The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-31 00:00:00

jesty's Government : also, the number of suspected
slave vessels departed from transatlantic ports since
1814, their names, de-R;ription, masters' names, tonnage,
armament, number of crew, national flag, whether-empty
or with cargo, and what cargo, to what alleged destina-
tion, and date of departure, so far as these particulars
are known to her Alljesty's Government."
An HON. MEMBER then moved that the Howe be
counted, when there being only Thirty-seven Members
present, the House wijourted till to-morrow at Twelv'

NEW BRITISH IRON COMPANY'
Yesterday a special general meeting of the Proprietors
of this Company was held at the office, No. 3, New
Broad-street.
that
-
Mr. ROUTH, having taken the chair, stated --a
although this was not one of the general meetings pro-
vided for by the deed of settlement, still the Directors
thought it advisable to convene the Shareholders, not for
to make any financial proposition to them, but merely to
announce to them the progress which had been made In
the re-organisation of the British Iron ComPanY'
the interests of which had been transferred tothe existing Society on the lath of DeCeßlbere
last. In conclusion he assured the meeting that lb
present position and prospects of the Soeiety were of 1
most cheering description. it
The SECRETARY then read the report; by whle- ct
appeared that the capital of the Company was fir
at 400,0001. in 20,000 shares of 201. each, of which
10,375 have been subscribed for as registered share''
and 9,625 as scrip, on the whole of which Si. per sbal
had been received. The works, mineral leases, ana,
stock of the old Company were taken Itt,:
valuation of 200;000/, which was paid on Pi"'
30th of December; 50,000/. of which had beeeria
provided for by the first payment on the register
shares, and the remainder raised on debentutes falline
due in the months of May, July, August, November,
and December, 1844. Of those debentures 50,000/ d!la
in May and Jul), had been paid off, besides 14,000/ 1°
anticipation, making on the whole 64,0001. The debtv
tura debts will then not exceed 86,000/, which will b°
provided for by the payment of the scrip shares fall
due on the Bth of August and Bth November • and bY,
call of 2/. 10s. on the registered shares, to be mat
November or December next ; and by another 001:5,,,
the same amount in tile month of April or May, 18i
Considerable progress has been made in reducing t a
surplus stock of iron received from the old Company, aPs
the Committee feel assured that by adopting a differett,
system for the tuture, sufficient means may be realise;
from this source to provide the necessary trading eaPitsh;
and to defray the expense of putting the works in ti,""a.
most efficient state without making further eats on t-
Shareholders than will be required to complete the
meat of the purchase money. In the half-year, el/o'6r,
30th June last, the make of pig-iron at the Company
works amounted to 16,239 tons, which gave an averag:4
of 628 tons a week. It is expected that before the e
of the year it e ill have increased to 1,000. The reptx.;
concluded by stating that the prospects of the ComPsl4
were highly satisfactory.
The report was then confirmed, and ordered to be
culated amongst the Shareholders; and 'after a VOte.
rt
thanks to the Chairman and Directors, the IlleetlnI
separated.

MR. GEORGE STEVENSON.

This eminent engineer, at a recent entertaiora
at Newcastle, gave the following account of hirese ;
-r-" The first locomotive that I made was at gitlin vf,
worth colliery, and with Lord Ravensworth's root
Yes ! Lord Ravensworth and Co. were the fii's
parties that would entrust me with money to make
locomotive engine. That engine was made thir::4i
two years ago, and we called it My Lord.' It o
to my friends that there was no limit to :10
speed of such an engine, provided the
could be made to stand. In this resPe;
great perfection has been reached, and in oe")f
quence a very high velocity has been attained.
what has been done under my management, the glebil
is only in part my own: I have been most
seconded and assisted by my son. • In the Or'
period of my career, and when he was a littile boi'vf
saw how deficient I was in education, and Wade ye
my mind that he should not labour under th\e,s-J
defect, hut that I would put him to a good schoo)f-a
give him a liberal training. I was, however, $4 "
~:,A
man, and how do you think I managed ? I lx,,bes
myself to mending my neighbours' clocks and wat ho
at night, after my daily labour was. done ; and t• 0,
I procured the means of educating my lie
He became my assistant and my companion. id
got an appointment as under-reviewer, and at 11l gel
we worked together at our engineering. I got least,
to go from Killingworth to lay down a railviraY,
Hetton, and next to Darlington; and after that
went to Liverpool, to plan a line to Manchester.
to,
there pledged myself to attain a speed of ten roillbe
hour. I said I.had no doubt the locomotive toig°,,,Te
made to go much faster, but we bad better be 017„„:i
,
rate at the beginning. The Directors said yoir
quite right ; lor if, when they
.went to Parlialrev.
I 'talked of going at a greater rate than ten Oro,
an hour, I would put a cross on the conce.o
It was not an easy task for me to keep the eriglA
down to ten miles an hour, but it must be done, 811",'..
did my best. I had to place myself in that most,u;
pleasant of all po.itions—the witness-box of a 5:;.;
liamentary Committee. I was not long in it, 35 -ely
you, before I began to wish for' a hole to er,esfy
out at. I could not find words to Satjo,
either the Committee or myself. Some one,tied
quired if I were a foreigner, and another bull,
that I was mad. But I put up with everf re nbuot
and went on with my plans, determined not to uec,e,
down. Asiistance gradually increased
ments were made every day—and to day a trof.
which started from London in the morning, sod
brought me in the afternoon to my native soil, ser
enabled me to take my plaCe in this room, a11_,,,c100
around me many faces which I have great pie"'
in looking upon.'

WILL OF LORD WALLACE.—The will and „P
of the Right Hon. Thomas Lord Wallace, late of J,"eti
therstone Castle, Northumberland, have just been P.iir%ero.
in Doctors' Commons by. Sir Charles Miles
Monck, Bart., E. W. Hassell, Esq., and W.
Esq., the executors. His Lordship gives to Thomas"3o
lean, Esq., and his Wife, both of Carlisle, 5,000 L eseP'eits
legacies to various branches of his family, exeerd u 3
servants, and very many other persons whom it Nvoll'ooll
utterly impossible to specify. The following are 03,e.recti
parts of the will of public interest:—His Lordship uI3IP
teo busts of himself to be executed in marble Uty
Campbell, the sculptor (from a cast taken by that ge n' eV"
man), one of which is to be given to his executor'fol;
Charles M. L. Monck, and the other deposited e 9.
therstone Castle, and considered as an heirloore
the plate' and pictures in the castle are also to dest
as heirlootOs. He expresses a strong desire th3a
building may "never be unoccupied, but tenante
those who have an interest in it.' He observes,/ oria
several parcels of iewellery.will be found poke egg
addressed by himself to vari els parties, and earPli
deiires his executors to ferwmel them to the peas°
whom they are addressed as soon after his death t'S
be. He also directs the interest of loot to be, Fes`
yearly to a clergyman of the Chtirsh of England 3' 5001
therstone, who is "to read priyers once on ever IDs
day, and administer the sacrament at least four tixiirsono
every year." The will is very long, and the Pct
property is sworn under 45,0001.