The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-05 00:00:00

LONDON and CROYDON RAILWAY
A special general meeting of the Proprietors of the London
and Cro3 don Railway Company met yesterday at one o'clock, at,
the London terminus, to take into consideration the drafts 01
several Bills at present before Parliament fur the widening
and imprivement of their own line, and a portion of the London
and Greenwich Railway, as well as the formation of branch
lines in connexion with •heir own.
Mr. W. Wilkinson took the chair.
The SECRYTARY having read the circular calling the.
meeting,
The CIIAIRMAN said that the course which the Control
should follow in the present state of their affairs was so deer,
that it would be unnecessary for him to enter into any 1(1,0:
ened observations. The object of calling the present meeting
was to obtain the approbation of the Company to the two Bills
which had not yet been decided upon by Parliament, and which
were at present pending the decision of the Select Committee,
namely, .• A Bill to enable the Lond n and Croydon Railwal
Company to widen and improve the London and Croydon
Railway, and also a portion of the London and Greenwich
Railway ;" and "A Bill to enable the London and Croydon
Railway Company to make a certain line of railway to Mniv
stone and Ashford, with a branch to Tonbridge."
The first resolution was then read," That the draft of the pro-
posed Bill to widen and improve the I.ondon and Cro)dn!
Railway, and also a portion of the London and Greenwich
Railway, be now approved, and that the seals of the Compaq
be affixed thereto."
Air. CASH seconded the resolution.
Previously to putting it to the vote the clauses of the Bill were
read to the meeting.
On the clause being read, limiting the directors to six instead
of eight, the number in the present direction,
Mr. FLOOD asked if it was desirable to limit the number of
Directors, seeing that the business of the Company was incress•
ing so much, and likely to increase to a far greater extent ? He
hoped to see the Compaay having a line of 100 miles )et!
stead of 16.
The CHAIRMAN said that he could speak from experiencet
that the present system of railway anaragement required gres
correction. He considered that limiting the number of Direr
tors was a prudent step. In point of fact, even at present, tile
ma iagement became ultimately vested in two or three
viduals, and he thought that the business of railway company,
in general would be better managed if the responsibility o"''
thrown on one or two individuals, as was the case in all other
public companies. He traced the mismanagement which e
present existed in some lines to the absence of that restriction.
Mr. FLOOD expressed himself satisfied with the explanation 9,
and said that if the board considered that the business could be
better rnanaged by limiting the number of Directors they we
in a better position to form an accurate judgment on the eub.
jecti han he was, and he would not press his objection.

The resolution was then put and carried.
The second resolution was then proposed, " That the draft
the Bill to enable the London and Croydon Railway ComP'el
to make a certain jive of railway to Maidstone and Ashforer
with a branch to Tonbri 'ge, be approved of by this meeting;
and that the seal of the Company be affixed thereto."
The clauses were then read as with the former Bill, and the
resolution was then put and carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then said that the business for which the
meeting was called was now at an end, but he would enter
briefly into a statement of the present prospects of the Control
with respect to the line, which they had in projection. tie
the"
went at eonsithrable length into the state of the following 13°11
some of which had been thrown out b the Select Committees's°
it had been con3idered advi-able to postpone the others till nes
sess,on A Bill to enable the London and Croydon Rail
Company to make a branch railway to Orpington " APb
to make a new line of railway, and branch to communicate Bib
Chatham and Gravesend." " A Bill to make a new line 0
railway to Chatham, with a branch to Fowersham Creek, a
in the county of Kent. " A Bill to make a railway in estere
sion of the Croydon and Epslnt Railway to Dorkini, t" I
county of Surrey." He then briefly alluded to the prospects e •
the atmosperic line.
The meeting then broke up.

