The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-30 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE', Six o'Clock.

viANSION•HOUSE.

Fruiceiek Vane Cooper, the man who was remanded
from Monday, charged with attempting to obtain
6d. from Mr. Cooper, artist, London;bridge, was again
placed at the bar, before the Lord Mayor.
The prisoner, it will be recollected, represented himself
to Mrs. Cooper as a reporter, and demanded 13s. 6d.
from her to keep out of the newspapers a charge that he
said had been preferred the day before at one of the po-
lice courts against her husband, the publication of which
would much disgrace him.

EGHAM RACES.

(THIS DAY.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEORAPII.)

STAND PLATE.

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Ssxalcliffe .

Gossip

Eight ran.
KING JOHN STAKES.

His conduct on the former examination was so strange
that he was remanded, to enable the prison surgeon to
examine him as to the state of his mind.

Seaweed filly
Merope filly
Wandering Willie

When placed at the bar this morning he bahaved in the
same incoherent manner as on the former occasion, and
stated he had written to a M.P. relative to the charge
but had received no answer. -

Three ran "
RUNNYMEDE STAKES.

New Brighton
Bordeaux
Matilda,

His Lordship said he had received the following cer•
tificate from the prison surgeon relative to the prisoner's
state of mind :

Six ran.
SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES.
Dead heat with Mr. Sykes and Fulbeck.
Winkfield

" I hereby certify that I have seen and conversed with
Frederick Vane Cooper six times since his admission
into the gaol of Newgate, and it is my opinion that he
is of unsound mind.

Three ran.

"JOHN ROWLAND GIBBON,

SORTS-EASTERN RAILTVAY.

" August 30, 1855."

Surgeon.

(THIS DAY.)

The prisoner was again remanded. •
Several men, women, and children were fined in small
sums, or two days' imprisonment each, for obstructing
the public thoroughfares in the crowded parts of the
city, by selling fruit, &c.

The half-yearly general meeting of this company was
held this afternoon, at the Bridge-house Hotel, London.
bridge, Mr. James Byng, deputy-chairman presiding.
The meeting was also ma le special to re,olve "if the
meeting should so think fit and determine, under the
authority of an act passed in the present session of Par.
liatnent, that the borrowed monies of the company, or a
portion thereof, secured by mortgages or bonds, not ex-
ceeding two millions sterling, may be coverted into stock
of the company of the like amount, either by agreement
with the holders of such mortgages or bonds respectively
before the same respectively become due, or by paying
ufr the seine respectively when due, and issuing stock
of a corresponding amount instead of re-borrowing the
sum so paid off, and to attach to any stock so created a
fixed and perpetual redeemable or irredeemable yearly
dividend or interest at any rate not exceeding the rate
of four pounds for every one hundred pounds thereof,
payable in equal half-yearly portions as may also be
thought fit and be then determined or authorised."
The report and accounts were taken as read.
The CHAIRMAN having read a letter received by him
from Mr. Rich, resigning the chairmanship of the
company, which, he said, accounted for him taking the
chair on the occasion, said the accounts for the half-year
were encouraging, and if they approved of the amount
of dividend named in the report, the warrants should be
issued immediately. Notwithstanding the extra expenses
during the half-year for coke, &c., there had been an
increase of receipts. The directors contemplate no
further extensions or branches—(hear)—and he was of
opinion they would best promote the interests of the
company by giving their best attention to the extension
of the traffic on the present constructed lines. He
moved the reception and adoption of the report.
Mr. TEULON seconded the motion.
Mr. BARROW drew the attention of the meeting
to the manner which railway property had been
treated by the Legislature, remarking that the
South-Eastern Railway had been unwarrantably
assailed and shamefully treated by the Legislature.
If the Legislature gave railways its fostering care
instead of opposition, railway property would be
improved and the public benefitted by a reduction of
fares and rates of carriage. It was impossible for the
officers of the company to pay due attention to the in-
terests of the company from having so continually to
appear before the Legislature, and moved a resolution that
this meeting views with the utmost alarm the action of
Parliament on the railway property of the country, espe-
cially towards the South-Eastern Railway, the effect of
which was to bear unjustly and depreciate railway pro-
perty without a corresponding benefit to the shareholders
or the public, and that the directors use all constitu-
tional means to obtain that redress for railway property
it was entitled to.

ROBBERY.—Hannalt, Fitzpatrick and Mary Murray
were charged with stealing 10/. from a sailor, named
James Thompson. About three weeks since the pri-
soner were seen changing money in Seething-lane, and
afterwards tothrow a purse down the area of one of the
houses in the lane. The purse had since been recovered.
The prosecutor gave information of his loss to the
police, and from his description of the females who
robbed him policc•eonstable 588 apprehended the pri-

The CUAIRMAN suggested the report should be ap•
proved of first, and then the hon. shareholder's resolu-
tion could be put to the meeting.
Mr. 110YEa called attention to a remark in the report
stating, " That on the whole the working of the line for
the last half-year may be regarded as satisfactory."
Although he must admit there was an improvement in
the working of the line, he did ❑ot think it sufficient to
warrant so strong an expression as that contained in the
report.

