The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-10 00:00:00

IN RE GEoßail 7frrrENHALL.

This bankrupt was described as a stock and share-
broker, of Bank-chambers, but has been largely engaged
in railway speculations. This day was fixed for the
choice of assignees, and last examination upon the fol-
lowing balance-sheet, the principal items in which we
subjoin, commencing in May, 1845, and ending in
August, 1846 :—To creditors, 1,4661.; to creditors, on
differences, 2,3861.; liabilities, 810/.; and capital, about
100/. By debtors—doubtful, 2,000/4 bad, 159/4 and
property, 6/. 103., being the proceeds of office furniture.
Lord Southampton standing as a creditor for 1,2001.
Expenses attending getting up a railway company,
which did not succeed (the Somerset and North Devon),
which cost me 7/. 10s. Sundry differences in Consols,
about 300/.

Mr. Beacon said he had to complain of the conduct of
the bankrupt respectins a transactiontAitliirid"vanced
501. They were 600/, and when they were at 52/, he
(Mr. Beacon) made several applications for them, but
could not get a satisfactory answer.
Mr. LAWRANCE (for the bankrupt)—You have not
proved your debt, I believe ?
Mr. Beacon—l have not.

His Hotiouit—Then you cannot be heard.
Mr. LAWRANCH said that Mr. Beacon was a creditor
for 42L, which was the difference of what these bonds
sold for, and what was handed over to this creditor. If
he had to complain of any fraud, he could do so at the
certificate meeting, after he had proved his debt. He
(Mr. Lawrance) believed that the assignees required a
cash account. The balance-sheet was not filed in suffi-
cient time, and an adjournment must be made.
After some further discussion the case was adjourned
till the 18th of December, in order that it might be
heard before Mr. Commissioner Fane, who would have
to decide upon the certificate.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
IRISH LINES.
GALWAY AND MOUNTMELLICK.

An influential meeting of the merchants and gentry
has been held in Galway to meet Messrs. J. G. Adair,
Robert Power, solicitor, and William Hogan, C.E.,
M.R.1.A., promoters of the Galway and Mountmellick
Railway.

