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

TTIE SUN, LONDON. THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16

ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET SPORTING INTELLIGENc .
c.,%-)MP:\ NY.—(THIS DAY.) NE \ VM..\.111-Ef, frk:s.riAv Nimrr, rhvELVE ~. i ..';•:.
The . belf-vearly ineetieg of the pr, prkters and share- Messrs. Tattersall's sale of blood stock this ne,:liiiig rt-il.
holders of this Company took place to-day, at the London ised the tidlowing, prices:— Gs.
Tavern:
32av Coixtur, EFq , deputy-chairman,
A chemut yearling colt by Euclid, dam by Taurus ..... 42
Asi)
presided, and Eldon, a bay yearling colt by Erynnes, out of Red Tape.. ICO
upon taking the chair reeetted being compelled to do so in 'u Mndane, by z-idtan
115
ec''llsegtence of the indisposition of their worthy chairman, J. Cbesnut mare (foaled in 1839) by Emilius ...
lning rfq., m.p.
Jonjou (foaled in 1838) by Taurus
The Secretary (E. CI:APPEL, Esq.) having read the adver- Retamosa (foaled in 1836) by Reveller 230
tisement calling the meeting, Appleton Less (foaled in 1836) by St. Nicholas 9O
The CRAIRMAN said that he suppoeed every gentleman Luxury (foaled in 1837) by Agreeable ..... 70
had read the statement that had been sent round to all the Liberia (foaled in 1841) by Liverpool
proprictois; that statement was not one of the accounts Bettina (foaled in 1838) by Solon .. ... 35
that would be laid before the proprietors at the annual meet- Toy (foaled in 1841) by Liverp00l
ing ill NI arch it was merely a comparative statement of the Mi3L.tke (foaled in 1837) by Little Red Rover OO
workieg of die ships up to the 30th of Jgne last, giving on Prudence (foaled in 1842) hv Liverpool ... :36
the one side the suns' aid by the Government, and the earning Alecto (foaled in 1842) by Liverpool ... lB
of the vessels, and on the other the whole of the expense Previous to the races the following Bbsod Stock was sold -
that bad been caused by the operations of the Company.
Gentlemen would see from that that there was an increased
surplus of the receipts beyond the expenses, and that it was
.s? far satisfactory, that it showed that the prosperity- of the
tt;ompany was cn the increase, for the receipts 6.r the last
ualf-year were considerably- more than the former. He would
noW call upon the Secretary to read the report, which he felt
doubt would meet with the approval of all present.
Pie SECRETARY then read the following report of the Di-
rectors of the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company :
"The present meeting is convened to exhibit the working
account for the first six months i f the current year, by which
li.t ITI appear that the Company's affairs are proceeding in a
s
1-=a ly and satisfactory manlier.
yearAs contrated with the corresponding half of the last
, there is an increase of expenditure of 354/. 19s. 2d.:
roe
deducting the proportion applicable to the half-year of
, 2,000/. per annum, voted by the last general meeting as
~-`,lllllneration to the Directors, there is, in the actual working
"' tee concern, a saving upon expenditure of 6451. Os. 10d.
of 9,7541
Upon the receipts of the same period there is an increase
9,754/. Os. 9d., showing therefore a clear augmentation of
litir“plus of 9,3991. Is. 7d.
tn , ''"r the first half of the present year the surplus is shown
- be 75,556/. 16s 4d., which is applicable to repairs, to re-
Plac '
~eme!it, of capital, to insurance, or to payment of dividend;
: 't is satisfactory to add that, up to this period, there has
'll 110 charge upon the insurance fund for the current
Year.

•••
.a general review, therefore, of the Company's
lie,'llations, the Directors feel warranted in proposing a divi-
talu, payable on and after the 23d inst., for the first half of
co'4B Year, of one pound ten shillings per share, free of in-
th le`ta-x, being equivalent to five per cent. per annum on
e Paid-up eapi:al.
tr4,_‘ The scheme of racket service, as arranged by the se-
--E014r3-, and which came into operation two years and a half
atigi continues to work with perfect regularity; giving, to
aPPearance, entire satisfaction to the various colonies
At countries embraced within the limits of its operations,
well as to the public 'at large, and the different depart-
,,ents of her Majesty's Government.
ta 'be effects of the plan in question, and of the economical
~,easures adopted by the Board of Management, to improve
Ice condition of the Company's affairs, may be briefly stated
;8 follows
l'or the half year, ended in June, 1843, when the last alters
tiou in the routes was made
£158,048 14 7
xpenditure
44

,
For the half-year ended in June, 1545 X3:4-
341 15 7
L'lPts 184,681 17 5
IrPlus
cq)enditure

