The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-23 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

PrcKING POCKETS.—J. Tuyfor was charged with
picking the pockets of Mr. J. W. Watson.
The prosecutor stated that, shortly before ten o'clock
yesterday, he was passing along Wellington-street North,
when ho heard footsteps behind him, and immediate])
afterwards the prisoner d.rted by him. This attracted
his suspicions, and he found his handkerchief was gone.
He followed the prisoner along the Strand, when, finding
that he was being pursued, h threw the handkerchief
into the road, and endeavoured to make his escape, but
was stopped by several persons who were following in
the chase.

fainasinaila similar
court. Mr. HILL said that during the last fortnight three
handkerchiefs had been moat adroitly taken from his
mowannyphocaknedtkoernnhhiie way to thisshhaedhaldosbteesn
1
p his
o
compelled to adopt a new an, and he always now car-
ried his handkerchief inrot 'n
e r t Heh
at
breast.
The ' prisoner was fully committed for trial.
M A R YLEBOIVE•
MURDEROUS OUTRAGE ON
IIIE POLlCE.—Martin St.
a
Leger, a beershop keeper, iDevonshire-street, Lisson-
grove, John St. Leger, his brother, and Michael McDon •
nell, were charge with
ofhavingW whom,
assaulted several
police constables, two
003, Sergeant Steer and
Constable Cooper, bad sustained injuries which pre-
vented them from attending,
It appeared from the
aevidence of police officers, most
d
of whom bad swollen blackened eyes, and their
foreheads and other partse
of their face strapped up with
adhesive plaister, that on the same morning, between
two and three o'clock, an e
shop alluded to, owing to the police being satisfied, from
hearing the rattling of balls,that there was gambling
going on therein, and that
terfering, were attacked by the they (the officers) upon in-
prisoners, the implements
which were used in the attack upon them being a poker,
a large stick, a fire shovel,
the officers bled profusely and
a thick staff. Some of
fainted, and it was almost
a miracle that there were not two or three lives !sacri-
ficed. The prisoners were ultimately secured and con-
veyed to the station-house, where
principal sufferers amongst the they werelocked up. The
police were, in addition
to Steer and Cooper before alluded
Hig-
gin 81, Hawkins 73. and Knight
to, Clarke 268,
the blows that two constables : 69
D. So violent were
by the poker, which was aimed had their staves broken
with terrific force at their
heads, and had they taken effect
officers) must have been killed. as intended they (the
In reply to the magistrate, e
that either Steer or Coo-
thanldid not consider it all probable Inspector O'Brien said he
per would be able to come ti
a week. p to the court in less time
The prisoners, who were all
given to understand that
they would ultimately be sent
to
the charge, were remanded till Thursdaytake their trial upon
TrEsmalvsT ER.
next.
NOTORIOUS IMPOSTORS.--Simon
Teza Dembicki, a
Pole, well known as an impostor,
Count Dembicki, Col. Count de Shartyling himself the
tachcd to a crimson ribbon upon his .cloe,fwearing a star
left breast, and
Joseph Rosbrowshi, a fellow countryman, described as
" his man Friday," were charged with attempting to im-
pose upon the benevolent.
Hereford, chief officer of the Mendicity
Society, stated
that seeing the two prisoners in St. James's-street about
ten that morning, be watched them closely
hours, and saw them make a variety of oairls or some
on they
route from Rupert-street to Pimlico, at Which
latter
place, having procured the assistance of a police-
onsta
b'e, he took them into custody, and found the c -
following
petition upon Dembicki, which be had seen him
to persons at different houses where he solicited present
i alms, in
company with the other prisoner:—
" Subscriptions in favour of Col. Count De Skar-
becke, who came from Amerika, and will returningat
his famine in Poland." (To the above was appended the
names of several subscribers for various amounts.)
At the time the prisoner knocked at the various doors
he put on a very handsome crimson cap with a gold band
and tassel, and with the star upon his breast
cut
a very
imposing figure.
Mr. BURRELL inquired what the officer knew of
the pri-
soners?—Horsford replied that Dembicki had been re-
peatedly convicted from nearly every police court in the
metropolis. He had repeatedly seen him smoking his
cigar and taking his wine at a tavern, and he had been
very successful in his operations upon the benevolent.
The other prisoner, who went by the appellation of " his
man Friday," had been committed with him for three
months from the Lambeth Police Court.
