The Express. — London, England, 1852-08-19 00:00:00

DIE IaILWA' ACCIDENT AT STANDON BXIDOE. ADJOUNNED INQUEST. o n the .ith of this month au accident, attended loth fatal consequences , °centred upon the northern „ m a' aot chi London and North Western Railway, at t t . m h i ntridae, about four miles south of Whitmore, sad o d e s north ot Stafford. TM pa .i rtaculan, am they could as odes at the nmenent, were detail's% in the Ea -rsi the tgh instant. As nearly • fortnight has elapsed, i a e oriet recapitulation of the facts M amessary. The Mt . , n . •ieiction station at l'etwe is distant from Whitmore ' betwn theee points ceenn • nii and .s. nt, known as the ee Madeley Hank. When expre stee ss p o. s es are behind time in their arrival from Liverpool, or of weicht, it has been customary to attach at .in additemal engine to assist the Semmes up the ia• n h. a the summit ot the bank is attained, the near ewec for the tern nd engine of course cassis. It has then b.S . a usual f irate Trading engine to detach, and running to to M distance ot two miles and • half—there t ,. ,hyat antic the tepees. pawed. Upon the occasion of t 4 scr.do rat i. occurred that a trais of empty cattle wag ..,n, w.O o n the down line at the Whitmore station at the en .m.nt the tank engine arrived, so that it we, impossible .!:sat aril that lin,. Thera was, however, a siding ,rat. , stuck the driver might have gone, but there was no unit teen dection ; the express train was behind, and it •s• the mown! for action. Two miles ahead, at Stead= convAhl. W crossing, and the driver resolved to run on kr tad prat. Ihe delay consequent upon • moment's trtvwiein aas to the course he • hould passe probably in Raison• tsl ti the fats" result, for while in the set of A na tol. it this point—which is unfortunately hidden from northwanti. ...ring to a slight curve in the ! ate -the earner ran into him, and the catastrophe already ' d,,, n tad Iplart. The engine driver ot the tames, gib. 110 lit!tlo:th. was killed on the spot, and • pre :unsay oil, staation into the eircumatances attending the azeskut was iimuuneed on the following day befer Mr. wo,l r w • the coroner for the district, in the National Khoehroom in the hamlet of Cranberry. On that °masa ealy two vita +sea. Daniel firattidge and Joseph item, sea ; and Mr. Edwards, the medical *Slott to the en,way compaay, resident at Crewe, having espremed his qualm that none of the parties likely to give insportaat testimony would he in • lit state to undergo examination tar „ nit day., the proceedings were adjourned fur • fort. aiaht. Mr. Norris, superintendent of the locomotive department , tee northers division of the railway, am in attendant*, sat an ease was watched on behalf of the company by Mr, Mash. ot the bran of Wagstaff, Marsh, and Barrett, of Warrington At the opening of the proceedings, Mr. Edwards, the anwe ny'. surgeon, who has been in attendance on the wlhrer mice the accident, informed the coroner that it won.il be uuite impissible for Price, the stoker, of the ex. trans--probably tho most important witness—to els. year beton. him. The unfortunate man had sustained a fractere the left arm and thigh, and was in such • .rate that st would be impomikk to remove him. Ilia M!yy hr adn was, howevet, good, and as he was • man of nine and physical energy, if caution were sa.nrsed two deposition might be taken where he lay. In, roomer and jury accordingly proceeded to the bed room et tLe invalid, a small apartment in an adjoining , j as house. Ilse poor fellow eMneed great firmness. Wad.! under examination the surgeon was is settee stuadani v, and his wife—his constant nurse—applied coeline t .bons to his limbs during the whole period. The having had the oath administered to him, deposed as follows.—My name is Thomas Prier. lam • arenas in the service of the London and Nonh-Western lisimay Company, and worked the Scorpion engine, with 1!....a5a. Heyman's, ati driver. We hail worked that engine hauler ah.aut a month. On the tith of August we left Liverpool with the 9.30 a.m. express up train. An engine ~:fed the Velocipede led us. We had about 14 carriages is the trade, which was heavier than usual, and about 20 coatis Late. I was not anus that the second engine was hoacel to us lief ire the train started. The engines might hare been put together while I was oiling the engine, eli.eh would occupy me about 12 or 13 minutes. Some times an additional engine is put to a passenger train, without the possibility of their speaking to each other. It is the duty of the bank engine -tarns to keep a look out. The company leave it entirely to the engine tam is charge of the train, how far he will take the bank engine. 'there are no rules of the company tat that sub. iict that lam aware of. When we had gut half• mile um this side at Meilen., station, deceased strolled to the ether name driver to hook off by one whistle. That is the usual lave for unhooking the additional engine. The driver de tached the bank engine, sod shot ahead as quickly u pee.- lle would go about 30 miles an hour. We were twig at lout hi or 37 miles an hour—from that to 40. The Mar tame from where he detached the engine to Whitmore r in.a m about two miles and • half. lie got out of sight a. about three quarters of • mile from Whitmore station. 11. would then be about half • mile ahead of us. During half mile he washing. gain distance at all—as he would '• •iacking on pupae Merv. It would take at least ! . ..e minutes for an mmime to stop sod change lines, or aunt into a sidles. The Velocipede could not possibly tire changed line or Ilmanted without stopping the (sprees ::ain—any mate main too close. My mate did not ,ickeu his speed till he get to the peat ovens, about half a mile off the station. Before we shut off steam we almost .omediately sew a red leg shown by_ a policeman at the north end. Deceased dim ravened apse. We could sot stop at the station. The other eagles went away from the station as soon as the pelisses. ow the signal that we were coming in. After latat_ensine WI left the _poliessen lowered his red flag ad habit a grew rese. I het sight of the hank engine until we igt___lto 111111. The road men Whitmore to Owen JIM le through a deep suatiag. sad curves much. We meld net see round the mine more that ItiO yards. We meld net tell, therefore, whether the emine in front of was mwe than 190_yards is siesser. Omit= Mill is shoat a mile and a \Wham Wbilmsee stator. When we WV the corm leis she was about hart I Mile ahead sees. We were thee haewelfial at about forty miles an beat, e little biter thee beam. We lost saht of the beak esV adi pis at Hattem Mill. She was then a little farther et es We saw her again when we tame under WI At this point tete wader which the_patieat was ;a7..anne appeared MP (hawse, upon which WT. idWardi icterpostd, mid said It 'sold sot be safe to proemi with tit enmivati i nt IYrT at oafe. Naomi to the taitsol-rooni, Won lat Coroner isUmeted that it would sot be dtcrable to proceed et& ovidooto meg they bad ob uutu a that of Prim. Bet to Ito WI Ills siloositipo of Capt. Lthe't preens*. inn IMOD Moor ONO Important polar sp,o eLeh he was loonilol r tag Iltsjory were itssiroos to two lu. opisies. Sept. LAtfact said la dm* Ito Ism ii . ”lsis= lira • prehevead sift tali{M mean to ban tau another, but be was maxims to weld dot so pranos ot ma °vision apes tlio sesame a say parties outeasil. The Gnaw sal the ipesedes wash the pap was thawthaw se Is lees, sobabse le vault bs ameba& the ellsail leplaws peadve Isle ler the of them as _ey e ander to that whisk rie a tt l is Nyasa Cassie lades sal k we seasisly ma sinkable wiwa anew ail hew mem with the view of shwas aOw mu smith. are thew Emit be peadvs swap ea the the meths taws balsa atm ft sip stale masa W teak ores apposed' it esep arabswipielest. es se It thew =pis ass the the ether es am& It gpsessi to is arm Sawmills tw es webs Is loses s was Ong at tee ras etit eines bath ** to shoot sea get eat ar lig is oho woe et this es dew Mae, isiess ume t= belied diehillei epee& Thus bat less ea sPes this salsa ROM tea boss pthathelly awed ups he 1 0, " _ , Ile ley. Z. I'. Gadd (fereara of the Lary)—ha voider :Zbel no &eft vale ladha—As asiveetrialles vitt* had boa ia wed masa kit da a Ceseeer—Do lon ass Si* p it amy dawn= agieri most anon with as engine of a east elan dime is carte sa the like, sad ao dead or palates= es hale eta*. Lelia —Yee, this amid be pervisted. rid adios where the avvideat warred mos set :1V boa toperty AMLp knee this in g have bees pat 1 * lam had esi, 1 =oaths before, tad the pitting of thin up was= fa amber a other alle nada menaer. TM hams hen " dism %p ia w. monk as vorible, and I M7Mw era aloft the se "Nup lotatt_site panted. Tl e t g e nu tthdltd 'he bed tsof the fi des ins net a servant ` oo l.lar. bat ef tadtelbsal. W atm slat Lvit may, It would affideabledif I. beast that tktt tam 'MGM in fah= be a eervast of the esisgairs. Ile Ilse. Z. T. Codd a4aMl.d that ~t ralsda tau ileyd norm veins miler the sir' eandeales of the um, wida be devisable hr laity if ea POOL laftaal Liles bed arm llama a rale t ~gsesed~ is he kat available, hem, it wee dilkolt lira aim to tau. et,vther he was plea 40 ar de sere aa beurg ispe ad, if h• e,rt tied flows to • partirelarred, M will th.t be .411 going at that speed, though be mem% m feet. Datums At a much higher velocity. lbe Re , E. I. Cochl thim ausgeated dist it waddle"- Litlit to tut. to insist es both ertgima gam es M0!