The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-16 00:00:00

ROYAL MAIL STE.4III-I',.4.CKET
the comPANY.—cisiiis DAY.)
bolder half-yearly meeting of the proprietors and share.
Tarer Ins. of this Company took place to-day, at the London
l'attww CoLviLL, Esq , deputy-chairman, presided, and
-LePon taking the chair regretted being compelled to do so in
n.,sequence f the indisposition of their worthy chairman, J. .41111 g, N., M. p.
Thee Secretary (E. CHAPPEL, Esq.) having read the adver-
nt calling the meeting,
had e CHAIRMAN said that he suppose.l every d
gentleman
pro lead the statement that Lad been sent roun to all the
prietors ; that statement was not one of the accounts
L.l.:llat. would be laid before the proprietors at the annual meet-
tiif It'? March, it was merely a comparative statement of the
rroing of the ships up to the 30th of June last, giving.on
of e ne side the sumepaid by th t Government, and the earning
that t hie sels, and on the by
the whole of the expense
Gentlemen
d been caused by the operations of the Company.
Weird see from that that there was an increased
rpaltii of the receipts beyond the expenses, and that it was
satisfactory, that it showed that the prosperity of the
Rolf
Pan.Y was on the increase, fur the re :eipts fur the last
116;ear were considerably more than the former. He would
nod all uP9n the Se,:retary to read the report, which he felt
rioubt would meet with the approval of all present.
reealtoe SECRETARY then read the following report of the Di-
of the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company :
keo'ne present meeting is convened to exhibit the working.
it Rill
fur the first six months f the cm rent year, by which
ittelt appear that the Company's affairs are proceeding in a
4.. y and sat it-factory mdnner.
contrasted with the corresponding half of the last
qtt% there is an increase of expenditure of 3541. 19s. 2d.;
the ,le.tneting the proportion applicable to the half-year of
toroper annum, voted by the last general meeting as
ofti;leration to the Directors, there is, in the actual working
'1!. concern, a saving upon expenditure of 645/. Os. 10d.
0f9,.,'..P011 the receipts of the same period there is an increase
1,1,104/. s. 9d., showing therefore a clear augmentation of
TllB "9,3991. Is. 7d.
to I ;r, the first half of the present year the surplus is shown
lAke,t',ss6/. 16s. 4d., which is applicable to repairs, to re-
ski of capital, to inuurance, or to payment of dividend ;
tkou la satisfactory to add that, up to this period, there has
•e4r 40 charge upon the insurance fund for the current
.
‘)Ptrarn a genet...al review, therefore, of the Company's
de. ,aats, the Directors feel warranted in proposing a divi-
thit't,PaYahle on and after the 23d inst., for the first half of
a4,111,,',ar, of one pound ten shillings per share, free of in-
t4t44,lr..,,being equivalent- to five per cent. per annum on
he al) capital.
eaelart. scheme of packet service, as arranged by the se-
ago, and which came into operation two years and a half
4114,, Ininues to work with perfect regularity; giving, to
and e":Dearance, entire satisfaction to the various colonies
alletiillatr:es embraced within the limits of its operations,
Illent, as 10 the public at large, and the different depart-
Th; of her Majesty's Government.
easu,eff,cts of the plan in question, and of the economical
the • adopted by the Board of Management, to improve
ki fuji"uttin of the Company's affairs, may be briefly stated
evo,
por
—ehalfyear, ended in June, 1843, when the last altera-
getei,,,_ tion in the routes was made :
tkm_ •
........ £158,048 14 7 • Soi.7`taitare *****************
123,706 19 0
Ala .........
.....

e'er .....................
Eteipts the half-year ended in June, 1645 :
...................... 184681 17 5
141 h, "Ire ........
..... 109,,125 1 1

75,556 16 4

Increase
4f tt ?t this increase has not been the result of any sudden
tuel!,,c.as circumstances, is proved by the fact that it has
ts64`l3' advancing every half•year, and it will be seen
lirifiu); working account now presented, that (with one
,reigh "caption) the augmentation is upon each head of
10aikiauel Passage money, outward, homeward, and inter-
ll„\Vith •
it a view to pro mote economy and insure regularity
Seonduct of the Company's affairs abroad, in the month
e4tenTher last the Directors dispatched their colonial
kai t
to inspect the whole of the Colonial depots,
tP/ett ti-xed establishments ;as well as to observe and
44. Pon the manner in which the service afloat was con-
4eeuter can absence of nearly ten months, and the able ful-
gAtlea°' all the objects contained in his instructions, this
I)4t all has returned to England, and, according to his
GPs o'f()(2,1 Order prevails in every department ; the steam
Pattinglue Company are well conducted, arriving at and
As from the several places with the utmost punctuality.
