The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNENDAY, AUGUST 12, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1750, 12 August 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNENDAY, AUGUST 12, 1874.

Tbx proceedings at the City of York Goldmining Company's meeting last nipht, as reported in tbe Thames Advertiser, are not calculated to increase public respect for some of our prominent ptib- • lie men. For the credit of the Thames itis fortunate that such scenes are of ; rare occurrence. There is an old saving that" when rogues fall out honest men get their own;" We trust it will prove applicable in this ins'apce. Not that we would entertain for a moment the suspicion that there were any rogues present tit the meeting last nieht. " Are we not all honorable men ?" Certainly; but there art-just one or two points that require clearing up before strangers will endorse our opinion. For instance: would like to know if it ii true that a sharebroker (we have only one on the Thames, whose name is a guarantee of good faith) was authorised to sell Mr. Morton's shares in the City of York and his seat in the directory for £35, including the influence of the office to get the purchaser a seat in the directory. Mr. John Brown, M.P.C., made this assertion and Mr. John Brown, M.P C, is not in-the habit of saying that which is not true. Further on in the - proceedings Mr. William Eowe is reported to tare charged Messrs Walker

and Hicks with being connected with a ring formed to " prostitute the interests of the company to their owu purpoes, and a more degraded movement than this he had never seen." Tho names of these gentlemen were associated with those of Brown and Bleazard ; and Mr. Brown immediately gave "the lie direct "'■■ to Mr. EoweV statement, and made a counter charge against Mr. Howe of having invited him CMr. Brown) to go into " a bulling and bearing ring." This Mr. Bowe answered with more recrimination, characterising Mr. Brown's assertion as " a wickel lie." And so the business progressed, being, apparently, one long scene of charges and counter charges and angry recriminations, suggestive of what might be expected from one set of sharpers detected in the act of taking-an unfairpaidr.nhtagb'.'of their confreres. We regret that* we had not a rei porter present at the meeting, but the influence of " the'office," was exerted, we suppose, to prevent the notice calling the meeting, from appearing in our columns. Out of evil cometh good, and if from this time the small shareholders in gold mining companies take a greater interest in the management of their capital the scene at the City of York shareholders meeting will have produced a good effect. Meantime some explanation will be looked for in the directions we have indicated, in order to remove the bad impression left by a perusal of the proceedings as reported ia the Advertiser.