The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-12 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE'

CORK AND BANDON. oaiii
A meeting of the shareholders in this compallY,,, -
held yesterday, by adjournment from the 28th 1",.,`"„e;
the offices, 17, Gracechurch•street—Major-Generalti""
terton in the chair. the
The Off AIRMAN said, that since their last meeting
Dublin shareholders, who had been exerting themselliere7;,',
promoting the formation of a new board of directors t
had been acti% e and continuous •in their endeavoirg
effect that object. A meeting of proprietors residing`
the neighbourhood of Dublin had been conveuet.l,oo4:'.'
meet in that city, on Friday next, at which the i
tors hoped arrangements might be made for coroPtbs •,
ing this desirable movement for the salvation of 'IA':
property. The Public Works Loan Commissionerg.,-4 of,j
consented to stay further proceedings until the
May, in order to afford a reasonable time to the Dliasog'.alS
proprietors to make their 'arrangements. The'lo,":sess
chairman then moved the further adjournment 0'
meeting until onday, the 30th inst. • tioo
Mr. Bates, inM seconding the resolution, drew oaten
nd
to the traffic-returns, which showed a cootinuons4 o•
gradual increase, and now averaged upwards of ito
mile. -For the last two weeks they amounted to 24i20",47/,
2,1. and 2781. 19s. 6d., as against 1921. 33. 10d. 10,.°"aie0
13s. in the corresponding weeks last year, 13:e their
satisfied, if the same progress continued—as sos
bad every reason to expect it would as. the ssaf ita
advanced—that the company would soon be clear °,OO
difficulties, and this independently of any arrangen);)
that might be made in Dublin or
plsewhere. (Efe3"a•
After a few remarks from Mr. Winkworth the re
lotion was agreed to, and the meeting adjourned nee°
ingly till Monday, the 30th instant.
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IRONMAST.ERS' QUARTERLY MEE J.
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WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.—The usual 4104,- teaur
meetings of the ironmasters of this district for the ote
rent quarter commenced at Walsall yesterday ;
cond meeting was held at the Swan Hotel, in this Oho
this afternoon. The attendance was smaller than it sof
been for many years ; several of the leading menelotoo
the trade were absent, and as regards business thereoeil,
nothing doing whatever. Even those who are dis,Po
to take the most cheerful view of the present posit"rooe,
the trade are obliged to admit that it has rarely, if et.sov
assumed amore gloomy aspect, and that the pro 0.0
an early reaction are poor indeed. 'lt is true that that
orders had come in during the last fortnight, am', a'
stocks are small ; but 'there is an entire- absence rip
fidence on the part ofeconstimers, who are indispose, it.
buy at any price ; and so far from the reduction 0`
via
per ton, agreed upon at the preliminary meeting, be'.o
tbooo,
in any way tended to steady prices, quotations o'..,bat
wide as ever, and it is next to impossible to say at "pi
price iron has not been sold. There was some-talk °roe'
even of a further reduction upon the price of I,oa,ntianct
factured iron, but having in view the price of coa'sh,io
the other raw material, it is, we .believe imnosei"o
produce finished iron at a lower figure than the pre d too
trade price, unless it is sold at a loss ; we are assure or/0
that the principal makers will rather shut up their 'iv et'.
than submit to any further reduction. At th 9 0113
ing here a considerable amount of business is ger'',"olol
transacted in pig iron ; to-day there was scarcely
cinder pigs are quoted at 21, lOs to 21. 15e. ; We,
mine, 31. 103. to 31. 15s. ; and Shropshire pigs ("„tbl
hall) from 111. ss. to 4/. 103. Fifteen months ag`verY
make of iron sold for nearly 71. a ton. In fact vas"'
branch of the trade is marked by extreme dePre,Pf
without (so far as could be gleaned from the rueeto'biato
day) a single matter for congratulation. The t ir'„Vese"
is still fiat ami prices uuremunerative ; but i"
quence of the low price of iron a reaction is &II c
petted, „ still
The colliers in the neighbourhood of Dudley 31.-„a tt
upon strike, and coal being scarce and in def"3;copt°
maintains itj price. There have been no further nt, "iii ie
at disturbance, and it is expected that the rues
turn td work shortly at the reduced scale.
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BANK OP ENGLAND. —At an adjourned C0°1.4, er";
yesterday, the house list of gove:nors and dirent°r''et f'"
viously advertised in The Sun, was appointed I°Surri°' I
the eneuing year. This list included Mr. J. P. A
who was the only new candidate. f ecti
EAST INDIA HOUSE.--Yesterday a Couit 0. —ll.
was held at the East India. House, when the t,c
picki„lis
the court were voted unanimous) to Lieut.'it' '
JJames Oliphant, chairman, and RIMy Macnaghte'lo,tter:
deputy chairman, for their great application Inuia tfr •
tion to the affairs of the East India CoinpanY uur
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t CHUngIIWA.RDEN.—At a meeting held .V nil
„..are_
Tuesday of the vestry of the parish of St.
Fish-street, of which Dr. M`Caet reeter, Mr.
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tioaeueathly elected churchwerthn for the Year byth°
being the second time the office has been held
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