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London, England, 1857-12-01 00:00:00

some apology for anything angry that he might have
said, and look forward to the future management
of the directors to speedily retrieve their position. He
called upon the mover of the motion and amendment
to withdraw them, so as to enable the shareholders to
become a united company for the mutual benefit of all
interested. (Cheers.)
Mr. J. WILSON (preference shareholder) proceeded to
address the meeting, remarking that those who objected
to hear what speakers lead to say had better leave the
meeting. He called on the shareholders to ask for an
explanation of the law charges in connection with the
Redpath frauds, more especially with reference to the
appeal to the Lord Chancellor.
The uproar and confusion at this time was very great,
two or three shareholders speaking at once. Order having
been restored,
After some remarks from Mr. J. WILSON,
The CHAIRMAN, in reference to remarks that had been
made on his personal and written observations, said that
he challenged them to find a railway chairman who
had had such strange language used towards him as
be had, and if he had not had the most sincere respect
for those whose property was embarked in the undertak-
ing, and that be was not at liberty to be affronted
at those observations, no consideration would have
induced him to remain, as chairman of the
board of directory. (Cheers.) He had done his
duty to the shareholders and the public, and no taunt or
language used as it had been towards him would drive
him from the position he then occupied. Knowing, as he
did, that he enjoyed with the directors the confidence of
the majority of the shareholders—(chers)—referring to
the motion of censure, he said that in February or
March last, when Mr. Greening was in possession of
as many facts relative to the Redpath fraud
as now, he was a candidate for the direc-
tory, but rejected, and in August he gave notice of
the present vote of shareholders.
Mr. HUGHES—But you would not have him as a
director. (Rear, and cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN—You are right, and that explains the
present motion. (Cheers.)
Mr. GREENING denied that he was aware of any infor-
mation relative to the affair until after the report of the
committee was issued.
The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to defend the conduct of
the directors and officials relative to the Redpath defalca-
tions, and in doing so gave a history of their proceedings,
which has been so often and so fully placed before
the public. When the discrepancies were dis-
covered he informed the secretary that unless they
were found out by the next time be came to town,
he would put in a new set of clerks, and bottom
the thing in spite of them. The consequence was, that
the secretary and the assistant took such measures as to
discover that there had not been errors but frauds com-
mitted, and on the following day having satisfied himself
they were so, he took the necessary measures for the
issue of a warrant against Redpath that led to his
apprehension and subsequent conviction and transports
tion. (Hear, hear.) He had no desire to shrink from
a vote of censure if the meeting thought the directors
deserved it. He bad taken the responsibility
on himself, and would take all the chances
of the verdict, feeling confident that he might appeal to
them and Mr. Greening that the directors' conduct was
in this respect blameless. (Cheers.)
Mr. GREENING—I mast say I think otherwise.
(Hisses )
The CHAIRMAN said the meeting might throw as much
dirt on him as they pleased, but that would not induce
him to throw it on others. He vindicated, ae he had
done from the first, the conduct of all the officials con-
nected with the line (except that consummate villain,
Redpath) and expressed his belief that they were free from
the slightest tinge of fraud. On the part of himself and
directors, he should meet the motion of censure
with a direct negative, but he asked the mover
of the amendment reflecting on the secretary to with-
draw it. (Hear, hear )
Mr. Snow accordingly withdrew his amendment.!
Mr. CROOKSON tLea moved another amendment ex.
pressing a vote of confidence in the directors.
The CHAIRMAN said that, on the part of the directors,
he would rather the second amendment was not put,
and, with the permission of the mover and seconder, he
would rather not put it.
Uttimately the second amendment was also with-
drawn, and the original motion was put and negatived
by a large majority, amidst loud and repeated cheeriog.
Mr. GREENING declined going to a ballot.
This closed the business of the ordinary meeting. It
was then made special, to consider the report of the
committee appointed in August, and to pass a resolution
Lcr discliarging the expense incurred by them in pur-
suing their inquiry, amounting to 5661.
Mr. GEISLER, one of the committee, moved resolu-
tions to that effec'.
Mr. Sergeant WELLS objected to the payment of the
amount, characterising the affair as a jet). The com-
mittee was oateneiLly appointed for investigating the
liedpsth fraud-, but the first 20 pages were devoted to
the question of railway policy. That was a difficult ques-
tion, yet these gentlemen, Messrs. Geisler, Malinke and
Waters, had thought proper to enter on an investiga-
tion of a question with which they were incompetent
to deal. (Cheers )
The CHAIRMAN objected to the payment on public
grounds. He declined to ask the shareholders to con-
tribute one farthing t )wards his answer to it. (Caeer
Mr. Mailers intimated that if the amount was not
paid he should endeavour to enforce it in a court of
law.

Philip A. A. Juncker, merchant, Liverpool, Deo. 16,
and Jan. 12, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Samuel Stocks, cloth merchant, Huddersfield, Dee. 21,
and Jan. 18, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court.
John Rothery Hubbard, wool merchant, Leeds, Dec. 14,
at twelve, and Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District
Court.

SHARE MARKETS--This Day.)

RAILWAYS.

Closing Price,
this day.

Business dons
this day.

