The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-30 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL

vrenitg Maditne. Celeste trin 34 a tiew
piece, of tragic ititc-st, founded ailot.Charies rickets'
" Tale of Two Citie.4'!.:" einbracing some of the principal
scenes of the Reign of-Terror in the French Revolution
of 1738.•• The ctranra has been adapted for the stage by
Air. TOM Taylor, and Madame Celezte will personate
tvicr-zharicet.s7iinct sbc will be supported by all the
copy she; hits brought down from London, well as
by Jr. R _••.;:s •" others ot AL. Oopelantra at4E
Thrushhearo.". will be repeated this-en:pin," and
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to-morrow, and tin Wednesday another new piece will
be produced.under the title of "The Abbe Vandrettil,
the Court' in which Madame Cele Ste
will persoia.tette Abby This This evenin7„ on ThurSday,
and . ‘‘ Grand Transfonnation
Scene will •he4li.‘ipti'yed after:the flret,pleoo,_
*i: iusepad of
at ilia eOric.lusi-oii of the evettitig,.. • Aradanie Celeste twill"
take benefit on Friday, and: pl# ifiami in the
." Gre O ?gushes." _ Saturday eyefair will:-terrainate her.
pnsent',:en,ac-en/htt. : ' • '

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DtgSll.4.l-/A, RAILWAY,: ''Q0:,1,F.4..N17. •

