The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-04 00:00:00

THE MAILS.

SOUT.EIA MPTON, MONDAY.
The Royal Mail Company's steato-ship Atrato, Capt.
wooliey, left this day with the usual West India mail,
a full cargo, specie to the amount of 43,0001., jewellery
and 93 passengers, amongst whom is the Mar-
-12,0001.,
quis de Thmtueul.
Tire United States mail steam-ship Washington, with
the American mail, may be looked for on Sunday next.
The Parana, Capt. Ellison, with the homeward West
India mail, may be looked for to-morrow.
The Euxine, Capt. Joy, will leave to-morrow with the
East India and China raail.
The Ava, Capt. Field, will bring the heavy portion of
the homeward East India and China mail, on or about
the 7th.

The Tagus, Capt. Weeks, will carry out the Penin•
sular mail on the 7th.

The homeward Peninsular mail will be brought by the
Sultrn, Capt. Cook, and may be expected on the sth.
The next Brazil and River Plate mails will be taken
out by the Avon, Capt. Revett, on the 9th.
The homeward Brazil and River Plate mails will be
brought by the Tamar, Capt. Bevis, and may he looked
for on the 9th.

"Ar,tioariefittairi‘
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i 3 a)e..2:STERN AND BRENTFORD.
(MEETING THIS DAY,)
half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this
undertaking wns held this mornirka at Fendall'a Hotel,
Westminster ; Viscount Villiers in the chair.
Tae *report stated that the position of the company
had greatly improved siuce the last half-yearly meeting,
Ira was evinced by the important additions that bad been
made to the share-list. No time had been lost in making
the necessary arrangements for commeneieg the works,
and that contractors of the greatest respectability had
undertaken to execute the works for a sum within the
Parliamentary estimate. The daily increase of the
mineral and heavy goods traffic upon the Great Western
Midway rendered it of the greatest importance that
the works should be completed with- as little delay al
pos.ible, in order to give to the proprietors at the earliest
possible period a remunerative return for their capital.
The accounts showed that the capital received to the
21st December, 1355, amounted to 6,423/. 10s. The
current account showed total receiptsainclucling advances,
cte., of 12,3137. 17s. 11d., and the expenditure, up to
that time, to 5,0521. 7s. SI, leaving a balance of 7,2611.
10s. 31 , of which 0,7501. were invested with the Ao-
countant-General.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption and printing
of the report for circuiatior, said that the report touched
on the principal points conuecte•l with the undertaking,
and would not require many observations from him in
explanation. lie had much pleasere in iuf•orming them
that the shares were being rapidly taken up, both by
persona in the locality and those connected with com-
mercial matters, generally no doubt from the advantage
it offered as an outlet from the Great Westera Railway
to the Thames. In consequence of that the directors
had acted on the principle they announced os a former
occasion to the shareholders, that they would pnt the
works forward as speedily as possible, in order that
they might obtain a return for the capital they had in-
invested in the undertaking. The directors had, there.
fore, concluded contracts within the Parliamentary esti-
mate, and he thought, on looking at all the circura-
trtar.ces connected with the undertaking,[there was every
reason to believe it would be a prosperous one.
Mr. P. DAVY, after alluding to the advantage of a
communication with the Thames, in connection with
the Great Western Railway, seconded the motion.
I❑ reply to a question from Mr. Bunn;
The CHILIRMA.N said that by the Act, a call of only
21. per share could be made at intervals of three months.
The directors had not yet decided when the first call
should be made, but no delay would be carased in the
prosecution of the works, beverage the contractors Gould
make no demand on them until they had completed a
certain portion of the line.
The motion was unanimously agreed to, and the meet.
iog separated, after a vote of thanks to the chairman.

CALEDONIAN AND DUMBARTONSIHRE.

The report of the directors of this company states that
the revenue for the half-year ending the 31st of January
last amounted to 6,721/.,the working expenses to 2,G16/..
and the interest on loans to 8381., leaving a balance of
3,2661. Out of this sum the directors recommend a di-
vidend at the ratrf 4 per cent. per annum. The gross
receipts show an increase of 385/. over those of the cor-
responding period of 1855.