The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-02 00:00:00

BAIL WAY lAT .PLI. IGEN OE.

The rc,port stated that in the last half-yearly report
they were informed that a preliminary a,reement had
been entered into with the South Eastern Railway Com-
pany for the working and maintenance of the line. Sa-
tisfactory arrangements had been come to by the Bait
Kent and Cray Companies with the Weflt-end Railway
Company, for obtaining access into London totally in-
dependent of the South-Eastern Company to London-
bridge, Waterloo•bridge, and Sloane-street, By the end
of the present year the West-end aid St. Mary Cray
lines would he completed for traffic, Tho capital ac-
count to the 31st IY•cembe,r showed that 10,931/. had
been received, and 4,210/. expended, leaving 5,250/. in
the hands of the accountant-general, and 1,470/. at the
bankers.

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EAST KENT.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on
Friday, at the Lyndon Tavern ; Lord Sondes in the
chair.

An abstract of the report has appeared in The Sun.
The CFIAIBMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said that the works on the l!ne were progressing favour-
ably, and that the whole concern was in as flourishing a
condition as they could expect.
Mr. C. M. LIISIIINGTON, M.P., seconded the motion,
and called attention to the fact that the South-Eastern
Company at their last half yearly meeting had admitted
that the traffic on the North Kent line was so great that
they intended to apply to Parliament to authorise a re-
lief line from Dartford to Lewisham. This, however, did
nut meet the requirements of the Eset Kent, nor did it
give the public the accommodation of a West-end termi-
nus. (Hear, hear.) When the East• Kent had a West-
end terminus they would be independent of the South-
Eaqern, and he able to convey their pas.engers to
within a quarter of an hour's ride of Buckingham Pa-
lace and Pali-mall, (Efear, hear.)
Mr. HARTRIDGE deprecated the making of any branches
in the present state of the money•marktt.
Mr. CRAMPTON considered that the proposed line from
Strood to St. Mary Cray would be a valuable
adjunct to the East Kent line, which he considered was
one of the best lines in the kingdom, and that it would
pay 8 or 9 per cent.
After some observations from Sir J. TYLDEN and other
proprietors, the report was unanimoudy adopted.
The'retiring directors and auditor were re-elected, the
forfeiture of certain shares confirmed, and a vote of
thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings.

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WHITERAVEN JIINOTION.—At the half-yeallv meeting
of this company, held at \Vhitchaven on Friday, a divi-
dend at the rate of 7s. per share, less income tax, was
declared, and the proceedings terrAnated with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.
WEITEHAVEN, CLEATOR, AND EGREIIONT.-2V; the
half yearly meeting of this company, hell at Whitehaven
on Friday, a dividend at the rate. of 6 per cen`. per an-
nual, lees income tax, was declared, and the proceedings
terminated.

'BRISTOL AND EXETER —At the half-yearly meeting ,f
this company, held on Thursday at Bristol, a dividend
of 2i per cent. for the half-year was declared:
SOUTH DEVON.—At the half-yearly meeting of this
cc:rui-my, held on Tuesday at Plymouth, a dividend of
12i. 61. per 501. share for the half year wai declared.

THE LAST VICTIM OF HENRY I.—Roger of Wendover
and others rellte that " the comae of the dead king lny
for along time above ground at Rtmen,where his entrails,
brain, and eyes, are buried, the rest of the body cut and
seasoned with salt, to destroy the offensive smell, which
was great, and annoyed alt who came near it. It was
wrapped in a bull's skin, and the physician, who was
engaged for a large suta of money to open the head with
a hatchet, and extract the brain after it was already too
much corrupted, nothaithstanding that the heal was
wrapped up in several napkins, was poisoned by the
noisome smell and the money which he received was fatal
to him." The historian adds, " This was the list
of King Henry's victims, for he had killed many
before.'"—Medical Times a;zd Gazette.
SURVEY OF THE THAMES.--ln the leading article in
the Builder of last week, you ask, " Can the statement
be correct, that there has been no survey of the river
since that of Telford ?" Allow me to say that in 1852
the NavigatEoa Committee of the Corporation of Lon-
don caused a survey to be executed, extending from
Battersea-bridge Bto Woolwich. The special object
they had in view was to have an authentic record
of the existing state of the river, so that future coat-
pari,oneP could be made, in order to ascertain the extent
of the deepening of the bad of the river which is in
progress from a variety of causes. This survey was exe-
cuted under-my direction by Mr. T. Macdougall Smith -
and as the utmost attainable accuracy was required,
every sounding f-,r the longAudinal and the nuwerou3
cross sections was taken with the spirit-level ; and, by
a process originated, I believe, by Mr. Smith's assivant,
Mr. May, the precise position of each sounding was ob-
served ia such a manner that it eau be exactly found at
any future time.—S. W. LEACH, Engineer of the Tnames
Navigation and Port of London.—The Builder.

