The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-10 00:00:00

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE.

There is no truth in the rumour that the Lon-
don and North-Western Railway Company have
leased the North Staffordshire Railway, guaran-
teeing the shareholders in the latter company 3 per
cent.

UNITED KINGDOM TELEGEAPTI.

Yesterday an extraordinary meeting of this com-
pany was held at the London Tavern, Mr. Crowle
in the chair.

Mr. C. NICHOLSON stated that he had given
notice of a motion to the effect that a service of
plate should be presented to the chairman, the cost
to be defrayed out of the funds of the company,
supplemented by voluntary contributions by the
preference shareholders. He wished to withdraw
that notice, as he purposed addressing the share-
holders by letter.

The CHAIRMAN, in referring to the special reso-
lutions to he placed before the meeting relative to
granting the directors £5,000, the secretary £l,OOO,
and the other officers of the company £2,00),
among them, said the matter had been so fully
discussed that nothing need be said about it ; but
he desired to speak of two things. It would be re-
membered that in the circular sent to the proprietors
it was stated that the directors hoped to pay the
ordinary shareholders £7 per share. Since that
time, however, the directors, by arrangement with
the Post-office and otherwise, had come to the con-
clusion that the sum which would be paid to each
share would be £7 15s. He had hoped that he should
have been able to tell them further with respect to
the arrangements of the Postmaster-General, but
all he could state was that the company would be in
a position by the end of this month to pay off the
preference shareholders with £lO for each share,
and 10 per cent. interest for six months, waking a
total of £lO ss. each share. Ile was in hopes
that the Government would take over the whole
concern and pay the purchase money by the end of
January. He then moved—
" That the sum of £5,000 be granted to the direc•
tors of the company, to be divided among themselves
in such manner as they or the majority of them
shall determine ; the sum of £l,OOO to Mr. William
Andrews, the secretary and manager of the com-
pany; and the sum of £2,000 to such of the other
officers of the company, and in such proportions, as
to the directors may seem meet."
Lord A. CHURCHILL seconded the motion, which
was carried.

A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the
proceedings.

The report of the Castle Garden Labour Ex-
change, New York, from Nov. 1 to the 15th, shows the
following facts : —Applicants for employment, males, 967 ;
females, 481; orders of employers for labourers, males,
1,023 ; females, 553 ; persons employed, males, 924 ;
females, 448. Among these were seven families, compri-
sing 19 persons. Average number of applicants, 111 per
day; of orders, 121; of engagements, 101. Average rate
of monthly wages paid to males, $l4; females, $lO.
Males, mechanical labour, 168 ; agricultural, 756 ; females,
skilled latour, 16 ; unskilled, 432. Males able to read and
write, 735 ; not able, 169 ; females able to read and write,
299 ; notable, 149.

The Philadelphia Ledger says :—" Rev. Lord
John Thynne, D.D., who read the ccnclusion of the burial
service at Mr. George Peabody's funeral, is Prebendary of
Westminster and Rector of Blackwell, in Somerset. This
clergyman is the second ECG of the second Marquis
of Bath, and is connected with the United States
through his sister-in-law, the Dowager Marchioness
of Bath, who is a daughter of Lord Ashburton, and
granddaughter of William Bingham, of Philadelphia.
The name of the family was originally Boteville, but was
changed GOO years ago, when John Botoville was, from
the place of his residence, called John o' th' Juno, and
thence Thyme."
Our readers .are strongly recommended to visit
the manufacturing stationery warehouse of Parkins and
Gotto, who employ upwards of 150 hands (50100 deaf and
dumb) in finishing, pressing, and cutting the finest kin ls
of writing papers, stamping paper and envelopes, die-
sinking, card-plate engraving, &c. Being in immediate
connection with all the paper mills, and having all the de-
tails under their own superintendence, they can supply
writing papers, envelopes, &c., at nearly half the usual
charges. Here may be seen paper in every variety of size,
form, and make, from 2s. the roam of 20 quires to the thick
vellum club-house linen paper. Mourning and overland
papers of 100 sorts; envelopes of every conceivable shape,
colour, and size, and of which they sell 50,000,000 annually;
elegant specimens of coloured and emblazoned stamping,
dinner programmes, dinner cards, menus, and every kind
of fancy Sttiliollery of tllO/101Ye6t Style.