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350 THE LEADER, [Ko. 468, March 12, 1859...
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JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES. The quarterly div...
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claims at the rate of 300/. for 1,000 ?....
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A Cool Hand.—" Captain" Corrie, the owne...
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DE.DE JONGH'S
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Continr.Xtan Railways.—The Directors Of ...
RATt / wri & T Bitxs , 1 « 59 . —The general report of the Board of Trade shows that 172 Jbiills for railways in Great Britain have been deposited this session , of ^ hiclv 129 authorise new works ; 70 bills by new companies authorise the construction of 768 miles of railway , and 59 by old companies 361 miles ; the total length of line , therefore , is 1 , 129 miles , in addition to 95 miles of deviation lines and 12 projects for enlargements of stations , & e .
350 The Leader, [Ko. 468, March 12, 1859...
350 THE LEADER , [ Ko . 468 , March 12 , 1859 .
Joint-Stock Companies. The Quarterly Div...
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES . The quarterly dividend court of proprietors of Bank stock will he held on the 17 th inat . On the 5 th April will be held a general court for the election of a governor and deputy-governor for the year ensuing ; and on the following day another court for the election of twenty-four directors . -The Agra and United Service Bank have declared a dividend , at the rate of 10 per cent , per annum , for the half-year ending the 31 st of December , -with a Dorms of 1 / . per share , making a total distribution of 12 per cent . for the year 1858 .
A meeting took place , on Thursday , of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia [ Land Company , when an unfavourable report was presented , the receipts for 1858 showing a considerable fallirig-off , a result ascribed to the depression of trade in those colonies . The report was agreed to . At a meeting of the Van I ) ienien ' s Land Company , on Thursday , the report of the directors was adopted . The position of affairs does not seem to be the most flourishing , and it is questioned whether in the course of the twelve months any distribution can be made to the proprietors . Neglected management of affairs in the colony is alleged to be the cause of this unfortunate state of things , but under new arrangements it is believed a : more satisfactory development of the property , can be effected .
Claims At The Rate Of 300/. For 1,000 ?....
claims at the rate of 300 / . for 1 , 000 ? ., but of course submitted to the spoliation only under protest . Florida has repudiated about 400 , 000 ? ., raised for the establishment of a Union Bank , which speedily became insolvent . Arkansas owes 600 , 000 ? ., on which , like Florida , she has paid no interest for twenty years . She has contented herself , however * with this quiescence , and lias avoided placing an indelible stamp on her legislative history by not adopting any fortnal resolution in favour of a fraudulent course . The debt of Indiana was about 2 , 500 , 000 ? ., and was compromised
in 1846 ; the State , for . one-half the amount , conveying to the Creditors the Wabash and Erie Canal , 400 miles long . At the same time it was promised that the work should . be protected , but instead of doing so the Legislature haye chartered a variety of competing railways , which have rendered it valueless . A memorial has accordingly been presented , urging that the State should receive back the canal and make a compensation to the holders of the bonds . The reply has not yet been received , but there is said to be a hope that it Will not be altogether unsatisfactory . — Times .
Mediterranean Tei-egbapii . —The stoppage of electric communication between Malta and Cagliari will cause a delay o £ about three days in the receipt of Indian , Chinese , and Australian intelligence in London . In the ordinary course news is telegraphed from lytalta on the arrival of the mail steamers from Alexandria . National Bakk of TuRKEY .- ^ -It would appear that the management of the undertaking in Constantinople will *> e . entrusted to the representatives of three Greek . houses ^ -viz ., those of MM . Gommondoj Tubini , and one of the MM . Baltazzi . It is owing to the preponderance of the Greek influence that the project lias not embraced a more general fusion of the interests involved .:- ?—DailyJVews ;
Harbours of Refuge . —The report p f the royal commission appointed to investigate this important subject was published on Thursday . In the preliminary remarks , the commissioners lay it down as a general principle , that harbours of this kind are national undertakings , and should be constructed , in whole , or in part , at the national expense , and they also think that a passing toll should be levied for their erection and maintenance . Only otie dissentient voice , that of Captain Sullivan , has been raised against the opinion , the rest of the commissioners being unanimous . The east coast of Scotland is . the district first taken into consideration , and ' Wick is the first place at which the construction of a
liar-CrLTCERiirE . —A circular has been addressed to the soap trade , stating that by a process termed " Eeynold ' s patent , " glycerhie , of which the supply is at present very inadequate , can be obtained at trifling cost from the refuse , or " spent lees , " of their jnanufacture . Hitherto the supply has chiefly heen derived from the sweet water of the candle makers . The commercial importance of the articles is becoming Tery considerable . Customs and Excise . — The ahxount of Customs ' duties ( net ) actually paiclinto the Exchequer between 1816 and 1858 appears to iiave varied from 9 ^ , 4311 . ( 1817 ) to 22 , 504 , 822 / . ( 1844-45 ) . In the year ended 31 st of March , 1858 , the gross amount was 23 , 109 , 104 ? . JDuring the earlier part of the period spoken of the
duties on teatohacco , wines , spirits , coffee , and several other articles were collected by the Excise wholly or in part , Tea continued an Excise collection till 1834 , when it became a branch pf the Customs' duties ; the other articles had been transferred in 1825 . The net available sum from excise ( 1816 to 1858 ) varied from 13 , 678 , 835 ? . ( 1842 ) to 29 , 385 , 747 ? . ( 1816 ) . Stamps have fluctuated between 6 , 373 , 667 ? . and 7 , 710 , 683 ? ., and taxes between 3 , 654 , 819 ? ., ( 1839 ) and 21 , 618 , 123 ? . ( 1816 ) . Taxes , from this large amount collected in 1816 , dropped in 1813 to 10 , 002 , 748 ? ., and fell afterwards to something above 4 , 000 , 000 ? ; and 3 , 000 , 000 ? . a-year , Between 1843 and 1844 they jumped from 4844 , 648 Z . to 9 j , 439 , 747 ? ., and after this ( tilt 1855 when only the gross receipts ave given ) , they were never below 8 , 742 , 039 ? .
ABtEBTOANBispuoiATiQN .- ^ - confiscation practised by the state of Pennsylvania has been described . To prevent any portion of the European public from being deluded by the constant flourishes of Other defaulting governments of the American Union , the following short resume of their respective positions will be sufficient . The number of States to bo included in the list is , five , —Mississippi , Michigan , Florida , Arkansas , and Indiana , —but there , is considerable difference in their degrees of turpitude . The original debt of Mississippi was I , 4 OO , Oop ? , Of tlijs she repudiated 1 , 000 , 000 ? . in 184 S , and fias jneyer paid any interest on the remainder . The 1 , 000 , 000 ? . was issued to establish the Union Sank nnd tho 400000 ? establish the
of Mississippi , , . tp Planters' Bank . Tho holders of the latter seem to think thero is some prospect of an arrangement being at length made to pay principal and interest , Tho faonds issued by Michigan amounted to 1 , 000 , 000 ? . " ^ They were sold in tho London Market—none , * t is believed , at loss than 88 per cent . —by Mr * 0 aiicmel Jaudon , tho ngent of the Bank of the United States , and on the failure ofithnt institution , fcefoxo i $ had , paid , tp the State wore than 30 per « ent . of tho amemntdue for tho bonds , the State resolved to repi * diato the balanco , QFh'li ? took pl « oe in 1841 , and was again deliberately confirmed py the Senate and House of Representatives in 1845 . The landholders wore therefore required to convert their
hour or refuge , or as the commissioners phrase it , a " life harbour , " is reccommended , the estimate cost being 250 , 000 / . The South Bay of Peterhead is tlie place next mentioned ,, the cost of converting the bay into a harbour being taken at 330 , 000 ? . A grant of 100 , 000 ? . is recommended in aid of this work . On the Irish coast Waterford harbour is pointed but as valuable for the purposes of a life harbour , and a grant of 50 , 000 ? . recommended for deeponing the approaches . A grant of 40 , 000 ? , is recommended for cutting down Stepper point , between the land ' s End
and Har tland Point , and facilitating ingress to tho harbour ; it is not recommended , however , that the whole sum be granted at once . The commissioners consider that a harbour at St . Ives would be of the highest value , and recommend a grant , not exceeding 400 , 000 ?/ for , its construction . The following harbours are also thought by the commissioners to bo wanting , and the sums annexed to their names arc those which are recommended as grants : — -Douglas , Isle of Man , 50 , 000 ? . ; tho entrance to the Tyno , 250 , 000 ? . ; Filer , 800 , 000 ? .