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METROPOLITAN.
At the half-yearly meeting of this company, bill on
Saturday at the office, Great Georgcostreet, Westmins-
ter, Mr. C. Pearson (city solicitor), in moving the re-
election of the directors, said that when lie left the direc-
tion of the company it appeared as though they were
about to have the work carried into execution. The
Bank rate bf discount was then four per cent. It was
no's, six per cent., a state of things widely different. At
the earlier period the G ofernment was oppesid to the
carrying nut of the bill, and the corporation of London
was not well affected towards it, and it was this feeling
which ;had induced him to retire from the direction.
Shortly after his retirement he attended a meeting at
the Privy Council Office, when Lord Palmerston, the
Home Secretary, Sir W. Molesworth, Mr. Cardwell,
and Loyd Canning were present, where he explained his
project, after which they came to the determination
that they would sanction the formation oaf the rai'road.
Then the Russian war broke out, and the difficulty of
obtaining money prevented the work from being com-
menced. The corporation of London were not favour-
able to the scheme, but they agreed to subscribe a large
sum of money in public improvements arising out of
this railway, such as the filling up of the Holborn
valley, and the expenditure of 450,0001. in the New
Cattle-market, Copenhagen-fields. He was perfeo•ly
confident that the corporation never would engage in
any railway enterprise, sad if any of the shareholders of
the company entertained any such notion the sooner
they dismissed it the better. The corporation of Lon-
don eschewed all speculation, and would not render
themselves liable to any charge of jobbing in railway
matters. (Rear, hear.) He was net quite sure, how-
ever, but that the directors might in some other form
induce the corporation to assist them. In order to ob-
tain this support it would be the duty of the directors to
take a bold vie w of the question, and till the corpora-
tion that if they did not. come forward to help them they
would wind up the affair, and that for ever arid aye
there would be an eod to it. If the directors adopted
the same course towards the Great Northern, Great
Western, and London and Ncrth-Western, each of those
bodies would see and feel that it was their interest as
well as their duty to come forward and render what
assistance they could. (Rear, hear.) A gen.le-
man had spoken of what had taken place before a com-
mittee of the corporation. He was perfectly justified in
making that statement. The fact wax the corporation
of London had prepared plans for the establishment .of
a meat market in connection with Smithfield, add in
anticipation kthat this railway would be completed,
and afford a means of coml_aunication between the mar-
ket in Smithfield and the cattle market iu Copenhagen-
fields. (Rear, hear.) , The plan which he had originally
proposed was now being carried out in Paris, and an
underground railway was in course of construction
from the central dead meat market to the cattle
market abattoirs, which were about the same distance
from Paris as our cattle market was from the
centre of London. The railway was already made, and
provided with turntables and other conveniences for
tragic, under the cattle market, and the line will
run between the Rue St. Martin and the Rae St.
Denis, under the Boulevard de Sebastopol. A suns
of 1,400,000/, had been already expended on the works,
but at present they were partially suspended for want of
funds, a further sum of 200,0001. being required to pur-
chase the required property. If they lould only obtain
the funds necessary to complete this line, there would be
no difficulty as to obtaining the co-operation of the
other great lines. The Great Western, which stood like
a naughty little boy in the corner of London—(a laugh)
would be most glad to avail themselves of the adv.,n-
tages which the line would afford to them by giving
thorn a City terminus, and the same with the other com-
panies. (Rear.)

MID-KENT (BROMLEY TO ST. MARY CRAY.)
The half-yearly rne;:ilog of thii company wai held at
the offices, South Sea-how, on Saturday ; Mr. W. Dent
in the chair;