‘• SMf aptain Laren said that would be a sae ruin ; bat whs. ther a Letter and a ampler one might sot be devised, was a pester for experience. The emislasse of the past engine Ira Ch•t: II only generally ramlted es far Si Mama hraps the hest rule would be ass dist should_ reads for vite 'hunting at the lesser studs& Is NM lbw2 . !_age td way , i n which excidesOn MOW be 11104"1"11'''''' Aa.auli.ryairrual would de 11 a but ant - phe rise t to, p- t ransience sometimes g ths sorsa t he wt& i• u not teg.i N d. k pi n be es imp he sa? '" Whitmore ; sad did was would be, as you lwrltot, to wild both segists se to lamalad. II Mime, to • question te as relative speed of the two tames in such a ass, "Pt. .Wan said that when a pilot engine was detached M ,loul,te as ospras train the driver of the latter ought un dly to ke e p h ie engine so in Command to be able to tt es n i t:t Iver th y . short notice. the would t a ten ow be re t ry !matter but if exams 11 wd. /41.4 at f all sPted , woulj aaquashaaably be a mast aaa " A t rt rut". k • 'wear tanked Capt. Wass In the information he a -441°1.4d the jar? ; and after a short eonseltatios with ildlounted the proceedings for a math. bottioN AND 5011111 WESSMAN RAILWAY.— R,turu of us& for tk• week ending Augur 16, 1862 1 1287/. 10s. Id ; Ltd, 13.Y121. 10 1. 6 d. goods, 2 ; 6341. 11s. 44. THE FIRE ON BOARD THE SEVERN. Yesterday Capt. Austin, R.N., Admiralty__ Wraperio tendent, Capt. loot, a dir ec t or o f th e /loyal elt India Nail Steam-ship Company, Capt. Chap; ell, R.N., secretary of the same, and Capt. Barton, held an inquiry at the com pany'. oiler, Southampton, into the causes of the late Bee on board the Severn. Capt. Chappell having explaiaed the construction of the vessel, the evidence of those on board was taken. For formal reasons it wee necessary to receive a masher of details which wo have already published : the following is, however, an epitome of the material results of this inquiry. Capt. Charles Chapman, commander of the Severn, said.— The part where the tire occurred could only be communi cated with from the after-part of the passengers' saloon, sad contained nothing but two iron tanks of water; vier had it any communication with any other pert of the ship, being separated by the saloon store-room bulk head. It wee the cement fo. (Aileen to visit the ship at stated times dories,: the night until 11 o'clock, when the lights are es tingueibed, which he reports to the officer of the watch. After II o'clock either the midshipman or the quarter muter of the watch goes the rounds of the ship every half hour, and reports his having done so to the officer of the watch. Various instructions supplied to commanders by the company were then put in and read. In answer to a question, Captain Chapman said it was not true that the ruin were allowed to go below with a naked light, without being placed under the least control. The rounds were made at half-past 12 and 1. I received the last report at midnight. I was on deck until after 12 that night, when I went to bed. Everything must have been correct shout the ship, (or if anything wrong had been noticed, it would have been reported to me. When I left, the ship appeared in perfect security. The fire had been put out for the night, and of my own knowledge the pumps were rigged and the hose laid on, for when the alarm was i given, I led the hose down the hatchway to the fire, and the supply of water was so ready, that the men filled some buckets from the end, and threw it on to the seat of the fire. Since I have returned into port I hen mad* a return of the number of boats that were on board the Severn, and the number of persons they would carry. The Severn had sic boats, all to good condition. There were two life boats, each of which would carry 50; the pinnace, 40 ; cutter, 30; mail boat, 18; gig, 18; making in the whole' 208 ; the two latter wero - Whale-boats. Including passen gers, officers and crew, there were on board the Sev e r n close upon 400 persons. I em clearly and decidedly of opinion that the boots were adequate to the conveyance of the passengers and crew on board. Captain Chappell—Do you remember whether soy com plaint was ever made to you previous to the floc of a person going below with • naked light ? Captain Chapman—Yee, once. Admiral Cirenfell re , ported tome that he had found the scorekeeper in the act of going below with a naked light, and the probability is that the man would have gone had not the admiral goes tinned him. lam pretty certain Viet I Informed several of the paseengers that I should discharge the man as soon as I got home. I had lost confidence in him and should not bring him again. This person was acting as steward. The steward who went out failed, and the one who followed bins was as unfortunate. Mr. Wm. Sirutt, chief °dicer of the Severn, said—l re collect the circumstance of the fire taking place after we left Madeira. It was nut my watch. I was in bed. Heard the alarm of fire. Han aft on the main deck, and heard a voice shouting for water in the after saloon. Took the hose which was attached to Downton's pump along the pelage, and on screwing another length of hose on the rush of water was so great as for the time to prevent me doing so. I got the end of the hoes down towards the fire, and parties with buckets took the water and threw it over the part on fire. The engine pump was turned on before Downter.'s pump. Buckets of water were first puled from the engine pomp. I went down into the space where the fin originated. When 1 got there I observed a part of the bulkhead on tire. The piece of wood form ing the bulkhead war about five or six feet in height. I succeeded in extinguishing the fire in about two minutes. It is the invariable practice on board the Severn for the ship to be visited by the midshipman and quartermaster every half hour during the night. They generally go both together. 1 believe that the company's regulations respect ing lights on board the Severn to he carried out in every l floret. Had heard of a man being seen going below with • naked light, but that occurred at 10 o'clock at night, 116 AS the 'doom lights were not oat. The master-at-arms mu is charge until 11, when the midshipman goes the reminds. If Iliad beard of • man going below de, or night via a naked kt 1 should have reported him. The Severn km bees with Sir Humphrey Davy's lamps, as ma premaation—two in my charge end two in the engines's& I have been at sea 14 years. The Severn Is pievided with ample mesas of extinguishing fire. The ramps mill hose were got ready and reported every night at 8 Volta. I saw they were ready on the night in gaie ties. My attention has been called to the number of per sons the Severn boats woald carry, sad I and they would accommodate 230. Captain Auetin.—How did you arrive at that fact ? Witness.