The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-23 00:00:00

BAILIVAY INTELLIGENCE.

CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting of
proprietors was held on Thursday at the London Tavern;
Mr. Fenton, of Rochdale, in the chair. The report of
the directors, the substance of which has already ap-
peared in The Sun, having been taken as read, the chair.
man moved ‘f that the report be adopted, and that a
dividend be now declared on the preference stock of the
company at the rate of 4/. 4s. per cent, per annum, and •
on the consolidated ordinary stock of 3/. per cent. per
annum, less income tax in both cases, and both payable
on the sth day of October next." Mr. Dean, disap.
proving of the course pursued by the directors, moved
an amendment. Mr. M'Callum seconded it, which,
after discussion, was carried, amid loud applause, by 49
to 18 votes. The chairman, as mover of the resolution,
then demanded a poll on behalf of the board, which was
proceeded with ; and it was arranged that the meeting
should be adjourned till ono o'clock to-morrow (yester-
day) in order to receive the report of the scrutineers.
The adjourned meeting of proprietors was held yesterday
at the Loudon Tavern. The chairman announced the
result of the scrutineers, as follows :—For the amend-
ment, 7,712 ; for the chairman's motion, 9,984 ; ma-
jority, 2,272. Subsequently, and amid expressions of
differences, Mr. Thoznas Price, Mr. Mickling, Mr.
Johnstone, Mr. Spiers, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Kidstone,
were elected directors, the shareholders declining to go
to a poll. The meeting then adjourned.
SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. —The half-yearly meet-
' in.- of this company was held nt Perth on Tuesday ; the
Eon. J. C. Dundas, chairman of Ore company, pre-
siding. The Chairman briefly went over the principal
features of the report,
.and read some statistical details,
exhibiting the steady increase of the traffic in all the
departments of passengers, merchandise, and minerals.
In proposing the dividend of 4i pet cent., the directors
were taking more money than was actually earned
during the half-year, but not more than had been laid
aside after paying the previous dividend. He then
alluded to the rejection of Parliament of the bill for the
amalgamation of the Scottish Central and Scottish
Midland Junction Railways, ascribing it to their mis-
understanding of some statements made by Mr. Card-
well. In conclusion, he congratulated the shareholders
on the flourishing aspect of their affairs ; and moved the
adoption of the report, with a dividend at the rate of 4
pctr cent. per annum on the consolidated stock of the
company, and that power be given to the directors to
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the meeting separaßtEeAdT.
OPENING
NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAIL.
eXtendir°
WAY.--The formal opening of this line,
rail-
way communication 40 miles north, in all but uk
connection with the great railway system throughouteg
en
the kingdom, took place on Tuesday.
FALL OF BRANHOPE TUNNEL ON THE LEEDS NORTH-
ERN RAILWAY.—It is satisfactory to be able to state
that up to the present time no death has occurred from
the—catastrophe which occurred on Tuesday last. on
Wednesday, Mr. Harrison, engineer-in-chief of the
united company, made a cateful exardinatibn of the
fracture, in the presence of the Leeds directors; and
from a report made by him upon the spot, wtnake the
following extract :—" It appears a portion of he'roof of
the tunnel, about 12 feet square, has fallenin It will
be necessary, as a precaution, tb take out about 10 feet
in the length of the arch, at ea6h side of the part which
has fallen in. Beyond this there does not appear to be
the slightest cause for anxiety ; but to satisfy the public
a complete examination of the whole of the tunnel will
at once be made."

ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE LEEDS NORTHERN RALL-
WAY.—We regret to have to record a second calamity on
this line this week. It appears that on Thursday last,
Mr. Goslett, superintendent at the Leeds station, in
company with a friend, being at Arthingten station,
near the Bramhope tunnel, which bad two days pre-
viously partially fallen in, resolved upon passing down
the line to Harrowgate. They travelled from Arthington
with an engine and tender only, and on reaching Star
Beck station came in collision with a goods' train which
was at a stand there. The collision broke one of the
trucks, seriously shook Mr. Goslett, and broke the leg
of Mr. Wm. Pepper, of Leeds, his companion. The
fracture sustained by Mr. Pepper is a compound one.
DEFACING RAILWAY TlCKETS.—Abraham Wilson and
Joseph Ferem were placed before the-city magistrates,
concerning whom it was stated that at 10.20 that morn-
ing they had come to the Victoria station from Preston,
and that their tickets were defaced by being nearly cut
to pieces. The date of one was cut out, so that it did
not indicate whether or not the ticket was an old one.
To-day's date was, however, visible on one of them, and
therefore while the company did not press the case
against them, they wished them to understand that they
keep their tickets in a legible condition. After being
reprimanded for the folly of their conduct in defacing
the tickets, they were discharged.—Manchester Examiner.