?;,.-- theloneieilzahrutillateetitig:rif-thieenblpoiy was field
at' flee' ;robriff tifi tlfelreitleldieft Ae*,,,ielipLv., Brunswick.-
-,t'rk.4tl..4.74l4l.l.trilk,ri:iffaiiiikt-,Tlfr-.7,3igig,? Crosthwaite
PursicleeL;;-e..:5.:7.:i-;.-.-; ~: :- -.--_... :-,-. i.."-c.e.: -
The following eraiih-oit
" The direetorslfaY:e reoW ille;::iiiii4Otion; to announce
that the ordinance which was •shbiriitted to the share-.
holders -at .the extraordinary meeting of the company;
field on the 22nd Of December- last--(No. 28 of .1859),,
haVing 4,04
...410!y confirmed_ by her Majesty; wiellrb
mitigated tit the colony as lier on the Seth of Fe4reaq,
$y the terma-b-f thii ordinaite&'-fdifit!ifr;' titflef tgefife).
the eriripaity is yirtiiillY' -relieved. -from all obt.is?„
tiere, irt-Tespept of the .mortgaaa held, .by the Folony,
so long .as the railway is mainfithied in_ good order
and conducted to . the r,atisfaolion of s er-eolonial autho-
-rides;
jjanii.is .t.rOt 0 . 13.1i-gleffij e .e. ~.'.:Sale by any
"ether creditor. ::Pr41,4i60:4-$4 .e
~-iiitikfor the abso-
lute cancelprent of4heTtel'orrgeeittethiierent. of not
leo; tharleiBo,oolViliohelirtreitfter erveded on the j
railway, includirikftkArdigOl'finic cOnifiletion to such
a point at Maliaieli;.-.414: upon such a dine as shall
be approved' by. the: Colonial .Legislature. It will be
recollected that, at the extraordinary meeting in Decem-
ber, the shareholders unanimously resolved to seek fora
remunerative tariff of. tolls before entering upon the
question of the contemplated extension, the expediency
of which was considered to depend in a great measure
On the rates which .tbe. Company might be empowered
to levy. Acting on this instruction, the board desired
the local committee to, apply as scion as possible , for
the ll • sanction
necessary le.*enction for an equitable scale
~ ,
Of 'tolls'; the liberal and friendly spirit which has
:beeli. lately. evinced -towards the undertaking by the
Co.onial authorities affOeds geed greund, for auticipat,
ing a faVatiribli'resuft Of the application. Pending the
arrangedMit's ift progress as to the tariff',. the directors
have sought to obtain reliable data- for' fording a
ettimate--- of' -the . probable... increase of traffic to,l
derive 1 from- the proposed 'Alithaioa extension; On thi
point the hoardlook for valuable- information front the
local- chairman,- Mr. Thomai Oarnett, who is about to
visit this country, :and rhay'he expected here about the
end of itekt, niorfth.. The traffic receipts during the six
months ending 31st September -last amount to £11,365
12s. sd. (namely; 26,397 13s, 7d. for goods, and £4,967
18s. 10d. for passengers, 4c.), being a decrease of £s7g
3s. 4d. as compered. with the half-year ending- 2etli
February, 1859,-but a comperison of:the revenue for
the whole of each of the MO last ycars exhibits a balance
or 41,4201131:-9411i faTtitri.-of '1839. --The tallitii-dtrin
the receipts fur the past- half-year has taken place-
entirely in. the gpods traffic;
.and may be in'some measure
•attributable to a .-Ishort sugar crop. The direetorfrare
itorr,, 'however, to add that the traffic of Several
'important sugar .;estates on the line lies been :very
;recently ivithdri4N-ii.ficim the. railway,and'their 'produce.
.
and sdpplies arc -now conveytd .by-water - While this
defection is very mueh -te'be 'regretted, ii, is only,elue to
.the mitnager,l‘fi:.-gartie,7ho seems. to 10-.3 given great
satisfactiOn since Wappointinent, to itaie•that the loss is,
.flotTattributed -by-the local board to: 'env want ofeihtienty '
in-the Presentsconchict of the Elie.- The latest disbursa-
Mcnta on aceout.trot: the C:otiipany include- payiiient oft
...,,i in4talment of aboveL,tl;oo,- in respect of carriages [
and trucks supplied. several; tear ago. '• ' AlUrther ship-- . I
merit is heing..made of apWards of 100 tons of iron j
sails, for the repair of the permanent way. The local
committee - have transmitted a- very urgent requisition
for__ a couple ...of light. _locomotives, • the— room patty's
present engines being found much too heavy for the
economical working of the line: especially the pas-
seager_ trains. The .. amount of the ‘ksinking fund "
made applicable to-.the purposes of 'the railway by
Ordinance Na. 23 of 1859 (nearly £5,6,00), will now
be boon- aYailable. It is hoped that the dlpetidititienf
this sum, in addition to the moneys that have been laid
out, during. the last. three years, will complete the
reiteration of the" line to' good working order, and
enable the company to- restune payment of interest en
the bond, debt.- .Nr. Charles. Clare has hen appointed
to succeed Mr. Atkins as engineer and draughtsi4ta,u.
The' Members who now retire by rotation from the
general committee-, arc Msi: JObn Orosthweiite and Mr.
-Thomas FranCe Berinett both of whore tiffetetliemSelvoi•
for re-election. The retirifig auditor' is ''Mr. Matthew
'Steele. --
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JOHN CROSTHWAITE, Chairman.
P. F. GARNET', SECretar.',
15, Oldhall-street, 24th April, 18-60.
C.Ha.ritm,AN- moved the adoption of the report,
congratulating the shareholders on the increase of the
passenger traffe..
• Mr. J. A. TINNT seconded the !notion; which was
agreed to.

vll r.
CFartLES HOT LAN'!" siated th'it the great secret
of the non-success of. the undertaking was the fact that
the working eipenses were 80 per cent., of which 30
'per cent.. was inclarted on behalf of the permanent way,
in consequence of the superfluously heavy engines now
in use. - •

The retirin-, directors and auditors were re-elotad
and the meeting 'was tken adjourned till the 20th at:
June.

The produce markets this week have assumed a more
eteady appearance, but prices generally do not show an
inportant alteration.—Times.
Two more shipbuilding firms hale written to the
:Amer, with a view of placing themselves in a &you-
potition as to the alleged condition cr the•gunboat
&et.