The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-25 00:00:00

BOROUGH OF LANILETH—REPEAL OF THE CORN-LAWS
PUBLIC 'MEETING will be held on
TuEsnAT evening, Dec. 30, 1845, at the Horns Tavern, Ken-
gtoli• The Members for the borough will attend.
The Chair to be taken at Seven o'clock precisely.
J• DONKIN, C.E , Old Kent-road,/
"T• A. LYON. Secretaries for the Meeting.

rOR TSOKEN WARD.
At a Court of Wardmote, holden in and for the said Ward,
47tur•e the Worshipdtl Francis Graham Moon, Esq., Alderman of the
lii„2**trti; eh Monday, the 22d day of December, 1845, being the
IV Of the Fe st Day of Saint Thomas the Apostle, and continued
uoiounnuents ou Tuesday, the 23d, and Wednesday, the 24th,
—lll of December, 1848,
wardas resolved unanimou,ly,—That the cordial thanks of this
O mote be presented to the Worshipful Francis Graham Moon,
rq., Alderman of the Ward, far his indefatigable attention to the
numerous and arduous duties which have devolved upon him during
e.Past year asue of the Magistrates of this City ; for his anxious
nre to promote the local interest of the Ward; for his courteous
17,_imPartial conduct whilst presiding over this Wardmote; and for
bZitiEnitlautness and urbanity at all times evinced towards the Mita-
It That the foregoing resolution, signed by the Ward Clerk, be in-
ned in the usual morning and evening newspapers.
W. N. BATH°, Ward Clerk.

MIDLAND RAILWAY.
THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY
thrr Prepared for Perparedto recee, Five,ive LOANS on SECURITY of their Deben-
thaiods of Three, or Seven Years, in sums of not less
anztuni,ooo/. each, at interest after the rate of 41. per cent. per
I,_APlications to be made to the. Secretary, at the Company's Ottice,
•Jerby.
- t'y order,
--bee• 16, 1845. J. F. BELL, Secretary.
RETROPOLITAN RAILWAYS JUNC•
TION COMPANY.
4.11 ad•
De Journed meeting of the Shareholders of this Company will
stre7Kl itt the Company's Offices, /so. 11, Clement s. lane, Lombard-
pre:,', on MONDAY, the fifth day of January, 1846, at One o clock
spi'sel7, for the purpose of laying before the Shareholders the re-
al," the negotiation for amalgamation with another Company, and
to decide upon future proceedings.
By order, J. T. CROFT, Chairman.
JOHN CHEESE, Secretary.

