The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-20 00:00:00

DUNDEE AND PERTH.

A special meeting was held at Dundee on Wed-
nesday to approve the bill for amalgamation with
the Scottish Central. Sir P. M. Ttiriepland pre-
sided.

The CHAIRMAN stated that the committee of the
House of Commons had granted certain facility
clauses to the North British Company similar to
those they had first rejected. The directors be-
lieved this amalgamation would be of advat tage to
the shareholders, and a great convenience to the
public.

Tbe bill was unanimously approved, and thanks
were given to the directors for their efforts in pro-
moting it.

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday a Committee of the House of Lords,
Earl Romney in the chair, met to consider the
merits of the following railway Bills :—Wres-
ham, Mold and Connah's Quay ; Oswestry, Elles-
mere, and Whitchurch ; Drayton Junction
North Staffordshire (additional powers), Potteries
Junction, Brecon Junction, and West Midland Rail-
ways, taking first into consideration the Wrexham,
Mold, and Connah's Quay, evidence in favour of
which was adduced. In the other Committees, and
that of Lord Redesdale's, the following railway bills
were passed :—Letterkenny, New Milford, °awes-
try and Newtown (branches), Charing•cross, Eves•
ham and Redditcb, and Shrewsbury and Welshpool.
In the Commons, the case of the Wolverhampton
and Bridgnorth Railway underwent farther inquiry,
and the Committee adjourned tollonday.

TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
Miles Opened. Receipts.

Railways.

1863. 1862.

1863. 1862.
2,125 2,0"
657 613
I,Bsl 1,0)

Belfast and N. Counties 135 136
Belfast and County Down 49 49
Blyth and Tyne 2B 28
Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211
Caledonian 230 230
Cockermouth& Workington B/ si
Cork and Bandon 2O 20
Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 61
Cork and Youghal .. 3261 324
Cornwall 534 531
Deeside l7 17
Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63
Dublin and Drogheda 75 63
Dublin and Meath
Dub. &Wicklow and Wextd 484 484
Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31
Edinburgh and Glasgow 1691 169}
Forth & Clyde Junction
Furness, &c 5O 50
Glasgow & South-Western
Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E. Union _ 663 614
Great Northern 330 330
Great North of Scotland 5B 58
(it. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 661
ift.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 329 329
Great Western 992 9641
Inverness & Aberdeen June B6l 731
Irish North-Western 145 145
Irish South-Eastern 251 2541
Lancashire & Yorkshire 3951 3954
Limerick and Ennis.. 244 2
Limerick and Foynes 2 26;
Llanelly 4 461
London & North-Western
London and Blackwall 5l 54
London & South-Western
Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2504 2414
London, Chatham, & Dover 721 724
Do. Metropolitan Extension 4
Lond., Tilbury, & Southend
Man.,Shellleld.&Lincolnsh
Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 9
Maryport and Carlisle 2B
Metropolitan
Midland (inoL N.-Western) 630
Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 259
Monkland 7l
Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44
North British, Edin., Perth
and Dundee
N-Eastern and New. & Car BO4l
North London 9
North Staffordshire 254
Oswestry and Newton l2
Rhymney l9l
St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52
Scottish Central
Scottish North-Eastern l3B/
Somerset and Dorset 393
South Devon
South-Eastern 306
Stockton and Darlington
Taff Vale 55

372 405
1,586 1653
381 35!
1,420 1,298
1,710 1,781

182 '-
1,991 2,lng
1,086 "`a
B'3ol 7,
301 2';
2,901 2,77,1
8,473 8P1';
27,711 31,29'
26,053 24,140
1,865 1.8472
612 6='
7,424 8,219
58,609 61-907
1,318 883,
3,702 1,14""
234 425
32'177 41
177
177 17'
181 1.3
695 !
94,014 9,,09}
1,853 1,990
25,702 23,8/5
17,h45 21,593
4,611 5,09

421
2391
28
gi

614
192
71*
44

Ulster v 04i
Vale of Clwyd
Vale of Neath 2s}
Waterford and Kilkenny 3l
Waterford and Limerick 77
West Cornwall 274
W. Hartlepool HarbrAßaiL 18
W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7
Whitehaven Junction .. .. 12
Whitehaven & Furness Jun... 35

Mt
8781

1321
39
76i
306
183

460
1;j15 1,665
14,521 15,552
1,242 2,325
1,311 1,164
1,952
89,199 41,653
5,385 4,b63
1,472 1,676
2,560 2,396

11,799 10,300
41,0:, 6 40,274
3,072 3,131
8,015 8,071
1,112 821
888 691
1,827 1,954
3,619 3.163
5,030 4,666
297 342
4.773 4,139
20,549 25,711
10,098 9,018
5,208 4,645
1,801 1.829
193 236
2,004 1.903
838 409
1,016 1,321
086 992
4'691 X
507
691 607
834 691
802 691

1,196 1.11,1
31 315 Mt,-
'361
2,138 921
1890 1,892
3 800 2,844
4'BBB 49,660
41
6,474
487991390642636 13,046
11,437
'635 402
10,045 8,446
21,7f.4 14,351
2,251 1,619,
752 67`

40 - -
1354 118,003 114,672
1204 62,813 53,911
- 687 -
69 582 648
68 1,461 1,208
1315 - -
777 22,920 24.275
92 7,474 3,‘11
25 466 622
75 868 912
758 43,599 3,,262