The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-28 00:00:00

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perp4 that proprietorship of the Stirling and Dunfermline
line, s bud would pay a perpetual guaranteed dividend of 4
pu. et ,nt. on the share capital of the company on an act
being obtaine(3. They were to take upon themselves the
eat ; debenture debt of the company, amounting to
130 4 1001., and also outstanding debts of the company to
the. s mount of 08,000/. more. The Edinburgh and Glas-
goT r Company had already paid the Stirling and Dun
fen al tine Company at different times 17,7001. on account
of r, ri tars, and they proposed to pay upon the 15th of
Ap ill next a further sum of 11,5007., and until an act of
Pal 71i9 .vent be obtained vesting the line in them they
wei t to pay to the Stirling and Dunfermline Company
ale tof 23,5201. per annum, the first half-year's rent
bei; Payable on the 2d of August next.
'1 151.4; CHAIRMAN stated that since the report was eireu-
!ate 6' they had ascertained that the opinion of the great
-ity of the shareholders was adverse to the minute
angement. They had therefore agreed, in cense-
1c e of that opinion, to withdraw the proposals sub-
ec Ito the shareholders. (Hear, hear )
3v eral shareholders expressed their satisfaction at the
Qt<ion of this course, and, on the motion of Mr.
Erg; seconded by Mr. ItimsAY, the directors were

torised to apply to Parliament nextse*sion for powns

to n 7se money to off the outitandincr debt 2, acrd, in
the I b eantime, to take steps for the liquidation of imme-
diat.::: demands.

T to meeting then separated.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

RTHAMPTON -AND PYTCULEY HUNT
-Ip'kIIESDAY.
10 Stand Pate of 50 sots (handicap). One mile..
Mr. I..itevenson's Commodore Charley, 'by
4 y rs, 7st 111 b (Wells) 1
Mr. 1 )eath's Cranbourne, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (W. Abdale) 2
Lore i W. Powlett'sNieholas, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (G. E. Sharp) 3
Mr. G ulliver's Noisette, 5 yrs, 3st 31b (Yates) 4
B ett ing—Even on Cranbourne, 3 to 1 agst Nicholas,
sto 1 agst Commodore Charley. Won by a head ; bad
thin

it Northamptonshire Stakes of 100 sovs, added to a
an heap sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5
(13 if declared, &c. ; the second to receive 25 sovs
of Lt. of the stakes. Winners extra. Two miles. (103
subs, 74 of whom pay 5 Boys each.)
Bar( in Rothschild's Hungerford, by John o' Gaunt,
as ei 1,7 st 131 b (Charlton) 1
Mr. G reville'e Quince, 4 yrs., Est 61b (T. Cliffe) 2
Lord -Chesterfield's Typee, 5 yrs, Bst (Flatman) 3
T 1 it following also ran :—Rataplan, The Nabob, De-
fiance, King of Trump-, Meteors, Winkfield, Ireland's
Eye, (a Belle, Gamelad, Seducer, Redo Meli, Lincoln't-
inn, al id Newbold.
B ett .ing-6 to 1 apt Typee, 7 to 1 agst Quince, 8 to 1
agst Isi "ewbold, 9 to 1 agst Lincoln's-inn, 10 to 1 agst
Hun g( Tford, 12 to 1 each agat Defiance, King of Trumps,
and Jr aland's Eye, 15 to 1 agst Rataplan, 20 to 1 agst
La Ile ,11e, 25 to 1 agst Newbold. The above quotations
are i ns ,de principally from offers. The betting was very
limit ice, and Typee and Lincoln's-inn were the only ani-
mals itti active demand. Hungerford and Quince came
out jm set within the distance, a good race in with the two
ensr ce( 1, Hungerford winning by a neck. Four lengths
bet' vet en the second and third ; Defiance was fourth,
Rat tip lan fifth, Gamelad sixth, Seducer seventh. On
turn in g into the straight Nabob came into collision with
someti ping and fell ; his jockey was uninjured.
The P ytchley Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, for i
two. yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights,
&c.. Spencer Plate Course, five furlongs. (10 subs.)
Mr. St :;oven's Questionable, 3 yrs (300. sst 13Ib (Prior) 1
Mr. "L irewe's Vulcan, 3 yrs (601.), 6st 31b (H. Bray) 2
Mr. F ryer's Nestor, 5 yrs (30/.), 7st 91b (Alderolt) 3
B et. tieg-3 to 1 agst Protest, 4 to 1 agst Miss Hatch,
6 to 1 each agst Communist, Cimicina, and Questionable.
Wo a by a length ; a head between the second and third.
Gin tioina broke a blood vessel soon after starting, and
wal lied in last. The winner was bought in for 36
gub se as.
The 'Whittlebury Stakes of 15 cove each, 5 ft, with I€o
acTJ led. 2-yr-olds, Est 4lb ; "and three, Bst 81b. Mares
arsi geldings allowed 31b, &c. Certain winners extra.
Al out three-quarters of a mile. (39 subs.)
Lora` Chesterfield's Thames Ditton, 2 yrs, Est 41b
(Fordham) '1
Duke of Bedford's Para, 3 yrs, Bst 121b...(5. Rogers) 2
MI!. T. Parr's Benhamr, 2 yrs, Bst 81b (Flatman) 3
:Setting-6 to 4 agst Para, 100 to 15 each agst Ben-
hai ns; and Thames Ditton, 6 to 1 each agst Flyaway
and- Bessie, 7 to 1 agst Professor. Won by three-quarters
of a. length, three lengths between the second and third.
The, Hind was fourth, Flyaway fifth, Professor sixth,
Be. isle seventh, and Rajah last..
"Jiler Majesty's Plate, of 100 guineas. Two miles.
Mr.. R. Kingstown, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (T. Cliffe) 1
Mr.. Thelluson's Rataplan, 5 yrs, Oat 101 b (Flatman) 2
Mr.. T. Parr's Saucebox, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (o,lements) 3
' Che following also ran— Talfonri,` e by Verularn out
of Dipthong, Samaritan, Cherry Brandy, and Shore-
har n.

—A_ fine sunny morning was followed by a wet and
drc qtry afternoon. The attendance, however, was some-
what numerous, and the gathering comprised the prin-
cipal aristocratic and influential patrons of the turf,

BETTING ON THE COURSE,
CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Andover
25 to 1 agst Scythian
25 to 1 agst Marc Antony
25 to 1 agst Arthur Wellesley
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAY.

As is usual on the days great races are decided there
was a, crowd at the rooms, but nearly all the regular sub-
scribers were missing, having gone to Northampton, con-
sequently, there was very little betting, and that little
was confined to the Northamptonshire Handicap. We
heard no future event named except the Derby, for
which there were offers to take 25 to 1 about Dirk
Hatteraick.