The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-30 00:00:00

PROGRESS OF RAILROADS IN

THE NORTH OF IRELAND.

We perceive from the Dublin correspondence of yesterday
morning's Herald, that another new railway, purposing to tra-
verse a considerable portion of the opulent and prosperous
county of Down, is about being launched under very favour-
able auspices. This is the natural result of the success of
the projectors of the Newry and Enniskillen line : from the
moment that excellent and much needed measure was first
broached, until the Bill was read a second time on
Friday last, all opposition having been withdrawn The
two important towns of Newry and Armagh, between which
an innuensu traffic already exists, being about to be coupled
by railroad, has rendered Armagh the focus of several em •
bryo lines verging to the north and north-west, any and
all of which must materially enhance the value of the Newry
line. Considerable interest attaches in this country to the
completion of the Newry scheme, as opening up the nearest
route, not only to the north, but to the whole of the
west of Ireland; but to give adequate effect to that in-
tention, a daily communication should be established between
Liverpool and Newry by more powerful steamers than those
now on the station, which only ply twice a week. When
this shall be accomplished, as no doubt it will be, not only
wiLl :the Newry and Enniskillon line realise the national ad-
vantages anticipated from it by the powerful local proprietary
who first took it up, but it will prove an infinitely more
lucrative investment than the present shareholders have
any idea of, though the shares are at a very excellent
premium, which is rather to be wondered at, see-
ing that nearly all the original holders purchased
with a view to keep, and have kept. We are glad to observe
that all the Irish lines, and especially the Irish northern
lines, are advancing in favour with the English capitalists.
This will be the case in a more marked degree every suc-
ceeding day, as the recent beneficial alterations in the bank-
ing laws of the sister country become more apparent. No
measure could have been devised more conducive to the pros-
perity of the northern Irish lines, than a cessation of the mo-
nopoly of the Bank of Ireland.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, APRIL 29.—Wind W.S.W., and cloudy.
DEAL, R1L28.---Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Nelson, M‘Laren
New Zealand; Lysander, Sangster, and Angler, China;
John Panter, Harris; Reaper, Thompson; Westminster,
Michie ; and Lloyd. Lewis, Calcutta. Sld. Bride, Buenos
Ayres; Claudia, Demerara; Johan Dethard, Galveston;
Brontes, New York ; Swiss Bov, Boston.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 28.—Wind S., moderate.—Arrd. Eu
and John Tomkinson, Richardson, Valparaiso ; Coquette,
Cape of Good Hope ; Edward Hayes, Gilbert, Ichaboe ;
Star, Rio Janeiro ; Emma, Weeks, Rio de la Hache ; Charlotte,
Lyon. Bonney ; Lucretia, Hardbury, Barbadoes ; Columbia,
Blaney, Berbice ; Jamaica, Gibson, Jamaica ; Meg Lee,
Murray, Savanilla ; Pallas, Cargill, New Orleans ; Epani-
mondas, Mobile ; Alexander Grant, Savannah ; Isabella and
Independence, New York.
OFF BELFAST.—Sarawak, Philadelphia.
OFF NEW ROMNEY, APRIL 28.—Angelina, Gray, Singa-
pore ; Rosebud, Clark, Gape of Good Hope.
CHATHAM, APRIL 28.—Arrd. Mary Laing, Ellison, Cuba.
SHEERNESS, APRIL 28.—The Sarah, from Malta to Lon-
don, and a barque laden with guano, got ashore this morn-
ing, but came off at high-water, and proceeded for the River.
MARGATE, APRIL 28.—The New Holland, from Alex-
andria' aground in the Bay, has been got off, and is along.
side the pier to-day, after disckarging part of her cargo.
DovEn, APRIL 28.—The log-book of the ship Madagascar,
Walker, was picked up to-day off Folkestone.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 28.—Wind S.S.E. to S.S.W.—SId.
Spartan, Newfoundland. The Duke of Cornwall, for Cal-
cutta, weighed, but has since put back.
GUANO.

POSSESSION ISLAND, MARCH I.—The following ships are
loading :—George Gordon, Smith; Toronto, Douglas; Pusey
Hall, Ware; and Manly, Glover. Sld. British Queen, Evans,
and Arab, Cork, Cape of Good Hope. _

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WALLS ISLAND (LAT. 27, LoN. 11), FEB. 26.—Loading
guano—Teazer, Lord Bruce, and T. H. Haveland, and French
barque Devereux.
SALDANITA BAY.—The John and Thomas loaded, and 29
vessels loading.