The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-26 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.

James Bridgeman was finally examined on Tuesday on
the charge of stealing several tools, the property of
John Cross, of No. 6, Tichborne-court, Holborn. The
facts of the case have already appeared in the The Sun.
The prisoner, it will be remembered, was dug out
of the flue of the vestry-room of the Union Chapel,
Bow-lane, Poplar, on the morning of Saturday week,
where his groans throughout the night alarmed the
whole neighbourhood. He was taken by Plowright,
the constable, who rescued him from the perilous
position in which he was fixed in a state of uncon-
sciousness, to the station-house, and thence to the
London Hospital, whence he was brought to this
Court on the ensuing Monday, charged with being
found in the flue for the purpose of committing a
felony. As, however, the Act of Parliament 7th and
Bth George IV., cap. 29, to constitute a burglary in
a house of worship requires that something
should be stolen, and as no property had
been taken by the prisoner, the charge could not be
supported. He was, however, remanded on the charge
of burglary at Mr. Cross's, whose house he broke
open in the night, carrying off tools and other articles
of property, as far back as 1i42.
The prisoner was fully committed on Tuesday, to
take his trial at the next session of the Central
Criminal Court.

WOOLWICH, TUESDAY.

The Cornet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Prettyman, took a party of the Woolwich division of
Royal Marines to Chatham on Saturday, returned to
'Woolwich on Sunday, and on Monday bowed the
Scourge steam-frigate to the East India Docks, to
be fitted with her engines, by Maudslay, Sons, and
Field. The Comet left the river the same evening for
Portsmouth.
The Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander
S. B. Cook, left Woolwich on Monday for Ports-
mouth, with the paddle-box boats for the Locust
steam-vessel.

The Princess Alice steam-vessel, Master-Com-
mander L. Smithett, arrived at Woolwich on Sunday
from Dover, to have the damage she sustained hy
coming into collision with the Princess Mary steam-
vessel made good at this dockyard.
The Alban steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
F. Lowe, is ordered to Woolwich to have her defects
made good.
The Black Eagle is to be fitted with Mr. Samuel
Hall's smoke consuming apparatus.
The intended trial of the Retribution steam-frigate
on the 27th inst. has been postponed.
A boat is to be built on the plan of Captain George
Smith, the inventor of the paddle-box boats, upon
the same principle as the paddle-box boats, but adapted
to steam-vessels fitted with screw propellers.
Strict orders hare been given to the workmen at
the Woolwich Dockyard not to introduce Lucifer
matches into any part of that establishment.
Mr. Sydney E. L. Wright is appointed clerk to
the Rattler steam-vessel.
Mr. Alexander Sistland is appointed second en-
gineer to the Redwing steam-vessel.

GLTILbFORD JUNCTION
RAILWAY.

A Special General Meeting of the Shareholders in
the Guildford Junction Railway Company was held
on Tuesday, in the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-
street, for the purpose of sanctioning an agreement
made by the Directors with the London and South-
Western Board, for the :sale of the Guildford Junc-
tion line, granted in the last session of Parliament.
Mr. Ross D. Mangles, M.P., Chairman of the Board
of Directors, presided.

The SECRETARY read the Directors' report, which
detailed the negotiations on this subject. The Com-
pany, by the Directors' agreement, were to give over
the railway to the South-Western Company, com-
pleted with a single line of rails, receiving in return
the sum of 75,0001. From this the Guildford Junc-
tion Company were recommended to pay a sum of
20,0001. to the proprietors of Prosser's Wooden Rail-
way Company, as a compensation for their abandon-
ment of the agreement to lay. down Prosser's wooden
rails on the line. The report concluded with an
assurance on the part of the Directors that, after all
the requisite expenditure, sufficient would remain to
reimburse the Shareholders, with good interest on
their outlay.
Mr. HAnnow, in moving the adoption of the report,
observed, that several persons, he amongst the num-
ber, had become connected with this Company for the
sake of a permanent investment, and had procured
their shares at a premium. Under these circum-
stances, therefore, he wished to know if those Pro-
prietors would have the option of taking shares in the
Company to which this line was to be transferred ?
The CHAIRMAN explained that the Directors, owing
to the opposition which threatened them on all sides,
were not altogether to be considered as free agents.
They were, therefore, compelled to agree to the best
terms they could, for had they refused the offer of the
South-Western Company, and the projected opposi-
tion lines had progressed, the property of the Guild-
ford Junction Company would have been rendered
valueless. To a limited extent, if any Proprietor
wished to tranfer his present holding for a corre-
sponding number of shares in the extension company,
he (the Chairman) was authorised to say that provi-
sion would be made, and the shares granted.
Mr. HADDOW was perfectly satisfied, and begged
to move the adoption of the report.
Mr. HURST asked, if the South-Western Company
failed in Parliament in procuring their projected ex•
tension, whether the Guildford Junction would then
he an independent company?
The CHAIRMAN—NO. It was absolutely sold,
there being a specific clause in the agreement, signed
by Mr. Chaplin and himself, which said, " The pur-
chase is absolute, whether there be an extension line
or not."

Mr. Log seconded the motion, which was unani-
mously agreed to.
Mr. HADLEY moved a resolution, to the effect that
the Directors be authorised to take the necessary steps
to complete the agreement with the South-Western
Company.
Mr. BLACBMORE seconded the motion, observing
that the course pursued by the Directors was the most
beneficial one which could be adopted.

This resolution was also unanimously agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN, as the meeting was about to break
up, observed that if any gentleman desired shares in
the extension line, and would send in an application
to that effect within a week, he would try personally
to get them the shares they desired. If they applied
to him then they would get them.
A vote of thanks was passed to the Directors, and
the meeting separated.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yester-
day morning for Cambridge.