The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-14 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE.
The half-yearly general meeting of shareholders in this
company was held at Edinburgh on Thursday; Mr. John
Balfour, of Balbirnie, chairman of the company, pre-
siding.
From the report it appeared that the receipts for the
past half-year had amounted to 66,8371. Bs. ld., and the
expenditure, including the working of the line, the de-
benture interests, &c., to 52,9771. 65., leaving a balance
of 13,8601. 2s. ld. This sum, with the balance of
11,4461. 14s. 2d. on the half-year ending July last,
gives on the financial year an aggregate, surplus of
25,306/. 15s. 3d., after payment of working expenses and
the debenture interests at the reduced rate of three-and-
a-half per cent. ; but, deducting
willthe r,wecoaernik.vdiengs
leoxiilpdensa
only, the actual free revenue for the year ending 31st Jan.
last amounts to 53,400/. 10s. 4d. From the surplus on the
present account, interests to the amount of 7581. 2s. sd.
have been paid on bonds over property, and no other obli..
gations. Since the accounts were closed the following fur-
ther payments have also been made : —974/. ss. sd. as a
half-year's interest to the Granton Ferry proprietors at the
reduced rate agreed upon with them, and 6,9291. 2s. 2d.
as a half-year's interest on the debts due to the banks,
at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, in terms of the
arrangement formerly reported ; the remaining sum of
5,198/. 12s. ld. (less 4261. 18s. id. appropriated by
b
parties having claims on capital account) has been depo-
sitedy in bank, for the payment of a half-year's interest to
the other creditors, which they
re-
duced rate set forth in the scheme foresethientgieerneestras,l
thepa.rties entitled
ar-
rangement of the comilany's affairs •
ssaumrpeluswrmembaein
appropriated
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tcleids cahianrognegofththe
thereto, after the bill now before Parliament has been
passed. .
The report and accompanying
statement of accounts
were
o
nett
unanimouslybusinadess waopteds.
Therki
ng
to consider the proposed
working agreement between the Edinburgh and Perth
proposed tohsee d Levento Railwayu d
C companyompany
Company. latter
branch line from the townn erftake the construction of a
'at Thornton--a the other company
miles—and to furnish a locoomoLti
the
oe tnp completionany
rt to
the
eh e
traffic. main lineti Upon
0 ofn
ornton—a distance of about six
finding the necessarytththe branchrolr the Edinburgh and Perth
undertake work and maintain it for 25 years,
In stock, with the exception
of the locomotive. The termsg were that the Leven Com-
pany should undertake the ayment of the dividends,
and Dundee Company 1s:
interest on loans, &c., and top ay the Edinburgh,
.Perth,
surplus
companies
revenue to be equally divided between the two
After considerable discussion,
man was carried by a
agreement with the Leven
anted
the directors to execute it intet
.e
a mile for each train, the
large majority,
The meeting then separa d
ratifying the
a motion by the chair-
usual form.
authorising

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Colonel Sir 11. J. F. Davie, Bart., M.P.
MANSION AT BALMORAL.—\Ve understand that con-
tracts have been entered into for the building of a new
mansion for her Majesty and Prince Albert, at Bal-
moral, and that the works will be proceeded with so
soon as the weather permits. The wearoscurbliteseliacrtne.t trioadbebneerecdeaere,
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Journal.psT ARALIA.—The llobart Town, Guardian, of the
16th of Oct. last, which has just come to hand by the
ship Panama, states that the
_number of ernigraito who, landed at Melbourne the week ending the 12th of Octo-
ber last was 3,000, and that the amount of gold which
the Forest Creek diggings had yielded up. to the 12th of
that month amounted to 5,699,083/, eterhag.