Upon being asked what he bad to say, Dembioki af-
fected the most profound deafness.
Hereford intimated that this was assumed, from re-
membering that he bad played the same trick when be-
fore in custody at this court; he had that day, in the
course of watching the accused to Pimlico, passed and
repassed close to them several times, and found by their
conversation that Dembicki's hearing was excellent.
Mr. BURRELL committed them both for three months to
the House of Correction, a sentence which Dembicki ap-
peared to hear with
SOUTHWARout the sli
K.ghtest difficulty.
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY. R. Archer and F.
Davis were brought up for re-examination, charged with
being concerned, with another man (not in custody), in
the late daring highway robbery
.in the vicinity of St.
Saviour's Church, Southwark.
Alfred Greenland, the young man in the employment
of the firm of Messrs. Sanders, cheesemongera, of Col-
lingwood•street, Blackfriars-road, who was knocked
down and robbed of a bag containing 3751. on Thsrsda
lad, beswsen nine and ten o'clook in the morning,mil;

The Surveyor of the Navy. Captaiu Sir Baldwin
Walker, K.C.13., is slaying at Brighton.
The vacant appointment of inspecting -commander of
the coast-guard, caused by the death of Comniander
Morritt, has been given to Commander James Archi-
bald Macdonald (1848).
Commodore Lord John Hay, C. 8., mustered, in-
spected, and paid advance, on Wednesday, in Plymouth
Sound, the Thetis, 36, Captain A. L. Koper, C. 8., and
the Salamander, 6, steam-ship, Commander Ellman,
these vessels having previously been swung for the
adjustment of their compasses by the Queen's harbour-
master, Mr. Thompson. The Thetis, as we have stated,
is ordered to Spithead, and the Salamander has drawn
her charts, and was to proceed yesterday to Rio, the
Capd, and the East Indie3.
The new signal-lights now under a course of trial on
board the Blenheim, 56, screw-ship, Capt..iu Henderson,
C. 13., at Spithead, are the invention of .Mr. Thompson,
late surgeon *of the Odin steam-frigate, and are intended
to be worked as a telegraph at night. The different
positions of the lights represent the different numerals,
and are to be deciphered by the common day telegraph
book. It is said this night telegraph can be perfectly
made out at the distance of two miles and a half. It is
now being worked between the Blenheim at Spithead,
and the Victory in Portsmouth harbou.
Mr. Brown, master of the Agincourt, der:at-ship of
the ordinary, with a party under his charge, embarked
yesterday in the Confiance steam•tender, and sailed
from Devonport for Liverpool, to navigate the Bacchus
to the former port.
A proposal has been made to the Admiralty to substi-
tute Mitchell's screw moorings at Woolwich for the or-
dinary moorings.
Apollo troop-ship, Commander Rawstorne, has been
docked. She has to have new copper. Her old copper
rips off like brown paper. She is to be got ready to
leave for the West Indies by Sept. 10.
Fox, 42, Commodore Lambert, has hauled of along-
side her hulk. She is nearly ready for service, and will
probatly go to Spithead about Monday next.
Linnet, 6, packet-brig, Lieut.-Commander James, was
taken out of No. 5 dock at Devonport on Tuesday ; and
the Portland, 50, taken iu the same tide.
Magicienne steam-sloop,: left Chatham on Wednesday
for Devonport in charge of the master of the fl
at Sheerness, with 25 seamen riggers from Chatham, and
25 from Sheerness.
Niger screw sloop-steamer, Commander Heath, em-
barked the mails fir the coast of Africa on Tuesday, and
sailed from Devonport the following morning.
Poictiers, 72, ordinary guard ship, Captain Richards,
C. 8., is to be put out of commission on the 30th inst.,
tend tne Cumberland, 70, fitting as ordinary guard ship,
will hoist tie pendant on the 31st. The officers and men
of the Poictiers are to be turned over to the Cumber-
land, which ship has got her main deck and quarter deck
and forecastle guns on 13,,ard. The lower deck guns are
not to be put on board.
Tiger steam-sloop has been masted at Chatham, and
taken into dock, to be fitted for service at sea, previously
to being sent round to Portsmouth to form one of the
reserve squadron.
Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir Henry Blackwood, has
had her old copper stripped off. She is undergoing a
thorough caulking previous to receiving new copper. She
is progressing in her rigging; her topmasts are fidded,
although as yet she has but few men. Seamen do not
like large ships, and as there are such a number of stea-
mers fitting, she will not get her small complement of
seamen till these are manned. The Vengeance will be
completed by the dockyard by the 31st.
SUPERANNUATIONS.—Tho following workmen have
been superannuated et Chatham dockyard:—James
"Thompson, oar•maker; Richard Moss, shipwright; Wil-
liam Virlinder and Samuel Endell, sailmakers, on pen-
sions of 241. per annum each.
ADMIRALTY SURVEY OF THE BLACIEWATER RIVER.

—Commander George A. Frazer, of the Sparrow, has
made a report to the Lords of the Admiralty on the ob-
structions to the navigation of the river Blackwater, in
which be say‘:—" I have the honour to inform you that
in the river 131ackwater, between Youghal and Liswore,
u distance cf nineteen miles, there are altogether no less
than thirty-four a.hing-weirs; four below the wooden
bridge near Youghal, and thirty above it. Many of
these weirs appear to ma to be very objectionable,
especially those extending from bights or bays, and
which are in every case carried to beyond the natural
low-water curve, and almost to the middle of the river;
they have accumulated deposit to such an extent as to
make their extremities the actual low• water mark. Most
of the Blackwater weirs are quite close, being basketed
up with wickerwork, and therefore admirably adapted to
intercept and catch all matter carried in suspension, and
to cause its deposit. The weirs below the bridge are, I
consider, unobjectionable, as they are so placed as to
give a better direction to the scour, and, therefore, im-
provement to the channel or harbour water. I am of
opinion that almost all weirs tend more or less to do
harm, although many may be so circumstanced as not
in any way to interfere with its navigation. Ido
not feel competent to offer an opinion as regards
their effects upon the fish of a river • I may, how-
ever, preiluine to remark that the style of weir used
in the Blackwater being so very close, must tend in a
great measure, I thick, to cause that great scarcity in
the quantity of salmon ao much complained of lately,
for they, each tide, catch enormous quantities of salmon
fry, which it is a common thing to see the country people
carry away in baskets full; a fact I witnessed several
timee, and which I am assured by an intelligent person
conversant with the question does a vast amount of
damage to the salmon fishery."
CANAL SCREW STEAM NAVIGATION.—On Saturday
en experiment of an interesting character came off in
the presence of a considerable number of spectators, at
the Canal Harbour, Portobello Bridge. Its object was
to test the applicability of a new screw-propeller to the
purposes of canal navigation. Many attempts have
heal made from time to time to work canal boats by the
aid of steam-power, but hitherto they have been at-
tended with but a questionable success, the motive agent
being in every instance applied so as to disturb the
water violently, and thereby cause injury to the banks
of the canal. To do away with this formidable diffi-
culty Mr. O'Regan, the projector of the improved
screw-propeller we are about to describe, brought his
practical knowledge of machinery into requisition,
and with a degree of success which could scarcely
have been looked for. The machinery connected with
the propeller is of the simplest character, and occu-
pies but a very limited apace in the interior of the
boa!, which has been built by Mr. O'Regan himself,
without the least assistance from any quarter, at an ex-
pense of 3301. It resembles, in size, shape, and general
appearance, the ordinary iron fly-boats employed on our
canals, and which have hitherto been worked by horses
only. The steam is generated by a vertical tubular
boiler, to which an engine of six-horse power is attached.
The cylinder is 54 inches in diameter and of 10k- inches
stroke, the pressure being 501 b. to the square inch. A
screw, 2 feet 4 inches in diameter, and consisting of two
arms, is mounted in the stern, immediately behind the
rudder; attached to which is a horizontal axle of consi-
derable length, passing longitudinally through the bottom
of the boat, as near to the keel as practicable. A
driving band, worked by a large wheel, causes this axle
to revolve . with great rapidity-90 revolutions being
produced in each minute, and four times as many
revolutions of the screw. The chief peculiarity is
the position of the axle and screw, the former of
these being placed extremely low down, so as to
enable the screw to work at a considerable depth
in the fluid, an arrangement which materially aug-
ments the propelling power, and at the same time
causes as little commotion as possible in the upper stra-
tum of the water. On Saturday, at half-post two
o'clock, the trial took place. The boat, laden with a
weighty cargo of passengers, quitted Portobello Har-
bour, and steamed her way bravely, at a speed varying
from three to five miles an hour, as far as the first lock.

