They therefore propose, after trans'
acting the business contained in the notice, to adjourn
the meeting to the 4th April next, by which time the,
expect to be in a po-itipn to ley before the proprietors
such a combination as will besati-faetory to them, and will
insure the completion of the line. With the view of carry'
ing out speedily and effectively any arrangement on whinb
ti ey may decide, the director., have made a call of 2/. lOe'
per share, payable on the 12th of April next. The Per;
manent survey of the Dover Extension line is complete°,
and the notice plans for purchase of land are prepared.
An of enieg having presented itself for improving.till
company's line, arid connecting it with the authorised
line th Westminster Terminus ,Company, by con'
lam tiag a line from Dartford, thraugh Lewisham, to
join the termilius of that company at Clapham, and o',
thus securing to this a West-end terminus, and also the
shortest and most direct route to Dover, the board con;
sidere'l that they ought not to lose the opportunity °'
obtaining so valuable an addition to the East Kent line'
Accordingly a bill was introduced into Parliament tO
session for a line from Dartford to Lewisham, and from
Lewisham to Clapham, with running powers over the
Westminster Terminus Company's line, and over the
Salvia Eastern Company's line from Strood to Dartford.
This bill has passed standing orders, and been read *
first time in the House of Commons."

The engineer, in his report, states as follows :---
" During the past half year the works of the founds'
Vona and superstructure of the Medway Bridge at
Rochester have been proceeding with vigour, and I bar'
the satisfaction of reporting that the cylinders are nOO
all down, complet4 in place, filled with concrete read!
for the re?,eption of the brickwork and masonry, which
latter branches of the work are also in a state of cow
siderabie forwardness, and proceeding in a perfectly
satisfactury manner.

"The ironwork of the bridge, lam glad to say, is
als ) in a very advanced state, and of a character entirely
satisfactory both as to workmanship and material ;
considerable portion has arrived, and is in course of
being put together in place, upon staging erected for the
purpose. The manufacture of the rest is rapidly pro-
ceeding, and is so forward that no delay need be appre.
hended in its delivery.
" I see no reason to doubt the completion of this
impertant work by the end of the ensuing summer►
and considerably within the time fixed by the act of
Parliament.

" Some considerable progress has been made with the
works of the tunnels at Fort Pitt and Chatham, but
these operations are at present in abeyance, for rea•
eons rattier of finance and general policy than of en•
gineering."

BLYTH AND TYNE.
The directors of this company recommend a dividend
of 10 per ceLt. en the preference shares, and 9 Per
cent. on the ordinary and extension shares.
NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held o's
the Euston station yesterday—!dr. H. Tootal in the
chair. The report stated that the balance available
for dividend was 1921/. 14s. 3d., out of which the
directors recommended a dividend to be paid for the
half-year at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, 'easy;
ing a balance in hand of 4251. ss. 6d. to be carried
forward. The report was adopted.

DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA.
The report of the directors of this line las been
issued to the sharelloid.ors. A dividend at the rate of
4i per cent, per annum is recommended,.