The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-27 00:00:00

310N31OUTHS TITRE.

A special meeting of this company was held at the
offices, Newport, on Monday—Mr. Gratrex in the

chair.

Mr. Harrison having read the notice convening
the meeting, resolutions were passed authorising the
directors to raise any sum or sums not exceeding in
the whole £200,000 additional capital by the issue
of new, ordinary, or preference shares or stock, the
same to be first offered to the original shareholders ;
also to convert the existing paid-up shares in the
Company into capital stoct:.

S AN PAULO (BRAZILIAN).
The 11th ordinary general meeting of this com-
pany was held yesterday at the London Tavern ;
Mr. R. A. Reath in the chair.
Mr. Hillier, the secretary, having read the notice
convening the meeting, the report, an abstract of
which appeared in The Sun, was taken as read.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, said it informed them that the progress of
the works was extremely satisfactory. The con-
tractors had a great deal to gain by the completion
of the works, and it r as to the interest of the share-
holders that the line shone I be opened as soon as
possible for traffic, and to develope the resources of

Brazilian Government had acted towards them in
the most friendly and considerate manner. The
new government had come into operation in Brazil,

and he had no doubt that suitable provision would
be made for the remainder of the interest on capital
during construction. He wao very glad to see by
The Timej of that morning that diplomatic rela-
tions would be very shortly re-established between
this country and Brazil.

Mr. WILLIAMS. wised to know the amount of
the interest already paid during construction.
The CHAIRMAN said about £292,000 had been
paid, in addition to which there would be £70,000
for the past half-year, £BO,OOO next January, and
say £50,000 more up to the opening of the line
throughout, making together about £500,000.

Mr. NICHOLSON remarked that the difference be
tween the Bahia Railway and the San Paulo Rail.

way with regard to the traffic was that the former
was a considerable distance from the producing dis-
tricts, and there were no roads of communication
yet opened to it, while the latter had populous places
on the line, and was not far from the producing
districts.

The report and statement of accounts were unani-
mously adopted, and, on the motion of Mr. Alder-
man Dakin, the proceedings concluded with a vote
fo thanks to the Chairman.

GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA

The traffic receipts on this company's lines for the
week ending the Bth inst. amounted for local pas-
sengers to £7,266; for foreign passengers, to £3,030;
for emigrants, to £383 ; for mails, &c., to £829 ; for
local freight and live stock, to £9,336 ; and for
foreign freight and live stock, to £2,741 ; total,
£23,589 against £21,635 for the corresponding
week of last year, showing an increase of £1,954.

LANGITAM HOTEL.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the Hotel, Langham-place, the Earl
of Shrewsbury in the chair.

Mr. J. A. GRANT read the report. It congratu-
lated the shareholders on the commencement of the
business of the company under the most favourable
auspices. The business since the opening of the
hotel on the 12th of June had been most satisfac-

tory. The receipts had far exceeded the highest ex-
pectations of the directors, taking into consideration
the unfinished state of a large portion of the
building.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re-
port, congratulated the shareholders upon being
seated in one of the handsomest rooms in London,
and also on the success they had hitherto met. The
hotel, he hoped, in course of time, would be second
to none in the metropolis. It was a most extraor-
dinary tiling as fast as hotels were put up they all
seemed to fill. He not only looked upon the hotel
as a commercial speculation, but as supplying a
want long felt in the metropolis. He trusted in
future the directors would be enabled to give the
shareholders a handsome dividend.

Mr. HALL seconded the motion for the adoption
of the report.
A DIRECTOR said the hotel had been full from the
time it was opened, and when it was furnished it
would be the best in London.

Mr. RENDELL, a director, said that the hotel had
been opened 44 days, and during that time the
amount received from visitors was £6,302. The
number of visitors who had slept at the hotel was
6,025, and casual ones 1,166, making 7,189. The
average amount received per day was £143, and
the number of visitors per day 163. The gross
amount received for apartments was £2,051; when
the hotel opened the number of roomsfurnished was
128 ; at the present time the number furnished was
236, and there remained 49 to be furnished.
A long discussion ensued, in the course of which
the report was adopted, the retiring directors were
re-elected, and a vote of thanks to the chairman
closed the proceedings.

