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

IRISH SOUTH-EASTERN.

The directors of this company are determined on pro-
ceeding with the line between Carlow and Kilkenny with
all possible activity.
Th. lino. of railovsy anrihron.tl by ti. w~wlgwa.weed
company are alt in intimate connexion with the Great
Southern and Western Railway, and when made we have
no doubt will be rented at a very remunerative profit by
that company. The lines are from Carlow to the point
of junction with the Waterford, Wexford, and Wicklow
line about four miles from Enniscorthy—from Carlow to
Kilkenny—and from Kilkenny to Clonmel.
There can only be one opinion as to the resources of
the districts in traffic through which these lines run.
The directors have prudently resolved on undertaking
the construction of these lines in divisions ; and first,
they will proceed with the lines from Carlow to Kilkenny,
which will undoubtedly prove one of first-class character.
It is capable of being very economically constructed; and
worked, ai it will be, in conjunction with the Carlow
branch of the Great Southern and Western Company,
the directors may reasonably anticipate a very high rate
of dividend, without calculating mnch beyond the traffic
that already exists. When the line is opened it will
command the whole traffic of the counties of Waterford
and Kilkenny to Carlow and Dublin; and this in itself,
independent of other resources, will make it a first-class
line.
By the amalgamation of the Wexford and Carlow, and
the Great Leinster and Munster, under the new name of
" The Irish South-Eastern," it is manifest that the inter-
ests of the shareholders have been consulted in the best
possible manner, and the most effectual means have been
taken to render the lines to be constructed beneficial to
the country, and equally so to the proprietors.
The line to Kilkenny joins the Waterford and Kil-
kenny about two miles north of the city, and this por-
tion is already constructed.—lrish Railway Gazette.

, LONDON AND YORK.—At the last meeting of the Lia-
coin municipality, a memorial to the London and York
board, praying them to commence with the loop part of
the line, received assent, the corporate seal was affixed,
and the document was ordered to be transmitted in time
for the important meeting of the directors on Tuesday,
the 6th instant. A committee was then appointed to
watch the proceedings of railways, and to report to the
council, with a view of preventing two crossings over the
High-street—the present impression being that the Lon-
don and York and Great Grimsby and Lincoln purpose
to have separate crossings.
The navvies engaged on the Lincoln lines during the
excavating of the drains leading to Podehole, have had
some luxurious meals from the large
.quantity of eels
that have been captured, some of them weighing 51bs
each. Hundreds of stones have been taken.
Nearly 300 persons went from Lincoln on Tuesday
last by railway to Derby races.
A Scarborough correspondent, alluding to the fright-
ful accident recorded in these columns the other day,
when a shower of sparks from the chimney of the engine
seriously burnt the apparel of several of the passengers,
suggests that all third-class carriages should not only be
protected, but made fire-proof.
TERMINUS or THE LYNN AND ELY.—The terminus
for the Lynn and Ely, at the former place, is fast ap-
proaching completion. The building, which is exceed-
ingly light and graceful in appearance, has been erected
under the superintendence of Mr. Sugars. The covered
way for the carriages is upwards of 150 feet long, while
the platform for general purposes extends to a much
greater length. Convenient and spacious waiting-
rooms have also been added. It is not intended that the
present structure should be the permanent ter-
minus. The rapidity with which the structure was
erected is almost incredible, as scarcely a month
since not a hammer was heard to resound where
now an extensive range of buildings rise. When
the line will be opened the entire distance to Ely,
which the forward state of the works indicates will take
place within a very short period, the port of Lynn can
be attained in something about four hours, making a
saving of more than three hours. The hitherto total
absence of railway communication to Lynn and its
neighbourhood has had a very injurious effect upon the
trade of the port; but judging from the increased traffic
on the Yarmouth line, it may be reasonably conjectured
that Norfolk's second seaport will share in the'prosperity
which a cheap, safe, and rapid mode of conveyance is
sure to bring in its wake.
OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMPTON—THE
WORCESTER STATION.— WORCESTER, FRIDAY.—A great
deal of anxiety is displayed on the part of the inhabit-
ants of this city with reference to the Worcester station
of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway.
At present the site fixed on by the company is half a
mile (or rather more) from the cross, to the east, and is
not very easily accessible, the roads being narrow, and a
steep hill intervening. Numerous suggestions have been
made for bringing the line into the centre of the city,
near to the cross, and making this locality the station also
of all future lines of railway brought into Worcester. Yes-
terday there were held meetings of the Worcester Town-
council and Chamber of Commerce, at which this subject
was mooted. At the Chamber of Commerce meet-
ing it was resolved that a deputation should wait upon the
directors of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton
Railway Company, and demonstrate to them the conve-
nience which would be afforded to the Worcester traffic,
both in passengers and goods, by having a station in the
city instead of the suburbs. At the Town-council meet-
ing there was a similar feeling exhibited, but all active
measures in promoting the object in view were deferred
until the next meeting, in order to comply with the ne-
cessary forms required.

GREAT NORTHERN OF FRANCE.—From the returns
made of the receipts of this line, which opened only in

July last, the amount received for the week ending the
25th of September shows a remarkable decrease in the
sums received the previous week ; this decrease having
bee❑ 28,512 f. 71c., or more than 4,000 f. per day (1601.),
the whole amount received for the week for passengers'
conveyance of goods, &c., having been only 259,428 f.
89c., or 37,075 f. per day ; 1,4031., or a total of 9,8211.
for the week. This decrease in the traffic of one of the
most important lines in France cannot be accounted for,
as it joins Paris, running through Beauvais, Amiens,
Arras, Lille, Tourney, Valenciennes, Mers d'Auzin, to
the Belgian frontier, and the Brussels line, passing
through a very commercial, agricultural, and mineral
portion of the northern part of the kingdom.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE. Ocr. 5, 1846.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Captain the Hon.
Robert Edward Boyle, of the Coldstream Guards, to be one
of the Grooms in Waiting in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the
room of Captain Henry Meynell, of the Royal Navy, re-
signed.