The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-03 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN AND BRENTFORD.

The half-yearly mverng was held on Monday, at
tle4 cfficus, (heat George street, Westminster; Mr.
P. I),ive; in the chair.
Mr. C. ELIA, jun., the secretary, read the report.
U stated that the increasing truffle carried over the
line during the past half-year, and the additional
tollage derived therefrom, permitted a small in-
crease in the dividend, which would be at the rate
of 21 per cent. per annum on the ordinary shares
for the past half-year. This encouraging result
had been mainly produced by the amalgamation of
the three largo lines serving the districts comprised
in the Great Western Company system. The arbi-
tration with the Great Western Company under the
leasing act had not yet been settled. Of the deben-
ture bonds falling due in the past half-year, those
hearing interest at 5 per cent. had been all paid
off, and the loans obtained had been principally at
.11 per cent.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, expressed his regret that, in consequence of
the tollage account not having yet been settled
with the Great Western Company, they were not
in a situation to give the quantities of the tonnage,
as they could not admit the returns made to them
without the power of verification. The payments
therefore which have been received from the Great
Western Company had hitherto been taken as on
account. Ile had hoped that the arbitration would
have been closed by this time. The arguments and
evidence on both sides were now closed, and he
trusted that the result of the arbitration would be
satisfactorily to adjust the tollage accounts up to
the present time, and to prevent further difference
of opinion as to the mode of keeping tho accounts
and carrying out the terms of the leasing act.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. li. G. DAY seconded the motion, and com-
plimented Mr. Eley, the secretary, for the skill and
ability with which he had conducted the arbitration
without legal assistance on the part of the company•
(Hear.)
The motion was then put and carried unsai-

mouldy.
The dividend resolutions were also agreed to,
retiring directors and auditors were re-elected, and
the proceedings were closed with a vote of thanks
to the chairman and directors.

a paper addressed
c,OfNSlcile'insele''s."--,llllt.lllechamp states the
ItthEes
AEActatcdellmE.ys
to
following facts concerning must and •
Wine. Must may be
loft to ferment either alone or with the grape-stalks and
skins. In the first auto froth is formed on the surface ;
in the second, a pellicle, called chapeau in French,
covers it. irle.o Oxygen and the germs of the air can-
not obtain access to the body • •
of (ho liquid, they
act on the surface,
determining the production
of vinegar I,y the
oxygenation of alcohol. The
yin 'acre vete, which is the ric • h est in alcohol and extrac-
tive inatter, is obtained
by binning, after a more or leas
eomplete
fermentation. The next in quality is the min de
pressoir, which is distinguished into wino of the first, oe-
cond, and third pressing. The latter is that which contains
most water and least extractive matter ; it is mixed with
all the other winos, because it contains more tannin, which
favours the preservation of wino. Tunned wino is still
liable to ferment, and dons not become clear until after
the lapse of several months, when the fermentation i 5
nearly exhausted. \Vine is separated from its dregs and
ferment by drawing off ; but this operation rhould be put off
for some time, becasse the quality of wino improves by stay-
ing long on the dregs. In all cases, the contact of sir
should be avoided. Glue is used to clarify wino and carry
off particles of matter floating in it ; after which the wine
elmuld be left to stand. Sulphuring neutralivo the action
of ferment by destroying it. When all the preceding
of olitt ionshave been performed and have tmoc,ectled,
the tine may be stored up, prov idol it be deprived of light
mid the action of the sir, on eccount of the complexity of
wine. All time elements it enntains,sucrinio, acetic, plies-
phorie, sometimes tarter lc ninanthie, and t.ther fatty Heide,
glYevike, nlceliols, ethers, extractive matter, &c., all three
conipounds may still ant on each other, and the tiew com-
pounds resulting from this action may again operate upon
each other, until a more stable equilibrium be established,
which, in the case of certain wines, only takes place et the
end of A certain number of years.
Persons in debt may obtain inslitut protection against
imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release
Iron all debts and Ilaidittlett without publicity, by application
to Messrs,. MAr'hall. solicitors of the Court ot Bankruptcy.
Charger under IS payable by easy instalments. °Rico
(catabltshod Jrctol. 12,11 at ton-garden. City branch—t', Moor-
gate-stlect,