The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-19 00:00:00

TILE SON, LONDON.

Average Amount.
Pease 3 Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and
Beverley Bank, Hull— Pease and Co ' 37,733
Penzance Bank, Penzance ,—Batten and. C 0... 11,137
Peterborough Bank and Oundle Banit, Peter-
borough—Moms. Yoe'. ke
Peterborough Bank, Pe terborough—Simpson
and White
Pe:norokeshire Bank, H.Tverfordwest—J. and
W. Walters
Penzance Union Bank, :Salmouth Bank, and
Truro Bank, Penzance— -Rickets, Enthoven.
and Co
Reading Bank, Reading—Snnonas and Co ....... 27,440
Reading Bank, Reading—Steohens,Blandy, and
28,964 4
Co
Richmond Bank, Richmond—Maxwell and C 0... ,708
Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and
County of Poole Bank, Ringwood, Ledgar
8,261
and Sons
Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Roy ds
and Co
Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank Roches-
ter—Day and Nicholson 9,633
Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons 11,467
Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 11,675
Rye Bank, Rye—Pomfret and Co,
Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy-
don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and
8,903
Co
Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard
and Allaway
Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron
Walden—Messrs. Gibson
Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and
Co
Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall
and 20,231
Co
Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and
Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons,
and Co
Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourne
—Valiance and Son
Southampton Town and County Bank, South-
73
ampton—Maddison and Pearce
Southwell Bank, Suuthwell—Wylde and Co.
St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story
Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie —
Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie
•and
King ............ ....... ................................
Southampton and 'Hampshire Bank, Southamp-
ton—Atherly and Fall . 3,952
Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 1,740
Stourbridge. Bank, Stourbridge —Rufford,
Wragg, and Co ...... 9,470
Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co 13,026
Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton,
Cayl,,y, and Co.
Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and
Robins
18,040
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank,' Shrewsbury
—Beck, Downward, and Co.
St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib-

9,883

5,303

__
4,445

2,626

son and Stuart
Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 21,048
Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and
Co
Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and
Parslow
Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns-

ford and Barne
Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton-
shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland
Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But-
cher and Son
Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S

Percival
Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and

Co.
Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith,

and Co.
Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Allnatt & Co.
Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick—
Greenway and Co.
Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox.

Brothers
West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract
Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co
Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap-
man, and Co
Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win-
chester—Bulpett and Co.
Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester
—Wickham and Co
Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank,
Weymouth—Elliott and Pearse
Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank,
Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co.

Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech—
Gurney and Co.
Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W
Hancock
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good-
ricke and Holyoake.
Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender,

8,176

7,045

8,204

11,640

12,368

7,274

8,52

16,084
6,980

20,34

8,830

6,727

3,53

36,467

12,42

3,539

4,714

375,65

11,602

21,418

4,555

15,610

28,823

44,135

7,241

13,124

8,940

and Co.
Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank,
Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 66,683
Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley
and Turner
Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and

Sons
Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster—
Everett and Co.

1,714

Wolverhampton
Messrs. Fryer
Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth
and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney.
Birkbeck, and Co.
Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great
Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and C 0... 10,90.
Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten ...
York Bank. York—Swann, Clough, and Co—.. 39,306

