The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-19 00:00:00

RAILWAY COMPETITION.

When, several maths ago, hostilities commenced
between the London and North Weetert, land the Greet
Northern and Manchester end Sheffield Cove Wile', by the
two latter companies metering into competition with the
former for • shore of the Manchester *raffia to Lades,
gnat fears were entertained by persons holding railway pro-
perty that the fight would sot be confined to the minim
of oppontios traina merely, but would lad to ruinously low
fazes, end, what ia worse, to the projection of new Wes and
branches, on which scoria°us awns of money weekl be
wasted. Railway proprietors remember, mg acme el deem
to their cost, the errors of this kind committed ten es gases
yews ego, when large sums wen meat in =king
Urinchas end jenctions, os which the mood of •
milway whistle iv now rarely or sewer heard, end
oat which the jfrowo LB growing ; end when ab-
surd and impro bergans were entered Into for the
leas of lines in personalty at per «cages inflicting yearly
loam upon the Irises for long periods to momsendall to a
desire to injure sad spine rival companiee, far more inearuaa•
ble than the wane of money involved In ouch schemes. Some
of the perlialnentary sC4OOI advertised show that the fear
of such kali, s being re-enacted has not been quite unfounded,
but the railway world will be glad to learn that through the
mediates of third parties a good deal of the threatened evil
ham been already put amide. The first step towards this
course wee taken a • meeting held not long ago at Derby,
of direliere from the Midland, North Eastern, Lenceeldre
and Yestaire, and Rat Lancashire bards. when
time pidgin, these boards to a '• pace policy," and to
the eiservance of neutrality in the quantal between
the Ihst•semed companies was agent to cosine may. Mom
that time the fruit. of so prudent • inlay have been nant
sattsisAery. The usedietiag companies have had meetip
whittle London and North %Veneta and ether
which have resulted in the withdraw 4 of leverele=s
an aggresave character, amongst which may be amend the
abandonment of the line from Onset to Weltedeld by the
Lutaahire and Yorkshire Company, the showdownst of the
line from D.osibury to Viakelleld, projected by the London
sod North Wentern Company, and the abandonmeat 'hoof•
similar line to the last from Wakefield to Dembery by the
Great Northern Company. In fact, all the rival schemes of
this kind in the north of England Weer the com-
panies named have now been withdrawn elemf one--
• line projected from near Manchester to Aehton
by the London sad North We tern Coeansay in
opposition to the Manchester and Sheffield line.
The London and North Western alreedy run a covideable
number of trains to Ashton from Machias?, over the Len-
cal.* and Yorkshire lino, sod have a branch from their
railway, Heaton Norris, no miles south of Manchester to
Ashton. The formation of • new line from • point half way
between the two mimed to Aid., and panel with the
Sheffield line, does not appear to be required for public con-
venience nor is it likely to be of much advantage to the
shareholders. but parliament will perhaps best decide that.
The negotiations, of a friendly character, above alluded to,
bore done much to advantage the railway interest geserany,
though they have not succeeded in I,l3taialeg the withdrawal
of ilia last of the competing ether.' having birth In the
present autumn.

DZATE OF 7nE Rev. Do. 131.t5t..-4esterday, at
la early boar, at Ur ladylove In St. Mary*e Hall, died, after
• mom Oboes of six days duration, Philip Bliee, D.C.L.,
yeincipaL Dr. Bliss had been, with one brief exception, re-
ddest in Oxford from the date of his sidmimion at St. John's
Collage (of which be wee fellow), in 1806. He was for a
Abort time subdibrarian in the liodlviao Library. in 1824
he was elected
.11,0611t/ST of the Unirereity. This office he
held till the apron of 1e.;3, when the failure of hie health in.
dosed bin, to revive it. In 1820 be re, eived the appointment
of keeper of the archive', which be continued to told to the
day of his death, the assistant* of a deputpleeper having
been granted to him by the University very recently. in
consideration of hie Long services and airreaaiug infirmities.
In 1831 he was nominated by Lord Granville then
Chancellor of the University) reepatriu of the C •
court. This appointment ho Mid wee time previously to his
den& resigned, from ill-health. In 1148 he woe appointed
y the late Chanoellor of the University Principal of St.
Merry's Hell. Dr. Bliss was also • Delegate of the Preys;
Commisaionee of the Market; Delegate of Privilege*, by
Arena of his °Oliva' Keeper of the Archives and Surrogate
at dr &boom From his Meg official connexion with the
University, few men, if any, were better known • end his
aptiende for burn's., joined to great puoctuality arid entail-
ingeourtmy in the discharge of it, yarned for him the sin-
cere esteem of very many, the good•eill of all who were
brought in contact with him. To the literary world he was
well known by various publications, chieUly of antiquation
interest, eepecially by his edition of Wood's " htlimue
Oloniensis," 4 vols., Ho, London, 1813-20; "Remains of
Thome* Heaney" 2 vols., five, 9x. ford, 18.57.

Surrrazza ?ROM THE MUTIXY In INDILA.—It
Des mainly been entertained that • pones raiding et Mar-
na. Dee bean practising the most heartless frauds on the
minims of thom who bare fallen in India, or whom fate I.
aalusalra. He probably varies the method of effecting his
Use purpose to meet pmuruler cases; bet the following ap-
peal. to be his general mode of prooeeding :—He addresses
the Malmo of persona whom death has been reported front
sea Informs them that he hoe priests information
QM fie parties are not dead but in • place of cionosaltnent,
sad la went of mosey to enable Mein to effect their escape.
He Mai ears an receiving a certain amount which he name.
to many It to tiegersons in jeopardy, and thus enable them
te sags their way M a place of safety. It is Imfortent that
all whose Mends ire engaged in the suppression of the mit-
tens should to cautioned against the attempts of this worffr-
lees Imposter, and it to hoped that he may yet be brought
under the power of the low, end suffer the punishment he on
richly wren