The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-18 00:00:00

OPENING OF THE BEDFORD
THE LONDON AND NORTH WEEnne-'
The opening of this jgactan, h...,- ali IL
had originally been fixed for a 'ik --7•
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sidence of the embankment between Ekdai,L. •."ki
a postponement necessary. It would -'''''S
has been made of the interval, as yeseitt,tisi
appeared throughout as solid and coin 2.
main line. The branch line is sixteen and -,l''!
NSiat°mmln:attla:lethituinefarogreardhtal ornamental id,
stations,llWesternMenhO nUdaelte.t.trd.alilgestii,noelahr.bnen'tths.:truihab,:reeiti.einwunirthntteh,P;aci‘lise,innictwa:Penh,.Path;inilttych°twlee-tulej."-Illegkidtilti":4l:st6.—:u,d:d_l4L9ll:oa;
bqowniboth
with which
hrerdthoot
fehmoermy branch
tand.
:, o p
°econstruction,
exceeded 17,00/.
cuitous, exceeding the coach read in I L
miles, but the company mean to obsiatenis,,,.'`
to this extra distance, by charging 0,4';,1
Bedfuid, literally carrying passengers tie 7 nothing. Besides Bedford, the towns gg --
Woburn, Ridgemont, Liditgeoi, and 1..,,a41(
accommodated by the line. The p
.. --",... instance ay iedependent one, originating in -.1"; t
ford, but sr..; subsequently taken up by up, K...,
Company, who leased it, guarmteeing In i.,_
four per cent. on their capital. Tile erns ,• '4
line was opened yesterday was rat Cr en .a.• - '
elating of twenty-night carriage:, tilled ,ihrri
per
milaen.eawAl ft
bhilsnuietatterl4.t itiloil.ottotth.-h;?:j...1
directory and their friends. It started ynni tt
o'clock and proceeded at an easy pace to 1342,77
arrived in about three quarters of an boa . , •'hap, and was there joined by a con,idcrable ""es.ll
pany, both from the metropnhe
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Several carriages were added, and die? ,„Y'i
refreshment ihe train, whitt had
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formidable dimensions, started on its min,.
ward journey was quite as prosperous utll,k,,''
that in going into the the eaten CiTY'J.,
line, to the great alarm of the
them' tine
injury to life or limb. Here indiyd,
had provided an excellent dinner for theieh:
half-past three o'clock, about two haadraileT
men sat down in the New Rooms to a tails
I the delicacies of the seasen, and pragigiii„
champagne and other wines, an of extenesiZ
chair was taken by Thos. Greene, p, .'",i,..4
the Bedford board, supported by H. Stun:Le-7,J
H. Verney, M.P. Alex. Houseman, Eli 671
ford, L. Whitbread, Esq., the Recorder ~,- die.
The room was densely crowded, awl sesessi,k :
to be added in order to aceommedate the inn,*
On the removal of the cloth, the CRAlllzul
posed of the usual loyal toasts, iroceeded to pv7l4
to the Bedford and Bletchley Railway." 4 ge„:11,
occasion to point out the great advantages s
hitherto conieetely isolated, was likely to 4,,,
participation in railway commuoicafion. Inni4,,
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it lay right in the way of the caster and nc,„,,'
the counter, and when other railways we
were completed, it would, he bad no clink, 6e;,7,
central depot fur the commerce which Ind Lynl
carried away through more circuitous &ski 1.,
detailed at sme length the histoey d i,'"
from its first commencement to its mos& as,
Greene concluded by avain proposiag the i.e.
received with much enthusiasm.
The Cu.atieuix next gave “ The Chemise i.O
of the London and North Western Company n,
said Bedford Was much indebted for the seasick
Lion which was that day opened. Has* lad/ k
that great company had expedited the web, Ilse
in all their great resources; and in ill their e
with the local directors, bud behaved in da mc..
and liberal manner. Ho regretted the sb,ree, tag
whom he had hoped to see there, but who at 4.
town by important business; hut there WV 6,4
present who would acknowledge the •Cennis vie,
was sure the toast he had proposed semi( 61
(Much cheering.)