Bank,

13,385

Wolverhampton—

40,28

18,968

3,345

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Bank of 'Westmoreland, Kendal
Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley
Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 48,926
Bilaton District Banking Company, Wolver-
hampton
Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven
Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad-
ford
Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union
Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent
Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking
Company, Chesterfield
Cumberland union Banking Company, Work-
ington .
Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com-
pany, Cheltenham
Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company
Coventry
Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 14,397
County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel-
tenham
Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company
Carlisle
Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 19,862
Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company,
Dudley
Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 21,095
Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com-
pany, Darlington . 15;400
East of England Bank, Norwich
Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 131,682
Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 16,725
Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 37,360
Hull Banking Company, Hull 21,686
Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha-
lifax
Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com-
pany, Halifax
Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,587
Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 16,738
Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company,
Knaresborough 20,582
Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,597
Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster
Leeds Banking Company, Leeds
Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester
Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 43,712
Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking
Company, Leamington Priors
Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow ll,llO
Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank-
ing Company, Nottingham 28,944
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking
Company, Nottingham
Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint-
Stock Banking Company, Newcastle
National Provincial Bank of England, Birming-
ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street,
London 361,684
North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham 44,718
Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 65,919
Northamptonshire Banking Company, North-
ampton
North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 26,811
Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, Lei-
cester ..
Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 2,600
Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 34,650
Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com-
pany, Stamford. 56,439
Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset-
shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang-
port
643
Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ...
Stourbridge and Kidderminster Biinking Com
shire Banking Company, 53,540
S andt Ou Tic!
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me
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1,675

Sheffield • ...
Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking
Company,
Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company,
Richmond .. .
Storey and Thomas's Banking Company
Shaftesbury
Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield
Wolverhampton a 0.1 Staffordshire Banking Com-
pany, Wolverhampton 34,707
Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 12,020
Whitehaven Joint Stock Banking Company,
Whitehaven
Warwick and Lelouii_gton Banking Company,
21,943
,
West of E
Warwick
and South Wales District 30'336
Wi3ilatsnkan-BdtbstLiset Banking Company, Salisbu; 73 4
66,9992,3
West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud.
dersfield
30,915
Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company,
Whitchurch
Worcester City and County Banking Company,
Worcester . . ....
...... 4,309
York Union Banking Company, York ............
York City and County Banking Company,York 86,255
Yorkshire Banking Company,. Leeds
P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns.
Inland Revenue, Somerset Home, Oct, 13, 1849.

