The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-14 00:00:00

IRISH LINES.

ARMAGH, COLERAI;E, AND PORTRUSII.—On Fri-
day last a numerously attended meeting was held in
the Market-house at Armagh, for the purpose of ex-
pressing an opinion as to the propriety of furthering
the objects of the company in their application to Par.
liament to have the standing orders sus-
pended, and having an Act passed for the con-
struction of their line during the present session.
There were present the Earl of Gosford, Lord Ache-
son, M.P., Major Thornton, Mr. R. W. Cope,
Loughall, Mr. W. Paton, Mr. W. Algeo, Mr. Lee
APKinstry, Mr. W. Bl.teker, Mr..T. Dobbin; Jus-
tices, Drs. Robinson, Lane, Cumming, and Dixon ;
Colonel Nicolls, Captain Donnelan, Mr. H. L. Lind-
say, C. E , Rev. J. White, Mr. D. R. Goodlate, Mr.
J. W. Bell, and others. On the motion of. Captain
Algeo, seconded by Mr. T. Dobbin, Lord Gosford
took the chair. Mr. J. Cummings read a letter from
Dr. Henry, bearing testimony to the claims of the
line on ioublic support. Colonel Nicholl, one of the
deputation from the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush
Company, stated that he was authorised to offerany gua-
rantee required to supply a line that would accommo-
date Armagh. The capital, 600,0001., was all paid
up, and every other arrangement had been made. Mr.
Galt, another of the deputation, next addressed the
meeting, and described at considerable length the
claims of the proposed line, of the route of which he
gave an outline. They proposed to commence at Ar-
magh, starting from the fever hospital, which was to be
a common focus for the Belfast, Dublin, and Armagh
lines, next to Blackwatertown, crossing to Moy and
Charlemont (a deviation in order to connect the
twenty-six towns between Armagh and Coleraine),
from thence to • Dungannon, the centre of a large
manufacturing district ; then to Coal Island, impor-
tant because of its coal mine and manufactories; next
through Ste wartstown, diverging again to the east t )
Moneymore, and so on to Portrush, each of which
towns had immense traffic, an exact return of which
was taken. There were no engineering difficulties.
The first resolution was proposed by Lord Acheson,
and seconded by Mr. T. Dobbin. Mr. Ommaney
proposed an amendment in favour of the Dublin, Bel-
fast, and Coleraine Junction, which proposed, he
stated, to run a branch to Armagh. They had their
capital, 700,0001., already subscribed. Mr. Dixon,
Dungannon, seconded the amendment, which, after
some discussion, was thrown out. Mr. Nesbitt, Mr.
Blacker, Mr. Neel, Mr. Barnes, Mr. Armstrong, Mr.
Kirk, and others addressed the meeting, and, passing
a series of resolutions in favour of the line, the meet-
ing separated, atter signing a petition to the House
.or a suspension of the standing orders.
A similar meeting has been held at Magherafelt,
Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., J.P., of Millbrook, in
the chair. The meeting was addressed by the lion.
C. Knox Stuart, J.P., Castledawson; Mr. Galt, Mr.
M'Farland, Mr. R. Miller, J.P., Captain Graves, J. P.,
Mr. J. T. Brian, MrN. J. Neale, and others. Peti-
tions praying for a suspension of the standing orders
were unanimously adopted.
DUBLIN AND DROGHEDA —The Directors of this
line have made arrangements to afford our mechanics
of Dublin and Drogheda, and their families, the op-
portunity of travelling between the termini during
Whitsuntide at one half the usual fares.
CORK PASSAGE.—At the last meeting of the harbour
Commissioners of Cork, it was resolved that the
powers already conceded in favour of this line, which
is now being revived, be renewed, as it would contri-
hate to the deepening of the channel of the river and
improvisislliknavigation.
13°1a> A ' jnaoie.—The contracts for the works
I are to be let iblitaiionth in six separate divisions.
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nesday a meetinik was held in the Town-hall of New
Ross, Charles Tottenham, Esq., of Macmurrough,
J. P.. in the chair, when resolutions were proposed
and spoken to b.t.',Mr.ly, the Rev. Mr. Brenan,
Mr. James Galatn, Mr. E. Hay, Mr. M. Howett,
Mr. E. Carr, Mr. T. Brehao, Rev. J. Crane, Mr. H.
Costello, Mr. E. Chapman, and others, to the effect that
the Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Com-
pany having, by their late plans and specifications,
departed essentially from those detailed in the pros-
pectuses, the meeting do determine to give that line
every legitimate opposition in their power, fully con-
curring in the opinion expressed by the Board of
Trade—" That the line between Wexford and Carlow,
though complete in itself, is likely to be more costly
than its traffic may justify, and that the Wexford,
New Ross, and Valentia line, demands the warmest
support, as opening a direct communication from New
Ross, through thelSouth-western districts, to the har-
bour of Valentia."