The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-18 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Mr. Nottage, the proprietor of several cabs, was
summoned to produce the, driver of the cab No. 1,439,
to answer a charge of furious driving and endanger-
ing the lives of several of her Majesty's subjects, and
accordingly produced John Allen, badge 393.
Samuel Capping, 97 P, deposed that on the 4th
inst., at about haif• past nine o'clock, he was on duty
at the Surrey Gardens, and observed a cabman drive
out of the rank, and proceed along Penton-place at so
furious a rat, as to endanger the lives of several per-
sons who were leaving the gardens. Witness followed
him, and overtaking him in Newington -crescent, took
down the number both of his cab and his badge.
The defendant declared he knew nothing whatever
of the circumstance related by the constable, and that
he had not been to the Surrey Gardens, or near them,
on the evening in question, and that at the time
spoken of his cab was on the rank in King-street,
Cheaps ide.

Capping admitted that Allen was not the person in
charge of the cab at th© time, but a different man,
and that the number of his badge was 7,703, while
that of Allen was 393.
sai(ityheatarAs,llaenndhwad been iasanl‘lr.N°tt'otr fourteenag exceedingly
his
em-
ployment
steady and well-conducted man, and he was perfectly
certain the officer must have made some mistake in
taking down the number.
Capping repeated that he had been most careful in
taking down the number, and could make no mistake
about it, as the cab was standing still at the time.
Mr.ELLIOTT remarked that the circumstance would
appear inexplicable to him if he bad not heard of the
practice recently adopted amongst the cabmen of
changing their numbers. In this case, however, it
was fortunate the constable bad taken the number of
the driver's badge as well as that of the cab, and he
hoped that the matter would be followed up, and
strictly investigated. With this view he should ad
journ the summons for a week, but feeling satisfied
that the present defendant was not the aggressor he
should not trouble him to attend again.
WORSHIP-STREET.
A robust fellow named Joseph Saunders was charged
with having burglariously broken into the dwelling
house of a gentleman named Chapman, residing in
Victoria-place, Haggerstone.
The prosecutor stated that at ten occlock on the
preceding night, after carefully securing the lower
part of the house, he retired to rest with his family,
and shortly atter three that morning he was awakened
by his wile, inferint:d him that felt :;aistied
there were thieves in the house, as she had jtht heard
the sound of fac,tsteps in the passage. Witness in-
st,;ntly le3,3taned staire, and upon entering the
b ivhich he had previously heard a sort
of rambling noise, he observed the window open, and

a man in the act of making his way through it, and
before he had time to intercept him he leaped into the
garden and disappeared. On examining the place he
found everything perfectly safe, and no article had
been disturbed hut a candlestick, which was left on
the table, the light having evidently just been ex-
tinguished. He then proceeded to the street-door to
give information to the police, and in a few minutes
two constables arrived with the prisoner in their

custody.
Police-constable No. 56 stated that while on duty
at the rear of the premises, the prisoner suddenly pre-
sented himself on the top of the prosecutor's garden
wall, from which he dropped into the street, and
started off, with his cap and boots in his hands. After
a sharp, pursuit he was stopped and secured by an-
other officer. On searching him at the station-house
a large knife was found in his possession.
The prisoner declined offering any defence, and
was committed for trial.
CLERKENWELL.

