The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-04 00:00:00

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.

After the amendment on the motion for ten di-
rectors, as the b of the new board, on Wednesday,
had been referred to a poll, as mentioned in
our yesterday's report, the meeting rc-sutnecl business.
Mr. MOWATT, M.P., moved that in addition to the
ten gentlemen whom he had already moved as the
basis of the new board, the number of directors to be
increased to 22, by the addition of the •following
wanes :—Messrs. Akroyd, Harper, T. Barnes, Brog-
den, Botterell, W. Evans, S. Fielden, H. Houlds-
worth, F. Mowatt, A. Watkin, W. Rawson, and
Joseph Thornton.
Dlr. T. FIELDEN seconded the motion.

Mr. HARPER, as a retiring director, and indifferent
about his own election, strongly advocated the policy of
electing Mr. Mowatt, as a gentleman who, even if he
should be Excluded by the turn of a few votes
obtained by proxy, would still have with him the
feeling of a large body of the active proprietors at-
tending business meetings, and they could never hope
for peace.
Mr. G. Wirsow expressed his unfeigned astonish-
ment that Mr. Garnett, as the representative of the
old board, should have omitted from their list the
name of Mr. Henry Hou!Osworth, their late chair-
man, and said, thou,cfh it might cost him his own seat
at the board, he would vote for the list which con-
tained that gentleman's name.—(Cheers.)

Mr. W. GARNETT here came -forward to move as
an amendment the list to which Mr. Wilson had re-
ferred, and which he had previously read over in en
incomplete state. He mewed that the board be in-
creased to 20 members, including At sArs. T. Barnes,
J. Crossland, S. Fielden, J. Andw, E. B. Beaumont,
J. Hargreaves, J. Hohne, J. Ralph, H. Hornby, and
J. Riley. _ _ _ _

Mr. PARSONS seconded the amendment.
On a show of hands, the CHAIRMAN declared the
amendment lost.

Mr. GARNETT demanded a poll, and as the poll on
the previous amendment had not yet been completed,
the meeting was now adjourned till 12 o'clock yes-
terday, to resume business when the result of the poll
was ascertained. The prcceedings of the meeting so
f.r were over by 7 o'clock in the evening, but the
poll lasted the whole night.
Yesterday morning the business was to have been
resumed at, 12 o'clock, but the Secretary informed
the meeting that the poll was not yet over, and the
Chairman declared the proceedings further adjourned
to that time. At 4 o'clock, however, the nurnbt..,rs were
not ready, and the meeting was waiting at 5, when
our report was dispatched.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Ocr. :3.
STOCK EXCTIANGE.—We have little change to notice in
this share market. Only a small business has been done,
and prices are nearly similar to those of yesterday. The sales
were Great Western, 72 Ditto, 17/. Shares, b dis.—
Midland, 49,4.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. n.
STocx ExcilAtifiE.—The share market was more active
to-day, and prices had an upward tendency. The transactions
were as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consolidated,
18'4—Ditto, Fifths, 7'% dis.—Ditto, 321. Shares, 8 dis.—
Lancaster a:;d Carlisle, Thirds, 3 p.—Lancaster and Preston,
18%—Liverpool, Chester, and Stockport, 3 dis.—London and
North-Western, 116 L)itto New Quarters, 2 7-16 p.—
Manchester, Shetlial, and Lincolnshire,, 17 ---Ditto, Quarters
(No. 1), 754 per cent. till 1 5 B,4—Ditto, Preference, 8,4,1
—Midland, 44:5,—Ditto, Halves, •203;, dim.— North-Western,
12% dis.—St. Helen's (Railway and Canal), New Prefer-
ence, 15 dis.—South.Eastern and Dover, 214,—Ditto (No.
4), Registered, 7 1-16 South Staffordshire, .3•5 (119.-1 ork,
Newcastle, and Berwick (Original N. and B), G. N. E., 6 per
cent. till 1550, 41/8 di —York and North
Dutch Rhenish, 41/4 did.—Eastern Countis, 6,/4.
MANCHESTER, Ocr. 3.

STOCK Excs.kwitt.---The share market was ardinated
to-day, and a considerable :-mount cf business doing at fair
prices. The transactions were as follow :—Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 48 —Ditto Fifths. Vi.); dis. - Ditto, ill/. Shares
(late Extersi-m), 814 dis.—Ditto, 201. Shares (F), 1
Ditto (West Biding Union), 7 dis.--L-edi, 'll.irk, 11—
Caledonian., H 9-16 nis.—ljlto, Preference, 5 . —Fe:t Lanca-
shire, 9?:,—Great Northern, i 4 —London and North-We,*.ern,
115 e —Ditto, New Quarters, ”',.lp.—Ditto, Mancheger
and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 1 15-16 p.—Manchester.
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 17%,--Ditto, Quarters (No. 1).
; itto, Preference, S 5-16— North British, 712—Nortlt
S!atTordshire, 9% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 20714—
Ditto Consol. (No. 4), 6 15-16.
BIRMINGHAM, Orr. 3.
STocx Ti-•e market was. pretty active to-day,
and prices were firm. The transactions were as follow:
1.0n,10n and North-Western, 116—Shropshire Union, 372. Bd.
do.—Oxford, Worcester, and \Vclverhampton, - South-
Eastern and Dover, 2014.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
THE GREAT NOIITHEVN BAlLWAY.—(stiles open, 219.)—
Amount of revenue for the week ending
Sept. '2 2 ... ••• ••• .. ',' 33 0
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. - (Miles 0pen,112.)
-
Return of traffic for the week ending Oct. : -
Railway and canal ... £ 029 0 0
Correspcn.ling week last year 4,416 00 -
Note. - The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Wes ern
Railway Company.
MANcitEsTER, BUXTON, 'MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JCNC-
TION RAILWAY.—Return of Traffic for the week ending
tiept. 29:—
Passengers, &c.
Merchandise

£l3l 11 0
54 4 11

Total ... £lBB 15 11
Corresponding week last year ... jc:lG3 17 2
SitnEwsnurty AND BIRMINGHAM RAlLWAY.—Traffic
re-
ceil)ts for the week ending Sept. 29 :
Passengers ... •
•••
Car iages, horses, and parcels ...
Lva stock
Merchandise and nairerals

£162 19 8
21 13 6
17 13 7
194 8 5

Total .Vit.36 14 2
Corresponding period last year.. 125 12 1