75,556 16 4

Increase ....£41,215 0 9
41.;`..That this increase has not been the result of any sudden
b ortultous circumstances, is proved by the fact that it has
b :r
,'en steadily advancing every half-year, and it will be seen
eeethe working account now presented, that (with one
exception') the augmentation is upon each head of
Bight
"°flial.and passage money, outward, homeward, and inter-
irE ,With a view to promote economy and insure regularity
;tee conduct of the Company's affairs abroad, in the month
' November last the Directors dispatched their colonial
;is s'Perintendeut to inspect the whole-of the Colonial depots,
.t'd otther fixed establishments ; as well as to observe and
det),°4altlion the manner in which the service afloat was con-
el:
utterAf an absence of nearly ten months, and the able ful-
eeollt,, f all the objects contained in his instructions, this
ts „ 'wan has returned to England, and, according to his
art. good order prevails in every department; the steam--
4k 'S
°I. the Compeer are well conducted, arriving at and
le.rting front the several places with the utmost punctuality. 14..1 As stated at the last general meeting, six of the Corn-
lensteam-ships were docked, caulked, and re-coered
ttlet” "ing one more than was stipulated for in Mr. Pitcher's
ract for their repair.
Belo
kee tig the present year four more have had a similar
refit,' and the eleventh and last is now in dock at
kirall for the same purpose.
kee While, therefore the utmost attention end been paid to
eee,,aleet the receipts', and to diminish the expiture of the
tie-„li'anY, the condition of its ships has not only been effi-
ittipZ uPheld, but in many respects decidedly and materially
trae„lll,4llY, the Directors have to state, that they have just
4rt,,i,,eu with the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's
it ite,4o.oY. the terms of an amended contract, confirming the
ications which had been made (provisionally only) by
tie 4ords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and whereby
tote sirs of the Company are placed for the future upon a
(),'E'eure and satisfactory basis."
• t,he Proposition that the report be received and adopted,
'oe • id that he could not but express his gra-
„ fit' NDER sa
^ atleeeeing the report. He hacgattended the meeting;
ere emimany amid storms and tempests, and he had
(lee Prophesied, and that prophecy had turned out to
that their seaworthy vessel would right herself.—
at,ti !qr..%)
t rep it'GWAY felt anxious to make a few observations on
47,rt beforeadopted by the meeting.
tt‘tielitti,lea in that document with respect to the manner in
~eoneforts of the passengers had been considered by.
Lae'd.`4l,l He had heard several complaints from passen-
theca those, too very recently. Great complaints ere made
Vage ereelag transferred three or four times during the
the
11ra
h"4l one part to another. He
.deprec.ated the course
e 3 eursued of putting the Proprietors in possession of
atcolite„ts
At 4,1 th of the report at the twelfth hour. He con-
e le- at the Proprietors ought to have the report
eke gs't three days before the meeting took
rode ,eas the v would be enabled thereby to
eiere ' make such statements with
tteett to it Prepared to
.
vtelesider. as they thought it called for. It might by some
141 e, b a favur to the Shareholdera to adopt such a
ee hi v he, forgone, thought the Proprietors had a right
avi,ie it done. There was a large sum put down for
the I;,ovide °lla. should like to know how they
aOswhehehad heard great complaints made on
hie et •
k-;omplaints hadalsobeen made of the scarcity
opt' • arY accommodation on board the vessel. This, in
111° c°l°n, eu ht to be well looked to by the Directors. Then
tolltrth4t,e,:„l4.,tiogeP, somethingought tdo be done, because, looking
et, appose?, going on in the radroa world, it
side s impos,ible
le 4 el; • 'eat Southampton could long be cored as he
eat eegible station • indeed, at present, he considered it a
ett • "[este
414 Pro of time to' come to Southampton,. and when
pd!ei,4ete,Msed railways were in operation, it eyould soon
"ether Southampton was a proper station or not.
Haven there was to be a railway, and he con-
btae ttd that that
teel4 „ at place would be a most eligible one. He
t 6 it mho see so large a meeting of the
.Proprietors, be-f
We,, "red that great interest was taken in the affairs. of
Guaira t Indies
, • (Hear. )
.The regularity of the arrival of
fletetii, beyond all praise.
1144ertly‘e....J.eenren could not sit edent after what had been
tenet ieeti Hon. Proprietor who had just
ofd
e,te, , tiers from the West Indies, in all whiCh the
le:Liation of every description on bdard the packets
trio praised.—(Hear, hear.) He was surprised to see
d '''''')Prietor continuing at every half-yearly meeting.
it 4t, a Corn a 'n which he had so great an in-
`(Qri ‘ll 11 1 „ at 4 alee proei .of 110, from Mr. Ridgway.). The Ho-
Viaitte ~Prietor denied that lie did so, but tietwit.ll-
- lie must consider that it might most happily
1:1!41th)lr this it was an ill bird that fouled its own nest.—•
Ces
eloceteins •-eiltuAN said, that all had been done by the
telleetet,.for the comfort of the passengers that could be
[l(,-."; Where complaints had been made, they had
into, and if well founded, their cause removed.
her lilt lr,t was then received, and adopted unanimously.
th;• ''wev said that he should never be deterred from
Se? • what he considered to be his duty, by being told
hit a bird that fouled his own nest.—(Hear, hear,
-et%) He should now move, that the report be
14(i es i(iatif circulated among the Proprietors, and in doing
the rl'at 4114 Put it to any person present to say whether he
leeeeip whys interested himself strenuously on behalf of
thet4 (144,11,Y ?----( Hear, hear.)
tleti the p;',,t'LlAie thought it quite unnecessary, considering
vii print had always kindly given publicity to their re-
-14;, t:tr4it t
vekvhe present one.
e Net i 1, felt it to be his duty towards the Proprietors
thhalaait's Motion
Th of .:ARREN seconded the motion, which, upon a
Meeting 'as declared to be lost.
then broke up.
he----------
aut-le°4l: STEAMER.—We regret to announce,
eat to tee oi a Correspondent, that two seamen be-
eeleelie is vessel, which recently arrived at Woolwich
btttae "rest of Africa, have died since they were taken
,‘,aarie i; cause of death has not been ascertained, end
'kite `gt ,as been created, from fear that the disease has
!et,e1.140•
er, which has so fearfully raged in the Eclair.
fealoroLe',? certainty exists for this fear, the authorities, we
ee'roleie't.are taking due precautions to allay the alarm.
btt rlsto be fumigated, and every exertion made to
tlet:Nvetteit's'ibilitv of contagion.
et,„,!,e AT XTRAORDINARY CASE OF HOUSE
N‘SBURY.—Two men, on Tuesday, the 30th tes4keeei tittered the dwelling-house of Thomas Wilson,
traoc beer brewer, during his absence, and re-
jhtte:ty biitealc,ks_elY.es to Wilson's wife as being two bailiffs,
tety enaith for sonic work done,_ and they then un-
`oula cornmenced stripping the house of everything
tqe.y
get hold
ttellitftheire, of, having a horse and cart ready to
eae.Fluilder. Thee- then took off Wilson's goods
e egg a ink that they-had seized the goods under a
lhiate;t.'"g;oallottiea_ rid sent a-man into the street,
.probably one
e: it e,,a4 Zr Pretence of crying a sale ; but this was all t, I,,l,lniElifrerelY to deceive Wilson's neighbours, so as
sot they the booty away without exciting staple
atitZ,l,eg letft, Wilson's house, to keep Wilson's wife
sf4are tcent, the
should
told her that if they found they iadt
tt, 4 t Deopt snould return and take more. But almost
'kepi'kepi "uld get to the place where the sale was
the' it
PP ;114.4
andlvas found to be over, a man having pu-
s, (.•14, dis,„_the delinquents, together with the
'LA thTvi'L'eared.--Leeds Mercury.
k4P•ti.t°' CERTAIN CURE FOR SCRO-
qh,:e'r;.4tki, Pitt:HE:IL, BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS ANiDoOmINaTn:
(et 'Ler, C.ASE.-- A young man named
ete""ilote!rturi (hellion eines-street, Manchester, had.w been
're,ti, iileee, d with the most malignant kind. o f
44e, eroie_•, covering various parts of his body ; besides
tt, ,xi;r;sa. they
„e bad deprived him of the use of his left
Q,pelee,""lary to relate, this poor fellow has not only
C.1,,4).A1ete IASe eis,_!soll!!(ly healed, but has likewise regained the
klit, t . limbs by means of these two wonderful
ere,elatel lat Professor Holloway's Establishment,
i-1.11.11'1'10,1e "eZdau'lvice may be had gratis), and by am) os.t
stripe r rs of medicine throughout the civilised
Sett kestleit ,
43 th, t(3) etai he opening of Lincoln's Inn Hall,
~,,pginaii morning collation, not a dinner or ban-
'‘ia eXCIUSiveIY-
1t1vi,141411. Conyi,,Y, posed; and we understand that the
1i is. is th:t of her Majesty's Ministers
endalit3. ir thus 'limiting the
Ah.,144) he epry large umber of members of the Inn
sett sty invent a:.; of ri.,11,• The Be, wili receive
alkl(l:oll,,Professio:ia-1 .:ostune. lords Brougham
111.5-4,1 ,',411a in IL!' liencher,) a-0 expected to be present,
lAN i 5 rot, „h 'and on the occasion.
Ilalrwahin arrived in Grrafton- street front
I tpf viaivere his Lordship has been entertaining a
tti South Ths Noble Lord intends proceeding
eieuth of France.

