The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-29 00:00:00

SCINDE.

The half-yearly general meeting of this company,
including the Indus Flotilla, Punjab, and Delhi
undertakings, was held yesterday at the London
Tavern ; Mr. W. P. Andrew in the chair.
The reports of these undertakings, extracts of
which have appeared in The Sun, were taken as read.
The CHAIRMAN, iu moving their adoption, ex-
plained that the absence of the revenue account of
the Punjab Railway from the report was in conse-
quence of its not being received until Monday,
which was some days after the reports had been
printed and circulated. If they bad received those
accounts earlier, in time for the report, he thought
they would have formed a more favourable opinion
of their line in the Punjab than they could from the
report. Their agent had reported on the operations
of the company in the Punjab for the half-year
ending Dec. 31 last on the 2534 miles open for
traffic. The receipts for the month of July amounted
to 65,928 r., of August to 45,191 r., of September to
55,414 r., of October to 72,242 r., of November to
77,758 r. and of December to 93,704 r., making
together 410,283 r., or about £40,000. During the
half-year 246,052 passengers were conveyed on the
line, being about 1,300 daily. The receipts averaged
15,249 r. weekly, or about 6s. 6d. per mile per week.
The working expeuseswere 58 per cent. of the receipts,
as against 72 per cent. for the preceding half-year
ending June 30. This he thought was a great im-
provement on the working. The net receipts for the
past half-year amounted to 168,627 r. ,against49,492r.
in the previous half-year. The P unjab line was opened
throughout, 253 miles in length, in April last year,
previous to which only 45 miles were open for
traffic, so that the previous half-year included about
two months' traffic on the 253 miles, and four
months' on the 45 miles, during which time the
working expenses were 72 per cent. ; but in the
following six months ending the 31st of December
last.the working expenses were reduced to 58 per
cent. of the receipts, which he thought must be con-
sidered very satisfactory. A very large quantity of
cotton was being carried over the line in GO or 70
trucks per day. There had been a large meeting of
merchants and others at Umritsur, at which great
interest was expressed in favour of the project for
continuing the Punjab line from Mooltan to the
Scinde Railway, along the Indus Valley. The pro-
posed railway had been surveyed, and ordered to
be marked out, so that detailed surveys might be
prepared, and when the proper time arrived the
Government might order the works to proceed. A
memorial had been prepared by the merchants in
Kurrachee, expressing hopes that Government
would not delay the commencement of the worke
of the Indus Valley line, for uniting the Scinde
Railway to the Punjab line, thus forming a conti-
nuous line from the port of Kurrachee to Umritsur.
They pointed out that to delay the making of the
Indus line would be a manifest injury to the wes-
tern parts of India. It would not only be of im-
portance to the railway company to have that
" missing link" supplied, but to the merchants of
Scinde and the Punjab, and also to the Govern-
ment for the defence of that portion of the empire.
Another project had been surveyed for a line from
Lahore to Peshawur, which would bring produce
from the salt mines and other places in that por-
tion of the Punjab, and be essential to the Govern-
ment for political purposes. The line would be
290 miles in length, would open up the salt
mines, and render available several seams of
good coal. It would give them access to cheap
fuel and an accession of traffic in the Punjab and
to Delhi. The works on the Delhi line were pro-
gressing in the hands of the eminent contractors,
Messrs. Brassey and Co., so that before the end of
the present year they would have 30 miles of
the Delhi end of the line opened for traffic, and
also 15 miles from the Punjab Railway at Umritsur
to the river Beas, in the direction of Delhi, making
about 45 miles of that railway in operation, passing

Lhrough a rich and densely-populated district, the
inhabitants being given to travel. He then adverted

to the Mooltan terminus of the Punjab Railway,
which, be said, had been singularly ill-chosen, it
being a very unfit place for the steamers to come to,
and had not answered the expectations of the engi-
neer who had selected it. There had been a new
survey made to a lower point on the Indus, below
the confluence of the Indus and Chenab, avoiding
the most tortuous portion of the navigation. With
regard to the flotilla, the Government had acted
beyond all praise towards the company in their en-
deavour to make it succeed. He believed the new
steamers making by Messrs. Laird, Messrs. Samuda,
and Messrs. Napier would solve the question as to
the successful navigation of the Indus. Owing to
the illness of the Government officers the accounts of
the Scinde Railway had not been verified, but it was
intended in future to hold the meetings of the com-
pany later in the year, substituting the months of
May and November for March and September, so
so as to enable thedirectors to give full information
in future in respect to the accounts. -He believed
the Scinde traffic had suffered more from the late
commercial crisis than that of any other part of
India. The improvements made in the harbour of
Kurrachee had been entirely successful, and the
ships had never met with any accident there.
Sir 11. MADDOCK seconded the motion for the
adoption of the report.
Mr. GoEZ said he felt convinced that the value of
their property depended to a great extent on the '
construction of the proposed Indus Valley line, to
complete the railway communication from Kurra-
chee, the nearest port to Europe, to the Punjab and
Delhi, and, by means of the East India Railway,
thence to Calcutta. It was only by urging on the
Government the importance, in a military and com-
mercial point of view, of completing that route they
could hope to receive adequate remuneration on
their outlay. He thought a little pressure might
do some good, and that it was impossible to esti-
mate the advantages of shortening the time
and distance, by means of the Indus Valley Rail-
way, between Scinde and the Punjab. They would
then have an enormous traffic, which they could not
get until that communication was completed.
After some observations by Mr. WALLACE and
other shareholders on items of account, the report
was unanimously adopted.
The retiring directors, Mr. T. Williams and Mr.
H. Borradaile, were re-elected, and also Mr.
Mackinnon, the retiring auditor.
On the motion of Mr. GoEZ, seconded by Mr.
AUSTEN, the directors were requested to memorialise
the Secretary of State for India to take such steps
as he might deem expedient for the construction of
the Indus Valley Railway, and thus to complete the
communication between the Scinde and Punjab

