The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-09 00:00:00

GENERAL MEETING THIS DAY.

The first general meeting of this company—late the
Eastern Counties—was held this day, at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of electing ten gentlemen to form
the new board of directors to transact the business of th a
eompany, and also two auditors.
The chair was occupied by H. Love, Esq.
The CRAIRMAN said they were called together that day
for the purpose of electing a board of directors from the
amalgamated companies, and, in order not to detain them,
he would, without further preface, propose the name of the
first gentleman, viz., Mr. Samuel Anderson.
A PROPRIETOR asked the amount of stock held by the
gentleman.
The CHAIRMAN said the amount of stock to qualify for a
director had increased by the new act from £5OO stock to
£2,000, and all the gentlemen who came before them to-day-
were duly qualified.
A PROPRIETOR asked if the gentleman objected to say
in what other company he had an interest.
Mr, ANDERSON said he held no shares in any railway
company antagonistic to the Great Eastern. Ho, however,
objected to the right of the proprietor to put the question,
which he considered was one inquiring into his private
affairs.
The motion that gr. Anderson be elected a director was
carried unanimoualY•
The
next proposed the name of Mr. George
he
Parker
Mr. Coeeorm seconded the motion.
Mr. AD,,,' looked upon the election of Mr. Bidder to
thought by his aid they would got rid of all
CBllidAdieulAl4
the board of the company as a most fortunate circumstance,
because ho
those cross-couutry lines which had been the great source
of expense to the Eastern Counties.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Sir Samuel Bignold was elected a director, as also were
Capt. White Jarvis, and Mr. James Goodson.
Mr. SAMUEL ANDERSON moved the election of Mr.
Horatio Love as a director.
Mr. BIDDER seconded the motion.
The motion was carried unanimously. _ .

Mr. LovE thanked the meeting for the honour. Be
begged to assure them that his whole endeavour, since his
connection with the company, had been to promote its
prosperity, and if there had been errors they had been
caused by circumstances over which there was no control.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. Thomas Norris, Mr. Packe, Mr. John Alexander
Smyth, and Er. J. S. Wells were then unanimously
elected to a seat in the direction.
The meeting then proceeded to the election of two
auditors, when Messrs. Soper and Morgan were chosen.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the pro-
ceedings.

THE NEW REGISTRATION OFFICE UNDER TH.E
LAND TRANSFER ACT.—Yesterday upwards of 20 work-
men in the employ of the Government were engaged at the
late Insolvent Debtors Court, converting a part of the eats-
blishment into a registration office under the recent act on
the transfer of land. The court of the chief commissioner of
the abolished tribunal has been pulled to pieces, and several.
offices are in the course of erection. Two of the courts its
Portugal-street are reserved for law proceedings, but as
yet nothing has been determined upon. The entrance of
the new registration office will be in Lineoln's-inn-fields,
and it is expected that under an order of the Lord Chan-
cellor it will be open to register estates before the commence-
ment of Michaelmas term.

The number of passengers arriving at Boulogne
from Folkestone and London in August last was 14,684
There were 13,253 departing; making a total of 28,239
passengers from and to England during the last
month. In the month of August, 1851, which had until
now been one of the largest passenger traffic on record,
11,571 passengers arrived, and 11,151 departed; making a
total of 22,722. The past month shows, consequently, an
increase of 5,517 passengers en the number which until
now had marked the most active period in the international
intercourse.
It is not generally known that the interview of
the Prince of Wales with the Princess Alexandrine of
Denmark, which resulted in the engagement just made
public, took place, a year ago, at Heidelberg, in the
ot gar-
dens of the Castle. The on dit is, that it was nau
officially-arranged matter, but an accidental meeting,
whereat the Prince was so favha ourabe
ly impressed with the
young PrincessPrincessof Denmark, tt h signified big choice._
Cstat Journal.