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nrntuJAN LUCE OF PACKET SHIPS, DEnTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SHENLEY were necessary and could not be with safety postponed,
I -averts sT talent. mg Plawslar Thebes far VAN tumors RECTORY, had determined to carry them out. The only point which
I -asserts MC ell eI*StRALI t, It-Them= admitted of question in this matter was not the neensity of
i ages Me 4:lffithe IlOt eineban, nue Nana
Rums; a.tu, an.vr m 0551,10.. the outlay, but the mode in which the money should be
re nal nomeassses eel begins kg awes mom
'seri-whether out of capital or revenue• Usu. this
4'--.- ----, weene- - ' , r5.,..,e I.Let night this town was thrown into n state of Tit h had i . • . e--
rowerrens n. • point e not ring to add to the reasons given in the
Stara
....-- _...„,1•"••••••17.ftli great confusem in eimsequence of the outbreek of • tire at npr lhis, then, was the recommendation of the
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net the Sheriley Rectory, the prom art of the Rev. H. New- directors-that a sinking fund of 10 r cent. should be sot
fiet'ltir ......../ 8.41 W. L. Hamm:Linn Pott.s en. et
..- combo. The tire commenced at halt past 7 o'clock, and apart front the revenue of each year or: any additional out-
wpiiiii „..n.5... SNP E. ft. MeV --1, ..I.Fset-Nomf-7. - ea'- was not extinguished until nearly 4 o'clock this (Saturday) la,„ that might be required beyond the 7,200,000 e, in addi- '.. - moron'. The tire originated in one of tne cowshed., and to' ..._ -eet ' r
"Thirbrareja.LwrNa....„,,,,.."l4.,r.,.....then:aeragatt he ate„*"'" lUilist4ll' ee having arrived every attempt was ramie by those la to We current interest payable no the amount raiied. ' 'the
y had been in tho habit of laying aside 10,0001. to
moo neson-ow - - 4-z- hi. -.--- •-. preient to sulaille the fire, hut without etr..e.i; and Very te,Pene a year far Kane year, past, to form are serve fund
e e: the areerallen• se,
Imeewl weer ?arisen LL vat anuniat, ha, pve,,be,v1,.,,,,,e4, speedily two: other row houoe became ieniteil, and from to meet extraordinary charges. That reserve fund now i
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ItANCE OFFICE, was anticipated the fire would be ropped, but the win am„oat. to 40.0001. That sum he thought sotgoieot to re..
Phet.nreet. Londo
-len. Jan. 14 next drove the fun". ea es" 1111, and tr"re that he"' serve fur extraordinary expanses; and the practical effect of . vrtee. 14 111.1ffillt OITRN the • 4001111n1L neartNo or log into a hay bum, and sees into the cart sheds and the plan proposed would bo that they would still set
ay r'e:elms of tar Law Iffireementece leneele wel to Mat at the stabling. The rejection from the fire rendered the whole aside this 10.0001. to 15,000/. a yeas ; but, instead of
WAY° 'di*, rhetlat.seet• held., Ca .11""%. the .1" d'f ne town almost as light Its at coon-dal'. The engines of Bas• being added to the,
reserved fund, it would beset apart as •
pine not. et 1 • ~e,....1 at sto:as peotarlyieeutesast to die pro.
~...„, „,...,,„, net oirish, and one belonging to Mrs. Bitins, were soon oa sinking fund to meet the expenditure rendered necessary
warm......7,nr„;',,;,,„4„4",::,,,,,,,‘1"4,,,7:4 tc-----...,„„„,,, the the spot, but the tire was of too ettensivo 4 ehar teter (or by dm development of the traffic, hinged of reopening the
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art es Leine 1 iast . wad tor peer al anew en. them to he of much ensnare. A mounted express was capital account for that purpose. Without submitting to by order of the terecorea therefore sent to London for additional aid, but in spite of some sacrifice out of revenue, or rrsing money is another
v. 31 a 431111 L DOwers. the strenuous creations a the fir.nen, the fi min wen
Ilw in de.ol ea the "Wel 'a"' • tar the le" le'l ata Was oda •1' notmainguished until 1 o'clek this morning. The less way, they could not secure additional traffic ; and the ques-
tion was, whether they would prefer a moderate deduction
Owe the 4 ''''`• I• '"4 4 "17 tihaaha7 • "Meted) on as `nee will fall ou the London tire offices.
pe lest ass .4 .airit teat.from tlacurrent dividend or to re.open the capital account.
He waa decidedly in favour of the former course, believing
11...1E NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT and , . ' '''' - that the mull would be to maintain their property at a
rhaenierrixernr fon, ',emend tine an ranting LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST higher value than it could hold if they adopted the other
care it h I emt teressaiwat Assistener t . Munn int servants RAILWAY. alternative, eves though by doing so they eked out their ..,,,pd dio V. n•tr•••4 Nevemapers, wire tram Age, Ineresey, or
dividend by se additional shilling or two per share. Mee ,r pa; ..., a ...,pore the Aid id Sae Bearruhat.
1' ..h ON i/ IllNAkit ei rep set oi tae tame rd tWe lastitatten Yesterday, tho ordinary half.yearly goosed nleetr near') He aate begged to move that the report, &c., be
we Lee teem as TI.E-I)thiAa'l7. ai II" *aka. altategate• lag of this °NWT aela bald at the Beaigethama limal ; altleadntot. ion weans:ended by Mr. Semertnn.
4014:4 50 awn. Chair. Mr. LONG In the C air. WC.
