The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-07 00:00:00

COLONIAL._

SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation has been ex-
tremely buoyant. this week, and good sales have been made,
at advancing prices.
REFlNED.—Standard lumps have been higher also, 66s to
66s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDlA.—Bengal has risen Is per cwt, and 5,037 bags
sold at 60s to 66s for fine grainy yellow, Bally Khal at 52s
6,1 to 55s for low and mid, and at 50s to 51s for fine grainy
brown. Good strong yellow Mauritius kind has been at 54s
to 55s per cwt; 7,859 bags Mauritius sold at 55s 6(1 for line
yellow, and 46s to 48s for fine brown. Good to fine grey
went at 51s to 53s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—There has not been much doing.
COFFEE.—British Plantation sorts have been dull, nor has
there been much doing in other descriptions. Ceylon Coffee
has been sold at 48s for good ord, and at 38s to 73s for low
and Plantation sorts. Some St. Domingo went at 32s for
Sound: 98 half bales Mocha were taken in at 52s to 52s 6d
per cwt.
CocoA.—Trinidad has been taken in at 38s to 43s per cwt.
SALTPETRE.—CaIcutta has been taken in at 26s to 27s
per cwt.
RICE.-3,100 bags Bengal about half sold, at very full
rates,, good white, 22s 6d, and mid 21s per cwt., the rest was
taken in at 19s 6d to 23s per cwt.
SPlCES.—Pimento has been firm, and in Pepper, ,&c., there
has not been much doing.
Rum.—Calcutta proof has been 2s to 2s ld per gallon, and
Leeward Island 2s Id per gallon.
TEA.—There hasbeen a fair business doirg at steady prices.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is worth 41s 9d to 42s per cwt. on thespot.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

IN RE BEDSON.

This was a petition to set aside the decision of the Master,
who had admitted certain items in a bill of costs, which, it
was contended, were not chargeable in a solicitor's bill. These
items included charges for attendance for the purpose of
lending money, legacy duty, &c., and the cases cited in point
were Hayes v. Trotter, Franklin v. Featherstonhaugh, and
Willison v. Hodson.

The question involved was one of a purely legal technical
character.

SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary JAmEs.)
LILLY V. CLARE.

This was an action to recover the sum of 2L 3s. Oita. for
goods sold. The plaintiff is a greengrocer in Buckingh.on-
street, Strand, and the defendant a lady residing in George-
street, Adelphi.
Mr. Hawkins appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ralph
Thomas for the defendant, who pleaded payment.
The plaintiff's son, his porter, and bookkeeper were called,
and the first two proved the delivery of sundries, but could
not fix the price; they, however, mentioned the amounts at
the time to the bookkeeper, who entered them, but they did
not see the entries made. One of defendant's servants proved
receiving some articles at the house, but could not tell the
amount. The bookkeeper swore he made faithful entries as
the items were named to him. Defendant had been sum-
moned to the Court of Requests for 11. 19s. It did not,
however, appear on what ground the summons was dismissed
—all the witnesses, however, were examined—they now ad-
mitted the bill contained the same items now proved.
Mr. HAWKINS said that it was dismissed, as being out of
the jurisdiction of the Court.
Mr. THOMAS said it was on the evidence of a witness who
could not now be found, who deposed to the bill being paid.
The SECONDARY said that the jury had nothing to do with
what had occurred at any other Court. It was clear the
plaintiff was entitled to something, as payment had not been
proved. He only knew of entries made at the dictation of
another being received in evidence, where the party dictating
had an opportunity of seeing that the entries were correctly
made.—The jury gave a verdict for the full amount.

CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY.)
A notorious thief, who on this occasion gave the name of
Charles West, but who has a variety of aliases, by some of
which he has been hitherto convicted, was charged by Mr.
Joseph Gibbon, son of Sir John Gibbon, with picking pockets
at a fire.
Mr. Gibbon deposed that he was present at a fire in the
New-road, which consumed three houses, on Wednesday
night. An immense mob had assembled, amongst whom the
pri-oner was busily engaged plying his vocation of
picking pockets. The mode in which the prisoner
pursued his craft was artful enough—pretend-
ing to have been driven by the force of the
mob behind, he ran against people's sides, taking care
to feel their pockets as he passed, and in case they proved
heavy he speedily disburdened them. Mr. Gibbon gave him
into custody.

