The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-05 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGE,NCE.

BANGOR AND CARNARVON.—The portion of this line
between 13atigor 'aid Port Diuorwic, halfway between
Bangor and Carnarvon, is now in full operation. The
railway will be fully opened to Carnarvon on the Ist of
May,

LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN.—A special meet-
ing of this company was held on Friday at the office,
Coleman-street-buildings, in accordance- with the stand-
ing orders of the House of Lords, to consider a Bill now
before Parliament relating to the company; Mr. G.
Tyrrell in the chair. The secretary read the heads of
the Bill for consolidating and amending the Ac!s re-
lating to the company, and to grant further powers to
the company for the extension and completion of the
line from Omagh to Enniskillen, and to subscribe 15,000 L

towards the construction of a bridge over tie river
Foyle, at Londonderry, and b form a new linc of quay
there. The Chairman moved a resolution to the eff!ct
that the Bill btu approved, which was seconded and car-
ried unanimously.
ULSTER.—The half-yearly meeting of this company
was held on Wednesday at Belfast, Mr. James God-
dard in the chair. The report staled that the gross re-
ceipts of the last half-year amounted to 24,452/., and the
working expens, to 7,2971., and, after deductit g the in-
terest on burrowed capital, there would be a balance of
12,656/, out of which the directors recommend a divi-
c end of 223. per share. This would leave a sum of
1,2351. to be added to the reserved fund. The revenue
account for six months ended the 29th of February,
1852, showed the receipts for passengers, goods, parc.4lo,
ind to be 24,4521. On the motion Of the Ch lir
man, the report was adopted, and, after some formal
business, the proceedings terminated. • •
LIMERICK, ENNIS. AND KILLALOE —A meeting of
the shareholders took place on Wednesday at Limerick,
Mr. F. Spaight in the chair, for the purpose of deter-
mining whether an application should be made to the
Commissioners of Railways for the abandonment of the

line. The number of registered shareholders who had
paid Si. each was 3,286; of these 2,137 assented:to the:ap-
plication for breaking up the company, and 286 dissen-
ted. The chairman was authorised to make the neces-
sary application, there being 165 assents more than the
Act required.
RAILWAY BILLS.—The preambles of the following
rThuen:Graarsoetlaret,
Bills were on Friday declared proved:—York and North
Midland and East and West Yorkshire Amalgamation
Bill;_ the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (for
and
Southern
Newcastle
of Acts and Borrowing, Forvers); the York,
Berwick
an
d (Thiniv eit:
Western
n(dp at
al trolinn
aßt Branch);
ann cahn)
d;
Mor
e Extension).
ourtawsucaY
approach to AND HEREFORD.—Something 'like an
to Ludlovv iseonapletion of the works from Shrewsbury
that this por!il" arrived at, and there seems no doubt
of April. a
f:::: of the line will be opened on the 20th
riages made it, appearance
age an engine with a train of car-
" first appearanee'Prlaa° at Ludlow, :and being the
took place. A dinnerpubli:he " y horse," great rejoicings
rung, and the iehabitant was given, the bells were
at the monster.— wo„estetrullied out in hundreds to look
THE DUBLIN AND etl,Lra'itrenie/e.
Speaking of the Craigmore vi:rduJuscnoN RAILWAY.—
my's :—,, This stupendous under tcatit the Nezory Examiner
the last few days, completed. The leistT h" been, within
on the 15th inst. The viaduct, Which
i .situated
as ' keyed'
a short distance of Newry, presents a trtil within
It contatns 18 arches, e Y magnificent
appearance.
the ravine . each ef 60 e
span, and the arch across
ravine is eei;) fe_, eet
the foundation to the top, the remaining he. 'll.l from
ig tit are
from 90 to 100 feet."
—This co
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. hlllan.
anxious to concede to the public every possible
very centre of Dudley,
some their useful line, opened, in the .
dispatch
reception and
some months ago, an office for the
c.
1,
the United I ing, elm, under-
takingof parcels to all parts of
their more speedy more eqmeially, however,
liberality of their
tran-
sit to Birmingham. The extreme e
their dee
charges, coupled with the punctuality attending.
u_ry
WO
liveries, induce our present remarks. On inq i . ,
weight, within two
learn that a parcel of half a hundred e
its dentin
..._
hours of its delivery at the office, arrives at its
the
di_-
tent
in any part of Birmingham, including even di_
tent localities of Edgbaston, &c., for the comparatively
trifling charge of sixpence, no further charge being,, de
mantled for booking, delivery, &c. Parcels of the weight
of 281 be. each are conveyed at the rate of 4d. each, and
the still greater advantage is that "factors' orders" are
received at Dudley, conveyed to Birmingham, delivered
at their app tinted places, and that too within the spee
of two hours, at a cost of 2d. for each order. Sensible
of such advantages, it is no matter of surprise that the
t. ding PeWie ',.z.'.q ‘he:lneavcs, to the Fullest e%t9rl:, of
mun afatality. We are happy to clue the South Strife
t
ordshire Railway Company amongst the comparatively

