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

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
RAILWAY WORKS.
A return has just been made to an order of the Rouse
of Commons of the railway companies who have made
application to the Commissioners of Railways "for an ex-
tension of the periods limited by their Acts for the pur-
chase of lands or the completion of works. specifying in
each case the period for which such extension is decreed,
and the works or lands to which it is proposed to apply,
including the length of the lino and the estimated cost
of the works, and also stating whether such application
has or has not been entertained by the Commissioners,
from which we make the following abstract, believing
that it may prove interesting to our readers who are
connected with railway property. The period of exten-
sion is invariably two years, except otherwise stated.
Alford Valley—Extension of time for purchase of
lands and completion of works ; length, 15 miles 77
chains; estimated cost, 100,0001.; entertained.
Ashburton, Newton, and South Devon—Extension of
time for construction of railway and purchase of lands;
length, 10 miles 40 chains ; estimated cost, 130,0001.;
entertained. The estimate here mentioned is that
authorised. by the Act of Parliament, but it has since, on
a re-survey of the line, been reduced.
Airdrie and Bathgate Junction—Extension of time for
the purchase of land and branch line; length, 19 miles
65 chains ; estimated cost, 215,341/. ; not entertained.
The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company ob-
tained powers by the Act incorporating the Airdrie
and Bathgate
of the latter company, or to form the same ; and
shortlyafterthJeunction Company to acquire the line
the right to form the line. Relying upon this notice,
the Airdrie Company delayed taking any powers to
noticep ass i n
of o f
their the
intention Act,
t Edinburgh
d i
acquirenburgh
Company gave
ex-
ercise the powers of the Act, but after waiting for some
time, were compelled to resort to a court of law to en- '
force the Act against the Edinburgh Company. In the
meantime, the time allowed for the purchase of land
being about to expire, the Airdrie Company applied to
the Railway Commissioners for an extension of time, to
which they received an answer, "that, unless the two
companies consent to join in the application, the Com-
missioners could not entertain it." The Airdrie Com-
pany, feeling the hardship of the case, obtained the
opinion of counsel, and appealed to the Commissioners
wasto reconsider
made
tor
theth e case,
Edinburgh laut
to Applicationconcur,
but
without success.
Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, and Eastern Junc-
tion—Extension of time for the completion of various
portions of the line and purchase of lands; length, 65
miles; estimated cost, 1,435,277/.; entertained.
Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir and Glasgow, Paisley,
Kilmarnock and Ayr (jointly)—Extension of time for
the purchase of lands and the completion of the Ayr-
shire and Bridge of Weir Railway and Branches there-
from, authorised by the Kilmarnock, Paisley, and Ayr
Amendment and Branches Act of 1847; works not yet
commenced; length, 6 miles 40 chains; estimated cost,
145,0001.; entertained.
Bridgwater and Taunton Canal and Stolford Railway
and Harbour—Extension of time for purchase of land
and completion of works; length, 9 miles 40 chains ; es-
timated cost, 390,000/. ; entertained.
Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire—
Extension of time for purchase of lands and completion
of works north and east of Chatburn ; length, 18 miles
60 chains ; estimated cost, 380,000/. ; entertained.
Bristol and South Vales Junction—Extension of
time for construction of the railway and purchase of
lands ; length, 14 miles 73 chains ; estimated cost,
250,0001.; entertained.
Belfast and County Down—Extension of time for
completion of the line from Comber to Downpatrick;
for the branch to Bangor, and for that part of the
Donagbadee branch lying between Newtown, Ardes,
and Donaghadee.
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction—Ex-
tension of time for purchase of lands and completion of
works; length, 32 miles 4 chains; estimated cost (includ-
ing plant), 975,000/.; entertained.
Bristol and Exeter—Extension of time for purchase of
lands and completion of works authorised by the Bristol
and Exeter Branch and Amendment Act of 1845 (except
with respect to the Clevedon and Tiverton Branches—
the former of which is opened, and the latter will
shortly be so); length, 20 miles 40 chains; estimated
capital, 255,000/. ; entertained : also for extension ,of
time for purchase of lands and completion of works of
railway from the Yeovil Branch to or towards the town
of Crewkerne; length, 6 miles; estimated cost, 70,0001.;
entertained.