-1 tested three of them. I lowered the life boat, and put forty persons in her. She floated very lightly and would have taken forty more, bat I could not get any more men to put in her. I then tried the pinnace. The forty men in the life-boat went into her, and she swam quite lightly. There was no crowding, and there was plenty of room to pall the oars. I did not try the cower. elm would hold 36 ; the whale boats 18. Had seen 181 and at Bt.. Vin cent in the whale boat. Some of them were ladies. lam quite sure they would have carried the number I have stated, and all we had es bleed. A circular of instead's. So eemassadoni was then read, in which they wens flebbillan reesive en board turpen tine, paint, oils, sad ether essabestibles particularised. Mr. John Richards, third 'liar of the &earn, said—l had watch on deck from 12 ee 4 ea the morning the are lank Mass. Ms slam wes s =6 . t2o Edemas past 1. I remind espris hen the of the watch, Mr. In" nod the ganienerler sh i p pad 12 and 1, when they went the roomier the i. Captain Assda--Wliat did Brno, say when he reported the mad, Wit.-H. said that ha bad bees round, and all was The rounds extend to the saloon and all parts of the by es mu ...ol d s, met own below IThe em a id eed elleine-reen. We tsto tbe Ism sans. Oseld sip thumb Iliegrattwes tither. was myth*/ wiz is the bit win I heee4 the alarm, I emet lbw ti• edhtw eel inestshed a matt I. pat is the Thu Demise Irene woe is the Main deck.am Oasis ChippeU—Wlet time eloped how the nowt elf the ohm helms gives to the pied of the preps befog pt opeelita Wilms—Pm ea Ivo sokotoo T. esateeica I did set dog the Ilee•bell. I Eldi oft fiL the Ise se the haw wee eloolleisot awe saw Or Woo toe to de W. I moolissol Sot with the mom sod water we hal Mead the Ibis wail he speedily mad I did see deem It prism to throw the prwrisee boo ea ssoesseary wawa ol otesiollewrit d sa e le the eitoyhig of o the bell woad have Noe boll I row IL Capt. Cleppell.4love yea say ides se to bow the It. arose ? Witaiwo—l lops sit. _ _ _ Ca - c ilia... o+7ll:4lm yes head imeamiss w V ieta irt: urlglassei Ibiza • lOW dear of poossofor dim" smOlka Ist only sositio. 1 donee of NNW Moss. sad arising from a lOW Weer I thourgla Ode. Capt Loads hen asked Copt at how ko so swaod Aie dio ars t _ _ ad tr ilis ObscraMi d te r t er tprewies iene mp Let its l i g 11111111111111 M of lbaespeimig be below the poling. Ober de ow etwaleweak bariewe, have we Is ahem" ws 'pill mil beldwad lbwsse. hes led me I" waserlis OM sat bare bees easeal yaw pews wadi_ Ms the sterenest. Ompt. lweet seed libel were** reetrielless rte pastes gem wareles Mr. Mideards said the etwpasy's reselatiess prehibi tad ""suds/ ailmft the rnell t and dm only ea the upper desk. "leaenaeldwg ellswedi dog go diesel " bridge wee palmed in seamplesew ad mar Mei . Bribed ?miss Ire" w widalgews 7t w lievers, who was es As wed* iho OW die ilre WOW est, Posellest /Oft tie mob fathead* la aselles et het& pest Weelveseisaw Is lbws semi, 1 Wiled all pews ewe* tie bell and aislaveeen. It Wombed bees 'ma ▪ k the "Me desk I wad have was it. I wield bare INS - ess palm" es the "sloes deck. Saw necking it My lift Ompinin Amnia—Hew far did you go to where the fire h irtasw- I pawed by the yeti's to withia awes het of Trittness spoke of the reediftess with whisk the pump were gat law work sad the hese kid. Mr. Mutt, the skier sawn wee here recalled, and wiled his mid= es as whether Its wall asereat he the "des ef lb" gew awl be replied that w Wets& awe IMO wait time to hew the balk head et dis Were sews, awl that" light 'Ma be bad espped deed lbe thaw. Caps. Awls impbed wbailms wee would have been tine kr a sew. have dispel dews three bestrew the = prase, the laidahlywas , gabs rmeads, and the dShe Is.. Mr. Mead theaslt tad then Me hiterrepted the whole et the sea ea the hi swies wasukng, bat bed been enable to wendssay eatiederwy bet John Reed. ems" (miser of the ewers, who wee es weird at the time el *sibs, ague& to eatieing • peosliar weell,, as It et seweshie t barilm , hetweas ewe sad Wi ped Tbseght It she lass" bearings ef the "elan bush heated, he liand web astto be the Mt. The men beanie grosser, sad es Ow , up the lehlar Maid Mlle ewe mall out " Pat on the wake.' Had the at 8 o'clock at eight. As sees as bs i Veli P t i reanitt on the water, sad gave the she. Is the elm amlasses. That west down to attend the deskws, that wee widths/ the engine. It stepped pump ismit the. Audi. ebeened, that this witness showed that ese - Th "Sews et the yawl discovered seasething wee mews, We had hew usable to detest it. The witness added that he noticed the mall brim the aims wee reified, and that he was Jest es the ore et rend ing far the Adel enginem when the disarm: se m mite. Other wittiness were examined, but new wee elicited, and after a lengthen ed lane s loge were brought to • dome ahorgyb it e l f a me ti° 9%'eloert. committee of inquiry not Sieragag any opinion at pre sent MARL ANTONIA RAILWAY. Train for the week fade' Amen 5, 1862;-2173/. 1304.2611. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1852. MRS. CHISHOLM'S PLAN OF AUSTRALIAN EMIGRATION. SOUTHAMPTON, WIDNIMIDAT ANTRRNOOIt. This day at 2 o'clock a farewell group meeting of emigrants about to soil for Port Phillip in the ship BaLen . gelds, from the Southampton Docks, was held on board the ship. This vessel is the first which has been despatched from bouthampton filled entirely with emigrants who pay their own paseagsernoney ; and from this circumstance, and the fact that the ship is going out under the auspices of Mrs. Chisholm's society for promoting family colonisa tion," a great deal of interest was attached to her sailing. The ship was crowded with the emigrants, their friends, and inhabitants of Southampton, whom curiosity had at tracted on board, end at least two or three thousand respectable persons were assembled on the quay alongside of which the ship wee lying. The Mayor of SOUTHAMPTON, speaking from the side of the poop, so as to be heard by the persons on shore, bendy introduced Mrs. Chisholm, who was loudly cheered on stepping forward. Mrs. CHISHOLM said she most follow the course which she wee told wt, usual with gentlemen when addressing • large meeting, of requesting the hearers to bear in mind that they were not to expect an eloquent speech ; at the ume time, if she had not something to say, she would not have been there that day; nor would she say anything if she did not believe that what she had to say would be to some extent useful to others. (Hear, hear.) She had fol lowed the camp as • soldier's wito for 20 years, and since then had been tieing what she could for emigrants ; she was, therefor. , secustomed to the rough lift, they were about to emba rk in. The confusion that exist, don board I a slip about to sail waa 'sometimes depressing to the spirits, I of emigrants; and they were apt to think it was impossible to get into order. That confusion, however, wt, necessary; it was • confusion that would lead to order and comfort. Many things which were being done to day, might have been done • week ago, but it was more satisfactory that they should be done in the presence of the emigrants. For instance, the provisions they bad seen taken on board had remained for some days under lock and key, in order that there might be no possibility of • change. They were sup plied by the firm of Finnis and Fisher, of Tower hill—she wished them to remember the name, for she was sure they would feel gratitude to the firm if the provisions proved to be sound and good. She had the choice of two firms to supply the stone—the boasts she bad mentioned, and one of equal respectability—Powell and Co.; but having been told that Alderman Finials wished to be Lord Mayor, she thought that would be an additional guarantee that he would five Vamped meat. The emigrants would be at ones divided HMO RUMS* of from 8 to 12 persons each, for the sake of order, bat perhaps they would find th a t th e y were not grouped with their friends or those they wished to associate with. She wished them, however, to remember that this arrangement was only temporary, for • week or ten days, until their see-sickness had pawed, and they eoald them selves make the arrangements in a way to promote their own comfort. She was anxious to point the emigrant's at tention to • few friendless children who were going out. There wits a report that she had one of the London thieves in the ship. It was not the fact; there was • mere child on board whose history they might read in the relies