The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-17 00:00:00

No. 16,642.

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DUDLEY, - MADE LEY, - .BROSELEY, AND
IRONBRIDGE RAILWAY, WITH EXTENSION TO
SHREWSBURY.
At-a meeting of the .Managing. Committee of this Company, held
at the Stork Hotel, Birmingham, on Thursday, the 10th of Deeem-
ber,lB4s,

WILLIAM COLLINS, Esq., M.P., in the Chair,
The following Report of the Committee was read :
The Managing Committee of the Dudley, Madeley, Proseley-, and
Ironbridge Railwav Company, with extension to Shrewsbury, feel
that it is due te, themselves and to the Shareholders, to lay before
them, at the earliest possible period consistent with due inquiry, their
present poittion, consequent upon the circumstances which will be
found detailed In the following Report :
Mr. Francis Giles became the engineer of the Company on its for-
mation, and the Committee were induced to place mitidence in him
from the fact of his having been employed by Mr. Robert Stephenson,
in
.his Absence, to lay out several important lines in the vicinity of
the line of railway projected by this Company.
Mr. Giles attended a meeting of the Committee at Birmingham,
early iii; when he gave positive assurances that he was ra-
pidly proceeding with his work, and had made such arrangements
as would enable him to complete it in good time; and from that pe-
riod till the end of November he constantly rely erated those assu-
rances to the Committee, to the respective solicitors, and to the se-
cretary, both orally and in writing. Every assistance was rendered
which he required, and extracts from the correspondence will abun-
dantly testify-that all was done by the Committee and the officers of
the Company to enable him to complete his work by the 29th of No-
vember. Ills applications for money. were, in every case, complied
with, and the sum of 4,0'01. was at various periods advanced to him,
on account of his own and the surveyors' charges ; the last payment
of 2,000/, hiving been made, at his own solicitation (though not with-
out considerable hesitation on the' part of the Committee), in order to
avoid the possibility of his operations being retarded for want of
funds, or to afford any possible pretext .for their being ineflicien'ly
performed. Of this sum, Mr. Dugdale . Houghton, the Company's
surveyor (Mr. Giles's brother-in-law), has accepted his (Mr. Giles's)
liability to him for 2,010/., and Mr. Giles has paid Mr. John Brettell,
another, surveyor, 3001., thus leaving him (Mr. Giles) the sum
'of 1;700/. •• • " . • • -• •
The anxiety expressed that all should be ready in time was only
equalled by Mr. Giles's assurances. that there were no grounds for
apprehension,asile following extracts from the correspondence on
the subject will show:—
On the 17th of October, Mr. Collis, one of the Company's solici-
tors, thus Addressed lAr. Giles— • "
" Great anxiety lfeetertained as to the sections and surveys being
ready in time.. I do likit you will use every exertion to get them
done, and.well done." '.. . .
tdu the Bth October, Mr. Collis, writes to Mr. Giles—
"l trus ou will get the.sections of the Dudley and Madeley line
compl6te without delay', 'as time rani "on. I am glad" to tell you
that all g AOn favourably,-andshing now rests with you. You
liatr,---of ootirse, atiftroper arrantits as to the engraving."
On the 31st, Air: Collis says hi a letter to Mr. Giles—
" I assure you most. unpleasant rumours are abroad amongst our
proprietors.that ounsections and plans will not be properly done or
ready, as Dugciale Houghton will have told you. Now I have done
all in my power to put a stop to these reports. I entreat of you to
have the sections of the whole line from' Dudley to Ironbridge and to
Shrewsbury,.as well as the surveys, most carefully done. You have,
of course, made due arrangements as to the engraving of the sec-
tions."

In. a letter to Mr. Collis, on the 9th of November, respecting the
Oldbury branch, Mr. Giles says, fu reference to the plans which he
had received
on" Tthheep dyritriiotne..
"to Mr. Giles—
" I know you will pardon my expressing deep anxiety as to every-
thingrah' aorfek a()svelnacboenrs,id3elr;. in
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being done in due time, particularly that we may have the Sec-
tions and surveys finished, as the middle of November is nearly
arrived."
Three days afterwards, iiz., on the 13th, Mr.'Collis says—
"l hope you will • use every means to complete the sections with
the least possible delay.. • I assure you we all feel extreme anxiety on
the subject. Should you want me, or if I can do anything to for-
ward you, pray send for me, or let me know immediately."
The next day, _the 14th, Mr. Collis again urges Mr. Giles onward,
by saying—
" We quite rely upon your having all ready, and that the sections
are in the hands of the lithographer. Deer in mind that the 29th is
only twelve days off, and that the sections must be sent before then
to us, and be ready to deposit. trust you will excuse my most
earnestly beseeching you to use every, possible exertion to complete
everything as quickly as practicable. The general' impression is, that
we shall not he ready. We must not spare exertion of any kind ; iu
fact, we must ke6P faith with the public."
On the -19th, 11r. Collis writes—
" I have just heard that Houghton thinks there is some misunder-
standing between-you and the lithographer. If there be the slightest
foundation for this, I beg and pray of you not to lose an instant in
setting this matter right. Excuse my personally entreating you to use
every exertion, as I am daily pressed on the subject."
To this Mr. Giles replies on the 20th-
-44 I know of-no misunderstanding between me and the lithographer.
Don't give credit-to such nonsense." .
-The same day, the 20th, Mr. Collis writes to Mr. Giles as follows—
" I am desired by the Committee to beg and entreat you to see that
the sections are completed, and iilaced in the lithographer's hand 4 as
speedily as liossitile. I. do hope you will excuse my writing so ur-
gently to you. rdo seriously assure you that we all feel that our
honour and characters are at stake, to say nothing of the large sum
of- money that would be sacrificed if our plans and sections are not
duly deposited." .

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several solicitors. Mr. Giles, after informing the Committee that he
had known amended sections deposited after the 30th of November
to be received in Parliament, where notice of such emendations had
been given to the landowners, offered to make correct sections at his
own expense, to enable the Committee to apply for their Bill ; and
Mr. Houghton also offered his personal services, free of charge, in
the event of their determining to proceed, and the applcation proving
unsucce,eful. Under these circumstances, taking into consideration
the fact that the cr,ss line from Stourbridge to Wolverhampton
formed a very important, and to a certain extent independent por-
tion of the projected railway, and that it was probable, from what
Mr. Giles had state!, that they should be in a position to apply for a
Bill for it in the ensuing session with a reasonable prospect of suc-
cess, the Committee agreed that the scilicitors should forthwith take
the opinion of the Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Dyson, Hall, and
Company, as to the course the Committee should pursue; and also
send competent persons to ascertain what sections had really been
deposited. Mr. Giles had stated that lie should at once proceed to
make entire new sections of the whole line.

The deliberate written opinion of the Parliamentary agents has
been obtained, to the effect that it was " a very reasonable and
proper ease to bring before the St.nding Orders Committee, with a
view of obtaining a decision in favourof the Bill proceeding." But
information was afterwards received from the parties sent to search
at the offices of the Clerks of the Peace, that the sections of the im-
portant cross line from Stourbridge to Woliehampton bad not been
deposited, that sections of several miles: of the main line had also
not been deposited (despite the decisive statements of Mr. Giles and
Mr. Houghton, the latter of whom delivered out the sections), and
that those which had been lodged were extremely incorrect in detail .
In the altered circumstances of theic affairs, the Committee we/ e
at once convinced that their only course was to advise the sbe re-
holders to abandon all thoughts of an application to Parliament for
a Bill in the ensuing session, and to consider what steps sliest/Id be
taken to protect the shareholders from the consequences of the con-
duct which it has been their painful duty to detail.
With this object, as well as with respect to the future operations of
the -Company, the Committee have called Mr. Sergeant Allen and
their Parliamentary agents to their aid, and they will most anxiously
and carefully consider the propriety of taking such steps Ir. reference
to competing lines in the next session as they may be adf.sed.
One course which the Committee propose to adopt, is forthwith to
return to the Proprietors the sums of 21. per share, on such condi-
tions as counsel may deem necessary for the purpose tof enabling the
Committee to prosecute the undertaking in the 'session of 1847,
should it be found expedientdodo so.

