The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-11 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTH-EASTERN.

BAYSWATER, PADDINGTON, AND HOLBORN

BRIDGE RAILWAY.
Mr. MARSHALL reported from the committee on Group
(Q Q) of Railway Bills, that in the case of the Bayswater,
Paddington, and Holborn Bridge Railway Bill, they had
examined into the several matters required to be specially
.reported upon by Committees on Railway Bills, and had
agreed to the following report :-
1. That the proposed capital of the company is 300,0001.,
and the amount of loan which they are empowered to raise
is 100,0001., when_ the whole of the said capital shall have
been subscribed for, and one-half thereof paid up.
2. That the amount of shares subscribed for is 225,0301.,
and the deposits paid thereon amount to 22,5001.
3. That the names and places of residence of the direc-
tors, or provisional committee, with the amount of shares
taken by each, are stated in Appendix (A).
4. That none of the shareholders may be considered as
having a local interest in the line.
5. That the number of parties being shareholders is
fifteen, and the capital taken by them amounts to
225,0 C 3/.
6. That there are fifteen shareholders who have sub-
scribed for 2,0001. and upwards, and their names and re-
sidences, and the amounts for which they have subscribed,
are stated in Appendix (B).
7. That-no report from the Board of Trade in regard to
the bill or the objects thereby propoied to be authorised
has been referred by the house to the committee.
8. That there is no plane required to bo worked by
assistant engines, either stationary or locomotive.
9. That there is no peculiar engineering difficulty in the
proposed line.
10. That the railway will be constructed by means of a
covered way or tp"nel.
The length 3,960 yards.
The breadth 2B feet.
The height l4 feet.
Tho means of ventilation NIA be by wide staircases at in-
tervals of half a mile....

11. That the gradients and curves are favourable ' • the
steepest gradient on the lila being J.in 200, and the
smallest radius' of a cr7ve being 369 feet.
12. That the length of the line is two miles and ono
quarter, and is, supposed to be constructed on the gauge of
4 feet 82 inches, but the covered way will be sufficiently
wide to admit -'of the mixed gauge hereafter, if deemed
advisable.

13. That it is not intended that the railway should cross
on a level any road whatever.
14. That the amount of the estimates of the cost or
other expenses to be incurred up to the time of the com-
pletion of the railway is 300,00/. ; which appears to be
supported by evidence, and to be fully adequate for the
purpose.
15. That the number of assents, dissents, and neuters
on the line, and the length and amount of property be-
longing to each class' traversed by the railway, distinguish-
ing owners from occupiers, is stated in Appendix (C).
16. That Mr. John Hargreaves Stevens was examined as
the engineer in support of the bill, and no engineer was
examined in opposition.
17. That the following petitions against the bill were
refereed to the committee, namely :—From the minister,
churchwardens, overseers, and inhabitants of Paddington,
ho., stating that the construction of the railway through
the parish of Paddington will be very injurious to the in-
habitants ; from the inhabitants of Sussex Gardens and
streets adjoining; from the Lord Bishop of London and
the trustzes of the Paddington estate, complaining of the
proposed construction of the railway through the parish of
Paddington, and praying that the railway may be stopped
before it enters such parish. Counsel appeared on these
petitions, and clauses were iuser led for their protection.—
From the vestrymen of St. Marylebone, stating that injury
would arise to the roads by the interference proposed in
the construction of the railway. Clauses wore Inserted for
the protection of the petitioners.—From -the Imperial Gas
Light and Coke Company, complaining of interference with
their pipes. Clauses were inserted for the protection of
the petitioners.
18. That the committee are satisfied of the fitness, in
an engineering point of N:ew, of the proposed line of rail-
way. That the committee had made a, special inquiry
into the bona fides of the subscription contract, and the
sufficiency of the subscribers thereto, which were proved
to the satisfaction of the committee. That the committee
have, in pursuance of the resolutions of the house of the
15th April last, made provision for securing the comple-
tion of the undertaking. That there are no other special
circumstances of which, in the opinion of the committee,
it is necessary that the house should be informed.

Mr. Marshall further reported from the committee, that
they had examined the allegations contained in the pre-
amble of the bill, and had amended the saute by altering
the proposed commencement of the railway to meet the
objections of the inhabitants of Paddington, and had
found the same as amended to be true, and had gone
through the bill, and made amendments thereunto.

FEMALE EMIGRITION.—The Female Emigration Fund,
established under Mr. Sidney Herbert's presidency, has
determined on very widely extending its scale of opera-
tions. It will be recollected that this fund was esta-
blished in the winter of 1849, for the purpose of
'affording assistance to distressed London needle-
women who were desirous to emigrate. :Upwards of
1,200 of this class have been sent out to the colonies,
and 24,0001. has been usefully expended i:n the work
of emigration upon• this plan. It is now found that the
class for-whom the advantages of the fund were origi-
nally intended are better employed, and consequently
less desirous to emigrate. At the same time, the funds
of the association are at so low an ebb, that it ap-
pears impossible to continue any system of free
emigration on a scale sufficiently large to. be gene-
rally beneficial. Under these circumstanceEt, a meet-
' ing of the coinTittee was held yesterday, at the
office, 4, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square the
Right Hon. Sidney Herbert occupying the chair—at
which it was agreed that no more free passages for emi-
grants could be offered, but that the advantages of the
fund should be extended to any females desirous to
emigrate, without distinction of age, residence, or
occupation, upon a payment of 221. for each emi-
grant, being nearly 101, less than the present rate of
charge for intermediate passengers. The emigrants going
out under the protection of this society will thus have
a great pecuniary boon conferred on them, as well as
other considerable advantages. Arrangem cuts have
been entered into with Messrs. Greene an d Co., at
Blackwall, for the emigration of these parties in
their first-class London ships ; and the emigrants will be
received into the Emigrants' Home, in Londont, prior to
embarkation. During the voyage they will be placed
under the care of an experienced surgeon and ma tron, and
upon their arrival in the colony they will ha- le all the
advantages of the Government Home, and the I.mmigra-
tion Inspector's experience and counsel. The first party
of emigrants on this system are to be despatched in a
first-class ship at the latter end of July, and retipectabie
females, desirous to emigrate, are invited to make im-
mediate appllcation for passages to the Secretary of the
Female Emigratien Society, at No. 4, St. Martin's-
place, London.