Rebecca Harris, alias Rebecca Keene, aliai Brown,
alias Philips, alias Allen, aged about 30, and of re-
spectable appearance, was placed at the bar before
Mr. Combo, charged by Mr. J. Sawyer, attorney, of
No. 9, Gray's Inn-square, with having been concerned
in the following extensive robbery :
The prosecutor said that in the month of Septem-
ber, 1849, his wife's aunt was indisposed, and advised
to have change of air, when witness searched after
some apartments in which her property might be de.-
posited during her absence at Brighton. He saw a
bill in a window for apartments to let in South-street,
Stoke Newington, and on making application he had
an interview with the prisoner, who represented that
she was servant to the landlord of the house, who was
not at home, but she was authorized to negotiate with
any party wishing to take the apartments. Witness
explained to ber that he merely required the goods to
be protected during the absence of his relation in the
country. Terms were arranged, and entered into, and
the goods, with valuable plate, were conveyed to the
house, he (witness) having satisfied himself through a
reference given by the prisoner. His relation re-
mained at Brighton for two months, and on her re-
turn to London they proceeded to the house for the
purpose of redeeming the property, when they found
the place deserted and empty. Witness instantly
proceeded' to the Featherstone-street station, and gave
information, with a description of the prisoner's per-
son, to Sergeant Harvey, who knew her to be con-
nected with a notorious gang of swindlers, called the
Bennett, Keene, Itansford, and Stacey's gang. The
officer immediately instituted inquiries, and he traced
the prisoner to a lodging in a mean apartment, No.
32, Tash-street, Gray.'s Inn-lane, with the man
Keene, in the name of Harris. She was identified
by witness. 0a searching the place, numerous dUpli-
cates were found for property belonging to the prose-
cutor's relation, together wi-h some of the articles
which had been placed under the care of the prisoner.
The prisoner. said nothing, and was remanded until
Monday next.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.'
LEEDS AND THIRSK.
A special meeting of this company was held at
Leeds on Monday. Air. Msrshall presided.. -
The CHAIRMAN said, that of the three subjects
which the meeting was assembled to consider, the
most importaat•was that which stood first, namely
the terms under which they would issue the shares,
under their Act of 1849, to the extent required for
furnishingg the additional capital necessary to com-
plete their line ; but as at the last meeting the share-
holders appointed a committee to inquire into the
management of the line, he thought it would he ad-
visable that the meeting should first of all be inf)rmed
of the result ef that inquiry. Ile should state that
the committee had gone into a very full investigation
and had had lengthened communications with the di-
rectors. The committee did not think they were ap-
pointed to report to the shareholders, and had laid
before the directors their opinions upon certain Mat-
tere, and the grounds upon which they had founded
those opinions, with a request that the directors
would draw up a report. This the directors had done,
and the report, which he would now call upon the
secretary to read, had" the concurrence of the com-
mittee so far as regarded the statement of their
. .

opinions.
The Secretary then read the report, of which the
following are extracts :
" That the committee appear to have very carefully
examined the traffic arrangements at the various stations
along the line, and considered the. sources of further
traffic, in coal, lime, manure and merchandise generally;
that they have pointed out what they consider to be de-
fects in the present arrangements fur securing and col-
lecting the traffic, sad made several important sugges-
tions to the directors for the further development of the
local resources of 'the railway; on which the directors
have come to the resolution that they will take the re-
presentations and suggestions of the committee into
their immediate considrration, with the view of effecting
such improvement in the management of the traffic as
will, to the beat of their judgment, tend to promote the
true interests of the undertaking.
" The directors are gratified to learn that the commit-
tee (assuming that secure connexions are made with the
Stockton and Darlington, Clarence, and Stockton and
Hartlepool Railways), entirely concur in the opinion
which they have so long entertained as to the value of
the Northern Extensions, and the large through traffic
which they are justified in anticipating over the whole
length of the line, on its completion to Hartlepool,
Stockton, Middlesborough, and the Durham Railways;
and they trust the.shareholders will accordingly, with-
ourt further delay, put the directors in a position to
complete the undertaking in the manner now proposed
by them."

BRISTOL, SigrT. 17.

Mr. NEwsAM, in reply to a question, stated that the
committee had visited every station, and found that
by the establishment of an agency to collect goods an
increase of the traffic might be expected at nearly
every one. Hitherto this had been neglected. Going
northwards they found that nearly all the towns on
the line; still had carriers regularly carrying goods
to Leeds ; that minerals and merchandise were thus
conveyed to towns which ought to be supplied by this
line; that coals were carted to Horsforth in large
quantities, while very little indeed was conveyed by
the Leeds and Thirsk. After diligent inquiry the
committee came to the following unanimous resolu-