The liabilities of the Company will be forthwith ascertained and
discharged; and the Committee beg to inform the Shareholders that
every regard has been paid to economy consistent, with the progress
of the scheme ; and further, that no' expenditura has taken place
since tho 30th of NoVember, saving such as wS•s actually necessary
far ascertaining their real position.
• The Committee desire to record their unabated 'confidence in the
intrinsic excellence of the line, and to express their regret that a
scheme, supported by such an array, of nobles nen, Members of Par-
liament, landowners, ironmasters, and othe r gentlemen, whose in-
terests demand its construction, together with a large proprietary of
unexampled respectability, full one-half being local, should have
been frustrated by the circumstances which they have set forth.
They are consoled, however, by the conviction that a railway so im
peratirely demanded by the locany, poss essing gradients superior to
any other line in the district, accomvaodating South Staffordshire
and Shropshire in a manner that no other scheme can do, bringing
the respective places in its course muc'a nearer to each other than
any other project does, and gaining, as it has, so great an amount of
public favour by its undoubted merits, must shortly be carried out.
It now only remains for the Committee to say that they should
fail in fully discharging their duty„ if they did not express their per-
fect satisfaction with the conduct of the solicitors and the secretary,
all of whom have paid the most unremitting attention to their re-
spective duties, and have used their utmost exertions to advance the
interests of the Company.
The ' report having been read, the following resolutions were
unanimously carried:—

I. That the report now read to the Committee be adopted and
published, at the discretion of the Committee, in the local and daily
newgpapers.

2. That the fhrther services of Mr. Francis Giles, as engineer to
this Company, be at once dispensed with.
3. That the Committee of Management take such proceedings
against Mr. Giles, their late engineer, as counsel may advise.
4. That the warmest thanks of the Committee are eminently due
to :Richard Heath and Joseph King, Esqs., for remaining in Birming-
ham during the eventful period ending with the 30th of November,
and lending their valuable assistance to secure the deposit of the
plans and sections. •

WILLIAM COLLINS.
5. That the thanks of the Committee be presented to Mr. Collins,
M.P., for his able and impartial conduct in the chair.
WILLIAM CHANCE.

1.1.11
STA F 'ORDSHIRE POTTE RIES and LIVER-
PON AND MANCHESTER DIRECT RAILWAY.
Notice is lb erehy.given, that the SUBSCRIBERS' AGREEMENT
and PARLIA MENTARY CONTRACT will LIE for SIGNATURE,
from Elevens till Four each day, at the following places:—
London —A t the King's Head, l'oultry, on Tuesday, Wednesday,
and ThursdAy , the 13th, 14th, and 15th` days of January, 1846.
Manche ter —At the office of Mr. Burdett. solicitor, 6, Marsden-
street, on We dnesday and Thursday, the 17th and 18th of December
Inst., and on. Monday, the sth, and Monday and Tuesday, the 19th
and 2011 i of January, 1846.
Ediuhr rgk—At the Royal Hotel, Princes-street, on Monday and
Tuesday, the 22d and 23,1 or December inst.
Glasgo Vir—At the Black Bull Hotel, on Wednesday, the 24th, and
Friday, tlt s 26th day of December inst. t
Liverpo A—At the Wellington Hotel, Dale-street, on Tuesday, the
30th of IS ceembtr Inst.
Witpur; -At the Eagle and Child, on Wednesday, the 31st of De-
cember inst.
Pxestoo —At the Victoria Hotel, on Friday, the 2d of January,lB46.
Lancaster—At the King's Arms, on Saturday, the 3d of January,
1846.
Sheffield---At the office of W. H. Aldam, EN., solicitor, on Mon-
day, the sth of January, 1846.
Leeds—At the Royal Hotel, on Tuesday, the 6th of January, 1846.
York—At the White Swan, on Wednesday, the 7th of January, 1846.
Lincoln—At the Saracen's Head, on Friday, the 9th of January,
1846.
Gloucester—At the Rams Hotel, on Friday, the 16th of January, 1
1846.

Birmingham—At the Hen and Chickens Hotel, on Saturday, the
17th of January, 1846.
Manchester, 1, Hope-street, Piccadilly, 16th December, 1845.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION,
A Lecture on the PREVALENT DISEASE In POTATOES,
and the Means of extracting the Starch as an Article of Food, will
be delivered by Dr. Ryan, daily, at Half-past Thvee, and on the
Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at Nine.
Professor Bachoflner's varied Lectures, with experiments, in one
of which he clearly explains the principle "of the ATMOSPHERIC
RAILWAY, a model of which is At wq/k Daily. Mr. Downe, the
celebrated Flutist, wilt perform, at Three o'Cisck, on Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays. Coleman's NEW AMERICAN LOCO-
MOTIVE ENGINE, for ascending and descending Inclined Planes.
A beautifill series of DIIISOLVING VIEWS. New OPTICAL IN-
STRUMENTS, &c. Experiments with the DIVER and DIVING
BELL, Re &c.

THa; BEST ENGLISH WATCHES.

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NORFOLK RA ILWAY.-GOODS TRAFFIC.
The Directors respectfully giye notice to the public that the
goods trains are now running.

On the 21st, Mr. Giles replied as follows--
" I beg thafyou will not be in any anxiety about lithographing the
sections. Mr. Houghton will get some done in Birmingham. I will
get all the rest done, and have provided for it. You shall deposit on
the 29th.. I come to Birmingham to-morrow night, by express train,
to meet my troops, who are all to assemble at Dee's to-morrow
night."
Mr. Collis's next lett6* to Mr. Giles is dated November 21st, in
which he says—
"l know you will not like my troubling you with these repeated
urgent letters; but I confess I am so strongly pressed by numbers of
people daily, that I feel painfully anxious that we should not fail in
keeping good faith with our shareholders,"
_Mr. Giles replies on the 22d
If you come to me to-morrow, in order to be made certain of my
work being Will'even show you my plan and arrangements
. _

for It—otherwise be assured of it." _
The Committee, feeling that the foregoing extracts abundantly
confirm the assertion with which they set out, will now refer to the
statements made to them by Mr. Joseph King and Mr. Heath, two
active members of the Committee, who were in Birmingham, watch-
ing the later proceedings.
Mr. King states that he went to Birmingham, at the urgent re-
quest of Mr. Collis, in company with him and Mr. Heath, on Thurs-
. _

day, the 27th of November, and that •he remained there till Satur-
day night, with the exception of a few hours on Friday, during which
period he had every reason to believe that the business was pro-
ceeding satisfactoyily.
Mr. Heath 'reports- that he accompanied 'Mr. Collis to Birmingham
_ . . .

on the isth'ef November, at his request,' to have an Interview with
Mr. Giles; who had stated that he should be there that night. They
and Mr Wainwright taw Mr. Giles after midnight. at the Royal
Hotel, when he gave them the most positive assurances that every-
thing would be ready in time. The following Monday, the 24th, Mr.
Heath again went to Birmingham with Mr. Collis, when Mr. Giles
repeated his' former Assertions that everything would be ready.
Three days afterwards,' .Thursday, the 27th, Mr. Heath, at Mr.
Collis's request, once more went to Birmingham, accompanied lay
Mr. Collis and Mr Joseph King, and remained there until he had
seen the yariuus gentlemen start on Sunday night to make their re-
spective deposits.
About five o'clock on Sunday afternoon Mr. Heath saw Mr..
Houghton deliver the plans to the several solicitors, in doing which
he (Mr. HoUghton) expressed his obligations to them and the other
gentlemen connected with the Company, for the. assistance they had
rendered him, adding that the sections would be ready in half an
hour. . .