The journey back was made at a still greater speed, a
rate of five miles per hour being maintained throughout,
and Mr. O'Regan undertakes to secure an average speed
of six miles an hour, or even more. When Fulton's
grand experiment came off upon the Hudson River five
miles an hour was an average rate of motion obtained,
yet even that speed was then looked upon as a wonderful
achievement. There is, therefore, every reason to be-
lieve that, as time advances, a progressive improvement
will take place in the machinery now, through Mr.
O'Regan's successful enterprize.
The spice occupied by the engine is only 3 feet 4 by
2 feet 6, and the width of the boiler is about 3 feet. The
engine consumes 6 cwt. of coal per day, and the entire
cost of the propelling power, inclusive of fuel and the
wages of the enginemen and firemen, is, according to
Mr. O'Regan's estimate, only 4•l. a mile—while the cost
per mile, where the motive power is supplied by horses,
is no less than Is. 9d.—Saunders' News Letter.
PORTSMOUTH, THUASDAY.—Captain Henry Chads
(son of Captain H. D. Chads, C. 8., of her Majesty's
ship Excellent), late of the Styx steam-sloop, which,
under hi► command on the Coast of Africa, made 27
prizes during about two years' commission, is selected as
the Flag-C ptain to Rear-Admiral Fairfax Moresby,
C. 8., the newly-appointed Commander-in-Chik-f on the
Pacific station. Captain Hamilton (to whom the ap-
pointment was offered) having declined it, Commander
James Prevost, eon-in-law of she Admiral, is the Com-
mander; Lieutenant Fairfax Moresby, of the Encounter
screw corvette, (son of the Admiral), is the Flag-Lieu-

•
tenant; and Mr. Moresby Clerk (another son) is to be
the secretary, if this notice does not shame the Admi-
ralty out of tolerating so gross a family job. The se-
cretary to a commander-in chief should be a man of
sound jungment, well-tested discretion, and practically
acquaiated with at least minor mares of diplomacy.
At all events, he should be a man of mature years. But
in the present case the gentleman selected is, if we nre
rightly intorm•d, not more than 19 years of age. Tie
his had no c x .crience as a clerk, for he has not even
•'passed," and his name does nit, consequet tly, appear
in the Navy LiA The idea, too, of sending out an
Admiral in a small frigate (the PorCand of Java,
one of which will be commissioned in a few hours
for this service) to such a station as the Pacific is a
weakness we did not ttink the Admiralty would
) be guilty of c ,eumitting a second time. It is far more
essential to have an able line-of-battle-ship on the
Pacific than on the West India station, as in the latter
case'we can detach a home force (such as the Likbou
squadron) in 21 days, in-case of need; but in the former
no such ready facilities for anon; flung the 'strength of
the squadion in an emergency exists.
The Adventure naval traosport, Mr. Wellington,
Master, R N., Commanding', arrived this morning from
the Brazils and Coast of Africa stations. Her news
from the former has been anticipated by other arrivals.
She left Ascension on the 7ch of July. Captain Hutton,
the Governor, and all on the island were well, and well
off for provisions. The Contest, 12, Commander the
Hon. J. W. S. Spencer, had left the station for the
Ernst Indies. The Centaur steam•frigate, Commodore
Fanshawe, C. 8., had been two months at Ascension, but
sailed on the 2d of July for the Bights. A court of in-
quiry had been held on board the Snap tender, about a
fortnight prior, relative to the conduct of Mr. Carrington,
clerk, who was subsequently dismissed from the service
by the commodore. Drunkenness was the cause. Mr.
Fetes, late clerk of the Bonetta, was appointed to the
vacancy. Captain Buckle, flag-captain to Commodore
Farnham?, we regret to announce, was very ill at the
date of our advices. The Adventure brought a mail
and 21 invalids from theAfricap squadron, and a freight
of 30,0001. sterling in gold dust from Rio. The invalids
have been sent to Raider, and the freight will be con-
veyed to the Bank of England to-morrow by Messrs.
Chambers, the freight agents of this port.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
THE GREAT NORTHERN.
The auditors of this company have reported to the
chairman and directors that the books and accounts up to
the 30'h of June last are correct, and in every respect to
their entire satisfaction.
