The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-21 00:00:00

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Anglo-Belgian 4 —
Barbadoes 1
Belgian Eastern Junctn. 21/a
Boulogne and Amiens... 16
Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2
tiordeaux,Toulouse, and
Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 ..
Do. (Espelete's)
Calais, Dunkrk, and West
Flanders
Calcutta and Diamond
Harbour .... .
Callao, Lima, and Pacific
Coast
Central of Spain ... .
Ceylon
Demerara 2l/2 ...... .... .....
Dendre Valley ...
Direct Bombay and
Madras
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian ... ..... .... 58.
Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4
Great Indian Peninsular ss.
Great Western Bengal... ss.
Great Western Canada... 314 ......
Italian and Austrian.... 4 ... . .. ,
Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1
Jersey ...... .. .
1 ouvain it la Sambre ... 6 ... . ...... ...
Luxembourg.... ..... .. 4
Lyons and Avignon 2
Madras 1 —
Madras, Nellore, and
Arcot, % — ..... ..•
Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ...
Mauritius
Namur and Liege
Nu of Frauce Constituted 5 ...... 10% .... .....
North Jamaica...
Orleans and Vierzon ... 10
Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... 81h.......
Over Yssel 4l3s 4d
Paris ScLyonsConstituted 5 5361/214 x 1nt....51/4 x In
Paris and Orleans 2O
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg
Constituted
—.
Rouen and Havre
Sambra and Meuse ...... 10 •••. 4 lAi 4lii
Strasbourg and Bale ... 14
St. Laurence & Atlantic — —
Tours and Nantes Con-
stituted ...
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt. 8
Trinidad
West Flanders ...... .... 6

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POSTAL TREATY WITH PRUSSIA
The Gazette of Friday contains a Treasury warrant
for lowering the rates of postage betwixt Great Britain
and Prussia, in terms of the convention lately concluded
with that country. In this document the Commissioners
of her Majesty's Treasury announce, that on every
letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, addressed
to any place in Prussia (et vice versa), and conveyed
either by way of Hamburgh, the Netherlands, or Bel-
gium, and by packet-boat or private ship, there shall in
future be levied an uniform rate of British postage of
6d. Letters to and from the British colonies to be simi-
larly charged, with the addition of the postage payable
between the colony from which such letters may be sent
and the British port to or from which the packet or ship
shall sail. In the above cases the Postmaster-General
may, at discretion, either allow the whole of the postage
to be charged to the receiver, or cause it to be required
when the letters are put into the Post office; but in no
case is the sender to have the option of paying the Bri-
tish or colonial rates, and leaving the foreign postage to
be paid in Prussia. Letters exceeding half an ounce in
weight are to be charged according to the scale o;
weight and number of rates laid down in the Act for
the regulation of postages. British and colonial news-
papers, and such publications as are allowed to pass by
post as newspapers in the United Kingdom, are to be
charged when sent to Prussia, or to other foreign coun-
tries through Prussia, one halfpenny each. The same
rule is to apply to Prussian newspapers. Printed prices
current, commercial lists, and courses of exchange,
allowed to circulate by the post, unstamped, in either
Great Britain or Prussia, are to be charged ld. each.
Newspapers, &c., mast also be sent via Hamburgh, the
Netherlands, or Belgium. Pamphlets and periodical
publications (not newspapers) sent to and from the two
countries are to be charged as follows:—Not exceeding
two ounces, Id. each; above two and not exceedin
three ounces 6d. each; above three and not exceeding
four ounces, Bd. each; and for every additional ounce
above four, an additional rate of 2d. No pamphlet or
publication above 16 ounces to be forwarded ; and all
newspapers, pamphlets, &c., sect through a foreign
country, must pay the foreign postage payable thereon,
in addition to the British postage. Letters or news-
papers passing between Great Britain or Prussia, via
France, are to be charged at the old rates of postage.
The above regulations come into operation on the Ist of
January next.

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THE LOCOMOTIVE ESTABLISHMENT AT ASIIFORD.
There can be no doubt that the approaching completion
of the Paris line to the coast will materially increase the
traffic of the South-Eastern Railway. It is not alone for
this increasei of traffic that the company are, by the exec-
lionof an m
mense locomotive establishment at Ashford,
preparing.
The North Kent line to Gravesend will re-
quire a very large carrying stock. The immensity of the
river
passenger -traffic to and fro between London and
this town is too notorious to need particular remark.
Experience teaches us that a great portion of this will
int vitably pass over the South-Eastern Railway. The
directors are looking forward to the construction of the
stock necessary to work such a traffic. The ground on
which the v-orks at Ashford are being erected was origi-
nally a hollow, the surface rising in the directioa of the
railway (east and west), and to the south. This hollow
has been filled up level with the rail. The works con-
sist of a large engine shed, a repairing shop, smiths'
and boiler shops and tender shed. The engine shed,
which is for the accommodation of 16 locomotives, with
their tenders, is 208 feet 9, by 63 feet, parallel with the
railway. Four lines of rail extend longitudinally through
the whole length of the building. The repairing shop
has room for 15 engines and tenders. The length 'of the
building is 395 feet by 45. Attached to the front of this
building is to be a stationary engine of 25-horse power,
for driving the works. A tranverse crane will move on
iron rails, longitudinally along this shop. It will be
capable of lifting 20 tons at its centre. To the south,
and parallel with the repairing shop, is the smithy. This
will contain 20 fires. It is 176 feet long by 45 wide, and
28 high. These and other buildings comprise about
one-half of the works that the South-Eastern Company
intend to carry out simultaneously with the construction ‘' of their new lines.--Kent Herald.

