The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-04 00:00:00

NORTH BRITISH.

The directors of this company on Friday cele-
brated the opening of the new line from Carlisle
to Edinburgh, at a banquet in Carlisle. The whole

of the shareholders of the amalgamated compa •
nies, numbering some 12,000, were invited to be
present. Arrangements were made for them to in-
spect the new line on Thursday, Friday, and Satur-
day ; and about 600 availed themselves of this op-
portunity of passing through the picturesque
scenery of the borders. Dinner was provided in
struggles the .company
of boeri that h a
dictated
i eted
to by other companies, w
the new engine sheds of the company, Air. R. Hodg-
son, M.P., chairman of the amalgamated companies,
presiding.
In responding to the toast of " The North
British Company"
the CHAIuMAI alluded to the
i n
place had
inde-
pendence which the
e
they were celebrating. They had
carried a series of struggles to a successful issue.
In In 1857 they were a small
had n
tacompany with a line
under 150 miles in length,
and
had
p a t o
wther
to
possession or in prospect of
above 500 miles, and,
them at any moment, they prcesruh
t ens
moment they were in
ho
were competent to main-
tain equal rank with their powerful neighbours,
and to hold their own. They now had Newcastle
and Carlisle at the south end of their system, and at
the other end Dundee and Perth. They at present
possessed the whole line of communication on the
east coast between the Tyne and the Tay, and he
now thought the duty of the North British Com-
pany was to pause and consolidate and develope the
resources of the district they were in possession of,
and thus augment their revenue, to be in amity
with their neighbours, and to carry out clearly and
fully those principles which from the first they had
adopted, " open routes, and freedom of traffic from
one end of Scotland to the other."

Several other toasts were given and responded
to, and special trains conveyed the shareholders
home in the evening.

7IIE NAVY.

The recently launched frigate the Prince Consort,
51 guns, is undergoing the process of armour-plat-
ing in the dry dock at Pembroke. Some of the slabs
have been forwarded from Rotherham, and they are
prepared for the vessel on the spot. The dock in
which this fine ship lies is one of the most capacious
we possess. It will admit the warrior with ease
when that vessel cannot enter other docks.

The paddle wheel steamer Terrible, 22, 800 horse
power, attached to the Chatham steam reserve, is
undergoing some very extensive repairs, which,
owing to her serious defects, will be a considerable
time on hand. Her main paddle shaft, being very
defective, is to be replaced by a spare one of the
Retribution, 28, 400 horse power, now in store.
The customary holiday to the workmen and other
persons employed at Chatham dockyard, on the oc-
casion of the annual visit of the Lords of the Ad-
miralty, will take place this afternoon, when the
whole of the establishments will be closed_

Orders were on Saturday received at Chatham
directing the target ordered to be built at that dock-
yard to be constructed of iron plates, with a backing
of oak and teak, on the plan of the Warrior. The
target is intended to be used at Shoeburyness dur-
ing the approaching trial of the new description of
Armstrong gun.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Capt. Arthur Farquhar to the
Hogue, vice Capt. Macdonald, whose period of ser-
vice has expired ; Dr. Frazer to be staff surgeon of
Devonport dockyard, vice Folds, placed on the re-
served list; Dr. Lyall, to be staff surgeon of Pem-
broke dockyard, vice Frazer ; S. Rothery, engineer,
to the Racehorse; William Young, Ist class assist.-
engineer, to the Rattler ; Thomas Scott, (a) acting
first-class assist.-engineer, to the Pembroke ; John
A. Rowe, acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the
Indus, for the Leopard; W. T. Dixon, paymaster,
additional, to the Severn; and Charles S. Jopling
has been nominated to a naval cadetship.