reports of the London . papers, under the head of ..1 he Romance of Real Life . ' A A man on hoard had undertaken the charge of him, until their arrival, when he would be placed in the care of Captain Chisholm, who would and employment for him; and she thought within a year there would be found an opening for thousands of poor children in Australia. She was going back, and then she must do something to enemies a plan fur the emigration of the families of those miserable gold-diggers who were now in their search for wealth in danger of losing all that made life valuable. The mines were now crowded - with numbers of bachelors, without a female amongst them, and the con sequences would be perfectly frightful. It was not her wish that thousands of single females should be sent out— not that even ten should be sent out, until some arrange ments had b:en made to receive and take are of them on their arrival; hut when that wss done she was enxious that thousands should go out. They were, in that ship, going out under the protection of families. This oonkl be con tinued on a small scale, but it was not snakiest to meet the requirement. This was the first ship, filled with emi grants paying their own passage, leaving Southamp ton; and she was anxious to say a few words on that subject, for the more ports that were open for emigration, the more protection there would be for the emigrants; and ae long as emigration was manned to Liver pool and London, so long there would not be that protec tion and security fur the comfort of emigrants that there ought. Some 'Wasters months ago, came gentlemen came to her who were anxious to promote emigration from Southampton. She told them if they would engage a good ship to sail upon proper principles, with regard to the arrangements on b oard for the com fort of the emigrants, she would 1111 it for them. After eighteen months silence Mr. Wyndham Harding, secretary of the South Western Railway, who had been engaged with her in promoting tsally selenhadon, engaged this ship on his own requital - - bully, and she add tell them that so great was the regard that heel ben paid to the comfort of the passengers that not ems dermas profit would be made by it. With many the pod Inducement to join this vessel had been to save a few data' knocking about at the Pewee. The ship was net fitted up with a view to gain. The docks they saw there, sp lendid and capacious as they wen, did an pay, sad the einpaay WU anxious to bring =see bade then by MN* facilities to emigrant vase& She wee sazless be sasebrase that trade known& that a wholesome =MOW es bsesiteiel 10, thi te. Ihe who Ist os lierd liss ship led sa invest ment whisk she weaW_ Wier dews a blessing on hiss sad his body. going Wee. the drams* details of the ehlr y they had heed two se three peer man who towkosivelled by their einamstawes to hew their wives and essegiseblend. Beam this thee eirmeld be the ease, their Nib bed boa assepted foe the pump of their wives, who Medi go Ida them. This she wield meet the emiresses shoe, sad explalit W the deem& es of the ship, and ems perdiedere whisk she is impossible to eater on is the present IMPIP4MI MOM of the ship. They night me men in teen, with Alien who were pile sat in the ship, Ike sepeentlea weal her be Wig , ler tellowing eat the pin or family esisabeetbm, before she left this smeary, the wadi see then shipped. The system of wearer money hem the easy wee now se staple that shin wee no one keeler by WM ship who meld we, wilds tea maths, sunk sem, hone to pay hr their nearest Motives ; sad she wee ewe me of the Ant remiterioss wool& be from the mem who hod maimed to repay that for while audit had dim. That w all they vested le establish tke knapity of the wishing deism It had be.. fried, themes her, to the what It whether raalima meld be trusted, mad is It woad also &la belied aid ilestlead, se ON fight han • asthma eneether mash fee Manager. 'lfs yews hassles who were gobs at weseswed t _b an sapid ammo, ander the preleselea of IM hood. Um Chis holm then gave the emlersate was neshl Wets es M leak ier after the Wry. ea yerwasbder their amintien. TW GM, height MC beard besides the - pssesmgenif bias& wig* banded • ber i a: s of leog ash. and he the was esil Weigh al pulse, lbw gees as Whin wisinsr, miss mg sas of Asa bed boa /MY soisib la peek ip gar gss who *sir bet sod if say bed doss se, air Ibsi maid ism as Um is giving it up to the list She bad raw in a partieMer manger to woad to the reel weds she had to do that evening, sad begged to eimelaile by Wonkier them hr their amentiom (Load assn.) The ape. of 800TRAMPTON sad Mr. WYMMILM ILiaonso having addressed a few words to the emigrants, The IifIATOIL appealed to the lalmbheate at Seatlmisp- Ws. meambhd arm the alp. to me Wok maims Is sue ssialikimas at Msessas may wale be • boa et ammo alias Ms Us. W. LAMM samba ht-sisoldrs aad said s an ebb paper lady pampered sa this sialassi. allowed that We oelempamdeess hawses ids esisasy sad the colo nies was sweaty Yea as rest as Ikel milli soy asatissatal & &DM Ireetag delivered ea edirea. the mai piye than t o as et Mears tegetler ea tbe gaireee-dvek. the Ti Mrs. Mads. mai siker Maeda Nein then. im ship will leave tbe did* sad praised ea ber meg, to-mearrew. MANll,Al743llTaa.—Yeaterday Mr. Pam. jut., re. card the ingiatry at Guy's Herod late the elemmetenre eatradv as the death of Joke deem •osodemelar. erg as gild hem miss erased by a Melt bikini ea =is Or swabs seek. It appeased at the hews osmium that demand wee et the Aa.d. Read .peddleignes, Newington Ommewey, an the rie= e in te* quarrel In whisk diseemedi ammo ld In de trona the diets of OM r he died ea het Wedatelag . As it cos mho brawn by Ave . 1* Ims kkke tta b sa.V t w h a e s M ad = a z d a zep, was reseal mat& the geuratiage. Helen ,an that on Nato:day week else was in EVlLd rea rkeV u Z i en a mem aimed Hayes bought some =f e ller, an d at first reheat Se pay her. dev e s s ze i awarded to yea .m 1 ea wham the brae, ligumas bleb at bee, hat It heeumedy mad bet. swamp alreseleeme end was eweesing. Jeeree Ilikumr, a labourer, sired haters in the publie. hum Morena another mess amsemead lighting. They boa hi, sad while down warm allesigeed to serrate the... whoa Hayes mode a Mika. bin. Mb (11Myes's) leg pool between wirese's legs, and did so am* ma. Wit- 1 son ild ash know whether mirk she seedved the Wt. There IMO several perm etradag abate, and ism dna was demand. haw Zone, Ilse ma of desemed, stated that an Ow Saturday night desseeed want lame and ems raised dame pay in the ablemen. He wan MM by his I lather that " halal been kinked by an Irishman eating a fight at a pubillehaves," and gave a deccriptina M Ike man who had Mimi bin, and that was the end ommiplitia of ' Hayes. Decessed also told wither that th• mm wen fighting, and when the kick Imam& at Mummy it mimed him, and struck deceased in the abdomen ut_lta (likes.) was standing in front of the bar of the Mate Head publio-house. Several other witnesses Itavhg loses ex amined, the coroner very clearly summed up the evidence, sad the jury, a ft er • brief consultation, returned a verdict " Manslaughter against Matthew Hayes." BLACK BAJIVEATERS.—A great many milare in the counties of Stirling and Linlithgow have, we under stand, left their work this week and betaken ekemselw to shearing, at which they are earning 31. per day. To so great au extant has this taken place, that is the ewe of one colliery 78 men have left, end the result is already begin ning to tell in the traffic receipts of the MonklandeMineral Railway. It is some coneolatha that, even should all the Irish go off to the gold diggings, we shall ban our black diamond men to fall back upo n, in order to get in oar golden grain.