The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-24 00:00:00

THURSDAY.

The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; for three yrs old,
9st 21b; four, lOst 71b; five, list; six and aged,

I Ist 41b. R.C.
The Town Plate of 50 Boys. each, for three yrs old
colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst Sib. D.I.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, for two yrs old, 6st 101 b;
three, Bst 81b; four, &c., 9st. Rutland Stake Course.
The winner to be sold for 70L, &c. _ _

The Rutland Stakes of 30 sous. each, 20 ft, for two yrs
old colts, ist 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b ; winners, 31bs
extra ; of the July or Chesterfield Stakes 71bs extra.
From the Turn of the Lands in.
Lord Albemarle's Tisiphone—Duke of Bedford's
Prologue—Mr. Isaac Day's br fby Liverpool, out of
Busk—Mr. Death's ch c Merryman—Lord Exeter's Jet
and Tunick—Mr. C. Liley's Stamp—Mr. G. Ongley's
Symmetry—Lord W. Powlett's ch c by Jerry, out of
Zeal—Duke of Richmond's fby Glaucus, out of Estelle
—Lord Sandwich's f by Jerry, out of Legend.
Mr. Ford's Sir Diggory Diddle, 3 yrs, Bst, agst Mr.
E. Walker's black cab horse (half bred), 6 yrs, 7st.
T. M. M. 150, h ft.

GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CAR
LISLE RAILWAY.

We learn, with much satisfaction, that the Direc-
tors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway have
unanimously resolved to recommend to their Pro-
prietors to subscribe 100,0001. to the stock of this line
—thus completing the Parliamentary requirements.
We have not the least doubt that the step will
prove prudent and profitable. The preliminary
operations are proceeding with great vigour, and
further investigation only confirms the views of the
promoters as to the certainty of a large local traffic.
The certainty of an Act being applied for to autho-
rise the formation of a direct line of railway from
London to York, affects the prospects of several
undertakings now before the public, but none more
so than the relative positions of the Caledonian,
and Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle lines. The
Caledonian is chiefly entitled to consideration, as offering
a short though steep access (by means of its two forks)
both to Edinburgh and Glasgow, whilst the latter,
the Dumfries line, though exclusively one to Glasgow
and the north, by passing through lower and more
populous districts of the west of Scotland
affords greater local accommodation, and connects
more important towns with both its termini. If the
Caledonian were deprived of its Edinburgh trade,
it would cease to have any substantial set-off against
the admitted advantages offered by its rival. Ac-
cordingly, we observe that in the late report to
the shareholders of the Caledonian, the Provi-
sional Committee take pains to remove the very_ ge-
neral impression on the public mind that the North
British Railway between Edinburgh and Berwick,
when connected, as it will next year be, with New-
castle and the north-east of England lines, must
carry all the English traffic from and to Edinburgh.
They endeavour to contravert this position by pointing
out that although Berwick is 57 miles distant from
Edinburgh, it is only 14 miles to the southward of
it. If, however, the direct London and York line
be made, as shown in the prospectus of that under-
taking the distance from Edinburgh to London, by
the North British Railway, would le twenty
miles shorter than by the Caledonian ; and if the
proposed Leeds and Thirsk line be made, the com-
munication between Edinburgh and the north-west of
England, by the North British Railway, would be
also greatly shortened. All this will tell powerfully
in favour of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle line.
—Railway Record.

THE HUNGERFORD-BRIDGE RAILWAY.—The Direc-
tors of the London and South-Western Rcilway have
announced that they intend to recommend to their
shareholders to make the extension line to Hun-
gerford-bridge themselves. They add that they
have entered into an arrangement with the Direc-
tors of the London and Brighton Railway Com-
pany for co-operation therein, aided by a projected junc-
tion between the London and Brighton and the South-
Western lines, from Croydon to Wandsworth ;" and that
they " are also in satisfactory negotiation with other
parties of influence for their co operation in the abovg
objects, and anticipate that complete arrangements will
be early matured."—Railway Record.