The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-09 00:00:00

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111.. A SIICIIAFT moved an amendment to the erect,
that the meeting do not approve of that part of the
report relating to the narrow guage on the Exeter,
and Crediton and Bideford Railway.
Mr. PUNCHER expressed his dissent to many
subjects mentioned in the report.
Mr. TITE, M.P., said he had taken great pains
to prevent the expenditure on the Direct Ports-
mouth and Exeter Railway, but he was not sup-
ported, and hence the failure with the proprietors.
The hon. gentleman then proceeded to explain that
it arose from no difficulty on the part of the directors
that their dividends were less than they ought to be.
It arose entirely from the opposition and rivalry
that had taken place. As chairman of the North
Devon Railway, he contended that the con-
duct of the directors was entirely free from
the aspersions that had been made against them.
Their adoption of the narrow guage was a wise
one, and he thought they had exercised a sound
judgment, and although he should have been
delighted to have received a larger dividend,
he must express his satisfaction that, under the
difficulties the directors had to contend with,
they should have been enabled to declare a
dividend of 5 per cent. He defended the directors
in all their proceedings, and urged that they ought
to be freed from attacks that had been made
upon them. He had great pleasure in support-
ing the report of the directors. (Hear, hear.)
A SHAREHOLDER hoped the directors would
pause before they commenced operations at the foot
of Kingston bridge. The station at Hampton
Wick, he contended, answered all purposes.
The report, after a lengthened discussion, was
carried.

Rosolutions for the payment of the dividend
mentioned in the report and the election of re-
tiring directors were then agreed to, and the
meeting separated.

RACING FIXTL
FEklti
Lincoln Spring 15
Nottinghtint Spring 2l

RES FOR 1860.
JARY.
Durby Spring

MI
Liverpool Spring 6
Shrewsbury Spring 7
Coventry l3
Newmarket C. AP:
Catterick Bridge 11
Thirsk

'Wars6.l Spriag 20
Northampton 27
30
Croxton Park

Tork Spring l7
Epsom Spring 20
Newmarket F S 23

Chester
1
Doncaster spring 8
Salisbury lO
Bath
Ju

Harpenden lB
Epsom 22
Manchester 3O
Hungerford 3l

Ascot
Hampton l3
Newton 13
Odiham
Bibury Club 20
Ju

Stockbridge 2l
Winchester 22
Chelmsford 26
Newcastle 26

Newmarket J. 3
Carlisle
Worcester 5
Liverpool
Abingdon .. 12
Au(
Brightoi
Brighton Club 3
Wolverhampton
Reading S
Plymouth 14
Oxford l5

Nottingham 17
Stamford l9
Marlborough
Goodwood 24

Egham 21
York 22
Stockton 23
Lich&ltl 27
Derby

SETT;
Warwick
Doncaster 11
Leicester l9

MBER.
Monmouth 2O
Manchester Autumn.. 2l
Nowmarket F.O. .. 25

OCTOBER.

Bedford 3 I Newmarket N 22
Nowmarket 8 0

NOTIMBIit.
Heroford
Liverpool Autumn 7
IRELAND.
Aram.
-

Curragh 24
MAY.
Howth and Baldoylo Summer 8
JUNE.
Wicklow p... 6 I Curragh 26
JULY.
Bellowstown ..11 I Down Royal Cup ..24

_ -
AUGUST.
Heath of Maryboro' ~.. 7 I Roscommon 21
Galway ...14

SEPTEMBER.

Curragh,
Traznore

... 4 I Jenkintown Park ..18
......11 Cashel ..25

Londonde OCTOBER.
rry ... 2 Royal Down Corporation.. 24
Curragh ..16 Strabane 3O

At Hamburg the rate of discount is as low as 16
per cent.

From a return just obtained it appears that the
total amount of Rupee paper received in this country up to
the 31st December last was £4,098,657. Of this, however,
oonsiderablo portion belonged to permanent holders, who
have merely transferrt # the stock from one side to the
other.