The Sun. — London, England, 1858-08-14 00:00:00

~~ THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 9th have reached us. The Queen and Royal family have at tended the theatre at Gijon, where they had been received with enthusiasm. The cases of yellow fever reported from Ferrol are stated to have broken out not in the town, but on board the steamer Isabella II ; 13 persons were at tacked, and three had died. The vessel had been sent to the lazaretto of Vigo. As her Majesty was proceeding from Oviedo to Gijon, one of the ' royal chaplains was by the Queen's side, con stantly occupied in distributing money to the beggars by the road side. An official return shows that the amount of the floating debt on the 31st ult. was 497,882,436 reals. The semi-offi cial Correspondancia Autografa says :—" We notice in the foreign news of the day, received by telegraph, the assertion that Spain is about to cede the island of Cuba to the United States. Is it possible that any one can waste his time in inventing such ab surdities?" MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLoc K. The return from the Bank of England for the week endinc , the 11th inst. is of a rather satisfactory character, although the changes in the various de partments are not of any great importance. In the absence of accounts from Australia, the bullion shows a slight falling off. The reserve of notes has been slightly augmented, and the other securities, owing to the limited demand for mouey, are reduced. The Public Deposits have been augmented by about half a million, through the col lection of the revenue, and this in a great measure explains the diminution to about a like amount in the private deposits. In the other items of the ballance-sheet there is no alterations of importance ; till* , will be seen in the subjoined statement : Active Circulation £20,590,425 Decrer re Bullion l7,f-38,250 Decrease 102,171 Rest Increase Public Deposits 4,668,793 Increase Other Deposits Decrease Seven-day and Other Bills 771,171 Decrease Government Securities 10,871,054 Increase Other Securities 15,316,060 Decrease Notes Unemployed Increase About 35,0001. in gold was takea into the Bank yesterday. The Australian remittance, via Suez, amounting to 73,0001., has arrived, ands ill probably ba, appropriated in a similar manner, the Continental demand being very quiet. Although the return above analysed shows an increase in the notes, and a falling off of securities, the demand for money " out of doers" is evidently increasing. This is owing to the subscriptions to loans and new companies ; and as a further considerable absorption for the same purpose is anticipated, rather less easi ness in unancial affairs 59 not improbable. Indeed, there are many who confidently look for an adverse moveffent towards the end of the year, when, in addition to the appi2opi:ation of capital to new financial enterpi;se, the extension of trade may also stimulate the demand for di. 'ount. The New York exchange is rather lower, but the coat inentel rates continue firm. No immcci:;.te in ere?, -e in the exports of specie is expeeed. du the Cotton Market at Liverpool, yesterday, a Moderate amount of business was transacted, and 7,0.50 bales were sold at about former values. In Itaii'vvay shares there was no particular alteration, but prices of some of the leading lines slightly re cedes.! Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £125,711, and the exports £2OO, exclusive of the follo N ving shipments direct from London to the continent .during the week ending Thursday last : Gold' Coin Boulogne 390 ozs. Silver' ~ Boulogne 6,600 , „ Rotterdam • 13ars Rotterdam • „ Boulogne BOO 29 Pl Hambro' 1,024 At; the meeting held to-day of the creditors of Aless.rs. Hyde, Hodge, Sr Co., who re ently failed in the tinft , r trade, it was stat:d that 2Ca. in the pound is likely to be realind. The estate is to be wound 11 P under inspection. Very little business has been transacted in the English Stock Market to-day. The prices, although rather flat, have not varied beyond 1-16th per cent., and the market is as quiet and steady as could be expected when there are neither real nor specula tive sal es 'to give it support. Consols have been ‘ 96 4- for transfer, and 96 1 4- for a cc ount The New , per Cents. are 964- 97, and the Reduced Bank ''took is 2261, and India ditto 219. Exche q uer , s (June), 20s. prem. The Bonds, 1004-, and 41 adi a Debentures, 981. A rather limited business is recorded in the Foreign Stock: Market, and prices are steady. Turkish 6 ter Cez'ts. are 961 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 113 ; ittcw 4 p,lr Cents., 1004 ; Peruvian <II pr Cents., ; Venezuela 5 per Cents., 41f ; Dutch 2i per Cents. , 66 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 10 1 1 ; and Brazilian Scrip par to prem. Red Sea Telegraph Shares ere - prem. Tbiere has b een a limited business done to-day in t he Railway Share Market, rind the few transactions 1 - r ecorded show a variation of about to per cent. Scut ern Counties, Edinburgh end 4 Glesgow, and *out h-Eastern have improved ss. • and Caledonian , 10 8 . Great Northeia and North - Western declined 58. ; rind Great Western, Brighton, and Midland,los. TI to FaTeign and Colonial lines have exhibited little variation of importance. Ptuis and Lyons andLomhurdo-Venetian have receded about s s. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, s s. to 10 s.; Great 'vestern of Canada improved ss. ;foint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are tt slightly improved values. Union of Australia A lt ye advanced ..Z1 ; and Western Bank of Lon n, 10s. In the Miscellaneous Market prices are steady. Consols for Money, 96 4 1 to ; ditto Account, 96. 1 to 1. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT t A Yell large supplies of fruit and - uerl guy ruled tirm, as follows:- GARDEN. vegetables on sale, and the trade e. d. 0. 4. 0, 5 0 A ;vies, per lb. 5 0 to 7 0 (} 1 , °)41 it. ditto, ea,cl , 0 9 to 2 6 Per lb• It e , -1 4 ditto ec,,_ 2 6 to 5 u hi Is, por WI 6 0 to 15 o 4-kmtines, per do 4 0 to 8 0 0 , , per t sieve 1 3 tO 2 6 - 8 7 4 0 , 7 3r doz. ..... Le,„ per doz , 0 6 to 2 0 4 h - Jotis , per doz 0 6 to 1 6 'Aeota , per doz 1 6 to 4 0 • s. d. s. d. Cherries, per lb 0 4to 1 0 Filberts, per Ib 0 6to 1 0 Cobnuts, per 100 lb 0 9to 0 0 Almonds, per bus Walnuts, per 100 Figs, per doa 0 oto 0 e Strawberries, per pt 0 oto 1 Gooseberries,p.i Eiv. 1 6to 2 6 Currants, per ditto 8 oto 4 0 Plums, per ditto 3 oto 3 6 Greengages, per do 3 6to 4 6 Raspberries, per pl 0 3to 0 6 YZGETABLES. s. d. s. d. s. d. s.d. Nn( -1 e, .dz.bunch. 16to 2 0 Shallots, per lb oBto 0 8 ke.,; 4s eper do .. 1 Cto I S Horseradish, p. bh 1 o to 2 g O 3 , dit to, per do. 02to 0 4 Parsley, per ditto auiiflom 3rs,per dz. 1 oto 3 0 Celery, per ditto Ned POtatc es, per tn. 0 II to 0 0 Parsnips, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 ditta"-d1) per 1b... 0 Ito 0 4 Small salad, p. pun 0 2 to 0 3 'I , Z2 Per , sieve 20to 0 0 Mushrooms, p. petl l 6to 2 6 1),L8,.1 ier bunch. 0 3 to 0 4 Artichokes, per doz 2 o to 5 0 L.,7ots, per bunch 05 to 0 6 Cabbage letts., p. sc. 08 to 1 0 (COAI . 34 in, each 02to 0 8 Endive, per dozan 26t0 3 0 tier lb 0 6to 0 8 Radishes. per dz.hd 0 6to 1 0 per sieve oto 0 0 Tomatoes per per h. sc. 0 oto 0 0 11.„." 44 b., per ditto l6to 2 0 Walnuts, lOO 00to 0 0 Is „ Ne d s outs.h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto.. 0 oto 0 0 ens, p. , p d.b 1 oto 2 0 Capsicums, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 y dt. per bunch 00to 0 0 Rhubarb, p. bundle 00to 0 0 14_01 6 cans,hlf-sv. 19 to 2 0 Asparagus, per bun. 1 6to 4 0 14 . )?a r ditto 0 2to 0 3 Sea kali, per pun.... 0 oto 0 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. tR Tllr keys,. Os Od to Os Od ; poults, is 01 to 5s Od each; Geese, Wt , to 7s Od ; Goslings, Is 6d to 7 s Od ; ducking s Is Od to Is . alsbits, Od to sad each; wild do., Bcl to is ' ld; pigeons, 4 0 7 Os 10d each ; large Surrey fowls, 43 to lOs 01; barn-door 14, 4 `s Od to 60 Od ; chickens , zs to 5s Od ; capons, Os 01 to Os Od ; 1, 0 " is, 4s a to' 5e Od ; grouse, 05 Od to Os Od each; pheasants, Os Od e d , p w er aigan, Os 01 to Os Od ; woodcocks, os Od to Os Od; *ran, Os Gd to Os ; teal, Od to Os od ; wad ducks, r sod to Os Od ; k t tir ions, Os Oil to Og Od; plovers, Od to Os Od each; guinea fowls, Os 0r ) Od ; roasting pies, Os to Os each ; Ostend 'rash butter, 05 Od to d English, is Od to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, 8s Od to Ss 01; •ncla d0.,6s Od to Is Gd per 1 20 ; leverets, Ss Od to Is Od each. B3LLINGSGATE. 0 Vilrbts, 25 Od to 15s Od; brals, Is 01 to 78 Od; salmon, Os id to Pair ; per lb ; codlisl Is Od te Ss Od each ; soles, 2(1 to 501 per a. t t; trout, Os to 7d per lb; lobsters, :d to 53 Od; crabs, 6d to ts 6.1 ; fatingil, 2s 01 to lOs per doz.; common oysters, 10 4 Od to 14s Od Ttivos, 405 01 to 41s Od per bushcl; mackerel, 55s to Os per 100; 11 '2 1 ta, ls 6d to Os Od per doz.; skate, Os to 6d per lb; shrimps, Os 1 4 .501 er gall. • bloaters, 1 Od to Cs Od per 100 ; fresh herrings, 1 3 , 6 to Os per ' OO ; Scotch do., Od; sprats, ts Od to Os Od per ; dor3ys, Is ad to 7"; haddocks, '5 to 17s per doz.; pike 6d ; ed per lb.; prawns, 2s to 4s ; mullets, Os Cd to 2) 61 eaet , ; ~„`Lee, 4d to eels d lb. ed per lb ; flounders, Is GI to I} Z Per doz.; ,Bdto 's per; carp, Is Gd to Is ; tench, stc brace ; gurnets, 41 to NEWPORT. 