The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-26 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

SOITTH-EASTERN. —lt appears that Mr. Alderman,
,
Salomons, late chairman of the Reading, Guildford, 811'
Reigate Railway Company, has addressed a letter to the
proprietors of this company with a view to show that
the proposal for leasing the Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate Railway Company at a rent equivalent to A
per cent. on 800,0001. did not originate with him—that
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he was no party to it, and had no connexion with it tint'
it was arranged. He states that although the Scout':
Eastern proprietors are liable to the Reading, Guildford,
and Reigate proprietors for a capital of 800,0001., this
sum had not been spent on the line at the time it we°
transferred to the South-Eastern Company. The day
the line was transferred, a draught amounting t°
118,8681. was paid over with it, and also property be-
longing to the company was surrendered, including
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quantity of most valuable land, of which 30 acres adjoin
the town of Reigate, and about five acres are b.tween
the station of the Reading and Reigate and the Grew., Western station at Reading. He contends that in-
terest on at least 50,0001. of the money handed
over by the Reading and Reigate Company to
the South-Eastern Company should be chargeable
on the capital account of the latter company, which' at
-
4 per cent., would amount to 2,0001. a-year. Se corn-
plains of the fares charged on the Reading and Reigate
line, and says, however unpopular that line may now "?
with the South-Eastern proprietors, he feels confider"'
that it will prove both remunerative and advantage°,ll
to that company. With regard to his connection azt
the East Kent Railway, he states that, in joining le
gentlemen of his county in the East Kent scheme, 0°
was only endeavouring to complete a line of ,railwaY d°
which the South-Eastern Company had been long a°
solemnly pledged. He considers the completion of the
line by a friendly company to be indispensable, not
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to the prosperity of the South-Eastern Company,
the protection of their present property. He concludes
by stating that he feels assured that the permanent late;
'Tests of the South-Eastern Company are far more bola:
up in the continuation of the North Kent line into P.°,
Kent, by Strood to Canterbury, than in undertaking 9'
the present moment the construction, with South-Easter
capital, of the branch line from Strood to Maidstone.
ST. ANDnEw's.—The half-yearly meeting of this COni
pany was held on Monday at St. Andrew's, North 131;,..
tarn; Mr. Smith in the chair. The Chairman, in movive
the adoption of the report, said the line was opened ell
the Ist of July, 1852, and they would see, from thet
capital account, that the construction of the line had CO°
15,8841., the total expenditure being 22,6591. The re-
ceipts, including loans on debenture, amounted t°
23,7791., leaving a balance of 1,2191., which the directors
expected would cover all demands. They might fairly
consider the traffic for the first seven months as satisfac"
tory, and there was every prospect of a progressive iv.
crease. Resolutions were passed adopting the report ;
declaring a dividend at the rate of 44 per cent. per acci
num, less income tax ; re-electing Messrs. Smith an
Brown, the retiring directors, and electing Mr. 2'
Walker an auditor of the company, in the room of P.
Adamson, retired.
HEREFORD, ROSS, AND GLOCRSTEE.—The works en
this line from the junction with the South Wales line, at
the Grange to the Lea tunnel are proceeding so satiso,c;
torily that in a short time this portion will be, opened 1,0„
traffic. The Lea tunnel is 600 yard in length, and twe
operations have been carried on night and day-
work proving much heavier than was anticipated. 1%1)0
are four tunnels on the line—viz. the Lea one, e
yards ; the second, at Fawley, four miles on the B-ere;
ford side of Ross, of 530 yards ; a very heavy one at
Ballingham. of 1,177 yards. The last tunnel is as
Dinedor, of 110 yards ; the whole comprises 2,610 Yale
of tunnelling. At the Hereford end of the line till
works are being carried on with energy, but they 177,0
occupy nearly a twelvemonth from this time. In
neighbourhood of Ross the line has been formed 10
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several miles on both sides of the town.
ULSTER. —lt appears that the directors of this COlni:
pany intend to declare a dividend for the past half-Yell
of 255. per share, being at the rate of rather more tha
5 per cent. per annum—leaving a balance of 1,9301.

PIGEON SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY AT HAREWO-0V
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BRlDGE.—Yesterday, Thomas Comock, Esq., Edwar"
Sadler, Esq., W. Hirst, Esq., John Mitchell, ESCPi
and Procter, Esq. Leeds gentlemen, met
of
Harewood Bridge, to ;hoot five-and-a-half dozen „°
pigeons from the trap, for 1001.—Mr. Comock killing 0
at the spring, Mr. Sadler 15 at the spring, and 5 t
tant ; Mr. Hirst 1 distant, Mr. Procter 2 distant, 3-1-'.
Mitchell 1 distant, 12 birds getting clear. The mene4
was paid over to Mr. Comock, who, with his le,
liberality, entertained his fellow-companions at gurcs-,,,
combat with a champaigne dinner, which was most salf,
factorily provided by Mr. S. Barrett, proprietor of w)
Ship Hotel, Harewood Bridge.—(Front a correspondelp
DESTRUCTION or A STATION ON THE LONDON AA. ot
NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The Batley station, alfh.
seven miles from Leeds, on the London and -L•4 cnt
Western Railway, has been totally destroyed by fir% ole
was considered one of the neatest stations on the vr''
line and had only been completed a few weeks. 0-
FIRE AT CESSINGTON.--We learn from a correg),.,:jo
dent that at Cessington, near Bridgewater, a fire "—the
out on Saturday last, the 19th inst., in a cottage,„
property of Edmund Broderip, Esq., occupied "iv
gamekeeper in the employ of C. W. Tinglin, Esq. love
flames continued to rage with the utmost fury fora w
two hours, when they completely burned themselves° to
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longing to the latter gentleman, but all of no 3,ive
Had the alarm of fire been given sooner the ens,
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would have been in attendance much earlier. The
originated from some sparks from the chimney,
ignited the thatch roof. The property was inSUreuvirea;
BANKRUPTCY OF MR. GEORGE HENNETT.--1911 rt
nesday a petition was filed in the District collo erai-
Bankruptcy, at Exeter, against Mr. Sennett, th
big
nent and well known railway contractor. Althogeiel
contracts extend all over the kingdom, yet the Prilioutb,
part of his property lies at Bridgwater, TeignEtrict-
and Plymouth, which are within the Exeter. t; pOr
Messengers have been sent by the court t cos
session of his property, and the case will shorui
before the Commissioner for adjudication.