The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1868.

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SOUT.H WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY

HALF-YEARLY MEETING THIS DAY.

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the directors
and shareholders of this company was held to-day
at the Waterloo Station, Captain Mangles pre-

The report, which has already appeared in The
Sun, having been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said
that those who were present at the two former meet-
ings would recollect that he on those occasions said
he believed the falling off of the amount of dividend
was entirely owing to exceptional circumstances,
and to-day he had the gratification of saying that
that prediction had proved correct. (Hear, hear.)
They had now turned the corner, and he hoped
for the future they would go on pros-
sperously and well for the future. The divi-
dend they intended to-day to submit to the
meeting was an honest dividend. (Hear, hear.)
The capital account, he had pleasure to say, bad
only been increased this year by the sum of £61,896,
and he hoped that year by year it would go ou de-
creasing, and that in a few years they would be
enabled to clear it off altogether. The expenses had
been incurred by erecting goods sheds and
sidings at Vauxhall, by replacing the iron rails with
those made of steel, which would last three or four
times as long as iron, the erection of the new station
at Leatherhead, some improvements at the Ports-
mouth station, the doubling of the rails from
Basingstoke to Salisbury, and the construction of the
Andover junction. The payments that had been
made on the working account were highly creditable
to the whole of their servants. (Hear, hear.) The
payments for compensation, lost property, &c., only
amounted to £3,400. The steamship account stood
highly favourable, as they been enabled entirely to
pay for the two steamers, the Normandy and the
Granville ; and they had been entirely removed
from the accounts. (Hear.) The revenue account
also exhibited a favourable aspect ; and with respect
to the traffic revenue he had the gratification of
stating that the increase for this year amounted
to £13,500, which was nearly at the rate of £2,000 a
week, which gave the brighest premises of a good
dividend in the ensuing half year. The works in
progress had gone on very satisfactorily, and
although they had been very extensive, yet they
promised to be very remunerative. He had just
one word to say of the attempt that was made to
victimize railway companies when they went into
new districts. Now when they went into the
Richmond and Kensington they had twenty-two
charges for compensation, amounting to no less a
sum than £183,955, but the parties who made these
excessive demands had to submit either to juries or
arbitration, and thus they only got £6o,ooo—(hear,
hear)—and in two other cases where the sums asked
for amounted in one case to £3,992, and in the
other to £2,100, the claimants only got ss. in the
pound. With respect to the new works at Herne
Hill, the shareholders might rest assured that the
directors would exercise the utmost discretion, and
that the absence of all discussion on the matter
would be attended with the best results. He also had
to make a passing allusion to the bill now before
Parliament for working powersbetween the Brighton
and the South-Eastern. The directors assured the
meeting that the bill would receive the watchful
interest of the directors in its passage through Par-
liament. They had no new project, no new line
to place before the meeting—(hear, hear)—and
from present prospects the affairs of the company
seemed highly satisfactory. He could not resume
his seat without expressing the regret of the board
for the loss they had sustained by the death of Mr.
Godson. He had been an honest, upright, and
energetic officer of the company for 30 years, and
he was sure the meeting would join in the regret he
had expressed for his loss on behalf of the board.
(Hear,hear.) He had now the pleasure of formally
moving the adoption of the report.
The motion of the chairman was received with
evident satisfaction, and unanimously agreed to by
the meeting.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Duke of Cambridge, as Field-Marshal
Commanding-in-Chief, held a levee yesterday after-
noon at the Horse Guards. There was a very full
attendance of officers, about 180 being present.
Yesterday the whole of the infantry regiments of
the Aldershot division formed up in lines of con-
tiguous columns on the Queen's-parade, North
Camp, at a quarter-past 10 o'clock. Shortly after-
wards Lieut.-Gen. the lion. Sir James Yorke Scar-
lett, K.C.8., accompanied by his Staff, arrived upon
the ground, and was received by Major-Gen. Carey,
C. 8., with a general salute. The Lieut.-Gen. then
inspected the ranks, after which the troops marched
past in open column of grand division in quick time
and in the following order :—Pioneers, band, and
drums of the 2d Brigade ; Staff and Major-General
Carey; Major Trench and 40th (2d Somersetshire)
Regiment ; Col. Harrison and 80th Regiment ; Col.
Synge and 43d Light Infantry. Pioneers, bands,
and drums of the 31 Brigade ; Staff and Colonel
Peyton, 98th Regiment, Acting Brigadier; Major
Mad len and 51st (King's Own) Light Infantry;
Major Edwards and 98th Regiment ; Major Deacon
and alth (West Norfolk) Regiment. After passing
the saluting base the troops changed front to rear
by wheel and countermar3h of sub-divisions round
the centre, and marched past from the reverse flank
in mass columns at quarter-distance, left in front.
Having reached their original ground, they counter-
marched by ranks, and marched past by brigades in
lines of contiguous columns, preceded in the last
two cases, as in the first instance, by pioneers,
bands, drums, staff, brigade commanders, and com-
manding officers. They were subsequently exercised
in various field movements, which were executed
with celerity and precision.
On Tuesday C, D, and E Batteries, Royal Horse
Artillery, C Battery of the 4th and C Battery of
the 9th Brigade Royal Artillery, under their respec-
tive commanders, were inspected and manoeuvred
in the Long Valley by Col. Elgee, acting-brigadier.
On the same day the Cavalry Brigade, consisting
of the Ist (King's) Dragoon Guards, under Col.
Pattie, C. 8., and the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon
Guards, under Colonel Shute, were inspected and
exercised in numerous field evolutions peculiar to
cavalry. The weather on both days was delight-
fully fine.
Yesterday detachments selected from the depots
of the Ist battalion of the Ist Royals, 2d battalion
of the 10th Foot, Ist battalion of the 14th Regi-
ment, Ist battalion of the Bth Regiment, Ist bat-
talion of the 22d Regiment, 31st Regiment, 45th
Regiment, 30th Regiment, 82d Regiment, and
106th Regiment were placed under orders to proceed
from Chatham garrison to Hythe, for the purpose
of going through a course of instruction at the
School of Musketry.
The draught of the 2d battalion of the 15th Regi-
ment which has been placed under orders at Chat-

