The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-16 00:00:00

CORK AND WATERFORD.

A special meeting of this company was held on Tuesday
at the King's Arms Hotel, Westminster, to consider a
bill now before Parliament, in compliance with the
standing orders of the House of Lords, Mr; I. Butt,
M.P., in the chair.
Mr. G. C. JAMBS, the solicitor, read the heads of
the bill, from which it appeared the object was to
enable the company to abandon the portion of
the authorised line between Waterford and Youghal,
and to reduce the capital to 375,0001., for con-
structing a railway from Youghal to Cork, and ulti-
mately a branch to Queenstown. The amount of
loan is not to exceed 125,0001. The nominal amount of
the shares is to be reduced from 251. to 101. each. A.
clause in the bill provides for the surrender to the com-
pany of 13,300 shares upon which 30s. each had been
paid, on payment by the company to the holders thereof
of 4s. per share. The name of the company is to.be
changed to that of the Cork and Youghal Railway
Company.
The CIIAIRTISAN, in moving a resolution approving of
the bill, said that since the last meeting a change had
taken place in the board of directors. The former direc-
tors had retired to make room for influential persons
who were locally interested in carrying out the under-
taking. He (the chairman) had been elected a director
as representing the town of Youghal ; Major-General
Sir J. Thackwell, Mr. Smyth, of Ballinatray, Mr. Cum-
muns, Mr. Coppinger, and other gentlemen locally in-
terested were also elected directors. Two directors of
the South Wales Company and one director of the Great
Western Railway Company were added to the new
board. He had no doubt they would be able to carry
out the undertaking successfully, notwithstanding the
opposition of the Great Southern and Western Railway
Com Pally. The company would gain 265. per share by
the surrender of the 13,300 shares.
A resolution approving of the bill was carried unani-
mously, and the meeting separated.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON RAILWAY
BILLS.

CALEDONIAN (ALTERATION OF WISIIAW AND COLTNESS

RAILWAY.)
Mr. CORRY reported from the committee that it 'is
proposed by the bill to raise capital by the creation of
shares to the amount of 80,0001., and to borrow a fur-
ther sum not exceeding 26,0001. The length of the pro-
posed liue from the coatbride Railway to the. Castle
Cary branch is-1 Mile 37 chains, and of the proposed
line from the Wishaw and Coltnese railway to the

Motherwell branch of the Clydesdale Junction is 1 mile !
47.60 chains. The steepest gradient is 1 in 110. The
estimated cost of the railways and other works is 80,000/.
and the quantity of land required 37 acres. The com-
mittee are satisfied of the fitness, in an thigineering
point of view of the proposed works.

CARMARTHEN AND CARDIGAN.

Mr. BOLIVERIE reported from the committee that the
proposed capital of the company is 300,0001., and the
amount of loan 80,0001, The length of the line is 25
miles, 38 chains, and it is proposed to construct it on
the broad guage of 7 feet. There are two tunnels on the
proposed line—one of 264 yards in length, and the other
880 yards in length, 32 feet in breadth, and 18 feet in
height. The steepest gradient is 1 in 58, and the
smallest radius of a curve 20 chains. It is intended that
the railway should cross on a level three turnpike roads.
The estimated cost of the railway is 247,0001., and the
quantity of land required 247 acres. The committee are
satisfied of the fitness, in an engineering point of view,
of the proposed railway.

SOUTH WALES.

Mr. BOUVERIE reported from the committee that the
objects of the bill are merely to enable the South Wales
Railway Company to acquire additional lands at Swan-
sea, to divert certain footpaths at Newport, to enlarge
the powers of the sale or lease to, and contribution by
the Great Western Company, and to authorise arrange-
ments between the South IVales and the Vale of Neath
Railway Company. The committee had amended the
bill, specifying that the arrangements between the latter
companies should, after the expiration of ten years, be
subject to any modification which the Board of Trade
may require.

DUBLIN- AND WICKLOW AND DUBLIN AND KINGSTOWN.
Mr. BOUVERIE reported from the committee that they
bad examined the allegations contained in the preamble
of the bill, and had amended the same by striking out a
general recital of the expediency of enabling the said
companies to alter and vary certain agreements therein
mentioned, and by inserting therein special recitals of
three deeds of agreement between the said companies,
dated respectively the 17th of March and the 6th of
June, 1854, the object of the hill being to enable the
two companies to carry into effect the last-mentioned
agreement, and found the same, as amended, to be true.

TRALEE AND KILLARNEY.
Mr. BOUVERIE reported from the committee that the
object of the bill is to revive certain powers of the Tra-
lee and Killarney Railway Act, 1853, under which no
proceeding had taken place, and also to release certain
baronies in the counties of Cork and Kerry from the pay-
ment of interest, in respect to loans required for the
purposes of the Killarney Junction Railway (which is
authorised to be amalgamated with the Tralee and Kil-
larney Railway), and to require certain baronies in the
county of Kerry to contribute towards the payment of
the interest of any money to be borrowed to complete
the Tralee and Killarney Railway instead thereof.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of busi-
ness.

UNION OF OFFICER.
The following are extracts from the report brought up
by Mr. Perkins, the chairman of the officers and clerks
committee, on the subject of uniting the office of Comp-
troller of the Chamber with some other office in the ap-
pointment of the Court :

" We directed that a return be made to us of the present
duties of the office of Comptroller of the Chamber, the
sources and amount of the emoluments, and the particu-
lars of the expenses of the office for each year since the last
report in 1845 ; and we also required a similar return with
respect to the office of Clerk Comptroller of the Bridge-
house for the last five years, which returns have been laid
before us. That we carefully considered the said returns,
and examined Mr. W'. B. Richardson, of the Comptroller's-
office, on the duties and emoluments of the late Comp-
troller of the Chamber, and we are of opinion that the se-
veral duties set out in the return should continue to be per-
formed in the office of Comptroller of the Chamber. That
we also requested the attendance of Mr. Brand, the clerk
comptroller of the Bridge-house, and heard and examined
him upon the duties of his office; and it appearing to us
that the duties and responsibilities of the offices of Comp-
troller of the Chamber and Clerk Comptroller of the Bridge-
house were so similar in their character that they could be
undertaken and discharged by the same party, we arrived
at the unanimous opinion that it is expedient that the
office of Clerk Comptroller of the Bridge-house should be
united with that of Comptroller of the Chamber, and we
recommend this person to this Court. And we also recom-
mend that this Court should allow the officer who is here-
after to hold the united offices an income of 1,50 W. a-year,
the same to be clear of all expenses of his offices and to in-
clude all emoluments whatsoever, kc."
The report, which is to be taken into consideration orr
the next Court day, will, it is believed be adopted as an
evidence of the advance of reform in the high offices of
the corporation.