The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-06 00:00:00

LTMINGTON.

Sir W. Somerville reported from the committee on
this bill that the proposed capital of the company is
21,0001., and the amount of loan 7,000/. There are 112
shareholders who may be considered as having a local
interest in the his, and the amount of capital subscribed
for by them is 14,8501. ; the number of other persons
being shareholders is 3, and the capital taken by them
amounts to 1,1501. The length of the proposed rail-
way is 4 miles 51 chains, and it is intended to firm a
junction with the Dorchester branch of the London and
South-Western Uailway. The steepest gradient on the
proposed line is 1 in 54. The estimated cost of the
railway is 20,4621., and the quantity of land required
251 acres. Mr. Birkenshaw and Mr. Gordon were the
engineers examined in support of the bill, and Mr.
Moorsom was the engineer examined in opposition there.
to. Toe committee were satisfied of the fitness, in an
engineering point of viow, of the proposed railway.
The committee amended the preamble of the bill by in-
serting a recital that the advantage of the railway and
landing place would be increased and both made more
useful to the public, if the town, quay, and bridge at
Lymington formed part of the undertaking, and found
the same, as amended, to be true.
SHREWSBURY AND WELORFOOL.
Mr. H. E. Adair reported from the committee that
the proposed capital of the company is 150,0001., and the
amount of loan 50,0001. There are 61 shareholders, who
may be considered as having a local interest in the line,
and the amount of capital subscribed by them is 60,840/. ;
the number of other parties, being shareholders, is 8, an d
the capital taken by them amounts to 53,5001. The
length of the main line of railway is 16 miles 2 furlongs
and 6•40 chains, and of the branch 4 miles 6 furlongs
and 1.80 chains. The steepest gradient is 1 in 117. The
estimated test of the railway is 150,000/., and the quan-
tity of land required 220 acres. Mr. Ifemans, Mr.
Cubits, and Mr. Pierey were the engineers examined in
support of the bill, and no engineer was examined in op-
position to it. The committee were satisfied of the fit-
nem in an engineering point of view of the proposed
railway.

WIMBLEDON AND CROYDON.
Mr. LASCELLES reported from t ,:ommittee, that the
principal objects of the bill are to 6. A ble the company to
grant a lease of the undertaking tot London, Brighton.
and South Coast Company, to purchase additional lands
for the purpose of providing additional works and COB..
veniences, and to raise further capital. The additional
capital proposed to be raised for the purposes of the bill
is 15,000/., and the amount of loan 5,000/. The addi-
tional capital is sc light to be raised for onabliag the
company to lay down a second line of rails. The com-
mittee had amended the bill by striking out the recital
relating to working arrangements with. the London,
Brighton, and South Coast, and London and South
Western Railway companies, and had` found the same
as amended to be tree.

EXTRAORDINARY LARGE SALMON.—The river Tay has
within these past few weeks furnished for the London
market a considerable number of salmon, many of which
have been of an unusually large size. There was, hoer•
ever, an arrival yesterday of several of this highly
esteemed portion of the piscatorial tribe, which attracted
considerable attention, being of the almost unprecedented
weight of about 421 be. each.