fii:uys gated at the last general meeting, six of the Com-
beani-ships were docked, caulked, and re-coppered in
tpa`leag one more than was stipulated for in Mr. Pitcher's
'1)- ler their repair.
gring th
hi4ldete Present year four more have had a similar
1‘ hile
eoht the same p,, and the eleventh and last is now in dock at
'lurpose.
relbeut therefore, the utmost attention has been paid to
.tbe receipts and to diminish the expenditure of the
the condition of its ships has not only been effi-
NyllPheld, but in many respects decidedly and materially
Flea4lllllY the Directors have to state, that they have just
,rakih. With the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's
'1)42 t4terms of an amended contract, confirming the
butrin% which had been made (provisionally only) by
DiOffair: Commissioners of the Admiralty ; and whereby
re
et: of the Company are placed for the future upon a
i),etti-j,re and satisfactory basis."
pefoPosition that the report be received and adopted,
at;01
lanun said that he could not but express his gra-
eatihearing the report. He had:attended the meetings%llPanY amid storms and tempests, and he h d
l!rophesied, and that prophecy had pirnedouelta—to
y tsothyat their seaworthy vessel would right hersf.
,TvAY felt anxious to make a few observations on
uefure it was adopted by the meeting. There was
Lee th'rl in that document with respect to the manner in
Niiitt:toc.oniforts of the passengers had been considered by
r,t ,LL S. He had heard several complaints from pawn-
-1 em iZese, too, very recently. Great complaints were made
414 e ft,l'ng transferred three or four times during the
111 etZa.;px,ll,,,°.tle part to another.. He deprecated the course
tidereitteil of putting the Proprietors in possession of
at d that "1 the report at the twelfth hour. He con-
!laep`eag that
Proprietors ought to have the report
),.`5124 three days before the meeting took
Ne„`aer Lney would be enabled thereby
with
o
"'toe "to it Prepared to make such statements i
ett4„.-tisider,as they thought it called fn.. It might by some
,', but "L a favour to the Shareholders to adopt such a
140,,ve .t for one, thought the Proprietors had a ri_ht
44)4 There' was a large sum put down for
'ettisPror:da,Pow he should like to know how they
4cadl-',", as lie had heard great complaints made
.on
a ‘-ololaints had also been made of the scarcity
, ot„ ,eary
mt,Ptliou accommodation on board the vessel. This, in
414 t wiltall,ewst'a°tiaogh t to be well looked to by the Directors. Then
I a, 'IN something ought to be done, because, looking
N-,PPoue ,going on in the railroad world, it was impos •ible
ittt;, tliu.;),',"at Southampton could long be considered as the
tett, Wit7e station ; indeed, at present, he considered it a
ot pr,„`e of time to come to Southampton, and when
kV% I‘.-I,!'cised railways were in operation, it would soon
kitlr„-ether Southampton was a proper station or not.
WOO 44'41'm-en there was to be a railway, and he con-
iii„klad that that place would be a most eligible one. He
thAitslut,°,wae,e sO large a meeting of the P. roprietors, be-
that great interest was taken in the affairs of
Cf mails 'teB.--(1-1.ear.) The regularity of the arrival of
ittL4lihii„Las beyond all praise.
444'1, by insti co ld t sit silent after what had been
Hon. 'lProprietorne who had just sat down. He
\,ll/lad
4,ttrei from the West Indies, in all of which the
tileheiehi4ll°ll of every description on board the pack( is
tO otui Praised (ar: har ) He was surprised to see
4;ils:ll;opri_etor. continuinge
.at. every half-yearly meeting
r'`.•( ‘Annpany in which he had so great an in-
prlea of No, no," from Mr. Ridgway.) The Ho-
ett.;l.llsit ti .ePrietor denied that he did so, but notwith-
-41411 afarli he must consider that it might most happily
0114R11) this it was an ill bird that fouled its own nest.—
Qt;
h. 90 'tt:{o,s -Ac!ttNIAN said that all had been done by the
'ep"tt,f.f-r„tte comfOrt of the passengers that could be
IhNittireprhere complaints had been. mad they had
report" into, and if well founded, their cause remo_ved.
