The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-01 00:00:00

FRAN CE.

The annual general meeting of the ehareholders of
the Northern Railway was held on Saturday; Baron James
de Rothschild occupied the chair. The report, after giving
a statement of the affairs of the company, and stating
[hat the directors thought that the sum of 2,500,000 e,
which were the profits of the year, ought to be
devoted to the payment of the debt due to the
French Governrceat, stated that the interest of 4 per
cent., guaranteed to the shareholders, should be
paid, but that there would be no further
divideed for the present half•) ear. M. Rothschild
stated that it bed been resolved that the shares
should be definitively fixed at 400 f. each; and he
added that, of the amount of capital not yet called
up, 35F. per share would be required next July, and 401'.
more about the commencement of next year. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected directors:—MM. Bon
nerd de St. Didier, and Deshler.

DENMARK.
SCHLES WIG-HOLSTEIN.
COPENHAGEN, APRIL 26.—The Minister of War has
just published the official report of the battle of Kolding.
It is as follows:—" On the 231 General Bulow made an
attack upon the enemy, which had entered Jutland ; the
4th Infantry brigade, under Major General Moltke,
marched across Brandrup, and the 33, under Major
General Schlepnergrcli, across Gadsoo and Nordve.
Bjert, against Kolding, while General Rya was to have
crossed the Koldingow with his corps at Eistrupp, but
was unable to make the transit at the time appointed, in
consequence of the superior force opposed to him on the
other side. Near Kolding groat obstacles were en-
countered, especially by some entrenchments that had
been thrown up by the enemy. They were, however,
taken, and the fifth battalion of the line, and two Jager
corps succeeded, in conjunction with several battalions
of the 4th brigade, to force their way into the city,
from which, after a hot engagement in the streets, they
succeeded in expelling the enemy. But as the enemy
hereupon, with a superior force of artillery, fired upon
the city with granite shot from the neighbouring heights,
and the city caught fire in several places. The com-
manders, in order to save it from complete destruction,
gave the word for the troops to fall back and return to
the cantonments. This withdrawal of the troops was ef-
fected with the most admirable order. The enemy did not
attempt to follow the 31 and 4th brigades, nor did the
strong body of the enemy's cavalry, which pursued Gen.
Rye's corps venture to make an attack.
The loss during this engagement, which lasted from
six in the morning to half•past three in the afternoon,
was immense en the side of the Danes, and amounted to
several hundred killed and wounded.

Among the killed was the Commander of the 511
Regiment of the line, M. Von Schindel. The Imperial
troops took part in the engagement, but they were
probably standing as a reserve corps. The Haders-
'obeli quarters had been proparcd on the 24th for
eighteen battalions, two regiments of cavalry, and
four battalions of Prussians. The Dsncs have made
80 pris,mers.
HANOVER, APRIL 26.—An extraordinary supplement
of the lianoveriazzGazette of this evening contains a pro-
clamation by the King, countersigned by his Ministers,
in which his Majesty dissolves the Second Chamber of
the Assembly on account of the irregularity of
its procedure relative to the question of the adoption of
the fundamental law and Constitution of Germany, as
laid down by the Frankfort National Assembly, and the
illegality of its procedure, in regard to the recognition
of the King of Prussia as the Imperial head of Germany.
The proclamation concludes by saying that his Majesty
reserves to himself the power of convoking a new Chain-
ber.—Hamburgh Papers, April 26.