The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-24 00:00:00

LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.

HALF-YEARLY MEE rING.—(THIS DAY.)
The usual half yearly meeting of the Shareholders cf
the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, took
place this day at the Bridge House Hotel.
The chair was taken at 1 o'clock by L. Schuster, Esq.
The report, 7i-biol.) has &ready appeared in The Sun,
having been taken as read,
Tne. CHAIRMAN said it was always the endeavour of
the directers to make everything as clear as possible in
the report, so that the remarks. that he had to address
to them would be very brief, and al that would be needs.-
Vary for him to do that afternoon would be just to glance
at the heads of the report. They would perceive that
the outlay of capital during the pa-t year had been
6,000/., having but 1.0001. of the capital available,and such
being the case they were under the necessity of coming
to the proprietors to eenction an atTlication to Parlia-
ment for raising the sum of 200,000/. DAB sum was a
very large one, yet it was absolutely necessary as it was
iruposeible with our increasing traffic to keep the ex-
' penditure stationary. In asking the sanctien of the
proprietors ter the necessary powers to raise the sum,
he could assure the shareholders that no unnecessary
expenditure would be incurred. The outlay that ha-i
aken place this year had boon called for by necessity.
Tue improvements that were being made at the Lewes
station, and to be made at the Three Bridges station,
he felt sure would produce the best possible effect.
Their rolling stock •as in the most efficient condition—
the company having in its possession actually more than
was necessary. (Hear, hear.) The chairtnae, having
ala-ied to the other heads of the report, informed the
meeting that the application to Parliament for the such
to be raised would not be made during the present see-
sine, and that the reason why p-,veers were sought
to rai-e so large a sum of money, was that the
&rectors thongl:t it better to have a larger bum at eees-
and .herehe ere— -•-. - - ...., ... .efee., Leg the ex-
/ e--e ei. ito or three attpliea'ione for email sums.
1 (Flear, hear.) Having touched on the cepi'al accouet,
the chairman cenc!uJed by informing the meeting that
to their applications to Pariiaineet during the present
session they had been successful, in all but one trifling in-
stance, and having congratulated the shareholdereon the
pro-perity of the affeils cf the company, concluded by
movine the adoptem of tee rvert, at the sawetime an-
nouncing that he should be happy to answer any guts-
ti :me the isearehol-'ers pleased to put to him.
Mr. Scerr seconded the adepion of the report,
Mr. HERETATH asked what would be the sum
expended on the Lewes stator. t
The CHAIRMAN said about 3,000/.
Mr. lIEREPATH asked if in the event of the 200,0001.
being granted it was intended to c,ll it al. up. 1
Tne CHAlRMAN—Certainly not. It will only be called
up as it is required. He could assure the meeting that
not a penny of the money eouid be laid out what wool;
be productive. (Tsar, hear.)
A SHAREHOLDER asked it there was any action pond-
ing er it, expecta ion' he asked this question in order to
aseertain how far the company was involved in legal
matters. The improvements at the Three Bridges station,
he thought were call -d for by actual necessity.
The CHAIRMAN said he did not knom of one cause of
action. (Hear, hear.) There was one claim but that no
douht will be settled.