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After this interview with Mr. Illughton, the party left to prepare
fOr starting; and returned to Mr. Houghton's office about half-past
five o'clock in the afternoon, where they remained until twenty
minutes to nine in the evening, and during this period, facts of such
importance are spoken to, that the Committee feel bound, not-
withstanding its . length and. the reluctance of Mr. Heath,
to give a la, ge portion of his report in detail. After stating that they
found Mr. Joshua Jblin Peele, of Shrewsbury (solicitor to the Wor-
cester and Crewe, and also to the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Rail-
Way Companies);- and Mr. Hoed (a relative of Mr. Roy, the other so-
licitor to the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company), in Mr. Hough-
ton's malting. room, ready to convey the Worcester and Crewe plans
for deposit, Mr. Heath thus proceeds :
" Between seven and eight o'clock Mr. Peels was sent for by Mr.
Houghton, and he remained in Mr: Houghton's room until after the
delivery of the sections by Mr. Houghton to the respective solicitors.
At this period I became very anxious, and requested Mr. Collis to see
Mr. Houghton. - Mr. Collis accordingly went into Mr. Houghton's
room on thefirstiloor, but immediately returned and told us that
Mr. Houghton positively insisted on his leaving the room. Shortly
after this 'Mr: Giles -Came out of Mr. Houghton's room, and on my
asking' him' respecting 'the sections, Mr. Giles said that they had
been out-of-his "hands- some time, and that they were under Mr.
Houghton's care, upon which I again requested Mr. Collis to go to
Mr. Houghton. Mr., Collis, consequently, went a second time, but
came, back •directly: and said that ;Mr. Peele ('Whoml saw in
Mr. Houghton's room when the door was opened) refused to admit
him, telling him (Mr. Collis) that Mr. Houghton would soon hand out
the sections. Mr. Collie Ihrther said that he had" remonstrated with
Mr. Peele on the impropriety of his being in Mr. Houghton's room at
such a moment. Thus matters stood Ethe-solicitors and myselfremaining
in a small room adjoining Mr. Roughton's,.in a state of great anxiety;
a person being then stationed in the passage leading to the door of
-Mr. Houghton's room, who positively refused to allow any one of us
to pass Wit: &ion after eight o'clock Mr. Peele, from Mr. Hough-
ten's room, called the respective solicitors of the Company, who ac-
cordingly went into the room, whither I followed them; and where
I•saw Mr. Houghton give .to each of them certain rolls, which he
said contained the sections of the Dudley and Madeley line com-
plete, except the section of the branch from Budge to Wolverhamp-
ton, which lie said 'should bo &livered out in a few minutes, if it
could be Ibund, adding that they were then engaged in looking for it.
Ire- then left Mr:--Houghton and went into the anti-room, where we
cronsultedlogether as to the propriety of the solicitors at ence pro-
ceeding to their respective destinations (the evening being so far ad-
vanced), to deposit such sections as they had; but it was at length
agreed that Mr. Houghton. should be again distinctly asked if the
rolls he hied "given to each of the solicitors contained the sections of
the whole line, except the Wolverhampton branch; for which pur-
pose Mr: Collis once-more went -to Mr. Houghton's room, Mr. Wain-
wright, . another of the Company's solicitors, following him.
Mr_ Collis
,returned immediately, and reported that Mr. Hough-
ton had told him, contrary to what he (Mr. Houghton) had
previously stated, that the ,respective bindles did not contain the
whole of the sections with the Oteeption of the before-mentioned
branch. •-Upon -this • -the solicitors and myself held another con-
ference, during which Mr. Collis partially unrolled one of the
bundles of. Sections, and it appearingthat Dudley was upon one sheet
and Shrewsbury upon another. the solicitors and .1 came to the con-
clusion that the rolls which they had received comprised the sections
of the entire 'main line, Contrary to Mr. Houghton's last statement.
Immediateir upon this discovery being made, Mr. Peele called from
Mr. Houghton's room for Mr. Collis, whither he went, returning
directly,.andatating that Mr. Houghton had now informed him that
their respective rolls.did contain the whole of the Sections of the line,
with the exception of the Wolverhampton branch. The same state-
ment as to the correctness of the rolls was made by Mr. Houghton to
the other solicitors of the Company. Mr. Collis and his colleagues
then started,-at twenty minutes before nine o'clock."
Mr. Heath-concludes as fellows :—" Observing, with much pain,
that attempts have been made to ,Impute blame to the solicitors, in
reference to their conduct on Sunday, the 30th of November, and
preceding days, and particularly that a scene of gross confusion and
disorder occurred in theoiurveyor's room, in which they are implledly
charged as participators, I feel that though I have shown they were
rigidly denied access to Mr. Houghton's room, h owe it to the Com-
pany, to these gentlemen, and to myself, as a member of the Manag-
ing Committee, to declare that a more unfounded calumny could not
have been uttered. I was with.these gentlemen during the whole of
Sunday ; I had many opportunities of observing their unremitting
exertions on the preceding days7--I. may say nights also ; and I have
great pleasure in stating that, with whomsoever the blame of this
failure may rest, it was in no way attributable to any want of ar-
rangement or zeal, or activity, on the part of tile solicitors, or of the
secretary, their conduct.throughout, and especially during the most
criticalicriod, having been praiseworthy in the highest degree."

The domaiittee have alsc; received reports &mit' the solicitors, re
{erring to thb ciieurtistances detailed by Mr. Heath, and speaking
in the highest terms• of the exertions made by Mr. Houghton to com-
plete his -portion of the work-in good time, up to the period of the
delivery of the plans; but they do not think it necessary, after quot-
ing at so great a length from Mr. Heath's statement, to allude to
them further at present.
Notwithstanding the foregOing facts show it was next to an impos-
sibility to make the deposits in time at Shrewsbury and London, the
Committee think- it • no more -than • justice to state, that the most
strenuous exertions were made to do so, Mr. A nstice posting to the
former place, a distance of forty,flve miles, in three hours and twenty-
seven minutes, and Mr. Wainwright arriving at the Board of Trade,
ip London, upwards of one hundred andfourteen wiles, by the aid of
a special engine, in three hours and forty-six minutes, both gentle-
frien having teen retarded on 'theft way by accidents on the road.
The journey-to Stafford, twenty-six 'miles, might have been readily
accomplished by-Mr..Cullis, but -he -was detained a long time on the
road between Birmingham and Walsall, in consequence of the great
misconduct of his postheys, which was such as to induce suspicion
that unfair Means had been eMployed to retard his journey. By
great exertion Mr.' Collis ultimately reached Stafford in due time.
Mr. Houghton made the-deposit'at Worcester also in good time.
As soon as the failure in the deposits was known, a meeting of the
Committee was hastily summoned at Dudley, when Mr. Giles and
Mr. Houghton attended. The former °Mud no excuso for his con-
duct, further than that he had been disappointed, adding that no
parties could have behaved better or acted more handsomely, than
the Committee and the officers of the Company had behaved towards
him; and jw at once admitted, that even if the lateness of the de-
posits could be got over, his sections were in some histances so de-
fective, that they would not bear a searching examination. In an-
swer to questions which were pressed upon him, he said " That the
S'ectlons of the cross line -from Stourbridge to Wolverhampten were
strictly correct ; in fact, he believed the sections of the whole scheme
were Complete, with fhe single exception of the branch to Wolver-
hampton.''Mr. HotighfollenreSsed his sorrow at the failure to de-
posit, and regret at the mis-statement made by him to Mr. Collis
on SundaY 'evening ; justifying himself, nowever, by saying that he
Was greatly excited -at the 'time, froth his previous exertions,
And - that- • he - corrected himself • • immediately: This, the
Committee may remark, is opposed to Mr: •Heath's statement, by
which it appears that some time elapsed, before Mr. Houghton re-
called his pi moue answer, and Ale gentleman is confirmed by the

AB. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers No.
9, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank, request the atten-
tion of purchasers to their stock of London-made PATENT LEVER
WATCHES, which are manufactured by themselves in their own
house. In Silver Cases, with the Detached Escapement and Jew-
elled, the prices are Four Guineas and a Half, Six, and Eight
Guineas each; or is Gold Cases, Ten, Twelve, Fourteen, and Six-
teen Guineas each. The very large stock offered for selection in-
cludes every description, enabling a customer to select that which is
more particularly adapted to his own use.