A Cool Hand.—" Captain" Corrie, The Owne...
A Cool Hand . — " Captain" Corrie , the owner and commander of the yacht Wanderer , who recently landed the cargo of slaves in Georgia , has been summarily expelled from the New York Yacht Club of which he was a member , andtheyacht erased from the listof the squadron . The resolution by which this act of justice was performed at the ., same time stigmatised the traffic in very strong terms , and Gome ' s conduct in sharing in ifc in still stronger . This man is a wealthy South Carolinian , " moving in the first circles '' in his native state . He came to New York bought the Wanderer , the crack yacht of the ' squadron , was elected a member of the club , and gave himself out to be , and was universally received
as a gentleman of leisure , with aquatic tastes and a long purse , and any quantity of honour . Under cover of all this he coolly fitted out the yacht for the slave trade . She was seized , and overhauled by the United States marshal , and though her stores were admitted to be of a description perfectly astounding for a pleasure yacht , nevertheless they did not break the requirements of the statute in that case made and provided , and Corrie was fearfully indignant , so they let him go . He appears to have started for the coast of Africa direct , and
actually played the fine gentleman amongst the British and American squadrons cruising on the slave coast with the most consummate audacity , entertained the officers splendidly , and finally shipped 300 negroes , and landed them safely in Georgia . He has recently been arrested , an indictment duly found against him by the grand jury , and he has been committed for trial for piracy . The preliminaries of these prosecutions : are eminently successful , but the conclusion is apt to be most lame and impotent .
The Ballot SociETr . —At a meeting on Tuesday , the society determined to appeal to those Liberal members of Parliament who are pledged to the ballot , and who will nieet . Lord John Russell on Monday next , to take their stand upon malting the ballot an indispensable condition of Heform leadership . Sir John BowTtisra . —Letters received from Sir John afford satisfactory evidence of his restoration to health .. Sir John was at Phillipiries on Jaiufary 25 , on his way back to his Hong Kon ^ j . Government . . '_ ______ ' . J . ' .. ' _ ¦ ' _„
Prince Napoleon ; and the French Minister . — A letter from Paris says ; - ^ -Princo JNapoleon , for some time past , has been unable to agree with anybody , except his flunkeys and hangers-on * The Prince and the Home Minister have had another sparring inatch . Tho Prince , rankling with a soro , now several weoks old , complained of M . Delanglo ' s neglect of duty on a recent occasion , " When I entered Paris with the Princess , you made ' not tho slightest preparation for my reception , " he exclaimed ?• Made no preparations ! " replied the Minister , with real or assumed anger } why , if I had not done so , you would not have found a single person at tho
station to moot yon , and tho dexterous old law Ver indignantly turned on his hcpls , audibly muttering something about tho ingratitude of princes . With M . Walewski , who does not talcethings quite sogontly as M . Dolanglo , tho Prinpe has boon on even worse terms lately . Only tho other day stinging personalities wore , it seems , exchanged between thorn . Thus , tho Prince charged the Foreign Minister with being as anxious for poapo as though ho feared vttxv would rob him of his appointments . " Well , nobody can say th © same of your highness , " Walewski is declared to have wickedly replied ; for your warlike predUectiona you fully manifested in tho Crimea . It is not every one who is born tp be a hero , " And eo the conrorefttion ended ,
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Leader (1850-1860), March 12, 1859, page 30, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_12031859/page/30/
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