The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-25 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN AND BRENTFORD,

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yester-
day at the oilieea, Great George-street, Westminster; Mr
P. Davey in the chair.
Mr C. ELEY, jun., the secretary, read the report. It
stated that there had been no further expenditure on capital
account dazing the half-year, and that t►o coat of the bowl-

dary wall by the Duke of Northumberland's property no w
in progress would probably complete that account. The
directors had recently been engaged in arranging such faci-
lities for coals to be sent by rail wet Brentford as they be-
lieved would largely increase that traffic. Already during
the past month the quantity had been 5,980 tons against
1,631 tons in the same month of last year. The traffic re•
turns furnished by the Great Western gave a tollage for the
half year of £4,248, against £4,236 for the corresponding six
months of last year. The arbitration with the Great Western
relative to the clai.n of this company to inspect the books in
order to a verification of the accounts still remained un-
settled, although it had been for some months before the
umpire appointed by the arbitrators. The balance at the
disposal of the shareholders was £3,836, which would admit
of dividends of 5 per cent per annum on each class of pre-
ference shares, and 24 per cent, on the ordinary shares.
The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report.
Mr DARVILL seconded the motion, and urged upon the
Great Western the importance of conducting their line
upon purely commercial principles.

After some discussion tho report was unanimously
adopted.

NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTEIIN JUNCTION.
Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company was
held at the Euston Station ; Mr H. Tootal in the chair.
The report was taken as read.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said he thought
the proprietors would be well pleased with the report, the
accounts, and dividend, which latter was at the rate of 6 per
cent. per annum. On the last occasion £lOO was appro.
priated to this purpose, but on the present occasion £6OO
was required. In the session of Parliament just expired the
company had promoted a bill for an extension of their line
from Acton to Richmond, and to increase their capital to the
extent Of £lO,OOO, for the purpose of purchasing land sid-
ings and station accommodation. The London and South-
Western Company introduced a .bill almost identical, and
both Houses sanctioned it, giving the company the right
of user and station accommodation, with which they were
satisfied, and the line would be opened at once. Alto-
gether, the position of the company was one for con-
gratulation.
Mr H. C. LACY seconded the adoption of the report, and
it was carried unanimously.

Resolutions were then passed declaring a dividend of 6s.
per share, being at the rate of 6 per cent per annum on the
share capital of the company, and tho directors were
authorised to raise an additional capital of £lO,OOO.
Oa the motion of Mr BENTLEY, seconded by Mr CIIUEI3,
the thanks of the meeting were given to Mr Mansell, the
manager, and to the chairman and directors, and the meet-
ing separated.

STOCKPORT, DISLEY, AND WHALEY-BRIDGE.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was appointed
to be held yesterday at the Euston Station, but, in conse-
quence of the non-attendance of a sufficient number of pro-
prietors to constitute the required quorum, the only business
done was to agree to the dividends proposed by the directors
namely, at the rate of 41 per cent per annum on the pre-
ference shares, and the same rate on the ordinary shares.
The report showed that the traffic receipts for the half-year
ending the 30th of June last amounted to £10,337, as com-
pared with £3,133 for the corresponding period last year,
being an increase of £3,204. The sum available for dividend
was £3,073, and the payment of £lOB dividend on the pre-
ference, and £2,882 on the ordinary shares, would leave £B3
to the credit of the next account.