The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-04 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

TRENT VALLEY.—The works of the Trent Valley will he
commenced on Tuesday, the 11th instant, at Tamworth wi it
the usual ceremonies. The "first nod" will be turned by the
Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart.
BODMIN AND WADEBRIDOE.—ThiS line has just been pur-
chased by the Cornwall and Devon Central Company, and is
intended to form a branch from their trunk to Padstow, for
the purpose of opening a communication with Cork, and
bringing that city within twenty hours of London. The
purchase money is said to be 36,0001.
LONDON, DEVIZES, AND BRIFGEWATER DlRECT.—YeS-
terday the shares in this Company were allotted. The
committee state that .the surveys have been undertaken by
Messrs. Sturge, and Mr. Marmont, of Bristol, under the di-
rection of the engineer, Mr. W. Gravatt, and are now in a
state of great forwardness.
CHICHESTER.—The line from Chichester to Portsinouth
will be given into the contractor's bands in about ten days.
BRISTOL AND EXETER —The London correspondent of
the Worcester Chronicle says, "I can state from good au-
thority, that Mr. Hudson has offered to lease the Bristol and
Exeter line, at eight per cent." If so, the matter will be
brought before the general meeting on Friday next.
LONDON AND NOTTINGHAM.—The shares in this company
were allotted yesterday. Mr. Charles Hutton Gregory, the
engineer, in a letter addressed to the committee, slates that a
careful examination of the country between Bedford and
Nottingham has led to the adoption of a line affording fa-
vourable gradients. In the progress of the survey he has
received much assistance from the landed proprietors, and he
reports that he will be prepared in ample time for the Parlia-
menary deposits.
CORK, BANDON, AND KINSALE.—A meeting of the inha-
bitants of Kinsale and its neighbourhood was held at the
Court-house, on Friday last, when petitions to the Legisla-
ture were adopted in favour of the Cork, Bandon, and Kinsale
Junction.
SOUTH Dives.—The tors of the South D. von have
called a gener.ti me :in,: tre hareho;dets, to e nsider and
determine or the ex; e ele! cv o, e,aitributing fends tow-.r's
the construction of an in, ended railway, from Exmouth
towards Exeter, to join the South Devon Railway, at or
near the Countess Wear. bridge; to consider and determine
on the expediency of agreeing to such alterations and ex-
tensions of the intended railway fr,m Launceston to
Tavistock, as may be adopted by the Launceston and South
Devon Company, in consequence-of the projected formation of
the North Devon Railway, and of a branch in extension of the
Cornwall Railway to Launceston; and to consider and deter-
mine on the expediency of increasing the amount of subscrip-
tion to the Launceston and South Devon Rail way. For these
,purposes additional capital will be raised, the amount to be
borrowed by the Company on mortgage or bond, as autho-
tis:-d by the Act of incorporation.
GRAVESEND AND ROCHESTER.— Early on Monduy morn-
ing, notwithstanding the ground had been left in care of the
police, a party of labourers filled up the sawpit the Rey. Mr.
Formby had made, and the Company took possession of the
spot by placing a sentry-box and man there, since which
the chief contention has been a doorway in the wall bound-
ing Mr. Formby's premises, which the railway company
bricked
.up; this work the rev. gentleman partly de-
molished, when the other party replaced the brickwork,
and secured it by battening, and so it »mains at present.
On Wednesday Mr. Hayward, on the part of Mr. Formby,.
applied to the magistrates sitting at the Guik hall for sum-
monses against five of the railway labourers, on a charge of
having grubbed the roots of the sycamore trees which had
been previously cut down, and they are accordingly sum-
moned to appear on Wednesday next. On Saturday Mr.
Hayward again appeared at the Guildhall, and made an
application to the magistrates for the police force, in order
to enable Mr. Formby to regain possession of the disputed
ground. To this request the magistrates refused to accede,
Captain Baker observing that it was a case which the ma-
gistrates ought not to be called upon to interfere in, Mr.
Formby having his remedy in an application to the Court
of Chancery for an injunction.. The mayor said he had
endeavoured to ascertain whether an amicable arrange-
ment might not be effected between the parties, but had
not succeeded, and he expressed his willingness again to
make the attempt. Mr. Hayward said his client had all
along ben anxious to avail himself of the intercession of
other parties, in order that the matter might be amicably
arranged.
AMBER GATE, NOTTINGHAM AND BOSTON, AND EASTERN
JUNCTION.—This company have 'obtained the aid of the
Midland Company. and Mr. Hudson, M.P., the chairman,
and Mr. John Ellis, Esq., the vice-chairman, have been
added to the committee of direction, in addition to the alli-
ances with the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland
Junction, and Lynn and Ely. and Lynn and Dereham. This
undertaking. was commenced by the Nottingham and Grant-
ham Canal Companies, who have since formed an amalgama-
tion with the Nottingham, Erewash Valley, Amber Gate,
and Manchester, the Nottingham, Vale of Betook, and
Grantham and Nottingham, and Boston Companies, and will
now afford a direct line of communication from Liverpool
and Manchester in the west, to Boston, Spalding, Lynn,
Yarmouth, Norwich, &c., in the east. The amalgamated
company are to make the whole of the line from Amber Gate
to Boston and Spalding.