SERIOUS RIOT IN NORTH LEICESTER.—The polling
for North Leicestershire took place on Monday. Dis-
turbances took place at Loughborough, Syston, and
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and at the latter place the row was so
great that it was necessary to adjourn the poll until the
following day. At Syston the disturbance was con-
fined to brawling and fighting, and at Loughborough
nothing further occurred than the smashing of the
windows of Mr. Moxon, draper, a supporter of Lord
John Manners and Mr. Hartopp. The mob also broke
the window of the Bull's Head committee-room of Lord
John Manners and Mr. Hartopp. At Ashby-de-la-
Zouch the rioters may be said to have been in pos-
session of the town for several hours. The disturbance
began about noon, when a large number of colliers and
others from adjacent villages assembled in front of the
Turin Hall, where the polling booth was erected, and
insulted the voters as they went to vote for Lord John
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Manners and Mr. Hartopp. The Rev. Mr. Greasley, of
Colverton, was one of the persons attacked, and he had
to seek refuge first in an adjoining house, where he hid
his valuables, and afterwards he made his escape to the
workhouse. The mob was for a short time dispersed by
Inspector Ward, with about ten of the Leicester borough
police and a few "specials," but a crowd of several hun-
dred persons soon collected again, and an attack waa made
on an empty waggonette belonging to Mr. Worthington, of
Newton Park, near Burton-on-Trent. The carriage was
drawn by four horses, and the postilions being attired in
blue jackets, were pulled from their seats and assaulted.
In the scuffle one of the horses broke the gearing, and
dashed off at full speed in the direction of Smisby, but it
Was fortunately caught at a distance on the road. The
mob then returned into the Market-place, and threw a
showeri of stones at the police, striking several and injur-
fingthe" The police charged the mob, and a regular
:ht any then took place between them and the riotenc
uuows, hurled
on the heads
wi_ I whom, occupying positions at public-house
and threw etones and otheri° c?
down
police
and glass bottles
of the ;.others went up entries,
nieantitumo as the passed along
the street. In the
informationoli WKS sent to the
Chief Constable at Loughbor
awtchhoatelegraphed to
Leicester, and lion' thence was despatched
men of the borough police. Others were asenbtodi of
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Wooden Box and Derby. On their arrival, abootrltfrfi7-e
o'clock, another serious made took place. One of the mob
charged upon an officer with a pitchfork, but fortunately
he simply tore the man's clothes. The police were drawn
ip in line at the top of ITigh-strect, and as most of the
windows of the Town Hall were broken, another charge
was wade upon the rioters and the streets were gradually
cleared. An nine o'ci.ock more police arrived by special
train from Syston, and by 11 o'clock quiet was restored,
though police continued to come into the town up to early
in the morning. Nine or ten policemen were severely
wounded on the head, ono of them dangerously. Many of
the rioters were also injured. About 100 borough and
county police were present in the town at the adjourned
polling. Though there were a few noisy demonstrations,
the peace was not broken. The polling did not affect the
return. of Lord John Manners and Mr. Hartopp. A num-
ber of the rioters were brought before the magistrates yes-
terday •and remanded.

the country through which the line passed. The
progress of the works had been very considerable,
and it was expected that the railway would be
opened to San Paulo, a distance of 50 miles, by the
end of the year, and in a few months afterwards the

I whole line would be opened for traffic to Jundiahy,
which was so far satisfactory. The directors had
looked into the estimate of the traffic returns, and
they believed that the figures in that statement were
below the actual amount of traffic passing along the
route. The article of coffee was taken at 20,000
tons a year which passed through the barrier in the
day-time before entering the shipping port, but
' as some passed through it at night the whole
was not recorded, and there was at least an
equal amount of other goods from the interior to
Santos over the 85 miles, which at 9d. per ton per
mile would together amount to £134,583. -The
number of passengers by steamers was 16,000 per
annum. Most of them were from San Paulo, and
about 6,000 passengers travelled the whole distance
to Jundiahy. Taking the passengers at 2d. per
mile would amount to £B,l66,lwhich, together with
the receipts for goods, would give a gross traffic of
£142,749. The present cost of working the traffic
on the Pernambuco railway was about 7s. 9d. per
train mile, but as they might be at greater expense
in having to ascend inclines by means of stationary
engines, he would say 10s. per train mile on their
line, which, for only two trains each way during
365 days, would amount to £62,050, leaving a
balance in their favour of £80,699. He believed
that this estimate of traffic would be exceeded, and
that so far their prospects were good. The traffic
was likely to increase, as large districts had recently
been set with coffee plants, which would be made
valuable by the railway. He then explained that
£lOO,OOO had been advanced by the Brazilian Go-
vernment towards the payment of interest on capi-
tal during construction. The representative of the