The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-19 00:00:00

9, 1852.

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Sturge, l3agshawe, and Smith, be a committee,with
power to :negotiate with the Eastern Counties Com-
pany for aL lease of the Eastern Union Railway to that
company,, subject to the approval of a special meeting
of the company."
Mr. Firs HER thought that the only course for them
to pursue vvas to go to the Eastern Counties Company
and to come to some fair and honourable terms with I
them.

Mr. S.r.LAD was of opinion that the Eastern Counties
Company. were prepared to receive them upon ami-
cable and. fair terms ; and he had no doubt that the
result of such an arrangement would be to enable the
Eastern Union Company to raise the requisite funds
on reaso. noble terms,
Mr. 13. i owrie said the affairs of the company had
been gre ssly mismanaged, and as four of the directors
would re tire by rotation at the ensuing meeting, he
hoped the shareholders would not re-elect them. If
they did
.they would deserve no better success in their
affairs than had hitherto attended them.
After some observations from Mr. Muskett, Mr.
Sturge, .Dr. Barker, and Mr. Hovendon, the resolu-
tion proposed by Mr. Marriott was modified to the
effect that Messrs. Browne, Underwood, Holt, Hardy,
Fisher, rind Smith, be appointed a committee to ascer-
tain whether the Eastern Counties Company were
willing to enter into negotiations for a lease of the
Eastern Union Railway, subject to the approval of a
special meeting of this company, and to consult with
the directors on the subject.
The motion was put and carried.
Resolutions were also passed to the effect that the
directors be requestel nokto apply the funds of the
shareholders to the expense of proxies on the question
of re-electing the retiring directors ; that the meeting
be adjourned to the 26th inst., to receive the report
of the committee ; and that the best thanks of the
meeting be given to Mr. Sturge and his colleagues
for their report on the affairs of the company.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks
to the chairman.

YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK.
The report of the directors of this railway, to be
presented to the shareholders at the half-yearly gene-
ral meeting, to be held at the De Grey Rooms, in
the city of York, on Tuesday, the 24th of February,
shows that the income of the company for the
last half-year amounted to 401,0911. 4s. 3d., the
working expenses to 147,2871. 19s. 2d., the way-
leaves and taxes to 20,8091. Os. 4d., leaving a net
profit of 232,9941. 4s. 9d. The liabilities of the com-
pany for interest on loans and rents of leased lines
amount to 103,3561. 3s. Bd., by which the balance
is reduced to 129,6381. ls. Id. Out of this sum,
after paying the gnaranteed dividend upon the pur-
chase shares 10,3831. 9s. 4d., and carrying to the
fund for the replacement of the permanent way, ac-
cording to the resolution of the general meeting of
23d of August, 1849, 24,1371. (less 1,5261., the un-
appropriated balance of the sum received from Mr.
Hudson), the directors recommend that a dividend
should be declared on the ordinary stock and shares
of the,company at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum,
amounting to 91,397/. ; and that the surplus of 2,918/.
12s. 4d., remaining after writing off 2,3321. 19s. sd.
for bad debts previously incurred, should be carried
forward to the credit of the revenue account for the
current half-year.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 14, 1852.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*l9l
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 36
Tubercular Diseases ... 160
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ••• 124
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 44
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration •••
„„,„ ••• ••• 185
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion...
Diseases of the Kidneys, &e. ..•
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations...
Premature Birth „, „,
,„
Atrophy
Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
Sudden ...
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance
Causes not specified ...

... 32

... 43

~. 29

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 970
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated, sponcling week in the
1851. of 1851. Week.
West Districts... 376,427 . . 165 ... 120
North Districts.. 490,396 .. 210 ... 194
Central Districts 393,256 ... 175 ... 160
East Districts ... 485,522 ... 209 ... 237
South Districts.. 616,635 ... 277 ... 259

T0ta15........ 2,362,236
Males
Femalc3

... 1,036

970
492
478