The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-18 00:00:00

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

LAMBETH.—Last night a public meeting of the
supporters of Mr. J. Morgan Howard, the Conser-

vative candidate for Lambeth, was held at the
Horns Tavern, Kennington. Mr. Fowler occupied
the chair. At the close of the proceedings, a reso-
lution was passed recommending Mr. Howard to the
constituency.
BOSTON.-Mr. T. Collins, who formerly repre-
sented Knaresborough in the Conservative interest,
has been accepted by the Conservatives of Boston,
as a candidate for that borough, along with Mr. J.
W. Malcolm, the sitting member.

BURT ST. EDMUNDS.--Mr. Greene and Mr.
Hardcastle, who now represent this borough, have
issued their addresses, seeking re-election ; and
Mr. R. S. Parry, of Bilham-hall, Surrey, has come
forward as a second Liberal candidate, at the in-
vitation of a number of the electors. It is stated
that the Conservatives intend to bring forward
another candidate, and there is consequently every
prospect of a severe contest.
HALIFAx.—Mr. Stansfeld and Mr. Akroyd at-
tended a Liberal meeting at Halifax last night
and solicited re-election. Mr. Stansfeld said the
itnpOrtant questions for the new Parliament would
be Reform, justice to Ireland, and education. As
to Reform, the first thing demanding attention
would be the repeal of the ratepaying tests, which
he had voted against. He believed the object of
minority representation was to weaken the power
of large constituencies, and if not remedied there
would be a large Radical measure of redistribution
of seats. Justice to Ireland demanded the disesta-
blishment of the Irish Church, and he believed
the land question would speedily have to be dealt

with. The effect of a Conservative Government
had been to increase the waste of the national
finance. When the new Parliament met he believed
Mr. Gladstone would be brought back to power and
be the leader of a compact and earnest majority.
He would then be able, and it would be his duty, to
bring about a considerable reduction in the national
expenditure. In answer to questions he declared
for the Ballot, but would not say whether he would
vote for disestablishment of the English Church,
and said it did not matter whether bishops were in
Parliament or not, for;the Imperial power was in the
people.

LINCOLNSHIRE (Souni).—Mr. George Hussey
Macke, M.P., has issued an address seeking re-elec-
tion. He says, though a true Liberal, he is no
Radical, and is prepared to advocate and support
such measures as are in his judgment conducive to
the interests of constitutional progress. Mr. 1V il-
liam Earle Welby has also issued an address. He
says he should view with the utmost regret, and, so
long as he could with any reasonable prospect of
success, should oppose any measure having for its
object the severance of Church and State ; but he
cannot conceal from himself that circumstances may
arise under which to prolong that resistance would
become not merely useless but mischievous. He
must therefore reserve to himself the right to act in
such a case to the best of his judgment.
MID-LINCOLNSHIRE. —Lieut.-Colonel Western
Amcotts has concluded an active canvass of the
electors of Mid-Lincolnshire, and yesterday ad-
dressed a large meeting at Bassingham, where he
was well received.
MID-SURREY.—The Hon. W. Broderick and Mr.
Henry W. Peek, the Conservative candidates for
this division, have been holding a series of public
meetings during the past fortnight, at which reso-
lutions approving them as candidates have been

passed by acclamation.
NEWCASTLE-IJNDER-LYME.--Mr. W. S. Allen,
M.P., visited this borough on. Wednesday evening,

and addressed about 2,000 of the electors and future
electors in the covered market. He reviewed at
great length the proceedings in Parliament during
the past three years. He advocated the disesta-
blishment of the Irish Church, an I the adoption of
a new law as to the tenure of land ; condemned
the financial arrangements of the present Govern-
ment; and said he would substitute for the game
laws a new law as to trespass. A vote of coufi -
deuce in Mr. Allen was unanimously carried.

