The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-10 00:00:00

DINGWALL AND SKYE.

FINN VALLEY.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held last
week at Stranolar ; Lord Liffore in the chair.
The Secretary read the report, which stated that since the
opening of the line the directors had no c: use for regret as
to matters over whieh they had control, but much to regret
as to circumstances over which they had no control. The
balance of £12,833 against capital on the 30th of June last
had since been reduced to the extent of £5,000 by the sale
of shares. The state of the money market was the great and
only drawback to the concern—more shares not having been
sold, and those last sold having been disposed of at a greatly
reduced price compelled the directors to apply the revenue
to the payment of bills which ought to have' been paid out
of capital, and consequently to absorb that which ought to
have given the shareholders a dividend at the rate of 3 per
cent. per annum on the paid up capital at the close of the
half year. In order in fature to avoid the neces-ity of 130
applying the revenue the directors proposed to seek Parlia-
mentary sanction to convert 1,200 shares now at the disposal
of the board into preference aliens ; and in doing so they
thought it might be as well to obtain also power to create
some additional preference shares to be used for the purchase
of rolling stock in the event of the Irish Nerth-Western
Company not renewing their working agreement at the end
of the ten years. The maintenance of the permanent way
and works had been in charge of the Irish North-Western.
Company since September in terms of the working agree-
ment. In addition to the £376 lent by revenue to capital
almost the whole of the £1,349 of traffic receipts in the
hands of the Irish North-Western was due to them for car-
riage of materials for the constructionof the railway and for
works executed at the Strabane Junction. The capital ac-
count showed that £57,700 had been received, and £70,534
expended, leaving a balance against the company
of £12,834.
The revenue account for the half year ending the 30th June
showed that £l,Bll had been received and £702 expended,
leaving a balance of £1,109. To which was added £353 from
the prt.ceding half year, making £1,462. From this was de •
ducted £5OO for interest on loan, leaving a balance of £962,
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said that every pound of revenue invested fa payments
capital account increased the value of the property by lessen-
ing the amount of debt, for the payment of whdcla it would
ha TIC.OO. wry horaaftaci
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Were it not for the
necessity of thus applying the net revenue receipts, the (men-
tors could have recommended a dividend of 3 per cent. per
annum on the paid-up capital, after paying on
all working
expenses, and
providing for the interest on the £20.000
borrowed from the loan commissioners, They proposed to
create those new shares, not by a Parliamentary bill, but by
means of the Board of Trade under an act passed last session.
Lord F. CONINGHAII seconded the motion for the adop-
tion of the report, and it was agreed to unanimously.
Sir S. HAYES proposed a resolution approNing the pro-
ceedings taken by the directors to obtain Parliamentary
sanction, through the Board of Trade, to create 2,000 pre-
ference share of £lO each, under the Railway Companies
Powers Act, 1864.
Mr R. RUSSELL seconded the motion, and it was carried
unanimously.
The sum of £lO was voted to the auditors, and the pro-
ceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman
and direc tors.

The promoters of this company have given notice of ap-
plication to Parliament in the ensuing Session for power to
make a railway from the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction
Railway, near the Dingwall station, to Kyle, near the sea ;
to construct a pier and other works, and also to erect an
hotel at th 9 latter place , to purchase or lease the ferry be-
tween Kyle and Kyleakin, in the island of Skye, and to
enable the Inverness and Aberdeen, the Caledonian, the
Scottish Central, and other railway companies to subscribe
towards the capital of the company.

BOMBAY, BAROD A., AND CENTRAL INDIA.
This company are inviting applications for 5 per cent.
debenture bonds, to the extent of £400,000, under the gua•
rantee of the Secretary of State for India. These bonds
will become repayable in Jan., 1870 ; but the holders will
have an option of renewal on the same terms for a further
period of five years on giving six months' previous notice;
and also an option of converting them into the stock or
shares of the company at any time except during the last
six months of each period of five years. .

