The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-04 00:00:00

WEST FLANDERS RAILWAY.

The eecond hair-yearly general meeting of this Company
took place yesterday at the London Tavern, in order to have
the directors' report submitted to them ; G. W. Hayter, MP.
in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said that he was obliged to officiate in
consequence of a severe domestic affliction having occurred
to their president, Mr. Richards.
The SECRETARY then read the report, which set forth in
most advantageous terms the prospects of the Company.
The balance-sheet shows a receipt of 222,7401. 16s. 7d., an
expenditure of 109,5461. 14s. 11d., leaving a balance in hand
of 113,1941. ls. Bd.; of which 47,3821. is invested at interest.
The
the bankers
is 6
bankes7Blo2fLthis. Bd. A report was also
the Company in London,
Brussels,
read from Mr. Robert Stephenson, which states that he has no
doubt that the first section of the line, which extends from
Bruges to Courtrai, about 31 miles in length, will be com-
pleted in a few months. Mr. Stephenson also stated that the
halanacned at
Bruges,th
works will be of the lightest and most profitable nature for
the investment of capital.
The CIIAIRMAN, after adverting to the report, stated, that
from the observations which they had been able to make, by
a comparison with their own expenditure and that of the
Belgian State lines, which returned 41/2 per cent. upon the
capital, they could safely promise a return of 9 per cent.
A resolution adopting the report having been moved and
seconded, was carried unanimously.
A vote of thanks was then moved to the directors, which
was also carried, and the meeting sepal ated.

BATII. CAUTION TO BATHERS, ....,.A man, named
John Abbott, who lodges in Kmgsrnead-square, was bathing,
in the river Avon
a few days ago. when he received two
wounds, one in the sole of the foot, the other over the knee
joint, from some fragments of glass, which happened to be
at the bottom 9f the water. So much inflammation ensued
that he is now an in-patient of the United Hospital, where,
however, he is doing well.—Bath Herald.
A PROBLEM FOR THE AMERICAN CHURCHES.—
During 50 years of missionary labour, 400,000 pagans have
been gathered into the fold o(Christianity under the preach-
ing of American missionaries. The average increase of slaves
in this country is about 70,000 a year, whom to teach to read
the Bible is a renal (scnce• Now, if 40,000 pagans are
anntiAlly•evangell,4.d abroad, and 70,000 native Americans
heathenised at
home, required the time when " the know-
lodge of God shall cover the earth as the waters the sea."—
Christian Citizen..
AN EARLY ITARVEST.—Yesterday several men ware
employed in a field of rye, the property of Mr. Talbot, farmer,
of 'l', )ttenhain, in gathering in the same, it having been during
11,c ':1,1i!e• It is in excellent con•
dition, and the crop
is expected to be abundant. There is a
large growth of wheat in that neighbourhood, which is in a
very torward state, and should there be a continuance of warm
weather, in the Celine Of a fortnight it will be ready ler
ottiug.

•ci
Week Last
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. 6'.. ao
s"'
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-0.)
June 27 Arbroath and Forfar ••• • • •••• • • • • 163 219
- Bristol and Birmingham .•••••. • • • • • • -
26 Chester and Birkenhead .•••••. • • • • • • 659 700
25 Dublin and Drogheda• •••••••• • • • • • • • 970 1,129
30 Dublin and Kingstown • • 1,296 2,016
28 Dundee and Arbroath .••••••• • • • • • • • 324 291
27 Durham and Sunderland .•••••• • • • • • • 487 542
27 Edinburgh and Glasgow .••••• • • • • • • 3,011 2,633
28 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 8,923 5,138
27 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ••• • • • 2,115 1,969
27 Glasgow and Greenock. •••. • • • . • . 1,076 1,156
- Gravesend and Rochester. 276
- Great North of England ............ -
28 Great 'Western . .• . . 20,591 18,516
27 Hartlepool .• • • • • .... 758 -
27 London and Birmingham, •• . 39,188 37,162
26 London and Illackwall. •••• • • • 1,334 1,398
27 London and Brighton .••.• • • • • • .. 6,149 5,416
30 London and Croydon .
- London and Greenwich .••• • .• -
2R London and South Western .••.• • •. 8,021 8,738
28 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury
26 Manchester and Birmingham 4,593 4,080
27 Manchester, Leeds, and null Assoc.. 6,749 6,968
27 Midland Counties ...... ............. 17,710 13,446
27 Newcastle and Darlington .• ........ 3,971 2,914
27 Newcastle and Carlisle .......
28 Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........ 756 0
28 Norfolk.. • . ..... ............
27 North British .. •••• • • • ...... •••• • • • 768 -
- North Union and Bolton and Preston -
29 Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans • ....• .... 7,096 5,848
29 Paris and Rouen .••• • • • 6,141 6,183
27 Preston and Wyre •.•••••• • • • . • . • ... 954 666
27 Sheffield and Manchester ••••• 1,685 765
27 South Eastern.. ..
27 Taff Vale •• • • . 1,233 1,100
- Yarmouth and Norwich -
27' York and North Midland . • • 5,894 -

