The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-13 00:00:00

the North Midland, in testimony of the sense they
entertained of his services in effecting economical re-
forms in connexion with the Company. On the pre-
vious Friday a silver tea service was presented to Mr.
P. Clarke, late superintendent of the Midland Rail-
way, by the officers and heads of the establishment, as
a testimony to his efficient services. A similar testi-
monial has also been presented by the shareholders to
Mr. J. B. Badham, secretary to the Bristol and
Exeter line, of the value of 100 guineas, accompanied
by a purse of 1,150 guineas, subscribed for by nearly
400 shareholders. Mr. Linn, superintendent of the
Glasgow and Coal-bridge, was last week presented
with a watch and a purse of sovereigns by the officers
associated with him.

We trust it is by an oversight of the Committee of
Selection that Mr. Gibson Craig has been placed at
the head of the committee on the Portsmouth lines.
In this committee is to be decided the question be-
tween the atmospheric and a locomotive line ; and to
have placed at the head of it a former member of the
atmospheric committee, one who has signed his name
to Lord Howick's report, and who, we perceive, in a
majority of cw,es, voted with Lord Howick and
against Mr. Hodgson Hinde in that committee, is to
have overlooked all the principles by which men are
usually guided, who wish to provide for a disputed
case an impartial tribunal.—Railway Chronicle.
The Midland Company have purchased the Melton
and o,ikham Canal, at 601. per share.
TUE GRAND JUNCTION AND TUE BROAD GUAGE.
—There has been, during the last few days, a rumour
to the effect that the Grand Junction Company will,
in the event of the Great Western Company proceed-
ing with their line from Oxford to Rugby and Bir-
ming, carry on the broad guage from the latter town
to Liverpool and Scotland, tlereby reducing the
journey from the metropolis to this town to three
hours and a half—Liverpool Times.

As a specimen of the unscrupulous manner in
which evidence is got up before Railway Commit-
tees of the House of Commons, it was asserted last
week, before the Committee on the North Lin-
colnshire lines, that since the opening of the Hull and
Selby Railway, there had been no coach running be-
tween Nottingham and Hull. The witness was from
Barton-upon-Humber ; and yet there is a daily coach
from Nottingham to this self-same Barton waterside;
besides which, the Nottingham and Lincoln mail con-
nects with the Lincoln mail to Hull by way of New
Holland.—Notts Journal.

BRlGHTON.—Yesterday morning the office of the
London-bridge terminus of this line was besieged
by persons anxious to avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity of visiting Brighton, and returning the same
day for 55., the sum charged by the Directors yes-
terday, and which they have given notice will be
continued during the present week, for the third-
class trains. Upwards of one thousand persons were
conveyed by the first train, and nearly the same
number by the second train, the other trains during
the day to Croydon and other places on the line were
ab‘o filled, nearly two thousand persons passing up
and down.

RAILWAY RATIIS.—The Dub'in awl Kingstown
Railway Company announce that they will receive
proposals from persons wishing to become tenants for
the present season for the Company's bathing places
at Salt-hill, Monkstown, and Blackrock. All sub-
scribers to the line, holders of railway, bathing, and
morning tickets, to have free cold bathing at any of
the Company's baths, the tenant providing attend-
ance, towels, and all necessary accommodation, free of
charge. Baths are in daily use at Crewe for the
officers and servants of the Grand Junction Rail way.

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DART3IOUTII LINE.—On I'Vednesday last a meeting
was held at Dartmouth, with the view of promoting
the interests of the proposed line. After some deli-
beration the meeting was adjourned to a future day,
for the purpose of then forming a provisional com-
mittee, and for resolving on future measures.