Mr. WOOD thought it would be better tu raise the pro-
Stanek:4.
e..Nrt h I'. 1,....1. J. W. T. Lestbwalt, Cm. 'f he directors' report and statement of accounts! (which posed sum ou mortgage, to berepaid by hull -yearly
twenty
Julies Ridgway, req. hive aPPeared in the 1;474.47), were taken ea reed by Metal:nettle without interfering with the revenue.
i : 0 -e* Peter 4. KAI. T. eerier., em. convent, and Some discussion of a convereational character ensued, in
as F.., 1., 1:,, , SIX. T Sending. es.t.
The CII Al 14M AN, in moviile that they he adopted and the 'sours' of which Mr. Wilson disputed the legal power
f. et. sr .ite s ,e,. chalks wean*, req.
*steam Verret', Eq., TALL circulated• observed that he would trouble the meeting of the directors to make any arrangement with steam-boat
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with a few ohservat. on one or two uniies, which he proprietors.
It -rent Inenuu.l,-4.
1-, ..,,,v .n the tame ... t, post 3 o'clock. Total ant instrumental thought would be likely to interest thew. The lint and Alter some further discussion, the chairmen said that the
es, c. Teens he. mtlal ablato.araall_,. • t••11•,,,_°1 wi••• tea sae mast important of these probably was, how far the Great steam bout proprieton were so satisfied with the results of
ceeeees fatolo, lobo l'adatta"ma''" tee' " "'" salsa; are Fxbibition might have effected or contributed to the large last year that they were building another and a larger
EUW.Otti W. COLL, as'irt•al. . '
41.11 e 3ao New bent
-nod. increase of tnillic which had been brought to the
.line during vessel for the ensuing season.
the last half year. When they saw that during the last The resolution confirmilig the report was then put and '
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GrA)lAiEELird, tiMial77.-Profewor TENNANT, rasa., ...0
wic.kg. sIIN Elt.t LI Mi V. - KING'S three yearsehere had been an inereaseuf 131,678/., of shish read.
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mere than .10,000/. had been attained in the last year, 1831, Other resolutions for adding 10,0001. to the reserve fund,
Ine • the ..1. NIAII 1.31 tr of tha ean'her. a Lrerritt:s on they ...old naturally feel eumiderable anxiety as to whe- declaring a dividend Of 3 per nut. for the leaf-year-for
11114 it tattle. e••
•Iclr t.. tame.* toe study ot °colony. and of ther that large increase in their receipt,. weave. pernianeet converting the eighth to paid-up shares into capital stock-
. , ec gen .4 iheent sure*, ein Ihr Arta Ttie Lesallm. will character, or was attributable to a temporary cause, such re-electing the retiring directors, it being promised that in
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~.,.u....,...s.d'ale,nuelSeArlareeeeo!iose"rjenere:',l're,,,hae:mandeootiel,277,l as dieinfethrti.sairt
rEexpili.irbt.ition. On this poiat they would observe future 3i) days' notice should be given of the names of the
the director* had expressed an opinion retiring (beaten whom it was proposed to re-elect.
ehe woo, aus rib ruiree.Moi W....lneaday, at the Pirtle that
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M. W. JLLF. D.P., Prinet,..t. that though a pension a the additional revenue which had Mr. John Chapman, of Leadeuhalestrect, was appointed
e,,,-. ..c. I Ase,itial I.
accrued last year was attribUtable to that cause, the madder, in the room of Mr. slanstield, deceased; and Mr.
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larger portion of it might he regarded se permaiient. Reeves was re-elected to the same office ; and after a Tote
.- We'LLEItY. - DODD, BROTHERS, 4(1,
-„. h , .. ~....h....„ .A 0 jr.,.r..i., .p,,,,..1,,,, ~,,,i (Hear, hear.) Of emir* this wee an opinion which of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated.
;IJ . .49,--'. a ......;?.. !Int at, ine.....haa of their eetea an atiOORT. nowt in a great Mea,utu be conjectut..l. That a ecre,itkr-
N ..."1.,. lid ilslriAila,..s es. Soragen a waked thr sheeten wan able amouut of traffic had resulted from the Exhibition was RAILWAY TRAFFIC DURING THE PAST WEEK.
realsoma Malan. ta num% nwobet. Weans. bear to/title*. a.. undeniable; but not 's° much in proportion on their line as OP ma. .6...., , Name t ht•Liray. lleastpta
with * Lealea.-M. Condi&
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theme other railways which connected more populous districts ...... -
with the metropolis. It wes evident that a line like the tut, 1 igyi 1851. 1852.