-TEST LONDON RAILWAY.
kitt,r,
...Notice is hereby given, that a SPECIAL GENERAL
the, NG of the West London Railway Company will be held at
04 entpany's Offices, No. 11, Abchureb-lane, in the City of London,
AftZEnNESDAY, the 14th day ofJanuary, 1846, at One o'clock in the
• Um 1:!)014 precisely, for the purpose of confirming the declaration by
Ns trectors of the Company of the Forfeiture of certain Shares in
114,undertaking ; and of authorising the Directors to dispose of the
e 6hares, or any of them, in the manner directed by the Act of
""oration.
0111 (Signed) H. R. GROUNDS, Chairman.
des, 11, Abehurch-lane, December 20, 1845.
LEEDS AND CARLISLE RAILWAY
COMPANY.
tittice is hereby given, that a Meeting of: Shareholders of
iConipany, will take place at the City of London Tavern,
001azgate-street, on MONDAY, the sth of January, 1846, at One
se;:* precisely, to lay before the Proprietors the terms of the
oiZgaMation which has been agreed to with the Yorkshire and
COevr Union Railway Company, and the general state of this
pang, 13y order of the Committee of Management,
. . -,
• C. LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary.
Ores
•tham-rooms, Basinghall-street.
........._
ASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
DEPOSIT ON EASTERN COUNTIES YORK EXTENSION
The SHARES.
Noi Directors beg to give notice, that having ample funds of the
heitnY at th dispsal, tis their inenion to ay the necessary
tr
Batentary Deposits oni the Capital tot be subscpribed for the Ex.
~ On Line from Cambridge to York, and the other undertakings to
epeenioted by the Company, in the ensuing session of Parliament ;
fert`itt, instead of a Deposit of 21. per Share being required as
ltetrY announced, a deposit of Ten Shillings per Share only will
l'lttp.° be Paid under the allotment letters to be issued. If Acts of
, terh:olent be not obtained, the deposit of ten shillings will be re-
-'ql Without deduction.
GEORGE HUDSON, Chairman.
%tan C. P. RONEY, Secretary.
""----zzO, Shoreditch Station, Dec. 23, 1845.
tASTERN COUNTIES RAIL WAY
4t,,,_. COMPANY.
4.Lons from CAMBRIDGE to YORK, and from TOTTI4N-
Itoti. HIM to FARRINGDON-STREET.
,kaabi -e la hereby given, that in accordance with the resolutions
geld ~,InenslY passed at a special general meeting of the Company,
110u:n Thursday, Oct. 30, 1845, every person whose name shall
iep7„ its a Registered Shareholder of the Company on the sth of
%."':_rY Next, will receive a Letter of Allotment for York Extension
i-,111 the proportion of three such Extension Shares for every
tlet.,,,uares of 41. 16s. of which lie is the proprietor, in the consoli-
; stock of the Company.
%kr holders ef Scrip Certificates for the ew hare of 14/. 16s.
the: being entitled to Extension Shares inN the S
sames proportion,
11‘;': Certificates must be sent to the offices of the Company for en-
lignent, not later than the 9th of January next, accompanied by
T'er from each holder of the subjoined form :
Q the Secretary ef the Eastern Countiesjtailway Company.
,114 r December, 1845.
li„."-„ Herewith I forward to you Scrip Certificates for
teip: Mares of 141. 16s. each in the Eastern Counties Railway, in
4447 t. of which I desire to obtain a Letter of Allotment for any
Ispit:lle proportion of Shares of 201. each in the York Extension

Name in full •••••••••• • • • • • • • •
Usual Signature.. • • • • •• • • • • • • •
Description • .... . • • • • • • • • • •
.htb, Place of Abode • • .. •• • • • • • • • • •
14, fbrm mast, in every ease, be filled up in Ole handwriting of
The letkl,e receipt of the Scrip Certificates will be immediately acknow-
/nth'', and they will be subsequently returned endorsed, together
Vrkitlt Letter of Allotment for tue number of Extension Shares to
the applicant Is entitled.
GEORGE; HUDSON, Chairman.

By order,
C. P. RONEY, Secretary.
Shorediteh, Dec. 17, la4b.