IRISH SOUTLI-EASTERN.
.IlskiLwAY.—The ordinary
helf-yiarly meeting of the-Irish South-Eastern Railway
was held yesterday, at the offices, King's Bridge-termi-
Lao, J. E. Rldmond, Esq., in then chair, when the di-
rectors' report and statement of aceicunts were submitted,
and after some discussion received anti utlopied. The
Chairman stated that ho hoped ft ir tfie strenuous Qxer-
tions which would ba &Ltd by the directors on behalf of
the competty in order to develop as resources, that an
iiivebtment of canital in its -shiireat would not prove
always upprodactive, but would in the end become hiehly
profitable. The; arrangement with the Great Southern
and Western Company was only to last for one year, and
at the expiration-of that period they would be able to
forma bettor opinion of its success.,, and to adopt such
others measures no might apptitar best calculated to ad-
vance the interests of the proprietary.
'GREAT NONNI" OF. SCOTLAND itAILWAY.-IVe un-
dersnind that Mr, /Ingersoll (of Ms,..srs. Adam and An-
derson, Aber'.!eeit) is now in the north, with the view of
for Warding they Great North of Scoisland Railway. We
acre-much gratifiihl to learn that in this county he has
been saccessful, bftiyond expectation in the disposal of
stock, a large nurnbei4 of our most eintnprising farmers
and others having taken shares. IV a can only express a
hope that the like or even greater success may attend
leis exertions throughout his tour. avid that ere long the
necessary capital:_ will be subscribed, and the speedy
commencement of this important lino of railway ensured.
Our future prosperity; depends in no small degree upon
inereasttd and ..more 'speedy means. of communication
with the south. To all classes and interests this is im-
portant, but to none more so than to agriculturists; and
ih:IT-increased interest on behalf or this line is indica-
tive.at onco of their ildglcity and entitrpris,-.. We trust
we shall soon be able to say .that we: arc at least within.
i,.ght of the c:timmencenernt of the Great North,—Elgin
Courant.

NAVAL INTELL/AiENCE.
P1.1111,,11T11, SATURDAY.— Ifer ; frigate
1-,(.3riclor, 50, Ceptalu S. Dlcres, e./1,3 towed 3'esterday
steern-yeS'ids Ginlianeo 'told Pike from the
Sound into Ilaworze. She will be, &locked on Tuesday
had examiued, and her ercw will be paid wages at this
port.