—.A'Wltt NOWA Mail, RAILWAY MEETINGS. also mention that we have it under consideration to apply to parliament for power to snake our bonded debt a fixed *huge, at the rate of 3i per cent. The Loudon and North Wasters Company have done the same thing. When we have got the act it depends on the state of the money market whether we can avail our selves of its provisions ; but it will be an inex pensive bill not likely to he opposed, so that whether we avail ourselves of it or not it is as well we should have the power. (Hear.) There is another subject to which I wish to advert, and that is the attempt made in the last session of parliament to obtain a new line of railway from Worcester to Hereford ; and we are anxious to induce our shareholders as individuals to support it by taking shares or by any means in their power. Many members of the board had (he said) taken shares. He had done so him self, believing as he did that the line was most important for the protection *1 their Welsh traffic, because it wu very likely that the Great Western would make a broad gauge line to Worcester, and, without the Worcester and Here ford line, they would experience all the inconveaienos of a break of gauge. The London and North Western Com pany had anxiously and zealously promoted the bill, and the Midland board was no less anxious that the parliamentary powers should be obtained. (Hear.) The nest Important subject to which he was anzions to call the attention of the share holders was the paragraph in the report alluding to the new Hoe to Ilitchin ; now after what had Wien place, no man had a greater horror of extensions than he had; but here was a matter for very grave consideration. The recent discovery of ironstone in Northamptonshire had forced this matter forward, end the directors had been waited upon by one of the most influential deputations he ever attended. Amongst the gentlemen composing it, there was Mr. Whit bread, who owned the laid through five miles of the dis trict of the intended lin:. Now the gee talon put to the Midland board was, whether, as they bad formerly pos sessed the powers for making the railway, but whirls had lapsed, they were now willing again to take the subject up; and it lid/ further intimated that if this company declined to do so, an independent company would be immediately formed ; the result was that after the fullest deliberation this board gave the deputation a favourable answer,believing as they did that it was most important that such an anta gonistic line as that must be in independent hands should not be let pass from the Midland Company without the fullest consideration ; they had now pl ace d the subject before the shareholders, who might rely on it nothing im portant would be done without their consent ; if th e board had neglected to bring it before them and to allow the line to be made by others, he believed that it would have been one of the most fatal things that ever happened to the Midland railway. (Applause.) Finally (said the hon. gentleman) I have to state that I have a subject of great importance to bring before you ,as soon as the formal bun nese of the half-yearly meeting is over. (Hear.) You are all aware that a very important correspondence has re cently taken place between the London an d North Western , and Great Western Companies; with the former we con tinue on the same friendly terms as ever, and from , them we have within the list day or two received the first letter of a correspondence which I shall presently read to you. (Applouse.) Now, gentlemen, before submitting my formal routine for the adoption of the re port, allow me to state according to custom our last week's receipts. That amount is, I believe, with one exception, the largest sum we have ever taken. It is 23,13371. ; last year it wu 25,1291. (Applause.) I beg now to move that the report be printed, adopted, and circulated amongst the shareholders. _ _ MIDLAND RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this railway was held yes erday at the Central Station at Dishy, Mr. Join( ELLte in the chair. The statement of accounts appeased in Monday's Ex pos. The following report of the directors was read by Mr. Bell the secretary : The directors have peat pleasure in stating that the accounts for the half-year ending 30th of June last, show an Innen from utak receipts 0127,4411. as compared with the receipts of the corresponding period of 18.51. The pro portion which the working expenses have borne to the re ceipts from traffic during the haltyear hes been 41/. 3s. 7d. per cent., exclusive of rates, taxes, government duty, and the provision for renewal a permanent way, and increase of felling stook. The balance available for dividend is 160,8401. lde. 641., and the directors ree:mmend that a divi dend (sohjeet to income tax,) be declared payable on the Ist of September next of 11. 10,. upon each 100/. Midland Consolidated Stock; 16e. 3d. upon each 1001. Birmingham and Derby Consolidated Stock; 3/. upon each 1001. Conso Mated Preferential Stock; 11. 10a. upon each Ere weak Valley share ; and 2s. 3d. per share upo n eac h Ulf 18/& 61 share, being 41 per cent. per an num apes 61. per share paid, leaving a balance of 1,1641. 2s. 10d. to be earned to the next account. Mr. Barlow reports, that 16 miles of siogle lime have been rebid during the half-year, and that the permanent way is Y geed condition, with the exception of those parts which see about to be rand. The wrought iron permanent way, with that laid upon cast iron sleepers, continues to exhibit satisfactory results es to the excellence of the road and cheapens of the labour of maintenance; the accounts fur maintenance and renewal of works, however, show an in crease of expenditure, chiefly in consequence of the re building of Crow Mills viaduct, near Leicester, and some extensive repairs to the bridge over the River Avon, at Defford, upon the Birmingham and Gloucester line. The senflensll nevease of the goods and mineral traffic has also bd Is s briber outlay for sidings, warehouses, and enlarge ments at nations. Mr. Kirtley reports, that the rolling stock of the company has been maintained in good working seder, and that in addition to the ordinary repairs, four new =lee earriegss, sad 43 movies Len been wade so Mead worn-out stock, the entire cost of which has heat *mod to revenue. The additional plant received during ills half year has taw 10 new goods' engines, 74 covered pals' waggon, l6m bark vine, the cost of which has been divided bearesemsdtal and revenue, as approved by the proprictom si bore geseral meetings. The mileage of tares has bon 2,002,010, as compared with 2,489,698, for lila 411 = 118ag engrtOlgood bei : g an a d minerals em af rjeM o s her tome, as against 1,383,246, showing an is. anon upon die half-year of 124,812 tons. The authority given to your Menton at a special general meeting of the LrZetors ma M l2th May last, to commute the sum of , ~ them a tole annually as rent to the Leeds end Bradford by creating a permanent stink prili ginsgating in ~ io 18,000 shares of 100 each, and hearing intone else the rate of 41 per cent. per arum for 6 ran o e m eMeweris 4 per cent. per annum in - pushy, bee onsessfully carried out. It will be mi re. ported te the edgermill nerd general meeting tis be heM this day, that 771 Lefibislikadford preprinting, hilidli 111,072 shares. have si . le near an equal sweabewa ansuat of Midland illimd dam, eat thin ass Piallio. log lASI shares have all Men glean : the kartedes Mill be umpired on the 4th sl October next. The abet of this operation, as you are aware, will be a saving of 9,0001 per annum till the Ist of July, 1857, and from that period of 18,0001. per annum in perpetuity. The state of the market during the half-yeee Me enabled your dl,eofom to renew the debentures due at a rate of remit mash lower than that upea aa era they were - geored. Debentures to the amain rasa* due is July last, whisk hen beim or upland et Mee whin will e ff ect a Weft in fern aserets of more than 7,0001. per annum. The probable future value of money has hid your directors lia think that it will be advantageous to obtain powers Gem piedmont to enable them to convert the debenture debt of - - Mg esupasur into preference sham, at a rata of interest not PROPOSALS TOM AMALGAMATION. magewarg di re cent. per annum, and thereby make per. The CHAIRMAN on again rising was greeted with much applause. Ile said—Gentlemen, you know that th ere h as coq saving of interest which has already been, or May be homo Mer, effected ; and they propose, with your been a correspondence lately between the London and North =canes, to gsemoto a bill for this purpose in the next en Western and Great Western Compare , and you also know gden.Am mg eiparliansent has been obtained to enable the what has been the result. You wil t not have forgotten