The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-26 00:00:00

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.

The report of the directors, to be submitted to the
half-yearly meeting of the company on the 27th inst ,
states that the recommendation of the arbitrators ap-
pointed to settle the differences between the London and
North-Western and the North Staffordshire Companies
is now in force in a modified form, and although
the committee of the House of Ci.mmons have with-
held their consent to the preamble of the bill for
which application was made, the systems of the two com-
panies are combined by mutual agreement, and the work
ing arrangements are carried out iu the same manner
as if the amalgamation had been completed by act of
Parliament. It is the intention of both companies to
prosecute the amalgamation bill in the next session of
Parliament. Meantime the independent traffic of the
line is such, that the directors have no hesitation in con-
firming the opinion previously expressed by the chair-
man, that the amount of dividend specified in the circu-
lar of the 25th of May, is secured to the proprietary from
its own resources. The traffic receipts for the half-year
ending June 30, 1854, including receipts under agree-
ment with the London and North Western Company,
and the rents of houses, land, and sidings, have been
112.0281. 16s. 10d., from which, deducting 5,0001. tolls
due to other lines, and 48,941/. ls. 9d. fur the working
expenses of the half year, there remains a balance car-
ied to the general revenue account of 58,0861. 4s. 9d.
The canal net profit on the half-year has been 38,8731.
lls. 2d. The total receipts carried to general revenue
amounted to 98,2791. 15s. 11d. available for interest
on debenture debt and dividend on capital and share
capital.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY,

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Traffic return for the week ending July 22,
1854 £17,12219 8
Corresponding week last year 14,177 3 7
Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 43,195 13 4
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 43,340 5 9

LONDON AND 60IITH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Tra,ffic re-
turn for the week ending July 22, 1854 £21,175 4 9
Corresponding week last year 19,238 15 4

Increase in 1854..

£1,936 9 5

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—iraffic re-
turn for the week ending July 22, 185-1 £6,002 13 11
'Jorresponding week last year 5,002 13 6

Increase in 1854..

£l,OOO 0 6

TEE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT,

DOWNING-STREET, JULY 24.

The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir George Grey,
K.C.8., now Governor of the Islands of New Zealand, to
be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the
Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, and its depen
derides, and to be her ➢Tajesty's High Commissioner for
the settling and adjustment of the affairs of the territories
adjacent or contiguous to the Eastern District of the said
Settlement.

Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Lieut.-
Colonel Fieeman Murray, to be Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief in and over the Bermudas, or Somers
Islands.

DOWNING-STREET, JULY 25.
The Queen has been p'-eased to appoint Henry Connor,
Esq., to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of her Ma-
jesty's Forts ami Settlements on the Gold Coast, and As-
sessor or Assistant to the native Sovereigns and Chiefs
within the countries adjacent to the said Forts and Settle-
ments.