The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-06 00:00:00

ONDON must have a SUPPER and MUSIC
if A ROOM for Gentlemen. Remember, we wait for you at
EVANS' after the Covent-garden Opera and the Theatres.

I%IUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION
(Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1550),
14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON,
ADVANCES MONEY on Personal Security. Bills of Sale,
Freehold or beneficial Leasehold Propelty, without inquiry
1.. e, or any deduction whatever, for peril& of one, two, or
three years, repayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills
discounted. The greatest secrecy observed. Advances also
made towards the Purchase of a House, repayable in 5. 10, or
15 years —Forms foe on application, or receipt of a stamped
envelope.
EDWARD HARPER, Secretary.

EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK
COMPANY.
The COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST and WES LI
INDIA DOCK COMPANY HEREBY GIVE NOTICE,
That. the Transfer Books of the said Company will be SHUT
on THURSDAY. the 14th day of December, 1865, and OPEN
again on MONDAY, the Ist day of January, 1t66.
By order of the Court,
GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary.
East and West India Dock House, Billiter-square,
Ist December, 1E65.

THE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY.

Capital Authorised.
Shares, $30,000,000, in Shares of $5O each.
Mortgage Bends, Six Millions Sterling, or Thirty Million

Dollars. v•
Issue of Consolidated Sterling Mortgage Bonds for

£2,771,666,
guying 25 years to run, bearing Interest at Seven per

Cent..per
Secured on the whole Line of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway, with Branches, Extensions, and
Equipments.
£3,228,400 being reserved for Redemption of Mortgage
Bonds already issued on tho several divisions.
The Bonds aro of £lOO, or 500 dollars, each, with interest,
Payable Quarterly, free of Income Tax, in London,
in sterling, or in New York, in Gold, at the
Company's Offices.
They aro payable to bearer, but can be registered at
holder's option.

BOARD OF CONTROL IN LONDON.
Sir S. Morton Peto, Bart., M.P., Chairman.
'James Goodson, Esq., M.P., Chairman Great Eastern
Railway, London.
W. Fenton, Esq., Deputy Chairman Great Western
Railway, London.
C. J. Kennard, Esq., Director of Consolidated Bank;
Limited, London.
Lewin B. Mozley, Esq., Barned's Banking Company,
Limited, Liverpool.
Joseph Robinson' Esq., Deputy Chairman Ebbw Vale
Company, Limited, London.

BAN-KERS.
The Consolidated Bank (Limited), London, Manchester,
and Norwich.
The National Bank, London, and Branches in Ireland.
Messrs. A. Heywood, Sons, and Co., Liverpool.
The Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh, and Branches.

• v SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Freshfields and Newman, Bank-buildings,
London, E.C.
BROKERS.

Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, Angel-court,
London, E.C.
Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite and Co., 38, Throgmorton-
street, London, E.C.
Messrs. Lauren6e, Son, and Pearce, 7, Angel-court,
London, E.C.

The Report of S. ff. Forbes, Esq., well known to the
llritish Railway public as Vice-President of the Dutch-
Ithenish Railway, and General Manager of the London,
Chatham, and Dover Railway, contains full information
derived from personal inspection of the position and pros-
pects of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, from
which it appears—
The Atlantic and Great Western Railway system com-
prises _ _

507 miles now in work, including 17 miles recently
opened.
100 miles in courso of construction.

Total, 607
of which 526 miles belong to the Company; and 81. miles
are leased for 99 years, at a low rent ($273,072 a year).
Though not yet fully completed, the traffic already equals
that of many of the best American lines.
-During the first six months of P 65 te receipts upon
the 322 miles then open were $2,579, h 737 equal at the
piesent rate of exchange to $7 in the X, to X 368,533.
Since July 490 miles have been opened, and the receipts
have been $2,011,676, equal to £287,382, for three months,
or at the rate of £1,149,528 per annum. The subjoined
Monthly traffic return shows the steady increase of
traffic.