The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-15 00:00:00

ISLE OF WIGHT.

An extraordinary general meeting of this com-
pany was held yesterday at the London Tavern, in
compliance with a requisition signed by 20 share-
holders, to receive the report of the committee of
investigation, to remove the present directors from
office, and appoint others in their stead.
Mr. DOVERS said before the business of the meet-
ing was commenced he was instructed, by the soli-
citor of the company, to give notice that the
beenmeet-
oldilelergsaalliyd cmonrv. eronoevde.
rs was not a share-
holder, had
Sh a r e h
and had no right to speak.
A protest was read, which stated that the persons
who signed the requisition convening the meeting
were not registered shareholders.

The Solicitor gave notice that the meeting was
illegally convened, and that any proceedings or re-
solutions thereat would be null and void, and wholly
inoperative, and would be so treated by the direc-
tors of the company.
The meeting was then adjourned till the 6th of
October, to be then held at .the Pier Hotel, R; de,
and the proceedings terminated.

CRYSTAL PALACE DISTRICT GAS.
The directors in their report allude to the steady
progress of the company's business during the half-
year,
in the midst of difficulties arising from the
high price of coal, the increased amount of wages
and labour, a reduced rate of charge for gas, and a
depreciation in the value of products. The present
rate of charge for gas per 1,000 to private con-
sumers was 4s. 6d. to 3s. Bd. ; and for public
lighting, 3s. Bd. The profits for the half-year
were £4,644, which, together with £l5B from the
preceding half-year, made an available balance of
£4,802. Out of this sum the directors recom-
mended a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per
annum on the preference capital, a dividend at the
rate of 10 per cent. perannumon the original capi-
tal, and a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. ou the
ordinary 7 per cent. capital, all free of income tax,
leaving £96.

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An extraordinary general meeting of the share-
holders
oe
k of,
p.m.,t
he A tlantic Telegraph Company will be
held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, at
1 o'clock,
on the 27th inst. The main busi-
ness to be brought before the shareholders is the
consideration of the steps necessary to extinguish
the rights and privileges at present held by
Anglo-American Telegraph Company over the cabletliil el
and revenue under the agreement betwe;e t
ldom
companies made on the Ist of March last.o
will a Chairman have the pleasure f meeting a
icious body of shareholders under more
laeurtsaPking is a circum-
stances.won-
This great national
tiens(rery point of view,
derful success, complete
uftriog and political. The
financial, as well as
cons
rooted beneficial to man-
kind, and workedtile that the investment promises
kind, at the samefabulous
shareholders may beuStccoaine,ratulAted on having pro-
days of miserable ,
company, humanly speaking, about to meet
a n almost
fr Silureset urn
in
joint-stock
ii;st- refreshingstockent
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:uch favourable circumatancee.
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