The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-06 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

THE SOUTII•EASTERN AND LONDON AND
BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY
COMPANIES.
The following communications have passcd between
the authorities of the above corporations:—
(Copy.)
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway,
London Terminus, Jan. 4, 1847.

Dear Sir,—l am instructed to trammit to you a copy
of a resolution of the directors of this conapaay, passed
to-day, which please to bring under the immediate
notice of your board.—l am, dear Sir, yours truly,
(Signed) T. J. BUCKTON, Sec.
G. S. Herbert, Esq , Secretary, Scuth-Eastern
Railway Company.

London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway,
London, Jan. 4, 1847.
At a board of the directors, Wm. A, Wilkinson, Esq.,
n the chair—

Resolved,—That the attention of the directors of the
South• Eastern Company be directed to the corcluding
paragraph of the ]otter of the secretary, of the 31st ult.,
as follows:—"In conclusion, this beard repeat their
desire to enter into friendly rehtions vs with the South-
Eastern Company upon principles explained in this
letter, or they are prepared to proceed at once to the
nomination of arbitrators, to whom the whole subject
shall be referred, and to abide by their decision:" and
that the South-Eastern board be requested to state, on
or before Saturday next, the 9th instant, whether they
are prepared to meet this company on the terms and in
the mode therein suggested, otherwise this board will
consider all negotiations at an end, and will feel called
upon forthwith to adopt measures which will render the
approaching Parliamentary contest unavoidable.
(Signed) T. J. BLTCKTON, Sec.

(Copy.):
South-Eastern Railway, London Terminus,
Jan. 5, 1847.

Sir,—l have received your totters of the 31st ultimo,
and of the 4th instant, with a resolution of your board
of the latter date.
The board of directors of this company have referred
all matters between the South• Eastern Railway and the
London, Brighton, and South Ccat IZailway Compan y
to a committee, consisting of Mr. Macgregor, Viscount
Torrington, Mr. Pritchard, Mr. Browne, and Mr. Brog-
den, who have your letters.—l am, Sir, your obedient
servant,

(Signed) G. S. HERBERT, Secretary.
T. J. Buckton, Esq., Secretary,
London, Brighton' and South Coast
Railway Company.

(Copy.)
South-Eastern Railway, London Terminus,
Jan. 5, 1847.
To Charles Pascoe Grenfell, Esq., the Chairman,
and the Directors of the London, Brighton,
and South Coast Railway.
Gentlemen,—We have had under consideration a let-
ter from the secretary of the London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway, dated the 31st December, ad-
dressed to the secretary of this company, and also the
copy of a resolution of your board, under date of the 4th
instant, proposing the nomination of arbritrators between
the two companies.
We were appointed by the board of directors of this
company a committee to receive your deputation on the
4th November, and we have signed our names to a state-
ment of what took place at the interview.
We are of opinion that it would be inconsistent with
the duty which the directors of this company owe to the
shareholders, to submit to the determination of arbitra-
tors such questions as those at issue between the two
companies.
We are ready to meet an equal number of your board
of directors to discuss these questions, having short-hand
writers present, so that, in the event of our not coming
to any arrangement, the shareholders of both companies
' may judge of the way in which the negotiation has been
carried on and broken off We have the honour to be,
gentler it, your most obedient servants,
(Signed) J. MACGREGOR.
TORRINTON.
MARTIN LUTHER PRITCHARD.
ROBERT BROWNE.
JOHN BROGDEN.

accompanied by his Excellency the Marquis
of Vi
Div CONDEDE MONTEMOLIN. -- The Conde de
Montemolin,
nafranca, Duke of Medina Sidonia, General Don
Juan Montenegro, Colonel Merry, and Colonel Garci
presence the performances at
thelaritin,
Lyceumtnoi
iootre with his
on Monday
ondaynight.
The Prince was highly
delighted with all that he saw, and at the conclusion was
pleased to signify his wish to see the manager, Mr.
Keeley, to whom he expressed his great gratification
with the performances. A piece of music composed by
Mr. Ale sander Lee for the occasion was admirably
played by the orchestra. Yesterday the Conde was
occupied during the whole day in the transaction of
business.

IMPORTANT EPPERIMENT.—An interesting and
very important experiment was made this week at the
Prior Field Iron Works, belonging to Mr. 11. B. White-
house, on some cast-iron girders intended fur the steam
factory buildings at Portsmouth, now in the course of
erection. The experiment was made under the direction
of Capt. James, of the Royal Engineers, on the part of the
Admiralty, end in the presence of • Mr. Peter Rolt, con-
tractor for the works at Portsmouth, Mr. Henry Smith,
of West Bromwich, and several other gentlemen; and
nothing could he mere satisfactory than the result, as
the girders did not break till they had sustained the
weight of 301 Ons over the weight which the strength
of the girders, computed from Hodgkinson's rules, was
calculated to break with. The mass of iron distributed
over these girders exceeded seven. feet in height, and
showed that the castings ware capable of sustaining a
very much larger weight than they could ever be loaded
with in the factorytfor which they are intended.—Ara's
Birmingham Gazette,