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London, England, 1867-07-25 00:00:00

the Dublin University were similarly promoted in
the English branch. They would like to see four
Dublin graduates on the English bench. Some of the
wise men in Church matters on this aide of the
water expected that there would be one or two trans-
lations on this occasion, one section hoping that
Bishop O'Brien, of Ossory, would go to Derry, and
another that Bishop Fitzgerald, of Killaloe, would
be the one to move up. But it is better not to encou-
rage a restless spirit in bishops. The worst of our
sees is rich enough to satisfy any reasonable lover
of the good things of this w9rld, and if translation
be put upon the ground of public usefulness, it can-
not be alleged that any bishop on the bench is
better qualified to be useful in Derry than the
able and accomplished divine who has just ob-
tained one of the most coveted priz3s in the Irish
Church.

The Rev. Maurice Day, D.D., who has been for
24 years the popular and most useful incumbent of
the Church of St. Matthias, in this city, was yester-
day presented by his congregation with a purse of
£l,OOO and a costly piece of plate. Dr. Gregg and
Dr. Day shone together as the two brighest evan-
gelical stars in Dublin. The former is a bishop, the
latter must be content with a living in the diocese
of Clogher, Aughnalurcher,—worth £175 net a year,
for which he is indebted to the kindness of the
Board of Trinity College, none of the Fellows think-
ing it worth his acceptance.

Railway and Other Companies.

ATHENRY AND ENNIS JUNCTION.

The 15th half-yearly meeting of this company
was held at the offices last week, in Dublin ; the
chair was taken by Mr. J. F. Lombard, J.P.
Mr. Nicoll, the secretary, read the report, which
stated that with a view of carrying out the works
themselves with the aid of the Government loan, the
directors caused a careful and detailed estimate to be
prepared of the cost of constructing the works, and
had such estimate submitted to an engineer uncon-
nected with the company, whoposse.3sed considerable
practical experience in works and cost labour of a simi
lar nature in thesame locality. The result was favour-
able, and the Board, after careful and anxious con-
sideration of the subject, arrived unanimously at
the decision to proceed with the works under the
inspection of their engineer, which they had accord-
ingly done, and the works of the line had been re-
sumed. Au inspection of the line and works was
carefully made by a committee of the Board within
the past month, and they found the existing works
very substantially constructed, that no deterioration
had resulted from the stoppage of the works, but on
the contrary that the cuttings and embankments
had become consolidated and firm ; and from the
state in which they found the Ennis and Gort sec-
tion, they were justified in authorising that portion
to be pressed to early completion, and they hoped
it would be opened for traffic before the close of the
year, and so bring 18 miles of railway and the capi-
tal represented in its construction into the earliest
possible remunerative operation. The first instal-
ment of £20,000 of the Government loan having
been received during the past month, the works had
since that time been progressing satisfactorily, and
the directors were now engaged in making contracts
for the supply of rails and other materials. The
present Board had given continued services to the
company for seven years, since its commencement,
without any remuneration whatever.
Mr. G. W. liEmANs, the engineer, stated in his
report that he was not certain that the partial
opening as far as Gort would be the best policy for
the interests of the company, but he had no hesita-
tion in recommending that the principal works on
the remainder of the line be not neglected while pre-
paring to open to Gort.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, said he waslone of a party who had recently
gone over the line, and they were most agreeably
surprised at the amount of work done and also at
the superior way in which it was executed. Great
progress had certainly been made, and he hoped that
the line would be opened before another 12, or at
furthest 18, months elapsed, whereby the share-
holdas would be enabled to reap the reward of
their patient perseverance and constant support.
(Hear.)

Mr. D. KIRWAN, D.L., said he La gr,:at pleasure
in seconding the motion. Ile happened to be
one of the party, and he could, therefore, corrobo-
rate the chairman's observations in every respect.

The report was then unanimously adopted.
On the motion of Mr. J. Falconer, seconded by
Mr. J. Kelly, £5OO was voted to the directors for
their services. The aultors were allowed each
per audit of accounts. The agreement entered into
between Mr. Nicoll, the secretary, and the directors
was confirmed, and the proceedings concluded with
thanks to the chairman.