The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-05 00:00:00

RAILWAY SIGNALS.

TO THE EDITOR UV TIIIIEXPELS9.

Sl2.—The attention of the railway world has for
some time past been engrossed in devising a plan whereby
re may have some means during the progress of
ha in case of emergency, to signalise the guard or
engine driver, but amongst all I have not seen suggested
the simple and not expensive contrivance I beg to submit,
iris., that on the roof of every carriage a small water-tight box
(similar in appearance to the covering for lamps) should be
geed, and an &Uvula placed therein, and from each com-
partment a small wire, a ith a ring or pull attached, com-
municating with the alarum, so that any passenger, by
palling the wire, may start the alarm, the noise el which
would be sufficient to alarm the guard and engine driver;
sad even should the train be of such a length, that
b chance it should not reach the ears of those .fficials,
the occupants of the adjoining carriage would doubtless
wand their alarum, and the alarm se continued throughout
the train, it would amount to an impossibility, except
incases of wilful deafness in the officials, for them not to
hear the noise. Such a contrivance would not cause the
slightest inconvenience, and in my humble opinion be the
desideratum so long wished for. I am, sir, your obedient
servant, A COUNTRYMAN.
July 26.

DANGER Or ADVERTISING ON TILE CURRENT
Colll.—Yesterday a government bill was printed to prevent
the defaeteg of the current coin of the realm. It is declared
that a practice has arisen of defacing the coin of the realm
by stamping the tams for advertising purposes and it is
expedient to make provision for preventing the coin from
b so defaced. Any person defacing the coin by atump-
lag senses or words, is to be guilty in England and ireland
of a misdemeanor, and in Scotland of a crime or dtlence,
and being convicted, to be liable to fine or imprisonment, or
fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court. A
tender of coin so defaced is not a legal tinder, and any per-
son tendering or uttering such defaced coin, on conviction
before two justices, shall be liable to • fine not exceetlinA
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SERIOUS STRIKE AT MANCHESTER. Yesterday
morning the spinners of Meson. Kelly and Gilmour, to the
umber of about 150, struck work. Their cesputi•Jn of
labour will necessitate the stopper.) of 500 to 600 other
operatives employed in the same concern. Their wages
were lately advanced 13 per cent., which w,..s their own
demand.
EAST LANCAsIIIRE RAIILWAY.—The report to be
presented at the meeting on the 100., inst. says: "'r ho
mount applicable to dividend, after d!".ucting tined charges,
is 32,3461. 2s. 9d., which, with the ai•,, of KU. 7s. 3,1. With-
drawn from the rcaerved fund, Wirt enable the proprietors
to declare a divi.dend, at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum,
on 2,221,3001., being the amou'at of the ordinary stock of
the ompary ; and the directors recommend the declaration
el • &Attend accordingly.
114.'../NSTER LOCOMOTIVE AND TRAIN.—Thc Ontario,
• 1,1; wheel engine, with sir drivers, 4 feet 6 inches in din-
"...ter, wheigbing 68,200 pounds, reoently crew on the
Delaware, Lackawana and Western Railroad, a train of 100
four wheeled loaded coal care, the gross weight of which
gigs 796 tons, up a grade of 21 feet iAnrya.tfli_beetesritmetiltneete, a
4t:atptolzhe7ratot:
of 6 miles an hour. Another 100 loaded ears were sub.e-
gamily added, making a train of over halt a mile long,
and weighing 1,636 tons.—Nete York Couti,r.
CHESTER AND 1101.12'snitm.E.litaLD.m.RAT. ILWAY.—Traffic for
the week ending July 31, 18.53 : 6.4211. 13s. 4,1. ''',. u.
respon434clo4:naK6dg wA.
:eeptkotaßi 947227: 451,.N192/. 3s. 101 Increase, 2,2..";. 9.. or
for the week ending 30th of July, 1W :0.11
Pane* ao., 1911. 91. od. ; inerchandifir, giateVve
I week last year—Paseengere, parcels &
isirehmadia, cattle, Ste., 201. lls. itl, 17s. 61
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