Mr. COMBE, after complimenting Mr. Gibbon for his con-
duct on this as well as upon other occasions, sentenced the
prism er to three months' imprisonment.
John and Susannah Morris were charged with stealing a
spaniel dog, value 2/. 10s.
The owner being drunk, the prisoners met him at the
Angel tap, and, according to the prosecutor's testimony, stole
the dog. They afterwards sold the animal for 11. 15s. to
Madame Barlowe, a French lady residing in Old-street,
Islington.—They were both committed for trial.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YEsrEnnay.
The only bets laid on the Derby were 70 to 10 agst Sting,
600 to 25 agst Spithead, 2,500 to 100 agst lago (28 to 1 laid
once), and 750 to 25 agst Ginger. The Oaks bets were-
-1,250 to 50 each agst Osprey, Sister to Ballinkeele, and
Mowerina, and 300 to 15 agst Polka. No further progress
was made in the settlement of the Newmarket accounts.
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING—TIMRSDAY.
(Badlingham Field.)
THE DERBY.-DECIDING COURSE.
Lord Stradbroke's Mac beat Mr. B. Smythe's Sportsman,
and won the stakes.
THE CUP.-.-SECOND TIES.
Figaro beat Damask Rose I Duchess beat Veronica.
THE OAKS.-SECOND TIES.
Varna beat Graciosa I Dowager Queen b Mealey(dr.)
THE PORT STAKES.
Selborne beat Vanguard Fulisail beat Mackerel.
I
Destiny beat Mintman (dr.):
THE CHIPPENHAM STAKES-TIES.
Erymus beat Cruiskeen I Wideawake beat Silesia
THE BADLINGHAM STAKES.
Mr. Bennett's Wildrake beat Mr. Gillett's Gipsy Queen
Mr. Dobade's Diamond beat Mr. Fyson's Father Mathew.
MATCH.
Lord Stradbroke'a Meg Merrilies beat Mr. Dobede's Dew
Drop.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Brighton harrs., Mon., Patcham ; Wed., Race Course ;
Fri. Dyke-11.
Brookside bans., Mon., Newmarket-hill ; Thurs., Tels-
combe Tye 1011•
Findon hds., Tues., Parham; Thurs., Wapping Thom;
Sat., Effingham.
Earl of Yarborough's bds., Mon., Welsby-house ; Wed ,
Saxbv-mill ; Fri., Swallow-village-11.
Sir.Tatton Sykes's hds., Tues., Whinmoor-build; Wed.,
Galley-gap ; Fri., Mr. Bosville's, Thorp-house.
Atherstone hds., Mon., Kingsbury-wood ; Wed., Red Lion,
Appleby; Thurs., Cadeby gate ; Fri., Ansley-hall; Sat.,
Coombe-abbey-10$.
Mr. Chandler's hds., Tues., Coombe.Perry Wood; Sat.,
Plymouth Arms-10i.
Mr. Roe's lids., Mon., Dunstone Cross; Wed., Lea Moors;
Sat., Court House-10.
Shropshire bds., Mon., High Ercall ; Wed., Petton ; Fri.,
Alch am- bridge-10.
lids., Wed., Huntsham Ham House ; Sat., Gibbet
Moor-10.
Sir W. W. Virynn's hds., Mon., Chirk Castle; Tues., Is-
coyci ; Fri., Nescliff; Sat., King's Mill-10i.
Mr. A. Smith's lids., lilon., Clatford Oakcuts ; Tues., Oars
11111; Wed., Wherwell Wood; Thurs., Lower Wick Farm;
Fri., South Grave; Sat., Clarer:don Park.
Duke of Bedford's hds., Mon., Alderton village; Wed.,
Codrington village; Fri., leighterten village; Sat., Christian
M afford.
Sherwood bans , Tues., Berry Hill ; Fri., White Post—ii.
Mr. Meynell Ingram's lids., Mon., Longford; Thurs., Cat •
ton; Sat., Henhurst-10i.
Donnington lids, Mon., Bunny Park; Wed., Ticknall vil-
lage; Sat., Cavendish-bridge.
Quorn lids., Mon., Shearsby Inn ; Tues., Bcaumanor Park ;
Thurs., Gaddesby ; Fri., Bunny Park-10i.
Ruford hds., Mon., Winkbum ; Thurs., Thu rgarton Priory ;
Sat., Lound Hall-10 .
Lord H. Bentinck's hds., Mon., Blankey ; Tues., Thonock,
by Gainsburgh ; Wet:, Linwood, by Rasen ; Thurs., Skel-
lingthorve-11.
Mr. 1 arquharson's hds., Mon., Yellowham ; Tues., Hook
Park; Thurs., Glanville's Wooton ; Fri., Sydling Barn.
8.V.H., Tues., Pointington Ridge ; Fri., 1 comer Far/11-
11;,,
Dean's I.llrrs., Tu s.. A4lllll Fur. 't-10•
Ezs,.% "iv, s., liaz. !Lii;ll ;