Lost: a HOLIDAYS.-New that the season of
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which brought only apart of • eingle wenn in
with London, could nut derive so lane a li
ee''' et te ..e. r'l'a•aal__.:4 the b" the et '''''''.l4l."l"l" r such lines as the North Written, the Great Northero, 37 -
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abenken DlRlTleit. - --
1,237 1,2,51
ma err green C ensii,rl PM arrnethiee bwotile liaturAl., am ob. f 3, f Belfast and Ballymena
le wilt trawls and red Urea Now tt I. that and the Great Western, *tech connected with London. 17 l7 Belfast and County Down.., 17.1 163
tieleteas• eeee.iseAß OIL, he aenteerina the growth and tor probably one-third, or one-fourth of the whole population 33 I 33 Birkenhead, Lane., & Cheshire 1,060 1,193
leroe e wte.....ltyeng the ham Rewind: teenier, •or Impose- of the country. The total increase of passenger traffic in 269 ' 264 Blackburn 621 - air ter fee ase e. water% .1,211 WWI Arise ...tamest* ermal•oa. aaa the year 1811, over that of 1850, had twin 42,0001., while 8.5 851 Bristol and Exeter
gareale,4i 41.•., se berateprer he teeth asil preseniae lb, gums,
, ~„ the average increase of the two prnectding years had been 189 189 Caledonian
1eci1m14C12.."'irr..21.'"1rt5,"""•,...46 silediVe4hlbit:.tjg.'nalluese. uol"P“'l4%lrt- 18,0001., showing therefore, in the past year alone, an in. fia 94 Chester and Ilolyhead
hete"'lr.r.: as tee rut uw as •s-'e es the *raiser or LiNel.-Asid =WC of rather more than tho natural increase of two - 6 Cork, Bleekruck, and Passage - 107
by A d ialL a% . awl SON., .t, 114toit (tame, LoeJos, and by years. At the same time it must be recollected, that while 22 49 'Dublin and Belfast Junction 4:9 645 MemA. a.l nimmers. the country continued proominue and the eircnnistances 61 i 63 'Dublin and Drogheda 8371 890
.----.- of the line remained as they were, they would have a right 6 6 Dublin and Kingstown
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11.. 10121CIRES NO TY.%T-I•EG :. to look forward to a large and annually increasing traffic. 16
. 161 'Dundee and Arbroath
It the figures of the excursion and other extraordinary 31 31 'Dundee,PertleAlierdeenJune 598! 60'2
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nth., ~,,,... tra__ _Bll. c were taken, it would be seen that in 1851 during the 19 19 ,Duridalk and Enniskillen
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2. .....- -'' trots lee whin Wit or end so enecoalt, period of the Exhibition, the return of the excursion Indic 88 (A • East Anglian -16 694
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..-re I tut the 15$ mesa:A he drawn taped.* booked at the various nations on the line to London was 79 79 .Kam Lineman~
3 17,715 e, or between 15,0001. and 16,0001. more than in 1850. 322 322 letis.ern Counties and Norfolk 12,736' 13,538
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e r This 15,0110/. or 16,000/., therefore, might be taken to repro. 96 95 ;Konen Union 1,7551‘ 1,84
sent the direct increase of excunion end extraoruintuT 841 89) IFeljnburgh and Glasgow
11 1: i--------77-77-e) il ih' tthaeffitreaVicalitlugatiftwomas the
eb(ie reex*ptecL*ll:libietuiTe.rePu:uet°octitloytri 81 78 !Illientebrurea Perth,
r & Dundee 2,191' 2,11
I ~..k 47 r 6 E i■-••• . a slight degree, from the reaction which had follewea the 18 19
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excitement the Exhibition hail created. One gratifying 1719 1711 'Glasgow and South Western 3,204! 3,143
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feature in the increase of traffic which the accounts showe 236 2111 Gnat Northern& R.Liscolnsh. 6,1(921 9,745
was that the largest item of increase wanireHe the annual or 188 ;Great Southern& Western(lr) 4,0041 3,957
1 i the art; cremated. to TM Its coot in traffic. The next question he would refer to 264 264 Great Western 13,611'13,907
. two c Aga el ale; price te. C. 1.; ditto se."'
was that of expenditure. They would recollect that in the 26 25 Irish South Eastern
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11 ertronat d toe sherry, he., rs
r 1819 he hasarde.lan estimate of expenditure based on a 101 101 ' lesndel and Windermere
The ,dome etertanag Will exptiin It. yea- . • --. • -
anew. erten the Lome try a. Shed di certain amount of income for the future, and he was happy 90 90 'lLaireasiter and Carlisle
tee top oft!. mime (whin tun a bonne- to say that the actual results corresponsliel very closely with 25.0 260 Lancashire anti Yorkshire 13,650, 16,315
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Peet, ,•••04•••11).••M•ing‘ar ra.b" the calculation. Ira 1849 lie estimated that taking the future 39 39 Leeds Northern
i - threurb et ago 'lie sash to °awe the limn income of the line at 500,0001. a year, the expenditure 12 12 iLiverpool,Crusby, & Southport 24 231
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f to tun off freely: ohm the tap la tamed
od s. mon Wins ester, would be 210,0001. exclusive of cartage, and that fur any 617 639 :London and North Western
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'AUKS 111114.015, 14, King Will!sin additional receipts beyond the 500,0001. the eapenditure 6 5 :London and Blackwell
sent Bansion-bone, het-bi-hed 142 r. would he 25 per cent. On this calculation the total cepa'. 171 173 London, Brighton, and 8. Coast 8,078. 7,409
N.N.-NoentrelltesulansacePt ntateol diture for the year 18.51 would have been 242,444!., and it 244 2441 London and eeouth Western
iv . ever Mal &Wreath had actually bees 233,714/1., to which if they added 10,0001. 15 15 i Londonderry and Enniskillen 1351 149
L. .••• er 4' 0....""' mite. ....,....„..1 t*P01.11..,16", ..,:,',Fultelu• for the reserve fund they would have a total expenditure 11 11 :Man. Buxton, & elatlock, &e. 1001 104
L.,- ~. ~,Iji, i•,•;41,,,,,--c.i.,,,,„"" 7. ..„...6-- -am ~,,o-Tdoor- -,„„.tig, sew
.1 of 213,7191, or within less than 1,5001. of his estirnete. In 1679 167 lll an c'h es te r Shelf ~& Lincoln. 5,8141 6,112
