The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-30 00:00:00

IRISH LINES.
DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA.

DUBLIN, Aua. 28.—This day the usual half-yearly general
meeting of Proprietors was held at the Company's house in
Marlborough-street. Mr. George Hoyte, Deputy-chairman of
the Company, was called to the chair.
The CHAIRMAN observed that the. Howth branch had been
already put into the bands of Mr. Dargin and other competent
contractors. It would be at once proceeded with, and opened
next spring.
Mr. ECKERSLEY then read the report of the Directors.
After which

Mr. Kinn read the financial report, when
Mr. GRESHAM moved that the repurts be received and
adopted.
Mr. NicilotsoN, of Manchester, in seconding the motion,
said in common with the Shareholders resident in Manchester,
he had to express disappointment at the small amount of
"goods traffic" which the Company possessed, and he had no
doubt but the deficiency in that particular source of prosperity
aro.e from the absence of proper facilities.
Mr. BRODIGAN observed that the Directors were quite
aware of the deficiency, and had already taken steps to encou-
rage " goods traffic" on the line.
The report was then adopted.
Mr. EVANS, of Manchester, moved the declaration of a
dividend of 245. per share; Mr. SCOTT seconded this, and it
was carried.

Mr. D. KANE moved that 150,000/. should be raised by the
issue of 60,000 new quarter shares, which was seconded by Mr.
BUCHANAN, barrister, and carried unanimously.
Mr. GKESHAM moved, and Mr. MooNEY seconded, a vote
of thanks to Sir John M'Neill, the Company's engineer, which
was carried amid applause.
Sir Join; Ikl'lslErta. handed in a letter from Mr. Thomas
Ord Lees, secretary to the General Post-office, expressive of
the entire satisfaction of the Post-efface authorities of the
general working of the Drogheda Railway. On no occasion
had the mails been delayed in their transit to and from Dublin,
nor had there been a single accident of any kind; and he (the
writer) attributed that happy state of things to the perfect
manner in which all the arrangements connected with the line
were carried out.

Mr. EVANS moved a resolution to the effect that every man
building a house of the annual value of 30/. should have a free
cket along the line.

After some discussion the motion was carried, and the meeting
separated.'

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.

MEETING OF SIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTH'S

FRIENDS.

The friends of Sir William Molesworth held a district
meeting for St. Saviour's, Southwark, in the Queen's
Head Tavern, High-street, last night. The large room
was filled to overflowing.
At half-past seven o'clock Sir William, accompanied
by several members of his Committee, entered the room,
and was greeted with enthusiastic cheering.
Mr. COOPER having been called to the chair, pro-
posed an adjournment to the open air.
The persons assembled consequently adjourned to the
yard, and Sir WILLIAM addressed them from the bal-
cony. He said that this was the eighth meeting which
he had attended in the borough, and at each he had felt
it his duty to state his political principles, and at each,
also, he had been received with kindness and applause.
The real contest in that borough was between Mr. fil-
cher and himself, for it was preposterous to speak of the
chances of Mr. Miall.—(Cheers.) his (Sir William's)
Committee had just informed him that the majority of
voters had declared in his favour, and that the sup-
porters of Mr. Miall were insignificant in the extreme.—
(Cheers.) On the last evening Mr. Miall had, however,
with a singular want of politeness, stated that this asser-
tion of his was a mere electioneering trick, and that he
(Mr. Miall) was confident of success.—(No, no.) lie (Sir
William Molesworth) would not retort upon Mr. Miall
in his own rude strain, but he had already said that he
should abide by the decision of the majority of the elec-
tors. Mr. Miall rejected this proposal, and why? He
feared that the Liberal interest should prevail in the
borough. If he (Sir W. Molesworth) could get Mr.
Miall out of the field, he should defeat the Tory with
ease, and save his own purse.—(A voice in the crowd,
"2,0001.," laughter.) And if Mr. Miall would accede to
his proposal to test the strength of their supporters, the
Liberal interest would be secure, and he would be re-
turned as their representative.—(Cheers, and " You
shall.") Yesterday evening there was a meeting
held of the supporters of Mr. Miall, and Mr. Apsle)
Pellatt, in the chair, said that no conscientious—no
honest Dissenter could vote with him (Sir W. Moles-
worth). He was, he was happy to say, supported b)
many Dissenters, and they would record their support
by voting for him.—(Cheers.) But Mr. Apsley Pel-
latt branded all Dissenters as dishonest, who would not
see with his eyes and hear with his ears. He (Sir W.
Molesworth) would have that gentleman to study a little
charity, for charity was the very essence of religion.—
(Cheers.) His conduct was unbecoming a liberal and
enlightened man, and he (Sir W. Molesworth) besought
his friends to return those charges with a very different
feeling ; he besought them to pardon those unjust accu-
sations on the Maynooth question, because the part)
making them had forgotten in his zeal the wrongs and
the deep-seated feelings of the Irish people.—(Great
cheering.) His political career was already before them,
and on every question—whether of home or fereige
policy, whether as respected their institutions or their
commerce—his votes jptd always been given on the
Liberal side.—(Cheel, 'His votes were given among
the first in the House of Commons in favour of those
principles which had now forced themselves upon the
attention even of Sir Robert Peel.—(Cheers.) That
consummate Minister had compelled his followers to
support his measures, and those measures had sapped
the principles of monopoly and of class legislation to
their foundations.—(Cheers.) If it were, therefore, the
intention of the electors of that borough to support these
measures ; if it were their intention to carry out this
good fight, then they would vote for him in order to
defeat the Tory candidate.—(Cheers.) He had always
opposed the corn-laws, and as a necessary consequence
he had always voted with his esteemed friend Mr. Vil-
liers. The Hen. Baronet then proceeded to dilate upon
the advantages which would accrue to the country from
the abolition of the corn-laws.—(Great cheering.) After
some further remarks, Sir W. Molesworth expressed
himself ready to answer any questions that might be
asked of him.

None being mooted by those present,
Mr. A. B. CLARKE, in a few words, proposed the first
resolution—" That in the opinion of this meeting it i 5
highly essential that the important and large consti
tuency of Southwark should be represented in Parlia-
ment by a gentleman of higti character, Liberal prin-
ciples, and local connexion ; and that Sir W. Moles-
worth, Bart., from his political sentiments, his conduct
during the nine years he sat in Parliament, and his con-
nexion with the borough, as owner of considerable pro-
perty, is in every respect highly qualified, and that this
meeting, therefore, most cheerfully pledges itself to use
every possible exertion to secure his return to Parlia-
ment."
Mr. HowAno seconded the resolution. He was a
conscientious Dissenter, but he had yet to learn that he
should therefore cease to be a man and a patriot ; he
was yet to learn that they should be dictated to by an-
other party ; and coinciding, as he did, in all the:senti-
ments expressed by Sir William Molesworth that night,
it was deciiedly his intention to support him. If the)
divided their strength they gave, in effeet, a vote for Mr.
Filcher ; and if they returned the Tory candidate, were
they not strengthening the hands of the State Church
Establishment, and in the same degree weakening the
power of Vie Dissenters of the country ? Mr. Pilcher
claimed their votes because of his lengthen( d residence
in the borough ; but he (Mr. Howard) knew au old
apple-woman who was a longer resident than be.—
(Cheers and laughter.) He would second the resolution
with the utmost pleasure. The resolution was carried
with the greatest enthusiasm,
Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting
adjourned.
There were more than 1,200 persons assembled in the
yard of the Queen's Head.