CoURT tiLA it.
his Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterclof
afternoon at a meeting of the Commission for prometil
and encouraging tae Fine Arts in the rebuilding tb
Palace of Weontiuster.
His Royal Highness arrived at Gwydyr House etel
quarter before three o'clock, attended by Colon.,
Bouverie, Egli, rry in Waiting. The Commissioner;
present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Pilra
Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Ashburton,
_II°
Colborne, the Right Hon. the Speaker, Lord Mallt
Sir R. Peel, Sir J. Graham, Sir Rebt. Harry Inglis, llf"'
IL Gaily Knight, Mr. Samuel Rogers, and Mr. Thoolo.
Wyse. big
After attending the meeting of the Commission -1,1
Royal Highness Prince Albert went to inspect the ne
Palace of Westroins,er.
Their RON al Highnesses tl ti Prince of Wales, Prises
Alfred. the-Prirve-s R. ,yai, and the Princess Alice, t'e'i.
companied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were tel‘e
an airing yesterday in an open carriage awd four. „0'
The Queen and Prince Alpert, and their Maj.-411,-4
the King and Queen of the Belgians, honoured t"e.
p,rformance at Drury-lane Theatre with their pi eserle.
yesterday evening. The royal suite included "A
Viscountess Jocelyn, Baroness d'Hoogllvorst, the Pa
of Morton, Colonel Buckley, Colonel Bouverie,
Major de Moerkerke. of
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchosi,
Cambridge lrie,noured the Duke and Duchess of De!,;;;;
fort with their company at dinner yesterday, at 111,`„t-
-residence in Arlington-street. The Duke of Cambriee;:
afterwards honoured Mr. Pariither with his con3oll'

at his residence in Graft:Ai-street.
His Excellency General Baron Fagel, Minister of 11::
Netherlands at Parirs, arrived la 4 Thursday in Wk°-
crescent, on a visit of a few days to his Excellency 13s'y •
Dedd. gt-of.
A meeting of the Commissioners for the Roduct'°-
'
the National Dcbt was held yesterday, at the Tregisor f
o

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the do-ye-Once.
the Bank of England were present. Mr. Higham,
tary and Comptroller-General, was in attendance.
Mr. Francis Smith had an interview with 19°
Stanley yesterday, at the 0)1,3:U-office.
K
Mr. Fitzroy Kelly had an interview with S7r be
Peel yesterday. cl
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England 113
meeting yesterday at the office in Whitehall
There were present the _Bishops of London,
Hereford, Lichfield, and Worcester, the Right 0°
John Nicholl, and the Dean of Westminster. T,
Mr. James M`Qucen had an interview with ---'),.
Stanley yesterday. Mr. W. Jeffcott had also an i"te"'
view with his Lordship.
The Committee of vie Baronetage for Privileges hype'
yesterday, their last meeting for the season, at 0
r Chirerdon [lot.d. On this occasion a box of pa
b longing to the Comm, ttee of Baronets which sat WI&
1783 to 1792 (deposited with Messrs. Drummond.
bankers, in the mimes of the late Sir Henry Ilight°ol
Sir Edward Astley, Sir George A. Winn, and Sir Edo.o
Lloyd, Bar nets) was produced and examined. Thl6
valuable documents, which have been lost sign;
of for upwards of half a century, will have an imporl,ilhe
effect in regard to the particular objects for which L 0
Committee of the Baronetage for Privileges has
constituted. 'Ol
Dispatches were received yesterday at the C01°111.4
Office from the Governors of the West Indian Coloto.;i
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Cololl4
Office for the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope,
Helena, and the Gold Coast.

SPORTING
R SINTELLIGENCB-
WELLAND ACE— -.
The Welland Stakes of 5 sovs. each,-WEDNESDAY with 20 added;, the
second to save his stake. Heats, one mile and a half 1
Mr. Carless's Aurungzebe, 5 yrs (Darling) 5
2
Mr. Raworth's Donna Anna, 5 yrs 1 „
Mr. Noble's Charity, aged
Mr. Kitton's Miss Prestwood, aged 3 u 4,8
The Hurdle Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 15 added,
second horse to save his stake, and the winner to be sold
~..-A
80/., were won in two heats by Mr. Griffith's Solver;
(Powell), beating The Bird, Little Taffy, and Riding Mastott
The Hack Stakes of 2 sires each, and 10 added, were Oa,
in three heats by Mr. Kitton's Fickle (owner), beating
Daly's Wellington. Mr. Turner's Brewond, and two othell'
LUDLOW RACES—WEDNESDAY. et'
The Ludlow Handicap of 15 sovs. each, and 30 added; °

