The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-03 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES,

NOTHING NEW.
The closing of the Betting Houses has been the only
ilzPortant sporting incident of the week. The Steeple-
ehases at Waltham excited no interest, and were profit-
able to few persons but the promoters of the meeting.
There Mr. Land had "it all his own way," winning
e,very race ; Green too made his first appearance there
r his disgraceful exhibition on The Screw at Epsom,
and rode every winner.
Speculation on the Derby has been marked by no
movement of significance. The leading favourites—Au-
40crat and Ring Tom—are somewhat unsteady in the
Izarket, but the hostility of their opponents has not been
au
Nfficiently determined to discourage their supporters.
1;0 animal from the outside division has yet been
Might into prominent notice, although the inquiries
after several horses in that class are daily becoming
snore frequent.
The nominations made for the Great Northern Han-
liP, at York, have been partly published. From a
st of them, I see that Friday, the horse that was
aeked for the Chester Cup, on Thursday, is now called
Aldford.
Wolverhampton Steeplechases will take place on
Tuesday next. Oscar and Bourton are the only animals
backed for it. The former, it is said, is intended, and
`` going for the money !"
December 3. A FRESH MAN.

4ROPOSED LEWISHAM AND BROMLEY

RAILWAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
the undersigned, directors of the South-
W.ern Railway Company, shall esteem it a favour if
I°ll will give the inclosed address the same publicity you
-rnare afforded to the circular of the secretary of that
)acnnPany in your impression of this day.—We have the
060111 to be, sir, your most obedient servants,
COllll. CHILD,
D. WARREN,
JAMES BYNG.
South-Eastern Railway, London Terminus,
Dec. 2, 1853.

TO THE PROPRIETORS OF THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
coGentlemen,—A circular from the secretary of this
menYany having this day been addressed to you, pre-
11"rtg to your notice a list of schemes advertised in the
tilulie papers as about to be submitted to the considera-
,4°_,4 of Parliament in the ensuing session, which, if car-
into effect, will, in the view of the directors, in one
Way or another affect your interests, and also informing
piathat notice has been given by your directors for a
pa
of railway from Lewisham to Bromley, we feel it to
our duty to inform you that we disapprove of this
measure for the following reasons, viz.:—
till. Because the proprietors, at the general meeting on
e 17th March last, having unanimously adopted a re-
solution (in which the directors most cheerfully ac-
Wesced), to the effect that, "with the view of con-
trolling any further outlay of capital for additional lines,
a°rlts, or plant requisite for the development of the re-
urces and traffic of the company, the directors, before
I:feerrilag any further liability, do obtain the approval
to eneralthe directpo or secrsialhav general meeting of the proprie-
, IV e no authority to proceed as they
promise.
Because the existing high price of money, labour,
md railway materials of every description renders the
present period most unfavourable for the origination of
a®w schemes.
a• Because in our opinion the proposed branch rail-
Would be wholly unremunerative, and would not
11/;event the construction of a much shorter line (to
rye the same district) from the locality of Sydenham,
h
hie would have, moreover, the advantage of three
metropolitan termini.
ti 4. Because this measure, at a board meeting at which
ght directors were present and voted, was only carried
3' the casting vote of the chairman, which is a clear
proof the board has no very strong opinion upon the
vtllo3' of its preceding ; and past experience of this and
her railways proves that branch lines have, as a rule,
been attended with loss.—We have the honour to be,
scotlemen, your obedient servants,
COLES CHILD,
D. WARREN,
JAMES BYNG.
geuth-Eastern Railway, London Terminus,
December 1, 1853.