The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-19 00:00:00

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SUN 01,110 E, Seven o'Clock.

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EAST INDIAN RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)
The fourth half-yearly general meeting of this com-
pany was held this afternoon at the offices in Old Broad-
street; John Cattley, E.g., presiding.
The report stated that it had been arranged with the
authorities to adopt a gauge of five feet six inches; that
the works under contract were beirg 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 whi:th has
already been delivered in Calcutta, the remainder being
in course of manufacture and shipment.
The CHAIRIIAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said the directors had received the reports of the en-
. gineer, from which it appeared that the works on that
part of the line already contracted for, were, on the
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 stated that a contract fur the remaining por-
tion was now in active preparation.
The CHAIRMAN observed that one-third of the earth-
work under the two contracts, for the 40 and 37 odd
miles, had been completed. No lees than 9,000 men,
exclusive of bricklayers, other artizans, and superinten-
dents, were employed on these works; and the share-
holders would, therefore, understand that the greatest
progress was being made. He was glad to find the
public were now beginning to look welt 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 LUXENIBURG RAILWAY

(THIS DAY.)
A meeting of the shareholders of this company was
held this day at the offices of the company, preparatory
to the general meeting of the company, to be held in
Brussels next month. Mr. Masterman 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 cont. on the extension from Namur to Arlon.
The capital required fur this extension it was proposed
to raise by dividing the present shares into two,
on one of which no further calls would be made, but it
would bear interest on what was paid; on the other
half, however, which would be liable to calls, extraordi-
nary advantages would be conferre,i. It was not, how-
ever, proposed to make this division without first con-
sulting a committee of shareholders.
After some discussion the resolution was agreed to, as
was also a second resolution, appointing a committee of
sharehoMers, to inquire into tiie financial proposals of
the shareholders, and the meeting then separated.

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. —Traffic for
the week ending August 16, Visit
umber of passengers k 23,974),
goods and parcels, horses and
carriages
-.£4,4.07 3 5
Corresponding week in last year
for Glasgow and Ayr, and
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car.
lisle Railw ye, including Eg-
linton Park races, not in Ibis
year ..
Glasgow, August 18.

... £4,087 7 11

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
(THIS DAY.)
The police returni of to-day show that Tuesday still
continues in its wonted pre-eminence in point of numbers
o►er every other day iu the week. The numbers are as
follows.—

... 4,398
20,289
▪ 35,589
46 U9l
▪ 50 936
... 54 098
4 „ ... 56 036
The Chinese idol jest exhibited in front of the
Tunisian department attracts great attention, and its
grotesqueness causes no little amusement to a large por-
tion of the visitors. It is exhibited by Major Edy.
The thermometer rose in the course of the day from
61 to 71.

10 o'clock
11 „
12 „

POST-OFFICE NOTICE.

BOOKS, &c., TO NOVA SCOTIA.

The Lords of her Majesty's Treasury having au-
thorized, by warrant, the exieniiion to Nova Scotia of
the reduced rates of postage and the regulations recently
established for books transmitted by the post to the
British colonies in the West ludies, &cc., in future all
printed books, magazines, reviews, and pamphlets (whe-
ther British, colonial, or foreign) may be sent by post
between the United Kingdom and Nova Scotia at the
following reduced rates of postage, viz.:—

s. d

For each packet not exceeding Sib. in weight 0 6
Ditto exceeding Sib. and not 11b.

Ditto exceeding 110. and not 21b3. 2 0
Ditto exceeding 2lbs. and not 31bs. ... 3 0
And so on, increasing one shilling for evcry additional
pound or traction of a pound.
Provided, however, that the following conditions be
carefully observed:-
Ist. Every such packet must be sent without a cover,
or in a cover open at the ends or sides.
2d. It must contain a single volume only (whether
printed book, magazine, review, or pamphlet), the seve-
ral sheets or parts thereof, where there are more than
one, being sewed or bound together.
3d. It must not exceed two, feet in length, breadth,
width, or depth.
4th. It mu‘t have no writing or marks upon the cover,
or its contents, except the name and address of the per-
son to whom it may be sent.

sth. Toe postage must be prepaid in full, by affixing
outai4e the packet or its cover the pr9per number of
stamps.
If any of the above conditions he viola d, the packet
must be charged as a letter, and treated as such in all
respects.

To prevent any obstacles to the regular transmission
of letters, any dfi.!er of the Post office may delay the
transmission of any such packet for a time not exceed-
ing 24 hours from the time i.t whit;h the same would
otherwisl have been forwarded by him.
As no book may be sent by any route which would
entail an expense of transit postage on the department,
these regulations apply only to books, &c., sent by the
British Contracf, Packets, direct to Ha!viz.
The above instructions are not to extend to or inter-
fere with the transmission of printed votes and pro-
ceedings of esrliament, or of printed pipers allowed to
pus by the post under the newspsper privilege, all of
which will confirm., sahj -et to th,- ext3tiog regulations.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.
(Tills EVENING.)
BUCKINGHAM. PALACE, AUG. 7, 1851.
The Quppn was this thy plea,,A to couter the
honour of Knighthood upon J.:hn Hindtnarsh, E.q.,
Captain in the Royal Navy, Knight of the Royal Ha-
noverian Guelphic Order, and Licuteucnt-Governor of
Heligoland.