The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-11 00:00:00

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

The German papers publish the details of the line
of demarcation in Schleswig, as agreed on by the
plenipotentiaries of the contracting powers. The line
commences at the bay of Steinberg to the south of
Oestergaard, and pastes in a westerly direction, which
at places inclines to the south, by Flensburg, whence
it crosses the country to the north of Tondern. Hoyer,
its port, and the foyer Harde and the a ngel district
of Flensburg, lie to the north of the line.

BRIGHTON AND CONTINENTAL
STEAM PACKET COMPANY.

The adjourned meeting of this company was held
yesterday at twelve o'clock, at the London-bridge
station ; Captain Hotham in the chair.

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to settle all its claims : 10,000/. had been received on
account of the boat Newhaven, and 16,000/, which
would be paid in the course of the ensuing week,
remained due. The balance, made up to the Ist of
July, and taking into account the claim of the
Brighton, and outstanding claims, was stated to be
10,0001.
The CHAIRMAN, in answer to various questions,
stated that the outstanding calls amounted to 1,089/.,
and that they calculated. about half would be received,
which would leave a sum of from 6,000/. to 6,400/.
to be divided among the proprietors, or about 1/. 7s. or
1/. Bs. per share. The Brighton directors had been
empowered by the proprietors to enforce their claim,
and he supposed they must do so. Parties who had
not paid, and did not pay up their calls, would forfeit
all they had paid.
Mr. SUTTON (who is also solicitor to the Brighton
Company) intimated that he should advise the direc-
tors of that company that they could not recover
interest.

After some discussion the report and accounts were
adopted, a resolution dissolving the company was
agreed to, and the meeting broke up.

BOSTON, STAMFORD, AND BIR
MINGIIAM RAILWAY.
The usual half-yearly general meeting of the
proprietors of the above railway was held yesterday
afternoon at the Great Northern offices in Moorgate-
street. Mr. Thomas Macaulay, chairman of the
board of directors, in the chair.
The report of the directors was as follows :
" Your directors have to inform you that the reso-
lution unanimously adopted at the extraordinary
general meeting of proprietors of this company, on
Monday, the 14th day of May last, (whereby the
offer of the Great Northern Company to pay 6 per
cent. upon half the capital, by giving you in exchange
an equal value in shares of the Roy stun and Hitehin
Company, was accepted and ordered to be carried out)
has been confirmed at an extraordinary general meeting
of the Great Northern Company held for that pur-
pose. Since that time your directors have been
occupied in considering the measures calculated for
the completion, at the earliest convenient period, of
the arrangement then entered into, and they have
thought it advisable in the first instance to make a
call of 21. 4s. per share on the share capital of this
company, which amount was due on the 25th of
last month, and a large portion of which has now
been received. This will so far equalize the values
of Boston, Stamford and Birmingham, and the
Royston and Ithchin shares, that five of the former,
having 71. 4s. each paid up, or 361, will be exchange-
able for eight of the latter, upon which 41. 10s. has
been called, or 2,6/ and the balance, a sum equal to
21. 16s. on each Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham
share, or IL 15s. on each Royston and Hitchin share,
will shortly be called for under the Act of the Roys-
ton and Hitchin Company, thus ensuring 6 per cent.
upon 101. per share to the proprietors of this company,
as agreed upon at the extraordinary general meeting.
The amounts received in advance of calls under
the previous arrangements of the company are
in course of being returned with interest
to date, to those proprietors who paid them.
The deeds requisite for completing the ex-
change of the shares will shortly be ready for
signature, of which the proprietors will be informed
by circular, when all proprietors, on delivering up to
the secretary their sealed certificates of the Boston,
Stamford, and Birmingham Company, and executing
the deed of acceptance of the Royston and Hitchin
shares, will receive sealed certificates, and be regis-
tered as proprietors on the books of the Royston and
Hitchin Company. The accounts for the half-
year ending June 30th have been audited, and
the general balance-sheet is hereto annexed."
The balance-sheet stated the receipts to amount to
62,114 i. 145., and the expenditure to 58,9271. 17s. GI,
leaving 3,1861. 16s. sd. in hand.
The CHAIRMAN observed that the report and ac-
counts did not include the recent calls. He had
nothing to say upon the general affairs of the com-
pany, but if any gentleman wished to know anything
as to the future he should be happy to furnish the
information if it were in his power to do so.
A PROPRIETOR wished to know it the deed referred
to in the report would be forwarded to the provinces
for signatures ?
The CHAIRMAN said every facility would be
afforded the proprietors for signing the deed.
In answer to further questions,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the exchange of the
original shares for Royston and Hitchin shares would
take place almost immediately, the deed of transfer
being now in active preparation. It was expected
that half the Royston and Hitchin capital would be
expended in the course of the next two months, when
the Railway Commissioners would be called upon to
give their certificate, and then the 6 per cent.
would come into operation. The 6 per cent. would
still be guaranteed even if the line were not com-
pleted by its present proprietors, the great North-
Western Company having undertaken to pay 6
per cent. on half the capital immediately upon its
being paid up and expended.
The report was then adopted; and thanks having
been voted to the Chairman and directors, the meeting
:erminated.

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO
COMPANY.

The first annual meeting of this important com-
pany was held yesterday, at the offices 34, Cornhill;
James Macgregor, Esq., M.P., in the Chair.
The advertisement convening the meeting having
been read,
The SECRETARY read the following report :
"At so early a stage of the existence of this
company, the shareholders will hardly expect this,
the first report of the directors, to announce extensive
operations as yet effected, involving considerable
outlay, or promising immediate returns or dividends.
" At any time, and under any circumstances, the
directors would have adopted the path of economy
and prudence; but during the successive and pro-
tracted convulsions which have now, for a long time,
so violently disturbed all tile political and mercantile
affairs of nearly the whole civilized world, it was
impossible for the directors to be too cautious in their
management of the affairs of this company-
" A careful observance of this edings
preclude any accounts of considerable r
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of the company up to this time, and reducedthan a
present task of the directors to scarcely more policy necesscrily
reference to their introductory measures, a co.n-
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gratulation of the shareholdersb
having escaped the dangers which have overwhelmed
so many others, not guided y
caution and frugality.
The directors inthethi
have given their first attention to