railways.
The CHAIRMAN said he did not expect that the
shareholders would have responded so liberally to
the appeal of the Bishop of Calcutta for funds, and
thought the result must be very gratifying to him.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks
to the chairman and directors.

DEVON AND CORNWALL.
The half-yearly meeting was held yesterday at the
office, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street ;he
Earl of Portsmouth in the chair.
The report stated that the line from Yeoford to
North Tawton was opened for public traffic on the
Ist of November last, and that a further section—
viz., from North Tawton to Belstone-corner—would
be ready for opening in July next. The permanent
survey for the Bude and Torrington Railway was
now in a forward state. When the remaining shares
in the district had been subscribed for arrange-
ments would be made for the commencement of the
works.
The report was adopted. Messrs. F. J. Thynne
were elected directors, and and Mr. J. Chapman
Mr. Bird, the retiring director, and Mr. hl. Notman,
the retiring auditor, were re-elected.

Mr. R. A. Wallington, solicitor and clerk to the
Local Board of Health at Leamington, was brought up on
remand, at Bow-street, yesterday, charged with perjury.
he question was whether a document which Mr. Walling-
ton had sworn he signed on the 12th March was signed on
that day or on the 11th. Witnesses were called on both
sides, and their evidence was wholly contradictory. The
magistrate committed the case for trial, but accepted- Mr
Wallington's QTVII recognisances for ht 3 appearance.

.SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

-VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAY.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
Bto 1 agst Out and Outer (taken)
12 to 1 agst Delight (taken)
14 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken)
15 to 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken)
20 to 1 agSt Czar (taken)
22 to 1 agst Brahma (taken)
25 to 1 agst Buck (taken)
GO to 1 agst Vimdervolde (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
100 to 8 agst Dalby (taken)
100 to 7 agst Harry Brailsford (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Surnuy (taken)
20 to 1 agst Baragah (taken)
25 to 1 agst Gong (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Saladin (offered) —3 tO to 1 taken
66 to 1 agst SalpineteS (taken)
TWO THOUSAND.
Even Lord Lyon (taken)
9to 1 agst Janitor (taken)
18 to 1 Knight of the Crescent (taken)

MANCHESTER BET TING—YE s TErDAT.

CITY AND SUBURBAN,
10 to 1 on the fiold (offered)
11 to 1 agst Delight (taken)
20 to 1 agst Czar (taken)

CHESTER cur.
13 to 1 agst Dalby (taken)
14 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken)
18 to 1 agst Redcap (taken) .
20 to 1 agst Baragah (taken)
20 to 1 agst Saladin (taken)
20 to 1 agst Surney (taken)
20 to 1 agst Sandal (taken)
25 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken)
25 to 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken)
25 to 1 agst Helen (taken)

TWO THOUSAND.
sto 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken)
10 to 1 agst Janitor (taken)
11 to 1 agst Auguste (taken)

YORK SPRING M
Weights for the Great Northi
specie, added to a sweepstl
miles, over the Old Course,

:ETING-31A.T 10.

rn Handica p of 200 soya, in
ekes of 20 sous each. Two

Age st lb
Zenobia ... ... 4 6 9
Bonaparte ... ... 4 6 8
St. Magnus ... 3 (3 8
Esc. ... ... 3 6 6
Treasure Trove ... 3 6. 5
School Girl .. • 4 6 "'4
Dubiety ... ... 4 6 4
Vanguard ... ... '1 6 2
Staghound ... 3 6 2
Gong ... ... 3 6 2,
Aldcroft ... •.. 3 6 0
Miss Haworth ... 3 6 0
Fitzroy ... ... 3' 6 0
The Czar ... ... 3 G 0
Miss Williams ... 3 513
Monitor ... ... 3 3 13
Cram-nom ... ... a 5 12
Savernake,by Van

