The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-11 00:00:00


SHARE

'IS DAY.)

,RDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Share itailways. Paid. closing I Business
Price. Done.

I Paid. Closing Business
Share Railways. Price. 10 [Antwerp & Rotterdam' all 41 55
. 2O lArd
, ennes all - - p
12.10 Amb Noerg...tting. Bost., 20 ,Bah.&S.Fran,,Lim.7p.e 3 1. d par'
and Eastern JunctimY 10 8 65 5 ;Belgian East. Junction all t 1 5
50 Belfast end Ballymena.. all - - 20 ißeziers to Graissessac all •- --
13.14 Bir., Wol., and Mr. Val. all 75 85 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 15 25
Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 20 Dutch Rhenioh
_7531
_4_57 dp
65
Junction lOO 62 64 6 Eastern of France ...... all . ':65 27}
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25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 33
Stock Bristol and Exeter
Stock Caledonian - -
Stock Chester and Holyhead
50 Cork and Bandon all - -
cerelile,‘'iiap.foa..uncl3.l
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95
20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all - -
20 Cornwall all 5 51
A rcves no
10 Do. A . • all - -
until6p.c.per an. {all -
10 Do. B hasbeen pd.toß.all
50 Dublin ar dßelfast June. all - -, i 1....'d 85 85
25 Dun.,Perth & Ab-.Junc. all 65 93
Stock East Anglian lOO 15 16 16 Northern of France .... all 37 375
Stock Eastern Counties lOO 6G 61 604 5 i 12 - -p,
Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 45 47 10 Norwegian Trunk PIT f. all 85 05
Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 33 31 20 Ottoman, glia. 6 per el nt 7 -- -
25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 85 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Me ,lit. all 335 335
25 East Kent all 14 16 20 Paris and Orleans . . all 53 55
Stenk East Lancashire lOO 93 94 20 ( Recife& S. Fran. (1' ern.) 1 9 4 4 d
20 East Suffolk - - 1 gua. 7p. et, (Lim.) ... ) ' '--
10 1.)0 - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg..... 4 - --
10 Rome and Frascati . .. all - -
Stock
Stock
sEddii2o Royal Danish... ' all - -
5 Royal Swedish - -
Stocklo Fornlitliiewe. 11)07 1 2-7715 2-71 27i
100 - - 4 Do. 7 per cent, Pref. - -
Furness
PI : : e Edinburg
andhy,d d Le
JunctionGDl ua ns
Stock Glasgow & South Westn. lit 95 97 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 6. 7
10 Great North of Scotland all 10 105 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref.... all 9 9
Stock Great Northern lOO 1025 103} 1025 20 Southern of France .... all 20' 21
Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 88 90 85 West Flanders all 551
Stoc‘ Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 134 10 Do. 55 p. c. Preference . all 9i 9•4
Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 1035 1015 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 234 24i
Stock Great Western - -
Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 55 57 20 Western of Switzerland all - -
, 12 Irish South Eastern all - - 6 Wiesbaden - -
50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 85 90 , 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - -
165 Do. Thirds - -
1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 p
Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 955 96 954 I
16 Do. do. F £l6 6 sld BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 5 id ,
3 Do. West Riding Union } - Share' Railway i Closing I Business
Paid. s.
20 Do. Southport - - „ Price. Done.
Stock London and Blackwall all 67 69 674
Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh -
100 i Atlantic &St Lawrence! 1 all 79 81
_ -
Stock !.0n.,8ri;,,,,ht0n &S.Coast 100 111 112 1125 13
stock Lo;ndon & North Westn 100 954 96 255 654 Leased at 6 per cent..)
Bom. Baroda& Cent I 1
125 Do. 1-:.',:hths
i gu. 5 percent .
,
Stock London:: South-Westn. 100 931. 935 931 Do all - - 185
25 L'derry & r oleraine ... all - - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 5 d par
18 Do. Do. B 45 5 d par 45
&,,n r.Li si
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01 1 ei
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laooll -3-8-
3-9 38 i
205 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7} 75
St2sock Lll'adneTrY, Sh&ef.E, 3 2 1 d
10 Ifetropolitan - -• d
Stock Midland lOO
77 100 1 Buffillo,Brant.&Godrichi 1 100 85 90
Stock Do. Binning. & Derby. 100 t 6p. ct. bds. 1 Aug-., 1879;
50 Slid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873, 100 82 86
25 Do.. Shares all - - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 18711 100 80 84
100 Nestle and Carlisle all - - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Limil. 3.0. Par 5 p
25 New., Aber., & Hererd all 115 12 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.), 2s. - -
10 Newry & Armagh (def ) 9 - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scripl 2s. - - pm
20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all - - 20 Central Oude (Limited)2s. 6d. - --
Stock Norfolk lOO 60, 62 , 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 5 I p
50 North. Counties Union 35 31 1 a 175 Demerara - -
Stock North British lOO 59 595 59k 1 9 20 Eastern Ben,gal.gu.sp.e. 5 } d par
Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO - Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c.. 100 105 106 1055 5
Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div 2O Do. C Shares all - -
1202000
GeDDDoeOOIO...
JubbulporeEShares Ext l5 4 1 p until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - '
Stock Do. B Stock - -
Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 92 125 925 12 1
4ingr•'•Ce.oriltiposr.aPtaioYn:s96 ) all - -
25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 1 15 li d 20 Geelong& Mel.grua.s p. e. all 19 20
Stock Do. Leeds lOO 46!, 17 461 7
per cent. Bonds StocN Do. York lOO 761 761 "5 100 - -
Stock North London lOO 101 1025 102 Stock Grand Trunk of' Canada )100 36 37 36
10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd 100 Do. 6 p.c. Dcben.,pay.'7B all 71 76 75 :5
and City Junction £3 is. - - _ 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 92 95 9. 4
20 North Staffordshire.... 175 41 41 d 125 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c all 1015 1025 102 5
20 North-Western
10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 20 Do. do
Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 33 .14 20 c Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 12, . -
10 Peebles all -- - ( guaranteed 5 per cent. ) --
20 Portsmouth
10016
101655 165
10 Ethymney lO - 205 Do. New
Stock Scottish Central
Stock scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 264 275 ( opt. till '6O
84 85
Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 100 105
Stock Shropshire Union
100 46 47 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 100 105
10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 100 Do. 55 p. do. '77 do .. all 96 98
100 38 B9 25
d c.
Stock South Devon 2O Madras, guar., 45 p. c. all 175 18 185
Stock South-Eastern 6l 64
100
100 715 125 72 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 20 20
66
Stock South Wales
20 SoutbYorks.&Riv.Dun all 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 10 ,5 d par
20 Do. do lB -
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20 Do. Fourth do.
20 Staines, Wok., & Wok., all
2.5 stockton & Darlington. all 37 38
25 Do. do. 1854 225 -
25 Do. do. 1855 7 - - 10 - -d
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_d - Stockton & Hartlepool 165 - -
Stock Taff Vale lOO - -
Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - -
25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 - - -
Stock Vale of Neath lOO - ( Limited, Scrip
Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 Oude (Limited) -
50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Scinde
.„ .41 15 5 1 p
20 West Cornwall
10 W-end Lou. & Cry. Pal. all - - 20 Do. New f.l Q 10 par } p
5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Do. Punjaub
7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 2} 3 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo t,cg. 10 5 par 10
5 Do. B all 6 65 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - -
20 West London - - 10 iTrinidad(Limited)Scrip 1 id par
10 Do. Ist Class all - -
20 Do. 2d Class all - -
11171,11TCri Ai TATTI,I