111arpole.
East Essex hds., Mon., Bulmer; Thurs., Aldham Hall ;
Sat., Crouch Fair Green (if there should be rain).-40i.

GREAT J WESTERN BENGAL
RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) nanY
A general meeting of the shareholders of this verar- r.
was held this morning at the London Tavern, for they?bo
pose of obtaining the ratification and confirmation 01,the
powers to be given to the representatives and agents "
Com; ally in India; Major Morse Cooper in the chair.
We observed among those present the following Directt::,
—Hon. Captain Gore, John Grant, Esq. ;W. Antr„_;
Esq.; Mr. Alderman Hooper, NIT. F. FitZWilliaM,
Major Waller, and Captain Hitchins.
The CHAIRMAN, before proceeding to business, would en!).
mention, as to the affairs of the Company, that they areial,fr
most desirable condition. It might seem to some of you 1•0;1
a
we are doing nothing, but with company like this the In,
council can alone do anything to favour our objects.
this is done we can do nothing more than collect our mol,'
consolidate our scheme, and have all in a state of forw to
ness to carry out our measures. And we are met to-daY
give the necessary powers to the committees and ageolsili,
London for the carrying out of these measures. I °T
therefore, submit to you resolutions for this purpose :--
Resolutions were then read to the effect,—First, Thatis
meeting empowers the Committee of Management in leutg,
to appoint agents, with the delegated necessary powero, to
pay them whatever salary is proper, and if need be, _
suspend them. Second, Empowers the said
appoint auxiliary committees, and to give such remaneol2
to any member or members of these auxiliary connitteP__
may be proper. Third, Gives the Conimittee of 141a0efh
ment full power to exert or join in the execution of 0"
deeds as may be necessary for these measures. ' the
These having been moved and seconded by two oi
Proprietors present, whose names we could not obtain, ,„a
The CHAIRMAN said, before putting the resolutions, he,',o
to tell the Shareholders there is a gentleman present in scll::ed
the Directors have the greatest confidence, who has !I'dge
Cottiniittee,.oloo
and filled the highest situations in India, whose htt°w`eero.
of the country and the details of its affairs led the ur„,°hipi
ment of the country to employ him confidentially. 1°
these resolutions will apply.
The resolutions were then put and carried unanimonslY',oo
The CHAIRMAN—I have the pleasure of introducing t°
John Grant, Esq., as the gentleman to whom I have refer
as having the entire confidence of your directory. He oet
set off for India by the 20th of this month, and cod'' that
take farewell of the shareholders. Let me add further, „re
of the proceedings in India, with reference to the Con Peat
affairs, your Committee really yet know nothing; bY n
eyt
owt
mail we may hear of something ; as, however, this i• 5
condition, to talk would be useless. As to the appoint°l
of Mr. Grant we are sure you will agree with us. for
Mr. GRANT thanked the Chairman and the Committee is
the degree of confidence they had been pleased to exPres,sot
him. I also beg to convey my thanks to the meeting 'OO
you have with the same confidence in me, elected me °ll, 26
provisional committee. I have been a resident in 111(0iti:
or 27 years, and very much on the track of this line,
a t 9
the country about which lam well acquainted. The
the most favourable possible in the Presidency. It wonludip
premature to say more now, than that, on arriving in I° of
I hope to connect myseif immediately with gentleroellest
great influence and knowledge of the country. I again reP
my sense of the honour you have done me.
Mr. LEGGE—I believe it is understood that the CW°O a
line should go to Diamond Harbour. But it appears Rollo
prospectus, issued by the Calcutta and St. George's :I°oo
Company, that Company's line is to go to Diamond He
instead of St. George's Point.
A PROiRIETOR thought this strange. Cor
The CHAIILMAN said the Directors are aware the f the
mittee have done their utmost to further the interest-5°
Company, and amid not do more till the subjfcteastl
brought before the Government. The line from P‘iiner
Harbour to Dinapore form another scheme.
tainly are the first regisOred. We have, besides, a i'.,„"01,
in our Company of very great influence in the et,'", or
Dwarkanauth Tagore has al; estate extending twell'ics
fourteen miles along the line in the Burdwan countrY•A cat
are perfectly satisfied with our position; our plans a 0"
memorial are already before the Government. to
To a Proprietor, who asked whether the engineers °..dia
other Companywere at present out in India, making
The CHAIRMAN replied, yes • but this was very unnecrofiS
all India was already accurately surveyed, and as Well 'll
