The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-26 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.

A special meeting of this company was held on Satur-
day, at Plymouth, Mr. T. Gill, in the chair ; at which
the copies of two Bills were submitted for the ap-
proval of the shareholders one for the con-
struction of railways to Tavistock and Laun-
ceston, and for extensions to Torquay and Brix-
ham, capital 550,0001.; the other for making an altera-
tion in the Cornwall Railway, amending Act, and fur
leasing line. The additional clauses introduced into the
Bills, and approved at the last meeting, were also sub-
mitted—one authorised the contribution of 15,0001.
towards the Great Western Docks.
After some discussion, the amended Bills were
agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN stated, in answer to a question, that
probably they would be enabled to open the line
to Totness in a month, and work it by the atmo-
spheric system ; that as soon as the line could
be opened to Plymouth, it was intended to use loco-
motive power on .that portion until the atmospheric
was ready; that the tunnel at Matley was the principal
work to be completed before they could open to Ply-
mouth, which they hoped to do about Christmas ; that
the treaty for the purchase of the Plymouth and Dart-
moor Railway had been broken off; and that Si. per
share would shortly be called up on the half shares.
MONTEREAU AND TROYES RAILWAY.

*A general meeting of the shareholders was held at
Paris, on the 17th instant. The report stated that since
the last meeting, the works had progressed consider-
ably, that 53 kilometres (thirty-three English miles)
would be ready for opening next August, and the re-
mainder of the line, 49 kilometres, (thirty-one miles)
by March, 1848; that land and briitges were provided
for a double line, but rails and slidings for a single
line; that out of 2,735 proprietors of land, the company
came to amicable arrangements with 2,651; that the
sum paid for the land required for the line did not ex-
ceed 23,000 f. per kilometre, being less than half the
average price paid by other French' railway companies ;
and that the construction of the working stock was
proceeding rapidly. The engineer's report stated
that the works along the line were in a very satisfactor)
and advanckd state, and that ample materials have h -een
supplied. The accounts show that the receipt amounted
to 11058.303 f. (474.3921), and the expenditure t•
7.888,129 f. (315,5251), leaving 2,282,332 f. (91.2931)
in cash, and 1,687,842 t. (67,5131.) in caution money and
other assets.
This report and accounts were unanimously adopted_

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Tan LAMS ,1.0811 OF ELEVEN LIVES AT Ses.—We
lately quoted from the Inverness Courier an account of
three seamen and a woman haying arrived at Inverness, ,
stating themselves to.have been saved from a ship burned
at sea. The account given by the parties was circum-
stantial enough; but, unfortunately tor the credulity cdt
our northern neighbours and the parties most interested,
it turns out to be a gross fabrication. The Inverness
Journal sayu—.4. The parties are still inmates of the in-
firmary; but all the ingenuity with which they concocted
their tale of suffering,was not sufficient to shield their
imposture from the suspicion of Mr. Macbean, our super-
intendent of poliee. Re chanced to be in the country
when they arrived in town; but, on bearing the nature
of their statements, he pronounced them Wig' and com-
menced his inquiries. Tracing them from Beuly, he
found that they had regaled themselves with three half-
mutchkins of whisky at Bogroy Inn,- very likely to pre-
pare them for their debut at Inverness. Mr. Macbean
has since learned from his subordinate at Campbeltown
that some time agii persons answering to the description
of the impostors were crossed at Port George ferry to
Ross-shire. The Campbeltown officer is expected in
town tomorrow, when be will confront them in order to
their identification. We hope that this gross attempt to
tamper with public sympathy will be punished with such
a severity as will really deter others from committing the
like offences in future.'
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riding the high horse;. Cobden, the peacefhl here of a world
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