The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-13 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

Boston and Providence, 5 per ct., free of tax, payable Jan. 1.
Boston and Worcester, 5 do. do. de. do 1.
Hartford and New

Haven. 3 do. (Fly. do.
Panama 5 do do. do.
Rome, Watertown, and
Ogdensburgh 5 do. do. do. do. 1.
NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
At a meeting of the Directors of tho Now York Central
Railroad Company, bad at the office of the Company, at
the Exchange, in the city of Albany, on the 10th day of
November, 1864,

do. do. 3.
do. do. 5.

Resolved—That hereafter representatives appointed in
foreign countries on the estates of parties residing out of
the United States, who were stockholders in this Com-
pany, be permitted, on the production of satisfactory evi-
dence of their authority, to receive not exceeding two semi-
annual dividends on the stock of such deceased party,
but thereafter no further dividend shall be paid, nor shall
the stock standing in the name of any such deceased party
be transferred until administration on such estate be ob-
tained in this State.

But this rnle shall not apply to cases whore the amount
of the stock does not exceed (30) thirty shares, in which
cases the parties heretofore existing may be continued
both as to dividends and transfers.
An extract from the minutes.
(Signed) B. S. BANKES, Secretary.
We find in the United States Railroad and Alining
Register, published in Philadelphia, of the 23rd December,
the following letter, which we had not expected would
have been made public, but seeing it is so we cops it, as it
may be a matter of interest to Erie Shareholders in this
country, to be informed of the propositions submitted by
the Atlantic and Groat "Western to the Erie Directors.
We considered then, and are nowof the same opinion, that
the propositions submitted, when our Mr. Satterthwaito
was in America, were so reasonable in their character, and
practically so advantageous to the interests of Erie Share-
holders, that we cannot understand how the Erie direction
did not at once accede to them.

Atlantic and Great Western Railway, President's office,
Meadville, Pennyslvania, September 28th, 1865.
Robert H. Berdell, Esq., President of the Erie Railway
Company,—

Dor am requested by the owners of the Atlantic

12th. All expenses paid by way of commissions to secure
freights over this line, whether from Boston, New York,
Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, or points between or
beyond, either east, west, or south-west of their respective
termini, shall be borne by their respective companies in
proportion to the amount of earnings therefrom.
13th. In no case shall the Erie Company charge more
per ton per mile for freight received from or delivered to the
Atlantic and Great Western Railway than it does from
similar freights received from or delivered to other lines
at Dunkirk.

14th. It is understood that each company shall regulate
the prices of its own strictly local traffic.
15th. The Erie Company shall at once proceed to com-
plete its double track between Salamanca and Now York,
and the Atlantic and Great Western Railway shall do the
same as soon as it may be considered necessary.
16th. The financial agents of the Atlantic and Great
Western Company in London, if requested, shall render
all the aid in their power to borrow money on favourable
terms for the Erie Company to complete theirsecond track,
and to furnish additional equipment required. lam also
requested to say that those connected with the Atlantic
and Great Western Company, now on a visit to this
country, desire that the foregoing propositions shall be
considered and acted upon by your Company by the
middle of October next, or earlier, if convenient to you.
They will be ready to meet you and your board for con-
ference any time you may name after the Bth of 0 ctober.
Very truly yours,
S. S. L'HOMMEDIELT, President.
These propositions were rejected by the Erie Company,
and hence the new plan since developed.
NOTlCES.—Arrangements have been made that the
coupons of the Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated
paid-up Bonds, due 15th January, shall be paid, free of
tax, on presentation at the following Banks :—Liverpool,
Barned's Banking Company, Limited ; Norwich, the Con-
solidated Bank, Limited ; Ireland, the National Bank and
Branches; Scotland, the Bank of Scotland and Branches;
Amsterdam, Messrs. Bossevain Brothers. We are prepared
to cash the following coupons, subject to recourse:—
United States Government Bonds—Erie Fifth Mortgage,
1888, payable Ist December; Pennsylvania First Mortgage,
1880, payable Ist January ; Philadelphia and Reading,
1886, payable Ist January ; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and
Chicago, 1912, payable Ist January ; Chicago and Rock
Island, 1870, payable 10th January.
The advance in the Bank rate of interest on Thursday
to 8 per cent. caused some depression in the London
Market for American Securities, which was for a short
time somewhat increased by the extraordinary article in
the Times, but the fallacies, or rather omissions, in the
statement put forward were so glaring that the effect was
little more than momentary, and to-day, on improved
quotations for Stock and decline in gold from New York,
the market rallied and closes firm.

United States 5-20 Bonds, after selling down 641., have
advanced to 644 to 65. Illinois remained steady at 754 to
7G, while Dries have improved from 55i to 56 to 1. -
The various descriptions of Atlantic and Groat Western
Bonds have been well maintained, and transactions in the
smaller denominations of Certificates of Debenture have

to-day taken place at 851.
OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE WEEK.—United States
6 per Cent. 5.20 Bonds, 1882: Thursday, 651 f 41 ;
Friday, 64f 2 ; Saturday, 644 ; Monday, 641 2 4 I ;
Tuesday, Gll 1 ; Wednesday, 641 1 4 ; Erie Shares,
$lOO, all paid : Thursday, 564 ; Friday, 56 ; Saturday,
561 ; Monday, 561 2 ; Tuesday, 551 651 ; Wednesday,
551 G ; do. 6 per Cent. Debenture Scrip : Thursday,
pm. ; Friday, pm. ; Saturday, pm. ; Monday 1 pm. ; Tues-
day, 2 pm. ; Wednesday, 4 pm. Illinois Central Shares,
all paid: Thursday, Tif 4; Friday, 761 7 ; Saturday, xd.;
Monday, 764 1 xd. ; Tuesday, 7611 51 xd.; Wednesday,
76} 54 xd. Virginia 6 per Cent. Dollar Bonds : Friday,
41. Atlantic and Great "Western (Pemrs. Sect.) Ist Mort.
Bonds, 1877. Wednesday, 79.