The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-28 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND.

The a:ljourned general Court of the Proprietors of
Baylk Stock WB'S held yesterday, at the Bank of England,
for the purpose of determining by ballot whether the
ctivld„:id for the last half-year should be as proposed by
the Court pf Directors, 3} per cent., or whether it should
he 3i per cent. with a bonus of 1 per cent., as proposed
by Mr. Fielder.
The ballot commenced at 11 o'clock and concluded
at four. The scrutineers were Messrs. Sutton, Greville,
Py ne, and Cazenove.
The ballot glasses were closed precisely at four o'clock,
and at a quarter past four the scrutineers announced the
result of the ballot to be as follows :
For the directors' proposition of 3i per cent. ... 138
Vol. Yr. Fielder's proposition of 41 per cent. ... 123

15
Majority in favour of the directors' proposition of
3} per ceni, •••
The GOVERNOR Mated the dividend warrants •would
be issued on the 11th of October.
The Court then adjourned.

MADRID and VALENTIA RAILWAY
raegh
theild ell-ill
Ding's
st
Arms,h s comrpoaunl company wasr3,
to
rh
theel
d
purpose of illiciting their feelings.upon the affairs of the
undertaking, with the view of getting back their deposits.
yesterday A
ee jot afternoon, osohna,
Daniel Whittle Harvey, Esq., occupied the chair, and
after having delivered a long speech in reference to the
position in which the shareholders now stood, recom-
mended them to continue the proceedings already com-
menced in Chancery, as the only means of getting re-
turned the funds in the hands of the directors.
M. SrAcxxs-N, who was allowed to speak after much
opposition, said he represented a sharen.nlder who held
500 shares, and was prepared with a resolution, which,
if carried, would put an end to all their difficulties, and
which, he was authorised to state, would be acceded to
by the directors. It was to the effect that
a committee of three shareholders should be appointed
to confer with the directors with the view to a settle,
meat, and that it be an instruction to them to ascertain
the amount of funds in hand, and to make arrangements
to enable the shareholders to dispose of their shares at
their actual value.
Mr. WIRE, the solicitor acting on the part of the share-
holders, accused Mr. Spackman of having a personal
motive in proposing the resolution, which he said would
have the effect of enabling him to purchase the shares at
a discount, and by being in a position to make better
terms with the directors, of making something like ss. a
share.
After some discussion, Mr. S ackman's motion was
p
dropped, not having been seconded ; and it was unani-
mously resolved that the committee of shareholders
should be authorised to adopt such measures in law or
equity as may be necessary to protect the interests of the
shareholders, on the understanding that the expenses do
not exceed the amount already subscribed for the pur-

pose.
It was understood, however, that any reasonable pro-
position of the directors would be entertained, and, if
possible, agreed to by the shareholders.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman
and to the committee, and the meeting separated.

DEATH
townsman,e t
wOerhDavae. t
Do'
1.1
announce. CAMPBELL,iIIi am the
Campbell. E D
decease i! BHouef RohGuaurs
re-
spected
fore -
‘stNipiTaeencyrteed:•ears been well known in our city as an eminent
accoucheur. Ills reputation has not been limitedlto ttifFt
country alone ; his writings on the particular depart'
meet of medicine professed by him having galntd him
European lame. Some of his works have been trans:
lated into Germane and the mtdical and scienifid
societies of Berlin, Vienna, Heidelberg, and other foreigi?
university towns, conferred on him the honour of mem-
bership. To the gentlemen who have studied in the
School of this city he has been long and fa-
vouralq known as a successful teacher and attached
andi atnkoitn ad
few of
friend. We have heard it said that the pupils of his
cl •i s s arc
themscattered
a r
ein d
oevbe tdh et
o entireh his
s g
instructions be,
ancl that
offices for their present position and success. To the
poor, when in distress, his services were at all times
available, and for many years he supported two dh-
our llow-citi as we as by nu
pensaries for their benefit at his own expense. By
all classes of
Medical School, hisfe loss will bezeus, severelyll felt.—Edin-
r
burgh Paper.
Ax ENORMOUS RAILWAY TRAIN.—One of the
trains on the Wakefield, Pontefract, Doncaster, and
Goole line, on Wednesday week (the St. Leger day) de-
parted from the Wakefield station with three engines,
and was half a mile in length.