The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-27 00:00:00

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. MAY 27) 1848.
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tension of time for purchase of lands and completion of
works ; length, 15 miles 20 chains ; estimated cost,
330,000/. ; entertained.
Glasgow. Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan—Extension of
time for purchase of lands and completion of works, with
the exception of part of the Irvine Branch, the Preston
Branch, and the Bog. Branch ; length, 33 miles ; esti-
mated cost, 610,0001.. entertained.
Grout Southern and Western (Ireland)—Extension
of time for completion of works ; length,
chains ; estimated cost, 565,000!. ;entertained.
Glasgow,
Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junctien—Exten-
of Curnnock Extensi
she) of time for purchase of lands and completion of line ;
and line and brunches authorised 41 miles 60
length, 14 miles ; estimated cost, 400,000/. ; entertained.
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Branches and Amendment Acts ; length, 138 miles ;
tertained.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle—Extension of time
branches; length, 118 miles 60 chains; estimated cost
l •ileenste6ro chains
for purchase of lands and completion of line and
estimated cost 45,000 L ;
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Gloucester
purchase of lands and completion of railway and docks;
length, 10 miles 20 chains ; estimated cost, 254,0001. ;
entertained.
General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour—Extension
of time for purchase of land and completion ofworks
length, 1 mile 63 chains ; estimated cost 43 ;
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tertained.
G teat Western—Extension of time for purchase of
lands and completion of works of the Oxford and Rugby-
line, line, West London line, and other works ; length, 87
miles 2 chains ; estimated cost, 1,260,0001. ; entejtained.
Huddersfield and Manchester—Extension of time for
Delph and Oldham branches ; length, 16 miles 95
chains ; estimated cost, 697,000/. ; entertained.
Irish South Eastern—Extension of time for purchases
of lands and construction of line from Carlow to Wex
ford, and Kilkenny to Cloumel; length, 79 miles 40
chains; estimated cost, 700,0001; entertained.
Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's—Extension of time
for construction of line to Woodbridge; length, 9 miles
20 chains; estimated cost 200,0001.; entertained.
Killarney Junction—Extension of time for purchase
of land and completion of works; length, 23 miles 78
chains; estimated cost, 209,1591.; entertained.
Kilkenny and Great Southern and Western (Ireland)
—Extension of time for completion of works and pur-
chase of lands ; length, 26 miles ; estimated cost,
225,0001.; entertained.
Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Junction—Extension of time for purchase of lands and
completion of works from the Colne extension of the
Leeds and Bradford Railway at Elstack to Aylgart h• ,
length, 23 miles 35 chains; estimated cost, 784,250/.;
entertained.
Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Junction—Extension of
time for purchase of land and completion of works,
length, 37 miles; estimated cost, 221,0001.; entertained.
London, Brighton, and South Coast—Extension of
time for enlarging the London-bridge terminus; esti-
mated cost from 250,000/. to 300,000!.; entertained.
London and South-Western—Extension of time fur
completion of works on the Guildford Extension and
Portsmouth and Fareham Railway; length, 7 miles 23
chains; estimated cost 300,000/.; half a year for pur-
chase of lands and two years for completion of works;
ditto for London Bridge Extension; length, 1 mile 19
chains; estimated cost, 500,000/.; one year for purchase
of lands and two years for completion of works; enter-
tained.

London and North-Western and Great Western
(jointly)—Extension of time for the improvement and
extension of the West London Act; length, 2 miles;
estimated cost, 60,0001.; entertained.
London and North Western—Extension of time for
purchase of lands and completion of works at the
Victoria Tunnel, Liverpool ; Rugby and Stamford
Branch ; Rugby and Leamington Branch ; Coventry
and Nuneaton Railway ; and Northampton and Ban-
bury Railway ; length, 82 miles ; estimated cost,
1,950,0u0/.; entertained.
Lancashire and Yorkshire—Extension of time for
purchasing of lands and completion of works of various
branches obtained by the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Company; the Manchester and Leeds Company; Ob.
Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Company; the Hud-
dersfield and Sheffield Junction Company ; and the West
Riding Union Company; total length, 99 miles 17 chains;
estimated cost, 2,348.2581.; entertained.

Multon and Dritfield Junction—Postponement 01
Branch from Great Driffield to Froditighilm Bridge;
length, 5 miles 4 chains; estimated cost, 35,0001.; ei,-
tertained.

Manchester, SheffiAd, and Lincolnshire—Extension
of times for purchase of 1(10 and completion of works o.
varlhus brancnies and extensions; length, 96 miles 15,3
chains; estimated cost, 1,980,004 entertained.
Midland, Great Western (Ireland)— Ex tension of
time for branch and deviation ; length, 41 miles 16
chains; estimated cost (reduced from original estimate)
420,560/ ; entertained.
Monmouth and 11‘reford—Extension of time for com-
pletion of works and purchase of land; length, 36 miles
20 chains; estimated cost, 550,0001.; entertained.

Monmouthshire Canal (tor Newport and Pontypool)
—Extension of time for purchase of land and completiui
of w, rks from Crinda Pill to Newport Duck ; Iron;
Crane-street to Aberstchan ; and Branch from Abers) -
chan to Cwmffrwdore ; length, 4 miles 40 chains ; esti-
mated cost 60,213/. ; entertair.ed.

Mallow at Fermoy—Extension of time ; length,
7 miles ; estimated cost, 186,980. ; enter twined.

Mountmellick Junction—Extenston of time for pur•
chase of land and completion of works; length, 3 miies
40 chains; estimated cost, 25,0001.; entertained.

