The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1864.

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showed, so far, that of the commit tees which had replied
those in Ireland had remitted the full amount subscribed—
that in Scotland two committees had £404 108 6d in hand—
end that in England and Wales 22 committees had retained
balances amounting to £15,220115. This did not, however,
include the Sheffield, Leeds, or Halifax balances, nor the
balance of the committee to which Col. Patten had re-
ferred, but did include £11,178 Os 4d in the hands of the
treasurer of the Bradford committee. He hoped soon to
be able to lay on the table replies from all the committees.
The following grants were made from the general relief
fund :—To Livesey, £50—Crompton, £2so—Failswor,h,
£l2O —Cragg-valley, SAO—Hinckley, £4oo—Hurst, £l5O
Wilton, £loo—Newchnrcb, £lso—St. Matthew's, Chad-
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tertain any desponding views as to the result of
their traffic to and from the 120 stations on their

line. They were developing the resources as fast
as they could, and perfecting the arrangements for
conducting the traffic. He did not thick the fares
were too low, but he thought they were moaeratc,
and stould, to a great extent, be left to those
governing of lin in India. There would be no diffi-
culty in carrying out the suggestions of Mr Gotz in
the statement of accounts.

After some observations respecting the obstruc-

tions, delay, and expense that had been experienced
from the Government interference in carrying out
the undertaking, the report was unanimously

adopted, and the directors were authorised to raise
£1,200,000, being the amount necessary for the
completion of the Jubbelpore line. The total cost of
this branch, it was supposed, would not exceed
£3,200,000. _ _ _

The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks
,o the chairman and directors.

GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA.
The report of the directors states that during the
half.year no further portion of the railway was
opened for traffic. The number of miles worked was
553. The gross receipts brought into the revenue
statement amounted to £325,008, being an increase
of £90,664 on the receipts of the corresponding
half of last year. The working expenses (including
the item "compensation ") amounted to £106,832,
or 60'56 per cent. of the receipts—and the amount
of net profit for the half-year, to be carried to the
credit of the interest account with the Government,
was £94,506. The average number of miles open
for traffic was 553, against 504, showing an increase
of 49 miles. The number of train miles run during
the half-year was 968,294, against 667,142, show•
ing an increase of 301,152 miles. The number of
passengers carried was 1,803,064, against 1,558,970,
showing an increase of 244,094. The receipts for
passengers, &c., were £103,611, against £79,160
for the corresponding half of 1863, showing an
increase of £24,450. The average receipt per pas•
senger carried was ls. 4413., against 10Id. for the
same half of 1863, showing an increase of 30. The
merchandise and other receipts amounted t0£221,396
against £155,182, showing an increase of £66,214.
The total receipts per train mile were Gs.
and the expenditure 4s. 9d. per train mile,
leaving the net profit la 111 d per train wile. The
expenditure during the past year amounted to
£230,501, or 70.92 per cent., against £149,559, or
63.81 per cent., for the same half of last year,
showing an increase of £80,942, or 7.11 per cent.
The amount earned (but excluded from revenue ac-
count), applied to meet the cost of transporting
traffic across the ghats and in Bombay, was £48,866,
against £56,100, showing a decrease of £7,234.
The locomotive expenditure of last half year in-
cluded the cost of an engine replaced, and of re-
placing woggons lost in cotton fires. The charges
for maintenance of the line covered 24,146 sleepers
replaced, against 11,725 sleepers in the half year to
the 30th of June, 1863. Unusual local floods, aris-
ing out of the early storme of the monsoon, occa-
sioned serious damage to the opened portion of the
railway at three points. Shortly before daylight
on the 27th of June an embankment near Wassind
was damaged by the bursting of a succession of
shallow reservoirs in proximity to the railway, used
for the cultivation of rice. This unfortunately led
to an accident to a passenger train, attended with
loss of life to several passengers. On the 19th of
June a bridge of nine 30ft iron girder openings
over the Nulgunga river, close to the terminal sta-
tion of Mulkapore, on the Nagpore branch, fell,
and on the 28th of June another bridge of five 20ft
arches, between Ooroolee and Kheirgaum stations,
was washed away, but the damage had been re.
paired. The Bhore Ghat incline had been main•
tained clear for traffic since the 3d of March, ex.
cept for two days, the 23d and 24th of June, when,
owing to two landslips from the hillside, the incline
was impassable, and it was necessary to convey the
passenger traffic along the old temporary line to
Campoolee. In addition to the Mull Ghat (nine
miles), referred to as likely to be completed by
the end of this year, a farther section of 33 miles
of the Nagpore branch, extending from Mulkapore
to Shaegaum, had been finished, and was ready for
public traffic early in June, but that its opening had
been postponed till the end of the monsoon.
Upon the remaining portion of the branch the works
were in a very forward state as far as l3udnaira,
.70:1- miles beyond Shaegaum, and from Bnd-
naira to Nagpore, 1084 miles, 97 per cent. of the
earthwork in embankments, 46 per cent of the bal.
lasting, 66 per cent of the viaducts, and 51 per cent
of the bridges had been executed. Upon the other
division of the north east line, from Bhosawul to
Jubbulpore, the progress accomplished was as fol-
lows :—From Bhosawul to Hurdah, 1384 miles, 84
per cent of the earthwork in embankments, 32 per
cent of the ballasting, 75 per cent of the viaducts
and bridges, and 61 per cent of the culverts had
been executed. In the Taptee viaduct 90 per cent
of the masonry was finished, and the iron girders
were being prepared for erection. The permanent
way had been laid for 26 miles, and several of the
stations were in an advanced state. From Hurdah
to Sohagpore, 82 miles, 91 per cent of the earthwork
in embankments, 31 per cent of the ballasting, 48
per cent of the masonry in viaducts and bridgee,
and 37 per cent in culverts had been executed.
About 11 miles of permanent way had been laid.
From Sohagpore to Jubbulpore, 116/ miles, the
progress had been less satisfactory than was antici-
pated, but all the bridges, excepting three, were i❑
progress, and the ballasting for 40 miles of line had
been provided. The through railway communication
between Bombay and Madras was to be effected via
Raichore, at which place this company's railway
would be joined to that of the Madras Railway
Company. The distance from Sholapore to Raichore
is 161 miles, and the line is now in course of being
surveyed and staked out for construction. As re-
garded the connection of this company's line with
the important town of Hyderabad, the directors
were enabled to state that the eireat Indian Penin-
sula Extension Railway Company (Limited) were
in communication with the Government of India,
with the object of arranging terms for constructing
a branch from Kulburga, or its neighbourhood, to
Hyderabad.
The capital account to Jane 30 showed that
£12,150,636 had been received and £10,968,137 ex•
pended, leaving a balance of £1,182,489. The in.
terest account to June 30 with the Government
showed that the total interest paid by the Govern-
ment amounted to £2,860,914, and that £709,453
aS net revenue had been paid and was payable to
the Government, leaving £2,151,461 chargeable
against half.surplus profits over 5 per cent,

BAHIA AND SAN FRANCISCO.
The half.yearly meeting of this company was held on
Friday at the London Tavern. Mr J. Samuel, chairman,
presided.
The report having been taken as read,
The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that Mr
Watson, the contractor, had since the last meeting sent in a
claim to the directors for £76,000. It was true the engineer
in chief had previously intimated to the board that Mr
Watson would be entitled to about £16,000. The directors
then sent Mr Watson's claim to Mr Vignoles for his exa-
mination, and his opinion was that as there were other
things to consider he thought the £15,000 might be extended
to £20,000. At the same time he indicated that there was
an item of £47,000 for the erection of certain works, and,
among other things, for fitting up workshops, and as part
of this claim would depend on the legal interpretation of the
contract. ho (Mr Vignoles) could not decide immediately
upon it. The directors having received that intimation,
they thought, in the interest of the company, that it would
be undesirable to have recourse to legal proceedings and the
Court of Chancery; that if an amicable arrangement could
be come t 3 with Mr Watson it would be preferable. They
paid Mr Watson £30,000 in full of all demands on the com-
pany, and mutual releases had been exchanged between the
company and contractor. That closed the claims against
the capital account of the company, and left them in a
satisfactory position. As regarded the traffic, it was any-
thing but satisfactory. (Hear, bear.) The proprietors