The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-09 00:00:00

GREAT KENT ATMOSPHERIC

RAILWAY
SPECIAL MEETING.
In pursuance of a resolution passed at a preliminary
meeting of the subscribers to the Great Kent Atmospheric
Railway, a public meeting of the scripholders was advertised
to take place yesterday, at the London Tavern.
The meeting was called for the purpose of considering the
best means of staying the Bill at present in Parliament, and
to take into consideration the means best adapted to get
back the deposits in full. The meeting consisted of only 35
persons out of 900 shareholders, two-thirds of whom, it was
stated, were proprietors in the London and Croydon Railway
Company.
The chair was taken by Colonel Murray.
Mr. LECIDIERE addressed the meeting, informing them
that in the depressed state of the money market it would be
much more advisable to drop the scheme. The directors had
formed a different line from that which they originally pro •
posed in their prospectus, and he considered that they had
better call upon the directors to convene a meeting, under the
resolutions of Sir Robert Peel, for the purpose of dissolving
the Company.
An HoN. PROPRIETOR called on Mr. Lechmere to explain
to the meeting some of the propositions he had made to the
solicitors to the line.
Mr. LECIIMER I declined.

An Hort. PROPRIETOR objected to the course proposed by
Mr. Lechmere, and stated that he looked with great jealousy
on Mr. Lechmere's proposition, who was himself a solicitor,
and that jealousy was heightened by his not answering the
question put to him. The preamble of the Bill would be proved
in a few days, and as the directors after that could not pro-
ceed without the assent of the shareholders, he did not see
the reason for calling the meeting.
An HOK. PROPRIETOR said it would save expense.
Some conversation ensued as to whether such a course
would prejudice the scripholders or the Bill before Parlia-
ment.
A PRO'RIETOR moved as an amendment a vete of con-
fidence in the directors, which was about to be put by the
Chairman, when
Mr. LVCIIMERE'S motion was put by that gentleman
himself, and was carried kir a show of hands.
The CHAIRMAN considering himselfsupearsle,odteedi,vtatcheatnedkstht:
chair.
Some confusion ensued, and the !fleeting separated, no-
tthheineghbaei
uga virtually done, after passing

WA ERFORD AND XILKENNY
RAILWAY.
An adjourned special general meeting of this Company
T
was held at the London Tavern, at one o'clock, yesterday, to
rec.five the report of the committee appointed at the special
meeting on the 20th ult. relative to the superstructure of
the line-
Mr. ANDERSON took the chair, and having had the ad •
vertisement read, stated that one of the objects f,r which
the meeting had been called to hear read and approved
cf the Bill of the Galway and Kilkenny Railway, now known
as the Kilkenny and Great South Western Itiilway. That
wasßill
the line bad been altered to but one-half the original length.
At a former
meeting the shareholde'rs of the
at presente in the House of Lords, and the length of
Waterford and Kilkenny Company authorised their directors
to ta!-.3. an interest m that line to the amount
of 50,00 E, if necessary, and the directors, in
accordance with this, took 2..4000/. in shares, but by an order
E have
a e resolution to tntolthßis Lill,
le ect.
. tr The Chairman
of the House of Lords, known as L,rd Wharncliffe's order,
the shareholders to
c,iitopyuptc,rlaoasvdene,de)cfae,tsisitilaeir.tvun
oat oivlniaagyv,
a and
Mr. EERY seconded the resolution.
An HON. Pnoranuott wished to dissuade the shareholders
front approving of the Bill.
The CIJAIRM,IN tleuight the 7on. Pr:prietor could not ad-
dress himself to the question which he was taking up, inas-
much as it was settled at a tinnier meeting, when the share-
holthrs authorisnd the directors to take a stake hi the line
in question to the amount of 50,000/.
Mr. JONES moved, as an amendment on the resolution, that
the Li 1 be not approved of.
The lshuccrou to the Company begged simply to submit
his opinion, that the Waterford and Kilkenny Company
were legally bound to the Galway and Kilkenny Company'
to follow out what they had begun. In January last a
meeting.of the shareholders was held, and the directors were
then authorised to take 50,0001 in shares f,f the Galwat, line.
Shares to the amount of 25,000/. had been taken, the
Parlia-
mentary contract end deeds had been signed ; and now even
if' a resolution should be passed, stuHlying themselves,
the Galway Company could, nevertheless, sue them at law
f,r the wh-ole amount ( f the 25,0001 The contract and the
deeds had alrra Iv been signed, and the present meeting was
tW one mey pro forma, in accordance with an order from the
House of Lords.

Mr. I:3:zai felt convinced, that in forming a connexion
with the Galway and Kilkenny Company, they were mate-
rially affecting their own interests for the better. Their own
position was greatly improved since the first, the wort parts
of the line had been taken out of their hands by other em-a_
panie,, and he was sure that ere I..mg the other great companies
would be in treaty with them after they had secured this
district of country.

After some other observations from honourable proprietors,
Mr. JONES withdrew his amendment.
The original resolution was then put from the chair and
carried unanimously.
• The Chairman having left the choir, apd
Mr. &limy having taken his place, said, that the other
object for which the meeting had been called was to receive
the report of the special committee concerning the supsr-
structure of the line. He said that th.t..t committee met on
the 26th of May, at the Company's office,, in Delahay-street,
and all but concluded arrangements with the proprietor of
Presser's patent, stipulating, on the part of the Company, to
give that gentleman 500 shares in the Company fully paid
upon, being equal to 10,000!., and 5,0001. in money to be paid
in three separate instalments, in compensation for the use of
Mr. Prosser's invention on the Company's line. It remained
for the shareholders to give them power to ratify this agree-
ment; and therefore he moved a resolution to that effect,
which was seconded and carried by the meeting nem. con.
A vote of thanks to the committee was passed, and the
meeting s2parated.

l.;
ere is no truth whatever in th report that Costa is
likely to return to her Majesty's Theatre, the present direc
tor gives the greatest satisfaction both to the singers, the
band, and the publ:c.
FOBD ABBEY MONASTERY.—The greatest f attire of
the season will be Mr. Robin's next sale, Ford Abbey, with
its magnificently fine and ancient Monastery arid demesne.
It is denominated very properly "the Great Leviathan of
the West," presenting loth without and within an abbev so
inconceivably fine that none other threw-411,mi England can
axwroach it. The historical account that Mr. Robins has
appended to his voluminous particulars of sale, will be fuind
unusually interesting, and the drawing cf the Abbey which
is now in course of distribution, confirms the impression we
had gathered bef,ze, that it would well repay a journey °f
500 mi es to go to see it. It has been hinted in cert :in
quarters that the next posAessor will be of the Catholic per-
suasion, and Mr. Robins has already been instructed that
the sale must of necessity be peremptory.
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utterly impossible for any human being to stand the teat-