The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-08

The corruption practised in the management of
British railroad corporations is found 10 have been
so enormous that people of all classes are shocked
and astonished Hudson is, perhaps, the most
magnificent of the villains 30 far exposed, but he
appears to have had great number Of emulaiors
among whom it must have been exceedingly diff
cult 10 maintain his supremacy. We notice an ac-
count of the winding up of one concern, which had
been projected under the auspices of this worthy
gentleman, but he did not participate in its organi-
zation because one of the principal conederaes de-
INJURED to Mr.. Hudson's conditions, which were,
that he should have 40 900 shares of the stock set
apart for him, and that he should have the appoint
merit of the directors and his own secretary This
project seems to have been altogether model affair
OF It's kind II was set on foot by bankrupt attor-
ney 10 l045, with nominal capital of $4,000, 900
IN l2O,OOO shares. Stock enough was allotted to
raise Sl6O,0OO, which was spent without any re-
suits
AT recent investigation into the affairs of the
York and Newcastle road, of which Mr. Hudson
was chairman il appeared that he had corrupuy
applied 100000 of the funds of the company,
which had not yet been recovered from him, and
that he had been made To dsgorge $3.50 900 of his
appropriations. Directors testified that they knew
there was gross if not fraudulent mismanagement
going on, but they knew it would be useless to
attempt TO stem the torrent of Mr.. Hudson's popu-
larity.
A correspondent of the London Chronicle, writ
ing from Panama, says that the privileges accorded
to the line of British steamers from Valparaiso to
Panama will expire in one year, and that they will
good opportunity for the establishment of new
company on that route. We commend the sugges-
ton to the attention of capitalists here.
Lolo Monies, ex-mistress of the King of Ba-
varia, under the title of Countess Of Landsfeldt,
was married on the 18th of July, at London, to
George Traford Head, esq.,, very young officer
in the ed Life-Guards. The ceremony took place
first at the French Catholic chapel, and subse-
quently at st. Georges church, Hanover square
Mr.. Head not long since attained his majority.
His income is stated to be about ETA, 900 per an
mum.
The Board Of Health of Lisbon has pronounced
that vessels from New York must be subject to
quarantine.
The frgate st. Lawrence is now in the Weser.
Horace Smith, the novelist, is dead.
Mr. Green, the celebrated aronaut, is supposed
to have fallen from his balloon during recent ex-
curson, and to have been drowned off Cardiff.
The Hermann left Southampton on the Goth of
July, for this port She had on board one hundred
passengers from Bremen, one hundred tons Ger
man freight, and two hundred tons French goods
The Emperor Nicholas has returned from War
saw to ST. Petersburgh.
The Pope is about to visit Naples.
M. Guizot and family have arrived at Havre.
Mr.. Golden is not in good health.
The Princess Of Orange owns eleven steamers,
with which she trades to different ports of Europe
going occasionally with her own ventures as super
cargo
Warm baths are pronounced specific against
cholera. There is no doubt healthy state of the
skin is powerful protection against its assaults.
The health returns of the city of London, for the
week ending July Is, showed that there had been
l369 deaths from oil diseases, and 339 from cholera
The increase of deaths over the previous week had
been 299, and the increase from cholera was 1877.
The increase for the week, in the number of deaths
from diarrhGa, was As.
The cause of Horace Smiths death was ossi6ca-
ton of the heart.
new church is being built for Father Mathew
at Cork.
1t is rumorcd that the Pope does not mean to re-
sumo his residence at Rome, but at Bologna. This
city has water communication with Venice, is sur
rounded by wall, and has twelve gates The
population numbers 10000. In 1876 Napoleon
captured the city and drove away the papal authori-
ties now his nephew restores them