Ilingshisem, Beaton Matlock, and Midlands Juncti on either that there were not very long since, certain terms /11111 way Canna]. to lease or sell their undertaking to th e made to us by by the I.ondon and North Western Company lenien and North Western and Midland Railway Cow. for an amalgamation; that offer was refused; for as I then Ciento we obtained bv the canal companies thenght, and still think, the terms were not such as the daring re t h e wpm of the bill ,adch Injuriously a ff ecte d Midland Company would be justified in accepting. (Hear.) the serangemsat as reported to you at the last half-vearl We have continued to be on the most friendly terms, and 1 ma i m. Th e s um m at e ,. e f t h e L o d en and Nort h think that by so doing we are most likely to arrive at some Wells= Company have MUM We neer reir share of the arrangement for a conservation of the property of those who have so largely invested their money in these vast an ion; sad although your dbeellen Oak that it will, in ewe ta, be less advantage:ens Mn that originally dertakinp ; of hitting upon some plan by whin the present system of reckless expenditure shall they ramemend pen lo dna it, rather than bee the serer of a lies whisk mfgbe he worked in hostility be put en end to. (Hear.) Well, now, without =ir The of die day will be made going into feeref pen to consider and de- of talk on this subject with our friends in London ; then tondso Up labile,. A ad very considenble 7" • certaincertain meeting of the (committees of both companies snes= 4l, Imparrese hoesisce the last meeting bola revived, and has In London, last went, and the result was, that we received lama, maw t h e m ett l es d rier gk eetera. Th e the following letter from the London and North Western „ai o l ea ae a &H wy g m Lehleao through Company, which is dated " August 14." It is addressed to Mr. Bell, at my suggestion, and the f o llo w i ng are th e Market antsweregb, Ile Kettertag, Weillingliereagh, and Bedforkte for lanai= with the Gent Northern Ilea. otionots way at ON OM =Chin, has ber m = s taken up by some " London sad North Westera Railway, Secretary's 0 the gee al landowners and in the neighbour- aloe, Easton Station, London, Aug. 14, 1652. heal aka kale. It will be rem eabored that as act of "My dear Sir,—ln consequence of communications which yeIIIOMISt to enable the Midland_Oampay to make a rail. have taken plac e between individual members of our ro wer tr am Of near Leicester to - Bitchia with branches, epective boards lam instructed to acquaint you that the was obtained, and received the royal assent on the 9th special committee has the authority of the board to meet a of July, 1847. The state of the money market and other similar committee of your board, and diner the question eircumwasses prevented further progress being made with of a closer union or amalgamation of the two undertakings. the saikreitiag, and the powers of that act expired in July, " I am, my dear sir, faithfully your , 1800. 21 , 1 , fermerly granted to the Midland Com- " CHARLES E. STZWAZT, &notary. my to make this lino , indeed • depute- "J. F. Bell, Esq:' . and residents teme the. district to wait Now (continued Mr. Ellis) when I arrived here yes d t i c e tz morning, I found • special messe n ge r w ith • l e tt er a d ups per dbeelsee with seas of support if they would semis embeleim lbosearemetion of the railway, bit at th_ to me from Mr. Denison, the chairman of the Greet use kr leberreg them, that is sass of refusal, they Northern Colarnary. (" Hear," and applause.) Beam wen......a h ema g ete b to rum en t ma . reading it, I should remark with reference to the seams. mit y Ki‘vieweeee. year dimes. n a l " mo th , . nieatlon from the London and North Western Ca Li s. , g i m e alagawages of the a ft er which be- that there was already in existence two 0001ElittOWIrn i a our interests lien" it le be kr the of board for considering such important matters ea affected the thatat no Mei 11 erkil ion b engineer, I Pert of j the Midland interests of the two compani es ; we have added to our mg m u m , g o o n the , th at t h e o w n ti ne committee two members our board, the North Western ' NW now ha Nos - coned it a mach k m sum than that board I believe will do the same, in order that the subject ' knurly esdeested. ami that it would traverse vslu- refeged to in Mr. Stewart's letter may be fully considered. Ad e b e d s a imams w hi c h w ill mater i ally (Hee.) . The followng is Mr. Denison's letter : Mamie the adds arigisally ealcalated upon, they ' The Great Northern Railway, Secretary's office, ratersod a favourable answer to the deputation. King's Cross-station, London,l6th August, 1861 aat was m a ca w. t o you for making a railway from "My dear siT,—l have frequently said to one of your Wenner to Rootirtil, wiiek oestained a gauss for en- edlearees, sad to others, that in m opinion an earnest Ag ar e a utakaggeeepaap. be eleguaegea with the L. attempt V i re be made to unit* the Great Northern and g em se a N ee * wow s o semeao , a t mak e w oad. lildred wa_r , and the sensible letters which lately assempoosho with the sampsey le be dermsd. That bin gel Waves° Mr. Glyn and Mr. Russell, have determined was had i s e s m ise se a th e L or d.', but the p er d u h ew , ms M puoywe to my en.directors (and they have this day was hed le web a t paggenwat main rthe meat coxes,, that I should at ones address a letter to you, earl he a dieW Me. Am this will moles a bran ad& slittimf ; PtimiPle eta complete amalgamation of the U. he the eepttal, the akaames invite the rooeheige te f a - Greet oaken awl Midlands. They compete with each OMs* to oe.oparsta braining... Is pas eggs ea& Ober la the nob end In the north, and hey UM each glad moat oegairad la mom eerie sagestaki c w hi c h ether at two sr: three important points ; there ace doable will anama the id* the Maim le gram a Satins at seam& ems, and duplicate trains run where railways okhrly Waft, of, Is the warm of r single ones wend wren the public equally well. A very the mimed diarist Ms of nes Wales. It will Meshy spas large eltsual meld therefore be saved, which pa a lib imeadog se ems. flub suguipine. ma womb& impa•mo sa C i ol le l ° I sidimis and the real value of both =41.11101. sleek sr amain the ompsy,as as moo. Ptertfam, _ tebses duty it will be to met fa damn* of ._____an eninhillneelne,____._____• l6 ••• two. nil is et natural, Jersey seat, to seise* sad nee e r i rod to the MU-yearly 1 ; 1 1 7= Yet an t _ .le Mr... G a ll's ! = .4 1: 66 e !cherry next, a penes to be ap- anasingiko is a ltPt" the 'Les o f alaaPan nppookesi nonan.aild TM 1711110,31A21 said—lt is not mistemiles as occupy __ ekellitill weeklal _ the esdbets ga ited penr time at any great length wit h rehrosse to the LIA nee of the lLsiea me North =but any question that may be pat to me en that weak& e mu awn , t o th e b ee t e t le , s laty . I sp ea k "Ths age= aide cif the kingdom weeldtbm have its g o - 7 — ola g ehea t e s ea my a wok es we s e m wh en own terdems at kirstearen. mei las andliont that the I weg, seen sines I kayo led Wan to El iles "pmegea Was et Ilee rs = a will b eim :rile es Isms es the Busy:ni -1 sew new, has tr i s s taile of ear aides been nen ante am eseemetalata. I sae so Iloolei. Mom.) t sot we hue te =11: in the mem" el settling the Wm of amalgamati ons pm is • large one, bat at bent it Yen advisee en lest thlea . I thell_miteff_e_leeell in detail upon that pole% hag when ig ..... at pea nap t em et ah et , gas we ear A MIT U. yen take a barna* view Of the eMdi allegm a we ts of 10,0001., ia order am we 0b1.e 4 . 