The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-30 00:00:00

.pAILWAY

LONDON AN
A special meeting of tb
at the London Tavern ;
The Chairman explained
was to consider a bill no.
Thepliant:opposition with i theofstsaonmde oingvl%,.
property tendered it
neces•Ary to Parliament. The object of the hill was to
authorise the widening of the line from the Minories to
Bow, and to purchase property on the south side of the
line.
Ti e SolVitor read the bends of the bill, from which it
apneare'l the company was authorised to raise 100,000/.
in shares, and 23,000/. on loan.
A long discu.l,•ion ensued, in the course of which the
necessity of the proposed widening of the line was ex_
Waked. They expected a large increase of traffic from
Southend and other places ; and at presert there w
V r 8 trains per day on the railway, which required
another line of rails to insure safety. They were much
indehted to thAr superintendent for the able way in
which he managed the traffic and avoided accidents.
A resolution approving of the bill was adopted ; and,
after a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, the
meeting separated.
•

ROYSTON AND HITCHIN.
A special meeting. of this company was held vester-
day, at the office, St. Helen's-place ; Mr. W. Reed in
the chair.,
The CHAIRMAN said the meeting was convened for
the purpose of considering a bill now before Parlia-
ment, compliance with the standing orders of the
House of Lords. The Lill was promoted by the Great
Hitchin was concerned, it proposed to convert theany.
Comp and so far as the Royston and
existieg rent of the line into annuities of the Great
tNombteb'd"renriCve'dmpfaronmy, theß echdaidngneotesxeceepatnyitadwvaanstaigne.
tended to save lion' a share, which was the present ex-
pense of managing the affairs of the company. To alter
the title of a property was, in his opinion, a very respon-
sible affair. He thought it an unwise operation, but it
appeared his friend Sir R. Carden was of a different
opinion; at all events the present meeting had not power
to decide the question further than to assent to or dissent
from the permissive powers in the bill. He should feel
it
be hin fis duty to vote against it unless the majority should
The ‘ilicitor read the beads of the bill for enabling the
Grcett northern Railway Companyto raise a further sum
of money, and for converting, within two years, the fixed
rental paid to the Ropten and Fitchin Company into
annuities of the Great Northern Company. The annui-
ties wonld he represented by a guartnteed stock, rank-
ing next after the debenture stock of the company.
Sir 1t CARDEN, in moving a resolution approving of
the bill,'explained that the measure had emanated from
him, and if it were carried out it would have the effect
of raising the value of their stock at least 10 per cent.,
and would be one of the best securities in England.
Mr. CRADDOCK seconded the motion.
On the motion being put, there appeared eight in
favour of it. and six against it ; but in course of taking
the poll on the question some of the shareholders changed
their vilws, and voted for the bill, which had the effect
of recoriline a majority of stock in favour of the bill.
The CHAIRMAN, seeing the majority in favour of it,
withdrew his opposition to the measure, and declared
the motion carried.

Mr. PulE, seconded by Mr. MILLS, proposed a reso-
lutio❑ to the effect that the change would not be desir-
able, unbss the present expenses of management were
saved thireby.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceed-
ings.

SOUTHIWESTERN. THE PARLIAMENTARY
CASE.
We hear that persons high in authority and position
have had an interview with certain M.P.s who took an
active part on the bill, the result of which has been to
convince,them that the committee on the bill had acted
not only unjustly towards the South-\Vtstern share-
holder:, but had encouraged an illegal act in the pledge
which neither directors nor shareholders could legally
give. It is, therefore, contemplated by the dissentients
to memorialise theffouse of Lords against the clause* i n
the prcseiat hill, which, if it be thrown out, it is intended
to preseo next year without the clauses, and they believe
it will pass in that shape.—Herapath's Railway Journal.

KILEENNY GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAlL-
wer.—The meeting of this company, appointed to be
held yesterday, at 17, Gracechurch-street, did not not
take place.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.
Traffic return for the week ending May 26,
1855 £13,864 8 7
Corresponding week last year 12,198 2 11
Total of the half-year to this date, 1855 228,905 18 7
Total of the half-year to this date, 1854 229,286 6 0
LONDON AND *SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending May 20, 1855 .017,241 10 8
Corresponding week last year 16,033 11 8

luereas© in 1 : 5

£1,212 19 0

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(Promn the Report of the Registrar-General. ) •
The return for the week that ended last Saturday does
not discoti-er any decrease in the rather high rate of mor-
tality whinh has lately prevailed in London,-and villa •
is as greal at the end of May as it was in the beginning
of the mopth, and is even higher than it was in the last
two weeks of April. Last 1,187 deaths were registered.
In the corresponding weeks of the ten years 1345-54, '
the average number was 951, which, if raised by a tenth •
part for increase of population, becomes 1,046. It ap-
pears that 141 persons died last week more than would
have died accordimt to the ordinary rate of mortality in
the fourth week of May.
The class of zymotic diseases shows a disposition to in-
crease. The weekly numbers referred to it lately run
thus : 214, 210, 220, and (last week) 245. These 246
cases are distributed under particular heads as follows : •
small-pox 29, measles 16, scarlatina 52, hooping-cough
52, croup 12, thrush 3, diarrhoea 15, dysentery 5, influenza
1, remittent fever 4, typhus 43, metria (puerperal fever)
1, rheumatic fever 1, erysipelas 8, syphilis 3, and noma 1.
Scarlatina, which averaged 40 in some previous weeks, -
rose to 52. Three deaths were registered from this dis
ease in each of the following sub-districts :—St. Paul,
Hammersmith ; Saffron-hill, West London (South) ; and
Poplar. Seventeen, or nearly a half, of the deaths caused
by other fever, occurred in the east districts. Phthisis is
much more fatal than any other special disease ; it num-
bered 170 cases last week, about 30 more than the usual
number in corresponding weeks.
Last week the births of 855 boys and 767 eiris, in all
1,622 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the average
number was 1,399.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.701 in. The mean
temperature was 55.4 degs., which is 0.9 degs. above
the average of the samo week in 38 years. The mean
daily temperature was 8 dogs, below the average on Mon-
day, and continued below it on the two following-days,
rose 10 dogs. above the average on Saturday. The mean
temperature on Saturoay was 65.3 degs. The highest tem-
perature of the week occurred on the same day, and
was 81.5 (legs.: the lowest was 394 degs., and occurred
on Monday. The mean temperature of the water of the
Thames in the week was 53 degs. The mean dew-point
temperature was 48.5 degs., and the difference between
that and the mean tetnperatnre of the air was b. 9 degs.
The highest reading of a self-registering thermometer in

the sun was 105 dep. on Saturday. The wind, which
on the two previous days had been in the north, blew
on Wednesday, Thursday, an't Friday from the south
and south-east, and on Saturday changed to north-east.
Hardly any rain fell in the week.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
Attraction of the first magnitude ! New gorgeous Spectacle !

THIS EVENING.
Third time, a Magnificent Chivalric Spectacle by S. H. STOCQUELER,
Esq., called, ENGLAND and FRANCE in the DAYS of CHIVALRY,
or, the Brothers in Arms. Grand Tourney in the Field of the Cloth
of Gold!

tfter which, a novel Series of SCENES in the CIRCLE, and a
variety of other amusing entertainments.

Box-oftlee open from Eleven till Fonr. Stage Manager, Mr. W,
West. Acting Manager, Mr. W. H. Cooke. Equestrian Director,
Mr. W. Cooke, jun.