The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-24 00:00:00

these coloured flags, and considers that their utmost
limit forms only one third of the original plan. The
subject is of great importance, and we shall take
the opportunity of referring to it again shortly in
detail.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY OF GLASGOW UNION.

The half yearly general meeting of this company
was held on Wednesday, in Glasgow—Mr. J. R.
Stewart in the chair.

Mr. FLE3IING, the secretary, read the report,
which stated that the plans for the first contract
had been completed. This contract included the
bridge across the Clyde, being the heaviest work on
the line ; and the directors believed that within a
few weeks the works would be commenced. A large
portion of land had already been acquired, and
every effort would be made to push on the con-
struction of the railway and stations with the ut-
most speed. The bill promoted by the directors in
the present session of Parliament for deviation of
part of the railway south of the Clyde had passed
the committee of the House of Commons, and the
competing scheme of the Caledonian Company had
been rejected. The directors had also secured run-
ning powers for the company and all parties legally
using the Glasgow Union line over the General
Terminus and Harbour Junction Railway, and had
been successful in their opposition to the Glasgow
City, Suburban, and Harbour Railway Bill, which
had been rejected by the Commons' Committee.
The whole capital of the company had been sub-
scribed.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, congratulated the shareholders on the suc-
cessful result of their proceedings in Parliament so
far as they had gone during the present session.
The company had now secured, notwithstanding
the formidable opposition of the Caledonian Com-
pany, the continuous communication between the
south and north sides of the river. The company
had also secured full running powers over the Gene-
ral Terminus Railway, thus securing access to the
harbour on the south side of the river, while the
new tramways promoted by the company would
give them access to the harbour on the north
side. The importance of the Glasgow Union line
was abundantly proved by the fact that two
subscription bills were now before Parlia-
ment, wherein the Glasgow and South Western
and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Com-
panies asked for power to subscribe £300,000 to-
wards the undertaking.
Mr. EWING seconded the motion for the adoption
of the report, and it was agreed to unanimously.
Mr. M'Farlane, the retiring director, was re-
elected, and Mr. Blackburn, M.P., and Mr. Roger
were elected directors of the company. Mr. Robert-
son, the retiring auditor, was re-elected ; and the
sum of £3OO was voted to the directors in acknow-
ledgment of their services.

ANTWERP AND ROPITERDAM.

The report of the directors states that the section

from Antwerp to Aerschot, forming the junction
with the Est Beige Railway, was opened on the Ist
of August, 1864. The section from Aerschot to
Diest had also been in operation since the Ist
of February last, and they had reason to
believe that the entire line would be opened in the
course of next month. The line from Turnhout to
Tilbourg had been conceded, and it was hoped would
be ready for traffic in the beginning of 1866. Their
lines would then be completed, making a total
length of about 470 kilometres (292 miles), and a
water-way of 37 kilometres (13 miles). The result
of the joint working of the traffic on the company's
lines, in conjunction with those of the Est Beige
and Sambre and Meuse Railway Companies, was
£44,633 gross profits to the Antwerp and Rotter-
dam Company for the year 1864, to which was
added £2,518 balance in hand, and £423 profits on
cession of magazines, together £47,574. After de-
ducting interest on loans, rents, and expenses, the
net profit was £32,295, against £28,579 in 1863,
showing an increase of £3,716, or 13 per cent.
They proposed to divide 12f. 50c. as share interest
and 11. as dividend, making 13f. 50c. per share.
The construction account showed that £658,600 had
been expended.