The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-19 00:00:00

LOiNDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1858.

SOl NDE RAILWAY COMPANY.
KY At the THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEE I'ING of the
above Company, held at their offices, Gresham-house, Old Broad-
street, on Thursday, Feb. 18, 1858.
W. P. ANDREW, Esq., in the Chair,
tho following Resolutions were carried unanimously :
Proposed by the CHAIRMAN; seconded by Sir REasEtyr MADDocr
1. That this Meeting receive and adopt the Report and Accounts
of the Directors,

Proposed by Sir HERBERT MADDOCK ; seconded by GEORGE L

BROWNE, Esq. :

2. That W. P. Andrew and Harry Borradalle, Esquires, be re-
elected Directors of this Company.
Proposed by GEORGE L. BROWNE, Esq.; seconded by the Rev. C.

IBBOTSol!I :

3. That Major John Arthur Moore be re-elected an Auditor of this
Company.

The Meeting was then made Special, pursuant to notice.
Proposed by the CHAIRMAN ; seconded by Sir HERBERT 111aDbocx :
4. That the Directors be and are hereby authorised to Issue
1,500.000/.:of Capital, in 75,000/. Shares of 201. e •ch, for the con-
struction of the Punjaub Railway, upon which the Hon. East India
Company have guaranteed 5 per cent. interest upon the usual terms ;
and that three Shares in this guaranteed Capital be given for every
five Shares in the 2,500,600/. for which Scrip has been Issued.
Proposed by FREDERIC WARREN, • Esq ; seconded by CHARLES

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH-EASTERN.
The directors of this company have'regolved to recom-
mend the proprietors at the ensuing half-yearly meeting
to order payment of a dividend of 14s. on each 301. stock,
which is at the rate of 21. 6.. 83. for the half-year.

EASTERN COUNTIES.
Yesterday the forty-third half-yearly meeting of the
proprietors of the above rail way was held at the London
Tavern, Mr. Horatio Love, chairman of the board of
directors, in the chair. The attendance wac numerous.
Toe gross receipts of the half-year amounted -to
567,090/. 12 . 9d., and the expenses to 321,8591. 19s ,
leaving a balance of 245,2301. 13g. 91, from which
deduct interest f. 4.1 guanntEes and loans amounting to
133,057/. 118. 2d., and there remained 107:1731. 2'. 7j.,
which added to te balance of 6,8791. 4i, brought from
the June account, made a total available balance of
114,0521. 6s. 7d. From this the directors had deducted
12,000/., on account of the deferred permanent way
account, and out of the remaining 102,0521. 64
they recommended a dividend of, 11. 12s. 6f. per cent.
for the Imlf-year, which would absorb 91,7961. 3e. 61,
leavino, 7,2561. 3s. id., to be carried •iorward to the
Midsummer account. The report was adopted.

HULL AND HOLDERNESS.
The ball-yearly meeting of this company, took place
at Hull on Wednesday.
The report was adopted and a dividend of 4 per cent.
made payable on the Ist .of March. •

BRADFORD, WAKEFIELD -AND LEEDS.
The report of the directors abates that the railway was
opened on the sth of October last for public trafßc. From
the capita account it appears that 203,622/. had been
received, :aid 206,5511. expended ; leaving 'a balance
due to the bankers of 3,5281.

MADRAS: '
The half-yearly meeting of this company was hold
yesterday at the London Tavern—Major-Gentral Sim in
the chair,
•
The repnrt was adopted.
The CHAIRMAN said they expected that 120 miles of
the line would be completed from Madras by the end of
the year.

TRIAL OF TILE ROYAL BRITISH BANK
DIRECTORS.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, GUILDHALL.
(Sitting at Nisi Priuq, before Lord Campbell and a
Special Jury.)
THE QUEEN V. BROWN AND OTHERS.