The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-29 00:00:00

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.

The NEWMARKET CRAVEN HANDICAP. Clermont COWS'.
Forfeits to be declared on or before the first Tuesday
in February.

Age at lb
Virago
Little Harry 6 8 8
King of Trumps 6 8 7
Little Darid 5 8 6
Balrownie
Haco
Scythian
Daalbee

Age st lb
Postulant
Gamekeeper
Determination
Selina 4 6 11
Little Gerard
Duke of Lancaster 4 6 9
C by Pantaloon—
Physaiis 4 6 9
Benham
Capuchae
Raglan
General Picton 3 6 3
Rodo-meli
Lincoln's-ina 4 6 0
Neoptoletaus 3 6 0
High Priest
Redlands
Paletot
Dr. Cooke 3 5 10
Cossey
The Rajah 3 5 9
Siding
Antoinette 3 5 9
Herald
Spinner
Joshua
Hazel 3 5 6
Imogene
Clove
Shoreham
Sis. to Singapore 3 5 3
Crown Pigeon
Laura Selina 3 5 2
Newmarket
Chalice
Donald
Triton
1 Freckle
Homily . 3 4 7

Marsyas
Epaminondas
Indian Warrior 6 7 13
Co.larnus 4 7 9
Early Bird 4 7 9
Exile of Erin 4 7 9
Newbold
Bracken 4 7 1
Grand Inquisitor 4 7 7
Domino 4 7 7

Weathercock 4 7 7
Bluebeard .....
Star of Surrey
_ .

Ammonia

.6 7 4

Royalist

4 7 4

Kaffir..

4 7 3

Dr. O'Toole
Coup d'Etat
Hercules ....
Naomi

Cardigan (late
Monis Moses) 4 7 2
Lam procles

Prim-. Minister s 7 0
Middlesborough 4 7 0
Sir Jas. Graham 4 7 0
Hurnguffin ..... 4 6 13
Qu►nce
Testy 4 4 13

Racfca,pelt
. _ _

Mishap

.4 6 12

CROYDON STEEPLECHASES.—JAw. 31.
ritER HANDICAP STEHPLICHASTI of 5 Boys each, with CO
added. About four miles.
st lb •t lb
Spring
Odihara
Janus lO 7 *P0tter..,.....
Fenman lO 2 Bm by Auckland
Bullfinch
The Dean ...... 9 12 Cutaway.
Columbine
Little John
Burnt Sienna
Golden Horn 9 9
* By a mistake, this hors
entries published last Thursc

.9 7
.9 7

9 7
9 7
.....
9 4

m was left out of the Hs,: of
day.

SPRING HANDICAPS.

CHESTER COP.—Jack the Giant-Killer, Vindex, Am-
monia, Grand Inquisitor, Midsummer, Marchioness,
Louvat, Vandal, Tickton, Lerley, St. Michael, Lord
Alfred, Master Johnny, Cockatoo, and Hydrangea colt,
aro scratched.

LIVERPOOL STEEPLIIOEASE.—Warwick, Oscar, The
Hers, British Yeoman. and Sir Peter Laari• are
scratched.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GRAND CENTRAL RAILWAY.
An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of
this company was held on the 23d inst. at Hers's great
room—M. Chatelus, the ♦ice-president, in the chair.
Near him were seated the following directors :—The
Marquis de le. Tour-Maubourg, Count de Seraincourt,
Tiseount de Rainneville, M. Calvet-Rogniat, M. La-
croix, M. Delahante, M. Gibiat, M. Donon, and M.
de Lapeyriere. Also, M. Coerpon, the Secretary.
The meeting having been declared duly constituted,
M. Lacroix proceeded to read the report :—This
document gives a very favourable account of the
progress of the undertaking. Up to the 31st of Dec. a
sum of 44,388,400 f. has been paid on calls, and if the
interest on the capital invested was added, namely, of
1,419,077 f. 23c, the whole capital paid up at that pe-
riod would amount to 46,307,477 f. 23c. Of that
amount there had been laid out for expenses of various
kinds before the constitution of the company, works
on the line, interest on shares, &c., a sum of
27,102,348 f. 49c., leaving a sum of 19,204,628 f. 750.,
to be disposed of. In consequence of the acquisition
which the company had made of various railways
in the neighbourhood of the main line, and of the loans
contracted to pay for such purchases, not loss than eight
different kinds of bonds, some belonging originally to the
said lines, and others issued by the Grand Central Com-
pany, had been in circulation, and had led to touch
inconvenience from their wart of uniformity. The com-
pany had, since the last meeting, converted them all on
equitable terms into one kind of bond, by which
the general service of the .nterest was ntuch simpli-
fied. The part of the Grand Central network which was
open to the public, was the junction-lines from the
Rhone to the Loire, purchased by the company with the
authorisation of the Government. The working of that
pertion bad proved highly satisfactory, as would be seen
from the account of the nett profit. As the former
company had worked the junction lines during the year
1853, the Grand Central had not received the details of
that year's working until part of 1854 had elapsed. Ti.
following were the results of the working for the 2 years :
—The receipts for 1853 had amounted to 8,411,458 fr. 22c.,
and the expenses to 4,179,770 fr. 78c , leavin, a profit of
4,231,712 fr. 46c. Out of that amount was paid a sum
of 4,103,983 fr. 95c. for interest on leans, &c., leaving a
nett profit of 127,728 fr. 51c. In 1854 the receipts
were

the expenses ,

. 4,982,491 28

Leaving a profit •f 4,937,850 77
Paid for interest oa loans, &c.

Leaving a nett profit of 857,816 85
And 'Alt profit for 1853 127,728 E

Total 985,545fr. 36e.
or sf. 47c. per share. That amount, however, would
not be distributed, as Art. 19 of the statutes prescribed
that all profits arising from the working during the
period that the line remained unfinished should be appro-
priated to paying the interest of 4 per cent. guaranteed
on the paid-up capital during the execution of the line.
The report then entered into details cor,cerning the pro-
gress of the works on the various parts of the under-
taking, from which it appeared that everywhere the ut-
most diligence is exhibited. Part of the rails and other
stationary stock had been already delivered, and the
rest ordered. Moveable stock, comprising forty-five
locomotives, forty-five tenders, and 1844 carriages and
waggons had also been ordered, f,r a value of 11,591,000
francs. Likewise, tools of various kinds had been
ordered for a sum of 446,0341 r. 25c. The report then
reminded the shareholders that the concession of the
Grand Central consists of two distinct parts, the first,
comprising the sections from Clermont to Lemprles ;
from Montauban to the river Lot ; from Marcillac
and Coutras to Perigneux, all of which were at the
charge of the company ; and the second, the re-
mainder of the line from Lyons to Bordeaux, to be
executed on the conditions of the law of June,
1842, according to which the State was to execute the
works and the works of art, and the company to lay
down the iron way and provide the working stock. The
Minister of Public Woi its had, the report states, pro-
posed to the company to execute the latter part also,
on conditions to be mutually agreed on, and the treaty
would probably be signed in a few weeks. But in order