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

BUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

Brighton harm, Mon., Patch= ; Wed., Race Course
Fri., Dyke-11.

Brookside harrs., Mon., Newmarket-hill ; Thurs., Tels-
combe Tye-10i.
Findon hds., Tues., Parham; Thurs., 'Wapping Thorn ;
Sat., Erringbam.
Earl of Yarborough's hds.. Mon., Welsby-house; Wed.,
Saxby-mill ; Fri., Swallow-village-11.
Sir Tattoo Sykes's hds., Toes., Whinmoor-build; Wed.,
Galley-gap; Fri., Mr. Bosville's, Thorp-house.
Atherstone hds., Mon., Kingsbury-wood ; Wed., Red Lion,
Appleby; Thurs., Cadeby-gate; Fri., Ansley-hall; Sat.,
Coombe-abbg--719..

-Mr. Chandler's has., Tues., Coombe Perry Wood; Sat.,
Pl}}•mouth Arms-10i.
Mr. Roe's bds., Mon., Dunstone Cross; Wed., Lea Moors;
Sat., Court House-10.

Shropshire hds., Mon., High Ercall ; Wed., Petton ; Fri.,
Alcham-bridge-104.

Tiverton has., Wed., Huntsbam Ham House; Sat., Gibbet
Moor-14.
Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Mon., Chirk Castle; Tues., Is-
co yd ; Fri., Nescliff; Sat., King's Mill-10 .
Mr. A. Smith's hds., Mon., Clatford Oakcuts ; Tues., Oars
Hill ; Wed., Wherwell. Wood ; Thurs., Lower Wick Farm ;
Fri., South Grove; Sat., Clarendon Park.
Duke of Bedford's lads. Mon., Alderton village; Wed.,
Codrington village; Fri., Leighterton village; Sat., Christian
Malford.

Sherwood harrs., Tues., Berry Hill ; Fri., White Post-11.
Mr. Meynell Ingram's lids., Mon., Longord ; Thurs., Cat.
ton ; Sat., Henhurst-104.
Donnington hds. Mon., Bunny Park; Wed., Ticknall
vil-
lage; Sat., Cavendish-bridge.
Quorn lids., Mon., Shearsby Inn ; Tues., Beaumanor Park ;
Thurs., Gaddesby ; Fri., Bunny Park-104.
Ruffrd lids., Mon., Winkburn ; Thurs., Thurgarton Priory ;
Sat., Lound -11a11-101.
Lord H. Bentinck's lids., Mon., Blankey ; Tues., Thonock,
by Gainsbiirgh ; Wed., Linwood, by Rasen ; Thurs., Skel-
lingthorpoll.
Mr. Farquharson's lids., Mon., Yelloidam ; Tues., Hook
Park ; Thui s., Wooton ; Fri., Sydling Barn.
8.V.H., Tues., Pointington Ridge; Fri., Toomer Farm-
-11.
Mr. Dean's harrs.,.Tues., Ashill Forest-10.
Devon hds., Mon.,`Luscombe-11.
Essex Union lids., Tues., Hazeleigh, Hall; Sat., Totham
Maypole.
Last Essex lids., Mon., Bulmer ; Thurs., Aldham Hall;
Sat., Crouch Fair Green (if there should be rain)-10i.