Birmingham and Oxford Junction—Extension of time
for purchase of lands and completion of works; length,
44 miles 60 chains ; estimated cost, 1,900,0001; enter-
tained.
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley—Exten-
sion of time for completion of works and purchase of
lands ; length, 12 miles ; estimated cost, 700,0001. ; en-
tertained.
Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction—Exten-
sion of time for purchase of lands and completion of
works ; length, 26 miles ; estimated cost, 434,0531. ;
entertained.
Chard—Extension of time for the compulsory pur-
chase of land and completion of works; length, 13 miles
40 chains; estimated cost, 210,000/. ; entertained.
Cork and Waterford—Extension of time for construc-
tion of works and completion of line; length, 96 miles ;
estimated cost, 1,500,000/.; entertained.
Cheltenham and Oxford—Extension of time for com-
pletion of works and purchase of land; length, 37 miles
74 chains; estimated cost of the centre line, 1,000,0001.;
entertaine.
Cork and and Bandon—Extension of time for com-
pletion of works and purchase of land; length, 20 miles;
estimated cost (exclusive of land, rails, and station),
133,0001,; entertained. One year being allowed for the
purchase of lands on the extension, and two years for
completion of the works.
Cork, Blackrock,
and Passage—Extension of time for
purchase of lands and completion of works from Horse-
head to Monkstown Baths; length 1 mile 30 chains; es-
timated cost, 39,0001.; entertained.
Cornwall—Extension of time for purchase of land and
construction of railway; length, 84 miles 40 chains; esti-
mated cost, 1,600,000/.; entertained.
Caledonian—Extension of time for the purchase of land
for additional works, sidings, and station accommodation,
under the Caledonian and Clydesdale Junction Acts of
1845; estimated cost on the Caledonian line 30,000/.,
on the Clydesdale Junction 10,000/.; entertained. Also
extension of time for purchase of land and completion
of works under the following Acts:—Caledonian
(Glasgow Termini and Branches), ditto (Motherwell
Branch Extension), ditto (Lesmahagow Branches
direct), ditto (Branches to Wilsontown, &c.), ditto
(Dumfriesshire and Cumberland Branches), ditto
(Edinburgh Station and Branches); length, 89 miles
9 chains; estimated cost, 1,845,0001.; entertained.
Camerons Cualbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and
Loughor—Extension of time for completion of works
and purchase of lands ; length, 5 miles ; estimated
cost, 24,000/. ; entertained.
Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Leicester—
General extension of powers ; length, 14 miles 40
chains ; estimated cost, 135,000/ ; entertained.
Dee-side—Extension of time for purchase of lands
and construction of railway; length, 29 miles 13 chains;
estimated cost, 220,000/.; entertained.
Dundalk and Enniskillen—Extension of time for pur-
chase of land and completion of works between Castle
Blayney and Clones, and from the Point to the Wind-
mill-road (none of the land being purchased); length, 20
miles, 40 chains; estimated cost, 222,418/.; entertained.
Direct London and Portsmouth—Extension of time
for purchase of land and completion of works ; length,
60 miles 70 chains ; estimated cost, 1,454,000/. ; enter-
tained.
Dunblane, Donne, and Callander—Extension of time
for purchase of land and completion of works ; length,
10 miles 40 chains ; estimated cost, 80,0001. ; enter-
tained.
I)elabole and Rock—Extension of time for purchase
of land and construction of works; length, 16 miles 59
chains; estimated cost, 14,949/.; entertained. This line
is chiefly intended for the carriage of slate and manure,
and is nearly a surface line. Locomotives cannot be
used upon it without the consent of the Board of Trade.
Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Junction—Extension
of time for purchase of land and completion of works;
length, 88 miles 40 chains; estimated cost, 642,400/.;
entertained.

Dublin, Dundrum, and Bathfarnham—Extension of
time for purchase of land and completion of works;
length, 5 miles 61 chains; estimated cost, 88,1581.; en..
tertained.
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire June.
tion—Extension of time for purchase of lands and com-
pletion of main line and branch ; length, 19 miles 3al
chains ; estimated cost, 400,0001 ; entertained.
Dublin and Drogheda—Extension of time tor purchase
of lands and completion of works on branch line from
Navan to Bells ; length, 9 miles 60 chains ; estimated
s
cost, 103,0001. ; entertained.