Mr. TooTAL returned thanks. The great..
sources of the North Western Company bag, betel
alluded to ; that power, almost ton gnat Wet
cumstances, was, he believed, in the proem lea d
a necessary evil, of one thing he waxen', std
that by the company, of which he had *ban
working director, it would never be abused. ilkal
In the present case they had not been abk teen*
of Bedford direct communication with the sefripi
the circuit was inconsiderable, ana, ma ed du,*
flict no additional cost of transit on the slaloms it
hear.) Mr. Tootal concluded by propoingtbeiani
chairman.
Mr. GREENE returned thanks.
Sir
H.
vERNET
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anthde
efa7termts
wienekc.ithd:
7,..,t,
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monopolymol,.f.
when
laugh)—would manure.
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nothingt
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money
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with
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fmot roeeny
convenience
aedi
monopoly
they
enterprisee h,‘ae
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and
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The other toasts on the chairmao's ha sea 41111
and the return train started for Bleu* Sold?rtill
o'clock, where it smiled in time 13 Mir
.1•Olud
sengers to the ten o'clock Lerida* trios. It
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but,Blete ashleiny,thoneefoorrmtnerocaof.e,enocarrisoil f::.4sgsmiceoPea."."

ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS.—Vesterditt,55.
waited on the Court of Sewers, at Crailall4.:.lla
application for permission to lay down the elt.ro
in a part of the City of London. It was stated ea'
that for the protection of the city it had bees call
the consent of the commissioners of sewers 11111
to lay down any pipe or tubes under any awe al
The deputation stated that the object of the coeprY
unite the various lines of rail' by means of onerat
graph, and that it had been intended to soshee
terminus at the West-end, but it was now resana
it at Lloyd's, and the company requested pennisin
up the pavement for that purpose. At precentor,
the compal,y were not matured sufficientlyto oil
deputation to enter into details. The comantria
deliberation, granted the required palmier*, wtt
therefore, will be the great central termmaidsllt
communication.
THE ALLEGED DESECRATION OF TEL
Yesterday, a meeting of the directors aad
poor of Si. Pancras, was held in the boardroom at*
house, when the subject of the recent allegeddeate
in
dead the burtal-greund of St. Giles's-the
diately adjoining the St. Pancras workhouse, sr o
After a series of observations had been nude, se,
was appointed to wait upon the Rev. Ilr. PIE :
burial-ground, in whose absence from home Pc
".
sexton accompanied them to the pit where the' *
been lodged. On their return, air. Batten e"'
committee had fully investigated the refire"
which had been removed. There were ' a grot .
boxes, one of which was opened. There wo .
nor any unpleasant smeil, and the committee so,
fled. But the committee did had, ou vielist•-
thoroughly, that a large quantity of earth and caf
raised up against the wall of the infirmary, eh-
necessity have a tendency to damp the walls, lea'''‘
men were altering a place in another part
from which a quantity of gaseous and panicle;
The Rev. Mr. Pratt having arrived, enured
explanations, which were declared satisfies:l,e--
ing_separated.
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THE PEACE SoClETYeSterriar eve--
public meeting of this society, at the gill ethhe : "
Threadneedle-street, the third lecture of
delivered by Mr. John Stock, Baptist refined -
ham. The subject was defensive war. , -'
KENSINGTON INSTITUTE.—On 3lonase,
bitants of Kensington, at a public meetiq,tß`
blish an institution for that neighbourhood, W: '
Hall, Esq., the chairman of the meeting' '...,
president. Reading and discussion rooms ese'
diately opened, and the magazines newspete
riodicals taken in. Classes are to be'formed fad*
tat/pages, music, discussions, &c. &c., lb, "?
which are to be participated in by ladies. h*;
course of formation. During the evening to' ..
persons entered their names as members, Wt.
subscriptions, Mrs. S. C. Hall being the hi' '.
entered her name.
