The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-01 00:00:00

order to show the Shareholders the progress they were making
on' the line.
The passenger traffic was, for—

Passengers. Producing
The first week in April, 1843 ... 5,920 ... £1,724
Ditto. ditto 1844 ... 19,543 3,581
The second week in April, 1843 ... 7,087 ... 2,152
" Ditt.o ditto 1844 ... 19,210 ... 4,273
The third week in April,lB43 ... 8,786 ... 2,124
Ditto ditto 1844 ... 13,295 ... 3,745
The tuirth week in ..ipril,lB43 ... 7,219 ... 2,052
Ditto ditto 1844 ... 12868 ... 3,587
The first week in May, 1843 ... 7,629 ... 2,008
Ditto ditto 1844 13,100 ... 3,691
The second week in May; 1843 ... 7,179 ... 2,021
Ditto ditto 1844 ... 13,375, ... 3,846
The third week in May, 1843 ... 7,624 ... 2,030
Ditto ditto 1844 ... 13,554 ... 3,931
The fourth week in May, 1843 ... 7,223 ... 2,071
Ditto ditto 1844 ... 12,950 4,070

It *was here seen that the passenger traffic had nearly
doubled itself in these-eight weeks, and the whole of this in-
crease would come into the present half-year's accounts. As
regarded the Maidstone branch, this branch would in,a short
time be opened, and would, he thought, bring in a consider-
able income • its completion too would cloSe Wan expendi-
ture of 1,406/. a year which the Company had now Charged.
to their account as a payment to coach proprietors for bring-
ing the passengers to the line. The next point he had to
touch upon was the coal traffic. His.feelings upon this sub-
ject were -exceedingly strong, because he was sure it mould be
a source of great profit. Another material item in their
'traffic was the article of lime. His.opinion was that a very
extensive trade in lime would be carried on upon their rail-
way,-and to a far gretfter amount than. any gentleman pre-
sent could possibly contemplate; indeed, he should be afraid
of mentioning what he believed would be its extent. , It was
to be recollected:that the lime was made of chalk imme-
diately on the line of railway. It was not possible for.any-
thing to be more convenient or less expensive than the pre-
paration .of it in connection with their railway. 'Since they
last met together in that mom the Bricklayers' Arms station
had been opened, and. during the 28 days that the public
had enjoyed the accommodation, the Company, had taken.
from the London-bridge station 11,285 passengers, produc-
ing 5,260/., and from the Bricklayers' Arms station 19,953
passengers, producing the suns of 6,0601.—C Loud cheers.)
At Reigate, the Brighton line and themselves had removed
the objections that the pUblic had made to moving from one
line to another. A station had at last been built, and every
Brighton as well as every Dover train stopped at it. The
station still remained the property of the Dover Company.
At the present moment the Directors were making arrange-
ments for. carrying out a branch from Tunbridge. to Tun-
bridge \Vella, of 41; miles in.length. The objections raised by
the landowners had been entirely removed; and, looking to
the short distance of the branch, it was not possible to con-
ceive any line to be more beneficial to a company.
A PROPRIETOR—Ii will be a single line, I presume

