The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-25 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, MANC HES I'ER, AND NEW-
CASTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION.

A series of meetings of this company—general and
special—was held yesterday at the London Tavern,
Bishopsgate-street. The original Chairman of the
board (Mr. France) presided.
The circumstances.of • this company have been re-
peatedly set forth in :DUI` columns. Some years ago
they obtained an Act of incorporation, but the pres-
sure of the times became such that it was impossible
to carry on the works. In the meanwhile a consi-
derable body of the shareholders became anxious that
the works and every other liability should be aban-
doned. To this course it would seem a section of the
directors was opposed. Ultimately a committee of
investigation was appointed, and the general impres-
sion appeared to be that the affairs of the company
should be wound up, and the funds in hand distri-
buted. These it seems would, according:to the cal-
culations made, have secured a return of about 14s.
per share.
On• all hands it was admitted that the company
ought to be broken up, and the only question seemed
to be how far the claims of the landowners in respect
of provisional agreements for property ought to
prevail.
On this occasion it was agreed that the board of
directors should be reduced to six, and accordingly it
was resolved that six should be so appointed—the six
holding professedly the opinions of the majority as to
the distribution of the funds in hand.

Ultimately it was determined that the various
meetings should be adjourned to the 15th of November,
then to report as to the exact financial position of the
company—with a proviso that 103. per share should
be paid on the Ist of November, on the production of
scrip—due notice•being given by advertisement of the
precise mode to be pursued.
The new directors chosen were Messrs. Courtenay,
Audies, Billam, Grey, and Leeman. When this
resolution had been carried, the old directors vacated
their seats, and a new board having been organized
ex tempore, with Mr. Leeman as chairman, the reso-
lutions to which we have above alluded for the return
of 10s. per share, as a first instalment, and the ad-
journment of the meeting, were passed. •
The meeting accordingly stood adjourned to the
day nanied. The usual compliment having been
passed to the chairman, the meeting broke up.

LONDON AND NORTH. WESTERN.---We are in-
formed that the official statement relative to the
liabilities and real position of this company will be
ready for publication by Saturday, when we shall lay
it before our readers. From what we have heard of
its contents, we believe it is likely to prove very satis-
factory to the shareholders and the railway public.
GREAT WESTERN, LONDON AND NORTH- WESTERN,
AND SOUTH-WESTERN.—Another meeting of the
representatives of these companies was held yesterday,
but as yet, we believe, no definite arrangements have
been come to between them. We feel assured, how-
ever, that Parliament will never sanction an amalga-
mation of the companies, though, of course, they
can enter into working arrangements honourably
binding on all parties.
PARIS AND STRASRURG.—The directors of 'this
company have inserted a statement in the Paris
papers, to the effect that they have nothing whatever
to do with the petition now in the course of signa-
ture for the purchase of the line by the State. The
directors state that they have fulfilled all their en-
gagements with the State since they obtained the
concession of the line, a portion of which they hope
soon to open.
READING TO BA.SINGSTORR.—This extension of the
Great Western from Reading, thirty-five miles up
the main line to Basingstoke on the London and
South-Western, has been inspected by the Railway
Commissioners, and will be opened on Tuesday next.
It forms a union of the two lines, by a cross country
route of fifteen miles, awl the arrangement at the
Basingstoke station will be such that, notwithstanding
what is termed " break of gauge," there will be a
convenient interchange of passengers.
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—Return of cattle,
grain, &c., for the London markets over the Eastern
Counties Railway for the week ending October 21,
1848.—Cattle Department : Beasts, 355 ; calves, 63 ;
sheep, 6.936 ; pigs, 481. Granaries department : Malt,
1,883 qrs. • wheat, 1,000 qrs. ; barley, 462 qrs ; oats,
46 qrs. ; beans, 305 qrs.; peas, 236 qrs.; total, 6,932
qrs. (13,864 sacks) ; flour, 6,940; seed, 361—total,
21,165 sacks. General merchandise : Meat, dead,
241 tons 9 cwt.; poultry, 36 tons 5 cwt ; fish, fresh,
381 tens 17 cwt. ; fruit and vegetables, 534 tons 3
cwt. 3 qrs.; ale and porter, 183 tons 16 cvvt.; wines
and spirits, 68 tons 19 cwt. ; wool, 48 tons 3 cwt.;
general merchandise, 2,508 tons 15 cwt.—total, 3,971
tons, 9 cwt. 3 qrs. Milk, 18,714 quarts; bread,
57f cwt.
IRISH SOUTH-EASTERN.—The works on the second
division of this line, from Bagnalstown to Kilkenny,
have been suspended. The part recently opened be-
tween Carlow and Bagnalstown yields a fair propor-
tion of traffic.

PRUSSIAN RAILWAYS.—The line from Ruhrort
(Rhenish Prussia), to the town of Oberhausen, where
it branches on_the Cillogrkkod Minden, has just been
inaugurated and opened for public traffic.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
TDE WEEK ENDING SATUIhDIY, OCT. 21, Md.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases —.4'393
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ...
.. 47
.. .
Turbercular Diseases...
.. 147
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses.:. ••• 87
Diseases of the Heart and 8100d-vessels ... 29
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... -
102
Diseases of the' Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion—.
• •••
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations.— .
Premature Birth
A trophy •••
Old Age •••
Sudden ... ••• •••
Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance
Causes not specified
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES

•• a, 52

••, 5

•
••• ••• ••• 4
... ...
••• ••• 19
••• ••• ••• ••• ... 26
•••
••• 32
••• 4

... ••• 2

983

Population Average weekly Deaths
Enumerated, Deaths, 1843-7. In the
1841 Five Summers. Week.
West Districtl... 300,711 . . 142 135
North D...tricts.. 375,971 .. 182 161
Central Distr.—As 373,653 ... 178 166
ast Districts ... 392,444 ... 219 ... 214
.. 501,190 ... 251 ... 307

Totals... ..... 1,948,369 " 972 ••• 983
Males••• ••• ••• - cop ••• 503
Fer4ales
••• ••• ..• ••• 480.

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.
Males
.., 592
Females - 574

Total ...

... 1,166
* There aro 45 cases of death by Cholera included in
this number. •