Bedford and Bletchley!
Buckinghamshire ....
Clydesdale Junction..
COlchester, Stour Val.,
E. Lincoln shires .6p. c.!,
E Union,HarwichShs.'
Do. Woodbridge ... I
GlB.llll7.6zNeils,Drct.l

all is

Do. New
Gloster& Dean Forest
Hartlpool.Dek.&ltall
Hull and Selby

Do. Sharei
Do. Shares
London &Greenwich
Do. Preference
lon.,Tilby.&Soutend
Do. Barking Shares
Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct
Do. 6 per cent
Mane.,Buxtn. & 3tatk.l
Midsh.& lledcr, g.6p.c.'
Mid.BradfordPrt. Stk.
Newmarkt.,TiuryEx 1
guaranteed 5 p. c. j
Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c.
Do. do. 6 per cent.
Do. Fixed 5 per cent.
Preston and Wyre.
Do. Shares A !
Itorstn,lliteli..& Shep;
SaltotiaGol.g.sp.e.l
Shrowshrv& Hereford;
South Staffordshire
Wear Valley, g. 6 P.C.
Do. do. .............
Wilts and Somerset„
Wimbledon& Croydn,

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Lnk N.W
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lE.Counts.

Caledonin
Do.
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all

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103 105
17 18
143 145
li 4il

1109 111

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Do.
Peto &Co
Do.
Nor_ ol
Do.

