The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-18 00:00:00

way Companies, for the purpose of carrying into tog
effect the areements entered into with those compa Gies.
These bing have passed through the committee of the
Hou-40 of Lords, and ths latter has already received , the
R,),, al asAent.
The most amicable relations continue to be maint tined
with both the neighbouring railway companies, at td
in
order further to cement the friendly connection wit 13 the
South-Western Company the directors have, as an-
nounced at the recent special general meeting, cons( toted
to that company participating in the lease of the \ Vun-
bledon and Croydon line.
Intimation has been received from the West-end of Lon-
don and Crystal Palace Railway Company that they will
shortly be prepared to open the first portion of their line,
between the Crystal Palace and Wandsworth-coma ion ;
and it is expected that by Midsummer, 1857, th a re-
maining portion, from Wandsworth-common to the
Sloane-street terminus, will be ready for traffic, and ‘, the
new Battersea-bridge and approaches completed.
The directors much regret to report the lame: %tea
death of one of their colleagues, Edward Crowley, 1
The board are unanimously of opinion that it is not ,de-
sirable to fill up the vacancy thus caused in the dit 43C-
tion, and accordingly they have convened a special in. tot-
ing of the proprietors, at which they will submit are e-
lution authorising the exercise of the powers contair t..ed
in the Company's Act, 10th and 11th Victoria, c. 2, 76,
reducing the number of directors to eight.
The net amount at the credit of the revenue for t be
half year is 115,6831. out of which the directors reco en•
mend the payment of a dividend of 21. 10s. per cent. i for
the half-year, amounting to 115,4641., leaving a balan rre
to the credit of the current half-year of 2191.
The directors take this opportunity of reminding tl

proprietors, as usual, that the following directors are tl
next in rotation to retire at the first half•yearly meetin
in 1857, namely, Beaumont Hankey, Esq., and Cap
J. M. Laws, R.N.

LEO SCHUSTER, Chairman.
London Terminus, July 16, 1856.

Country Markets.

BOSTON-JULY 16.

We had a short supply of wheat, which met a slow con•
sumptive demand, at prices about equal to those realised
last week, and in some few instances the beet selected
samples sold to needy millers at a trifling advance. No
change in the value of spring corn.
Prices :—Wheat, red, 66s Od to 79s Od; white, 80s Od to
83s Od extra, 85s Od. Barley, —s Od to —a Od. Oats,
223 to 30s. Beans, 41s Od to 48s Od. Peas, to —s Od.
per gr.

NEWAIIZI—JULY 16.
There was a thin attendance to-day, and wheat was Is
to 24 per quarter dearer. Other grain sold at last week's
prices.
Wheat, white 84s to 88s, red 79s to 81s; barley, maltin%
—s to —s, grinding 408 to 425; oats, 12st. 34s to V,6s, list,
30s to 32s ; beans, 48s to 503 ; malt, 74s to 80s ; peas, 48s ,
to —s ; tares, —s to —s per qr.

DERBY SMITHFIELD.—JULY 15.
Our market to-day was thinly supplied with fat beasts ,
demand good, and mostly disposed of. Sheep and lamb; I
an average supply, and prices unaltered. Fat and atom 0
calves plentiful. Pigs not so numerous.
The following were the quotations :—Beef, 60 to 7( ;
mutton, 7d to 7 ; lamb, lid to 8(.1 ; veal, 6d t•c —d pe
lb. ; pigs, 'Os6dtol is Od per score ; rough fat, 4s 6 to 0
'per 141 b. ; hides, 3id to 4d per lb ; calf-skins, 3-;1.(1 to
per lb.

EDINBURGH GRAIN.—JULY 16.
A fair supply of grain in the market to•day. Sales
quick, with a rise on last week's qutotations.
Wheat, on the top, 3s Od up, and on the average is 10a ,
up. Barley, Os 6d up on the top, and 2s 81 up on
the average. Oats on the top is 4d up—on the average.
Od up. Beans on the top 2s up—on the average,
13 61 up.

AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER.
Wheat
Do. new -12ths.
Barley
Oats 1 15 3 9-12ths.
Beans