The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-25 00:00:00

YORK, At 23

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Union Ex ten •
sion, VA—Great North of England, New, 543 A—Ditto, ditto,
32—London and Croydon, New, 21. 118.—Midland, New,
-261'4—North British, New, 9X—York and North Midland
Extension, 243j4—Leeds and Bradford, 554—London and
York, 53/4—Manchester, Buxton, &c., B%—Newcastle and
iierwick, 24—North Staftbrdshire, 51.28.—Shrewsbury,
;Hereford, and North Wales, 334—South Midlands, 71. 12s.
HULL, AUG. 23.

STOCK ExcNANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn, Darwen,
and Bolton, 91.,—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, IL 178. 6d
Grimsby Dock Extension, 3—North British, Half Shares, 9 LA
—Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 2/. Is. 6d.—East Lin-
colnshire, 15s.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 35s.—Leeds and
West Riding Junction, 14s.—London and Birmingham Ex-
tension, 15s.—Newcastle, Durham, and Lancashire, 1/. 17s.
6d.—Nottingham and Boston, 13s.—Nottingham and Mans-
field, 275. 6d.—Rugby, 2%—South Midland, 7/4—Sheffield
and Lincolnshire Junction, 31!2—Shrewsbury, Hereford, and
North Wales, 41/s—lean and Dove Valley, 225. 6d.—Wake-
field and Bradford, 2/. 18s.—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union,
7s. 6d.

EDINBURGH, AUG. 22.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 31. 38.-
Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 2/. I Is. 6d.-Arbroath and For-
far, 2.51.-Di tto, Half Shares,lsl.-Armagh and Po rtrush, -
Bantishire,2L Is. 6d.-British and Irish Union, 3/. 7s. 6d.-Bel-
fast and County Down, 3/. 17s. 6d.-Cambridge and Lincoln,
3/. 10s.-Caledonian, 10/. 10s.-Caledonian Extension, 2/.
16s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, 3/.175. 6d.-Clydesdale
Junction, 9/. - Direct Northern, 2/. - Dundee and Ar-
broath, 371. Is. 6d.-Ditto, New, 181.-Dundee and Perth,
4/. 7s. 6d.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 2L 9s. 6d.-Edinburgh
and Glasgow, 881.-Ditto, quarters, 21/. 155.-Ditto, New,
16/.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 1/. I7s. 6d.
-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 261.-Ditto, Prefer-
ence, 171. 10s.-Edinburgh and Northern, 11. 145.-Ditto,
New, 1/. 25.-Edinburgh and Peebles,2/.155. 6d.-Edinburgh
arid Perth, 1/. 135.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 89/.-Ditto,
New Stock, 221.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 3/. 145.-
Glasgow and Neilston, 21/. 10s.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 41/.
-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, IL ss. 6d.-Glasgow and
(ireenock, 211.-Ditto, New Stock, 101. 55.-Ditto, Pre-
ference, 21.-Great North of Scotland, 2/. lbs. 6d.-Inver-
ness and Elgin, 1/. 25.-Kilmarnock and Ardrossan, 51. 15s.
-London and York, 4/. 10s.-Londonderry and Coleraine,
Si. 17s. 61-Londonderry and Enniskillen, 3/. lbs.-Monk-
land and Kirkintilloch, 334-Morayshire, 11.-North British,
31/. 10s.-Ditto, Halves, 9/. 55.-North Wales Mineral,
New, 6/..55.-Perth and Inverness, 2/. Is.-Scottish Central,
7/. 12s. 61-Scottish Midland, 2/. 2s. 6d.-Shrewsbury, Os-
westry, and Chester, 4/. Is. 6d.-Slamannan, 181.-South
Midland, 6'. U.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1/. 11s. 6d. -
Stirling and Dunfermline, 1/. 14s. 61-Waterford. Wick-
low, and Dublin, 1/. 165.-Wishaw and Coltness, 39/.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCESTER.

BIRMINGHAX, SATURDAY AFTERNOON.—This afternoon,
the half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the above
Company was held at the Company's offices, Lawley-street, in
this town.

Mr. Samuel Bowley took the chair.
Mr. SauNDERS, the secretary, read the report of the Direc-
tors, which was merely a recapitulation of the agreement which
has been entered into between the Midland and Birmingham
and Gloucester Company.
Mr. GILL, of Plymouth, inquired what was the number of
shares in the Company ?
The SECRETARY answered 11,421 1001. shares; and in
answer to further questions, said that the shareholders in the
Worcester deviation line were being paid off.
Mr. GILL wished to know what the weekly returns on the
Gloucester line had been during the last two months?
The Crialemasr could not answer the question, as the
returns had been amalgamated with those of the Midland
Company.
Mr. GILL said he understood that the returns had increased
to the extent of 3,0001. per week.
The SECRETARY said this was evidently an exaggeration.
A short conversation ensued as to the Midland Company
being able always to fulfil their engagements, after which the
report was received and adopted.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the resolution declaring a divi-
dend, said it was right that be should explain to the share-
holders why the dividend was less than had been anticipated.
At their last meeting he had informed them that the dividend
would not be less than ll.•17s. 6d. per share. In consequence
of a claim which the Bristol Company had set up, but which
this Company did not acknowledge, the dividend would be
less by sixpence per share than had been anticipated.
Although the Directors did not admit the justice of the claim
of the Bristol and Gloucester Company, yet they had deemed
it right to avoid any dispute and give up the amount in ques-
tion, which would average about sixpence per share. They
had thought it better to do this than involve the Company in
any difficulties. It was only fair to the Proprietors, how-
ever, that he should state that the Directors had not bound
the Company. If the Proprietors were of opinion that the
claire of the Bristol Company should be resisted, they were at
liberty to take steps to oppose that claim. He thought, how-
ever, that it would be better to leave the matter as the Direc-
tors had recommended.—( Hear, hear.) He then moved that
a dividend of 11. 16s. per share of 100/. be declared, and made
payable on the 15th of September.
Mr. GILL inquired what was the aggregate amount of the
claim of the Bristol Company?
A PROPRIETOR said he believed that if the claim were not
made by the Bristol Company, the Gloucester shareholders
wouldhave 1/. 18s. 6d. per share.
Mr. GILL said that would in the aggregate then amount to
1,100/.

The CliAlamAN said the real difference in the dividend was
only about (id, per share, as the dividend was made payable free
of income-tax.
The resolution was then carried.
The thanks of the shareholders to the Chairman and Direc-
tors closed the proceedings.