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Stk.& Dar
Midland .
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Do
Do.
Do.

Share Mines.

Share

1000

Anglo-Mexican Mint
Atlantic Tel. (Limited).
Australian Agricultural
Australian Royal Mail .1
Berlin Water Works
Do New, issued at R 5 die
British Ameriesm Land
Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A.
Do. B, 7 p. C. till 1862..
Do. C
Canada Land

13 131
!.20 250
32 34
f I
4 &I

64 65
135 120
S 2 93

1091 i
54i

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100
10
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1138 140

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90 92
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DOCKS.

Share

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1- cal Palace .

Docks.

Closing 1 Business
Paid Price. , Done.

Stock Commercial lOO
Stock Do4perCent.Pref.Min lOO
Stock East and West India._ 100
St ock;London . .
StocklSt. Katharine lOO
StocklSouthampton lOO
Stock 1 Victoria
104
20 )Do New lB

Do. Preference
Eastern Steam
,Electric Telegraph
Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co
Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 1
Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim )
Gl. Iron ScrewCol.(Lim
Gen. Steam Navigation
London Discount

Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co.
Mediter. Electric Teleg.
Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.)
National Discount Co
Netherlands Land
Do do
Do 8 p.e.Pref.,i s s. at 1 dis
N, Itr. &NovaScotiaL and
N.l3.Australasian (Lim )
North of Europe Steam
Oriental Gas
Do. New Shares
Peel River Land & Min
Pen. & Oriental Steam
Do. New lnd..
Red Sea & Telegr Rhymney Iron
Do. New .
Royal Mail. Steam
Scot.Austrin. Inv. (Lim )
South Australian Land
Submarine Teleg. Scrip
Do. do Registered . .
ITr. & Ln. Co. of Upr. Can
van Diemen' a Land E

all
all
all
158.
all
all

361 381
19 21
13 15
120 126
9 10

24 25
11
4 5

1100 102
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11
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62 64
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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 11,' 1859.

THE GOVERNMENT REFORM BILL.

GREAT MEETING IN THE CITY-(THIS
DAY.)
_ _

A public meeting of the citizens of London was
held this day, at two o'clock, in the Guildhall, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the Re-
form Bill introduced into Parliament by her Ma-
jesty's Government. The hall was crowded to
suffocation, and hundreds could not obtain admis-
sion.

[We shall give the proceedings in our late
edition.]

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA.

The London directors of this-company, with a
view to remove an erroneous impression which they
believe prevails respecting the present-and future
position of the railway, state that the total capital
set forth in the original prospectus as necessary to
complete the line amounted to £9,500,000. /The
sum of £3,111,500 had been raised in bonds of the
Province of Canada, the interest on which formed
the first claim on the railroad. The remaining
capital consists of the debentures and shares of the
company. Many circumstances arose, especially
connected with the line between Montreal and

