The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-21 00:00:00

MEETING THIS DAY.

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The meeting then separated.

Wheat.
840

A general meeting of the English share and bond
holders in this undertaking was held this afternoon at
the London Tavern, Bishopegate-street, W. J. Chaplin,
M.P., in the chair. The attendance was small.

The Secretary, having read the report and balance
sheet, the particulars of which have already been pub-
lished in The Sun,

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the reception and adoption
of the report, said this was the first time he bad ap-
peared before them as Chairman of this railway. The
report so amply entered into the state of the company's
affairs, that very few remarks would be required from
him relative ta their overcoming the difficulties in which
they were entangled. He and his colleagues had liberally
subscribed to the preference shares, to restore confidence
to the concern. Mr. Tottie had resigned his seat at the
board from a variety of considerations, more especially
on account of his connection with the Swedish Govern-
ment, who had an idea of purchasing the line for incor-
poration in a general system of state railways in that
country. It was impossible for the deputation to carry
it out when they lately visited Sweden and bad an
audience of the King, in consequence of the Diet not
being sitting. The King had since made a communica-
tion to the Diet, who were now considering the question.
He called on the shareholders to give the English
directors their confidence, and assist them in carrying
out the object they had in view—the sale of the line to
the S wedish Government. The state of negotiations did not
the❑ admit of his stating explicitly what the directors
were doing, but they hoped speedily to bring the nego-
tiations to a satisfactory conclusion. He urged on the
shareholders the necessity of confidence in the directors,
and to abstain from discussing items of detail, and how
the purchase money should be divided should the nego-
tiations prove successful. The Chairman then read a
telegraphic communication he had just received from
Sweden, relative to the application to the Diet for a loan,
stating that the company must work the railway entirely
on their own resources or sell, and that the King of
Sweden considered the price asked for the line
too high. Helmentioned this to show that by entering
into a discussion of its details much injury might arise
to the shareholders.

In answer to some remarks from Mr. M`CATLNE,
Mr. SRIMOUR said that it was a question whether the
undertaking should now be sacrificed, or some of it saved
for the general good of all. (Hear.) It was necessary
they should give the directors that confidence to which
they were entitled ; and he argued that it was not then
desirable to state the particulars of the negotiations
going on with the Swedish Government. There was a
party in the Diet of Sweden opposed to the purchase
of the line on account of the great frauds that had been
committed in connection with it, and who naturally
considered they ought not to pay for them.
The:directors, and he felt sure the shareholders also had
no wish for the people of Sweden to do it, but to give
them, as they were bound if they purchased the line, a
fair equivalent for it. (Hear, hear.) Before the English
directors decided on the sale of the line, the English
shareholders world be called together and consulted.
In reply to questions from various shareholders,
The CHAIRMAN said that the whole of the line, 45
miles, was expected to be opened in August; and in re-
ference to the general affairs of the company during the
late Mr. Sadleir's time, said that money was paid with-
out any entry being made in the books of the company
to that effect—(hear, bear)—and that the first intims.
tion he and others had of it was from the creditors who
had been so paid. The money appeared to have been
obtained by Mr. Sadleir in the best way he could,
handing it over to meet the most pressing demands on
him. He appeared ti have had much of other people's
money and much of their own, and the directors had a
difficult task in going through the company's accounts.

A SHAREHOLDER complained that the Swedish Go-
vernment had not kept faith with the company.
After some further remarks, the report was unani-
mously received and adopted.

Mr. SEYMOUR, in reply to a question from a share-
holder, said that if the whole of the calls were paid up
they would be able to pay their debts and com•
plete the line.
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After a short discussion the report was unanimously
adopted.

LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK.

ANNUAL MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

The annual general meeting of the proprietors of
this Corporation was held this day at the Bank officer,
Lothbury.
The chair was occupied by Alderman Salomons.
The report, which was adopted unanimously, stated
that the profit of the half-year was 93,265/. 12,.. 3d.,
of which the directors added to the surplus fund
2,2871. 55., making that fund 150,080, and now declared
a dividend of 6 per cent, per annum, together with a
bonus of 6 per cent. on the paid-up capital. The total
assets and liabilities was on both sides 12,679,439/.

A resolution for the payment of the dividend men-
tioned in the report was carried unanimously.
The election of William Tite, Eq., and Bonamy
Dobree, jun., Esq., who have been nominated by the
directors to seats at the board, in place of Frederick
Barmeeter, Esq, deceased, and Alderman Farncomb,
resigned, was confirmed.
The retiring directors, David Salomons, Esq., Henry
Bosanquet, Esq., and Bonamy Dobree, Esq., were
unanimously re-elected.
A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro.
31 I ceedings.

MARKET NEWS.—(inis Day)

CORN EXCHANGE.
Fresh up, to-day, a very limited supply of English
wheat came to hand, but the show of Monday's unsold
at barely stationary
wheat in the mar-
samples was rather extensive. For all kinds the demand
ruled heavy, but we have no actual change to notice in the
mar-
ket, Therean d
twasha taglraarign quantitymeet a
quotations.
prices.
We had a slow sale for barley, at Monday's decline in
value.
In malt very little was doing, on former terms.
ul o finquiry, foreign
Oats were in moderate supply and fair request, at full
prices.
Beans and peas supported previous rates ; but flour was
dull, and lower to purchase.

ARRIV/L3 TIIIB WitßE.
i Barley. I Malt.
580 1,410
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Oats. i Flour.
10 I 620
_ ___

3,440 •I
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2,500 1 ___
1,780 20,230
barrels.