William Lord, cotton manufacturer, Lancaster, Dec. 11
and Jan, 15, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.
Joseph Dunkerioy, silk manufacturer, Macclesfield, Dec.
11 and Jan. 7, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court.
Joseph Harris, chemical manufacturer, Bolton, Dec. 15
and Jan. 11, at one, at the Manchester District Court.
John Picketing, brush maker Bury, Dec. 18 and Jan.
22, at one, at the Manchester District Court.
John Williams, plumber, Harley Kings, Worcester,
Dec. 11, at half-past ten, and Jan. 9, at half-past eleven,
at the Birmingham District Court.
George Whitwill, shipowner, Bristol, Dec. 15, and Jan.
12, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
John Abram, cabinet maker, Manchester, Dec. 15 and
Jan. 15, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court.
John Kin.. Westrop, glove manufacturer, Staining-lane,
Dec. 16 aneJan. 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Charles Edward Handy, apothecary, Darlaston, Staf-
ford, Dec. 11, at half-past ten, and Jan. 9, at half-past
eleven, at the Birmingham District Conrt.
John Mapp the younger, licensed victualley, Gray's-inn
lane, Dec, 14, at one, and Jau. 18, at eleven, at the Court
of Bankruptcy.
James Low, builder, Rayleigh, Essex, Dec.ll, and Jane
14, at twelve, at the Court of Cankruptcy.

SCOTCH SEUESTR
Thomas Campbell, hotel Q
keeper, Musso A.TlONSlburgh.
Thomas Sadler, commission merchant, Glasgow.
Colin Sharp APLaws, merchant, Glasgow.
William Power, general agent, Glasgow.
G. and G. Douglas, watchmakers, Glasgow.
George Birrel, manufacturer, Dunfermline.
George Cleghorn, glass and china merchant, Edinburgh

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.- THIS DAY.
Amsterdam ........ .... 12 19% Gibraltar •
Ditto, three months .. 12 3% Leghorn • • •• •• •• • •• •• ••
30 75
Botterdam .• •• ••.• •• Antwerp •12 3%, Genoa ***** • • • •
•• •• ..•. 26 45
5
0
Brussels .............. 25 90 Venice........•• -
Bartiburgh .• •• •• •• •• • • 13 1334 Naples • • • • .........• 41%
Altena •• •• • • •2 •• •• • • • • Palermo • • • • • * 121
Paris• • •• •• .• ...•• • • •• •• 21 50 Messina • • ... 124
Do. three months . • . 26 10 Lisbon .. •......., •• 52
Marseilles ............ 26 15 Oporto
•• 5,2%
Bourdeaux ...• „ Rio Janeiro
Frankfort-on-Heine ••.. 122 Buenos Ayres
Berlin • • 'New York,6J days' sight
Vienna .........••• .... 11 1n Philadelphia ..
Trieste— •• ••• • •• •• 11 15 PaICES OP BULLION, PER oz:
eetersbarg ............ 33 Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9
Ntadrid .........., 47% 'Portugal Gold Coln •• 0 0 0
Cadiz .........•• 48li !Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
B‘reciona ............ ' New Dollars .....• 0 0 0
Seville..
.. Silver in bare 0 0 0

Ultimately the resolution fur the payment of tho
committee's expenses was carried.
A vote of thanks to the chairman and .irectors termi-
nated the proceedings, which commenced at 11 o'clock
in the mernivg, and terminated at 4 o'clock in the after-
noon.

LONDON GAZETTE—(This Eveninz.)

PALACE OF WESTMINSTER, LORD GREAT
CufAiIIBEIILAIN'S OFFICE, Nov. 30.
All Peeresses, en announcing their intention of being
present on the occasion of the opening of Parliament, on
Thursday the 3d Dec., will have places reserved for them
in the House of Lords, if the announcement be made at
this office before five o'clock on Wednesday, the 2,1 inst.
Peers' eldest sons will have tickets for the Peen' eldest
Sons' ELK forwarded to them, upon a written or personal
application at the office.

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strangers can be winaittod except by a ticket from
the Lord Great Chamberlain.

The doors will bo opened at 12 o'clock.
WILLOUGHBY DE ERESBY,

FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 30.
The Queen hay boon pleased to approve of M. Alphonse
Marion as French Consular Agent at Bathurst.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don
Alexandra Pisani as Vice-Consul at Gibraltar for the
Mexican Republic.

VICTORIA CROSS.
Erratum in the London Gaz,)tte of Friday, the 20th Nov.
In list of recipients of the Victoria Cross—For Assist.-
Surgeon William Henry Thomas Sylvester, 23d Regiment,
real. Assist.-Surgeon Henry Thomas Sylvester, M.D., 23d
Regiment.

HORSE GUARDS, S.W., Nov. 30.
GENERAL ORDER.—No. 691.
In consideration of the distinguished services per-
formed by Col. Sir Araladale Wilson, Bart., and K. 0.8.,
of the Bengal Ai tillery, at the siege of Delhi, tho Quen
has b :en graciously pleased to command that he be pro-
moted to the rank of 2,lajor-General in the Army, in con-
formity with the 10th clause of the Royal Warrant of the
6th October, 18.54, and that his Commission shall bear date
the 14th September, 1157, the day on which the troops
under his command stormed and carried the, ramparts of
the city of Delhi.
By order of his Royal Highness the General Command-
ing-in-Chief.

G. A. WETHERALL, Adjutant• General,

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, DEC. 1.
BREVET.—Colonel Sir Archdale Wilson, Bart. and
K.C.8., of the Bengal Artillery, to be Major General in
the Army.

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Dna. 1.
Royal Artillery—The promotion of the undermentione d
Officers to bear date 17th Novemb^.r in lieu of 27th Oct.,
1.57, as stated in the Gazette of 27th ult.:--
Captain Alfred Wilks Drayson.
Captain Cadwalladar William Elgee.
Second Captain William Lambert Yonge.
Second Captain Charles Booth Brackenbury.
Second Captain Edward Markham.
Second Captain Henry Richard Porter.
ADMIRALTY, Nov. 28.
Second Lieutenant Rose Lambart Price to be First Lieu-
tenant, vice Sharp, resigned.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECE:III!BEA 1, 1857.