16 AUGUST 1856, Page 9

The half-yearly meetings of the London and North-Western and the

Great Western Railway Companies were held yesterday. The London and North-Western met at Euston Square station : a dividend of 5 per cent per annum was declared. The Great Western meeting was held at Bristol the dividend was 21 per cent per annum. At this meeting, Major Court carried a censure on the Directors, for denying to the shareholders the privi- lege of inspecting the registry of stockholders ; and a resolution, suggested by Mr. Miles, for appointing a Committee to consult with the Directors on a change in the constitution of the Board, was also carried.