2,P 6 er, from Is Sd to 4s; mutton , 2 s 8 d to Is Id ; lamb, is 10 d to 4 s veal, as 8d to 45 Gd and pork, Is to 4s Od D3r Sibs, WIIITECHATEL. t o teef, from Is 10d to Is Od ; mutttolamb, 3s 101 44 441; veal, 3s 8d to is 61 ; and pork, 3s to is 4d per Sibs. BREAD. Vlte 'Prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from aid to 7;d 44 11sehold ditto, 5d to Cid per 41b. loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. 72% liarket hides, 56113 to 64113, I:Zd to 4d ; 64113 to 721 b, id to 4 1 ; ; 4 14 to 801 b, 4;d to 4d; 80113 to 881 b, 4101 to 5.1; 88113 to 961 b, 51 to Od ' ; 96th to 1041 b, 5d to Bid; 10 0113 to 112113, Od to Od ; upwards, , 14 ) , od, Horse hides, 85 Od to 10.8 Od ; calf skin, light, 2s Gd to den 4, .ditto, full, 6s Od to 63 Gd ; polled sheep, Is 61 to Sc 6d ; l 4 y is, •ad Os Od; half-breds is 101 to Is 41 ; Downs, is Gd to el to I; she / a:goo, Os Od to Os Od; lambs, 2s 61 to 45 Od. HAY AND STRAW. 0 14 kithtle meadow hay, 60s to 84s ; new do., 60s to °Os Aer Id te. ierts • new do., Rs to 95s • and straw, 28s to 853 ?over, 55, °4 ' l ' A slo s trade, at late rates. Supplies m o d era t e , • (ill ' , iamb ° '1 ss.‘bedow hay, fOs to C ss; new do., 60s to Of 4 clover, 86s to t Lew slo., 80s to 1,5 s ; .and straw, 80a to 16s _lO6, ilaWy, and a sluggish demand. •Ol A lull averag. . tec haPel—Old '4V hAy, 60a to F 45; new ditto, COs to 80s; er ?lover, ).5s to 1 'mead' ( i n,. t o g to ; and strew, 29s to 858 the suppliOS Of 101i-el4 were mode 4te % ow - .A Bo_t_h h . ey oj a B n ; d ne t w straw, uu At our qu, bons. THE SUN, LONDON, S ATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 58. STOCK LISTS.—This Day. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stock, 22G }. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities, 961 7. Three per Cent. Consols Annuities. 96i 1. New Three per Cent. Annuities, 961 7. India Stock, 219. India Loan Debentures, 981. Consols for Account, 96}. Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 20., March, o—June, 20. Exchequer Bonds, 1859, Si per Cent., 100 f. FOREIGN FUNDS. Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Brazilian, 1859, HI. Ditto Scrip, par pm. 4I per Cent. Peruvian, Acct., Aug. 13, 891. Plve per Cent. Russian, 1822, 113. Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Russian, 100} f. Six per Cent. Turkish, Acct., Aug. 31, 961 Five per Cent. Venezuela, Acct., Aug. 31, 41t. Two per Cent. ditto, Deferred, 151. 8} per Ceat. Dutch Exchange (12 g.), 65. Pour per Cent. Dutch Certificates, 1011. ZONDOR SHARE MARKBT.—This Day. ORDINARY SURES AND STOOKS. p i a& Yesterday's , rot es ,Closing Price? B soottishOentral, new pre!. ,:cot. N. E, Debenture St p. c. prof. tit ock Do. do. Aber. g. 6 p. c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon Plied 4} par cent. &Rasta. (Ilead.Ar..)2os ed Do. 44 per cent Do. fixed 44 p. cent. Ist ism Do. New 44 p. cent. 2d is South Wales guar. 4 p. et Do. do. 44 per cent iih.Yorkshire, 4 p. ot.gug Stockton & Darling. 5 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Irster.& Kilkenny 6 p. et COLONIAL Rat* us. Share. II 10 Is li Stock stock Stock I Ln:therg., Nottizit., Bost., and Icabern Juneau L.. Boliatt and kallymen.s Bir., WoL, at Stour Talley, • Birk., Lan., & Chem. Jace.l dock Stoc Rock Stock Stock Stock Stock (5 1 en . Stock 4sask ttock 161 16 124 Stook ll 6 3 11 6 6 Stock Itock Stock 10 Stock 'took Mock (Stk. ) Stk. Less. !t3ek IS Stock It ock took Stook 3 tock dock itook Stock Stook it oak Stock itoa tion Blackburn Blyth I. Tyne original Vsi Stock Stock B'titol and Exeter Osiodoßlan (Mostar and Holyhead.— Oork and Bandon OorY,Slsckrook,&Passage . _ Gornira Do. A ar"" e Ao dlr. Do. B taut" D.c.perann. hes poen paid toll. Dublin and Belfast 3unc. Dun.,Pertn, a Aber. sun. Bast Angliat. lantern Countless ...... Eastern Union Stook • Do. Do. B. Stack ..... Do. New A. (late B.U D.., last Bent Baal Lancashire ..........• Bast Suffolk , Do ildlnburgh and Glasgow Mdin., Perth, and Dundee Forth and Clyde junction Furness Glasgow & South Western Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. Do. A. Stock Do. Do. B. Stock Great Bonn. & Wn.lreland Great Western Do. Stour Val. Bail. Ga. Irish South Eastern. Lancaster and Carlisle..... Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire and Yorkshir Do. do. F. £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Biding Unica— LlTarp., Crosby, & South;. London and Blackwail - Do. New Lon., Brighton, & B. Coast London & North-Western Do. Eighths London & South-Weston London and Coleraine., 1 Ltndon and Enniskidlen ttanches..Shef., & Lincoln- 1 1 Metropolitan 61 61 Do. Birmingham & Derby Aid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle iewport, Aberg., ;lore: Newry and Armagh (def. Newry,Wrzrennt. Bostr. Vorthem Counties trnioi: North British North Devon B.ail&Dk. Sk Do. A. Stk.—A recv. no div. 71 8f until 6 p.c.hasi been p,.1 Do. B Stock North Eaetern—Bencricl, Do. do. G.N.E. Purchase Do. Loods Do. York North London 04 N. &E.Westn.,Hampstezd, and City Junction. North tafordshire,...„ North Western North & Sou. Weot. Juno Woro., & Wol•erb Peeblco 70 72 11 12 2.1 28} 94 to 160 100 all all all Portsmouth shy mney Scottish Central Soottish N.E., Aber. Stk Do. Scottish Mid. Stock_ Shropshire Union. Sittinghe. St Sheerness .. South Devon South-Eastern South Wales South Yorks. $t LITOZ Dun Staines, Wokin. k Wokint Stockton and Darlington Do. slo. Do, do. 1855 Stockton and Hartlepool l'af? Vale Do. Pv..'oronco, No. 1 Thames Haven Bk. rale of Neath araterford and Kilkenny #iaterford and Limariok West Cornwall IF.E. of Lon. & Ory.Polacie .'eceiving nodiv.} D ' A ot till 7 pr. ct. has o. B boen paid to 8... IVestlioncton Do. let Clue Do. 2d do 100 100 100 6.13.1 d 841 83 38 34 n 81 16 161 61 62 46 48 81 28 11.1517 i. :821 1 1 16j 1 61} f i Ins ibot i 1 I lai „ „ 11 1 9} In 92 4 4 4 3 Si 6* 61 SE ino Isst I 19iti 1 74 4 f 12 1 71 1; LINES LEASED AT MIXED DENTAL& radc 1 c lzs ani ing es.looans pries t E po nsin us. eSS Eallways • +.I.MIEUG orminic.mmisaaga maimiam'am.................,Mmimuilies 11111101111MINNO Salford a Eletchley all Lon. & N.Wn.I .. .. 6uokii4hamohLre lOO Lon. &N. W.llOl 10S Olydssdale Junction lOO Caledonian... 104 106 lolohester, Stour VaL all E. Hn. & E.O. 16 18 9.Linooln2hire, g. 6 p. o lOO Gt. Northern 141 144 0. Union. Her -11 Bhre all E. Counties.. 4 5 Do. Wcodbrid,7;e . tllas.BarrANe - lire= 100 Caledonian.. ... .. 80. New eIOIIOB2. & Dean Forest all Grt. W ester n .... .i. 1 d ElartlepoolDock. &Bail. all Yk. N. & Bar. .• .„ Hall and Selby all Yk.& N. Mid. 111 11S Do. I Shares all Do ... Do. t /Maros all Do — London and Greenwich all Bth. Eastern IS 14 DO. Preference all Do 2Si HI Lon., Tilby., &Sonther_d , 100 Peto &Co 94 96 14 Do. Barking Shires ' all Do. Lowestoft, gua. 4 per of 100 Norfolk ... Do. Do. 6 per cent lOO D 0....... .. .. honchos., Btu., & Mat .' all LA N.W . A . X. 2i 2I m liddlesbre & Bodnar all Iltocl.&DarL .. 11141 and Bradford lOO Midland.... 98 190 lewkt.lly. Ei, gn.sr c 21.5L6 En. Conntim t *pm pm Corthern and East= all Dm ........ .4.. 68 60 Do. 6 per cent , all Do a» ::o. lit od 5 per 0uLt...1 all Do.. .., ~,, ... ....• Preston and Wyro.. all L. & . N. Wt ..... ... Do. f Shares A. all Do. ..... ...a.•• .... ... lepton, Hitchln, and Shepreth Stock l3O ,G2.Northero 140 142 %lief 'Roth., and Goole 18.11. c Lon. k York. Shrewsbury & Hereford. all i iir.Y.Brassey 91 91 91 loath Staffordshire all 'Mr. M'Olean 10 109 Wow Valley all Stock. 6 Ear. ... Do, do all Do 33 34 Wilt 3 In d Somerset.... 100 Grt. Western 90 91 Wimbledon a Croydon all Lon. & Brigh 8 9 . Can. Gov. 6 p.c. Jan.&July, Do. 6 p.c. Feb.&Aug.l Do. 6 p.c. Mar.&Sep. N. B.Gov. 6 p.c. Jaulauly Do. 6 p.c. Apr.& Oct. N.S.W.Gov. 5 p. c. Debent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p.c. St., Debent. redeemable 1875 1 S.Aus. Gt. 6 p.c. Jan.&July , Viet. Gov. 6 p.c. JunotJuly 13 15 SS 93 CO (61 26/ In 92 93 10 10} 10 1162} 80 82 13L 133 104 IL6 50 50} 56 51$ 87 90 12 13 pm 12 13 pm 921 91 _. q o i 2 6 6} LO9 110 921 93 It I di, 44 C 5 litt 851 dis, 96 96} (6 69 63 65 Si 8 41$ 54i C 5 941 941 1$ 1 at, 46} 471 141 741 *,O 101 51 51 do 8 9 K 9 27 28 8 6 dis 110 112 28 Pt 44 46 S 2 Ms S5l 71 7t 81 82 14 15 6 4 ti!, 9 11 85 36 P 2.1.11 0 E31NCE EHARES—(oontinted.) laitiny% Paid. 4.sam....ares. me ma 74 76 125 127 ICI 11 211 141 101 IL4 102 101 16, 17} ttit 89} pm 40 45 (Homing Price raulne• Dont. IREIGN. par I Dm phi' I pm par / pm It Fi IS; Ilf dJ 85 90 80 8S 77 82 pre, i I Pa 105} 106 k I 1 i Pra 16 18 S)} 40t 74 76 6 4 die 21 El} Par 1, Dm i I. pm 1 pm 17 i 18 $t 21 Ms 107 112 .07 111 105 107 .00 101 18i 19} 20i 40} 1 Ok (Us * }pm * fpm * it dis 4 8 314 par * pm * pal in * P par 6 t pm 5* par fpm 1 it 2i 21 4 St Ms 17 27t .... pm 8 8 ,••• ..... ...., -.. Si St pa 131 441 - - 211 9t I 0.,n $74 $7l it Pi ok 5 3 1 dis .L Slt 811 /11 50 62 9 i i oat 4 .... "'" 8 St 9 91 21 21; 5 51 9 9t 24 551 ,LAMENT SECURITIES. 