in every corner as the proprietor's own garden. 3 sr
Da'es of registration were here compared, what it ;
permed this Company was registered on the 14th of or
the East India Railway Company on the 15th of MAP
tioillg
Another PROPRIETOR—Are there not officers 014.t00t
the same duties as those imposed on the gentlemen Or''
by the other Company?
CHAIRMAN—No; we consider this would be quite Id
mature; the country is surveyed as well as it can be'
there was no time lost.
Mr. KENNEDY—I have been 32 years in Inida--I4
with the most intimate knowledge of the country. 1,6:t
question of surveys, I will remind the Company t•"" thOP
Asiatic sovereignties are the landowners of the countrY ;tor
their revenue is land-rent. They have Ito ,tied'
plaints of redundant population; the people are unsetbeir
the terror of the sovereignties is, therefore, that,
agriculturists will leave them ; and two such soverelg
will go to war with each other on this ace° to,
The agriculturists are their slaves. In order, thereforDicai
ascertain their revenue, they must have exact geogreP ibo
surveys of the conntry. The revenue officers Weir is
whole, every bush and corner in the country, laid 40 000
their charts—every soil in every district, red or blame' fig e
or dry. The sending out of surveyors, therefore, nol
mere useless expense. Those connected with the 0)113,.r,011
know the country better; and when you consider dial, tbi
five shillings are paid on our deposits, the funds °' 111
Company, it must be evident, will not allow of this„' A°differing from the procedure of other railways, I thinbia
have done right, and believe the issue will shavr,,,,,f'
Mr. Princeps, on our Committee, is a gentleman whose
ledge and station entitles his opinion to great weight, $1.)00i4
after a careful consideration of the plan, gave his opio
&your of the Bengal line. General Macleod, 1115°,ci
on our Committee, though his name appear-,
the list by mistake, decidedly approves of Ott
as the be.,t. It has been said to us, that an inundat,P;,/P
the rivers hoe lately occurred in the country, overflosciolell
extent of fifty or sixty miles to the depth of eves filee,sti/
and from this it is supposed our line will not d0...,0
cannot be made; but this very circumstance applies
,Lool
other company's line, and not to ours. It was to Pio al
this, having a perfect knowledge of the country, t_ll, Col;
did not start as we should otherwise have done fro' bar
cutta, but went some way up the river, by which We
escaped Alderman
HOOVER only w: 51...1 to correct any outi'''l/1
pressions arising from the nam,-•• of the engineer gait °
the other Company, for though that gentleman's A
Stevenson, it is not the celebrated _Robert Stephenson• sots
The CHAIRMAN here remarked, that Dwarlw
Tagore had been pleased to give them his own PI
and surveys, which are already in India ; and
"
the Governor, and that these surveys extend over ro
the line, saving thus much expense to the Comps°, Yf,otbir
have sent in two projected lines, one to Dinapore, anatre
up the Hooghley, because largeboats must unshipup tl4sf
or if not must go round by the Sunderbunds, a very
I 1
passage. tti
A PROPRIETOR in the body of the meeting remarke.•
he did not see the other Company was any rival- /40,"
Company had put in two plans, of this he was glad- ntr,
should the Government suggest any other line to the " $lll
Company, these lines of this Co;npanywotad still rep-laity'
the committee and proprietors life convinced they will be
'liable to the shareholders. faal
To a question by one of the Prop:ietors the Cl,l4kdb',"
said that the shares had been allotted, half` India all ro4
to England, 40,000 shares each, and 36,000, have been
.1
upon in England.
Mr. JONES urged very strongly on the cvmmitte.ed
the remaining 4,000 shares, which the Chaifvfala
been reserved, should be allotted to the present: a hare S,
Mr. Jones could see no necessity, and thought theteetfio
little propriety, be had almost said, honesty, It' xtrt
these shares to be allotted, if they paid well, to a "
vourites.
This called forth a good deal of explanatiout 164- ,
CHAIRMAN and others. 10;
A PROPRIETOR, who came in late, enquire' „4(19:,
had been known by the overland mail, mad ;iit..47
on hearing the Chairman could tell him nothing, ~,t"
bad several letters. The purport of one of them I twit"
there will be a line from Mirzapore, that this is- IA"
favourite in the country, therefore the writer would su tb!
r,
and wished that it had occurred to the Directors bel7oo'ool
from the increase on shares in the East India Railvroi f ti
pany, one Company is enough on the same side ° ,
country. ;„
Thanks to the Chairman for his courteous conduct P"
chair were moved by Mr. JONES, And seconded.
The meeting then broke up.

