The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-18 00:00:00

CANALS.

Names of VI), Dividend
A
Companies. per
n Annum.

Names of
Companies.

Ashtn& Oldhi 97 51.55. pc, 70 Monmouthsh
Ashby-d-la-Z' 113 4/. 70 Mntgomrysh
Barnsley.• • • 160 121, 180 Macclesteld.
Basingstoke..,loo Neath ••• • • •
Brknk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Nottingham.
Cromford..• • ,10r..) 141. 150 Peak Forest .
Dndley 'lOO 4/. Regent's
Derby .. •• • • 100 61. 73 Rochdale ..• •
Ellsmre&Chs 133 4/. 55 Shropshire .•
Eyewash -• • 100 321. 300 Somrset Coal
Forth & Clyd 100 4/. Do.L kld St
GrandJutnetn 100 71. 953 Stffrd &Won
Grand Union 100 11. 10s. . Shrewsbury..
Glamorgnsh. 172 13%1. 210 Stourbridge..
Glstr&Brkly 100 ' Strtirdon Av
Grantham .. 150 121. 100 (Severn andl
Huddersfield. 57 , Wye Rail. 3
& Avu. 39 7s. 6d. I 91,', Trnt& Mr-1
Lancaster..., 47. 11. 10e. sey, sh..) ,
Leeds&Livrp 100 341. 520 ,Thams &Med,
Leicester .... 140 10/. i 105 iWorcstr Bcl
Leicstr &Nth 83 41. i 60 Birming.
Loughborogh,l42 70/. 850 IWI its & Brks

100 l
100
1001
1150

Name of Company.

Dividend!
per ; Price.
Annum.

81. 160
51. ; 98
- 38
I 171. 340
121. -

W. 40
11. ss. 25
4/. 77
81.
7/.los. 1130
61. p. c. 11
28/. 295
151. 230

20/. 315
1/. 10s.
Bs. j 32
301.

50
19
7J,
67

21. i 44
11. i 11

DOCKS.

i Dividend Amount
per of
Annum. Share.

Paid. Price.

4 s. d. £ s. d. ,
Commercial ••••• • .• • 3/. per cent. Stock. ; 80
East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. i 141
East Country
Landon •

St. Kathanue •.••• • • • , 5 per cent. Stock. lol3¢
Southampton •••• • • •• 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 2734

WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d.
East London.. •••• • • • • Sl. 100 0 0 204
Grand Junction ••• • • • 31. 10s. 41 13 4 90
Kent.. .... •.•• • • • • 2/. 10s. 100 0 0 e 70
Vauxhall • ... .•.. • M. per cent. 100 0 0 57
West Middlesex
LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. i Price
Annum. Share.
£ s. (1. 4 s. d
Bank of Scotland
Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 158
British Linen Company Si. par cent. 100 0 0 ; 224
Commercial Bank •• • • Cl. per cent. 100 0 0 ; 165
National Bank 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 1 14%
Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 1 92%
Western Bank •••• • • • • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 ; 85
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. I 5 0 0
Clydesdale Bank ..... • 61. per cent. 10 0 0 j 13
Eastern Bank.. ••. • . 51. per cent. , 10 0 0 11
Caledonian Bank
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. 50 0 1 7%
City of Glasgow Bank . 51, per cent. 1 10 0 0 131. Se
Scottish Union Ins. Co. Si. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1248. 9d
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 I 14%
Maur. Co. of Scetlnd • • Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 93
North British Insur.— 5%1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent., 100 0 0 10 0 0 22
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. ,100 0 0 12 10 0 18%
Edin. 8c (Haag. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74%
Ditto, % Shares 7s. 6d. p. n. 12 10 0 All paid. 15%
Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 17 IA
4-41asicw & Ayrebh• Rail. 71. percent. 50 0 0 All paid. 75
Glaagy, & Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 16%
Gisg-w&Garnkirk Rail. Sl. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. I 40%
Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. i 25 0 0 All paid. 37
Standard LifeAssamee.l 51. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 I 9

LONDON AND BLACKWAI
RAILWAY COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.

