The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-03 00:00:00

FAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN.
The directors of this company have resolved to
recommend to the proprietors, at the general meet-
ing on the 9th of February inst., that the dividend
for the half-year ending the 31st of December 1859,
be at the rate of 51 per cent. per annum on the
capital of the company.

BRISTOL AND EXETER.
The half-yearly accounts of this company to the
31st of December last were submitted to the Board
yesterday, and the directors decided upon recom-
mending to the proprietors a dividend at th 9 rate
of 6 per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of
£13,000.

MONKLAND.
The half-yearly dividend of this company is to
be at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum.

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COCKERMOUTII AND WORI:INGTON.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held at Cockermouth on Tuesday, Mr. E. Waugh
in the chair.

The revenue for the half-year amounted to
£8,626, of which £1,363 was for passengers,
£3,459 for coals, £9l for lime, and £1,317 for mer-
chandise and limestone. The disbursements
amounted to £4,609, including. £1,863 for interest
and preferential dividend, leaving, with a balance
of £56, the sum of £1,973 available for dividend,
at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, congratulated the shareholders on the
prospects of the line. The amount of traffic for
the half-year was the largest they had ever had
in any similar period, while the working ex-
penses were not more than when the receipts were
£7OO less. The income from merchandise and lime-
stone had very much increased. The deputation
appointed at the last half-yearly meeting had waited
upon the directors of the Stockton and Darlington
without any result, but he hoped that it would
lead to a railway being constructed between Penrith
and Cockermouth.

The report was adopted, and a vote of thanks to
,he directors concluded the proceedings.

WIMBLEDON AND CROYDON.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held yesterday, at the office, Parliament-street ;
Mr. W. Rued in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN said the business was of a forlr al
character, and moved a resolution to the effect that
a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum be
declared for the half-year ending the 31st of De-
cember last.

Mr. C. JACK, a director, seconded the motion,
which was carried unanimously.
Resolutions were then passed re-electing the two
retiring directors, and a vote of thanks to the
chairman concluded the proceellings.

BORDER UNION.
The works on this line are progressing rapidly,
and it is expected that a considerable length of it
will soon be ready for the permanent way.

GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA.
The traffic returns on this line for the week
ending the 7th of January, amounted to 49,332
doll., including 12,356 dols, for local passengers,
1,909 for foreign passengers, 2,492 dole. mails and
express, 26,327 dole. local freight and live stock,
385 dole. timber and lumber, 741 dols. firewood,
and 5,122 dols. foreign freight and live stock, mak-
ing the total receipts on 970 miles as above, 49,332
dols., against 29,412 dols. on 880 miles at the cor-
responding period, showing an increase of 90 miles
and 19,921 dols. The total traffic from the Ist of
July to the 7th of January, amounted to 1,423,276
dols. against 1,205,774 dols., shovsing an increase
of 217,502 dols., or 18 per cent.