The Company undertake to forward all sorts of merchandise,
grain, cattle, &c., between Yarmouth, Norwich, Attleborough,
Thetford, Brandon, and London.

The classification of goods, and scale of rates, may be had on ap-
plication at the Secretary's office, London, and to the Superintendent
of the Norwich Station.

RICHARD TILL, Secretsry,
Guildhall-buildings, London.

LEEDS and CARLISLE RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that an amalgamation, on terms
m utually advantageous, having been effected with the YORKSHIRE
and GLASGOW UNION RAILWAY COMPANY, by which an
expensive Parliamentary opposition is obviated, the Shareholders in
the Leeds and Carlisle Railway Company are requested to forward
their scrip to the offices of this Company on or. before the 31st of
December, 1845, in order to have it stamped, agreeably to the ar-
rangement entered into by the Directors.
By order of the Committee of Management,
CHARLES LOCOCK WEBB, Secretary.
Gresham-rooms, Basinghall -street, London.

THE OXFORD AND SALISBURY DIRECT
RAILWAY.

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
(From the Times.)
Notwithstanding the confident impression on the
minds of his partisans—that Lord John Russell has de-
termined to form a Ministry, it remains a matter of
curious speculation in what manner he will be able to
carryout this design—which section of his followers he
will exclude—as it is tolerably clear that his Cabinet
cannot include all the elements of which his party con-
sists. This makes the formation of a Ministry a diffi-
cult and delicate task to him. The example of the last
few days shows how easy and how ruinous is the de-
struction or desertion of a party by its chief. The labour
of years may be undone in an hour ; but the destructive

CHAIRMAN—Thomas Dowglasso, Esq.
Excixszn-IN-Cnixr—Samuel Charles limes, Esq.
Simmons—Messrs. Elmslie and Preston, 47, Moorgate-street.
SECRETARY—Z. Hubbiasty, Esq.
The Committee of Management have the satisfaction to announce
that, in compliance with the applications and suggestions of several
gentlemen of experience, they have instructed the several bankers
named in their Letters of Allotment to continue to receive the pre-
liminary deposits from this time until the 7th of January next, in
order that those parties to whom Shares in this Company have been
allotted may consult their own convenience by paying the first de-
posit at the present time, or paying the whole deposit on or before
the 7th of January neat.

prOcess sweeps in its train the character and influence of

the leader by whom it is executed. Lord John Russell
is bound to his party by stronger ties than those which
united the Conservatives and the ex-Premier. He is

By order of the Beard, •
Z. lIUBBE/tSTT, Secretary.
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Ifoorgate-cheinbers, Moorgate-etreet, Dee: 9, 1845.

bound to his little army not only by community of
danger and of fortune, by the success of former,
and the reverses of atter days, but also by old
associations of family and friendship. He, will, there-
fore, tend their interests with a more kindly care and
a more protecting solicitude than Sir Robert exhibited to-
wards those whom he led in. evil, and abandoned in
prosperous fortune. The Whig leader will be cautious
not to commit his followers to a dilemma whence they
cannot extricate themselves, except at the cost of their
honour or their stability. But it is not easy to see how
he can fashion a Cabinet in the present position of affairs
without compromising his own integrity or theirs. His
recent letter to the electors of London now turns out to
have been less well-timed than it was at first considered.
Instead of tripping up his rival it has entangled himself.
He has committed himself to a course which was easy
for him as leader of the Opposition, but is-very diffi-
cult for him as a Minister. On the benches of the former,
and certain of a minority to support him, he might talk
loudly and vote boldly for the total and unconditional re
peal of the corn-laws. But as head of the Queen's Go-
vernment he is beset with difficulties whichever way he
turns. It will suggest itself to any one who bears in mind the
opinions of his probable colleagues, that some of the
most influential and distinguished among them would
display the most positive repugnance to a scheme so
sweeping and immediate in its operation as that which
he has recommended. It is beyond the reach of imagi-
nation to dream of making the corn-laws an open subject
in the Cabinet. He would, therefore, in the first in-
stance, meet the strongest opposition from many among
his own friends, if he attempted to form a Ministry upon
the basis of instant and unconditional repeal, and would
be compelled to resign all hope of their support, or to
adapt his plans to theirs. In the latter case be would
forfeit his word ; in the former, his power ; in both
cases he would inflict a serious injury on his party; in
neither would he further the cause of which he has
become the tardy, but not the least redoubtable
champion. But suppose that Lord John Russell,
after one whole week's deliberation, declines to un-
dertake the arduous embarrassments of forming a
Cabinet, on whom will that most delicate task devolve ?
In accordance with established forms, her Majesty
would probably send for some other leadeT of an anti-
Peelite party. Perhaps, for the chiefs of the Protec-
tionists. Well, then, suppose Lord Stanley orethe Duke
of Richmond intrusted with the composition of a Cabinet.
Would they accept the trust ? They are both bold men,
and they would be strong in the House of Lords ; they
would have a party formidable in eumbers, at least in the
Commons ; but that a Protectionist Ministry should, if
by any miracle formed, continue in existence six con-
secutive weeks, we hold to be a vision of the most
Utopian description. Meanwhile, what becomes of the
hero of the Peeliad ? Imagine for a moment that he
retires into the shades of Tamworth and Opposition ;
that he is succeeded in office by the Whigs ; that they
introduce a—but not a sweeping—Corn Bill. What course
will he take? He will support them in any moderate mea-
sure, not without some sly insinuations at their weakness
and his own generosity, with many lung and oracular
sentences about the abstract principles of free trade
and the universal duties of moderation. But if they go
beyond this—if they propose a sweeping measure ofin-
stant and unconditional operation—we believe that on
such a contiugency he would rise in his place once more
as the -" farmer's friend," depredate intemperate baste,
reproach the " un-English and unfair precipitation with
which Hon. Gentlemen on the other side are hurrying
on a momentous decision," and amid the cheers of the
Commons and the gratitude of .the country gentlemen,
quietly step into office once again—to follow his own
plans, and, it might be, to lead his late followers as be-
fore. But if, on the other hand, he made way for a
Protectionist Ministry—a Ministry ready, one and
all, to bleed ifor the sliding-scale—what would be
his cue ? First of all, we believe that he would en-
joy the fun of the thing immensely ; hug himself over
ducal difficulties, and chuckle over Ministerial blunders.
By degrees, tired of placid contemplation, he would
seek to gratify his humour by some of those
grave performances in irony for which he is so cele-
brated. He would set his honourable friends right so
very often that people would fancy they were always in
the wrong ; he would condole with them on their
failures in a strain of such vehement earnestness that
they would wish him in Heitien all the time ; he would
unmask so many of theirsblunders in his plausible
efforts to defend them, that they would willingly ex-
change his-dangerous friendship for open hostility ; and
then, perchance, if they did- keep their seats a month
-together on the Treasury benches—but we conceive it
superfluous to argue on such an, hypothesis. To us he
still seems to have very good cards in his hands. What-
ever be the ultimate phase of events, he must throw away
great opportunities to escape from the possession of power,
if not of office. If he resume his Ministerial functions, he
resumes them under beatpttleeerdmagubesas nds prircaasestihnpgmis
arnocwonihemenso,and with
heresigned.di,y_eon
With a Cabinet purged of adverse colleagues, with a
caodzecrieenntcse
void
drgoedf
that
fidence, he will have the whole expanse of political
measures and maxims to choose from; he will be tied to
none—pledged to none by implication or by promise.
The country will expect everything, but will have a
right to demand nothing. If, again, he prefer to repose
on the shady benches of the Opposition, he will—he can
—hardly remain idle. He has already broken up two
parties in his life; he may amuse himself with consoli-
dating a third. He will have plenty of elements
whereof to frame it; and experience has furnished him
with skill enough to make him a dangerous antagonist
to any rival Minister—whether he be Whig or Tory—
Leaguer or Pr, tectionist—Lord John Russell or the I
Duke of Richmond.