A colt by Assassin, out of Mandane
A colt, by Plenipo, dam by Emilius
Filly, by Plenipo, cut of Jonjou
Colt, by Plenipo, out of Retamosa •
Filly, by Henipo, cut of Appleton Lass
Colt, by Plenipo, out of Luxury
Colt, by Plenipe, out of Liberia ..
Filly, by Pienipo, out of Toy
by Assassin, out of MiNtake
Co,t, by Assassin, out of Voluptuary
Colt, by Plenipo, darn by Langer B6
Brown Yearling Colt, by Hetman Platoft; out of Mantle 150
Bay Yearling Filly, by lietman Platoff; out of Amine l4O
Bay Yearling Filly, by Iletman Platoff, out of
_Green
il'ante2so
Georgiana (foaled in 1835), by Partisan 5O
Matilda, 3 yrs, by Albemarle, out of Eloise ... 15
At a very numerous meeting of the Jockey Club, held this
evening after the races, a vote ef thanks was unanimously
passed to the Duke of Richmond, fur his eminent services in
the House of Lords in procuring a revision of the laws relat-
ing to the turf. A similar vote was passed to Lord Palmer-
ston, for his exertions in the-House of Commons; and, the
rules and orders of the Club having been suspended for the
purpo,e, his Lordship was elected a free and honorary mem-
ber without a dissentient voice. It was also re:olved, una-
nimously, that it is not desirable to have stands erected on
the race-course. The attention of the Club was next directed
to the proposed railroad from Chesterford to Newmarket., and
the plans having been submitted and explained, they were
unanimously approved.

WEDNESDAY.
The settling for the Cesarewitch took place this morning,
and a:thr ugh rather heavy and unfavourable to the betters
mum!, went off well. Two Noble Lords are the principal
winners (between four and five thousand pounds), Mr. Watt
and the stable having stood to win but small stakes.
We would here suggest to speculators that it would be
more prudent to pay and receive in the Subscription-room
than in the street. Pickpockets were in great force, and one
nobleman was eased of 2001. ; that others escaped was more
from luck than carefulness.

The racing to-day commenced at half-past two, with
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, two yrs old, 7st Sib ; three, 9st ;
fillies allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 801., if de-
manded, &c. T.Y.C. (5 Subs).
Mr. Greville's Deer Chase, 2 yrs (Pettit) 1
Mr. Steer's Caroline, 3 yrs
Mr. W. Sadler's The Pretender, 2 yrs 3
Lord G. Bentinck's b f Malvoisie, 3 yrs
Mr. Worley's b f Syllabub, 3 yrs
Betting-2 to 1 agst Syllabub, 2to 1 agst Deer Chase, 3
to 1 agst The Pretender, and 4 to 1 agst Caroline.—Caroline
made the running, followed by The Pretender and Deer
Chase till half way up the cows. The Pretender then de-
clined, and Dear Chase challenging, Caroline defeated her,
after a fine race, by a head.
Match, 200 8017 S. 50 ft. Bst 71b each. First half of Ab.lll.
Lord Exeter's Celia (Mann) beat Lord W. Powlett's
Espoir.
_ _

The Gotland Stakes of 30 soya. each, 10 ft, if declared, &c.
B.M. (7 Subs., 4of whom declared.)
Lord Exeter's Jet, 3 yrs, 4st Illb ........ Sharp) I
Mr. Mciklam'a Trueboy, 5 yrs, Bst 81b
Lord G. Bentinck's Longitude, 3 yrs, 6st 31b
Betting-6 to 4 against Jet, 6to 4 against Trueboy, and
7 to 2 against Longitude.—Jet took the lead, Trueboy lying
at her quarters, Longitude following them, but very soon out
of the race. In rising the hill, Trueboy collared the leading
mare, headed her at the top, and ought to have won, but
shut up a few yards from the post, and was beaten by a

The Town Plate of 501. for three yrs old, 7st 41b; four, Bst
41b • five, Bst 111 b; six and aged, 9st 11b. The winner
to be sold for 200/. if demanded. T.111.11L
Mr. it. J. Shafto's Metal, 3 yrs (Brown) I
Mr. Mostyn's bl f Stream, 3 yrs
Lord Verulam's Hawksbury, 3 yrs 3
/ The following also started, but were not placed :—Sir C.
Monck's My Old Hack, aged—Sir S. Spry's Subduer, 5 yrs
—Duke of Rutland's Welbeck, 4 yrs—Mr. R. Clifton's b g
Little John, 4 yrs—Lord G. Bentinck's b f Longitude, 3 yrs
—Mr. Bat!on's f by Plenipotentiary, out of Acacia,:3 yrs—
Lord Sandwich's Plaine, 3 yrs—and Mr. W. Sadler's The
Cook, 3 rs.
betting-5 to 2 agst Welbeck-5 to 1 agst Subduer-
-5 to 1 agst Metal-5 to 1 agst Hawkcsbury-7 to 1 agst My
Old Hack.

Ilawkesbury and Longitude made the running fir the first
half mile, and then gave place to Prairie, who carried it on
to the Ditch, when she resigned it to My 01(1 Heck, who,
in his turn, gave way to Metal and Stream,the horseleading.
In nearly this way the race continued to the ecd, Metal win-
ning by a neck, and Stream beating flawkesbury, who came
at the last, by half a neck ; My Old Hack fourth, and nothing
else up. The winner was claimed.
Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, h ft. D.M. (3 Subs.)
Duke of Bedford's Prologue, 7st 101 b
Lord Eglinton's Vaudeville, 7st 121 b
6 to 4 on Prologue, who made all the running, and won
easily by a length and a half.

(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
NEWMARKET-WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

BETTING ON THE CAN
3 to 1 agst The Baron (t)
20 to 1 agst Wolf Dog (0
20 to 1 agst Alarm
20 to 1 agst Ould Ireland
25 to 1 agst Chertsey
25 to 1 agst Titmouse (t)
25 to 1 agst Lothario
25 to 1 agst Clumsy
33 to 1 agst Secundus (t)
DER
8 to 1 agst Sting

40 to 1 agst Fan-e'y Boy (t)
40 to 1 agstt Nutleaf

BRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
40 to 1 agst Yardley
40 to 1 agst Semiseria (t)
40 to 1 agst Needful
50 to 1 agst Duc an Durras (t
50 to 1 agst Pantasa
50 to 1 agst Everton
66 to 1 agst Remorse (t)
66 to 1 agst Rowena

50 to 1 agst Duke of Rich-
mond (late Hovingham) I

ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY.
Plate. 1001. A.F.

Evenus, 5 yrs, ' '
9st—Example 4 yrs, Bst 61b—Alarm 3 yrs,
Bst 51b—Ridiculous blue, 3 yrs, Bst—Sorella, 4 yrs, Ist 121 b
Intrepid, 4 yrs, Ist 121b—Croesus, aged, 7st 71b—Plantagenet,
4 yrs, 7st 61b—Fair Charlotte, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Paultons, 3 yrs,
7st 21b—St. Bernard, 6 yrs, 7st—Duc an Durras, 3 yrs, 7:t—
-f by Beiram, out of Manto, 4 yrs, 7st—Foremast, 3 yrs, 7st—
Energy, 3
yrs, Est 121b—Elemi, 4 yrs, Est 121b—Laird o'Cock-
pen, 3 yrs, Est 101b—Sally Brown, 3 yrs, 6st 71b—Ruff, 3 yrs,
Ost 71b—Alamode, 4 yrs, Est 71b—f by Plenipo, out of Acacia,
3 yrs, Est 71b—Leopard, 3 yrs, Est 51b—Colleen Bawn, 3 yrs,
Gst 51b—Minus, 4 yrs, 6st 51b—Lyons, 3 yrs, Est 51b—Sir
Harry (h b), 3 yrs, 6st—Correct Card, 3 yrs, sst 101b—Fug-
net, yrs, sst 4lb-1. by Velocipede, out of Amaryllis, 3 yrs,
4st 101 b.

Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. The winner to be sold for 150/.