Age st lb
Regalia ... 4 9 0
Cambuscan ... 5 8 12
Brown Bread ... 4 8 9
Cathedral.,. ... 5 8 7
Moulsey ... 5 8 7
East Lancashire ... 5 8 4
Privateer ... 5 8 4
Windham 5 8 3
Raglan ... 6 713
Buckfoot ... 5 7 12
Friday 4 7 11
Lion ... ...4 7 10
Salpinctes 4 7 1,0
Dalby 5 7 10
Redcap 5 7 9
Copenhagen ... 5 7 8
Success ... 4 7 6
Harry Brailsford... 4 7 5
*Auditor 4 7 5
Pintail .„ 5 7 4
Watchbox... ... 4 7 2
Dradamante 5 7 2
Ghillie Callum ... 5 7 0
Cannonade 4 6 11
Valiant ... 5 610
Vandervelde 5 6 10
Lady Durham ... 4 6 101
* This horse having been entered without the know-
ledge of his owner, will be struck out at the time pre,
scribed, unless specially ordered to be left in.
Weights published March 28, at 10 a.m.
Forfeits to be declared at noon on the 3d of April.

Galen—VaCuna... 3 512
Lochiel ... 3 512
Hawks well ... 3 5 1.1
El Cid 3 5 7
Dolan ... ... 3 5 7
Duty Free... ... 3 5 7
BlackPrince(J.Day) 3 5 7
Dark Agnes ... 3 5 7

GREAT RACQUET MATCH.

CAMBRIDGE V. OXFORD.

The following appeared in our late edition of last even-
fog :

The victory achieved yesterday by the Cantabs in win-
ning the double game gave much interest to the succeed-
ing single game, which was fixed to be played this after-
noon at the same time and place as that of yesterday, viz.,
Prince's Club, Racquet Court, Hans-place, Chelsea. At
about half-past one the members began to arrive, and at
the hour sot for the commencement of the match there
was a very good attendance, the betting being in favour
of Oxford.

The champions selected on the occasion to represent
the two Universities were Mr. Knight Bruce, Trinity
Hall, Cambridge; and Mr. Maitland, Christ Church,
(Word ; and the game to be played was the best out of
five.

In the first game Mr Maitland (Oxford) went in with
such spirit that he got 11 aces merely from his service,
Mr. Knight Bruce (Cambridge) not having made a score
at all. lie however went in and got 6 also from service ;
his opponent, however, got in and made 1, but 2 were
made by the Cambridge man and one dead wood, making
the score—Oxford 12, Cambridge 9. The Oxford man
made 3, and the other 1, Mr. Bruce, hitting theball_foul,
gave the first game to Oxford.
Second Game.—Although Oxford had the hand in Mr.
Bruce put him out and made 5. Mr. Maitland again took
the court, and made 1, but could not hold his position, as
Mr. Bruce ran his score up to 13. Oxford then went in, and
sent his score up to 8, but Mr. Bruce cleverly made the
other 2, and thus won the game.
Third Game.—Cambridge got 2, Oxford 5. Cambridge
then made 2 more, and Oxford 3, making the game—Ox-
ford, 8 ; Cambridge, 5. Mr. Knight Bruce then made 3,
and Mr. Maitland 2, but by some nice playing Mr. Knight
Bruce got the advantage, and ran up his score to 12, when
Mr. Maitland got 2, making the game 12 all. , After soma
smart play the court was loft with the Cambridge man,
who made 3 right off, and won the game ; the BMW
standing 2 games to Cambridge, and 1 to Oxford.

Fourth Game.—Cambridge made 6 and Oxford obtained.
4, but losing the court Knight Bruce added 2. Mr. Mait-
land made 1 off his service, but his physical power
seemed to show evidence of fatigue in tho sharp play
that followed. Mr. Bruce ran up his total to 14, but the►
vociferous cheers of the Oxford division seemed to rally.
Mr. Maitland, to make a desperate effort to recover the
game, which seemed to bo destined for Cambridge. lie
made 8 aces in succession by the most brilliant play, each
man striving his utmost. The hands in changed several
times, but at last Mr. Bruce " dropped" one right across
the court into the left-hand corner, which Mr. Maitland
could not reach, and thus won the game and match, the
score standing Cambridge 3 to Oxford 1.
The scores of each game were as follows :-
Ist game. Oxford won 15 to 10.
2d game. Cambridge won 15 to 8.
3d game. Cambridge won 15 to 12.
4th game. Cambridge won 15 to 13.

Mr. Dobbs was the referee for Cambridge, and Mr.
Wheeler fulfilled the same office for Oxford. The gam°
was called by Henry Fairs, better known a 3 Funch, with
remarkable correctness.

BANK OF ENGLAND, 1866,
The following is the House-List of Governors
and Directors of tho Bank of England for the year ensu-
ing :.-For Governors, Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq.,
Governor ; Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq., Deputy-Gover-
nor.