Portland, which caused an expenditure not origi-
nally contemplated, and a junction of 22 miles in
length has also been made between St. Mary's and
London; but, on the other hand, the Canadian
Legislature liberally consented to forego all claims
for interest on the amount of provincial bonds above
stated until the original shareholders received 6 per
cent. ; and the eastern portion of the line has been
curtailed nearly 30 miles, causing a saving of about
£250,000. The actual capital raised and expended
to this date, on which interest is payable, is
£8,426,200, which stands in the following order :-
Ist, £2,000,000 preference debentures, 6 per cent. ;
2d, £2,144,600 ordinasy debentures, 6 per cent. ;
3d, £1,500,000 7 per cent. debentures; 4th,
£2,781,600 consolidated:stock. And authority is to
be asked for at the meeting about to be held in
Canada to raise the further sum of £1,111,500 by
second preference debentures, under the powers
granted by the Act of 1858, while sum, with ex-
isting assets, will be required to pay off present
liabilities, and to open the whole line from Sarnia
to Quebec and Riviere du Loup and to Portland, a
total distance of 1,057 miles, including the Victoria-
bridge. The cost, therefore, of the railway to the
shareholders, equipped with working stock, and
including the bridge, will be about £lO,OOO per
mile, a sum which the directors consider extremely
moderate when it is remembered that all the works
will be of the most substantial character, the
bridges and viaducts being of stone and iron, that
the Vietoria•bridge will cost £1,350,000, and that
interest has been paid by the company during the
construction of the works to the extent of £1,200,090.
The length of the line now open is 880 miles, and
by October next the bridge and the extension to
Sarnia, of 70 miles, will be ready for traffic ' • and
at the same time a railway in the State of Michi-
gan, between Port Huron, opposite to Sarnia, and
Detroit, 55 miles in length, promoted in the interest
of the Grand Trunk Railroad, and to be worked by
it, will also be open. This railway completes the
link with all the American railways extending
west and south, thus forming a continuous line
between Chicago and the eastern seaports of Quebec
and Portland. The traffic to the present time has
been almost entirely local. The receipts upon the
portions of the line now open, 880 miles, have
already exceeded the total amount originally looked
for from that source over the whole length of the
road. The gross amount calculated upon in the
prospectus was £460,000 on 1,112 miles, or at the
rate of .£8 per mile per week. The sum actually
received in the two years 1857 and 1858 has been
at the average rate of £ll per mile per week upon
the whole distance as opened. In regard to the
through traffic, the directors can see no reason for
doubting the accuracy of the original calculations:
The vast trade of the west has greatly increased
during the last few years, as likewise the exports
and imports and the population of the province of
Canada. A regular line of steam packets between
Quebec and Portland and Europe, shortly to form
a weekly communication, has been established. The
Grand Trunk will thus form the best route to the
Western States of America and the Red River set-
tlement of the Hudson's Bay Company, and ulti-
mately to British Columbia. The gross revenue
actually. obtained on the four principal lines, which
have hitherto transported a large proportion of the
traffic, averaged on the Michigan Central £3l 4s. I
per mile per week ; on the Great Western br
Canada, £32 6s. ; on the New York and Erie, £46
10s. ; and on the New York Central, £49 l is. ; the
average on these four lines exceeding V.:O per mile
per week. The directors have evP.,7 confidence
that the very moderate estimate of 30 per mile
on the western and £3O on th. eastern half, making
an average on the whole 1:Ine of £25 per mile per
week, from the local_ and through traffic com-
bined, will be reali:Sed, and also that the working
expenses mike these circumstances will not
exceed 50 pe cent. of the receipts. On the por-
tions of the line west of Toronto already opened
the local receipts for the last few months have ex-
exceed £2O per mile per week, and the working
expenses have been less than 50 per cent. As-
suming that the total capital on which interest
will have to be paid may in round numbers be
£10,000,000, the result will be as follows :—125 per
mile per week on 1,057 miles, £1,374,100; deduct-
ing 50 per cent. for working expenses, £687,050,
would leave £687,050 ; from this deduct rent on
Portland section, £73,000 ; leaving a net profit of
£614,150, or more than sufficient to pay 6 per cent.
on the whole debenture and share capital of the
company. Under these circumstances the London
directors in offering, without reserve, their views
on the position of the railway, feel that the board
have adopted the best and most equitable mode of
raising the necessary funds by the proposed new
issue of £1,111,500 second preference debentures,
which,with the £2,000,000 of first preference already
issued, assume the position originally occupied by
the provincial debentures of £3,111,500.

TILTS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held on Tuesday in Glasgow— Mr. P. Blackburn,
M.P., in the chair.
The report, an abstract of which has appeared in
The Sun, was taken as read.

The CHAIRMAN said he thought the report showed
to the shareholders a very fair state of things alto-
gether—an increasing revenue and a decreasing
expenditure. They agreed two years ago, after
about £28,000 had been raised, to close their capital
account altogether. A considerable portion of that
had since been expended, and they had no reason
to believe that any larger sum would be raised from
the shareholders upon capital account. lie con•
eluded by moving the adoption of the report.
Mr. J. M‘GAvIN was very glad of the resolution
of the directors to close the capital account, and he
hoped that all the shareholders would back up the
directors most strenuously in that. Even although
it might necessitate the board to make perhaps a
little temporary sacrifice of dividend by increasing
the plant, yet he believed that the market value of
the stock would be greatly enhanced.
The motion was then agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN proposed a dividend on the ordi-
nary'stock at the rate of 3.1 per cent. per annum,
which was seconded by Mr. li. DUNLOP, and
agreed to.

-The retiring directors, Mr. L. White, Mr. C.
Cowan, M.P., and Mr, F. Barbour, were then
re-elected.

Mr. W. Wood was re-elected auditor, and the
allowance WU increased from £25 to £5O per
annum.

A Tote, of thanks to the chairman terminated the
Procfcdings.

RAILWAY COMPANIES' ASSOCIATION.

The monthly meeting of this association was -held
yesterday at the Railway Clearing-house, Seymour-
street. Mr. H. S. Thompson, the chairman, pre-
sided.

