The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-26 00:00:00

Vttrb Wbition

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS
JUNCTION RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The seventh half-yearly general meeting of the above
company was held this afternoon, at the offices in
Basinghall-street; Lord Lonsdale in the chair.
The report stated that ten miles of the railway were
now completed, and had been opened for mineral
traffic ail month. These ten miles extended
from Mire House Station, about a mile from
Whitehaven, to the river Calder ; the opening of
which would supply coals, lime, &c., to St. Bees, Brigg,
Stones, Braystones, and Sellefield stations. The portion
of the line between Mire House and Whitehaven, and
the line from the river Calder to Ravenglass (the latter
being five mites in length), were being urged on with
dispatch, with a view to the section of the line between
Whitehaven and Ravenglass (sixteen and a half miles)
being opened for passenger traffic in the month of May
next. From the cost of works completed, and the forward
state of the remainder, which were being finished between
Whitehaven and Ravenglass, the cost per mile of these
sixteen- and-a half miles can be stated with tolerable
accuracy at under 10,000 L a mile, including every charge
that could arise for works, stations,l&c., up to the open-
ing of that portion of the line. Beiond the sixteen and
a half miles of railway above reported on, there re-
mained two sections of the line to complete the
whole ; the one, from Ravenglass to Bootle, being six
miles ; the other, from Bootle to the Furness
Railway, a distance of eleven miles. The proprietors
were aware that on the former section 14,0001. had been
laid out, and 22,0001. remained to be expended, and on
the latter section the works were not yet commenced.
In reference to the line entering Whitehaven, the direc-
tors were constructing part of the harbour branch, ex-
tending as far as Preston-street, so as to secure a station
convenient to the town•simultaneously with the comple-
tion of the line to Ravenglass, and with a view to the
economical working of the line, until opened through-
out, arrangements had been made with the White-
haven Junction Railway Company, for the supply
of locomotive power and carriages for working the
portions of the line now opened. The finances of
the company had to some extent improved during the
half-year; the arrears of calls had been considerably re-
duced; and during the period subsequent to the 31st
December, there had been further payments on account
of arrears. The call of IL, payable in December, had
bcen paid upon the usual number of shares upon which
prompt payment is made—about 8,000; and the directors
would continue to act upon the expressed wishes of the
shareholders, that the arrears should be, as far as pos-
sible, kept down. A considerable number of shares, upon
which the directors previously satisfied themselves that
the holders were utterly unable to pay up, bad been
vested in the company; and the sum paid on the shares
which have been so taken over, up to the present time,
amounted to 17,9741.
The balance-sheet represented the total receipts to
amount to 166,3591. and the expenditure to 164,6171.,
leaving 1,74 IL in hand. The expenditure of the present
half-year amounted to 33,3491., of which 1,593 L was for
land, and 30,4531. for works.
The report was unanimously adopted, after which
thanks were voted to the Noble Chairman, and the meet-
ing terminated.

GREAT WESTERN and UXBRIDGE

RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly meeting of this company was adver-
tised to be held to-day at 449, Strand, in accordance
with the provisions of the Act of Parliament, but no
shareholders, with the exception of the directors, making
their appearance, it stood adjourned until to-morrow.

SEED MARKET, MoNnwv, Faa. 26.
The Spring Tares for sowing purposes, as also for Clover
Seeds there was a steady trade at rates about equal to those
of this day week. Other seeds of all kinds met a very mo-
derate inquiry.
Per Cwt—English red Clover, 30s to 355; fine ditto, 35s
to 36s ; Foreign ditto, 25s to 36s ; old ditto, 30s to 36s ;
English white ditto, 20s to 30s ; fine, 35s to 42; old, 25, to
403: Foreign new ditto, 30s to 36s ; old ditto• —s to —s ;
Trefoil, 18s to 205; fine ditto, 20s to 22s ; old ditto, lOs to
15s ; Rib Grass, 243 to 303; fine ditto, —I to —3; English
Caraway new, 30s to 32s ; Foreign date, 30s to 313 ; and
Coriander, lOs to 17s.
Per Quarter—St. Fein, 505 to 555; Rya Grass, 18, to 30s ;
new ditto, 32s to 345 ; Pacey Grass, Os to Os ; Linseed for
feeding, 38s to 425; ditto for sowing, 56s to 60s; ditto for
crushing, 42s to 48s ; Canary, 70s to 805; fine ditto, tiOs to
90s; Hopp, 345 to 365.
Per Bushel—White Mustard Seed, 8s to lls ; brown ditto,
123 to 173; Turnips, white rounds, 151 to 20s ; green and red,
15s to 23s ; Tares, old, 305 to 3s; ditto fine new winter, 7s to Bs.
Per Last—English Rape, new, 261 to 301; Foreign 25/ to
26/103.