0 ees: Aare ,I* ad. an, Is. nee onsbit. The train env:sm. making that estimate lie of course supposed that ally 9 9 IllisachesterandSontlannetion 391 458
31.0. tt rletho Gnat tablinkm. Nam tf. No. 46:. increa* of traffic beyond the 500,004/. would arise from 28 28 lederopom =defoliate 579 559
_ the progressive development of the ordinary sources. 4961 4969 (Midland
19,685, 19,910 •
If he had had in view the feet that a large 50 126 blidima Great Western Imo; 1,895
IRELAND. part of it would result from gouda, excursion, and low- 37 37 moemanda 7511 877
priced traffic, like the Exhibition traffic, tO carry on which 60 60 Newcastle and Carlisle
- Drina's, Jaw. 23, they had to perform an extra quentity of wick in proportion 3,057 3,097
Mr. Chamber.. the last victim of agrarian outrage, te thel46 149 North British
receipts, he should hardly have put down the ex- .t/2 222 North Staffoolshire 4,363 4,503
no•inaml yesterday* in a dangerous state, but with- peuditure upon the amount beyond the eao,ooo/. GO low as 47 47 North weaken 439 667
25 per cent. (Hear, hear.) During the three past yeam, 46 4.5 Scottish Central
dot Alt alteration In his symptoms. The medical
, while their returns had increased 30 per cent., and there 32 32 Scottish Midland 452 666
strands sty that from tfie nature of the wounds was that additional amount of work dune and mamma run, 299 299 Shrewsbury and Birmingham 630 603
is di • .1e and neck, many days must of necessity their passenger tragic had increased 50 per cent., the large 47 47 hrewsltu7 and-Cheese,
Map,• se: torn a decidedly favourable opinion can be proportion of the income having resulted from low fares, 29 29 Shropshire Union
fonts 4. Nit% Eastwood has so far recovered from and from carrying • Inge number of persons and heavy 68 58 South Devoe 1,445, 1,615
tonnage at reduced rates. The principal head of expendi• 234 281 ;South Eutern
lus wound. as to be able to sit up for the greater
tune eat year was under the head of locomotive 76 93( 'South Wales 833 1,282
pxtion of the day. No person is yet in custody for power which had arisen from the increased number of miles se 77 'SunthYork.,Doneatter& Goole 1,1731 1,236
the con of
assault upon him. run, and the larger amount of repairs and renewals needs- - 39 Stockton and Hartlepool - 11,2.39
The Newly papers state that Itibbonism is again eery in consequence, to keep the stock up to a state of per- 40 40 ,Tag Vale
talli:,-.lii4 i:seif in the twighhourhood of Itestre
around is kept in a state of vor, feet efficiency. That it had been so kept up, the best test 36 36 :Ulster 8261 917
ma ;hit the
was in the punctuality of the trains, and if there was one 26 2.5 • Waterford and Limerick
country
some more than another on which, if he might say so. the 13 11 ^ Weet Cement' 277! 284
tilana by h toils of men perambulating the district at airector. piqued themselves it was iu that punetuelity. 12 12 Whitehaven Junction 184! 173
Itiehe fraopa have been ordered to take up tempo- were now running trains as late as half past ten at night. 213 3049 York, Newt:l'4lo,nd Berwick 12,872!12,718
rat!- Inutile at Itostretor. The Doily Express He tune now to the most Important point in the report- 256 279 York and North Midland
Ii o • that was, the means of providing for the additional outlay
le • telenecits of constabulary left the depot, Phoenix- required for permanent purposse, that was the expenditure Fordstow.
Pee at A II alyesterday , . ingDimes; Fallible, meat for the following
Arnuigh, 30 reudered necessary by the large increase of traffic. la the 162 152 Central of France
p«.,-. Ourvi Mt, first instance, however, it might he proper thee he, on the 679 671 Dutch Rhenish
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part f himself sod his co-directors airmail give tome ae• 11 211 Maria Aston* lO6 160
it'n ' N''"7l ..' nten• aatemPareel service, aera t"7ln2i.en count-° heir stewardship. In October, 1848, they had 63 ee--3 Montane sad Troyes lot.; !antic, Magi,. Thew men nine proceeueu %Muer ant
oma awl of head constable timelier's, whir. on delivering sst round an intimate. of what would probably be the final 63 Namur and Lieges. -
expenditure with • vow to the closing of the capital ae- 4129 4429 Northern of F es
'5 ea ever, will return to the depot fliellhwith.
count. The awned of income upon which they then 71 1349 Orleans and Bordeaux
-. grounded their estimate was 450,0001. a you, and • sum to lON 240 Paris and Lyons
caste* works is proportion to that ant& was get apart. 82 82 Paris and Orleans
l'..arsnot fal, JAN. 23.-Tha Heels, steam-sloop, In t state of things they estimated that the total amount 84 84 Paris and Rouen 0,170 6,058
C cosmos Beauchamp, anion& this afternoon from the of capital would not meted 7,200,0001. All the works then 107 194 Paris sad Strasburgh 6,670
ewe ef Africa. She bangs no additional intelligence from contemplated were now completed, and 100,0001. had been 69 69 Rouen sad Havre
LI,- io ,rte r, se. to the war with the king of that mon- expended is farther works, adding to stock and enlarging 1,107 2,060
ay 'f hi B'w son, lacers-frigate, and the Firefly, steam- stations, beyond what was included in that estimate, and
67 121 Tours and Nantes
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had gen.. 16 the scene of hostilities: the latter vend haring:dein this, and the traffic having increased from • The rine* are eschasive of the amount received
tea,
`yl`rge quantity of mile" and '"her missiles 0n4500001. to 590,000 e. a Tear, the limit of 7,200,000/. had not from the Belgian governmentigne taupe which the commodore had ordered been exceeded, though It had been approached within •
freer eierra Leone had been countermanded. She also had very small margin. Bet this increase of traffic rendered MINES. a asp:. far the commodore and squadron. The Heels necessary • farther expenditure of 138,000, to provide die
ere. the slave trade as apparently quite extinct. The
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requisite accommodation for it. No one who was acquainted
pros.
steenefrig de. had hero on shore, and nee with the nature of railway (brines would expect that so Two o'C LOCK.