tion :
" That, in their opinion, the Leeds and Thirsk Rail-
way possesses within its reach a local traffic—more esp.!.
cially in minerals, merchandize, and manure—consider-
ably beyond what is now realized, and which they think
ought by this time to have been mate E xtensively deve-
loped than it now is." •
(Hear, hear, and applause.) The committee were
fully convinced that the line might be made far more
productive than it is now if there was an effective
traffic management, either by a more efficient staff, or
by the appointment of a committee for traffic manage-
ment.—(dear, hear.) He would now rend them the
second resolution they had placed before the board of
directors :
" That, from the examinations and inquiries made, the
traffic management up to the present time appears to
have been inefficient, and has net secured to the line the
full advantages which belong to it."
lie did not think it advisable to lay all the evidence
they had collected before the proprietary ; he thought
it would suffice if they apprised the board of it—
(Hear, hear)—and left the board to take those steps
which were found really to the advantages of the
shareholders generally.—(Applause.) The commit-
tee thought the management wholly inefficient, and
he would give them an illustration of the effect of
this inefficiency :—The committee found that nearly
the whole system of conveyance from town to town
along the line still existed. Then they found that
this line was charging such a freight and offering so
little advantages, that between Leeds and Ripon, a
line of 58 miles was actually competing with the
Leeds and Thirak, the distance by which was only
29 miles.—(Hear, hear) There must be something
wrong for such a state of things to exist.—(Hear,
hear.) Then the Rothwell Ilaigh coal was carted
instead of conveyed on this line ; and lime was pur-
chased and conveyed from Knaresborough instead of
being obtained from the works on this line. Such a
state of things could not exist under a proper system
of management.—(Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN thought the Committee should give
their report in writing, in order that those who had
the management of the line might have the opportu-
nity of giving their answer to the allegations made
against thema—(Applause.)
Another long discussion ensued, in which Mr. R.
Jowitt,Mr. Farsyde, Mr. Stables, the Chairman, Mr.
Durham, and Mr. Newsam took part, the last com-
plaining that in important negotiation with other
companies the care and responsibility of making vital
arrangements had been left to Mr. Tennant and Mr.
Nash, instead of some of the directors lending their
influence. That he spoke the sentiments of the com-
mittee was, he said, proved by the following resolu-
tion, which they had unanimously passed
That considerable pains havo been taken by the
traffic) managers to secure traffic arrangements with the
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, the lidland, arid the
London end North-Western Railway companies, and
also to some extent with the Lancashire and Yorkshire
and Great Northern Railway companies; but they think
it probable that had the directors snore generally as-
sisted personally in their important negotiations, results
might in some instances have been obtained more favour-
able to the Leeds and Thirak Railway.
The CHAIRMAN said he would press as a motion
that the committee should put into writing what they
had to say upon the subject, in order that it might be
printed and circulated among the shareholders, so that
the directors might put into the same form what they
or their officers had to say in reply.—(Hear.)
Mr. FARSTDE seconded it.
Mr. POWELL and other members of the committee
objectel to this, as it would place them. in a position
hostile to !lie board.
Mr. TENNANT, traffic manager, in reference to wlaitt
had fillen from Mr. Newsam as to the state of the
freights and traffic arrangements enabling rivals to
convey goods a distance of 50 miles, in opposition to
the Leeds and Think, the distance by, which was

WV,D,NESDA Y EVENING, SEPTEMBER lB, 1850.

only 29 miles, said the last weekly returns showed
that from Leeds to Ripon, the poibts indicated, this
company conveyed 284 tons, whilst by the other
route only 12 tons had been carried ; and he asked
whether any sensible traffic manager would reduce a
fair tariff upon 284 tons of goods fur the sake of gain-
ing an additional 12 tons ?—(Hear.)
Resolutions were passed adopting the report, and
conveying the best thanks of the meeting to the com-
mittee for the labour they had taken in the investiga •
tion, and fur the valuable hints they had given to the
board.

After some discussion resolutions were passed to
the effect that so many of the preference fifth shares
as have not been issued be offered to the shareholders
in the proportion of one preference fifth share to every
401. of nominal capital held by them ; that such shares
shall (subject to the payment of the dividends on the
existing preference shares) be entitled to a preference
dividend of 7 per cent. per, annum for seven y oars
certain, from the Ist day of Octob,,r next, on the
capital from time to time paid up on them, and until
such time as they are redeemed by the company ;
that the calls of 1/. each be payable in October, 1850,
in January, April, July, and October, 1851, and
January, 1852.
The CHAIRMAN, in answer to Mr. Farsyde, said
that to complete the line from Wath to Northallerton
and Stockton (in the manner proposed by the direc-
tors) would cost 225,0001.; and, in reply to Mr. Con-
stable, be said the cost of the line from Wath to
Northallerton would be 66,0001.

After several names had been proposed, and one or
two gentlemen bad declined serving, the following
were elected unanimously as additional directors :
Messrs. J. Brook, T. Constable, J. Kitson, J. Stable,
and C. Newsam. This would increase the number of
directors to 14. It was then resolved, that of these
new directors one should go out of office by ballot in
1851, two in 1852, and two in 1853.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman the pro-
ceedings terminated.