Mr. K. MonisoN, the secretary, having read the
minutes of the last meeting,
The CHAIRMAN explained that the law and
parliamentary committee of the association had
met a few days before to consider various sug-
gestions from different companies and persons
respecting the two bills promoted by the asso-
ciation in Parliament. They had had a consulta-
tion with Mr. Bullar, assisted by Mr. Leeman
and other legal gentlemen, as to the construction
of the various clauses, and it was found that so
many changes and alterations were required to
be made that more time would be occupid in
considering them than was at first supposed; and
therefore they were not prepared to submit them.
It was proposed that the bills should be referred
back to the Law and Parliamentary Committee to
make such alterations as might be necessary, with
power to deal with the several suggestions as the
committee might deem expedient. A question also
arose as to whether the operation of the bills should
be extended to the United Kingdom, or merely
confined to England only. It was found that the
Scotch law was so different in many respects to
English law that clauses in the bill should be re-
drawn to make them suitable. Some of the Scotch
representatives were in favour of the provisions of
the bills being extended to Scotland, and if there
were any of the representatives of Irish railways
present he would be glad to hear their opinion, as

he thought it desirable that, whatever was doze in
respect of the bills, they shou "Id be for the 'United
Kingdom.
Lord LUCAN represented the Great Nortibern and.
Western of Ireland Railway, and thought it de-
sirable that the operation of the bills should extend
to Ireland ; and he had no doubt the representatives
of the great companies there would assent to that
arrangement.
The lion. F. PONSONBY said the Great Western
Company were anxious that the clan ses in the.
proposed bills should be clear and definNe as to the
powers sought, because it would be very- objection..
able if companies under the bill should have power
to effect arrangements having the eff.tet of leases
or amalgamations which now requir ed the special
sanction of Parliament. He thought a clause
should be introduced which would explain that
matter.

The CHAIRMAN said the principle of the bill was
to enable railway companies to •make agreements
which carriers or private compan'Les could now make.
The object of the bill was to place railway com-
panies in the same position, ar,d to go back to the
old state of the law. They Were fru bject to all the
liabilities of carriers, without having their rights.
The Hon. F. PONSONBY said, of' course directors
should not be able to enter into :Amalgamations or
leases under the bill, for that wo-ald be objected to
by many companies.
The Earl of SHELBUItNE thought it would be
very objectionable to put into the bill clauses by
which amalgamations could lie effected. It would
be much better not to ask for that which would
not be granted; otherwise the association would
suffer in reputation.
After some further obsc72vations, it was agreed
that the two bills should, be applicable to the
United Kingdom.
On the motion of the GRAIRMAN, it was resolved
that the bills, as settled. by Mr. Bullar, should be
remitted to the Law and Parliamentary Com-
mittee.

It was agreed that the Earl of Shelburne and
Mr. Badger should represent the Great Western
Company in the association, and that Lord Shel-
burne and Lord Lucan be added to the General
Purposes Committee; Mr. R. W. Jackson was
added to the Law and Parliamentary Committee.
Mr. LEEMAN (in the absence of Mr. Schuster)
moved the following resolution :
" That, in the event of disagreement between
companies, the subject can only be brought before
the association if all the parties consent to submit
their case to the association."
Mr. H. LOVE quite concurred in that view of the
question.

The CHAIRMAN, in submitting the resolution,
said that anything of a compulsory nature would
fail. They should endeavour to make themselves
as useful as possible, do all the good they could,
but not attempt anything of a compulsory
character.

The motion was then carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN said they were advised not to
take any steps respecting the appointment of a
select committee to consider railway questions
until after the second reading of the Reform Bill.
The meeting then adjourned to the 7th of April.

Fresh up to-day very little English wheat came to hand
either from Essex or Kent. Although the show of samples
was limited, the demand for all kinds ruled very inactive at
Monday's decline in the quotations.

A full average quantity of foreign wheat was brought
forward. Even the finest parcels were very dull, and the
value of other kinds were nominal.

The few samples of barley on offer were disposed of at
full quotations.

Fine malt moved off freely; other kinds slowly, at late
rates.

We had a fair, but by no means active, inquiry for oats,
at full prices. The supply was very mederate.
Beans and peas changed hands slowly on former terms.
There was rather more doing in flour at full prices.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour.
English 1,890 410 1,270 ; 1,469 1,450
Irish
Foreign 3,980 i t 3,490 10,970 I 1,370) 811:1: