The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-07 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

THE SOUTH-EASTERN AND LONDON AND
BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY
COMPANIES.
The following communications have passed 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 transmit to you a copy
of a resolution of the directors of this company, 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, South-Eastern
Railway Company.

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

Resolved,--That the attention of the directors of the
South• Eastern Company be directed to the concluding
paragraph of the letter of the secretary, of the 31st ult.,
as follows:—" In conclusion, this board repeat their
desire to enter into friendly relations with the South-
Eastern Company upon principles explained in tkis
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. BUCKTON, Sec.

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

Sir,—l have received your letters 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 a,nd the
London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company
to a committee, consisting of Mr. Macgregor, Viscount
Torrington, Mr. Pritchard. Mr. Browne, and Mr. Brog-
den, who have your letters. —I 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 hal 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 namei 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,
gentlemen, your most obedient servants,
(Signed) J. MACGREGOR.
TORRINTON.
MARTIN LUTHER PRITCHARD.
ROBERT BROWNE.
JOHN BROGDEN.