Among the gentlemen present were Francis Blake,
Cregg Castle; Nicholas Lynch, Barna; Thomas A.
Joyce, Rahaeane •, Robert Bodkin, Annah; James Blake,
Tully; Francis Comyn, Woodstock; George E. Burke,
Danesfield; A. O'Flaherty, Knockbane; Major Mahon,
Belville; P. M. Lynch, Renmore Lodge; John D. Bon.
kin, Bengarra; Pierce Joyce, Mounthazel; Rev. John
D'Arcy, Vicar's Croft; Charles F. Lynch, Blackrock;
Rev. John Moore; Mark A. Lynch, Nile Lodge;
Thomas Comins, Ballybrit; James Costello, •
James Mahon, William N. Nally, Lambert Mahon, H.C.d.
Stephens, T.C., &c.
Upon the motion of the Rev. Mr. D'Arcy, Nioholas
Lynch, D.L., was called to the chair.
The Rev. Mr. D'Aacv said that the object which con-
vened them was, to meet gentlemen who had proposed
to promote the establishment of railway communication
between this and Mountmellick. The people of Mount-
mellick having procured an Act in the last session for a
railway from their own town to meet the Cashel line
near Portarlington, proposed to extend it now to Gal-
way. In every district along the line proposed it ap-
peared to be well locally supported, and it was to run
so far southward as to avoid any jealousy from any
other company, and to traverse districts rich in agri-
cultural and manufacturing industry, and where the
population was not only numerous, but generally very
comfortable. These were great advantages ; and
all they were now called on to do, in order to have this
project put in a proper train, was to subscribe about 180 L
to pay the cost of making out maps of the preliminary
survey and some other unavoidable incidental expenses.
(Hear, hear.) He thought they would be very culpable,
and that it would be a great blot upon their character,
if, under such circumstances, they did not autmort
project now submitted to them.
Mr. ADAIR said that he was connected with Mount-
mellick, and that the inhabitants were anxious to effect
a railway communication with Galway. For this pur-
pose they sought the support of influential parties along
the proposed line, and he was happy to say that in every
case that support was most cheerfully tendered. Lord
Clanricarde first proposed that the line should run
through Portumna, but upon further explanation of the
advantages of its running more northward, he at once
consented to an alteration in the original plan, he
promoters of the line did not wish to have it appear that
they wanted in any manner to derive the least private ad-
vantage from the project.—(Hear, hear.) They wished
to leave it in the hands of the parties interested in every
locality.—(Hear, hear.) Several solicitors expressed
themselves anxious to undertake it, taking chance
for their remuneration to the passing of the
Bill ; but as regarded the engineering department,
this could not have been done, as some expense
would be necessarily attendant upon providing as-
sistants to aid the principal engineer in his sur-
vey, as well as to lithograph the maps. Upon a
oalculation it was found that this would cost about
6001. The people to the east of the Shannon had sub-
scribed 2801., which they placed in the hands of local
trustees. Lord Clanricarde had also subscribed, and the
inhabitants of Loughrea, who placed the amount in the
hands of Mr. Robert D'Arcy and Mr. James Smitb. In
Mountmellick they placed the subscriptions to the credit
of Colonel Dunn and Mr. Pim. They had now come to
Galway, and all they wanted was about 150/. The pro-
moters were anxious, under every circumstance, to avoid
the handling of the money themselves, and therefore
they hoped, that in case this amount were subscribed, it
would be placed in the hands of gentlemen locally in-
terested, and who would, on the part of the inhabitants,
have the entire eontrol of the disbursements, as in the
other districts.—(Hear, hear.) When the company was
formed, the gentlemen subscribing, if they became share
holders, would be allowed for it in the amount of their
shares. Mr. Adair then read the form in which the
subscriptions were to be subscribed, which did away
with every fear as to future risk. In the paper
which he held in
his hand he cursorily de-
scribed the principal features of the undertaking which
in
towns in the district. 4. It its construction. 3. It accommo-
datesraffic
was now submitted to them. 1. It was the most direct
and practicable line from Dublin to Galway. 2. The
least
thebe
expensivest
crosses the Shannon at the most favourable point for
accommodating its great traffic. 5. Being the most
direct, it is the best adapted for becoming the high road
to England and Europe generally with America. 6. Its
terminus, Galway, being the most westerly port of
Europe, and which has been reported by the Tidal Har-
bour Commissioners as the best harbour for trans-Atlan.
tic communication on the coast. 7. It will afford to the
fisheries on the west coast an outlet and a market—
(Hear, hear)—all that is wanting to render them the
most prolific districts of the west to be advantageously
worked. 8. It will generally tend to the development
of the industrial resources of the country—it will stimu-
late enterprise—throw open to enterprise and capital a
county and a harbour which only require to be known to
pessesa the greatest mercantile and manufacturing' en-
terprise and wealth. • 9. In conjunction with the Shan-
non it will afford the greatest and least expensive com-
munication between Galway and Limerick, and Cork.
10. It will enable the inhabitants in the eastern and
midland districts to enjoy the bathing and noble scenery
which the various watering places on the western coast
present, affording a striking contrast in their cheapness
and grandeur of situation to those of the east coast.
11. It is promoted by the unanimous desire of the
gentry, merchants, and inhabitants of the country.
The surveys and necessary
Parliamentary plans being
made and lodged at the expense of those parties most
directly interested in the welfare of the country, sup-
ported by the evidence of the Postmaster- General, Mr.
Williams, and of all others best acquainted with the
wants and present communication with the country—by
the unanimous consent and anxious wishes of all the pro-
prietors along the line—of the citisens of the towns along
its route and its termini, it comes before the public fully
challenging inquiry into its merits, with a certain pros-
pect of success in its execution, and prosperous return
for the capital that may be invested in it by its pro-
moters. The old proposal, or Irish Great Western, was
133- statute miles in length, between Dublin and Gal-
way, and had 93 miles of new railway to effect ; the
Mullingar, 127 statute miles in length, with 761 miles
of new railway to construct ; bat the project which be
(Mr. Adair) now brought before them was only 1211
statute miles in length, and bad only 73 miles of new line
to complete.—(Hear, hear.) These were advantages
which no other undertaking yet proposed for connecting
this town with the metropolis could present, while it
formed the best route for railway communication
with the various other districts which it could not ex-
actly embrace. Parsonstown
Was far superior to
Athlone, for it had a comfortable and numerous po-
pulation, while Mountmellick was the best manufac-
turing inland town in Ireland. He saw himself there
one thousand hands engaged in manufacture, and as a
proof of their flourishing condition, they were about
erecting a gas-house for lighting their ware -rooms alone.
Instead of importing cotton from Liverpool, they could
directly import it from America by Galway. Were lie
a Galway man, he would almost go mad to see their
magnificent port neglected, but which he was confident.
was before long destined to become the greatest em-

