The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-02 00:00:00

UNION WITH THE HULL AND SELDIr COMPANY,

The CHAIRMAN said they now came to the question
of their union with the Hull and Selby Company.
That proposition originated with a gentleman, a share-
holder in both Companies, residing in Hall, and well
qualified, not only from his commercial knowledge, and
his great opportunities for forming a correct opinion
upon the advantages of such a union, but who was also
calculated to influence both parties in bringing forward
such a matter. When it was ascertained that there was
no indisposition on the part of either party to entertain
this matter, a meeting took place, and it was resolved
that such steps should be taken as would be most likely
to terminate in the speedy accomplishment of that ob-
ject. The terms of that union were then entered into,
and some difficulty was experienced in deciding what
would be the best mode of union. Three different
ways were proposed. The first was to amalgamate the
two Companies by incorporating all their stock and capi-
tal in one body ; the second was that the Manchester
and Leeds Company should lease the Hull and Selby
line at a fixed rental ; and the third, which was the pro •
posal which was ultimately adopted, was, that a union
or partnership of the two Companies should be formed
—in fact, to constitute out of the two Boards of Direc-
tors a Managing Board, to manage the joint concerns
and business of the Companies ; and the first resolution
that we came to in our preliminary arrangements was,
that from the Ist of January, 1844, the Manchester and
Leeds Railway, and the Mull and Selby Railway should be
worked under one management,for the mutual ad vantage of.
both companies. That principal was subsequently adopted
The agreement proposes that the Manchester and Leeds
Company should lease to a new firm, and that the hull
and Selby Company should also lease to a new firm, their
respective lines of railway, and that that new firm should
consist of a Board of Directors constituted of the whole
of the Manchester and Leeds Directors, and of two 1)i-
-rectors from the Hull and Selby Company, and that that
Board should conduct the business of the Joint Com-
pany, using the lines, the stations, and all their engines,
and in fact, conducting the whole business; but that as
' it respects capital each Company shall remain as it is
now—a distinct individual capital; and that these two
Companies shall share in the net receipts of the asso-
ciated Company or firm in certain proportions which
have been fixe.i upon, namely, 161 per cent. of the net
proceeds, to be paid to the Hull and Selby Company,
and the balance, amounting to 831 per cent. to the
Manchester and Leeds C.impany ; that all future capital,
including the capital required for the completion of the
llunts's bank station, and the Halifax branch, should
be provided by the two Companies, in the proportion
of their shares in this associated Company, so that in
fact each Company remains distinct for all purposes
with respect to capital ; and the associated Company
works the traffic, pays all expenses, manages the whole
of the business, and at the end of each half year pays the
dividends to each Company in the proportions already
named.

Mr. JELLICORSE then read the agreement, of which
the above is a sort of abstract.

The proposition and plan were agreed to, the utmost
confidence being expressed by the meeting in the
arrangements made by the Directors. Some other re-
solutions were agreed to, arising out of the above
argument.

CHANGE OF THE NAME OF THE HUNT'S BANK STATIZIN.
The CHAIRMAN said that a Proprietor hadfin-warded
a proposition, in which ho suggested that the new station
should be The Victoria Station,"
at unt's
on a Hccount b
of ank
its pro:`eimity to the Victoria Bridge. If
there was any feeling in the meeting to christen the
station by any more popular name than that by which it
was now dosigoated, now was the time.
Pt:AsE remarked that it certainly was a very
grand station, and ought to be crowned with majesty.
J. WooLLAm, Esq., Boroughreeve of Manchester,
thought that the name of " Hunt's-bank," as applied to
this station, was exceedingly undefined. It was true
that it was an ancient name with reference to Man-
chester, but he did not think it was an appropriate name
for this station. He cordially no-reed with the sugges-
tion of the Hon. Proprietor that the name should be
changed to " Victoria Station."
Mr. SIMPSON seconded the resolution.
The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution to the meeting,
observing, that he would suggest that this change should
be P.lade with the sanction of the Liverpool Company.
The resolution was then passed, with the amendment
suggested by the Chairman.
THE DIVIDEND?,
The CHAIRMAN then rennlFlied that they had now
completed the business o' the meeting. He did net know
whether An/ of. the proprietors expected that he should

give them any statement as to the half-year's profit—
(Hear, hear)—but he might observe, that in additionito
the 10,000/. which they had divided as profits, the last
half-year they had 3,0001. more; so that at present they
had a fair prospect of dividing 13,0001. in March next,
or an increase of the profits of nearly one per cent.
Mr. Entwistle having taken the Chair,
Mr. ROBERTS proposed, and Mr. SIMPSON seconded, a
vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried, and
the meeting separated.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 30.—The Lilly, 19, Commander
Baker, which recently returned from the Cape of Good
Hope, is now nearly dismantled, and will be paid off on
Tuesday.
The Resistance troop ship, Commander C. G. E.
Patey, is hourly expected to arrive at Cork with the
service companies of the 30th Regiment from Nova
Scotia. The 30th Regiment has been out ofEngland
since July, 1834.

