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

EAST INDIAN RAILWAY.

) fourth half-yr.arly. general m-eting of this corn-
t: was held yesterday at the offices in Old Broad-
• John Cattley, Esq., presiding.
The report stated that it had been arranged with the
e.utlorities to adopt a gauge of five feet six inches; that
.the works under contract were being proceeded with as
rtepidly as the arrangements incidental to such works at
Abeir commencement would admit, and that the board of
.?=.z•_•.tors have entered into contracts for a large .portion
3t tne permanent way material, some of which has
already been delivered in Calcutta, the remainder being
in course of manufacture and shipment.
TbeCHAIRMLN, 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 seated that a contract for 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 less 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 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. Mr. Masterman in the chair.
The CHAIRMAti 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. on the extension from Namur to Arlon.
The capital required for this extension it was proposed
to raise by dividing the present shares into two,
on one of which no further o,ills 'would be made, but it
would bear interest on what was paid; on the other
Kali, however, which would be liable to calls, extraordi-
nary -advantages would be conferrel. It was not, how-
ever, proposed to make this division without first con-
sul:tug a committee of shareholders.
After some discussion the resolution was agreed to, as
Was also a second resolution, appointing a committee of
shareholders, to inquire into the financial proposals of
the shareholders, and the meeting then separated.

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GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
he week ending August 16, 1851 :
Number of passengers (23,974).
goods and parcels, horses and
.. £4,407 3 5
carriages
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 .•
slasgow, August 18.

... £4,087 7 11

POST-OFFICE N OTICE.

BOOKS, &c., TO NOVA SCOTIA.
The Lords of her Majesty's Treasury having an-
t ized, by warrant, the extension to Nova Scotia of
e reduced rates of postage and the regulations recently
iblished for books transmitted by the post to the
3 ritish colonies in the West Indies, (So., in future all
printed honks, magazines, reviews, and pamphlets (whe-
t her Briti,h. colonial, or foreign) may be sent by post
between the United Kingdom and Nova Scotia at the
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. .
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