SCHOOLS AND SCHOLARS.—Yesterday a Parliamen-
tary return set ferth that in England and Wales there
are 46,114 schools„ of which 15,584 are public and
30,530 private. The scholars in the public schools num-
ber 1,417,300, and in the private schools 727,077. There
23,48$ Sunday schools and 2,497,499 ocholarq►

were sent to the citadel under arrest, and the matter is
now before the judicial authorities.
A letter from Rome, in the Augsburgh Gazette, states
that a slight accident happened to the Pope on reaching
the French corvette /1/Ctoore; the boat, it seems, struck
so hard against the ship, that his Holiness slipped, and
in catching hold of something for support, slightly
scratched his arm.

The report of the directors of this company to be sub-
mitted to the proprietors at the special meeting on the
21st inst. states :

This meeting is convened in pursuance of the standing
f orders of the House of Lords for the purpose of considering
a bill to effect a junction with the Great Western at Read-
ing ; a bill for enabling the completion of the purchase of
, the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, and the steam-
ships of the South-Eastern and Continental Steam-packet
Company, and the raising of additional capital ; a. bill to
' extend the North Kent line from Strood to Maidstone; and
a bill for reviving the powers for the purchase of land, and
for extending the London-bridge terminus, and the substi-
tion of a level crossing for an existing bridge over the
Bricklayers' Arms branch. It is the opinion of the direc-
t tors that it would be impolitic and injudicious to delay any
longer the construction of the line from Strood to Maid-
stone. The directors trust that those measures will receive
the unanimous approbation and support of the proprietors.
" The committee of proprietors appointed at the last
half-yearly meeting to consider the question of closing the
capital account of the company, and the policy of the
company with reference to the measures promoted and
opposed by the board, approve of the course adopted by
the directors in reference to the bills promoted by them
in Parliament, and also in reference to the bills opposed
by them in Parliament. With regard to the proposi-
tion of the directors at the last meeting to raise further
capital to the amount of 300,0001. for completing the
works, buildings, and stock necessary to tht' full de-
velopment and efficient and economical working of the
company's traffic, the committee have arrived at the
conclusion that it is expedient for the proprietors to sanc-
tion the pending application to Parliament for power to
raise that sum. Of the 300,0001., 70,0001. is the estimated
cost of works in progress on the 31st of January Imit,
46,245/. for additions to stations ; 61,5001. for buildingk,
offices, and cottages for clerks and workmen 52,0001. for
additional locomotive engines ; and 69,7951. for additional
carriage and waggon stock. The committee state that
almost the entire outlay under the head of buildings
(61,500), will yield a specific return in the shape of ren-
tals to the,credit of revenue.
" The closing of the capital account in the view of the
committee means the present fixing of a, limit to the
expenditure of the company commensurate with exist-
ing exigencies, whether ascertained or estimated, such
limit not to be exceeded but on the express autho-
rity of the proprietors for the time being, who will
be the judges of the policy of further and future ad-
ditions to the capital outlay. They estimate the liabili-
ties of the • company at present incurred at 343,7461.,
in respect to future expenditure to be incurred 299,7201.,
and for the intended purchase of the Whitstable Rail-
way and steamboats, 200,000/. ; total liabilities 843,4661.
The ways and means of the company are estimated at
930,0361., including 500,0001. to be raised by bills in the
present session, 92,8211. arrears on calls, and 337,2151. in
surplus land and other property, portions of which land, it
appears, it, will be necessary for the company to retain.
The capital account will present on its final adjust-
ment, in accordance with these data—consolidated stock,
7,433,7004 ; guaranteed 4i per cent, stock, 481,300/. ; and
mortgageloans, 1,964,375/.,—toebether, 9,879,3751., to‘ which
is added 500,0001. to be raised by further Parliamentary
powers, making a total sum entitled to dividend and inte-
rest, exclusive of the rent of the Greenwich line, and the
annuities Of the Reading and Reigate line, of 10,379,3751.
The total outlay would be represented by 11,065,1351., but,
in consequence of the deduction of 371,4961. of the nominal
amount of-capital on the conversion of shares into consoli-
dated stock, and of 63;6191. received for old materials,
land, and interest on calls, the amount is reduced to
10,630,020/. This sum being liable to further reduction
from the sale of surplus lands and property valued at
337,2151., the ultimate expenditure may be brought with-
in the 10,379,3761. above stated. These figures do not in-
clude the further capital that will be required in the event
of obtaining the bill to construct the Strood. and Maidstone