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London, England, 1845-09-02 00:00:00

The SECRETARY having read the notice of the Extra.

crdinary Meeting,
The CHAIRMAN rose and proposed a resolution autho-
rising a contribution in aid of the Cornwall Railvvay to
the extent referred to in the report.
Tile resolution was unanimously agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN then read a resolution approving of the
proposed contribution in aid of the several lines included
in the scheme of the North Devon Railway Cornpar:y.
which was seconded by Mr. PRANCE, and carried
unanimously.
The resolution approving of the assistance proposed
to be given to the Torbay Branch, was seconded by Mr.
E. NETTLETON, and carried nern con.
ASHBURTON AND NEWTON RAILWAY.--Upon a re-
Enindult sanctioning a contribution to this project, should
the Directors think fit, being read,

Mr. T. W. Fox seconded the motion.
'1 he resolution wias then agreed to, with an alteration
suggested by Mr. Derry, which sanctioued assistance
beinz given to any railway de,igned to connect the traf
fic of Buckfastleigh and Ashburton with the South DOYOU
lir.e.

In reply to Mr. PRANCE; the CHAIRMAN stated that no
additional powers would be required with reference to
the South Devon Extension lines.
Mr. MURCH having alluded to a report in general cir
culation, that the Great Western Railway Company had
withdrawn its support from what was generally known
as the Cornwall Railway Company and hati thrown its
influence into the scale of the proposed Central Railway
Company,
Mr. BARLOW, Director of the Great Western Rail-
way, denied in Coto that such was the fact, stating that,
committed as they were to the support of the West Corn-
wall and Cornwall Railways, they should oppose the
Central Company in every way possible.
The CHAIRMAN, with reference to this subject, re-
marked that both the West Cornwall and South Corn-
wall lines were secured to the Cornwall line, and could
not consequently be added to the Central line.
Dr. Miller was now requested to take the chair, and,
upon the motion of Mr. T. W. Fox, a vote of thanks
was unanimously given to Mr. Gill and the Board of
Directors, and the meeting separated.

GREAT EASTERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY.
WORCESTER, MONDAY EVENING.—An important
meeting, in connexion with the above undertaking, has
been held at the Guildhall in this city to-day, the chair
being taken by Alderman G. Allies. It should be ex
plained that when this line of railway was first pro-
jected it was intended, by taking Birmingham as the
manufacturing capital, as well as the centre of England,
to make a direct communication between it and Swansea
on the west, and Yarmouth on Ole east, thereby con-
necting the Irish Sea and Bristol Channel with the
German Ocean, embracing a population of three millions.
This gigantic project has now been considerably modified,
and in place of proceeding northwards from Worcester,
via Stourbridge and Birmingham, to Leicester and
thence to Norwich and Great Yarmouth, the line is now
propasrd to diverge from Worcester, through the Droll-
wich salt works, by Redditeb, Henley-on-Arden, War-
wick, and Leamington, to Rugby, where it meets the
Huntingdon line, and occuppying a course parallel with
that originally proposed, passes by Ely and Thetford to
Norwich and Great Yarmouth. The line cf new rail-
way to be constructed, therefore, stops at Rugby. From
Worcester the line passes through the important agri-
cultural district of Worcestershire and Herefordshire, to
the immense ironworks of South Wales, embracing
Crickhowcll. Abergavenny, Nantyglo, Tredegar, Rhym-
ney, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydvil, Cyfartha, Irwan, Neath,
and Swansea, branch lines extending to Pontypool and
Newport. It is to be constructed upon the le ond gauge
—the gauge of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhamps
ton line of railway just commenced, and which it meets
at Worcester.
At the meeting this afternoon the above
don was fully explained by Mr. Ward, M.P., the Chair-
man of the Great Eastern and Western Company, who
was accompanied by other members of the Provisional
Committee, their engineer, and other officers. The Hon.
Member observed that the great difficulty which the
Company had had to fight against was the mountainous
character of the country surrounding the most important
portioa of the proposed line, viz., the South Wales iron
fields, and upon this part of the subject the opinion of
the chief engineer, Mr. Gravatt, was perfectly satisfac-
tory. After stating that no hing but a too confident
reliance in the mere judgment of the eye, unsupperted
by any actual admeasurernent, and without any regard
to the improved state of railway science, could have pre- ,
vented this railway being brought forward long ago, that 1
gentleman gels on to state that even on this, the most
difficult part of the line, they had, at a fair Jost, obtained
inclinations and curves as much as 50 per ci nt. easier
than those on some other lines in the kingdom now car
rying on an immense traffic in both heavy goods and
passengers, with great advantage to the public and great
profit to themselves.
J. WHEELER LEA, Esq., the Chairman of the Com-
mission for the improvem,nt of the navigation of the
Severn, also pointed out the advantages offered by this
important line of railway, and especially the peculiar
advantages to be derived to the trade and commerce of
the city of Worcester.
On the motion of Mr. BENNET, seconded by J. M.
GuTcH, Esq., banker, an unanimous vote of thanks was
passed to Mr. Ward, and the gentlemen who accom-
panied him, for their atten larce here to-day, and the
satisfactory explanation made to the meeting.
Mr. WARD, having acknowledged the compliment in
a few brief remarks, moved a vote of thanks to the
chairman.
Alderman ALLIES, in his reply to this vote, observed
that he had entertained doubts about the feasibility of
this project, on account of the engineering difficulties
which it presented, but these were entirely removed.
The meeting then broke up.

CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.
The first genrral meeting of the Caledonian Railway
Company was held on Friday at the Royal Edin-
burgh. J. llope Johnstone, Esq., M.Y., in the chair. The
Board of Directors, fifteen in number, were ail continued;
the remuneration of the Board fixed at 1,000 guineas
per annum; David Liudesay, Esq., Accountant, Edin-
burgh, and 11. Brock, Esq. Manager of the Clyderadale
Bank, Glasg ,w, were appointed auditors, and the meet-
ing separated.

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FRESH Fish.—Salmon is very nearly done for
season. The supply has fallen off earlier this year than last
although the season upon the whole has been better.
The price at present is 10d. to 13. per lb., grilze 7d. to Bd.
The herring fishing is nearly over on this coast, and numbers
of our fishers have gone not tb for the remainder of the season.
We were informed that a goodly h.tcl of ha•rringg tea: nb,ai,..,t
in the Crirtan on Monday night let, wt i h will 1,0 t mfil
the fOrtunate fisher me v. ;y
here, bot in a or a w-; t-, Wl!f,ton.,! p:,
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MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY. „OP
General—Ramsay, formerly oft he 3d Foot Guards, us",oes
Major-Generals—Elrington. C. 8., formerly of thefoi,
Foot, London ; Mayne, C. 8., Edinburgh ; Roome, East
Company's service. Bombay. (10°1
Majors—Clarke, 84th Foot, Fort St. George, 0-ft f tte
Lamont, 91st Foot, Cape of Good Hope; Parry, late °
Royal Marines, Haverfordwest.
Captains—Short, half-pay 25th Foot, Mortlake ; pto
gomery, Unattached, Lucca; Chambers, half-psi
Battalion of Militia, London.
Lieutenants—Crawley, 4th Foot, Wokingbam ; Gwiltbal
Foot, Meerut, Bengal—; M`Pherson 17th Foot, 1300 Wei
Agar, Ceylon Rifle Regiment, Ceylon ; Fraser, 2d vete'
India Regiment, Kingston, Jamaica; Thom, late 12010'
ran Battalion ; Munro, late 3d Veteran Battalion; Do _A
Barrack-master in St. James's-park, London.: vreter"
Second Lieutenants and Ensigns —Forde, late 6th

Battalion ; Colle, hlf-pay Royal Marines.
Paymaster—Dyraytaon, half-pay 15th Foot, London' stee -
Quartermasters—Smith half-pay, 16th Dragool?9;
art, half-pay 56th Foot, A'rgyllshire. . oueb.; •
Deputy Assistant Commissary-General--J..Partz.
Deputy inspector-General—Griffin, half-pay P‘
geon. istb•
Surgeon—Mao.i..mrwlL M.D., half-pay 57th Foot,
staff. S. Lucia..
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