The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-12 00:00:00

NOR iEI BRITISH.

A special general meeting of the shareholders of this
company was held in Edinburgh on Tuesday, for the
purpose of receiving a report from the committee of in-
vestigation, appointed at the last half-yearly meeting.
Mr. J. Learmouth, the chairman of the company, pre-
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The CHAIRMAN stated that, in consequence of the
committee nut being able to complete their report, the
meeting would be merely a proforma one.
Mr. SH ,RTRIDGE, of South Shields, the chairman of
the committee, said, it would have been extremely agree-
able had they been able at this meeting to have laid their
report before the shareholders. Owing, however, to the
preliminary arrangements which required to be made
with the accountant, and the difficulty of fixing on days
to suit the convenience of the members of the committee,
who came from various parts of the king lora, it had been
found impossible, note ithstandirg their best exertions, to
complete the investigation. He begged, therefore, to
move " that the meeting should stand adjourned till
Thursday, the 9th of August," by which time the com-
mittee expected to have their report in readiness for the
consideration of the shareholders.
Dr. SPFARLAND seconded the motion, which was
unanimously agreed to ; after which the meeting
broke up.
OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON.—It
appears that one of the directors, who, until the recent
breech with the Great Western, expressed full confi-
dence in that company, has lately addressed a circular
to the shareholders, pointing out the desirableness of
forming an alliance with the Shrew bury and Birming-
ham and another company, completing the line from
Wolverhampton to Worcester, forming a junction with
the Midland (Bristol and Birmingham) at the latter
place, and leaving the Great Western, if they choose,
to complete the communication with their line at Oxford
out of their own futids.

EASTERN AND NORTHERN• COUNTIES JUNCTION
RAILWAY —Y-bti-!rday the blas!er in Chancery, Dow.
appoint,d an official manager to wind up this
company's stff.i..s, and to asse.6s the eottkrieutieLs from
panics to %won] shnrns on its being pr+ctt d
alloYed to p.ty off outszan,dog habillities to the extent
of bFtwe n '2 MN. hod 3,0001.
NORTHAMPTON, LINCOLN, AND HULL RAILWAY.—
The parties tuterestuct in the winding up of th,s com-
pany's affsirs assembled yesterday before Sir William
Horne, in Southampton-buildings, to receive a statement
of the origin and formation and subsequent proceedings
of this company. Whis having been dyne, as far as was

at present practicable, Mr. Pell declining to give up' the
hmks on the ground of his having a lien upon them,
The, MA,TER ordered that this claim should be forth•
with sent in, and the Voks given up, and said he conti-
nued to receive, in answer to applications to original
allottt es. hdh at his office and private residence, shoals
of " dead letters" through the Post office. In settling
the list of contributors he should requir' the strictett
proof under the Act as to the grounds upon which inch-
allottees were considered
NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—Another section of the
main line is to be opened in a few days, extending front
Skipton to Ingleton.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, JULY 10.—There is an
unusually small show of beasts cn offer here to-day, includ-
ing about 100 from the Nerth of Scotland by sea, which are
of a very indifferent quality; of sheep and lambs the supply
is also short, the quality of the former is tolerably good, but
the latter is in middling condition. The supply of beef would
comprise 364 bead of beasts—the falling off in the numbers,
and there being good attendance of buyers, has caused prices
to advance from 3d to 6d per stone, otherwise the beef trade
is dull, yet all will be sold. [(The number of sheep and lambs
is 5,500. The mutton trade is more active, yet prices have
undergone little altoration, very little remains on hand.
Lambs are in brisk demand, and prices have advanced from.
Is to Is 61 on former rate-:, and all sold. Prices—Beasts,
prime Scots, 6s 9d ; middling, 6s 31 to 6; 6d ; good steers,
6s to 6 a 31; middling, bs 91; inferior, 55 per stone of 141bs.
Sheep, 5d to 51d ; lambs, 6d to Is a-head more per lb, sinking
the offal.

EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JULY 10.—There were
in the market to-day 71 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs
imperial, which sold thus: —3B at 1110 s Od, 13 at 1/ Os 6d•
6 at 1/ 9s Od, 8 at 1,8 s 6d, 1 at I/ Lis Od, 0 at 1175 Od.
Average price of the whole, 1/ Os 73 2-l2ths. 7 sacks flour,
whereof 2 scald at 325, 2at 30s, 3at 295, and oat 28s. 1 sack
barleymeal, which was not sold. 13 sacks pot-barley, whereof
7 sold thus: —1 at 11..9s 03, 1 at 11 7s Od, 1 at 11 4s 6d,
3 at 1/ 4i Os, 1 at 113 s Od. 2 sacks brosemeal, none fold.
EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, JULY 10.—
Supplies of all kinds moderate. Oat straw, from 5s Od to
7s 03 per kemple of 16 stones tron ; wheat ditto, 5s 01 to
6s 03 ; barley ditto, 5s 03 to 6s 63. Hay from 73 to 93 per
stone.

BELFAST, JULY 9.—The supplies of grain since Friday
are small, and prices remain unchanged. Wneat, from 9s 3d
to lOs 917; barley, 6s 64 to 7s 6d; oats, 6s 9a to 7s 6d ;
oatmeal, from its 9d to 12s 9d per cwt. Indian corn
is in fair demand at 8/ is 6d to 81 ms for
yellow, and 8115 s for white. Potatoes, per stone, 9d to 11d;
ditto, per cwt, 5s 44 to 6s Od ; new, 10d to is 3d per stone.
Fruit—Apples, per dozen, 64 to 94; pt ars, per ditto, Od to Od;
grapes, per lb., 8d to lOd ; lemons, per dozen, Os 9d to Os 10d;
nuts, per quart, 64 to 'd; wall-nuts, per hundred, Is to Is 3d;
chest nuts, per ditto, is Od to Os ; cocoa nuts, 6d to 8d each;
American apples, 10d to Is Od per dozen ; mixed pickles, 10d to
Is. Butchers' Meat—beef, per lb, 4d to 74; mutton, 5d
to 7d; veal, 5d to bed; lamb, 5d to 6.0 per lb.
Fish—Trout, Os 6d per lb ; brett, 3s 04 to 4s Od;
soles, is to 2s Od per pair ; salmon, 6d per Ib; lobsters, from
6d to is 6d each ; crab,. 6d to 3s per d..zen, at Keane's, Wil-
son's-court. Poultry—Foals, 2s to 2s 6d a pair ; chickens,
Is 64 to 2s per pair; ducks, Os to 2s 64 ; turkeys, Nto Os
each ; geese, Os 04 to Os Od ; eggs, per doz, 6d to 7d. nab
old, is 2d to 2s Od ; new ditto, Is to is 6d; straw, oat, 8d to Is
4d; ditto, wheat, 94 to Is 2d per cwt.