Jell, by Record, out of Alexandria—l; cb3 Slane, out of
Voluptuary—Chandelier—Cerbe) us, f by Montreal, out of
Balance—c by Clearwell, out of Fidelity.
Sweepstakes of 10 sova ea h. The winner to be sold for 3001.
Manto filly, 4 yrs—Sister of Johu o' Gaunt, 4 yre—Com
rade, 3 yrs—Terrier, 2 yrs—Subscription, 2 yrs—Ohio, 2 yrs
—Miss Love, 2 yrs.
RIDGWAY AND UNION COURSING CLUBS.

The Fleetwood Cup, for 8 all ag..d dogs, was won by Mr.
Gar Yen's Grimaldi; Mr. Ridgway's Rowena ran up.
The Ridgway Cup, for 8 puppies, was won by 111 r. Ridg-
way's Renown; ➢lr. Garven's George Koss ran np.
The Union Stakes, for 8 all aged dogs, were won by Mr.
Ridgway's Royal Oak; Lord Suirdale ns Ruse d'Albret
ran up.

The Rossall Stakes, for 6 puppies, were won by Mr. Ridg
way's Revenge; Mr. Garven's Glendwr ran up.
The North Euston Stakes, for 8 all aged dogs, were won by
Mr. Woodburn's Will-o'-the-Wisp; Mr. Swan's Sparks of
Fire ran up.

The Wire Stakes, for 8 puppies, were won by Mr. Swan's
Spendthrift; Mr; Hornby's Honoria ran up.

THE STAR STEAM-BOAT COM-

PANY.

The general annual meeting of the Shareholders in the
Star Steam-boat Company was held yesterday, at the kite-
rary Institution, Gravesend, and was numerously attended,
the fair sex forming a large portion.
The CHAIR3IAN ( Cruden, Esq.) said, in meeting the
proprietary he was happy to congratulate them on the fa-
vourable position of the Company. They had combatted
with a variety of difficulties, and it was some considerable
consolation to him to find that they had overcome them, and
that their property was inapromising condition. Their old
deb

ey had greatly diminished, and the Directors had de-
;ermined, after mature deliberation, now that it was so much
defrayed, to give the Shareholders some portion of the re-
ceipts fur the capital they had invested in the Company.—
(Hear.) He had heard it stated that no dividend should be
paid until their liabilities were entirely disposed of; but the
Directors thought that that would be accomplished, and a
dividend declared also. In adopting that step, however, the
Directors had taken all responsibility—the Shareholders had
paid up all their calls,and further demands could not be made
upon them.

The Secretary, Mr. DcpsoN, then read the auditors' re-
port, when a dividend of 2s. 6d. a share on the half-year's
account was proposed to be declared.
➢ir. BURN, one of the Directors, said he must be per-
mitted to offer his protest to the proposition. He certainly
should be glad to receive the half-crown upon his shares, but
when he found, by so doing, the liabilities to the Company
would be considerably increased, it was his bounden duty to
oppose such a course, and he trusted the prophetors would
see the propriety of refusing the dividend, not only for the
purpose of liquidating the demands of the Company, but
also to protect their officers.

Mr. PALLISTER wanted to know by what hocus- pocus
style of business the Directors could free the proprietary of
the liabilities spoken of.

Mr. blATTniw, the Solicitor to the Company, said, that
in the deed that constitutes the Company, there was an in-
demnity, or covenant, which protected shareholders, after
calls had been paid up.

Mr. PALLINTER observed that he had heard much of the
opposition the Diamond Steam-boat Company was said to
have evinced to that of the shareholders, but he really
thought such was not the case. Here was a company next
to being insolvent from a lengthened contention with a rival
company, when in point of fact it ought not to be mixed up
in it at all. The question in dispute was really not between
the Star and Diamond Steam-boat Companies, but the latter
and the Blackwall Railway Company. To prolong the differ-
ence would promote the non-success of their property, and he
really thought the meeting should express an opinion on the
subject. He hoped every means would be adopted to avoid
the misunderstanding acting to their prejudice.
The CHAIRMAN said he understood the Hon. Shareholder
had also an interest in the D:amond Company, and he was
glad to hear such conciliatory measures broached by a pro-
vr:etor in this corn: any. When it was said, however, of
the contention existing between the Star and Diamond
being caused by the Railway Company, let them troth act
in concert—put their wheels together—and they would
soon find that every arrangement would be made by the
railway.—(Hear, hear.) It was the non-compliance, or the
unwillingness of the Diamond Company that had led to the
difference..

Mr. ItiAratrorr, a Director, begged to say a few words in
are•wer to Mr. Pallister's assertion Of that Company being
in an iwolveat state. Ile had nude a cJr.ful i~syestigati ,n

into their funds, and he found the bona fide property (4. the
Company amounted to betnt•en 13,0001. and 14,0+.,01.; it,
liabilities did not exceed 11,0001., and he would put it to the
meeting whether a Company having a surplus of property
to the extent of near 5,0001. could be said to be in an insolvent
state?

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After some further diFeussirm, a dividend of 2s. 6d. was (le-
eid,d upon ; aril on the Lira etors I re-e.ket,?d, tio y
un•!e,C•ok tf) r(tit.ce the amoort aliowA i,l- their serv.es to
tme-half, as alw the balance mquil ed to be in hand.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman and Board of Di-
recto:s, the meeting broke up.

L'l E RAT URE.