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round and a distance. 1
Mr. Parr's Ninety-0-e. 4 yrs ... (Marlow) 9,
Mr. A. NV. lull's Salopian, 3 yrs... ..... ........................ 5
Mr. Collins's Mainstay, 4 yrs ............... .. .................. 4
Mr. Davies's Princess Royal, 3 yrs ... 5
Mr. Copeland's Reliance, 3 yrs .................................
The Maiden Plate of 50/. ; heats; Ludlow Stakes Course' 1
Mr. Collins's Mainstay, 4 yrs (Darling) 5 3 I 4
......
Mr. W. Jones's Falstaff, 3 yrs .... 1 5
Mr. Eskett's Exhort, 3 yrs
5
Mr. Morgan's Tipple Cider, 3 yrs 8 ,4 of
Mr. Lucas's Retriever, 4 yrs 3 A
drs„
Mr. Skarratt's Own Brother to Caitiff, 3 yrs _ 2 u*
Mr. Slower's Fat Jenny, 4 yrs
Mr. Godson's Susannah, 4 yrs .
The Oakley Park Stakes of 10 sous. each, and 25 added'

Heats as above.

Lord Powis's b m, by Advance, out of Acco, 3
yrs
Mr. kobins's Confab, 4 yrs (Marlow) 5!2
3
Mr. Clifton's Pedlar, aged
TOWER REGATTA. re'
The annual contest for a new boat and other prizes, PR/
sented by the ladies and gentlemen residents in the vicili,ll
of the Tower, took place on Thursday, and was exceed
attractive, every place where a view could be command
the race being thronged with company. The match Tog
in five heats, with six pair of sculls, the competitors be„ce
tree watermen plying at the Tower-stairs, and the distli'd
rowed was from the Tower, twice round the Eel-chain, to
round the lower buoy opposite St. Katherine's-dock tiP
the starting place. /;
First neat—William Finnis, jun., I ; Francis BurrY''
James Grates, 3. Won easily. Defr
Second Heat—George James, 1 ; John Warwick, 2; -
jamin Vans, 3. A capital race; won by half a length.
Third Heat—Warwick, 1 ; Burry, 2.
Fourth Heat—Finnis, 1; Jame:, 2. first
This, in which the first man of the first heat and the tie
man of the second heat rowed with the two first men I'lo4
third, was a most spirited contest throughout. Finnis
the lead cleverly, waited upon by Warwick, but afterArtbe
ceeding a short distance James came up and challengeuol
latter, and a most determined struggle ensued for the ,eecheet
place, which was ultimately gained by James. A3i
would have covered the three first boats at coming in. its
Fifth Heat—Finnis and James were the competiter9ot
this, the grand heat. Finnis took the lead, his (Ounce'
being close upon his quarters for a considerable digs' iv.
Finnis then gradually drew away, and ultimately won ells
The race was well conducted.

It will be seen from the report of the Astilt„ea
Mining Company, that several collieries have been 0P!'"of
in the north of Spain, near Oviedo, which promise to ver.ti.
great service to that country. Should the mines, as joy.
cipated, turn out well, the people would find better enlP, cif
ment than in quarrels with the Government about these
fuerog or the claims of the Carlist dynasty. A paper on so.
mines was read at the recent meeting of the British .ittaice
ciao ,n held at Cambricb;e, to which we refer those trho
an inter.-st in the subject.
Tu F MEMOIRS OF LADY HESTER STA'. rle•
just published, ire exciting much interest in the great 0100
Among the numerous celebrated personages, of whom
particulars arid anecdotes are given, will be found the follos1;170,
—George 111., George IV., Queen Caroline, Lord Ch,sa ke of
Mr. Pitt, Air. Fox Mr. Canning, Mr. Shelidan, the Jj At „OP
Welli,.gton, Lord 'Liverpool, Lord Hood, Lord St•
rdspd
Lord Bridport, Lord Brougham, Lord Palmeiston,
Lady tore, Lord Haukeebury, Lord Carrington, Lord Crsif
Wrquis of .tbercorn, Lord Ebrtngton, Lord Buff Sit
Edward Sugden, Sir Francis Burdett, Mr. Abercrombie, pi,
Walter Scott, Mr. Thomas Moore, Beau Brummell, sine'
Lady Charlotte Bury, Lady J—, Mrs. Fitzherbert, do.