The twentieth half-yearly general Meeting of the proprie-
tors of the London and Blackwell Railway was held this
morning, at the London Tavern, in Bishopsgate-street ; Mr.
I. N. Daniel, Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the
chair.

The Secretary (Mr. Cannel) having read the advertise-
ment convening the meeting, the common seal of the Corn.
pany was affixed to the register of shareholders.
The following report was then submitted to the meeting :
"The directors have to report, for the information of the
shareholders, that the available balance on the revenue
account for the half-year ended 30th June last, is 5,0801.
Ws. 2d., which enables them to recommend the declaration
of a dividend of 2s. per share, clear of income-tax.
"The following is a comparative statement of the pas-
senger traffic during the corresponding months of this and
last year :

1843.

Passengers. Amount.
January 207,920 48.225 12 9
February ..
March
April 258,546 4,407 9 0
May 293,373 5 033 7 10
June 372,024 6,116 14 2

1424,077 £25,612 19 1
1846.
'Passengers.
January ......, 179,039
February....,, 166,551
March ...... 198,710
April .... 247,832
May
June.. 393,730

Amount.
£2,914 10 6
2,688 10 7
3,120 18 11
3,683 14 8
5,040 19 11
6,283 0 9

1,496,180 £23,731 15 4
"It will be observed that there has been a diminution
both in number& and receipts during the past half-year. This
is attributable to various cause:. The Great Britain'
steam-ship was a great object of attraction for some months
during the early part of last year. The issue of annual and
season tickets will also partially account for the diminution.
The receipts from this source, which amount to 7984, have
been taken credit for in the revenue account, but are not in-
cb tded in the above statement of traffic.
" The returns from wharfage, both on passengers and
goods, exhibit a favourable result, so that, irrespective of all
adventitious sources of increase of traffic, the receipts from
the regular traffic during the past half-year evince a pro-
gressive improvement.
" The shareholders will remark, that though the ca-
pitalization of the debenture debt is only beginning to
operate, there is a saving on the half•year's interest account
of 473/.
" The directors are glad to report, that the arrangements
with the steam-packet companies in connexion with Grare
end and Woolwich are satisfactory, their boats frequenting
the wharf on terms common to all.
"The directors strongly represented to the shareholders,
on a former occasion, that the interests of this Com-
pany could not but be greatly advanced by the con-
struction of the proposed South Essex Railway bringing a
large traffic upon the line; and they found it imperatively
necessary to take active and earnest measures to prevent the
traffic being diverted to the Eastern Counties Railway by
the North Gravesend, which was the competing line with
the South Essex ; and though the South Essex Company
failed in their attempts to get a Bill, so also did the North.
Gravesend. Every effort will he made to retain for the
Blackwell proprietary the traffic of the left bank of the
Thames, so legitimately their own.
" The Bill for uniting the Birmingham Railway with the
East and West India Docks is yet before Parliament. It has
passed the House of Commons, and is now in the House of
Lords. Such arrangements have been made with the pro-
moters' as it is believed will secure the interests of this com-
pany, should the Bill receive the a. action of the Legislature,
and the work be carried into effect in the manner now
proposed.
"The negotiations with the Dock and
,Birmingham Junc-
tion Company led to the belie:. that it was prudent to delay
for the moment the commencement of the works on the Ex-
tension line, left any modification of the plan should have
been found desirable. The works have, however, been con-
tracted for, and will now be proceeded upon with all possible

dispatch. -
" The report of the Commissioners on Metropolitan
Termini is strongly against the introduction or extension of
railways within certain limits round the City. This restric-
tion, and the attainment of powers to widen the line, to give
increased station accommodation, and for the use of loco-
-motives at the London terminus, have placed the London
and Blackwall Railway in a much more advantageous posi-
tion than it ever held before. And the directors venture to
express their confident belief that this railway will, at no
AtwCptffperialcl, become the London terminus for all the lines
' k - and east of the metropolis."
f'.
...3 The Citipotas congratulated the shareholders upon the
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improved state of their affairs, an,l expressed his conviction
67—)E--rwrth,
• that the termination of the rivalry between the Company
Zt ... , and the Graveiend steam-boats would be
the r
poductivublicse both of
r•,-' ' AdTalltigo to themselves and benedt to