100 100 100 100 100 - 100 100 101 114 1141 112 114 115 117 114 101 100 108 109 100 -.- 100 .- .. Railways. ilura 20} 100 !Atlantic & St. Lawrence, Rom Baro la, dt Con. India Do. Do. Additional Capital A. 130 B. Buffalo & Lake Huron .... Do. New I Baffalo,Brant, & Go deriel: a p. c. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1878— , Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Calcutta & S. Eastern .- Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude Ceylon Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. G shares Do. E shares Erten... Do, Jubbulpore 4i p. c.Bonds,ps,y.'s9 'Geelong and Melbourne, Geelong Corporation 6 p. _ cent. Bonds Grszd Trunk otthinada., Do. 6 per o. Debentures., Do. 6 p. c. Pref. Ln Great Indian Peninsula , Do, New 6 poi cent Do do Great South of India ere4t Western of Canada Do.nelf Bo.bonds payable '76 Do. do. '7S, do. '6O Do. do. '73, witho - ' opt Do. S$ p.c. do. 77, do Do. new, new, do. 5 percent Do. 4 p. s. Exton. Do. third Exton, g. 5 p. o. Do. fourth do New Brdnswick, &c. (lint ) Do. do. B Capital Batnde, guar. 5 p. c Do. New Punjaub Do. Indus Steam Flotilla Trinidad, Limited, Scrip._ Antwerp sad Botterdans. Bahia & San Francisco Belgian Eastern Junction Basler' to Graloseasac Carmcaux &Toulouse Data Rhenish. Eastern of Prance Euphrates Valley Treat Central of France— Gt. Luxembourg, con. shs Italian Junction.... [rake Constance and Bdale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistola, 5 p.c.pref Vona and Genera Maria Antonia I amur & Liege no. do. 6 par cent. pref dorthern of Franca Do. do. new Yorwerian Trunk Prefer Ottoman ?aria and Lyons fails and Orleans Recife & San Fran., g. 7 p c Riga & Dunaburg lame and Frascati 'Royal Danish loyal Swodish ...... limbre and Meuse Do. 6} por cent. pref.— iouthern of France 'tut Flanders 5 par ten t.Pret West. & Northn.of France Western of Austria _ _ . freatorn of Bwitmeztand filczbodon 01011nt Pri"S. 3 1 1 :1 112 3M . s COLONIAL GOITER RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held yesterday at the station, Bristol— the Hon. F. Ponsonby, the chairman of the board, presiding. The report and accounts were taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report and account be received and adopted, said—l know full well that some disappointment must be felt at the result of the working of the line for the last half-year. (Hear, hear.) I can assure you that it has been most disappointing to the directors, particularly after they have used their best endeavours, by a reduction of expenditure and by strenuous efforts to im prove the position of the company, to find that—almost, I believe, for the first time—the traffic receipts have dimi nished in comparison with the corresponding period of last year; and to feel also that it is their duty, under the cir cumstances, to recommend the shareholders to forego the balance that remains after paying the regular charges upon the revenue. (Cries of " No, uo," " Yes, yes," and " Hear, hear.") This is a matter that rests entirely with the shareholders; but it is the duty of the directors to tender the best advice its their power, and they have come to the determination I have stated, not because the amount has not been properly car ried, or that the amount divisible is so small, but simply for the reason mentioned in the report, that by carrying forward the balance ysu strengthen the financial position of the company. (Hear, hear.) And it is most desirable at the present time to show that, even for the sake of paying a small dividend, you think it is better on the whole not to divide the balance but to retain it, and so improve your position by renewing your engagements, certainly cn more favourable terms than you would be able to do were you to divide to the last shilling. (Hear, hear.) I do not think much explanation is necessary to show the causes which have led to the diminution in our traffic. I believe they have been pretty fully explained in the reports of the differ ent companies, and we could not expect to be free from the difficulties which all others have experienced. (Hear, hear.) I think the falling off may be classed shortly under two heads—excessive competition and the distress arising from the commercial events of last year; and the question is whether anything could have been done by the board that would have materially altered our position. In looking back ou the events of last year I am really unable to see that we could with advantage have taken any other course than that which we adopted. With respect to competition we have done all that we could to avoid it. We have from first to last been willing to enter into agreements with other companies to fix the rates at remunerative prices, and when we were unable to agree we have always been ready , to allow the matter to be settled by impartial arbitration, and in most cases we have arrived at a satisfactory result. In the north the introduction of new parties into a district has caused what may be called an upsetting of the old rates, and the consequence has been a most unremunerative carrying of traffic for the half-year for all parties. It may be said that we might have entered more keenly into this competi tion, and increased the quantity of our traffic. But if we had done so, that increased amount of traffic must have been carried at lower rates, and we should not have increased our profits. I think, therefore, we shall receive your approval in the direction we have given to our officers, not to lead, but to follow, in any reduction that may take place. If we were to say " We will not reduce," it would be equivalent to saying " We will not carry at all." Our plan of not leading, but following, iu cases of reduction is safer to some extent. Our wish is to carry what is remunerative, not to lose our connection, but, if possible, to enter into communication with other parties for the purpose of making such arrange ments as will be beneficial to all. (Hear, hear.) It has been said that our reductions have led, to a cer tain extent, to the loss of traffic ; that with a diminished amount of accommodation by trains we ceuld not expect the same amount of traffic. Now, Ido not think that is a correct view of the question. I believe the diminution in the number of trains has only been com mensurate with the decreased means of the public, and if we had run a larger number of trains we should only have increased our expenses without causing a corresponding increase in our income. If we had seen our traffic diminish ing, whilst that on other lines had been increasing, we should certainly have considered that we had carried our reductions too far. But such has not been the case, except where competition has arisen. We have been more favour ably circumstanced than other companies. Our falling off has not been so great. I think what we have done in this respect will receive your approval, for we have endeavoured to provide such accommodation as would be remunerative to ourselves without interfering with the requirements of the public. (Hear, hear.) We have redeemed the promise we gave that we would endeavour to effect a reduction of our expenditure. We have done so to a very large amount, and you will not have failed to observe that if our traffic hag kept up to what it was last year, we should have been able to give you the same amount of dividend, and to carry forward a larger balance. This, unfortunately, owing to the causes I have mentioned, is not the case, sad it is for you to decide whether the advice given by the directors is wise or not. Another p: o else given by us was that we would endeavour to establish friendly relations with other ce.mpanies. In all cases we have en deavoured to bring all matters in sufferance to a close, and they have been all either settled or are in a fair way of set tlement, except the northern competition, which has been introduced by the Great Northern and North-Western Companies into the northern districts. I hope, however, that no great time will elapse without a settlement of that question. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the competition which has been going on for some time at Reading, an arrangement has been come to with the South-Eastern and South-Western Companies which is fair to all parties, and which I hope will prove satisfactory. The arrangement is to be in force for three years, but I trust that it will be prolonged, for it is based on the principle of making all the traffic we can for the benefit of all the three companies. (Hear, hear.) An arrangement has been entered into with the Oxford, Worcester, and. 