East Lothian Central—Extension of time for pur-
chase e of
completionl7,l.;
of w o works ; length, 12
miles; s
entertained,
East of Fife—Extension of time for
estilmanadted and
39,9
cost,
purchase of
lands and completion of works ; length, Is miles 40
chains; estimated cost, 240,0001.; entertained.
Edinburgh and Northern—Extension of time for
pur-
chase of land and completion of works of low watea
piers at Broughty Castle, and on the opposite shore of
the river at Ferry Port-on-Craig ; estimated cost,
40,000/. ; entertained.
East Lancashire—Extension of time for the Back-
lane, Crawshaw Booth, and Bacup branches, an
Preston extension; length, 8 miles 64 chains d the
; estimated
cost, 241,8801.; entertained.
East Anglian—Extension of time for the purchae of
lands under the Ely and Huntingdon Act of 184 s
5. in the
parishes of St. Mary, Huntingdon, and Brainnto
lenth, 60 chains; estimated cost, 12,444/. ; entertari lad;
Furness—Extension of time for purchase of landne ;
lenEztb, 4 nsiles ; estimated cost, 70,000/. • entertained.
Great North of Scotland (Eastern Extension)—Ex-
tension of ti fo
me r purchase of land and corupletio
of line; length, 47 miles 45 chains; estimated n
400,0001.; entertained. cost,
Great North of Scotland and Aberdeen (jointli)
Ext,sion of time fur purchase of land and c,,in ij.'.--
diof line and branches ; length, 137 miles 60 p
!ion
estimated cost, 1,500,000/.; entertained. chains ;
'
Glasgow, Stratliayen, and Lesmallagow Direct_Ex.

tension of time for purchase of lands ai id completion of
works ; length, 15 miles 20 chains ; estimated coat,
330,000/. ; entertained.
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossat t--Extension of
time for purchase of lands and cornpletiors of works, aith
the exception of part of the Irvine Bran el 1, the Preston
Branch, and the Bog Branch ; length, 33 mi.l
ea ; esti-
mated cost, 610,000/. ; entertained.
Great Southern and Western (Ireland )—Extension
of time for completion of works ; length.. 41 miles 60
chains ; estimated cost, 565,0001. ; entertni led.
Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands June ti.On—Exten-
sion of time for purchase of lands and completion of line ;
length, 14 miles ; estimated cost, 400,0001.. ; entertained.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ay: r—Extension
of time for purchase of lands and comp] e, Lion of works
of Cumnock Extension ; Glasgow and 13e lfast Union ;
and line and branches authorised by tt ,e company's
Branches and Amendment Acts ; length,, 13S miles ;
estimated cost (parliamentary estimate), 2 ,0 64,0001.; en-
tertained.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle—Ext elision of time
for purchase of lands and completioe of line and
branches; length, 118 miles 60 chains; estimated cost,
1,860,000/. • entertained.
Great Western and Uxbridge—Extel si on of time,
length, 2 miles 60 chains ; estimated cost 4 5,000/. ; en-
tertained.
Gloucester and Dean Forest—Extensiara of time for
purchase of lands and completion of railwa:s and docks;
length, 10 miles 20 chains ; estimated cos' s
0001• 3 9'4 • entertained.
General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour —Extension
of time for purchase of land and completi oil of works ;
length, 1 mile 63 chains ; estimated cost,. 43,638/.; en-
tertained.
Great Western—Extension of time for purchase of
lands and completion of works of the Oxford and Rugby
line, West London line, and other works, ; length,
miles 2 chains; estimated cost, 1,260,0004.
.3.entertmBcl7
Huddersfield and Manchester—Extensi on of
time for
Delph and Oldham branches • length, 16 miles 95
chains ; estimated cost, 697,000/. ; entertsdited.
Irish South Eastern—Extension of time for purchases
of lands and construction of line from Curlow. to Wex-
ford, and Kilkenny to Clonmel; 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 200,0004; entertained.
Killarney Junction—Extension of time. for purchase
of land and completion of works; length, 23 miles 78
chains; estimated cost, 209,159/.; 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 Aylgarth;
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, 221,0004; 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 for
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, 500,0001.; 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, 60,000/.; 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,
1,950,000/.; 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; the
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, 2,348,2584; entertained.
