The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-08 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

The following appeared in :our third edition of last
evening :
The usual half-yearly general meeting of this company
was held at the terminus, Paddington, this day, Mr. E.
Potter, chairman, presiding.
After the usual preliminaries,
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increase in the receipts of £45,000 as compared with the
corresponding period of 1864. That increase was derived
from 45 additional miles of railway, and it was less than
had been anticipated and provided for in the calculations
that had been made in the early period of the year. Its not
having reached their expectations was owing to the cessation
of the civil war in America, by which there was a consider-
able falling off in one or two large parts of the trade passing
over their line, particularly the coal trade, and there was
also a general diminution in their northern mineral trade,
especially between Birmingham and Staffordshire, chiefly
in the months of May, June, and July. There had been
an increase in the expenditure for maintenance of way as
compared with last year, and he believed that relatively to
other railway companies that expenditure was large. That
expenditure amounted to £154,000. By the substitution of
iron and masonry on these works for wood, there had been
a cost of £llO,OOO incurred, but the advantages of that
substitution had been admitted. He next drew attention
to the locomotive expenditure, which was the same as the
corresponding half-year of 1864, notwithstanding
it was relatively large as compared with other
companies. The increase on this head and others
amounted to £50,000. In• reference to the unfortunate
accident on the Shrewsbury line which might cost the
company £30,000 or £40,000, towards which £12,500 had
been laid by, and out of the fund appropriated to accidents
£4,700 would be applied. Endeavours had been made,
which, ho trusted, would prevent the recurrence of such
accidents. The great increase that had taken place in their
expenditure was caused by the making of branch lines.
He was happy to state that, with regard to the
permanent way and main line the branches were in a more
satisfactory condition than he ever remembered before.
He defended the selection of Oxford by the directors as
the chief workshop for the construction of carriages and
wagons, in preference to Abingdon, Reading, and other
places, which had been recommended. He concluded by
repeating his regret at the smallness of the dividend, and
expressing his faith in the future prosperity of the com-
pany.
Mr. FENTON (deputy chairman) seconded the motion.
Colonel LINDSAY, M.P., strongly condemned the selec-
tion of Oxford, and moved an amendment to the effect
that before deciding on the subject it should be considered
more fully.

Sir C. itussEnn, M.P., seconded the amendment.

After seine discussion the amendment was negatived
and the original motion adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.

Bank of England Return,•—Last Evening,

An Account, pursuant to the Act ith and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1865.

IBBUE DEPORTMENT.
Notes titued .......428,071,140. Government Debt £11,015,1t0
Other Securities .. 3.634,900
Gold Coin & Bullion 13,42,140
Silver Bullion

X 26,072,110

128,672,1491

BANKING D

E
Government Secu-
rities (including
DeadWeigntAn-
nutty) £10,:'84,209
Other Semrities 21,385,334
Notes .......... G,37,,405
Bold and 'ilver 9.0,135
Coln

et-opr ietor s' Capi-
tal £14.553.000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
chiding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks. Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts)
Other Deposits l4, u 7, 95
Seven Day and
other Bills 514.273

X30,020,0t.5
U.

£39.020,085
FORBES, Deputy Cabhier.

Sept. 7, 1E65.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day•

Market continues steady. Sales, about 10,000
bales.

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stamped with name, monograms or initials, in colour, le.,
post free, ls. 2d. Arthur Granger, cheap stationer, 308,
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The Madrid Gazette of the sth publishes a Royal
notice declaring the ports of Burriana, in the province of
Castellon, and Carthagena,
in Murcia, to be infected with
cholera.