The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-04 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

BOMBAY, BARODA, AND CENTRAL INDIA.
The second half-yearly meeting of this company was
yesterday held at the offices, Liverpool-street—the Ear
of Devon in the chair.
An abstract of the reprt, and statement of the com-
pany's accounts, which has already been published,
having been read,
The CHAIRSIAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
observed that it was mainly based on the report of
Lieut. -Colonel Kennedy, which went minutely into
particulars, and in fact gave the shareholders the best
idea of the prospects of the company and of their pre-
sent position. The directors bad only one cause of
regret, which was, that the East India Company bad
not yet sanctioned the construction of the line betwee,
Bombay and Surat, which was a most important part of
the prject. The directors would act on the same eco
nomical principles which heretofore guided their con-
duct.

The motion was adopted.
A. SHAREHOLDER read a memorial which he proposed
should be sent to the Governor in Council of the Bombay
Presidency, the object of which wa,, that the construc-
tion of the line between Bombay and Surat should be
forthwith sanctioned by them.
The resolution was adopted unanimously, as was also
a resolution requesting the chairman to sign the memo-
rial on behalf of the meeting.
A vote of thanks passed to the board of directors ter-
minated the proceedings.

WELLS AND FAKENMAM.
Yesterday a special meeting of the shareholders of this
company was held at their offices, 69, Lombard-street,
to take into consideration the propriety of raising an
additional amount of capital by mortgage or bond,
in conformity with the borrowing powers given them
in the act of incorporation, in the absence of S. M.
Peto, Bart , ate cbair was taken by Mr. Till. The
secretary having read the notice convening the meet-
ing, the company's solicitor read the clause of the
act in pursuance of which the meeting was convened.
It recited that the company should be at liberty to
borrow 23,0001. whenever all the shares might be sub-
scribed for and one-half paid up ; and it having been
certified by the secretary that the company was in a
position legally to avail themselves of the privileges of
the act, a formal resolution to that effect was pro-
and carried unanimously, when the
posed, seconded,
proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

The Lords Ju-tices have been pleased' to approve of
the appointment of the Earl of Belmore to be a Deputy.
Lieutenant for the county of Tyrone, in the room of Lord
Claude Hamilton, deceased.
ST_ PANORAS.—ELECTION OF A MEMBER OF THE
METROPoLITAN BOARD OF WORKS —Yesterday was ap-
pointed by the vestry of St. Pancras for the election of
a member of the Metropolitan Board, in the place of Mr.
Corrie. There was a numerous attendance. Mr. Streeten,
one of the churchwardens, presided. Mr. Rashleigh
was nominated by Mr. Churchwarden
Wyatt, and
seconded by Mr. Aria. He was recommended by the
former, on the ground of his having effected, as a guar-
dian, some useful reforms in the administration of out-
o'er relief, and the application of the labour test to
able-bodied paupers. The ether candidate, the Rev. R.
Eckett, was proposed by Mr Brettinghatn, and seconded
by Mr. Hudson. They represented him as a practical
man of business and a sound economist. The question
was put to a show of hands, and the numbers counted
were—For Mr. Rashleigh, 42 ; for Mr. Eckett, 42. A
division took place, amidst great excitement and uproar,
just before which, Mr. Sheffield (a member) came iato the
room. Several protests were made against his vote being
taken, and ultimately the tellers announced the num-
bers to be—For Mr. Rashleigh, including ,the vote
of the chairman, 43; for Mr, Eckett, 43. The cliairman
said he bad the casting vote. (Cries of "Not at an
election.") He should give it for Mr. Rashleigh. (Re-
newed confusion, amidst which a protest was handed in,
signed by several vestrymen, against the legality of the
election.) Mr. Rashleigh thanked the vestry for the
honour conferred upon him, mid, after a few words from
Mr. Eckett, the proceedings terminated. At the time
the division took place four gentlemen—viz., Messrs.
Laimbeer, Pratt, and Dr. Wilson, voters for
Mr. Ecket, were shut out.