The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-07 00:00:00

SUNG LONIA IN, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1863.

LONDON GAZETTE---Yesterday.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 6.
The presentation of Mr. Samuel Tillett, which took place
at the Levee held by his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales on behalf of the Queen on the 25th ultimo, has been
cancelled. _ _

STATE OF-TRADE.

MANCHESTER, March yarns there has been
rather more business offering than on Tuesday, and
some descriptions are a shade higher in price.
The demand has been rather more general, the in-
quiries proceeding from buyers connected with
most of the export as well as home trade markets.
At the same time the business has not been large,
though it has been sufficient to check the down-
ward tendency of price, and to give a firmer
tone to the market generally. In cloths there
has also been a more cheerful-feeling, accompanied
with considerable more business. There are a good
many orders in the hands of agents, and the inquiry
making with a view to the execution of these orders
has of itselt tended to strengthen prices in some
measure. There is still, however, a good deal of
timidity among buyers, and the transactions have
mostly been confined to small quantities as compared
with the usual scale on which business is transacted
in ordinary times. There seems to be an impression
that, for the present, prices have touched the lowest
point, and, notwithstanding the reluctance of pur-
chasers to give full rates, the holders as well as the
makers of cloth appeared disposed to keep up to
their quotations. For a c up aof days past. where
sales have been made, the advantage has been slightly
in favour of sellers. For f rst rate makes of cloth,
some of which are held by manufacturers who have
ceased to produce, a few sales are reported at the
full rates for which such goods have been held since
last September. The continued good accounts from
Calcutta and Bombay, as well as a better tone in the
cotton market, tend to encourage the improved feel-
ing hell) to-day ; and the nature of the business done
has also been more encouraging than of late, the
purchases to-day and yesterday being understood to
be for export or home consumption, and not of a
speculative character. It is reported also to-day that
some of the mills which had recently recommenced
work are again closed, so, that it is believed there
will be a decrease of production. Most of the orders
given out to-day, and the inquiries, have been for
India, causing, among other light fabrics; a better
demand for mulls.
NOTTINGHAM, 6t I.—At this Exchange-hall to-
day there wee only a moderate attendance of mer-
chants and manufacturers. There was a rather
better feeling in the demand for lace yarns, buyers
being more willing to operate, and, as holders were
less desirous to push sales, previous rates were sup-
ported. Hosiery yarns met a very dull sale, and
prices were about the same as on Tuesday. Spun
silk was very firm, other sorts unchanged. For
brown nets the demand was flat, and prices were
nominally unaltered.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR, THE WEEK.

himfUnitedoimiles,
h
e s to
thet
corresponding
The traffic receipts of railways in
,2 i,
Kingdom amounted for the week ending 28th Feb-
ruary, o n 1() , 61w1 e e miles, i
ol ef s
last, t
year, o £5O tO3l
£464,805, showing an increase of 394 miles, and of
£35,998 in the receipts. The gross receipts on the
following 14 railways amounted in the aggregate,
on 7,268 miles, to £388,423; and for the corre-
sponding week of 1862, on '1,032 miles, to £364,200,
showing an increase of 236 miles, and of £24,214
in the receipts. The increase on the Caledonian
amounted to £553; on the Great Eastern t0£1595;
on the Great Northern to £3,319 ; on the Great
Western t© £1,778; on the Lancashire and York-
shire to £1,220 • on the London and North-Western
to £5,813 • on the London Brighton, and, and South
Coast to d 1,392; on the London and South-Western
to £1,027 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire to £1,541 ; on the Midland to £2,161 ; on
the North Bri.ish t0£991; on the North-Eastern to
£2,010; and on the South-Eastern to £912; total,
£24,315. But from this must be deducted £lOl,
the decrease on the Great Southern and Western,
leaving the increase, as above, £24,214. The goods
and mineral traffic on those lines amounted to
£226 556, and for the corresponding week of 1862
ro
_£208,551, showing an increase of £18,005. The
receipts for passengers, parcels, &c, amounted to
£161,867, against £155,658, showing an increase of
£6,209.- The traffic receipts on 65 other lines
,:mounted, on 13,343 mites, to £112,380, and for
the corresponding week of last year, on 3,185 miles,
to £100,596, showing ran increase of 158 miles, and
of £11,784 in the receipts. The total receipts of
he past week show an increase of £8,021. as com-
pared with those of the preceding week, ending the
21st of February.

