The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-26 00:00:00

RA IL WA T INTELLIGBNCE.

SOUTH YORKSHlRE.—Yesterday the half-yearly meet-
ing of this company was held at the London Tavern—
Right Hon. Lord Wharncliffe in the chair. The chair-
man, in a speech of some length, moved the adoption of
the report, which has already been published, and en-
tered into a narrative of the transactions between this
company and the Great Northern. Mr., Denison, M.P.,
chairman of the Great Northern, spoke for two hours
on the subject of that company's position in relation to
the South Yorkshire. A discussion ensued, in the course
of which it was indicated that all matters in dispute
were likely to form the subject of legal decision. A
dividend of 4 per cent., not payable until the matters in
question are settled, was declared. The retiring direc-
tors, with the exception of Mr. Dension, who declined
to continue a director, were re-elected, and the meeting
was adjourned to the 12th of May, after a vote of thanks
to the chairman and directors.

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.—The half-yearly meeting of
this company was held at Lichfield yesterday—Mr. R.
C. Chaumer in the chair. The statement of accounts
showed that there has been expended in locomotive
stock, stations, carriages, &c., during the past half-year
34,0601. uls. ld. The report was adopted, and a resolu-
tion for the payment of the dividend was declared. The
retiring auditors and directors were re-elected, with the
exception of Mr. Hornby, the London and North-
Western representative at the board, who retired in con-
sequence of ill-health, his place being supplied by Mr.
Moon, of Beverehouse, near Worcester.
LANCASTER AND CARLISLE.—Accounts have been pub-
lished, and show a balance in hand on the half-year's
working of 87,3961., out of which a dividend at the rate
of 8 per cent. is proposed to be paid, together with
8,580/. as interest on debt, and 25,3541. as the Lancas-
ter and Preston proportion. These payments leave a
balance to be carried forward of 7 ,7111.
NEWMARSET.—The directors of this company have
just issued their half-yearly report, in which they recom-
mend a dividend of ss. per share.
EASTERN UNlON.—Yesterday, the half-yearly meeting
of this company was held at'Radley's Hotel, Blackfriars ;
J. C. Cobbold, Esq., in the chair. The seal was affixed
to the register of proprietors. The report, which has
appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The Chair-
man entered at length into the difference between
the two classes of shareholders, and between the com-
pany and the Eastern Counties and Norfolk Companies.
A protest against the passing of the Eastern Union
Amendment Act, bearing the signatures of Messrs.
Sturge, Scholey, and Bagshaw was read. The report
was adopted, after the rejection of some amendments.
A resolution was passed for consolidating the various
shares of the company (not preferential), and the meeting
adjourned. •

DIRECT LONDON AND PORTSMOIITH.—Yesterday the
14th ordinary meeting of this Company was held at the
London Tavern ; Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, M.P., in the
chair. The report stated that the directors were desirous
of making arrangements for the immediate return to the
shareholders of a part of the funds (27,0321.) in hand,
but found that step would be attended with insuperable
difficulties. The solicitor had been engaged in obtaining
arrears of calls, and had realised 9561., but before the
next meeting the directors trusted to collect all arrears
which the means of the debtors made recoverable. An
independent company had been formed to make a line
from Godalming to Portsmouth, nearly identical with
that of this company ; so much so as to render the forma-
tion of both lines impossible. The new parties took
power in their act to dissolve this company, and should
such measure proceed, the directors would endeavour to
render it available for• the winding-up of this and ertak-
ing. The report was adopted, and the meeting
separated.

LEEDS NORTHERN.—The half-yearly meeting of [this
company was held at Leeds yesterday ; Mr. Constable,
chairman of the board, presided. The chairman, in
moving the adoption of the report, which has already
appeared, said a balance of 2,4001. would remain in
hand, which must be appropriated to the payment of
interest on the debenture loans and the floaing debt.
The motion having been agreed to, a resolution electing
the three retiring directors was then carried, and the
meeting separated.

SOWTH WALES.—The I6th half-yearly meeting of this
company was held yesterday at the Paddington Railway
terminus ; Mr. C. R. M. Talbot, M.P., in the chair.
An abstract of the accounts has already appeared in The
Sun. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the re-
port and accounts, informed the shareholders that their
traffic would have increased much more rapidly but for
the limited amount of accommodation which the Great
Western Railway had been enabled to afford them in
the shape of trucks. After a few words frog Major
Court and Mr. de Winton, the report was unanimously
adopted. A resolution, declaring the dividend, was
also agreed to. Several directors and an auditor, who
went out by rotation, were re-elected, and the proceed.
ings terminated.

RAILWAY RETURNS.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK.