ham to proceed from that garrison to Gibraltar, as
a military guard in charge of convicts, has been in-
spected by Major-General F. Murray prior to their
departure, The officers who proceed in charge of
the troops are to return to Chatham on reaching
Gibraltar.
No. 10 troop of the Military Train is under orders
to proceed from Aldershot to the Curragh. The
troop will be replaced at Aldershot by No. 6 troop
from Newbridge.
The 3d Hussars are expected to be moved to
Aldershot in the course of next month.

The Magpie, first-class screw gun vessel, was

launched yesterday from No. 2 building-slip of
Portsmouth dockyard. The vessel was named, with
the usual ceremony of breaking a bottle of wine on
her stern, by Miss Wellesley, the eldest daughter of
Rear-Admiral Superintendent G. G. Wellesley,
C.B. The Magpie is one of 11 vessels, all alike in
dimensions, construction, and propelling power, and
now completing in their build and outfit in the
several Government dockyards and provided for in
the Naval Estimates for the financial year now
drawing near its close. They are built of wood,
carry an armour-plating, and average 665 tons mea-
surement. Their other dimensions are :—Length
between perpendiculars, 170 ft ; extreme breadth,
f.; 9ft. ; depth in hold, 12ft. sin. Their propelling
power consists each of a pair of three-bladed
twin screws, driven by two sets of engines
having a columned nominal power of 160 horse.
The engines of the Magpie have been manu-
' factured for the Admiralty by Messrs. Summers
and Day, of Southampton. The accommodation
for the officers and crew on board these vessels is
ample, and the ventilation is also very good. As
regards speed, too, they have not by any means
been neglected, as they will average upwards of
11.5 knots under full speed. They are altogether
very fit for the purpose for which they are sup-
posed to be intended—the suppression of piracy in
the Chinese and Japanese Seas ; but for fighting
purposes in any other part of the world they would
be absolutely useless. As the cost of these eleven
vessels must amount to £400,000, it becomes a
question whether this large sum of money might
not have been expended with truer economy in pro-
ducing small ironclads.

Her Majesty's screw gunvessel Landrail, 5, 80
horse power, Capt. H. L. A. L. Maitland, which is
now being dismantled, after a term of service on
the West Coast of Africa, will be put out of com-
mission and her crew paid off on Saturday, when
she will be placed in the third division of the Med-
way steam reserve.

A memorandum has been issued by Captain W.
Houston Stewart, C. 8., superintendent of Chatham
dockyard, in which he congratulates the master-
attendant, Captain It. Stokes ; the master ship-
wright, Mr. P Thornton, and the officers and work-
men employed under them on the skilful and suc-
cessful manner in which the ironclad frigate
Hercules was undocked and safely moored in the
harbour. The whole of the arrangements met the
full approval and commendation of the First Lord
and Board of Admiralty and the Controller of the
Navy.

The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Staff-Commander John J. Brown
to the Fisgard, for service at Somerset-house ; Na-
vigating Lieut. James E. Coglan, additional, to the
Zealous ; George A. Huntingford, midshipman, to
the Caledonia ; the Rev. Edward L. Bowman,
chaplain, to the Trafalgar ; Henry Piers, staff
surg., to the Wellesley, additional, for Melville
Hospital ; Andrew Murray, staff surg., to the Wel-
lesley ; William H. Adam, surg., to the Egmont ;
William G. F. Hunt, assist.-paymaster, as secre-
tary's clerk, to the Royal Adelaide; William B.
Antridge, assist.-paymaster, to the Royal Adelaide;
Dr. Thomas Browne, assist.-surgeon, to the Royal
Oak ; and Doveton V. Stoddart, clerk, to the Gla-
diator.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa.....Feb. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles l3.
Ditto, via Panama
Brasil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Rar,•,h 5.
Ditto, by Franc% packet
Cape Verde, by Brazil paotet March 5.
Cape of Good Hope. A.soension. and St. Helena Feb :7
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Feb. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles
Falkland Islands
blibraltar, via Southampton . • Feb. 13,
India, via Southampton . ... ..... .... Feb. 19.
Ditto, via Marseil!es
Malta, tgypt, 3co. Feb. 19.

Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 13.
Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via

Southampton Feb. 19.
Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 13
Newfoundland ...... ....... . Marsh 1 I
Portugal ... March 5
Ditto, by pr,‘ Is ship to Oporto
Ditto t ;no to Lisbon
United State 3, t anada, California, .to., by British
packet

Ditto, by I_ Wed States packet
Ditto ditto 'New York)
Ditto ditto New York)
Ditto dittt (Baltimore)
' Ditto, by Canadian packet • Feb 14.
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife Feb. 16
West ladies and Paola° (except Mexico and Baha-
mas)
Cuba and Mexico Feb. 28.

f3;11---aaia;, via New Y Nlareh 2.
Bermuda, via Halifax . • • ALarch 11

Lord and Lady Forester have arrived at their
residence in, Andloy-square from Willey rark, shrop-
ohire.