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COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—The Queen held a Court end
Privy Council at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at
the Castle.

At the Court, Count Sehimmelpenninek hal an audi-
ence of the Queen, to present his credentials as Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his
Majesty the King of the Netherlands.
Mr. iVltmiu.?ra had an audience of the Queen, and pre-
sented his credentials as Eavoy Extracrdinary and Mi-
nister Plenipotentiary of the republic of New Granada to
this Court.

Their Excellencies were respectively introduced by
Viscount Palmerston, G.C.8., her Majesty's principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The Hight Bev. Dr. Short (Bishop of Sodor and Man),
had an audience of her Majesty in the royal closet, and
did homage on being trqnslated to the see of St. Asaph.
The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, her Majesty's prin-
cipal Secretary of State for the Home Department, and
the Bishop of Norwich, Clerk of the Closet, assisted at
the ceremony.
The Privy Council was attended by his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord
President; the Earl of Minto, Lord Privy Seal; Lord
John Ruzsell, First Lord of the Treasury;_ Sir George
Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department;
Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs; Earl Grey, Secretary of State for the Colonies;
the Earl of Auckland, First Lord of the Admiralty; Lord
Campbell, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; and
the Duke of Norfolk, Master of the Horse.

At the Council, Parliament was ordered to be further
prorogued from Tuesday, the 12th of January, unto
Tuesday, the 19th of January, and the proclamation
was ordered that Parliament shall on the said 19th
of January be held and sit for the despatch of business.
Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in
Waiting.

The queen gave audiences to the Marquis of Lans-
downe and Lord John Russell.
Their Excellencies the Netherlands and New Granada
Ministers, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, Earls Knto, Grey, and Auckland, Viscount
Palmerston, Lord Campbell, Sir George Grey, the
Bishops of Norwich and St. Asaph, and Mr. C. Greville
arrived at half-past two o'clock at the Castle, from the
Slough station, having travelled from town by a special
train on the Great Western Railway. A dejeliner was
served at the Castle to the distinguished circle.
After the Privy Council, the same illustrious party
(with the exception of Viscount Palmerston) left the
Castle, at ten minutes before five o'clock, for Slough, on
their return (by a special train) to town.
Viscount Palmerston remained on a visit to her Ma-
jesty, and had the honour of joining the royal circle at
dinner.

The unfavourable state of the weather yesterday
morning prevented her Majesty and Prince Albert, or
the Royal Family, leaving the Castle.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during
dinaer. Her Majesty's private band was afterwards in
attendance.

This morning the Queen and Prince Albert took their
accustomed early walk. The Royal Family also took
walking exercise in the grounds around the Castle.
Her Alaesty and Prince Albert, the Ladies and Gen-
tlemen of the Court, and the domestic household,
attended Divine service this morning in the Private
Chapel of the Castle. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie
Courtenay officiated.

The lion. Colonel Anson and Sir John BurgoyLe had
an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on
Saturday, at his offielcial residence in Downing-street.
Mr. Rumbold had also as interview with the Right Hon.
G entlem an.

The Right Hon. Fox Maule had an interview with the
Right Hon. Edward Strutt on Saturday, at the office of
the Commissioners of Railways, in Great George-street.
Mr. F. H. F. Berkeley, M.P., had also an interview with
the Right Hon. Gentleman on Saturday.
At the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday, the
Prayers were read by the Rev. T. Helmore, the Lessens
by the Rev. Dr. H. alkins, and the Communion Service
by the Rev. Dr. Sleath. The Sermon was preached by
the Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel. The Musical Service
was Sir George Smart's. The anthem " We will rejoice"
(Croft). Sir G. Smart presided at the organ. Among
the nobility present were the Duchess of Sutherland, the
Countesses Gainsborough, L'stowel, Wilton, and Char-
lernont ; Lords Devon, Granville, Vivian, Elibank, and
Canterbury.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
CHESTER, CUP.-1,000 to 25 agst Crint. Con. (taken, and
afterwards offered); nothing else backed, but Punch inquired
after at 1,033 to 15. A very large entry expected.
DERBY.-I,OOJ to 25 agst Red Hart (taken several tiine3
during the week—latest offer 35 to 1); offers of 8 to 1 on
the field.