The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-27 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE'.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.
A special meeting of the proprietors of the above
company was held yesterday, at the Euston-square
Terminus, for tne purpose of taking into conside-
ration the following bills now before Parliament :

" A bill for anthorising the conversion of parts of the
Shropshire Canal to purposes of a.railway, and the making
and maintaining of a railway accordingly, and for autho,
rising arrangements between the London and North-
W,stm•n Railway' Company sascLathea-companies, and for
other purposes.
"A bill for making a railway from the Llapidloes and
Newtown Railway, in the parish of Llandinam, to the
town of Illacbynlleth.
" A bill to empower the Stockport, Disley, and Whaley
Bridge Railway Company to extend their railway to
Buxton.

" A bill to authorise the construction of a railway from
Caitla Douglas to Portpatrick.
" A bill for making a railway from the North and South
Western Junction• Railway, in the parish of Ealing., to
Richmond, to be called ' The Richmond and Kew Exten-
sion Railway,' and for other purposes."
The meeting wra further made special for the
purpose of considering the heads of a proposed ar-
rangement for a lease of" the undertaking of the
Cannock Mineral Railway Company ; and, if ap-
proved, for giving all needful directions and autho-
rity for carrying out such arrangement.
The first bill in the above list is the only one
prompted by this company.

The CHAIRMAN said the first bill to which he had
to call their attention was that for authorising the
conversion of parts of the Shropshire Canal to the
purposes of a railway, and the making and main-
taining of a railway accordingly, and fur authoris-
ing arrangements between the London and North-
Western Railway Company and other companies,
and for other purposes. The purport of the bill
was stated in the circular which had been sent to
the whole of the proprietors, and the reasons which
had induced the directors to submit the measure to
them were, that the district which it was proposed
to supply with. railway acc)mmodation was one
where there was a traffic of considerable value.

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Mr. NATT at considerable length opposed the
bill, and suggested the matter should be submitted
to the consideration of a committee of share-
holders.
Mr. HAYLEY in an able speech supported the bill.
Mr. DICKENSON moved tint a committee be ap-
pointed to consider the subject.
The motion having been seconded,
The CHAIRMAN said one or two of the proprie-
tors had suggested that this question should be
well considered, and had proposed an adjournment,
which, if carried, would throw the bill over for 12
months.
After some discussion,
The amendment for referring the question to a
committee of shareholders was then put and lost,
and the original motion carried by 80 against 6.
The CHAIRMAN said it would be necessary to
take a poll on the question.
Mr. Dickenson and Captain Bigg were appointed
scrutineers.
The CHAIRMAN said he would proceed to the
other business of the day, and take the poll at the
conclusion. The next bill he had to produce was
one for making a railway from the Llanidloes and
Newtown Railway to the town of Machynlleth.
The London and North-Western did not promote
this bill. The bill had been introduced by parties
connected with the Llanidloes and Newtown Rail-
way ; and it was necessary to submit the measure
to the present meeting, as it was intended that
working arrangements should be entered into with
certain companies, of which the London and North-
Western was one.
A motion for the approval of the bill was put
and carried.
The CHAIRMAN next moved the approval of the
bill to extend the Stockport, Disley, and Whaley
Bridge Railway to Buxton, and for other purposes.
The bill was sanctioned, there being only two
dissentients against it. This also required a poll
to be taken, and the same scrutineers were ap-
pointed.
The CHAIRMAN next moved• the adoption of a
bill for making a railway from the North and
South-Western Junction Railway to Richmond.
The bill was unanimously approve].
The CHAIRMAN stated that the bill for authorising
the construction of the Castle Douglas branch would
have to be postponed, as it had not secured the
sanction of the committee of the House of Com-
mons.
The other special meeting with reference to
Cannock Mineral Railway Bill was then held, and
a motion for its adoption.was carried with four dis-
sentients only.
The meeting was then adjourned until three
o'clock, when the report 'of the scrutineers in the
Shropshire Canal Bill was given as follows
favour of the bill, 44 proprietors present, repre-
senting 627,9231. of stock paid up, and 37 proxies,
representing 593,7421. ; together, 81
proprietors,
representing 1,21,6551. Against the bill, 7, re-
presenting 75)881/. ; no proxies.
The poll on the Stockport, Disley, and Whaley
Bridge line, gave the same number of votes, repre-
senting the same amount of property in
favour o
68,881/f
the measure ; and against it, 5 proprietors,
Both measures were, therefore, carried.
The meeting way then adjourned until Friday