Melton and Driffield Junction—Postponement of
Branch from Great Driffield to Frodinghatn Bridge;
length, 5 miles 4i chains; estimated cost, 35,000/.; en-
tertained.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire—Extension
of time for purchase of land and completion of works of
various branches and extensions; length, 96 miles 15
chains; estimated cost, 1,950,000/.; entertained.
Midland, Great Western (Ireland)-,Extension of
time for branch and deviation ; length, 41 miles 16
chains; estimated cost (reduced from original estimate),
420,5601.; entertained.
Monmouth and Hereford—Extension of time for com-
pletion of works and purchase of land; length, 36 miles
20 chains; estimated cost, 550,0001.; entertained.
Monmouthshire Canal (for Newport and Pontypool)
—Extension of time for purchase of land and completion
of works from Crinda Pill to Newport Dock ; from
Crane-street to Abersychan ; and Branch from Abersy-
chan to Cwmffrwdore ; length, 4 miles 40 chains ; esti-
mated cost 60,213/. ; entertained.
Mallow and Fermoy—Extension of time ; length,
17 miles ; estimated cost, 186,986/. ; entertained.
Mountmellick Junction—Extension of time for pur-
chase of land and completion of works; length, 3 miles
40 chains; estimated cost, 25,0001.; entertained.
Moraysbire—Extension of time for purchase of land
and completion of works; length, 11 miles 60 chains;
estimated cost, 75,0001.; entertained.
Manchester and Southport—Extension of time for
purchase of lands and completion of portions of the Rail-
ways and Branches ; length, 42 miles 16 chains ; esti-
mated cost, 702,500/. ; entertained.
Norfolk—Extension of time for purchase of land and
construction of Derehana, 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, 1,133,0004 ;
entertained.
Newry and Enniskillen—Extension of time for pur-
chase of land and construction of works ; length, 63
miles ; estimated cost, 800,000/. ; entertained.
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton—Extension
of time for purchase of land and construction of works;
length, 111 miles 20 chains ; estimated cost, 1 309 849
p 1,;
entertained.
Oldham Alliance—Extension of time for purchase of
lands and completion of works ; length, 19 miles 40
chains ; estimated cost, 450,0004; entertained.
Portbury Pier and Railway—Extension of time for
purchase of land and completion of works; length, 9
miles; estimated cost, 200,000/.; entertained. -
Portadown and Dungannon—Extension of time for
purchase of lands and completion of works; length, 14
miles 40 chains; estimated cost, 154,756/.; 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 Wem; length,
10 miles 40 chains; estimated cost, 170,0054
Shrewsbury and Hereford—Extension of time for pur-
eh aso of land and completion of works; length, 5i miles
40 chains; estimated cost, 750,0004; entertained.
Scottish Grand Junction—Extension of time for pur-
chase of land and construction of main lino and branch;
length 45 miles 78 chains; estimated cost, 320,000/.;
entertained.
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal—Extension of
time for the completion of works and the purchase of
land fur the Newton and Crewe, and the Chester and
Wolverhampton lines; length, 115 miles; estimated
cost, 2,500,000/.; entertained.
Strathtay and Breadalbane—Extension of time for
completion of line and purchase of lands; length, 9 miles;
estimated cost, 120,0001.; entertained.
Scottish Central—Extension of time for completioa 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 Brixhatn branch ; length,
9 miles ; estimated cost, 240,0004 ; entertained.
South Wales—Extension of time for completion of
works and purchase of land ; length, 213 miles ; esti-
mated cost, 3,000,0004 ; entertained.
Swansea and Amman Junction—Extension of time
for purchase of land and completion of works ; length,
6 miles 60 chains ; estimated cost, 40,0001. ; entertained.
South Eastern—Not entertained.
Shrewsbury and Birmingham—Extension of time for
purchase of land and construction of works for part of
branch from Oakengate to Coalbrookdale ; length, 3
miles ; estimated cost, 05,0004 ; entertained.
Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales—Extension of
time:for the purchase of land and completion of line ;
length, 10 miles ; estimated aost, 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 for completing Rhondda
Extension Branches ; length, 14 miles 40 chains ; esti-
mated cost, 174,451/. ; entertained.
Vale of Neatii—Ezteneion of time for completion of

DUBLIN, MAY 25.—The following manifesto was
issued this morning by the Council of the Irish Confe-
deration:—
"JURY-PACKING BY THE BASE, BLOODY, AND