The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-15 00:00:00

IVISIONS.

(From the V OP.II and Proceedings of the Sousa of Commons.'

THURSDAY, MARCH 14.
HIGRWAYS BILL.

Order for Second Reading real; Motion made, and Ques-
tion proposed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :"
Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and
at the end of the Question to add the words " upon this day
six months." Question put, "That the word' now' stand
part of the question." The House divided :

MAJORITY-AYES, 144.
Adderley, C. E. Fortescue, J. W. Peel, Frederick
Aglionby, H. A. Glyn, G. C. Pelham, D. A
Ansley. Thomas C. Goulburn, Henry Perfect, Robert
Arkwright, 'I. Greens.ll, Gilbert Plowdcn, W. H.
Armstrong, R. B. Greene. John Power, Dr.
Arundel, Earl of Grenfell, Charles W. Power, Nicholas
Bagshaw, John Grey, Sir G. Piney, Philip
Bailey, Joseph Grosvenor, Lord R. Rawdon, Colonel
Baines, M. T. Hard... Agile, J. A. Reynolds, John
Baring, Sir F. T. Harris, Richard Ricardo, J. L.
Bass, M. T. Hatchell, John Ricardo, Osman
Bernal, Ralph llawes, Benj. Rice, E. R.
liouverie, E. P. Ileneage, G. H. Rich. Henry
Bowles. Admiral Henry, Alexander Romilly, Sir John
Boyle, Colonel Ilerbert,:Sidney Romilly, Colonel
Bramston, T. W. Heywood, James Rusbout, Captain

Brocklehurst, John Heyworth, L.
Brockman. E. D. Ilobhouse, Sir J.
Brotherton, J. Hobhouse, T. B.
Brown, W. Holland, Robert
Buxton, Sir E. Howard, P. H.
Cardwell, E. Howard, Sir R.
Carew, W. P. Jackson, William
Carter, John B. Jermyn, Earl
Cavendish, G. H. Jervis, Slr John
Christy, Samuel Keating, Robert
Clay, James Kershaw, James
Clerk Sir George Legh, G. C.
Clive, H. B. Lennard, T. B.
Cobden, R. Locke, Joseph
Cocks, T. R. Lygon, General
Compton, 11. C. Martin,lC. W.
Cowan, Charles Masterman, John
Cowper, W. F. Matheson, Colonel
Deedes, W. Mettle, Fox
Denison, Edmund Mitchell, T. A.
Douglas, Sir C. Moffatt, George
Duckworth, Sir J. Monsell, William
Duncombe, 0. Morris, David
Duneuft, John Mulgrave, Earl
Dundas, Admiral Mundy, William
Dundas, Sir David Muntz, G. F.
Ebrington, Viscount Mare, Colonel
Ellis, John Norreys, Lord
Elliot, John E. Ogle, S. C.
Emlyn, Viscount Pakington, Sir J.
Ferguson, Sir R. Palmer, Roundell
Foley, J. H. y Parker, John
Forcter, Mathew Fatten, W.

Sandars, George
Sell°Wield, William
Seyraer, 11. K.
Seymour, Lord
Sheridan, ii. B.
Simeon, John
Smith, A. J.
Smith, John B.
Smollett, A.
Somerville. Sir W.
Spearman, 11. J.
Stanley, E. 11.
Stansfteld, W. B.
Tenison, E. K.
Tennent, R. J.
Thesiger, Sir F.
Ihicknesse, It. A.
Thompson, Colonel
Thornely, Thomas
Walinsley, Sir J.
Walpole, Spencer
Westhead, J. P.
Willcox, Brodie
Williams, John
Williamson, Sir H.
Wilson, James
Whoa, Matthew
Wood, W. P.:
Wortley, J. S.
Wyvill, Marmaduke
%Tuxes.
Lewis, George C:
Hayter, W. G.

