The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-02 00:00:00

PRUSSIAN FUZIDS.—BERLIN, Fin. 21.

Bills. Money.
St. Schuld Sch., 8% per Cent •••• • • • ••• • • . 98 97%
Pruss. English Bonds, 1350,4 per Cent....
Foreign Exchanges • . • . • • • .......
Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months. 6 24% 6 24%
Hamburgh, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 150%
Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months • ••••• • . 80 1-12 79 11-12
On Paris • •
Two tnonths. ..............
—Universal Prussian Gazette. Feb. 21.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussms, Fax. 25.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent • ...... .......
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent....
Ditto Three per Cent .. ........ .....
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto
Ditto, ditto, 1840
Ditto, ditto; 1842 •............ 102%
Ditto, 1644............... ••• • • • • • • 99%
Ditto, 1836..
Ditto, 1838 ............. ...... . •
Ditto of the City, 1832 ......... .....
Ditto, 1843 •
Bank of Belginm ...... • • . • • • • ••• • •• 883
—Brussels Papers. Feb. 26.
lI.USIBURGH BORSENHALLi, Fan. 21.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents • • 113
Bank Shares • • • • • •
Anglo-Russian Loan ................ 108 4
Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate. 103%
Ditto Ist series Inscription • ... • • • • 104
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series..
Ditto, in Certificate. ••.• • . • • •• ••. • • • 9834
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ....
Ditto Stieglitz • . • ....... ••••• • • • • 89% 89%
Spanish New 5 per Cent ••••••. • • • • • • • 19% 194
Ditto 3 per Cent
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent • •
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ..... 60
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Polish New 4 per Cent. Toxin, 1844.... 8234 •
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent
National Bank Shares •

GREAT NORTH AND SOUTH
WALES AND_ WORCESTER RAILWAY.
A special general meeting of the scripholders in the Great
North and South Wales and Worcester Railway, convened
by a committee of their own body, appointed at a former
meeting, was held on Saturday, at the London Tavern, in
Bishopegate-street, for the purpose of furthering the dissolu-
tion of the Company.—Mr. Frederick Lawrauce, Chairman
of the Committee, in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meeting,
reminded the scripholders that at their former meeting they
passed resolutions authorising the immediate dissolution of
the Company, and it was thin thought that the directors
were favourable to such a step. Accordingly, the committee
sought an interview with the directors, to see if the affairs
of the Company could not be wound. up and settled amica-
bly; but a third party interposed his authority,
and the negotiations for this purpose proved
futile, and ended in nothing positively being arranged. The
directors and shareholders were unanimous in thinking that
it would be bet er for all parties that the Company should be
broken up ; but the solicitor of the Company, Mr. Bushe, ap-
peared to be decidedly opposed to the adoption of any such a
course, and in defiance of the wishes of both the shareholders
and the directors he had gone to the expense of bringing
up to town a large number of witnesses, getticg the
Bill through the Standing Orders' Committee, and then hav-
ing it read a first time in the House of Commons. He was
now taking the usual steps to have the Bill read a second
time and committed; and unless the shareholders invested
their committee with stringent powers, to enable them to
close the affairs of the Company, every farthing of
their money would be squandered away, while, in the
end, the Bill would be lost. The directors passed a
resolution authorising the solicitors to supply the com-
mittee of shareholders with a copy of the subscription
and contract deeds, but he regretted to say that that resolu-
tion had been dishonourably suppressed by some one or
other, and the solicitors refused now to give them copies of
the deeds. Under these circumstances, and feeling that the
measure could never pass upon its merits, the committee had
called the scripholders together to invest them with
stringent powers to stop any further- waste-of the remainder
of the funds of the Company.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. METCALFE HorcsooD proposed the first resolution.
He stated that it would be in the recollection of the share-
holders present that a resolution was passed at their last
meeting, that a petition, signed by the shareholders, should
be presented to the House of Commons against the Bill.
He believed that if the shareholders allowed the Bill to pass
the second reading they would then be called upon to gay
up the further call on their shares, and in default of so doing
their shares would be forfeited. He therefore proposed that
the petition prepared by the committee should be imme-
diately signed by the shareholders, for presentation to the
House of Commons. -
Mr. SAMUEL seconded the resolution.
Mr. MULLENS wished to say -a few words before the Chair-
man put the resolution. He was allowed to move, as an
amendment, that the petition should be read to the Company
before the shareholders were called upon to sign the petition.
Mr. Davis said that the petition would lie for signature at
the London Tavern, and every person who signed the petition
would have an opportunity of reading it.
Mr. MULLINS said that the committee were afraid to have
the petition publicly read. -
The SHAREHOLDERS complained of the loss of time that
would be occasioned by reading of the petition.
It was ultimately agreed to put the question to the meet-
ing whether the petition should be read, when only five
bands were held up in favour of the petition being read.
The CHAIRMAN then put the original resolution, which was
carried by a great majority.
Mr. DAvis stated that the committee had already incurred
great expense, and it could not be expected that they would
continue to do so unless reimbursed by the shareholders.
He therefore proposed " That a subscription be at once en-
tered into and placed at the disposal of your committee, to
enable them to stop this ruinous schnne in Parliament, or
by such other means that they may deem advisable, and to
reimburse them such expenses as are already incurred."
Mr. BATES seconded the resolution, which was carried
unanimously.
A SHAREHOLDER suggested that the money should be
paid out of the funds of the Company.
Mr. BACON (Chairman of the Company) said that the
directors were placed in a very peculiar situation, and he
doubted whether the shareholders would bear the directors
harmless if they did so.
Mr. Davis rose to order.
Major RICHARDSON considered that Mr. Bacon should be-
fore this have dismissed -the solicitors from the service of
the Company, and that the only means of testing his sin-
cerity would be to move a resolution to that effect this after-
noon.—(Loud cheers.) He did -not consider it right that
money of the shareholders should be-wasted because the
directors were so prudent.—(Lund clfeers.) _ He proposed
" That the directors give a cheque for 5001. to the com-
mittee of the shareholders, in order to carry out the objects
of the resolutions carried this day."
Mr. Muacnison seconded the resolution.
The CHAIRMAN said that it wag- useless to pass a resolution
to that effect, unless the directors present would consent to
honour the cheque.
Mr. BACON said that he could not promise, as there were
only two of his colleagues present, the payment of so large a
sum.

