The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-15 00:00:00

LONDONDERRY AN]) cOLERAINE.

A special meeting of this company was held on
Friday, at the officer, Coleman's-buildings, Moorgate-
btreet, Captain Warren in the chair. Mr. Arthur
read the report, which stated that the directors looked
forward with confidence to the result of their applica-
tion to the Exchequer Loan Commissioners for a loan
to assist in completing the works. The decision of the
Commissioners would be known in about a fortnight.
The line from Londonderry to Newtown Limavady
would be opened sometime before the next February
meeting. The directors recommended that the
121. 103. half-shares should have a priority of divi-
dend to the extent of 5 per cent.

DORCHESTER AND EXETER COAST EXTEN•

SION.
An influential meeting of the inhabitants of Brid-
port was held on Wednesday at the Town-hall for
the purpose of arranging measures to obtain railway
accommodation in the district ; Colonel Bragg° in the
chair.

It was stated that it was intended to form a single

line from Dorchester to Exeter, by way of Bridpo—rt,
Axminster, and lioniton, and thus by means of a
junction with the Southampton and Dorchester Rail-
way at one end, and the South Devon at the other, to
form a complete coast line of railway communication
from Dover to Plymouth. The length of the pro-
posed line would be 56 miles, and the cost of construc-
tion about 490,0001., which it was estimated would
yield 41 per cent. to the proprietors.
Resolutions were passed in favour of the undertak-
ing, expressing an opinion that it would return a fair
dividend on the outlay, and also requesting Captain
Moorsom or some other influential shareholder to
attend the meeting of the South-Western Company
on the 16th inst., to press on their attention the im-
portance of the line, and that a considerable increase
of traffic may be expected on the South-Western line
from the proposed railway.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to
the chairman.

DIRECT BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION...-.
The Master in Chancery Brougham has just notified
that he has, in pursuance of the judgment of the
House of Lords in the case of" Hutton v. Thompson,"
expunged from the list of contributories, or, in other
words, released from liability all those shareholders
whose names are contained in list 2,3, end 4,
amounting in all to 2,845 persons, those on the 2d
list being shareholders who paid the deposit on their
shares, but who did not sign the deed ; those on the
3d who paid cu their shares a contribution of 25. Gd•
per share towards the expenses of the company, buth
did not sign the deed 'and 4th, those wh° . neither eedr
paid the deposit on their shares nor
This only leaves class 1, consisting
(157
members
for
the provisional and managing commditte ,
to amount to
debts and costs, which are understood
tiaherse
of
upwards of 10000 r.
GALWAY AND EP:NIS GRAND
before Master C. Blunt,
Friday, in a long argument
cif the undischarged lia-
bilities,JUNCTlON.—On
the proposal of a call,
()too p y
behalfl of Lords Londesbo-
roughand other shareholders, by Mr.
and ROS,In
was
o.re
counsel,
on the ground that the
11. Clarke, as their
subscribers,
agreement limited the
opposed
4th section of the. .
1 of 2/. 155., and, cn the contrary, by M rary, r.Rox-
burghshareholders' liability to the paymentt of the original
deposit
1 6 the deed in its entirety,
and
for the official manao.er, to the effect that the
shareholders were lif.,b.e upon
1 and that their liability was not governed by any per.