The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-06 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GREENWICH AND DOVER RAILWAYS.
The following is the minute of terms arranged be-
tween the Directors of the London and Greenwich
Railway Company, and the Committee of Shareholders
of that Company and the Directors of the South-East-
ern Railway Company, dated Friday, Aug. 23, 1844:
That a lease for 999 years be granted by the
Greenwich Company to the South-Eastern Railway
Company of the Greenwich Railway, and all the
works and conveniences connected therewith, at a rent
of 36,0001. for the first year, to be increased at the
rate of 1,0001. per annum, until it shall reach 45,0001.
per annum ; such lease to include the land on either
side of the railway, varying from 24} feet, more or
less, to 30 feet, to include all the land reserved for
widening the Greenwich line.
The lease is not to include the surplus land, and
buildings thereon, belonging to the Greenwich Com-
pany, beyond the parcels of land on each side above
referred to. (The excepted property is then men-
tioned.)
With regard to such surplus or excepted land and
buildings, the South-Eastern Company are to be at
liberty to purchase the same, or any part of it, at any
time previous to the 29th of September, 1845, either
The
hdeedGurceteionnwslch Company
(if the whole be taken) at the gross sum of 20,000/.,
or, if they should prefer it, or should take a part only,
then at a valuation in the usual way for the whole or
part.
The engines, carriages, stores, and working plant
generally to be taken at a valuation in the usual way.
The lease to commence from the Ist of January,
1845, on which day the railway and works shall be
delivered to the South-Eastern Company in good
working order.
The rent to be payable quarterly, clear of all taxes
an
except property or income-tax.
to guarantee the South-
Eastern Company against all liability in respect of
the mortgage bonds and other debts Of the Greenwich
Company.

The above terms to be subject to the ratification of
the shareholders of the two companies, and to the
sanction of Parliament.
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LICENSED VICTUALLERS'
Last week several
respectable members of the trade met
at the Horse and Jockey, Dale-street, Mr. Thomas God-
frey in the chair, when they came to the resolution of
forming a society, to C
Victuallers' Society,"ProrteircstLotn the objects of which are
against vexatious or malicious called "The Liverpool Licensed
mprobtyeectomanindondeifennfodrtmhearst body
as follows :--"
prosecutions and informa-
tions brought against
whothem
joining, will be entitled to immediate
may be informed against,
others. Any member
teoeivthinegsecFetary, at the office, or the
information, be should apply
meerise-plaint, who Witito7nwmhoinathe eorit-
tArraide
man, stating full particulars of the
naturena subsequently
asr oe
osnt protection.oacsfo
mptohmsoetsi oti
net: hoie
Commit-
tee to take the case into consideration
l oSseseees member of this society,
if approving of it, shall furnish the defendant with
oogenry 108,1 ...I,len ; but no gross or flagrant case can
nidn—
servants, stealing of glasses, 8,,t ,
a,ndsuoch as robberies by
very kind of theft,
will receive every assistance from. this
bweh take
m any bsyu tsht
aeimn .
society ; such case,
upon being made known to the secretary, will receive
every attention from the committee. Third—To
prosecution
of pro-
tectthe person of the licensed victualler, in the •on
of his business, from brutal assault and outrage. Fourth
—To apply to the Legislature for a general revision and
consideration of the various laws which bearon
be-
fore mentioned cases. But it must be
under-
stooddistinctly that this Society is formed for the protection of
the fair and honest trader, and not to defend those who
may grossly violate the law, or who may .
be prosecuted
by. the excise for fraudulent adulterations." We believe
that the measures adopted will, by providing for the re-
spectability of the Society, secure the admirable
objects
contemplated.—Liverpool Courier,
MR. HORACE SMITH'S NEW HISTORICAL RO-
MANCE.—Wo are requested to state that " Arthur
Arundel, a tale of the English Revolution," by Hora
Smith, Esq., author of " Brambletya House," &c.,ne
3 vols. post Bvo., is published this day, by
Mr. Colburn, of
Great Marlborough-street, ani may now be had at all
the libraries. Mr. Colburn hat also just published the
Following new novels :-2. The Victory ; or the Ward-
Room Mess, by " The Old Sailer, 3 yois._3. Parsons
and Widows, by the author of " Peter Priggins," &e.
3 vols.-4. The Wilfulness of Woman, by the authoress
of " The History of a Flirt," 3 vols.-5.
Hyde Marston,
a sporting novel, by " Craven, 3 vols.-6 Whitefriars •
or, The Days of Charles the S,cond, third edition. '
GIME CERTIFICATES.—W' are given to under-
stand that parties are in the !shit of not paying the
duty upon game certificates wlen they obtain receipts
from collectors, but retain the money until payment of
their first half-year's assessed axes. For this we learn
they are liable to a penalty e 51., and a second penalty
of 20/. for every day they spot where the duty has not
been paid to the collector ; a ante at the foot of the re-
ceipt will show, so far as respets the latter penalty. We
understand too, that collectors run a risk in conse-
quence of this practice ; as, if 1 party who had not paid
the duty should become insolent, the collector has no
remedy, becuse he ,had no I%al right to give credit,
and, therefore, would be holm to pay the duty himself.
AN EDITOR'S COOL APa.OGY FOR NEGLECT OF
HIS DUTY.—We copy from tie Montreal Courier the
following:—" As it is a mot particularly hot day, we
have not the slightestwish to nit ourselves into a greater
stew than we are in at preset; therefore we must de-
cline the labour of inditing at editorial. We fear that
we are selfish; but we prefer tat the compositors should
perspire through the extra iiffietion of two columns of
extracts in small type, than that we should suffer from
the labour of writing a colt= and a half, to be set up in
a larger kind," .