The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-30 00:00:00

noon, will you inform them that I should like to see
them to-morrow at twelve o'clock.

Shepherd—l will attend to it, sir.
Sir R. W. Carden—As your memory is so bad, I
think I had better give you a note for the directors, al-
though, perhaps, you would forget to deliver it to them.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Roe—l think you had better send a note to the
directors, and then we shall be sure of their having it.
The worthy alderman then gave the poor woman a
little temporary assistance from the poor-box, on the
understanding that when she recovered her 301. she was
to repay it.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

EAST ANGLIAN.

The half-yearly meeting of proprietors was held yes-
terday at the London Tavern, Mr. Henry Bruce in the
chair.

The report of the directors, showed the statement of
traffic for the half-year ending tho 30th of June,
amounted to 21,1651. 12s. 2d. This, on being compared
with the traffic for the same period last year, which
amounted to 19,5031. ss. Bd., shows an increase of
1,6571. 6.3. Bd.

The adoption of the report was put from the chair,
and carried unanimously. . _

On the motion of Air. Self the following resolution
was agreed to :—" That, on the 14th of October, in-
terest for the half-year ended the 30th of June last,
after the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, be paid to the
proprietors of class B stock who are now duly registered
in respect of the same stock; and to holders of 6 per
cent. shares who shall duly forward to the company's
offices scrip-certificates of the same shares for registra-
tion and conversion into stock."

A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro-
ceedings.

LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN.

The following is an extract from the report of the
directors to be presented at the meeting of the share-
holders this day:—
" The amount, 5,6051. 45., at credit of profit and loss,
is sufficient to pay the usual dividend of 5 per cent. per
annum on the preference shares, which dividend your
directors recommend. This will leave a balance of 1051.
Os. 4d. to be carried over to the current half•year."
" The statement of receipts and expenditure annexed
to the report showed that the receipts had been
1,371,3731. 4s. 11d., and the expenditure 1,358,3931.
14s. 4d., leaving a balance of 12,9791. 10s. 9d. The
earnings of the line for the half-year amounted to
31,919/. 12s. 3d. Of this sum 10,1661. lls. was pay-
able to the Eastern Counties Company for working ex-
penses, leaving a balance of 11,753/. ls. 2d.

PORTSUOUTIL—The half-yearly meeting of shareholders
was held on Thursday, at the offices of the company,
Great George-street, Westminster, Mr. Ross D. Mangles
is the chair. Mr. W. C. Horn (the secretary) read the
report, which stated the opinion of the directors, as to the
value:of the undertaking, remained unchanged ; and, while
they regretted that circumstances of a nature affecting
all commercial enterprises should have rendered it
prudent to proceed with the works less vigorously than
was at first intended, they trusted that pressure had now
passed away, and that they would be enabled to carry
on the undertaking to a speedy and successful issue.
The statement of receipts and expenditure showed that
51,4731. 6s. had been received and 42,9671. 9s. Bd. ex-
pended, leaving a balance of 8,5051. 16s. 4d. After some
discussion the report was adopted ; and a vote of thanks
having been passed to the chairman, the proceedings
terminated.

LIMERICK AND FOTNES RAILWAY.—When harvest
labour will have concluded next month, Mr. Dargan
intends to double the number of working hands on the
Limerick and Foynes Railway, now iu rapid progress,
and which he engages to have completed by the summer
of next year. The directors of the Limerick and Foynes
Railway on Saturday decided that the first station will
be at Attyflie, near Creom, instead of Patrickewell, as
originally intended and specified in the map.
CORK AND YOUGHAL RAILWIT.—Isaac Butt, EMI.,
M.P., the chairman of the Cork and Youghal Railway,
visited Youghal this week for the purpose of making
arrangements for carrying out the purchase of land along
the line, in order that the works may commence without
delay.—Waterford Mail.

RAILWAY CARRIAGE FOR THE KING OF DENMARK.—
A. carriage has just been completed at the works of the
Eastern Counties Railway Company, at Stratford, for
the use of the King of Denmark on the occasion of the
opening of the great Danish line now in course of forma-
tion, as a connecting link with the railway communica-
tion 9f this country. The carriage has been built under
the superintendence of Mr. Gooch, engineer of the
Eastern Counties Railway. It is 26 feet in length, and
8 feet in width. The body of the carriage is painted in
a rich claret, and is tastefully ornamented.