The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-09-07 00:00:00

311ailb3ag Enteligenct.

BRISTOL AND SOUTH WALES UNION.

The half/early meeting was hold at Bristol Thursday,
Mr. C. J. Thomas in the °hair. The report 'tates that
the contract for the whole of the line has been let to
Mr. Brotherhood, and that the directors feel every con-
fidence in the completion of the works as rapidly as
circumstances will permit. Agreements have been conic
to with the owners of the land which will be required
for, and in the neighbourhood of, the tunnel, where it
ii Intended to °Emmen°. the line. The works will be
begun immediately, and it is hoped by a vigorous prose.
(nation of the works speedily to render the railway corn.
muniostion between Bristol and Booth Wales complete.
The accounts show • total receipt of £33,987, of which
£10,901 has been disbursed in preliminary expenses of
obtaining the Aot, and a Wino/ of VM,ON remain.
in hand. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the
report, stated the measure. which had been taken since
the last meeting for obtaining contract, for the eon-
'Erection of the line, and congratulated the proprietors
on the arrangement which had been at hull concluded
with Mr. Brotherhood. In the course of a few weeks
the purchase of laud for the tunnel where the line was
to be commenced would be completed, and he hoped
that the contractor would be upon the ground with his
men at work. Mr. Bland seconded the motion, which
was carried unanimously.
Mr. Warren inquired whether, In the event of the
docks or floating-pier contemplated at the mouth of the
Avon being carried out, the director. intended to extend
their line In that direction, and to supply the railway
uoommodation which would be absolutely necisaury for
the inoreased traffic of the port
The Chairman replied, that In the event of the pro.
posed cloaks being made on the Olooestershire side of
the river there could be hardly two opinion. as to its
being to the interest of this oompeny to continue their
line in that direction, and to supply the requisite railway
accommodation.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors
terminated the proccedings.

EXIETIR AND EXMOUTH,
The half•yearly meeting of this oumpeny was held on
Monday at imnontli. Hr. J. W. Aylesbury presided.
The report, woe unanimosidy adopted.
The Chairman congratulated the shareholders on their
Improved proepeete, They had now the militantly of
won having. pod paying line to &mouth, and an
intense with one of the bait and 11104 i steady paying hue
In England,
In reply to questions, IS woo slated that the contraote
for maklog the tine from Hider to Topsham had been
pumped, aed the worke would 1100t1 be ootomsneed.
Mr. O. Down oomplaload that out of ev,cao due no
oalls only about /11110 had bees obtained, He urged the
netweelty of taking Immediate elope to @Moroi payment
of the
After some personal obserrations, lb vote of thartka to
the Chairman oostoluded the toasting.

WENT CORNWALL RAILWAY,
The &Mon of this somoany elate In their report that
the traffic for the halftyear is guile equal to that of the
corresponding period of lait year, and coneldering that
on 111,111041. every railway In the kingdom Moro how been
a I• 1401111 reduction in the receloto for the past half•year,
the moult in this reepect eannot be unsallefaelory to the
proprietor'', The working expenies are lox by upwards
of RIBA titan In the oorreeponding half•year• of 11167 I
and WI the work. moonimended by Mr. Brunel for the
improvement of the line, se explained in the hilf•yearly
report presented in August last, Aft now about coup
plated, the dimeton hope to 'Moot I permanent rat
duotion, The 'animist for the maintenanee of way Is on
the eve of expiring, and the directors propose taking
this work Into their own hands, in the expectation of
making a caving on this Bout, In the tut report a hope
was silvered that, front the rapid worries of the
work. on the Cornwall line, they might by this time be
able to state the period when, by the opening of that
railway the Wed Cornwall will be placed in oontinuotis
connection with the other railways of the country,
They are glad to And that this hope Is so far verified
that the report' of the diroooon and the engineer of the
Cornwall Company espnws the fulled oonfidenee that all
the works, permanent way, and stations of that railway
will be completed by the end of the present year. The
second span of the Royal Albert Bridge has been placed
in position, and is now in course of being raised ; every
real difficulty In the construction of this most Important
work may be regarded as surmounted, and the whole Is
expected to be quite finished as soon as the other works.
There appeals, therefore, every reason for believing
that at tile nest half-yearly meeting the line will be
opened or reedy for opening. The revenue amount
plowed that £14,4813 had been received and L'9,910 ex-
pended, leaving • balanoe of £4,1549.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RITURNIL—The traffic returns on
rallwsys in the United Kingdom published for the week
ending August 28 amounted to £504,660, and for the
corresponding week of last year to £520,380, showing
& decrease of £15,720. The gross repaints of the eight
railways having their termini in the metropolis &mounted
for the week ending as above to 2209,849, and for the
corresponding period of 18157 to 2215,816, showing •
decrease of £5,967. The decrease on the Eastern
Counties Railway amounted to £628; on the Greet
Northern, to £39; on the London and North•Weatern,
to £6,890; on the London and Blackwell, to £29; and
on the South-Eastern to £482; total, £8,068. But
from this must be deducted £968, the increase on
Great Western, £230 on the London, Brighton, and
South Coast, and £903 on the London and South-
Western, leaving the total decrease as above, £15,967.
The traffic reempte on the other lines in the United
Kingdom amounted to £249,811, and for the °or•
responding week of IRO year to £304,564, showing
a decrease of £9,753, which, added to the decrease
on the metropolitan lines, makes the total decrease
£15,720, as compared with the corresponding period
of 1857.