Mr. G. SMITH called attention to the falling off of the
traffic on the Greenwich line, amounting to 1,7581. com-
pared with 1854. He also adverted to the expenses
under the heads of omnibu,, advertising, time-tables,
&c., office, and incidental expenses.
Mr. SAMUDA remarked the report did not appear to
him to he altogether satisfactory. Their working ex-
penses were very large, compared with the southern
railways, amounting to about 46 per cent., whilst others
did not amount to more than 40 per cent. He also
called attention to the mm tgage debt.
Mr. HEREPATH asked if any provision had been made
for the claim of 10,000/., relative to a late accident on
the line, and if any provision had been made for the
claim for loss of gold on the line. The rates and taxes
and Government duties were very high. In some of
the Kent parishes he belived this company paid nearly
all the rates of the parish. He wished they would make
use of their Parliamentary influence, and endeavour to
get rid of these scandalous extortions of the agricultural
parishes.
Mr. BARROW asked whether the company were con-
veying visitors to the Paris Exhibition at a loss I
The CHAIRMAN said that, taking all things into con-
sideration, the directors hoped the shareholders would
have considered the working of the railway for the past
half-year sati-factory. The decrease on the Greenwich
line arose from their having to compete against them-
selves. Some of the traffic now went to the New Cross
station. Arrangerneats were being made with refer-
ence to the omnibuses, which it was hoped would be
satisfactory. The working expenses were no doubt
heavy, the company having more unproductive branches
than any railway in the kingdom. The Guildford branch
showed a loss for the half-year of 15,000/., the Whit-
stable 3,0001., and the Ashford and Harting 34,0001.
(Hear.) The directors had tried all they could to reduce
the rates and taxes on the line, but had been unsuc-
cessful.
The report was then unanimously agreed to, and a
dividend of 21. 16e. Bd. per cent, declared, and to be paid
on Monday next..
A SHAREHOLDER said the directors were entitled to
the thanks of the shareholders for the improvement made
by them in calling the meeting early, and their intention
of paying the dividend so speedily after.
Mr. BOWER proposed Mr. Alexander Kay to fill the
vacancy in the directory, is the room of Mr. Forster,
resigned.
Mr. HovEs seconded the motion.
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr. KAY said he would do the best he could for the
interest of the company. He would make no pledges.
The resolution moved by Mr. Barrow having been
seconded by Mr. Hamilton, the Chairman put it to the
meeting.
Mr. WILSON agreed with the spirit of the resolution,
but questioned whether it would be wise or prudent on
their part to agreed to it..
Mr. HoTits said this company suffered more from
their own ii.judioions conduct than the interference of
the Legislature. (No, no.)
A SHAREHOLDER doubted the legislature used this
line worse than others. (Disapprobation.)
thoughtat:arnßailwaycompanies should combine to
this a very proper resolution
protectto 1 er liR
c themselves
arrEied
against the interference of Parlia-

went.
Mr. HAMILTON adverted to the injury done this com-
pany by the Legislature, instancing the waving of the
standing orders to enable the bill of the Dover Exten-
sion Railway to be brought in, and permitting the re-
turn of the deposits to the shareholders in the East Kent
Railway. (Rear, hear.)
After some further remarks from other shareholders
in support of the resolution,
The CHAIRMAN said there could be no doubt the Legis-
lature had unfairly and unjustly treated this company,
and read a portion of a letter be had received from Mr.
Rich, M.P., expressing a similar opinion.
The resolution was put and carried nem. con.
The meeting was then ma de special, and a resolution
was proposed according to the terms of the act convert-
ing the two millions, borrowed money, into irredeemable
stock, at 4 per cent. per annum. It was stated that
ywas likely to be
140,0001. would have to be provided for this year, and
651,0001. by 31st December, 1856.
Mr. WiLsoN thought two millions too large a sum to
cbheearapiesre,d
andat 4angpgeerstceedotih,
aatsonme one
million only bo con-
verted into stock, which would be sufficient t
ero meet the
requirements of the company up to Decemb, 18541.
The CHAIRMAN said if they found money got cheaper
the company could suspend the issue of further stock at
a future meeting of the shareholders.
A difference of opinion appeared to exist whether the
would ultimately be a)le to borrow
stock should be redeemable or irredeemable. It was
stated by the directors that to make the dock redeem-
ableas any other cornrow..
there would be a difficulty in getting ,t out. They
had no objection to the amount being lirnittd to one mil-
Itni oonn. e y ThisThiss
reasonably
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A resolution for converting one million itto stock was
carried unanimously.
Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and to Mr. Rich,
M.P., the late chairman, after which the meeting
separated.

At a meeting of the Southampton Dock Company,
yesterday afternoon, the dividend of 17s. 61. per share,
or at the rate of per cent. per annuma,wat confirmed.