The CHAIR3LiN said it would. Ile had now to offer twaor
three words respecting the Hastings line. This subject was
one' hat had given the Board a good deal of anxiety, and, he
must confess, the decision upon-it had disappointea him ex-
ceedingly.—(Hear.) What he meant by saying that it had
disappointed him was this: he had fancied that when Par-
liament sanctioned the line, and granted the Bill, claiming,
as they did in the first instance, that a good traffic case
shouldbe shown—he said, that having shown, as part of their
ttaffic case, the whole of the Hastings traffic, he did not ex-
pect Parliament would. then say, " We must take away the
traffic from you and place it in the hands of others." Such,
however, had been the decision of the Committee.—(Hear.)
He could only say that nothing had shaken his faith more
in railway property than seeing such decisions as he had
seen come to by the Committee of the House of Commons.--
(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He thought they must not
despair in this matter—(Hear, hear.) The Directors were
not remaining pa-ssive, and thew were determined not to re-
main passive.—(Hear, hear.) He was sure his brother' Di-
rectors, as well as himself, would not cease pressing the ques-
tion on the attention of those in whose hands the matter
rested, till they foundthere was no chance of success, or till
they did succeed.—(Cheers.) He believed that the Hastings
people were exceedingly dissatisfied with the decision of the
Committee, and they had called a meeting to take the sub-
ject into consideration. As far as the interest of the county
of Kent was concerned, there could not be a doubt that a
line of railway through the centre would be more beneficial
than one running along the coast. The works at Folkestone
Harbour, and the various matters connected with it, were
going on in.the most satisfactory manner. He thought the
value of the harbour was entirely unknown, and every step
taken in reference to it satisfied him more fully of the wisdom
and discretion they had shown in purchasing it. The Dover
terminus was now (pen. It was very convenient and most
spacious ; perhaps some might say, more spacious than neces-
sary. Those who thought so, should recollect that a great
destruction of property had arisen from the stock and plant of
railways being exposed to the weather; this had been felt
particularly, he bel imred, by th e London and Birmingham Com-
pany. It was satisfactory to him to know that they now had a
station where the stock; &c., could be properly protected, and
as to the station itself, he would say there was not in Great
Britain one more simple and, at the same time, more con-
venient. The next question he must touch on regarded the
protection of the interests of the South-Eastern Company
generally; but especially on the northern side of the county
of Kent. If it were necessary for tbe public convenience
that lines of railway shmild go on the northern side of the
county of Kent, the South-Eastern Company would be the
parties to endeavour to carry them out. The Directors would
be very much wanting in their duty if they did not keep
alive to what was passing on this point, and they therefore
thought it right to tell the proprietors that Mr. R. Stephen-
son had been for some time engaged in looking_to the whole
of that 4listrict, that the Directors might see how best to
protect the interests of the Shareholders. He had for a long
time considered the greatest enemies to railway Companies
were the railway Companies themselves.—(Hear, hear.)
There had been an endeavour on all sides to get hold of
property with which they had nothing whatever to do, and
there had been a forgetfulness of the " live and let live"
system.—(Hear, hear.) Every railway company had been
desirous of entrenching on its neighbours' property. He had
expressed' these opinions most plainly and openly before the
President of the Board of Trade, in the presence of the Chair-
men-of the Great Western, the' London and Birmingham, and
other lines, in the spring of the present- sear. Then as
to the question of amalgamation. The Brighton, Croydon,
and Dover lines were working very' harmoniously together,
but he thought not so beneficially as they would do
under one board. For his part lie was quite willing, and he
had so confessed himself to the Croydon and Brighton Direc-
'tors, to sound hi 4 retreat the moment anything of the kind.
could be carried out ; and he was sure there was not a single
Director of the Dover board who would not willingly retire
from the position he held, if, by so doing, the desired amalga-
mation could be forwarded.—(Cheers.) One word as to the
foreign railways. It was quite as unlikely that we should be
without a railway to the opposite coast, as that the Dover
line would be closed. In fact, it was a question that had been
again and again argued in the Chamber of Deputies. It was
one in which the South-Eastern Company were most deeply
interested, and about which he had been in continual commu-
nication with parties on the other side of the Channel. The
Shareholders were not to imagine that, because the Directors
'had not touched upon the subject before, it had therefore
escaped their consideration. 'The completion of a line to the
opposite coast at some future day would Place the income of
the South-Eastern line in such a position as the Proprietors
did not at the present moment contemplate. Let them
