The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-20 00:00:00

MILITIA.

The regiment of West York Rifles, now stationed at
Pontefract, notwithst.thiling the Option allowed t.) many
of the men, under Lord Panimire's order, to return
home, is still in a state of high efficiehey. They are at
present about 620 strong. On the expiration of the 56
days' training this year, about 400 men took their passes,
hut since that time about 270 have been re-attested, and
150 is the most that have lett, and many of thee of-
fered themselves fur re-enrolment, but were refused. It
is expected they will shortly be removed to Sheffield.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

Yesterday, a special general meeting of the proprie-
tors of this company was held at, the Paddington Sta'
bon, for the purpose of considering the provisions of the
following bills now pending before Parliament :
"A bill for constructing a railway from Bridport to
Maiden Newton, on the Wilts, Somerset, and Wey-
mouth Railway, in the county cf Dorset.
" A bill for extending the time for the competition of
the Cornwall Railway and works,
,and for making fur-
ther provisions as to the share capital of the Cornwall
Railway Company, and for other purposes.
"A bill for extending the powers of the Plymouth
Great Western Dock Company, and for other purposes.
"A bill to consolidate and amend the acts relating to
the South 'Wales Railway Company and to authorise the
construction of new works, and. alt ration of existing
works, and for other works.
"A bill for making a railway from the Oxford branch
of the Great Western Railway to Abingdon.
"A bill for making a railway fr-nn the Great Western
Railway at Southall, in the county of Middlesex, to
BrentforJ, in the same county, with docks at the last-
mentioned place, and for other purposes."
Lord BARRINGTON presided, in the absence of Mr.
Russell, the chairman of the company, and after explain-
ing that the meeting was the formal one required under
the Wharncliffe order of the House Of Lords, observed
that although the list comprised six bills, two only were
in that stato of forwardness in Parliament to require the
assent of the proprietors under the lords' standing orders.
The two bills in reference to which resolutions would be
proposed were the first and fifth which authorised the
making of the lice from Bridport to Maiden Newton,
and the branch to Abii.gdon.
On a re-iolution in favour of the Bridport and Maiden
Newton bill being put from the chair,
A PROPRIETOR inquired whether there was any inten-
tion on the part of the Great Western Company to lease
or rent the line when completed!
The SECRETARY (Mr. Saunders) replied that these lines .
were promoted by independent parties ; and he was
authorised by the directors to feeute the proprietops that
they had not only no intention but distinctly declined any
proposition to rent or lease the lines, or to give any gua-
rantee whatever. Tne only assist-tnee they proposed to
give was to allow the Great Western carriages and en-
gines to run on these branch lines, so as to complete
the
journey,
way. (Hear, bear.)
receiving payment for that aid in the usual
Another PROPRIETOR moved an amendment, dissent-
ing from the hill, but as it was not seconded it fell to
the ground, and the resolution was put and carried
nem. con.

The resolution affirming the Abingdon bill Wag then
proposed and also. unanimously pasqed ; and after cum-
plimenting the chairman, the meeting separated.

DISCOVERY OF TEE BODY OF A MALE CHILD, 'wpm ITS
HEAD CUT OFF, IN LINCOLN 's—YestenLy
morning considerable sensation was created in the neigh
bourbood cf Lincoln's-inn-fieldg, in consequence of the
discovery of the body of a 'child with its head cut oft.
It appears that as police-constable No. 30 F, and Ser-
jeant Gentry, No. 10 F, were proceeding on their beat,,
they found a bundle on the step of _a door, tied tightly
up in a cloth and black apron. On examining it they
were horrified to find it contained the body of a male
child in a bloody cloth. They conveyed it to St. Giles's
workhouse,
where Mr. William Bennett, surgeon, Las-
cellei-place, was in immediate attendance, who found, on
examination, that it had been most brutally murdered
by the head beiez cut from the body. Mr. John Stone,
the summoning officer, has for ,Carded the inforrnationto
the coroner, but no (11%), is fixed for the inquest.