The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LOINDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1866.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.
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COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice
Sheo and a Common Jury.)
CONEY V. CLARKSON-BETTING TRANSACTION.

Metropolitan Board of Works.

The ordinary weekly meeting of the Metropolitan
Boards of Works was held yesterday at their offices,
Spring-gardens—Sir J. Thwaites in the chair.

FINANCE.

The Treasurer's account showed that the cash ba-
lances in his hands were—On current accounts,
£206,546 7s. 7d., and on deposit accounts £113,037
13s. sd.

THE MORTGAGE DEBT OF THE METROPOLITAN COM-

MISSIONERS OF SEWERS.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. WRIGLEY suggested that instead of having
to pay £37 for a list of shareholders a list should
be printed annually and sold for ss. a copy.
It was impossible for shareholders to make head
against the directors so long as the list of proprie-
tors cost £37. He suggested that the name and
qualification of each candidate should be sent to the
shareholders with a proxy for them to vote in favour
of those they preferred.
On the motion of Mr. BROWN-WESTIIEAD, se-
conded ty Mr. G. C. GLYN, M.P., Mr. Richard
Moon was unanimously re-elected a director of the
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company. (Cheers.) Then followed the re-elec-
tion of Mr. W. E. Hirst, Mr. M. L. Melville, and
Mr. J. Platt, M.P.

There were four candidates to fill the two vacan-
cies caused by the retirement of two directors
balloted out for the purpose of electing two new
directors.

On a show of hands there were 91 held up for
Sir James Fergusson, M.P. for Ayrshire ; 86 for
Mr. 0. L. Stephen, Burton-on-Trent; 36 for Mr.
Tinne, and 34 for Lieut.-Colonel Creed. The two
former were declared elected.

A poll was demanded, and Mr. Morgan, Mr,
Giffin, and Mr. Whittaker were appointed scruti-
neers, the result to be declared on Wednesday next.
Mr. R. W. Hand. the retiring auditor, was una-
mously re-elected.

The meeting was then made special, and the di-
rectors were authorised to subscribe £BO,OOO to the
Lancashire Union Railway's undertaking, and
£lOO,OOO for the erection of a new station in Leeds,
and also to exercise the borrowing powers of the
company to the extent authorised by the company's
act of Parliament.

The Carnarvon and Llanberis working agreement
not being ready, the special meeting was adjourned
to March 24.

The meeting then separated.

STAINES, WOKINGHAM, AND WOKING.

Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this com-
pany was held at the offices, Broad Sanctuary,
Westminster ; Mr. J. Garrard in the chair.
The report, an abstract of which has appeared in
The Sun, was taken as read.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that
although the company was not progressing so well
as they could wish it was going on favourably.
He hoped the traffic would be more fully developed
by the opening of the Chertsey line. The line from
Blackwater to Sunningdale would also bring them
traffic. This year there would be two Ascot meet-
ings, because the spring meeting usually held at
Newmarket would this year be held at Ascot.
A SHAREHOLDER asked whether the directors were
satisfied with the manner in which theSouth-Western
Company were treating them ?

The CHAIRMAN said the South-Western Railway
Company would tell them they were doing their
best for the Wokingham Company, but that was
the very thing he should like to know.

A DIRECTOR said he was dissatisfied with the state
of the company. Their agreement with the South-
Western Company was that they should put as
much traffic on their line as they possibly could.
In 1863 there was an increase of about £l,OOO.
Some time ago, in the Ascot week, there was a very
serious accident on their line, but the increase of
traffic was £957.

Mr. PRICE proposed a resolution to the effect that
the directors should enter into a negotiation with the
London and South-Western Company for a sale of
this line, but the resolution could not be put.
The retiring directors, Mr. R. Blanchard and Mr.
S. Garrard, were re-elected, and also the retiring
auditor. A dividend of 3s. per share, being at the
rate of £1 10s. per cent. per annum, was declared
on the ordinary shares of the company, and the
proceedings terminated.