The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-28 00:00:00

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forded, sufficient to enable the largest class merchant
ships to load and unload in the Bute docks. The
lands for the future extension of the Rhonda Valley
branches have been secured. The works on the Eirw
branch are now progressing satisfactorily. The Dow-
leis branch, communicating direct from the Taff Vale
Railway to the town of Dowlais has been sneers:fully
cotnpleted by the Dowlais Company, and was for-
mally opened for traWc on the ')l_st inst. hereby a
dh'ee transluis.4on wx it import-nut produce at
Cardif doelis Ills been estab!imhul with the Dowltis
iron works and the town itself.

From the statement of accounts it appeared that the
income for the half-year had been—balance from De-
cember half-year, 24,077/. ; and balance of revenue
account, less balance of Aberdare account, 17.307/. ;
total, 41,3841. The balance to th© 30th of June,
1851, w is 21,4051.
On the motion of the CHAIRMIN, seconded by Mr.
BUSHELL, the report was adopted.
The retiring directors, Messrs. Lee and Hill, were
unanimously re-el.cted.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the
proceedings.

NAVAL ENTELIAGENCE.
MALTA, Ana. 21 —Her Maj-sty's titeam.packet
Banshee returned from Alexandria with the Bombay

mail at 2 P at. this day. She left Malta with the out
ward mail on the 13th, at 2 P Pa. ; her passages have

occupied same time as last-76 and 72 hours.
Her Majesty's steamer Caradoc, with the London
mails of the 7th, did not reach delta till 11 A.sc. on
the 13th, having broken down the day after leaving

eh Government packet from Constenti-.
zople is hourly expected, and her Majesty's steam-
'packet Merlin is due from the islands to-morrow.
The Government packet Medina leaves with the
mails for Marseilles at sevenAhis evening.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 27.—:The Fairy royal yacht,
Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, embarked the
Queen, Prince Consort, Royal Family, and Court at
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Cowes, at 9.10 this morning, and conveyed them to
this port under the usual ceremonies of royal salutes,
&c. The Royal party landed at the Royal Clarence
Victualling-yard at a quarter to ten, where they were
received by Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Cape!,
K.C.B , Commander-in-Chief; Lieutenant-General
Sir Charles Napier, G.C.8.; Major-General Lord
Frederick Fitzclarence, G.C.H. ; Captain-Superin-
tendent Sir Edward Parry, 1.R.5.; Colonel Camp-
bell, of the 95th Regiment; Flag-Lieutenants Lang
and Aplin ' • Mr. John Davies, Master-Attendant ;
Mr. Joseph Pinhorn, Storekeeper; Mr. R. Wil-
loughby Stevens, of the railway company, and a
guard of honour of the 95th, under the command of
Major Smith. At ten o'clock the special royal train,
in charge of Mr. Cornelius Stovin, the manager, and
Mr. Beattie, the engineer, &c., of the South-Western
Railway Company, left the Clarence-yard for London,

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en route to Scotland.
The Odin steam-frigate, Commander Sir William
Wiseman, sailed yesterday for Greeubithe, where, it
is said, she will embark Sir Hamilton Seymour and
suite for St. Petersburgb.
The Seaflower cutter, Second Master in command
Burney, arrived this morning from the Channel
Islands. _ _

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The Earl of Hardwick Indiaman sailed to-day for
Calcutta.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell,
will be paid advance to-morrow, and sail on Saturday
for the Mediterranean, callit.g in the Tagus with
letters, parcels, and dispatches for Commodore
Martin's squadron.
The Sprightly steam-tender, Acting-Master Com-
mander Mr. George Allen, sailed for Devonport this
evening, to bring up men for the Vengeance, &c.