CITY of TORONTO and LAKE HURON
_ _ RAILWAY C0:',11'..1 NY.
_ _ _

The shareholders in the above Company are hereby Wormed that
the Deed of Settlement Is now ready for signature at the Company's
office, 13, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street, and they are requested
to attend to sign the same, between the hours of Ten and Four
o'clock, on and after Friday, the 19th Inst.
By order of the Board,
W. T. SMITH, Secretary.
13, St. Helen's-place, Dec., 1845.

Basil Montagu, Esq., the Accountant in Bank-
ruptcv, is to retire on a pension, and Mr. Richard Clarke,
the dancellor's Secretary of Bankrupts, is to succeed him.
The salary is 1,5001. a year.

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DILI:CEAT_RE:II

MONEY MARKET and CIT V NEWS.
CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—The opinion that the decrease of bullion in
the Bank of England may in great measure be attri-
buted to a recent absorption by the Scotch and Irish
banks, seems to be considered the true one. This. how-
ever, is totally unconnected with the subject of railway
deposits. The Act affecting the Scotch and Irish
bankers came Into operation at the beginning of this
month, and the notes which they have in circulation are
more in number than is allowed by its provisions, unless
the excess can be represented by a corresponding
amount of bullion. Under these circumstances they
hale, it. seems, collected t gether as much bullion as
possible to keep up their circulation at the existing
amount. As for the notion that gold has flowed out of
the country, that is entirely unfounded. There has, on
the contrary, been an uninterrupted influx for some time.
-Some of the companies formed to bid for railway
lines in France have addressed circulars to their sub-
scribers, in which they claim the payment of Is.
on each share, in consequence of the impossibility
of reeking any profitable employment of the deposits
for the short period during which they have held them.
This proposition seems to have been received with much
indignation by parties who were led in the first instance
to b lieve that, if unsuccessful in obtaining the line
contended for, the sums deposited would be repaid
without any deduction whatever. Though the sum
seems a small one, it is not the less a breach of the
original engagement entered into when those proj,cts
were first announced in London; and it is generally under-
stood that, besides the use of the money, some profit
was made by the rate of exchange at which it was re-
mitted. Only the inferior companies, however, it is
probable, will resort to this course; and the parties con*
cerned ought not, it is evident, to consent to any such
deduction. The shares in all the French companies
being very numerous, in consequence of the small amount
of each share, even a charge of is. would produce a very
considerable sum.
The annexed remarks are fOzn a correspondent !hose
direct connexion with railways gives him the best meant
of information:—
" You have frequently asked where are the 10 per
cent. deposits on the new railway schemes to come from?
But it appears from ,a careful analysis of all the new
railway schemes quoted in the Liverpool market, that
out of 135 only 43 have paid the 10 per cent., even ac-
cording to their own statement ; and several of these, it i
is notorious, have not got the deposit paid on near all
their shares ; and 48 have only paid 5 per cent., or
thereabouts. The standing orders of the [louse of Lords
require, without exception. that 10 per cent. shall be paid,
subscribed for, and deposited in the bank on every new
railway, before the Bill is introduced into their
House. The question arises, will this 10 per cent.
ever be paid ? The probability seems to be it will
not ; for, referring to the same list, you will see many
of these new lines are now at a discount, and others at
such a trifling premium that a call of 5 per cent.
would soon send them to a discount •, added to which, it
is not only the payment of the call that is required,
but a subscription deed with 10 per cent. entered by
the party subscribing as paid up, must be obtained
Now, who will sign such a deed ? The original sub
scribers will mostly have sold their shares, and they
will be too glad to get quit of all further liability, and
refuse to do anything. And the purchasers, who are
now the holders of the scrip, will they be willing to pay
down an extra 5 per cent., and enter into a deed to pay
all future calls ? They will see that it is not only the
paytaent of this extra 5 per cent. now, which they can
most likely ill afford to pay, but it is also paving ,the
way for their having heavy calls made upon them after-
the Act is passed. Will they not have the prudence at
once to see that the first loss is the least, and refuse tn
pay any more money, or enter into fresh liabilities, but have
the concern wound up,. the expenses paid, and the ba-
lance returned to them; having learnt by experience
that they have risked too puch already, and that it will
be better to get a little bear, or even lose all they have
paid, sooner than send good money to look after bad ?"
A railway company, which seems to find some diffi-
culty in getting in its deposits, has resorted to au ex-
pedient not new in principle, but stronger, according to
appearance, than any that has been tried yet. A circular
is sent to the applicants for shares, not simply telling
them that they ate liable, but calling on them to pay a
portion of their deposits on ascertain fixed day, or to
give the name of a solicitor who will appear for them
in Chancery. This looks formidable, and the threat has
created no little alarm among those who heedlessly be
came applicants.

SHOCKIMI EXPLOSION AT BOL-
TON—NINE LIVES LOST.
BOLTON, TUESDAY.—Yesterday afternoon an explo-
sion of a steam-boiler, attended by a frightful loss of
life, took place at the cotton-mill of Messrs. Bothwell
and Kitts, in this town. The mill in question is en old
mill, to which, in the year 1833, a new end was built,
and about 250 hands were employed on the premises in
the various departments. During the: -dinner-hour
yesterday, it is understood—for at present nearly all is
conjecture—the engineer was preparing to start the en-
gine, for the purpose of the mill working after dinner,
when it was found that the air-pump was out of order.
At a little past one o'clock nearly all the hands were
upon the premises, and every exertion was being made
to get the air-pump in artier, the engineer, Mr. Kitts,
and one of the overlookers, assisting at the work, when
one of the boilers—an old one—situate inside the' mill
near the engine house, blew up with a tremendous ex-
plosion. The entire of the new end of the building was
shattered to fragments, falling principally Inside, and
burying great part of the persons employed thereabouts,
and in the rooms above in the ruins. The workpeople
in the old part of the mill being completely astounded at
the explosion, and imagining that the building was going
to fall about their ears, rushed to the main staircase, but
these being blocked up with bricks and rubbish, they
tore up the floors and got out at the lower windows.
Many of them were much hurt in their endeavours to
escape, but it is quite preposterous to attempt enumera-
tion or description of their injuries.
Of course the report made by the explosion drew
many people, including the county police, to the spot,
and the good-natured people of the neighbourhood used
their utmost exertions until midnight to extricate the
bodies from the ruinous mass. The entire of the new
end was a heap of rubbish, and the defective boiler was
hurled, torn into an indescribable form, into the yard of
the railway company; on the opposite side of the
mill wall.
Several surgeons, including Mr. Sharpe, of the Dis-
pensary, Messrs. Ferguson, Hampson, and Chadwick,
were speedily on the spot, and many persons were ex-
tricated from the ruins, some of them severely injured,
but we give a list of those found (Lad in the ruins, and
the others who were taken to the Bolton Dispensary,
where we understand they are doing well.
Mr. Taylor, the Coroner, has summoned a jury for to-
morrow, but it is understood that the examination of
the witnesses will not taken place until Thursday. • ;
The following is a list of the dead and wounded, so far
as is known to the authorities of the police:—
DEAD.
Edward Bothwell, aged 23, nephew of the late owner.
His parents live at Carlisle. He was learning the
business, and was instantly killed in the street adjoining
the mill, by some missile striking him.
Alice Hampson, a young woman, taken dead out of
the ruins.
Peter Greenhalgb, the manager, taken out of the
ruins quite dead.
Priscilla Scholes, taken dead out of the ruins.
Alice Edge, a young woman, taken dead out of the
ruins.