Ith, :was then received, and adopted unanimously.
h?t timing „,4,4•1- said that he should never be deterred from
and ,41,„ -"at he considered to be his duty, by being told
led
a bird that fouled his own nest.—(Hear, hear,
f'd l'er•.) He sh ld now move, that the report be
ki4e wOl4l cwoulatetdoitaemnuyong the Proprietors, and in doing
the t.
_!let Put it person resent to say whether he
q'll'u,,a)p-4.,",,.43;8 interested pstrenuously on behalf of
t t.,•1 • —Meat., hear.)
krt,Lat Prins
thought it quite unnecessary, considering
15„Ift!, tin:t;ri always kindly given publicity to their re-
Per the present one.
„Viet ,Y felt it to be his duty towards the Proprietors
'efu,i)taitt l':;° motion.
hetf harl`tii ARitrzs seconded the motion, which, upon a
Ineeti:' was declare up be lost.
g then broke
134
th
;414 gtithi, STEAMER.—We regret to announce,
404-R tc, ~,-rltY of a Corres ondent, that two seamen be-
IN the ""is vessel, which precently arrived at Woolwich
k„. re. ,eoust of Africa, have died since they were taken
1;4 ttarto h cause of death has not been ascertained, end
ne fe%, as been created, from fear that the disease has
tti,Ngh eri which has so fearfully raged in the Eclair.
44,,,Trn12 certainty exists for this fear, the authorities, we
let„,irowly,_ are taking due precautions to allay the alarm.
611 t ttZ 15
to be fumio•ated, and every exertion made to
LltAhtW, suulaalcesibility of 'contagion.
pt RT ATTr'sEXTRAORDINARY CASE OF HOUSE
41S,''uer, ''''vsnunv.—Two men, on Tuesday, the 30th
let. 41.41; entered the dwelling-house of Thomas Wilson,
Ite-tZteil tittable beer brewer, during his absence, and re-
tiN,,oV tit
to Wilson's wife as being two bailiffs,
°rlqusritstnith for some work done, and they then un-
4•4;'enla „.31 commenced stripping the house of everything
°Fr thleh.‘ 11°41 a, having a horse and cart ready to
Ntr,,l%, .Plunder. They then took off Wilson's goods
'4lth,4l%•urr,lag; that the seized the goods under a
ttl:ktte.!.a!*, at: sent a men into the street, probably one
, „Tlder pretence of crying a sale; but this was all
fitl°ll. \ll,,llli4s,n'erely to deceive Wilson's neighbours, so as
4 get the booty away without exciting suspi-
k!et;sing ileY left Wilson's house, to keep Wilson's wife
,71.o'ociet„."',a,rni, they t Id h that if they found they had
'44,4 tbe iiiey
t 4 t uldereturnerand take more. But almost
°be b could get to the place where the sale was
terite cid • NI; I
the it was found to be over, a man having pur-
[A, 'lad ch;Le, and the delinquents, together with the
41.4 41;44 9Peared.—Leeds Mercury.
!I Bl{,,slsEMENT.]....__A CERTAIN CURE FOR SCRO-
qII44 gk?S EVIL, BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINT••
kt,,rinek,r, ii-Prux.. CASE.— A young man named Bowman,
frern Ting in James-street, Manchester, had been
I:llqtts uie thing in
with the most malignant kind o f
116; Set, pin el.', covering various parts of his body ; besides
xt%'o t)?ey had deprived him of the use of his left
41114t:e IllerruinarY to relate, this poor fellow has not only
1144 /i!onodly healed, but has likewise regained the
till, O. Itrfibs by means of these two wonderful
tes Nad at Professor Holloway's Establishment,
k4tld.Deetabi "ere advice ma be h d ratis) and by a.most
14.11 e /end y a g
ors of medicine throughout the civilised
411 t feSt' •
4 hieek lvity at
tkt, 4 , to the opening of Lincoln's Inn Hall,
ap I,,Ziginalir a morning collation, not a dinner or ban-
ten,i4. proposed; and we understand that the
e44,t4th)eiliute exclusively of her Majesty's Ministers
the
vtendants. The reason for thus limiting the
Iptitl4.reto be ,r„e,ry. large number of members of the Inn
apd din)yjaiiti‘ei.t al of right, The Benchers will receive
Lwalklhcll (bicieofessional costume. Lords Brougham
4(1. ell ea handers) are expected to be present,
'4 On the occasion.
1,41,144 141 rwri has arrived in Grafton. street from
9f N, • ere ilia Lordship has been entertaining a
410 The Noble Lord intends proceeding
'MU of Trance, '