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GREAT WESTERN ;ENO
RAILWAY.—(THIS DA.)
A general meeting 'of the shareholders i this exttc)e
was held this morning at the London- TaVo'n, ibr of
poge of obtaining the ratification and contmatioa
powers to be given to the representatives ad agents
Coml any in India ; Major Morse Cooper in thelltur'..4,
We observed among thoseisresent the f0i10w3(136 p
Hon. Captain Gore, John W Grant, Esq. ; '
Esq.; Mr. Alderman Hooper, W. F. Fitzwalut
Major Waller, and Captain Hitching.
The CHAIRMAN, before proceeding to businessro
mention, as to the affairs of the Company, that 0(30'
most desirable condition. It might seem to some:Yfeo,
we are doing nothing, but with a companylike
council can alone do anything to favour Our ehJe7,o
this is done we can do nothing more than collect:m)
consolidate our scheme, and have all in a state of
t 0,4
ness to carry out our measures. And we are ;Pet
give the necessary powers to the committees and' 1
London for the carrying out of these measure',
therefore, submit to you resolutions for this purl'bi
Resolutions were then read to the effect,—First,
meeting empowers the ComMittee of Managemenntowei
to appoint agents, with the delegated neeessarY,,roi 11;
pay them whatever- salary is proper, and ti foA
suspend them. Second,. Empowers the said Costoti
appoint auxiliary committees, and to give such
to .any member. or members of these auxiliary coll'io
may be proper. Third, Gives the Committee °io
ment full nower to exert or join in the execut° ;
deeds as may be necessary for these measures. , two c
These having been moved and seconded IV
Proprietors present, whose narn veil could not eh"s,o-,
The Crrarnstax said, before phtting the resoluti(sjtio
to tell the Shareholders there is a gentleman,preseelo
the Directors have the greatest confidence,
and filled the highest situations in India, whose
of the country and the details of its affairs Jed the (5.
ment of the country to employ him 'confidentialtl."
these resolutions will apply.. • -
Theresolutions were then put and carried unusil l:
The CHAIRMAN—I have the pleasure of introdui;
John Glatt,: Egg., as the gentleman' foOhOM l'its)
as having the entire confidence of yoUr direetorYd
setoff for India by the 20th of this month, aritbef
take farewell of the shareholders. Let me add ni'; (11
of the proceedings in India, with reference to. the
affairs, your Committee really yet know nothingili„,
mail we may hear of something ;. as,. however,
condition, to talk would be useless. As to the °Pr
of Mr. Grant we are sure you will agree with us.
Mr. GRANT thanked the Chairman and the_C,e_it