________-.-
Moo NAME OF RAILWAY.
Receipts,
opened,
1853.
-173527"
BRITISH. 1857.
-....---..1,..
.
7214 Aberdeen .. •• •• •••••• •• ...... ..• •• ..t
1)3167714g9 1:5,5qi
37% Belfast and Ballymena ..........•
3137 flatthaenadd=caty.ll3ilozzd• •
Cheshire....... .
26% Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .. .. 670 790
8536 Bristol and Exeter •• ......... •• •• .. 3,502 3,742
189% Caledonian........ -•• • .....• •• .. •• 7,838 8,2
94% Chester and Holyhead .......... ..... 2,488 3,164
126
166
2t%
Cork and
aßnidacßkraoncdt a.n.d.
.P.aSsage .. :: : :
110068
677 780
851 869
165:
DDuubbhinn
and Drogheda......
DBreolgthasetdaJ.u.n.c.ti.o.n. .. .. .... .. .. ....
6 Dublin and Kingstown .....• •• ......
637 538
165 i Dundee and Arbroath ... •• ...... .. 420 44 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 639 6,30
t 8
68 East ADundal nglian. k and Enniskillen.. .. .• •• .• •• 136 159
......, •.
....
564 671
si East Lancashire .• .••
... .....
..... .... ....... 4,127 4.231
22 Eastern Counties and Norfolk."... • 13,271 13,592
95 Eastern Uni0n............ •• •• •• •• ••• 1,870 2,231
8934 Edinburgh and Glasgow „... ........ 3,067 3,537
78 Edinburgh, Perth; and Dundee..... 2,027 2,047
6 Exeter and Crediton . 78 76
•• •• •• •• •• a• ... •• 19 Furness Railway .. •
275 213
• •••••••• •• 171% Glasgow, and South-Western........ 3,820 4,105
285% Great Northern and E. L. ..... 11,405 13,291
319% 188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 4,154 4,225
Great Western ..........• •••••• .. 14,440 11,1471
25 Irish South Eastern
••. •.•-...... •• •• 158 6i
90 Lancaster and Carlisle....
... •4,055 4,540
260 Lancashire and Yorkshire.. ••• 15,60 ' 16,551
70 Leeds Northern ...... - ~•• •• •• •• •• 941 260
18i Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... 213 ;1,
245
553% London and North Western... •••• •• 39,191 41,194
173 %
5% London
London, Bri and Blghton, andackwall. South Coast.. 7,430 6,955
.............
824 843
2b31,( London and South Western. ...... •. 8,933 8,494
34% Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ 179 405
11% Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. 106 116
167% Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 6,337 5,959
954 Manchester and South Junction - 471 531
28 Maryport and Carlisle ••
483 554
498% Midland ..... - ...• • . ..... . . .• .. 20,507 21.678
126 Midland Great Western (Irish; .: .... 1,990 1,897
87 Monklands .............. •• .• •• •• ••
969 777
149 60 Newcastle and Carlisle...... •• .• •• •• 1,908 2,340
North British ..............•• ..•• .. 3,204 2,990
232 North Staffordshire ............ - - -47 North-Western .................... 527 747
00 Scottish Central .. .• .. .• _.•..•• •• ~. 1,56,1 1,894
32 Scottish Midland •• •• •• --- - - - 534 639
29% Shrewsbury and Birmingham
•• - 608 6i.2 47 Shrewsbury and Chester .... - ...... 1,470 1,535
29 Shropshire Union ...... •••••• •• •• - 529 571
58 South Devon .. .. -.•..... • • • • .. .... 1,5 i 3 1.559
'4lli 14 South Eastern ..•.• . • • .
131 South Wales ...... •.. ..... ........
40 Taft' Vale ••••--••-..•• • • - • • • • • • 2,0°-
,55
Doncaster, and Goole .. 11,16266 1 2
22:,5.4.0215
77 South York., Do
65
AO Waterford and Limerick ............ 234 447
25 West Cornwall ...... • .... - ...... 374 498
174 t 64
12 Whitehaven Junction ......... - - -
320794%
~(Yoorrkk andand Nigeortrtchaslitlei,,nananil
.11.e.rw.. 1.c.k.::: 173,019189 If
92;458474
'FOREIGN.
699
5714 Dutch Rhenish .... • • ...... •••• • • •• 814
1
162 73
21,6 Slaria Antonia - •••• •• •••• •••••• ••
C 3 Montereau avid Troyes • • • • .. 820 861
1,084 1,317
63 Namur and Liege .. • • .......; •
i 7,610 23,364
18,034 20,525
160,295236 126:54,7.63
547173%
0/*Trolr,Lhesrnatiodf FereauJrl...... •• • • •:•• ,.............
240 Paris and Lyons .... •••• ••
.... 7,615 •
14 788
84 Paris and Rouen. ••
2,627 2,501
3g Pitaoruiesnanadn
dStHraLbruer.g.h.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. : .... ...
99 Western of France •••• • .. 3,010 3,160 •

* The receipts include the traffic on the Orleans] and Central Or
leans and Bordeaux, and Tours and Nantes lines.,