The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-12 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

CHESHIRE MIDLAND.
An official inspection of this line, from Altrin-
cham to Knutsford, was made on Saturday by Mr.
Underdown, the general manager, and his staff,
accompanied by Mr. Lees, director, and by Mr.
Mawson, engineer, when the first train was run
over it, and everything found to be in good work-
ing order. The distance from Altrincham is nearly
seven miles, and the line has been constructed for
£150,000. The stations are at Peel Causeway,
(Bowden), Ashley (for Rostherne), Mobberley, and
Knutsford. The remaining portion of the railway,
to Northwich, is to be opened during the present
summer. By means of this railway Knutsford and
the other places on this line are brought into direct
communication with London (over the Sheffield and
and Great Northern lines), and with Liverpool,
Manchester, and other large towns. At Northwich
it will form a junction with the West Cheshire,
and over that will communicate with the Birken-
head lines.

SOMERSET CENTRAL.
A special meeting of this company was held on
Friday at Glastenbury, to consider aDorset bill before
Parliament for amalgamating the Central
Company with the Somerset Central. Mr. Marry,
chairman of the company, presided.
The clauses of the bill having been read,
v
The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution aPP
bill, and remarked that by adopting it
they ing the
would
be giving stability, wealth, and pros •
Somerset Central Company. prosperity to the
A long discussion ensued, in the course
it was stated that in 1858 the company of which
per cent. interest on £17,000 preference offered S
Bristol shareholder invested a
large
recommended others to do so.sum in it, and
it was not a preference stock He now found that
other dividends, but guar ) payable before any
tion of the capital of the Weed on a certain por-
tion
the Secretary and company. It was explained
the L 17,000 was Chairman that the interest of
ordinary stock. guaranteed by £95,000 worth of
payment of all he bill, however, provided for the
before the
thing, holders of the £95,000 could receive any-
thing,
The resolution approving the amalgamation was
i with only three dissentients.

GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA.
The traffic receipts on this company's line for the
week ending the 19th of April amounted for local
passengers to 18,268 dols.; for foreign passengers,
to 2,747 doss.; for mails, &c., to 2,833 dols; for local
freight and live stock, to 32,203 dols. ; for timber
and lumber, to 4,921 dole. ; for firewood, to 1,039
dots.; and for foreign freight and live stock, to
4,800 dols.—total, 66,836 dole. (Z 13,733) against
78,413 dols. (£,16,112) for the corresponding week
of last year, showing a decrease of 11,577 dollars
(£2,379). The total receipts from the Ist January
to the above date amounted to 1,179,050 dollars
(£242,270), and fdr the corresponding period of
1861 to 1,022,016 dols (£210,003), showing an In-
crease of 157,034 dols. (£32,267).

A report made by Mr. Abernethy,
C.E.,
SUNDERLAND DOCK.
proposed extension of the dock, recomends the
m
making of a breakwater near the sea outlet, at a
on the
cost of £25,000; a cofferdam jetty and entrance
channel at a cost of £21,000; an entrance lock to
cost £45,000, other works, quays, to cost
£94,000, entrance between docks, including bridge
and gates, £15,000, which,
together with £lO,OOO
for contingencies, make thetootualtleetstiamt atas ofo h
swtl ofnew works £210,000. The River Wear Commis-
sionerscte
have determined at present to proceed with
the breakwater at the sea
£25,000.