The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-30 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE, DONCASTER, AND GOOLE.—The
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Railway direc-
tors have adopted a rule, which is so excellent in princi-
ple, and so satisfactory to the shareholders, that we have
no doubt, when generally known, it will be universally
applauded, and we wish we could add, universally adopted.
The directors have announced that the books and
balance-sheet of the company for the half-year, will be
open to the inspection of the shareholders fourteen days
before, and one month after the said meeting. The di-
rectors invite investigation, and place every facility at
the command of the shareholders, so that they may be
prepared at the forthcoming meeting to put any question
which they may think calls for a detailed answer. We
have been astonished to see, that although the share-
holders of this company will soon be in the receipt of
six per cent. on their outlay, that the shares, with 6l
paid, are quoted at 30s. This is but another illustration
of the unfairness of the constitution of the share mar-
ket. The shares are not to be bought at that price,.
though holders may, if they are silly enough, sell as
I many as they please at the share market quotation.—
' Railway Gazette.
EASTERN COUNTIES.—It is confidently reported that
Mr. Hudson will very shortly resign the chair of this
company, and Mr. Waddington will take his place, Mr.
Peto being called in to take the deputy chairmanship.
The dividend, we believe, is not yet settled, the accounts
from the other companies not being yet in ; but it is be•
lieved it will not exceed 63. per share.—Herapath's
Journal.

YORE, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK.—THE TYNE
DOCES.—The contract for the construction and com-
pletion of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway
Company's Docks at Jarrow was let at York on Mon-
day, and obtained by Mr. Leather, of Leveuthorpe
Hall, near Leeds. We understand that Mr. Leather's
tender was something below 140,0001.
EDINBURGH AND HAWICIL—WO understand it is de•
finitively fixed that a pilot engine will proceed as far
as the St. Boswell's station of the North-British Rail-
way in the course of a few days. It is also arranged
that the line will be opened for traffic to the same
station from Edinburgh on or about the 10th of Feb-
ruary.—Kelso Chronicle.

THE WEATHER. The weather throughout the
past week has been exceedingly tempestuous, and rain
has fallen heavily at interval 4. The wind has been
chiefly from the west, though it has paid occasional short
visits to the south, south-west, and north-west. Yes-
terday was a raw and gusty day, with frequent heavy
squalls from the north-west, accompanied by hail and
lain. In the north the weather continued exceedingly
boisterous.—Liverpool Albion of yesterday.
FlRE.—About one o'clock yesterday morning a fire
broke out in the provision warehouse of Morton, Son,
and Co., Temple-court. The proximity tc, the fire-
engine-station was, of course, a:: advantage, and with the
use of the reels alone, the flames -'ere soon extinguished.
The warehouse was well stocked, we believe, and had
not the fire been so promptly checked, the loss must
have been considerable.-16id.

We are happy to say that Sir John Gerard has
quite recovered from his recent illness. The worthy
Baronet was in Liverpool on Friday.—lbid.
A VILLAGE DESTROYED BY FIRE .—PETER•
BOROUGH, JAN. 26.—Last evening a fearful catastrophe
befel the picturesque village of Green-end, near Sawtry,
in Huntingdon, by the destruction by fire of nearly
forty houses, nearly one-half of the place. About half-
past seven o'clock, flames were observed issuing from the
premises in the occupation of Mr. Flanders, supposed to
have originated by a spark falling from the chimney on
the thatched roof. A furious storm existing at the time
scattered the flames to the houses adjacent, which, on
account of being thatched, ignited rapidly, and in an in-
credibly short space of time no fewer than twelve
houses were in a blaze. The bulk of them being tenanted
by poor farming labourers, it was most distressing to
witness the poor creatures rushing about in a state of
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provide the unfortunate poor creatures who had been
burnt out of their houses, and reduce
titution, with temporary shelter and relief. A subscrip-
tion has been set on foot for their comfort.
The actual
amount of property destroyed is not known.
We regret to have to announce the failure of
Messrs. Robert Eglinton and Co., a highly reap-stable
East India firm. The liabilities of the house a year or
two back must have been heavy, but a considerable
reduction has since been effected in them, and it is un-
derstood they will not now prove large. During tho
commercial crisis it was said Messrs. Eglinton and Co.
received assistance from the Bank of England and the
British Linen Company, and it is to a refusal from
Scotland of a renewal of this aid, the term of which has
just expired, that the necessity for suspension is at-
tributed.