The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-27 00:00:00

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THE CHOLERA, t.
ENGLAND AND WALES.
Return of deaths from cholera and diarrhces, reported to .
the General Board of Health yesterday, October 26, 1849,
from the Superintendent Registrars' district' •
Buford (Bulwell), e. 1 Mailing (East Peckham die- •
13edford, 0.1 trlct), d. 1
Birmingham, d. 1 Medway (Gillingham (TS- .
Boomers (Needham Market), trial), d.l
C. 1 Newbury, d. 1
Bradford (Clockheaton), c. 1 Newcastht-on•Tyne, o. 1, d. I
Bridgwater, 0.3 Newton Abbot (Chadleigh I
Chesterde-Street, c. I end Torquay), c. 2
i Chorlton (Hulse district), Oldham, e. 1
a. 1 Peterborough, e. 1 l:
. 1
Clutton (Midsummer Norton Rochdale,el. 1 o
district), c. 4, d. 1 SeThomas (Aiphington), d.l
Coekermouth (31aryport), Salford (Pendleton), d. 1 ' i
c. 12 South Shields (Westoe), c. 1 '
Dewsbury (Batley), e. 2 Stouraridge and ILingswin-
Dndlea (Sedgley and Rowley ford, c. 4, d. 1
It gin), c. 2 Tadcaster (Aberford), e. 1
Glanfordßrigg (Barrow), d.l Tynemouth (liiinelen), 6. 1
Glendale (Ford district), e. 1 Walsall (Borough), c. 2
Hunsiet Mallon and Sta. Watford (Bushey), c. 1
croft), r. 2 Wigan, c. 7, d. 1
Knaresborough, e. 2 Witney, c. 4
Liverpool, d. 1
SCOTLAND.
Lilliseleaf (Selkirk), c. 1 I Cumbernauld by Glasgow,
Panbrido, e. 2. e. 1.
Boners, c. 1. Dundee, e. 2. i
Queruderry, from 4th Oct.,
peeallek,:,
c. e.
11.
i i •
c. 8.
Dalmeny, from 25th Sept., e. 2. !
Cho. Diu.
General Total-England and Wales 69 14
Scotland
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Total
The deaths are ntorreed according to the superuthend est 1
registrars' districts, ea it is found impracticable to distinguish
every place separately.
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RAILWAY MEETING.
DRMERARA. .
Yesterday tke ordinary half yearly meeting of this com-
pany was held at the London Tavern. The chair was taken I
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by BENET DAVIDSON, E.g. The Seer.ltery read the re-
port, which stated, " that in col:sequence of en on-
usually
seasonLu:cr igt
datr li::
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bad,
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werell theyi
ceisaeina heavy
beingeftyehl,
length,
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enpe colony,artr a
prosecuted l 1 lneaett:ec protracted
with
whrhgweee thetP °:lrodt,urawketi
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re.lhot • ,
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further delay on the score of west er is now anticipated ; and
the directors trust that the various other impediments which I
have hitherto mama, specially from the want of fund., will
no longer prevail, as they have the satia'action of 'dating ~
that the li•gislature of British Guiana has alreiely voted a
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sum of 17,0001., to be advanced to the company by way of '
loan, a portion of which amount has beet disburse d to toe
locof committee, and is being applied toward the construition
of tho work*. Siete the shanholde re were last assembled, the
directors have used great exertions tocollect the arrears of cods,
and they have the satisfaction of stating that, of the amount
then outstanding, 8,4751. has been realised."
The report was then adopt, d unanimously, I
An extraordinary meeting was then held, for giving the
directors powers to mortgage the undertaking for the money of
seminary to complete it, when a resolution to thet tict was .
passed unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN considered that the stun of 60,0001.
would be sutheient to complete the works, and that the .
whole him would be finished by the end of 1850.
A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman and
directors, and the meeting adjourned.
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ABEILDEEN.-On Thriraday the railway commasisuers i
issued their certificate for the orenine of this company's
attention line to Limpet Mill, within 12 miles of Aberdeen.
Tho opening which had been postponed on the report of the
guemmeut
_inspector, will take place on Tuesday next.
BODTH YORKSHIRE. - Experimental trips have been t
made over tha remaining portions of this line clueing the r
welt by Earl Fine/Wien), the chairman, Mr. Denison, AI. P.,
and Sir Isaac Morley, directors of this company, prior to the
government inspector going over it, to approve its opening . .
t r traffic, on the sth inst. .
Minemen.-The ra'ing of this company'. line between
Jamie ani Bradford, for three miles in the parish of Binglty,
has been reduced from 3,1251. to 1,.1001.
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RAILWAY BUSINESS OF I'HP. WEEK.
(From the Railway Chronicle.] 1 I
Mermets.-South Devon-Oct. 30, Plymouth, at 2; ' 1
, •
York rand North Midland-Oat. 31, York, at 12. •
CONTRACTS -East and West India Decks and liirming-
I
hats Junction-Execution of works, Oct. 30; South Eastern
-Execution of works at Bricklayers' Anna Station, Nov. 1.