Miles Opened. Receipts.

Railways.

1863. 1862.

1803. 1862.
£ £

Belfast and N. Counties 136 136
Belfast and County Down 49 49
Blyth and Tyne 2B 28
Bristol and Exeter l2l/ IG7
Caledonian
Cockermouth & Workington Bl 81
Cork and Bandon 2O 20
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 61
Cork and Youghal 321 27
Cornwall 53 53/
Deeside l7 17
Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63
Dublin and Drogheda 63 63
Dub. & Wicklow and Wext d 4Bl 48.
Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31.
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1691 169}
Forth & Clyde Junction
Furness, &c 5O 5 )
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union
Great Northern 330 330
Great North of Scotland 5B 58
~t. Nordin. & Westn. (Irel.) 714 711
'3l.Southii. & Westn.(lrind.) 329 329
Great Western 992 9611
Inverness & Aberdeen Juno._ 73i 73i
Irish North-Western 145 130
Irish South-Eastern 251 251
Lancashire & Yorkshire 3951 395 i
Limerick and Ennis. 241 241
Limerick and Foynes 26 20
Llanelly 46k 461

1,826 1,800
665 533
1,640 1,572
5,437 5,363
14,696 14,143
262 191
317 302

London- & North-Western 1171
London and Blaekwall
London & South-Wes tern
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 247.
London, chatharn, & Dover 72
Lond., Tilbury, & Southend

• 404
2iii
721

bury, &
Man.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh 237
Blanch. S.Jun.&Altrincliam 91
Maryport and Carlisle
Metropolitan
Midland (incl. N.-Western) 630
Midland Gt. Westn. of hind 2191
Monkland
Monmontlish. Rail. & Canal 44
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee . ...... 4101
N-Eastern and New. & Car..._ 8941
North London ............ 9
North Staffordshire......... 254
Oswestry and Newt0n....... 12
Rhymney l9l
St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52
Scottish Central ..... ...... 53
Scottish North-Eastern .....
Somerset and Dorset
South Devon
South-Eastern 306
Stockton and Darlington 1,5
Taff Vale
Ulster
Vale of Clwyd. ...... 10
Vale of Neath 2s}
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l
Waterford and Limerick
West Cornwall 271
W. Hartlepool liarbr.&RaiL 39
W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7
Whitehaven Junction l2
Whitehaven & Furness Jun 95

Board of Directors on the matters referred to, and desire to
express their sense of the courtesy with which they have
been met. As respects the first resolution, your committee
understand that the bean] consider the principle it enun-
ciates one which they are bound to carry out. A schedule
of engagements entered into by the directors previously to
the last general meeting has been laid before your committee,
and remains with the board as a record for future reference
These engagements are few in number, and do not involve
any considerable pecuniary liabilities. The second resolu-
tion is accomplished by an arrangement made with the East
Glocestershire Company to withdraw the bill now pending
in Parliament; but, inasmuch as it appears that the Great
Western and West Midland Companies were, to some ex.
tent, parties to the promotion of the scheme, and therefore
might be fairly expected to contribute towards the expenses
incurred, the sum of £B,OOO has been arranged to be paid to
the East Gloeestershire Company, in full of all demands.
The third resolution is intended to be carried out by a clause
in the Amalgamation Bill, by which the election of the new
board will be vested in the shareholders, and a reconstruc-
tion of the board has been arranged by an undertaking of
the present board to make vacancies for six directors, and
to fill them up with an equal number to be selected by the
committee and approved by the board. The committee refer
the shareholders to the copy of the minutes of the board,
containing an exact summary of these al rangements, which
they trust will conduce to the permanent prosperity of the
undertaking."