The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-26 00:00:00

GREAT EASTERN.

It is reported that the Bury St. Edmund's and Sudbury
extension of this company's line will be ready for goods
traffic in March and for passenger traffic in May.

COLCHESTER AND STOUR VALLEY.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at
Colchester on Tuesday ; Mr. T. L. Ewen in the chair.
An abstract of the report has appeared in The Sun.
On the motion of the Chairman, the report was adopted
and a dividend at the rate of £3 6s. per cent. per annum
was declared on the ordinary stock of the company.
After some conversation a resolution to fill up the vacancy
in the board was adopted, and Mr. C. H. Hawkins was re-
commended for that purpose. The reductions recommended
in the report, of the directors' allowance from £lOO to £5O
per annum, and of the auditors' remuneration from £2l to
£lO per annum, were agreed to. The chairman and Mr.
W. W. Hawkins were re-electeddirectors ; and also Mr.
Coleman, the retiring auditor.
The proceedings closed with thanks to the chairman and
directors.

KINGSBRIDGE (SOUTH DEVON).
The first general meeting of this company was held at
Dodbrooke on Tuesday ; Mr. W. B. Fortescue in the chair
The report stated that after some delay the directors
succeeded in making very satisfactory arrangements with
their contractors for the immediate commencement and
completion of the line from Brent to Kingsbridge. To carry
these arrangements into full effect it would be necessary for
the company to raise, by a disposal of additional shares, the
sum of £5,000. The directors had not hesitated to accede to
those arrangements, without awaiting the confirmation of
the shareholders as the terms were so exceedingly favourable.
The South Devon Company repudiated the intention of
fostering any scheme detrimental to the company's interests,
and incompatible with the engagements entered into be-
tween the two companies by the sanction of Parliament.
Earl DEVON moved the adoption of the report, in doing
which he mentioned that £20,000 worth of shares had been
taken in the locality.
The Rev, A. MIDDLETON seconded the motion, and it was
carried nem. con.

The directors were re-elected, and the meeting separated

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday the standing orders of Parliament were com-
plied with in the following cases :
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.—For eight branch rail-
ways in Lancashire ; purchase of lands at Whitchurch, Sal-
ford, Manchester, Ardwick, Islington, and other places on
the line ; arrangements with the Lancaster and Carlisle,
and other companies, with power to raise £BOO,OOO on
shares, and to borrow £266,000.
GREAT NORTHERN.--For a new line from Sleaford to
Bourn. Capital £190,000, loan £63,000.
BARNET, HENDON, HAMPSTEAD, AND LONDON.—For the
construction of a line between these points ; capital
£400,000, loan £133,000.
ISLE OF WIGHT.—For extensions, power to raise £65,000
for the purchase of the Cowes and Newport Railway, and
£75,000 for the company's eastern lines; £20,000 for cen-
tral lines, and £160,000 for the western lines, and to borrow
£lOB,OOO.
WORCESTER, DEAN FOREST, AND MONMOUTH.--To make
deviations in the Glocester Extension, and to raise £120,000
on shares and £40,000 on loan.
MARYPORT AND CARLISLE.—To construct the Derwent
branch, to purchase additional lands, and to raise £60,000
and to borrow £20,000.
VALE OF CRICKROWELL.—For Eastern extensions ;
capital £150,000, loan £50,000.
DUBLIN AND ANTRIM JUNCTION.—To create preference
shares in lieu of unissued, surrendered, and forfeited shares.
CALEDONIAN.—For the construction of Muirkirk and
Glespin branches to the mineral fields of Ayr and Lanark ;
capital £lBO,OOO, loan £60,000.
AYR AND DOUGLAS JUNCTION.—For a railway from Ayr
to Muirkirk,with branches ; capital £360,000, loan£l2 0,000.
CALEDONIAN.—For Corstorphine and Langholm Junc-
tions; capital, 60,000, loan, £20,000, Also a bill for branch
railways to Balerno and Penecuick ; capital, £335,000, loan,

£lll,OOO.
GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN.—To make new rail-
ways between Kilmarnock and Glasgow; capital, £500,000,
loan, £160,000. Also to make railways in the counties of
Ayr, Lanark, and Dumfries; capital, £550,000, loan,
£183,000. A bill for additional powers:to construct new
railways to Largs, and in connexion with the Kirkcudbright
and Bridge of Weir Railways ; capital, £210,000, loan,
£75,000.
The non-compliances on certain points and allegations
were in the following cases :
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.—For new works and
additional powers in relation to their trvn undertakings and