The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-08 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, SEPT. S.
Marshal Macmahon has been appointed Governor

of Algeria.

General Martinprtz has been nominated Senator.
The Empress of the French left St. Cloud last
evening for Germany by the Eastern Railway, pro-
ceediOg to S walbach, in the Duchy of Nassau.
The Empress Eagenie, who intends to preserve the
strictest incognito, is accompanied by the Countess
de Labedoycre, the Countess de la Pone, Mdlle.
Bouvet, Admiral Jurien de la Graviere, the Mar•
quis de Caux, and Count de Cosse•Brissac. It is
said that her Majesty is to remain there a month
taking the waters.

Prince Humbert passed the day before yesterday
at St. Germain-en-Laye, in company with Prince
Napoleon and the Princess Clotilde, the whole
party returning to the Paleis Royal in the evening.
The tidal train from Boulogne was delayed about
about an hour the night before last by an accident,
fortunately of no great importance. A train pro-
ceeding from Paris, on arriving at the Amiens sta•
tion, ran into a goods train, which by some inad-
vertency had been left on the line. Some of the
passengers received contusions, and a soldier was so
much bruised as to necessitate his being taken to
the hospital The engine driver was also hurt, but
not so badly as to prevent his going on with the
train. It took an hour to clear away the broken
carriages and parcels of goods scattered about.
The hereditary Grand Duke of Russia (says the
Moniteur du Soir) whose arrival at Copenhagen on
the 31st ult. has been announced, received on the
same day a visit from the Prince Royal of Denmark,
at the Russian Legation. His Imperial Highness
passed the evening in visiting the city, and on the
following morning went to the Chateau of Fren-
deneborg to see the King and Queen,
BOURSE, Sept. 7.—The market has been firm,
Threes, for the Account, being unvaried at 66fr.
65e. Mobilier have slightly receded, the present
price is 1,003 fr. 75e. Railway Shares quiet, but
previous quotations have been in general pretty
well maintained. The market became rather firmer
towards the close, and lef
4t per Cents. 92 50
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month..., 66 70
Credit Alobiller 1005
Do, end month 1008 75
Bank Shares 3390

off as follows :

Italian Loan 67 25
Do. end month 67 40
Ditto Threes .. 43
New Mexican .... 56 50
iosslan
Austrian
S'panieh Threes 49 50
Home Debt
Deferred

Credit Foncier l2lO
Roman

BLILWAY9.

Cash. Account.
Orleans _ 896 25 .. 900
Northern 9BO -- .. 982 50
Lyons and kieditcrranean 917 50 .. 921 25
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian ..... ... 346 25 .. 345
Austrian
Lombard 538 75 .. 545
North of Spain
Saragossa 476 25 .. 480
Ditto to Barcelona

RAILW,

:GENCE,

GREAT WESTERN.

Yesterday afternoon the half-yearly general
meeting of the shareholders in this company was
held at the Station, Paddington ; Mr. Richard
Potter, the chairman of the board of directors, pre•
siding. The report, the main portion of which have
been published, was taken as read. The Chairman
moved its adoption. He remarked generally on
the capital account, which had increased by the
sum of £121,900. The details would be found in
the

. statement which was in the bands of the
shareholders. The capital of the Newport line
had been increased by £18,400, that amount
having been spent in the completion of the
Aberdare branch. He was aware that some
disappointment had been felt by the share-
holders in the Newport section, in conse-
quence of the smallness of their dividend, but the
increase in the capital account explained that
circumstance. The company were now running
1,205 miles of line. At this time last year the
number of miles was 1,157. The traffic of the line
had been most satisfactory, for, although it had not
increased in the same ratio as the London and
NortheWestern, the Lancashire and Yorkshire, or
the Midland, it must be remembered that the Great
Western traffic did not suffer in 1863 from the de-
pression of trade in Lancashire, as those lines did.
The removal of the trade in those districts had
given an exceptional impetus to the traffic of the
lines connected with them. He might remark that
th© amount which had been received from the sale
of the " Metropolitan" shares, some eight or
nine months ago, had not been added to
revenue, but had been placed as a reserve in
the Great Western section, and would be available
for closing small sectional accounts that might be
necessary. The same remark would apply to profits
arising from the sale of a colliery in South Wales.
The amount for which the colliery stood on their
books would go to capital, which with the pre-
mium received would be carried to the reserve fund,
to be used for fature purposes. The directors all felt
that the prespects of • increase on the revenue were
extremely satisfactory. The Chairman then dwelt
at some length on what he termed the " foreign
relations " of the company, and the battles which
the company had had to fight during the
last session of Parliament. He could not
help saying that the company had suffered seriously
in Parliament from the by-law of the company passed
in February, 1863, and it was constantly held out
to Parliament that the Great Western had pledged
itself in opposition to all extensions. He suggested
whether that by-law might not probably be re-
scinded. The directors had every confidence that
in the course of two or three years they would be able
to declare higher dividends. Mr. Fenton seconded
the motion. After a few remarks from Mr. Adams, a
somewhat discursive discussion took place on the
accounts, after which the report was adopted. The
chairman announced that after providing for allfixed
and preference charges the balance of revenue
will admit of the payment of the following divi-
dends.—At the rate of 3 per cent. per annum on
Great Western Consolidated Stock, 2-1 on West
Midland (Oxford) Consolidated Stock, 1-1 on West
Midland (Newport) Consolidated Stock, 5 on West
Midland (Hereford) Stock, and 3-1, on South Wales
Consolidated Steck ; leaving a balance of £3 904 ss.
sd. to be carried forward to the credit of the cur.
rent half year. A resolution affirming these divi-
dends was agreed to.—A vote of thanks to the
Chairman and Directors closed the business of the
meeting: