The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-15 00:00:00

WELSH IRON AND COAL MINING

COMPANY.

A Half-yearly General Meeting of this Company
was held yesterday, at their house, No. 40, Broad-
street-buildings, to receive the half-yearly Report of
the directors, and on other business. OAKLEY,
Esq., in the Chair.
The Report stated, that the directors had found
that to work with any beneficial effect, the mines
upon the Company's property in Denbighshire,
would require from 13,0001. to 14,0001. in addition
to the money already expended in that quarter. As
this was a larger amount of capital than, under pre-
sent circumstances, they had reason to expect, they
had entered into an agreement with Mr. Jones, by
which he was to re-purchase that property for
9,000/. in hand, and a mortgage for 23,750/., to be
paid by instalments of 1,000/. a-year, with 5 per
cent. interest. By getting rid of this property, the
directors hoped that they should be able to conduct
their other works upon a scale more consistent with
their diminished capital. There remained in the
Company's possession, the Coed Teian, and Lees-
wood estates. On the former there were two fur-
naces, which produced 50 tons of iron per week, and
a sale colliery, which promised to supply coals equal
to the fullest extent of the demand. The directors
recommended the erection of two additiowal furnaces
at Coed Talan, which may be done for 2,0001., and
would enable the Company to produce twice as
much iron as they made at present. The report
concluded with a statement " that a conside-
rable proportion of the Company's capital must
be considered as irrecoverably lost."—They enter-
tained, however, very sanguine hopes from their
future operations at their remaining works.
In conformity with a recommendation of the
Directors, Mr. SAUNDERS moved that a salary of
3001. a-year be allowed Mr. Wells for his services.
The Resolution was seconded by Mr. Wm.
CLARKE, who said that he hoped for the best results
from the zeal and abilities of Mr. Wells, as well as
from the interest which he, as a large proprietor, bad
in the prosperity of the Company. The resolution
was carried.

Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and
the meeting separated.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.-.-Page, who was on Monday
convicted under the new Smuggling Act, and committed,
by a warrant, to the Tender, was yesterday brought be-
fore the Lord Mayor and Alderman Thompson, for the
purpose of having a different sentence passed upon him.
Davis, the officer, stated that the surgeon had examined
him, and declared him unfit, and that he had been inva-
lided formerly. The Solicitor to the Customs, under those
circumAances of rejection, referred to the Act, which
supplies the desperate alternative of a flue of 1001. or per-
petual imprisonment.
The LORD MOTOR.—Prisoner, it is my duty, as you
are not fit for the service, to convict yon in the penalty ;
are you able to pay 100/. ?
Prisoner.—Not one hundred pence.
The prisoner was ordered to be imprisoned in the
Compter until the payment of the fine (as the Act directs);
'an event which the unfortunate prisoner said could never
take place.
Lontar, a journeyman carpentcr,
was brought before Mr. Alderman Crowder yesterday, upon
a warrant, wherein he was charged with having assaulted
his wife.

Jane Lomar, a middle-aged female, stated the case. She
went to her husband's place of work on Saturday week,
and received a part of his wages, he retaining the other
part, to spend upon females of a certain class, as she sus-
pected. She went home, changed her clothes and disguised
herself, and, after watching for her spouse for a short time,
saw him enter into conversation with a prostitute, kiss
her openly in the streets twice, and then retire with her
into a narrow avenue. He, however, contrived to get
home before her, and to fasten her out. The next day
he beat her, and turned her out of doors. She entered
into a history of some other affairs of the same nature
that had happened previously, therein displaying that she
was possessed of a most annoying volubility. But her
husband's infidelity and his beatings-did not seem more to
afflict her than his incaution in having once impudently un-
derrated her personal attractions and qualifications, by
saying that when she was gone he would bring home " her
betters; " But he says he has my mistress" was ever
and anon at her tongue's end.
The husband said, the short fact was, lie had a most
jealous wife, and when be carried her home every sixpence
of his wages, the same notion of his associating with pros-
titutes was uppermost in her mind. He wished to part,
and make her an allowance.

" Aye," said Mrs. L., " he says he has my mistress."
" Well, never mind that," replied the ALDER7dAN.
" Let him have his mistress, and you be your own master.
I know of no better course under such unhappy circum-
stances. I have no power to interfere in this way ; but
what do you (addressing the prisoner) propose to allow
your wife ?"
"Why, she's neither chick nor child, your honour," said
the carpenter, "but I will give her 10s. a week out of
my 285."
"He is destroying me," cried the wife ; 1 have eaten
nothing since Saturday, my jaws ache so."
" If," said the ALDERMAN', " you exercise your jaws
every day as you have done this morning, I am sure no
one here is surprised at their guing a little stiff:"--
(Laughter.)
The parties would have come to terms, but a new charge
was preferred against the defendant. He had, notwith-
standing Leadbetter, the marshalman, exhibited his staff
and the warrant, made a very obstinate resistance to being
taken out of his house, and the officer being determined to
carry his complaint to the sessions, the Alderman ordered
the prisoner to find bail.

WORSHIP-STREET..--Thomas Doyle, a lad 15
years of age, was charged with stealing two cash boxes,
containing 32/. 15s. and some valuable papers, from his
master's counting-house. The .prisoner had been em-
ployed by Mr. Edwards, of 'Change-alley as messenger.
On Friday morning he absconded with the two cash-boxes.
It appears that he proceeded with his plunder to a shop
near Ball's Pond, Islington, where he broke open the
boxes, and having abstracted the cash, concealed the boxel
and papers under some bricks. In the course of the day
he met with the lad Conner, who had formerly been• a
school-fellow, and proposed treating him to the theatre.
They accordingly went to the Coburg Theatre, and about
one o'clock they were found in the Kingsland-road, asking
some watchmen to direct them to a lodging for the night,
The watchmen finding that Doyle had a considerable sum
of money in his possession, very properly detained the two
boys, and conveyed them to the watch house, where they
were searched by the night constable, who found LW. 78.
in Doyle's pockets. Doyle then confessed the robbery,
and directed the constable to the spot where he had de-
posited the boxes and papers. Doyle was committed for
trial, but the other lad, who is respectably connected, and
seemed to have no knowledge of the robbery, was discharged.
UNION-HALL—John Neckleborough, landlord of the
Three Jolly Butchers, in Bermondsey, was summoned for
suffering persons to tipple in his house until twelve'o'clock
pia Thursday night. His defence was, that on the ThUrs-
city night afire broke out in the neighbourhood, and the
persons who were found in his house drinking had been,
as they informed him, working at the engines, and he
therefore supplied them with liquor. He, however, had no
eiidence to prove that they were so employed at the fire.
The Magistrate, therefore fined him 4s. and costs.

It has been for some 'time reported that the
Buckinghamshire lace trade is in an improving state; and
we have been anxiously endeavouring to ascertain hew far
the flattering rumour was well founded. The result of our
inquiries is, that the manufacture, certainly, is in some-
what greater demand, but not at any advance of price. The
articles most in request are those of the finer, description.--
Sucks Chronicle.

Per Quarter.
Boston..
Canterbury
Grantham .
Grimsby
Horncastle-.
Lincoln
Maidstone
Spilaby

s. to s.
—56
50 n
57 61
58 62
58 60
56 60
43 60
56 58
56 62

Barloy. 1 Oats.

8. to 8.

39 45
- 28

s. to a.

31 39
26 34
23 27
23 34
33 34
25 30
28 30
32 34

38 40
38 --
34 -
40 42
88

s. to s.

44 50
57 62
46 49
58 60
56 59
46 48
56 59