The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-18 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
DUI!OSIL' OF RAILWAY PLANS, SEefiONS,
AND BILLS FOR 'NIB SESSION ISSO.
Bangor and Carn2rvon—To mike a line, com-
rn:J)cing with a junction with the Chester and Holy-
h2.acl line at the Britannia-bridge, pessing through
L'Angskr to Carnarvon ; to sell or transfer the line to
the Chester and Holyhead, and to enable the Chester
and Holyhead to increase their capital for that

purposr,..
Br3ntforcl, Southall, aryl Pinner—To construct

a live.
liackinghamshire—Atnendinent of Acts, to aban-
don the formation of that part betwean Islip and
Oxford, and to select another route in lieu thereof.
Caledonian—To lease or purchase the Dundee and
Perth and Aberdeen Junction ; to purchase or lease
the Dundee and Arbroath ; to lease or purchase the
Dundee and Newtyle ; to lease, with the London and
North-Western, the Lancaster and Carlisle and the
Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Scottish Central; to
a.nalgainate with the E finburgh and Glasgow ; to
repeal the lease of the Glassgow, Barrhead, and
Neilston Direct; to repeal the lease of the Glasgow
Southern Termini ; to repeal so much of the Wishaw
and Coltness Act which provides that it shall not be
lawful for the Caledonian to withdraw from or put an
end to the guarantee to the Glasgow, Paisley, and
Greenock shares.
Cambridge and Shepreth Junction—To construct
a line from Shepreth to join the Eastern Counties. -
Chester and Holyhead—To lease the line to the
'London and North-Western.
Direct London and Portsmouth—To dissolve.
Dublin, Dundrum, and Itithfarnham—To enable
the Waterford, Wextbr,l, Wicklow, and Dublin to
lease to this company such portions of their line as
may be agreed upon ; to invest and consolidate by
amalgamation into one undertaking the Dublin, Dun-
drum, and Rathfarnham, and the Waterford, Wex-
ford, Wicklow, and Dublin.
Dundee and Perth, and Aberdeen Junction, Dundee
and Arbroath, and Dundee and Newtyle—To enable
the three companies to lease or sell their line to the
Caledonian; to confirm agreements.
East and West India Docks and Birmingham
Junction—To construct branches to the Eastern
Counties.land to the Blackwall Extension at Bow ; to
enable the London and North-Western to take shares
in and to purchase or lease the undertaking.
Eastern Union—Extension of time for the con-
struction of the Harwich line and pier ; to create new
stock.

Edinburgh and Glasgow—To lease and amalga-
mate the Edinburgh and Bathgate; to lease or amal-
gamate with the Caledonian.
Exeter and Crediton— To raise further capital; to
enlarge Cowley Budge station; amendment of Acts.
Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction—To
dissolve.

Glasgow, Barrhezd, and Neilston Direct—Exten-
sion of time for purchase of lands and completion of

works.

Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan—To lease to
the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston ; powers to
reduce capital.
Great North of England—To enable the York,
Newcastle, and Berwick to enter into a contract in
the purchase of the line under the authority of the
Great North of England Parch:tie Act, and to an
aherAtion of the terms of the contract made between
the p trtie3 to such purchase, and of the time and mode
of payment of the purchase money.
Great Northern—Amendment of Acts, &c.

Great Western—To enable the London and North-
Western to enter into contracts with reference to the
p,ssi❑g or traffic over the several lines, and for gene-
rally to enter into agreements for economically con-
ducting the traffic of the twe companies ; to make
further provision with respect to the gauge ; amend-
riimtt of Acts.
Lanca4Airc and Yorkshire—Alteration of tolls and
fares ; to purchase or lease the Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport.
Leicester and 'Mellen—To make a line from
I.4icester via Berm. cl to Ilitchen ; to transfer and vest
in a company or to certain persons all the powers,
rights, and privileges of the Midland, with reference
to making a line for which the company obtained
powers in 1847, called "The Midland Extension to
Ilitchen, Northampton, and Huntingdon," com-
mencing at Wigsto❑ Magna, on the Midland, in the
county of Leicester, and terminating at Hitchen ; to
authorise the Great Northern, the North Midland and
the Midland respectively, or one of these, to use the
line ; to amend former Acts.

Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport—To make a
line from Litherland to Great Crosby; from Warren
to Formby ; from Formby to Birkdale ; from Birk•
dala to North Meols; enlargement of station at
Southport ; alteration of tolls and fares ; to repeal,
amend, and enlarge powers of all former Acts; to
sell or lease the line to the Lancashire and Yorkshire.
London and Black wall—To use the Elstern
Counties ; extension of time for the completion of
the St. li.:.tharine's and London Dock branch ; amend-
ment of former Acts. _ _ _

Ltndonderry and Coleraine—To complete the line
from river Foyle to Ross's Bury; to form a line from
the Londonderry and Coleraine, at Freehall Watson,
to Waterside, at Coleraine; to construct a branch
Fine to Newto,.vnlimavady ; extension of time for the
purchase of land ; amendment of former Acts.
rcmclonderry and Ennisklillen—To extend the line
from Strabane to Olm:gh ; amendment of former
Acts; deviations from plans deposited in 1845.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lancashire—To raise
money by the creation of 5t0..1, instead of exercising
the borrowing powers, to the extent of 500,0001., to
be entitled to a priority of dividend ; alteration of
toils ; amendment of Acts. _

Monmouthshire Railway and Canal—To purchase
or lease the Monmouthshire Canal ; amendment of
Acts ; alteration of tolls; to purchase or lease the
Nevycort Docks; to purchase or lease the Rhymney
Railway and Docks and Canals.
Newcastle and Carlisle—Station at Newcastle ;
amc.ndincnt of Acts.
North Kent Continuation—To extend the North
li-nt line from Strood, through Canterbury, to Deal
and Dover, with branches to Maidstone, Sheerness,
Favershatn, and Chilham.
North Staffordshire—lixtension of time for con-
struction of the Ashbcitirno branch.

North Staffordshire and Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire Junction—To enable.., the North Staf-
fordshire and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, or one of them, to make a line, commencing by
a junction with the Pottery line of the North Staf-
fordshire at G,o,vs worth, and terminating by a junction
with the Staley Bridge branch of the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire at Stockport.
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton —To
enable the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, the South
Staffordshire, and the Shrewsbury and Chester to
advance money or to become shareholders in the
company ; amendment and repeal of former Acts.

Scottish Central—To enable the London and North-
Western, the Lancaster and Carlisle, the Caledonian,
and the Edinburgh and Glasgow, to take on lease the
line and branches, and to authorise a union of the
whole of the abovementioned companies ; amendments
of Acts.

Shrewsbury and Hereford—To decrease capital,
and increase the number of shares.

Shropshire Union—Abandonment of the line from
Newton to Crewe and from Chester to Wolverhamp.
ton ; reduction of capital ; to lease the line to the
London and North-Western.

South Devon—To raise an additional capital of
575,0001. to be divided into 57,500 shares of 101.
each, and to take priority in dividends.
South Eastern—To raise additional capital ; to dis-
continue the payment after the 30th of June, 1850,
or such period as may be determined on by the com-
pany, of interest upon the whole or any part of the
capital which has been paid up on the shares called
No. 3 and No. 4 shares, but to provide that they shall
participate in the ordinary dividends which may be
declared.
South Staffordshire—To authorise the lease of the
line to an3r person or persons for a period not exceeding
2RI years ; to abandon the following branches, authorised
by the South Staffordshire Junction Act of 1846, viz.:—
Th.) branch from Walsall to Darlaston, the branch
from Rushall, the branch from Walsall to Cannock,
the branch from Great Wyrley to Cannock, and the
branch from Leacroft to Cannock ; amendment of Acts.

South Wales—Repeal of Acts • extension of time
'far purchase of land ; alteration of powers as to the
Dean Forest line; to construct a new line to the
korest of Dean ;
__deviations from previous plans ; to
use the Vale of Neath station at Neath ; to issue new
-shares in lieu of forfeited ones; to erect wharves at
.Chepstow.
t South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole—Amend-
ment of Acts; deviation to Doncaster; alteration of
,tol's-; to borrow money on the security of tolls;
extension of Elsecar branch to Tah4te:sley ; devia-
tio is to Worsborough and Barnsley.
Waterford to Kilkenny—To raise additional capi-
tal by the crettion of alditional shares.
• Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin—To
reduce the capital; to abandon the line sou'h of
'Wicklow ; to alter the name ( f tha company.
\Veit Cornwall—To construct a branch to llayle.
York, Newcastle, and 13erwick—Extension of time
for the completion of works for the Bishop Auckland
bramh ; alteration of tolls; to take and hold shares
in the West Dorharn ; to enter into arrangements
wish the Great North of England for the time and
mode of payment of the purchase- money, and to
'grant to the company further and more effectual
powers for raising money by mortgage or bond, or by
the enforcement of calls upon shares in the said corn-
pany,or by the creation of new shares, with such gua-
rantee,pre fere nce,or priority of dividend as the company
shall fix for the purpose of completing the purchase,
end to enable the company to assign to the Great
North of England shareholders the bonds or new
shares in satisfaction either in part or in whole of
the money to which they would be entitled in