THE! SOUTHPORT RAILWAY.—This line, ready for
the Government Inspector on the 16th inst., the junc-
tion at Sandhids, from Waterloo, being completed, it
is proposed to work the traffic with carriages adapted
for en omnibus line, with England's light passenger
engines. There will be no so-called first-class car-
riages, with divisions holding only six in each com-
partment, but carriages wide enough to held ten in
each compartment, allowing eighteen inches to each,
with cushions, &c., and these to be called, what they
really are, second. class, and charged second-class
mileage ; the present second-class to be called third-
class, and the third-class fourth 'class. By this are
rangement the omnibus competition
.will be met, and
the public accommodated at a cheap and expeditious
rate. The economy of the plan is thus shown :
Two second-class carriages, ten inside, 60 pas-
sengers ; two (so-called) old first-class, six in-
side, 36 passengers—difference, 24 passengers; causing
a saving of two carriages in each train, equal to eight
tons' weight, besides first cost, and wear and tear of
line. The trains running each way every hour
will be equal to two second-class carriages, 60 pas-
sengers; two third-class carriages, 60 passengers;
two fourth-class carriages, 80 passengers ; equal to
per train 200 passengers, or 5,000 per diem, and
35,000 per week; which will leave no margin, we
fear, for cheap trips, beyond what will be afforded the
public daily. An arbitration inquiry, in reference to
the value of some land belonging to the E trl of
Derby, which will be required for the eaters-ion line
of the railway to Sandhills- bridge, is now proceeding
at the Primrose Hotel. The arbitrators arc Mr. J.
A. Picton, for the company ; Mr. Satter, for the
Earl of Derby; and Mr. Bellhouse has been appointed
umpire. Mr. Pollock and Mr. Aspinall, barristers,
are retained for the company, and Mr. Segar for his
Lordship. The witnesses examined on behalf of the
Earl of Derby are Messrs. Young, Culshaw, Haigh,
Hay, and Reed. Amongst the gentlemen who will
give evidence for the company
we may name, we
believe, Messrs. Hornblower, Gee, Wylie, and Henry,
C.E. 50,000/. is the sum claimed by his Lordship
for the land which will he required; and we under-
stead that the latter witnesses intend to prove that it
will be improved in value to the amount of 100,000/.,
owing to the line being made.—Liverpool Albion.
ItLILWAYS IN AUSTRALIA..—The directors of the
Sydney Railway
Company made their first deposit of
7,000/. in the Colonial Treasury in May list. The
railway will proceed from Sydney through the southern
districts.

According to a Vienna paper, the Austria, the rail-
roads of the Austrian empire now embrace an extent
of 290 Austrian miles (about 1,400 English miles).
The traffic of these lines in 1849 was 1,236,361 pas-
sengers and 17,880,800 quintals cf merchandise.
Other lines are in course of construction. The same
journal mentions that the state has just adopted an
invention which will give the power of ascertaining
the exact spot where the wire of a subterranean electric
telegraph may have broken.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

STOCK E XCIIA,NOIC.—The market was very active to-day,
and a considerable amount of business was transacted. The
following were, the closing prices :—Great Western, 71%—,
Midland, 393 —South Devon, Preference, 8%.
LIVERPOOL, SEP.!. 17.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was firm to-day,
and a large amount of business doing. The transactions
were as follow :—Eastern Counties, Preference, 6 per Cent.,
114—East Lancashire, Quarters, 2 —Great Western, 72,4
—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consolidated, 4814—Ditto,
Fifths, 8 c. dis.—Ditto, 321. Shares, 714 dis.— Lancaster and
Carlisle,Thirds, 1:3/1 p.— Lancaster and Preston, Quarters, 5 'A-
-I[sl/2—bitto, New Quarters, 2 p.—Ditto, Fifths,
Liverpool, Chester, and Stockport, 3 dis.—London and North-
Quarters (0), 2 P.—Midland, 39,N —Ditto,
Ariestpe.rl,Ditto,
Halves, 22 dis.—North Union (A), 236—Ditto (B).
1234—South-Eastern and Dover,
o. 3), 1914—Ditto, ( So. 4), Regis-
cent, till 1850,
19% c. Dutch Rhenish, 5 1-16 dis.
4% dis.—York and
MANCHESTER, SEPT. 17.
Newcastle, and Ber-
Itlve96ire6v2;:(6DGl.
tlNo —Scottish
Cioti:sC(l)6el
pti(rreNdar
Thirds,
—The share market was active to-day,
NoarTtolicilKliEdlxacand,ANGE.
and prices steady. The transactions were as follow : —East
Lancashire, 9:3i—Great Northern, 12 5.16 dis.—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 49% ex div.—Ditto, Fifths, 8 dis.—London
and North-Western, 115—Ditto, New Quarters, 2 p.—Ditto,
Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), p.—Man-
cheater, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 18—Ditto, Quarters
(No. 1), 8 34 Ditto, Preference, 83,E —North British, 6
jl—
North Staffordshire, 1044—South-Eastern and DoVer, 191/3
—Ditto, Consolidated Stcck(No. 4), 6 7-16.