Thomas Mort, a boy, about seven or eight years of
age. had taken his brother's dinner, and was warming
himself at the boiler door. His brother Richard was
also much hurt, and was taken to the Dispensary. A
young man, named William Fletcher, was also much
hurt, near the same place ; but it is believed that both
the latter will recover.

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RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
THE BROAD AND; 'NARROW GAUGE ENGINES.
—EXPERIMENTS, UNDER THE COMMISSION,
OF THEIR TP;ACTIVE POWERS.
Yesterday a se..-ies of experimental trips took place on
the Great Western, under the direction of the Govern-
ment Commis ;ion on the gauges, for the purpose of
testing their tr..,ctire power, and rf ascertaining the
maximum ..Teed attainable on the broad gauge, as
compared wit'a the narrow. The occasion was one of
considerable scientific interest, and. the oil), riments
having, it-is supposed, originated in a sort of challenge
on the part of the advocates of the broad and narrow
gauges. Who have been battling so long for the palm of
speed, and the supremacy of space. The idea of testing
the relative powers of the traction and velocity attainable
by the two systems, at alternate periods, on the Great
Western and Birmingham, arose during the inquiry
before the Commissioners on the gauge question, Sir
P. Smith anti Professors Barlow and Airey, having
been sedulously employed throughout the recess in
taking evidence pro and con. from the principal en-
gineers and promoters of each system, with the view
of either removing or mitigating the evils consequent
on a diversity of gauge, and of ascertaining the
effect of its present want of uniformity at important
points upon the locomotion and commercial relations of
the country. The6e evils, arising principally out of
damages from transhipment and delay, are nut to be un-
derrated in their magnitude and effect, since the delay as
regards bOth commercial and military emergencies, is--
known to be very great, and tantamount to the crossing
of a ferry. The subject assumes still greater importance
when considered in relation to the proceedings in Par-
liament in the ensuing session, when so many lines, both
arterial and lateral, will have to be adjudicated, con-
nected with England, Ireland, and Scotland, completing
the international route of the railway system, whose
usefulness will mainly depend upon its simpleness and
-comprehensiveness as a whole. At present the narrow
gauge has connected with it the major amount of the
country's locomotion, the broad gauge being indigenous
to the west, where it was first planned and planted by-
Brunel. The general conjecture appears to be that to
the west the broad gauge will be confined, and that
Rugby will be its boundary to the north, thus re-
stricting it entirely to the geography of the
west. The nate ow gauge has at present territorial domi-
nion of 1,667 miles, the broad of 278. The length of
narrow gauge now constructing is 522. The length
of narrow gauge obtained last session was 2,386,
and for broad 455. It has been calculated that the narrow
gauge district embraces a population•of 1111 sold the broad of three millions, exclusive of the metro-
polis. The question as to how the gauges work com-
mercially is the all-important point, and secondarily
comes the question as to how they work at relative rates
of velocity and speed. Mr. Bidder, one of the cham-
pions of the narrow gauge, asserted before the commis-
sion that the stamina and stout build of the Birmingham
engines on the narrow or 4-foot Bk-inch gauge, were
capable of accomplishing as much as the Goliah engines
of the Great Western, running on its great gauge of
7 feet wide. This being disputed by Mr. Brunel and
Mr. Gooch, the commissioners determined on an experi-
meld= cruet's, fixing yesterday for their trip on the
Great Western, and deferring for a future day that on
the Birmingham. It being impossible to run on parallel
lines simultaneously, or, in other words, to make a rail-
way race of it, it was resolved that trials of proportionate
loads should-be made on the respective lines, and it is
understood that on the result sums of money are staked,
and ,will undergo mutation from hand to hand. The
route selected by the Great Western was probably on the
best appointed portion of their line ; namely, from Pad-
dington to Didcot, the departure point for Oxford, a dis-
tance of fifty-three miles, consisting principally of sur-
face line, but characterised by considerable curvatures.
The London and Birmingham, it is undt rstood, do not
intend to select their own line, but some portion of the
Manchester and Birmingham.
The first experimental train, consisting of eight car-
riages, six first-class, two second, all six wheels with 24
passengers, and weighted to a "gross load" with' iron to
80 tons, exclusive of the engine and tender, which may
be taken at 26 tons more, and equal to a train of 342
persons, started from the first mile: past beyond Padding-
ton, at six minutes past ten, containing Sir Frederick
Smith, K.C.8., Professor Barlow; Sir John Burgoyne,
K.C.8., Major-General' Pasley, inspector-general ;
Captain O'Brien, secretary of the Board of Trade ; Mr.
William Watson, secretary of the gauge commission ;
Mr. Brunel, Mr. Gower, Mr. Charles Saunders, Mr.
Bidder, C.E., Mr. Gooch, C.E., Mr. Windham Harding,
C.E., Mr. Berkley, Mr. Barlow, and several scientific
gentlemen. The engine chosen was the Ixion, with
machinery of immense power. She was driven by Mr.
Brunel and Mr. Gooch, with Mr. Bidder and Mr. Berk-
loy on the platform. As the engine was. working itself
into rapid action, so as to accomplish the given distance
in a spell, a slight obstruction ecctirted after passing the
first mile post, and at the junction point with the West
London, which crosses, in consequence of a transverse
train being in. sight. The .breaks 'hasJ to' be applied,
but the time lost was not more than half a minute
ere the steam was up again, and the speed reco-
vered. A perceptible retardation of speed was occa-
sioned by a high wind from the north-west, which of
course beat upon the broad base of the engine and the
breasts of the after carriages; and this on a glance may
be gathered from the variable velocities indicated in the
tubular collocation below. Another probable cause may
have been the difficulty the bilge wheels had in coping
with the curves, more particularly in the case of the car-
riages, which are six- w heeled. Looking, however, at
general results, and the minute observations made, the
speed was remarkable and steady. The maximum on
the first down trip being one mile in one minute and five
seconds; the maximum on the up trip, two miles in
two minutes and sixty-two seconds, or at the rate o
fifty-two miles in one hour five minutes and sixty-tw
seconds, with the given amount of tonnage. On anisee
ing at Didcot the party left the train, and corresponding
weights were placed in the carriages in order to keep up
the fixed tonnage. The return from Dideot was at eight
minutes past twelve. At the second mile from the Pad
dington station the breaks were put on, and the train
reached the first mile post at onehour and nine
minutes, completing the fifty-two miles in one hour and
forty minutes, or at the rate of fifty-one miles ,an how?.
The second trip from Paddington to Didcot, with
seventy tons, was accomplished in- sixty-four minutes,
and up, with wind in its favour, in fifty-five minutes.