NormanAm.—Five candidates for the represen

tation of this borough are now fairly in the field--
four Liberals and one Conservative. It is said that
two ocher Liberal candidates are to be brought for-
ward, but who they are to be has not yet trans-
pired. Mr. Osborne is recovering from his illness,
and is expected in the town shortly to address the
electors.

rE3LBEOEE.-Mr. T. Merrick bas been introduced

to the electors of Pembroke as a candidate on Libe- '
ral principles, and has been well received.
POOLE.-Mr. Charles Waring, the present Libe-
ral member, addressed a crowded meeting at the
Town-hall on Wednesday evening. He expressed
his firm adherence to Mr. Gladstone as the leader
of the Liberal party.
SCFFOLK (WEST).-It is understood that arrange-
ments are being made for a contest in this division,
which has been for many years regarded as a " Con-
servative monopoly." Lord Augustus Hervey and
Major Parker offer themselves for re-election in
the Conservative interest, but the name of the Libe-
ral candidate has not yet transpired.

RAILWAY AND OTHER COMPANIES.

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN.

The half-yearly general meeting of this company
was held on Wednesday at Glasgow ; Sir A. Orr in

the chair.

The report, an abstract of which appeared in
The Sun, was taken as read.
The CHAIRMAN, i❑ moving the adoption of the
report, said the directors had been careful in limit-
ing the expenditure of capital during the past half
year, and they would in future keep the expendi-
ture on that account as low as possible. The works
of the branch in Ayrshire were now all in progress,
and would be completed for a sum smaller than the
amount of capital provided for them. The directors
regretted being involved in so many miles of new
railway, as the completion of those works might
have been spread over a number of years, and been
completed as the minerals of the districts were
wanted, but the foolish extensions of a neigh-
bouring company, who were pressing into their
district, forced them to take up the ground.
Had we known they were hurrying so
headlong into their present position they might
without loss have saved a great deal of their pre-
sent expenditure. The capital of the company
would, in consequence of the arrangement made
with the Caledonian Company, he reduced to the
extent of £266,000—viz., £200,000 in share capital
and £66,000 in loans. It Vas satisfactory to be
enabled to mention that they had arranged with
the directors of the Caledonian Company for a
settlement of all their differences with regard to
competitive traffic--(loud applause)—and that,
looking forward to the opening of the Greenock
line, they had arranged for carrying the Caledonian
Company's traffic for the west harbour of Greenock,
and they would take this company's traffic to the
east harbour, and the expenditure of half a mil-
lion of capital would thus be saved, and the public
would have the advantage of both routes, and from
the spirit in which negotiations were now being
carried on, the traffic of the district which they
both served would be worked to their
mutual advantage, and to that of the public
also. Had this wise course not been departed

from by their great neighbour, and measures
of defiance and destruction not been threat-
ened, they might have been quietly enjoying a
very large and increasing dividend, and dividing a
larger amount than they ever paid. If railways
were wisely managed there was a great future pros-
sperity before them, and the public would ultimately
gain also by cheap and convenient carriage of pas-
sengers and goods, in place of wasting further
money in duplicate lines and Parliamentary and
engineering expenses. All this immediate benefit
had been, however, deferred by the folly of the last
few years. The directors were much disappointed
that the traffic had not continued to increase in the
same ratio as in previous years, but they had en-
deavoured by economy of management to make the
net results as favourable as possible, and their en-
deavours had been so far satisfactory that the net
receipts per train mile, after paying all expenses,
were 2s. 4d. for the past half-year, as against is. 11d.
for the corresponding period, and this result had
been arrived at without depriving the public of a
liberal train accommodation. They regretted very
much to declare a dividend at a lower rate than 5 per
cent., but still the position of the company was better
than at the corresponding period of last year, when
5f per cent. was declared, as upwards of £5,000
more bad been charged against revenue, on account
of maintenance and renewal of way ; and at that
time the interest on unproductive capital, amount-
ing to £15,700, was paid out of the contingent
fund, the two sums together being equal to more
than 1 per cent. dividend on the ordinary stock of
the company, and the amount expended on works
yet unproductive had increased by upwards of
£lOO,OOO. (Cheers.)
Mr. RONALDSON seconded the motion for the
adoption of the report, which was unanimously
agreed to.
The dividends were then declared on the pre-
ference stocks, and at the rate of 4- per cent. per
annum on the ordinary stock and shares of the
company for the past half-year.
Alter short discussion on a proposition of Mr.
Dreghorn, for running a train in the morning and
one in the evening between Glasgow and Paisley,
on Sundays, the proceedings terminated with a vote
of thanks to the chairman and directors.