The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-14 00:00:00

THE 817'N', LONDON, TWURSDAY EVENING,

LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAIL-

WAY COMPANY.

A special meeting of the shareholders in this Com-
pany- was heiciyesterday, at the terrnintis, London-bridge,
for the purpose of considering Bills to the following
v;z. :—To consolidate the London and Brighton
end London and Croydon Railway Companies, with the
incidents! undertakings for waking braneli railways from
the London and Brighton Railway to or near the town
of East Grinstead, comity of Sussex ; to or near the
town of Dorking, county of Surrey, from the London
and Brighton Railway, in the parish of Croydon, to join
the South Western, in the parish of Wandsworth, county
of Surrey ; from the Brighton and Chichester R .ilway,
to the towns of Bognor and Littlehampton, county of
Sussex ; from the Brighton and Chichester Railway, to
Steyning, in Sussex ; for making a railway from the
Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway, to Eastbourne,
to Hailsham, and to Seaford and Newhaven (with certain
deviations from the line of the said railway), in the
county of Sussex ; and a Bill for vesting the Portsmouth
Extension of the Brighton and Chichester Railway, in
the London and South Western and the London and
Brighton Railway Companies.
The SECRETARY having read the notice convening the
meeting, which contained the above enumeration,
J. I'. GRENFELL, Esq , the Chairman, said, the object
of the meeting was merely to comply with the sessional
order ; and he would, therefore, proceed at once to
business

The CHAIRMIN then read the title of the first Bill,
and proposed a resolution to the effect, that it was ap-
proved of, end that it should be forthwith proceeded
with in Parliament.

In reply to a question, the Chairman stated that there
was no doubt that the works would be carried out.
A SHAREHOLDER said he understood from the late
Chairman, that some of these would not be remunerative.

Mr. HILL (in explanation) said, that he did not ex-
press himself to that effect. What he did stare was,
that some of these works, considered by themselves,
would n. ,t perhaps be remum rative, but they should he
regarded as feeders to the main line, and in that light
they would be highly profitable.—(Hear.) From the re-
port of the last half-year, they had agre3l to proceed
with these works, and the present meeting was held
merely in compliance with a sessional order subsequently
made.

The resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
Resolutions to the same effect were agreed to with
respect to all the other Bills, excepting the last. On
coming to that Bill,
The CHAIRMAN said he must call their attention to
the resolution he had to propose. It was that it should
be optional with the Directors either to proceed with, or
withdraw that undertaking, as they should think fit, but
that if they (the Directors) wished to proceed with the
Bill before Parliament, that resolution might be con-
sidered sufficient authority for doing so.
The resolution was then put and carried.
The CHAIRIAAN said that it was right to inform the
meeting that he held 23,169 proxies in his hand, which
were more than sufficient to comply with the Act of
Parliament. It was, however, necessary that three-fifths
of those present should give them assent, and he would
trouble them to do so in writing.
This being complied with, the meeting separated.