The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-20 00:00:00

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SOUTH-EASTERN AND CONTI-
NENTAL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.
(THIS DAY.)
The usual half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in
the above company was held this afternoon at the Bridge-
house Hotel. Mr. Macgregor, Chairman of the South-
Eastern Railway, in the chair.
Mr. G. S. HERBERT, the secretary, having read the
advertisement convening the meeting, the common seal
was attached to the register of proprietors; after which the
report was submitted to the shareholders, which repre-
sented the undertaking to be in a highly prosperous condi-
tion, and atatedthat negotiations were going on for selling
the boats to the Southampton Railway Company. The re-
ceipts of the past half-year amounted to 11,0111.105. ld.,
and the expenditure to 8,1361. lls. 6d., leaving a balance
in hand of 2,8741. 18s. 7d., which, with the balance of
861. 13s. 10d. from last half-year, made a total of
2,961/. 12s. 5d., out of which it was proposed to pay sa.
per share, leaving a balance in hand of 1811. 2s. sd.
Mr. GILBERTSON made a long speech upon the state of
the company's affairs, with the simple view, as it would
seem, of insinuating a charge of jobbing against the
chairman, because, forsooth, his brother, Mr. W. F.
,Macgregor. had been employed to build one of the boats.
The CHAIRMAN, however, indignantly repelled the
ini'inuation, at the same time calling upon the meeting
to appoint a committee of inquiry if doubts were enter-
taint dof the honesty of his management. He admitted
that the engines of one of their boats had been con-
structed by a Liverpool firm, in which his brother had
a fractional interest, but that boat had turned out to be
the cheapest and best of the lot, while all the boats,
which were eight in number,- bad cost less per ton than
those of any other company whose vessels were of the
same class.(Cheers.)
After the report had been adopted, and the dividend
declared, the meeting, as a mark of their confidence in
the Honourable Chairman, re-elected him a director by
acclamation, and the proceedings terminated with the
customary vote of thanks to the same gentleman, which
Mr. Gilbertson seconded amidst the applause of the
shareholders.

BANK OF—EN GLAND—(THIS DAY).
The General Court held on Thursday last, and ad-
journed to this day, met this morning at eleven
o'clock, for the purpose of taking the determination by
note, in print or writing, of the question on the follow-
ing resolution, proposed at the Court, for a dividend,
viz.:—That a dividend be made of 51. 10s. per cent. in-
terest and profits, for the half-year ending the sth April
next, without any deduction on account of the
income-tax.
At the meeting of the Court, Messrs. Gribble, Vigne,
Cazenove, and Sullivan were appointed scrutineers to
take, the Votes.
At four o'clock the ballot closed, and the scrutineers
havirig retired for the purpose of examining the votes,
rqwsed into court in about tea minutes, and declared
Mt the question was determined in the affirmative.
The GOVERNOR then informed the proprietors that
• tWe dividend warrants would be paid on Saturday the
.47t1) of April next. •
CPurt,t_laptiatijOurned.

)IORTAMTY in the METROPOLIS.
NIT ?BER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
TILE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1849.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*233
Piseasssiof -Uncertain. Seat ... ~. 61
Turbercular Diseases... ... 196
Dispases of ,the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 122
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 42
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ...
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion...
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ••• •••
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, 8,
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations...
Premature Birth ... •• ••
Atrophy. ••• ••• ••• ••• ••
Old Age
Sudden ••• ..•
Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance
Causes not specified ...

... 22
... 62

... 25

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ...

1;033

Population Average weekly Deaths
Enumerated, Death; 1844-8. in the
1841 Five Winters. Week.
West District 3... 300,711 . . 170 ... 184
North Districts.. 375,97.1 .. 218 ... 185
Central Distr:as 373,653 ... 211 ... 177
East Districts ... 392,444 ... 252 ... 215
suuth Districts.. 501,190 ... 319 ... 322

Totals... . 1,948,369
Malez ... ...
Females ... ...

-. 1,169

... 1,083

BIRTHS IN THE WELK.

Males
Females ...

... 537
... 546

... 768
... 753