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

EAST KENT.

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

An abstract of the report has appeared in The Sun.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said that the works on the line were progressing favour.
ably, and that the whole concern was in as flourishing a
condition as they could expect.
Mr. C. M. LUSHINGTON, 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
not meet the requirements of the E tst 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-
Eastern, and be able to convey their passengers to
within a quarter of an hour's ride of Buckingham Pa-
lace and Pali-mall. (hear, hear.)
Mr. HARTRIDGE deprecated the making of any branches
in the present state of the rnoney•market.
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 Etotne observations from Sir J. TYLDEN and other
proprietors, the report was unanimously 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.

WHITEHAYEN JIINCTION.—At the half-yearly meeting
of this compiny, held at Whitehaven on Friday, a divi-
dend at the rate of 7s. per share, less income tax, was
declared, and the proceedings terainated with a vote of
thanks to the chairman.

WIIITEIIAVEN, CLEATOR, AND EGREMONT.-At the
half yearly meeting of this company, held at Whitehaven
on Friday, a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per an-
num, less income tax, was declared, and the proceedings
terminated.

BRISTOL AND EXETER.—At the half-yearly meeting of
this company, held on Thursday at Bristol, a dividend
of 23 per cent. for the half-year was declared.
SOUTH DEVON.-At the half-yearly meeting of this
company, held on Tuesday at Plymouth, a dividend of
12s. 6d. per 581. share for the half year was declared.

THE LAST VICTIM OF HENRY I.—Roger of Wendover
and others relate that "the corose of the dead king lay
for a tong time above ground at 11•)uen, 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 all who came near it. It was
wrapped in a bull's skin, and the physician, who was
engaged for a large sum of money to open the head with
a hatchet, and extract the brain after it was already too
much corrupted, nothwithstanding that the head 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 and Gazette.
SURVEY OF THE THAMES.—In 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 I" Allow me to say that in 1852
the Navigation Committee of the Corporation of Lon-
don caused a survey to be executed, extending from
Battersea-bridge Ito Woolwich. The special object
they had in view was to have an authentic record
of the existing state of the river, so that future corn-
parions, could be made, in order to ascertain the extent
of the deepening of the bed 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 for the longitudinal and the numerous
cross sections was taken with the spirit-level ; and, by
a process originated, I believe, by Mr. Smith's assistant,
Mr. May, the precise position of each sounding was ob-
served in such a manner that it can be exactly found at
any future time.—S. W. LEACH, Engineer of the Thames
Navigation and Port of London.—The. Builder.
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