The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-13 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

DUBLIN AND WICKLOW.

• A special meeting of this company was held at Dub-
lin on Monday, for the purpose of considering the terms
of an arrangement entered into with the Dublin and
Kingsto.vn Railway Company, the lion. Mr. Pon-
sonby in the chair.

The terms of the agreement between this company and
the Dublin and Kingstown Railway Company, and also
with Mr. Dargan, were to the effect that a new lease
should be given of the Kingstown line for 75 years, and
also of the houses Nos. 49, 50, 52, and 53, Westland-
row, at a fixed rent of 32,0001. per annum, and an ad-
ditional rent of 30 per cent. of the gross receipts beyond
55,0001. per annum. The Wicklow company agreed to
pay to the Kingstown company, on the execution of the
lease, 5,0001. towards the cost of the station buildings
lately erected at Kingstown ; also, to pay over to that
company at the same time the sum of 16,0001. (one half-
year's rent in advance), to be held by them until the
expiration of the first term of 35 years, for which the
lease is to be granted, when the same will be allowed
and set off against the half-yearly rent then payable.
The Dublin and Wicklow Company covenant to con-
struct the several sections of the line between Kings-
town and Wicklow within certain defined periods, Mr.
Dargan giving to the Dublin and Kingstown Company,
as additional security, his own covenant to that effect.
The terms specified for the opening of the lines are—
Dalkey to the junction at Shanganagh, on or before the
31st of' December, 1854 ; Kingstown to Dalkey, the
10th of October, 1855 ; to Wicklow, the 31st of De-
cember' 1855. This company to forfeit the line if not
finished by the Ist of September, 1856.
The CHAIRMAN then moved that the agreement be
confirmed by the meeting, and called attention to the
fact that they were not for the first time entering into
an agreement with the Kingston Company, but only
consenting to a modification of an agreement already
existing.
After some discussion the resolution was carried
unanimously, and the meeting separated.

DUBLIN AND KINGSTOWN.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Monday, Mr. Arthur Cane in the chair. It appeared
from the statement of accounts that there is a disposable
balance of 32,6041., in which is included a balance of
4,005/., carried forward from List year. Out of this the
board paid in October last a dividend of 6 per cent. for
the half-year, free from income tax. Since then the
capital has been increased by 15,0001., making the whole
share capital called up to the present time 290,000/. ; on
which sum they now declare a further dividend of four
per cent., also free from income tax, leaving a balance
of 4,5041. to be carried to next account.

The proceedings of the ordinary general meeting hav-
ing terminated, and the business of the special meeting
commenced,
Mr. M‘DotriztALL read the deeds of contract between
this company, the Wicklow Company, and Mr. Dargan,
which were identical with those confirmed at the meet-
ing of the Dublin and Wicklow Company.
After a rather stormy discussion, the resolution con-
firming the deeds was put from the chair, and passed,
one proprietor only dissenting, and the meeting broke up.

DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN.
The works on this company's extension line from
Castleblayney to Ballibay are progressing rapidly, and it
is expected that the line between those points will be
ready for public traffic in the course of next month.

REPORTS OF SUB-COMMITTEES ON RAIL-
WAY Bl LLS.
CATERILUI.

Lord H. VANE reported from the sub-committee that
the object of the bill is to mike a railway from the Lon-
don, Brighton, and South Coast Railway to Caterham.
The proposed capital of the company is 30,0001., and
the amount of loan 8,0001; The length of the line is
4i miles, and the steepest gradient lin 90. The quaa•
City of land required is 41 acres, and the estimated cost
of the railway 29,0031.