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

GROUP LVII.

THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM GRAND
JUNCTION,AND MANCHESTER AND RIR,
MINGHAM RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.
(Continued front our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Captain Huish, manager of the Grand Junction Rail xay traffic,
was called, and gave evidence to the effect that the arrangements
which the proposed Bill was intended to sanction had been found to
operate beneficially to the public as well as to the parties concerned
in the three companies.
The Committee ultimately postponed their decision upon the pre-
amble until to-morrow, in order to consult the Board of Trade in the
meantime.

The other Bills in the group were also postponed with the
same view.

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. LECIIMERE 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 Hox. PnormETon called on Mr. Lechmere to explain
to the meeting some of the propositions he had made to the
solicitors to the line.
Mr. LECIIMER! declined.

An HON. 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 Hox. 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 PROPRIETOR moved as an amendment a vote of con-
fidence in the directors, which was about to be put by the
Chairman, when
Mr. LECHMERE'S motion was put by that gentleman
himself, and was carried by a show of hands.
The CHAIRMAN considering himself superseded vacated the
chair.

Some confu'ion ensued, and the meeting separated, no-
thing being virtually done, after passing a vote of thanks to
the Chairman.

WATERFORD AND KILKENNY

RAILWAY.

An adjourned special general meeting of this Company
was held at the London Tavern, at one o'clock, yesterday, to
receive 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 for which
the meeting had been called was to bear read and approved
of the Bill of the Galway and Kilkenny Railway, now known
as the Kilkenny and Great South Western Railway. That
Bill was at present in the House of Lords, and the length of
the line had been altered to but one-half the original length.
At a former meeting the shareholders of the
Waterford and Kilkenny Company authorisad their directors
to take an interest in that line to the amount
of 50,000'., if necessary, and the directors, in
accordance with this, took 25,0001. in shares, but by an order
of the House of Lords, known as Lord Wharncliffe's order,
it was necessary to have a meeting of the shareholders to
approve of the Galway and Kilkenny Bill. The Chairman
concluded with moving a resolution to this effect.
Mr. EMERY seconded the resolution.

An HON. PROPRIETOR wished to dissuade the shareholders
from approving of the Bill.
The CHAIRMAN thought the Hon. Proprietor could not ad-
dress himself to the question which he was taking up, inas-
much as it was settled at a former meeting, when the share-
holders authorised the directors to take a stake in the line
in question to the amount of 50,0001.
Mr. JONES moved, as an amendment on the resolution, that
the Bill be not approved of.
The SoLicrrog 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 of the Galway line.
Shares to the amount of 25,0001. had been taken, the Parlia-
mentary contract and deeds had been signed ; and now even
if a resolution should be passed, stultifying themselves,
the Galway Company could, nevertheless, sue them at law
for the whole amount Gf the 25,0001 The contract and the
deeds had already been signed, and the present meeting was
one merely pi° fin-ma, in accordance with au order from the
House of Lords.

Mr. EII:ERY 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 worst parts
of the line had been taken out of their hands by other corn-
panies, and he was sure that ere ling 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 chair, and
Mr. EMERY 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 super..
structure of the line. He said that that 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 10,0001., and 5,0001 in money to be paid
in three separate instalments, in compensation for the use of
Mr. Presser'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 nenz. con.
A vote of thanks .to the committee was passed, and the
meeting separated.

SPORTING IN TELL] GENCE.
TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.

A few bets were laid on the Derby at the prices returned
below, but the weight of the business—and at the best it was
had enough—was on the Emperor's Cup, for which Orlando
became as good a favourite as Alarm—in fact, had the call.
The transactions, however, on the whole, were so insignifi-
cant that we may confine ourselves to a quotation of the last
prices:—

THE EMPEROR'S VASE.
4 to 1 agst Col. PeersOrlando—tak. and afterw. offered
4 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm—taken
7 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolfdog—taken
8 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Mentor
10 to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Miss Sarah
10 to 1 agst L-rd Lonsdale's Jericho
17 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clark's The Baron
20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wood Pigeon—taken
25 to I agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Corranna—taken
1000 to 600 on Orlando agst Mentor—taken
550 to 400 on the field agst Alarm and Orlando.