The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1852.

CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was held
yesterday, at the offices in Oraimehureh-street. The chair
was taken by STEPHEN Lawn, Esq., deputrehairman.
The following are extracts from the report of the di-
reetors and engineer :
" Your directory have the natation to report, that the
application to the Public Works Loan Commissioner, for a
reduction of the rate of interest, has been ineensful, and
that in future only 4'. percent. will be charged instead of
.51. per cent. The financial liabilities of the company ban
bad the special attention of the board, aced they are glad to
be able to state that a large amount has been cleared off, on
terms most favourable to the company ; and it is their in-
tention to persevere in this course until ell claims are liqui-
dated, and the capital account finally closed. The traffic
receipts, on the whole, are satisfactory. During the late
few weeks a gradual increase has taken place. Arrange-
ments are in progress for securing the western, and Kinsale
traffic, and when this shall have been accomplished, and the
satire traffic of the district brought on the line, the di-
recton have no doubt the result will be such as to establish
the confidence of the proprietors in the remunerative cha-
racter of the undertaking. Your directors are informed
that arrangements are in progress by another company for
an extension of the railway to Bantry : the completion of
such a echeme cannot fatal to be of the greatest possible ad-
vantage to your railway. The board are fully aware of the
absolute necessity of keeping down the working apemen ;
and although it will be found on investigatioa that your
railway is worked at • smaller cost per mile dna almost
any other, the directors will cattalo to enfants the most
rigid economy consistent with safety and efficiency in
every department. The whole of the prolamines shares
authorised by the act obtaiaed in the last *amiss el parlia-
ment have been freely subscribed for. The direolon have
also the *ewe to state that a poetise of the debenture
debt are been petit alt by the Wes of isitemenre shares,
burls* a interest at 4 per emit par mentea."
The it ' resist states :—"I Des is report that the
lemmotive engines, together with the whets of the roiling
sleek, are maintained is • plant aid meshing condition.
lime mblitional third elm saningpm, bellies cattle trucks
and , are being mnsermeedl by heal workmen, at
the Hudon terminus, and will& 1 by to bow mullgeted
in the coarse of a few weeks. Is esmeb. of the ope
ratan engineers' strike, Kenn. abemps, anthems:id Co.,
of Measheeter, bare aseseserily antspeinted me with the
delivery of two seeds mines ea the let of lAleist ; bat
theme powerful lommedmis are new iseithip
=and will be delivered by thira
The pads* gamible selesies hi tins =
is as amnia' weehis of all the and I have the
is Ogee, that aeries the pest helipwl , eadias the 1:71e, MI, the seeress essesplismedosaur with all the
peels sad peseweser imam hes met misesasa 18.824 Ma.
per vas, whisk. -sinitesstiesabily is 'mall senmutipties.
span a line with long, henry, smaleme and amines. The
11.11 t locomotives contains to esoney lit fast, and principal
peresager trains in a sweet satidemory manner, and their
eanmtmptiiim se fuel with sub like trains has averaged only
10 be, per>ale for 901111111tias pest, which is inclusive of
lighting Nal standing in steam. The ant of repairs on
them aegis's is also equally mall. From the past half
year's returns it appears that the mileage of the locomotives
is as fellows, vie.:-Convoying trains with passengers only,
14,196 miles conveying trains with passengers and goods
and cattle mined, 14,626; conveying train' with goods and
cattle only, 2,712; piloting and shaming traits up is
cline, &c., 2,301; total mileage on half year, 33,736. The
works, permanent way, and stations on the Sendai half
line continue to be maintained in a most efficient ntaaner."l
The report having been adopted, and some routine bat&
nem transacted, the meeting adjourned.

THE DEFECTIVE SEWERS IN MARYLEBONE.-- 1
Another accident, which has been productive of consider.
able pecuniary loss, and much inconvenience, has occurred
in consequence of the defective and insecure condition of
the underground works of the Cenuniseioners of Sewers.
Some repairs being needed at the end of the Devonshire-
mews North, Devonshire street, Portland-place, Mr. Hart,
builder, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, was employed
to do them, and fur that purpose cm Tuesday morning he
commenced sendingin the materials. On the same evening,
on the return of one of the carts after unloading, when it
was just beneath the arched entrance to the mews, the
earth gave way to the extent of twelve or fifteen feet in
length. and from side to side, the horse and cart descending
into the cavity, and the horse, eingularlv enough, falling
completely astride the main waterpupe. The driver of the
cart, with the exception of a few slight bruises, escaped un-
hurt; but the horse, on being extricated, was found to be
severely injured. Mr. Marshall and Mr. Green, livery
stable keepers and cab proprietors, were unable yesterday
to work their cabs ; and the carriages belonging to the resi-
dents of Harley-street were also prevented from titres.,
there being no other outlet to the mews. This is the fifth
similar accident within the last three years, and it is ru-
moured that a meeting of the ratepayers will now be called
en the subject. . . . _ . -

AauNDLL.—A singular character died in this town
akw days since, named Richard Dixon. He did not con-
stantly reside hire, but heated in London and other places;
this, however, he considered his home. He was formerly a
riding officer, and on that body being disbanded obtained a
moderate pension. He lived very sparingly, and has hems
known to walk from London to Arundel. He returned to
Arundel about six months since, an invalid, declining any
medical attendance until the last. It was supposed he had
money, but not much. After hie decease his papers were
examined by those who knew hire, when it was discovered
he had property to tl.e amount of 4,0901. No will is
known of

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. 11etHT11 of traffic
for wee a ending August I,' 542 l'ameng, rs, parcels, car-
riages, horses, don, and mils, 7,6804 13s. 5d ; mr schondise
so 4,3961. 9.. 11.1. ; cattle, 293.. 7s. 4d. Total,
12,3701. 104. 9d. Corresponding week,lBsl, 14,119/.165. Od.
LON LMN AM) NORTH WESTERN ILA I LWA Y.
Return 01 tragic for the week ending August 8, 1852
Passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mud mafia,
34,72141. Ile. 11d.; merchandise, 19,379/. de 104. ; cattle,
1,1113'. 0.. Od. Total, 56,2491. Bs. 9d. Corresponding
week, 1040, 53.422'. 194.24. Ditto, !Ail, 70,230/. 13s. 10d.
Airwreigs:e IN4O —300,0441. 17s. 4d.; 1851-388,0121.195. Od.
11442 —311,1881 16.. 7d. _ _

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turns for railway and canal, for the week ending:August 1,
1%52, 3.4131. (12.1 miles open.) Corresponding week, 1831,
6,11121. (112 miles open.) Note.—The above is !lOU ire
of the rcctipts evadable under the agreement with the
London ant North Western Railway Company.
“nrAAT AND COVNTY DOWN RAILWAT.—The
tralBc on the above railway wan, for the week ending
August S, 1832: —Passengers, 2114. 21. 3d. ; subscriptions,
334. 19s. Id. ; goods and wools, all. 6s. 24. Total,
2831.1. Rd. For the week endingtAngast 10, 1861 :—Passen
gene, 2661. It*. Id. . • snbseripns, 261. 16*. 104. ; goods
nod peromis, 421. as.
64. Total, 3061. 9s. dd.