The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-12 00:00:00

The Abyssinian Captives.

The following letter has been received from the
Emperor of Abyssinia by Dr. Beke. It was brought
by Mr. Martin Flad, one of the missionaries so long
detained in that country, who has just arrived in
England with despatches for her Majesty's Govern-
ment. Mr. Flad quitted the Emperor's camp at
Zagye, on the south-western edge of Lake Tsana,
on the 20th day of April last, at which place Mrs.
Flad and their three children, Consul Cameron,
and the remaining captives, together with Mr.
Rassam and his suite, are detained until Mr. Flad's
return :

" In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost, one God, King of Kings,
Teoderos, may this reach the Englishman Charles
Theodore Beke. Thou and thy wife, by the power
of God, have reached my country. Are you well ?
I, God be praised, am well. What time you come ?
Come by Matamma. As regards the persons who
were imprisoned, by the power of God, out
of friendship to the Queen of England, I have
liberated them and given them to Mr. Hormuz
Rassam. May this [give you pleasure. Written
at Zagye in the 7358 year since the creation of the
world and the 1858th year since the birth of
Christ."

To this letter is affixed the Emperor's seal, bear-
ing the device of " the Lion of the Tribe of
Judah," with the title, " The King of Kings,
Teoderos of Etheopia," in Ethiopic and in Arabic
characters.

Railway and Other Companies.

CARMARTHEN AND CARDIGAN.

A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the offices, Chatham-place, Black-
friars ; Mr. Everitt in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said the object of the meeting
was to appoint a bill for separating the construction
of the Kidwelly Branch Railway from the general
undertaking of the Carmarthen and Cardigan Rail-
way.

The Solicitor read the whole of the bill for autho-
rising the construction of the Carmarthen and Car-
digan (Kidwelly branch) as a separate undertaking,
and for that purpose to raise £lOO,OOO of additional
share capital, with the usual borrowing powers.
The separate capital of the Kidwelly branch was to
be entitled to 6 per cent. interest, and any surplus
to be assigned to the general shareholders of the
company. It also appeared that £70,000 was
authorised to be raised by the Carmarthen and Car-
diganshire Company's Kidwelly Branch Act 1865,
but the affairs of the Carmarthen and Cardigan
Railway Company being so involved it was found
impossible to construct the Kidwelly branch unless
entirely separated from the general undertaking. It
was also very desirable for the Carmarthen and
Cardigan Railway to construct the branch to the
Kidwelly coal district ; and it was arranged that the
share capital of the Kidwelly branch should consist
of the two sums mentioned of 1100,000 and £70,000,
making £170,000, in 17,000 shares of 10 each. The
sum of £2 per share was to be paid up, and when 60
per cent. of the whole amount was paid up the shares
might be divided into preferred and deferred shares.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving a formal resolution
approving the bill, said he thought it would be de-
sirable for the absent ordinary shareholders to know
tLat, out of 2,800 ordinary shares, proxies had been
sentiu favour of the bill by holders of 2,477 shares.
O sentu
080 of preference capital, proxies were
£123,000 in favour of the bill.
On t oft hIl
of Mr. KNIGHT, seconded by Mr.
etrmotion
i o I 7 representing
TYLER, a formal resolution approving the bill was
carried unanimously, and the proceedings termi-
nated.