Morayshire—Extension of time for purchase of land
and completion of works; length, 11 miles 80 chains;
estimated cost, 75,0001 ; entertained.
Manchester and Southport—Extension of time fol
purchase of lands and completion of portions of the Rlll-
- and Branches ; length, 42 miles 16 chains ; esti
mated cost, 702,5001. ; entertained.

Norfolk—Extension of time for purchase of land ann
construction or Dereham, Wells, and Blakeney Branch ;
length, 14 miles; estimated cost, 180,000/.; entertained
Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford—Extension of
time for main line, branches and extension to Taff Vale;
length, 10 miles 60 chains; estimated cost, 1,133,000/. ;
entertained.

Newry and Enniskillen—Extension, of time for pur-
chase of land and construction of works ; length, 65
miles ; estimated cost, 800,0001 ; entertained.
Oxford, Worcester, and ‘Volverhampton—Extensiou
of time for purchase of land and construction of works;
length, 111 miles 20 chains ; estimated cost, 1,309,8421.;
entertained.
Oldham Alliance—Extension of time for purchase of
lands and completion of works ; length, 19 miles 40
chains ; estimated cost, 450,0001.; entertained.
Portbury Pier and Railway—Extension of time for
purchase of land and completion of works; length, 9
miles; estimated cost, 200,0001.; entertained.
Portadown and Dungannon—Extension of time for
purchase of lands and completion of works; length, 14
miles 40 chains; estimated cost, 154,7561.; entertained.
Parkgate and Chester and Birkenhead—Extension of
time; length, 5 miles; estimated cost, 30,000/.; enter-
tained.
Sligo and Shannon—Extension of time for purchase of
lands and completion of works; length, 13 miles; esti-
mated cost, 85,2381.; entertained.
Shrewsbury and Chester—Extension of time for pur-
chase of lands and making branches between Oswestry
and Crickheath; and between Leaton and Wein; length,
10 miles 40 chains; estimated cost, 170,005/
Shrewsbury and Hereford—Extension of time for pur-
chase of land and completion of works; length, 5f miles
40 chains; estimated cost, 750,0001,; entertained.
Scottish Grand Junction—Extension of time for pur-
chase of land and construction of main line and branch;
length 45 miles 78 chains; estimated cost, 320,0001.;
entertained.

Shropshire Union Railways and Canal—Extension of
time for the completion of works and the purchase o;
land for the Newton and Crewe, and the Chester and
Wolverhampton lines; length, 115 miles; estimated
cost, 2,300,000/.; entertained.
Strathtay and Breads'bane—Extension of time for
completion of line and purchase of lands; length, 9 miles;
estimated cost, 120,000/ ; entertained.
Scottish Central—Extension of time for completion of
works and purchase of land on main line and branches;
length 65 miles 33. chains ; estimated cost, 1,200,000/. ;
entertained.

Swansea Valley—Extension of time for completion of
works and purchase of land ; length, 47 miles ; esti-
mated cost, 220,000 ; entertained.
St. Helen's Canal and Railway—Extension of time
for making railway from Widness to Garston with docks
at Garston ; length, 7 miles 30 chains ; estimated cost,
240,0001. ; entertained.

Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Hudders-
field, and Goole—Extension of time for purchase of
lands and completion of works ; length, 26 miles ; esti-
mated cost, 800,000/. ; entertained.
South Devon—Extension of time for construction of
extension line to Torquay and Brixham branch ; length,
9 miles ; estimated cost, 240,000/, ; entertained.
South Wales—Extension of time for completion of
works and purchase of land ; length, 213 miles ; esti.
mated cost, 3,000,0001. ; entertained.
Swansea and Amman Junction—Extension of time
for purchase of land and completion of works ; length,
6 miles 60 chaias ; estimated cost, 40,000/. ; entertained.
South Eastern—Not entertained.
Shrewsbury and Birmingham—Extension of time for
purchase of land and construction of woks for part of
branch from Oakengate to Coalbrookdale ; length, 3
miles ; estimated cost, 105,0001. ; entertained.
Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales—Extension of
time for the purchase of land and completion of line ;
length, 10 miles ; estimated oost, 140,000/. ; entertained.
Taw Vale Railway and Dock—Extension of time for
construction of works and purchase of land ; length, 44
miles ; estimated cost, 691,000/. ; entertained.
Taff Vale—Extension of time t'or completing Rhondda
Extension Branches ; length, 14 miles 40 chains ; esti-
mated cost, 174,451/. ; entertained.
Vale of Neath—Extension of time for completion of

works and purchase of land; length, 32 miles 70 chains;
estimated cost, 1595,000/. ; entertained.
Wharfdale—Extension of time for completion of
works aril purchase of land ; length, 22 miles 15 chains;
estunatest cost, 420,000/.; entertained.
Wilts, Somerset, arid IVeymouth—Extension cf time
Fur purchase of lands and completion of works; letq:,tl,,
140 miles; estimated cost, 1,740.000/.; entertained.
West Cornwall—Extension of time for purchase of
lands and completion of works; length, 31 miles 6}
chains; estimated cost, 500,0001.; entertained.
Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin—Exten-
sion of time for the purchase of lands and completion of
railway; length, 137 miles; estimated cost, 1,500,0001.
(exclusive of 500,000/. cost from Enniscorthy to Water
'ord, postponed); entertained.
Wycombe—Extension of time; length, 9 miles, GO
chains; estimated cost, 150.0001.; entertained.
Wishaw and Coltness—Rxtension of time for pur-
chase of land and completion of works of Mordieston
branch; length, 4 miles. 76 chains; estimated cost,
75,600/.; entertainer!.
The total length of line, the working of which is post-
poned, a278151.t0 3,650 miles 33 chains; estimated