The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-25 00:00:00

BURY ST. EDMUND'S AND THETFORD.

The first ordinary meeting of this company was
held on Friday, at Bury St. Edmunds—Mr. E.
Greene, M.P., in the chair.

The report stated that the line was about to be
commenced in the grounds of the Rev. E. R. Ben-
yon, at Calford, about five miles from Bury. The
financial statement showed that £2,392 had been re-
ceived, and £1,410 expended, leaving a balance of
£982.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, stated that the cost of the line would depend
very much upon the amount of ready money which
the company was prepared to place in the hands of
the contractors.

Mr. P. S. BRUFF stated that the Great Eastern
Company, in affiance with Yorkshire coalowners,
was making great effortsto develope a coal trade with
the continent of Europe, via Harwich. This trade
would be of great importance, and it could be
worked advantageously via the Bury and Thetford
line, presuming that the Great Eastern directors
came to terms with the undertaking.
The report was adopted, and Mr. E. Greene, Mr.
B. B. H. Rodwell, Mr. R. Boby, Mr. J. H; P.
Oakes, and Mr. G. H. A. Hillier, were elected direc-
tors ; Mr. Oliver and Mr. Clayton were appointed
auditors.

The proceedings closed with thanks to the chair-
man and directors.

GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA.

The traffic receipts on this company's lines for
the week ending the 2d inst. amounted for local
passengers to £6,464, for foreign passengers to
£2,664, for emigrants to £75, for mails, &c:, to
£1,240, for local freight and live stock to £19,082,
and for foreign freight and live stock to £2,307—
total, £31,832, against £25,466 for the correspond-
ing week of last year, showing an increase of £6,366.
The total receipts from July Ist to the above date
amounted to £627,160, against £532,537 for the
same period last year, showing an increase of
£94.623, or 171 per cent.

RESPITE OF ELIZA ADICINS.—In the case of Eliza
Adkins, who was convicted of murder at the last Leicester
Assizes, and sentenced to death, the execution of the sen-
tence has been respited during her Majesty's pleasure.
LOSSES BY THE SHENANDOAH.—From the New
Bedford Standard we learn that the losses sustained by the
whale fleet through the depredations of the piratical vessels
fitted out in English dock-yards—the Shenandoah and
others—amount to one million six hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. The amount of loss of New Bedford
foots up twenty-five vessels, with 2,742 barrels of sperm
and 4,150 barrels of whale oil. Twenty-one whalers,
belonging to other ports, were captured, making the total
number forty-six, having on board 5,192 barrels sperm
and 5,080 barrels whale oil. The value of the vessels is
estimated at $1,150,000, and the oil at $500,000. This
sum would not enhance the English debt much, if paid
immediately ; but if allowed to go vn the running ac-
count between nations, it may in the end becoming a
whaling sum.
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