The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-14 00:00:00

side, the shooting of the Enfl,.:ld 1) vi as wild, while
that of the Lancaster had scarcely deteriorated.
" The rifles were then carefully cleaned, lind tar-
gets made for precision, to ascertein by lirect com-
parison the amount of wear that bad taken place, as
at this stage of the experiments 1,700 to 1,800 rounds
had been fired flora each arm.

" The figures obtained from both rifle pits were
identical, and very good, whence the committee were
led to the conclusion that neither system had Suf-
fered to ny appreciable extent from wear, and jus-
tifies them in placing the Lancaster and Enfield
systems on an equality in point of endurance."

Inasmuch as small bores of every make dre pro-
nounced by the committee deficient in fundamental
qualities necessary to be poisessed by military small
arms, we need not discuss more minutely than we
have done the portion of evidence that refers to these
weapons.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE,

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.
A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held
yesterday, at the Euston station, to consider two
bills promoted by the company and 12 bills pro-
moted by other companies; Mr. R. Moon, the chair-
man, presided.
Mr. C. E. STEWART, the secretary, having read
the notice convening the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN said that neither of the bills pro-
moted by the company was ready. The first bill he
had to submit was No. 5 on the list, for conferring
further powers on the Cockermouth, Keswick, and
Penrith Railway Company in relation to their un-
dertaking, enable the London and North-western
and the Stockton and Darlington Railway Compa-
nies to subscribe thereto, and for other purposes re-
lating thereto and to the Cockermouth and Work-
ington Railway. They were interested, in conjunc-
tion with the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Company, in the undertaking, to which they were
to subscribe £25,000 each. The Stockton and Dar-
lington Company were to work the mineral traffic,
and the London and North-Western the passenger
and goods traffic, at 33 per cent. of the receipts.
They had only to find the locomotive power and
working stock. The Keswick Company found their
own staff. This arrangement would give them ac-
cess to a large portion of the county of Cumber-
land. He then moved a formal resolution approving
the bill.
Mr. W. WESTHEAD, M.P., seconded the motion.
The Solicitor read the heads of the bill, and after
a few observations the motion was carried unani-
mously.
The CHAIRMAN said that the bills numbered 7,
8,9, and 10 on the list were promoted by parties
finding their own capital, and giving permissive
powers to the London and North-Western Railway
Company to work those lines. They had told the
promoters of those lines that the London and North-
Western Company had no objection to work them,
but would not work them at a loss.
The Solicitor then read the heads of the clauses
in the following bills for protecting the interests of
the North-Western Company, and for permitting
them to make working arrangements—viz., a bill
to incorporate a company for making a railway
from the London and North-Western Railway to
Newport Pagnell, with powers to purchase the
Newport Pagnell Canal ; a bill to authorise the
construction of a railway in the county of North-
ampton, to be called " The Northampton and Ban-
bury Junction Railway," and for other purposes; a
bill to authorise the construction of a railway in the
county of Anglesey, to be called " The Anglesey
Central Railway," and for other purposes; a bill for
making a railway from the London and North-
Western Railway:at BoxmoortoHemel Hempstead,
in the county of Hertford, and for other purposes.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, formal resolu-
tions approving those bills were carried unani-
mously.
The next bills submitted were 11 and 12—viz., a
bill for the amalgamation of the Knighton and the
Central Wales Railway Companies, for authorising
arrangements between those companies, or either of
them, and the London and North-Western Railway
Company, and for other purposes : and a bill for
enabling the Central Wales Extension Railway
Company to raise additional capital, to made
working and other agreements with the London
and North-Western Railway Company, and for
other purposes.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the proprietors
were informed last year that the company would
have to assist those lines, under the agreement as
lessees of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Rail-
way. There was no money involved in the bills,
as the proprietors had already given the directors
power to raise the necessary capital.
The Solicitor read the heads of the clauses affect-
ing the company, and after an observation by Mr.
WILLIAMS on the legal construction of one of the
clauses, formal resolutions approving these bills
were carried.

The CHAIRMAN said the last bill he had to sub-
mit on that occasion was for the amalgamation of
the West Midland Railway Company with the Great
Western Railway Company and for other purposes.
There was a clause in the bill which had been
scheduled in reference to an agreement between the
North-Western, Great Western, and West Midland
Companies for the interchange of traffic and for
affording facilities and running powers over certai❑
lines. Tne North Western gave the Great Western
facilities in a clause in their act of last session for
running over the Chester and Holyhead, with a
view of increasing the traffic. He believed the re-
sult of these facilities would be that the position of
each company would be strengthened against the
combination of contractors and others, who were
continually attacking them on all sides, and he
trusted that the companies interested would in
future be in a much better position to resist those
attacks. He moved a formal resolution approving
the bill.
Mr. B. WESTHEAD seconded the motion.
The Solicitor read the 62d section, which con-
firmed the agreement scheduled to the set. Through
booking facilities were to be given to and from all
stations on those lines. The next section gave the
Great Western access to Manchester and the Ones-
ter and Holy head line; another section gave the
London and North-Western access to the South
Wales district. Provision was made as to the con-
struction of new lines to be settled by arbitration, so
that if such new lines were required, the companies
interested were to subscribe jointly, and if not
jointly, then either company might subscribe singly.
There was a general arbitration clause for the set-
tlement of all differences.
The bill was unanimously approved, and the
meeting adjourned to Wednesday, the 10th of June.