The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-08 00:00:00

MONTREAL MARKETS.

FRIDAY EVENING, AUG. 11.—There are no changes
of moment to notice since our last, the general stagna-
tion in every department of business still continuing.
Ashes have been in better demand at our List quotations
--245. 9d. to 255. for Pots and 275. Qd. to 28s. for Pearls,
and have advanced to-day, sales of Pearls having been
effected at 28s. 3d. to 28s. Gd , and holders being firm at
255. for Pots. In Wheat and Flower there is scarcely
any thing doing, and holders seem inclined to submit to
a reduction in price ; a lot of Hamburg flour has been
bought for the Halifax market, but the price has not tran-
spired. 100 barrels " Merchants' Mills" fine, made from
inferior damaged Wheat, have been sold at 405., and a
few hundreds of Ham's brand, of a superior quality,
brought 425. Gd. In Provisions a tolerably good retail
business has been done, though at slightly reduced prices,
owing to a considerable importation of German Prime
Mess Pork, which is selling at 19 to 191 dollars per barrel.
An advance of 3d. per gallon has taken place on Leeward
Island Rum. Exchange :—The Banks are not drawing,
and private bills bring 21 to 2.21 per cent. premium.
Commissariat Exchange, at 80 days, 4s. sterling per
dollar for Specie.

MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE
GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.

Yesterday a meeting of the shareholders in this under-
taking held their half-yearly meeting in the Cotton Room
over the Exchange Buildings, Liverpool, John Moss, Esq.,
in the Chair.

The CHAIRMAN briefly explained the object of the meet-
ing, and called upon the Secretary, Mr. Chorley, to read
the Report.
The SECRETARY read the Report, which appeared to
give great satisfaction to the shareholders. It detailed the
success of the line since it has been thrown open to the
public. It appeared that from the opening of the line on
the 4th of July to the 4th ofSept., a period only of two months,
the gross sum received for the conveyance of passengers,
goods, and other sources of revenue, including short stages,
amounted to 46,4621.65. Id. Two-thirds of this amount had
been received in Birmingham and Liverpool alum: ; Man-
chester only contributing about one-third, or less, of the
gross amount—a result at which the report expressed sur-
prise, and which was adduced as showing the erroneous
data on which railway calculations are generally founded,
with a view of obtaining an Act of Parliament. The re-
port detailed the arrangement existing between the Post-
office and the Company, by which the former had nearly
400 mail-bags carried daily to different portions of the
line—the advantages resulting from which were experienced,
more or less, by every one in the community. The Direc-
tors thought that this Post-office arrangement, in a pecu-
niary point of view, was more beneficial to that establish-
ment than to the Railway Company ; but they sunk this
consideration in the great benefits which it conferred upon
the public. Although the novelty of the undertaking, and
the season of the year, had been productivo of a large re-
venue —so far, the Directors thought that the fu
ll
resources of the undertaking could not be doubted,
_
before the opening of the London and Birminghaminhtneere,
stto
which the Directors looked for Ward
urnislmdJu bu l
No estimate of the expenio since the begirringotyt had
the
MOO, the accounts not having beene
be i
Directors, did not anticipate that it would wavy—as no-
thing had occurred to warrant it, either in the form of ac-
cidents arising to the machinery, engines, or otherwise.
The report closed with a highly complimentary eulogy on
the services rendered to the Company by their Engineer,
Mr. Lock, and g siroliar compliment was also p4id to Mr,
swift, gets law-Agent.
A long discussion followed on two points first,
keeping a separate account of the receipts derived from
travelling on the Sunday ; secondly, the prooriety of throw-
ing a bridge over the mqvyVisher's Ferry, which
wquiti gligttql th disiauce to Birmingham about seven
miles, and obviate the necessity of going over three inclined
rines. A new embankment was also c.,;;,hosed to be raised
at the Birmingham stgion, the cost of which would be
a'rout 20,04(4, and the advantages of which were highly
extolled, 1)4 in the Report v.nd by the Chairman.
Ou eaah of these points a conversation took place and
the meeting ultimatel7 decided urn havinfr il3ct iunday re-

ceipts kept separate, and also upon the adoption of the t►ro
other propositions.
It was also stated that 10/. per share would be required.
to make up the original sum of 1001. per share, towards
which 90/. had been paid ; 51. of this amount would be re*
quired during the present year, and the other M. in the
beginning of the next.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meet•
ing separated, extremely pleased with the SUCCQ3I W 1.1.41 tho
undatakias has hitherto cxperieneed,

LIVERPOOL COTTON MAitilitit
7.—The sales today have again been large, artiOnt-
ing to 4,000 bags, 1,000 of which have been bought on Spe-
culation. Former prices are steadily supported : 300 Perusal,
Std. to 31d. ; 100 Maranham, 3.1. ; 100 Egyptian, Rd. to 10d.:
400 Surat, 31d. to dd. ; th.: remainder A:nerican, 50. to 81*

FRAUDULENT ABSTRACTION OF COTTON.
A case of great interest took place at the Liverpool
Police Office this afternoon (Thursday). During the
.in-
vestigation the office was crowded by nuarly all the leadunc
cotton brokers and merchants of the town. One of they
parties crirninated in this business is a cotton-broker of
considerable eminence and standing on 'Change. • Th.,
charge against him was having purchased a quan'tity 01,
cotton from a warehouseman in the emplornent of
Messrs. Waddington, Holt, and Co., knowing it to be
stolen, and at a price which must have convir.ced him that
the seller could not have., become possessed of it honestly.
A great number of witnesses were called to substan-
tiate the eoarge ligainst the cotton broker, ash"
was placed in the dock along with five other prisono:s
in custody on the same charge. It appeared from the ev""
dente, that at an early hour in the morning of Tuesaal
week, several bales of cotton were taken froto
the warehouse of the prosecutors to a warehouse le
Union-street, in the occupation of the cotton broker, lion
whence they were sent to the Bolton Railway Compaq'
The case occupied three hours, and the result was, that
the cotton-broker and his colleagues were committed to
take their trial for the felony.