The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-31 00:00:00

MANCHESTER RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.)
LATEST BETING.
Close of Rooms, 1.0
TRADESMEN'S CUP.
12 to 10 agst Neville (taken freely
4to 1 agst Saucebox (taken)
8 to 1 bar two.
Neville had previously been backed at evens for 400,
or 5001.

Vandal hag gone to Ascot.

BAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE.

EAST KENT.—EXTENSION FROM CANTER.
BURY TO DOVER.
A numerous and influential meeting of the inhabitant 3
of Dover, convened upon a requisition to the mayor,
Was held yesterday, at the Maison Dieu, for the purpose
of hearing the explanation of a deputation from the
board of directors of the East Kent Railway Company,
as to the merits of the propose4l extension of their line
from Canterbury to Dover, so as to giv'e another and a
direct through communication between London and
Dover, v 1 the North Kent line. The mayor, Mr.
W. _ll. Pays, presided, and amongst those present were
Lord Sondes and Mr. Sadleir, M.P., the chairman and
deputy chairman of the company; Mr. Tootal, Mr.
T. R. Crompton, Mr. C. M. Lushington, M.P., Colonel
Raines, Sir, John Tylden, Mr. Walter, Mr. Cobb,
Mr. Lake, directors of the company ; Mr. C. Fresbfield,
the company's solicitor ; Mr. Cubitt and Mr. Turner,
the engineers ; Mr. Efolroyd, the secretary ; Sir Brook
Bridges, Bart., Mr. Rice, M.P., Admiral D'Aeth, and a
large number of the resident gentry of the district.
About 400 persons were present.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the day,
said that the meeting, which he was glad to see so nu-
merously attended, was, he was sure they would all ad-
mit, one of the utmost importance to the town and port
of Dover. '(Hear, and cheers.) They had on three or
i four occasions been called together for the purpose of
promoting to them the all-important object of a continu-
ous and direct line from Dover to London, and he trusted
this would be the last time, and that the present project
je I would, as he believed it would, be successful.
(Hear.
I) The details of the measure would be laid before them by
those who had the chief direction of it—viz , the direc-
t tors of the East Kent Railway Company; and he had
I not the slightest doubt that the call they were about
to make on the inhabitants of Dover for assistance to carry out a work, not only of great public, but na-
tional
energy and cordiality that it was possible to afford.
(Cheers.) Amongst several gentlemen of influence
whose presence they had hoped to have he might
mention that Sir E. Dering, Sir N. Knatchbull, Mr.
Deedes, and Mr. Oxenden were unavoidably prevented
attending, and had written letters expressing their re-
gret at their inability to take part in the proceedings.
Lord SONDES, the chairman of the East Kent Rail-
way Company, said that he and his brother directors
had great pleasure in attending on the present occasion,
in order to afford any information that might be required
in reference to the proposed measure. The bill had
been introduced into Parliament this Session by the
East Kent Company after great and careful considera-
tion, and he was happy to say with every prospect of
success. The difficulties that presented themselves
were many, but the earliest possible passing of the bill
through Parliament was considered so exceedingly
important that application had been made for a suspen-
sion of the standing orders, in order that the act night
be obtained this session ; and the case wqs so strong, in
a national point of view, that the request was complied
with. He had received a letter from Sir Charles Fox,
who was obliged to attend a meeting in the north of
England ; and as that letter very ably set forth the real
merits of the line, and the circumstances under which
the bill had been introduced, he had great pleasure in
calling upon the secretary of the company to read. it.
Mr. HOLROYD, the secretary, then read the letter,
which was as follows :