The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-29 00:00:00

£8,817,900

AMERICANLIN)S.
The Massachusetts lines are said to be reaping rich
harvests. The Maine, Fitchburgh, Worcester, and
Western have done the largest freight business, and the
two latter have been doing a most successful general
traffic throughout the season. The financial year of the
Worcester and Western has closed, when their accounts
will be made up; the former for six months, and the
latter for five. The Charlestown Branch Road, some-
times called the Ice Road, which has lately been united
to the Fitchburgh road, has freighted this year, in
eleven months, over seventy thousand tons of ice and
twelve millions of bricks. The expenses have been con-
siderably reduced since the union, which places both
lines under one head and management, and it is esti-
mated that this little road, about five miles in length,
between Charlestown and Fresh Pond, will yield ten per
cent. net revenue, being equal to the main line. The
Fitchburgh Company made a good thing by the an-
nexation, and the Charlestown branch corporators, by
the sale of their roads and lands, have realised over
Dar fcr their stock, which at one time sold at consider-
able discount.

BOSTON AND P/tOTIDENCE.—The capital of the Bostoa
and Providence Railroad Corporation has been in-
creased by the creation of 3,600 new shares. An as-
sessment of 25 per cent. on the par value of the shares
will be payable on the 13th of January next; one of 25
per cent. on the Ist of April next; and one of 50 per
cent. on the Ist of July next. All new shares not
taken by the stockholders by the 25th of December
will be sold at auction at such time as the directors
shall determine, and any premium obtained at such sale
will be divided among the shareholders entitled to such
shares, in their proportion.
WILMINGTON AND RALEIGH.—The eleveth annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Wilmington and
Raleigh has been held. Governor Dudley, president of
the company, submitted, on behalf of the directory, a
report of operations for the year ending October 1.
Liabilities of the company on the Ist October, 1845,
$868,817 52. Which sum is made up as follows
Bonds sold in England, bearing 5 per cent.
interest
To the Literary Fund of the State of
North Carolina, at 6 per cent. interest 85,000 00
Company's Bonds endorsed by State of
North Carolina, bearing 6 per cent. in 250,000 00
Bills payable, bearing 7 per cent. interest
Do. bearing 6 per cent. interest
Scrip Bonds due to contractors 1,793 43
Bonds for hire of negro labourers, due
Jan. 1, 1846, and previous
Bonds for hire of negro labourers, due
Jan. 1, 1847 18,270 00
Due sundry persons for materials,labour,&c 30,875 08

3,939 48

Total s6 68,817
Amount of receipts for the year ending Oct. 1 :
52
Passengers 5103,469 60
Freight
Mail Transportation

8185,286 65
Expenses of road for the year 191,854 49
Amount of receipts from steamboats for the year end-
ing October 1 :

Passengers and freight
Mail transportation

Expenses of boats for the year
Net profits of road and boats

8132,535 84
97,827 96
28,140 04

In'regard to the expenses of the road the examining
committee say, " It "will be seen that the expenditures
of the railroad are to an amount greatly exceeding the.*
of any previous year. The committee think proper to
explain that there has been expended during the year
for four new locomotives, two new coaches, a large num-
ber of new trucks, and a new coach•house, the snm cif
$42,901 07, which doss not properly belong to the cut,
rent expenses of the road. It appears by the report (if
the superintendent of the road and road repairs thaat
there has been expended for road repairs (including tilt,
sum of 421,747 74 for new iron) the sum of $79,790 46.7
PENNSYLTANIAN LINE.—A fierce controversy is being
carried on in Pennsylvania as to the expediency, or
otherwise, of carrying out this line, by voluntary private
tsabscription,Lor compulsory public loan. Upon this