BIRMINGHAM, SEpT. 17.
STOCK EXCHANO.—Th,e share market was firm to-day,
and a fair business doing. 'l he transactions were as follow :
London and North-Western, 11. IBs. 9J. p —Ditto, Fifths,
2.5;1 p.—Coventry and Nuneaton,p.—Shrewsbury and
Birmingham (A), 9 dis.—South Staffoi.dshiref 3% dis.
YORK, SEPT. 16.
STOCK Excrimmn.—The orrly transaction to-day wa:=—
York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Newcastle Extension), 11%

HEALTH of LONDON DURLVG the WEEK.
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(From the It-gistrai-Generat's _Return.)
The deaths registered in the metropolitan districts
,n the week ending last Saturday were 929. Exclud-
ing last year, in which the rate of mortality was ex-
cessive f:•oin a violent epidemic, the deaths at present
do not differ much from the average of the correspond-
ing weeks in previous years. Last week there were
7 fatal cases of smell -pox, one of which occurred to a
woman who had turned 25 years ; of measles there
were 15; of scarlatina 33; of hooping-cough 20; and
of croup 7. None of these complaints seem to pre-
vail to an unusual extent at the present time. But
typhus numbers 47 persons as its victims, and this
disease now exhibits a slight increase. The registrar
of Hoxton Old Town observes that it has increased
considerably in his district during the last month.
The deaths from diarrheas diminish as is usual in this
month, and last week they numbered 78. There
were only 4 deaths from cholera, two of these hap-
pened to young persons, and two to men of somewhat
advanced life. Toe following are the cases in detail:
In Camden-town, at 7, Hertford-place, on the 13th
of September, the daughter of a smith, aged 4 years,
" English colera (24 hours), convulsions (4 hours)."
Mr. Holl, the registrar, adds that "the neighbourhood
is crowded and dirty, and the stench from butchers'
stables in Skinner's-place, close adjoining is much
complained of. Last year a mother and child died of
malignant cholera in Hertford-place. Nuisances
which were checked last year by
the appointment of
an inspector are again appearing." In Holloway,:at
4, Palmer-mews, on 7th September, a girl aged 11
weeks, "cholera infant= (24 hours), diarrhoea (2
days." " She was brought up by hand, and fed on
rice milk for the last 6 weeks, the mother having gone
out as wet-nurse." In St. Olave's, at 17, Webb-
street, on the 12th September, a man, formerly a
journeyman shipwright, aged 65 years, died of "cho-
leraic diarrhoea (3 days)." "Ile was of weak health,
and had severe rupture." At 5, Newington-cause-
way, on 7th September, a bat-dyer, aged. 58 years,
" cholera (29 hours),
inflammation of the bowels."

MONEY MARKET—The premium on gold at Paris
is 7i per mille, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 102 d. per ounce fur standard gold, gives an ex•
change of 25.34; and the exchange at Paris ou London
at short being 25.321, it follows that gold is 0.06 per
cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advises from
Hamburgh the price of gold is 4331 per mark, which,
at the English IVlint price of 3/. 17r. 100. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.9:1; and the ex-
change at qamburgh ou London at short being 13 81-,
it follows that gold is 0.46 per cent. dearer in "Ham-
burgh than in London. The course of exchange at
New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1101
per cent., and the par of exchange between England and
America being 109 21-40 per cent., it follows that the
exchange is nominally 0.67 per cert. in favour of Eng-
land, and after making allowance for difference of
interest end charges of transport, the present rate
leaves a profit on the importation of gold from the
United States.

The Friend of India says that "creating bi-ihops
is the mon,mania of the day. On cvery rock on which a
sea-gull can stand it is found that a mitre can be comfortably
accommodated. We have a' Bishop of Gibraltar, with a.
thousand Protestants to look after; and one at Victoria, with
a population fur which our honourable masters would consider
at *Dal, chaplain =lndent."