The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-12 00:00:00

and R. M. T. Hunter, of Virginia, who is con-
fined at Fort Pulaski, on the Savannah River,
has already forwarded to Washington an applica-
tion for release and permission to leave the country.
Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, applied for
pardon on August 26.
The President has decided that Governor Wells,
of Louisiana, is a " Provisional Governor," and
addresses all letters to him as such. No decision
has been made, however, whether this remands
Louisiana to the nondescript condition of the other
Southern States. Whatever the character of her
Government, however, she and the other States
bordering on the Mississippi River are just now the
Mecca of a heavy tide of emigration which has set
in from the north and west. Every steamer that
sails down the river carries hundreds of people who
wish to settle on the fertile plantations of the
south-west. Nearly all the lands of that region
are offered for sale and they can now be purchased
cheaply.

The demands from the South to have the troops
removed, especially the negroes, continue unabated.
After a long deliberation the Government had de-
cided not to withdraw the blacks, but in the gradual
decrease of the military establishment to disband
the white troops first. The white soldiers are now
being dismissed at the rate of 5,000 a week, and all
who wish to remain in the South are paid off and
discharged there. By this manoeuvre the Radicals
hope to plant Yankee colonies all over the South,
but as the worst Secessionists have always been
people born in the North, in time these new settlers
will become as ultra-Southerners as if they were
born on the soil.

The foreign immigration into the United States
during the six months ending June 30 amounted to
75,000 persons. This is a falling off from the num-
ber reported for the first half of 1864. The immi-
grants scatter all over the country, and comprise all
conditions of men.

It is stated that, in addition to the seven paymas-
ters who have already proved defaulters to the Go-
vernment, 14 others are implicated in the frauds
perpetrated by Amoy Binney, the Chief Paymaster
of Virginia and North Carolina. We gradually be-
gin to see into some' of the transactions of Govern-
ment officers, and as the frauds already discovered
have caused a general investigation of the accounts
of all Government officers, the most astounding de-
falcations may soon be brought to light.
A movement has begun among the working men
in Philadelphia in favour of eight hours a day as a
lawful day's work. They have held one or two large
mass meetings, and are very enthusiastic in the
cause. Nothing has yet resulted from the movement,
however; the employers have given no opinion upon
it one way or the other, and no measures are taken
to coerce them. :

The war steamer Fusiyama, of 1,000 tons burden,
carrying a battery of one 100-pounder and three 30-
pounder Parrots, four 9-inch Dahlgrens, and four
20-pounder brass smoothbores--12 guns in all—will
sail from New York for Japan at an early day. She
is the first vessel built in America for the Japanese
navy.

The Government sales of horses, mules, and wag-
gons have been stopped on account of the warlike
demonstrations of the Indians. Large bodies of
troops are marching against them, and all the Go-
vernment stock may be required to supply these
soldiers. The Indian war may be said to have begun
on an extensive scale, and, as its first result, the
overland mail coaches have stopped running, and
the overland telegraph wire is broken. Operations
against the Indians are in charge of General Pope.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

WATERFORD AND KILKENNY.

A special meeting of this company was held yes-
terday at the London Tavern, Mr. Colman in the
chair.

The CHAIRMAN said that the meeting had been
convened for the purpose of considering what steps
should be taken for the future working of the line
after the 28th of January, 1866, on which date the
lease held by the Waterford and Limerick Railway
Company would expire.
Mr. DELMIUNTY explained that the directors in
Ireland, having before them the fact that the lease
held by the Waterford and Limerick would expire
in January next, deemed it best to call the share-
holders together, so as to confer with them as to the
best plan to be adopted in the interest of the coin-

pany when the present lease lapsed. A few years
ago an agreement was entered into between the two
companies, by which the Waterford and Limerick
undertook working their line for 43 per cent. of the
traffic receipts. There was also an arrangement by
which, in the event of the traffic arriving at a cer-
tain standard, the price for working was to be re-
duced to 40 per cent. He would approve some
similar arrangement being entered into, providing
it could be brought about without sacrificing the in-
dependence of this company. He could not approve
any arrangement which did not leave them entirely
independent. He objected to having their hands
tied, because in that case they would be in so much
the worse position for making arrangements with
the great English railways for a division of the
traffic receipts. The Waterford and Limerick also
undertook in the agreement to work the extensions
(which, when completed, would act as feeders), but
they now declined to do unless- at cost price ; and
therefore he considered tri' if they could not other-
wise be independent, the best thing for them to do
would be to work the line themselves. (Hear,
hear.) No doubt they would be able to get neces-
sary plant from some of the rolling-stock companies.
It was the opinion of some of the Irish shareholders
that if the dividend was to be increased it could only
be brought about by working the extensions. He
thought that if an arrangement could be made with
a company on this side of the water, it would result
to the advantage of the shareholders.
A long discussion ensued, in the course of which
Mr. DELAHUNTY said the extension line would
be completed at a cost of about £6,000 per mile.
He himself would invest £5,000 in shares for that
purpose, and if other shareholders would do the
same there would be an end of their difficulties in
that respect.

Mr. ADAMS was of opinion that the feelings and
interest of the Waterford Company were inimical
to their own. It was to the interest of that com-
pany to divert, if possible, the traffic from them.
Mr. W. SMITH moved that from the importance
of maintaining the independent position of this com-
pany, so as to enable it to make advantageous
traffic arrangements with other companies, it be
left to the Board of directors to determine whether this
line should be worked by another company, or
whether the necessary rolling stock should be pro-
cured to enable this company to work the line from
Waterford to Maryborough.

Mr. R. ALL 4M seconded the resolution, which was
adopted unanimously.

A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the
proceedings.

NORTH-EASTERN.

It appears that the directors of this company in-
tend to apply for Parliamentary powers to greatly
improve the station at York, or to build a new one
upon a large scale, in which ample accommodation
would be given to passengers, and trains passing
north and south would be enabled to run through
without delay.