The Supposed Murder at Boulogne-Sur-Mer.
OUTREATJ, PRES BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, Nov. 8.
As you may naturally conclude, public excitement grows
stronger every hour in Boulogne. As though two children
were not sufficient to glut the murderer's appetite, there is
now very little doubt that a third may be added to the num-
ber of victims. It appears that very shortly after the police
became aware yesterday (Monday) that Leduc was connected
with the dead children, and had arrived here by the Folke-
stone packet, they called on Mr Barnard, the agent of the
South-Eastern Company, to make inquiries as to the de-
scription of passengers who had arrived on Sunday and de-
parted yesterday, the packet for Folkestone having just
sailed when the police arrived. Mr Barnard rendered every
assistance in his power, and a porter in his employ was called
in, who recollected Leduc and two children landing, as he
had carried the eldest in his arms into the waiting room of
the Chambre de Commerce, and he afterwards identified the
child in the deadhouse at the hospital. Mr Barnard tele-
graphed to Captain Boxer, R.N., at Folkestone, to make
further inquiries there, and to take notice of the passengers
as they landed, In a few minutes after the despatch was
sent a reply was returned to the following effect :
_ " Nov. 7, 1861.

" Boxer to Barnard.
" Our booking clerk recollects a Frenchman taking tickets
for himself and two children, boy and girl, about the age you
name ; he had also with him another child, about two years,
for which a ticket was not requiret."
This child was not seen on the arrival of the boat at Bou-
logne. It is naturally asked, " Where is it ?" I told you
last night that Leduc left the Chambre de Commerce about
7 p.m. on Sunday. It was quite dark at that time ; all
the persons who had been occupying the room had left to
attend on the boat just arrived from London, and Leduc was
consequently enabled to leave with the children and baggage
unquestioned, and might pass along the port among the
people just arrived, unobserved. Had he gone towards the
railway immediately on his arrival he could not fail to have
been recognised, and some acquaintance might have told his
wife that he had been seen with two children. Leduc is a
native of Mont Cavarel, near Montreuil, and has for many
years pursued the occupation of a waiter During the last
season he was employed in that capacity at the Etablisse-
ment des Baines here. It is well known that he has a mis
tress in London, and the children are generally supposed to
be the offspring of that illicit connexion. Madame Leduc
has been examined by the Procureur Imperial, and has, I
believe, stated that her husband came to her on Sunday
night, a'd, after staying a few minutes, went out and
again returned very much out of temper. He was very
violent in his behaviour towards her, and threatened to
shoot her if she did not supply him with some money.
She at length gave him 5f.; he stayed all night at her
house, and leth about noon on Monday, accompanied by
his daughter, to go to the railway. He must have crossed
the Pont du Barrage, where the younger of the two chil-
dren was found. The search for Leduc is considered as
circumscribed, as the sf. would only enable him to go by
railway as far as Montreuil Verton, close to his native
place. Many rumours have been afloat as to his having
been apprehended, and a large crowd assembled to receive
him at 220 p.m. to-day, when he was expected to arrive.
The feeling among the matelottes, who have been in hun-
dreds to see the children, is very violent. One woman
stated that although she had four children of her own, and
had to work hard to support them, she would willingly
have worked harder still to support the poor murdered boys
if their father (as he is supposed to be) would have given
them to her. I feel assured, if it is known where Leduc will
leave the train, that ho will be in great, danger of his life.
6 p.m.—Leduc is not yet at rested. I hear from M. Brayer,
the Commissaire Central of Police, that a telegram has been
received from Folkestone which throws some doubt as to
whether there was a third child with Leduc. The captain's
boy, Hall, says he saw Leduc come on board and enter the
fore cabin, and he states that he had only two children with
him. It is to be hoped this is true. I learn that Leduc went
to his house in the Rue de Bras d'Or about 8 30 p.m., and
that he brought his baggage with him, so that the murders
must have been committed between 7 p.m, and that hour.
When he arrived at his house his trousers were wet up to
the knees, and he wanted to change them. A neighbour
who was present asked him how he got wet, and he said
that he fell into the port as he was coming ashore, and for.
tunately caught hold of a rope and saved himself. This is
not true, no accident of the kind having happ ne t. Ho left
his house very shortly after, and returned about 10 30 p.m.
whet he threatened his wife, as before stated, and got money
from her. This morning M. Nerneuil, the photographer in
the Rue Napoleon, took three or four likenesses of the chil-
dren from different positions; he has been very successful
in producing them, and they will materially aid in the iden-
tification of the bodies. A very large body of police are en-
gaged in searching for Leduc around Montreuil, in the
neighbolphood of which place he is believed to be concealed.
7 p.m,—A. telegram has just been received that Leduc
was arrested at Wunt Cavarel at 3 30 p.m, to-day, and will
arrive here at midnight.