The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-02 00:00:00

all around the rock was deep water, and the eddy
made by the ship sinking would have baffled the
finest swimmer, and even endangered the lives of
those in the boats around her.
"In the morning, the captain sent me ashore,
and I walked to Trincomalee. The ship's barber
being an inhabitant of Ceylon, and speaking thy;
language, accompanied me, and got the natives to
show us the way. It is 13 miles, and the sun was
broiling, so my face got horridly burned. I

took with me some of the crew, who carried the
ship's dispatch-box, and some other important
papers. The road was partly through the jungle,
and partly along the shore. I felt so thankful at
my narrow escape, and so relieved after a night of
constant anxiety and alarm, and the path through
a country of such beauty and variety of landscape,
that I really enjoyed the walk amazingly. I had
nothing on my head but a small uniform cap, which
was no sufficient covering from a tropical sun.
When half way we came to a native house, where I
got my feet washed, and had a drink of cocoa-nut
milk ; and when near Trincomalee we met some
officers of the garrison, who gave us shire of a bottle
of brandy, which thoroughly revived us. Before
reaching the town we were met by several gents,
who pre,s-d us to go direct and tike up our quar-
ters at their houses. However, I preferred going
to the hotel.

" The gentlemen passengers went along the
shore as I did, and were met, when they readied a
part of the road along which a conveyance could
travel, by all the carriages which Trincomalee could
muster. The ladies and children went round in
the three largest boats, and reached town about
oue o'clock. All the passengers being landed, the
captain commenced getting the specie out of the
ship ; but after they had got 154 boxes, she went
in two with a loud noise, and those who had re-
mained on her till then had barely time to get into
the boat alongside.
" he government agent, whom we saw on our
way, requested me, as soon as I reached town, to
let his wife know the state the vessel was in, and
that a despatch might be sent to the governor ; so
having written a note to his lady, I had a bath,
and went to bed and slept soundly.
" The passengers have saved nothing, except a
few who had the presence of mind to run down and
fill their pockets with what was most valuable, yet
every one of them was most happy and contented,
land went away in the Granada, which the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's agent had sent for
them from Galle giving three ct en's& r the captain.
" The ship has not yet broken to piece,,, though
the waves are rolling over her. The captain expects
that when the sea gets smoother, by the aid of
divers, he will recover the greater part of the trea-
sure which has gone down. We are living in tents.
We have sound native soldiers and policemen to
assist in watching the shore, and picking up any-
thing which floats to land, and the divers are ready
to commence operations when the weather mode-
rates. We are most comfortable, with lots of eat-
ables and drinkab!es, and no end of easy-chairs,
which floated on shore, and which we make into
b ids. As the jungle abounds in game, we manage
a little shooting. The company now send us every
thing we want. There is a poor old Turk, whom
I met in the twilight last night, wandering along
the shore, and whom I see there still. He had two
small boxes, being his all, containing pearls and
diamonds, worth, it is said, 40,0001., and they are
all gone. He cannot understand us, nor we him,
so he wanders about alone in the desperate hope
that his little boxes may be washed ashore, and a
look of such dejection in his face asi I cannot describe,
and which has taught me a lesson I will not soon
forget. For my part I was never in better spirits.
I have saved my life. lam now enjoying myself,
the air and exercise has given us all such an ap-
petite."

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GREAT WESTERN OF CANADA.

The report of the directors of this company states
that the total amount of share capital which the
company is authorised to raise is 4,450,0001. cur-
rency. Of the 178,000 abates 8,300 have been re-
served to meet the conversion of bonds, and on the
osnateepwri
sterling
igaarpeeecsrotusl
iinieatrre.
o remainsjTat
total
n. 3tiobe
s intc
eras
sd up
5,457,1621. r
t
currency, of which 3,479,9331. consists of share ca-
pital, 207,5001. of convertible bonds, 830,8401. of
non-convertible bonds, and 938,8881. Government
loan (to he paid off.) The t ital expenditure to that
received
n
dale amounted to 5,492,8561., including 422,1671.
expended on the Sarnia branch, 50 miles in length,
but nor yet open; 110,0421. on the Galt and. Guelph
line, 15 miles in lung, h ; and 28,542/ pai t of a loan
to the Detroit and Milwaukie Railway Company.
The amount hitherto reserved as a sinking fund
has been transferred to revenue account, which
sum, with the undivided balance of latst half-year,
arnountedto 68,279/. The directors have thought it
right at once to carry to the debit of this surplus
revenue the whole cost incurred and cJmpeusations
actually paid for the De.jai dins Canal acci lent last
year, amounting to 30,453/. ; in addition to which
bonds maturing at various dates, from one to fiye
years, have been given for an aggregate sum of
9,8221., which will be placed against revenue as
mature, making together 40,275/. There are still
three or four unsettled cases ; but the directors do
not anticipa'e that the amount to be paid will be
large, the heavy claims having ben already dis-
posed of. The whole c :st of repairing ti=e compound
e7iN.OB.
1.
rails by fish-jointed T rails has been carried this half-
year to the debit of revenue, to the extent of 21,8971
A further unusual amount is also carried to the bebi t
ofrPvenue this half-year, 6,3871., being so much traffic
receipts oversta:ed for the half-year ending the
31st July, 1856. These three items togel;Loz- amount
to 58,7371., after deducting which, together with
the charges proper to the half year for interest on
Government loan and on the company's bonds, the
balance of net revenue amounts to 103,6541., out
of which the directors re::ommend the payment of
a dividend for the half-year at the rwe of 51 per
cent. per annum, wick will absorb 92,4461., and
leave a surplus of 11,2081. for the ensuing half-
year.