6 P_11_r1,,,.. Arid mann en boreend dividend. (Hoer.) The re- ' • •••• name We t be made, that foolish com ma Meehan that I was enact. Nobody ajar te kip ketittlet. ""PlakeN Ind i will continue, and the iamb seen than I do; but it is SLY ages and be eldest emememete kme my "free, and I bedew of tbe Nerd to master • Ind dividrd, or that whomever that the Mier It h put ee the more complicated, gad we do „ shim us en g ames . ... o p he aka. to k ee p theeenn more Minh of solution, the queries ME ill up. Olses., Masa Now S ena am not rim la smear blielma. :wuy j amas . l a u ur iguiguageniz.7-63 knew ear " I shall feel obliged by your laying this letter bakes r well es we de ; wo base to cereal— your dheetofti sha r h i ell it sleet, very large I we bar little that wee ostersbeg Then is, I think y01ir.,,, der , o geht to he Put into I have , halism.enly ens enienailog matimatoes data sosoltiod ; of it en W ednesday neat. l am man) sorry that kk a &gm by a elepagager us whoa I token we bunny not been able to send it sooner, bet I have done so the eve • shilling. These b, tee, a cash bed rein le adjust. moment I felt jangled by the example set by Mr. Glyn It roses metre her peculiar weslee, owl it is net • end Mr. Russell. thing shin Irish share is any mane . • hen, is bet, " I am, my dear sir, faithfully yours, se many et swilled; you knew es rash as we do ; you " dinner) DENISON." see net ear sedges Is hell year showed an increase of "Of course Ido not expect any decision by return if ✓ely ANIL mod wisher it raw. of post, but I hope to be favoured with your views before the ohms eis woks ie. And Moe ism me f ay that I wit meeting of the Great Northern shareholders, to be held a* Oasts heed eat way gsm~gees Other Ming • decrease on the 26 th inst. "E. D." bean weelas gent. I dent rink nen will be any Tho messenger sent by Mr. Denison was requested to deems& Woa nellainmea to the tater% past will perhaps take back a reply, so I sent the (clewing anew as be mg • word or two. I think fteis is man la " Derby. August 17, 1862. us , awn to wh o a s aw f or unig od ut u m. 'g m , "My Dear Sir,—l have this moment received your letter e t etewerit t h at I h ave na g e w oe p as k en of yesterday, which I will lay before my board do b after noon, and A were you it will receive from my colleagues fay r=aised. The Gnat Neelbsen line has bleu telly sgamitg, and, m I •x peseed, it has areal as well as myself all the consideration which so important dh o w p m , asa . a fast a pap speaks Is m u d • communication deserves—l remain, my dear air, yours (Reor i bear.) There is another queries to whisk sellweer feithfull, "Joan Exxis. omen be made, sad that is the beret MIMI ben the do- " 8. 1 1 . Dimino, Req., M.P." reser deers on the debenture debt. Now, sire the 10th Now (mid Mr. Ellis) I need not say to you that this is a of June, whas the bellipwsh elorants wen seeds up, de- very peat question—such an one as is not to be decided beatings have fallse in sad been renewed en he which off land, but I man say that Ido think it would be a will oder to you a saying of has 7,0001. to TOON. • . most beneficial thing if tivo great companies could be Of cones Wee le no certainty as to the Mims se we brought into some sort of alliance, so that the interests of shell WWI the renewal of oar debentures penally le fall shareholders and of the public should be equitably pro fs. bur these falling in berms this dm and the end of vided for. (Rear.) The reply of our board to Mr. Deni. libe l p i. en replevied en Um rem of these te whisk I son which we propose to send to night is as follows : ketse it will abet sieving ie OW bin ban (harp Midland Railway, Derby, Aug. 18, 1852. Ild Ilettesato a rigy. a "min. (Appiwass.) Then "My dear Sir,—l have this day submitted to my board Awe b U. Bradford armagemnt, which your letter of the 16th inst., and 1 am requested to assure INT be ler= ad u ompleted. By that we shall you . of the gratification which my colleagues and myself ex save fear pow& this half-year; the saving in pomace at the frank and direct way in which you approach 1863 wil he 0,6 W. ; onpling this with the saving on the the question of an amalgamation of the Great Northern " beSti lla ilabli ae whisk I have alluded, it will reduce our and Midland Railway Companies. Axed dews um y ear gar 29,0001. (Hear, hear.) We " Our board is, equally with younelf, alive to the MIAOW have remegy seared rid am arrangement with the Post • evils, which are the inevitable resultof competition between alter wlins will belie es addition to our revenue . , amount- two lines which approach and intersect each other, and lag es 1,1101 a ror—llbe contract only remains to be which have double stations at so ma places. They feel, =et the Traman, sad I put these things before 7uu moreover, the great importanc runni ng of putting an end be row to woke yes acquainted with everything. to that needless expenditure ofdouble trains where Ind be Arm are for a further increase in our single once would serve the Interest of the public equally trails hls not be no to say—you must judge for your well, but further and still more, the imperative necessity of salves i but, at all events, it is satisfactory to me to he able preventing a reckless outlay of capital in the construction to saki sena statsmad as I have done to you. I should of new lin% which can only tend to impoverish the pro- ------------ Mr. S. BEALE, the deputy chairman, seconded the motion. In answer to various questions, the CHAILMAN, among others, replied that the proposed line from Leicester to Hitchin was about 60 miles in length, and the directory, before adopting the scheme, would consult the shareholder, when the proper time arrived. With respect to the leisure of an engine belonging to another company at Nottingham, and which had created considerable stir in that locality, the chairman requested that no discussion might take place, as it might prejudicially interfere with legal proceedings. The resolution was acoordingly passed, sad a dividend declared in the terms of the report inserted above. This concluded the business of the half-yearly meeting paper. prietariee, sad reader an amicable arrangement ultimately more ditheult. " It can scarcely be expected that we should venture r without further and more mature consideration, to express an opinion whether the proposal made by you for a com plete amalgamation of the Great Northern sod Midland Companies will be the moat effectual mode of accomplishing this object. You are aware that for many years the London and North Western and the Midland Companies have cultivated an intima•ss alliance, and that upon a recent occasion nego tiations were on foot fur a closer union of the interests of these companies. Candour requires mo further to inform hou that previously to the re c eipt o f your l e t ter a proposa l as been made to this company to retie.. these negotier . 7 We will, however, readily comply with your request to pet our shareholders in possession of your communication, at our general meeting to be held this day ; and, so soon u we can possibly do so after the general meetings of our re spective companies have been held, we will give to your proposition our most serious attention, with a view and In the hope of being able to form such arrangements as will be fair and equitable to all, and will both improve the divi dends and the real value of the respective properties. ".I am, my dear sir, yours truly, (Signed) " JOHN ELLIS. " To E. B. Denison, Esq., Chairman of the Great Northern - Railway." That, gentlemen, is all that has transpired ; you know as much as 1 do, and I hope you won't think that I want to stop discussion if I suggest that this is not the place to enter into any debate on such a subject which has been brought before you ; it is a most unfortunate matter, and it requires to be treated in a tender and judicious manner; and any variety of opinions expressed here would only be likely to damage our power without doing any good. We ask you therefore to leave the affair in our hands for the present; we shall lay before you the result of any proposi tions made or any negotiations entered into as early us pos sible ; and I trist the course we recommend will be entirely acquiesced in by the proprietary. (Cheers.) I believe the time will come when the legislature will sanction alliances of this character, and with the object now in view. The shareholders did signify their assent in an unmis takeable manner. Two shareholders attempting to address the meeting, were immediately hissed down. The matter accordingly remained where Mr. Ellis , left it. SPECIAL MEETING. The meeting was afterwards made special. By two reso lutions the disposal of the Midl an d B ra df or d shares were confirmed ; also the proposed arrangements with the Man chester, Buxton, and Matlock Company in conjunction with the London and North Wertern. The meeting then adjourned to the 2nd of October, after passing