'Wolverhampton Company, to which I alluded at the meeting in London. Every one will agree that it was most desirable to put a stop to the expen sive Parliamentary contest between that company and our Own, and also to any litigation that might arise. It is true we have given up the right to compel them to lay down the broad gauge on their line. The agreement, which will be carried into effect under an Act of Parliament, provides that they are to run out of our station at Oxford in connec tion with the passenger trains ; that there is to be an inter change of traffic between the two companies ; that litiga tion on these po'n's is pot an end to ; that fur niue years they are to make an annual payment of £2,000 a-year for the privilege of taking up some broad gauge rails which have been laid down. The payment of the £2,000 is to be made either annually or in one sum, as may be agreed between the parties. We are to run over their line from Priestfield to Wolverhampton, they doing the like over our line between Oxford and Wolvercot. The amount of traffic carried by us over their portion of line exceeds that which they will carry over ours, and we shall benefit to the amount of from £2,000 to £3,000, and if the traffic from tke north im proves that amount will be still further increased. (Hear, hear.) We have, during the half-year, kept a careful watch over the question of expenditure, in accordance with the promise given by us to the shareholders. A resolution exists that no liabilities should be incurred beyond those then stated without coming to the shareholders, and such is still our view of the question. We have an expenditure com mittee, which looks most narrowly into every expense, and no large outlay has been incurred except the making of a narrow gauge junction at Reading, which was sanctioned at the last meeting. That was a matter of necessity, and will be of advantage to the company. We mention in the report two points in regard to which we recommend an outlay, and ask your approval. One is the doubling of a portion of the Wilts and Somerset line between Yeovil and Eversltolt. It has been found almost impossible to work the traffic with a single line. It is to a certain extent dangerous and very expen sive, because it cannot be done without the employment of additional engines. We therefore propose to double that portion of the line. But you need not be. alarmed as to any great expense. The way is which we propose to proceed is this : a portion of the line having been laid down double with timber, we shall apply that timber to the new work, and, so far as relates to that part of the business, there will be nothing to pay for but the cost of labour. We propose to enter into an arrangement with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company to supply us with some of their rails and timber in lieu of the payment which they have agreed to make. We think, by applying these rails and that timber to the construction of the new pottion of the line, we shall improve the line and diminish the expense of work ing it without incurring any charge beyond that far labour. (Hear, bear.) The other expense we propose to incur is for the purpose of making a bridge over the West London Rail way. Even if this were not a matter of necessity between us and the London and North-Western Company, it would be important to get rid of the level crossing just as you are approaching the metropolis. But the fact is, th a t a lawsuit was going on between the two companies on this subject. It has always been considered desi:ab!e that this bridge should be erected, and an agreement existed pro viding that one of the companies might go to Parliament for necessary power, l ea ving the relative amcunts payable by each company to be settled by arbitration. On looking over the matter with the Marquis of Chandos, we thought it probable that the lawsuit might ccst more money than the bridge, and considered it desirable to erect the bridge, leaving the proportionate payments to be settled by arbitration. (Hear, hear.) There may, perhaps, be other matters whieh require explanation, which I shall be happy to afford. It has been said that the accounts are not clear. Now, if any one can suggest a mode by which they can be made clear, we shall be happy to attend to such suggestion. But it seems to me that any want of clearness can only arise in the minds of those wbo take up the accounts and read them over hastily without reference to former accounts and the reports of preceding bait-years. As the account; are care ried on in the same form from half-year to half-year there can be no difficulty in understanding all the items. But if any difficulty should exist we will do all we can to remove it. I stated on a former occasion that the directors and officers of the company were anxious to afford the shareholders every information in their power, not only at the half-yearly meeting but at any other time. During the past half-year Mr. Giles came to Paddington and inquired into various maters respecting which he entertained some doubt; bet the result was that he afterwards expressed himself fully satisfied. I will only say, in conclusion, that we have no desire to conceal anything, said that we shall always be happy to afford the shareholders any information which they may require. (Hear, hear.) A PROPRIETOR—What is the nature of the arrangements as to the Reading traffic ? The CHAIRMAN—It is to charge remunerative rates by all the lines, and to apportion the receipts equally to each of the companies f,r the next seven years. Major COURT refetred to the statement that there had been a saving in the working expenses of' 5'28,427, and con tended that if they went into tha accounts of the previous half year they would find it to be only £lB,OOO. It was said that the object of not paying dividend was to enable the com pany to take advantage of the money market, and obtain the renewal of loans on more favourable terms. That was so far so good. But the directors further said that some reduction had already been made in this respect. They said—" Some reduction in the interest upon loans has already been effected, as appears from the accounts ; and the directors will per severe in every effort to avail themselves of the improved state of the money market for a further saving in that charge." That was fallacious, for the accounts showed an increase of debentures to the amount of £186,000 and more. If, then, the loans were increased, how was it possible that any pro gress could have been made in the reduction of interest ? A DIRECTOR—In the rate of interest. Major COURT—There had, it was true, been a decrease in the current loans of something under £30,000, but that left a positive increase of more than £150,000. Mr. SAUNDERS—I can explain that. Major COURT—I know what you are going to say. You are going to tell me you paid £270,000 for interest on the one half-year and £1,259,000 on the other; but that is altogether fallacious, and only tends to show the unsatisfactory manner in which these accounts have been drawn out. The fact was that the accounts were inexplicable, and were intended to be so, else bow could they place the interest on £10,622,000 at £270,000 one half-year, and the next the interest upon an amount of upwards of £lOO,OOO more at £259,000 Then the directors said, " the capital expenditure of the company may now be considered to be practically closed, as was explained very fully to the proprietors at the last meet ing. The accounts for that expenditure show that, while some of the outstanding balances have been paid during the half-year, the sums already received for the sale of surplus property, and for a portion of shares in other companies, have exceeded the capital payments by about £29,000." He held that the receipts front the sale of bonds, and what was received from other companies, ought to have been applied to the reduction of loans. There was a clear profit without touching the balance brought over from last half-year of £16,900, which would give a dividend of 4s. 11(1.a share, and he thought this was as well in the pockets of the proprietors as in the bands of the directors, and with that view he moved as an amendment that the report and accounts be re ferred back to the directors for recansideration and adjust ment. Mr. SAUNDERS, the secretary to the company, said the hon. proprietor who had attributed to the board a misstate ment of the accounts must permit him to say that there was not the slightest foundation of any sort for such charge. The board stated in their report that the amount paid for inte rest during the last half-year was less than the preceding half-year. What had that to do with the amount the com pany had on loan, except that if the loan was greater than be fore, and if no more had been paid in interest, it was a benefit to the company that they should have had a larger amount of loan, and have paid a less amount of interest. The result was that in the last half-year of 1857 the company had paid £270,000 for a smaller amount against £259,000 for a greater amount in the present half-year. In February a large amount of interest had to be paid on a temporary loan at high rates, and it was the force of the money market that had enabled the board to have a larger loan for a lower amount of interest. The whole of the interest for the half year was charged to the half year. Major COURT said that not only had the amount of loans been increased, but the average rate of the loans had been increased. Mr. SAUNDERS denied the assertion, and