The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-19 00:00:00

TION CANAL).

- This Bill is one of the many projects for the formation of railways
In conjunction with canals. The Surrey Canal is the one of which
this Bill proposes to make a railway.
Several witnesses were called and examined in the course of the
day on the part of the promoters.
31r. Cubitt gave the engineering evidence. The length of the line
was seven furlongs, eight chains. It forms a connexion between the
Blackwell Railway and New Cross. It does not take a single house,
nor deteriorate any existing property.
The Committee were occupied with Mr. Bidden's evidence up to
four o'clock, when they adjourned till twelve to-morrow.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
This Committee re assembled to-day at three o'clock. The first
Bill considered was the
CALEDONIAN RAILWAY,
which was allowed to proceed. In the case of the
NORFOLK RAILWAY (THETFORD TO REEDHAM),
the Committee decided that the standing orders in this case ought
not to be dispensed with.
The Committee then adjourned.

TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING
Six o'CLo C

DERBY.
5 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes
7 to 1 agst Tom Tullock
8 to 1 agst Sting
10 to 1 agst Humdrum
10 to 1 agst Fancy Boy
20 to 1 agst Pyrrhus the First
40 to 1 agst utleaf
40 to 1 agst The Premier
40 to 1 agst The Conqueror.

GREAT MUNSTER RAILWAY
COMPANY.—SPECIAL MEETING (THIS DAY.)
A special meeting of the proprietors, shareholders, and
scripholders of this company, took place at the offices of the
company, 29, Parliament-street, in pursuance with the ses-
sional orders of both Houses of Parliament.
The Chair was taken at half-past one o'clock, by Colonel
Darner.
It appeared that in consequence of some faults committed
by the former direction of the Company, that if the share-
holders authorised the directors proceeding with the Bill, that
they would have no disposable fund of which to avail them-
selves for any contingent expenses.
The CHAIRMAN said that the meeting were probably aware
that instead of following out the original intention of the
company, the directors, in consequence of the state'of the
money market, were obliged to limit their application to
Parliament for a line to go to Limerick, reserving to them-
selves at a more favourable opportunity the power of extending
it to Tralee. They found that many parties declined paying
up the shares allotted to them, and that the deposits upon
three thousand shares reserved for the Company had not
been made by reason of that alteration, and therefore
when they came to make those deposits( they were
obliged to limit their shares from 22,000 to 11,295.
The directors found the greatest difficulties in making the
Parliamentary deposits, so much so that they were obliged
to incur the personal responsibility of 7,500/.—(Hear, hear)
—before they were in a position to enter Parliament. How-
ever, by this effort they were enabled to go before the ilouco
of Lords, and he need scarcely tell them the company has two
severe struggles before that tribunal ' • 'they were, however,
in the end so successful, that the Chairman of the Commit-
tee stated the Bill had passed unaniincgsly, and that it was
considered as a national undertaking. The accounts should
be submitted to the meeting, as the board of directors
were most anxious that the -shareholders should
feel perfectly satisfied with the whole arrangements
which had taken place. He wished, however, to say, that
the present committee had nothing whatever to say to the
original formation of the company. He, (the chairman) did
not join it until the 19th of June. It had been deemed pru-
dent to send over a deputation to Ireland, to examine
the country, and to make known the scheme, and he con-
sidered that there was nothing more necessary, for, along
the line the scheme was looked upon as a bubble, and it was
not until they had met at Limerick and Nenagh, and the
other towns, that the people and landowners took a real in-
terest in the concern. He would now call on the Secretary,
to read the report of the expenditure ; from which we extract
the following items :
For the formation of the Company £6so 0 0
For advertisements
852 8 5
For printing
132 5 1
Brokerage commission
480 9 0
Deputation to Ireland
Engineer's expenses
Solicitor's ditto lB,OOO 0 0
For Scrip purchased by commission

Leaving a balance of 12,489 0 0
The CHAIRMAN begged it to be understood that these
shares were purchased before the present directors had any-
thing to do with the concern.

Aiier several speeches from Daniel Whittle Harvey, Eel.,
Mr. Waley, and Mr. Baldwin, M.P., in which strong observa-
tions were made on the reckless expenditure which had
taken place, it was resolved that until a report from certain
gentlemen appointed, should be made that, the meeting be
held as void for Parliamentary purposes, it was also inti-
mated that if the Company would now proceed with their
Bill, the Cashel Company might be inclined to purchase the
line.

After a great deal of discussion, this course was adopted,
and the meeting separated at a quarter to four o'clock.
The next meeting of the Company will take place on
Monday week.

COURSE OF EXCH.
Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 10k,
Ditto, at sight ...... 12 7%
Rotterdam .... ••2 U. 12 11
Antwerp .......... 25 20
Hamburgh .... • .M.B. 13 153
Paris, 3 days' sight .. •• 23 85
Ditto, 3 months...... 26 10
Marseilles • ...• 26 15
80urdeanx.......... • . 26 15
Frankfort on Maine.... 123
Petersburgh, 3 U 5......
Berlin. • • ...... • • • • ••
Vienna, effec.flo•—• • • 10 11
Trieste, ditto 10 12
Madtid ...... 36%
Cadiz .• •.. : ........ 36%
Bilbao.. ............
Barcelona

NGE.--(TIIIS DAY)
Gibraltar.. ........
Leghorn ......... .
Genoa ..... •

Venice . •• • .....
Naples .......• .• •• 39%
Palermo, per oz.. ..... 1194
Lisbon ....... 62%
Oporto. •.. • • . .•••.. • . 52%
Rio Janeiro . ...... .•. 24a
Bahia . . .
Buenos Ayres ........

New York, 21 days' sight
Philadelphia .... • .....
?Alfas or BULLION, PER Oz,
Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 17 5
New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0
New Dollars ....... 0 4 9
Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11

THE LONDON GAZETTE.
(THIS EVENING.)

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Cornet, promoted; May 18 ; J. Collingwood, Gent., to be
by purchase, vice Lane, May 19.
7th Dragoon Guards—B. C. R. Gardiner, Gent., to be Ve-
terinary Surgen, May 19.
4th. Light Dragoons—ll. Mallet, Gent., to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Molyneux, appointed Adjutant, May 18.
10th Light Dragoons Sergeant-Major .1. Fenn to be
Regimental Quartermaster, vice J. C. M'Clallen, who retires
upon half-pay, May 19.
13th Light Dragoonsr—Lieutenant W. R. 0. Gore to be
Captain, by purchase, vice Bateman, who retires; Cornet J.
J. Lloyd to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gore; T.
R. C. Dinudale, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase,' vice Lloyd,
May. 19.
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To be Ensigns and Lieutenants, by pui Hon.
E. M. G. S. Wortley, vice Montresor, May 18rchase—Th; W. S. Mo.
rant, Gent., vice his Serene Highness Prince Edward of
Saxe Weimar, May 19.
6th Regiment of Foot—Staff Surgeon of the Second Clam
P. Robertson, M.D.. to be Surgeon; Assistant Surgeon J.
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celled, n -
W. Mostyn, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon,
, May 19.
1 outslth Foot—V. F. L. Fogerty, scut., to be Ensign, with-
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Major, vice J. Enoch, who exchangesl-
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Captain F.
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11. M. St. Vincent Rose, from half-
pay2sth Foot—Captain purchase, vice Granville;
Lieut S. M. Gildea to be
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