A BOOK FOR A R ALA Y DAY ; or, Recollections
of the last Sixty-six Years. By John 'I howls Smith.
Mr. John Thothas Smith is assuredly the most in-
quisitive of mortals, and therefore the most talkative.
He seems to have been "everybody's" Boswell, and fortu-
nate is it for us of the present day, that the " Notabili-
ties" sif the last three-quarters of a century did not act
on the old adage—
" Percontaterem fugito nam garrulus idem eat."
Had they done so, we should have been deprived of this
most amusine. specimen of auto-biography, Mr. Smith
was born, and bred, and Heed in London. Ile is a
Cockney isles it in cute, and his reminiscences of old
London, of the Marylebone tea-gardens for instance,
and " the Field of the Brothers' Steps," and of Milbank,
when it was the country, in the days when the arrival in
London of some great personage from Chelsea was
thought a thing worthy to be chronicled, are exceedingly
amusing. The following entry occurs under the date
1774 :
" I well remember when, in my eighth year, my father's
playfellow, Mr. Joseph Nollekens., leading me by the hand
to tee end of John-etreet to see the notorious terror of the
king's highways, John Rann, commonly called Sixteen-
string-Jack,' on his way to execution at Tyburn, for robbing
Dr. Bell, chaplain to the Princess Amelia, in Gunneshury
lane. Rann was a smart fellow, a great favourite with a
certain description cf ladies, and had been coachman to
Lord Sandwich. The malefactor's coat was a bright pea-
green : he had an immense nosegay, which he had received
from the hand of one of the frail sisterhood, whose practice
it was in those days to present flowers to their favourites
from the steps of St. Sepulchre's Church, as the last token
of what they called their attachment to the condemned,
whose worldly accounts were generally brought to a close at
Tyburn, in consequence of their associating with abandoned
characters. On our return home Mr. Nollekens, stooping
close to my car, assured me that had his father-in-law, Mr.
Justice Welch, been high-constable, we could have walked
all the way to Tyburn by the side of the cart."
What would be thought at the present day of a Roya
Academician who should take a boy, eight years of age,
the nephew of an admiral, to see an execution, by way
of a treat ? Nous evens change tout cela, and most as-
suredly the change Las been fur the better. Mr. Smith,
when drawing in Nollekens' studio, had frequent op-
portunities of seeing Dr. Johnson
"He was tall, and must have been, when young, a power-
ful man : he stooped, with his head inclined to the right
shoulder: heavy brows, sleepy eyes, rose ve'y narrow be-
tween the eyebrows, but broad at the bottom; lips en-
ormously thick; chin, wide and double. He wore a stock
and wristbands; his wig was what is called a 'Busby,' but
often wanted powder. His hat, a three-cornered one; coats,
one a dark mulberry, the other brown, inclining to the
colour of Scotch snuff; large brass, or gilt buttons, black
waistcoat, and small-clothes sometimes the latter were
corduroy; black stockings, large easy shoes, with buckles;
latterly he used a hooked walking stick: his gait was wide
and awkwardly sprawling.
"I once saw him follow a sturdy thief, who had stolen his
handkerchief in Grosvenor-square, seize him by the collar
with both hands, and shake him violently, after which he
quickly let him loose, and then, with his open hand, gave
him so powerful a smack on the face, that sent him off the
pavement staggering."
This concluding anecdote is very characteristic. This
book contains sundry odd bits of information which we
should look in vain for elsewhere;—for instance, we
learn incidentally that Voltaire, during his stay in Lon-
don, lived in Maiden-lane—that Vardervelde painted the
tea distances in the portraits ,of the Hampton-court
Admirals, at present located in the Painted
Hall, Greenwich—that Hugh Honison, the late
keeper of York-terrace, was the original Strap of
"Roderick Randoen"—that Charles I. was not so liberal
a patron of Vandyke as has been commonly sup-
posed, but that he was in' the constant habit of
cutting down Vandyke's charges for pictures frequently
to one-half, and that at VatidYke's death Charles owed
him large sums, which his heirs could never recover. All
these little bits of information are communicated inci-
dentally ; but as there is neither index nor table of con-
tents to the work, the reader will have " to search all
the day ere he find them." Whether, " when found, they
are worth the search," it is for him to determine. Seri-
ously speaking, an index would add greatly to the value
of this book, and we trust, that when it reaches a se-
cond edition, which no doubt it will, ere long, this hint
will not be forgotten. The following anecdote of the
marriage of Angelica Kauffmann will probably be new
to many of our readers:—
"Angelica Kauffmann was a great coquette, and pre-
tended to be in love with several gentlemen at the same
time. Once she professed to be enamoured of Nathaniel
Dance; to the next visitor she would divulge the great
secret that she was dyinF, for Sir Joshua Reynolds. How-
ever, she was at last rightly served for her duplicity by
marrying a very handsome fellow personating Count Horn.
With this alliance site was so pleased, that she made her
happy conquest known to her Majesty Queen Charlotte, who
was much astonished that the Count should have been so
long in England without coming to Court. However, the
real Count's arrival was sometime afterwards announced at
Dover; and Angelica Kauffmann's husband turned out to be
no other than his valet de chambre. He was prevailed upon
subsequently to accept a eepdrate maintenance. After this
man's death she married Zucci, and settled in Rome."
In 1803, Mr. Smith saw Belzoni, afterwards so cele-
brated as the Egyptian traveller, exhibiting in Bartho-
lomew fair as " the Young Hercules, or the Patagonian
Sampson." Various stories have been current as to the
oarly career of Belzoni. Mr. Smith gives tne following
account of him, and, as he was personally acquainted
with that extraordinary man, there is every reason to
believe it is authentic :

PROJECTED LINES TO UXBRIDGE.
a public meeting of the inhabitalits of Uxbridge
and was held in the assembly room, for the pur-
pose of considering which of the projected lines of railway
would be most advantageous to the town. • The meeting was
most numerously attended.
At twelve o'clock, Major Stuart, of the Grove, Hillingdon,
was called to the chair.
Some discussion arose with regard to the manner in which
the various schemes should be introduced to the meeting. It
was ultimately decided that the names of each should be
written upon cards And mixed together, and that one at a
time be shown by the Chairman.
The first line announced was the Oxford, Thame, High
Wycombe, and Uxbridge Junction Railway.'
Mr. LANE said it was the intention of the Company to
which he belonged to afford the ioliabiants Of Uxbridge the
means of railway communication with Oxford. Of all the
various schemes which had co
ofme under his notice, though
there were no doubt many which he had not heard, he
thought the present, if carried into effect, would be the most
useful to U:..bridge,. Before issuing their prospectuses the
Company thought the best way to pursue was to obtain what
local interest they could, and he was happy to say that they
had already obtained the support of many persons in the
locality. The lineie projected ran from Oxford to Timm°, High
Wycombe, am hen to Uxbridge; and there were various
proposals to connect it with West Drayton, if they did not
themselves carry the line as far as there. As one of the
advantages of that line, lie might mention that it would
shorten the distance between London and Oxford at least
twelve miles.
Mr. llEumNo—Yon have not pledged yourself to that.
Mr. LANE—Certainly not, but the probability is, that we
shall be able to take you there.
Arr. HERRING—We want to be sure of it.--(Laughter.)
Mr. DEBUEG, also one of the deputation from the same
Company, next addressed the meeting in favour of the line.
and that the Uxbridge
In reply to several questions, Mr. DEBURG stated that the
slitia'utio'sn'ou'eld
would
dube upon
be as ea the
r t
The Great Northern, Southern, and Eastern Counties, or
Ipswich and Southampton Railway, was next commenced,
but, there being no one present to advocate that line,
n broadhe
centre gauge,
of the town as possible.
The Metropolitan Railways Junction project was pro-
ceeded with.

e was a native of Padua, and educated in order to be-
come a profound monk; but during the frenzy of war, being
noticed by the French army, in consequence of his command-
ing figure, to be admirably well calculated for a fugleinan,
prudently avoided seizure for so deadly a service by getting
together what few things time would permit him, and so
left Rome. I should have stated to the reader that, upon his
arrival in London, in the year 1803, he walked into Smith-
field dining Bartholomew-fair time, when he was seen by
the master of a show, who, it is said, thus questioned his
Merry Andrew :--4 Do you see that tall-looking fellow in the
midst of the crowd? he is looking about him over the people
as if he walked upon stilts; go and see if he's worth our
money, and ask him if he wants a job.' Away scrambled
Mr. Merryman down the monkey's post, and, 'as quick as
lightning,' conducted the stranger to his master, who, being
satisfied of his personal attractions, immediately engaged,
plumed, painted, and put him up. The reader will readily
conceive that a man like Belzoni, seriously educated for the
duties of the Church, and accustomed to associate with
people of good manners, could with no little reluctance en-
dure the vulgar society his pecuniary circumstances alone
compelled him to associate with. However, after the expi-
raticn of nine years, in the course of which time he had
married and saved money, he and his wife were enabled to
visit Portugal, Spain, and Malta, from which place they
embarked for Egypt. Fortunately for Belzoni, the wife he
bad chosen more than equally shared his numerous dangers,
by spiritedly joining in all his enterprises, which some of my
readers will recollect arc most delightfully described by her-
self, in what she styles 'A Trifling Account,' printed at
the end of her husband's Travels in Egypt, Nubia,' " &c.
We must now take our leave of Mr. Smith, assuring
him that we consider his very amusing gossip an excel-
lent " book for a rainy day."

