The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-18 00:00:00

BRISTOL AND EXETER.

Tho statement of accounts for the half-year ending the
31st of December, 1856, was issued yesterday. The capital
account shows that 3,636,9781. had been received and
3,672,367/. expended, including 450,9661. on shares in other
companies, leaving a balance of 15,388/. against capital.
The revenue account for the halt-year shows that 183,265/.
has been received and 90,141/. expended, leaving a balance
of 93,1201. To this is added I,OBOE, the balance from the
last account, making 91,201/. Out of this 35,4551. is de-
ducted for rents and interest on loans, leaving a disposable
sum of 58,745/. The dividend is expected to be at the rate
of 5► per cent.. perannum.

SOUTH WALES.
Theca pital aleount of this company shows that 4,269,387/.
bad been received, and 4,266,452/. expended, leaving a
balance of 2,9341.
The revenue account for the half-year ending the 31st of
December last shows that 130,037/. had been received, and
101,592/. expended, leaving a balance of 78,444/. To this
is added 5326/ from the last account, and other items, in-
cluding 19,250/. for rent from Great Western, making to-
gether 109,657/. Out of this is deducted 1,1761. rents.
21,7811. interest on debentures, and 19,8201. assumed
amount due to the Great Western under agreement, leaving
a disposable sum of 66,878/. Ont of this is deducted
13,8021. for interest on preference shares and 19,059/. for
dividend at
leavingoft,ol6/.

LONDON AND SOUTII-EASTETti7 RAILWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week eliding Feb. 14,1857 £13,429 7 6
Corrospoudieg week last year 12,881 10 10

Increase in 1857
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending Feb, 14,
1857
Corresponding week last year 9,183 9 2
Total of the half-year to this date, 1857 73,159 2 9
Total of the half-year to this date, 1556 69,015 11 8

TAR LATE 'RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR PONTYPOOL.—it
will be recollected that i❑ Novinaber last an accident
occurred on the Newport, Abergavenny, and Ffet:c_
Railway, by which a commercial traveller. nabwroeudgt
a':
was instantaneously killed. His wid"lion „d The
terday against the company for comPerTti3el;ch. The
terday it was tried in the Court of Q '
defendants admitted their negligence,leend the only quee-
Lion was the amount of dainages.
left with three children. The deer
aa
nsey T d had insured his
for 3,000/. The
life in the Railway Accident Come li_dainages 2,5001.
•, jury returned a verdict for the p i ti
1 ha:widow bad been

The following are the details of the affair at
Mantua ; you may consider them official. A per-
son named Bianchi, by profession a veterinary sur-
geon, was at the theatre at Mantua. He was quite
silent,when an officergave him a rep riman d. Bianchi
answered him by stating that he had not spoken, but
that if any any other person had done so he had
a right to speak. There was an exchange of angry
words ; on the following day the officer sent him a
challenge. It was agreed between tt'e seconds,
after some resistance on the part of the 'officers, that
the duel should be fought w;th pistols, and not with
swords. The place of meeting had been chosen
near the city, at a spot called the " Wood of the
Fountain." In the morning, just as the young
man, accompanied by his second, was proceeding
to the ground, he met some guards, who ordered
him to return home. He gave notice of this
hindrance to his antagonist, and as the authori-
ties had interfered, bald him to citooie some other
spot in the neighbourhood, where they might be
free from interruption. It is doubtful whether
this message was delivered. The officers repaired
to the place of assignation, and, not finding their
adversary, took the matter in a serious light. In
the evening Bianchi was at the plaY,
when the
ocer entered, and violently attacked him. Bianchi, h
in It c 1( fence,
alleged the circumstances as they
bad occurred, and adied, f.r the rest, that he
was
_ready to go the next day to whatever spot
should be indicated to him. The offi.cer would not
listen to any reason, and said to him, " You are a
coward and a hog, like all the —," but could not
end his speech, because Bianchi gave him two slaps
in the face, and with another blow struck him to
the ground. At this moment four officers entered,
who bad been waiting at the door, and at the same
time a patrol, which had been attracted by the noiQe.
Tho patrol arrested Bianchi, gut the officers orderel
'the guards to re'ea,se him, which they did, after a
few observations had been made. No sooner had
the patrol left than the officers drew their sabres,
and Bianchi defended himself with a chair. The
bystanders, who were without arms, endeavoured,
in vain to interfere ; the unfortunate Bianchi tell,
after receiving tbirtcen wounds. It is not yet
known whether he is dead. There has been
great agitation prevailing in Mantua. A deputa-
tion, consisting of the municipality, chamberlains,
and other personages, has gone to Milan. The
Marquis Guidi del Bagno, the Marquis Cavriani,
the Marquis Castiglioni, all partisans of the Govern-
ment, indignant at this crime, and grieved at the
consequences that may be occasioned by the popu-
lar exasperation, went to the director of the police,
who behaved like Pilate. They applied in vain to
the lieutenant-governor they then went to the
minister Bach, who was Al. Being in such uncer-
tainty when they were admitted to an audience,
they did not know what to say ; but after they
had left they understood how their visit had been
turned to derision, so that they are now endeavour-
ing to obtain a freak audience. To-day his Majesty
is at Lodi, and consequently everything remains in
suspense.
We read further in the Staffetta of Feb. 12 :
" A letter from Milan announces the death of the
brave Bianchi, from the wounds Ite received when
resisting seven Austrian officers,- in the county of
Mantua."