The Sjitellite, 18, Commander R. 11. B. Rowley
getting on very rapidly with her equipment, and will
quite ready for sea on Saturday week. It is understood
that she is to return to the Pacific.

The following vessels are those which compose the
squadron on the coast of Ireland, under the command
of Rear-Admiral Bowles :—Caledonia, 120, flag-shi
Captain Milne ; Fox, 42, Captain Sir F. P. Blackwood;
Hyacinth, 18, Commander F. Scott ; Iris, 26, Captain
R. Mundy ; Lynx, 3, Lieutenant-Commander J. T.
Nott ; Snipe, 2, Lieutenant-Commander G. Raymond ;
the Flamer, 6, Lieutenant-Commander C. J. Pestle ;
Comet, 2, Commander G. A. Frazer ; Dee, 2, Master-
Commander T. Driver ; Meteor, 2, Lieutenant-Com-
mander G. Butler ; Pluto, 2, Lieutenant-Commander
Jeayes ; Stromboli, 6, Commander Hon. E. Plunket ;
Tartarus, 2, Captain H. T. Austin ; and Volcano, 2,
Lieut.-Commander C. J. Featherstone, steamers.
The Cyclops, Captain W. Lapidge, and the Rhada-
manthus, Master-Commander T. Laen, are on their_
passage to Cork with a body of the Royal Marines.
The Magpie, 2, Commander Thomas 13rock, is on her
passage home from the Mediterranean, where she has
been employed surveying upwards of seven years.
The Firebrand, 6, steam-frigate, is expected to be put
in commission in the course of next week.

APPOINTMENTS.—Commander James Paterson Bower,
to the Hecate.

Lieutenants—G. H. Winlo, to the Satellite ; 0. Cum-
berland, from the Madagascar, to command the Spy ;
H. Stokes, to the Helena, from the Penelope ; W. P.
Crozier, to the Alban ; G. Gore, to the Cyclops.
Chaplain—Rev. J. W. Hind, to the Penelope.
Master—B. T. Cavell, to the Satellite.
Mates—W. H. Payne, from the Camperdown to the
Blazer ; George Kerr, to the Pluto ; G. W. Towsey,
from the Penelope to the Pluto.
Second Master—W. G. Sturgess, to the Albion. .
Midshipman—W. Wood, to the Penelope.
Assistant-Surgeon—Henry J. Domville, to Greenwich
Hospital. .

Masters'-Assistants—F. Inglis, to the Victory ; F. J
Krable, to the Larne.

Clerks—George Penfold, to the Alban, in charge ; J.
Shanks, to the Nereus.

PROMOTIONS.—Commanders—E. B. Tinling and John
Adams, to be Captains.
Mate—Francis H. Short, to be Lieutenant.
ROYAL MARlNES—Gentlemen Cadets J. Crochet
H. N. Gell to be Second-Lieutenants.

EARTHQUAKE IN GUERNSEY.—Extract of a letter
dated Christmas-day:—" Last Friday, at about ten mi- •
nutes to four o'clock in the afternoon, there were two
violent shocks of an earthquake, so terrible that people
were shaken in their chairs, hearing at the same time a
loud rumbling noise is the earth. I had gone to the
library, and by the action of walking neither heard nor
felt it, but imagine my horror, when I got into the
High-street, to rind it full of people, 'all looking up at
their houses, expecting them to fall with the next shock;
their windows rattled, wardrobe doors that were
locked were forced open, doors and gates of houses
were seen to shake, all bottles, jars, and earthenware
vessels which happened to touch each other jingled
tremendously—in short, it was most appalling. I hur,
ried home as well as I could through the crowded
street, not knowing if I should find our house standing.
as it is a new one and slightly built. Thank God, I
found all safe, but G— in a most awful state of ex-
citement. He was writing at the time, and being so
quiet, no doubt felt the full force of the shock. I assure
you I went to bed in fear and trembling, not knowing
but that we might be swallowed up in the night. How-
ever, it has pleased Almighty God to spare us hitherto.
The general opinion here is that there has been sore.
dreadful earthquake in France, and that the shock w
had was the effect of it." •

" BOXING-DAY" REVELRY.--Yesterday Mr. WA-.
ley, M.P., held an inquest at the Western Dispensary,
New-road, St. Marylebone, on the body of Thomas
Hartnup, aged 25. From the evidence it appeared that
the deceased was a sawyer, lodging in Miller-street,
Camden-town. On Tuesday last (boxing-day) he went
to a beer-shop in the, neighbourhood of his residence,
being at the time, rather the worse for liquor, and began
" larking" 'with a man named Jones. Jones did the
same with him, and coming to close quarters the)'
Struggled for the throw, which deceased gained. 00
getting up they again wrestled, when the deceased was
thrown heavily on the floor on his back, and immediately
complained of being hurt, begging to be let alone. Ile
was picked up, when it was found that he was unable to
stand, and he was consequently removed on a shutter to
the above institution, where he died of the injuries re-
ceived. Mr. Wellington Poole, surgeon of the Dispel;
sary, said that deceased on his admission complained 01
the loss of the use of his limbs. He appeared to be ,
drunk, as did also the men who brought him. Every'
thing was done for him which his case required, but h°
lingered and died on Friday last—as had been subse.
quently ascertained on a post niortem examination being
made—of a rupture of the sixth vertebrae of the bacit,
and injury to the spinal marrow. Deceased before hie
death exonerated all persons from blame, and said that
what had happened to him was through pure accident'
Verdict, " Accidental death."
FATAL OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.—Mr. Higgs held sn
inquest yesterday evening, at St. George llospitsh
Hyde Park-corner, on view of the body of Ann Mitchell,
aged 69, proprietress of one of the Kensington onMi"
buses. Mr. George Lucas, of No. 25, Pembroke-squaret
Kensington, stated, that about seven o'clock on the
evening of Thursday, the 21st of December last, he vrea,
on the outside of a Kensington omnibus, and deceased
(the proprietress of the omnibus) was seated next to
witness, near the end of the seat. While passing along
Kensington High-street, and coming from London on ite
near side the road, the omnibus suddenly overtook a
van. The omnibus passed the van, and pulled up ell
to the kerb-stone to set down a passenger. Presently la
went on again, overtook the van, and stopped a second
time. The van then came by again, so close to the
omnibus, that the tarpaulin which covered the ver,
caught deceased, and swept her off the edge of her set°'
She fell into the road under one of the wheels of al
waggon and was run over. She was immediately tail,/
to the surgeon's, and from thence conveyed to P'
George's Hospital. The van belonged to a Mrs. Baker;
of Church-street, Chelsea. The seat of the omnibus
where the deceased was seated projects full ten inehe,
beyond the roof of the vehicle. Thomas Monk, of Es%
street, Kensington, contradicted this evidence, and state
that at the time of the accident the omnibus was enal
vouring to cut in on its near side, between the van Of
the kerbstone. Other witnesses stated that the driver
the van was alone to blame. Mr. George Banister,
house surgeon, stated that on deceased's admission she
was found to have received a large lacerated wound
the lower part of the left leg, communicating with
comminuted fracture of the bones. Mortification ee;
sued, and deceased rapidly sank, and died on &aurae.'
last. She refused to submit to amputation until it Wss
too late, and died from the effects of the constituti°ll6,
irritation caused by the fracture and subsequent moral
cation. After a very long investigation, the jury /fro..
turned a verdict of " Accidental death," but at the sew„,
time censured the conduct of the omnibus driver foie
tempting to pass on the wrong side of the road.
deceased was a very extraordinary woman. For 10°,:ji
years past, in all weathers, she had ridden " from e1„70
morn to dewy eve," on the outside of one of her °,".,g
vehicles, looking carefully after the main, and tahr7
heed that her cattle were good, her machine in coed
and her servants obliging.
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Since the proclamation of June, 1842, a number
the light sovereigns, exceeding in amount i0,000,0°
sterling has been withrawn from circulation.

TEAS AT WHOLESALE
PRICES.
Good Common Black 3s. Od. 1 Fine Pekoe Souehosig...4'6 41.
Strong Cor.gou ...........Ss. 4d. Superior ditto 4i. 00,
Fine ditto, Pekoe fiavour..3s. Bd.' Finest ditto imported s°'
COFFEE.
6J.
Good CoMnlon Os. 94. Finest Java
...... ......•••'' ' gds
Cey-l':,11, sound and sweet Is. Od. Ditto Cuba. 15. 04.
Fine do., recommended I3. S2d. Finest Mocha ...........•e.'
Finest Ceylon, rich and
mellow ......... 4tl.
Goods delivered in all
Country orders amounting to 51.
Brit
MANSELL and CO., 2

parts of Town daily. arol
~ sent free to all parts of
Lain.
Bueklersbury, Cheapside.

On the BIRTHS.
29th tilt•, at Sholden Lodge, ri,

11, the 10Y 4

Edward Banks Esq., of a son.
Hugh Beaver,_r of
„3, near Deal,
On the 30th ult., at tte Temple, Lancashire, the Ill"'
On the 30th Esq. ,of Glyngarth, Anglesey, of a son. Jet
_ult., at Merton-grove, the lady of Ales'"
Atherton. Park, Esq., of a son. OP
On the 30th ult., at Hexthorpe, Mrs. F. Ramsden, o.r ad&
On the 30th ult., at the Cedars, Leytonstone, the ladY "
Tebbutt, Esq.t
, of a
OP"
On the 31s ult., inßussell-square, the wife of G. POP"
Esq , M.D., of a son. ttr
On the 31st ult., at Woodford, Essex, the wife of E.Airo
-
Gore, Esq., of a son.
On the 31st ult., in Essex-street, Mrs. R. Miller, of A °Snss/
On the Ist inst., Mrs. G. J. Lloyd, of Thorn Cottage,
Brixton, of a daughter.
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On the Ist inst., the wife of William Hodges, EA., u"'"
of a daughter.
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On the Ist inst., the lady of Alfred Keyser, Esq., - °
crescent,
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Hyde-park, of a son.

MARR/ED.
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On the 30th ult., at St. latn M es's Church, Poole, AshoP
William Ash, of Cumming street, Pentonville, to 111a11'"
eldest daughter of the bite Robert Slade, Esq.,