The CIIAIRMA.N stated that he would-meet them half way
—they would take the sum of 250/.
Major RICHARDSON having acceded to this reduction, the
resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
Mr. COURTENAY then rose for the purpose of moving the
third resolution. He stated that the present Company
was entirely the solicitors company.—(" No, 'from Mr. Bush).
after consi ierable confusion Mr. Courtenay went on to say
that the solicitors had laughed at them in their sleeves, and
had set the shareholders at defiance.—(Cheers.) He then
proceeded to inquire into the conduct or the solicitors, and
having made a number of charges against them,
whch produced considerable confusion in conse •
quence of the denials a the solicitors on the one
hand, and the repetition of the charges on the other, he
moved that the solicitors, Messrs. Bushe and Mullens, having
by their conduct completely lost the confidence of the
shareholders, the directors be requested immediately to dis-
miss them from the services of the Company.
Mr. MURCHISON secoaded the resolution.
Mr Mat said he could notsit quiet and hear chargesbrought
against his personal character, and that of his respected partner
He publicly denied the truth of the charges which had been
brought against him. He had given his advice to the best
of his ability in the affairs of the Company. Mr. Bushe was
proceeding, amidst much confusion., to explain his conduct
relative to the Company, when
The CHAIRMAN proposed, as a matter of delicacy, previous
to putting the resolution, that Mr. Busbe should have an
opportunity afforded him of resigning.
Mr. Busie stated that no earthly power should induce
him to resign until he had received the opinions of the
Solicitor-General and Mr. Turner, of the Court of Chancery.
After most tremendous uproar,
Mr. MULLINS was allowed to be heard. He also denied the
truth of of the charges which had been brought against him-
self and his partner (Mr. Bushe), which gave rise to a most
desultory and stormy discussion as to the question of dismissal.
He stated that both he and his partner were in the power of
the directors, but they had_never made any complaint to
them, and were perfectly satisfied with their conduct.
The CHAIRMAN stated that, before putting the resolution, he
thought it would be necessary, in order that this resolution
should be effectually carried out, that the directors should be
held personally liable for all in mey paid to the solicitors by
them from the tine of passing this resolution. He then put
the resolution, which was carried unanimously, and the
selicitors were accordingly dismissed from the service of the
Company.
Major IlfcHawnsost wished to know whether it was the
intention of the directors to carry out t his resolution ?
RAAsos, one of the directors, said he could not under.