The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-19 00:00:00

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE and the Hon. Mr.
PONSONBY, former chairman of the company, ex-
plained that the allegations to the effect that Mr.
Saunders had ruled the former Board were without
foundation, for although they consulted Mr. Saun-
ders on various matters, they adopted their own
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rying out the instructions of the Board in the most
zealous and faithful manner, although those instruc-
tions might not be in accordance with his views. He
had rendered long and faithful services to the com
pany, and they considered him fully entitled to the
proposed retiring allowance.
The report was at length adopted.

The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution to the effect
that the cffice of general superintendent of the rail-
way be abolished, as recommened in the directors'
report, and also that they be authorised to pay to
Mr. Saunders a retiring pension of £1,250 per an-
num after his intended resignation of the offices held
by him.

Mr. FENTON seconded the motion, and explained
it was expedient and politic to pass the resolution.
Mr. ADAMS proposed as an amendment that the
question be deferred to the next half-yearly meeting.
On a show of hands the amendment was rejected,
and the original motion was carried.
Mr. ADAMS demanded a poll, but withdrew it at
the request of the chairman.

A dividend at the rate of la 14s 3d per cent. for
the seven months ending the 31st of July, payable
on the Ist of October next, on the consolidated stock
of the company was then declared.

On the motion of Mr. BROWN, the allowance to
the directors was fixed at £6,000 a year ; and a divi-
dend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum was de-
clared on the South Wales stock for the seven
months, also a dividend of 5s per cent. on the Ox-
ford stock of the West Midland Company, and also
the usual dividends o❑ the preference shares.
On the motion of Mr. MALI/is, Mr. Harper, Mr.
Stiles, and Mr. Bowen were appointed auditors,
with an allowance of £2OO a year each.
The meeting was then made special, and the agree-
ments with the Ely Valley and other railway com-
panies were agreed to, and the directors were autho-
rised to raise for the Birkenhead Railway, in con-
junction with the directors of the North Western
Company, the preference stock for the purposes of
that company and other matters specified in the
directors' report.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the
proceedings.

THE ACCIDENT AT LLANDAFF. —The inquest on the
bodies of two of the three men who were killed by
tha quarry accident at Llandaff, as already reported in The
Sun, was held on Wednesday last. The witnesses were
summoned to that place, which is about four miles from
Cardiff, at 11 o'clock in the morning, but, in consequence of
the absence of the coroner, they were obliged to disperse.
In the course of the afternoon they again assembled, this
time at Cantrn, near Cardiff, when another difficulty arose,
for the body of one of the men had been removed by his
relatives to Bridgend without the consent of the coroner,
and it is supposed it was interred there the same after-
noon, as every preparation had been made for the purpose.
However, an inquest was held on the two remaining bodies,
and the evidence of Mr. Fisher, the engineer and superin-
tendent of the Taff Vale Railway Company, to whom the
quarry belonged, was to the effect that the design of the
staging and machinery at the quarry was suitable for the
work to bo there performed. He had examined the con-
struction of the longitudinal staging, and it appeared to have
been put together in a workmanlike manner, and sufficient
for any load it might have to bear. In the fracture of the
timber there were no indications of decay or sap, therefore
ho was Perfectly satisfied the accident was not owing to any
fault in the design, construction, or materials. In his judg-
ment, there might have been some important latent defect
in ono of the bolts used for fastening the supports. The
foreman of the works. and the foreman of the carpenters
who constructed the works gave also in evidence their
opinion as to the general stability and excellence of con-
struction of Ufa supports. The jury returned a verdict of
Accidental Death."
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