UDLEY, MADE LEY, BROSELEY, AND
JRONBRIDGE RAILWAY, WITH EXTENSION TO
d
"tt lileetin of the Managing Committee of this Company, held
Sto Birmingham,
1845, rk Hotel, on Thursday, the 10th of .
Decem-
WILLIAM COLLINS, Esq., M.P., in the Chair,
following Report of the Committee was read :
treet;,nanaging Committee of the Dudley, Madeley, Broseley, and
444 ii,4ge Railway Coman with exteusion to Shrewsbury, feel
tlUtel due to themselves and to, the Shareholders, to lay before
Res et the earliest possible period consistent with due inquiry, their
t Position, consequent upon the circumstances which will be
detailed in the following Report :
rancis Giles became the engineer of the Company on its for-
le, kid the Committee were induced to place confidence in him
bid 1 fact of his having been employed by Mr. Robert Stephenson,
414‘014ence, to lay out several important lines in the vicinity of
limesof railway projected by this Company.
I,"tles attended a meeting of the Committee at Birmingham,
Pkit`l
y October, when he gave positive assurances that he was ra-
1111,Preceeding with his work, and had made such arrangements
isoeilla enable him to complete it in good time; and from that pe-
til. till the end of November he constantly reiterated those assu-
tt to the Committee, to the respective solicitors, and to the se-
`dry, both orally and in writing. Every assistance was rendered
which he required, and extracts from the correspondence will abun-
s.
ticyorntial
ee,ttify that all was done by the Committee and the °facers of
to enable him to complete his work by the 29th of No-
Manlher, His applications for money were, in every case, complied
eZtt, and the sum of 4,0 'Ol. was at various periods advanced to hint,
at ‘tccount of his own and the surveyors' charges ; the last payment
tan .'°ool. having been made, at his own solicitation (though not with-
ms,,,,,,censiderable hesitation on the part of the Committee), in order to
id the possibility of his operations being retarded for want of
or to afford any possible pretext for their being inefficien,ly
Abfhled. Of this sum, Mr. Dugdale Houghton, the Company's
liaZyor (Mr. Giles's brother-in-law), has accepted his (Mr. Giles's)
oNiZtl to him for 2,0001., and Mr. Giles has paid Mr. John Brettell,
f fp' surveyor, 3001., thus leaving him (Mr. Giles) the sum
"1*
%ta Tlie
w,t anxiety expressed that all should be ready in time was only
I)lZ'ldGiles's assurances that there were no grounds for
the ension, as the following extracts from the correspondence on
thVbiect will show :
tol the 17th of October, Mr. Collis, one of the Company's solici-
t.l, e,thus addressed Mr. Giles—
tead:r.est anxiety is entertained as to the sections and surveys being
ten: ut time. Ido hope you will use every exertion to get them
and well done."
41. the 28th October, Mr. Collis writes to Mr. Giles
trust you will get the sections of the Dudley and Madeley line
11,ZPleted without delay, as time runs on. I am glad te tell you
1bn,„411 goes on favourably, and everything now rests with you. You
Onof course, made proper arrangements as to the engraving."
iitl the 31st, Mr. Collis says in a letter to Mr. Giles—
k...assure you most unpleasant rumours are abroad amongst our
rearletors that our sections and plans will not be properly done or
43:1 as Dugdale Houghton will have told you. Now I have done
hoe lily power to put a stop to these reports. I entreat of you to
the sections of the whole line from Dudley to Ironbridge and to
otZvsbury, as well as the surveys, most carefully done. You have,
thic,4r,se, made due arrangements as to the engraving of the sec-
lh''
ND, a letter to Mr. Collis, on the 9th of November, respecting the
ibterY branch Mr. Giles says, in reference to the plates which he
, received—
LTile plans are, as I consider, in good condition."
""., the 10th of November, Mr. Collis thus writes to Mr. Giles—
Sh‘s A know you will pardon my expressing deep anxiety as to every-
slo'ng,being done in due time, particularly that we may have the Sec-
b, and surveys fluished, as the middle of November is nearly
:three days afterwards, viz., on the 13th, Mr. Collie
least says—
th,l hope you will use every means to complete the sections with
she possible delay. I assure you we all feel extreme anxiety on
IsL
~„`, übject. Should you want me, or if I can do anything to for-
-"• You, pray send for me, or let me know immediately.hi"
',le next day, the 14th, Mr. Collis again urges Mr. Giles onward,
ile•.:We quite rely upon your having all ready, and that the sections
ul the hands m the lithographer. Beer in mind that the 29th is
.3 twelve days off, and that the sections must be sent before•then
neand be leady to deposit. I trust you will excuse my Most
atly beseeching you to use every possible exertion to complete
erYthing as quickly as practicable. The general impression is, that
