The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-02 00:00:00

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Newmarket 2d October 7
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COURSING.
COURSING MEETINGS TO COME.
SEPTEMBER.
Name. Judge. Days of Running
Brampton, Cumberland Mr. Warwick
OCTOBER.
Ancaster and Willoughby,
Lincolnshire Mr. Spofford

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

KENT COAST.

The twentieth half-yearly general meeting of this
company was held on Saturday, at the offices, 2,
Great Winchester-street-buildings, E.C. ; Mr. It.
B. Harvey, M.P., in the chair.
The report stated that, in accordance with the
report of the directors to the shareholders in Feb-
ruary last, a bill in Chancery was filed against the
London; Chatham, and Dover Railway Company,
and various parties interested in the different sec-
tions of that undertaking, for the purpose of having
it declared that the heads of agreement for the
working of the line v the London, Chatham, and
Dover Company were binding upon all parties.
The suit thus instituted came on for hearing before
Vice-Chancellor Stuart, on the 26th day of June
last, and, very much to the disappointment of the
directors, his honour made a decree that the Dover
Company were not bound to continue the working
of theline under the heads of agreement, and directed
that they should cease working on July 31 last,
unless terms for their continuing the working were
arranged with this company. The decision being
entirely contrary to the view which the same learned
judge had taken of the subject upon the former
hearing before him, the directors gave immediate
notice of their intention to appeal against it ; but that
appeal cannot come on for hearing until, at the earliest,
the month of November next. It is right to state
that iu addition to the grounds of objection to the
agreement, which were referred to in the former
report, it was now attempted to show that the heads
of agreement as submitted to the shareholders of
this company were not identical with those which

had been submitted to the shareholders of the Dover
Cowany, and that consequently the terms of the
Act of Parliament, which required the assent of the
shareholders of both companies, had not been com-
plied with.
The report was adopted, and a vote of thanks
terminated the proceedings.

The special train in which the Emperor Napoleon
with his suite from Paris to Salzburg is described as
exceeding in comfort and elegance anything of the
kind that has hitherto been known. The train con-
sisted of nine carriages, communicating with each
other by tastefully decorated bridges. In the middle
was a handsome sitting-room, furnished with chairs,
ottomans, sofas, mirrors, pictures, clocks, and chan-
deliers. On one aide of this room was the dining-
room, and on the other the Emperor's study. In
the middle of the dining-room there was a table,
capable of being extended or contracted at pleasure,
with easy chairs placed parallel to the sides of the
carriage. The Emperor's study contained an ele-
gant writing-table, a clock in the style of the re-
naissance, a thermometer, a barometer, and a tele-
graphic apparatus, by means of which telegraphic
communication was established with the apartments
of the various court officials travelling with his
Majesty. Next to the study was the bedroom of
the Emperor ani Empress, with two beds placed
transversely against the sides of the carriage. Two
dressing-rooms were attached to the bedroom. The
remaining carriages consisted of a kitchen, a wine
cellar, and the apartments of the Emperor's suite.
There was also a conservatory filled with the choicest
flowers.

The contract for building the Milford and Woon-
socket Railroad has been awarded to a Mr. Greene
of Fisherville, New Hampshire, for about $BO,OOO,
exclusive of land damages and depot buildings, and
work on it will be at once begun.
The stockholders of the Vermont Valley Rail-
road at the annual meeting at Bellows Falls, on
Wednes.lay, August 14, elected Hugh H. Henry,
Governor Morris, Alexander Hamilton, G. R. I.
Bowdoin, Jo.d Page, Charles Chaplin, and Madison
Sloat directors, and they subsequently elected H. 11.
Henry president, the treasurer and clerk holding
over for another year.
As the Shore Line Railroad train from Boston
was approaching Providence on Tuesday at noon,
13th iust., an unknown man, of respectable ap-
pearance, laid his neck on the rail just in front of
the advancing locomotive and was instantly be-
headed. The body was shockingly mutilated, and
has not been recognised.

Hiram Cook has been appointed Isaac Pressey's
successor as roadmaster of the Norwich and Wor-
cester Railroad.

THE EXPEDITION TO ABYSSINIA.--It is believed
in official circles to be quite impossible to have the
arrangements connected with the Abyssinian expedition
completed in time to allow of active operations being un-
dertaken in November, For the information of the many
who are anxious for employment in connection with the
Abyssinian expedition, it may be well.to state that all these
appointments rest with the Bombay Uovernmeat, acting
under the advice of Robert 4Napier. Applications to the
home authorities is useless.—Sunclay Gazette. On Satur-
day three very fine steamers, belonging to the West India
and Pacific Steamship Company, were selected by the
Admiralty. The names of the vessels are the American
West Indian, and California. For service in tho Mediter-
ranean the vessels at present under survey are the Bolivar
and Darien, owned by the West India and Pacific Com-
pany ; the Rosetta, belonging to Messrs. James Moss and
Co. ; the Montezuma, Paranha, and Mendoza, owned by
Messrs. Walsomson, of Waterford; and the Venetian, one
of the Bibby's line of Mediterranean steamers. So far are
the arrangements perfected for the despatch of the
transports that several of the larger class of steamers, in-
tended to run between Bombay and Abyssinia, will leave
the Mersey for their first destination in the course of a few
days.

HALIFAX WOOL AND WORSTED MARKET,
SATURDAY. —Wool continues firm in price, and a moderate
quantity is changing hands. There is, however, no
speculation. The yarn trade is still in a stagnant state.
and spinners complain much. In pieces, stocks have been
lowered considerably by American buyers, who, however
have given no new orders. Tho fine weather has pro-
ducod a hopeful feeling in We market.