Mr. ETHERIDGE briefly stated the claims !his line had
upon the support of the meeting. The great benefit to be
derived from the line in question was to afford them direct
communication with the great trunk lines. It would
cross the London and York, and joining the Northern
and Eastern at Hertford, would from thence proceed through
Essex to Tilbury. Thus the inhabitants would have com-
munication with Chelmsford, and be enabled to get wheat
from thence with very great facility. Coals could by this
line be put into their carriages at Mallon or Tilbury, and
brought to Uxbridge, thus avoiding all the London coal dues.
They would besides have communication with Birmingham,
instead of being compelled, as at present, to proceed first to
the railway station in Lomb ; cemmunication with Cam-
bridge, Lincoln, Dover, and Brighton would also be estab-
lished. With respect to the station at Uxbridg,, he should
rather the inhabitants of the town should fix upon the most
convenient and desirable spot, than that it should be left with
the Company, and he should be happy to hear any sugges-
tions that might be made upon that subject.
Mr. Asnerreat. addressed the meeting on the part of the
same Company, pointing out the means the town would pos-
sess for increasing its trade if that line were adopted.
The London, Birmingham, and Buckingham Railway was
next brought before the meeting by
Captain DARRELL, High Sheriff of the county of Bucking-
ham, who said that the line would pass at or near Uxbridge;
perhaps it would be at a distance of two miles from the town.
—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") He would bring it through Ux-
bridge, even through the main street, if possible, but they
must be governed by the engineer. The lire commenced at
West Drayton, proceeding through Amersham and Wend-
over, but the most materixl portion by fir was that which
connected the town of Uxbridge with 'London.
Mr. BRAMAH also advocated the above scheme, stating
th t the line would afford railway accommodation between
the important towns from Uxbridge to Aylesbury, and make
use of the railway from Drayton to London, thus putting
them in communication with Birmingham. If it were pos-
sible to erect the station of Uxbridge at any one place more
agreeable than another, they might depend upon it it should
be done.—(Hear, hear.)
The next project mentioned was the London, Oxford, Chel-
tenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, and Hereford Railway.
Mr. Arensox came forward as the advocate of this line. It left
the Birmingham line in the valley of the Brent, in the vici-
nity of Twyford, and proceeded from thence to Uxbridge.
There was besides a branch proposed to connect them with
Thame. At Uxbridge there would be a tunnel under the
cricket ground, of the length of 484 yards. The gradients
were exceedingly favourable, none being
so steep as 1 in 101.
They would have a branch out of the main line, forming a
junction with the Great Western line at Southall, and should
lay down two gauges, in order to run upon both the lines,
the Great Western and the London and Birmingham. His
was a perfectly independent line, and was not a branch of the
London and Birmingham, as bad been hinted.
The Oxford, Whitney, Cheltenham,
and Gloucester In-
dependent Extension Railway was then brought before the
meeting by
Sir JAMES DUKE, who said that the station of their line
would be in Windsor-street, and one of its advantages would
be, that there would be free communication between the rail-
way and the canal. They would go
by Southall,and,
necessary, there would be a station in the city. The line in
question was the first but one registered, and the matters
if
were in a very favourable state for its complete success.
Mr. JFNKINS next stated the merits of the Northern and
Southern Connecting Railways. He said, this line would
form a junction with the Metropolitan Railways Junction
project, the terminus being at Hertford. It was a connect-
ing railway, and in the course of time would connect the
whole of Great Britain. They might travel by their line
in every direction, without making the metropolis the
resting-place.
The Middlesex and Surrey Junction Railway was the next
brought forward. Its claims for support were advocated by
Mr. GAL WORTHY. This line, hesaid, would commence at Ux-
bride, proceed to the Southall station of the Great 'Western
Railway, through Whitton, cross the river at Kingston, and
go from thence to Epsom.
Dr. COSTELLO spoke briefly in favour of this line, after
Uxbridge Railway was next intro-
oßsiaitehtvhaeyTwosaysn-lpiarell.
sented
Idiweijealxser. This line was intended to
which the plan of the Oxford Direocptp
an
Mr. CH APPELL, who said that the line took as near as pos.
Bible the old coach road from London. The point fixed upon
fdourtehhdee
bGUyr xe3abitrr
.ildvßgeoesbtseet station
ntt
come from West Drayton to Uxbridge.
Mr. DEBURG then moved that a Committee should be
appointed to inquire further into the. claims of the several

lines. .
Mr. HENRY HALL, miller, of Uxbridge, spoke in favour of
the London, Cheltenham, and Hereford line To show the
necessity for increased railway accAnmoclation for this town,
he stated that considerable delay was occasioned in obtaining
wheat even by the Great Western Railway, for it was a fact,
that hundreds of sacks of wheat were kept a considerable
time at, the Farringdon station before they could be sent to
He therefore moved a resolution to
ttilleemetTeCtitiheaar; the line he had mentioned would be most ser-
viceable to the town.
Dr. BAZELEY seconded the amendment
After which a second amendment was moved by Mr.
MURRAY, to th:eafrf:ct that that line should be selected which
had its Uxbridge station the nearest to the town, and its
London terminus the nearest the City.
After considerable discussion, in which Mr. Westmacott,
Mr. Wilkinson, Captain Darrell, Sir Edward Pearson, Mr.
Etheridge, and others took part.
The following motion, moved by Arr.
liEsTorr, and se-
conded by Mr. WEsTmAcorr, was carried in preference to
the former:—"That the meeting should adjourn until the
plans arc depositA, being the first Thursday after the 30:11
of November next."
A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman, the
meeting separated.

PROJECTED LINES IN ESSEX.
A numerously-attended public meeting of the inhabitants
of Billericay, f;ssex, and adjacent parts, took place on Tues-
day afternoon, in the large room of the Market-hoase, to con-
skier how far the .projected lines bf
railway would affect the
interests of the town, and to adopt such measures as might be
considered necessary in relation thereto.
Captain ROE was called upon to preside. They had not
met, he said, to discuss the question of
and
f tlieuttli:leitytoolfvnraoilfwßa3ii..,
that question was decided long since;
lericay was so situated, that if they did not exert themselves
to obtain the means of travelling and communicating by
railway, an advantage which other towns possessed, they
would soon be left in the lu ch. An ()award movement was
now the spirit of the age, and it would be a reproach to them
if they did not keep pace with it, and enjoy the same means
of speedy communication and intercourse as their neigh-
bours.—(llear, bear.) The Rochford Hundreds were al-
ready striving to obtain this ativantage, and if the
inhabitants of Billericay. did not join in the move-
ment, they would be m such a situation as to la.
out of communication with any other place, and as far, he
might ,rty, from Southend as trim Epping. He was glz.d to
see bitch a numerous a.:emblage that day, and assured the

