The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-19 00:00:00

EDINBURGH AND BATHGATE.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Tuesday at Edinburgh, Major Shairp in the chair.
The report of the directors recommended that a divi-
dend of 34 per cent. per annum be declared on the ordi-
nary share capital, and 4 per cent, per annum on the
sums paid in anticipation of calls, both for the half-year
ended 31st July, but subject to the deduction of income
tax.

Resolutions having been passed adoptinF, the report,
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thinks to
the chairman.

GREAT WESTERN.
In the account of the proceedings at the half-yearly
meeting of this company which appeared in The Sun of
yesterday, it was stated that a resolution was passed
declaring a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 3i
per cent, per annum on the consolidated stock of the
company ; it should have been at the rate of 3 per cent.
per annum for the half-year ending 30th June last.

NORTHERN AND EASTERN.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Thursday at the Bishopsgate station, and the usual gua-
ranteed dividends, at the rate of 5 and 6 per cent. per
annum, were declared.

SOMERSETSHIRE CENTRAL.
This line, which farms a junction with the Bristol and
Exeter Railway, was formally opened yesterday far
traffic.

DEATH OF BARON STOOKMAR.—Letters from Munich
bring the intelligence of the death of Baron Stockmar,
on tine 11th inst., at that place, in his 63d year. His
Majesty the King of the Belgians and all members st
the Saxe-Coburg family have lost in M. de Stockmar •
most devoted servant.

SHOcKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.---An inquest was
held by Mr. W. Edwards, coroner, at peeping St.
Nicholas, on the 9th inst., to inquire into the death of
John Stinson, an Irishman, who lost his life under very
melancholy circumstances. On the 7th inst. the deceas-
ed and a companion named Thomas Jennings left Leeds
for Spalding by the Great Northern Railway, intending
to proceed to the Littleworth station for harvest work
a t
forward.Li t l
in that neighbourhood. They had taken tickets as far
as Spalding, and on arriving at that station, where the
train only remains one ni in utestb,etyyttleeihntrweyoratpbp,lieitlld for tickets
fur Littleworth. In the hurry and impulse of the mo-
ment, the clerk gave them the required ticket, although,
worth, the contrary would have occurred to him, and
uNgho to send had
had he been asked whether the trhbagieunirtofisttrh(s)
the tickets would have been withheld.
than
lip
te;ayin free of
the train started than the c:erk perceived his mistake,
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ahma
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en
backg.
telegraphic
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approachingmeansm
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Littleworthtr
oeLc Peterborough
that the train was continuing its ' course, the deceased
hiescdomthpeandiooonr(awihi o pointed
leaped
out, notwithstand-
jug his companion was sitting
out the danger)
that he should jump out, and
he
had no sooner said so
thanetathd to
he opene
next to the door. The on the opposite seat and
poor fellow was dashed with fear-
ful force upon the ground, and was instantly killed.
After a careful consideration' o f the
jury returned a verdict of circumstances, the
"Accidental- Death," and
urged the great caution necessary in the issue of tickets
under similar circumstances. The company defrayed
the{ expenses of theman's

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