The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-24 00:00:00

THE. ABYS S INIAN CAP TIMES.

FOREIGN OFFICE, May 23, 1866,
Colonel Stanton reports from Alexandria a
telegram dated yesterday that letters had areLved
from Mr. Rassam. dated Korata, April 9, all well ;
and that later intelligence had been received at
Massowah, according to which Mr. Ras:sam had
crossed the lake to take leave of the King,while the
late prisoners had gone on to Gorgora at the north
end of the lake, where Mr. Rassam would join,
them, and the whole party would then proceed 4-„tit
Metemma.

MARKETS.--ihis Day.

l MTROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of beasts here to-day was limited. Good
and prime breeds move off steadiiy at full quo ,tations ;
otherwise, the trade was inactive on former ter ms. The
top figure was Ss 2d per 81bs. Prime Downs an•d half-breds
were in request, at full pricos. Inferior breeder were some-
what heavy at late rates. up highest quotation was 6s
per 81b. Prime lambs were'quite as dear ea on Monday ;
otherwise the trade was in a sluggish stai.te. Calves and
pigs, the supplies of which were moderate, moved off slowly
at late rates.

Per 81b to sink the offal,
ad s d
e d 5
sd
Cree.& inf. beasts... 3 to 4 2 Pine era-wool sheep 5 4 8
Second quality do ..4 4 4 8 Prime Wthdown C 0.5 10 6 0 Prime large oxen ..4 .0 5 0 Large coarse ealyea.s 4 5 10
Prime Scots, cte....5 05 2 Prune small d 0.... •.6 06 4 Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 10 4 4 Large hogs •.4 0 4
Second quality do .L. lint
.5.
.268
BSamtaollBp, 00rdk7..a...., ....... 04 1 u
suckling calves, 216 to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 304
to 33s each.

Head of stook on sale. Foreign
supply.
Total supply.
Beasts 523 Beasts)
Cows. Cows. ..... tr. ..,
.
Sheep and lambs 6,370 Sheep and I.mbs l,;io
Calves l2O Caves .. 45
Plgs lBO gs Co

Railway and other Companies.

GREAT WESTERN.

A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the Paddington Station ; Mr. D. Gooch,
in the chair.
Ittr. Saunders, the secretary, having read the notice
convening the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN stated that of the 21 bills ontheir
list five only were promoted by or in connexion with
the Great Western Railway Company, and of those
only three were now ready to submit to the proprie-
tors for their approval: The other 16 bills on the
list were promoted by other companies, and required
the approval of the Great Western Company. The
first he had to submit was a bill for conferring fur-
ther powers on the Great Western Railway Company
in relation to their own undertaking and the under-
takings of other companies.
After some explanations, a motion approving the
bill was agreed to.
The .aext was a bill for making a railway, wharf,
and depot in. Bristol, to connect the existing railways
with the floating harbour, and for granting certain
powers- to the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter
Railway Companies, and to the mayor, aldermen,
and burgesses of the city of Bristol with reference
thereto.

This was also approved, the subscription being
160,000.

The next bill approved was a bill for making a
railway from the South Wales Railway, near Swan-
sea, to Clydach, and for other purposes.
The following bills, promoted by other companies,
were also approved :—A bill for converting the
estuary of Barrylsland, in the county of Glamorgan,
into a tidal harbour, and for constructing works in
connection therewith; a bill for making railways from
the Great Western Railway near Drayton, in the
county of Middlesex, to Clonbreok and to the
Windsor branch of the London and South Western
Railway at Staines ; a bill for making a railway
from Ellesmere to Llansaintffraid-Glyn-Ceiriog and
for other purposes ; a bill for authorising the Lon-
don and South Western Railway Company to
make and maintain the Brentford curve and the
Sew-bridge curve, and other works, and for autho-
rising arrangements between them and other com-
panies, and for authorising a lease or transfer to
them of the Okehampton Railway, and for the in-
crease of capital ; a bill for conferring additional
powers on the Midland Railway Company for the
capital, for giving effect to arrangements with the
Great Western Railway Company in reference to
lines and stations at Malvern ; a bill for making a
railway from the Great Western Railway to Wan-
tage, in Berkshire ; and a bill for making railways
from the South Wales line to the Coleford, Mon-
mouth, Usk, and Pontypool Railway, and to the
authorised line of the South Wales and Great
Western Direct Railway, and for other purposes.
The Wharncliffe meeting was then adjourned to
the 7th of June next.
A special general meeting was then held, and the
directors were authorised to raise £300,000 for the
general purposes of the company, under the powers
of the Additional Powers Act, 1865, to be entitled
to a preferential dividend not exceeding 5 per cent.
per annum.
The proceedings then terminated.