The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-05 00:00:00

with the Wishaw and Coltness Railway, and the western
extension will bring the railway nearer to the centre of
Glasgow.
LANCASTER AND CARLISLE.—Length, 69 miles and 70
chains ; estimated cost, 900,000 L—Guarantees have been
given by the Birmingham, the Grand Junction, and the
North Union Railway Companies, for subscribing towards
the line 100,0001., 250,0001., and 65,000/. Annual traffic has
been proved to the extent of 107,625/. ; estimated annual
working expenditure, 45 per cent. upon the gross receipts.
MANCHESTER, BURY, AND ROSSENDALR—Length, 13 miles
and 76 chains ; estimated cost, 300,000/.—This line runs from
the Manchester and Bolton Railway, through Bury, to the
Forest of Rossendale.
NEWBURY, BASINGSTOKE, ANT) SOUTHAMPTON.—Length,
15 miles and 13 chains ; estimated cost, 200,000/.—The
South-Western Company have agreed to pay to the pro-
prietors of this line a net annual rent in perpetuity, equal to
31 per cent. on the outlay ; and also to divide equally with
the shareholders the contemplated profits, after payment of
that rent, which, it is calculated, will raise the dividends to
5 per cent.
Nowrit BraTtstr.—Length, 57 miles and 57 chains, with a
branch of 4 miles and 686 yards; estimated cost, 800,0001.—
This is one of the four railways proposed to connect Eng-
land with Scothind. The route is from Edinburgh to Ber-
wick; from which latter terminus it is intended, by another
Company, to make a line to Newcastle—thus completing
an uninterrupted chain of railways from London to Edin-
burgh.
SALISBURY AND SOUTH-WESTEEN.—Length, 21 miles and
57 chains ; estimated cost, 240,000/.—A branch from the
Bishopstoke station on the South-Western line, by which
Company it is to be constructed. The estimated income is
26,453/. Os. 11d. and the annual expenditure, 10,5811.
SHEFFIELD, !ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, AND MANCHESTER.—
Length, 2 miles and 670 yards ; estimated cost, 91,0001.
A branch to be made by the Sheffield, Ashton, and Manches-
ter Railway Company.
SOUTH DEVON.—Length, 51 miles and 72 chains; esti-
mated cost, I,loo,oool.—The Great Western, the Bristol and
Exeter, and the Bristol and Gloucester Railway Companies
have agreed to subscribe amongst them 400,0001. to this
undertaking.
SOUTH-EASTERN AND HASTINGS.—Length 25 miles; esti-
mated cost 2501.—A branch from the South-Eastern Rail-
way station at Headcorn. A Committee of the House of
Commons have recommended the line from Brighton to Hast-
ings as a preferable one.
STRATFORD AND THAMES JUNCTION.—Length 2 miles and
1,100 yards ; estimatad cost, 45,0001.—A branch from the
Eastern Counties Railway to the Thames, for the purposes
of enabling coals, &c., going inland, as well as malt and
other grain consigned to water-side promises, to be put on
and taken off the above railway, without any intermediate
transshipment.
WHITEHAVEN AND MARYPORT.—Length, 12 miles and 169
. yards; estimated cost, 100,0001.—Estimated nett income of
this line, after allowing 40 per cent. for the working expenses,
is 8,971/. 7s. 10d.
YORK AND ScAnnonoucm.—Length, 42 miles and 10
chains, with a branch of 6 miles and 48 chains; estimated
cost, 260,0001.—This line is to be constructed by the York
and North Midland Company.—Railway Record.