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HoCon OPRhs.—Bills reported specially from the
(holding Order Committee, and leave given to proceed therewith :
Bristol and Ratter Railway (Glastonbury Navigation and Canal);
Vinitehaven Junction Railway; Great Western Railway (extension of
the 8010 and Hants t Olney from Ilungerford to Westbury, with a
branch to Devises); North Western Rodney (iliverhons at thiptnn,
Castertco, and thabergh) ; Exeter, Yinvil, and Dorchester Railway
sad brandies t• Salisbury and Yeovil Railway Norfolk Kansa,
(amendment or acts and extension of time to commencing Reedham
sad Dias Railway);
Oitour I.—Northern Counties Union. Case closed.
Decision postponed.— Liverpool, Manchester, and Nencastle.upun.
Tyne Junction (abandonment of the projezt). Preamble proved.
Oaovr 3.—Mantbaster, Buxton, do. Opposiuon further
heard.
Oaovr s.—Newport and Pontypool. Clauses.
°Roc? 7. Royston and flitchen. Opreition continued.
GROUP 8.-B"uth.Western (Taw Vale purchase). Oppo-
sition continued.—titter and Crorley.bridge Junction. Proniotere
case continued.

Gaon' 10.-Caledonian, Lancaster, ant Carlisle (lease
of Scottish Central). Opposition on the part of Edinburgh and Glas-
gow Company heard.
MEETINGS.-Bet MINORAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION. -
.4djoarned Nperio I Meetin.-Birmingham, June 8.-Mr. P. 11.
Munte in the chair. On the motion of Mr. Colemore, the rarefies
wee further 'rheum's' to the 21st inst.
SAVYTINIt Lid [DIAN D.-Special Meeting.-Perth, June 6.
-Mr. P. W. Ogllvi- In the chair. The meeting woe emvened town.
slurred an agieement entered into by the directors to knee in per-
petuity the line to the Caledonian Company, at 6 per cent. upon a
capital of 60.000/. On the motion aSir J. S. Richardson, seconded
Mr. Honey, the agreement received the eviction of the meeting.-
Mr. Miller then moved that full power be given to the director. to
apply to parliament fur such act or ante es were roorteary for carry-
ing the pros intone of the agreement into effect. The motion was
'monde' by Mr. Craigle awl unaninonoly agreed to. On the motion
of Mr. Honey it was also agreed that in the meantime the directors
should have power to enter into arrangements with the Calelonlan
Company for working the line ; and that In the t rent of any displace
arising between the ournpsnlen, Mr. Swift, solicitor to the Lancaster
and carnage Railway, le appointed reform therein.-Mr. Barbour, of
Manchester, nosed toot o claum be Inserted for the working of the
line only en every lawful day, which woo negatived on is division.
l'A Win AND ItoVEN.-Npecial Meeting : LYndon, June 9
-Sir J. Eesthope, Bart., In the chain-Mr. field read the report to the
meeting which was preemie,' to the meeting held in Partneri the 25th
May last. It oetailed the Injury done to the company's works by the
revolutionists of February, which has caused an Interruption of the
tratiNt between Havre, Bourn, end Paris, mid consequent has of
revenue to the company. The directors, on the announcement of the
scheme for aheorbieg the railway by the French government, 1 cost no
time In preparing evidence and an energetic remonetrance
agninst the prof et, which they looked upon as nothing less than spoli.
awry, the minoter proposing to porchus up a has at 39L 9c.
whin,' the net profie gave an amount of 311. 9c. The interruption
would mare In about a week, when the line would be to repaired ea to
render the service complete between Purls, Bourn, and Moore. The
report Winded to the ells irts of the directors to get the government to
allow them reparation for the damage done to tMir property, but they
were unsueonerul. I lowever, they premed to h tve made a great Im.
meek aon the committee ci, the assembly as to the injustice of the
meeourc proposed by the Finance NlON.ter, and It w.nn hoped that any
such projtvt would be rejected.-Mr. Blount (in the absence of Mr.
Witte) gave an account of the proceedings of the direc-
tor., and made an allusion to the praiseworthy conduct
of the couplers on the line of railway, in proles' inn the property
of the company during the outrage. of the revolutionists.-Mr. The
oonandered the directors In Paris had meted In a most prod. nt and be-
coming manner during a time of such peril to the company, and
hoped the English shareholders would testify their approb.dlon oe
their conduct. -the ChAirman made some observations un the excel-
lent conduct of the directors, and with a view to unanimity between
the English and French shanholders proposed a resolution ap-
proving of the anstuct of the director. in their endeavoura to pm.
lent the property of the shareholders against a measure so likely to
destroy all confidence to government engagement., which was duly
smanded, and passed with much approbation.-A vote of thanks was
paßned m the cluirman and director. of the company, when the nutt-
ing adjourned.
BUSINESS OFTHE ENSUING WEEK.- (Prom Railway CArrosicie.)
Mvrrivos.-,,reds and lhirsk, June 10, Leeds, at 12; Oxford,
Worcester, and wolverhampton, June IS, Worcester, at 2; Sambre
and Meuse, Jane 14, London fasten, at I.
DT,IDLNUOI.-lAncomer and Proton Junction, IS.. IL on the whole
shares, 10s. Id. on the three-quarter shares, and 4a. en the quarter
shares.
Cato.-Blrkenlicail, Lane:alike, and Cheshire-21. 3s, on the 311.
shame, due June IS; Bolton, Blaeklearn Ctilheroa, and West
t. Yorkshire-21. on the " preference share.,, and 11. on the
Blackburn. Clitheroe, and North Western shards, both due June
; Direct Loodon sad Portsmouth--11. 10e., due June I;
Dublin and Bel wet Junction-21. hue., due June I ,• East Anglian
--IL on the St. shares, ail 10e. on the new 31. 10e. Mare*,
both due May 31; East Lancashire-21. on the new shares,
numbered 35.436 to 83,600, due May 20; East and West India
Docks and Birmingham Junction- 1. the., due Ms 31; East end
West Yorkshire-21. 10a., due June 6; 011ogow, Pa y, and Ayr-
-51. on the 2.51. shares (first issue), due May 18; Great North of
England-101. on the 401. allures, doe June 12; Greet Northeru
_2/., due May S 1; Great Southern and We tern (14 -10 s.,
due June 10; Lineaalthe and Yorkshire-U• on the 100$. shares,
and 31. on the W. shares (hianobestee and Luella Proper), due Jane
15; and 2/. 10a. en the new guaranteed 6 per ant. share., June 30;
Landon end Blsckwall-11. on the new shares, No. 2, due May IS;
and 21. 10e. oa the extension share., duels= 8; London and North.
Western-IL low on the Manchester and Birmingham 101. shares,
"A" and "13,1 and 51, on the 255. shame, all due July 3; London