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, gentlemen present that it only required their exertions to
strengthen the hands of the pretnoters of the lines calculated
RA IF. IVA Y INTELLIGENCE.
. to be servieeable to tliem, tu be soon placed in es favourable
---_-_,..u—
-a position as other towns. (Heer,;bear.) Little need be said
OXFORD Al\ I) SALBee i-IZY DIRECT.
CoAmmni'titneeTifasth'etnadboi\r-lethflje,:intti;:al to show them the importance and necessity for adopting eller
London Coffee-house, Ledgatetic measures to obtain the means of railway accommoda-
tion, and he dim! not think that the inhabitants of the Ruch-
-nlyil ti II ere;at lit
Henryitioeisei
he'd
theses:
toecrPidc,aroyE.e:aqs Provisional ittiTiefl
Eeddgelert, North Wales in the chair.
makeir. plan they would endeavour to exe.ute.--(Hear, hear.) If
fart Hundreds would raise any °ejection, or be averse to the
aPiiitiEwsT, tfnertst.itlawte4dytfl,t.,a,mtiththeeothjitef,tooffothxetlCw(a)mt;:atnhye
citywa otof
they did not adopt some speedy mse sines they would be en-
Salisbury, in a part of the country in which they had no '
! tirely shut out from other towns. tie hoped tee projectors-of
reason to anticipate opposition, ina.much as the inhabitant:;. the lines calculated to be of service to them would that day
receive such support as to enable thetn to go before Podia.
of all the cnies and towns through which the line passed had
expressed their intention of supporting it in every way.
Four ;Lies were already projected to the port of Poole, which i ment, and effect the object they bad in view.
Mr. CARTEn then moved the folleeving resolution—"That
no doubt would become in time a formidable rival to South-
this
meeting having considered the several proposed lines of
ampton. From Salisbury the lice proceeded through the
railway to Southend, give their deeided preference to that
Valley of time Bowen up to the town of Hungerford.
i front Shentie/d throligh Billericay, which tbllows the accuse
Wid alone be of real
Front Hungerford the line proceeded to Waritage. From
i toned line of traftie and business, and, by passing through
\Vantage it praceecied to Ahingdon, a town which had
all the towns and poooipoi villages, snared most materially from the neglect of the Great
Western Railway Company, who, instead of running advantage to this district."
their trunk through the - town, had left it at a
The resolution was seconded by Mr. Hume and carried
distance of about fair miles, the consequence of which was unanimouely.
that the inhabitants of that large tradieg town found ex-
Mr. G. Rowe moved the second vesolution—" That the
!hue of railway prepseed by the Idet,opolitaa Railways
treme difficulty in conveying themselves and goods to the
proof I Junction Compaey, connecting the hill:meant towns of
districts in which their customers resided. A greater
Chelmsford and Gravesend, passing thiough Billericay, and
of the interest which the inhabitants of that town took in
the proposed line could not be given than the presence at firming a direct communication between the eastern rod
that meeting of the Mayor awl one of the Aldermen of that southern counties, is highly calculated to promote the trade
town. Pursuant to a requisition presented to the Mayor, a
and interests of this town and neighbourhood, and well de-
public meting is shortly to be held in support of the line. '
I serves the support of its inhabitants and the agricultural
A great amount of business was transacted at Abingdon; districts adjoining."
Mr. WILLIAM OFFIN seconded the resolution, and con-
handsgthree of the clothing establishments there employed 1,000
gratulated the Chs.irman upon the respectability of the
meeting, and the hopes of soon obtaining the means of rail.
each. From Abingdon the ine proceeded to Oxford.
fnan whence lines were projected to Rugby and several
way communication with other parts of the country.
other important places. The Oxford and Salisbury Railway
would thus form a part of a long trunk line from the very The resolution was carried unanimously.
pp
south to the north of England, and become a portion of the
Mr. Wiemax Rouni d the next resolution—
great integral line from Poole to Edinburgh. The traffic roos
" That the other projected linese to Southend will affo-d no
accommodation to the inhabitants of this neighbourhood, but
between Oxford and Salisbury at present was not very great,
be positively injurious to their interests, and ought to be
owing to the great difficulty of transit, but from recent-ex-
discountenanced and opposed." He thought that all who
perience they had a confident expectat:on of a vast
were acquainted with the neighbourhood, would easily see
increase from the augmen:ed facilities which would
that the lines now proposed would be serviceable to the in•
be given by the proposed line. Salisbury at present
railw habitants of the towns, and that the others would be highly
ay rem
I present day any town which was
was f
disadvantageous. If the Buie from Blackwell, called the
. n the twenty to thirty miles distant from any
must be well
precluded from the advantage of a railway South Essex line, was to be secce!-sfal in Parliament, it would
nigh extinguished. The engineer, Mr. Wees, bad gone over
not be of the slightest benefit to them, as it wo
oldnot ap-
the line, and found the engineering difficulTies exceedingly proach them within three mike.
slight. The whole length of the -lipe would be fifty-two Mr. Wieuaat CROSBY having seconded the resolution,
miles, but a considerable portion wThe CHAIRMAN, in putting it to the meeting, remarked
net and Awn Canal, and other railways, leaving the actualwould. run upon the Ken-
that the inhabitants of the 'Rochford Hundreds would, he
had little doubt, give them their support, because any line
work to be executed about forty miles. A tar greater number
of shares had already been applied for than the amount pre-
coining through Billericay was as' good for them as any that
scribed.
could be adopted.
Dr. Etas; in moving the appointment of a committee, and
Mr. BREES entered into an explanation of the engineering
the commencement of a sub
,cription to promote the foregoing
merits a the line, in which he stated there were only two
resolutions, concurred in the remarks of the Chairman.
paces where any difficulties existed, but which would both
be easily overcome, the line having taken the natural course This resolution having been seconded and carried,
of the country.
The CHAIRMAN said that the immediate business of the
meeting being over, deputatii ens front the London and Southern
Resolutions were then passed for the establishment of the
Company, the appointment of officers, and other matters, and and Metropolitan Railways Junction Companies were pre-
the meeting separated.
sent, to give any information regarding their lines which
might be desired.
Mr. F. W. EntemDGE, of the Metropolitan Junction line,
said that some of the advantages the town would derive
from their railway \vould he. that the inhabitants would be
enabled to obtain coal, lime, and chalk, more speedily and
more economically than at present, and that the farmers
would hale better markets to go to, for the railway would
open many more pats of the country to them. It must be.
borne in mind that at Uxbridge, which their railway would
pass, there were 2,000 quarters of wheat ground weekly.
When that place was put in communication with Essex, it
might be fairly expected that one-filth of that quantity would
be sent from Essex. Coals, which he believed were sold in the
town at from 28s. to 308. per ton, would be reduced to ,
18s. 6d.; chalk, which cost from 75. to Bs. per ton, would be
had for 45.; and in lime a saving of 2e. Vd in 100 pecks
would be effected.—(Hear.) The line would not stop' at '
Tilbury. It was the intention of the company to cross the
river, probably by a steam bridge similar to that at South- '
ampton, and thus Kent, Sussex, and Essex Would be united.
Mr. Sinew, the solicitor to the London and Southern Com- •
party, laid before the meeting some details of that line. He
said that this town did not depend so much upon itself as
upon communication with other towns; and, in his cpinion,
it they did not have railway accommodation, it would soon
sink into insignificenee. That induced them to project the
railway. In the article of c-a!, they could get none good
under 325. the ton. If the railway were mare, they could
get then for 245. The amount of carriage at present was
Bs. par chaldron. It was calculeted by the company that
the carriage of coal would be a source of great profit. At
present the price charged for the couveyance of lime along
the road was 30s. the waggon, in addition to other expenses,
while by the railway the same quantity might be removed
the s tine distance for 10s., effecting a saving of more than
the cost of the lime.—(Hear, hear.) It would be unnecessary
for him to mention the various other articles, the conveyance
of which by railway would not only be a great benefit to the
town, but a Source of revenue to time Company.
The CHA/RMAN begged Mr. Shaw to inform the meeting
whet the feeliog of the inhabitants of the Rochford Hun-
dreds was with regard to the proposed linQs—whether they
were disposed to concur with or to oppose them.
Mr. SHAW replied that he had conversed with nearly the
whole of the principal persons, ard not one of them ex-
pressed his dissent to the line. Two or three said the pro-
jects were rather late, and that thee had pledged themselves
to another line, but they had nothing to tear from fair com-
petition.
Mr. ETHERIDGE said he should like to know what,was the
most suitable place for the Billericay station.
Mr. Roune said he had no doubt it would be at the bottom
of the town.
Mr. ETHERIDGE said the Company was inclined to adopt
whatever place the town thought best.
Captain SCHNEIDER, of the London and Southend line,
next
.addressed the meeting, and recommended persons me-
siding in the neighbourhood to purchase shares in the rail-
t ay, if only five or eix, to let the Legislature see it was not
a mere city speculation. 7 hey would appear better before
Parliament if their shareholders were actually interested in
the success of the railway.
The following resolution was then carried :—" That the in-
habitants of the several towns- in the hundreds of Barnstaple
and Rochford be earnestly 4equ,:sted to concur in the object
of this inee'ing."
A Committee having been appein fed to carry the resolu-
tions into effect, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman,
and the meeting separated.