flee her keel -
her commander bad taken the report
__.or large an increase could be carried on with anything like the With the exception of Agna Frias, which have ex-
' 'lr..). orou bee to the commodore 117 LW'. seo•rat time amount of working stock, station room, and other perienced a great rise, owing to the issue of a notice
treliee r...els were building in the /if., comp, one of aecommodation. The business of a railway company
relative to new arrangements inCaliforniaa
Californ• of
.4" '4" ja't completed, hung the! Ant that waa ever might be well compared with that of a large Peet m that river. The Heels Menge home from the '
lAd establishment, suck as l'ickford's, or Chap. highly satisfactory character, all the gold mining
0,..i the engineer Peel, with his family, to be lin and Horne's, whose Innisess, if it increased 30 per cent, shares are flat, in sympathy with the other mar-
-1t....1 far die murder of Isle fatber•in-law, together with a in three years, would necessarily require an outlay large in lets, and moat desenpttons are cheaper. ftgua Fries
Lam'-• ea witness.... one of thew latter, • young girl proportion in warehouee, plant, waggons, &e., to avows- have been done at 27, prom., but are now quoted 21
Sr....years of age, named Coombe% died on the peonage 'acetate the additional traffic. The uuniber of passengers i ,
hare A number of invalids and men discharged from theconveyed bytheline
I.,a.drnn with had characters came home in the vessel. She per cent., some 1818, and the ea/tinge and tonnage hod in- I' titornian, 4, to i prem.; Golden Mountain, par to
I.•ti Amines en the 9th of December, calling at the Congo creased in the same proportion. It was evident that every I prem. ; Australian Auriferous Ore, par t 0
-} prem.; CO th. 10th, where *he leR en the sense day the Prometheus additional passenger respired additional carriage room, and British Australian, par to k prem.; Austraot Free-
r, on .t.. 0. Os the 2lst she strived at Ascension, where that every extra train of goods required waggons, ware-
sec f wee die Rattler same sloop •at ameba, waiting to houseroom, sidings, extra station accouvuedation, and hold, I to I prem.
t aa• •••. ute mail to St. Helena, after winch she would pro- other precautions, to avoid the risk of accident. A more o „, albs . Ilisesem
Mom Tait Om dose
te lei .., fedi, The Jackal steamer and the Tortoise newel or suicidal policy could not be adopted either by '''' '''''''''e. 1 nanentr. to.day.
w"ti 'et. only other vessel. at Ascension. The Heels left directors or shareholders than to shirk or weapon* . __l -.--
ea t1.4.1th. soil arrived at Sierra Leone on the 31st of De-
. a necessary outlay in the hope that, by carrying mo,ooo 1 •Ins F 8 • -
.1 I_ll 11 Tin 14 44 8
trlnia r.wher.• she found the tlealark arid the Firefly. Sne on a year or two with an Mintheient working Mean! de. 'Anglo Chlttornha ..-...... I. o e 1
.I.tt °all elate on the 3rd instant, and arrived at week, a greater present profit might be obtained- 11,00' 20 •.Asturian - - ••••••••••••lt 1 1 -r•
"r""4- " the 13th, leaving 101• in on the lith• the result could only be to lime the confidence and incur 2e.ette I 20 ••‘•••i"
50 COO I Ave Man .. . 77771 i ‘gli rim 181
Tie eheident of Lawrie was rang down to Grand Beryl; the displeasure of the public in the management of the line, 5',,00 bp ph„,,,,, ji,..;,4 iiiii di
....
~.
la, Vr India to the south of Liberia, to avenge the deaf to run the risk of serious accidents, and in the end to pay 2:con I _ Solon scrip .
of wee mieeinearies. He had ordered a mocked, of the more. (Hear, heara Hitherto, uoterithianding the great 20,t0n I 21) teiteb tree
eeet . but having no vessel, to maintain it, it was intern- increue of traffic, they had been fortunate in escaping le no 3l Beetle Imp (lee. at se pm t 14 11
t" TM Ueda was riot allowed pratique at Tenerifib, *rice* accidents to any great extent; still they were snare ;OM 31) ' Pa' thee., r,,eadeCatta - ..a 1112 4. te a
lit hiring hewn fifteen days at sea from the coast. On her that numerous accidents had occurred on railwaea, and 'hone 3'3 ' 'he' e.e '-'ae•• lel- • ix x
IRS ... nem topper .... ..-- 40 334 31,
possee• eie exchanged numbers with the Cape of Good that much public excitement bad been armload in eon- . Coons*
rt'l>'- ',reward bound) mail, which left England in De- melee ;fad if, from want of due precaution or from the noon I Kai. it AosOallan Copper fl 4 1 mi. 3 i
"il" , : and ..0 the 17th in*. she evoke the Birkenhead, adoption of a penny yew and pound foolish policy, shy ,
trop i2O Oseerel .. . , .....
.te'm 'oeneshile with ti,op. on board lair the Cale, lip serious accident should take place an their line, they might S ,eOO 1 1 tioh!es tiountida... .....
fa. t.....b0eu in comanwien she has taken ten prizes, haven depend they would have to pay largely for it, not only is. Mosel it !Or at *km* alt par &pm
Ton • ^.lee on nosed. She brings home Lieutenant Glover, the shape hi (no 10 .*aissaltinetheimerketa 4 le 4
of compenation, but priambly also in the este- 200:006 1 1 -..e.. Nom.
