The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-04 00:00:00

WEAN VALLEY.

The half-yearly meeting was held at Darlington on
Friday; Mr. H. Stobart in the chair.

The report stated, that the calls made during the half-
year had been freely responded to; the full amount of
the 501. shares had been called up, and 101. per share on
the 251. shares during the year, including the call of
2L ss. per share, payable by instalments in September
and November. No further call will be made this
year, and in 1849 the calls will not exceed si. per share.
The works which have been contracted for have been
completed.
The CHAIRMAN, on moving the adoption of the report,
stated that the line was leased in perpetuity to the Stock-
ton and Darlington Company, and that they had but
little more to do than declare a dividend.

The report was adopted, and a dividend declared at the
rate of six per cent. per annum.

MIDDLESBOROUGH AND REDCAR.
The half-yearly meeting was held at Darlington on
Friday; Mr. J. C. Hopkins in the chair.
The line having been leased to the Stockton and Dar-
lington Company at six per cent. per annum, the only
business was declare a dividend to that amount. A
dividend was accordingly declared of 30s. per share for
the half-year ending the 30th instant, subject to a reduc-
tion for income-tax.

EAST AND WEST YORKSHIRE.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
on Wednesday at Knaresborough ; Mr. J. Dent in the
chair.

The report stated that the portion of the line from
Hay Park, near Kntsresborough, to the junction with
the York and Newcastle line, near York, was ready
for opening ; that the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Com-
pany were prepared to work it on terms to be agreed on
between the two companies. It appeared that 191,000/.
bad been expended on the works, and that the Leeds
and Thirsk Company were not disposed to carry out the
provisional agreement for leasing the line in perpetuity
at a rent equivalent to 6 per cent. per annum on a capi-
tal of 200,0001.
The CHAIRMAN having moved the adoption of the re-
port, a long discussion took place wjth reference to the
question of amalgamation with the Leeds and Thirsk
Company, but it was ultimately determined to leave the
matter in the hands of the directors.
Resolutions were passed adopting the report and con-
firming the forfeiture of 95 shares for nonpayment of
calls.

SCOTTISH CENTRAL.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Wednesday at Pertk • Lord Duncan in the chair.
The report stated that the southern portion of the line,
extending from Stirling to its junction with the Edin-
burgh and Glasgow Railway at Greenhill, was opened to
the public for passenger and parcel traffic on the Ist of
March, and the entire line on the 23d of May. That
129,842 passengers were conveyed along the line from
the opening to the 31st of July without accident. Ar-
rangements had been entered into with the Edinburgh
and Glasgow Company, by which delays in the arrival
of the trains at the junction with that line will be avoided
in future. The traffic receipts to the 31st of July
amounted to 10,075/. and the working expenses to 4,5841.
leaving a balance of 5,4911. A very small portion of
this revenue was derived from the conveyance of goods,
but as the goods sheds are now far advanced, and the
sidings nearly finished at most of the stations, that branch
of the trifle will come on the line immediately. The
coal traffic is expected to form a valuable item in the
company's revenue, and from which a material
reduction in the prico will accrue to the inhabitants
in the district of the line. The want of a continous
connexion between the Scottish Central and the
Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction Railway had
sveuui to the former but a fraction of the traffic of that
cof
atse!rict to which that railway furnishes the means
Tau.. The completion of the bridge across the
Y in a few weeks will supply the connecting link be-
pp Perth Perth and Dundee, when a great accession of
traffic ma
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1,81% expected. The directors regret that the
Weste'vrn7etheicleethe line to the London and North-
session it being a"nnian Bce., companies was lost this
to the shareholders measuren calculated to be so beneficial
lately has beea-eoweatodb the public. An arrangement
teen the southern companies
on the one hand and the Edinburgh and Glasgow on the
other, whereby the difficulties hitherto existing between
these great interests will be
met; and it is hoped the
ponies themselves and benefi t
result will be found advanta
lous to the railway com-
the
The capital account to the 31stto public.
uly
1,268,242/. had been received, andheio, 6/. expended;
2:4J5,49 showed that
leaving a balance of 22,7461. T
that date amounted to 18,4071. rrears on calls to
The CHAIRMAN having explained the various matters
referred to in the report, moved its adoption, which was
seconded by Colonel BELSHER.
The Marquis of BREADALBANE went into a long ex-
planation and defence of the course which ho had pur-
sued when he was chairman of the company. Ho ex.
pressed his dissent to certain portions of the report,
although ho had no wish to oppose its adoption.
After some discussion the report was adopted, and a
vote of thanks passed to the Chairman. The meeting
then separated.

DUNDEE AND PERTH.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Tuesday, at Perth; Lord Kinnaird in tho chair.
The:report stated that there had been an increase of