TILE PEN!.
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec.
ental Company's s'f•atil-
atrivtd at -half-past two
and lancled the Peninan!ar and other mails, which were
forwarded to London by the three o'clock train. Her
da•e6are, Gibraltar tha 7th, C9diz the 10Th, -Oporto ViLisbon the
Vigo 12t1, and Corunna the.l3th.
The Queen kls the followina passengers :—Mr. New-
ptirt, 'Mr. and Mrs. Sieiths Mr. Radicle, Viicount Car-
reira, Mr.- Ahnerda, and Mr. Drieiman. -The Tagus
was seen on the 9th -off Cape St. Vincent, and on the
12th the Royal Tar ranning intoVigo. The Queen bus
the following cargo :-516, boxes oranges, 5 boxes of
date., 16 boxes eggs, and the,usual quantity of specie.
The pacha steam yacht, Captain Burney, will leave
the docks to-morrow en route for Gibraltar, with the
Mediterranean and Penineuhr, mails, 25 passel-zeta:, and
a full cargo of manufactured goods.
The Avon, Captain Norti,n, x ill 'peso this port to-
morrow, with the West India mails, 45 passengers, and
a full cargo of stores belonging to the company.
The Forth, .Captain Chapman, may be expected on
the 21st int,tant, with the Ilavannah mails from St.
Thornaci's.
The Oriental steam ship, Captain Soy, will take out
the India and Chinese mails of the 20th instant.

•
THE TEN' HOURS BILL.
Mr. Ferrand, M.P., has ads resse I the fellowing. I, tter
to Mr. Arrowsmith, of Manchester, in reply to an invi-
tation to dine with the operative cotton-spinneri and
self-acting winders of that town and its vicinity, on Sa-
turday next ; their object being to express their senti-
ments on the important question ofshortening the hours
of labour for all factory workers :
" hotel du Rhin, Place Vendome, Paris,
Dec. 14, 1845.
" Sir,—Your letter has bean forwarded to me at this
place. I leave to-day for'England ; and, as the political
aspect was so uncertain when the last papers left
home, I cannot state how I may be engaged on Satur-
day-neat.---- ---=--- -- - - - -------
" The shortening of the hours of factory labour has
been one of the dearest objects of my public life, and
if my being with you on Saturday next will be of ser-
vice to you (my engagements in England allowing me),
I shall be most happy to he present at your dinner.
" Should I not be able to join you, let me warn you
against allowing any one in whom you may confide, or
have confided, to snake your sacred cause a subject of
barter for the advancement cf any political object or
personal advantage ; for I have reason to believe that
the most base and most perfidious public man that ever
-tclisgriCed the page of history will hereafter attempt to
enhild himself in its hallowed mantle, to enable him once
more to hold up his head in the House of Commons, and
there propose that ' the Ten Hours Factory Bill' shall
form ' part of an enlarged and comprehensive system' of
legislation.
" Your holy atul righteous cause has hitherto been
kept aloof from even a breath of the political atmos-
phere ; men of all parties have joined band and heart in
supporting it ; and now that it is a second time on the
threshold of victory, it would indeed be hard to behold
it again blighted by the touch of the man who, though
wallowing in wealth extracted from your fathers' sinews,
has resisted (with a virulence which can only have been
whetted and excited by a sensitive feeling of the debt of
gratitude he owes you) every attempt that has been
made to achieve for you and your cause a glorious vic-
tory, and for advocating which he persecuted the im-
mortal Sadler to death.—l am, Sir, yours faithfully,
" W. B. " Mr. W. Arroismith, Manchester," FERRAND.

THE LATE HIGH TIDE.
Yesterday, English, one of the summoning officers be-
longing to the Lambeth Police-court, who had been
desired by Mr. Henry, on the day before, to make the
necessary inquiries as to the condition of twelve families
who were represented to be severe sufferers by the disas-
trous high tide on the night of Thursday last, made his
report to Mr. Henry. He said he had visited each of
the twelve families occupying so many small cottages in
Wellington-grove, Lambeth, and found them in a very
deplorable condition. One of them, a pipemaker, who
had just erected a kiln, for the purpose of baking his
pipes, at an expense of la, had the kiln, as well as all
the made. work and the material in a state of prepara-
tion, totally destroyed, end was quite ruined. Several
of the families had nothing left but what they puthastily
on on the morning in question; and some had escaped in a
state of nudity. One family had not only to contend with
the water, but with a fire; and between the destruction of
both, the whole of what they possessed was destroyed.
In the course of his inquiries, he (English) had ascer-
tained that the parish officers had contributed to the
immediate relief of the sufferers, but still they were left
without the means of getting en again, having lost their
tools, &c.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, Dac. 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales art-Boston, Newark, and
Sheffield, par-Chester and Birkenhead, 4434-Derbr and
Crewe, 13/4 p.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 661,4-Grand 'lune.
tion, 233-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 33 p.-Ditto, New Quartl
Shares,. 32 p.-Ditto, 401. Shares (LK), 52 p.-Gool
and Doncaster, par-Manchester, Midlaiid,'and Great Grims-
by, 2s. 6d. p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, par-4
111idland, 140-North Union (A), 208-Ditto (B), 143-f
North Staffordshire, -21,4 p.-Oxford and Birmingham June.
tion, p.-West Riding Union, 314 p.-Whitehaven and
Furness, 10s. dis.-Dutch Rhenish, 2 p.
MANCHESTER, DEC. 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Blackburn, Darwer,
and Bolton, 7-Cambridge and Lincoln, 1,4-Edinburgh and
Glasgow, Halves, 121,4-Grand Union, 235. 9d.-Huddersfleld
and Manchester Railway and Canal, 6-Lancashire and North
Yorkshire, 443. 6d.-Leeds and Thirak, 93/-Liverpool and
Bury, 211/2 c.-Manchester and Birmingham, 70-Man,.
chester and Leeds, Fifth,, 111,4-Manchester, Sheffield, and
Midland, 4%-North Staffordshire, 955. 9d.-North Union
(A), 207-Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 51/4--!-
South Midland, 925.-Trent Valley Continuation and Holy-
head, 2-West Riding Union, 5/. 17s.
SHEFFIELD, DEC. 16.
Smelt EXCHANGE.-The sales are-South Eastern, 34%
-Leeds and Dewsbury, 17-London and York, 3 j -
Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 3/. 38.-South Midland, 4%-t•
Wakefield and Harrogate, 1/. 12s.
BRISTOL, DEC. 16. ,
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Manchester and
Southampton, 2.4-Midland, New, 25%-Wilts, Somerset,
and Weymouth, 21/2.
LEEDS, DEo. 16.
STOCK ExCHANGE.-The sales are-Great North of Eng-
land, 12 p.-Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 101.35. 6d.
p.-Leeds and Thirsk, VA-Newcastle and Berwick, 10%_.
Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole, 31 a. n.-Cambridge and
Lincoln, n-West Riding Union, 514-Lancashire and
North Yorkshire, 2s. 6d. dis.-Leeds and York, 7s. 6d. die.,
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 31& p.-North
Western, 2141-Wakefleld and Bradford, 12s. 6d. dis.-Wake-
field and Harrogate, 2s. 6d. p.-Welsh Midlands, 1%.
HULL, DEC. 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The transactions in our money-mar-
ket continue very limited, and until a new and strong Mi-
nistry is formed, which may indicate what is to be the result
of the great political questions now agitating the country, no
great improvement can take place, although persons are san-
guine that, under all ordinary circumstances, shares bare
seen their lowest. As regards the new lines, it is hoped that
the present political. Crisis, by affording time for reflection,
will induce their promoters to examine well the plans, sec-
tions, finances, &c., and weigh well . how far, as honest men,
they are justified in proceeding to Parliament. Where they are
not fully satisfied with their position, they would act the part
of honourable men, and immediately withdraw frolemsui, prosecut-
ingpor. their schemes, and.return as early
tion of the deposits as may not have been expended.
the-qUat tity of 'lakes n' give of new lines, a great majority
cannot at present have any ground to even
_N
supposeort h
they
can
succeed. The sales areMatlocksßritish,
22-Ditto Carlisle, 2 --Ditto, Dalkei
aspossible
Out of
ib
,a 1,,N
53/4P •
53/.-Hull and Selby
N • k
, and
100-Leicester and Bedford, ss.
Boson, Newark,
Sheffield, 2/. lls. 9d.
YORK, DEC. 16.
STocx Exclallos.-The sales are--York and North Mid-
land Extension, ~51/_.-Newcastle and Berwick, 10%-North
British,
New Carlisle Branch, 1%-London and York, 33A--
1/. 65.-Manchester, Buxton,
Matlock, and
11,GiriadnladndUX
GLASGOW, DEC. 15.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-British and Irish
Union, 605.-Caledonian Extension, 50-Caledonian and
Ayrshire Junction, 355.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire
Junction, 458.-Dundee and Forfar Junction, 605.-East
Indian Railway,
175.-Glasgow, Xilmarnock, and Ayr, 66/.-
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 425. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmar-
nock, and Ardrossan, 535.-Perth and Inverness, 375. 6d.-
Renfrew and Ayr, 245.-Scottish Central, 13/.-South 'Mid-
land, 3%. -