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PROTECII9
i
Yesterday, the annual meeting of this 6066!
been established to protect its members anus„
rally from malicious and vexatious prowl:4iinformers, from losses sustained by robbe° -
yenta and others and also from brutal awauttst;
cution of their other,
was held in the tv.
Tavern. Mr. Thomas Robert Elt in the chair ?:
the secretary, read the report, which stated the:_;
was successfully progressing, and had almodeto
the common informer, and had also greatlLes,
outrages and robberies to which the trade had -,
exposed. The receipts, including subcriptid*t„,
and a pleasure excur, ion to Brightee.."',
3,555/. ss. 5d., and the expenditure, incladoe
ment of 200/., figured w 1,3081. 9s. Ild., leseet.,,
of 2,2461. 158. bd., which exceeded that et '"..,.1
year by 2341. 6s. sd. The report Wl' 16„1;i:,
officers f'or the ensuing year were elected. h..,s
a vote of thanks to the chairman, the neeet474
THE QUEEN V. HENRY COLWELL ANDist';
Sir,—ln ?reference to the above case, of a presecOtl , ,
prisoner here, reported in your paper of tic j,,cr
remarks on the certiorari granted yesterdg °F 'o,;,ge4
in the Rail Court, by which the indictment is fel ...0
teal Criminal Court to the Queen's Bench.
ova (L,a
Herring, complained that the expertise would hal ......"
and there uppears to have been no particular nves 4
should be subjected to such expense, care thay'',,:;.
turnkeys, and that the assault was connecud ?rob
5,5,
regulation of the Secretaryturnkeys, of State under whie) .'
been put in solitary confinement in a strong room ',„,g,...5
that &criminal prosecution in the Queen's nos, ~,d,,,
least, and there is all the same delay and susiss°,;: 1.:
trial to which the prosecuwr is liable in cisii sca,
~.,,.
quite clear and settled, if this precedent is to la wo;4"„,-
who is in the first place falsely imptmeord ° tool 4 •
may then be losocktd about and his few clotbm. _3O
say the least of it, without the possibility of hof, s?..
complaint : whereas a person in other e
t as uasn.4,.
means of obtaining hisliberadon if be is end w•

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sotrpoigiTile.comenyTenhtbeeieunbnecranneessaryfitluehdP°lil;lthillset:coosdieln7l"--':-'ultlllis:.i
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t
hicandhthemiledl;74mn'
luleasrathtool3ed:antiemude Bedford,temhcottagesstations,
t and. throughout:ery opocioali,.bnts.uTihi
inflict
htth,iha
uniwl
3itndeas w
bet
yutni
exceedinglyat:u
red for construction, and the "
the
e
rested 17,00/. per mile. At (141.tim°f -
ous, exceeding the coach road i I gth'
cc, but the company mean to obt'°ate i,, this extra distance, by charginelu
!ford, literally carrying passengi:a•ge '
ang. Besides Bedford, the totals Pier
burn, ltid Lidi
gemont, tgtai, and
immodated by the line. The mei.' —"L-
ance itidependent one, oei •••••
ematmg
but w3a subsequently taken up by tiq
apany, who leased it, guarautteitg la 44'
• per cent. on their capital. The tray 6 •
was opened yesterday Wall ruler an •
rig of twenty-eight carriage:, tilled
etory and their friends. It started tree 4,1
tick and proceeded at an easy pace to Ned;
cod in about three quarters of as how,.
and was there joined by a considerable-in.s'
dy, both from the metropolis al'
al carriages were added, and ate,
eshment the train, which had
ridable dimensions, started on its
d journey was quite as prosperous sa the ;
t in going into the Bedford Atha
, to the great alerm of the paseeigen, lint
iry to life or limb. Here the licepeadieyg,
provided an excellent dinner for their
past three o'clock, n bout two hundredsc
sat down in the New Rooms to a taileese!.
delicacies of the seassm, and preiusele,-2
mpagne and other wines, all of exerlles%:',
it was taken by Thos. Greene
Bedford board, supported by H. Stun:ill ••••'‘
'Verney, M.P. Alex. Houseman, $1,41.„,.
