The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-15 00:00:00

GREAT EASTERN RAIL It AY.

MEETING THIS A DY.
The usual half-yearly meeting of the Ehareholders of this
n was held to-day, at the London Tavern—Mr. 0.
comps y
it. Turner in the chair.
The CHAIR:MAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
admitted that there had been a considerable diminution in
the traffic during the past half year, which he attributed to
the competition with the Great Northern and Mid-
land. In tt:© course of his speech, which
elicited both applause and strong demonstrations
of disapproval, ho assured the shareholders that the
Bill which had passed through Parliament, enabling the
any to raise £3,000,000, which would enable the
comp m to
overcome all their difficulties.
This statement met with some hisse
it s and" one share-
holder exclaimed—" Whore aro we to get?
An amendment was moved and seconded that the consi-
deration of the report should be postponed, and a long and
stormy discussion ensued, some of the speakers strongly
censuring the conduct of the directors.
The proceedings had not terminated whoa we went to

Bank of England Returns.—This Eve.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th andAu Bth Victoria,
cap. 82, for the week ending Wednesday, g. 14, 1867.
ISSUE DEPARTALENT.
Notes issued .....C87,287,810 Governmt. Debt.Xll,olslol
,
Other Securities.. 3,984,900
Gold Coin and
22,287,810
Bullion .........
Silver Bullion

£37,287,810

x 37,287,810
B.LNICINO D.

TAILTMENT.
Governmt. Seen-
rities(including
Dead Weight
Annuity) .... C12,812,373
Other Securities 16,723,849
Notes 13,174,510
Gold d
a Silver
Coin . n.. 1,203,703

Proprietors' Capi-
tal ............... X 14,553,000
3,404,041
Rest ................
Public Deposits
(including Bx-
chequer, Sav-
ings' Banks,
Commissioners
of •National
Debt, and Div.
Accounts ..... 5,508,038
Other Deposits.. 19,947,453
Seven Days and
other Bills ...•• 501,933

£13,914,465

443,914,465-

AMERICA.

FALMOUTH, Aug. 15.

The New York and llavre Company's steamship
Arago, Captain Gadsden, from New York, arrived
here at 10 a.m. to-day. She landed Captain
Edington and the crew of the ship Czar, of Greenock,
31 sacks of mails, and 1 passengers, and proceeded
with 74 passengers, ll sacks of mails, $393,900 in
specie, and 48,000 francs for France.

LIVERPOOL COTTON .31.1.RKEI—'flas Day.
The In irket opens steadily, at yesterday's rates.
Sales probably 10,000 or 12,000 bales.

Mr. Charles Mathews was taken most
on seriously
iday
unwell while acting at the Olympic Thea, Fr
evening lost. The house was fall to overflowin, and
during the performance of " Cool as a Cucumber' Mr.
he d, was suddenly attacked. The curtain had to be
lowered, but so full of pluck and energy was this indo-
mitable actor that he insisted upon the resumption of the
performance, and, weak and ill as Critic.'w finished the
farce, and played right through the " Indeed, the
change from Puff to Sir Fretful Plagiary was never made
quicker. It is needless to say that Mr. Mathews was
greeted with a storm of applause. We aroeihaLpoprycitoßsi;
that Mr. Mathews is quite recovered.—Echoe3 from the
Clubs.
r. Clement Lloyd Hill, nephew
has passed the competitive exo. • miaati"
offio.—"Akairani the CUM 1" "4 E°r'igll'
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