MINORITY—NOES, 55.
Bennet, Philip Grogan, Edward Long, W.'
Blackall, S. W. Guernsey, Lord ; Mackenzie, W. F.
Bremridge, Richard Gwyn, Howel Manners, Lord G.
Broadley, H. Halsey, T. P. • Miles, P. W. S.
Chaplin, W. J. Hamilton, G. A. Mullings, J. R.
Chatterton, Colonel Harris, Captain Naas, Lord
Chichester, Lord J. Ileathcoat, John Newdegate, C. N.
Coles, 11. B. Henley, J. W. Portal, Melville
Dodd, George] Hildyard, R. C. Sibthorp, Colonel
Edwards, H. Hildyard, T. B. Smyth, J. G.
Farnham, E. Hood, Sir A. Spooner. R.
Ferrer, James Hornby, John Stanford. J. F.
Fellewes, B. Hudson, G. Stanley, Edward
Elmer, Sir E. Inglis, Sir R. Sullivan. Michael
Floyer, John' JoWife, Sir W. G. Vesey, Hon. T.
Forbes, Wm. Lennox,;.Lord A. Waddington, H. S.
Frewen, C. H. Lewisham, Visc. TELLZIII.
Gaskell J. 2.1. Lindsay, Colonel Strickland, Sir G.
Goddard, A. L. Lockhart, W. Hodgson, W. N.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
SOUTH-EASTERN.
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday, at the Bridge-house Hotel, Southwark,
opposite the terminus of the company. The at-
tendance of shareholders was large, and more than
usually boisterous, though it may be observed that
the meeting, which appeared at first to be dead
against the chairman, and received him and his
brother directors on their entrance with a storm of
hisses Sand other marks of disapprobation, ended by
carrying every proposition which the board submitted
to them.
Mr. HRBBBRT, the clerk of the company, having
read the advertisements calling the meeting, and the
special objects which were contemplated to be brought
forward,
The CHAIRMAN proposed that the seal of the com-
pany should be affixed to the share register.
This was done without opposition. On its being
completed,
Mr. JOSIAH WILSON asked to look at the book so
sealed.
The CHAIRMAN.said he would put it to the meet-
ing whether Mr. Wilson could be allowed to see if
or not.
Mr. Anaurta, the solicitor, on being appealed to
on the law of the case, gave it as his opinion that the
Act of Parliament did not permit shareholders to in-
spect the book containing the shares sold by the
different proprietors, though they were entitled to
see the names and places of residence of their parties.
Mr. WILSON then moved that, in future, a printed
list of the shareholders, with the number of shares
held by each, should be printed on the Ist of January
of each year, and sold for ls.
Mr. SMITH seconded the motion.
An angry discussion took place, which ended in
Mr. Wilson's resolution being put to the vote, and
carried.
The Csantatan, on declaring the show of hands,
said—Gentlemen, the resolution has passed—for what
it is worth.
Tnis gave rise to great outcries on the part of se-
veral shareholders. Mr. Wilson declared the remark
was foolish and improper, and one shareholder sug-
gested that the chairman should apologise to Mr.
Wilson, and another that his words should be taken
down.
The CHAIRMAN, who scornfully rejected the idea
of any apology, disclaimed all intention of insulting
any one, but remarked that, if he were advised that
this resolution could not be legally carried into effect,
he certainly would not act upon it.
This gave rise to further uproar which gradually
subsided, and the subject dropped. It was then
agreed that the report, the substance of which ap-
peared in The Sun of yesterday, should be taken as
read.
The CHAIRMAN then rose to call their attention to
the various topics treated of in the report. He need
scarcely point out to them that the results of the
past half-year were not so favourable as they had at
one time anticipated, the returns even from the North
Kent line, though large, not being equal to their first
expectations. But he was able to say with truth,
that on comparing the returns from the South-
Eastern line with those of other railways they did
not present an unfavourable aspect, while they must
bear in mind that the causes which had reduced their
receipts were of a more difficult and embarrassing
character than those that affected other lines. Their
continental traffic had not increased as every one ex-
pected it would when the continental lines were
opened. This arose, he had no doubt, from the un-
settled state of of tirs on the continent, and he trusted
the depression would be of a very temporary nature.
The shareholders would find that a very large sum
had been reserved for the renewal of their rolling
stock and permanent way. The sum was larger he
believed than had been set apart by any other com-
pany, but he would remind them that this was a
critical period in their history, and it became them
therefore to look to the state of their revenue account
with peculiar care. If the sum set apart should event-
ually prove too large, the proprietors would reap all
the benefit of the surplus ; should it prove after all
not more than sufficient, they would have no reason
to regret that they had at this early period looked the
evil fairly in the face. After alluding to the in•
crease of traffic on the main line, and the deficiency
on the Greenwich line, he said that the question of
the postal communication between this country and
France was now under the consideration of a Com-
mittee of the House of Commons, and he had no
doubt that the present mutilated system of communi-
cation would be much improved, and that the mail
being sent from Paris at seven o'clock instead of
eight through Boulogne to Dever or Folkestone would
arrive in London by half-past six. He did not doubt
that such facilities would be of great advantage to
the railway, - not only in the postal communication,
but also in the passenger traffic, and he appealed to
the influential ,body of shareholders on the South-
Eastern line to use all the influence they possessed in
urging upon the Government of this country to con-
fer with the Government of France in giving all
possible facilities for the passenger traffice. He
might state that all the annoyances which formerly
existed existed still, and that the new system of
passports was fully as vexatious as the old. He
believed if the Government of this country were
to signify to the Government of France—which,
by the way, bad never been done yet—that they
were ready to meet them in conferring facilities to
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which this company sustained from the want of egroeiendgilyfroamgroeneed cteou. ntge
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de-
velopment of the traffic on the continental lines at no
less a sum than 50,0001. a year; for he considered,
though it might be looked upon as unneighbourly to
say so, that when the lines to the east of France were
opened a great portion of the traffic which now went
by Southampton to the east would then come over
their line. With regard to the renewal of the per-
manent way, he was bound to notice the remarkable
discovery of Mr. Barlow, their engineer, who pro-
posed that the chains and sleepers, as well as the
rails, should be made of iron, which would be much
cheaper than the present system, as these articles
when once made would last for twenty or thirty
!ears.—(Hear, hear) Mr. Barlow had also ascer-
tained in his examinations connected with the North
Kent line, that there was in the chalk district imme-
diately adjoining the line, a superabundant supply of
water, which could be brought to London at a very
trifling expense. They had been too late to bring in
a Bill upon the subject this session, but in order that
the merits of the scheme might be brought fairly
before the House, they had petitioned to be allowed
to bring in a Bill, notwithstanding the standing
orders. That petition was refused, however, and
they were advised to bring the matter before the
Sanitary Commission. But the fact remained that
they could bring along their North Kent line a supply
of water adequate to the wants of the whole metro-
polis, and its cheapness might be estimated from•this
fact, that they could bring to the terminus at the
Bricklayers' Arms a supply of water adequate for the
wants of all the districts south of the Thames, at a