could not allow the meeting to seperate under the mistaken notion either that the accounts were not honest and not fair, or that the directors had introduced into the report a paragraph which was not strictly true. The rate of interest was less, and the amount of interest was also less than in the preceding half-year. (Cheers.) Major COURT essayed to speak again, but was inter rupted by cries of " spoke " from all sides. He repeated not only that the amount of loans had increased, but that the rate of interest had increased. Mr. SAUNDERS remarked that the hon. proprietor dis puted the saving of X 28,000, and endeavoured to prove it by going into the accounts of the last half-year. But it was stated by the chairman at the last half-yearly meeting that a system was being introduced for reducing the working expenses, which would come into operation in the next half-year. That system was now in operation, and if they compared the expenditure of the establish ment for the past half-year with that of the first half-year of 1857, they would find that they were better off by £28,429 in the difference of the expenditure between the two half years. It was true that they had not that mush greater surplus, because the revenue had fallen off in a still greater proportion. He might add, that in the six months of ]B5B they had worked more miles of railway than in the corresponding period of 1837. The fact, therefore, of the saving in the working expenses was established beyond a doubt. Then, as regarded the amounts received from other companies, the hon. proprietor said it should go to the dimi nution of loans. Practically, it did so. But if they advanced money on preferential stocks the return of that money should go to the diminution of cost in the accounts. He might add that nothing had been parted with under par. Mr. EDWARDS wished—as it was said in the report that the capital account was all but closed—that a positive re solution should be passed by the meeting expressing the opinion of the meeting that the capital account should be closed, and in no case reopened without the consent of the shareholders. He suggested that a portion of the balance should go to the reduction of the debenture stock. He could not believe that the accounts were either falsified or fallacious, as Major Court seemed to suppose; but he thought that they might be drawn up in a more simple form, so that all the shareholders might understand them. Mr. SAKUR complained that the directors had fixed the day of meeting for the same day as the meeting of the London and North-Western. It was that circumstance, he believed, that accounted fur the paucity of attendance on the present occasion. The CHAIRMAN said that it had baen always the custom to hold the meeting on the Friday in the middle week of August, and on the Friday in the middle week of February. He had no objection to change the day if the shareholders wished it, but be was not at all sure if they did so that the London and North-Western would not change their day of meeting also. Sir R. JERVIS, in supporting Major Court's proposition, expressed his surprise that while everything else was im proving, that this magnificent property—(a Voice, " Which don't pay")—was In a state of bankruptcy. It was owing to reckless expenditure, extravagant litigation, unwise compe tition, and the extravagance of the engineer —a man pos sessing transcendent talents, but who had been the ruin of every concern with which he bad been connected. (Cheers.) Then at the last meeting, when they were in a bankrupt state, and their means were failing, and widows and others who depended on their dividends for their means of existence were reduced almost to a state of starvation, £5,000 had been taken away to give to the secretary. (Shame, shame.) He suggested that they should begin a system of economy by reducing the salaries of the directors and the highly paid officers of the company. He advised them not to forego their dividends but take what there was, and insist upon a reduction in the expenditure of the com pany. (Cheers.) He should cordially support the motion that the report be not received. Mr. SABER--What is the secretary's salary now ? The CHAIRMAN—D2,SOO. Mr. AVERY, who spoke amid great interruption, cries of "Sit down,we don't want you," and " Question," remarked that the way to improvement was not to harp back upon what was past, but to direct their attention to the future; to confine the discussion to the affairs of the half-year they had under consideration, and not to resort to former half-years and former meetings. The management of the company was in the hands of men of proved experience and integrity. 011.) He knew some of the members of the board, and better men of business, better accountants than they were he knew not in the country. (Fudge.) It might be fudge in the opinion of those gentlemen who came to maki in dignant speeches, and who would not hear the other side of the question. (Oh, and question.) He had never heard a inore,kind or satisfactory statement made by the chairman in moving the report. (Soap.) It was essential th ey should have men of honour and high character to manage thtir affairs, and they had much more in the present direc tors and officers. (The meeting would hear no more, but a perfect storm, accompanied by yells, cries of "rubbish," "fudge," and other exclamations , got up.) The CHAIRMAN appealed to the meeting to hear Mr. A‘cry now as the best means of facilitating the business 'of the day. Mr. AVERY procEeded for some time longer In the endea vour to make himself heard, but in vain, and The RPv. Mr. ncrroLsoN suggested that a policeman should be sent for to keep the dissentients quiet. i►lr. AVERY again interrupted, and succeeded in saying that it was most unfair to bring up the question of the £5,000 paid to Mr. Saunders. The Rev. Mr. NICHOLSON complained that some of the dissentients were insulting him. Mr. GILES then investigated the accounts, and ventured to say there was not a fallacy to be traced in them, and sug gested that hoe. proprietors should, if they did not under stand it, go to the office as be had done, and examine into the matter, instead of asking questions about necessarily complicated statements of figures at a public meeting. He had intended to propose a resolution for closing the capital account. He wished to know whether the adoption of the report would commit the shareholders on the subject of outlay on the Wilts and Somerset line and the West London line, and as to non-payment of dividend ? He was inclined to believe that if the directors would consent to the closing of the capital account the meeting would be inclined to agree with them in postponing the payment of dividend to the next half year. The CHAIRMAN replied that the adoption of the report would in no way bind the proprietors on either of those points. There would be distinct resolutions proposed as to the Wilts and Somerset and West London expenditure, and also as to the dividend. Mr. Cox contended that they had nothing to do with the private character or the ability of the directors, but only with their public conduct as directors. He held also that they were entitled to call for information upon all paints of detail at their public meetings. He was glad that there was an infusion of new blood in the direction which he hoped would be sufficient to give it a healthy vitality. He wanted to know who was to be the engineer of the company; was it Mr. Brunel, or who ? The CHAIRMAN—The engineer of the company is Mr. Bertran. Mr. Brunel is the consulting engineer, who is roferred to in questions of difficulty only. Mr. PARTRIDGE was desirous of knowing which was to be the future manager of the company. He had no de pendence in promises. They had bad too many of them every half-year since he had received S per cent., but they had all been falsified in the result. A PROPRIETOR complained that they had no satisfactory statement of the assets and liabilities of the company. The arrangement with the Ruabon Coal Company was suicidal, for it offended some of their best customers for the benefit of certain individuals, some of them being their own officers. He wished to know what was the extent of their legal and Parliamentary liabilities up to the present half-year—if there were any other liabilities outstanding than those on the capital, which came down only to the year 1849 ? The CHAIRMAN replied that the accounts showed that their liabilities for Parliamentary expenses was £7,291, and for legal expensesE2,2s6, making togetherf 9,547. In accordance with an arrangement previously explained, the legal charges would be paid out of the revenue of the half-year, and the Parliamentary liabilities were to be spread over six years. The Ruabon agreement had been brought before the share holders some time ago, and was approved of by them. [A Voice, " Carried by proxies."] Since then litigation bad been going on in reference to it, which litigation was still pending ; but they were told it would be decided in Novem ber. He held that the agreement had been beneficial to the company, and produced £40,000 a-year, an