The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-20 00:00:00

EAST INDIAN RAILWAY.
The fourth half-yearly general meeting of this corn-
pay was held yesterday at the offices in Old Broad-
treet; John Cattley, Esq., presiding.
The report stated that it had been arranged with the
authorities to adapt a gauge of five feet six inches that
She works under contract were being proceeded with as
rapidly as the arrangements incidental to such works at
their commencement would admit, and that the board of
directors have entered into contracts for a large portion
of the permanent way material, some of which has
already been delivered in Calcutta, the remainder being
in coarse of manufacture and shipment.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said the directors had received tho reports of the en-
gineer, from which it appeared that the works
on the
at
part of the line already contracted for,
were,
whole, progressing very satisfactorily.
A SHAREHOLDER inquired whether a contract had
been entered into for the remaining fifty miles?
The SECRETARY replied that a letter received by the
last mail stetted that a contract for the remaining por-
tion was now in active preparation.
The CHAIRMAN observed tha
for-theonethird of the earth-
work under the two contractst ,
bad been completed. No less than 9,000 men,
exclusive of bricklayers, other artinns, and superinten-
dents, were employed on these works; end the share-
holders would, therefore, understand that the greatest
pro;eress was being made. lie was glad to find the
public were now beginning to look well upon the com-
pany. the shares having lately risen to a premium.
The motion was then agreed to, and after a vote of
thanks to the directors for their services during the past
half-year, the meeting separated.

GREAT LUXEMBURG RAILWAY.
A meeting of the shareholders of this company was
held yesterday at the offices of the company, preparatory
to the general meeting of the company, to be held in
Brussels next month. gr. gasterman in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by reading to
the shareholders the convention lately entered into
with the Belgian Government, on which the Bill in the
Belgian Chambers had been founded, and proposed to
the meeting a resolution to confirm the same. This
convention he explained to the meeting was extremely
advantageous to the company; containing a guarantee of
four per. cent. ou the extelsion from Namur to Arlon.
The cap required for this extension it was proposed
to raise by. dividing the present shares into two,
on one of which no further calls would be made
the other
, but it
would bear interest on what was paid; on
half, however, which would be liable to calls, extraordi-
nary advantages would be conferre3. It was not, how-
ever, proposed to make this division without first con-
sulting a committee of shacebolders.
After some discussion the resolution was agreed
te e to, as
of
was aiso a second resolution, appointing fi c
shareholders, to inquire into the financial proposals of
the shareholders, and the meeting then separated.

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTEILN RAILWAY.--Traffic for
lie week ending August 16, 1851 :
Number of passengers (23,974),
goods and parcels, horses and
carriages ..• £4,407 3 5
Corresponding week in last year
for Glasgow and Ayr, and
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car-
lisle Railways, including Eg-
linton Park races, not in this
year ..• •-• 4087 7 11
Glasgow, August 18.