The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-21 00:00:00

CANADA.

The coroner's jury has condemned the swing
bridge over the canal on the Great Western Rail-
way. Another railroad bridge has given way and
caused a lamentable loss of life. This accident took
place on the Illinois Central Railroad, on the 26th
ultimo. The particulars are briefly these :—The
train leaded with labourers who worlf, along the
line, started from La Salle pouthWard. The engine
crossed the bridge all right, and as it came on to
the embankment on the other side of the bridge, it
all at once gave way, and the whole train was
precipitated a distance of probably twenty-five feet.
Four men Wpre killed en the spot, and one died a
few hours afterwards. Eight others were severely
injured, some with broken legs, arms; 4e. The
engineer and fireman escaped with their lives,
though somewhat injured. The marvel is that so
many escaped. The, Toronto Colonist, of a late
date, says
The Government are busy concocting another bill of
relief to the Grand Trunk railroad. What it will be we are
not et present able to say. Probab;y the Ministry
themselves have not yet determined. But It sated that
it will so far satisfy the London .district members, that
even Messrs Niles, Scatcherd, and Wilson will suppqrt the
Government upon it; and that it will so far dissatisfy the
Quebec district members, that sixteen of them will abandon
the Ministry, probably altogether, in cons. (pence of it.
This of course indicates that no more Grand Trunk is to be
made below Quebec; that the Three Rivers branch is to be
abandoned ; and that the road is to be at once and vig,,r
ously pushed on to London and to Sarma. The latter will
be the bait which will catch the London members, and the
whole scheme will drive away the Q.iebecers. It will not
surprise us to see, when the scheme domes up, Government
actually making the Grand Trunk • a present of our entire
advance of about four million pounds.

Iu the Legislative Assembly, on the 81st ultimo,
the house vent into committee, and agreed to the
following resolutions :

Ist. Resolved—That it is expedient to extend the
p)wers of the Montreal Harbour Commissioners
appoilited under authority of the act 18 Vic., c. 143, so
as to empower them to make bye laws respecting the ice
in the said harbour in the winter season, the allotment
of berths to -steamers and other vessels, &c., and to
impose penalties for- enforcing such bye laws, and'
to c infer upon them special privileges for the recovery
of the same by the detention of vessels or 'otherwise. 2ud.
That the said Commissioners be empowered to req
masters of vessels entering the harbour to mike the
report and exhibit the bills of lading and other vouchers
mentioned in the section-of the said act, and to impose the
penalties for the non-fulfilment of such duty. 3rd. That
the said Commiseioners should also bs empowered, in
case of injury done to any of their quays, buoys, fl&atica
stock steamers, dredging vessels, or other property, or of
obstruction to their operations by such ship, steam vessel,
or raft to detain such ship, vessel, or raft, until
rsuch injury or obstruction shall have been properly
semedied, or until security for the amount thereof
thall have been given by the master or ottner
hereof. 4th. That the said commissioners shall have
power to alter the tariff rates and dues in Schedule F of
the said act,- by striking opt the words "ninepence per
ton measurement of forty cubic feet,o and substituting
in lieu thereof the words " three shillings and four pence
upon every one hundred pounds of the value thereof."
Mr. Whitney then introduced a bill to amend the act