The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-11 00:00:00

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COURT CIRCULAR.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ho-
noured the performance of the French Plays with his
presence yesterday evening.
A deputation of gentlemen, appointed at a publ:c
meeting held in Galway on Tuesday last, to . proceed t.)
th,2 :::oani -of Tr ;•., tr_wmor.l,os in ftr:onr
fn .h Great q•-;11 ) Gal

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wav, attended yester,ay at the oiiitT f t!-:e Board of
Trade. The deputation was composed of Mr. Denis
Kirwan, High Sheriff of the county of Galway, Lord
Walleourt, Mr. Lachlan Maclaghlan, J.P., Mr. A. 11.
Lynch, Master in Chancery, Mr. T. N. Redington. M P.,
Rev. John D'Arcy, Mr. R. M. Lync', Rev. M.. H. Eyre.
and Mr. Thoniaa :Joyce. The th potation trivisacted
at the Railway Department of t,! -e Board of Trad.-,
and were accompanied by the Ri..,ht Hon. A. R..Blak. ,
the O'Connor Don, M P., Mr. Thomas B. Martin, M.P.,
and Garratt O'Moore, High Sheriff of the county of
Ro3common.

Mr. Wallace, M.P., had an interview with the Earl o:
Dalousie yest,r,tay, at the Boar 1 of Trade.•
Mr. Cardwell had an interview with Sir R bert Pre
yesterday.

- The :clayor of Coventry, and a deputation from the
Town Council, attended by the Clerk, transacted
bu,iness yesterday at the Railway Department of the
°lce of the Board of Trade, aft(' presented a memorial
in favour of the Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton
Railway. .

The Directors of the Centr :1 Sambre and Meuse
Railway, accompanied by Mr. Drapier, Mr. Taylor the
engineer, and the 'superintendent, had an interview
yesterday with the Belgian Minister.
Mr. Darby, M.P., had an interview with the Earl of
Dalhousie yesterday, at th:t Board of Trade.

DIRECT PORTSMOUTH RAIL-

WAY.

A special meeting of the Shareholders of the above
Railway was held yesterday, at the London Tavern,
W. A. Wilkinson, Esq., in the chair, for the purpose
of considering the late adverse decision with reBpfct
to this line which the Board of Trade had come to.

The CHAIRMAN detailed the various advantages of
this proposed line, and contended that the Board of
Trade had not given that consideration to the subject
which was due to it. The Company had not been
allowed to reply to the arguments broUght furvvad
by their opponenti; the reason alleged by the Chair-
man of the Board, Lord D.dhousie, that it was phy-
,ically irnpoAsible. Under these circumstances he
contended that it %vas their duty to go to Parliament
and have their case thoroughly investigated.
Mr. YOUNG, the Secretary, then read a report from
the Directors, which stated that the Committee had,
fully considered the position in which this undertak-
ing was placed, and its chances of ultimate success,
which, with every respect for the Board of trade,
they could not believe were materially diminished by
their recent announcement, seeing that, with very
limited experience, and a system ill-adapted for the
attainment of correct information, it had been phy4-
cally impossible for that. Honourabie, Board, by
reason of the multiplicity of schemes submitted
to their notice, to give to each a sufficient attention.

It was now understood,. that notwithstanding their
reports competing railways would be- referred to
Select Committees, whose decisions, founded upon
evidence publicly given, and after all parties had
b..en fully heard in the pretence of each other, in
accordance with the recognised principles of
English justice, could alone be satisfactory and final.
Before such a tribunal the Committee telt assured
that they would be able to prove that the direct
London and Portsmouth Line would afford the safest,
the cheapest, and the most expeditious rail way commu-
nication between London and Portsmouth ; that it was
earnestly desired by the towns of Dorking, Godal-
minz, tiatletnere, Petersfield, and Ilavant ; and more
especially by the large and important towns of Portsea
and Portsmouth ; some of which places would, by the
adoption of the line favoured by the Board of Tr.tde,
be'Wholk 'deprived of the advAntages of rail ..vay tra-
velling they so much required ; that it had. the general
concurrence and support of the principal landowners
on the line and in its neighbourhood, whilst the com-
peting idlways .were not desired by the inhabitants
of :he districts through which they would respectively
pass, nor by the towns of Portsea and Portstnouth,
and would be met by the most determined opposition
of a large. body of influential landowners. The
Committee were therefore unanimously of opinion,
that it was expedient that this undertaking should be
submitted to Parliament.

Resolution., empowering the Directorfr to go to
Parliament, but limiting the liability of Shareholders,
in case. the Bill should be unsuccessful, to 10s. per
share for future expenses, were then passed. An
option was given to the Shareholders to go on or not,
providing they made their election on or before the
20th inst.—The meet►ng then separated.