The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-03 00:00:00

IRISH SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Wednesday, at Dublin, Mr. J. E. Redmond in the chair.
The report stated that the directors expect that the line
from Carlow to Kilkenny will be opened for traffic bef •re
the end of this year, and that no more than 2/. p r share
will be required from the shareholders ; that most of
the landowners met them in a fair and liberal spirit, but
that the reverse was experienced from the lessees and
occupiers. The balance in hand at the close or 1846 wa*
stated to be 22,892/., and since that time 18,2171 had
been received on account of the call. Interest of 4 per
cent. is to be allowed on all calls not in arrear. The
engineers' report stated that the earthwork and fencing
on 44 miles of the line had been completed.
The report was adopted.

WEAR VALLEY RAILWAY.%
At a special meeting, held on Wednesday, at Darling.
ton, a Bill was agreed to for the purchase of the Bishop
Auckland and Weardale, the Weardale Extension, and
the Wear and Derwent Railways, and also of the Shiloon
Tunnel.

OPENING OF THE HYTHE BRANCH OF THE
COLCHESTER, STOUR VALLEY, AND SUD-
BURY RAILWAY
(From the Chelmsford Chronicle.)
This day (Thursday) the branch from the Eastern
Union Railway to the Hythe, a distance of nearly two
miles, was opened for traffic. Between nine and ten
o'clock a powerful engine arrived at the Ilythe from the
Colchester station, to take back ten carriages, laden
with 200 quarters of malt, belonging to Mr. J. Garrad,
at New Quay, destined for Messrs. Hanbury and Co.'s
brewery in London; besides a considerable quantity of
grain, and about 30 tons of coke. Several open car•
riages were attached to the engine, which, on the return
to the Colchester station, were filled with a number of
the directors, tho engineer, P. Bruff, Esq., and friends,
who, from the steadiness with which the train travelled,
greatly enjoyed the short trip, and declared the line to
be in an excellent state.

A great many persons had congregated at the Hythe,
to witness the arrival of the engine and departure of the
train, who as it started greeted it with many cheers. On
arriving at the Colchester station, the passengers alighted.
and partook of refreshments by way of a dejeuner. W.
W. llawkins, Esq., vice-chairman of the Stour Valley
Company, proposed, in a bumper, " Success to the Hythe
Branc), just opened;" and in conjunction with the toast,
proposed The health of Mr. Bruff, their engineer," to
whose energies and skill they were indebted for the
Hythe branch, which they had opened that day, and
which promised to be a great benefit to the town and
port of Colchester.—(Cheering.) Mr. H. here left the
room.

Mr. Baur, returnod thanks, and rogr,,tted that Mr.
Hawkins had left the room, as he was confident that but
few present were aware of that gentleman's exertions
.in
the promotion of the Colchester and Stour Valley Rail-

way, not from any interested motires on his own part,
but from a conviction of the benefits the town at large
would derive from it. And his (Mr. Bruff's) anxious
wish was that the railway would realise all the benefits
that its projectors anticipated. Indeed he had no fear of
it. He would therefore propose that they should drink
" The Health of Mr. Hawkins," in a bumper, and with
due honours.

Mr. JOHN MANN, jun., one of the directors, could
speak to the truth of Mr. Bruff's statement, relative to
the exertions of Mr. W. W. Hawkins, in the cause of
the railway ; and he was sure that no man was mere
desirous for the welfare of the town at large than Mr.
Hawkins was ; and they owed a debt of gratitude to
that gentleman they could never repay.—(Hear, hear.)
But he, (Mr. Mann) was confident, that if the railway
just opened awl the other parts not yet completed should
prove a benefit to the town, Mr. Hawkins would feel
amply rewarded for all his valuable exertions in the
matter.—(Hear, ear.)

The toast was drunk with three times three, and several
additional cheers.

Mr. BRUFF then gave " Prosperity to the Eastern
Union and Eastern Counties Railway Companies."
Mr. WATSON, station-master, gave " The health of
the Directors of the Stour Valley Railway Company,
and wished them every success."—(Drunk with great
enthusia,m.)
Mr. J. GARRAD returned thanks as one of the direc-
tors, stating that it would afford him great pleasure to
communicate to his brother directors that their health
had been drunk in so enthusiastic a manner, and that
the line from the Hythe had been so successfully carried
out, and which reflected so much credit upon their
engineer, Mr. Bruff and the contractors under him; and
he was aura it must be equally gratifying to those gen-
tlemen to find that their exertions had. been crowned
with suc.o-ss.—(Cheers.) lie felt, ttiereforo, that ho
should he committing an act of injustice to Mr. Jackson,
one of the contractors present, if he d:d not propose his
health, as his exertions had done him the greatest credit.
Mr. BRUFF observed that it must be highly satisfactory
to them all to find the work oimpleted in so short a
time, sli.hough the contractors had so long and severe a
winter to contend with.

