The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

BLACKWALL.—There is a report that the London
and North-Western Company have come to an ar-
rangement with the directors of the London and
Blackwall Railway, in terms of which the stock of
the latter company is to be purchased by the former,
at 11/. 15s. per share.
CALEDONIAN.—In consequence of the resignation
of Captain Plunkett, chairman of the Caledonian
Company, Mr. Fawcett, the largest holder in the
company,with four or five other extensive proprietors,
waited on Mr. Glyn, to ask the assistance of the Lon-
don and North-Western Company in the present diffi-
culties of the Caledonian. The answer of Mr. Glyn
to the application was, that while there existed diffe-
rences among the directors the London and North-
Western Company could not interfere ; but if once the
directors of the Caledonian were united among them-
selves the London and North-Western would render
them all the assistance in their power.
THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY DOCK; OPP°.
SITE WOOLWICIL—The boring operations for the
Victoria Docks, connecting the Eastern Counties
Railway with the Themes, by means of their North
Woolwich branch, have just been commenced by the
engineers, and the excavation=, for which all the
necessary engines and plant are being purchased, will
shortly be begun. The operations are for a line of
docks and canal, larger than any yet constructed on
the banks of the Thames, along which they will ex-
tend a total distance cf nearly three miles. One dock
out of the four proposed, the westernmost one, is the
first being constructed with the canal, locks, and
river entrances extending ever the track of the
marshes, and intersecting the North Woolwich Rail-
way, where the upper lock will be crossed by the rail-
way on an incline of from 1 in 100 to lin 200. The
width of the one dock now commenced will average a
quarter of a mile. The water area that will be afforded
by these docks, at a cost of half a million, will be 280
acres, equal to that of all the other docks put together.
WHITEHAVEN AND FURNE,S.—It is expected that
the remaining portion of this line, from Bootle to the
junction with the Furness Railway near Broughton,
a distance of 14 mile«, will be opened for passenger
and goods traffic about the end of the present month.
The length at present in operation, from Whitehaven
to Bootle, is 21 miles, and when the remaining portion
is opened the total length will be 35 miles. The cost
of construction will be about 10,200/. per mile, which
is much less than one-third of the average cost per
mile of railways in the United Kingdom.
BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERITAMPTON, AND STOUR
VALLEY.—A meeting of the inhabitants of Wolver-
hampton was held on Friday last, to take into consi-
deration the non-opening of the Stour Valley Rail-
way to Birmingham. The Mayor said he had reason
to think that if a deputation were appointed to wait
upon the directors of the London and N orth-Western
Railway Company with respect to the eubject of
which they had such just reason to complain, and
without any reference to the disputes existing be-
tween that company and the Birmingham and
Shrewsbury, and Shrewsbury and Chester Compa-
nies, they might be successful. He strongly urged upon
the meeting the propriety of adopting such a step.
A general feeling of concurrence in the opinions ex-
pressed by the Mayor was manifested by the meeting,
and it was proposed—" That the Mayor, Mr. G.
Briscoe, Mr. J. Barker, and Alderman Andrews be
appointed to confer with the directors of the London
and North-lATestern Company." Mr. Lowe seconded
the resolution, which was carried unanimously.
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. —The committee of
shareholders, representing the holders of the fifth
shares, have met the new board, who have agreed to
modify the terms upon which those shares were
created. The terms are as follow :-91. out of the
11/. called up, to receive the full dividend paid on
the Lancashire and Yorkshire stock. The remainder
of the shares uncalled (110, to receive a guarantee
dividend of 4 per cent., so far as 101. is concerned ;
1/. per share being considered as sunk. As this class
of shareholders received under the terms of the crea-
tion, about 17 per cent. for a considerable period, or a
total sum beyond that accruing to the ordinary hol-
ders of about 87,000/., the old shareholders are of
opinion that an undue preference is being given; that
a deliberate bargain, of which the fifth holders have
had the sweets, is being violated, because the terms
of the bargain are now adverse to them ; and that a
new guaranteed stock is being virtually created, to
the damage of ,the shareholders. It is Said that ene
of the new board holds about 3,000 fifth shares.
The whole question, however, will have to he can-
vassed by a special meeting to be held on the 2d of
November.

Tile number of attorneys and solicitors at present
in London, Westminster, and Southwark, and their environs,
is 3,269 only.