The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-25 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS—[Co ntinued].
Hudson's Bay, 92.
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour),
Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. ,870 issued 90, En
Joint •stock Discount, 71 on 6
London Financial Association, lira., 14
London General Omnibus Company (lira.), 21
National Discount Company, lira., rI
Oriental Inland Steam, lira., 31 4 3a_
Peninsula and 0, iental Steam,
Ditto, new, 491 8t
Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, Jim, 271
Royal Mail Steam, 72
Trust and Loan Co. of Upper Canada, 5I

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Samuel Leman was placed before the Lord Mayor,
charged with obstructing the footway in Princes-street,
Bank.

Police-constable 433 said the prisoner was standing with
his basket of walnuts on the pavement in Princes-street,
and, as h 9 refused to go away when directed, he took him
to the station-house.

Defendant—Yes, and spilt all my walnuts. I wasn't
obstructing the pavement. I'd just put my basket down
on the kerb to rest when this gentleman comes up and takes
me into custody.

The Lord Mayor—What have you to say to the charge?
Defendant—What am I to do, sell walnuts or steal? 1
try to get an honest living, and should do so if it was not
for the police. They drive us about Ike dogs.
Tho Lord Mayor—But you have no right to cause an
obstruction at that particular place.
Another constable informed his lordship that the boys in
Princes btreet did something more than sell their walnuts.
Many of them were regular thieves, and gave the office to
their companions, who were engaged in picking pockets,
that the officers were watching them.
Defendant—Have I ever done so ? I knew I've been a
bad boy, but you know it's never too late to mend, and I'm
trying to get on honestly; but—(laughter)—one can't do
that if the police is to drive us about.

The Lord Mayor—•l shall only inflict a small fine of 35.,
but if you come here again I'll not let you off so easy.

TIIII SON. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1863.

SCINDE RAILWAY COMPANY.

HALF-YEARLY MEETING-THIS DAY.

The 15th half-yearly meeting cf this company was
held to-day at the London Tavern; W. P. Andrew, Esq.,
chairman of the board of directors, presided.
The report stated that there had been a gradual increase
and development of the traffic in every description of goods
for the past half-year, fully bearing out former anticipa-
tions. The average gross receipts of the half-year ending
June 30 last amounted to £2,016 per week, being an average
weekly increase of £640, 0r.£16,683 for the half-year preceding.
The revenue account for the half year ending Dec. 31,
1862, has been submitted to Government, from which it
will appear that, after deducting working expenses and
maintenance, the receipts yielded a net return of £7,141
ss. 10d. The receipts per mile were about £360 Os. 33.,
and the expenditure £292, leaving a sum of LOS Os. 3d. per
mile to be carried to the credit of the net revenue account,
in part liquidation of the interest advanced by Government.
Major Malcolm, in his report to Government in March
last, stated that "mating allowance for the steady increase
of traffic which may be reasonably expected to continue,
there are fair grounds for hoping that within two years of
the pesent time the Scinde Railway may return 5
per cent. plus an annually increasing contribution
towards the re payment of the guaranteed interest
allowed up to that date by the State to the shareholders."
Prior to 1862, a bale of cotton in transit was rarely seen
upon the Indus. Bet a considerable supply of this article
is being received from the Punjaub. The value of the
cotton exported for the past year was Rs. 1,43,93,483, or
about £1,319,402 12s. 2d.

Indian Branch Railway Company.

HALF-YEARLY MEETING-THIS DAY.

The second ordinary meeting of the directors and share-
holders in this undertaking was held to-day at the London
Tavern.

The report, which was adopted, stated that the opening
of the Nulhatee line had been delayed, from the roadway
which the Government undertook to deliver to the
company sot having been originally provided with suffi.
cient openings tocarry off the flood waters of the district; the
Government undertook to supply the additional waterway
required, but the non-completion of one of the principal
bridges had up to Aug. 1 prevented the closing in of the
line. The chief engineer, however, expected to get a train
through at a very early day, and then a telegram would
be sent to the board. This announcement is daily expected.
Arrangements had been made with the Government for
extending the Nulhatee line 8} miles to Bogwan-
gola, a port on the Gauges, and the road which
the Government had to make and deliver to the
company was reported in May last as in a forward state.
All (or nearly all) the materials of the permanent way,
locomotives, &c., for the extension had been shipped for
Calcutta : there was, therefore, every prospect that the
whole of this branch line might be opened for permanent
traffi3 by the middle of next year. The negotiations with
the Government of India for the concession of the whole
system of railway lines in Oudh. and Rohilkund were pro-
gressing satisfactorily.

The Withdrawal of the Confederate
Commissioner,

The Index, the London organ of the Confederates,
publishes the following as the text of the letter in
which Mr. Mason announces the termination of the
Confederate mission to England :
" 24, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square,
Sept. 21.
" The Right Hon. Earl Russell, her Majesty's
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.