The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-15 00:00:00

Naval )LSO =Mary

A board of officers has been sitting at Chatham for
the purpose of arranging the prices r it which the articit •
sold in the canteens at Chatham a ad St. Mary's Bar
racks shall be sold to the troops, the authorities at thr-
Horse Guards having concluded an arrangement wit,
the proprietors of those establkhm€ ,nts for a considerablt
reduction in the price of the variou s articles.

The Dee arrived at Woolwich y.istenlay at noon, hav-
ing experienced a most favourable passage the whole way
up. Mr. Taplin, from the engineer's department of Wool
with Dockyard, having been deputed by the Lords
the Admiralty to proceed to Purtstnotrh on board th.-
Dee in order to note the progress c •f Mr. Weathered's ap•
paratus for superheating steam, 6.4:.ted on board that ves
sel, has confirmed the reports air, early forwarded to the
Admiralty, and has fully Corroborated the former state
ments detailing the iipesific amount of economy ebtained'
thereby, 'without causing-the slight est perceptible inj ary
or extra strain to the machinery of the ship. A sec,.nd
invention, the prAuction of a Mr. Lees, for superheat.
ing steam, was on Tuesday brought forward and sub-
jected to a preliminary trial on bi.ard the steam vessel
Water Sprite, during a run of two miles down the river
from Erith. The apparatus COPE ist9 principally of a
hydro-caloric engine, by which the steam is first pro-
duced in a small boiler or generator. It then passes
through a second, which is named a " coil boiler," and
traverses a coil of 36 circles or coilod tubes, and, issuir:
thence red hot, is rec,tived into a third, where it is con-
densed with water and boiled. It is supplied in that state
for the use of the engine. The experiments were highly
satisfactory, and were recommended for further trials,
as the method, subject to a slight revision, is considered
likely to become of considerable importance iu the navi•
gation of steamers.
Rear-Admiral the Right Hon. Sir M. F. F. Berke-
ley, K.C.8., and Capt. Sir B Walker, K.C.8., Sur-
veyor of the Navy, paid an official visit to Woolwich
Dockyard yesterday morning, and were accompanied
through the various departments by Commodore J.
Shepherd, superintendent of the yard. They likewise
went on board the Caledonia, new Seamen's Hospital
Ship, and inspected the internal arrangements, after
which they took leave of the Commodore and returned '
to London.

The freight ship Swanley arrived at Woolwich yester
day morning, and havingem' arked 18 barrels of powder
was towed down to Gravesend, whence she is to proceed
on her voyage to Jamaica.

RAILWAY INTELLIoENCE.

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.

A special general meeting of the proprietors of this
company was held on Tuesday, at the Castle Station,
Lancaster, for the purpose of considering a proposed
application by the company to Parliament, in the ensu-
ing session, for a bill for making a railway from the
Lancaster and Carlisle railway, in the parish of Kendal,
to the (little) North Western, at or near Ingleton, in as
West Riding, with a branch therefrom, and for other
purposes. E. W. Ha3sell, E-q., chairman of directors,
presided, and there were present the majority of the
directors, and an influential body of shareholders.
The CHAIRMAN said it had always been the policy of
the board of directors to refrain from speculating in any
branch lines or other undertakings which night endan-
ger their own good coucern. He assured them that lit
still adhered most fully to that, policy ; but circumstance:,
occasionally arose when the best general rules should be
departed from ; and, in the opinion of his brother direc-
tors and himself, such circumstances had arisen, aro
that, for the defence of the line, it was necessary to pur-
sue the course recommended. He read the circular ad-
dressed to the shareholders, detailing the reasons which
had impelled them to proceed with the present bill, and
concluded by moving a resolution, confirmatory of, and
sanctioning the steps which had been taken by the direc
tGro.

H. HowanD,lEsq., deputy chairman seconded the mo-
tion.

H. GARNETT, E q., as one of the largest proprietors,
was most happy to agree t the resolution proposed. He
believed the directors had taken a wise etep, and he
thought they had better leave it in their hands to carry
through. (Applause.)
Mr. GILLOW (Liverpool) heartily approved of the course
taken, and he believed that an expenditure of 300,0001.,
or even 500,0001., in this new branch would be remune-
rative. They would also go before Parliament under
great advantages, as the committee would know that the
Lancashire and Carlisle Company had the ability to carry
out their works as soon as the necessary powers were
granted. (Applause,)
In putting the motion the CHAIRMAN said this branch
was forced upon them by the aggressive acts of other
companies.

The motion WAS unanimously adopted, as well as a
vote of thanks to the chairman and board of directurs
for the attention and ability they displayed in the ma.
nagement of the company's affairs.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN

SHIRE.

The half-yearly report of the directors of this company
states that the revenue for the half-year amounted to
288,9081., and the expenditure to 137,6091., leaving a
balance of 151,2981., which, with the balanue brought
from the previous half-year, gives a total sum of
153,3461. available for interest and dividend. The de-
benture and other charges against the half-Near amount
to 59,8011., the canal annuities to 13.7341., the divi-
dend on the 61. preference shares to 23,6901., the divi-
dend on the 31 per cent. stock to 5,9581., and the diri
dend on the 6 per cent. preference stock (late 101.
preference) to 26,1601., making a total charge of
129,3441., and leaving 24,0021. available for dividend on
the ordinary stock of the company. The directors recom-
mend the proprietors to pay a dividend of 10s. per loot
on the ordinary stock of the coinpany, or at the rate of 1
per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of 4,5001. The
directors have confidence that the time is not distant
when, through greater ease in the money-market, the
debenture stock may be issued, and thus obtain a large
measure of relief for the ordinary stockh ilders. The
company's traffic receipts have been on the whole satis-
factory during the half-year. The passenger traffic
shows an increase of 4,662/. as compared with the
corresponding half of last year ; in the parcel traffic
of 6021. ;live stock, 6081. ; mineral, 3,0581. ; and in
goods traffic of 6,3151. The local traffic on
the line during the half-year amounted to 148,818/ ,
and the foreign traffic to 88,4121. The receipts
of the Grimsby Docks amounted to 8 5051., against
2,3661. at the corresponding period, showing an increase
of 1,1381. The Anglo-French Steam Shipping Com-
pany has now four steamers runnine between Grimsby
and the ports of France, and will very shortly have six
more. The capital account exhibits an increase of
41,0821., of which 34,2451. is for works sanctioned at
the date of the last half-yearly meeting, and 6,8371. for
new works ordered during the half-year. The works still
in progress are the Barnsley Branch Extension, 47,837/.
expended ; the Grimsby Fishing-cratt Dock, 9,5891.
expended ; the Grimsby Graving Dock. 10,315/. ex-
pended ; and the Grimsby Coal-drops, 4,6671. expended.
Total, 72,2081. The evension across the town of Barns-
ley will be ready for traffic on the Ist of February next.

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.
A special general meeting of the proprietors of the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was held yesterday,
at Manchester, "to decide upon a proposed arrange.
ment between the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Company and the East Lancashire Railway Company,
for uniting and consolidating into one concern the trafficand business of the two companies.' Th9re was a
nmerous attendance, and after a short discus ion the
proposition was agreed to.