say what they would—if they could have a short passage
across to the kingdom of France, and get to the Mediter-
ranean in the short period -of time that a journey would then
occupy, the value of tke South-Eastern line • would become
great indeed. He believed that with the exception of stating
that there were .400 shares of the last issue which the
'Directors had still in their hands, and which they proposed
to sell and apply the proceeds to the credit of the account,
he had nothing .further to mention to the Proprietors. If
they had any questions to put he should be very happy to
answer them.
Several questions were put to the Chairman by various of
the Proprietors, but they were of no public interest beyond
two facts elicited—that the mouth of the Folkestone har-
bour could be kept Clear of shingle at a comparatively
trifling cost, and that the Company would be able to carry
on five or six times the present traffic without any addition
to their staff. The Chairman's address appeared to give very
general-satisfaction.
Mr. DlCitEGort moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman
and the Directors for the able manner in which they had
managed the affairs of the Company.
Mr. EDMONDS seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and the meetingbroke up.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
ASCOT HEATH RACES.
Subjoined is a complete list of all the stakes which have
closed. The entry for the Trial Stakes and the Plates will
be made to-morrow afternoon at the Grand Stand.
TUESDAY.
The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each ; two yrs, old 4st 4lb ; three,
7st 41b ; four, Bst 71b ; live, 9st ; six and aged,,9st 31b.
New mile.
The Ascot Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if de..
dared, with 100 added ; the second to receive 50 soya. out
of the stakes ; the winner of any handicap after the weights
are declared 71b extra.
Knight of the Whistle, 6 yrs, Bst 71b—Orion, 4 yrs, Bst
Parthian, 4 yrs, 7st Illb—Blackdrop, 4 yrs ist 71b—Mania,
4 yrs, ist 61b ; Johnny, aged, 7st 21b—Priscilla Tomboy, 5
yrs, 7st—Areanus, 5 yrs, ist—Rowland, 4 yrs, fist lOW-
-Franchise, 5 yrs, Est 101)--Delapre, 3 yrs, 6st 71b—Maria
Diaz, 4 yrs, 6st 61b—Ameer, 4 yrs, 6st 51b—Fox, 4 yrs, 6st 31b
—lllustration, 4 yrs, 6st 31b—El Mayherry, 4 yrs, 6st—
Elemi, 3 yrs, Gst—Robinia, 3 yrs, sst 121b—Donnybrook, 4
yrs, sst 111bAshstead Pet, 3 yrs, sst 101 b—ch c by Ellis,
Odessa, 3 yrs, sst Sib—Gaiety, 3 yrs, sst 71b-41halaris, 3 yrs,
sst 21b—Deuce Ace, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b.
The Gold Vase, given by her Majesty, added to a Sweep-
stake of 20 sovs.- each.
Attilla, 5 yrs, 9st 1 lib—Robert de Gorham, 5 yrs, 9st 71b
—Corranna, yrs, 9st 71b—Lothario, 4 yrs, 9st 41b—Alice
Hawthorn, 6 yrs; 9st 41b—Bramble. 4 yrs, 9st—Extempore,
4 yrs, Bst 91b—b fby Gladiator, out of Elegance, 4 yrs, Bst
91b—Delapre, 3 yrs, 7st 31b—Odd Mixture, 3 yrs, 7st 31b—
ch c by Defence, dam by Reveller, 3 yrs, fist 131b—Princess
Alice, 3 yrs, fist 121 b.
A Sweepstakes of 100 SM. each, for four-year-olds ; colts,
- Bst 91b, fillies Bst 61b—the winner of the Derby or St. Le-
ger in 1843, 51b extra. Swinley course.
M. Jaque's Semiseria, Mr. Thornhill's Extempore, Mr.
Ford's Poison.
A Sweepstake of 50 soya. each, h ft, for two-year-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b, fillies, Bst 31b. The last three quarters of a mile.
Lord Albemarle's Scarmentado, Sir G. Heathcote's ch f,
own sister to Carolina, by Velocipede—Lord Verulam's c
(dead) by Sir Hercules out of his Ishmael mare—Mr. Wood's
ch c Elector.
The Ascot Derby Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three-
yeay-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; the winner of the
. Derby 101 b; the second horse or winner of the Oaks 51b
extra. Swinley course.
Lord Orford's c by Elis, out of Miss Julia—Colonel Wynd-
ham's Master Henry—Lord Chesterfield's c The Miser
Seerve—Lord Eglinton's b c Zanoni (dead)—Duke of Bed-
ford's e Panther—Lord G. lientincks b c King Fisher (late
Fleming)—Lord Exeter's c Antenor.
The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft; colts,
Sat 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Old mile.
Lord Orford's Arragon, brother to Angelo—Mr, Thornhill's
Eland, brother to Maugo—Colonel Peel's lonian—Lord EX.e.
ter's c Sylvitis.
The Borough Members' Plate of 50 sovs., added to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 sovs. each ; threw-year-olds, 7st ; four, Bst 41b ;
five, Bst 10lb ; six and aged, 9st ; winners once in 1844
8144 twice, 61b extra. The winner to be sold for 150 sovs.
Old mile,

WEDNESDAY.
The Royal Hunt Cup, a plsae of plate value 230 sovs., by
subscriptions of 10 sovs. each, with 1()Q added, for all ages
(two-year-olds excepted) ; the winner of au handicap
plate or stake, value 100 sovs.' including the. winner's stake,
after the weights are declared, 71b extra. New mile.
Attilla, 5 vrs, 9st 41b--Knight of the Whistle, 6 yrs, 9st 21b
—Scalteen, yrs, Vst 21b--Parthlan, 4 yrs, Bst-13ishop of
Romford's Cob, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—The Cure, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b...-
f by Gladiator, out of Elegance, 4 yrs, 7st 12th—The Brewer,
4 yrs, 7st Mb—Bramble, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Palladium, 5 yrs,
6111,-Trincess of Wales,s yrs, 7st 91b--Fakeaway, 4 yrs,
lAalli"-040-11; & Fs; 611,)--We9 Vet, 4 yrs, 7st 61b—m by