The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-21 00:00:00

MONMOUTHSHIRE.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Wednesday at Newport, Mr. Booker, M.P., in the
chair.
The Secretary then read the report,
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN resolutions were
passed adopting the report, declaring a dividend at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum for the halfyear ending
the 30th of June, payable on the 30th of December
next ; authorising the directors to borrow money •n the
Newport Dock shares, and to make application to Par-
liament in the ensuing session for power to raise addi-
tional capital to the extent of 270,0091., to complete the
works and provide working stock.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE.
This company have given notice of their intention to
apply to Parliament in the ensuing session for powers
to construct an extension of their railway from its junc-
tion with the Great Northern line to Doncaster to
Crowle, in the Isle of Axholnio, North Lincolnshire ;
also for power to construct a branch from Crowle to
Bole, near Gainsborough, to join the Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire lineat that point ; also for powers
to make working arrangements with the latter com-
pany, and to construct a branch line to Woombwell-
wood.

THAMES EMBANKMENT.
Notices of intended application to Parliament in the
next session have been given fur an act to incorporate a
company to make an embankment and railway along the
north side of the Thames from Queenhithe-stairs to West-
minster-bridge ; and a branch railway from a point op-
posite Whitehall-place to the Westminster Terminus rail-
way, near the Grey-coat Hospital, Westminster. It is
also proposed to construct a public carriage road and
footways, chiefly on the einbankinnnt from Chatham-
place Blackfriars-bridge, to Whitehall-place. It is in-
tended (if nece3sary) to enable the London and North-
Western, the Great Western, the London and South-
Western, the London, Brighton, and South Coast, the
West. of London and Crystal Palac,, and the Western
Terminus railway companies to subscribe to the under-
taking.

LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending Nov. IS, 1851 £14,841 7 3
Corresponding week last year 14,286 9 9

Increase in I.''M

1:55i 17 6

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week coding Nov. 18£11,315 9 10
1854
corresponding week last year 11,087 8 3
Total of the half-year to this date, 1851 323,463 18 7
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 205,293 17 2

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THE DECEMBER MAILS FOR AUSTRALIA.—A Liver-
pool correspondent reports, that owing to the Govern-
ment having required the services of the mail steamer
of the 4th proximo, the Postmaster-General has entered
into au arrangement with Messrs. James, Baines, and
Co., owners of the Liverpool Black Ball Line of Aus-
tralian Packets, to despatch their celebrated clipper,
James Baines, on the 9th proximo, with the mails for
Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, &c. The vessel in ques-
tion is one of the swiftest in the world, having made
her maiden trip from Boston to Liverpool in 12 days.
The James Baines will sail under the command of
Captain C. M'Donnell (late of the Marco Pole), who
is bound, under a penalty, to deliver the mails in
Melbourne in 65 days, but from his experience of the
ship (it having been built under his superintendence),
he anticipates making the passage in even shorter time.
MAILS FOR SOUTH Amer:mi.—The following notice
was issued from the General Post-office yesterday—viz. :
"The South American Steam Navigation Company not
being prepared to despatch a steamer to Brazil, the
River Plate, &c., on the 24th instant, the next mails
will be despatched front London on the evening of the
30-h inst., and from Liverpool on the morning of the Ist
proz. A mail for Rio do Janeiro will be made up at
this office on the evening of the 24th inst. for convey-
ance by H.M.S. Brisk. Letters contained in this mail
will be liable to the packet rate of postage—viz., is.
when not exceeding half an ounce, 2s. when exceeding
half an ounce and not exceeding an ounce, and so on.
Newspapers will be convoyed without charge. All let-
ters and newspapers intended to be sent by this vessel
must be addressed 'By H.M.S. Brisk.'"
THE TELEGRAPH.— A correspondent writes : —" There
is much talk at Berlin about the arrest of a banker ac-
L clued of having corrupted the telegraph clerks. He was
the bead of a band who have frequently succeeded in
; ; stealing official despatches. A despatch from Count
r Nesselrode to the Russian envoy at Dresden has been
I found at the residence of one of the parties inculpated.