LONDON AND BIRMINGII
RAILWAY COMPANY.
DAB-311
SPECIAL MEETING OF PROPRIETORS (THIS 00
of _4l
To-day a special general meeting of the proprieterl,op,
line of railway, was held at the Company's Offices, -c:eiterid
square Station, to consider and sanction an I.lgreernell"toski
ed into by the directors of this company with are dire f
ba
the Grand Junction Company, for an amalginnalti°llAefl94
two Companies; and also for the purpose of coril;,,rtl,
and sanctioning another agreement entered ink
directors with the said Manchester and Birmingham-
way Company, for an amalgamation. Ite°lll4
The chair was taken at one o'clock precisaly
full
Carr Glynn, Esq., at which time there was a veryfull •
111
of proprietors present.
ertise°
The Secretary (Mr. CREED) having read the adv
calling the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN rose to address the Proprietors. 114
he was exceedingly glad to meet with them on that 0.,' „pi
The present meeting was the most important they
held, as arrangements would be submitted to their conslopii
tion and approval, which, if carried, would enable' them‘e4
pany to stand higher and command a better posit:
had ever done before. They would recollect Os' 1101°
February last, at a meeting which was th.e11...f0i4
an amalgamation with the Manchester and 1311i!)1
ham Railway Company was then sanctioned. Abi
that had occurred circumstances had happened pr
rendered it necessary to alter the terms of union tliet 30;
posed and agreed to. He would not on that occasion S."
an exposition of the views and motives that had led tßetevj
alteration of the proposal, though, should the prol'Ht./00`;
wish it, he was quite prepared to go into an onion.% Fri,
the whole affair. At the previous meeting he told T.LitAl
prietors that he was anxious only to make
_u!,
with the Company, but they refused any fair and now
arrangement; a view of the question which had 1110,,..
lost sight of, though were he to go into a detail air on
it would require a considerable length of time and toP'A
nation. The best course would be for the proprietors, tior
they think fit, to examine for themselves the Y0h:13_1.05
statement of accounts, which would be open to thur 15",
tion. If in February last they saw that it was nec eitsi
to amalgamate with the Manchester and Birminglieo of%
pany, it was still snore so now, as since that thug, IT
lines had sprung up in every quarter, and i. gbd
necessary for them to be on the alert. No doubt, t'"" 0114
many of these projected lines were only traced on paP_VeieY
were not likely to be carried out, still they were snotet;
to induce them to take steps effectually to protect the_iep
ests of the Company. In consequence of the arratig ,"'w"
tb
proposed to be carried out, he might say 01E114 ;
London and Birmingham Railway Company were,acl
position to offer the people of Manchester with f 470104
traffic terms such as no other Company or body of caPluo
could, or that the supporters of any projected line Or 00;
any means carry out. He was persuaded no body of
talists could be found to maintain a railway in cenrlP` per,
with the one he represented, under the arrangerrientstd
posed, without a loss. In every point of view it i*ro
vain for the people of Manchester to expect t,ll
cheapness and accommodation from the line o'l
were at present supporting in competition,r
,
the present one. If they went on with es,
o'so
they would soon find the competition so great that r the
pectation of profit would be destroyed. It was vain 1, fro;
to say that the line they supported could carry.gov,Alei
Manchester to the south in the face of their l'"" sP:f
P.ny tiory:‘ of realisils, ijr-e
•., ti. reglialed 1.1.1 iltl
I.t. 2 :t:t 1,-pLet to 11,- Arrargement
eotu
Grand JuheLion Company. They (the .1) R. sO.
had succeeded in coming to terms for malgamiall tb"4
that Company.—(Loud cheers.) This arrangement,.