The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-09 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE•

DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, AND WOR-
CESTERSHIRE JUNCTION.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
at the King's Arms Hotel, Westminster, on Saturday,
Mr. Alston in the chair. The hour appointed for the
meeting was twelve o'clock, but a considerable time
passed before a quorum of six shareholders was formed.
The CHAIRMAN proposed, as they were barely in
legal number, to take simply the business essential for
carrying on le affairs of the company, and to adjourn
all other matters to a future day.
The seal of the company was then affixed to the
register of shareholders, and the report, of which the
following is an abstract, was then read :
"At the last half-yearly meeting the shareholders
were assured by the board that they were in expecta-
tion that the measures taken to obtain payment of
the balance of 2,6231. 15s. 2d., due from the late
solicitor, would soon be realised. Hitherto the
efforts used in this respect have not produced pay-
ment, but the board have not ceased to continue
such efforts, and they have strong reason to hope
that the result will speedily be accomplished, and
that at the next meeting the report will announce
the payment of this long-standing debt, interest, and
costs. The board have deemed it advisable to take
the requisite measures for an application to Parlia-
ment in the ensuing session for powers to extend the
line already sanctioned by the Act incorporating the
company to Wolverhampton, Walsall, and the Four
Ashes station, on the London and North-Western
Railway, by which the Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and
Worcestershire Junction Railway, which at the present
moment terminates in a field, will be extended to
those most important manufacturing towns, and thus
be connected with the London and North-Western,
the Great Western, the North Staffordshire, and the
South Staffordshire Railways. These most important
objects can be effected at a comparatively small ex•
pense, whilst they must in the result restore the pro-
perty of the proprietors to a valuable position, and ulti-
mately ensure for the agricultural, mineral, and manu-
facturing interests in the vicinity the most extensive
advantages. It is the intention of the board of directors
to convene a meeting of the proprietors to submit for
m epda
their consideration and determination this new feature
m their affairs,
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particulars utlhaarts
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viously transmitted,
ample time to
considerh the measure, and give his
either opinion thereon, rby personal attendance or by
EL written
communication
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of the report was then
.nexttitazn4derliald. Bhra°vwinug'
The further consideration
postponed to the 27th February
Esq., M.P., and General Sir J F.
been elected directors, the meeting adjourned.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
THE ROYAL CuMMISSIoN.
CAMBRIDGE, DEC. 6.—The Vice-Chancellor baying
received from her Majesty's Commissioners for inquir-
ing into the State, Discipline, Studies, and Revenues of
the University of Cambridge a letter containing certain
queries respecting the revenues of the University, and,
considering the circumstances in which he is thereby
placed unusual, and very deeply affecting the interests
of the University, the following grace will bo offered to
the Senate at the Congregation on Wednesday, De-
cember 10:
l. To authorize the Vice-Chancellor to answer in his
own name the queries of the Royal Commissioners re-
specting
s the revenues of the University.
Alo
, on the recommendation of the Press Synch-
cate;•-•