amount which, when other sources of revenue were falling off, he thought they could not afford to lose. (Hear, bear.) A PROPRIETOR-But, sir, at what expense do you earn it The CHAIRMAN believed it was generally admitted that no traffic paid better than the coal traffic. The PROPRIETOR—Mat depends upon the distance. The CHAIRMAN—Yes, and here we have a long distance and full trains. The PROPRIETOR—But you treat the Ruabon Company very differently from the mode in which you treat me in regard to charge. You charge me 30s. from Manchester to Reading. (Oh, oh.) A SHAREHOLDER thought, as they now came down to individual grievances, they might as well proceed to busi ness, and he hoped after the statements of Mr. Giles, Mr. Acton, and the Secretary, which completely explained away the statement that the accounts were fallacious, that the mover and seconder of the amendment would withdraw it. (Hear, hear, and cries of " No, no.") Major Co tritT declined to withdraw the amendment. A SHAREHOLDER—Had the last call been paid on the Metropolitan Tunnel Railway, to which you have subscribed X 35,000 ? The CHAIRMAN—The amount we have paid on the Me tropolitan Railway is £34,000 some odd. The SHAREHOLDER—Then you have not paid the last call. They CHAIRMAN —We had paid the calls in advance. The SHAREHOLDER held that when they took account for the £10,060 interest, and other items which were not legitimately belonging to earnings, their profits from the last half-year were £3,000 less than nothing. He thought the charge of £14,700 on:the Shrewsbury lines, which had been working a long time, was most unfair, and if they de ducted that from the profits, it would be found that they were £20,000 worse than nothing on the half-year. The working expense of the Shrewsbury lines was upwards of 70 per cent., a fact which, in his opinion, showed that the coal traffic was not so remunerative as they had been led to believe. The CHAIRMAN—The charge on the Shrewsbury lines had been previously voted for sidings and other works. As to the per tentage of working those lines, as he had ex plained already the competition and the low rates conse quent thereon, it was necessarily high as compared with the receipts. The amendment was then put and negatived by an over whelming majority, only about six hands being held np in its favour. The original motion was then put and carried by a considerable majority. Mr. GILES then moved a resolution for closing the capital eccount. lie had scarcely expected to have to advocate such a resolution, because the principle of it had been affirmed in 1850. He had a right to expect in any railway that the time would come when renewals and other works for keeping the lines in working order s h ou ld b e pa id out of revenue. That time bad arrived in the case of this com pany. All their lines were completed, and there were no works required which ought not to be provided for out of the ordinary revenue. fie moved that the construction accounts of the whole of the Great Western Railway system, including the Shrewsbury lines, should be finally closed, and that no expenditure on account of capital should be henceforward incurred, except in respect to the payment of liabilities now existing, without the consent of the pro prietors being previously obtained. Mr. EDWARDS seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN—If the hon. shareholder means that the directors should not enter upon any expensive works so as to increase the charge upon capital without the consent of the shareholders I can say at once that they have no inten tion of doing so. But I must, as I did in February last, put one condition en that statement—that is, that works of com paratively small importance, entailing but a small expense, and which may be necessary in order to maintain the traffic of the company, must be left to the discretion of the board. But I can have no hesitation whatever in promising that no works of any magnitude shall be undertaken, and that no large expenditure on account of capital shall be incurred. We have shown that we intended to pursue that course by coming to you to sanction the expenditure for the doubling of the line to Yeovil and for the construction of the West London-bridge, which we are under agreement to make. But it. would be a great mistake to prohibit the directors from incurring charges which might be necessary for the effectual working of the line. The only charges re maining to capital are outstanding liabilities, but those liabi lities prevent our closing the account at the present moment. We are subscribers to the Metropolitan Railway, and if that should be made, we cannot close our capital account and say we will not pay our proportion. I believe the outlay we shall incur on that line, if it should be carried out, will give us an ample return, and while the liability exists we cannot close the capital account. No new works are contemplated, and I can assure you if you leave the matter in our hands that no expenditure shall be incurred which you can think unreasonable, or of which you can complain. (Hear.) Mr. STURGR considered that heavy work, like the doub ling of the line, ought not to fall upon the revenue of one half-year, but should be spread over the revenue of a number of years. He could not leave the meeting without protest ing against the unhandsome observations which had been made against Mr. Brunel, the engineer, who was not pre- , sent to defend himself. A PROPRIETOR—Does not Mr. Brunel receive a salary of £750 a•year ? The CHAIRMAN—Mr. Brunel receives a salary as Our consulting engineer, and he performs all the duty that is required of him. At present he is ill, but his staff performs all that is necessary. The PROPRIETOR—But you pay that staff. The CHAIRMAN—No; the salary includes the whole charge, as far as we are concerned. Major BAKER (a director) expressed general concurrence in the views of Mr. Giles, as to the closing of the capital account, but if they passed a formal resolution as proposed, they would tie the hands of the directors and of the company itself, so that it would be impossible for them to carry out the reforms referred to in what was called the Walpole report. Though the time had arrived when there was no necessity for expending capital for new works of any mag ni•nde, there were outstanding liabilities which must be paid fur out of capital. Mr. GILES-1 except outstanding liabilities in the word- ing of the resolution. Major BAKER then proceeded to observe th a t having been returned to t he board at the bidding of the sharehold ers he had examined narrowly the conduct of the directors generally, and he felt bound to say that their chairman ex ] an d jealouely watched not only every £lOO, but amine( e , er y £lO expended, and the greatest dare was taken by the board generally that net a shilling was expended that could possibly be avoided. Under th ese cireumstancim he ap pealed to the meeting not to shackle the hands of the board by such a resolution, but to leave the matter to their dis cretion, at least for another half-year. A PROPRIETOR, who said he was an auditor of the most costly railway coming into London, expressed his opinion that it would be unwise to pass such a resolution, becausevit would be impossible for the directors to comply with It to the letter. Mr. Guns said a few words in reply. He did net require i the directors to repudiate engagements actually entered into, but to tie their hands in times of prosperity (which he hoped they would see again), in ordr that they might not be led [May by the flattering state wants of engineers, and ether interested parties, to 11: 1 .",i ertake works which would permanently prejudice t'ieir 'revenue. He bad no fear that the directors would Lieu: such expenditure in times of adversity. The CIIAIRMAX Moue; it, would be an unsatisfacto,ry mode ofproceeding to pass•lueh a resolution while these were outstanding liabilities. P it 1830, when the resolution referred t 3 was pas4ed, an est:rdle of liabilities was made and a mat gin allowed beyond i.l, and the capital account was closed iu thst way. rilk4.4her etors had no wish to keep the capital account open lone than was necessary, and he wquid sug gest that the meet' u- c should be satisfied with the pledge he had given, and' - of any mor which he now repe , ted, that no expenditure Girt should be incumd during the half-year without tt* . ruary rex,..'3 j consent of the shareholders, and that by Feh lites o f , t c they would propose a statement of all the liabi done , e cAnpany, taking a margin beyond, as was A fiV 0 ; and then, when the actual flgares weref the 7, be f:"e them, of what the capital account actually was,l to '"areriolde s wished it, the directors would be prepared close the c ipital account. Mr. GI! 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Et. 6p. ot. No. 1 100 115 118 20 Eastern Steam all 11 a/ f 27 Do No.: 100 114 116 Stock E'ectric Telegraph lOO 105/ 107/ Do. New 6 per cent.llltoo 3 100 132 136 5 English and Austl.Copper all li 11 SP Stock OW. Union, 4 pot . 100 80 82 10 European & Indian June. a Stock I, Las', 6 per cant lOO .. - Telegraph. . 