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ha l'elaati". from the VeneloPos* Mr. later- n, mob, blishment by the legislature of stringent nerulatione, by 7,000 30 handaan &Cuba III 41 3
from the Firefly, to join the Waterloo; Mr. Hetherington, which their property might be seriously and permanently nee Ito lin inlet
Whim. or. from the Jackal; Mr. Barrett, muter's aesistant,
, , iajuriel. (hear, hear.) The charter under which tbry 47,174 24. Ai Uahol desioan
lite ef the filadidor; Mr. A. WilAoe, 11(.1) , invalided, held their property vim granted on the implied condition leeetio 1 West MaTipMIL 1 Sae iPo
ft, - --... -
ea. deal wane.* in the CAW of l'eel, the engineer.-The way for the public safely ; and if, from motives Loss or TAFT DT A NAPTIIA LAMP.-Yesterday
147. 0,,m--loop, sailed to-day, with important despatches of fel* economy . they shirked the necessity of Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest upon the body of litchi-
ft., l'omna.lare Martin, at Lisbon. enlarging their working stock, and availing them- bald Calder, 34, who loot his life on Wednesday last, in
A M.tri.mosT Cal-sin:m-On Thursday night, SVITCS of all the appliances of modern meaty by which conseqoeme of injuries received by the accidental ignition
abeut Maps* 10, as the French mail-boat was putting or that safety might be ensured, they would have to pay for and explosion of • Holliday lamp, at his residence in War- I
fries the beach to the ealaia host-offiee raker, with the their neirket in legislative interferenee as well as in the door-street, on Friday night, the 16th instant. The parte 1
ww,°•l'dts awl lose oasseinten, the boat was struck by a failing og of the traffie. This feeling it was that ha I led eu!ars of the accident have already been given, and evidence !
"'et/ Ws eod eepsesed enrolee the 'weaken. Those on board the directors to direct the reselent enaineer end the traffic of the same was repeated at the Inquest. As at the High-
lsm. terunn out ; but, fortunately, the water being shat- and locomotive superintendent to make • thorough and gate inquest, which originated in similar eireunistances, the
e, alll escaped further injure' than a ducking.-Kent minute examination of every pert of the line, with a view to degeee in which the accident was referable to tbe °nun*.
ascertain whether any additional aceuritlea could be intro- don of the lamp, or the want of suitable caution in its use,
LlNMlttek ASO POT NES ILAILWAT.-IL is stated dueed for the prevention of 110,01PritA The MIMI, has been was left in uncertainty, it was therefore considered better to
that 1:,,. v.napany have not been able to complete their sub- a report from those gentlemen, recommending Penni adjourn the inquest to tillow time for further evidence on
serretioa contract fur the House of Commons, works, and the directors being satisfied that those works them points.

.e..... esseeemion or a conversational erne-ter ensued, in
The CHAIRMAN, in marble that they he adopted and the mune of which Mr. Wilson disputed the legal power
circulated. observed that he would trouble the meeting of the directors to make any arrangement with *team-boat
with a few Maurer' on one or two topics, which he proprietors.
thought would be likely to interest them. The hest and Alter SUMO further discussion, the chairman said that the
mast important of these probably was, how far the Great steamboat proprietors were so satisfied with the mules of
Exhibition might have effected or contributed to the large last year that they were building another and a larger
increase of traffic which hail teen brought to the line during vessel for the ensuing season.
the last half year. When they saw that during the last The resolution confirmisag the report was thee put and
three years there had been an increase uf 131,6741., of which read.
mere than oso,ooo/. bad been attained is the last 3 oar, 1851, Other resolutions for adding 10,0001. to the reserve fund,
they would naturally feel emoiderahle anxiety as to whe- declaring a dividend of 3 per ceut. for the half-year-for
thee tl.at large increase in their receipt* wasuf a pernianeat converting the eighth to paid-up *hares into capital stock-
character, or was attributable to • temporary cause, such re-electing the retiring directors, it being promised that in
as the Great Exhibition. On 016 point they would observe future 3i) days' notice should be given of the names of the
i that in their report, the director* had emplaned an opinion retiring directors whom it was proposed to re-elect.
i that though a portion of the additional revenue which heal Mr. John Chapman, of Leadeuhall.street, was appointed
accrued last year was altrlbUtabitl to that cause, the auditor, in the room of Mr. Mansfield, deceased; and Mr.
' larger portion of it might he regarded as permanent. Reeves was reelected to the same office ; and alter a vote
(hear. hear.) Of course this was an opinion which of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated.
mast in a gnat measure be conjectui..l. That a consider-
able amouut of traffic had resulted from the Exhibition was RAILWAY TRAFFIC DURING TILE PAST WEEK.
uudeniabie; but not 's° much in proportion on their line as Oft er,a,,,,,,,,,,5, i seams et bleary. itclpn.
those other railways which connected more populous districts
with the metropolis. It was evident that a line like the 1861. 11862. 1851. 1852.
