The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-21 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

NAMuit AND LIEGE.—The annual meeting of this
company was held on Thursday, in the office of the
company, at Brussels, Mr. B. M. Bates, Vice-President,
in the chair. The report having been read, the resolu-
tions which were passed at the general meeting in Lon-
don, on the 16th inst., were proposed by the directors,
and again unanimously adopted. The proceedings con-
cluded with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and
directors.

SOUTH WALES.—It appears, from the statement of
Mr. Talbot, the chairman of this company, at the Far-
mers' Club dinner at Swansea, last week, that the board
of directors have come to the determination to proceed
immmediately with the works from Swansea to Carmar-
then, and that they are unanimous on the subject of pro-
ceeding with the line in spite of all obstacles, and of com-
pleting the railway from-the latter place to Gloucester.
DIRECT BIRMINGHAM, OXFORD, READING, AND
BneouToet.—Yesterday there was a numerous meeting
before his Honour Master Brougham, with reference to
the call of 2/. 12s. 6d. per share proposed to be made on
those members of the provisional committee who had
been placed on class one of the list of contributories.
Mr. Hutton, the official manager, presented his financial
statem-nle from which it appeared that the total dis-
bursemeete were 10,1741, which was raised among the
provisional and managing committees, in order to pay
off liabilities to the extent of 8,0221., including a sum of
2,1521. in the form of a balance in the company's books,
being deposits on shares paid by some allottees, and not
reclaimed by them, and the contributions of other
allottees towards expenses of the company. In addition
to these sums already paid, there are claims against
the estate of 6,8951. The official manager proposes a
call on the 44 members of the provisional and manag-
ing committee of the deposit on their shares of
21. 12s. 6d , which would realise 8,216/. Of this
number 16 have already paid the deposit, and conse-
quently in practice the call will not affect them. Messrs.
Bennett and numerous solicitors for members of the
provisional and managing committee, the representatives
of the latter, called upon his Honour to suspend the call
until such time as he should review the list of contribu-
tories made liable for its payment. His Honour granted
the application, and fixed Monday for the purpose, but
said he should refuse, on re-hearing, the importation of
any fresh evidence, and that should he re-settle the
parties on the list, he would give them liberty to appeal
if they thought fit, both against the decision and the call.
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM EXTENSlON.—Yesterday
Messre. Hanslip and Manning, solicitors for Mr. Croys-
dell, the official manager of this company, appeared be-
fare his Honour, Master Blunt, and intimated that they
had agreed with the parties on the other side to submit
to the determination of a referee the amount to which the
engineer of this company would be entitled in respect of
an alleged claim of 11,000/.
MID-KENT AND DOVER.—This lino is promoted by a
body of landowners, who have consented to act as a pro-
visional board of trustees, arid for the landowners gene-
rally along the line, who, it is said, are willing to gua-
rantee a minimum rate of interest on the capital, not ex-
ceeding two per cent., if the profits of the railway are
insufficient to pay four per cent. The trustees consider
that the guarantee will be merely a nominal affair, pre-
suming that the line will be cheaply constructed, under
special c contract, and that the receipts will be more than
sufficient to cover the current expenses and interest at
four per cent. It is expected that the project will be
opposed by the South-Eastern Company. The land-
owners, it is stated, have resolved to obtain an Act for
constructing the line at all haz%rds, so as to secure
railway accommodation to the district through which
it is intended to pass. Emissaries representing both
parties are on the alert in every parish, and vestry
meetings are taking place to test the general opinion
of the parishioners on the subject. Yesterday a meet-
ing took place in the vestry of the parish of Bapchild,
having been convened "to consider the propriety
of opposing the proposed railway." A resolution, re-
commending " that the several landowners to be affected
by it should dissent from the proposed plan," was put
to the meeting, and lost; and an amendment, proposed
by Mr. J. Lake, declaring " that no opposition should
be offered, but every facility afforded," was declared by