L. Whitbread, Esq., the Itecurelee,....u':
room was densely crowded, aitl anenjui.t.
e added in order to accommodate the a
nac
in the removal of the cloth, the Ceatuu•
id of the tutus' loyal toasts, troanded to ta•i-.1
he Bedford and Bletchley Hallway." hi,: ,"
salon to point out the great 'demure
tern) completely isolated, was likely to ae,.,
ticipittion in railway comtauoication. Inc; •
ty right in the way of the eastern and snit....
country, and when other railways las-
e completed, it would, he Lad no drik-61,--;
teal depot fur the commerce which had l•-•--
ied away through more circuitous etne.:l,
ailed at simae length the Instate
a its first commencement to its
ene concluded by again proposing the
'ived with much enthusiasm.
he CIIAISLMIN next gave •• The Chairant
he London and North Western Company • ~
Bedford was much indebted for the lcag
which was that day opened. Bating
great company had expedited the work„
11 their great resources; and in all their
the local directors, bud behaved in the ,
liberal manner. IL regretted the abets-- -.:lt
on he had hoped to see there, but who
n by important business; hat there wee
cut who would acknowledge the •e•temeeitt, ,
sure the toast he had proposed woad 5, .
ach cheering.)
Ir. ToorAt returned thanks. The great pad
rue of the North Western Company had, h e:
dad to ; that power, almost too gnat wee-
'stances, was, he believed, in the present it:.
•
aceasary evil, but of one thing he was are, ads
t by the company, of which he had arhasea
king director, it would never be ahead• ISw
he present ease they had not been able toned,
Bedford direct communisation with themes'
circuit was irconeiderable, and,rmall kw
no additional cost of transit on the idling&
r.) Mr. Tootal concluded by propping the leia
irman.
Ir. GREENE returned thanks.
he CILAIRMAN then proposed "The Dadra
ford and Bletchley Railway,"
it H. VERNET returned thanks, and tokamak
obligations which the fulness were vnd,ra es
vs in getting cheap and easy transit furthtie • -
nure. lie was not one of those who coulinf
nopoly of the North Western Compuy. Tae e • '
that company had sunk their mosey Urgers'
en more timid people, himself moor the • -
d foresi'dit Besidextheftlr
tot, rest
nopoly well ; they had kept e
it enterprise an .
•re felt- fzi • y
eg,lith)—eywhouadlelahajuvest nauodthien,iguitt.,,,wdeo,wili.th sat'
had ever made, and had in even- items medial
ivenience and interests of the public. (Basel
fhe other toasts on the chairman's lie yea owl
1 the return train started for Bletdlley Oval
luck, where it arrised in time to truster il5_l4X
tigers to the ten o'clock Londoa Mit brat
etehley, one or two of the carriages maize-ed.!
t, as in the former case, no cell cussequemea,..
. •
ELECTRIC TLLECRAPII
deed on the Court of Sewers, at
plication for permission to lay dawn the
a part of the City of London. It was ats
at for the protection of the city it had been,aw
S
e consent of the commissioners of sewer,
ar
tof the • • •
an deputation stated that the object
site the various lines of rail by means of
aph, ov car
and that it had been intended to
ni,`
minus at the West-end, but it wu now
.4s-,
at Lloyd's,
and the company required P('
At rest sit
lay down any pipe or tubes under any street
if the pavement for that purposf..
nd) to ,
The commies:
rputation to enter into details.permission.
terefore, will be the great central tern= MU
?iclib,c.oramtipoant.
immunication.
TION 01 TEE I
TuE ALLEGED DES'ECR.I .
and
'esterday, a meeting of the directors
i.dropf,.
,crwaloretednotht
for of St. Pancras, the required
was held in the