Brighton, which brought only a part of • single county in _ DRITIen. - --
connexion with London, could not derive so large a la
72 72 Aberdeen
r such lines as the North Western, the Great Northern, 3711 371 Belfast and Ballymena
and the Great Western, which connected with London, 17 , 17 Belfast and County Down I7J 163
probably one-third, or one-fourth of the whole population 33 1 33 Birkenhead, Lanc.,& Cheshire 1,060 1,193
of the country. The total increase of passenger traffic in 281 ' 264 Blackburn I 621 -
the year 1811, over that of 1850, had been 12,0001., while g 5 j 851 Bristol and Exeter
the average increase of the two pet:riding years had been 1891 189 Caledonian
1 7,328 6,49
18,000 L, showing therefore, in the past year alone, 111 ill. 94 94 !Chester and Ilolyhead
=WC of rather more than tho natural increase of two - 6 Cork, Illackruck, and Passage - 107
years. At the same time it must be recollected, that while 22 49 'Dublin and Belfast Junction 4:9 615
the country motioned prosperous and the eircenistances 58 I 63 'Dublin and Drogheda 837! 890
of the line semained as they were, they would have a right 6 6 Dublin and Earn/stows - sao
to look forward to a large and annually increasing traffic. 14 162 ,Dundee and Arbroath
If the figures of the excursion and other extraordinary 31 31 'Dundee,PertleAlserdcenJune 598! 60'2
traffic were taken, it would be seen that in 1851 during the 19 19 ,Dundalle and Enniskillen
period of the Exhibition, the return of the excursion traffic 88 68 • East Anglian
booked at the various stations on the line to London was 79 79 'East Lancashire
17,7151., or between 15,000/. and 16,0001. more than in 1860. 322 322 ffeissern Counties and Norfolk 12,736' 13,538
This 15,01101. or 16,000/., therefore, might be taken to repro- 96 95 ;Eutern Union 1,7651, 1,84
sent the direct increase of excursion and extraoroinauT 844 89) Edinburgh end Glasgow
traffic as arising from the Great Exhibition. Siuce October 81 78 ;Edinburgh, Perth, & Dainties 2,191' 2,08-1
the traffic had, as was to he expected, suffered, but only is - 6 Exeter and Creditors - 83
a slight degree, from the reaction which hail followed the 18 19 ;garnets
excitement the Exhibition had created. One gratifying 1711 1711 'Glasgow and South Western 3,2041. 3,143
feature in the increase of traffic which the accounts showe 236 '2lll Great Northern& E.Lincolnsh 6,822! 9,745
I was that the largest item of increase was it. the annual or 188 188 ,Great Southern& Western(lr) 4,001; 3,957
season traffic. The next question he would refer to 264 264 !Great Western 13,611 13,007
was that of expenditure. They would recollect that in the 26 25 Irish South Eastern
year 1819, he hazarded an estimate of expenditure based on a 101 101 'Kt ndal and Windermere
certain amount of income for the future, and he was happy 90 90 'Lancaster and Carlisle
to say that the actual results correspondial very closely with 260 260 Lancashire sod Yorkshire ' 13,650! 16,316
' the calculation. lu 1849 lie estimated that taking the future 39 39 Leeds Northern
income of the line at 500,0001. a year, the expenditure 12 12 ,Liverpool,Crusby, & Southport 2.181 231
would be 210.0001. exclusive of cartage, and that fur any 617 639 :London and North Western -., 38.95 31• 4201
additional receipts beyond the 500,0001. the expenditure 6 6 'London and Blackwell
would be 25 per cent. On this calculation the total cepen- 171 173 • London, Brighton, and 8. Coast 8,078. 7,409
diture for the year 18.51 would have been 242,4441., and it 244 2441 London and South Western
had actually bees 233,7144., to which if they added 10,000/. 16 15 j Londonderry and Enniskillen 13.31 149
for the reserve fund they would have a total expenditure 11 11 :Man. Buxton, & Matlock, &e. 1001 104
of 213,7191., or within less than 1,5001, of has estimate. In 167$ 167$ r an este r , Shelf., & Lincoln. 6.8141 6,112
making that estimate he of couree supposed that any 9 9 IBlLllimnelsorterandSouthelanction 391 4/16
increase of traffic beyond the 600,004/. would arise from 28 28 im rt arype end cashew 1 579 659
the progressive development of the ordinary sources. 4961 4961 (Midland
' 19,685, 19,910
If he bad had in view the filet that a IPSO) 50 126 moans Great. Western (Ire.) 1,100 1,895
part of it would result from goods, excursion, and low- 37 37 Monklands 7511 j 877
pneed traffic, like the Exhibition traffic, to carry on which 60 60 Newcastle and Carlisle
they had to perform an extra quantity of work in proportion 146 149 North British
te the receipts, he should hardly have put down the ex- '& 222 North Staffordshire 4,363 4,503
penditure upon the amount beyond the 400,000 i. so low as 47 47 North writer. 439 667
21 Per cent. (Hear, hear.) During the three past years, 46 4.5 Scottish Central
while their returns had increased 30 per cent., and there 81 32 Scottish Midland , 452 566
was that additional amount of work dune and mileage run, 29 291 Shrewsbury and Birmingham 530 603
' their passenger traffic had increased 50 per cent., the large 47 47 hrewsbru7 and-Olasseer
proportion of the income having resulted from low fares, 29 29 Shropshire Union
and from carrying • large number of persons and heavy 68 68 south Devos 1,446, 1,615
tonnage at restated rates. The principal head 01 expendi- 234 281 ;South Eastern
lure Wet year was under the bead of locomotive 76 931 'South Wales 833 1,282
power which had arisen from the increased number of miles 69 77 iSuuthYork.,Doncatter& Goole 1,1731 1,236
run, and the larger amount of repairs and renewals needs. - 39 (Stockton and Hartlepool - 1 1,239
sary in censequence, to keep the stock up to a state of per- 40 40 Tall Vale
feet efficiency. That it had been so kept up, the best test 38 36 :Ulster 8261 917
was in the punctuality of the trains, sad if there was one 26 2.5 Waterford mod Limerick
poiat more than another on which, if he might say so, the 13 13 ^ West Cornwall 2771 284
directors piqued themselves it was io that punctuality. 12 12 Whitehayen Junction lBlj 173
were now running trains as late as half-pest ten at night 203 3041 York, Newcastle, and Berwick 12,872!12,718
He came now to the most Important point in the report- 256 279 York and North Midland
that was, the means of providing for the additional outlay
required for permanent purposes, that was the expenditure Footnote.
rendered necessary by the large increase of traffic. la the 162 152 Central of France
first instance, however, it might bar proper that lie, on this 674 674 Dutch Rhenish
part of himself and his co-directors, should give tome as- 11 211 Maria Armin lO5 160
count of their stewardship. In October, 1868, they had 83 63 Montour and Troyes
sent round an curate of what would probably be the final 63 Namur and Liege." -
expenditure with • view to the closieg of the capital at- 4121 1 4421 Northern of France
count. The amount of income upon which they then 71 1341 Orleans end Bordeaux
grounded their estimate was 450,0001. a yew, end •• sum to 1461 240 Paris sad Lyons
isostete works is proportion to that erne& was set apart. g 2 82 Paris and Ortega.
