The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-21 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—Will you oblige me with your opinion on the follow-
ing points:—
" If a person take shares in any new rai:way scheme, and
sign the Parliamentary Contract, how does he get released
from liability in the event of his selling such shares?

"Is a dep-osit of :51. per share required to be paid to the
Receiver-General of the Court of Chancery prior to the ap-
plication to Parliament for the Bill?—and if so, by what
time is such deposit to be paid?
Devizes, Oct. 20, 1845. Your obedient servant,
A SUBSCRIBER."

[We believe that it is the general opinion among lawyers
that the person who signs the Parliamentary contract
cannot release himself from his liability even in the
event of his selling the scrip, and that should the holder of
the scrip at any time fail in making his payments to the
Company before they have procured their Act, they can come
upon the original subscriber to the Parliamentary contract.
When once the Act is obtained the scrip is called in, and the
then holder of the scrip is registered as a shareholder.
When this registration of shares takes place, and not until
then, is the subscriber of the Parliamentary contract re-
leased from his liability.
With regard to the second question, the standing orders
of the House of Commons require that ten per cent. of the
proposed capital shall be deposited with the receiver-general
some time in the month of November, or parties will not be
enabled to introduce their Bill in the ensuing session.—En.
SUN.]

ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOClETY.—Yester-
day, the quarterly general court of the governors and members of
the Royal Naval Incorporated Society was held at the Thatched
Honse Tavern, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, president, in the chair.
The muster of officers was unusually numerous. Commander
Dickson, the secretary, read the receipts and disbursements for the
quarter. The former amounted to 1,0071. 135., and the latter
figured 7284 16s. lid. The financial account further stated that
the sum of 5501. was apportioned for distribution amongst eighty
applicants for relief, amongst whom sums varying from bl. to 251.
were distributed. Sir Charles Malcolm was elected vice-president,
in the room of Sir Edward Rowley, deceased. At the close of the
proceedings the gallant chairman, who came up purposely from
Portsmouth to attend the court, made a strong appeal on behalf of
the objects for whose benefit the society is formed. In conclusion,
he gave the following statement of the numbers relieved and sums
granted them, from 1791 to 1844, via., 53 flag-officers' widows
and orphans, 1,3251, 17s. ; 1,142 captains, their widows and or-
phans, 12,0941. 2s. 6d. ; 3,294 lieutenants, their widows and or-
phans, 28,310/. 17s. 6d. ; 1,433 masters, their widows and or-
phans, 10,2554 16s. ; 828 surgeons, their widows and orphans,
6,5401. Is.; 1,498 pursers, their widows and orphans, 11,9531. 95.;
and 24 chaplains, their widows and orphans, 2071. ss. Total num-
ber of officers and families relieved, 8 272. Gross sum granted to
them, 70,6771. 17s. Thanks having been voted to the gallant ad-
mral, the court broke up.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A CONCERT SINGER.—Late
on Saturday evening Mr. William Payne held an inquest at
the Crown Tavern, Ba,ingball•street, City, on the body of
John Conolly, aged thirty-live years, a well-known singer,
lately residing at No. 4, C urch-alley, Basinghall-street.
The deceased went on Friday evening to a tavern, where he
sang several songs, after which he returned home in good
health and went to bed. He was quite sober and did not
make any complaint. About half-past five o'clock on Satur-
day morning a companion, who slept in the same bed, was
awoke by hearing the deceased make a gurgling noise in the
throat as if he was suffocating. His friend jumped out of
bed and beld him and called for the landlord, who immediately
sent for a surgeon, but he died scon after. The surgeon attri-
buted death to the rupture of a blood-vessel of the heart or
in its immediate vicinity. The deceased was a very free
drinker. The jury returned a verdict of "Natural death."
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH BRITISH RAIL-
wAY.—On Wednesday morning, about eight o'clock, a young
man, named Henry Scooner, a waggon driver, unfortunately lost
his life on the line of the North British Railway, nearly opposite
the gate of Parson's-green. He was taking two empty waggons
down a slight incline at a rapid pace, when they came into violent
collision with some others that were being filled at the bottom,
and Scooner was instantly crushed to death between the two he
had in charge. He was a young man, and unmarried.—Glasgow
Courier.

COLLISION ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
—On Saturday evening, between six and seven o'clock, one of the
long trains was coming in, and, on arriving a few hundred garde
from the terminus, the train stopped for the tickets to be taken
from the passengers. While this was being done by the guards,
the engine was detached from the front, and taken round and
placed in the rear of the train fur the purpose of propelling it to
the terminus. The consequence was, that the light, which on the
journey had been exhibited, was covered, and the train with its
passengers came in without any signal. While this was taking
place on the lower portion of the platform, an engine, which was
about to be attached to the down train, and under the control of
the driver, a man named Lawrence, moved from one line to the
other, and during the transit the engine and train met. The first
intimation of their proximity was a violent concussion, followed by
cries for assistance from the up-train. The collision happening
nearly under the platform, aid was soon rendered, and upon the
officers going to the carriage in advance, they found all the occu-
pants flung from their seats, several besplattered with blood, but
which, upon examination, proved to come from two gentlemen, one
of whom had received a contusion over the eye, the other a bloody
nose. With these exceptions, no other injury took place. Yester-
day it was understood than an inquiry was instituted into the cause
of the collision, when it was statad that Lawrence declared that he
did not expect the up-train in for four or five minutes, and while
removing the engine from one curve to the other, he considered he
had sufficient time to get out of the way of the up-train; that
the first intimation he had of its being near him was from the
concussion.

INSPECTION OF THE NEW PIER AT BLACKFRIARS
BRIDGE.—On Monday the Chairman of the Navigation Committee,
Mr. Deputy Bedford, Mr. Deputy Peacock, Messrs. Charles,
Joyce, and a majority of the most active members of the Com-
mittee, attended by the Water 13ailiff, W. Woodthorpe, Esq., and
other civic functionaries proceeded in the City navigation barge to
inspect the piers and landing places presented at the several recent
Courts of Conservancy. The principal object of the Committee
wes, however, the inspection of, the new pier at Blackfriars- bridge,
previous to issuing their authority for its being opened for the use
of public this day. On the arrival of the Committee shortly after
one o'clock, they were received by the newly.appointed pier-master,
Mr. Robert Ware, as also the clerk and overseers of the works.
The Chairman and Committee then proceeded to examine the
various appointments and erections that had been made for the
safety and convenience of the public, and expressed their entire
satisfaction of the whole arrangements, and the capabilities of the
structure fully answering the purposes for which it had been
erected. Mr. Woodthorpe stated that several of the companies
whose boats had been in the habit of plying at the various piers,
had not as yet signed the contract and consented to the regulations,
and that, therefore, of course, those companies' boats would not be
allowed to call. Directions were then given by the authority of the
Committee to the pier-master, and those acting under him, to see
that theregulations and instructions for the conduct and manage.
ment of the pier should be strictly enforced.

POTATOES AND SCRlP.—There was a sort of slight
panic on the Stock Exchange here, on Wednesday, caused it
was said, by the partial failure of the potato crop—and the joke
was kept up by a drummer or two going through and warning the
citizens not to cat what were of them, because they were bad.
This small depression did not last, of course, and it was laughed
over next day under the designation of the " potato panic."_
Glasgow Constilutionel.
THE NAIL TRADE.—The Bromsgrove nailors re-
ceived on Saturday last, 20s. in the pound for their labour.
During the depression of the trade the tailors were subject to a
discount of 20 per cent , and a short time ago they struck for a
reduction of the per centage, ahel were allowed 18s. for the
pound. They now receive their.money in full. At the quar-
terly meeting of the nail ironmongers, held at the Hotel, Dud-
lay, on Tuesday last, the following resolution was adopted
" That the masters now present are favourable to ah advance in
the wages of the workmen."— if oscester Guardian.

EFFECTS OF RAILWAYS.—At .132dford quarter
sessions, last week, John Weods, of Eaton Socon, formerly a
postboy at the tar-famed ('ock Inn, at Eaton, applied for a transfer
of the license of the inn, which formerly sent out fifty pair of
horses daily, and is now reduced to 2 roadside public-house. It is
laughable to see carriages approaching its frontage, not aware, and
scarcely will they believe, 'tie closed. General Grosvenor, the
famed racer, was the last that changed at the noble inn, and the
feelings of the General were overpowered to think for upwards of
forty years his favourite inn was to. caste from his favours.--
Bedford Mercut y.
Preparations are now making for commencing the
stupendous work of the High Level Bridge across the Tyne. As
a preliminary step the engineers have been this week boring in the
bed of the river for the foundations of the piers, In view of these
and other extensive operations, MX. Hudson, 111.p1,1 and Mr. Robert
Stephenson, hate paid frequent visits t-town of late.—..Yeta-
castle Journa?.