101. - ..... 2 1: 05 0 Gen era l 0.8 Londonsun ra A l I : I: . t. f s oa ft oz :s : t c . ir Ti a i be i m w :e 0 g8 1 1 :0 0. i t ll ao n fi vo : .:.!: all l} . . .. •. . 721 7 ; : 2 2 1 ; tu i 5 01.& Wt. York. Junc.ilfth, all ~.. =.. 11 2 Stock Odin. & Glee. 5 p.c. shares 10 0 0. Stock Win., Perth, and Dundee 100 -- Stock Furneas 5 per cent... . 100 - ... It Stock )las. St S.West.gua. 5 p. a. 100 ow ... 21 Stock Great Northern, 5 p.oent . 100 121 123 1221 10 4 32 14 e u Sit G el e • Stock Dc.sp.o.Releerr able,lop.c. 100 116 116 10 Do. Eaten. (Limited).., all 71 si Stock Do. 4i per cent. do lOO 106 107 15 National Discount Co 5 11 c. of 41; .- 100 D 0.5 p.c. Scrip, red.at sp. 60 65 67 10 Do. do 10 Netherlands Land......, ' . 6 -. all 1 it 10 Gt.Nh.of Scotland,lst pre: all 11 iii 5 Do.B p . c. p ref . is . at 1 die all it If 20 Gt, Eln BsWn. (Ireland) 4 170 N. Br. and N. Scotia Land 80 ... .) 100 - - 1 N. B. Atutralasian all I 1 per cent. pi of. Stock.. 60 Gt. West. (Berko k Rant. 10 North of Europe Steam all 2* 3 tal Das i Oren . Ilx. 5 par cent) 6 - -... 1 all 1 li 1 Do. " New Shares" i 15s. Stock Do. Con.kßedm.47 per ot. 130 91 93 dis ip m 5 Peel Ricer Land &MiLeral , all 2 21 Stock Do. do. 4 per cent. 100 82 84 Stock Do. Irredeemable 4 par ot. 100 82 54 82 50 Perrin. and Oriental Steam all tl IS St; 2 Stock Do. 6 per ct. redeem. prof 100 96 18 96 60 Do. new lO 7} s' pm 187 18 6 Do. Binning, pref. shares all 97 10 60 llymney Iron I all Ili 22} 10 Do.Cbester 8 p.c.pr.shares all 16/ 171 15 Do. Nor 1 all 61 7 10 Do. do. 5 per oent. d 0..... all 91 101 14 lioyal Mail Steam 1 60 60 62 61/ 1 1 Ficottleh Aust. InveAmont' all 14 4 Stock Do. Binoing. guar, stock. 100 73 75 261 Do. Mater guar. stares.. all 18 19 15 South Australian Land all Sill 57/ a 117 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do a ll 137 1 4 1 1 De. do.registered all Stock Lan. & Yo r k s hi re 6 p er C. 1 0 0 188 1 40 20 Trust is Loan Co.. Canada 5 ... 1 _ ll .Stock oond.& Brisk. gua.s. p. 6. 100 - N. 100 wan Dienien'i Laud...-. 181 11 12 tock Do. Pref. sp. et. Stock . 100 0.. .. ..---- Stock Do. New gnat. 6 per caw. 140 0.• ..... ILi stock do. do. 4 per ceat lOO - - THUNDERSTORM AT DERBY.—On Thursday after stock Lon. & N.W.,Cov.S: Nelms- noon and evening Derby and the neighbourhood were visited ton, 5 por cent ,lock ~ondon and B.Weot. 7 p. c l.OO 100 - .... 118 163 a d by one of the severest storms that has been known in the 12 1 ; !Ando/3dt, - . & Cole, 7 shall all ... ..., locality for years. For some days previous the atmosphere 127 Londouderty & Ennikish. all - .. was intensely close, and about 2 o'clock on Thursday after uoexc 41. n., gi g ildr lOO 117 110 noon clouds heavily charged with electricity began to join 6 Deal 4 I t 1 pm a .• together, while the rumbling of thunder was heard in the 3toelc Dc. st per cent... .... . -0 100 Cl 70 127 siaryp , rt and Car:. 4p. 0 . , '...* ... a distance. Between 4 and 5 o'clock the storm, ap p w a h ll i i e n l g i broke s f Do. do. 4/ per cent all AD •••• directly over the town, was at its height, the lightning being 131 1 00.40 . 1 101 ... .., neck Sta.con.6 per coat. Stock 130 ..., .... of the most vivid character and followed by of thunder. The rain descended in torrents, and was ac- Stook Do.Con.Brisaltßir.6 p.a. 100 188 1 40 companied by an extraordinary h urr i cane o f w i nd. Among Stock do. 67 p. C. Prof. Stock , 100 104 lea 6 Do, with option till 1500 s the incidents of the storm may be recorded the very :took Do. Lele. and Hit. pref.st. 100 24 1 96 1 pa narrow escape of Mr. Moore, assistant-secretary o'clock 10 Nowport, Aber. &c. pref all - .. Midland Railway Company, and his son, who, when c f lo t c h k e 10 Do. P,:rpet. sp. c.. , ..... 1 all 111 111 walking home from the office, about a quarter in the evening, were struck with the lightning and pro strated to the earth. Luckily, however, they both ,tae " k D '4 O l' . ll s °lk po p r e c. b , 6 g. ar St ia tf4 c ; 1 4 0 3 0 1 8 2 •• 91 nock Do. 57 p. c. Pro!. 5k., 1847 100 0. •.f. escaped injury, excepting a little flight consequent upon Stock Do.sp.e.llar.Val.Ex.Sk „ 100 ..• ... Stack North British lOO LOS 110 such a narrow escape. On Burton-road a girl was struck 7 Do. 71. Preference itOzic gh.lsastona-130r,4p.C.;.• 100 981 954 99 thrown to the ground. At Litchurch a valuable horse be mrk Do. do. do. IS 18 4 ia" Par dig longing to Mr. Eastwood was killed. Several cows were 17 Do. Leeds 6 per cl Wo. , 11 .. ''" killed in the neighbourhood. At Codnor three thatched 10 Do. do colarters. 13t3 9 - s's houses were struok by the fluid, ignited, and burnt d own . lit Do foik 11. &P. Auvh lO i dis par In the neighbourhood of Uttoxeter the storm is described as 35 Sort.hil,h3ordsalre .. all 13 24 being fearful beyond precedent. The storm ceased about 10 011.1% ()1., .11.4 ()Le r.c. Ic. 101 118 110 . tt o I Do. , la. 6lac. td do. 110 ICS 106 . eight o'clock in th e even i ng , b u t th e atmosphere still con c.l: I teCk 'Do. 47 P. c 13.,ber. lure bk 100 86 100 91 Unties oppressive. 100 ' 100 100 } 100 all 1i Ing 1 9 k Zin rat's and other materials, which the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Company were willing to give instead of the payment they had agreed to make. There would be further sums available from the Bedminster and Yeovil, ss that the only sum would be £1,107 for labour. There was another resolution for authorising the construction of a bridge over the West London, the total cost of which would be £lO,OOO, which was to be shared by the Great Western and the London and North-Western ; the proportion which each was to pay being left to arbitration. The bridge was abso lutely necessary for the convenience of the traffic upon both lines. The crossing was now on the level, and the question was constantly arising whether the trains of the Great Western should wait for those of the North-Western or vice - versa". The cost of the bridge would be less than that of the litigation which would arise if the question were left open, Mr. MILLS moved that the £37,000 should be applied to the payrf.ent of dividend. Another PROPRIETOR seconded the motion. Mr. SAINSBURY wss decidedly in favour of postponing the dividend. The CHAIRMAN said that the directors, after maturely• considering the question, had come to the coacliesion that they would, by retaining the balance in hand, materially improve the financial position of the company. The deben tures would, dining the next half-year, be more readily taken up, and at a lower rate of interest, if they had. the balance in band, than if they had not. The preference hc'ls!ers would knew that they were certain of their divi dends, and generally the fin anc i a l . pos i tion of the company would be improved. Mr. STURGE and other proprictars strongly mom-. mended that the balance should Stand ever till the next half-year. Mr. ATKrNsox (one of the directors) had objected to the payment of the dividend on the last occasion, and told the hoard ,then, as lie told the meeting now, that it would be the ruin of th e company if they had a dividend for the next three years. (01i, oh.) There was not in point of fact a divisible s urp l us of £37,000; £lO,OOO of it was a balance caried over as a cha rge aga i nst the South Wales Railway, and it wes not certain that it would be acknowledged. Besides this, there . was £15,000 not acknowledged by thes South Wales, which had been taken into account and divided. Both'of these sums might become chargeable to revenue in future years. He did not say it would be so, but at present the South Wales Company had not acknowledged the debt. There was also £0,2L0 on the Shrewsbury lines taken into the account which was not paid, and was not to be paid until November. He had recommended that a fair and reasonable sum should be put to the debit of the account, to meet the charges in dispute with the South Wales Company. The answer that the directors gave was, that to do so would be to admit the claims th e South Wales Company made, which they did not. A PROPRIETOR—And a very good answer, too. (Hear.) Mr. ATKINSON had told the deputy-chairman, three years ago, that there would be no dividend. Lard BARRINGTON—But I was not obliged to believe you. • Mr. ATKINSON—But it now turned out that he was right. (Hear.) He had told the late Mr. Russell, years ago, that by the time the whole of the lines were finished the Great Western would not pay 2 per cent. Mr. Russell laughed at him, and replied, << Oh, impossible; under no circumstances can tke Great Western pay less thn 4 per cent." He strongly advised that the whole of thensurpins arising on each half-year's working for the next three years be applied to the payment of the debts of the company, and placing it in a sound financial position; their shares which now stood at £5O, would then b e a t l eas t £6O . , The CHAIRMAN explained that Mr. Atkinson had, in conference with the directors, admitted that the £lO,OOO ought in strictness to appear iu the accounts. This £lO,OOO was not disputed. (Y es .) No; the South Wales admitted the £lO,OOO, but th e y said they lead claims against the Great Western in respect to another account which the Great Western bad against the South Wales. There could he no question that in respect to interest, dividends, and other claims, a much larger amount would come into the revenue of the Great Western ultimately than was now k credited. Mr. MILLS, after Mr. Atkinson's explanation, would withdraw his motion. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business of the meeting. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the Euston Station yesterday : —Sir Harry Verney, P . in the chair. Mr. Wm. Long (the secretary) read the advertisement convenieg the meeting and the report of the directors, which stated that the rent for the half-year ending the 31st December, 1857, amounting to £24,900, had been duly received from the London and North-Western Railway Ccmpany. This sum, added to the balance brought from the last account, amoucted to £26,281 13s. ld. The pay ments to the proprietors during the half-year had been as follow :—Arrears of dividends paid since last account, £lB2 is. 6d. ; paid on last dividend, £24,209 19s. 6d.— leaving a balance of £1,889 121. id. to be carried forward to the next account. Owing to the depressed state of trade during the last six months, the traffic of the line showed a decrease as compared with the corresponding half-year of 1857. The CIIAIRNIAN moved the adoption of the report, and expressed the regret of the directors that the traffic bad slightly fallen off, owing to the general depression which, had prevailed throughout the country. Though the traffic had fallen off as compared with the corresponding haifof the two previous years, it was in advance of all previous years, and he could assure the proprietors that everything was done to promote the bests interests of the company. The report was adopted, and Mr. Carter re-elected an auditor. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. EAST LANCASHIRE. The balr-yearly meeting was held at Bury. The report an abstract of which has already appeared on Thursday, was taken as read. Mr. T. DUODALE, chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said the revenue of the past half year, as compared with the corresponding half of 1857, showed a falling off of £8,023. This was caused by the great depression of trade. There had also been a compara tive increase of working expenses, because light trains could not be worked at proportionably less cost than full ones. The attention of the directors, however, bad been turned to a more economical working of the traffic by using coal instead of coke, from which great advantages were already accruing. Mr. Lees, their locomotive superin tendent, lead already adapted many of their engines to the purpose at a cost of only X 4 per engine, while the cost of the apparatus for consuming smoke would only be about 20s, per annum. The advantages of this change would be un derstood when be told them that the quantity of coals con sumed would be only the same as they had used of coke, while the cost of coal would be truly one-half. A great saving had been effected by this means during the past half year, but it had been more than counterbalanced by the falling off in traffic. The merchandise traffic had been in creasing for some time, leading to the impression that the commercial gloom was passing away. In fact, the returns from that source last week showed an increase of £22. There was a decrease in the passenger traffic still, but it • must be remembered that the returns were now being com pared with the exhibition traffic of last year, and an allow• ance should be made on that account. Tbe directors recom mended that they should withdraw a small portion of the reserve fund under these circumstances, and makes divi dend of 31 per cent. • Mr. BLACKLOCK secondtd the adolltion of the report. Mr. BRADSHAW said be found the reserve fund to be £70,000; but he found no interest put down as accruing from it, which would not be the case unless the directors kept the money locked up in a box. He thought they should take some of it to replace the deficiency in dividend. The CHAIRMAN said tlie,y were drawin g to a sma l l extent upon the reserve fu n d - to Make up the dividend; but as they had to replace some portions of the permanent way, it was undesirable to draw deeper upon this reserve. Tbe reason no interest was placed against this item was, that the ' amount of reserve fund had been lent to capital, and thereby they bad avoided making (Hear, hear.) an extra call upon the share holders. The report was put and carried unanimously. • A resolution was also adopted declaring a dividend at the rate sf 31 per cent. per annum on the general share capital payable ou the Ist of September. Tbe meeting was then made special, and a resolution adopted. authorising the issue of new shares under the bill for purchasing the Blackburn Railway, for the purpose of paying off all or part of the moneys required i n di scharge of the liabilities of that company, and for redeeming the ordinary preference stock ef the same company. WEST DURHAM. ton heT annual meeting of this c ompany was held at Darling n —r. . hePlews in the chair. The report stat y ed M that N t accounts for the year ending the 30th day of June last showed an available balance of £4,072, out of which the directors proposed a dividend of the rate of 10 per cez.t., less income tax, payable on the 18th inst., which would amount to £4,580, and leave £383 for the next account. The reserve fund of £2,500 remained in the same position as at the commencement of the year. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, declaring a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, and re electing Mr. J. Pulleine and Mr. J. Buckton, the retiring directors, and Mr. M. Middleton, the retiring auditor. SALARIES OF STIPENDI;LItY J UDGES.—There are now in the United Kingdom of Great Britain end Ireland 54 judges of superior courts, with salaries of £241,804, and 395 judges o f i n f er i or courts, with salaries of XR92,663, making a Wel of 449 judges, and £534,467 amount of salary. In England the Lord High Chancellor receives £lO,OOO a-year ; the Lords Justices of Appeal, £6,000 each; the Master of the Rolls, £6,000; and the three Vice-Chan cellors, £5,00 each. The Lords Chief Justices of the Courts of Queen's Bench and Common Pleas receive £B,OOO each, and the puisne judges £5,000 each; but the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer (Sir E. Pollock) has only £7,000. The Judge of the Court of Admiralty receives £4,000, and the Judge of the New Probate Court (Sir G. Cresswell), £5,000 a-year. The Bankruptcy Com missioners in London receive £2,000 each, and those in the provinces, £l,BOO each ; the First Commissioner of the Insolvent Debtors' Court receives £2,000 and the other two colon2issioners £1,500 . each. Twenty judges of County Courts receive £1,500, two £1,350, and 38 £1,200 each. k Eighty-five rnxising barristers receive £2lO each. The chief magistrate of the city of London receives £1,503, and 22 irferior magistrates £1,200 each. In Ireland the Lord Chancellor receives £B,OOO a-year, and the Master of the Rolls £3,969. The Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench receives £5,074, that of the COMMCVI Plf.s! £4,1112, and the Chief Baron of the Exchequer 4,ll.ScTont.e. puisne judges receive salaries or £3,688 to £3,72 5 • Court r t . Jusii land the Lord Jusrlce-Generel in the High ' ciary and Lord President of the Court of bile 11 Lords £4,800, and tt:e Lord Justice-Cleric £4,500, .tv of Session al'id Justiciary receive £3,000 each. ARMY is a balawe of Session ARMY I'nm MONEr.—Th ere the account of unclaimed £43,571 on the debit side o 31st of December, 1857, but it and in the Bank of ti e 0 y , , 286 Os. Bd:sytock • army pri z e money from the . 18 f t i t sr i s o et f xo1 J )bi aaeinn:lseadarybto,b‘la, above, 0 I t tt t h o tohu t eg h h e account army re ut . en aetpsli:e,i(!,laieDl:rjexistence of this amount Threei t :i7i t l ie t b d ej th o ll e n n e n e c e o o f ii:tesr of thstandiag the balance is on the o d Efnsgt it olac s nk id d e a£ :', l ,l B .; s 3sc e B : l l h l 6l : c lu ltd t ' il l e investment, in Vie stock having been eb made when the funds were very low, and from the sales been from, tune to s oc wchaesnioitnl:peqriucietsed, we r e rleaerionosiderably hitcher.vreeA e ff ectedut, a OUVER'S ISLAND.--The H ouse o f C ommons time Nc hat ordered a return of lands in Vancouver's Island sold to with the names of the persons any iudividusl or coapany, cr company to whom such lands have been add, and the localities iu which they are situate, Inade'ap from the reports of Mr.' J. D. Pemberton, colonial surveyor. The list of holdets of lands fils two pages of a Psrliarnentary paper. The Hudson's Bay figures fur 6,190 acres in the Nan aimo district, and for 1,130 in the Victoria district, (apart from smaller portius of land elsewhere. The extent 0' ,l ail brought under cultivatien cannot be ascertained. ,~ St Stock Stock Stock Stock 1 ult. 1 0 6 Stock Stock Stock 3tk { (15 15 Stock 171 20 Stock 100 20 Stock Stock 100 100 ?std. I is. 6d. 4o 75 41 55 P►n .8 171 1081