the degree of confidence they had been pleased 02
him. I also beg to convey my thanks to the rile
you have with the same confidence in me, elected. p
provisional committee. I have been a resident alot,
or 27 years, and very much on the .track of tilisvel
the country about which I am well acquainted. it i;,,,
the most favourable possible in the Presidency. 1 i;.,
premature to say more now, than that, en arrivaltief,
I hope to connect myself immediately .with gel
I great influence and knowledge of the country. 'Y I
my sense of the honour you have done me.- cot.
Mr. LEGGE—I believe it is understood that the
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line should go to Diamond Harbour. But it,rlP7,,,:e
prospectus, issued by the Calcutta and St. tienTli>
Company, that Company's line, is to go to Diemen
instead of St. George's Point.
A PROPRIETOR thought this strange. -the'
The CHAIRMAN said the Directors are avrart,ei
mittee have done their utmost to further the intel),:ietl,
Company, and could not do more till the f' piP
brought before the Government. The line from ll',,
Harbour to Dinapore will form another scheale', sl'
tainly are the first registered. We have, besides ci
in our Company of very great influence in tvetoe,
Dwarkanauth Tagore has an estate extending is,
fourteen miles along the line in the Burdwan collo i,,,
are perfectly satisfied with our position; our Pisss
memorial are already before the Government. ;,, 0
To a Proprietor, who asked whether the enge:,ee
other Companywere at present out in India, mall',„" • '
The CHAIRMAN replied, yes; but this was very °.,,""eili
i
all India was already accurately surveyed, and as "
in every corner as the proprietor's own garden. ho i-
Dates of registration were here compared, "' -of:
peared this Company was registered oft the 14,lhge,
the East India Railway Company on the 15th or ut
Another PROPRIETOR—Are there not officers wol
the same duties as those imposed on the gentlemen
by the other Company? , Aill
CHAIRMAN—No ;we consider this would be 1
mature; the country is surveyed as well as 1
't all
there was no time lost. )
Mr. KENNEDY—I have been 32 years in Inidspf
with the most intimate knowledge of the country 0.,,
question of surveys, I will remind the Conllislile,
Asiatic sovereignties are the landowners of the conono
their revenue is land-rent. They have oi
plaints of redundant population; the people are ibst
the terror of the sovereignties is, therefore, ,ereif
agriculturists will leave them; and two such so' 00'
will go to war with each other on this
The agriculturists are their slaves. In order, the
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ascertain their revenue, they must have exact o`ol.,
surveys of the conntry. The revenue office dot
whole, every bush and corner in the country. laidioct,•
their charts—every soil in every district, red or h,ore ,
or dry. The sending out of surveyors, there,
mere useless expense. Those connected with the tol
know the country better; and when you Considero
five shillings are paid on our' deposits, the DI OA
Company, it must be evident, will not allow lli` tsos
differing from the procedure of other railways? %boil
have done right, and believe the issue will ~-o,„e
Mr. Princeps, on our Committee, is a gentleman tiit,l;
ledge and station entitlealsis opinion to great wei6 „pi,
after a careful consideration of the plan, gave his -AI?,
favour of the Bengal line. General Macleod, of (4'
on our Committee, though his name all)) ore,
the list by mistake, decidedly approves 01, tier',
as the best. It has been said to us, that an inualoo,
the rivers has lately occurred in the country, over it
extent of fifty or sixty miles to the depth of eves iv('
and from this it is supposed our line will not alio; i',,
cannot be made ; but this very circumstance apple
other company's line, and not to ours. It WaL ilil
this, having a perfect knowledge of the coullu'l40;
did not start as we should otherwise have done,. fe
cutta, but went some way up the river, by stilly:" I
escaped the inundations. f Pe'
iq
Alderman HoorEß only wished to correct allY !it°,
pressions arising from the name of the engineer 0 of
the other Company, for though that gentleraalfSs,
Stevenson, it is not the celebrated Robert Stepliens°
The CHAIRMAN here remarked, • that D".
cs 1,
Tagore had been pleased to give them his o'd l'`
and surveys, which are already in India ; °e t.
the Governor, and that these surveys extend over 44
the-line, saving thus much expense to the Call/700X
have sent in two projected lines, one to Dinapore, all the
up-the Hooghley, because large boats must unshipol; on
or if not must go round by the Sunderbunds, a vet.' i''
ous passage.
1011 A PROPRIETOR in the body of the meeting relll,
,01,
be did not see the other; Company was any r,f,
Company had put in' two plans, of this he was glebe `,
should the Government suggest any other line to 0,
Company, these lines of this Companywould still ter' bet
the committee and proPrietors are convinced they "c" ,
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fitable to the shareholders.
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To a question by one of the Proprietors, the
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said that the shares had'been allotted, half to Dined'
