The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-25 00:00:00

DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH.

The'Oidii;ary meeting of the shareholders of this com-
pany was advertised to be held yesterday at the London
Tavern. There was not a sufficient attendance to con-
stitute a meeting. The directors' report is as follows:
" Your directors have but little to state on the present
occasion. The preparation for finally abandoning the
undertaking is going on, but the proceedings at law which
have been instituted by landowners against the company,
pending in August last, and then mentioned to the pro-
prietors, have not advanced to a hearing, though your
directors are advised that one of these snits will very
speedily be heard.
The directors proceeded to advertise for tenders for
the forfeited shares, and the only tender they re-
ceived was for the 2,000 shares, at 2s. 6d. per share,
FFhic4tbeY'did-"t-thiilk it expedient to accept.
directors, have. during the half-year,- enforced
arrears from seme-of the largest shareholders in default,
atiti are proceeding to do .the same by such others as are
a.:condition to pay such. arrears.
T4e directors cannot recommend the immediate
adoption of any measures for winding up, the undertak-
ing under existing circumstances."
The accounts showed that 144,4984 had been received,
and 120,0521. expeAded.

YORK, NEWCASTLE, & BERWICK RAILWAY
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held a.
tle De Grey. Rooms, YorkoesterdaY; Mr. Pulleine, the
deputy chairman of the company,
presided. The at-
tendance of shareholders was rather numerous.
The SECRETARY (Captain O'Brien) having read the
advertisement convening the meeting, the seal of the
company was affixed to the registered list of share-
holders.
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Pulleine), who had been elected
in the place of Mr. Leeman, resigned in consequence of
ill health, proceeded to state that the traffic would, on
the whole, be satisfactory to the shareholders as it was
to the directors, there being an increase on the corre-
sponding half.year. In the passenger traffic there was
a considerable increase up to the same amount, or more,
in money than in the year 1847. He moved the adop-
tion of the report, except as to a paragraph recommend-
ing the erection of a railway hotel at York.
Mr. PLEWS seconded the motion.
Mr. COMMON moved an amendment. He and many
other shareholders felt that a large dividend ought to
be paid—at least at the rate of 3i per cent. The per-
manent-way fund, as arranged in August, 1849, mist be
modified.

Mr. MITCHELL seconded the amendment.
Mr. LEEMAN said, supposing that Mr. Common would
withdraw his amendment, he thought that for the future
they (the directors) would be content to take 16,0001. in
future as sufficient for this fund.
On a division the amendnient was negatived.
Mr. JoHNSoN moved that for future yeM4 the reserve
fund be 16,000/, which was seconded by Mr. Schwann,
and on a division was carried by a largo, majority.
The report, as amended, was then adopted..
A dividend at the rate of 3 per cent., less; income-tax,.
was then ordered to be paid on the 211 of March next.
Mr. Wharton was then re-elected a director, and
Mr. Hunter, of Newcastle, was appointed a director in
the, place of th© late Mr. Kipling, and a voinof thanks
was given. to Mr. Leetnan, on his retirement from the
office of chairman of this company.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the erection of an hotel
at York, which was opposed, and a warm discussion en-
sued. On a division the numbers appeared to be pretty
equal, but the chairman declared the motion to be car-
ried, whereupon a poll was demanded, and the result
vvas as follows—for the hotel, 52; against it, 30 ; majo-
rity in favour of it, 22. It was then demanded that the
votes should be taken on the number of shares, held by
the 'shareholders who had voted.
Mr. Wylie was re-elected au auditor, alter which
thanks wore, voted ,to the Chairman nod the meeting
.separated.
P,RENCH RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
The following are the last .returns of the gross re-
ceipts of the principal French hallways - '
HonEN.--From Feb. &to -Feb. 14 Passengers,
59,1441.; goods, 90,1311.; t0ta1,149,2751.
Illvaa.--Frora Feb. 8 to Feb.. 14 s .Passengerer
22,2151.; goods! 41,636 f. • ' total 63,851 f.
OrtixAkts.—From Feb. 9 to Feb. 15: Passengers,
62,995 f. ; goods, 151,47214 total, 214,467 f.
BORDEAUX.—From Feb. 3 to Feb. 9: Passeugnrs,
40,31.81.; goods, 68,532 f.; total, 108,8501. •
.-VlERzom—From Feb. 9 to Feb. 15: PasSengErs,
-26,2821.; goods, 60,0791.; total, 86,361 f,
NANTES.--From Feb. 5 to Feb. 11 •• passengers,
21,137 f.; goods, 28,227 f.; t0ta1,53,364E
-.STRAsßutto.—From Feb. 5 to Feb. 11.• Passengers,
82,493 f.; goods, 107,887 f.; total,_l9o,3Bof.
MONTEREAM—From Feb. 5 to. Feb. 11: Passengers.
7,681 f.; goods, 12.8361.; total, 20,517 f.
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MARSEILLES.—Prow 29 to Feb. 4: assongers,
33,7071.; goods, 28,196 f.; total, 61,903 f.
LyoNS.—From Feb. 1 to Feb. 7 :
Passengers,
165,127 E; good

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STAINED GLASS WINDOW, SAINT STEPIIEN'S,WAL.
BE.ooK.—'Through the liberality of the Grocers' Company,
patrons of the living, the large east window of St. Stephen's,y,
Walbrook, has been filled with stained glass by Mr. will
went, under the direction of the company's architect, Me:
Gwilt. 'lt is a " Venetian Window," of three lights. The
contains two
of
in frames from the lif
centre opening
of tstephen (the " Stoning,
of course) ; and in the sidelights
are
medaniono of the Evangelists with othersof containing
their emblems. At the summit is the head the Saviour
with an angel on either sie, less successfully executed than
the other figures. The ornaments in the enclosing frames
have been vulgarised by sash doors andfraenrtights. The cost,
it is slid, will be little short of 500/. ca
crO ers'y for setti an examle. It
praise is due to
he G
is to be hopedCompan it will be followedso bygood the other great city
who have it in
companies, theirpower to do so much for art
and artists, and for the most part do so little.— Builder.