The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-06 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AM) WORCESTER-
SHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.—The adjourned meeting
of the shareholders of this company was held on
Tuesday at their offices in Guildhall Chambers, Ba-
singhall-street, Mr. Alston in the chair. The report
of the directors stated that the taxation of the bill of
costs of Mr. J. A. J. Macgregor, late solicitor of
the East and West Junction Railway Company,
amalgamated with this company, had been,
closed, and that from the amount of the
bill delivered (2,1161. 165.) there had been
" taxed off" 1,386/. 153. sd. The taxation of
the numerous bills of costs of their late solicitor, Mr.
William Arnold Bainbrigge, had also terminated, so
far as regards the charges therein objected to by the
directors, and the amount of cash paid to and for
him had also been proved to the satisfaction of
the taxing master. The total amount of such
bills of costs 09 delivered in was 23,900/.
Os. N., from which there had been " taxed off"
15,6911. 6s. 7d., leaving a balance of 8,2081. 14s. due
to Mr. Bainbrigge. As there had been 10,568/.
93. 2d. cash paid to him, there remained a balance
due to the company of 2,3591. 153. 2d. The report
concluded with an assurance that every exertion
would be made to realise, as soon as possible, this amount.
Mr. G. Leger moved the adoption of the report ;
and the chairman in putting it, took occasion to observe
that the meeting though small was regularly consti-
tuted,
and therefore justified in conducting the pro
forma business of the day. He commented on the
principal facts of the report, and on the difference
between the company's bills before and after their
taxation, as affording a lesson to other railways to
find some person able and willing, as his friend and
colleague Mr. Harris had been, to put such things on
their proper footing. The usual complimentary votes
terminated the proceedings.
GREAT NORTH OP ENGLAND RAILWAY.—On
Monday, the 3sl instant, a general meeting of the
shareholders in this company took place at the office
in Darlington, for the purpose of considering a Bill
(as amended by the Committee thereon in the House
of Commons), intituled, "An Act to amend the
Great North of England Railway Purchase Act,
1846, and to enable the York, Newcastle, and Ben.
wick Railway Company, to complete the purchase of
the said Railway?' . There was a large attendance of
shareholders present, Mr. Plews, the chairman of the
board of directors, presiding. A letter from Mr. J.
G. Hubbard, the chairman of the special committee
appointed to arrange the purchase with the York,
Newcastle, and Berwick Company, having been read,
pointing out a modification of the Bill to which the
Committee had assented, a resolution approving of the
Bill was unanimously carried, and the meeting sepa-
rated with a vote of thanks to the London committee
and to the chairman.
SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAYS AND CANAL COM-
PANY.—SHREWSBURY, TUESDAY.—An extraordinary
general meeting of the shareholders in this company
was held at the Lion Hotel, this day, for the pur-
pose of considering and approving or disapproving of
a Bill now pending in the House of Lords, entitled,
" An Act to authorise the abandonment of part of
the undertaking of the Shropshire Union Railways and
Canal Company, and for other purposes." At a late
meeting of the company the directors laid a Bill before
the shareholders, which was sanctioned, on the con-
dition that the calls should be limited to 61. 10s. In
the Committee of the House of Commons, however,
the promoters of the Act increased the calls to 101.
—the London and North-Western Company not
guaranteeing any dividend on the additional 3/. 103.
Earl Powis,
the chairman of the board of directors,
presided; and after a report had been read by the
directors, setting forth that the Bill would not be pro-
ceeded with if it were found to compromise the exist-
ing agreement between this company and the London
and North-Western, a three hours' discussion took
place, which resulted in a motion approving of the
Bill subject to such alterations as may be made
therein by Parliament being carried by a majority of
59 against 21, the number of shareholders present.

INDIRECT MURDER.--The official Milan Gazette
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relates the following singular attempt at indirect murder:—
One Philip Agrati had since 1845 had criminal intercourse
with Felicita Picozzi, the wife of Constantino Lombardi.
Agrati being a widower, Lombardi alone was in the way of
his union with FeHefts. With her connivance, he took ad-
vantage of the severe laws on the concealment of arms, to
introduce two pistols and amiunnition into Lombardi's house,
and then informed the military authorities of the fact by an
anonymous letter. Lombardi was brought in consequence
before a council of war, and was in danger of being shot;
but fortunately an inquiry wits set on foot, and the conspiracy
discovered. Agrati has been condemned to hard labour for
eight years, and his accomplice to the same period of impri-
sonment.
TII 14 METROPOLITAN INTERMENT BILL.--This
Bill, with the amendments made by the Committee, has
been reprinted. The amendments are the following.--Pur-
chases and works not to be made or done without the pre-
vious sanction of the treasurer. The Board may make pro-
vision for funerals being conducted at fixed charges. Com-
pensation to be given to incumbents. Comprisation to
incumbents entitled to fees on burials in other parishes.
Special provision for cases where incumbent now derives
profit from interments of bodies brought from other parishes.
Compensation to be made for fees payable for parochial pur-
poses. Power to compensate individual rights in cksed
burial places by the grant of equivalent rights in new grounds.
Foos may, at the request of relatives, be paid to minister per.
forming service on interments in unconsecrated ground.
Power is given to convey chapels in out-lying parochial
burial-grounds to trustees for the parishes in which they are
situate. And, lastly, provision's made for dissolving Ceme-
tery Companies.
GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH. --- Yesterday R.
Government Bil! was printed for confirming certain provi,
sional orders of the General Board of Health, placing the
following towns under local boards of health :—Stratford-
upon-Avon, Dartford, Newport, Brecon, Harrow, Derby,
Dover, Chehuiford, and York.

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