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

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.

A special meeting of this company was held at Man•
chester yesterday. The meeting was held under the
standing orders of the House of Lords, that the two
bills now before Parliament for making a line from the
Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction to Wakefield,
and for extending and altering the levels of the railway
from Gildersome-street to East Ardsley, in the West
Riding of Yorkshire, might receive the final sanction of
the shareholders. The deputy-chairman, Mr. Stuart,
presided, and briefly explained that these bills were ne-
cessary to secure to the company their fair share of the
traffic from Leeds to Bradford and Halifax. The heads
of the bills having been read, resolutions approving them
were formally agreed to, and the meeting separated.

PRESENTATION.—On Saturday last, Mr. E. Watkin
was presented with a very handsome candelabrum and a
silver tea-pot and stand, by his brother officers of the
London and North-Western Railway Company, on the
occasion of his leaving that line to take the management
of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway.
The presentation took place at the Queen's Hotel
of
the Grand Central Station, in New-street, Birmingham,
where an elegant cold collation was provided by Mr.
Scott, the manager of the establishment. Capt. Huish
presided, and amongst the gentlemen present were the
Marquis of Chandos, the chairman ; Mr. Benson, the
deputy chairman ; Mr. Glyn and Mr. T. Smith, directors,
and Mr. C. E. Stewart, the secretary, of the London
and North-Western Company ; Mr. Denison, M.P. , the
chairman ; Mr. Packe, the deputy chairman ; and Mr.
Seymour Clarke, the general manager, of the Great Nor-
thern Co.; Mr. Ellis, the chairman ; Mr. Beale, the de-
puty chairman ; and Mr. Carhutt and Mr. Hutchinson,
of the Midland ; Samuel Thornton, Esq., Dr Harrison,
and Messrs. H. Edmunds, S. Carter, S. Trevethick, J.
E. M'Connell, T. Norris, W. Robinson, Woodham, 11.
Morgan, Mills, Palmer, Perring„ Bradshaw, Reay, &c.
The cloth having been withdrawn, and several toasts
given, the chairman in an appropriate address, presented
the testimonial to Mr. Watkin, which was acknowledged
by that gentleman in a suitable reply ; after which the
company retired.—Biratinghain Gazette.
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.—The directors of this com-
pany, with a view to give the greatest possible accom-
modation to the public at the lowest remunerative
charges, have not only recently introduced on the line a
greatly superior class of 4econd-class carriages, but have
also made considerable reductions in their tariff, both on
the main and branch lines. We find that double jour-
ney tickets will be henceforth issued at the rate of a fare
and a half ; while the reduction in the price of periodical
tickets must prove a great boon to residents on the line.
On the North Kent Branch the price of dr.y tickets will
henceforth be—to Gravesend and back, first class 35.,
second class 2s. 6d., third class, 2s.—a rate much below
what are called parliamentary fares. The periodical
tickets for families resident at Gravesend for the season,
will be granted for any period ranging from one week to
a year. There can be no doubt that if the same princi-
ple is carried out in reference to pleasure trips, the com-
pany will derive greater profits, and the public will ap-
preciate and avail themselves of these facilities.
PERTH AND DUNKELD RAILWAY.—The contract for
this line has been let conditionally on the bill obtaining
the sanction of Parliament. The contractors are, it is
stated, the Messrs. Leslie, Oughterton, & Davidson, and
the sum is said to be 50,0001., or little more than 60001.
per mile. There is only to be a single rail.--Edinburgh.
Witness.