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

Uitimately it was determined that the various
meetings should be adjourned to the 15:h of .November,
then to report as to the t tact financial position of the
company—with a proviso that Ws. per share should
be paid on the 13t 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, Billatn, Grey, and Leeman. When this
resolution had been carried, the old directors vacated
their seats, and a new board having been organizA
ex tempore, with Mr. Leeman as chairman, the reso-
lutions to which we have above alluded for the return
of Pa;. per share, as a fist instalment, and the ad-
journment of the meeting. were Fssud.
The meeting accordingly wood artjourned to the
day r: am 71 The usual compliment haring. been
passed to the chairman, the tneing broke up.

LONDON AND .N01:11I- WESTERN —We are in-
formed that the official statement relative to the
liabilities and real position of this company will ba
ready for publication by S iturday, when we shall lay
it before our readers. From what we have heard of
its contents, we believe it is lik-ly to prove very satis-
factory to the shareholders and the railway public.
GIEAT WESTEZN, LONDON AND NOZTII- 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 fur the purchase of the fine 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 BASINGSTOKE.—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, and 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 ; oat 4,
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: Mejit, dead,
241 tons 9 cwt.; poultry, 36 tons 5 cwt; fish, fresh,
881 tons 17 cwt. ; fruit and vegetables, 534 tons 3
cwt. 3 qrs.; ale and porter, 183 tons 16 cwt.; 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,
57i cwt.
IRISII 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 Bagnalstou n 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 Cologne and Minden, has just been
inaugurated and opened for public traffic.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER. or DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 21, 1643.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ••••393
Dtaeasas of Uncertain Seat ... 47
..•
Turbercular Diseases...
... 147
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and S•
enscs..• ••• 87
Diseases of the Heart and 8100d-vessels 29
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration
... 102
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, an▪ d
other Organs
of Digestion...
.•• 52
Diseases of the Kidne3s, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. •
4
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
... 5
Diseases of tie Skin, &c. 3
Malformations...
Premature Birth
•• •
ICI

•••
•••
Atrophy ••• •••
•••
••• ••• 26
Old Age •••
•••
Sudden ... ••• ••• 32
••• 4
Violence, Privation, C.ld, or Intemperance ..• 17
Causes not specified
••• •.•

DEATHS FROM ALL CATTST.:S

983

FopulAtion Average weekly
EMR-I IC:rat ed, Deatha, 1843-7. Deaths
1841 Five Summers. in thi
Week.
West Districti... 300,711 • . 142 ... 135
North D—tricti.. 375.971 .. 182 ... Icl
Ctlitral i)i5tr...2.1.6 373.7;3 „. 173 „.. 166
East Div: jets ... 392,441 ... 2!9 ... 214
south Districts.. 501,190 ... 251 ... 307

T0t,415... ..... 1,948,369 ... 971 933
ale/ ... ... ... ...
.03
Females ... ... — ... ... 460

BIRTHS IS TILE WEEK.
Mal C 3 Lrd2
Females ... 574

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