The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-31 00:00:00

WISHAW AND COLTNESS.

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Glasgow, May 29.—Special Meeting. A. Otaitoow,
in the chair.
This meeting was held for the purpose of considering and
determining as to a bill now before parliament, entitled " A
bill to effect the sale of the Wiahaw and Coheres Railway to
the Caledonian Railway Company. The chairman moved
that the bill be approved of, and stated that the arrangement
would be a very favourable one both for the Wishaw Com-
pany and Caledonian Company. By this bill the Wisbaw
Company was guaranteed from the Caledonian Company 10;
per cent., which was equal to 624. Gd. on every 251. share, to
be payable halflearly. The bill was unanimously sp.
proved of, and the meeting separated.

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.—THE DAT-TICK= Svs-
TEX ON THE BRISTOL AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAT.—On
Monday last the example recently set by the Great Western
Company was followed by toe Midland Company on the
Bristol and Birmingham, and, we believe, the whole of t'ieir
lines. The day-ticket system is now restored, but the fares
are somewhat enhanced, heir g now at the rate of three-
fourths of the doable fare whereas under the old arrange -
meat the fare was two-thirds. A new arrangement has also
been effected which limits the use of a ticket to • narrower
scope than formerly. fifth, rto • traveller might stop at any
intervening station between that from wt ich he had started
and his final destination, with one ticket throuahout ;
but by a new arrangement the ticket must be delivered up at
the first place at which the traveller alights, and is not
available beyond it. For example—if • traveller
leaving Gloucester fur Tewkesbury wished to call at
Cheltenham he could do so under the old plan, upon taking
a tiekot rum Gloucester to Tewkesbury, and showing it at
Cheltenham; now he has not that privilege, but mist take
a ticket to Cheltenham, and a second to Tewkesbury. Gene-
rally sp....king, the fare is slightly increased by the latter
plan, though there are circumstances under which the pas-
senger effects a gain by taking two tickets instead of one.
For instance, • passenger leaving Birmingham for Glou-
cester' and taking a second-class ticket throughout, would
have to pay 10s. 6d., but if he were to take a tieket to
Spetchley or Worcester, and a second to this city, the cost
would only be Os. 61
_lig. 4s. 6d. to Speechify, and 61.
thence to Gloucester. We understand, with reference to the
return tickets, that the Saturda)'s ticket on this line is avail
able for the return of the bolder either on that day, Sunday,
or Monday ; and that-the Sunday's ticket is returuable either
on that clay er on Monday. This is a conveniencenot ac-
corded on the Great Western.—Gloucester Journal.
THE AIDIRDELN.—The directors' report to be read at the
extasordinsry general meeting of the shareholders of the
Aberdeen railway, to be held this day, at Aberdeen, ex-
presses a confident hope, that in September, the line will he
opened to within twelve miles of Aberdeen, and that it will
be carried into the heart of the city before the end of the
year, thus making an uninterrupted railway commusication
from London to Aberdeen, a distance of 500 miles. The
directors add that they are making the necmeary. prepara-
tions for working the line, which will be 7,5 miles In length,
by confect, by which means they expect to effect a great
saving in the weekly expenses.
MIDLAND GREAT WEST/RIC—Me directors of this aim
pang have concluded an arrangement with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer as to the terms on which 600,0001. are to be
advanced for the construction of the tine tram Mullingar to
Galway. That sum is to be advanced by way of loan, and
the company are to proceed with the line as speedily as pos-
sible. The rate of interest on the loan is to be 3I per cent.
per annum. At the expiration of tan years the principal to
be repayable by instalments of 11 per cut. per annum, in-
dependently of the interest, 3i per cent. per annum, which,
it is calculated, will liquidate the debt is about 35 yi ar..
Should the net pet d's of the railway from Athlone to Gal-
way not prove sufficient to pay the interest of the loan, the
deficiency is to be made good by the collate of Galway, and
by two baronies of Roscommon. Them terms are considered
to be very favourable to the railway company. A meeting
proprietorsof will shortly be held to confirm the arrange-
ment.
linTritT, WAIRENYOINT, AND Rosevalirox.—This line
of railway was opened for passenger tra2c, between Newry
and Wsrrenpoint, on Monday. The day was exceedingly
fine, and a large coneourre of people assembled to witne-s the
staying of the first train, which left Newry at 12 o'clock,
with as many passengers as could be accommodated ; many
of them being obliged to t .ke seats in second-claw carriages,
there not being a sufficient number of first-class for all that
applied for tickets. In twelve minutes of the starting of the
train from Newry it arrived at the Warrenpoint station,
where it was received by hearty cheers from the concourse
of people who waited its eeriest. The ship, in the her-
bals of Wurespcdnt were gaily decorated with colour
and several salutes were fired. Several of the directors of
the company were present, as well as their worthy chairman,
Lord Newry.—Northern Whig.
Enema Itau.wAve.—lt appears from a return of French
railways that the estimated cost of construction of eighteen
lines amounted to 927,410,000 f. (37,006,4001.), of which
thirteen west estimated to cost 624,110,0001. (24,964.4001.),
and it has since been ascertained that they will cost
849,422,0001. (33,976,8800, being on the average 36 per
cent. above the estimates. Some of the lines cost between
60 and 75 per cent above the estimates, whilst others cost no
more than from 24 to 16 per cent. above the sum specified.
Two of the lines were completed within the estimates—
namely, the Paris and Rouen, and the Boulogne and
Amiens.

ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
—Yesterday en inquest was held at the Lamb and Lark Inn,
Keynattain, on the body of a labourieg man, named Thomas
Dolman, whose death was occasioned by an accident on the
Gt Western litilway. Nappeared that on Monday even.
lag he deceased and five other men were employed in the
long tunnel at Brislington, near the Bristol end of the line,
in repairing the ballasting. While they were at work, the
down luggage train from Paddington was signalled, and
upon receiving the word, they all got upon the up line, but
had scarcely done so ere they heard the whiatle of ths 4 30
up passenger train, which was close upon the tunnel. The
five companions of the deceased immediately got up out of
the way, and one of them, a man named Lacey, seeing
the danger of Dolman, called out to him, and tailing to
arouse his attention screamed " murder." It is suppcced
that the unfortunate man was paralysed by the apprehension
of danger, for entitling seemed to arouse his attention, sad
the train knocked bias down and killed him
manner in thee tunnel,
mangling his body in a shocking . li was a
well conducted man, and bas le Accidental and six children.
The jury returned a verdict of " death."
THE MURDER AT BANBURY.—Mrs. Layton died as
Tuesday evening, after three weeks' suffering. An inquest
is to beleM, on the body, when the prisoner
doubtless be oomaitted to Oxford Castle for the wW seurier
of his wife. Mrs. Layton having lingered so lasi, kepee
were entertained that she might ultimately recover, theepli
Dr. Wise, her medical adviser, always considered that se-
riotts censequenees might suddenly supervene from the pistol
wound, which had produced compound fracture of the Aar,
The LOST SENSES.—The Blind Asylum—The Vim.
non Gallery. The Deaf Asylum—The House of Lords. The
Dumb Asylum—The Rouse of Commons, when stnageee
are ordered to withdraw, by order of the wounded vanity ei
Mr. John O'Connell.—PinscA.