The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENINGS FEBRUARY 7, 1863.

THE ASIA MINOR COMPANY
(Limited).
The SHARE LIST of this COMPANY will be CLOSED
THIS DAY (SATURDAY). February the 7th, and the
ALLOT3IENT made on TUESDAY next.
February 7th, 1863.

PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE
ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION.

Established 1840.

The 22d Annual General Meeting of this Association was
held on Wednesday, the 4th February, 1863.
The Income for the year 1862 was £50,135 0 0
The Accumulated Fund ..

The Report and Balance-sheet may be had on application
to the Agents, or at the Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street
E.C.

WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary.

February 5, 1863,

THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY.

Four-and-a-llalf per Cent. Preference Stock.
The GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY CO AIPANY is pre-
pared to receive applications for sums of £lOO, or upwards,
of the above Stock, bearing a fixed Preferential Interest of
4-,1 per cent. per annum.
Interest c mmences from the date of payment.
Applications to be made either personally or by letter to
the undersigned.

J. B. OWEN, Secretary.
Eishopsgate Terminus, February, 1863.

203,812 miles has been run by the engines over the
corresponding period of 1861. The permanent way
throughout is in good working order, portions of
the Gosport and Dorchester branches have been re-
layed during the past half-year, the relaying of
portions of the main line has also been proceeded
with, and a sum of £20,000 has been charged
against revenue in the past half-year, and the,
amount of the debt of the Renewal of " Permanent
Way Account" has been reduced by the sum of
£13,000. The doubling of the Southampton and
Dorchester line has made steady progress during
the past six months; the earthworks and under
bridges have been completed, and about one-half of
the permanent way laid; the portion from Wim-
borne to Wareham will be ready for traffic in March,
and from the latter place to Dorchester by the en-
suing summer. The conversion of the North Devon
and Bideford Extension Railways into narrow gauge
lines, by laying down a third rail, will be com-
pleted by the Ist of March next, when this com-
pany will possess an unbroken line of narrow gauge
communication from the metropolis through the
north of Devon. The West London Extension line
may, with the exception of some small amount of
works at the Falcon Junction, be considered as
completed, and it is stated that the same will be
ready for traffic by the Ist of March. The pro-
prietors will learn with satisfaction that amicable
relations with the Great Western Railway Com-
pany have been for some time past restored. As
one result of this pacification, the directors have
come to such terms with the Andover and Red-
bridge Railway Company as they trust will be sa-
tisfactory to the proprietors. The report of Mr.
Beattie, the locomotive engineer, states that the ex-
penditure in his department has been £89,759
during the half-year, and in the carriage depart-
ment £20,574, or at the rate of 8.85 d. per train mile
for the former, and 2.03 d. for the latter, being mo-
derate figures for a line with heavy traffic and steep
gradients. All the charges for renewals are in-
cluded in the revenue account, amounting for the
half-year to £10,960, exclusive of the amount for
extensive restoration of parts of other engines, also
charged against revenue. The capital account
showed that £12,650,459 had been received, and
£12,378,429 expended, leaving a balance of
£272,030.