The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-29 00:00:00

LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN.

Yesterday a special meeting of the proprietors
was held at tho Waterloo Station—Captain Mangles
in the chair.

The CILURBIAN said there were altogether 15 bills
—four only of which, however, were promoted by
the company. The other 11 were introduced by
other companies, and in which provisions were con-
tained conferring powers on or having clauses
affecting the London and South-Western Company.
Only four of the bills could be dealt with by the
meeting, as the remainder were not ready.
Mr. Burcham, the company's solicitor, then read
the heads of a bill to authorise the company to make
a railway from Kensington to Richmond, and junc-
tion lines communicating with the Hammersmith
and City Railway and tbe North and South-Western
Junction Railways, and to raise further moneys
and to authorise arrangements.

Mr. HEREPATH wished to know whether the
proposed new lines were calculated to bring them
into collision with other companies.
The CHAIRMAN said no, but that on the contrary
they were calcuiated to avert any such eventgality.
He then proposed the approval of the bill, and
Mr. DUTTON having seconded it, it was carried
unanimously.
Mr. Burnham then recited the preamble and
clauses of the second bill, which was a bill for
authorising the company to make a railway from
Chertsey to the Staines and Wokiugham Railway
at Egham, and for otherpnrposes.
Mr. HITCHINS seconded the approval of the bill,
and it was carried unanimously.

The next bill was promoted by another company,
to authorise certain deviations from the Oakhamp-
ton lines, and to raise further moneys.
Capt. JOHNSON seconded the approval of the bill,
and it was carried unanimously.
The last bill was to authorise the West London
Docks and Warehouses Company to execute further
works and to make arrangements with other com-
panies to raise further money.
Mr. MORTIMER seconded the approval of the bill,
and it was carried unanimously. _ _

The meeting then adjourned to the 12th of May.

EAST INDIAN.

The 17th annual meeting of this company was
held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. R. W.
Crawford, M.P., in the chair.
The report was taken as read.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said it
was the 20th occasion on which it had been his pri-
vilege and duty to preside at their general meetings.
It was a great gratification to him to be able to state
that the line from Calcutta to Delhi was open for
trsffic with the exception of the bridge over the
Jurnna at Allahabad. They could now take pas-
sengers over their line from Calcutta to Delhi and
vice versa, a distance of 1;020 miles. The progress
they had made in the works during the past five
years had been very considerable; they had no
means of comparing the vast marks on their line
with those in any other country. He thought every
one mast admit that notwithstanding the various
difficulties and obstructions thrown in their way
from time to time, the progress they had ande
was very satisfactory. They could not compare the
works of any line in England either for magnitude
or length of continuous line with their East Indian
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