The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-25 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

A MBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON RAILWAY.
—A requisition has been presented to the directors of
the Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston Railway, by
shareholders holding to the extent of some 12,000 shares,
and representing an aggregate interest of 20,0001. in the
capital, requesting them to call an immediate meeting,
to take into consideration an application to Parliament
to reduce the amount of capital, to limit it to the con-
struction of the line between Nottingham and Grantham
for the present, to enable the company to amalgamate
with either the Midland, Great Northern, or Eastern
Counties, to take into consideration the affairs of the
company with a view to an improved management, a
change or alteration in the present board of directors,
and calling upon the directors to abstain until after the
meeting has beon held from any further call upon the
shareholders.

STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY.—Notices
have been given of intention to apply to Parliament, in
the next session, for powers-1. To abandon that por-
tion of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, commenc-
ing at the east side of the Y,rm station, and passing,
through the townships of Egglescliffe, Preston, and
Stockton, to a point in Stockton township near the
three-quarter- mile-post of the railway; and to construct
in lieu thereof a piece of railroad running from and t 9
nearly the same points. 2. '['o purchase the Middles-
borough Dock. 3. To lease the line to the York, New-
castle, and Berwick Railway Company.—Sunderland
Herald.

The first girder of the bridge of the Grimsby and
Sheffield line over the Witham was put up on Wednes-
day last. The girders are made of wrought sheet
boiler iron, and the amazing strength required appears
to be gained by the peculiar way in which they are
made. Persons unused to such matters would pronounce
that the first train would bear down the whole of the
work into the river; but it is said the deflection of
such girders as these is very slight indeed.—Lincoln
Mercury.

The Crossing of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield line
over the high-street into the Midland station has been
commenced. and it is said to be purposed to open the
line on the 18th of December. Whether the portion of
the Great Northern line between Lincoln and Gains-
borough will be ready for opening by the same period
is not yet stated, but it is said that the company find
the disadvantage of having to set down passengers at
Lincoln, from whom large additional profits might be
obtained, if the Lincoln and Gainsborough line was com•
plete.-Lincoln Mercury.
SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.-The traffic for the week
ending November 17 'was as follows:-Passengers, 8,351;
amount, 1,759/. ss. 6d. ; Great Western Railway,
590 e. 9s. 10d. ; South Devon Railway, 1,168/. 15s. Bd. ;
goods, 156/. 15s. 6d. ; total fur the South Devon,
1,3251. 11s. 2d. On this lino the evening third-class
train has been discontinued, so that passengers are com-
pelled to travel by the second class, or not return the
same day.
SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.-Traffic for
the week endinc, November 19, 1848.-Passengers, first
class, 133/. 13579 d. ; second class, 278/. 18s. id. ; third
class, 76/. 4s. 2d.-4881. 16s. Parcels, horses, &e.,
32/. 17s. 10.1. ; merehandize, minerals, and live stock,
6611. 11s. 4d.-1,1831. ss. 2d. Corresponding week last
yeta.-Passengers, parcels, &c., 2171. 15s. id.; merehan-
elize and live stock, 2971. 4s. 2d.-5141. 19s. 3d. Increase,
668/. ss. 11d.

LONDON AND BLACKWALLRAILWAY.—Amount of re-
venue 6r the week ending Sunday, November 19; 1848.
—Passengers, 29,925; amount 5301. 2s. 2d.; goods, 341.
—5641. 2s. 2d. Corresponding week last year—Passen-
gers, 38,778; amount, 6541. Ws. 4d. _ _ _

DUBLIN AND KINGSTOWN RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ending 21st November, 1848 :—Daily passengers,
6051, 19s. 4d: Subscriptions, 481. 14s. 3d. Total amount,
6541. 13s. 7d. Corresponding week of 1847—Daily pas-
sengers, 6181. 14s. 3d. Subscriptions, 571. 98. Bd. Total
amount, 6761. 3s. 11d.

ULSTER RAILWAY.—The traffic on this railway was,
fur the week ending the 19th of November, 1848 (thirty-
six miles): Pitssengers, 8,750; amount, 4231. 18s.. lid.;
goods, 3431. 9s. ld. Total, 767/. Bs. Corresponding
week, 1847 (twenty-five miles):—Passengers, 12,285 ;
amount, 4231. 10s. 6d. ; goods, 3151. 16s. Bd. Total,
7391. 7s. 2d.

GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY, IRE-
LAND, open to Carlow and Limerick Junction, 130}
miles—Return of weakly traffic for the week ending Sa-
turday, Nov. 18, 1848 :—Passenger traffic, parcels, and
maila-2,487/. 15s. 8;41d. Merchandizo and cattle, 649/.
2s. 4d. Total, 3,136 t 18s. °id.

LONDONDERRY AND ENNIBKILLEN RAILWAY.—Traffio
for week ending Saturday, Nov. 18, 1848 :-1361. Os.
11d. Ditto, correTonding week of 1847, 1121. 14s. 3d.

ttAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, Noy. 24.
STOCK EKCHANGE.--The sales are—Great Wes'ern, Quar-
ters, 5 dis.—Ditto, New, 34 dis.
LIVERPOOL, Noy. 24.
STOCK EXCH&NGE.—The market, although firm, is not
active. There is, however, very little stock offering. The
sales are—Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley, 3% p.
—Great Northern, 1234 dis.—Ditto (A. Shares), Deferred,
VA—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Bir-
mingham), Fifths, 41,f dis.—Ditto, 101. Preference, Al p.--
Ditto, Halves (late Liverpool and Bury), 17 dis.—London
and North• Western, 116 c.—Ditto, New Quarters, 14 p.—
Ditto, Quarters (A. and B), 1 p.—Ditto (Leeds and Dews-
bury), 3841—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
Eighths, 7% dis.—Ditto, 20/. Shares, 111 A dis.—Midland
Stock, 771/4—Ditto, New Halves, 10% dis.—Shrewsbury
and Chester, 1(1/. Preference, 13—York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick (N. and B. Extension, No. 2), 23A dis,