The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-09 00:00:00

LIMERICK AND FOYNES.

The repoq of the directors of this company states
that, in order that no delay should arise in opening a
portion of the line for traffic as soon as possible, they
have contracted for the erection of stations at Patrick's-
well, Adare, and Rathkeale. They hope to be able to
open a portion of the line in the course of the approach-
ing summer. The directors have found it necessary to
make a third call of 21. 103. per share, payable next
,nonth, which will make it 12 months since the pre-
ceding call was made. By an amendment of the borrowing
powers of the company in the present session they expect
to be enabled to complete the whole line without much
pressure en the shareholders. Thereport of Mr. La Fanne
the engineerstated that the contractor's operations extend
now over 141 miles of the line, and the portion from
Limerick to Adare is in a very forward state, about eight
inifes,of it having been brought to formation level, and
2'& miles partially ballasted. Agreements have been
made for 23 miles of the land ; the contractor is in pos-
ession of 18 miles, and three miles only remain to be
settled for. The contractor will commence laying the
11 permanent way in about five weeks. The works have
been well and substantially executed.

GREAT SOUTHERN AND' WESTERN.
The tunnel works at Cork have arrived so near com-
pletion that already tramways have been laid down the
entire length, and pilot engines have been run upon
them. The deviation road, which is to be substituted
for the present Lower Glanmire road, is mc„king rapid
progress. The excasation4 for the docks aro' being pro-
ceeded witb, and have advanced to a considerable ex-
tent ; the goods depot is nearly completed ; and the
passenger terminus is already commenced. A very
brief period will probably show the transfer of the ter-
minus to its final destination.

FORTH AND CLYDE JUNCTION.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at
Stirling on Friday ; Mr. R. Graham presiding. The
chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, congra-
tulated the shareholders on the probability of opening
the line in time to secure the autumn traffic. Since the
report had been printed, an additional sum of 7,0001.
had been expended on the undertaking. Owing to the
rapid progress of the works an 'early call 'night be anti-
cipated, and a considerable sum would be required to
com plete the works. Resolutions ere passed adopting
the report and re-electing the retirinwg directors.

DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT PIECE OF ORDNANCR.,---
On Thursday the labourers engaged in levelling the
ground surrounding the Kilkenny National Model
School, while excavating a portion of the inner embank-
uent of the old town wall, under the bastion anciently
known as Talbot's Castle, discovered a very curious
piece of ordnance, probably a relic of Cromwell's siege,
at the distance cf several feet from the surface. It is
the species of gun termed a " saker," with a moveable
chamber for loading, and measures 7 feet 6 inches in
length, with a bore of two inches. A fragment of a 241 b.
cannot shot was found a few days previously io the same
locality. Both these interesting. remains have been de-
posited in the museum of the Kilkenny Archaeological
Society, by Henry P. Clarke, Esq., local inspector of
national schools. We presume the public will be further
enlightened as to their history at the May meeting of the
Archaeological Society.—Kiekerovy Moderator.