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COLCHESTER, STOUR VALLEY, SUDBURY, AND
HALSTEAD RAILWAY.
(Abridged from the Ipswich Laprels,)
The half-yearly meeting of the above compatay was held on
Friday, at the offices, High-street, Colchester; T. L. Ewen,
Esq., presided.
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which stated that the balance-sheet exhibited a total receipt
from call and deposits of 33,3651. The expenditure left a
balance of 22,5144 6s. 11d. The engineer's report declared
that the greatest amount of public benefit will be realised
by the construction of the line, and that this will be effected
at an unusually small cost; that there are now engaged
upon the works about 300 men, and 30 horses, which will be
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to the chairman, the meeting separated.

MALDON, WITHAM, AND BRAINTREE RAILWAY.
On Saturday last the second general meeting of this com-
pany was held at the White Hart Inn, Witham.
Mr. BLOOD, the solicitor to the company, read the report
of the directors, which stated that the line from Maldon
to Braintree had been set out by the Eastern Counties
Railway Company. The notices for the purchase of the
land had been served, and the works will be commenced
immediately.
The following gentlemen have been elected directors, to fill
up vacancies which have occurred :—George Hudson, Esq.,
M.P., and David Waddington, Esq.
The report was unanimously adopted, and the meeting
broke up.

CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.
(Abridged from the Glasgow Herald.)
On Saturday last a meeting of the shareholders of this
company was held in Gibb's Royal Hotel, Edinburgh ; Mr.
Hope Johnstone, of Annaudale, the chairman of the
dimctotwlid the chair.
A report was read, from which we make the folowing
extracts :

" The directors have much pleasure in laying before the
proprietors the engineer's report as to the progress of the
works ; from which it will be seen that they are in such a
state of forwardness as to justify the expectation that the
whole line from Carlisle to Edinburgh and to Glasgow, and
to the junction with the Scottish Central Line at Castlecarry,
will be completed within the next twelve months ; and that
the portion of it from Carlisle to Beattack, a distance of
forty miles, will be opened for the autumn traffic of the pre-
sent year.

liter the severe contest which this company maintained
in the last session of Parliament, and of which the result
was detailed to the shareholders at the meeting in August,
the directors hoped that they should now have been able to
concentrate their attention upon the ordinary business of the
company, unmolested by further opposition. In conse-
quence, however, of certain proceedings on the part of other
railway companies, the directors were obliged to prepare once
more for a Parliamentary contest, in order to defend the le-
gitimate interests of the shareholders.
"The Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Company obtained
their Bill last session, under repeated professions that it au-
thorised a line required for local accommodation alone, and
was neither intended nor adapted to abstract any of the
traffic to which the Caledonian line was properly entitled to
look for its success. But there have since been proposed, in
connexion with the Glasgow, Dumfries, andCarlisle or Niths-
dale line, and with the assent and approbation of the Ayr-
shire Company, several branches, which, under the pretence
of maintaining possession of the country that belongs to
the Nithsdale line,' would tend directly to divert a consider-
able amount of the traffic which the Caledonian Company

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have always considered themselves peculiarly entitled to ac-
commodate. Thus it was distinctly stated in the reports of
the directors of both these companies that, by means of one
of these lines communicating with the Crawick branch of
the Nithsdale Railway, a new route will be afforded be-
tween Carlisle, Glasgow, and the north of Scotland, only
about four miles longer than by the Caledonian Railway, and
presenting gradients of an infinitely superior character to
that line.'

" Your directors are happy in being able to state that their
exertions have already been so far successful that the Bill
for carrying this project into effect has been thrown out upon
standing orders. They were more particularly interested in
this matter, as they always intended to accommodate the
important districts of Lesmahagow, Douglas, Strathaven,
and Dalserf by branches, which will not only prove remune-
rative in themselves, but can also be worked with greater
economy and convenience in connexion with the Caledonian
line than with any other. They have accordingly applied to
Parliament fur powers to construct branches, which have
been laid out so as to afford the greatest possible facilities
and accommodation to the very extensive mineral resources
of the district. The directors are happy to add that their
measures have received the cordial support of the Duke of
Hamilton, Lord Douglas, and other influential proprietors on
the line. These branches will have the advantage of affording
ready access to Edinburgh and Glasgow from that part of the
countrv, and passengers or minerals destined for the south
will obtain access to the main line at Carnwath.