The defects of the steam-ship Da tintless. 33, Capain
Hots ead, are ordered to be made gt. .6cl with all dispatch.
The steam troop-ship Birke.ehes:ci, Commander Sal-
inon—ad well—arrived at St. Helena at 5 P.M. on the
9th.of February, en her way to the Cape of Good Hope,
as reported by the Ellenbereugh, Captain Lambert.
The Hest ladiamau Nile, Captain:Nesbitt, was off this
p ?rt yesterday, and landed pesSenge rs. The East India-
Ellenbon'aigh, Captain Larebevt, laden with sugar,
rice, hides, and'saltpctre, wae. off the port yesterday,
going tip Channel. The Nile and Ellenborough left India
the same day; cff the Island of It turitius they were in
c empany for a week, and near they spoke again.
On Wednesday they we.re going up ;.he Channo together.
PoRTSMoUTII, SUNDAY.—The PI uLto steamer, Lieut.-
Commander West, sailed from SpiLthead, for the coast,
on Friday evening. She is to calls at Plymouth for in-
penumeraries fur the Penelope and • other vessels cf the
squadron. •
The . Antelope steamer, -Li euteriant-Commander
Young,• which grounded on the Leilite on Thursday last,
having received her stores, sailed for Gibraltar on Sa.-
turday, at lour P.M.
The Lightning, Admiralty yachit, arrived at Ports-
mouth. from Woolwich on Sunday afternoon.
The Falmouth lighter; sailed from. Portsmouth on Sa-
turday night, having on board the, luggage of Admiral
Hyde Piteker, for Deptford.
An Austrian brig came into Portsmouth Harbour on
Saturday, with a cargo of Italian heisp for the dockyard.
The Vulcan steamer seems doomed to long passages;
she has not yet made her appearanco at Portsmouth.
Wind, S,E. flee weather.
SmERIticESS, APRIL '4.-11er Majjiesty's ship London,
90, Captain G. H. Mundy, has her sea-going topgallant-
masts on end, and is all atuunt:. with her summer gear.
Her officers and crew-were mustered on Friday by Cap-
tain the. Hon. Montague Stopford, lfliag Captain to Vice-
Adintral the Hon. Josceline Percy."
Her Mtijesty's. sloop 'Comus, 14,. having undergone
thorough :Kepair, was removed .front the north dock on
Friday to moorings in the harbour, off the Lapwell.
her s*ew steam frigate Horatio, 24, Cap-
tan thelleri..S: T. Carnegie, is rep erted ready to leave
the -ffiting basin on Tuesday next. - The shipwrights
have finished their work on her. Some new 8-inch
guns, weighing 56 cwt., to throw 61-pound hollow shot,
are being made for her. She wilt shortly proceed on
an experimental cruise for the pearpose of testing her
qualities under canvas, -and the adciency of her ma-
chinery cud &craw propeller.:
Her Majesty's-paddle-wheel steam frigate Cyclops, 6,
is nearly complete in the repairs of her hull, and is hav-
ing new cepp6r put on forward up to her water-line.
She has been-ceder the- hands of the dockyard more
than two months. . .
. .
Her Majesty's ship North Star, Commander Pulleh,
having taken on board her stores at Deptford, has pro-
ceeded to Woolwich for the purpose of being made
ready to accompany the other veesels under the com-
mand of Sir E. Belcher .in their voyage to the Arctic
regions.

tier Majesty's screw steam-frigate Atnphion, 34, has
taken her guns on board and •mounted them. ier in-
ternal fittings are lust approacliing completion. She is
all ataunt in the basin, which she will be ready to leave
in ten days. • .
Her Md.rsty's ship Aclllllr, 76, has been transferred
to the east side of the fitting basin.
Iler Majesty's steam-vessel Myrtle, Mr. W. S. Bour-
chier master, proceeded to Chatham. on Saturday on
dockyard service, and return to port in the afternoon.
We have been informed .that on the arrival at Spit-
head of her Majesty's ship Queen, 116, her crew will
receive the larger portion of the wages due to them, in-
stead of being paid Off, and that she will form one of the
Channel squAdron the command of which will be in-
trusted to Sir William Parker, late Commander-in-
chief in the Mediterranean.

CAPTAIN'S ON RESERVED RALF-PAY.
The following senior Commanders have been recently
promoted to the rank of Captains on the reserved half-
pay list:—Tthomas Edmund Cole (1821), Alexander
t3hairp (1827), -Charles Gilmady Dent (1828), arid
George Flower Herbert (1828). The reserved half-pay
list of Captains is now one short" of the 25—half the
number xt which it is to be established.
• cattitkANDEtts- ON RESERVED HALF PAY.
he v,c:)!: cies sicce the establishment of this list, by
promoting the senior lieutenants, have been filled up by
the promoters of Command4s John Nepean (1806),_. B.
Hooper (1800, Richard Lloyd (1810), Thomas Cull
(1812), Charles Coullet (1814), end lawford Mlles
(1825). • The latter efficeris" Sir Francis Baring's last
promotion, and, as in, a score of other instances, he set
aside the chime of 200 officers to promote a distin-
guished favourite. In this, as in the miptains' list, 25
promotions are due to make up the established number.

THE SENIOR COMMANDERS' LIST. _ -----
The senior active list' of commanders now numbers
only 23, and the seniors on-the reserved half-pay list
number 129. This i 3 two aboie the established num-
ber, according to the 0 ffrcial.Nat,:y List, which, although
published "by authority," is not always officially cor-
rect. The number of commanders now on the active
list is 558. If tlie reserved half-pay list of captains
were made up to the establis,cd number of 60, by the
promotion, which is due, of 25 commanders, the active
list would be reduced to 533, or 83 more than the num-
ber to which it is ultimately to be reduced.