The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-24 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

EAST ANGLIAN AND GREAT NORTHERN.—It appears
that a deputation from the Manchester shareholders are
to meet the London shareholders on Monday week at the
London Tavern, to consider the best steps to be taken to
prevent the proposed agreement with the Great Northern
Railway Company being carried into effect, on the
ground that better terms can be obtained.—Hcrapath's
Journal.
ST. ANDREW'S.—The Admiralty have just reported
their assent to this Bill, for a line from St. Andrew's to
the Edinburgh and Perth Railway.
THE FURNESS LINE CF RAILWAY.-012 Saturday
week an engine passed for the first time through the
now tunnel on the extension line of the Furness Rail-
way, from Dalton to Lindale, and the first train of
iron ore passed over the line on Tuesday. The whole
of the line is said to be in excellent order.—Blackburn
Standard.
RAILWAY OPPRESSION.—A petition to the House Of
Lords has been in course of signature at Alnwick, in
order to prevent the outrageous attempt which the
York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company are
now malting, by a Bill in Parliament, which has
n6w reached the Upper louse, to be per-
mitted to run their third-class carriages at the rate
of twelve miles an hour, instead of twenty, as the law
now compels them to do. The object of this is as
transparent as it is mean and " insidious?' They will
attach the third-class carriages to the coal or luggage
trains, which will force a vast proportion of the people
who now travel by the third•class to go by the second,
and thus indirectly, and to all intents and purposes,
raise the fares. The petition is entrusted to the Duke
of Northumberland and Earl Grey, and Lords
Brougham and Redesdale are requested to support it.-
11 er wick Warder.

MIDLAND RAILWAY.--The Bill for legalizing the ex-
cess of issue in the Sol. shares, and for stopping P.e,11:.
fotfhteh Co
exe, ss cf interest from December last, has passed,., the
Committee
line.e shares, at
ob-
ject of the latter Bill is to raise in prefertchilec
amount of
an interest not exceeding 41 per cent., the
d and Bradford
oLmeemdosnasn,da s
Bradford
purchase money, payable to the
shareholders, in three equal
1854, 1856, and 1858. It is with much
WATERFORD AND LIMERICR.
the eminent r
pleasure we find that Mr
. a l'el)gthrgacDommenced the above
way contractor, he- - t let having at present employed
instalments on August 1,
undertaking in good carnfes
persons. The works in the
on the line a number
nanoshi and Cahir are rapidly pro-
neighbourhood
of
arch across the line in the immediate
Tha. greasing.and over which the road from town
now in progress of construction, and
here is to pass, is l
d at it an immense amount of
cost those emp oye
has 1 hour as they had to quarry through a
time and -a '
rock to the depth of about thirty
limestone
For the last ten days several cargoes
nity of Cahir,
feet.
of sleepers and lurries, for the line, have ar-
rived, per the boats belonging to Messrs. Grubb,
at our quay, and have been placed in a large
yard, adjoining Albert police barracks, Bagwell-street,
until they are required. For the remaining summer
months a great amount of employment is expected to
be afforded to the poor of this district, and thus prevent
many an able-bodied pauper from wasting an existence
that might be made useful in idleness in the workhouses.
—Clonrnel Chronicle.

EXTENSION OF THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LINE INTO
OXFORD.—OR Thursday this line was inspected by the
parts e
yesterday works,of th
for
andor t
he
Government officer, Captain Wynne, who -expressed him-
shelf perfectly satisfied with the strength and solidity of
t
with
structure
conveyancet
werehe m
pauntn
together.
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passengers,
ng
which theletow,
as vo
;rein°
ends
there is a second line of railway completed
London and Oxford, this one (on the narrow guage)
glad to
on the broad
terminating at Euston-square, the other (
guage) at Paddington. end
betweent h thus
aNrr;rntghe-mW9ensttsertilo
Ralipwra:yßacieownv.taYnsy.—hTahvee L:onindponleteadnd
work the Stour Valley This necessarily in.
South Staffordshire Railway.
line in conjunction with the
ytheruort,
Ba:dof we
Commons"junction" to
th we
anticipate
there will be a great reduction in. afares to Burton,
and also that the South Staffordshire Company
will be
it is expected, will be opened
secure this desirable object, frora which
enabled to " book through" to the principal stations
Birmingham, it
year, and we understand the
to the north, such as Leeds, &e. The New-street
will have their own plat-
forms for arrivals and departures, so that no delay will
take pleas by the arrival and departure of the London
and North-Western trains. It is further stated that day
StationbSeefue trheStathat efjf3ocirrdl aielji r e Railway
tickets will be issued from the Dudley Station to Derby,
Burton, and Uttoxeter, at extraordinary low fares. A
cheap trip is projected for Whit-Monday, to enable the
inhabitants of this district to visit " Green-hill Bower,"
end other interesting objects in connexion with the
venerable city of Lichfield, among which the fine old
cathedral will not be the least attractive.— Worcester
Chronicle.

MIGRATION or NUNS.-A considerable crowd was
collected on the Steam-boat-quay on Friday afternoon, to
.witness a some what unusual spectacle—a body of nuns, ten
in number, who arrived by the three o'clock train from
Glasgow, and proceeded down to the quay to await the ar-
rival of the steamer for Dublin. The sisters were dressed in
black from top to toe, with the exception of large stiff white
collars, and were closely veiled. They appeared to be mostly
pretty well advanced in years, and very meek in their de-
portment ; but the sparkle of two or three pairs of bright
eyes, which the veils did not altogether conceal, seemed to
tell that some of the fair devotees could still find pleasure in
this world's enjoyments7at least so said the young paw.
men.— Greenock Adoertaer.