The capital account to the 29th of Jane, 1850, shows
an array of receipts as follows:-From deposits and 11
calls, 4,731,0491. 16a.; from paid in advance of calls,
35,9951.; from extension capital accounts 72,376/. 145.;
from calls and ins'alments of preference capital, 798,1071.;
from loans on mortgage, 1,077.790/. These. with some
minor items, make up a total of receipts of 6,723,407/.
18s. 6d.
The same account shows the following amount of pay-
ment,:-The total expenses preliminary to the passing
of the Act were-of the London and York Company,
311.2121. 17s. lid.; of the Direct Northern, 436,223/.
4s. 6th; iu all, 7747,436 2s. sd. The expenditure sub
sequent to the close cf the accounts presented to the
ha f-yearly general meeting in February last was
5,070,934/. Bs. 71 Of this sum 2,944,642/. 4s. 31. was
for works and materials. The charges for land and corn
pensation amounted to 1,168,997/. 10s. 7d.; the adver-
tising, printing, postages, and parcels, amounted to 8,581/
12s. 2,1.; the office expenses, rent. &c., to 5,546/. sa. 59.;
the travelling expenses, to 2,655/. 6s. 7d. ; the directors
arid auditors cost 8.632/. Ss. 4d. ; the salaries amounted
:0 17,813/. Is. 2d. ; the law and eegineering expenses in
Parliament to 129,999/. 18s. 6d. ; the interest paid on
capital and advances on loans was 307,662/. 3s. 9d. In
all, the expenditure of the company, previous to the com-
mencement of the half-year which ended on the 29th of
June last, was 5,406,157/. 11-s. ; the expenditure of the
last hall-year has been 986,806/. Os. Bd., of this sure
143.859/. 18s. 91 went for land and compensation ;
440,076/. 19a. Id. for works and materials ; 129,7191. Ba.
411. for interest on capital and advances ; the advertis-
ing, &c., account for tne half-year, amounts to 922/ 7s.
2 i.; the office expense,. &c., to 1 045/. Is. Id. ; the tit,
yelling expenses to 319/. 18e. 101 ; the directors and
auditors to 1.025/. • the salaries to 1,985/. 16,. 7d. The
total expenditure of the company since the commence-
ment has been 6,392.963/. I Is. Bd.
The balance l fc is 330,444/. 6s. 101 Of this balance
there is 232,1631. 14s. Bd.in cash, and 98,280/. 12s. 21 in-
vested in shares in other lines.
The revenue statement for the half-year ended the
29th of Juno last, shows a return from traffic of
65,0431. 6s. 61. ; from interest on cash balance of 19/.
Ils. 3d.; from fines of 31. 17s. Bd.; in all 68 OE6/. 15s. 51
The total expenditure for the half-year is 43,8731. 16e7d.
of this 40,1121. 19s. 3d. ha; been incurred for " working
charges."
There are some open claims on the company for
station accommodation at Peterborough, Retford, and
Gaiesford.
During the half-year the engines of the company ran
with passenger trains 383,139 miles; with goods trains,
167,048; piloting, &c., 40.285; ballasting, &c., 18.621;
in all, 609,093 miles. There were consumed 192,023
cwts. of cokeee3s.3lbs. per mile run; of which the teat
was 8,052/. 6s. id.-3-17d. per mile run. The total
working charge of 40,112/. 19a. 3d. is equal to 55.95 per
cent, on the gross earnings, and to Is. 3id. per mile on
the total 609,u93 miles run.
The account of the Fossdyke and Witham Navigation
for the halt-year ended the 29th of June last shows a
loss on the half-year of 3,374/. 10s. sd. The receipts
amount to 8,029/. 4s. 10d.; the expenditure to 11,383/.
15s. 31
The net revenue account of the Great Northern Rail-
way Company to the 29th of June, 1850. is in substance
as follows:-The company is credited for balance of
traffic account to the 31st of December, 1849, the sum of
15,634/. 18s. 7d.; for balance of traffic account to the
29th of June, 1850, the stern of 21,192/. 18s. 10d., in all
39,827/. The sets-off against this are-Dividend of 5
per cent. on perpetual preference 12/. 10s. shares,
10,000/4 guaranteed rent on Parliamentary capital of
600,000/. due to the East ;Lincolnshire Railway Com-
pany for half-year ending 30th June, 18,0001,; interest
on bonded debt of the East Lincolnshire Railway Ccm-
pany 553/. 3s. 2d.; adverse balance of Foss and Witham
Navigations, 3,374/.; in all, 31.926/. 15s. 7d.