to England, 40,000 shares each, and 36,000 have i)'
upon in England. ' - 10,
Mr. JONES urged very strongly on the milli° oily'
the remaining 4,000 shares, which the ChairtllluireVoi
been reserved, should be allotted to the present shat
Mr. Jones could see no necessity, and thought 'fence} ,•"
little propriety, he had almost said, honesty, i'l.,a fe'''
these shares to be allotted, if they paid well, to "
voThis urites. fro°
called forth a good deal 'of explanatiell
CHAIRMAN and others.
A PROPRIETOR, Wilt/ m cae in late,- ellqui-d l,c(
had been known by the overland mail, a" ;10ty
on bearing the Chairman could tell him nothinkss/
had several letters. The purport of one-er'tbAnl„ of
there will be a line from MirzapOre, that: tl id se/
favourite in the country, therefore the writer Wall„lsel'd
and wished that it had occurred to the Directorp`;VL, k
from the increase on shares in the East India Bait d
pany, one Company is enough on the ' same s'"" ill
country.
°
Thanks to
,the Chairman for his courteous conduct I .
chair were moved by Mr. JONES, and seconded.
The meeting then broke up. . .., .
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LONDON AND BlltlVllNalfr
RAILWAY COMPANY. f
PAI)
SPECIAL MEETING OF PROPRIETORS. (Ti-li Al
To-day a special general meetingof the proprietoVie:',
1 line of railway, was held at the Company's Ofgeesat etl
square Station, to consider and sand ion an togreenl.eeo f 5 of
1 ed into by the directors of this company with the duo ociri
the Grand Junction Company, fon an amalguniallide‘l
I two Companies; and also for Alm purpose ofete" by elf
1 and sanctioning another agreement entered.ln hoe
directors with the said Manchestet 'and Bintning"
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6
way Company, for an amalgamation. .
'by tl4
1 The chair was taken at one o'elock precisely 'WO
Carr Gly.me Esq., at which time were was a very f" o;
1 of proprietors present. reined
The Secretary (Mr. CREED) having read the adveoi,
calling the meeting, fjev,
The CHAIRMAN rose to address the Proprietors; occ*
he was exceedingly glad to meet with them on that Mdl
The present meeting was the most ithp9rtant thlol,"
held, as arrangements would be submitted to their 00 L 0
tion and approval, which, if carried, would enahle.oo Or il/,
pany to stand higher and command a better posit) tot;,e,lo'
had ever done before. They would recollect' 0 Por
February last, at a meeting which was
and an amalgamation with the Manchester ag"4. `pi,'"
ham Railway Company was then sanctione d 4V
that had occurred circumstances had banPeneteeallil°
rendered it necessary to alter the terms of union; g 0 the
posed and agreed to. He would not on that occasl,mid toy
an exposition of the views and motives that had l'rt?0'00
alteration of the proposal, though, should the raeolive„
wish it, he was quite prepared to go into an elqid the pith
the whole affair. At the previous meeting he to 10 ~e
prietors that he was anxious only to rilB srrsVell
the Company referred to, a fair and equitable °t f 0
ment ; a view of the question which had of re lB'
lost sight of, though were he to go into a detail
.4 e• 7p
it would require a considerable length of time 3';.i 4)40
nation. The best course would be for the proprietecitiV,4„,,
they think fit, to examine for themselves the Lir insV
statement of accounts, which would be oen to tint '°e;
tion. If in February last they saw that it -wallw Ailrec
to amalgamate with the Manchester and Birnliltiies ' io•s
pany, it was still more so now, as since that id it
let
lines had • sprung up in every quarter, alt, th° sote
necessary for them to be on the alert. No clouv,sper.l.jell.t
many of these projected lines were only traced on 1 off!' tetv,
were not likely to be carried -out, still they were the I'll
to induce them to take steps effectually to protr,gela 00
ests of the Company. In consequence of the rf7bat,a 0.
proposed to be carried out, he might say
,vere 5 t•
London and Birmingham Railway CompallY ree:ll§
position to offer the people of Manchester withs,can lg
traffic' terms such as no other Company or bodY,o
,eoilld
could, or that the supporters of any projected 1011,,,0f it on
any means carry out. He was persuaded no bo“4-ipeP,ste
talists could be found to maintain a railway in. .iiiits,A V 6
with the one he represented, under the arrange.t icoll'iol
posed, without a loss. In every point of vied' I,„est aal
vain for the people of Manchester to-,..elline o',ito
cheapness and accommodation from
s't,inie titien, lie°
were at present supporting in c-a-,. he tW es:,
the present one. If they went on wit- oat alloo'
they would soon find the competition 'go great „., for 4.00
pectation of profit would be destroy Cd. It was vi":000s:
to say that the line they supported could carrY.l? aril'oil
Manchester .to the south in the face of their.
I,irit
mated Company, with any reasonable hope of 1-.,a,,d thl, 00
profit on the capital invested, so far as it reganq vi l"0/
point. Now with respect to the arrangelllem. 01.30,00'
Grand Junction Company. They,
h nation osi
had succeeded in corning to terms for inalgal_ t' -as
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that company.— lne(Loud cheers.) This arrangeu
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