The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-28 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING; FEBRUARY 28, 1857.

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A'ERSTIOT CAMP. ,-- DETIIboTION, of
RATS.--.-Barrack 0111cP, Alderahot, 1857.—TF.NDERS for
the Pestructiou of Rats and other Vermin, in the d'iroilh and South
Camp, by any moans except by,polsoil, willbe received at the Bar-
rjtck Office, Soap Camp, addressed to th.e[Sarrack Master there, up
to the sth March, 1857, ," Tender for the Destruction of Rats" to
be writtenon the left-hand Corner of the envelope. - -

C 4 RAT- WESTERN RAILWAY.
‘3l ALTER ITION OF TRAIN4—MARCII isr,
.1857.
The 10.20 a.m. Cheap Train from Bristol Will not start until 12.10
p.m., the time being proportionately later up to London.
'the 6 p.m. Train from Bristol will not start until 6.10 p.m., the
time being altered as far as Chippenham.
The 2:45 p.m. Train from Birmingham will start at 2.25 p.m , and
reach London at 5.35 p.m.
The 5 p.m. Train from Windsor to.raddington will not leave until
5.50-p.m.
A Branch Train will leave Windssrat 4.29 p.M., to Join the 12.55
Traidfrom Bristol, at Slough.
' The Train leaving heading at 7.25 p.m. will be earlier at inter-
mediate stations to London. . ......
For minor alterations see time bills.
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been made of th 3 share and transfer list., and that the
dividend .warrants were strictly compared with the
amount of stock on which dividend was payable.
Mr. SMITE{ hoped one of the auditors might be allowed
to explain a little more fully the facts of the dispute with
the Eastern Counties Company.
Mr. IV-tins, an auditor, said that on Examining the
accounts furnished by the Eastern Comities Companyfor
the half year ending Dec., 1855, they found that the coin-
pan had understated the receipts on the credit side of the
Eastern Union by upwards of 12,000/.' and on inquiry it
proved that the reason was, that the Eastern Counties
hal assumed to themselves the right of judging what
they should take on the receipt side. There were also
obk &ions as regarded the debit side( For instance,
there was a charge fur interest on new works for which
no accounts were forthcoming, and which it appeared on
inquiry had been set-down on estimates merely. There
were oth-rr items open
.to objenticM, and, on the whole,
he thought there was a sure of nearly 3,0001. on the
alf-year that ought to come to them from the Eastern
Cou sties.

Miles
opened.
1856.

Mr. LEGGE congratulated the company on the poiiticin
they were in, and thought the Eastern Counties Com-
pany had •no reason to grumble with the bargain they
bad made. The receipts were increasing, and an in-
crease of another 4,0001. on the half-year would give
them one per cent. more of dividend. (Hear, hear.)
He hai much pleasure in supporting the reception of the
report.
Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR said the company only wanted
to-be known, and it would be in a better position with
the public. The Eastern Counties thought they could
keep the letter of their agreement, while they violated
the spirit. They said that 46 per cent. was not enough
for workipg wears, but purmaring came with a
very- ill *Arne- _from_ -theyi; ifitAlar as the Eastern Union
was contained; 'for the laaige".coetendttObey did not
get their fair share of profit now. One-seventh was Mit
enough ; they ought to have one-sixth at least. If the
working expenses of the Eastern Counties were 55'per
gent:, it-was owing to their own mismanagement. From
the way -they started their trains one would actually
think they wanted to drive traffic off their lines. For
instance, the train which left London at 7.27 only arrived
at Norwich at 2.5, the Yarmouth train having gone at
1.20, so that persons wishing to go through from London
to Yarmouth could not do so. Another instance was that
of the express train leaving London at 4.27, and arriving
at Norwich at 6.30, wbea it was made a slow train,
and did not reach Yarmouth till 10 5. The reason was,
that by those means the Eastern Counties hoped to
bring down the Eastern Union, so that when the time
fir a readjustment arrived they might say the allow-
ance for working expenses was not enough, and they
must have a higher per tentage. (Hear, hear.) He
considered the promotion of the Pitsea line was a good
opportunity for them to insist on having an explana-
tion from the Eastern Counties, whether they meant
to act fairly and justly by them, for if not it was not
the interest of the Eastern Union to co-operate with
them in this manner. He therefore proposed, as an ,
amendment, to leave out the words, and they do so
with regret," in the last paragraph of the report, and
also the last two lines, in order to insert the following :
—" They propose taking the authority of Pis meeting
to oppose, in conjunction with the Eastern Counties
and the Norfolk Companies, the progress of this bill
in Parliament, should circumstances render such a
course expedient."
Mr. E. H. BARLEE seconded the amendment. He
should be very happy if they could go on harmoniously
with the Eastern Counties, but if they could not, and
the union was opposed to their interests, he did not
see why they should not have a divorce.
The CHAIRMAN said there was no great objection to
the amendment, but he thought it was not expedient
to press it at present.
Mr. E. S. ()ALICE said that what the directors wanted
was power to treat on an independent footing with the
Eastern Counties Board, and that power the sharehol-
ders could give them. it present their position towards
the board was somewhat like that of a debtor towards a '
erel,tor, but if they paid their d:lit they could assume
a different attitude. He hoped, therefore, that when .a
scheune was laid before them for raising the 200,000/.
they e wed the Eastern Counties, they would give 'it E
their best aid. (Hear, hear.) to
After some conversation, Mr. Digby Seymour with- si
drew his amendment, and the report was reoeivorl-
Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR then moved the following reso
lution, which was agreed to :—" That the directors take .
fell power to deal with the bill before Parliamentja I
reference to the Pitsea line, as they shall deem expediw '
ent to the interests of the united lines, in the full hope
that the Eastern Counties will act in the true spirit of
their arrangement."
It was then moved and seconded, and carried unani-
mously, that the dividend recommended by the directors
should be adopted.
The CHAIRMAN said much inco;ivenience was caused
- there being two regis era, one of stock and the other

company was held yesterday. A dividend was declared
of 4 per cent. on the ordinary shares and the various
guaranteed stocks, alter which a balance of 712/. re-
mained to the next account.

NEWPORT, -ABERGAIIENVY, ANP
TIEREVORD.—Iib the
meeting of this company, hell yesterday, a very favour-,
able report was read, alto wing_thaf the net income of.the
company for the half-year was 13,2901., over 40 miles
of road. The interest of the guarante.d stocks at the
rate of lilted 0 per cent, was deel tred, qnd s balance of
7,5001. Wee carried to the next account. The report was
adopted.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.

Receipts.

NAME OF RAILWAY.

1857. 1856