This leaves a balance of 7,900/. Is. 101. on the half-
year in favour of the company.
We may observe, in conclusion, that we have been
much struck with the neatness and clearness of these ac-
counts, and with the admirable form adopted of making
them out.
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY -Already there is con-
siderable traffic on the new line, the long-distance pas-
senger trains being generally well filled, and the number
daily on the increase. The time by the fast trains is
well kept; and the distance between London and Peter-
borough (76 miles) is usually accomplished a few minutes
within 2i hours. Through passengers from Hull may
be interested in hearing something of the route by which
they travel. From Huntingdon to London, the scenery
so well known to travellers by the- old stage coaches, is
again open to view, the railway taking the picturesque
route by St. Nest's, Sandy, Biggleswarle, llitchin, Wel-
wyn, Hatfield, Barnet, and Hornsey. The Hertfordshire
portion of the line presents a panorama of surpassing
beauty; there are several cuttings, and no less than
eight tunnels between Hitchin and London; but at every
opening the view of hill and dale, and woodland scenery,
is strikingly impressive. It skirts the fine domain of
Knebworrh, near Stevenage (the property of Sir E. B.
Lytton, Bart.), and the turrets of the mansion, sur-
mounted by a large fl ag waving in the breez-, are
visible ah ,ve large clusters of oaks and limes. It
also, near Potter's Bar, passes through the Hert-
fordshire estate of Colonel Sibthorp. A little more than
a mile from Welwyn is the Digswell viaduct-a work of
the kind not second, either in the skill displayed in
its construction, or the beauty of its appearance, to any
in the kingdom. It consists of 40 semicircular arches,
of 30 feet span; the height from the surface of the water
to the top of the parapet is 100 feet, and the length cf
the whole erection is 1,563 feet. The arches are built
with four rings of brick-work in cement, and with ad-
ditional four rings forming the back ribs. The piers,
which have a light and graceful appearance, are hollow
from the surface of the ground, in the cellular form, with
stone-work inclosing the cells. There are 40,000 cube
yards of brick-work, and 50,000 feet of stone in the
structure; the number of bricks actually used was six-
teen millions, and the cost of the erection was 75,0004
or 80,000/. The viaduct is the largest in the kingdom,
with two exceptions-those at Stockport and Congleton,
and neither of the latter is either so light or so elegant.
From this spot, rich pastures and cora lands extend
far away, embosomed by stately woods, which, circling
round, seem like the galleries of a vast amphitheatre.
Tewin Water, Brocket, Dockleys, and other seats,
dot the near landscape, and through' an °penis g
in the trees a glimpse is obtained of Hertford
Heath, and, rising above the loftiest woods, the
tower of Little Berkhampstead. There is another
viaduct in the parish of Welwyn, called Robbery viaduct
(said to have derived its name from the frequency cf
highway robberies there at a former period). This con-
sists of seven semicircular arches of 22 feet span, and
60 feet high from the top of the road to the parapet.-
The new carriages of the Great Northern Railway are
so lofty that a man six feet high can stand upright in
them.
RAILWAY TO WELLS.-In consequence of a requisi-
tien, numerously and respectably signed by the citizens
of Wells, the Mayor, E. N. Wells, Esq., convened a
meeting, which was held on the 20:h inst., for the pur-
pose of considering the propriety of memorialising the
directors of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company on
the necessity of a speedy construction of a railway from
Wells to Bleadon, in pursuance of the powers of their
Act of Parliament of 11th and 12th Vic., c. 77. The
Mayor, in opening the proceedings of the meeting, in
a short but forcible speech, remarked on the great want
of railway communication with Wells, and the promises
held out by the Bristol and Exeter Company as to con-
structing the line to Wells. His worship then. called
on any gentleman who had any propositionetin to
make to bring the same before the meeting.-
Henry Seymour, Esq., said he held in the meeting.-
Henry Seymour, Esq., said he held in hi his hande a gin-
e-
morial (which he intended to more for p ado tion by the
meeting) to the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company,
urging on that body at once to take steps for constructing