The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-11 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE:

VALE OF NEATH.
The direc!ors recommend a dividend at the rate
of 4i per cent. per annum (subject to income-tax),
payable on the Ist of March.

NORTH LONDON.
At the half-early meeting of this oompany reso•
luticns were passed adopting the lepoit, and de-
claring a dividend of 21 per cent. for the half year.

LEOMINSTER AND KINGTON.
At th half-yearly meeting of this company, A
dividend at the rate of 4 per cent., less income-
tax, was declared.

RAILWAY AND OTENR BILLS IN
PARLIAMENT.
Yesterday the following bills for new railways
were disposed of by the examiners on standing
orders :
MID-KENT • RAILWAY.--For carrying out Croy-
don extension at a cost of 40,000 e. Further hearing
postponed.

NORTH STAFFORDSIIIRERAILWAY.—To authorise
arrangements between the North Staffordshire and
other coraparies, and to authorise the Nor h Staf-
fordshire to divide and consolidate their share into
stock, and to convert their mortgage debt into
stock. Postponed.
OUDE RAILWAY.—To regulate the Oude Railway,
to enable the company to construct and maintain
railways in the East Indies, and to enter into con-
tracts with the East India Company. Proposed
capital 1,000,000/.
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAIL-
WAY.—To confer upon the company further powers
for raising money, and to authorise the purchase
and !ewe of other railways.
DEVON VALLEY RAILWAY.--TO make a railway
from the Tillicoultry station of the Stirling and
Dunfermline Railway to the Fife and Kinross al;
florc WEST-END OF LONDON AND CRYSTAL PALACE
RAILWAY. —Lease of undertaking to London and•
Brighton Railway, and arrangements with Mid and
East Kent, and extension of time for completion
to Farnborough.
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COIiPANY.—TO enable the
company to create and issue preference capital,
and to extend borrowing powers.
Dublin and Meath Railway.
Vale of Towy Railway.
Birkenhead Improvement Commissioners (Gas
Water and and Liverpool Exchange ; Belfast
Town and Borough Improvement.
BURTON TRENT RAILWAY. —No appearance,
Withdrawn.

LONDON AND SOTITH-EASTERX RAILWAY.—' rafile re.
turn for the week ending Feb. 6, 1858 ......214,400 13 9-
Corresponding week last year ............
13,571 16 3'

Increase in 1858
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending Feb. 6,
1858
£10,207 0 0
Corresponding week last year
Total of the half-year tothis date, 1858
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY._ ale return for the
week ending Jan. 31, 1858 Vi4,336 12 2
Corresponding week last year
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—Traffio re-
turn for the week ending Feb. 7, 1858 £19,41 0 0
Corresponding week last year 21,308 0 0
LNDON AND NORTH-WES TERN RLWAY.—e
return
for the endingwee Feb. 7, 1858 ...A1.251,:'60Tra offl 0
Corresponding week last year
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return 'Or
the week ending Feb. 7, 1858 £4,990 0 0
Corresponding week last year 4,743 0 0
LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY —Traffic re-
turns for the week ending Feb. 6, 1858 £ 9,490 8 8

DESTRUCTION OF OTTERS.—The Banffshire Journal
says A gentleman residing on Fiddieb side, having
observed the wholesale destruction of salmon during the
spawning. season by a set of poachers who set the water
bailiffs and the laws for protection of salmon at defiance,
resolved to try a little lynch law upon the poachers, and
has been successful in destroying numbers of them,
killing three last.week. . The largest measured 41t. lin.
in length, and weighed 191 b. In former times the water
ouzel was considered so very destructive amongst the
spawning beds that any person destroying one got a
carte blanche to fish in the Spey next season. We thia
tbat he who succeeds in deqroying an otter, the mod
persevering and the most destructive enemy the salmon
has to encounter, might fairly be entitled to the emu*
prtt !legs,"

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.
The directors yesterday resolved to recommend
the payment of a dividend at the rate of 5 per
cent, per annum, carrying forward a balance of
43,322/:

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.
The report of the directors of this company re-
commends the proprietors to declare a dividend for
the half year at the rate of 44- per cent, per annum,
less income-tax, and to carry forward the balance,
11,9561., to the next ace Amt.

EAST LANCASHIRE.
The report of the directors of this company de-
clares a dividend at the rate of 4i per cent. per
annum; but the directors considered it more prn-
dent to pay a dividend at the rate of 4} per cent.
per annum only.

STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON.
The directors of this company declare a dividend
at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum on the ordi-
nary stock, and a b glance of 2,0001, to be carriad
to tho next account.

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SITTINGBOURNE AND SHEERNESS.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held on Monday at Queenborough—the Right
Hon. S. R. Lushington in the chair.
The report stated that 18,124/. had been received
in the half-year, and that 17,9071. had been ex-
pended on lands and works. The receipts include
2281. from the ferry tolls. Legal proceedings bad
in some few instances been con:an:need to enforce
payment of calls in arrear, and the forfeiture of
1,475 shares had been recommended. There VMS
every prospect that the line would be opened for
traffic before the end of the current half-year. The
capital account showed that 42,4941. had been re-
ceived, arid 32,893/. expended, leaving a balance of
9,6011. The calls in arrear amount to 14,2771.
The report was unanimously adopted.
A reso!ution confirming the forfeiture of shares
was then passed, and a vote of thanks to the chair-
man concluded the proceedings.

IMBLEDON AND CROYDON.
At the halt-yearly meeting of this company yes-
terday, a resolution declaring a dividend of 4s. per
t.hare for the past half-year was carried unani•
moo sly.