The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-17 00:00:00

GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA.

The traffic receipts on this company's lines for the
week ending July 28 amounted for local passengers
to £6,279 ; for foreign passengers to £2,726 ; for
emigrants to £1,513 ; for mails, &c., to £1,007 ; for
local freight and live stock to £ll,lBB ; and for fo-
reign freight and live stock to £3,224—t0ta1, £25,577,
against £24,138 for the corresponding week of last
year, showing an increase of £1,439. The total re-
ceipts from July 1 to the above date amounted to
£102,803, and for the same period last year to
£98,976, showing an increase of £3,827.

LONDON DISTRICT TELEGRAPH.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday at the offices, Cannon-street—Mr. R.
Taylor in the chair.
The report stated that had it not been for the
storm of January last there was no doubt that the
receipts for the past half-year would have shown a
considerable surplus, as the number of messages
were daily increasing. A considerable portion of
the company's property had been renewed on an im-
proved and secure system, with the exception of a
short distance in the south-eastern district, and the
result was that, instead of having three-fourths of
the system overhouse and unprotected there was
now only about one-third so constructed, the re-
mainder being underground, or equally well protected
by the new routes adopted. The private wire con-
tracts continued to increase, several new lines having
been ordered by Government and the Metropolitan
Board of IVorks.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, said he stood in the very disagreeable posi-
tion of not being able to recommend a dividend. It
was believed that when the company was started
that it would be a success, but it had not yet turned
the corner of success. The time, however, would
come when it would be the agreeable duty of the
chairman of the company to announce a dividend.
At the present time the company was in negotiation
with the Post-office, the Board of Works, the Fire
Brigade, and the London Salvage Corps, which would
eventually result in a profit to the company.
Mr. STEWARD seconded the motion for the adop-
tion of the report, which was carried.
Mr. Ileales was appointed auditor in the place of
Mr. Earmes, resigned, and a vote of thanks to the
chairman concluded the proceedings.

COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES INFLICTED BY A
DRUNKEN MAN.—A farmer named Matthews, living near
Borouglibridge, was sued at the Leeds Assizes on Monday,
before Mr. Justice Mellor, for compensation for injuries he
had inflicted upon the plaintiff. The plaintiff is a black-
smith and wheelwright at Cowton, near Tadcaster. On
the 19th of October, 1861, the parties were at a sale, and
afterwards went into an inn. The defendant being in liquor
became quarrelsome, and attacked the plaintiff, inflicting
upon him a wound in the cheek, penetrating to the jaw-
bone, and another under the ear, very near the jugular vein.
The defendant had been indicted for the offence, and sen-
tenced to 12 months' imprisonment, which he had under-
gone. The plaintiff now claimed compensation for the
personal injury he had sustained. Before the occurrence
ho had been able to earn from 50s. to £3 per week, but
since he could only make 12s. or 145., and had had to pay
a doctor's bill of ten guineas. The jury found a verdict
for the plaintiff for £lBO. '