EASTERN COUNTIES JUNCT[ON AND SOUTLIEND.--A meet-
ing of the Committee of Management et this undertaking
was held on Tuesday, when it was rz.solved " That the report
of the engineers is in every respect satiefact, ry, and should
be carried into effect fig-tilwith; that the Earl of Morning-
ton be appointed Chairman of the Company; and that the
Lord Viscount Wellesley be appointed a member of the Pro-
visional Committee." It 'eas statul in the course of the
meeting that the promoters fif the scheme had every reason
to believe it would be successful when brought before Par-
liament.

DIRECT SHEFFIELD AND YORK, AND WAKEFIELD,
PONiriElerLgt%.eCTat,esAtNaDitGocitniollin
from
modation to an immense mass of pers .ns which it is intended
to afford. It will commence at :-heffield, and proceed along
tirr thite'Nf.a7tTolfl is
thelin.ve aisst. obtain-
ingaeeent
the North Midlai:d Railway to Swindon, and, branching olf
in a direct line, pass close: to Pontefract, Brotherton, and
Knottingly, and on to Burton Salmon, and will again unite
with the North Midland Railway. The scheme is hailed
with decided satisfaction, more particularly by the people of
Wakefield, and, it not presenting ahy opposing features to
existing railways, will be free from opposition from i
being a feeder of consideration to the Wakefield,whilst Pontefract,ts and Goole Railway (the Bill for which has been already ob-
tained), it cannot fail but to command the support and co-
ope.ration of that Company. The Midland and Birmingham
Railways will likewise benefit thereby, as it will render them,
Rin conjunction with the South Midland and Erewash Valley
ailways, as direct a means of communication northward as
is possible. It is curious that, short as is this railway (being
only 17 miles in length), it will form a kev of the utmost
importance, and a connecting link by which the towns above-
mentioned will be brought 10 miles nearer to each other,
shortening the distance between York and Sheffield, connect-
thing the latter with the nearest shipping port, and perfecting
e transit between numerous towns of magnitude and Not-
tingham, Birmingham, Leicester, and Northampton. The
line has been surveyed by Mr. Charles Vignolea and Mr.
John Bevan, and the returns are all in a state of forwardness
for business operations at the commencement of the next ses-
sion of Parliament.

AXHOLME, GAncSBOROUGII, AND GOOLE RAILWAY.-+A
very satisfactory arrangement has, we are informed, been
made with the York and North Midland Railway Com-
pany, by which four-and.a-half per cent. will be guaranteed
to the shareholders irk this line, besides half the surplus
profits, which, it is believed, will raise the dividend to seven
or eight per cent. Mr. Hudson will be chairman, and the
Right Hon. Sir John Eeckett, deputy-chairman. Other
directors from the York and North Midland Company will
also be added to t' e board.
GREAT NORTH OF INDIA RAILWAY, FROM ALLANAPAD
TO DELDL—Since the first notice of the appearance of this
project it would seem that sir George Larpent's Company,
(the Indian Railway, of hich Mr. Macdonald Rowland
Stephenson is the engineer, and now at Calcutta,) have re-
published the names of their board, with an intimation to
the public that the line of the above Company from Allaha-
bad to Delhi was contemplated in their great scheme of the
Indian Railway Company. The latter Company, as already
notified, have a capital of 4,000.0001. entrusted to them for
the purpose of carrying out a line Lona Calcutta to Delhi
(about 500 miles), and that their preliminary survey is now
making to Burdwan (about 140 miles). It is also known,
that this small part of the line is to be completed before the
Indian Company propose to commence with their works
from thence to Mirzapore. It is strongly urged therefore,
that although the Indian Company may have proposed to
themselves in the outset a succession of Indian railways, yet
as they have only taken capital for their first line—from
Calcutta to Mirzapore, there exists no good reason, either as
affects the European or Indian public, why any new com-
pany should nut proceed with the important line from Alla-
ballad to Delhi, so that simultaneously the Great North and
West line of India may be in progress—indeed, that it would
be a manifest injustice and inconvenience that the public
should wait whilst one company can complete their arrange-
ments for successfully carrying out a given extensive line of
the country, which fairly gives employment for the capital
and enterprise of many. One Let is most important, that
the Indian board is especially favourable to the north-west
lines, and that it is nut under a pledge to any particular
company.

THE TILAMF.S TvxyEr. RAlLWAY.—Negotiations are now
going forward between the Directors of the Thames Tunnel
ands party of capitalists, headed by a gentleman most fa-
vourably known in the railway world, for the purelwe of
the tunnel, with the view of ca rry ing a railwayeliititsoirsksn:odlmotiirltol:eirncrktle
likely to
the junction of the Eastein Counties and Blackwall lines
trtßuoch)rteiptughairliye,iiit:opai
nncii;itnnee
esrtaeincs:aftn,rutoniitipinibrietoeg:h, Greenwich line whence the Croydon,
of pr
~r riii4iiay not rtieen.ttonfrt(ln)irtleedipi,isrboai
proprietors,
large
to Government.. Under these circumstances, an offer of
about 10s. in the pound (which is, we believe, the amount
named) seems a perfect God-send to the unfortunate Share-
holders, a meeting of whom will, we hear, be held to-day, to
consider the proposal. Should an arrangement be effected,
the atmospheric principle will be adopted, Mr. Robert
Stephenson will probably be the engineer-in-chief; and Mr.
Phipps acting engineer, and the direction will consist of
members of the Northern and Eastern Dover, Brighton, and
Blackwall bo.irds. 'There can be no question that a " below-
bridge" junction of this kind would be of great public utility.
—Railway Record.
GREAT INDIAN PENINSULAR RAILWAY.—The promoters of
this line have this week obtained a prodigious accession of
csot roe, nogrt lAibr3.•
At he
be
lasd
with,, n
ot
no
et hofe i ies t osf fesDs
rirse. eitot
ortshos
ef laund(-1
half a dozen more capitalists of the highest eminence. It is
now become decidedly the first of all the Indian railways.—
Railway Record.

REGENT'S CANAL COMPANY.—We are informed, and we
have reason to believe correctly, that the wharfingers and
warehousemen cn the banks of the Regent's Canal, lately
sold tin- 1,000,0001. to the Regent's Canal Railway Company,
are opposed only ou the grounds if compensation.—Railway
Record.

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