The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-11 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9.
The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were
agreed to
Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway.
Manchester and Birmingham Railway (Ashton Branch).
North Wales Railway.
Taw Vale Railway and Dock.
Trent Valley Railway.
Ashton, Stalybridge, and Liverpool Junction Railway (Ard-
wick and Guide Branches).
Eastern Counties Railway (Ely and Whittlesea Deviation).

Reports of the following Bills to be taken into consideration
on Friday :
South Eastern Railway (Widening and Extension of the
London and Greenwich Railway).
South Eastern Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells).

London and York Railway Bill,—Petition for additional
provision reported ; report referred to the Select Committee
on Standing Orders.

COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS
APPOINTED BY THE COMMITTEE OF SELECTION.
The Committee of Selection have nominated the following
Committee:—
A Committee of
Viscount Howick (Sunderland),—Chairman,
Sir John Walsh (Radnorshire),
Mr. Thomas Mackenzie (Ross),
Lord Leveson (Lichfield),
Mr. Savile Ogle (Northumberland),
to whom they have referred the Bill comprised in group ZZ.,
viz.
The Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, North
Union, Liverpool and Manchester, and Grand unction
Railway Companies Amalgamation.
The Select Committee will meet on Thursday, July 17, at
twelve o'clock.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
Direct London and Portsmouth Railway,—Third reading,
Friday, July 11.
Brighton and Chichester Railway (Portsmouth Extension),
—Third reading, Friday, July 11.
Guildford, Chichester, and Portsmouth Railway,—Third
reading, Friday, July 11.
Gravesend and Rochester Railway,—Report, Friday,
July 11.

ROYAL SANTIAGO MINING COMPANY.—At the
meeting of the Proprietors of this Company on Wednesday, a divi.
dead of 14 10s. per share (amounting to 10,5001.) was declared.
UNION BANK or LONDON.--Wednesday the sixth
annual meeting of the proprietors of this company was held at their
premises, 2, Princes.atreet, Mansion.house, Alderman Sir
.Peter
Laurie in thechair. The report stated that the directors had to con.
gratulate the proprietors on the general prospects of the company.
They had the satisfaction of declaring a dividend of five per cent.
per annum, clear of Income-tax, on the paid.up capital of the com-
pany. During the past year the prosperity of the bank, and the in.
crease of its operations in every department, had amply realised
the anticipations of the directors ; in confirmation of which it
might be stated that since June 30, 1843, the current and deposit
accounts had increased upwards of one million sterling, or more than
100 per cent. in the last two years. The accounts showed that,
after payment of all charges for the establishment and interest to
customers on their current and deposit accounts (amounting to
26,0041. 9s. 6d.), the unappropriated profit of the past year
on June 30 last, was 36,4191. 15s. 7d. ; so that after the pay-
ment of the dividend, and appropriating 5004 as usual, in reduc-
tion of preliminary expenses, the directors were enabled to add
7,4851. 12s. 2d. to the reserved fund, which, with the dividend
ust accrued, would make that fund 20,0001. The preliminary ex-
penses had been further reduced, by the sum of 1,0001. received
for fittings at the premises in Moorgate.atreet, which would leave
the balance of that account 13,0001. only. On the motion of the
Chairman, seconded by Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., deputy.gover-
nor, the report was adopted, and the dividend declared. Three
directors, viz., John Barnes, Esq., John William Sutherland, Esq.,
and William Mountford Nurse, Esq., of the Polytechnic Institu-
tion, retired, in accordance with the deed of settlement, and were
unanimously reelected. A vote of thanks was passed to the go..
vernot'ind the directors for the seal and success with which they
had conducted the Society's operations. The meeting then sepa.
rated.