The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-09 00:00:00

CARMARTHEN AND CARDIGAN.

It is announced that no opposition has been lodged
against the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway up to the
present time ; and the directors entertain no doubt of
procuring their act in the coming session. The late
further statements put forward by the engineer of this
company, with respect to facilities with which the line
naturally abounds, and the anticipated traffic, are most
encouraging.

RAILWAY AND OTTTER BILLS ON
STANDING ORDERS.
Yesterday the standing orders were declared complied
with in the following cases :
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN AND BUCKINGHAM-
SHIRE RAILWAY.—The cost to be defrayed out of a sur-
plus of 60,0001.
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.
'PEEBLES RAILWAY.—For construction of a line from
the Hawick branch of the North British to the royal
Burgh of Peebles. Estimated cost, 70,0001.
The other bills passed were Wolverhampton Markets
and Fairs and Waterworks ; Carmarthen Markets ; Sun-
derland Gas (increase of capital) ; Dudley Gas (increase
of capital) ; Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement ; and
Great Grimsby Improvement.

THE GREAT WESTERN TERMINUS.—The extensive
works which have for some time past been in pro-
gress at the Paddington terminus of the Great Western
Railway have advanced so far towards comple-
tion that the company have been enabled to appro-
priate the large building erected for the purpose
of the goods traffic department to its intended use.
This extensive portion of the new works is situated on
the northern side of the present terminus premises, by
the side of the large warehouse erected on the spot ad-
joining the Grand Junction Canal. One of the principal
features in the new terminus is a separate place of
arrival and departure on the west side, the entrance to
which is covered with glass, and surmounted with the
royal arms, and which is believed to be intended for the
especial use of her Majesty and the Court when travel-
ling on the line to and from Windsor.
THE RAILWAYS AND THE CARRlERS.—Meetings of
the carrying interest have been held during the last
week at Liverpool, Birmingham, Lancaster, and Pres-
ton, to consider and concert measures for attaining a
more equitable treatment of carriers by railways in the
matter of the transmission of their goods between the
metropolis and the north, and with the view of applying
to Parliament, in the present session, for the introduc-
tion of protective and controlling clauses into any mea-
sure for the amalgamation of the great railway interests.

PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF SESSION.—This
gentleman, who so long filled the most prominent legal
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in July, 1772, and was the son of the Hon. Patrick
Boyle, of Shewalton, and the grandson of the second
Earl of Glasgow. He was called to the bar in 1793, and
was appointed Solicitor-General for Scotland in 1807.
Subsequently he represented his native county of Ayr in
Parliament, and in 1811 he was elevated to the bench as
a Lord of Session and Justiciary. In the same year he
was promoted to the office of Lord Justice Clerk ; and
in 1841 he was appointed to the highest judicial office
in the kingdom—viz., that of Lord Justice-General of
Scotland, and Lord President of the Court of Session.
He resigned in May, 1852, after having been a judge for
the long period of 41 years, and was succeeded by Lord
Colonsay (Mr. Duncan 11/PNiele). He was appointed a
Privy Councillor in 1821. He was offered a baronetcy
by the Derby Administration, at the same time when
the honour was conferred on Sheriff Alison, the historian
of Europe, but he saw cause to decline the honour.
He was the intimate friend of Sir Walter Scott, and
was, indeed, known to and beloved by all the eminent
Scottish gentlemen of his time. It is impossible to
over-estimate his abilities as a judge or his amiable
qualities as a private gentleman.