tae. hall not be ready. We must not spare exertion of any kind ; in
we must keep faith with the public."
n the 19th, Mr. Collis writes—
tLl have just heard that Floughton thinks there is some misunder-
ele„_ding between you and the lithographer. If there be the slightest
kts".dation for this, I beg and pray of you not to lose an instant in
er,:'lig is mat ter right. Excuse my personally entreating you to use
„
Cry exth
ertion, as I am daily pressed on the subject."
this Mr. Giles replies on the 20th--
know of no misunderstanding between me and the lithographer.
ilell't give credit to such nonsense."
:lie same day, the 20th, Mr. Collis writes to Mr. Giles as follows—
th: am desired by the Committee to beg and entreat you to see that
eh_ sections are completed, and placed in the lithographer's. hands as
1""1.„„ilY as possible. I do hope you will excuse my writing so
honour
to you. Ido seriously assure you that we all feel that our
°pour and characters are at stake, to say nothing of the large sum
money that would be sacrificed if our plans and sections are net
7 deposited."
„
the 21st, Mr. Giles replied as follows—
' I beg that you will not be in any anxiety about lithographing the
,
Mr. Houghton will get some done in Birmingham. I will
pt in the rest done, and have provided for it. You shall deposit on
tr 29th. I come to Birmingham to-morrow night, by express train,
'fleet my troops, who are all to assemble at Dee's to-morrow
MCA."
kr. Collie's next letter to Mr. Giles is dated November 21st, in
"he h he says—
„t
I know you will not like my troubling you with these repeated
'"gent letters, but I confess I am so strongly pressed by numbers of
V°l.le daily, that I feel painfully anxious that we should not fail in
ping good faith with our shareholders."
Giles replies on the 22d
You come to me to-morrow, in order to be made certain of my
rn'ex. being done, I will even show you my plan and arrangements
"r „it—otherwise be assured of it."
„,s'oe Committee, feeling that the foregoing extracts abundantly
.-",_,lfirra the assertion with which they set out, will now refer to the
:"Itonten t made to them by Mr. Joseph King and Mr. Heath, two
c,?ti.re members of the Committee, who were in Birmingham, watch-
-4 the later proceedings.
l'ir• King states that he went to Birmingham, at the urgent re-
reat of Mr. Collis, in company with him and Mr. Beath, on Thurs.
4Y, the 27th of November, and that he remained there till Satur-
day night, with the exoeption of a few hours on Friday, during which
',tried he had every reason to believe that the business was pro-
""lng satisfactorily.
Mr. Heath reports that he accompanied Mr. Collis to Birmingham
111 the 18th of November, at his request, to have an interview with
tr. Giles, who had stated that he should be there that night. They
1,11(1, Mr. Wainwright saw Mr. Giles after midnight, at the Royal
th?" 11, when he gave them the most positive assurances that every-
Ing Would be ready in time. The following Monday, the 24th, Mr.
heath again went to Birmingham with Mr. Collis, when Mr. Giles
711,1eatea his former assertions that everything would be ready.
Collie's
days afterwards, Thursday, the 27th, Mr. Heath, at Mr.
request, once more went to Birmingham, accompanied by
f'• Collis and Mr Joseph King, and remained there until lie had
seen the various gentlemen start on Sunday night to make their re-
sPective deposits.
About rive o'clock on Sunday afternoon Mr. Beath saw Mr.
he deliver the plans to the several solicitors, hi doing which
' (Mr. Houghton) expressed his obligations to them and the other
gentlemen connected with the Company, ter the assistance they had
fiendered him, adding that the sections would be ready in half an
our.
After this interview with Mr. Houghton, the party left to prepare
lovr atom
cling, and returned to Mr. lloughton's office about half-past
__eock in the afternoon, where they remained until twenty
;aln o'cl
utes to nine in the evening, and during this period, fasts of such
importance are spoken to, that the Committee feel bound, not-
withstanding its length and the reluctance of Mr. Heath,
give a la. ge portion of his report in detail. After stating that they
tetuni Mr. Joshua John Peek, of Shrewsbury (solicitor to the Wor-
cester...a and Crewe, and also to the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Rail-
7_.:r Companies), and Mr. Hood (a relative of Mr. Roy, the other so-
licitor to the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company), in Mr. Hough-
waiting room, ready to convey the Worcester and Crewe plans
for Hough-
ton's
Mr. Heath thus proceeds
Between seven and eight o'clock Mr. Peels was sent for by Mr.
11,.,1ghtOn, and he remained in Mr. Houghton's room until after the
'l4/07 Of the sections by Mr. Houghton to the respective solicitors.