The directors formerly reported that the committee of
the House of Lords last session, in rejecting the Canobie
branch of the Nithsdale line, intimated that the construction
of branches in the district to the east of the Caledonian Rail-
way might properly be left open to this Company. Notwith-
standing this intimation, the Nithsdale 'Company have re-
newed their application for a branch to Canobie, and have
likewise projected one to Brampton ; both of which branches
cross the main Caledonian line, and are calculated to deprive
it of feeders in this direction, to which it is entitled. The
directors have made preparations for opposing these hostile
schemes, and they have renewed their application for branches
to Canobie and Langbolm. They have also, in the same
Bill, applied for powers to enable the Company to effect a
communication with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway by
a branch which will terminate at a point near to the town of
Brampton; and they hay,: included in this Bill side branches
to the towns of Dumfries and Annan, for the purpose of
affording local accommodation to the district, and without
which these towns would be placed at a great disadvantage
in respect to their means of communication with Edinburgh,
Glasgow, and the north of Scotland.
" In addition to these measures, they have applied for au-
thority to enable them to enlarge and complete the Edin-
burgh station, and to construct short branches to Granton, to
\Vilsontoun and to Broughton ; also to alter the line of the
Garnkirk Railway, and to improve the Buchanan-street sta-
tion in Glasgow.

" The direCtors also hope to obtain authority to effect the
crossing of the Clyde, if the report of the recent Govern.
meat and Admiralty Commissions shall be favourable to the
scheme promoted by this company.
"In connection with this last measure, the directors also

propose to extend the company's station from Clyde-terrace
into Dunlop-street.
It may be stated that certain influential individuals have
interested themselves in promoting an amicable arrangement
between the Caledonian and competing companies, and the
directors are not without hope that some permanent and
equitable arrangements may still be concerted.
"The directors then referred in terms of regret to the
death of Mr. P. M. Stewart, M.P., one of the directors, and
Mr. Buller Williams, the secretary; they bad secured Mr.
Fox Mettle for the vacant seat at the board.
"The directors, in conclusion, submit to the meeting the
statement of the receipts and expenditure as at the 31st of
December last. Since the date of that statement they have
raised on loan to the amount of about 350,0001., which, with
the sums since received on the call made at the end of last
year, has enabled them to meet the heavy monthy pay-
ments to the contractors; and as the company are em-
powered by their Act to borrow to the further extent of
350,1100/., the directors do not at present anticipate that it
will be necessary to make any further call on the share-
holders for some tune."

The engineers' report (Messrs. Locke and Errington),
dated 20th of February, was then read. It detailed the satis-
factory progress of the works. The total number of men em-
ployed is 11,500, and there are about 950 horses at work.
This number will also be considerably increased when the
masons and platelayers resume their work after the frost.
The report concluded by stating :
" Arrangements have been made for completing the Car-
lisle station for traffic by August next; and the contractors
expect to complete that portion of the line from Carlisle to
Beattock so as to obtain the autumn traffic. Whether this
can be accomplished will depend much upon the season ; but
there does not appear to be any one point upon which the
work remaining to be done is so heavy as to prevent this por-
tion of your line from being opened as proposed. It is in
direct extension of the route by railway northwards, and
may, therefore, be worked with advantage. It will also enable
you to train an efficient staff for the other portions of your
line. The extensive stock of engines, carriages, waggons,
and other materials required for the working of your line, is
all in hand; several of the engines are far advanced, and a
proportion of engines, carriages, and waggons, sufficient for
the working of the Garnkirk and Wisbaw and Coltness Rail-
ways, on the 4 feet 8i inch gauge, will be ready early in the
summer."

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The CMAIRMA24 said, that the report detailed so fully the
and prospects of the company, that little was
left to him, excepting to congratulate the shareholders on
the thriving and prosperous state of their affairs. lie moved
the approval of the report.
Colonel M'DONALD, of Powderhall, seconded the motion.
Mr. I.4TMEIDEN, of Glasgow, proposed a vote of thanks to
the chayman for his unweaned and successful exertions in
promoting the
company's interest, and for his conduct in the
chair.
The motion was cordially agreed to, and the compliment
acknowledged by Mr. Hors JOHNSTONE.
The general meeting then closed.

availing themselves, in lieu of such dividend, of the dividend
which may be paid by the amalgamated company. It has
however, been intimated by the directors of the tilmarnock
and Ardrossan Company, th it" it is their opinion that The
proposed terms of amalgamation will not be ratified by the
shareholders of that company."
The CHAIRMAN moved that the directors be authorised to
c3nclude an arrangement on the terms formerly offered. They
were not prepared to recomniend a fixed guarantee.
This was agreed to.
The motion of which Mr. Bridges had given notice, viz.,
that " there be a total cessation of traffic on this railway on
the Lord's day," was postponed.
A SHAREHOLDER inquired if any offer of a lease had been
made to the Caledonian itself, or was likely to take place.
The CHAIRMAN replied that no offer of a lease had been
made. This was not a point which the directors bad at all
pressed forward. The proper time had not yet arrived for
offering a transfer of this great concern ; and they
.con-
ceived it would be better to show what the real magnitude
of the traffic would be before they entered
into any arrange-
ment of this kind.
The meeting then separated.