The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-08 00:00:00

TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE.

Saccharometer
Revolver • t
Deiopei-i filly
Dead heat between Revolver and Deiopeia filly.

RAILWAY IN7ELLIGENCE.

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday the committee of the House of Com-
mons on the question of the amalgamation of the
Eastern Counties and other companies, after consi-
dering the report of Captain Galton, to whom the
various matters in dispute bad been referred, an-
nounced their determination that the Eastern Coun-
ties, Norfolk, Eastern Union, and Newmarket lines
should be amalgamated on the complete fusion of
stocks, upon the basis of the agreement of 1854, and
that the difference and fixed charges in the
respective companies should be adjusted by the
creation of preference stock to be allocated to the
Eastern Counties and Norfolk Companies in the
proportion of their liabilities, being less than those
appertaining to the Eastern Union Company. These
amounts in the report are set forth to be £50,000 a-
year in favour of the Eastern Counties, and £15,150
in favour of the Norfolk ; the consolidated stocks;
respectively being—Eastern Counties, £5,833,000;
Norfolk, £1,166,000 ; and Eastern Union,
£1,166,000. The committee then adjourned the
further consideration of the subject to this day.
The proceedings in the committees on the West
Riding, Hull and Grimsby, West Midland, Rad-
stock and Keynsham, and Wellington and Cheshire
Junction Railway Bills consisted of evidence pro
and con.

LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER.
A special meeting of this company was held at
the Westminster Palace Hotel, yesterday—Lord
Sondes in the chair.
Mr. BROOKE, the assistant_secretary, having read
the notice convening the meeting, formal resolutions,
on the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Sir C.
Roney, were passed, approving a bill for making
railways for the Metropolitan Extension of the
London, Chatham, and Dover Railway to the Crystal
Palace at Sydenham ; and also a bill to authorise
the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway
Company to x-Dake certain new lines of railway in
the counties of Surrey and Sussex.
An extraordinary meeting was then held, and
the directors were authorised to raise on mortgage
or debenture £43,000.

METROPOLITAN.
A special meeting of this company was held yes
terday at the office, Duke-street, WestOinster— Mr.
W. A. Wilkinson in the chair.
Mr. HENCHMAN, tha secretary, read ..the notice
convening the meeting to consider a bill to autho-
rise the Metropolitan Railway Company to Acquire
certain additional lands and execute further works
for the purposes of the undertaking; to confer
further powers on the company wiih reference to
the raising of capital, and to authorise further agree-
ments with other companies.
Mr. BURCHALL, the solicitor, read the heads of
the bill, and explained that power was taken to
raise the £300,000 authorised last session, on pre-
ferential shares, bearing interest at a rate not
exceeding 5 per cent, per annum. Powers to create
a debenture stock to pay of lo ans, and to acquire
additional lands at Coppice-row and other places,
were contained in the bill.
After some further discussion, a formal resolution
approving the bill was carried unanimously.