a vote of thaului to the chairman d :Id board of directors. NORTH DEVON AN!) DOCH RAILWAY. The ordinary halt-yearly meeting of proprietors of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. SHARLAND, chairman of the company, presiding. The report stated that the directors have the gratification of assuring the proprietors that the progress made both in obtaining the land, and in execution of the works, has been of the most satisfactory kind, and that the energy displayed by Mr. Brassey leaves no room to doubt,that the line will be ready for traffic by the end of next year. During the put six months upwards of 53,000!. has been paid on shares, making a total capital paid up of 233,006!., or more than half the entire capital of the company u reduced by the act of last year, viz., 441,4001. This enables the com pany at once to exercise its borrowing powers to the extent of 147,1001., being the authorised amount. The directors has. purchased sufficient rail• and chaits for the completion of the entire line, 351 miles. The whole of these rails and chairs are paid fur under the arrangement with tte South Western Company, and are now in course delivery. The greater part of the land required is alsopur chased, paid for, and either in the hands of the contractor, or ready for him to enter upon. The directors reiterate their conviction that the line will be completed and opened for working by the end of next year, or somewhat earlier; as soon as this takes place, the proprietors will be entitled to the guaranteed net income of 12,0001. per annum, with the moiety of any access of earning., after payment of working and other expenses. This income of 12,0001. is guaranteed by Mr. Steamy for seven years after the open , mg of the line, and is equal to about 2t per cent. on the whole cost of construction. The capital account, to the 30th of June, shows that 233,6491. bad been received, and 214,3031. expended, including 38,6921. daring the half-year, leaving a balance of 19.3461. The CHAIUMAN eongratulsted the meetinfr on the report that had been read, and on the hope they might now enter tain that they wore getting out of the mire, and should be able to carry their project successfully to a completion. Their borrowing powers would now come into operation, and they would be able to complete the extension from Crediton to the Docks. The arrears, although still heavy, had been much reduced, and by borrowing money on moot gags they would avoid the necessity of pressing on the shareholders. He should move that the report be printed and circulated. i4i:f , atin;wked whether they intended to proceed u far as Bideford ? The Custanan—Ultimately ; but the funds do not per mit of the extension immediately. Mr. Futrit thought the extension should be expedited as much u possible. It would be of the greatest advantage to the town of Bideford, the iuhabitante of which town were ready to give their warmest co operation. H• him self was prepared to take shares to the amount of 5001. pear, hear.) Mr. Ogilvie, Mr. Braseey's superintendent, had been over the ground, and had been quite astonished at the facilities it offered. The CHAIRMAN admitted that the Bideford branch would be " the best cod of the stick," but under their con tract deed they had no power to raise money for that line. If the local reridenta were so anxious to have the line, let them sign a contract deed, and get all the landowners to consent, and the directors would go to work at once. Other wise they could not go to parliament with a reasonable hope of success. Mr. Trra concurred in the desirableness of carrying on the line to Bideford. A deputation was then in London to confer with the directors, and a committee would be appointed for the purpose on the part of the latter. No doubt the general body of landowners were favourable, bat one or two obstinate men might obstruct all their efforts. It should also be remembered that when the bill passed the Admiralty attached a hard condition, namely, that an em bankment should be made along the river side, at an ex pense of 15,0001. This, and the possible resistance of one ex two obstinate landowners, were two difficulties to which the local interests must bring their attention, and which mast be dealt with before they could hope for a line to Bideford. At present the company had no funds for the PU2 08 11: ear. Farr' suggested a public meeting at Bideford, to which a deputation from the board might be accredited. Mr. CUARTZII (from Bideford) promised the warm eo , operation of the townspeople in the extension project. He complained, also, of the ia.ufficient accommodation of the Fringingliam dock'. Resolutions, adopting the report and appointing a depu tation to Bideford, wore then passed; also one empowering the directors to borrow 147,0001., after which the proase&- ings terminated. LONDON AND BLACKWALL. The report of the directors to be submitted to the proprietor on Tuesday next states that the gross receipts on account for the half-year ending the 30th of June last, with the surplus of I,nM'. from the previous account, have amounted to 29,02 U., and that the expenditure, in cluding 2,3051. for rates and government duty, amo un t e d to 14,7891. leaving a balance of 14,2931. The inter e st o n debentures, amounting to 2,7161., being deducted, there re mains 11,5761. available for dividend, which will admit of the payment of 2s. a share, clear of income-tax. There Is an increase in the receipts during the past half-year of 2,0521., as compared with the corresponding period of 1851, and a decrease in the working expenses of 6001., and in the gross revenue charge of 8981. The number of passengers conveyed over the line during the half-year was 2,718,978, the receipts being 25,8931., and for the corresponding period of 1851, 2,416,042 passengers, the receipts being 7.5,1021., showing an increase of 309,936 in the number of passengers, and of 7904 in the receipts. The amount authorised to be expended upon the enlargement of the Fenchurch.street terminus has been raised by the issue of debentures bearing interest at 4 per cent. The directors have also raised the sum of 30,8801., at 4 and 41 per cent. interest, to replace debentures at 6 per oent. They are assured that the branch to the Haydon-square warehouses will come inter operation in October next. A contract has been entered into with the eminent contractors, Messrs. Peal, Betts, and Ereasey, for the construction of this line for 426,0001. Upon completion of the works the contractors are to take a lease of the line for twenty-five years, and they guarantee a net return of 6 per cent. on the share capi tal paid up, from the let of January next, during the term of their lease. The whole line is to be completed in 18 months, but it Is believed that the portion to Tilbury will be ready for working by the ensuing summer. The works of the Fenchurch-street station enlargement have been com menced, and will be carried on with all possible energy, so as to enable the company to avail itself of the traffic from the Eaatern Countries Railway and the Tilbury and Southend branch at the earliest possible period ; and the directors feel confident that the operations now in progress will, when completed, realise all the advantages whichlintre been held out to the shareholders. The capital account shows that 1,438,8391. had been re ceived, and 1,380,4201. expended, leaving a balance of 49,43 W. EAST INDIAN. The report of the directors of this company, to be mhmitted to the proprieton on the 24th inst., states that the Howrah ' Collieries works between How;ah and the Ranegunge Collieries con- tinue to progress satisfactorily. To complete and stock this division of the line some additional capital will be required. The existing contract with the on. Eut India Company provides for rasing such '; ben the proper time arrives, the option of • • ' 114.. be given to tho then proprietors of th • between Pundoab and Itsimahai , tort, hay s been carried to such an • • 410 40 urnbull, the resident engineer 41, • • eature e of the line, which •,„.„,e.. -•• hi r ruction of a railway. Mr. T ."1". - ^*.sr • • • " w the autho- rities for contideratie. Oa' _ ' that may be made founded upon t . • .it ••"ounced to the • proprietors at the earli. ...t` • r ;e e„,