The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-17 00:00:00

SOTJTH-EASTERN RAILWAY CO)ANY•
—At the THIRTY-FIFTH HALF-YEARLY Nh.RIL
MEETING, at d at the special General Mewing of tilt,'" ''ast-
em Railway Company, held at the Bridge-house
on Thur4d,y, tit . 16n day cf March, 1854.
JAMS MACGREGOR, Req., M.P., Chairman, in tgiair,
The a vertisemen s convening the Meeting were r 9 and the fol-
lowing ret-olutions were pasel'at the General Meetii—
I. That the report of the Direc ors amt statementi accounts, as
now read at this meeting, be received end adopted.,
2. ; hat a dividend (les; Income-tax) for the hatter ending on
the 31.tt January last, at the rate of 12s. per 301.!ck, or 41. per
cent. per Indium, Le now declared on the consolilfi stock of this
Compiny, and ha made payable on the 10th day of ril neat.
3. That Ma' thew Forster, E-1., be elected a Direr of this Com-
pany, in the place of Charles Irtnside, Esq.
4. Tim: Sir John N. R. Campbell, be elleted Dirvtor of this
Company, in the place of Henry Lewis emale, Esq
5. That Seymour Teuton, Esq., be elected a Nor of this Com-
pany, in tre place of Ro,,ert Browne, E,41.
6. That John Morgan,
be re-elected an Altor of this Com-
pany%,
7. That Charles Wetham, Eq., be elected an gi tor of thii Com-
pany.
8. That the sum of 2,5001 he set aside for Mast half-year, to
commence a renewal fund for the steam ships btlAilag to the Com-
pany.
9. That, if the Special General Meeting of e Company, to be
held this day, resolve on raising 250.0001. adional share capital,
under the provisions and for the purposes of The South Eaftern
Itai way (Strood to Ma dstone) A ct, 1853," len, as soon at the
'whole of the 250,°001. addition 1 capital is pseribed for, and one
half thereof is paid up, the Directors may bo4w, on mot tgage oft he
undert- king of the Company, any sums n dtceeding in the whole
80.000/.. and may borrow -he same at sucttime., at itch rats of
interest, on such terms and conditio.ts andn such manner as the
Direct-Ts frem time to time think beat.
Proposed by John Dillon Esq., second; dy H. C. Reloe. Esq ,
10. The the thanks of this lUeetieg re van to the chairman for
his able and Impartial conduct in the challis day. p ,rtieularly for
the manner in which he communieat d tfh-s Meeting the deterro.-
nation of th Directors to comply, vrahmst contest, in the wishesbl
the proprietors as to three n.w din ctorS

At the Special Gem to Meeting,.
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11. That it is expedient to rat=e 250,1'1. additional cap tal uncle.
the nrovisiens and for the purp .ses ofh s Soil h Eestern ltalw y
(Strood to le et-tone) Act, 1853, anildat that :amount of add, tonal
Capital be raised accordingly by the ration and issue of new shares,
in the undertaking of the Company, i be called the " Fixed 4ei per
Cent. South•Eaetern Shares."
12. That the following shall be tk terms and conditions on which
those new shares are created and /sued, to wit :—Tee shares shall
be of 101. each, anal shall entitle tt holders thereof te a fixed. prefe-
rential dividend, at the rate of 4 per cent per annum 0.1 the amount
for the time eeing paid up therm. Ade o•it of 41. per share shall
be paid on the 10th day of AprllBs4, and the remaining 6/ea share
shall be cal ed ua and paid by istalments of such amounts (not ex-
ceeding 21 a share), and at sun time- (at intervals of not less than
two calendar months), as the Directors frotn thne to time may deter-
mine. Rur the holder of &flesh are may at his option pay up at any
time all or any part of tbe aMetitnt teeeeof In anticipation ()teens. if
any person fa 1 to pa, on tie. 10th day of k Oil; 1854. the deposit on
all his shares, then the directors may issue the shares as to which
such default happens p such persons as the think fit and, in case
they do so, the deposit shall be payehle. at the time of sui h reessue.
The diveieed shall be tom uted from the respective timea vi the pay-
ment of the deposit and eats and Sums" in anticipation of calls on
the shares, up to the 31st clay of July mud the lit day iot J ,neary
In every year, and „Leall he p able half-yearly. The dividend shall
have preference over the dividen the ordinary at -k of the
Company. The shares shall not entitle the holders thereof to any
of theiiirre44l4.bitartlaoklt.re theettnerprent- the flxel'
aliblen On any issue being fsaled, and the deposi-, lb roots
being paid, the Directors shall regi,t-r the person to whom it is
issued as the hnlder thereof. and thereupen he shalt be deemed to
have subscribed for the share
13. That such of the Prepriteore of the. company as en or before
the 31st day oi March, 1854, declare in writing* to the Secretary f
the Company their deelre eo take any of the new shares shall have
the preference in the issue of them.
14. Teat it the number et the new shares so ap died for be mo-e
then the whole litunleer to Le issued, the Directors shell issue the
share to the appliimits rateably, or as nearly rate ibly as tee Direc-
tors shall think fit.

15. That the lli•ectors may frem time to time issue, upon such
terms const,tott w.th the second r..solittion, and in such manner as
they think p . per, such or the new shares as are not issued accord-
ing to the preceoin4 re•oiuiion.
16. 'i hat the Directors tie-and they are hf-reby empowered to do
all such things as they shall c insider expedient for the pu.po,e of
giving full effect to the forego'ngresoltaLp s.
JAME^. ti AC GREGOR, Ch
G. -. 11F.11BE1t r, Secretary.
Eolith-Eastern Railway Offices, London Tavern,
March 16th, 1851.

LONDON dr NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
RELX LION in the C.IARGE for SA kLL PARCELS.

The Public are requested to take notice, that on :Ind alter the 20'h
February, 1854, P ircels of llb weight and under will he conveyed
between Lrudon and Liverpool. Manehe,ter, lluddersoald, Stock•
port, ('heater, Warrington and Preston oily, at a ch.rge of cispunce,
inclutPlig delivery w thin tho usual 11,undaries. And Parcels of 21b.
Weight and under, at a r•h»ree of One :galling.
To in,ure the trausatfs•ioa of Parcels by his conveyance, they
Must be delivered to the c•tup my at one of their rtavon+ named
above, or at one of the folhwing offices of their agents ('t essrs
tiorne and Chaplin), in London : —opre d Eagle, GrAcechurch•st. ;
Swan-with-two-Necks, Gresbam-street (I„,te Lad lane) ; Ct oss Key
Wood-street, Cheap-ide ; Lsult-in•Tun, 64, Fleet. street ; White
Horse, 90 Fetter-lane: 90, The Boron-et, Sonthwark ; George and
Eine B -at-, 269, HU( Holborn; mld White liou.« Cedar, 15 Picca-
dilly ; Golden ► toss, ha"lng.cress ; Do., 33. It, gent' -circus ; • pread
Eagle, Regent's•citcus ; ►,riffln s Green Man and Still, 335, Oxford.
street.

The Company will not hold themselves liable for detention or lose
to any parcel not delivered to them at one of their own offices, or to
the charge of their agents._ _ .

By order of the Directors.

INDISPUTABLE LIFE POLICY
CUM PANI,

No. 72, Lombard-street, London,