The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-30 00:00:00

t AST and WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY.
ft., —The Court of Directors of the East and West India Dock
VraPany hereby give Notice, that a Half-Yearly Court or General
,Teting of the said Company will be held, pursuant to the direction
I. the Act Ist and 2d William IV., cap. 52, at the Dock House, No.
1,, hilliter-square, on FRIDAY, the 9th January next, at which
6eting a Dividend will be declared on the Capital Stock of the C=-
4* for the Half .year ending the 31st instant.
...

By Order of the Court.
GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary.
itSt and West India Dock House, R, 13illiter-square,

27th December, 1856.
X.B.—The Chair will be t%ken at Two o'clock precisely.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
ALTERATION OF TRAINs—JANUARY, • ' 857.
t,..OWN.—The 1.30 p.m. Train from Paddington will be continued
to Reading.
0!!) 6.15 p.m. Train from Paddington will ba discontinued below
ng.
tl4ile 4.10 p.m. Train from Read'ng to Hungerford will be cl
Otiiscon-
cl, and a Train will le tve Reading at :3.10 p.m., taking from the
hroe, Train from Paddington, instead of the 2.45 p.m. as hereto-
()SP.—The 8.40 a.m. Train from Oxfo 'd will be discontinued betvr een
'icrd and Reading. A Train for London will leave Reading at 11.30
4,tt.
The 4 p.m. Train from Windsor will start at 3.55 p.m.

LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAIL-
, \it, WA-Y.—IMPORTANT ALTERATION in the UP TRAINS
I,YgUARY, 1857.
)ti;,ee 9.15 a m. and 10.30 a.m. Trains from Birmingham to London
1.41 be united in one Train, and be despatched from Birmingham at
e•rn., arriving in London at 2.0 p.m.
The 8.0 a.m. Train from Stafford to London will leave at 8.30 a.m.
Ii :14 9.10 a.m. Train from Leamington to Coventry will leave at
Iptioa.rvarillalnedavteheat9.lsoolasm...mßeturn Train from Coventry to Loam-
:n
IZe
tt 10.15 a.m. Train from Peterborough to London will leave at
T,'!
.2•Tp., and cease calling at Elton
,`,!0_11 .30 a.m. Train from Northampton to Bllsworth will leave
'0 noon.
110,114 ..12.5 noon Train fr.m Bietchley to Bedford will leave at 12.15
11
e 12.30 noon Train from Birmingham to London will leave at
~Irlooo, arriving in London at 3.30 p.m.
1144, 12.20 noon Train from Leamiugton to Rugby will leave at
•Slioon
10.
1410 45 am Train from Birmingham to Leamington will leave
l T,,eo a.m., arriving at Leamington 11 55 a m.
"e 11.30 a m Train from Rugby to Learrip,gton wi I leave at
•la a • •
kt 449.30 a.m. Train from Stafford to Rugby. and the 3 .30 p.m.
Train from Rugby to SOfford, will be discontinued.
8.15 a.m. Third Class Train from Birmingham to London will
8.0 a.m.
1.4mg.35 a.m Train from Leamington to Coventry will leave at
14;4._5P-xed Train (First and Second Class) will leave Birmingham
r,`•ondon at '2.45 p m. By order.
saerieral Manager's Office, Easton Station, December, 1855.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS
for Orphans and Necessitous Children, Pinder, Middlesex.
Patron—His Royal Highness Prince ALBERT.
t,4 GENERAL HALF-YEARLY COURT was held at the London
bern this day (Dec. 29. 1856),
GEORGE MOOR E.q., in the chair,
I,tpl an ELF: "iTION of 16 children, in boys and six girls, took
e• The following is the result of the poll :

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES.
BOYS.
114,Jamea Guy
LeNneon, David......
topi,7B, Alfred R. Walker, Edward A. ...... 5,567
"on, Henry ......
Vredertek -tv. -.”.-- 6,316 Areherillenry T. -.......: 3.917
,kol— GIRLS.

q I 441,,,es , Sarah W. ...... B,gsn Mee, Florence A. •
kik4rie3, Kate ...... • • • 7,304 Labllw, Fanny E.
=Well, Margaret A..... 5,092 McKibben, Sarah ..

UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES.
jods,„ BOYS.
NO. George 3,585 1 Brown, A lexand 1,323
zttr,-4, rd, 8. C. (deceased) 3,265 1 righ-, William It. .. • • 787
NOt,dtb, Walter . 2,571 Gill, Cornelius .. • • 714
klbril” John . •• • 2,867 1 Williamson, John J 521
George T 1,825 j
GIRLS.
tl/4\4l"B.lzary Anne • ... 3,892 1 Van der Oucht, Anne Mary 467
~°llthLucy 827 1 Challis, Jessie Mary .... . 188
-e motion of William Holt, Esq., a resolution was unani-
Passed, That the last Wednesday In October of every year
4441', future be termed the " Orphans' Day," and that a si r ulta-
collectian then be made at all the commercial hotels in the
40tet for the benefit of the Charity.

ALFRED LENCII SAUL, Secretary.
(11110. el, 81, Cheapside, Dec. 29, 1856.