The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-17 00:00:00

The Seefetary having read the heads of the bill,

The CHAIRMAN said the resolution he had to sub-
mit was that the Wrexham, Mold, and Connah's
Quay and lloylak.e Railways Bill be approved.
Mr. WILKINSON expressed his dissent to the un-
dertaking, and did not think it right that they
should be called upon to subscribe £60,000 towards
it. They had better not proceed with the bill
dut ing the present financial difficulties.

The CHAIRMAN did not think the remarks of Mr.
Wilkinson would justify them in delaying the bill.
The motion approving the bill was carried unani-
mously, aid the proceedings terminated. •

wi:IITEHAVEN JUNCTION.
A special meeting was held at Whitehaven on
Monday to coneider the propriety of paying an
honorarium to etrtain officials of the company
upon the loss of their appointments in consequence
of the transfer of the line to another company ; Mr.
W. Lumb presided.
Tile CHAIRMAN propose.d that an honorarium or
gratuity of 3s. ld. and one-seventh of a penny per
original share be paid to the undermentioned
officers, divided in the following proportions :—Mr.
H. Cook, secretary, £350 ; Mr. M. Harrison, en-
gineer, £l5O ; Mr. J. Rose, locomotive engineer,
£250 ;plr. D. Murray, accountant, £lOO ; and Mr.
John Corrie, goods clerk, £B5. The resolution
provided that no dissentient shareholder should be
bound by it, and that no assenting shareholder
should be required to pay more.
Mr. CLARKE seconded the motion.

Mr. J. B. WILSON moved, as an amendment,
that no gratuity be given.
Mr. BROWN seconded the amendment, which,
after ashort discussion, was carried by seven to four,
five or six shareholders not having voted.
A poll was demanded, and proxies to a large
amount were recorded in favour of the motion,
which was declared carried.

WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS JUNCTION.
A special meeting of this company was held on
Monday at Whitehaven, to consider the propriety
of voting compensation to certain officials in con-
sequence of the transfer of the line to another com-
pany ; Mr. W. Lumb presided.

The motion that £350 be paid to the sect
ary
£l5O to the engineer, £250 to the locomotivere en,
gineer, £lOO to the accountant, and £B5
to the
clerk was proposed, when an amendment was moved
to the effect that no such payments be made. The
amendment was carried by -a show of hands, but it
was lost on the production of a majority of proxies
in favour of the motion.

ROYAL SWEDISH.
The report of the directors states that the gross
receipts from traffic and other sources, after deduct-
ing the charges for working and maintenance, left
of £3,428, and the directors were glad
9'"ll.a°
that
it was sufficient to enable them to make a fur-
ther payment of 2s. (the value of one coupon) on
account of the arrears of interest due on the obliga-
tions, leaving a small balance. The traffic had been
carried on with safety and regularity, and the works
and rolling stock h
been efficiently maintained ;
but, notwithstanding the recent addition to the
number of waggons,the
usiruePPlY appeared to be still
inadequate to the requirements
mineral traffic. The dict eors nts of the increasing
greatly regretted
retu
that the year had expired without
to the
definite
being settled with reference
he negotia-
tions pending between the Swedish
he Govern-
mentline and
nnx
the Government trunk line between
Gotten burg. Some preliminary steps were and
taken
by the Government towards ascertaining the value
and state of the line and works, the directors had
urged a further progress, and would endeavour to
bring the negotiations to an early and satisfactory
termination. A line of railway had lately been con-
structed by an independent company from Utters-
burg to Koping, a distance of 15 English miles
north of the latter town, for the accommodation of
a mineral district, whence was brought a consider-
able supply of rough ore, and also manufactured
iron. This had revived the question of completing
this company's line between Arboga and Koping,

by which means and passing over their entire line
the southern and other districts might be reached.
Those interested in tl'le Uttersburg-Koping Rail-
way Company had united to raise the necessary
funds for finishing the Arboga-loping extension,
one-half being granted by the Government, as was
under such circumstances to enterprises of that
kind. This extension if constructed would bring
much additional traffic-over their line. With a view
to assist the promoters, the directors had agreed to
work the extension P.ne at 50 per cent. of the gross
receipts—terms which the directors believed would
prove mutually advantageous to both companies.