Mr. JACKSON returned thanks, and felt extremely
gratified that his exertions had given satisfaction, and
sincerely hoped that the line would prove a benefit to
the Hythe and town at large.
Mr. BRUFF proposed " The health of Mr. Watson, the
station• master, alio the newly appointed superintendent
of the Stour Valley line to the Ilythe."
Mr. W ATSON brit:fly returned thanks, assuring the
meeting that no ex.-I-twit on his part should be spared,
in conjunction with his other duties, to render tho Col
chestcr and Stour Valley Railway efficient.
The company then separated.

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.—OR Saturday last
an t 3c.r 'ordinary case happened at Cockburnspath. A
poor Irish fami'y, seven in number, lodged in the v 3-•
lage on the night of Friday, and left next morning about
seven o'clock, when it appears they put one of their
number, a boy about eleven years of age, into a drain,
about a quarter of a mile from the village, placed a large
stone, nearly one hundred weight, over the drain, and
went away. Nut long after, the person who repairs the
roads observed the stone over the drain replaced, and to
his astonishment he found the boy under it, quite in-
sensible. He immediately got him conveyed to the
lodging-house, where he was recognised. Means were
employed to restore life, but they proved in vain. The
other members of the family have been apprehended,
and the case is undergoing a strict investigation by the
authorities.—Scotsman.

THE EGG TRADE.—A dealer in this town (Wick),
a potentate in the egg trade, sent by steamer to Leith,
list week, three thousand d. zen eggs, equal in money
value, at the price in Edinburgh, to about 1001. Lass
week the same individual sent nearly an equal quantity,
besides the shipments, less or more, of nearly a dozen
other persons engaged in the trade in town and country.
Thi; shows the advantages of steam communication.--
John o' Groat Journal.

COMMENCEMENT Or THE JEWISH PASSOVER.--
Yesterday the Jewish Feast of the Passover, held in comme-
moration of the delivery of the Jews from the Egyptian
bondage. commenced. It will continue four weeks, during
which time the Jews will only eat unleavened bread; they
also abstain from all fermented liquors.
One day last week, the railway train running
from Courtrai to Ghent narrowly escaped a serious acci-
dent. Some wretches had laid several blocks of wood
across the rails ; but the engine-driver saw them in time
to stop the train, and have these obstacles removed.

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GLASGOW STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL I.—The sales
this day were—Caledonian, 261. 16s.—Ditto, New, 475.
Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 42s.—Dundee and North-.
ern Junction, 47s.—Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 295. 6d.
—East Lothian Central, 595. 6d.—Edinburgh and Glasgolgo
Halves, 19'4—Edinhurgh, Leith, and Granton, Quarters, 15s.
6d.—Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 565. 6d.—Ditto,
Halves, 19s. fid —Glasgow General Terminus, 13/.—Glasgow.
Kilmarnock; and Ayr, 37ki—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 7%--•
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, W. 16s.—Glasgow, Kilmar-
nock, and Ardrossan, 5/. 13s.—Glasgow Harbour Mineral,
37s.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 38s. 6d.—Manchester and
Southampton, 28s.—North British, Thirds, 70s.—Scottish
grand Junction, 255.;-Stirling and DunfernalLe, 81s.
York and North Midland, Pr ference, 111.
NEWCASTLE-UPON- DYNE STOCK EXCHANGE, AFRO,
I.—The sales this day were—Newcastle •
and Carlisle, 114--
Newcastle and Berwick, New, 8 p.—Ditto, North Shields
Purchase, 7% p.—North British, 331/ p.—Ditto, Quarter*
134 p.—North Staffordshire, 2/. 18s. 9ti.

81R.7113.
At Sudbury Priory, Llarrow,..)n-ate-Hill, on the 2d ins
Mrs. Webster, of a daughter,.
On the 2.oth of February, at Madras, the lady of Major q'
A. Underwood, Superintending Engineer, Presidency
sion, of a son.
On the 19th ult., at Stockholm, the wife of George J. R.
Gordon, Esq., younger, of Ellon, Secretary to her Majesty's
Legation at the Court of Sweden, of a son.
On the 30th ult., at Queen's-terraCe,lWoolwich-coinfOih
the Hon. Mrs. Montague, StentOrd, of a dgughter.
On the 30th ult., Mrs. Atfred Mortimer, of Canterbury.
villas, Kilburn-road, of a daughter.
On the 30th ult., at Hanwell, the wife of the Rev. John.
May, of a son.
On the 30th ult., at Birkenhead, the, lady of S. R. Casper'.'
son, E,q., M D., of a son.

On the 31st ult., at St. Mary's Parsonage, Vincent .square
Westminster, the lady of the Rev. ♦. Borradaile, c,f a $OO
and heir.

On the 3lst ult., at Walthamstow, Esser,' Mrs. Eden"d
Lloyd, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 27th ult., at the American Embassy, at Paris, bjr•
George S. Appleton, of Philadelphia, to Caroline, eldest
daughter of G. Orgood, Esq , of Liverpool.