The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-21 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELjIGtNCE.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH, COAST.
meeting of this company was held yester-
day at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge, to con-
sider a bill now before i>arliament for raising additional
capital and for other purposes-; Mr. S. Laing, M.P.,
in the chair.

Mr. Sutton the solicitor, read the heads of the bill,
froni which it, appeared the object was to enlarge the
New-cross , and other. stations, to widen the Thames
Junction line, with a view. to. its being worked with
greater facility, to establish a savings-bank for the work-
men employed. on the line, - to raise money; and'to in-
crease the rate of interest on the debenture stock and on
the annuities from 33/4 to 4 per cent. per annuni. The
compulsory powers for the purchase.of land are: limited
to two years. • The additional capital ',authorized to be
raised by the bill is 359;0/6/., Making; the total capital
7,800,000/. Thesum to be raised by the company on
mortgage is not to exceedone-fourth of the whole capi-
tal of the company. The bill also contained the new
clauses introduced by Mr. Cardwell's -comniitted for for-
warding the -traffic and other purposes. All matters in
dispute totbe referred to the Board of Trade. - -
The CIIAIRMAit, iii moving the adoption! of the bill,
explained that the meeting was convened in compliance
with Lord Wharncliffe's standing order of the House
of Lordi, which required, the, assent of three-foOrth.s of
the shatehelders present at the meeting: 150,0001. of
the additional capital was required to provide acCommo-
dation for the Crystal Palace traffic, the whole of which
was guaranaed 4-percent. interest from the joint earn-
ings of the: Crystal Palace. and railway company. By
the savinObauk arrangement the company's servants
would be enabled; on reeeiving-tbeir: .wagee, to hand
over to the'foreman any
,snhi not less. than ls?to deposit
in the tavings•-hank. Tfie,CoMpany-alloweel -interest at:
'The rate of 3.1. per cent. per annum on the deposits, and
it was gratifying-to know that. there were 450 depositors,
and the deposits now amounted to 6,400/. TER was the
result of the: first year's operation,
,and it was :very
creditable to the men who preferred saving the money to
spending it at the alehouse or else Where.
A dscusSion. ensued' in respect ,to the clause intro-
dneed into the bill by 71,1 r. Cardwell's Committee. Mr.
fierapath, Mr. Bell; and other shareholders Strengly
!objected to the clauses on, the ground that the efreet
would be to give the government too much control over
that and other railway companies.
Mr. MAWDSLAY stated that the directors of the Lon-
Con and North-Western Company had issued a circular
to their shareholders, requesting theiif to urge every
member of Parliament they :were acquanited vvith to
oppose Mr. Cardwell's bill:
It was proposed by-Mr. BELL to. adjourn'the meeting
until after 111 r. CardWellts bill
.was disposed Of, but it was
stated by the solicitor that that course'might endanger
the company's bill, the OW object of 'which Was to raise
money to provide for .the accommodation and safety of
the public.
After a long discussion, resolutions were palmed ap-
proving the bill, and - stating- that although the 'Meeting
assented to the bill, 't4.-y- vtere'ot Opintoii..that the for-
warding elizaies ouglit.to be dealt with as a general na'ea-
sure, and -uk.t. be foreecl by committees in the shape of
clauses info private bills.
A vote Of thanks to the chairman and directors con-
cluded the, proceeding S-

COLEFORD, MONMOUTH, AND PONTYPOOL.
The first god of this railway was turned on Wednes-
day, in a :field on the Rhadyr Farm, neat ITsk, Difon-
mouthshire. Many hundreds of persons assembled.' and
the event was celebrated by rustic. sports. A dinner
given by the contractors,, Messrs. Richards, Giles, and
Gaskill, tdok.place at th Three Salmons Inn, Tisk.

MIDLAND (BRISTOL AND BIRMINGIcIA/11.)
The narrow gnaga line from Gloucester to'Biistot, in
addition to the broad guage now in'work, is codiple ted ;
and it appears the delay in the opening arislea front the
incompleteness of the arrangements at the Thistolt ter-
minus. An entirely new line is constructed ottihe nar-
row page by the side of the broad guage from Glooeiter
to Standish, and thence to Bristol an addition'al rail is
laid down 'within the broad guage rails.

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THE ROBBERY OP 14R. 'HOWARD'S 8;1611 AT
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CHESTER. —About twelve months ago, a dastardly fob-
bery was committed in the jeweller's shop of 24r. How•
ard, at Minchegter, and MISS Howard wag seritously ill-
treated. The police have just secured thr mars who it
is supposed attacked Miss Howard, and he is navy under
remand to allow the police time to gain further Worms-

ATHERTON* By MARY RUSSELL MITEORDi author
of "Our Village," Atherton' (says the Atli.incgum)
is a charniingtale, written in a cheerful, kindly, biuoyant
spirit, and refreshes the reader like a drive in the country.
It abounds- in those' descriptions of English sceinery in
which Miss MitfOrd is alwapi felicitous., In the preface
there is a brief and placid record of the painful circum-
stAnces under Which Atherton' was written. It will
excite, the s) inpa,thy and respect of all who read it, and
if there be any virtue in the earnest good wishes of all
whom- she has made her friends, Mary Mitfot d ought to
feel their influence=--she has enlisted the very, selfishness
of human nature :in 'her favour,Tor there are feiv• who
would not wish her a speedy restoration to health, if only
that she might write another storyas pleasant'aS Ather.
tor.'" _ •

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