The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-08 00:00:00

ULSTER.

The report of the directorsstates that the expendi-
ture on capital account during the half-year ending
the 31st of December last amounted to £10,698.
The receipts on revenue account for the past half-
year amounted to £77,870, against £73,230 in the
same half-year of 1865, showing an increase of
£4,640. The working expenses, exclusive of rates
and taxes, amounted to £35,114, being an increase
of £3,486 over those of the corresponding half of
1865. After payment of interest on bonds and de-
benture stock and rent of the Portadown and Omagh
line there remained a balance of £28,893, out of
which was deducted £21,315 for interest on the 4f
per cent. preference stock and dividend at the rate of
4 per cent. per annum on the ordinary shares of the
company for the past half-year, less income-tax, pay-
able on the 23d inst., leaving a balance of £7,638, of
which £4,000 was carried to the reserve fund and
£3,638 to the next account. The outlay on permanent
way renewals had been unusually large, and it was
proposed to expend £7,000 on waggons, &c., and
£5,000 for sidings and other works to accommodate
the traffic. The capital account showed that
£1,430,580 had been expended, leaving a balance
against the company of £59,580.

GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA.

The traffic receipts on this company's lines for the
week ending the 19th of January amounted for
passengers to £6,030 ; for mails, &c., to £1,130 ;
and for freight and live stock, to £ls,22o—total,
£22,380, and for the corresponding week last year
to £21,000, showing an increase of £1,371.

'IHE SUN, LONLOS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8 1867.

from the West Coast of Africa, steamed into Ports-
mouth harbour yesterday afternoon to dismantle and
pay out of commission.
The Cossack, 20, screw, unarmoured corvette,

1,296 tons, 250-horse power, Capt. White, arrived
at Spithead on Wednesday from the Mediterranean
station, sailed from Spithead yesterday afternoon for
Sheerness, to dismantle and pay out of commission.
The Fox, 2, storeship, 1,131 tons, 200-horse power,
Staff-Commander H. A. Moriarty, arrived in Sheer-
ness harbour yesterday from Woolwich. She will
take in stores, and proceed to Portsmouth and Ply-
mouth.

The Jaseur, 5, screw gun-vessel, Commander W.
11. Grubbs, has been brought into the large basin
of Sheerness dockyard to be dismantled and paid
out of commission, after a cruise of nearly four years
on the West Coast of Africa.

The Cameleon, 17, screw sloop, 952 tons, 200-
horse power, is being rapidly brought forward for
commission in the large basin of Sheerness dockyard.
A large number of shipwrights and riggers are en-
gaged in making her ready for the pennant.
The screw steam frigate Bristol, 31, Capt. Leve-
son E. 11. Somerset, having been repaired and re-
fitted, left Plymouth, ou Thursday, to resume her
duty on the West Coast of Africa.
The iron screw steam troopship Tamar, 2, Capt.
F. W. Sullivan, C. 8., from Ireland, arrived at Ply-
mouth yesterday.

The paddlewheel steam-vessel Medusa, Staff-
Commander T. Potter, left Devonport yesterday for
the westward, in search of a vessel in distress, said
to be the steamship Bremen, with 300 passengers,
which has had her rudder damaged.

Yesterday Major-
Gen. F. Murray, in command
of the forces in the Chatham district, paid an offi-
cial visit to the Royal Engineer Establishment, and
inspected the officers and men attached to the head-
quarters of that corps at Brompton Barracks. The
whole of the officers and sappers, forming eight
companies, including the four depot companies of
the corps, together with the mounted A troop of
the Royal Engineer Train, were drawn up in the
barrack square, under the command of Col. Sim-
mons, Director of the Royal Engineer establish-
ment. After the customary salute on the arrival
of Gen. Murray, the companies were formed in open
when the inspection commenced. At the
columns,
termination
a few manceuvres were gone through,
and the officers and men dismissed to their quarters.
Gen. Murray then visited the barrack buildings and
the departments of the Royal Engineer Establish-
ment.

The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Lieut. Edward S. Richards, to the
Indus, for service in the sailing reserve ; R. J. C.
Grant, master, to the Terror ; 11. G. Archer, mid-
shipman, to the Rodney ; E. Robinson, assistant-
paymaster, to the Black Prince, additional, for Ad-
miral's office ; E. P. Rimell, assistant paymaster, to
the Racoon ; W. Dark, engineer, to the Rodney ;
and 11. Thornton, acting engineer, to the Cumber-
land, for the Fearless.