porium of manufacturing industry in these king-
doms. Mr. Adair then alluded to the Employment
Act, and the necessity of limiting its operations, as far
as possible, to productive works, and upon a sugges-
tion from Mr. Spencer Lyndsey, recommended that
at the various baronial sessions along the route of the
line proposed the magistrates and cess-payers should
present for works in that way, which could be after-
wards purchased at valuation by a company, to lay
down rails upon them, or have them set up to auction
for that purpose, as in France. He himself would serve
notices on the various districts along the line for this
object, and would communicate with Mr. Redington
upon the subject.
Mr. D'AncY intimated that such g course would be
proposed, as far as the town and county of the town of
Galway was concerned, at the baronial sessions to be
held on Friday next. The plans now lodged with the
clerk of the peace for the former railway projects into
the town could at once be made use of, and enable them
to set the people without delay upon works which would
exercise their skill, and be sold hereafter to any company
obtaining a Bill for a railway to Galway.
The CHAIRMAN expressed his dissent from the sugges-
tion until it could be shown that there would be a
guarantee for their being purchased. After some further
conversation on this point,
Mr. HOGAN read the report he had drawn up from his
provisional survey :—" That the railway will commence
at Mountmellick. forty-eight and a half statute miles from
Dublin, and will proceed in a direct westerly course, pass-
ing through Rosenalis, and north of Clonaslee, approach.
ing within six miles and a half Irish of Tullamore ,•
thence continuing, it will pass north of Kinnitty and
south of Frankford, reaching Parsonstown at a dis-
tance of twenty-five statute miles from Mountmellick.
Keeping to the north of Parsonstown, the line then
follows the valley of the Brusna, and at Meelick, two
miles and a half Irish south of Banagher, crosses the
river Shannon at this point, communicating with
the extensive traffic of Limerick at the Middle
Shannon ; proceeding from Meelick, the line passes
south of Eyrecourt, from whence will diverge
a branch to Ballinasloe; then passing north of Kellimor,
the line in a straight direction continues, passing
through Loughrea and Oranmore to Galway, termi-
nating there at a distance of 73i statute miles from
Mountmellick, and 122 from Dublin, being the best and
five miles the shortest line yet projected for Galway.
Independently of the advantageous communica-
tion the line will give Galway to Dublin, it
also opens to the town a railway communi-
cation to Cork, Waterford, and Wexford, a
water steam communication with Limerick, Killaloe,
`and Athlone. I have taken a cursory view of your bar-
- becoming
qualified, by
its situation and advantages, for becoming tue pui
communication between rope and America. The ex-
penditure of a trifling sum would render it the best and
saftest harbour in the country. The future traffic which
will arise from the trans-Atlantic communication must
form an important feature in the ultimate remuneration to
be expected from the formation of this railway. Its vastness
will exceed the most sanguine expectations • but with-
out taking into consideration this inevitable result, the
present existing traffic gives sufficient data to show that
the line would be remunerative without any contin-
gencies. I have made a preliminary survey of' the
line ; it is the most favourable of construction I have
ever been over ; and I can pledge myself that a
single line, making provision in the purchase of land,
and in the construction of bridges for a double, should
the traffic hereafter require it, as I have no doubt
it will, in this way can be constructed for an estimate
of 7,000/. per mile ; and I think it is important that
railways, which are yet an experiment in this country,
should be made in the most economical manner. The
crossing of the Shannon has been fixed at Meelick, the
cost of which will be of a comparatively trifling amount;
it is the most favourable point on the entire of the
Middle Shannon, as well for crossing as the accommo-
dation of the increasing traffic of that noble river.
Mr. STEPHENS requested Mr. Adair to state how they
were prepared to commence.
Mr. ADAIR said that their plans and sections would
be lodged, as usual, in his own and the names of other
gentlemen as registered proprietors—that then the pro-
ject would be submitted to the new Railway Beard ap-
pointed last session, and if they reported in its favour
they would then proceed to the formation of the com-
pany for carrying it out.
Mr. ROBERT BODKIN inquired whether they were to
form an independent company, or to be supported by
any other, as the Mullingar Company appeared to
depend on themselves?
Mr. ADAIR said the Cashel Company, by their last
report, was alleged to support any company projecting a
railway from their trunk westward. If the new Railway
Board reported in favour of the project, he had not the
least doubt of their being able to raise the requisite capital.
Mr. ROBERT POWER said that when they were in a
position to do so, they would call upon the parties in-
terested along the line to form the company, in order to
give them a direct interest in it, and prevent the possi-
bility of its being regarded as a gambling transaction.
Mr. STEPRENS then detailed a conversation which he
had had with Lord Dunsandle and Mr. Ennis, in which
the Noble Lord and that gentleman stated their deter-
mination to extend their line to Galway.
After some further conversation, a subscription list
was opened, when the gentlemen present at once entered
their names for various sums, to be lodged in the hands
of P. M. Lynch and John Ireland, Esquires, as trustees,
the balance to be collected from those unable to be
present.