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WEST LONDON RAILWAY.
A special general meeting of the shareholders of
this company took place yesterday at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of determining upon the
course to be pursued, with a view to obtain a per-
formance of the covenants contained in the lease
granted to the London and North-Western Railway
Company.
Mr. STEPHEN BIRD, in consequence of the lamented
death of the late chairman, H. H. Grounds,
Esq., from cholera, shortly after the last
meeting, took the chair at one o'clock,
and in doing so, after passing a high eulogium on
their late chairman, stated that they had met for the
purpose of considering what was best to be done in
consequence of the London and North-Western
Railway Company not fulfilling their contract. The
directors were unanimously of opinion that something
should be done to make the London and North-
Western Company fulfil their engagements. Since
the last meeting in that place a meeting had taken
place at Manchester, and the directors and principal
proprietors there had come to the following reso-
lutions :
" That this meeting having received the report of what
took place at the recent interview between their direc-
tors and a deputation from the London and North-
Western Board, is of opinion that it is the duty of the
directors of this company to forthwith institute and
prosecute such proceedings at law, or in equity, as their
counsel may advise, for the purpose of compelling the
performance by the London and North-Western Railway
Company of the engagements they have entered into
with this company; and that the shareholders present
will support a resolution to this effect, at the ensuing
special general meeting.
That this meeting regrets the loss the company has
sustained in the death of its late chairman, and recom-
mends that the consequent vacancy be filled up by the
appointment of a Lancashire shareholder.
" That the thanks of this meeting be given to Mr.
Richardson for his impartial conduct in the chair, and
for the interest he has taken in the affairs of this com-
pany."
Mr. AINSWORTH then moved the following resolu-
tion
:—" That the directors be authorised to take
such proceedings at law or in equity to enforce per-
formance
of the covenants in the lease granted to the
London and North-Western Company, and to obtain
compensation for the non-performances that has
already taken place, as counsel may advise." He had
no doubt that the resolution would be unanimously
adopted, and it was evidently the interest of the
proprietors to accede to it. He could assure the
proprietors that the directors had had such opinisns
and advice as warranted them in the course they were
about to pursue.
Mr. RICHARDSON seconded the adoption of the
resolution.
Mr. CAMPUS, in supporting the resolution, said
that he was happy to be present on that occa-
sion. The course that had been pursued by the
proprietors at Manchester afforded-him the highest
satisfaction. When they considered the low terms
on which the London and North-Western had pur-
chased the lease, he thought 'no one could doubt
that they ought to be made to perform their bargain.
Having law and common sense on their side
nothing was left them but to follow up parties
who had so basely treated them.—(Cheers.) If they
had even offered them common interest, that might
have been sufficient; but as the London and North-
Western had adopted the course they had, no step
was left them but to enforce their claims.—(Hear.)
Mr. RIGBY also cordially supported the resolution.
He concurred with Mr. Camplin, that the course
pursued by the London and North-Western Railway
was base and disgraceful.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.")
He believed there had been a foul conspi-
racy between the Great Western Railway and the
London and North-Western Railway Company. The
Hon. and Learned Proprietor, after going at consider-
able length into the details of the trasactions that had
taken place between the company and the London
and North-Western, and the course the latter had
pursued with respect to obtaining Acts of Parliament
to extend the line, observed that there could be no
doubt that the Great Western and London and North-
Western Companies had joined together for the
purpose of defeating their line.—(Cheers.) The truth
was that it was the interest of the carriers, who
made most enormous profits, that had caused the
London and North-Western Company to pur-
sue the course they had. There could be
no doubt that the West London Railway would have
been of the greatest importance to the London and
North-Western Railway by judicious management;
but that company, instead of giving the West London
Company every facility, had placed every obstacle in
their way, and had ultimately declared their repu-
diation of all that had taken place. He considered that
the West London proprietors had been treated basely,
perfidiously, and unjustly by the London and North-
Western Company ; and he therefore cordially as-
sented to the resolution, and expressed a hope that
no objection would be made to it, but that it would be
carried unanimously.
Mr. GUNTEU also concurred with the course that
had been adopted at Manchester, and thought that
the proprietors could adopt no better course then to
leave it to the directors and their legal adviser to de-
termine what steps should be taken.--(Hear, hear.)
There could be no doubt that the course that had
been adopted by the London and North-Western
Company had been pursued in ordsr to delude the
proprietors of the West London Company.—(Cheers.)
lie believed if the railway was honestly and fairly
worked the shareholders would get a fair remunera-
tion for their money.—(Cheers.) His opinion was
that the London and North-Western Company were
inclined to put the screw on, in order to see how far
the proprietors of the West London Company would
bear it.—(Hear, hear.) He cordially supported the
resolution.
The SECRETARY, in answer to the question of a
proprietor, stated that the course pursued by
the London and North-Western Company with
respect to the carriage of goods occasioned a loss of
no less than 2s. 6d. a ton to their shareholders, for
they had to pay now 6s. when they would only pay
3s. 6d. if the goods were conveyed by means of the
West London Railway, instead of carriers. •
Mr. BURGE, though he supported the resolution,
thought they had better try persuasion before they
resorted to force.
Mr. CAMPUS said that he had usually found his
friend Mr. Burge in the wrong box—(Laughter)—
and he now appeared anxious to put them into it also.
—(lncreased laughter.) He thought no better course
could be pnrsued than to adopt the resolution.
Mr. BURGE, by way of retort, observed that Mr.
Camplin would recommend the directors to spend
their money, but he would answer for it that he would
take good care not to furnish a single farthing.
The CHAIRMAN believed that it was of r.o use to
make any further applications to the London and
North-Western Company. That company had tram-
pled quite enough on the directors of the West London
Company, and it now became their duty to act and
not to propose.—(Cheers.) He could assure the pro-
prietors that the directors were prepared and deter-
mined to act most energetically—(Cheers)—and not
to give up one iota until they had brought the directors
of the London and North-Western Company to their
senses, and obtained from them the fulfilment of the
agreement they had entered into with the West London
Company.—(Cheers.)
After some further discussion,
The CHAIRMAN put the resolution, and declared it
to be carried unanimously.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
meeting separated,