In t state of things they estimated that the total amount 84 84 Paris and Roues 0,170 6,068
of capital would not exceed 7,200,0001. All the works then 107 194 Paris and Strashurgh 6,670
contemplated were now completed, and 100,0001. hull been 69 69 Rouen and Havre
expended in farther works, adding to stuck and enlarging 67 121 Tour. and Nantes
stations, beyond what was included in that estimate, and
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having-duce this, and the traffic having increased from • The retell* are eschasive of the amount received
450,0001. to 690,000 e. a year, the limit of 7,200,000!. had not from the Belgian &rummer.
been exceeded, though It had been approached within • I
very small margin. Bet this increase of traffic rendered MINES.
necessary • farther expenditure of 138,000, to provide the
requisite accommodation for it. No one who was acquainted THIS DAY.
with the nature of railway {briers would expect that so Two o'CLOCC.
large an increase could be carried on with anything like the With the exception of Agna Fritts, which have ri-
sme amount of working stack, station room, and other eserieneed a great rise, owing to the issue of a notice
accommodation. The business of a railway company r-
relative to new arrangements in California of a
might be well compared with that of a large
Om satisfactory character, all the gold mining
establishment, such as Pickford's, or Chap- highly
lin rid Horne's, whose business, if it increased 30 per cent. shares are fiat, in sympathy with the other mar-
ia three years, would °ere/eerily require an outlay large in lets, and moat descriptions are cheaper. Again Fries
'acetate the additional tra
proportion in warehouses. p
ffic. The numbe waggons, r
&e., tpassengerso aceom- have been done at 21 prem., but aro now quoted 24
of
rem. ; Nouveau Mendes, i to)„. prem. ; Anglo
conveyed by the line hail increased by one million, or 50 !„?_,2.1 P . ,
per cent., sire 1818, and the mileage and tonnage had in- i.antorman, oto 1 prem.; Golden Mountain, par to
creased in the same proportion. It was evident that every 4 prem. ; Australian Auriferous Ore, par tO i prom ;
additional passenger unasked additional carriage room, lad British Australian, par to 4 prem. ; AustraNa Free-
that every extra train of goods required =gone, ware-
bold, to •t• prem.
houseroom, sidings, extra station accor thin, amid
4
Brame • other precautions, Wavoid the risk of accident. A more amiss
Share. .I Mu
ruiner or suicidal policy could not be adopted either by
No.
prom
directors or shareholders than to shirk or postpone lPal pekes doseba. may'
- -1,-,--m.
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a necessary outlay in the hope that, by carrying moue 1 Oille hit
on • year or two with an insufficient working 11/0.001 100 'Anal. Work+ :1 An 44 1.1..1 8?
8 8 8
stock, a greater present profit might be obtained- 11.1,00,: 20 .2... i. -.......--11 - -
-• . 6 p
the result could only ho to Inge the confidence and incur '''
SOOOO / I Ave Ina .. . ... pm Om, 1 114
the displeasure of the public an the management of the line, 1,,,00 59 86.„„,, 1,,,,,..W.i jiii •
..
.»to run the risk of serious accidents, and in the end ha pay 2,oes 1 _ Nelsons scrip .
more. (Hear, hear.) Hitherto, uotsvitluitending the great 20,041 I 20 MOW% tree
Mii enem: of traffic, they had been fortunate in escaping le oral 3. Droll. Imp We. at 31. pan SS 11
NTIOUX accidents te any great extent; still they were aware keee '11) too 41'.." 4Cu . -.1 1,4 4.
~
au
3%1
ailei 4. 113 ad
that numerous accidents had occurred on railways, and ilk whia 23... 'oote4 rl.ep-Jpirehaust...
that much public excitement had been ocerioned in eon- - l4 4 3
sequence ; and if, from want of due precaution ur from the to,oon i or. a Ausiratioa Rowe 11 4 I psi.. 3 i
adoption of a penny wise and pound foolish policy, any barn i2O Witerdl ..........
serious accident should take place on their line, they might 3 ,oeo , 1 4101,!ese Mountain. . .....
depend they would have to pay largely for it, not only in 11.010 I 3 Or at rotroth
the 1 10 M. aralkertheimerlesa 11 SA 4
the shape of compcosatiun, but probably also in the este- wow 1 :4,..e.. Nom.
.....
blishment by the legislature of striogent regulations, by Lane to ~,i,,,, di, cubs mg 41 A
which their property might be seriously and permanently on e 1 to lint
i net
injured. (Ikar, hear.) The charter under which tbry 44,174 210.:ei threw Velem
held their property was granted on the implied condition 100i.0e 1 Woo Metier 1 PI I Pal
-
that they should provide in the bat possible
way for the public safety; and if, from motives Loss or LIFE DT A NAPTIIA LAMP.-YelaCrilay
of false economy, they shirked the necessity of Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest upon the body of Archi-
enlarging their working stock, and availing them- bald Calder, 34, who loot his life on Wednesday last, in
SVITCS of all the appliances of modern *they by which consequence of injuries received by the accidental Ignition
Oast stare might be ensured, they would have to pay for and explosion of a Holliday lamp, at his residence in War-
their neglect in legislative interference es well as in the doer-street, on Friday night, the 16th instant. The pro-
faning off of the traffic. This feeling it was that ha I led rulers of the accident have already been given, and evidence
the directors to direct the resislent engineer amt the traffic of the same was repeated at the Inquest. An at the High-
and locomotive superintendent to mike • thorough and gate inlneet, which originated in similar eireunistances, the
minute examination of every part of the line, with a view to degree in which the accident was referable to the °enure-
ascertain whether any additionel aceuritlea moat be Intro- than of the lamp, or the want of suitable caution in its use,
doted for the prevention of accidents The remit has been was left in uncertainty, it was therefore considered better te
a report from those gentlemen, recommending rural adjourn the inquest to adieu time for further evidence on
works, and the directors being satisfied that those works these polio..