Comm.-Belfast and County Down-11. 10r. due Nov. 1 ;
Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire-11. on
the "A" shares, due Nov. 1; Great Northern-21. 10s. on
' the 121. 10s. scrip shares, due Oct. 31; Lancashire and
Yorkohiro-21. on the Manchester and Leeds 1001. shares, 11.
on the Manchester and Leeds 251. shares, 21. on the Man- o
chester, Bolton, and Bury 1001. share, and 11. on this West i
Riding IT: 'on 201. sham, all due Nov. 1 ; alalton and ' t,
Deerfield-11. 10.. due Nov. 3; Shropshire Union-11. duo ' I
Noy. 1 ; Whitehaven and Fornese-21. due Nov. 1. 1
TRAFFIC RETURN FOR THE PAST WEEK. 1 ,
Was opened itec lot%
Named Railw..y.
1318. 1849. 1848.1 1849.
..- -- BRITISH. T
33 33 Aberdeen
37/ 371 Belfast and Pallymena
1G 19 Birkenhead, Lane., & Cheshire 773 822
14 14 Bolton, Blackburn, and •
West Yorkshire
5,011 4d,819912
854 Bristol and Exeter
r HI 1681 Caledonian
81 911 Chester and Holyhead
354 354 Dublin and Drogheda Bl 784
71 71 Dublin and Kingstown
474 474 Dundee,Perth,Aberdeen Junc 945 1,073
674 914 East Anglian Bl7 815
44 754 East Lancashire
307 322 East, ro Counties and Norfolk 16,04 18,218
51 78 Eastern Union 1,4311 1,600
574 574 Edinburgh end Glasgow 3,635 3,673
78 78 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee 1,807 2,248 .
1011 1021 Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr 2,606 3,937
224 224 Glesitow,Paisleymnd Greenock 981 974 I
- 143 Great Northern &E. Lineolnsh. - 2,812
130 1684 Great Southern andWestern(l) 4,304 3,454
3161 2304 Great Western -
90 90 Leneuter and Carlisle 3,425 3,860 t
1724 2004 Lancashire end Yorkshire 10,959 11,133 li .
- 13 Liverpool,Crosbe, & Southport - 101
• 435 4784 London andNorthWestern
4 64 London and Blackwell
1624 170 London, Brighton, and S. Coast 9,921 10,768
215 2211 London and SoutliWestern.
144 144 Londonderry and Enniskillen 143 143
914 1691 Manchester, Sheff., &Lincoln 2,848 4,993
4634 483 Midland 22,391 22,938
364 60 Midland OreatWestern.(l) 1,217 1,237
36 36 Monklands - '
98 122 North British
464 454 Scottish Central
48 48 Shrewsbury and Chester 1,340 1,523
- 30 Shropshire Union 430
60 671 South Devon 1.819, 1,466
161 189 South Euterno 10,204'12,239
3S 38 Taff Vale
36 36 Ulster 824 715
- 25 Waterford and Limerick - 252
13 13 West Cornwall 278 275
12 12 SYhitehaven Junction 1 201 220
200 2901 York, Newcastle, Berwick ' 13,124 13,607
260 260 York and North Midland 8,109 6,804
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Fortin/v.
764 764 Amiens and Boulogoe 1,390 1,413
26 26 Dieppe ...
714 714 Montercau and Troyes
211 211 Northern of France 16.800'17,830
1074 1074 Orleans to Bourg (Cent.) 2,338 3,093
72 72 Orleans to Tours 2,927 3,300
82 82 Paris and Orleans 1 8,684 9,296
8.5 85 Paris and Rouen
59e. 594 Rouen and Havre
• Y.:elusive of Reading, Guildford, and Reigate read -
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BROAD-WALL, BLACK•
1
MMES.-last night at 10 o'clock, a fire which, in the course
of a few minutes, gained such an ascendancy as to Murat- I '
nate the greater part of London, broke out in the premises ‘ I
occupied by Mr. Basest], a chairmaker, No. 62, Broad-wall,
Blsckfriars,butextending into Roupell• street,Lambeth. After
the discovery was made, Mr. Chalker, who also lives on the
property, ascended a ladder for the purpose of pouring water
below, the smoke ascended in such bodies as to nearly suffo-
cate him , which caused him to lose his equilibrium, and he I
fell to the ground, which severely injured him. The in-
formation having been despatched to a fire station, in
the coarse of three or four minutes the West of Eng-
land engine arrived, and was followed by numerous . I i
others of the London brigade. Unfortunately, although
the hose of the engines were stretched out, the engines
for
rll
sommaennmedi,huntoetk
an alarm of fire in the neighbourhood of the Westminster-
y was obtained from the Lambe mains, from
which the Weft
coewaktehrave4uldh.eben
caohlltaianet!
' a thderaptuanfi
set to
of England and Southwark-bridle-road engines were
of
vaunt late the cowhouses
work, but the fire having prop .
a Toed. The moment he arnvedhan abundant supply of water
a 14n. Jones and Mr. JAMS!. The poor animals were nearly
suffocated with smoke, when Mr. Deputy Barrow, with a
• gentleman canted Swale, and several others, with Police-
d sergeant- n Harris, succeeded at the danger of being gored with
g the animals' horns, in liberating 23 cows and one hone. The
I. of pe lined Roupell-stnet, Broad-wall, and Cross-street,
in the course of a few minutes thoutands
powerful muster of police, under Mr
to keep a space clear for the engines. By 11 o'clock t •
superintendent, and Inspector Rogers and Arnold.i
a- was entirely destroyed and the adjoining premise" tlijattfla 1
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The cause of the fire is unknown,
s,
filioß:uhlthawtt,buttehi:egetztirecleonguningrisehdatea,d,
but not until Mr. Barcelt's property
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