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

DEPARTURE OF THE COURT

FOR OSBORNE HOUSE.

This morning her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the
royal infants and suite, loft town for Osborne Rouse
Ma jtt
ehold
via the South-Western Railway. Shortly before ten
o'clock the magnificent carriage, erected specially for
her
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were
also in requisition for the use
of the ht
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was placed on the line. Three first-
class
and the directors of the company
who attended
ed
her Majesty to the termination of
carriages
eos household,
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the journey. A carpet was placed over a por-
tion of the platform railed off for the reception of
her Majesty on her passage to the carriage. On this
several of the directors were assembled. At ten o'clock
precisely, a carriage, containing some of the domestics
came up, and within five minutes after, her Majesty,
escorted by a body of Lancer,, arrived at the station.
The first carriage contained the Queen, Prince Albert,
the Princess Royal, and the Prince of Wales; the others
contained the Lords and Ladies in Waiting, the Dowager
Lady Lyttleton, Prince Alfred, the Princesses Alice and
Helena, and several members of the household; within
five minutes after the train was in motion and proceeding
on the journey. We are happy to say that her Majesty
and her Royal Consort looked extremely well, and that
the Princes and Princesses also appeared in good health
and spirits.

GREAT NORTH OF INDIA RAIL-
WAY.—(THIS DAY).
An adjourned extraordinary general meeting of the share-
holders in this company was held to-day, at their offices,
1, Coleman-street buildings, City; H. Borrowdaile, Esq., in
the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said that the present meeting was called
for the purpose of laving before the shareholders a report,
with copies of which they had been furnished, and to obtain
The SICCARTART then read the report, which stated that
the directors of the company had felt it their duty to call a
meeting, to submit to the shareholders the measures they
had been obliged to take in consequence of a notifi-
cation put forth by the directors of the East
India Railway Company on the 9th of November,
1846, announcing their intention of applying to Parliament
for the grant of certain powers and privileges. The report
then sketched the early proceedings of both companies, from
which it appeared that on the 15th of May, 1845, the pro-
prietors of the East Indian Railway Company registered
themselves as the promoters of a company for the construe.
tion of railways in the East Indies. But it not appearing
that this company intended to provide railway accommoda-
tion for any part of Upper India above Mirzapore, the pro-
jectors of the Great North of India Railway Company pro-
posed to form themselves into a company, provisionally re-
gistered, to meet this deficiency. But, before taking that
step inquiries were instituted at the East India House
to ascertain whether pledges had been given promising
the line they proposed to adopt, namely, from Allahabad to
Delhi to any other company, and they were led to believe
that no such pledges had been given, which statement was
subsequently confirmed by repeated fficial communications.
It was, therefore, determined to proceed with the pro-
ject ; and on the 17th of October, 1845, an influential
meeting was held at the London avern, when the pro-
moters received assurances of support. A correspondence
then ensued between the provisional committee of the com-
pany and the Honourable Court of the East India Company,
from which it appeared that the Honourable Court referred
to declined carrying on any correspondence with parties in
England on the subject of railways in India, the subject
being then under the consideration of the Governor-General
of India.
The CnAirtatAN said, a resolution would be submitted to
to the meeting, as they had heard the report.
The SECRETARY then read a resolution, to the effect that
the board of directors should be empowered, in
furtherance of the interests of the Amalgamated
with any other company, or to prosecute their negotiations
with the Honourable the East India Company, and that the
Bill should not be proceeded with, if such should be found
necesfary to maintain the proper standing order of the
Company before legislation.
A inemorisl presented to the Honourable the Court of
the East India Company, recapitulating some of the state,
ments in the report, was read at the request of an Hon.
Proprietor.
The resolution was then put and carried.
Thanks were voted to, and acknowledged by, the Chair-
man, and the meeting separated.

We are happy to hear that the Earl and Countess
of Jersey have, by the most recent letters from Rome, re-
ceived more favourable accounts of the illness of the Hon.
John A. Villiers.