Mr. Henry observed, that there was a small fund
which the magistrates had the control of, but it was in-
tended to assist those individuals and objects of a diffe-
rent kind ; and therefore he thought be would be going
beyond his trusteeship in devoting them to the present
object. As, however, the calamity was so sudden, and
no forethonght could have prevented it, be should have
no objection to give 21., not to be added to any subscrip-
tion, but to be expended by the officer in providing for
the immediate necessities of the poor sufferers.
Dunn, one of the parish beadles, here said that the
whole of the poor persons mention d had been relieved
by the overseers of Lambeth on Saturday last, and they
were a:1 ordered to go before the board on that day,
with the view of being furtlit r relieved.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY DEC. 16.—CoNcRza
A-
Troars.—The following are the Congregation -days of the ensu-
ing Lent Term : Saturday, Jan. 24 ( B.A. Commencement), at
ten ; Wednesday, Jan. 28, at eleven ; Wednesday, Feb. 11, at
eleven ; Wednesday, Feb. 23, at eleven ; Wednesday, March
I I, at eleven ; Friaay, March 27 (M.A. Inceptors), at ten;
Friday, April 3 (end of Term), at ten.
THE ROYAL FREE 110SPITAL.—CORONER'S IN-
QVEST.—An inquest on the body of Susannah Stephens, who
died on Friday last, and with reference to whose case several
letters signed" Humanitas," have appeared in the Times, was
held yesterday at the Sun public-house, Gray's Inn-road, be-
fore Mr. Wakley. On this occasion there were present the
Rev. Dr. Worthington, the Rev. Mr.Packman, Mr. Pritchard,
High-Bailiff of Southwark ; Mr. Walmesly, Dr. Marsden,
and other gentlemen connected with and interested in the
Free Hospital. The receiver 'and other officers of the London
Union were in attendance., After the usual preliminaries, the
Coroner and jury proceeded to view the body, and on their
return the Coroner inquired' if the officer of the City of Lon-
don Union was.present.. The answer was in the afirmative.
The Coroner asked if he had taken three patients to the hos-
pital onWedfiesday, the 19th of November ? The officer—
My son did. The Coroner—Where are these patients
now ? Offioer—One is still in the hospital, but Ido not
know Where 'the other' two, - Ann Morgan and
Ann Lever, are. The Coroner said that in his opinion. it
was essential to the inquiry that the three girls should be
present. The officer said that he had made every exertion
to find them, but without effect. The Coroner then inquired
if any of the gentlemen' connected with the Free Hospita_
were present? The Rev. Dr. Worthington—Yes. After
some further conversation, the Coroner said that he thought
the evidence of the girls so necessary, that the inquest must
be adjourned until they were found. Doctor Marsden said
that one of them was still in the hospital ; and although ill, she
was not so much so as to prevent her being carried in a cab.
He thought that as the other two could not be found, one of
the three would be sufficient for the purposes of the inquiry.
The Coroner said that it was his firm conviction that two out
of the three girls should be present; and that being so, if
the examination of the one were proceeded with that day, an
adjournment would at any rate become 'necessary to get the
other. He, therefore, thought it better that they should
adjourn at once, as it was most desirable that the investi-
gation should come on and terminate on the same day.
After a warm discussion, the inquiry, was adjourned until
Tuesday next.
FIRE ON CLERKENWELL•GREEN.—This morning,
between the hours of twelve and one, an alarming fire broke
out upon the premises belonging to Mr. Maddox, painteraed
glazier, No. 9, Clerkenwell-green. The first discovery was
made by the pc-lice-constable on the beat. Smoke which he
saw breaking over the roofs of the houses made him aware of
the alarming fact. Without loss of time the officer aroused
the inmates of the' contiguous buildings, and dispatched a
sr.essenger for the fire-engines. The parish engine was im-
mediately on the spot, and was followed by the brigade en-
gines from Farringdon-street and Holborn stations. These
were instantly set to work from an abundant supply of water
furnished by the New River Company. The West of Eng-
land, County, and several other brigade engines followed in
rapid succession, as did also two escapes belonging to the
Royal Society .for the Protection of Life from Fire. The
firemen and police exerted themselves to the utmost, and by
two o'clock they happily succeeded in extinguishing the
flames. As to the origin of the tire, or whether or not the
sufferer was insured, we were unable during the confusion
that prevailed to learn.
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DEATH BY FlRE.—Yesterday ;:lr. Bedford held
an inquest at St. George's Hospital, on the body of Frances
Allen, aged forty-fire years, lately residing at go. 6, Alfred-
road, Kensal INew-town, who died under the following dread-
ful circumstances :—Frederick Saunders stated that he
lodged in'the same house as the deceased, who occupied g
room on the first floor with her husband, a bricklayer. On
the morning of Sunday last, about a quarter to one o'clock,
witness was awakened by hearing loud cries of "Fire, fire."
Witness got out of bed and ran to the room, and there dm-
covered the deceased enveloped in a body of flame. Her hus-
band was in the room, and rolling heron the floor, endeavour.
ing to extinguish the fire. Witness procured a jug of water,
and threw it over the deceased, who appeared to be burned
completely over the whole surface of the body, She was
. placed in a cart and removed to the above hospital, where
she expired at half-past one on Sunday afternoon. Witness
• asked her.several times bow it occurred, but as she was is
such a deplorable state she could not speak as to the origin of
'the fire.. "Verdict, "That the deceased died from the effects
of burns; but haw caused there was no evidence to sbow."
, The Bari of Durham, Lady Mary Lambton, and.
11;e lion. Cbronel and Mrs: Greer 'wick Hotel,
jermyn-street; yesterday, for ntention of
'wintering at that watering-'

• SECESSIONS TO ROME.--Mr. Stokes, a distinguished
member of' Cambridge University, and late secretary of the
Camden Society; was received into the Roman Catholic
Church on Sunday last, at St. -Chads, Birmingham, in the
Presence of a very large congregation. The number of re-
cent converts to the Church of Rome now exceeds 70, of
whom more than,3o are clergymen of the Establiducient.

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