The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-04 00:00:00

GRAND UNION CANAL.

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The usual half-yearly general meeting of the Shareholders
blithe Grand Union Canal was held yesterday morning at the
offices of the Company, in Surrey- street, Strand ; Mr.
Twining in the chair.
The report stated that the twelve months' tonnage of the
canal, up to the 30th of September, 1844, amounted to 7,4791.,
while that of the present year amounted to 8,2091., showing
an increase of 7301. In consequence of the great reductions
made by the railways in the carriage of coal and merchan-
dise, the committee found it necessary in May last to reduce
the rates of tonnage on coal to 101.2 d., and on merchandise to
51/2d., and hitherto no injury. had resulted from the change,
owing to the great augmentation in the coal trade. The re-
ceipts of the past half-year amounted to 4,6531., which,
added to the receipts of the previous half-year, gave an an-
nual gross income of 9,3101. The gross payments of the two
previous half-years, including dividends, amounted to 3,618/.
The accounts exhibited a balance in favour of the Company
of 501/. The unclaimed dividends on the 30th of Septem-
ber last amounted to 2,5331., including 5881. on 28 unregis-
Urea shares. The canal had lately been surveyed, and found
in every respect to be in a perfectly satisfactory state.
The report having been adopted, a dividend of Il per share,
free of income-tax, was declared, and ordered to be paid en
the 17th instant.

RAILWAY ROBBERlES.—lnformation has been for-
warded to the various metropolitan and City police stations,
that some thief or thieves stole from one of the trucks belong-
ing to the London and Birmingham Railway, at the Camden►
town station, a packing-case—dtmensions, three feet long, two
feet wide, and seventeen feet deep—tilled with valuable
shawls, silk handkerchiefs, ribbons, and fancy articles; and
a case containing a large quantity of net lace, the property
of Messrs. Whitehouse and Sons, 17 Wharf, City-road Also
was stolen from the Oxford Railway Station, a 10/. Bank of
England note, No. H. E. 92,053, dated June 11, 1845; a 5/.
ditto, and a Si. Oxford noto.

ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.—The first meeting for
the present session was held on Saturday, at the rooms of the
Society. in Grafton-street, when the chair was taken by Pro-
fessor Wilson. The number and variety of presents was un-
-7....ena11y large. An interesting paper by✓ Professor 'Wilson, on
the holy teo...vaq of the Hindoos, occupied the remainder of
the meeting.
[ADYERTISEMENT.]-I,Ary B— AND HOLLO-
WAY'S PlLLs.—Lady B—, the distinguished
Lord, was, a few weeks since, so alarmingly ill; c.ccssintl4 by
a disorder in the liver and stomach, as to indhe uce her phymcnkna
to disciose to the Honourable Mr. r Ladyship's son-
in-law, that they entertained but little hopes of her recovery.
In this state, and unbeknown to her medical attendants, she
was strongly advised to try Holloway's celebrated Pills, which
she took for only three weeks, when she found herself as well
Ls va she was in her life. The avcuracy VI this extraordiaary
statement can be proved beyond all doubt. Sold at Professor
Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London, and byall
mvdivißmeliera throghout the ciTilited nerld.

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