The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-19 00:00:00

CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.

On Thursday a special meeting of the proprietors
of this company was held at theoffices in Gracechurch.street,
for authorising the creation and 11,1130 of new shares, under
the provisions of the Cork and Bandon Railway Amend-
ment Act, 1862, ►t a preferential dividend not exceeding
61. per cent. per annum.—Mr. Mackreth took the chair, in
consequence of the unavoidable absence of Colonel Chatter-
ton, through illness.—The chairman stated that the a t had
been obtained on the 28th of May last. The sum of 48,0001.
would be found sufficient to meet their liabilities, and to
place this undertaking on a sound basis. The directors
unanimously recommended that the shares should be
issued at 111. 61. each, to be called one eighth shares,
the preference interests on which would not exceed at per
cent. in perpetuity. The prospects of the company wen
encouraging. The line had been opened for six montha,
and the traffic during that time had been gradually im-
proving, especially in the goods department. The public
works loan commissioners had reduced the interert from
to 4 per cent., sad when they should capitalise the whole
of their debenture debt at 4 per cent., there would be at
least a saving of 1,0001. a year in fixed charges, which alone
would give a dividend of 6s. per share to tho old share-
holders. (Hear, hear.) He was happy to say that 108
creditors had been settled with, and in almost all cases large
abatements had been made for cash payments. The direo-
tors would now be anxious to close the capital account;
neither did they intend to increase the liabilities by any
further prowention of railway works. Arrangements
would now be made to complete the line from Bandon to
Bantry, by which they would be insured the whole of this
western traffic coming over the line, the effect of which
would be to make this one of the most remunerative lines
in Ireland. (Hear, hear.)—Mr. Winkworth seconded the
motion for the adoption of the resolution before the meet-
ing, for the issue of preference shares to the extent at
48,0001., which was passed unanimously.—A resolution was
also passed for issuing a certain number of prefe ence share
with a view to cspitalisa the debenture debt at 4 per teat
per annum.—A vote of thanks was then pissed to the
chairman and the meeting adjourned.

''ART COMMITTEES.

WORCESTER AND HEREFORD RAlLWAY.—Yester-
day, alter five days inquiry in the Lords' committee, the
preamble of this company's bill was declared not proved.
The cost of the inquiry in Lords and Commons and other
matters cannot, it is thought have east less than 70,0001.
LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN AND BIICRINOMAIC.
SHINE RAlLWAY.—YesteTday in the committee of the
Rouse of Lords, the preamble of this bill to connect the
Buckinghamshire Railway with the Oxford, Worcester,
and Wolverhampton, and for other purposes, was declared'
not proved.
The bill of the Great Western, Shrewsbury, and Bir-
mingham, Shrewsbury and Chester, Shrewsbury and Here-
ford, Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, and Here-
ferd, Ross, and Gloucester, for traffic arrangements, was
declared proved.
WYCONDII RAILWAY.—The committee of the Lords
passed this bill, for lease to the Groat Western and ether

PUZ=TON-UPONNIII:LL Docze.—The preamble of this
bill was proved.
BIIMINUILAD Docea.—The esnimittee have oome to •
resolution to refer the differences of opinion between Mr.
Rendel and Mr. Abernethy to the adjudication of Mr.
Brunel, and adjourned to Monday.

AearuscAitia HALL—Names of gentlemen who
paned their examination in the science and practice al
medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thus"-
d•Jane 17:—George Puckle, Camberwell; John Rey-
Salter Exeter ; Arthur Dix, Beach-street, Barbi-
emaj Peter Vincent Timothy, Rodcrose-street, Barbican.
TU COLLISION ON THE NORTH-WESTERN RAIL-
I WAT.—On Thursday the coroner's investigation, which wan
opened on Wednesday, before Mr. Seymour, coroner, and •
jury of the inhabitants of the city of Coventry, as to the
death of Henry Williams, a platelayer, is the employ cie
the London and North-Western Railway Company, caused
by the fearful collision of two trains in the Kilsby Tunnel,
on the afternoon of Monday last, was resumed, at the
King's Arm's Inn, adjoining the Coventry station. The
collision was alleged to have taken place in consequence of
the neglect of the constables stationed at either end of the
Kilaby Tunnel to attend to the usual signals that a train.
was in or out of the tunnel; and in consequence of the 10
of life, and serious injury to wend others, a rigid inquiry
was deemed necessary, and eloped, the constable at Its
north and, as well as the emulsible at the south end of the
tunnel, were brought before the court in custody. The
jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter " against the
Police constable Chappel, who is 00 years of age, and on
the coroner's warrant he was committed forthwith to take
his trial.

SALE OP THE METROPOLIS ROADS.—Yesterday the
nimminionen of the metropolis roads north of the Thames
met for the purpose of letting by auction, for the ternioli
one year, the toll payable at the gatra on the respective
turnpike roads within their district. 'fhe tolls arising from
the Kensington, Breotford, and Isleworth roads were
sold for 18,001. ; they produced last year 13,8901. This
tolls from the Uxbridge and Tyburn routs went fur 9,5001.,
the sum Mat year being 9,1101. The Harrow road tolls
realised 1,1801., the price of them the previous year being
1,2001. The Kilburn and Edgware roads were offered for
3,7101., being the return last Tear, and were knocked down
for 3,9901. Those from the Highgate and Hampstead roads
realised 18,2301., and they wero sold but year for 18,1301.
The City road tolls were put up at 3,0001., and were knocked
down at 3,2401.; the previous year they produced 3,2001.
The tolls arising from the Stamford-hill and Green-lane
roads were disposed of for 8,1971., the sum they fetched in
the former year being 8,1871. The Hackney and Lea-
bridge roads were knocked down at 3,3101., they last year
produced 5,2801. The Marylebone and Finchley tolls went
fur 21001., last year they fetched 2,1001. And the New
North road tolls, which fast year went for 7801., were sold
for 8301. Last year the tolls fetched 87,2771., while this
year they realised 09,101., being an excess of LINO/. over
the return of the previous year.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An accident at-
tended with a fatal result happened at Halifax, on Thurs-
day. Asa luggage train wupaasing at the rate cf 20 to 25
miles an hour, close by the Halifax nation of the Lama-
' shire and Yorkshire Railway a boy very imprudently
attempted to cross the line, add a second train being on the
other line of rails, he was caught before he could get away,
and whirled round in such a manner that he was killed on
the spot. The accident occurred about kalf-past four
o'clock in the afternoon, and created a great sensation
amongst the passengers on the platform who witnessed lt.

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