THE EAST AND WEST INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.-
SouTunairroN, JULY 3.—The East India and China mails
were dispatched this day in the Oriental Company's steam-
packet Montrose as far as Malta, from whence they will be
transmitted by the Iberia steamer to Alexandria, and the
Montrose proceed on her voyage to Constantinople. She has
a full cargo of bale goods and a number of passengers. The
Royal West India mail packet Tweed left the docks yester-
day with the Mexican and West India mails, 530 bottles of
quicksilver, and a full cargo of stores and packages on the
company's account.
ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.—About eleven o'clock
on Wednesday night Huddart, a post-boy employed by Mr.
Foster, of the Crown Hotel, Penrith, and a young woman of
the name of Raine, a native of Penrith, together with a
pair of horses, most miraculously escaped being drowned in
the liver Eamont, about a mile from Penrith. It appears
that Huddart had been out with a carriage and four, and on
returning to Penrith attempted to cross the river above the
bridge, for the purpose of washing the carriage and the
horses. The stream, however, being much swollen from the
late heavy rains, carried the horses off their feet, and the
carriage was taken down under the front arch, and alighted
against the abutment of the bridge. The horses were cut
loose from the carriage by the postboy, who succeeded in
getting them and himself out of the water, leaving the
young woman, who screamed for help, in the carriage, which
was nearly filled with water. The night was very dark, and
the only person who was up in the village was Mr. Richard
Ralph, the landlord of the Welcome-Here-in-Cumberland
Inn, who lost no time in procuring ropes, and on reaching
the spot he found Miss Raine had got out of the carriage,
and was sitting on the top, which was just out of the water.
A man then came up, who fastened one of the ropes round
him, and taking another, plunged into the swollen stream,
and swam to the carriage, when he fastened the rope round
Miss Raine, and she was dragged out through the water.
On landing she was in a most exhausted condition, but is
likely to recover in the course of a few days.
LORD WARD'S HEAD GAMEKEEPER. SHOT.—On
Tuesday last Mr. Norris, head gamekeeper to Lord Ward,
was shot in the preserves at Himley, near Dudley, by an
under gamekeeper of the name of Hall, whom Mr. Norris
had just rebuked for having dogs with him in the preserves,
where the game was very young. A portion of Norris's
left arm was blown to pieces, and a quantity of shot lodged
in his side, next to his heart. Hall left Norris in this state,
but having told two men in an adjoining field that he had
shot Norris, they repaired to the spot, and had the wounded
man conveyed home. Yesterday Norris's depositions were
taken, and he now lies without hope of recovery.
.Sourly SEA. HOUSE.—Yesterday a quarterly general
court of proprietors of South Sea stock was held at the com-
pany's house, in Threadneedle-street, Charles Franks, Esq.,
the sub-governor, in the chair. The minutes of the last
court were read and confirmed. The secretary read the
accounts which are always submitted to the proprietors
preparatory to the declaration of a dividend. The Chairman
then moved that the usual dividend of one and three-quar-
ters per cent. be agreed to. The motion having been car-
ried, and there being no other buaineee before it, the Court
adjourned.