Baron ROTHSCHILD has accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds, and again comes forward as a candi-
date for the city of London. This step was, it
appears, taken in redemption of the pledge given
by the Baron at the last election, and was ap-
proved of by a.larg,e proportion of the Liberal
electors who yesterday attended at the Loudon
Tavern, and who emphatically pledged themselves
to support his re-election.
We have no doubt that this course has been
Adopted in the most honourable and straightfor-
ward spirit, and in the anxious desire to prevent
the possibility of any charge being made by
the most captious opponent. It might also
have been agreed to, in the belief that the
additional demonstration by the citizens of the
inctropolie. might hare some effect on the perverse
majority in the Liras. We cannot, however,
think that it was either necessary or expedient.
No new proof was required at the hands of the
lectors of the City as to their attachment to the
;mat principle of civil and religious liberty, of
which Baron ROTHSCHILD has for ten years
been the representative. Nor, under exist-
ing circumstances, would any elector com-
plain of a broken promise had the Baron
',waited the result of the pending struggle
hetween the Lords and Commons. If any com-
plaint could be put forward, it would not be
because he had delayed his resignation, but rather
that he unnecessarily tendered it, and thus given
an additional chance to those who cling to the
"last rag of intolerance that" still defaces the Na-
ional Statute Book. Since, however, the writ
ens been already ordered, nothing remains but
'or the liberal electors to adopt the most energetic
measures to return Baron ROTHSCHILD once more
)3T an overwhelming majority, and to prove be•
yond the possibility of doubt, the futility of any
ipposition that may be attempted.
Baron ROTHSCHILD declared that "if Lord
JOHN RUSSELL'S bill should be withdrawn,
if another bill was rejected as before by the
House of Lords, he was satisfied that the
House of Commons would then seat him by
resolution." This is an implied pledge that PaßeiauzNrear OATHS BILL —lt should nq be for-
he will be prepared to take his seat, and gotten that it a collhooo between the House of Comm ina
to brave all the penalties that may be im andptheCzrtsof Law is to be sac ,untere I, it is the
posed r. who ii be answerable fcr so unfortunate a con-
upon him for sitting and voting in tingency. The more Lord Campbel and those who
tacos.think with him deprecate the disagreeable consequi-nces
Notwithstanding, ,however, the decision which may ensue from each a contest, the more are the
ebeetfwieeen
in MILLER v. SALONtoNS (the appeal wherein is Peers bound to avert it by all means in their power.
t to bnge
bei
el sant
ri
not
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yet undecided ;) we cannot think the danger so tlht,mcaLbjewetaskeenedatab,acc,e,ertrati.tl
Lawt.ha aw
very formidable. It is obvious that the words duration
"on the true faith of a Christian" are part of the F in any case, but will it woul.
nfeighoedly As to the legalityd of proceeding
pre
toiceefdting
iAdjuration intended to give additional solemnity cnonimona sensese 27f wayth cage,haveoresowletton,
l ine Pfeanvou r of it of
the
to the oath, and not a portion of the oath itself. a
present Att }roe), General. Sir Richard Bethel!, whose
The Ex-M.P., to whose admirable corn muni- ing yeristtyerdwaays qguaovtee dsombye Byeaerroenaßguotehuscehpili:ui
iaututuhpeemu
teheite-
cation we recently directed attention, and who subject, to which he deliberately adheres. This it is :
dways "strikes the right nail on the head," a
`Bai the Oathsronßoichof Supremacy ild and AldermanSolomonshd o
avaiinsg
ye , takelgonintah and Anmanenge'rarienew,hi an
which the
and with a sledge hammer blow, has placed this the Oaths of A,:jura
tuestion in so clear a light that ho who runs may
tflitoeusiet,i)s
tbaokuendth by law to administer the shat.ue,s Haorueseen:,
cad. 110 has shown that the obj ction of There' are, 'of cour,43,r.,''tebatt;sd:-.7i • inoin:llubferts,lie°fCt“ur•s of 1.4.
rw
Quakers to the -words "on the tut() faith of a tee otter xay, a,,d we fear it cannot be di,puted that in
13,re sheuld be seated by re..olutiou the
Christian" are because they consider it to be an oath "3"je
of Commons meal
Housemmons mu.t prepare for a co filet with the
just as much as the words, "so help me GOD, ~ Courts. We wish we could hope that the Peers, b, a
tardy concession,
would prevent the evil of such a dis-
Ai
,end for that scruple an express Act of Par- pute beinginflicted on the country. There is yet time
liament, 2d GEORGE 1., c. 6, was framed. to avert it, but, if the Peers persist in their obstinate
On this point, he says--," The title of the antagonism, at least thete can be DO doubt on whose
shoulders the responsibaity will rest-. Tones.

After a Fl'ort discusci,n the report was adopted, acd
the u•ual dividend, 21. 10s. per cent. for the half-year
waR declared.

A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro-
ceedirls.

THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS.—WINDSOR,
Thur,day.—Toe, Qaeen of the Netherlands arrived at
Windsor this forenoon, by a
.special train on the Great
Western Railway. Her Mapsty, acc )mpanied by his
Serene Highness Prince E,l,vard of Saxe ‘Veiniar and
suite, was received at the Queen's Saloon by Colonel Sir
Georwe C-uper, Robert Blunt,.EF.q., and Mr. Layton.
The Qoeen was received by ?dr. Norman M‘Donald
and Mr. Roberts, who afterwards conducted her Majesty
through the Ca,•tl.. •
The twenty-s-;xth anniversary of the inauguration of
the King of the B lgians was celebrated at Brussels on
Tuesday with the usu,l ceremonial,

THE GREAT GUM —The foaming distinguished
visitors have lately visited the Great Globe. the pano-
rama, &c : —Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherh,nls
and suite, his Royal Efighnes4 Prince Alfred and suite,
hi-, Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prus4a,
Lady Beaumont, Lady Elivabeth Vaughan, Lady
Ed cards. Seiunor Don P.::(fro Verrer, Sir George Hodg-
kinson, Sir Tnomas and Lady Cochrane, Mrs. Hoare,
Mr. Le strange and lady, Alexander Curling, Esq , the
Duchess of Marlborough, Lady Nevill, the Duchess of
Beaufort, &c.

THE WEATHER IN PARIS —At spa o'clock yesterday
morning the thermometer of M. Chevallier stood at 17
4-10tos Centigrade (6i Fahrenheit); at noon, at 22
4-10 hs C. (72i F.), and at two at 24 2-10ths C.
(75i F )
The educational establishment for ponr female children
which the Eainress has caused to be constructed in the
Faubourg St Antoine and which bears the name of the
" Maisou Eugenie-Napoleon," has hlready received one
hundred girls. In a short time this number will have
Lien increased to three hundred.

The meeting of the National Discount Company
ye-t,.rday was a stormy one, the absorption of the half-
year p
' rofit4 in bad debts leading to the manifestation
of an angry feeling on the part of some of the proprietors.
The directors' report and account, however, were re-
ceived and adopted,