The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-06 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1856.

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

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FOREIGN-OFFICE, Aug. 30.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Nicolas
Mahs as Consul at Liverpool, for his Majesty the Emperor
of All the Ituasias:

FOREIGN-OFFICE, SErr. 2

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. George
Appel as Vice• Consul at South Brisbane, in New South
Wales, for the Free City of Hamburgh.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 5.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Franz
Tagliaferio as Consul at Malta, and of Mr. Lewis Power
as Consul at Gibraltar, for his Majesty the Emperor of
All the Russias.

Tho Queen has been also pleased to approve of Mr. N.
Solomon as Consul at St. Helena for his Majesty the King
of Prussia.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, SEPT. 4.

The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a, Despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon, report-
ing that the Board of Health at that place have issued a
decree declaring the port of Sines to be free from infection
and the port of Funchal to be considered infected.

general outatter (sec3nd class) ; R. Fisher, Exeter, builder
(second class)--Sept. 2, T. -Watson, Carlisle, currier (third
class).

INSOLVENT DIVIDENDS.
J. Silvers, late of Dudley—div. of 4(1. in the pound, at
the County Court Office, Dudley.
J. S. James, late of Tipton—div. of ls. 10d. in the
pound, at the County Court Office, Dudley.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
James Steel and Sons, engineers and iron founders,
Dundee.
Hall and Robson, sewed muslin warehousemen, Glasgow.
Messrs. James and Thomas M`Keand, oil merchants,
Glasgow.

BANK OF
An Account pursuant to the Act
the Week ending on Saturda:

ISSUE DEP.
gOteS ISSUO • • 26,183,315

ENGLAND.
'th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, to
the 30th day of August, 1856.
lATMENT.

Government debt.... 11,015,10 f,
Other securities ...... 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 11,713,315
Silver bu11i0n........ -

£26,188,315

£96,183,315
i. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
1856.

Dated the 4th day of September

BANKING DE
Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Rest • • • .... 3,688,406
Pu'ilic deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Comm!ssioners of
National Debt, Say-

pAILTMENT.

Government securities

(Includg.Dead Weight
Annuity) .... 12,114,078
Other securities 15,645,152
Notes • • .. 6,063,72
Gold and silver coin .. 673,792

ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 5,590,339
,)ther deposits ...... 9,734,553
Seven Day and other
Bills ........ . 930,444

£34,496,742

£34.496,742
7. M_A.II,HALL, Wet JastAtet.
, 1856.

Dated the 4th day of September,

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Mascovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending Sept. 2,
1856, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon, on the importation thereof into Groat Britain.
From the British Possessions in America 3os. 81d.
Muscovado, the producs of the Mauritius
Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies
Average of the three foregoing descriptions 3os. 61d.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

EASTERN COUNTIES.

The committee appointed to consult with the directors
of the Eastern Counties Railway Company at the half.
yearly meeting on Friday last, with a view to a sweep-
ing alteration in the constitution of the board, have held
two meetings. The first - a purely prelimivary one—was
held on Tuesday last, at the offices of the Railway Re-
form Association, to consider how to use the power with
which they had been entrusted in the manner most cal-
culated to benefit the shareholders. Although they were
empowered by the terms of the resolution to consult as
to which four of the directors should retire, they, with
much good sense, decided upon leaving the selection to
the board themselves, confining themselves to a request
that an interview might take place between the parties
to hear what decision the directors had come to.
On Thursday accordingly they met again at the Shore-
ditch station at 1 o'clock—the directors having fixed 2
o'clock to receive them. We understand that during
the interview the deputation were treated by the direc-
tors with anything but courtesy. In place of consulting
with them, or even naming those of their l orly who were
willing to retire, the directors refused to enter into the
question at all till the views of the committee were
put in writing. This was done, and the committee
intimated that they waited an answer. After a delay
of three-quarters of an hour the secretary of the railway
told the deputation that the board would not give an
immediate answer, but would return one by i:e.st in the
evening. The committee felt that this was merely done
as a means of delay, an•i very properly insisted on an
immediate reply. The board then consented to receive
them again, but merely to tell them, by the mouth of
Mr. Commissioner Fane, that the directors would not
make any such selection as that demanded. The treat•
ment of the committee, some of whom have large inte-
rest in the company, was, we hear, such that they have
expressed themselves very strongly on the subj,ct. It is
stated to us that the ground on which the directors re-
fuse to decide upon who should retire from the board,
in compliance with the almost unanimous vote of
the recent half-yearly meeting, is, that they are not
empowered by act of Parliament to do so. But this ob-
jection is met by the fact that directors have at all times
the privilege of retiring from their duties ; so that, in
truth, the present Eastern Counties Board, against
whom a vote of want of confidence has been carried with
very few dissentieots indeed, appear determined to stick
fast to their position. We hear that a special meeting
is to be called forth with for the purpose of submitting to
the general body of proprietors the conduct of the beard.
We also hear that Mr. Waddington has officially an-
nounced his resignation as director; and that Mr.
Bruce, the chairman of the East Anglian, and an ex-
officio director of the Eastern Counties, has stated to his
colleagues that ho will retire altogether from active par-
ticipation i❑ the proceedings.—Morning Herald.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.