The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-14 00:00:00

IRISH LINES.

-ARMAGH, COLER;;;;E: AN:PORTILUSII.—On Fri-
day last a numerously attended meeting was held in
the Market-house at Armagh, for the purpose of ex-
pressing an opinion as to the propriety of furthering
the obj,ets of the company in their application to Par-
liament to have the standing orders sus-
pended, and having an Act passed for the con-
struction of their line dur'.fig the present session.
There were present the Earl of Gosford, Lord Ache-
son, M.P., Major Thornton, Mt'. R. W. Cope, ---
Loughall, Mr. W. Paton, Mr. W. Algeo, Mr. Lee
MAiinstry, Mr. W. Blacker, Mr. T. Dobbin ; Jus-
tices, Drs. Robinson, Lane, Cumming, and Dixon;
Colonel Nicolls, Captain D,,nne.lan, Mr. H. L. Lini-
say, C. E Rev. J. White, Mr. D. It. Goodlate, Mr.
J. W. Bell, and others. On the motion of Captain
Algeo, seconded by Mr. T. Dobbin, Lord Gosford
took the chair. Mr. J. Cummings read a letter from
Dr. Henry, bearing testimony to the claims of the
line on public support. Colonel Nicholl, one of the
deputation from the Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush
Company, stated that he was authorised to offer any gua-
rantee required to supply a line that would accommo-
date Armagh. The capital, 600,0001., was all paid
up, and every other arrangement had been made. Mr.
Gait, another of the deputation, next addressed the
meeting, and described at considerable length the
claims of the proposed line, of the route of which he
gave an outline. They proposed to commence at Ar-
magh, starting from the fever hospital, which was to be
a common focus for the Belfast, Dublin, and Armagh
lines, next to Blackwatertown, crossing to Moy and
Charlemont (a deviation in order to connect the
twenty-six towns between Armagh and Coleraine),
from thence to Dungannon, the centre of a large
manufacturing district ; then to Coal Island, impor-
tant because of its coal mine and manufactories ; next
through Stewartstown, diverging again to the east t)
Moneymore, and so on to Portrush, each of which
towns had immense traffic, an exact return of which
was taken. There were no engineering difficulties.
The first resolution was proposed by Lord Acheson,
and seconded by Mr. T. Dobbin. Mr. Ommaney
proposed an amendment in favour of the Dublin, Bel-
fast, and Coleraine Junction, which proposed, he
stated, to run a branch to Armagh. They had their
capital, 700,0001., already subscribed. Mr. Dixon,
Dungannon, seconded the amendment, which, after
some discussion, was thrown out. Mr. Nesbitt, Mr.
Blacker, Mr. Neel, Mr. Barnes, Mr. Armstrong, Mr.
Kirk, and others addressed the meeting, and, passing
a series of resolutions in favour of the line, the meet-
ing separated, after signing a petition to the House
for a suspension of the standing orders.
A similar meeting has been held at Magherafelt,
Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., J.P., of Millbrook, in
the chair. The meeting was addressed by the Hon.
C. Knox Stuart, J.P., Castledawson ; Mr. Galt, Mr.
M'Farland, Mr. R. Miller, J.P., Captain Graves, J. P.,
Mr. J. T. Brian, Mr. N. J. Neale, and others. Peti-
tions praying for a suspension of the standing orders
were unanimously adopted.
DUBLIN AND DROGIIEDA.—The Directors of this
line have made arrangements to afford our mechanics
of Dublin and Drogheda, and their families, the op-
portunity of travelling between the termini during
Whitsuntide at one-half the usual fares.

CORK PASSAGE.—At the last meeting of the harbour
Commissioners of Cork, it was resolved that the
powers already conceded in favour of this line, which
is now being revived, be renewed, as it would contri-
bute to the deepening of the channel of the river and
improving the navigation.
CORK MID Musnorr.—The contracts for the works
are to be let this month in six separate divisions.
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